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In November, eRate wrote about constantly increasing mobile data traffic in Norway. It still increases shows data from the Norwegian Communication Authority. The net operators Telenor and Telia in Norway introduced "Roam like home" in 2016. This meant that all data traffic in the EU / EEA area was included in the subscription for their end users. The effect is close to four times more of data usage for Norwegians abroad since 2015. In 2016, Norwegians used 3400 terabytes (3.4 petabytes) abroad and only 800 in 2015.
Mobile data increases with video contents
Data traffic is also increasing in Norway. In 2016 Norwegians spent about 157 peta byte, including roaming the total was more than 160 petabyte. Ericsson Mobility Report refers to the trend of increased video streaming on the mobile device as the reason we consume more mobile data than before. Worldwide, there is a growing number of subscriptions to smartphones that increase mobile data usage.
50 percent increase in video traffic per year
Ericsson Mobility Report estimates that data traffic will increase by 10-time by 2022. They assume that an average smartphone user will spend 22 GB per month in Western Europe and 25 GB in North America in five years. This estimate comes from the expectation of a 50 percent increase in video traffic per year. Ericsson expect that in 2022, video traffic will account for 75 percent of all mobile data traffic.
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Most people these days can go their whole life without learning the rules for fine dining. For most, they are either instructed by their parents or come to the realization that they know nothing of fine dining until they are faced with the situation. Imagine yourself being invited to a fine dinner by your boss or a rich friend and seeing all these silverware and glasses on the table and not knowing where to start first. In this modern age, you can usually excuse your lack of knowledge without much embarrassment.
However, whether you are out at a nice restaurant with a date or with your boss, having at least some knowledge of fine dining etiquette is at very least impressive. So let us put our pinky up and go through some of the finer points of fine dining.
Though be aware that fine dining etiquette can vary by location. Fine dining in France has some different rules than fine dining in England. So if you are expecting to go to a fine dinner, look up the etiquette of the country.
Knives, Forks, and Spoons
This is always the most complicated part of fine dining, except when it comes to glasses which will be covered later. The general rule when there are multiple pieces of each silverware on the table is to work from the outside in. The furthest away from your plate is for the first course and so on. If you are in real doubt, wait to see what your host or hostess does. These days, they take the complication out of this by bringing the cutlery with the course. However, this is not a properly set table by fine dining standards.
When eating, take small portions and place your cutlery down between each mouthful. Always lay the cutlery down on the plate and not back on the table. It should never rest half on the plate and half off, nor should the tips of your cutlery cross.
When you are finished, you should lay your knife and fork together at the center, vertical and not touching.
If you are in America, it is acceptable to cut up all your food before eating, but this does not fly in Europe. When eating, you should cut one piece at a time and your fork tines should always be pointing down at the plate.
As for spoons, there are soup spoons and pudding spoons. Soup spoons are either shaped round like a bowl or egg shaped. Never bend your posture to drink from the spoon, bring it to your mouth. It takes a bit of finesse and practice. One should also never drink from a bowl and never slurp from your spoon.
Pudding in multiple course dinners, should not be confused with dessert. It is a sweet treat rather than dessert which is usually fruit. For pudding you will have a fork and a spoon. The fork is for pushing the pudding onto the spoon and should never enter your mouth. Sometimes you can identify the pudding utensils because they will be placed above your plate.
Posture is probably the most difficult bit of fine dining. These days a lot of people are used to slouching over a computer and eating like they are in a prison cafeteria. When eating, you should always use good posture. Sit up straight and never slouch down to eat their food.
Do not bring your mouth to the utensil, bring the utensil to the mouth. Like with eating soup, it can take some practice.
One should be aware that dining tables are traditionally set for right handed people. If you are left handed, you can use it is you like, your silverware will just be on the wrong side.
In England, whenever you are not using your hands, they should be kept neatly in your lap. However, in France and some other places, you should keep your hands above the table at all times. Never is it acceptable to put your elbows on the table.
Your napkin is used for one thing. That is to dab your mouth after eating, never wipe your mouth. When you sit down, unfold your napkin and place it on your knees. While in older fine dining times, you could tuck it into the front of your shirt, today that is highly unacceptable.
If you need to leave the table, ask your host to be excused and then place the napkin on the chair to show the server you will be returning. The napkin is one of the only things you can drop on the floor and pick up to reuse. Never put anything, especially food, in your napkin.
When you are finished eating, tidily place your napkin on the left side of your plate, never on the plate directly.
These days you do not often see more than one or two glasses at a table. however, in a fine dining situation, there can be up to four. They will either be arranged diagonally or in a square, depends on how many guests are at the table.
The top left glass will be for red wine and have the largest bowl. Below that on the bottom left is the slightly smaller white wine glass. The top right glass is going to be a champagne glass or used for a sweet dessert wine. The bottom right glass is your water glass. If you have a server, there will be little need to know your glasses as they will pour the wine for you. However, you will need to know them if the bottle is passed around the table.
The wines will be paired with each course. They are not there for progressing your drunkenness. You should never become drunk in front of your host. Take sips of wine occasionally and quietly, do not gulp it down. Red wines pair well with beef and white wines will be served with chicken or fish.
Champagne is, of course, for toasts. If someone is toasting you, do not raise your glass nor do you have to stand. just sit there and look humble until they are done. Do not tap glasses with other guests, a mere tilt in their direction is enough. You should not tap the side of the glass to get their attention either, this can damage the glassware and silverware.
Dinner Conversation
It is imperative that if you are at a dinner party that you engage in conversation. You should not yell to the ends of the table, but merely chat with the person to your left and right, giving them both equal attention. Dinner is not meant to be a debate so leave sensitive subjects like politics, religion, sex, and any other argumentative topics at home. Ask the person how they know your host or chat about the weather.
Various Other Tidbits
- Aside from eating your bread, you should not eat anything with your fingers.
- If food is not to your liking or you are allergic, do not spit the food out at the table. Excuse yourself and spit it out in the bathroom
- Do not blow on hot food, let it cool naturally. Sometimes you can get away with blowing on soup, but never be the first one to do it.
- Do not smoke at the table unless your host invites you to.
- Never move your plate.
- Do not point with eating utensils, pointing in general is frown upon in high society
- Do not hold silverware while drinking.
- Do not overstay your welcome. As they say, a lady always knows when to leave, if your guests are looking dreary or are starting to leave, it is probably time for you to go.

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- Category: Administration and Budget
- Topic: Accountability Structures Expert Panel Recommendations
- Board meeting date: 20 December 2012
- Resolution number: 2012.12.20.17 – 2012.12.20.19
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-20dec12-en.htm#2.c
- Status: Completed
Accountability Structures Expert Panel Recommendations
Whereas, the Accountability and Transparency Review Team's Recommendations 23 and 25 recommended that ICANN retain independent experts to review ICANN's accountability structures and the historical work performed on those structures.
Whereas, under the guidance of the Board Governance Committee (BGC), ICANN convened the Accountability Structures Expert Panel (ASEP), comprised of three international experts on issues of corporate governance, accountability and international dispute resolution.
Whereas, after research and review of ICANN's Reconsideration and Independent Review processes, as well as multiple opportunities for public input, the ASEP produced a report in October 2012.
Whereas, the report was posted for public comment, along with proposed Bylaws revisions to address the recommendations within the report.
Whereas, after review and consideration of the public comment received, including consideration by the ASEP, the Board has determined that it is appropriate to proceed to implementation of the ASEP's recommendations.
Whereas, additional implementation work is required prior to launching ICANN's revised Independent Review and Reconsideration processes as recommended by the ASEP.
Resolved (2012.12.20.17) the Board accepts the report by Accountability Structures Expert Panel issued in October 2012 in fulfillment of Recommendations 23 and 25 of the Accountability and Transparency Review Team.
Resolved (2012.12.20.18), the Board approves the Bylaws amendments to Article IV, Section 2 (Reconsideration) and Article IV, Section 3 (Independent Review) as posted for public comment, with an effective date to be determined by the Board after receiving a report from the President and CEO on the status of implementation.
