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About Rob Woodbridge
Rob Woodbridge didn't exactly invent the Internet, but he sure helped make it work.
Way back in 1993, (a full year before Netscape released the first mass-market web browser), I founded Thunder Rd. Communications, one of the first Internet service providers in Ottawa. Once established, the company quickly moved beyond the mere provision of net access and within twelve months, Thunder Rd. was developing and delivering custom software applications over the Internet. By 1998, when it was acquired by Animatics Interactive, the firm was generating revenues in excess of $1,500,000.
In 1998 I formally joined Animatics as Director of Internet Development. From day one, my unique ability to integrate technology into marketing communications strategy began to pay off.
When I arrived, Animatics was creatively strong, but had become mired in the offline world. Fully 95% of AI projects were CD-based, against just 5% web. Within six months, those figures were almost exactly reversed. From there, having taken Animatics online, I went on to move the company from a simple provider of static brochure-ware to a developer of vibrant, interactive digital marketing tools. As well, I personally built and launched EARL, Animatics' combined company intranet and client extranet. One of the first online collaborative tools, EARL was simple and primitive looking by today's standards, but pioneering stuff in those early days — at least I thought it was…
As Animatics evolved into Filament Communications, I took on additional roles (now promoted to Chief Net Officer) and put my blend of technological skills and communications expertise to work for clients as diverse as Nortel Networks, Infospace, Xerox, the Royal Bank, and more. I was amongst the first to embrace database-driven websites, built online training environments for global clients, and translated marketing strategies into functional e-business applications. It was the greatest time to embrace learning and, man was there a ton to learn!
It was a busy time. But within a few years, I had become recognised a technologist who understands communications mixed with the communications expert who understands technology.
By 2000, I was ready for a new challenge. I found it at getHOW!
An Ottawa-based start-up, getHOW! had identified a viable market niche and designed some powerful software. But the company needed capital and a marketing strategy. I jumped on as President and repositioned and re-branded getHOW! from a "how-to" web portal to a B2B streaming video provider. From there, and following dozens of presentations to VCs and angel investors, I secured first-round financing, enabling getHOW! to complete its software development and begin to generate revenue.
Unfortunately, like so many companies back then, we weren't able to secure our next round of funding after the Internet bubble burst — a much longer story that I will happily tell over a beer sometime, just ask me — and we were forced to shut this promising company down and strike out again.
So I jumped on with a Boutique consulting company called SystemScope and learned how to create trusted relationships with customers from two great guys in Denis Barbeau and Steve Karam. After assisting Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada roll out their largest videoconferencing network across the country (seeing Canada from coast to coast was a perk) through Systemscope, I joined OCRI's Entrepreneurship Centre to run the Ottawa Capital Network.
The OCN focused on matching angel and venture capital investors from around the world with local entrepreneurs through a number of programs and private consultations. I ran and re-branded a pretty successful event called the Ottawa Venture & Technology Summit for 2 years to critical acclaim – it has been rated one of the top 3 venture fairs in North America – and has generated a strong brand and revenue stream for the Entrepreneurship Centre during a period of budgetary cuts and layoffs. Happy to say that this great event is still going strong, now in it's 12th year!
Then the wireless revolution started and I knew I had to be a part of it, joining Magmic Games as VP Operations in 2005. Magmic is a pioneer in mobile games for smartphones such as RIM's BlackBerry and Apple's iPhone and I had a blast as we grew the company's revenue and efficiency while going from 7 to 120 employees.
At the same time as my involvement in Magmic, I joined the board of advisors for a company called Idokorro Mobile. Idokorro built a bunch of mobile applications targeting the IT professional and was WAY ahead of anyone else's thinking about what smartphones will eventually be used for.
I eventually joined Idokorro in 2006 as President & CEO and ran the company for three incredible years. In that time we re-branded the company to Rove Mobile, refocused the company product offering and grew revenue 6X. One of the most amazing pieces of my job was the relationships I formed with co-workers and partners.


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One of the least popular ethical theories is present moment ethical egoism (pmee): you ought do what produces the state that is best for you at the present moment.
But pmee has a very lovely formal feature: it can be used to simulate every other ethical theory of permissibility, simply by changing the value function, the function that ranks states in terms of how good they are for you at the present moment. To simulate theory T, just assign value 1 to one's presently choosing an action that T says is permissible and value −1 to one's presently choosing an action that T says are impermissible. In this way, pmee simulates Aquinas, Kant, virtue ethics, utilitarianism, non-present-moment egoism, etc.
This formal feature is not shared by non-egoistic consequentialist theories. For the only way a consequentialist theory can simulate a deontological theory is by assigning an overwhelmingly large negative value to wrong choices. But this gives a result incompatible with many deontological theories, namely that you should choose to commit a murder in order to prevent two other people from doing the same.
The formal feature is also not shared by egoistic but not present-moment theories. For on some deontological theories, it is wrong to commit a murder now in order to prevent oneself from choosing two murders later.
Here is another curious thing. Basically, the only present thing in my present control is my present choice. This means that pmee cannot be a consequentialist theory in the typical sense of the word, because all causal consequences take time, and hence every causal consequence within my present control is in the future. In other words, it is the value of the present choice that pmee needs to focus on (both in itself, and in a larger context).
But once we see that it is the value of the choice itself, and not the causal consequences of the choice, that pmee must base a decision on, then given the fact that the most compelling value that a choice has is its moral value, it seems that pmee tells one that one should do what is morally right. And what is morally right cannot be defined in terms of pmee on pain of circularity.
This is a Parfit-like thought, of course. (Maybe even exactly something from Parfit. It's been a while since I've read him.)

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Ubuntu on HP 15 TouchSmart Notebook PC, 255 G2 and Compaq 15 TouchSmart Notebook PC
If there is an issue with the information for this system, please let us know.
The HP 15 TouchSmart Notebook PC, 255 G2 and Compaq 15 TouchSmart Notebook PC notebook with the components described below have been awarded the status of certified for Ubuntu.
Please note that for pre-installed systems:
- The system is available in some regions with a special image of Ubuntu pre-installed by the manufacturer. It takes advantage of the hardware features for this system and may include additional software. You should check when buying the system whether this is an option.
- Standard images of Ubuntu may not work at all on the system or may not work well, though Canonical and computer manufacturers will try to certify the system with future standard releases of Ubuntu.
Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS 64-bit
Available from ubuntu.com
Testing details
This system was tested with 14.04 LTS, running the 3.13.0-45-generic kernel.
Certification notes
- Updates required
This system requires all available updates to be applied in order to work properly.
- Proprietary Drivers Required
Installation of proprietary AMD video driver is required for full functionality.
- Touchpad gestures
3 or more finger touchpad gestures do not work on this system.
- Display scaling on external monitor
When using an external monitor, if the display has not reached the whole screen, please use the "Scaling Options" bar from Display Manager > DTV > Adjustments in AMD Catalyst Control Center to control the display scaling.
