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A sold-out audience of journalists and their congressional guests are expected to attend this first dinner of the season to hear lawmakers share the lighter side of working together in a not-always-so-convivial Washington, D.C. Thank you to last year's speakers, 2018 guests will be announced here soon.
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Lunch yesterday was ay Fishers, The Shore. I walked down the waterfront, studying the menus in windows as I went. It was cold and wet and I really wanted something lovely and warm, and Fishers looked the most inviting.
The interior of the restaurant was warm and inviting with a nautical theme, and as I was the first in the restaurant I had my choice of tables. I chose a lovely table by the window, and had bread immediately brought to my table (bread baskets will be the demise of my attempt at a wheat free diet).
The bread was divine, and I had no self control to speak of as my hand was bread basket-to-mouth the whole time I perused the menu.
I ordered a South African Sav Blanc £4.95 and my starter of Grilled Oysters with parmesan, cream and parma ham £7.95and main of Fillet of Hake from Fraserburgh with roast butternut squash, chorizo & feta salad with roast red pepper aioli £14.95.
The oysters were brought out after a short amount of time and looked amazing! I was very surprised to have 5 oysters as a starter. The oysters were served on a full sized dinner plate with a rocket salad, and were creamy and tasted very fresh. The parmesan/butter/cream was to die for, and i thoroughly enjoyed dunking my bread in the remainder left in the shells. I found the ham over cooked, was too crispy to actually get a fork through and had that kind of powdery-ness that crispy bacon can get. The rocket wasn't dressed, but oil and balsamic were on the table, so you could self-dress. Overall apart from the powdery ham, this starter was as good as they come.
My main came out shortly after my plate was whisked away. Visually it was stunning. (My camera is sick and at the Doctors'. Ie returned to Olympus to be repaired, otherwise there would be lovely food photos here.) The colours were stunning, from the bright gold of the squash, the salmon tones of the aioli, the burnt umber of the charred fish contrasting against the creamy white of the flesh, the rich forest greens of the salad, it was aesthetically stunning.
The roast squash had a beautiful caramelised sweetness and was so full of flavour. The Hake ( a fish I had never previously tried) was a subtle flavoured fish, which was initally dry, but only around the first edge, once I reached the more uniform section of flesh it was cooked perfectly. The chorizo was flavoursome and not too spicy, as some chorizos can be, and I find can overtake other flavours. As you may be noting by now there were A LOT of flavours on the plate... I haven't even discussed the feta, roast tomatoes, salad leaves or pepper aioli yet, and this was my only complaint. Individually each ingredient was done just about to perfection, but the combination of all of these strong flavours was rather overwhelming to the taste buds. I frequently required 'bread-breaks' to neutralise my palette.
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Uhm, what's going on here? Mario Falcone attempts to smooch Casey Batchelor
WE HAVE three ickle words for Casey Batchelor. Don't. Do. It.
For our Daily Star Online columnist appears to have caught the eye of womanising Mario Falcone.
And last night, the suspended TOWIE reality star was spied busting his moves for a kiss from the pretty brunette.
Now, each to their own and all that, but can a leopard ever change their spots?
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The Essex lad previously confessed to cheating on ex-girlfriend Lucy Mecklenburgh SEVEN times – and they're only the occasions he admitted to.
While Big Brother's queen of controversy Sallie Axl labelled Falcone and his buddy James Lock "England's worst sex pests". No comment.
On Saturday, Casey hit Brentwood with the TOWIE girls for a special screening of Grease at a drive-in movie event.
Noshing junk food and gossiping with Jasmin Walia, Jess Wright and Danielle Armstrong, Mario seized his chance to spew out some chat-up lines after spotting them in the car beside them.
Leaning in for a kiss, Mario then sneaked his tattooed arms onto Casey's waist, as the former CBB beauty placed her hands on his shoulders to prevent him snaking in any further.
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STW-Breed4Food Partnership for sustainable livestock breeding
Technology Foundation STW and the business consortium Breed4Food have launched an ambitious new research programme that links many scientific disciplines with livestock breeding. The aim of the programme – known as the STW-Breed4Food Partnership – is to acquire new insights into sustainability, animal health and welfare and to improve efficiency.
STW and the Breed4Food consortium – consisting of four Dutch-based internationally operating livestock breeding firms and Wageningen UR – have invited scientists to submit innovative research proposals with which animal breeding can make even more effective use of developments in genomics. Interested scientists can discuss their ideas with the Breed4Food companies during a special matchmaking session at the STW Annual Congress. This congress will be held on 2 October in the NBC Congrescentrum in Nieuwegein.
Genomic information for more effective breeding
The STW-Breed4Food Partnership is focusing on the more effective use of genomic information to significantly improve the prediction of animal characteristics. On the one hand, this requires the development of advanced applications in statistics and bioinformatics. Such applications are essential to unravel the relationship between genetics and characteristics. On the other hand, this requires methods and expertise to measure characteristics such as behaviours, feed conversion efficiency and disease susceptibility. Cooperation between various disciplines is crucial to achieve this aim.
Reduced environmental burden and antibiotic use
Livestock breeding is an extremely knowledge-intensive sector. In the past, the primary commercial emphasis was on increased productivity. In recent decades, however, the emphasis has shifted increasingly to sustainability, food safety and animal welfare. Major research efforts are essential to reduce the ecological footprint and antibiotic use and to maintain optimal animal welfare.
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The Breed4Food consortium consists of the livestock breeding firms CRV (cattle), Cobb Europe (poultry), Hendrix Genetics (poultry, pigs and fish), and Topigs Norsvin (pigs), together with the knowledge institute Wageningen UR. The breeding firms have advanced breeding expertise, hundreds of employees and are active in many countries. Wageningen UR has the knowledge and facilities to conduct DNA analyses and to interpret the genomic information.


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Guatemala is a country of endless colors.
Mayan women wearing their traditional huipils (traditional tunic) is not meant to be for tourists' cameras, but for daily use. Every village, every area of the country prides itself with patterns unique to their area.
As I learnt, weaving has a long history in Mayan culture. According to legend, the goddess of medicine and childbirth, Ixchel invented weaving. In traditional backstrap weaving, the loom is tied to a body and a tree or a pole thus the weaver becoming integral part of the loom. Young girls learn to weave around the age of 7 and carry on the tradition, which becomes an important part of their entire life. It may take two to three months to finish a traditional "huipil" with intricate details.
