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Embarking on an ecommerce venture and not quite sure how to begin marketing? Considering the ever-increasing use of social media, this is a great first step when it comes to your internet marketing strategy.
From Facebook and Twitter to YouTube and Snapchat, your target audience can be found across many different social media platforms. But before launching yourself into social media marketing, you should consider the demographics and users of each of these platforms and their potential.
LinkedIn is one of the most popular social media sites in the world today and it calls itself "the world's largest professional network." Given its more formal and professional image, a LinkedIn strategy can differ greatly from that of other social media sites.
To understand how to optimize your LinkedIn marketing strategy, you'll first need to understand the different LinkedIn demographics, including the number of LinkedIn users, its gender divide, LinkedIn's advertising statistics, etc.
In this article, we'll list 10 important LinkedIn statistics you should consider when launching your ecommerce brand's social media marketing strategy. Let's jump right in!
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- 1. Number of LinkedIn Users
- 2. LinkedIn Demographics: Gender
- 3. LinkedIn Demographics: Age
- 4. LinkedIn Demographics: Education
- 5. LinkedIn Demographics: Job Seniority
- 6. LinkedIn for Business
- 7. LinkedIn's Popularity Among B2B Marketers
- 8. Reach of LinkedIn Ads
- 9. LinkedIn's Role in Buyer's Journey
- 10. LinkedIn's Mobile Traffic
- Summary: LinkedIn Statistics
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1. Number of LinkedIn Users
LinkedIn boasts over 830 million users in more than 200 countries and territories across the globe (LinkedIn, 2022).
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Officially launched in 2003, LinkedIn's growth has been nothing short of phenomenal. In the first two years following its launch, it had already amassed 1.6 million members.
Even so, this initial LinkedIn growth rate was relatively slow compared to the spurt it achieved after going public in 2011. In the five years that followed, LinkedIn nearly tripled its user base from 160 million to 400 million. Just a year later, in 2017, it crossed the half-a-billion mark.
Today, nearly one-third of all LinkedIn users are located in the Americas. More specifically, 210.1 million are in North America, with the United States home to at least 190 million of them. This is followed by Asia Pacific, with 251.3 million LinkedIn users, and Europe, with 184.3 million.
In comparison, there are just 51.37 million LinkedIn users in Africa and 22.61 million in the Middle East.
2. LinkedIn Demographics: Gender
Looking at LinkedIn's demographics, specifically the gender divide, the statistics show that usage of the professional network is more prevalent among males than females.
57.2 percent of LinkedIn users worldwide identify as male, compared to 42.8 percent who identify as female (Statista, 2022). LinkedIn statistics also suggest very different engagement habits with the platform between men and women.
Women are slightly more selective about their job applications and feel they have to satisfy 100 percent of the stated requirements before applying (compared to just 60 percent by males). Interestingly, women also apply to 20 percent fewer jobs than men.
The tables turn, however, after the application process: women are 16 percent more likely than men to get hired after applying and 18 percent more likely to get hired after applying for more senior positions.
3. LinkedIn Demographics: Age
When setting up a LinkedIn ad campaign, you should also consider the LinkedIn age demographic.
36 percent of US adults – or around one out of every three – from 30 to 49 years old use LinkedIn (Pew Research Center, 2021). This is the age group with the highest percentage of LinkedIn users. The 50 to 64 years old age group follows, with 33 percent. LinkedIn usage among young US adults aged 18 to 29 is also relatively high: 30 percent say they are LinkedIn users.
In terms of the age demographics of global LinkedIn users, the majority – or 59.1 percent, to be exact – are between 25 and 34 years old. 18- to 24-year-olds account for 20.4 percent of the platform's total user base, followed by 17.7 percent of users in the 35- to 54-year-old category. Global LinkedIn users aged 55 and above make up just 2.9 percent of the platform's total user base.
4. LinkedIn Demographics: Education
When planning a LinkedIn ad campaign, it's also important to consider other LinkedIn demographics such as the academic backgrounds of your target audience.
You may be interested to know that half of all US adults with college degrees use LinkedIn (Pew Research Center, 2018). In comparison, just 42 percent, 39 percent, and 32 percent of all college graduates in the US use Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter respectively.
The usage of LinkedIn among US college graduates is, however, much lower than that of YouTube and Facebook. 85 percent and 77 percent of US adults who have graduated from college use YouTube and Facebook respectively.
5. LinkedIn Demographics: Job Seniority
With hundreds of millions of LinkedIn users, there are plenty of interest and targeting options for marketers who want to advertise on LinkedIn. To do that, aside from understanding your target audience, you also need to understand the type of audience that's on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn is the biggest business social media site. This means that the audience you're targeting is made up of professionals who engage on the platform on a business level. Not just that, statistics show that four out of five LinkedIn members have the influence to drive business decisions.
Since LinkedIn allows you to research and target your audience by seniority, it is important for marketers to understand the demographics of those professionals on the site.
According to LinkedIn, of all its users, 180 million are senior-level influencers (LinkedIn, 2021). That makes up nearly 25 percent of its total user base.
At 63 million, more than one in eight LinkedIn users are decision-makers and about 10 million are categorized as C-level executives.
6. LinkedIn for Business
As a professional network, LinkedIn is popular not only among job seekers but also businesses, with more than 55 million companies listed on the platform (LinkedIn, 2021).
However, this doesn't mean that all of these 55+ million business listings are created and managed by their respective companies as LinkedIn automatically generates business listings when a user adds experiences from organizations that are yet to be listed.
Even then, this still means that LinkedIn is well on its way to its goal of getting all 70 million companies in the world to have a profile on its network.
As it stands, these registered companies are listing millions of jobs on the platform – and to much success: LinkedIn statistics show that three people are hired through their platform every single minute.
These LinkedIn statistics only go to show the dominance of the platform in the professional work environment. In fact, every single Fortune 500 company is represented on the platform by at least one upper-level representative.
7. LinkedIn's Popularity Among B2B Marketers
Of all the social media sites, LinkedIn is the second-most popular platform among B2B marketers, just behind Facebook (Social Media Examiner, 2019).
Four out of every five B2B marketers use LinkedIn, compared to 91 percent of B2B marketers who use Facebook. That puts it ahead of Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, which are used by 67 percent, 66 percent, and 54 percent of B2B marketers, respectively.
Despite its popularity among B2B marketers, the professional network doesn't seem to be quite as popular as a marketing platform for businesses as its rival, Facebook. Just 14 percent of marketers chose LinkedIn as the most important platform for their business, while 61 percent chose Facebook.
Marketing activities on LinkedIn may, however, be on the rise. 70 percent of B2B marketers are planning on increasing their organic activities on the platform – something to consider for your LinkedIn strategy.
8. Reach of LinkedIn Ads
The previous LinkedIn statistic should come as no surprise, considering that LinkedIn is an advertising goldmine that's constantly growing. This is especially important for brands and companies that are trying to connect with professionals around the globe to be aware of.
To understand LinkedIn advertising, it's important to know the potential of your advertising reach. The latest LinkedIn statistics show that as of January 2020, 663.3 million people can be targeted with LinkedIn ads (DataReportal, 2020). That represents a 1.6 percent quarterly growth of LinkedIn's reach.
Of these, the US offers the largest group of LinkedIn advertising audiences, with a reach of 160 million users. In fact, LinkedIn users in the US have the most potential to be reached via advertisements, with 2.5 times as powerful a reach as second-placed India with 62 million users and third-placed China with 50 million users.
9. LinkedIn's Role in Buyer's Journey
Given the increasingly widespread use of social media these days, it should come as no surprise that social networks today have immense influence over a buyer's purchase decision.
In fact, it is estimated that more than seven out of ten buyers are influenced by social media when deciding to purchase a product or service.
Of all the social networks, LinkedIn seems to have the upper hand. 52 percent of buyers list LinkedIn as the most influential channel during their research process (Demandbase, 2018). This is followed by 42 percent of buyers who list blogs as having the biggest influence on their research.
In general, buyers who rely on social media for their purchase decision do so to get recommendations and opinions and to connect with sellers.
10. LinkedIn's Mobile Traffic
With the rise of the usage of mobile devices, mobile web traffic has logically increased along with it. As a matter of fact, overall mobile traffic is expected to increase five-fold between 2018 and 2024.
To further put things into perspective, the average smartphone user in the US currently consumes 8.6GB of data per month. This is expected to increase to 50GB come 2024.
Currently, the majority of overall internet usage is mobile, and LinkedIn is certainly no exception to this: 57 percent of LinkedIn's traffic comes from mobile devices (LinkedIn, 2018).
Even though this is a relatively low figure compared to Facebook (at 88 percent) and YouTube (at 70 percent), the fact that LinkedIn gets most of its traffic from mobile devices should be a big enough motivation for ecommerce store owners to consider a mobile commerce strategy – at least for their LinkedIn marketing efforts.
These LinkedIn statistics serve to help you better understand the platform and its users. That way, you can mine its potential to the maximum to drive traffic from LinkedIn to your website.
Whether you're including LinkedIn as part of your sales process or simply using it as a free marketing channel for your ecommerce business, it's a channel that's not to be missed out on.
So if you're not already on it, you might want to consider jumping on the bandwagon and use these LinkedIn statistics to your advantage before your competitors who are already on there get too far ahead.
Summary: LinkedIn Statistics
Here's a summary of the LinkedIn statistics you need to know in 2022:
- LinkedIn has over 830 million users in more than 200 countries and territories across the globe.
- 57.2 percent of LinkedIn users are male and 42.8 percent are female.
- 36 percent of US adults between 30 and 49 years old use LinkedIn.
- Half of all US adults with college degrees use LinkedIn.
- Nearly 25 percent of all LinkedIn users are senior-level influencers.
- There are more than 55 million companies listed on LinkedIn.
- LinkedIn is the second-most popular social media platform among B2B marketers.
- The US offers the largest group of LinkedIn advertising audience, with a reach of 160 million users.
- 52 percent of buyers say LinkedIn has the most influence on their research process before purchasing a product.
- 57 percent of LinkedIn's traffic is mobile.
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If you have a new business idea, you may qualify for funding and supports from Enterprise Ireland or from your Local Enterprise Office:
If your start-up business has the potential to develop an innovative product or service for sale on international markets and the potential to create 10 jobs and €1m in export sales within 3 years of starting up, then you may qualify for assistance from Enterprise Ireland as a High Potential Start-up (HPSU). If you feel that your business is a HPSU, our Start-up Team is available to discuss your idea and start-up needs and direct you to the most appropriate supports.
To learn more about what we look for in a start-up proposition and how we work with HPSU companies, go to our Start-up Section.
New Frontiers is Ireland's national entrepreneur development programme run in partnership with the Institutes of Technology. The programme is designed to support entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas who are planning to establish and run their own company. A range of supports including mentoring, incubation space and a €15,000 scholarship payment are provided to help accelerate the development of the business and to equip the promoter(s) with the skills and contacts needed to successfully start and grow a company.
For more information, go to New Frontiers Entrepreneur Development Programme.
Local Enterprise Office provides advice, information and support to you in starting up or growing your business. With 31 dedicated teams across the Local Authority network in Ireland, Local Enterprise Offices offer a first-stop shop for entrepreneurs. Supports available include:
Further information is available from your nearest Local Enterprise Office or use the Supporting SMEs Online Tool to help identify which of the over 80 Government supports could possibly fit your business.

