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Veterinary checks are carried out at EU border inspection posts with the view to assure that live animals and animal products entering the EU comply with the safety conditions and other conditions prescribed upon import. The movement of certain plant products (hay and straw) is also monitored due to the fact that these products can transmit contagious diseases. Consequently, consignments containing such products are subject to controls already upon their entry into the EU at the so-called border inspection posts.
Consignments of live animals and animal products entering the Community from third countries are subject to checks performed according to the requirements laid down in Council Directive 91/496/EEC laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425 /EEC and 90/675/EEC laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries. "Veterinary check" means verification of the documents accompanying a product, but it can also mean verification of consistency between the documents and the goods and performance of a physical check including sampling and laboratory testing. A list of animals and products subject to veterinary checks at border inspections posts according to the mentioned directives is in Commission Decision 2007/275/EC.
After checking a consignment, the official veterinarian issues a certificate regarding the performed check using a document referred to as a common veterinary entry document (CVED). A CVED for animals and a CVED for products must be drawn up in accordance with the models set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 282/2004 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 136/2004.
Official veterinarians of the Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Food Safety, Veterinary and Plant Protection are competent for the performance of veterinary checks in Slovenia on consignments of live animals and animal products entering the EU. Checks can be carried at border control points at Ljubljana-Brnik Airport and in the Port of Koper. Customs authorities can release from border points consignments which are subject to compulsory veterinary checks only after checks have been performed on the basis of the issued CVED.
Controls of non-commercial movements of pet animals from third countries and import of personal consignments of animal products in passenger and postal traffic are performed by customs authorities.
EU legislation
- Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety
- Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 282/2004 introducing a document for the declaration of, and veterinary checks on, animals from third countries entering the Community
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 laying down procedures for veterinary checks at Community border inspection posts on products imported from third countries
- Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 on the non-commercial movement of pet animals and repealing Regulation (EC) No 998/2003
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 on the model identification documents for the non-commercial movement of dogs, cats and ferrets, the establishment of lists of territories and third countries and the format, layout and language requirements of the declarations attesting compliance with certain conditions provided for in Regulation (EU) No 576/2013
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 206/2009 on the introduction into the Community of personal consignments of products of animal origin and amending Regulation (EC) No 136/2004
- Commission Decision 2007/275/EC concerning lists of animals and products to be subject to controls at border inspection posts under Council Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC
National legislation
- Rules on veterinary inspection of animals introduced from third countries into the territory of the EU
- Rules on veterinary checks on products entering the territory of EU from third countries
- Rules on veterinary conditions for the circulation and trade in the territory of EU and imports from third countries of animals, animal semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in other veterinary regulations, and for the circulation of and trade in domestic species kept in zoos
- Rules on veterinary conditions to be fulfilled for non-commercial movements of pet animals and on a model passport for such animals


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AEC on Macs (AEC Insight Column)31 Mar, 2008 By: Jerry Laiserin
Macintosh supports the practice of design in the AEC world.
Apple's January 24, 1984, public announcement of the original Macintosh computer touted the system's "extraordinary computing power with exceptional ease of use" — characteristics that remain true of Macs today and that help account for the system's continuing appeal to creative professionals.
That appeal, however, has not extended to the global mass market. Of the nearly 270 million personal computers sold worldwide in 2007, less than 3% were Macs. (In the U.S. market, which skews toward a more affluent, better-educated, and more creative demographic, Macs accounted for just more than 6% of new personal computer sales.)
Despite these demographic odds, dedicated fans among AEC professionals remain loyal to the Mac's ideals, using Macs in far greater proportions than the general population. This loyalty is supported by a wide assortment of Mac-native software capable of any AEC practice task.
In 2006, Apple changed its Macintosh hardware design to the Intel CPU family of chips (the central processing unit inside the computer) — which is the same CPU family used by Windows PCs. Apple's Boot Camp software supports toggling an Intel-based Mac between the native Mac OS (operating system) and Windows XP or Vista. Third-party virtual-machine software, such as Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion, allows users to run Mac OS X and Windows concurrently on the same computer.
This latter capability turns the global PC demographics equation on its head. Macs are the only PCs that can run essentially 100% of the software on the market, both Windows ware and Mac-native applications (the current Mac OS X 10.5 [A.K.A. Leopard] is certified as an implementation of the UNIX operating system as well). Thus, Windows on a Mac can run AEC software applications such as AutoCAD. Any browser-based application that requires the Windows-only Microsoft Internet Explorer browser, such as Autodesk Buzzsaw, can run on the latest Macs as well.
Macs, Macs Everywhere
Although Windows-on-Mac makes business sense for Apple, many Mac-using AEC professionals would question the rationale for running Windows software when Mac-native programs are available with equal or superior performance and user experience. Counting software that started on the Mac and is now available for both Mac and Windows (often in a single version dubbed Universal), there's actually more AEC-relevant Mac software out there than can be covered in one article. I'll defer Mac-based home-building software for a future article on design and production tools for home builders; ditto for Mac-based engineering software. Of the rest, I apologize in advance if I omit any otherwise-noteworthy products due to space limitations.
Figure 1. ArchiCAD 11 on the Mac combines the power of mainstream BIM authoring with the polish of the Mac interface, as in this visualization and contract document example for a 531-room Wyndham Hotel in Phoenix by Orcutt | Winslow. (Courtesy Orcutt | Winslow Architecture, Planning, Interior Design)
Mainstream building information modeling (BIM)–authoring applications, such as Graphisoft's ArchiCAD (figure 1) and Nemetschek North America's VectorWorks (figure 2), were the mainstays of Mac-based architectural design and documentation even before the recent popularization of the BIM label. Solibri Model Checker is a critical element in any BIM automation workflow. To integrate buildings models with their sites, ArchiCAD relies on ArchiSITE, while VectorWorks offers Landmark — one of the best building-siting and landscape-design programs on any platform (and a favorite among landscape architects).
Figure 2. The Mac version of VectorWorks Architect from Nemetschek is a mainstream BIM application that can handle design projects even at large, urban scales. (Designed in VectorWorks by Grüntuch Ernst Architekten, Berlin)
Spotlight, another VectorWorks add-on, supports general lighting design but brings a unique focus to theatrical and stage lighting. Modeling, rendering, and/or animation software for the MAC OS includes form•Z and its companion tools renderZone and radioZity; MAXON's CINEMA 4D and the Maxonform plug-in that adds non-uniform rational B spline (NURBS) geometry to ArchiCAD; and the popular Artlantis Render, with plug-ins for both ArchiCAD and VectorWorks (which also offers its own companion rendering package called RenderWorks).
The ubiquitous Google SketchUp is available in a Mac version, which works with TurboSketch Studio, a rendering plug-in. And, of course, Google Earth and the Google Earth Warehouse are compatible with the Mac's Safari browser. The 3D paint program Piranesi works and plays well with SketchUp or with any other 3D modeler. Objects Online offers libraries of building-component models, furniture, people, and other entourage for both ArchiCAD and VectorWorks.
Drawn Together
For drafting and documentation needs when full-blown BIM authoring isn't needed, Mac stalwarts include VersaCAD, MacDraft, and PowerCADD, which is available with a justly famous add-on package called WildTools that supplements an otherwise-2D program with isometric and perspective capabilities.
