text: American Dirt kindle pdf – Replica-watches.co Jeanine Cummins0 on American Dirt No doubt this will be THE book of 2020.The Where The Crawdads Sing book of 2020.I ve never read Crawdads and I wouldn t have read American Dirt if not so kindly offered the opportunity by the publisher This is so far from my usual genre.Give me a thriller any day.I want to feel compelled to flip the pages while balancing on the edge of my seat.I want to lose sleep because I can t put a book down, a heart racing, just onechapter type of story AND THAT S EXACTLY WHAT I GOT WITH THIS BOOK.This book was nothing like what I was expecting and everything I could ever hope for Cummins has written a gripping and compelling narrative that every American should read Unfortunately, those that need this message the most will refuse this book out of spite and or the inability to read If that statement offends you, then you are exactly who it is directed towards Thank you Hachette Australia for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I thought this was absolutely fantastic and I can t wait for everyone I know to read it so we can talk about it together If you follow me, you know I have a sweet spot for what I like to call compulsively readable literary fiction This is it. This is a timely and powerful portrayal of the plight of the migrant An innocent mother and her young son desperately and illegally attempt to enter the US from Mexico while fleeing from a cartel The beginning is brutal and the tension never ceases The cartel s savagery is not the focus of the novel but it is the impetus At its heart, this is a novel about victims and there are victims aplenty No one is to be trusted Although, amid much cold blooded barbarity and those out to make quick buck at the expense of the downtrodden, there are good souls who provide food, water, and shelter to the migrants Be prepared to read this with your heart in your throat I know of a certain occupant of the White House who would benefit greatly from reading this book but, alas, he does not read Let s hope American Dirt opens the eyes of others. 4.5 StarsBeginning at the end, or perhapsaccurately after the end of the story, for a change In the Author s Note at the end of the story, Cummins writesAs I traveled and researched, even the notion of the American dream began to feel proprietary There s a wonderful piece of graffiti on the border wall in Tijuana that became, for me, the engine of this whole endeavor I photographed it and made it my computer wallpaper Anytime I faltered or felt discouraged, I clicked back to my desktop and looked at it Tambi n de este lado hay sue os On this side, too, there are dreamsWhile there is much about this that seems painfully current, a story I would not be shocked to hear about through some Breaking News report which seem to occur muchoften lately, it would be easy to forget the news is most often comprised of facts and figures and especially lately to be slanted to one side, politically, or the other But this story is filled with a truth that needs, deserved to be shared, one that fuels the heart and soul of this book It is a story about people enduring the worst, people who are so desperate for a life that doesn t involve having to worry every day, every minute about the next minute, that they leave their home, friends and family for a dream A dream that may, in reality, become their worst nightmare.The opening chapter grabbed me and pulled me in, an event occurs as this begins that prompts a mother and her young son to leave their home in Acapulco to escape the men who killed the other members of their family Desperately anxious to make their way to a place of safety they need to head to the United States, but there are few people that she feels that she can turn to for help They re on their own There s an edge to this story that kept me reading, I cared about these people and wanted to see their dream come true, a dream for a life free of the sort of dangers that they d fled I wanted to see them reach a place of peace, and to see the possibility that their dreams might come true A very timely read that moved me, shook me to the core, this is filled with heartache, as well as humanity, the kindness of strangers While there is a struggle for their survival, and heartache, it is the fierce determination of a mother determined to give her child the best life she can, along with some exceptional, inspired writing, that moves this story along at an almost unputdownable pace This is already in the works for a film, which will be brought to you by Imperative Entertainment, and yet, this book hasn t even been published, yet Do yourself a favour and read it first Pub Date 21 Jan 2020Many thanks for the ARC provided by Flatiron Books through the Goodreads Giveaway program A beautifully written and timely story that is suspenseful, compelling and deeply affecting SUMMARYIn a pleasant Acapulco neighborhood, gunmen slaughter 16 people at a family barbecue From a grandmother, to the young girl who was celebrating her quincea era, they are all dead The only survivors were Lydia, a young mother and her eight year old son, Luca Lydia knew they must run as fast and as far as possible Among the dead is Sebastian, Lydia s husband, a well known journalist who had just published a featured article on Javier Crespo Fuentes, the leader of the local cartel, Los Jardineros That article is the reason that her entire family is dead.Reeling from shock, Lydia know she has to leave Acapulco immediately, and go somewhere the cartels cannot reach Lydia knows Fuentes, and actually thought he was a friend But now she knows he will be looking for her She trusts no one and is constantly looking over her shoulder The cartel is everywhere She will do whatever it takes to keep her son safe Lydia and Luca s harrowing 1,600 mile journey to el norte begins with a terrifying bus ride Along the way they meet sisters, Soledad and Rebeca, who teach them what they need to know to ride the trains They also meet ten year old Beto, who was born in a dump in Tijuana, but has the uncanny ability to make them all laugh when things are at their worst It s unlikely that all of them will survive the journey REVIEWAMERICAN DIRT is a beautifully told story of the drastic lengths a mother will go to protect her child The book was both terrifying and riveting Lydia and Luca s journey is harrowing and frightening I felt as if I walked every step with Lydia The descriptions of her emotions brought out in the story was impressive Her shock and panic during and after the massacre, her courage and vulnerability on the road, and her strength and intelligence to do what it took to keep her son safe was heroic One of life pleasure is when a book totally surprises you with how good it is This is one of those books It s a story that enlightens and educate us about the dangers so many are facing in Mexico as the power of the drug cartels increases The dangers are real and their lives are at stake The choice is difficult, do they stay in the home they know and love and die, or do they want to survive Author Jeanine Cummins the wife of a formerly undocumented immigrant started the novel to give a face to the migrants at the Mexican border She is the author of three other books The Outside Boys 2010 , and The Crooked Branch 2013 and her best selling memoir A Rip in Heaven 2004 She lives on New York with her husband and two children Cummings is interested in characters who suffer inconceivable hardship, and people who manage to triumph over extraordinary trauma, characters like Lydia and Soledad While writing this book she asks the questions how would I manage if I lived in a place that began to collapse around me, and If my children were in danger, how far would I go to save them Those are the questions this book answers Publisher FlatIron BooksPublished January 21,2020Review www.bluestockingreviews.com Simply incredible A must read in the new year Full review to come Already Being Hailed As A Grapes Of Wrath For Our Times And A New American Classic, American Dirt Is A Rare Exploration Into The Inner Hearts Of People Willing To Sacrifice Everything For A Glimmer Of HopeLydia Quixano Perez Lives In The Mexican City Of Acapulco She Runs A Bookstore She Has A Son, Luca, The Love Of Her Life, And A Wonderful Husband Who Is A Journalist And While There Are Cracks Beginning To Show In Acapulco Because Of The Drug Cartels, Her Life Is, By And Large, Fairly ComfortableEven Though She Knows They Ll Never Sell, Lydia Stocks Some Of Her All Time Favorite Books In Her Store And Then One Day A Man Enters The Shop To Browse And Comes Up To The Register With Four Books He Would Like To Buy Two Of Them Her Favorites Javier Is Erudite He Is Charming And, Unbeknownst To Lydia, He Is The Jefe Of The Newest Drug Cartel That Has Gruesomely Taken Over The City When Lydia S Husband S Tell All Profile Of Javier Is Published, None Of Their Lives Will Ever Be The Same American Dirt Will Leave Readers Utterly Changed It Is A Page Turner It Is A Literary Achievement It Is Filled With Poignancy, Drama, And Humanity On Every Page It Is One Of The Most Important Books For Our Times Oh this book.I wasn t going to review for a while given that this is a 2020 publication but American Dirt is one of those books you finish and immediately need to talk about So a short sharp review now then when next year rolls around trust me, I ll be back Annoying y all until you read it.American Dirt is impeccably researched which gives it full flavour but the beauty and the horror of it all comes across because the writing, the sense of it, is stunningly authentic It hits you right in the heart from the incredibly powerful opening to the tear inducing finale and that s not even taking into account the interim journey, one mother and her son desperately seeking safety..There is truth here Horrific truth