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French EU Affairs v.Minister Loiseau: Citizens Consulations on EU Future Spread in Europe
*Strasbourg/Press Club/Angelo Marcopolo/- Speaking to Strasbourg's Journalists, including "Eurofora", during a Press-Lunch organized Today Noon by the Press-Club of Strasbourg/Europe, the New French State Secretary for EU Affairs, Nathalie Loiseau, ensured that the Movement of EU Citizens' "Public Consultations on Europe's Future", wished by new French President Emmanuel Macron, is currently Spreading in "All EU Member Countries".
- With the "Only Exception" of "the UK, Because of BREXIT", as she pointed out, (while, in fact, Hungary, finally, seems to participate, contrary to initial reports about a refusal, but focusing on a Different kind of Public Debates/Consultations on Europe's Future, at a Similar Time-Frame, including in a "Visegrad" Countries' format, as it results from other sources).
- The main Point is that, Until Now, EU Citizens were, routinely Called to Express their Views "Only on Election-time" (i.e. Once in 5 Years), "or on a Referendum", she Reminded.
- But, on the Latter case, the "Questions" Really raised were usually "Complexe", while "the Reply" should be "Only a Yes, or a No".
=> Therefore, those Well Known Results, which had Upset Europe, and Delayed EU Integration, (I.e., in particular, Since Turkey's Controversial and UnPopular EU Bid, After 1999-2004, those 3 Famous "No" from a Majority of People, in France, the Netherlands and in Ireland, between 2005-2007, which notoriously Affected a Draft EU Constitution then).
>>> In Fact, soon after that, at least for some, "the Fear of Referendums, had been Transformed into a Fear of the People", (with Obvious Anti-Democratic Risks, etc), and this Has to Change, the New French EU Affairs v.Minister Explained in substance.
- So, Now, When a Time comes to ReStructure and ReNovate the EU - as even EU Heads of State/Government have Decided, in Principle, especially at their Post-BREXIT Summits at Bratislava, 9/2016 and Rome on 3/2017 (See "Eurofora"'s NewsReports from the spot, in Bratislava and Rome, respectively, at: http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/bratislavasummitoutcome.html + http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/euromesummitonfuture.html , etc)- then, "we Need to Know which are the Priorities of the Population", she stressed.
- The above-mentioned Europe-Wide Movement for Public Consultations, is due to take place "from April up to the End of October 2018", she reminded, speaking at the End of May in Strasbourg, almost 1,5 Month after Macron officially Launched the 1st such EU Citizens' Consultation on 17 April 2018, set up by Loiseau's Staff at Nearby Epinal City, on the Vosges' Mountains, (See "Eurofora"s NewsReport from the spot, at Epinal : http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/macronlauncheseucitizenconsultations.html + http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/macronlsongmarchtoconsulciti.html).
+ Adding "European" Flavour, Brussels' Headquartered EU Commission is Helping such moves, particularly with "an EU-wide Enquiry", published "On-Line", at its own Website, "since the 9th of May" 2018, the French deputy Minister observed.
That Parallel move is made on the Basis of "a Questionaire established by a Panel" of people "Chosen by Drawing Lots", as she pointed out, (speaking of a Group of Persons Invited Earlier to Brussels for 2 or 3 Days, earlier on).
++ Elsewhere in Europe, until now, the French v.Minister already "assisted personaly in 5" such Events, where I Opened the Process", as Loiseau said, including in Zagreb, already from April 6, Prague (earlier this May 2018, together with new Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš), at Madrid, and (nearby) Luxembourg, as well as in Berlin.
++ MEPs naturally could and should Participate, particularly in their respective Fields of activities, Each one where he/she Knows Best, while paying also Attention to have, as much as possible, a "Pluralist" Input from "All Sides" of the Political Spectrum, she advised.
- EU Parliament's President, "Tajani Supports that", Loiseau went on to add, (Comp. President Tajani's relevant Reply to a somewhat Different, but Relevant "Eurofora"s Question at his Press Conference during the December 2017 EU Summit in Brussels, at : http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/euparliamentpresidenttajanioncitizensdebates.html), while also pointing, Meanwhile, also to the forthcoming Annual Meeting of EU Young People at the European Parliament, (usually nicknamed "EYE"), where "a Part will be consecrated to Citizens' Consultations", as she said.
That 2 Days Event, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, 1 and 2 June 2018, at EU Parliament's Building in Strasbourg, just after the current Plenary Session, and with the Participation of certain MEPs, as usual, among its Manifold Side-Events, contains, indeed, at least a 1,5 Hour-Long Meeting, on Saturday Afternoon, in the Louise Weiss' Tower's 3rd Floor, inside a 190-places wide Room, co-Organized by the European Movement's Youth section, as "Eurofora" read in the Official Program.
- Concerning France, Loiseau said that the "Public Consultations" movement has Already Spread "throughout All the Territory" of the Country, "including even its Periphery Areas" ("DOM-TOM"), etc., with "around 200 Debates", out of which, she "assisted personaly on 20 among them", (i.e. 10%).
- The French Government is Both "Organizing such Events, as well as Facilitating Others to also do so", the EU Affairs v. Minister reminded.
- Other Organizers "could be, f.ex., Elected Politicians, Universities, Chambers of Commerce, Trade Unions, Associations, etc", Loiseau said, (Curiously forgetting or ommitting the Key Word : "by Citizens", while, on the Contrary, President Macron had Used it, including in the 1st such Public Consultation, when he Officially Launched the entire Process, at Nearby Epinal City, on the Vosges' Mountains, on April 17, 2018 : Comp. "Eurofora"'s NewsReport from the spot : http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/macronlauncheseucitizenconsultations.html).
- The v. Minister also reminded that "there are 3 Conditions", for such a French Government's Help to other Organizers, regarding the "Pluralism, the Transparency" of such Events, "and a Restitution of their main Outcome", at their End, (i.e., around November 2018 at the latest).
- For that purpose, the French Government can also "Support financially by Grants", those Other Organizers of EU Citizens' Public Consultations on Europe's Future, according to Public Administration's Decisions due to be taken by a specially Authorized Team, Loiseau added, while always insisting on the Political Pluralism of the overall Operation, officially due to "Involve Citizens from All Sides of Political Beliefs".
"Eurofora", (which notoriously, and as even its own Name clearly indicates, supports a Similar, but not identical, Project, particularly, since, at the latest : +2006-2018), was Présent at the Official Launch of the 1st such EU Citizens' Consultation on Europe's Future by new French President Emmanuel Macron himself, on 17 April 2018, at nearby Epinal City, (See : ..., etc).
Immediately After which, we had a chance to receive a direct Positive Answer of President Macron himself to our relevant Question about his eventual Political Will to Activate also those EU Lisbon Treaty Articles which can help Develop, even After 2019 EU Elections, (and using also the Possibilities offered by Internet Forums, E-Communications etc), Regular EU Citizens' Public Debates with EU Decision-Makers (including, f.ex. EU Parliament's MEPs, but also, perhaps, EU Council, EU Commission, etc) Before they Take Measures Affecting People's Lives and/or Society at large, (See: http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/macronforcitizensdebatesalsoafter2019.html , Exchange made on 18 April 2018, in Saint Dié City, at Vosges' Mountains !).
Comp. also EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker's a priori Positive Answer to a Similar "Eurofora" Question, during a 2017 Meeting with German Chancelor Angie Merkel and new Bundestag's President Wolfgang Schäuble at nearby Offenburg on 9/2017, (at : http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/schaublejunckerandmerkel.html, etc)
Earlier, "Eurofora" has Published, inter alia, also Macron's landmark, relevant Speech at the Symbolic Rock of "Pnyx" facing Parthenon in Athens at the Historic Birth-place of Ancient Greek Civilisation's Direct Democracy, back on 9/2017 (See: http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/macronatthehistoricsourcesofdemocracy.html), and we also promoted a Question precisely on his Plans for EU Citizens' Consultations on Europe's Future during his Joint Franco-German Press Conference, Together with Chancelor Angie Merkel, at the Conclusion of the March 2018 EU Heads of State/Governments' Summit in Brussels, (See the French President's indirect but clear Reply, as given then at a subsequent occasion, in : http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/francogermanleadersappealtoeucitizens.html).
