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The SLS Interviews: Christian Bök
The experiemental poet on The Xenotext, genetic triplets and the epistemology of poetry.
Christian Bök is the other of Eunoia (Coach House), which won the 2002 Griffin Poetry Prize, and Crystallography. He teaches at the University of Calgary. Sachiko Murakami is the author of the poetry collections The Invisibility Exhibit (Talonbooks) and the forthcoming Rebuild.
Sachiko Murakami: I'd like to start with The Xenotext, your latest project. Nine years ago, you began the project of writing a poem into DNA that will be implanted into the genome of Deinococcus radiodurans—an extremophile bacterium that can survive under extremely harsh conditions. Potentially, the poem will act as a sequence to initiate the manufacturing of a new protein, in fact a new poem. You're creating a living poem. You are working with scientists at the University of Calgary, who recently informed you that this in fact works—at least in E. coli. Congratulations!
The original poem begins "any style of life/ is prim..." and the new poem produced by E. coli begins "the faery is rosy/ of glow..." I'm a bit muddled on how exactly those words are produced. Can you explain a bit about how the chemical alphabet works? And, related to that, how involved are you with the actual science and research of this project? And do you mind if I add emphasis for readers who might get overwhelmed by Science?
Christian Bök: Explaining the process of encipherment in detail is difficult without providing your readership a crash course in genetics, and I'm still trying to figure out how to explain the process in a way that does not simply add to any confusion about the details of my project. But I can do my best to convey the general concept for the constraint.
Writing the "xenotext" requires that I create a chemical alphabet of "codons"—of "genetic triplets" made by permuting the four nucleotides in DNA (adenine [A]; cytosine [C]; guanine [G]; and thymine [T]). Each codon is a three-letter "word" that the cell interprets as an instruction for creating one of twenty amino acids used to make a protein. I can arbitrarily assign each amino acid to a given letter of the alphabet, and by stringing these codons together, I can create chemical messages, enciphered as sequences of DNA.
Because there exists a codependent, biochemical relationship between any preliminary DNA sequence and its resulting RNA sequence (which creates the string of amino acids in the protein), my two poems must likewise be bijectively codependent for my project to work. Just as adenine [A] and thymine [T] mutually encipher each other, so also do cytosine [C] and guanine [G] mutually encipher each other (with uracil [U] standing in for thymine during transcription into RNA). My two poems must mimic this process.
Let us imagine pairing off all the letters of the alphabet so that they are mutually assigned—knowing that there exist 7,905,853,580,625 different ways of enciphering the alphabet according to this one constraint. Now choose a cipher from this set. Then write an eloquent poem such that, if we replace every single letter with its counterpart from our chosen cipher, we get yet another eloquent poem. No poet in the history of poetics has ever actually imagined creating two texts that mutually encipher each other in this way.
I plan to integrate my encoded text into the genetic code of the cell so that, during transcription, the RNA in the cell might translate my string of codons into the required commands for manufacturing a correspondent series of amino acids—except that, through this act of biochemical translation, this series of amino acids must also encipher a totally variant poem. I am trying, in effect, to design a biological cryptogram that consists of a meaningful text that can, in turn, be deciphered into yet another meaningful text.
SM: Well, glad that's all cleared up. Related to that, how involved are you with the actual science and research of this project?
CB: I have had to teach myself skills in computer programming in order to build the tools required to explore the available lexicons for these ciphers. I have also had to figure out how to write these two poems so that they might actually make sense, according to my constraints, and I have had to figure out how to assign the amino acids to the letters of my poem so that, during expression in the cell, the text might actually make a viable, benign protein—one able to fold into a compact package, low in energy, with no cytotoxicity.
I think that I have impressed my team of scientists because they see that, despite holding only a doctorate in English, with no academic training in biochemistry whatsoever, I have nevertheless undertaken advanced, graduate research in the field, doing all the genetic engineering and protein engineering myself, designing the gene on my own, even going so far as to simulate the protein-folding without having to consult the expertise of any biologists—except at this final stage, when verifying my results and creating the plasmid.
SM: This sounds somewhat similar to the work of Crystallography and Eunoia, although the complexities are obviously deepened. I mean to say that there is an unrelenting relationship between form and content in your work; form demonstrates content, but at the same time content requires the form to be expressed. In Eunoia, the trap of the univocal lipogram becomes the preoccupation with the act of writing ("Writing is inhibiting. Sighing, I sit, scribbling in ink this pidgin script. I sing with nihilistic witticism, disciplining signs with trifling gimmicks impish hijinks which highlight stick sigils. Isn't it glib? Isn't it chic?") In Crystallography, molecular structures are mimicked in concrete poems and the language of geology "misreads the language of poetics." And in The Xenotext, the poems' content reflect the process by which they are created, but they actually perform this process in an organism. The Xenotext seems a natural progression of your aesthetic interests. Or do you see it as a departure?
CB: The Xenotext certainly does extend my ongoing interest in avant-garde poetics of all sorts—but I have always striven to ensure that each of my books remains radically different in style from its predecessor, requiring that I experiment with novel forms each time, while learning a new set of skills entirely from scratch. Each of my books, for this reason, has begun to take an increasingly longer amount of time to bring to fruition: four years (for Crystallography); seven years (for Eunoia); and so far, nine years (for The Xenotext). The trend is worrying, because I have lots of great ideas for future poetry, and at this rate of production, I may find myself unable to begin such projects before I run out of time. I tend to think of my work as a kind of "R & D" that takes place in the "skunkworks" of literature—so that, like the scientists working at Area-51, I am trying to reverse-engineer an "alien technology" (in this case, Language itself), in order to activate, for human usage, some of the unaccessed, but otherwise superhuman, potential of such a technology.
SM: Yes, your projects tend to be, in a word, epic. Crystallography and Eunoia seemed to have a certain longevity in your imagination; that is, both books were published (in 1994 and 2001, respectively) and then re-issued as "upgrades" with additional poems much later (2003 and 2009). The Xenotext has its own longevity built into it—a text that perpetuates itself, potentially beyond the end of humanity. So now that your achievement (of encoding The Xenotext successfully) is in sight, do you have plans for your poem-toting Deinococcus radiodurans?
CB: My lab is currently in the process of isolating Protein 13 in order to confirm that it has indeed folded according to my projections and simulations (but so far as I can tell, the poem is functioning without adverse effects upon the cells). I am going to be spending the next two months or so analyzing the results of this experiment, while arranging more test-runs—but once done, I then have to figure out how to implant X-P13 into the genome of the targeted organism, Deinococcus radiodurans, a much tougher microbe to engineer in the laboratory.
I foresee two creative outcomes from my project: first, a literary book for publication; second, an artistic show for exhibition. I am in the process of trying to produce an artfully designed book of poems, featuring not only my "xenotext," but also the chemical alphabet for the cipher, the genetic sequence for the poetry, even the schematics for the protein, complete with images and essays, outlining my results. I plan to include a slide with an actual sample of the germ for inspection by the public. I want my work to lend a possible, literary dimension to biology itself.
I also foresee enlarging charts and photos from this exercise so that I can display my data in galleries, and I plan to create artworks responsive to my encoded, genetic poem. I plan, for example, to submit the gene to a company that uses DNA fingerprinting to make giclée prints, and I plan to build a colourful sculpture of the gene itself out of toy molecules (I am, in fact, currently building this sculpture at an art gallery just outside of Manchester). I want my installations to provide a larger, visual context for the works appearing in my book.
SM: You clearly take an untraditional approach to writing, your lineage more Oulipian than canonical, though you seem to push the limits of what writing is. You take the idea of "uncreative writing"—the procedure becoming the machine that makes the text—to a literally, biologically creative microlevel; the univocal lipogram constraint sent you to read and re-read the dictionary several times over, collecting single-vowel words; the visual poems of Crystallography are precursors to the large-scale molecular sculptures of The Xenotext project. I'm wondering how this plays out for you as a creative writing educator. What happens when you encounter a student who wants to write lyric poems about his cat?
CB: The University of Calgary has one of the best programs in Creative Writing in North America, and we are the only program in English Canada offering a PhD degree in English with a specialization in Creative Writing. We, of course, get a diverse variety of students, and of course many of them may aspire to do little more than write "lyric poems about a cat." I always emphasize to my students that, in many respects, I do not really care what they write, so long as they "just amaze me." I think that students sometimes forget that the act of writing poetry is supposed to be an epistemological activity, ideally contributing to our body of knowledge, because such poetry makes a "discovery," teaching us something new about how to be a poet in the world at large.
I certainly teach the mechanics of writing lyric poems, but to me, these lessons represent the kind of foundational information required of all art-majors in an art-studio, where students must, for example, know how to draw a still-life in perspective (through a relatively rote set of heuristics, which always work, once you receive training in these techniques). I teach a handful of rules for lyricism that always prove effective, if you just follow the principles blindly—and the students are always doubtful that I can reduce their "emotional insights" to such mechanical procedures of writing and editing—but after some exercises, the students begin to recognize when they are, in fact, being poets: using language in a concrete, dynamic manner, in order to evoke emotion. And consequently they begin to generate some very lovely work, describing a rose, for example, as "a red megaphone that drools," or a sunflower as "a lion's head impaled upon a lance," etc.
I am happy to provide this kind of info about the "basic engineering" of poems—and my students always wonder why I do not write lyric poems as a matter of course, when I seem to generate them so easily in class. I try to emphasize that I am far more interested in figuring out how to "misuse" such skills in order to learn a new set of techniques that nobody else has already codified. I think that all young poets probably need to feel confident that they can, in fact, write lyric poems effectively—but I want my students to be more ambitious, to feel free to extend their reach beyond their normative prejudices about what a poem can be. I want them to be experimental and imaginative in their use of language so that they have permission to take a risk large enough to allow them to make the next epic discovery about some untapped reserves within poetry itself.
SM: I'm rather tickled by the idea of students having their emotional insights reduced to mechanical procedures and having that, in turn, produce work that is indeed lovely. How surprising language can be. Radical misuses of poetry at the beginning of beginning to write is, I agree, essential. Anything special in store for students when you're at SLS this summer?
CB: I have yet to plan my workshops in much detail, but I probably foresee teaching the writing of poetry, using my four standard "modules" from my scholarship on conceptual literature, in which we explore the relationship between "intentionality" and "expressiveness." I foresee doing some unorthodox, but delightful, exercises with the students in response to this kind of discussion about poetics.
As part of Montreal's Summer Literary Seminars, Christian Bök is reading Tuesday, June 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Concordia University's deSeve Hall with David McGimpsey and Rachel Resnick, and conducting poetry workshops throughout SLS.
Montreal's Summer Literary Seminars take place from June 12 to June 25, 2011. For a schedule of events, or to buy a pass, visit www.sumlitsem.org/montreal/schedule.html.
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The calculation of E and U for the US - or any country - and the calculation of the efficiency factor f are major computational undertakings in themselves, since much of the underlying data are not collected or published, as such, in official government statistics. The time series for useful work U must be constructed from other time series, for example, on energy consumption by category and information about the uses of energy and the history of technology. However, the results for exergy/GDP and work/GDP, in graphical form, are shown in Figures 7.1 and 7.2, for the US and Japan, respectively.
Note that the exergy required to produce a unit of GDP in Japan is just about half of the amount required by the US economy, and this
relationship has been consistent throughout the 20th century. There is no peak or 'inverted U' when biomass exergy is included along with fossil fuels, although the US data show a slight increase from 1900 to 1925 or so. However the work/GDP ratios for both countries exhibit a very well-marked peak, occurring in the early 1970s. That peak corresponds in time to the Arab oil embargo and the so-called 'energy crisis' that triggered a spike in petroleum prices and prices of other fuels.
From the data plotted in Figures 7.1 and 7.2 it is possible to calculate aggregate exergy-to-work efficiencies for the economies of the two countries. Results are shown in Figure 7.3. It is noteworthy - and surprising -that, according to our calculations, the efficiency of the Japanese economy actually peaked in the early 1970s and began to decline, albeit slowly, whereas the (lower) efficiency of the US economy has increased more or less monotonically up to now, while remaining significantly lower than that of Japan. The explanation is, probably, that as Japan has become more prosperous since the 1960s, inefficient uses of energy (exergy) have grown faster than aggregate efficiency gains. The fact that favorable hydro-electric sites were already exploited has necessitated increased use of less efficient steam-electric generation. Similarly, inefficient personal automobiles have shifted quite a bit of urban traffic away from more efficient public transportation. Finally, household uses of electricity such as hot water and air-conditioning
have become widespread. Details of these calculations, and preliminary results for the US, have been presented in previous publications (Ayres et al. 2003; Ayres and Warr 2005; Warr and Ayres 2006). Details of the calculations for Japan have been submitted elsewhere for publication.
As will be seen below, we think that the increase in total factor productivity (TFP) for both countries is very closely related to - and largely explained by - the exergy-to-work efficiency trend.
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Choux Paste for Eclairs
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Some of you have asked for the recipes for eclairs and for puff pastry. Here is the choux paste recipe for eclairs. Technically called Pate a choux in French, this paste takes a bit of practice to learn to make well. The trick is to cook the paste in the saucepan long enough to remove as much moisture from the paste as possible. It is always advisable to cook out flour whenever it is used in something that is made in a saucepan, be it a French Vanilla Cream, choux paste or even a turkey gravy!
Choux paste for éclairs
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups water
2 cups whole milk
1 pound unsalted butter
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup granulated sugar
16 large eggs
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F .. Prepare sheet pans with parchment paper.
Bring water and milk to a boil with the butter, sugar and the salt in it. Add the flour all at once and cook for 2-3 minutes to make a thick panade or paste..
Put the hot paste in the bowl of a heavy duty mixer and with a paddle mix until warm/cool.
Add eggs one at a time. The number of eggs depends on the viscosity of the paste. If you add too many eggs the paste will be too thin and collapse and if the paste is too thick it won't puff nicely. It takes practice and a good eye to understand the correct viscosity or thickness of the choux paste and that takes time. The amount of choux made from this recipe is quite large and you need at least a 6 quart mixer for this quantity. If you have a smaller mixer, cut the recipe in half..
Pipe the choux into 4″ long eclairs or round balls for cream puffs.
Bake at 425 until the puffs begin to rise. After about 15 minutes in your home oven, check to see if the puffs are beginning to brown. Turn the oven temperature down to 375 and bake in your home oven another 15 to 20 minutes. If you remove the puffs too soon, they will collapse. It is better to err on the side of well baked rather than under baked with choux paste.
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The BEST Episodes of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Oct 16, 2019
Network: Netflix
29-year-old Kimmy Schmidt adjusts to life after her rescue from a doomsday cult in Indiana where she and three other women were held for 15 years. Determined to be seen as something other than a victim and armed only with a positive attitude, Kimmy decides to restart her life by moving to New York City, where she quickly befriends her street-wise landlady, Lillian Kaushtupper, finds a roommate in struggling actor, Titus Andromedon, and gains a job as a nanny for the melancholy and out-of-touch socialite, Jacqueline Voorhees. With their help, Kimmy struggles to adapt to an unfamiliar world and jump-start the adult life that had been taken from her.
#1 - Kimmy Says Bye!
Season 4 - Episode 12
Titus is torn between living his dream and winning back Mikey. Lillian takes a final stand against gentrification. Kimmy has an influential fan.
#2 - Kimmy Finds Her Mom!
Season 2 - Episode 13
While Kimmy reunites with her mom at Universal Studios, Titus heads to Miami. Jacqueline invites Russ and his family to Thanksgiving dinner.
#3 - Kimmy Meets a Drunk Lady!
Season 2 - Episode 9
A drunk Uber passenger convinces Kimmy to stop repressing her emotions. Meanwhile, a broken R. Kelly cassette tape pushes Titus over the edge.
#4 - Kimmy Bites an Onion!
Season 3 - Episode 13
Kimmy decides to become a crossing guard. Buoyed by the success of "Boobs in California," Titus tries to win back Mikey with help from Jacqueline.
#5 - Kimmy Is a Feminist!
Season 3 - Episode 6
Kimmy goes to her first college party with her new friends. Jacqueline calls Titus for backup when Russ's brother puts the moves on her.
#6 - Kimmy Googles the Internet!
Season 3 - Episode 11
Kimmy discovers the humiliating power of the internet. Titus wonders if he's compatible with Reuben. Jacqueline takes care of Mimi after butt surgery.
#7 - Kimmy Goes to Her Happy Place!
Season 2 - Episode 10
Kimmy has her first therapy session with Andrea, but it's Lillian who helps her get in touch with her anger. Mikey comes out to his family.
#8 - Kimmy Goes to a Party!
Season 1 - Episode 7
Jaqueline asks Kimmy to help her plan a dinner party where Jaqueline can confirm if her husband, Julian, is cheating on her.
#9 - Kimmy Walks into a Bar!
Season 2 - Episode 7
Jacqueline's gala plans hit a snag when Deirdre Robespierre throws a party the same night. Kimmy stops to pee at a bar and meets a cute Army vet.
#10 - Kimmy Sees a Sunset!
Season 2 - Episode 12
Kimmy tries to help Andrea with her drinking problem. Jacqueline dates a pro bono lawyer for his money. Titus and Mikey talk about moving in together.
#11 - Kimmy Makes Waffles!
Season 1 - Episode 13
Kimmy is stuck in Durnsville. Jaqueline gets back in touch with her roots when she and Lillian drive to Indiana to find Kimmy.
#12 - Kimmy's Roommate Lemonades!
Season 3 - Episode 2
Titus unleashes his inner Beyoncé when he suspects Mikey of cheating. Kimmy checks out colleges, and Jacqueline and Lillian clash over city politics.
#13 - Kimmy Is Bad at Math!
Season 1 - Episode 8
Kimmy studies for her math GED exam with her classmate Dong, while Jaqueline changes her mind about getting divorced.
#14 - Sliding Van Doors
Season 4 - Episode 9
What would life be like if Kimmy never got in the Reverend's van and Titus missed his audition for "The Lion King"?
#15 - Kimmy Pulls off a Heist!
Season 3 - Episode 10
Kimmy and Titus get in over their heads when they steal a gas station bathroom key. Jacqueline plots to infiltrate the NFL owners' meeting.
#16 - Kimmy and the Beest!
Season 4 - Episode 5
Titus directs a school musical but misses being in the spotlight. Jacqueline and Lillian try to scalp tickets to parents. Kimmy confronts a blogger.
#17 - Kimmy Meets an Old Friend!
Season 4 - Episode 6
Titus struggles to come up with a pitch for "The Capist." Kimmy writes a children's book. Lillian meets Artie's kids. Jacqueline stands up for Xan.
#18 - Kimmy Goes to Church!
Season 3 - Episode 9
Titus takes Kimmy to church on Good Friday, where they tangle with an elderly busybody. Jacqueline gives Lillian a makeover for Passover.
#19 - Kimmy Rides a Bike!
Season 1 - Episode 11
Titus can't stop watching the trial of Kimmy's charismatic kidnapper on the Internet, while Kimmy turns to exercise to avoid testifying.
#20 - Kimmy Kisses a Boy!
Season 1 - Episode 5
Kimmy's bunker-mate Cyndee visits New York with her new boyfriend, Brandon, whom Titus promptly outs. Charles makes his move with Kimmy.
#21 - Kimmy Has a Weekend!
Season 4 - Episode 2
Kimmy and Titus spend the weekend binge watching TV and getting their nails done. Jacqueline schemes to evict her wealthy subletter.
#22 - Kimmy Meets a Celebrity!
Season 2 - Episode 11
A celebrity psychologist with a TV talk show drives a wedge between Kimmy and her former bunker-mate Cyndee. Titus gives a teenage boy dating advice.
#23 - Kimmy Drives a Car!
Season 2 - Episode 6
Hipsters invade the neighborhood when Titus rents his apartment on Airbnb. Kimmy finally reaches her limit with Jacqueline's self-centered attitude.
#24 - Kimmy Goes to College!
Season 3 - Episode 4
Kimmy makes a splash at Columbia University while doing odd jobs to save up for college. Titus sings backup for a controversial musician.
#25 - Kimmy's in a Love Triangle!
Season 1 - Episode 10
Kimmy is torn between two guys and trying not to act like a fool. Titus finds a different kind of acting coach.


