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Sunday, December 26, 2010
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
We have a basis for an optimistic look ahead with some victories at the end of the year for compromise and reason at the end of the year for the President and the Congress, and hopefully for all of the people. We hope to build on these victories and work on new compromises and understandings and new ideas and reasons.
For me, it was a time of new and old discoveries, with a monumental trip to Auschwitz, and Krakow, and Berlin, and of course, Detmold, and with a trip to help present the United States' human rights records and to look ahead to help build on the record and make it better and help make the world a better place for all people.
Now as I watch Sunday Morning's summary and tribute to some of the momumental people who died this year, I think of all of those who passed our way this year. Here is short list of those who passed away this year:
Hopefully, their lives will inspire us for 2011. Let's go for it together and more unified with less disagreements.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Strictly Speaking: Modern Society and the Death of Edwin Newman
Mr. Newman, with balding head and dark eyebrows, was a striking and prominent voice to three decades of postwar television viewers. He was known for his learned style, his priceless wit and his penchant for punditry. He began his association with NBC in the early TV years of the 1950s and was a frequent NBC correspondent, bureau chief, anchor and critic before retiring in 1984.
He was a news anchor and sometimes foil on the "Today" show in the early 1960s and a presence on the program for many years afterward; Mr. Newman also appeared regularly on "Meet the Press," where he moderated for forty or so episodes. He won seven New York Emmy Awards for his work in the 1960s and '70s with NBC's local affiliate, WNBC-TV, on which he was a drama critic and the host of the interview program "Speaking Freely."
He was the moderator for two Presidential debates — the first Ford-Carter debate in 1976 and the second Reagan-Mondale debate in 1984. He said he was always in the wrong place at the right time, but he covered many key events of the 20th century from Queen Elizabeth II's coronation to the assassination of President Kennedy, to the Martin Luther King shooting.
He was a newsman who cared about the quality of the news reporting, and in Mr. Newman's best-known books, he declared what he called "a protective interest in the English language," which, he warned, was falling prey to windiness, witlessness, ungrammaticality, obfuscation, words that lost their meanings, and other depredations.Newman was a trusted voice who was a prominent critic of phony language and hypocrisy and spoke up in his books, "Strictly Speaking: Will America Be the Death of English?" (1974), and "A Civil Tongue" (1976), and in his commentary. He could be a little prissy around the edges, but that often added to his charm and authoritativeness. He also showed signs of not taking himself too seriously with his appearance on Saturday Night Live in which in one routine, he corrected the grammar of a caller on a suicide hot line.
Modernity and the lack of attention to careful speaking and thinking was an anathema to Newman, and it must have been harder for Newman to function in the wireless and grammar-less world of today. His sobering visions will still be with us to face modern America, but his stilled voice will be missed.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Life on the Shuffle (if not the Fast Lane)
It was music that was a custom slice of America and more. It was "on the media" on the present and future status of the book with its promise of public collaboration; it was an American tribute from the Beach Boys and Gershwin, and everything in between. It was Summertime in French and beautiful harmonies that included Coldplay and hip hop hotter play. It was playful yet touching on serious topics as well as the light fantastic.
It was a day and a trip of rediscovery, reaching back into America's past and present and yes future and it was reaching back to see who I was 40 or so years ago--influenced by my family's views internally and in a lot of my public behavior in school and after hours at a job in the hardware business, yet I was feeling my wings growing at the same time and I was protesting what was the recent past and present and striking out for human rights.
I was beginning my love with and respect for all people and I was hoping for a better and more enlightened present and future. I was somewhat grounded by my family ties that gave me security and love and nourishment, yet I was struggling to get my legs powerful enough to jump and run and lerch and move forward. I was somewhat shy while I figured things out and I was decent enough and sufficiently law-abiding and truly caring enough to be a decent person yet a person wanting to experiment and jump to the sky while I was grounded and kept a part of my feet on the pitching rubber. I did not want to balk in the winning run.
As the radio played along, it was jumpin jack flash, and I was Mich Jagger in Spain, and it was for what its worth, buffaloing springfield looking at a song for the 60s and 70s and saying hooray for our times, and the great beyond and it was even downtown by a decent but a confused sounding sinatra. It was truly life on the shuffle--free and liberating--jumping back and forth through past, present, and future, fast forwarding back and forth with a clarity and a fuzziness that enabled me to see for miles and miles and to develop a plan for the all the every days in my life and the more special and serious and to see with clarity what I can do to reorganize my life maybe, and reorganizing the office in a non- conventional and dynamic and interactive and workable way I hope.
It was the Fourth, surging forth with freedom and flying ahead with a speed of sound and beyond. It honored the past in a clear sharp manner, yet it lept forward into the future with a sweep that was beyond the horizons of times.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Teachable Moments from an Imperfect Game
We have humans on the field who do the best they can to make the call without much technological apparatus that would stop everything to try to make it perfect. This is another place where "perfect is the enemy of the good." We have too much technical regimen and cheap popular science introduced into baseball through the noisy electronic scoreboards that try to keep everyone entertained and controlled every minute based no doubt on surveys, focus groups, and scientific analysis of the results.What should not be lost in all of this is the wonderful way in which the player, the umpire, the manager, and even the fans handled this. They did not need surveys, focus groups or science to reach the right way of addressing this situation. Taking responsibility for a mistake without defensiveness, forgiving the person who made the mistake, and cheering all of the participants and their reactions is a great lesson for children of all ages, politicians, oil and other corporate executives, accountants, Wall Street investment bankers, lawyers, and potential litigants among others. Whether to change the underlying call is much less important, and would almost ruin this important teaching and learning moment. We are human, there are rules, we make mistakes, and this is a moment of people rising to the occasion and displaying the best possible human nature, judgment, and emotion after a mistake.
I will now quietly get off my soapbox, and apologize if I overreacted. Thank you for your attention.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Death of An Art-ist's House Party
His long-popular CBS "House Party" had a remarkable run of 17 years, from 1952 to 1969 (with a final year on NBC), through the era of the settled-in, buttoned-down Eisenhower cold-war style of Fifties conservatism to the end of high-flying, free-flowing, psychedelically-radical JFK/LBJ Sixties. On the show, he featured a popular segment in which he put small fry at ease, by never talking down to them. He mined and questioned their young alert minds for infinitely clever answers, that provided the jewel-like material for his best-selling, Charles Schulz-illustrated book, "Kids Say the Darndest Things!" Only Cosby and Letterman could later compare with Art's ability to make comfortable his children guests.
In "People Are Funny," the philosophically-simple title of the stunt-oriented, audience-participation prime-time show he hosted on radio and then television from 1943-61, he had a small-d, democratic respect for and delight in ordinary human nature. This was in stark contract to Jay Leno's "Jaywalking" segments, which generally make their subjects look vapid and stupid.
Linkletter hosted a forerunner of the now-trite "reality television," to help prove his belief that normal, everyday people were inherently interesting and entertaining. In one segment of "People are Funny," he gave small amounts of money to people who could keep random callers on the telephone line for three minutes on any selected topic. The calls, an amateur forerunner of "Whose Line Is It Anyway," were often a remarkable display of everyday finesse, patience, friendliness, and the desire not to be rude--all admirable traits that often are missing today from our everyday discourse.
While critics and snobby intellectuals found him "bland," "trite,"and "vanilla," millions of viewers saw into his talents, and responded with loyalty to his wholesome, friendly, clever, and upbeat nature. Women with time on their hands, made up much of his audience for the daily afternoon "House Party." They found him to be the curious, wise-cracking next door attractive neighbor that they pined for, while husbands found him to be the friendly, safe neighbor who they waved to as they went off to work, leaving their wives in his relatively non-threatening hands. Linkletter was genuinely curious to know what was going on in the hearts and minds of the people he interviewed, and in his loyal distaff audience.
Linkletter was born Gordon Arthur Kelly on July 17, 1912, in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. He was abandoned by his parents at less than month old and adopted by Fulton John and Mary Metzler Linkletter, a middle-age couple whose two children had died. In his autobiography, "Confessions of a Happy Man," Mr. Linkletter recalled his adoptive father, a one-legged cobbler and itinerant evangelist, as "a strange, uncompromising man whose main interest in life was the Bible." By Art's fifth birthday, the Linkletters moved to an unpaved poverty-driven, adobe section of San Diego, and Art took any job he could find--including sorting through and cleaning lemons from an abandoned packing plant, and selling them for 6 cents a dozen. The family prayed and performed on street corners, with Art obediently playing the triangle. At 12, Linkletter discovered his roots while rummaging through his father's desk, and he was impatient to learn more about the world outside of neighborhood.