I.e. something which was made more Clear in the Direct Reply that he Gave to Our Question, Afterwards, at Saint Dié on 18 April 2018, (Comp. Supra), in Addition to Following and Publishing also on Macron's relevant Declarations to MEPs at EU Parliament during the Morning of April 17, 2018 in Strasbourg, (See : http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/macronineuparliamentaskscitizensdebates.html , but also: ... ).
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Sarkozy stimulated by Irish "No" challenge : - "It's a call to change and build Europe otherwise. Not later, but now. It won't be easy, but it's fascinating !"
* Paris, Elysee, June 14, 2008.
Forthcoming EU Chairman, French President Nikolas Sarkozy, created a surprise by declaring that the challenge of the Irish "No" to the EU Treaty, stimulates his belief that we must immediately change the way Europe is built.
A difficult but fascinating task, that he intends to accomplish in the next 6 Months, during which he will analyse developments 3 times to EU Parliament in Strasbourg, on July, October and December 2008.
But Agenda obliged to give a first reply to Questions raised by the Irish Referendum, on the sidelines of a Press Conference with USA President GWBush, in Paris' Elysee palace, Saturday :
Sarkozy's reply was twofold :
First, the Franco-German position is that EU must make sure "that the Irish Incident does not become a Crisis". Ratification must continue, after 18 EU Member States, also to the rest, as UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown promised.
But, pointing at deeper causes, Sarkozy also criticized bureaucratic "sabotage" of Europe's "founding fathers" original dream. The move reminded his Historic February and July 2007 speaches in Strasbourg on Europe's future, joining criticism to a call for EU's Renaissance, which now became urgent :
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Paul McCartney waited decades for his opportunity to reclaim rights to songs he authored as a member of The Beatles. Now, Sony/ATV Music Publishing is telling a judge he should have to cool his heels a little longer.
McCartney made his move in January, suing to confirm that under the termination provisions of U.S. copyright law, he gets to recapture his share. The lawsuit in New York federal court followed a stunning U.K. decision, Gloucester Place Music Ltd v. Le Bon, where it was ruled late last year in a dispute involving Duran Duran songs that American termination law took a backseat to an interpretation of contracts under English law.
"As an initial matter, SATV has made no statement challenging the validity of Plaintiff's termination notices," states Sony in a letter to the judge on Monday in anticipation of a conference that will lay out its forthcoming motion to dismiss. "Indeed, it has acknowledged they are valid, so there is no controversy regarding this issue. Nor has SATV claimed that Plaintiff's service of the notices breached any agreement and SATV may never make such a claim. The complaint thus impermissibly seeks an advisory opinion on a hypothetical claim that depends on both the outcome of Gloucester and contingent future actions that may never occur." That makes McCartney's lawsuit "unripe," according to Sony's counsel Donald Zakarin.
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Sunday sees the 114th Spanish Cup Final take place at Atletico Madrid's Vicente Calderon Stadium. Defending champions Barcelona take on Sevilla, who are fresh from winning their third consecutive Europa League title on Wednesday.
Having secured the Spanish league title last weekend, Barcelona now look to add the Copa del Rey trophy to their collection for the 28th time. Only bitter rivals Real Madrid has a better record in the competition with 29 wins and the Catalan giants will be anxious to hunt that down as quickly as possible. In last season's final (which was held at the Camp Nou) Luis Enrique's team brushed aside Athletic Bilbao 3-1 and they will be confident of seeing off the challenge from Southern Spain on Sunday.
Players hold team lunch at the Ciutat Esportiva. And for dessert? The Copa del Rey! https://t.co/BwKadwVLhY pic.twitter.com/o6oIXlCUBn
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) 18 maggio 2016
After a remarkable second-half comeback in Basel against Liverpool on Wednesday night saw Sevilla crowned Europa League kings for a record third consecutive time, coach Unai Emery now has to get his squad prepared for Sunday's cup final in the Spanish capital. This will be the club's eighth Kings Cup Final appearance, having won five of their previous seven. Their most recent victory came in 2010 when they beat Atletico Madrid 2-0 at the Camp Nou.
The early rounds:
Both teams entered the competition at the round of 32 and both had easy ties to start their journey to Madrid; Barcelona overcoming second division side Villanovense 6-1 on aggregate over two-legs, Sevilla running out 5-0 aggregate winners over third division outfit UD Logrones. Things then got a little harder (on paper anyway) for the blaugrana, who faced Espanyol in a derby match which saw them cruise to another 6-1 aggregate win. The same applied to Emery's team who faced city rivals Real Betis in the last 1. Their overall result bettered that of Sunday's opponents after disposing of them with the minimum of fuss in a 6-0 aggregate triumph.
Quarter and Semi Finals:
As we entered the last eight stage, Barcelona were drawn against Athletic Bilbao in a repeat of last season's final whilst Sevilla were paired against the only second division side left in the competition, Mirandes. Inspired by Brazilian superstar Neymar(quoted at *4.50 on the best sports betting sites to open the scoring on Sunday) Barcelona won both legs to run out 5-2 aggregate winners. Sevilla has absolutely no problems overcoming their opposition ending up comfortable 5-0 aggregate winners. Next up was the semi-finals where Barcelona faced Valencia whilst Sevilla had a tricky tie with in-form Celta Vigo. The defending champions simply annihilated their opponents at the Camp Nou, running out 7-0 winners on the night making the second-leg at the Mestalla almost irrelevant; Valencia restoring some pride with a 1-1 draw. What looked tough on paper for Sevilla, also turned into a stroll in the park however, as they won their home leg 4-0 against Celta; the 2-2 draw in the return match proving academic once again.
Barcelona have trained with a fully-fit squad this week after their title celebrations last weekend. Defender Javier Mascherano was taken off against Granada with what at the time seemed a potentially serious thigh injury, but local media reports say that the issue wasn't serious and he should be fine to face Sevilla. German goalkeeper Marc Andre ter-Stegen will get the vote over Claudio Bravo as Enrique continues to switch the two players between league and cup games. Arda Turan missed training earlier this week for personal reasons but he will be named in the travelling party.
It remains to be seen what Wednesday evening's Europa League triumph has taken out of Unai Emery's Sevilla squad. The coach has granted the players a little rest before preparations begin for Sunday's final. Ace French marksman Kevin Gameiro (*3.20 on the best football betting sites to be an anytime scorer in the final) will be one of the key players once again for Sevilla, as will two goal hero in the Europa League Final, Coke. The club will also play in a special commemorative shirt on Sunday.
CLÁSICA. @SevillaFC presentó su camiseta para enfrentar al @FCBarcelona_es por #CopadelRey https://t.co/AHNBR5PTC6 pic.twitter.com/sT7gvTs5B5
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Barcelona (4-3-3) ter Stegen; Alba, Mascherano, Pique, Dani Alves; Iniesta, Busquets, Rakitic; Messi, Suarez, Neymar
Sevilla (4-2-3-1) Soria; Escudero, Carrico, Rami, Mariano; Krychowiak, N'Zonzi; Vitolo, Banega, Coke; Gameiro
Sevilla have won just one of their last 10 matches against Barcelona in all competitions and that was this season's league meeting between the two at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán. Barcelona has seven wins and there have been two drawn games however, one of these was this season's Supercup which Enrique's team went onto win in extra-time. The underdogs will take heart from the fact that the last time the two met in the Copa del Rey it was they who triumphed 2-1 at the Camp Nou back in January 2010.
