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More balanced food commodity markets seen in 2013/14
Record harvests and higher stocks forecasts - FAO publishes new Food Outlook
13 June 2013, Rome - Food commodity markets, in particular for cereals, are set to be more balanced in 2013/14, according to FAO's Food Outlook report published today.
World food imports in 2013 are tentatively forecast at $1.09 trillion, close to last year's level, but 13 percent below the record of 2011, the biannual report on global food markets said. Higher bills for fish and livestock products are anticipated to offset lower expenditures on most other commodities, especially sugar.
Prospects for abundant domestic crops in the least developed countries (LDCs), low-income food-deficit countries (LIFDCs) and countries in sub-Saharan Africa are expected to limit their import needs.
With the world cereal harvest forecast to surge to a record 2 460 million tonnes in 2013, cereal prices could ease, with markets becoming calmer, Food Outlook said.
Latest indications point to a more comfortable world cereal supply-and-demand balance in the new 2013/14 marketing season. After a relatively tight situation and high prices in 2012/13, "good production prospects and a likely replenishment in world stocks could pave the way for calmer markets and some easing of prices in the new season," the report said.
This year's forecast record cereal production would represent a 6.5 percent increase on last year's reduced level, supported by higher global wheat output and a sharp expected rebound of maize production in the United States. Rice production is also set to increase in 2013, although concerns over diminishing prices may dampen growth.
Utilization growth
Global cereal utilization is forecast to reach 2 402 million tonnes in 2013/14, which is 3 percent above 2012/13. Much of the growth would stem from higher use of maize for feed and industrial purposes in the United States.
Total feed use of coarse grains is forecast to be greater in developing than in developed countries for the second consecutive season.
Based on current prospects, by the end of seasons in 2014, world cereal stocks could register an 11 percent recovery to 569 million tonnes, the highest level in 12 years.
World trade in cereals is forecast to reach 306 million tonnes in 2013/14, similar to the 2012/13 level. A reduction in wheat trade is expected to offset a rebound in maize while rice trade in 2014 is forecast to change little.
Forecasts for other commodities included:
Sugar - World sugar production in 2012/13 is set to increase by 4.8 million tonnes, or 2.8 percent, to 180 million tonnes, with a 6.6 million tonne surplus expected. Increased production in Brazil, United States, Australia and China is anticipated to offset declines in India, the EU and Thailand. World sugar consumption is forecast to grow by about 2 percent in 2012/13, amid falling domestic sugar prices.
Meat - World meat production is forecast at 308.2 million tonnes in 2013, a modest increase of 4.3 million tonnes, or 1.4 percent on 2012. While producers in many countries continue to face high feed prices, these started falling in 2012, and could further diminish in 2013.
Milk and milk products - International prices of dairy products registered strong growth during the first four months of 2013, particularly in March and April, and high prices are expected for the next few months. The main cause of the price surge was a steep fall-off in New Zealand's milk production.
Fish and fisheries products - Global production is expected to reach a new record level in 2013, topping 160 million tonnes for the first time. Fish for direct human consumption will also increase significantly during 2013 as a smaller share of captures is destined for fish meal production. On a per capita basis, overall global fish consumption is approaching 20 kg a year, with aquaculture contributing close to half.
Oilseeds - Expectations of a marked rebound in global oilseed output for 2012/13, combined with a slowing consumption growth, have led to a softening in world prices. Positive early production forecasts for 2013/14 suggest a more balanced world supply-and-demand situation, and thus a general easing of prices.
Quinoa as special feature
In a special section on quinoa - with 2013 declared "International Year of Quinoa" by the United Nations - Food Outlook noted that the Andean commodity has vast potential for production and trade expansion.
"World demand is expected to keep growing vigorously in the coming years, driven primarily by developed countries, where expenditure on healthier and natural foods is on an upward trend," the report said.
There is also potential for introducing quinoa as a new crop in other parts of the world besides the Andes given its resilience and low water requirements, Food Outlook added.


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Global Market Perspective
Global Market Perspective
The first quarter of the year saw an increase in volatility with equity markets struggling to gain momentum whilst sovereign bond markets rallied. Some of the strongest bond market gains were seen in peripheral Europe where the tail risk of a Euro break-up and the trials and tribulations of Greece appeared to fade from investors' memory. Today, markets are more preoccupied with the slowdown in emerging markets and the tail risk of a hard landing in China. The crisis which began in the US in 2007 has travelled, via the Eurozone, to the developing economies.
Alongside changing perceptions of tail risk, there was a growing sense that central banks were becoming less supportive of financial markets.
Alongside changing perceptions of tail risk, there was a growing sense that central banks were becoming less supportive of financial markets. Members of the Federal Reserve (Fed) policy making committee have cited excess risk in markets as a concern and it would seem the committee believes that QE is becoming exhausted as a policy tool in the US. The decision to continue tapering in the face of a weakening in the economy reflected these considerations and the Fed has signalled that it will be moving to forward guidance as a means of influencing market expectations for interest rates in the future. Meanwhile, in the Eurozone investors have been concerned about the lack of European Central Bank (ECB) reaction to very low inflation and the risk of deflation, whilst in Japan the central bank has been unwilling to act preemptively to head off the effect of the increase in consumption tax. We expect that the Bank of Japan and ECB will prove more flexible in coming months, but that the Fed will continue to taper and move toward interest rate increases.
In this Perspective, we assess these factors and report our latest asset allocation views. We also update our long term projections for asset class returns and re-visit the relationship between the economic and market cycles.
Keith Wade, Chief Economist and Strategist, Schroders
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Another post!! Yeah!! How hard working I am....LOL!!
Just pushed myself into baking and cooking lately, its all fun doing all this stuff again and the eaters giving me all the good feedbacks..:)
Right, this another simple recipe and my daughter loves it so much! A simple sponge with yogurt cream, yummy!!
Cocoa sponge.
3 egg yolks
10g sugar
30g fresh milk
23g corn oil
1 tbsp cocoa powder
50g cake flour
7g corn flour
3 egg whites
30g sugar
Mango yogurt Sponge.
3 egg yolks
10g sugar
30g mango yogurt
23g corn oil
50g cake flour
7g corn flour
3 egg whites
30g sugar
Cream Fillings:
100g double cream
50g mango yogurt
2 tbsps mango puree
~ Beat egg yolks and sugar till bubbly, add in corn oil and milk, stir well.
~ Add in cocoa powder and flour, mix well. Set aside.
~ Beat egg whites till bubbly and add in sugar. Beat until a soft peak form.
~ Add in beaten egg whites into egg yolk batter and mix well.
~ Pour into a 9x11" pan lined with parchment paper.
~ Bake at 180'C for 12 minutes.
~ Once baked remove from pan, slowly remove the parchment paper and let cool.
** Do the same for the Mango Sponge.
Cream Fillings:
~ Beat the double cream until stiff.
~ Add in the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Let set in the fridge for 5-10 minutes before using.
Cut the sponges into half each and stack them with cream fillings. Chilled before serve.
The cream fillings is very nice with mango and yogurt taste. Love it so much!!


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I found out this weekend at the race that some of the runners know of this blog. I was pretty stunned.
At Voyaguer, Pierre told me that he was googling a search for Voyaguer and my blog came up because I had referred to the race. I asked him not to say anything and gave him the shhhh sign with my finger across my lips. I felt very 'exposed'.