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The Olympics officially launch today (July 27) in London, but it was a NASA mission from 12 years ago that first lifted off to space with 2012 Summer Games' memorabilia.
Space shuttle Atlantis blasted off on May 19, 2000, on a 10-day mission to the International Space Station. Aboard the orbiter were supplies for the nascent complex, which at the time comprised just two of its eventual 12 modules.
The STS-101 mission came a few months before the start of the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia. To pay tribute to the international nature of the Games, the shuttle's crewmates carried a banner for the Olympics and a replica of the 2000 Sydney Torch.
But the flag and flameless beacon weren't the only items commemorating the Olympics that were on board Atlantis. Stowed inside a locker was a small package of souvenirs for the Summer Games set to take place 12 years into the future — though not in London. [Summer Olympics Cities Seen From Space (Gallery)]
Houston, (can) we have an Olympics?
Every NASA space shuttle mission carried a small pouch of souvenirs, called the Official Flight Kit, or OFK, packed with mementos to thank the NASA employees and outside organizations who helped make the mission possible.
The space agency would also sometimes use the OFK to fly items for outreach projects and for groups supporting the local communities around NASA centers, such as the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
As Atlantis orbited high above the Earth, Houston was in the running to be the U.S. Olympic Committee's bid city to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, competing against New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.-Baltimore.
(Ultimately, the U.S. committee selected the Big Apple — Houston was eliminated in 2002 — but New York City lost out to London when the International Olympic Committee voted in 2005.)
NASA, in support of bringing the Olympics to Houston — home of Mission Control and the U.S. astronaut corps — launched aboard Atlantis 1,000 lapel pins for the Houston 2012 Foundation. The organization described its role as "to identify, package and communicate the reasons why Houston is the best place for the 2012 Olympic Games."
The lapel pins were the shape of the space shuttle orbiter with the foundation's stylized Texas flag torch logo at their center. Under the red, white and blue torch was inscribed, "Houston 2012."
After Atlantis returned to Earth, the pins, which circled the planet 155 times and traveled 4.1 million miles (7.6 million kilometers), were returned to the Houston 2012 Foundation for distribution to its members and supporters.
Many, if not all, of the well-traveled pins were embedded inside acrylic with the inscription, "Flown on Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-101, May 2000."
Back to the future
In the dozen years that have gone by since the "Houston 2012" pins flew in space, at least a dozen of the pins have appeared at public auctions, where they have been sold into private Olympics and space memorabilia collections.
A recent example of the 3.25 by 2 by 1 inch (8.3 by 5 by 2.5 centimeters) acrylic-encased pin display sold on eBay for $215 this past May.
With the London Games getting underway today, collectors have commented how the flown pins may find renewed interest as an unusual memento from the 2012 Summer Olympics, especially as pin trading is an established tradition at each of the Games.
Click through to collectSPACE.com to see an example of the "Houston 2012" lapel pins flown on space shuttle Atlantis in May 2000.
Follow collectSPACE on Facebook and Twitter @collectSPACE and editor Robert Pearlman @robertpearlman. Copyright 2012 collectSPACE.com. All rights reserved.


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Coming off another highly profitable year in 2016, U.S. airlines expect traffic this spring to increase 4 percent over last year, and they are adding seats to handle the crush.
The trade group Airlines for America forecast Monday that a record 145 million U.S. passengers will fly between March 1 and April 30.
The group's chief economist said traffic will rise because airfares fell over the last two years while economic indicators such as household wealth and job creation are rising.
There are signs, however, that the run of lower airfares — made possible by cheaper jet fuel — is ending.
American Airlines expects a key revenue per seat figure to rise between 1.5 percent and 3.5 percent in the first quarter after falling throughout 2015 and 2016, and other carriers are close behind.
For the airlines, it looks like the good times will keep rolling.
Last year, U.S. airlines carried a record 823 million passengers and earned $22.3 billion in pretax income, down just $1 billion from the stellar results in 2015.
Pretax profit margins topped 14 percent in both 2015 and 2016. That's the closest the industry has ever been to the U.S. corporate average — 15.8 percent last year — according to their trade group.
As profits have recovered from the 2008-2009 financial crisis, U.S. airlines have paid down $63 billion in debt, bought hundreds of planes, added the equivalent of nearly 33,000 full-time employees, and raised wages.
The average salary at U.S. airlines last year was $80,900, or 38 percent above the private-sector average, according to the airlines' trade group. That number is skewed by high salaries for pilots — many airline employees earn less than the average