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Barcelona 1.28 Draw 6.00 Sevilla 8.00
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Blogosphere Smackdown or Calculated Marketing Effort
Set the stage by announcing a product or a service that bloggers might have an interest in.
Audible – WordCast Announcement
Hire Allow somebody with zero PR skills to represent you in the Blogosphere - somebody more interested in promoting their technorati profile than your product or service: Mitch Ratcliffe
Blogebrity (top bloggers) blog and podcast about the announcement:
- Jeff Jarvis responds 11/11: Measuring Podcasts
- Dave Winer responds 11/12: If it's not MP3, is it still podcasting?
- Om Malik 11/13: Audible's unPodcast effort?
- Doc Searl 11/14: The Past of Podcasting
Blogger-for-hire posts the post that really heats things up (roasting Blogebrity) and the Blogosphere Smackdown begins 11/13: See More on the future of podcasting - the good stuff is in the comments.
Or, was this a calculated marketing effort that unfolded exactly the way Mitch and Audible wanted it to. Mitch's inflammatory posts and comments created a ton of free buzz around the Audible announcement. Did Dave, Om, Doc Searl, and others play right into a calculated marketing effort? I guess it would be a form of viral marketing – or, does it deserve a new name.
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Please, correct the statement that Audible hired me to reprepsent them in the blogosphere. I am not a "blogger-for-hire," I worked on the product and because I care about it, blogged about it.
Why is it that passionate blogging, when it is in opposition to the A-List, is labelled inauthentic? It seems the ultimate hypocrisy to me.
I couldn't care less about my Technorati profile, either.
You've also misspelled my name.
Only Socratics plan conversations
palmit.commentary: Blogosphere Smackdown or Calculated Marketing Effort: Cale Bruckner sort of corrects his assertions that I am a "blogger-for-hire" or PR flack, and asks whether we should come up with a name other than "viral marketing" for what tra…


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Here's how I'm dipping my toe into fall–with these glass pumpkins in my dining room. I'm not quite ready to ditch all of my happy summer yellow and turquoise in the rest of the house yet, but I'm working my way into it. Today at The Inspired Room, Melissa is hosting a Fall Nesting party and urging everyone to show how we're decorating for it. I found these mercury glass pumpkins at HomeGoods for my dining room table, along with a new runner to warm things up a bit.
I liked the idea of the silver and gold pumpkins instead of the typical–and more expected–orange. I'll be adding more fall decorations in weeks to come, but this is a start!
We're still in the process of finishing this room. It used to be a living room. I desperately need a hutch or something for storage and some artwork on the walls, etc., so I'm hoping to win the HomeGoods gift card Melissa is giving away! If and when I finally pull this room together, I'll give you the full before and after tour.
Are you ready for fall? Have you started nesting yet, or are you still in denial that summer's coming to an end? My family room and kitchen still look like this, but I'll be changing out the blues and yellows for orange and gold soon.
Head over to The Inspired Room to see how everyone else is nesting for fall, y'all! I'm also linking to Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps on the Porch and Blissfully Domestic, which is revealing its new look soon.


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While most of the participants at this week's USA vs. Pac-12 College Challenge meet are just ramping up their new seasons, 15-year old Regan Smith is already in mid-season form. As an encore to her spot as the youngest member of the United States' team at the World Championships last summer, Smith swam a 51.30 in the 100 yard backstroke on Sunday.
While not a personal best for her, it is the fastest she's been since her 15th birthday, and is the fastest swim ever done by an athlete in the 15-16 age group. The old record was done by a fellow Minnesotan, and eventual Olympic gold medalist, Rachel Bootsma in 2010. That year, she swam a 51.53.
Smith was already #2 in the age group – having been 51.66 on a relay leadoff on Saturday. This is her first competitive meet since Worlds, though she did race at a Riptide intrasquad event in September.
Smith's best time is a 51.09, which is the 13-14 record. In spite of only being a high school sophomore, Smith is already swimming times even at early-season meets that would have qualified her for the A-final at last year's NCAA Championship meet.
Smith's other results in this meet:
- 400 medley relay (leadoff) – 1st place
- 200 backstroke (1:51.30) – 2nd place
- 800 free relay – 2nd place
- 100 back (51.30) – 2nd place
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How Communication Defines Customer Success
As the Customer Success Manager here at Percussion, my main goal is to foster the relationships with our customers. Between sales and our Coach to Live program, we lay a really strong foundation for a great relationship—it is my job to ensure that we maintain that level of success.
I wish that I could say that I am about to blow you away with a new school of thought on how to achieve customer success. But, alas, my personal mantra is: No tool or gadget (or even software!) will ever be able to trump good ol' human interaction in the world of Customer Success. Communication is the secret sauce—even if we can automate some of the processes—and here are the three ingredients:
1. Customer Advocacy
Being the voice of the customer within the organization. While Customer Success is a department that might own the customer satisfaction, customer interactions live in many departments. It's important for the company as whole to understand each customer's needs, goals, issues and resolutions.
2. Proactive Communication
It's really easy to get into a habit of reactive communication and respond only when there is a problem. Proactive communication takes more work, but it's worth it. It's reaching out just to check in or letting customers know about new and relevant trends. Make sure they know about new offers and features within the company, especially if it is something they had been waiting for.
3. Closing the Loop
When an issue arises, it's important to let the customer know that they have been heard, and you are working on a fix. Once the solution is offered, don't consider it "Case Closed." It's important to follow up after the solution is offered and implemented to see if the issue is resolved in a manner that the customer is happy with.
Customer Success really is all about building relationships, and relationships are built on communication. We have all played the "customer" role in one interaction or another, so it's important to remember the value in being heard and understood. It can be the deciding factor in customer satisfaction.
As Percussion's Customer Success Manager, Katie works alongside Support, Professional Services and the Sales team as the customer advocate to make sure things are running smoothly. Her background is in Communications and she has over 8 years of experience in Customer Relations. In her free time, Katie enjoys spending time with friends and family, and being outdoors – the 2 months a year that Boston weather permits.


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Simmental Heifers to 6,000gns at Dungannon
A good show of stock, with an impressive line-up of heifers, was how County Mayo judge, Gerry Lenehan, described this week's Northern Ireland Simmental Cattle Breeders' Club show and sale, held at Dungannon.
Making his debut judging appearance in Northern Ireland, Mr Lenehan, who runs the Rathlee herd based in Ballina, said:"The overall standard of entries has been very good. There were some top quality bulls at the forward end of each class, but the heifers were of a very high standard. "
Bulls were first to come under the hammer at the County Tyrone venue which saw 18 lots change hands to average £2,596 – an increase of £146 on this time last year.
Trade was led at 4,000gns by the reserve male champion, Cleenagh Big Ben, brought out by the father and son team of Adrian and Clive Richardson, Maguiresbridge. This fifteen-month-old entry was sired by Omorga Murray, and is bred from the Hillcrest Champion daughter, Cleenagh Poppy. He has a Breed Plan terminal sire index of +23, a milk value of +4, and sold to James Newell from Ballymoney, County Antrim.
First-time exhibitors at Dungannon, Val and Conrad Fegan from Rostrevor, realised 3,800gns for the second prize winning Knockreagh Barney. This February 2010 born entry was sired by the Cleenagh Flasher son, Omorga Volvo, and is out of a home-bred dam by Kilbride Farm Nemesis. He sold to Francis Watson, Cloughey, Newtownards.
Next best at 3,600gns was the unplaced Ranfurly Arkansas consigned by David Hazelton, Dungannon. Born in October 2009, he was sired by Whitemire King Kong, and is out of a home-bred dam by the German-bred Balist. This bull boasts a milk value of +12 – the highest in the catalogue – and sold to John Raffery from Pomeroy, County Tyrone.