Isn't that an odd way to feel? Here I am, posting things on the 'net, to whoever wants to read my entries. But when a person I knew, personally, found this, I was embarassed .. or caught of guard .. or something.
My friend Marie told me a few weeks ago that she found this blog. I realized then that many others probably had too.
Here I am, posting pictures of me in my swimming suit; start weight, mid point, at goal. Rather embarassing, you know?
Yesterday a gal, MC, I'll call her, told me she found this blog and enjoyed the eating/Leanness Lifestyle part of it as well as the blogging. I about died. Then I heard a few others mention it. Eek. I have worked through the weird feelings, it's all A - OK.
I first began this blog when I turned 40. I didn't like being 40. I was tired of being heavier, I wanted to get lean. I then decided to post my goals and hold myself accoutable to them, hence, the blog. It began as a weight loss tool but has become a mish mash of running, family, friends and yes, my struggle with fat/food. Leanness Lifestyle has given me a handle on the food issues, allowed me to lose fat and to run faster.
I'm very excited to be a part of the Bootcamp Intensive III which begins September 21. I'm going to focus on losing 5-8 more pounds. I've been able to maintain since July 4 and it's been going very well. I'm ready to lose the final pounds. Then I'll have a bit of 'cushion' when I do have a splurge every now and then.
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This past Sunday, I saw the story of James Robertson, the man who had a perfect work attendance record despite having to walk 21 miles as part of his daily commute to and from his workplace. I wrote a quick story and asked the rhetorical question. Can't We Get This Man A Car?
I suggested someone set up a crowdfund-type account and one was set up shortly after. Then the internet did what it does and more than $310K was raised.
As Travis reported yesterday, not only did James get the cash donations, but someone came along and promised him a brand new Taurus. That picture above is James and how he reacted as he got into his new Taurus for the first time today.
Jalopnik readers played a big role in this. Many of the early donations - on a Sunday morning - came from this community and helped get the ball rolling. I'm sure he'd thank you personally if given the chance - but that might be difficult since more than 11,000 people donated. So, I'll thank you on his behalf.
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RyokoTK wrote:Is there any more to that level than the courtyard with the car?
Fishman92 wrote:Onsters.. well there won't be aliens, that's for sure!
Most enemies will be human, and mabe have helicopters, turrets etc
ellio7t wrote:check the orphanage for textures and sprites. There was a bunch of stuff you could possibly use from the Vietnam scenario.
Fobo: I find it hard to keep a sentence down under two paragraphs.
Fishman92 wrote:I downloaded some of those, but they won't open :/
I wanted to use the helicopter!! I will try again.
Ah-ha! found out why it wasn't working... downloaded the .zip rather than .sit .!
WastdJamacan wrote:can you give me a link to the orphanage? I found it once, but I lost it again.
Fobo: I find it hard to keep a sentence down under two paragraphs.
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if you are rich, you can have maya.
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The Bush Hog 2720 flex wing rotary cutters provide a 20-foot wide cutting width. Features include ASAE Category 5 center and wing drivelines for durability in heavy use and standard spring cushions at each axle arm to absorb shock loads near the wheels. These rotary cutters also have lubricated axle pivot points for durability and long life, standard Perma Level hitch so the hitch stays level on drawbar. The 2720's gearboxes are large and carry high hp ratings.
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The John Deere 1600 Turbo Wide-Area Mower is powered by a 64-hp, turbo-charged Yanmar diesel engine with high torque, providing power for tough mowing conditions. Equipped with a 22-gallon fuel tank, this mower can operate all day at a clipping rate of 8.5 acres an hour at 6.5 mph, without refueling. With a cutting width of almost 11 feet, this mower accommodates three commercial 7-gauge mower decks. The mower's anti-scalp rollers included on the center mower deck help to ensure a clean cut.
Land Pride's AFM4211 11-foot All-Flex grooming mower offers independent deck flotation and a zero turning radius due to the frame design and single beam hitch. With three 48-inch rear discharge decks, this mower provides even dispersal and flexibility. The low deck pivot on the wing decks allows for ground following capabilities on uneven terrain. This mower offers a narrow transport width and automatic wing locks for safe transport.
Locke Turf introduces the new FP 3000 and 5000 series finishing/recycling mower. The mower can be configured with three or five decks that are independent and free floating. Constructed of 7-gauge steel, the decks are available in 48-, 60- or 72-inch widths. The series has cutting widths from 11 to 22 feet depending on the deck configuration you choose.
The Groundsmaster 4100-D from Toro includes a powerful Kubota 60-hp turbo-charged diesel engine and a 10.5 foot width of cut. It offers on-the-go flexibility of three cutting widths of 124 inches, 89 inches and 54 inches. This product also has full-time bi-directional 4-wheel drive. This mower also has the ability to mow a 0-inch uncut circle without the use of wheel brakes.


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[Somewhere in Finland, December 16. Funny caption from the photo agency after the jump. Image via Splash.]
This squirrel landed a knockout deal when he tried to compare the meerkat. The furry critter straddled the South African native as he lay on his back and pinned him down. The animals had been seeking shelter together and the squirrel was squirming around using the meerkat as a cushion in his search for comfort. Strangely, the meerkat was only too happy and patiently waited as the rodent found the perfect spot. The affectionate scenes were captured on camera by amateur photographer Heikki Lehvaslaiho as he visited an animal sanctuary with his family.


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Following yesterday's hind end reveal of the Fisker Karma Tesla-killer, today we get a low-resolution peek at its nose ahead of an official reveal at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. Again we see the production-intent car mimics the concept car almost identically, though the grille is revised nicely for a much sleeker look. But what of the details of this unique luxury automobile?
The price has been revised from the original $80,000 upwards to around $87,900 but along with the price we get specs. The Karma will get not one, but two electric motors as part of its "Q-drive" powertain system, and they augment a 265 HP GM Ecotec turbocharged four cylinder for a grand total of 408 HP and 959 lb-ft of torque. In full sport mode that car will scoot from zero to 60 MPH in only 5.8 seconds, top speed is pegged at 125 MPH. Switch it down to miser mode and you can go 50 miles in all electric mode, drawing power from the lithium-ion battery pack. Production is planned for 15,000 cars a year when the line gets rolling, but don't get too excited, it's already sold out until mid-2010. We'll bring you more details as they emerge, but keep it tuned here for the latest. [Road And Track]


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Falcon Private Bank, a Switzerland-based boutique private wealth manager backed by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund, is exiting its Hong Kong operations.
The bank blamed the decision on growing competition and rising costs, even as the Asia region, led by China, is projected to power global wealth over coming decades.
Falcon will seek to hand off the bulk of its Hong Kong business to another Swiss bank, EFG International .
"It is very difficult and costly to do business in China," said Eduardo Leemann, Falcon's Chief Executive Officer in a telephone interview.
"You have a lot of people who are asset rich but not necessarily cash rich," he said, adding the firm hadn't lost money in its China operations.
Falcon has had operations in Asia for 25 years and the Swiss wealth manager isn't exiting the region entirely. It plans to use the influence of its Middle East owners to win new business in Malaysia and Indonesia, while maintaining a focus on the Middle East, Africa and Russia.
Falcon is owned by Aabar Investments PJS, the majority shareholder of which is the Abu Dhabi government's International Petroleum Investment Company sovereign wealth fund.
