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|2004-03-26, 11:36
|Link #41
Ichi wa zen, zen wa ichi
Just to help...
Merchandise: www.kikiwai.com
They have tons of merchandise imported from Japan for shows that are licensed or not licensed.
Aside from that, I'm looking for good deals on anime (I live in Canada) because of the HIGH cost around here. (Ouch, my two .hack//SIGN dvds cost me $50 apiece) I was wondering about maybe box sets of series' like Fruits Basket.
I saw somewhere on the forum someone was saying ADV DVD's are around $17 (You LUCKY people! Saiyuki has cost me $30 + the 15% tax for each DVD).
Also! (I know I'm demanding, ne?) I'm looking for some Jpop music, specifically Utada Hikaru. They told me at the music store to have something imported through them, on CD would cost me $65, so I was wondering if there were any places, well, cheaper. LOL
PS - I'd LOVE to spend more money on anime but those damn tuition fees keep getting to me...
|2004-04-26, 09:25
|Link #42
Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
i live in the uk and i cant find any sites that sell t-shirts... i have a visa electron credit card (i know that they suck) im specificly looking for .hack t-shirts but i dont mind anything. i would also like to know where i could get some posters or wallscrolls any help would be apreciated.. thanx..
|2004-05-11, 04:46
|Link #44
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Dallas/Fort Worth
If you live in Dallas/Fort Worth you can rent anime at my shop:
Shotokan Anime and Gaming.
514 W Harwood Rd
Hurst TX 76054
Over 1300 DVDs!
We also support Magic: the Gathering and Yugioh, and possibly soon VS. (Marvel VS./ DC VS)
|2004-05-11, 20:31
|Link #45
Do you sell MTG cards by online/mail/phone, that would be err cheaper than what i would buy on ebay. I'm planning to get 1 or 2 booster boxes of fifth dawn. I might be looking for rare cards too.
Oh and i buy most of my anime's at Fry's Electronics or i go to SF.
It's a little more expensive at Fry's but i dont like to wait days to watch it.
Probably just me though, i dont really care about how much it is.
|2004-05-18, 19:21
|Link #46
pls..crac...anime need
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Canada
Canadians should check out Amazon.ca/HMV.ca.
depending on the product and stuff it can be cheaper. and ya dont have to worry about customs. i know i ordered once from animenation and one of my tapes didnt make it past customs. something about nudity. i cant remember, been so long.
and for music cds and ost ya might wanna actually goto HMV at the mall. they can pretty much order anything you want. A&B sound offers the same service, not sure of thier prices.
i got my macross plus ost 1 & 2 from them.(hmv that is)
edit to add
i believe hmv and a&b sound also offer order capabilitys for dvds, hmv might also actually do japanese imports.
|2004-06-05, 14:48
|Link #47
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2003
I've ordered from dvdpacific once, the limited ed. box for GA. It was cheaper than amazon.ca. However when it came the box was ripped in half, and I found out that they didn't use ANY protection beside the cardboard box at all (they could at least put some more paper to wrap around or something)
good thing was they were willing to replace and credit me back on the shipping, but it took another month before they shipped it back...but then another problem arised...
it got opened by canadian customs, and they taxed me on it...(I've bought alot of stuff across the border before thru ebay but I was never taxed before...)
I used to think that if something is low valued (I remember reading somewhere that if it's like under 39 dollars) it's tax free, but appearantly that doesn't hold anymore. So I ended up had to pay 4 dollars more and 5 dolloars for handling fee (4 is ok, but why am I getting charged for handling fee...I never asked customs to open it )
so as conclusion, I wuld say dvdpacific is not bad, the fact that they were pretty fast on the respond, yet shipping back and forth and the tariff part is of course a let down...I'm considering amazon.ca from now on first, thanks to the tariffs
|2004-07-03, 13:51
|Link #49
Anime addict
I would like to recommend www.dvdboxoffice.com They sell anime, games and more things and the best thing is that they are shipping for FREE worldwide
|2004-07-04, 06:39
|Link #50
Join Date: Apr 2004
I just want to throw in another online store in California.
