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According to a report from a Czech newspaper, passed along by CBC's Elliotte Friedman, goaltender Dominik Hasek may be looking to make a return to the NHL.
A couple of things to keep in mind here.
For one, Hasek is currently 47 years old. For some perspective, there was only one goalie in the NHL during the 2011-12 season over the age of 40, and that was Tampa Bay's Dwayne Roloson (42).
Hasek hasn't played in the NHL since the 2007-08 season when he was a member of the Detroit Red Wings, and if you recall correctly it didn't exactly go all that well for him. He was eventually benched during the playoffs in favor of Chris Osgood as the Red Wings went on to win the Stanley Cup, defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games.
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Courgette Fritters with Home Made Kumato Ketchup
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You have heard me speaking about a glut before but you have not seen anything yet! I think the courgette monster is about to suffocate me and take over my entire garden! Then there are the tomato plants too…they are everywhere and to top it all off Mr.P came home with a box of kumato's last week. I nearly lost the plot as there is only so much that my poor freezer can cope with, every glass jar I can place my hands on is full of something. We could seriously run a restaurant from our home and would not even know how much food passes by my kitchen door.
All jokes aside I think I'm the expert on courgettes. We have been eating courgettes every day for the past three weeks and there is more to come. First when the slugs killed one of my 7 courgette plants I was devastated and could not forgive the slugs for being so mean to me, now I realise it did me a favour. The courgettes grow incredibly fast and I have "El Wappos" nearly every other day. We have had courgettes in stir-fries, soups, salads, on pizzas, in sandwiches, bread, cakes, pickled, pasta dishes…I think I could write a book on "365 ways on what to do with a courgette!" But I do not think the nation would appreciate that!?
The kumato's came all the way from Holland and they are cultivated. They are branded as the black tomato and they are quite impressive. I used half the box to make a big batch of napolitana sauce which I packed in 400g bags and placed them in the freezer, this will make a lovely base for soups and pasta dishes for the weeks to come. The rest I turned into my own home made ketchup and it's delicious! You can do the same with any tomato, it does not necessarily have to be a black tomato. I know you can pick a box of tomatoes up at the market for a couple of pounds and it's a super bargain. All you must do is turn it into a few items that you would have bought from the supermarket such as ketchup and pasta sauces. You can even blanch and peel the tomatoes and then place them in tubs in the freezer and you have "tinned tomatoes". This is far more inexpensive than the bought versions in tins that probably come from foreign countries. You must think by now I'm a hypocrite talking about British produce but then using Dutch black tomatoes, but there is a very good reason for that. I do not like to waste food and when Mr.P came home with these, which were a gift, I could not turn them away, so hopefully you understand.
Ingredients & Method
For the Kumato Ketchup
- 1 large white onions, peeled and chopped
- 800g kumatos (or any ripe tomato)
- 2 tsp salt
- 50g light brown sugar
- 1tbs tamarind pulp
- 1/2 tsp Coleman's English Mustard Powder
- 100ml malt vinegar
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 whole cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper Freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 clove of garlic, crushed
- Freshly grated nutmeg, a pinch worth
- 1 tbs extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4tsp black onion seeds
For the courgette frittters
- 60g Organic spelt flour + 1 extra tablespoon
- 70ml Ale + extra if the batter becomes too thick
- 1 large free range egg
- 1tsp baking powder
- Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 3 small courgettes
First prepare the ketchup. Wash the tomatoes and cut them in 1/4's, peel and chop the onion and crush the garlic. Heat a large saucepan that you have with the oil and fry the onions, garlic, black onion seeds, cinnamon stick and cloves until the onions turn transparent, add some seasoning at this stage. Add the tomatoes, bay leaf, tamarind pulp, mustard powder, cayenne pepper nutmeg and the rest of the salt and pepper. Stir and bring the tomatoes to the boil, cook for 10 minutes. Add the vinegar and sugar bring back to the boil, reduce the heat to a gentle simmer for 1 hour. Stir regularly and be careful that it does not catch at the bottom.
Use a food mill to pass the ketchup through, do not be tempted to use a blender as this will puree and aerate the ketchup, you will end up with a unpleasant pale yellowy orange colour. The food mill will help remove any remaining skins. Throw the residue away and return the pulp to a clean saucepan. Bring the ketchup back to a gentle simmer, reduce until required thickness is achieved.
For the courgette fritters. Measure the flour, baking powder and seasoning into a mixing bowl, beat the egg lightly with a fork and mix into the flour to form a paste. Slowly add the ale to form a batter. Let the batter sit for 5 minutes before using. If the batter becomes a bit thicker than expected add a splash of ale to let the batter down to the required coating consistency.
Wash the courgettes and slice then 5mm thick on a angle.
Heat a large non-stick frying pan with 1 cm layer of sunflower oil to shallow fry the fritters over medium heat rather than too hot. Line a tray with kitchen paper to drain the fritters once cooked. Season courgettes and let the courgettes sit for a couple of minutes. Season the extra plain flour with more salt and pepper, dip the courgettes in the flour and dust off the excess flour then dip the courgettes in the batter. Shallow fry the fritters in the warm oil until golden and crisp on both sides, drain them on the kitchen paper.
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By Love Serve is at the heart of all we do at St Cuthbert's, in particular our Values programme, which gives all our girls a chance to contribute to their community.
In the Middle School girls take full ownership of their charity projects and have input into the causes supported, which include the Make a Wish Foundation, Women's Refuge, Middlemore Hospital and The Hearing House.
Bake sales are a hugely popular way to raise funds with Middle School girls, as is the annual social. Students also show their creative streak by hand-sewing teddies for children at Women's Refuge and pulling together colourfully wacky outfits for Loud Shirt Day.
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Alpine Family Dentistry is located at the address 4040 Alpine Ave Nw in Comstock Park, Michigan 49321. They can be contacted via phone at (616) 784-4777 for pricing, hours and directions. Alpine Family Dentistry specializes in Sleep Disorders, Sleep Apnea, Chips.