- Hewlett-Packard: F.09 (Legacy)
Hardware summary
This system was tested with these key components:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Kabini [Radeon HD 8400]
Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188EE Wireless Network Adapter


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The Flames' leaky defense and the Penguins' shocking struggles to score have turned two expected playoff contenders into early season disappointments.
Welcome to the latest installment of While You Were Away. We'll be tracking stories you may have missed and players who are trending up or down. We'll fill you in on roster transactions, make a few predictions and generally keep you updated on all things NHL beyond your favorite team.
What to make of the Calgary Flames and the Pittsburgh Penguins? One of the more exciting teams to make the 2015 playoff field, the Flames entered this season with a defense corps bolstered by the acquisition of Dougie Hamilton, an arsenal of young scorers and two goalies who were striving to solidify themselves as full-time NHL netminders. The Penguins made a splash during the off-season by locking up Phil Kessel in a trade with Toronto to add to an already potent top six.
But things have mostly fallen apart for both teams this season and their inconsistencies were on display during a recent pair of games.
For the Flames, scoring isn't necessarily a problem as it has been for many other teams, though their best offensive player, Johnny Gaudreau has gone cold with no goals in his past four games. Letting goals in is what has them sitting near the NHL's basement at 28th in the standings with a record of 6-12-1.
Friday night's 3–2 win over the formidable Washington Capitals looked promising. But in Sunday's 4–1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks the Flames looked more like the team we've seen most often this season. Coach Bob Hartley called it "a step back."
Calgary's 3.74 goals-against per game average is the league's worst, as is its goal differential of –1.37. It would be easy to blame the goaltending, as many people have. None of the three netminders the Flames have used—Karri Ramo, Jonas Hiller and Joni Orto—has a save percentage over .900.
But given how difficult it is to trade for a goalie who could turn the Flames' season around the way Devan Dubnyk did for the Wild last year (Colorado's Semyon Varlamov is said to be available, but he's been struggling this season), let's examine the other glaring problem: Calgary's defensemen aren't driving play the way many thought they would as the Flames sit with a 5-on-5 Corsi For of 47.7% (according to Hockey Analysis), which ranks fourth worst in the league.
The main culprits are Kris Russell and Dennis Wideman.Their numbers are glaring: Russell and Wideman have 5-on-5 Corsi For's of 44.9% and 45.6% respectively. The big problem? These two see a lot of ice time as Russell (24:01) and Wideman (23:20) are second and fourth in ATOI among Flames defensemen, respectively. They're seeing big minutes and neither turning these minutes into offensive chances for the Flames or preventing opposing teams for getting big chances.
But to captain Mark Giordano, the main issue is a lack of aggressive play. "Our DNA is being aggressive, jumping up in the play and playing good defense," he told the Calgary Sun. "That was what made us so successful last year—every shift last year we were aggressive and on the puck and creating turnovers."
Fortunately, the Flames are lucky to be only six points out of a playoff spot, so there is still time to get going.
Over in Pittsburgh, getting the offense going has been the problem. The Penguins mustered only one goal in two games this weekend. On Friday night, Patric Hornqvist scored late in the third period against the Columbus Blue Jackets in a 2–1 loss. The following night they were shut out by the New Jersey Devils, 4–0.
One goal in two games? If you picked the Pens to rank below Kessel's former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, in goals per game on November 17 in the "NHL Surprises" pool, you are clairvoyant. The Pens have scored a measly 2.06 goals per game and you would think that given their five-on-five shooting percentage of 5.81%, they need to simply shoot the puck even more.
But shooting largely hasn't been the issue. At 29.9 shots per 60 minutes, good for 12th in the league, they're getting their chances. It's their power play, one that so many expected would make quick work of opposing teams, that has been the biggest surprise. The Pens are shooting a paltry 8.97% with the man advantage, tied for fourth worst in the league.
It was unthinkable to suggest before the season, but it may be time to break up the PP combo of Kessel,Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin(who according to Left Wing Lock have been used together for more than half of the team's total PP time) and give Nick Bonino, Daniel Sprong or Beau Bennett a crack on the unit's top line.
Sound strange? Perhaps, but all three have better shooting percentages this season than Kessel, Crosby and Malkin. I'm not saying it's something they have to stick with throughout the season but the Pens now sit fifth in the Metropolitan Division and they should be open to trying anything to break their goal-scoring drought.
How long can both the Flames and the Penguins sit and wait on their problems? If we're picking teams in the "Who's going to shake things up early in the season?" pool, these two would be my bet.


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Happy Friday! I'm in dire need of some birthday cards. A co-worker is celebrating her birthday this weekend. I wanted to bring her a card today, but didn't have one that was appropriate for someone I don't know very well.
I decided to make a quick one for her last night. As a bonus, I got in a little coloring for The Daily Marker coloring challenge!
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Year: 1984
Director: Joseph Yale
Starring: Chris Allen , Chris Cairns , David Ashfield , Michael Christopher , Phillip Todd , Scott Avery ,
Country: USA
Length: 01h 05min 05sec
Description Coverboy:
He's picture-perfect! Chris Allen is an All-American piece o' beef in this lusty tale of high-fashion photography and down-and-dirty sex. See what it takes to become a coverboy. You'll love this 'shooting session'! There is plenty of sucking and barebacking here, so you should definitely cum watch this pretty boy!


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Theatre for Young Audiences
About the program:
Each spring, Fresno State students enroll in a course to bring children's theatre productions to elementary and middle schools throughout the San Joaquin Valley. This touring company of student actors has been a tradition at Fresno State for over 50 years, and have toured more than 40 schools and over 16,000 children in a single season.
2019 Tour:
About The Play:
"The Super Cilantro Girl: Three Stories of Juan Felipe Herrera" revolves around the lives of a family of migrant workers: twelve-year-old Esmeralda, her younger brother Juanito, Papi, and Mamá. After years on the road, full of hard work and adventures, the family can finally settle down. Now the children must attend new schools, learn a new language, and find their places in the world. Along the way, they discover the power of words and the imagination, as well as the importance of their Mexican-American heritage and its place in California's Central Valley.
How to bring Theatre for Young Audiences to your school:
Complete the request form and staff will begin discussions and planning to bring the touring group to your school. Click here to request a performance at your school.
On-Campus Performances:
The TYA Tour will have a two-day on-campus engagement on April 25th and April 26th. Performance times are 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on both days. Click here to request on on-campus(Fresno State) performance.
(Note: Fresno State Faculty/Staff can also request Theatre for Young Audiences to
come to their classroom.)
Financial Assistance:
Through our Adopt-a-School Program donors can make contributions to held reduce costs for the program, and can identify specific schools they wish to donate to help bring Theatre for Young Audiences to their community.
Tuesday and Thursday mornings. March 5 - May 7, 2019
On campus on Thursday and Friday, April 25 & 26, 2019
$300.00 for 1 performance
$200.00 for each additional performance on the same day
(Note: For On Campus Performances costs are $5.00 single tickets or $3.00/person for groups of 20 or more)
Audience Size:
Maximum audience size for a performance is 300 people.
If the maximum number is exceeded the school will be billed for additional performances.
All payments are expected 30 days before the performance.
Nonpayment may result in cancellation of performances.
