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Forget the Paywall, Consider the Surveywall →
About 150 US news sites have some sort of paywall (give or take 150 or so). Some are hard, some are soft and some are in between.
All have been written about extensively.
But what if we looked at walls from an entirely different direction? Google's done this with their Consumer Surveys. Instead of asking readers to pull out their wallets to access content, they're asked to answer a single question. Think of it as a Surveywall.
Frédéric Filloux describes it like so:
Eighteen months ago — under non disclosure — Google showed publishers a new transaction system for inexpensive products such as newspaper articles. It worked like this: to gain access to a web site, the user is asked to participate to a short consumer research session. A single question, a set of images leading to a quick choice.
The solution is one that's beautiful in its simplicity. Market research is an almost $30 billion industry. And while a lot of it is much more than having people answer surveys, a lot of it is people answering surveys.
So what if you target surveys to, say, readers of certain sections of The Miami Herald, or Wired, or Car and Driver. The researcher wins because it's a lower cost solution than traditional outreach. The publisher wins because they've gained a revenue stream by running the surveys. The reader wins because her wallet stays in her pocket.
There are caveats, of course, which Frédéric outlines:
In theory, the mechanism finally solves the old quest for tiny, friction-free transactions: replace the paid-for zone with a survey-zone through which access is granted after answering a quick question. Needless to say, it can't be recommended for all sites. We can't reasonably expect a general news site, not to mention a business news one, to adopt such a scheme. It would immediately irritate the users and somehow taint the content.
I'm not so sure it's unreasonable. Different, yes, but the entire digital enterprise and the economics behind it is different.
The solution though reminds me of reCAPTCHA, an initiative started at Carnegie Mellon and now run by Google to crowdsource book digitization by harnessing a few seconds of millions of users' time by having them enter the text they see in a traditional CAPTCHA box (the first word is machine readable, the second isn't and that's the one that Google hopes you can decipher).
As Google explains:
About 200 million CAPTCHAs are solved by humans around the world every day. In each case, roughly ten seconds of human time are being spent. Individually, that's not a lot of time, but in aggregate these little puzzles consume more than 150,000 hours of work each day. What if we could make positive use of this human effort? reCAPTCHA does exactly that by channeling the effort spent solving CAPTCHAs online into "reading" books.
In theory, the micro-surveys of a Surveywall would work similarly. With enough scale to conduct a full survey one question at a time, market researchers gain the insights they're looking for. The publisher earns more for running the survey than it would get with traditional display advertising.
The question, as it always does, comes back to the reader.
Will she take a few seconds to answer a question, or think it intrusive, close the page and move on?
And that, most likely, comes back to the king of it all: just how valuable is the content that the publisher is providing? — Michael
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Woman dies after getting hit by carNovember 26,2012BRISTOL — An 85-year-old Bristol woman has died after she was struck by a car on Saturday while walking across the street, Bristol Police said in a press release Sunday.
The woman, Anne Roscoe, was hit by a car driven by 19-year-old Ashley Nacollas, also of Bristol, at the intersection of North Street and Park Place at around 5:51 p.m., police said. Roscoe was taken to Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, where she died.
The accident is under investigation, and police say that drugs or alcohol were not a factor. Bristol Police have asked the Vermont State Police Accident Reconstruction Team to help in the investigation. The Bristol Fire Department and Vermont State Police helped the Bristol Police at the scene.
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Temperatures warmed into the 80s Tuesday ahead of a cold front, but cooler temperatures will return the rest of the week.Tuesday will be the warmest day the rest of the week since the cold front will move through late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning. The high in the Triangle Tuesday was 83 while Fayetteville made it up to 86. Both temperatures were above the normal high of 83 this time of year.Overnight will be partly to mostly cloudy with a few isolated showers as a cold front moves across the area. Patchy fog could also develop early Wednesday morning as temperatures drop into the mid to low 60s.
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Best things to buy in May
May isn't just about Memorial Day sales, although there will be good ones. It's a great month for deals on mattresses and outdoor gear. For grills, wait a bit.
This guest post comes from Lindsay Sakraida at Dealnews.
It's easy to know that you're getting the best deal around when shopping through Dealnews, but sometimes you want to plan for purchases in advance. So, to help you out, we've mined our archives of product prices, sales and coupons to see what consumer goods are best buys throughout the month of May.
While every month features its own unique deal fluctuations, we often see overlap across months, especially when they fall within the same season. As such, some of the advice for May might sound familiar if you've diligently followed the April guide. That said, May has some unique shopping characteristics to take note of, like stellar Memorial Day sales later this month. So dive in and brush up on the best and worst things to buy in May.
