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Celgene's shares rose after the biotech company announced an accelerated stock repurchase, but the pace of Celgene's buybacks shouldn't do much to reassure investors.
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The School of Education is committed to furthering the mission of Dominican University by providing candidates with a course of study that emphasizes the acquisition of professional knowledge, the expansion of personal insight, scholarship and an appreciation of diversity. In each course you will experience how the School of Education accepts and witnesses to the Dominican Catholic tradition while encouraging respect for other traditions. With internationally recognized School of Education faculty you will prepare to be an educational leader. You will explore the latest educational research, integrate instructional technologies into curricula and develop the knowledge and skills to address the learning and social-emotional needs of the cultural diversity and educational exceptionalities of students in today's classrooms.
Our graduate education programs are built on a solid academic foundation and integrate the core values of rigorous scholarship, collaborative leadership and a commitment to service. Every program includes both a theoretical base and an intensive practicum experience which provides our candidates with broad exposure to the responsibilities of the teaching and administrative positions they aspire to attain.
We offer a master's degree program with certification in Special Education as well as graduate endorsement and approval programs. You will also find information about the programs and coursework you can pursue to further your professional development and capacity to contribute to education in grades P-12 in metropolitan Chicago and the nation.
Dominican University traces its origins to the charter granted in 1848 by the State of Wisconsin to St. Clara Academy, a frontier school for young women founded by the Very Reverend Samuel Mazzuchelli, OP, founder of the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, WI. The Italian-born Dominican educator drew upon the centuries-old intellectual traditions of his Order in planning what was considered in those days to be a "revolutionary curriculum."
The Sisters continued the innovative educational legacy of Father Mazzuchelli in 1901 when they founded St. Clara College. In 1922, under the leadership of Mother Samuel Coughlin, OP, the Sisters moved the institution to its current location in River Forest, Illinois, where it was renamed Rosary College. The college began immediately instituting new programs and expanding its curriculum. In May 1997, Rosary College changed its name to Dominican University to acknowledge its status as a university with an undergraduate liberal arts college and five graduate schools. Through yearly mission integration activities the university affirms its commitment to preserving the legacy of the Sinsinawa Dominican sisters and to its Catholic Dominican mission.
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Sep 07, 2013
For Immediate Release
We will be taking down the Playing with Time exhibition on the first floor, and installing From the Mountains to the Sea in the second floor gallery. And, we will be re-installing the Bubbles exhibits on the first floor.
As a reminder, the water is off in Science Park through September 28 for repairs, but the rest of Science Park is open for exploration.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
The Museum will remain open and visitors are welcome to enjoy the aquarium area, Andy's Place, much of the second floor, the tower, and the outdoor exhibits and trails.
From the Mountains to the Sea: Plants Trees, and Shrubs of New England, opens Saturday, September 14, 2013.


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Rachel Bilson: LAX Liftoff!
Rachel Bilson holds her passport and flashes a smile at LAX on Tuesday (December 28) in Los Angeles.
The 29-year-old actress carried a bright green JanSport backpack while catching a flight out of town.
The day before, Rachel went shopping with a friend in Glendale.
Rachel recently revealed how a petite figure like herself can get noticed without wearing heels.
"All you need to do is put on your favorite dress and walk in feeling great. It also helps to like your hair and makeup that day, but don't overdo it," she told InStyle.


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Woody: That's All Folks
They can take down the tents, load the elephants and wipe the grease paint off the clowns' faces so they can return to their regular jobs as Washington politicians.
This circus is over.
As if there was really ever any doubt.
Anyone who wondered how Jimmie Johnson could win a NASCAR-record fourth Cup championship should wonder no more. Not after Tornado Jimmie touched down in Phoenix last Sunday.
Johnson bounced back from his previous week's wipeout at Texas by not just winning, but winning with total dominance. I believe it's called Making a Statement.
Suddenly all of that excited post-Texas twittering about "a whole new Chase" is silent again. You can hear the crickets (Jiminy Crickets?) chirping. It's over.
When Johnson fires up his Chevy Sunday at Homestead-Miami, third-place Jeff Gordon will be officially eliminated. That will leave second-place Mark Martin as Johnson's lone challenger, and Martin is buried 108 points back.
What we've witnessed during the past nine weeks of Chase-racing has been truly amazing, and I'm not talking about Jimmie's impressive sprint.
I'm talking about the disappearing act pulled by almost all of the other Chase racers.
Ten weeks ago we were told that the 12 drivers who made the Chase were the cream of NASCAR, the best of the best, the dozen greatest stock car drivers the sport had to offer.
If that's true – and it probably is, with a couple of exceptions – the sport's in trouble.
The Dandy Dozen faded faster than cheap blue jeans. Half the field apparently didn't get the word that the Chase has started. And of the remaining half nobody except Martin and Gordon seemed to really get in the game.
So now we're off to Homestead with one – count 'em, ONE – challenger.
So much for parity. Parity drives No. 48.
NASCAR has become HENDRICK-CAR. Hendrick Motorsports is headed for a 1-2-3 finish in the final standings with Johnson, Martin and Gordon. If Dale Earnhardt Jr. ever gets it in gear we may see 1-2-3-4 finish next year.
Wonder how much longer fans will come out to watch Hendrick intramural racing?
Again, that's not Johnson's fault. He can't pull over to the curb and wait for everybody else to catch up. (On second thought, he did that at Texas, and they STILL couldn't catch up.)
And now he's poised to make history.
Yes I realize, as the Boys in the Booth keep reminding us, that it's not over. I suppose they're technically correct. Jimmie has to find his way to Homestead this weekend, get his car started and dodge meteorites falling from space.
Can he do it? Ah, the drama.
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Sunday, December 18, 2011
Flash floods at Jalan Tun Razak should be tackled fast
Calls have been made by various quarters to find solutions to the flash floods which occurred at Jalan Tun Razak last Tuesday, following a downpour.
They said that the recurrence of flash floods at the city's major traffic artery has been an on-going problem and efforts should be made to resolve the problem once and for all.
