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Koh Chang NotesIan McNamara
Koh Chang?
Yes, you know you've heard the name before, most travellers to Thailand have. It's that big island near the Cambodian border, about 300 km from beautiful downtown Bangkok.
So it's busy then, loads of tourists?
No, although the name is now well-known most people seem to follow the herd to Koh Tao or Koh Phi-phi – the backpackers' Costa del Sol. Even in high season Koh Chang rarely appears busy.
No idea. I'm the wrong side of thirty-five (just) so relating to the minds of youthful backpackers who's idea of a goodtime is to blow their wads of eurodollars on buckets of vodka + Redbull and then boogie the night away to underground dance noise is beyond me. A small Heineken, 'Sex in the City – series two' DVD and I'm all set for the evening. But, to hazard a guess at answering your question, I'd blame a combination of Leonardo Di Caprio; a love of small, dark bungalows and the allure of well-chiselled Scandinavian scuba instructors of both sexes.
That sounds enticing, I mean the booze, tunes & Scandiavians rather than a sad evening in. . but why should I go to Koh Chang instead?
For a start you wont be subjected to a screening of the 'The Beach' every evening during which the hippy next to you will claim loudly to a) have been paid $100 a day as an extra and b) that Leo is an OK guy for a movie star. the other islands: decent fruit shakes, ticket agencies, Thai food made for farang palates, real coffee, a wide choice of new accommodation, ATMs, dive schools, a private clinic and the chance to hear the latest Coldplay album in every restaurant on the island.
Plus you will find that all your traveller requirements are catered for on Koh Chang as on You can also purchase souvenirs e.g. t-shirts bearing the still hilarious 'McShit' slogan or with the name of your favourite Thai beverage emblazoned in Thai script on them.
The difference is that Koh Chang is a 'real' island not just a dot on the map, therefore you won't be walking around the island or even walking from beach to beach as on the smaller islands. This means that the scenery is big: big hills, big jungle, big waterfalls. This also means you can't see all the island in a day. Rent a motorbike, you will be able to find a beach, waterfall or fishing village to yourself simply by getting off your arse and doing a bit of exploring. You won't get lost as there's only one road.
That doesn't sound too bad . . . how serious is that big badly written roadside warning sign on way into Whitesands beach?
When not to go? The 'Oriental Eden of the East' welcomes visitors to paradise 365 days a year! More realistically, high season is from December – April. But you'll find that you'll almost certainly have good weather and no crowds at all in October, November and May. Unless you have a backpack full of paperbacks; enjoy spending every other day feeling warm and wet; or can find ways to amuse yourself within the confines of your 6 square metre hut, it might be better to stay away during the rainy season which runs from June to September.
I've heard 'The Treehouse' is the place to stay, is that true?
Seemingly for most travellers the choice of accommodation is a toss up between The Treehouse on Lonely Beach and The Treehouse on Lonely Beach – so it was a pity it closed in Aug 2004. Yes, it was a nice place to stay and five years ago it was a very nice place to stay but there are now plenty of alternatives for anyone wanting to sleep before 4am or who would rather not have to endure their fellow guests, overloud retelling of their riveting traveller's tales during breakfast. It's extremely rare that you can't find a room on Koh Chang, so take a look around before checking into the first cheap hovel you come across. Unless you're on a really tight budget, why not choose a bungalow with glass in the windows, a bathroom and walls which aren't paper thin? It'll only cost you 100 -200 baht / night more than a mini version of the Black Hole of Calcutta.
Briefly . . .
On Whitesands beach, cheap beachfront bungalows, 150-200 baht/night, a stone's throw from a 7-11, are available at 'KC Grande Resort' as are aircon bungalows for around 600 baht/night.
The long and almost always deserted Klong Prao beach is home to 'KP Huts', an ever expanding assortment of over 30 huts of varying styles, sizes and prices right in the centre of the empty beach.
Moving on Kai Bae offers a mix of tourist & backpacker accommodation, you wont find too many flophouses but there's plenty of nice beachfront bungalows to choose from although the price is at the top end of a traveller's budget (400 baht/night & up) 'KB Bungalows' is convenient, friendly, clean and affordable.
If it has to be Lonely Beach you'll find that you can find a place to lay your head for 100 baht or less/night but you get what you pay for i.e. f&%k all in terms of decor, ambience, location and service. A couple of decent places to stay are 'Nature Beach' has a wide expanse of beach on its doorstep and the clean, airy, cheap and new 'Paradise Cottages'.
Bailan Bay is the quietest stretch on the west coast and is a good bet if budget peace and quiet are what you're looking for. New resorts are springing up here all the time, all within 10 minutes walk of each other and all after your custom as comparatively few visitors stay in this area.
At the very south of the island there are a few hut complexes near Bangbao, but as the 'songtaews' (converted pick-up truck taxis) rarely venture as far south as Bangbao you're forced to hire a motorbike if you don't want to be confined to your immediate surroundings.
And would it be correct to assume that there's a veritable host of mid-price accommodation, including some very nicely designed boutique hotels and resorts, for anyone not into skimping and saving in order to stretch out their meagre savings for as near to eternity as possible?
Not surprisingly, it would. 'The Mangrove' on Bailan Bay, 'Saffron on the Sea', 'Keereeta' & 'Remark Cottages' on Hat Kai Mook beach, 'Bhumiyama Resort' on Lonely Beach, 'Tropicana' on Klong Prao beach and Bang Bao Sea Huts, beautiful but pricey wooden huts built, as the name suggests in the sea at Bang Bao, to name but a few.
OK, so 'beaches', 'accommodation', 'beer', 'stuff to do' . . . I've just got 'culture' and 'food' to tick off my checklist. Can you help?
Sure. There are a few temples on the island, none of which merit a visit unless you plan on cremating a close relative. So culture wise we're left with modern Thai culture in the form of the karaoke lounge. The flyers, in Thai, for the 'Milky Way' karaoke pub on the outskirts of Whitesands promise visitors footie on a 150″ TV screen.
Being an island, seafood features almost as prominently as banana pancakes on restaurant menus but it's worth remembering that a seafood meal for two will probably cost the same as a three nights accommodation in a moderate backpacker bungalow. 'Cookie' restaurant on Whitesands beach is deservedly popular as it serves decent sized portions at decent prices. Down in Bangbao, 'The Bay' restaurant is my favourite place for a 40 baht lunch in laid back surroundings. Wherever you are staying it's worth venturing further than your resort restaurant to eat as you'll always be able to find a good local eaterie where you can get a meal for 20-25 baht. If my missus doesn't feel like cooking then we always get food from a no-name restaurant in Kai Bae.
As you head into Kai Bae from the north, go past the 7-11, on the opposite side of the road you'll then pass 'Oxygen bar & restaurant' (itself a nice place for an evening meal), 'Bee's Coffee', a tailors shop, a hairdresser's and then a small open sided restaurant on a corner plot. Try it, you won't be disappointed, the menu's in English too. Also located in Kai Bae is 'Papa's Deli' – the only place on the island you can get a baguette that not only looks, but also tastes like a baguette, a not inconsiderable feat.
Well, you've convinced me. How do I get there?
Depending on how much of an independent traveller you really are you can either:
Pop down to any travel agent's office on Khao San Road, say the magic words 'Koh Chang', point at the photo of a minivan designed to comfortably seat six but refitted to seat ten, hand over around 250 baht and then return at the day and time stated on the ticket to board the van. The drive to the ferry pier will take around 5 hours by which time you'll have probably lost all feeling in your legs.
Find your own way to either Ekkamai or Morchit bus stations, buy a ticket to Trat, it'll be about 170 – 190 baht. The bus takes around 6 hours to get to Trat, depending on the number of toilet stops the driver requires. From Trat, the passenger ferry pier at Laem Ngop is a 20 baht, 20 minute songtaew ride away. Bus company staff will point you in the direction of the songtaews.
The ferries to the island takes around 40 minutes and once on the island you'll see the white pick-up songtaews which are the island's poor attempt at providing public transport.