Resolved (2012.12.20.19), the Board directs the President and CEO to develop and execute implementation plans necessary to implement the ASEP recommendations and report to the Board in Beijing on the status of the implementation work, including a recommended effective date for the Bylaws. In the event that, during implementation, the President and CEO determine that issues raised during the public comment regarding the creation of a standing panel for the IRP require modification to the Bylaws, those limited modifications are to be provided to the Board for adoption prior to the recommended effective date for the Bylaws revisions.
Implementation Actions
- Develop and implement plans to implement the Accountability Structures Expert Panel recommendations
- Responsible entity: President and CEO
- Due date: None provided
- Completion date: 11 April 2013
- Report to the Board in Beijing on the status of the implementation
- Responsible entity: President and CEO
- Due date: 11 April 2013
- Completion date: 11 April 2013
The Board's action in accepting the report of the Accountability Structures Expert Panel (ASEP) and approving the attendant Bylaws revisions is in furtherance of the Board's commitment to act on the recommendations of the Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT). The ASEP's work was called for in ATRT Recommendations 23 and 25, and the work performed, including a review of the recommendations arising out of the President's Strategy Committee's work on Improving Institutional Confident, is directly aligned with the review requested by the ATRT.
The adoption of the ASEP's work represents a great stride in ICANN's commitment to accountability to its community. The revised mechanisms adopted today will bring easier access to the Reconsideration and Independent Review Processes through the implementation of forms, the institution of defined terms to eliminate vagueness, and the ability to bring collective requests. A new grounds for Reconsideration is being added, which will enhance the ability for the community to seek to hold the Board accountable for its decisions. The revisions are geared towards instituting more predictability into the processes, and certainty in ICANN's decision making, while at the same time making it clearer when a decision is capable of being reviewed.
The Board is adopting the Bylaws revisions today to allow for certainty as the President and CEO moves forward with implementation work to effectuate the ASEP's recommendations. Because additional documentation and processes must be developed and finalized, the Bylaws revisions to Article VI, Sections 2 and 3 will not go into effect until the implementation work has proceeded sufficiently. The President and CEO is therefore tasked with a report to the Board on the status of implementation, and a date for the Bylaws to go into effect, by the ICANN meeting in Beijing, China in April 2013. The Board expects that the President and CEO will consider the issues raised in public comment to determine if they need to be or can be addressed in implementation. In the event limited revisions of the Bylaws are necessary to address public comment addressing the creation of a standing panel for the IRP, the Board expects those revisions to be provided to the Board for approval in advance of the identified effective date. The potential for limited modification of the Bylaws prior to the effective date is appropriate in this instance because of the concerns raised in public comment as well as the past challenges faced when trying to create a standing panel for independent reviews.
The adoption of these recommendations will have a fiscal impact on ICANN, in that additional work is required for implementation, including the development of new documentation and the identification of a standing panel to hear requests for independent review. The outcomes of this work are expected to have positive impacts on ICANN and the community in enhanced availability of accountability mechanisms. This decision is not expected to have any impact on the security, stability or resiliency of the DNS.
This is an Organizational Administrative Function for which the Board received public comment at http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/asep-recommendations-26oct12-en.htm.
Other Related Resolutions
- Resolution 2013.04.11.06, determining the Bylaws effective date for the posted revisions, at http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-11apr13-en.htm#1.d
- Other resolutions TBD
Additional Information
- Additional information about the Accountability Structures Expert Panel is available at: http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/asep
- Public comment regarding the Accountability Structures Expert Panel Recommendations is available at: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/asep-recommendations-26oct12-en.htm
- The Accountability Structures Expert Panel Report is available at: http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/asep/report-26oct12-en.pdf
- Information on the updates to the Reconsideration Process is available at http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/governance/reconsideration
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
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By Ken Quiggle
Did you know that the Finnish Heritage Museum is now the sponsor of the Finnish Garden at the Cleveland Cultural Gardens? Our museum is collaborating with former sponsor members to maintain and improve the Finnish Garden.
This year 2016, is the one hundredth anniversary of the Cultural Gardens on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Cleveland. A big effort is underway to make 2016 a memorable anniversary with events such as the Centennial Gala and One World Day.
Next year 2017 is the one hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Finland. This is why we want to enhance the appearance of the Finnish Garden by improving the landscape with plantings that reflect the Nordic Finnish Culture.
As you may know, the Finnish Heritage Museum is organization of all volunteers. We depend on donations and a very reasonable dues structure plus sales at our gift shop to support our programs and maintain our museum. We are hoping to generate some interest in this new project not only from our members but also those Finns and Finn lovers in the Cleveland and greater Cleveland area. We will be looking for people to help with landscape maintenance in the spring and through the summer. Of course we will also need financial support as well. Any amount is welcome and will go exclusively to improve and enhance the Finnish Cultural Garden. Some of us have already put some hours into trimming, raking and planting.
Please consider donating your time and/or sending a donation to the Finnish Heritage Museum, 301 High St., Fairport Harbor, OH 44077, and designate it to the Garden.
Thank you for your consideration and please visit this site for more information on volunteering at the Garden this Spring and Summer.
Additional pictures: Runeberg on the left and Snellman on the right.


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In-school workshops and …
Our K-12 science enrichment programs include a number of on-going activities.
In-school Workshops
Designed to excite youth about STEM and ignite a genuine passion for learning, workshops are delivered by a team of enthusiastic undergraduate science and engineering students who have an infectious passion for STEM, magnetic personalities, and a genuine desire to inspire youth. Extensively trained on our pedagogical approach our instructors deliver high-energy and interactive workshops using a hands-on, discovery-based approach to learning.
Science Saturdays
These STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) workshops for students in Grade 3-8 take place monthly September through December. Through an exciting, interactive, and hands-on approach to learning, students explore hot topics in science, technology, engineering and mathematics exciting, interactive, and hands-on activities.
Science Saturdays for Girls
Girls in Grades 3-8 get the opportunity to learn different elements of science and engineering through a project-based approach aimed at solving a real-life problem. At the same time they are introduced to new mentors and role models studying science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.


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RCN president recognised for 'outstanding contribution' to health research
Fellowship helps to highlight nurses' role in research, says Anne Marie Rafferty
Fellowship helps to highlight nurses' role in research, says Anne Marie Rafferty
The only nurse to be named among 50 new fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences is RCN president Anne Marie Rafferty.
Professor Rafferty, who is professor of nursing policy at King's College London, joins some of the UK's leading figures in health and biomedical science in being elected to the role.
The Academy of Medical Sciences is an independent UK body representing the diversity of medical science. It aims to advance biomedical and health research and its use to benefit society.
Translating research into benefits for patients
Professor Rafferty was selected for an outstanding contribution to advancing medical science and translating research developments into benefits for patients and wider society.
Accepting her fellowship, Professor Rafferty said it helps to highlight the role nurses play in health research.
'I am proud to represent the nursing profession through this fellowship,' she said. 'Nurses across the country will take heart that they are being recognised not only for their hard work caring for patients, but also for their contribution to health research that improves the care patients receive.'
She added that she hoped more nurses would receive the fellowship in future.
Professor Rafferty will be formally admitted to the academy at a ceremony on 26 June.
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Foundation Class (3 years – 4 years)
Our Foundation department classes have a maximum capacity of twenty children with an adult to child ratio of 1 : 6. 5 (1 teacher and 2 Teaching Assistants for 20 children). We provide an excellent foundation for learning for children between the ages of three to five years. The focus of the curriculum at TTBN is the building of firm fun academic foundations and the encouragement of intellectual curiosity.
Our Foundation classes set the standards for the learning, development and care for children from their third birthday.


