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The following blog was reprinted with permission from David Phillips, an underwriter, title examiner and friend. Now more than ever, Land Contract Vendees should obtain a policy to protect their interest. If you want to know why, read on. Have a great weekend – John Shepard
Land Contract – Insure Your Vendee Interest
The person or entity selling the land is referred to as the vendor.
The person or entity purchasing the land is referred to as the vendee.
The vendor is typically the fee owner of the subject property. However, some contracts recite the vendor as an existing vendee. This is called a second land contract. It works like this: Bill Smith, fee owner and vendor, sells to Mike Thomas, vendee. This is the original land contract. Subsequently, Mike Thomas, as vendor, sells to Shirley James, vendee. This is the second land contract. Mike Thomas is both a vendee on the first contract and a vendor on the second contract. Both contracts exist concurrently and both contracts must be properly fulfilled before Shirley James can receive marketable title.
A purchaser in a land contract is similar to a purchaser in a garden variety purchase agreement. The difference is in the timing. A land contract is executory and extends over a period of time, whereas a purchase agreement calls for a single transaction, that being a concurrent transfer of money from the purchaser with receipt of deed from the seller.
Now, why should a land contract vendee obtain title insurance?
The reasons for insurance should seem obvious. However, many people believe that a land contract vendee interest is not insurable. This is incorrect, as a vendee interest is fully and necessarily insurable. Additionally, a vendee may figure they can just wait until the contract is fulfilled and then obtain title insurance upon receipt of their warranty deed. This is possible but extremely risky!
First off, a vendee will want to verify the proper fee owner of the land. Take this scenario for instance: Dave Phillips, fee owner of blackacre, leases his property to Brian Bosworth, former football hero. Subsequently, Mr. Bosworth sells on a land contract to Barry Switzer, his former coach. In this scenario, Mr. Switzer would not be purchasing anything, as Brian Bosworth has no ownership interest and consequently no authority to sell blackacre. A title company would disclose the fee interest of Dave Phillips and lessee interest of Brian Bosworth. Consequently, Mr. Switzer would not be fooled into signing a bogus contract. Establishing the proper fee owner establishes the legality of the proposed land contract.
Next, the tax monster. Prior to the execution of the contract, property taxes affecting the land may fall into many categories: (1) Taxes may be paid current; (2) taxes may be delinquent; (3) taxes may be forfeited; or (4) Taxes may have been foreclosed. For the unsuspecting vendee, categories 2, 3, or 4 can be a tremendous headache. Note: taxes always have superior lien position. Who pays the taxes will be spelled out in the land contract itself. However, a vendee will want to verify that there are no surprises. For instance, if a Judgment of Foreclosure has been rendered, and the relevant 21 days to redeem has passed, the property will be owned by the Foreclosing Governmental Unit (FGU), not your land contract vendor!
How about stray interests? Stray interests 'cloud' the title. There is usually no way a vendee can be aware of stray interests without a proper title search. If a stray interest exists, a title company can procure proper documentation to remove such interests, thereby relieving the vendee of future attacks on title.
Now, a big one: Senior liens. Any and all recorded liens in existence, prior to the recording of the land contract, will have priority over the vendee interest. Senior liens can be deadly to a contract vendee. If such lien falls into default and is foreclosed, the vendee interest will be wiped out. In the best case scenario, the vendee, after notice from the foreclosing party, would have to redeem such lien and then battle it out with the vendor regarding contribution or indemnification. You see, many contracts are executed with an existing lien on the property, usually a mortgage. The benefit of having vendee title insurance is this: The title company will record the land contract, or a memorandum thereof. You, as the vendee, will know what senior liens exist and, furthermore, all senior lien holders will have record notice of your vendee interest.
I have disclosed some of the major reasons why a land contract vendee should obtain title insurance. The vendee simply has too much at stake. Title insurance discloses the condition of the land prior to the vendee obtaining its interest. However, there are situations that may arise, subsequent to execution of the contract, that may impact the vendee's interest. Bankruptcy filed by the vendor, as well as defaulted senior liens, are two of the big ones. Note: If a vendor files bankruptcy, the contract is typically not affected. The trustee will usually give the vendee the option of either rejecting the contract or continuing the contract with payments being remitted to the trustee instead of the original vendor. It is possible that the trustee may try to argue that the land contract itself is part of a fraudulent transaction, but for general purposes, a garden variety land contract will survive a vendor bankruptcy filed subsequent to recordation of the land contract.
Important: Title insurance does not insure the land contract itself; it insures the vendee as to the condition of the land they are purchasing, as shown on the policy. The land contract itself is a contract between the vendor and the vendee. The title company is not a party to this contract. As a result, the terms and conditions of such land contract are set out as a specific exception on the title policy. This all focuses on "autonomy" of contract. The parties are free to make any legal contract they so desire. The vendor and vendee both have correlative 'rights' and 'duties' relative to such contract. The title company has no rights or duties relative to such contract and, therefore, cannot be asked to police or insure the contract.
Conclusion: A vendee should obtain title insurance. It would be extremely negligent to do otherwise.
Hope this helps,


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One of the most nuanced and important challenges to the EC proposal has come from MOGiS e.V, a German organization of child-abuse survivors. They've issued a statement condemning the proposal on several grounds: first, that censorship is unlikely to attain its stated goals and will create new harms, and second (and most importantly), that the EC should be turning its attention to making it easier for EU member-states and other nations to actually shut down sites that host images depicting the abuse of children.
Christian Bahls, a spokesperson for the group, says, "Blocking just hides the problem and actually lowers the police's incentive to become active. Also, going after the servers means a small chance of catching the people that put it there in the first place. Images of child abuse are outlawed all over the world. There is a global consensus that this imagery is illegal and should not be distributed (see the 193 Interpol members or the 117 signatories to the 'Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography')."
MOGiS e.V. was formed in Germany in 2009 in order to fight censorship proposals there, and now they are extending their work across the EU, along with other anti-censorship groups, to call for meaningful solutions to the abuse of children and to fight against unworkable, dangerous knee-jerk censorship proposals. Their slogan is "Remove, don't block! -- Act, and don't look away!"
Leaked EC censorship proposal (PDF)
MOGiS statement on EC proposal
(Thanks, Christian!)

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Miracles, The Greatest Stories Of The Bible And Family Favorites Spring Up As GMC TV Presents A Slate Of Original Movies And Series To Celebrate Easter
Highlights Include the Premiere of the Original GMC World Premiere Movie The Carpenter's Miracle, the Epic Movie Jesus, Bible Stories including Esther and Book of Ruth, Exclusive Episodes of 'Heartland' and a 'Touched by an Angel' Marathon
Mar 08, 2013, 09:23 ET from GMC TV
ATLANTA, March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GMC TV today unveiled its annual 2013 Easter holiday programming slate consisting of the new original GMC World Premiere Movie, The Carpenter's Miracle, along with "The Greatest Stories of the Bible" movie event, the original series "Heartland" and a "Miracle Sunday" marathon of family favorite series, "Touched by an Angel."
On Easter weekend, GMC TV will present its original GMC World Premiere Movie, The Carpenter's Miracle, on Saturday, March 30 and Easter Sunday, March 31 at 7, 9 and 11 p.m. ET, starring Cameron Mathison ("All My Children"), Michelle Harrison, Sarah-Jane Redmond ("Smallville") and Ryan Grantham (Diary of a Wimpy Kid). In The Carpenter's Miracle, a simple touch changes everything. Josh is just an average carpenter in a small town, but when his touch miraculously brings a dead boy back – a boy he tried valiantly to save when he fell into a freezing lake – things spin totally out of control. The media rushes to promote the act and proclaims that it is a miracle. However, there are those who are determined to debunk the entire story and Josh and the boy's mother are thrust into a whirlwind they never expected.
Beginning on Palm Sunday and through Easter week GMC TV will feature a collection of the "Greatest Stories of the Bible." All times are ET. Check local listing for times. Highlights include:
Sunday, March 24 (Palm Sunday)
Esther is the story of how a simple but beautiful young Jewish girl named Hadassah became Queen Esther and delivered her people from a brutal massacre; one brought on by a fierce and ancient enemy. Stars: Jurgen Prochnow, Thoma Kretschmann, F. Murray Abraham and Louise Lombard. 9 a.m.
Book of Ruth. Choosing to leave her homeland of Moab, she follows her mother-in-law Naomi to Israel after the death of her husband. Upon reaching Bethlehem, she meets and marries Boaz, who is of the Royal House of Judah. This chain of events sets the stage for the future kings of the nation of Israel and the coming of the Messiah. Stars: Lana Wood, Dan Haggerty, Sherry Morris, Carman, Elise Lester. 11 a.m.
Jeremiah, the story of a man who abandons his family and the woman he loves in order to relay God's message in Jerusalem. Although he is persecuted and branded as a traitor for warning others of the destruction of the Holy City, he continues fearlessly with his mission. Stars: Patrick Dempsey, Keaus Maria Brandauer (1999). 1 p.m.
The Ten Commandments. The story of Moses, who against impossible odds, leads the Jews out of Egyptian slavery into perilous freedom. Stars Dougray Scott, Paul Rhys, Omar Shariff and Naveen Andrews (2006). (Parts 1 & 2) - 3 to 7 p.m.