Oftentimes, stores want you to believe that every holiday weekend will feature some of the deepest discounts, but that isn't always the case. However, as an almost midyear sale, we found that Memorial Day weekend tends to have some of the most exceptional sales since January. You'll see the ubiquitous sale ads, but where these promotions truly become money-saving is in the plethora of stacking coupons we find on those already-discounted goods. Look to your favorite apparel and home goods stores for special holiday promotions. And in particular, keep an eye on department stores, nationwide apparel retailers, and home stores like Pottery Barn and West Elm.
Late April was an excellent time to start shopping for spring clothing deals, but the discounts really heat up in May, where you could find cuts of up to 75% off. And if you want a particularly strong discount, try holding out until Memorial Day weekend for those aforementioned stacking coupons. (Post continues below.)
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May is generally a good time to find a deal on a new mattress and, indeed, for the past two years the sales we saw on mattresses had deeper discounts in May than in April. So far we've seen items at Sears, for example, hit about 60% off after all discounts, which we anticipate improving in May and potentially spilling into June. Keep in mind, however, that last year we saw excellent discounts on mattresses around Black Friday and Cyber Monday, so you'll have another opportunity to cash in on strong deals later in the year, too.
Last month, we suggested that shoppers buy their Mother's Day gifts early to get the best deals possible. But, if you still haven't bought Mom that perfect gift, consider avoiding the traditional. That's because, for the past two years, we've seen a lot of jewelry styles actually increase in price at the beginning of the month, so you may not be getting the best value possible if you go that route.
We mentioned it last month, but it's even more pertinent as the weather truly starts becoming dreamy: Hold off on buying a grill, regardless of whether it's charcoal or gas. We see an increase in Editors' Choice offerings in June, so you'd be better served shelving your buying plans for another month. You can also wait until after the Fourth of July when we'll see a wealth of grill models featured in summer home sales.
We begin to see an influx of deals on home office furniture -- desks, shelving units, and padded chairs -- in May. If you can hold out until June, though, a majority of those items will likely see their all-time lowest price points of the year. If you want to update your home office, look to OfficeMax, Staples, Office Depot, and Wal-Mart for the best offers.
Breathe in the fresh spring air and get active outside with a plethora of deals on camping and outdoor gear from stores like REI, Gander Mountain, and Altrec. Look for hiking, fishing, and camping accessories to hit appealing prices.
When the weather is warm enough to run or exercise outside, you have more ammunition to haggle a good deal from a gym that's looking for ways to encourage people to work out indoors. You can seek out promotions that cut initial costs like initiation fees or the first few months of enrollment, or you can put your game face on and demand the discounts while negotiating the terms of your contract.
May will be an interesting month for laptop deals. On the one hand, we have Intel's new Ivy Bridge-based systems poised to enter the market with better battery life and more powerful graphics than today's laptops. Naturally, these new laptops will be competing with the very capable line of Sandy Bridge laptops already on the market. While initial reviews indicate consumers won't notice that much of a performance increase with Ivy Bridge laptops, the new systems are bound to lower prices on current Sandy Bridge-based laptops.
Secondly, deals on fully equipped quad-core desktop replacements continue to sell at all-time low prices. In fact, last month we saw an HP Pavilion dv7t Quad Edition Intel Core i7 Notebook come in at $700; that's the second lowest price we've ever seen for any 17-inch quad-core Core i7-based desktop replacement with a full 8GB of RAM, dedicated graphics card, and 750GB hard drive. Savvy shoppers should look for deals under $800 and snag anything under $700.
As expected, April wasn't a stellar month for HDTV deals. Deals generally remained flat for name-brand 42-inch and 47-inch models, and rose by roughly $50 for name-brand 55-inch sets. We expect May to offer more of the same.
However, we started seeing deals on 2012's new line of HDTVs. The LG 47-inch 120Hz 1080p 3-D Wi-Fi LED-backlit wide-screen LCD HD television (47LM6700) in particular has dropped from its debut price of $1,379 in late March to $999.99 in late April. That's a $379 drop in just four weeks. Not bad for a new TV that packs every feature imaginable. We expect to see more deals on this TV in May. (For comparison, brand-name 2011 47-inch LCD HDTVs have averaged $547 so far this year.)
Another 2012 TV, the Panasonic VIERA 50-inch 600Hz 1080p wide-screen plasma HD television (TCP50U50), made its debut on dealnews for $781. It's one of Panasonic's budget models and will likely see further discounts in the coming weeks.
And for you well-heeled shoppers out there, mark your calendars. On May 16, at the Cannes Film Festival, LG is expected to debut its 55-inch OLED HDTV, reports PCWorld. The price? A cool $8,000. Painful as that may sound, keep in mind that this could trigger further discounts on LED-based LCD HDTVs.
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In the aftermath of recent crimes, neighbors in Little Italy and Canton are coming together and seeking solutions—on their own terms.
Dustin Ritter is tired of crime in Canton, and even more tired of feeling out of the loop about what crimes take place and how they are addressed by the city.
