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The Internet of Things or 30 years behind the bitmask.
I've got at smartphone. But I think of it as a pocket computer. Before people began using the term smartphone I already had a POTS line (not to be confused with a POTUS line) plugged into my computer, a modem, various networking protocols, and was experimenting with voice over IP. To me a phone was an integral part of a computer. And it was already obvious (to a Byte subscriber anyway) that the future of telephony was digital and wireless.
So I never really thought of my cell phone as just a phone. To me it was always a pocket computer. After all it had a CPU! Even before Blackberry, before Palm, before Treo, I was very annoyed that my cell phone had some kind of processor and software inside, but in a form that was mostly worthless and inaccessible to me. Despite having concluded that I wanted a pocket computer, it wasn't until Apple's iPhone that I was able to visualize a true accessible pocket computer.
The Post-PC era is being used to describe the current computing market. But as far as I am concerned, there is nothing "post" about the post-PC era. It has just been about one thing: Pocket Computers. After several false starts with portable computers including a Newton and a Magic Cap I finally settled for Palm and then Treo. But by that time it was obvious that what was needed was a pocket computer. iPods? I used to play music on my Mac from CDs and I really wanted it to be portable. Problem solved when disk drives reached a capacity that would hold all my music and a size that I didn't mind carrying. Soon phones had the capacity to carry "enough" music - provided you were willing to carry only a playlist, or a subset of your music collection until you could sync. But by then I expected syncing of my contacts, and my calendar too. The next step is logically syncing of everything and anything. And then comes wanting to sync at any time. Shortly after that the Cloud was born. (The birth of the Cloud is more significant than the Post-PC idea.)
Now the iPod is nearly dead because everyone realizes they only need the one pocket computer. It is a personal computer in miniature and so I can hardly call it a post-PC device. IBM used to sell a PC Jr. That product was an overpriced and under powered IBM PC and a marketing gimmick. It's unfortunate that IBM and Microsoft hijacked the initials "PC" and the personal computer category and turned it into a commodity like pork bellies. In those early days after IBM joined the fray the media would just leave Apple out of any discussion of the market like they never existed. There were plenty of pie charts in the media that left Apple's slice out of the pie entirely. Why? Because if it were included back then it would have made obvious the lies they were telling everyone. In the end post-PC is only useful when describing the end of that commodity market and the beginning of something better.
In 1983 Apple used the slogan "The Most Personal Computer" to describe its Apple //e only a year before the introduction of the Macintosh. The most personal computer today is the iPhone. Post-PC just doesn't describe what is really going on. The movement from desktop, to laptop, to pocket (wrist, glasses, ring?) - that is the journey personal computers are taking but each stop on the way is still a personal computer. The only real distinction so far in the post-PC era seems to be how we interact with the device and how much compute power it has. The compute power keeps increasing. And even the types of interaction are not entirely new but simply better technology that we have learned and applied to the same concepts of keyboards, trackballs, touch and voice. The real breakthroughs and innovation in human interaction were distilled and written down 30 years ago in the first drafts of Apple's Human Interface Guidelines. Everything since then has been an act of refinement. And Apple has been making refinements steadily for the last 30 years.
But now a new piece of technical terminology, buzzword if you will, has been created. The Internet of Things or IoT, is the new definition of what it is to be post-PC. The idea is that just about anything will be networked. So we are no longer looking at a computer network but a network of many other things, many of which are not personal computers. In the worldview of IoT the pocket computer is perhaps not a pocket computer but only a smartphone. Looking at the internet of things allows us to look beyond computing to the webcams, the thermostats, our car keys, our cars themselves, our kitchen appliances as a huge network of post-PC devices that are beginning to consume address space. Our pocket computer then becomes the keys to a much larger computing space.
This point of view is a good one for visualizing what new hardware devices are needed, and what kinds of networking and embedded computing will be required as we move to a world of smart products. But it is an engineer's or technologist's point of view. To me the truth is simpler. The cloud of personal information we all gather around us, that we use and to which we want access is growing. And a lot of this cloud is no longer the semi-static cloud of bits on a server's disk somewhere. Because more and more we want our personal cloud of data to include asking questions, and real-time answers about things. And we want ability to change that thing from a distance, remotely, by changing it's data. In this way the IoT is merely extending the cloud to encompass this need for immediacy.
Right now I can check my bank balance from my pocket computer. But tomorrow (even today) with the right devices I can check my current blood pressure, or the pressure in my tires while I'm driving. Will I think of that as the IoT? Perhaps while I am setting it up I might think about how each thing fits into the network. But hopefully setup will be a bit more automatic. Security too. I certainly am concerned about my personal cloud of data being on the internet. These devices amount to the same thing. Do I want my house cam secure? Do I want to buy my house cam from a company that makes its money by selling whatever it can learn about me? To me the IoT is something which will simply enable a better and more real-time cloud of information. It is extending my personal cloud into more of my stuff. But if it extends the corporate or government's "cloud" down into my own then maybe I don't want it. Still I expect the actual future we face will be a mix of things (or MoT).
But meantime if you are in the computing business and read its media prepare for the next wave (or the Nest wave?) of buzzword which will be the Internet of Things.


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What do you do to bring music outside in your preschool or child care program? I mean, if you don't have donors flooding you with money?
The photo above is of a hammock-style xylophone made by a father at my last center. He made it out of old bed slats. It is a great example of "upcycling", a new word for an old concept. You rescue forlorn old items, making them into something new and exciting. This cool musical instrument can also be made with new wood by following this "recipe" (my word for anything you make from scratch, instruments included). I have seen young children stand and play one of these beauties for twenty minutes or more. The sound is like this amazing forest xylophone, only not quite as well-tuned.