Jesus. The acclaimed movie starring Jeremy Sisto, Debra Messing, Jacqueline Bisset and Academy Award nominee Gary Oldman. Jesus traces the life of Christ, growing from a simple carpenter to the Savior whose teachings and sacrifice provide hope and salvation to billions of followers. (Parts 1 & 2) – This exclusive movie event will air from 7 to 11 p.m. and 11 p.m. to 3 a.m.
Monday, March 25
Mary, Mother of Jesus, is a compelling portrayal of Mary's undying and steadfast love for her son and captures her humanity, humility and grace. Mary's faith is tested as she must accept her son's destiny, endure his brutal suffering and death and dedicate her life to the sharing of his message of love and salvation. Stars: Christian Bale, Pernilla August, Melinda Kinnaman, Geraldine Chaplin. 8 - 10 p.m.
Tuesday, March 26
Jeremiah - 8 to 10 p.m.
Esther - 10 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Wednesday, March 27
The Ten Commandments - 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Thursday, March 28
Solomon is crowned King of Israel and rules the land with love, peace and respect. He meets the beautiful Queen of Sheba and falls in love at first sight. Stars: Ben Cross, Vivica A. Fox, Max Von Sydow, G.W. Bailey, Anouk Aimee. 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Friday, March 29 (Good Friday)
Jesus (Parts 1 & 2) - 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.
On Wednesday, March 6, 13 and 20, GMC TV will present new episodes of its exclusive original series "Heartland."
On Easter Sunday, GMC TV will present a day long "Miracle Sunday" lineup starting at 10 a.m. with a "Touched by an Angel" marathon hosted by Roma Downey ("Touched by an Angel"), leading into the premiere of The Carpenter's Miracle at 7 p.m.
Additional movies featured in the month include: Letters to God, Friday, March 15 at 9 and 11 p.m.; and A Walton Easter, Friday, March 22 at 9 and 11 p.m.
About GMC TV
GMC TV, (www.watchGMCtv.com) based in Atlanta, is America's favorite network for uplifting music and family entertainment. The network presents original and acquired movies, series, stage plays and music specials along with gMovies, the first faith-friendly streaming movie service. The GMC TV brand is reflected in "Uplift Someone," the network's successful pro-social initiative. GMC TV can be seen in more than 61 million homes on various cable systems around the country, as well as DIRECTV on channel 338, DISH Network on channel 188, and Verizon FiOS on channel 224. The network is backed financially by InterMedia Partners VII, L.P., a private investment firm specializing in equity investments in media and entertainment companies and Yucaipa Johnson.
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September 2000, Volume 125, Issue 3
- 526-534 The dynamic predicate stashing copy problem and the Steiner problem in graphs
by Marsman, S. & Duin, C. W. & Volgenant, A.
- 535-550 Sequencing of jobs in some production system
by Grabowski, Jozef & Pempera, Jaroslaw
- 551-570 Modelling diffusion and replacement
by Islam, Towhidul & Meade, Nigel
- 571-587 Dimension of valued relations
by Doignon, Jean-Paul & Mitas, Jutta
- 588-601 The effects of inflation and time-value of money on an economic order quantity model with a random product life cycle
by Moon, Ilkyeong & Lee, Suyeon
- 602-621 Commonality in product design: Cost saving, valuation change and cannibalization
by Kim, Kilsun & Chhajed, Dilip
- 622-632 Benders-and-cut algorithm for fixed-charge capacitated network design problem
by Sridhar, Varadharajan & Park, June S.
- 633-647 A decision support system for business process planning
by Volkner, Peer & Werners, Brigitte
- 648-655 On the single-assignment p-hub center problem
by Kara, Bahar Y. & Tansel, Barbaros C.
- 656-669 Determining the relative efficiency of MBA programs using DEA
by Colbert, Amy & Levary, Reuven R. & Shaner, Michael C.
- 670-678 Co-plot: A graphic display method for geometrical representations of MCDM
by Raveh, Adi
September 2000, Volume 125, Issue 2
- 219-221 Editorial
by Krarup, Jakob & Pisinger, David
- 222-238 Optimization engineering techniques for the exact solution of NP-hard combinatorial optimization problems
by Toth, Paolo
- 239-248 Continued fractions in optimal cutting of a rectangular sheet into equal small rectangles
by Arslanov, M. Z.
- 249-256 Analysis of permutation routing algorithms
by Bekesi, Jozsef & Galambos, Gabor & Hajnal, Peter
- 257-265 Tabu search for DNA sequencing with false negatives and false positives
by Blazewicz, J. & Formanowicz, P. & Kasprzak, M. & Markiewicz, W. T. & Weglarz, J.
- 266-277 Application of the noising method to the travelling salesman problem
by Charon, Irene & Hudry, Olivier
- 278-282 The vertex degrees of minimum spanning trees
by Cieslik, Dietmar
- 283-291 Algorithmic approach to the satisfactory graph partitioning problem
by Gerber, Michael U. & Kobler, Daniel
- 292-297 Stability in P5- and banner-free graphs
by Lozin, V. V.
- 298-315 On the capacitated lot-sizing and continuous 0-1 knapsack polyhedra
by Miller, Andrew J. & Nemhauser, George L. & Savelsbergh, Martin W. P.
- 316-323 The method of generalized generating sequences
by Ushakov, Igor
- 324-339 Scheduling a flowline manufacturing cell with sequence dependent family setup times
by Schaller, Jeffrey E. & Gupta, Jatinder N. D. & Vakharia, Asoo J.
- 340-358 A mini-line approach for pull production
by Ahmadi, Reza H. & Matsuo, Hirofumi
- 359-369 A genetic algorithm for scheduling staff of mixed skills under multi-criteria
by Cai, X. & Li, K. N.
- 370-380 Minimizing makespan subject to minimum total flow-time on identical parallel machines
by Gupta, Jatinder N. D. & Ruiz-Torres, Alex J.
- 381-397 A comparative evaluation of modeling approaches to the labor shift scheduling problem
by Aykin, Turgut
- 398-409 A discrete semi-Markov decision model to determine the optimal repair/replacement policy under general repairs
by Love, C. E. & Zhang, Z. G. & Zitron, M. A. & Guo, R.
- 410-424 Hydro-electric unit commitment subject to uncertain demand
by Philpott, A. B. & Craddock, M. & Waterer, H.
- 425-428 An improved precedence rule for single machine sequencing problems with quadratic penalty
by Mondal, Sakib A. & Sen, Anup K.
- 429-430 On improving the single-vendor single-buyer integrated production inventory model with a generalized policy
by Goyal, S. K.
- 431-439 Multi-attribute decision aid under incomplete information and hierarchical structure
by Ahn, Byeong Seok & Sam Park, Kyung & Hee Han, Chang & Kyeong Kim, Jae
- 440-448 On three-machine flow shops with random job processing times
by Kamburowski, Jerzy
August 2000, Volume 125, Issue 1
- 1-17 Pure competition, regulated and Stackelberg equilibria: Application to the energy system of Quebec
by Lavigne, Denis & Loulou, Richard & Savard, Gilles
- 18-24 An algorithm for the multiparametric 0-1-integer linear programming problem relative to the objective function
by Crema, Alejandro
- 25-33 An extended DEA model: Appending an additional input to make all DMUs at least weakly efficient
by Takeda, Eiji
- 34-58 An evaluation of vendor selection models from a total cost of ownership perspective
by Degraeve, Zeger & Labro, Eva & Roodhooft, Filip
- 59-72 ProGen/[pi]x - An instance generator for resource-constrained project scheduling problems with partially renewable resources and further extensions
by Drexl, Andreas & Nissen, Rudiger & Patterson, James H. & Salewski, Frank
- 73-83 Capturing group preferences in a multicriteria decision
by Easley, Robert F. & Valacich, Joseph S. & Venkataramanan, M. A.
- 84-92 New bounds for expected cycle times in tandem queues with blocking
by Nakade, Koichi
- 93-112 Returns to scale and scale elasticity in data envelopment analysis
by Fukuyama, Hirofumi
- 113-132 Local stability intervals in the analytic hierarchy process
by Aguaron, Juan & Moreno-Jimenez, Jose Maria
- 133-148 Multiaction maintenance subject to action-dependent risk and stochastic failure
by Su, Chao-Ton & Wu, Sung-Chi & Chang, Cheng-Chang
- 149-174 Optimal dynamic pricing of perishable products with stochastic demand and a finite set of prices
by Chatwin, Richard E.
- 175-183 Multicriteria assignment method PROAFTN: Methodology and medical application
by Belacel, Nabil
- 184-194 An organizational change perspective on the value of modeling
by Liberatore, Matthew J. & Hatchuel, Armand & Weil, Benoit & Stylianou, Antonis C.
- 195-204 Hiring policies in an uncertain environment: Cost and productivity trade-offs
by Gerchak, Yigal & Golany, Boaz
- 205-215 Airline spill analysis - beyond the normal demand
by Z.F. Li, Michael & Hoon Oum, Tae
- 216-217 A note on "Project scheduling with resource constraints: A branch and bound approach"
by Kaefer, Frederick
August 2000, Volume 124, Issue 3
- 437-446 The design of robotic dairy barns using closed queueing networks
by Halachmi, I. & Adan, I. J. B. F. & van der Wal, J. & Heesterbeek, J. A. P. & van Beek, P.