Ritter, who lives in the O'Donnell Square area, has taken matters into his own hands and with the support of other local residents is hosting an O'Donnell Neighbors Walk on Thursday, Aug. 1.
The group's tentative list of concerns, compiled through conversations, emails, and social media, is long and varied, running the gamut from overzealous partiers at O'Donnell Square, to vagrants giving themselves naked sponge baths in broad daylight, to youth "casing" neighbors' backyards, to burglaries, assaults, and the impact of angle parking.
Ritter said his isn't a Citizens on Patrol Walk per se—he is uncertain whether Southeast police will even be attending—but an opportunity for neighbors to meet one another, walk around the neighborhood, and discuss issues that are important to them.
Ritter said this is an opportunity for neighbors to "speak up."
"Our goal for the walk is to identify issues that are either not being addressed via 311, are too complex to be handled by 311, or have the potential to escalate into much larger issues for our community," he said. "We see this walk as an opportunity to share information, which we believe the SEPD [Southeast Police District] and the Councilman [James Kraft] continue to struggle with, and to discuss ways to resolve issues that are unique to our community…"
Ritter noted that the broad focus of the walk is crime and safety, but he's open to hearing what people have on their minds. Period.
"But bring all your concerns," he said. "We're not shutting down conversations here."
Little Italy residents are dealing with their own crime concerns. In the aftermath of the July 20 beating and robbery of a Little Italy restaurant worker, more than 200 Little Italy residents and supporters convened at the Sons of Italy Hall on July 23.
The restaurant worker, whose name has not been disclosed, was attacked by about 10 youths and had his jaw broken and phone stolen, sometime between midnight and 1 a.m. near Bank and Exeter streets.
At the meeting, which was called by neighborhood residents, former State Senator John Pica, Jr., who grew up in Little Italy, spoke to the group about the possibility of Little Italy becoming a community benefits district that would have its own uniformed security.
Pica, now an attorney with the Offices of Peter Angelos, said he sponsored legislation to make community benefits districts possible in Baltimore.
"Gia Blatterman [president of the Little Italy Community Organization] had asked me to explain what special benefits districts are," he said, in a later interview. "This is not my idea or my project, but if Little Italy wants it, I'd be happy to help them."
Pica said of the attack, "They beat the living hell out of that guy. It's all that the older people in Little Italy are talking about."
Mel Stachura, president of the Little Italy Property Owners Association, said that police response to the attack was swift.
"Like any neighborhood group, we have our issues with the police– but not on this one. It was heartening that the police had made one arrest by Sunday night and others by Monday morning," he said.
As of today, six arrests have been made.
After the meeting, foot patrols were started in Little Italy and the community is stepping up its efforts to improve safety. Restaurants, residents, and businesses are committed to installing additional surveillance cameras.
Footage from existing cameras helped in arresting the suspects, Stachura noted.
"One camera was outside of a residence. The other was outside of a condo," he said.
"They are not the huge capital investment they once were. They don't prevent crime, but they make it easier to catch criminals."
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Thursday, October 18, 2007
Hey guys! I just wanted to quickly say hello and to let you know that we're having a great time. So far I've managed to stay out of trouble and haven't been arrested for indecent language or deported for eating more than my fair share of Hairy Mitten Crabs. I have so much to tell you about, but maybe a little bite at a time….
I'm writing this post after climbing a portion of the Great Wall of China earlier this afternoon, where I had one of the most humbling moments in my life. But let me back up for just a sec and explain why I'm China in the first place…..
I was born on the island of Hong Kong during its British colonization, however, this is my first journey to mainland China. When China lost the Opium War it was forced to lease out Hong Kong for 99 years to the British. In 1997, the lease was over. But, like a child given up by its parents, I never felt any allegiance to the motherland, which is why I never had any interest to visit China in my earlier years. I was from Hong Kong, not from China and had always made that distinction very clear when people asked where I was from.
I'm older now and a mother of 2 Chinese-American boys born in Florida. I felt a strong need visit China and explore my ancestral roots. I couldn't bear to hold the grudge any longer, it wouldn't be fair to my sons. When my Mom suggested that we take a family trip with my parents, brother and my husband, I agreed.
The first step to reconciliation was to start with an easy subject, one in which we could establish good will and common ground – food. Only after a full stomach and happy heart could we ease into more controversial subjects like politics, personal freedoms and bad karaoke.
Prior to leaving for my trip, I dreamt of writing and photographing elaborate, exotic delicacies from each region on our 14-day tour across the country. I fantasized of showcasing the authentic versions of Kung Pao Chicken and Sweet and Sour Pork that resembled nothing like its overly sweet, calorie-laden Americanized version.