After graduating high school at 16, the independent Mr. Linkletter took off to see the world with $10 in his pocket, riding freight trains and hitchhiking, while working here and there as a meatpacker, harvester, and a busboy in a roadhouse. "Among other things, I learned to chisel rides on freight trains, outwit the road bulls, cook stew with the bindlestiffs and never to argue with a gun." He found work in a Wall Street bank as a quick and facile typist, just in time for the stock market crash in 29. He sailed off to Hawaii and Rio de Janeiro as a merchant seaman, and returned to enter San Diego State Teachers College (now San Diego State University) hoping to be an English teacher.
He got a bachelor's degree in 1934, but in his senior year, did wanderlust took him to spot announcing at local radio station, KGB, and this led to radio work at the California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego and at fairs in Dallas and San Francisco. With microphone in hand and hours to fill, Mr. Linkletter ad-libbed, performed stunts and went out into audience to attract attention and keep listeners entertained, ala Steve Allen and David Letterman. He was once lowered from a skyscraper in a boatswain's chair, interviewing office workers on every floor as he descended. "It was the forced feeding of a young and growing M.C.," who stayed on for more than 9,000 broadcasts.
Linkletter was in Hollywood but not of it. Unlike many of his neighbors, he was the exemplary family man - married 74 years - with a passel of kids of his own. One of them, Jack, who died in 2007, also became a TV host and was the original inspiration for his kid-terviews. Another, Diane, notoriously jumped to her death from a window, in 1969, at the age of 20, a suicide her father attributed to LSD. This turned Linkletter into an anti-drug crusader, which made him, for a while, a figure of counterculture ridicule.
Even after he retired from full-time broadcasting, Linkletter flitted in and out of television, as a pitchman or guest or talking head, a proponent of proactive aging, for which he was a kind of poster oldster. He briefly returned as a regular contributor to Cosby's late-'90s franchising of the old "House Party" segment, "Kids Say the Darndest Things."
One of his early TV gambits was to inventory and announce with often hilarious precision, the contents of an audience-member's purse--an exercise in exploring human commonality and variety, and a businessman's cheap dodge to get a laugh at a stranger's expense. His showman's trust in the beauty of humble detail, his interest in small things to make large points, are among his common-man, radical elements that always appealed to me. He was an early pioneer of the television culture, at a time when we would pay enough attention to be awed by unique nature of the common place.
It is a shame that TV now reflects our easily distracted, short attention-span nature, that does not pay much attention to the details of what is right around us. We would rather listen now to our i-pods and talk mindlessly on our cell phones and be cut off from the reality of what is in front of our eyes and ears. We could use a lot more of Linkletter's modest methods of entertainment that were simple yet visionary, that were common place yet exceptional, and that skimmed the surface of life but ran deeply into our hearts and minds.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Happy B-Day Mister Bobster
He has explored so many types of American music from folk to rock to country to gospel to swing and to all things in between. For a couple of years, he has been opening up doors to many additional known and little-known artists and types of music on his Radio Hour, which features his velvety smooth, man for all eras, DJ voice (I never thought I would be saying "velvety smooth" in the same sentence with Dylan's voice).
I have not agreed with every step he has taken, but, in retrospect, he is often bold and resourceful, and he keeps reinventing himself in a way that is incredibly fresh ("those not busy being born, are busy dying"). He never plays the same song in the same way--and in that way he explores the dynamic nature of music and life, and keeps adding to the bag of human emotions, that we pull our thoughts from. Happy birthday Mister Bobster; we wish you many more years of being born.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Classic, Must-See TV--SNL, for a change
Ms. White appeared in just about every bit throughout the show, and was her sweet, modest, charming, sassy, salty, sexy, and often outrageous self, and she always seemed to know how to get the best out of the material--she homered on whatever pitch they threw at her, often donning outrageous wigs and clothing to put across the scene.
SNL has become a show hosted by the flavor or the flame of the week--often taking a future one-hit wonder pushing a recent movie, CD, or TV hit, who has not shown much talent beyond the confines of the hit. Thus, the show often peaks during the introductory, "live from New York" bit, and maybe has one more routine that's decent, plus a few lines from "Weekend Update."
But tonight was very different, and it showed what the show once was and could be--masters of comedy at work, backed by crisp comic writing, and supported by a great musical guest who clearly respects the guest host. Betty White, the returning and current cast members, and Jay-Z put on a great show tonight, and it was extraordinary to see them at the top of their game. This is what TV can be, and what it rarely is today--a classic album of funny routines, worth watching in its entirety, rather than in bits and pieces for those with short-attention span, on the Hulu/You Tube-laden web.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
A Game for Mr. Harwell
The game featured the ageless and wily Cuban pitcher, Livan Hernandez, throwing soft pitches of constantly varying speeds at hitters half his age, and making them look silly as they swung wildly at whatever he pitched their way. The game had two artistic catches by outstretched Nats fielders who banged off the ground and the walls to catch the quick and fleeing balls, and five long arching home runs.
But the game was interrupted by the shorting and the silencing of the magic modern scoreboard of hi-def sounds and pictures and statistics and blatant promotions. The scoreboard was out of commission for much of the game, and we were led to ask the metaphysical question--if a run scores in the ballpark, and there is no scoreboard, does the run count? The runs did count and the score ended 6 to 3 in favor of our perennial hometown underdogs, the lovable and often hapless Nationals.
After I left the ballpark, I heard about the passing of Ernie Harwell, and I am convinced that the scoreboard died at Nats Stadium to honor the passing of baseball's melodious announcer and poet of another era, who died today at the age of 92. The quiet and blank scoreboard yielded its overblown sound and pictures so that the quiet and reflective game of baseball could go on as it has for the many decades of Mr. Harwell's wonderful career, without the squawking modern sounds that tell you when to clap, when to shout, when to stomp your feet, when to wave to the cameras, and when to do the wave. Ernie Harwell announced in an era of innocence when baseball was more of a love and passion than a business. Tonight, the high definition electronics went silent so that we could celebrate the poetry and reflections of a bygone time, when we knew when to clap and when to shout, and when to keep silent and watch the game.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Ought to Review the "Decade of Oughts"
We started with fear of the Millennium in the form of y2k. And while that was a bust and a false alarm, it may have given us a false sense of security and invincibility. Time soon seemed to stop as we tried to elect a President in an election that was too close to call and got decided on hanging chads, some Florida maneuvering, and a 5 to 4 Supreme Court decision.
With a pat on the back for a system that survived a hotly contested election, we tried to recover our bearings when on a clear morning we endured an awlful attack from the skies on 9-11 and we were or seemed oh so vulnerable. It was a watershed moment and the first time since the Kennedy shooting and the Iran hostages that we and the so-called greatest country in the world seemed so open to attack. We wondered why we did not see it coming and searched for answers.
Katrina and the slow response to it just confirmed that we did not have our act together yet. But things settled down as we responded and slowly rebuilt New Orleans, and we came together a bit, and survived better in some subsequent hurricanes. The world was hit by a tsunami that reminded us that nature could always run its unpredictable course and that we are not really in control.
But the market took off in blustering confidence as did housing new and old, and we once again felt fiscally strong and invicible, until the bubble burst and we free fell into a recession of only 1929 proportions, and there were some banker bad decisions and villains and of course there was Madoff. We slowly rebounded with the historical election of an African-American president who had to tackle so many problems, that the populace wondered if were taking on too many.
We ended as we began with a small recovery, and with "google" as our word of the decade that had no name. "Unfriending" was a key word of the last year as we turned to electronic technology for our Facebook friends, and it was a decade of failure and accomplishments, artifice and reality, and some heroes and villains. No one really owned or owned up to the decade, but President Obama did take responsibility for errors in a failed December 24 attempted plane bombing and we hoped it was a good sign. As we once again breathed a sigh of relief yet knew that we failed to detect all the clues of our vulnerability. But there was next year and the optimism that buoys us up and lets us sail on to another decade with no real name.
