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How many reviews do you need before you start doing PPC?
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Turn it on a slow trickle right off the bat to start getting data back right away. The data is what you are after in the beginning. You can crank it up after you get a decent base of reviews then.
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I have always been interested in technology and have integrated it into my classroom since I began teaching in 2000. From Smart Boards to student response remotes, digital stories and vodcasts using our school's mac cart, I have found ways to incorporate technology to increase student engagement. But I learned about something new, Flipped Teaching, last spring. I knew I wanted to try it, but wasn't sure how I could make it work in my classroom. This summer I went to a worskhop led by CUE at the Krause Center for Innovation, and knew that I couldn't just try out a lesson or two, I had to completely flip.
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My goal for our first unit of the new year is to switch over to more of a mastery unit, where the students can work at their own pace through all the activities. I plan on using the iPads to help facilitate this. The students love working on them and they love having choices. My plan is to map out the standards and objectives of the unit and then give the students choices of how to meet those objectives. They can get the basic knowledge of the concepts by watching my screencasts or by reading a section of a CK12 book. They can watch tutorials on how to solve punnet squares, or review step by step instructions online. Then I will have sets of genetics problems that they can practice with and labs and activities to complete. At the end of the section, they wil have an assessment to show me that they have met that standard. It could be a quiz or maybe they can make a screencast or book that shows that they know the material. If they pass, they move on to the next objective. If not, they have to do more work, review, etc and reassess. It will be interesting to see how this will work in a class of 35, and if they all manage to complete the work before we do our big biotech unit (which we all have to be on the same pace for).
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I am wrapping my head around all of this right now. I have found lots of great ideas from posts on twitter, blogs, and facebook. It is hard to do this without having others in my department doing this, although I get to collaborate with a special ed teacher who I coteach two periods with. I wish that there were more biology teachers near me who were doing the same things that I could plan with. I am hoping to go to lots of tech conferences and workshops this summer to learn more. And I am hoping to get some great comments and suggestions from any readers (if there are any) of this blog.
In future posts I will share some of the activities and technology and apps that I have used in class, as well as how my genetics unit goes next semester. Wish me luck!

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As you may remember, Paton entered this world on my 33rd birthday. I love sharing this special day with my sweet son, even if it means going to an indoor playground, instead of a more traditional adult venue. This year, I celebrated my 35th birthday, and Paton celebrated his second birthday. We started the day ...Read more


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Duquesne Professor Addresses International Corporate Social Responsibility Conference
A professor from Duquesne University's John F. Donahue School of Business, was the sole American invited to address an international conference on corporate social responsibility held in Germany.
Thomas J. Nist, director of graduate programs for the school of business and holder of the Donahue Chair in Investment Management, presented three sessions at the FOM Hochschule fur Oekonomie & Management in Cologne.
In the April 18 discussion on global sustainability, Nist provided Update from the USA: Key Issues and Debates Inside the American Sustainability Agenda. Additionally, he delivered Sustainability in Finance: Can Finance Practitioners Be Held Accountable to a Sustainability Agenda? This talk examined how the finance discipline might address the sustainability agenda in corporations.
On April 19, Nist discussed Sustainability in Graduate Management Education: A Case Study, providing information on Duquesne's highly regarded MBA Sustainability. The yearlong, full-time program has received recognition from the Aspen Institute as one of the world's top 25 programs for integrating social, environmental and financial stewardship since 2007 for its values-based curriculum and delivery.
Duquesne has previously partnered with FOM, with DU students visiting the campus during the MBA Sustainability program study abroad segment. Visiting FOM faculty have been hosted on campus.
For the April conference, participating organizations besides Duquesne included Deloitte, Johnson & Johnson Corporate Citizenship Trust, University College Dublin, African Graduate School of Management and Leadership and Cracow University of Economics, among others.
Founded by industrial associations, FOM is a practice-oriented university for working professionals that addresses key management issues by transferring knowledge between universities and businesses. International cooperatives have been established with institutions in the Ukraine, Czechoslovakia, Spain, the Netherlands and elsewhere.
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Mother's Day Gift Dilemma - WWMD (What Would Mom Do)?
Times have evolved from analog to digital for everyone except my mom. Even my grandmother is more technologically-savvy than my mother. Sorry mom. A string of usually charming emoticons and abbreviations simply won't do the trick when speaking to my mom. HSIK what 2 get mom 4 Mother's Day? WWMD?! How can I begin to thank her for everything she's done, in a language we both understand?
Step One - WWGD? (What Would Google Do?)
Let me consult the "database of intentions" for this daunting task. What gift ideas are other kids coming up with? Looks like traditional gifts are still the go-to this year. That's good. I haven't lost hope on winning the best daughter of all-time award. I'm going to dive into each traditional Mother's Day gift category to see how I can secure my win. Here is what I found:
Trending searches: gift(s), gift baskets, gift ideas.
Maybe. Let me see what else is out there.
Trending searches: ipod, camera, kindle.
Trending searches: beautiful flowers, florist, roses.
I love getting mom flowers, but I did this last year. What about a nice Spring outfit?
Trending searches: dress(es), clothes, skirt.
That is a possibility, but how about something that sparkles?
Trending searches: jewelry store(s), gold jewelry, silver jewelry.
"Ding"! Or should I say, "Bling"! I'll throw in an "LOL", or a "mmk" for my horrible joke. I THINK I have found the way to my mom's heart.
Step Two - To buy online, or to buy in-store... that is the question
For me, buying online is easiest because I have to ship my gift anyway. For the rest of the population, this can be a tricky situation depending on the category. Last year, in-store sales peaked on Saturday, 24 hours before Mother's Day (hello last minute shoppers), and online sales peaked on the Tuesday before Mother's Day.
For Jewelry, there are similar findings; however, there are more dramatic spend increases as Mother's Day approaches.
Step Three: Where Should I Buy My Mother's Day Gift?
Easy! I'm a brand loyalist, so I have my favorites. I know, I know... Mom taught me not to play favorites, but it sure is convenient and comforting to use my stored payment information and know exactly what I'm getting. But that's just me; other shoppers might be more price-sensitive and opt for the "deal" factor. To ensure a conversion, a retailer should touch on as many attributes as possible when choosing the appropriate advertising messaging.
Step Four: Give My Mom the Perfect Gift & Collect My "Favorite Daughter" Trophy
Stay tuned for the reaction to my awesome gift.
Happy Mother's Day from the Google Retail Team!
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Jeremy DenkJeremy Denk, the brilliant, bracing pianist, will be a highlight at this summer's Portland International Piano Festival, July 12-19 at the World Forestry Center. He'll play Mozart K. 533, a William Byrd Pavan and Galliard, Nancarrow's Canon in C, Schumann's "Carnival" and a set alternating Scarlatti sonatas with Ligeti etudes.
I'm so there.
In 2007, Denk blew us away with his power-pairing of Ives' "Concord" Sonata and Beethoven's "Hammerklavier."
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A mesmerizing film and reading in French, with the English translation by Geoffrey Wagner provided in subtitles. I am guessing that the filmmaker, Koustoz, is Greek.
Oh, I agree — this is mesmerizing! So many brilliant touches: I expect images to continue in a pattern, but then the filmmaker breaks the pattern, surprises me again and again. The tunnel, the sudden interruption of outdoor sound, the several "ends" which are not ends, just pauses, the shift from day to night. Really haunting. Did you post this today (March 8 in the USA) for Mardi Gras? I'm pretty sure I heard the French word "gras" in the poem here. Thanks for sharing this masterpiece.