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50.51 - Requests for Job Reclassification
- Position: Director of Human Resources
- Name: Brandi Terwilliger
- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Last updated: November 07, 2006
A. General. The classification of a position determines the pay grade to which it is assigned. UI, and other state agencies, follow the Hay System when analyzing the duties of non-faculty positions to determine the classification. Classification decisions are not based on an employee's job performance or on a comparison to the work that other employees perform. At UI, classification reviews are performed in Employment Services in Human Resources (HR). Reclassification decisions may be appealed. Procedures for requesting a reclassification appear in section C-1, procedures for appealing reclassifications appear in C-2.
The reclassification process is for classified (CL) employees only. For exempt (EX) employees, the promotion process found in the Faculty Staff Handbook 3370 should be followed. [ed. 11-06]
B. Process. The classification analyst will perform a job analysis to determine the appropriate classification at the time the position is established, or subsequently when an approved request is received in HR. Reasons for reclassification may include: a significant change in job responsibilities and tasks either requiring higher level knowledge, skills and abilities (upward reclassification), a significant change in job responsibilities and tasks requiring the same level of knowledge , skills and abilities but a change in title (lateral reclassification), or a significant change in job responsibilities and tasks requiring a lower level knowledge, skills and abilities (downward reclassification. Note: The downward reclassification is not tied to job performance. See APM 50.21 for information regarding demotion of Classified employees.) The employee must be performing the new duties for six months or more prior to the submission of the reclassification paperwork. The division or unit submitting a request for reclassification provides the funds for any necessary salary increase that results from the review. Implementation of reclassifications is normally effective at the beginning of the fiscal year. Departments may implement changes retroactively to the date following the six-month period the incumbent has been performing within the new classification. Classification decisions may be appealed. [rev. 11-06]
C. Procedure.
C-1. Procedure for requesting job reclassification. The following procedures should be followed in requesting a job reclassification for university employees.
i) Obtain Reclassification Packet. After the employee has been performing the new duties for at least six months, obtain the reclassification packet from the HR website: HR Reclassification or call HR at (208) 885-3611 for directions.
ii) Complete Job Description. Complete a results-oriented job description on the form provided and attach a copy of the previous job description on file, together with an organization chart showing where the position fits in the department or administrative unit. The job description may be sent for review prior to submission of the reclassification, however, additional changes may be requested upon review of the reclassification questionnaire. [rev. 11-06]
iii) Complete Questionnaire. Complete the Position Review Reclassification Questionnaire.
iv) Obtain Authorizing Signatures and Submit Completed Packet. Obtain the required signatures of the supervisor, dean or director, and appropriate provost or vice president. Submit to Employment Services the entire packet of material for reclassification evaluation. Materials in this packet should include:
a) Proposed new results-oriented job description.
b) Copy of the previous job description.
c) Organization chart.
d) Position Review Reclassification Questionnaire.
e) Completed signature sheet with appropriate sign-offs indicating the source of funds (budget number) from which the upgrade would be funded.
v) Email Revised Job Description. Email an electronic copy of the new results-oriented job description (see iv. a) to Employment Services email. [ed. 11-06]
vi) Desk Audit. A classification analyst from Employment Services may conduct a desk audit of the position by meeting in person or over the telephone with the incumbent to review the reclassification questionnaire and job description. The analyst may also meet in person or over the telephone with the supervisor to obtain additional information and confirm concurrence with responses provided by the incumbent.
vii) Calculation of Hay Points. A comprehensive analysis of the position is completed and the position is Hay point factored by the analyst to determine job value based on the knowledge, problem solving, accountability and working conditions of the position.
viii) Written Recommendation. A written recommendation is sent to the dean or director of the unit with copies to the supervisor, Affirmative Action Coordinator, and incumbent attached for appropriate distribution. [ed. 11-06]
ix) Action by Department. Within 30 days of receiving the reclassification recommendations from Employment Services, the dean or director has the responsibility to take one of the following courses of action. Allowing the employee to continue working out of classification is not an acceptable option.
a) Make the decision to implement the recommendation; or
b) Return the recommendation to the analyst in Employment Services asking which duties should be pulled in order to sustain the current title and pay grade; or
c) Determine which duties should be added to be able to upgrade the position; or
d) Return the recommendations to the analyst in Employment Services to consider a different classification.
Once approval of funds to support the position reclassification is received from the appropriate provost/vice president, the department will need to initiate a Personnel Action Form (EPAF) on the University Banner HR system to start the new rate on the Sunday of a new pay period, and forward the new signed job description to HR for the incumbent's personnel file.
C-2. Procedure for appealing a reclassification.
i) Notice of Appeal. If after having a follow up meeting with the classification analyst, the supervisor and the employee do not agree with the final classification decision made by HR, then the classification appeal process can be initiated. Appeals of Employment Services classification decisions are submitted directly to the vice president of finance and administration. A Notice of Appeal form must be filed with the vice president for finance and administration, with a copy to the Classified Position Appeals Board (CPAB) chair, within thirty calendar days of the date the notice of the Employment Services decision was received by the supervisor and by the affected employee.
ii) Hearing Schedule. The vice president for finance and administration will notify the director of Employment Services that a Notice of Appeal form has been received and that an advisory opinion is being requested from the CPAB. The vice president will request that Employment Services supply seven copies of available documentation to the CPAB chair within 10 working days. CPAB will schedule a hearing at the earliest time convenient for all parties.
iii) Hearing. The director of Employment Services, the classification analyst, the employee, and his or her supervisor will be notified of the date, time, and place of the hearing by the CPAB chair. The hearing will proceed as follows: the analyst from Employment Services will present the basis for the recommendation that was made; the employee or supervisor, or both, will present reasons for disagreement; the classification analyst will be given time for closing comments as will the employee and the supervisor. The board may ask questions for further clarification after the presentations. The board will then meet in closed session for deliberation and to develop a recommendation to be submitted to the vice president.
iv) Decision. The CPAB will forward its recommendation to the vice president for finance and administration. The vice president will review the recommendation, make a decision, and notify the employee, the employee's supervisor, the director of employment services, the classification analyst and the CPAB chair of the final decision.
E. Information. Information regarding position classification procedures, requests for reclassification, and appeals of classifications may be obtained from Human Resources, (208) 885-3611 or employment email.


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The former owners of Tacos Don Jorge, which closed a couple months ago, are back with a new taco and mariscos truck . The menu goes pretty deep with everything from shrimp cocktails to tostadas to shrimp dorados and your standard soft tacos of asada, al pastor,and carnitas.
shrimp taco $1.50
I went on back-to-back nights. The first night I tried the seafood, which seemed to be a popular choice with the other patrons. The shrimp ceviche tostada was good but the stand out was the shrimp taco. This is an interesting taco and quite different than other shrimp dorados I've had . It comes in a crispy shell topped with salsa, a mayo chipotle sauce, slices of avocado, and fresh cabbage. All the flavors come to together and it's quite delicious. And quite a steal at only $1.50
On the second night I was more in a carnivore kind of mood and went with carne asada, al pastor, and carnitas. Tacos are $1 each and you garnish them yourself from the tubs of salsa. The carne asada was greasy and delicious, complimented perfectly by the hotly spiced salsa roja. The carnitas and the salsa verde were a good match; the salty pork played well the the sweetness of the tomatillo. The al pastor was a little sweet and oniony, and probably would have gone better with the salsa verde.
This stretch of Venice Blvd has quite a few taco truck options at night now between Tacos El Gallito and Garcia Bros but my money is on El Compa. There's a lot of variety here and not only are the meat tacos much better than the competition, there's nothing like the shrimp taco anywhere nearby.
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You hear a lot about aging meat but does anyone really understand what it means to age meat? I remember as a youngster reading articles about hunters up north aging their deer for 10 days, and I didn't have a clue about what they were talking about. I'd never heard of aging. In south Texas we had to hurry up and get our deer in the freezer before the afternoon heat hit.
As I've gotten older I've learned a bit about aging but still do not claim to be an authority. I'll share with you the little that I do understand.
First off what is aging? It is basically controlled rotting. When meat is aged it makes the meat more tender.
The meat scientist developed a tool called Warner Braxler to test tenderness. In a nutshell, it measures how many pounds of pressure it takes to cut through a piece of meat. If it takes 7 pounds to cut through a piece; that piece is tougher than one that only takes 4 pounds.
When you think about it that makes sense. We call "tough" a piece of meat that you have to put extra pressure on while chewing? Next time while cutting meat notice you can tell if it is tough by how hard it is to slice.
In the old days all the good steak houses would hang rib primals (whole segment, ribs 6-12 rib) on a tree. A tree is a metal hanger with hooks on it. They would let it hang for a period of time. This was called dry aging.
You hear how they'd let it hang until it had mold on it. They'd then trim the mold off the end (much as in cheese) and then cut the steaks. This was done in a walk-in type cooler.
There are very few places left in America that actually dry age meat properly like they did in the old days.
To properly dry age meat you're supposed to hold it at a certain temp, humidity and for a certain time period. It was not aged in a bag like a lot of beef currently is. Not many people have that capability, much less us hunters. Now I bet over 99 percent of the meat is aged in a Cryovac bag. If you've been to a supermarket and seen a primal displayed in a bag that's what a Cryovac bag is.
What does that mean? If it's aged in a bag, that changes the total environment of the meat. A whole different culture of bacteria is present. The bag creates an anaerobic condition (lack of oxygen) so of course a different flora of bacteria grows. So compared to beef that is hung in the open (aerobic-oxygen is present) it will age differently.
There are different kinds of bacteria. Pathogens are bacteria that make you sick or kill you. There are also good bacteria that don't hurt you (i.e. ones added to make yogurt).
Many years ago I worked for a company that was experimenting to obtain a shelf life of 100 days in a Cryovac bag. The Australians said they could do it so of course we had to. It looked fine and I ate plenty of it, but somewhere it reaches a point that you're eating more bacteria than you are meat!!
So how does this all fit into the hunting scene? Aging can be a touchy subject so let's make some disclaimers right off. You can get by with aging beef longer for a couple of reasons:
- Usually you're doing so in a cooler that has a controlled temp. It is also cleaner.
- Beef will usually start out much cleaner than your wild game due to the environment. So the initial bacteria load is lower on beef.
When you age your game it's usually in your garage. It'd be best if you could keep it at 32-36 degrees. (Meat officially freezes at 28 degrees.) Equally important will be how clean your carcass is. If it has hair/dirt on it there will be a high load of bacteria present.
The dirtier it is, the less time you have to age. At a bare minimum you want to at least let it go through rigor mortis before you bone it though. If it is boned out before going through RM it will be a lot tougher. Think about it – it is going to shrink up anyway but if it is still tied to the bone it can only shrink so much. If you bone it hot it will shrink up twice as much. In the backcountry sometimes you don't always have a choice but given the opportunity, let it hang at least one day. Or if you can just quarter it out so it is still attached to the bone, that would be the next best option.
Use to, and I assume they still do, all the little custom slaughterhouses aged your beef 10-14 days. You'll find out that it's a lot different aging deer/beef on the bone and in the open environment than it is to age beef in a Cryovac bag.
One good thing is that in most cases bacteria will have visible indicators (NOT ALL WILL THOUGH). If it starts to get a slight off odor or turns a slight off color, don't panic, just cut it up and freeze it. Now to scare you further, Staphylococcus produces spores. Even if you cook the meat and kill the bacteria, the spores are heat liable (heat cannot hurt them). It will make you sick. So on staph, it doesn't do any good to just check for staph counts, you must check for the presence of spores.
I know it sounds complicated. That's because it is. So how have people survived? Because sometimes we worry way too much. I remember my nutrition professor from South Dakota said when they had a horse die they'd tell the Indians. They'd always wait three days to come get it. They lived. It's just that I am giving you rules of thumb to go by.
One of my past bosses would age his Cryovaced beef ribeyes in the fridge for at least 6-8 weeks. Anymore I won't even cut up a ribeye unless I've aged it for a minimum of 45 days. I've even had them up to 90 days old. Now bear in mind that was beef in a Cryovac bag in a cold fridge. But some cuts will not age as long – tenderloins, rounds, ball-tips, etc. I attribute this to the fact that they begin with a higher bacteria load.
One last note: Don't age your meat loose in the fridge. It will pick up odors.
Here's what I would recommend for you to do: Don't jump in with both feet. Start off cautiously. Age a few days more than you normally do and progress on from there. Now there's no doubt that I'll hear from both extremes. One camp will tell me they got sick once off some venison that was two days old and another will tell me how they buried goose eggs in the sand in Vietnam for 40 days. I was on a radio show once talking about this subject and the host told me he had a buddy that only cleans his birds one day a week. They'd set and age the other six.
Hopefully I've sparked your interest to experiment with aging your meat. It will surprise you as to how much tenderer it is. Let's end on a quote from Ben Franklin: "After three days fish and company both start to stink"! Don't age fish.
Five things make your meat tenderer. Letting it go through rigor mortis before boning, let it age, young animals are more tender, use tenderizers before cooking, and cook your meat slower.
- Remove the hide. It acts as a blanket in warmer weather and spoils your meat.
- Game does not have a fat cover like beef and will dry out faster.
- A hanging carcass derives most of the benefits of aging within the first nine days.
- The end of a cut, for instance the ribeye will dry out and look almost like jerky. Before you cut your steaks slice off this layer of tough, dried up meat.
- Don't cut your meat into steaks to age. Either hang the whole carcass or as primals. By primal I mean a whole shoulder, hindquarter or whatever. If you've cut it into steaks it will deteriorate I bet six times faster. This is due to oxygen and bacteria hitting all sides of the meat.
As we've said, there are different criteria if you're hanging your deer carcass or if you've boned it out and are letting it age.
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Vintage and Tawny Port Production
Vintage Port is made with grapes from a single year only during good growing seasons. Vintage Ports are only aged for 2 years in barrels, but they can develop for decades in the bottle. The best Vintage Ports have vibrant fruit flavors and a deep purple or red color even after many years.
Tawny port is golden-brown whereas vintage port is a deep purple or red. Most tawny ports are aged for at least 10 years and often for significantly longer.
Port's historic popularity was the product of hostile trade relations between England and France as well as the English response to the War of Spanish Succession. Signed by England and Portugal in 1703, the Methuen Treaty made Port inexpensive to import to England and gave British companies incentive to distribute it.
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Tips to improve your child's sleep habits.
Children's health and behavior take a nose dive when their sleep habits are out of whack. Adequate sleep will boost your child's energy and enthusiasm. Good-quality sleep also can help your child learn more easily and reduce many behavioral problems.
How Much Is Enough?
Generally, between the ages of 6 and 9, most children need about 10 hours of sleep a night, while preteens need a little more than 9 hours. Your child may require more sleep if he or she:
- Has a short attention span, or is irritable or restless
- Has unusually low energy low energy and activity levels
- Is more tearful, anxious, defensive, or impatient than usual
Sleep Tips for Your Children
- Set a regular time for bed each night and stick to it
- Avoid feeding children big meals close to bedtime
- Avoid giving anything with caffeine less than six hours before bedtime
- Make after-dinner playtime a relaxing time
- Establish a calming bedtime routine
Note: Each child is different and has his or her own way of approaching sleep. Some take extra time to fall asleep, while others wake more often during the night. You know your child's personal habits best, so with a little trial and error, you should succeed in finding a routine that suits your family.
Source: The Federal Citizen Information Center of the U.S. General Services Administration