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Nashville, TN -- The full schedule of artists and performances for Wide Open Bluegrass StreetFest, the free street festival portion of Wide Open Bluegrass, has just been announced. The roster of artists performing at Wide Open Bluegrass StreetFest, held October 3 and 4 in Raleigh, North Carolina, includes a broad mix of local, national and international bluegrass talent.
The full schedule of artists and performance times for various stages at the free Wide Open Bluegrass StreetFest is listed below. For any schedule adjustments or additions, check www.wideopenbluegrass.com.
Wide Open Bluegrass, presented by PNC, is part of the International Bluegrass Music Association's five-day World of Bluegrass event in Raleigh, North Carolina, September 30-October 4.
In addition to the free Wide Open Bluegrass StreetFest, the ticketed concerts for both days will take place at Raleigh's Red Hat Amphitheater and the Raleigh Convention Center. As announced last week, tickets for Red Hat Amphitheater/RCC are limited, and expected to sell out before the performance dates. To purchase tickets for this portion of Wide Open Bluegrass, go to ibma.org.
"If you've ever wondered what 'bluegrass heaven' would be like, you need to come to Raleigh, North Carolina October 3-4," said IBMA Executive Director Nancy Cardwell. "You'll hear some of the best bluegrass music from around the world, played by talented musicians of all ages. There will be banners in the street, barbecue wafting through the air, banjos on every corner, red-hot jamming and dancing, and a smile on every face. In the Raleigh Convention Center we'll have a fantastic Bluegrass Expo Hall, a Masters Workshop, and celebrity jam sessions, plus all sorts of great music and fun outside at the StreetFest. Get your tickets now and make plans to enjoy every joyous part of the Wide Open Bluegrass festival!"
"PNC's support of StreetFest provides the public with free access to this incredible line-up of bluegrass artists and variety of activities for all ages," said Jim Hansen, PNC regional president, Eastern Carolinas. "We also look forward to hosting a special experience for festival-goers outside the PNC Plaza building on Fayetteville Street."
The PNC-presented free Wide Open Bluegrass StreetFest, held in downtown Raleigh along Fayetteville Street, will feature more than 80 bands, four music stages, a dance tent, vendors, concessions and a special youth stage near the Convention Center that will feature performances and activities from the future stars of bluegrass - including programming set up by IBMA's Youth Council. Additionally, StreetFest will contain a Bluegrass Expo Hall and a Masters Workshop Stage in the Raleigh Convention Center.
IBMA – the International Bluegrass Music Association – is the professional trade organization for the global bluegrass music community.
The Wide Open Bluegrass StreetFest would not be possible without its generous supporters: PNC Bank, Bud Light, Lone Rider, Big Boss, Belk, Boone, Central Carolina Chevrolet Dealers, Ron and Nancy McFarlane, Rex Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield NC, Martin Guitar, Triangle Transit Authority, Red Hat, Pepsi, Covington Vodka, Holiday Inn Downtown Raleigh, Hampton Inn and Suites Downtown Raleigh, Raleigh Marriott City Center, Sheraton Raleigh, North Carolina Arts Council and Downtown Raleigh Alliance, as well as media sponsors WRAL, WTVD, WNCN, 94.7 QDR & RADIO 96.1 and 919 Magazine. The StreetFest is brought to you by collaboration among the City of Raleigh, Raleigh Convention Center, IBMA, PineCone, and Greater Raleigh Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Schedule for Artists and Performances
for Wide Open Bluegrass StreetFest
October 3-4, 2014
(all times/performers subject to change)
12:00-12:45 pm - Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers
1:15-2:00 pm - Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
2:30-3:15 pm - Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
3:45-4:30 pm - Scythian
5:00-5:45 pm - Sierra Hull
6:15-7:15 pm - Adkins & Loudermilk
7:45-9:00 pm - The Gibson Brothers
9:30-11:00 pm - Chatham County Line
12:15-1:00 pm - Al Batten & The Bluegrass Reunion
1:30-2:15 pm - Tommy Edwards & The Bluegrass Experience
2:45-3:30 pm - The Outliers
4:00-4:45 pm - The Grass Cats
5:15-6:00 pm - Missy Raines & The New Hip
6:30-7:30 pm - Compton & Newberry
8:00-9:15 pm - Carl Johnson & Jim Lloyd
9:45-11:00 pm - Steve Dilling & Sideline
12:30-1:15 pm - Nixon, Blevins & Gage
1:45-2:30 pm - Bill Evans
3:00-3:45 pm - The Bankesters
4:15-5:00 pm - The Barefoot Movement
5:30-6:15 pm - Terry Baucom & The Dukes of Drive
6:45-7:45 pm - Donna Ulisse
8:15-9:15 pm - The Boxcars
9:45-11:00 pm - Blue Highway
12:15-1:00 pm - Moore Brothers Band
1:30-2:15 pm - Foghorn Stringband
2:45-3:30 pm - New Country Rehab
4:00-4:45 pm - The Duhks
5:15-6:00 pm - I Draw Slow
6:30-7:30 pm - Floodwood
8:00-9:15 pm - Balsam Range
9:45-11:00 pm - The Deadly Gentlemen
12:00-12:45 pm - Cup O'Joe
1:00-1:45 pm - Maybe April
2:00-2:45 pm - The Burie Family
3:00-3:45 pm - Gold Heart
4:00-4:45 pm - Breaking Grass
5:00-5:45 pm - Kids on Bluegrass
12:00-1:15 pm - Square dance w/Southern String Band
1:30-2:30 pm - Cane Creek Cloggers w/Southern String Band
3:00-4:00 pm - Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble
4:30-5:15 pm - Carolina Heartland Cloggers & Little River Cloggers, w/Patrick Walsh & Friends
6:00-7:00 pm - Square dance – Caller Aaron Ratcliffe w/Yer Crooked Cousins
7:30-9:00 pm - The Duhks
9:30-11:00 pm - Scythian
12:00-12:45 pm - Clay Hess Band
1:15-2:00 pm - Hubby Jenkins
2:30-3:15 pm - Special Consensus
3:45-4:30 pm - Kids on Bluegrass
5:00-5:45 pm - Billy Strings & Don Julin
6:15-7:15 pm - The Kruger Brothers
7:45-9:00 pm - Claire Lynch Band
9:30-11:00 pm - Jim Lauderdale
12:15-1:00 pm - Gravy Boys
1:30-2:15 pm - Mountain Faith
2:45-3:30 pm - Jeff Little Trio
4:00-4:45 pm - David Holt & Josh Goforth
5:15-6:00 pm - Bobby Hicks, Tony Williamson, Ron Shuffler and Friends
6:30-7:30 pm - Snyder Family Band
8:00-9:15 pm - Mark Johnson & Emory Lester
9:45-11:00 pm - Laney Jones
12:30-1:15 pm - Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road
1:45-2:30 pm - Darin & Brooke Aldridge
3:00-3:45 pm - Donna Hughes
4:15-5:00 pm - Audie Blaylock & Redline
5:30-6:15 pm - Lynda Dawson & Pattie Hopkins
6:45-7:45 pm - Dale Ann Bradley
8:15-9:15 pm - Danny Paisley & Southern Grass
9:45-11:00 pm - The Ramblin Rooks
12:15-1:00 pm - Malpass Brothers
1:30-2:15 pm - Kristy Cox
2:45-3:30 pm - Flatt Lonesome
4:00-4:45 pm - MIPSO
5:15-6:00 pm - Front Country
6:30-7:30 pm - Rebecca Frazier and Hit & Run
8:00-9:15 pm - Wood & Wire
9:45-11:00 pm - Della Mae
12:00-12:45 pm - tba
1:00-1:45 pm - Ash Breeze
2:00-2:45 pm - The Lindsey Family
3:00-3:45 pm - Meyerband
4:30-4:45 pm - The Willis Clan
12:00-2:00 pm - Family Square Dance - Connie Carringer w/Carolina Catbirds
2:30-3:30 pm - Green Grass Cloggers w/Epps Pepsteppers
4:00-5:30 pm - Swing Dance - Huzzah the Band with introductory swing lesson by Jason Sager
6:00-7:00 pm - The Stuart Brothers
7:30-9:00 pm - Front Country
9:30-11:00 pm - The Revelers
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text: I have a new desktop computer and since I started using it any Excel file with a macro will run the script and then just close Excel. There are no errors, nor does it matter which Excel workbook I use. These previously worked fine on a different computer, and other colleagues are able to use the files as they always have. Is there a setting on my new computer or do I need to run Office Repair?