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This story first appeared on my deviant art account. I wrote it for a contest which required a steampunk theme and a dragon. I thought it would be a great way to start off the week.
"Well, another train, another station, again. Liz, when will we ever stop traveling?" Wy asked around the satchel he held in his mouth.
"Go ahead and set it down," the slender girl said with a sigh, motioning to the satchel. "It was your fault, again."
Her dark eyes glared at him. For the thousandth time he wondered what exactly she saw. Placing the satchel down, he leaned back against the metal post of the station wall and examined himself. He wasn't bad looking for a wyvrn. Sure, he was a bit small, but his rusty orange color compensated for that fact. Being small also made him fast and agile in flight. That had gotten them into trouble before, too.
"Wipe the frown off your snout, Wy," Liz said, setting her own satchel beside his little one and adjusting her small top hat. "You're much more adorable without it."
"You think I'm adorable?" Wy inquired with a grin. "That may make up for blaming me for being here."
"Well, it was your fault," she replied, her face twisting with a grimace.
Wy didn't reply. He didn't want to think of last night and the reason they were standing in another train station.
"Where would you be without me?" he said, trying to appeal to her better side.
"I'd be back on Caladyn peacefully running my linguistics consultation business." She shot back, too quickly for Wy's tastes.
"You'd be bored, though. Admit it," he said. "Without my help you wouldn't have the ambassadors, politicians, and high-end clientele."
"Right, but without them and without you, I'd not be here right now," she repeated.
Wy frowned. "It was an accident."
"I know." Liz placed a hand on Wy's head and began rubbing it. "Don't mind me. I'm always in a bad mood when we have to move. Besides, I didn't care for their stuffy attitudes. They needed some livening up."
Wy grinned, showing his teeth. "That they did."
The two fell into a companionable silence, as they waited for the next train. The sounds of steam emitting from the engines as they idled filled the area. Condensation covered the glass walls and ceiling, giving the building a feeling of a greenhouse more than a train station. Wy closed his eyes and soaked in the heat.
It really had been his fault this time, but he was right in saying that Liz wouldn't be where she was today as a linguistics consultant without him either. His innate ability with languages had come in handy on more than one occasion, and Liz had been able to advertise linguistic help in any language on the planet. When he had first found her ten years ago, she was barely making ends meet. Now, she could afford the nice gray suits that she loved and as many top hats as she wanted. Of course, the constant moving, limited what she could carry, but she had the means to purchase new ones at the next stop.
They had entertained ambassadors, lowly relatives, judges, plaintiffs, and lawyers since Wy had joined up with Liz. Many were simple cases of translating legal briefs; a few were more intricate than that. Once Liz negotiated the peace treaty between two warring gangs in the city of Caladyn. Wy paused in his thoughts, picking up a stray scent. His nose wiggled. Finally, he placed it—an old sandwich dropped by an inattentive traveler. His mind traveled back to Caladyn. It was a nice place to be, but when he had disregarded the cultural norms of the Black Hawks—. He let the thought hang in mid-air. He didn't want to remember. That was the first train station they had seen. They couldn't find it fast enough to suit the mayor of Caladyn or the warring gangs either. The gangs found unity in kicking Liz and Wy out of town and then wrecking havoc on the mayor's house as well.
That had been the first of many slip ups Wy had instigated. Each one leading to another train and another station. This latest fiasco had occurred just the night before. Liz had decided to welcome her clients, Ambassadors Beryl and Clark, to her home for a meal. The two ambassadors had hired Liz to help them translate some laws into the language of their constituents. The evening was going to be a straight forward work session. It would have been straight forward if it hadn't been for Wy.
Wy sighed as he remembered.
"Quit fuming." Liz's voice broke into his revere. "Do you want to start a fire here, as well?"
"I can't." Wy snorted, purposefully blowing out smoke from his nostrils.
At Liz's questioning glance, Wy tapped his foot against the post behind him. A metallic ringing filled the air as his claw scraped the pole. A spark dropped down onto the paving stones and fizzled out as if to prove his point.
Wy's face lit up. "Now there's an idea! Make our next home like this."
"A train station?" Liz's voice held no enthusiasm.
"No, out of metal!"
Liz snorted, a very unladylike sound, and the two fell back into their own thoughts.
"It wasn't a bad idea," Wy thought sourly.
The idea had merit. If their home had been made out of metal, they would still be sitting there with the ambassadors. As it was, the house had been made out of wood, and they were standing in the station.
The evening had started out alright. Liz and Wy sat down with the ambassadors to work. The two men seemed a little nervous to have a wyvrn standing at their knees, but adjusted somewhat as the evening wore on. Things didn't go south until hunger settled over the group. Liz had planned a barbecue, but hadn't checked her fuel supply. Red juices still poured from the meat when the fuel ran out. The gas lamps had been on for about a half hour by then. Wy knew that had been the main fault, the gas lines to the house, not him. Seeing Liz's predicament of a half cooked meal, Wy decided to help by roasting the meat for them. How was he to know that the gas lamp for the porch had let off enough gas to cause a problem. His flame met with the extra gas and created an explosive evening. The ambassadors left in a huff with singed robes. Shortly after they left, the telephone rang and the operator put the mayor on the phone saying they needed to catch the next train out of town.
A squeal of metal and a hiss of steam, brought Wy out of his revere. Liz reached down and picked up her satchel with a shrug and a smile, as if to say all was forgiven. Wy grinned back and picked up his satchel in his mouth. With a final adjustment of her top hat, Liz headed off toward the train. Wy followed, wondering if there was yet another train and another station in their future. For now, he was content to stay with Liz as long as she would have him.


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Vincentian Collaborative System is a Catholic not-for-profit health care and human services organization that coordinates three senior care communities in the greater Pittsburgh, PA area – Vincentian Home, Vincentian de Marillac and Marian Manor.
Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, these ministries offer a continuum of care for more than 500 seniors, including independent living, personal care, memory care, short-term rehabilitation and skilled nursing. Vincentian also operates Vincentian Villa, an independent living community in the North Hills, a charitable foundation and two child care centers.
The Vincentian system traces its history back to the Holy Rosary Cottage founded in McCandless by the Sisters in 1924 to serve 24 residents. Today, VCS employs more than 800 people in Western Pennsylvania, providing high-quality, rewarding jobs that emphasize compassionate care in the tradition of the Sisters.


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…Today Just Take A Look At This! Read Testimony From Yesterday's Miracle Frankincense Service! Prophetic Word From Bishop Climate, TKC News & More!… " Bishop when I came to the my first frankincense service, I was facing a series of problems in my life with my son who was facing a lot of issues. When I came to the last Frankincense ...Read More »
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Dear Friend This Sunday Nov 2 2014 Join us 8AM For Our Special Sanctification Morning Glory! It's the divine order of God for the 7th and Final Day of the Braveheart Conference to fall on the same day we are holding our Monthly Frankincense Miracle Service at 8am ! God has something special in store for you and you need to be ...Read More »
Dear Friend THIS WEEK ON MIRACLE TIMES TV TOPICS: HEALING, HEALTH & MIRACLOUS CURES: By Bishop Climate Learn how to receive your healing and How to maintain your health plus also see other people being healed and also receive your own healing. You can now watch Bishop Climate live 24 hours 7 days a week on your iPhone, iPad, HTC ...Read More »
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Hurray – Zombie Law on @Kickstarter has funded!!! Thank you all. Let's try for 1300 more and I'll give you a pen!
Thank you to everyone who helped to get Zombie Law funded. The Book is going to become a reality. Thank you so much.
There are still 5 days left – so if we hit the new goal I will send y'all a pen!
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Considerable thanks to Loweringthebar.com who posted a review which directly lead to many new backers (according to site tracking). Thanks also to ATLblog and ABAJournal.com — really amazing results — and also CJReview, BitterLawyer and alot of and so many individuals who retweeted and shared (shoutout to wickedradionetwork).
I could not have done this without you all.
I think it fitting that this project will end funding on the night of Columbus Day. We are using "new" technology and funding mechanisms to reach a new world – a world of books!?! And as Rob Zombie said "Everything old is new again" and Kickstarter is my Queen Isabella, you all members of the royal court. You are all right honorable law zombies!
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The Twin Towers Alliance Petition
When someone dies it is impossible to bring them back to life, but we are given a unique opportunity to do just that in this case; bring the Twin Towers back to life instead of being haunted by their absence. — Matt Franzblau | All Other NY & NJ Residents
We, the undersigned, share the belief that nothing could be more inspiring to our people, or disheartening to our enemies, than Twin Towers, at least as tall as before in every respect, soaring above Ground Zero.
We believe that the devastation of September 11, 2001, clouded the picture long after the rubble was cleared away and that a thorough public examination of the rebuilding option is overdue and now required before proceeding on an unalterable course.
We recognize no financial or political roadblocks that cannot be overcome if rebuilding the Towers is the will of the people. And, we see no conflict between stunning Twin Towers and a noble Memorial, which belong together on this site that means so much to us all.
We submit that there is only one way to truly heal the skyline of Manhattan and the heart of America: Rebuild the Twin Towers. Doing anything less would leave a permanent scar on the face of New York and diminish a legendary city.
The words of our petition ring as true now as they did in 2006. And the thousands of comments that have been left since we first posted it are just a glimpse into how much people have always cared about rebuilding the World Trade Center in a way that would honor the will of the people and the terrible price this country – and the world – paid on 9/11.
Now, even though a third tower has joined the two pictured at the end of the slideshow above, the WTC skyline doesn't come close to the awe-inspiring vision of the towers we lost. We trust that time will take care of rebuilding the Twin Towers. From their inception, they were dedicated to world peace and cooperation in ways that no other commercial structure ever was. And, they came to represent the aspirations of millions of people as no other towers ever could. They should not have been abandoned.
We have faith that one day the people of this country and the world will recognize the Twin Towers' powerful significance and demand they be restored to the world's skyline. We thank each one who adds his or her name and comment to the petition below for moving our world one step closer to that transcendent day.
To sign the petition and leave a comment, please click on the category that best describes who you are:
How is it allowed that so few people can be so dismissive of what so many want? — Dominick Kosciuk | Metro New Yorkers