No refunds or exchanges on tickets purchased for on-campus performance.
Technical Information:
Performances last between 50 and 60 minutes and we require no less than 20 minutes to reset the production between performances.
Times requested must be at least one hour and twenty minutes apart.
Access to the performance space 45 minutes prior to the first performance.
An interior performance space at least 14' x 14' with audience space for up to 300 people.
Access to: 2 grounded electrical outlets & a private place for costume change.
Free Public Performances:
Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 11:00am & 2pm in the Dennis and Cheryl Woods Theatre (located in Speech Arts Building)
Free Admission. First come, first served. No tickets, No reservations.


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Ustick currently has 4 different adult Sunday School classes.
These Sunday Schools are studying The New Testament with Brian Perkins, The Old Testament with Pat Warren, Bible Stories with Pastor Brian Dyer, and The Names Of God with Ruthy Ayala.
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I would suggest placing a link to the W3C Process Document a little more prominently on the site, like on the main page, as well as from the Status section of all documents. (http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Process-20010208/tr) That would allow readers to easily gauge where any given document on the site stands in the certification process. I think the 'Status' section in itself tends to provide insufficient context. It took me a great deal of searching for a complete process description until I finally came across the Process Document; it really shouldn't be that difficult. (By that point I had actually already drafted an email suggesting that you provide a process document!) thanks, Geoff HagerReceived on Friday, 25 May 2001 19:25:19 UTC
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Now that Thanksgiving is over, we can ease up on the turkey talk. I do regret that I saw no Wild Turkeys this weekend, only subdued, succulently prepared ones. How about you?
Corey had way too many birds to choose from for his Best Bird of the Weekend, with exactly 100 species for the four-day weeekend. Nonetheless, he had to choose one, so he went with Boreal Chickadee, of which he saw two in the Adirondacks on Friday. On Saturday, Corey and I searched Jones Beach for rarities, walking away with both a Snowy Owl and a Northern Shrike. The owl wasn't really that rare, considering how many have been seen in New York over this past weekend. The shrike, on the other hand, is a species I've seen only a few times and thus earns the honor of my Best Bird of the Weekend.
How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed. If you've blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.
I'll go for Horned Grebes on the Niagara River between Buffalo (on the US side) and Fort Erie on the Canadian side.
Also some fake Canvasbacks. All about them and more on my blog at http://www.mybirdoftheday.ca
A pair of Bald Eagles on Whidbey Island that were carrying long clumps of grasses to their enormous nest high in a tree.
I saw a pair of Ladder-backed Woodpeckers at my local State Park in Dallas, on the far eastern edge of their area. But more exciting to me is that I saw a (lifer!) female Red-headed Woodpecker at another Dallas park on Saturday, on the western edge of their area. I guess woodpeckers from the whole country are finding Dallas a great place to visit!
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CONROE - The Conroe City Council approved a performance-based agreement for $197,235 over seven years with Belgium-based LUC Urethanes, according to Danielle Scheiner with the CIDC.
The company, Scheiner said, has purchased 5.33 acres at Conroe Park North, a 1,045-acre industrial park just northeast of downtown.
"This will be their first manufacturing plant in the United States," Scheiner said of the company's $5.17 million facility.
The company plans to hire about 20 people over its first two years and have an inventory of about $1.4 million in seven years.
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Deleted all of Molly's social media sites.
A lot of our memories were on those types of sites. I'm so fucking sad and this feels so unfair. I wish I would have been told at least so I could have gone through and taken screenshots of what I wanted to keep. I'm so sad. So so sad. It was all I had left of her. And now it's gone.


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It's the zombie apocalypse in the world of customer service.
Your customer is in a dark room, her heart racing and body trembling. A cold sweat drips from her brow. Her fists clench tightly to the phone. Frightened of what she might find on the other end of the line, she bravely dials the number. One ring, another and then the phone picks up.
"Hello! Thank you for calling Acme No Service Company. Press 1 for English; Press 2 for Spanish; Press 3 for Martian; Press a combination of your birth date and social security numbers to reach our next menu…"
She screams out, but no one is around to hear her. She's just been attacked by zombie customer service.
Increasingly, companies are using automated services to interact with their customers. From phone answering to social media, engagement with a company's customers is becoming less of a priority. While this can save a company time and money, it's incensing for a customer who would prefer to speak to a live person.
You need an antidote to avoid becoming a drooling, leg dragging customer service zombie. Here's how to create an engaging customer experience – big or small budgets alike.
Do Not Automate
Automation is one of the greatest customer service hindrances of all time. It's like watching a zombie walk toward you; you are fully aware it's coming and it has be dealt with, but you simply don't have the wherewithal to fight it off. The more more steps it takes for a customer to reach a person, the less likely you are to keep them.
In fact, 53% are irritated if they don't speak to a real person right away. In addition, 58% will never use the company again after a negative experience.
How are your customers supposed to think you care if you can't even hire people to speak with them and provide the information they need when they need it? The answer is clear: the less automated service you provide, the better. PATLive provides person-to-person customer service solutions for businesses of all sizes, so we know what we're talking about.
Engage on Social Media
Imagine your customers notice your Facebook page or Twitter account is relatively active, posting relevant and interesting content. They will automatically assume someone will respond to their questions or complaints. But what happens when they get no response? The chances of you losing one or more customers increases greatly.
Don't just take our word for it: churn rate can increase by 15% if organizations fail to respond to customers on social media.
Make sure you are taking advantage of the unique opportunity to connect with your customer more intimately by engaging with them on your social accounts.
Customer Success Teams
If you want your customers to think you don't belong to the undead, creating a new customer onboarding program can increase customer satisfaction. Where do you begin? Put your flesh hunting aside and start by creating customer success teams. These teams can follow up on a group of customers and assist them as they start out. Another component could include documents detailing product use and set-up, or emails with frequently asked questions.
Making sure your customer is starting off on the right foot is a high touch service method that will definitely turn your skin from gray to rosy-cheeked.
Zombies are cool as long as they stay within the confines of the T.V. or movie screen. What you don't want is to create a customer experience that makes your company seem as if it's being run by a bunch of mindless ghouls. Create an engaging experience for your customers and you are sure to ward off the monsters for good.
It's your turn! What does your business do to avoid coming off as a bunch of deadly sleepwalkers? Tell us in the comments!


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A Long Time Coming
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- Anonymous19 March 2012 at 13:37
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awww how nice,i love them all but the cross earings are lovely and Darcy's bracelet sooo cute xxxReplyDelete
- Anonymous19 March 2012 at 15:41
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Everything is so cute :) love the scrabble rings, i really want one.ReplyDelete
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I lurrrvvveee the moostache earrings (yes, I know, thats not how you spell moustache. But, I can't help say it like its spelt that way :) )
Best go check out this lovely ladies shop :) x
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I haven't found anything online about any possible issues with Chrome's handling of
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Does anyone have any ideas as to why I'm getting the corrupted output? Is this a bug with Chrome or is there something wrong with the site?
