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Energy Drinks That Are Good For You
Real MOM in LIVE green smoothie taste test!
Everybody has an afternoon slow down now and then, sometimes regularly. Americans are notorious for their love of coffee, and newest on the scene as an energy pick me up are energy drinks. However, most often, these "energy drinks" are not what they seem. In fact, they're loaded with caffeine and sugar, and although some may contain trace minerals or vitamins so that they are construed as "healthy" and produce energy, in fact, that energy will eventually become a slump once again. In fact, you may end up feeling worse than you did before you took the energy drink or the coffee.
Today, many people are addicted to coffee; even though this is a "legal" addiction, in fact, it's still an addiction. Coffee is not a healthful substance, but many people still rely and it nonetheless. This reliance on caffeine and sometime sugar as well has led many people into a vicious cycle of short energy bursts provided by the caffeine and sugar, followed by a crash that's even worse than the original fatigue, followed by more caffeine and sugar to try to alleviate the "crash," and on and on.
For a true and natural healthy pick me up, try super green smoothies as an energy drink. Super drink smoothies contain nutrition packed "greens" such as spirulina, which can give you a true and healthy pick me up. Super green smoothies are packed with vitamins, minerals, protein, and carbohydrates; all of these nutritive elements are easily absorbed, which means that your body gets what it needs to truly be energized, instead of "borrowing" from your adrenal glands to give you a short-term energy pick me up, followed by a crash.
If you are truly addicted to caffeine, then by all means, don't withdraw from it completely right away. Instead, what you can do is to slowly cut back on the amount of caffeine you take in. Start by gradually reducing the amount of caffeine in your morning coffee by combining ever-increasing amounts of decaffeinated coffee with your caffeinated coffee until you are drinking entirely decaffeinated coffee; as you do this, try incorporating energy drinks like a super green smoothie into your diet in the morning, either for breakfast or as a midmorning snack, and then have another in the afternoon when you feel that familiar afternoon slump coming on.
You'll find that you feel much better. Because super green smoothies provide nutrition and real energy instead of just a caffeine-driven "high," you'll have more vitality because you're getting better nutrition overall.
Best of all, you may just find that after you have reduced or eliminated your caffeine intake and have begun to incorporate super green smoothies into your diet, you may not find the taste of coffee is appealing as you once did. And this, in turn, can only be better for your health.
Super green smoothies don't just give you better vitality and nutrition. They are also beneficial to you by promoting anti-aging; they literally "renew" you at a cellular level and detoxify your body. So try a health energy drink for breakfast or as a midmorning pick me up instead of reaching for that familiar cup of coffee to get you going. You'll be surprised at how much better you feel with a super green smoothie!
Good Coffee is an answer IMHO
I hadn't run across that many options for non-caffeinated energy drinks. When I tried red bull, it felt like one of those moments in commercials where a person has lightening pulsing through her veins. But in real life that's not a feeling that most people are going for. Not me, anyway. I don't want to be distracted by the shaking and the strangeness of it all.
I'd much rather get my energy from a good meal (but light enough not to leave me sleepy). This energy drink sounds like a good balance of meal and light. I've always found veggie-rich, cool meals to be the best for increasing my energy and I love homemade yogurt and blueberry smoothies. I'll have to try one of these too!

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The Crunch: With stories of security breaches, hackers, and compromised Social Security numbers dominating the news, internet users are more anxious about preserving digital privacy and safety than ever before. And they have also become wary of search information being tracked for purposes that go beyond providing them with the best answer. DuckDuckGo, a search engine that made a name for itself by building privacy into its business model, promises anonymity by refusing to collect data or information from user searches. That approach has helped the company stand out among monolithic competitors, and it has also contributed to DuckDuckGo's rapid growth since its launch in 2008.
In recent years, consumers have experienced a collective and mounting anxiety surrounding issues of privacy and security, particularly online. Almost weekly, another story surfaces regarding information hacks or identity theft — some minor, others devastating.
It's not surprising that the Pew Research Institute found 68% of internet users believe that current laws fail to protect their online information adequately. Moreover, 50% of those surveyed also said they had deep-seated concerns about how much of their information was available online — a massive jump from the 33% who voiced those concerns just a few years prior. Individuals worry about their ability to keep their private information private.
In 2008, Gabriel Weinberg launched a search engine called DuckDuckGo that would eventually change the expectation of privacy during online searches. But Gabriel's first goal was to become a direct competitor of Google by providing better, more accurate answers to search engine queries.
It's a David-versus-Goliath story, to say the least, but it's more than pertinent answers that has made Gabriel's site successful. Unlike other search engines that track and store a user's information for various business and analytics purposes, DuckDuckGo prides itself on being "the search engine that doesn't track you."
A startup built on a foundation of anonymity has struck a chord with users — in 2016, DuckDuckGo surpassed 10 billion anonymous searches. Given its rapid growth, the company seems poised to change the way users explore, search, and stay secure on the internet.
A Search Engine Built to Accurately Answer Questions While Maintaining User Anonymity
DuckDuckGo evolved from a series of entrepreneurial projects that Gabriel embarked on after graduating from MIT. According to Fast Company, he'd been pursuing interests in a few areas, including a "Quora-style Q&A" and programs that would help combat spam and structured data. Initially, he wasn't seeing much success, but then he realized that if he combined them, he might have something interesting.
DuckDuckGo is a search engine that offers direct answers to search queries rather than just a list of keyword-related links. The website syndicates those lists from other sources — although the engine uses its own programs to filter these results, thereby cutting down on spam. It also uses crowdsourcing to provide what it calls "Instant Answers" on results where the best answer is displayed up top in a brief paragraph.
Search optimization — providing users answers faster and with fewer clicks — was Gabriel's priority in starting DuckDuckGo. But shortly after launch, it became apparent that privacy was not only essential to building user trust, it was also the way that DuckDuckGo could stand out from competitors — especially Google. So Gabriel shifted the company focus to incorporate privacy concerns.
"The data that you share with your search engine is the most personal data," Gabriel told The Guardian, "because you don't hold back with your search engine. You don't think about it in that context. You think 'Oh, I've got a financial problem…just type it in!' And so, that search history is really personal."
Those search engine records are used in marketing and even in surveillance. In fact, DuckDuckGo's rapid growth in popularity has been attributed, in part, to public concerns about the NSA storing private phone data, according to news reports. For Gabriel, storing personal data does nothing to benefit the business, so why collect it — especially when doing so makes gaining user trust more difficult?
"I think search engines should be set up to be the minimal collection as needed, as opposed to the maximal collection possible," he told The Guardian, "Some are not actually using that data currently to improve your search results in any significant way — as far as we can tell. They're using it for other things. They're using it to track you across the ad network."
By skipping unnecessary data collection, DuckDuckGo still provides users with all the information they need but also builds a culture of trust. For people seeking less visibility in a hyper-visible world, that distinction has proven to be enough to convert them into loyal, long-term users.
Enlisting a Dedicated Community to Hack, Share, and Translate
Gabriel ran the operation alone out of his house when the site launched in 2008. One way that DuckDuckGo was able to compete with larger search sites when it lacked funding or even a team early on, was its use of crowdsourcing.
Sites like Quora or Wikipedia rely on a populist approach to finding answers, and they've proven that such a method can be highly successful. DuckDuckGo honed that approach and optimized it to help its users search.
In addition to traditional search results, the engine harnesses the knowledge of its team and a growing network of community contributors. To present users with the fastest, most relevant answers, DuckDuckGo is placing its trust in those users — pursuing a model of shared ownership.
In his interview with Fast Company, Gabriel explained the process: "We have recipes and Lego parts and other weird stuff that we don't know about as a team. The only way that works is if we have a community of people who are interested enough to know about these subjects and then come up with ideas about what the answer should be, suggest the sources, and even develop them."
The company uses a three-part crowdsourcing system to help with that development, where users hack, share, and translate. First, people are encouraged to join the DuckDuckHack community to help the team create instant answers for searches so that users get a relevant result on every topic. Secondly, it pursues a grassroots model of marketing, encouraging users to spread the word by sharing the search engine with family and friends.
Finally, DuckDuckGo asks users who are fluent in other languages to help with translation, making the site accessible on a global scale. By crowdsourcing, the search engine hopes to make itself more useful to everyone.
