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You may have seen this article. A Seattle man recently contracted botulism from his improperly canned elk meat and is lucky to be alive. His description of how he canned the elk is like a checklist for everything you never, ever do when canning food.
I love to see so many new people taking up home food preservation, but you gotta do it right. I once gave a presentation about home canned convenience items and how to use them and, about a third of the way through the presentation, I just stopped. I could see something in the audience's collective eye.
"Ok, how many people here don't can because they are afraid they are going to kill their whole family with botulism if they do?" I asked.
Fully two-thirds of the audience raised their hands, so I embarked on a totally non-scripted, impromptu talk about what botulism is, why it's a concern for canners, and how you prevent it. The thing is, botulism isn't that scary if you understand how it works and why you must follow certain guidelines to ensure your home canned food is safe.
And so, I present the world's first (as far as I know) Infographic about Botulism: How Not To Die From Botulism. Questions? Concerns? Favorite canning resources? Let's share our knowledge in the comments. Happy Canning!
Click on the image or here for a full-size PDF of this infographic poster.
Note: Small edits have been made in response to reader feedback. Please reference back to this page, which will always link to the most recent version of the infographic. Thanks guys!

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text: Antiquity is a two-dimensional platform game with nice graphics and fun gameplay. Help the old man clear levels of varying difficulty. Along the way he will encounter various monsters that are out to get him. Do not forget to collect coins and stones, as they are necessary. Download the game and help the hero overcome all the dangers of the prehistoric world.


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Technology helps businesses grow. However, with so many innovations available, identifying what to adopt can be bewildering. Virtual reality (VR) is cutting-edge tech businesses can invest in, but is it right for yours? Find out by checking out our list of VR advantages and benefits.
VR training
Virtual hands-on training has been proven to be much more effective than in-classroom or e-learning methods. According to PwC, VR learners are:
Four times more focused than their e-learning counterpartsFour times faster to train than their in-classroom counterpartsNearly four times more emotionally connected to what they were learning than classroom learners275% more confident to apply the skills they've learned from the training
This means that VR learners become productive and efficient much sooner than non-VR learners.
An important benefit of VR training is that it can replicate situations that are dangerous or have adverse consequences if people make wrong or suboptimal choices in real life. Here are a few examples:
Pilots log many hours in VR training long before they actually get off the ground. With haptic VR, budding surgeons can learn how it feels to use their scalpels without cutting into actual flesh. Trainees in organizational leadership can learn soft skills via VR training, too. Immersive VR interactions can provide impactful learning experiences with little to no risk of unwanted real-world consequences such as fallouts with colleagues.
Create your own VR prototypes
Thanks to VR, you'll no longer have to rely on manufacturing prototypes when you want to see what your product physically looks like and how it might work. VR prototypes allow you to make any changes before actual production. Model creation in VR, for example, can save company resources, as these virtual prototypes allow manufacturers to examine a product and make changes without the time and money required to build a physical model.
And if you have the data, you can use VR to simulate real-world conditions. To illustrate, you can see how your automotive suspension design responds to different types of terrain, or how easily your drone can be controlled in a hurricane.
VR for engineers
As with manufacturing, VR is also time- and cost-efficient for engineers, architects, and other professionals who work in large-scale construction. It replaces traditional approaches, such as rendering small 2D models, and offers a more immersive experience that helps in designing structures that are more useful and intuitive for the people who'll be using these.
VR real estate tours
With VR, real estate agents don't have to tour potential buyers in the actual property. They can let their clients see what the property looks like in a three-dimensional setting and virtually go from room to room. Brokers can entertain buyers who may be miles away or simply don't want to spend time going from house to house.
Take customers on an adventure
If you are in a tourism- or adventure-based business, you can use VR to give customers a taste of what to expect from your attractions. If you're a marketer for an amusement park, you can offer a short VR simulation of one of your most popular rides. Or if you own a resort or campground, you can also create VR simulations of the activities you have in store for visitors.
If done properly, VR has the potential to bring your small- and mid-sized business to new heights. If you have any questions about how you can mesh VR with your company, don't hesitate to send us an email or give us a call. We'll be more than happy to assist you.


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October 12 @ 10:00 AM - 1:40 PM
Our Piano classes are designed to give our students the proper skills for success in this incredible instrument. These classes primarily focus on the important areas of their musical development such as: Technique (playing the instrument properly), musicianship (self-expression), musical literacy (reading music) and adequate repertoire (songs and pieces). Our program allows our students to experience music in all its forms.
Music lessons / Piano
Instructor: Josue Medellin
Ages: 7 and up. 6 students per group.
Duration: Each lesson will be 40 minutes long.
Day: Saturdays of each week (see the calendar below)
- Group 1: 10:00 a.m. to 10:40 a.m.
- Group 2: 10:50 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Group 3: 12:10 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.
- Group 4: 1:00 p.m. to 1:40 p.m.
Tuition: $400.
Discount for members: $360.
Includes: 15 lessons and access to online resources.
Option payments: Make the first payment on Sep 2nd, and the second payment on Oct 7th.
Class Calendar
- August: 26
- September: 2,9,16,23,30
- October: 7,14,21,28
- November:4,11,18,
- December:2,9.
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By John Fleck and William Connolley
To veterans of the Climate Wars, the old 1970s global cooling canard – "How can we believe climate scientists about global warming today when back in the 1970s they told us an ice age was imminent?" – must seem like a never-ending game of Whack-a-mole. One of us (WMC) has devoted years to whacking down the mole (see here, here and here, for example), while the other of us (JF) sees the mole pop up anew in his in box every time he quotes contemporary scientific views regarding climate change in his newspaper stories.
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The problem is that the argument has played out in competing anecdotes, without any comprehensive and rigorous picture of what was really going on in the scientific literature at the time. But if the argument is to have any relevance beyond talking points aimed at winning a debate, such a comprehensive understanding is needed. If, indeed, climate scientists predicted a coming ice age, it is worthwhile to take the next step and understand why they thought this, and what relevance it might have to today's science-politics-policy discussions about climate change. If, on the other hand, scientists were not really predicting a coming ice age, then the argument needs to be retired.
The two of us, along with Tom Peterson of the National Climatic Data Center, undertook a literature review to try to move beyond the anecdotes and understand what scientists were really saying at the time regarding the various forces shaping climate on time human time scales. The results are currently in press at the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, and Doyle Rice has written a nice summary in USA Today, and an extended version based on a presentation made by Tom at the AMS meeting in January is on line.
During the period we analyzed, climate science was very different from what you see today. There was far less integration among the various sub-disciplines that make up the enterprise. Remote sensing, integrated global data collection and modeling were all in their infancy. But our analysis nevertheless showed clear trends in the focus and conclusions the researchers were making. Between 1965 and 1979 we found (see table 1 for details):
- 7 articles predicting cooling
- 44 predicting warming
- 20 that were neutral
In other words, during the 1970s, when some would have you believe scientists were predicting a coming ice age, they were doing no such thing. The dominant view, even then, was that increasing levels of greenhouse gases were likely to dominate any changes we might see in climate on human time scales.
We do not expect that this work will stop the mole from popping its head back up in the future. But we do hope that when it does, this analysis will provide a foundation for a more thoughtful discussion about what climate scientists were and were not saying back in the 1970s.
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5 Tips For Making Glasses Cool For Your Kids
Have you been struggling to convince your child to wear their glasses?
Many children struggle with getting used to glasses, whether it's because they fear being teased or because the glasses feel strange on their faces, so how can we as parents make our children more excited to wear their glasses? Here are a few tips to help you do just that!
1. Make Sure The Glasses Fit
No child wants to wear something uncomfortable, and that holds just as true with glasses as with an article of clothing. Children are always growing, so glasses that fit perfectly a few months ago might be starting to pinch now. At our practice, we can adjust the fit of glasses to make sure they stay in place without being uncomfortably tight.
2. Let Them Choose Their Frames
Jeers of "nice glasses, four-eyes!" might be less common today than they once were, but children can still feel self-conscious about how their new glasses will impact their peers' behavior towards them. A great way to counter this self-consciousness is to let them choose their own frames! Don't let your own sense of fashion get in the way of your child's delight at wearing brightly colored frames. If they get to wear frames they think are cool, they'll feel much better about leaving them on.
3. Make Sure The Glasses Are Age-Appropriate
Even if a pair of glasses is your child's favorite color, they will lose a lot of points in the coolness department if they are glasses that look like they're for a younger child. Likewise, glasses for an older child won't be very comfortable for toddlers. Let your child show off what a big kid they are by wearing glasses in the right style for their age group.
4. Set Goals And Take Your Time
If your child doesn't like wearing glasses or they often forget to wear them, it's okay to take it slow. Gradually work your way up from expecting them to wear their glasses for half an hour a day to wearing them for the whole day, or start out with having them wear glasses while reading or watching TV only, then expand to wearing them all day. If they need more motivation, you could incorporate treats and prizes.
5. Don't Let Them Slack Off!
If you're setting glasses goals, then make sure to stick to them. You can recruit the help of your child's teacher, but you need to be a stickler about it too! Be supportive, but hold them to those goals. If they need more encouragement, you can remind them of all the cool characters in their favorite stories who have glasses, like Harry Potter, Superman, and Supergirl!
We're Here To Help!
Your child might not believe glasses can be cool if you're the only one saying it, but along with fitting their glasses and helping them find the coolest frames, we can give them our professional opinion that glasses are awesome! We're proud to be your partners in ensuring your child's lifelong vision health.