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Systematic review of health state utilities in children with asthma
W Sun Kua, S Davis
Asthma exacerbations affect quality of life for children with asthma. A cost-utility analysis was performed alongside the PLEASANT clinical trial to assess the cost-effectiveness of a letter intervention in preventing and lessening exacerbations in school-aged children at the start of a new school term. The economic analysis relied on published literature for health utilities estimates as no patient reported outcome measures were collected in the trial.
To identify preference-based utility values for children with day-to-day asthma symptoms (baseline utility) and children experiencing an asthma exacerbation, and to review the appropriateness of the utility values to be used in the PLEASANT economic analysis.
A systematic review was performed in five electronic databases (Ovid MEDLINE, The Cochrane Library, EMBASE, ECONLIT and SCHARR Health Utilities Database) up to 5th July 2014 to identify studies that report preference-based utility values in children with asthma. Results were summarised narratively and utility data were assessed for quality, relevance to the economic analysis and compliance with the NICE reference case.
A total of 927 studies were identified from the search and 14 studies which met the inclusion criteria were included. Health utilities were elicited using various outcome measurements. EQ-5D was used in 5 studies (35.7%), HUI, PAHOM and direct valuation using vignettes were each reported in 2 studies (14.3%). Three (21.4%) studies estimated utility values from mapping between condition specific measures and the EQ-5D. None of the studies directly measured health utilities in children with asthma exacerbation using a preference-based measure.
There is a lack of robust estimates on utility decrement in children with asthma exacerbation. Future studies in children with asthma should incorporate collection of health state utilities into the study design, taking into account the ethical and methodological considerations of quality-of-life assessment during exacerbation.

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In this session, Aswath Damodaran looked at tools for dealing with uncertainty in investment analysis and how to assess an investment from an equity perspective. We also look at the process of valuing a target company in an acquisition.
Aswath Damodaran: Dealing with Uncertainty and Equity Analysis
The Dark Side of Valuation (Valuing markets & young companies)
In this session, Aswath Damodaran first looks at valuing entire markets and then at the process for valuing young companies.


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A journal about the Third Chapter, my life as a widow. Cooking-for-one, Entertaining, Travel, Grief, Family, Friends, Ageing, Photography, Living in San Miguel de Allende, GTO, Mexico and Living in the time of the Coronavirus
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Pozole Rojo
Yesterday as I walked back from Don Pedro it was about time for comida. I was hungry and was trying to decide if I would stop at a tiny new restaurant I'd heard about or go home and make a sandwich. I was leaning heavily toward going home but there was a sign in the doorway of Victoria's Comida Mexicana that read Pozole Rojo. I haven't had Pozole in a long time. That sign changed my mind. I stopped.
There are four tables and the restaurant looks so bright and clean. They brought me a menu. I looked at it for informational purposes but I already knew I wanted Pozole. They had both rojo and verde. I chose the rojo. They had bowls for chico or grande. Even though I was hungry the chico looked grande enough for me. They asked if I wanted the lettuce, radish and onion in it. Yes, yes I did indeed.
I met Maria who was in the tiny kitchen that is separated from the tables by a counter. She and her sister Victoria own the restaurant. Maria speaks English and she is a charming woman. I didn't get the exact address of the restaurant but it is on the same side of Ancha de San Antonio/Salida a Celaya as Don Pedro and is across the street from Los Faroles Restaurant. They are open from 10 AM to 7 PM everyday but Sunday. The rest of the menu looked delicious and the prices were reasonable but I don't know whether I'll ever try the other items. I think I may be stuck on their Pozole.
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You ate the whole thing!!! Must have been good. I wonder if the verde is good alsoReplyDeleteReplies
It was delicious. I'll be trying the verde within the next week. I'll let you know.Delete
- AnonymousAugust 21, 2014 at 7:13 PM
Green pozole is worth killin' for! It's far better than the read.Delete
- AnonymousAugust 19, 2014 at 7:38 PM
Looks good to me! Glad you enjoyed it!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 19, 2014 at 7:38 PM
Billie, I can't figure out how to comment with using the "Anonymous" choice. Anyway, you know it is me.....ReplyDelete
Great photo. I don't even like pozole and I was ready to eat the photo...of course there is a story behind all that.ReplyDelete
Miss you.
Well, it sure looks good! From the looks of that bowl, I would assume that it tastes good as well :)ReplyDeleteReplies
It was good to the last spoonful. It was probably good to the last drop but I was embarrassed to pick up the bowl and slurp that last bit.Delete
Never liked pozole much but on the weight of your recommendation we're going to try Victoria's. We need to expand our menu of restaurants in San Miguel...ReplyDelete


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April 9, 2015
I'm always looking for yummy things to make quickly. This recipe is so ridiculously quick and easy that it makes me angry. It makes me angry because I messed around with two tofu pudding recipes before this one. One involved lemon and the other straight up cocoa and they were extremely difficult because one involved boiling soy milk into pudding from scratch and the other was just finicky flavour wise. I eventually got them to work but I then read about the idea of adding melted chocolate to tofu. I was intrigued and after researching a bunch of recipes I tweaked them until I came up with this one.
For those of you worried about this tasting like tofu, it is really masked nicely by all the other flavours. That's why there are so many tiny additions of things like rum, cinnamon, orange, and hot pepper flakes. These tiny flavours aren't very strong on their own but they come together to highlight the chocolate. The tofu really just acts as a creamy base for all of it! One last thing I'll mention is that using 75% cocoa and higher really creates a strong mousse like chocolate flavour. The lower you go in cocoa percentage the more the pudding taste like fake chocolate. You're welcome to mess around with this recipe as you like, it took me two tries to get it to the way we like it! Let me know if you change anything :D
a) To make this recipe totally vegan use dairy free chocolate and maple syrup or agave instead of honey.
b) To make a great workout snack we added a scoop of plain protein powder to a bowl of the tofu pudding and it was great.
c) If you know you like a more bitter chocolate taste, add less sweetener. You can always add more at the end if need be.
200 g dark chocolate (at least 75% cocoa solids)
700 g silken aka soft tofu
3 tablespoons of honey (or maple syrup or agave)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon dark rum (if you don't drink, you can leave it out or use rum extract)
1 large pinch of dried chilli flakes
1 large pinch of sea salt
Dash cinnamon
1/4 tablespoon zest of orange (optional)
1. Using a double boiler (or the cheap Martina method) start melting the chocolate.
2. Pour your tofu into the food processor. If your tofu is packaged in water, you'll need to squeeze out the extra water by putting the tofu in a clean tea towel and giving it a couple gentle squeezes. If your tofu is too water-logged it will make your pudding taste watery.
3. Dump in all the remaining ingredients (except the chocolate which is still melting) and blitz like crazy for 1 to 2 minutes, or until totally smooth.
4. Last step! Add the melted chocolate and blitz until combined. Test the pudding and see if you want to add anything else to it.
6. Divide it up into smaller bowls and chill in the fridge for 15 minutes. The pudding will thicken and taste better when cool.
Suggestions to make it extra yummy: fresh berries, chopped bananas, homemade whipped cream layered like a trifle, crumbled cookies, poured on sponge cake! My next big step is to see if I can make a chai tea infused chocolate tofu pudding. Let me know if you have success with this recipe or if you'd be willing to try it. Happy non-baking!
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My good friend, Al Martella, Executive Coach to the Stars who coached and mentored thousands of financial advisors at a major financial services firm is back with another nugget this week and next! Al is chock full of great, practical advice and speaks from his vast experience advising and working with financial advisors for many years.
In Al's words:
"It was a year ago that I decided that after an incredible career in corporate America it was time for me to "reinvent" myself through retirement. An important part of that transition centered on networking. How so?
- In the year before retirement, I reached out to my network of retirees and asked how they made the transition. I benefited from both their wisdom and their willingness to speak about those things they wished they had done differently.
- In the month before retirement, I scheduled two or three breakfast or lunch dates weekly that I would have during the first month of my retirement with my network. These conversations were instrumental in realizing how much potential existed in this new phase of my life. (By the way, these meals have now become a regular part of my schedule!)
- In retirement, be open to the "lead" of your network. One of my networking friends told me of an online course she completed in gerontology – the study of old age. I decided to take the course and it was fascinating. I've gotten so many great ideas on travel, technology, leisure activities and life from my network.
I find that I am able to use so many of my talents and things I learned in corporate America in this new phase of my life. One of the greatest compliments I have ever received is the fact that my wife saw I was having so much fun in retirement that she decided to retire!