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Biting spiders force UK school closure
Creepy crawlies, in the form of a venomous spider infestation, has forced a school in Britain to close a week before Halloween.
The Dean Academy, a secondary school in southwest England's Gloucestershire, said it was closing Wednesday to get rid of the false widow spiders. The spiders are commonly mistaken for their relative, the black widow spider, whose bite can be fatal.
The school said no one has been bitten by the spider but local health authorities have advised it to close for the day to deal with the infestation.
Experts say the Steodata nobilis, a species of the false widow, are becoming more common in the U.K. and are the most dangerous of the 12 species of biting spiders known in Britain.
But they stress that spider bites are rare in Britain, and in most cases the symptoms are mild. The spider's bite may sting, swell up or cause discomfort like a wasp sting, but has not been known to cause deaths.
"They're not aggressive spiders, they don't seek out humans," said David Lalloo, a professor at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
"Most people won't get much of a reaction. Some people may feel a bit unwell for a day or two, but that's very rare," he said.
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Without abundant, affordable energy no country can thrive. Energy that is readily available to the people is the very foundation of modern society. In fact, an absence of reasonably priced electricity and liquid fuels can destroy even the greatest of nations. The United States of American must never face this dangerous dilemma. Yet, for a variety of reasons, the loss of affordable energy is a very real possibility in the not so distant future. That's why CARE was created.
The Citizens Alliance for Responsible Energy is a 501(c)(3) public charity with a Section H Election allowing us to lobby legislators within IRS regulations. CARE is devoted to educating the public about the need to guarantee our access to the affordable energy that drives our nation forward. CARE is not affiliated with a political party.
In the years ahead we'll need to greatly increase our electricity supply. While it is important to continue to develop renewable energy sources, they are not likely to be nearly enough to meet the growing demand. Coal is still a great resource and clean coal technology is rapidly becoming a reality. After a dormancy of nearly 30 years, it's time to bring back nuclear power, which is safe and clean. Anti-development and anti-energy activist groups are attempting to deceive the public into believing that we can wean ourselves off of oil in the near future. Perhaps in the decades ahead that worthy goal will be realized, but in the meantime there is no viable substitute for petroleum--the most powerful and versatile fuel known to man. The United States cannot lose its ability to produce a significant percentage of oil for itself. Without enough petroleum, freedom itself could be in jeopardy. Of course, as important as energy is to our survival and prosperity, we must also demand that energy production does not put undue stress on our environment. Reasonable protection of soil, water and air is of paramount importance.
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Looks like Amazon and Barnes & Noble are finally bending to Apple's new rules regarding in-app purchases. Both the Kindle and Nook apps have been quietly updated to remove the links to their respective ebookstores.
Meet Microsoft's New Surface Laptops
This comes shortly after Kobo, Inc. and the Wall Street Journal both announced they would no longer sell ebooks directly through their iOS apps. Looks like Apple is hitting people hard to abide by their policies. [9 to 5 Mac, WSJ]


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SUG Minutes, August 8, 2013
Aravind Asthagiri, Charlotte Elster, Chris Hadad, Lisa Hall, John Heimaster, Robert L Marcus, Russ Pitzer, Rick Prairie, Yuan Zhang, Kevin Wohlever
Statewide Users Group Agenda
August 8, 2013 *TENTATIVE**
10:00 a.m.: Coffee and Tea (BALE Conference)
10:15 a.m.: Committee Meetings
Hardware and Operations (BALE Conference)
Allocations (BALE Theater)
Software and Activities (Stutz/Buckeye Conference)
11:45 a.m.: Lunch (BALE Conference)
12:30 p.m.: Welcome--Aravind Asthagiri, Chair
12:30 p.m.: Guest Speaker, Lisa M. Hall, Assistant Professor, HC Slip Slider Professorship, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, "Coarse-Grained Modeling of Ionomers and Salt-Doped Block Copolymers"
1:00 p.m.: OH-Tech/OARnet and OSC Update--Pankaj Shah, Executive Director
1:20 p.m.: Allocations Committee Update--Christopher Hadad
1:30 p.m.: Supercomputing Update--Doug Johnson
1:40 p.m.: IntelSim Launch--Alan Chalker
1:50 p.m.: Research Update--Dave Hudak
2:000 p.m.: User Support, Education, and Training Update--Brian Guilfoos
2:10 p.m.: Approval of Minutes and Remarks; election results--Aravind Asthagiri
2:20 p.m.: Software Committee Report--Rick Prairie
2:30 p.m.: Hardware Committee Report--John Heimaster
Please see attachments for guest speaker's presentation and for the SUG presentation.
Additional Notes:
Minutes were approved as stand.
Election results: Aravind Asthagiri was re-elected as chair; John Herbert was relected as vice-chair
Software Committee notes: Sid Samsi has taken a new position and has left OSC.
Hardware Committee notes:
Future procurement discussion was conducted at today's meeting but will probably require an extraordinary meeting before the regularly scheduled December 12 SUG meeting. The energy consumption of the new system is an issue, but we do have more freedom to expand power consumption of the new system. The work at SOCC has helped, but OSC still has to pay for the power. We are escaping the constraints of not enough available power.
We need SUG's input into the design of the system. We need to determine the proper balance of resources, and we need to have something concrete by January 2014. It is difficult to be concrete without a concrete balance of dollars we can spend. Our diverse community demands that we have a balance of resources. We must take into account the activities people would like to do that they have not been able to do before--they may not even know what they want. The question remains: are the GPUs of the top 500 being used as GPUs.
The ability of accelerators to address main memory directly will elad to lower cost escape from the low memory constraints. GPUs are better but have slower access to memory. Requires algorithm tunign.
Operations discussion concerning container solution; Lustre file system issues. People should not be penalized for not understanding a situation. Memory issues are not always apparent to new users.