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15 Stats On How The Top Nonprofits Use Social Media
I was reading an infographic from Craig Newmark's CraigConnects and realized that the statistics within the image were brilliant. I wanted to outline some of the top stats and give you some ideas in regards to how the top nonprofits are using social media.
"The deal is, it's not about money, it's about getting people to talk with each other to make people's lives better," said Newmark.
Visit Newmark's Facebook page for the infographic, which includes an explanation of the methodology and sources used in its development.
1. 92 % of Nonprofit Websites Contain At Least One Social Media Button
This is important because 92% of them have a Facebook button. What is even more glaring is that only 12% of them have a LinkedIn
2. Only 12% of Nonprofits Use LinkedIN on their Website
This was a crazy concept to me. Out of all the socia media sites, LinkedIn has the higher income bracket and (probably) the higher level of engagement with business professionals. Why is it hard for nonprofits to understand the important of a networking website like LinkedIN?
3. YMCA has almost 500,000 less fans than the American Red Cross but $2 billion or more in budget.
4. PBS has the larget Twitter following at 840,653 (at the time of the creation of the infographic)
5. PBS is also the most talkative on Twitter at 877 tweets in a two month period of time.
6. 90% of Nonprofits have a Twitter share button on their website
Remember it is important to give users every opportunity to share your content.
7. Only 22% of Nonprofits have an RSS feed on their website.
This is interesting to me because it tells me that only 22% of nonprofits actively blog. This is a shame. Content is king and storytelling should be everything to the nonprofit entities on this list. Storytelling is what drives interaction and engagement among constituents.
8. C.A.R.E is the second most talkative Twitter account with over 860 tweets over a two month period of time.
This stat probably fluctuates based on what is happening within the nonprofit entity.
9. PBS is also the most commented nonprofit on Facebook averaging 17,205 comments over a two month period of time.
10. The size of the social media following of the nonprofit was not dependent on the budget size.
11. Leukemia & Lymphoma Society was last on the list on income but has over 97,000 fans on Facebook.
12. The 3rd most commented Facebook page is the Nature Conservancy with around 5,336 comments.
13. The organization with the highest net income, the YMCA, only posted 19 times to Facebook in two months, but has over 24,000 fans.
Is the YMCA missing something?
14. The American Red Cross was the first organization on the list to create a Twitter account.
15. Food for the Poor is the most talkative nonprofit on the list on Facebook, and has posted 220 posts over the course of two months.
It appears that income does not increase a nonprofit's visibility and interactions in the social media world. Some of the most social media savvy organizations are in the bottom quarter income bracket, yet they are clearly active on social media.
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Publication Economic Monitoring Report to the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee(Washington, DC, 2015-09-30) World BankPalestinians are getting poorer on average for the third year in a row. As evidenced in previous World Bank reports, the competitiveness of the Palestinian economy has been progressively eroding since the signing of the Oslo accords, in particular its industry and agriculture. Even though donor aid had increased government-funded services and fueled consumption-driven growth during 2007 to 2011, this growth model has proved unsustainable. Donor support has significantly declined in recent years and, in any case, aid cannot sustainably make up for inadequate private investment. Thus, growth has started to slow since 2012 and the Palestinian economy contracted in 2014 following the Gaza war. In early 2015, GDP was still lower than it was a year ago. Due to population growth, real GDP per capita has been shrinking since 2013. Unemployment remains high, particularly amongst Gaza's youth where it exceeds 60 percent, and 25 percent of Palestinians currently live in poverty. Against the backdrop of weak economic growth, reduced donor aid, and temporary suspension of revenue payments by the Government of Israel (GoI), the Palestinian Authority's reform efforts have not been able to prevent another year with a financing gap. The persistence of this situation could potentially lead to political and social unrest. In short, the status quo is not sustainable and downside risks of further conflict and social unrest are high.