Another way to upcycle unused or discarded "junk" is to turn dry wall buckets into drums. These can be kept outdoors and set up for drumming any time. No beaters? Children pick up sticks all the time. We tell them not to run with them, but now we can tell them what they can do with them instead! I have seen Pre-K boys interrupt a chase game of Ninja Turtles to drum out their abundant energies. What better way to channel that vibrant, wild spirit?
Connecting indoor or outdoor music to a Pre-K curriculum is very easy. Beat and its companion, rhythm, teach mathematics. In the article, The Patterns of Music, from Y.C., the authors explain how music and rhythm teach "sequencing, counting, patterning, and one-to-one correspondence". It is required reading for my college students. Social studies standards can be addressed through playing and imitating music native to the cultures represented by the ESL students in your class. Science standards are also addressed by working with young children to experience the various vibrational qualities of sounds.
The most important element in promoting outdoor (and indoor) music making is teacher engagement and enthusiasm. Play with sound alongside the children in your care. Suggest new ways to make joyful noise. Listen to their ideas and encourage their exploration.
Give children the chance to create music of their own. They will thank you with their smiles.

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After my exciting meeting with the Cooper's Hawk on Friday, I went with a friend to a nearby nature park on Ile Bizard the next day. This is a wonderful treasure trove of swamp wildlife! We've seen amazing creatures from the vantage point of a long boardwalk and it is one of my favorite places in the world.
I was pleased to see many, many Turtles sunning themselves. The Tree Swallows were back as well as the Red-winged Blackbirds who, to me, are the true harbingers of spring. Mallards were wending their way through small channels in the reeds and it won't be long before the swamp will be filled with the delightful trills of the Marsh Wrens and the shrill cries of the Black Terns. Also, the loud scolding calls of the Virginia Rails will frustrate us as the birds hide in the tall reeds then suddenly dart into the open and back under cover (almost always too fast for my reflexes on the shutter release button)!
I also saw Muskrats and even Beavers which are a thrill. Then to top off the afternoon's delight, a fellow photographer pointed out where a Barred Owl was perched. I hightailed it over to the area and this very accommodating bird allowed me to approach within a few feet of it even though I was crunching, snapping and crackling over dead leaves and fallen twigs and branches. He was very calm and majestic and at times gave me the most intelligent gaze that makes me understand why people think of owls as wise. There was something very "knowing" in its look.
Another grand day!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
A day at Ile Bizard
Labels: Barred Owl, Ile Bizard, Muskrat, swamp
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Great photos both here and below. I live in a rural area and barely see a duck (slight exaggeration). Go figure. (Of course, I don't really look.)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 7, 2010 at 1:26 PM
What a wonderful wildlife selection! I've always been fascinated by owls so especially like this picture. Flighty xxReplyDelete
Glad you both like the wildlife photos. I feel so blessed to have seen these wonderful creatures. It may take hours of walking and waiting but I can't imagine doing much else (except blogging and photo editing). :-)ReplyDelete
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Inevitably, there will be duty stations that you are more fond of than others. Sometimes, it is very hard to be optimistic, especially if you left a duty station you really loved.
Each new move will come with hardships but it will also come with opportunities. It's in these opportunities and the little things in life that make each new move an incredible experience, it is just about finding the joy in each new place.
It's important to note, there is no place that can make you happy. Sure, there are places that have more challenges than others but only you can let it bring you down. Only you can make yourself happy.
I've said it once and I'll keep saying it: unhappiness is contagious. People want to be around that happy person and you are better at your roles in life: a wife, mother, employee; when you are happy.
We just moved from Kansas to South Korea. I loved Kansas. We made some
incredible memories there. We had a beautiful home with wonderful neighbors, we had our first baby there, I had a job I loved, and we made some great friends.
South Korea is quite an adventure but it certainly comes with a lot of challenges. I still have to remind myself every day what I am thankful for and the things I love about this new home we have created.
So with that, here are my tips for finding joy in each new move:
1.) Find the beauty in the little things.
Often times, we get so busy that we overlook the simple things that bring a smile to our face and that we find beautiful: the wild life, the scenery, the architecture. Take a look around you and find something beautiful and take a moment to enjoy it.
I love the Fall colors here. While Fall in Kansas was breathtaking, the colors of Fall here are gorgeous.
2.) Find the positive side of each challenge.
I know this can seem difficult but I promise if you look hard enough you can find something positive about the situation even when it looks pretty bleak. Rewording a situation in your head can make you feel a lot more optimistic.
When we first moved here, we got settled into an apartment. I was bummed that there were mostly only apartments available but I made the best of it and was feeling pretty positive about our new place. It was close to the base and it was right next to several other military families.
Well, then about four weeks later, just after I had unpacked the majority of our Household Goods, a pipe burst and our apartment flooded. We were forced to leave but did find another apartment pretty quickly.
I liked that first apartment more but there are tons of positive things about this new place that make me feel happy that we are here and know that this is what was meant to happen. For example, I love our landlady.
Getting stationed in Korea threw a wrench in my own career ambitions but it also came with positives. For example, I have the opportunity to stay home with my son. I'll never miss one of his first learning experiences during his first two years which I am happy for.
3.) Make yourself a part of your new community
If you are living on base, it is even easier to make yourself a part of the community. Living off base (which we have always done) you can still make yourself an active member and make connections with other spouses or neighbors.
Some ways to meet people and get yourself involved is by volunteering in your family readiness group or in the community, join a church or bible study group, or attend spouses events.
To get involved and form bonds with your neighbors, go out of your way to introduce yourself. When a new neighbor moves in, take over a baked treat and welcome them to the neighborhood.
In Kansas, we had the most incredible neighbors. They were all mostly retired military and were so kind and helpful. I would take them pies and they would help me mow my lawn when my husband was away. They came to our baby shower and invited us to all of their get togethers.
I was blown away by how supportive and welcoming they were and it inspired me to do the same to others in each new community we move to. You never know how much a helping hand or a warm welcome can be needed and appreciated by another person in a chaotic time like a move.