Thanks for the info. Can I buy you a beer?
Of course you can, I live on the island. If you need more comprehensive info on Koh Chang please visit www.iamkohchang.com , or, if spending some of your time clad in a skintight rubber outfit is a prerequisite of your travel plans, you'll find all you need to know about scuba diving off Koh Chang at www.divekohchang.com.


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A dazzling debut by Will Ford and a dominant defence helped the Saskatchewan Roughriders defeat the Toronto Argonauts 37-9 on Saturday night at Mosaic Stadium.
The victory snapped a two-game losing skid for the CFL's Roughriders, who had been outscored 74-28 during that span.
Saskatchewan improved its record to 2-2, to the delight of a near-sellout crowd of 32,621.
"Of course, any win is huge, but no one's ever crowned in July,'' Roughriders quarterback Darian Durant said. "We're just taking this thing one game at a time. We can't worry about what other teams do. We have to make sure we're good to go.''
Ford, whose signing was announced by the Riders on Tuesday, rushed 16 times for 113 yards and three touchdowns in his debut with the Green and White.
"That wasn't all me,'' Ford said. "It was the offensive line and they moved guys out of the way. I have the easy part where they put (the ball) in my stomach and tell me to run.''
Ford was released earlier this month by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, for whom he was an East Division all-star in 2013. He led the Riders in receptions, with three for 24 yards, on Saturday.
"You can never crown anyone off of one game,'' Durant said when asked about Ford's performance. "It's a long way to go. I think Will still has some improving to do. There's still the pass game that he has to pick up and some blitzes and things of that nature. He did a great job of running the ball in key situations, but we all have to pick our game up.''
The Roughriders got a pick-me-up from the defence, which forced two early turnovers to set the tone for the game.
The Roughriders led 14-0 before they had even attempted a pass.
Roughriders safety Tyron Brackenridge intercepted Ricky Ray's first pass of the game and, after a 42-yard return, Saskatchewan was on the Argos' 23-yard line.
After seven- and six-yard runs by Ford, Durant ran 10 yards for a touchdown. Chris Milo's convert put Saskatchewan ahead 7-0 at 2:36 of the first quarter.
Saskatchewan's defence came up big again on the Argos' next possession. Tearrius George sacked Ray, stripping the Toronto quarterback of the ball, and made the fumble recovery on the visitors' 27-yard line.
Ford took it from there, running seven yards before taking off on a 20-yard scoring scamper. Milo's convert made it 14-0 just 4:38 into the game.
"We just had a bad taste in our mouth from the last couple of weeks,'' said Brackenridge, who had a sack and five defensive tackles to go with his second interception of the season. "We had to fly around and make plays, and that's what we did tonight.''
John Chick had a massive game for Saskatchewan, registering two sacks — one of which forced a fumble. Chick has six sacks in four games this season.
"The D-line was bringing it and we caused some turnovers,'' Chick said. "The offence was able to capitalize on those turnovers. That all goes hand-in-hand.
"Once we got a lead, (the Argonauts) were playing catch-up and we were able to tee off a bit more. (The defensive backs) were expecting the ball to come out and it all works together.''
Toronto was limited to three field goals by Swayze Waters. Milo had three field goals for the Roughriders, who led 14-6, 28-6 and 31-6 by quarters.
The Roughriders are to return to action next Saturday against the host Ottawa Redblacks. Five days later, Saskatchewan visits Winnipeg.
"It's good to get a win, especially at home, to keep our fans in it and keep them up,'' Durant said after completing nine of 17 passes for 155 yards. "Now we have a two-game road trip and we have to make sure we take care of business in Ottawa.''
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Prepare for a lot of toasters and towels, Jon Meis.
After Meis tackled a gunman during Thursday's Seattle Redditors found Meis' wedding registry, and a whole new way of recognizing the quiet SPU student was born.
"This is the wedding registry for the man who subdued the SPU gunman," wrote Serasha on Reddit, linking to a Crate & Barrel registry. "You know what to do."
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"It's only a loaf pan, but it gave me the chance to say thank you," someone wrote. "This kid took a huge risk and saved the lives of who-knows-how-many other young people with so much potential and so much of life ahead of them. Here's wishing all the best to him and his fiancee!!"
Someone else added: "My company just bought him a memory foam mattress pad with my company Visa."
Meis had been doing a volunteer security shift at SPU's Otto Miller Hall when a gunman burst into the building Thursday afternoon. He shot three students, one fatally, police said. When he apparently stopped to reload his gun, Meis pepper-sprayed him and held him on the ground with the help of other students.
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I am trying to write a program in Java that tags sentences from a text file. Each tag has an associated array of keywords. A tag is applied to a sentence if and only if the sentence contains one or more keywords belonging to the tag's array My aim is to output the sentences in a categorical manner, e.g. if a certain keyword is an a category, and that keyword is in the sentence, then that sentence should be able to go to into that category. This is just the basic of what I have done:
For e.g. I have two tags: faults, and adaption. In those tags' arrays, I have words such as Bugs, Fail etc, for faults, and Polish, Clean up for adaption. One of the sentence will be 'BUG found and fixed', which would go into the faults category, hence it will input the sentence after the heading fault as it contains the word 'bug'.
AndString[] fault = { "Misspelled", "Error", "Fixed", "Change",};
String[] adaption = {"Fixed comments", "Filters", "Polish","Adjust"};
This is the code that I have used to read the text file, and split the words:
{ try{ FileInputStream fstream = new FileInputStream("readthis.txt"); DataInputStream in = new DataInputStream(fstream); BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(in)); String newread; while ((newread = br.readLine()) != null) { System.out.println( java.util.Arrays.toString( newread.split(" "))); } in.close(); }catch (Exception e){//Catch exception if any System.err.println("Error: " + e.getMessage()); } } }
Right now the output that I am getting is:
as this were the words in my text file, without the split.['This, bugs, needs, fixing']
['Cleaned, up, section, one']
['Fixed, typos']
['adjusted, the, code, to, make, it, look, simpler']
My next step is to use the arrays that I have got, and use the sentences above to put them in their category, either in Faults, or Adaption, vie the keywords. However, I have looked at HashMaps, but I don't know how to use the arrays with it.
Any help or suggestions is useful for me.
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"To what extent do the ideas of free software extend to hardware? Is it a moral obligation to make our hardware designs free, just as it is to make our software free? Does maintaining our freedom require rejecting hardware made from nonfree designs?"
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Each recipe ingredient has a purpose – whether it is for stabilizing, sweetening, leavening, thickening, flavoring or more. While it is always best to use the ingredient called for in a recipe, occasional emergency substitutions must be made. The substitutions below will work, but in some cases the flavor and/or texture will be different.
Flour is the base of most baking recipes, giving body and structure to baked goods. It consists of the finely ground and sifted meal of any of various edible grains. Its gluten protein acts like an elastic network that helps contain the gases that make mixtures, doughs and batters rise as they bake.
U.S. law requires that all flours not containing wheat germ, must have niacin, riboflavin, thiamin and iron added. These flours are labeled "ENRICHED." All-purpose flour comes in two basic forms - bleached and unbleached - that can be used interchangeably. Most flours found in grocery stores are pre-sifted, eliminating one extra step in the baking process. All-purpose and bread flour can be stored up to 6 months at room temperature (about 70°F).
Flouring a pie, pastry or cookie dough will prevent it from sticking to a work surface; flouring your hands, rolling pin or work surface prevents dough from sticking. Dusting greased baking pans with flour provides for easy removal of cakes, breads and other baked goods.
Bleached all-purpose flour
Good for all types of baking, bleached all-purpose flour is a blend of high-gluten hard wheat and low-gluten soft wheat in a combination suitable for baking a wide range of recipes, from breads, cookies and pie crusts to delicate cakes. A bleaching agent is used to whiten the flour; these bleaching agents also inhibit strong gluten formation.