but also love and hope and everything in between Inhale this like I did and the next time you read those click bait headlines you ll see them in an entirely new light A human one.Don t miss it Or look away Highly Recommended. If you read nothing else in 2020, let it be American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins It is a must read Lydia and her son Luca are at a relative s quinceneara birthday party for a 15 year old when a cartel shoots and kills the other 16 members of their family present Lydia and Luca survive by hiding in a shower Lydia is acquainted with the leader of this cartel she knows she and her son were also supposed to die today What follows in the wake of this horrific event is Lydia and Luca s thousand plus mile journey to el norte the USA to reach safety Along the way, we met several other characters, all with their individual stories, some nearly as awful.This book rocked me to my core I know people who have lived through the migrant experience You see, I was married to an illegal immigrant In fact, I lived in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, from 2003 2004 with my now ex husband, throughout my pregnancy and the first few months of our daughter s life The cartels reach wasn t what it is now, but it was an ever present worry, and violence was rife in Juarez We were stopped on multiple occasions by corrupt cops we paid our share of bribes my ex was assaulted after we d had a night out We had the license plate number of the car belonging to the group of people who assaulted him The cops did nothing They didn t even take a report All of this was towards the beginning of the cartels reign It s only gotten worse All of the above affects my ability to connect to the characters in American Dirt Don t get me wrong, however It is not all horrific This eye opening story scrutinizes the migrant experience, in all of its exhilirating moments and many of the horror story moments, as well You will chuckle, feel astonished, horrified, furious, and you will cry You will experience nearly every emotion under the sun reading this book.With the situation at our border, this book is a must read for citizens of the United States Most readers already comprehend our government s and many people s takes on it Read this to learn the other side of the story Read this to understand that the group of people at the border is not just a faceless brown mass, but full of unique individuals who all have their own unique story Read this period Thanks go to Jeanine Cummins for writing this masterpiece and Flatiron books for publishing this and providing me with an advance reader s copy The opinions above are all my own American Dirt is not an easy read, but it s an engrossing, important one This book tells the story of several migrants making their way through Mexico, hoping to enter the U.S For most of them, the journey begins with violence The central characters, Lydia and Luca, are the only survivors of a drug cartel massacre that kills sixteen members of the same family Convinced that the cartel will continue to hunt them, Lydia flees home and the bookstore she runs in Acapulco with her eight year old son Luca Suddenly she finds herself having to make life or death decisions without any secure options on a daily basis Alternately walking and riding on the roof of a freight train La Bestia, Lydia and Luca meet a pair of sisters, Soledad and Rebecca, ages fifteen and fourteen, who are fleeing their home in Honduras, again due to cartel violence They face the threat of sexual assault constantly and find themselves themselves in situations where the assaults are brutally real, not just threatened.The people these four meet on their journey represent some of the best and the absolute worst humanity has to offer There are villagers who toss food to those riding La Bestia, despite having very little themselves Others who provide a hiding place in a desperate moment Churches that open their doors to migrants But there are also those who hunt the migrants, seeing them as easy targets for violence or commodities to be sold to the highest bidder.At a time when we are being fed a bigoted narrative of bad hombres crossing our border, American Dirt comes as a necessary, if brutal, response Yes, as American Dirt makes clear, those bad hombres exist, but the vast majority of migrants are people like Lydia, Luca, Soledad, and Rebecca, fleeing the unbearable and dreaming of nothingthan a chance to live simple, honest lives It is time for the stories of these migrants to be told and told in a way that honors the dignity of the desperate moving north in whatever way they can.I received a free electronic review copy of this book from the publisher and via NetGalley The opinions are my own. 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June is Dairy Month – So let's get Moo-tivated to include Dairy in our Day!
Donna Quirk, MBA, RD, LD at Lexington Medical Center
We hear a lot about eating a balanced diet and that means including dairy foods.
For people age 9 years and older, 3 servings of low-fat or fat-free dairy foods are recommended every day. Children age 2 – 3 years old need 2 servings a day and children 4 – 8 year old need 2 ½ servings a day.
There are few foods that pack the nutrition punch that a single cup of milk does. It is quite impressive.
1 cup of milk contains –
30% Daily Value of Calcium to help build and maintain strong bones and teeth. Calcium also plays an important role in nerve function, muscle contraction and blood clotting.
25% Daily Value of Vitamin D if fortified. Vitamin D helps promote the absorption of calcium and enhances bone mineralization. Milk is one of the few food sources of this important nutrient.
16% Daily Value of Protein. Protein from milk contains all of the essential amino acids or "building blocks" of protein. Protein builds and repairs muscle tissue. As we age, more emphasis is being put on maintaining lean muscle. The protein in milk can help.
22% Daily Value of Vitamin B12 to help build red blood cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to working muscles.
26% Daily Value of Riboflavin which helps convert food into energy – a process crucial for exercising muscles.
25% Daily Value of Phosphorus to help strengthen bones and generate energy in the body's cells.
Milk is also a good source of Potassium, Vitamin A, and Niacin.
If you are lactose-intolerant, it is important to lactose-reduced dairy foods to get the benefits of all the nutrients they have to offer.
Low-fat or fat free yogurt, cheese, cottage cheese, and flavored milk are also great dairy food choices. So what are some ways to eat dairy foods besides drinking a glass of milk? There are so many options!
Have you tried?
- Yogurt Parfait (yogurt mixed with fruit and granola; a high fiber breakfast cereal and almonds or walnuts)
- Breakfast Sandwich (English muffin, one egg and a slice of reduced fat cheese)
- Reduced-fat cheese in any sandwich
- Smoothies or Fruit filled Milkshakes
- Freeze yogurt and eat like a popsicle
- Veggies, avocado, Reduced fat cheese, and salsa all wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla
With all the great benefits, remember to include dairy foods. You'll be glad you did!
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Director James Cameron hasn't released a film since he made "Titanic" way back in 1997, but the self-crowned King of the World comes back with a vengeance Dec. 18, when he unleashes his sci-fi epic "Avatar."
"Avatar," with a budget north of $300 million, will be released in 3D with all kinds of shiny new special effects designed to distract you from the fact that Cameron just isn't that great of a screenwriter.
A full-length trailer leaked online last week. But now, FOX has officially released the trailer online, and here it is. I hope you like floating rainforests and lots of exposition:
The fanboy community has already weighed in on this trailer, and their judgment is decidedly mixed. From the talkback section of Ain't It Cool News, which is Ground Zero for fanboydom, comes a random sampling:
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Two super powers want to force relocate an indigenous race to exploit a valuable natural resource? And the leader falls for one of the natives? I saw this one when it was called Star Trek: Insurrection…
Dances With Wolves in space…
Hey, do the Na'vi (the aliens in the movie) look like smurfs to anyone else?!
The "Dance With Wolves" dig looks fairly accurate judging by the trailer. The plot of the film revolves around an Earthling (Sam Worthington), who is sent to a planet named Pandora to infiltrate the natives there and help humans mine a bunch of precious space rocks. Or something. I don't know. OOOH LOOK, BIG ROBOT EXOSKELETONS!
There was another SciFi flick released a while back that featured very tall aliens. That movie was called "Battlefield Earth." Never a good omen.
Anyway, the special effects look predictably impressive, but the CG aliens look fairly goofy. I wouldn't say they look like Smurfs, but they definitely look like the blue lady who danced next to Jabba the Hut in "Return of the Jedi."
There are a lot of things about this trailer that will remind you of the recent "Star Wars" trilogy, and that's not a good thing. You'll have to wait until December to see if Cameron delivered on his promise to revolutionize the film viewing experience, or if he just crammed as many effects into each frame without focusing on pesky details such as plot and character.
Drew Magary is a writer for deadspin.com and the author of Men With Balls: The Professional Athlete's handbook.


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The Austin-based director talks about his "deeply personal" 1980s-set feature, which has its European premiere in Rotterdam tonight as a Big Talk event (after premiering in Sundance last week).