Astute readers may recognize that vendors of many popular AEC design tools for the Mac are based in Europe. Solibri, for example, is from Finland, and ArchiCAD is from Hungary (I should note that ArchiCAD, MAXON CINEMA 4D, and the US-based VectorWorks are all owned by the Nemetschek Group, based in Munich). Piranesi was developed in the United Kingdom, which also is home to the LightWorks rendering engine that underpins Mac tools such as radioZity, RenderWorks, and renderZone. France and the Canadian province of Quebec seem to have a special affinity for graphics and rendering software: Mac examples include Abvent's Artlantis and the legendary on-again, off-again architectural modeling program Architrion (there's also a US-based Architrion work-alike called BOA). Italy is represented with tools such as DomusCAD, DigiCAD 3D, and Domus Terrain.
Additional Resources
This globe-trotting recitation is not to slight the made-in-America Mac standbys such as form•Z, PowerCADD, or VectorWorks. Rather, it's to reinforce the global appeal of the Mac interface to software developers and creative users alike.
Taking Care of Business
On the practice side of AEC business, Mac tools afford comparably strong coverage. Microsoft Office and the Adobe Creative Suite (including Photoshop) run natively on Macs, in addition to their Windows versions. The same can be said for MindManager, the most popular mind-mapping and/or information visualization program. AEC Details, from AEC Software, is a task-management tool that originated on the Mac, as did FastTrack Schedule, a Microsoft Project–compatible scheduling tool from the same vendor.
The architect-developed PORTFOLIO Prime from Arch Street Software was one of the first practice information management (PIM) tools on any platform. Architecture Information Manager from Architectronica is another architect-developed contender in this category (Architectronica also provides many useful accounting and project-related tools). ArchiOffice, a newcomer in the architecture/engineering/accounting/PIM space, is yet another architect-developed program. On the straight accounting side, QuickBooks Pro is the most popular project/job cost software for the 90% of architecture and engineering firms with fewer than 25 total staff members.
Firms looking to manage their collections of digital image files often turn to Canto Cumulus or Extensis Portfolio, but general database needs can be met via Bento or FileMaker Pro (both from FileMaker, a subsidiary of Apple).
For project workflow and collaboration, many Mac-using architects and engineers rely on Copper Project, which also supports contact management, or client relationship management (CRM). Other folks turn to the suite of Web-based tools from 37 signals: Basecamp, for project management and collaboration; Backpack, an information organizer and calendar; and Highrise, for online content management and CRM.
About the Author: Jerry Laiserin
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#Wenger1000 : What's Your Favorite Starting XI Under Arsene Wenger?
In the history of the beautiful game, I can only think of Dario Gradi, Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson that have amassed up to a 1,000 games in one football club.
Sir Alex Ferguson would be heralded as one of the greatest football managers the game has ever seen. In his first 1,000 games with Manchester United, the Scot had 564 wins, 248 draws and 188 losses. Arsene Wenger on the other hand, has managed Arsenal for an amazing 999 games and in this period, he has notched up 572 wins, 235 draws and 192 losses.
In Arsene Wenger's 18-year stint with the club, he has made over "30,000 substitutions" as he famously quoted but he has made a lot of signings and seen another lot move elsewhere.
However, Arsene Wenger would have his best XI in mind if he's told to provide that by some chum in the Press. The question is, what's your favorite Arsenal XI of all time?
Here's Gooner Daily's pick. I'll be using the tactical 4-2-3-1 setup.
Goalkeeper: Jens Lehmann
Many Arsenal fans would go down the David Seaman bandwagon if asked, but there was something about that mad German that endeared him to my heart. I saw him for the first time in that Community Shield clash against Manchester United and he was integral in Arsenal's unbeaten campaign. Then there was the exceptional run of 10 consecutive clean sheets in the Champions League that still stands till today.
Right Back: Bacary Sagna
It was an honor watching Lauren Etame-Mayer strut his stuff on the right full back position but a transition arrived when his position was taken by a young Emmanuel Eboue. In a sudden twist of fate, Wenger snapped up a relatively unknown right back from AJ Auxerre that became a symbol of consistency.
Left Back: Ashley Cole
Yes, he became a despicable cuntly fellow that I and many Arsenal fans out there have come to loathe but while donning the red and white, I can't recall many left backs in world football that were on the same level with Ashley Cole.
His pace was inhuman and his rate of recovery was top notch. He always popped up with the odd important goals and his telepathic understanding with Robert Pires was a stuff made of dreams.
All this doesn't still change the fact that he has become a cuntly c*nt. Bleeeeeh.
Center Back: Laurent Koscielny
Signed from French obscurity in 2010, Koscielny had his fair share of problems settling into life in the Premier League. There were the rash decisions, the own goals of life and of course the bookings and suspension but after taking over from the captain in March 2013, Koscielny has become a colossus in the heart of Arsenal's defence.
His pace makes him a thorn to opposition attackers and his ability to read the game is superb. I look forward to watching this lad for years to come.
Center Back: Sol Campbell
When you sign one of your fiercest rivals key players on a free transfer, you're likely to expect a backlash from both ends but Sol Campbell turned out to be one of the finest center backs to ever play for the club. His partnership with Kolo Toure was wonderful and both players were vital in Arsenal's trophy-laden years of Arsene Wenger's reign.
Central Midfield: Cesc Fabregas
Poached from Barcelona at a milk age, Wenger moulded Fabregas to one of the finest cultured midfielders in his generation. The love affair between the player and the club ended abruptly in 2011 but a part of his heart still remains in the club and he has professed his desire to come back someday, probably when Lord Voldemort gets a real nose.
While playing for Arsenal, Fabregas was renowned for his creativity and in 303 games for the club, he notched up a century of assists. If there were more clinical Henry-esque strikers in the club, that count would have vastly increased as the likes of Emmanuel Adebayor preferred to miss rather than score.
Robin van Persie was a player that would have benefited from Fabregas' creative prowess but he and the little boy inside him spent the early part of his career in Abou Diaby's current bed space.
Central Midfield: Patrick Vieira
The talismanic lanky Frenchman was Arsenal's version of Chuck Norris – he was so good at marking and tacking that the opponents still checked for his presence long after the game was over.
Left Flank: Robert Pires
The dreamy winger was always remembered for his flamboyance on the pitch and his lethal finishing ability. There was something about that beard though, so distinct, it probably had a world of its own.
Right Flank: Theo Walcott
It's not a greyhound, a cheetah or that Jamaican speed demon called Usain Bolt. It's just Theo Walcott, one of the fastest footballers the beautiful game has ever seen. His pace was so frightening when Arsenal played Wolves in the 2010/11 season that the linesman could not reach where he was to decide if he was offside or not when he supplied that assist to van Persie.
Walcott wasn't just all about pace – his composure in front of goal has improved drastically over a couple of seasons and his goal haul of 21 last season was a personal best.
Attacking Midfield: Dennis Bergkamp
The footballing god was forged at Ajax but endured some hardship at Internazionale. At Arsenal, he gave football a new perspective and played as a creative hub behind the center forward. There were times when he took responsibility on himself to deliver the goods and boy, did he deliver.