Here are some screenshots of what is happening:
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It's not just LCDs and plasmas on Panasonic's mind today; the company also wants your home entertainment to sound better. Hitting the market in April is the Panasonic SC-HTB520, a slim-bar audio system with wireless subwoofer, and the Panasonic SC-BTT770, SC-BTT370 and SC-BTT270 Blu-ray 3D home theater systems.
Panasonic has clad the SC-HTB520 in a fingerprint-resistent black mesh and mirror-finish enclosure, and the various drivers semi-hidden behind create a virtual surround sound experience. As for the Blu-ray 3D systems, they pack integrated WiFi for VIERA Cast and BD-Live, along with a universal iPhone/iPod dock.
The BTT770 and BTT370 also throw in wireless rear speaker support (bundled with the flagship unit, a $129.95 option on the mid-range model), a down-firing subwoofer and Skype support with the optional camera. The Panasonic SC-HTB520 will be priced at $399.99 when it arrives next month, while the Panasonic SC-BTT770, SC-BTT370 and SC-BTT270 will be priced at $599.99, $499.99 and $399.99 respectively.
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The front of the SC-HTB520 features a black stainless mesh material with a luxurious mirror finish and a special coating that resists dust and fingerprints. A unique design concept boosts the ambience of the SC-HTB520's high-quality sounds by making the speaker units partially visible through the mesh, so listeners can almost visualize the sound.
The SC-HTB520 system delivers dialog that is crisp and clear. This is made possible by the Clear-Mode Dialog, which makes the sound seem like it is coming from the center of the TV display. With more precise linking of the picture and the sound, the result is clean, pure sound for dialog voices on video and vocals on music. Virtual surround technology also reproduces surround sounds from the front speakers that seem to wrap around the listening position. And dynamic, deep bass sounds are achieved by the Down Firing Subwoofer. The subwoofer is equipped with a wireless system, so there is no need to connect it to the main unit by cables. Lack of wiring keeps the room interior uncluttered and enables a simple and flexible layout.
Connection and installation could not be easier, thanks to the system's compatibility with ARC* (Audio Return Channel), which allows receiving audio signals from the TV. Simply place it by the television or wall mount for a custom installation (via supplied wall mounts) and connect it with just one HDMI cable.
The SC-HTB520 will be available in April 2011 with a suggested retail price of $399.99.
* An ARC-compatible TV is required.
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Based in Secaucus, N.J., Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company (PCEC), a market and technology leader in High Definition television, is a Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal North American subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation (NYSE: PC) and the hub of Panasonic's U.S. marketing, sales, service and R&D operations. Panasonic is pledged to practice prudent, sustainable use of the earth's natural resources and protect our environment through the company's Eco Ideas programs. Information about Panasonic products is available at www.panasonic.com. Additional company information for journalists is available at www.panasonic.com/pressroom.
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SECAUCUS, NJ (March 1, 2011) – Panasonic, a leader in Full HD 3D technology, today announced pricing of its new Full HD 3D Blu-ray Disc™ home theater systems which employ advanced technologies to reproduce immersive 3D with superb picture quality, cinema-like surround sound and boast 3D Effect Controller, Universal Dock for iPod®/iPhone® and Skype™1 compatibility. All models from entry-level up feature built-in WiFi connectivity.
The new models, SC-BTT770, SC-BTT370 and SC-BTT270 deliver advanced sound quality that complements the dynamic 3D images. Based on the concept of reproducing an ideal cinema- like surround sound environment, Panasonic's proprietary technology, called Cinema Surround Plus, compensates for the lack of a surround effect to provide natural smooth surround sound and offers an enhanced surround effect from above and around.
Featuring Panasonic's renowned Full HD 3D Playback, the new systems not only deliver powerful 3D images with dramatic effects, enhanced depth, luster and texture, but allow the user to tailor the image display as desired. The 3D Effect Controller adjusts the amount of the depth effect for more expansive images and enables the viewer to enjoy 3D movies with exactly the preferred level of 3D effects.
For space-saving elegance, the sleek, ultra-slim main component measures only a mere 1.5 inches high. The systems are designed to ideally match a flat panel display. The new table-top design of the SC-BTT370 offers easy set-up and will add style to any home setting.
The SC-BTT770 is equipped with rear wireless speakers and wireless kit so there is no need for unsightly wires across the room. The SC-BTT370 is wireless-ready and can be upgraded to provide wireless rear audio with the addition of the optional SH-FX71 wireless kit for rear speakers ($129.95).
The top two models SC-BTT770 and SC-BTT370 feature VIERA CAST™ with Skype™ a new function which allows users to connect with friends and family around the world on any compatible TV. And when they are not home, a convenient Auto Answering Video Message feature answers incoming calls and records video voicemail messages.
Models SC-BTT770 and SC-BTT370 include a down-firing subwoofer, which achieves powerful bass by releasing the sound downward from the speaker unit and port and utilizes the sound reflected from the floor. These models are equipped with one HDMI output and two HDMI inputs with Standby Pass through for HD and 3D gaming and set-top box connections. Since they feature a Standby Pass Through function, signals from the connected devices can pass through the unit even when the home theater system is turned off.
All of the home theater systems feature Audio Return Channel (ARC*), which makes it possible to receive audio signals from the TV, on top of the preexisting HDMI function of sending audio/video signals to the TV with just one cable. This feature simplifies connection by eliminating the audio cable connection between the TV audio output and the main unit's audio input.
All of the new systems feature a Universal Dock for iPod/iPhone** which employs a digital connection to minimize sound degradation. This lets the user play music and video downloads and enjoy high quality sound from an iPod/iPhone.
The new models boast improved easy-to-use features, such as an internal wireless LAN system so IP content, such as VIERA CAST2 and BD-Live, can be enjoyed without having a LAN cable*** connection. VIERA CAST has been further enhanced with CinemaNow and Vudu, allowing viewers to stream movies. Other content can also be accessed from the special VIERA CAST screen to check weather, stocks and other information.
Panasonic's Blu-ray 3D home theater systems bring a new dimension to home entertainment and will be available in April 2011. The SC-BTT770 will carry a suggested retail price (SRP) of $599.99. The SC-BTT370 will have an SRP of $499.99, and the SC-BTT270 will have an SRP of $399.99.
1 Skype video calling requires access to a broadband Internet connection as well as a Skype-compatible camera available from Panasonic, sold separately, to make video calls.
2 Not all VIERA CAST features are available on both VIERA Connect-enabled VIERA® HDTVs and VIERA CAST-enabled Blu-ray DiscTM players due to specific requirements necessary to activate certain applications. Specific app availabilities and compatibilities will be announced at a later date. Access to a broadband Internet connection is required to access VIERA CAST features. There is no fee to use the VIERA CAST functionality however some VIERA CAST services such as Netflix and Amazon VOD have a separate fee structure.
* An ARC compatible TV is required.