Unbleached all-purpose flour
As its name suggests, unbleached all-purpose flour does not contain bleaching agents, and because it's not as white as bleached all-purpose flour, it may impact the color of some white baked goods such as angel food cake. However, it can be used interchangeably with bleached all-purpose flour. Bleached flour will produce a cake with a finer texture.
Bread flour
A specially formulated flour that is high in gluten, with protein that provides a firm, elastic structure to baked goods and gives yeast-raised products the strength to rise and expand. Best used in yeast breads and other firm-textured baked goods.
Cake flour
This flour contains less protein and less gluten than all-purpose flour. An excellent choice for fine, delicate-textured baked goods, including cakes, biscuits and some pastries.
Self-rising flour
An all-purpose flour with added baking powder and salt, frequently used for biscuits. It is best to use in recipes that are developed specifically for self-rising flour.
Whole wheat flour
Contains all three parts of the wheat kernel: the bran, endosperm and germ. Whole wheat flour retains all the natural taste and nutrients of the whole grain, so it gives baked goods a hearty texture and flavor. It is lower in protein than all-purpose flour, so it is typically combined with all-purpose or bread flour to ensure good texture, especially for breads. You can substitute up to one-third whole wheat flour for all-purpose flour in most baked good recipes. Also called "graham flour."
Fat helps tenderize and adds flavor to baked goods. The fat you select will affect the flavor and texture of the baked good.
Butter gives baked goods a delicate flavor and texture. Available in salted and unsalted varieties. If a recipe calls for "butter," salted butter should be used. Whipped butter has air beaten into it, is sold in tubs and should not be used for baking. Measuring butter is simple if purchased in standard 1/4-pound sticks; there are 8 tablespoons butter per stick which is equivalent to 1/2 cup. Softened butter can also be measured by packing it into dry nested measuring cups.
Margarine is a vegetable fat that can be used in the same way butter is used in some recipes. Use the same amount of margarine as butter. Baked goods made with margarine have a similar texture and appearance but lack the flavor of butter.
Choose only stick margarine when baking. If the label on the box calls it vegetable oil spread, it isn't margarine.
Make sure you choose a true margarine (at least 80% vegetable oil). Spreads with a lower percentage will produce inferior baked goods when used in recipes that call for margarine or butter.
Vegetable Shortening
Shortening is solidified vegetable oil. It adds no flavor of its own, and depending upon the recipe, results in a baked good that is more cake-like.
Solidified vegetable oil stored at room temperature that comes in both cans and sticks, and contributes no taste to the baked product in which it is used. Shortening produces crunchy cookies, tender cakes and flaky pie crusts. Measure by packing into dry measuring cups and removing excess shortening from the top of the measuring cup with a spatula or straight edge knife.
Reduced-fat butter and reduced-fat vegetable oil spread
Butter and vegetable oil spreads with added water, air, fat-free milk and/or other extenders. Do not use for baking.
Vegetable Oil
Liquid fat stored at room temperature. The source of the oil (usually corn, olive, soybean, safflower, or peanut) will determine the taste. Any light, flavorless oil, such as canola oil, is recommended for baking. Do not substitute vegetable oil for butter, margarine or vegetable shortening.
Vegetable Oil Spread
Product containing less than 80% vegetable oil. For baking, use only in recipes which call for vegetable oil spreads and choose spreads with at least 70% vegetable oil. Sold in sticks and tubs; tub products are not recommended for baking.
Rendered pork fat. Produces very flaky pie crusts and biscuits. Store in refrigerator.
Sugar and other sweeteners contribute more than sweetness to baked goods - they tenderize too. When sweeteners caramelize during baking, they give the baked product an attractive golden-brown color.
Granulated Sugar
Granulated sugar is made from sugar beets or sugar cane and may be referred to as white sugar or table sugar.
Use granulated sugar when recipes call for "sugar." Granulated sugar caramelizes to a brown color during baking, contributing both a rich flavor and attractive color to baked goods. Cookies prepared with all or mostly granulated sugar will typically be crisp in texture.
Superfine Sugar
Granulated sugar that has been ground to produce a finer sugar crystal. It often is used to make meringues because it dissolves more easily. It can be substituted for granulated sugar. To prepare superfine sugar at home, grind granulated sugar in a food processor.
Brown Sugar
Brown sugar is granulated sugar that has molasses added to it. It is available in both dark and light varieties, which can be used interchangeably. To measure, firmly pack into a dry measuring cup, even with the top of the cup. Brown sugar should hold its shape when turned out of the cup. Brown sugar will absorb moisture from the air, so cookies made with brown sugar soften upon standing.
Powdered Sugar
Also called confectioners' sugar. Powdered form of granulated sugar with a small amount of cornstarch added to prevent caking. Do NOT substitute for granulated sugar in cookies, cakes or other baked goods.
This dark brown syrup is what remains after granulated sugar is removed from the sugar cane. Blackstrap is a darker, more concentrated type of molasses. Best used in recipes which call for molasses.
The flavor of honey varies depending on the floral blossoms that the honey bees visit to collect nectar. Because honey readily absorbs moisture, cookies made with honey will soften quickly once removed from the oven. Baked goods containing honey brown more quickly than those containing granulated sugar.
Baking soda - it's not just a defense against smelly food odors in of your refrigerator. Without the aid of leaveners, your favorite baked recipes would be one dense mess.
These chemical agents are used to lighten the texture and increase the volume of baked goods. Baking powder, baking soda and yeast are the most common leaveners used today. When mixed with a liquid, they form carbon dioxide gas bubbles, which cause a batter or dough to rise during (and sometimes before) the baking process.
Baking Soda
Baking soda, also known as sodium bicarbonate, is a chemical leavener. Baking soda must be combined with an acid (i.e., buttermilk, yogurt, honey, molasses, cream of tartar, baking powder and citrus juices) to produce the carbon dioxide gas that makes doughs and batters rise. Baking soda becomes active as soon as it is combined with an acid, so batter should be baked as soon as possible.
Although the amount may vary depending upon the type of baking to be done (i.e., cookies vs. cakes) the general rule of thumb is to use one teaspoon of baking soda for every cup of flour.
Baking soda sometimes is used in combination with baking powder.
Baking Powder
Baking powder contains baking soda, an acid (usually cream of tartar) and cornstarch to absorb moisture. Most commercial baking powder is "double acting," meaning it produces carbon dioxide at two different times: once when liquid is added and then again when it is exposed to the heat of an oven.
It is important to keep baking powder containers tightly closed. Exposure to moisture will inactivate the leavening. Once opened, baking powder should keep for up to 6 months. A simple test can be done to make sure your baking powder is effective: put one teaspoon of baking powder into a cup of warm water. If it bubbles, it is still fresh.
Yeast is a living organism that is used primarily in bread baking. When yeast is mixed with liquid and some type of sugar and is kept at the proper temperature, it begins to ferment. The fermentation produces alcohol and carbon dioxide - the alcohol burns off during baking while the carbon dioxide gas is trapped in the gluten as the dough rises, thereby creating the structure of the bread.
There are two types of yeast:
Active dry yeast
Active dry yeast is dehydrated - the cells are alive, but dormant. It can be purchased in 1/4-ounce envelopes, or in jars, in the baking aisle of the grocery store. It also may be purchased in bulk at natural food stores. There are two forms for active dry yeast: regular active dry yeast and fast or quick-rising active dry yeast. This form of yeast leavens breads in a third to half the time of regular active dry yeast. It can be used in most bread recipes, measure for measure.
Compressed, fresh yeast
Compressed, fresh yeast is moist and extremely perishable. It is sold in 0.6-ounce and 2-ounce cakes, in the refrigerated dairy aisle at the grocery store. It should be stored in a the refrigerator or freezer and should be brought to room temperature before using. Be sure to check the expiration date stamped on the wrapper before using. One 1/4-ounce package of dry yeast = 1 scant tablespoon dry yeast = One 0.6-ounce cake compressed, fresh yeast.