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This irresponsible behavior from activists really pisses me off. Gee I wonder why everyone leans on us being mentally ill and why we get no results or not taken seriously. Even I had to see how absurd this subject can be made out to be when its presented this way.
I mean if the person was doing it to keep a timeline of real experiences as I do, to show how insane this gets, yes this would have merit..I cant think of anything that would let someone fall off the sanity wagon THIS far however.
Let me put it this way...if you have resorted to this you are a goner.
Yes, I realize I am guilty of losing cred by utilizing heavy metal in my music selections and by swearing and posting sloppily and so on. I do this to illustrate a timeline. Also, certain music acts as an actual shield if not to dispel the effects of long term psychological harassment.
When I get up and the whole world is normal I tend to sink into a depression as this is kind of like being systematically ignored, even though it's just that you cant reveal your true situation to most people. After all the loss and the abuse it's as if the world has left you behind and no one cares and your reality is just this nightmare you have to keep to yourself. It's worse if nice, happy, very American relaxed music is playing like R &B or worse if love songs come on...your heart might just finish itself off right then and there. No, once you enter this dark world there is no coming out of battle until victory is achieved and if not death. Those are your two....at least MY two choices. Playing heavy music reminds me that I was tortured into ill health and emotional duress that is so bad I may as WELL be dead, which is the gang stalking system's little joke on how to create Zombies like in Haiti, but without the mess (or the disclosure/evidence). (If you don't know what I am talking about you could watch Serpent and the Rainbow but you'd be better off reading the book about THE TRUE STORY of a Harvard professor with occult leanings who searched through Haiti to find how zombie making really works. It was discovered that the venom of a puffer fish causes the body to appear dead by vital signs. The victim, believed dead, is then buried basically alive and brain damage due to lack of oxygen to the brain. The voodoun then digs up the person and they are his or hers for life. Their soul is captured also and kept but you may not believe that part.
Interestingly, years later, during my stay in my apartment in 335 Washington st, on the radio I heard an add for a fundraiser, I believe it was connected to a local hospital, perhaps Harvard was mentioned I dont recall. It was a mysterious new disease where the patients appeared dead or lifeless but were actually alive. Harvard U. is in Cambridge, just one town over. Knowing how sleazy this country has been with its history of human experimentation I just couldnt help but discuss my theory with others. This is around the time I suspect my apartment was wired as from this timeframe in my life is where most intel seems to be used by the campaign-things no one wud know unless they were in my apartment.
Then as we know I was targeted 24/7 around that same time frame. I do not recall ever hearing anything about this new disease again.
It's a long shot but who knows?
I wouldn't change a thing. I hope I was right in my innocent actions and shut down some sinister crap they had going on. The only thing I would change is that if I actually realized the consequences of my actions I would have formulated my accusations or suspicions more quietly and more completely and then made sure my case was iron clad before getting a serious inquiry going...oh and major news coverage as well as appealing to all of Harvard's long time enemies, of which I am sure there are many just salivating at a chance to break just one of their great big hairy balls. Bust em up good. I would make it into a comprehensive attack and I would shoot to kill this time. Same goes for that old bastard who scams with Save the Children. If I knew what I was saying would go public, I would have gone for his sagging jugular and not stopped until my prey went limp in my jaws. Nice ad recently, the one where he overstates the name of the starving girl "Raquel". Bite me dude.
He got busted for tax fraud or some sh*t a few years ago. Just be fortunate that my innocent musings were used to get me targeted, you jerks, and not attacks knowingly fashioned to take you out and make you broke...clowns.)
OK, OK, I am totally done leaking bitter venom for one day.
Enjoy the goofy blog pages.
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Monday, January 25, 2010
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Assumptions, Mistakes, Successes, and Moving Forward: An Empirical Analysis of Foreclosures in North Minneapolis and Foreclosure Policies.
Date and time:December 18, 2009 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
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It has been at least three years since the initial wave of foreclosures impacted major cities across the country. Mark Ireland presents his new research related to North Minneapolis, "Bending Toward Justice: An Empirical Study of Foreclosures in One Neighborhood Three Years after Impact and a Proposed Framework for a Better Community." In addition to an analysis of lending patterns and loan characteristics, this report also analyzes the post-foreclosure impact. Once the foreclosure occurred, what happened to the property? This study finds that 83% of the properties were the subject of a 911 emergency phone call, most properties took more than a year to sell from the date of foreclosure to the date of sale, and the median loss for the lender related to the property was 49% of the redemption amount. The report puts these statistics into context, analyzing five major policy areas implicated by the statistics that highlight incorrect assumptions made about the foreclosure crisis. Finally, the report proposes a framework for a national conversation about race and poverty to move forward and target resources where they are most needed.
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AdAbility Marketing Communications is based in Camp Hill, PA. We specialize in marketing communications that strengthens brands and generates results across diverse client industries. Our team members have real world experience that translates into understanding how to grow our client's businesses.
If you're obsessed with uncovering creative solutions to business challenges – introduce yourself.
Student Internship Program
AdAbility Marketing Communications is looking for a motivated student, who is an enthusiastic learner that wants to gain real world experience. You'll need exceptional communication skills (both oral and written), consistent attention to detail, good organizational skills and the ability to flourish in the face of challenges. Must understand and know how to use Microsoft Office and most social media platforms. Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite programs is a plus.
Internship Details
This is a paid internship that will provide you with hands-on experience working in a professional environment. Our program is designed to jump start your transition from school to career. You'll learn more about marketing communications while you learn about yourself, what you love to do and what direction you'd like your career to take.
• Client industry related competitive research and business environment assessment.
• Develop written materials including, but not limited to, press releases, social media posts, articles, presentations.
• Monitoring of brand conversations in social spaces and develop editorial content, as needed.
• Compilation of prospect databases and resources
• Assisting in the organization and execution of marketing outreach events.
• Collaborate in development of creative concepts and designs
• Support the creation of social media, website traffic and interactive reports
• Attend and observe client and vendor meetings
• Additional duties as required or assigned
Basic Qualifications
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Undergraduate student in 3rd or 4th year of study
• Majoring in Communications/Journalism, English, Public Relations, Marketing or related field
• Ability to work 15-30 hours per week during normal business hours, Mon–Fri 8:30am–5:00pm
• Located within driving distance of our Camp Hill, PA office
• Must have a valid driver's license