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Better to give than receive
Published 12:00 am Monday, July 22, 2013
What Emma Myers wanted for her birthday this year didn't have anything to with unwrapping presents; it had everything to do with giving to someone else. Emma turned eight several weeks ago and in lieu of birthday gifts at her party she asked everyone to bring food. She got the idea to collect and donate the food to someone in need.
Emma told the idea to her mother, Melisa, and Melisa contacted the Rev. Bruce Sheeks, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Rockwell.
Pastor Sheeks immediately said he had just the person — a man he checks on from time to time who was a widower living just down the road from the church.
Emma, her brother, Olin, 5, infant sister Alli and their parents, Charlie and Melisa, brought all that had been collected over a monthlong period to the home of Walter "Bud" Glenn Cook Sr., of Rockwell.
Emma saw on television where a boy gave food to others and "it came to me," she said.
Emma told her mother she wanted to do something for someone else to "show Jesus she loved him," Melisa said.
Melisa and Charlie said they were surprised by Emma's request, but pleased she was thinking of someone in need.
"I'm very proud. We always want our kids to know it's good to do for others," Melisa said.
Melisa said although she was taken aback by Emma's wish, she also knows it's an example of what she and her husband teach the children.
"What a valuable lesson to teach our children and, in this case, Emma teaches us that it's about others," Sheeks said.
He said Emma learned kindness from her "Godly parents," whom the pastor married.
"As parents, we have to model the lessons we want our children to learn, and Charlie and Melisa have done just that," Sheeks said.
Cook was taken by surprise when Rev. Sheeks told him of the young girl's plans to collect food for him.
"It's rare that people do things for him. He was so humbled and moved by them just thinking of him," Sheeks said.
Cook was shocked to see how much food and toiletries the family brought into his home. The family made three trips with bags, boxes and baskets filled with canned goods, dry goods and bathroom tissue. Emma asked her neighbors, her grandparents, her friends, their church — Highest Praise Family Worship Center in China Grove — and even went shopping with her mother to buy some items.
Emma and her brother picked items from the store that their grandparents liked and items they thought Cook would like as well.
"I thought it would be a little bit of stuff," Cook said.
He invited the family back to help him eat it all, he joked.
"She always wants to do for others. She has a big heart," Melisa said of Emma.
Emma wants to be nurse, she said, so she can take care of others.
Cook's wife, Oveda, passed away nearly three years ago. Walter Cook is a native of Concord, but was raised in China Grove in a home just behind Bostian Elementary School. His family grew and sold figs and raised and sold hogs. He's lived in Rowan County for more than 40 years and is retired from both the former Food Town, now Food Lion, and Carolane Propane. He built the house, "nail-by-nail" and the couple raised four children together.
Cook is close to his one of his stepson's, Donnie Kemp, and grandson, Donald Kemp, who often takes Cook on family vacations.
It was important to Emma to not just make her food collection a one-time event, but to do so on a regular basis. The Myers say they plan to return once in a while to visit with Cook and bring more groceries.
Contact reporter Shavonne Potts at 704-797-4253. Twitter: www.twitter.com/salpostpotts Facebook: www.facebook.com/Shavonne.SalisburyPost.


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With the new photos of Pluto released by NASA's New Horizons probe today, it seemed apropos to republish this poem. When New Horizons left Earth in January 2006, it was still the ninth planet from the Sun. By August 2006, it was reclassified a dwarf planet.
Dear Pluto
By Christopher Fox Graham
To the planet formerly known as Pluto,
Though we will never meet
I think I know you
I am a speck of organic matter
standing on the surface of your sister
my people and I
are converted from ice and dust
electrified into existence
by the mere circumstances
of your sister Earth and nephew Moon
dancing with tide pools
when they were still in their infancy
mere molecules slammed together
and held onto each other in strings
which took billions of years
to mistake themselves in their reproduction
to form this all-too-young boy
sending you this letter
forgive my impetuousness, dear Pluto
but compared to you,
I only have a second
before this organic matter caves in on itself
becomes dust and water to form something new
all I have is my voice
and I beg you to listen
because although we will never meet
I think I know you
I'm not sure if you will receive this letter
In the time it takes to reach you,
I could bounce between here and the sun 16 times
measured on your timescale
my country is not even a year old yet
You're farther away from the sun
than any of your siblings
and while the rest of those planets circulate in lockstep
in the same elliptical orbit
yours is full of highs and lows
as you rise above the plane
and drop beneath it
because you're either bipolar
of just refuse to conform
be glad you've been able to do it so long
here, those who are different
either by choice or accident
wind up getting bullied, brutalized or crucified
and while I could explain what those words mean
let's hope that by the time one of us stands on your surface
we've forgotten what they mean, too
At Lowell Observatory in the hills overlooking Flagstaff
astronomer Clyde Tombaugh picked you out from the black
he watched you wander at the edge of the solar system
and noted how you keep your distance
from everyone else like you
|Charon and Pluto
there are times when people here
believe the sun is so far away they don't feel warm anymore
and they stare out into the black
and wonder what's like to just let go
I'm glad you've stayed with us, dear Pluto
you show us that even when the universe is terrifying cold
there's some light to hold on to
some reason to keep moving
and even out there you and your moon Charon
prove you can find love anywhere
since we began to worship stars
we have followed your siblings
the rocky worlds, the gas giants
to us, if they were bigger than an asteroid or moon
and weren't furnaces like the sun,
they were a planet
deserving the name of a god
an astrological house
and a certain amount of inexplicable reverence
you were nine children of a yellow sun
on the rural edge of the galaxy
but now because your size doesn't fit new rules
the International Astronomical Union on my world
has decided you are no longer a planet
you don't meet the qualifications anymore
you no longer govern an astrological house
they took you away from you were to us
because some ink on paper said you didn't matter anymore
they put you a box labeled "dwarf planets" or "Plutoids"
only to be ostracized from your brothers and sisters
by faceless strangers at the stroke of pen
here, we label people too,
segregate them into boxes
based on the color of their skins
or which one of those gods they called out to while dying
or whether they love someone with the same or different parts
or in what way they their throats make noises to communicate
or even by where they were born
as if point of origin means anything
on a planet spinning 1,600 kilometers per second,
where specks like me have wandered to every part of it
tell me, dear Pluto
can you see the borders of our nations from out there?
it seems that's all we can see down here sometimes
can you tell us apart?
if we one day reach you
dig our fingers into your dirt
would you care about what language we used
to tell each other how beautiful the moment was?
Dear Pluto,
I know what it feels like to be small
I'm still a little boy, too
playing grown-up games
wondering what happens
when there's nothing left to orbit anymore
Though we will never meet
you don't have to answer this letter if it ever reaches you
but I think you know me,
I am a tiny voice on your sister Earth
and you are Pluto, the ninth planet of the sun


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Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells—taken without her knowledge in 1951—became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, in vitro fertilization, and more. Henrietta's cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yet she remains virtually unknown, and her family can't afford health insurance.
Soon to be made into an HBO movie by Oprah Winfrey and Alan Ball, this New York Times bestseller takes readers on an extraordinary journey, from the "colored" ward of Johns Hopkins Hospital in the 1950s to stark white laboratories with freezers filled with HeLa cells, from Henrietta's small, dying hometown of Clover, Virginia, to East Baltimore today, where her children and grandchildren live and struggle with the legacy of her cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks tells a riveting story of the collision between ethics, race, and medicine; of scientific discovery and faith healing; and of a daughter consumed with questions about the mother she never knew. It's a story inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we're made of.


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- Avaliado em 2 de 5por Snake, a há um anoSTILL BROKEN. Have same issue on multiple computers - NS fails to display all blocked elements meaning that you can't UNBLOCK them, meaning that pages won't render. Developer passes buck, denying issue. Again, same experience on MULTIPLE computers for a LONG time now, ever since FF's design requirements mod.
Has been broken for a LONG time, pretty much since the new FF add-on design requirements. I use it on 2 different Win10 computers, both running the most up-to-date version of FF and NS (now FF 105 and NS 11.4.11) and both computers have the same issues: on many websites NS fails to show the correct number of scripts being blocked. This means that you can't *unblock* them, because they never show up on the list. You hit the 'Temp Allow All' button and NS shows a number still blocked, say 4, but the list does not actually show the 4 still blocked. This means that many websites are unusable because NS keeps some / many of the blocks off the list and you can't override that unless you Disable Restrictions Globally, and even then sometimes it doesn't work (see https://www.rideapart.com/news/609878/moto-guzzi-v100-mandello-pricing/ as a test).
Never has been fixed, for many months now. Seemed to have actually gotten worse these past 2 months, many websites aren't usable now.
Resposta do programadorpublicado a há um anoNot a NoScript problem: on that site I had to
1. Set googletagmanager.com to TRUSTED, probably because they use gtag to load most of their further (many) JavaScript dependencies
2. Disable uBlock for the page, otherwise some essential scripts could not be loaded or even shown because were preemptively filtered by uBlock.
If you've got other situations like this please try disabling other extensions (such as uBlock) and report in the proper bug tracker, thanks: https://github.com/hackademix/noscript/issues/
- Avaliado em 5 de 5por Link Safe, a há um anoThis is the best extension I've tested so far!
Works as expected, and blocks EVERYTHING
you tell it to block! I recommend it to everyone!
- Avaliado em 5 de 5por Eliot Cole, a há um anoI use this in my private life *extensively* here I'll be trying to ensure that I can apply a tool like this to work seamlessly in a work context without too much overhead in times of being a time-sink.
- Avaliado em 5 de 5por Darrell Ulm, a há um anoNoScript is still awesome especially for web development to turn scripts on and off, it mat require WebDev knowledge to use, or at least practice.
- Avaliado em 5 de 5por Kimmy Hed, a há um anoThough it may break many sites, it does what it's supposed to. Thank you Giorgio 👅🐈
- Avaliado em 5 de 5por Monk, a há um anoI have been using "NoScript" firefox extension for 10 years now. In Windows + Linux. If you don't have antivirus software installed then "NoScript" is a must to have. Even with 'globally allow' option it works
- Avaliado em 2 de 5por thunder_dream, a há um anoI use to love this extension but it's gotten to where it blocks everything. Even when I return to a previously viewed site it still blocks them. These include secure medical sites. I've used this extension for years, and I am having to remove it. I wish it was a little less extreme than it has become.
Resposta do programadorpublicado a há um anoHi, nothing has changed about what's blocked and what not: you decide which sites should be fully functional by setting them to TRUSTED.
Either somehow your previous settings have been erased (a botched Firefox update or a "privacy" software deleting more browser data than it should) or something changed in the dependencies of the sites which stopped working, and some other "new" script source needs to be allowed.


