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GEA Procomac, based in Sala Baganza near Parma, designs, manufactures and installs complete filling lines, both traditional and aseptic. The company was established in 1979 and at that time its name was Procomac. The company started its activity manufacturing rinsers and conveyors; then, over a period of a few years, Procomac developed its technology and enlarged its production program. Since 1990 the company has been supplying complete lines to meet any bottling needs all over the world.
Aseptic filling technology
In 1993 Procomac pioneered the aseptic filling technology, developing the first generation of aseptic Procomac lines that use Peracetic Acid (PAA) as sterilizing medium. In 1996 Procomac introduced the microbiological isolator, now an industry standard for aseptic filling: a physical barrier around the sterilizing, rinsing, filling and capping area with no clean room.
Since then, the company has supplied over 150 aseptic lines for sensitive products such as juices, isotonic drinks, tea, milk-based beverages with and without particulate, and strengthened its leading position in the sensitive beverage filling field.
In April 2007 Procomac joined GEA Group, an international technology group that focuses on specialty mechanical engineering - especially process engineering and equipment - and plant engineering.
Today GEA Procomac offers state of the art bottle sterilization technology based on wet PAA with ECOSpin for high speed and Modulbloc for low/medium speed lines, and the preform sterilization technology with ABF (Aseptic Blow Fill), the world's first rotary aseptic blow moulding machine with an integrated aseptic filler and capper.
R&D activities
GEA Procomac has always considered its R&D activities to be essential to ensure its position as a technology leader.
In the last 20 years, GEA Procomac has focused on improving the reliability of its aseptic technology from a microbiological point of view, in order to guarantee the safety and the quality of each beverage.
After having achieved this essential goal, GEA Procomac concentrated in developing user friendly machine configurations that permit a simpler maintenance and require fewer operators; moreover, the company directed its attention towards the environmental impact and the consumptions of its lines and cost savings.
After Sales Service
GEA Procomac is able to provide to Customers high quality After Sales Service, including technical assistance, spare parts and equipment supplies, line efficiency consulting, upgrades and retrofit, and scheduled maintenance programs. Furthermore, the company has recently developed a new and effective approach to TPM, which is now part of delivery program.
Delivery program:
- ABF Aseptic Blow fill
- Complete HA and LA aseptic filling lines
- Complete filling lines for water, soft drinks, milk
- Hot filling lines
- Rinsers, fillers, process units, conveyors
- Palletizer and depalletizer, robotized palletizers
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Via Fedolfi 29 - 43038
Sala Baganza (Parma)
Tel: +39 0521 839411
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This is a very limited guide, which I wrote a few years ago. It has been requested that it be published again, and that does seem a good idea. There is much more which could be said, but if you are looking for a basic plan for how to behave at fancy events, this will do. Hope it is helpful to someone!
Considering the Royal Visit coming up VERY soon, here are a few words on SCA etiquette…
In the SCA, we have various levels of hierarchy, from Kings, nobles and merchants, right down to those who portray themselves as peasants. We all play at being medieval, and knowing how to behave in a medieval setting is part of that.
Deference towards one's social superiors was basic to medieval culture. It was very important to understand your place in the hierarchy, and your place was confirmed by the way people behaved towards you. There were many rules and customs about the way people should speak and move in each other's presence. In essence, it comes down to this – you served those more important than yourself, and expected service from those less important.
The peasant served the lord served the knight served the earl served the duke served the king. There was no shame in serving those higher up than yourself; in fact, it was an honour, and the road to honours.
Nowadays we all feel far more equal to each other, and there is much less formality in our dealings with other people. To recreate medieval life, we have to adjust our modern mindset. We don't expect everyone to behave perfectly. Just do your best to know the guidelines and observe them as much as you can.
In the SCA, we show respect to the holders of various positions. Some of these have obvious medieval status, such as Baronesses or Kings. Other positions are administrative, such as Seneschals and Reeves. All the people filling these positions are working very hard to make the game better for all of us, and they deserve our respect. However, the ceremonial ranks get extra deference at events, because that enhances the game for everyone.
If you met a real live king, would you jostle him out of the way to get at the food? Certainly not! That would just be rude.
As a newcomer to the SCA, it can be hard to know what is expected, especially if you haven't been to 'important' events before, where formal courts are happening and everyone is on their best behaviour. So, for those who may be a little unsure, here are some basic notes on SCA etiquette…
The King and Queen are top of the heap (followed by the Crown Prince and Princess if they have been chosen). Under them come the landed Barons and Baronesses – that's Joan and Crispin for Politarchopolis. There are some other levels, but they are much less of an issue.
The King and Queen are addressed as "Your Majesty", the B&B as "Your Excellency". Everyone else can generally be addressed as "my Lord" or "my Lady", and you won't go too far wrong.
There are conventions about how people behave around the 'Pointy Hats' – that's anyone with a crown or coronet (coronets are like crowns, but less so). Whenever you pass near these people, you should bow or curtsey. When you approach them (or they approach you), curtsey again before conversation begins.
Anywhere there is an official spot set up for the Pointy Hats, bow when you pass it. Even if no one is there! This includes their dinner table – if you are passing within about ten feet of it, bow to the pointy hatted ones. Even if no one is sitting there, bow just the same. (If they are there, be extra polite!) The same goes for thrones, indoors and outdoors.
Remember that Pointy Hats have a lot of work to do at an event – they're not just standing about looking pretty and receiving curtseys! They have to attend meetings, arrange courts, deal with all kinds of problems while you are having fun. And look good at the same time. And keep their tempers. So…
If Pointy Hats are talking to someone, don't interrupt – it's quite likely they are having a vital meeting. Wait and see if it's okay for you to join the conversation. Pointy Hats usually have various people looking after them at an event – guards, ladies in waiting, chamberlains, pages. If you want to ask something, hand something over, or just socialize, try approaching one of their attendants. The attendants may be able to solve your problem, and will have some idea whether the Pointy Hats have time to talk to you just then.
Give the Pointy Hats precedence – this means they get first go at the food (they probably have people to arrange this). They also go through doors ahead of ordinary folk, and are seated first. It is polite to wait for permission before seating yourself in their presence. It is okay to ask for that permission.
Give them some privacy – if there is a room or a tent set up for their use, keep out unless you are asked in. Find somewhere else to dump your gear. If you are invited in, don't overstay your welcome. They may need to chat privately with somebody, or just get away from everyone for a short time.
During court, or at the beginning of a meal, everyone will stand until the Pointy Hats are in place. As they pass through the hall, everyone bows. After the Pointy Hats are seated, the populace will be told they can also sit. Likewise at the end of the meal or court, everyone should stand (and bow) while the bigwigs leave the area. During the event, there should be lots of bowing and scraping every time anyone goes near a Pointy Hat – or near their thrones.
It's not so hard really. Just take note of anyone with a crown or coronet, remember to bow any time you are near them, and give them some space to do their jobs.
In service,
Joan Sutton