Oatmeal cookies are arguably one of the most favored flavors of cookies for both kids and adults. However, oats' contribution to baking does not stop at cookies. Oats add fiber, texture and a mild nutty flavor to baked goods.
Oats are low in fat, and are sodium free, cholesterol free and preservative free. When baking, you may substitute oats for up to one-third the amount of flour called for in the recipe using either Quick or Old Fashioned Oats. Instant Oatmeal is cut too fine, and is not recommended for baking.
Old-Fashioned Quaker Oats
Made from 100% natural whole grain Quaker quality rolled oats, Old Fashioned Quaker Oats add extra fiber and a heartier texture because the oats are larger.
Steel Cut Oats
Made from 100% whole grain oats that are steel cut, rather than rolled, they offer you a hearty texture and a rich, nutty taste. Use in recipes designed for Steel Cut Oats.
Quick Oats
Quaker Quick Oats are also an excellent choice for baking as they are also made from 100% natural whole grains. They tend to add a slightly thinner texture than Old Fashioned Oats, as Quick Oats have been cut 2 to 3 times prior to steaming and rolling in order to cook in just 1 minute.
Adding eggs is one of the most interesting and crucial steps in a recipe. Eggs are an often over-looked, but critical ingredient in baking. Their primary function is to contribute to the structure of the baked item, but they also add flavor and color. Cakes, muffins and breads will not rise properly without the addition of fresh eggs. Many a recipe has failed because the wrong size or outdated eggs were used.
Egg Whites:
The egg white from a large egg is 90% water, 10% protein, weighs about 1 ounce and provides about 17 calories. It is the egg white protein that provides structure to baked goods. A good analogy would be a hot air balloon. Think of the egg white as being the balloon itself. The structure of the "egg balloon" traps the warm air, causing it to rise. In baked goods the egg protein "solidifies" from the oven heat, creating a structure to trap steam.
Egg Yolks:
The egg yolk from a large egg weighs only about 1/2 ounce. However, because it primarily consists of fat, cholesterol, vitamins and minerals, it provides about 60 calories. Egg yolks also contain a little protein and an amino acid called lecithin, a substance that makes sauces, like mayonnaise and Caesar salad dressing, thick and smooth. It is the yolk that contributes to the color and flavor of baked goods.
Egg Grades:
Eggs found in stores typically are labeled either as grade AA or grade A. These grades have no bearing on either size or freshness. In baking, you will see virtually no performance difference between the two grades.
Egg Color:
Eggs come in two colors - white and brown. The breed of the chicken determines the color of the egg shell. The nutritional value and quality of the egg is the same regardless of the color. Yolk color is the result of the diet of the chicken. Chickens fed grains that are yellow, such as cornmeal or alfalfa meal, will have medium yellow yolks. Those fed white cornmeal will have very light, almost colorless yolks. Marigold petals are added to chicken feed to produce golden or lemon-colored yolks.
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Size Equivalents:
Most recipes for baked goods call for large eggs. Although it is best to use a large egg, if you must substitute another size, using the following chart.
Life & Storage:
Eggs should be stored in the refrigerator and in the carton in which they came. Storing them in the egg trays found in refrigerators will significantly shorten their shelf life. It also is important to keep them refrigerated constantly. Even an hour spent on the kitchen counter can greatly reduce freshness.
Eggs should last about one month provided they are stored in their carton and in constant refrigeration. Egg whites out of the shell will keep in the refrigerator for about a week if they are tightly covered. Egg yolks out of their shell, on the other hand, will only last about 2 days if stored tightly covered.
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MOUNT CLEMENS (AP) -- A U.S. veteran who served in Iraq has been sentenced to more than two years in prison after a judge rejected pleas for probation and mental health treatment.
Macomb County Judge Mark Switalski acknowledged Robert Charbeneau's military service but says "public safety comes first." Charbeneau's supporters say his personality changed after four years in Iraq, and they believe the 25-year-old suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.
The Macomb Daily says Charbeneau pleaded no contest to unarmed robbery. He was accused of snatching the purse of a woman who had left a bank with $3,000. He told the judge that he was using drugs at the time.
Switalski noted that Charbeneau was convicted of larceny in Wayne County for stealing jewelry and other items from his stepmother's home.
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A 21-year-old man with a rare neurological disease will live out his dream of experiencing college life this year.
Ben Sikorra of Westlake Village near Los Angeles has juvenile Batten disease, an incurable neurological degenerative disease that starts with blindness, said Sikorra's father Joe Sikorra. He said those with the illness typically start experiencing seizures in their early teenage years, and lose their cognitive motor skill functions, adding that a lot of people with the illness die in their late teenage years or in their early 20s.
Sikorra's brother John died a year ago from the disease when he was 24, according to a spokeswoman for California Lutheran University. Sikorra has mostly lost his ability to see, and experiences cognitive difficulties.
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However, Sikorra had a "real desire to go to college," Joe said.
"Ben has the desire to do everything in a big way, and he lives very fully, so when he saw all his friends talking about going off to college and wanting to have that college experience, Ben said, 'well me too, why not,'" Joe said.
Joe and his wife wanted this experience for their son, but did not know how it would work since Sikorra functions differently than other students, Joe said.
Then one of Sikorra's friends, who works at California Lutheran University, started asking if there was a way for him to get involved on campus.
"They were just like, let's make it happen. Don't know, this is kind of new, but let's just do it," Joe said. "And so I love that, I love their spirit, to just be inclusive and let Ben have this real opportunity to experience life like other kids."
Scott Silverman, Associate Dean of Students and Director of Student Life at the university, said, "it really felt like the right thing to do."
"We designed a whole program for Ben, so he can sit in on classes, be participatory in our classes and out of class activities, and really just be involved as a full member of the university community," Silverman said.
The university had Sikorra come in for an admissions interview also, and "Ben was nervous as can be," his father said. Silverman conducted the interview.
"One of the things he said that really struck me as interesting and important, was how proud his brother would be of him to know that he's in college," Silverman said.
Ever since Sikorra found out he was admitted to the university, Joe said he has been "beside himself." He said Sikorra is excited about this university in particular, and about the fact that it is a "church school" as he calls it.
Sikorra will be sitting in on a marine biology class, and will take a freshman seminar, Silverman said. He is also going to be a hydration specialist for the school's football team, and says he is excited to hang out with the team and other students.
"It's one of Ben's missions for a long time to go to college, and so I'm very humbled to be even involved remotely in this process to make this happen," Silverman said. "It's really an honor to have Ben join the community here."
Sikorra attended the university's orientation Friday sporting a purple California Lutheran University hat and a football t-shirt. He has already started meeting students and people around campus.
Silverman said it's key to note not only what Sikorra will get out of this experience, but what all of the students and staff at the university are going to get out of it as well.


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Jeff Kaplan has said some interesting things at this year's GDC (expect a full account from us soon). One of them concerned a new technology that debuted in Wrath of the Lich King which I, for one, had not heard of before: progressive drop rates for quest items.
Pre-Wrath, if you're on a collection quest, whatever you're trying to collect will drop at a constant rate (35% was apparently the standard). Overall, this averages to a predictable amount of kills per quest. But probability being the way it is, it was altogether possible to have terrible luck and have to kill 100 foozles to get your four gizmos, or to have great luck and get your gizmos in only four kills. It was the bad streaks that the devs were particularly concerned about, as those are very memorable and never fun.
In Wrath, according to Kaplan, drop rates for quest items are progressive - the more foozles you kill, the higher chance each one has to drop a gizmo. The standard quest item drop rate has been raised to 45%, and each kill you make raises that drop rate by some amount. Kaplan said that it can eventually reach 100%, at which point every kill would drop your item. This puts a hard cap on just how frustrating a collection quest can be. Seems like a smart idea to me. I hadn't really noticed Wrath collection quests being easier, but then, I wouldn't - I simply wouldn't have bad-luck streaks, the absence of which might not be easy to notice.
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Chris Brown and the attorneys involved in the singer's case regarding his alleged October assault outside of a Washington, D.C. hotel were close to agreeing on a plea deal in the case, but the agreement was not reached, according to the AP.