- 447-467 Higher order approximations for the single server queue with splitting, merging and feedback
by Girish, Muckai K. & Hu, Jian-Qiang
- 468-477 Note on cyclic sequences in the product rate variation problem
by Bautista, Joaquin & Companys, Ramon & Corominas, Albert
- 478-494 An interactive reference point approach for multiobjective mixed-integer programming using branch-and-bound
by Alves, Maria Joao & Climaco, Joao
- 495-510 Evaluation of supply chain structures through modularization and postponement
by Ernst, Ricardo & Kamrad, Bardia
- 511-528 The discrete lot-sizing and scheduling problem: Complexity and modification for batch availability
by Bruggemann, Wolfgang & Jahnke, Hermann
- 529-538 A nonparametric stochastic procedure for FMS evaluation
by Talluri, Srinivas & Whiteside, Mary M. & Seipel, Scott J.
- 539-549 Efficient storage allocation for processing in backlog-controlled queueing networks using multicriteria techniques
by Giokas, D. I. & Pentzaropoulos, G. C.
- 550-559 A note on EOQ models for deteriorating items under stock dependent selling rate
by Chung, Kun-Jen & Chu, Peter & Lan, Shaw-Ping
- 560-570 Properties of a sequencing problem for a mixed model assembly line with conveyor stoppages
by Xiaobo, Zhao & Ohno, Katsuhisa
- 571-590 Bias and variance reduction in computer simulation studies
by Crawford, J. W. & Gallwey, T. J.
- 591-600 The biobjective minimum cost flow problem
by Sedeno-Noda, A. & Gonzalez-Martin, C.
- 601-614 On the dynamics of stochastic diffusion of manufacturing technology
by Liu, John
- 615-628 Queues with a variable number of servers
by Li, Hui & Yang, Tao
- 629-640 Four-part partition games isomorphic to Silverman's game
by Heuer, Gerald A. & Leopold-Wildburger, Ulrike
- 641-650 Determination of weights of interacting criteria from a reference set
by Marichal, Jean-Luc & Roubens, Marc
- 651-654 Technical note on symmetric duality in multiobjective programming: Some remarks on recent results
by Chandra, Suresh & Abha
July 2000, Volume 124, Issue 2
- 221-223 Management science and operations research in China
by Li, Huaizu & Wang, Shouyang & Xu, Li D
- 224-234 A neural network representation of linear programming
by Li, Hong-Xing & Da, Xu Li
- 235-242 Mathematical modeling of China's State-owned Enterprises' Contract System
by Feng, Shan & Da Xu, Li
- 243-254 Forecasting regional income inequality in China
by Zheng, Fei & Xu, Li Da & Tang, Bingyong
- 255-266 Modeling staffing flexibility: A case of China
by Li, Ninghua & Li, Ling X.
- 267-282 A multiple traveling salesman problem model for hot rolling scheduling in Shanghai Baoshan Iron & Steel Complex
by Tang, Lixin & Liu, Jiyin & Rong, Aiying & Yang, Zihou
- 283-293 A production rescheduling expert simulation system
by Li, Heng & Li, Zhicheng & Li, Ling X. & Hu, Bin
- 294-306 Practices of preventive maintenance and replacement for engines: A case study
by Lai, K. K. & Leung, Francis K. N. & Tao, B. & Wang, S. Y.
- 307-331 Fuzzy dispatching model and genetic algorithms for railyards operations
by He, Shiwei & Song, Rui & Chaudhry, Sohail S.
- 332-341 A linear matrix inequality approach for robust control of systems with delayed states
by Li Da, Xu & Cheng, Chuwang & Tang, Bingyong
- 342-352 An adaptive control method for time-varying systems
by Tang, Bingyong & Li Da, Xu & Wang, Wenjie
- 353-359 Predicting duration of stay in a pediatric intensive care unit: A Markovian approach
by Seth Kapadia, Asha & Chan, Wenyaw & Sachdeva, Ramesh & Moye, Lemuel A. & Jefferson, Larry S.
- 360-376 Multiple center capacitated arc routing problems: A tabu search algorithm using capacitated trees
by Amberg, Anita & Domschke, Wolfgang & Vo[ss], Stefan
- 377-389 A comparison of Lagrangean and surrogate relaxations for the maximal covering location problem
by Galvao, Roberto D. & Gonzalo Acosta Espejo, Luis & Boffey, Brian
- 390-408 Fuzzy inventory with backorder for fuzzy total demand based on interval-valued fuzzy set
by Yao, Jing-Shing & Su, Jin-Shieh
- 409-421 Optimization of printed circuit board manufacturing: Integrated modeling and algorithms
by Altinkemer, Kemal & Kazaz, Burak & Koksalan, Murat & Moskowitz, Herbert
- 422-436 Modeling recirculating conveyors with blocking
by Schmidt, Linda C. & Jackman, John
July 2000, Volume 124, Issue 1
- 1-14 An age-structured model for the AIDS epidemic
by Griffiths, Jeff & Lowrie, Dawn & Williams, Janet
- 15-27 A computational study of smoothing heuristics for the traveling salesman problem
by Coy, Steven P. & Golden, Bruce L. & Wasil, Edward A.
- 28-42 A hybrid genetic algorithm for the open shop scheduling problem
by Liaw, Ching-Fang
- 43-54 A genetic algorithm approach to policy design for consequence minimization
by Rubenstein-Montano, Bonnie & Anandalingam, G. & Zandi, Iraj
- 55-62 A methodological framework for the validation of predictive simulations
by Fraedrich, D. & Goldberg, A.
- 63-76 An optimization problem arising in the design of multiring systems
by Arbib, Claudio & Rossi, Fabrizio
- 77-88 Some reverse location problems
by Zhang, Jianzhong & Liu, Zhenhong & Ma, Zhongfan
- 89-101 Deriving decision rules to locate export containers in container yards
by Kim, Kap Hwan & Park, Young Man & Ryu, Kwang-Ryul
- 102-113 On consistency and ranking of alternatives in fuzzy AHP
by Leung, L. C. & Cao, D.
- 114-124 A search game when a search path is given
by Hohzaki, Ryusuke & Iida, Koji
- 125-138 Market entry, phased rollout or abandonment? A real option approach
by Pennings, Enrico & Lint, Onno
- 139-150 Exact and heuristic algorithms for data sets reconstruction
by Lodi, Andrea & Vigo, Daniele & Zannoni, Cinzia
- 151-158 A simple duality proof in convex quadratic programming with a quadratic constraint, and some applications
by Pinar, Mustafa C.
- 159-186 Context, tactics, and the examination of alternatives during strategic decision making
by Nutt, Paul C.
- 187-203 Rating of Indian commercial banks: A DEA approach
by Saha, Asish & Ravisankar, T. S.
- 204-216 A method of optimal lattice packing of congruent oriented polygons in the plane
by Stoyan, Yu G. & Patsuk, V. N.
- 217-218 The analytic hierarchy process in an uncertain environment: A simulation approach by Hauser and Tadikamalla (1996)
by Ahn, Byeong Seok
June 2000, Volume 123, Issue 3
- 453-472 Computational analysis of a flexible assembly system design problem
by Kumar, Ashok & Jacobson, Sheldon H. & Sewell, Edward C.
- 473-489 An exact method for the two-echelon, single-source, capacitated facility location problem
by Tragantalerngsak, Suda & Holt, John & Ronnqvist, Mikael
- 490-503 Coordinated replenishments in inventory systems with correlated demands
by Liu, Liming & Yuan, Xue-Ming
- 504-518 A branch and bound algorithm for a production scheduling problem in an assembly system under due date constraints
by Park, Moon-Won & Kim, Yeong-Dae
- 519-530 Replacement-repair policy for multi-state deteriorating products under warranty
by Zuo, Ming J. & Liu, Bin & Murthy, D. N. P.
- 531-542 Heuristic and exact algorithms for the simultaneous assignment problem
by Yamada, Takeo & Nasu, Yasushi
- 543-557 A comparative analysis of DEA as a discrete alternative multiple criteria decision tool
by Sarkis, Joseph
- 558-567 Case-based decision support system: Architecture for simulating military command and control
by Liao, Shu-hsien
- 568-584 Coordinating an innovation in supply chain management
by Kim, Bowon
- 585-592 Partitioning under the Lp norm
by Goldberg, Robert R. & Shapiro, Jacob
- 593-605 Comparing the efficacy of ranking methods for multiple round-robin tournaments
by Mendonca, D. & Raghavachari, M.
- 606-613 An extension of the PROMETHEE method for decision making in fuzzy environment: Ranking of alternative energy exploitation projects
by Goumas, M. & Lygerou, V.
- 614-627 Subscript-free modeling languages: A tool for facilitating the formulation and use of models
by Lin, Suh-Yun Elva & Schuff, David & St. Louis, Robert D.
- 628-639 Separating risk and return in the CAPM: A general utility-based model
by Pedersen, Christian S.
- 640-651 Clustering of objects and attributes for manufacturing and marketing applications
by Vakharia, Asoo J. & Mahajan, Jayashree
- 652-659 An efficient linearization approach for mixed-integer problems
by Chang, Ching-Ter
June 2000, Volume 123, Issue 2
- 227-228 Recent advances in theory and practice of combinatorial optimization (ECCO X)
by Burkard, Rainer & Labbe, Martine & Teresa Ramos, M. & Sicilia, J.
- 229-240 Heuristics for the two-stage job shop scheduling problem with a bottleneck machine
by Drobouchevitch, I. G. & Strusevich, V. A.