A small suggestion – set up a post-retirement calendar on Google Calendar or a similar app. If you plan to be busy in networking, it will be a great help!
What do you think? Andrea and I would love to hear from you and your thoughts and suggestions.


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One Pot Creamy Spaghetti Recipe
Making dinner can't be easier than this one pot creamy spaghetti recipe. Starting with the classic Italian sausage, this recipe cooks noodles in a mix of cream and chicken broth instead of water. Owing to this, every bite of this meal is full of amazing texture and flavor. This is an amazing low-maintenance meal that you can make in a single pot. This means that after making this dish, you will not have a whole pile of pots and bowls to wash. Here at OneHowTo.com, we are sharing this extraordinary one pot creamy spaghetti recipe, with an alternative for vegetarians too.
The first step to make one pot creamy spaghetti is to take an 8 quart stockpot, and cook the sausage in it over medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes. Make sure it is no longer pink in appearance. Once it is cooked, drain it. You may also use ground beef instead of sausage, if you like. Moreover, if you are a vegetarian or want a less fattening recipe, you can cook vegan tofu sausages instead. In this case, it's better to let them boil for a little longer to get a softer texture.
The next step is to add the tomatoes, spaghetti, broth, pepper flakes and cream to the mixture, and heat to a full boil. If you don't want to use the chicken broth, you may also use vegetable broth instead.
Reduce the heat to medium flame, and let it cook for 15-20 minutes. Keep stirring with a fork or tongs from time to time until the sauce becomes creamy and thick and the pasta becomes tender.
Mist some cooking spray before filling the pot, as it will help in avoiding the stains in your pot due to the pasta sauce.
Serve with shredded Parmesan cheese and fresh basil leaves. You may also serve this dish with a crusty French loaf.
If you like making one pot recipes, at OneHowTo we show you some healthy one pot vegetarian recipes you can easily make at home. If you're a real spaghetti lover, check out our delicious recipe for pesto spaghetti.
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Cigar Tip: Cigars on a Plane
6 Nov 2018
If you're reading this and will be traveling for vacation or work, you'll probably want to take some cigars, especially since traveling may mean a lack of access to cigars (or a lack of access to the authentic cigars you want to smoke).
And even if you think you'll pick up some cigars on your trip, bringing a few along for the ride is probably a good idea. So here are some tips to make your air travel with cigars smoother.
Protect Your Cigars
Plane travel can be a traumatic experience for cigars, between the pressurized air and the fact that your bag is probably going to be forcibly jammed in the overhead bin or under the seat in front of you. (Don't check your cigars, as the cargo hold of the plane can have some pretty extreme temperature changes that can do serious damage.) The natural solution is a hard plastic cigar case like those made by Xikar or Cigar Caddy. Each comes in anywhere from a five to fifteen-count, or sometimes more.
If you don't have a case, or if you can't fit all the cigars you want to bring in the case you have, a sealed Ziplock bag will do fine. But you'll want to put the bag in a hard tube or box to make sure they don't get crushed. If you are traveling for more than few days, throw a small Boveda pack in with your cigars to help stabilize and maintain proper humidity.
Bring a Lighter, Avoid Confiscation
Torch lighters are great, but the TSA will take them from your carry-on or checked luggage. Trust me on this. I've accidentally left them in my bag and had them confiscated. But you can bring a soft flame lighter in your carry-on. You can also bring a single box of matches. So I like to stuff one box of wooden matches to the brim as a backup. (Or, more likely, one in each of my carry-on luggage pieces.)
My go-to soft flame lighter is the Djeep, which is dependable and has decent capacity. It's also cheap, so if some ornery TSA agent on a power-trip takes it you won't be too upset. (Every year or two I buy a 24-pack.) If you really want a torch lighter, you might consider a Soto Pocket Torch, which can convert a regular cheap lighter into a torch. But bring the lighter in your carry-on and leave the Soto in your checked bag to make sure it isn't confiscated.
Also, for all lighters and matches, know that other countries might have different rules. (Nicaragua, of all places, is known for taking all lighters when you depart from Managua. On the other hand, I've brought Ronson JetLite torches through U.S. TSA security multiple times.) So no matter what you bring, make sure it is something that, if push comes to shove, you won't feel too bad about leaving behind.
Don't Forget a Cutter
Bringing most cutters on a plane shouldn't be a problem (according to the TSA, blades smaller than four inches are good to carry on), but you never know how the rules are going to be enforced. So fancy cutters, if you must bring them, should go in checked luggage.
Travel is the perfect time to bring along that cheap cutter you got as a throw-in. And remember: If all else fails, you can always cut your cigar with your fingernail; just don't use your teeth.
Be Weary of Fake Cubans
Traveling overseas means you'll probably have access to cigars from that island south of Miami, but don't assume you'll easily be able to find legitimate Cuban cigars. For years, Americans have been buying and smoking Cubans overseas, even though this practice violated the Cuban embargo. Now, with restrictions being eased, it is perfectly legal for an American to smoke a Cuban cigar while abroad.
Fake Cuban cigars are everywhere, especially at vacation spots visited frequently by Americans (the Caribbean and Central and South America, especially). The best way to ensure you are buying authentic Cubans is to shop at an official Casa del Habano. Beyond that, here are two easy tips to avoid the most obvious fakes: (1) If the price is too good to be true it is certainly fake, as prices are fixed and nobody's relative or friend is getting them at a discount straight from the factory; and (2) There has never been any Cuban cigar made with a glass or plastic top box. (I still see pictures of glass top Cohiba boxes in cigar groups on Facebook, only for a dozen or more people to tell the poster the unfortunate news that they were swindled. Repeat after me: All Cuban cigars in a glass top box are fake.)
Carry on Some Booze
Unless you are heading to a country that doesn't allow alcohol (like Saudi Arabia or Iran), there is nothing wrong with putting a bottle or three in your checked bag. But what is often overlooked is that you can actually carry on booze in small amounts.
When carrying on, alcohol is subject to the same rules as other liquids, meaning no container more than 3.4 ounces and all liquids must fit in a one-quart sized bag. Mini bottles (usually 50 ml.) are well under that limit, and you can fit five or six in one Ziplock. (You can even fill your own 2 oz. sample bottles if you want to bring something special.) If you are planning on cracking these open on the plane, know that most airlines have a rule against alcohol not served by the flight attendants.
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This testimony by John Stephenson, Director Natural Resources & Environment before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives sets forth four challenges to the implementation of Climate Change policies.
The four primary challenges related to the United States voluntary carbon offset market are: First, the concept of a carbon offset is complicated because offsets can involve different activities, definitions, greenhouse gases, and timeframes for measurement. Second, ensuring the credibility of offsets is challenging because there are many ways to determine whether a project is additional to a business-as-usual baseline, and inherent uncertainty exists in measuring emissions reductions relative to such a baseline. Related to this, the use of multiple quality assurance mechanisms with varying requirements may raise questions about whether offsets are fully fungible—interchangeable and of comparable quality. Third, including offsets in regulatory programs to limit greenhouse gas emissions could result in environmental and economic tradeoffs. For example offsets could lower the cost of complying with an emissions reduction policy, but this may delay on-site reductions by regulated entities. Fourth, offsets could compromise the environmental certainty of a regulatory program if offsets used for compliance lack credibility.
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Executive Summary
Delima Enterprise Sdn Bhd faced a problem when they decided to take up loan from the commercial bank and realized that their company financial statement was not audited for quite a long time. However the real problem detected here is that the transformation of the business type of Delima which is from an enterprise to a company. The reason here is that I do not think that Encik Zayed who is head of Delima had done the necessary preparation to become a company especially in term of capital. Operating a company definitely has higher requirements and obligations if compare to managing a sole-proprietorship business. The assumption here is that Encik Zayed had not added up any extra capital when forming the company resulting to a cashflow problem. As they turn out to a company they are most probably eligible to handle a more advance project and of course it required more capital to cover the project cost. The main issue is here why they decided to incorporate into company when they yet to have the necessary capital to do so until they decided to take up loan from the commercial bank. Moving on to the next main issue is that the loan itself. First of all we should think on why they want to borrow up to a million ringgit. It will be tough in term of paying back the loan later and whether it is really necessary to borrow more than the secured project cost.