Brown may face jail time now that his defense team and prosecutors did not agree on what Brown would say happened during the 2013 incident.
The singer was reportedly approached at approximately 4:30 am October 27 by two women who wanted to take a picture with him in front of the W Hotel in Washington, D.C., according to law enforcement. When two men attempted to get into the photo, Brown allegedly used a gay slur before allegedly throwing a punch at the alleged victim.
At the time of the alleged incident, Brown was on probation for his 2009 assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna and the Washington, D.C. incident could be viewed a violation of his probation. If so, he could be sentenced to prison for up to four years.
The prosecutor in the case said today (June 25) that their team offered Brown and his team a deal in which he would plead guilty to simple assault and time served, according to the AP story. The deal fell apart because the defense and prosecution were unable to agree on what happened during the Washington incident.
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Katy couple indicted in $30 million mortgage fraud scheme
A federal grand jury in Nevada indicted a Katy couple and Las Vegas woman in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme, officials said Wednesday.
Derrick Phelps, 44, his wife, Cynthia Phelps, 34, and Linda Mack, 49, are charged with seven counts of bank fraud along with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, mail fraud and wire fraud, officials with the Department of Justice said.
Federal prosecutors said they devised a scheme to defraud banks and other federally insured financial institutions by using straw buyers, inflated housing values and false mortgage applications.
Derrick Phelps is the former owner of Investors Realty and Enterprise Mortgage Services in suburban Las Vegas.
Investigators said they kept part of the home loan money for their own use and didn't tell the banks.
They fraudulently purchased more than 230 different properties and caused losses of more than $30 million to the lenders, officials said.
They are scheduled to make a court appearance on March 22. If convicted, they face up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine for each count, officials said.


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Nearly a year after the stock market began one of the biggest rallies in history, investors have begun to worry that this bull may be getting wobbly. There's no shortage of cause for concern.
When last year's financial meltdown sent investors hiding for cover, the market's collapse was swift and ugly. When it appeared that the worst was over, stocks roared back with a 68 percent gain from March lows.
Now, with government stimulus fading, stubbornly high unemployment and the Federal Reserve signaling that interest rates may begin rising in a few months, investors seem to be having second thoughts.
Until a clearer outlook emerges, the market will likely remain stuck in neutral. Here are six market hazards to keep an eye on.
Corporate profits
The greatest single force driving the price of a company's stock is its profitability. The news on that front has been outstanding. More than 70 percent of fourth-quarter earnings reports from Standard & Poor's 500 companies came in higher than expected, according to Thomson Reuters data. Overall, profits have returned to roughly where they were before the recession began.
But that's all history. On Wall Street, stocks trade on the prospects for future profits. And it's not at all clear whether the profits we saw in the fourth quarter are sustainable. The gains follow a historic round of layoffs and other cost-cutting combined with massive government stimulus spending and a flood of money from the Fed.
That means companies have been squeezing more profit out of each dollar of sales. Now, investors are looking for convincing signs of growth in those top line sales numbers. And many say they're just not seeing it.
"People, I think, are in a sour mood," said Bob Doll, chief investment strategist at Blackrock, an asset management firm. "They're looking at the glass as half-empty. I think we're going to have to show them some good news to get moods improving."
Recent data on consumer sentiment show just how bad the mood is. On Tuesday, The Conference Board reported that its consumer confidence index dropped sharply to a 10-month low in February after advancing for three months. Worries about the job market were a big reason for the drop, the group said.
The economy
The good news everyone is waiting for will have to come from economic data. For the time being, investors are still waiting.
On Thursday, the market sold off on news that new unemployment claims rose more than expected in the latest week and durable goods orders last month were disappointing. On Wednesday, the government reported that the annual pace of new home sales in January plunged to a record low of 309,000 units.
"The data we've seen over the last couple days certainly does not look good," said Warren Meyers, CEO of Wall Street trading firm Walter J. Dowd. "The jobs numbers today was very weak. The housing number yesterday was horrible."
That's a sharp reversal from a string of positive economic data in the second half of last year that fueled market euphoria as the government's huge spending effort began to restart growth.
The housing market perked up after tax credits were handed out to home buyers; the Cash for Clunkers program helped spur car sales. The good news culminated in a preliminary report that the gross domestic product surged at an annual rate of 5.7 percent in the last three months of 2009.
But a closer look at the numbers has given some analysts pause. More than half the fourth-quarter GDP growth came from companies restocking inventories after slashing them to the bone last year. Overall demand for goods and services has yet to return to "normal" levels.
Wall Street's bulls argue that the economic momentum of the last six months — even it it was the result of a huge stimulus shot in the arm — is strong enough to get the rest of the economy moving ahead once that stimulus spending wears off.
"The vast majority of the information and data suggests we're well into a recovery here in the United States and globally," said James Paulsen, chief investment strategist at Wells Capital Management. "It's not likely to turn back."
No matter what the GDP data show, most investors will want to see solid evidence of a reversal of the massive job losses that have sidelined more than eight million workers since the recession began in December 2007. And that won't come until government employment data begin showing net gains of 100,000 or so jobs a month.
"Either they're going to show up in the next couple of months or we're going to be talking about double-dip recession again," said Paulsen. "That's where the mentality is going to go."
Also unclear is whether the housing market has hit bottom and will get back on its feet this spring. Several factors could derail what appear to be early signs of a housing recovery.
One is the overhang of inventory from home foreclosures. Though inventory levels have begun to fall back to relatively healthy levels, some analysts warn of a large "shadow inventory" that isn't showing up in the official statistics. With roughly one in three mortgage holders owing more than their house is worth, and unemployment near its highest level in a quarter-century, default rates are expected to remain high into 2011. So far, efforts by the government and lending industry to head off foreclosures just haven't worked.
The housing market has also gotten major support from the Fed's huge buying spree of bonds' backed by home mortgages. The central bank has said it will suspend those purchases when the $1.25 trillion program ends next month. That could send mortgage rates higher. No one knows how high.
Interest rates
The stock market's record run has also gotten a big boost from the Fed's "zero" interest rate policy. More than the government's $700 billion TARP bailout, the policy of letting banks borrow at record low levels has helped the industry repair the giant hole left on its books from the collapse of the housing market. Until there are clear signs the economy is solidly back on its feet, many professional investors expect the Fed to keep rates low.
But Fed policymakers have been signaling that the policy won't last forever. On Capitol Hill this week, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke sought to calm concerns over a recent increase in the "discount" rate offered to banks in need of emergency loans. Bernanke said rates would remain low for some time as a way to cushion the blow from high unemployment.
The Fed has also begun shutting down an alphabet soup of emergency lending programs set up at the depths of the financial crisis in 2009.
With one eye on the U.S. central bank, investors have the other on the tough choices facing European bankers, amid rising concerns that Greece may default on its government debt. Larger European countries like France and Germany are reluctant to bail out the free-spending Greeks until they see evidence of tough austerity measures. But a series of strikes in response to calls for wage cuts and tax hikes have cast doubt on those measures.
Opinion is split on the outcome. Bailing out Greece could simply encourage overspending by other Eurozone governments. But if Greece is allowed to default, the worry is that other heavily indebted European countries may not be far behind.
Europe's monetary stalemate also highlights a wider problem weighing on the Eurozone's unified economy as it struggles through the worst downturn since the region consolidated around a single currency a decade ago.
"The problem with a lot of the European countries is they don't have an independent way to stimulate their economies right now," said Jay Bryson, a global economist at Wells Fargo Securities. "Monetary policy is in the hands of the (European Central Bank). Most of their exports go to each other. They can't devaluate or depreciate their currencies. So you're looking at no way to stimulate the economy."
The dollar
As a result of Europe's financial strains, global investors have been selling the euro and buying the dollar, boosting its value.
A stronger dollar helps ease upward pressure on interest rates because it helps support demand for dollar-denominated U.S. Treasuries. But if you own stock in a large multinational company that does a lot of business in Europe, the drop in the euro's value dilutes profits when they're converted back into dollars.