4.) Get out and take advantage of what your new home has to offer
This one is easier said than done. It can be difficult to get out especially with small children. I know I regret not getting out and seeing more of what Kansas had to offer when we were there. It was such a beautiful place and the scenery was absolutely breathtaking.
Now that we are in Korea, getting out and seeing the sights and the culture has made me more excited for this new adventure. I'm hoping to take advantage of even more travel and sightseeing in the time we are stationed here.
5.) Continue or pick up a new hobby
Making time for yourself to do something you enjoy is very important. Especially in a new place, keeping up with something you love whether it be hiking on new trails nearby, reading, or knitting, can increase happiness.
A hobby is very relaxing and therapeutic. If you don't already have something you enjoy doing, try something new!
You can also ask around or look at the local community center to see what classes or events are offered. There may be a weekly painting class, a book club, or a yoga class that will allow you to practice your hobby and meet new friends.
6.) Remember the important things
When you hit a rough patch and you are thinking "why am I even here?", remember that that handsome man in combat boots you fell in love with will come home, kick off his combat boots, with a look of exhaustion but a smile just for you.
No matter how rough his day was, you are his home. His rock. The smile he looks forward to seeing everyday. The love that made you say I do is what is important, and what keeps you going even when times seem bleak.
7.) Remember that in the military, change is inevitable
Even if you do not love your new location, chances are it is temporary. On average most locations are 2-3 years long so enjoy it and make the most of the experience.
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Anyone ever climbed a mountain? Yeah, me neither. I imagine it goes a little something like this:
You climb all day and get to your camp the first night. You look down and think you've come pretty far. Then you look up. And there's still so far to go, it's a little overwhelming. You think, well, maybe let's just call it a day. Instead of giving up, you rest and then keep on climbing.
Where am I going with this? I'm at the camp right now with the Polka Dot party. I have more posts to share and it's a little daunting. But I'll get there eventually. :)


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I posted about this on Friday with some eager participants but few of the details worked out. I have some more concrete details and a form to fill out!
- A blogger book swap entails you receiving a book from another blogger, reading it, and then posting a review on your blog.
- This means you have to either purchase a book, or send your partner one from your own collection.
- The easiest way (for both you and me) to do this is to have me send you the name and address of your swap partner and you to send the book. (Alyssa is having bloggers near her send her the books, but we're still going to combine all the participants.)
- Both U.S. and Canada residents can sign up! (I can pair up Canada residents to make it a little easier.)
- All participants must sign up by December 31.
- I'll send out the name of your swap partner by January 5.
- You must mail out your book by January 23.
- You're free to write your review whenever, but it should be done by the end of February. (I'll have some way to link up here so people can read your review.)
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Friday, April 20, 2012
Cold Porcelain Flowers
These Cold Porcelain are a labour of love, each has been handcrafted petal by petal at my leisure. I really love making these flowers because one can make the dough with the ingridients easily available at home.I was amazed the first time I made them two years back and fell in love with the craft.
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March 4, 2014
Wolverines roll past Franciscan in finale
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio -- The Grove City College men's basketball team opened the game on a 24-4 run and had four players reach double figures as the Wolverines rolled to an 81-60 win over Franciscan to close the 2013-14 season on Friday evening at Kuzma Court.
Junior guard Mitch Marmelstein (San Juan Capistrano, Calif./St. Margaret's) led the Wolverines with 15 points and four assists while junior forward Brian Giesler (Harrisville, Pa./Slippery Rock) added 14 points. Senior guard Evan Schell (Pittsburgh, Pa./Oliver) scored 10 points and grabbed a team-high six rebounds in his final collegiate game while sophomore guard Stephen Tam (Hamilton, Mass./Hamilton-Wenham) also added 10 points.
Six three-pointers, including two each from Schell and Tam, keyed the Wolverines' opening 24-4 run which spanned the first 10:32 of the first half.
Franciscan (6-18) would cut the deficit to 11 on two occasions, but a Christian Durbin (Harmony, Pa./Seneca Valley) three-point play sparked an 8-0 run that saw the lead grow back to 19 before a pair of Baron layups made it a 43-28 score at halftime.
Tam and Marmelstein each had 10 first-half points to lead Grove City, who shot 57 percent (17-30) from the floor in the period.
Sophomore Isaiah Reeves (Pittsburgh, Pa./Perry) would score the first five points after halftime to extend the Grove City lead back to 20 points and the Wolverines would lead by as much as 26 points in the second half before Franciscan closed the deficit to its final margin.
Moses Sullivan led Franciscan with 18 points and seven rebounds while Daniel Kleinschnitz and Christian Duke each added nine.
With the last of his four three-pointers on the evening, Giesler set a new Grove City single-season record for three-pointers made with 76, eclipsing Shawn Carr's mark of 75 set during the 2007-08 season. The 2013-14 Wolverines also set a single-season record as a team with 240 three-pointers made.
Grove City finishes the 2013-14 season at 11-15 overall.
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This book was loads better then the first!! I found myself not wanting it to end and when it did I found myself thinking and wondering where the story is going to go from here. which does not happen to me very often. A great read!
My trend with Cinda Williams Chima's books seems to be that it takes me until the second book in a series to really get thoroughly engrossed. That was the case with her (excellent) Seven Realms series, and is also proving to be true in this, the sequel series. I enjoyed last year's Flamecaster, but I was really, really hooked on this sequel. It takes place largely at the same time as the events of the first book, focusing on different characters, and I sincerely had trouble putting it down. I loved the main character, Lyss -- she is just as tough and smart and difficult and real as her mother, the heroine of the original series, and I loved reading about her. I found the romantic subplot in this one much more credible than the one in Flamecaster, too, for reasons that I can't put my finger on. In short, I tore through this, and can't wait for book 3. Stellar YA fantasy.
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Newly hired police officers (probationary officers) have to complete several phases of training as well as complete 18 months of probation. The training consists of attending an Illinois certified Police Academy and completing a 16 week Field Training Program at the Macomb Police Department.