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ALLISON, Arthur Webb Jr., 100, of Charleston, a retired maintenance superintendent with WestVaco and widower of Elizabeth Mastin Allison, died Sunday. Arrangements by Stuhr's Downtown Chapel.
HAMILTON, Ezkiel, 84, of Charleston died Friday. Arrangements by Smith-McNeal's Downtown Chapel.
HOLLIDAY, Wilhelmenia, of North Charleston died Friday. Arrangements by Fielding's Charleston Heights Chapel of North Charleston.
KIZER, William L., 71, of North Charleston, a retired firefighter with the city of Charleston and husband of Jeannette W. Kizer, died Saturday. Arrangements by Dickerson Mortuary.
McCOY, Marion Wilbert, 77, of Charleston, a Navy veteran, an ordained minister with The Presbyterian Church (USA) and husband of Sara McCoy, died Saturday. Arrangements by Stuhr's West Ashley Chapel.
DENNIS, Walter M. Jr., 95, of Moncks Corner, a retired sheet metal worker with the Charleston Naval Shipyard, owner-operator of Dennis Skating Rink and former operator with Thornley Beach, died Saturday. Arrangements by Russell Funeral Chapel.
GROOMS, Barbara Ann Perry, 68, of Hanahan, a co-owner/operator of Colony Lighting Appliance Center and widow of George W. Grooms Jr., died Friday. Arrangements by Stuhr's Northwoods Chapel of North Charleston.
McDANIEL, Ila Rose, 88, of Goose Creek, formerly of North Charleston, widow of Olen McDaniel, died Saturday. Arrangements by Carolina Memorial Funeral Home of North Charleston.
METTS, Jannie Driggers, 77, of Cordesville, a homemaker and widow of Edward E. Metts, died Sunday. Arrangements by Dial-Murray Funeral Home of Moncks Corner.
NORTON, David Lee, 63, of St. Stephen, an employee of Albany International, died Saturday. Arrangements by Gethers Funeral Home of Moncks Corner.
SEWELL, Myrtle Annette, 51, of Ladson died Thursday. Arrangements by Herndon and Sons' Walterboro Chapel.
WILEY, Margie Litchfield, 64, of Moncks Corner, a self-employed housekeeper and widow of William Wiley, died Saturday. Arrangements by Dial-Murray Funeral Home.
BAILEY, Frances Evelyn Brownlee Hiott, 83, of Walterboro, a retired seamstress with Walterboro Dress Plant and widow of Bobby M. Bailey, died Sunday. Arrangements by Herndon and Sons' Walterboro Chapel.
BUCKNER, Larry, 59, of Islandton died Sunday. Arrangements by Koger's Mortuary of Walterboro.
SALLEY, Robert Jr., 66, of Springtown died Friday. Arrangements by Koger's Mortuary of Walterboro.
STONE, Norma Connelly, 97, of Walterboro, a retired registered nurse with the State of South Carolina Home Health Services and widow of Rufus E. Stone, died Sunday. Arrangements by Herndon and Sons' Walterboro Chapel.
TUCKER, Mary E., 58, of Walterboro, a registered certified nursing assistant and wife of Ronnie Hall, died Saturday. Arrangements by Simplicity Lowcountry Cremation and Burial Services of North Charleston.
BURDEN, Phyllis M., 79, of Summerville, a day care administrator, died Wednesday. Arrangements by Simplicity Lowcountry Cremation and Burial Services of North Charleston.
MORRIS, Jack, 81, of Summerville, an Army veteran and former employee of Martin & Sons Electronics, died Saturday. Arrangements by James A. Dyal Funeral Home.
NORRIS, Donald, of Summerville died Saturday. Arrangements by Aiken-Capers Funeral Home.
REED, Llewellyn, 90, of Ridgeville, a McMillian Inc. retiree, died Saturday. Arrangements by Parks Funeral Home of Summerville.
CONNELL, Owen Francis, 67, of Syracuse, N.Y., a retired Air Force major and retired CPA, died Friday. Arrangements by Hollis Funeral Home.
DONEHUE, Wayne Lyneer, 62, of Hampton died Sunday. Arrangements by Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home.
HOLT, Carrie Belle, of Atlanta died Sunday. Arrangements by Harleston-Boags Funeral Home of Charleston, S.C.
MAZYCK, Erick, 83, of Santee died Saturday. Arrangements by Eutawville Community Funeral Home.
TUTEN, Willard Isaac, 75, of Paukie Island, a National Guard sergeant, retired correspondent with Westinghouse Corp. and husband of Lynda Mew Tuten, died Sunday. Arrangements by Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home of Hampton.
WALLING, Darlene Brown, of Varnville died Saturday. Arrangements by Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home of Hampton.
WIGFALL, Albertha, 91, of Santee died Friday. Arrangements by Eutawville Community Funeral Home.


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Talk:Sanitization Standards
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GOST R 50739-95 says nothing about number of passes and random data. .FUF 11:05, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
I may have been misinformed, my russian is non existant. Would you know where to get documentation? Fsck 21:14, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
- Gostechcommission defines following requirements in management directive: computer-based systems with protection class 3А, 2А, 1А, 1Б, 1В or 1Г (Russian letters) should wipe external memory and RAM with two passes of random data (www.internet-law.ru/standarts/safety/gtk009.doc). .FUF 20:34, 5 July 2008 (UTC)


text: FTC to take closer look at native-ad disclosures Published on September 17, 2013. Washington, D.C.—The Federal Trade Commission, continuing to urge publishers and advertisers to more clearly distinguish digital ads from non-commercial content, will hold a workshop on native advertising on Dec. 4. The workshop will examine the practice of serving sponsored content alongside editorial content on a similar topic. The FTC is inviting publishers, advertising industry representatives, consumer advocates, academics and government regulators to explore changes in how paid messages are presented and how ads can be differentiated from regular content, such as through the use of labels and visual cues, among other topics, the FTC said in a statement. In June the FTC issued a warning to search engine companies about what it considers a blurring of the lines distinguishing paid search ads from organic search results. Most Popular In this article: BtoB


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NCIS' Emily Wickersham on Meeting Bishop's Husband: Is There Trouble in Paradise?
Nov 24, 2014 3:04 PM EST
NCIS fans: Get ready to meet Bishop's husband! Viewers will finally be introduced to Jake (Jamie Bamber), the elusive other half of Ellie Bishop (Emily Wickersham) on Tuesday's Thanksgiving episode of NCIS. The hour finds Ellie an… Read more


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I just want to share the wealth by introducing some of you to a game I have fallen in love with as of late.
You can fully customize your mech, it's free to play (not pay to win at ALL), and overall is a really good time.
I used to love Counter-Strike: Source, but this game has finally replaced the feelings CS:S gave me.
If you are looking for a run'n'gun mindless action game, go play Call of Duty, this is not for you...
Check it out! https://mwomercs.com/
You forget, so busy going from A to Z, that there's 24 letters in between...
So no one plays MWO? D:
Psh, you're missing out on probably the greatest game of our generation.
You forget, so busy going from A to Z, that there's 24 letters in between...
I will check it out
Anime Fighto!
Never herd of MWO, but it looks similar to Hawken.
wow that does look pretty epic. I was a GM for DC Universe, I think I will give this a try!
Hawken is more of an arena shooter akin to CoD or Unreal Tournament, i.e. there will never be Deathmatch modes in MWO as are in Hawken. The closest thing is Assault, DM with one life and a base to capture for each of currently two teams. MWO is more of a tactical shooter akin to CS:S, with the occasional short-lived Rambo players who try to run'n'gun.
I honestly prefer MWO, it's game-play, user-base, and the well established BattleTech universe. Many giant corporations still exist, some mechs are produced by former automobile manufacturers like Ford and Toyota, and Pepsi is still selling drinks. Military contracts and mech development therein lead to nearly constant conflict for profit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BattleTech
MWO will be holding galactic warfare this year, where players fight for House control. 12 v 12 is sooner on the horizon, and they are also close to adding a mode where you can have 4 mechs per fight, each being dropped in after you die.
You forget, so busy going from A to Z, that there's 24 letters in between...
I AM UltraTexas, and I love MWO.
Skye Rangers! all the way, I love my Jagermech
The other day I saw a deer, yesterday, a rabbit; and today it was you.
I was in the beta but i dropped it off thanks for reminding me i'll check up on it again see it's changes.
Watching Attack on Titan so far so good.
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Bruins clinch top spot in Eastern Conference with 5-2 win over FlyersNHL.com @NHL
BOSTON - Johnny Boychuk scored the tiebreaking goal with 6:06 left in the third period, Milan Lucic had two goals and the Boston Bruins clinched the Eastern Conference's best record with a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon.
David Krejci also scored for the Bruins and Patrice Bergeron extended his consecutive point streak to 11 games, setting up Boychuk's go-ahead score.
Wayne Simmonds and Jay Rosehill scored for the Flyers, who are in a tight race with a group of teams for a playoff spot.
Tuukka Rask stopped 24 shots for the Bruins, who had lost their past two games.
Ray Emery made 37 saves for the Flyers. Philadelphia has lost three straight.