Center Forward: Thierry Henry
I consider myself lucky to have watched Henry score 228 goals for the club I support. I must have seen a chunk live and maybe watched the highlights of others but one thing was certain – Henry's goals were better with each passing replay.
The fact that he came from the MLS to have a second stint with the club was messiah-esque and that goal against Leeds United sent chills down my Nigerian spine.
Truly an Igwe!!
So there you have it, Gooner Daily's favourite Arsenal XI.
What's yours.
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This collection contains correspondence, publications, clippings, presentations, notes, research, and photographs documenting the life and work of Richard Goodwin. These materials document his early life and education, his work at Connecticut College, and his involvement with local and national conservation projects. Topics of note within the collection include conservation of land, preserving and creating policies around wetlands, nuclear power, and selective use of pesticides.
Dates: 1897-2006; Majority of material found within 1937-2005


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The response to COVID-19 is complicated by differences in the timing and intensity of the disease's impact across the United States. For those in health care and public health, the key to managing COVID-19 is nuanced planning and rapid reaction—at both national and local levels. Exploring various scenarios of where and how fast the disease could overwhelm local health systems is essential to a coordinated, effective response.
Beyond the immediate priorities in health care, industries from travel to retail to energy need scenario planning to understand the extent of economic impact in communities across the country as the nation looks toward recovery. Companies must also assess the implications for their workforces and for their suppliers and partners.
Moreover, because complete eradication of the virus is unlikely in the near-to-medium term, business, community, and government leaders will need the capability to assess the impact of COVID-19 on an ongoing basis—for a period that extends well beyond our current efforts to "flatten the curve"—to rapidly inform decision making.
The essential enabler for effective planning is a tool that can evaluate demand and supply in usable ways, under varying scenarios, and at both broad and granular levels. In a crisis such as this one, in which the situation changes daily, the model must be flexible, updating as new and better data become available. The model must also present information in ways from which the user can immediately draw conclusions and plan accordingly.
Leveraging its global resources and expertise in health, data science, and strategic decision making, BCG has developed such a tool, which we call PLAN, for Preparing Localities for Action Against Novel Coronavirus. PLAN is a scenario tool that identifies potential US supply and demand imbalances at the county level.
PLAN has three key components:
We are in an early stage of understanding with regard to this infection and subsequent disease. Every day, newspapers are filled with stories about different models that yield widely divergent outcome scenarios. This is because of variations in critical sensitivities:
We use a transparent, flexible approach to epidemiological modeling, and PLAN can easily be adapted to use different assumptions about key unknowns. As better information becomes available, this data will be incorporated into the tool.
It's already clear that the impact of COVID-19 will vary widely both geographically and temporally. The nation as a whole needs to prepare for a locally customized approach, recognizing that many areas are at high risk if mitigation efforts are not effective. We must act urgently to ensure that leaders have the timely insights they need to deploy resources. And when the immediate crisis has passed, there will still be a need for thoughtful, scenario-based planning to ensure rapid recovery and transition into the new normal.
The authors are grateful to their BCG colleagues Naomi Baer, Eleonora Cavani, Aaron Dsouza, Julie Eleuteri, Jamie Fishman, Anne Jensen, Aakriti Kaul, Nicky Maxwell, Madeline Price, Avery Shi, Michelle Shieh, Hunter Stanley, Mengwei Sun, and Ben Van Dyke, as well as many others around the world, for their contributions to PLAN.


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The project was one of two won by a GDF-led consortium in the second French offshore tender, announced earlier this month.
In a statement, WPD said: "On the basis of the public information shared during the tender phase, WPD challenges the technical and economical reliability of the offer submitted by its competitor (GDF-EDP-Areva)."
The objective of the legal action ("référé précontractuel") filed today in the administrative court is "to ensure, under the independent authority of the judge, that the analysis has been strictly assessed in the light of the tender specifications", the company said.
One moot point is the choice of foundation type (foundations accounting for 30% of project investment).
"WPD and its partners (EDF-Alstom) are the only consortium that completed a full geotechnical investigation campaign on site, vital to confirm the soil characteristics, which led to selecting a non-anchored foundation."
The other consortium (GDF-EDP-Areva) did not perform such an offshore investigation and selected an anchored foundation (jacket), "which is not compatible with the soil conditions and causes a significant risk on the project", it said.


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Fort Hood victims shot while lying down, court hears
At least four people killed during a gunman's rampage at Fort Hood in 2009 were likely shot while lying on the floor inside a building at the Texas military base, experts testified on Wednesday during the accused shooter's trial.
Pathologists who conducted several autopsies of the victims described the wounds caused by an FN 5.7 semi-automatic pistol while testifying at the military trial of Major Nidal Hasan. He is accused of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others during the attack.
Michael Grant Cahill, a physician's assistant who tried to stop Hasan that day, was shot six times, including once through his neck, according to pathologist Captain Edward Reedy. Reedy told jurors that some of Cahill's wounds suggest he was shot while lying down.
Witnesses said Cahill was armed only with a chair when he charged Hasan as the Army psychiatrist opened fire. Cahill was the lone civilian who died in the rampage, which remains the worst mass shooting ever on a US military installation.
Reedy told jurors that another victim, Pfc Kham Xiong, was shot three times including twice in the head. When asked by prosecutors whether the married father of three may have been standing when shot, Reedy said Xiong's wounds were "more consistent with lying on the ground."
Similar fatal injuries were inflicted on Lieutenant-Colonel Juanita Warman, a 55-year-old military physician assistant, whom another pathologist said suffered four bullet wounds that were consistent with someone laying on their stomach or side when they were shot.
And the fatal gunshot wound suffered by 22-year-old Spc. Jason Dean Hunt, who was shot three times, also could be consistent with someone shot while lying down, said Dr. Edward Mazuchowski II, who was the director of operations at Dover Air Force Base's mortuary at the time of the attacks.
All of the victims' bodies were taken to the Delaware base following the Nov. 5, 2009, shootings. Pathologists have so far detailed their findings about seven of the victims, and more testimony from medical examiners was set for Thursday.
Before testimony began Wednesday, Hasan told the judge he had authorised the release of a report showing that he told military mental health experts after the attack that he "would still be a martyr" if he were convicted and executed by the government.
Hasan's civilian lawyer had released the document to the New York Times, which published contents of the report Tuesday. The newspaper also posted the report online.
Hasan told the judge that he wasn't forced to disclose the report and knew that releasing it could make it available to prosecutors.
Prosecutors said they hadn't yet seen the report, and the judge later told them not to read it or use it in their case.
Hanan's standby military defence lawyers, who have been ordered to help Hasan during the trial, said they were concerned about the report's release. They have accused Hasan of trying to convince jurors to convict him and sentence him to death, though Hasan disputes those claims.
If convicted, Hasan could face the death penalty.


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Expert's Rating
- Small and lightweight
- Built in Wi-Fi integration with Kobo Books
- Great monochrome screen
- Interface isn't always intuitive
Our Verdict
The Libre Air's petite size, wireless integration with Kobo Books, and first-rate nonbacklit LCD screen make it a decent option if you're shopping for a monochrome ebook reader.