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E2 Technology
E² stands for Electron Energized and that is what the E² Technology does, it adds electrons to the water through electrical restructuring. In addition to being alkalized, the E² Technology increases the absorption of the water for maximum hydration on a cellular level. The negative ionization can be measured in millivolts (mV) by an Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP) meter.
We can see examples of oxidation all the time in our daily lives. They occur at the different speeds. When we see a piece of iron rusting, or a slice of apple turning brown, we are looking at examples of relatively slow oxidation or aging process.
When water molecules are missing an electron (now positive ionized,) the molecules, which are two hydrogen and one oxygen – H2O, start to share the missing electron. They borrow an electron from each other, causing the water molecules to grow larger.
This creates a problem because now your cells have difficulty absorbing such a large molecule. Simply put, the cell membrane won't let this big, positive ionized (+) molecule into the cell. So even though you are drinking a lot of water, you are probably not hydrating very well on a cellular level. But this isn't the worst part.
What happens next is that the positively (+) charged molecules want to steal electrons (-) from other molecules in our bodies. This is what causes free radical damage. A free radical is a positive ionized particle (+) that robs electrons
(-) from our cells. They literally zap or pull away life force from the cell.
Once damaged, the cells start to allow unwanted toxic material and crud to attach itself inside our bodies.
When the life force keeps being robbed, toxins start accumulating at various areas throughout the body. This results in premature aging and an environment that allows disease to take hold. That is why there is such a buzz in the media
and nutritional communities about anti-oxidants. Anti-oxidants provide the extra electrons (-) to stop the zapping of life force and stealing of electrons from our healthy cells.
Real Water Concentrate can help bring your body into balance with the use of E2 Technology.
Water – Where Life Begins
Positive (+) Ionized Water is BAD!
Let's get Negative (-)
- Better Health. . .
- Less Toxicity . . .
- More Energy. . .
- Retain Less Water in the Extremities
(Legs, Feet and Hands)
- Better Mental Alertness
- Be Less Prone to Disease
"Ionized Water is negatively charged and alive with electrons for which our bodies are starved. Along with its alkalizing and hydrating properties, Ionized Water is a liquid antioxidant, which is why it can be considered the very best
substance we can put in the body."
McCauley, Bob (2006) The Miraculous Properties of Ionized Water
The E² Technology Provides a Competitive Advantage! Real Water Concentrate's E² Technology is the only product available today that can maintain a stable negative ionization. The negative ions neutralize free radicals and provide a powerful antioxidant effect within every bottle.
Most drinking water can be unhealthy because it is too acidic and has been stripped of valuable electrons. According to many health professionals, an acidic body can lead to dramatic health problems. See: Alkalized or Die by Theodore A. Baroody; Reverse Aging by Sang Whang; The pH Miracle for Weight Loss by Dr. Robert O. Young. Real Water with E² is slightly alkaline which helps your body move towards a more alkalized and healthful state.
ORP Test of Common Waters
The next problem with most water is that it has been stripped of valuable electrons during filtration, purification and generally moving through pipes. This results in the water molecules competing for the remaining electrons and clumping together. The stripped molecules now have a positive (+) charge and can be measured by an Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP) meter. These positively charged water molecules (positive ionized) are actually free radicals that want to steal electrons from healthy cells. This is called oxidation and can cause cellular damage and premature aging. Dr. Lester Packer of the University of California has stated, "Scientists now believe that free radicals are the causal in nearly every known disease."
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.


