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Christmas at Our House | Photo Tour
This may be the longest post in the history of my blog. There are many, many photos. I hope you don't mind too much : )
Most of our decorating is finished, but I'm sure I'll continue to add more touches here and there over the next couple of weeks. We are hosting a couple of get togethers this week and next, so I'm sure I'll add some fresh florals and homemade goodies, too.
On our tour, you'll find fresh greens, a fraser fir tree and garland, a juniper wreath in our dining room (my newest favorite), magnolia leaves and incense cedar sprigs, along with soft pops of red in pillows, winter berries, linens and ribbons.
Left : Rustic Bells & Vermont Red Grosgrain Ribbon on our Wreath, found here >
I have truly enjoyed decking our house with holiday cheer. I made an attempt not to exhaust myself of it - but there is no getting around it. Though I'm loving sitting at my computer right now basking in the glow of twinkling lights, enjoying the woodland scent of our fresh greens, and cushioned by many cozy holiday pillows, I will admit - it did wear me out a bit. I'm sure half of you are exhausted from decorating every mantle and bannister in sight, and you can't help but wonder, is it worth it? Why do we go to so much trouble?
All of you who are also sitting amongst your twinkling lights already know the answer - yes. There is something magical we create when we transform our house. It makes those moments you spend at home even more special this time of year. When our homes are brimming with Christmas cheer, we find ourselves relaxing on the sofa that no one sits on to admire the tree at night, or spending an evening in front of the fire with our feet up, or coming downstairs early in the morning before anyone else gets up just to enjoy the stillness of a quiet morning and sparkle of the lights as the sun comes up.
I hope you all take the time to sit back and enjoy the splendor of what you've created in your homes, and take in the faces of your family and friends as they experience it with joy. It is most definitely worth it.
Holiday Collection, here, that features many of the favorite items in our home : )
Continue on the tour below.
We got these bells last year in Woodstock, Vermont on our trip there in November, now they are available in my store, here. They were hanging on our bedroom door while we were staying at Mike's parents' house during our renovation : )
Classic Hooked Pillows (made in New England) & Throws, here >
These Classic Hooked Stockings & Pillows are available in my store.
I made these tiny trees out of clippings from our big tree... they are all over the house : ) The DIY tutorial is here >
Gingerbread House Cookie Cutters are back in stock - after a very exciting announcement!
The view back into the living room.
I have an orange peppermint dish soap recipe I'll share soon! They are displayed in my Clear Bottles Collection.
Paperwhites in different stages. The ones planted in the blue and white container were in a not so sunny spot, so I've moved them here.
Can you spot our elf on the shelf?! This "Duck Boot" Stocking, $36 is one of my favorites... and of course that tiny Red Gingham Apron, $14.
The Pillows & Throws are available, here, and the Rattan Basket on our ottoman, here.
Love that Sledding Pillow (available here) : )
We are hosing a dinner party tomorrow, so I'll be sharing our table setting later this week. This is the start of it.
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Winterberry on the brass chandelier.
Our warm and cozy spot... with lots of plaid : ) Plaid Throws available, here.
And a new Tiger pillow.
I got up early this morning and decided to take photos of the house lit up in the dark, too - because that is when the magic really happens.
Rustic Bells & Ribbons available, here >
And this ; )
So peaceful.
Peace & Joy,
Shop this years Holiday Collection, here, that features many of the favorite items in our home : )
Shop this years Holiday Collection, here, that features many of the favorite items in our home : )


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This section describes the performance considerations for restore operations with the MySQL Enterprise Backup product. This subject is important enough to deserve its own section, separate from the discussion of backup performance, because:
The restore operation is the phase of the backup-restore cycle that tends to vary substantially between different backup methods. For example, backup performance might be acceptable using mysqldump, but mysqldump typically takes much longer than MySQL Enterprise Backup for a restore operation.
The restore operation is often performed during an emergency, where it is critical to minimize the downtime of the application or web site.
The restore operation is always performed with the database server shut down.
The restore operation is mainly dependent on low-level considerations, such as I/O and network speed for transferring files, and CPU speed, processor cores, and so on for uncompressing data.
For the combination of options you can specify for a restore job, see Section 220.127.116.11, "Restore an Existing Backup".
Restoring a partial backup takes less time than restoring a full backup, because there is less data to physically copy. See Section 4.1.9, "Partial Backup Options" for information about making partial backups.
Restoring a compressed backup takes more time than restoring an uncompressed backup, because the time needed to uncompress the data is typically greater than any time saved by transferring less data across the network. If you need to rearrange your storage to free up enough space to uncompress the backup before restoring it, include that administration work in your estimate of the total time required. In an emergency, the time needed to uncompress the backup data before restoring it might be unacceptable. on the database server to hold both the compressed backup and the uncompressed data. Thus, the more critical the data is, the more likely that you might choose not to use compression: accepting a slower, larger backup to ensure that the restore process is as fast and reliable as possible. See Section 4.1.7, "Compression Options" for information about making compressed backups.
The unpacking process to restore a single-file backup is typically not expensive either in terms of raw speed or extra storage. Each file is unpacked directly to its final destination, the same as if it was copied individually. Thus, if you can speed up the backup substantially or decrease its storage requirements by using single-file backups, that typically does not involve a tradeoff with restore time. See Section 188.8.131.52, "Work with Single-File Backups" for information about making single-file backups.