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Improves the appearance and texture of skin;
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Rotating hand -held resurfacing tool exfoliate dull surface layers to improve
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5 attachments included:soft brush, Rolling massager, make -up sponge, Latex sponge -soft,Crude Polish accessor.
Crude polish accessory: to rip the tough skin and cutin off.
Latex soft sponge: to cheek massaging.
Make -up sponge: to massage and clean your skin.
Rolling massager: to make better blood circumstances from skin aging.
Soft brush: to clear all the scurf clings on the surface.
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Dimensions: 130 x 70 x 47 mm
Operation condition: Temperature 10-40'C (50-104'F), Humidity 30%-90%


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Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Sizes Included: Child - to fit 17" - 20" circumference, Adult - to fit 19.5"-23" circumference
Yarn Lines: Wool of the Andes Worsted Yarn
Yardage: 220
Needles/Hooks Suggested: Size 7 (4.5mm): 16" circulars and DPNs
Fiber Type: Wool & Blends
Weight: Worsted/Hvy Worsted
This hat combines two of my favorite things--hearts and ornate iron scrollwork. As I am a knitter, not a smith, I have used my needles to forge yarn into a hat.
Interesting knitting begins right away with a two-color cabled cast-on and corrugated ribbing. Following a plain round of knitting, the hearts are wrought to life with stranded colorwork. After a two-color purl turning round, you're on to the crown decreases--either in the contrasting color or in the main color.
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In 1970, the Montreal Canadiens secured his rights in the Entry Draft. He turned pro with their chain the following year and began to face the usual uphill battle of attempting to crack a star-studded Habs' lineup.
During his first two years, he picked up only a handful of games in Montreal while spending the bulk of his time with the Montreal Voyageurs of the AHL. But in 1972-73, he finally caught on with the Habs and potted a handsome 46 points in 65 games. He also performed solidly during the playoffs as the Canadiens won the Stanley Cup.
Lefley's point totals were sometimes given a boost while skating with Jacques Lemaire and Yvan Cournoyer. The trio was only a part-time gig, however. So the rest of the time, he relied on his trademark long stride and booming shot to remain effective as a scorer. Early in the 1974-75 campaign, Lefley was traded to the St. Louis Blues for Don Awrey. With the Blues, he continued to blossom as an offensive threat. By the completion of his second campaign with the club, he had amassed 85 points in 75 games.
He brought his sniper-status to training camp the following year but somehow couldn't seem to muster the usual sense of excitement and anticipation for the coming campaign. He began to notice that there was little joy left for him in playing pro hockey. As a result, by the end of the season, he surprised everyone by calling it quits. He walked away from a three-year contract to operate his 900-acre farm in Manitoba.
The following season, however, to the chagrin of Emile Francis and the Blues, he resurfaced in Finland where he played a year with Jokerit. He then put in a second campaign with Dusseldorf in Germany. It wasn't until 1979-80 that he returned to the Blues fold. But during training camp, he was heading up ice in an intra-squad game when he was thundered to the ice by Harvey "Too Tall" Bennett. The result was a separated shoulder that put Lefley out of action for some time. Afterwards, he only managed to appear in 28 games with very limited impact on the score sheet.
He came back to the Blues the following year to give his career one last try, but found that the tank was empty. After only 2 games, he packed it in for good in 1980.
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(CNN) -- Here are some tips to help scratch below the surface of the Swedish capital.
You can't miss the art at metro stations like T-Centralen on the blue line.
Underground art
A journey on Stockholm's metro system ("Tunnelbana") is more than just an efficient way of getting from A to B -- it's a cultural experience in its own right.
Nearly all of Stockholm's metro stations feature some kind of artworks, ranging from figurative sculptures and colorful mosaics to modernist murals and decorative flourishes that blend in with the tunnel architecture.
The blue line is particularly spectacular, with stations seemingly hewn out of raw rock, which has been left in its unadorned natural state. Walking through the likes of Kungsträdgården or Rådhuset station can feel a little like exploring some undiscovered cave network.
When to visit
If you're visiting Stockholm your experience of the city will vary hugely depending on what time of year go.
Stockholm's winters are long and gloomy. Although snow is a rarity in the city, the nights are long and cold. In late December the sun rises after 8 a.m. and sets before 3 p.m., leaving precious little time for daylight sight seeing.
The flipside is Stockholm's summer, which can be surprisingly warm. In late June the sun rises at around 3.30 a.m. and sets after 9 p.m., practically an invitation for late-night partying.
One drawback of visiting Stockholm in the summer is that it can seem a little deserted. Locals flee the city in July, heading for holiday cottages in the countryside or spending time on the thousands of islands that make up the archipelago. On the other hand, you'll have plenty of tourists for company.
See photos of ABBA songwriter Bjorn Ulvaeus's Stockholm »
Where to buy alcohol
In Sweden, the state-run "Systembolaget" stores are the only shops licensed to sell drinks containing more than 3.5 percent alcohol. The theory is that there should be no profit motive in the sale of alcohol, meaning shops have no incentive to persuade customers to buy extra booze. The government claims the system has helped reduce Sweden's once rampant alcoholism.
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It means that alcohol is very expensive, with a lack of special offers or discounts deals -- but that's the whole point. You need to be at least 20 years old to buy alcohol in a "Systembolaget" and if you're blessed with youthful looks you'll need to carry ID with you.
Swedes have a complex relationship with alcohol (see above), but when it's time to knock back a drink, one thing everyone can agree on is the toasting protocol.
First, wait for somebody to raise their glass. Next, ensuring that you make and maintain full eye contact with that person, nod in their direction and join in the toast of "skål!" (pronounced "skorl"). Finally, imbibe liberally, but with a certain Swedish restraint.
The archipelago
Stockholm is situated at the start of an archipelago of about 24,000 islands and no trip to the Swedish capital is complete without visiting at least one of them.
Fjarderholmarna is made up of four islands and is close enough to Stockholm to allow a leisurely day trip. Stora Fjarderholmen is the biggest and most interesting of the four and is well worth an overnight stay.
Further afield, Angso is a three-hour boat trip from the Stockholm and is a designated national park, full of unspoiled woodland and gentle meadows. Overnight stays aren't possible.
Uto is one of the biggest islands, filled with wooden cabins and pine trees, and if beaches are your thing, make for Sandon, where you can laze on soft sand at the southern end of the island.
Summer is the best time to explore the archipelago, when ferries are at their most frequent and hotels and restaurants are most likely to be open for business.
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The Jumbulance Trust offers fun, rewarding and social charity volunteer holiday experiences for those who wish to help the groups who take a day trip or a holiday using a Jumbulance, an accessible mode of coach travel. These vehicles open doors for people with disabilities or serious illnesses and offer them the opportunity to look ahead again, to make friends and to have fun with other like minded people.
The charity has two Jumbulance vehicles, complete with drivers, which it makes available to regional groups, disabled community groups, schools, care homes and hospices around the UK and Ireland. The Jumbulance has taken groups all over the England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Europe, including trips to Disneyland Paris, Lourdes and WOMAD festival.
Volunteer work with Jumbulance
In addition to the VIP travellers, their carers and medical assistance, volunteers often travel on these trips to help with everything from getting a number of wheelchairs or trolleybeds on and off the Jumbulances to helping with needs and care disabled travellers throughout the day. A volunteering holiday on a Jumbulance trip can be hard work and incredibly rewarding. A Jumbulance holiday involves a lot of fun and laughter throughout.
You do not require any particular charity volunteering experience to help on a Jumbulance trip; all groups travel with a medical team and helpers with many years of experience who will be able to advise you. You will never be asked to do anything you do not feel comfortable doing. Our volunteers come from a variety of backgrounds and all walks of life; if you're compassionate, willing to care for others and have the ability to act on what you are seeing, we'd like to hear from you.
Volunteers do contribute towards their costs. Rarely do any have regrets and many become addicted to joining the annual holiday with a Jumbulance group!
We are confident that a holiday with us will prove to be one of the most rewarding experiences of a lifetime. It's a great addition to your CV too.
Click here to join our volunteering community and become a volunteer with Jumbulance.
Why Volunteer with Jumbulance
"I became involved as a volunteer nurse for the Jumbulances in the 1980's and from my first pilgrimage to Lourdes I knew this was something special. I have travelled every year since, sometimes doing multiple trips each year and have never lost that enthusiasm and admiration for the high level of care given by all the volunteers. We open the doors again for sick and disabled people (VIPs) who feel there are no more options for them and this can be liberating for them and their families who need respite from caring almost as much as the VIPs need a real holiday. It really does make such a difference.
I've seen people who have never been abroad, never stayed in a hotel, never swam in the sea and suddenly they are transported out of the confines of their four walls and into a new world with new friendships and rekindling of their interest in life.
The wonderful 24/7 care they receive from our volunteer helpers and nurses is impressive. Where needed there will also be a doctor so we can cater for people with quite complex needs.
It is not about being altruistic it is about having fun and meeting people. At the end of every trip I know why I will return again – exhausted yes but also humbled and my life back in perspective. They are some of the happiest weeks of my life and the most meaningful.
Don't just think about it, come and join us."
Chris Chisholm, Group Leader, Hampshire & Berkshire Jumbulance Group