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6Q: Apolo Ohno
Six Questions with:
Apolo Ohno – Olympic Speed Skater
Apolo Ohno is an eight time Olympic medal winner in short track speed skating, and he stopped by to chat with us at Gunaxin. Apolo is always looking for the next challenge in life and he is training to run in the 2011 New York Marathon. He accepted the challenge from Subway spokesman Jared Fogle. Jared ran the NYC marathon last year and wanted to see if one of Subway's Famous Fans could run this year's marathon. Apolo talks with us about the Olympics, Marathons, training, and Dancing with the Stars. He also shares some fitness tips for us non-Olympic athletes. The full interview is directly below, followed by his answers to the 6Q, and a video of Jared challenging Apolo.
Six Questions:
|Who is your favorite Athlete?
|Michael Jordan
|Who is your favorite Hottie?
|Too tough to answer
|Who is your favorite Comedian?
|Russel Peterson
|What is your favorite Movie?
|Lincoln Lawyer
|What is your favorite Gadget?
|What is your favorite Beverage?
|Chocolate Milk
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Laptop issuesHey guys,
Well it looks like I'm done for the night. Unfortunately my battery to my laptop is completely fried. I'm going to see if I... Read More »
Hey guys. Well I love to go hiking, camping, and out for runs. You'd be surprised but I also like to watch anime and do anything artsy, like drawing, painting whatever it may be.
I only have one fantasy. That would have to be getting banged by an attractive business man or someone that is my boss. Something about a man that is professional and with authority banging me is such a turn on.
When in my room please be respectful to myself and others. I would like to keep the open chat fun and friendly. Please no begging! It's such a turn off. If you can't afford to be on here then just leave please.But other than that lets have some fun!


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Following last week's announcement: Work like a network! Enterprise social and the future of work I'll be delivering the following webcast this Thursday, March 13th at 9:00am PST: Enterprise Social from Microsoft with Yammer Don't miss it!
Office Graph, Groups, Inline Social: Hello World! #esn #socbiz #msft
In case you missed it, yesterday we publically disclosed our upcoming Enterprise Social strategy and roadmap at SharePoint Conference 2014 yesterday: https://aka.ms/esspc. It's great to have reached this milestone and be able to now publically discuss what has kept us busy for a while, a lot more to come, stay tune! Work Like A Network!
SharePoint 2013 on-prem and Yammer: hello world!
With this week's release of SharePoint 2013 Service Pack1 (SP1) we makes it easy to connect an on-prem SharePoint deployment with an in-the-cloud Yammer network, learn about it here: Add Yammer to the navigation bar for SharePoint 2013
Nationwide, LexisNexis, Esquel Group & Red Robin #socbiz #esn
Some recent articles in the press showcased the value of enterprise social and it's impact across industries, my favorite below: How Red Robin Transformed Its Business With Yammer, Giving a voice to entry-level employees is a powerful new way to improve your business. Here is how one company is doing it. Fast Company, February 2014…
Office 365 Ignite slides and resources
A reminder for all partners and customers that we have lots of great content including labs available to ready yourselves on the Office 365 Ignite site:
Update your Yammer App For SharePoint! #yammer #sharepoint
Get the updated version of the Yammer app for SharePoint Online and SharePoint 2013 on-premises. The new version is now 184.108.40.206, additional information can be found here Yammer App for SharePoint: Add a Yammer feed to a SharePoint page & see you at SharePoint Conference 2014 next month for a historical conference!
Enterprise Social sessions at SharePoint Conference 2014 #esn #socbiz #spc14
If you are looking for a few more reasons why you need to attend SharePoint Conference 2014 March 3-6, 2014 in Las Vegas, here is a list of the Enterprise Social Networking sessions we will have for you. Yes more are in the pipeline, in the meantime REGISTER and see you soon! Product SPC246 Knowledge…
Enhance Value Through Socializing Your PMO: Yammer for Project Management #ProjConf
[Update March 11, 2014 – recording is now live on Channel 9, enjoy! https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Project/2014/PC207 ] I'm really looking forward to co-deliver the following session at Project Conference 2014 next February with Andrew Lavinsky: Enhance Value Through Socializing Your PMO: Yammer for Project Management Focusing on project delivery is necessary, but not sufficient. The project manager…
Yammer Enterprise > Hello Office 365 World!
Following our announcement last week: Getting it done with social: Yammer introduces new features, expands to all Office 365 enterprise customers and great interest from customers and partners, I wanted to provide some resources to help you get started with Yammer Enterprise in your Office 365 tenant: Upgrade your network to Yammer Enterprise Yammer activation…
November 2013 Enterprise Social & Productivity free webcasts
We have an existing lineup for productivity & social topics this Movember (yes the moustache is back!), register and save the dates! Yes they will all be recorded so if you miss them you can watch the recording afterward. See you in New York next week for the Working Social Tour. Transform Your Workplace, Enable…


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We give thanks for the life and ministry of alumna Janice West (M.Div., 1979) who died on Monday, 5 November following a brief illness. Of her mother, daughter Carol informed us, saying "My mother was a pioneer as she first attended seminary in 1948 at Colgate Rochester to become a minister.... Until a year and a half ago, she remained active in her ministry, preaching twice a month at the Bensenville Independent Living facility.... My mother's ministry often took place in facilitating churches in closing. She celebrated and loved parishes through death into life. I am only hoping we can celebrate her through death into life." A full obituary for Janice can be found online here.
A Service of Thanksgiving immediately followed by a Celebration of Life Gathering at the Bethel United Church of Christ in Elmhurst, IL, will take place on 12 January 2013 at 1pm.


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Crave Bakery Gluten Free Cookbook - Now in Print!
Crave was San Francisco's First Gluten Free Bakery. Our bakery is now closed but this means we get to share our juicy secrets with you! Gluten and Dairy Free recipes made in our San Francisco bakery are all in our 10th Anniversary Cookbook.


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The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University announces the opening of two new folk arts exhibitions focusing on the cultural lives of Western New York's ethnic communities. "(Almost) Too Good to Eat: Marking Life Transitions with Food" and "Newcomers: Transitions to New Lives" will be on display from July 14 through Dec. 8.
An opening reception for both exhibitions is set for Sunday, July 28, from 2 until 4 p.m., and will include live music and a selection of ethnic foods to taste.
Folk Arts Curator Carrie Hertz explains, " '(Almost) Too Good to Eat' demonstrates some of the cross-cultural ways that food nourishes not just our bodies, but also our social and spiritual lives, feeding our human needs for comfort and communion."
Focusing on a sampling of local ritual food traditions connected to transitional moments - from daily acts of prayer and hospitality, to the singular experience of migration - this exhibition explores the universal role of food as a mediator within human, spiritual, spatial and temporal relationships. The exhibition is sponsored, in part, by Melanie's Sweets Unlimited of Buffalo's Broadway Market and Muscoreil's Fine Desserts and Gourmet Cakes of North Tonawanda.
"Newcomers: Transitions to New Lives" showcases the faces of Buffalo's newest residents, many arriving from countries such as Burma, Somalia and Bhutan. Taken by photographer and English as Second Language teacher Lukia Costello, this series of portraits reveals lives in transition, and illustrates the resilience of people creating new homes.
Costello's award-winning work has been published locally and nationally, and has shown throughout Western New York, Brooklyn, Northern California, Connecticut and Montreal. It has been published in several publications, including The Los Angeles Journal, Buffalo Spree, Buffalo News and Artvoice.
The folk arts program of the Castellani Art Museum collaborates with local communities in preserving and presenting their traditional arts. In partnership with Western New York artists and community consultants, the folk arts program produces exhibitions, publications, artist demonstrations and performances that bring folk arts to a wider audience. Ongoing ethnographic research also forms the basis of a permanent archive of regional folk arts documentation.
These exhibitions and related programming are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University is open Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, from 1-5 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, contact Hertz, curator of folk arts at 716-286-8290.