The probationary officer's 18 months of probation begins on his/her hire date with the Macomb Police Department. Probation is an employment status that was designed to insure that the new employee adapts well to his/her new environment and is performing tasks to the standards of the Macomb Police Department.
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Currently the Macomb Police Department sends all its probationary officers to the University of Illinois Police Training Institute in Champaign, IL. The Police Training Institute, known as P.T.I., last for 12 weeks.
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An F.T.O. is an officer on the department that has received additional training, education, and certification in training new police officers. His/Her main role is to train and evaluate the probationary officer. At the end of each work shift an F.T.O. will discuss with the probationary officer what things were done correctly, what things were not handled correctly, and what things need to be improved upon by the probationary officer. This review is done to reinforce positive behavior and to correct less than positive behavior.
After successfully completing the Police Academy and the Field Training Program the probationary officer is assigned to solo patrol on one of the department's patrol shifts. The probationary officer is responsible for any and all police duties assigned to him/her during a shift. Other officers and F.T.O.'s will continue to evaluate the probationary officer at this time as well.
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- how do I calculate how much lime to put in my yard?
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Middle Tennessee typically has a high acid ph and lots of clay. Lime pellets break down both the clay and acid content to a more manageable and broader plant loving level. Yes, there are plants, like azaleas, that like acid, but not too much acid nor do they like being planted in dense clay. Lime helps resolve those issues. But how much lime do you put down? Well, that would vary based upon the soil acidity in your lawn. February is a good time to take a soil sample to see how much acid your yard contains, but in general, we would use about 40 lbs of pelletized lime per 1,000 sq. ft about 2 to 3 times per year.In plainer terms, take the square footage of your lawn areas (see diagram). Let's say you have 2,000 square feet of lawn, you would use 80 lbs. of pelletized lime. 3,000 sq. ft you would use 120 lbs. of lime (adding 40lbs for each 1,000 sq ft).
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- On a piece of paper, sketch out your yard-- don't sweat over it, just a simple drawing is fine.
- Section off your lawn into squares and number them.
- Take section one and measure it using a pedometer, long measuring tape or "guestimating" by walking it off. Measure both ways to find the length and width.
- Repeat this step for each square. Do not include garden beds, sidewalks, patios, driveways, etc.
- Multiply the length x width of each square to find the square feet for that area.
- Now add all of the square feet (length x width) from each square together to get your square yardage (a typical E. Nashville house may have 900 to 1200 sq. ft in the front yard alone).
NOTE: While not being 100% accurate is not a problem in calculating how much lime or fertilizer you should be using, being decently close is important. If you're not sure if you've measured correctly, call us or another professional to come and measure for you. We have professional tools to measure you yard and ArtHouse Gardens will do this at no cost. Also, please note the recommendations on the bag of lime (pelletized), fertilizer, seed, etc. These will differ from product to product so use their suggestions. You will need to know your square footage to determine amount of product to use and how many bags to buy.
Want a free quote for sod? Take these same #'s that you've calculated and email us or call us at 615.243.5499. Otherwise, contact us and we'll come out and take the measurements for you and assess your yard. We give advice for free. Last year we gave advice to an E. Nashville neighbor family and they won a neighborhood association award for their lawn.MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS: This year we will be adding small sections of sod in trouble spots in your lawns at no extra cost . Also, you do not need to put lime down--- we do this for you automatically.


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Dental Sleep Masters is based in New Jersey. Dr. Weisfogel, its originator, has an extensive background in the treatment of sleep disorders. He established the Old Bridge Dental Care practice, back in 1999. He involved himself with the practice for a period of fifteen years. He was highly popular within the community. He received the distinguished designation of the community's "Best Dentist", for multiple years. Dr. Weisfogel, during this time, started investigating sleeping disorders. He was interested in knowing how dentists and physicians could help persons, who visited their offices, and who suffered from the disorder. He established "Healthy Heart Sleep," in 2010. The preceding company worked with physicians on an international basis. The company advised the health practitioner how to best go about establishing and managing sleep labs.
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In a world where everything Kanye West does becomes a headline, you might be a little overwhelmed trying to keep up. Luckily, Much is here to help get you up to speed with your Yeezy weekend news. Here's everything Kanye did this weekend.
Joined by a stage full of gospel singers, Kanye performed the opening track of The Life Of Pablo for his second performance of the night. Check it out below.
Kanye trình diễn ca khúc "Ultra Light Beams" trên SNL tối ngày 13/2/2016Honestly I dont understand the hate toward such an talented person like Kanye. : /
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He streamed The Life Of Pablo in full a the world's biggest listening party in New York City's Madison Square Garden, but the album wasn't available until this frantic announcement at the end of SNL.
Ye streamed 13 tracks at MSG last week, but the now-released Tidal version has an extra five tracks: Silver Surfer Intermission, 30 Hours, No More Parties In L.A., a new version of Facts and Fade.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 14, 2016
He revealed this on his latest Twitter rant where he publicly asked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for financial support. He also pleaded for all his fans to join Tidal and promised that he would have over 100 Grammys before he died. Seriously.
I write this to you my brothers while still 53 million dollars in personal debt… Please pray we overcome… This is my true heart…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 14, 2016
Mark Zuckerberg invest 1 billion dollars into Kanye West ideas
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 14, 2016
I'm this generation's Disney… I want to bring dope shit to the world…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
I made Dark Fantasy and Watch the Throne in one year and wasn't nominated for either … I will have over 100 Grammys before I die.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
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For this dose of creative vision, we begin the week with a favorite summer treat (or, a year round treat when you live 3 blocks from Mario's Gelato like we do): strawberry ice cream. But don't be fooled, this is not the edible kind. Well, technically it is edible, but I don't think it would taste very good and I'm certain it would give you a week-long stomach ache. What you're looking at here is fake ice cream, and it's what is used most of the time when food photographers are shooting ice cream, unless it's an ad for the product itself, then their job gets a whole lot harder as it has to be the real thing.