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Edward Winterhalder is slated to be a host/commentator for a new historical television series on a major cable TV channel that should start filming this fall, assuming that the show gets a green light from the network to go into production.
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For those of you who have read some of Edward Winterhalder's nine books about motorcycle clubs and outlaw bikers, he's currently working on three new books; Real Bikers of North America, The Blue and Silver Shark: A Biker's Story (Book 5 in the Series), and an academic text book for social anthropology classes tentatively titled Inside Outlaw Bikers.
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From Lee Nelson:
Hoofbeats, a Personal History: The Fascinating True Life Story of an Exceptional Author
This touching and humorous personal history from author Lee Nelson explores his life from basic training in the Marine Corps to raising children and running businesses. Dive into stories such as speaking at the state prison to a hall full of killers and bank robbers, and discover the importance of keeping a family history. Learn and laugh from Lee's life experiences, and be inspired to write your own.


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Apart from the usual bunch of exercises from the Physio [Side note: Physios must surely be the most frustrated healthcare professionals. I mean, does anybody ever stick with their recommended exercises?], I have been adding a bunch of exercises to build back my strength - squats mostly - and doing lots of walking. To build up for the multi-day hikes, I have started doing a few day hikes. This was the first one.
Kinglake National Park is only 40 minutes drive from my home in Melbourne's NE suburbs, so it was a good option for my first forays back into the bush. To beat the summer heat I headed off early on the Saturday morning, parking my car at the Gums Camping Area. Nice spot for a night or so for a couple or a young family. Most of the camping sites were occupied.
|Sign at the entrance to the Gums Camping Area. It's a lovely little camping area. Most of the dozen or so sites have a car and camping space plus a fire pit, with hot plate.
|Andrew Hill Track.
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|The author, enjoying the self-referencing location
|Descending the southern end of Andrew Hill Track
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The 'hill' bit of the walk ends around the 10 km point, where I reached Island Creek Picnic Area. From there it was a very pleasant half hour walk back to the Gums Camping Ground, following Island Creek.
|Island Creek
This was a nice walk and I would recommend it. You can do it as a stroll or you can step it up and turn it into a decent workout. It would also be a a good trail run.
As for the hip? It was a little sore after the walk, but this went away after a day or so. So, a successful start back onto the trails.
The key facts:
Distance: 11.5 km
Time: 3 hours
"Daywalks Around Melbourne" Glenn Tempest. Walk #57. Avail. from Open Spaces Publishing;
Parks Victoria page for Kinglake National Park.
Navigation: The trail is along well maintained tracks with good signage
Challenge level: Those with moderate fitness should knock this over in 3-3.5 hours. If you're a slow walker or you are taking younger children, you should allow 4-4.5 hours.
Phone reception: Good reception on the summit of Andrew Hill and in most of the trail.
Water: From Island Creek