Showing That Caring About Consumer Privacy Can Pay Dividends
DuckDuckGo began as a lean startup, but the company has grown exponentially since then. In 2011, it received a $3 million investment from Union Square Ventures, helping the team expand and pursue its project with more freedom.
But its growth is more impressive than its funding. "Every year, we've grown 200-500%," Gabriel told Fast Company. "The numbers keep getting bigger." Of the 10 billion searches DuckDuckGo reached in 2016, 4 billion of them occurred in 2016. By January 2017, the site was seeing 14.262 million searches per day.
For Gabriel, giving users their privacy is not just a selling point, it is a philosophical belief. The success he has found with DuckDuckGo proves that entrepreneurial ventures can take privacy seriously without sacrificing success. In fact, DuckDuckGo arguably owes its success to taking data security seriously.
Succeeding in the Information Age by Not Collecting Information
DuckDuckGo started as an exception in a world of search engine rules, but its success could signal the beginning of an online privacy renaissance. As society becomes acutely aware of data collection, many people have grown concerned about their own personal privacy, and those concerns are giving way to action.
Beyond the numbers outlined in the Pew Research study on anonymity, privacy, and security, there was another, more subtle takeaway. According to the survey, people want control over their information, stating it is important that only authorized parties have access to any of their search history or email data.
Individuals are poised to take action to ensure their information is protected. And as they increasingly demand higher levels of privacy, technology companies that respect and support those needs — like DuckDuckGo — will thrive.


text: Residents interested in the Town of Barnstable's 2010 budget will have an opportunity to be heard in two ways: in person and via telephone.The town council has been briefed on individual department budgets over the past two meetings, extending beyond midnight for its May 21 session. Come June 4, it's the public's turn. The council will host public hearings for each of the budget areas. The public will be allowed to offer comments and ask questions in person, but people can also submit questions via telephone. The town manager's office will be staffed to accept comments and questions, which will then be delivered to the council. The council meeting begins at 7 p.m., with the budget hearings first on the docket after the regular start-of-meeting items. The number to call is 508-862-4610. Budget information is available on-line at town.barnstable.ma.us.


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A tin for individual pineapple upside-down cakes? An embroidered mesh food cover for dining al fresco? A book entirely devoted to themed tea parties, with hairstyle and tablescape suggestions? Entirely frivolous, but isn't that the point of Mother's Day? She'd never buy these items herself — it's your job, your duty, to do it for her. We've collected the most darling decorated chocolates, a snazzy anti-fatigue floor mat, a practically foolproof indoor vertical herb garden, and "The Vintage Tea Party Year" by Britain's vintage queen Angel Adoree, who was kind enough to share her recipe for these gorgeously decorated tarts — hint, hint.
Pear and mint chocolate mini tarts
— From Angel Adoree's "The Vintage Tea Party Year" (Mitchell Beazley, $29.99) Makes 6 tarts
1 vanilla bean
1 bottle of red wine
1 cup superfine sugar or granulated sugar
1 cinnamon stick, snapped in half
Few springs of mint
4 pears, peeled but kept whole
For chocolate ganache
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, broken into pieces
½ cup heavy cream
1 ounce mint (about 1/3 bunch)
1 tablespoon butter
For the pastry dough
1/3 cup confectioners sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
¾ cup all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
4 tablespoons butter, chilled
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon ice water, if necessary
1. Halve the vanilla bean lengthwise, scrape out the black seeds and put them in a large saucepan with the wine, sugar, cinnamon and mint. Cut each piece of bean into three long, thin strips and add them to pan, then lower the pears into the pan.
2. Poach the pears, covered, for about 20 to 30 minutes, depending on their ripeness. Once cooked, they should be tender all the way through when pierced with a toothpick. (Try not to overcook them, because this will make slicing them difficult later on.) Let the pears cool in the wine and let them marinate for at least 3 hours, or overnight, to soak up the color.
3. For the ganache, put the chocolate in a heat-proof bowl. Heat the cream and mint in a small saucepan until bubbles form at the edges. Strain the cream, pouring it onto the chocolate. Stir until the chocolate melts and combines with the cream, then add the butter and stir again. Let the mixture cool, then chill in the refrigerator for 30 to 60 minutes.
4. To make the pastry dough, mix the confectioners sugar, cocoa powder and flour into a large bowl. Cut the butter into small cubes and rub it into the dry ingredients with your fingertips until the mixture resembles bread crumbs. Add the egg yolk and combine. The dough should form a ball, but if it is still dry and crumbly, slowly add up to 1 tablespoon ice water, making sure the dough does not get too wet. Wrap the dough with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
5. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough to 1/8 -inch thick and cut out six 5½-inch-diameter circles. Press them into six 3½-inch diameter cups in a muffin pan. Trim any overlapping dough to neaten. Cut out circles of nonstick parchment paper, place them on the dough, then fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove the paper and weights, and bake for a few more minutes until the pastry has hardened, then let cool.
6. Unmold and fill the pastry shells with the ganache. (If it is still soft, refrigerate the tarts for an hour or so until firm.) Slice the pears in half lengthwise, then cut into thin slices. Arrange on top of each tart in a rose shape.
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Sociology and Modern Social Problems
Sociology and Modern Social Problems
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another and to institutions. Such problems are, for example, the influence of various elements in the physical environment upon the social organization; or, again, the influence of various elements in human nature upon the social order. These problems are, then, problems of society in a hypothetically stationary condition or at rest. For this reason Comte, the founder of modern sociology, called the division of sociology which deals with such problems Social Statics. But the problems which are of most interest and importance in sociology are those of social evolution. Under this head we have the problem of the origin of society in general and also of various forms of association. More important still are the problems of social progress and social retrogression; that is, the causes of the advancement of society to higher and more complex types of social organization and the causes of social decline. The former problem, social progress, is in a peculiar sense the central problem of sociology. The effor
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The fun continues. This entry covers the last two days. We have been going non-stop and beginning to feel the effects of four hours of sleep a night. Only two more nights to go. We started out on Saturday with a great sunrise with all sorts of nice color. From there we went out and explored Rees Valley where we got some splendid shots of mountain views, rushing creeks, waterfalls and old homes. Then that evening after dinner, Mike Langford presented a program on his photography. Mike's is well known in New Zealand and his style and approach refreshing.
On Sunday we packed the vans and headed to Mount Cook, with many photo stops along the way. Our new hotel The Hermitage offers a magnificent view of Mt. Cook from every hotel room. We did sunrises, glacier and ice berg tours and heard a great program by Christian Fletcher today. Christian's work is just magnificent and he is a master of Capture One and Photoshop and shared many of his great ideas. Our spare time has been spent working on Images for the final slide show and spending one on one time with the instructors.
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The Golden Crony Is Here
Well, it's been a heckuva year, hasn't it? Jane and I were talking on the phone this evening, and debating who ought to win a Golden Crony this year -- but there are so many options. And with an award this important to the Administration...well, you can see our dilemma.
So we've decided to take it to the public. Who will it be?
Should it go to "Heckuva Job" Brownie? Or Harriet "You are such a smart man." Miers? Or Karl "I didn't tell any reporter her name, Mrs.
Or is there some unsung crony out there that cries out in the crony wilderness for your support? Who will you champion to win? Who will be crowned the Crony King or Queen?
(Stop laughing. This is important, dammit.)
We'll take nominations, and arguments for or against, in this thread, and will announce the winner of the Golden Crony some time this weekend.
It's our New Year's treat for all the FDL-ers out there. We can all sit back and re-live the
Let the nominations begin. May the best crony win.


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At Pendulum of Mayfair we pride ourselves in offering for sale a wide selection of fascinating items besides lovely antique clocks.
We have a few nice wheel and stick barometers usually in stock.
Marine chronometers, barographs and lovely pieces of brass add to our extensive selection of items for sale.
All these items have been carefully restored where necessary and all items are guaranteed.
54 Hour Marine Chronometer C1860 by John Campbell - Liverpool No. 1014 - 0
A superb chain-fusee 54 hour marine chronometer by John Campbell - Liverpool.
Price: £5,500
Marine Chronometer by Morris Tobias (Maker to the Admirality) 31 Minories - London No. 1438 - 1
A superb 56 hour mahogany and brass bound box marine chronometer.
Price: £4,850
Automaton music box Harp Monkey Early 20th century - 2
A lovely automaton monkey from the early 20th century
Price: £2,800
Wheel barometer GIII P.Conti - Burton - 3
A fine mahogany 'banjo' wheel barometer with delicate shell inlay.
Price: £2,400
Year Going Fusee Skeleton Clock - 4
Dimensions: 19.5 in high
Price: £6,500
Waterbury Clock Company C.1880 Church Clock - 5
A very interesting and highly collectable clock in the form of a church. '8-day' movement
Price: £14,000
Marine Chronometer by Werke No.432 56 hour early 20th century - 6
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20th Century Bronze patinated Fish - 7
Fine quality and lovely detailing long bronze patinated fish.
Dimensions: 1.8m long
Price: £refer
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A fine pierced brass work serpentine fender.
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As featured on Sherlock Holmes.Show was shot around this delightful automaton monkey and the music to which it plays.
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Superb mahogany and shell inlaid early tea caddy
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18th century good quality genuine lantern clocks
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A rosewood and mother of pearl wheel barometer
Dimensions: 41in. long 8in. dial
Price: £2,850
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A lovely wheel barometer with rosewood and mother of pear inlay
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Price: £2,650
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A fine '8-day'�mahogany and inlaid porcelain dial balloon clock.
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|LEA's BOX (Learning Analytics Toolbox) LEA's BOX is a STREP funded by the European Commission under the 7th framework programme. Learning analytics, educational data mining, formative assessment - all recent buzz words in educational research. In principle, the idea is to find theoretical frameworks, models, procedures, and smart tools to collect, aggregate, analyze, reason on and visualize large scale educational data.
|Next-TELL (Next Generation Teaching, Education, and Learning for Life. NEXT-TELL is an Integrated Project (IP) in the ICT challenge of the 7th framework programme of the EC; its main objective is to provide, through research and development, computational and methodological support to teachers and students. Responsiblities include the development of Next-TELL's multi-datasource open learner model, and the support of its use in schools across Europe.
Click here for a list of publications.
Learners' Interactions with Independent Open Learner Models (provisional title) Learners make use of open learner models and indicate regularly that they find their information content to be useful. The current research project is investigating purposes for which learners use open learner model information within their learning when it is made available independently from an adaptive educational environment. Identification of learners' goal states and interaction patterns is being investigated in terms of granularity, recency and self-assessment. It is hypothesised that learners will have different information demands of the open learner model at different points during interaction, and that this will vary between learners. Supervisor: Susan Bull
Open learner modelling, computer learner interaction, adaptive systems, intelligent tutoring systems, artificial intelligence in education, visualisation, technology-enhanced learning, and personalisation and user modelling.
Java, JSP, HTML, CSS, XML, SQL, HTTP, SOAP, JQuery, d3, JavaScript, AJAX, Apache, Tomcat, Derby, MySQL, JDBC, Eclipse, UML, API development, Subversion, Jira, Subversion, Mantis, Redmine, Microsoft Office, PaintShopPro.


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Eduardo Estellez
Puerta de Alfonso VI gate
Calle Alfonso VI s/n
45003 Toledo (Castilla-La Mancha)
- Autonom region: Castilla-La Mancha
- Provins/ö: Toledo
Also known as the Puerta Vieja de Bisagra (old Bisagra gate).
These are the only surviving remains of the Arab wall.
The Puerta de Alfonso VI gate is the only surviving part of the Arab wall. It was once the main entrance to the city and dates from the 9th century, during Muslim times. The structure of the front is conserved practically in its original state, as when the new Puerta de Bisagra gate was opened in the time of Charles V, it remained bricked up for many years. On the façade there are three horseshoe arches, and the central arch –which is higher than the side arches– contains another horseshoe arch with a lintel. The side arches are pointed. It is also known by the name Puerta Vieja de Bisagra, or 'old Bisagra gate'.
- Byggnad: Gateway
- Konsthistorisk period: Arab
- Historisk period: 9th century
- Miljö: Nueva Puerta de la Bisagra gate.


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Geodesign for everyone: A case study in Brazil
Vote for me! Vote for me! Vote for me!
How often do you get to actively participate in planning and design process? Reviewing complicated planning documents can be hard, since attending public planning meetings often means clearing your schedule and going out of your way to attend. Geodesign is an emerging field that's opening up this process to broad public participation via online voting. Just last month, a recent pilot project in Minas Gerais, Brazil demonstrates the state of the art in pushing geodesign towards digital democracy and public participation.
Designing for consensus
Geodesign is a collaborative design activity where scientists, architects, engineers, planners, and regular people come together to plan for their collective future. Geodesign provides a systematic way to build master plans, develop climate change and resilience strategy, manage cultural and environmental assets and engage citizens. It enables different stakeholders to work together in a process where the impacts of proposed designs are shown in real time. What makes geodesign interesting and innovative is that the process is geared towards negotiations between different stakeholders striking a compromise. It shifts the existing paradigm from a zero-sum game to a win-win situation.
Geodesign provides a strategy to help build consensus among different stakeholders. However, it is still fragile when it comes to genuine democratic participation regarding land use. The decision-making process in a representative democracy is a delicate subject as a representative must often make decisions on behalf of hundreds, thousands or even millions of people. It is important to provide elected officials with data about the community's desire to support their decision. This data must be collected fast and processed quickly. The geodesign process and technologies we tested in this study assist urban planners and decisionmakers in the important task of gauging citizen's opinion on their ideas for change.
New tools for Participatory Planning
In April 2017, we conducted a geodesign workshop at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais entitled "Alternative Futures for Serra da Calçada and Serra da Moeda". We used Geodesignhub, a platform for collaborative planning and geodesign.
The study area can be described as the intersection of diverse municipalities near Belo Horizonte city, the capital of Minas Gerais State. The place has developed rapidly, mainly because of the presence of the iron mining industry. Importantly, the area is a crucial aquifer recharge area that guarantees access to water, not just for those who live there, but for many in the neighbouring Belo Horizonte as well.
From a planning point of view, this workshop explored the main issue faced by the citizens in this area: they are far from the core developed municipalities around Belo Horizonte and lack urban development planning and infrastructure. One demonstration of this problem: there is a neighbourhood that belongs to one municipality but its access road belongs to another. Boundary issues of this kind also happen with school districts, health care coverage and other public services – a complex, yet not too uncommon issue facing many rapidly urbanizing regions around the world.
The workshop participants were asked to think about their future by considering the question: "How might the study area be altered?" The technology provided a way to examine the impacts of proposed changes and helped to answer the question "What differences might the changes cause?" This sort of real-time impact analysis forces people to negotiate, rethink ideas and develop more nuanced perspectives.
Continuing engagement beyond public meetings
During the workshop, we formed five stakeholder groups – public administration, culture, ecologists, investors and local community – to build the initial designs. From these initial designs, we selected 37 proposals to be shared with the general public for a vote. A proposal is a diagram, and if a diagram was selected by four or five teams, it was added to the public vote.
Sharing the design
Blog posts have proven to be an effective and accessible method to explain the process and outcomes, while also sharing a voting link to make thier voice heard again. Using whatsapp, a Facebook page, and the local NGO Instituto Cresce's Instagram account (@institutocresce), we shared this link with several stakeholders, some attending the workshop and some not – asking them to vote and share it further.
The day-long workshop had 25 co-designing participants. These were a mix of professionals representing environment, public administration, local community, investors, culture and tourism from the area. The population directly affected by the workshop is 27,704 according to the Brazilian Census (2010). Since it is the first time we were doing this project, we limited our advertising and outreach. The figure below shows data from a post on the Facebook page: 1,301 people reached (almost three times the number of people who like the page); with 97 reactions, comments or shares. No negative feedback was registered.
Understanding the impacts and potential of Geodesign
In just one week of voting, the projects received more than 3,000 votes. This is a tremendous example of technology's ability to engage wider participation, and shows enthusiasm and an appetite for this process on behalf of citizens. Voters took an average of four minutes to review the set of proposals, and approximately nine seconds to register each vote.
Users reaction to the process was generally positive, with comments including: "easy sharing of consensus proposals made broad participation possible", "this is the future of democracy", "I hope this is actually used some day by governments". However, we were especially interested in the negative feedback, to develop and improve the participation strategy and tool. Reflecting the jaded, or disillusioned attitudes often prevalent as a result of current public outreach, some people had questions and comments such as: "Do I have to think to answer this?" "Do I have to read all this?" and "Too many proposals at once". While this indicates a lack of patience in terms of citizen participation, it is also vital information to help better shape these tools and processes to reach the hard-to-reach. Further feedback suggested a lack of information about proposals and a lack of development or nuance in the diagrams themselves. One important lesson from this process is that the use of video, in addition to text, is a stronger strategy, as is the case with most popular crowdsourcing platforms such as Kickstarter or Indiegogo.
Smartphones were mainly used for voting and, given the short time per vote (~ 9 seconds), we can conclude that voting can be similar to "liking" on Facebook. Using the smartphone to vote on planning proposals is a powerful method of public participation. A large population now has a smartphone so using it as a distribution mechanism makes planning data available to a broad group of people. However, when dealing with the smartphone, one has to be cognizant of the context in which it is used. A number of people use them "on-the-go" and people interacting with it have short, speedy responses (tapping something, checking yes or no, etc.). The voting app is designed and optimized for this paradigm of quick response. Given the speed with which people voted, the primary risk is that people don't appreciate the nuances of a proposal, its interconnectivity with other proposals and that the details are lost. In some ways people are reacting with their "gut" after reading text and looking at a diagram on a map. However, our results show very high level of engagement with planning information.
Geodesign and the future of participatory planning
Much has been written about public participation and urban planning -a major field of academic research. In this pilot project, geodesign technologies shines light on new ways to engage a broad set of people and make their voices heard in an objective fashion. We have no doubt that visual modeling and spatial technologies will be at the center of tomorrow's tools for capturing local sentiment about designs as they are made – truly co-designing and shaping plans that matter most to communities. With the help of technology and these tools, we are building the basic analytical building blocks for large scale pattern matching and crowdsourcing.
Geodesign uncovers a formula that enables bottom-up planning contributions to be made in a seamless way with a high level of engagement – this is exciting, given the prevalence of social media in most countries. There are many open and unanswered questions, such as: would refining the interface increase engagement? How much information should be displayed? Should comments be allowed? etc. Some of these questions need more experimentation, and some more data. We are just beginning to scratch the surface of geodesign technologies for everyone, and we intend to carry out more studies like this in the future.


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Kühne Logistics University - Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Logistik und Unternehmensführung (KLU) is a private, state-accredited university located on Hamburg's harbor. Sponsored by the nonprofit Kühne Stiftung (Kühne Foundation), KLU offers a broad spectrum of courses and research in logistics and supply chain and business management.
Our BSc, MSc, and PhD degree programs feature an international student body, an outstanding faculty, an intimate learning environment, and extensive corporate ties. Our part-time MBA program, open enrollment and customized executive education programs provide excellent opportunities for professionals to expand their expertise.
KLU is unique for its international faculty known for research excellence in logistics, transportation, supply chain management, and related aspects of business.
The private university in Hamburg is one of the top universities in the 2014 Handelsblatt research ranking of business administration faculties and achieved top ratings in the 2017 CHE university rankings.
- KLU is the main source of interdisciplinary insight for global logistics research and practice.
- KLU graduates bring logistics expertise to leadership positions in the logistics industry as well as operational logistics functions and related industries and functions.
- KLU is the first choice for executives seeking to expand their expertise in logistics and for logistics managers on faculties in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
KLU: Leading With Logistics.
Key Competence Areas
KLU will expand its unique expertise in the following key competence areas to the benefit of the fields of Transportation, Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management:
Digital Transformation
The ongoing progress in information and communication technologies has changed and will continue to change the way in which individuals, societies, organizations and businesses communicate, collaborate, operate, and make decisions. Rarely has any technological development ever had a comparable impact. Successful management becomes increasingly dependent on the capability of exploiting the potentials of this digital transformation.
Big data and remote monitoring enables companies to analyze internal processes and external markets in order to obtain a thorough understanding of the business environment and their own activities. Processes can be automated and managed in a decentralized way, where smart objects communicate with their environment and independently and collaboratively make decisions. Products and sales channels can be digitalized, providing faster services and extended choices for the customers. Automated production facilities can fundamentally change the flow of goods in supply chains, replacing transportation of parts and components by raw material flows required for 3D-printing. Decisions, which traditionally had to be made by a human decision maker, can be supported and, in many cases even replaced, by algorithmic approaches exploring the vast amount of data and evaluating myriads of alternative options.
With its study programs and research, the KLU's mission in the field of digital transformation is to prepare future business leaders who understand and master the digital revolution. Our students are capable of managing information as a key factor in and across organizations and of using information systems for effective and efficient decision making.
Through top-quality research and teaching in the fields of logistics and management, we expand the boundaries of knowledge and generate insights that not only advance theory but also help companies taking the lead in the digital revolution for competitive advantage.
Creating Value
Increased competition in mature markets and growing pressure through new entrants from emerging economies has led to an ever stronger relevance of shareholder value. To address this issue, a first wave of managerial concepts focused on bottom-line measures, i.e. programs aiming at higher efficiency, reducing failure rates, or cutting costs.
However, currently a new approach to foster shareholder value gains traction - the focus on value creation. The key idea is to leverage hidden potentials and stimulate creative solutions to develop new sources of value for a firm and, thus, shifting the focus from the bottom line to the top line. Sources for such hidden potentials can be found within all elements of the corporate framework: Employees, who can be qualified to better serve stakeholder requirements; customers, who can be motivated to spread word-of-mouth and to act as co-innovators; managers, who learn to create sustained team motivation beyond mere financial incentives. Customer-centric processes in logistics and SCM increase the value of provided services, while the better utilization of intangibles such as brands enables higher margins.
With its study programs and research, the KLU's mission in the field of value creation is to prepare future business leaders to evolve beyond a defensive mindset of maintaining market shares and saving costs. Through new methods, our students are encouraged to develop their creative thinking and learn how to devise innovative products and processes that break new ground and provide future growth potentials. They are capable to take their global teams along when venturing into new markets or segments.
Through top-quality research and teaching in the fields of logistics and management, we not only establish new approaches to value creation, but also develop new methods to measure and manage such values and, thus, provide crucial help for companies in need to answer the calls for value creation from internal decision-makers as well as outside investors.
Sustainability has emerged as a central issue in today's business world. Environmental issues such as global warming, increasing waste and pollution, depleting natural resources combined with societal issues such as health, safety, equality, fairness and development put an unprecedented pressure on companies to realign their businesses while remaining profitable and competitive.
Governments around the globe take measures to shift from the traditional linear economic model based on a 'take-make-consume-throw away' pattern, to a more circular and sustainable economic model based on sharing, leasing, reuse, repair, refurbishment, and recycling, in a closed loop, where products and materials they contain are highly valued. Similarly, global warming is changing the way governments and businesses need to think about carbon emissions regarding transportation, logistics and supply chain operations. Fostering a "green image" opens new markets for many businesses while optimizing reverse logistics yields significant cost reductions. On the societal level, increased awareness about socially responsible development pushes companies and governments to design operations and supply chains by taking into consideration more direct social impacts, such as on employment, on development of local communities as well as through humanitarian and disaster relief operations. As such, a solid understanding of the sustainability discourse along the tripe bottom line (financial, social, ecological) is a fundamental prerequisite for dealing with the modern issues surrounding businesses and the stakeholders' call for a better sustainability measurement and reporting.
With its study programs and research, the KLU's mission in the field of sustainability is to prepare future business leaders who understand the impact of business on environment and society, and propel sustainable change. Our students comprehend sustainability by its three integral components of profit, environment, and society, and with an emphasis on supply chain management and logistics.
Through top-quality research and teaching in the fields of logistics and management, we expand the boundaries of knowledge and generate insights that not only advance theory but also help companies understand and adopt value-creating sustainable practices.
- KLU ranks #3 in the Handelsblatt ranking in research output per professor among all universities in Germany and has the highest research output of all private business schools in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
- KLU has been top-ranked in the CHE university ranking, Germany's most comprehensive university teaching ranking.
Kühne Stiftung
Klaus-Michael Kühne is the sole benefactor of the Kühne Stiftung (Kühne Foundation), set up by the Kühne family in 1976. The foundation's objective is to support training and continuing education, and to foster science and research in the fields of logistics, supply chain management, and transportation. In addition to supporting the Kühne Logistics University in Hamburg, the Kühne Stiftung finances a professorship at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH), the Center for International Logistics Networks at TU Berlin, a logistics institute at Tongji University in Shanghai, and the Kühne Center for Logistics Management at WHU's Otto Beisheim School of Management in Vallendar near Coblenz on the Rhine. The foundation also supports research in medical science and sponsors humanitarian, charitable, and cultural projects.
Advisory Board
Prof. Dr. Burkhard Schwenker
Chairman of the Advisory Council, Roland Berger GmbH
Michael Behrendt
Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Hapag-Lloyd AG
Milagros Caiña-Andree
Member of the Board of Management, BMW AG, responsible for Human Resources and Labour Relations
Hans-Georg Frey
Chairman of the Board of Management, Jungheinrich AG
Dr. Fabian Heilemann
Partner at Earlybird Venture Capital, Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board Freighthub GmbH
Dr. Rainer Hillebrand
Vice Chairman of the Executive Board, Otto Group
Zhengrong Liu
Member of the Executive Board, Beiersdorf AG
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Straube
Institute of Technology and Management, Chair of Logistics Faculty, Vice Dean, Technische Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Stephan Wagner
Direktor Executive MBA ETH SCM Department Management, Technology and Economics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
Kühne Logistics University is situated in Hamburg's HafenCity waterfront urban development area. The location is one of Europe's largest seaports and is ideal for the campus. KLU is strongly oriented towards economic science and interdisciplinary studies. Together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Maritime Logistics and the technology-oriented logistics center at Hamburg University of Technology, KLU is part of an important cluster of logistics research institutes in northern Europe.
Dean's List
The Dean's List honors those KLU students in our academic programs who consistently perform at the very top of their class. For each program, only the best 10% of students based on the GPA are recognized with this honor.
The Dean's List is published twice during the course of each study program:
- at mid-term (after 1 year for MSc programs, after 1.5 years for BSc programs) and
- at the graduation.
The current Dean's List:
MSc in Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management Class of 2019:
- Elsa Cropp
- Max Körber
- Christian Carreri
- Tim Schlaich
- Jan Baus
MSc in Management Class of 2019:
- Karla Kaufmann
- André Eikenkötter
- Iqra Qamar
BSC in Management Class of 2017 (end-term):
- Sonja Brauner
- Christian Carreri
- David Ekere
BSc Management Class of 2018 (mid-term):
- Helen Ewald
- Till Micke
- Julian Schusta
MSc in Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management Class of 2018 (mid-term):
- Sandria Weißhuhn
- Rhys Hange
- Nina Wagner
- Hanna Feller
- Marie Klose
MSc in Management Class of 2018 (mid-term):
- Felix Sklenarz
- Oliver Ettrich
BSc Management Class of 2019 (mid-term):
- Mulan Bartz
- Maik Wiedmann
- Julia Bahn
Dean's List - Master
Dean's List - Bachelor
Dean's List - Spring 2016
Dean's List - Fall 2015
Dean's List - Spring 2015
Dean's List - Fall 2014
KLU is supported by the Kühne-Stiftung, which is also the sole shareholder of the holding company of KLU, Kühne Logistics University GmbH.
The President and the Managing Directors oversee operational management of KLU and serve as managing directors of the contracting body. The President supervises the academic staff of KLU, and together with the deans, is responsible for the research and teaching concept. The Head of Administration oversees operating and administrative matters of the university. The commercial operations of the holding company are supervised by a Supervisory Board, which is appointed by the Kühne-Stiftung (Foundation). The Supervisory Board appoints the managing directors.
University Bodies
KLU university bodies have powers of decision in matters delegated to them by KLU's constitution or agreements with the body governing the university. University bodies include:
Executive Board
- Prof. Dr. Thomas Strothotte
President & Managing Director
- Prof. Dr. Jan Becker
Dean of Research / Associate Professor of Marketing Service Management
- Prof. Christian Barrot, PhD
Dean of Programs / Associate Professor of Marketing and Innovation
- Fabian Berger
Head of Administration & Managing Director
Managing Director KLU Executive Education
Academic Senate
- Prof. Dr. Thomas Strothotte
President & Managing Director
- Fabian Berger
Head of Administration & Managing Director
Managing Director KLU Executive Education
- Prof. Dr. Jan Becker
Dean of Research / Associate Professor of Marketing Service Management
- Prof. Dr. Christian Barrot
Dean of Programs / Associate Professor of Marketing and Innovation
- Prof. Michele Acciaro, PhD
Head of Logistcs Department / Associate Professor of Maritime Logistics
- Prof. Maria Besiou, PhD
Professor of Humanitarian Logistics
- Prof. Dr. Asvin Goel
Associate Professor of Logistics & Supply Chain Management
- Prof. Dr. Kai Hoberg
Associate Professor of Supply Chain and Operations Strategy
- Prof. Joern Meissner, PhD
Professor of Supply Chain Management and Pricing Strategy
- Prof. Dr. Niels Van Quaquebeke
Head of Management Department / Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior
- Florian Badorf
PhD Candidate
University Management
- Prof. Dr. Thomas Strothotte
President & Managing Director
- Fabian Berger
Head of Administration & Managing Director
Managing Director KLU Executive Education
Supervisory Board
- Karl Gernandt
Kühne Holding AG, Executive Chairman (Chairman of the Supervisory Board)
- Prof. Dr. h.c. Klaus-Michael Kühne
Kühne + Nagel International AG, Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Dr. Thomas Staehelin
Kühne-Stiftung, Vice-Chairman of the Board
- Prof. Dr. Marc Gottschald
Kühne-Stiftung, Executive Director
Code of Conduct
The KLU Code of Conduct:
- promotes a shared sense of community,
- codifies a standard of conduct that we all agree to live by, based on a sense of shared value,
- communicates our values and mission to the outside world.
Standards of good practice
1. Respect
- We shall treat each other with respect, fairness, and tolerance.
- We shall value people irrespective of characteristics or attributes such as gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, color, religion, nationality, ethnicity, age, social status, race and disability.
- We see diversity as a source of enrichment for our community.
- We shall champion the active integration of all, especially foreign, KLU members into our community.
2. Cooperation
- We shall communicate openly and honestly, while dealing with information conscientiously and responsibly.
- We shall be helpful and support one another.
- We shall ensure that criticism is constructive, and provide encouragement.
- We shall help and promote each other in our professional and personal development.
Equality and Diversity Office
The objectives of the EDO is to increase awareness on equality and diversity matters at the KLU by fostering the dialogue on these issues among staff, faculty and students. The EDO provides informal advice to the university administration and student services on issues related to equality and diversity and if requested will participate as an observer in any meeting, committee or activity as deemed appropriate by the relevant decision body, e.g. the President, Executive Board, Student Bodies, etc.
The EDO meets on the premises of the university every three weeks and has activated an email to deal with (anonymous) complaints and suggestions. Please contact us if you are interested in the EDO activities. Although the EDO operates collaboratively with a Committee, its representative is at the moment Michele Acciaro. Members of the Committee are:
- Michele Acciaro
Deputy, Associate Professor of Maritime Logistics & Head of Logistics Department
- Maria Besiou
Vice Deputy, Professor of Humanitarian Logistics
- Holly Fulkerson
Program Coordinator Executive Education
- Jana Gruber
Student Services Manager
- Vasileios Kosmas
PhD Candidate
- Ina Litterst
President's Office
You can contact the members of the Committee individually or write to EDO edo(at)the-klu.org. You can request that your case is dealt with confidentiality.


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The UK got its first taste of next-gen this week with the arrival of the Xbox One and you can expect a full range of reviews over the next week. Jon's working his way through the launch lineup as we speak, well in-between trying new voice commands in the snazzy new menus that is. I'm not getting involved until it'll at least make a me a brew in the morning.
Sadder news elsewhere this week as a batch of Blockbuter stores were closed and then a few days later we heard that the entire chain, including online services are to cease operations, possibly before Christmas. From everyone here at Dealspwn, we wish the staff the best of luck in finding new employment as soon as possible.
The reviews section started with a grand return to form for my favourite PlayStation duo in Ratchet & Clank: Nexus. Then Jon brought us a review of the delightful Vita game, Tearaway and the co-op laser show of CoBots. To make that Christmas shopping list even longer for you we have a verdict on Lego Marvel Super Heroes.Don't worry about A-Men 2 though, nobody needs that. Matt reviewed Contrast and Bioshock Infinite's Burial at Sea DLC and found them both a bit underwhelming. At least Contrast will be free on PS4 is you have PS Plus. Ahead of a full console review, Matt has a review of the PS4's DualShock 4 to keep you going. After all those words, take a break and enjoy Carl's video review of Battlefield 4.
There's a collection of unboxing videos for the impatient amongst you who can't wait to see what the cables look like for your Xbone or PS4. I tried my hands at a Dealspwn Playthrough video for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 (don't worry, I don't natter all the way through it). The video footage continues with Matt's video diary for X Rebirth. Can't wait to start mowing down the Helghast on Friday? Then check out Matt's Opening Scenes video for the new Killzone. We put together a few buying guides for shoppers looking into buying a 3DS, 2DS, PS Vita or -if you don't like your kids that much- the Wii U. Carl got back to taunting my non-PC-gaming self by rounding up the latest WildStar info and the team also got together to pen their thoughts about the launches of the new consoles. Stay tuned all next week for the reviews and features of the hottest next-gen titles.
- Blockbuster Axes 72 Stores And 400+ Jobs In "Extremely Upsetting" Move: Has since announced all stores are closing.
- UK Games Charts | Marvellous LEGO Blocks FIFA (Groan): But gets shot down by COD.
- Crazy Xbox One Controller Prototypes Let Players Smell The Action: Scratch n' sniff cards would be cheaper.
- Ueda "Terribly Sorry" For The Last Guardian's Delay - Will It Eventually Release On PS4?: Well, it won't be on PS3.
- Telltale and Game of Thrones? It Could Be A Match Made In Heaven: Because we've forgotten how bad Jurassic Park and Back to the Future were.
- The Best Thing About The DualShock 4 Has Barely Been Touched Upon: Headphones are back for later nighters.
- Xbox One Matches PS4 Day One Sales, But They Shouldn't Celebrate Yet: MS launched in 13 territories. PS4 in just two.
- Grid 2, Contrast, Resogun, Sonic Racing and More Coming to PS Plus Next Week: Fewer PS3 games than usual, but there are PS4 games now too.
- New International Age Ratings System Launching Worldwide Next Year: But will moronic parents pay attention?
- Ratchet & Clank: Nexus Review | Get Your Zurkon: An essential purchase.
- Contrast Review | Separate Silhouettes: Will be free on PS Plus for PS4.
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Review | Excelsior!: Lego on addictive form again.
- A-Men 2 Review | It's Over? Amen To That!: Oh dear.
- Tearaway Review | Vita's Cut-Price Christmas Cracker: The one we've been waiting for.
- CoBots Review | Smart Student Puzzler Tethers Us Together: Get your co-op bond on.
- Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode 1 Review | Everybody's Gone To Rapture: Quality fan service for Rapture fans. Except, Matt.
- Battlefield 4 Video Review | Guns and BLAMMO: See why Battlefield 4 is all sorts of ace.
- DualShock 4 Review | Sony's Best Controller Yet: Touch it, on November 29th.
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 - Taking on the Godbot | Dealspwn Playthrough: See the most wanted hack n' slasher in action.
- WildStar Class Drop Wrap-Up | Week 2 - (Re)Introducing The Esper: Ever get the feeling this game is never coming out?
- X Rebirth Gameplay Diary | Part One - Initial Impressions: Rather Gorgeous... And Broken: The good and the bad. But no ugly.
- The (Un)Official PS4 Unboxing Video | Greatness Awaits... Probably: Watch a box come from another box!
- 3DS & 2DS Christmas Buyer's Guide: The UK's most popular handheld.
- PS4 Launch Impressions | It Might Be #4TheGamers, But Where Are The Games?: In 2014 mainly.
- Xbox One Launch Impressions | Have Microsoft Bounced Back?: They're certainly looking better since that announcement disaster.
- Oh Yes, It's The Xbox One Unboxing Video!: One box, with one Xbox One box inside said box.
- Wii U Christmas Buyer's Guide: Go to Game and buy a PS4.
- PlayStation Vita Christmas Buyer's Guide: Still a bit of a gamble.
- Xbox One Kinect Voice Commands: The Essential Guide: "Xbox, tell the wife it's over"
- Opening Scenes | Killzone: Shadow Fall Gameplay - First 20 Mins: Can't wait until Friday? Take a look now.


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When cooking for one, the freezer is your best ally. But in order to make it your friend you need to learn how to take advantage of its qualities. It doesn't have to be a frustrating relationship or the last stop in your food's life. I know how disappointing coming home hungry to an ice-hard meal can be and I've been caught throwing away a few unidentified, frozen, items myself.
But a great kitchen is an organized kitchen. And if you plan things well you'll have meals ready to be cooked from frozen, pre-cut meats that are quick to thaw and sauces that will soften in a heart beat.
I've done my research, tried many things and here's my step by step and bullet list of tips and tricks. I hope this will help you reconcile yourself with your freezer.
Step 1. Packaging
What you need:
- Freezer bags, some with twist, some with ziplock
- Cling film and Foil
- Plastic containers with seal and clips
- Oven proof dishware.
- a Straw
∙ Choose your freezing container wisely as this will dictate the thawing process required. If you intend to cook your dish straight from the freezer, then make sure you use an ovenproof dishware.
∙ Size matters. If you know you'll want to eat your prepared food one serving at a time, make sure to choose small containers, or wrap your food in individual portions. I like to wrap chicken breasts individually and put them all in the same labeled bag.
∙ Minimize the air contact by removing as much of it as possible. This aims to avoid the dreadful, taste-altering, freezer burns.
-Fill plastic containers almost to the top, but allow some room for the food to expand.
-Push the air out of bags or suck it out with a straw by closing the top almost all the way and inserting a drinking straw. Pinch, extract and seal when you are out of breath.
∙ Seal ovenware with cling film for air tightness and foil for protection. However, don't forget to remove the plastic film before popping it in the oven.
What you need:
- colourful washi Tapes
- a Pen and a permanent Marker
I know, I know, this step seems hard to keep up, but it's the perfect way of using those beautiful washi tapes you've seen on etsy, and it will really make your life easier. If you don't know what's in your freezer it will end up in the bin.
∙ Create a colour code to easily identify your food. For example, use blue tape for cooked food and yellow for raw food. Or Stripy for sweet and plain for savory.
∙ Always put the freezing date on the food and a few descriptive words. The idea is not to write an essay on the dish, but to simply have something that will jog your memory when you'll look through your freezer 2 months later. With no hints, there's little chance of remembering, and honestly, you have more important things to memorize, like your mom's birthday.
∙ Remember to mark your bags before you filled them with food. Writing on a wobbly piece of plastic is quite the challenge. And make sure the bag or container is dry before putting the tape on, you're not putting all this effort in only to have it fall off.
∙ Trick: Use magnetic dispenser, stuck to your fridge, to keep your tapes close by. These here are lovely and practical.
3. Storage
∙ Cool your prepared food or meats in the fridge, for a few hours or overnight, before freezing. The hotter the food when it goes in the freezer, the longer it will take to freeze and the bigger the ice crystals formation will be. Since big crystals cuts through the food's fibers, altering the texture and increasing fluid loss, you really want to minimize this as much as possible. No one likes a mushy and dry steak.
∙ Unstable piles that risk falling off every time freezer's door is open is quite irritating. Optimised our storage capacity by using similar square containers to build steady towers and get into those corners.
∙ Freezing liquids flat in bags will save you space and reduce its thawing time. Make sure you have access to the bottom of the draw or have a baking tray that fits in your freezer to lay things flat. Once rock hard store up straight and create your own frozen sauces library.
4. Cooking
∙ Defrosting food in the fridge usually takes between 12hrs and 24hrs, depending on its thickness. To avoid having raw meat juices contaminates your shelves, make sure you put the meats in a bowl.
∙ Some dishes can be cooked straight from frozen or be given a little help to melt. For example, run your flat bag of Bolognese under warm water, it should soften in less than a minute.
∙ Soups and stews, bakes, gratins and pies are all fine to go into the oven, straight out of the freezer. Some bloggers even freeze egg sandwiches and reheat them straight in the microwave. I've never tried it myself, but it seems like a neat trick. Make sure you freeze these in the right containers to take full advantage of this possibility.
∙ I always keep my morning bread, bagels and English muffins in the freezer. I spend a bit of time slicing them before freezing and I benefit later when I toast them straight from the freezer.
5. Examples and tricks
∙ I like to cook my individual portions of pies (fish, shepherd or "pate chinois) straight from the freezer, covered with foil and popped in the oven as soon as I turn it on. The use of a lower temperature to start helps to thaw the food and protect the dishware, which could break from such a drastic change in temperature. Covering the dish with foil, from the start or towards the end, protects it from drying out.
∙ Raw pastry:
Make sure the pastry is suitable for freezing.
Cut the dough to your usual pie dish shape, wrap each in cling film and stack them in a freezer bag. This will allow you to take out one at a time. Do the same for puff tarts like the courgette and feta here. Simply Lightly run the tip of your knife all around the dough, about 1 cm away from the edges, to create a crust before freezing. When ready to bake, take the pastry out of the freezer and fill the center with your favorite toppings and bake. The cooking time will be longer, so lower the oven's heat to avoid burning your ingredients.
Code: I've used a "T" for tarts base and a "P" for pies tops.
∙ Raw meats:
Since my hands will get contaminated by raw juices when preparing the meat for the freezer, might as well do a bit of work. I like to cut my meat in different shape before freezing: cubes for chicken pies, strips for fajitas and butterfly for quick grilling. Not only will you save on cooking time, but thinner pieces of meat take less time to thaw.
Find your own code to identify the cuts. Here, I've creatively put "C" for cubes, "S" for strips, "B" for butterfly and "W" for whole pieces.
6. Extra tips:
∙ Never re-freeze. Ever.
∙ A full freezer saves you energy as its temperature is more constant and less air needs to circulate. Therefore, using it is better for the environment!
∙ Don't freeze vegetables with a high water content, such as lettuce, cucumber, bean sprouts and radishes. The ice crystals will break them and they'll turn mushy. Yikes!
∙ I usually only need 2 bacon slices at a time, but I freeze them in packs of 3. I simple can't resist a warm, crispy rasher so I allow for an extra one to snack on while I cook.
∙ Did you know you can freeze milk for up to a month? Simply defrost in the fridge and shake before serving.
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The process of maturing is an art to be learned, an effort to be sustained. By the age of fifty you have made yourself what you are, and if it is good, it is better than your youth.
~Marya Mannes
Between this blog, Facebook The Queen of My Self fan page and my monthly Ezine, The Queen's Chronicles, I get a lot of comments from women everywhere who are transitioning into their own powerful potential as a fully sovereign Queens.
I would like to share some of these thoughts, as I believe they speak to the interest of all the 60 million midlife women out there. Should these spark your own thoughts. fabulous. And if they inspire to you send in your thoughts and ideas to share, even better.
I'm always happy to see women reclaiming age. We have to figure out what it means on our own, questioning everything that society tells us. This is work that all of us are doing, just as we're reclaiming our gender expression and our spiritual practices.
In a still male-dominated society, an aging woman is seen through male eyes. No longer a traditional sex object, and so derided? But also feared, because of some very ancient conditioning. Early on, elderly women must have been the most valuable asset in tribal cultures. Memory and experience were priceless, since that was what kept everyone alive. Elderly men would have been revered, too, but elderly women would have more intimate knowledge of body changes, cycle and healing. And so I have no doubt that we were the authority figures for thousands of years.
And as the patriarchal overthrow meant the suppression of women's primeval power, so it buried the power of old women. Our social roles have narrowed down because we retain the tendency to speak truth and to naturally exert authority. In order to prevail, patriarchy has to turn us into cartoon characters – just as they've done with the witch and with so many aspects of womanhood.
It makes sense, from nature's viewpoint, that elderly women would have special gifts, gifts that we've been honing our entire lives. Nature doesn't waste anything, least of all experience.
I am really curious to hear what age means to other women. For me, it's been a much more balanced and self-aware place to be. My mind has settled down. It's the difference between choice & compulsion. When I was younger, I felt compelled to push, struggle, and take on challenges. Now, when I do those things, I do them from a sense of choice.
Old women often discard the mask of femininity and stand revealed in our true power. But it can be very scary to step out of a firmly-entrenched social role and that's why women are scurrying to "look younger." To take on our atrophied power is not easy. We all have to recognize it first, and then we have to work together.
But to my mind this is the only thing that will save the planet at this junction in history. And I think it's the message of the epoch, the message of Pluto in Capricorn, the sign of age and wisdom.
– Jenny, Germany
Amen. I am in my mid 40's and finally know. I understand and appreciate myself. Life is fantastic!!!
– Tracy, OH
This is so true. During my 30s and early 40s I wished to return to my 20s. Now, in my late 40s, I am so glad to be where I am in life's journey.
– Cyndi Grady
So right you are sister. At 70 I am who I am and proud to be Queen of Self. Life is a stage and I love the part I now play.
– Micklo, CA
Soooooooooo true! And it only gets better and better. 🙂
– Diana, NM
Yes! I am very happy with who I have become!
– Brenda, BC, Canada
Yes! The handcrafted Self is worth the journey it takes to get here!
– Lynlee, CA
My 50's are just sooo much FUN!
– Donna, MT
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So You Think You Can Dance
Season 11
Top 16 Perform, 2 Eliminated
Top 16 Perform
Choreographer: Mandy Moore
Song: "Take Me To The River"/Annie Lennox
The dance has a total 80s vibe which is pretty cool. Overall it's a pretty good routine, the dancers dance more as a group than as individuals which I really like. I should have guessed Mandy Moore was the choreographer. Her routines she choreographs always seem to have this timeless quality about them.
Cat comes out wearing an amazing sweater dress. That's all sparkly and shows of her legs. Really it's a fantastic dress. I'm also all about that ring. Getting down to business, Cat announces…
The Bottom Six
Bridget, Marquet, Brooklyn, Serge, Tanisha, and Zack
My Thoughts
Okay, so I called a lot of these kids last week, but ZACK? What are you CRAZY AMERICA? What? I wish, wish, we could see these guys solo, but alas, the show must go on. My prediction, it'll be Brooklyn and Marquet going home.
Couple #1
Who: Valerie and Ricky
Choreographer/Style: Nakul Dev Mahajan/Bollywood
Song: "Dilliwaali Girlfriend"/Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (soundtrack)
Performance: The dance is high energy, but I actually feel like the style suits Valerie more than it does Ricky. For Ricky, the style seems almost goofy and a little sloppy. Valerie is calm, cool, and collected and she's taking to the style in ease. That lift they do is very messy, but overall they held it together. I just wish Ricky wasn't so…bouncy.
Judges: Mary calls the routine full of life. Valerie was beautiful and Ricky was strong. Nigel thought the routine took great energy and they kept it up throughout. Misty realizes how hard they worked. She was continually impressed by Ricky. Grade: B-
Couple #2
Who: Bridget and Emilio
Choreographer/Style: Travis Wall/Contemporary
Song: "The Leaving Song"/Chris Garneau
Performance: I'm pretty sure I could have watched a full 2 hours of this routine. In fact, I felt as if the story was just getting started, and I wanted to learn more. There were SO MANY wonderful things about this routine. And if Bridget goes home after this performance it will be a TRAVIS-TEY (see what I did there? Couldn't resist). Her movements were so stunning, and visually striking. She fully got into character and her sweet demeanor just disappeared. I almost forgot Emilio was a hip hop dancing until Travis incorporated some of his movement into the choreography. The only thing I wish was that there was more light so I could see what was going on. Love the pose when Emilio lifted her up and she spread her arms and legs. Love her dipping down, chest out leg up as he caught her. That took a lot of trust. Love her grabbing onto his leg with her legs and holding onto the bars for support. Really I wish this routine would have continued for 2 more minutes, I felt like it was 30 seconds long. Emilio's face is so full of emotion when the routine is over.