Following close behind at 3,400gns was the first prize winning Ranfurly Alaska, also brought out by David Hazelton. Sired by Seabank Flint, this sixteen-month-old bull is out of a home-bred Raceview King daughter. Snapped up by the Nugent Estate, Portaferry, he has a terminal sire index of +21 and is +4 for milk.
David Hazelton sold three home-bred bulls to average £3,360 per head.
Also selling at 3,400gns was the fourth prize winning Drumlone Brandy bred by Kenny Vetich, Lisbellaw. This thirteen-month-old bull is by the Milton Lord Tiffany son, Brookwood Premier, and is out of a dam carrying the Ballagan prefix. The buyer was Allan Croskery, Downpatrick.
NI Simmental Cattle Breeders' Club vice chairman, Nigel Glasgow, Cookstown, realised 2,900gns for the home-bred Tillymaud Valiant son, Bridgewater Farm Admiral. This second prize winner was scooped up by Ivan McIlroy, Bessbrook, Newry.
The father and son team of Robert and Richard Rodgers, Portglenone, sold two bulls from their Hiltonstown herd for 2,800gns each. First into the sale ring was the fifth prize winning Hiltonstown Anders. This September 2009 born entry was sired by the Hillcrest Champion son, Curaheen Tyson, and is bred from a dam carrying the Ballintlea prefix. Buyer was pedigree breeder, Chris Traynor, Armagh.
The November 2009 born Hiltonstown Avram sold to James Sayers, Strabane. He was sired by the Omorga Murray son, Slievenagh Valiant, and is out of a home-bred Woodhall Premier dam. This bull has a terminal sire index of +27.
Judge, Gerry Lenehan awarded the male and supreme overall champion ribbons to the July 2009 born Derrycallaghan Ablaze, brought out by Harold Stubbs, Lisbellaw, and grandson, Alan Burleigh, Florencecourt. He was sired by the home-bred Derrycallaghan Tick-Tack, and is out of a Dyfed Hello 97th daughter carrying the Dema prefix. This bull failed to meet his reserve and was withdrawn from the sale ring.
Described by the judge as a 'super heifer', she attracted strong attention from the packed ringside audience, with several pedigree breeders aspiring to secure her for their herds. The successful bidder was Chris Traynor who recently established a new herd at Rose Meadow Farm near Armagh.
The second prize winning Longbeach Amy, brought out by Sean Burns, Rathfriland, also caught Mr Taynor's eye at 3,800gns. Born in November 2009, she is by the Seaview Prince Charming son, Kilbride Farm Viduka, and is out of a home-bred dam – one of 25 cows in Mr Burns' herd. Sean Burns has been breeding Simmentals since 1986 and was delighted with his success, especially as it's the first time he has shown a heifer at a club show and sale.
William Ferguson, Stewartstown, realised 3,000gns for the second prize winning Sperrin View Beauty. Almost twelve-months-old she is by Delfur T-Bone, and out of a home-bred Kilbride Farm Newry daughter. Buyer was Stephen Etherson, Ballymoney, County Antrim.
The July 2009 born Sperrin View Adele notched up the reserve female championship honours and sold at 2,600gns for William Ferguson. She is by the Starline Nelson son, Dirnanean Salvador, and is out of home-bred Starline Klassik dam. This one was snapped up by Rodger Henderson, Tobermore, County Londonderry.
Next best at 2,300gns was the fourth prize winning Lakeside Avril, an August 2009 born Omorga Regan daughter, shown by Ceci l Chartres and David Farrell, Lisnaskea.
Auctioneer Trevor Wylie said there was roaring trade for pedigree heifers, and a complete clearance which saw 20 lots selling to average £2,210 per head.
There was a strong demand for commercial Simmental females, with prices soaring to £346.90 per 100 kilos, paid to Eamon McCloskey, Kilrea, for a 490kgs heifer which sold for £1,700.
Other leading prices include: RJ and SR Mawhinney, £1,140 (£285 per 100kgs) for a 400kgs heifer, and £1,020 (£237.20 per 100kgs) for a 430kgs heifer; R N Weatherup, £1,400 (£266.70 per 100kgs) for a 525kgs heifer; David Henderson, £1,180 (£251.10 per 100kgs) for a 470kgs heifer, and £1,080 (£245.50 per 100kgs) for a 440kgs heifer; Eamon McCloskey, £1,300 (£245.30 per 100 kilos) for a 530kgs heifer, and £1,100 (£250 per 100 kilos) for a 440kgs heifer; Maureen Fegan, £1,180 (£245.80 per 100kgs) for a 480kgs heifer.
In-calf heifers reached a peak of £1,520, paid to William Nelson. Other leading prices include: Stephen Maguire, £1,280, £1,260 and £1,020; Adrian Richardson, £1,260 and £1,140; David Henderson, £1,280.
Heifers and cows with calf at foot sold to a top of £1,560, paid to E Reaney; while John McCann received £1,520, £1,400 and £1,200. Philip Hadden received £1,340 and £1,320.
The NI Simmental Cattle Breeders' Club is indebted to its sponsors, Northern Bank and Connon General Merchants (Ballymena) for its generous financial support.
Results from the pedigree judging ring:
Class 1, Bull born between 01/07/09 and 22/10/09 – 1, male and supreme champion, Harold Stubbs and Alan Burleigh, Derrycallaghan Ablaze by Derrycallaghan Tick-Tack; 2, Nigel Glasgow, Cookstown, Bridgewater Farm Admiral by Tillymaud Valiant; 3, Margaret and William Nelson, Rosslea, Scribby Farms Ashley by Hillcrest King.
Class 2, Bull, born between 03/12/09 and 28/12/09 – 1, David Hazelton, Dungannon, Ranfurly Alaska by Seabank Flint; 2, David Hazelton, Ranfurly Alabama by Cleenagh Flasher; 3, Shane and Paul McDonald, Tempo, Coolcran Alonso by Raceview King.
Class 3, Bull born between 04/01/10 and 06/04/10 – 1, and reserve male champion, Adrian Richardson, Maguiresbridge, Cleenagh Big Ben by Omorga Murray; 2, Val and Conrad Fegan, Rostrevor, Knockreagh Barney by Omorga Volvo; 3, William and Keith Stubbs, Irvinestown, Rehall Brian by Omorga Regan.
Class 4 – Female, born between 03/04/09 and 01/12/09 – 1, and reserve female champion, William Ferguson, Stewartstown, Sperrin View Adele by Dirnanean Salvador; 2 ,Sean Burns, Rathfriland, Longbeach Amy by Kilbride Farm Viduka; 3, Andy Weatherup, Ballyclare, Ballyvallough Amanda 2nd by Lisglass Trident.
Class 5 – Female, born between 04/01/10 and 28-04-10 – 1, female and reserve supreme champion, Adrian Richardson, Cleenagh Blanche by Omorga Murray; 2, William Ferguson, Sperrin View Beauty by Delfur T-Bone; 3, Andrew Clarke, Tynan, Breaghey Brenda by Kilbride Farm Newry.
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The Steampunk look is totally different and bringing a whole new brand to fashion and attitude. There's been a longtime need for a bold new trend, and bold, new and trend are what Steampunk is all about. Anyone taking a little time to browse the internet will quickly find a lot of great Steampunk outfits and styles for hair, accessorizing, decorating and more. Steampunk style is rocking at festivals and conventions everywhere, in a variety of degrees, and it's become the go-to mode of dressing up for a variety of ages, too. So, if you are wanting to add steam to your life, whether it's a little or a whole lot, here's a convenient "how-to" that should get you started. And you may actually discover that you already have some steampunk-suitable items hanging around in your closet!