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Moreover the borrowing was applied to a commercial bank that generally imposed high interest rate and this could be a huge risk to Delima. Delima Enterprise Sdn Bhd is to be said under the Small Medium Enterprise (SME) company category. As a SME company, there are actually many loan schemes being offered by SME bank that is mainly to help the company for growth rather than being a financial loan product like the commercial bank. In other word, they usually offer lower interest rate and this should be a good option for Encik Zayed to consider. Futhermore, the requirement to borrow for SME's loan is usually lower than commercial bank also less risk. With just a satisfactory and an adequate paperwork submitted to the SME bank, the loan should be approved. As conclusion borrowing from SME bank would be a good solution to Delima instead of inviting new shareholder to contribute capital to the business. This is because I believe Encik Zayed may not wanted to share his controlling power to a new shareholder. In addition this loan is less risk with lower interest rate and easier to be approved by the SME bank.
Problem Statement
According to the case, Encik Zayed decided to incorporate his sole proprietorship business. The main issue is why he decided to go for the incorporation when he actually do not have the required resources to become incorporated as a company. The assumption here is that he does not inject any additional capital to become a company. So to say here is that he runs the company by relying on previous capital of his old proprietorship business which is not enough to cover the company's operation and in the end he decided to take up loan more than he needed. Another aspect to look into is whether Encik Zayed really prepared to become incorporated as a company? To become one is not really the same as running a sole proprietorship business. Operating a company basically has higher requirement and responsibilities to be fulfilled than sole-proprietorship business. For example in this case Encik Zayed had not performed any statutory audit, financial audit properly and not to say that Encik Zayed was not familiar with accounting standard including his role as a company director. So it is really a wise move for Encik Zayed to incorporate his enterprise business.
Next major issue to be looked into is that the company has a financial problem. In other word, Delima Enterprise Sdn Bhd has no money. That's why they need the loan to support the project they wanted to secure. Eventhough, their unaudited financial statement seems to show a good profit but still it is unreliable report as it is not yet an audited figure. According to the case, Delima need to borrow more than the secured project cost. The presumption here is that they need to borrow not just to cover the cost of the project but they also want to replenish their financial resources from the extra money intend to borrow. I would say that, Delima really need a financial support because generally they had not inject any fund or new capital since they formed the company. Like i said before, operating a company will need more funding because they will need to handle bigger project than they had run when they are just an enterprise. So the real issue here is that, they don't have the required capital to operate the company. Alternative Solution
To answer the issues, I think Delima should consider first their preparation before going to incorporate their business. The most crucial thing is the preparation to become one. As a leader, Encik Zayed cannot just ignore all the obligations and requirements when operating a company. For the moment Delima can consider to invite a new shareholder to join the company who can provide Delima an additional capital. This approach is less risky than obtaining loan from a commercial bank that will eventually charged the company with high interest rate. However, I do believe Encik Zayed would not agree with this solution because inviting a new shareholder would mean that he will have to share his authority with an outsider as a company decision maker. Another solution to consider is that, the loan itself.
Why would a small company or we could say Delima is under the category of Small Medium Enterprise (SME) company and has just started to expand wanted to take a huge risk by obtaining loan from a commercial bank? Also not to mention the sum of amount they want to borrow is questionable, RM1 million. Obviously it is a huge risk to bear especially borrowing from commercial bank that will charged most business high interest rate. An alternative solution to this is to borrow from SME's bank that offer loan with less requirement to fulfil plus it is less riskier compare to commercial bank. Well there are many loan scheme being offered to SME's company with most of the products are intended to provide aid for growth of the small company rather than just another financial products. Generally, they provide less expensive financial product in term of lower interest rate.
Between these two alternatives which are inviting shareholders and obtaining loan from SME's bank, I would say the second will benefit more to Delima Enterprise Sdn Bhd. I believe that Encik Zayed is not willing to let anyone else have controlling interest in the company. So considering to have the loan from SME is better in term of financial risk and maintaining controlling power. Moreover the requirement to obtain loan from SME bank is relatively lower than the commercial bank such as Maybank and CIMB bank. So it is easier for Delima to get the loan and it will be easy for Delima to pay back the loan. Implementation
As to wrap up the whole thing, what Encik Zayed should do in the short run is to pull out his loan application from the commercial bank and prepare the paper work to get the loan from SME bank. In short term, this option will help the company to continue with their operation and expand their business with the securing project in their hand.
However in the long run, Encik Zayed need to consider to manage his company more effectively and efficiently. As a leader of Delima, he need to increase his knowledge as a company's director, improve his understanding in the accounting standard and perform all the necessary work done as required by the law and regulation. This will ensure his company will continue to survive and even expand globally with the value of ethical and professionalism. In addition, this will also help the company to be competent in the business industry.


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What was the best book you read during the last year?
I surveyed a select group of my favorite bloggers and asked them just that. Their answers–which ranged from the Chicago Manual of Style to a compendium of writings by a Ukranian anarchist–didn't disappoint:
Blogger: Dana
Blog: NumberOneHitSong
Dana says:
"…I am ashamed to admit that this year has not been an auspicious one for me in terms of reading. I think I'm still catching up with 2002. As a matter of fact, I do believe that the only two new books I've bought this year are Genesis by Jim
Crace (still unfinished) and the reissue of Erroll Flynn's autobio. I'd have to say, then, that for me the bestest, mostest book of 2003 that *I've* read is the newest edition of the Chicago Manual of Style.
It's really awesome, and totally scandalous in that they've changed a whole buncha rules (no more periods in degree abbreviations! Horreur!) and offered, for the first time, a grammar section. I know, it's no Vernon God Little, but I'm an editor–to me, this is like Christ (to paraphrase Dostoeyvsky)."
Blogger: Lockhart Steele
Blog: Lockhart Steele.com Web Presence
Lockhart writes:
"Gary Shteyngart, "The Russian Debutante's Handbook." The first novel I've read that compels me to cite "Confederacy of Dunces" as the best comparison. Bonus: For my money, does the best job handling the Eastern European zeitgeist all the rage these days among big-ass novelists."
Blogger: Choire Sicha
Blogs: ChoireSicha.com, Gawker.com
Choire responds:
"Manhattan, When I Was Young
Mary Cantwell, 1995
Putting aside all beloved and be-hated books by friends, acquaintances, and enemies, I read a few great books by strangers this year, not one of which, I think, was published in 2003. Well, clearly: the best book published in 2003 was Joan Didion's Where I Was From, with its absolutely startling end and painful roaming. Honestly I have no idea if the Didion book was as brilliant as I think it is, as I was overwhelmed this year myself by a return to the California of my childhood. My California, it turns out, was identically fraudulent to hers. Horrible amazing place — soon enough I'll be compelled to live there as punishment, I'm sure.
Anyway. So a book about Manhattan, and about being young. This memoir is rather a perfect antidote to the New York diaries of Ned Rorem as he careens in the same years from AA meeting to Yadoo to sexual and spiritual deflation. Mary Cantwell's autobiography of becoming a woman in Greenwich Village in the 50s and 60s benefits from what she says is her absolute recall or amnesia of moments and events. I never trust a memoirist, and am often disgusted (usually pleasantly) by a diarist — so often the past is rearranged into pretty retrospective equations. But one absolutely believes the Cantwell book. Her omissions are complete, and her inclusions seem intensely accurate. It's a book to appreciate particularly after one has been in Manhattan for a good while, and one can look back on one's old apartments and lovers and fuck-ups, and think: I was that scared, and as misguided, and I kept at it anyway as well."
Blogger: Randy Paul
Blog: Beautiful Horizons
Randy says:
"My favorite book of the past year was (drumroll, please): Samantha Power's "A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide", which also won the Pulitzer Prize. It's incredibly well researched, the documentation is solid and the content is very prescient."
Blogger: Brendan Huhn
Blog: Ask Brendan
Brendan answers:
"These are the best books I read in 2003. As I mentioned I try only to read paperback, so I'm usually a year behind the times.
I don't like hardcovers because they are too heavy and I always lose the dust jackets. I also feel obligated to keep hardcovers, which I hate, because I'm a free-spirit and I don't need worldly things to weigh me down.
