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What is a healthy and affordable way to eat? How should we think about the Food Pyramid? How do we cut through all the competing ideas about what's right, to understand how we should eat? And what policies could be changed to get Americans eating more healthily and sustainably? Watch my talk below at the New York Times Food for Tomorrow conference to hear my thoughts on how we should tackle some of these pressing questions.
12 Fantastic Ways to Bust Out of a Salad Rut
From late spring until at least Thanksgiving, myriad local greens flood our markets, each worthy of the euphoria we tend to reserve for other seasonal produce.
Romaine is fine, but dandelion, tender lettuces, chard, and arugula (real arugula, not the "baby" kind they sell in most supermarkets) can be as flavorful as the juiciest tomato. You can make a different salad with these greens every day for weeks without repeating yourself.
This week's Matrix highlights twelve of the most available (and wonderful) greens, divided into four categories—tender, crunchy, sturdy, and bold—though the distinctions are often blurred. In any case, don't be constrained by my recommendations; many other greens will fill in here just fine.
To learn how to prepare salad greens 12 ways, read this excerpt from my new book Kitchen Matrix here.
By now, you know the drill. Share one of these 12 salad recipes, or a favorite of your own using #MatrixChallenge. Celebrate these fresh leafy greens before the frost rolls in.
Wanna Fix the Food System? Science Can Help
A few weeks ago I published my farewell opinion column in the New York Times. After five years, I felt ready to make the leap from writing about a broken food system to trying to do something about it. I had decided it was time to shift my focus toward activism and action.
In doing this, I wanted the help of the best and brightest people working to transform the way we grow and eat food in this country. These people had to develop positions – on the food system, among other things – that were based in reason, and whose policy and advocacy strategies are rooted not in politicking but in science. That was important to me and increasingly rare in a world where so many opinions are based on … well, previous opinions.
Wanted: healthy, green, affordable and fair solutions
I learned a lot about fact-based opinion while doing journalism and later writing opinion columns at the Times, and one of the people who helped me through this process was Ricardo Salvador, who is currently senior scientist and director of the Food and Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. (He's also not only an intellectual crush of mine but like abrother to me.) At UCS, Ricardo works with citizens, scientists, economists and politicians to work towards transforming our current food system into one that endeavours to grow food that's healthy, green, affordable, and fair.
In general, UCS – which follows the example set by the scientific community – shares information, seeks the truth, and lets their findings guide their conclusions. As a result, they're heralded as a trusted resource for both their fairness and accuracy. That's why UCS is regarded as one of the most reputable sources for rigorous and independent science, and has been for decades.
For this reason and so many more, I am excited to announce my new partnership with the Union of Concerned Scientists, where I will spend the next year as a Fellow working alongside Ricardo and his team. As good friends and now colleagues, we will embark on some of the innovative thinking, careful planning, and prioritized research needed to drive big changes in the national conversation around food systems, including (we hope!) the development of a book project. We'll work to mobilize a broad range of voices and elevate important ideas.
An urgent need for leadership
Ricardo's vision for a sustainable and just food system is one that I deeply respect and share – and one that we've written about together. This vision is especially important as we enter a critical political window to push both current and future leaders to talk about the crisis of our food system and outline an agenda for working toward a better one.
Ricardo and I also share an understanding of the urgency of these conversations. Our current food system works well for a handful of corporations at the expense of farmers, rural communities, taxpayers and food workers, to name just a few. The impact on the health of both our people and our planet is grave. The cost of this system is too high, the consequences too dire, and the practices and policies too outdated to allow them to continue without challenge. We need reform and we need leadership committed to ensuring access to healthy, affordable, and safe food for all Americans.
I can't help but feel like I will be learning from the best as I work to tackle these challenging topics alongside some of the smartest scientists and advocates out there. And of course, I look forward to sharing what we learn with all of you.
Perfectly Cooked Salmon, Every Time
Whether it's farmed or wild, salmon is an absolute treat. Farmed salmon comes with two distinct advantages: it's not expensive, and its high fat content makes for not only good eating but also for extremely forgiving cooking. Wild salmon (like King, Sockeye, and Coho) is leaner, much more flavorful, and generally better; and you can typically find wild Alaska salmon in the fresh or frozen section of your grocery store.
As with any seafood, mislabeling is something to look out for. It's not unheard of for purveyors to label any kind of wild salmon—or even farmed salmon—as King. Buy from people you trust.
A good piece of salmon only really needs a hot skillet and a sprinkle of salt, but to make it even more enticing, I've included recipes spanning a wide range of flavors and cooking methods, all of which will work for whatever kind of salmon you can get your hands on.
To learn how to cook salmon 12 ways, read this excerpt from my new book Kitchen Matrix here
For this week's Matrix Challenge, I will be offering one of those above mentioned rare treats. Cook one of these recipes this week, or share a salmon recipe of your own, using #MatrixChallenge, and one person will win a $50 gift card to purchase Alaska salmon.
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9 Ways to Cook Chicken Breasts People Will Actually Love
I used to be one of those people who ragged on boneless, skinless chicken breasts for being flavorless and dry. That was until I learned how not to overcook them.
In preparing chicken breasts, remember that they should be cooked only until the last traces of pink have vanished—and no longer. A thinnish breast subjected to high heat can be done in as little as 6 minutes, or it might take as long as 10 minutes or even a bit more—but never 20 minutes unless you are cooking the thing on a radiator.
Whatever you cook a chicken breast with is going to gain prominence, and whatever cooking method you use will have plenty of impact. This provides a good reason to keep things as simple as possible: a skillfully sautéed chicken breast with lemon juice is a beautiful thing. But gaining that skill takes some practice, and even for veterans, attention must be paid.
Here are nine of my favorite chicken recipes, all featured in The Matrix.
Cook one of these recipes this week, or share one of your own, using #MatrixChallenge. Just like last week, I'll be sharing some of your dishes, and one person will win a 12-inch cast iron skillet from Lodge.
The Changing Face of California Agriculture
This is the ninth episode of "California Matters," a series of videos about sustainable agriculture and healthy eating that I produced in collaboration with the Global Food Initiative at the University of California.
Jennifer Sowerwine's work at the University of California, Berkeley, centers on bringing largely unrepresented voices to the table for discussions around food security and food systems change. Much of her time is spent working with Hmong and Mien farmers in California's Central Valley, some of whom I visited a couple of years ago for a story I wrote about that area in The Sunday Magazine.
Many of these farmers, or their families, came to California from Southeast Asia, usually Laos, mainly as political refugees in the '70s and '80s. Sowerwine looks at how they got into small-scale farming, how they find and keep land, how they make farming economically viable, and how they're adapting and changing their practices to meet new challenges. In looking at these things — along with labor and crop diversity — she's found that these farmers have had little access to government resources.
Read the rest of this article here.
12 Fantastic Ways to Cook With Zucchini
Nobody complains about having too many cucumbers, tomatoes, or eggplants. But zucchini, the most productive vegetable (yes, I know that technically it's a fruit) of summer and early fall, does not get enough love. It's so prolific! It's so cheap! What are we going to do with all of it?
I suppose it's not just zucchini's omnipresence but also its mild flavor—and indeed, the difficulty of bringing out some of its character—that makes us feel challenged. But zucchini is a workhorse: tender enough to eat raw, and quick- cooking and amenable to all kinds of flavors. And there's something else in zucchini's favor: it maintains its firmness and freshness longer than any of the more beloved mid-summer vegetables.
When buying, look for the smallest zucchini and yellow squash; they don't have to be designated "baby," but something under 6 inches long and 1 inch or so in diameter will have better smaller, less cottony seeds. If a zucchini is tender enough, you can even eat the stem. You may also come across pattypan squash; their flying-saucer make them a bit trickier to cut up, but they can be used in any of the recipes here, as can yellow summer squash.