- 241-255 Frequency assignment in mobile radio systems using branch-and-cut techniques
by Fischetti, Matteo & Lepschy, Chiara & Minerva, Giuseppe & Romanin-Jacur, Giorgio & Toto, Ema
- 256-270 Tabu Search applied to global optimization
by Chelouah, Rachid & Siarry, Patrick
- 271-291 A multiperiod two-echelon multicommodity capacitated plant location problem
by Hinojosa, Y. & Puerto, J. & Fernandez, F. R.
- 292-302 Algorithms for the robust 1-center problem on a tree
by Averbakh, Igor & Berman, Oded
- 303-314 Scheduling no-wait robotic cells with two and three machines
by Agnetis, A.
- 315-324 A directed hypergraph model for random time dependent shortest paths
by Pretolani, Daniele
- 325-332 New trends in exact algorithms for the 0-1 knapsack problem
by Martello, Silvano & Pisinger, David & Toth, Paolo
- 333-345 Approximation algorithms for knapsack problems with cardinality constraints
by Caprara, Alberto & Kellerer, Hans & Pferschy, Ulrich & Pisinger, David
- 346-371 The edge-weighted clique problem: Valid inequalities, facets and polyhedral computations
by Macambira, Elder Magalhaes & de Souza, Cid Carvalho
- 372-381 An efficient approach for the multi-pallet loading problem
by Terno, Johannes & Scheithauer, Guntram & Sommerwei[ss], Uta & Riehme, Jan
- 382-393 A primal partitioning approach for single and non-simultaneous multicommodity flow problems
by Hadjiat, Malika & Maurras, Jean-Francois & Vaxes, Yann
- 394-407 Unbounded knapsack problem: Dynamic programming revisited
by Andonov, R. & Poirriez, V. & Rajopadhye, S.
- 408-427 The asymmetric traveling salesman problem with replenishment arcs
by Boland, N. L. & Clarke, L. W. & Nemhauser, G. L.
- 428-435 Path equipartition in the Chebyshev norm
by Liverani, Marco & Morgana, Aurora & Simeone, Bruno & Storchi, Giovanni
May 2000, Volume 123, Issue 1
- 1-15 The dynamic relocation and phase-out of a hybrid, two-echelon plant/warehousing facility: A multiple objective approach
by Melachrinoudis, Emanuel & Min, Hokey
- 16-28 Fuzzy rule based classification with FeatureSelector and modified threshold accepting
by Ravi, V. & Zimmermann, H. -J.
- 29-41 Lower-bounding procedures for the 2-dimensional cell suppression problem
by Duarte de Carvalho, Filipa & Teresa Almeida, Maria
- 42-60 Production lot sizing in failure prone two-stage serial systems
by Lee, S. D. & Rung, J. M.
- 61-72 Computing performance measures in a multi-class multi-resource processor-shared loss system
by Aksin, O. Zeynep & Harker, Patrick T.
- 73-85 Hybrid fiber co-axial CATV network design with variable capacity optical network units
by Gupta, Rakesh & Pirkul, Hasan
- 86-104 Algorithms for graph partitioning problems by means of eigenspace relaxations
by Tu, Chih-Chien & Shieh, Ce-Kuen & Cheng, Hsuanjen
- 105-124 Multi-factor performance measure model with an application to Fortune 500 companies
by Zhu, Joe
- 125-144 The application of operational research to European air traffic flow management - understanding the context
by Leal de Matos, Paula & Ormerod, Richard
- 145-153 Dynamic programming using the Fritz-John conditions
by Steiner, Erich & McKinnon, Ken
- 154-174 Reciprocal distributions in the analytic hierarchy process
by Escobar, M. T. & Moreno-Jimenez, J. M.
- 175-194 Optimal policies under risk for changing software systems based on customer satisfaction
by Sahin, Izzet & Zahedi, Fatemeh (Mariam)
- 195-205 On a cutting plane heuristic for the stable roommates problem and its applications
by Teo, Chung-Piaw & Sethuraman, Jay
- 206-225 An archiving model for a hierarchical information storage environment
by Moinzadeh, Kamran & Berk, Emre
May 2000, Volume 122, Issue 3
- 515-533 Warehouse design and control: Framework and literature review
by Rouwenhorst, B. & Reuter, B. & Stockrahm, V. & van Houtum, G. J. & Mantel, R. J. & Zijm, W. H. M.
- 534-560 Projections of the capacitated network loading problem
by Mirchandani, Prakash
- 561-569 Upper and lower bounding procedures for minimum rooted k-subtree problem
by Kataoka, Seiji & Araki, Norio & Yamada, Takeo
- 570-583 Optimization over the efficient set of a parametric multiple objective linear programming problem
by Tu, Ta Van
- 584-601 A multi-period profit maximizing model for retail supply chain management: An integration of demand and supply-side mechanisms
by Bhattacharjee, Sudip & Ramesh, R.
- 602-610 An optimal algorithm for solving the 1-median problem on weighted 4-cactus graphs
by Lan, Yu-Feng & Wang, Yue-Li
- 611-624 A new dual based procedure for the transportation problem
by Sharma, R. R. K. & Sharma, K. D.
- 625-637 On the value of an item subject to general repair or maintenance
by Scarsini, Marco & Shaked, Moshe
- 638-655 An empirical study of isolating mechanisms in UK companies
by Oktemgil, Mehmet & Greenley, Gordon E. & Broderick, Amanda J.
April 2000, Volume 122, Issue 2
- 175-177 Advances in modeling: Paradigms, methods and applications
by Makowski, Marek & Sebastian, Hans-Jurgen
- 178-189 Complex systems analysis and environmental modeling
by Nakamori, Y. & Sawaragi, Y.
- 190-198 An application-oriented view of modeling uncertainty
by Zimmermann, H. -J.
- 199-218 Integrated model management in the data warehouse era
by Dolk, Daniel R.
- 219-241 Modeling paradigms applied to the analysis of European air quality
by Makowski, Marek
- 242-257 Building agent-based corporate information systems: An application to telemedicine
by Bui, Tung
- 258-271 Cooperative game solution concepts to a cost allocation problem
by Krus, Lech & Bronisz, Piotr
- 272-288 Service network design in freight transportation
by Crainic, Teodor Gabriel
- 289-309 Planning models for long-haul operations of postal and express shipment companies
by Grunert, Tore & Sebastian, Hans-Jurgen
- 310-328 A multi-depot pickup and delivery problem with a single hub and heterogeneous vehicles
by Irnich, Stefan
- 329-338 Modelling multi-stage manufacturing systems for efficient scheduling
by Charalambous, Christoforos & Tahmassebi, Turaj & Hindi, Khalil
- 339-353 A novel decomposition approach for on-line lot-sizing
by Aarts, E. H. L. & Reijnhoudt, M. F. & Stehouwer, H. P. & Wessels, J.
- 354-366 Modelling and simulating multi-echelon food systems
by van der Vorst, Jack G. A. J. & Beulens, Adrie J. M. & van Beek, Paul
- 367-373 Using recipe classes for supporting detailed planning in food industry: A case study
by Houba, Iris H. G. & Hartog, Rob J. M. & Top, Jan L. & Beulens, Adrie J. M. & van Berkel, Linda N.
- 374-391 Inequality measures and equitable approaches to location problems
by Ogryczak, Wlodzimierz
- 392-404 Estimation of embodied CO2 emissions by general equilibrium model
by Kainuma, M. & Matsuoka, Y. & Morita, T.
- 405-415 Analysis of recycling activities using multi-sectoral economic model with material flow
by Masui, T. & Morita, T. & Kyogoku, J.
- 416-425 The AIM/end-use model and its application to forecast Japanese carbon dioxide emissions
by Kainuma, Mikiko & Matsuoka, Yuzuru & Morita, Tsuneyuki
- 426-439 EMEP Eulerian acid deposition model and its applications
by Olendrzynski, Krzysztof & Berge, Erik & Bartnicki, Jerzy
- 440-451 A simplified ozone model based on fuzzy rules generation
by Ryoke, Mina & Nakamori, Yoshiteru & Heyes, Chris & Makowski, Marek & Schopp, Wolfgang
- 452-460 A system approach to management of catastrophic risks
by Ermoliev, Yuri M. & Ermolieva, Tatiana Y. & MacDonald, Gordon J. & Norkin, Vladimir I. & Amendola, Aniello
- 461-468 Modeling and analysis of decision making problem for mitigating natural disaster risks
by Tamura, Hiroyuki & Yamamoto, Kouji & Tomiyama, Shinji & Hatono, Itsuo
- 469-485 Interactive specification and analysis of aspiration-based preferences
by Granat, Janusz & Makowski, Marek
- 486-500 Multicriteria analysis for agricultural resource management: A critical survey and future perspectives
by Hayashi, Kiyotada
- 501-508 Utilization of artificial neural networks and the TD-learning method for constructing intelligent decision support systems
by Baba, N. & Suto, H.
- 509-513 Assignment of program modules to processors: A simulated annealing approach
by Hamam, Yskandar & Hindi, Khalil S.
April 2000, Volume 122, Issue 1
- 1-10 Optimization methods for the planning of rapid transit systems
by Laporte, Gilbert & Mesa, Juan A. & Ortega, Francisco A.
- 11-17 An efficient transformation of the generalized vehicle routing problem
by Ghiani, Gianpaolo & Improta, Gennaro
- 18-30 A two-phased approach to the supply network reconfiguration problem
by Ross, Anthony D.