But my plan never blossomed beyond my imagination. For several days now, I've trekked through Beijing's major tourist attractions – such as Tienanmen Square, Forbidden City, The Summer Palace and the Ming Dynasty Tombs. While I've enjoyed the historical relics immensely, after the second day I forced myself to look past the country's trademarks and instead study its people. Not the tour guide nor the souvenir hawkers, but the commoners on the fringe, those normally never appearing within a camera's viewfinder.
It was a steep climb up hundreds of uneven stone steps of the Great Wall, but I had barely scratched the surface of the dragon's back that went on for another 4,500 miles. This was the work of over 1 million Chinese that took a decade to hand-construct, over 2,000 years ago. I listened to stories of bone chilling winters and extreme hunger that the Chinese laborers endured in order to build this structure.
At a local restaurant minutes near the base of the Great Wall, a 7-ish year old girl with a plum shaped face, simple clothing and crooked pigtails that looked like the tips ancient calligraphy brushes sat with her parents. She probably had no cares of Hanna Montana, High School Musical or Brangelina as she waited eagerly for her supper. Her mama scooped a mountain of snowy steamed rice with the bamboo spatula into the little girl's bowl. Her baba carefully balanced a spoonful of preserved vegetables with slivers of pork on top of the rice. With a wide-eyed "waaaahhh!" which is Chinese slang for "wow!" she hungrily lifted the bowl just to the tip of her lips and grasped her chopsticks to shovel it all in.
I just knew I could no longer write about Peking Duck with Scallion Pancakes or about the Steamed Mitten Crabs. In order to fully appreciate authentic dishes from China, I first had to pay respect to the foundation of the Chinese and the most humble food of all, rice. And this begins my journey to reconnect with my country.
p.s. I LOVE Chinese math.
The price of 1 Coke = 2 beers
How can you not fall in love with this country????
Perfect Steamed Rice Recipe
Ingredients:2 cups (380 g) raw rice (long grain, jasmine or short grain rice)
2 1/2 cups (700 ml) cool water
Place rice grains in pot. Wash the rice and swish with your hands. Drain and repeat 3 more times until the water is no longer milky. This helps remove excess starch and clean the grains.
Fill the pot with the cool water and the washed rice. Turn the heat to high. When the water near the edge of pot starts bubbling, cover the pot and reduce heat to low. Cook for 15 minutes.
Turn off heat and keep covered! Just let it sit with lid on for 5 minutes to finish the steaming process. Fluff with fork after done.
i'm dreaming of going to China too…can't wait to read more of your traveling notes.
The dish looks delicious.
Thoughtful post on your view of China as well — I think it's only as we get older that we begin to think about where we came from.
Yay now I know how to cook rice on the stovetop! Enjoy your trip!
What a beautiful composition, J. That moment in the restaurant — with the girl you so charmingly describe — is why we travel, no? It's for those blink-of-an-eye moments that jolt us and change our lives, or at the very least our perspective of it, forever.
Hi Jaden-
Funny- I'm in China this month too!
I just left Macao and am in Hong Kong and ShenZhen for the week, then I'm off to ShangHai until Thanksgiving.
Sounds like you went to Badaling… Great site- better than Mutianyu and Simatai. Those tours to the Great Wall are a killer… The Wall is good, the Ming Tombs are so-so: Emperor Zhu De is interesting if you get the backstory- (Find a copy of "1421- the Year the Chinese Discovered America- interesting reading) but the mandatory visit to the Chinese Medicine Institute, the Cloisonnes factory and Jade factory are outright tourist traps to separate tourists from their money and their valuable time.
I hope you make it to QuanJuDe for Peking Duck- I've had it several places, but QuanJuDe is the best-
It's on Qianmen St., Just south of Tian'anman Square…
I'm going to Spring Deer restaurant in Kowloon for dinner-
My daughter and I went there about 6 years ago…the best duck in Hong Kong.
Hopefully you'll get to a market during your travels-
I went wandering through a fresh market in Macao a couple days ago… The guys I was with ran from the building since the first sight we saw was a chicken getting wrung and dressed.
I spent a hour inside, looking at the displays of fresh vegetables, the bins, tubs and trays of live fish, shrimp, clams and lobster… then all the dried offerings…mushrooms, meats and sausages, preserved eggs…
It was painful to see all this great stuff and be stuck in a hotel with no access to a kitchen!
See some pics from my travels on my website-
Listen to Uncle Jay…
Enjoy your trip- Safe Travels!
(The Big Guy)
Fantabulous post. I'm not shocked that you found the people most interesting as opposed to the places and tourist attractions. Any time I travel, it's the people who live where I'm at who tell the best stories – either in words or just by watching them. I look forward to everything you've discovered! =)
That was a very touching and poignant post. I totally could envision the little girl delighted with her bowl of rice. Thank you for sharing this post about going back to your roots. However, this is not the first step you have taken. You have already brought so much to your readers by sharing your culture through your past posts… you have started your journey and taken us with you by the hand by showing us what I feel is the most welcoming part of our culture… the food.