You could call it fate that Michael Tully finished shooting his long-gestating love letter to Ocean City, Maryland, just hours before Hurricane Sandy hit.
"We wrapped Saturday morning at 2am with our 16mm camera strapped to the Ocean City pier. Monday morning the hurricane landed and the pier was gone," he remembers.
That's a poignant marker for a very personal film for Tully, the Austin-Texas-based director of Cocaine Angel, Silver Jew and Septien (the latter played in Park City at Midnight in 2011). Growing up in Maryland, Tully started writing this screenplay when he was still in high school – 22 years ago.
"I started writing it as a senior in high school in 1992," Tully remembers. "And in 1997 after graduating from college, I had my film degree, I said 'Now let's make this happen.' Even in 1992 this was a period piece."
"It's not necessarily autobiographical, but it's deeply personal," he says. "It was combining the movies that I grew up and loved with my own loves of hip hop, ping pong and Ocean City, MD." There are lots of personal touches, such as John Hannah wearing Tully's father's old state trooper uniform.
The story follows 13-year-old Rad (played by newcomer Marcello Conte) who is obsessed with ping-pong and hip-hop music while on his family's summer vacation.
Tully tried to pay homage to films of the era like The Karate Kid, Krush Groove or No Retreat, No Surrender, but without getting campy. "It's not like The Wedding Singer, saying, 'Weren't the '80s funny!?,' he says. "My style is to underplay humor, those films were stylistic and over the top with their humour."
He hopes the film will appeal to those who lived through the '80s, or younger audiences of today. "We've been asking ourselves that ultimate question, do you have to be a kid of the '80s to enjoy this film?…It seems like kids of today are really connecting to the kids in the film. The fact that he's wearing parachute pants doesn't matter… I didn't direct them to act like they were being in the '80s. Kids are kids, and I didn't direct them to act like they were being in the '80s."
He was adament not to cast stage kids from New York or LA. "Marcello and Myles [Massey] hadn't acted before. The whole summer leading up to the shoot I spent time with them. We'd meet up, we'd do little games, through the summer, then we did rehearsals, it was a process to get them comfortable. We're shooting on film so the stakes were higher."
Susan Sarandon, who happens to co-own a ping pong club, plays a mentor-like figure to Rad. "She totally caught the groove of what we were doing," Tully says. "Some of her best lines are right from her [not from the script]." She even watched Septien after reading the script. "Think about that as a calling card for susan Sarandon!," Tully says with a laugh. "She seemed to appreciate the weirdness and strange tone."
The professional cast also includes John Hannah, Lea Thompson, Robert Longstreet and Amy Sedaris.
Ping Pong Summer's "low seven figure" budget is a jump up from his very-low-budget features, but Tully says it didn't change his approach. "At no point in the making of the movie was I making decisions that didn't feel creative and from the gut."
His gut guided the soundtrack as well, trying to use songs from 1985 or earlier (although there is one from 1987). He wanted "songs that were recognisable but not like the K-Tel collection of hits." Composer Michael Montes "knocked it out of the park" with his work, Tully adds. And Kevin Barnes of Of Montreal wrote the original anthem "Young Champion."
Working in his home state of Maryland was a bonus, he says. "The town was unbelievable, it's that Indian Summer perfect weather…The town of Ocean City is a pretty conservative town but the movie is oddly a wholesome kind of movie, that's just the story I wanted to tell."
That might surprise fans of his last film, Septien, a twisted Southern gothic story about a troubled and eccentric group of brothers. "Some people have said [Ping Pong Summer] is much tamer and more reserved than Septien, some people think it's weirder. The content is more PG-rated but it still does very strange things. It's just personal filmmaking."
Next up for Tully is an Ireland-set story, Don't Leave Home, which he says is more in the vein of British thrillers of the 1970s such as The Wicker Man.


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"See Something, Say Something": Neighbors report on man for refusing to make daughters drink tap water or take vaccines
Paul Joseph Watson
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Monday, December 13, 2010
A father of two was harassed and investigated by Child Protective Services and police for feeding his daughters organic food, refusing to make them drink fluoride-poisoned tap water and not having them injected with mercury-laden vaccines, all of which constitutes "suspicious activity" in the new Sovietized America, a foretaste of what's to come once Big Sis' Wal-Mart spy campaign gets up and running.
Relating his story to the Sherrie Questioning All blog, the man states that a child abuse investigation was launched after one of his neighbors reported him to the authorities, prompting a CPS worker to visit his home accompanied by a police officer, during which she bombarded him with questions and conducted a warrantless search of his house, even down to the contents of his refrigerator.
The case worker turned up at the man's door with a police cruiser in close attendance. The woman nervously began to question him and was obviously under the impression that he could pose a physical threat.
"She said that there were allegations that I wouldn't give my children tap water," writes the father, before noting how he explained to the woman that municipal tap water in most parts of the United States is poisoned with sodium fluoride, a form of toxic waste that contributes to innumerable health problems, including disorders affecting teeth, bones, the brain and the thyroid gland, as well as lowering IQ.
The woman's line of questioning took an even more bizarre turn after she told him that one of the accusations against him which led to allegations of child abuse was that he fed his daughters organic food. That's right – Americans actually think that if you don't feed your children genetically-modified, gluten-stuffed, high fructose corn syrup-crammed, aspartame-laden garbage like KFC or McDonalds then you're probably a child abuser. Eating natural, clean and healthy food not sprayed with sickening pesticides is now a suspicious activity.
"I was still quite frightened by this woman in my house, I mean really think about it," writes the father. "This woman has the authority to take the only things worth living for away from me. My girls. So the allegations continued."
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The CPS worker then demanded to know why the man refused to have his daughters vaccinated, again implying that this was a form of child abuse. "I said yes that's true, I refuse to allow my children to be poked with syringes filled with squalene, thimerasol, mercury,etc. I promptly produced my states exemption form. That was the end of that allegation," he writes.
The interrogation concluded with the CPS worker asking the man's daughters if he smacked them.
"They said 'oh yeah my daddy will whoop my backside if I say a nasty word,' he writes. "The woman asked me if this was true, I said yes, and it is completely legal to spank your child in this state, in fact there are school districts here in my state that allow ii in public schools."
The woman, who had not obtained a legal warrant to search the house, inspected the girls' rooms and even the father's fridge before leaving.
Despite the fact that the man's behavior in not making his kids drink toxic waste and eat GMO garbage, while protecting them from mercury-filled vaccines, actually proves that he is an outstanding parent who cares deeply for his children, he was subject to a one month investigation before the case was closed.
The man was able to confirm that he was informed on by someone he knew after the case worker asked him about his "bug bag," a 72 hour emergency preparedness kit. Apparently, even though Homeland Security itself encourages Americans to prepare for emergencies, actually doing so is a sign of "child abuse".
Presumably, this is the kind of community spirit Big Sis is seeking to encourage as part of Homeland Security's "See Something, Say Something" program, where Wal-Mart shoppers are encouraged to report suspicious activity to the authorities after watching a video message at the checkout featuring Janet Napolitano.
Since the DHS program makes no reference to what constitutes "suspicious activity," expect to read many more stories about Americans being investigated and harassed for their personal lifestyle choices as a result of being turned in by ignorant Americans who think that being knowledgable about health issues is a form of child abuse.
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a fill-in host for The Alex Jones Show. Watson has been interviewed by many publications and radio shows, including Vanity Fair and Coast to Coast AM, America's most listened to late night talk show.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 9 of chapter 2 of the charter of the town of Southbridge, on file in the office of the archivist of the commonwealth as provided in section 12 of chapter 43B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 2-9-5: The vice-chairperson may be removed from office by a 2/3 vote of the entire council. Any member of the council at any point may make a motion to remove the vice-chairperson and, if the motion is seconded, the motion shall be voted on by the council at that time, without exception. A new vice-chairperson shall be elected by a majority of the vote of the town council at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding section 42C of chapter 54 of the General Laws or any other general or special law or town by-law to the contrary, the following question shall be placed upon the official ballot and submitted to the voters of the town of Southbridge at a regular or special town election to be held in the year 2012:
"Shall an act passed by the general court in the year 2012, entitled 'An Act relative to the removal of the vice-chairperson of the council of the town of Southbridge' be accepted?"