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The High Lonesome Ranch
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0275 County Rd 222 DeBeque
Latitude: 39.379511
Longitude: -108.364237
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The High Lonesome Ranch sits along the spine of the continent on the Western Slope of the Colorado Rockies. A national park-scale landscape perfectly situated to help connect large ecosystems, we are right on a key habitat corridor. We are working to restore, conserve, and steward a large western landscape, which contributes to a western wildway for wildlife to roam and thrive that stretches from Mexico to Canada. A private conservation organization founded over 20 years ago, we are addressing the challenges of stewarding this landscape for habitat connection while we still can, and encouraging people to use it. With mountain forests, grasslands, spring creeks, and alpine mesas at an altitude that ranges from 4,000 to 9,000 feet, the ranch is home to diverse wildlife and provides a vast playground for sports and wilderness
We want guests to share our landscape. Our mission to restore this ecosystem and conserve this swath of land while inviting use of it is only one of the things that sets us apart from other ranches. We are a working cattle ranch, use new best practices on the land, raise our own The High Lonesome Ranch Angus grassfed beef, and age it on the Ranch. Outdoor sports, laid-back luxury lodging, world-class local farm-to-table food, good people, and beautiful landscapes are just some of what we have to offer.
The High Lonesome Ranch continues our mission of restoring and conserving this iconic landscape for the land itself, for the wildlife, and so all of us will still have wild places to go and play. Outdoor enthusiasts are conservationists at heart. We invite you to join us.
The size and scope of the ranch offer so many possibilities. Fly-fishing for 5 species of trout, wing shooting for upland game birds in pristine coverts, dude ranch weeks where families and friends can participate in real cattle drives, glamorous camping in safari-style tents, family reunions, weddings, corporate group retreats, big game hunting, and personal getaways beckon – if you're listening. All of these come with starry skies around the fire.
Our outdoor adventure, laid-back western luxury lodging, and 5-star hospitality are complemented by our inspired food. From the The High Lonesome Ranch orchard to the herb garden, our The High Lonesome Ranch Angus beef, local pork and lamb, and pairings with excellent local wines, our commitment to world-class local food is just the thing to round out an overall "Exactly as wild as you want" experience.
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A Quilter's Website
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a Quilt Poetry Design.
Porcelain Cat design used with
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I am Marcie Thompson from Little Rock, Arkansas, and I enjoy quilting.
I started quilting in the early 1980's thanks to my friend Ruth Enoch's interest in learning. Fortunately my teacher started me off with good hand piecing techniques which have helped me with the exacting work which is necessary when making intricate blocks. I also learned to quilt at a time when most people hand quilted. Therefore though the trend now is toward machine quilting, I still enjoy quilting many of my pieces by hand.
I made quilts through the early 1990's when machine quilting became popular. I was overwhelmed and intimidated by the work being done by many designers, so I stop making quilts. The only quilt I worked on until 2003 was a quilt top my grandmother Stella Boyce had made before 1954. My Uncle Walter asked me to quilt the top for him.
Early in 2003 my friend Mary Robertson was working on a small quilt but didn't enjoy the quilting part so I volunteered to finish it for her. And I was rehooked. After making three wallhangings that year I decided to join a group making the Dear Jane® quilt. And so I started what I call my Jane Journey which not only brought me back into the world of quilting but opened me up to new friends and a new way of thinking.
Quilting friends and quilting groups, guilds, or clubs are essential to expanding your ideas of what quilt project to work on next. When I started my Dear Jane® quilt I could only think of working on one thing at a time. Now I have overlapping projects because I want to do so many different things. Quilting friends challenge you.
And my new way of thinking - I don't have to equal the work done by anyone else. I can take pleasure and satisfaction in the work I am able to do at this moment and continue to challenge myself to improve and expand my abilities.


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Clowns and Others
- Choreographer: Salvatore Aiello
- Music: Sergei Prokofiev
- Costumes: Douglas Barger
- Lighting: Randall Henderson, recreated by Michael Korsch
- World Premiere: Eddy Toussaint Dance Company, Montreal, 1978
- PBT Performance Date: March 15-18, 2007;
Program Notes
by Carol Meeder, former director of arts education, 2007
Many choreographers prefer not to analyze their choreography. They will discuss the history of the piece, the music, their creative process, the dancers for whom they choreograph, and the imagery they envision. However – the choreography should speak for itself. It creates a mood, an impression, an impact. Each person sees, hears, and experiences it in an individual way; taking from it a personal interpretation and meaning. That was George Balanchine's philosophy and also that of Salvatore Aiello. Aiello expressed it by saying "If we could talk about dance we wouldn't need to do it, would we?"
Clowns and Others, one of his early works, was created at a time when he was making the transition from dancer to Associate Artistic Director and choreographer. He was thirty-four.
Like most young choreographers, his first efforts reflect the work of his mentors and those whose influence comes from his profound admiration for them. Clowns and Others reveals glimpses from Oscar Ariaz, Agnes de Mille, Alvin Ailey and others. Aiello's choreography is about capturing the human spirit, portraying the dynamics of human nature and how we handle it, human to human. In each his thirty-two ballets he focuses on that, sometimes choosing to bring out the humor and other times, the poignancy.
"Dancers and Clowns…
The two are the same.
Each wears a mask on his soul."
– Salvatore Aiello
In Clowns and Others, these principles are set against the backdrop of a circus or carnival. In this "moving painting," there is a group of vignettes, each one setting a scenario precipitated by the display of a human characteristic (selfishness, anger, grief, compassion, wonder, etc.) In each scene others respond to the event and come up with a resolution by working together with understanding and with humor. We often laugh at the misfortune of others, perhaps because we recognize ourselves, or maybe because we are relieved that, this time, the victim is someone else.
Imagine wandering through the grounds of an old-fashioned traveling circus. You'll laugh at the antics of the troupe as the show moves from clowns to lions, a daredevil tightrope walker, jugglers, a carousel, and more. In the crowd around you, the usual selfish and exhausted children act out their frustrations
Set to the charming, animated, and humorous piano score of Sergei Prokofiev's Visions Fugitives, Opus 22, each vignette is punctuated and enhanced by the musical humor that Prokofiev often employed. Each dance movement is infused with its own humor. These components work together to convey the message that we are all in it together, trying to survive our lot in our own individual way, striving to feel comfortable and safe.
"We are not dancers. We are human beings that just happen to dance."
– Salvatore Aiello