No doubt you have grilled and sautéed zucchini, and have probably also eaten it raw (even if it's just a bite taken while chopping it to be sautéed), but it's possible you've yet explored the wonders of zucchini in the microwave. Microwaving makes zucchini silky and tender with the push of a button. If you're without a microwave, you can move those recipes to a saucepan over medium heat.
Appreciate the zucchini. In the scope of the season's bounty, it may not steal the show, but you'll miss it when it's gone.
To learn how to cook zucchini 12 ways, read this excerpt from my new book Kitchen Matrix here.
This week, cook one of these zucchini recipes at home, or create a version of your own, and post to Instagram or Twitter using #MatrixChallenge.
I will be reposting some of my favorites, and one person will win an Inspiralizer from this week's Challenge co-host, Inspiralized.com.
A Watchful Eye on Farm Families' Health
This is the eighth episode of "California Matters," a series of videos about sustainable agriculture and healthy eating that I produced in collaboration with the Global Food Initiative at the University of California.
C.H.A.M.A.C.O.S. stands for the Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas, and also means "kids"in Mexican Spanish. It's the name given by Brenda Eskenazi, an epidemiologist at the University of California, Berkeley, for a group studying the effects of exposure to agriculture chemicals on children born in Salinas Valley between 2000 and 2002. The longitudinal study has followed more than half of the research population since birth.
Eskenazi and her team have focused primarily on three aspects of health that may be affected by these exposures: neurobehavioral development, which, if disrupted, can affect a child's I.Q.; respiratory health; and growth, including weight and metabolism. This population sees higher rates of exposure to organophosphate chemicals, which are found in pesticides, than the general population, so there are possible implications of this study for farmworker communities and Californians at large.
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About Oudtshoorn
Oudtshoorn is situated in the Western Cape of South Africa. Oudtshoorn backpacking tours are a highlight of any Cape adventure and offer a range of attractions for visitors.Oudtshoorn Budget Travel
Below is a list of Oudtshoorn's top activities, click on the link to view all details and tours.
Cango Caves,
Oudtshoorn Ostrich Farm Visit
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Oudtshoorn airports include the following:•Cape Town International Airport
•Oudtshoorn Airport
Oudtshoorn birdlife is mostly synonymous with ostriches - the large flightless birds which are farmed in the region for meat, leather and feathers. Other species to be seen includes African Fish Eagle, Pale Chanting Goshawk, Jackal Buzzard, Barn Owl, Cape Robin, Karoo Robin, Egyptian Goose, Reed Cormorant and Peacock.Conservation
Oudtshoorn conservation is very developed, with a number of wildlife and nature reserves found within the region. Key reserves include the Cango Wildlife Ranch, plus the nearby Sanbona Wildlife Reserve, Meiringspoort Nature Reserve, Swartberg Reserve and Gamkaberg Reserve.Malaria
Oudtshoorn is a malaria free zone, so you will not have to worry about malaria medication, unless you are planning to travel to a malaria zone in South Africa or to a known malaria zone country in Africa. If you are travelling to a malaria zone after your visit to Oudtshoorn, talk to a local doctor about malaria medication you will need to take.Money
Oudtshoorn money and banking info includes the following:•Banks and ATMs can be found across the town
•Credit cards are accepted at some outlets, but not every outlet
•Currency can be exchanged at the airport or banks
•Travelers cheques can be exchanged at the airport or banks, at varying rates
Oudtshoorn plant life is rich and varied, with a number of vegetation regions ranging from mountain fynbos, dry fynbos, fire-prone transitional shrub and woodlands, succulents and tracts of shrub, to patches of indigenous forests in the kloofs.Safety Tips
•Oudtshoorn is a very safe and friendly place to visit
•Crime is almost non-existent in this small sleepy town
•Just to be on the safe side and to avoid tempation, do not leave valuables lying around in cars or hotel rooms
•Do not ever wander off alone during a Cango Cave tour - and listen to your guide at all times
•Take basic precautions around wild animals, and be wary around the ostriches - these birds have quite a kick!
Travel Books
Oudtshoorn recommended travel books include the following:•The Geology of the Cango caves, Oudtshoorn, C.P. by Lester Charles King
•The Garden Route and Little Karoo by Leon Nell
•Guide to the Little Karoo, Route 62 and Overberg by Brent Naude-Moseley and Steve Moseley
•Oudtshoorn: A Visitor's Guide to the Ostrich Capital of the World by Leon Nell
•The Rough Guide to Cape Town & the Garden Route by Tony Pinchuck and Barbara McCrea
A number of Oudtshoorn wildlife can be seen at the Cango Wildlife Ranch, as well as the nearby Sanbona Wildlife Reserve. Species to be seen ranges from typical game found in the Little Karoo area such as red hartebeest, eland, klipspringer, duiker and zebra, as well as lion, cheetah, Madagascar lemur, tiger and many other species.Commenting is not available in this channel entry.
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In an economy whose rapid melting down is being felt in virtually every corner of our lives, it's no surprise that there is an impact on administrative opportunities and searches. As search consultants, my colleagues and I can see the impact on every element of the search process for senior administrators, and most of it carries bad news both for candidates and for institutions, with only a few bright spots.
Fewer vacancies
To begin with, there are likely to be fewer vacancies. Individuals who had planned to retire may have second thoughts--some are likely to stay in their jobs because of eroded retirement savings, and some because they don't want their institutions to have to face a leadership transition during a budget crisis.
Other administrators, in mid-career, are simply choosing not to vacate their current positions and move to a new position. Risk aversion has long been common in search committees. But now we see that candidates are becoming increasingly risk averse. Candidates recruited for even the most attractive positions may be reluctant to pursue them.
In just the last few weeks, I've received these responses as I recruited for some very attractive positions in very attractive locations. One potential candidate focused on personal concerns that are expressed by many, saying, "I am not pursuing opportunities this year. It is a terrible time to try to sell a house and move and I am just sitting tight for the time being." And another reflected on the intersection of personal and institutional issues, saying, "As the budgetary situation here at the university worsens, I am feeling too much of a sense of loyalty to think seriously about leaving. I am afraid that all of our public institutions are in for several very difficult years, and it's probably best to weather them in an institution that is familiar."
Other candidates comment on spousal employment issues, observing that the spouse's job is secure and unlikely to be easily replaced in a new location. Candidates increasingly are considering opportunities in the same metropolitan area in which they currently live, observing that the "bar would be much higher" for them to consider a new position in another part of the country.
Financial pressures and time pressures
Searches are certain to find themselves under various financial pressures. Some vacancies will be allowed to remain open, with associated possible savings. Searches below the level of the presidency that have been launched may be canceled before an appointment is made. Salaries are likely to be constrained and the selected candidate may have to consider whether it is worth moving for a salary that offers no increase over current salary -- or worse. Institutions in this situation would do well to consider how to enhance the non-salary aspects of their offer (e.g., longer appointments, time off for research, additional staff support, quality of office or technological resources, spousal appointment, etc.) Finding ways to assist candidates with selling their current homes will become important, as will helping spouses to get jobs in the new location.
For some candidates and some institutions, the financial pressures may work in the opposite direction. Candidates, especially for presidencies, who have been successful in difficult times at other institutions, may be especially sought after and it is possible that some salaries will be driven up by the effort to attract a "white knight," and bonuses or other incentive packages may be assembled.
Searches that do move forward will likely be under increasing time pressure. At this time of financial instability, institutions do not want leadership instability, with the attendant anxieties among potential major donors and legislators that may occur while there is an interim appointee.
Internal candidates will benefit
I suspect that the greatest single impact of the recession on searches is that there will be a growing interest in and even preference for internal candidates. The institution may perceive that appointing an internal candidate will cost less -- the cost of the search process and the search consultant can be saved, perhaps a replacement position can be foregone, moving expenses won't have to be paid, and the salary can probably be lower than an external candidate might command. The transition to an internal candidate is anticipated to be smoother, and the ramping-up time will be shorter, both of which are valuable at this turbulent time.