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Even on days when your load is light, you'll find an excuse to take this sturdy leather tote out and about. How could you not? Handcrafted of heavy-duty genuine leather, the utilitarian shape, southwest-esque ribbon detail and antiqued brass hardware are ready to hit the streets in rugged yet refined fashion. Inside, ample room abounds for everything from your laptop to festival essentials.
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Five things for pharma marketers to know: Tuesday, December 2
Otsuka is buying up Avanir Pharmaceuticals for $3.5 billion. Reuters reports that the move will insulate the Japanese company from an anticipated sales dive when its antipsychotic Abilify goes off patent in April. The drug accounted for around 40% of Otsuka's earnings for the last fiscal year. Adding Avanir to its holdings will give the company Nuedexta, which is designed to treat a disorder Reuters describes as being "characterized by involuntary outbursts of crying or laughter."
ICYMI: The New York Times reported Monday that a group of hackers dubbed "Fin4" are targeting publicly traded pharmaceutical companies' information to gain an advantage in stock markets, citing a cyber security report from company FireEye. The attackers use advanced phishing email techniques which are "precisely tailored toward each victim, written in flawless English and carefully worded to sound as if they were sent by someone with an extensive background in investment banking," the newspaper wrote. The e-mails aim to lure victims to click on links that claim to be an "employee's negative rants about the executive in an investment forum," and then are redirected to a landing page designed to steal their login information. FireEye would not name victims, only saying they were all publicly listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq exchanges.
A component of this summer's GSK-Novartis deal hinges on a nicotine patch. The Federal Trade Commission said in a November 26 letter that the two companies can go ahead with their joint consumer business operation if Novartis gives up its nicotine replacement patch, Habitrol. The regulator said cutting this out of the portfolio is essential if the market is to remain competitive. It also allows GSK, which will control the joint venture, to hang onto its OTC patch, Nicoderm CQ. The FTC says the divestiture is essential because these two companies make the only branded nicotine patches on the US market, as well as double as two of the three suppliers of private-label patches.
Regeneron has six months until it finds out if the FDA will expand Eylea's indication to include diabetic retinopathy for patients with diabetic macular edema. The priority review status gives the FDA a March 30 deadline to decide. The injected eye drug is currently indicated for wet age-related macular degeneration, macular edema following retinal vein occlusion and diabetic macular edema.
FDA has approved a combination of Sanofi's Priftin with antimycobacterial isoniazid for treating latent tuberculosis following a priority review, Reuters reported Tuesday. Priftin was first approved in 1998 and is only available in the United States. Sanofi stated its exploring approval of the combo treatment in other countries.


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"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it" Said Confucius. That's what our mission is at Rotted Podcast and it gets tested every episode when we sit down and discuss movies that received zero percent critic review on Rotten Tomatoes. Confucius also never had to watch InAppropriate Comedy, The Ridiculous 6 or Saving Christmas so what did he know.Read more »


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The credit crunch has claimed the job of yet another hedge fund pro.
Alexander Jackson, who managed the credit and bond strategies for the once-highflying Polygon Investment Partners, is stepping down as chief investment officer. Reade Griffith, who's in charge of event-driven strategies, will remain the fund firm's sole CIO.
London-based Polygon is removing Jackson of his power to make investment decisions amid a flurry of redemption requests by spooked investors who have pushed assets under management down to $6 billion from a recent high of $8 billion.
While the firm's master fund is down just under 5 percent for the year, investors say Jackson's losing credit bets drove losses.
A spokesman for the firm dismissed the notion that Jackson's departure was related to the redemption requests. Instead, it came after a month-long review into the business, which determined the firm was better off with just one CIO.
Jackson's departure was "mutually agreed to" by the fund firm's three managing partners, he said.
Polygon is expected to tell investors of Jackson's diminished role as early as today in e-mails and through telephone conversations.
Today is also the deadline for investors to notify the firm if they want to pull money out. However, any actual withdrawals won't take place until the beginning of September.
The 43 year-old Jackson, who's based in the UK firm's New York City office, will remain a partner of fund firm.


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Among more recent projects, Sures has composed the scores for the TV series Slings & Arrows (for the Sundance Channel), and The Eleventh Hour, for which he won a Gemini award. He loves (and loves to play) every kind of music that was ever invented.
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Nordicity, in partnership with Donald Luxton & Associates, has been selected by the City of Surrey to review its Heritage Services as part of the City's Parks, Recreation and Culture (PRC) 10-Year Strategic Plan.
The new PRC plan will identify the greatest needs and opportunities across Surrey's parks, recreational, arts, cultural and heritage facilities and programming, whilst meeting the needs of a diverse and growing community. The City is currently conducting public consultations through survey, idea fairs and workshops.
As the lead consultancy conducting the Heritage Services Review, Nordicity will contribute to the research and stakeholder engagement through the thematic areas of decentralization, digital technology and partnerships. The project team will also be carrying out a series of consultations with various internal City staff, stakeholders within the wider heritage sector, as well as engaged citizens. The project will include a thorough internal document review and detailed comparative research, identifying relevant best practices form around the world.
Nordicity's Project Manager for the City of Surrey's Heritage Services Research and Review is Carly Frey: email@example.com.


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Ad network, ExoClick, has expanded its its mobile carrier targeting to include 10 key territories in Europe, LatAm and Asia. The addition gives marketers on ExoClick a chance to access 3G mobile traffic in the UK, Italy, Spain, France, Netherlands, Poland, Argentina, Brazil, UEA and Thailand via carriers including Vodafone, Orange & TIM.
ExoClick delivers expanded targeting capabilities for advertisers
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Benjamin Fonzé, ExoClick Founder and CEO says:
"Back in March this year we introduced a significant upgrade to our global mobile carrier targeting We are constantly improving this feature by the addition of new carriers and new territories, increasing opportunities for our advertisers to reach more consumers both globally and in their target GEOs. By strategically growing our global partnerships, our network is able to offer one of the best mobile targeting solutions in the industry."
ExoClick announced mobile carrier targeting in March this year. Its system can support in excess of 1,000 mobile carriers. The company was founded in 2006 in Spain and serves over 125bn geo-targeted ads per month to web and mobile advertisers.