Below are the photos I took in Antigua and the highlands of Chichicastenango, the place of the largest Central American outdoor market. Enjoy ...
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Backstrap weaving
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The Williamson ether synthesis is a chemical reaction involving an alcohol and a halide compound that forms an ether. The alkoxide ion from the alcohol component reacts with a primary alkyl halide, resulting in the generation of an ether compound.
The mechanism of the Williamson ether synthesis follows an SN2 reaction, which is a mechanism that involves a simultaneous breaking and formation of bonds. The synthesis of esters in this particular reaction breaks off the non-alkyl halide section and fuses the alkoxide ion to the halide. An example of a reaction using the Williamson ether synthesis mechanism is the production of diethyl ether from sodium ethoxide and chloroethane.
Alkoxide ions are very reactive, which creates a need to prepare the substance just moments before its mixture to the alkyl halide. Some industries and laboratories reduce the rate of reaction by using protic and apolar solvents such as N,N-dimethylformamide and acetonitrile.
Considered one of the most common ways of producing ethers, the Williamson ether synthesis is used in both laboratory and industrial settings.
The organic reaction was named after Alexander Williamson, who developed the mechanism in 1850. His discovery paved the way for the confirmation of the ether structure. In his experiments, Williamson experimented with sulfuric acid and alcohol to produce an ether.


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Microsoft patch MS06042 introduces remote exploit hole??
Security research firm eEYE Digital Security is warning Microsoft customers that a recent patch, MS06042, actually opened a new, remotely exploitable hole in the operating system, even while it patched other holes in the Internet Explorer Web browser.
According to aeEYE Chief Hacking Officer Marc Maiffret, 042, a cumulative security update for IE, introduced a new exploitable vulnerability on Windows XP Service Pack 1 and IE 6.0. If you've forgotten already, that's the patch that caused IE browsers to crash when viewing certain Web sites that use data compression and Web coding standard, HTTP 1.1. InfoWorld Tech Watch | InfoWorld | Unconfirmed: Microsoft patch introduces remote exploit hole?? | August 22, 2006 11:59 AM | By Paul Roberts
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Feb. 29 — State controls would be extended over previously unregulated solid waste streams and rules for existing landfills and other waste facilities would be tightened, under a set of proposed regulations announced Feb. 29 by New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D).
The focus of the rulemaking is ensuring safe water supplies, Cuomo said in a statement.
The regulations, proposed by the Department of Environmental Conservation, "will help reduce contamination threats while safeguarding natural resources so that we can ensure a healthier and safer environment for communities all across this state," he said.
The proposed rules would "address emerging threats posed by illegal dumping and large mulch facilities, while also easing regulatory burdens," added acting DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos.
Mulch runoff can endanger local water supplies, the DEC said in proposing to lift a regulatory exemption for mulch facilities and add oversight requirements.
Construction and demolition debris would also be more strictly regulated, with proposed waste tracking and permit requirements. The steps are aimed at "drastically" reducing improper debris disposal and accompanying threats to groundwater and other environmental resources, the DEC said.
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Red Hat has released the latest version of its system management tools, the first version based on its year-old open source Spacewalk project.
The agent-based Red Hat Satellite 5.3 gives users the ability to download system updates, configure, monitor and provision both physical and virtual Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers. The Satellite Network system is built using a set of modules.
Red Hat made the announcement on the first full day of its annual Red Hat Summit held in Chicago.
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We know many of our awesome readers are regulars of the Media, Darling column, and we've got a little surprise for you. This week, we asked our Media, Darling – Athena Tsavliris – a brand new set of questions to shake things up a bit!
Tsavliris is the Toronto editor of Vitamin Daily. Her writing has appeared in the National Post and Fashion magazine, among others. Home sweet home is in the Annex where she lives with her husband, daughter and wacky schnauzer, in a slightly lopsided Victorian with a pomegranate door.
Her personal blog, La Parachute, is a scrapbook of all things pretty, quirky and unique.
Twitter: @VitaminDailyTor
How did you get your start as an editor?
I interviewed our editor-in-chief, Sarah Bancroft a couple of times for features I was writing for the National Post and Fashion Magazine. When the job came up for Toronto editor at Vitamin Daily, I contacted her directly. The fact that we already had a rapport and that she was familiar with my writing secured an interview with our publisher. I've been with the company since its toddler years.
If you weren't a Media, Darling, what would you be doing right now?
As a teenager, I was always mesmerized by the eye popping window displays at Harvey Nichols. If not media, I might have worked with clothes, creating ridiculously over the top windows or sourcing costumes for the pantomime. Wouldn't that be fun? I could also have been a manicurist, like Dita Von Teese's mum. I can paint 10 talons (base, polish x2, speed dry) in less than 10 minutes. No smudges.
Pitching or follow up: Phone or email?
Phone calls are much more personal, but I think most people nowadays prefer email. I personally can't always switch my focus to palazzo pants if I'm in the thick of a rice pudding recipe. If an email grabs my attention, I respond promptly. If it doesn't, I'd rather not sit through the schpeel on why your client's printed-rayon palazzos are the perfect breezy summer evening look.
There is one publicist I've worked with who's been in the business for many years and takes a very traditional approach – hand-written notes, formally crafted emails and voicemails that are as articulate as they are brief. However you choose to communicate, do so with style and respect, and you won't fail.
We know irrelevant pitches, calling you the wrong name and 8 follow-ups are no-no's; what else should publicists avoid doing?
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Cookie? Walkers shortbread.
Flower? Soft peach Ranunculus.
Ticklish? Yes.
Shower or bath? Shower.
Film? Big Fish, Life Is Beautiful and Finding Nemo. I spot a theme.
Crush? Jeff Bridges
First job? Waitress. And a lousy one, at that.
Inspiration? Gosh, so many. But let's begin and end with my family. Diana Vreeland and Iris Apfel fall somewhere in between.
Scent? Ren Moroccan Rose body cream.
Cookie? Walkers shortbread.
Flower? Soft peach Ranunculus.
Ticklish? Yes.
Shower or bath? Shower.
Film? Big Fish, Life Is Beautiful and Finding Nemo. I spot a theme.
Crush? Jeff Bridges
First job? Waitress. And a lousy one, at that.
Inspiration? Gosh, so many. But let's begin and end with my family. Diana Vreeland and Iris Apfel fall somewhere in between.