Often an institution that has a preference for an internal candidate carries out a search anyway, feeling (correctly) that this adds to the legitimacy of the appointment, and gives confidence that the appointee was the best who could be found. But the truth is that when a search is known to have strong internal candidates, it is difficult to attract the strongest external candidates -- and so the candidate pool is may not be a true reflection of the position's attractiveness in the marketplace. The candidates who apply are not necessarily the "best" candidates -- they are the best of those willing to go through a process unlikely to lead to their own appointment.
Institutions may decide that, instead of launching a full national search, they will get a consultant's evaluation of the heir apparent, or they will run a search that only invites internal candidates. For an institution that lacks diversity among the internal candidates, this could hamper efforts to build a more diversified leadership team, but on balance institutions may decide that it is worth it.
Complex final negotiations
In some cases, of course, there will be vacancies and searches, and an external candidate will be selected. Search consultants are always uneasy about the period when the candidate and the institution have to reach agreement on terms, and the current climate makes this period even more fraught. In spite of extensive preliminary conversations about compensation issues, the economic situation has been deteriorating so rapidly that earlier understandings may not hold.
Candidates who had been prepared to make a move may find themselves reluctant when faced with the difficulties of both selling and buying a home in the current market. Over the past decades of run-up in home prices, especially in major metropolitan areas like Los Angeles and Boston, institutions had devised mechanisms for supporting new appointees coming from areas of far lower cost of living, providing subsidized mortgages and so on. But few are prepared for the current situation in which support is needed not just for buying a home but even more for selling. Institutions would do well to anticipate this need and devise approaches to addressing it.
Less use of search consultants
When vacancies do occur, institutions are less likely to use search consultants. Some presidents have been quite clear recently about the need to economize in this area. One president said that, along with many other cost-saving steps, he would ask faculty and staff to "review contracts with outside businesses or agencies to determine whether any of the work can be done in-house." This may seem to be a problem only for search consultants but, as someone who believes that consultants add real value, I think it can be a problem for candidates and institutions as well, leading to a less streamlined search, more limited candidate pools and the absence of an objective source of information for candidates.
Even now, in the first year of the recession, I am working on three searches that were started without a consultant; when the candidate pool was not what had been expected, the institution sought consulting assistance. This pattern is likely to become more frequent – perhaps even in presidential searches that otherwise would surely have used consultants.
Non-traditional candidates
Another beneficiary of the recession could be individuals currently in other sectors, some of whom may have lost their positions, who now seek to move into higher education. It seems possible that, in making presidential appointments, boards will find these candidates especially attractive; their experience in the corporate world may resonate with trustees, and even though some of these candidates are "between jobs," they may be perceived to be more ready to lead even a non-profit organization in very difficult financial times.
The bottom line is that this is a difficult time to be searching, both for the institution and for the candidate. For candidates, continue to seek opportunities that suit you, but also take time to hone your skills, broaden your portfolio, and seek new or different opportunities on your own campus. If you have considered pursuing an opportunity to move to a new position in your current institution, this may be the right time to do it. For institutions, consider the need to invest in building a strong foundation for the future, and consider where you are most likely to find the best person to build that strength.
Jean A. Dowdall, Ph.D., is a consultant in the Education Practice of Witt/Kieffer [1]; she has led over 150 searches for college and university presidents, vice presidents and deans. She previously served as a college dean, vice president and president. Her book [2], Searching for Higher Education Leadership (Greenwood Publishing Group), offers advice for candidates and search committees.
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On Sun, Aug 05, 2001 at 11:47:16PM +0200, Ragnar Kjørstad wrote: > If I remember correctly, you configure as "multipath" not "raid1". Cool! I think I've heard about this patch once before. I will have to give it a try. Dual-pathing is something we have been wanting for a long time. Do you think this patch something that is likely to one day be merged with the kernel such that we can count on it being with us for a while? > Another alternative is the linux-driver for the SUN T3. I haven't tried > it myself, but supposedly one can use the same driver for other > dual-path RAIDs as well. Does anyone know of any driver for Clariion based disk arrays? I don't think the Sun T3 uses Clariion does it? We have a ton (many tons, literally :) that we are currently using with Solaris that we would love to be able to attach to Linux systems. These things are hardware RAID arrays with dual RAID controllers in them. When one RAID controller fails something special has to be done to transfer the LUNs from the dead controller over to the live one. They call this "ATF" or "Automatic Transparent Failover" and they don't seem to ship it for Linux. Only NT and Solaris. I've tried talking them into considering it but not had any success. -- Tracy Reed http://www.ultraviolet.org This is Linux Country. On a quiet night, you can hear Windows NT reboot!
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New Debugging Utility in kdesdkDebugging code is always a pain in the neck, but there's a tiny new utility in The core of KSpy is a tiny library which displays a tree of all the QObjects in To use KSpy from your code, first build and install kdesdk/kspy, include the While you're looking at KSpy, you should check out some of the other goodies in
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By compile lazy at Thu, 2001/05/03 - 5:00am
Re: CoolSigh... then again if people followed KDE news... well, maybe that would take all their time. ;-) Here's the deal. First there are two good tools for KDE, Kdevelop and (theKompany) Studio. Second QT Designer is integrated in Kdevelop and third... this will all be old news soon. The new Kdevelop is called Gideon and it is under development to work with mulitple languages. For instance if you want to work with Java there are full Java bindings for KDE and Gideon is equiped to develop Java. Also on the horizon is QT 3. In the next version there will be a number of new widgets along with an improved QT Designer. The next version of QT designer will be able to work on the full UI not just dialogs among other improvements. In case you're not putting this all together... the Kdevelop of the not too distant future will have an ingetrated RAD GUI tool for your entire interface and allow you to choose from a number of languages to develop while offering such advanced widgets as rich text tools, data access widgets and anything else in QT and kdelibs. Interestingly you can look at all this stuff if you are not afraid of CVS or FTP and a compile. ;-) Instead of hypothesizing you could be making the future. ;-)
By Eric Laffoon at Thu, 2001/05/03 - 5:00am
Re: New Debugging Utility in kdesdkI want to know if there are proyects or some roadmap that says that KDE-Designer (Qt-Designer) or a GUI-Builder will be integrate into Kdevelop. I think that Kdevelop need some GUI-Builder (alo Glade) to be the definately RAD por writte aplications for KDE and for others languajes and plataforms (gtk, gnome, java, tcl/tk, etc...).
By Daniel at Thu, 2001/05/03 - 5:00am
Re: New Debugging Utility in kdesdkQT Designer is alredy integrated into KDevelop. This is why i love OSS. Make any feature request on a public msg board and most of the time your answer is "already under development, look for it in a couple of releases" :-)
By Carbon at Thu, 2001/05/03 - 5:00am
Re: New Debugging Utility in kdesdkAre you sure that Qt-Designer is already integrate into Kdevelop? I mean, two diferent applications (kdevelop and Qt-designer) that can interoperate together or one application named Kdevelop that has a GUI-designer (alo Borland C++ Builder)? And if Gideon will have multiple languages, will be able the GUI-Builder for the new languages? I mean, a GUI-Builder for Java por example, using the Java widgets .... Thanks :-) Daniel
By Daniel at Fri, 2001/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: New Debugging Utility in kdesdkKdevelop and Qt-Designer are seperate apps, but Qt-Designer can be configured to use KDE widgets, and it outputs xml gui files, which you can then load with a bit of code, afaik. Any kde app, including those built with another language that has been bound to kde, should be able to load those files. I don't know about other lang's widgets.
By Carbon at Fri, 2001/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: New Debugging Utility in kdesdkthere is any code complete project to kdevelop?
By mentat at Thu, 2001/05/03 - 5:00am
code completionthere is something in kdestudio by thekompany.
By ac at Fri, 2001/05/04 - 5:00am
code completionthere is something in kdestudio by thekompany.