** "Made for iPod" and "Made for iPhone" mean that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod or iPhone respectively, and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards. Please note that the use of this accessory with iPod or iPhone may affect wireless performance. iPhone, iPod, iPod classic, iPod nano and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
***A wireless LAN environment is required.
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Robert E. "Buddy" Lee is the director of plant innovations for Plant Development Services, Inc., but he's best known as the plant breeder behind the wildly popular Encore Azaleas. He has 30 years of experience in nursery management, breeding, propagation and new plant development, and he travels internationally speaking to horticulture groups.
He's been collecting plants since the first grade, but he always had a special fascination with one in particular.
"Azaleas just seem to have a magical trait to them, that people were drawn to them when they bloom," he says.
The tremendous success of his behemoth brand hasn't given him any illusions about the industry. And he certainly doesn't take that success for granted.
"People come out of college and tell me they want to do plant breeding," he says. "I tell them 'Don't quit your day job.' It's not something that pays off immediately. And it may never pay off."
The challenge
Lee believes in the potential of plant breeding, especially with advances in equipment and a market that is more accepting of branded plants than it was when he got
Many people are passionate about plants, but sustaining that love while still somehow making a decent living can be a difficult proposition.
"When their friends are making three times as much as them but they're working twice as hard, sometimes the passion fades away," he says. "If they aren't passionate about it, or they don't want to sacrifice, they'll probably drift away from it anyway, because it's hard."
Savannah Springs Nursery, the wholesale production nursery Buddy started in the early 1980s, did well enough. But growers all over were losing money on his favorite crop, the azalea, because
Buddy continued plant breeding, evaluation
Once he was able to focus on his hobby of growing and propagating azalea, his main goal was to create a cultivar that would cut through the overstocked, overproduced basic azalea. At that time, growers and retailers were scaling back on azalea, not adding more to their production plans. Buddy needed something special to set his azalea apart. He envisioned a plant that would bloom in multiple seasons, giving consumers a first act, a second act
How Encore happened
The genesis of this project happened in the early
"He had sponsored a plant expedition into Taiwan, and for his money, he got a little cutting," Buddy says. "He didn't even like azaleas, but he put it beside his veterinarian shop and it just took off like crazy. As soon as I saw that, I said if I could cross this with the other ones, maybe I could develop a crop with a consistent bloom and know when it would bloom."
Buddy already had a large supply of azaleas with a tendency to bloom in the fall from his own collection.
"The only problem with the ones that have a tendency to bloom in the fall is they were very unpredictable with when they would bloom," Buddy says. "Sometimes they would bloom in September, sometimes October, and sometimes they wouldn't bloom until Thanksgiving, depending on the weather."
When Buddy got his hands on R.
Some breeders limit the number of hybrids, but Buddy's method runs counter to that strategy.
"I do overkill on the plants," he says. "My philosophy was always to pot up as many seedlings of a hybrid as I can."
Another part of his breeding process is to try to use only a small amount of insecticides and subject the plant to whatever adverse weather conditions that Mother Nature dreams up.
"I'd pot them up, and they're left to their own devices," he says. "As time goes on and the environmental factors hit them, and they're left out in the winter, never covered, you lose a lot of them. The weaker ones are lost to environment or disease."
Buddy selected from the survivors. Next, he chose the best bloom colors. There were so many oranges, a lot of the more common shades were discarded. From there, the seedlings moved up to 4-inch pots, then to 1-gallon containers. In that first group, Buddy had 11,000 azaleas in 3-gallon containers. Only 12 of that group went forward in the program, and only seven of those plants were eventually named.
An ill-timed freeze can wreak havoc on azalea. The Louisiana heat is legendary, but the state's climate can also test a plant's cold resistance. Buddy keeps all new plants he's testing out in the open, uncovered.
"Even in the South, cold is fairly brutal on an azalea," he says. "But if I see split bark, those plants fall off the wagon."
Sometimes a plant has all the attributes that earmark it as a future best-seller, but it falls flat in production. Lee says every breeder has had those plants, the ones that make you ask what might have been.
"I've had several plants that would be great, but when mass produced they didn't do what we wanted them to do," he says.
But that's OK. Because if the plant couldn't handle the rigors of being grown for production en masse, it wouldn't have been a hit anyway.
"That's the best test," he says. "When you see 200 of them in a row, in bloom and growing, that's really the final test. Because not only do you want a plant that does well for the consumer, but it needs to be a good production plant. If the wholesale growers can't grow
The future
Even with more than 30 named azaleas, patented as part of the Encore program, Buddy still believes there is more to do in the field of azalea breeding.
For instance, there are several traits he's currently trying to bring out in his breeding. He sees a need for azalea that
"I'm looking for double blotches with the blotches all the way in the center, striped, or different patterns in the flower bloom," he says. "I'm also working on incorporating yellow color into the evergreen azaleas, which don't really have yellow or blue color, but they have first cousins in the rhododendron world that have that. So there is some interspecific breeding work there."
Those are traits he's been trying to make happen for a long time – "pie in the sky" work. Generally, he looks for something out of the ordinary. Oddities that could spring up in all these seedings. Many of these traits from vegetative sports aren't transmitted in hybridization; they aren't at the right chromosome level. In those instances, he continues his work on the seedlings that carry those unique traits.
"One plant may have a lot of the traits I want, but it won't bloom," he says. "That destroys the whole concept of an azalea if it doesn't bloom."
However, these plants do still set a seed capsule. So those non-bloomers can still be
Last year, Buddy's Transcend Nursery had 33,000 seedlings. He selects out of 4-inch containers, not gallon pots.
"What I'm looking for is certain traits, traits that are very obvious but there's a low ratio of seeing 'em," he laughs.
After that, all those seedlings will go in for another test, for high alkalinity and salt tolerance.
"It's an easy way to say I'm going to kill them all," he jokes.
Buddy is past president of The Azalea Society of America, past president of the Louisiana Nurseryman's Association Region III, and he is an active member of the International Plant Propagators Society and the Louisiana Nursery and Landscape Association.
In 2000, the Louisiana Nursery and Landscape Association recognized Buddy Lee's significant contribution to the industry by presenting him with a Professional Achievement Award; and in 2007, the Azalea Society of America awarded him the Society's Distinguished Service Award. And just this year, he received the prestigious Don Shadow Award of Excellence from the Southern Nursery Association. This award is presented to an individual, corporation or organization that excels in the development, promotion
Even after all the accolades, he keeps evaluating plants, looking at them from different angles.
"To see all these seedlings bloom, and to see all the variations, to me it's just awesome," he says. "When you've got thousands of seedlings and you're slowly walking through and tagging the one you want to pull out… that, to me, is a really good feeling." NM
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We source and supply a full range of the latest wood and timber products in all colours and compositions (Melamine-all colours, MDF Superwood, Chipboard, Plywood) through our established relationships with all the major industry leading manufacturers (i.e. PG Bison, Sonae-Novalam, Decolam)
We also stock and supply accessories, fittings, finishing products and tools.
The idea which had built up and matured over the past few years came into fruition in June of 2015 where we secured a premises (1000+ m²) and started trading and operations with our existing contractors and client base (100+ and growing), utilising our initial infrastructure and experienced team (with combined carpentry experience of over 35 years). We then expanded our infrastructure and team fourfold.