Barisan Nasional (BN) coordinating chairman for Titiwangsa Parliamentary constituency, Datuk Johari Abdul Ghani, said a holistic approach should be taken to resolve the problem so that the area would no longer be hit by flash floods.
"We cannot hope for the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) or the Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Ministry (KWPKB) only to resolve the problem. It needs the participation of all quarters," he added.
He said a huge allocation was needed to build more flood mitigation infrastructure and also to carry out river diversions.
This would require the federal government to provide the allocation as DBKL and KWPKB might have limited funds, he added.
Johari, who is also chairman of the Titiwangsa Community Service Centre, said the centre had received many complaints from residents on problems facing them when floods occurred, especially those in Kampung Baru, who had to evacuate to higher ground.
Kuala Lumpur Mayor Tan Sri Ahmad Fuad Ismail said Sungai Bunus, which flows across Jalan Tun Razak, Kampung Baru, Jalan Semarak and several areas in Setapak, could not accommodate the volume of rainfall on that day causing the river water to spill the banks and spread to Jalan Tun Razak and the surrounding areas.
"I'll raise this matter to the cabinet to allocate RM20 million to divert the flow of the water from Sungai Bunus to Sungai Gombak through Taman Tasik Titiwangsa," he said at a function in Cheras.
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As you may know, last Friday, Ron Pope & The Nighthawks played at Mercy Lounge. But you may not know that Ron Pope brought with him Truett, an up-and-coming blues-rock artist and a fellow Georgia native. I had the opportunity to interview Truett the morning of the Nashville show. He told me about how he and Ron go way back, first meeting when he was practically still a kid. Truett's sister made the introduction, because she and Pope went to same high school. Recently, Truett signed to Brooklyn Basement Records, the label Pope owns with his wife.
Having bought his first guitar at age 10, Truett has an extensive musical background. He played his first gigs as a teenager in restauarants and bars in his hometown of Marietta, Georgia. When he was just 15, Truett was a guest performer at a couple of Ron Pope's Georgia shows. Since then, Truett has played his way through blues bars all over the South. He cites his major musical influences as the Allman Brothers and Gary Clark Jr. We talked a bit about the revival of Southern rock through popular artists such as The Alabama Shakes, The Black Keys and Jack White. Truett's blues sound shows some similarities to these artists. Ron Pope's "Hell or High Water Tour" is Truett's first official tour. He confessed to me that he is most excited to play at SXSW this March.
Our full interview (well, edited down a bit) will be uploaded to the WRVU website soon enough.
In the meantime, listen to Truett's in-studio performances below:
"Left in the Dark"
"Crown of Thorns"
Ron Pope & The Nighthawks and Truett just got back from the European leg of their tour. Truett told me he especially enjoyed the Scandinavian cities – Stockholm was his favorite. Below you can find his live performance of the single "Be Mine" in Oslo. "Be Mine" can also be found on Spotify and iTunes. Truett's EP is for sale at shows and he says that we can expect an album release relatively soon.
Want to learn more about Truett?
Check him out at: http://www.truettofficial.com/
Follow him on tour with Ron Pope & The Nighthawks: http://ronpopemusic.com/shows/
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A Tea Party Republican congressman who has backed anti-abortion legislation has been revealed to have pressured a mistress to get an abortion of her own.
The Huffington Post reported Wednesday that Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), a former physician, had an affair with a patient that resulted in him pressuring the unidentified woman to get an abortion in September 2000.
Earlier this year, DesJarlais denounced fellow Republican Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) over Akin's "legitimate rape" comments. However, DesJarlais has not backed away from his support of the "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act" co-sponsored by Akin and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the GOP candidate for vice president.
"I have been a consistent supporter of pro-life values," DesJarlais told The Chattanooga Times Free-Press in August. "This bipartisan bill simply prevents taxpayer dollars from being used to perform abortions. Human life is sacred and taxpayer funding of abortion is counter to the values a great many Tennesseans hold."
The bill, which passed in the House of Representatives last year but stalled out in the Senate, sought to increase restrictions on government funding for abortions — which already prohibits federal funding from being used for abortions except in cases of rape, incest and the life of the pregnant woman — by limiting eligibility to victims of "forcible rape." In August, Ryan tried to distance himself from the bill by saying it used "stock language."
The Post's report is based on the transcript of the call, which was recorded by DesJarlais. In a statement, DesJarlais did not deny making the call when presented with a copy of the transcript, but dismissed it as partisan gamesmanship.
"Desperate personal attacks do not solve our nation's problems," the statement said. "Yet it appears my opponents are choosing to once again engage in the same gutter politics that CBS news called the dirtiest in the nation just 2 years ago."
Former Rep. Lincoln Davis (D-TN), who lost his reelection bid to DesJarlais in 2010, told the Post his campaign was sent a transcript of the call late in the campaign, but did not use it because Davis wasn't able to verify it at the time.
However, Davis said DesJarlais' ex-wife, Susan, later confirmed the information.
"She said he did it himself," Davis said. "She said the doctor did. She said, 'He recorded it and let me listen to it.' She confirmed to me that Scott DesJarlais is the one who actually did the recording, and let her listen to it."
According to the Post, DesJarlais called the woman as part of a failed attempt to repair his marriage.
"I've been going crazy," "I mean, if Susan could talk to you, she'd tell you that I've been psychotic for months over this."
DesJarlais and the woman subsequently argued over who initiated the affair and where to meet for the abortion procedure.
"If we need to go to Atlanta, or whatever, to get this solved and get it over with so we can get on with our lives, then let's do it," he said.
Court records indicated that DesJarlais confessed to having at least four affairs during the marriage. At one point, the couple had "a written agreement" allowing them to see other people. The DesJarlais' divorce was finalized in 2001.