By ac at Fri, 2001/05/04 - 5:00am
code completionthere is something in kdestudio by thekompany.
By ac at Fri, 2001/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: New Debugging Utility in kdesdkAFAIK the code completion support is well on the way in KDevelop, although there has been some discussion of how the new gcc can help. Don't quote me on this as I am not a KDevelop developer...just what I picked up. Check http://lists.kde.org/ for more info. Jono
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New riverfront park in Garfield serves as a balm for scars of pollution
Standing on the banks of the Passaic River in a waterfront park officially unveiled on Saturday, Rosalie Nickles found a surprise in plain sight.
The river, one of the most polluted waterways in the country, was "actually really gorgeous," she said, sounding slightly shocked by her assessment. The 66-year-old has lived in Garfield 35 years but has rarely had occasion to appreciate the river, she said.
Her generous description of it was undoubtedly influenced by her surroundings: a thin ribbon of land stretching a little less than a mile along the river in Garfield and featuring a bike path, park benches, cherry and black-locust trees, and knockout rose bushes that stay in bloom all summer.
The official opening on Saturday of Garfield's Dundee Dam Riverwalk served as the latest example of North Jersey waterfront communities' trying to reclaim riverbanks that, long ago, were fertile ground for industry but became repositories for its dirty byproducts. Towns along the Passaic and Hackensack rivers have, for years, tried to remake their waterfronts with varying degrees of success.
Garfield's effort took decades, city officials said on Saturday, and it continues. They had to find the $17 million to cover the cost of the park; $15 million of it came from county, state and federal grants. And city officials had to clean up the diesel fuel left behind by the auto-body shops and used-car lots that previously occupied the sliver along River Road.
"It's a process, but you've got to start somewhere," Garfield Mayor Joseph Delaney said at a dedication ceremony that attracted hundreds of residents. "People always see the Passaic River as a negative. Now we have a park on the Passaic, and we're trying to turn that into a positive."
City officials said that in the coming weeks they plan to install a kayak ramp above the Dundee Dam, which separates the Passaic's brackish tidal waters and its fresh water upstream. They are also looking for more grant money to extend the 4,900-foot walkway farther south. It now runs between Outwater Lane and Kipp Avenue.
For now, Garfield has many more reminders of its industrial past than of its natural beauty.
A residential area less than a mile from the new park has been in the headlines recently because it sits on a plume of cancer-causing chromium spilled decades ago at a defunct factory. The neighborhood has become a Superfund site. Last week, even as a new study found residents had absorbed 30 times more chromium than other city residents, federal environmental officials said that they had not yet found the money to decontaminate the ground water.
The lower Passaic River — the 17-mile stretch from the Dundee Dam to Newark Bay — is itself a Superfund site, polluted by dioxin. The eight-mile section closest to the bay is scheduled for a cleanup, but not the part just below the dam in Garfield.
Residents on Saturday said they remained concerned about the environmental issues. Karolina Rzeznik, 28, who has lived in Garfield six years and was attending the ceremony with her children, ages 6 and 4, said her family planned to move from the city, in part because of the chromium contamination.
But most who were interviewed on Saturday saw the park as a step in the right direction.
"Many towns are prettier than Garfield, but this gives us a sense of pride," said Nickles, who is president of the Garfield Rotary Club.
The park has been open for nearly a year but only recently got its final landscaping touches. At the Saturday dedication, in a nod to Garfield's large Polish population, city officials also unveiled a statue of Casimir Pulaski — a Polish military commander who fought in the American Revolutionary War — that stands at the center of the park.
Ewa Wojcik, 32, said she has been enjoying the river walk every day on her 15-minute walk from her home on Lanza Avenue to her job in Clifton. Every evening, she takes her 2-year-old daughter, Hanna, to play in the ornamental grasses that carpet the central section of the park, bookended by a cement path that provides views of the river. The contamination in the river and the chromium plume are "a big problem," she said. "But I think every year it's getting better."
She has seen more signs of animal life, she said, since she moved to Garfield from Poland eight years ago. Ducklings waddle across the park's grass some days. Her husband fishes in the river — but throws back his catch, as advised by state environmental officials.
"We even did a family photo shoot by the river," she said.
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Chinese tech giant Tencent signs $4.65 billion loan deal
HONG KONG Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings has signed a $4.65 billion loan deal, Basis Point reported, amid a flurry of fund-raising by China's internet giants.
Network storage equipment maker Brocade Communication Systems Inc's third-quarter results beat Wall Street estimates, boosted by a 13 percent rise in storage equipment sales, and the company said its chief executive intends to resign.
Shares of the company rose 11 percent after the market-topping results but lost all of their gains on news of the CEO's resignation.
A faltering recovery in the United States and weakness in Europe has hit network equipment makers as telecom service providers, their biggest customers, cut spending and delay purchases of new equipment.
Cisco Systems Inc's Chief Executive John Chambers, whose comments are highly regarded in the tech industry, said on Wednesday that many of its customers continued to be hit by the global economic slowdown and he expects CEOs to remain conservative in their IT spending and hiring.
Brocade on Thursday said Chief Executive Michael Klayko intends to resign once a successor is identified.
The board has formed a search committee to find Klayko's replacement and Klayko will continue to serve as the CEO during the search period, Brocade said in a statement
Net income rose to $43.3 million, or 9 cents per share, in the third quarter, from $2 million, or breakeven on a per share basis, a year earlier.
Excluding items, the company, which supplies its products through EMC Corp, IBM and Hewlett-Packard, earned 14 cents per share.
Revenue rose 10 percent to $555.3 million.
Storage business revenue, which contributes about 70 percent to the total revenue, rose 13 percent to $377.6 million.
Analysts on average had expected earnings before items of 12 cents per share, on revenue of $536.6 million, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Brocade's shares, which have risen 8 percent in the last three months, have outperformed the broader Dow Jones Telecommunication Equipment Index, which has risen 4 percent.
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Hanukkah recipes: Latkes, lamb, and briskets—oh my!
Lighter potato latkes
In "Quick & Kosher: Recipes from the Bride Who Knew Nothing," author Jamie Geller writes that her shredded-potato latkes, from her European grandfather's recipe, "are not loaded with potato starch, flour, baking powder, or other non-essential ingredients."
Nothings are light and airy cookies, resembling cheese puffs or popovers. If you like, after shaping the mounds, sprinkle them with sesame seeds. In bakeries around Boston, the rounds are called "kichlach.''
Babka with chocolate filling
Making babka is a half-day project. If you like, make the dough, let it rise, set it in the pans, then refrigerate overnight to bake the next day.
Butterflied roast chicken with cardamom and yogurt
To butterfly the chicken, cut out the backbone with heavy-duty kitchen or poultry shears. Set the chicken on a board skin side up. Press the breastbone hard with the heel of your hand to flatten the bird.
Recipe for butterflied roast chicken with cardamom and yogurt Next
Potato kugel
Kugels are firm, savory or sweet puddings made with noodles, potatoes, or carrots and are frequently on holiday tables. This potato kugel is a family recipe, "which I tweaked a little," said Susan Ebert of Cambridge.
Red wine-braised brisket with prunes
Coriander, cumin, ginger, and paprika round out the North African spice palate here. Red wine and beef stock make a savory braising liquid.
Roasted fall vegetables
Carrots, beets, potatoes, and radishes, all in season right now, can be dressed simply with garlic and olive oil, or spiced with hints of cumin and oregano (or fresh thyme), and a dash of honey. If you find other colors of these vegetables — say, golden carrots or striped beets — try those too; they are really pretty together on a platter.
Vegetarian Yemenite soup
A vegetarian version of a Yemenite recipe, featuring chickpeas, squash, tomatoes, cilantro, cumin, and coriander.
Roast chicken with za'atar
Flatten and cut the chicken into large pieces, as directed here, sprinkle with olive oil and za'atar, a mixture of herbs and spices common in the Middle East, and roast until golden.
