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In my journeys on the internet last night I found some fun Mobil 1 related stuff that I wanted to share!
The first comes from Mobil 1 Racing's The Grid- it's a behind-the-scenes look at the Jenson Button/Tony Stewart Mobil 1 commercials:
What I wouldn't give to be a fly on the wall during those shoots (I am unclear if Jenson and Tony were ever actually in the same room as each other- for some reason I get the impression that perhaps they weren't). But I would still like to be a fly on the wall of BOTH of the shoots if indeed they weren't. Judging by some of the clips they show- either some really funny stuff got cut out or perhaps (fingers crossed) another commercial is in the works.
Also last night I was surfing a major news site that shall remained unnamed when I came across a news story out of Smithfield, VA. The one and only Guinness Book of World Records recently certified the world's biggest bottle of motor oil which happens to be at Smithfield Fast Lube. That world record bottle just happens to be a really REALLY big bottle of Mobil 1 (there is a video included in the news article- I tried to embed it but for some reason the embed code they gave would not work for me). I think I heard them say that the bottle is 400 times bigger than the standard Mobil 1 bottle that you can pick up at your local automotive parts retailers and "contains 757 litres" (not sure how much that is in gallons) of new Mobil 1 motor oil that they install into the cars having their oil refreshed. That is a lot of oil! I wonder how long it would take them to go through the whole bottle.
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About the Book
Features & Details
- Category Arts & Photography Books
6×9 in, 15×23 cm
120 Pages
- Publish Date May 17, 2012
- Language English
- Tags flemming bo jensen, machu picchu, photography, documentary, travel, peru, cusco
About the Creator
I am currently a global gypsy and can be found, literally, anywhere on earth. I was the former head of IT in an agency in the Danish Government, but unable to shed the long held dream of growing up to be Luke Skywalker, I left Copenhagen and my job in 2009, and took off around the world living on the road as a gypsy, photographer, time-traveler, jedi. I am currently working on a wide ranging photography project of documenting my own experience as a global gypsy. Photography is my primary form of creative expression, as it allows me to fuse my own perspective (imaginary or otherwise) with the real world as I experience it, within the frame of a moment. I am also an aspiring filmmaker and write about my ongoing gypsy journey on my blog. I am an official Fuji X- Photographer and primarily photographs with the Fuji X-Pro1 camera.

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Skyla's "Green Retreat" Room
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- The "room" is a studio apartment, and is actually a living room/dining room/office/library all in one! In such a small space, I wanted a happy color that would give the feel of my own sanctuary in the city. Green is fresh and vibrant, but also soothing. And this room is always cheerful.
- Colors used in my room:
- Green - blue green, yellow green - any green! Because I was decorating a very small space, and wanted to use pattern, I stuck to a simple palette: green and white, with a bit of black tossed in. Using a multitude of green shades means there is no "wrong" color. The fact that none of them are exactly matched makes the palette work.
- Tips for using color successfully:
- Be as bold as the color you're using! Don't hesitate to play it up with pattern or repetition.
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Premier Print — Benny Award
Premier Print — Benny Awards
The Premier Print Award—the Benny—is the world's oldest and largest worldwide graphic arts competition. Started in 1952, the competition is administered by the Printing Industries Association, the premier graphics arts trade association representing 12,000 member companies and one million employees. Thousands of entrants vie for the prestigious Benny in 93 categories, with winners exemplifying the highest standards in industry quality. The Benny is named after Benjamin Franklin, one of America's first and most accomplished publishers.
(To be officially presented to Bridge Publications, Inc. at the Printing Industry Association Awards Banquet in Chicago on October 3, 2010.)


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Cinderella casts an evil stepsister
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Disney's 'Cinderella' adaptation has cast Holliday Grainger in the role of an evil stepsister opposite Lily James
Holliday Grainger will play an evil stepsister in 'Cinderella'.
The 'Great Expectations' actress has landed a supporting role in Disney's upcoming re-imagining of the classic fairytale, playing one of the titular character's mean spirited sisters, according to TheWrap.com.
Grainger will star alongside 'Downton Abbey' beauty Lily James, who is set to play the lead character, 'Game of Thrones' hunk Richard Madden, who has been cast in the role of Prince Charming, and Cate Blanchett, who will play Cinderella's evil stepmother.
In the fairytale, Cinderella is often ridiculed by her stepmother and two stepsisters, although it's not yet known who will play the second sister.
The British actress is best known for playing Lucrezia Borgia in historical TV drama 'The Borgias' and last year played the lead female role in Mike Newell's 'Great Expectations' adaptation. Her other credits include 'Bel Ami' opposite Robert Pattinson and Joe Wright's 'Anna Karenina'.
'Cinderella' is set to be directed by 'Thor' helmer Kenneth Branagh and is expected to begin filming later this year in the UK.
The movie marks Disney's latest fairytale movie following the success of 2010's 'Alice in Wonderland', based on Lewis Carroll's book of the same name, and 'Wizard of Oz' prequel 'Oz the Great and Powerful'.


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cheesesteakwithegg wrote:I want to build a flower bed in my yard this weekend. Does anyone have any recommendations on what type of edging stones / bricks to use to outline / build the bed with?
I think they are all basically the same. I would go with something from Walmart but that's just me. It depends on what kind of look you want.