I recently took a trip back to my roots in Taiwan. This time bringing my Vietnamese fiance. The best part of showing him around was sharing my culture with him through food. We both had a wonderful time eating to our hearts content… and like you, even though we ventured to many normal touristy places, just studying the individuals that share our same skin color but yet have grown up in an entirely different country was truly a cultural experience we will treasure forever.
My favorite part of our culture is how we show our love of people through food. Relatives are always showing their love for you by taking you to more and more places to eat. I could always tell how much my parents liked a particular boyfriend of mine in the past by how many times the tell him to "eat more ear more!"
Here's a link to my post on some foods we ate in Taiwan, if you're interested. http://www.xanga.com/mimmie29/619711910/item.html
Enjoy your trip!
What a lovely post…that's why I'm appreciative of all that I have and what has been given to me. My cup runneth over …. with steamed rice :o)
Sounds like an exciting trip. Can't wait to read more!
Sounds like you're having a ball, Jaden! Can't wait to see your travel pics. Did I ever tell you that I feel literally ill if I don't have rice for more than 2 days?HA!HA!
Sounds like you are having a well deserved, wonderful trip…I can't wait to hear more stories!! Enjoy!
hey Jaden, sounds like a heart warming and deserving trip for the whole family. Can't wait for more of your posts and insights.
We are looking forward to read more of your China trip.
Got a question, have you seen a warm milk dish that will curd once mixed with ginger syrup in China?
What a beautiful life story you shared with us and the way you are showing your kids your roots, they are going to cherish these moments forever.
Glad to hear you're doing well exploring our roots. The new design is looking good, btw.
You're so right, Jaden. It all comes down to the basics.
The reason why I know I'm partly Asian at heart (blue eyes and blond hair not withstanding) is the fact that a bowl of freshly steamed white rice can nearly make me cry. There is nothing in the world so pure and perfect.
Promise that you will write more about your trip to China. Go on….Promise.
This was a lovely piece, and thanks for the tips on how to properly prepare rice. I always learn something utter useful when I visit your blog. I'm glad you're rediscovering your roots.
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Wow, China! Although there is something a little ironic that it's this journey that allowed you to stop, drop & simplify.
Have fun.
Thanks for coming by my site! I'm so jealous- I've (lived in) Japan and been to Singapore and India but I still haven't made it to China, Hong Kong or Taiwan. I'd love to go! Maybe next year… Loved the write up. I'm addicted to my rice cooker- is that bad? lol.
Dear Jaden, That is quite a well expressed write-up about touching your roots again. That wave of nostalgia is what makes life beautiful. We visited China just this year for the Gourmand World Cookbook awards held at Beijing. Its awe-inspiring – the city, the scenic beauty, the magnificent great wall.
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i'm trying this tonight with steamed tilapia and veggies. i can't wait!
Thanks for the recipe. Hahah that sounds like a knockoff of a Fallout Boy song: Thnks Fr Th Rcpe. (allusion to Thnks Fr Th Mmrs, and yes, the song's actually spelled like that)
Aaaanyway… I've just come back from China and I agree, Chinese food is nothing like American Un-Chinese food. (making it very clear of the difference). I was there for 2 weeks and I loved it. I'm still trying to wean myself off of rice, and seeing as how this is my first breakfast back in America (or Meguo in Chinese) I would still like rice, because frankly, I'm still addicted haha. I love the sweet and sour pork, the peking duck, everything but the chicken heads and feet. I just couldn't bring myself to eat something that looked back at me when I looked at it. Or something that I could shake as a greeting. My friend, however, had no qualms in trying it, and he loved it. I must say, everybody, If you ever have the chance to go to China, go ahead. China has gotten such a bad rap in America because we're capitalist and they're communist, but if I were to say which population was more friendly, I would have to say Chinese. In America, if you say hi to someone that you've never seen in your life, you'd be lucky to get a polite nod. In China, you do the same, and they very clearly say hi back and beam at you (you'd have to say it in Chinese, though. Not many understand English). They're also not as conservatively styled as people make them out to be. True, you're not going to see a girl walking down the street topless, or a guy bottomless, but they're not as conservative as you think. Once again, if you ever have the chance, go. Let me give you the info of my guide, seeing as how he is now my good friend, and I wish to give him some business.
Long (or Dragon, or Dragon-Long)
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He currently is no longer working for Gecko full time, but if you ask for Dragon, or just email him, then you can get hooked up with him with no extra trouble and expense. Tell him Payne sent you and said hi.
oh. Excuse me. The company he works for is Geckos not Gecko. (he'll still do tours)
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I still cook white rice like my Grandma. She put her finger in the pot resting on the top of the rice and filled the water to the first knuckle. No measuring cups needed. It works every time. I don't know why, but it does. No matter how much rice I cook, 1 knuckle above. DONE.