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Lots of people recognize the consolidation of the media business. Nonetheless, people are actually just poorly knowledgeable about TELEVISION's inhibition from left side human brain operating. Attempt this practice. Today. Seriously review 3 from the newspaper article you checked out on TV last evening. Ready. Set. Move!
Thus, only a few standpoints exist on the TELEVISION updates, and when viewers like your own self watch this updates, they are actually prevented off rationally evaluating the accounts. That is actually horrible news for freedom. Democracy needs to have informed citizens that can evaluate and discuss various viewpoints from a scenario.
I make use of a few easy rules to obtain a photo of exactly what is actually going on in the world. These do call for a little bit a lot more initiative compared to parking before a TV set as well as mindlessly taking in the pictures, however certainly not way too much extra.
Reading through is a lot more reliable
The very first step is to begin analysis, instead of enjoying, your information. Television typically has a ton of opportunity to get around a little bit from relevant information. With reading you can take in details much faster. A five minute account on the headlines can be reviewed online or in the paper usually in less than a moment. The downtime may be made use of to evaluate the story.
Obtain many top quality headlines resources
The following step in creating a really good picture of the globe is in order to get several great updates sources. Begin along with a traditional paper or even website to just get a tip of the general concerns that go to concern.
After that, pick a few substitute news sources outside the mainstream. I am certainly not heading to suggest a specific source, since I perform certainly not wish to become participated in liberal/conservative partial dialogues. These differences begin to fall away as soon as you start to analyze the headlines yourself anyhow.
Examine the relevant information
The following action is simply to begin critically seeing the component that you check out. Does it make sensible feeling? Are there variances? Carries out the account modification coming from someday to the next? Exist any designs to events? Lastly, the best necessary question to request for any type of given condition is actually: that perks? Hardly ever perform events occur by coincidence on the planet and inquiring that, little bit of concern could lead to a lot better understanding of any condition. Place that left brain in to hyper-drive.
Find initial sources as well as witnesses
If there are actually disparities or distinctive patterns, that is actually opportunity to start investigating. Whenever achievable it is actually most ideal to go to the source from an issue. As an example, if the government passes a brand-new rule concerning safety and security, don't delay viewing or checking out the petty studies from experts. Find a copy from the legislation! Do certainly not rely upon another person to give an analysis. The net makes it a lot easier to find resource files.
The current Terri Schiavo scenario demonstrates the necessity for mosting likely to resource records. There are actually health care records that are actually copied at, and court of law documentation links may be located at AbstractAppeal.com. Viewers who count exclusively on the TV information might experience differently regarding this scenario once they explore these documentations.
Likewise— whenever achievable— locate witnesses to an occasion. 1st individual accounts can easily provide an even more precise as well as relocating picture than one that is actually infiltrated the mainstream media. These accounts have to be actually seriously examined, of course. Diveaid.co.uk possesses several gripping profiles from the tidal wave in 2015 through some plunge instructors that endured.
Put the news in to situation
Ultimately, this is vital to place the information into context— political, historic, social, as well as geographical. If important, carry out some analysis. This step might have the most effort, however it is additionally the absolute most satisfying.
For instance, in 1990 anybody which had a standard understanding from the history from Yugoslavia recognized that this was actually a virtual loose cannon, merely expecting a psychopath ahead as well as ignite this. That is precisely just what happened with Mr. Milosevic and also the subsequential battles in Croatia, Bosnia and also Kosovo.
Respond to the world with new-found assurance
Observe these standard guidelines and, not only are going to you become better educated regarding globe activities and circumstances, you will definitely additionally come to be a better resident: far better well prepared and all set to show assurance in the political field.
TELEVISION Turn-off Week is actually an excellent option to check these concepts. If you are heading to be just one of the countless family members who turn off their TV's that full week, make an effort using these principles to get your news for that people full week. After that find if you think much better informed on May 1.
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After witnessing a demo of THQ's January 1, 2010 developer-coined "badass-Zelda" in New York City today, Kotaku was presented this limited edition cloth map for the game.
The map won't be sold with every copy of the game, but THQ is considering making it available as a gift with purchase at a specific retailer to be determined later.
Call me young. Call me a non-PC gamer. Call me whatever you want as you absorb the fact that this is the first cloth gaming map I've ever owned.
Cloth maps were packaged in PC games all the time in the past. For stuff like Ultima and PC role-playing games. These days? Not many cloth maps.
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Not at All "Skeewompous:" Todd Summerhays Makes Physics Fun at Olympus High School
Jun 08, 2016 11:32AM
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By Stephanie Lauritzen | [email protected]
Holladay - High school students preparing for the Advanced Placement exams spend most of April and May anxiously reviewing test materials and hoping their hard work earns them the college credit that comes with a passing score. But students in Todd Summerhays' AP Physics class at Olympus High School have a secret weapon in helping them master the complexities of a notoriously tough subject — their teacher. "I stay after school every day to help students. I also eat my lunch in my classroom so students can get help during lunch. I give my phone number to my AP students so they can call while they are working on their homework," Summerhays said.
Summerhays, one of 11 Granite District educators to receive an Excel Award this year, is devoted to helping his students learn. Beyond putting in extra time outside of class, Summerhays devises creative ways to keep his students engaged in class. "I have some unusual teaching techniques … I use crazy made-up words and ideas to help the students remember important concepts. One example is when I teach vectors. Two-dimensional vectors are very common, but not useful when trying to apply mathematics to them. So we have to break the two-dimensional vectors into two one-dimensional vectors. This concept is VERY important, so to stress the importance, I call two-dimensional vectors skeewompous vectors. I tell my students that skeewompous vectors are evil and that we must destroy all skeewompous vectors!"
The non-traditional methods seem to work, with past students taking the time to write their former teacher and thanking him for his hard work. One student sent Summerhays an email after completing their first college physics class, praising him for his memorable instruction techniques. "Thanks for teaching me so well, even on the days when I didn't want to listen. I also want to thank you for not telling me that skeewompous isn't a real term in physics. I was the first to answer the professor's question when he asked if anyone knew how to add two vectors. Of course my answer included the word skeewompous and my professor just stared at me!"
Hearing from old students helps Summerhays remain optimistic even when the teaching profession feels challenging. "I have past students contact me all the time thanking me for the influence I had on them and their future. It feels really good to know I've helped so many achieve their dreams," Summerhays said.
Learning about the successes of his students also reminds Summerhays why he decided to pursue a career in education. "As I was attending BYU in electrical engineering and physics, I had a part-time job teaching at the Missionary Training Center. It was sometime during my junior year that I realized I loved to teach. I looked into it at the McKay education building and the rest is history!"
Despite his hard work, Summerhays was still surprised and delighted when his family, along with Olympus High principal Stephen Perschon and Granite School District Superintendent Bates walked into his classroom last April to present him with an Excel Award from the Granite Education Foundation. "That's my daughter! And that's my mom! I have no idea what's going on," Summerhays said.
But for the students who benefitted from Summerhays and his dedication, the award shouldn't seem surprising at all. The annual Excel Awards are designed to honor educators who demonstrate their commitment to their student success on a daily basis. So whether it's coming up with silly words to help students remember an important concept, or leaving his cell phone on in case a student needs help with a particularly tricky equation, Summerhays is there to help students learn — and maybe even love — their physics homework.


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Genetic discrimination provisions in human rights legislation: Will Ontario be the first Canadian jurisdiction?
