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"Wishes Fulfilled and Excuses Begone!"
This may be one of the most humble stories ever told by a man who changed the world.
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co-author of "Groundswell"
As anyone who's heard him sing or seen him speak knows, Dave Carroll is a master storyteller. In this delightful and insightful book, Dave unveils the amazing true story of the video sensation that changed the worlds of social media and customer service.
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author of "The Network Is Your Customer"
The story of Dave Carroll's broken guitar is the profoundly moving account of how one man took on an implacable system and won. In a world pervaded by doom and gloom, his story is a rare and welcome burst of sunshine.
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If you have customers, then you should read this book to understand how one frustrated—and talented—customer named Dave Carroll taught corporate America how to treat people better.
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By far, the greatest story of one person's social-media victory over big-airline lies and mistreatment. It's why all companies better stand up and pay attention to every single voice. You will love Dave Carroll, his story, his victory, and his YouTube video. This is not just a book. It's a service lesson and a warning about social consumerism.
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United Airlines had broken Dave's guitar in checked luggage. After eight months of pestering the company for compensation, he turned to his best tool—songwriting—and vowed to create a YouTube video about the incident that he hoped would garner a million views in one year. Four days after its launching, the first million people had watched "United Breaks Guitars." United stock went down 10 percent, shedding $180 million in value; Dave appeared on outlets as diverse as CNN and The View. United relented. And throughout the business world, people began to realize that "efficient" but inhuman customer-service policies had an unseen cost—brand destruction by frustrated, creative, and socially connected customers.
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In this book, you'll hear about how Dave developed the "just do it" philosophy that made him the ideal man to take on a big corporation, what it felt like to be in the center of the media frenzy, and how he's taken his talents and become a sought-after songwriter and public speaker. And businesspeople will learn how companies should change their policies and address social-media uprisings.
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I love the video and the book sounds like a great read! It's definitely going on my list of guitar books to read this year!


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46 U.S. Code § 60505 - Retaliatory suspension of commercial privileges
(a) General Authority.— The President may proclaim a suspension of commercial privileges to vessels of a foreign country when—
(1) vessels of that country have been given the same commercial privileges in the ports and waters of the United States given to vessels of the United States (except the privilege of engaging in coastwise commerce); and
(b) Application.— A suspension under this section shall apply to the same commercial privileges denied to vessels of the United States in the ports or waters of the foreign country, and to the same class of vessels of that country as the class of vessels of the United States denied the privileges.
(c) Effective Date.— The President shall designate the effective date of the suspension in the proclamation.
(d) Penalties.—
(1) Seizure and forfeiture.— If the master, officer, or agent of a vessel of a foreign country does an act for the vessel in the ports or waters of the United States in violation of a proclamation issued under this section, the vessel and the goods on the vessel may be seized by, and forfeited to, the United States Government.
Source(Pub. L. 109–304, § 9(b),Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1681.)
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|June 19, 1886, ch. 421, § 17, 24 Stat. 82.
In this section, the words "vessels of the United States" are used instead of both "vessels of the United States" and "American vessels" for consistency in the section. The words "vessels of a foreign country" and "vessels of that country" are substituted for "foreign country whose vessels", "national vessels", "vessels of such foreign country", and similar references, for consistency. The words "ports and waters" and "ports or waters" are substituted for "ports", "harbors, ports, or waters", and "ports, harbors, or waters" for consistency.
In subsection (a), before paragraph (1), the words "on receiving satisfactory information of the continuance of such discriminations against any vessels of the United States" are omitted as unnecessary. In paragraph (1), the words "given the same commercial privileges" are substituted for "placed on the same footing" for clarity and for consistency in the section.
Subsection (b) is substituted for "excluding . . . from the exercise of such commercial privileges in the ports of the United States as are denied to American vessels in the ports of such foreign country, all vessels of such foreign country of a similar character to the vessels of the United States thus discriminated against" for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words.
Subsection (c) is substituted for "on and after such time as he may indicate" for clarity.
Subsection (d)(1) is substituted for "and on and after the date named in such proclamation for it to take effect, if the master, officer, or agent of any vessel of such foreign country excluded by said proclamation from the exercise of any commercial privileges shall do any act prohibited by said proclamation in the ports, harbors, or waters of the United States for or on account of such vessel, such vessel, and its rigging, tackle, furniture, and boats, and all the goods on board, shall be liable to seizure and to forfeiture to the United States" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
Subsection (d)(2) is substituted for "any person opposing any officer of the United States in the enforcement of this section, or aiding and abetting any other person in such opposition, shall forfeit $800, and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years" because of chapter 227 of title 18.
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Auffenberg Car Dealerships in O'Fallon and Belleville, IL
The Auffenberg auto group in O'Fallon and Belleville, IL have one of the largest inventories in the area spanning across many different makes and models. In O'Fallon we have our Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan, Mazda, Volkswagen and used car dealerships. In Belleville we have our Ford dealership. We aren't limited to just being O'Fallon or Belleville auto dealerships, though. We actually serve a lot of St. Louis shoppers, especially those looking for used cars in St. Louis.