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Deluxe Manor Guestroom
4 guests 1 king, 1 sofa sleeper bed
Deluxe hotel room within a Shared Cottage. Features one king size bed and a sofa sleeper and is enhanced with a fireplace and private balcony.
Room Details
- King bed
- Sofa sleeper
- European walk-in shower
- Fireplace
- 550 sq ft
- Private Balcony
Private balcony encircling the Victorian era residence. Offers a quiet, al fresco retreat to enjoy the garden views, fresh air, and dappled sunlight.
- Fireplace
Real wood-burning fireplace adding cozy warmth and rustic charm to the Victorian farmhouse architecture. Logs delivered nightly upon turndown.
Full Amenities List
- Down comforters
- European walk-in showers
- 65"TVs with Sonifi: DirecTV, Netflix, Hulu
- Free wireless internet
- iPad with on-demand concierge & guest services
- Grown Alchemist bath amenities
- Plush bathrobes
- Dyson hair dryer
- In-room safe
- Freshly ground, steeped coffee daily
- Complimentary in-room snacks and beverages from local purveyors
- Twice daily housekeeping service including evening turn-down
- Evening turn-down amenity from the chef
Enjoy our hand-selected welcome amenities, food, and wine list to make your stay unforgettable.


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All Aboard at Relaxation Station
We are all cosmic passengers on a wild freight train known as life, carried about by a spinning blue and green ball known as the Earth. When we got on this train umpteen million years ago, no one knew where it'd take us, and for the most part even the best prognosticator couldn't tell us all the details that this grand old world has in store for us all.
But sometimes we feel like we can't really relax; the world moves so fast that we are constantly running, and you know what, none of us are machines. We all need that well deserved R&R, but sometimes it's hard to get into the zone of relaxation. Sometimes we feel that we haven't earned it, we haven't succeeded enough to warrant that relaxation. Well you know what? That's crazy. We all work a lot harder than we give ourselves credit for, and regardless of how much we accomplish, we all have persevered more than we generally admit to ourselves.
So think of this as your Golden Ticket to mental freedom. You have permission to take that load off your back, unwind and hop off that busy metaphorical train for a bit. I have never met someone who didn't work hard. Truthfully, my definition of "working hard" may be painted with a broader stroke than most, but that's neither here nor there. No one other than you can define just what is hard work, for some people getting out of bed is hard. For others, it's the daily grind of driving (particularly if you're ever on the 405 freeway), and still others are exhausted from interaction with the world. I could go on and on, but that isn't the point of this.
Today's golden point is that no matter what stressors get to you, whatever curve ball life throws, you deserve to rest and relax, a chance to ease those burdens, no matter what they may be. I know that sometimes you want to dismiss those pains as nothing, but sometimes those little things get to you just as much as the big things, but again that isn't important. The important thing is that today, you have permission to relax. Really relax and let the weight slip off your shoulders. I know sometimes I feel like I haven't earned the right to, but really that's just a crazy thought. Of course you've earned that, so today lets hop off that metaphorical stress train and just breathe deeply in… and out.