Vision here was simple, and fully inspired by the vintage green glass sundae dishes: old school ice cream parlour. Back-lit with natural light was a must to highlight the top of the scoop and shine through the glass dishes, and reflectors were needed to bounce that backlight onto the front of the set-up (one large white reflector camera left, another camera right, basically forming a 90 degree angle, with my camera poking in between). And selective focus was used to give the front dish prominence, and knock the second dish out of focus, becoming background interest. As you'll see below, I tried out different things with the strawberry garnish and cookie props on the table surface, but settled on 2 round jelly-centered cookies with a strawberry fan for garnish.
The beauty of the fake stuff is that (a) it doesn't melt, (b) with the right scoop it 'barks' better than the real thing ~ I'll get to that in a minute, and (c) it keeps in your cupboard forever.
Here is the recipe that I use for fake ice cream:
• 1/2 cup corn syrup (such as Karo or White Lily)
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening (such as Crisco)
• lots and lots of icing sugar, at least a 1lb bag
*for colour: fruit (here I used frozen strawberries to get the little seeds in my final shot), cocoa or food colouring (just remember, a little goes a long way).
To make: First, in a mixer or with a hand blender (or even by hand) mix your corn syrup and vegetable shortening together. Then slowly add your icing sugar in small doses and continue stirring. You'll know you've added enough icing sugar when the consistency is dry and fairly stiff, but too much will make it crumbly. You'll know it's just right because those cracks the scoop of ice cream gets when you scoop it out is called 'barking', and is key to making fake ice cream look great. Fill the contents of your bowl into sealed ziploc bags and stash in the freezer overnight. In the morning you should have a rather hard ziploc bag of fake ice cream. Stores well in fridge. * I will also suggest a stainless steel ice cream scoop with the release lever, I like mine made by Good Grips.
Have you got a different recipe? Did you use something else that worked well? Leave a comment and share it with everyone.
Happy scooping!
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Got a hankerin' for some good Italian meal, but the though of boiling pasta in your own kitchen leaves much to be desired? Wander down to Glowbal Restaurant Group's latest hot spot Trattoria Italian Kitchen on West 4th at Burrard to sample any of Chef Jeremy's dishes. Totally affordable and great for sharing (part of their menu is based around large pasta and seafood share-platters), I'm sure you'll have a great night out.
You can also check out what we shot for them on their website, Trattoria Italian Kitchen.
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A short while ago we showed you some photos we shot for Albion Fisheries line of Bayside seafood products found in most grocery stores in Western Canada, and we were lucky enough to work with them again. The shots here are from our most recent shoot for their new line of sustainable seafood products, Calypso. All the dishes you see here were prepared styled by the talented Scot Roger, and we had Guy Dean of Albion completing our collaborative team.
I think I had the most relaxed, successful working day last week. Food Stylist extraordinarie Scot Roger (his introduction will be posted in the coming week) and I worked with Guy Dean, VP Import/Export for Albion Fisheries, Western Canada's largest seafood distributor.
The day consisted of talking travel (we all had travel plans over the summer including China, Korea and Tofino), surfing (one of us actually knew what they were talking about, having competed and been published), and of course a little food chit chat here and there. The funny thing was it wasn't until lunch that we figured out we are all from Vancouver Island..such a small world.
Ok, names and job titles aside, here are some of the photos from our shoot that day. Look for these on the packages of Bayside seafood products in your local grocery store soon. And check out our website for more photos from the shoot. Enjoy!
Welcome everyone…so glad you are checking us out.
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Sedalia Police Department Releases Youth Seat Belt Enforcement Results
The Sedalia Police Department has released the results from their participation in a statewide "youth seat belt enforcement mobilization," which took place from March 15 through March 31.
Sedalia Police issued 41 speeding tickets and 4 other traffic violations during the enforcement effort.
Sedalia Police Officer Casey Devorss pointed out in a statement that seat belts are the single best defense in a crash. "Law enforcement will continue to encourage drivers to make a simple, smart choice to buckle up and arrive alive," said Devorss.
Despite evidence proving the benefits of wearing a seat belt, 33 percent of teens do not buckle up, and eight out of ten Missouri teens killed in traffic crashes are unbuckled.


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Graduate Student Tracking System
The Graduate Student Tracking System (GSTS) allows programs to track graduate student progress and view many elements of graduate student activity in one place. GSTS will allow programs to collect, view, and track student records information from the Student Enterprise System (SES), as well as information that students and programs directly input. GSTS will help programs (and students) view information and track progress associated with:
- Advisor and committee
- Plan of study, including coursework planned and completed
- Annual progress, including awards, publications, research progress, meetings attended, teaching, and research goals
- Milestones (TGS and program-specific)
Link to GSTS: gsts.northwestern.edu
- Student access: Active students in The Graduate School can access GSTS with their NetID and NetID Password
- Advisor/committee member access: Faculty who serve as graduate student advisors or committee members can access GSTS to see the students for whom they serve as advisor or committee member once this information is entered in GSTS.
- Program administrator access: Program staff (graduate program assistants; department assistants; financial administrators) and faculty administrators (DGSs; chairs) must request access to GSTS by filling out the Student Records Security Form (selecting "manage GSTS" under Academic Program/Plan), and completing the related trainings.
The Graduate Student Tracking System was developed by the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science in collaboration with Northwestern University Information Technology, Student Enterprise Systems and The Graduate School.
For questions about GSTS, email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Carl Pelini has resigned as Florida Atlantic head coach effective immediately. The former Nebraska defensive coordinator was in his second season, with a 4-15 record vs. FBS. The timing is odd, suggesting there is more to this story. Reports indicate this is not due to illness or on field performance.