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It seems that the cleaning companies who employ janitors in Columbus have awakened to a new reality: they are dealing with a fighting union. On December 3 about 750 Columbus janitors ratified a new 3-year contract. Negotiations were concluded much more swiftly than for the previous contract, and the janitors' employers made significant concessions.
The janitors, who are members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1, will receive between $2000 and $3000 more in wages per year over the life of the contract. The contract also strengthens protections for members, including discrimination for sexual orientation and gender identity. It also adds funeral leave for the first time.
The cleaning companies probably didn't want a repeat of 2013, when the janitors organized numerous protests, held rolling strikes in downtown Columbus office buildings, and were arrested during sit-ins at Fifth Third Bank and PNC Bank.
"This contract will allow janitors, who perform difficult and thankless work, the ability to provide for their families and their communities," said SEIU Local 1 member Diane Hudson. "The increase in pay is significant and that will make a huge difference in my life. As someone who is caring for an aging parent, time is very important to me, but so is knowing that I can afford to pay my bills. The increased wages will allow me to spend more time caring for my mother and doing things with my family."
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Whether you're grilling burgers or buying takeout fried chicken, there's still time to add patriotic pizazz to the Fourth of July table with some colorful dishes and treats.
The best foods of the season are the right colors, too: tomatoes, watermelon, strawberries, blueberries, cherries. If you need to make a grocery run, don't worry — supermarkets are open.
Susie Brennan, an interior decorator who lives in Plano, invokes flag colors with her Fourth of July buffet. She says guests love her potato salad — a simple recipe made with small roasted red, white and blue potatoes that she buys at Costco.
Brennan also prepares a colorful watermelon salad with feta, purple basil (it looks navy blue) and kalamata olives. Cutting the watermelon with a star-shaped cookie cutter lends Fourth of July flair to the dish.
Brennan's strawberries even get dressed up. She hulls them, fills them with a bit of Grand Marnier and whipped cream, and caps each with a single blueberry. For simple — and edible — table decor, she suggests layering red, white and blue gumballs in cylindrical vases and adding a single flag instead of flowers.
Lakewood resident Cindy Steiner grew up making peppermint ice cream on the Fourth of July. Now the empty nester is fired up for adult frozen treats instead: red, white and blue "poptails" — frozen riffs on drinks like the piña colada (made with blue curaçao), sangria with strawberries and the mojito. They're easy to make, but start early in the day so they have time to freeze.
A layer cake topped with mounds of blueberries and raspberries is her choice for a red, white and blue dessert. We followed her lead in a no-cook direction: a pretty parfait made of packaged rice pudding mixed with coconut cream and layered with berries.
We found many more easy ways to weave flag colors into a last-minute Fourth of July celebration. Blueberries play an accent role, even in savory dishes. The fruit is a nice foil for pungent blue cheese in our Fourth of July Wedge Salad. Although we're generally not fans of bland canned beets, they're perfect to add red to tomato gazpacho.
Read on for our roundup of 20 colorful recipes. Whether you make just one or several, guests will be tickled by the nod to Old Glory.
Candy corner: an edible centerpiece for all ages (video above)
Fill clear glass vases, bowls and drinking glasses with red, white and blue candies and arrange on the buffet table, on its own small stand or table or as a dinner table centerpiece. Blue candies are harder to come by, but Hershey's makes two that come individually wrapped in blue foil: Cookies and Cream Kisses and Simple Pleasures Milk Chocolate With Vanilla Crème. York Pieces Peppermint Flavored Dark Chocolate are blue and white and shaped like M&Ms. Look for things like Hot Tamales, Twizzlers, Red Hots, sour cherry candies, peppermints, gummies, jawbreakers, jelly beans, gumballs and other candies that come in multiple colors. Offer red, white and blue cupcake liners to hold candies that guests serve themselves. For small, unwrapped candies, offer a spoon for scooping.
Strawberry soldiers
Cut about 1/4 inch off the bottoms of strawberries to create a flat base that they can stand on. Toss the berries in Grand Marnier to coat. Reserve the Grand Marnier. Stand the berries hulled side up on a platter. Spoon about 1/4 teaspoon Grand Marnier into the cavity of each berry. Shake an aerosol can of whipped cream. Pipe whipped cream into each cavity, finishing above the rim of the strawberry. Top the cream with a blueberry. Serve immediately.
Note: For a glossy finish, before topping off with the blueberries, toss the blueberries in apple jelly or honey that has been warmed and thinned in the microwave for a few seconds.
SOURCE: Susie Brennan
Flag fruit platter
Use a large rectangular platter or baking sheet to hold fruit you arrange in a flag pattern. Cut a piece of paper the size of what will be the flag's star section and place it in the upper left-hand corner of the platter. Cut 2 large jicama into finger-food-size rectangles. Cut a seedless watermelon into finger-food-size rectangles. Arrange the watermelon and jicama in alternating horizontal rows on the platter, coming to the edge of the rectangular cutout that designates the star section. You should start and end with a row of watermelon on the top and bottom. When all the stripes have been laid out, remove the paper cutout and fill that section with blueberries. Place a bowl of poppy seed dressing or lemon and lime wedges next to the platter for guests to drizzle or squeeze on their servings.
Blue colada pops
In a blender, combine 1 tablespoon blue curaçao, 1/2 cup crushed pineapple, 3 tablespoons coconut cream, 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons rum and 2 or 3 blueberries (for desired shade of blue). Blend for 1 minute, until completely smooth. Divide mixture among 5 shot glasses. Cover each glass tightly with foil. Poke a hole in the center of each foil top and insert a wooden stick through the hole, halfway into the mixture. Freeze until firm, about 8 hours. To remove pops, run the shot glass surface under water, then gently twist as you pull the pop out by the stick. Makes 5 servings.
SOURCE: Adapted from Cindy Steiner
Strawberry-sangria pops
In a blender combine 2 cups of hulled strawberries with 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons bottled sangria (with no more than 81/2 percent alcohol content), 4 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon lime juice and 1 tablespoon water. Blend until smooth. Pour into 8 shot glasses. Cover each glass tightly with foil. Poke a hole in the center of the foil tops and insert a wooden stick through the hole, halfway into the mixture. Freeze 6 to 8 hours, or until firm. To remove, run the shot glass surface under water, then gently twist the pop as you pull it out by the stick. Makes 8 servings.
SOURCE: Adapted from Cindy Steiner
Mojito pops
Place 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar in a small pitcher with 1/4 cup mint leaves. Muddle them together with a wooden spoon or a muddler. Add 1/2 cup lime juice and stir to dissolve sugar. Let sit for 5 minutes. Add 1 cup water and 1 tablespoon light rum and stir to combine. Strain mixture through a sieve, pressing on mint leaves with the back of a spoon to extract more mint flavor. Pour mixture into 6 shot glasses. Cover each glass tightly with foil and poke a hole in the center. Insert a wooden stick through each hole, halfway into the mixture. Freeze for 6 hours, or until solid. To remove, run the shot glass surface under water, then gently twist the pop as you pull it out by the stick. Makes 6 servings.