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The Building of Fulton Beer
Carlson MBA alum Ryan Petz helped turn Fulton Beer from a home brewing hobby with his friends into a burgeoning business replete with a new brewery.
Every night after his day job, Ryan Petz drives into Minneapolis to join his three friends to brew some Fulton beer and have some fun. It's something they've been doing, and doing well, together for nearly two years now.
So well, in fact, that the four are no longer home brewing in a garage in the Fulton neighborhood of Minneapolis. They've moved into a new, spacious brewery near Target Field in Minneapolis' warehouse district.
"The first time we brewed together we thought, man, wouldn't it be cool to do this for a living someday?" says Petz, a Carlson MBA and Ventures Enterprise alum, while standing inside the 6,000-square-foot Fulton brewery. "I guess for us the daydream didn't go away, it just got bigger and bigger."
Inside, bags upon bags of grain sit on pallets; shining new brew tanks rise to the ceiling; a massive refrigerator is at the ready; and the original Fulton home brewing system - a handyman's creative work comprised of electric wires and tubular connections to kegs - rests near what is currently being used as the break area.
"It's been a big year-and-a-half, almost
two years," says Petz, Fulton's president.
Big for Fulton Beer and big for Petz as well. In that time Petz graduated from the Full-Time MBA program in May 2010, started a job the following month in channel marketing at General Mills (where he still works full-time), all while helping guide Fulton's progress.
Business Idea Started Brewing in Class
Even as a Carlson student, Petz was intrigued with what their home brewing experiment could really become.
"Before we knew we were going to make this a business, I kind of had it in the back of my mind that I wanted to do it," he says. "The classes at Carlson gave me the opportunity to really apply what I was learning there to what I wanted to do with it specifically. We had a number of classes in which I was able to work on a project with other classmates involving a fictional start-up brewery."
He adds that to this day elements of Fulton's early business, marketing, and financial plans arch back to what he worked on while at Carlson, albeit the financial plan is on its "30th to 100th version."
"It's exciting, but there's a lot of pressure that goes with it," says Petz. "We have a lot of demand in the marketplace, which is great, but it means we have to brew a lot of beer just to keep up and to hopefully keep growing."
Thanks to the passing of the Minneapolis Taproom Ordinance, they are certainly growing within their warehouse.
Now under construction is Fulton's taproom where they'll be able to pour pints of Fulton brews to the public. Patrons will also get to gaze upon Fulton history while they sip as, according to Petz, the original Fulton home brewing system will be prominently displayed in the taproom.
Getting Out and Giving Back
In the meantime, the brewers will continue their involvement in the community. It's one of the main reasons Fulton is where it is today.
"It kind of is our business model, just being out there as much as possible," Petz says. "We do a lot of events, whether it's a table dinner or beer festival or we'll sponsor a fundraiser with a donation of beer or glassware or T-shirts. To me, that is the most effective type of marketing-word-of-mouth marketing-that you couldn't buy if you had the budget for it, which works because we don't have the budget for it."
That community connection also involves an effort by Fulton to give back, which is done through its Ful10 Fund, a financing program designed to help entrepreneurs in need of monetary support.
"It was something that we knew we wanted to be part of our company because it was that important to us in terms of why are we actually in business," says Petz. "It really matters that we can contribute back to a community that has been very, very good to us, and the Ful10 Fund was the most obvious way for us to do that."
Petz recently returned to the Carlson School to guest speak to Carlson undergraduates about entrepreneurship. As for Fulton, you can find its beers at most pubs or stores, growlers can be purchased at its headquarters, and its taproom is targeted to open March 2012 -right in time for Twins season.


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Welcome to Fraser Suites Sukhumvit, Bangkok
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|We went on a very special bike ride the other day...with no training wheels.
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So now that the economy is looking a bit better, the job market seems to be holding steady, and your working again, now what? Well time to try and make your life a little easier by possibly narrowing down your commute time. So where do you begin? It can seem daunting. I have some ideas for you. Craigslist can be risky considering it is a free site and knowledge that there have been scammers before. You have to search and be mindful of different tricks that people can use in order to lure you into their scam. Pennysaver USA is pretty easy and straight forward to use. Let's say you want to live in a specific region, you can search on www.average-rent.findthedata.org and do a comparison search by zip code or region for the type of housing you are looking for. The next step I would do is to search for regional apartment buildings in the area you are looking for and see if they have a website. Another idea would be to go with an agency like Westside Rentals, real estate agency, or do a search for property management companies in the area where you are interested in. There is usually a fee attached to these services but looking for a place that meets your needs can be a job in itself. This is easiest when you have a longer period of time to search for a place and no real urgency. I have found a website that lists his experience and advice on this topic. His website is: lifehacker.com/176670/hack-attack-aparment-hunting101. Another website that lists advice is: http://www.rent.com/blog/category/apartment-hunting/apartment-hunting-advice/.
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Deborah Saunt established the architectural studio DSDHA in 1998 with David Hills. Their work blurs the boundaries between landscape and architecture, art and urbanism, and questions our preconceptions of the city. Current projects include a gateway residential building for London's Olympic Village, the mixed-use Silver Building in Soho and a landmark new building on South Molton Street, Westminster - "London's answer to the Flat Iron" (Evening Standard, March 2009), as well as several urban design projects throughout the UK.
In addition to her practice, Deborah is guest professor at EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland, and is a member of various prestigious panels, including the RIBA Awards Group, the AD Editorial Board and architectural advisor for Campus de la Paix, Geneva. Deborah also writes and broadcasts on architecture.