[Image via Scott DeJarlais Facebook page]
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Schools in and around Mount Vernon, OH
Knox County Career Center
Less than 2 years (below associate); Public
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $22,080 average out-state tuition; $22,080 average in-state tuition
Kenyon College
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $41,090 average out-state tuition; $41,090 average in-state tuition
Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County
At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public
Denison University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $39,330 average out-state tuition; $39,330 average in-state tuition
Central Ohio Technical College
At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public; $6,678 average out-state tuition; $3,978 average in-state tuition
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2003 Skoda Fabia 1.2 HTP 1.2 gasoline
Best buy for that price (6000 EUR)
Only thing I found bad on the car is the alignment, car goes slightly to the right when you go under 80 kph.
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Good and reliable car, in my town I have 2 Skoda service centers so that is a plus, well built, lots of space for a small car, great gasoline consumption rate.
Motor has enough power for 1.2 liter engine
+ no transmission belt, instead of it there is a transmission chain!?
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
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Materials and manufacturing have a dramatic social, environmental and economic impact on the world. The potential for disruptive innovation to reduce the water, CO2, and chemical footprints of the materials industry is enormous. But often this potential is not unleashed due to systems roadblocks. In this session we share experience and discuss why systems innovation and industry collaboration are critical for sustainable business growth, full impact of public sustainability initiatives, and for shaping a better world of materials.
An interactive session where participants after a short introduction to LAUNCH Nordic, system innovation and pre-competitive collaboration me three innovators from the LAUNCH Nordic cycle 2014 on textiles - and adviced them on how to go to scale globally.
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Although the Mountain Music & Medicine Show is no longer a regular event on the Holly stage, you can join us for the annual reunion show! The old-time radio style variety show will showcase regional musical talent, original radio theater, local history, humor, and general good times. Come and visit with "Doc" Johnson and the gang as they come out of retirement to entertain Dahlonega once again.


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Twitter Finally Joins the Mix With Its Own Ad Offering
A look at what Twitter's new ad offering, Promoted Tweets, is all about, how it will fare, and whether or not it will have an adverse user reaction?
A look at what Twitter's new ad offering, Promoted Tweets, is all about, how it will fare, and whether or not it will have an adverse user reaction?
Last week, Twitter (finally) revealed its first real monetization plans: an advertising offering it's dubbed, "Promoted Tweets." I had planned to write on a different topic for this week's column, but having authored a new book on Twitter marketing, I feel compelled to change course. I also feel compelled to comment upon what's beginning to feel like weekly schoolyard one-upmanship between Google, Apple, Twitter, and Facebook. Don't get me wrong. I'm glad to see innovations and vibrancy in our space. I'm just beginning to wonder how much Kool-Aid we're all supposed to drink. But enough of this tinge of cynicism: on to more Twitter advertising!
Latest Twitter Stats
Twitter has its share of naysayers, but at its recent developers conference, Chirp, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone divulged some stats that show it's certainly no lightweight player:
Promoted Tweets in a Nutshell
Twitter's Promoted Tweets will look and function like all other tweets, i.e., limited to 140 characters, except they will be flagged at the bottom as "Promoted by [Name of Advertiser]."
Of course, we would expect Promoted Tweets to have blatant offers and ad messages…not that users and brands aren't already crafting such tweets.
At first, Promoted Tweets will appear only in Twitter Search results, at the top of the page, with a limit of one Promoted Tweet per page. (Ironically, as of this writing Twitter doesn't seem to be running its own Promoted Tweets within Twitter Search when you search for "Promoted Tweets.")
Twitter intends to track and analyze the value and staying power of an ad with a "Resonance Score," taking into account such factors as user retweets, favoriting, and replies. Twitter says it will take down ads that don't have a high enough score. (We wonder if Twitter has also considered a thumbs-up/thumbs-down user vote to help determine the Resonance Score?)
At Promoted Tweets' formal unveiling at last week's Ad Age Digital Conference, COO Dick Costolo revealed that ad data and analytics will be available to advertisers in real time, but the dashboard, as well as the mechanics for campaign purchasing and set-up is still shrouded in mystery. Beta advertisers seem to have been hand-selected, and all we know about pricing is that it's currently on a CPM (define) basis.
Presumably, if this grand experiment works, Twitter will soon open itself up to other advertisers. Eventually, too, Twitter says that Promoted Tweets will be open to third-party Twitter clients (with speculation that a possible revenue share deal would be worked out) and then later will appear in-stream in users' timelines.
My Reaction
I'm somewhat surprised that Twitter's first move into monetization is Promoted Tweets. Not that I don't think there's money to be made by Twitter this way (heck, look at what Google's been able to accomplish), but I'd have thought Twitter would first pursue a non-advertising route, particularly because of adverse user reaction.
Also, the real-time nature of Twitter makes relevant advertising a high-maintenance play. This might make managing Promoted Tweets more like paid search campaigns than display ones. Into whose lap will campaign management responsibility fall: media's or search's?
Speaking of search, Costolo admitted that Twitter's search is but a fraction of its traffic (read: low ad inventory). My experience with Twitter Search is that while it can be useful to datamine, it's far from an easy or perfect science, so I'm less apt to use it when I have to find information, particularly any information beyond the most recent few days or so.
Combine this with Google's recent addition of Twitter's archive to its "replay search," which is integrated with live, real-time tweets simultaneously, and one has to wonder if Google started serving advertising here, who's going to come ahead at monetizing tweet searches. (Check out this Google "replay" for Starbucks to get a comparative value. Notice on Google you can easily move your timeline view and go all the way back to February 2010 if you wanted to. Twitter Search doesn't make that possible.)
Will Promoted Tweets make my media plan one day? Maybe, but it'll probably be just a sliver for a long while.


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THANK YOU for all your support
Stay tuned for the 2019 event
C3 is pleased to announce that we are a member of the 2018 Global Open Water Swim Series
The Global Swim Series is a collection of independent races from all over the world that have joined together to promote open water swimming and a healthy, active and adventurous lifestyle. Tens of thousands of swimmers participate in GSS races and also compete against swimmers from around the world using our unique Global Ranking system that recognizes both speed and participation.
Register now for the C3 Open Water Swim Series of 2 races, for all abilities, ranging from 400m to 10km. Start collecting your GSS Points and build your Global Ranking!