Anyhow, my list: Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk by Peter L. Bernstein
Coming Up for Air by George Orwell
Tender Is The Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker by James McManus
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature by Steven Pinker
Friedrich Hayek: A Biography by Alan O. Ebenstein
The Road to Serfdom by F. A. Hayek
Law's Order: What Economics Has to Do with Law and Why It Matters by David D. Friedman"
Blogger: Al Giordano
Blog: Big, Left, Outside
Al says:
"That's not an easy question. Right now I'm reading "Los Hombres Verdaderos: voces y testimonios tojolabales," by Carlos Lenkersdorf, a 1996 work by a linguist who has put in the leg work since 1973 living and sharing with Tojolabal people in their communities in Chiapas, Mexico, and whose findings are causing problems for me (and others) because if what he's saying is true – that the Tojolabal language has no objects, only subjects, or what he calls "intersubjectivity" it could potentially erase, or severely amend, 30 years of conclusions about the cracking of the Maya code, of the phonetic nature of the glyphs found on ancient Maya ruins.
I'm also reading a delightful draft of a book, so far without title, by Raquel Guti�rrez Aguilar, the Mexican mathematician and La Jornada columnist, that is both autobiographical and analytical: much of it was written, or begun, from a women's prison in Bolivia when she was imprisoned for years, accused of being comandanta of the Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army, telling the story of what really happened.
Other books I really liked reading a lot this year were two about Tina Modotti… "Shadows, Fire, Snow: The Life of Tina Modotti," by Patricia Albers, and "Tina Modotti: A Fragile Life," by Mildred Constantine, both in English, which, you can imagine, as an Italian-American with various economic and sometimes even legal exile problems, in Latin America, there's a strong identity factor with Modotti and her trials and travails.
I should also give a runner-up to "Nestor Makhno: E A Revolu��o Social na Ucr�nia," a collection of the early 20th century Ukranian anarchist's writings, which, when I started learning Portuguese during three months in Brazil this year was the book through which I took out the dictionary and started looking up the words, one by one.
Ah, but you want to know the "best," which is sure to get me in trouble…
The best book I read in 2003 is one I started in December 2002, and a book I totally disagree with, to the point of it having angered me, a book so infuratingly compelling that it made me want to write a rebuttal: "The Rage and the Pride," by Orianna Fallaci. Although I completely differ with her conclusions about interpreting September 11th, her longform essay journalism doesn't get any better than the way Fallaci can still do it. She takes you, the reader, punches you in the nose, grabs you by the collar, and shakes until you want to either surrender or punch back.
I don't read – or at least don't finish – a lot of books by journalists about Latin America or the oft-mentioned Latin American novelists of our time. Lord knows I *try* to read a lot of it. But I find most of them to be total crap, written from formula, trying to impress the elites and not succeeding at telling much truth. The kind of work Fallaci produces, or, likewise, in the ongoing book that might be called "the communiques of Subcomandante Marcos," or even what some of my journalism students have been producing over the past year, simply wipe the floor with what most people who call themselves journalists or writers who get published churn out these days for a price. My view is that if a book doesn't provoke me it has failed me as a reader. That's why this year's "best" goes to a work with a thesis that I don't share. But it's so well told, that I forgive even its wrongheaded conclusions."
Blogger: Miguel Octavio
Blog: The Devil's Excrement
Miguel writes:
"Fiction: Life of Pi by Yann Martel
An imaginative book with sentences full of wisdom as Pi (for Piscine, swimming pool in French) Patel grows up in India and describes his terrible ordeal fleeing. Some of the situations are so absurd but despite that fact Martel makes them credible. The book just flows through, easy yet imaginative and very enjoyable. Quite different and some phrases are insightful. I loved these two:
To prosper, a zoo needs parliamentary government, democratic elections, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of association, rule of law and everything else enshrined in India's Constitution. Impossible to enjoy animals otherwise. Long-term, bad politics is bad for business.
People move because of the wear and tear of anxiety. Because of the gnawing feeling that no matter how hard they work their efforts will yield nothing, that what they build up in one year will be torn down in one day by others. Because of the impression that the future is blocked up, that they might do all right but not their children. Because of the feeling that nothing will change, that happiness and prosperity are possible only somewhere else.
Non-Fiction: The future of freedom by Fareed Zakaria.
A book about democracy at a time that people either take it for granted or don't realize you have to defend it and fight for it. I particularly liked the descriptions of why the concept is hard to sell in Islamic societies. It also discusses how sometimes it is difficult to defend democracy despite its attributes. Definitely food for thought."
Blogger: Dan Drezner
Blog: DanielDrezner.com
Dan writes:
"The best book I read last year was Raghuram Rajan and Luigi Zingales' Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists. An outstanding book on the merits of open markets and the political economy of efforts to prevent such openness."
Finally, this humble blogger, who spent 2003 living in Ecuador and lacking a television and other distractions, read plenty.
And while Richard Ford's "The Sportswriter," as I've mentioned, renewed my hope in novels about American men, my nod goes to "Guns, Germs, and Steel," Jared Diamond's sprawling treatise on global history.
The book is stunning in power and scope–and it offered an answer to a question I've always wondered about: why is that civilizations on different continents have developed so differently? Why does Japan flourish while the Ivory Coast decays? Why did colonists from Western Europe subjugate the rest of the world, and not the other way around? It all depends on environmental factors, Diamond says. And he makes a very convincing argument.
That's it for this year. Thanks to the bloggers above, who kindly took the time to send me their thoughts.


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Although it's a daily activity, many people still do not pay enough attention to washing their teeth, so they often do it in the wrong way. Experts claim that it affects an increase in the number of people with dental problems.
One of the most common mistakes is choosing the brush. Various models can be found on the market according to the rigidity of the hairs, as well as models with a curved or flexible head for better accessibility. Given the great choice, it's not hard to make a mistake at all. Hard brushes over time can damage the gums and tooth enamel. Therefore, the recommendations are to use a medium-rigid brush or soft, because it will effectively remove excess food from the mouth.
Changing the brush is also an important thing, so those who keep it for more than six months make a mistake. The recommendation is to change it to three months, and if deformation is noticed, it is desirable to do so earlier.
The next time you brush your teeth, pay attention to the technique. If you do it straight in and out, you make a mistake. The correct and efficient way is circular motion. If you do not, it can damage the enamel and be sensitive when eating something cool or sweet. Wash your teeth with circular movements for at least one minute to maximize the effect of cleaning.
There are various advertisements for products that promise brushing quickly, but require that you use such paste every day. The problem is that it offers little protection against cavities. In any case, you do not need to put a lot of paste on the brush.
In addition to teeth, it is also important to clean the tongue. Many people ignore that part, and this can easily lead to the development of caries or other problems.
The end is equally important as the brush, and it would ideally be used at least three times a week. Another thing that is recommended is the use of mouthwash, although it is desirable to avoid alcohol-containing substances.


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"I can't think of a better way to kick off album number two than with a Gold single. The response on 'Take Back Home Girl' has been the biggest of my career and I'm so excited to share this moment with my team," says Lane. "I definitely want to shout out to Tori Kelly, she's an amazing singer and the perfect fit for this song. Having her be part of it makes it even more special."
Already riding a hot streak for summer 2018, Lane has also scored his first-ever Radio Disney Music Awards nomination, as "Take Back Home Girl" vies for Play It Again! – Radio Disney Country Favorite Song.
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TTU Mektory was visited by the delegation from Kaunas University of Technology
On December 1-2, TTU Mektory was visited by the delegation from Kaunas University of Technology in order to discuss several important topics for both universities.
The topics covered varied from research and innovation management, career and motivation management of researchers, incubation, quality of study programme curriculum, work with upcoming generations, popularization of the studies, motivation of the academic staff, financial management modelt etc.
The delegation met Rector of TTU, mr Jaak Aaviksoo, Vice-Rectors Tea Varrak, Renno Veinthal and Jakob Kübarsepp, also the Director for Finance, Director for Administration, Head of Academic Affairs etc.
We were visited by Petras Baršauskas (Rector), Asta Pundziené (Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation), Jurgita Šiugždiniené (Vice-Rector for Studies), Rytis Krušinskas (Chairman of the Senate), Jūratė Čepaitienė (Director of Finance), Evelina Meilienė (Director of Strategic Planning), Ornela Ramašauskaitė (Director of Corporate Relations), Vilius Sekevičius (Director of Infrastructure), Pranas Šmaižys (Director of Human Resources), Rytis Krušinskas (Chairman of the Senate), Neringa Narbutienė (Head of Department for Internationalisation) and Svajūnas Jakutis (Head of Maintenance Department).