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Den of Wolves by Juliet MarillierDen of Wolves
Publisher: Roc
Date: November 2016
448 pages
Source: NetGalley
Genres: Fantasy, Historical Fiction
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Feather bright and feather fine, None shall harm this child of mine...
Healer Blackthorn knows all too well the rules of her bond to the fey: seek no vengeance, help any who ask, do only good. But after the recent ordeal she and her companion, Grim, have suffered, she knows she cannot let go of her quest to bring justice to the man who ruined her life.
Despite her personal struggles, Blackthorn agrees to help the princess of Dalriada in taking care of a troubled young girl who has recently been brought to court, while Grim is sent to the girl's home at Wolf Glen to aid her wealthy father with a strange task—repairing a broken-down house deep in the woods. It doesn't take Grim long to realize that everything in Wolf Glen is not as it seems—the place is full of perilous secrets and deadly lies...
Back at Winterfalls, the evil touch of Blackthorn's sworn enemy reopens old wounds and fuels her long-simmering passion for justice. With danger on two fronts, Blackthorn and Grim are faced with a heartbreaking choice—to stand once again by each other's side or to fight their battles alone...
Den of Wolves is the final book in the Blackthorn & Grim trilogy and happily I also think it's the best.
This review won't contain any major spoilers for the earlier two books as each is written in a rather self contained way. That said, if you haven't read this series, you do want to start with book one, Dreamer's Pool, as these are not stand alone novels. If you haven't read anything by Juliet Marillier (gasp!) then I would suggest starting with her Sevenwaters trilogy. I still think it's the best. However there are so many things I love about this one, most of which comes down to Blackthorn and Grim themselves.
General Reason's I Love This Series:
- Blackthorn. An embittered healer woman whose life is turned upside down by the Big Bad of the series. She has been wrongfully imprisoned, abused, and longs for little beyond revenge. She is not a feisty teenager. There is absolutely nothing naive or hopeful about her. Even adult fantasy tends to have more youthful heroines. Blackthorn is in her thirties, mentally she is way older. I just find her complete lack of any girlish-ness refreshing.
- Our theta hero Grim! He is to Blackthorn what Samwise Gamgee was to Frodo. What Jean Tannen is to Locke Lamora. Except in this case the question of whether this will all remain platonic becomes more intriguing as the series goes on. I'm not telling. 😉
- Like all of Marillier's work, this has that subtle blend of history and magic with both Good and Bad Fey working behind the scenes (and of course a Druid or two).
Why I Specifically Love Den of Wolves:
- Blackthorns character growth. In the first book Blackthorn made a bargain with the mysterious fey know as Conmael. His purpose for this and why it was necessary for Blackthorn comes to completion in such a clear and satisfying way. His actions at the start of the series may have saved her physical life, but the parameters he set saved her emotional life come the end. I was proud of her and so grateful for the subtle mechanization of this intriguing background character.
- Better side character POV's. Each book in the series has four POV's. Blackthorn, Grim, and two side characters they are assisting. In the first two books I didn't care for the two extra characters much. But this time around I found them to be sympathetic and interesting to read about. As always I love the way storytelling and legends parallel and fit into how problems and mysteries are solved.
- An appearance by a new generation of Swan Island warriors! Fellow Sevenwater's fans will love this. Bran was my favorite character in that series, seeing the positive legacy left by someone so tortured and controversial in his time just made me happy.
I highly recommend this series to fantasy fans and those who like things set in ancient Ireland. It gets better with each book and has one of the most satisfying finale's I have read.


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North American Conventions have slowly veered away from creating the best experience for fans to just getting them in by the masses. Local artists, vendors, and upcoming creators often do not get a chance to showcase their talents and crafts because the big local cons do not have any space for them. International creators are asking to come to our amazing city to be a part of our fandom.
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I am currently giving my 17 and 5 year old children "Echinacea" as an immune system booster. I have them on a maintenance plan (2 weeks on, 2 weeks off). Their 40 year old father is a diabetic and has been since age 15. I have heard that the cause of diabetes may due to the immune system attaching itself. Is is a good idea to be giving my children "Echinacea" then? Should I stop as a precaution?
Echinacea has a well documented property of enhancing the inflammatory response to infection. It is not antibiotic. I could however find no published evidence in the medical literature that it had been of value in preventing or treating any of the usual forms of diabetes. Type 1 Diabetes is certainly due to a disordered immune response; but in this situation there is at least some evidence that nonspecific stimulation of the immune system may be harmful although the experience with BCG in children in trying to prolong the honeymoon period did not demonstrate this. Nor did it have any beneficial effect.
In the circumstances and without proven evidence of benefit I would discontinue Echinacea.
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Please also see How to Choose a Bluetooth Headset.
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To start off the discussion, here is a table to show the major differences between the main types of wireless connectivity and traditional networking.
9.6kb - 115kb (- 4Mb)
< 6ft
Infra-red. The two devices must have their IR ports facing each other. For simple data exchange. Uses very little power.
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|Wi-Fi refers to any of the three 802.11 types of wireless service below, and to future new subcategories yet to be released. Acts like a regular wired network in most respects. Either built in or available as add-on cards or adapters for desktop computers.
1 - 54Mb
50ft - 150ft
Not commonly used, uses different frequency than 802.11b/g.
1 - 11Mb
100ft - 300ft
Most common version at present.
1 - 54Mb
120ft - 350ft
The latest version, backwardly compatible with 802.11b.
120kb - 3Mb
30ft - 300ft
Class 3 devices (eg in most personal computing type devices) have a short 30ft range, high powered Class 1 devices have the longer range, and Class 2 are somewhere in between. Either built in or available as add-on cards.
Faster data rates possible with v1.2 (1 Mbit/sec) or V2.0 + EDR (3 Mbit/sec).