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I totally agree with you guys.
Starting with the brainstorming and mind-mapping is the way:
http://jasontheodor.com/thecreativemethodandsystems/ – The Creative Method is a good way of experimenting if something is going wrong in your team.
…and here comes sketching…
Whenever I need to figure something out, I usually go out with a notebook and a pen to see what happens… then you always end up with a lot of bad drawings, but they are so so useful, because unless you are a born genius, you need to make mistakes in order to learn from them. And then, when you don't even expect it, you see it, you see your problem solved in your drawings that are nothing more than ideas thrown on a sheet of paper.
And still to be more productive, give your ideas time to grow. I mean give yourself at least one night to think it deep.
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36 Pies for Janeen and Paul: Part Two The timeline, the spreadsheet, the recipe and the secret ingredient
In my last Weekend Meditation, I wrote about the inspiring adventure of making thirty-six pies for the wedding reception for two close friends. Inspiration is one thing, but the practical details are another. Read on for the saga on how we pulled it off and our special, secret ingredient!
The Timeline
Two Months Before the Wedding: We start talking about it. We figure if we make the dough ahead of time and get other friends to help with the baking, it just may be possible. Crazy, but possible. A friend and I are are assigned the title co-czar. We immediately feel the weight of the challenge.
One Month Before: The spreadsheet (Pie Chart) is created, supplies are procured or ordered (butter and flour from Trader Joe's, fruit from the caterer, 38 pie tins from a supplier.)
Two Weeks Before: We make the pie dough. Eighteen pounds of butter plus 26 pounds of flour will make 72 disks of dough for 36 double-crust pies. Six people. One measures the flour, another cuts the butter, a third works the food processor, fourth forms the disks, fifth wraps in plastic, sixth is the runner, including a trip to the airport with a stop at Trader Joe's for more butter. The dough goes home with the wedding couple to live in their freezer with its only other occupant--a bottle of vodka.
The Day Before: Pick up fruit, frozen dough, sugar, pie tins, etc, and rush over to Pie Central, which is another mutual friend's home that has a kitchen with a lot of counter space. Along the way, we stop at the local market and rid them of all their strawberries (the caterer had forgotten to order them.) Back at Pie Central we prep 45 pounds of rhubarb and 12 pounds of strawberries. People arrive and the rolling of dough begins. More people arrive and more dough is rolled out. One by one, the pies appear. And a few hours later, two by two they disappear as people stop by to pick up their allotment for the next day's bake-off, little slips of baking instructions tucked in their pockets.
The Wedding: We arrive, bearing our share of 6 baked pies. Soon the kitchen fills up with pies as people arrive, bearing crates, paper bags and boxes filled of golden brown disks. They look lovely and we have yet to taste them. But our work is done and now it's our job to sit back and enjoy the evening.
The Spreadsheet
My co-czar is an architect so he took the practical/engineering approach and created a spreadsheet of several pie dough recipes and filling ratios. This was very helpful when extrapolating out for the large quantities we would need for all the pies. In the end we chose a variation on the least fussy recipe from Joy of Cooking. We even skipped the shortening for simplicity's sake (but added sugar.)
The Recipe
For the crust:
24 oz flour
2 T sugar
1 t salt
16 T (two sticks) of very cold butter cut into 1/4" cubes
1/2 C of ice water, or more
Put the flour, sugar and salt in the food processor and pulse two times to blend. Add the butter and pulse another five or six times. Add the water and pulse a few more times. Remove lid and pinch a bit of dough. It should hold together nicely. Better if it's slightly too wet than too dry. Empty on to a well-floured board or countertop and using the heal of your hand, smear the dough away from you three or four times. Gather together, divide into two equal sections, quickly and carefully form into disks, wrap in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator. Can be frozen. Let sit on the counter until slightly pliable, but not soft. Or defrost overnight in the refrigerator.
For the filling:
1/2 pound of strawberries
1 1/4 pounds of rhubarb
4 oz sugar
2 T cornstarch
Wash the fruit and drain well. Hull the strawberries and slice into large chunks; slice the rhubarb into 1/4" pieces. Toss in a bowl with sugar and cornstarch.
The method:
The secret ingredient is revealed: rice flour! (It can be found at most Asian or natural food markets.) Use it to flour your rolling pin and surface. It will keep the dough from sticking and, since it doesn't contain gluten, it won't won't toughen your crust. Do this and you will be in pie crust heaven.
Liberally sprinkle your counter with the rice flour. Place the disk in the center and roll out in the four directions, turning the disk every now and then to keep it from sticking. When the disk is about 13" round, place it in the pie tin and gently tuck it all around so that it fits. Trim the crust so that it meets the rim of the pie plate. Roll out the second disk in the same manner.
Heap the fruit mixture in the pie tin and cover with the second crust. Trim slightly so that there's about one inch hanging over the rim and then tuck the edge of the top crust under the bottom crust. Flute the edges or press with a fork to seal. With a knife, cut slits into the top of the pie.
Our pies held up overnight in the refrigerator which was good to know. (This had us a little worried.)
When it's time to bake, preheat oven to 425°F. Brush the top of the pie with milk or cream or even yogurt. Sprinkle on about 2-3 T of sugar and place the pie on a baking sheet. Put in the oven and bake 45-55 minutes. Check the pie after about 30 minutes and tent with foil if it is getting too brown. The crust should be deep golden brown and the filling should be bubbly.
Remove from oven and cool slightly before slicing.
When I wrote the Weekend Meditation post, I hadn't yet tasted our pies. I figured that their success would be measured more in the doing (community, support) than the end result (taste, texture). Boy, was I wrong. Or at least I was not completely right.
As one of the two pie czars, I was very aware of how many moving and out-of-my-control parts there were in this project. Several sets of hands had measured, mixed, divided, and wrapped the pie dough. It was transported from cooler to the bride and groom's freezer where it sat for weeks, thrown into paper bags the day before the wedding, then picked up and delivered to the Pie Central kitchen where it sat on the counter to thaw.
Several more hands rolled out the dough, cut the fruit, measured the sugar and cornstarch, assembled the pies. From there the pies were delivered to ten different kitchens to be baked off the following day: ten different ovens, ten different decisions on when to tent with foil, ten different ideas on the meaning of the word 'done.' You can see why my expectations were...modest.
But the following evening at the reception, when the sliced pieces were delivered to the tables with their little scoops of vanilla ice cream and I picked up my fork and shattered the crust, I was thrilled. These might even be good, I thought. Then I took a bite: a crisp, buttery, crumbly crust surrounding the just sweet enough, just firm enough rhubard/strawberry filling. It was the perfect slice of pie. Amazing.
Lesson learned. In cooking and in life, don't fool yourself into thinking it's all about precision, perfection, control. In the long run, all that will fall away in the wake of the most important (the real secret) ingredient: love. Or if that word is too much for you, then 'caring' is a good substitute. When you really give a damn, it will always taste good.
Related: Weekend Meditation: 36 Pies for Janeen and Paul
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Any hints on David Appleton, who married Mary Grigg? Having problems tracing his birth and yr of birth.
Looking for Griggs/ Pollard and Hocking families connected to the Appleton family
My 3x great grandfather is David Appleton, born in Devonport 1794
He married Mary Ann Munyard in Deptford, Kent, UK and appears to have been a mariner with the Royal Navy.
When he retired he worked for Somerset House as a clerk for the Navy at Devonport.
He and Mary had at least 5 children - one has Hockin as a middle name.
George became a doctor in London and worked in Cornwall in Helston and then Landewednack on the Lizard, Cornwall.
He first married Emma Tredwin, she died 2 years after their marriage (cause unknown)
He then married Martha Maria Ellis from Helston, where her parents ran (I believe the name was The Dukes Head Inn) an inn in Meneague Street (now owned by Betfred!!) and all I have gleaned is that there was a fire.
George is my 2 x grandfather and whist I can trace most of my family from David and Mary Ann, I simply can't trace the names of David's parents and where he originated from, even though he was apparently born in Devonport.
It was a time of battles at sea and I almost assumed that maybe he lost his father at sea but I don't know his name for sure.
I think I found a record of a John Grigg Appleton (?) staying at Penmennor Hotel at Lizard Point, next door to the home George and his family lived. I think a relative? Big coincidence...
If anyone can help in any way I would be most grateful.
Janet (nee Appleton)
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Neither Holy, Nor Roman
But an Empire, in the same sense that a chihuahua is a dog.
Well, this is a point of view.
In all sincerity, I like Americans a lot; I've met many lovely people in the United States, and I empathize with the shame many Americans (and not only "New York intellectuals") feel at having such an appalling clown for a leader.
However, I have to ask—and I know what I'm requesting isn't easy for you—that you consider things for a moment from a non-American point of view. I don't mean "from a French point of view," which would be asking too much; let's say, "from the point of view of the rest of the world."
On the numerous occasions when I've been questioned about Donald Trump's election, I've replied that I don't give a shit. France isn't Wyoming or Arkansas. France is an independent country, more or less, and will become totally independent once again when the European Union is dissolved (the sooner, the better).
The United States of America is no longer the world's leading power. It was for a long time, for almost the entire course of the twentieth century. It isn't anymore.
It remains a major power, one among several.
This isn't necessarily bad news for Americans.
It's very good news for the rest of the world.
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President Trump's long-time personal attorney Michael Cohen has been sentenced of 3 years in prison, after having plead guilty to 9 charged crimes in federal court.
Before leveling his sentence, U.S. Judge William Pauley said "Cohen pled guilt to a veritable smorgasbord of fraudulent conduct" and "lost his moral compass," according to a Newsday reporter inside the courtroom.
Judge Pauley added that "as a lawyer, Mr. Cohen should have known better."
Cohen pleaded his case for leniency in front of a federal judge in Manhattan, accusing President Trump – his former boss – of causing him to "follow a path of darkness rather than light" and "cover up his dirty deeds," according to the Newsday reporter.
Prosecutors in the Justice Department's Southern District of New York charged Cohen with eight felony counts in August, including tax evasion, making false statements to a financial institution, and campaign finance violations. Special counsel Robert Mueller, tasked with investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, tacked on an additional count of lying to Congress last month.
Cohen has pleaded guilty to all nine counts.
Cohen, who once defiantly declared he would "take a bullet for Donald Trump," will have to settle for a prison term instead, not to mention a decidedly less than supportive former employer:
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"He's a weak person," Trump told reporters on the White House South Lawn before departing for Buenos Aires, Argentina.
"He was convicted with a fairly long-term sentence with things unrelated to the Trump Organization," Trump said, citing Cohen's legal issues with mortgages and the IRS.