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Well, the fantasy couldn't last forever, ladies.
First he had to get "married."
Now, he's going to be a "dad."
I'm using air quotes because I haven't quite fully accepted that my Channing Tatum fantasy will forever remain just a fantasy. Quelle tragedie.
Channing and wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum (I wouldn't have hyphenated my last name, just sayin') told People they are expecting their first child.
The couple has been married since 2009. I wasn't invited to the wedding, which was a smart move on their part. Pretty sure I would've stood up at that one point during a wedding where you're allowed to point out the obvious mistake Channing was making by marrying that woman.


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Division of Education offers one-day summer camp experience for gifted elementary school students
Pfeiffer University's Division of Education is offering a one-day summer camp experience in July 2014 for gifted elementary school students at its Misenheimer (Stanly County) campus.
The camp date for students who will enter grades 1-3 in fall 2014 is Mon., July 14; students entering grades 4-6 may attend on Tues., July 15.
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Mint Julep Ice Cream
Continuing our streak of tasty things made in connection to the Kentucky Derby, we decided to finally make the mint julep ice cream we've had in mind for some time. This is a simple recipe that is a slight variation from the original bourbon ice cream we made a while back. We used Woodford Reserve again because we feel it has the smoothest flavor and best texture to make ice cream.
Mint Julep Ice Cream
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 oz. mint leaves
1 cup milk
¾ cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
5 Tbsp. bourbon
In a saucepan, gently bruise mint leaves. Add milk and cream to mint, bring to a simmer, then remove from heat and let cool for half an hour or so. Whisk in remaining ingredients. Chill mixture in refrigerator for 30 minutes. Pour mixture into ice cream maker for 30-40 minutes, or until it reaches your desired consistency.
Our ice cream was a little soft because we had some overspill with the bourbon. Lesson learned: measure alcohol precisely when trying to freeze something. We weren't sure how much the mint would come through, but the result is a strong but not overpowering mint flavor that accompanies the mild bourbon flavor well (not unlike a mint julep). It's also very likely this ice cream would make a delicious milkshake, which we support wholeheartedly. We support almost anything that provides an excuse to yell, "I DRINK IT UP!"blog comments powered by Disqus


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Tablet vendors likely to start releasing new 12-inch lineups
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VIDEO: Hoax or haunting? Egyptian mummy statue spins overnight
Is an Ancient Egyptian mummy statue that rotates all by itself cursed by the pharoahs? Or is this just an elaborate prank by the management at the Manchester Museum? Either way, it's a spooky turn of events.
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The first 1,000 people to pass through the Independence Visitor Center on Thursday between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. will get 25,000 free frequent flyer miles from Spirit Airlines.


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Amanda is a Lean and Six Sigma Black Belt with experience in the Oil and Gas Industry. Her career has focused on operational efficiencies through the utilization of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies. She has additionally worked in Human Resources and Administration.
She is a focused leader and team member. She has a specific appreciation for the voice of the customer and the larger strategic goal. Her attention to detail, organizational skills, and dedication to involve all members of the team make her results effective and sustainable. She has demonstrated millions of dollars of savings as a result of her work to improve business practices and procedures at all levels of the organization.
Her background in Education and History has allowed her to fully develop her excellent analytical skills, which in turn enables her to quickly apply Lean principles and tools to all organizations she works with and generate solutions.
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Cocoa explorations on more advanced topics.
A free book for starting with Cocoa using Objective-C
Why sign your code?
Any Cocoa application that uses public key encryption to handle licensing and registration, like my app DateLine, is open to systematic cracks. This has historically been almost unavoidable due to certain features of the Cocoa runtime, like runtime swizzling, and classdumping.
The Potion Store is a fantastic way for Cocoa developers to create their own web stores - after all, it's tailor made for us. Kudos to the Potion Factory for their efforts and for choosing to open source the entire project. You guys totally rock.
In the first post in this series, CodexFab and Cocoa Application Licensing, I discussed some possible licensing schemes for Cocoa apps; and in particular CocoaFob, a recently released project which makes it easy to build secure Potion Store licensing into any Cocoa app. My own derivative project, CodexFab, illustrates an example implementation of the code in CocoaFob.
This post will discuss the other side of the equation: what it takes to get the Potion Store and CocoaFob licensing up and running on your own hardware under Leopard Server. Surprisingly little, actually.
Cocoa application licensing schemes are a contentious issue. Opinions on how, and whether, to protect your application from piracy vary widely; from the open source approach, which simply sidesteps the issue, to sophisticated public key encryption schemes. There are at least four pages on CocoaDev vigorously debating the pros and cons of each approach.