< 115kb
wherever suitable cellphone coverage
Data service used by GSM cellphones and by some add-on cards for laptops and pda's. Speed typically about 30kb depending on how many users are sharing the service on each cell at any given time. A 2.5G service.
variously up to about 128kb
wherever suitable cellphone coverage
Various compromise new types of 'always on' data service for cell phones that are better than nothing but not nearly as good as the 3G service that all cell phone companies are hoping to introduce when funding and technology allows.
varies widely, up to about 7Mb
wherever suitable cellphone coverage
A current technology now becoming more common in the US which promises amazingly fast data transfer.
4G is under development with even faster speeds.
< 56kb
not wireless
The 'old fashioned' way to dial up from a computer to the internet.
100kb - 1.5Mb
not wireless
Not wireless.
10Mb - 10 Gb
not wireless
Not wireless.
Bluetooth is a very simple type
of wireless networking that can allow up to eight devices to be
connected together in a mini-network.
It is very short range in operation, and so is considered to be for 'personal' networking. With a range typically under 30ft, this allows enough distance to perhaps communicate across your office, but not any further. This short range is also its major security feature - anyone wishing to eavesdrop on your Bluetooth communications would not only need special equipment but would also need to be quite close to you.
It is a moderately slow type of networking, but it can transfer data sufficiently fast enough for most typical applications.
Bluetooth is hoped to be a very low cost type of networking, and, as it becomes more widespread, the cost of adding Bluetooth to devices should drop down to perhaps no more than an extra $5-10 on the selling price.
Bluetooth is designed to be compatible across a range of very different operating systems and devices, including things that you would not normally think of as being 'computer' type items - for example, some types of headset. Bluetooth networking can enable the headset to connect with other devices such as your phone, your MP3 player, your computer, or your PDA.
A Bluetooth enabled headset would mean that you can leave your cellphone in your pocket or briefcase, but still receive incoming phone calls. If your cellphone supports voice recognition for dialing out, you can even place calls as well as receive them, while never needing to reach for your phone. The safety benefits of this, if you're driving, are obvious.
It is probably better from a health point of view to have a very low powered headset close to your head than it is to have a phone that might be generating 100 or even 300 times as much radio energy close to your head.
Bluetooth can also help different devices to communicate with each other. For example, you might have a phone, a PDA, and a computer. If all three devices have Bluetooth capabilities, then (with the appropriate software on each device) you can probably share contact information between all three devices quickly and conveniently. And you can look up a phone number on your PDA (or laptop) and then place a call direct from the laptop or PDA, without needing to touch your cellphone.
Bluetooth is not a magical solution giving universal connectivity between devices. Each device also needs to have the appropriate software as well as the basic Bluetooth communication capability, and so sometimes the promise and theory of what could be possible is not fully matched by the reality.
For best compatibility, devices should support the Bluetooth 1.1 standard. A new standard - 1.2, was formalized in early November 2003 and this is now the dominant standard. A newer Bluetooth 2.0 standard, allowing for three to ten times faster network speeds, and more careful use of battery power, is becoming widely adopted.
Bluetooth has been slow to become accepted in the market, but now is starting to become increasingly prevalent. Prices are falling and increasing numbers of devices are offering Bluetooth connectivity. Over one million Bluetooth devices are now being sold every week (although mainly outside the US).
More information on Bluetooth can be found on the official Bluetooth website. And here is a very useful site full of information on how to get Bluetooth devices communicating with each other and your PC.
Bluetooth has three different defined ranges, based on their output power ratings.
Class 1 devices are the most powerful. These can have up to 100 mW of power, and a regular antenna will give them a range of about 40 m - 100 m (130 - 330 ft).
Class 2 devices are lower power, with up to 2.5 mW of power. A regular antenna will give them a range of about 15 m - 30 m (50 - 100 ft).
Class 3 devices use even less power, with up to 1 mW of power. A regular antenna will give them a range of about 5 m - 10 m (16 - 33 ft).
Most Bluetooth devices will be Class 2 or Class 3.
Bluetooth has never been intended for anything other than very short range communication.
With Bluetooth, short range is actually a benefit for two reasons. Firstly, it reduces the chance of interference between your Bluetooth devices and those belonging to other people nearby. This is a very basic type of security measure.
Secondly, lower power means longer battery life. Most Bluetooth applications get their power from a battery, and anything that can be done to lengthen the life of the battery is obviously important.
More powerful Bluetooth devices can run into (and/or cause) problems due to swamping too many other Bluetooth devices with their signals and exceeding the eight device per network limit.
A limited, but growing number of devices use Bluetooth at present. Devices that are starting to have Bluetooth connectivity built in include :
In addition, add on Bluetooth adapters are available for computers (eg with a USB interface) and for PDAs (eg SD cards).
Bluetooth can be used to connect between a device that has internet connectivity and another device that does not, for example, you might use Bluetooth to connect from your PDA to your laptop, and then your laptop might use Wi-Fi to connect to a Wi-Fi router and from there you would be connected to the internet.
Sometimes when buying a PDA you may find yourself with an apparent 'either//or' choice - either buy a device with Bluetooth; or a device with Wi-Fi capability. In such a case, it would seem at first glance that if you want to connect to the internet - especially while traveling out of your office, Wi-Fi would be a better choice.
However, this is not quite such a clear choice. Wi-Fi 'hotspots' are few and far between. A much better approach might be to get Bluetooth on your PDA and also on your cellphone and use Bluetooth to connect to your cellphone and then connect through your cellphone and out to the internet from there. I use T-Mobile's GPRS service - they offer unlimited connect time and unlimited bandwidth usage for only $20/month extra on top of my regular cellphone service (and GPRS connection time does not count against my monthly minutes - it truly is unlimited for only $20/month).
In my opinion, this is the perfect solution. GPRS coverage is much more widespread than Wi-Fi coverage, and while it is not fast, it is adequate for simple mail sending/receiving, instant messaging, and occasional web browsing such as you're likely to do on a PDA. Although I also have Wi-Fi in my laptop, these days I never use it, and indeed if I'm sitting in a Starbucks with my laptop, I'll be connecting to the internet not through the Wi-Fi in Starbucks, but via Bluetooth and my cellphone's GPRS!