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Although we live in modern times, there still is much that isn't known about owls, even common species. For some species in Africa and Asia, the basic life history information like how many eggs are laid is still lacking. Even in North America, the best methods to survey many species isn't understood well, so population data is unavailable for most species.
As of 2004, no one had ever studied the vocalizations of the Great Horned Owl, so Karla Bloem, our Executive Director, took on the task. Using her education owl, Alice the Great Horned Owl, and the wild resident owls in her area as a base, she also collected recordings from sound recordists and sound libraries from around the world. In 2010 she acquired a non-releasable breeding pair to study the vocalizations around the nest. You can watch a live video stream of these owls and help make observations here.
We would eventually like to operate a Northern Saw-whet Owl banding station in the Houston area to help better understand their spring and fall movements. It would be operated by a master bird bander with student interns and volunteers assisting.
We hope to offer research opportunities for students and collaboration with other researchers in the future. With adequate funding we plan to eventually sponsor owl research in other countries.
A degree in biology is not required to help gather data about owls. In many European countries there are owl working groups that include both scientists and interested members of the public working together to learn more about owls. Very often this includes nest box construction, installation, and monitoring.
We would like to use the European model to begin an owl working group, and based on success, eventually expand it using the model of the Purple Martin Society or North American Bluebird Society. Questions to be answered include:
-How often do Northern Saw-whet Owls breed in southeast Minnesota?
-Can Barn Owls be attracted to breed in southeast Minnesota using nest boxes after decades of absence from the area?
-Where do Long-eared Owls nest in southeast Minnesota, and will they use artificial nest baskets as they do in Europe?
-What is the best survey protocol for each owl species found in the area?
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Longtime State Senator Matthew Feldman Dies
"Always wanted to do what was right"
By Pat R. Gilbert and David Gibson, Staff Writers
(From: The Record, April 12. 1994)
For four decades, Matthew Feldman brought wit, high purpose, and a love of the art of politics to a storied public career divided between Teaneck and Trenton, giving it up reluctantly when his health gave out.
Feldman died Monday morning at his Teaneck home. He was 75.
"Matty the Mensch" -- as he touted himself during one of his many electoral campaigns -- was a master of legislative diplomacy and finesse who made his mark as a civic and religious leader, a councilman and mayor of Teaneck, and later as the longtime senator from central Bergen's 37th District, a Democratic stronghold.
Former Gov. Thomas H. Kean, a Republican, served with him in the Legislature, where both men, despite their partisan differences, championed the cause of education.
"Matty was one of nature's gentlemen. His bottom line was never really politics", said Kean, who knew Feldman for 25 years. "He always wanted to do what was right."
Feldman was last seen in Trenton on Thursday, when he attended a State House ceremony at which Governor Whitman signed a bill requiring schools to teach about the Holocaust and other genocides.
"The passing of Senator Feldman is a very sad occasion," Whitman said Monday. "He served the people of New Jersey with compassion and intelligence ... His contributions in the field of public education will stand as a tribute to his distinguished service."
A silver-haired grandfather who helped to shape state policy on education, the environment, and civil rights, Feldman had attended his son-in-law's 50th birthday party on Sunday night in North Brunswick, where his closest friends described him as being in good spirits and "rare form."
On Monday at 7 a.m., he arrived at the Jewish Center of Teaneck, a Conservative synagogue where he regularly attended services. An hour after he arrived home, he sat down and collapsed, said Leon Sokol, a close friend and counsel to the Senate Democrats.
Feldman was not breathing when an ambulance crew arrived to try to revive him. He was taken to Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, where he was pronounced dead.
Feldman was ailing in recent years, and declining health had forced him to retire in January. But his friends said that even after his wife, Muriel, died in November, he had been looking well and was talking about starting new projects.
Elected mayor of Teaneck in 1958, Feldman was instrumental in advancing the politically volatile integration of the township's schools in 1964. A year later, he won election to the state Senate for the first time, only to be turned out in the Republican landslide in 1967.
He returned to the upper house in 1973, and, as Senate president, helped overcome strong opposition to pass the state's first income tax in a battle that highlighted his qualities as an arm-twister and respected deal-maker. During that time, the burden of passing the income tax fell largely to him because former Gov. Brendan T. Byrne had very little influence left after two years of fighting tax battles with the Legislature.
Byrne fondly recalled the man everyone knew as "Matty."
"I'll miss his sense of humor," Byrne said, adding that the state will also miss his "absolute commitment to education."
Feldman stood 5 feet 9 inches tall, but to many he loomed larger than life. He was born in Jersey City to immigrant parents on March 22, 1919. He was a captain in the Army Air Corps during World War II, where he gained renown as a scrappy and successful middleweight boxer. The war interrupted his studies at Panzer College, now a part of Montclair State College. He also attended the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, but did not graduate.
As a lawmaker, Feldman was legendary in his pursuit of education issues, and was the father of the 1966 law that created the state Department of Higher Education. He supported the controversial Quality Education Act of 1991, and last April, former Gov. Jim Florio appoin ted him to the Education Commission of the States, a Denver-based group committed to improving education.
"There are few individuals who have so selflessly dedicated their lives to the betterment of society - particularly our young people," Florio said.
During Kean's administration, the former Republican governor recalled, Feldman would sometimes vote with his fellow Democrats, then come into Kean's office and apologize. "He would say, 'You know, my leadership wanted me to vote that way. But I wanted to tell you that I wasn't sure that was right'", Kean said. "Nobody else does that. . . . It was an endearing quality."
An unbashed liberal, Feldman defended abortion rights, attacked the death penalty, and fought Republicans who tried to lift the assault weapons ban. He was known for tackling and sticking by unpopular causes and was resolute in his opposition to racial and ethnic discrimination.
Sokol recalled a hot day in 1946 when Feldman was driving along Route 17 on the way to the Catskills with his family when he noticed a sign advertising new housing in Ridgewood that said, "Restricted Development."
"That was the code for no Jews or blacks," Sokol said. "Matty was so incensed, he got out of the car, called his veteran friends, and threw a picket line up around the place with Muriel and the kids screaming in the car."
Feldman was heir to the multimillion-dollar liquor business his father created and always resisted declaring his net worth. In 1976 he pleaded guilty to a charge that grew out of a payment made to a restaurant to guarantee a liquor supply contract for the family business. Many believed that blemish thwarted his gubernatorial ambitions.
When Feldman's grandson was killed in a traffic accident in 1986, he took a week off at the height of what would prove to be an unsuccessful campaign for county executive to mourn in the traditional Jewish manner. It was a personal blow to Feldman, who always seemed to bounce back from any loss.
"A little piece of Matty died when the boy died," said Mahwah's John J. McCarthy, a former secretary of the Senate and a close friend to Feldman.
The dogged Feldman had pledged after his 1991 reelection that he was "making my comeback now ... I'll be here until I'm 80." But failing health prevented that.
In February 1993, he announced his retirement, and in November, Byron M. Baer, an Englewood Democrat and assemblyman who served with Feldman in the Legislature for 20 years, won Feldman's seat.
The political infighting of recent years appeared to diminish Feldman's appetite for the legislative arena. "I think the public and I myself were tired of the constant confrontation between the governor's office and the Republican majority," Feldman said in an interview last April. "It takes the idealism out of politics."
Funeral services will be today at noon at the Jewish Center of Teaneck. Feldman will be buried at Cedar Park Cemetery in Emerson.
He is survived by his daughters, Beth Metzger of Englewood and Rachel Silverstein of North Brunswick; a son, Daniel of Maplewood, and a brother, Melvin of Margate.
The family has asked that any donations be made to the Matthew Feldman Memorial Fund, 714 Carroll Place, Teaneck, N.J. 07666.
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Members of the Womens Guild, a conservative Georgetown University womens group supported by the Independent Womens Forum, have written a manifesto condemning modern feminism. A Washington Post article deems Georgetown University feminists response to this manifesto unladylike. Elizabeth Kastor, author of the Post article, reports that Womens Guild members only wanted to kindle a debate...hold a couple of public discussions and distribute to every female freshman a pamphlet attacking contemporary feminism.
The pamphlet entitled, The Guide: A Little Beige Book for Todays Miss G, declares modern feminism irrelevant to contemporary women and claimed feminists continue to exaggerate the prevalence of rape and anorexia. The pamphlet urges women to Take Back the Date, and to forget relying on intelligence and initiative to move ahead in the world. It instead encourages women to, try a dash of grace, a flash of charm, a modest flirtation. Remember, the tigress who knows when to roar also knows when to purr.
Dawn Scheirer, a 21-year-old Georgetown University junior and co-author of the Guide, attributes her boyfriends fathers stories about feminazis as the source for her current political beliefs concerning womens struggles.
The Guide stems from a movement against modern feminism, reflected in Christina Hoff Sommers 1994 book, Who Stole Feminism?. There may have been a time for the characterization of women as victims, but now the womens movement has been stolen by chronically offended, hypersexed, statistically challenged women, said Sommers at a recent Georgetown Womens Guild forum.
Feminists on campus are attending the conservative Womens Guild forums and continue to fight for womens rights. Sharon Doetsch, a Georgetown grad student and member of the Lesbian Avengers, explains the current movement as a backlash against increasing university support for the campus Womens Center.
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Chelsea have rejected any potential advances made by Liverpool for left-back Ryan Bertrand after it emerged that Brendan Rodgers was interested in a potential deal for the defender.
Bertrand has often struggled to break into the Chelsea first team, following the continued solid form shown by Ashley Cole. But the 23-year-old has stated that he is now ready to step-up his pursuit of the left-back berth on a full-time basis.
It is thought that Rodgers has been looking for a left-back for some time now, and Bertrand was a top target to fit the position. But the Blues have quickly rebuffed any potential interest in their developing star, with Bertrand considered a prospect for the future.
Cole is seemingly coming to the end of his career, with a persistent ankle injury often forcing him out of games. This, in a years' time, could mean that Bertrand could find himself as first choice as soon as next season.
And the Europa League winner has stated that he is ready to step up and become first choice under new manager Jose Mourinho.
"I see my future being Chelsea's number one (left-back)," Bertrand told reporters in Kuala Lumpur. "I don't concentrate on trying to dislodge Cole. I just focus on myself and my game and I'm sure that time will come. Being at a club like Chelsea, at the top level, that's just a way of life. Everyone's used to it by now."
Bertrand also admitted that a place in Roy Hodgson's England team is also top of his priorities, with the World Cup fast approaching.
"I've just got to concentrate on my club team and get my games in there. In the back of my mind I'm aware of it (the World Cup). Hopefully I can get enough games this year and you never know," he added.
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Categories: Latest News Date: Aug 12, 2010 Title: Racism in the Media: The lie that built a Northern Territory Intervention
Chris Graham, founding and former editor of the National Indigenous Times, reveals the truth about the Lateline report which started the Northern Territiory Intervention.
For some background info of Chris' presentation at the July gathering in Alice, please click here
On 21 June 2006 the ABC broadcasted a Lateline report titled "Sexual slavery reported in Indigenous community".
The following day, in response to the story, the Northern Territory government announced the Little Children Are Sacred report, the 6-month inquiry which the Howard government used as the basis for the Northern Territory intervention.