Assuming that you do want to copy protect your Cocoa app, choosing a licensing scheme in 2009 boils down to a small number of choices, as far as I could determine.
While working on feature requests for DateLine recently, I needed to add the ability to run the app Dockless - that is, without a menu bar or Dock icon.
XMRemoteImage is a simple project that demonstrates a way to update an NSImage from a high resolution graphic on the web.
A Cocoa source project using NSAppleScript to access iTunes artwork by track Persistent ID
Some free, creative commons licensed source code.
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Gas Crisis in Nepal
Just a little bit of harder news from Nepal. Headlines here in recent days have been heavily focused on the country's recent gas crisis, stemming from the government's financial inability to import enough gas to meet the country's needs. In addition to the shortage of fuel, which has caused drivers to wait for more than 4 hours in line at local gas stations, there have also been some very controversial price hikes. Today, Nepal student unions enforced a bandha, shutting down the whole city once again.
Bandhas coupled with massive power outages (given that our loadshedding is now up to 14 hours a day) create some major challenges for everyone in Nepal in terms of getting things done. Luckily, today was beautiful, sunny and warm, so most people took to the streets to socialize. (Travis and I used it as an opportunity to initiate a pick-up game of soccer with the NGN kids, which was great fun even if my team lost.)
Here's a recent photo of some people waiting in a gas line. I have to say the angle doesn't do it total justice, as people were wrapped around the block.


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Definition of dormouse in English:
dormouseLine breaks: dor|mouse
Pronunciation: /ˈdɔːmaʊs /
noun (plural dormice)
An agile mouse-like rodent with a hairy or bushy tail, found in Africa and Eurasia. Some kinds are noted for spending long periods in hibernation.
- Family Myoxidae: several genera and species, including the common (or hazel) dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) and the fat dormouse
More example sentences
- Foxes, rabbits, harvest mice, house mice, dormice, shrews, weasels, and voles all depend on the hedgerows as a place to breed, hunt or shelter.
- It has several cousins on the continent, including the edible dormouse, the garden dormouse and the forest dormouse.
- It's precious for wildlife too, sheltering dormice, water voles, bats, and innumerable birds including barn owls.
late Middle English: of unknown origin, but associated with French dormir or Latin dormire 'to sleep' and mouse.
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A list of Pablo Neruda Poems. This poet page also includes a link to popular and all-time best Pablo Neruda poems and the poet's biography. Many of these Neruda poems may be famous while other poems may be less well-known.
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I am now an ordained one of Christie's Arbiters of Style. Of course, I accept their imprimatur with good humor in part because much of what I know about style has been gleaned from many Christie's auctions, exhibitions, and sales over the years. My first full time job was in their Estates and Appraisals department, and ever since I have regularly visited auctions houses to educate myself and my clients about the decorative arts and to buy wonderful things, both modest and grand.
With the now omnipresent computer screen and the flat images they project serving as the principal method of observing decorations, it is vital for all of us to see objects in person; to hold them and understand all of their attributes including their scale, texture, and even weight. Nothing can replicate the experience of personally examining objects, and auction viewings provide the prime opportunity to do so.
Just in the last year alone I have looked at and handled a vast array of material— everything from American silver to Chinese porcelain to Renaissance bronzes. I equate an auction viewing to a museum experience with touching privileges. This, along with auction catalogs that convey dates and origins, and are filled with extensive art historical information, allow me to better understand what I am looking at and often to make informed purchases.
I see the primary study of objects and their use as part of my ongoing education. I like the continuity of using antiques and their engaging links to history. And, living with them helps to shape my opinions about the best qualities of the old and new. I treat many of my possessions much like a research library— I study them to understand how they are made and what it is like to use them. This is workable because I don't plan to keep everything I acquire forever. Often I own an object for a relatively short period of time, learning from it and then passing it along. (However, there are things I plan to keep until I move to assisted living—see my earlier post about what to take with you.)
It is worth noting here that many younger curators, because they spend so much of their time in front of computers, have less opportunities to study objects first hand. More and more collections management is done online by technicians rather than curators physically handling objects. To address this dilemma/phenomena, The Furniture History Society, a scholarly organization based in England, has started a scholarship fund to give junior curators more opportunities to work first hand with objects.
In conclusion, I encourage you to explore auction viewings. I share below a few of the decorative arts I have found at auction and hope they will inspire you to also go out and become arbiters of style.
A pair of faience vases from the great collector Henry Francis du Pont
An American Empire sideboard, the last lot of a minor sale that cost $250.
This French Empire bed is from the collection of Jane Englehart and was used by the Duke of Windsor when he was her house guest. The lamp, giltwood brackets, and statue of fortitude were also Christie's auction purchases.
These Meissen statues of the apostles are 18th century.
All photos of Thomas Jayne's apartment and loft by Pieter Estersohn.