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Marin Showcase, Belvedere: New views on decorating
Perched on the edge of Belvedere Island, the 41st Marin showcase home posed an unusual decorating dilemma for the designers tasked with its transformation: How do you compete with a world-class view? The 15,000-square-foot contemporary mansion, open for tours this month, offers a sweeping panorama that includes the Bay Bridge, San Francisco skyline and the Golden Gate Bridge. While most of us don't have this problem, there are plenty of fresh ideas to glean from the 22 Bay Area designers' smart solutions. They dreamed up creative color combinations, layered patterns and textures, and showed off keen curatorial skills with furnishings, art and collections. Here's a taste of four bedroom suites.
Gioi Tran, Master Suite
Masculine, serene and restrained, the master suite by Gioi Tran of Applegate Tran Interiors in San Francisco is rich with texture and has an elegant palette of brown, gray and plum. Custom furnishings were designed by Tran, including the Modern Fever wool rug with silk shag, his and hers settee and four-poster bed. A Pamela Stretton photo collage hangs over the De Sousa Hughes console and, in the sitting area, artist Carrie Leeb's sculptural installation spreads along the walls like pebbles washing up on a beach. Decorative painter Willem Racke's carved a wave pattern into the Venitian plaster facing the fireplace. "I wanted to do a room with a male point of view... that's layered with interesting textures in a chic way," Tran says.
Cecilie Starin, Suite I
Layers of detail are Tiburon designer Cecilie Starin's signature. Global accents and mixed-era furnishings create a feeling of adventure that's heightened by views of the Golden Gate and the Pacific. The metal canopy bed with diaphanous linen scrim features a French gilded starburst mirror, circa 1900. Starin brought in fine artwork from Sausalito artist Katheryn Holt and the late Walter Kuhlman of the S.F. School of Abstract Expressionism. Topping it all off are a dramatic silver-leafed ceiling and Moroccan tile-inspired border that create a truly Hemingway-esque retreat.
Kriste Michelini, Suite 4
Mod graphic black-and-white wallpaper (Vintage Minaret by Osborne & Little) and contemporary ikat fabric (Osborne & Little Espanola Way) in the West Elm daybed were the starting point for this room by Alamo designer Kriste Michelini, who fearlessly mixed bold patterns and color. "We just started building the color palette by incorporating vibrant colors such as the lavender velvet tufted ottoman, with hot pinks, greens and black pillows." Fur pillow and zebra rug add texture, and the Caboche Chandelier by Foscarini lends glamour. To infuse some calmness into the room, Michelini added a soft-white linen canopy with black edging.
Robin Barnato, Suite 3
A right-angled tufted headboard, right, drove the look of this narrow space by Robin Barnato of Studio Home in San Anselmo. Her clever design allows the bed to nestle into a restful corner like a chaise instead of sitting awkwardly in the center of the room. The playful palette was pulled from the Elitis sheer curtain (not shown), chosen for its brightness and wavy pattern that echoes the water below. Vinyl wallpaper (Elitis Travertine) provides a neutral textured backdrop for the strong colors. Bonus - it's wipeable.
Marin Designers Showcase
The showcase, a benefit for the Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership, continues through Feb. 26 and concludes with a sale of the furnishings on Feb. 27 (admission $5 with showcase ticket). 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, until 4 p.m. Sundays. Shuttle from Tiburon Boulevard at Beach Road in Tiburon. Tickets $30; seniors $25. (415) 479-5710. marindesignershowcase.org.
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Custom-built 5 BR, 4.5 BA Executive Home, located on a cul-de-sac street w/no back door neighbors & more than enough space for all your possessions!! There are 2 Bedrooms on the Main Level. The front of the home is accented with Diamond Shaped Sparkling Leaded Glass in the Entry Doors, matching Transom in Dining Room & Arched Window above front entry. Exquisite Custom Features throughout the home include Beautiful Crown Molding, Architectural Columns in Dining Room & Master Bath, Vaulted Ceiling in Master Bedroom, 2nd Bedroom and Full Bath on Main, Screened Porch, Central Vacuum, Hardwood Floors, Granite Counter Tops in huge kitchen, Designer tile in Master Shower, Slate Tile on Front Entry Porch, Oil Rubbed Bronze Fixtures, Window Treatments, Large Island in Kitchen, 2 Kitchen Pantries and 3 Large Bedrooms on the 2nd level with a Finished Bonus Room. The Full Unfinished Basement is perfect for a Media, Exercise or Game Room plus a Full Bath--whatever you desire!
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I'm really enjoying Into the Breach. It takes a lot of work and courage to build a game where the player can plan their next move with all the necessary information right in front of them. Player omniscience is a scary thing because it can lead to quick mastery or boredom. Apparently, it can even get a game assigned to a different genre.
In reading stories about Into The Breach I've stumbled upon more than a few comments saying that this strategic Starship Troopers simulator is actually more like a kaiju-killing puzzle. So why do people think that, and why is the term "puzzle" used like a put-down? The answer lies in the game's scope and the fact that it has nothing to hide.
This Gamasutra commenter argues that ITB isn't a strategy game because you know too much, and there isn't enough randomness. If that isn't quite clear, they go on to put a pretty fine point on it:
This is an agreeable line of reasoning to other commenters, but it struck me as dismissive. I get that uncertainty adds tension and makes a game feel like it can't quite be solved the way a puzzle can. However, removing that dice roll element does not mean automatic simplification. Knowing how the attacks will unfold for the next move does not make your choices any easier. There are still dozens of questions you have to ask yourself. Can I afford to lose another city? Is another hit to my mech worth blocking an enemy's emergence? Should I burn a single use weapon this time, or save it? Should I let this pilot die so I don't have to read anymore of his corny dialogue?
Hoping this was just a confined bit of genre snobbery, I went looking elsewhere. It turned out a similar sentiment had cropped up over at Rock Paper Shotgun.
"Mindless repetition" and "trivial variations" feels pretty harsh. ITB has a significant number of mechs, pilots, and weapons you can combine and a good variety of enemies that will force you to change up your strategy. See, I used the word. Do I win? In fact, the game layers on complexity as you progress with more ways to move, take, and receive damage. Surprises still happen, but only because you've forgotten something that's indicated clearly on the battlefield.
I'll cap off this series of hot takes with the spiciest one of all:
Well, I'm glad they're having fun at least.
It might seem like I'm trying to keep the tainted name of "puzzle" off my precious strategy game, but I'm not. I even agree that there is quite a bit of puzzle running through ITB, but it doesn't degrade it. I love having all the data I need to make a plan and execute a perfect series of moves to save a dystopian island's only bar. I love that the game fits on one screen and I don't have to send a doomed scout mech pounding off into the fog of war.
Some call Into the Breach a puzzle when it bills itself as strategy. Whether this is meant as an insult or not, it reveals the best thing about the game. It is a triumph of focus and design that can show you everything it's going to throw at you and still present a satisfying challenge.