- 31-40 Comparison of neural network models with ARIMA and regression models for prediction of Houston's daily maximum ozone concentrations
by Prybutok, Victor R. & Yi, Junsub & Mitchell, David
- 41-57 A review of manufacturing flexibility
by Beach, R. & Muhlemann, A. P. & Price, D. H. R. & Paterson, A. & Sharp, J. A.
- 58-68 A class of optimization problems over the efficient set of a multiple criteria nonlinear programming problem
by Thoai, Nguyen V.
- 69-78 Order relations among the optimal values under three evaluation criteria and their applications
by Li, Xue & Yamazaki, Genji & Iimura, Kiyoaki
- 79-90 Establishing dominance between alternatives with incomplete information in a hierarchically structured attribute tree
by Kim, Soung Hie & Han, Chang Hee
- 91-100 Bi-criteria utility functions: Analytical considerations and implications in the short-run labour market
by Romero, Carlos
- 101-114 Expected utility maximization of optimal stopping problems
by Muller, Alfred
- 115-122 Computation of noncooperative equilibria in ordinal games
by Xu, Chunhui
- 123-132 A sampling procedure to estimate risk probabilities in access-control security systems
by Jacobson, Sheldon H. & Kobza, John E. & Nakayama, Marvin K.
- 133-144 A moment based metric for 2-D and 3-D packing
by Dickinson, John K. & Knopf, George K.
- 145-150 Symmetric duality with pseudo-invexity in variational problems
by Nahak, C. & Nanda, S.
- 151-160 A field study of sales forecasting accuracy and processes
by Lawrence, Michael & O'Connor, Marcus & Edmundson, Bob
- 161-165 A note on pseudo-invexity and duality in nonlinear programming
by Chandra, S. & Abha
- 166-172 A note on splitting of variables in integer programming models
by Volgenant, A.
March 2000, Volume 121, Issue 3
- 435-466 Operational research techniques in medical treatment and diagnosis: A review
by Bartolozzi, F. & de Gaetano, A. & Di Lena, E. & Marino, S. & Nieddu, L. & Patrizi, G.
- 467-475 Potential effect of internal markets on hospitals' waiting time
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I'm just crushing it all together trying to get my Kindle synced up with Goodreads (pretty easy process) and figure out when I actually read stuff. Applying a rating is key!
- Budayeen Nights, George Alec Effinger (finished January 5)
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, JK Rowling (finished January 7)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, JK Rowling (finished January 11)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, JK Rowling (finished January 14)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, JK Rowling (finished January 23)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, JK Rowling (finished January 31)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, JK Rowling (finished February 3)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, JK Rowling (finished February 7)
This is a bit more than I would normally do. I would expect to stick closer to a book per week – but the Rowling stuff I just devoured, even with a week in Iceland mixed in.
In Progress:
- Crimes against Magic, Steve McHugh
(if I make it through Crimes against Magic, I'll read book 2 & 3 from of the Hellequin Chronicles – based on their strength I'll decide whether or not to pick up the decimal editions available)
- Born of Hatred, Steve McHugh
- With Silent Screams, Steve McHugh
- Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Michael Chabon
- The Urth of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe
- The Gryphon Saga from the High Hallack Cycle (The Crystal Gryphon, Gryphon in Glory, Gryphon's Eyrie), Andre Norton
- Hope Road, John Barlow
- Cormorant, Chuck Wendig
- Mockingbird, Chuck Wendig
- Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
- Who I Am, Pete Townshend
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo
- Les Miserables, Victor Hugo
- Aboard the Vordlak, William Meikle
- Samurai, William Meikle
- Inquisitor, William Meikle
- The Song of Ice and Fire, George RR Martin (one thru five, anyway)
- Boozehound: On the Trail of the Rare, the Obscure, and the Overrated in Spirits, Jason Wilson
- Gardens of the Moon, Steven Erickson
- Peace, Gene Wolfe
- A Borrowed Man, Gene Wolfe
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The frostiness of winter can always bring out the worst in someone. Whether it's a bad-tempered manner or worse, a chillingly harsh outlook, the winter time has the ability to change anyone. When you think about it, the same could be said about any of the seasons, even spring. And yet, when thinking of spring one sees the sun slowly beginning to shine more and more, the weather slowly beginning to heat up and the blistering snow, melting away. Much like a melting snow that will soon turn into a pot of water, the spring needs time to transition and move over.
If you analyze Horse Feathers' last album and cover, it's well known that the music was sparse and rarely moved, if at all. And now, with their new album, Thistled Spring, we are greeted with the optimistic arms of spring to bring us to the light. Unlike its predecessor, where the music was always hushed and required a strong listener to catch everything, their new album is a fresher, livelier look into folk music. And just looking at that cover, it is clairvoyantly clear that Justin Ringle and his band are out to make splendid music.
The ten songs that fill these walls are always begging for attention because if you're not careful, they'll pass you by. They demand listens, as if they know that while you may have other intentions, music like this doesn't normally come out unless there's a special occasion. This time the occasion is the changing of time and the result is a winner of an album that blows you down all the way until the very end. Even when the bottom is missing on "Heaven's No Place," the growth and maturation elevate it to great heights. This is only a small tidbit of what Thistled Spring is all about: ravishing and stunning.
The music filling these spaces is still very much a personal affair, where listeners will need to invest time and effort to catch everything. Ringle is a talented songwriter that crams every song with songwriting gems that are just waiting to be discovered. And although Peter Broderick is no longer a member, Ringle feels comfortable and at ease. It's the very first time we've seen him like this and for that, it deserves a huge heap of credit. Even when everything around them is entirely quiet or even, extremely loud, Ringle always brings forth music that while being hard to pinpoint, is something we can all enjoy. It ends up succeeding in making folk music that is quietly intimate, while stuill sounding universally-connecting.
The opening songs lead into a message that is about moving on, looking forward and relishing in the sun's life-approving rays. Slowly, Ringle and Co. move into movements of Americana where his singer-songwriter skill is placed onto a pedestal where the songs are fleshed out and much more substantial. Such is the case with "The Widower," a song that swells with strings that grow and move behind Ringle as he and his band attempt to focus back on the music. And on top of that, these style shifts make songs like the lead single, "Cascades," dance behind terrific composition. At first quiet and deceiving, the music gradually grows into something magical with the help of banjo and more strings. They not only give the song the feeling of warmth but the depth they add is undisputable.
Don't be fooled either, the upbeat nature has nothing to do with the music moving any faster. This is still folk music that is built around the foundation of combining great songwriting with corresponding, great, music. Ringle is easily one of the few that can do it so well and lucky us, Thistled Spring is an exemplary example of what folk music is capable of when done right.
"Belly of June" by Horse Feathers


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Please welcome Ashlynne Laynne to VRB.
Ashlynne is the author of The Progeny series and has stopped by today to tell us a little about the series and to give us all a chance to learn more about her too.
Hi Ashlynne! Thank you for stopping by VRB and answering some questions for our readers.
Before I begin, I'd like to thank Rhonda for having me on VRB today. I'm excited to be here.
Tell us a little about yourself and your family.
I'm a wife and mother of one who lives in North Carolina. I've always had a soft spot in my heart for vampires and witches. I'm an avid horror movie fan and will watch anything in the horror movie genre. I work full time and write part time, but I hope to write full time in the future. I'm a Muse, Korn and Rob Zombie fan, but I'm eclectic and enjoy most media and music.
What do you enjoy doing when you aren't writing?
I enjoy reading, but I tend to stay away from vamp books because it's my writing genre. I'm a huge romance lover though. Cooking is also a passion of mine. I only wish I had more time to do it.
Who are some of the writers that inspire you?
I love anything Stephen King, but Anne Rice and Stephenie Meyer made me want to write about vampires. I consider Ms. Rice the grandmother of vampire literature and Stephenie Meyer the mother of the modern day vampire. In my writing, I strive to write vampires that step outside the box and are a "new breed of vampire."
What is your favorite book of all time?
Hmmmmm….this is a very hard question. I've read many that I enjoyed, but I think the one that left a lasting impression on me had to be The Shining by Stephen King. I've never had so much fun reading something that truly scared the crap out of me.
How long have you been writing?
I've been writing almost two years now.
Where did you get the information or ideas to write The Progeny Series?
The idea for The Progeny came two years ago when I had a dream about an intense and gorgeous guy wearing a strange necklace around his neck. I immediately woke up and began drawing that amulet. No one but my husband and cover artist have seen that hideous drawing.
Can you tell our readers a little about the series?
At its core, The Progeny is simply a story about a man and woman who fall in love, and the fact that he's a half-blood (half-human, half vampire) and she's a Wiccan human are secondary factors. When we meet Ascher, he's grumpy. Frankly, who could blame him? He's engaged to seal to Ursula—a cold and careless vampire who wants nothing more than to get her hands on a bloodstone— and he feels conflicted about his existence.
All of that changes when he meets Shawnette McCutchin. She's beautiful, intriguing and possesses some of the most potent blood that he's ever smelled. A war immediately begins inside Ascher. He craves Shauna's blood just as much as he craves her body and the closer they get, the harder it is for him to control his urges. After Ascher calls off the sealing to Ursula, the trouble begins. His family's peaceful period ends when Ursula's army attacks the Rousseaus.
This series is about a family of which we've never seen before. They share a common mortal and immortal bloodline but loyalty is the thread that holds this clan together. Once you become a part of this family, the others will risk their lives to protect you. We see examples of this throughout the journey. There is no shortage of romance, steam and surprises in The Progeny Series but these books are for adults and contain adult sensuality, language and themes.