The town counsel of the town of Southbridge shall cause a fair and concise summary of the question to be included below the ballot question.
If a majority of the votes cast in answer to this question are in the affirmative, this act shall take effect in the town of Southbridge, but not otherwise.
SECTION 3. The regular or special town election in section 2 may be held concurrent with the November 2012 state election.
SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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Former President George H. W. Bush, who has enough stamina to sky-dive each year on his birthday, apparently doesn't have the stamina to attend Sen. Ted Kennedy's (D-MA) funeral.
The elder Bush's spokesman told the AP Friday that the 43rd president decided not to attend when he learned that his son would be going.
A spokesman for Bush said Friday that he and his wife, Barbara, decided not to attend Kennedy's funeral after learning their son, former President George W. Bush, would attend.
Spokesman Jim McGrath quipped that Bush Sr. feels his son's presence will "amply and well represent" the family at Kennedy's funeral Saturday.
In a statement released following Kennedy's passing, the elder Bush released a statement saying that he "always respected" Kennedy.
"While we didn't see eye-to-eye on many political issues through the years, I always respected his steadfast public service," Bush said in a statement.
Kennedy "was a seminal figure in the United States Senate - a leader who answered the call to duty for some 47 years, and whose death closes a remarkable chapter in that body's history," he added.
Bush released a condolence statement on behalf of him and his son immediately after Kennedy's death. It was part of a stream of fond remembrances issued by Republicans.
All other living presidents -- President Barack Obama, President Bill Clinton, President George W. Bush and President Jimmy Carter -- will be attending.
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This is fascinating stuff from Microsoft, hinting at a new and more immersive way to access street level information on mapping platforms such as Bing or Google Street View
Here's more information on the technology, and the project behind it (below). For further details, including Microsoft's research paper and more films, visit their site, here.
Systems such as Google Street View and Bing Maps Streetside enable
users to virtually visit cities by navigating between immersive
360panoramas, or bubbles. The discrete moves from bubble to
bubble enabled in these systems do not provide a good visual sense
of a larger aggregate such as a whole city block. Multi-perspective
"strip" panoramas can provide a visual summary of a city street but
lack the full realism of immersive panoramas.
We present Street Slide, which combines the best aspects of the
immersive nature of bubbles with the overview provided by multi-perspective
strip panoramas. We demonstrate a seamless transition
between bubbles and multi-perspective panoramas. We also
present a dynamic construction of the panoramas which overcomes
many of the limitations of previous systems. As the user slides sideways,
the multi-perspective panorama is constructed and rendered
dynamically to simulate either a perspective or hyper-perspective
view. This provides a strong sense of parallax, which adds to the
immersion. We call this form of sliding sideways while looking at
a street facade a street slide. Finally we integrate annotations and a
mini-map within the user interface to provide geographic information
as well additional affordances for navigation. We demonstrate
our Street Slide system on a series of intersecting streets in an urban
setting. We report the results of a user study, which shows that
visual searching is greatly enhanced with the Street Slide interface
over existing systems from Google and Bing.


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Hot on the heels of talking with my friend Kevin about training for data is a revelation by my new favorite fitness company Wahoo makers of fitness sensors, devices and apps.
One of the challenges for any geek who wants to go beyond commercial products for their fitness regimen is the need to understand all the complicated protocols of sensors, namely Bluetooth and ANT+.
I recently acquired a biking cadence and speed sensor to match my heart rate monitor and realized that the app has a hidden gem of a feature!
Under the User Profile settings is a featured called Air Broadcaster, which states it Broadcast[s] your data live over Wi-Fi!!!
It must not be well known within the company, because their support email had no idea what I was talking about, but I was lucky enough to stumble upon the developer via twitter who gave me some code, enough to figure out how it works!
There are two quick and easy ways to get access to this data, the first using our trusty friend netcat:
nc -w0 -dulk 51530
You should see some data such as:
Note, this was me testing it from my couch and not engaged in any physical activity, so the only sensor it had was GPS.
The second using some simple python:
#!/usr/bin/python import socket import json UDP_IP = "0.0.0.0" UDP_PORT = 51530 sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM) # UDP sock.bind((UDP_IP, UDP_PORT)) while True: data_str, addr = sock.recvfrom(1024) # buffer size is 1024 bytes data = json.loads(data_str) print addr, " -> ", data
- Why is this cool?
This means I can spend my time working with my data, not trying to recreate a sensor bridge!
I'll still have to spend some time figuring out what
HeartbeartBitmap represents, but that's (hopefully) trivial to reverse engineering how to connect to the sensor and it's own protocol.


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Police say dozens of fake cabdrivers in New York's borough of the Bronx were nailed for picking up passengers in unsafe, unlicensed and uninsured cars. What tipped law enforcement off? These cabbies were friendly, helpful and drove safely.
Five vehicles were seized and 44 summonses were issued this summer after residents in Pelham Bay complained that a surge of livery cabs — think black Lincoln versions of the standard yellow Panther-platformed sedans — at the No. 6 train terminal were causing congestion and endangering pedestrians and other motorists. [New York Post]
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Short sales took off in the Seattle area in the fourth quarter of 2011: 925 pre-foreclosure homes were sold. That's a whopping 46 percent increase from the same period a year earlier and represented 7.4 percent of all home sales in the area, at an average price of $245,403. Buyers of short sale homes reaped a nearly 25 percent discount off non-foreclosure homes. Seattle is also among the top metros to buy foreclosure properties generally, at an average discount of 43 percent.
What makes a city ripe for short sales? "These are areas that have been hard hit by foreclosure," says RealtyTrac Vice President Daren Blumquist. "So you have a lot of these distressed homeowners facing foreclosure. The other common denominator is that there's healthy demand from buyers in these markets, so the short sales can be sold.
He adds that these cities tend to have discounted homes available in a range of price points. "Homes on the upper end in these towns are still holding their value. That means the homes that are being short sold tend to be on the lower end. That's not always true, but the main thing is that lenders are willing to price homes low enough to attract buyers."


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Music has been changing lives for thousands of years. It's only in the last few decades that listening to music out loud has become less commonplace. Families are scattered and schedule-stressed. Work and email know no boundaries, and more than one screen is begging for attention. People are busier, more isolated and increasingly distracted just trying to manage a normal day. There has to be a way to get back to the good things.
We hoped to explore what really happens when we play music out loud. Or, as our CEO John MacFarlane puts it, "that moment when they brought music back into the house and it became a home."
And so began our Music Makes it Home study, where we surveyed 30,000 people across the world, and also went into 30 homes in eight different countries to see, hear and track what happens when people don't listen to music, and also what changes when they do.
What we found is staggering. Music doesn't just help households, it transforms them. The songs, playlists and albums become a connector, a magnet pulling you back to the good life. You're together more. You're happy more. You love (and make love) more.
Being able to lend a hand in that transformation is what drives us to do what we do. Until now, there was never a way to really prove how much better music out loud makes our lives. Now, this study is the starting line. With half of all music listening happening at home, we hope the research continues and that future findings only further the link between music and a better life.
We love music, and music makes us love. It makes us sing. It makes us dance. It inspires us. More importantly, it makes us alive and vibrant — together. We encourage you to look at our Music Makes it Home report and explore our full findings.
"There's plenty more to discover here, but we hope that this first step is just the beginning, and that it inspires you to hit play at home. I know you won't be disappointed," MacFarlane says.
And just in case you needed any more inspiration to let music bounce off your walls, we're proud to announce that Apple Music will be officially available on February 10 on Sonos. Get listening.


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Megan Vargas' Guide to Portland Sweets
Megan Vargas is a great source to tap for some of Portland's best sweets. The nominee for Food & Wine's The People's Best New Pastry Chef award has been leading the pastry program at Andina since 2010, and was born and raised in Stumptown.