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A new report put out by the Texas Freedom Network Education Fund reveals that in several public school classes on the impact of the Bible on history have found classes teaching from a right-wing, fundamentalist Christian standpoint.
A Southern Methodist University religious studies professor Mark Chancey found instances of students learning a literal interpretation of the Bible, that the earth is approximately 6,000 years old and that Judaism is a "flawed and incomplete religion" with materials "designed to evangelize rather than provide an objective study of the Bible's influence."
TFN also found a lesson explaining "racial origins traced from Noah."
The claim that Africans are descendants of Ham, whom Noah curses in Genesis 9 after he "saw the nakedness of his father," has long been used as a biblical justification for anti-black racism and slavery.
The report [PDF] even found courses that embrace the Christian nationalist ideology of the Religious Right, including inauthentic quotes attributed to the Founding Fathers:
In a few districts, Bible courses echo claims made within the Religious Right that the Founding Fathers were largely orthodox Protestant Christians who intended for the United States to be a distinctively Christian nation with laws and a form of government based on the Bible. This logic is implied, for example, in a Dalhart ISD daily lesson plan: "The student understands the beliefs, and principles taken from the Biblical texts and applied to elements of the American system of government." These claims are problematic not only because they are historically inaccurate but also because they figure prominently in attempts by the Religious Right to guarantee a privileged position in the public square for their own religious beliefs above those of others.
Lubbock and Prosper ISDs are among the districts that relied on material from the NCBCPS [National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools] course on this topic. Since at least 2005, the NCBCPS curriculum has included a 10-page selection of isolated quotations (at least five of them spurious) praising the Bible, God and Christianity set against a blurry backdrop depicting soldiers carrying an American flag.


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New Morris division expands the company's sales and service organization into Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and part of Wisconsin.
Windsor, CT (PRWEB) January 04, 2013
Morris Group, Inc. (http://www.morrisgroupinc.com) announced that it has purchased Hegman Machine Tool of Maple Grove, MN, an exclusive distributor of Okuma, Hardinge, Chiron, and Hydromat, and other manufacturing technology lines. The new entity, "Hegman Machinery, a Division of Morris Group, Inc." has expanded the Morris Group's U.S. sales and service areas to now include the states of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and about one-third of Wisconsin.
"The fit is ideal for both companies and our customers," said Brad Morris, president of Morris Group, Inc. "Ralph Hegman founded his company 31 years ago and has led it with many of the same guiding principles that we have in our 72 year history: honesty, integrity, and hard work." Mr. Morris also indicated that the transition will be relatively seamless for customers of Hegman Machine. "They should expect the same high level of service," he said. "Our intention is that the employees currently servicing Hegman's customers will continue to do so under Morris ownership."
To further ensure a seamless transition, Mr. Hegman will remain as a key advisor handling capital accounts. Morris executive Jerry Rex will assume the role of Hegman Machinery's president effective January 1, 2013. "Jerry brings extensive experience leading Morris distribution organizations and will provide customer-focused leadership to the Hegman team."
About Morris Group, Inc.:
Morris Group, Inc. is a privately held company that owns and operates fourteen divisions that supply high performance machine tools and related technology to help manufacturers achieve a greater return from their manufacturing operations. The firm is located in Windsor, Connecticut and employs more than 400.
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11 S.Ct. 405
34 L.Ed. 1023
March 2, 1891.
[Statement of Case from pages 501-503 intentionally omitted]
Alex. P. Humphrey, for appellant.
Bluford Wilson and W. S. Opdyke, for appellee.
Mr. Justice BREWER, after stating the facts as above, delivered the opinion of the court.
We think the appeal was properly taken. At the time the order of August 10th was entered the receiver was not in possession; he had surrendered the property more than nine months prior thereto. When he surrendered the property, he closed up his receivership. A decree against him was not personal, but official. It was not the contemplation of the court that any personal liability should be cast upon him. He not only had no railroad funds or property in his possession, out of which to pay this allowance, but he had no right to retake that which he had surrendered. The reservation made in the order entered in the Indiana court, of the right of the court to retake possession of the property surrendered, conferred no rights on the receiver; it was simply a reservation to the court, which might, under that reservation, by the old or a new receiver, at any time retake possession when its allowances within the scope of the order of surrender were not paid. So, the order of August 10th was a mistake. It neither bound the appellant nor the property which it had received. It was not a purchaser of the railroad property, and did not become, until August 29th, a party to the record in the Illinois court. It is true that, on August 29th, the circuit judge, directing the entry in the Illinois court of the order made nearly a year before in the Indiana court, directed that it should be entered as of October 8, 1886, the date of its entry in the Indiana circuit court; but such nunc pro tunc entry, while proper for the protection of the receiver, could not antedate the subjection of the new corporation to the orders and decrees of the Illinois circuit court. It could justly say that it was not a party to the proceedings in that court until the entry of August 29, 1887. There was no misunderstanding, no misrepresentation, no deceit, in these matters. Immediately, on the* entry of this order of August 29th, a transcript of the order from the Indiana circuit court, a new decree in favor of the intervenor, was entered,—a decree for the first time binding the appellant. This was notan order in execution, merely, of the former decree, such as those noticed in the case of Central Trust Co. v. Grant Locomotive Works, 135 U. S. 207, 10 Sup. Ct. Rep. 736, but it was the first order against and binding the appellant. We are therefore compelled to notice the merits of this allowance.
The allowance to the appellant was for three matters. He does not sue for services as general counsel of the mortgagor company, or for salary as an officer of that company. With respect to the provision in the order of appointment, he claims to come under the descriptive words therein used, 'wages of employes.' If that fails him, then he appeals to the general equity powers of the court to compensate him as one whose services were beneficial to the security holders. On the meaning of the words 'wages of employes,' he cites the case of Gurney v. Railway Co., 58 N. Y. 358, in which an order directing the receiver of a railway company, thereby appointed, to pay debts 'owing to the laborers and employes,' for labor and services, was held broad enough to include a debt due to Hon. Jeremiah S. Black, for professional services as counsel. Without criticising that decision, or noticing the special circumstances which seemed in the judgment of that court to justify the inclusion of professional services within the descriptive words of the appointment, we are of the opinion that the term 'wages of employes,' as used in the order now under consideration, does not include the services of counsel employed for special purposes. Vane v. Newcombe, 132 U. S. 220, 237, 10 Sup. Ct. Rep. 60.
The terms 'officers' and 'employes' both alike refer to those in regular and continual service. Within the ordinary acceptation of the terms, one who is engaged to render service in a particular transaction is neither an officer nor an employe. They imply continuity of service, and exclude those employed for a special and single transaction. An attorney of an individual, retained for a single suit, is not his employe. It is true, he has engaged to render services; but his engagement is rather that of a contractor than that of an employe. The services of appellee, therefore, did not come within the order appointing the receiver. We would not be understood as asserting, even by implication, that the terms of an order of appointment of a receiver vest in all claimants an absolute right as against the security holders. Such terms may be, and doubtless are, a protection to the receiver; and what he does and pays within those terms may be, thereafter, beyond the challenge of any party interested in the property. But when he has not acted, and the question is presented to the court as to the liability of the property for any claim, the court is not foreclosed by the order of appointment, but may consider and determine equitably the extent of liability of the property to such claim, and what its rights of priority may be. Hence, as the receiver did not pay this claim, the parties in interest may rightfully challenge its priority, even if it were within the very letter of the order of appointment of the receiver.
What were the services for which the appellee made his claim, and were they so beneficial to the security holders that a court of equity might justly give them priority? And the question, it will be borne in mind, is not whether out of the earnings of the road such claims are payable, but whether, where there are no surplus earnings, they may be paid out of the corpus of the property in preference to secured liens.
The first matter is this: Prior to the appointment of a receiver, the railway company leased to the Illinois Midland Railway Company certain engines. When the latter road passed into the hands of a receiver, intervenor was employed to get the engines back and rental for their use. In this service he secured an allowance against its receiver for $1,500, upon which $1,340.13 was paid, and paid after the receiver in this case was in possession. The only testimony as to the value of such service fixed it at $300. Part of such service was rendered more than six months prior to the appointment of a receiver in this case; but, apparently, the important part within such time. This recovery inured to the benefit of the security holders, as placing so much more money in the hands of the receiver for the purpose of discharging obligations against the company payable before the bonds. We think it may fairly be held that the party who takes the benefit of such a service ought to pay for it, and that equity may properly decree payment therefor. As justly remarked by Lord KENYON in Read v. Dupper, 6 Term. R. 361, 'the principle has long been settled that a party should not run away with the fruits of a cause without satisfying the legal demands of his attorney, by whose industry and expense these fruits were obtained.' In Renick v. Ludington, 16 W. Va. 392, it is said: 'The lien (even in cases of quantum meruit) is in the nature of an equitable lien, (Vanleer v. Vanleer, 3 Coop. Ch. 23,) and is based on the natural equity that the plaintiff ought not to be allowed to appropriate the whole of a judgment in his favor without paying thereout for the services of his attorney in obtaining such judgment.' See, also, Mahone v. Telegraph Co., 33 Fed. Rep. 702, and In re Paschall, 10 Wall. 483. We think, therefore, there was no impropriety in alloing intervenor $300 for these services.
The second item of intervenor's claim is this: The railroad company was not paying operating expenses and interest; it was running behind. Certain parties interested in and officers of the road advanced moneys to continue its operation and prevent foreclosure proceedings. After advancing a considerable sum, they became anxious to secure their advances, and upon the intervenor's advice they took asssignments of pay-rolls, so as to bring them within the scope of the rulings of this court, as to preferential payment of employes; and on foreclosure these claims, thus evidenced and secured, were recognized and given equality of right with the security holders in the reorganization scheme. One of the witnesses as to the value of these services testified that they were worth $5,000, adding, 'Of course, I mean that such fees should be paid by the parties benefited.' That states the true equities of the case. The parties who, acting under the intervenor's advice, took such steps as to secure their advances, and thereby obtained equity of interest with the lienholders, should pay him. They who are compelled to let third parties into an equality with themselves in the matter of security ought not to be compelled to pay counsel who brought about such equality. As happily said by counsel for appellant: 'This is taking the funds belonging to a prior mortgagee to pay counsel to devise a scheme by which the subsequent lender of money is preferred before him.'
The remaining matter is this: The Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis Railway Company was a corporation made up by the cousolidation of the Louisville, New Albany & St. Louis Railroad Company and the Evansville, Rockport & Eastern Railway Company. At the time of the consolidation there was on the firstnamed property a deed of trust of $3,000,000 and on the latter one of $900,000. After consolidation a new deed of trust for $1,000,000 was executed on the entire property. Fearing that the trustee in the deed of trust on the Evansville, Rockport & Eastern Railway Company might take possession of that division, intervenor was employed to prevent such action, and he commenced suits to enjoin the trustee therefrom. He also successfully negodated with the bondholders, and thus preserved the unity of operation and control until the commencement of the proceedings in this suit, whereby the entire property was taken possession of and operated by a single receiver, and subsequently sold and passed into the new corporation. At the sale both divisions were sold. The Evansville division, being sold subject to the deed of trust of $900,000, brought only $20,000, to be applied on the second lien,—the one given by the consolidated company. The services thus rendered were at the instance of the railroad company; and it is not perceived how services rendered at its instance, to preserve control of that portion of its road not covered by the first lien, can be considered as services to the holders of bonds secured by that lien. The primary object of such services was the benefit of the railroad company. It was to enable it to retain the control and receive the earnings of as large an extent of the road as possible. As such services did not secure any additional interest to the lienholders,—in fact, they advanced the moneys due for interest on the Evansville first mortgage,—it seems inequitable that they should be held responsible, and be compelled to pay the party employed by the railroad company. It cannot be that security holders are liable, either in law or in equity, for the expenses incurred by their debtor in carrying into effect a scheme which the latter believes will enable it to pay its interest to them, but which, in fact, does not accomplish such result. It was the debtor's act, and, if it failed of accomplishing hoped-for results, the party employed must look to his employer alone for compensation, and cannot charge the bondholders therefor, on the theory that it was believed that it might inure tothe ir ultimate benefit. In this matter, also, the allowance to the intervenor, as against the security holders, represented by the appellant, was unwarranted. The decree, therefore will be reversed, and the case remanded, with instructions to allow the intervenor $300. Costs in this court will be divided.