SOURCE: Adapted from Cindy Steiner
Savory red, white and blue skewers
Boil small purple potatoes until tender. Cut into halves or bite-size chunks if necessary. Toss with your favorite vinaigrette. Thread alternately with cubes of feta cheese and grape tomatoes onto bamboo skewers.
Sweet skewers
Thread halved strawberries, mini marshmallows (or angel food cake cubes) and blueberries alternately on bamboo skewers. For a limited time only, Super Target is selling packages of star-shaped marshmallows; look for them on an end-cap of sale merchandise.
Kid-friendly firecracker pops
In a food processor, purée 11/2 cups hulled strawberries with 1 tablespoon sugar. Transfer to a small bowl. In processor, purée 11/2 cups blueberries with 1 tablespoon sugar. In another small bowl, whisk together 11/4 cups plain low-fat yogurt and 2 tablespoons sugar, or to taste. Pour the 3 mixtures, alternating, into 10 (3-ounce) ice-pop molds, making 3 to 5 layers in each. With a skewer or thin-bladed knife, swirl mixtures together in an up-and-down motion. Insert ice-pop sticks and freeze until solid, 21/2 to 3 hours. Makes 10 servings.
SOURCE: Adapted from marthastewart.com
Red, White and Blue Potato Salad
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups small red potatoes, quartered
1 cup white fingerling potatoes, halved lengthwise
1 cup small blue potatoes, halved lengthwise
1/2 cup red onion, chopped
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
8 to 10 crisply cooked bacon slices, crumbled
1 bunch of green onions, chopped
3/4 cup shredded white cheddar cheese
3/4 cup bottled ranch-style dressing
Salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 425 F. Place oil in a 15x10-inch jellyroll pan; add potatoes, onion, garlic, salt and pepper. Toss to coat. Arrange potatoes in a single layer. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until potatoes are tender, stirring once. Transfer to a large bowl.
Toss together potatoes, bacon, green onions, cheese and dressing. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve warm, at room temperature or chilled.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.
PER SERVING: Calories 467 (68% fat), Fat 36 g (9 g sat), Cholesterol 44 mg, Sodium 1,330 mg, Fiber 3 g, Carbohydrates 25 g, Protein 13 g
SOURCE: Adapted by Susie Brennan from Southern Living
Watermelon and Feta Salad
5 (1-inch) thick slices of seedless watermelon, cut from center
1 cup pitted Kalamata or niçoise olives
5 ounces feta cheese, cut into 1/2 inch cubes, or crumbled
1/2 cup fresh purple basil leaves, chopped
Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
Using a small star-shaped cookie cutter, cut the watermelon into small stars (or 1-inch cubes). Arrange watermelon on a platter. Sprinkle with the olives, feta and basil, then drizzle with lemon juice and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.
Makes 6 servings.
Variation: Increase the cheese to 7 ounces, and replace olives with blueberries. Scatter blueberries over the salad, or arrange blueberries around the rim of the platter.
PER SERVING: Calories 360 (71% fat), Fat 30 g (7 g sat), Cholesterol 21 mg, Sodium 775 mg, Fiber 1 g, Carbohydrates 22 g, Protein 5 g
SOURCE: Adapted from Susie Brennan
Firecracker Gazpacho
3 cups quartered small ripe tomatoes, such as Campari tomatoes or medium-sized vine-ripened tomatoes
1 cup red bell pepper, deveined and roughly chopped (choose dark red peppers)
3 to 4 small canned beets (freeze the rest of the can for another use)
2 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons diced celery
2 tablespoons diced red onion
2 1/2 teaspoons paprika
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste
1 teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Yogurt Cream for garnish (recipe follows)
Blueberries for garnish (optional)
In a blender, combine tomatoes, bell pepper, 3 of the beets, garlic, celery, onion, paprika, vinegar, lemon juice, salt and olive oil. Puree until thoroughly blended. If you want a deeper color, add the fourth beet and puree to combine. Taste and adjust seasonings, adding additional lemon or vinegar if you want a tangier flavor.
Chill the soup (or puree a few ice cubes into it). Pour into clear glass bowls (colored bowls may make the gazpacho appear orange). Decorate the surface of each serving with a drizzle or dots of Yogurt Cream. Garnish with 1 to 3 blueberries, if desired. Makes 6 servings.
Yogurt Cream: Combine 1 tablespoon nonfat organic yogurt with 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon olive oil. Whisk thoroughly.
PER SERVING: Calories 101 (65% fat), Fat 8 g (1 g sat), Negligible cholesterol, Sodium 421 mg, Fiber 2 g, Carbohydrates 8 g, Protein 2 g
SOURCE: Tina Danze
Wedge salad
Domestic, crumbled blue cheese is the key to this salad — the packaged crumbles are bluer than freshly crumbled blue cheese because there are more surfaces exposed to the air. You'll need about 2/3 cup for this salad.
Cut a head of iceberg lettuce into sixths, keeping the core intact. Make a dressing of 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1/2 cup sour cream and 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles. Season to taste with lemon juice and white pepper. Arrange each wedge sideways on a white plate. Cover the exposed side with dressing. Sprinkle each wedge with a slice of crumbled bacon. Surround each wedge with a few cherry tomato halves and a tablespoon of blueberries. Sprinkle with more blue cheese crumbles. If desired, plant a flag toothpick on each wedge. Makes 6 servings.
Patriotic candied popcorn
Pop one bag of plain, 94 percent fat-free microwave popcorn. Divide the popcorn between 2 large mixing bowls. Sprinkle one bowl with 1/2 tablespoon red-colored decorating sugar and the other bowl with 1/2 tablespoon blue decorating sugar.
Bring 1 cup sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 cup water to a boil in a saucepan. Boil until mixture registers 235 F (soft ball stage) on a candy thermometer. Immediately remove from heat and, if desired, stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
Immediately pour over popped popcorn, dividing mixture evenly between the 2 bowls. Quickly stir until glaze and sugars are evenly distributed. Quickly add 1/2 to 1 tablespoon more of colored sugar as soon as mixture is incorporated but before it has dried.
Patriotic parfait
Mix 22 to 24 ounces of packaged rice pudding or vanilla pudding from the supermarket with 4 tablespoons cream of coconut. Layer mixture in a glass or small bowl alternately with fresh raspberries and blueberries. Makes 6 servings.
Blue corn nachos with goat cheese and red bell pepper
Arrange blue corn tortillas on a baking sheet. Put 1 heaping teaspoon of goat cheese on each blue corn tortilla. Bake at 350 F until cheese starts to melt, about 5 minutes. Top with sliced roasted red peppers (bottled is fine). Also good topped with pico de gallo. Serve immediately.
Dessert or breakfast bruschetta
Cut slices of country bread in half. Spread lightly with butter and toast in the oven until crisp and golden. Spread each bread piece with ricotta sweetened with honey (or use already sweet mascarpone) and top with raspberries and blueberries.
Chicken salad with blueberries
Fold blueberries, fresh white corn kernels and fresh chopped red pepper (or bottled roasted red pepper) into your favorite chicken salad or takeout chicken salad, to taste. If desired, add crumbled feta, cotija or blue cheese. Use it to make wraps or sandwiches, or mound in lettuce cups.