Cumin roasted cauliflower with salted yogurt, mint, and pomegranate seeds
Author Melissa Clark notes that this dish is even easier to make if you can find packaged pomegranate seeds (available in many supermarkets), rather than extracting them from the fruit yourself.
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Smoked salmon pate with herb toasts
Start with smoked salmon pate, a dressy nibble made with hot-smoked salmon, which has a firm texture and milder flavor than cold-smoked slice. Puree it with cream cheese, sour cream, lemon juice, and a few drops of hot sauce. If you're feeling fancy, garnish the top with American caviar or use sliced chives.
Parsnip and carrot latkes
The Hanukkah tradition is to fry foods such as fritters, pancakes, and doughnuts in oil, but what goes in the mix is your choice. Parsnips add a sweet-nutty flavor and starchy texture, which pairs well with crisp carrots. A hint of nutmeg brings a floral spice. Serve with sour cream mixed with scallions.
Braised brisket
Serve sliced meat with the tomato-based cooking juices, carrots, onions, and celery spooned over them. Add a potato or matzo kugel and asparagus.
1-hour anise-flavored Moroccan challah
Instructions for this challah come from a Moroccan-born baker living in Bordeaux. The bread rises for only 10 minutes and takes just about an hour to prepare. It is chewy and moist with more than a hint of anise and a pleasant sweetness.
Date-nut bread
This moist caramel-y date-nut bread has two secret ingredients: hot black coffee and a spoonful of marmalade.
Potato latkes
If you've ever had a latke lovingly prepared by your mother, grandmother, or any other relative, it may have tasted delicious but chances are it was a ghoulishly gray color. Potatoes begin to turn a grayish brown minutes after peeling. But keep your latkes pure ivory by working them with the onions.
Chocolate-chip cinnamon mandelbrot
If you keep to the Jewish dietary laws, use margarine on the pan. Here are instructions for short, medium, and long mandelbrot. Novice bakers should begin with short cookies because they're easiest to handle.
Lamb shanks braised in red wine
American lamb shanks are giant things; three are plenty for four guests. New Zealand are smaller (more like large drumsticks), so you need one per person. Make this a day in advance for the flavors to mellow and the fat to solidify on top of the sauce.
Baked apples
A quick dessert that pleases everyone in the family. If you're feeding kids, use all cider instead of the brandy; for others, bourbon, Calvados, even rum will work well. Whisking creme fraiche into the baking juices gives the sauce body, tang, and a slight hint of richness.
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2017 Scholarship Opportunities for Teamster Member's Children
You may pick up scholarship applications at our offices or to print a copy of scholarship applications please click on the DOWNLOADS tab on the left side menu.
Teamsters Local 542 has reassigned Business Representatives to Costco Warehouses under its jurisdiction. The assignments was strictly geographical and will help our Business Representatives be more available for unexpected meetings and emergency in your warehouses, when and if the need arises.
Michael West has been a Costco Representative for over 5 years, and will now be responsible for the most northern San Diego warehouses, including Carmel Mountain, San Marcos, Vista, Carlsbad, and San Juan Capistrano. You may contact Michael West at 619-582-0542 Extension 115.
Nicole Moreno has been a Teamster for over 20 year, and with our Local for over 5 years. Nicole has been assigned the southern San Diego warehouses including, Chula Vista, Rancho Del Rey, Morena Boulevard, Southeast San Diego, and Santee. You may reach Nicole at 619-582-0542 Extension 104.
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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Ugly over priced toys ^__^
Well i saw this ugly toy alot on t.v lately being nearly christmas and all and i just thought that it was ugly! I was also thinking..."OMG what are the toy industry having to resort to!! this is crap!" lol sorry about my language but anyway this toy is £30!!!!! and all it does is light up and make sounds...i quote "light up eyebrows" !!! lol thats funny ^___^
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does anyone know how to set the reset pin as I/O when using an arduino as ISP? im a noob so i need step by step instructions lol
Where can i get a High Voltage Programmer to restore the fuse?
So does this actually have 6 I/O pins when you get it or do you have to reconfigure the reset pin or something?
if im making a vibrobot that requires other components to run at 6 volts, can i just use PWM to power these without burning them out?
Can you power this with a 9v battery after its snapped apart?
Once you snap apart the pieces, how can you connect the FTDI board to the Arduino pro mini without soldering wires between them?
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"It's the critical meeting the commercial' for their films this year, including 'The Butler' and '12 Years a Slave.'
The Toronto Film Festival served as an awards springboard for films such as Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave and the biopic Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom with Idris Elba.
Add celebrated performances in this summer's Fruitvale Station and Lee Daniels' The Butler, and the message is clear: The 2013 awards season could shape up to be banner year for black actors and filmmakers.
"They have knocked the ball out of the park in Toronto," says Gil Robertson, president of the African American Film Critics Association. "This is shaping up to be the best year in recent memory for directors and actors of African descent. It's exciting. Maybe this speaks to a new day."
Robertson points out that the heat started in earnest with the widely praised box-office hit 42, which starred Chadwick Boseman as baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson. The film's momentum started when it opened at No. 1 one with $27 million in April en route to a $95 million haul. Boseman is an outside contender for best-actor nominations.
The roll continued with The Butler, which shocked pundits by landing atop the box office for three weeks in a row in August. That added fuel to the awards buzz for director Daniels and marquee stars Oprah Winfrey and Forest Whitaker.
"This year, it's the critical meeting the commercial," Robertson says. "That's the dream."
Tom O'Neil, editor of awards website Goldderby.com says it's clear that the studios have the belief, and the war chest, to support many of these films in the awards race to come.
"The Oscar establishment is showing real confidence in these African-American films. They are very strong players in the game," he says. "They are positioning these movies for lengthy Oscar runs, and to this extent, it's unique this year."
Harvey Weinstein, whose Oscar-powerhouse company is distributing Mandela and The Butler, called the number of prominent black projects "a renaissance." Speaking to industry website The Wrap, he cited "the Obama effect" for "erasing racial lines."
Fruitvale Station director Ryan Coogler, who credits producer Whitaker as a major mentor who made his film possible, doesn't dwell on the color issue. "But I do know there's definitely some exciting work out there."
Here's a breakdown of the early front-runners:
'Lee Daniels' The Butler'
Daniels is contending for director, with Whitaker and Winfrey seek acting nominations in the story of White House butler Cecil Gaines, who served eight presidents, and his devoted wife.
O'Neil goes so far to say "the best-supporting-actress race is already over. Oprah has that in the bag."
David Oyelowo and Cuba Gooding Jr. are also in the running for supporting actor.
In terms of best-picture possibilities, O'Neil says The Butler has the box-office clout and the "warm, fuzzy story line that registers with academy voters emotionally."
"It's a shoo-in for a nomination and a viable contender," O'Neil says. "It's pulling off a surprise at the box office. Can it pull off an Oscar surprise?"
'12 Years a Slave'
Based on the real-life story of a free black man forced into brutal slavery, McQueen's movie has stunned audiences and garnered glowing reviews at last month's Telluride Film Festival, a key awards gathering, and in Toronto, where it won the People's Choice Award, the festival's top prize.
O'Neil says to look for nominations for best picture, director and its lead actor, Britain's Chiwetel Ejiofor. Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o also could be a contender for best supporting actress.
'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom'
Pete Hammond of trade website Deadline.com says the biopic of the former South African president got a standing ovation in Toronto. Elba and supporting actress Naomie Harris, who plays Winnie Mandela, "have real shots" at Oscar races.
As for a best-picture nomination, "it's an important subject matter and told earnestly," Hammond says. "And that's the kind of thing academy voters gravitate toward."
'Fruitvale Station'
The first effort from Coogler, 27, about the final hours of Oscar Grant, who was shot down by transit police in 2008, has won plaudits from the Sundance Film Festival to Cannes. It's also looking to be a contender during awards season for best picture, director, the charismatic Michael B. Jordan as best actor and Octavia Spencer as supporting actress.