Canada is on its way to including provisions in human rights legislation that prevents discrimination based on a person's genetic characteristics. The issue is that a person can experience discrimination and harassment simply because of something that may be—something that has the potential of happening. Employers must be aware that human rights legislation is in the process of evolving to include provisions to prevent this type of discrimination, and this will apply in the workplace as well.
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The 2017 NCAC Golf Championship Series concluded on Sunday (4/30) at Royal America Golf Links in Galena, Ohio. Wittenberg captured its eighth-straight NCAC men's title with a 54-hole score of 878 (284-293-301), while the Wittenberg Tigers also picked up their third-straight NCAC women's title with a 54-hole score of 944 (321-319-304). The NCAC Championship Series consisted of just 54 holes after Saturday's round was cancelled due to inclement weather.
In the final women's team standings, Wittenberg was followed by DePauw in second with 980 (327-325-328) strokes, Denison in third with 1,006 (333-344-329), Wooster in fourth with 1,026 (336-333-357), Ohio Wesleyan in fifth with 1,042 (342-357-343) and Allegheny in sixth with 1,094 (364-368-362).
On the men's side, the Wittenberg Tigers were followed by Allegheny in second with 918 strokes (303-305-310), Kenyon in third with 925 (311-305-309), DePauw in a tie for fourth with 928 (304-304-320), Ohio Wesleyan in a tie for fourth with 928 (304-317-307), Denison in sixth with 936 (311-307-318), Wabash in seventh with 951 (318-312-321), Wooster in eighth with 958 (311-318-329) and Hiram in ninth with 1,082 (366-357-359).
As league champions, both Wittenberg squads have earned the league's automatic bid to compete in their respective NCAA Division III Championships.
Wittenberg senior Macy Hubbard (Mason, OH/Mason) was the women's overall medalist with a 54-hole score of 222 (72-77-73), while her junior teammate Jane Hopkinson-Wood (Pottstown, PA/The Hill School) was named the 2017 NCAC Women's Golf Player of the Year by vote of the league coaches for the second year in a row. Denison freshman Emmy Timberlake (Charlottesville, VA/Charlottesville) was named the NCAC Newcomer of the Year as the top finisher in the individual standings in their first year of collegiate competition with a 54-hole score of 250 (80-83-87). In addition, the league coaches also tabbed Wittenberg head coach Jeff Roope as the 2017 NCAC Women's Golf Coach of the Year for the third year in a row.
Wittenberg senior Sam Stilwell (Sterling, VA/Dominion) won both major award for the 2016-17 season. First earning the Bob Nye Award as the men's champion medalist after he knocked in a chip-in on the second playoff hole to defeat freshman teammate Cameron Willis (Eaton, OH/Eaton) in a sudden death playoff. Stilwell finished the 54-hole event with 218 strokes with rounds of 68, 75 and 75. Stilwell was also tabbed as the Dick Gordin Award winner as the overall Player of the Year by vote of the league coaches, while Willis was named the Newcomer of the Year as the top finisher in the individual standings in their first year of collegiate competition. Finally, Wittenberg's Jeff Roope was also named the 2017 NCAC Men's Golf Coach of the Year.


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the theologian who worked with Chemnitz.
Mrs. Ichabod and I sing this together in German. Gerhardt is probably the greatest hymn writer of all time. He lost his pulpit for resisting Reformed doctrine.
Here is the HTML link, in case the embedded video flakes out at the end, as it does for us.
Literal translation for prep school graduates:
Lobet den Herren alle, die ihn ehren
All Praise the Lord, All Who Honor Him.
1. Lobet den Herren alle, die ihn ehren; lasst uns mit Freuden seinem Namen singen und Preis und Dank zu seinem Altar bringen. Lobet den Herren!
All praise the Lord, who honor Him; let us sing his name with joy and bring praise and thanks to His altar. All praise the Lord.
2. Der unser Leben, das er uns gegeben, in dieser Nacht so väterlich bedecket / und aus dem Schlaf uns fröhlich auferwecket: Lobet den Herren!
He who our life has given, in this night has covered us so fatherly and wakes us joyfully from sleep, All praise the Lord.
3. Dass unsre Sinnen / wir noch brauchen können / und Händ und Füße, Zung und Lippen regen, das haben wir zu danken seinem Segen. Lobet den Herren!
That we can use our senses, move our hands and feet, tongue and lips, we owe His blessing. All praise the Lord.
4. Dass Feuerflammen / uns nicht allzusammen / mit unsern Häusern unversehns gefressen, das macht's, dass wir in seinem Schoß gesessen. Lobet den Herren!
The flames of fire will not devour our homes, He wills that we sit in His castle. All praise the Lord.
5. Dass Dieb und Räuber / unser Gut und Leiber / nicht angetast' und grausamlich verletzet, dawider hat sein Engel sich gesetzet. Lobet den Herren!
That thief and robber, our goods and life cannot take, for His angel has been appointed. All praise the Lord.
6. O treuer Hüter, Brunnen aller Güter, ach lass doch ferner über unser Leben / bei Tag und Nacht dein Hut und Güte schweben. Lobet den Herren!
O faithful Guardain, wellspring of all goodness, by day and night Your Guard and Goodness hover. All praise the Lord.
7. Gib, dass wir heute, Herr, durch dein Geleite / auf unsern Wegen unverhindert gehen / und überall in deiner Gnade stehen. Lobet den Herren!
Give us that we today, Lord, through Your escorts, go on our way unhindered and remain in Your grace. All praise the Lord.
8. Treib unsern Willen, dein Wort zu erfüllen; lehr uns verrichten heilige Geschäfte, und wo wir schwach sind, da gib du uns Kräfte. Lobet den Herren!
Strengthen our will to fulfill Your Word; teach us holy ways; and where we are weak, there give us strength. All praise the Lord.
9. Richt unsre Herzen, dass wir ja nicht scherzen / mit deinen Strafen, sondern fromm zu werden / vor deiner Zukunft uns bemühn auf Erden. Lobet den Herren!
Direct our hearts, that we do not trifle with Your judgments, but remain pious before Your future reign on earth. All praise the Lord.
10. Herr, du wirst kommen / und all deine Frommen, die sich bekehren, gnädig dahin bringen, da alle Engel ewig, ewig singen: >Lobet den Herren!<
Lord, you will soon come, and all Your believers, those who are converted, bring them in with grace, where all the angels, always always sing out, All praise the Lord.
Paul Gerhardt 1607-1676
Passende Bibelstellen:
Vers 1: Psalm 103, 21-22
Vers 8: 2. Korinther 12, 9-10
Vers 10: Offenbarung 22, 12
Paul Gerhardt's Testament
Paul Gerhardt prepared his "testament" his 70th birthday for his son. It offers insight into this important Lutheran writer of many great chorales..
Now that I have reached the 70th year of my life and also have the joyful hope that my dear, holy God will soon rescue me out of this world and lead me into a better life than I have had until now on earth, I thank Him especially for all His kindness and faithfulness which, from my motherâ?Ts womb until the present hour, He has shown me in body and soul and in all that He has given me. Besides this, I ask Him from the bottom of my heart that when my hour comes He would grant me a happy departure, take my soul into His fatherly hands, and give my body a peaceful rest in the ground until the dear Last Day, when I, with all of my [family] who have been before me and also may remain after me, will reawake and behold my dear Lord Jesus Christ face to face, in whom I have believed but have not yet seen. To my only son whom I am leaving behind I leave few earthly goods, but with them I leave him an honorable name of which he will not have to be ashamed.
My son knows that from his tender childhood I have given him to the Lord my God as His possession, that he is to become a servant and preacher of His holy Word. He is to remain now in this and not turn away from it, even if he has only few good days in it. For the good Lord knows how to handle it and how sufficiently to replace external troubles with internal happiness of the heart and joy of the spirit.