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Swim Development Programme
We aim to offer all children the opportunity to learn to swim at their own pace in a happy friendly environment and to provide a relaxed introduction to competitive swimming for those children who are interested.
You can learn more from the section below and also view, print and download documents from Alison Sedgwick, our Learn to Swim Co-ordinator.
The National Teaching Plan for Teaching Swimming
Our popular Learn-to-Swim programme follows the key elements of the National Plan for Teaching Swimming (NTP) and incorporates our own Learn-to-Swim award scheme. We teach all of the main four swimming strokes as well as the development of key-skills, and improving water confidence.
Penguin 1 – This class provides an introduction to the water for non-swimmers. The aim is to build water confidence and introduce the basic skills required for swimming. Children learn to swim on their front and back using flotation aids and begin to swim independently. Children must be aged 5 years or over.
Penguin 2 – Children continue to improve their water confidence and develop their ability to move through the water confidently on their own. Children learn to swim 5m on their front and back and begin to perform key skills such as push and glides and floating without the use of aids.
Penguin 3 – Children learn to swim widths of the pool consistently on their front and back. They continue to improve their sculling and gliding skills and begin to link key skills together. From here, children progress to swimming lengths of the small pool.
Otter 1 – Children continue to improve their strokes beginning to swim lengths of the small pool in front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke. They develop their butterfly leg kick and aquatic skills such as sculling are developed further.
Otter 2 – This is the final stage in our Learn to Swim programme. Children learn to consistently swim lengths of the pool demonstrating a good basic level of competence in front crawl with regular breathing, back crawl and breaststroke.
After completing all five stages of our Learn-to-Swim programme, children then progress to our 'Dolphin' Stroke Development Session. There are 4 levels of ability and children swim widths of the main pool for ¾ of an hour. Children continue to develop their technique across all four swimming stokes and to improve their stamina in preparation for the move to a lengths session. Children also begin to learn to dive.
All our lessons are very popular and we have waiting lists for all classes. If you would like your child to starting swimming with us, we would advise putting their name on the waiting list as soon as possible so that hopefully there will be a place available when they reach the age of 5.
For further information about the Crusaders Learn to Swim programme please contact our Learn to Swim Co-ordinator, Alison Sedgwick, via email.
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Information on our Swim Development Program for swimmers from Linslade, Leighton Buzzard and Bedfordshire


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Our 86-year-old client Mrs. M. Flippo, is a wheelchair bound senior who for the past 15 years had been living in HUD subsidized housing in Bibb County, a property specifically reserved for the low-income, elderly and disabled. Mrs. Flippo's Landlord had been renovating several apartments in the community, when Mrs. Flippo requested that her apartment be painted and carpet replaced, as she had not had any major maintenance done since her move-in. After Mrs. Flippo's request, the Landlord sent her a lease termination notice, claiming she had violated her lease when her grandson had brought her food (even though her grandson had been bringing her food for several years). The manager claimed Mrs. Flippo's grandson was on the "no trespass" list due to him having been charged with possession of marijuana several years prior (his charges had been dismissed). Our Tuscaloosa Office Advocate tried the case in District Court, arguing that there had been no conviction of the grandson (the charges were dismissed), and therefore, his presence did not present a danger to the other tenants. Our Advocate also argued that the Landlord had arbitrarily placed the grandson on the "no trespass list" without going through law enforcement.
The District Court disregarded the arguments and entered judgment for the Landlord. Our Advocate teamed up with another Tuscaloosa Office Advocate, Ricky Chambless, and appealed the case to Circuit Court. On appeal, Discovery was conducted, and our team found that the Landlord had been accepting the HUD rent subsidy each and every month until the appeal was filed. Our Advocate demanded the Landlord dismiss the unlawful detainer action based on waiver, but the Landlord refused. Our team then filed a summary judgment motion on behalf of Mrs. Flippo. At the summary judgment hearing, our two Tuscaloosa Advocates successfully argued that the Alabama Residential Landlord & Tenant Act along with the Housing Authority of Birmingham v Durr decision left the court with no choice but to conclude that once the Landlord knew of any alleged breach by our client and then accepted the rent subsidy, they waived the right to evict our client.
After the hearing, the Court contacted our Tuscaloosa Office requesting an order granting summary judgment be submitted by LSA. The Court accepted the proposed order, finding the Landlord's unlawful detainer claim was "without merit," and granted summary judgment in favor of Mrs. Flippo and set a hearing on litigation expenses and distribution of the rent paid into Court by Ms. Flippo.
At the hearing, Staff Attorney Chambless successfully argued that the Landlord should pay attorney fees to LSA for maintaining an action that was without substantial legal merit under the Alabama Litigation Accountability Act. Additionally, our Advocate argued that the money be paid into Court by our client, Mrs. Flippo, should be seized and paid over to LSA to partially satisfy the attorney fee judgment. The Court agreed, and granted LSA a judgment against the Landlord for attorney fees in the amount of $14,230, and ordered the Circuit Clerk to pay all of the $3,260 paid into the Court by our client to LSA in partial satisfaction of the attorney fee judgment!
Thanks to our Tuscaloosa Advocates and Staff, a strong message has been sent to landlords that they must obey the law and respect their tenants, especially those in vulnerable situations like Ms. Flippo!
By: Ricky T. Chambless, Tuscaloosa Staff Attorney


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Text to Speech?
Posted 23 April 2010 - 09:33 PM
Anyone here know of any free or at least under $50.00 TTS programs that they like?
Posted 23 April 2010 - 10:00 PM
Anyone here know of any free or at least under $50.00 TTS programs that they like?
Not really free but you can use the demo version of AT & T's text to speech. It isn't bad at all. It is probably the best.
Here is the link
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Posted 23 April 2010 - 10:14 PM
But if you want voice actors just post in the forums, im sure there are lots of people that will be happy to help
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Posted 24 April 2010 - 04:52 AM
Never as good as real actors, but a lot easier to direct.
Posted 24 April 2010 - 09:22 AM
Anyone here know of any free or at least under $50.00 TTS programs that they like?
Don't let a good voice stop you from having fun with MS. Good voice-overs are important though usually just a small part of a moviestorm production. Why not voice them yourself? then put out a demo/intro of your movie and offer some MS points to attract voice-over Artists...? maybe they will be inspired and join your project. There is some really great voice talent on these forums.
Most people usually get turned off by TTS in movies. I had a go at it a while back july 2008: I even spent time to edit the tempo and structure of the output to try to put emotion into the voices... You think it worked?
It does get expensive if you want a full cast of TTS voices.
There are companies out their who will charge per minute of TTS audio of some pretty good voices, like paysite.com but it will probably go way over your 50$ to get all your needed voices lines recorded.
Posted 24 April 2010 - 10:47 AM
I think some of those TTS voices ruin a movie with a robotic sound to it.
Now I have a horrible voice and cannot act at all and have been criticized for my southern accent but I keep trying anyway. With a decent program you can change the pitch of your voice to give it a different sound, if you did the character voices yourself.
I'm also sure if you made a posting on the forum, someone would be glad to help you out with voice overs
Posted 24 April 2010 - 11:08 AM
Posted 04 January 2011 - 04:07 PM
Also, bad voice acting will damage a video just as much as bad TTS. Having real voices just means you now have to get real people to emote properly, which is harder than you might think.
Posted 24 January 2011 - 09:38 PM
I think xtranormal must be able to allow you to create videos with their TTS feature because they must hold a special license that gives xtranormal users the right to do so.
I would like to see this feature added to moviestorm, but it would have to be something moviestorm negotiates with TTS licensing to allow us to use it. It would be far too costly, in my opinion, for the average moviestorm user to acquire the necessary licenses on their own.
Now, what I am unsure of, is can one use the TTS voices provided by default with Windows Assessibility Features to create dialog without running afoul of the licensing requirements. The default voices provided with Windows are not that good - very robotic.
Posted 11 June 2012 - 11:11 AM
do you know how change the voice of the characters.
I have always the same tts voice for both female & male. There are a lot of tts files in the moviestorm structure but i dont know how use it (modder's??)
Posted 11 June 2012 - 11:55 AM
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Posted 22 August 2012 - 03:33 PM
I'm sure if we were presented with a movie that used TTS in an interesting or unique way, that enhanced the quality of the move instead of detracting from it, then I'm sure we would feature it.