"Every year, there's a gritty indie movie in the mix," O'Neil says. "It looks like it might be this year's Beasts of the Southern Wild or Winter's Bone."
All told, Hammond says there's a scenario where the best-actor and supporting-actress categories include four of five actors of color.
"There has never been a situation like this," he says. "There's a realistic shot to have a historic event this year. It's already been quite a year in that regard."


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The year 2020 is only a decade away, yet the way our global workforce is sourced, organized, and managed will change radically by that time. Markets have emerged and caused an explosion of activity in new parts of the world, increasing the need for companies to move people and source talent from all around the world. Mobilization strategies will need to progress significantly to keep pace with change and an increase in assignee numbers.
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Only 17 ingredients To Make The Best 6 Sandwiches For Healthy Lunch
Are you getting bored of sandwiches? Taking the same thing into work every day can get boring, fast … but buying lunch out every day soon becomes expensive. I keep falling back on the default option of "pitta bread with ham, lettuce and pickle" which, whilst nice, can get a bit boring by Friday.
So last weekend, I sat down to figure out a shopping list and menu plan that is:
- Good value
- Healthy
- Requires minimum preparation time
- Allows a reasonable amount of variety
The prices and calorie values are from Sainsbury's (a mid-range supermarket in the UK); they'll vary a bit for our US readers, but this should give some idea of the relative cost of taking a packed lunch verses eating out.
Your packed lunch shopping list
You will need:
(For sandwiches)
- Six pitta breads (52p)
- Six harvest grain baps (49p)
- 200g wafer-thin ham (£1.29)
- 360g jar Branston Small Chunk pickle (89p)
- 312g jar Baxter's Albert's Victorian chutney (77p)
- 250g tub cottage cheese (58p)
- 200g light philadelphia (£1.34)
- Iceburg lettuce (85p)
- Cucumber portion (40p)
- 250g Cherry tomatoes (68p)
- One red onion (18p)
- One red pepper (78p)
- Small tin of pineapple rings (23p)
- 500g loose carrots (31p)
- Bag of Basics apples (99p)
- Bag of Basics pears (99p)
- Two boxes of multigrain cereal bars (£2 for 2)
Total cost: £13.29
Freeze the pitta breads and rolls as soon as you get home; they'll defrost easily. Keep the vegetables and apples in the fridge. With lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber, you may need to buy more the following weekend as they usually won't keep past six or seven days.
Six different sandwich ideas from thirteen items
Mix and match your lunch items however you choose – here's some of the sandwich ideas I came up with, followed by how to put it all together for a healthy lunch…
(Note: I recommend using one and a half bread rolls if you're having a roll rather than a pitta, as they're a bit on the small side otherwise!)
Pitta with ham, cream cheese, lettuce and pickle
Defrost one pitta bread (I zap for 30 seconds on full in the microwave), then split down the long edge. Spread with cream cheese, then fill with about five slices of wafer-thin ham. Add a teaspoon of pickle, and a handful of shredded lettuce leaves. Slice in half and wrap tightly in clingfilm or a sandwich bag (these tend to disintegrate otherwise!)
Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Fibre |
217 | 12.7g | 33.3g | 3.5g | 3.7g |
Bread roll with ham and chutney
Defrost a bread roll. Slice in half, spread each side with cream cheese then add two-three slices of ham to each half. Dollop a generous teaspoon of Victorian chutney in the middle. NOTE: I like my rolls open topped, and this way of putting the sandwich together means it can easily be "split" again at lunchtime (the chutney can get a bit messy though…)
Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Fibre |
207 | 16.5g | 25.8g | 4.5g | 1.3g |
Pitta with cottage cheese and salad
Defrost a pitta bread. Split and fill with cottage cheese, lettuce, sliced cucumber, a couple halved cherry tomatoes and a few rings of red onion (if liked.) Add a sprinkling of black pepper or mixed herbs from the store-cupboard, to taste.
This is a great way to sneak one of your five-a-day into your sandwich.
Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Fibre |
208 | 12.7g | 31.9g | 3.2g | 3.9g |
Bread roll with cottage cheese and pineapple
Defrost a bread roll. Chop or crush one pineapple ring and mix with a tablespoon of cottage cheese. Split the roll and fill with the cottage cheese and pineapple mix.
Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Fibre |
190 | 9.7g | 29.6g | 3.7g | 1.4g |
Pitta with cream cheese and roasted vegetables
Grill or roast 1/3rd red pepper and 1/3rd red onion. (A George Foreman grill is ideal for this.) Refrigerate overnight. In the morning, defrost your pitta bread, split, spread the inside (top and bottom) with cream cheese, and stuff with the roasted vegetables. Wrap tightly in clingfilm – the roasted vegetables have a habit of sliding out otherwise!
Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Fibre |
206 | 8.8g | 33.8g | 4.0g | 4.4g |
Bread roll with cream cheese and cucumber
Defrost and slice a bread roll, spread with cream cheese, add thinly sliced cucumber and pickle if liked. What could be simpler? If you prefer an open sandwich, spread both halves with cream cheese and put the sliced cucumber in the middle – you can de-assemble it at lunch time.
Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Fibre |
179 | 7.3g | 25.1g | 5.5g | 1.4g |
Creating a delicious, healthy, lunch … in under five minutes
Take one sandwich idea from above, and add:
Veggies: Your choice of carrot sticks (20 cals) (wash, top and tail, and slice a carrot; no need to peel), a handful of cherry tomatoes (15 cals), or a small box of mixed salad (lettuce, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, red onion, red pepper) (30 cals).
Fruit: An apple and/or pear (50 cals each)
Cereal bar: (75 – 120 cals depending on brand)
Simple! A nutritious, healthy, easy lunch for a fraction of the price it would cost to buy in the supermarket… just £1.33/day if you use the above shopping list. Compare this to…
(From your local sandwich shop)
Ham salad sandwich ( £2+)
One apple (50p)
One pear (50p)
Cereal bar (45p)
At least £3.45 total.
And of course, if you regularly go to a local restaurant – even if it's just a fast food place – the price, and the calorie count, will be even higher. Try shopping ahead this weekend and taking packed lunches for just a couple of weeks: it's one of the easiest, and best, changes you can make to ensure you have a healthy diet while at work.
(Terrified sandwich photo by Sakurako Kitasa)
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This report describes the typical weather at the Auckland Airport (Auckland, New Zealand) weather station over the course of an average April. It is based on the historical records from 1990 to 2012. Earlier records are either unavailable or unreliable.
Auckland has a mild humid temperate climate with warm summers and no dry season. The area within 25 mi of this station is covered by grasslands (47%), oceans and seas (28%), built-up areas (10%), lakes and rivers (10%), and forests (5%).
The month of April is characterized by gradually falling daily high temperatures, with daily highs decreasing from 70°F to 65°F over the course of the month, exceeding 74°F or dropping below 61°F only one day in ten.
Over the course of April, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1:04 hours, implying an average day-over-day decrease of 2.1 minutes.
The shortest day of the month is April 30 with 10:36 hours of daylight; the longest day is April 1 with 11:40 hours of daylight.
The earliest sunrise is at 6:35am on April 1; the latest sunset is at 6:15pm on April 1; the latest sunrise is at 6:59am on April 30; the earliest sunset is at 5:36pm on April 30.
Daylight savings time (DST) ends at 2:00am on April 1, 2012, shifting sunrise and sunset to an hour earlier.
The median cloud cover is 61% (partly cloudy) and does not vary substantially over the course of the month.
On April 15, a representative day, the sky is clear or mostly clear 25% of the time, partly cloudy 25% of the time, and mostly cloudy or overcast 35% of the time.
The probability that precipitation will be observed at this location varies throughout the month. Precipitation is most likely around April 30, occurring in 58% of days. Precipitation is least likely around April 8, occurring in 51% of days.
Throughout April, the most common forms of precipitation are moderate rain and light rain.