See more about the Interior Sale at Christie's that Thomas Jayne selected items from for the Arbiters of Style piece.


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Roughly 1,000 people attended a rally late Monday afternoon behind the Legislative Building on Halifax Mall. Hundreds of those later entered the building. General Assembly and Raleigh police had arrested more than 50 protesters. Dozens more were expected to be cited and led away in plastic hand ties.
Hundreds of people waited outside and chanted outside buses where those arrested would be transported away.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has spearheaded demonstrations nearly every Monday since April to protest GOP policies on social programs, criminal justice and taxes. The NAACP publicized this rally as the largest "Moral Mondays" event.(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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Holiday Express Train Show
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Kids and adults alike delight in the magic of model trains winding around a winter wonderland of spectacular trees and beautiful holiday scenery. The Train Show opens Friday, December 6 and continues through January 5.
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Enjoy your favorite – and new – stories about all things trains! Discover adventures on the tracks with books that spark the imagination.
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Friday, December 13 5pm – 7:30pm
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Join us for an evening of docent-led tours and holiday refreshments at the 1750 home of the Ogden family. In the 18th century, holiday customs included family dinners, evergreen displays and of course visiting neighbors. Bring your family and friends to celebrate the season and to glimpse life from times past.
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Friday, December 27 11am – 3:30pm
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Watch real steam rise from a model train that travels around an elevated track. Collector Harvey Campbell will share his knowledge and enthusiasm about how these unique trains work.
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Workshop for ages 6 – 10. $5, please pre-register.
Build a wooden model train and paint it your own way!
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Laura was very very petite and after the fire she would steal Derek's clothes and wear them whenever he left so she would be wrapped up in his smell. He would always huff and puff but never have the heart to get angry with her.
One day, far far in the future Stiles borrows one of his shirts without asking. When he puts it on he swims in it just like Laura did. Derek would then realize how similar they are and decides that she would have loved Stiles.
That night he dreams of her and she pokes fun at him and calls him 'sourwolf'. It's the first dream he has of her that isn't a nightmare.
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- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Olive oil
- Nonstick vegetable oil spray
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 teaspoons (packed) dark brown sugar
- 2 2-pound butternut squash, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded
- Coarse kosher salt
- 4 heads of Belgian endive, root ends trimmed, leaves separated into individual leaves
- 2 unpeeled Fuji apples, halved, cored, cut into matchstick-size strips
- 8 ounces blue cheese (such as Maytag), coarsely crumbled
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
For dressing:
Whisk vinegar and lemon juice in small bowl; gradually whisk in oil. Season with salt and pepper.
For salad:
Preheat oven to 400°F. Brush 2 large rimmed baking sheets with oil; spray with nonstick spray. Whisk vinegar and sugar in small bowl; set aside. Cut squash halves crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Arrange squash in single layer on prepared sheets; brush with oil and sprinkle with coarse salt and pepper. Roast 5 minutes; brush with sugar-vinegar mixture. Turn squash over and brush with sugar-vinegar mixture; roast 5 minutes. Roast until squash is tender when pierced with small knife, about 15 minutes longer. Cool on sheets. DO AHEAD: Can be made 4 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature. Arrange 5 to 6 endive leaves on each of 10 plates. Place butternut squash slices in center of each plate. Scatter apples, cheese, and cranberries over squash. Drizzle dressing over and serve.
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Nutrition Informationper serving (10 servings) POWERED BY Edamam
- Calories313
- Carbohydrates35 g (12%)
- Fat18 g (28%)
- Protein7 g (14%)
- Saturated Fat6 g (29%)
- Sodium560 mg (23%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
- Fiber6 g (22%)
- Monounsaturated Fat10 g
- Cholesterol17 mg (6%)
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type: Entertaining, Salad
main ingredients: Apple, Blue Cheese, Butternut Squash
dietary considerations: Vegetarian, High Fiber
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Radiation monitor problem not failure' Entergy saysBy Susan Smallheer
Staff Writer | July 28,2013The Shumlin administration wants more information from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission about what it called the failure of radiation monitors at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant.
But Entergy Nuclear, owner of Vermont Yankee, said Saturday that while the monitors were not reporting properly, they still performed their function in controlling the ventilation of the reactor building.
Robert Williams, spokesman for Entergy, said the four monitors were showing spurious signals, but they were still able to perform their safety function.
He added, To be perfectly clear, the monitors did not fail. They did not fail; they were generating false signals.
According to Entergys preliminary report to the NRC, the monitors showed high levels of radiation in the the primary containment isolation system. A worker was sent in to check the reading, and verified radiation levels to be normal.
Williams said the plant had many radiation monitors, not just the ones that reported false signals.
Entergy decided as a precaution to replace the four monitors, which malfunctioned June 14 and again July 11, according to a report posted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission last week.