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This article is a reprint of Wise Bread's contribution to OPEN Forum from American Express -- where small business owners can get advice from experts and share tips with each other.
Nearly every entrepreneur and small business owner has had this statistic thrown at them at one time or another. Many have debunked this "fact" and the actual number of businesses failing is closer to somewhere between 40% and 15%. Still, the stat contains a nugget of truth.
Starting a business from scratch is hard, and not everyone will make it, and many never live up to their full potential, or even become profitable. In fact, a good chunk of businesses are treading water, not really sure if they're going to make it. They have sales and maybe even profits, but their success in the future is unclear. So why do so many businesses live in this world of uncertainty, where survival is so uncertain?
Don't Become too Process Oriented
Many small business owners train within the tiny realm of their business: the processes, the everyday creating and selling of widgets. We gobble up industry information, we track numbers, analyze, split test, and try to do everything right. Productivity is paramount! Starting a business is hard, and if we don't do these things, the dream dies.
The problem is, when we spend all of our time on the everyday processes and in survival mode, we don't give enough attention to what made us succesful. We don't set aside time for creating, for trying new things. Here's the really crazy part: innovation is probably what brought success in the first place. You provided something new and different, and that's what attracted your initial customers.
Don't Stop Innovating
I know a very successful software company that came out with revolutionary software three years ago. It was a great product—something the market needed and was willing to pay for. Pretty soon the company, which started as a fun side project, became a good source of revenue. The product was on the Head Honcho's radar, and soon there was a lot of financial pressure on the product. Now the cool, innovative software wasn't being improved or developed, but merely maintained, supported, and sold. There was too much at stake to worry about anything other than selling and supporting the existing software.
Fast-forward three years. The once-innovative software is now just like every one of its competitors. The fear of not making enough money cost them their innovation. They aren't trying new things; they're treading water and slowly sinking.
Don't Be Afraid of Uncertainty
My friend Jonathan Fields knows a thing or two about the fear associated with owning a small business. He signed the lease for a large yoga studio in downtown New York City on September 10, 2001. The next day his business dreams came crashing down. But instead of letting the fear get the better of him, he instead opened up his brand-new yoga studio for free to anyone who needed a quiet sanctuary when everything else seemed like too much to deal with. His gesture of goodwill got plenty of publicity and loyalty, and before long became one of NYC's premier yoga studios.
What's the point of the story?
The point is that there is always a plentiful supply of doubt and uncertainty when running a small business. Businesses have a lot of moving parts, and a lot that can go wrong. But the biggest mistake is to not invest in what got you there in the first place: innovation. As one of my friend's favorite sayings goes: "You gotta run with who brung ya."
What they don't tell you is that owning a small business is mostly all about managing uncertainty. Jonathan Fields has written a fantastic book that deals with this topic in-depth: managing the unknown and investing in innovation and creativity.
So really, the first stat I mentioned should really go like this: "The nine out of ten businesses that allow fear to cripple them will fail." Innovation is what got you started in the first place. Continue to invest in it. Don't let the fear of profitability, success, or anything else convince you that maintaining the status quo is more important than creating.
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Chiffon cakes are one of my favorite cakes to make, both because they are not to difficult and because the results are so food. Chiffon cakes are light, airy sponge cakes that are known for their moist and fluffy texture. They are similar to an angel food cake, but they contain both egg yolks and a small amount of vegetable oil, which contribute to the cake's distinctive texture. Chiffon cakes are very versatile and I make them in a wide variety of flavors, though this Buttermilk Chiffon Cake is a favorite that I'm always in the mood for.
This cake may get its texture from egg whites, but it gets all of its flavor from the buttermilk and vanilla that are in the batter. Even though there is no butter in the cake, the buttermilk has enough buttery flavor on its own that it gives the cake the perfect touch of it. It is a great combination with vanilla (and vanilla beans, as well as vanilla extract, if you want to really load up the vanilla flavor!) and the finished cake has an aroma that is just about irresistible.
The most difficult part of making this cake is beating the egg whites into a stiff meringue then folding it into the batter – and that process isn't as difficult as it sounds, especially if you reference my tutorial on the technique. And if you are worried about making meringue, this cake batter also includes some baking powder that ensures that the cake will get a good lift no matter what.
This cake is so light and has such a wonderful flavor that it is easy to eat plain, but its relative plainness also makes it a great base for other desserts. For instance, you could sandwich two slices with a scoop of ice cream for a single-serving ice cream sandwich. Or, you could serve a slice with fresh strawberries and whipped cream for a delicious and low maintenance strawberry shortcake. The cake, like most chiffon cakes, keeps very well for several days when stored in an airtight container, so you can take your time enjoying it.
Buttermilk Chiffon Cake
2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup buttermilk
5 tbsp vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
6 large egg yolks
7 large egg whites, room temperature
Preheat the oven to 325F. Take out a 10-inch tube pan, but do not grease it.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, the sugar, baking powder and salt.
In a medium bowl, whisk together in the buttermilk, vegetable oil, vanilla and egg yolks until well combined, then pour into the dry ingredients and whisk until batter is smooth.
In another large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites to stiff peaks.
Once the egg whites have reached stiff peaks, gently whisk 1/4 of the egg whites into the buttermilk batter to lighten it. Then, working in two or three additions, fold the remaining egg whites into the buttermilk batter, folding just until no streaks of egg white remain visible and the batter is a uniform color.
Pour into the ungreased tube pan and bake for 50-60 minutes, until the top of the cake springs back when gently touched and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Invert cake over a bottle (or onto a wire rack if your pan has "feet†to hold it up) and let cool completely. Once cooled, run a knife around the edges and turn cake out onto a serving platter. Store in an airtight container.
Makes one cake. Serves 12-14.