Wi-Fi is primarily used as an alternate to traditional cable based networks. It has a longer range than Bluetooth, and supports faster data transfer speeds, and so it might seem better than Bluetooth.
But, in reality, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi have different purposes. Bluetooth is intended for limited data transfer between many different types of devices, Wi-Fi is more focussed on faster data transfer between computers on a network.
One of the distinctive elements of Bluetooth is that is uses very much less power than Wi-Fi. Class 3 devices (such as are in PDAs, phones, headsets, etc) transmit a very low power signal (1 mW) and only transmit intermittently when in standby mode, saving even more power. Wi-Fi, on the other hand, consumes a great deal of power, and so for any type of portable battery operated device, Bluetooth will allow for substantially more battery life than would Wi-Fi.
If you're simply wanting to swap data between different devices in your office and elsewhere on a casual and occasional basis, then - assuming that the software and Bluetooth hardware is available - Bluetooth is probably a better choice for you. If you need more range, and higher bandwidth; perhaps if you want to connect computers into your office LAN, then Wi-Fi is a better choice for you.
Bluejacking is a moderately harmless 'fun' type trick that some people have discovered. It involves sending messages from your Bluetooth device to other people close to you with Bluetooth devices, and surprising the recipient in the process.
The easiest way to Bluejack is to create a new phonebook contact, with the message you want to send in the name field. Then, in a busy place with lots of people (so that there is a chance that someone might have a Bluetooth enabled phone or PDA), choose the option to send your new contact via Bluetooth. Your phone or PDA will then search for all Bluetooth devices in range, and present you with a list. Choose whichever device you wish from the list and send it. The recipient will get a message asking if they wish to accept your contact, and showing the text you entered as the contact's name (eg something like 'Bad weather today isn't it' or whatever else you wish to say).
More details on Bluejacking can be found on this website.
If you're planning to enjoy Bluejacking (or Toothing, below) you'll probably want to get your eye in to guessing how far away 10 m/33 ft is so as to know how many people and devices might be within range.
Harmless Bluejacking didn't take long to evolve into a more goal oriented social activity, now known as 'toothing', whereby people communicate to other Bluetooth equipped people around them, trying to arrange casual and immediate trysts. Discussed in this article and more information on this website.
Bluetooth promises to be a low cost, convenient, and simple way of enabling your various computer devices to talk to each other and to their peripherals. The reality has yet to match the promise, but Bluetooth is becoming more widespread and functional every day. Bluetooth is almost certainly in your future.
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The first film of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind Iraq's descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality and anarchy, NO END IN SIGHT is a jaw-dropping, insider's tale of wholesale incompetence, recklessness and venality. Based on over 200 hours of footage, the film provides a candid retelling of the events following the fall of Baghdad in 2003 by high ranking officials such as former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, Ambassador Barbara Bodine (in charge of Baghdad during the Spring of 2003), Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell, and General Jay Garner (in charge of the occupation of Iraq through May 2003) as well as Iraqi civilians, American soldiers, and prominent analysts. NO END IN SIGHT examines the manner in which the principal errors of U.S. policy – the use of insufficient troop levels, allowing the looting of Baghdad, the purging of professionals from the Iraqi government, and the disbanding of the Iraqi military – largely created the insurgency and chaos that engulf Iraq today. How did a group of men with little or no military experience, knowledge of the Arab world or personal experience in Iraq come to make such flagrantly debilitating decisions? NO END IN SIGHT dissects the people, issues and facts behind the Bush Administration's decisions and their consequences on the ground to provide a powerful look into how arrogance and ignorance turned a military victory into a seemingly endless and deepening nightmare of a war.
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Our interview with Richard Armitage, former Deputy Secretary of State
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As northward onset of the rainy Summer Monsoon proceeded nearly on schedule, pre-season thunderstorms have struck unusually far to the north and west this week on the Indian Subcontinent.
Strong thunderstorms swept over parts of northwestern India and Pakistan on Tuesday, whipping up powerful winds and dust storms while also unleashing blinding downpours, but the storm also gave welcome cooling rain following weeks of sweltering heat.
Tuesday, powerful thunderstorms roared through Rawalpindi, Pakistan, whipping the Islamabad airport with winds to 70 mph. These storms, which churned up clouds of thick dust, also broke an intense heat wave, as the high Tuesday was 111 degrees. In the nearby foothills, 3 inches of rain soaked Murree, yielding about half of the normal June rainfall.
Drenching thunderstorms also pelted the Lahore area. In nearby India, rainfall of 2 inches doused Amritsar Tuesday.
Strong storms along the Himalayas unleashed flooding cloudbursts, damaging winds and hail, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) website. High winds struck parts of Jammu, "uprooting many trees," damaging electrical infrastructure and unleashing hail. Crops and fruit trees were damaged.
Rainfall of 4.5 inches doused Jogindernagar in the 24 hours ended Wednesday, the IMD New Delhi website indicated.
Meanwhile, New Delhi was still awaiting its first widespread soaking rain of the month; the only effect so far has been trimmed daytime heat and stray thunderstorms. Historical average Monsoon onset in India's capital region is near the last week of June.
The Indian Monsoon "officially" began in the southern state of Kerala as of June 1, the IMD website showed, making it a "normal" start to the rain-giving weather phenomenon. As of Wednesday, the leading edge of the Monsoon's northward advance in India stretched across central India from Gujarat state in the west to West Bengal in the east, then north to the eastern Himalayas. Thus, onset was taking place within a few days either side of the historical onset date, according to the IMD website.
The opening days of the Monsoon have already seen widespread torrential rainfall and some flooding at Mumbai and along the west coast of India. Estimated rainfall at Mumbai since the start of June has been almost 15 inches, most of which as fallen since the June 8 start of the Monsoon. This amount was about two-thirds what normally falls in the average month of June.
Farther south on the west coast, about 20 inches of rain has already pelted Ratnagiri.
Going forward through at least the start of next week, AccuWeather.com forecasters expect further northward advance of the Monsoon on the Subcontinent, as typically happens during mid to late June. At the same time, widespread pre-monsoon showers and thunderstorms are anticipated over northwestern India and much of Pakistan.