A stronger dollar could also hurt U.S. exporters to European markets, who will lose the price advantage against competitors.
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My work with the whole room began with part of it [the room]. In 1965, I made a work that extended from the floor to the ceiling. This extended the definition of space between the units to those below and above. — Donald Judd
Donald Judd's Untitled, 1967 is emblematic of his mature style, and though Judd refuted the term Minimalism, his work came to represent the ideas and artwork that Minimalism generated. Untitled is created by ten stainless steel and Plexiglas units, hung equidistant from each other between the floor and ceiling. Like most of Judd's work, the piece uses a simple geometric language, and a machined, industrial look, avoiding any direct associations with outside objects. Judd had the boxes fabricated to his specifications, and the work shows no evidence of the artist's (or craftsman's) hand. Judd's seemingly simple objects come from a set of theories and explorations into how humans experience space and how objects relate to the space they inhabit. Judd wanted his objects—he called them "specific objects," not "sculptures"—to assert themselves as unified forms that take into account the space around them. Untitled is mounted on the wall, yet it extends out into the space around it. The arrangement acknowledges the verticality of the wall and the planes of the floor and ceiling. The pale orange Plexiglas casts a soft glow onto the wall around it, accounting for the space the piece activates but does not physically exist within. In Judd's work, the parts equal the whole; surface, material, composition, and weight all function equally and harmoniously to activate the space. Judd said, "In the new work the shape, image, color, and surface are single and not partial and scattered. There aren't any neutral or moderate areas or parts, any connections or transitional areas." Judd's simple and concise piece is an object perfectly aware of the space it inhabits.


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It's bad enough that Google Inc. went along with the U.S. government's PRISM program, which secretly spied on the electronic communications of millions of U.S. citizens (including Gmail users) for years.
But the search giant GOOG +0.03% has also taken a similar and equally bizarre anti-consumer stance as it wages yet another battle against Americans who believe they have a private legal right to wireless Internet communication in their homes.
The decision in San Francisco on Sept. 11, by a three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court, emphatically rejected Google's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by homeowners whose private WiFi data was collected by the Mountain View, Calif.-based company for its StreetView mapping service.
The company destroyed the data, apologized for collecting it and promised not to collect any more when it agreed to settle a civil action by 38 states back in March.
Google, which sells millions of online search ads displayed next to StreetView results every year, paid a financial penalty of $7 million in that settlement.
Among other things, the company had argued in that case that the data capture was a big goof-up, as if one or several of its most clueless employees all ended up on the initial StreetView team.
But someone in the company hired the person who hired those people, and before they sent them out in their trucks with the roof antennas, no one at Google bothered to tell them that they SHOULDN'T be collecting data from people's in-home routers — without their knowledge.
That suggests that Google's corporate culture — purportedly guarded by some of the most stringent hiring requirements in the tech industry — is either very sloppy, or has a natural bias against its customers' desires for online privacy.
Such a culture would not be surprising to long-time watchers of the company, who remember that former CEO Schmidt once promoted the notion that there is no such thing as online privacy when he stated that "If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place."
That puts Schmidt up there along with former Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy — who told the editorial board and business reporters of the San Francisco Chronicle in September 2003, that "you have no privacy, get over it!" — among the former tech CEOs hostile to the notion that users of Internet services have a right to private communication.
It also raises the question of whether both Schmidt and Page had no ethical problem when, as Google CEOs, they allowed the NSA to go through millions of their users' electronic communications with nary a peep.
In fact, secretly capturing wireless communication in some suburban cul-de-sac is not much different than secretly reading emails en masse on an NSA computer.
The fact that Google sought to dismiss the lawsuit, rather than settle it, suggests that the figurative slap on the wrist it got in settling with the states has emboldened its consistent stance against online privacy.
Google's motion for dismissal, which the Ninth Circuit panel rejected, supports that interpretation, as the company argued that it should be exempt from violating the Federal Wiretap Act because home WiFi communication is akin to radio communication that is "readily accessible to the general public."
I wonder how many U.S. consumers agree with Google that, when sending or receiving personal emails over their home WiFi network, those communications are open to the public.
For those who believe that online privacy is a fundamental right of U.S. consumers, let's hope that the jury and/or jurist impaneled on the case — if it goes to trial — disagree with the view of privacy put forth by Schmidt, McNealy and the Google legal team.
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It's shameless self promotion, I know, but this is how you create awareness of books, and the point of writing Mad Like Tesla was to create awareness of the innovation going on around clean energy and the immense barriers inventors and entrepreneurs face. I also wanted to celebrate those much-needed risk takers in society, without whom we will never have the kind of breakthroughs necessary to tackle our energy demons. It's part of the reason I write and have maintained this Clean Break blog for the past six years, without financial gain. It's a labour of love, as time consuming as it often can be.
Mad Like Tesla: Underdog Inventors and Their Relentless Pursuit of Clean Energy was launched this month and has been well-received. The reviews so far have been positive, and awareness of the book is slowly building. But not fast enough. I want to take this moment to ask my readers, many of whom have already purchased the book (thank you!), to help spread the word. Share this link or the Mad Like Tesla website (www.madliketesla.com) on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Refer to it when commenting on the various blogs you might follow. And for my media friends out there — whether in the mainstream press or the blogosphere — please consider a review, or alternatively, I'm happy to chat about the many odd and inspiring stories in this book. Please see press release here.
Thank you all for your ongoing interest and support. BTW: Many have asked, so I'm happy to report that the e-book version of Mad Like Tesla is now available at Amazon.com.


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OTTAWA — New applications for your smart phones, "crowdsourcing" government decisions down to the people and hosting Twitter town halls.
Welcome to Treasury Board president Tony Clement's ambitious new world.
Clement is arguably the top social media guru within the Conservative caucus and is leading Ottawa's new Open Government initiative that he says will disseminate federal information like never before.
It will be a tall order for a government that critics argue is the most secretive in Canadian history. Opposition parties regularly get stonewalled when trying to obtain federal government information and it routinely takes several months for public servants to respond to access-to-information inquiries.
Indeed, the government's own numbers show it has been releasing less information over the past five years and increasingly exempting federal documents from disclosure.
Clement said he hopes to improve both transparency and the government's reputation with a series of new measures meant to increase public dialogue with government and the amount of federal information available to citizens.
"Part of what I'm doing is culture change. The culture of government — any government, any political party, any jurisdiction in the world — you have a certain amount of culture that is 'hoard the information, information being power.' We are trying to break that down," Clement said in an interview with Postmedia News.
"The point of it all is to make sure that government is connected to citizens and that we are helpful in disseminating important information, and perhaps creating new innovations that will help our economy."
The government's broader open government project is split into three initiatives focused on data sets, information requests and public dialogue.
On the open information file, the government has mandated that, starting Jan. 1, all federal departments and agencies must post summaries of completed access-to-information requests on their websites within about 30 days of delivering the response.
But Canada's information watchdog said federal numbers clearly show the government is withholding more and more information and taking longer to release the documents it does disclose.
"What we can conclude from the government's own statistics is that the regime itself has been in a steady decline in terms of performance," said Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault.
"We definitely need to amend the legislation."
In 2005, before the Conservatives came to power, the federal government received approximately 25,000 access-to-information requests, disclosing all information requested 27 per cent of the time, with partial information released 43 per cent of the time.
By 2010, of the roughly 35,000 access-to-information inquiries, about 16 per cent of the requests had all of the information disclosed, while 62 per cent of them only had information partially disclosed.
The number of exemptions and exclusions used by the government (there can be multiple ones per request) to limit disclosure of information soared to nearly 51,000 in the 2010 fiscal year — compared to about 28,000 five years earlier.
In 2001-02, the government used national security exemptions about five per cent of the time, but that exemption is now being used 20 per cent of the time, she said.
And a decade ago, 69 per cent of all access-to-information requests had records disclosed within 30 days, but that number has dropped to 56 per cent.