Calling for a fourth down spike was a notable error, but FAU was not having that bad of a season. He inherited a team that went 1-11 the year before. He went 3-9 in year one. Yes, the Owls were 2-6. But they played six of their first eight games on the road. Two of them were obvious paycheck games at Miami and at Auburn. One loss came against a good East Carolina team. The other three losses were by a combined five points in regulation.
This smells like a Lane Kiffin rebound job.
[UPDATE: According to Brett McMurphy, Carl Pelini and defensive coordinator Pete Rekstis, who will also resign, attended a social event where pot was used.]
Related: Bo Pelini Dropped a F-Bomb Fueled Rant After Beating Ohio State in 2011
Related: Bo Pelini: Feuding With Tommie Frazier, Officially On The Hot Seat
Related: Bo Pelini Smashed a Player's Cell Phone With a Hammer, Pranked His Entire Team [Video]
[Photo via USA Today Sports]


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As a youth player, Anelka opted to join PSG but the Frenchman did not take a very long time performing with Paris Saint-Germain as he would later join Arsenal for a fee of €500,000 and this was the first professional contract that Anelka signed.
From there on out, Nicolas Anelka went on to make 65 appearances while scoring 23 games and it was during this time that he spent performing at the Emirates Stadium where he started to earn recognition and attract the attention from top European clubs.
After having spent 2 years wearing the jersey of Arsenal FC, Nicolas Anelka made a move to Real Madrid which is where his time was mostly spent on the sidelines as a substitute player. This is something that happens on a regular basis with many highly- rated performers in the world of football.
The retired attacker has talked about why he opted to make a move to Arsenal in the early stages of his career instead of agreeing terms with PSG which was his club during his youth career and even though PSG offered him a contract, Anelka decided to join the Premier League club Arsenal.
"When you know what you want, when you know what you've got, you've got ambition and a dream; we do it without really thinking too much. I was asked to sign professional at PSG. I wanted playing time with PSG, which I had not. I was told that I was too young, be patient. I was willing to wait but I had the example of Alliou, M'Boma and Nouma who did not play''
''So there were recruiters who came to take me. Arsenal, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid … All European clubs. I thought, 'Come on, I'll go. If it does not happen with PSG, I will go elsewhere'' Former Arsenal player, Nicolas Anelka said as he stated a few of the reasons of why he opted to join Arsenal in his youth instead of PSG.


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This article deals with integration of Team Foundation Server 2010 with Share Point 2010. The same holds good for other versions of Share Point (WSS 3.0, MOSS 2007 ).
If you are installing the WSS3.0 with Team Foundation Server 2010 configuration wizard then you can skip this procedure.
Below are the steps to integrate existing instance of the SharePoint with Team Foundation Server 2010.
If you want to use the existing SharePoint web application, please navigate to step 2 directly.
1. Create a web application for use with Team Foundation Server
Need to do this when share Point was not installed as part of TFS installation.
On the server that is running Share Point products, open Share Point Central Administration console.
Create a web application that uses port 80, uses NTLM for authentication.
On the Share Point Central Administration site, click Mange Web Application and then click New to create a new web application.
In the IIS Web Site part,
Choose Create a new IIS web site to create a new site.
In the Application pool section, Choose Create new application pool to create a new application pool. This will be selected by default.
Click OK.
Create a site collection in the newly created web collection if you are linking the.
In the central Administration page, under Application Management, click Create Site collections. The site collection creation page appears. If the web application in which you want to create a site collection is not selected, click on the web application name and then click change web application.
In title pane, enter the name of the site and Select a Team template for the site.
Under Primary Site Collection Administrator, enter the administrator for this site collection and Click OK.
2. Install Team Foundation Server Extensions for SharePoint Products on the machine where Share Point is running.
Insert the installation media of Team Foundation Server 2010 and run the setup. Click Next and Select Add or Remove features.
Here, select Extensions for SharePoint Products and Technologies and click on Update.
The Extensions for SharePoint Products and Technologies will be installed.
Click on configure to configure the installed extensions.
In the Team Foundation Server Configuration Center page, select Configure Extensions for SharePoint Products. And click on Start Wizard.
Click on Configure to complete the configuration wizard
3. To grant access between Team Foundation server and the Share Point web application
On the server where Team Foundation Server is installed, open the Team Foundation Server Administration Console.
Expand the Application tier node, select Share Point web applications and Click Add.
The Share Point web application settings window appears.
In the Friendly name, enter a name for the Share Point web Application.
In Web Application URL, enter the URL of the SharePoint Web application for which you want to grant access.
This is in the form: http://servername
Where, servername: name of the server where SharePoint is installed
In Central Administration URL, enter the URL and the port number for SharePoint Central Administration.
This is in the form: http://severname:17012
17012 is the default port number.
If the SharePoint central administration site was configured with a different port number, replace the 17012 with the configured port number.
In 'Default location for team project collection sites', enter the relative path for the site collection that you want to use as the root for team project collections that use this SharePoint Web application. This can just be /sites.
Click Verify Path to verify the path specified and Click OK.
Click on Extensions for Share Point Products and Click Grant Access.
The Access for Team Foundation Server window appears.
In URL for Team Foundation Server, enter the public URL for Team Foundation Server.
This is in the form: http://servername:8080/tfs
Where, servername: TFS server name
In SharePoint Web Application, choose the URL for the SharePoint Web application that you want to use.
This is in the form: http://servername/
In Restrict site creation to the following path, enter the path of the site collection where you want to create all sites that Team Foundation Server will use. This step is optional.
In Enterprise Application Definition(which is optional), enter the name of the EAD when Single sign-on is enabled in case of MOSS 2007 or Secure Store Service is enabled in case of SharePoint 2010.
Click OK.
4. To configure a default site location for new team projects created in this team project collection
In the Team Foundation Administration Console, click Team Project Collections.
Under SharePoint site, click Edit Default Site Location.
The Edit Default Site Location appears.