Trump speculated that "what he's trying to do is get a reduced sentence."
Ammon Bundy Quits Militia Movement in Solidarity With Migrant Caravan
Ammon Bundy is best known as a leading light of the American militia movement (a motley coalition of various different flavors of firearms enthusiasts who hate the federal government). He's famous for getting into armed standoffs with federal agents and violently occupying bird sanctuaries. His friends are the kind of folks who co-chair pro-Trump veterans groups; his father is the kind of man who says, "I want to tell you one more thing I know about the Negro" — and proceeds to explain why black people were "better off as slaves."
So, this being 2018, Bundy naturally just disavowed the militia movement in solidarity with the migrant caravan, suggested that nationalism is actually the opposite of patriotism, and said that Trump's America resembles nothing so much as 1930s Germany.
Last week, Bundy posted a video to Facebook in which he criticized President Trump for demonizing the Central American migrants who were traveling in a caravan to seek asylum in the United States.
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Conor Sen: A Steady Job Beats a Higher Paycheck
Despite this "hard economic data," the "soft economic data" — public sentiment — shows that the economy and labor market are perceived to be about as good as they've ever been. Gallup has been asking the public every month since 2001 what it considers the nation's most important problem, and in November only 13 percent responded with an economic problem. The just-completed midterm elections were largely a referendum on health care and President Donald Trump, not on the economy. […]
As a worker, I'd rather be in a labor market with lots of job postings, a low level of jobless claims and a sustainable level of wage growth. It's certainly preferable to being in one fueled by speculative excess, where I have to constantly worry about when the mania is going to collapse. I'll take 3 percent wage growth today with good prospects for being employed tomorrow over 4 percent wage growth today and unemployment tomorrow. […]
The good news for workers today, and perhaps why their optimism is higher than some economic data might suggest, is that there's no reason why this labor market can't continue for at least several more quarters. The excesses of the past couple years have been in financial markets, not in the real economy. Bubbles in cryptocurrencies, cannabis and private technology companies should not lead to a heavy-handed response from the Fed. Household leverage remains low, and business investment remains modest.
It's remarkable how much of the employment web site ads I see are aimed at employers rather than people looking for work. That's a new phenomenon. And like Sen, I don't think a recession is necessarily right around the corner, as many are predicting. Wishful thinking? Maybe.
On the other hand, there are still some indications that our labor market still has some work to do.
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I will believe the labor market is too tight for employers when employers act like the labor market is too tight for employers. https://t.co/2SsOTyF7b4
— Will Truman (@trumwill) October 25, 2018
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As we finish up the server migration, one of the last steps will be moving over the ordinary-gentlemen-dot-com domain. During this process, it may stop forwarding to ordinary-times-dot-com. This is temporary, but we should all probably go ahead and update our bookmarks anyway and now seems like a pretty good time to do so.Comment → -
Support has dipped a bit, but opposition is up and the gap has closed:
President Donald Trump's approval rating among active-duty military personnel has slipped over the last two years, leaving today's troops evenly split over whether they're happy with the commander in chief's job performance, according to the results of a new Military Times poll of active-duty service members.
About 44 percent of troops had a favorable view of Trump's presidency, the poll showed, compared to 43 percent who disapproved.
The results from the survey, conducted over the course of September and October, suggest a gradual decline in troops' support of Trump since he was elected in fall 2016, when a similar Military Times poll showed that 46 percent of troops approved of Trump compared to 37 percent who disapproved. That nine-point margin of support now appears gone.
"The troops are turning Democratic!" is a thing I've been hearing since 2004. Maybe it's happening now, or maybe it's just Trump.Comment → -
Sometimes people don't like that they kind of want peace:
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu compared Hamas to ISIS earlier this week and said that there was no diplomatic solution for the conflict, but also said that war should be a last resort, and Israel will do what it can to avoid it. The responses were not particularly accepting. Yet the cabinet's decision – or lack of a decision – on Tuesday seemed to follow that reasoning.
There was no vote in the cabinet on what to do next, since no ministers put up a fight against security officials' suggestions, which Netanyahu strongly supported – Israel should follow a "quiet for quiet" formulation, meaning that it will hold its fire as long as Hamas does.
A strange thing happened almost immediately after sources briefed reporters that the cabinet unanimously decided to accept a ceasefire with Hamas: ministers began denying it.
This doesn't surprise me at all, actually.
According to a new study carried out in the US and UK, handsome men are more likely to be seen as a threat by their bosses and are hence less likely to score equally powerful positions. The study involved researchers at University College London's School of Management and the University of Maryland in the US carrying out four separate experiments in four different offices, according to the Daily Mail. They found that when men were hiring other men to work with them, their decision was negatively affected by the attractiveness of the candidate and the type of job. Women's perceived hotness, shockingly, did not prevent them from being desirable additions to the boardroom.
"Managers are affected by stereotypes and make hiring decisions to serve their own self-interests so organizations may not get the most competent candidates" said professor Sun Young Lee, lead researcher at the University of Maryland. "With more companies involving employees in recruitment processes, this important point needs attention. Awareness that hiring is affected by potential work relationships and stereotyping tendencies can help organizations improve their selection processes."
Men have a tendency to be really catty (for lack of a better term) when it comes to attractive actors. It took a decade before guys would admit that Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio had talent, and I think a lot of that is based on assumptions that they were just pretty boys.
I remember a guy back when I was in college or just out of it. Took me a long time to warm up to him. I realized at some point it was because I was making assumptions about him based on his gorgeous appearance. It wasn't even jealousy in any real sense. It was just a sense of "guys that look like that."Comment → -
But an Empire, in the same sense that a chihuahua is a dog.
by James Hanley Thanks to all who took the time to take the IDEALog survey and report their results to me, and my apologies for taking so long to present the results. I'll present the findings in a moment, but first some background and development (just to make this an excruciatingly long post). Background: Liberalism…
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AxnPotential precisava de um novo design de logo e criou um concurso na 99designs.
Um vencedor foi selecionado entre 82 designs enviados por 20 designers freelancers.
Cogent Neurodiagnostics
I'm young, male, medical services professional who is not afraid to take risks and explore more efficient ways of doing things, even if it stirs the pot a bit. After 5 years in the business, I'm ready to take charge of my own company and do things the right way.
I'm looking to inspire a culture that is independent, do first ask later, and confident. Most importantly, those traits in employees need to be fulfilled by personnel who are mature, professional, and personable.
To get a better idea of the business and what it involves:
It is a medical service provided by certified professionals, performed in the operating room, during surgery.
The target market for this business are Ear, Nose, & Throat surgeons (ENT), as well as General surgeons who perform head & neck surgeries. While most neurodiagnostic providers focus on brain and spine procedures (brain tumors and back surgeries), I would like to focus on the head and neck segment (surgeries involving the nerves of the neck and/or face).
As business grows, I may look to enter the well-established brain/spine market.
The target audience for this logo will be primarily physicians and hospital administrators. To a lesser degree, the target will be surgical patients.
Logos for companies in this segment typically involve an image of a head, brain, or spine. Most also include a representation of a nerve impulse, or action potential, which can be seen clearly inside the heart in this logo store logo:
Design elements to include:
1. A brain or a head
2. An action potential (optional)(as described/depicted in the example above)
3. A cog (optional)
4. Clean, professional font. Not too techy
Design elements to avoid
1. No images of just a spine
2. No images focusing on an ear or nose
I want a logo that can be utilized in a number of ways, and one that...even without the company name, is distinguishable among other neurodiagnostic companies. I would prefer that the logo be in a position relative to the name so that it may be sectioned off for standalone use. Preferably logo above, centered. OR logo left side, before company name
I want this to be professional, but not boring!
I'd prefer a blue or dark/forest green color, but I'm also totally open to other variants.
Here's an example of 3 logos from the logo store that I liked, and things I did not like about them:
Not crazy about the eye in the middle
Nice, but kind of plain/boring. A bit cartoony
a bit too techy, esp. the font
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When it comes to choosing a remote device to control your dream Media Center, there are tons of options, but it's hard to find any that have the perfect blend of portability, functionality, and ease of use. Fortunately, Logitech just released the diNovo Mini - a handheld wireless keyboard with a ClickPad that's designed to perform all of the functions necessary to effectively control an HTPC from the comfort of your couch.
I was pretty interested in the Logitech diNovo Mini when I first heard about it - its design obviously breaks away from the norm, featuring a wide, fully functional keyboard and a ClickPad that serves as a mouse substitute. Yet, the diNovo Mini is extremely small - not much larger than the palm of my hand – and sports lightweight and sleek construction, which is certainly something I can live with. The diNovo Mini appears promising – let's have a closer look.
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The diNovo Mini Remote/Keyboard comes in Logitech's signature green and black packaging, with the front panel featuring a view of the remote, and the back side highlighting some of the diNovo Mini's features.
As I slid the inner bundle from the box, I was greeted by more of Logitech's fancy packing – a small green box on top of another container that held some smaller items, including the manual. I set the top box aside, and found the diNovo Mini remote sitting in another fancy plastic package; I pulled it out and found a power adaptor, a battery pack, and a USB Bluetooth receiver.
In the accessory box, I found the manual, a driver disc, and a nice cleaning cloth with "diNovo" printed on it. I'm beginning to wonder if a good part of the purchase price went into the packaging and cleaning cloth; don't get me wrong, the fancy packaging and cloth are nice, but they're not really necessary. The box will only be used once, and chances are that I'll lose the cleaning cloth like everyone else. At the bottom of the package I found the Bluetooth receiver - which sports a "Connect" button on its underside, and a power adapter to charge the Li-Ion battery. Rechargeable batteries are very handy for remote controls - nice!