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perl Cookbook
Manages Perl installation and provides cpan_module
, to install modules from... CPAN.
- Debian/Ubuntu/Mint
- RHEL/CentOS/Scientific/Amazon/Oracle
- Fedora
- openSUSE
- Windows
- Chef 12.7+
- none
- On Linux installs perl packages and pulls cpanm from Github. On Windows installs the Strawberry Perl Chocolatey package. Requires Chocolatey to be installed prior to running this cookbook, which can be done with the chocolatey cookbook from the Supermarket.
The cookbook ships with a sane set of platform specific attributes for installing perl as well as cpanm. There should be no need to modify these attributes to use this cookbook.
- platform specific packages installed by default recipe -
- platform specific path forcpanm
binary to live -
- URL to download cpanm script from (*nix only) -
- checksum for the above remote file (*nix only) -
- version of perl to install. (windows only) -
- The path to the cpanm binary. On *nix systems this is where the file will be installed. On Windows it's part of Strawberry Perl so no additional installation is required. -
- Whether or not to suppress the diff of the cpanm file.
- install the module (default action) -
- uninstall the module
- The name of the module if it's different than the name of the resource property -
- To force the install within cpanm (default: false) -
- To do a test install (default: false) -
- Any version string cpanm would find acceptable -
- A path to change into before running cpanm
To install a module from CPAN:
cpan_module 'App::Munchies'
Optionally, installation can forced with the 'force' parameter.
cpan_module 'App::Munchies' force true end
You can also use cpanm's version mechanism to grab a specific version, or glob a version.
Exactly version 1.01 of App::Munchies
will be installed:
cpan_module 'App::Munchies' version '== 1.01' end
At least version 1.01 of App::Munchies
will be installed:
cpan_module 'App::Munchies' version '1.01' end
At least version 1.01 will be installed, but not version 2:
cpan_module 'App::Munchies' version '>= 1.01, < 2.0' end
Additionally, you can use the cpan_module
LWRP to delete a given package (uses cpanm's --uninstall
cpan_module 'App::Munchies' action :uninstall end
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perl Cookbook CHANGELOG
This file is used to list changes made in each version of the perl cookbook.
7.0.0 (2018-07-24)
- Remove windows cookbook dependency and require Chef 13.4+
6.0.1 (2018-02-16)
- Allow suppressing the
diff with a new attribute - Remove the ChefSpec matchers that are autogenerated now
6.0.0 (2017-11-27)
Breaking changes
- On Windows this cookbook now uses the Chocolatey package manager to install Strawberry Perl instead of downloading the zip file and manually installing it. This does require chocolatey to first be installed on the system and will use the C:\strawberry\perl path
Other Changes
- Fixed Amazon Linux support on Chef 13
- Removed build-essential from the Berksfile since it wasn't needed there
- Fixed cpan_module resource to work on Windows as well
- Added Windows 2016 Testing
- Improved attribute and resource documentation in the readme
5.3.0 (2017-11-27)
- Fixing the removal of the leading
and the conversion of the underscores to dots in Perl module versions when the version strings already have dots (ex: v1.2.0) - Enable FC016 testing again
- Use the latest cpanm which has 4 years of bug fixes and enhancements
5.2.1 (2017-08-30)
- Do not use an explicit owner and group on Windows. Let Chef do the right thing here which prevents breakage when the Administrator account has been renamed
5.2.0 (2017-05-06)
- Fix license string to be a SPDX standard license string
- Simplify true/false statement
- Depend on a modern windows cookbook
- Require Chef 12.7+ to workaround an action_class bug
5.1.0 (2017-03-01)
- Resolve resource cloning in the test cookbook
- Test with Local Delivery instead of Rake
- Use the root_group attribute from Ohai instead of defining it ourselves
- Use multi-package to speed up installs in the default recipe
- Don't use "module" as a resource property since its reserved. Instead use module_name and wire it up so a user can actually define a module name here instead of the module name coming from the name of the resource
5.0.0 (2017-02-27)
- Convert the existing HWRP to a custom resource and require Chef 12.5 and later
4.0.0 (2016-09-03)
- Testing updates
- Require Chef 12 or later
v3.1.0 (2016-08-05)
- Added support for SUSE / openSUSE and IBM zlinux
v3.0.0 (2016-04-07)
- Removed installation of the libwww-perl package, which is not required for Perl to function out of the box and can be installed by CPAN instead
- Resolved Chef 13 compatibility warnings in the cpan_module provider
- Updated the Windows Perl download URL to the new server
- Updated Perl to 188.8.131.52 on Windows
- Added the windows cookbook as a dependency so the Windows install converges
- Added module install / uninstall to the default Test Kitchen suite
- Added a basic Kitchen Inspec test to ensure perl is installed
- Added build-essential to the test cookbook so module installs would complete
- Added perl-devel to RHEL 6+ hosts
v2.0.0 (2015-09-24)
- Rewrote cpan_module definition as a LWRP with Chefspec tests and matchers
- Add the ability to select version in the cpan_module LWRP
- Fixed cpan_module incompatibility with Chef 12
- Fixed download location for cpanm to prevent failures on the redirect
- Removed Chef 10 compatibility. This cookbook now requires 11+
- Added libwww-perl installation on Debian systems
- Added support for RHEL/CentOS 7 and Fedora to the default.rb recipe
- Added source_url and issues_url metadata
- Added a chefignore file to limit files uploaded to the server
- Updated Contributing and Testing docs
- Added a rakefile for simplified testing
- Added maintainers.md and maintainers.toml file and a Rake task for generating MD from TOML
- Updated platforms tested in Kitchen CI and update the Kitchen config format
- Updated to the standard chef .rubocop.yml file
- Updated all testing and development gems to the latest
- Add basic Chefspec test
- Updated Travis CI to test on modern ruby versions and reenabled rspec and foodcritic testing
- Added cookbook version and Travis CI badges to the readme
- Added a .foodcritic file to skip FC015
- Removed all references to Opscode
- Remove the Gemfile.lock that shouldn't have been committed
v1.2.4 (2014-06-16)
- [COOK-4725] Use windows_path to set the PATH
New Feature
- COOK-4013 - add omnios support to perl cookbook
- [COOK-2973]: perl cookbook has foodcritic errors
- [COOK-1765] - Install Strawberry Perl on Windows in Perl Cookbook
- [COOK-1300] - add support for Mac OS X
- [COOK-1129] - move lists of perl packages to attributes by platform
- [COOK-1279] - resolve regression from COOK-1129
- [COOK-1299] - use App::cpanminus (cpanm) to install "cpan packages"
- [COOK-1279] Re-factor recipe and fix platform_version 5 bug for redhat family platforms
- [COOK-1129] centos/redhat needs the CPAN RPM installed
- Current released version
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Why Your Windows Updates Are More Important Than Ever
Stories about hackers and virus attacks seem to be making the news almost every day, and many of these news stories include tips on how you can avoid becoming a victim. One common theme among these tips is making sure your Windows operating system up to date.
Every day hackers are trying to figure out new ways to break into Microsoft Windows and once they do find a weakness, they try and find a way to spread it. This could be through a malicious email attachment or even something that spreads without your involvement.
Updates Explained
Whenever Microsoft discovers a potential flaw, they push out a small piece of software to all Windows computers running a supported version. If set correctly, your computer will check if there's any updates or patches and install them automatically. In new versions, this usually happens when you're shutting down or starting up, and doesn't impact your experience at all. Unfortunately, some users will manually disable or delay their updates, creating a risky situation.
The update may include security patches, drivers or a simple tweak to address bugs or issues with Windows. Sometimes, they even include new features or applications to improve the stability of your operating system. They're a good thing!
Not All Versions Get Updates
Some older operating systems are no longer supported, which means unless there are extenuating circumstances, Microsoft won't issue any new updates. Not a single one – generally, if cyber criminals discover a flaw after support ends, they're free to exploit it. For example, Windows XP support ended in 2014, and Windows Vista just ended in April this year. The moment an operating system is retired it becomes a playground for cyber-criminals.
It's not just Microsoft walking away from these old versions either. Third party software like the Google Chrome browser will still work, but they've also stopped supporting old versions with crucial updates and patches. It might seem like everything is working fine because your anti-virus isn't pinging in alarm, but it just becomes a case of risk, upon risk, upon risk.
What to do with older Windows
As much as you're comfortable with your older version of Windows, each time you boot up you're exposing your system, important files and entire network. It only takes one weak entry point in the chain to allow malware into all connected devices. That could mean your photo storage, media center or even smart appliances. It's not worth it – if you're running Windows XP or Vista (or older), you need to update to a more modern operating system ASAP. Give us a call to upgrade your computer.
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Functions are used to return a value. This value can take the form of a set of records (ref cursor), a collection, or a single value (NUMBER, VARCHAR2, etc.).
Functions (or procedures for that matter) should be logically grouped within a package. Only on the rare occasion should you store them individually.
That said, here is the syntax to create a function in Oracle:
FUNCTION get_age_in_months( p_id IN NUMBER ) RETURN NUMBER
l_age_in_months INTEGER;
--instrumentation calls
debug( 'GET_AGE_IN_MONTHS' );
debug( 'P_ID: ' || p_id );
debug( 'select value into variable' );
SELECT age_in_months
INTO l_age_in_months
FROM people_tab
WHERE id = p_id;
debug( 'L_AGE_IN_MONTHS: ' || l_age_in_months );
RETURN l_age_in_months;
WHEN no_data_found THEN
debug( 'no data found' );
--here you need to decide what exactly you want to do. If this is
--used in a SQL statement then you probably don't want to halt
--processing, so returning NULL will work just fine. However, if
--this function is called by another function or procedure and you
--need this value to continue processing, you WOULD want to know
--that the value is not there and you would issue a RAISE after you've
--logged the error
END get_age_in_months;
show errors
The "debug" call is just instrumentation of the code. It will allow you to step through the code more easily.
In the above function, you would also need to be aware of too_many_rows, but since I know that "id" is the primary key on the table, I have ommitted it.
- Instrument your code.
- Name the function something descriptive. There is a 30 character limit so don't be lazy.
- Name your functions something descriptive. I typically use get_ then whatever it is I'm doing. get_calculated_amount, get_as_of_date, etc.
- Name your variables something descriptive. There is a 30 character limit so don't be lazy. Please just spell out "no". Is it "No" or "Number?" Why make the next person think, just spell it out. They'll thank you for it.
- If there are more than 1 input parameters, start at the next line.
- CREATE OR REPLACE goes on the top line, nothing else
- Use spaces liberally
- Comment where necessary. If you name things descriptively though, you'll find you won't need a lot of comments.
I tend to name variables thusly (I think I got that from Mr. Kyte):
- p_ = parameters passed (though you could use i_ for in and o_ for out as well)
- l_ = local variables
- g_ = global variables