If you store the backup data on a separate machine, and that machine is not as busy the machine hosting the database server, you can offload some postprocessing work (the apply-log phase) to that separate machine. Section 126.96.36.199, "Apply-Log Operations for Existing Backup Data"
There is always a performance tradeoff between doing the apply-log
phase immediately after the initial backup (makes restore faster),
or postponing it until right before the restore (makes backup
faster). In an emergency, restore performance is the most important
consideration. Thus, the more crucial the data is, the more
important it is to run the apply-log phase immediately after the
backup. Either combine the backup and apply-log phases on the same
server by specifying the
backup-and-apply-log option, or perform
the fast initial backup, transfer the backup data to another server,
and then perform the apply-log phase using one of the options from
Section 126.96.36.199, "Apply-Log Operations for Existing Backup Data".
Section 126.96.36.199, "Apply-Log Operations for Existing Backup Data"
For data processing operations, you might know the conventional
advice that Unix sockets are faster than TCP/IP for communicating
with the database. Although the mysqlbackup
command supports the options
--protocol=socket, and
--protocol=pipe, these options do
not have a significant effect on backup or restore performance.
These processes involve file-copy operations rather than
client/server network traffic. The database communication controlled
by the
--protocol option is
low-volume. For example, mysqlbackup retrieves
information about database parameters through the database
connection, but not table or index data.
The mysqlbackup command can take advantage of modern multicore CPUs and operating system threads to perform backup operations in parallel. See Section 4.1.11, "Performance / Scalability / Capacity Options" for the options to control how many threads are used for different aspects of the restore process. If you see that there is unused system capacity during a restore, consider increasing the values for these options and testing whether doing so increases restore performance:
When tuning and testing backup performance using a RAID storage
configuration, consider the combination of option settings
--read-threads=3 --process-threads=6
--write-threads=3. Compare against the combination
--read-threads=1 --process-threads=6
When tuning and testing backup performance using a non-RAID
storage configuration, consider the combination of option
--read-threads=1 --process-threads=6
When you increase the values for any of the 3
"threads" options, also increase the value of the
--limit-memory option, to give the
extra threads enough memory to do their work.
If the CPU is not too busy (less than 80% CPU utilization),
increase the value of the
--process-threads option.
If the storage device that you are restoring from (the source
drive) can handle more I/O requests, increase the value of the
--read-threads option.
If the storage device that you are restoring to (the destination
drive) can handle more I/O requests, increase the value of the
--write-threads option.
Depending on your operating system, you can measure resource
utilization using commands such as top,
iostat, sar,
dtrace, or a graphical performance monitor. Do
not increase the number of read or write threads
iowait once the system
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I got Mozzarella in Carozza ($6.99), Lobster & Crab Ravioli ($18.99 for full dinner portion - I'm guessing this was 1/2 that) and Pork Calabrese ($20.99 - probably not full size meat portion).
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Is there anything you notice that's in all 3 pics? TOO DAMN MUCH PARSLEY!!!!!
Gordon Ramsey said - if you can't eat it - don't put it on the plate. I'm not eating a bitter ass leaf of parsley. And it was all over everything - gak! It's very old school.
So - let's break it down - course 1 - mozzerella sandwich. It was okay - the bread was a bit soggy strangely enough on one side...the cheese was tasty and the marinara was really tasty - it was the sweet chunky light type - which I like.
Course 2 - lobster & crab ravioli - meh - nothing special. There wasn't much flavor - mush mouth. Too much parsley. Was real crab and lobster though...
Course 3 - well by this point - we were all full - but I did eat half. The pork was dry, the risotto was pretty good - very cheesy and the veges were fine. Nothing with much flavor really.
Overall - a disappointment - the first course was my favorite of the 3 (but wait - dessert gets better!). It's old school Italian but is a bit pricey. I mean - I'd rather go to Pompilio's for the price.
Onto dessert - the tray is just completely full of fabulousness. They are all homemade except for a cake they ship in from Brooklyn! It looked decadent but we were extremely full. They are also very well known for their Bread Pudding (won awards at Taste). So the desserts are tiramasu, canoli, 2 types of bread pudding, etc...
They had a trio flight that had tiramasu, mini-cannoli and bread pudding. We ordered 2 of the flights: one with traditional bread pudding and one with chocolate chip bread pudding.
By far the star of the flight with 4 votes was the Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding. It was decadent and amazing!!!!
Another final note on service: the owner (I'm guessing) stopped by and interrupted our conversation with a story of his own that lasted at least 15 minutes. It was a little off-putting. I mean - 2-3 minutes is fine and welcome but 15 - oye - enough already. BUT on the other end - our server was great - (Lanette I think) - she was friendly, attentive and knowledgeable - just the perfect amount of everything.
Overall - giving it a 2 star (2 star = Eh, I'll go back if you're buying!) for all the food and 4 star for the dessert.
My best reco is to go to Terry's Turf Club for an awesome burger and then hit up Bella Luna for some great chocolate chip bread pudding! (Ask for Lanette's table - cuz she was great!)
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Today, we take for granted that important events, political and other, are captured by photographs and/or television cameras. Sketches, paintings, and written descriptions were all that would have been available in the 18th century. Unfortunately, there are no known depictions of the State House Assembly Room created during the actual meetings of the Second Continental Congress or the Constitutional Convention.
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2. Why do you think Trumbull thought it was important to capture the portraits of these men? Why do you think it took so many years to complete this painting?
3. Based on what you learned in Reading 1, who are the five men standing at the center of the painting? Who do you think is seated in the chair at the right? Why might Trumbull have chosen to portray this scene?