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The holidays are over and you're probably activating those OfferUp and letgo accounts to get rid of all rayon ties you got.
So why not look into one gift that you'll never return and pays you every year you have it: a master's degree in game development from UCF!
Faculty and staff of the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA), UCF's graduate video-game development program, will tell you how you can earn an accredited Master's degree that can help you become a successful video-game producer, artist or programmer.
Admission staff and faculty from all three tracks (programming, art and production) will be online to answer any questions you may have about the 16-month program, ranked #3 in the world by the Princeton Review. Some current students will be online too.
FIEA Online Admission Chat
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
7 – 8:30 p.m. EST
Register today and join us on Wednesday night to find out more!
For questions, email email@example.com.
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Abby Lee and Matt Kay are a young Australian couple who have the same problem with their parents as everyone else: they won't stop rushing them to have babies! So, the moment they added one more to the family, Matt and Abby celebrated it with a newborn photoshoot… that wasn't exactly what their parents were expecting! The new member of the family is Humphry, a bit too furry to be a baby, but a loving and adorable groodle (a cross between a poodle and a golden retriever).
The person in charge of this furry photoshoot was the photographer Elisha Minette, who had the idea when the couple was driving home from the breeder where they picked up Humphry. "We did this shoot just for a little bit of humour between ourselves, as well as for those that share the same sense of humour as us. Everything went so smoothly. The pup was enjoying every second of it," said Minette to Buzzfeed. "I think everyone will be seeing a lot more of Humphry in the future!"
More info: Facebook
To stop people asking about babies, Matt and Abby decided to do a newborn photoshoot…with their dog!
Meet Humphry, their hairy newborn!
The idea was born on a long drive home from picking up their dog from a breeder
"Abby and I have the craziest sense of humour and we feed off of each other with ideas"
The couple did it as a "light-hearted" parody of parents who do such photo shoots with their newborns
"People may say we have way to much time on our hands to do this photo shoot, but that's not the case"
"We just prefer to be creative!"


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Destructoid's Reverend Anthony writes:
"This time around, I'm looking at videogame quotes: well-written or not, intentionally enlightening or not, what are the ten most meaningful videogame quotes in gaming memory? Which quotes actually teach or represent something important about game design, or even life in general?
Defining meaning is obviously a subjective exercise -- which is just another way of saying 'you're going to disagree with me' -- but you may still find the list quasi-interesting."
Warning: the article contains a massive BioShock spoiler.
"All Your Base Are Belong To Us" ...and "Talk to me, or Talk To God" .....
......"The JOEY has Spoken"
LMAO the Portal quote is the greatest, that's why I've been using it in my bio.
Hah! I knew the Fallout one would be in there.
"War, war never changes"
I was gonna quote a few Barry Burton lines!! Ha those were the days


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Delaware County Master Gardeners
In September of 1994, the first local Master Gardener classes were held in Delaware County. Five individuals had taken training outside of the county prior to this time and decided to get a program started in our county. We have much to thank them for and the group has been having fun ever since!
The Delaware County Master Gardener meet the third Tuesday of the month.
For more information on Delaware County Master Gardener projects, activities, and membership, please click on the links below:
- 4-H Project Assistance with Historical Landmark
- Public Gardens/Projects in County
- Master Gardener Conferences (Regional and International)
- Gardening Classes for Seniors
- Manchester Public Library Annual Christmas Tree Decoration with Natural Materials
- Hours Contributed by Master Gardeners
- Membership
- Community Horticulture Grant Program
For more information on the Delaware County Master Gardener program, contact Jade Hargrafen at the Delaware County Iowa State Universitye Extension and Outreach office, at 1417 N. Franklin, PO Box 336, Manchester, IA 52057, by phone: 563-927-4201 or email at: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Google is reported to have "satisfied" the Russian communications regulator over demands it censor people's web searches.
Roskomnadzor has sent repeated requests to Google requiring it to route Russian citizens' web searches through a government filtering system.
However, the head of the regulator, Alexander Zharov, told state-owned news agency TASS on Friday: "At this stage, we are satisfied with the results of the dialogue with Google."
Mr Zharov's comments appear to mean Google is no longer facing punishment in Russia for refusing to comply with censorship regulation.
But, it is unclear whether this is because Google or the Russian regulator has backed down.
Although there have been suggestions Google would not connect to the Russian government's blacklist and would refuse to automatically remove links, there is no public information on if this is still the case.
Google has declined to officially comment on the nature of its relationship and agreement with Roskomnadzor.
The company stated: "We're committed to enabling access to information for the benefit of our users in Russia and around the world."
It comes as the Kremlin prepares to introduce new laws offering the government tight control over web content.
If enacted, the law would force Russian web traffic to be routed through systems controlled by the government - prompting fears the Kremlin may use the surveillance and censorship capability to stifle criticism.
It follows another law passed last year requiring search engines to be connected to the federal state information system (FGIS), which allows the government to censor the websites its citizens can access.
Google was fined 500,000 rubles (£5,800) in December for failing to connect its search service to these filtering systems.
At the time, the company neither commented on nor appealed against the fine.
The Interfax news agency reported that Google faced a maximum fine of 700,000 rubles (£8,100) in the case of continued violation - effectively worth less than 0.00001% of the annual turnover for its parent company Alphabet.
Domestic web firms in Russia, including Yandex, Sputnik and Mail.ru, have complied with the requirement to connect to the FGIS.
According to Interfax, if Google was deemed to have conducted "malicious non-fulfilment" of its obligation to connect to the FGIS, the Kremlin may consider legislating to block the company in the most severe circumstances.
It has recently been reported that Google is planning to launch a censored version of its search engine in China, where it is currently banned.
Google effectively left China in 2010, when it criticised the censorship and surveillance activities of Beijing, and the company's Soviet Union-born co-founder Sergey Brin decried the "forces of authoritarianism" in the country.
Although there is little sign of authoritarianism receding in either China or Russia, the company is content operating in those jurisdictions under current chief executive Sundar Pichai.
Mr Brin is now the president of Alphabet and has not spoken out regarding the censored search project in China, instead choosing to criticise leaks about the project during a reported meeting with employees.


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Equip Yourself: 5 Free Weight Exercises
Grab a set up free weights and do simple, effective at-home workout from personal trainer Brett. For a more intense workout, repeat this video twice or go to the next one in the playlist.
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There are a number of components of our product offering available to users or subscribers. To see which options might best suit your needs, the table below provides some further guidance.
Contact our office for information on a product trial of our Global Dairy Directions.
What is it?
Analysis reports
This suite comprises 3 reports:
- Quarterly outlook – a comprehensive summary of the short-term outlook for the world dairy market (45-50 pages)
- Directions monthly newsletter – an update of our outlook, focusing on what's moving, key developments and changes from our previous outlook
- Trade Insights – a monthly summary of latest actual trade data, with analysis of the total picture and interesting trends
Trade Insights Annual
An annual summary of actual trade data reported by customs agencies for the year, in terms of the shipments of dairy commodities by the top 12 major exporters. The analysis is extracted from our DTS, expressed in tonnage and milk solids equivalents.
Datasuite Platform Options (Cloud-fed)
The license of a full-featured version of the Dairy Trade Simulator which provides a comprehensive modelling, data and simulation platform to support analysis of the global dairy market in short-term and long-term horizons.
The license of a lite version of the Dairy Trade Simulator outlined above, which allows variation of the major parameters affecting the market outlook.
A cloud-based, database platform that provides detailed up-to-date historical and projected production, trade and balance sheet data across dairy commodities and key producing and market regions.
Long-term Outlook
Longview 2030 Report
A long-term outlook for global dairy markets and trade to 2030, produced as part of our Global Dairy Directions platform.
Longview 2030 Report and DTS Model
A long-term outlook for global dairy markets and trade to 2030, produced as part of our Global Dairy Directions platform.
A DTS Model that projects the global net trade balance over the period to 2030, translating that into expected market tension and commodity milk value.
User options
Below are examples of how organisations may use our products in their day-to-day business. If you would like to find out how our products fit into your organisation, please contact us.
Suggested Options
Intensive trading user
(large dairy exporter, trading house or ingredient buyer)
Market fundamentals and "what-if" analysis to support:
- Risk management
- Strategy and planning
- Budgeting
- Analysis suite;
- Any version of the simulation platform depending on resources and analysis needs
Small to medium dairy company or organisation (manufacturer, ingredient buyer, trader)
Market direction and risk analysis to support strategy, planning and budgeting
- Analysis suite
- Dairy Trade Navigator or Insights tools
(banker, equity investor)
Market direction and risk analysis
- Quarterly outlook
- Trade Insights
- Longview Report and Longview DTS
Corporate strategy
(dairy companies, banks, investment funds, lobby organisation, equity investors)
Market direction and risk analysis, strategy and planning and "what-if" analysis
- Longview Report and DTS Model
- Dairy Trade Insights tool
(large/corporate dairy farmer; farmer lobby organisations)
Market direction and milk price risk analysis
- Milk Market Outlook
Specialist food industry consultants Freshagenda developed Global Dairy Directions, underpinned by our Dairy Trade Simulator, which provides a continuous rolling outlook for the global dairy market.
Freshagenda has a variety of products contained in our Global Dairy Directions, underpinned by our Dairy Trade Simulator. Freshagenda has created a range of products including our Global Dairy Directions (GDD) platform.
GDD is a continuous, rolling outlook for the global dairy market – in the short and long term by providing a holistic view of the total market, as well as in key production and market regions.
There are a number of components of our product offering available to users or subscribers. Our analysis suite gives clients access to 3 reports; our Quarterly outlook, Directions monthly news letter and Trade Insights. The former is a comprehensive summary of the short-term outlook for the world dairy market, while our monthly newsletter is an update of our outlook, focusing on key developments. Trade Insights is a monthly summary of the latest actual trade data, with analysis of the total picture and interesting trends.
Freshagenda's Dairy Trade Simulator is a simulation platform which allows users to readily assess the sensitivity of the outlook to change, and to create and test future scenarios.
Currently, we are also developing a brand new product, Datasuite, which is a database platform that provides detailed up-to-date historical production, trade and balance sheet data across dairy commodities and key producing and market regions.
Our platform is an efficient and convenient resource designed to support and inform risk management, planning & budgeting as well as in-house analysis.
What is Global Dairy Directions?
A forward looking tool that allows dairy companies, brokers, traders and processors to project the outcome of future scenarios in global and local dairy markets based on variable key assumptions.
Built in Microsoft Excel, our Global Dairy Directions platform is built on our Dairy Trade Simulator and uses historical data along with a big set of macros, allowing users to run queries, test scenarios and project future possible outcomes in their part of the dairy industry. It spans the globe as it contains data from key dairying regions all over the world and thus can be used as a tool to help navigate strategic planning at management level.
We include trade data from South America, the US, Europe, New Zealand and Australia as well as other emerging regions. We rely on different sources for our data, including Global Trade Tracker which provides us with up-to-date data, so our clients always have the latest available data at their hands.