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Special Original Document Display In Memory Of Rosa Parks
Press Release · Thursday, October 27, 2005
Press Release
October 27, 2005
National Archives Holds Free Genealogy Workshop
Dr. Thomas Shawker to discuss DNA Testing: Tracking Your Genes in Genealogy
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) will host a free workshop by Dr. Thomas Shawker, "DNA Testing: Tracking Your Genes in Genealogy" on Wednesday, November 2, 2005, from 10:30-11:30 AM. Dr. Shawker will address new breakthroughs in DNA testing for genealogy, how to interpret the results, and how the results can be used.
Thomas H. Shawker, M.D., is chief of the ultrasound section in the Imaging Sciences Program at the National Institutes of Health, a professor of radiology at the United Services University, and a fellow of the American College of Radiology. He is chairman of the National Genealogical Societys Family Health and Heredity Committee and president of the Prince Georges County Genealogical Society. He is the author or coauthor of over two hundred scientific publications, including Unlocking Your Genetic History: A Step by Step Guide to Discovering Your Family's Medical and Genetic Heritage.
The workshop will be held in Room G-24 of the Research Center in the National Archives Building, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW between 7th and 9th Streets, Washington DC. Please enter on the Pennsylvania Avenue side of the building. Government-issued photo identification is required to enter the building. The Research Center opens at 8:45 AM. The closest Metro stop is the Archives/Navy Memorial stop on the Yellow and Green lines. Although the workshop is free, reservations are required and can be made by phone at 202-208-0781, extension 248.
The National Archives holds the permanently valuable noncurrent records of the Federal government. These include records of interest to genealogists such as decennial censuses, immigration records, military records, and public land records. The National Archives also offers the public a comprehensive program of genealogical workshops and courses in its facilities nationwide. Topics include an introduction to genealogy and research into records such as census schedules, military service and pension records, and passenger lists. For more information genealogy-related on National Archives programs and holdings, see http://www.archives.gov/genealogy.
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ELEVEN premieres a new music drama co-created by the man behind Empire.
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On Friday ELEVEN premieres new US music drama Star, created by Lee Daniels (Empire) and playwright / screenwriter Tom Donaghy.
The series starring Queen Latifah, Benjamin Bratt, Amiyah Scott and Quincy Brown, centres around a young, troubled girl and her quest for music stardom.
Amiyah Scott became the second openly trans person to play a trans major character in a scripted television drama series in America.
It premiered in the US in December and was renewed for a second season.
So far there is no word on a returning date for Empire, which is now well behind, but I would tip it to follow these 12 episodes.
Star is a tough-as-nails young woman who has been raised in the foster care system. But rather than her unconventional upbringing dulling her dreams, it has given her the strength to pursue them.
Committed to following the path to fame in the cut-throat music industry, Star tracks down her sister Simone and her Instagram bestie Alexandra, and the trio make their way to Atlanta. Once there, the girls find support in the form of mother-figure Carlotta and a has-been talent agent named Jahil, who takes an interest in Star.
But as the young women chase their dream, they find that ambition can come with a high price to pay.
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Another historic chance for change
After an idealistic campaign calling for justice and sovereignty, Greek newspapers carried dramatic headlines of the Syriza parties stunning victory last January. The anti-austerity Syriza party is defined by their youthful idealism and determination to smash the mold of practical politics and business as usual.
Many pro-leftist newspapers hailed the win as a historic chance for the people of Greece to take charge of their own future with the emergence of these young, anti-establishment members of government.
Can they make their ideals a reality, which is the objective of what The Philosophy Of Freedom calls "Ethical Individualism"?
Youthful idealism without a plan of action
It doesn't look like the Syriza government will realize any ideals. Now a historic betrayal has consumed Greece as the new government has agreed to many repressive, impoverishing measures in return for a "bailout" that means sinister foreign control and a warning to the rest of the world.
It turned out the Syriza government had no plan. The day after the January election a truly democratic and radical government would have begone taking action, but there was no plan.
Freedom and imagination
Lofty ideals such as social justice are universal and are applicable to all cultures. To apply social justice to a particular situation like Greece, you need imagination. The ideal principle needs to be imaginatively translated into a specific plan of action that meets the Greek situation directly.
Our creative and imaginative capacity depends on how free we are as individuals. The biases we receive from our family, nation, ethnic group and religion and all that we inherit from the past restrict our creativity. Imagination is a characteristic of free individuality. Free individuality is attained through an inner striving for freedom.
Science and technique
The Greece crisis is highly complex. The idealist has to work with an already existing set of conditions, to which he wants to give a new form. In order to transform the situation one has to have knowledge of the rules and laws of how it works. This is the kind of knowledge taught at universities in the different branches of general scientific knowledge. By acquiring this knowledge or surrounding your self with experts in the fields needed the world can be transformed without major disruptions and you are more likely to gain the support of others.
Changing the world, according to The Philosophy Of Freedom, involves three abilities. We select ideal principles with Moral Intuition, we imagine creative goals with Moral Imagination and we implement those goals with the knowledge of science or Moral Technique. POF 12.2
Greece reference: John Pilger, Andrew Flood