Opposition parties laugh at the Tories' commitment to more transparent and accountable government.
NDP pit bull MP Charlie Angus said it's difficult to believe the minister is interested in transparency when the government ignored normal protocols for selecting 32 projects in Clement's Ontario riding that were included in the $50-million G8 Legacy Infrastructure Fund.
"I thought that this was an elaborate inside joke . . . It's a sideshow," Angus said. "They're locking down information. It's a black hole."
Democracy watchdogs say promises of more openness are simply a facade to what's actually happening behind the scenes.
Tyler Sommers, co-ordinator with Ottawa-based Democracy Watch, said the government is simply making it easier for citizens to access information that is already public and clamping down on anything remotely controversial.
"They definitely haven't met their open government pledge," Sommers argued. "The trend has been release less information."
The information commissioner, however, said the federal open government efforts should not be discounted, noting the commitment was included in the throne speech.
But meeting international open government standards requires Canada to improve its legislation and information practices, she said.
"The standards definitely have to be very high," she said.
Legault is also worried the government's multibillion-dollar spending review could leave access-to-information resources and staff on the chopping block.
"It definitely is an area at risk," she added. "I'm very leery about the cuts and the potential negative impacts."
Critics also argue that the government's pledge to release summaries of information requests simply replicates a similar database that previously existed but was cancelled by the Harper government.
Nevertheless, Clement believes in the new measures and said the open data might have the most potential.
The government has uploaded more than 265,000 data sets to its website in what it says is a more useful and machine-readable format. It includes information on everything from wait times at the Canada-U.S. border, to economic and population tables from Statistics Canada, to historical data on federal elections.
Clement hopes the private sector, researchers, citizens and non-governmental organizations will use the data to develop such things as useful consumer applications for smart phones, tablet computers and the like.
He noted Google Maps is an example of a company using public transit data available on websites around the globe to develop consumer-friendly tools.
On open dialogue, Clement hopes to use new media to communicate more effectively with the public and decentralize some decision-making down to citizens.
The minister held a Twitter town hall in mid-December as part of a public consultation on how to improve its transparency, as Canada prepares to join the International Open Government Partnership and present its plan to a global forum in Brazil in a few months.
Democracy Watch said it will appeal to the international open government group to reject Canada's entry because the federal government failed to keep one of its required commitments to consult Canadians. Ottawa announced its online consultation one day after the watchdog complained about it.
And in what seems like a unique form of Canadian federalism, Clement said he would like to let citizens make more decisions on local matters, rather than having bureaucrats in government offices deciding what's best for communities. He calls it crowdsourcing decisions.
"In today's day and age, crowdsourcing does work. Not all these decisions have to be made by political actors," he said.
"That's the holy grail that we're perhaps looking for," he added. "Working together with the wisdom of crowds, you can come up with some neat solutions."


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Monday, December 27, 2010
UPDATE: NML App for Android Now Live!
The brand spankin' new NML App for Android is now live! Find it on the Android Market by searching "Naxos Music Library" (or just "Naxos" if you're into brevity) or hit this QR code with your Droid.
You will be able to listen to personal, institutional, and Naxos-created playlists as well as browse and stream the full NML on the go from your Droid!
Institutional Users
1. Visit the NML. If you are a member of an institution like a school, university, or public library, you can visit your institution's unique webpage (ex. http://myschool.naxosmusiclibrary.com). Ask your librarian or contact us here at Naxos if you're not sure how to get there.
2. Navigate to the Playlists tab and sign up for a Student/Member Playlist Account. You will receive a confirmation e-mail to the e-mail address you used to sign up. Click the link in the e-mail to confirm your account.
3. The login you created for your Student/Member Playlist Account will be your login for the app as well.
4. Any playlist in your personal folder or your institution's folder will be available, in addition to all of our Naxos-created playlists. You can also browse and stream the full NML--from New Releases and Recent Additions to any old recording from any label--anytime, anywhere.
Individual Users
You will not need to adjust anything to use the app. Just use your normal NML login to log in to the app.
As always, if you have any questions or need help with the app, please call or e-mail me!
Pro (mobile) musica,
9 comments:
- AnonymousJanuary 28, 2011 at 2:09 PM
It Works!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 23, 2011 at 7:33 PM
anything for windows phone 7?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 2, 2011 at 3:14 PM
Love it thanks!ReplyDelete
- Stephanie B.January 12, 2012 at 10:30 AM
Fantastic! This just goes to show that any predictions of the demise of public libraries are *way* off.ReplyDelete
- Barton Y.December 13, 2012 at 12:12 AM
Thank you, the app is greatly appreciated!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 4, 2013 at 3:58 PM
When signing up via Rogers internet, I received a Playlist Registration email which said "You have successfully registered to the Student Playlist of Naxos Music Library. To activate your account, please click onReplyDelete
Activate Naxos Music Library Student Playlist Login Now.".
Doing so, I got a "You have successfully activated your Naxos Music Library Student Playlist account. To login, please click here" screen at http://tpl.naxosmusiclibrary.com/student/activateplaylistregistration.asp?s=... which took me to http://tpl.naxosmusiclibrary.com/login/notauthorized.asp which stated "The Internet location you are entering from is not authorized to access the NML. Please contact Naxos for assistance. ... "
I tried to login anyway both from my PC and Android App - and was successful, so I don't know what the not authorized was about but it works fine in the end.
Hey there! That can sometimes happen if you're working from an off-campus location (i.e. not at the library). Looks like you managed to get registered but then were not recognized based on your library's rules. If that happens to other folks, just contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com for assistance. I'll set you right in no time.ReplyDelete
Has the interface changed since January 2013 (the time of the last comment?) The create playlist option is not available for me. Perhaps this is somehow disabled in my institution? How can I figure this out? This is obviously preventing me from using the android application at all.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hello Alex,Delete
I received your email a short time ago and am working with your institution. I will let you know once I hear back from them.


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As you may know, there's a pretty special place in Little Eye's heart for those things-that-are-made-from-other-things. Burlap coffee sacks, feed grain bags and sails are no exception! Today's Vendor Spotlight is for One Woman Studio, the creation of Julia Ventresco, who has a way with a sewing machine and raw materials that can't be rivaled.
Since The Big Thaw is happening the day before Mother's Day, we asked Julia about how her mother has influenced her art: "Suffice it to say I spent my childhood at my mother's elbow watching her sew, paint, wallpaper and pretty much transform any available surface or material into a work of art – be it functional or frivolous! As I grew older, it was I who was doing the sewing, wallpapering, painting with my mother at my side to guide and teach."
"I can think of no greater influence in my life and creative endeavors than my mother. In addition to the tehcnical skills and design wisdom she imparted to me, one of the greatest she taught me was "Be yourself (no matter how wacky!) and do what you love." I'm happy to say I am doing both."
We're pretty enamored with your mother, too, Julia, if she is responsible for fostering the growth of such a creative person! Repurposed sail bags, coffee sack backpacks and totes, and feed bag totes abound. Don't be silly enough to miss meeting Julia and shopping the wares at One Woman Studio at The Big Thaw on Saturday, May 12 from 10am to 4pm at the Mayo Street Arts Center at 10 Mayo St. See you there!


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The Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development invites outstanding students to challenge themselves intellectually, engage in independent research, and extend their academic exploration beyond our borders.
Matriculated undergraduate students with superior academic records are honored in various ways, such as placement on the Dean's Honors List, election to honor societies, admission to departmental honors programs, and graduation with honors. Other opportunities for intellectual engagement and independent investigation include Global Honors Seminars and Grants for Student Research.


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Morgan Stanley (MS) has made a big end-of-summer recruiting push and attracted nine more advisors from rival broker-dealers, the wirehouse said early Tuesday.
The advisors are expected to join the firm with about $1.85 billion in client assets and some $10 million in yearly fees and commissions.