Under SharePoint Web Application, choose the SharePoint Web Application friendly name from the drop down. Under Relative Path, enter the relative path for the new site projects to be created. For instance, the path would be sites/DefaultCollection. If you have already created the site collection make sure that you specified the same name under the Relative Path
Click OK.
The integration of Team Foundation Server with SharePoint is successfully completed J
To check whether Extensions for SharePoint Products has been installed, go to the SharePoint 2010 Central Administration.
Click on System Settings.
Click on Manage farm solutions.
If the status of the solutions is mentioned as deployed, then the Extensions have been installed successfully.
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Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) says he's not offended that Sen. Edward Kennedy's memoir doesn't mention him.
Hatch, who wrote a song for Kennedy after the Massachusetts Democrat was diagnosed with brain cancer, was very close to Kennedy. Hatch said in 2008 that Kennedy was like a brother to him.
But Hatch is not referenced in Kennedy's 532-page book, True Compass, which was released last week. It did, however, give a shout-out to Republican Sens. Kit Bond of Missouri, Judd Gregg of New Hampshire and Mike Enzi of Wyoming, as well as several former Republican senators.
Hatch said he's "glad" he's not in the book. "I don't think he was concentrating on bipartisanship in the book, I think he was concentrating on telling his Democratic story," Hatch said. "He was writing what really is a partisan book. And I don't mean 'partisan' in a bad sense, but he wanted to write about his Democratic ideas. And if he starts splitting it with me, it would make a difference. So I don't have any problem with it."


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Wednesday, March 28, 2012 | 2 a.m.
Related stories
- Uber back in court to defend its Las Vegas ride service
- Why Uber has cracked the taxi market in 70 cities — but not Las Vegas
- Judge puts the kibosh on ridesharing Uber in Nevada, for now
- Uber's legal case against Las Vegas' uber-powerful taxicab industry
- Multiple drivers cited within hours of Uber launch
- Judge refuses to put brakes on Uber ride-sharing service
- Judge to hear motion about Uber ride-sharing service in Las Vegas
A San Francisco company that's given the limo business a digital-age makeover wants to do business in Las Vegas but has run headlong into regulations that shield cab companies from competition.
Uber Technologies Inc., which already offers its service in nine cities, runs dispatch centers that customers access via a smartphone. To provide the rides, the company partners with licensed companies that use sedans, SUVs or limousines, using those vehicles during the companies' down time. No cash changes hands — the transaction, including tip, is paid for using the phone.
Uber is technically a livery business and as a result would not be regulated as a traditional taxicab company. But because it would be new competition, its efforts to enter the Las Vegas market has ignited a political war of sorts with cab companies.
Uber executives told the Sun they look forward to doing business in Las Vegas. But sources said the company is having "an interesting time" dealing with an old state statute requiring livery services charge a high minimum hourly rate.
Most livery services in Southern Nevada are required to charge a minimum rate of about $40 to $45 an hour. It means that even if a ride is five minutes long, the cost is at least $40.
Whether it was the intent of the law or not, it ensures that limos pose less of a threat to the Las Vegas taxicab business, which, using meters, can provide short rides at lower costs.
Uber executives said they haven't encountered high minimum charges anywhere else. And no city where Uber operates has a minimum hourly rate. Uber started in San Francisco, where its base fare is $8.
The Nevada Transportation Authority approves rates for each company. Companies can request that regulators set lower minimum hourly rates. But even if a livery company figures it can make a profit with a minimum hourly rate of, say, $15, sources said opposition from the powerful cab companies would make it difficult, if not impossible, to get regulators to go along.
The Nevada Taxicab Authority, which regulates the taxi industry, is looking closely at Uber. Charles Harvey, Taxicab Authority administrator, said an "unregulated, unlicensed quasi-taxi operator is a concern." He said the agency is doing research on the company and talking to the Transportation Authority, which regulates limousines.
The state's Office of Economic Development is also interested in the company, but for different reasons.
While it offers transportation, Uber is a tech firm, founded by a man who developed a smartphone application after he was unable to hail a cab. It's the kind of company that Gov. Brian Sandoval has said he wants to lure to the state to diversify the economy.
Dave Berns, the Office of Economic Development's communications director, said state officials have spoken with Uber representatives and reached out to the state Department of Business and Industry and Transportation Authority about its interest in moving here.
Uber's use of technology is a big part of the company's allure. With Uber, money and credit cards are never exchanged — everything is done through a smartphone application, which already has logged a customer's payment information. When a customer punches their Uber smartphone application, they can "watch" the vehicle on a map and see how how long it will take for the vehicle to arrive.
How Uber will fare in its effort to do business in Las Vegas is uncertain. But the company has a track record of facing adversity and winning.
In January, the head of the Taxicab Commission in Washington, D.C., Ron Linton, did a "sting" on Uber, towing away an Uber sedan and levying a fine because Linton said the company was doing the same thing as taxi companies but isn't regulated like a cab company. National Public Radio reported Linton is moving quickly to get credit card machines into taxis to "make them … more Uber-like." Uber is still operating in Washington, D.C.
San Francisco cab companies fought the company because its former name, UberCab, sounded too much like a taxi company. The company shortened the name to Uber.
Jim Gillespie, general manager for San Francisco's largest cab company, Yellow Cab Cooperative Inc., said Uber has not hurt his business because the city has too few taxicabs. His company gets 6,000 to 7,000 calls a day but can only serve about 20 percent of those calls.
The city is expected to approve about 500 more cabs within the next year. Gillespie believes Uber will be hurt more by the increased competition because its service is more expensive than traditional cabs.
Sources told the Sun that Uber will know within a week or two whether it wants to try to do business here or go to other cities where regulations aren't as daunting.