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By Matt Lewis, CLTC®, Vice President, Insurance
In today's world it's fair to say that most reasonable people believe they are going to live a long life. And when you live a long life, it's also fair to say that sooner or later, we're going to need some form of care.
Seven out of 10 people will eventually require long-term care in their lifetime.1 How expensive that care is depends on where you live. However, the median costs nationally ranged from $1,690 per month for adult health care to $9,034 for a private room in a nursing home facility.2
When that time comes, if we're not adequately prepared we may need to take assets from elsewhere to cover those costs. Or worse, rely on our families to foot the incredibly expensive bill and provide time-consuming care.
Let's talk about the importance of long-term care insurance, why you might need it, go over the different types of long-term care and what to expect when going through the application process.
What Is Long-Term Care Insurance?
Essentially, long-term care includes your physical care, the services you'll need and your housing solutions in your elder years. It also encompasses the type of assistance you'll need with your activities of daily living in the future – eating, toileting, bathing, dressing and getting in and out of bed.
One misconception about long-term care insurance is that it's cost prohibitive. But when you compare the premiums paid with the daily cost of care either in a nursing home or at home with skilled nursing, it's more cost effective.
How do you picture getting older and needing care? Is it in your home? In a facility? Living with loved ones? Do you always want the same level of care or a graduated type of care that advances along with your needs? There are ways to prepare for all of those scenarios.
The Long-Term Care Coverage Choices
There are four basic choices when considering long-term care insurance:
- Traditional long-term care: This is usually an affordable way to cover any long-term care expenses. However, if you don't use it, you lose it.
- Asset-based long-term care: This flexible option leverages your assets to realize cash value accumulation. It's usually a more expensive than traditional long-term care.
- Life insurance with qualified long-term care insurance (QLTCI) riders: This type of insurance can be a good option if you want to pair coverage with life insurance. The downside is that premiums might not be tax-deductible.
- Life insurance with accelerated benefit (AB) riders: This is a policy that will allow you to have access to your death benefit prior to death for any qualified long-term care needs.
How to Plan for Long-Term Care Coverage
You should start with your financial advisor. Together, you can map out a plan for what kind of care you want to receive and how you'll pay for that care when you need it. Examine whether you're creating a new batch of money to cover long-term care costs or if you're taking assets from somewhere else to cover the costs.
Once you and your advisor have determined the kind of protection that is best suited for you, the process starts by filling out an application for coverage.
Many parts of the underwriting process are based on age demographics. Underwriters for long-term care insurance are looking at morbidity, versus mortality. This can include not only your health but your family health history. For example, did your mom and dad have any cognitive impairments or immobilizing ailments? It can be a less arduous underwriting process for someone who is healthy and doesn't have a long family history of degenerative or other diseases.
The ideal time to secure long-term care insurance is when you are in your late 40s or 50s. The kids are out of college, you're in our highest earning years, and you're still relatively healthy, so it's the optimal time to get a more manageable premium.
The Bottom Line
When it comes to protecting your family, life insurance is often considered the greatest gift you can leave for your loved ones. When it comes to protecting a lifetime of work and savings, long-term care insurance may be a close second.
The reality is, if you don't make a plan for your long-term care your loved ones will be forced to step up physically, emotionally and financially. In fact, one report found that 43% of working caregivers may be forced to choose between working and continuing to provide care for a loved one.3
Putting together a solid long-term care plan can be a gift to your family members so they don't have to make that choice.
1 LongTermCare.gov, "How Much Care Will You Need?" 2/18/2020.
2 Genworth, "Cost of Care Survey," 6/2/2022.
3 Benefits Pro, "Stress levels grow for workers who are caregivers: What employers can do," 10/27/2021.
Matt Lewis is a non-producing registered representative of Cetera Advisor Networks LLC.