Steampunk Celebrates Accessorizing
A key point of Steampunk has to do with all these cool add-ons you put together to create the look. And even though many steampunk type accessories have not yet made it into the mainstream, there is a lot you can do to get the look. Even if you don't have many of the items, there are tutorials all over the internet that will show you how to make the Steampunk stuff, like making your own aviator goggles, spats, and really cool "statement" spatterdashes that can be worn with heels of your choosing. Cool, funky spatterdashes can help you get the look, even if you don't have the right type of footwear–it won't show. They can also be made of lace or even leather.
Getting the Concept Down
Essentially, the idea of steampunk is to integrate science fiction with the past–and precisely, the steam age. The era after the industrial revolution, but preceding the time of combustion engines. Steam technology, get it? This is the focus of steampunk: a visit to those earlier days. While a lot of people tend to place steampunk in the Victorian England location, Steampunk is really more about the times, and not the place. Any culture of that time, any place will do, as long as certain elements representing that time are present. And steampunk, at its very core, remains open to the question of "what might have been," at that time, rather than other sci-fi that centers around "what might someday be?" Your steampunk look can not reflect any representation of electric power, as it wasn't around then. It can, however, pose as an illustration of hypothetical theories, like appliances or even a computer that runs off power generated by steam–with pistons and valves.
Steampunk Accoutrements
Leave off anything derived from fossil-based products. And plastic type anything, from jewelry to boot buckles are out. Think heavy wood, brass and leather–with nice accents of linen and lace. Aviator goggles make a great steampunk statement. For shirts, look to somewhat fitted forms that feature high ruffled collars and poofy sleeves. corsets are a great addition to these shirts, and all the colors are generally rather drab. No neons or bright colors will do. Gloves are an essential, and most steampunk versions are fingerless. they can be rather thick and a bit crude looking, or they can be very feminine and romantic, made of delicate lace. Bustles are big, in steampunk–you know, that little poof-out just below the waistline of those period dresses? That's a bustle. And go for boots that reflect the times–there are a few styles, from hard-nosed to romantically feminine for the times.
Steampunk Your Hair
It's all about Victorian style waves for half-ups and full-ups that are accompanied by left out, loosely-dangling curls. Lots of curls of all sizes, and add some bangs. Have fun and do a lot of experimenting. Master the style that best flatters you and your personal steampunk style!


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A non-profit organization that monitors business-to-business magazines, periodicals, and other media that sell advertising space. It researches audiences, readership and other information about business-to-business publications. Advertisers provide funding for the BPA because they use this information in making business decisions. It was established in 1931. See also: BPA statement.


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UPDATE: Voting is now closed. The results (and winners!) will be published on Friday (May 28). Check back then!
First of all, thanks for all the suggestions and blog nominations! We are very pleased to have received a total of 495 blog nominations. From those, we have selected 100 blogs in each category that will go into the voting phase.
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WHAA State Workplace Health Conference Half Day Event, 30th June, Sydney
Discount for Members – Workplace Conferences in April and May
Members of WayAhead Workplaces enjoy discounts at some of the best events in the country. This is the latest list of events.
Institute for Positive Psychology and Education Conference 2016 – Converting Science into Practice, 30th April, Australian Catholic University, Sydney
Are you interested in learning how to apply Positive Psychology principles to promote optimal performance and well-being? The 2016 IPPE Conference will be one day of informative and fun workshops, which will teach you how to put scientifically-grounded positive psychology research into practice.
Discount for WHPN Members – Workplace Conferences in April
Wellness@Work Conference and Digital Health Show, 1st April 2016, Hordern Pavilion and the Royal Hall of Industries, Sydney
This is the first year both conferences have been run and have an array of national and international speakers. Please note both conferences are on the same day in venues next to each other. Early bird expires Friday 4th March.
The Wellness@Work conference presents the latest research on how to increase health and wellbeing in the workplace through a series of cutting-edge keynotes, case studies and roundtable discussions.
The Digital Health Show conference and expo brings together healthcare innovators from around Australia and the world. Join hundreds of professionals from health and aged care, technology and finance as they explore the frontiers of digital health.
Workplace Mental Health Australia, 7-8 April, Sydney
The 2-day Workplace Mental Health Conference is a platform to help organisations not only comply with legal obligations but also increase performance productivity and reap all the benefits associated with a psychologically healthy workplace.
Delegates will gain an understanding of the practicalities of engaging employees around this issue, review best practices and leverage strategies from leading enterprises striving to build their own mentally healthy workplaces. At the end of the conference, participants are equipped with practical strategies which can be immediately implemented to ensure psychological wellbeing across the organisation.
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Friday, February 5, 2010
Brains: Theory of intermittent reward
I find it odd that there's so little reference to it because it's the one thing I remember most from Psych 101 in college. It explains so much about human compulsive behavior (gambling, whining children, people who stay with abusive partners, etc). It's a BF Skinner theory (I think) and perhaps it has a more official name but I couldn't find a simple explanation of what I remember learning anywhere but on this page. (Start reading at the yellow highlight* or you can click on the picture at left.)
In short, it's the idea that the unpredictable reward is more alluring than one at even intervals. The subject never knows when the reward is coming, so they can never be sure when or if the rewards have stopped. They think "maybe next time I'll get what I want" so they never stop hoping. This takes many forms... "Maybe this time the slot machine will make me a winner," "Maybe mom will give in if I whine long enough," "Maybe my boyfriend will be nice to me again," etc.
How does this theory apply to my life? It's why I'm so addicted to checking my www.craftcult.com page. I click on it multiple times a day to see if a sale has occurred while I wasn't looking. Because the time between sales is unpredictable (it might be 5 minutes, 5 days, or 5 weeks), there is always the chance that THE VERY NEXT TIME I look, my sale number could be higher. As a result, I never tire of checking it. I'm like the little rat pushing the bar in hopes that next time I'll get that pellet! I guess we can just be thankful that OCC (obsessive craftcult checking) is not harmful.
*The picture and link are from a 1985 story by Gary Diedrichs called "Love in the 80's, In Praise of Dangerous Women" in Orange Coast Magazine
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Cookie Dough Stuffed Cupcakes are delicious yellow cake made with Betty Crocker Supermoist butter yellow cake mix and topped with Betty Crocker chocolate frosting but you can use homemade chocolate frosting if you prefer. The cupcakes are so yummy because these are stuffed with a lots of cookie dough with chocolate chips.
Cookie Dough Stuffed Cupcakes are garnished with chocolate chips and mini cookies and look so mouthwatering.
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Did you know that you can test yourself to see if your cognitive skills are slipping below average, which might signal early dementia? The Ohio State University has developed a self-administered gerocognitive exam (SAGE) which is similar to the ones the medical profession employs when they diagnose patients with Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Research underscores the importance of early detection since the new medications available today only help in the early stages of the disease.
If you are interested in having a look at the exam, which can be completed within 15 minutes, you can find a copy as well as the scoring instructions at:


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Every company has a story that they can share with the rest of the world, and press releases are one of the best ways to share this story. They are easy to produce and come with great benefits. Don't be intimidated, you don't need to be a public relations specialist to know how to write a press release. Just reference this guide whenever writing a press release and you should have no problem writing your own press releases.
Have An Interesting Story to Tell
Before worrying about the technical writing of a press release, it is important to remember that a press release is a way of telling a story about your company. It is important that the release includes the 5 W's (who, what, when, where, and why). These elements are essential when telling a story. Leaving any of these elements out will result in a huge gap of missing information and could confuse your readers.
Writing a press release will also be easier if you know why your story is interesting to other people. Reporters use different elements to decide if a story is "newsworthy". The things they look at are timeliness, conflict, impact, prominence, proximity, human interest, and oddity. You can use these same elements to help with writing a press release, or even when deciding what your press release should be about. Once you've decided that, you can start actually writing your press release.
The headline is the very first thing that people see, so you want to grab the reader's attention immediately! Headlines are what will make the reader want to know more and continue reading. Headline writing is an art; there isn't necessarily a right or wrong when writing a headline. The headline should create curiosity but not give the story away. Headlines should follow a thought, but are not complete sentences; it should be short, simple, and to the point. Your readers should have a good idea what they're going to get from your article just from reading your headline.