Darren Springer, deputy commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, released a letter Friday he had sent to the NRCs Region One administrator, William Dean. In the letter Springer asked for more information about the radiation monitors and questioning the 60-day period allowed for Entergy to file a report.
Springer couldnt be reached for comment Saturday.
Failure of the radiation monitoring equipment is a serious issue, and could have under other circumstances led to significant harm if the failed equipment had not detected a radiation release at the plant, Springer wrote to Dean.
The radiation monitors that had erroneous spikes were associated with the ventilation system.
According to the NRC notification of the problem, the cause of the spurious spikes is attributed to an unknown source of electrical noise, and the report noted the problem had been entered into Vermont Yankees corrective action plan.
Springer said the state wanted a full accounting of the information Vermont Yankee provided to the NRC about the incidents. His letter also asked for information on the age and functionality of the failed monitors and if they were considered when NRC relicensed Vermont Yankee in 2012 for another 20 years of operation.
Springer said the state felt that such a potentially serious equipment failure should not be allowed a 60-day reporting requirement rather than immediate notification.
Common sense would dictate that radiation monitoring equipment be functioning properly 100 percent of the time, and that such equipment failures would be immediately reported to regulators and corrected, he wrote to the NRC.
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Golden Carrot-Zucchini Latkes
Combining butter and oil for frying yields great flavor and browning. We love the large size and consistent heat of an electric skillet, but a nonstick skillet will work. (Use two skillets to cook more at one time.)
Yield: Makes about 2 dozen
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- 1 pound Yukon gold potatoes, unpeeled
- 1 pound carrots, peeled
- 1 pound zucchini
- 1 medium onion
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup unsalted matzo meal
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 teaspoon pepper
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 6 tablespoons peanut oil
- Kosher salt
- Garnishes: shaved carrots and zucchini
- 1. Grate potatoes, carrots, zucchini, and onion through large holes of a box grater; toss with lemon juice. Spread mixture onto 2 clean, dry kitchen towels. Roll up each towel, starting with 1 long side. Wring towels to squeeze out excess liquid. Place potato mixture in a large bowl.
- 2. Stir in eggs, matzo meal, salt, and pepper. (Mixture will by dry but will hold its shape when pressed together.)
- 3. Melt 2 Tbsp. butter with 2 Tbsp. oil in a deep electric skillet heated to 375° or in a large nonstick skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Drop 6 to 8 loosely packed 1/4 cupfuls potato mixture into hot butter mixture; press lightly to flatten into 3-inch rounds. Cook 3 to 5 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with additional salt. Repeat procedure with remaining butter, oil, and potato mixture. Serve latkes immediately, or keep warm on a wire rack on a baking sheet in a 250° oven up to 30 minutes. Garnish, if desired.
- Note: For testing purposes only, we used Manischewitz Unsalted Matzo Meal.
- Note: To make the garnish, use a vegetable peeler to shave thin, lengthwise strips of carrot and zucchini. To make garnish ahead, wrap strips in damp paper towels, place in zip-top plastic bags, and chill up to 24 hours.
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- OCCASION: Hanukkah
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I'm Danielle. In my previous incarnation as a food blogger, I spent an inordinate amount of time fussing over the perfect dish, both aesthetically and gastronomically. As a result, I am now the proud owner of almost 1,000 images on Wordpress, three Nikon lenses, and a bigger waistline. All of which are growing, slowly but surely, with every post.
Obviously, these accomplishments were not formidable enough for me to give up blogging or photography.
Beyond the Plate began as a motivation to seek inspiration outside the kitchen and a personal challenge to explore new genres of photography. You can read more about its goals in this post.
Apart from writing here, there and there, documenting the latest restaurant or giving a workshop, I am always game for freelance writing and photography projects. If you like what you see and want to hire me, or just want to say 'Hi!!', send me a note using the contact form at the top of the page.
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A confession of my strong aversion to vegetables as a
This is what happens when you get a food craving so bad
Recipe for cupcakes with a Kumquat filling and Coconut
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NARRATOR: Kusama made this boat sculpture—which is covered in plastic fruit and metallic paint as well as her trademark phalluses—in 1981. In it, she revisits an earlier work.
One day in 1963, Kusama and the sculptor Donald Judd—a good friend, whose studio was upstairs from hers—found a boat lying on the side of the road. They retrieved it, and she covered it in phallic forms. She printed nine-hundred-and-ninety-nine photographs of it, and wallpapered a small room in a gallery with them, floor to ceiling. She called it Aggregation: One Thousand Boats Show. Andy Warhol complimented her on the exhibition; three years later he would make his own Cow Wall Paper.
Kusama's Accumulation sculptures don't look anything like the Infinity Nets, which she'd made just before this work. But the paintings and the sculpture come out of the same impulse—the feeling that an action or form might overtake the visual field, perhaps even the whole world. That feeling also gave her the idea of making art that would take over a whole room—that would become an environment.