At Andina, Megan's Peruvian-meets-Pacific North West desserts blend familiar elements with surprising tweaks, like fried lúcuma (a tropical fruit native to Peru) ice cream crusted with quinoa and peanuts, alfajores (the quintessential Peruvian cookie), and cheese platters with cancha (corn nuts).
So, where does Megan go when a swiped spoonful of her house-made mango-lemongrass sorbet won't quell her sugar cravings? Find out below.
Megan's Picks
Chocolate Raspberry Fool at Rimsky-Korsakoffee House: My quintessential Portland parents frequently brought us to Rimsky's as children and today, it holds the same charm. It is difficult for anything to stand out among the dangling feet in the bathroom, turning tables, the eerie dummy staring at you in the corner, and of course the live piano. However, the chocolate raspberry fool holds a life of its own and is the reason to come back. I honestly don't think I have had any other dessert there because the fool is just so satisfying. It is mystifying how it can be so light and creamy yet so thick and full of flavor. Just the right bit of sweetness, it is the perfect accompaniment to a cool evening of coffee and company.
Kouign Amann at St. Honoré (NW Thurman location): I'm not going to lie: I don't know how to pronounce the name of this pastry. I actually just point to it and tell the barista "I want that." It's okay. I will embarrass myself a thousand times over for this sweet and salty goodness. It has the richness of a block of butter but balanced with the airiness of your favorite croissant. The honey-like caramel coating over the top combined with the perfect layer of chunky sea salt tempers every craving you may desire. I like to give myself an hour to savor it at an outdoor bistro table, drinking an 8 oz cappuccino and reading my new (yet used) book from Powell's.
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Gluten-Free and Vegan Chocolate Cupcake at Bliss Bake Shop: I was fortunate to have the opportunity to work here a few years back. The owners, Jen and Sarah, were on top of their game when it came to sharing cupcake goodness with the growing gluten-free and vegan crowd. The great thing about this cupcake is that there is no butter or flour to take over—chocolate truly is the star. Since no gluten is involved, the cake has a great crumbly texture and is super moist. The best part? You will have no idea that typically prominent ingredients are missing. Look past the "dietary" label and give it a go!
7th Heaven Torte at JaCiva's: I do not recall a single birthday that has gone by where I haven't had this cake. The smell alone when walking in is enough to make you weak in the knees. The 7th Heaven Torte lives up to its name. I cannot pinpoint my favorite part: is it the chocolate cake, the thick white chocolate mousse studded with chocolate chips, the gooey white chocolate frosting, or the chocolate sprinkles?! This is the one recipe I never want to learn how to make; I would hate to lose the deep mystery surrounding it. Unless you are feeding the masses, the six inch cake is the perfect size to share among family and friends. It should also leave enough left over to have a small slice today and tomorrow...possibly the day after tomorrow...
Conchas at Panaderia 5 de Mayo (SE McLoughlin): My husband introduced me to pan dulce about 5 years ago. At first I thought he was nuts...there's hardly any sugar and he eats it with an instant coffee. However over time, I cannot see a chilly morning without one. There is somewhat of an underground knowledge that 5 de Mayo has the best. The concha ('shell' in English) is made exactly as it should be. A light and fluffy bread with the right touch of the crunchy cocoa topping. The store opens very early (6 a.m.), and it is usually best to be there at that time since they run out quickly.
Mexican Candy at Su Casa Imports: Mexican candy is awesome because it is so different from what we consume here in the U.S.A. It is usually more tart and/or salty. I love Su Casa Imports since they have such a wide variety. You can also get candy in large bags, which is quite handy when you need 50 lbs to fill a massive piñata. Try the Vero Mango (mango lollipop with a chile coating) or Pulparindo (sweet and sour tamarind paste). One which holds a special significance for me is the Paleta Payaso. It's the first candy my husband introduced to me: a chocolate covered marshmallow with red gumdrop eyes and a blue gumdrop mouth.
Rose Garden Bubble Tea at The TeaZone: Sometimes when I just need a few moments away from the heat and chaos of the kitchen, I meander a few blocks down to The TeaZone. They have the best bubble teas I have ever had. The difference from everywhere else? They use actual tea in their product not powders or weird additives. My favorite is the Rose Garden: a cool green tea with the essence of rose. If I close my eyes for just a moment, I can envision myself in Portland's famous garden. A much needed meditation to bring me back down to earth.
Lemon poppyseed scone at Nuvrei: We live in a world of bad scones and it is difficult to find a good one. I love them almost biscuit like, really fluffy and buttery. Nuvrei's lemon poppyseed scone is great because the flavor really stands out and meets all my requirements. The best part are the corners of the scone where the texture becomes crispy and covered in icing. You can find them at their shop or do as I do, get them at Barista in the Pearl and pair it with one of their fantastic iced coffees.
Chocolate Chip Cookie at Ned Ludd: This is not a good chocolate chip cookie. It is the best chocolate chip cookie. It is baked and served in a cast iron skillet so it covers the definition of a warm and gooey. Served with cold cream, I like to completely drench it for the ultimate incarnation of milk and cookies. My husband and I cannot leave without ending the meal on this high and completely satisfying note, despite the ensuing food coma.
Buttermilk Doughnut at Tonnali's Donuts & Cream: One of the servers at Andina likes to bring Tonnali's in. I always eyeball the buttermilk doughnut and tell myself "just a slice Megan, just a slice". Funny how that slice always turns into the entire bar and I am fine with that! Nothing is better than that enlightening moment when you bite through the the crisp icing exterior and slowly make your way into the soft cake. Caution: upon consumption of this doughnut, you will never be satisfied by any other doughnut ever again. Eat wisely.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) Josh Smith scored 10 of his 23 points in the third quarter to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 95-86 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Tuesday night.
Al Horford added 20 points, Kyle Korver 14 and Zaza Pachulia 12 for the Hawks, who spoiled the homecoming of Hornets guard Eric Gordon.
Gordon, playing in his first home game this season, scored 11 points on 5 of 17 shooting. He made his season debut in a victory over Charlotte on Saturday after spending most of the season recovering from a knee injury.
Ryan Anderson scored 23 points and Greivis Vasquez added 17 for the Hornets.
The Hornets' Anthony Davis struggled from the floor, making four of nine shots for nine points but had 12 rebounds.


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I couldn't really come up with a great title for this post, so I just called it "a little bit of everything" because that's what it is. Do you ever struggle with titles for your blog posts?
It was Monday for me and I had a good first day back. It helped that it was sunny and warmer out, which seems to have put everyone in a splendid mood.
Catching up on my March Photo a Day…I forgot to add my photo for Sunday. I didn't take it on Sunday, but it's a picture from Christmas of my sister-in-law Amanda and brother Gary. I spoke to Amanda last week and Gary on Sunday, so he was my someone I talked to. They live in California and I used to see them all the time when I lived out there, so I miss both of them. Amanda has the cutest Scottish accent that everyone loves!
Today's photograph was "sign" so I took this one on my way to the bank to get a document stamped by a Notary Public. It seems like many cities have acquired these types of direction signs for their main attractions, which I think is cool and very helpful.
The Notary Public thought I looked like Amy Poehler from SNL. I don't think I do, but he said he could have sworn "the girl from SNL was sitting outside of his office needing something notarized."
As I walked back to work, I almost got hit by a car again. Someone turning right didn't even watch for pedestrians and I am glad I waited for her to pass through the intersection. Ugh, I feel like I am a target lately! Too many close calls and they're making me scared of cars.
I pass by a lot of pretty buildings in downtown Milwaukee on my bus ride. This is a shot I got of the Pfister, our most expensive and historic hotel. It might be haunted. I've never been inside the hotel and need to remedy that soon.
Dinner tonight had to be quick because I got home from work later than I normally do. I grabbed this packet of Thai Sesame Noodles from our pantry. I purchased it at Aldi a couple of weeks ago.
Added some veggies and grapes on the side, which made for a delicious and very green meal. I guess it's appropriate since St. Patty's day is on Saturday.
After my stomach settled a bit, I hit the gym. I rowed, did the elliptical and lifted weights. I had the itch to exercise outside, but I guess I can do that tomorrow since it's supposed to be gorgeous out!