The 2018 C3 BENSON STEEL / ROYAL CONTAINERS KIDS OF STEEL & ADULT TRIATHLON PRESENTED BY VANILLA PREPAID was a mega success. Kids and adults alike enjoyed a fun and competitive event under sunny skies. Thanks to the amazing volunteers, organizers, sponsors and of course the many athletes.
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Join the C3 gang for the Furry Friends 5K charity events, raising money for animal shelters and rescues.
June 3rd - Oshawa
June 10th - Bolton
October 21st - Burlinton
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On October 29, four months after the most recent parliamentary elections, the Spanish parliament voted to reelect Mariano Rajoy, head of the conservative Partido Popular (PP), as the country's prime minister. Rajoy's minority government, sworn in today, is poised to continue a politics of austerity and privatization that, at its peak, left more than one in four Spaniards jobless. And it is thanks to the center-left Socialist party (PSOE), Spain's second-biggest party, that he will get the opportunity. While two smaller parties—Ciudadanos, a young right-wing party, and Coalición Canaria, the longtime ruling regional party of the Canary Islands—supported Rajoy, the key votes were abstentions. Four-fifths of the PSOE's deputies followed a party mandate to abstain, despite the fact that the party had campaigned on the promise to push Rajoy out. The other fifth kept its word, voting "no" in open defiance of their own party's most recent conservative turn. The result: For the first time in Spain's democracy, a prime minister has been elected with the help of the primary opposition party. Instead of a "grand coalition" between the center right and the center left, as Europe has seen in Germany or the Netherlands, the Socialist party appears to have self-destructed in order to pave the way for a continuation of conservative rule.1
The Socialists' divided vote stated the obvious: The party's institutional fabric is tearing at the seams. The thread that once tied together the rank and file and the party elite—which includes many, such as former Prime Minister Felipe González, who helped orchestrate the country's transition to democracy after the death of dictator Francisco Franco—is quickly coming undone. The decision to let Rajoy continue was spun by Socialist leaders as a necessary sacrifice for the sake of ending a 315-day political deadlock. After two general elections, Spain's fragmented parliament had been unable to forge a governing coalition. A failure to elect a prime minister last weekend would have automatically triggered the third election in thirteen months, an option that would have gone against the wishes of two-thirds of Spaniards.2
In early October, then PSOE leader Pedro Sánchez, who had vowed to vote against Rajoy, was effectively forced to resign as a result of party elites' increasingly favorable view of abstention. A cabal of party heavyweights with deep ties to the country's corporate and media establishment selected a managing committee to take over the party reins and, last week, that committee asked its parliamentarians to abstain, despite pleas from numerous representatives of Catalonia and other regions. The committee's reasons for choosing abstention were largely unstated but clear enough. After obtaining the party's worst-ever result in December and losing even more votes in June, a third election would only have accelerated the PSOE's decline. But there was a more likely motive: In the eyes of the Socialist chieftains, forming a progressive coalition to end conservative rule in Spain would have been more dangerous to the party's future. Such a coalition would have included Podemos, which allied with the longstanding United Left for the June elections to form Unidos Podemos ("United We Can"), and smaller parties from Catalonia and the Basque Country that favor increased self-rule or even independence—options anathema to a party leadership and to a good part of the rank and file, particularly in the central and southern parts of the country where "the unity of Spain" is as sacred as it is for the right.3


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TOKYO (Reuters) - The head of Japan's public broadcaster expressed regret on Monday for his comments on the use of military brothels in World War Two, news reports said, as Asian countries voiced fresh outrage about a highly sensitive point in relations with Tokyo.
Apparently trying to snuff out further controversy over Japan's view of its wartime role, new NHK chief Katsuto Momii told local media his comments had been "extremely inappropriate".
Addressing a news conference on Saturday on the issue of "comfort women," a euphemism for Korean and other women forced to work in military brothels, Momii said such things occurred at the time in all countries at war. He acknowledged, however, that the practice was bad "by today's morals".
Political parties in South Korea, the country most indignant about the wartime practice, demanded Momii's resignation, suggesting his remarks risked becoming a fresh diplomatic headache for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
China's foreign ministry restated its frequent calls for Japan to adopt a "responsible" view of its wartime history.
Tokyo already has strained relations with Seoul and Beijing rooted in disputes over remote islands and lingering memories of Japanese aggression before and during the war.
Momii, a former vice president at one of Japan's largest trading houses, reiterated on Monday that his weekend comments on the "comfort women" amounted to his personal view.
"Even as a personal opinion I shouldn't have said it. It was extremely inappropriate," he said according to the Mainichi Shimbun daily. "I had never been (speaking) in such a place before, it is my fault for not grasping the rules."
An NHK official said the broadcaster could not confirm Momii's latest remarks. It had no plans to issue a statement.
Abe, who visited a controversial shrine last month that honors war criminals along with millions of war dead, is also battling an international image as a right-wing nationalist who wants to revise Japanese history to have a less apologetic tone.
On Saturday, Momii said South Korea's statements that Japan had been alone in forcing women to work in such brothels were "complicated".
He also said it was "only natural" for NHK to voice the Japanese government's position in international broadcasts on such matters as the dispute with China over uninhabited islets in the East China Sea.
But NHK, he said, would make editorial decisions in line with Japan's broadcast law, which calls for the publicly funded broadcaster to maintain political neutrality.
In Seoul, Yonhap news agency said President Park Geun-hye told ethnic Koreans from Japan that she hoped "Japanese politicians will get back on the right path as early as possible".
Lee Hye-hoon, a member of South Korea's ruling Saenuri party, was quoted by Yonhap as saying that Momii should apologize to South Korea and step down.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang told a news briefing that Momii's remarks "show that in Japan there have all along been forces who seek to downplay or deny the crimes of the invasions of the militarists".
Despite Momii's expression of regret, the damage had already been done, the official Xinhua news agency said.
"For now, Momii's remarks are surely taking a toll on NHK's reputation and Japan's national image," it said.