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- Apples & Cheddar: Spread two toasted waffles with apple butter. Fill sandwich with cheddar cheese slices and thin apple slices.
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I promise to myself that I will be the first honor of the class , so i could wish to go in Seoul where Kim Soo-Hyun live... Kong Hyo-Jin is the Sun in the entire world of this drama. No matter what character he plays he's so amazing in portraying them you'll forget he's actually acting... Anyways this drama is alright although a little bit dragging with each episodes but it's not bad. I get that it isn't that they want to make it more natural/balanced and not that typical k-drama with so much energy but the neutralizing went overboard it's so BORING.
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The first recorded bishops of Odense were Odinkar Hvide and Reginbert, who was consecrated by Archbishop Æthelnoth of Canterbury, in 1022.Canute IV of Denmark, generally considered to be the last Viking king, was murdered by unruly peasants, discontent with the high taxes he imposed on the town, in Odense's St Alban's Priory on 10 July 1086. By road, Odense is located 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Svendborg, 144 kilometres (89 mi) to the south of Aarhus and 167 kilometres (104 mi) to the southwest of Copenhagen.The city is the seat of Odense Municipality and was the seat of Odense County until 1970, and Funen County from 1970 until 1 January 2007, when Funen County became part of the Region of Southern Denmark.All this provided an ideal basis for industrialisation, attracting a wide range of industries including iron and metals, textiles, and food and beverages.Separate areas of the city were devoted to increased industrial and residential expansion, Odense's most famous landmark was Odinstårnet (The Odin Tower) constructed in 1935, as the second-tallest tower in Europe, only surpassed by the Eiffel Tower with its 177 meters.A period of stagnation ensued until the end of the 18th century.Dramatic changes began in Odense in the 18th century to modernise the city and a great plan was drawn up for development.
The town's other old churches are St Mary's (Vor Frue Kirke) and St John's (Skt. Greyfriars Monastery (Gråbrødre Kloster) was founded by the Franciscans in 1279.
The city celebrated its thousandth anniversary in 1988, commemorating the first mention of the town's name in a letter dated 18 March 988 from the German Emperor Otto III which granted rights to Odense and neighbouring settlements.
The territory, previously part of the vast Archbishopric of Hamburg, was created a Catholic diocese in 988.
Several major industries are located in the city including the Albani Brewery and GASA, Denmark's major dealer in vegetables, fruits and flowers.
The city is home to Odense Palace, erected by King Frederik IV who died there in 1730, the Odense Theatre, the Odense Symphony Orchestra, and the Hans Christian Andersen Museum, situated in the house that was the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen. Odense is served by Hans Christian Andersen Airport and Odense station, which lies on the line between Copenhagen and the Jutland peninsula.
In 1482 Bishop Karl Rønnov brought the German printer Johann Snell to Odense to print a short prayer book, Breviarium Ottoniense, considered to be the first work to be printed in Scandinavia.
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Confused Jury Says Google Infringed On Oracle's Copyright, Sorta, But Maybe Not
from the if-it-was-fair-use,-it-wasn't-infringement dept
According to The Verge (who is in the court room), the jury also wasn't buying the claim that Google relied on Sun's statements saying that Google's use was okay. The jury's main problem with Google's claim here wasn't that Sun hadn't made clear that the use was acceptable. It was that there wasn't much evidence that Google actually relied on such claims from Sun. I can understand why the jury might claim this, but I wonder why it would matter. Given that Sun made clear that Google's use was acceptable, in what world could you later turn around and claim that its use was unacceptable?
Either way, the fact that the jury couldn't come to an answer on the fair use/de minimis questions effectively sinks the entire process. Google immediately asked the judge to declare a mistrial, and the judge has supposedly asked both companies to prepare arguments over whether or not a mistrial should be declared, so this is far from over.