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Food and Agriculture
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A day of celebration and exploration of local food's many benefits and action around supporting our farmers, our food system, and initiatives that increase food access for all.
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Building an economically viable, high-quality, locally-sourced food system for institutional buyers. This system is designed to be reliable, resilient, responsive, and replicable.
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Learn about composting styles and see leaf mulching demonstrated at local homes, farms and schools.
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Food and agriculture are important to the vitality of the Bedford community. By choosing to eat locally, we can enhance the quality of the food supply, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, bolster the town's economy and help preserve Bedford's agricultural land. The Food and Agriculture Task Force is working to help strengthen the local food system and increase community awareness of and access to locally produced food. The current focus of the Task Force is directed to the following four areas: education, sourcing, networking and information, and public policy and advocacy.
The process will include the following steps:
- Increase awareness of local agricultural efforts in the community, including creation of viable food shed
- Increase awareness of farmer's markets and other sources of local food, including CSA's (Community Supported Agriculture), retail markets, farm stands, etc.
- Educate the community on the skills and resources needed to grow fruits and vegetables in home, community and school gardens
- Support legislative initiatives to protect agricultural land and promote farming
- Support efforts to make local food affordable and available to community feeding programs, schools and hospitals
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Master Farmer, Millstone Farm
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School Gardens, Bedford Central School District
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Environmental Attorney
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From what I've been told, these peanut butter squares are like the ones that were served in school cafeterias back in the 1980s and 90s. Seeing as I could probably count how many times my mom paid for school lunch on one hand (as much as my brothers and I begged, Mom always sent us kids to school with homemade lunches), I don't really have that point of reference to draw from. I will say, though, that these peanut butter squares are absolutely delicious and dangerous beyond all belief; you can't stop with one.
I thought about tinkering with the recipe for this post since I'm still following a sort of paleo-ish diet. Maybe substitute all that sugar with honey, maple syrup or sucanat; perhaps toy with the flour and use almond flour instead (though gluten-free baking still intimidates me). Maybe I could make these treats little less dangerous to the waistline.
But I cast that idea aside quickly because these bars were for my valentine, a guy who doesn't totally buy into, as he would call it, all the natural/health food mumbo-jumbo (but he is totally patient and cool with me buying into it). I say, a treat now and then won't kill anyone (eating the entire pan, which you will want to do...well, that's another story). I even diverged a bit from the paleo stuff and indulged this past Valentine's Day.
Now, I recognize that Valentine's Day is over, but that shouldn't stop you. Why not make a batch today for Presidents' Day and raise a peanut butter square (and a glass of milk) in honor of George Washington's birthday?
So, without further ado, I bring you the peanut butters squares from my husband's childhood, in all their peanut-buttery, chocolaty, and sugary goodness.
Mama K's Peanut Butter Squares
3/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 3/4 cups peanut butter
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
peanut butter (around a cup)
chocolate frosting (my go-to chocolate frosting recipe can be found here).
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
First, beat the butter and sugar together until relatively light and fluffy.
Add the eggs, salt, baking soda, and vanilla. Mix.
Add the peanut butter. I used chunky peanut butter in this batch, though either creamy or chunky is fine.
Add the oats and flour. Mix.
Personally, I like the batter even better than the baked squares. As you can see, my almost-two-year-old was of the same mindset. Tread with caution here, folks.
Turn the batter out onto a greased cookie sheet.
Press it and shape it with a rubber spatula or you can use your hands like I do. See all those finger indentations? This is where I should mention that I don't fill the whole cookie sheet; it only goes about half-way. No big deal. Just trim of the ragged edge when you cut these up and no one will know.
Bake for around 10-12 minutes. The edges should be browned and the top won't be wet or sticky.
Spread peanut butter all over the top of the squares. Word to the wise: you might want to use creamy peanut butter for this step (though, as you can see, I didn't) because it makes spreading the chocolate frosting (next) on top of the peanut butter easier.
Then spread the chocolate frosting. I used my favorite chocolate frosting recipe for this step -- I did halve the recipe and I used vanilla in it instead of almond extract (the almond and peanut flavors just clash too much. The almond extract in that recipe is awesome with other desserts, though).
Love in square form, right there.
We ate some of these on Valentine's Day and then I sent most (we had to keep some) of the leftovers to work with my husband, so he could share with his carpool and anyone near his office. Really, it was better that way.
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Spiritual Influence: Watch The Signal To Noise Ratio
Intuitives spend a lot of time and effort on one thing: becoming more intuitive. As they hone their craft they become more sensitive to what they are feeling and thinking, and develop ways of converting that raw data into information.
On a very basic level, this starts as "this feels bad, it must be bad," and "this feels good, it must be good." Makes sense, right?
As we develop this part of ourselves, we start trusting our emotions more and more. We do this for a good reason: they frequently reveal things that were hidden. After a number of times where listening to our intuition reveals things we would have had no way of knowing before, it's only natural that we stop judging the feelings and just go with them.
The problem is that sometimes we completely forget that, like all humans, our emotions are at the mercy of our bodies – and our bodies don't always react in a way that makes any sense at all.
Take the new moon, for example. I've found that whenever the moon goes dark, I get a rush of emotion for a few days. This has everything to do with the way the moon is interacting with my body, and nothing at all to do with the specific emotions I'm experiencing.
Of course, I didn't realize this at first. When I first became sensitive to it I just couldn't understand why I was alternately so upset, then passionate, and then melancholy. I started losing sleep. I started suspecting some kind of negative influence. I started to wonder if maybe I was doing something wrong. "What are you trying to tell me," I would ask my guides.
Desperate for answers, I started to run down a number of theories. There were a few wild goose chases.
Then, one day, I looked at the calendar, looked at the last few months, and noticed a pattern. The new moon. It comes around, and I freak out a little. It finishes, and calm returns.
That's all it was. For goodness sakes…
So now that I know, I accept the energy with open arms and find myself incredibly productive and creative at these times. Starting new projects as the new moon approaches, at least for me, gives me a great running start. I definitely look forward to the galvanizing force.
Please understand though, I'm not trying to tell you anything about the moon. What I'm trying to tell you is this: the better you are at tuning into the subtle energies of the universe, the more you will find yourself influenced by them in ways you might not realize. When that happens you have a choice: shield against these energies (which means block them out), or let them in and make them useful.