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Extension of Deadline for UMass Grad Student Conferene
Theme: "Reading Between the Lines: Interdisciplinary Dialogue in an Expanding Field."
Date: April 27-28, 2013
Location: University of Massachusetts Amherst
All applications are to be sent to: umasstranslationconference2013 (at) gmail (dot) com
All students who have missed the January 15 deadline are welcomed to submit proposals for the UMass Graduate Student Conference in Translation Studies. The final deadline for abstracts is February 15, 2013. Please see the Call for Papers in the following for further details on the conference.
Call for Papers
The graduate students in the Comparative Literature program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are pleased to announce the first biennial Amherst Graduate Student Conference in Translation Studies, to be held at UMass Amherst from April 27-28, 2013.
This year's conference title is "Reading Between the Lines: Interdisciplinary Dialogue in an Expanding Field." We invite submissions of 350-word abstracts addressing the evolution of Translation Studies as a scholarly discipline, taking into account the shift from text to context, from colonial to post-colonial and from language to culture. Our aim is to cross disciplinary lines and foster dialogue concerning the question of translation and its role in other fields, such as sociology, philosophy, communications and the natural sciences. Translation is a tool for exchanging ideas, whether they be artistic, linguistic, cultural, technical or theoretical. No discipline can escape the use of translation, and every discipline can benefit from it.
This conference aims to provide a forum for young researchers from diverse backgrounds and academic fields united by a common interest in translation and its broader applications.
Key questions we hope to address include:
1. What role does translation play in shaping different disciplines?
2. How does translation influence interdisciplinary discourse?
3. Should we consider Translation Studies a discipline in its own right?
4. To what extent do translators act as interdisciplinary migrants?
5. What can other disciplines offer us in the way of developing theories of translation?
6. How does our knowledge of other disciplines – such as politics, history, literature, etc. – influence how we translate?
Please include the title of your presentation, your name, affiliation, and contact information. Participants will be notified of their acceptance by March 1.


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Police: Body Went Undetected For Days In Public Pool
Fall River Police Investigate Death At DCR Pool
A woman's body went undetected in a Fall River public pool for days as swimmers continued to use the pool before the victim was found floating, police said Wednesday.
The body of Marie Joseph, 36, was found in the Vietnam Veterans Swimming Pool at Lafayette Park at about 10 p.m. Tuesday.
Joseph had gone to the pool on Sunday with a 9-year-old neighbor and his family. Joseph and the boy went down a slide at the pool about 2 p.m. The boy surfaced, but the woman did not.
"The boy stated that once he was in the water after coming down the slide, Marie unexpectedly slid down the slide, landing on top of him. He further stated that Marie went under the water and did not surface," Fall River Police Chief Daniel Racine said.
Lifeguards searched the area and found Joseph's identification and belongings at the pool. Police went to her home, but she was not there.
Neighbors said the pool only opened for the summer four days ago and it closed at 5 p.m. Tuesday. About five hours later, someone saw what they thought was a body floating in the pool and called police.
Police returned to Joseph's home and it was then that officials learned she had gone to the pool days earlier with the boy, who was not harmed.
"As of right now, there is so much that has not been determined. We do have a tragic death," Bristol County District Attorney Samuel Sutter said.
A photographer for The Herald News was at the pool on Monday, and snapped pictures of the pool packed with swimmers.
The Department of Conservation and Recreation, which operates the pool, has closed all DCR deepwater swimming pools until further notice.
"All 30 of DCR's deepwater pools will be closed while we conduct a full review of each facility's safety and operational procedures over the next 24 to 48 hours," Department of Conservation and Recreation Commissioner Edward M. Lambert, Jr. said in a statement.
The state has also placed all DCR employees at the Fall River pool on administrative leave.
Joseph was the mother of three children.


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Retailers and restaurants get slippery with unagi prices
July 22 is doyo no ushi no hi — "day of the ox." It is not a holiday to mark the cultural contributions of bovine, but rather a reminder that there are 18 more days until a seasonal change, during which falls the day of the ox — one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac. Traditionally in Japan people eat grilled eel (unagi), on this day, because it is believed that eel strengthens physical stamina during the hottest days of summer. But this year foodies and purveyors of unagi are faced with a problem, since eel in the wild is becoming increasingly scarce and may soon end up on a list of endangered species. The fisheries agency reports that the amount of eel fry bought by wholesalers in Japan this year has averaged 25 percent less than last year.
So it was definitely surprising when Daiei, one of Japan's major supermarket chains, announced on July 11 that it would be selling packaged unagi kabayaki (grilled eel) in its stores for 20 percent less than last summer's price on July 13-15 and July 20-22. According to Asahi Shimbun the price of unagi fry is now as much as 6.5 times what it was in 2009.
In most retail outlets, the price of prepared grilled eel is 26 percent higher than it was last summer. Usually, unagi that goes on sale in July is bought by Daiei in bulk sometime after January of the same year. It is then processed and frozen by a contractor. However, anticipating the rise in prices Daiei bought its unagi last fall and asked its contractor to carry out processing and freezing "when it had the time to do so," thus saving money. Also, Daiei usually buys unagi for lunch boxes and unagi for packaged sushi separately, but this year they bought unagi for both at the same time in bulk, saving even more money.
But the real reason they can charge less is because they want to. Daiei admits that it will lose money during these two three-day periods by selling unagi kabayaki for 20 percent less. The supermarket is using unagi as a loss leader, a means of getting customers into its stores, where they will buy other things. And it seems to be working. Daiei started accepting pre-orders last month. Another market chain, Seiyu, announced that despite increases in wholesale prices, it will sell domestic unagi kabayaki at the same price as last summer: ¥1,470 for 140 grams. Seiyu expects sales to be 10 percent higher than last year.
Restaurants, on the other hand, seem to have no choice but to raise prices, but the amount of increase depends on the type of eatery. Asahi says that Tokyo ryotei — upscale, reservation-only restaurants — have increased unagi dishes by about ¥400 since last year, and famous restaurants that specialize in unagi have raised prices by as much as ¥1,000 per dish.
However, chain restaurants are trying to keep the increase to a minimum. Many sushi chains that usually charge ¥100 per plate serve unaju (grilled eel over rice) in the summertime, though usually only for takeout. One of these chains, Kura Sushi, is advertising unadon (eel over rice in a bowl) for only ¥598. That's pretty cheap compared to gyudon (beef bowl) chains, which also do good business with unadon in the summer. Sukiya, the biggest gyudon chain, is selling unadon for ¥780, while Yoshinoya has increased its eel bowl ¥30 since last summer to ¥680. In 2010 it was only ¥500. Both Sukiya and Yoshinoya buy their unagi from China, but insist that they supervise the raising and harvest themselves, without relying on middlemen, to ensure quality.


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(Pocket-lint) - It was with some apprehension that we opened our doors to Neato XV-15. Inviting a robot into your house as a domestic servant shouldn't be taken lightly. We've all seen what happens when robots go bad, become self aware and throw aside the shackles of human enslavement. And Neato XV-15 comes equipped with lasers.
To get human-cyborg relations off to a strong start we named the Neato XV-15. Noah, in fact, was a US variant so technically the XV-11, but we're assured that the only difference is the colour scheme. The Neato robot cleaner hasn't been available outside the US previously; its imminent arrival was announced this week.
In the box are two components, the robot vacuum cleaner - Noah - and the base charging station. The only set-up required is to plug the base station in a suitable location. After offering Noah up to the charger, the coloured LED on the top illuminated to tell us the cleaner was charging.
Rather than being round, the Neato XV-15 comes with a square front edge. This front edge is both a pressure trigger, so it knows when it has bumped into something, and houses the rotating beater bar, so it can get fairly close to edges when cleaning.
Unlike many domestic vacuum cleaners, the beater bar has plastic fins on it rather than brushes, and in practice we found this meant that it didn't get tangled in hair quite as readily as brushed versions do. Along with the pressure sensitive front edge, the robot cleaner is equipped with lasers. Fortunately these are used for mapping the local environment, rather than melting human brains.