I really liked Ascher and Shauna; who are your favorite characters in the series and why?
I love Ash and Shauna, but I think the character that I sympathize with the most is the evil Ursula. I know, she's the villain and meant to be hated, but she has such a horrendous past that her ire is almost justified. I'm currently writing her backstory for book three and it's so chilling and macabre.
I am also a Quinn fan. He seems to be a bit mischievous, and in ways quite a bit different from his brothers. Are the readers going to see more of him in books to come?
Ahhhhh…another Quinn fan. There are quite a few of those around. I wrote Quinn as a comic relief of sorts. Ash and Gabe are in such intense relationships with the sisters, and I felt like there needed to be someone to balance it all out. Enter Quinn. He gets on Ash's nerves with all of his modern lingo and quick-witted quips, but he's Ash's go to for anything of the sexual nature. I nicknamed him "the muscle" because he is always up to kick a little butt. Oh yes, Quinn will be around in the coming books.
If you had to choose someone to play the roles of Ascher and Shauna who would you choose?
Thomas Dekker and Zoe Kravitz look most like the characters that I imagined.
Do you know how many books will be in the series?
I'm planning six to eight in the series, a two book series for Katy and Gabe and a couple of spin off books for the brothers.
What are you working on right now? Can you tell us a little about it?
I am currently working on books three and four of the Progeny Series, book one of my upcoming Rocker Series, and an untitled novella WIP.
Where can the readers go to purchase your books?
The Progeny Series is available for purchase worldwide at Amazon US, Amazon UK, Barnes and Noble, Amazon Spain, Amazon France, Amazon Austria, Amazon Italy, Amazon Germany, ARE Blood Bonds, ARE The Progeny and Smashwords.
What advice would you give to aspiring writers?
Write every day, even if you don't feel like it, and never give up on your dream.
Thank you again Ashlynne for stopping by. Is there anything you would like to add or say to your readers?
It's been my pleasure, Rhonda. It's very gratifying to inject so much of yourself into a project and to have people connect with it. I also love to hear from readers. You can find Ashlynne on Facebook, Twitter, Manic Readers, on my Blog and Website. Visit The Progeny Series Facebook Page to learn more about the characters and to keep up with the latest series developments. Contact me by Reader Email.


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New iPhone 4G 2010 Model to be Officially Named as iPhone HD
iPhone 4G is now the hot discussion on many mobile forums. Just when the iPad mania looks to settle down, iPhone now catch up the attention once again. Steve Jobs as well all know recently announced a new operating system for iPhone 4G which is OS 4.0.
There is already lot of scoop about iPhone 4G speculating about its features and specs. Freshly speculations flew once again high on iPhone 2010 model about its name. We are calling it iPhone 4G from couple of days, but now the actual name of the latest iPhone model just might be iPhone HD.
iPhone 4G, the term 4G here stands for 4th generation. There is a good chance of getting confused it with 4G data network. iPhone 4G might pass a fairly confusing statement of having a 4G network facility. So as per reports, Apple decided to use a different name for iPhone 4G. Many reports already popped out saying the new name of latest iPhone would be iPhone HD. It might come out with a HD screen just like the iPad. So Apple might look to cash on the 'HD' concept which got good popularity these days.
iPhone 2010 model as per speculations, is coming with a vibrant 960 X 640 HD screen. Apple is reportedly taking measures in this zone to keep up with the competitors like Motorola Droid and HTC HD2. Apple is planning to include A4 processor in iPhone which is specially designed for iPad.
Apple is putting all efforts to make iPhone a big hit with some cool software upgradation and additional features. Multi tasking is a key feature in upcoming Apple iPhone version, so Apple needs a better chip to cope with the latest trends. Also the reason behind inclusion of A4 chip is that Apple reportedly decided not to waste time and money on the product development.
iPhone 4G most likely to come out in the market as iPhone HD. The name iPhone HD also sounds compelling than iPhone 4G. So Apple got every positive reason to use 'iPhone HD' as official name for 2010 iPhone model. Apple iPhone is going to hit the markets by the end of this summer.
Already they released the developer's preview of iPhone OS 4.0 operating system. So it looks like Apple is coming with a great Apple iPhone update this summer. So far, all the available features and specs are sounding so good and exciting!
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In the beginning was the reel. Why was it called a reel? I don't know. Maybe to distinguish it from all the fakes which came later. The Scots did other dances as well, but they did love their reels. These dances, such as the Foursome Reel and Axum Reel, alternated between dancing along a looping track within the set (a figure of eight with an extra loop for the Foursome, a sort of 'H' shape for the Axum) and setting, showing off to your partner with fancy footwork. The Foursome Reel is preserved in highland dance competitions, and the Axum Reel occasionally shows up in performances, but the reels leave their most lasting influence in the figure "set and turn corners, followed by reels of three on the sides". These weren't the only dances danced. The "dancies", travelling dance teachers, brought the latest dances from the ballrooms of Edinburgh and Paris, and taught them to the farming communities along with the reels.
Probably the closest dance form to this nowadays is the reeling tradition, as enjoyed mainly by the aristocracy and the military. They dance a smallish selection of dances with a rolling style suited to their brogues and court shoes.
Around the turn of the century, a new set of dances became popular. These dances, such as the Gay Gordons, Pride of Erin Waltz and Brittania Twostep, were done in twos and threes around the room (probably showing the influence of ballroom dancing). These dances joined some of the old reels in the ceilidh dance explosion which started in the 1970s and continues to this day. The dances are taught in Scottish schools and danced at parties, weddings and Burns suppers.
In 1911, Cecil Shapre formed the English Folk Song and Dance Society to preserve the folk dances of England. The Guiding movement adopted these, recommending them as an activity for the girls in the movement. Mrs Ysobel Stewart, Guide Commissioner for Argyll decided it would be more appropriate for Scottish guides to learn the Scottish Country Dances. She wrote down some of the dances she remembered, and contacted a Glasgow publisher, who put her in touch with Miss Jean Milligan, a PE lecturer at Jordanhill College in Glasgow, for verification. The collaboration between the two led to the formation in November, 1923, of the Scottish Country Dance society, to practise and preserve Country Dances as danced in Scotland. In 1951, King George V conferred the title "Royal" on the Society. Scottish Country Dancing as promoted and taught by the RSCDS, has evolved from these beginnings, becoming more elegant, athletic and balletic, spreading all the way round the world, and inspiring many new dances to be written.
The fancy steps used in the Reels developed into competition show dances, the Highland dances. These include the world-renowned "Highland Fling", the aforementioned Foursome Reel, and the Sword Dance, as well as other dances such as The Flora, The Sailor's Hornpipe and the Seann Truibhas (not strictly speaking Highland dances, but very similar in style). These now exist almost solely in competitions and performances, but again, perhaps because they have been standardised by the Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing, the Scottish Official Highland Dancing Association, and the New Zealand Academy of Highland Dancing (among other associations) have also found wide-spread popularity around the world.
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Below is all of the servers that are currently available to the public on the SoD network.
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Welcome to the next level of darkness, currently we are a mid size gaming community that runs a multitude of servers that vary from Garry's Mod to Minecraft. Our community is growing, and over the years of our community we have changed, and continue to change. In 2012, our server offically opened to the public and was known as Serious Roleplay Server. It was known as "Serious Roleplay Server". After that for a short amount of time we were known as "420w" this was used more so as a joke. Shortly after this the server had slowed down in traffic and was eventually rebooted. The server is now known as "Soldiers of Darkness". This was the beginning of a great community.Read more


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Florida Gulf Coast projected starting center fielder and closer Brady Anderson will miss the 2013 college baseball season with a torn ACL and meniscus according to a report in the Naples Daily News. Anderson hit .248 in 31 games while driving in 14 runs last season. On the mound, Anderson pitched in 20 games including three starts going 1-7 including four saves and having a 4.08 ERA.
Anderson is the fourth Eagles player to be battling injuries this preseason as they have injuries to three other players. You can check out the full article by clicking here.


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* Tony Graham
| Try 3B2 (http://www.3b2.com/). I've seen 3B2 do Arabic, and I've seen
| 3B2 do Japanese, but I don't know whether it's Unicode-enabled.
What I heard some months ago was that they were working on a
Unicode-enabled version. Whether it is out now or not I don't know.
--Lars M.
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Top 5 Unforgettable FIFA World Cup bloopers
There are incidents which put the player and officials in the minds of the fans for all the wrong reasons. Here's a look at some of the historic blunders made in the history of the World Cup
The football World Cup is the ideal platform for players to showcase their skills on the international stage and win the cup for their country. However, there are incidents which put the player and officials in the minds of the fans for all the wrong reasons. Here's a look at some of the historic blunders made in the history of the World Cup:
England vs Germany 2010 FIFA World Cup match. Pic/ AFP
Jorge Larrionda, Mauricio Espinosa and Pablo Fandino (England vs Germany, 2010 World Cup): If England suffered in the league stage due to a terrible goal-keeping error, their miseries were compounded in the round of 16, when Uruguayan referee Jorge Larrionda and his two linesman, Pablo Fandino and Mauricio Espinosa disallowed a goal from Frank Lampard which would have leveled the scores at 2-2. Replays clearly suggested that the ball had crossed the line after hitting the cross bar but the officials thought otherwise. They eventually drew a lot of flak as England were routed 4-1 after the farce.