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Love at first sight
One of my friends gave me a little trinket – tiny Tajik knitted socks, that I carefully placed on my desk and had been looking at for half a year. They reminded me of my dream of going to Tajikistan, the country with warm hearts, high mountains and tons of meat.
And here I am, arriving, anticipating the love that's coming. I dislike passport controls and customs, but here I am excited about the passport control man saying "Welcome to Tajikistan" and so I stand there, excitedly waiting. A Chinese man comes by, unable to communicate with a local airport worker. I offer my help and we engage in a lively conversation, he explains he does business here and if I understood correctly, it looks like he sells concrete. He also mentions the country is super poor and it is hard doing business here, and in the end gives me his number and invites for Chinese food. When the Chinese man is gone, a Tajik in front of me turns around and tells me I have the most beautiful eyes ever. He follows me to the baggage claim, kissing my hands, and continues to admire my eyes with the sweetest smile ever. I do not feel harassed as I normally do from the ugly comments of the border control people in Central Asia. His name is Jamshed and he gives me his phone number and it looks like he is ready to carry my bag and to even marry me eventually, but his smile fades away when he sees a friend meeting me at the airport and taking my bag from him.
Tajikistan, I have arrived! The airport of Dushanbe is cute and tiny, and I feel cozy riding in a car on small streets with no tall buildings. It is homey and relaxed, like in a village, no pressure whatsoever. The only thing that scares me is a lot of people who seem to want to throw themselves under our car. That's how they cross the street in Dushanbe, everywhere "is allowed", my friend Alibek explains.
We go to a local restaurant to eat plov, a traditional local dish made with rice, carrots and goat meat. I don't even mind eating meat here, and we are lazily chatting under the fake grape leaves on the terrace. Excitingly fresh tomatoes and cucumbers, and sour cream that I have been missing in Thailand. September is almost over, the sun is warm and light, and I feel grateful for the weather, in Ukraine it's probably raining and +10 only. Every friend I meet here tries to treat me for a meal and pay for me. They say I am a guest and I am not supposed to pay. I am uncomfortably accepting this hospitality.
When we head to my friend's home we pass by a funny one person stand selling Faberlic make up, and he makes a funny comment they also have "Faberlic official representatives" here, pointing to the lady. Then we pass a stand made by Olya and Manya, two Tajik ladies who will help you with documents to apply for Russian citizenship. Apparently, many Tajiks want to apply for a Russian passport as it is more user friendly in many parts of the world than a Tajik one.
The evening ends with tea, music and grapes. Other friends of Alibek come and they play music together and we sit on a kurpacha, a traditional Tajik mattress, listening to music and talking about life. My first day in Dushanbe could not be better. Tajikistan, you may be not so financially well off, but you are rich with people who have warm hearts, and I say thank you for this.


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Today is the longest travel day on this tour. Lunch en-route is with a gracious family who have opened their home to visitors near the holy city of Pushkar.
This afternoon reach the "Pink City" of Jaipur and check into your hotel, formerly an 18th century aristocratic palace set in capacious gardens.
The largest city of Rajasthan is is a marvellous synthesis of Hindu, Jain and Mughal influenced architecture. All around the magnificent palaces and buildings are bazaars teeming with people, camels and horses.


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Successful Ideas
Getting from Prototype to Finished Product: Three Must-Answer Questions
By Bruce Hagenau
Articles about new product development have proliferated across the Internet, offering tips on major considerations ranging from patent protection and cost estimating to prototype development and materials (e.g. drawings; cardboard; molded plastic). Yet, beyond the traditional wisdom, there are questions many inventors never ask themselves—and that aren't often covered in articles about product design, development and launch.
As the owner of a fabrication shop that works with inventors on a regular basis, I have identified many important, less common questions that, depending on the answer, can boost the odds of success for inventors moving from prototype to finished product. The three that follow are among the most important to consider—and answer honestly.
What's Your Hook?
Product design experts will tell you a product should be unique; marketing experts will encourage you to target your product for a market large enough to provide a solid sales flow. They are both right, because the intersection of these two factors is often where successful products are found.
Nevertheless, before you can put your unique item in the hands of an eager market, it's likely you will need to persuade someone (or some company) to invest in It—lending their money, expertise, manufacturing time and resource, or some combination thereof.
When pitching your product to a potential investor or partner, it helps to have a "hook"—a story so compelling that the person considering your idea is too interested to tune out. What about your product (or the inspiration for it) is truly unusual and engaging? Figure that out and start your presentation with the story. If you can hook someone in the first few minutes—and help them see the product through your eyes—you will increase your chances of success.
How Should You Define Partner?
For the budding inventor, especially one with an especially compelling idea and background story, the world is full of partners. Companies will "partner" with you to refine your idea or to identify the "right" manufacturer or fabricator for your needs. Other "partners" want to help you market your product, streamline your supply or distribution chain, and perform other activities.
When evaluating these partners, inventors must consider whether they are simply salespeople in disguise. Consider whether they are offering a service rather than a partnership—usually for a fee and with no guarantee of success. Such offerings are not necessarily inappropriate or unhelpful. However, it's easy for an excited inventor to invest in a few of these services and quickly find his or her bank account emptied with little or nothing in return.
Everyone needs a payday to make a living, but prudent inventors will ensure they are receiving real value from any partnerships into which they enter. In my experience, the best "partners" meet all the following criteria:
1. They are widely known to be scrupulous and dedicated, adhering to principles that resonate in today's market. (In the case of manufacturing partners, important principles would include waste reduction, process improvement and environmental stewardship.)
2. They have a track record of performance with products similar to those of the invention. Here, "similar" is a relative term. If the partner will handle marketing, they should have experience not only with the product category but also with the market it will need to reach. If the partner is a manufacturer or fabricator, similarity of process (e.g. injection molding; sheet metal fabrication; component assembly) is more important than the function the product performs.
3. They believe enough in the product to accept "shares" in the product, or a percentage of future profits, as their return.
Finally, if an inventor is considering outsourcing a wide array of functions, the best "partner" may be one with a turnkey process—handling most if not all aspects of manufacturing marketing, distribution, etc. (This assumes, of course, that the partner also meets the above criteria.)
Are You Globally Conscious?
In today's market, environmental and/or social consciousness are hot. In particular, the demand for products that save water, energy or some other precious resource is growing, and numerous studies show that many consumers prefer products from companies that care. If you wish to fit into that niche, whether for personal satisfaction or market appeal—ensure all your partners feel and act the same way.
For example, assume you have devised a more efficient solar device—one that stores solar energy for nighttime use in a very environmentally friendly way. That's a great start, but when you move into production, you should also consider the external influences that impact your "green quotient." If your fabricator or manufacturer is also committed to lean, efficient production, and your supply and distribution chains are as lean and efficient as possible, your customers will love you and your product even more.
Final Thoughts
Bringing an idea to fruition (and a waiting market) is hard work. Many people with great ideas follow the traditional advice and still fail. By paying attention to the subtler nuances of product development and marketing, like the examples offered here, inventors with a solid product will enjoy the best possible chance of success.
Bruce Hagenau is president and co-owner of Metcam Inc. Hagenau co-founded Metcam in 1989, turning a bankrupt sheet metal fabricator into an ISO-certified, advanced metalworking company known for its customer service and lean, sustainable operating model. Hagenau is active in the manufacturing industry, both locally and nationally. He is an Advisory Board Member for Next Generation Manufacturing and founding Board Member of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Manufacturing Society. He has also served as Chairman of the Southeast Council of TechAmerica, a trade association representing over 2,000 high technology companies. Visit www.metcam.com/ for more information.