Study holy theologiam in pure schools and at unfalsified universities and beware of the syncretists [those who mix religions or confessions], for they seek what is temporal and are faithful to neither God nor men. In your common life do not follow evil company but rather the will and command of your God. Especially: (1) Do nothing evil in the hope that it will remain secret, for nothing is spun so small that it is not seen in the light of day. (2) Outside of your office and vocation do not become angry. If you notice that anger has heated you up, remain still and speak not so much as a word until you have first prayed the Ten Commandments and the Christian Creed silently. (3) Be ashamed of the lusts of the flesh, and when you one day come to the years in which you can marry, then marry with God and with the good advice of pious, faithful, and sensible people. (4) Do good to people even if they have nothing with which to repay you, for the Creator of heaven and earth has long since repaid what humans cannot repay: when He created you, when He gave you His beloved Son, and when He accepted you in Holy Baptism as His child and heir. (5) Flee from greed as from hell. Be satisfied with what you have earned with honor and a good conscience, even if it is not all too much. But if the good Lord gives you something more, ask Him to preserve you from the burdensome misuse of temporal goods.
In summary: Pray diligently, study something honorable, live peacefully, serve honestly, and remain unmoved in your faith and confessing. If you do this, you too will one day die and depart from this world willingly, joyfully, and blessedly. Amen.


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I've had an interesting few weeks actually. I've reduced the amount of cardio training I've been doing and mainly focused on strength work. This includes weight lifting rather than weight training as such, so; squats, deadlift, cleans etc. Mixing it up to reduce the boredom factor! Some time ago I sat one of the UKSCA weight lifting courses and since then I've tried to practice what they taught me (often unsuccessfully I'm sure!). Anyway, usually when I do work that puts a compressive force through my spine, my thoracic spine doesn't like it. In previous blogs I've mentioned about rib issues I have and I also have an old crush fracture of my T4 vertebra. These issues are usually enough to cause pain when I do this type of training.
Interestingly though I still get some discomfort, I must say that I haven't had as much as normal. I can't say that it's down to the powerbreathe, but it's the only thing that I have done differently, so maybe it is? Maybe my ribs are moving better, maybe my intercostals are 'stronger', maybe its psychosomatic. Its interesting though. I plan to keep this sort of training going for a while and over the next month or so I'll increase my cardio work to, let's see what happens then.
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Wish List Items
Used chapter books (Goodwill? Garage Sales?)
8x11 Laminating Sheets
Dry Erase Board Cleaner
Masking Tape
Outdoor Toys (hula hoops, jump ropes, games)
Board Games (Hedbanz, Rubik's Race Game, Qwirkle, Cranium Brain Breaks)
Class Prizes (for auctions)--dollar store or party store type things.
Thank You!!!!!
Thank you Mia for the new stapler and the bows!
Thank you Luke's Grandma for bringing in labeled fossils!
Thank you Fraser's family, Terrell's family and Paris's family for donating to DonorsChoose.org!
Thank you Zeb for the 2 Dictionaries!!!!!
Thank you Luke for the snacks, books and play doh.
Thank you Sofia for the extra antibacterial wipes!
Thank you Luke for the awesome fossils!!!!!!
Thank you to Mia and her family for the magic tape. I really needed that!!!!
Thank you to Luke for bringing in photo and turquoise copy paper! I also appreciate the books you donated to our bookshelf.
Ezaria, I appreciate the flash cards!
Tate, thanks for bringing in the yellow copy paper and Apples to Apples Jr!
Fraser, bravo for remembering tennis balls!
Skylen, thank you for the page protectors and money box!!!!
Terrell, I'm so excited to have Swiffer sheets and a dustpan! The file folder dustpan has been recycled!
Collin, The new plants are so pretty. I already feel healthier breathing our cleaner indoor air!


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January Board Meeting – Minutes
January 14, 2015
In attendance: Tony Cox, Allen Baldwin, Elliott Teel, Danielle Marks, Doug Johnson, Will Cary, Erin Kiley, Elise Loschiavo, Deb Tenenbaum, Norman Patry, Caitlin Cameron
December meeting minutes – Deb motions to approve December minutes. Norman seconds motion. Board voted unanimously in favor.
Business Update – New wine bar/store Maine & Loire opened on Washington Ave, Unwined Lounge opening soon on Congress, Full Belly Deli closing.
Ambassador Update –
January Newsletter
Treasurer Update
Think Local Mixer – Norman and Danielle attended event. Monthly meetings for local community businesses – for mostly sales oriented, service businesses. 75-100 people in attendance. Potential to be featured non-profit at Think Local event. Membership is outside our demographic, potential to gain new members and raise awareness among new audience. Request that only our members have tables at our event. Norman will move forward with organizing a future event with Think Local.
Update from Tony – Did not get chosen as new board member of Portland Development Corp. However after a visit from Greg Mitchell and the Mayor, Tony was invited to meet at quarterly economic development informal lunch meeting. Next lunch meeting will be in March.
PDD invites PBL board members to join their board.
Chains – Tony and Norman will generate plan and timeline to move forward.
New Board Members –
Business Compliance Issues – members not meeting criteria and therefore diluting brand. Brett will generate list of businesses that are of concern. Executive Committee will review list and policy at next meeting, all invited to attend.
Network Referral Event – member interested in developing free weekly event series. We will suggest involvement with Think Local or John Herrigel's network marketing group.
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Net revenue for the quarter stood at Rs 1,277.40 crore, compared with Rs 1,769.05 crore in the same quarter last year. The company reported other operating income of Rs 456 crore for the December quarter, compared with Rs 472.87 crore in the year-ago quarter.
EPS for the quarter at 0.94 paise was lower than Rs 1.55 per share in September quarter and 0.98 paise in the year-ago quarter.


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Long-form census too invasive, but social insurance numbers just right
As revelations surface that Statistics Canada has yet again lost sensitive private data, the agency is planning to ask Canadians taking the census to supply their social insurance numbers.
"The government abolished the long-form census, our leading source of data on Canadians, saying it was too invasive," said NDP Industry critic Peggy Nash (Parkdale-High Park). "With the long-form census gone, the agency wants to collect SINs to make its data reliable. Does the government really think this is less invasive?"
This change to the upcoming census occurs as Statistics Canada comes to terms with yet another loss of private data. This time, the private information of Statistics Canada employees was emailed to other employees.
"We've pushed the Conservatives for years now to update Canada's inadequate privacy laws and have been stonewalled," said NDP Digital Issues critic Charmaine Borg (Terrebonne-Blainville). "This plan to collect social insurance numbers shows once again that the Conservatives just don't get it when it comes to protecting Canadians' right to privacy."


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The Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail ran an article last week about artist and writer Douglas Coupland. Irrespective of if you are familiar with Coupland's work, "A Generation X pack rat forfeits his treasures" is a thought-provoking article that explores the fanfare surrounding Coupland's recent donation of his home's vast collection of clutter to a university's library.
On Thursday, the library at the University of British Columbia announced it had acquired Mr. Coupland's papers, a voluminous and fascinating collection now available to researchers.
Among the treasures is the first draft of the novel Generation X, the title of which became a catchphrase for those who, like the 48-year-old author, were born in the shadow of self-obsessed baby boomers. The opening page of the draft, written in tidy cursive in blue ink, includes the author's annotations and revisions.
The archive is stored in 122 boxes featuring 30 metres of text and graphic material. It includes 30 objects, 40 audio and videocassettes, and 1,425 photographs, among them a Polaroid snapshot of Terry Fox's artificial leg. (The prolific author's credits include a non-fiction book about Mr. Fox's aborted cross-Canada run.)
Articles such as this always make me uncomfortable with their choice of words like "treasures" and "archives" when discussing someone's clutter. And, I'm not the one calling the 122 boxes clutter, Coupland is:
"I was feeling like I was on that TV show Hoarders," Mr. Coupland said Thursday. "The excuses people gave for keeping an old empty Styrofoam cup were the same reasons I was using for holding on to stuff. It was a wake-up moment.
"The moment it was out the door, I felt a thousand pounds lighter."