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Do you hate Brussels sprouts because your mother did\" Does the size of your plate determine how hungry you feel\" Why do you actually overeat at healthy restaurants\"
"You can ask your smartest friend why he or she just ate what they ate, and you won't get an answer any deeper than, 'It sounded good,'" says Brian Wansink, Ph.D.), author of "Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think," and Professor and Director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab.
Dubbed the "Freakonomics of food" by the Canadian Broadcasting Commission, Mindless Eating, uses hidden cameras, two-way mirrors, and hundreds of studies to show why we eat what and how much we eat. "The unique thing about his work is that it cleverly answers everyday questions about food and shows translates them into Good News - how we can improve it," said Seth Roberts, Ph.D., a psychology professor at the University of California at Berkeley.
Take how much we eat. Wansink claims we typically don't overeat because we are hungry or because the food tastes good. Instead we overeat because of the cues around us - family and friends, packages and plates, shapes and smells, distractions and distances, cupboards and containers.
Consider your holiday ice cream bowl. If you spoon 3 ounces of ice cream onto a small bowl, it will look like a lot more than if you had spooned it into a large bowl. Even if you intended to carefully follow your diet, the larger bowl would likely influence you to serve more. This tricks even the pros.
During one holiday party, Wansink and his Lab put this to the test by inviting 63 distinguished nutritional science professors at a leading university to an holiday ice cream social. When they arrived, they were given either medium-size 17-ounce bowls or large-size 34-ounce bowls. "Even though these people think, sleep, lecture and study nutrition," Wansink said, "They still served themselves and ate 31 percent more ice cream (106 more calories) if they had been given a big bowl."
If experts can't control mindless eating, what help is there for the rest of us\" Here's the good news reassures Wansink, "As Mindless Eating shows, what we eat and how much we eat - is so automatic, the easiest changes are those that are smallest."
At a holiday buffet\" Use a smaller plate, or put only two items on your plate during any given trip to the table. Return as many times as you like, but only take two items each time.
Meticulous studies outline why we are consistently influenced, but they also provide the silver lining. If we know that we tend to pour 28% more into short wide glasses than in tall thin ones, the secret is simply getting rid of the short glasses.
More on the topic can be found at http://www.mindlesseating.org/, which also shows photos of studies and top tips for the holidays - and beyond.
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Cirque de Bohème returns this winter for the fifth year to Cornerstone Sonoma with a new series of shows.
This year's production, called "Freedom," is an original spectacle with poetry, music and circus talents as well as a new original puppet creation by Kamela Portuges-Robbins of Images In Motion Media.
An old-style circus show based on the French tradition of the 1920s, Cirque de Boheme features trained performers including a unicycle tight rope rider, a contortionist, a cube aerialist, a static trapeze duet, a Chinese pole performer, a silk aerialist, a mime, a square hoop aerialist and more.
"Created in Paris during a period called 'les Années Folles,' this 1920s old-style circus is based on the French tradition and will transport you and your family to a mysterious dream world," says founder Michel Michelis. "The story takes place during the past, the present and the future somewhere in your dreams, your memory and your imagination."
French native Michelis founded Cirque de Boheme in 2008. It quickly established itself as a premiere French-American circus, with its unique approach to performance, inspiring storytelling and innovative old style circus sets staging.
Le Cirque de Bohème performs before 150 guests per show under a charming old fashion tent.
There will be three performances per day over four weekends between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The performances will take place under the circus tent on Nov. 24, 25 and 26 and Dec. 2, 3, 9, 10, 16 and 17.
Shows take place daily at 1, 3 and 5 p.m. except on Sunday, Nov. 26 the shows will be at 1 and 3 p.m. only and on Saturday, Dec. 2, the shows will be at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Cirque de Boheme will again support local nonprofit community associations by giving a portion of the tickets sale as well as offering free tickets. This year's beneficiaries include the Living Room in Santa Rosa and Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance. Cirque de Boheme is also offering an amount of free tickets to children and families that lost their homes in the fires.
Tickets are $32 adults; $25 kids (15 or younger) and are available at cirquedeboheme2017.brownpapertickets.com. More information is available at cirquedeboheme.com.


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Skip to comments.George Tiller (Child Murderer) shot to death at Wichita church
Posted on 05/31/2009 9:35:48 AM PDT by Kansas58
Kansas Abortionist George Tiller was shot today as he was going to Church.
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OOOHHH! Are you afraid he might see it? I'll bet you were born without a humerus, idiot.
"I agree with you. Even so, he should have been dealt with by the judicial system, not a vigilante."
I agree, but I was still expecting him to be taken by a lightning strike.
Yes, I am feeling pretty pro-choice right now. The suspect obviously was just exercising his freedom to kill another human being.
"and most Muslims in the West dont agree with violence "
25% of English Muslims 'supported' what the tube bombers did in murdering some 50+ people there. That is DISTURBINGLY high. (sorry, slightly off topic.)
"The possibility of violence gives people pause. That is all I am saying."
Are you saying this is a good result? I'm saying, I don't want to side in any way shape or form with Muslim terror tactics, direct or indirect!
Listen we have the weight of truth on our side. Why are we playing like little heroes here, when we have a much stronger more successful message then that. We were already battling Tiller on every turn - do you think most doctors want to deal with that? That would have been sufficient to accomplish 95% of what this joker did related to abortion doctors themselves - without descending the whole movement into associations with terrorism.
That is something I am NOT WILLING TO DO.
On this, I stand on Scripture and the Constitution (the rule of law).
The suspect's name is Scott Roeder.
Interestingly, someone by the same name posted the following on Operation Rescue's website a couple of years ago:
"Bleass everyone for attending and praying in May to bring justice to Tiller and the closing of his death camp."
Source: Google cache
People may not understand, agree with or like your statement but it is most likely true.
Ok..wait a minute..I misread your post...you are correct in the sense of delivering early or removing Fallopian tubes. But that is not abortion. Abortion is the direct killing of an innocent pre-born human being. And the Church (as I have just shown) teaches that there are no circumstances where a Catholic can support provisions that allow for abortion (eg. rape, incest, medical reasons). Hench..no compromise.