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Thursday, October 10, 2013
Effectiveness of Al Shabab recruitment in Kenya raises western security concerns
The New York Times, in a story by Nicholas Kulish and Josh Kron, reports that, after Somalis, Kenya "sends" more angry young men to Al Shabab than any other country, and they often return back home, a radical jihadists, capable of organizing attacks against upper middle class soft targets. The story headline (on the front page) suggests a threat to threat to the West, and some young men have been recruited from Somali communities in the US. But the article does not suggest that there is significant organization outside Africa. The link is here. No question, the implications of the Kenya attack underscore the folly of Congress's partisan bickering and shutdown.
The group uses "unsent" emails with shared passwords to avoid detection, which would normally be a risk of cell phone use.
I recall that the ABC series "Flash Forward" two years ago speculated about a secret particle physics facility in Somalia. It seems oddly prescient, and it's too bad the series didn't continue.
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There's a lot on this week, but really it's all about Johnnie To's DRUG WAR. More on that in a moment...
* If you missed ANTIVIRAL at Autumn Events and are wondering what a film by David Cronenberg's son is like, or just enjoy seeing icky things on camera, it's returned unexpectedly quickly and is playing in Rialto's e-Cinema.
* It's been a much longer wait for the return engagement of JURASSIC PARK 3D, but hopefully its accoutrement of 3-dimensionality has made that wait worthwhile. Now playing all over the place.
* THE COMPANY YOU KEEP seems to be crossing over the mainstream and arthouse cinemas - it's a Robert Redford-directed tale centered around The Weather Underground. Personally, we reckon it's going to have a hard task living up to the fantastic documentary on the group, even if its bombing-related subject matter is unexpectedly timely...
* More in the "returning from film festivals department"; HAUTE CUISINE opened the French Film Festival and will undoubtedly turn over crowds eager for inoffensive filmmaking for months, whilst the locally-produced documentary MAORI BOY GENIUS may have a shorter lifespan but augurs to be the more substantial of the two. The latter has a Film Talk at Rialto with filmmakers Pietra Brettkelly and Joanna Paul on Thu 2nd May at 6 PM.
* But, seriously, seriously, SERIOUSLY: if you can see one film this week, make it Johnnie To's DRUG WAR (毒戰), screening exclusively at Hoyts Sylvia Park. Johnnie To is one of the living masters of Hong Kong filmmaking, having brought us such titles as EXILED, BREAKING NEWS, ELECTION, THROWDOWN, MAD DETECTIVE...the list goes on and on. And whilst his last few films have mined romantic comedy and drama, DRUG WAR could be a return to vintage To mayhem, and if you've ever loved a Hong Kong action film, you owe it to yourself not to miss this.
Is that all? No, it's not all: there's the heartwarming Korean comedy MIRACLE IN CELL NO. 7 (7번방의 선물) at Hoyts Wairau Park; this week's Bollywood offering, the action-crime drama SHOOTOUT AT WADALA at Hoyts and Event; MANET: PORTRAYING LIFE, an up-close look at the artist's works, plays at Rialto Newmarket; and there's a preview of GAMBIT, the Coen Brothers-penned remake of the Michael Caine film, sneaking into select Event cinemas at 10:30 AM Mon and Wed... not convenient for us, but maybe for you?
* NZIFF's Autumn Events continue this week, and in addition to such returning titles as THE HOUSE I LIVE IN, WHERE THE CONDORS FLY, AFTER MAY, THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES, GREGORY CREWDSON: BRIEF ENCOUNTERS, and THE DEEP, there are a few extra additions; in Jean-Luc Godard's VIVRE SA VIE: FILM EN DOUZE TABLEAUX (MY LIFE TO LIVE, 1962), Anna Karena ditches her family to act, but instead becomes a prostitute with pimps fighting over her. Playing once only, this Sunday at Academy Cinema.
* From Asghar Farhadi, the director of 2011's Iranian 'hit' A SEPARATION (جدایی نادر از سیمین), NZIFF also brings us 2009's ABOUT ELLY (درباره الی) as part of their Autumn Events selection. Drama, conversation and panic as 'friends' scour the beach for a missing girl's body. It's only playing once, next Wednesday at Academy, but it's the first of four Farhadi works to be shown in a retrospective; look for more next week!
* I like it when midnight premieres are an excuse for a double feature. Next Wednesday we've got STAR TREK (2009) and STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS, which you can go see at 9 PM in Vmax, IMAX or good ol' regular.
* Down in Howick, Visconti's epic THE LEOPARD (IL GATTOPARDO)(1963) gets a spin on the big screen, and it's a movie that well deserves that scope. Catch it at Uxbridge Arts Cinema Club, 8 PM Thu 2nd May $8.
* Auckland Film Society, meanwhile, presents Terrence Malick's first film (and at least one of your contributor's candidate for the top 20 films ever made); BADLANDS (1973). If you missed out on Sissy Spacek and Martin Sheen as young killers road-tripping back when the 35mm print played a couple years ago, this HD presentation is likely to be your best alternative. 6:30 PM Mon 6th May at Academy.
* An odd one for a one-night-only; London rapper Plan B has made a film! iLL MANORS threatens to be all hip-hop, crime and swearing and will only by playing at Queen St. Event, Fri 3rd May 9 PM.
* And then there is BEYONCÉ: LIFE IS BUT A DREAM. Not sure exactly what it is, but it'll be on at 7-ish Wed 8th May at select Event cinemas.
All sessions above are accurate at the time of publication. Your best bet would be to check Flicks or the theatre website before attending. Please let us know in the comments if you spy anything we've messed up/missed out!


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Barry Bowen Accompaniment Prize
This award is provided to reward the student who provides the best piano accompaniment for a fellow student.
Timing of award
End of semester 2 (after results)
Frequency of award
Value (indicative)
Eligible discipline or specialisation
Piano accompaniment of a fellow student
Eligible year level
Any year level
How to apply
Applications are not required. Nominations are made by the Head of discipline in consultation with academic staff. The Dean will approve the recipients.