Let me be clear: both of these choices are perfectly safe and perfectly acceptable.
The only dangerous choice is to vehemently assume that your feeling "means something", and to go hunting for that meaning. The human mind is, by design, a pattern-matching machine. If you're experiencing a rush of emotion and look to the people around you for the cause, you will find it whether it is there or not.
Now, what would make this article really spectacular is to finish off with the magic pill that you can swallow to instantly know the difference between some external influence telling you something about the world, or to just blame last night's nightmares on an allergic reaction to cashews. It would be awesome if there was an easy way to tell the difference.
But there isn't. It takes patience, it takes experience, and it takes time. There are no true shortcuts when it comes to spiritual growth, so my only real advice is this: take each sensation, each emotion, and each idea that pops into your head for what it is. Don't assign meaning, and don't assign blame. Observe yourself, observe the world, and wait for the lesson that the Universe is trying to teach you to become apparent.
Allow it to take as much time as needed. Try not to force it, and allow all possible conclusions to remain only possibilities. Never commit yourself to a "truth", as actually "knowing" anything for certain in this life is not what we were born to do here. We are meant to experience and observe, that's all.
Accept all of this, and the best way to handle the energies around you will become clear in due time.
And don't forget: keep breathing.
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Seth Godin Highlights Ford's Plight
In a recent post Seth notes that Ford has only themselves to blame for their current situation.
And he makes the following vital point:
A couple of decades ago, Ford had everything. Cash, brand, distribution, political influence, a trained workforce...
Now look what Seth included in there -- "BRAND".
Ford has one of the most recognised brands in the world.
And yet that hasn't stopped them from losing market share that is leading them to cut 44,000 jobs according to Nick Buckley in an article for the New York Times.
This is their third attempt to turn round their fortunes.
Branding does not solve marketing problems.
After all you can't make your customers buy from you no matter how well known your brand.
See my previous post on branding for my view on the emphasis there is on branding currently.
Ford are losing market share and in fact Toyota are now forecast to be the second biggest seller in the USA after General Motors.
Remember Peter Drucker said, "Business has only two functions -- marketing and innovation".
Ford must look carefully, and quickly, at what they're doing. Then don't conduct any branding exercises. Find out what their customers want, innovate from what they have and sell those customers exactly what they asked for.
Simple, eh?
Obviously it's not that simple otherwise they'd be doing it now.
The main problem that Ford faces is the huge amount of inertia built up. Inertia means changing to a lean mean marketing and innovation machine involves lot of hard work, time and money.
Good luck Ford, I still have a soft spot for you ... although I don't buy Ford anymore!
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LONDON (Reuters) - British septuagenarian crooner Engelbert Humperdinck will represent the United Kingdom at this year's Eurovision Song Contest, according to the BBC, which chooses the country's contestants.
The 75-year-old singer, best known for his 1967 hit "Release Me," will be hoping to reverse a slump in fortunes for British acts at the annual sing-off.
"It's an absolute honor to be representing my country for this year's Eurovision Song Contest," the singer told the BBC.
"When the BBC approached me, it just felt right for me to be a part of an institution like Eurovision. I'm excited and raring to go and want the nation to get behind me!"
Humperdinck is the oldest Eurovision contestant and if he wins, will be the UK's first triumph since Katrina and the Waves 15 years ago.
The competition takes place on May 26 in Baku, Azerbaijan, where it has generated considerable excitement but also seen the country's human rights record come under closer international scrutiny.
In the latest example, Amnesty International said on Friday it hoped Humperdinck would draw attention to the issue of what it called "prisoners of conscience" being held in Azeri jails.
"There is a deep irony in the announcement," said Tim Hancock, campaigns director of Amnesty International UK, ahead of planned demonstrations in Azerbaijan over the weekend.
"Engelbert Humperdinck is famed for his song 'Please Release Me', yet, on the streets of Azerbaijan this Sunday protesters risk arrest by simply taking to the streets to display their discontent with the authorities."
Western governments and rights groups accuse President Ilham Aliyev, who succeeded his father in 2003, of rigging elections and clamping down on dissent, notably last year during a series of protests in the capital inspired by the Arab Spring.
The government says Azerbaijan, located on the Caspian Sea, enjoys full freedom of speech and has a thriving opposition press.
Humperdinck's song for the contest will be recorded in London, Los Angeles and Nashville and written by Martin Terefe and Sacha Skarbek.
Humperdinck, whose real name is Arnold Dorsey, has sold an estimated 150 million records worldwide during a 45 year career.
His participation could boost interest in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, widely derided in Britain as a celebration of kitsch but taken more seriously in many other European countries and watched by a television audience of more than 100 million people.
Reporting by Mike Collett-White, editing by Paul Casciato


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Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, had an interview 16 years ago with a group by the name of "The Gathering".
In the interview, DeVos claimed that the church should have more central role in our lives and our communities and she is right folks….
The political establishment of today (excluding Trump of course) nearly killed the church and our religion. Just take a look at Obama's executive orders these past eight years and you will see what I am talking about.
Well, Betsy DeVos wants to change all of this… she wants to bring America back to the days where the freedom of expression is tolerated once more. Which, of course, includes prayer.
Here is the interview and see what Betsy is all about:
As you know, in many countries around the world, you are punished by the government for showing any sign of worship to whichever religion you practice. But, with Betsy DeVos as the Secretary of Education, we will bolster the First Amendment and make American education best in the world again.
So, whether you're a Christian, an atheist, or any other religion — the freedom to pray and exercise your First Amendment rights is one we should all have and desire. This is what makes our country great!


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Everyone nowdays know about agile development, lean startup; it's kind of a fashion of our days. But it isnt something so new; truth is that finally people decided (???) to trust the stranger.
The great revolution of internet, of cheap technology, of almost-zero cost to connect, of exactly-zero cost per byte (read content), is the discovery that people have a brain. Before this revolution, each of us thought he was a special person, one different among humankind.
Internet has freed our chains: anyone now can produce content, talk, interact, express, comment, vote, like, report, hate, attack, bookmark, skim quickly but without end. This has let some Person (everyone has a brain doesnt mean everyone use it the same, therefore i reserve capital P to some awesome brain) to notice a dynamic that today we call the long tail (thx Chris Anderson).
The fact is simple: infinite production without artificial limit brings out everything, or almost everything. As usual there are pros and cons.
Pros: many people could and should have my idea, so if we connect, if we share, then we can build it quickly, better way, cheap, more complex, better quality and still – MAKE MONEY. All of us, not just the first (i hate you Bell, in italy we made the telephone, first!).
Cons: we must find others, talk to them, share, basicly filter the infinite possibilities to look for match. It means something more subtle…we must trust others.
Here is the catch. TRUST. Like the famous "in god we trust".
Could we? Should we? Do we?
And answers are: yes, yes, not yet – not completely
The tail eats the head. Agile development, lean startup: they are the "new" philosophy, the old-finally here- philosophy. Let's accept the tip and share, then share, then share more. It's not a lose-win game, but a win-win more one.
Because we have a brain.
Even you, i know it.
And now i shared my methodology with you.
Im not losing anything, you know it.


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by A.J. Coltrane
Try saying that three times fast.
By request, a new page for the No Knead Bread. Scroll up, it's the tab on the right-hand end.
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by A.J. Coltrane
Try saying that three times fast.
By request, a new page for the No Knead Bread. Scroll up, it's the tab on the right-hand end.
by A.J. Coltrane
Another variation on a high hydration focaccia, using this one as a jumping off point.
The goal this time was to make a focaccia that could stand on its own at a potluck. As compared to the linked (non-assertive) bread, this one features more salt, more oil, and the addition of rosemary to […]
by A.J. Coltrane
Many sandwich bread recipes call for butter, milk, and/or buttermilk. In theory this one is a little bit healthier, it uses extra virgin olive oil as the fat.
The formula:
Ingredient Measure Baker's % AP Flour 500g Water 325g 65 Salt 10g 2 Olive Oil 20g 4 Instant Yeast 1.5 tsp
It's […]
by A.J. Coltrane
Previous post here.
August 25, 2013 here for comparison.
Yesterday was a big "haircut day" for the tomatoes. As it turns out, at least one "haircut day" from last year was on August 25th. This year's decision to give them a haircut was made without looking at last year's notes. It's interesting to […]
by A.J. Coltrane
Served at this tomato tasting. Most recent Rosemary Focaccia here.
I've gradually been dialing back the amount of oil that I've been putting into focaccias…
Background: When I started making focaccia I always measured the oil by volume. At some point I decided that seemed like a silly way to do it […]
by A.J. Coltrane
Previous post here.
Silly August 18, 2013 post here. (Includes two cat pics and must have been written on very little sleep.)
The plants continue to look more and more haggard as the fruit production ramps up. There's now mold on the zucchini leaves, some of the tomato plants, and the Brussels […]
by A.J. Coltrane
Cedar's on Brooklyn has an awesome Pesto Naan. Really, everything there is tasty and very reasonably priced. Try anything from the tandoori oven, but don't go when it's dinnertime. To quote Yogi Berra: "Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded."
I thought I'd try to replicate their Pesto Naan, only without the […]
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Here's a link to a post about Andre Yedlin and what it says about the future of US soccer. [ESPN/Grantland]
What got my attention was this paragraph:
Today, it's easy to look at Yedlin — 5-foot-8 and thick-chested, and able to outrun the best soccer players in the world — and imagine […]
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Previous post here. August 11, 2013 post here.
The cucumber box fell over on Friday. The Ultomato framework is overwhelmed — parts of it came off during the tumble. I harvested five pounds cucumbers, put the framework back together as much as possible, then propped the box up against a beam that […]
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With your every day 2-1-6-1-5 double play. The Giants managed to pick off 2 runners on the same play, which happened to be a walk. This is why you need to pay attention the game when you are running the bases kids.
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I am very pleased to announce my image, "Cow Camp Fence" juried into the "Toyed With" exhibition at the Open Shutter Gallery in Durango, Colorado. "Toyed With" is entirely made up with images created by toy cameras. The group show was juried by Christine So of Holga Inspired.
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See all of the incredible images in the show here
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I photographed "Cow Camp Fence" with a Kodak "Fun Saver Panoramic 35" disposable camera reloaded with Kodak Tri-X film.
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Vodafone K3773 3G Dongle is another product from Vodafone which supports maximum 7.2 Mbps download speed as well as 5.76 Mbps upload speed. Vodafone K3773 UMTS USB stick is a low cost modem from Vodafone which specially tailored
for VHA market supporting UMTS tri-band (850/900/2100). Vodafone K3773 3G 7.2 Mbps modem is available in market about Rs. 999, which is best price for 3G modem. Vodafone K3773 is the first device bringing the Vodafone QuickStart (Web UI) experience to our customers.
Vodafone K3773 data card specs is like K3772, and has been customized from Huawei for Australian users. Unlocking of Vodafone K3773 device is easy with correct unlock code.
The key features and specifications of Vodafone K3773 3G 7.2 Mbps Dongle :
Type : USB stick modem
Weight : 22g
Dimensions (D x H x W) : 88.1 x 11.6 x 26.9 mm
User Interface : Vodafone QuickStart web UI
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Quin Browne wrote a lovely guest post over at Guest of a Guest, about her experience moving to New York. (Read it here) I can't wait till I've moved and can write about everything I'm thinking, seeing, doing, eating, loving, and hating (I'm already dreading the subway – the MTR's spoiled me! 😉 ) about New York, even with the stress of the upcoming job AND apartment hunt (double whammy!). I only hope I can record it all as beautifully as Quin does. 🙂
Lauren Conrad and Speidi were recently at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, and apparently Pete Wentz was all Team Speidi. An article from the Examiner mentions it, and, as some backstory to the feud, wrote:
The former best friends have been feuding ever since Montag started dating America's biggest loser: Spencer Pratt.
LOL. Oh, Spencer. Can't wait to catch up on The Hills later tonight!
In other not-so-newsworthy news, I am totally bored at work. When a magazine closes I lose all motivation to start the next one. I really hope my next job is much more fast-paced and keeps me on my toes…I'd actually rather spend my time at work actually working than surfing around on the internet or emailing people or blogging. Blah. Still, did manage to get an interview with the Ferragamo menswear designer AND the Hugo Boss menswear designer today, so it wasn't a complete waste. 😛 Off to write some interview questions now…
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Side entrance with the stand-alone Tipton Hall (with the pyramidal sky line) to the left
|Tipton Hall, entered on the opposite side, is a small auditorium for about 100 people, for lectures, seminars, movies, and theater.
|A low tower focusses the entrance and covered corridors form a processional way. The many loggias and arcades with adjacent courtyards give the sense of outdoor rooms while the thick walls and stocky proportions have a protective quality. All decoration is eliminated--doors, entrances, and windows lack moldings.
Humorous sculptureSeveral pieces of sculpture are sited around the building--as befits a college of art and design. Note the lifeguard off-duty sign and the shallow trench leading to the dry pool.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. --Over the past years, San Jose has seen a dramatic spike in crimes like burglaries and car thefts.
Our media partner, the San Jose Mercury News, looked at the city's stats for 2012 compared to 2011.
28,000 property crimes were reported in 2012. That's a nearly 30 percent increase over 2011, and the highest figure since 1995.
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Intel Xeon wrote:I hate people that when encouraged to try food, become resolutely stubborn and refuse to try it. When you ask them why, they say they don't like it. When you ask whether they have had it, they say no!
Hah, thats one on my list. my little brother went from an all-consuming black hole (metaphoricaly) to this when he was 3.
Another thing I hate is when I can't buy spudgun parts even though I have my allowance for them lol


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Saturday, January 15, 2011
Series #3 of "Ask Me, Who Knows"
5 comments:
- SummersStudio said...
Tee Hee, I do understand how at a certain age the story of how you arrived where you are can take a while. But it's what makes you so interesting. It's also wonderful to know I'm not the only one out there with this insatiable desire to make little jewels out of all different kinds of things. You've been such a good friend, Lynn, and keep me inspired. Thanks for sharing your creative journey.
- 1/15/2011
- SueBeads said...
I really enjoyed learning about you Lynn!!!! I too really really like Lee Ann! You are both just too cool!
- 1/15/2011
- EmandaJ said...
Thanks for sharing -- I too am a fibers person, and I've worked in stained glass. Interesting to note how many of us mixed-up media gals there are in this little neck of the jewelry/arts woods.
- 1/15/2011
- MaCarroll Beads said...
Thanks for sharing....I enjoyed reading a little about your creative history.
- 1/16/2011
- TesoriTrovati said...
I really love the way the twists and turns of our lives become so integral. Fascinating stuff, Miss Lynn. I love hearing more about you and your journey so that I can appreciate your art all the more.
enjoy the day!
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Louisiana Governor Seeks State Lottery
Faced with a slump in the state economy and the prospect of a budget shortfall, Gov. Edwin W. Edwards of Louisiana last week said he would call a special session of the legislature to consider creating a state lottery and legalizing casino gambling.
Proceeds from the lottery--estimated at some $150 million in the first year and $250 million in the second--would be committed to education and to assistance for the elderly, the Governor said. Casino gambling--which would be allowed in metropolitan New Orleans and the bordering parishes of Jefferson and St. Bernard--would bring more jobs and money into the state's economy, according to the Governor.
The proposals offer Louisiana "a choice between prosperity and continued economic decline," Governor Edwards said. Without the new sources of revenue, he said, the state would have to raise taxes or make drastic cuts in services, including those for children, the elderly, and the needy.
Fiscal experts on the staff of the Louisiana legislature have predicted that the state could end the current budget year with a shortfall of as much as $225 million. The problem, they say, is due in part to the tax system's dependence on revenue from the state's oil industry, which has been hit by the worldwide drop in prices.
The special legislative session would be held Feb. 2-12. Newspapers in the state reported a mixed reaction to the Governor's proposals, with many Baptist and Catholic groups voicing opposition to gambling.
Louisiana is one of a growing number of states that have passed or are considering lotteries to help finance education. Others include Alabama, California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Ohio.
School-finance experts have cautioned in recent months that while lotteries are providing a new source of revenue for all state services, education by no means reaps a bonanza from such initiatives. Some maintain that establishing lotteries, moreover, may diminish the public's willingness to support vital school-related tax measures. (See Education Week, Sept. 18, 1985.)
Reversal in Alabama
In Alabama, where a state lottery has been the subject of debate for several years, the Alabama Education Association has reversed its position and expressed support for the idea.
At their annual December meeting to vote on a state legislative agenda, aea delegates overwhelmingly endorsed a statewide vote on a lottery, provided that at least 50 percent of the proceeds go to the state's trust fund for precollegiate and higher education.
In 1983, delegates also supported a lottery initiative. But in 1984 they rejected the proposal on moral grounds--a point that was hardly raised at the latest meeting, according to Paul R. Hubbert, executive secretary and treasurer for the union, an affiliate of the National Education Association.
Mr. Hubbert said he was surprised by the lack of debate on the issue. He said delegates may have been influenced by several recent statewide polls in which a majority of those surveyed said they would vote for a lottery.
In addition, he said, "folks know that the amount of education money that will be available for appropriations this year will be substantially less than the amount that was available in the past legislative session."
State Superintendent of Education Wayne Teague has warned school districts to budget conservatively in case Alabama has to prorate its school aid because of revenue shortfalls.
Mr. Teague has said he favors a lottery, and Gov. George C. Wallace has said he would not oppose such legislation if voters approved it in a special election. Alvin Holmes, a Democratic state representative from Montgomery, has introduced legislation for the last several years that would establish a lottery and earmark at least one-fourth of the proceeds for education.
Currently, the state's education trust fund derives its revenue primarily from state sales and income taxes. As a result, state officials say, it is highly sensitive to fluctuations in the economy.
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Happy 4th Blogging Anniversary to Small Fry & Co. and Some Goals for the New Year.
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Thank you for all you do for your bloggy friends! Being a mommy is tough. I have actually stopped reading some of my favorite blogs because I noticed that when I read them I would start feeling down and looking at how imperfect my house/life is. I have always loved your blog and felt that you know how it is to have lots of little ones that are close in age (I have an 11y/o 4y/o, 3y/o, and 2y/o and they are ALL girls!!) So, please know, that even though I don't comment often I check your blog daily and love all you do. Thank you from the bottom of my tired/5-loads-of-laundry-piled-up/burnt-dinner-so-sent-hubby-to-get-fried-chicken/scrubbing-the-toilet-will-have-to-wait-until-tomorrow heart!ReplyDelete
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The Kitchen is My Playground turned 2 this week! I can hardly believe it. Last year on the 1st bloggiversary, I shared the story of how The Kitchen is My Playground came to be. This year, in addition to bringing you these totally decadent dark chocolate Raspberry Truffle Brownies ... 'cause a celebration calls for total decadence, right? ... I decided to share a design change that's gone on with The Kitchen is My Playground this year. Whew!! ... what a year of learning it has been.