You mistake guilt and shame for the recognition of the blow-back there will be for the pro-life cause, if it is indeed one of our own that killed him. media smears, hateful and ignorant? yes. expected? of course. It's called knowing your enemy. It is regrettable when someone from our side gives them ammunition to use against us.
When our leaders debate war and peace issues, we do not come down with an iron clad, "my way or the highway" -— "you are with us or against us" doctrine.
On death penalty issues, we allow the States to decide, and the States determine if they want the penalty or not, and under which circumstances.
NAME another issue that has ever come up in history, that we were morally required to treat as an "all or nothing, no compromise" issue?
Even in the Civil War, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation only freed the slaves in REBEL States, not the border states or the loyal states!
Incremental ism is morally justified, on the path to a desired goal! More to the point, not that you have to support every decision the Catholic Church comes up with, but the Catholic Bishops have often supported legislation that OR and ALL and the other "purists" oppose! We need to BANKRUPT the abortion industry. We should do so by passing as many restrictions as we can, every time we get the chance, but you and people like you actually have served to make George Tiller a rich man!
"Jesus is the way, not Moses."
yes Jesus is the Son of God and is the way. Moses was a man of God and a good servant.
It is a mans duty to protect his family.
"Your ability to comprehend analogies appears to be nil."
As is yours, to properly judge a country that it seems you haven't found time to do much FOR. This is a DAMNED fine country! Perfect? Not even close. But many people have seen some truly bad ones on the US Government tour-plan. Some saw NAZI Germany *for real*. Go find one of those guys and tell them your half-baked theory that America is as bad as NAZI Germany. If you arent too ashamed. But i know you won't. And i know why.
another point:
Currently, NONE OF THE BABIES HAVE RIGHTS!
We are not "negotiating away" any rights, we are establishing rights, or trying to, baby by baby.
The all or nothing approach is prideful, stupid and immoral!
No. (Stating what I thought was obvious,) my response to your post was a correction for clarification of my first post, with the changes in boldface.
Seems a bit convenient considering the timing of the Napalitano report. Hmmmm...
Failing to recognize the power of incrementalism is one of the biggest failings of the conservative movement.
You don't play football by throwing a hail mary touchdown pass every play. You don't play baseball by trying to hit a home run every at bat.
Abortion isn't a game and millions of lives have been lost. We can use more than one tactic.
How in the heck have I shown Tiller sympathy? What? I have no sympathy for the heinous murderer. Trust me on that.
That is a completely separate issue from whether this was a justifiable homicide in a court.
It is also a completely separate issue with what our youth will believe about pro-lifers, rightly or wrongly based on this one bozo's self aggrandizement ("I think I'll become a hero today...")
If you look at it totally objectively, Osama Bin Laden and Sadam Hussein murdered thousands of innocent people. Who, other than a Demrat, would mourn the loss of these cold blooded killers? Now we have a situation of someone who targeted only the most innocent, tiny babies. Even the most sadistic dictator didn't exclusively prey on vulnerable infants.
"but I had a friend, a Christian lady, who had to have an abortion on medical grounds."
Exceedingly rare for that to occur. Most of the time the womans body will reject the baby if its harming her. As one doctor/congressman said "in 20 years of delivering babies I have never seen this happen".
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By: Kittyhawk.
Our readers may perhaps remember Kelsie Hoover, AKA: Michael Cipriani, AKA: Washoe County Nevada's newest convict.
To recap, in February of 2015, Hoover was spotted by a veteran at the Baltimore National Airport in Washington DC wearing ACUs, and posing as a male Army 2LT named, Michael Cipriani. The vet recorded a civilized conversation between himself and "Cipriani", where he questioned him about his uniform discrepancies. Cipriani's answers indicated quite clearly he was misrepresenting himself as an officer of the Army.
Shortly after the video was published on Guardian of Valor, Hoover began to weave an intricate web of deceit—boldly reaching out directly to Guardian of Valor—and posing as herself, as well as Michael Cipriani and his wife. "Michael", (who identified himself as "Kelsie's brother"), claimed that his sister borrowed his ID card for a film project at Baylor University. His "wife" confirmed as well via e-mail. The story grew in intricacy—and was almost believable–but an anonymous tip soon led Guardian of Valor to the conclusion that Michael, Michael's wife, and Kelsie were the same person attempting to cover Hoover's impersonation of a 2LT. You can see these emails in our original story.
Further diligent investigation unearthed felony warrants for Kelsie Hoover in Hewitt, Texas, and we reached out to their Chief of Police.
As evidence was being compiled and processed, Hoover, who had moved to Nevada, began volunteering at a Reno high school—under the guise of being a severely wounded combat vet, even donning a wheel-chair and inexplicably attaining Nevada's heralded Purple Heart license plates. Hoover ("Cipriani") explained to coworkers that "he" had been in an unspecified "crash in Italy", resulting in the need for the wheelchair.
On 26 January, Hoover's repugnant actions finally caught up to her. She plead guilty to several charges of fraud, burglary, and Stolen Valor, and was sentenced to 7-20 years in prison for her actions, ineligible for parole until she's served at least seven. Hoover's struggles with body dysmorphia, and a failed transition to the male gender, were used by her defense as mitigating factors for her crimes. They had Brooke Maylath, the President of Transgender Allies Group testify on her behalf, however, Maylath stated very clearly that,
"Nothing about being transgender would cause someone to falsify military service records."
After the sentencing we were called by the DA's office to tell us that she had in fact been charged and sentenced, with the video and our evidence used at trial. She was charged with Burglary, because she entered the DMV with the intent to defraud by getting the Purple Heart license plates with fake documents.
Here is the DA's news release on the case:
AMN link about the case – Woman Caught Posing as a U.S. Soldier Sentenced with up to twenty years
In this link you can see video of the sentencing, including her response to the Judge and his response to her and his sentence. Kelsey Hoover Sentencing
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Chicken and Waffle Flavored Potato Chips & Cool Ranch Tacos: Food Companies Get Creative
Food companies have been getting very creative with their product offerings in the hopes of spurring business.