Charles Clover (West Germany vs France, 1982 World Cup): If players can make blunders, how can officials be far behind? In one of the most callous umpiring decisions, referee Charles Clover, officiating in the high temper World Cup semi-final of 1982 between West Germany and France, failed to spot a terrible foul by German keeper Harold Schumacher on French player Patrick Battiston. Instead of awarding a penalty, he ordered a goal kick, as the ball went out of play. West Germany went on to win the game.
Rene Higuita (Columbia vs Cameroon, 1990 World Cup): Call it bravado or a callous mistake, Columbian goal-keeper Rene Higuita in an attempt to keep the ball away from his half during extra time in the match against Cameroon, lost possession of the same and the lose ball was latched on by Roger Mila who smashed it into an empty net. Cameroon won the game 2-1.
Andres Escobar (Columbia vs USA, 1994 World Cup): In one of the most tragic World Cup blunders, Columbian defender Andres Escobar, in an attempt to block a cross from America's John Harkes into the box, ended up netting the ball into his own net. Tragically, only 10 days after this incident, Escobar was shot dead by suspect Columbian drug mafia, who apparently lost a lot of money after Columbia's defeat.
Robert Green (England vs USA, 2010 World Cup): Rene Higuita in his moment of Bravado had set the standards for bad goal keeping. However, England's Robert Green went a step further in showing his clumsy side. While trying to stop a half-hearted shot from American Clint Dempsy in the 2010 World Cup, the ball brushed past his hands and rolled into the net slower than ever. The match drew 1-1 and that affected England's position in the group.


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My husband does not like couscous. 'It is boring and bland,' he said. I used to agree. Couscous, especially of the whole grain variety, typically tastes like grainy nothingness to me. Until this lil' recipe popped into my brain. The coconut milk and curry paste takes this boring, grainy blandness to a fluffy cloud of spicy delicious. Continue reading Thai Coconut Curry Couscous


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I've implemented a power spectrum display to demonstrate a way to postprocess the data gathered from GNU Radio in python.
Update (2014-04-03): An updated version of the software (now compatible with GNU Radio 3.7) is available from GitHub.
The software can use an RTL-SDR compatible DVB-T tuner as a signal source.
The signal is processed by GNU Radio, which performs FFT.
The FFT output is then sent to my python code using a Message Sink block.
The python program then plots the data using the python-matplotlib module.
The above plot shows the output when I transmit with my handheld radio on 2 meters band. Center is set to 145.000 MHz by default, but you can change it in the fft_test.grc file.
When I started out with Message Sink and Source blocks, this tutorial was quite useful. These blocks help you to communicate between your python code and GNU Radio block diagram. Basically, you can get the processed data from GNU Radio and use it in python, or do it in the other direction: you can generate some kind of data in python and send it to GNU Radio for processing.
I wouldn't suggest anyone to implement advanced DSP functionality in python, but it might be reasonable to:
To run my example you would need:
You can edit the flowchart in GNU Radio Companion to suit your needs. Then you have to hit Generate (F5) in GRC, but note that when running my program, it will first change some lines in the the top_level.py before importing it (this is what grcconvert.py does). There are two problems with the code generated by GRC:
The first is, gr_message_sink_0_msgq_out is not a public member of the top_block class, nor it is initialized as it should be, so we have to add a line:
self.msgq_out = gr_message_sink_0_msgq_out = gr.msg_queue(2)
...to create a message queue that we can access from outside.
The second problem is the confusing grayed output of Message Sink. You have to connect it somewhere to have your top_block.py generated, but you don't need to use it for anything at all. You can't connect it to a Null Sink, as IO size does not match. At the end, I've connected it to a Pad block, but then I had to comment out the line corresponding to the Pad block in the top_block.
When executing fft_test.py, the grcconvert module solves both problems automatically by changing the corresponding lines, so you don't have to do it manually every time you generate a new flowgraph.
The newest version of the project is available on GitHub.
However, you can also download the old version for GNU Radio 3.6.
You can start it by typing:
python fft_test.py
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Telepítem a gnuradiot és arra panaszkodik, hogy nem jó a PYTHONPATH. Megtaláltam, hogy hol kell megadni, de egész pontosan mit kell neki megadni?
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Windows alatt vagyok. Sikerült megoldanom, csak fel kellett mindent rakni: http://code.ettus.com/redmine/ettus/projects/uhd/wiki/GNURadio_Windows
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hi, i try to use msg sink but i have error " NameError: global name 'blocks_message_sink_0_msgq_out' is not defined ". i thing my problems is pad sink or version of my gnuradio (3.7.3). have you try this in gnuradio 3.7.3 ? how did you solve this problems. ( i follow the all step that's describe without succed ) can you help me please ?
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1971 Cougar 429 CJ Option
Contact Mitch Lewis, the 1971 Cougar 429 CJ Registrar
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The 429CJ option was available for the 1971 model year only. There were 448 cars built, 47 convertibles and 401 hardtops. To date (3/01)
we have 36 cars registered, 13 convertibles and 23 hardtops.
The 429CJ option was offered in two guises: J-CODE = RAM-AIR and C-CODE = NON-RAM AIR. Horsepower and torque figures were
quoted the same for both options: 370HP and 450FT/LBS.
The 429-Cobra-Jet Registry was established to document and track all 429CJ optioned Cougars.
C or J in VIN
All models and body styles were available with the 429CJ option including XR7 / STD convertibles and hardtops and the Cougar GT.
All cars featured a dress up engine kit featuring "Ribbed" aluminum valve covers, bright dipstick, oil filler cap, radiator cap and air
cleaner cover. NOTE: bright air cleaner cover available on non ram-air equipped cars only.
All engines featured 4 bolt main bearing blocks.
Hurst 4speed or C6 automatic transmissions were required options (no 3 speeds).
All 4 speed cars have rev limiters, C6 transmissions were a special unit with additional clutch plates, cast iron tail-shaft and "R" servo.
All cars had competition suspension. Larger front sway bar, rear sway bar,
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Power steering equipped cars had variable ratio 20.2:1 and a power
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All cars were equipped with a 720CFM Rochester/Quadrajet carb. Note:
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Functional hood scoop was a feature of the Ram-Air option, all Cougar GT models have hood scoops but functional only on 429 Ram-
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Make use of this site by learning about the issues and sharing that information with others. You can also become an advocate for animals; we are seeking pro-active people in all areas and will supply banners, flyers and booklets free to successful applicants.
It is estimated that there are about 193 million vegans around the world.
A further 407 million are meat-free.
Now, more than ever before, we aware of our impact on the world around us. We have an urgent need to protect the environment and animals that suffer as products of industry. The public also have a growing interest in health and longevity. As science educates us on the human body, we've discovered eating animal products can inhibit wellness. Studies show veganism can satisfy the nutritional requirements of the whole family (including high-performance athletes, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers). Studies also reveal that veganism can confer health benefits, particularly to diabetics and those with heart conditions. Plant-based eaters have less heart disease, less diabetes, less cancer and less stroke than those who consume animal products.
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5. HP And Cisco's Bitter Divorce
HP and Cisco's squabbling, which began building last year, reached a denouement in February when Cisco severed its channel partnership with HP, effectively ending the companies' two-decade old partnership.
Since then, we've seen HP launch an all-out offensive to recruit long-time Cisco Systems partners to carry the full HP networking product portfolio. We've see the companies stage dueling, simultaneous partner conferences full of strategy sessions on how to steal each other's business. And we've seen channel partners on both sides growing more than a little uneasy about what all of this means for their ability to recommend best-of-breed solutions for customers.
They say when elephants fight, it's the ants that get trampled, and as 2010 draws to a close, there are still a lot of nervous ants in the HP and Cisco partner channels.


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Delta Force Mini Sumo Robot
September 2001
Delta Force is the second robot I designed to compete in autonomous mini sumo contests. I originally intended to build a simple wedge bot target drone to aid in developing defense strategies for my other sumo bot ROBOR. It worked much better than I thought. It beats ROBOR in every match except ones contrived to put Delta Force at a severe disadvantage.
Delta force took about three weeks to build. I reused most of the programming code from ROBOR. If you want to see schematics and source code click here to download a zip file. The schematics are large gif images suitable for printing.
Feb. 15 2003: Delta Force wins AHRC 2003 Robot Rally Mini Sumo contest for the second time and remains undefeated. This year I replaced the 2 AAA batteries with a 9 volt battery. This increased the motor voltage from 12 to 18. Delta force is almost 50% faster than it was last year and had no trouble defeating it's opponents.
Feb. 9 2002: Delta Force wins AHRC 2002 Robot Rally Mini Sumo contest and remains undefeated. Click here for pictures. Delta Force has some additional features not present when this page was originally published. I added 2 AAA batteries to increase the power supply to 12 volts and added a drop-down false white line on the rear to help prevent rear end attacks. There is also a rubber brake pad on the bottom rear to prevent being pushed backward when the front end is lifted.
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Custom two channel active IR to locate opponents
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Bottom view.
Rear view.Active IR sensor board visible.
Side view, disassembled.
Closeup of the active IR sensor board.
Small black device in center is an IR pin photo diode. Two pairs of high power IR LEDs are on the left and right sides. They are pulsed at 1/2 amp, 500 times per second.
Controller board.
Custom steel wheel, Lego tire, stock Lego wheel
Using steel for the wheel material added 48 grams above the weight using stock lego wheels.
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Metabolic type self testMetabolic type self test A proper, "customized" diet has many benefits: painless weight loss, increased energy and improved health. The metabolic typing diet does just that. To find the right balance specifically for you between proteins and carbohydrates take the metabolic type self test.