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We use our hands to gesture expressions such as hello and goodbye. They can often times be the subject of interpretation and misinterpretation. In photography, hands can be the main feature of a photo or be included to help prop up the main subject. Two people holding hands stimulates a loving emotion; a fist is a sign of anger; whereas a pointing finger shouts "hey you!"
Hands could be considered the basic tools of life with ability to allow us to type, text, write, draw, and grasp objects of various sizes. Our hands also offer us the ability to form new language such as sign language and the ability to read Braille. Imagine if you lost the ability to use your hands.
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yesterday I took the opportunity to knock up a batch of bread using the sour dough culture that i maintain here at work.
I have had some luck getting one of the chefs to do the sourdough crackers over the last couple of weeks that appeared here a short while ago.
I must say they turned out really good and loved by all those that tried them. Anyway it must have stirred me into some action.
I started my dough just before 8.00 am and after mixing took it back to my office where it was stretched and folded every hour
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100g of THE CONTENTS OF A BREW KIT (mostly malt extract with the infusion of hops)
AT 12.00 lunch time the dough went back to the bakery area was scaled lightly handed up and shaped put onto couched boards and retarded until 12.00 the following day and and after placing onto trays and washing with a boiled cornflour wash seeding and scoring just waited till i got the nod that the combi oven was free and no longer being used for the lunch time service put the trays in with some steam for 5 minutes and allowed to bake for about 35 to 40 minutes time for a few quick photos and slice into one of the breads for a look inside and there we have it a nice little rememberance day and my eldest grand daughters birthday loaf (lest we forget). The dark malt seems to have added some colour to the crumb
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Good Food on a Budget
Food critic Stett Holbrook wonders how to eat well while cutting his family's meal expenses
By Stett Holbrook
HAVE YOU ever added up exactly how much you spend on food each month? It's not for the faint of heart. I did in an effort to get control of my budget (such as it is), and I was shocked by what I found.
Not counting my restaurant review meals, for which the Metro pays, my family and I spend about $1,000 a month on food. A grand a month! That's $250 a week. That seems like an awful lot of money to me, especially these days. If we always bought expensive cheese, pricey wine and lots of meat and fish I could see that sum being reasonable, but we don't. I try to limit to my wine purchases to $15 or less. I buy in bulk as much as possible (hello Costco), and because we're mainly vegetarian, fresh fruit and vegetables make up the bulk of what we buy. So why are our food bills so high?
Part of the problem could be how we shop. Instead of planning out our meals and making one big shopping trip, we make lots of little runs—a gallon of milk and dozen eggs here, a pint of gelato and a six pack of beer there and a few trips in between. Spending $20 or $30 bucks every few days doesn't feel like much, but I've discovered how quickly it adds up. It's really death by a thousand cuts. I guess $5 pints of vanilla gelato don't help either.
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I'm a firm believer in spending more for quality, food included. But eating well shouldn't be prohibitively expensive. I guess it's all in how one defines "eating well." For me, that means little or no processed food and plenty of fresh produce in season. Food is of course a necessary expense, but there's a lot of discretion on how to spend your food dollar. But the ironic thing about food when you buy fresh, unprocessed ingredients and cook for yourself rather than opening a can or box, eating well generally costs less. At least that's my belief.
I intend to put my belief to the test in the months to come. I've set out to see how low I can go and still eat well. My goal is to lower my food bill to $700. To start, I'm going to plan a week's worth of meals and try to limit my trips to the store. I'm also going to try to make as much food as possible to avoid costly packaged food. Crackers, bread, salsa and ice cream are at the top of the list. I'll let you know how I do.
I'm guessing I'm not the only one taking a hard look at their grocery store receipts in an effort to rein in spending. How much do you spend on food a month? What high-priced items are you willing to give up? What foods do you have to have, budget be damned? Any money-saving strategies? Pass them on.
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Pets, Pets, Pets
In columns past, I tossed out the "hair of the dog." Not in the hangover sense, but as a novel marketing strategy for Clairol® and L'Oreal®. Madison Avenue knows that pets in commercials evoke the "warm, fuzzy" feeling and sell more merchandise, so why not name the shades of hair dyes after appropriate dog breeds such as "Goldilocks Retriever" or "Westie White"? This week we're going to expand our product line to cat colors too. The feline flair evokes an elusive allure.
I think about the hair dye industry's profit potential via pups each time a passerby remarks about my Afghan Hounds. Women would pay a fortune to achieve their look at the salon. The breed's long, luxurious locks come in every color of the pooch palette from pure white to a gray called "blue" to jet black; and in various patterns such as brindles including "oyster brindle," color combos like "black & tan" and the dramatic domino gradations with a darker overlay that creates a widow's peak over a pale face and lighter tresses. My Halle's striking black & tan streaks a la Yvonne De- Carlo capture that Lilly Munster style. Meanwhile it would take tons of foil and gallons of peroxide at the beauty parlor to mimic Edgar Afghan Poe's natural domino design and hairy highlights.
The name of the shade and the associations the breed conjure up help to make the sale. Most Baby Boomers like me are trying to cover our "Schnauzers" (grays) whereas the young (and the restless) are striving for a more daring persona. Wanna be a redhead? Rinse in "Irish Setter Scarlet" and bring out the feisty Miss O'Hara in you; or "Vizsla Paprika" if you desire a spicy Hungarian accent, reminiscent of the once glamorous Gabor sisters.
Back to earth tones; try "Collie Collage" since no one's more beloved than Lassie. For the sporty look, there's "Springer Spaniel Splash" or "Beagle Blend." If you want to go darker, then select "Solid Scotty" or "Rottweiler Rinse." What if you prefer frosted locks? Try pert and petite "Yorkshire Yearning" to drift back to the Wuthering Heights moors of Catherine and Heathcliff.
Blonde Cocker Spaniels are called "buff." How about "Lady & the Tramp Buff "? The shade would have a sultry hint of fantasy while stirring memories of the most romantic scene in all of cinema- the Disney dogs sharing spaghetti & meatballs al fresco while the cooks serenade. Other bottle blondes, especially those from Kansas, might prefer lovable, but spunky "Tawny Toto," also a subliminal Hollywood connection.
Now let's explore the exotic cat hair dye collection: This time the hint of henna comes from "Auburn Abyssinian" suggesting a flashback to the sacred cats of the pyramids and Cleopatra's eye make-up. The Egyptians believed that cosmetics had magical powers, so you'd cast a spell with this shade of red hair. "Turkish Van Gogh" is also from the time machine. Your red and white coiffure would be a masterpiece, plus you could get it wet because Turkish Van cats love to swim. "Ragdoll Red" brings out the devil-maycare abandon of the Bohemian in you.
If you rather the basics, there are "Bombay Black," "Havana Brown" or "Norwegian Forest Frost." Senior citizens have a choice of "Russian Blue Hue," "Turkish Angora Tint," or "Shaded Silver" - the color of the Persian cat in all the Fancy Feast ads which means you'll be echoing Lauren Bacall. Going bald, like Sinead O'Connor, then you'll get plenty of sympathy from the Sphynx, a naturally hairless breed of cat.
Finally to create an Oriental aura, try "Burnt Birman" or "Tonkinese Tan" as a blonde, or "Bengal Gel" for a blotchy, leopard look. "Himalayan Highlights" brings out your adventurous spirit of conquering Everest (or instead K-2, if you're a bit wimpy or less egotistical). The "point" colors dip into all the "I am Siamese, if you please; I am Siamese, if you don't please" Yin/Yang color contrasts. Chocolate point suits the conservative, while lilac point is the preference of those who like to walk on the wild side.
Enough said. My "Schnauzers" (or "Chartreux," if you have to be catty about it) are creeping back. Time to call my groomer for a touch-up.
** Free rabies clinic: On a more serious note, Last Hope Animal Rescue is hosting a free rabies vaccine clinic for all Long Island pet owners on Sun., Sept. 29 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Last Hope Adoption Center, 3300 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh (across from Wantagh High School). All dogs must be leashed; cats must be in carriers. Pets need to be at least four months old. Low-cost canine & feline distemper combos as well as canine bordetella shots will also be available for $12 each. No appointment necessary. See www.lasthopeanimalrescue.org for more information.
For Adoption at Babylon Town Shelter (631- 643-9270) Lamar St. W. Babylon: "Supermodel Kitten" #3-418 wants to know when there will be a "Feline Fashion Week" in NYC. She also wants to know when she will be adopted into a loving home. "Lola" #13-538 is a Jack Russell Terrier found in Wheatley Heights. Dogs: "Arthur" #13-525 Lab mix puppy about eight months old; "Hazel" #13-482 sweet, young Pit; "Ginger" #13-362- Mama of the seven puppies (all adopted). Cat: "Snickers" #3-446 long-haired calico. From the Adorable Kitten Inundation: "Buff " #3-377, "Pipe Cleaner" tabby #3-321.