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Erie County's population stabilizes after years of losses
The population decline in Erie County has slowed the past couple of years, as fewer people than before are leaving and more immigrants are arriving, the latest estimates from the Census Bureau show.
Estimates show the county's population may have actually gone up slightly – by nearly 600 people – in 2011, before dipping by more than 500 people last year.
In essence, that leaves the county's population virtually flat – or up by a few dozen people – since the 2010 Census.
That is not exactly a huge victory. In fact, Niagara County continued to lose people the past two years, according to the estimates, so the region continues to decline.
But for Erie County, which has been hemorrhaging population for decades, the numbers are at least worth noting.
"We're still – based on the estimates – ahead of where we were two years ago, and I think that's a very good sign," said Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz.
The county executive has mentioned the figures publicly in recent weeks. He views the estimates – along with favorable employment, home sales and construction numbers – as an indication the county is headed in the right direction.
"To have any stabilization and minor growth is a good thing when you haven't seen it in so long," Poloncarz said. "For decades before, it seemed like Erie County was dropping on an annual basis."
Others warn, however, that it is too early to declare this a trend just yet.
"I find it very hard to read anything into it," said Jan Vink, a research specialist for Cornell University's Program on Applied Demographics.
Vink, who reviews the census figures for the state, said it is hard to draw conclusions from two years of estimates, particularly because migration can be so hard to gauge.
The Census Bureau releases population estimates each year by updating the most recent decennial figures with the latest birth, death and migration data. The bureau has been releasing state, county and local estimates over recent weeks and months.
Erie County's population essentially has remained flat since the 2010 Census – up by 46 to more than 919,000 people, according to the bureau.
The population decline had been slowing for several years.
In the past five years, the county's population has dropped an average of 560 people a year. But in the five years prior to that, the population went down an average of 4,300 a year, census estimates show.
Natural increases – more births than deaths – have been a relatively small factor. Since 2010, Erie County reported 21,758 births compared with 21,262 deaths, an increase of just 496 people.
Immigration has helped more. In the past three years, Erie County had a net gain of nearly 6,500 people who came from another country. That is about 70 percent of how many the county took in from overseas during the entire decade of the 2000s.
Buffalo has drawn more refugees the past few years – roughly 1,500 a year – because resettlement agencies have increased their caseloads and because Buffalo has proved to be a good place to start a new life, said Eva Hassett, executive director of the International Institute of Buffalo.
"The refugee and immigrant population is, in my mind, a significant exception to Buffalo's demographic problem," Hassett said.
Outward migration to other parts of New York and the rest of the nation also declined in recent years.
In the last five years, Erie County on average suffered a net loss – the number of people moving out versus the number of people moving in – of 2,600 people a year. During the five years before that period, the average net loss was 6,300 people each year.
Demographers attribute the lower migration levels here and around the country to weak housing and job markets, results of the Great Recession.
"With the economy picking up, it's hard to say whether people will start moving around a little bit more," Vink said.
None of the counties in Western New York have fared exceptionally well in the estimates since the 2010 Census.
In Niagara County, the population dropped by 1,300, or 0.6 percent, to 215,124.
In Allegany County, the population dropped 1.2 percent to 48,357; Cattaraugus County, down 1.1 percent to 79,458; Chautauqua County, down 1 percent to 133,539; Genesee County, down 0.2 percent to 59,977; Orleans County, down 0.1 percent to 42,836; and Wyoming County, down 0.6 percent to 41,892.
Although Erie County's population has remained flat, the numbers continue to move up and down from place to place.
The population of Elma went up 1.9 percent, followed by Lancaster, 1.2 percent; Collins, 1.1 percent; and Grand Island, 1 percent.
These towns showed the largest percentage increases since 2010.
Meanwhile, Buffalo, Lackawanna and the City of Tonawanda had the largest declines. The populations in each of these cities dropped 0.7 percent.
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Roosevelt 'Through the Lenz'
April 28, 2009
Last spring, at a North Portland high school most often in the news for its dropout rate and its gang violence, students sought to redefine themselves and their neighborhood. Kristen Goessling–along with several other graduate students from Lewis & Clark's counseling psychology program–collaborated with Roosevelt High School students on a photography project aimed at giving Portlanders a more authentic portrayal of their daily lives.
Ten Roosevelt students–all members of Step Up, an after-school tutoring program–participated in the project. They received training from Blue Moon Camera and Machine and were mentored throughout the project by Lewis & Clark's graduate students. A $1,500 grant from North Portland Neighborhood Services covered supplies, including cameras. "The most important thing for everybody involved became the relationships that developed between the Roosevelt students and the Lewis & Clark participants," says Goessling.
Roosevelt students captured impressionistic images that often juxtapose the schoolyard with nearby parks, city buses, the golden arches of McDonald's, and the unique lines of the St. Johns Bridge.
"We had conversations about our photos that developed our awareness and critical consciousness," says Goessling. "We discussed the students' environmental concerns, school violence issues, the police presence at school, litter and trash in the St. Johns neighborhood, and issues of racial segregation within Roosevelt and Portland."
The project culminated in two photo exhibitions, one at Roosevelt and the other at Lewis & Clark. The students' photos are also available on a website.
"This is a practical example of engaging youth to become active participants in their education," says Goessling. "Through a process of collaboration and hard work, high school students, graduate school students, and community members taught each other about community, art, social justice, research, and empowerment.
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The Argonaut was designed by Francis H. Kimball and opened in 1909 as two separate buildings that served as repair and showroom facilities for the Peerless Motor Car Company and A. T. Demarest & Company. The neo-Gothic facade was built to complement the 1905 Broadway Tabernacle (designed by Barney & Chapman) that stood just to the south on the northeast corner of 56th Street and Broadway and was demolished in the late 1960s. By 1919, the buildings had been purchased by General Motors and combined in an alteration designed by J.V. Phelan. General Motors moved to a larger building across the street in 1927 but kept their old building, renaming it the Argonaut after their real estate holding company. (reference)
In early 2008, M1 Real Estate, a Monaco-based developer, signed a 99-year lease on the building and began a renovation. The departure of the Duane Reade drugstore on the first floor permitted removal of the suspended ceiling, revealing some lovely (but severly damaged) detailing that appears to date from the building's more majestic days as a purveyor of fine automobiles and carriages.
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The Florida Gators' baseball team may get a shot in the arm in the outfield.
Florida true freshman receiver Raphael Andrades is trying out for the baseball team, according to a family member. He was selected in the 36th round by the Kansas City Royals in this past June's MLB First-Year Player Draft.
Andrades plays in the outfield, where the Gators are thinner than expected with Tyler Thompson leaving the team for personal reason last week. Thompson, a senior, was expected to start in center field after receiving a medical hardship last season when he suffered his second knee injury since arriving at Florida.
The 6-foot-1, 190-pound Andrades is from Tallhassee (Fla.) Lincoln High. He'll certainly add speed to the team as he reporteldy runs the 60-yard dash in 6.68 seconds. He bats right and throws right.
Andrades, who runs the 40 in 4.5 seconds, was one of two true freshman receivers to earn starts this past football season. He played in nine games and caught a pair of passes for five yards while also serving as a solid downfield blocker.