Yes, The Kitchen is My Playground got a little facelift back in July'ish. Now, I don't claim to be, in any way-shape-or-form, a graphic designer ... but I think I did okay with the design for a novice.
Just don't ask me how many attempts and how many hours it took to get these polka dots between the posts right ... I'd truly be embarrassed to tell you.
There have been about umpteen-bazillion other behind-the-scenes goings-on here this year as I've learned more and more about this thing called blogging, but I'll spare you all the details. And I know there is still a lot in store for the upcoming year, too. I can't wait to see where The Kitchen is My Playground's third year takes us!
So how 'bout we get back to celebrating Year 2 with these scrumptiously decadent Raspberry Truffle Brownies? Yes, I didn't think you'd mind.
(Printable recipe)
For the Brownies:
- 1/2 c. butter
- 1 1/4 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 c. packed light brown sugar
- 1 tsp. instant coffee crystals
- 2 T. water
- 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 c. confectioners' sugar
- 1/3 c. seedless red raspberry jam
- 1/8 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 tsp. shortening
Prepare the Brownies:
- In a heavy saucepan, melt the butter and 1 1/4 cups chocolate chips over low heat. Cool slightly, about 15 minutes.
- In a large bowl, beat eggs and brown sugar. Dissolve coffee crystals in the water. Add the coffee mixture and melted chocolate to the egg mixture. Mix well.
- Combine the baking powder and flour; stir into the chocolate mixture until incorporated.
- Spread batter into a greased 9x9-inch or 8x8-inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes until brownies are set.
- Cool completely.
- In a heavy saucepan over low heat, melt the 1 cup of chocolate chips. Cool for about 30 minutes.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the softened cream cheese until fluffy, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add the confectioners' sugar and raspberry jam; beat until just combined. Stir in the melted chocolate until well combined. Spread the filling evenly over the cooled brownies.
- Place the 1/8 cup chocolate chips and shortening in a small zip-top plastic bag. Set bag in a bowl of warm water to soften. Gently knead the chocolate with your fingers until melted and smooth, placing back in the warm water for a minute or two as needed.
- Snip a very small hole in the corner of the plastic bag. Drizzle chocolate over the truffle filling.
- Chill brownies before cutting. Cut into small 1-inch squares to serve (these are rich ... a small square goes a long way). Store brownies in the refrigerator.


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'While the U.S. market for small wind turbines tries to regain momentum following the reduction or expiration of rebates and other key incentive programs in leading states, the overall market for SWTs is growing as a result of feed-in tariff (FIT) policies in the United Kingdom and Italy,' says Dexter Gauntlett, research analyst at Navigant Research. "Beyond FITs, the small wind power market will be driven by growing demand for on-site generation, volatile diesel fuel costs and China's growing need for power."
At the same time, however, small wind faces strong competition from the solar photovoltaics (PV) sector, thanks to dramatic price drops in solar PV modules over the past few years, as well as the emergence of innovative business models – including leasing programs and third-party financing models – that have yet to be made available to the vast majority of small-wind customers.
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The term "Mother Earth" has been dangerously misinterpreted by the people who purposely meant to do so. In fact, we are the adopted parents and the planet is our aging child, that we have not done a very good job of raising or nurturing. If there was a social services, or some type of child protection service for planets, Earth would have been taken away from us by now for being abusive and irresponsible guardians. The previous parents who were responsible for the planet such as Dinosaurs, Bipedal Apes, Homo Habilis and the rest of the Homo species ( ignoring ours, being the Homo Sapiens sapiens) were responsible and took very good care of Earth. They did not abuse the Earth's natural resources, or exploit the planet for what she offered them. Instead, they were grateful to be apart of the Earth's story. Somewhere along the line, roughly between 1770-1840, the Industrial Revolution gave human beings the idea that they could play God to planet Earth (Wright, 1995), and only within the past decade, have we started trying to play God to planet Mars as well. When technology took over the planet, everything changed. The irony is that technology was born to improve our quality of life, however it has in turn, ended up contributing to the decline of that quality. The concept of people always wanting more and something better has morphed technology into an enemy of the planet. Obviously the ideal of erasing the damage already done is impossible, hence we must ask ourselves, how can we as parents of the planet, improve this issue? Before we do that, we need to specifically identify what negative impact technology has had on our population.
Fig 1: Image displaying how technology made human immobile and lazy ( Pinto, 2000).
The term population has different facets to it, but can generally be defined as "the summation of all the organisms of the same group or species, which live in a particular geographical area, and have the capability of interbreeding" (Wikipedia, 2015). It was announced in 2012, that the estimated world population exceeded 7.2 billion, therefore as of today, that number has significantly increased and cannot represent a specific number, as various countries including Nigeria, India and China have not been able to release exact data related to this (Wikipedia,2015). Different scientists with a variety of research backgrounds all seem to have a holistic conclusion about the population; They feel that "In the future, the world's population is expected to peak, after which it will decline due to economic reasons, health concerns, land exhaustion and environmental hazards. According to one report, it is very likely that the world's population will stop growing before the end of the 21st century. Further, there is some likelihood that population will actually decline before 2100. Population has already declined in the last decade or two in Eastern Europe, the Baltics and in the Commonwealth of Independent" (Friedman, 2015). The reality is that people want to blame the growing population on the problems related to environmental and social issues such as landfills and exploitations of various fossil fuels, however it is mainly due to the technology being abused by this population, not necessarily because of the amount of population that now inhabit Earth. More people should mean more brains and more hands to heal the planet, but instead, people have become infatuated with satisfying their personal needs, instead of the needs of their planet that is providing them with the necessities to live. People stack up landfills with toxins and waste, however they do not stop to think how their food will grow in the soil if the soil continues to get poisoned with these toxins. Sure the invention of GMO products is a bonus, but is it really, when the chemicals being used to produce those GMO products are more harmful then helpful to a person's health as well as the oceans and the air we breath? Technology has also made people lazier and has led to increased obesity as you can see in the video link below (ISD, 2015). Therefore we are caught in a vicious cycle of misinterpretation.