Coupland admits that keeping all these things was unfulfilling and he was happy to see all of the clutter go — but the article treats his things like an archeological discovery "now available to researchers." And, based on a paragraph in the middle of the article, it sounds like the library may have paid for the donation:
The library received the archive 18 months ago after several years of gentle entreaties and, finally, serious negotiations.
Reality is that the majority of us and our things will end up in landfills and recycling centers. We are not Douglas Couplands. No one is interested in our clutter. We do not need to be curators or purveyors of stuff for future generations. But articles like this one seem to promote collecting or hoarding random things on the chance that we might become famous and that someone might be interested in our stuff and they might pay us for it.
What do you think? What came to your mind while you were reading this article? Were you as conflicted about the message of the article as I was? I'm interested in reading your reactions to this thought-provoking piece, and I'm glad Coupland is now living clutter free.
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2015
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Whilst wandering my local farmer's market last weekend, I noticed a large basket of dark, speckled tubers labelled purple congo potatoes. They were fascinating, thin and knobbly like kipflers wrapped in dusty black strips of parchment.
Being a sucker for new ingredients, I soon filled a bag and squirreled it home with fresh asparagus, artichokes and golden cherry tomatoes. Four days later, I threw together my default potato salad as a contribution to a barbecue at a friend's place.
This potato salad isn't your typical run-of-the-mill mayonnaise fest. By incorporating creamy goats cheese, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic and a splash of bacon fat, the salad retains just the right amount of creaminess without masking the freshness of the boiled potatoes, herbs and cherry tomatoes.
Salty bacon adds some savoury complexity whilst toasted pine nuts add a sprinkle of necessary crunch. It's the kind of salad that I can't get enough of, as there's variance in every bite.
As you can tell from the photographs above, purple congos aren't the most attractive of the tuber family. They're rather squat, ribbed and speckled, bearing more resemblance to excrement than food. Their flesh is dry and rather floury after cooking so I definitely wouldn't recommend them for roasting or chips. When boiled, they retain a firm but dry texture that soaks up butter or olive oil beautifully. They're also wonderful in creamy (purple) mash.
This salad doesn't have to be made from purple congo potatoes; in fact, it works even better with other waxy or all-rounder potatoes such as spuntas, Ruby Lou, Dutch creams, kipflers or bintjes. The only advantage of the purple congo is its inky colour variance that emerges upon cutting to luckily be retained after cooking.
As with most other dark-pigmented vegetables (e.g. beetroot, red cabbage) purple congos stain terribly. I'd encourage you to use an old chopping board whilst preparing them. Wash all utensils as soon as possible to prevent staining.
My Favourite Potato Salad
Serves 6 as a side dish
- 500g waxy or all-rounder potatoes (I used a mixture of purple congo and royal blue)
- 200g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered
- 175g bacon rashers, finely diced
- 1/2 Spanish onion, finely diced
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 4 spring onions (shallots)
- handful of washed Italian (flat leaf) parsley, chopped
- zest of 1 lemon (plus some juice)
- 100g goats cheese, crumbled
- 50g pine nuts, toasted
- 1-2 tbsp aged balsamic vinegar
- extra virgin olive oil
- sea salt
- cracked black pepper
Wash your potatoes and remove any eyes or blemished skin. Chop into even pieces (about 2cm x 2cm) and place into a pot of fresh salted water.
Boil over medium heat until the potatoes are firm but tender (easily pierced with a knife but not falling apart; don't worry if your water turns blackish-green, that's normal with purple congos). Drain and place into a large bowl.
In the meantime, heat a good splash of olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the garlic, bacon and Spanish onion, then cook on low to medium heat until the bacon is crisp and the onion is translucent (about 10 minutes; agitate the pan as required).
Add to the still-warm* potatoes (including the residual fat from the pan) with the lemon zest, a squeeze of lemon juice, a good drizzle of balsamic vinegar, olive oil and some salt and pepper. Mix well and set aside to cool slightly.
*adding the dressing to the potatoes whilst they're still warm allows them to soak up a lot of gorgeous flavour in the dressing. If your potatoes have cooled completely, warm them in the microwave briefly before adding the olive oil, lemon, balsamic and residual bacon fat.
Add in the rest of the ingredients alongside another squeeze of lemon and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Mix well and season to taste.
I like to serve this salad alongside some simple grilled meat or fish with another bowl of fresh green leaves.
*It's also perfect as an abstract take on potato hash: Splash a little bit of oil onto the base of a medium heavy-based pan. Add in enough salad to cover the bottom of the pan. Make a couple of 'indents' into which you can crack a couple of eggs. Cook over medium heat until the bottom is crisp and golden and the egg whites are set. Serve with a green salad.


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Canadians are somewhat baffled by the name of a key federal department that handles their food.
'Agri-food' label a little aggravating, study finds
Canadians are a bit baffled by the name of a key federal department that handles their food.
They're also a little hazy on some of the things it does.
Public opinion research conducted for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada found confusion around the term "agri-food" in the department's title. Some thought it had "negative connotations"; others found it "somewhat meaningless."
These results from focus groups were recently posted to a government website. The research was conducted for the department and found some people believed the term referred to plants rather than livestock, or to "the industrial part of agriculture."
Others believed agri-food meant genetically modified foods.
"The term (agri-food) is somewhat meaningless and, in some cases, has negative connotations especially when used in the context of technological advancement and innovation in the sector as it leads some to imagine practices involving chemical enhancement and bio-engineering of foods," says the public opinion report from The Strategic Counsel.
The department seemed to take the news in stride, a spokesperson saying simply that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada "appreciates and considers all suggestions and feedback."
The report is part of research the department undertook to determine how it should market Canada's multibillion-dollar agriculture industry to consumers. The report cost $99,983.
It suggests Canadians believe the country's agriculture sector is shrinking because the produce and goods they buy in grocery stores increasingly appear to come from outside the country. Participants also wondered why Canada wasn't more self-sufficient in food production.
"Although participants didn't explicitly use the terms 'disinvestment' (sic) or 'hollowing out,' their comments suggest that they believe Canada's trade position in the sector and its competitiveness have declined sharply in the last several decades," the report says.
Many of the negative feelings participants had about Canada's agricultural sector are a result of "alarmist documentaries and media reports," the report says.
For years, the government has tried to combat what the report's authors call "a number of misperceptions about the agricultural sector" and a "pessimistic" view of its future.
The department wanted more up-to-date knowledge of what Canadians believed about the industry, the efficacy of federal spending in the sector, and their knowledge of what Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada was all about.
What they found was low awareness about the size of the agriculture sector, or its place in the economy.
Researchers also found Canadians had "a rather idyllic and outdated view" of Canadian agriculture.
"Perhaps not surprisingly, when participants think about the sector there is a tendency to envisage farms, livestock, crops, green pastures, endless wheat fields, and prairie landscapes," the report reads. "This type of imagery reinforces a view of the sector as traditional rather than modern, progressive and innovative."
To change that view, the authors recommend the government launch an advertising campaign to tell the "story" of agriculture, and do more on social media. Key to any campaign, the consultants write, would be finding a "relevant and credible" spokesperson, and pushing information that is informative without coming across as "self-promotional."
The department said that it hasn't changed its social media presence since April. A spokesman said department advertising will be "modest" this year to promote events and will touch on "science, innovation and the economy in the agriculture sector."