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The way I know it, jumper is a sleevless dress that you can wear on top of a T-shirt.Originally Posted by ripley
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A sweater is a knitted garment - it can be wool or acrylic or whatever else.
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New Mexico teen accused of killing family 'involved heavily' with violent video games, sheriff says
The New Mexico teenager accused of killing his parents and three younger siblings was 'involved heavily' with violent video games prior the shooting, the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office said.
Nehemiah Griego, 15, who was 'frustrated' with his mother, was arrested Saturday following the deadly shootings at his home in a rural area southwest of Albuquerque where he lived with his family, Bernalillo County Sheriff Dan Houston said.
The sheriff said Nehemiah Griego got excited when he had the chance to discuss his penchant for violent video games with investigators. One of the games he mentioned was "Modern Warfare," Houston said.
The teen waived his right to arraignment in adult court Tuesday on charges of murder and child abuse resulting in death, and a judge ordered him held without bond. The case was assigned to public defender Jeff Buckels, who didn't immediately respond to a phone call seeking comment.
The sheriff's office identified the victims as Greg Griego, 51, his wife Sarah Griego, 40, and three of their children: a 9-year-old boy, Zephania Griego, and daughters Jael Griego, 5, and Angelina Griego, 2. All appeared to have gunshot wounds to the head.
His mother was shot and killed at 1 a.m. as she slept, Houston said. The 9-year-old was killed shortly after her mom while she was awake and 'distraught,' he said. Houston said the 2-year-old was also shot while she slept and the 5-year-old was awake when she was killed.
The father was shot unexpectedly five hours later, when he returned home from work. Police believe he was unaware what had just occurred at the home, Houston said.
The suspect told authorities he was annoyed with his mother and had been having homicidal and suicidal thoughts, according to a probable cause statement. The sheriff says he had been contemplating the shooting for "some time" and had intentions of killing more people at a local Walmart. He also contemplated killing his girlfriend's parents, the sheriff said.
Instead, they say 15-year-old Nehemiah Griego texted a picture of his dead mother to his 12-year-old girlfriend, then spent much of Saturday with her. The two went to the church where his father had been a pastor, and Griego eventually confessed to killing his parents and three younger siblings.
Houston says Griego had planned the attack for a week, but it's unclear if he ever actually went to a Walmart or why he changed his mind. He said he had planned to randomly shoot more people, then die in a shootout with law enforcement.
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- Why are you changing the security standards?
- How do I update my user ID and password?
- What will I experience when I log in to my online banking account the first day after the security upgrade?
- What information is contained in the automated voice call or SMS text message?
- If I am traveling internationally, can I receive a one-time passcode via SMS text or automated voice call if I access my online banking account from an unrecognized computer?
- How will using my phone make my account safer?
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- Will I always need to use both my user ID and passcode and my phone from now on?
- How about if I log in from another computer or mobile device?
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Why are you changing the security standards?
We care deeply about keeping your money safe while providing you with easy access to your accounts. With the continued growth of online banking, there are increased needs for greater security standards to keep you and your money well protected. In addition, the government issued new guidelines, calling for enhanced security measures for online banking. Thus, we are upgrading our security procedures to provide you with the best protection available. Our new security standards will make it even safer for you to monitor and manage your money while safeguarding against unauthorized access to your accounts.
How do I update my user ID and password?
To update your user ID and password, go to the User Options page and click on the link for "Change User ID" and "Change Password," respectively. Then, create a new ID and password that meet the following requirements:
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- Must be between six and 20 characters long
- Must contain one letter
- Can contain numbers and/or the following special characters: @$*_-=.!~
- Must NOT contain any spaces (including before, in the middle of, or after the user ID)
- Password criteria:
- Must be between six and 32 characters
- Must contain a combination of:
- Letters and numbers
- Letters and any special characters
- Numbers and any special characters
- Must NOT contain any spaces (including before, in the middle of, or after the password)
- Cannot be a substring of the user ID
- Other items to note about passwords:
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What will I experience when I log in to my online banking account the first day after the security upgrade?
You will be guided through an easy three-step process:
Step 1: The system will check your current user ID and password to see if they meet the new security standards stated above. If the user ID and/or password need to be updated, you will be prompted on screen to make the change before proceeding. Otherwise you will see a message stating that your login is fine.
Step 2: The system will check if your phone number(s) are registered. If any phone numbers are identified, the system will display them and allow you to review and edit these numbers if desired. If you do not have any phone numbers registered, you will be prompted to enter up to two phone numbers. These numbers will be used to send you a one-time passcode via a voice call or SMS text message (you choose the method). If you do not have a phone, then you can elect to receive your one-time passcode through email. You will be able to click a link to provide an email address during this step. By default you will be shown the email address within your online banking profile, and any change to this email address will be saved as your primary email address within your online banking profile.
Step 3: Finally, you will need to respond to a secondary challenge with any of your registered devices from Step 2. You will have the opportunity to go back to Step 2 to provide a new device if you realize you have made an input error. Once you have successfully completed the secondary challenge, you will see a confirmation message and you will have the option to have your computer (or mobile device) remembered so that you can skip this step in the future. Note: If you enabled a phone number for SMS in Step 2, you will not be challenged again given that SMS enrollment requires you successfully complete a challenge there; instead, you will be presented with a success message and can choose for your device to be remembered before entering online banking.
What information is contained in the automated voice call or SMS text message?
Information within an automated voice call:
"Hello, this is your financial institution*.
Please press pound to receive your 6 digit access code."
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[1.5 second pause and your unique one-time passcode will be provided]. Press # to repeat.
Information within a SMS text message:
[your financial institution*] Access Code. Your access code is xxxxxx. Reply HELP for help.
*the automated call or SMS text you receive will use our financial institution name.
If I am traveling internationally, can I receive a one-time passcode via SMS text or automated voice call if I access my online banking account from an unrecognized computer?
If you have a US-based mobile phone, you can use it to receive a one-time passcode via SMS text or automated voice call as long as your wireless carrier and your current wireless plan is supported within the country you are visiting.
How will using my phone make my account safer?
We are implementing what is known as "multifactor authentication" which makes it more difficult for phishers and attackers to access your accounts without you knowing it. While this might seem unfamiliar, you actually use it every time you visit an ATM. When you access your account from any ATM, you need both your ATM card (something that you have) and PIN (something that you know). We're implementing the same type of protection by using both your user ID and password and your phone to access your account. By doing this, even if an phisher or a attacker manages to steal your password and tries to use it to log in, they would be unsuccessful because they would need your phone as well.
Is there anything I need to do?
If your user ID or password does not currently meet the new standards, update this information now. If you do not complete the update before the security upgrade goes live, then you will be prompted to strengthen your user ID and password upon your first login after the security upgrade. At that time, you also must have a cellphone or a landline phone and provide the phone number to receive your one-time passcode. You will need this phone every time that you need to receive an access code.
Will I always need to use both my user ID and passcode and my phone from now on?
The first time you attempt to log in from a new computer, you will need to use both your password and the access code you receive on your phone in order to log in. If you are accessing from a private computer that you personally use, you can opt for the system to remember your computer for future logins. By doing this, you will not need to repeat the step of obtaining an access code via phone, and you will only need your user ID and password in the future to log in. For the best security protection, we suggest that you always use both your phone and your password. If you do opt to have your computer remembered, we recommend that you do so only on computers that you personally own and that have the latest updates and virus protection software installed on them.
How about if I log in from another computer or mobile device?
The first time you log in from another computer or mobile device, you will need to use both your password and a new one-time passcode code to log in. However, you can choose to have your new computer/mobile device remembered on the system so you only need your user ID and password for future access to your account online.
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Cheese Puffs, Chocolate Cake, Soda Pop, and Milkshakes- Are These the Things Our Little Boys and Girls are Made Of? Do you remember the original Willy Wonka Movie? There is a scene where the winners of the Golden Tickets enter the fantastic world of Willy Wonka's Factory to find every imaginable and unimaginable candy creation. Even the river is filled with melted chocolate. It is a place that every child's candy is within reach.
But the kids that eat, and eat, and eat every sweet they pass end up with a problem and are eliminated from the contest. The only boy left is the one with self control who follows the directions. Now imagine being your child and going through every aisle in a grocery store and seeing all of the colorful and fun looking foods. Wow, I bet it is a bit like seeing all of those treats in Willy Wonka's factory. A bit overwhelming for most kids at first glance. Who blames them- the colorful, fun shaped, sugary foods are very enticing. Your child begs for the sugary cereal pops and frosted pop tarts and Sunny D Drink. What is a parent to do?
Well here are 10 tips to help you make healthy food choices for your kids and serve them age-appropriate food portions.
• Serve Fresh Fruits and Vegetables at Every Meal (or frozen) • Serve Water Regularly and Limit the Amount of Milk and Juice a child drinks each day
• Serve Wheat or White Wheat Bread and Brown Rice or Whole Wheat Pasta instead of White Bread or Rice.
• Buy Healthier Versions of the Foods Your Child Enjoys or save for a occasion treat. For example they sell Strawberry Yogurt with Dora and Diego on it with less sugar and no artificial food coloring or they sell organic yogurt- you can switch this out with the yogurt with more sugar and food coloring.
• Serve Healthy and Low-fat Dips with Fruits, Vegetables and Healthy Snacks to Encourage Kids to Eat More Healthy Foods.
• Talk to Your Kids about the Benefits of Eating Healthy Foods- it gives their body and mind energy and helps them grow. • Model Positive Eating Habits for Your Kids- Show them how much you like a certain fruit or veggie or healthy meal. We eat carrots and apples with peanut butter and when I am eating this snack I say, "Mmmm. My carrots and apples will help me make my muscles stronger" And I show them my arm muscle. It gets them excited to show me their muscles and they usually eat the veggie. Tell them what animal eats that food (ex. Monkeys eat Bananas I ask, "Can we all pretend we are a monkey and eat a banana?"- kids love to pretend to be animals so this is a fun way to introduce food and encourage them to eat it)
Quick Guide to Portions: Your 2 or 4 year old does not need an entire peanut butter and jelly sandwich, especially if it is being served with a fruit, vegetable and drink.
Plate for a 2 to 3 Year Old.
There is a good rule of thumb to go by below, but basically a 2 year old would get a ¼ of sandwich, a 4 year old a ½ a sandwich and an older child would get a whole sandwich.
• The rule of thumb is to serve your child a Tablespoon per child's age of each food/food group. So a 3 year old would get approximately 3 Tbs of a vegetable, a fruit, a protein, and a whole grain food.
• Remember to account for the calories that dips, condiments, peanut butter, and drinks (juice, milk, etc) add to your child's meal.
• Ideally each meal should provide 25-30% of your child's daily calories for 3 main meals and the other 10-25% for 2 healthy snacks and drinks (lowfat milk or 100% fruit juice w/ no sugar or sugar substitute added).
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• How Many Calories Should My Child Be Eating a Day?
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In both the DDI and SDMX mapping the naming of the GSIM information object "Representation" has been queried. Representation means something quite different in the standards and perhaps this will cause confusion?
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Definition: A "custom-built" artefact that has a consumable (human or machine) format. It is the output of a Dissemination Service. It is what is ultimately delivered to the consumer.
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A Representation brings together various maintainable artefacts and their related artefacts. It is essentially the application of rules to an artefact (and possibly its related artefacts) which transform the object into a format fit for consumption. This consumption may be something that is understandable to a person or a machine.
Representation can be in different forms; e.g. tables, graphs, structured data files.
- A table of data. Based on a Data Set, the related Data Structure is used to label the column and row headings for the table. The Data Set is used to populate the cells in the table. Reference metadata is used to populate footnotes and cell notes on the table. Confidentiality rules are applied to the Data Set to suppress any disclosive cells.
- A data file based on a standard (e.g. SDMX). - A PDF document describing a Classification.
- Any structural metadata object expressed in a standard format (e.g. DDI 3.1 XML).
- A list of Products or services (e.g. a product catalogue or a web services description language (WSDL) file).
- A web page containing Classifications, descriptions of Variables, etc.
presentation, publication, delivery, product
DDI Documentation:
Element - Representation: With optional attributes of measurementUnit, aggregationMethod, additivity
Usage - Describes how the variable is represented in the data file according to one of the following. Attributes are optional as this information is listed in the NCube when the variable is used as a dimension or attribute of an NCube.
Agree that it is confusing to name the current Representation object as such.
Could we look to a publishing standard of some kind to take inspiration for naming?
Perhaps Presentation?
This could be dynamic or static, by a machine or a person.
Agree with Jenny's suggestion "Presentation"
Of the four synonyms listed, I prefer "Presentation" too.
If we knew that in all cases this object is returned dynamically from a DisseminationService and/or defined through an OutputSpecification then I think we could give the object a more specific name (for example, DynamicallyGeneratedContent). According to the UML, however, it is a case of "maybe, or maybe not".
Change the name of Representation to Presentation in the next version of GSIM.


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Annie's Charming, Budget Berlin Kitchen
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- Name:
- Annie
- Location:
- Berlin Germany
- Square Feet:
- 110
- Division:
- International
- What makes your small kitchen so cool:
- The friends who gather in it to enjoy good food and wonderful conversations... ten people can sit around my table when it's open!
- Describe a challenge you've overcome or a smart resource you've found for your kitchen.:
- Figuring out where to place a (relatively) big table was a bit of a challenge. In the end, I built a bench for the table that took advantage of the weird shape of the room, and wrapped yarns around it, inspired by this post: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/5-projects-to-t-148094.
Also, my kitchen (like most German kitchens) came only with a sink and a stove, so making it fit for cooking and hosting on a grad student budget wasn't so easy. Flea markets, DIY projects found on the internet and Ikea were great resources!
- What's your favorite meal to cook here?:
- This changes weekly! The last meal I've cooked for friends almost systematically becomes my new favorite!
Still, one constant factor this summer is this fantastic pie dough recipe which I've used several times for both sweet and savory pies: http://lookimadethat.com/2009/09/09/tomatogalette/


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FreeBSD's jails technology received an interesting new feature. "Add hierarchical jails. A jail may further virtualize its environment by creating a child jail, which is visible to that jail and to any parent jails. Child jails may be restricted more than their parents, but never less. Jail names reflect this hierarchy, being MIB-style dot-separated strings."


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Style # 173358
Feminine and ultra-sexy, this luxe bebe lace dress features contrasting lace design, an asymmetric neckline and a bodycon silhouette. Offers fully lined interior and comfortable stretch that embraces your body in all the right places. Finish it with a glossy heel, gold add-ons and a minaudiere for a stunning cocktail look.
- 100% nylon
- Center back to hem: 34" (86 cm).
- Hand wash
- Imported
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S


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Provides a minimal infinite, lazy trie for integral types. It intentionally leaves out ideas such as delete and emptiness so that it can be used lazily, eg. as the target of an infinite foldr. Essentially its purpose is to be an efficient implementation of a function from integral type, given point-at-a-time modifications.
A trie from integers to values of type a.
Semantics: [[IntTrie a]] = Integer -> a
apply :: (Ord b, Bits b) => IntTrie a -> b -> aSource
Apply the trie to an argument. This is the semantic map.
modify :: (Ord b, Bits b) => b -> (a -> a) -> IntTrie a -> IntTrie aSource
Modify the function at one point
apply (modify x f t) i | i == x = f (apply t i) | otherwise = apply t i


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Heidi's Teeny-Tiny Eat-In Kitchen
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- Name:
- Heidi
- Location:
- Indianapolis, IN
- Square Feet:
- 92
- Division:
- Rent
- What makes your small kitchen so cool:
- We love our kitchen because all of our appliances are energy efficient. We even have a teeny-tiny energy efficient washer/dryer combo in the corner! It's so bright and happy, despite being in a basement and having only one small window!
- Describe a challenge you've overcome or a smart resource you've found for your kitchen.:
- When we decided to rent this apartment, we were giving up on something we really, really wanted: space for a kitchen table. We believe strongly in sitting down and eating meals together and wanted to start our marriage off in that habit! Luckily for us, we found a super compact table at IKEA. Not only does it fold down to be one foot in width, but it has six drawers in it, helping us out with our storage issues, too!
- What's your favorite meal to cook here?:
- We tag-team turkey burgers and sweet potato fries quite often. I mix the turkey with the veggies and he fries up the potatoes!


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1 GST Council Cuts Rate on 88 Items on 21 July 2018 [ Current-Affairs/GS ]
GST Council in its 28th meeting on 21st July, 2018, reduced Goods & Services Tax (GST) rates on 88 various goods & rationalised rates on various services. GST exempted from various services in sectors like agriculture, education & social security.
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Storage water heaters, hair dryers, hand dryers
Circulation & commemorative coins, sold by SPMCIL to Finance Ministry
Televisions up to size of 68 cm
Crane lorries, fire fighting vehicle, concrete mixer lorries
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India-assisted emergency ambulance service was launched in Sri Lanka by Indian PM thru video conferencing. Inaugural function was held in Jaffna of Northern Province, in presence of Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe & several other dignitaries.
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Six Florida universities ranked in Kiplinger's newly released list of the nation's 100 best values in public colleges — including the University of Florida, which placed third for in-state students.
Six Florida universities ranked in Kiplinger's newly released list of the nation's 100 best values in public colleges — including the University of Florida, which placed third for in-state students.
The rankings, released annually by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine, are derived from editor compilations. A list of about 600 public, four-year schools is narrowed to about 130.
Findings are based on the SAT or the American College Testing (ACT) scores, admission and retention rates, student-faculty ratios and graduation rates for four years and six years. The schools then are ranked based on cost and financial aid. Academic quality is more heavily weighted than costs.
The highest ranking went to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the 12th consecutive year for in-state students.
UF spokesman Stephen Orlando said the university appreciates the kudos. "It's always nice to be recognized for the excellent value we offer," he said. "UF students get an incredible education for a tuition that's considerably lower than every one of our peer institutions.
"What's more, the majority of our students incur no student loan debt — that's something very few schools can say."
New College of Florida came in after UF among the Florida universities that made the top 100. It was No. 7 for in-state students and No. 30 for out-of-state. The magazine said 90 percent of the school's students receive financial aid, but the average need-based aid brings the total cost for in-state students to "a bargain $7,674" a year.
And "32 percent of undergraduates take out student loans, the lowest percentage of student borrowers among our top 100 list."
Next in Kiplinger's ranking for Florida was Florida State University, No. 26/No. 33; University of Central Florida, No. 42/No. 69; University of South Florida, No. 57/No.56, and University of North Florida, No. 64/No. 94.
Florida has 12 public universities, including Lakeland's under-construction Florida Polytechnic University. More than 330,000 students are enrolled within the State University System of Florida. It is the second-largest public university system in the nation.
Still, the future of public education appears troubling, the magazine said.
"Despite a slowly improving economy, the landscape for public colleges continues to look bleak," wrote Kiplinger staff writer Susannah Snider. "Having endured cuts in state appropriations over the past several years, colleges have bumped up class sizes and trimmed administrative staff."