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The supermax prison that Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is looking to close for budgetary reasons is paying out hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime to its security staff despite having more guards than inmates, according to a newspaper report.
The Tamms Correctional Center in Alexander County has 208 guards and supervisors in its maximum-security unit that houses 138 inmates. Yet state payroll records show that that security staff has clocked at least $884,000 in overtime over a one-year period ending Nov. 12, the Belleville News-Democrat reported. Inmates in the solitary-confinement unit are kept in their cells for all but an hour each day,
The Tamms lockup also has 16 food supervisors — the same number of food supervisors at the 1,700-inmate Pontiac Correctional Center — and each earn an average of $71,600 a year.
Several state lawmakers expressed surprise about the costs of what national prison consultant Tim Gravette called "excessive" staffing.
"Who's running things down there? I never heard about any of this," said state Sen. Bill Haine, D-Alton.
The newspaper said Illinois Department of Corrections figures show that there are a total of 300 employees at the entire Tamms operation, which includes an adjacent minimum-security camp with 89 inmates and about 13 guards. The annual combined payroll is roughly $18.7 million.
Quinn put Tamms on a list of state correctional sites targeted for closure, though an Alexander County judge has temporarily blocked that after the union representing the prison's guards challenged it. A hearing is scheduled for Dec. 10 in Cook County Circuit Court, near Chicago.
"To call this facility inefficient is putting it mildly," said Brooke Anderson, a Quinn spokeswoman.
The newspaper said housing each Tamms inmate costs an average of about $85,000 — excluding overtime. Taxpayers pay $15,000 to $24,000 per inmate at most of Illinois' other prisons.


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SINGAPORE — While the U.S. unemployment rate "dropped" to 7.7 percent last month — a figure even The Washington Post acknowledged was due "…in large part because the labor force fell by 350,000…" — here in this modern and prosperous city-state of slightly more than 5 million people, unemployment is practically nonexistent.
A taxi driver tells me, "Everyone here works." With unemployment at an astonishingly low 1.9 percent, he is nearly right.
In part, this is due to a work ethic that seems to be in the genes here. But there is something else at work that should astound Washington politicians struggling with expensive "entitlement" programs and with those who receive them.
The Economist wrote about it in a 2010 article. What contributes to Singapore's prosperity and a vibrant economy that includes a stable currency and a rising stock market, it said, is this: "The state's attitude can be simply put: being poor here is your own fault. Citizens are obliged to save for the future, rely on their families and not expect any handouts from the government unless they hit rock bottom."
As a parent, this is my favorite part of the article: "The emphasis on family extends into old age: retired parents can sue children who fail to support them. In government circles, 'welfare' remains a dirty word…"
Things may be starting to change, at least in other parts of Asia. In September, The Economist revisited the subject of entitlements: "Thanks to years of spectacular growth, more people have been pulled from abject poverty in modern Asia than at any time in history. But as they become more affluent, the region's citizens want more from their governments. Across the continent pressure is growing for public pensions, national health insurance, unemployment benefits and other hallmarks of social protection. As a result, the world's most vibrant economies are shifting gear, away from simply building wealth towards building a welfare state."
The magazine says government leaders in parts of Asia want to learn from the mistakes that backers of entitlements have made in the United States and the United Kingdom. What they should remember is that once the idea of entitlements catches on, it must inevitably replace the work ethic for significant numbers of the population. The threat of an empty stomach is a great motivator for an otherwise able-bodied person, but for many a guaranteed check and other benefits undermines that ethic and encourages dependency on government.
Consider America's 99-weeks of unemployment benefits and the nearly 47 million people receiving food stamps. Even a suggestion that such benefits be cut prompts demonstrations, TV commercials from activists and political damage (recall Mitt Romney's "47 percent" remark). Reliance on government can — and often does — damage self-reliance. It is a reliance on self as a first resource and government as a last resort that not only improves individual lives, but national life.
Singapore appears to be a holdout in this Asian entitlement revolution. And why shouldn't it? As The Economist reports, "…government spending is only a fifth of GDP but schools and hospitals are among the best in the world."
Why would so many other Asian governments flirt with entitlement programs when economic growth has brought prosperity to so many who have never known it? Why not focus on more growth and a broadening of prosperity to even more?
Unfortunately, Singapore has at least one black mark. Its Ministry of Manpower estimates that it has more than 200,000 foreign maids. Yet it has no minimum wage policy. Many maids make as little as S$420 (US$337) to S$450 (US$360) a month. They should be treated better. And starting January 1 perhaps they will be. Beginning then, all new maid contracts will have to offer at least S$450 (US$360) and one day off a week. To treat these workers any less equitably would be a stain on the entire country.
That said, Asian nations should not be looking to the West's dubious entitlement programs; rather they should follow Singapore's example, which leads to independence from government and personal empowerment.


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Captain Phillips (2013)
Directed by Paul Greengrass
Genres - Drama, Thriller | Sub-Genres - Docudrama, Sea Adventure | Release Date - Oct 11, 2013 (USA) | Run Time - 135 min. | Countries - United States | MPAA Rating - PG13
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan
Two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks teams with Oscar-nominated director Paul Greengrass and screenwriter Billy Ray to tell the true story of Richard Phillips, a U.S. cargo-ship captain who surrendered himself to Somali pirates so that his crew would be freed. Captain Richard Phillips (Hanks) and his crew are carrying freight around the Horn of Africa when four Somali pirates forcefully take over their ship, the MV Maersk Alabama. While Phillips' team follow his orders to hide until they hear him give the safe word, the captain and a few essential crew members remain on the bridge as the heavily armed pirates make their way up to seize control of the ship. But the interlopers soon discover something that sends them into a furious rage: After effectively shutting down the ship, Phillips explains that the Maersk had malfunctioned when the crew pushed it too hard in an attempt to evade the attackers. In order to appease their leader, the ruthless Muse (Barkhad Abdi), Phillips offers them the $30,000 that's been locked in the ship safe. But that isn't enough, and Muse demands that Phillips help him search every corner of the ship to root out the terrified crew. When that plan fails, the pirates agree to take the cash from the safe and flee in the Maersk's lifeboat. At the last minute, however, they kidnap Phillips in the hope of supplementing their take with a sizable ransom -- a decision that leads to a tense standoff with the U.S. Navy, who would sooner see the lifeboat sunk with Phillips inside than allow it to reach Somalia.
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Following our lunch of Caribbean-style chicken wings in Crown Heights, we hopped into Kara's ride and drove to Clinton Hill for dessert at Dough. Gourmet doughnuts are taking their sweet little time coming to Los Angeles, so I try to seek them out wherever they are to be found, even in unknown parts of faraway boroughs.
Dough is owned by Chef Fany Gerson, a Mexico City native who studied at the Culinary Institute of America. She has worked in notable kitchens around the world including Akelarre in San Sebastian and Eleven Madison Park in New York City. Dough first came across my radar via an inspiring video produced by Food Curated.
Prior to opening Dough in 2010, Chef Gerson worked tirelessly to perfect the mother dough. She desired a larger-than-average doughnut that was crisp on the outside and light on the inside. After months of trials and tweaks, she finally arrived upon her ideal specimen.
Dough offers a diverse selection of flavors fit for traditionalists and adventurists. There are plain glazed and cinnamon sugar for mild mannered folks, as well as hibiscus and Earl Grey for those seeking a little more flare. Best of all, the doughnuts are made fresh throughout the day to ensure that every customer receives a superior product.
The Astronomer chose a filled doughnut piped with passion fruit curd ($2.50). The sugar-crusted dough was wonderfully pillowy, while the smooth curd was tart and bright.
My blood orange doughnut ($2), which was adorned with candied orange slices, successfully captured the nuances of a blood orange in doughnut form. It was simultaneously tangy, sweet, and bitter. I loved the ever-so-light dash of freshly grated nutmeg permeating the dough.
Sara's lemon poppy seed doughnut ($2) looked quite plain next to the others, but flavor-wise it really packed a wallop. The cheery essence of lemon stood out prominently, while the poppy seeds provided texture and that certain something that poppy seeds bring.
My favorite doughnut of the afternoon was Kara's lemon meringue ($2.50), which was filled with lemon curd and topped with caramelized meringue peaks. It was a splendid mouthful of soft dough, fruity curd, and sweet meringue—doughnut perfection.
I am passionate about doughnuts, and Dough did not disappoint. I could taste the love with every bite I took. A subway ride to Clinton Hill will be a requisite activity on every future New York City vacation. It's the right thing to do.
And speaking of the right thing to do, The Astronomer and I walked back to Manhattan across the Williamsburg Bridge to get in a bit of exercise. There are consequences to indulging in a diet of wings and doughnuts, you know.
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This letterpress printed scooter pop-up was used to promote "Los Vesparados" – a scooter themed art show in Minneapolis circa 2009. By folding it together, you could have your very own paper scooter to ride around on your desk. Must have cost a fortune to do but oh was it worth it.
The art work and design was created by illustrator/photographer/designer Sean Tubridy:
Letter press and design was created by Todd Thyberg of Angel Bomb Design:
Here's one more thing to covet. The poster for the event: