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It sounds like there's plenty of activity at Movable, the Brecksville company that produces an increasingly popular worn activity monitor called the MOVband. Forbes.com catches up with the firm and its founder, serial entrepreneur Blake Squires, who released the MOVband about 18 months ago. The idea behind the device is simple: It can be connected to a computer, and the data is collected on a dashboard where a user views his or her history of activity. "We're trying to inspire that extra walk at the lunch hour," Mr. Squires tells Forbes.com. Northwestern Mutual, Hyland Software and DDR Inc., among others, "have embraced the company's corporate product" since it launched in September. That program also is used in about 150 schools nationwide, including a Houston school system with 4,800 students using the MOVbands. The price for the program is $29.99 per employee or student, and an additional $4.99 per device for the management of a particular group. At those rates, Movable "feels it can disrupt more expensive offerings that seek to provide wellness programs for enterprises, which can charge about $100 per employee," Forbes.com says. Mr. Squires says companies that offer the program to employees can offer rewards for those that hit certain milestones. Envisioned, but not yet operational, "is the possibility of having health insurance premiums lowered through use of the Movable program," according to the story. Forbes.com says that to date, Mr. Squires and other angels "have funded the company to the tune of about $2 million. A series A is planned for later this year and profitability is expected sometime in 2014."
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OverDrive Inc. in Garfield Heights is gaining some big-name authors with the addition of the Hachette Book Group e-book catalog to its platform. The digital media company said Hachette will make its entire digital catalog of more than 5,000 eBooks available to libraries and schools via OverDrive starting next Wednesday, May 8. That's a big deal because it will give e-book readers at OverDrive-powered libraries and schools in the United States and Canada access to authors including Kate Atkinson, David Baldacci, Sandra Brown, James Patterson and David Sedaris. OverDrive supplies digital services for more than 22,000 libraries and schools worldwide, with support for all major e-reading devices, including iPad, Nook and Kindle. The addition of the entire Hachette Book Group e-book catalog to OverDrive — which already carries its audiobooks on the same lending platform — enhances what the company says is the world's largest catalog for libraries and schools, comprising more than 1 million e-book, audiobook, music and video titles. Hachette says it will follow a "one-copy/one-user" lending model, and there will be no checkout or term limit for the titles on the OverDrive platform.
The recession officially ended in June 2009, but it doesn't feel that way to a large percentage of small business owners in Ohio and nationwide, according to the 2013 U.S. Bank Small Business Annual Survey. The survey of 3,210 small business owners, including 203 in Ohio, found most are "hesitant to make a significant investment because of uncertainty toward the economy, or the potential impact of tax and health care policies," says Tom Zirbs, regional manager for Northeast and Central Ohio at U.S. Bank. Asked to describe the state of the economy, 45% of Ohio small business owners said it's in recovery, but 45% said it's still in recession. The rest said they were "unsure." Those numbers match almost exactly the U.S. data, where 45% say the country is recovering and 43% think it's in recession. According to the survey, small business owners in Ohio and across the country remain "hesitant to make significant investments in their business." Both regionally and nationally, about two-thirds of owners responded that they were unlikely to make a capital expenditure in the next 12 months, according to the survey. However, small business owners in Ohio said they are more likely to add to staff, and less likely to make cuts, than the national average. The survey found 20% of Ohio small business owners expect to increase their work force in the next year, while just 4% expect to make cuts. Nationwide, those numbers were 16% and 5%, respectively. And small business owners are making progress in embracing new technology. U.S. Bank said more than seven in 10 small business owners in Ohio report they have "integrated mobile technology into their business strategy, whether through mobile banking, social networking, web design, payments or other uses."
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This exam will test the knowledge of system engineers and field engineers regarding the features, functions, design, and planning for deployment of the Cisco Connected Grid technology solution. There will be a focus on the features and benefits of the Cisco 2010 Connected Grid Router (CGR 2010) and the Cisco 2500 Series Connected Grid Switch (CGS 2500). The solution deployment planning will include design, configuration, implementation, and integration.
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The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. In order to better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes, the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.
- Introduction to Cisco Connected Grid Go-to-Market and Product Positioning
- How to Sell
- Cisco Connected Grid Ordering and Support
- Cisco 2010 Connected Grid Router (CGR) Product Overview
- Cisco 2500 Connected Grid Switch (CGS) Product Overview
- Cisco Connected Grid Solutions
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I am really liking the fur collar trend at the moment, but it is a bit difficult to pull it off with a headscarf. Or so I thought. Here are some pretty pictures that I wanted to share :)
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I just updated my ArcGIS to version 10.1. When using ArcMap, I've not been able to perform mosaicking without getting an error when I use the "Mosaic" tool in Data Management Tools -> Raster -> Raster Dataset. The error does not tell me anything. When using "Mosaic To New Raster" I don't get an error, but it also does not create the mosaic.
I've checked Environments settings to see if there was a problem there, but they seem to be correct. I'm using elevation rasters for the mosaic. Is there something that I need to do since the upgrade in order to correct this problem?


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The Great Wall of China --- Now Online
EDSITEment's lesson plan brings the ancient structure to life
The Great Wall of China is an architectural wonder, extending more than two thousand kilometers from Heilongjiang province north of Korea to the westernmost province of Xinjiang. Often cited as a one of the Seven Wonders of the Medieval World, the Great Wall's reputation reached astronomical proportions through the popular – but mistaken – belief that it was visible from the moon. Nonetheless, the popular tourist destination is the longest man-made structure in the world, with a history that has fascinated and continues to fascinate students of all ages.
Through EDSITEment's lesson plan "Following the Great Wall of China," teachers have access to interactive exercises, websites that have been reviewed for content and accessibility, and other educational resources that will aid in teaching about this historic structure.
Users will learn that although initial fortifications were begun in the 3rd century BCE, the Great Wall was predominately built during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), totaling at least fourteen centuries to construct. The lesson plan also reveals that the wall, built as a response to the possibility of invasions by neighboring nomadic peoples, was actually meant to keep people in as much as it was meant to keep people out.
An EDSITEment interactive map designed to supplement the lesson plan allows students to test their knowledge of the Great Wall of China: With each correct answer, students can "build" a section of the wall. This feature is particularly valuable for middle school students.
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Indoor plants are a good idea for various reasons, namely to beautify, to purify air, and to trap and absorb pollutants. Horticulture magazine last fall shared other reasons, including that indoor plants:
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Indoor plants are a good idea for various reasons, namely to beautify, to purify air, and to trap and absorb pollutants. Horticulture magazine last fall shared other reasons, including that indoor plants:
— Help lessen stress
— "Have been shown to reduce coughing and dry, dehydrated throats and skin"
— Can increase productivity and creativity, especially in a work space
Some of the best household plants to clean indoor air, according to hgtv.com, are English ivy, bamboo palm, Chinese evergreen, Gerbera daisy, dragon tree, mother-in-law's tongue, pot mum, peace lily and the "Janet Craig" variety of dracaena fragrans.
Wellnessmama.com adds to that list plants most effective at removing indoor air toxins and contaminants: rubber plant, Boston fern and dwarf date palm.
And, the site explains that while aloe vera is not one of the best houseplants to purify indoor air, "it does have the unique ability to release oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide at night, making it a good choice for keeping in a bedroom." Plus, its interior gel soothes scrapes and burns.
Herbs such as lavender, rosemary and basil are not only aesthetically pleasing, but they purify air, add flavor to foods and are enjoyable to smell.
The problem is, many plants are not pet- or child-safe. While adult dogs are less likely to find plants appealing, cats are notoriously curious and playful. Cats may not set out to taste or eat a plant, but by swatting, grabbing and pouncing on a plant they may get exposed to toxins or even poisons. The same principle applies to babies and toddlers.
Horticulture magazine suggests making plants less attractive to pets by misting or spraying them regularly, sprinkling them with cayenne pepper, or spritzing around the base or on the pot with a commercial animal repellant. An easy solution for pets and children is to display plants up high. Or, because cats are attracted to plants, the publication advises keeping oat grass, catnip and catmint in a pot for them to enjoy.
A few air-purifying and safe plants for homes with pets and children are money tree, spider plant, African violet, bamboo and Boston fern.


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Learning from Others: Gartner Symposium ITxpo 2012
"One of the most valuable things any person can learn is the art of using the knowledge and experience of others"
– Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
I learned to swim in a day. I remember I was standing by the side of the pool, watching the various ways people propelled themselves through the water. The butterfly stroke seemed too hard, but the Australian crawl seemed simple enough. Being very young at the time, my sense of adventure outweighed my sense of self-preservation, and I jumped in and began flailing away. To my great surprise, it worked. It's a lesson I have carried forward in life: You can learn a lot by just watching what other people do.
With that in mind, I am very pleased to be hosting a panel at this year's Gartner Symposium ITxpo 2012 on the topic of "A Mobility Strategy for Business Success". Joining me on the panel will be three IT leaders with three very different approaches to mobility. They are Barry Libenson, CIO at Land O' Lakes Inc, Ron Gilson, CIO of Johnsonville Sausage, LLC and Bhavani Amirthalingam, Vice President of IT at World Wide Technology Inc.
Just from talking to them beforehand, I was struck by the diversity of business reasons that went into their individual mobility strategies. I'll be asking them to share some of their decision-making process, best practices and lessons learned from their mobility roll-outs. We'll also be exploring how they have provided superior customer, partner, and employee experiences without compromising the security or policy of their respective businesses.
If you will be attending the Gartner Symposium ITxpo 2012 in Orlando, I hope you can join us and add your own perspective to the discussion. The panel will be on Monday, October 22nd, from 3:30 – 4:30 PM in Swan 1-4. With the proven experience of these three IT leaders to draw upon, it should be an engaging and thought-provoking session.
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CalypsoCrystal CalypsoCase Summer 2013 Collection Review/
CalypsoCrystal recently introduced its new summer 2013 collection-themed CalypsoCase for the iPhone 5 and iPhone 5S, and it is now being offered in multiple stylish flavors including this summery metallic leather with a sparkling golden color finish that only a true fashionista would dare rock. Unless we haven't gotten our facts straight, that's about all there is to know about CalypsoCrystal's recent extravagant luxury items.
In all seriousness, CalypsoCrystal's latest summer 2013 collection of luxurious handmade leather sleeves for the iPhone 5, iPhone 4/S and even the Samsung Galaxy S4 are the same incredibly amazing sleeves we've reviewed and simply adored in the past on a few occasions. Because we're fans of absurd high standards, and well because CalypsoCrystal was nice enough to let us have a look at one of their latest CalypsoCase sleeves in what the company calls the Kansas Gardens color - which really is just a beautifully metallic gold leather variant of the conservative natural looking leather types that is finished off with a sparkly texture that'll sure to stand out in a crowded public gathering; we couldn't refrain from sharing with you this amazing handmade piece of brilliant metallic Italian leather. So we took a couple of shots.


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Azafady's mission is to alleviate extreme poverty and protect endangered, biologically rich forest environments in Madagascar by empowering some of the poorest people to establish sustainable livelihoods and improve their health and wellbeing. Their aims are to raise awareness about the plight of the Madagascan environment and the Malagasy people; to empower Malagasy people to improve their own lives; and provide support to communities and threatened environments. Azafady's approach is one of co-operation and participation with grassroots communities working to alleviate the effects of poverty and to support viable, environmentally sensitive development. Their holistic development and conservation projects support some of the world's most vulnerable people in threatened & irreplaceable environments. At the heart of the charity's work is an integrated approach to the needs of the Malagasy people and their unique environment, sensitively built around what local people have told the charity are their most critical needs and which maximises community participation. Azafady develop projects using the Sustainable Livelihoods model for poverty reduction, which aims to reduce vulnerability by strengthening communities' human, natural, financial, social and physical assets with a caveat that the charity's projects and activities do not compromise the environment. Projects incorporate communication, training and support at the level of the Fokontany (village) and the household, with a priority for the most isolated and marginalised communities. The charity has recently recruited a Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, who will implement Azafady's new HIV/AIDS activities with pregnant and married women, with the aim of reducing rates of maternal transmission of HIV within the town.


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We celebrated a day early in our house. It was just easier that way since Wren goes to school on Monday/Wednesday/Friday. Sean and I had a little bag of surprises for her that we wanted her to have before school so she could wear them for her class party (the dollar store heart necklace above being one of those items) and then she used the pretty little bag to carry all her Valentine's home from school too. So it was a win all around to go the early route.
We hope your day is filled with love and laughter and all the good stuff.
{ a bun!!! Finally! I celebrated this all day long. }
I enjoyed reading all her little cards. 4 year old printing is up there with newborn puppies and laughing babies on the cute-ness index.
And a big BON VOYAGE to my little sis (@digitalconfections on IG) who left for her Italian adventure yesterday!


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A man renting an apartment in a Victorian house in Connecticut was poking around the basement when he was surprised to find some fine clothes stuffed in a trash bag. A tailor's tag listing the client's name on one of the suits startled him even more.
"Paul Newman. January 1986."
Peter Gamlen, a 23-year-old British illustrator, said he believes the suit belonged to the late actor, director, entrepreneur and racing driver. The suit was by the tailor Henry Stewart. So, Gamlen researched Stewart and found an obituary in the New York Times from 1993 that listed Newman among the tailor's clients.
Gamlen said he began to holler and run around when he made the discovery.
"Guess where my legs are!," he said to a friend. "They're in Paul Newman's trousers!"
Gamlen described the suit as a two-piece lounge suit with surgeon's cuffs.
"This is incredibly well made," said Gamlen, who said he was surprised at how well the suit fit. "The whole cut of this is absolutely beautiful."
Gamlen, who was given permission to sift through previous tenants' belongings in New Haven, said he also found a photo of Newman in the pocket of a sports jacket. The actor was sporting sunglasses and standing with three other men.
Newman, who died in 2008, lived in Westport, about 30 miles from New Haven.
Gamlen, who came to the United States for work about a year ago and works in a clothing store, said he believes, at the very least, the suit with the tailor's tag belonged to Newman.
Gamlen said he loves fine clothing and "The Hustler" starring Newman is one of his favorite films.
"It's certainly valuable to me in terms of being like an amazing coincidence and also a really beautiful set of clothes that look pretty damn good on me," he said.
Gamlen said he's not sure what he's going to do with the suit.
Kay Hill, who owns the building, said she has no idea how Newman's clothes could wind up in the basement, though she noted she's had notable tenants over the years such as professors and authors.
"It sounds like it really could have been Paul Newman's suit," Hill said.
She said her parents, who once lived in the building, met Newman at a Democratic fundraiser decades ago, and her late father in law once played tennis with Newman.
"They wouldn't have anything to do with the suit," she said.
A.E..Hotchner, Newman's longtime friend, said he could not imagine how Newman's clothes would wind up in New Haven though he didn't rule it out.
And especially fancy suits.
"Paul was notoriously underdressed," Hotchner said. "As far as I remember he had one black sports coat and he had one suit."
The down-to-earth actor who liked to race cars also had a tuxedo, but he burned it so he'd have an excuse not to attend any more black tie events, Hotchner said.
"Paul really didn't want anything to do with any kind of dressing up," Hotchner said. "He certainly wouldn't have left any clothes in a building in New Haven."
Newman's daughter, Nell, also said she's not sure why her father would have old clothes sitting around in New Haven, though she noted he briefly attended Yale University in the city.


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Production of hay, including alfalfa, in the top-18 hay-producing states has been declining rapidly, according to USDA's recently released Annual Crop Production Summary. In fact, supplies of all hay are at the lowest level since 1957, according to USDA.
"Lower stocks equate to lower production due to both lower acreage and the drought," says Dan Undersander, agronomist with the University of Wisconsin, Madison. "If prices stay high, it will encourage people to stay in hay, but if prices fall, they'll move more acreage into corn."
Last year, hay growers harvested 79.6 million tons of all-hay, down 11 percent from 2011's 89.5 million tons and off 21 percent from 2010's 100.2 million tons. Declines in acreage occurred across most of the Corn Belt, including Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan, and Missouri.
All alfalfa production, which includes baled alfalfa, greenchop, and haylage, in 2012 also fell. Area harvested in the top-18 alfalfa-producing states slipped 5 percent from 13.8 million acres in 2011 to 13.1 million last year. And 2012's harvested acreage was nearly 10 percent lower than 2010's 14.5 million acres. Total alfalfa production fell 19 percent from 52.7 million tons in 2011 to 42.5 million tons last year. Last year's production is a 24 percent decline from 2010's 56 million tons.
Yield per acre of all alfalfa has also been dropping, from 3.85 tons in 2010 to 3.81 tons in 2011 to 3.24 tons last year. Thus, over the past two years, yield has plunged more than 15 percent.
"This winter will be a reasonably mild one," says Undersander. A mild winter will help keep a ceiling on demand and limit the drawdown in stocks. With stocks a low as they've been in decades and drought continuing through much of the Midwest and high plains, livestock producers and hay growers will need to produce as much hay and haylage as they possibly can early in the season, Undersander notes.
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Undersander recommends that grazers put 30 to 40 pounds of nitrogen on each acre of pastureland this spring. That, he ways, will yield the equivalent of an extra ton or two of forage per acre that animals can graze.
"Hay prices will likely stay high for the coming year," Undersander adds. He advises dairy producers to return to the historical practice of having six months worth of baled hay in the barn in addition to a full-year's worth of need. "It's a good practice and dairies should return to that practice," he adds.


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Ibrahim Shkupolli & entrance to Sello mall
The Sello mall shooting occurred on the morning of December 31, 2009 in Espoo, Finland. The shooting was believed to have been started after Ibrahim Shkupolli, the gunman, found that his ex-girlfriend had a lover at the grocery store where she worked. Shkupolli first killed her in her apartment before heading to the mall. The shooting began when the gunman entered the Prisma supermarket and began firing with a handgun.
Preliminary reports indicated four fatalities at the mall, three men and one woman. All were employees of Prisma. Another woman, identified as the suspect's ex-girlfriend, was found dead in an Espoo apartment in connection with the case. The ex-girlfriend was also an employee of Prisma, and the Finnish police speculated that she was the main target. It is alleged that Shkupolli killed his former girlfriend first in the apartment, and after moved on to kill her boyfriend (who was shot and killed) at the shopping mall where they both worked. The gunman was identified as 43 year old Ibrahim Shkupolli, and after the shooting was seen walking into another shop where he disappeared, sparking a major manhunt which involved police helicopters. Later that day, Shkupolli was found dead in an apartment in Kirstinmäki, Espoo, in an apparent suicide. His apartment was completely empty except for a mattress, framed photo of his ex-girlfriend and 14 fully loaded magazines for his gun and a bag containing additional 273 cartridges.
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Fans looking to get a little more with their copy of Prinny: Can I Really Be The Hero? for the PSP next month need look no further that NIS's official online store, Rosenqueen.
Along with the standard retail edition of Prinny, which comes in a box with the soundtrack and a special Penny Arcade Prinny comic, Rosenqueen is offering a couple of bundles that provide a more complete Prinny experience. For $64.99 you can now pre-order the Prinny: Hero to the Rescue Set, containing the game, a lovely blue Prinny PSP pouch, and a red-scarved Prinny plushie just begging for punishment. An extra $5 nets you the Prinny: Ultra Dessert Set, which tacks on a Disgaea graphic novel to help you get the whole story.
Both the pouch and the plushie are also available for stand-alone purchase, so if you've already pre-ordered the game somewhere else you can still get the swag to go along with it.
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We blast The Tragically Hip's "50 Mission Cap" on the way to hockey.
My son loves the song because it involves two of his favourite things — hockey and fishing.
I love it because it's about hockey hero Bill Barilko, and "the last goal he ever scored won the Leafs the Cup."
(And they are going to win it again this year!)
Anyway, my son is eight and likes to test the limits, particularly when it comes to language and the words he's allowed to say.
"Can I say the S-word?" he asks.
"How about the F-word?" "Absolutely not!"
"Well, can I say the M-word?" "Huh, what's the M-word?" "You know," he says, before mouthing it.
"NOOOO .... If I ever hear you say that you'll be grounded until Donald Trump is no longer president, and God help us all if he gets a second term."
"I can still say 'poop' though," he says.
He recently asked Siri the same question and she told him to "keep it clean."
Oh my.
As I said, he enjoys pushing the boundaries. My buttons, too.
Which brings me back to "50 Mission Cap."
The next song on "Yer Favourites" — an essential album for every Canadian's music collection — is "New Orleans Is Sinking."
Lately, to my surprise, he's been requesting that song.
As a Tragically Hip lover, that makes me smile.
The Hipdoctrination has been successful.
We've now enjoyed some great Karpool Karaoke to "New Orleans."
I mean, seriously, how could you not let it all go at the verse, "I got my hands on the river, my feet back up on the bank, Looked up to the Lord above, And said, hey man, thanks ...?"
My boy was sporting an evil grin after one such jam last week.
"What's up?" I ask.
"I like that song because it lets me swear," he smiles.
I fast-forward the song in my head. There are no bad words.
"No one or nothing lets you swear," I say. "Which word?"
"The B-word," he replies proudly.
"I don't think so," I say. "There is no B-word in that song."
"Ain't got no bitchin' postcards," he sings, "ain't got no souvenirs."
I resist laughing, and switch to Serious Dad Mode, explaining the words are actually, "Ain't got no picture postcards" and that sometimes people mishear lyrics.
"Even Daddy," I say without enough thought. "When I was a boy I believed the Trooper song "Raise a Little Hell" was "Raise a Little Owl."
"So, I'm allowed to say, 'Hell?'" he asks.
This phase is nothing but a curse.
Steve Bartlett is an editor with Saltwire Network. He'd love to hear your misheard lyrics. Reach him at email@example.com.


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So here is how it goes. When I was growing up my parents owned their own shop. They worked ALL the time. Most of my childhood I sat among boxes in a storeroom. I watched Golden Girls. I read Archie. I also worked. Age appropriate jobs, of course. So I started my working life at 10. By the time I was old enough to get a worker's permit I hightailed it out of there and got a job somewhere else. Working for your family isn't fun. Actually working for other people isn't fun either. Working for your family is even less fun. So I worked every summer until I graduated college and got a full time big person job. Then I got a better big person job and then another. Then I had a baby. Well, that was the end of the big person job. Then I had another baby, and then another and before I called it a day I had one more.
Actually a whole, huge amount of fun and exciting things also happened but that isn't part of this story. This is about working and where I am now. It's time to decide what comes next.
Here is what I know. I love making my own schedule. I like being here when the kids get off the bus. I love that summer is not spent in an office looking out the window wishing I were outside. Basically I want to work from 10-3 and have most of the summer off. Sounds like a great job, doesn't it?? There's just tons of jobs like that around!
I have a plan. A work from home, have my own business plan. It does not require me to actually make anything because I'm not good at making anything but nachos. I can make really great nachos. So more details later. I have plenty of time before my little guy is in school long enough for me to be productive. So why not stretch this out in two, ten or 30 posts?


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If you had even the faintest doubts that Marvel's followup to Captain America would be anything but a series of kickass fights and flying ships going boom, well, be at ease. The new trailer is here, and it looks incredible.
It's exciting to get a better look at Falcon, whose equipment looks badass however implausible, and to see that the franchise is maintaining its sense of humor. And those who have read the storyline this is based on should, I think, be plenty encouraged by how the Winter Soldier is being handled here. At the very least, he's clearly a match for Cap.
The only thing it could use a little more of is Robert Redford, but that's true of all things in life. Captain America The Winter Soldier is out March 26th in the UK and April 4th in the US; that's plenty of time to memorize every single detail here, and take wild guesses about what fills in the blanks. Can't wait.


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Dare You To by Katie McGarry
If anyone knew the truth about Beth Risk's home life, they'd send her mother to jail and seventeen-year-old Beth who knows where. So she protects her mom at all costs. Until the day her uncle swoops in and forces Beth to choose between her mom's freedom and her own happiness. That's how Beth finds herself living with an aunt who doesn't want her and going to a school that doesn't understand her. At all. Except for the one guy who shouldn't get her, but does….
Ryan Stone is the town golden boy, a popular baseball star jock-with secrets he can't tell anyone. Not even the friends he shares everything with, including the constant dares to do crazy things. The craziest? Asking out the Skater girl who couldn't be less interested in him.
But what begins as a dare becomes an intense attraction neither Ryan nor Beth expected. Suddenly, the boy with the flawless image risks his dreams-and his life-for the girl he loves, and the girl who won't let anyone get too close is daring herself to want it all….
My Review:
I should start by saying I read Pushing the Limits out of sheer curiosity. The cover art was everywhere I went online for weeks. The blurb didn't catch me, but after seeing the cover 9 trillion times I gave in and downloaded it. I loved it. Like really loved it. I bought copies for my kids' babysitters and started following Katie on twitter. The book seemed to stand alone, so when I heard there was a sequel, I started looking for news on it periodicly. The cover is so hot. I shared it on twitter. Then, I found the ARC available through NetGalley and nearly wet my pants when I was approved to read it. I literally squueeeed.
I devoured this book. I loved it even more than the first one. Right? Who does that? Katie did it. She drew me in to a character I didn't think twice about in Pushing the Limits. Beth is my new favorite character ever. Like ever. She's a hot mess. Awful. And Katie slowly peels away the layers until the reader sees how raw she is, what life's done to her, what her heart goes through – continually. I was broken on her behalf. I groaned when she made poor choices after having good ones available because I "got" that bad choices were what she understood. The "safe" was the frightening unknown to her. OMG. Just. Wow.
Beth's relationship with Isaiah was turbulent, but strong. It was hard to see his heart broken because he is essentially as lost as she was when the story began. We knew he loved her in Pushing the Limits. I hope Katie is telling his story next because I want so much to see him find something real.
For someone as adrift as Beth, Katie delivered the perfect hero. (I don't mean her uncle here, though again, OMG she nailed it with him. He was amazing. Perfect. Loved). Katie introduces Ryan, the most steadfast teen I've ever read. He's confident, even when he's not. He takes chances, stands his ground and leads. He is precisely perfect for Beth. He anchors her and we can see her closed off heart unfurling as she dares to dream of something more than she has before.
The banter is fresh and fun. The romance is hawt. The story is real. I love this. I plan to buy copies for my home and the YA readers in my life. This is a must read book for anyone who loves an amazing story. Thank you Katie. Again.


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Save Khaki is one of my "hidden gem" shops here in New York.  It doesn't feel like a "hidden gem" to me because I've shopping there for quite a while, but it seems lots of people are still just discovering its understated charm.
Although I really like Save Khaki for their Fall basics, I really Love Save Khaki for my Summer time wardrobe. ¬†The best item is their V-neck tee. ¬†The V is neither too deep nor too high, the quality of the cotton is superb, and the soft, faded colors are perfect for Summer. ¬†Surprisingly, my second favorite item is the crisp, cotton poplin pajama bottoms'Ķoh they're perfect! ¬†They don't drape or cling to my legs so I stay very cool when I sleep.
As the size of the stores expand, so does the product offering.  Recently, Save Khaki began carrying more home furnishings, most of which would fit in perfectly in 90% of the Tumblr interior shots I see.


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There must be a little Brett Favre in every veteran NFL player.
Ryan Lilja "pulled a Favre" on Wednesday when the veteran guard-center gave up retirement to reunite with former teammate Peyton Manning.
The Broncos agreed to terms, pending a physical, with Lilja on a one-year contract that with incentives has a maximum value of $2.2 million. Retired on Wednesday afternoon, Lilja may well be shotgun snapping to Manning on Sept. 5 when the Broncos open their season against the Baltimore Ravens at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.
Lilja, 31, is hardly the first athlete to unretire. Favre, a former star quarterback, made a mockery of retirement from 2008-10. When the season ends, a physically beaten-up player feels like he never wants to play again. One day after Lilja and the Kansas City Chiefs lost to the Broncos 38-3 to finish last season with a 2-14 record, he announced his retirement.
But then training camp started up again, and like Favre in the final years of his career, Lilja apparently needed his football fix. Lilja is to catch an early flight from Kansas City, Mo., to Denver on Thursday morning and take a physical. He may not practice with his new team during its 8:50 a.m. workout Thursday, but given where Lilja has been, he may need a couple of days of solid conditioning anyway.
Manning and Lilja were teammates with the Indianapolis Colts from 2004-09. When healthy, Lilja was the Colts' starting left guard. He moved on to Kansas City in 2010 and played left and right guard in his first two seasons with the Chiefs. But when Chiefs center Rodney Hudson suffered a broken leg in the third game of the 2012 season, Lilja snapped the ball for the first time in his NFL career. He wound up playing 13 games at center.
In the spring, Lilja started hearing from teams that encouraged him to play a 10th season. The Broncos initially made contact with former Colts (and Manning) center Jeff Saturday. But Saturday said he was done playing and recommended Lilja.
A call was then placed Tuesday to Colorado Springs-based agent Craig Domann offering Lilja an opportunity to reunite with Manning.
When Broncos center Dan Koppen went down this week with a season-ending knee injury, and with J.D. Walton still a long way from returning from his left ankle injury, Lilja was offered a contract in hopes that he would compete with Manny Ramirez for the starting center job.
Lilja had been rehabbing toe and knee injuries when the Chiefs tried talking him out of retiring in March. Other teams also contacted Lilja recently. What the Broncos had that other teams didn't was an old friend and quarterback in Manning.


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Denim Is Our Only Savior, 3
In a future where resources are scarce and humanity struggles to survive mankind looks to denim for salvation. Now, Çalık Denim, a denim manufacturer based in Turkey that trades worldwide, is making a commitment to the future by implementing a green strategy for its denim production.
Print advertisement created by RDB CG, Turkey for Çalık Denim, within the category: Fashion.
Creative Director: Tolga Özbakır
Copywriter: Selin Hamamciyan
Photographer: Emir Sarisac
Deplorable copy, imo, but what images. Any and all points for that.
That's it.
Good shoot not nice ad
Denim bodybags? Can I just ask, for a small moment, why mankind would 'look to denim for salvation'? This is about a green production strategy, we're told. So, the toxic fumes from sulphur, dyes and caustic soda, those are all gone now, are they? Then why exactly is our hero wearing a gas-mask? Surely the world is looking to breathing apparatus for salvation in this ad?
Rarely does an ad get it so wrong so completely.
I think the copy is good... in Turkish. Just a slightly-off translation. Hell, for all I know this line could be pure genius... in Turkish.


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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech soccer team announced its team awards Tuesday morning, honoring those players that made irreplacable contributions to the squad during the 2012 season.
The team awards, as voted upon by all rostered players, include an offensive and defensive MVP in addition to the team MVP. Also included are a Newcomer of the Year, Most Improved Player of the Year, and the Golden Eagle award, which is presented to the player that most embodies the spirit of Tech Athletics.
For the second straight season, senior Kerri Reid captured both the overall team MVP and Golden Eagle awards. In addition to showing great direction and skill on the pitch as a team captain, Reid demonstrated responsibility and leadership off the field as a student and member of the community.
"Kerri epitomizes what it means to be a Golden Eagle," said head coach Daniel Brizard. "She's great in the classroom, great on the field, and great as a leader. I think everybody looks up to her and feels comfortable talking to her, which I think is important. She has the right mindset in everything that she does."
Reid wrapped up a stellar career at Tech, ranking second all-time with 71 career starts. Her 5,439 minutes played were eighth in team history. Reid recorded six goals and seven assists during her Golden Eagle career, accounting for 19 points.
"Kerri thoroughly deserved team MVP," added Brizard. "She's a great person, great leader, and tireless worker. She'll do whatever is asked of her. She's a midfielder, but when Leigh (Heffner) went down with a torn ACL, we needed her on the back line to fill a gap and she did that, no questions asked. She did a really good job back there and was one of the reasons we were still in games towards the end of the season."
Fellow senior Julie Thompson snagged defensive MVP honors for second consecutive year after missing just one start in 17 games played. Despite missing one game, she still finished third on the team in minutes played, with over 1,450 logged over the season. Her 6,177 career minutes rank second in the Tech record books.
"Julie started every year that I've been here," Brizard explained. "She did a good job for us on the back line. She worked hard and provided a tireless effort. Towards the end of the year, she played a few other roles for us. I don't think we were really ever targeted going down her side of the field, which I believe is important, as a coach."
Grabbing the offensive MVP award was junior forward Ellie Iaciofano. After two solid seasons, Iaciofano enjoyed a break-out year for the Golden Eagles, leading the team in goals and points and tying for the team lead in assists while earning all-OVC second-team honors. She netted eight goals on the year and tallied four assists. Her 20 points were the ninth highest in a single season in Tech history, as were her eight goals.
"I think Ellie had a breakout year," Brizard said. "She really came around this past year. She made a commitment last spring and over the summer to get faster and stronger, and she did. She played a great role for us up top, putting the ball into the back of the net. More times than not, she was our lone goal scorer."
A true freshman out of League City, Texas, Jordan Brown took home the Newcomer of the Year award after a sensational rookie campaign. As a goalkeper, Jordan finished the season with 123 saves, the third best single-season total in Tech history and 13th most in all of Division I play.
Brown started every game for the Golden Eagles, playing nearly 1,650 minutes between the pipes while recording three shutouts on the year. She ranked first in the Ohio Valley Conference with 6.83 saves per game, which was also the second-highest output in team history.
"I don't think we can say enough about her contributions to the matches last year," Brizard said of Brown. "She kept us in games. Sometimes stats lie a little. She got hammered in a few games last season where it really wasn't her fault."
"We're looking for big things from her going into her sophomore year. I think she's going to the spine of this team and an important leader going forward, and I think the girls recognize that by voting her Newcomer of the Year."
Rounding out the list was sophomore forward Kelsey McGohan, who earned the team's Most Improved award. A native of Loveland, Ohio, McGohan made five starts over 18 games played in 2012, recording the highest shots-on-goal percentage on the team with a 1.000 mark.
"Kelsey came in here as a freshman and we didn't really know where to put her," explained Brizard. "Over the spring and summer, she worked on some things and we finally nailed down a role for her in the fall. She was fantastic at it."
"I think she's a total 180 degree from where she was at as a freshman. She's become impactful in games and on the team. There were a few games this season where the opposing coach came over and told me Kelsey was the best player on the field. I think that means a lot when other coaches recognize that."


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Game Leaders
Team Stats
Ground Balls
Face Offs Won
Man Up
LYNCHBURG, Va.—The Birmingham-Southern men's lacrosse team opened the 2012 season on the road Sunday, falling to No. 8 Lynchburg College, 21-4, in Lynchburg, Va.
Lynchburg won the opening face-off of the game and scored within the first seven seconds, and the Hornets led 15-0 at the half.
The Panthers finally got on the board in the third quarter when senior Jacob McPherson scored, assisted by senior D.J. Ward. Freshman Erik Klein scored the next two BSC goals, one of those assisted by junior Nicco DeRosa, and junior Matt Ivie scored BSC's final goal of the game, assisted by senior Chris Clarke.
BSC led in ground balls, 43-37, but also committed 30 turnovers, 10 more than the Hornets. The Panthers also won 15 of 27 face-offs.
BSC stays on the road for its next game, facing Berry College in Rome, Ga., next Saturday, Feb. 18, at 2 p.m.


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Solving Cocoapods arm64 issues
You are just starting your new awesome iOS app. You have set up Podfile and all the libraries that you love. You will use Swift to code, because the functional is the way to go. Everything is set up and then you open up XCode to find out the error on build:
Undefined symbols for architecture arm64
Relax, the issue is with some of libraries that you like using (e.g. Crashlytics is build as 32bit pod). Ok, what now!?
In order to fix this there are 2 options:
- Figure out what library is the issue and recompile it or
- Update Build Settings and adjust Architectures to 32bit ones
The option #2 is much easier if you do not need to do something specific in your app that 32bit architecture would not support.
You can change this manually through XCode:
So just change the value for Architectures to "armv7 armv7s" or better use the variable "$(ARCHSSTANDARD32_BIT)". Leave the Valid Architectures as they are as you for sure want to support new devices as well.
Or even better, since you are already using Cocoapods why not let them handle this. Add the post_install hook to your Podfile like this:
post_install do |installer|
installer.project.targets.each do |target|
target.build_configurations.each do |configuration|
target.build_settings(configuration.name)['ARCHS'] = '$(ARCHS_STANDARD_32_BIT)'
And that's it.
NOTE: You may know this already but Cocopods still lacks Swift framework support, so you will have to combine cocoapods and checking git submodules. Though the support is coming along, join in, contribute, or be paitent..
UPDATE 10/21 Since Apple officialy announced not allowing apps that do not include 64-bit support, my post become deprecated quickly :) But this push is good as more and more pods are recompiled for 64-bit (e.g. Crashlytics mentioned above).


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Friday, December 31, 2010
Playing Favorites
My blog is a labor of love, a way of sharing with others who share my love of genealogy and a medium to get the cousin bait out there. So I don't always try to "knock one out of the ballpark." I do make extra efforts for Memory Monday posts and Carnival of Genealogy entries, but the driving reason behind this is to write down my memories in the case of the former and to write down my research processes and results in the case of the latter (heartfelt thanks to Jasia to providing the inspiration and the prod to do this).
My quick review of last year's posts reveals one of the reasons that my writing plan for next year includes more blog posts on my research: other than Friday newsletter summaries, there weren't many posts on this subject. I don't count Surname Saturday; that's pure cousin bait and does not address "Here is why this family is interesting/difficult/surprising" or "Here's how I did it." The newsletter summaries may continue, but I'm hoping to have some kind of weekly "This Week's Research Problem" feature.
Here are the five:
Ode to My Family's History: Through the Lens of Gilbert and Sullivan
This almost did not get written. I cannot write poetry – but lyrics to catchy tunes, that's another matter. A few early tries yielded a couple of lines for several different tunes. I almost gave up. Then the Long Boring Meeting happened. Notebook came out. Pencil flew. Inspiration combined with silliness was covered by an earnest expression, and the various presenters and speakers thought I was fascinated by their golden words.
Memory Monday: The Tree in Our Basement
The number of responses to this surprised me. It was one of those minor things that had more significance for my family than we realized at the time.
From the Will to the Estate Packet: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Definitely a labor of love: A write-up of one of my most exciting and astounding research discoveries. However, procrastination often smothers inspiration. I give all credit to Jasia's Carnival of Genealogy at Creative Gene for the fact that this series ever saw the light.
Greenville Love
This was the companion piece to "From the Will to the Estate Packet." My first research trip turned out to be the Best Vacation Ever, even though I spent a lot of it in the Greenville County Public Library.
Memory Monday: The Flower Bowl
Another surprise post. Little things loom large.
This will probably be my last post of 2010, so I would like to wish a Very Happy New Year to all of the readers of this blog. In the coming year, may you find the time to enjoy your families and do your research, enjoy the good health you will need to do both, make some amazing discoveries and smash at least one big brick wall.
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Greta, What a nice list. The first two are new to me, and of course I remember Greenville Love and the Flower Bowl quite well...it was fun looking and reading the posts again. Thanks for sharing these. But, you could have done a list of 20, they would all have been great.ReplyDelete
Your posts are all good, Greta. It's always interesting to learn which writings a writer herself loves best.ReplyDelete
I'm looking forward to reading your research posts this coming year. I think it's interesting to learn how others do their research and what they find.
Happy New Year!
I highly approve of your list!ReplyDelete
(Like that matters, I mean, tee hee, it is YOUR list!)
Happy New Year Greta~! 2010 was good, lets make 2011 even better!!
Thanks for the shout out, Greta!ReplyDelete
I'm always delighted with your contributions to the COG. You raise the bar and inspire many others to be better writers. Thank you for that!
Happy New Year, Greta!
༒*¨*•.HAPPY NEW YEAR.•*¨*༒ReplyDelete
I have enjoyed every post penned from your blog in 2010. Can't wait to see what 2011 brings.
Happy New Year Greta! I always enjoy visiting your blog and look forward to wherever 2011 takes you.ReplyDelete
Terrific list. I especially appreciated being pointed back to the earlier posts I'd not read (when I was living in those dark days before I discovered Geneabloggers). Your G&S odes left me speechless. I can only applaud.ReplyDelete
Greta, I'm so glad that you posted this recap. I missed the Will to Estate Packet series and was glad to go back and read it. What a great piece of research! Congrats.ReplyDelete
Here's to more happy finds in 2011.
The flower bowl was my favorite-I even posted it on my facebook page : ) But the tree in your basement was a close 2nd for me.ReplyDelete
I hope this year is all you want it to be!
Barbara - Thank you for the kind comments and for the idea.ReplyDelete
Nancy - You're right; it was interesting to see which subject were closest to bloggers' hearts.
Carol - Happy New Year Carol - may 2011 take you interesting places, in both the physical and metaphorical sense!
Jasia - Thanks again for doing the COG; it is such a big part of the heart of genea-blogging.
fM - Thank you, and I also am excited about 2011 for Shades and fM!
Apple - My best wishes to you and Apple's Tree for 2011!
NR - You know, it's hard to think of genea-blogging before you were here; it's amazing what a difference a year can make. Thank you for your encouragement!
FC - Glad you enjoyed the recap - this was in many ways my first year with a full genealogy experience. I look forward to learning more from your blog in 2011.
Tipper - My daughters just smile when I tell them how popular that post was - guess I should thank them for providing such good blog fodder! And I look forward to seeing what Blind Pig will have in store for 2011!


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50 years since we fell for The Beatles
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! And with a love like that, it's still on after 50 years
The Beatles are coming! The Beatles are coming!
Friday, Feb. 7, will mark the 50th anniversary of the beginning of (or at least the full-scale escalation of) the most successful British invasion of North America -- the musical one. On Feb. 7 of 1964, the Beatles arrived in the U.S. for the first time.
One if by land, two if by sea and three if by guitar, bass, drums, vocals and funky haircuts.
Six days before the band scored its first U.S. No. 1 hit with "I Want to Hold Your Hand," the quartet landed at John F. Kennedy Airport. Members of the Fab Four were greeted by thousands of screaming fans as they stepped off the Pan Am plane in their mod suits, sporting their trademark helmet-haircuts.
Paul McCartney, 21, George Harrison, 20, Ringo Starr and John Lennon, both 23, had been flown to the U.S. to perform on the "Ed Sullivan Show." That television event took place two days after their arrival from London and attracted 73 million viewers. It was "the show heard 'round the world."
Marcy Kobay, 61, of Danbury, remembers sitting in front of the TV with her family, anxiously awaiting the performance. Everyone she knew was doing the same thing.
"It's hard to explain; you ate, slept, everything you did was about The Beatles," she said. "It was almost cultish I guess, but it was so widespread. It was so great."
Later Kobay would be among fans who saw the band live at Shea Stadium. She said attending that concert was the most exciting event of her life. The band had just two famous shows at Shea Stadium; the first, Aug. 15, 1965, attracted 55,000 fans and set the world record for gross revenue and attendance.
Usually the moments that shock and stay with a whole generation are traumatic and tragic events, such as President John F. Kennedy's assassination or 9/11. However, The Beatles' performance on the "Ed Sullivan Show" is a positive moment that helped define an era.
"You remember these things, like watching The Beatles on `Ed Sullivan,' you remember where you were when President Kennedy was assassinated," said Gary L. Rose, 62, chairman of the Department of Government and Politics at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield. "All these things are pivotal events in people's lives and they just stay with you."
Rose, a native of Cheshire, will take part in a celebration of The Beatles at Sacred Heart on Wednesday, Feb. 19. He recalls the thrill of seeing the band's "Ed Sullivan" performance.
"The whole world was watching that, it was exciting to say the least," he said.
The Beatles' performance caused a massive surge in guitar popularity and inspired an entire generation's worth of new bands. Celebrated Bethel musician Billy Michael said although his first inspiration was Elvis, "If you weren't playing guitar when you saw them (The Beatles) that Sunday night, you were taking guitar lessons at Eddie Kanes or Carvettes (local music shops in the Danbury area) shortly thereafter. The whole `English invasion' spawned tons of local high school bands that had an array of dances to perform at."
The Beatles' sound not only had a great impact on fans, but also on the music industry itself.
"Prior to The Beatles, pop music was very much dominated by single people. You have one front man and the rest of the band backs them," said Beatles scholar Aaron Krerowicz, 28, who lives in Hartford and recently gave a Beatles lecture at the Brookfield Library. "The Beatles really changed that because there's no clear front man in The Beatles. Who is the leader, Lennon or McCartney or even Harrison? It's at least a two-headed monster as opposed to what it had been up to that point."
Sorry, Ringo, looks like you're not the "Starr" of this band.
The Ridgefield Playhouse will have a Beatles tribute concert celebrating the 50th anniversary on Friday, Feb. 7, the exact day the band landed in New York. The show will feature more than 20 well-known Beatles tribute musicians who will play the album "Love" in its entirety. Allison Stockel, executive director at the playhouse, said the show is a way to celebrate the band's enduring legacy.
"The Beatles really influenced everything in American culture. That day they landed, our styles changed, our hair styles changed," Stockel said. "So, it's celebrating not only the change in the music industry, but also in pop culture."
Beatles fan Joanne Biles, 55, of New Fairfield, said, "I think in the future they're the Mozart, Beethoven (of our era). They are the 20th-century's greatest musicians in so many ways."
As Henry Wadsworth Longfellow might have put it had he been alive to chronicle this British invasion in a poem, "through all our history to the last, in the hour of darkness and peril and need, the people will waken and listen to hear, the midnight message -- `I want to hold your hand.' "
Beatles events
The Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge, Ridgefield, will host a Beatles tribute concert Friday, Feb. 7, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $61 and $71. 203-438-5795, www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org.
Plain Jane's Restaurant in Bethel will host Billy Michael's "Beatles 50th Anniversary Brunch" on Sunday, Feb. 9, from 11 to 2:30 p.m. Michael will perform at the Beatles tribute brunch at 208 Greenwood Ave. Free admission. 203-797-1515, www.plainjanesrestaurant.com.
Later on Sunday, Feb. 9, Billy Michael will sing more Beatles songs when he hosts a vocalist open mic at the Redding Roadhouse from 7 to 10 p.m. The venue is at 406 Redding Road in West Redding. Free admission. 203-938-3388, www.reddingroadhouse.com.
Sacred Heart University in Fairfield will celebrate The Beatles' arrival with a concert on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. at the Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts. It will be hosted by two of the school's professors and will feature performances by Joe Alcastro, Bill Haug, the Joe Carter Trio and many others. The theater is on campus at 5151 Park Ave., Fairfield. Free admission. 203-371-7908, www.edgertoncenter.org.
Levon C. Ofgang is a freelance writer in Connecticut; email@example.com


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The Council of Independent Business Owners has been called a lot of things over the years.
Few could argue that the nonprofit — whose members serve on such powerful public bodies as Asheville's City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission, the Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality Agency's board and the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners — lacks influence. But how far does it reach? And does the group still have the kind of impact that it did in the past?


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How to Do SEO After Hummingbird, Penguin, and Panda
We can safely say that people are generally tired of all the changes happening at Google Search.
There's one "animalistic" update after another and the craze doesn't seem to end anytime soon.
So, how do you market your site on Google Search after Panda, Penguin, and Hummingbird? What has died permanently and what is alive and kicking?
Article Spinning – Dead
Article spinning was an interesting SEO technique. The whole thing was about taking an original, albeit usually low quality article and then generating a new version of it by spinning some words or sentences.
Such article would then go on to be submitted to hundreds of spammy article directories for the sole purpose of getting a link.
This doesn't work anymore. Google has figured it out.
Exact Match Anchor Text – Dead
Exact match anchor texts have stopped working probably a year or so ago. These days, building links with your exact keyword in them is the shortest way to making your site obsolete.
Buying Links – Risky But Works
The simple fact is that Google has no way of accurately telling which links have been paid for and which have been attracted naturally.
There's simply no chance they will be able to make the guess every single time, especially if the fact isn't advertised anywhere. However, if someone fails to remain discreet about the whole thing, you can get penalized.
Private Link Network – Works
In essence, a private link network (or a private blog network) is a network of sites that you own, which you then use to build links to your main sites.
The idea is that neither Google, nor anyone else knows that you're the person behind the network. The only way this can go bad is when you fail to keep things managed properly.
Shallow Guest Blogging – Almost Dead
Matt Cutts likes to call a lot of things dead for the sole purpose of scaring people into abandoning certain techniques. However, there's very little chance that Google is as good at finding shallow guest posts as Matt wants us to believe.
First of all, shallow guest posts are posts created purely for SEO. Usually, they are poorly written or put through an article spinner.
Eventually, they will die. Today is not the day, though.
With all of the above in mind, we have to remember that affiliates need to be especially careful when employing any of the techniques. It's a known fact that Google has never been fond of affiliate sites.
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The world's been turned upside down by the Supreme Court hearings on the individual insurance mandate. Left is right, right is wrong, and the future is uncertain. There are only two approaches to health care that we know are constitutional: a European-style 'socialized medicine' system, or the old system of uninsured people dying in the streets.
Conservatives are viciously attacking an idea developed in right-wing think tanks like the Heritage Foundation as an alternative to the Clintons' 1994 health reform. That means that, by their own framing, the right is now fighting for the "freeloaders" who don't "take responsibility" for their health costs. That's what you get when a Democratic President tries to compromise with the Right – Republicans attacking one of their own ideas as "socialism."
It's just as off-kilter on the other side of the aisle. Democrats and some of their liberal supporters are vehemently defending a law that forces Americans to buy insurance from private insurance companies – companies whose hikes of as much as 24 percent were just ruled "excessive" in nine states – for coverage so weak that enrollees can still be driven into bankruptcy by medical expenses.
The "left" solution involves forcing people to pay inflated premiums to private corporations, while the "right" is rejecting its own proposal. Who's on first?
Letting 'Left' Be Left
There's a simple solution, however – one that lets Democrats return to their party's traditional values. Remember, none of the Democratic Party's great accomplishments relied on for-profit corporations. Social Security didn't force people to buy retirement packages from Wall Street banks, and Medicare wasn't created by mandating that old people pay large premiums to for-profit carriers.
Great Democrats of the past understood that government does some things better than the private sector. The Democratic Party can get out in front of this Supreme Court fight the old-fashioned way: by being Democrats.
Robert Reich has pointed out that Democrats could perform a kind of "health-care jujitsu" by saying that the only legal option that's left is Medicare-For-All. That's one approach. Another would be to keep everything in the Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act that limits health premium and restricts health insurance companies' ability to reject people for pre-existing conditions – but without the mandate.
Whose Problem?
But wait, some health economists will say. That will make insurance unaffordable, because healthy people won't sign up for health insurance and insurance companies will be left with a costlier pool of enrollees. It will be almost impossible for insurers to make a profit. To which the proper response is: Whose problem is that?
If insurance companies can't make a buck that way, let them lobby for an individual mandate, instead of giving them what they want for free as the current bill does. Or let them step aside and admit they can't do the job.
That would put Democrats on the popular side of this issue once again – fighting for the people against the insurance companies, instead of the other way around. It would re-open the debate and open the door to much better approaches – from a public option all the way to Medicare For All.
Where Left Went Wrong (or "Right")
The world would make sense again. Right would be Right and Left would be Left – something we haven't on this issue since Hillary Clinton and John Edwards introduced mandates into the Democratic primaries of 2008 by employing the right-wing frame of "individual responsibility." Back then, too many self-described liberals cheered them for it and attacked Obama for initially resisting it. Without that primary debate we might not be in this mess today.
Back then we tried pointing out that the Clinton/Edwards/Heritage Foundation approach would not provide "universal coverage" and was un-progressive (see also, "How Progressive Groupthink Hindered Health Reform"), that RomneyCare in Massachusetts was not working as well as advertised, and that the individual mandate would be onerous for middle-class families without some sort of public alternative.
Those who said that Romneycare's alleged popularity in Massachusetts proved that mandates were a political winner weren't diving deeply enough into the polling data. The loss of Ted Kennedy's Senate seat was due partly to those who opposed the health care law and partly to those who felt it didn't go far enough – especially by encouraging a more Medicare-like approach for everyone.
Those were the political warning signs of things to come.
A Second Chance
But this bill's Republican opponents have given Democrats another chance. The White House shouldn't wait for the Supreme Court's decision. It should take a public position immediately, saying that individual mandates were only offered to appease the right and that it's willing to remove them immediately.
It would be seen as a sign of strength if the President announced that, no matter what the Supreme Court decides, he intends to make sure that health insurance companies don't get a free ride in this country. Mandate or no mandate, he expects them to hold their premiums down or be investigated by all appropriate government agencies. And he should add that, mandate or no mandate, the days when people could be refused coverage for pre-existing conditions are gone and will never come back.
If he does that, he won't have to fight for his bill. The corporate political lobby will pull whatever strings are necessary to protect his law. And if they don't he'll have the opportunity to fight on the populist side of this issue, rather than defending for-profit corporations in an election year.
In the end the health insurers will fail anyway. They've proven they can't offer real health coverage at an affordable price. This would put the Left on the right side – of history. There would be a side benefit, too: When it comes to health care, liberals will be able to act like liberals again and Democrats could return to their party's traditions – and its strengths.


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The GOP's bad boys
The bad boys of the Republican Party are back, and it's causing big problems for Speaker John Boehner.
Not since the days of the Jack Abramoff scandal a decade ago have so many House GOP lawmakers garnered this many scandalous headlines in such a short a period of time. And while it hasn't altered the overall political landscape for House Republicans — they are still expected to pick up seats in November — it is causing some nervous moments inside GOP leadership.
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On Monday, Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) will be hit with more than a dozen federal criminal charges related to his ownership of a health food restaurant in Manhattan, according to two sources close to the case. Grimm, a former undercover FBI agent, owned the restaurant after he left the bureau in 2006 until he was elected to the House in 2010. The indictment will cover criminal actions allegedly taken by Grimm during that period, the sources said.
( Also on POLITICO: Grimm could cost GOP swing seat)
The charges against Grimm will include mail and wire fraud, filing false tax returns and health care payments, hiring undocumented workers, obstruction of justice and a slew of other criminal allegations, the sources added.
Grimm's troubles are just the latest high-profile bad behavior in the House. Just before Congress left town for a two-week Easter recess, a video surfaced showing recently elected Rep. Vance McAllister (R-La.) in a romantic embrace with a now-former aide — prompting calls by top Republicans in the state for the married lawmaker to resign. Earlier this year, Rep. Trey Radel (R-Fla.) pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor cocaine possession charge. He ultimately relinquished his seat.
Neither Boehner nor any of his top lieutenants have spoken to Grimm yet, according to senior aides, but the indictment will cause a sizable headache for the speaker and his leadership team.
( Also on POLITICO: Grimm expected to be indicted)
If, as expected, the Grimm indictment covers just his restaurant-related activities, Boehner may be unable or unwilling — due to his own internal GOP politics — to call on Grimm to resign. Instead, Boehner would likely try to duck the issue and say it will be resolved by Grimm, his constituents and the Justice Department.
Boehner will also point out that the indictment covers a period before Grimm became a member of Congress, meaning that it really isn't his or the House's business. No one in leadership is looking forward to answering questions on the matter.
"It's a total mess," said a House GOP leadership aide, speaking on the condition of anonymity. The filing deadline for New York has already closed, meaning Grimm will almost certainly be on the ballot this November and give Democrats a great pickup opportunity on Election Day.
"We were prepared to deal with the 'He's under investigation'; we dealt with that last cycle," the Republican aide noted. "But I don't know how we deal with Grimm being indicted and just sitting there. It's a nightmare."
( PHOTOS: Scandal pols: Where are they now?)
Federal prosecutors had been looking into Grimm's fundraising during his 2010 campaign for Congress, including hundreds of thousands of dollars the New York Republican raked in from the followers of an obscure Israeli rabbi, but this indictment is not expected to include anything related to those donations. A superseding indictment covering that part of the Grimm probe is still possible, although it is not clear if that will happen, said a source familiar with the matter.
Ofer Biton, a Grimm business associate affiliated with the restaurant who also raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Grimm's 2010 campaign, recently pleaded guilty to a federal visa violation and is cooperating with prosecutors. Another Grimm fundraiser was recently arrested for allegedly using "straw donors" to funnel more than $10,000 in donations to Grimm's campaign.
Grimm's attorney has slammed the pending indictment, and Grimm's friends and colleagues predict he will fight the charges in court and on the campaign trail.
( QUIZ: How well do you know Michael Grimm?)
"When the dust settles, he will be vindicated," Grimm's lawyer, William McGinley of the law firm Patton Boggs, said last week after news of the pending Grimm indictment surfaced. "Until then, he will continue to serve his constituents with the same dedication and tenacity that has characterized his lifetime of public service as a member of Congress, Marine Corps combat veteran and decorated FBI special agent."
During the past five months, Boehner and his leadership team have moved cautiously when faced with high-profile scandals, as is Boehner's way. The Ohio Republican doesn't like appearing to have been forced into action by Democrats or the news media, but he also wants to show that he doesn't tolerate unethical behavior. Boehner had his own run-ins with ethics cases earlier in his career, both as a victim and a defendant, and he watched how an earlier era of Republican rule ended in ethics probes and guilty pleas. He's vowed not to let it happen on his watch.