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The Unwanted Horse Coalition is a broad alliance of equine organizations that have joined together under the American Horse Council to educate the horse industry about the problem of the unwanted horse. We seek to provide information for existing and prospective owners, breeders, sellers, and horse organizations regarding the long-term responsibilities of owning and caring for horses, as well as focusing on the opportunities available for these horses.
To contact the UHC, please click here: http://www.unwantedhorsecoalition.org/contact/
About Us
The UHC grew out of the Unwanted Horse Summit, which was organized by the American Association of Equine Practitioners and held in conjunction with the American Horse Council's annual meeting in Washington, D.C. in April 2005. The summit was held to bring key stakeholders together to start a dialogue on the plight of the unwanted horse in America. Its purpose was to develop consensus on the most effective way to work together to address this issue.
In June 2006, the Unwanted Horse Coalition was folded into the American Horse Council. In 2015, the UHC transitioned to the American Horse Council Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) public charity. All donations to the UHC, and its programs, are now tax-deductible.
Our Mission
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Loanation Agreement
General condition of the Equipment
- Hold Harmless ( owner shall insure, freeside not responsible for damage)
- Notice before removing the item from the space (30/60 days)?
- Able to remove the item within a specific time frame is necessary (30/60 days?) notified by Board.
- Agreement to create and fill out the wiki page on the item,
- lay out the expectation on member usage.
- Charging for use?
- Training required?
- One on one signoff?
- Member provides own tooling, etc?
Access Control, Security, Monitoring
- Costs for implementing or integrating into Freeside Infrastructure would be up to the member to provide
- access control system
- installation of additional camera to cover
- climate control
- power outlet needs
(Board or members may decide to cover or chip in on a case by case basis.) (Ditto for costs to move the equipment in, and for removal.)
Specification Of Space Utilization
- Do not relocating it within the space without prior approval
- The Project and Storage team, and the Safety and Risk team reserves the right to inspect and lock out at any time if there is a safety issue with a piece of equipment, or to inspect prior to accepting into the space as a loanation.
This sounds like a great outline to me. I would also like a clause requiring periodic training (minimum quarterly?) be offered for devices that have a lockout or expectations of training (which should be the same). It seems Paul is in general good about being available to train on the lathe, but there have been times when this was not available on machines.
I'd also like a clause around being in sufficiently good repair. I think if a device is down for an extended period of time, then it should be required that it be removed. (I'm thinking if a device isn't functioning for 60 days, then perhaps the owner gets 30 days to repair or move it).
I think that's all fair. The training doesn't have to be from the owner either. They can designate others qualified to do one-on-ones or training classes.
- At least one training session within the first 60 days of
bringing it into the space (gives time to get it set up, work out kinks, etc), and then minimum 2 others in the first year after that? I know I'd have a hard time committing to once a quarter. After the first year, let the Board review the usage, popularity, and demand and availability of training?
- A one year anniversary checkup and agreement renewal.


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Other Life Out There
At Drowsy Water Ranch, we do have close encounters with unusual life. We live where they do, and every once in a while, we actually get to see them. Above, two moose have been hanging around the ranch for the last few weeks. We think they are two cow calves, but we're not sure. By the way, what do you call plural moose? Mooses? Mice? That one has always stumped me.
Here are a few deer just strolling down the road. This picture is from our deck. I guess walking on a road would be easier than walking through the snow.
And this, if you can see them, is a herd of elk on the hillside. They are around early in the morning a lot of days.


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DETROIT -- General Motors said today it will phase out its pension plan for salaried workers as a way to reduce the risk to its balance sheet.
About 70 percent of GM's 26,000 salaried U.S. workers are enrolled in a defined-benefit, or traditional, pension plan. Those workers will be shifted to a 401(k) plan starting on Oct. 1, said Cindy Brinkley, GM's vice president of global human resources.
Eligible salaried employees will still receive the benefits accrued under the pension plan, Brinkley said.
GM also plans to offer lump-sum payouts to salaried workers who retired after Dec. 1, 2011, another move designed to reduce future pension risk. A spokeswoman said that covers about 500 recent retirees.
A decade ago, GM switched to a 401(k) plan for new hires. About 7,000 salaried workers who were hired since Jan. 1, 2001, are still working at GM and are enrolled in the 401(k) plan.
Brinkley said the move "will give employees more control of their retirement income while certainly putting GM in a better position for long-term financial health."
GM's global pension obligations totaled about $128 billion at the end of 2010, according to its annual filing with securities regulators. Its U.S. pension plan was underfunded by $12.4 billion; plans outside the United States were underfunded by $9.9 billion.
GM is expected to provide an update on the funding status of its pension plans Thursday, when it reports fourth quarter and full-year financial results.
Brinkley said GM has the largest pension obligation in the United States. She said that about two-thirds of "large, established" U.S. corporations such as GM have migrated to defined-contribution plans from traditional pensions.
Balance sheet worries
GM's massive pension obligation remains a key worry for investors. Reducing future pension risks is a key component of GM's strategy to build a "fortress balance sheet" that carries little debt and maintains healthy cash reserves.
GM ended the third quarter of 2011 with $32 billion in cash and $4 billion in debt.
Under a pension plan, a company pays into a pool of money and invests it on behalf of employees. Workers are guaranteed set payments in retirement regardless of how the pension investments perform.
Under a "defined-contribution" plan such as a 401(k), an employee sets aside a certain percentage of pre-tax pay. In some cases, the employer matches a portion or all of the employee's contribution. Future payments are not guaranteed but are determined by the performance of the employee's investments.
Brinkley also said that GM won't pay across-the-board raises this year, but will award raises to top performers. In addition, GM will disclose performance bonuses on Thursday.
She declined to comment on a report on The Wall Street Journal's Web site today that says GM's salaried workers are in line for smaller bonuses for 2011 than they received a year earlier because the company didn't hit all of its financial targets.
Brinkley also said GM will give salaried employees five extra days of vacation this year, phasing out a previous system that allowed workers to buy extra vacation time.
"Employees have been saying for quite some time that they're looking for additional ways to balance work and life," she said. "We think this will help them get there."


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Channel 9 Interview: Brian Beckman Does Higher Algebra with Visual Basic
Today I posted an interview on Channel 9 with Brian Beckman , Principal Developer (currently working with Erik Meijer), where he attempts to teach me higher algebra using Visual Basic, generics, and operator overloading. Brian is a wonderful person and brilliant physicist and we have a lot of fun with vectors and matrices and VB. I… Read more
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Americold Logistics to Pay $46,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit
June 20, 2013
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Employee Fired Because of Chronic Back Pain, Federal Agency Charged
Americold Logistics, LLC, an Atlanta-based global provider of temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics to the food industry, will pay $46,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to the EEOC's suit, an Americold employee had chronic lumbar back pain with radiculopathy in her legs. The EEOC said Americold refused to allow her to return to work from medical leave because she had medical restrictions and refused to explore or provide any accommodation that would have permitted the employee to return to work. The company also required her, unlike others, to call her supervisor daily while on medical leave, the agency said. Finally, the EEOC charged, Americold fired her for "failure to return from leave" even though she had tried to return to work. The company reportedly told the woman that she "had to be 100%" to return to her duties.
Discriminating against an individual because of his or her disability violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA also requires employers to engage in an interactive process with the individual with a disability, where necessary, to find accommodations that would permit the employee to perform the essential functions of the job in question. The EEOC filed suit (Civil Action No. 4:12-cv-47-JHM) in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Owensboro Division after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
The consent decree settling the suit was signed by U.S. District Court Judge Joseph H. McKinley on June 14. In it, Americold Logistics agreed to pay $46,000 to the discrimination victim and will train all management- and supervisory-level employees, as well as human resources personnel, in the company's seven-state Southwest Region on the requirements and prohibitions of the ADA. The company will also develop and maintain policies which address how reasonable accommodations will be provided during the course of employment.
"The EEOC takes seriously its charge to eliminate employment discrimination against people with disabilities and remains committed to enforcing the ADA," said Laurie A. Young, regional attorney for the EEOC's Indianapolis District Office.
Addressing emerging and developing issues under the ADA (including issues such as reasonable accommodation and undue hardship), is one of the six national priorities identified by the EEOC in its Strategic Enforcement Plan.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov.
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