Moderate rain is the most severe precipitation observed during 73% of those days with precipitation. It is most likely around April 30, when it is observed during 42% of all days.
Light rain is the most severe precipitation observed during 16% of those days with precipitation. It is most likely around April 1, when it is observed during 9% of all days.
Either snow is exceptionally unlikely to fall at this location in April or this station does not reliably report precipitation types.
The relative humidity typically ranges from 61% (mildly humid) to 94% (very humid) over the course of a typical April, rarely dropping below 48% (comfortable) and reaching as high as 100% (very humid).
The air is driest around April 1, at which time the relative humidity drops below 66% (mildly humid) three days out of four; it is most humid around April 24, rising above 90% (very humid) three days out of four.
Dew point is often a better measure of how comfortable a person will find the weather than relative humidity because it more directly relates to whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid.
Over the course of a typical April, the dew point typically varies from 49°F (dry) to 60°F (comfortable) and is rarely below 43°F (dry) or above 65°F (mildy humid).
The time of the month between April 1 and April 30 is the most comfortable, with dew points that are neither too dry nor too muggy.
Over the course of April typical wind speeds vary from 2 mph to 16 mph (light air to moderate breeze), rarely exceeding 25 mph (strong breeze).
The highest average wind speed of 10 mph (gentle breeze) occurs around April 1, at which time the average daily maximum wind speed is 16 mph (moderate breeze).
The lowest average wind speed of 9 mph (gentle breeze) occurs around April 16, at which time the average daily maximum wind speed is 15 mph (moderate breeze).


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The future of Nokia
Like RIMM, Nokia is going through a major strategic shift, with massive internal and external challenges. They have announced they will have Windows 7 phones by the end of this year. Will it matter? Why?
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Nokia: Consumer, Carrier Support Lacking, Says GleacherBy Tiernan Ray
In case you missed it, Nokia (NOK) yesterday held its Nokia Communications conference in Singapore, at which the company unveiled the ?N9? touch-screen smartphone, which The Wall Street Journal?s Sven Grundberg today roundly panned as being nowhere near as disruptive as the company would like to think.
The phone runs the ?MeeGo? operating system that Nokia is moving away from, not the Windows Phone 7 operating system from Microsoft (MSFT), and it seems like it?s the kind of iPhone competitor the company should have introduced five years ago.
More broadly, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop told the assembled that he is confident a Windows-based Nokia phone will be in volume shipments by next year, that the company will have ten new smartphones in the next 12 months, and three new models with ?dual-SIM? capabilities.
Reflecting on the news, Gleacher & Co.?s Stephen Patel this morning reiterates a Neutral rating on the shares, asking whether the strategy will work.
We are concerned that despite the broad carrier reach of Samsung, LG and HTC, which have introduced multiple WP7 models, shipments have been around ~2mil units/quarter. Even if NOK were to double the volumes of all existing WP models and sell ~15mil units in CY12, we see about 20% or $0.09 risk to our CY12 estimate which assumes 30mil WP units next year. We think customer preference for iPhone/Android has outweighed carrier preference for a viable third ecosystem.
Patel thinks ?lukewarm carrier support for Nokia?s transition plan threatens Nokia?s traditional scale and distribution advantages.?
Nokia shares this morning are up 12 cents, or 2%, at $5.97.
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10 new smart phones in 12 months
Darts. They're throwing darts.
1 or 2 models from AAPL disrupted their world and they answer with 10. Im not sure they can be saved.
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Nokia's hopes are most dependent on the volumes and pricing of iOS devices ( I didn't say features because that would be redundant), followed by upcoming features in iOS 5 and Cloud (bang, I just went redundant).
If Apple doesn't want to sell in volume in _______ countries, then the other makers have a prayer.
Samsung, Nokia, blah, blah, will be carrion eaters compared to Apple.
Why Did Nokia Launch The N9 Meego Phone?
Jun. 21 2011 - 8:31 am |Nokia's new N9 smartphone
Nokia this morning unveiled a great looking, all-screen smartphone called the N9 which promises to be its most powerful device yet. Thanks to its Meego/Qt software cocktail it has a more intuitive user interface than previous offerings from the world?s biggest device maker, and it looks impressive.But you might be wondering: if Nokia is working with Microsoft to run Windows on its future smartphones, why release a Meego phone?
The issue isn?t so much with the phone, but with the ecosystem. There isn?t much of one?relative to Apple?s and Android?s, or the one Nokia and Microsoft are collectively cultivating for Window Phones.?Nokia dragged its feet in building up a community of developers around Meego, and now that it has the lovely N9 running on Meego Harmattan, an open sourced operating system with Nokia?s user interface on top, there isn?t much choice for users who want to buy and customize apps.
Sure, it?ll come pre-loaded with some apps and there?s always the Ovi Store for more, but the store?s future is uncertain the wake of Windows Marketplace. Nokia has meanwhile been laying off thousands of software engineers so that it can transfer R&D to Microsoft, so there won?t be much in-house support for the Meego apps and services. Some might see the N9 as a waste of money with no ecosystem in place.
So why bring out a Meego phone at all?
Learning. Both Nokia?s head of design Mark Ahtisaari, and smartphone marketing exec Ilari Nurmi answer this question in the same way: Nokia wants to ?learn? from its new Meego-based device. When pressed to elaborate, Nurmi answered, ?Let?s see what we are going to learn? while Ahtisaari said they would ?Learn, then refine, then continue. The key thing is to show we can innovate on top in a way that is uniquely Nokia.?? When asked what ?uniquely Nokia? was, he answered, ?designed for true mobility.? So Nokia wants to watch how people buy and use the N9 to learn?how to design better phones?not just hardware for Microsoft, but future smartphones where it might also design the user interface.
Showing. Nokia is showing the industry it can make a disruptive phone that successfully marries hardware and software . ?It?s about proving a point to industry watchers and consumers,? says Gartner?s Carolina Milanesi. It might also prove a point to Microsoft. We don?t know all the details of Nokia? partnership with Microsoft on Windows Phone, but if the the N9 sells well that could strengthen its position as a licensee to Redmond, helping further differentiate itself from other device makers like Samsung, HTC and Dell. The N9 is Qt enabled, and Qt as a user-interface framework is more popular among developers than Meego. So think of Qt as the future here. Nokia said today that Qt would be core to ?bringing applications to the next billion users.? That suggests Qt will come to the lower end Series 40 platform, and it would be weird for it not to be available for Windows Phones eventually too. Nokia has said nothing of this, but if Qt was brought to high-end (Meego), mid-range (Windows) and lower (S40) phones, that could give it a handle back on software and further differentiation.?Today?s announcement gave some confidence to investors too: Nokia?s shares were up 2% this morning in Helsinki.
Customers. Developers and apps are important, but look where Nokia is announcing the N9 today: Singapore. While mobile users in Asia do download apps and software service, they don?t do so nearly as much as their Western counterparts. ?Customers in Asia still value hardware as a key factor,? says Milanesi. ?There?s demand for apps but it?s not the main reason for a customer to buy a phone.? They are more interested in the design, form factor and megapixels of the camera.The new Nokia N9
We only know a little?about the dynamics of Nokia?s relationship with Microsoft on Windows Phone. We don?t know what kind of freedom Nokia will have as a licensee to do things differently from the likes of HTC and Samsung. But Nokia?s past work on Meego and future development of Qt could give it extra bargaining power in its relationship with Windows.?This can go either way,? says Milanessi, adding that it doesn?t always matter what a phone?s operating system is. ?It proves the point that Nokia gets it and they can create devices that have a rich experience.? If they end up doing so on a platform like Windows then perhaps all the better.
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A nice demo of the Nokia N9
Based on meego, it can't get real traction, as it is an orphan…but the lack of any buttons and the styling are intriguing.
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Why Did Nokia Launch The N9 Meego Phone?
Jun. 21 2011 - 8:31 am |So why bring out a Meego phone at all?