The Introduction, Body, and Conclusion
The body of the release is where you actually get to tell the story. There should be a clear beginning, middle, and end to the release, which comes out to at least three paragraphs total. The introduction of the story should hold all of the important information. Cover the who, what, when, where, and why as early in the release as you can. People are busy, so give them the details as soon as possible. If the important facts are not there at the top, it is unlikely that the reader will continue reading to find them at the bottom. In fact, most of them will simply stop reading the release altogether.
Once you've written a good introduction, you can get to the meat and potatoes of the story. This is where you can add in the minor details. Think back to elementary school with the inverted pyramid, that is the idea here. As the story moves along, add more facts and details that are relevant to the story.
Also, remember to keep paragraphs short; short paragraphs make the story easier to read and will help with the flow of the story, making it a quicker and easier read for your readers. Short paragraphs are also more inviting to a prospective reader than a large block of text.
Once you've reached the end of your release, it's time to write the conclusion. For some, the conclusion is the most difficult part to write, but a solid conclusion can be the bow on top of the present that is your release. The conclusion should wrap up everything discussed in the release. Make sure yo do NOT introduce any new ideas. Conclusions should give a sense of finality; good conclusions should leave the reader with something to think about or even wanting to know more about the company and what it has done before.
Additives-The Boiler Plate
The headline and body are the main part of the press release, everything after that is considered an additive. One thing you should add to your press releases are images. Images are great to have with press releases. People are drawn into images and they naturally attract the reader's eyes. Ironically, having an image standing alone will catch more attention than a block of text ever will. If you are using an online press release distribute like Vocus, you will want to link your release back to your website. Many companies also include wsomething called a boiler plate at the end of the release. A boiler plate is a few sentences, usually no more than a paragraph, that gives a brief history of the company putting out the release.
Press Releases are a VERY valuable resources for companies. They boost your visibility, have the ability to reach different audiences, and help to establish you as an expert in your field. Reference this guide on how to write a press release when writing your releases and you will soon reap the benefits press releases bring!


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Workers' Compensation Act 1979 and Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme 2008
The government established the Workers' Compensation Act 1979 and Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme 2008 to provide lump sum payments in certain circumstances to people with asbestos related diseases.
There is one claim form covering both schemes a PWC1 – 'Mesothelioma and other lung diseases'. The form can be obtained from the Jobcentre Plus at Barrow in Furness, which is the central office that deals with the scheme for the whole of the UK. The address is Jobcentre Plus, Barrow IIDB Centre, Pitman Way, Preston PR11 2AB Phone 0800 279 2322
Workers' Compensation Act 1979
You can claim compensation under the Workers' Compensation Act 1979 if you fulfil two conditions:
- you have been awarded Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit for an asbestos disease or if you have an asbestos-related prescribed disease for which you have not met the 14% disability requirement, but you have been assessed at least at 1%
- all the relevant employers who caused your disease have ceased to carry on business or, if they are still trading, you do not have a reasonable chance of obtaining damages from them.
There is a time limit of 12 months to apply for payment of Workers' Compensation from the date the DWP Industrial Injuries section decides that you are suffering from a prescribed disease. A late claim may be accepted, but you will have to explain why the claim was late.
If you have mesothelioma or asbestos related lung cancer, you may want to put your claim in for Workers Compensation at the same time as you apply for IIDB. They will consider your application as soon as your IIDB has been awarded, so contact them as soon as your IIDB is awarded.
Even though you have provided information to the DWP about your previous asbestos exposure for your IIDB claim, you will need list all your previous employers from leaving school and give approximate dates you worked for each employer.
It is important to tell your solicitor about your intention to apply for a payment of Workers' Compensation. If court action has commenced then payment under the Workers' Compensation Act cannot be made. However, your solicitor may just be making preliminary enquiries and court action may not yet be started.
If you qualify for a payment from the Workers' Compensation scheme, you will be paid a one-off lump sum payment in respect of the asbestos-related disease. Your payment will depend on your age and the disablement assessment that was given for your IIDB claim. These are worked out on a sliding scale: the younger you are and the greater your level of disability, the higher your compensation payment.
Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme 2008
Mesothelioma sufferers who do not qualify for a payment under the 1979 Workers Compensation Scheme should apply for a lump sum payment under the 2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme. The vast majority of mesothelioma sufferers should receive a lump sum payment under one of the two schemes. You will need to provide a letter from a medical practitioner, for example a lung cancer nurse specialist, or consultant that also shows the date you were diagnosed with the disease.


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2016 Ventoux, Domaine Caroline Bonnefoy
Red • Rhône Valley • Ventoux AOC • France • Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Carignan, Counoise
This wine might become available again in limited quantities. Do you want to be informed when?
2016 Ventoux, Domaine Caroline Bonnefoy, , France, Ventoux
The Domaine Carolina Bonnefoy is spanning nearly 50 ha of which the majority is in the municipality of Valréas and in organic farming.
In 1999, after studying oenology, Caroline Bonnefoy decided to embrace the job of winemaker. To do this, she settled in Valréas on vineyards owned by her family for over a century.
Biologic wine. From vineyards south of the "Giant of the Provence", the Mont Ventoux. Vineyard of 5 hectares. Matures on steel vats.


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Gamers in the Western Suburbs of Sydney if your looking for opponents for Rapid fire, WRG, FOG DBA then look up the ELHG. We are at the Penrith PCYC 100 station street Penrith NSW. We meeting every second and 4th Sunday of the month, cost is $7.00 a meeting, and we kick off at 10pm.
Sorry we are unable to accommodate minors under 15 without their parents supervision.
Either leave a message or PM me for further info.
OH, our next meeting is July 28th 2013.
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Crocodile dung, weasel testicles, pig intestines, fizzy cola, moonshine mixed with ground beaver testicles. What do they have in common with each other? They were all used as contraceptives throughout history. Some were inserted into a woman's body, others were eaten and a few were just worn.
Weird, right? EngenderHealth made this visually helpful video to show off history's weirdest and worst contraceptives to highlight how far we've come and spread awareness about family planning. [Sploid]


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How much money are you losing because of lost sleep?
The U.S. economy alone loses 411 billion dollars a year in productivity and 1.12 million working days.
When you, your employees, and your coworkers don't sleep well, it costs you big time.
Tired employees get sick more easily from an affected immune system, have higher chances of heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, and their life expectancy is lower than someone who sleeps well.
To make matters worse, if you're tired it's easy to make mistakes. This could be a small mistake such as sending an email or bill to the wrong client.
Minor mistakes cost you time and can lead to embarrassment. Catastrophic mistakes can cost you and your company millions of dollars.
Would it surprise you to learn that the Exxon Valdez oil spill was caused by a sleep deprived employee?
The ship's crew worked a 22-hour shift loading the oil onto the ship. As they got underway, piloting the ship was 3rd mate Gregory Cousins. With only a short nap in the last 16 hours, he allegedly fell asleep at the helm, and the rest is history.
The resulting litigation and clean up costs for the spill totaled more than 7 billion dollars.
Sleep deprivation hurts your bottom line.
60% of Americans say they experience problems with their sleep almost every night.
To make it worse, most people who are sleep deprived don't think they are.
If you get 6 hours (or less) of sleep a night and think you're fine, you're hurting your performance and productivity without even realizing it.
Have you ever seen someone who was drunk, but the drunk person thought they were fine? It's the same thing.
A lack of sleep is a lot like being drunk: you make more mistakes, your decision making is impaired, and you're easily distracted.
Many people think they can sleep poorly during the week and "catch up" on it during the weekend. Unfortunately, it doesn't work. To perform at your best, you need to sleep well consistently, not just 1 or 2 nights a week.