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3.2.1. (Original Mix) - Kami
After listening to Kami's newest tune, it's not hard to hear the Hungarian newcomer's knack for minimal production. Despite a fairly complex arrangement for a track of this genre, it stays streamlined throughout creepy samples and an infectious kick. This one has Detroit's Movement Underground stage written all over it. Grab your copy today!
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One moment your life is a stone in you, and the next, a star -- Ranier Maria Rilke
Trey Gunn's seminal release "The Third Star" re-mastered with six unreleased tracks.
Critics agree that this was the release that found Gunn fully nurturing his personal vision as both a player and a composer. "The Third Star" was written and recorded between his work with David Sylvian and King Crimson.
In addition to the spectacular re-mastering of the original recordings, six bonus tracks are included on this release. The bonus tracks vary in time and instrumentation. Two are relatively new tracks composed and recorded with Gunn's current instrument – the Warr Guitar. The other tracks utilize the classic Chapman Stick and were recorded in NYC in between the release of "The Third Star" and Gunn's first solo record "One Thousand Years." These pieces showcase his early approach to these tapping instruments.
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Trey Gunn not only graduated from Chapman stick player to Warr Guitarist on his 1996 CD The Third Star, but being a member of King Crimson for two years also prepared him to drastically improve over his preceding CD, 1993's One Thousand Years. Having mastered the guitar-bass-stick hybrid instrument in the context of the veteran British band, Gunn plays every melody and bassline on The Third Star.
King Crimson leader Robert Fripp's wife, Toyah, leads a cast of three guest vocalists, but the mostly-instrumental disc primarily involves Gunn and drummer/percussionists Bob Muller and Pat Mastelotto (also a 1994 King Crimson addition). Gunn's deep, growling bassline and Far Eastern melodies set the tone on the opening "Dziban," leading into the 7/4-timed "Symbiotic." Gunn performed with the Fripps in the early 1990s with the group Sunday All Over the World, and this track recalls some of that band's post-New Wave angst through Toyah's impassioned, high-pitched vocals. Muller's versatility between a standard drum kit and Indian tablas and bandirs ("Arrakis," "Sirrah") makes The Third Star even harder to categorize.
Vocalist Alice provides the title track with a backward-sounding chant, as Gunn shows the influence of Robert Fripp through soundscape washes and dreamy chords. Mastelotto's two tracks are the most Crimson-esque - especially the looping "Acquiring Canopus" - but Muller proves to be to Gunn's band what the now-electronic drummer is to King Crimson. "Kuma" and "Indiera" are largely acidic duets between Gunn's melodies and bottom and Muller's drum kit and hand drums. The latter also features Serpentine's guttoral screams, ending The Third Star on a deliciously nightmarish note. For his next CD, 2000's The Joy of Molybdenum, Gunn added guitarist Tony Geballe; by 2001 he'd added another Warr Guitarist in Joe Mendelson.
Between the three futuristic string players and Muller's cross-reference of Eastern and Western drumming, the Trey Gunn Band is poised to erase any of the lines still separating musical genres - and The Third Star foretold it all to anyone who would listen. ~ Bill Meredith
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"Warning! Do not listen to this Trey Gunn record while driving late at night or while operating heavy machinery. A hypnotic-like state may occur and you may be lulled into a trance or might find yourself driving into the sunset until you either run out of gas or out of road, whichever comes first. The sounds on this record are extraordinary!" -- Bass Frontiers
"While some may compare 'The Third Star' to his work with King Crimson, there is a more patient attitude and atmosphere created on this album that maintains an integrity and beauty only found where there is true mastery and creativity. Gunn's got it." -- Rock Pile
"Trey Gunn is a man dedicated to finding every nuance hidden in his instrument. 'The Third Star' is a deep recording, richly layered with his unique style." -- Music Uncovered
"Minimalistic instrumentation, syncopated drumming, unusual female vocal styles and melodies, catchy harmonies, and unique guitar solos strongly characterize this release. The sound is a subtle mix of eccentric rock, noise, and hip-hop. The drums/percussion are one of the strong features in the album, and King Crimson's Pat Mastelotto makes a guest appearance on a couple of tracks. But it is Bob Muller's unique drumming that dominates."
-- Ram Samudrala
Trey Gunn - 8 and 12 string Warr Guitars, Chapman Stick, Vocal
Toyah - Vocal
Alice - Vocal
Serpentine - Vocal
Bob Muller - Drums, Tabla, Bandir, Percussion, Cluster Flutes
Michael D"Agostino - Drums
Pat Mastellotto - Drums, Percussion
1. Dziban
2. Symbiotic
3. Arrakis
4. Sirrah
5. The Third Star
6. Aquiring Canopus
7. Kaffaljidhma
8. Yad Al-Gawza
9. Kuma
10. Indira
11. Demographically Challenged
12. The Fish Are Shimmering Over The Horizon
13. Redder's Gate
14. one minute, a Stone
15. 3x's as Right
16. Gallina
17. measured by the Stars
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George Gotsis, communist, freedom fighter and retired wharfie turned 80 this week and the MUA Sydney Branch threw a party for him.
George is best remembered as the Godfather of May Day - keeping it alive for the past four decades. He is also remembered for leading black bans on Greek shipping during the persecution of unionists and other progressives under the Greek junta in the seventies, organising Greek immigrant workers in Port Kembla and being a mentor for young activists - Sydney Branch Secretary Paul McAleer among them.
"I first met George down at CTAL after I'd been on the waterfront just four months and I've never seen a table shake so much," said Paul. "The way he beat that table, the passion he displayed is what's so inspirational about George.
"George came from struggle, had a whole working life devoted to the working class and he's never retired from the struggle."
Paul paid tribute to George still coming into the union rooms most days and providing him the skills and inspiration for the job.
"I absolutely love the bloke," he said. "He's a mentor of mine. George is president of May Day committee, I'm secretary and without his contribution May Day would be dead. Comrade you are an icon of MUA and internationally."
MUA National Secretary Paddy Crumlin was unable to attend George's birthday but sent his greetings from China where he was meeting with union officials alongside ACTU and ITUC President Sharan Burrow:
"Congratulations on the latest quantitive achievement of one of Australia's great socialists," wrote Paddy Crumlin. "We expect a qualitative leap from you after year 80 into a heightened and accelerated process of class struggle.
"I am sorry that I cannot be there today as I am in Beijing and yesterday met at the Great Hall of the People with the President of the All China Federation of Trade Unions who passes on his warmest regards and solidarity on behalf of the 232 million Chinese workers he represents. He, like everybody there today is looking forward to your analysis of the political and economic crisis in Greece and Europe and the ramifications to the international proletariat of this latest failure of capitalism.
"I know your speech today will be again meeting the high standards you have always set in our long friendship and comradeship.
"Seriously George, your contribution to our movement is beyond peer; your courage and determination and commitment inspiring to all of your comrades and I would like to communicate my personal best wishes along with those of the officers, members and staff of the Maritime Union of Australia. We look forward to many more years of political and industrial struggle and activism with you on behalf of our membership and retired membership, the Australian trade union and progressive political movement and the international working class.
Long live Comrade George Gotsis!"
Jim Donovan, former Sydney branch secretary of the Waterside Workers' Federation and the MUA was next to laud George for his contribution to working class struggle:
"I've known George 40 yrs and we've had some turbulent times in those 40 years. George was born during the struggle in Greece against Fascist occupation and is a product of the era."
Jim spoke of how George had himself been a freedom fighter against the Greek junta after the war and eventually fled to Australia as his life was in danger.
"It was Greece's loss and Australia's gain," said Jim. "The work this bloke has done is second to none in this room. Mate, you're a wonderful comrade, a wonderful fighter and may you have many more years in front of you to continue the fight."
Mark Lennon , UnionsNSW then spoke on behalf of the broad labour movement.
"The strength of the trade union movement is the sum of its parts," he said. "George Gotsis is one of the icons of the trade union movement. When you think history, when you think of the struggle unions have been through, when you think May Day you think George Gotsis. George has never lost his passion and values. On behalf of all the unions of NSW George - Happy Birthday."
Then it was George's turn to take the mike.
"I'm very proud to be a member of the Maritime Union and proud to continue the working class struggle,'" he said. "The best days of the worker are the days of struggle."
George recalled his first years in Australia in the sixties working at BHP in Port Kembla, fighting the right wing ironworkers union and organising Greek immigrant workers.
"We were all unskilled workers from southern Europe," he said. "The job was dangerous and young workers were burnt and injured. We had to organise ourselves and the first progressive union leader I met was Snowy Webster from the Seamen's Union."
In 1964 George got a tip off from the local wharfies' branch that jobs were going on the Sydney wharves. Soon after he began organising black bans on Greek shipping to protest the military junta. Australian maritime unions slapped 48 bans on five ships.
"EV Elliott said we'd continue the bans until the people won freedom in Greece," George recalled.
So it was no surprise when George made his first application for citizenship under the conservative government it was rejected.
"In 1966 I made an application," he said. "And here's what they said: 'Your application for naturalization as Australian citizenship has been received but after careful consideration, the minister decided your application is not acceptable.'"
A couple of years later George tried again. And again it was refused. In 1969 a third application had the same outcome.
"With the election of the Whitlam Government in 1972 and Al Grasby becoming minister for immigration George was confident his application would not be rejected again. But it was. This time it did not even reach the minister. It was rejected by the department.
So George went to his union and a call went through to government with the message that if George Gotsis was not made an Australian citizen within the week they'd stop all the ships.
"In three days I was an Australian citizen," said George.


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Tabata 16 min
Goblet squats
Med ball sit ups
Box jumps 24/20 (jump for RX, but can step down. Scale with step ups)
Stay at one station to complete all 8 rounds. Keep a running total of each exercise and add them up at the end for one giant total.
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Farm to Table: 6 Dishes from Hawaii Restaurants
Here are six locally grown dishes you can order in Hawaii restaurants right now—and the farmers who made them possible.
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Besides, he notes, pigs are rooting animals. "One of my uncles had a pig in a pasture. In a week, he dug a hole big enough to bury a Volkswagen."
Shinsato's pigs are carefully nurtured. "It's always in the farmer's interest to treat his animals well. A stressed animal doesn't grow quickly," says Shinsato. "We take the time to do a good job, do whatever we need to do to take care of them."
Shinsato has the only USDA-certified pork slaughterhouse on Oahu, right at the farm, strictly for his own hogs. "Our facility was licensed by the state, so when the feds took over, we were grandfathered in. They've assured us that will never happen again."
Having his own slaughterhouse gives Shinsato total control. "We have to do a good job. We know who's getting the pig."
Shinsato sells only whole pigs. That's sustainable agriculture. Why waste any of the animal? In addition, it avoids competing head-on with Mainland producers who can flood the market with product. "People have to realize that if they want real, locally produced food, it's going to cost more."
For years, Shinsato's niche was ethnic markets. "But the older generation there is passing, and the younger one doesn't want whole pigs, doesn't even know how to use them."
He worked at finding new markets, often giving a whole pig to chefs, just to get them to try them. "They'd take it and hardly ever come back."
In recent years, though, restaurant business has picked up. High-end hotel buffets have become steady customers. If you see a suckling pig at the carving station at the Kahala or the Halekulani, you're seeing one of Shinsato's products.
Smaller restaurants are increasingly interested in making use of locally produced pork, even if they can't just buy the cuts they want.
"You know, a lot of that is due to Ed Kenney," says Glenn. "I didn't even find Ed. He found me."
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Ed Kenney, of Town and Downtown restaurants, found Shinsato because of a Hanahauoli School father-son picnic.
One of the other fathers brought along a La Caja China. That's a Cuban invention, an aluminum-lined wood box with a fire grate on top.
"He fired up that thing, and made a suckling pig with the best crispy skin I've ever tasted," says Kenney. "I wanted to make it for a party I had coming up."
He knew where to get a La Caja box; Roy Yamaguchi of Roy's had one. He'd call Roy's corporate chef, Jackie Lau, and borrowed it. But where to get a pig? The fellow parent gave him Glenn Shinsato's number.
"Glenn and I didn't have an instant rapport," says Kenney. "It didn't mean much to him I was a chef. He'd seen chefs come and chefs go. But the pig he sold me turned out to be good."
From then on, every couple of weeks, Kenney would buy a bigger pig, a 200-pounder, to serve at Town.
Dealing with a pig that size required four days by the time Kenney picked it up in Kahaluu, broke it down, butchered it into parts. It might be another week or so until the hams were ready, five or six weeks before the salami was cured.
Kenney was forced to come up with innovative ways to use every pound of pig. "Otherwise we could hardly afford it," he says. Braised cuts, sausages, even head cheese.
What's the single best thing he's ever made with Shinsato pork?
"It wasn't my idea, it was Glenn's," he says.
One month Shinsato didn't have a 200-pounder to sell him. He prevailed upon Kenney to take a small, 70-pound pig.