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Maine voters reject anti-gay ballot initiative
'Much-needed victory for the national movement'
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force praises stellar grassroots organizing campaign; contributed more than $170,000 to fuel the fight
Roberta Sklar, Director of Communications
PORTLAND, Maine, Nov. 8 — Voters in Maine today defeated a ballot initiative seeking to repeal the state's new law protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people from discrimination. Near-complete returns showed about 55 percent of voters opposing the repeal of the nondiscrimination law. Twice before, in 1998 and in 2000, voters rejected similar nondiscrimination laws by narrow margins. Maine is the 17th state to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and the 7th to protect transgender people from discrimination.
"Today's win proves that dogged, grassroots organizing can overcome the lies and smears of anti-gay zealots and the profound unfairness of having minority rights put up for a popular vote," said Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. "After the marriage amendment losses we've experienced over the last 12 months, this is a much-needed victory for our national movement — it proves we can win statewide contests. Every lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender American is deeply indebted to the staff and volunteers of Maine Won't Discriminate, and to the people of Maine for embracing fairness and rejecting bigotry."
The Task Force made significant investments to identify pro-LGBT voters and defend the anti-discrimination law, including cash grants of $169,500 over the last two years (including $94,500 to Maine Won't Discriminate), sending seasoned staff who took key roles in the campaign, and operating phone banks in New York and Washington D.C. (This work is detailed below.)
"The Task Force has been an integral part of our efforts to keep this law on the books from the beginning. They provided critical organizing expertise and generous financial support," said Jesse Connolly, campaign manager for Maine Won't Discriminate. "With their help, we grew the campaign's volunteer capacity, which was the fuel that brought us to victory on Election Day."
Margin Proves the Value of Voter Identification & Get-Out-The-Vote Work
Because the last two contests in Maine were so close (the measure in 2000 lost by less than 5,000 votes), voter identification and get-out-the-vote work was considered crucial. Starting in 2003, Equality Maine began an ambitious program to identify pro-LGBT voters through door-to-door canvassing in Portland. This work has been funded by three successive $25,000 Community Impact Fund grants from the Task Force. That effort resulted in more than 8,000 new pro-LGBT identifications, which were made available to the Maine Won't Discriminate campaign. In turn, the campaign focused on these voters and others identified from previous campaigns and identification work, encouraging them to vote early. This clearly paid off: more people voted early than in any prior off-year election in the state's history, and appears to have provided the margin of victory.
Campaign by Repeal Proponents Called "Reprehensible"
The Task Force called the tactics of the proponents of the repeal effort, including the Christian Civic League of Maine and the Coalition for Marriage, "reprehensible." Written materials claimed the nondiscrimination law meant that "a pedophile cannot be barred from a job as a public school teacher." Television and radio ads asked voters to repeal the law to keep it from "from forever changing the innocence of our children" and to "protect your right to protect your children."
"These overt attempts to link gay people with child abuse are disgusting, reprehensible and immoral," Foreman said. "While we are gratified the people of Maine rejected them, these kinds of smears cause long-lasting damage. If Michael Heath or Paul Madore had one shred of decency, they would beg for forgiveness, but they do not." (Heath and Madore were leaders of the campaign to repeal the law and longtime Maine anti-LGBT activists.)
By the Numbers
The Task Force's investments in Maine included:
- $75,000 in grants to Equality Maine to identify pro-LGBT voters.
- $94,500 in cash contributions to Maine Won't Discriminate to fight the repeal effort.
- Sending seasoned staff to work on the campaign, some of whom took key roles in volunteer recruitment and the GOTV campaign.
- Intensive training of more than two dozen Maine activists.
- Operating 19 phone-bank sessions from New York and Washington, D.C., involving 198 volunteers and live contacts with 3,656 pro-LGBT voters in Maine.
The mission of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is to build the political power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community from the ground up. We do this by training activists, organizing broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBT referenda and advance pro-LGBT legislation, and by building the organizational capacity of our movement. Our Policy Institute, the movement's premier think tank, provides research and policy analysis to support the struggle for complete equality and to counter right-wing lies. As part of a broader social justice movement, we work to create a nation that respects the diversity of human expression and identity and creates opportunity for all. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., we also have offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis and Cambridge.
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Anonymous asked: who are some of your favorite movie characters?
Norma Desmond, Tuco, Lina Lamont, Phyllis Dietrichson, Griffin Dunne in AFTER HOURS (can't remember his character's name), Johnnie Grey (Buster Keaton's character in THE GENERAL), Captain Jack Sparrow (yeah yeah, don't give me that it's a great fucking character), Patrick Bateman, Tracy Flick, Divine in everything, BATMAN, CK Dexter Haven, Daniel Plainview, every mad scientist Vincent Price ever played, Sherlock Holmes, Lawrence of Arabia, Butch Cassidy/Sundance Kid, Norman Bates, Ripley from ALIEN(S), every cowboy John Wayne ever played, Ratso Risso, Phillip Marlowe, Edward Scissorhands (and Peg!)…
I think that's enough for now.