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I am on another bus ride from Higuera la Real to Madrid. This must be the fourth time I've done this bus ride within this year and each time, the route and landscape seem different. It always makes me slightly double-take in my mind about whether or not I'm on the right bus. Yep…it's the right one. Outside are green rolling fields of olive trees, springing up in rows from a ground carpeted with teeny tiny yellow wildflowers. They are my sunshine today since the sun is taking a reprieve behind the rainy grey clouds. I spot castles and cathedrals slightly farther out in the distance, atop hill summits and surrounded by little Spanish village homes topped with their endearing traditionally red Spanish-tiled roofs…marbled boulders and rocks are strewn throughout the ground, some clustered together like giant marbles tossed on the earth. Tomorrow I catch my flight returning to Denver.
Reminiscing, I think back to where I was a year ago…I was in Colorado and months into cultivating in my mind the dreams I had for how I want to live my life, the lifestyle I was to begin pursuing. The dreams and truths I was realizing about myself were taking root and they were doing so deeply, into my heart. This meant unexpected and surprising things ahead. At least that's what I ended up discovering later, but at the time didn't truly grasp yet.
I wanted to live in both Denver and Spain, that's about as much I knew a year ago. Denver could be my US home-base and after doing more traveling of Spain, I could choose a home-base for Europe. From there, I wanted to eventually travel everywhere, for the rest of my life! The particulars or any details for that matter of how I was going to pull this off, were not clear to me. But I heard myself listening to the age-old adage stubbornly rising up from somewhere inside me, practically shouting what if you die tomorrow and today's your last day? Live like there's no tomorrow! I had grown up thinking that was unwise and scary, irresponsible and unproductive. Well, I still don't know if it's either, but either way I went and lived by it and am so glad that I did. I think I still am actually.
I originally booked a 6-month round trip flight into London at the end of this past March, which later I ended up ditching at the end of September so that I could remain in Spain. Good thing I did too, because literally five days ago, I finalized my process for obtaining my Spanish nationality and now have my Spanish EU passport and Spanish Residency card called the DNI.
Now it's the beginning of December and I am returning to Denver as a dual citizen of both the EU and the US. My things in Denver are going to be rummaged through once again and even more will be sold and given away. I have that bug still to downsize and to live lite. What is my goal during these couple of months back in the US? Enjoy the holidays with family and prepare to return to Spain and live in Oviedo, which is located in the beautiful Northern region of Asturias. This is where my abuelo (grandfather) was from. I spent a good amount of time there during this trip this year and fell in love with the town and with Spain. While in Oviedo, I experienced the sweetest turning point in my life. And no, I did not meet someone or fall in love with another person. I guess you can say I fell in love with myself and God. There…that's the big surprise. But there's even more surprises! Here is where I see results from my time; in this way is how I bear fruit in my life now…
Since then, I have come to terms with lost love and peeked into myself to see that my previously broken heart was mended. And not just mended…it was healed and growing completely new roots. They've been sinking down deep into me, opening my eyes to decide that now I would not want the person or the things that I thought I wanted before. They did not support me in being me and likewise, I am not able to support them in being them. More importantly, I have come to experience that to imagine my first love unhappy and sad breaks my heart and I am now at a place where I can sincerely say, I want to see him happy, even with someone else. I know we are going to be our best on our own and eventually with another person. Rather than drowning in my hurt and wanting for what broke my heart, my heart has revived and now would only break at the thought that this impactful person in my past, my first love, is unhappy. Now I can live with hope for him to be blessed and joyous in being him and for me to be the same. Getting here was not pretty and it certainly got terrifying and hideous especially before things got better…but it's best that it did, because what was there needed to be dug up roots all and those old roots were in there deep.
This healing has been the answer to months and years of prayers. Throughout these travels, I have seen that prayers are really being answered all the time, every day. And when I say prayers, I mean communication with God and ourselves that is creatively non-traditional to whatever we've ever been told about prayer. To understand me and where I'm coming from, think out of the box here and think about yourself. The other prayer that has been answered has been for my family. And guess what, it came about with my heart changing, not theirs. Funny, how the biggest healing in our life results from the deep realizations and changing in our own hearts. When I talk about answers and healing, I am certainly not implying that this is a done-deal that is fixed overnight and now we can wipe the dust off and continue on. No, I'm referring to having my eyes opened to see where I was standing in life and where I was positioning myself. It affected where I was positioning others as well and it affected understanding that prayers are answered, we just sometimes step away and start hanging out in other places instead…you know, the usual…resentment, bitterness, pride and fear…then when our eyes are opened, we see that pretty close by is freedom. Maybe sometimes it looks far and difficult to get there and perhaps other times its far closer than we thought. This is the kind of healing I'm talking about. And I'm so glad that in taking care of and loving myself, I can better enjoy and be there for my family.
My trip started in London then took me through all of Italy, from North to South, where my originally planned 3-weeks evolved wonderfully into almost three months. Then pulling away from Italia I made it over to Spain where I have been since. And there is so much to experience and see in Spain…it'll take a lifetime to enjoy it all, to enjoy traveling everywhere in the world. I'm more than happy to invest that.
The places I have experienced have been amazing! Yet the most memorable and impacting aspect that I will carry with me and are now a part of me forever, are the people who I met and friendships I made and the time I had with myself. There is something about traveling alone that I think can be life-changing and good for the soul. What I have learned about myself has also come through learning about others. Sentences can't really explain all that I experienced and how life-changing this time has been for me. I don't like calling it a trip, because it truly is so much more than that…it's my life. It's the life that I want, what I love doing, and it's me being me. Single words may do the trick…like fun blobs of brightly assorted paints splattered on a canvas, letting them fly is a better way to create a painting of this time in my life, like a work of abstract art. If looked at with an inspecting judgmental eye, only up close and without stepping back to see the whole picture, it can look like a chaotic mess. But it's not. It's not to be compared and it's not to be copied…It's the most beautiful time I have ever had in my life before and it is a gift to me from God, even more so because God involved me and taught me to give this time to myself as well.
Healing Forgiving Quiet Listening Questioning Learning
Scary Surprising Miraculous Eternal Enlightening
Creative Pure Restoring Challenging Struggling Changing Waiting
Still Battling Believing Trusting Faith-Shaking Faith-Growing
Loving Nurturing Intimate Confusing Clear Breathtaking Romantic Sweet
Writing Singing Patient Adventurous Time-Indulging Hoping
Lonely Peaceful Joyful Artistic funny Humbling Empowering
Tearful Smile-Rich Invigorating Revealing Freeing Beginning
Launching out in one passion, traveling, has awakened other passions. There were talents and passions that I have had since I was a kid and I discovered that I had either been ignoring them or had completely forgotten about them, like writing. Now, I can't imagine doing anything else but writing, traveling, and singing and meeting people, making friends and sharing stories. Living in these ways is staying true to living my dream and to truly living.
Learning this about myself, experiencing how peacefully happy and joyous I can be, has taught me that these experiences in their moment are all worth it, even if they don't have the results that the world and society or anyone else for that matter says that they should. I will believe what I believe not because of what I see or guarantees of security from things in this life that are actually only imagined and placed upon us. There are to be no expectations or demands of my dreams, as if they have to produce results to measure up to anyone other than me; rather, I embrace them, treasure them, and live them out because they are a part of me and who I have yet to be. Have I made money during this amazing time in my life? No, I've actually spent all of my money. Do I have a house anywhere or even a room or even a bed for that matter that I can call my own? No, and good thing I don't cause I would never spend enough time there to justify the cost and I know now that I wouldn't be happy cause I wouldn't be myself and out traveling! Take this December and January for example…in the US for two months? Yeah and hitting up hopefully on not only Denver but also Houston, then Roanoke, from there to western PA and then DC, before heading back to Denver for a flight to Spain once again.
I am departing Europe tomorrow having received everything that God wanted to so overwhelmingly gift me with during this time – instructions for my freedom, vision for the future, and absolute child-like faith in him and trust in myself (which could also translate into child-like joy that results in some childish behavior from time to time…ok, make that most of the time). And a bunch of other really cool fun inspiring stuff, but we would be here all day and I do need to save some things for a book one day.
So here I go…here I move…along this path that is really quite simple. It's being still and being me.