A small display on the top of the cleaner offers a basic menu and will allow you to check the status, like the battery level or what Noah is doing at any particular moment. This is combined with a selection of alert tones, so if the poor chap has got himself into a pickle, you'll be able to glance at the screen and see what's wrong.
Essentially the Neato XV-15 maps the room using the lasers and once you set it off cleaning you can see how it works things out. It first runs around the perimeter of the room and then comes to fill in the middle, cleaning all the way. Once it has finished, it will solemnly trundle back to it's charging station, playing a jubilant tune on its arrival.
We welcomed Noah into a typical British household. A 1930s semi-detached, filled with a family of four and a cat. It's a far cry from the spacious residences the Neato XV-11 cousins might have experienced in the US, but that didn't deter Noah: he just got stuck into the filth.
The low profile of the cleaner means he can fit under radiators, chairs and sofas and given the chance we found that Noah would try to get into all these places to clean. The laser guidance means that he can "see" larger objects, anything over 4-inches tall, which he will automatically avoid. However, we were impressed at how close Noah would get to the edges of things.
Noah had no problem working around the ground floor of the test house cleaning, and wasn't bothered when he encountered different floor surfaces. The hard kitchen floor got cleaned, as did the carpeted hallway and the lounge with a deep pile rug in the centre. The chap happily runs from room to room to get the job done.
Noah managed to avoid most pilfalls we put in his path. An open doorway with a step down into the scullery was keenly avoided, trailing wires and the odd shoe weren't a problem. He even managed to navigate around the cat food.
Occasionally Noah would get lost, although this was an exception rather than a rule. In such cases a beep would let us know there was a problem and a distressing message asking us to clear the path would appear on the screen. The other thing he will do is get tangled in things like ribbons, shoelaces and pink fluffy cat toys, just like any other cleaner would.
Should it encounter a problem or get stuck, it will try to recover itself. The height adjustable wheels will lift the body slightly to help get off things that it might run into - for example it ran over the frame of a baby bouncer and then had to back off which it didn't have a problem with.
So navigation isn't a problem and the little chap is polite enough to let you know what's going on in his world, but was Noah actually any good at cleaning? Surprisingly good actually. Obviously the size of the unit means that suction is limited and there isn't much space internally for the dirt it collects. Generally speaking it was effective at cleaning daily dirt, but running over the area with a more powerful conventional vacuum cleaner would lift a lot more ground-in dirt.
As such, the Neato XV-15 is probably best suited to a relatively clean house and one that is clear from baby toys and discarded school bags. We found it really convenient to be able to tap Noah's start button and have him run over the house whilst we were doing something else, saving the need to do it ourselves and critically saving time.
The Neato XV-15 isn't cheap though. Retailing for £379.99, it costs more than anything you might buy from Dyson or Vax. It might save you plenty of time though and the fact you can set it to clean on a schedule means you can come home from work to a clean house. It's just a shame it can't arrange your library by Dewey Decimal.
The Neato XV-15 invasion begins this summer and you'll be able to get your hands on one from the likes of Amazon.co.uk, or direct from Neato Robotics online. Pre-orders are open now.


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1883-1885-O Morgan Silver Dollar NGC MS63 - Great Montana Collection 3pc Set
Top Grade Morgans from the Great Montana Hoard
Morgan Silver Dollars are among the most popular and heavily collected coins of all time! Sadly, of the millions struck from 1878-1921, only a fraction remain today for collectors. In fact, it is estimated that only 15% of ALL Morgans struck exist today – and even fewer exist in uncirculated condition. For years, about the only way to find vintage Morgans was through the discovery of a hoard, but nowadays those hoards simply don't exist anymore – or so we thought!
Thanks to our connections in the coin world, we have recently uncovered and secured a hoard of more than 10,000 vintage silver dollars that recently came out of Montana. They made up the private collection of a bombastic businessman who had an affinity for coins and a bomb shelter to store them in. But even the 1950s-era fallout shelter wasn't immune to a band of robbers bent on stealing the hoard that has since gone down in history as the Great Montana Collection. Here's the story:
During the 1950s and 1960s, Great Falls, Montana businessman Zollie Kelman purchased U.S. silver dollars in official 1,000-coin government bags. He made a deal with an armored car company to drop off the bags at his home on the company's regular route from Minnesota to Montana. Once he had the bags home, he carefully spread the coins out on his kitchen table where the entire family searched through the pile cherry picking coins for their luster, eye appeal, dates and quality. He later stored the coins in a concrete bomb shelter on his property.
In the 1970s, thanks to Kelman's gift of gab, the word got out about his valuable hoard. One day, Kelman answered a knock on his door only to find three men in masks barge into his home! They held his family hostage and prepared to tear the home apart in search of the prized coins. Luckily, one family member managed to stay hidden and was able to phone the police. Within minutes, the house was surrounded by law enforcement officers. They freed the family and arrested the robbers. Had the attempted robbery been successful, there may never have been a Great Montana Collection!
GovMint is proud to offer Morgan Silver Dollars from the Great Montana Collection. Worthy of a pedigree, you'll want to get your hands on the collection that almost got away! Each coin is authenticated, graded, encapsulated and pedigreed by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC).
This 1883-1885-O Morgan Silver Dollar Three-Piece Set is from Kelman's Great Montana Collection. Each 90% silver coin is graded by NGC to be in Mint State-63 (MS63) condition, and is among the finest silver dollars in the entire collection. The coins also come with a Great Montana Collection (GMC) pedigree label, three storybooks and a certificate of authenticity. Don't miss your chance to add these coins to your own personal Morgan Silver Dollar "Hoard." Order now before they're all stolen out from under you!
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|1885, 1884, 1883
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|New Orleans - O, U.S. Mint
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|26.73 Grams - g
|1 Ounce - oz


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On its way from Los Angeles to New York, on its third stop, to be exact, I had the chance to attend the One Day University in Palo Alto, California. It was billed as "All the best of college ---and no homework! Since I had not been to a university for some time, this sounded very interesting and so, combined with the possibility of finding out "Who Are You, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi?" I decided to attend. Living in Palo Alto temporarily, it was not difficult to find my way to the Taube Koret Campus, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303 for two presentations the evening of Tuesday, January 29, 2013. (As a part of a seven city tour of the U.S., Tel Aviv University's "One Day University" comes to Chicago/NYC on Feb. 4/Feb. 7. For more information, visit onedayu.org. )
Entering the all-purpose room that was set up for the lectures, people were mingling and enthusiastically conversing on many topics. Before the two presentations by Tel Aviv University professors, there was a video demonstrating the virtues of the university and touting its achievements and contributions to the world, a convincing argument making contributions to the university.
Dr. Yechiel Elkabetz spoke about stem cell research in his talk entitled, "Why is Stem Cell Research Taking So Long to Change Everything? " His talk began with the nature of embryonic stem cells, what is generally known about how they behave and his groundbreaking research that studies human embryonic stem cells at the very moment they begin to differentiate and turn into nerve cells — an exciting scientific first.
Recruited by distinguished institutions around the world, Dr. Elkabetz chose to establish his state-of-the-art Laboratory for Pluripotent and Neural Stem Cell Biology at Tel Aviv University, his triple alma mater. While doing post-doctoral work at New York's Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, he realized he "wanted to do more than watch what happens inside an individual cell. I wanted to zoom out to the big picture and examine the process by which cells become the type of cells they are. This was quite technical but the slides were great. Many audience members questioned him after the talk.
I was intrigued by the fresh and new to me perspective from the point of view of Egypt's vulnerable neighbor presented byDr. Mira Tzoref offered her presentation, "Who Are You, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi?", I listened, transfixed. This was an explanation that was very different from anything I hear on the radio or on TV. She spoke about the fact that Morse was virtually unknown abroad before winning Egypt's presidency in June 2012, Time magazine just named Dr. Mohamed Morsi the most important politician in the Middle East. She offered insights about the Muslim Brotherhood as well.