Notice that scientists claim that the world population decline will be the result of 4 things, however those four things, really stem from one thing; Technology. Let's break it down in the following flow chart:
Fig 2: Flow Chart displaying the connection between technology and a declining population. Diagram Credit: Iheanyichukwu Obia
Overpopulation is a disease currently plaguing Earth, and people are quickly trying to find any solution to this issue, as they have always tried to find the fastest way to fix problems. Nonetheless, the fastest solution is not always the best solution. Some nations including China feel that it is necessary to implement a one child policy, which only allows some citizens to have one child for up to 3 decades (Gander, 2015); This it is morally wrong. Justification for these policies stem from "one of the ideas most emphasized by the Stockholm Resilience Centre is the susceptibility of key Earth System processes to 'tipping points.' They believe that exceeding these thresholds risks triggering abrupt environmental change" (UNEP, 2012). Environmentally, it makes sense to have more people populating the planet, because it would lead to more hands and brains to help with sustaining not only the human race, but the planet as well. However technology has made people lazy and has given them an excuse to blame their problems on irrelevant factors. The TBL Simulator is a good example for this as it is very difficult to maintain a successful and profitable city in the game. As a group, on many occasions trying to play this game, we ran into the issue of using too much money to build our cities. This was great in the beginning and our cities looked great, but we quickly lost a large part of our population to homelessness (which in the real world could lead to an increase in crime as well as social support). With a lack of housing and necessities in response to the growing population per year in the TBL Simulator, the overall city revenue decreased as it became too difficult to keep everyone safely housed and social support funding increased. As we experienced with the TBL Simulator, once the population goes out of control, it is too difficult to save the city and continue on in the game. A contributing factor to this was obviously the decrease in city revenue, as this caused an imbalance with the bottom line. If there was a way to begin the game by using low cost energy, housing and other basic necessities in order to establish and maintain a community, then we could gradually increase the revenue over time and there would be a good chance of keeping the balance in the game with an over population issue. Larger commercial buildings need to be built and this will create move jobs, thus maintaining a good employment system. Through this, homelessness could be lowered, if not erased. Our group found it very difficult to maintain a decent score and to keep our balance in the game due to over population. With over population comes the need for more buildings and more resources being abused. However once we figured out how to evenly distribute those resources, and how to reuse those resources, we were able to maintain a good balance. This showed us that overpopulation really isn't the issue, but how we use our resources, and how we use technology to our benefit truly matters.
If we, the population, attempt to educate ourselves on this issue, we can change things for the better for not only ourselves, but for Earth as well. Instead of finding easier, fast methods, we need to re-evaluate our lifestyle choices and understand how we can use technology for our benefit in sustaining our population. Whether it be on a personal level through household decisions, or on a larger scale, across the globe, through implementing a system that is available for everybody. The infamous statistic that our population will drastically decline in the upcoming years in simply unacceptable, especially for such a technology induced society like the one we live in toady. We need to start utilizing technology for what it was originally create for- to sustain and improve human's quality of life, not deplete it.
This week we are giving a BIG shout out to National Geographic for profiling a few new companies that are taking food packaging to the next level by allowing people to either eat it. They also profiled some companies that are creating packaging that will alert you when your food is actually spoiling, and containers that can self decompose into the soil ( Albright, 2015). Check out the link below.


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I have been attending ISPI's Performance Improvement Conference 2012, and today was the second day of the conference. I missed the keynote speaker this morning to attend church. (I normally attend the LDS church but missed the bus to get to the chapel so I attended Mass at St. Michael's Cathedral which is right on Bond Street. A beautiful Cathedral and a very nice service).
Morning Session - Tim Brock, PhD, CPT, Peggy Meli, PhD - HPT Backyard Research: Tales From the Frontline
I attended a presentation by Tim Brock and Peggy Meli. (By the way, Dr. Brock is an adjunct faculty member of the Instructional Design and Performance Technology Masters Degree Program at Franklin University). They described how they have applied a sort of action-research approach to their own HPT work. Their ideas were really practical and showed how a practitioner can reflectively apply their knowledge and iteratively improve the work they are doing as they do it. A great presentation.
Afternoon Session - Debunking Common Myths
The afternoon session was somewhat unique - I had never seen this kind of format at a conference. Several researchers presented for 20 minutes each on several erroneous ideas that are often heard in the field and debunked them with solid research. The idea is that basing our practice on strategies supported by research is the most logical and effective route. It was actually very insightful, here are some highlights:
- Designing instruction based around Learning Styles does not work. (I have written about how to combat this error in a previous post.)
- "Digital Natives" do not learn any differently than older learners.
- The media used doesn't increase learning, it is the strategies used that improve learning.
- IQ is actually a very good predictor of success at many things.
- Learners need guidance to learn most effectively - that is, minimal guidance works very poorly.
- Learner reactions are a very poor way to evaluate learning.
At the Principles and Practices of Human Performance Technology Workshop, Jim Hill visited with us for a few minutes and gave some really sound advice for beginning performance consultants (in my own words):
- Apply the HPT tools that you are learning to yourself first. This is a good way toget started.
- Start on smaller projects so that you can manage them easily. You can later start to expand to bigger projects.
- When talking with people, make the complex seem simple. Instead of saying you will increase sales by X%, say that the goal is to have "one more deal per sales rep." This is very simple, easy to understand, and seems easy to apply.
- Don't be afraid to use big numbers, though. People like to invest in big ideas.
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This conference has been an incredible introduction to HPT tools and practices. The Principles and Practices Workshop was a great introduction, and I am now having that knowledge reinforced and expanded as I attend the presentations.
I feel like I am reaching cognitive overload. I find that my mind has gained about all that it can, and I will need to reflect on and begin to apply what I have learned over the coming weeks and months. I am thinking more long-term, now. It will likely take another couple of years of conferencing, practicing, and learning before I feel like I have a level of expertise. It is frustrating because I have gained expertise in other (related) fields, but I must remember that it took years of study and practice.
It's hard to believe that tomorrow is the last day of the conference, it has been such an experience.


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In a sudden, and horrible moment, the torrent website Pirate Bay suddenly has gone offline. There are no official reports at the moment, though all domains for the popular website are not allowing connections.
Over the past year the Pirate Bay has been server-hopping from Iceland to the Caribbean. We will keep you updated on the website as more information becomes available. As of right now the website is still down, only showing a "Could not connect to caching server 00". In the past the website has gone down for a few hours, or up to a few days.
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