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Fresh summer vegetables are sliced, baked, and then layered under a blanket of parmesan cheese in this simple Summer Vegetable Gratin side dish!
Happy Monday, everyone, I hope you had a wonderful weekend!
The twins and I kicked things off with a trip to Bass Pro Shops on Saturday morning, so Ben could pick up a few bags of smoking wood and Lincoln could check out the "blub blub" aka fish in their massive tanks (if you have kids and are looking for a time killer, you absolutely must check it out!) then we headed downtown to take a stroll, stopping for iced coffees at Scenic Route Bakery first. Locals: if you haven't checked out this coffee shop/bakery in the East Village, get there quick. Their iced coffee is on point and the place could not be more adorable (nor could this face!)
Despite rain in the forecast, the day turned out to be summer perfection so we walked down to the river afterwards, stopping for a little art appreciation along the way.
I think I told Ben at least ten times that it was hands down the nicest day of the summer so far. Perfect temperature, zero clouds, and a tiny breeze – I didn't want to go inside!
Luckily we brought sustenance with us and were able to have a little picnic in the shade. Man I wanted that afternoon to last forever.
Alas there was a smoker full of goodies to tend to at home! We had friends in from out of town so Ben smoked us a feast including three racks of ribs, a salmon filet, and baked beans for the occasion. SO good!
One thing we didn't get to this weekend was the Farmer's Market (and actually, it's been a hot minute since I last went!) but in case you did, and have a bunch of veggies to use up this week, you've got to give this Summer Vegetable Gratin side dish a try this week!
Fresh garden finds including zucchini, yellow squash and tomatoes are layered on a bed of sauteed shallots spiked with garlic and herbs then baked before being blanketed with freshly grated parmesan cheese. This side dish is simple and timeless. You will be making it every summer for years to come!
Start by sauteing 4 shallots or 2 small sweet onions in 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil over medium heat until tender, 5-7 minutes. Next add 4 minced garlic cloves then saute for 1 more minute, and then stir in 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil and 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme.
Transfer the mixture to a nonstick sprayed baking dish. I used an 11×7″ but I think you could get away with an 8×8″ too!
Next toss 2 medium yellow squash and 1 zucchini, that have been sliced 1/4″ thick, with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, salt, and pepper, until everything is well coated.
Then, layer at an angle in rows! Joining the party is 5-6 Roma tomatoes or 4-5 vine-ripened tomatoes sliced 3/4″ thick. The Roma tomatoes at my grocery store were not looking their best when I went to photograph this recipe, so I subbed in small vine-ripened, but Roma's are very, very good in here. So are vine-ripened though so just pick what looks good to you!
Sprinkle the top with a final flourish of salt and pepper then cover the dish with foil and bake until the vegetables are tender (not mushy!) 30-35 minutes.
Sprinkle 3/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese on top then pop the dish back in the oven until the cheese is golden brown and bubbly, 10-15 minutes.
Let the dish rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving!
Summer Vegetable Gratin
Fresh summer vegetables are sliced, baked, and then layered under a blanket of parmesan cheese in this simple Summer Vegetable Gratin side dish!
- 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- 4 shallots (or 2 small sweet onions,) chopped
- salt and pepper
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
- 5-6 Roma tomatores or 4-5 vine-ripened tomatoes, sliced 3/4" thick
- 2 medium yellow squash, cut into 1/4 inch slices
- 1 medium zucchini, cut into 1/4 inch slices
- 3/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 7x11" baking dish with nonstick spray then set aside.
- Heat 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add shallot or onions, season with salt and pepper, and then saute until softened, 5-7 minutes. Add garlic then saute for 1 more minute. Add fresh basil and thyme then stir to combine. Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish then spread into an even layer in the bottom.
- Add sliced zucchini and yellow squash to a large bowl then drizzle lightly with extra virgin olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Layer the vegetables in slightly slanted rows until you run out of room or all the vegetables are used up. Season the top with salt and pepper then cover the baking dish with foil and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender when pierced with a knife. Remove foil then sprinkle parmesan cheese on top. Return to oven uncovered then bake until cheese is golden brown, 10-15 minutes. Let dish sit for 10 minutes before serving.
Adapted slightly from Food Network
This recipe is courtesy of Iowa Girl Eats, http://iowagirleats.com.
This dish is healthy, GORGEOUS (seriously it's pretty enough to entertain with but is so simple!) and holy buckets that parmesan cheese is so good with the fresh vegetables. ALL THE PARM! Ahem. Enjoy!


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Cyient Walkin Freshers in Noida As GIS Trainee On 3rd June 2018
Cyient freshers walkin drive in Hyderabad for GIS Trainee Position On 3rd June 2018. BTech, Diploma, BSc, BCA, BCom, BA, BBA Freshers 2015, 2016, 2017 are eligible for this walkin drive. More details regarding Cyient Walkin is given below.
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Job Position: GIS Trainee
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- Candidates who are currently pursuing higher degrees/Masters (BE/BTech/MCA, MBA) in regular mode are not eligible for this job.
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- Salary offerings during on regular rolls: 1.57 LPA to 1.65 LPA.
- Work Location: CYIENT LTD Noida (but flexible to work in any location of CYIENT).
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- Candidates should possess basic computer skills (MS-Office) and good communication skills.
- Candidates will be trained on customized tools for GIS, technical and project requirements to function as Junior GIS Engineers.
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- Candidates will be aligned to process driven division and company.
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From SC4 to the stage
Alex Meyer enjoys life in the theatre
Alex Meyer was hoping to pursue a career in music when he graduated from Port Huron High School in 2007.
That all changed when Meyer attended SC4.
"My career goal was in music," said Meyer, a current graduate student studying theatrical stage management at the University of California, Irvine. "I still love music, but now I really have a passion for the theatre.
"Those years at SC4, I got into arts classes and even took piano lessons. I started to hang around with the theatre folks. I became very active in the drama club.
"The staff at the college sort of lit a fire under me. They helped me explore different things and were very supportive."
Meyer, 26, credits "good friend and old mentor" Tom Kephart for helping him grow as a student during his years at SC4. He said he also enjoyed working with instructors Buzz McNash and Jim and Patricia Frank.
Meyer dual-enrolled at SC4 during his senior year of high school. He transferred after two years at SC4 to Western Michigan University.
"The dual enrollment was very good for me," Meyer said. "Starting college can be a bit scary. It helped soften the transition from high school to college."
Meyer has two years remaining in graduate school at UC Irvine. He is busy this summer working with the New Swan Shakespeare Festival.
"I'm about an hour southeast of Los Angeles," Meyer said. "It's a
little too hot for me living in the desert. Hopefully, I can end up back
in the Midwest like Chicago or Detroit or maybe even somewhere like
Washington, D.C.
"I want to work in a community-based theatre. I want to be in a theatre that has dialogue and helps people."
Meyer said it's important for incoming freshmen to get involved in clubs and ask for help if they are passionate about something.
"If you don't ask the question, the answer is always no," Meyer said. "If you're excited about something, tell somebody and they can help you get the ball rolling."


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This blasted heath – Justin Kurzel's new Macbeth
November 30, 2015
An excerpt from an OUPblog article published on Sunday 29th November 2015, written by Dr Erin Sullivan, one of the revising editors of the second edition of The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare.
'How many children had Lady Macbeth? The great Shakespearean critic L. C. Knights asked this question in 1933, as part of an essay intended to put paid to scholarship that treated Shakespeare's characters as real, living people, and not as fictional beings completely dependent upon, and bounded by, the creative works of which they were a part. "The only profitable approach to Shakespeare is a consideration of his plays as dramatic poems, of his use of language to obtain a total complex emotional response," he wrote. Head-counting in Dunsinane was merely a distraction from the language of the play, which Knights might well have called 'the thing itself'.
And yet, the question has often proven irresistible in performances of Macbeth, despite Knights's now (in)famous denunciation. Indeed, in the opening scene of Justin Kurzel's sumptuous new film version of Shakespeare's bloody tragedy, we learn that its answer to Knights's question is at least one...'
Discover more: Read the rest of the article on the OUPblog.
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