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London, United Kingdom, July 12, 2017 –(PR.com)– WorldBuild365, the international business platform that unites the building, interiors and HVAC industry, is proud to celebrate its 2nd anniversary on 8 July 2017.
The B2B platform unites buyers from around the world with global suppliers to the building, architecture, design, décor, as well as heating, ventilation and air conditioning industries. WorldBuild365 also features a product directory for the world's largest portfolio of build and interiors exhibitions, organised by ITE Group plc.
WorldBuild365 offers a way for businesses to remain in touch beyond the duration of a trade event. While exhibitions provide a setting for face-to-face communication between companies and industry professionals, WorldBuild365 enables people to maintain commercial relationships online, thus minimising time and geographical constraints. In this way, WorldBuild365 supports and provides even more value to ITE's exhibitions and contributes to its mission to connect its clients' businesses to the world.
With over 1.5 million users in the past year, WorldBuild365 is now the largest digital exhibition platform. Featuring the latest products and services from thousands of suppliers, it also provides industry insights, leading industry news, as well as design and architectural inspiration. WorldBuild365 demonstrates ITE's commitment to develop and digitise the exhibitions industry, bringing value not only for companies selling their products and services online, but even for businesses who are not otherwise digitally developed.
"We are grateful to our users for their help in making the platform the international leader it is today," said Valentyna Podgorodetska, Head of WorldBuild365. "Our reputation and value have been built largely on their cooperation and we thank them for their trust and confidence. We have been able to add value to the building industry by attracting and retaining key industry players, some of whom are world leaders in their fields."
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4 UX mistakes almost every designer makes
As a designer you're expected to make the impossible happen. Time and time again, you're expected to take an incredibly complex process and make it easy, simple and beautiful. When it's handled well, you feel like a rock star.
When we fail to live up to those heavy expectations, it leaves many of us feeling… deflated. Designers tend to be perfectionists by nature, we're our own worst critic. We take those mistakes personally, as if we've somehow ruined everything.
But these discouraging moments, if you accept them, are incredible opportunities for growth and learning. Here's a dirty little secret: most of the mistakes you make aren't your fault. here's the terrible part: you'll be punished for them anyway.
What we're missing is a knowledge of people
It's not like designers start a new job or project with the goal of screwing things up. With most of us it's actually the opposite. We obsess over the little details, the insignificant things most people feel don't matter. Most designers realize the importance of attention to detail.
That isn't the problem. It's what we don't know. The things we weren't taught that make a huge impact on our work.
If you're formally (or informally) trained, you're encouraged to study your craft. You're expected to learn and understand the principles of design, about communication, visual and color dynamics, color etc. But there's something missing.
What we're missing is a knowledge of people. Designers aren't taught to study people in school. We know our craft and we understand aesthetics, but we're never really given in-depth training on people.
Our lack of understanding creates a knowledge gap. This gap affects our designs, leading us to make some incredibly common but unexpected UX mistakes.
Designers are reasonable people. They spend a lot of time dealing with user interfaces so they have an intuitive knowledge of how things work on the web.
"That's common sense!" they tell themselves. Only it's not common sense. It's common knowledge to you, the designer. You spend a significant amount of time in this environment, so you just get it.
You're a professional. Users? Not so much. This is why these assumptions are so devastating. We assume the users:
- Know which questions to ask
- Understand the controls
- Know what our icons, symbols and logos mean
- Give us their undivided attention
- Will read or follow the instructions we give them
- Know how to find what they want
See the problem? These assumptions are reasonable. Most designers have made these assumptions. And therein lies the problem. These assumptions aren't based in reality.
- Some users are clueless
- Some are seeing and using our controls for the first time
- Others find our visuals confusing
- A few are distracted multi-taskers who are short on time or resources.
- Others refuse to follow your instructions
- While most aren't sure they know what they're looking at
Your job as a designer is to direct and thin the herd. Sort out those who are right for you, move them through your process, and get them to the finish line. Everyone else should be shown the door.
Design for the user. Design for the user! Over the years this piece of advice has been beaten into our heads. We're told to focus on the needs of the user, to design things for and around them.
It's a terrible idea.
"Why?", you ask? Because this advice is often handed out indiscriminately. Users aren't synonymous with target audience. The users interacting with your design aren't always the "users" you want.
Take Google for example. They focus the vast majority of their attention on their users. Who do they consider their "user"? Searchers. They focus huge amounts of their time and many billions of dollars on making things better for searchers.
Are those the only "users" they have? No, actually. As it turns out, they have several kinds of them.
- Advertisers: Google knows advertisers will accept whatever they give them. They tell publishers and advertisers how they expect the web to be. Disagree with Google, do things your way and you'll be punished for it.
- Bots: Google aggressively blocks unusual traffic (bots) from their site. Which means millions of false positives, searchers being blocked.
- Fraudsters: Google blocks deceptive websites; you know, the ones with those fake download buttons that install ransomware on your computer?
- Searchers: Regular people searching for something, anything online. These people make Google their money. They click on their ads, they use their apps, they download their software. They're Google's target audience, their meal ticket.
Google goes out of their way to ruin the user experience for those who conflict with their goals.
Google's user experience is focused almost entirely on their users. The user experience excludes, to a certain degree, the people (or bots) who aren't on that list.
If you're an advertiser spamming searchers, you're removed. If you're a bot scrapping content from their search results, you're blocked. Google goes out of their way to ruin the user experience for those who conflict with their goals.
I know, I know, the intention behind "design for the user" was supposed to focus designer attention on their target audience. But that's something many, many designers miss, which leads to…
When it comes to design, "friction" is a resistance to any element in the process you've laid out.
Designers are conditioned to believe user friction is bad. Users won't do what we want them to do if we don't design things properly. That tends to scare us a bit.
All websites need friction.
What do you do if you're listening to music and it's too loud? You turn it down, right? Same thing with friction. Friction is a volume dial of sorts. Turn it up or down to adjust the users you attract.
Here's how other websites have used friction.
- Craigslist: hates it when you re-post the same ad 50 times. They create friction with Ghosting. Create spam, re-post your ad too many times and your ad is quietly hidden from everyone else.
- Google: wants you to treat them with respect. Abuse the site, attempt to scrape content from search results and you're flagged for unusual behavior. Ignore the warnings and you're blocked.
- Quora: is a Q&A site. They have a simple policy. Be nice, be respectful. Those who ignore that policy are given a warning, blocked or banned. Their system is designed in such a way that it maximizes the user experience, ensuring Quora remains a safe place for others.
Friction is a problem for designers. They either don't know how to adjust the dial to attract the users they want or they don't know the dial exists. This means they're either prone to overreacting or they're chronically abused.
But what does that look like?
- Putting captcha forms on a contact form with three or four fields.
- Increasing the number of steps in any given process unnecessarily, increasing user drop off.
- Long pages filled with walls of text and visually similar information.
- Using lots of form fields when less will do. Increasing user fatigue and disinterest.
- Not using enough form fields so anyone and everyone gains access to whatever it is your design is offering.
- Generic visuals, stock photos and imagery decrease meaning and understanding. They increases user resistance.
- Asking for a user's personal or financial information while doing your best to avoid showing pictures of your face, stating who you are, or anything about your story.
Friction comes in all shapes and sizes, but it's something many designers struggle to wrap their heads around.
Avoiding this UX mistake requires lots of courage. But it also requires something more important: a clear understanding of the goal.
That piece you're designing, what is it supposed to accomplish? The website you're developing, what's the goal?
And the reason it's mandatory? Your boss, the committee, a client, someone in charge is going to demand that you go against that goal. What's worse is that you know what's going to happen.
Your experience tells you this won't end well. If you give them what they want things won't go as well as it should. It may fail miserably. It's easy to go along with the boss. "They're the ones signing the checks, I just do as I'm told."
It's important that you fight for your boss, even when they refuse to fight for themselves. If they're asking you for something that will hurt them, speak up. Deliver the bad news. Get them to understand the mistake they're making.
A habit of not speaking up means your portfolio will be filled with mediocre work.
Most designers won't do it. They're afraid they'll lose their job or hurt their career. Which is exactly what will happen if you say nothing. How do I know? Experience. Those mistakes are probably going to end up in your portfolio. A habit of not speaking up means your portfolio will be filled with mediocre work.
And the A-player employers, the kind you'd love to work with? They can tell. Make enough of these mistakes and it becomes difficult to hide.
What if you're part of a team where the planning and design decisions have already been made? Talk it over with others on your team. Make your case with solid evidence (e.g. research, reports, data, etc.). Then, make your case with decision makers. It feels impossible, but it's definitely doable. Just start small and take it slow.
You're a professional. You have the tools you need to find the UX mistakes others miss. You make the complex easy, simple, and beautiful.


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For Week Ending July 22, 2017
Residential real estate activity has remained robust through the summer months so far. New listing and sales activity may not always land exactly where desired or expected from week to week, but it is clear by gradually increasing prices and ongoing low inventory that buyer demand has not weakened.
In the Twin Cities region, for the week ending July 22:
- New Listings increased 0.9% to 1,842
- Pending Sales decreased 6.3% to 1,297
- Inventory decreased 17.2% to 12,555
For the month of June:
- Median Sales Price increased 7.0% to $259,000
- Days on Market decreased 16.1% to 47
- Percent of Original List Price Received increased 0.8% to 99.5%
- Months Supply of Inventory decreased 13.3% to 2.6
All comparisons are to 2016
Click here for the full Weekly Market Activity Report. From The Skinny Blog.