E-readers don't get much smaller than the 6-ounce Aluratek Libre Air, which measures 6.0 by 4.1 by 0.4 inches. But this tiny package holds a lot of useful technology, including Wi-Fi integration with an online bookstore offering both commercial and free content.
Successor to the Aluratek Libre Pro, which did not support Wi-Fi, the Air ($130 as of July 27, 2011) immediately distinguishes itself from the pack with its unusual display. The Libre Air has a 5-inch, 480-by-640-pixel reflective-light LCD that does not depend on backlighting and is therefore readable in bright sunlight. And because it's an LCD, it's more responsive (no wait or flicker between page turns) than the E Ink screens found in most e-readers.
The Libre Air does not have a touchscreen, though. You navigate through a combination of buttons, including a four-way pad on the center of the front bezel, plus menu, home, and return/back buttons at the center bottom. The pad moves you through menus or lists of items, while the context-sensitive menu button brings up options relative to the current display.
For data entry, you get a vertical row of buttons on the right side of the device labeled the same way as the alphanumeric keys on most phones (that is, 0 through 9, with letters on the 2 through 9 keys). On the left edge are the page-turn controls (forward and back) and a button with a search icon on it. At the bottom edge sits a Mini-USB port for charging the device and for transferring data between the Libre Air and a PC.
Although you get no touch support on the display itself, you can opt to activate touch sensitivity on the navigational pad, which lets you move between items or turn pages by swiping the pad. In my tests, the feature worked well–too well, perhaps, since I wound up unintentionally turning pages or moving through menus.
The e-reader's internal 500MB memory will support a slew of books, but it's one-quarter of the on-board storage of Barnes & Noble's Nook and Kobo's eReader Touch Edition. Aluratek takes up some of that space, too, preloading the Libre Air with 100 free books in text format, but you can expand the capacity by inserting a MicroSD card (the slot is located on the top-right edge, next to the power button).
The interface is generally simple, but not always intuitive. Powering on the Libre Air brings up seven numbered boxes: the ebook library, the current item you're reading, a recent-items list, music, photos, settings, and an Others button to summon additional options (including access to the Kobo Books store). Sometimes, however, you have to use the menu button in ways that aren't immediately obvious.
For example, when you choose the music icon after transferring DRM-free MP3s to the device (or a MicroSD card), you'll typically see a message saying that no playlist was found. It turns out that you can play tunes only in a playlist–but to create one, you have to know to press the menu button and then choose the Set Playlist function (which lets you add or remove stored MP3 files from a playlist).
The reading interface is a bit more intuitive. Once you've chosen a book from your library and opened it, pressing the menu button brings up navigation options for moving around the book, plus a Settings icon to access items such as font size (you get six choices ranging from 12 to 32 points) and a page-turn applet, which you can use to set an interval between automatic page turns–useful if you like to read while working out at the gym. The latter feature is innovative, and unique among the e-readers we've tested.
Wi-Fi setup went fairly quickly, although I took a while to figure out that I had to press the 0 or 1 key repeatedly to access punctuation and other symbols. Once you have input a security code for your network, pressing a Wi-Fi button on the lower-right edge starts up the wireless service. You should shut it off when you aren't using it, though, because it will rapidly drain the Libre Air's battery. Without Wi-Fi, Aluratek says the device can run for up to 20 hours on a single battery charge.
The Libre Air supports Adobe's implementation of the ePub format for copy protection on commercial books. To get started, you must authorize the device through Adobe Digital Editions on your PC, after which you can either transfer books over the USB cable or buy and download wirelessly from Kobo Books. Kobo's Web interface on the Libre Air isn't great; click around enough, however, and you'll find what you're looking for.
The MP3 player produced decent audio through a headset (the jack is on the bottom edge along with the Mini-USB port). The photo applet lets you create a slideshow, too, although I wasn't particularly tempted to run one on the 16-shades-of-gray screen.
Overall, the Libre Air's light weight, compact shape, and first-rate monochrome display make it a reasonable alternative to the Amazon Kindle and the Barnes & Noble Nook (each of which is $10 more), for people who prize portability and the ability to read outdoors. It isn't as slick as the Kindle or the Nook, but a few minutes invested in learning the Libre Air's sometimes quirky interface can pay off handsomely.


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I'm trying to find a source for decent quality jos, at a reasonable price. (Previous forum posts on this subject are quite dated.)
In the past I've used Dowels on Demand, but lately he has gotten more flaky than usual (slow response time, shipping errors, mistakes in ordering, etc.). So I'm looking for some place new. I've tried reaching out to a few martial art suppliers (SDK, Crane Mountain), but haven't heard back yet.
I'm open to hearing about people's experience; quality, price, customer service, etc.
I've also reached out to several lumber suppliers. This, in my opinion, is the most economical solution. In general, it seems that when a dowel is billed as a "martial arts weapon", the price tends to be around $75-100 (in some cases much more). Whereas a dowel of comparable material from a lumber supplier can run between $10-30. As much as I appreciate craftsmanship, this is a hard pill to swallow.
Anyway, thanks for reading. I look forward to responses.


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The Intel Core i5-4250U is an ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core processor for ultrabooks launched in Q2 2013. It is based on the Haswell architecture and is manufactured in 22nm. Due to Hyper-Threading, the two cores can handle up to four threads in parallel, leading to better utilization of the CPU. Each core offers a base speed of 1.3 GHz, but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 2.6 GHz for 1 active core or 2.3 GHz for 2 active cores.
Haswell is the successor to the Ivy Bridge architecture with improvements on both GPU and CPU performance. The CPUs are produced in 22nm and offer an optimized branch prediction as well as additional execution ports, improving performance per clock by almost 10 percent. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications.
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Black and White Tribal
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This is super pretty. As always!ReplyDelete
But I would never get these results with freehand! Never Ever! :)
I like it. Love planks a lot.ReplyDelete
The entire color combo of this is lovely! I wish I wasn't so darn lazy so I could actually attempt this.ReplyDelete
I love all of your idea for tape manis, but today's post clearly telling me your hand is incredibly stable, even than masking tape! It's just amazing...ReplyDelete
Preeetty! I love the pattern so much!ReplyDelete
Oh my god.. mind-blowing.. :OReplyDelete
So beautyfull accent nail! Did you hand made it?ReplyDeleteReplies
gorgeous tribal print free hand! You must do a tutorial on it!ReplyDeleteReplies
Lovely, I love how detailed your accent nail looks :)ReplyDelete
So pretty, as usual. If I could freehand like that I would do it all the time too!ReplyDelete
Awesome accent nail!ReplyDelete
love this! it's the first time i see a b&w tribal.ReplyDelete
It looks so difficult, but so awesome^^ReplyDelete
Adorable!& first time I've wanted Planks A Lot.ReplyDelete
Very nice! I've been meaning to do a tribal design for ages.. I guess I should!ReplyDelete
you are so talented! i love it!ReplyDelete
loving the accent nail!ReplyDelete
Pretty ! I'm thinking of painting tribal nails too this week (I'm thinking of painting lotsa things lately lol) hopefully they would turn out as pretty as yours hahaReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 13, 2012 at 8:11 AM
Thank you !!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 13, 2012 at 8:33 AM
uh oh, looks like the white bled a little! but still, a gorgeous tribal mani (:ReplyDelete
I love black and white print :-)ReplyDelete
I love it. It is very eye-catching and I love it even more than you only did the design on the ring finger!ReplyDelete
Love this tribal design!ReplyDelete
Thank you very much for the sweet comments, girls! You're the best! :-*ReplyDelete
lovely! this is a super cute tribal maniReplyDelete
I never liked tribal before this, because it was always 'too much'. With only white and black on a accent nail, it look stunning!ReplyDelete
It's diferente and very beautiful!!ReplyDelete
I love it!