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I work with three other guys; I'll call them Adam, Brian, and Chris.
Adam and Brian are bright guys. Give them a problem; they will figure out a way to solve it. When it comes to OOP, though, they know very little about it and aren't particularly interested in learning. Pure procedural code is their MO.
Chris, on the other hand, is an OOP guy all the way -- and a cocky, condescending one at that. He is constantly criticizing the work Adam and Brian do and talking to me as if I must share his disdain for the two of them. When I say that Adam and Brian aren't interested in learning about OOP, I suspect Chris is the primary reason.
This hasn't bothered me too much for the most part, but there have been times when, looking at some code Adam or Brian wrote, it has pained me to think about how a problem could have been solved so simply using inheritance or some other OOP concept instead of the unmaintainable mess of 1,000 lines of code that ended up being written instead.
And now that the company is starting a rather ambitious new project, with Adam assigned to the task of getting the core functionality in place, I fear the result.
Really, I just want to help these guys out. But I know that if I come across as just another holier-than-thou developer like Chris, it's going to be massively counterproductive.
I've considered:
- Team code reviews -- everybody reviews everybody's code. This way no one person is really in a position to look down on anyone else; besides, I know I could learn plenty from the other members on the team as well. But this would be time-consuming, and with such a small team, I have trouble picturing it gaining much traction as a team practice.
- Periodic e-mails to the team -- this would entail me sending out an e-mail every now and then discussing some concept that, based on my observation, at least one team member would benefit from learning about. The downside to this approach is I do think it could easily make me come across as a self-appointed expert.
- Keeping a blog -- I already do this, actually; but so far my blog has been more about esoteric little programming tidbits than straightforward practical advice. And anyway, I suspect it would get old pretty fast if I were constantly telling my coworkers, "Hey guys, remember to check out my new blog post!"
This question doesn't need to be specifically about OOP or any particular programming paradigm or technology. I just want to know: how have you found success in teaching new concepts to your coworkers without seeming like a condescending know-it-all? It's pretty clear to me there isn't going to be a sure-fire answer, but any helpful advice (including methods that have worked as well as those that have proved ineffective or even backfired) would be greatly appreciated.
UPDATE: I am not the Team Lead on this team. Chris is.
UPDATE 2: Made community wiki to accord with the general sentiment of the community (fancy that).


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The Hard Reset / Factory Reset Operation is useful in many cases, We mentioned some of them below:
- After installing bad or unsupported application into your Samsung mobile phone which causes your phone to be frozen.
- Your Samsung mobile phone doesn't respond to any order after booting because of some software errors.
- Forgotten pattern lock in Samsung Android mobile phones.
- Forgotten user code.
- Forgotten phone code.
- Before or after installing new firmware updates into your device.
- You want to delete all your personal information from your device in case you want to sell it.
- You Bought a second hand device and you want to wipe all stored data from it.
What to do before performing the Hard Reset?
- In case your Samsung mobile phone can connect to a computer then it is better to make a backup of your saved data using Samsung kies software.
- Check that your phone's battery has enough charging, Otherwise you should charge it.
Samsung SGH-I827 Galaxy Appeal For AT&T Hard Reset Steps:
- Make sure that your Samsung SGH-I827 Galaxy Appeal is Off, And has no SIM or Memory cards inside.
- Take out its battery for 10 seconds, Then put it in again.
- Slide the phone's keypad to be seen.
- Press and hold T key + Power button.
- Keep pressing the above keys until Samsung logo appears,Then release Power key only.
- Wait until you are into Factory reset / System Recovery menu.
- Use Volume Down key to scroll down and select Wipe Data / Factory Reset option.
- Use Power button to confirm the operation.
- You need to use the Volume Down key again to select "Yes -- delete all user data"
- Use Power button to confirm the operation one more time.
- After performing the hard reset, Select Reboot System Now option, And confirm it using Power button.
- Now the phone will reboots, Wait for it to be fully on and then you can start using it.
Notice: The Hard Reset / Factory Reset operation will delete anything that are saved to your phone's internal memory, So make a backup of your data in case you can access them.


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(A) an entire corporation, partnership, or other private organization, or an entire sole proprietorship—
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any part of which is extended Federal financial assistance.
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On Nov. 18, an actress performing a reading will bring to life the memories of a 15-year-old girl who witnessed the Battle of Gettysburg.
Musicians also will perform a version of Lincoln's speech set to music. The piece was composed by University of Pennsylvania music director Bruce Montgomery in 1963 for the 100th anniversary of the speech.
On Nov. 20, Union Theater will host historians discussing the address and its legacy, including how it inspired other speeches.
In the final event Nov. 24, Union Theater will screen the documentary "The Gettysburg Story."