If you get regular nights of quality sleep, you will perform better.
When it comes to your employees sleeping well, your company's productivity and performance is on the line.
When sleep equals productivity, a well-rested workforce is a productive workforce.
Your company can start sleeping better at night… and be entertained while learning how
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1) Sheena and her beautifully honest post. I've read a few blog posts about mom blogging in the past few days and I pretty much agree with all of them and have enjoyed reading all of them, but this one was especially great. I loved Sheena's perspective and I love how positive she is (a breath of fresh air for this chronic complainer). And even though I know I can't accomplish the wealth of awesome do-it-yourself things that she does on the daily, I love living vicariously through her and get so excited when she has a new post up.
2) Blog/real life friends. In other words, blog friends who I am also friends with in real life. Some of them I have met through blogging and some I knew or at least had met in college, but either way I really love when the worlds collide. Alexandra contacted me when she moved to South Bend last summer because she had read my blog, then she started her own fabulous blog, and now we live a few blocks from each other and I spent the morning sitting in her lovely back yard while our kids played. It was great. I knew Sheena in college, I loved meeting Dwija a few months ago and am getting excited to crash Grace's pad in a few weeks. It gives all this typing and posting and reading and commenting and responding to comments more depth and meaning, and I think that's a good thing.
3) Canned Tuna. Yes, you read that right, just plain canned tuna, straight out of the can. Kind of gross to some, kind of wonderful to me. And I just discovered (from looking on the nutrition label. I know, I'm a smartie) that one can has 20 grams of protein in it. 20 big ones, in one little can, not bad at all. And since I rarely eat enough protein ever, this was a very good discovery for me. You know how much I love to give a visual.
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More from the Fair...
I did have Roasted Corn (a Fair MUST) and for dinner a big juicy cheeseburger wrapped in lettuce, no bun. They will do it just ask. I was impressed with the Albertson's Supermarket Rejuvenation Station (for my local pals: it's located on Wyland Way between the Music Mania Theme Exhibit and the AgriFair) that had a lot of yummy healthy snack choices.
I bought some weight loss surgery friendly snacks in my Super Cool Bento Box that carried us through the day and of course, I sampled my Jazzy New Orleans Muffaletta Salad after the judging was over.
Pink Box (top left): Yellow Pepper Strips, Cucumber Slices, and Baby Carrots
Green Box (top right): Banana Caramel Nut 5 Minute Protein Cake Hearts
Blue Box (bottom left): Shelly's Caprese Skewers
Bottom right: Tribe Single Serve Hummus (love these)
Off to the side: 2 Sugar Free Jolly Ranchers (totally never would know they are SF)
One of my favorites to make for holiday parties...
Shelly's Caprese Skewers
Fresh Basil
Bocconcini (those bite-sized fresh mozzarella balls)
Cherry or Grape Tomatoes
Pesto Sauce (homemade or storebought)
Salt and Pepper to taste
Bamboo Skewers (toothpick size or cut a full length in half)
Wrap the bocconcini with a basil leaf and pierce with the skewer. Add a tomato to skewer. Repeat until you run out of skewers or ingredients. Drizzle skewers with pesto sauce (if it's too thick nuke it or thin it out with olive oil) and sprinkles with freshly ground salt and pepper.
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- Meg said...
I could probably go for the deep fried bread pudding. Bread pudding no matter what is just nom. I need to figure out a WLS friendly bread pudding!
The single serve hummus sounds divine, I've been eyeing hummus since it's technically mushy, but the fat content vs protein shuts me down. Someday...
- June 18, 2009 at 2:33 PM
- Michelle "Shelly" said...
You are in luck my protein souffles are a DEAD RINGER for bread pudding!
Here's the link to a bunch of them:
I don't really worry too much about fats... I do full fat everything. Fat=Flavor and it satisfies me cause it tastes good... lowfat or err no fat and I'd be longing for my next meal. Capacity wise I just can't eat enough to do too much damage. TY to the pouch.
Hope you like the souffles!
- June 18, 2009 at 2:37 PM
- Erica Hanks said...
I made chocolate covered bacon for a Christmas party this year. It wasn't SO bad. Tasted a bit like english toffee. Here's a link to my "Chacon" blog post! lol
- June 18, 2009 at 2:51 PM
Those fair foods are um... Interesting...
I'm pre-op (still! Self pay) but I have to say the best thing mentioned has to be the hummus! I have to look for those, I love the stuff and even make my own but portions can get out of wack quickly, this is a great solution! Thanks so much for sharing. The muffalotta salad sounds fantastic too!
- June 18, 2009 at 11:25 PM
- Becky said...
ah i didn't know about the albertsons thing!! dang it. I saw all those though and then some! we went on the $2 taste of the fair. i was very good though! the only fried thing i had was a tastee of the fried cheese curds (kinda icky, only had a bite of one) and a bite of the fried artichoke with garlic. it too was icky. pre op i would have loved it and got more, post op my tastebuds have changed and it was gross. not to mention fried twinkie made me want to dump at the thought of even tsting one.
- June 19, 2009 at 12:27 AM
One of the last splurges I made before my surgery was deep-fried Oreos and a deep-fried Twinkie. I was prepared to TOTALLY love them and gearing up to mourn their absence from my life Post-Op. All I can say is YUCK! I'll take a deep-fried veggie anyday (although I don't eat THEM anymore either).
I DO however, LOVE LOVE LOVE fresh mozzarella. And basil ... I'd rub it all over myself and wear it as cologne that's how much I love it.
- June 19, 2009 at 10:01 AM
- Tiffany said...
Deep Fried White Castles. Omg, as if they aren't bad enough already. That picture is classic.
- June 19, 2009 at 3:16 PM
- becky said...
I'm excited, going back to the fair tonight for Bill Engvall! Do you have any faux funnel cake recipes? I've been craving one!
- June 24, 2009 at 11:51 AM
- Drew's Mom said...
MSN just posted an article on theme park food. "Best & Worst Theme Park Food" Thought you might like to read it.http://health.msn.com/nutrition/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=100211053&imageindex=1
- July 1, 2009 at 2:27 PM


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A polyhedral characterization of border bases
Tomorrow I will give a talk on a recent paper which is joint work with Gábor Braun from the Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics. It deals with the polyhedral characterization of all admissible order ideals (and hence border bases) that exist for a given zero-dimensional ideal. As a hardness result, it also follows that determining an optimal order ideal (w.r.t. to a linear objective function) is NP-hard. This is in particular interesting as it shows that not only computing the L-stable span (the vector space approximation of the ideal) is hard but also choosing a 'nice' basis which is a mere basis transformation from a linear algebra point of view (see also my previous post for some more details). Here are the slides:
The GNU Linear Programming Kit (GLPK) : Resources, Tutorials…
I just put together some more resources, tutorials, and information about the GNU Linear Programming Kit (GLPK). The page can be found here.
If you have some information, links, etc., that you would like to see there, just drop me a line.
Information asymmetry and beating the market
Recently, I was wondering how much money you can effectively gain by investing, given a certain information advantage: Suppose that you want to invest some money, for the sake of simplicity say $10,000. Can you assume to be able to extract an average-exceeding return from the market given that you have an information advantage? If you believe in the strong form of the efficient market hypothesis then the answer is no of course. If not, then is it at least theoretically possible?