Dr. Mira Tzoref is a research fellow at TAU's Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Dr. Tzoreff specializes in the socio-cultural history of modern Egypt, politics (especially the religion-state relationship), women and gender relations in Muslim and Arab societies, and youth in the Middle East. A frequent speaker in the region, her research has been featured in numerous books and journals, including The Decline of the West, the Rise of Islam? Studies on Civilizational Discourse (2010). Her upcoming book, Youth in the Middle East — A Rebellious or a Conservative Generation? is currently being edited for publication. Dr. Tzoreff holds a B.A., M.A. cum laude, and Ph.D. from Tel Aviv University.
The presentations continue: Los Angeles, CA — January 27, 2013,Las Vegas, NV — January 28, 2013,Palo Alto, CA — January 29, 2013,North Miami Beach, FL — January 30, 2013, Coral Gables, FL — January 31, 2013, Chicago, IL — February 4, 2013 and New York, NY — February 7, 2013.
For more information on Tel Aviv University, go to:www.aftau.org
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GHX Europe Sees Greater Supply Chain Pressures for 2013 Healthcare Market
19 Dec, 2012, 08:00 GMT
BRUSSELS, Belgium, December 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Company predicts healthcare market innovation will continue gaining momentum as financial pressure, austerity measures and global legislation press the industry
The healthcare market remains a precarious place to do business, said GHX CEO Bruce Johnson. However, he predicts the economic and political pressures pushing in on the industry are also accelerating the change required for a sustainable healthcare system.
"The choice is dig in or adapt and thrive," said Johnson. "Continuing to do business using old methods isn't likely to be a winning scenario for any organisation in healthcare. With the pressure the industry is facing, GHX along with the rest of the industry has to answer by offering solutions promising pragmatic change to the way business is done."
"There is great opportunity to change the way business is being conducted," noted GHX Europe president Tina Vatanka Murphy. "What providers are telling us is that in the current climate, they need a way to cut costs while improving patient care. This will undoubtedly focus attention on efficiency savings away from front line care. With the supply chain being the second largest cost centre after labour, it is an obvious place to look for those savings."
GHX Europe predictions for the 2013 healthcare industry:
- Accelerated focus on the supply chain
- Requirement for transparency through system integration and interoperability
- Increased dependence on supply chain visibility and reporting
- Greater global commonality
Supply Chain Focus
First among the 2013 predictions from GHX is the anticipation of continued financial pressure on the healthcare industry. "The primary focus for EU nations continues to be reducing their deficits and coping with the financial strains this puts on all member states. In country markets where healthcare is predominantly publicly-funded, such as the UK and Spain, providers are focused at reducing costs away from front line care. In private-sector dominated markets, such as Germany and Switzerland, it is likely that the recent trend of consolidation will continue. For example, the Swiss hospital group Hirslanden Group now consists of 14 clinics" said Murphy. "GHX predicts this can help increase the importance of the supply chain and the focus on reducing operational supply chain cost and inefficiency."
Transparency through System Integration and Communication
"A greater focus on the supply chain will involve a deeper look at integration between different systems to ensure a greater degree of visibility," said Murphy. "Healthcare organisations have evolved separately, chosen different technology service providers and will continue to do so. This creates an imperative for integration between disparate technologies. A trading exchange must be able to integrate and communicate with data management and inventory management solutions. The resulting increase in visibility will help enable organizations to report using a consistent set of metrics."
GHX predicts this will increase the number of organisations looking for integration expertise to enable end-to-end solutions and to deliver interoperability between systems from different service providers.
Supply Chain Visibility and Reporting
"The requirement for interoperability between systems will extend beyond individual providers or suppliers to enable benchmarking at a national and ultimately international level. As provider organizations stride toward new business requirements, they can consider the supply chain as a backbone - a key component of technology infrastructure - that can help capture and share the data they need," said Murphy.
"Before the supply chain can be elevated from the level of an operational burden to the level of a strategic asset, two prerequisites must be met. The first is accurate data, and the second is visibility. Currently, there are large parts of the supply chain that are invisible to many hospitals. For example, frequently hospitals have no accurate idea of what stock they hold on site. One large UK NHS trust 'found' £1.7 million (€2.125 million) worth of additional stock with the aid of capable technology and improved processes."
Greater Global Commonality
"Healthcare is a global market," said Murphy, "and that will be even more evident in 2013. Every time I travel I'm reminded of the increase in the need for global standardization and more commonality across borders." Murphy sees the July 10, 2012 Federal Drug Administration's long-awaited proposed Unique Device Identification (UDI) rule requiring manufacturers to uniquely identify medical devices through distribution and use, and the recent proposals from the EU Commission as examples of these global market issues.
While the FDA rule itself only applies to manufacturers doing business in the U.S., a universal UDI requirement would help healthcare organizations worldwide better understand the role products play in delivering greater value and higher quality outcomes. UDIs can make it easier to electronically (and in turn more accurately and easily) capture data on specific products used at the point of care, which can help providers determine total costs per procedure, increase billing accuracy, improve inventory management, and with product tracking and identification in the event of product recalls.
"In September this year, the EU Commission has followed suit by publishing proposals for UDI for medical devices. The proposals are due to come into force from 2014 and will increase the pressure on manufacturers to adopt one global standard, and will also increase pressure on providers to adopt supplier-neutral inventory and consignment management solutions," said Murphy.
About GHX
Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX), a healthcare technology and services company, helps reduce the cost of doing business in healthcare by enabling better supply chain management. GHX makes it easier for hospitals, other healthcare providers and the suppliers that do business with them to drive cost and inefficiency out of their processes. Working with GHX, the healthcare organizations that make up the GHX Global Network are on track to save $5 billion by 2014-savings that can be invested in such things as hiring more nurses, providing care to uninsured children or developing new medical products. GHX is owned by organizations on both the buy and sell side of the healthcare supply chain, including some of the largest companies in the world. Find GHX on the Web, on Twitter @GHX_LLC and on Facebook @GHX and get a global perspective on healthcare industry news, issues and trends at the company's blog, the GHX Healthcare Hub.
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Travel with local blogger Dessert Pervert to find the best pastries in the city. Walk down Queen St. West- voted by Vogue as the world's 2nd hippest neighbourhood. Learn the epic roots of your pastry from exiled kings to humble nuns. We'll end at a chic Argentine café to try a south American specialty- Alfajores. Indulging in 4 divine pastries is tough work so we'll walk it off in graffiti alley for a photo shoot where you can see Toronto's best street art in rainbow colours.
Starting Point: Nugateau
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- Local Guide with a Passion for Pastry
- Visit to 4 Fabulous Bakeries
- Polaroid Photo shoot in Graffiti Alley
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Social Security: Electronic payments become mandatory March 1
Judith Bartels, Social Security district manager in Springfield
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[February 07, 2013]
SPRINGFIELD -- Beginning March
1, with few exceptions, all federal benefits, including Social
Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits, are to be paid
electronically. That's according to a rule from the U.S. Department
of the Treasury.
Electronic payments, by direct deposit or
Direct Express, are not only the best way to receive federal benefit
payments -- for most people, starting in March, they are the only
way. The truth is, for most people getting monthly benefits, this
isn't really a change at all. That's because more than 9 out of 10
individuals who receive benefits from Social Security already
receive payments electronically.
If you get your payments the old-fashioned way and electronic
payments are new to you, here are some things you may want to know
about your future payments.
payments are safer: There's no risk of checks being lost or
payments are easy and reliable: There's no need to wait for the
mail or go to the bank to cash a check.
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payments are good for the environment: They save paper and
eliminate transportation costs.
Electronic payments save taxpayers
money to the tune of $120 million per year: There are no costs
for postage, paper and printing; and electronic payments could
save you money on check-cashing and bank fees.
Visit the Go Direct
website to learn more about getting your Social Security and SSI
payments the safe, easy, inexpensive and green way --
electronically. And rest assured that on payment delivery day, you
won't have to wait for your money; your money is already in the bank
and ready for you to use.
[By JUDITH BARTELS,
Social Security district manager
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