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Maxima M904 .554″ Extension Fits Remington 700, 783, Ruger American Centerfire, Savage centerfire, Weatherby Vanguard, Howa 1500, Winchester Model 70, Nosler M48
The Maxima Steel Bases are modeled around the popular Weaver design, which is one of the strongest and most versatile mounting systems available today. The low profile of the Maxima Steel Bases give your firearm a sleek look. When used in conjunction with Warne Maxima QD Rings, the shooter is able to utilize the open sights by looking over the top of the bases without sacrificing the normal shooting position behind the firearm.
Maxima Bases also offer a full width recoil slot in each base. This feature allows the recoil control keys of Warne Rings to attain maximum bearing surface.


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Kanye West Busted
Kanye West Busted
Kanye West has just been arrested at LAX for felony vandalism.
A still photographer was trying to take pics of Kanye at the American Airlines terminal. According to our guy on the scene, Kanye allegedly confronted the photog and smashed his camera to the ground.
Our photog then began videotaping the scene when Kanye's bodyguard grabbed our camera -- a struggle ensued and the bodyguard threw the video camera to the ground, breaking it.
When Kanye realized our camera guy had videotaped the incident, he rushed our guy and yelled, "Gimme that f**king tape!"
Both Kanye and his bodyguard have been arrested and will be booked.


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Cotton: Made of 2x2 ply mercerized (shiny thread) cotton and finished with cotton duck heading and solid brass grommets*. Great for traditionalists, but not recommended for long-term outdoor use.
Nylon: Made of 200 denier weather treated nylon and finished with cotton duck heading and solid brass grommets*. Our most versatile material; nylon is lightweight and quick drying. It flies in the slightest breeze and performs well in rainy climates. This is the most common material used in our outdoor flags.
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Blazer – Vintage Tommy Hilfiger. T-shirt – SuperTrash. Bracelet – SuperTrash. Jeans – James Jeans. Heels – Christian Louboutin Pigalle. Bag – Tommy Hilfiger BHI Bag. Watch – Sekonda. Ponyskin-effect belt – Next.
I know I constantly joke about my boobs and oddly seem to have embraced the fact that I can jog without the fear of getting punched by 'fast moving parts', and that my second and third blouse buttons have never had to work very hard except on the rare chicken-fillet days. And let's just say I wear a bra to keep warm. Shamefully at times I don't realise, that this something I often joke about, is a heart-ache and grief to some others. My own tiger mother has been fighting cancer (thyroid) in the past few years, and while I don't wish to reveal too much personal detail, there was a definite impact – not only for the diagnosed, but one that rippled through and shook the core of everyone she mattered to, and whom mattered most to her. So I'm happy to collaborate with Tommy Hilfiger, who have joined forces with Breast Health International and released a beautiful, practical bag to make some beautiful, practical changes to those diagnosed with Breast Cancer. A little jump makes a big difference, and get this, your jump can be in the form of a new, limited-edition bag. Usually I'd ask do you reeeally need a new bag, but this time I think you need a new bag for work because that one in the corner there is looking very tattered right now. Yes, that one. Tell me there's a better excuse to support a great cause. A whopping £100 of every sale (of £299.90 retail price) will go directly to Breast Health International's "Fund For Living", and I know for some of my readers this might be quite a high price for a bag, but can I suggest your 'little jump' to be a cheeky little re-tweet or a share? OR do what I like to do and wail in a supermarket aisle until your mother surrenders and buys you that Ferrero Rocher-studded bear toy – something like this. Works every time.
The Tommy Hilfiger BHI bag is available at Tommy.com from October 1 (today!).
Collaborative post with Tommy Hilfiger x BHI. Many thanks to Jin Oh for helping with these shots.


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Our weavings are finely crafted in Pennsylvania at one of America's last surviving textile mills. Making good use of the lovingly restored vintage power looms, skilled weavers painstakingly thread each antique loom by hand to create historically inspired linens of the highest quality.
The collection is inspired by traditional 18th and 19th-century linens, arts and crafts era motifs and French country designs.
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Don Quijote
Don Quijote Cigars
As boutique premium cigar dealers, we've been making Don Quijote cigars in very limited quantities because they're made with prized Cuban-seed tobacco from our Jalapa Valley farm. Therefore, they were exclusively sold to a few cigar stores. We finally aged enough tobacco to make these world-class cigars in the quantities that allow us to sell them online. If you liked the previous versions, wait until you try these extremely aged Don Quijote cigars. The true Cuban construction, with a triple cap, and its taste will have you coming back for more. Best of all our factory direct prices make them incredibly affordable. So enjoy these $7 to $8 cigars at our low online price and see what a true Cuban cigar experience is all about.
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Because of the absence of gravity, fuels burning in space behave very differently than they do on Earth.
In this image, a 3-millimeter diameter droplet of heptane fuel burns in microgravity, producing soot.
When a bright, uniform backlight is placed behind the droplet and flame and recorded by a video camera, the soot appears as a dark cloud. Image processing techniques can then quantify the soot concentration at each point in the image.
On the International Space Station, the Flame Extinguishing Experiment examines the combustion of such liquid fuel droplets.
This colorised gray-scale image is a composite of the individual video frames of the backlit fuel droplet.
The bright yellow structure in the middle is the path of the droplet, which becomes smaller as it burns. Initial soot structures (in green) tend to form near the liquid fuel.
These come together into larger and larger particles which ultimately spiral out of the flame zone in long, twisting streamers.
Image Credit: NASA
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Pizzeria Uno Exterior at Night |
The table they seated us at was very narrow. It was so narrow that you couldn't put too plates across from each other and we had to sit staggered so as to not have our knees interlock (the opposing seats are so close that knocking knees isn't possible because they're overlapping so much that you're more likely to bang your knee on a thigh than another knee).
Pizzeria Uno - Small Salad Bowl |
Pizzeria Uno - Numero Uno Deep Dish Pizza |
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Later in the week, we went to Giordano's Restaurant and Pizzeria (730 North Rush Street, Chicago). Giordano's specializes in a stuffed crust pizza which is a bit different than the deep dish pizza sold at Pizzeria Uno's. At Giordano's, their stuffed pizza is double crusted. An extra piece of dough is placed above the main ingredients on the pizza and that crust is then topped with their tomato sauce.
Giordano's - Exterior |
Giordano's - Appetizer Combination Platter |
Giordano's - "Special" Stuffed Pizza |
Giordano's - "Special" Stuffed Pizza Slice |
For ease of navigation and to keep the page sizes down, I've split the trip report and reviews into multiple pages:
Chicago 2011 Part 1a - Overview
Chicago 2011 Part 1b - Overview
Chicago 2011 Part 2 - Shui Wah, Santa Anna Bakery
Chicago 2011 Part 3 - Pizzeria Uno, Giordano's (this page)
Chicago 2011 Part 4 - Gibson's Bar & Steakhouse
Chicago 2011 Part 5 - Frontera Grill, Xoco
Chicago 2011 Part 6 - Noodles by Takashi Yagihashi, Frontera Fresco, Marc Burger
Chicago 2011 Part 7 - Alinea
Chicago 2011 Part 8 - Vienna Beef Factory
Chicago 2011 Part 9 - Girl and the Goat
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