4. Study the painting carefully. What feelings does it evoke for you?
5. Compare the design of the Assembly Room as it appears in the painting and in Photo 3. What are some of the differences? What might account for these differences?
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The series was initiated at the launch of the UN-OECD-NEPAD partnership for growth and development in Africa in New York in 2010. It is produced by the United Nations Office of the Special Advisor on Africa (OSAA) and the NEPAD-OECD Africa Investment Initiative for African policymakers and their development partners.
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One Small Company's Successful Fight Against An Infringer
An amazing blow-by-blow log of a software company going after an infringer (via Slashdot).
A couple of my initial reactions to this story:
1. This is why IP lawyers need to be forensic scientists;
2. This is why IP lawyers go after 'middlemen' such as ISPs;
3. This is why anonymity on the 'selling' side is against public policy. The way to resolve the privacy vs. consumer debate in arenas such as whois is to create commercial zones on the Web. If you want to sell, do so from a '.cert" and say who you are.
Reading Other People's Mail: MPAA v. LokiTorrent
A demand letter sent by an unidentified law firm representing the MPAA to LokiTorrent, a site allegedly facilitating unauthorized distribution of digitized movies using BitTorrent, a PTP protocol. Via Slashdot.
Test For A Little Tenderness
Here's the thing to remember that gets forgotten. One of the functions of trademarks and appellations of origin is to act as shorthand. As Judge Posner might put it, consumers save time and money searching products by choosing a brand, as opposed to doing exhaustive analysis of propsective purchases.
One such shorthand is BLACK ANGUS. Angus is a breed of cattle that tends to be more tender than, say, beef from Herefords. As a result, beef bearing the name ANGUS began to earn a premium. For reasons not quite clear in this NPR story, at some point the FDA allowed cattlemen to use the term ANGUS to refer to any predominantly black cow that doesn't 'show the traits of other breeds.' So cattlemen breed their cows to look predominantly black.
The result was diminution of the quality of ANGUS beef. ViaGen, a life sciences company, did DNA testing of beef sold under the ANGUS name, and discovered that some samples came from cows that had more genetic material in common with Brahmin cattle than with Angus. Brahmin apparently is less tender.
Now ViaGen is developing a DNA test so that only beef that meets such a test can bear an Angus certification mark.
However, this is where the shorthand part gets forgotten. Customers don't want Angus beef in and of itself – they want tender beef. As a scientist in the NPR story points out – the term ANGUS is not a guarantee that 100% of all such cattle carry the tenderness gene.
A different approach would be to develop a test not for Angus genes but for tenderness genes.
Interesting thought: brands and appellations of origin can deliver best guesses as to quality but science can, maybe, deliver on such promises.
More People Find This Post On Puffery Informative
NY Times article on puffery and truthfulness in advertising claims.
Prior posts on puffery here and here.
New Trademark Fees
Effective January 31, 2005, trademark fees will change as follows:
Initial Applications:
- (1) $325 per international class if using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
(2) $375 per international class if submitting paper
Amendments or Responses to Office Actions:
- (1) $325 per additional international class when the fee is paid as part of a TEAS amendment or response
(2) $375 per additional international class when the fee is paid as part of a paper amendment or response
The new fee requirements will apply to any fees filed on or after January 31, 2005. See Consolidated Appropriations
Trademark Blog's Red Carpet Moment.
The Trademark Blog has been awarded the 'Best Practice-Specific Legal Blog' title by Dennis Kennedy of DennisKennedy.com. OK, I know Dennis, but still, there are a lot of good legal blogs listed and discussed here.
If You Saw The Lemony Snicket Movie . . .
. . . and you are a trademark lawyer that can't leave work at the office, then you laughed at the Realtor gag and wondered if the NAR would write a nasty letter to the film's producers because it used REALTOR as a generic term.
Then I got home and saw the "Hello, Trademark Infringement?" commercial from McDonalds.
Better times for REALTORS, uh, REALTOR brand real estate agents, here, a different setback for the REALTOR trademark here.
Popular Google Search Terms For 2004
These and others from Google's Zeitgeist for 2004 (ING is the third most searched company name?):
Popular Brand Names
Top Company Queries
Popular Retail Chains
Heartless TTAB Decision
A TTAB decision holding that the consumer placing a heart on a plush toy does not constittue trademark use, via TTABLOG.
The Beer Of Kings
A Reuters article regarding a World Trade Organization report on EEC treatment of appellations of origin (like FLORIDA ORANGES or IDAHO POTATOS but not, apparently BUDEJOVICKE BEER).


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Bobby Jenks on comments by the Sox after his injury:
'Did I feel I was being picked on? No. But I felt I was the easy scapegoat because I had struggled in the end with some nagging injuries. This organization, just like most in this game, tell you, 'Come in, our door is open and tell us what's on your mind.' And when you do, they turn it around on you and make you feel bad. They're playing on your own words. They want you to come in, be honest and then they turn it around. … '[General manager Ken Williams] is probably going through some tough decisions whether to keep me or trade me," Jenks said. "His decision is the tough one. Mine is easy. I just sit back and see what happens. Until that decision is made, he's the GM, and I'm the player."
Ozzie responds:
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A prestige actress just had a movie dropped into the fall slate. Watch out, ladies! Also today: a literary classic gets an Awzom! movie makeover, lots of TV shows hire actors, and some Christine O'Donnell jokes.