It doesn't hurt to throw two lap chong sausages on top to add great flavor to the rice. Just sayin'.
Whats the best rice brand! My rice still turns out sticky and does not go with the orange chicken i made! i washed it but still stuck on other rice help plez Jaden!
Thanks Jaden! Can you please post chicken teriyaki recipe!:)
In order to succeed this recipe you have to use Diamond Pearl Basmati Rice. This is a Pure Indian Basmati rice. If you want more informations go on the website http://www.sonaimpex.net or send a mail at [email protected]
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I'm pleased that, for once, attention is being paid to the quality of the rice. Considering that rice is such an integral part of most Chinese meals, it surprises me that we do not focus much on perfecting our rice technique (or do most Chinese cooks take for granted that their rice technique is already perfect, I wonder?) I have been cooking for a very long time, and I still feel that my rice is sometimes lacking. My criteria for perfect rice? If I am happy to eat it plain and simple, with no accompaniment or even a drop of soy sauce! I like to use Basmati, (ideally, soaked overnight and then very gently rinsed), and cook using the absorption method in quite well-salted water, with a towel under the lid. When cooked, I let it rest for 15 minutes, then fluff it up with a fork (a spoon might break the grains). I know that this does not give the 'sticky' texture that some people appreciate, however.
I followed your directions and my rice turned out severely under done. Should I add more water or let it cook longer? any help is great!
You may need to add more water, especially if you live at a higher altitude. I live in Arizona (about 30 miles SE of Phoenix) and because the altitude here is higher than in other places in the country due to local geography, I find that I need to have a 1.5 – 1 ratio of water to rice so there is sufficient water for the rice to cook. (1.5 cups water for each cup of raw rice being cooked). Try adding more water, 1/4 cup at a time, until you find a ratio that works.
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Pardon, I used this recipe before but it's been a while so I wanted to check before using it again… and the recipe is nowhere to be seen on the post. I reloaded it – same problem. Is it my computer or is it the post? Either way, I love this method and I want it back! Please and thank you!


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Decoration Inspiration: Fitting a Home Office into a Small Space
Small Space Solutions
Not all of us who work from home are lucky enough to have an extra room to devote to a home office, so we utilize what space we do have. Culled from our House Tours, here few great home offices that don't sacrifice style or function, even when they're short on square footage.
1. A sleek desk fits in with the glam decor in Bianca and Craig's Moody Glam Apartment tour.
2. Jesica utilizes her little dining nook for a simple office setup during the day in Jesica's Mix and Match Studio tour.
3. Lauren's desk fits perfectly into the corner of her studio apartment, and touches like the lamp and wooden chair help it blend with the rest of her decor in Lauren's Happy, Inspired Studio tour.
4. Allison's eclectic style extends to her home office, with touches like wooden carvings and a woven basket tying it into her existing decor. From Allison's Collected and Curated Apartment tour.
5. A repurposed cabinet makes for a genius home office that can be closed up and hidden from sight when the day is done in Amy's Light and Bright Small Space tour.
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The first four workers-at-home evidently do not need paper files. Some of us still do need them. It would be very nice to show a few solutions for storing paper in a small space.
I always rush to look at the "small home office" posts, but they are seem to basically be a laptop and a teeny, very tidy table of some sort. Honestly, who needs instructions for that? Show me the clever ways to fit the rest of the stuff that goes along with a home office, works in progress, client materials, archive storage, "stuff." Just one of my desk drawers houses more stuff than in all of these photos, combined. Ha!!
Yeah, the last one is the only one with some sort of storage. I'm happy to use my laptop at my kitchen table, but although I consider myself somewhat paperless, I still have a few files I need to store conveniently.
I thought #5 was a rather creative way to 'disguise' a functional home office: storage, papers, electronics, general messiness etc.
My home office (which I don't use for work, I should mention) is in our "library" which is a kind of odd room that the builders considered something like a TV room or parlor or something -- it's where the staircase to the bedroom level starts.
Anyhow, the walls are lined with Billy shelves, and I use a small matching IKEA Bjursta table as a desk for my computer (iMac). I have some desktop organizers with drawers on shelves on the Billy units flanking the desk, to hold pencils and markers and scissors and staplers, etc...
Paperwork I store in a trunk under the window which has an upholstered top and pillows to create a window seat (mostly for the cats). I don't need to get into it often, but I have a couple of those crates that hold file folders in there and keep my taxes, contracts, paid bills, and miscellaneous paperwork there. Works quite well! (I have mentioned here before that I have a matching trunk below the other window that has a cat flap and houses 2 litter boxes. Nobody notices until I point it out...)