Glycemic IndexGlycemic Index and Glycemic Load tables The table provided herein is a compilation of various sources for most common foods. Sustained elevated blood sugar levels are known to trigger a plethora of health problems like diabetes type two, hearth disease and inflammation.
Jung personality typesFind out your personality type - your likes and dislikes, your likely career choices, your compatibility with others.
Jung personality types assessment test.
Nutritional content tables
Nutritional content tables Find out how many calories, proteins, carbohydrates, cholesterol, vitamins and minerals your food contains. Either you are dieting to loose weight or cleanse your body, or you figured out what is your metabolic type and you need to know specific foods for your type, well, the nutritional content tables will provide you with the answer you need. Ref. USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory, SR20 / 2008 database.
Depression testZung depression self assessment test , based on the Zung Self-Rating Scale, is a widely used depression screening tool that is recognized by physicians worldwide. Although designed as a screening tool, this depression test has been adapted to track also your score over time.
Nutritional calculatorsNutritional calculators Find out what is your daily required caloric intake based on your basal metabolic rate (BMR), your body mass index (BMI) or your body fat and the health risks associated with it using the specific nutritional calculators.
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Nutritional assessment
|Article Index
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The nutritional and medical experts defined few indicators that assess the physical body from an energetic perspective. Further on, the experts correlated these indicators with certain health risk factors.
For laymen though these indicators are translated in real life information as: food daily needs, body weight and body fat assessment or even decisions like pasta or stake for dinner. So here we go:
Basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the amount of energy (calories) spent by the body while at rest in a neutrally temperate environment, in the post-absorptive state (inactive digestive system, which equates in twelve hours of fasting). This is the energy required only for the normal functioning of the vital organs, such as the heart, lungs, brain and the nervous system, liver, kidneys, sex organs, muscles and skin. BMR is calculated in relation with the body weight, height and age.
So BMR defines the minimum energy level the body needs for normal functioning. This is important for calculating the daily calorie intake. To do that, the level of physical activity must be accounted for.
Body mass index (BMI) indicator provides more accurate information than simple weight in defining if somebody has a normal weight, is underweight, overweight, or obese. There is strong statistical correlation between the BMI indicator and certain health risks. BMI is also closely associated with the amount of body fat.
Body fat indicator is calculated in relation with body weight, waist, hip, wrist and forearm measurements. It is also important to determine where the fat is located on the body as the health risks associated with fat deposits around the waist are a lot higher. The waist to hip ratio provides this information.
All these indicators provide an insight to the nutritional needs we have. For example, we can size our portions according to our need to loose or to gain weight. We can also assess some of the food related health risks from a quantitative perspective.
The nutritional indicators should be regarded as a starting point. The human body is more complex than a simple energy exchange machine of calories in, calories burned type. There are subtle mind related factors for example that are not accounted for in the above indicators. And the mind regulates at the subconscious level the metabolism including the calories burned.
It is also important to emphasize that these indicators are statistical in nature therefore may not be representative for certain individuals. Think of them as a golden mean that provides a ballpark figure of your nutritional state.
So you determined if you are or not overweight what is your body fat and how many calories you need every day.
What's next? When considering that you can get the calories either from proteins, fats or carbohydrates the next logical step is to determine how much of each you need. Now things get complicated. Science is over and subjective opinions (anecdotal testimonials) take over. So many diet programs out there each with their own happy followers. (think Atkins Diet, Hamptons Diet, Zone diet, Mediterranean diet to name just a few).
It is only normal that not every type of food is good for everybody and this is where the metabolic typing self test comes into the picture. This test is the closest to the science you can get when it's about diet. Developed by a doctor (Dr. W.D. Kelley) and further refined by many disciples is the most accepted tool in defining the optimum carbohydrate to protein ration in the food intake. The output of this test is specific carbs vs. protein percentage ratios for food intake.
In Section: Nutrition - This article belongs to category: Self tests
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A steady stream of U-turns kept the driveway busy at Westmall at the Falls yesterday, as disappointed shoppers found out on the spot that most stores in North Trinidad were not taking part in the Boxing Day sale hype.
Advertisements to the effect that shoppers could expect massive discounts in after-Christmas specials led many to believe simply that stores across the nation would be throwing their doors open.
Some admitted to failing to check such advertisements carefully, checks of which later showed that some chains would open only certain branches.
In Grand Bazaar on the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway, windows remained dark and doors were locked but business was bustling at McDonalds.
A fair amount of shoppers also turned out at Trincity Mall, where Francis Fashions appeared to be the only store taking shoppers.
Customers there said they were happy with the sale on at the time, which appeared to have most items on discount.
Several people were disappointed, however, with the closure of rest of the mall.
Devon Spencer of Arima, shopping with his wife, said they expected to make an evening of it.
"I was particularly disappointed because I thought there were would be more electronics on sale," Spencer said.
The couple decided instead to spend the evening at the movies, after shopping at Francis Fashions.
More than a few people also hoped to catch some deals at Converse, which was closed.


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PlantTherapy: AT Garden and Plant Roundup
Above you can click through to the nostalgia (and resurgence?)of Victory Gardens, an enviable West Coast food waste recycling program, an endorsement for healthy tomato food for the supremely popular urban vegetable, and Laure's gramma's incredible home garden, a 60 year labor of love.
But the links don't stop there, take a look at what else AT served up after the jump...
AT: Boston - Gardens don't always have to have plants!
AT:SF talks about indoor citrus for those that mighht have the sun and no outdoor space. They link to the great segment of MARTHA when Byron from Logee's showed off some of his offerings for cool indoor fruit-bearing plants. It's a great and fascinating list!
AT:SF again with these INSANE plant installations in a place called Frjtz that gets 2 thumbs way up for the plants and thumbs down for an unfortunate 'hairy fries' incident over at Yelp...
AT:Chi goes over to the Dark Side and explores plants that look black or are at least darn near to it. The bat plant, by the way, is a great indoor plant if you like the look. And they also have another post on the same subject from earlier on in the week! Although not for everyone, some people really enjoy the deep tones. And earlier in the year we posted on Chocolate Flower Farm, which specializes in these darker varieties.
matt at apartment therapy dot com


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Happy Monday! Get ready for possibly the most amazing news you'll hear all day…
According to the New York Times, a baby was cured of H.I.V. for the first time recently, in one of the two well-documented cases of an H.I.V. cure, the first being a middle aged man named Timothy Brown in 2007.
The anonymous newborn, whose mother was infected with H.I.V., received aggressive treatment shortly after birth and, two and a half years later, is no longer receiving drugs and continues to show no sign of the infection.
Some experts speculate on several different variables that may affect the case, such as whether the infant was actually infected with the virus, or whether the virus had yet developed a resistance to being cured.
And though researchers predict the baby's cure won't translate to research on the treatment of adult patients, it's a huge step forward. Any kind of medical development like this opens up countless avenues of research. It's also a step towards the prevention of H.I.V. from a young age.
And even if research based on this case leads to a dead end, that's one more person that should have had H.I.V., possibly even AIDS, but doesn't. One medical miracle is good enough for me.


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Just before I go, thank you Be Green for featuring an interview about my blog, work and garden on your site! Click here to check it out...
The roasted cauliflower was adapted from Cook with Jamie, by Jamie Oliver.
spice roasted cauliflower with black quinoa, feta and almond
Of course, any quinoa will do. I just happened to have black, so used that. If you are strictly dairy-free by all means omit the feta. You may want to bump up the seasoning a little more though as the feta adds a lovely saltiness, as well as natural creaminess.
serves 4-6
- 1 medium head of cauliflower
- sea salt
- olive oil
- 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
- 2 teaspoons coriander seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon dried chilli flakes
- 1/2 cup (60g) raw almonds, roughly chopped
- zest + juice of 1 lemon
to serve
- cooked black quinoa* dressed with plenty of freshly squeezed lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- crumbled feta cheese
- fresh coriander (cilantro) leaves
Preheat oven to 200 C/400F. Break the cauliflower into small florets and blanch in boiling salted water for 1-2 minutes, drain well in a colander and allow to steam dry for a few minutes (otherwise they wont crisp up in the oven).
Crush the spices, chilli flakes and a pinch of sea salt in a mortar and pestle. If you have an oven-proof pan, use this, otherwise heat a large frying pan over medium heat and add the crushed spices and chopped almonds. Dry toast these for a few minutes until aromatic. Add a few tablespoons of olive oil and the drained cauliflower. Let it cook for a few minutes, stirring a few times until the edges start to get a little golden, add the zest and juice, mix thoroughly. If you are using an oven-proof pan pop it into the oven, otherwise transfer to an oven tray and bake for 15 minutes to crisp up. Remove from the oven and serve on top of dressed black quinoa, scatter with crumbled feta and coriander (cilantro) leaves.
* To cook quinoa: put 1 cup of water on to boil, rinse 1/2 cup quinoa well (to remove the saponin, a bitter protective coating) and drain. The easiest way to do this is to put the raw grain into a fine mesh sieve and rinse under running water, then set aside to drain while the waters coming up to the boil. When your waters boiling, add the rinsed quinoa, cover and turn down to a gentle simmer. Cook for 12-15 minutes until the grains become translucent and an unusual outer white ring shows. Remove from the heat and fluff up with a fork. 1/2 cup raw= 2 cups cooked quinoa.
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