Remember Paradise Lost, that classic work of literature that features turns of phrase that have become common colloquialisms and idioms since its publication, it is that good and significant a feat of writing? Ha, well, here's Hollywood: "Alex Proyas is finding Paradise Lost for Legendary Pictures, signing to direct an adaptation of the epic 17th-century English poem by John Milton ... The project tells the story of the epic war in heaven between archangels Michael and Lucifer, and will be crafted as an action vehicle that will include aerial warfare, possibly shot in 3D." Yay! Alex Proyas is the storytelling genius behind Knowing and I, Robot, so this ought to be good. It's basically a remake of that 2009 classic Legion, only based on one of the most important poetic works of the English language. The frustrating thing is that this could, if done really really well, be a pretty cool, interesting, dark and expansive movie. But as a 3D action vehicle with aerial warfare? Nuts to that, man. Nuts to that forever. [Variety]
Jennifer Garner is going to become a pill-popper. Yes, apple-cheeked, kind-eyed, giggle-grinner Jennifer Garner is going to become such a pill-popper (typed "pill-pooper" there for a second which made me laugh and laugh, and is actually probably true, every pill-popper is, in a way, a pill-pooper too) that she will convince Jeremy Renner to come pop pills with her. That is a very believable scenario. Hey, if she pulls it off it will be very creepy actually! Especially when she tries to convince Renner, a pharmacist ironically in a pill-rage, to kill her husband. This is all for a movie called Better Living Through Chemistry that Garner has just signed onto. I'll believe it when I see it. [THR]
ABC has ordered a pilot, after a fight with CBS, for a Darren Star-produced TV version of the book Good Christian Bitches, about a good Christian who moves to a wealthy Dallas neighborhood and meets a lot of bitches. Christine O'Donnell will costar. I'm curious though, will ABC really keep that title? Seems awfully inflammatory, especially if any TVs near Ground Zero broadcast it. An affront to Christians, really. [Deadline]
News from the wintry wastelands of Toronto, where yetis are allowed to marry abominable snowmen, thus destroying traditional snow monster marriage. The news born on a freezing tundra wind this day is that Rabbit Hole, the play-based movie about Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart grieving over the death of their son, has been picked up by Lionsgate and will debut this year, thus putting it in the running for sweet, sweet Oscars. Which means we could have a Nicole Kidman vs. Annette Bening vs. Helen Mirren vs. Natalie Portman vs. Hilary Swank vs. Carey Mulligan vs. Robin Wright showdown. Good heavens will the sequins and ruffles fly come gown season. My money, though, is on Christine O'Donnell for her stirring portrayal of the housewife role in her revisionist adaptation of Mists of Avalon. [The Wrap]
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Last week, we received word that SPEED had lost the rights to Formula One to NBC after having the series on the network for 17 years. Parent company FOX said that SPEED made a "fiscally responsible" bid to keep the series for 2013 and beyond. But today FOX announced they extended their NASCAR coverage for eight more years at a cost of $2.4 billion.
Wait. What?
It sounds like FOX wanted to make a major commitment to keep NASCAR, it's marquee motorsports property, in the fold for the foreseeable future. The $2.4 billion buy keeps NASCAR on the FOX family of networks until 2022 and also keeps them as the exclusive home of the Daytona 500 until that time.
A big coup is that FOX will also be livestreaming content online, the first time something like that has been done. But a commitment of billions of dollars to keep NASCAR means that there was less money to go somewhere else.
We cannot say with certainty that the expensive bid to keep NASCAR rights cost FOX Formula One, but it definitely seems feasible. Perhaps the bid to keep F1 was "fiscally cheap" while the bid for the NASCAR coverage was a bit "fiscally overoptimistic" or even "fiscally nuts." Of course, if SPEED does flip to an all-sports network, rumored to be called FOX Sports One, this would be a totally moot point.
At least NBC's planned coverage of F1 sounds pretty awesome.
One of the strongest parts of SPEED's coverage, which they lost after making a "financially prudent" bid, is their comprehensive live coverage of every event on the network along with extensive online supplements. It looks like NBC is going to continue that.
For the 20 races next year, NBC is promising 100 hours of coverage, which includes live coverage of practice and race sessions. Four of the races will be aired on NBC, including the Canadian Grand Prix and the final three races of the season. The balance of the schedule will be on the NBC Sports Network.
They intend to broadcast every race live, but there are a few scheduling conflicts right now. Regardless, every race will be live streamed on the internets we've heard so much about.
While there is no announcement on the commentary team, NBC has said that they want to have at least one person on the ground at every race. Maybe they should call, or tweet, Will Buxton for that job. They also said that they may have a full team of reporters on the ground at certain races, which is a stark change from SPEED's remote commentary team.
So, it sounds promising, but we'll see just how well it works when F1 hits NBC for the Australian GP in 2013.
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Gas prices are rising again in Vermont.
The website VermontGasPrices.com shows the lowest prices ranging from $3.45 in Brattleboro to $3.53 around the state.
Higher prices of $3.79 a gallon were found at stations in Williston, Vergennes, Bethel and Killington in the last two days.
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Agents looking into drug delivery at home of Indians' Chris Perez
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Drug agents are investigating a suspected marijuana shipment mailed to the suburban home of Cleveland Indians closer Chris Perez, authorities said Wednesday.
Rocky River Police Chief Kelly Stillman said city officers, a regional narcotics unit and postal inspectors were involved in Tuesday's daylong operation investigating a delivery to Perez's home in the lakeside Cleveland suburb.