I got them at an unfinished furniture store and had the store do the finishing for a fee. (I applied the upholstery and cushion with a staple gun.)
How do these people work with their back to a big room? Or facing a wall? The combo gives me the heebie-jeebies.
What does a home office look like for someone who has a lot of papers, needs visual reminders, and doesn't have a separate room?
I saw some of the comments above about paperwork. I don't have my day job at home but I do writing/blogging/consulting on the side. I try to keep paperwork at a minimum by using virtual storage/scanning and the paperwork I do have is tucked away in a utility closet a few steps away in hanging file banker boxes. If I need to access paperwork while working, those closet doors are swung open for easy access but if you took a picture of my "office" all you would see is my desk. In a small space, I prefer to not have files taking up valuable floor/wall space but rather to put it in a multi storage closet that is not visible when not needed. I suspect some of these homeowners are doing something similar.
Our "office" is actually in our kids' playroom. We use one half of a closet with sliding doors to store everything out of sight. When the kiddos go to bed, we can slide open the doors to have easy access. We built shelves into the closet and use plastic storage bins to keep all of the supplies organized. Below the shelves we have a rolling file cart with a printer/copier on top and a narrow drawer unit on wheels that has small supplies such as pens, tape, paper clips, etc. We can easily roll the basics out and use the kids' art table for our laptops. Having a small, but devoted, space helps us both be more organized and aware of everything piece of paper we generate and keep.
How innovative - putting a laptop on a table! snark snark
Glad you said it. sent from my home office (iPad on table).
I live in a motorhome and work from home. So when I was looking for my perfect home, a dedicated office was my top requirement seeing as CRA requires a proper room with a door that shuts in order to get tax deductions for power and whatnot.
My office is about 8'x6' and takes up a third of my RV. Desk is along the passenger side wall, filing cabinet is along the driver's side wall, cabinets are overhead, and I have huge windows. It's a fantastic place to work.
I don't get people who absolutely need a proper office in a small space who don't make that a priority. I also don't get people who think that an aesthetically pleasing office means a complete lack of ergonomic function and a chair that will put your spine out of alignment.
I always like the concept of small and cosy office with a minimalistic and clean design. Plus, talking about home office, one doesn't really need to acquire a lot of space for it. It's all about utilizing the same space for multiple purposes. Great points there.
I love the mood board in picture #3. I have a similar board in my house and it is covered with inspiring bits and pieces! Its a great place to put all those newspaper clippings, photos and cards that you can't bear to throw away!
I had that same world market mosaic set in my nook, except I have the turquoise one. A round table is not comfortable for being on a laptop, IMO. Coffee/wine, yes. Laptop, no.
I agree with most of the above comments above. I have worked at or from home virtually all my life, including 30 years in central London, facing the Thames. So my 'office' has always taken up a large part of my living space. But because I can spend 12+ hours at my desk, work late in the evening or early morning as I please, I don't believe in having to pack everything away 'at the end of the day' - whenever that is! I agree with the comments about not working in a corner or facing a wall - I now live in southern France and have an L-shaped arrangement, with the main desk facing a bookshelf, files etc and the other - most important - runs along part of a floor-to-ceiling window which slides open onto my terrace. I have only to lean back slightly, turn right, from computer, to absorb the stunning view - the yacht harbour, Mediterranean sea and the Pyrenees (behond which lies Spain).
If I had more space, I would sit with my back to the wall/corner and face into the main living area - rather like the traditional book-lined study of an Oxford professor!
I always wonder if somebody really uses the "ah-so-cleverly-hidden" keyboards on the tiny pullout trays for a serious all day work. I tried the layout once - off it went after a week and I have returned to the traditional desk. Re paperwork - I can recommend those A4 plywood boxes from the four-letter supermarket.
Husband and I used to have our shared desk (a beautiful antique) in our "great room"--a living/dining/kitchen combo. It was a disaster. I worked evenings because of the time difference. Husband wanted to watch TV, which made it impossible for me to concentrate. During the day, if I was cooking lunch or dinner and the phone rang, he would go nuts because of the noise.
We eliminated a tiny guest room (just the size of a twin bed) for an office for me--with a door to close. My work involves projects that continue for weeks, and like P-DdeR above, I don't want to repack because I work very odd hours to coordinate with people around the world. I want to work on a desktop computer with a big screen and proper keyboard, which take more space.
Husband, a neatnik with a paperless job, got an even tinier office in the attic, though he tends to bring his laptop to the dining table anyway.
To make a living room office work, either you have to be single or live with somebody who isn't around when you're working. And to have work that doesn't involve paper.
I think you live near me! I can't see the Mediterranean (30 mins away) but I can see the Pyrenees from my window.
Yeah, as a student of the social sciences, while I am confined to a small space (and tiny budget), none of these except MAYBE the last one would work for me. I will always have piles of books, notepads, folders, a calculator and all that on my desk in addition to my laptop. Best to just embrace it.