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Leading with innovation and impact to end child abuse in San Francisco.
At the San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center we believe that no child should ever be a victim of abuse or neglect. Yet risk factors such as poverty, job and housing loss, family isolation, and community and family violence are a daily reality for too many of our city's children and families. The San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center serves as an essential anchor institution by leading strategic partnerships, delivering high-quality services, and raising awareness to prevent abuse. Our services empower children, strengthen families, engage the community, and broaden the community safety net for children.
We are implementing a comprehensive approach to end child abuse and are partnering with families, schools, community organizations, local government, and civic leaders to increase our impact every day. Our programmatic priorities include:
- Expanding our reach – Educating the community to spot and stop abuse. Changing mindsets to create a community of action, awareness, and prevention.
- Deepening our impact – Building protective factors, including family resiliency, parenting education and skills, and overall family strength and wellness.
- Tracking our success – Measuring the results of our innovative model of intensive, coordinated care for at-risk families.
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For decades, families have turned to the San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center as a vital lifeline. We provide support in moments of crisis and over the long term, helping fragile families gain stability to thrive.


text: Nahdra brings sunshine and light to the world and in particular the world of fashion. She hails from Ethiopia but has lived in the USA far longer than her home country. She is a designer, teacher, event planner and visionary. We are fortunate to have her leading our EcoFashion Show since 2012. Her creativity and ability to coordinate a first class multicultural upcycled fashion show is unparalleled!


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What Do I Do Now?
When a death occurs, the question most people ask is "What do I do now?" The decisions that need to be made are numerous, and navigating the funeral process can be confusing at best. Additionally, there is great emotional and physical stress that accompanies this process, making decisions more difficult.
Whether you have planned ahead, are working with Seasons Funeral Planning Services, or know what funeral home you plan to use, your loved one will enter the care of a licensed funeral home at the time of death.
In Southern Nevada, when someone dies at home, the police must be called first. If the cause of death does not need further review by the Coroner's Office, the body may be taken directly to a funeral home. The authorities will ask the next of kin which funeral home to use. If there is no preference or the next of kin is not immediately available to choose, authorities will refer through their mortuary rotation system. This system utilizes most of the local mortuaries on a weekly rotating basis. Families are not obligated to use the designated mortuary for their funeral arrangements.
However, if the next of kin has not contacted the Coroner's Office within 24 hours regarding funeral home choice, the decedent will be released to the mortuary on rotation pending final disposition. Arrangements can then be made through that funeral home. Even still, the next of kin can choose another mortuary or cremation service for final disposition and services.
If the deceased is at a medical or assisted living facility, staff members will assist you in making the call to a local funeral home.
If your loved one is under hospice care, staff will usually provide you with a list of local funeral homes or refer you to a funeral planning service to assist you with the funeral planning process. You will usually be required to make a decision within a matter of hours as to which funeral home you would like to take your loved one to for care. Again, you are not obligated to use that mortuary for the final disposition and service – you may later have your loved one transported to the facility of your choice. However, there may be a charge for this latter transport. Ideally, having that decision made in advance is best so your loved one stays in the care of the same funeral home.


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I was sitting at an event the other morning and a long-time acquaintance sat down next to me and proceeded to pull out his iPad and start taking notes. He leaned over to me and said "Rob, remember when you stood up at a meeting last year and said that it won't be too soon before it shifts from knowing someone who owns an iPad to everyone owning an iPad? Well, that day has arrived." He had just bought his first a few days prior and fell in love with it overnight.
I've had similar experiences over the past month and it turns out that 11.8 million people have taken the plunge in the 4 weeks since the latest hardware launched. This isn't really news is it? You could see this happening – just look up from your coffee right now and see. The landscape has changed because of Apple – the only competition these days is, well, Apple. I've had so many people ask if they should buy an iPad or an iPad 2. Not if they should buy a PlayBook or an Android tablet or the Kindle Fire…How long before the iPad rivals the iPhone's numbers?
This is a crazy time for Apple – they can do no wrong while every single one of their competitors can do little to nothing right. They have done what successful music artists have done so well for so long – harnessed the wisdom of the crowds to great success (even if it lasts but for one song).
The Age of Pop
When I was 11, one of the most popular songs on the radio at the time was Let's Get Physical by Olivia Newton-John (who?). She was tearing up the nightly top 10 lists and was riding an incredible wave of popularity. So much so that I can't remember a single other song during that time. In fact, I even called in to a request line for my local radio station and, when I finally got through, I found myself requesting that very song even though I hated it – I just couldn't think of another song to request.
Apple is in that very spot right now with their products. There aren't any quite like it. There aren't any that are asked for by name by grandparents, parents and kids alike. There aren't any companies with the same ecosystem, the same panache and the same bravado. There aren't any companies that have $110B in cash in their bank either. There aren't any other companies that also get such a reaction – positive or negative – as Apple lovers give it and haters chastise it. Make no bones, this is a cult-like religion that could buy a mid-sized country and have money left over.
Regardless of what side you fall on – love the Apple or hate it – you can't deny what they have done for the mobile industry. Not all perfect (not even close) but, when asked, most mobile developers will say the moment they got serious about this industry was when the very first iPhone was released.
Long live Rock and Roll
Flash forward a year to 1982. There I was a 12-year old music veteran and voting for the song of the year by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. She was the new it girl, "I love rock and roll" was the new it song. It was rock, not pop. Olivia Newton-John was long gone. Had Jett released the song a year earlier she would have lost out to the genre that won the generation. A year later, she was the genre.
Technology, like music, goes in cycles. Think back to when RIM was on top of the mobile world, Pocket PC was the dominant OS and the iPhone was just a rumour. This cycle is merciless and inevitable and will knock companies around without compassion as it did RIM. There is opportunity out there but, perhaps, not right now. There really is no "iPhone killer" is there? Probably not an "iPad killer" out there either but there will be a shift, there will be a Joan Jett singing "I love rock and roll" that will eventually knock pour Olivia Newton-John into obscurity.