No charges have been filed and the matter remains under investigation. A message seeking comment was left for Perez's attorney.
At a news conference Wednesday, the chief said the operation likely originated with a package that appeared suspicious to postal employees. "They took it from there," he said.
In a brief written update Wednesday afternoon, the chief confirmed the shipment was suspected to be marijuana, but said that the state crime laboratory will have to confirm that.
"Depending on what it was and how much it was, charges will be filed accordingly," Stillman said.
Officers with a search warrant took evidence from the Perez house, according to the chief, but the seized items weren't specified.
Indians general manager Chris Antonetti said in a statement that the team had talked with Perez and was "gathering additional information."
Manager Terry Francona, addressing the situation before the Indians' Wednesday afternoon game against the Yankees in New York, said he had reached out to Perez to check on him.
"I spoke to him this morning, called him, just wanted to make sure he was OK," he said. "Out of respect to everybody involved, that's really all I can say."
The Indians' often-polarizing closer has six saves this season, but is on the disabled list with an injured right shoulder. He and Cleveland fans have gotten on each other's nerves over the last couple years, and he recently deactivated his Twitter account after hearing it from fans following a couple of bad outings.
In previous seasons, Perez has criticized fans for not coming to games, and ownership for not spending money on free agents.
The right-hander was supposed to start throwing again this week. Francona said he wasn't sure if the investigation would affect Perez' injury rehabilitation.
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Hatching Memories by the Dozen
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Please do Google search on scrapbooking retreats to get a sense of the craft retreat industry. We cater mainly to middle-aged women that lead hectic lives and seek pampering and an opportunity to get away and enjoy their craft.
We want a fun, memorable logo to leave an impression on our Website and future banner advertising. We are in Toledo and don't want to be confused with the Mud Hens, but the word 'hen' is entrenched in the regional vernacular.
 A concept we (OK my wife) has for a logo is hen sitting on top of a scrapbook - something that might reinforce our tagline: Hatching Memories by the Dozen.
 Our retreat is in the historic Old West End of Toledo and so while the logo should be fun, it may also reflect the Victorian era.
Our Website, http://www.henhouseretreat.com is under development. We are working with a local designer to make it more fun and feminine.
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We took a large cardboard box and made a 'shoe' out of it. We used ribbon as the laces and just practice 'loop-swoop-and-pull' on a larger scale. It seemed to work. Both of our kids learned to tie within the day and though they are often in Crocs, it makes PE days a breeze! Good luck.
It's a perfect idea. I'm a teacher and teaching a kid to tie his shoe has nothing to do with knowledge, but with motor skills and his physical development. So, let's keep practicing. Thank you.


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Coming to CES 2014: Wearables and More Wearables
This year's Consumer Electronics Show, the world's biggest annual tech-gadget party, is going to be crawling with "smart" doodads that attach to your wrist, face or some other body part (like feet).
Smartwatches and attachable fitness trackers are everywhere already: Fitbit, Kiwi, Qualcomm's Toq and, of course, Galaxy Gear. Pebble is inviting people to see "something special" at CES. As far as technology for your face, Google Glass is the king of coverage, even if the headset is still only in "alpha" testing, but competitors lurk — one coming from out of our sci-fi dreams to show smart contact lenses at the Las Vegas show.
All of these available devices doesn't necessarily mean the tech industry — or people — are ready for them. Or want them. But the devices are coming, nonetheless.


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Meeting Notes 2010 06 29
The 116th Meeting of Noisebridge
Get someone to grab the membership binder now. Get someone to take notes.
- Moderator:
- Note-Taker:
Introduction and Names[edit]
- Anyone new to the meeting/space should stand up and say something cool.
- What Noisebridge is about: We make stuff and so can you!
- A brief primer on consensus process: We agree and so should you!
Financial Report[edit]
Funds in bank: Approx. $9k
We still owe $1.5k to a member for buildout reimbursement. Our actual liquid assets are around $7.5k.
Membership Binder[edit]
- Read off any names from the binder for the past month.
- Anyone up for join this week should introduce them selves then leave the area in search of gifts for the rest of the group.
What's Going On at Noisebridge[edit]
One short sentence about each of the following:
- Circuit Hacking Mondays (7PM, 2169)
- Python Mondays (6:30 PM, 2169)
- Linux system administration certification study group Tue and Fri 3 PM to 6 PM (turing)
- Linux discussion group Wed 6 PM to 8 PM (turing)
- SCoW craft group - Wednesdays at 7PM
- GameDevelopment - Wednesdays at 8PM, back from Berlin and 2010 class is in session
- Programming_for_Poets Gentle introduction to Processing; most Thursdays at 8 if !(5MoF)
- Linux system administration certification study group 3 PM to 6 PM (turing)
- Shop Friday still plans to come back when the shop is done.
- Sensebridge and the EEG group - Sundays at afternoonish (1-2ish) - come to try brain scanning
- Spacebridge - Sundays at 5PM planning meeting this Sunday to decide
- Knots, Go, and Locks! - Sundays 3PM
Project Updates[edit]
Consensus items[edit]
- (Up for consensus TONIGHT) Proposed consensus item: Spending freeze for all non-recurring items. This would halt any already approved expenses for build out, advertising (eg, stickers) or similar. It would not affect existing recurring expenses, such as rent, power, internet, insurance, etc.
- NEW: Funding buildout of Materials Fab isolation (doors, sound isolation) and previous build-out expenses via new donation fundraising drive.