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Sony's Diversification is a Blessing and a Curse
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It's been a trying five years for Japanese conglomerate Sony (NYSE: SNE), which has lost 70% of its market value since the onset of the global recession. A stagnant Japanese economy, a strong yen, natural disasters and the rise of Samsung have all led many analysts and investors to proclaim that the age of Sony - which revolutionized consumer electronics with the Walkman and the Playstation - had come to an inglorious end. Yet Sony recently posted better than expected third quarter earnings, with surprising strength in mobile phone and motion picture sales, and released its next generation video game console, the Playstation 4. Is Sony setting up for a grand comeback in 2013, or is rising bullish sentiment premature? Let's take a look at the challenges facing Sony today.
Third Quarter
During the third quarter of 2012, Sony posted an operating profit of $534 million - a huge improvement over the billion dollar loss it posted in the previous year. After taxes, however, that amount was reduced to a loss of $128 million. Yet the company expressed confidence in the results, reiterating its fiscal 2012 profit forecast of $1.4 billion.
Revenue rose 6.9%, completely carried by feverish growth in its mobile and motion picture business segments.
Smartphones and Movies
Sony's mobile division, which creates the Xperia line of smartphones, posted 94.4% growth over the previous year. Sony is currently the third largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, trailing only Samsung and Apple.
Sony's motion picture segment, the third largest studio in the world, owns such franchises as Spiderman, The Karate Kid and Men in Black. It posted 30% growth from the prior year quarter.
Analysts have long speculated that Sony would eventually have to sell Sony Pictures, along with its Sony Music Entertainment division, if the company's cash reserves continue declining into 2013. Sony of America chief Michael Lynton dismissed those claims, stating on CNBC, "The studio is absolutely not for sale."
While growth at those two segments is encouraging, Sony posted declining sales in cameras, TVs and video games - which together still generate the majority of its revenue.
Cameras and TVs
Sony's cameras business has suffered from the increased adoption of higher-end smartphones, which include comparable digital cameras. The business is also being cannibalized by its own smartphones. It would be wise of Sony to decrease its dependence on this segment by either downsizing the cameras segment, or to merge it with its smartphone division.
Sony's television sales have suffered for two primary reasons - a strong Japanese yen that has crimped its ability to export competitively and increased competition from South Korean giants Samsung and LG. Japanese premier Shinzo Abe's recent threat to strip the Bank of Japan of its independence - unless it agrees on inflationary targets - have weakened the yen, which could be a boon to Sony's exports across the board. If Abe can successfully soften up the yen, then Sony could regain much needed pricing power against its South Korean rivals.
Video Games
Sony recently unveiled the Playstation 4, launching a preemptive strike against its primary rivals Microsoft and Nintendo. The eagerly anticipated console is expected to be released during the current quarter and help revive lagging video game sales.
The most significant change, besides more powerful hardware, is a cloud-based gaming service that streams games hosted on servers to users. This technology was acquired from U.S. cloud-based gaming company Gaikai for $380 million last July. Its new controller, the 'DualShock 4', will feature a touch pad along with traditional analog and digital controls.
The Playstation 4 will also be able to synchronize with Sony's handheld console, the PS Vita, which has been recently discounted to 19,980 yen ($214), due to lower than anticipated sales throughout the year. The Vita primarily competes against Nintendo's Wii U, the handheld successor to its seminal motion control console, the Wii.
Versus Competitors
Being a conglomerate sprawled across so many industries, Sony does not have any direct competitors. Yet individually, it competes with Canon (NYSE: CAJ) for the camera market, Nintendo (NASDAQOTH: NTDOY) for the video game one, and Panasonic (NASDAQOTH: PCRFY) for home electronics. How does Sony fare fundamentally against these rivals?
Source: Yahoo Finance
Canon, which specializes in cameras, camcorders and printers, has the sturdiest financials. Panasonic's home electronics business, its core competency, has been decimated by Samsung and LG, and it is faring far worse than Sony. Meanwhile, Nintendo, which only creates video games and consoles, has been crushed by waning demand for its products, which peaked in 2007 with the launch of the Wii.
These fundamentals of these companies also paint a picture of vastly different demand for different products.
They tell us that there is still a market for high-end cameras, which Canon produces, while low-end ones, such as Sony's Cybershot series, are being gobbled up by smartphones. We also see Panasonic's fate as a cautionary tale of being too highly exposed to consumer electronics, which don't stand a chance against the pricing power of South Korean manufacturers. Lastly, Nintendo's stagnation shows us that it wouldn't be prudent to put too much fate in Sony's video game business.