Let us consider a simplified setting. Suppose that we can invest (long/short) in a digital security (e.g., digital options) with payouts 0 and 1 (with a price of 0.5) and let us further suppose that it pays out 1 with a probability of 50%. Now assume that we have a certain edge over the market, i.e., we can predict the outcome slightly more accurately, say with accuracy. If we have a good estimate of our edge, we can use the Kelly Criterion to allocate our money. The Kelly Criterion, named after John L. Kelly, Jr determines the proportional amount of money to bet from own bankroll so that the overall utility is maximized – this criterion is provably optimal. It was presented by Kelly in his seminal 1956 paper "A New Interpretation of Information Rate". In this paper Kelly links the channel capacity of a private wire (inside information) to the maximum amount of return that one can extract from a bet. While this bound is a theoretical upper bound, it is rather strong in its negative interpretation: If you do not have any inside information (which includes being just smarter than everybody else or other intangible edges) you cannot extract any cash. The Kelly Criterion arises as an optimal money management strategy derived from the link to Shannon's Information Theory and in its simplest form it can be stated as:
where are the odds, the probability to win, and the probability to lose. So in our setting, where we basically consider fair coin tosses whose outcomes we can predict with accuracy, an edge of 1% or 100bps is considerable. Using the money management strategy from above (neglecting taxes, transaction fees, etc.), we obtain:
with an initial bankroll of $10,000, y-axis is log10(bankroll), x-axis is #bets. The five lines belong to the %5, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 95% percentiles computed on the basis of 5,000 Monte-Carlo runs. So even the 5% percentile sees a ten-fold increase of the bankroll after roughly 4,100 bets, whereas the 95% percentile is already at a 100-fold increase. In terms of real deals the number of bets is already considerable though — after all, which private investor does 4,000 transactions??
Unfortunately, an edge of 100bp is very optimistic and for, say, for 50bp edge the situation already looks a quite different: the 50% percentile barely reaches a ten-fold increase after 10,000 bets.
And now let us come to the more realistic scenario when considering financial markets. Here an edge of 10bp is already considered significant. Given all the limitations as a private investor, i.e., being further down the information chain, sub-optimal market access, etc., assuming an edge of 10bp would be still rather optimistic. In this case, using an optimal allocation of funds, we have the following:
Here the 25% percentile actually lost money and even the 50% percentile barely gained anything over 10,000 bets. In the long run also here a strictly positive growth occurs, but for 10bp it takes extremely long: While you might be able do 4,000 deals over the course of say 10 – 30 years. Here even after 100,000 bets the 5% percentile barely reaches a 29% gain (over 100,000 bets!!). Given transaction costs, taxes, fees, etc., in reality the situation looks worse (especially when considered more complicated financial structures). So it comes all down to the question, how large your edge is.
Although extremely simplified here, a similar behavior can be shown for more complicated structures (using e.g., random walks).
European Capital of Culture: Ruhr.2010
The European Capital of Culture for 2010 is Essen in Germany, on behalf of the Ruhr Area ("Ruhrpott" or "Ruhrgebiet" as we say) and its several cities (e.g. Bochum, Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen, Duisburg, Oberhausen, …). The official homepage can be found here [9]. As I grew up in Essen and practically lived there the first "part" of my life I thought I take the opportunity and provide you with some background information and links, just in case you are in Germany in 2010 and you have a chance to visit that diverse and really interesting area. Unfortunately, some of the articles are in German only, but I tried to provide English resources whenever possible.
According to wikipedia, the Ruhr Area is the fourth largest urban area in Europe with some 7.3 million inhabitants. What is special about this area is its unique industry culture and the transformation in the 90's away from heavy industry to a more service oriented area (see [2], [3], [4], German only). As you can imagine, this transition brought a lot of initial problems and desperation to people heavily relying on heavy industry for their income and the fact that those people could not be easily moved to different jobs (see [1], German only). Now that this transition is (almost) complete, the Ruhr Area presents its distinguished face to the world as the European Capital of Culture. Also check out the special issue on Spiegel ([3], German only) about Ruhr.2010.
Events and must-sees:
An event planer with events scheduled in 2010 can be found in [8] and following the same link, you can also find the Top-10 attractions in the Ruhrpott (according to Spiegel and I kinda agree).
Impressions from the Ruhr Area:
In [5] you can listen to some "typical" sounds of the Ruhr Area. These sound recordings were taken by Richard Ortmann and represent some of the day to day noises you would have heard (and partly still would hear today). Also check out his sound archive with a more comprehensive collection of sound nostalgia [6]. Probably one of the most famous songs about the Ruhr Area is Herbert Grönemeyer's "Bochum" (about one of the big cities in this area):
Right now, 09.01.2010 15:47, there is a live show about Ruhr.2010 as the European Capital of Culture on ZDF (one of the German main tv stations). You can find it also in the ZDF mediathek [7] together with many other shows and pictures about the Ruhr Area where you can watch it for free.
Here are a few pictures from various photographers depicting the Ruhr Area:
[1]: "Wir sind die Dinosaurier – und wir wollen nicht aussterben" – Spiegel 11.02.2007 (German only)
[2]: Von der stinkenden Brühe zum Lebenselexier – Spiegel 29.08.2007 (German only)
[3]: Kulturhauptstadt Ruhr.2010 – Spiegel 08.01.2010 (German only)
[4]: Industrie in XXL – Spiegel 22.06.2009 (German only)
[5]: Der Pulsschlag aus Stahl verklingt – Spiegel 20.10.2007 (German only – but for the sounds it does not matter)
[6]: Richard Ortmann – Sound Archive (German only – but for the sounds it does not matter)
[7]: ZDF mediathek's Ruhr.2010 collection (tv shows and pictures)
[8]: Spiegel Ruhr.2010 event planer including Top 10 attractions (German only – but rather self-explaining)
[9]: Ruhr.2010 – official homepage


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The yearly event raises awareness about hunger and food insecurity throughout the community.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County hosted the 20th annual Empty Bowl fundraiser in Santa Barbara on Sunday.
The yearly event raises awareness about hunger and food insecurity throughout the community.
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is gearing up for a busy Thanksgiving but desperately needs your help.
It needs 3,000 turkeys to help those in need and has only reached 7% of that goal.
Hundreds of people turned out for the annual Empty Bowls luncheon in Santa Maria on Wednesday.
The luncheon is a fundraiser for the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County.
'Empty Bowls' in Santa Maria is a fundraising event hosted by the Santa Barbara County Foodbank.
Wednesday, October 25th, will mark the 16th year of the event.
The annual Season of Hope food and toy drive kicked off on Monday.
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Jacob Mansbach and his brother Joseph led their team to raise money for the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County's children's programs.
SANTA MARIA, Calif. – End summer hunger. That's the goal of the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County as they host their 'Picnic in the Park' program.
As part of the program, children are given a free nutritious meal but that service could now be in jeopardy.
Does 92-year-old Charles LoBue plan on retiring from his 35-hour-a-week volunteer commitments any time soon? "No way," he said. The hard-working community servant just received an award honoring him for 20 years as a volunteer for the Foodbank Santa Barbara County's Brown Bag program, which supplies free groceries to seniors in need twice a month. But that's the tip of the iceberg for LoBue. He also gives his time, energy and financial support to a variety of other local causes. He serves on several committees for the Carpinteria Arts Center, whose campaign to create a new home for the arts has reaped the benefit of LoBue's giving. The main gallery will be named after LoBue.
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County's free Brown Bag Program supplies local low-income seniors with a bounty of fresh groceries twice a month. Single seniors over the age of 60 whose household income is less than $1,507 qualify for the program, as well as seniors in larger households with low incomes. Participants can pick up three bags filled with fresh produce and protein-rich, shelf-stable foods on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, between 9 and 10 a.m. at the Carpinteria Veterans Hall, 941 Walnut Ave. Coordinator Pat Beals said that people in need who have trouble picking up food, should contact her at 807-7337 to discuss delivery.
The holiday season is in full swing, and the Santa Barbara County Food Bank will be accepting turkey donations for its entire duration.
However, this year's annual drive for Thanksgiving dinner's most popular centerpiece has thus far fallen short of expectations, by a couple thousand turkeys.
"We have just under 10 percent of what we need for what we were aiming for in terms of donations," Operations Director Paul Wilkins told the Sun. "At the moment, we are just now at over 300 donated out of 3,000."