Don't forget that there are a lot of very advanced 3rd party text to speech programs available, so it's simply a case of choosing the right tool for the right job.
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Posted 22 August 2012 - 07:28 PM
I know a lot of actors and they do voice overs for me for free. I also do voice overs so I could help you out too.
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Posted 09 November 2014 - 11:55 PM
most of my movies are text to speech and find it okay due to my movies been sci-fi.
so the lack of emotion and as one put it "robotic" sounding voices works.
I have been using TTS for years now and have a various array of voices.
From AT & T, Neospeech and IVONA. With a bit of tweaking some of the voices can sound quite good.
Of course I use real voice actors in the mix which levels out the dialogue a bit more.
My movies are available to watch for more ideas.
Posted 22 December 2014 - 11:22 PM
Anyone here know of any free or at least under $50.00 TTS programs that they like?
I prefer living actors. You can go to Fiverr.com and pay between $5-$25 for a convincing performance of your work. And there are lots of people that will record for free. Just be sure that they record at a high quality. You don't want to end up with good voices and fuzzy or bad recordings.
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Firstly when you look at the picture please be aware Timberdise did NOT lay the path that leads up to the log cabin in the picture ha-ha. Since posting this on our social media we have had numerous comments asking if we also laid the path. The simple answer is no we didn't, we don't lay any kind of slabs or path as a business, apparently it was due to be properly done once the cabin had been finished after we had left, just the lady who ordered the cabin wanted something to walk to the cabin on after we had left.
So anyway, back to the log cabin. Firstly let's talk about the beautiful town of Diss in Norfolk. This was a job where our installers are forced to stay overnight as it is too far to travel there and back in a day and do the work. We have travelled up and down this country of ours installing our beautiful wooden garden buildings but I have to say Diss in Norfolk is one of the most picturesque places in the UK that we have ever been to and we would love the opportunity to go back and build another log cabin in this awesome little town. We also had the opportunity to enter the village on the evening and sampled the local beers as well as sampling the local award winning fish and chip shop which I have to say was marvelous!
This cabin is a beautiful little example of a log cabin you can have in your own garden for a relatively small cost considering what you are getting for your money. This log cabin comes with 19mm interlocking tongue and groove logs. They offer a building which has a fantastic natural insulation from the log cabin and the buildings are perfect for use all year round. The lady that bought this cabin is getting electric fitted to the building and will be using as a place to escape the house so she can sit somewhere and enjoy her beautiful garden. Whilst we were there we were visited by pheasants and the occasional Deer, such was the beauty of the area we were installing this log cabin.
The log cabin also has a tongue and grooved roof and floor boarding and just like the walls of the log cabin these are all individually installed. The windows on this building are complete with safety glass for peace of mind and the doors also come complete with a lock. The building is very spacious and the dual windows on the log cabin allows lots of light into the building which is vital for the log cabin and gives it a nice bright and fresh feeling inside. There's a little bit more to these log cabins though as they come complete with a veranda. It just adds that little bit extra to the building and gives it a nice feeling upon entry into the building but also the ability to put a chair on there so you have somewhere to sit during those long warm summer evenings.
The customer had her own concrete base laid for this building before we arrived which is perfect but it wasn't laid 100% correctly which is vital for any log cabin building. Around the edge of the concrete base it was nice and level but it dipped quite considerably in the middle. Unfortunately whilst we were there it rained quite heavily which created a pool in the middle of the concrete base which isn't good for a wooden log cabin. We did speak to the customer who will now have to get some kind of sealant around the edges of the cabin to stop water getting underneath which could cause premature rotting. Just remember, concrete bases are great if laid correctly. They need to be completely flat and level, please check with the person or company who lays your concrete base to make sure they are capable laying the base correctly as it could have implications for your new log cabin long term.
If you have any questions about this or any other log cabin in our range please do not hesitate to call us on 01302 811838 or at email@example.com
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Halloween is one of the few holidays that doesn't have to come with associated stress. There are no presents to buy, no visiting in-laws to accommodate, no giant meals to prepare. It's pure debauchery, pretending, and general fall revelry. And yet, it is only one day a year, and you want to be ready. You want to make Halloween count. I mean, you could carve a pumpkin and go on a hayride any time, but it's like Valentine's Day: sure, you could give your loved one chocolates, flowers, and a thoughtful card expressing how much they mean to you on any old day of the year, but are you really going to do that? Of course not.
Thus, if you haven't yet grabbed a pumpkin and a ticket for a hayride, we encourage you to make the time before the month is over. If you're short on time and gas money, you can hop over to Rodgers Farms (formerly North Run Farm). The farm has a pick-your-own pumpkin patch, a corn maze, hay-rides, a farm animal zoo, and plenty of other kid-friendly activities. It's less than fifteen minutes from downtown Baltimore, so there's really no excuse this year. Plus, if you're looking for a good scare, there is one flashlight maze left this month (October 26th). Visiting the farm is of course free. Admission to the maze itself is $8 dollars for adults, $6 dollars for children 12 and under, and is free for children 3 and under.
Rodgers farm is located in the historic Greenspring Valley just outside of Baltimore. For directions and hours, visit www.rodgersfarms.com
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Star Trek Online warps into Discovery | Gaming
Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios announced today that Star Trek Online is starting a new saga this fall based on the latest show from the series, Star Trek: Discovery. This includes a new character starting experience and new story content for all players that takes place in the Discovery era of the franchise's timeline (which is around the year 2256, just a bit before the time frame of the original show).
Star Trek Online came out for PC all the way back in 2010. Consistent updates and changes, including a move to a free-to-play model, have managed to keep the MMO going. We don't get player numbers from Perfect World of Cryptic, so it's hard to know exactly how well the game is doing. Console versions for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One launched in 2016.
Mary Wiseman is voicing her character from Discovery, Sylvia Tilly, in the game. She joins a list of other Trek actors that have done voice work for Star Trek Online, including Michael Dorn (Worf), Robert Picard (The Doctor), and the late Leonard Nimoy (Spock).
Star Trek Online has had expansions and other content based on the original series, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This is the first time that new content will be based on a show that is still in production. It's actually the first time Star Trek Online has had this opportunity. The last show, Star Trek: Enterprise, went off the air in 2005, well before Star Trek Online's launch.


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iPhone Jukebox Control
Gail Chiasson, North American Editor
A new mobile App from New York-based TouchTunes Interactive Networks, a leading North American out-of-home interactive entertainment network, allows users to create, share and play music on digital jukeboxes using their iPhones, all without leaving their seats.
The app was developed by Skyrockit, a leading mobile entertainment agency based in San Francisco. The agency is a best known for helping major brands innovate with new digital experiences through popular branded mobile applications, including the successful Virtual Zippo Lighter app and Romplr: Remix platform.
The new iPhone app can already be used in thousands of myTouchTunes enabled bars and restaurants and will continue to roll out across the TouchTunes network throughout the year. (There are more than 45,000 Jukeboxes across the U.S..)
The free app, now available in the iTunes store, expands the reach of the myTouchTunes platform and also lets users find myTouchTunes enabled locations, search the TouchTunes music catalog, connect with other myTouchTunes members, and browse other member playlists. myTouchTunes Mobile users also benefit from other myTouchTunes features including myRewards – myTouchTunes' loyalty rewards program which allows users to earn free bonus jukebox credits good towards music plays. In addition, myTouchTunes users can opt-in to automatically post and tweet Jukebox plays to friends on Facebook and Twitter and check in to Foursquare with each myTouchTunes log in.
Charles Goldstuck, CEO of TouchTunes Interactive Networks, says, "myTouchTunes Mobile is at the forefront of our industry and engages an audience that is increasingly involved with social media and personalized entertainment experiences."
The launch of myTouchTunes Mobile comes on the heels of the newly re-launched website, myTouchTunes.com, and the deployment of an enhanced myTouchTunes jukebox experience. All together, the myTouchTunes platform provides access to a dynamic and interactive network of music fans and bar goers who are interested in connecting with others to share their appreciation of music and nightlife.
"This is a great new phase for a great company," Goldstuck says. "We are committed to expanding TouchTunes' market leadership across in-venue, interactive entertainment and out-of-home digital advertising, and are excited about our continued potential for further growth."


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