Frito-Lay's "Do Us a Flavor" contest was actually a search for a new potato chip flavor. It garnered over 3.8 million submissions and has led to three interesting new flavors: Cheesy Garlic Bread, Chicken and Waffles, and Sriracha. All three new flavors were released this week and, according to Fast Company, in May one of these flavors will become a permanent item on the Frito-Lay chip list. The person who submitted the idea for the flavor could win $1 million or more.
Another company that is planning to add a new item is Taco Bell. With the success of the nacho-flavored Doritos Locos taco, Taco Bell has now decided to add on the Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos. USA Today reports that the original Dorito Locos taco sold over 350 million in less than a year becoming the taco chain's most successful product and one of the best selling items in fast food history.
Burger King is shaking up its menu as well, and teaming up with Seattle's Best Coffee (owned by Starbucks) to expand its coffee product offerings to 10 and become a lager competitor with McDonalds' McCafe menu. Joining forces with Seattle's Best will gain more attention and credibility in the coffee space while reducing costs. The Wall Street Journal noted that Burger King is fighting to get to back to the number two fast food chain spot after being bumped out by Wendy's.
The creation of new products and the addition of new items is just another sign of the times in the food industry. Many companies that offer high-calorie products have been experiencing a slowdown in sales as people become more health conscious.
Will you be giving any of these new flavors a try?


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What's Your Selfie Technique?
Oh, don't pretend like you don't have one!
The other day, I stepped in the shower and belatedly realized I had forgotten to wash my face. Not a big deal, you're probably thinking. After all, I was about to shower, which kind of implies I'd be washing my face anyway. And yet, an uneasy discomfort slowly spread throughout my entire body, and before I knew it, nothing was right in the world.
You see, I have a routine, and that routine mandates I always wash my face at the sink BEFORE I shower. Every day, for as long as I can remember, that's how things have been done. Sure, there have been similar occasions when I had messed up my routine.
And on every one of those occasions, I was forced to reevaluate every single freaking thing in my life.
Momentarily paralyzed by the fact that my day--nay, MY LIFE--was now ruined, I naturally had to jump out of the shower, soaking wet, water pooling all over the bathroom floor, just so I could wash my face and set everything straight.
Many of you are probably wondering why couldn't I just wash my face in the shower. Good god, all that water! No amount of relief, no matter how amazingly sigh-inducing, could be worth the slippery-floor death trap I just created. If I had just stayed in the shower, really, what's the worst that could happen?
WELL, LET ME TELL YOU. Probably not much. I might be particular, but I'm not clinically insane. (Apologies if you are. Also, maybe stop reading here?) I'd probably feel slightly disturbed for those 15 minutes in the shower, then immediately move on with my life.
Still, I know it's unreasonable to feel so attached to a routine. The fact that one misstep can throw off at least part of my day is completely irrational. My Melvin Udall antics don't stop at the shower, either. I've been known to be quite an a-hole, too! LOL!! Great misdirection, Char.
All (not) kidding aside, this a-hole follows other strict beauty regimens, as well. When swiping face lotion out of a jar, it irks me to no end that the middle section gets used much more quickly than the sides of the jar. And so, with every scoop, I make it a point to keep my lotion as level as possible.
As for hydrating this hot bod of mine, I use a specific amount lotion for each part of my body. My calves, for example, require one-and-a-half pumps of lotion each; my thighs, another one-and-a-half pumps, and my arms, two.
My infamous shower routine, which you all now know must begin with my face, also ends with equal specificity; namely, involving a choreographed toweling-off.
When it comes to organizing my bathroom drawers? Well, they're a complete mess. But it's my mess. Each piece of random crap that I've accumulated has its place and better stay in its GD place.
And I know I'm not alone. One friend has to squeeze her toothpaste from the bottom of the tube and keep the spout from collecting remnants of paste AT ALL COSTS. Another always sticks those loose strands of hair that come out in the shower on the tiled walls. Yet another friend can't stand even the slightest chip in her nail polish. One small blemish completely ruins her manicure and forces her to start all over again.
Psychiatrists (my friends and family with a penchant for overanalyzing) have told me these quirks are a way of maintaining control in a world where things so often seem uncontrollable. Also, maybe I need to loosen up.
To which I respond with an obsessively clean middle finger.
Do you have any quirky routines? Am I the only one with beauty OCD?


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The Scarlet Letter Chapter 7
Hester pays a visit to Governor Bellingham's house to deliver a pair of embroidered gloves. In addition, Hester makes this trip in the hopes that she can speak to Governor Bellingham about Pearl. There has been some talk in Boston about taking Pearl away from Hester, for fear that Hester is not educating her properly, and subjecting her to bad influences because of her crime. Pearl comes with Hester, wearing a bright red dress with gold embroidery that Hester has made. It is made of the same materials and in the same colors as the Scarlet Letter. "There was a fire in her [Pearl] and throughout her; she seemed the unpremeditated offshoot of a passionate moment." Chapter 7, pg. 93.
The sun is shining, and Pearl asks Hester if she may strip it off the house and gather it for herself. "'No, my little Pearl!' said her mother. 'Thou must gather thine own sunshine. I have none to give thee!'" Chapter 7, pg. 95. Hester and Pearl wait for Governor Bellingham, who approaches from the garden with the Reverend Wilson, the Reverend Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth.


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Dr. Jan Camenisch is a Principal Research Staff Member at IBM Research - Zurich and leads the Privacy & Cryptography research team. He's a member of the IBM Academy of Technology, an IEEE Fellow, and an IACR Fellow.
He is a leading scientist in the area of privacy and cryptography, has published over 100 widely cited papers, and has received a number of awards for his work, including the 2010 ACM SIGSAC outstanding innovation award and the 2013 IEEE computer society technical achievement award.
Jan is also a co-inventor of Identity Mixer, a unique cryptographic protocol suite for privacy-preserving authentication and transfer of certified attributes.
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"By inventing and using cryptography, I try to regain the fading privacy and security of our increasingly electronic society."
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