(I invite you and your friends to know my blogs).
I have always tried to have an accent nail that looks similar to the others but I am going to try this and have one that looks different. You have a really steady hand! I might try by stamping first to see how it looks.ReplyDelete
SO GORGEOUS!ReplyDelete
love it!!! I'm totally in love with tribal nails!!!!ReplyDelete
I love the detail, it looks amazing!ReplyDelete
I really love this but I can't find your tutorial!ReplyDelete
what did you use to draw on the design?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 18, 2012 at 3:14 PM
Please make a tutorial for the tribal !ReplyDelete
great combination!looks great on your nails :)ReplyDelete
- NatalieAugust 17, 2012 at 2:42 PM
i looooove it! please please please do a tutorial! i so wanna try this out myself.. if only i had a steady hand, anytips? i love nail art!ReplyDelete
Please do a tutorial on this with tips on how to make it so... Neat!! :)ReplyDelete
Please do a tutorial - with tips on how to make it so neat!! This is awesome :)ReplyDelete
wow I've never seen anything like this before!ReplyDelete
This is so creative and I think you've done a wonderful job creating this nail art :)
I love this manicure, your nails look soo great <3


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The primary objectives of Partnership 2000 (P2000) are: " the continued
development of an efficient modern economy capable of high and sustainable
economic and employment growth and operating within the constraints of
international competitiveness, ensuring that Irish society becomes more
inclusive, that long-term unemployment is substantially reduced, and that the
benefits of growth are more equally distributed. The strategy provides a
framework within which specific issues or programmes will be developed, in
the normal way."
The Dutch Government wants to allow employers temporary exemptions from the
legal minimum wage [1] (WML- wettelijk minimumloon), and to that end, a bill
was submitted to Parliament in 1996. The target group consists of long-term
unemployed people aged between 20 and 65. The purpose of the bill is to give
such people the prospect of qualifying for a full-time job while working. The
definition of "long-term unemployed" is taken from an existing statutory
[1] www.eurofound.europa.eu/ef/efemiredictionary/minimum-wage-4
On Sunday 2 February 1997, a so-called "multicoloured march for jobs" drew
about 50,000 people from all over Belgium to the streets of Clabecq, a small
industrial town on the borders of the provinces of Brabant and Hainaut.
The end of 1996 and the first two months of 1997 were marked by a wave of
strikes that began last November and December, upsetting the relative
industrial calm that had existed over recent years. The strikes peaked during
January but continued throughout February, for at least certain groups of
employees, though by then they had begun to peter out. The strikes represent
basically a head-on clash with the Government's policy of austerity, and
focus primarily on discontent with the tax system and a recently-passed tax
law. This clash also acquired a political character, since the demands of
workers across various sectors converged and merged within the wider context
of discontent.
The new decree, issued on 14 January, brings Italian pensions legislation
more into line with the rest of the EU. Presenting the decision to the press,
the Minister of Labour, Tiziano Treu said that "1997 will be the year in
which a real supplementary social security system will begin to be set up in
On 29 January 1997, Tele Danmark informed its employees of its decision to
reduce staff by 2,500 and take on 500 new employees. The decision, which was
due to come into effect by mid-1998, is part of an efficiency plan, which
will cut annual costs by DKK 600 million and implement major organisational
At a special Social Dialogue Committee meeting held on 29 November 1996, the
European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), the Union of Industrial and
Employers' Confederations of Europe (UNICE), and the European Centre of
Enterprises with Public Participation (CEEP) adopted a joint contribution to
the /Confidence Pact for Action on Employment in Europe,/ in preparation for
the Dublin European Council summit held in December. In their statement, the
social partners express their deepest concern at the high level of
unemployment which continues to prevail across the EU, and criticise what
they perceive as a lack of coordination and implementation of a Europe-wide
strategy to combat the problem effectively. They pronounce themselves in
favour of Commission President Santer's proposal for a Confidence Pact, and
see their declaration as "a committed response to his proposals on the themes
of youth unemployment, lifelong learning, and better use of Structural Funds
for job creation, in a macroeconomic environment conducive to growth and
On 19 February, Arbio, the employers' association for the forestry industry,
sued the Swedish Paper Workers' Union before the Labour Court. Formally, the
parties are arguing over a sum of less than SEK 50, though in practice the
case concerns an unlimited amount of money. This is a test case, and the
question that the Court has to address is: how is the collective agreement on
sick pay for employees in the paper industry to be interpreted?
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settlements from the political arena" (P Bassett, /The Times,/ 7 February
1997). They recommended pay increases for doctors and dentists, the most
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for the rest of the armed forces. The pay review system assumed greater
importance when it was extended to cover nearly 500,000 nurses, midwives and
other health service professionals in 1983 and a similar number of
schoolteachers in England and Wales in 1992. In both cases, the creation of
pay review bodies followed lengthy disputes and a history of repeated failure
of the negotiating machinery to produce agreement on pay settlements without
frequent arbitration or periodic special enquiries.
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The first agreement covers the general developments of wages, and the second
agreement is a renewal of the sector's general framework agreement on
employment conditions [1] (Manteltarifvertrag).
[1] www.eurofound.europa.eu/ef/efemiredictionary/framework-agreement-on-employment-conditions
European Restructuring Monitor
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European Working Conditions Telephone Survey 2021
Eurofound's European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) paints a wide-ranging picture of Europe at work across countries, occupations, sectors and age groups. This series consists of findings from the European Working Conditions Telephone Survey (EWCTS) 2021, an extraordinary edition conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey was first carried out in 1990.
Developments in working life, industrial relations and working conditions in the EU
This publication series gathers all overview reports on developments in working life, annual reviews in industrial relations and working conditions produced by Eurofound on the basis of national contributions from the Network of Eurofound Correspondents (NEC). Since 1997, these reports have provided overviews of the latest developments in industrial relations and working conditions across the EU and Norway. The series may include recent ad hoc articles written by members of the NEC.
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This two-door mid-engined sports car was marketed in the U.S. as the Acura NSX. The first generation of the NSX was built between 1990 and 2005 with the second generation following a decade later in 2016. The current NSX, a hybrid, is powered by a 3.5 L twin-turbo V6 engine and three electric motors.


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WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday night passed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion relief package that will include checks going directly to most Americans. The bill now heads to the House for its approval. President Donald Trump has said he will sign the legislation when it hits his desk.
The bill comes in response to the coronavirus pandemic that has shut down businesses and crippled economies around the globe. It would give direct payments to most Americans, expand unemployment benefits and provide direct grants and loans to businesses and hospitals.
The Associated Press has been working through the text of the 883-page bill and Republican and Democratic leaders in Washington have been sharing information.