Discussion Items[edit]
- Creating an Assistant Treasurer position
- Learn You A Origami group
End of Meeting[edit]
- PGP Key Signing could happen now, check the list to see who wants in on the action.
- Put back the membership binder.
- Save the meeting notes to the wiki.
- Send a copy of the meeting notes to the discussion list.
- Copy the Meeting Notes Template for next week's agenda and update the main wiki page's link to it.
- Enjoy a cocktail with your fellow hacker or robot.
Consensus item for next week:
Shall Noisebridge consense that: Noisebridge shall require consensus for any future non-monthly recurring expenses (monthly expenses are: pge, rent, water, internet, insurance[amortized to a monthly rate from the annual cost], garbage, and a $100/month facilities cost) until the time that we are cash flow positive and solvent for 3 monthes expenses.
Cash flow positive shall be defined as: The difference of the product of current monthly member member base and the monthly membership payments (calculated from the lessor of the averaged member payments from last 3 and 6 months, and the current monthly recurring expense (averaged from the greater expense of the moving 3 and 6 month average).
And have 3 months expenses(sum of monthly expenses generated from a moving average over as long a period as possible with payment histories) in the bank.


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A few clear and important problems with these resolutions the new improved wording seas: "Abstract: Following these guidelines will make content accessible to a wider range of people with disabilities, including blindness and low vision, deafness and hearing loss, learning difficulties, cognitive limitations, limited movement, speech difficulties, photosensitivity and combinations of these." and "introduction: Although some of the accessibility issues of people with cognitive, language, and learning disabilities are addressed by WCAG 2.0, either directly or through assistive technologies, the WCAG 2.0 guidelines do not address many areas of need for people with these disabilities. There is a need for more research and development in this important area." I have a very strong objections to this wording. I believe it is designed to mislead It makes it appear that following WCAG enables the best level of accessibility for people with cognitive disabilities to date, and until further research is done this is the best that you can do for these communities. " to call out the need for more research in this area" this has very little to do with WCAG. Many proven techniques have been found by the team are not reported in WCAG. Also and there is more research in this area then for blind access for example. I see the call for more research as a "red hearing" or something to divert attention from the real problem. (such as use of concept mapping which definitely without question makes content accessible to people who can not access it otherwise) Further, many of the techniques used by other guidelines are still not in WCAG Take a look at some of my reports on other standards and how they support access for learning disabilities that was sent to WCAG in 2001 ! http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/W3C-wai-gl/2001OctDec/0455.html http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/W3C-wai-gl/2001OctDec/0456.html We still have not got to this level. (From 2001 folks - we still did not get them in in 2007) What about the problems we had within the WCAG working group itself, were use of long numbers and codes made issues impossible to track without a good short term memory. WCAG eventually improved the process (Thanks Loretta) but these problems are not considered issues in WCAG 2 - even though the group themselves experienced the affect of reliance of short term memory being an unnecessary barrier to participation. Giving the impression that we are doing all that is possible today is incorrect. I propose that the words " There is a need for more research and development in this important area." be dropped from the introduction. Then people will be aware that WCAG is not the best place to look for this. Issue two: Putting things in advisory techniques, s a good idea, but this concept needs to be worked out a, the term "advisory" suggests that it is less important then required success criteria techniques. I suggest changing the name to "non testable techniques" b, the techniques included seem "add hock" or what ever seems a good idea at the time. I suggest we make a tougher roadmap about building up these techniques so that we are properly covering\ c, Even if they are hard to test, an author should be a ble to make a conformance statement if they fulfil them. If nothing else this enables people to locate pages that they may be able to use. Issue three looking at the text: Using the clearest and simplest language appropriate for the content. - we were stuck with this one last time round. The word appropriate is a blanket loophole for people to say they have done this without doing a thing. how about the wording write clearly and simply or provide clear and simple text _____ From: Loretta Guarino Reid [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 5:48 PM To: Jonathan Chetwynd; Sofia Celic; Jan Dekelver; Chuck Hitchcock; Hiroshi Kawamura; Gez Lemon; Clayton Lewis; Gian Sampson-Wild; Keith Smith; Roberto Scano; Lisa Seeman; Stephen Shore; Nancy Ward; Paul Bowman; John Slatin; Elbert Johns Cc: Gregg Vanderheiden; Michael Cooper; Judy Brewer; Loretta Guarino Reid; WCAG Subject: Report on WCAG2 comments relating to cognitive, learning, and language disabilities The attachment to this email contains a report on the proposed responses to the comments received relating to cognitive, learning, and language disabilities. We will be discussing these at our meeting on Tuesday, March 13. Details on the meeting logistics will be sent in a separate message. Thanks, LorettaReceived on Tuesday, 13 March 2007 08:05:23 UTC
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There is a new improved Staffing Industry Review in town. As we move into 2012, I have great pleasure in presenting this upgraded, modernized magazine. A new year brings with it good intentions and resolutions. Ours is that you enjoy and get continued value from this spruced-up publication.
Why did we remodel? Well, a new year should offer hope for better times. Staffing has proved its worth in the last recession. And 2012 promises to be a period of growth for the industry. So we want you to have access to a magazine that will help you with your job, outline trends and give practical tips in a stylish, yet comfy setting. Teeming with professional advice, the magazine will feature our analysts as well as experts in sales, the law and other aspects of staffing. An added bonus is the voice of the customer giving you guidance and feedback.