Yoshihide Suga, Japan's chief cabinet secretary, said he believed that Momii's remarks meant the matter was closed.
"He made those comments as his personal opinion and when it was pointed out that this was a news conference as NHK head, he said he retracted them all, so this is not a problem," he told a news conference.
(Additional reporting by Ben Blanchard in Beijing and David Chance in Seoul; Editing by Ron Popeski)


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The Sydney Morning Herald reports that a marine turtle strandings response volunteer package, developed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and Great Barrier Marine Park Authority, has been created to give people the chance to help marine turtles stranded on the Great Barrier Reef coastline.
Volunteers who spot a sick or injured marine turtle stranded on the beach should transport the animal to the nearest rehabilitation centre. Environment Minister Steven Miles said the online training package, which consists of eight modules, would help individual turtles as well as improve data collection.
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A short break…
I'm currently "in between" books – a nice feeling for a change given that a few months ago I had 3 books going at once and felt like I had zero breathing room. I've got a couple of proposals in the works and I requested a month's delay with the newest LEGO robotics book which my publisher seems to be okay with… I'm guessing my "feeling burned out" comments finally got through to someone.
I'm still writing day-to-day… mainly at GeekDad.com and Makezine.com, but I've also got a few small writing projects in the wings for O'Reilly that will become a couple of eBooks for them.
The Toronto newspaper Globe and Mail had a short bit on me this morning along with two other dads. They found me through the GeekDad blog that pointed them to my other blogs and projects. You can read that short interview here.
I'm not wanting to wait too long between book projects so I'm going to finish up a good proposal this weekend and submit on Monday… hoping the publisher will like it… we'll see.
What's New?
After getting married just over six years ago and moving to Atlanta, my wife made me an offer I couldn't refuse. She knew that I'd been wanting to change careers and pursue more writing opportunities, and she told me that she'd give me 5 years to try and make a go at writing – the definition of "writing" wasn't defined, thankfully.
The first 2 years were horrible… few jobs, and what writing opportunities I had were not the kind I really wanted. I had just completed a book (LEGO Mindstorms NXT: The Mayan Adventure) in 2006 and that was opening doors for me, but opening them slowly. What I wanted to be doing was writing maybe 5 or 6 books per year instead of 1 or 2 followed by copywriting jobs for local businesses.
I guess it's all about patience, really. Five years ago, I couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel… but today, I find myself having to turn away work. It's a great thing to have work, and I feel guilty at time about having so much of it… but I try to remember that I didn't just luck into it… it was hard work, making contacts, taking the small jobs that allowed me to work on the big job (singular).
It's kind of funny, really… in the last year things have really exploded for me. I'm finally averaging about 5 books per year (maybe 6 this year) which was a goal I set 5+ years ago, never really believing it would happen. But the books are only a jumping off point – they've allowed me to get my name out there, meet businesses, organizations, and other writers, and to expand my areas of interest. Along the way, I ran into companies and individuals that I secretly wished I could one day work with or write for or just be involved in in some way. Wishes can come true…
As of today, I've got some really interesting things going on:
1. My experiences documenting and blogging about my hands-on work with the Make: Electronics book and the Beginning Arduino book got the attention of Make magazine and MakerShed (the retail arm of Make magazine) – in the last few months I've been invited to host a new video series ("The Latest in Arduino") as well as assist Makezine.com (the blog associated with the magazine) with an upcoming redesign of their Arduino-related website. My interest in Arduino is both for personal reasons but also because I have ideas for books related to this topic and want to know more before I dive in.
2. I got invited by GeekDad.com to be a contributor – this is, hands down, one of my favorite blogs. It's part of Wired magazine's collection of blogs, and it's a perfect fit for me. I've always got things I want to write about but they're too short or too niche for a book. GeekDad.com has given me quite a bit of freedom to write about things of interest to me (and hopefully to readers) and this has allowed me to further reach out and meet other writers and professionals in a wide variety of areas. I've got a few special projects that may or may not see the light of day that all came from my recent joining with GeekDad.
3. With so much going on, I've also had to make some tough decisions. I stepped down as Editor-in-Chief of TheNXTStep blog (www.thenxtstep.com) – I started the blog 6 years ago and it's my baby… and always will be. But it was time to let someone else step in and rock the boat a bit… the blog was becoming a bit stagnant and I think this decision will give the blog some new energy and maybe a new look and direction. I'm still "on the books" as a contributor, but stepping down has freed up some time that's needed for other activities.
4. My youngest son, Sawyer, turns 1 in a few weeks. My oldest, Decker, just turned 4. I wanted more time with them and, believe it or not, I've got it – even with the newly added projects I'm involved in. I've not found more time in my day… I've just become more efficient (I hope). Whereas a book used to take me between 4 and 6 months to write, I can now get a book organized and outlined in less time, cutting writing time down to 2 to 3 months. My record stands at 6 weeks for one book (won't ever do that again) so I know that somewhere between 1.5 and 3 months is my average. With that in mind, I'm relying more and more on my Google Calendar to help me schedule things, arrange writing times, and more.
I'm very pleased with my career right now. Back in college I often wondered what I was doing majoring in both engineering and English. I knew I liked science and technology and I knew I liked to read and write. But I had no real idea of how to marry those interests and find a job that makes me happy and earns me a paycheck. I'm happy to say that I'm glad I didn't give up on that goal just because I didn't know how to make it happen… it just took time.
I'm a niche writer – probably always will be. I know what I want to write about, what I like to write about, and what I'll likely NEVER write about. Given all that, I now have the contacts and the credentials to help me find more work that interests me. For the past few years, I've not dreaded Monday mornings. I wake up, get the kids to school, and get to work… it's nice to have a job that doesn't usually feel like a job. I wish everyone could identify their dream job and find a way to make it happen.
Too many distractions…
It's been forever since I updated this blog, but I really really do have some good excuses!
Of course, beside the fact that I have a young baby that's getting ready to start walking any day now and a 4 year old who seems to require an increasing amount of attention each day, the writing gig has really taken off. Four or five years ago I wished daily for enough work to call myself a full-time writer… and of course, be careful what you wish for, right?