U.S. citizens receiving Social Security as well as retirees are eligible for the money, according to news outlets, including Fox and Fortune.
The massive measure is the third COVID-19 response bill produced by Congress and by far the largest.
Who gets stimulus checks?
The bill would provide one-time direct payments to Americans of $1,200 per individual adults and $2,400 for married couples and an additional $500 for each eligible child.
The full amount will be available for individuals making less than $75,000 and couples making less than $150,000 annually. The amount a person receives will phase out if they earn more, ending for those earning more than $99,000 annually.
When will stimulus checks go out?
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Trump wants to send the payments to people in less than two weeks, by April 6. But experts agree that could be a hard deadline to hit.
During the White House coronavirus task force news conference Wednesday afternoon, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the direct payments are expected to be out within "three weeks." But history shows that's easier said than done.
Democratic aides in the Senate told The New York Times that those with direct-deposit info on-file with the IRS should see payments within a few weeks of the bill becoming law. However, if the IRS doesn't have that info, people may need to wait a lot longer to get a check. Aides told the Times it could be up to four months for a physical check to arrive.
The Tax Policy Center noted that in 2008 there was a gap of about three months between passage of the stimulus legislation and the start-up of payments. Additionally, the IRS had worked for three months before enactment of advance payments of tax rate reductions in 2001 and child tax credits in 2003.
What will furloughed workers get?
Furloughed or unemployed workers would get whatever amount a state usually provides for unemployment, plus a $600 per week add-on, with gig workers like Uber drivers covered for the first time. It includes an extra 13 weeks of coverage for people who have exhausted existing benefits.
Democrats said the package would help replace the salaries of furloughed workers for four months, rather than the three months first proposed.
Paycheck support
The bill provides $562 million to ensure that the Small Business Association has the resources to provide Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) to businesses that need financial support during this difficult time. These loans will help businesses keep their doors open and pay their employees. SBA has signed emergency declarations for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, so the EIDL program will be available to assist small businesses across the country that have been adversely impacted by COVID-19.
This funding is in addition to the significant assistance provided in the Keeping American Workers Employed and Paid Act, which authorizes $350 billion worth of 100% guaranteed SBA loans, a portion of which SBA will forgive based on allowable expenses for the borrower.
This small business package also includes $10 billion in direct grants for businesses that do not qualify for the EIDL program and $17 billion to have SBA step in and make six months of principle and interest payments for all SBA backed business loans. All these measures combined will relieve financial stress from struggling businesses and inject much-needed capital into the economy.
Unemployment expansion
Establishes a new, much more generous unemployment benefit by adding $600 per week to normal state benefits for up to four months and provides an additional 13 weeks of benefits to 39 weeks of regular unemployment insurance through the end of 2020 if someone is sidelined by the outbreak. The coverage would be retroactive to Jan. 27. Extends coverage to "gig" workers and independent contractors.
Emergency funding, public health
The bill includes an additional $242 billion in additional emergency appropriations to fight the virus and shore up for safety net programs. That includes money for food stamps, child nutrition, hospitals, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and public health and transportation agencies. The figure has gone significantly higher during talks over the weekend.
The measure includes $15.5 billion for food stamps; $14 billion for supporting farm income and crop prices; $9.5 billion for specific producers including specialty crops, dairy and livestock; $8.8 billion child nutrition. Money for food banks, farmers' markets.
Industry aid
The initial GOP plan called for $208 billion in loans to larger businesses like airlines, which would have to be repaid, and a subsequent; a version released over the weekend called for $500 billion. Leaders are still negotiating the final number and how the money would be provided by the administration and safeguards to prevent abuses. Delays payroll tax payments by employers. They would be able to defer payment of their 2020 payroll taxes until 2021 and 2022.
State aid
Republicans and the administration have resisted demands by Democrats and governors for aid to the states, whose governors have requested $150 billion to shore up budgets strained by large new costs and plummeting tax revenues. Negotiations are likely to produce a compromise. The smallest states would get at least $1.5 billion.
Loans and guarantees to businesses, state and local governments: $500 billion. Includes up to $50 billion for passenger airlines, $8 billion for cargo carriers, $17 billion for "businesses critical to maintaining national security." Companies accepting loans may not repurchase outstanding stock; must maintain their employment levels as of March 13, 2020 "to the extent practicable"; and bar raises for two years to executives earning over $425,000 annually.
Small businesses
Includes $350 billion. For companies with 500 employees or fewer, loans that may be forgiven if company retains workers; $17 billion to help small businesses repay existing loans; $10 billion for grants up to $10,000 for small businesses to pay operating costs.
Airlines could get a key part of their request — cash grants from taxpayers — under the massive spending bill. As of Wednesday afternoon, the deal included $25 billion in direct grants and up to another $25 billion in loans or loan guarantees to passenger airlines, according to Forbes. Cargo airlines like FedEx would get $4 billion in grants and up to $4 billion in loans, and airline industry contractors could get $3 billion in grants. It was not immediately clear if these details remained in the final bill.
The bill says grants are exclusively to pay employee wages, salaries and benefits based on how much the airline spent on them from April through September of last year. Loans would carry conditions, including bans on companies buying back their own stock or paying dividends. Airlines would have to avoid layoffs "to the extent practicable," and would be required to keep at least 90% of current employment levels.
Health care
The industry will get $150 billion. That includes $100 billion for grants to hospitals, public and nonprofit health organizations and Medicare and Medicaid suppliers.
Department of Homeland Security
$45 billion for a disaster relief fund to reimburse state and local governments for medical response, community services and other safety measures. Extends federal deadline for people getting driver's licenses with enhanced security features, called REAL ID, from Oct. 1, 2020, to Sept. 30, 2021.
$31 billion. Includes $13.5 billion for states to distribute to local schools and programs, $14 billion to help universities and colleges.
Coronavirus treatments
$27 billion for research and development of vaccines and treatments, stockpiling medical supplies.
Includes $25 billion for public transit systems; $10 billion for publicly owned commercial airports, intended to sustain 430,000 transit jobs; $1 billion for Amtrak.
$20 billion, including $16 billion for treating veterans at VA facilities; $3 billion for temporary and mobile facilities.
Food and agriculture
$15.5 billion for food stamps; $14 billion for supporting farm income and crop prices; $9.5 billion for specific producers including specialty crops, dairy and livestock; $8.8 billion child nutrition. Money for food banks, farmers' markets.
$10.5 billion for Defense Department, including $1.5 billion to nearly triple the 4,300 beds currently in military hospitals; $1.4 billion for states to deploy up to 20,000 members of National Guard for six months; $1 billion under Defense Production Act to help private industry boost production of medical gear. Money cannot be used to build Trump's proposed wall along the Mexican border.
Social programs
Includes $3.5 billion in grants for child care and early education programs; $1 billion in grants to help communities address local economic problems; $900 million in heating, cooling aid for low-income families; $750 million for extra staffing for Head Start programs.
Economic aid to communities
$5 billion in Community Development Block Grants to help state and local governments expand health facilities, child care centers, food banks and senior services; $4 billion in assistance for homeless people; $3 billion for low-income renters; $1.5 billion to help communities rebuild local industries including tourism, industry supply chains, business loans; $300 million for fishing industry.
Native American communities
$2 billion for health care, equipment schools and other needs.