In fact, our first issue in January is taking a look at what makes a staffing/buyer relationship successful. Bryan Peña's story tells you that the key success drivers may not be what you think — a must-read for those who still think such relationships are about donuts and golf. Then, Leslie Stevens-Huffman writes about four trends to watch for as staffing agencies navigate the still-tricky economic climate of 2012. Putting the customer first helps business regardless of the fiscal situation.
Managing Editor Craig Johnson's profile of The Epitec Group reveals how a true service mantra pays off, and last but not least is KJ Fullam's glimpse into staffing in Mexico. This is our first foray into international waters and we hope to continue to bring you snapshots of different countries. We also have Senior Research Analyst Sona Sharma's candid interview with Edmundo Escobar, the founding member of Mexico's staffing association. He discusses everything from Mexico's black market to the lack of training contracts.
There you have it. The new Staffing Industry Review. No longer are we referring to it as SI Review. We are the magazine that serves the staffing industry. But to make things work, you need to interact with us. Read it. Tell us what works, what doesn't. You can email us at email@example.com.
Enjoy the makeover.
Happy Reading and Happy New Year.
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Hollywood Hijinx (Amstrad PCW)
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DescriptionBuddy Burbank was a B-movie actor who one day met the wealthy Hildegarde Montague and married her. His wife's money allowed him to open his own studio, where he began to produce movies such as Attack of the Killer Rutabagas and other horror titles that gained little critical acclaim but apparently sold rather well. He then died of a heart attack, and Hildegarde followed him soon. In her will, she left the Burbank estate to her favorite nephew, under one condition: he has to find ten famous props from Buddy's movies within one night.
Hollywood Hijinx is a text adventure game. The player interacts with the environment by typing combinations of verb commands and objects. The game's environment contains secret passages and mazes, which are necessary to explore in order to find the props and successfully complete the game.
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Alternate Titles
- "Hollywood Hijinx - a zany treasure hunt" -- Tag-lined title
- "Aunt Hildegarde's Secret" -- Working title
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Copy protectionCopy protection for this game required the user to have the photo of "Uncle Buddy;" well, actually the poem on the back of said photo. The three cardinal directions mentioned in the poem are needed in order to properly orient the statue in the front yard of Buddy's estate. Don't have the poem? Good luck getting into the house.
ExtrasThe box contains the magazine "Tinsel World - News from Hollywood and around the globe, Vol. 35, No. 27", a letter from Aunt Hildegarde Montague Burbank, a photo of Uncle Buddy Burbank with a poem on the back and your very own Lucky Palm Tree Swizzle Stick.
LegacyThe premise of this game is riffed on in Ivan Cockrum's 1998 game Foggywood Hijinx, and its title informed an inspired sample transcript for Jamie Murray's Bollywood Hijinx in 2001 -- an homage not yet stretched out to game-length.
Information also contributed by iShrek and Pseudo_Intellectual
Related Web Sites
- Infocom Home Page Fan Site (Fan site for all the skinny on Infocom products)
- The Commodore Zone (All about Hollywood Hijinx - introduction, images, related links and comments area.)
- The Infocom Gallery (High-quality scans of the grey box package and manual of Hollywood Hijinx.)
There are no game credits on file for this release of the game. Everything in MobyGames is contributable by users.


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Niners coach Jim Harbaugh, 48, is undergoing what the team is terming a "minor procedure" today at Stanford Hospital for an irregular heartbeat and will not be at the facility in Santa Clara.
Harbaugh, who visited with doctors last night, attended practice and meetings Wednesday and "seemed fine," according to linebacker Patrick Willis. The team expects Harbaugh to return Friday.
The 49ers released a statement after the players went through a walkthrough practice late this morning under the direction of Brad Seely, the assistant head coach and special teams coordinator. Seely delivered the news to the team.
"Coach Harbaugh is not at the facility today under doctor's orders," the team statement read. "He is having a minor procedure done at Stanford Hospital today for an irregular heartbeat. We anticipate that he will be back at the facility tomorrow, but do not have any further information to share at this time. Assistant head coach and special teams coordinator Brad Seely will be overseeing today's practice and meetings. When more information regarding coach Harbaugh is available we will pass that along."
Said Willis: "It's one of those things, coach Harbaugh, like he always tells us, he's tougher than a two-dollar steak. We know he's going to be alright. We know we have a bunch of great coaches here that will keep everything on track. We're going to practice today as if he was here … His health is our utmost (concern). We never want to see one of our coaches or players down in any kind of capacity. He's going to be alright. As long as he comes back strong and healthy, that's what's most important to us."
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Highlights: Raptors, Shorebirds, Songbirds, Upland Birds, Waterbirds, Waterfowl
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Directions: At mp 278 on US 95 turn W onto US 95A for 2.1 mi to the lake; SW of the lake on Forest Rd is the Wolf Education Center; following Forest Rd S to Soldiers Meadow Rd will allow you to visit Craig Mountain/Waha Lake site (N43).
Description: Winchester Lake is located at the eastern foot of Craig Mountain, surrounded by conifers and brushy hillsides, with a small marsh at the lake inlet. Ruffed Grouse, Red-breasted and White-breasted Nuthatches, Common Loon, Evening Grosbeak, Steller's Jay, and several waterfowl species are commonly found at the park. Bald Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, and Northern Goshawk are rare but present. There is a nature trail next to the park HQ and other trails around the lake.