I don't have my office at home anymore, but I always keep a pc on a small table in the living or diningroom. I like to surf the web in the evening, and I actually think it makes my house look more cozy and lived in :)
I would like to see a post with ATTRACTIVE standing desk arrangements for the home office or workshop of creative people. Most of the standing desks sold on-line are either pricey or ugly or both.
I have created one using an old kitchen island and a small vintage card catalog, and it actually functions pretty well in my office and looks okay, but I would like to see more inspiration....
AT, can you help me?
Thank you for the inspiration! I work from home for 2 hours every night so that I can also watch my 11 month old. As I have to hook up to our modem, I'm confined to the living room, next to the TV, as close as physically possible. Up until LO became mobile, it was fine. Now, every single night, I have to move our drop leaf kitchen table into the living room to keep my phone and laptop up. I'm looking for something more permanent that is narrow and as cheap as possible, but need something that will not tip easily. May have to pretend to have carpentry skills soon.
Agree that these mostly don't reflect don't reflect real offices. I am about to move to a new apartment. One of the compromises was that my office has to move into my bedroom. It's a spacious bedroom, but there is the issue of paper clutter. I'm a paper stacker, and I keep file folders on my desk as a way to fight that. But these are still somewhat untidy.
So I'm looking for solutions that will make those look attractive, or ways to hide the area. I've been thinking of covering things up at night with fabric (kind of like bird cage covers!) or using a screen.
jlovejoy, why don't you use a wireless modem so that you can work from any space? That was live-changing for me.
Rollo desk? I know that they are hard to find in reasonable shape/price, but it could be the easiest solution.
"Rolltop", of course.
I've found the Ikea "Besta Burs" desk PERFECT for creating an office in my small space. The desk is long but narrow and sleek, so you can put it along almost any wall. And because it is high gloss and doesn't look like a traditional "desk", it does double duty and makes a great cocktail station when throwing a party!
I have asked work's IT numerous times, but there is no way to have the phone wireless. It has to plug into the modem to function.


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Will changes sink retirement plans?
A proposal that would cut or modify tax incentives for savings vehicles such as 401k's is raising concerns that contributions could suffer.
The government officials considering changes to how retirement savings vehicles such as 401k's work may want to note a survey this year by the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
Nearly 90% of respondents said it was either "very important" or "somewhat important" to deduct their retirement contributions from their work pay, with one in four of these full-time workers saying they would reduce -- or stop -- their contributions if the ability to deduct them from their taxes is eliminated, a change Congress could announce as soon as December.
Despite the disputed claim that the changes would affect those primarily in higher-income brackets, Congress should note: Those earning between $15,000 and $25,000 had the most negative reaction to the notion of changing retirement plans, with nearly 57% saying they would reduce savings.
In an America without widespread pension plans, this could mean millions of the nation's poorest people turning more, if not exclusively, to Social Security to pay for all of their retirement needs, even though the system is portrayed by many politicians as already facing a crisis.
Such reliance is particularly troubling for 401k advocates, because the average Social Security beneficiary gets only slightly more than $14,000 each year, hardly enough to retire comfortably on. (Will your 401k provide enough in your retirement? Find out with MSN Money's calculator.)
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The strict divisions between first class and third, the record-breaking size of the ocean liner, the old-fashioned heroism of "women and children first," the ease by which the entire disaster could have been avoided, the captain going down with the ship and the band playing 'til the very end—these details have made the sinking of the Titanic an event that is impossible to forget. In 1955, Walter Lord published the first fully researched account of the events of that fateful night. Lord supplies a wealth of information about the crew, the passengers, the construction of the ship, and all its distinct luxuries. He carefully traces the timeline that ends in tragedy. He focuses on the rigid class system that kept the steerage passengers locked below decks when the ship struck the iceberg, and on the outdated emergency standards that kept the number of lifeboats to a minimum and resulted in the deaths of more than half the people on board. Lord's attention to detail is extraordinary—no passenger's experience is too small to explore and record and shed light on the disaster. Nearly sixty years after its original publication, A Night to Remember is still the definitive account of the Titanic.
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Narrator Calliope Stephanides recounts the history of the family, from dire poverty in Greece to race riots in 1960s Detroit. While each character faces his or her own demons, no one is more trouble than our narrator, whose sexual identity is a source of pain, humiliation, and isolation. Eugenides creates a journey of discovery for the reader, dispelling myths about and endowing humanity to the "freak." One could read this work for its many insights and perhaps I will, too, on a second or third reading. But I loved Middlesex first and foremost as a truly wonderful story told by a master storyteller.
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About a teenage girl, Calliope, who finds out that she is really a boy. The book is not so much about this, but about her journey to find herself and how her genetics became so messed up.
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