Since the beginning of this year, I've already contracted a number of technology books that puts me at my desired 5 books per year… right now, as of April 29, I've already got 4 books contracted and either started or finished, a 5th getting ready to be signed… and a 6th that one publisher is already driving me crazy to get a proposal sent in so they can sign it. It's nice to be in demand! But wait… there's more!
I've been invited to be a contributor over at geekdad.com – this is one of my favorite blogs that I visit daily, and they've got over 1.5 million hits per month … so the exposure this blog could possibly provide is HUGE. It's open ended – they allow me to write about pretty much whatever I like (that's both geek and dad-related).
I've also got a couple of secret projects going on with Make magazine and its sister-site MakerShed.com – I've wanted to write for Make magazine for a long time, and my first article with them last year was for my CNC book. But now I've got a special writing project I'm finishing up for them that will likely turn into a recurring project. That's one project… the other should be hitting the Makezine.com blog next week, but I can't talk about it until then… it's a great opportunity and I'll try to post more details next week after it's released.
So… keeping up with this blog is definitely difficult. I haven't given up on the fiction writing altogether but it's definitely taken a backseat for now… at least until I can figure out my work schedule and get a better grasp on it.
Got a wee bit distracted…
Wow… over 2 months since I posted something here. Terrible. But I've found that my writing tends to bounce from one project to the next, so I can't really say I'm surprised at my behavior. But over the last few months, quite a few things have occurred.
1. Finished the non-fiction book "Teach Yourself Galaxy Tab in 10 Minutes" – each chapter is meant to be read in 10 minutes or less and teach a critical topic related to the subject material. In this case, it's the Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet that I purchased for the book… pretty cool device that runs Android. Had to write it in 30 days but ended up writing it in 14 because the device didn't get released on time and I didn't get my hands on it until mid-Nov and book was due Nov 30. Finished it… but swore to never write another book on such short notice.
2. Got a bit deeper into the "Build Your Own 3D Printer" book – it's about 50% complete but got bogged down over the holidays as my co-author got called away on a job assignment and we just took a break… now we're back in the saddle and I'll be writing another chapter tomorrow… due date for all draft chapters is Feb 28 so I've gotta get moving.
3. Two contracts are floating out there – one for an undisclosed title (sorry) and another for the new Motorola Xoom tablet… that one's not scheduled (according to rumor) for release until April 2011 so that book may get a slow start… but the other one I'm expecting a contract for in the next week or two. And I've got another proposal floating out there that may very well get picked up in Feb or March.
4. Remember back when I was working on two fiction stories – #1 and #2. I put #1 away and began work on #2? Well, I got bogged down with story #2 so I switched back to #1 and went through a 2nd draft rewrite… I was happy enough with the draft 2 to send the first 2 chapters to an agent who is looking for YA fiction… my odds are slim, but it's out there.
5. I'm working on a LEGO workbook right now… about 60% complete and I've been promising myself I'd finish it by end of Jan 2011. A bit tight but I'm going to try and get it done.
6. I got contacted by a new publisher the other day (a BIG name in publishing) asking for book ideas… the contact told me he'd definitely like to do a book with me (a LEGO book, but he also said he's open to other topics). That makes 4 publishers that I'm now submitting proposals to (and/or writing for)… very happy about that.
7. I finished up the Make: Electronics blog that I was running where I was documenting the 36 experiments in that book… finished it up and am now doing another one for the "Beginning Arduino" book – hoping to get some good experience with the Arduino and figure out how to do stuff with it.
8. Received a request from an existing publisher to write a new non-fiction book proposal targeted at kids. I can't disclose the topic yet, but it's very interesting and I'm guessing a contract will get issued on it the moment I send it in… it's that hot of a topic. I'm going to hold off on that proposal for a month or so and get a few writing projects off my plate… way too much going on right now to get another book contract at this time.
So… busy busy busy in Q1 2011. My goal has always been to write 5 to 6 books per year… wrote 4.5 last year (a roll over) and I've already got 3 books contracted and another being prepared… for a total of 4 books in Q1… so things are looking good for hitting my 6 book mark. Maybe more.
NaNoWriMo and More…
There are weeks when I feel I've gotten very little written… and then there are weeks like this one where I feel I need more time to put more words down. In addition to the paying gigs, I've started NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) which is probably not the smartest thing to have done… way too much on my plate right now:
1. Just finished ch5 for "Build Your Own 3D Printer" – this book is tooling right along and I should have Draft 1 done by late Dec or early January 2011. The publisher wants the book on the shelves in March or April, so with revisions and PDF reviews, I'll need to have all that done by Feb 2011.
2. A new LEGO workbook – maybe 100 or so pages – has just started up – I'm hoping to have it done by late November or early December.
3. One of my publishers is asking me to start a new LEGO robot book in December – so I'm having to put together all the proposal material right now. I'm not writing on it (yet), but it's 99% certain to get contracted, so I'm trying to put as much time into it now to prepare the way…
4. My contract is in place for "Teach Yourself the Galaxy Tab…" book – 200-250 pages due on or before November 31… only problem is that the Galaxy Tab (an iPad tablet competitor) isn't out yet… I won't be able to get my hands on one until Nov 10th. That gives me 20 days to write a 200+ page book. Won't happen, so I'll likely lose the bonus they're throwing me if I finish before Nov 30… it's a nice bonus but I'm not going to kill myself trying to write this thing in 20 days… no way. It does pay well, however, even without the bonus, so I'm glad to have this contract.
5. NaNoWriMo – 50,000 words in 30 days. Crazy. But the nice thing is it doesn't have to be polished… so I'm writing it with speed and daring. If I like the story, I'll go back and get it cleaned up and presentable. I'll have access to a few agents next year and am hoping to pitch them 2 or 3 of the stories I've written and see if they like any of them. One is finished, the other is 50% complete, and this new one? I'm only 2340 words into the 50,000… but I like the story so I'm hoping to get it done.