Star-studded sangria or punch
Use a small star-shaped cookie cutter to cut out 3/4-inch thick stars from honeydew melon, or any other melon. Float them in glasses or pitchers of chilled bottled sangria or any other punch. To help keep the punch cold, freeze the stars before floating them.
Patriotic ice cream
Fold blue York Pieces into softened vanilla ice cream. Freeze until firm. Scoop into ice cream cones and top each with a red M&M or a piece of peppermint.
About blue food
With the exception of blueberries, there is no naturally true-blue food; that's why some people are turned off by food that's dyed to an intense blue hue. Hardly anyone minds a little blue sugar, sprinkles or icing as a festive accent, but when a cake layer is tinted ocean blue, some guests may cringe.
For a natural way to honor our flag's color, use blue plates to serve red and white colored foods. A few good choices: sliced tomatoes with mozzarella; strawberries and cream ice cream topped with whipped cream and blueberries or a star sugar cookie (ours was from Target); or fresh cherries with a dip made of 2 parts sour cream and 1 part lemon curd.
Tina Danze is a Dallas freelance writer.


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I'm not sure why but I always really love October. I think it's because it properly starts to feel all autumnal, I love the cosy nights in and comfort food! I also feel like it's acceptable to start getting excited about Christmas without annoying people too much (I'm one of these ones that starts watching Elf in September!) I think last month I achieved the goals I set, there's always room for improvement when it comes to my blog and my fitness and I'm attempting Blogtober but I have a couple of new aims for October too!
1. Get Christmas stock on Frojo Designs
I'm a little behind schedule with my Etsy shop because I got ill so I need to knuckle down and finish off my Christmas cards! I'm hoping to have some up for sale in a couple of weeks if all goes to plan, I'll let you know when I do. I can't wait to raise some money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust!
2. Give my room its mini makeover
Nothing major, but I've bought a couple of new bits (including some things from my wishlist!) just to make my room feel a little bit cosier. But I also need to try and keep my room tidier, I'm so messy and it's just the worst!
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I've never been one to celebrate Halloween (I don't love fancy dress and I never went trick or treating as a kid!) but I do love scary things even though I'm a wimp so I'm gonna have to go cinema to see something creepy! Any recs?
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An excruciating postmodern fantasy retells the story of Gilligan's Island à la James Joyce.
Maybe you really love Finnegan's Wake. Or maybe you're a Gilligan's Island addict. It's possible, however unlikely, that you're a fan of both—in which case this is the story for you. Each character from that old show gets his own chapter, arranged in the order of the theme song ("there's Gilligan, / the skipper, too, / the millionaire / and his wife . . ."). So, instead of stately, plump Buck Mulligan, we begin with Li'l Buddy himself, a beatnik hipster strung out in a Mayo Clinic psychiatric ward where he reminisces about happier days in Frisco with his pals Ferlinghetti and Holden Caulfield. The skipper goes on about his wartime duty as a PT boat captain in WWII, when he hung out with the likes of JFK and McHale (i.e., Ernest Borgnine). Thurston Howell III turns out to have been at the center of an espionage ring involving his old Groton classmate Alger Hiss (who didn't really go to Groton, but never mind), while his wife (Lovie) had an unusual relationship with Daisy Buchanan of The Great Gatsby during the 1920s. Ginger, the movie star, reveals how she broke into pictures by providing solace to members of the Rat Pack (and a certain Massachusetts senator) in the mid-1950s, while the Professor ruminates on his days at Los Alamos with Oppenheimer and Teller—professional relationships that made his life rather complicated during the McCarthy years (just as Ginger's ministrations to Sammy Davis Jr. broke her southern mama's heart). Finally, Mary-Ann, the most boring of the castaways, offers a long and convoluted account of her years in Paris, studying at the Sorbonne and dating Jean-Luc Godard.
Pretentious, dull, self-indulgent, and about as Joycean as an old rerun of Gilligan's Island.


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Foundations for Learning was established by Sylvia Leck in 2009 as a non-profit foundation to provide educational support to families in the Zurich area with English-speaking children, or children who are learning in the English language. As an extension of this objective, the Foundation also offers a regular programme of teacher training courses and seminars on learning support themes and also offers seminars on parenting and expatriate life.
During her 35-year career in Learning Support and Special Needs Education, Sylvia Leck has been an advocate for change and development in this important area of education. In addition to her teaching activities, she has served on the Committees for Special Education for the European Council for International Schools and the International Baccalaureate Organisation. She established the first branch of the British Dyslexia Association in Singapore and is a member of The British Dyslexia Association, The International Psychological Association (IPA) and The Orton Society (USA). Mrs Leck has one son who was educated in the IB Programme and is now working in London. Foundations for Learning was founded in memory of Sylvia's husband, David Leck, who was a gifted and popular teacher at Zurich International School, and who died in 2008.
The Foundations for Learning is located on the first floor of the Ruegg Building in Zumikon. There are bright classrooms for teaching and consulting privately and in small groups. Our teacher workshops are held at the premises of international schools in the region.
Academic Director, Sylvia Leck, leads an extensive interdisciplinary team that includes learning support specialists, teachers, EAL teachers* and therapists. The competencies of our team are as diverse as the learning profiles we support.
Every member of our team holds internationally recognised teaching and/or therapy qualifications and is an experienced practitioner. Many of our specialists have worked in international and Swiss schools for a number of years. Together we are able to assess, advise and support any learning profile on a consultative basis as well as within the mainstream curriculum of the child's school. We welcome applications from teachers, therapists and practitioners with appropriate qualifications and experience, who would be interested in joining us. Click here and read the bio's from the team-members.
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After a very long time some good news coming from BlackBerry Ltd on Tuesday. According to BlackBerry Ltd the last ending quarter brings very good news for them. Their software segment crucial rose in the first quarter and its broader revenue slide began to ease, sending its shares up 4.3 percent.
Market shows turnaround for BlackBerry. The result of Quarterly revenue totaled as $658 million (roughly Rs. 4,189 crores) slightly lower than the prior period, but software revenue more than doubled from a year ago to $137 million (roughly Rs. 872 crores) as the company pivots to that segment.
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Its shares rose to $9.60 (roughly Rs. 610) in premarket trade on the Nasdaq from a close of $9.20 (roughly Rs. 590) on Monday. The software revenue growth calmed the fears of analysts and investors, who have been concerned about BlackBerry's ability to grow those revenues as it transforms itself from a hardware-focused company to more of a software and services provider.
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Songs Of The Summer
Does your camp count on institutional memory to keep its summer songs alive?
Perhaps you have a songbook or a cassette tape to jar your memory from year to year.
Or maybe the songs are so stuck in the grooves of your brain that you couldn't forget them if you tried.
Still, it would be nice to have a better way to preserve your camp songs for posterity.
We love what they've done at B'nai B'rith Beber Camp: Check out their collection of mp3 recordings on their blog: http://bit.ly/uC6kc2