More Information: IDPR (208) 924-7563Lewiston Chamber of Commerce 1-800-473-3543 www.idahoparks.org/parks/winchesterlake.aspx
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But it's not for the reasons that you might think. It's not really the sleeplessness, or the back-breaking feeding, changing, washing, washing, washing, feeding, scrubbing, washing, folding, folding, shh shh, folding, washing, or the constant worry that they are bored, or hungry, or sleepy, or not sleepy, or understimulated or overstimulated or constipated, or not constipated enough.
Those are just details. They are just the sort of slightly tedious minutiae that litter any kind of job. And looking after a baby is - as is well-documated - a full-time job. (No weekends off or anything, as I was surprised to discover when my first Friday night as a mother rolled around.)
No, they fuck up your life because even though looking after them is a grind that at times you worry might send you completely out of your fucking mind, if you attempt to leave them in the care of someone else for more than 20 minutes, you start to feel weird, then sick, then heartbroken, then demented. You desperately want to let go. But you can't.
About a month ago, looking after Kitty full-time was getting to me a bit. I was getting depressed. I just wanted to walk out of the door and keep walking, without having to tell anyone where I was going or what time I was going to be back.
What we need, I declared to my husband, is a part-time nanny. One was duly sourced, poached off another family and roped in to drop in once or twice a week and play with Kitty while I wrote, or cooked, or went for a walk, or went to Waitrose.
And she is lovely. Posh, charming, friendly, biddable and knows a lot about babies. And yet I hover over her like a dark cloud when she's here. While she is feeding Kitty or waving Sophie La Giraffe at her and saying "Peepo!" I am NOT doing any cooking, or writing, or running any errands. I am hopping from foot to foot, waving at Kitty from corners of the room or fetching the nanny tea.
"This is fun!" said Nanny A brightly and not unkindly the other day. "I get to play with you while Mummy waits on me hand and foot!"
I took the hint and managed to go next door to read a cookbook for a whole twenty minutes.
My husband doesn't want to know. "There is no point," he said in his serious voice, "having a nanny if she's just here to help you play with Kitty. Go out. Do things. Do some fucking exercise so you can stop moaning about your belly. She's just getting to know Kitty just the way that you had to, that I had to, that Shura had to. Let her get on with it."
I narrowed my eyes at him and sidled out of his office and went to curl back up in the corner of the bedroom to do some more rocking backwards and forwards.
The cookbook I managed to read was a new one by a boy called James Ramsden, who is a very modern sort of cookery writer. He's one of those cooks and writers who attitude is "It's only dinner." His new cookbook is called Small Adventures in Cooking and it is available for purchase here. Despite the fact that it won't lie flat on a worksurface and doesn't have enough pictures for a cook with as shit an imagination as me, it's very jolly and I recommend it to you.
I cooked from it the other day some Thai Pork Patties.
These are excellent for a light supper wrapped in lettuce (James recommends Little Gem but I am so fucking sick of Little Gem I can't tell you so I used iceberg) and dipped in chilli sauce. They are also absolutly fantastic cold, so make too many, is my advice, and have them for snacking on in the fridge.
For 2 as a light supper with plenty left over for snacking
this is not James' exact recipe but it was nice anyway
500g best minced pork
1 large red chilli or some dried ones, whatever you've got, chopped finely or crumbled
1 stalk lemongrass, chopped finely
1 small bunch coriander, chopped
2 sprigs mint, chopped
salt and pepper
2 handfuls breadcrumbs
2 eggs
2 spring onions, chopped
groundnut or peanut oil for frying
1 Combine everything well in a bowl sprinkling over 2 or 3 generous pinches of salt and a good 6 or 7 twists of black pepper
2 Form into pattie-shapes. I like mine small-ish - finishable in two large bites, but you must do yours however you like. Then turn on your extactor fan, stuff a teatowel under the kitchen door and fry off your patties in some medium-hot oil for about 3-4 minutes each side. If you can, fry them in a pan that has a lid otherwise your house will smell like the back end of a chippy all night and for most of the next day.
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Andrick wrote:MightyFoxling wrote:... Put [me] in whatever clothes you feel like I'm not picky.
An avatar of you is you by proxy so whatever we do to an avatar is what we would do to you. Just clarifying...
Y'know, that's an open invitation for trouble. Some people in other forum boards have run afoul of such declarations with mixed results. You might want to amend your statement before someone whips out something ala Calvin or worse.
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Natural Society, Mar. 2, 2012
Monsanto shareholder Bill Gates has argued that GMOs are the solution to world hunger, going as far as to say that they are actually needed to fight worldwide starvation. Unfortunately for Gates, who back in 2010 bought 500,000 shares of the company he is now promoting in mainstream media as the solution to the world's problems, a team of 900 scientists have found that GMO crops are actually not effective at fighting world hunger. In fact, the massive team found that Monsanto's seeds, which have lead to thousands of farmer suicides due to excessive costs and failure to yield crops, were outperformed by traditional "agro-ecological" farming practices.
Funded by the World Bank and United Nations, an organization was created known as the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD). Consisting of 900 scientists and researchers, they set out to examine the complex issue of world hunger. While the issue of world hunger may be quite complex, their results were not. Quite plainly, the group found that genetically modified crops were not a meaningful solution to the problem. In other words, the expert team showed through rigorous analysis and repeated study that the claims made by Bill Gates are completely inaccurate.
Perhaps what is most compelling, though, is the fact that Bill Gates was fully aware of these findings before going on air to inform the public that GMOs are the solution to world hunger. The same GMOs that have been linked to organ damage, mutated insects, and a host of other issues.


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