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At EclipseCon 2013, L33t Labs revealed a port of SWT running on OpenGL, and used it to demonstrate an Eclipse instance with graphical effects animated by the OpenGL hardware.
The presentation was one of the most highly praised at the time, and recently, a video on YouTube has been released which demonstrates the ability to render the IDE with the affects applied:
SWT is Eclipse's widget rendering library, which can have implementations provided for a variety of different windowing systems whilst taking advantage of native rendering and compositing engines. It was created at a time when the Java-based graphics suffered poor performance and did not look like the native operating system's controls. Since then, the JavaVM and Java UI has increased in performance, and new initiatives such as Java FX have allowed Java to catch up with SWT.
Although the OpenGL example showed a lot of eye candy (including effects which would never likely be used in a real environment) there has been a shift in expectations over the last half decade. Since the release of the iPhone in 2007, the mobile industry as a whole has been focussed on not only eye candy but specifically on targeted user interface improvements that enable the user's attention to be drawn to specific locations of the code.
Many IDEs share the heritage of those created in the previous millennium; Eclipse's "Java Browsing" perspective is based on Visual Age for Java's user interface (which itself is based on Visual Age for Smalltalk, released in the 1980s). Little has changed with the UX of development environments for any of the major Java development tools over the last decade, other than minor tweaks in interface colours or underlying rendering technology changes. (For more on the history of Eclipse, see InfoQ's interview with Mike Milinkovich on the past, present and future of Eclipse .)
Perhaps the biggest change of development environments over the last few years has been Apple's Xcode, which introduced a new way of working with Git repositories (visualising the change history as a TimeMachine-esque effect) and the paths which could lead to a static leak:
These days, the focus of the IDE has swung to the web, with Eclipse Orion aiming to be a web-based editor. In the age of always on-line Git repositories, having an editor which only works in a browser would be an ideal way to work with code remotely. Some of this requires that the UX be reconsidered to fit in with the way in which browsers work, but provides an experimental playground for trying out new techniques and mechanisms.
Whether OpenGL as a rendering platform for an IDE remains to be seen, but the next decade is likely to bring about significant UX changes in the way that code is edited, debugged and built.
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Missing the point
Ronald Miura
The problem with Eclipse is not that it doesn't animate the panes going in and out the sidebar, but that it freezes while trying to download a DTD file when the proxy is not properly configured.
And, the move to 'The Cloud' may work for dynamic language programmers, since they are already used to crippled tools, but it simply can't scale to the degree of complexity we ('enterprisey' developers) need. They fu**ed up Eclipse with this Juno crap, and waste resources in these pointless endeavours. I think the time of relearn my keyboard shortcuts is really coming this time.
CloudSharper is another Web IDE that looks to be feature rich
Faisal Waris
It is still being developed but here are some links for the curious (very few details as of yet):
Will always need desktop IDE, why not make it great
Doug Schaefer
Having an IDE on the desktop will always be the best solution for many environments so why not make it great. I look at other content provider tools, especially those used by designers, the Blender 3D modelling tool as an example, and they're beautiful. To see the IDE in that mode as the l33t labs guys have done with the guts of Eclipse driving it gave me a lot of hope that we can make Eclipse look great and a pleasure to use.
But I have to agree with Ronald as well, you can make the IDE look great but if the workflows are horrible, or worse - don't work, that rips away the "pleasure to use" part and just makes users angry.
So we really need both and there's lots of work ahead. I just fear that the focus of the Eclipse community is being pushed towards Orion and that takes away focus on making the Eclipse the desktop IDE great. And seeing the passion of Eclipse users, they deserve a great IDE.
Any IDE should worry about workflows
Ken Walker
I think some focus on Orion is a good thing for Eclipse as well. The workflows are being thought through, and lean and clean a methodology toward providing what you need when you need it. There's nothing stopping doing the same thing to Eclipse to make it great. IDEs should not just have features for the sake of having them. Workflows need to be part of the picture.
Re: Any IDE should worry about workflows
Doug Schaefer
And if the user community I support wants that, I'll be there to help support it, just as I do users who don't want to use any IDE and are happy with vi and command-line tools.
But my worry is that in the desktop IDE space, Eclipse has strong competition. If my users start see the alternatives as more desirable, I'll need to follow them there. And that would be a sad day. But it doesn't need to happen that way and I will keep fighting to keep the Eclipse desktop IDE relevant.
Random stuff about Eclipse
Mike Lythgoe
IDE in the web
Yann Cébron
I just don't buy this whole "IDE-in-the-cloud" thing yet.
Robustness, that's all we need from Eclipse
Luca Veronese
Eclipse has been losing in robustness and performance at each release.
Juno is really a crap.
That's what I need. Robustness and performance.
Fancy effects are good for videogamers, not for Enterprise developers.
Re: IDE in the web
Faisal Waris
IP protection is an issue but with CIA singing a deal to use the Amazon cloud the trend is clearly towards cloud for almost everything. See fcw.com/articles/2013/03/18/amazon-cia-cloud.aspx.
I think the key question is whether a web IDE can provide a similar experience to a full featured desktop IDE. Only time will tell.
As developers we are very finicky and can get easily frustrated if the IDE is not working for us.
Re: IDE in the web
Yann Cébron
Storing sensitive data and intellectual property the existence of your company depends on at cloud storage providers where any secret service might (and actually does, see PRISM) access your data in uncontrollable ways seems like a total no-go to me, not even talking of security problems like hacking or leaking. Maybe locally hosted "cloud" IDEs might be safe enough.
Re: IDE in the web
Tyler Jewell
Our community has over 65K users and we learned a lot about the value of cloud relative to desktop IDEs. The pain that we solve is around administration. Developers surveyed on LinkedIn by Electric Cloud indicated that they spend 13 hours / week administering their desktop environment. This is about 2/3 of their time coding, and 1/3 dealing with administration, maintenance, starvation, merge, and human costs. If you happen to be using Eclipse, this number tends to even be higher.
The value of a cloud IDE is that is an instantly provisioned environment. Our IDE is targeted for use by teams working on complex applications with multiple dependencies. We do have intellisense capabilities, but not the degree of an IntelliJ or Eclipse. But the cloud IDE contains a complete workspace: IDE, project, build system, and runtime for debugging. All of the components are automatically configured by project type or PAAS deployment target. We do heavy lifting to reduce failure rates.
The workspaces themselves are team oriented, so they can be used in a Webex style, a google docs style, or replicated like a GitHub clone.
The programmatic nature of an IDE is a big benefit for ISVs who are seeking ways to simplify the evaluation workflow for developers of an SDK or API. It is possible to launch a cloud IDE that is integrated to an SDK or API, taking the time to Hello World down significantly. Reducing the error rate for evaluation or support scenarios means a developer is more likely to adopt a technology.
As a result of this, we see three types of users adopting a cloud IDE. Those that kick the tires, and compare it against their desktop equivalent. It's more of an experiment. The primary users who are using it entirely as their primary workbench. And a new class of users that I call Auxiliary. These users have a primary workbench that is another tool, but use a cloud IDE for commutes, on vacation, with a mobile device (say to check an issue), hackathons for brief periods, or for onboarding to a new project, or those pinned to a chromebook. It's all of the situations where someone just wants to hack briefly, and not deal with the setup or configuration.
Other commenters are stating a concern about always-on connectivity. Interestingly, on our feedback page where we have 1000s of votes, offline access isn't in the top 5 requested features. It is a concern for some people, but for the most part, those with chromebooks are always connected. But even so, it will be possible for companies like us to offer an offline mode by syncing the code repository to the local machine. There are ways to enable this activity.
Thanks for the great conversation.
Re: IDE in the web
Doug Schaefer
But seriously. I'd live to hear from a cloud IDE user. They're the ones who matter.
One can only hope
Jeff Heon
Yes, let's fundamentally rethink IDEs, not just a simple web-based or not discourse.
Get inspired:
How to Think Like a Pioneer
Re: One can only hope
Faisal Waris
Essentially type providers allow you to take external metadata and expose that as types in your language -- as you write code.
For example lets say you want to access a Hadoop dataset in typed way. Here is what you can do:
type HadoopData = HiveTypeProvider< ... connection info ...>
let hive = HadoopData.GetDataContext()
let avgAge =
|> Seq.averageBy (fun b -> float b.age)
The code above is calculating the average "age" across the "bankmarketing" dataset. The actual calculation runs in Hadoop; here we are just expressing the logic.
The key is that all datasets (including "bankmarketing") and all their fields are available as F# types with full support for code completion (intellisense in MS world) -- just by referencing the type provider with connection info.
There is a behind-the-scenes interaction between the type provider the IDE and the compiler that makes it all seamless.
You can actually tryout this code here www.tryfsharp.org/Learn/data-science#hadoop .
There many type providers available already and new ones are being written all the time. It is a very successful innovation.
Re: One can only hope
Jeff Heon
Sounds interesting!


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"I'm doing science and I'm still alive."--J.C.
To be honest, I don't understand it. The J.C. seems to indicate Jesus Christ but one thing that Christ never mentions is any technology beyond his own time on earth.Mooby, are your initials "JC"? In which case, I suppose it is fair enough as a signature.
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When It's OK To Love Someone at the Office
To get employees to spend more time in the office, try a little tenderness.
New research out of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and George Mason University shows that an office culture of "companionate love" can lead to less worker absenteeism and increased employee satisfaction, as measured by surveys and personnel records.
"Love has kind of been a taboo word," when it comes to work, says Sigal G. Barsade, a Wharton management professor. But "this is where we spend most of our time."
Companionate love–as opposed to the passion associated with romantic relationships–is marked by feelings of caring, compassion and affection, says Ms. Barsade. Workers can show such love by buying a cup of coffee for a colleague who's been up late with a new baby or offering to cover for a co-worker during a doctor's appointment.
Ms. Barsade and George Mason management professor Olivia O'Neill studied 185 employees working in a nursing home in the Northeast where managers were trying to cultivate a warm, caring environment. They found that employees in sections where co-workers showed more companionate love reported higher satisfaction, less emotional burnout and better teamwork than employees in less-demonstrative units. They were also absent from work less.
Residents of the nursing home, who were also studied, benefited too. Researchers found residents in the more loving sections had better moods and took fewer trips to the emergency room than residents of other sections.
"In response to Tina Turner's famously haunting lyrics, love, actually, has very much to do with it," the authors write in the paper, set to be published by Administrative Science Quarterly in the next few months.
Small acts of kindness and compassion in the workplace can be contagious, previous studies have found. For example, an accountant who's encouraged to take time off during a busy tax season to deal with a personal issue will feel more loyal to the company and will be more likely to respond compassionately when another colleague needs his help down the line.
"It turns into this virtuous cycle," Ms. Barsade says.
Ms. Barsade and Ms. O'Neill also surveyed 3,201 workers across industries including engineering, financial services and higher education about the emotional cultures of their workplaces. Respondents who worked in compassionate environments reported increased job satisfaction and greater commitment to the organization, they found.
Ms. Barsade says leaders of all types of companies need to recognize that the emotional cultures of their workplaces are as important as the "cognitive" concepts they place front and center – like innovation or results. Executives can start by treating those around them with more compassion, she says, and also incorporate formal company-wide policies like flexible work hours.
"If as a leader you foster a culture of companionate love, you will have more satisfied employees and a better work outcome," she says.


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Hannover-based TUI AG, which already owns 56.4pc of TUI Travel, said yesterday that it did not intend to make a merger offer - a week after its approach was leaked to the media.
"This decision is based on the assessment that a share-based transaction at current exchange ratios is not in the interest of TUI shareholders," the German parent said.
Sources said shareholders in the UK company, known for its Thomson and First Choice brands, baulked at the prospect of a nil premium merger when they had for years expected TUI AG to mount a takeover bid that could deliver a healthy windfall.
Analysts last week questioned the level of costs savings that could be achieved by combining the two companies and warned that a nil premium merger was unlikely to receive approval from the 75pc of TUI Travel shareholders - excluding TUI AG - required to pass the deal. Under stock market rules TUI AG cannot make another approach for six months.
However, Mark Brumby, analyst at Langton Capital, said a deal between TUI Travel and TUI AG by the end of 2013 is "entirely possible" and the German group will likely go back and formulate a more acceptable structure.
A deal between the two companies has been expected since 2007, when First Choice merged with the tourism business of TUI AG to create TUI Travel.
Many in the City had expected the German parent to mount a premium-priced takeover. But analysts at Morgan Stanley have recently suggested a reverse takeover would be the "simpler" option to resolve the "unsustainable" structure between the two companies.