6. I turned in part 3 of the iPad article series to quepublishing.com – they've already published parts 1 and 2, and 3 is with the editors. I probably need to contact them to get the due date for part 4 but I think I'll let them contact me… I can use the time for my other projects. Of course, this means they'll likely hit me for part 4 as a quick turnaround.
So… lots of writing projects. Fortunately, 3 of them are paying jobs which cover the other time I'm writing on the personal projects. The workbook could be considered a 4th paying job, but I won't see any $ for it until it's done and available for purchase… argh.
Okay, so… Prologue and Chapter 1 completed for NaNoWriMo… Ch5 completed for 3DP book… proposal 75% completed for new LEGO book… and waiting for Galaxy Tab to be released so I can get started on that book.
Wow… I can't believe it's been over a month since I last blogged an update. But a lot of stuff has happened, including some paying writing jobs that popped up and have taken much of my time.
Here's what happening…
I'm currently contracted to write a new book titled "Build Your Own 3D Printer" – it will teach the reader the steps to build their own plastic printing machine like the MakerBot or the RepRap. It's taking a LOT of my time, as the book requires the reader to cut plywood and perform some electrical tasks with motors and such… I'm having to build my own in order to photograph it and document all the steps to write the chapters correctly. This book is really taking the most of my available writing time.
In addition to this book, I'm finishing up Parts 4, 5, and 6 for a series of articles I'm writing for quepublishing.com. These aren't as time consuming, but they are each 2000 words or more and require two to three days each to research, test, and write.
Next… a contract is in my hands to write a book on the new Samsung Galaxy Tab – it's like the iPad but smaller – a 7″ screen. It's a neat little device and isn't out yet… but as soon as I get my hands on one in early November, my publisher wants the book written in 4 weeks. Yes – 4 weeks. They're throwing in a nice bonus if I get it done by then and don't go over a few days… I'm going to do my best, but given that I don't actually have the device yet, I'm getting nervous as Nov 1 is fast approaching.
Next… a LEGO workbook has fallen into my lap that I can't say no to… it's just too cool of a topic (can't talk about it right now, sorry). It's not going to be a long workbook but I must have it done by early to mid December. Totally possible, but still… more writing time required.
Next… NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month – starts Nov 1. I've been putting it off for years, saying that I would participate. It's basically writing a novel of 50,000 words minimum in 30 days. Can I do it? Sure. Can I do it with my current workload? Not so sure. But I want to do it! It's not that the final product has to be publishable… it just has to be completed. As it stands right now, I'm registering for it and will try it. It will require, on average, about 1700 words per day (about 7 page per day for 30 straight days). I'm going to try… TRY… TRY! But I refuse to kick myself too hard if I don't make it. I've just got way too much on my writing plate right now.
As for the two fiction stories I've been writing? On hold… and I hate that. The second one, my favorite, was really running along well and I have full plans to get it finished, especially given that in May 2011 I'll have access to a large collection of literary agents (many of whom represent kid fiction) at a local gathering and I'm hoping to have one or two stories to present to them… maybe get representation.
So… crazy last quarter of 2010. Glad to have the writing work, but just completely overwhelmed when I think about how much writing I have to do between now and Dec 31st… gotta get to work.
Story #2 – Acceptance can be fun…
So, I got a bit backed up this week with a few writing projects that fell in my lap – took my attention away from the fiction stories, but they're paying jobs, so I don't feel bad. My paying writing jobs are building again after a slow period (I'm used to it now) and I'm anticipating being back to a full writing load by the end of the month. That said, I'm still trying my best to find time to revise Story #1 (for Draft 2) and get Story #2 completed. Averaging about one chapter per day when I'm writing Story #2, so I'm hoping to have Draft 1 completed by early October.
Story #1 is still moving… nothing new to report. Revisions aren't as difficult now because by this point in the story I'd fixed some of the early errors in the plot and the chapters I'm revising now are just fixing dialogue and adding in more scene descriptions in weak areas.
Story #2 is still fun to write… I like the main character – the new kid in school trying to find some friends and just make it through the day/week/month. He's got a few new friends, and he's finally been invited by the local kids to play some reindeer games… I've had to add a few chapters to my original outline of 26 chapters so as it stands now, the book is going to be 29 chapters! And there may be more… what I'm finding is that in each original chapter description, I sometimes put TOO MUCH content into a chapter outline and I'm having to break it up into two chapters. The story hasn't really been modified, just the pacing.
Outside of the fiction stories, I'm now working on Article 2 (of a 6 part series) for quepublishing.com. Got the contract yesterday and it's due early next week… totally doable. If I could manage to get a contract each week for 1 tech article, I could certainly fit that into my writing schedule. Que has talked about it, so I'm brainstorming ideas right now for a tech article series that would be on-going… we'll see.
My non-fiction tech book has been approved… they're still haggling over the title, but the editorial board likes the book and wants to get moving on it. As soon as I get that contract, my writing time will be fairly booked up. This next tech book is going to be comprehensive… a big book (350+ pages… maybe even 400+ pages). They've given me 5 days to turn in a chapter, but I write faster than that, so I'm still hoping to get the book done early. That said, they're also now opening discussions for another LEGO book to start in Q4… oh, hey! That's in October! Uh oh.
It's nice to be busy again… but I'm already starting to squirm a bit when I look at my To Do list and see all the upcoming assignments.
Anyway, here's an update on Story #2 – scoreboard and Progress Bar. Woo Hoo! Story #2 is MOVING! Almost 50% done!
Novel #2 – Draft 1
Ch13 – 11 pages – 2863 words
Book – 129 pages – 32765 words
Story #2 – Teenage dating troubles…
Hit just over 1000 words on the iPad article for quepublishing.com, which was great… will finish it up tomorrow with another 2000 words before revisions and sending it in on Friday. Happy with the opening of the article, but I'm no a journalist, so the voice/style is very familiar… not sure if that's what Que is looking for or if it will involve heavy editing later… but I'd rather figure this out now before finishing the next 5 articles for them.