Judges: Nigel loves Travis' choreography. He loves how Emilio pointed his toes and is excited about his growth. He thought Bridget was magnificent. Misty thought the choreography highlighted them. Mary loved everything about it. She thought it was really special and Bridget exceeded her expectations. Grade: A+
Couple #3
Who: Tanisha and Rudy
Choreographer/Style: Dave Scott/Hip Hop
Song: "Good Kisser"/Usher
Performance: First, that outfit Tanisha is wearing is so distracting. What is happening there? Damn. However, the routine is sexy and suave. They are super cute together. Rudy looked real cool, I love the all black suit. However, Tanisha stole the show with her outfit. The style really suited her and she didn't over do it.
Judges: They loved the performance. They can't get over Tanisha. Rudy did a great job as well. Nigel thought the routine suited them and Rudy was able to step out of his usual self. Tanisha, of course, grabbed Nigel's attention. Grade: B+
Couple #4
Who: Jessica and Marquet
Choreographer/Style: Dimitry Chaplin/Smooth Fox Trot
Song: "I Put A Spell On You"/Nina Simone
Performance: I have to say, I felt like Jessica did a lot of the work there. And she looked fantastic. But I wished that there were more fox-trotty elements in there. It seemed like a lot more leg movements and lifts, etc, but that has more to do with the choreography then the couple. They had good chemistry and they danced it well, but the ballroom element of it was missing.
Judges: Mary thought there were some good moments, but that their technique wasn't so great. She wasn't too impressed by Marquet, but thought Jessica did amazing. Nigel didn't think the routine flowed enough and was distracted by the lifts. Misty thought Jessica was beautiful but that she needs to be aware of her neck. Misty felt Marquet needed to be more grounded in his feet. Grade: C+
Couple #5
Who: Carly and Serge
Choreographer/Style: Mandy Moore/Contemporary
Song: "Foolish Games"/Jewel
Performance: Maybe it was the point to the routine, but I felt like Serge was a little careless with Carly, just tossing her around. When she fell she fell heavy and it was distracting. I literally thought "be careful!" There's a way to show carelessness, while still being in control and I don't know how in control he was. Carly's dancing was so fluid and powerful, but I didn't really feel like Serge did too much. I felt like he could have been bigger in his movements and he needed to show more emotion. I do love to see Mandy Moore back choreographing.
Judges: The judges love them together. And give Serge a lot of compliments, even though I don't feel all that connected with him as they do. I think he's growing in his dance, but not quickly enough. The judges however love them. Grade: B+
Couple #6
Who: Emily and Teddy
Choreographer/Style: Jonathan Platero & Oksana Dmytrenko/Salsa
Song: "Bruk It Down"/Mr. Vegas Feat Alison Hinds
Performance: Teddy brings this energy and personality in his dancing where he could just be doing a terrible job and you'd never know because he has so much confidence. Emily starts out strong, but then somewhere in between she seems to lose her confidence and it feels a little awkward and labored, like she's just trying to get through it. She seems to be focusing too much on the dancing and not so much on the performing. Don't get me wrong, the routine is tough, but she made it look super tough.
Judges: Misty felt Emily was uncomfortable and unstable in her footwork, but is impressed with how she recovered from her slip. She thought Teddy was giving her salsa. Mary commends them for dancing the tough routine and thought they got through it. She thought Teddy was feeling it and he really had it. Nigel mentions how Emily dislocated her shoulder earlier today and explains how her feeling nervous probably has to do with that fact. It does explain a lot. Grade: C
Couple #7
Who: Jacque and Zack
Choreographer/Style: Sonya Tayeh/Jazz
Song: "Back to Black"/Beyonce feat. Andre 3000
Performance: Zack dances like a man. He is just so strong! I seriously couldn't take my eyes off of him. I feel like he out danced Jacque and again I forgot about her. I love the move where Zack ran to her and did a sort of hand stand over her, and then sank to the floor. I love how he adopted Sonya's hunched shoulders. I just love the kid. Jacque honestly could have been anyone.
Judges: Mary loved the choreography. He loves how Zack stays in character. Nigel thought it was an interesting routine, but didn't feel emotionally connected to it. Misty expected more refinement from Jacque and wanted to see more of her personality. She thinks Zack is fabulous and is impressed by him. Nigel asks her if she's tougher on the guys than the girls and Misty says yes because the guys are at another level. I agree with her! Grade: B
Couple #8
Who: Brooklyn and Casey
Choreographer/Style: Wildabeast/Hip Hop
Song: "Hustle Hard Remix"/Ace Hood feat Rick Ross & Lil' Wayne
Performance: I don't know if this makes sense, but they're both too pretty to dance hip hop. They are way to pretty for how hardcore this song is. They're trying. They're hitting it hard, Casey gets a little tired at the end there, but it's all just a little awkward. Brookyln fits in a little more than Casey does but the style doesn't suit them as much as I wish it did. I think it has a lot to do with costume and hair and make-up too. They could have been done up dirtier.
Judges: Nigel is not really sure their outfits say hip hop. He thinks they need to get down more. Nigel thought Brooklyn was trying very hard. Misty thought Brooklyn was great. Mary thought it was hard hitting near the end and thought Brooklyn took it up another notch. Grade: C+
Group Routine #1
Who: Brooklyn, Casey, Emily, Emilio, Tanisha, Serge, Valerie, Zack
Choreographer: Sonya Tayeh
Song: "So Broken (Live)"/ Bjork
Performance: I really really REALLY liked this piece. It was so brutal, and ugly, yet beautifully haunting at the same time. I felt like they were dancing as the group, they weren't trying to be showy. I loved the move where they all fell over at the same time. It was really a WOW moment. This piece was subtle and not subtle at the same time. And I LOVE the closing shot on their faces just breathing and being in the moment. This piece left me tense, staring at it through clenched eyes. Cat said it right, it was gorgeous.
Judges: Misty felt like Tanisha was the team captain. Mary called Sonya brilliant and that they were all stars. She loved their passion. Nigel wanted to be a part of the routine because he wanted to experience what it was like to be in it. Grade: A
Group Routine #2
Who: Bridget, Marquet, Carly, Ricky, Rudy, Jacque, Jessica, and Teddy
Choreographer: Travis Wall
Song: "Love Runs Out"/One Republic
Performance: This piece has so much energy and it has me from the opening shot. The outfits are super adorable and that sequence in the middle when Carly falls back and forward and back again is super thrilling. I'm so mad the camera didn't focus on some of the other amazing things that were happening in the routine. Sometimes I feel like the camera is focused on less interesting aspects of the dance. Ricky had this amazing move but instead the camera got it from a weird angle and Jessica was the focus. Sometimes I wish the camera would try less cool things and just showcase the dancers dancing.
Judges: Nigel talks about how the dance was live cut, and I wish it wasn't. Misty is taken with Ricky and I have to say she's right. He's the star in everything that he does. And he's super adorable. Mary thought it was brilliant. She thought Marquet tore it up in the routine. Grade: A-
Top 5 Favorite Routines
- Bridget and Emilio – Contemporary
- Group Routine #1 – Brooklyn, Casey, Emily, Emilio, Tanisha, Serge, Valerie, Zack
- Group Routine #2 – Bridget, Marquet, Carly, Ricky, Rudy, Jacque, Jessica, and Teddy
- Tanisha and Rudy – Hip Hop
- Jacque and Zack – Jazz
Elimination Time
After today's performances, I still think it'll be Brooklyn and Marquet's time to go, even though Brooklyn did a good job today. Nigel tells us next week we're losing 4 dances. WHAT? What is this blasphemous! Damn you FOX and your cutting down the show. Why couldn't we have lost 4 dances in the beginning? Anyway, onto the elimination, the dancers going home are: Marquet and Brooklyn.
My Prediction for Bottom Six
Next week, I think it'll be Teddy, Casey, Serge, Emily, Jessica, Jacque in the bottom six. At least that's who I hope who will be voted in the bottom six.
Overall Thoughts:
I hope Zack isn't in the bottom six next week. He's been killing it and I don't understand why people aren't voting for him. He and Ricky are my definite favorites. Also, what was up with Lucy Hale? She's a terrible singer. I like her as an actress, but country doesn't suit her voice and she was terrible live. Moving on, I can't believe we lose 4 dancers next week. Hopefully my favorites Zack, Ricky, and Bridget will be safe. I'd love to see the dance with all stars. Wouldn't you love to see a Ricky/Allison Holker, Bridget/Alex Wong, Zack/Katee Sheen duos? Until next week!


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