$1.1 billion, including $324 million to evacuate Americans and diplomats overseas; $350 million to help refugees; $258 million in international disaster aid; $88 million for the Peace Corps to evacuate its volunteers abroad.
$400 million to help states prepare for 2020 elections with steps including expanded vote by mail, additional polling locations.
$150 million for federal grants to state and local arts and humanities programs; $75 million for Corporation for Public Broadcasting; $25 million for Washington, D.C., Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
$93 million, including $25 million for the House and $10 million for the smaller Senate for teleworking and other costs; $25 million for cleaning the Capitol and congressional office buildings.


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Mozilla on Thursday announced a new initiative designed to guide Firefox users to relevant websites without relying on search engines.
Dubbed "Content Graph," the project was characterized by a Mozilla executive as "a better forward button" for the browser.
"What if there was a better forward button? One that helps you understand a topic better or find alternative solutions to a problem you're solving?" asked Nick Nguyen, who leads Firefox's product and user experience (UX) teams, in a piece on Medium.com. "What if web browsers were immediately useful instead of demanding input when you launched them?"
Elsewhere, Nguyen labeled the plan as "the recommender system for the web," and described how it might rely on things like browser histories and user locations as a way to, if not outright predict Firefox users' next steps, then be ready to offer pertinent destinations.
While other technology companies, including Apple, Facebook and Google, have touted more ambitious predictive assistance tools that leverage massive amounts of data and elements of artificial intelligence, Mozilla lacks the scale -- either in user numbers or finances -- to follow that path.
Instead, the graph will tap the Firefox user pool to fuel the content placed under, presumably, the browser's Forward button. Nguyen did not provide details of what information, exactly, will be collected from users, how that will be used to put an augur in the browser that will offer links without customer input, or even whether the project would result in a Firefox-only feature or one offered as some kind of add-on to browsers in general.
In fact, Nguyen had more questions than answers, signaling that Mozilla might itself not yet know where the experiment will take it, nor whether the idea can be translated into a concrete product.
"Just like when we launched Firefox 1.0 in 2004, there is no guarantee that we'll be successful," Nguyen said, taking a tack that most technology companies avoid.
He did make clear that users of the graph, assuming it becomes reality, would not be involved without their permission. "We will not sacrifice user control," he pledged. "We also believe there is no necessary trade-off to be made between user control and personalization, and we will prove that these products are achievable without violating user trust or privacy."
Nguyen was speaking to the choir in many ways, since Mozilla has been beating the privacy and trust drums very loudly of late, partly as a way to differentiate Firefox from its competitors. But convincing privacy-conscious users to hand over information might be Mozilla's biggest hurdle.
Mozilla won't be releasing a product anytime soon, Nguyen signaled, because it wasn't set to start widely testing the Content Graph concept. "We're working on how we can collect data with a group of volunteer users so that we can start building experimental systems for making contextual recommendations," Nguyen said.
He did argue, however, that one of the three features introduced by the resurrected Test Pilot project was the start of Content Graph. That previewed feature, dubbed "Activity Stream," displays thumbnails of both frequently visited sites and selected past pages from Firefox's history and bookmark lists. Activity Stream "will evolve into also helping you discover places on the web you've never seen," Nguyen asserted.
But what was most interesting about Content Graph was largely left unsaid: That Mozilla believes that to remain competitive it must dip into predictive technologies.
The closest Nyugen came to addressing that directly was in an extended analogy that compared the web to a woody ecosystem, where he called the big players "tall trees" that blocked the sun from reaching the forest floor. "What concerns us is the long-term impact of a world where a small number of companies dominate the web for discovery and services, and the leverage that creates," he stated, bemoaning the difficulty, especially in financial terms, of becoming a Douglas fir.
"Scale has value," he contended.
The one thing Mozilla has at scale is Firefox, so it shouldn't be surprising that it plans to rely on the browser for the large amounts of data necessary to craft a competent graph. It does not have a search engine -- as do Google and Microsoft -- to mine as the foundation of a prediction engine.
In fact, Mozilla's Content Graph attempt can be seen as a way to make the search engine less important, perhaps ultimately unnecessary. If users don't need to input something -- say, a text string -- to search for a web destination, they won't need a search engine.
Ironically, Mozilla relies on search engines just as much as browser users do. The bulk of Mozilla revenue, which funds not only Firefox development but all the organization's other projects, comes from deals with search providers. In the event that Content Graph -- or the broad concept of predictive browsing -- comes to pass, how will Mozilla make money?
That's one question Nyugen didn't ask.
The Content Graph is the latest in a line of experiments and explorations that Mozilla has launched lately, even as it has discarded other projects. Engineers are working on an enhanced browser engine, for instance, and Mozilla has a cloistered a team now crafting a radically different browser user experience (UX) and user interface (UI). Mozilla also has dumped once-touted initiatives such as in-browser advertisements, and it has dropped out of the smartphone operating system market.


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Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Vegetables
Eggplant (also known as aubergine) is a shiny bulbous vegetable in the nightshade family that comes in green, white, or, more commonly, purple. The eggplant itself is actually a berry, and its edible watertight skin and disc-like seeds show clearly its similarity to peppers and tomatoes. Unlike its cousins, however, the eggplant has a firm, dense flesh that is too bitter to eat raw. Eggplants range in size from large purple gourds bigger than a person's hand to tiny marble-sized green Asian eggplants. The smaller varieties are said to be less bitter and to need less preparation. Many people find eggplant to be an acquired taste. Its versatility leads to eggplant dishes in many different cuisines, from Japan to India to Italy.
Eggplant can be a very bitter vegetable, requiring special preparation to minimise this bitterness (see the section on preparation below). Some modern varieties of eggplant are bred to be free from bitterness, and can be cooked without the preparatory methods. Experimentation may be needed to balance any bitterness with sweeter flavours within the same dish or meal; this is why eggplants and tomatoes work so well together.
Preparation Edit
The usual preparation method for reducing the bitter taste of eggplant involves slicing, washing and then rubbing the vegetable with salt. The salt pulls out the bitter juices via osmosis, so when preparing it is often best to put the slices of eggplant on a rack over a sink or on paper towels. Wash the salt off after at least thirty minutes, dry thoroughly and cook the eggplant as desired; keep in mind that often a small amount of salt remains in the flesh, so the amount of salt added during cooking may be less than you might think. When the eggplant has been "purged" in this manner, the flesh becomes much more absorbent and flexible, like a sponge, and is excellent at absorbing other liquids and flavors. Be aware that the eggplant can absorb more oil than any other vegetable. Another cleaning method is to simply soak the pieces in clean cold water or milk for thirty minutes.
Once prepared, eggplant may be stuffed, grilled, fried, baked, or stir-fried. It is an essential ingredient in several savoury dishes, most notably the Greek moussaka.
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|Seasonality tables|Autumn|Winter|Spring|Summer|All year
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In tropical climates, eggplants are grown all year round, with a peak season in the fall. In colder regions, they can only be grown in greenhouses or imported.
Eggplant Recipes Edit
- Baba ganoush
- Eggplant and Chickpea Skillet
- Grilled Aubergine
- Melanzane parmigiana
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Is Spotify's business model broken?