The Foolish Bottom Line
Sony's exposure to such a wide variety of businesses is both a blessing and a curse. Like a diversified mutual fund, Sony's worst losses are often offset by its better performing segments. Yet as a result, the company misses out on major gains because it is weighed down by non-performing businesses. For Sony, the most important macro factor is a weaker yen. If the Japanese government can successfully weaken the yen, then it can regain pricing power - which will generate sales, margin and earnings growth. While the worst of times may be over for Sony, the best of times are still a distant goal.
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Hartman Desk Chair
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Toulon Chair
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Take a walk and look at our gardens. Howeever, what a shock this morning. I was sitting in my office listening to what I thought was tree trimming. But… the Norwegian maples on the 3rd street side of the parkway have been stressed by the previous years of drought!!! Three are coming down today. Our gardener, Frank, pointed out that the two remaining ones on our property parkway are also dying. So sad. Dee
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The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.
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Chocolate and vanilla twisted froyo (at YoYo's).
Alex's Indian Motorcycles tin sign. I am in love.
A Smoke's Poutinerie is opening on University… this is troublesome.
Death Valley's Little Brother in Uptown Waterloo - a place worth checking out solely for its interior (notably its light fixtures).
Death Valley's Little Brother.
Further progress.
This photo is from the first week of second semester and my face is like this (already).
Daydreaming of better things.
Ye's Sushi w/ Cat.
Princess Cafe in Uptown Waterloo.
Back to university soon…
Angie's Kitchen in Waterloo.
Outfit of the Day: September or So
Hey guys, this photo is from forever ago - found it on my phone. Kind of qualifies for a half-outfit, I guess!
Trooper Jacket in Tan: Talula - Aritzia
Clubmasters in Tortoiseshell: Ray-Ban - Sunglass Hut (Alex's)
+ Colour Design lipstick in Backstage Beauty: Lancome - The Bay
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Likes: terrorizing mortals; libraries; serious eyeshadow; chain wallets; suspiciously lifelike marble statues
Dislikes: people who aren't statues yet; bros; Perseus
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[Four animated gifs of a hummingbird being petted]
Little bastards have few or no natural predators, so they are very chill. I had to pick one up once and put it in a safer place (it was on the ground, maybe had been stunned) and it just hopped right into my hands and stayed calm until I put it back down.
[Yes, this story is true. No, this story does not relate to the specific hummingbird in this photoset, which I reblogged from fat-birds.]
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This picture is from the recent Juno Reactor rehearsals. You can see Budgie standing behind his drum kit.
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Maybe Juno Reactor should tour the States
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British soldier with a wounded German war dog Fritz, Rouville, France
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Harpo visiting a children's hospital in the late 1930's
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Budgie (by Ima.goro)
Kind of… psychedelic, isn't it?
I hear Budgie emits an aura that disrupts electronic devices
Thanks again to Redoverwhite for the fabulous photos. GO TEAM BIRD
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Residential and Commuter
Portfolio Preparation is intended for high school juniors, seniors and recent graduates who are preparing for a college level art program. The Portfolio Preparation program is designed for the independent young students to strengthen their portfolios while introducing them to career choices in the visual arts.
Students will participate in Studio Art classes that include: Drawing, Painting, Illustration, Photography, Scupture, Design, Print Media, Film and Video, Animation, and Art History taught by ACC BFA and CE faculty. The course includes studio tours, gallery visits and workplace exposure. The course culminates in a final review with the AAC admissions team.
The program's faculty have a commitment to building AACs ongoing role as a provider of quality education in visual arts. The Program is run by the Community Education. Residential Assistants (RAs) are a service to the Portfolio Preparation Program. Students spend their evenings supervised by the RAs. They provide the students the opportunity to share their firsthand campus experiences and help make important social connections in the art community creating a transformative, enjoyable, and most of all, safe experience.
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Complete and mail the registration form and submit the following supplemental materials by e-mail to email@example.com.
Section 1
June 7 | Move-in day for residential students
June 9 – 27 | Class
June 28 Move-out day for residential students
Section 2
July 5 | Move-in day for residential students
July 7 – 25 | Class
July 26 | Move-out day for residential students
Classes are held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, with some lectures and field trips in the evening.
Program Costs
Commuter: $625 / Residential: $1,100
Deposit due at time of registration: $100 for commuter students, $275 for residential students. Balance due by the first day of class.
Parking pass available: $75
Accommodations & Meals
Students can chose either a commuter or residential option. Residential students will stay in AAC's comfortable loft-style rooms with the latest modern amenities for student living, located immediately across the street for the main campus building on Jackson Street. The residence halls are monitored 24 hours and staffed by RA's. The main campus provides 24-hr access for students to labs and instructional areas. Each student will be given studio space to complete homework assignments.
Residential students should plan to bring funds for their meal expenses, such as grocery shopping or dining out.
Approximate cost: $300.
Partial scholarships are available; write to firstname.lastname@example.com for details.