This is brutal. Can you imagine Apple coming out with a new phone carrying a dead-end operating system just so they can learn some internal lessons and experiment on their customers?
Talk about the opposite of creating a superior user experience. Talk about the opposite of branding. Nokia just doesn't give a damn about their customers's user experience. They're treating the end user like experimental lab rats.
A nice demo of the Nokia N9
Based on meego, it can't get real traction, as it is an orphan…but the lack of any buttons and the styling are intriguing.
The N9 hardware will also be used for the first Nokia Windows Phone 7 device. Maybe the limited release of the Meego version is simply a tease for a device that won't be out for another year.
A nice demo of the Nokia N9
Based on meego, it can't get real traction, as it is an orphan…but the lack of any buttons and the styling are intriguing.
The N9 hardware will also be used for the first Nokia Windows Phone 7 device. Maybe the limited release of the Meego version is simply a tease for a device that won't be out for another year.
Nokia is so messed up.
First, Elop tries to be tongue-in-cheek about the "confidentiality" of what he's showing, but his timing and his comedic touch are so off, that no one knows if he's kidding or being serious. But that's just an aside. You don't need to be a good showman in order to be the CEO of a tech company (although it helps).
Second, Nokia shows off a MeeGo phone with software that is already end of life. Why? Why would people buy this dead end product? What does Nokia think of it's customers when they purposely sell them a phone with a soon to be obsoleted operating system? Atrocious. Unforgivable.
Third, at the same time they show off their newest phone they show off their NEXT phone because…they want to freeze sales? ...they want to point out that the current phone is end of life? ...they haven't got a fricking clue what marketing is all about?
Fourth, what's the deal here? Is Nokia going to be using Windows Phone 7 on their phones or are they going to be adding a proprietary skin over Windows Phone 7? If the former, then why are you hinting at the latter? If the latter, then why didn't you just stick with MeeGo?
The Kin was a huge disaster that came and went and was gone in 90 days. Windows Phone 7 is going to be like the Zune only one hundred times more costly, one hundred times more painful and one hundred times more important to the future of Microsoft. How Microsoft thinks that Nokia is going to save them is beyond me. How Nokia thinks Windows Phone 7 is going to save them is beyond me. It's like two drowning men. Their attempts to use the other to save themselves is just going to get them both pulled under all the quicker.
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By going with Microsoft, handset makers (starting with Nokia) may avoid grief from the patents Apple is not willing to license. We'll just have to wait and see. I think Nokia'a switch to MS was a sacrifice made to break the deadlock in Apple patent cross licensing. (MS have their own multi-touch patents, prior art, and cross licensing deal with Apple). Now Nokia's got this cross license, they become an ally of Apple when it comes to playing hardball on patents with HTC, Samsung, RIM etc. Apple, Microsft, and Nokia now to some extent share a patent moat on smartphones, and the prospects just got worse for the others.
If it's cheap enough, this N9 could sell quite well to new smartphone users who still don't know if they want more than just a phone+text. There's still plenty of them.
It may be bad marketing to show off your next phone at the same time as your newest shipping phone, but frankly, I think Nokia has to be upfront about its situation, to retain the trust of customers when/if they get past their current problems.
[ Edited: 26 June 2011 08:12 AM by sleepygeek ] -
Horace has some very astute observations on why it will be so hard for Nokia to rebuild itself.
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Horace has some very astute observations on why it will be so hard for Nokia to rebuild itself.
Horace seems to have nothing BUT astute observations.
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The best customers theme is key, and not just for Nokia.
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while nokia and microsoft try to sort things out amongst themselves, they will remain in smartphone limbo.
now, if apple were to introduce a new low-cost, mid-range model they could really do nokia some damage . . . -
I don't know if this final exit from Japan really means much since Nokia basicallymleft this market two years ago.
But it struck me….could we see Apple walking away from the third largest economy in the world? From tens of millions of upper middle class consumers? From tech loving teens?
The fact that Nokia did not think it could play in such a market is telling.
Third world only….that may be Nokia's future…or it's present.
In edit: here is the link to the pullout of Japan in 2008. Fascinating in hindsight.
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The press is reporting that Nokia took a 500 million dollar loss this past quarter, which is true. But it's actually much worse than that. They made ~250 million previously, so they actually dropped 750 million.
They announce that pretty much all of their phones are end of life and then they're surprised that no one wants to buy one?
Then they hook their future to Windows Phone 7 which Microsoft "inadvertently neglected" to mention in their in their earnings report today because it has zero traction in the smart phone space.
People have this weird notion that there's going to be some kind of mystical alchemy that occurs when Nokia puts out a Windows Phone 7 phone. Why? If people are not buying Windows Phone 7 phones and they're not buying Nokia phones then why oh why would they want to buy a Nokia Windows Phone 7 phone?
then why oh why would they want to buy a Nokia Windows Phone 7 phone?
Do you know how many Apple haters there are out there. And how many Android haters?
Well if you happen to be both, you may be interested in a Windows7 phone. Sorry, that bottle of Claret at dinner loosened something.Signature
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LPFD Captain loses battle with cancer
Original post made on Nov 6, 2013
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a resident of another community
on Nov 6, 2013 at 8:57 am
He looks so young! Very sad. Prayers to the family.
a resident of Livermore
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Rest in Peace. Thank you for your service.
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My thoughts and prayers go out to Mr. Chenkovich's family. My father (David Boals) was the assistant fire chief for Hillsborough Fire Department back in 1994 and passed away from lung cancer that had spraid to his brain before it was detected. He passed away at the young age of 53. He was my hero and I have his badges and fire helmets proudly displayed in my home. My dad was my hero, and He loved his career. I am convinced that God takes those who are the most special at an early age because there is a much higher purpose for them. God bless all of our firefighters as they put their life on the line everyday for us. What people don't realize are all of the hazardous environments our firefighters are exposed to, aside from the danger of fighting a fire: breathing in hazardous fumes from chemical fires, smoke inhalation, asbestos found in old fire departments, etc. Take a moment to stop and thank them for what they do. Because they are incredible people with even more incredible stories.
Paul's dedication to saving people's lives will live through his spirit and in your hearts for years to come. I am so sorry for your loss.
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Today was full of more facebook photo uploading, picture tweeting, live scoring, article writing, quote finding, Timbit eating, email checking, sign making, and chatting to people. I did manage to post up some local media articles for people to read, as well as the ones I'm writing, on the windows of the office. We've got some good coverage, short articles in the papers, spots in the sports segment on the news, radio shout outs. I took a complaint that the paper isn't printing the standings, but hey, without connections we do what we can.
Oh, I also took a video! I love the sound of curling, and wheelchair curling has it's own particular sound as there's no yelling of the sweeping. Have a listen:
It's not fabulous, but decent, from my camera. There was only one place I could stand, right behind an official, so it was hard to get more than a couple sheets. 'A' for effort. If I have a minute I'll take some more later this week.
Besides chatting to lovely curling folks, my favourite part is zipping around the club, taking sneaky photos to post on twitter! Here's the best of the day:
Dinner! We had more high school curlers helping out today.
Our fearless leader tackling the media.
View from the lounge.
Best wheel cleaners in town!
I love the bright colours of the jackets against the white ice.
Northern Ontario's pin hat. I bugged them a lot today - thanks for putting up with me!
Where all the magic happens.
We're also posting photos to our facebook page, and the CCA has finally posted the official photos to their website. They look great! Our official photographer, Bevan Sauks is a non-curler, but he's been doing a super fantastic job at getting great shots of people. My officemate Kevin Malinowski has been taking all the photos we put on facebook, as well as the ones I use in my articles, and I'm doing the twitter ones. So far that's working good, except we're not getting the right credits sometimes, but we're nice people so we don't mind, as long as the curlers are getting their moment to shine!
Day 3 post from the CCA website: Alberta and Nova Scotia undefeated at the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship


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