Agriculture by the numbers
$100 billion: Annual contribution the agriculture sector makes to Canada's gross domestic product (GDP)
5: Canada's world rank among exporters of agricultural goods
$44 billion: Approximate value of agricultural exports from Canada
1 in 8: Jobs in Canada attributable to the agricultural sector
2,100,000: Canadians employed in the agricultural sector
$200 billion: Approximate amount Canadians spend on food, beverages and tobacco annually
20: Approximate percentage of personal spending Canadians do on food, beverages and tobacco annually
(Source: The Strategic Counsel research report for Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada)


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Frontispiece from John Dryden, The
Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis:
And of Aulus Persius Flaccus
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Juvenal, an Anglicized form derived from the Latin (Decimus Iunius) Iuvenalis, was a Roman poet active in the late first century and early second century C.E., author of the Satires of Juvenal. The details of the author's life are unclear, although references within his text to known persons of the late first and early second centuries C.E. fixes his terminus post quem (earliest date of composition). In accord with the vitriolic manner of Lucilius—the originator of the genre of Roman satire—and within a poetic tradition that also included Horace and Persius, Juvenal wrote at least 16 poems in dactylic hexameter covering an encyclopedic range of topics across the Roman world. While the Satires are a vital source for the study of ancient Rome from a vast number of perspectives, their hyperbolic, comedic mode of expression makes the use of statements found within them as simple fact problematic, to say the least. At first glance the Satires could be read as a brutal critique of (Pagan) Rome, perhaps ensuring their survival in Christian monastic scriptoria, a bottleneck in preservation when the large majority of ancient texts were lost.
The Satires have inspired many authors, including Dr. Johnson, who modeled his "London" on Satire III and his "Vanity of Human Wishes" on Satire X. Juvenal is the source of many well-known maxims, including:
The precise details of the author's life cannot be securely reconstructed based on presently available evidence. The Vita Iuvenalis (Life of Juvenal), a biography of the author that became associated with his manuscripts no later than the tenth century C.E., is little or nothing more than extrapolation from the Satires themselves. It is this text alone that gives the author's tria nomina (full Roman name) as Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis. This text is the ultimate source of the idea that Juvenal was exiled at some point to Egypt or to Britannia. [1]
In Satire III, the character Umbricius promises to come and listen to the Satires, if the narrator returns from Roma to his own Aquinum (3.318-22). In the 19th century, a dedicatory inscription is said to have been found at Aquinum with the text:
(From L to R: the inscription as preserved, the restored inscription, and the translation of the restored inscription.) This suspiciously convenient inscription is now lost; if genuine it would not have certainly referred to the author or his family, as only his cognomen is securely known.
There have been repeated attempts to derive a biographical narrative for the author from his work, notably by Gilbert Highet. Suppositions, for example, that he was relatively poor and dependent on artistic patronage are commonly derived from Satire VII, in which he bemoans the parsimony of the elite, who no longer are willing to provide patronage. Positivistic readings of ancient texts have come under general disrepute in more recent scholarship. Illumination cast on the life of Juvenal by references of other authors is virtually nonexistent. There are only three potential references to a Iuvenalis, all in the epigrams of Martial. In the first of these Martial compares his friendship with Iuvenalis to the bonds of the Dioskouroi.[2] In the second, he says that he will send Saturnalia nuts to the facunde (eloquent) Iuvenalis.[3] And in the final reference compares the easy life of the country to the hardships of life in Rome for Iuvenalis.[4]
It is generally accepted that this Iuvenalis is the author of the Satires, which would indicate that he was an adult at the time when Martial wrote the relevant poems: 92 and 101-2 C.E. What can be known securely is that Juvenal was alive at least until 127 C.E., as that is the year of the last datable reference in the Satires.[5] By mere fact of their existence, the Satires demonstrate that their author had access to education, leisure, and writing materials—all expensive commodities in second century C.E. Rome. The lack of a dedication to a patron may indicate that Juvenal was himself wealthy.
Juvenal is credited with sixteen known poems divided between five books (scrolls); all are in the Roman genre of Satire, which, at its most basic in the time of the author, comprised a wide-ranging discussion of society and social mores in dactylic hexameter.[6] In Satire I, concerning the scope and content of his work, Juvenal asserts that:
In sum, Juvenal claims as his purview the entire gamut of human experience since the dawn of history. In the first century C.E., the Roman orator Quintilian—in the context of a discussion of literary genres appropriate for an oratorical education—claimed that, unlike so many literary and artistic forms adopted from Greek models, "satire at least is all ours" (satura quidem tota nostra est).[7] At least in the view of Quintillian, earlier Greek satiric verse (e.g. that of Hipponax) or even Latin satiric prose (e.g. that of Petronius) did not constitute satura per se. Roman Satura was a formal literary genre rather than being simply clever, humorous critique in no particular format.
The individual Satires (excluding Satire 16) range in length from 130 (Satire 12) to c. 695 (Satire 6) lines. The poems are not individually titled, but translators have often added titles for the convenience of readers.
Although Juvenal has enjoyed a wide readership across the centuries, the content and tone of the Satires have become increasingly problematic and unpalatable with the rise of the feminist movement and greater awareness (and rejection) of intolerance in all forms. While Juvenal's mode of satire has been noted from antiquity for its wrathful scorn towards all representatives of social deviance, scholars such as W.S. Anderson and later S.M. Braund have suggested that this apparent anger is merely a rhetorical persona (mask) taken up by the author to critique the unbalanced anger aroused by the sort of elitism, sexism, and xenophobia that the Satires seem replete with at first glance.[8] The aphoristic, absolutist character of the text lends itself all too easily to indiscriminate application of critiques originally directed at literary exemplars of particular vices. In the interest of keeping the text from total eclipse by such concerns, it is vital that the text and its author be distinguished from the manner in which they have commonly been read. As has been noted by the literary theorist Stanley Fish, the reading of a text is as much a product of the reader's beliefs and prejudices as of those contained within the text. The misogyny and other forms of hatred perceived in the text are as attributable to what readers across the centuries have brought to the reading as to what Juvenal intended.
It would be an equally grave error to read the Satires as a literal account of normal Roman life and thought in the late first and early second centuries C.E., just as it would be an error to give credence to every slander recorded in Tacitus or Suetonius against the members of prior imperial dynasties.[9] Themes similar to those of the Satires are present in authors spanning the period of the late Roman Republic and early Empire ranging from Cicero and Catullus to Martial and Tacitus; similarly, the stylistics of Juvenal's text fall within the range of post-Augustan literature as represented by Persius, Statius, and Petronius.[10] Finally, it is necessary to realize that the conceptual system present within the text is most representative of only a portion of the Roman population; the Satires do not speak clearly for the concerns of women, immigrants, slaves, children, or even men who deviated from the elite, educated audience intended by the author. With these caveats held in mind, it is possible to approach the Satires as a crucial source for the culture of early Imperial Rome. In addition to a wealth of incidental information on everything from diet to décor, the Satires of Juvenal reveal what is most essential to a civilization: the issues at the core of the Roman identity. Rather than revealing the myriad potential answers spanning the diverse Roman population, Juvenal reveals the questions pivotal to Roman society.
[Nota bene: The Vita Iuvenalis is given here in translation as an appendix to the discussion above. It is likely that it contains nothing other than speculation.]
Decimus Junius Juvenalis, while it is uncertain whether he is the son or the foster-son of a wealthy freedman, practiced oratory almost to the middle of his life—more due to his disposition than because he was preparing himself for the philosophical schools or the Forum. Next, having written a satire of a few verses—not unreasonably composed—against the pantomime actor Paris and against one of Paris' poets, who became arrogant about a six-month military command, (Juvenal) diligently refined this genre of writing. For a long time, however, he did not dare to give a public reading to even a modest audience. Soon he read his work before a big crowd—two and three times with much success, and in consequence he expanded his first efforts with new writings:
What the nobles do not give, the actor will give. Do you reverence the
Carmenerini and Bareni, do you care about the huge atria of the nobles?
Pelopea makes prefects, (and) Philomela makes tribunes. (a quotation of Satire 7 lines 90-92)[11]
At that time, Paris was the favorite actor of the palace, and many of his associates were receiving social advancement daily. Therefore Juvenal came under suspicion, just as if he had used astrology to predict the time of the emperor's death, and immediately—although eighty years old—he was removed from the City (Rome) through appointment to military office and sent to command a cohort encamped in the farthest part of Egypt. This manner of punishment seemed appropriate, since it was proportional to a minor and jocular offense. It is certain that he died within the briefest time due to mental anguish and weariness.
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