Financial numbers for privately held Spotify have surfaced and the music service appears to be in a world of hurt.
Spotify's financial performance in 2011 was abysmal.
As revenue increased 151 percent from 2010, the on-demand streaming music service saw losses widen 60 percent for the same period, according to documents posted today by PrivCo, a company that sells data on non-publicly traded companies.
A Spotify spokeswoman told CNET that the numbers posted to PrivCo.'s site were accurate. But it turns out that the figures aren't exactly new. They were first reported in August by The Wall Street Journal, which tucked them into a story titled "Spotify to launch in Canada" and the revelation failed to generate a lot of attention. I wonder why?
Spotify is the hit music service that attracted a large and loyal following in Europe before making the jump to the United States last year. The privately held company is now building a large audience in this country.
But there have long been skeptics who say that Spotify won't ever generate profits while supplying users with free music and paying the royalty rates it does. The company offers songs free of charge to new users, which it must still pay for, and then tries to convince them to sign up for a monthly subscription fee. How's that working out?
Spotify appears to be struggling.
In 2010, Spotify, which is led by founder and CEO Daniel Ek, reported a net loss of $37.5 million on $97 million in revenue. For 2011, the company's revenue increased to $244 million, but losses also widened to $59 million, PrivCo reported.
PrivCo said Spotify's business model is "unsustainable" and wrote to its clients that "Something must change soon on Spotify's business model if the company is to survive."
Spotify isn't in any danger as long as it's able to convince investors music is still a worthwhile venture. According to reports, the company has recently received new funding based on a $4 billion valuation. I haven't met any industry watcher who has heard that figure and not smirked.
Spotify's play is to build market share and the strategy for accomplishing that in the online music sector is old but proven. Give away songs for free and you'll find an audience. This method isn't cheap and the trick for music services has always been about getting into users' wallets once you get them to your site.
For Spotify, the question is can the service eventually shift enough users to the company's paid-subscription offer to make any profit?
That hasn't been determined yet. While multiple music industry sources have told me Spotify has improved its ability to convert users of the free service to the paid service, some insiders worry Spotify still isn't drawing enough people into the free service so it can later funnel them to a subscription plan.
Spotify should have enough investor money to keep going for a while. It will be interesting to see if the service can continue to expand into new overseas markets, while paying for free music and maybe also spend more on advertising, which is what some at the labels want to see.
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For me blogging, sewing and friends have gone hand in hand. I started blogging about 2 years ago now and love it. It's not about the number of visitors or the number of comments (although comments are always fun to read) it's more of being part of a community, keeping connected and sharing that part of myself with family and friends.
While I've made a lot of original quilts, I haven't published many patterns. With the encouragement of friends, I'm throwing my hat in the ring. My first pattern for a quilted version of a Quiet Book is now available for purchase at woodchesters.etsy.com.
Besides my love of quilts, my other passion in sewing is my cloth mama pads. While my initial reaction to cloth pads was - Yuck! - something about them kept tugging at me. I finally made up a few, fell in love with them and wanted to share them with the world :) Besides selling them at my etsy shop aprilmdesigns.etsy.com, I also want to help make people aware of the health benefits associated with them. You can find all of that info at my website http://www.clothmamapads.com/. I'm saving my scraps to make a cloth mama pad quilt one day. The best of both worlds!
My blog. . . http://april-makingendsmeet.blogspot.com/
My apologies for these blocks. They have not received their final pressing yet. I know I shouldn't let them be seen this way. Sorry. Are the quilt police going to call me in for questioning?
Okay, so a couple other items of business. I type these up Saturday night so they will post before I can get to the computer Monday morning. The link will be on the main page shortly.
Second, the drawing. Yeah!!!! Here's the deal:
Sew, sew, sew, you have today to finish block 1!
Late tonight (Mountain Daylight Savings Time -- I do not like daylight savings time by the way -- too much information -- oops!) I will post my two new blocks on Flickr. When these two blocks are posted, every block before my blocks are entered into the random drawing for two fabulous prizes that will be announced tomorrow.
Here's the Flickr link again: (http://www.flickr.com/groups/1343277@N20/)
Question: What about the speed demons who finish Block 2 before I get my Block 2 posted?
Answer: Speed Demons, you have a choice to make. If you post your block, you will have two chances in tomorrows drawing because you will have two blocks posted. Or you can wait until after I post mine to be entered into the next drawing. I will leave the decision to each of you.


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Sweet Potato & Venison. Sweet Potato & Chicken. Potato & Duck. Turkey Oatmeal Cranberry. Apple & Banana and Peanut Butter & Banana Treats. Organic Barley with Peanut Butter. Meat Enrobed Bones. Spiral Chews. Sounds more like a Five Star restaurant menu doesn't it? But, surprise! These Mr. Chewy delicacies aren't for you animal-loving humans. They're for your beloved dog and the best part -- Daily Oral Care Treats not withstanding -- is they are all really nutritious and healthy for your dog and they taste great too.
|The Head Dog Product Tester at Our House
The best news is that you can buy all the pet treats, bones, and other chewable items personally taste tested by our family pet, Dexter the Miniature Pinscher, and a whole bunch more on a single website called Mr. Chewy. There are currently over 70 items for both dogs and cats to choose from here and the company keeps adding new products often.
|Mr. Chewy Products Dexter Put to the Test
If your experience is as positive as mine (and Dexter's) was, you'll no doubt find hard-to-find specialty items for your pets by brands that you already may know such as Pedigree, Natural Balance and even Newman's Own Organics among many other companies large and small.
Luckily, the Mr. Chewy online store is easy to navigate and is well-organized because there is so much to choose from you'd expect to get overwhelmed by it all. Another point worth mentioning is that there are a variety of products for every size and temperament of dog, so when shopping pick things suitable to your pet's age, weight, breed, and canine-ality.
As you can see from this video, our distinguished taster and critic loved the Dingo Bone. The customer service experience -- something that is really important whenever you buy over the Internet -- was way above average with the Mr. Chewy site, too. I literally received a confirming email a minute after I pushed the send button to request the dog treats that facilitated this review. Shortly after that, another message was sent indicating that my box had been shipped. Then several more emails kept me in the loop during transit and even after the package's arrival to make sure everything was satisfactory.
|Dexter & His Assistant Can't Contain Their Excitement When the Box Arrived
|The Dingo Molded Rawhide Bone was a Hit
The ultimate test is when you watch your dog enjoying your purchases. Dexter has already sampled each of the items that Mr. Chewy sent us and loves them all. Who better than your dog to confirm quality products like these next?
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Here are a few things you can safely call Houston Chronicle reporter John McClain:
1) A high-end tweeter (especially in times of Texans turmoil)
2) A "Spring Breakers" cast member
3) A man of his word
We learned that last one on Monday. The backstory: A few months back, McClain wrote that he would eat the front page of the Chronicle's draft day coverage if the Texans didn't use their No. 1 overall pick on a quarterback.
The Texans, as we know, selected South Carolina pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney with the first pick. McClain proved his word was as strong as his beat coverage, chowing down on "Chronicle strips" and washing it down with a baked potato.
"And if I get sick and die," McClain said, "blame it on (general manager) Rick Smith and (coach) Bill O'Brien."
You have our word, John.