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gives the estimator gain matrix for the StateSpaceModel ssm, such that the poles of the estimator are pi.
specifies the measured outputs outi to use.
Details and Options
- EstimatorGains is also known as observer gains or observer pole placement.
- The state-space model ssm can be given as StateSpaceModel[{a,b,c,d}], where a, b, c, and d represent the state, input, output, and transmission matrices in either a continuous-time or a discrete-time system:
continuous-time system discrete-time system
- If ssm is observable, the eigenvalues of will be {p1,p2,…,pn}, where is the computed estimator gain matrix.
- For a descriptor system StateSpaceModel[{a,b,c,d,e}], the number of poles that can be specified is determined by the rank of e and the observability of the system.
- EstimatorGains also accepts nonlinear systems specified by AffineStateSpaceModel and NonlinearStateSpaceModel.
- For nonlinear systems, the operating values of state and input variables are taken into consideration, and the gains are computed based on the approximate Taylor linearization.
- EstimatorGains[{ssm,{out1,…}},…] is equivalent to EstimatorGains[ssm1,…], where ssm1SystemsModelExtract[ssm,All,{out1,…}].
- The observer dynamics are given by:
continuous-time system discrete-time system
- In the case of a square nonsingular matrix , the state vector can be computed as .
- EstimatorGains accepts a Method option with settings given by:
Automatic automatic method selection "Ackermann" Ackermann method "KNVD" Kautsky–Nichols–Van Dooren method
- The estimator gains are computed as the state feedback gains of the dual system.
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When it came to my turn the bill came to just over £114, which for me is a lot to spend on one shop - but it's Christmas, and we all like to over indulge don't we? I got chatting to the checkout operator who casually said that lots of people were spending between £300-400 on their food shopping for the week and it really struck me as completely mad. I mean, the shops are only closed for one day and just how much food can one family eat on the big day? Even I had spent over £100 for just the three of us, and there will be other bits and pieces bought during the week too.
When it came to unpacking and putting all of the shopping away I realised I needed to make some room because the fridge was already quite full, along with the cupboards. So I got a couple of carrier bags and filled them up with food that was either past its sell by date or had been festering at the bottom of the fridge. And there was a lot of it. Bread, cold meats, loads of fruit and veg, some cheese.
When I took the bags out to the bin I felt ashamed.
Ashamed, because I was throwing away food that we had wasted when an increasing number of families are having to get theirs from foodbanks this Christmas.
|Image from the Trussell Trust website
The recent increase of foodbanks in the this country is nothing short of a travesty and the fact that 16 million people in this country - this country - not a third world country - live below the poverty line is appalling.
This is from the Trussell Trust website:
Every day people in the UK go hungry for reasons ranging from redundancy to receiving an unexpected bill on a low income. Trussell Trust foodbanks provide a minimum of three days emergency food and support to people experiencing crisis in the UK.
In 2011-12 foodbanks fed 128,687 people nationwide, 100% more than the previous year. Rising costs of food and fuel combined with static income, high unemployment and changes to benefits are causing more and more people to come to foodbanks for help.
Please spare a thought for the families who will be using foodbanks this week. You can find a list of your nearest foodbank here, with a list of the type of foods needed.
If you can donate something this week please do because, quite frankly, there but for the grace of God go many of us.


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The SLD Soccer school has been set up by Moving Matters, to support the development of young footballers from Lambeth and the surrounding areas.
Players have the opportunity to train and develop technical ability, gameplay, decision making and attitude to progress and improve.
CHECK OUT some of the action from our sessions on our You Tube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9_-75K4KTB3aSAjSIu1mMQ
We run two programmes at The Elmgreen secondary school, where we train on their astro turf pitch: multi-ability and elite.
Saturday mornings, girls and boys welcome.
9.30 -10.30 Mini Movers (Reception - Year 2)
10.30 - 12.00 Mini Magicians (Years 3+)
Monday evenings.
5.30 - 7.00pm Girls only (Years 2-7)
Elite programme.
Our Elite programme is now until it's third full season. We invite talented players from years 3-6 to come and join one of our groups.
Monday - Year 3&4 Wednesday - Years 5,6 & 7
Our aim is to provide high quality coaching which allows players to develop in a positive and progressive environment. The coaching focuses on highly technical opposed and uppossed practice and small sided games.
If the right opportunities for progression arise, we support our players as best we can to progress. HOWEVER we don't sell false promises and aren't focused on putting players forwards unless we feel they're ready.
Our coaching team are inspiring industry professionals with a passion for football development and years of experience of working with primary aged pupils.
To sign up for a trial session, please contact me, George Marsden 07454782010.
We have recently started a girls only session on a Monday evening, 5.30 - 7pm.
This session invites girls of all ages and abilities to come and train.
We have a maximum of 22 places available, so get booked in below to secure your place.
Your first session is FREE, so come down and have a go.
Multi ability:
9.30 - 10.30am Mini Movers (Rec - year 2)
10.30 - 12.00 Mini Magicians - (Years 3+)
Monday 5.30-7pm U8/9s (Years 3 & 4)
Wednesday 5.30 - 7pm U10/11/12s (Years 5,6 & 7)
The Elmgreen school
Elmcourt Road, West Norwood
We have access to a large astroturf pitch.
Multi ability:
- Mini Movers £5
- Mini Magicians £7.50
Multi ability - Girls session £8
Elite £8.50
Parents who do not pre pay online will be charged an additional £1 fee to be added to the register, the system generates a payment link which must be paid before entry to the next SLD session.
All NEW players can attend their first session without charge.
See on booking form
To pay for the sessions online, please use the form below or you can use the Open play app which can be found in the AppStore.
Using childcare vouchers with Moving Matters
Our holiday camp at The Elmgreen is Ofsted registered, registration
number EY485421 (Note our Julians camp is not Ofsted registered, so can't be booked using vouchers).
- Edenred: P20959192
- Computershare: 0022014454
- Care 4: 41400380
- Fideliti: MOV002C
- Busy Bee: use our Ofstead number EY485421
- Sodexo: 846145
- Kiddivouchers
Please only use the name of the childcare provider as voucher code when paying for your booking. See screen shot
- Apply childcare provider's name as the voucher code (as mentioned above) then proceed to payment.
- The code overides the amount owed but please ensure you have accurately calculated what you owe.
- The price for a day is £27 early drop off £2.50 and extended day £7.50
- Discounts do not apply to childcare voucher bookings
- Any miscalculation of fees paid will be communicated to you and you will be required to pay the difference in cash at camp
We now offer a full week's soccer camp every school holiday. At the camp, we develop a range of skills throughout the week see below.
Every day we want the children to learn and develop new skills, so the coaching is varied.
We focus on ensuring the players have lots of touches of the ball in a fun and engaging environment. We focus on small sided football, group and individual competitions.
Here is the weekly focus:
Monday: Ball mastery, dribbling and running with the ball
Penalty competition and keep up challenge
Tuesday: Passing and retaining possession
Crossbar challenge and hit the zone
Wednesday: Shooting and 1-1 finishing
American penalties
Thursday: Goalkeeping and Futsal tournament
Bounce, bounce volley
Friday: Football tennis, football cricket, football golf and football rounders
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It's almost here!! It's almost time to start seeding! More on that in another post, but let's talk about my front garden and the crazy weather we've been having. Up until March 9th, the weather had been warming up, and suddenly on March 10th, it got super cold and it snowed. West of the city, they received up to 30 cm of snow. The cold snap lasted 5-6 days, which was kind of depressing, but the sun has finally come out and the temps are above freezing.
Prior to the late winter "storm", I had noticed that the garlic bulbs I stuck into the ground last September, they were sprouting, along with the rhubarb. That was exciting, especially with the freak warm temperatures – a sure sign of spring! But as soon as the weather reports were preparing us with the extended extreme cold alerts, and the impending snow storm coming from the USA, I started to worry about the delicate garlic shoots. The question was, should I run out and find some mulch? Of course there are many that say you have to, but I found a forum where one farmer said that he tracked the progress of mulched and unmulched garlic in his fields and found that the unmulched garlic produced bigger bulbs. Of course, there are probably lots of factors to consider, but this was all I needed to make me feel less badly about not running out and buying wood mulch.
The snow fell, maybe 8 cm worth, and it was frigid for days. The temperatures have steadily risen over the last few days, and the snow is all gone. Today, eight days after that snowfall, I went to check the damage, and guess what, it looks like the garlic shoots survived. It also looks like the garlic and tulips are growing together. Must be tulips from two years ago because the only things I stuck in the soil last year was garlic.
The rhubarb is also making an appearance, much to my surprise. The whole thing looked pretty sad by the end of last season. I just let it die back on it's own, and now there is a bright pop of colour pushing up.