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Long before eco-tourism and healthy living came into fashion, a small village in the Upper Galilee region of Israel followed these principles because that's how the families there saw fit. Today, Moshav Amirim – a vegetarian cooperative community – is considered one of the country's best holiday getaways.
The craziness of everyday life is quickly forgotten upon driving into this comfy community of bed-and-breakfasts, galleries and spas. Set in a forested area with gorgeous views of the countryside, Amirim – which means "summits" in Hebrew — is known for its relaxed ambience, nature trails and delectable vegetarian cuisine.
"You can breathe here," Gitit Zarchi, owner of View 10 (Nof 10) Luxury Suites and Spa, tells ISRAEL21c. "The view here is breathtaking. We're located in the heart of a nature reserve, and there are great people here."
Amirim is one of the most welcoming communities in Israel. Nearly all 150 families in the community have a hand in the tourist trade and it's their joint mission to make you fall in love with their locale.
Situated at a height of 600 meters above sea level, overlooking the Lower Galilee and the Sea of Galilee, Amirim is easy to love.
Beacon of guesthouses
Amirim was founded in 1958 by a group of vegetarians and vegans who wanted a community of their own where no animals would be killed for food and no pesticides would be used in farming. Whereas other farming villages (moshavim) during the early days of the state relied on cowsheds and chicken coops for income, Amirim's members focused on agriculture.
"People thought we were crazy to start a vegetarian village," Dalia Cohen, who has lived in Amirim for 50 years, tells ISRAEL21c.
Located just 20 minutes away from Safed (Tzfat), the number one tourist stopover in the 1960s, Amirim built its first guesthouses in 1961. Also not far from Tiberias – where many Christian holy sites are located – the village was soon popular with the foreign crowd as well as domestic travelers.
In 1985, the Tourism Ministry dubbed it the country's first "rural tourist village" and set Amirim on its path to become the country's beacon for rural holidays. As people looked for environmentally friendly vacations, this vegetarian community was immediately a natural choice.
There are some 250 bed-and-breakfast guesthouses and cabins set up along the winding roads of the community. Each place has its own style or theme. Many of the guesthouses also include spas; some are for couples only, while others cater to families.
Rustic they are not. Pastoral by location, many of these cottages and cabins are decked out with Jacuzzis, flat-screen televisions and other modern amenities. The Jacuzzi water, in case you're wondering, almost always drains into the garden in keeping with the environmentally friendly character.
There's also a community pool that is open to guests in summer.
"Amirim has restaurants, artists, galleries, nature trails, guesthouses and cabins. It's a true holiday village," says Zarchi, a retired educator who, together with her husband, turned to the tourism business in order to "share the plentitude that surrounds us."
Vegetarian gastronomy
Amirim is a gastronomical adventure for anyone who likes food — and a paradise for vegetarians and vegans especially. Though many omnivores and carnivores may think of vegetarian fare as a mere side dish, Amirim's chefs have a different perspective.
The little community has a growing culinary scene. There's an Indian restaurant, a few vegetarian and vegan eateries and cafés, and bakeries, too.
"There's more awareness about vegetarian food today," says Cohen, 75, Amirim's best-known culinary wizard.
Cohen is the owner of the village's landmark restaurant, Dalia, which opened its doors 30 years ago. "There are two kinds of people who come to eat in Amirim: Those who are vegetarian or vegan and those who are used to eating a hamburger and fries but say they'll try it out once and then return again and again," she says.
Cohen – who loves to tell about the cooking competition she won 45 years ago with a vegetarian dish of eggplant filled with soya, orange and wine — dismisses any suggestion that her food is a side order. "My menu includes fritters with nuts, blintzes, soups, lots of organic salads, desserts, herbal tea. You leave here full and satisfied," she declares. "You can be a master chef with a vegetarian meal."
Moreover, much of the food served at Amirim's eateries is home grown. Visitors to the village can wander through the different vegetable patches and see just where their salad comes from.
Attractions next door
Amirim is a jump-off point for many visitors to the Galilee region and Golan Heights. In addition to nearby Safed and Tiberias, there are also hiking trails leading from the village to nature reserves nearby.
Other attractions in the area include horseback riding, kayaking on the Jordan River, jeep tours in the Golan Heights and boat trips on the Sea of Galilee.
In summer, Amirim's local musicians perform for free in an outside park area overlooking the Sea of Galilee.
And while attractions are nice, one of the real reasons to come to Amirim is for R&R. So, park your car at a guesthouse and don't move it until your holiday is over. Walk around the village, taste the healthy cuisine, take in the views and just relax. That's what you're here for.


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Sweet Potato Rice Pudding
Growing up my Granny used to make my cousin and I a big batch of goop to play with every week. Most people probably have no idea what goop is…but it is something kind of like Play-doh but with a more plastic-y, jello-y feel to it.
She always made it lime green and it would entertain us for hours. It was from a recipe from the newspaper that she found…and it was made with normal things you would have in your kitchen. It was perfectly safe for us to eat and we did so often.
We would always immediately regret eating the goop…because it tasted even worse than Play-doh…but it was so worth seeing my cousin make a disgusted face every time she ate it.
Being the inventive child I was, I was always finding new ways to convince my cousin to eat the goop. One time we used the rack inside the refrigerator to make lines on it so it looked like a steak.
Once we even used my grandfathers shotgun shells to make it look like a pizza (I'm from Texas, so shut up). And occasionally we would just feed some to Annie the dog.
This Thanksgiving when my Mom sent me home with 3 bazillion tons of sweet potato casserole I had to become inventive. There are only so many times I can eat sweet potato casserole. For starters, the first time I reheated it, I ate off ALL the marshmallows (stop making that face, you know it's the best part).
So the next time, I added some marshmallows I had in the pantry already and again I ate all the marshmallows. Then I ate a little for breakfast.
And today I made a pot of Granny's Gumbo for Jorge and decided to make rice pudding with the left over rice. And then it popped in my head…Sweet Potato Rice Pudding! Why not right?
I googled, and found out that apparently I am not as inventive as I thought…and someone else had already done this. But either way, it is delicious, ass friendly, and it means I didn't throw away ANY of the Thanksgiving leftovers!
Sweet Potato Rice Pudding
- 1 cups water
- 1/2 cup short grain white rice (or brown)
- pinch of salt
- 2 cups 2% milk
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste
- 1/2 tbsp cinnamon
- a pinch of nutmeg
- a pinch of ginger
- a pinch of garam masala
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 1 cup sweet potato puree (or mashed sweet potatoes)
- Combine water, rice, and salt in a medium-sized, heavy-bottomed pot. Bring to a boil, stir once, and cover with a tight fitting lid. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 20 minutes, or until water is absorbed. The rice will be slightly undercooked, but will continue to cook in the next step. Remove rice from pot and place in a bowl, set aside.
- Combine milk, honey, maple syrup, vanilla bean paste, and spices to the same pot. Bring to a very low boil over medium heat, whisking often so the milk doesn't scorch. Lower heat to medium-low.
- Whisk in the cooked rice, sweet potato puree, and raisins. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring frequently. Simmer and occasionally stir until milk cooks down and the rice is creamy, about 20 minutes. Towards the end of cooking, you will need to closely watch the rice pudding to make sure it does not burn.
- Transfer rice pudding to a large bowl and allow to cool, pudding will thicken during this step. To speed up the process you can refrigerate utnil well-chilled.
- Serve warm or cold, with an extra dollop of sweet potato puree and a dusting of cinnamon if desired.
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I've been finishing up a sample for an upcoming class at Stitch Lab and thinking about a new project. This is not exactly the one I mentioned in a previous post, but it is new and big and pretty exciting. In order for me though to see if it has any legs (or arms or any other appendages), I'm going to need your help, dear reader. I'm looking for stories. What kind of stories? Stories associated with quilts. Quilts that mean something to you, that represent a beloved person, that have a story behind them. Ideally these stories aren't about what quilts in general mean to you, but what a specific quilt in your life has meant because it represents or tells a specific story. Capiche? Also ideally, you have an image of this quilt or still own it or at least you know in detail what it looked like. Think NPR"s Story Core project, but in terms of quilts.
Right now, I'm just looking to see what I can gather. So, if you have a story about a quilt that fits this description, please email me a brief synopsis. My email is firstname.lastname@example.com.
I have no idea what kind of response I'm going to get or how long it will take to cull through these stories, so don't get sad if I don't respond right away. I do promise to send each one of you an email reply thanking you for your contribution and will have to wait and see before I can let anyone know anything more. If that's good for you, then please send your story my way.
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