Scott Siegel, Mehmet Kirdar and Michael O'Hara moved to Morgan Stanley from JPMorgan Chase (JPM), while Joseph Carmody came over from UBS (UBS), which last week recruited a New Jersey-based team from Morgan Stanley with some $4.8 billion in assets and $10 million in yearly production.
The new Morgan Stanley group has formed the SKOC Team, which has some $1.5 billion in total client assets and trailing-12-month fees and commissions of $6.1 million. The team joins Morgan Stanley Wealth Management's office at 522 Fifth Ave. in New York, where the advisors report to branch manager Michael Simeone
Al Maulini and Joseph Torano moved to Morgan Stanley in Coral Gables, Fla., where they now work with branch manager Sergio Alvarez-Mena. The two advisors join the wirehouse from HSBC. The Maulini and Torano Team has total client assets of $121 million and yearly production of $1.7 million.
The Marano Brothers Team, which includes Frank and Donald Marano, came to Morgan Stanley from Raymond James Financial Services (RJF) with about $100 million in assets and yearly fees and commissions of $1.2 million.
The team is now based in Allentown, Pa., and reports to complex manager Richard Franchella.
Also, Jason Moss moved to Morgan Stanley from Bank of America-Merrill Lynch (BAC) in the Atlanta area. He has client assets of $130 million and yearly production of $1 million.
Moss now works with branch manager Michael Childs in Morgan Stanley's Pinnacle office.
The headcount of Morgan Stanley advisors as 16,321 on June 30, an increase of 37 reps from March 31 and a drop of 157 reps from a year ago.
The Morgan Stanley financial advisors had average fees and commissions (also known as production) of $866,000 in Q2'13, up 2% from $851,000 in Q1'13 and up 12% from $770,000 in Q2'12.
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TORONTO – The Salvation Army says more than $2 million in toys and donations has been stolen from its north Toronto warehouse over two years.
The organization says the toys were taken from its Railside Road facility, along with food and other donations.
It says the issue came to light after a whistleblower came forward in August, prompting an internal audit that led the charity to fire its executive director.
The Salvation Army has not publicly linked the firing to the alleged thefts.
More details are expected to be released today.
The news comes just days after an executive director at the Salvation Army in Ottawa was fired amid concerns over missing money.
The organization released a statement saying auditors discovered $250,000 has gone missing from its operating budget over several years.
Perry Rowe had been with the charity's Booth Centre for eight years.
The Salvation Army is preparing to start its annual Christmas Kettle Campaign, where volunteers solicit donations in high-traffic areas like shopping malls and on the street.


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The government today provided new financial help to troubled insurance giant American International Group, including pouring $40 billion into the company in return for partial ownership.
The action, announced jointly by the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department, was taken as it became increasingly clear that an original financial lifeline thrown to AIG in September would not be enough to stabilize the teetering company. All told, the moves boost aid to the company to around $150 billion in what is likely to be the largest bailout to a single private firm. Fed officials, however, expressed confidence that the money would be repaid to taxpayers.
The $40 billion infusion comes from the recently enacted $700 billion financial bailout package. The government is buying preferred shares of AIG stock, giving taxpayers an ownership stake in the company. In turn, restrictions will be placed on executive compensation at the firm.
As part of the new arrangement, the Federal Reserve is reducing a $85 billion loan it had made available to AIG to $60 billion. The Fed also is replacing a separate $37.8 billion loan to the insurance company with a $52 billion aid package.
The actions were needed to �keep the company strong and facilitate its ability to complete its restructuring process successfully,� the government said.
It marked the first time money from the $700 billion bailout package Congress enacted last month has gone to any company other than a bank.
The Treasury Department, which is overseeing the program, has promised to inject $250 billion into banks in return for partial ownership. The original notion behind the bailout package was to help financial institutions lend money more freely again, one of the main reasons the economy is in danger of getting stuck in a long and painful recession.
Until today, all of AIG�s bailout relief was coming from the Fed.
The Fed, earlier this year, said it would loan a total of $123 billion to AIG. The insurance company was later allowed to access another $20.9 billion through the Fed�s �commercial paper� program. That�s where the Fed is buying mounds of companies� short-term debt often used for crucial day-to-day expenses, such as payrolls and supplies.
Monday�s restructuring provides AIG with easier terms on the original Fed loan. The new package reduces the interest rate AIG will pay and will extend the loan term to five years from two, reducing the need for AIG to sell off business lines and other assets at fire-sale prices to repay the government.
Under the new $52 billion package, the loans will last for six years. Through two new facilities, the Fed will fund the purchase of both residential mortgage-backed securities from AIG�s portfolio, and collateralized debt obligations, which are complex financial instruments that combine various slices of debt.
By taking these troubled assets off AIG�s balance sheet, it should take stress off the company, giving it more breathing room and helping to prevent future losses, Fed officials said. The Fed doesn�t believe it will suffer losses because it is hopeful the market for such distressed investments will recover as the economy and financial markets rebound.
AIG reported toay that continued financial market turmoil resulted in a large third-quarter loss.
The New York-based company said it lost $24.47 billion, or $9.05 per share, after a profit of $3.09 billion, or $1.19 per share, a year ago.
Results included pretax losses of $18.31 billion tied to the declining value of AIG�s investment portfolio. They also were hurt by catastrophe losses and charges related to restructuring.
Excluding items, operating losses totaled $3.42 per share � missing analysts� average loss estimate of 90 cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters.
AIG in early October said it would sell certain business units to pay off the $85 billion Fed loan. The company, however, said it plans to retain its U.S. property-and-casualty and foreign general insurance businesses. It also plans to keep an ownership interest in its foreign life-insurance operations.
AIG is a colossus on Wall Street and financial districts worldwide, with operations in more than 130 countries and $1 trillion in assets on its balance sheet.
Besides life, property and other insurance offerings, AIG provides asset-management services and airplane leases. Its myriad businesses are also linked to mutual funds, annuities and other retirement products held by millions of ordinary Americans.
But perhaps the biggest concern about AIG is the dizzying array of complex financial instruments it structured for commercial banks, investment banks and hedge funds around the globe � many of which were directly or indirectly linked to the value of U.S. mortgages.


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Saturday, October 29, 2011
CTN Burbank 2001!
One more year Tina Price and her team have put together another fantastic CTN long animation weekend (Nov 18-20) for all of us to enjoy. The list of talent that will show up for the event is incredible and I will be fortunate to share some of this time on Saturday Nov 19th at noon (from 12-1 pm) on a one hour signing session of my book 'Framed Ink', where we can also have time to chat in this great location (see link for more details on the whole weekend).
Hope to see you guys there!
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Saturday, October 22, 2011
Kings and Vikings
These are from some older projects I worked on while back in Spain, in the early 2000's.
The first piece comes from a feature show directed by my friend Antonio Navarro called 'The Three Wise Men', in which I got credited as art director. This is one of the early inspirational illustrations I did for it.
The other two are from 'Asterix And The Vikings', also lots of fun to work in with the great crew from A-Film in Denmark. Some of you will notice I already posted some pieces from this show in the past.
I hope everyone is doing great.
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Monday, October 03, 2011
Moonshine on Vimeo
Alexis Wanneroy and Christophe Lautrette recently put together a video with interviews with some of the artists from Dreamworks who participated in the making of 'Moonshine', a publication with some of their (our) personal artwork.
The project was originally put together by Christophe and Pierre Olivier Vincent a few years ago and finally saw the light about a year ago now.
Enjoy the video!
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DTG Picks : Vector Drawing Apps for the Mac
Many, many times we get email or forum postings lamenting about the high cost of the Adobe Illustrator and other Adobe products... and now you can't even buy them, you "rent" them from the 'cloud' . . . so we've done a little digging and testing and you can try these for highly functional surrogates for Illustrator :
* iDraw: powerful feature-packed vector drawing and illustration app
* If you're not a design pro, you may need Logo Design Studio
* Animate : Bring your imagination to life!
* TouchDraw : structured 2D vector graphics
* Clipart Collection by UAB Macmanus
* VectorPro Color
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