I didn't have time to get to revisions for Story #1, but I did get 2000+ words for the new ch11 for Story #2. The hero had girl problems… past tense… but ch11 has allowed him to mend that fence. Again… loving this new story and can't wait to get deeper into the main plot.
Also heard today from my editor that the new non-fiction title is 80% approved, but believe it or not… they're arguing over the TITLE OF THE BOOK! I mean, that's GOOD NEWS for me, because it means they don't have a problem with the content… but the marketing people are asking me for more title options… they WANT to do the book but can't figure out how to properly title it… I find it all funny, but I'm also a bit nervous that the book could get shut down simply because they can't come up with a decent title that satisfies the sales team…
I also have a meeting next week (local) to discuss a writing project for teachers… not sure where this project is heading, but it has a LOT of potential and a huge audience, so I'm willing to listen to what they want and see if it's something I can actually deliver (write/create)… we'll see…
Today's scorecard and Progress Bar:
Novel #2 – Draft 1
Ch12 – 9 pages – 2059 words
Book – 118 pages – 29902 words
Story #1 revision work and Story #2 update
A productive day, even though I didn't get around to working on the article that's due on Friday. Argh. Tomorrow… no excuses.
Today, however, I managed to get the ch15 revision done for Story #1 – almost 1800 words. Lost a little steam on this story during vacation last week, so I think I'm going to have to go back and re-read the first 14 chapters to get back into the story.
As for Story #2 – broke 3100 words today for ch11… a very cool chapter that had lots of action in it, including some accusations of cheating from the bad team and an invite to join the good guy team… all this is in place to build up the last 2/3 of the book that will focus on the hero developing some relationships in the new town and the big action that will take place towards the last 1/3 of the book. Very very happy with how this story is moving…
Here's today's scorecards and Progress Bars:
Novel #1 – Draft 2 Revisions
Ch15 – 7 pages – 1781 words
Book – 131 pages – 32756 words
Novel #2 – Draft 1
Ch11 – 12 pages – 3159 words
Book – 109 pages – 27843 words
Story #2 – no friends PLUS girl problems…
Just got back from a week+ vacation where I did absolutely zero writing. It was awesome. Of course, I had a lot of time to think about the next chapter in Story #2 and today I had to sit down and get it out of my head… a great chapter that I spent a lot of time mulling over in my head. This chapter has the hero going out for pizza on a date but it doesn't end well… at all. Not only does he not have much in terms of friends at the new school, but the girl he likes (and she likes him, too) is now upset. Typical teenage drama and great for this chapter.
Hoping to get back into the swing of things tomorrow by tackling a revision of the next chapter in Story #1… and maybe get to ch11 in Story #2… but I also have an article due (2000 words) by Friday that I started today but didn't even get 1/4 done… so tomorrow that's on the agenda. Gotta. Get. It. Done.
The contract approval on the new non-fiction book is with the editorial board now and I've been told to expect a yes/no answer by end of week… but also to expect a yes. They want to do this book, so I can't imagine what it will take for them to say no… but it has happened in the past, so who knows? I'd really like to do this book as they're giving me 5 days per chapter (when all I really need is 2 or 3, max) – this means the book will get done early and maybe even out the door by year's end… but only if they get me moving on the book soon… like by mid Sept.
Anyway, stats and progress bar for Story #2 today only – check out that big 'ol 35%! Over 1/3 done with the new book – woo hoo!
Novel #2 – Draft 1
Ch10 – 11 pages – 2636 words
Book – 97 pages – 24684 words
- A short break…
- What's New?
- Too many distractions…
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- NaNoWriMo and More…
- Overwhelmed…
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- Story #2 – Our hero is not finding a lot of friends today…
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The president focused on traditional issues like immigration, tax reform, higher education and energy. He also focused on economic inequality and a fair shake for everyone.
Rep. Cory Gardner, a Republican representing Northern Colorado, sits on the Energy Subcommittee on Capitol Hill. He is skeptical of the president's plan to create jobs with clean energy and referred to the president's recent action with the Keystone Pipeline project.
"When it comes to Colorado's energy, the country's energy, the president makes clear his vision of economics. We have a Solyndra economy versus a Keystone economy. A Solyndra economy is one that relies on handout and government bailouts versus a Keystone economy that would provide private sector jobs. The president has already made it clear which one he prefers. He prefers a Solyndra versus a Keystone idea," said Gardner.
"I thought the president laid out a great set of proposals to get our country moving again. I thought he apportioned responsibility to both his office and the Congress. And in particular I like the fact that he said we can with the right investments we can get our economy moving and in the process be more self-reliant when it comes to our energy needs. To make sure that every American who wants a job has a job and particularly our young people can get an education without burdening them with a debt load they'll have to shoulder their entire lives. On balance it was an important speech. The president showed leadership tonight, now let's show leadership as a Congress," said Sen. Mark Udall, a Democrat.
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Rep. Mike Coffman, a Republican representing Littleton, said the president's address has him worried about the skyrocketing deficit.
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Republican Rep. Doug Lamborn from Colorado Springs chose to sit out the address. He watched it on television and participated in an online chat session during the address.
"I was analyzing it closely. I wish he had more in the way of solutions for going forward. I was distressed several times he seemed to be blaming George Bush and not taking ownership when, after three years of this economy, he does have ownership and he doesn't recognize that," said Lamborn.
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock released this statement in response to Obama's State of the Union address, "I stand with the President in calling for Congress to put aside the partisan gridlock and do what's right for the American people. As the President said, this is the time to rebuild an America where everybody gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share and everybody plays by the same set of rules. That's the American way, and it's the only way to create an economy that works for everyone and is built to last.
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Transfer the cut vegetables to prepared baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and black pepper. Roast the vegetables for 20 minutes or until tender and golden brown.
In a large saucepan, combine broth, tomatoes, cumin, and thyme. Set pan over high heat and bring to a boil. Stir in all but 2 cups of the roasted vegetables (reserve 1 cup of the roasted vegetables for the Eggplant Caponata and 1 cup for the Chicken Curry). Reduce heat to medium and simmer 5 minutes.
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