Zurich-based EFG International will look to take over Falcon's Hong Kong business and could assume around 883 million dollars in assets under management. EFG was established in Asia in 2000 and has around $16.34 billion under management in the region.
While some wealth managers continue to bulk up their presence in places like Hong Kong and Singapore by expanding their offices and adding new hires, wealth management has been impacted by slower economic growth, forcing private banks to focus on costs and keep a lid on compensation.
A growing list of millionaires in China and beyond has attracted small boutique players who are jostling for market share against established heavy weights such as UBS AG and Credit Suisse Group Inc.
The withdrawal of Falcon from Hong Kong comes as analyst's project the Asia-Pacific region to become the biggest wealth market by population this year, according to a 2013 report by Capgemini and RBC Wealth Management. Wealth in the Asia-Pacific region has increased by 27% since 2007, the same report said, tipping Asia to overtake North America as the world's wealth center.
Yet despite the apparent jump, Asian private bankers produce fewer revenues than their global counterparts. A study by Accenture found that Asian private bankers generate around $600,000 in annual revenue compared with $1.1 million in North America and $1.3 million in Europe.


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Mo. Sunshine Law Document Unveils More Sheriff Dixon Reports
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OSAGE COUNTY - A Missouri open records request led to more documentation of incidents involving Osage County Sheriff Michael Dixon.
KOMU 8 News requested documents about the investigation when it was still in the hands of Maries County Sheriff Chris Heitman. Sheriff Heitman eventually turned the investigation over to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Sheriff Heitman released a 20 page statement from the alleged victim, Courtney Mahaney, along with supplemental reports detailing incidents involving Dixon.
In one report, Sheriff Heitman wrote about Mahaney's fiance, Nathan Able, "Additionally, Mr. Able stated that he witnessed Dixon take a handful of unknown pills, he was stumbling around and slurring his words." Heitman also wrote, "Mr. Able stated that he did not feel safe with Dixon's driving and demanded to be taken home before Dixon hurt someone."
Another report by Sheriff Heitman said, "On June 28, Courtney Mahaney advised me that Sheriff Michael Dixon had allegedly made an inappropriate photo of her and sent it out to her co-workers."
KOMU 8 News spoke to Dixon on the phone Thursday. He said all media is being directed to his attorney, upon attorney Travis Noble's request.
"Sheriff Dixon has assured me that these allegations are false," said attorney Travis Noble. "He is challenging these charges and we believe that he will prevail. At this time he is not going to do anything different than he is already doing and thats providing citizens of Osage County with quality law enforcement," said Noble. "If every police officer or law enforcement officer were required to step down, or change their practice because someone made an allegation, we would have no police on the streets in this country."
Noble believes the allegations have a lot to do with politics.
"My position is none of that's true," said Noble "There are motivations at work here behind the scenes that I believe have political undertones or people involved."
Sheriff Dixon will appear in court for an arraignment on October 17. The Missouri Supreme Court has named St. Louis County Circuit Judge Richard C. Bresnahan as a special judge in the case.


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The first seminar I attended was about teaching grammar. James Stubbs, who now teaches English in Spain after many years of teaching languages in the UK introduced his concept of "Sticky grammar" taught through the Target Language.
Sticky grammar was presented as a way to reach all learners in a mixed ability group, supporting the lower ability student and stretching the higher ability one.
James then introduced his objective: to use indirect object pronoun correctly: lui/le
The first step was to use direct object pronoun with agreement in present tense and we were shown how Direct Object pronouns can be taught through classroom routine:
Voulez-vous nous donner un point?
Voulez-vous nous expliquer l'activité un peu mieux?
Tu m'as parlé en anglais!
Veux-tu/ peux-tu nous repeater en anglais?
Peux-tu nous expliquer pourquoi tu es en retard?
Veux-tu lui expliquer pourquoi tu es en retard?
Vous devez…
Vous devrez surveiller les autres et il faut leur dire "éliminé"
Then was introduced the use of direct object pronouns with agreement for number and gender in the perfect tense. Success depends on students knowing the vocabulary and the gender of the vocabulary.
It is best to use a perfect tense where the past participle sounds different for masculine and feminine e.g. ouvert/ ouverte.
Use multiple choices as a starter activity to get students to focus on correct spelling and/ or pronunciation e.g. is it : ordinateur, ordinature or ordinataire?
Songs can also help students to remember vocabulary lists.
Colour-coding helps students learning the items of vocabulary with the correct genders attached to them e.g. blue for masculine, red for feminine.
Slow-reveal activities can help student practise vocabulary and develop their listening skills when it is combined with paraphrasing, reading a text or singing a song.
Genders can also be associated with a different side of the room e.g. to your right for masculine and to your left for feminine. Students may reinforce practise of the vocabulary by pointing to/ turning to the correct side of the room or moving towards it.
Print cards related to a story and read the story very quickly. Students will not understand everything and will have to re-construct the story sing the cards provided as clues.
More details about sticky grammar can be found on James'blog.
I then attended Joe Dale's No brainer blogging for beginners workshop, which featured some of possibilities offered by Posterous blogs (now Posterous Spaces).
As the blog was being built in front of us, it showed very clearly that Posterous is a very pupil-friendly platform. As a result, I now really want to explore it further to develop students' blogging. What struck me most was how easy it was to embed a range of media including word documents, powerpoints, audio files, video and you tube links, something that can sometimes be quite problematic for beginners using platforms like Blogger or Wordpress.
The fact that Posterous also offers a choice between public and private blogs also makes it very suitable for student blogging.
Last but not least, I attended a very informative and entertaining workshop on memory techniques lead by Nick Mair, who was also at The Language Show to support the Speak to the Future campaign as shown by his "promotional" suit.
Nick adopted a no-nonsense approach to what can be done to support our students with memorization, acknowledging that the issue was general but that the solutions had to be specific to a wide range of students. He also mentioned differences in the amygdala that means that girls tend to find it easier to commit to long-term memory and learn from their mistakes.
Other issues mentioned enabled us to get a bigger picture of the issues linked with memorization like sleep deprivation, how teachers use and project their voice and visualisation.
I also found the explanation of the Link method quite interesting, as we were given an example where we had to tell a story linking a random list of objects to different rooms in our house. The aim was to create a way to visualise the whole list and it proved effective for many people.
Other factors to consider were:
Stress-how to reduce it and how to enable students to manage their mood levels. This can be combined with the effects of alcohol and drugs or general unhealthy habits: poor diet, lack of exercise…
Need to regularly monitor how effective the different strategies are for different students e.g. do you remember better using quizzes or flashcards
Students need to look at notes on a regularly basis to develop healthy studying habits
Students need to be organised-especially for male-as this will have a big impact on the quality of the final outcome
Avoid absenteeism at all cost as it interferes with good studying habits
Distribute study into "bitesize" rather than large chunks as the brain can only hold 5-9 things at any one time.
Encourage peer learning as teaching someone else is a very effective way to commit to memory.
Last but not least, students' exposure to a wide range of strategies was more likely to have an impact on effective memorization rather than any one specific approach.
The Language Show was yet again a fantastic opportunity to share ideas and learn lots of new things and as it was during our half-term holiday, it also gave me some quality time to think about how I was going to implement some of these ideas. See you again next year!


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Another below 21 exception for the semi famous? But I would say they make it to the final. (spec/prediction)
Quote from: Prophet on August 31, 2011, 12:31:05 PMAnother below 21 exception for the semi famous? But I would say they make it to the final. (spec/prediction)I'm a little upset about that, but at least he's done something notable that's related to travel. In my opinion, saying something stupid or making stupid videos don't count as something notable.
KevJumba's videos are not stupid!!! Err, well in my opinion....
(Zac was the youngest person to ever sail around the world alone)
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Identification of nutrition risk in hospitalised older adults at North Shore and Waitakere hospitals, Auckland, New Zealand
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The author investigated the prevalence of nutrition risk among older adults in the Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation (AT&R) wards at North Shore and Waitakere Hospitals. The author concludes that "... a high prevalence of older adults admitted to AT&R wards may be at nutrition risk. This highlights the importance of patients being screened for nutrition risk on admission to AT&R wards, since poor nutrition status has far-reaching consequences. Patients can then be promptly referred to a dietitian for nutrition intervention to improve patient outcomes".
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Giffords resigned a year after she was shot in the head while meeting with constituents at a Tucson shopping center.
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Chicken Rice @ Fang Yuen芳園
Due to time constraint , we couldn't venture far from the hotel and so decide to walk across the street to Fang Yuen for chicken rice. FY occupy 2 shoplots and the place was packed, I was amazed ( and as usual, hungry)!
The Charsiu ( roasted meat) was good, they were sliced very thickly and the taste was a bit milder than the KL version. The meat was juicy and tender, lovely char siu
I found the chicken to be ok la..average , nothing to shout about
I like the rice – good ayam stock aroma. The interesting part was the sauce – there were three choices of dip : chili paste ( the usual chicken rice chili) , thick soy sauce and sample belacan.
And apart from the 3 above mentioned sauce, FY also has curry gravy to go with your chicken rice, this was like curry powder-ish Indian curry, I don't know about you, but curry and chicken rice doesn't do it for me lah. The other bowl was the soup
While I was drafting this post, checked out some blogs on FY and some proclaim FY the honour of the being the best chicken rice in Kuching
location : Opposite Hock Lee Centre, Jalan Datuk Abang Abdul Rahim 93450 Kuching,
Had breakfast at the hotel, nothing great lah and when Mr Kuching Host picked us up, the first thing my colleague said to him when we got into his car was ' got time for laksa ah ?' $%$#@*<@$#@ cehhhhhh ! why didn't tell me this plan worr ? no wonder la he didn't eat that much of breakfast and there I was, stuffing my face with bone dry toasted bread and tasteless kaya.
Mr Host mentioned that the teh-si is not bad, so I ordered that and my collegue had iced teh si ais, while Mr Host had his coffee
All 3 of us ordered laksa ( although there are other noodles and kuihs stalls inside Chong Choon too) and hmmm….this was good la. I am not sure what they put in Sarawak laksa, I just can't place that fragrant …I tried to find the recipe on the www and most of the blogs mention the use of ready made laksa paste – aiya..itu cheating lah ! the laksa came with fresh prawns, chicken shreds and bean sprouts. RM3.50/bowl. That aside, I think I am still more partial to Penang laksa and of course the Kelantan laksam which is heavenly …
Location : Abell Road , 93100 Kuching
Kampua @亨記茶室Next Coffee Shop
Mr Host asked me what would I like for lunch. The reply — Kampua ! we drove to the older part of Kuching town, parking was atrocious, we circled the area twice and finally found a place and still had to walk about 10 minutes to Bishopgate Street for Kampua.
The coffee shop was not that big and the tables were pretty cramped to maximized the space and horrr…Just that you get an idea of the time frame : we had to wait for almost 20 minutes to get a table ( self service- you find your own table ) And horrr…only 20 minutes after that someone came and took our order ( don't ever ever be a kaypor ( busybody) and place your order if you are not asked- when it's your your turn – they will approach you and not the other way around ) ..and horrrr…only half an hour later the food came..
We had to share our table with another diner , since there was nothing to do while we wait – apart from sweating like a pig ( and worse : a famished pig ) – Mr Uncle -Diner-sharing –our- table – who is a regular and seemed to know this Kampua family- told us the story of the family and also that – if you can't wait – don't eat here , if you have a meeting in an hours' time – don't eat here , spare about 2 hours – including time to look for a parking space – if you plan to eat here..Gulp….wahh..like that also can ?
Business was really good, non stop one lerr, before you get out of your chair, somebody is already wanting to take your seat . And then – before it was our turn, they run out of noodles! and the substitute : mee pok ( another type of noodles) , was offered.
Finalllyy……the food arrived.
I quite like the noodles and could be happy with just the noodles and the minced meat that came with it and the white sauce. what was in the soup ? –liver, intestine , kidney and meat, plus slices of fish paste and fish balls. The soup was sweet and the organs were fresh and tasty – the intestine was floury and soft , fish balls were springy and tasty. Worth the wait ? ok la..i guess..
The bill : 2 bowls of noodles + 3 bowls of soup plus 3 drinks came to RM23.50
Comments : I was really thirsty after the meal – which seemed to say that there is MSG in the meal
Location : Bishopgate Street
Thus end my eating adventure in Sarawak – after this trip – i realised that Sarawak food also boleh tahan lahh..and Yes lah..i didn't just eat , i got some work done too !


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A pair of thieves/serious Apple fans went all out for their holiday "shopping" this year.
Police said just before midnight Thursday, two men used a yellow crow bar to break into the Best Buy store at 1127 Industrial Road in San Carlos.
Apparently, 125 iPads were on a steel rack inside the store. But instead of just grabbing a few, the suspects decided to drag the entire rack out of an emergency exit door.
They stuffed it into a car and took off with an estimated $100,000 in iPads.
The suspects were described as "a slim man who wore a black jacket, pants and beanie with white shoes," according to the Mercury News. "The other suspect is described as being as tall as 6 feet, also slim, and wearing a black hoodie and pants."
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An outing of luxury sportscar enthusiasts in Japan ended in an expensive freeway pileup — smashing a stunning eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini and two Mercedes likely worth more than $1 million together.
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Police officers investigate wrecked luxury cars at the site of a traffic accident in Shimonoseki on Dec. 4, 2011.
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Damaged Ferrari sports cars along a stretch of the Chugoku highway following a 14-vehicle pile-up on Dec. 4, 2011.
Police say they believe the accident Sunday was touched off when the driver of one of the Ferraris tried to change lanes and hit the median barrier. He spun across the freeway, and the other cars collided while trying to avoid hitting his car.
Video of the crash aired by NTV, a major national network, showed several smashed, bright red Ferraris cluttering the freeway.
No one was seriously injured, but police in Yamaguchi prefecture said 10 people were treated for bruises and cuts. Police say 14 cars were involved altogether. Read the full story.
Police officers investigate damaged Ferrari cars at the site of a traffic accident on the Chugoku Expressway in Shimonoseki, Japan, Dec. 4. Thirteen sports cars, including eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini and two Mercedes-Benz, were involved in the accident, slightly injuring 10 people.
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Traffic police spokesman Mitsuyoshi Isejima called the event "a gathering of narcissists," according to Bloomberg. He said the drivers were aged between 37 and 60 years old.
A highway in Japan is littered with smashed luxury cars and their parts after eight Ferraris, two Mercedes and a Lamborghini collide en route to a car show. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports.
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When the Chicago Bears unveiled their 1940's throwback uniforms back in 2010, one of the most distinctive features of the gear outside of the snazzy orange numbers was the helmet, which was a plain blue helmet without the distinctive orange "C" on the side.
The Bears broke those uniforms out again in their Week 2 victory over the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field, but for fans of the look, don't get used to it.
That's because the Bears, along with all other NFL teams, will be required to wear the same style of helmet for every game of the season under a rule that the league passed this week. Paul Roumeliotis has the details:
"According to the NFL, effective immediately, the rule is being installed because the transition to a different helmet can cause a greater risk of an injury.
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I've got to admit I've been keeping my head down lately regarding the latest round of Windows web-browser releases.
While the EU has been hard at work making sure its proud members and residents have 12 Lucky Browsers to select from on their fresh Windows installs, I go the simple route and install Safari, Opera, Firefox, and Chromium to allow me some flexibility with things. Yesh, IE is still on my system as well.
So here is a roundup of browser-related bits I've collected for the interested recently.
- Opera browser – now sitting at version 10.10
- Opera Browser End-Users Request: Opera Installer Without Unite Feature – Donna's SecurityFlash. I'm not convinced the security related issues of Unite are fully addressed, particularly when folks are able to download and install it themselves in a workplace environment without the blessing of the sysadmins. Donna's post contains this link to disable Unite via a rather clever though ugly manner. Good information.
- Opera Mini 5 beta 2 – I love Opera Mini on my Blackberry device. Try out the new beta release. I've been feelin the lovin!
- Firefox 3.6b5 – Download the latest baked beta version for all you "cutting edge" browser fans.
- Firefox 3.6 beta 5 is out: Time to give it a try – TechBlog. Firefox 3.6 Beta 5 Released – Firefox Extension Guru's blog. Latest Firefox 3.6 beta fixes 133 bugs, promises faster page load times – Betanews.
- Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition 3.6 Beta 5 --PortableApps.com. Try this version out if you want to run it on your system but don't want to install over your current-release version of Firefox.
- Firefox 3.5.6 – Or download the current "stable" release version. Firefox 3.5.6 Released – FF Extension Guru's blog and Releases/Firefox 3.5.6 – MozillaWiki have some info about this build.
- CheckPlaces :: Add-ons for Firefox – I really like this Add-on and use it weekly. It checks for duplicated or invalid bookmarks in the new Favorites structure of the Firefox 3.x family of browsers. It is fast, has more than a few options, and ensures that your bookmarks are current (and can get the favicons as well). Very useful when you are manually syncing bookmark files between systems. See this post How to Find duplicate and dead bookmarks in Firefox over at TechnoSpot for great how-to-use and screenshots. In the past I used and recommended AM-DeadLink but though it rocked, it hasn't been updated in quite a while and isn't compatible with the newer SQL-based Firefox bookmark databases. AM-DeadLink 4.0 Beta-1 is available in the site's Beta section, but still no FF 3.x support. Read the post to see why.
- Voyage - "A Firefox Addon to Rediscover Your Web Browsing History" is a clever add-on to visualize your browsing activity and history. I'm curious what benefit this could do for visualizing Firefox-based history usage in a forensics type response. Maybe it could make presenting the user's activity more "understandable" to the suits when presented in this format rather than a dry Excel timeline. This visual timeline presentation might be worth exploring more…
- How to fix Firefox 3 freezing or heavy disk use – Confluence – I'm not sure if this is a real "fix" or not. Some say it helps wonderfully others…not so much. I think the thought is that the way Firefox interacts with the malicious site database it keeps and checks URL's against can cause "lockups" when FF reads it. Of course, if you are a more savvy web-citizen, you might try disabling the malicious website checking features entirely in Firefox. See this Firefox 3 makes my hard drive thrash • mozillaZine Forums post for more on tips related to that.
- Memory Fox Helps Tame Memory Usage in Firefox – MakeUseOf blog. I've got enough system RAM to not be so concerned about how much memory Firefox uses (still a lot). I'm more aware of the maxed-out CPU rates I get. Seems worse when NewsFox is checking RSS feeds. This trick might help with RAM, but not so much with CPU control.
- Chromium Blog: Extensions beta launched, with over 300 extensions! – Yep. The tidal wave cometh. Extensions have arrived for Chromium. Right now I am running just three: AdBlock, FlashBlock, and YouTube HTML5-ifier.
- Sadly missing (for now) is a true Bookmarks Manager/sidebar extension for Chromium. If that one feature came to Chromium, I'm sure it would become my daily pleasure-surfing browser, while Firefox would be the one I use for hard-core blogging and work/web analysis work. Sigh. We all remain waiting….
- 18 Extensions Worth Downloading from Google Chrome's Gallery – Lifehacker and Interesting Chrome Extensions – Google Blogoscoped help sort out the wheat from the chaff in the extension pile.
- Chrome extensions – Sorry, I forgot to link to the Chromium extensions page itself.
- hackademix.net » Why Chrome has No NoScript - "Eight months later, Chrome extensions are here but NoScript is not among them yet, and people are asking why. The reason is very simple: Chrome is still lacking the required infrastructure for selective script disablement and object blocking."
- YouTube "Feather" Beta – New "opt-in" beta to possibly improve YouTube video playback. I'm pretty sure it is cookie based. "The "Feather" project is intended to serve YouTube video watch pages with the lowest latency possible. It achieves this by severely limiting the features available to the viewer and making use of advanced web techniques for reducing the total amount of bytes downloaded by the browser. It is a work in progress and may not work for all videos." Your mileage may vary… Me? YouTube works great on my laptops but for some reason I'm still not finding the sweet-spot with my AGP video card settings and Win7 RC build on the desktop. Most of the videos are still showing up pixilated-pink. However if I save the FLV file and do playback once downloaded, they are just fine.
- How to Fix Annoying YouTube Jumpiness in Firefox - Lifehacker. Now this trick DID work for my laptops in Firefox where the YouTube freeze was painfully annoying.
Many users, myself included, visit YouTube on an almost daily basis. Ever since Firefox version 2.0 implemented the session restore function, when you are watching a video on YouTube (perhaps on other video sites as well, I haven't really tested that), you may notice a tiny freeze-up of the video every 10 seconds or so. This happens because the session restore is by default set to save all open tabs every 10 seconds. This is especially noticeable if you happen to have a lot of tabs open at once.
The quick fix for this problem, at least for my own sake, is to increase the time between each of the saves performed by session restore. By opening about:config in your Firefox address bar, then typing browser.sessionstore.interval in the filter box, you'll see a value of 10000, which is in milliseconds. (Meaning your session is saved every 10 seconds.) I changed this to 300000, or every 5 minutes, as I don't have the urgent need for tab restoration. If you feel like being more on the safe side, try increasing it to something a bit lower, say 120000, or every 2 minutes.
- Workaround to Manually Uninstall, Remove or Delete Firefox Addon With Add-Ons Uninstall Button Disabled - My Digital Life. Because we all have it happen to us sometime or another by some "rogue" software installer "feature" add-in. Me? I go the hard-case route and take workaround method #4 on the page.
- hp smart web printing in firefox - Google Search. So our HP Photosmart C6280 printer is really cool and everything, but like most HP products, to really use all the features, you can't just use the default Windows driver for it (though Win7 has a nice one). No, you have to install the full HP Photosmart C6280 All-in-One Printer driver/software package which adds in some "Smart Web Printing" features to Firefox and other browsers. Trying to remove it manually is possible, though painful. Instead just do a custom install of the HP software and while watching closely, find and de-select inclusion of this software in your install. I always do a custom install of HP printer software and only pick the features I really need.
- Using Flash 10.1 beta? You may want to turn off crash logging - Within Windows. If you recently downloaded and installed the latest 10.1 beta (or new Flash Player 10.1 beta 2 released 12-17-09) then you might notice some hard-drive thrashing. Rafael Rivera worked out a way to disable crash logging pretty simply. I've done the trick and while I didn't really notice a problem to begin with, I'm a bit more comfortable now with it in place. It's a painless and easily reversed trick.
- New in Labs: Default text styling – New Gmail feature.
- Pencil Project – Not for the general public but this project kinda brings a MS Visio-like diagramming experience to the Firefox browser as an add-on. It is really sharp and cool. For folks who can't afford the full Visio experience, and don't need the Dia Open Source alternative, this might be worth investigating for quick and at-hand diagramming.
- Google Analytics has been hard at work tweaking and improving their page-monitoring code. Newest tricks added to the stable are.
- Asynchronous Tracking - Google Analytics - Google Code. "Asynchronous Tracking is an alternative way to track website visitors with Google Analytics. Unlike a traditional installation, asynchronous tracking optimizes how browsers load
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- Tracking Sites - Google Analytics - Google Code – More tracking code tricks.
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PaulSchmidt wrote:The Tiger tuba is made of ABS plastic, according to the manufacturer.
I have seen quite a few comments from people of forums about "plastic is brittle". Well, not to belabor the point, but "brass is malleable"! If you want a tuba that can survive a fall from a parade float, or which is being handled by kids who are not yet able to handle a large tuba with sufficient care, or being handled by and older person who might not be able to deal with the weight of a brass tuba, or who might be more prone to dropping it, you want the dent-proof plastic.
It is also UNTRUE as a general statement that "plastic is brittle". Nylon is a plastic, and nobody would call it brittle. If you get metal cold, it becomes brittle. Heck, if you stick your hand in liquid nitrogen, it becomes brittle too. There are many kinds of plastics, with all sorts of physical and chemical characteristics. In the case of ABS, my own research shows that it is a polymer made by combining three molecules; styrene for the hard impervious surface, acrylonitrile as a binder, and polybutadiene which makes the result resilient (not brittle) even at low temperatures, and basically this is a very tough plastic.
ABS is a relatively safe plastic to use in close contact with humans, including for storage of food. However when it is heated for molding, or when exposed to alcohol for extended periods, it gives off fumes which should be ventilated. ABS is considered so safe that nobody has a problem with the fact that LEGO bricks are made from it. Plastic recorders and clarinets and oboes are usually made from ABS.
ABS is most valued for its high impact resistance (again, not brittle) and overall toughness.It has excellent structural stability under mechanical load.
ABS is resistant to many acids and alkalis, concentrated hydrochloric and phosphoric acids, alcohols, as well as animal, vegetable and mineral oils (it should tolerate petroleum based valve oils and slide lubricants, but it is probably safer to use synthetics). ABS should not be used around anhydrous acetic acid (sort of a concentrated water-free vinegar), carbon tetrachloride, aromatic hydrocarbons, concentrated sulfuric and concentrated nitric acids, or esters, ketones, or acetone.
ABS breaks down if exposed to sunlight for an extended period, so it needs to be protected by paint; some formulations of ABS are more resistant to sunlight.
Back to the supposed brittleness, car bumpers, golf club heads, hammer movements on many pianos, computer keyboard keys, and most 3D printed items are made from ABS, so again not too brittle.
This all has nothing to do with whether you like the Tiger tuba and other instruments, but it should shed some light on some of the controversy regarding whether Rheinsound Music chose a good material.


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CPAs have a reputation of being very serious people. I hope to challenge that because I'm both an accountant and a stand-up comedian.
Although I never considered myself a class clown as a kid, I have always liked to make people laugh. But it wasn't until 2002 that I finally decided to try my hand at stand-up comedy. At that point I had been teaching eighth-grade math for several years. I knew that every student had the ability to pass math; what they needed was motivation. So, I carved out "motivation Mondays" to help my students find their passion. I emphasized to them that finding and following their passion was the key to success. One day I realized that I had to follow my own advice. I had always wanted to do stand-up comedy, so I decided to give it a try.
Over time I built my routine, drawing mostly on relationships, family and headlines for my jokes. I began performing at open-mike nights at local comedy clubs, and before I knew it, I was headlining local clubs and even getting some out-of-town gigs.
Being a comic was very satisfying, but I was not content teaching middle school math. So, I went back to school and, over the course of four years, earned a bachelor's in accounting and an MBA, and passed the CPA exam.
In 2008, I went to work for a local public accounting firm. The firm had a mandatory monthly staff meeting for everyone, even the administrative assistants. I asked the partner in charge if I could kick off the meetings with a comedy routine based on articles in the JofA. I'm still not sure if the managing partner appreciated my humor, but another partner pulled me aside once and said, "The only reason I come to staff meetings is to hear you do your 'Accounting Update.'" Those types of comments were great, but it was both satisfying and unexpected to find that my jokes pointed my co-workers to important information in the Journal of Accountancy that they didn't even know was there.
Today, as the controller for a small group of medical office buildings, I still create monthly accounting updates, but now I perform them in local comedy clubs, and post them online (gregkyte.com/Videos.html). I've been shocked at the great response that I've received from normal, non-CPA crowds to my material, such as, "The IRS often fails to notify people when personal information is leaked. Sorry, Adam Prows, SSN: 538-11-2637, DOB: 4/11/68." The other night I was at a comedy club and did a five-minute rant on the estate tax. The audience ate it up. Afterward, one of my comic buddies, an HVAC repairer by day, said, "Dude, you're not just funny; you explain things in a way that I can understand!" Something resonates in me as a former educator when I can inform people and simultaneously make them laugh.
For most of my comedic career, I have performed relatively generic comedy. But now I am rebranding myself as an accountant comedian. I think the profession suffers from the image that accountants don't have a sense of humor. In a way, I feel I am serving as an ambassador of the profession as I try to change that image. There's power in poking fun at yourself and allowing others to poke fun at you as well.
My comedy has taken me to some pretty amazing and unexpected places, too. Through it, I have been awarded the G. Robert Newhart Non-Value-Added Fellowship of the VeraSage Institute, a think tank dedicated to burying the billable hour and time sheets. (G. Robert Newhart is comedian Bob Newhart, who started his career as an accountant.) Through VeraSage, I met Jason Blumer, the founder of the THRIVEal+CPA Network, another group that is working to change the CPA profession. Jason and I host an accounting podcast, the THRIVEcast, in which we explore community, collaboration, innovation, technology, Neil Diamond, carnies and fortune cookies.
I love being a stand-up comedian, and I love being a CPA. Synthesizing these two disparate strengths has been a great ride so far, and I am excited about where it may lead. I have been toying with a lot of different ideas, one of which is putting together continuing education courses that are both educational and entertaining. I would love to be able to give my colleagues some truly engaging and enriching CPE experiences that are so entertaining their spouses would want to come.
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Smartphone designers generally follow the same credo as ballerinas and runway models — you can never be too thin.
Dell Venue Pro
One of the most well-appointed WinMo phones to date. Tough Gorilla Glass screen takes all kinds of abuse. Comfortable, idiot-simple QWERTY keypad. Snappy boot time.
Not exactly pocket-friendly. Craptastic camera performance in low-light settings. Hand-offs between apps and the web are still jarring. Slightly curved display is a smudge magnet. Trickle of WinMo apps limits potential.
How We Rate
- 1/10A complete failure in every way
- 2/10Sad, really
- 3/10Serious flaws; proceed with caution
- 4/10Downsides outweigh upsides
- 5/10Recommended with reservations
- 6/10Solid with some issues
- 7/10Very good, but not quite great
- 8/10Excellent, with room to kvetch
- 9/10Nearly flawless
- 10/10Metaphysical perfection
But Dell has taken a different approach with its newest Windows 7 Phone, the Venue Pro. Even though it's both agile and beautiful, the Pro is quite the fatty.
At 6.8 ounces, it's heavier than the iPhone 4, Motorola Droid and even the HTC EVO. The primary culprit for this heft is the Venue Pro's useful slide-out QWERTY keyboard.
A likely second is the Pro's delightfully large and chromatically rich 4.1-inch, 800 x 480 AMOLED touchscreen. Everything else on the handset is efficient and understated — from the flush volume rocker to the succinct Back, Home and Search capacitive buttons.
Though the weight and dimensions temper some of that new gadget razzle-dazzle, it's ultimately a worthwhile trade-off. In a sense, the Pro seems less like a slate-y smartphone and more like the feature-rich, productivity-minded pocket PCs of yesteryear.
Though this style of mobile productivity has fallen out of vogue (or at least changed shape), injecting bits of that DNA into an inexpensive and streamlined smartphone was smart on Dell's part. Maybe it's the minimalist chrome accents, but this form factor just feels more capable — if not a little self-serious.
Fortunately, this air of superiority is largely deserving. Though packing a strangely generic "1 GHz processor," the Pro deftly whipped through Microsoft's animation-heavy Windows Phone 7 OS with hardly any problems. Sifting and swiping through the busy menus was buttery smooth, and we hardly experienced any stutters or lag when it came to launching apps.
It's also worth noting that the Pro's large display is especially well-suited for these tasks. We're not necessarily fans of the multiscreen asymmetry of Windows Phone 7's menus, but we can't deny that the Pro presents them well.
Overall, productivity and play were probably the biggest highlights for us. No mobile OS has truly mastered the elegant simplicity needed for mobile document editing, but the Pro brings some interesting things to the table. The slide-out QWERTY keyboard makes a solid bedfellow for Microsoft's spartan Word app, and the Pro's extra screen real estate makes tinkering with Excel bearable.
Gaming proved to be a delight, thanks to baked-in Xbox Live support and a decent helping of pro-level titles, courtesy of the service's long established software library. A D-pad akin to the Motorola Droid and a better battery could've been ante-uppers for the overall gaming experience, but we're happy enough with the Pro's general competency to overlook it.
Despite all these high points, the Pro is decidedly mediocre as a basic phone. Though voice quality was good, the phone had a puzzling habit of jumping between T-Mobile's 2G and 3G networks in the middle of tasks — or just dropping down to no signal at all.
Our experience using the speakerphone was similar: workable, with light distortion at very high volumes, but ultimately nothing to write home about. Paired with its lacking battery, it's hard for us to endorse the Pro for power chatters or hardcore road warriors.
We're the first to recognize that Dell has had a bumpy start when it comes to next-gen phones. But even with its shortcomings, the Pro's marriage of business, pleasure and solid design makes it an attractive contender — especially at its sub-$200 price point.
See Also:
- Samsung's Windows Phone 7 Packs Intuitive, Visual Punch
- What You Need to Know When Buying a Mobile Phone
- Sony's Newest Android Phone Is a High Dose of Can-Do
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Mentoring Program
First-year students at Clarkson College can smoothly transition into college life by participating in our Mentoring program.
As a participant of the program, you voice the areas in which you're seeking support, and we pair you with a mentor suitable to meet those needs. Our mentors are qualified faculty and staff members who can offer classroom guidance, personal direction and assistance in a vast number of areas in between.
Aside from academic advising, students benefit from the program for the unconventional advantages it provides. Mentors fulfill a number of roles, such as knowledgeable soundboards, coaches, supporters, career-building resources, relationship drivers, teachers and confidants. Whether it's familiarizing yourself with the campus and community, discussing job market realities or helping you prepare for a final exam, your mentor will work with you to reach a successful outcome.
A Typical Session
Your one-on-one mentoring sessions are tailored to your individual needs. The subject matter discussed is only as casual or in-depth as you prefer it to be. The length and frequency of sessions is also decided upon between you and your mentor.
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Ne-Yo stopped by B96/Chicago and filled us in on what his fans can expect from his new release.
His new album R.E.D. is an acronym for "Realizing Every Dream" and another singer's recent release also mirrors the same title: Taylor Swift.
"I feel like great minds think alike. I'm a Taylor Swift fan, and I have been since her song 'Fifteen.' I was like, 'Okay, I feel you on that,' and she wrote that," he said.
The first single off Ne-Yo's R.E.D. is "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)" and he explained how the album compares to his previous releases.
"This album picks up where Year of the Gentleman left off. The only thing that I felt was wrong with the Year of the Gentleman album was that there was only one song on the whole album like 'Closer,'" he said. "If you are a person that is new to Ne-Yo, but you like that song, you go and get the album, and there's only one song that you can listen to on the whole thing."
The singer says that won't be the case for R.E.D.. In fact, the release will have something for everybody.
"The album is split down the middle. Side A is strictly for my R&B fans, and Side B is for my Pop fans," Ne-Yo explained.
R.E.D. will be available November 6th. Or as Ne-Yo would say, "Go vote and then go buy my album!"
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To register to vote, you must be:
- A U.S. citizen;
- A Maryland resident; and
- At least 16 years old*.
You cannot have been:
- Convicted of buying or selling votes;
- Under guardianship for mental disability and found by a court to be unable to communicate a desire to vote; or
- Convicted of a felony and currently serving a court-ordered sentence of imprisonment. (Effective March 10, 2016)
*You may register to vote if you are at least 16 years old but cannot vote unless you will be at least 18 years old by the next general election.
To be considered a Maryland resident, your domicile must be in Maryland. Your domicile is the place that you consider to be your 'official' or 'permanent' home, even though it may be different from the place where you are actually living on a short-term or temporary basis. Your domicile will ordinarily be the address you use most frequently on tax returns or other government documents, driver's license, bank accounts, charge accounts, for insurance purposes, and so forth.
As a student, you may register at your school address only if you consider this address to be your "official" or "permanent" home. That is, if you do not consider your parent's home to be your home and do not intend to return there after school, your school address may be your residence. Before completing an application through Maryland's Online Voter Registration System (OLVR) or submitting a voter registration application, please consider the address listed on the documents described above and, if you receive financial aid from another state or jurisdiction, you should verify with the appropriate authority whether changing your residency impacts your eligibility for financial aid.
If you choose not to register in Maryland, you can find more information on the National Voter Registration form on the Election Assistance Commission website. If you wish to register to vote in Maryland, read the Maryland resident registration information.


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High above the Rhine on the Palatinate wine route stands a well-fortified castle, whose unassuming appearance belies its importance in the narrative of German history.
From 1797 to 1815 the Palatinate belonged to France and aligned itself with the values of the French Revolution – liberty, equality, fraternity. The July revolution in Paris in 1830 further fuelled the desire for liberty in the Palatinate, which culminated in the Hambach Festival. Leading liberals and 30,000 citizens from all walks of life gathered together and demanded more civil rights, religious tolerance and above all national unity. They also demanded freedom of assembly, freedom of expression and a free press. The Hambach Festival went down in history as the birth of German democracy. It was also the first time that the black, red and gold tricolour was flown as the symbol of German unity. The exhibition at Hambach Castle explores this pivotal political event. Flags, a printing press and historical documents take visitors back to the days of the Hambach Festival. The original flag from 1832 is now on show at the local history museum in Neustadt. Today, Hambach Castle is a partially restored ruin, whose walls and towers are reminders of almost 1,000 years of history. Nearby attractions: Spangenberg Castle, a castle ruin in the Palatinate Forest, is believed to have been built in the 11th century. After some preservation work the lower castle now has a tavern. Otto Dill, one of the Palatinate's most popular and influential painters, was born in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse in 1884. At the town's Otto Dill Museum visitors can admire his powerful animal paintings and the whole of his creative output.
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Dec. 14, 2012 — Smokers who take Chantix to stop smoking may be at higher risk for heart attacks and strokes compared to those who don't take the drug, the FDA says. But the increased risk is small and should be weighed against the risks of continuing to smoke.
Chantix is the top-selling smoking cessation drug in the U.S., according to IMS Health. It works by blocking the effect of nicotine in the brain. Studies have shown that about 20% of people who take Chantix quit smoking long-term compared to 10% of those who take placebos.
But the medication has also been dogged by safety questions. The drug's label carries a black box warning about mood changes that may lead to depression and suicide.
Last year, the FDA issued a warning about heart risks tied to the drug and ordered Pfizer, the company that makes Chantix, to conduct additional safety studies.
New Safety Data on Heart Risks
The updated safety review included more than 7,000 smokers. Those who took Chantix for three months suffered more major cardiac events — those included deaths due to heart problems as well as heart attacks and strokes that weren't fatal — than those who took a placebo.
But heart problems were rare in both groups. Just 13 out of 4,190 people (or 0.31%) who took Chantix suffered a major heart event compared to six out of 2,812 people (or 0.21%) who were taking a placebo.
The difference between the two groups may have simply been due to chance and not to any real effect of the drug.
"However, the data were analyzed many different ways and consistently showed a higher occurrence of events in patients using Chantix, which makes it seem more likely that it is related to the drug and not purely a chance finding," says the FDA report.
A similar study, published last year in the Journal of the Canadian Medical Association, of 14 clinical trials involving 8,216 people, also found increased heart problems in smokers who took Chantix compared to those on a placebo. In that study, which used a broader definition for heart problems that included episodes of chest pain, the findings were strong enough not to be chance.
But the absolute risk of having a heart problem in either group was still low: About 1% of people had heart problems in the Chantix group compared to 0.8% in the placebo group.
Weighing Benefits and Harms
Experts say the bottom line is that smokers should carefully weigh the risks and benefits of taking the drug against the risks of smoking. Smokers have two to four times the risk of developing heart disease compared to nonsmokers, according to the CDC.
"Patients have to use this information along with their physicians, and they have to be aware of these risks," says Sonal Singh, MD, MPH, an assistant professor of medicine and public health at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md.
"Smoking is a terrible disease. I think people need all options to help them quit," Singh says.
"What I do with my patients is that I try other options first," says Singh, who led the 2011 safety review of Chantix. "After you've exhausted all other options, and other safer, cheaper options, then you try this. I think that's very reasonable."
Other experts agree that the benefits of taking the drug may be worth the risks for people with serious addictions.
"Some people who come to quit smoking, they're in their 40s or 50s, and they've tried to quit many times before with other products, other means," says Pat Folan, RN, director of the center for tobacco control at North Shore-LIJ Health System in Great Neck, N.Y.
"People have been successful with it," Folan says. "We've had over 400 people use it, and we have not really seen any [bad side] effects with our patients, but it doesn't mean it couldn't happen."
Folan adds that they monitor patients closely if they choose to start the drug.
Advice to Patients
The FDA advises people who are taking Chantix to contact their doctors immediately if they experience any of the following symptoms:
- Shortness of breath or trouble breathing
- New or worsening chest pain
- New or worse pain in legs when walking
- Sudden onset of weakness, paralysis, numbness, or difficulty speaking or understanding speech


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AZ League - Indians Red vs. Giants Black
- Date: 08/13/2019 6:00 PM
- Location: Indians Development Complex
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Goodyear, Arizona 85338
The Arizona League includes all Cactus League teams. Games are played late June through August, culminating with division playoffs for the championship. Players may not have more than two years of minor league experience to play. Games are free and open to the public.
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Garbage Time: This is Thriller
When you're a baseball and politics blog, things get a little interesting when the baseball season ends and it's an off year for elections. It's like what you get in football when you're up by four touchdowns with 30 seconds left to go. Even if I were put in the game to quarterback at that point, it would be pretty hard to lose.
Luckily, there's an answer to garbage time and its name is YouTube. Today, in honor of Halloween, here's a guy with waaaaay too much time on his hands. Which is not to say that it isn't impressive:
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HAPPY PLACES: If you've been to Harmony, California -- and we expect you have, or are currently planning a journey there now -- you probably say one of the following words when describing the experience to a friend: "peaceful," "glass-making," "pottery," "sky," "chickens." Us? We usually lead with the chickens, because there are a few talkative ones wandering about the last time we visited the uber-wee Central Coast town. But Harmony lives up to is beautiful name in all ways, and not just in the wild-chicken realm, and the idea that it is a stop on the Pacific Coast Wine Trail fits its celebratory spirit. Harmony Cellars joined six other regional wineries in forming the trail in the early part of 2013, and as the trail's first official harvest season kicks off, we thought we'd give a spotlight to the not-big-but-oh-so-robust winery grouping. And, yes, we led with the Harmony chickens, but wouldn't you? Have you been to Harmony? Have you met one of the wild chickens? Then you know.
THE PACIFIC COAST WINE TRAIL: There are seven members along the trail, which came together in January 2013. One has a name you might have heard of -- Hearst Ranch Winery -- while three are in Cambria: Black Hand Cellars, Moonstone Cellars, and Twin Coyotes. Stolo Family Winery & Vineyards is a pinch east of Cambria, on Santa Rosa Creek Road, and then there are the two southerly members: The aforementioned, wild-chicken-adjacent Harmony Cellars and Cayucos Cellars, which very, very near Cayucos State Beach (like, very). You can keep an eye on events here -- there's a scarecrow fest party in Cambria in early October where all seven wineries'll be represented -- or you can just visit one or two at a time. And, yeah, there's a clambake in Harmony on Saturday, Aug. 31, which sounds pretty perfect, and a fine jumping-off point for getting to know at least half of the trail. But bet the first harvest season will be a lively one at any of the Pacific Coast Wine Trail spots, whether there are wild chickens roaming about or not.
Seriously, Harmony, those chickens made a big impression, as do you. One of California's smallest towns but one of the biggest in heart, beauty, and natural charms.