Tam sells only licensed legitimate product and prices are pretty good since he has no overhead expenses, and based on about 5 purchases already, you can message him quick if htere is a problem and he will adress it just as quick and delivery times are incredibly fast, within a few days or purchase. I picked up 4 volumes+ artbox of Angelic layer from him for about $95 including shipping, and many titles hes got are about $18-20 each. Hes a very friendly person and is glad to special order anything that he doesnt carry yet, as hes done this for me several times. there is a forum there much like htis one, and its just an incredibly great place to sign up at and buy from. highly recommended.
|2004-07-15, 13:06
|Link #51
...and hey, if people are getting legit ADV DVDs for $17 U.S., then I want to know where. That's a little less than I've seen for most DVDs anywhere on the net.
|2004-07-15, 14:39
|Link #52
Belldandy Fanboy
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Stockholm, Sweden, Where Polar bears roam the streets
Age: 34
|2004-08-15, 08:17
|Link #54
Just call me Ojisan
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: U.K. Hampshire
One Piece is licensed, please do not ask how to obtain licensed series here on AnimeSuki. And certainly do not ask where to find bootlegs. I suggest you have a read of the forum rules as well
|2004-08-16, 08:32
|Link #55
Join Date: Aug 2004
Not to sure if this is exactly on topic, but do some of these dvd sites release DVD's early if they get them in? Looking at Get Backers Vol #1 the release date is 8/24 *in 8 days* but on few sites ive looked at says Buy Now! that are in this thread atleast one. Just something that caught my eye wanting to see this one.
|2004-08-16, 08:51
|Link #56
Just call me Ojisan
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: U.K. Hampshire
I think you are misinterpreting the meaning of "Buy Now". All this means is that you can place your order now, it will not be shipped until the store receives the item in question. In other words, it's an advanced order, it doesn't mean that it gets shipped before the release date. If you want it, placing such an order isn't a bad thing because any decent on-line store will not charge for the item before it actually is shipped.
And BTW, while Robert's Anime Corner Store is a nice on-line store to browse, I find it's a bit expensive, for DVDs I prefer somewhere like DVD Pacific. But that's just my preference
DVD Pacific list Get Backers as Pre Order, vol 1 release date as 24th Aug (as I'm sure most places do).
|2004-08-18, 07:14
|Link #57
Just call me Ojisan
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: U.K. Hampshire
Update on my previous post:
It seems that on-line stores can and do ship early. Menshi confirmed that his order (with a release date of 24th Aug) shipped out a week early from AnimeCornerStore. And I can also coincidently offer a similar occurrence from DVD Pacific, I had pre-ordered an item over the weekend (which also had a release date of 24th Aug) and it was shipped out on the Mon 16th Aug.
I note that DVD Pacific still have the DVD listed as "PreOrder" with a release date of 24/08/2004, so maybe it has something to do with the fact they can't (or maybe shouldn't) advertise earlier release dates (even if they have it in stock).
So, the bottom line - It seems if you "Pre Order" a DVD, it may be shipped out earlier than the release date (in the above two examples, a week earlier). While this may be obvious to many of you who have made such orders before, I must admit that I rarely pre-ordered but just waited until the release date before making an order. Most of the time I ordered 3 DVDs at a time so I always waited until they were all marked as "In Stock" before placing an order.
I shall have to try pre-ordering Azumanga V4 and see if it also gets shipped before the 31st Aug release date
|2004-08-18, 11:48
|Link #58
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Antwerp area, Belgium, Europa
Age: 43
Well, I've said it before, but one of the anime stores I visit often allready has the Get Backers DVD's on display, and they are the real ones. And this wasn't the first time they were early.
I think the stores get the material alot sooner before the official release date but aren't allowed to sell it untill that particular date.
This is probably for advertisement reasons, in order to create a small hype before release so it'll sell better. Or to prevent bootlegs from popping up before the offcial release.
Also I never pre-order, I wanna know that the item I want is available right away, I had some bad experiences with ordering items in advance which led to them being delivered months after. In that period I could've easilly bought them at some other place. I only buy stuff that is in stock at the moment I order it.
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|2004-08-20, 15:52
|Link #59
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Netherlands
Age: 40
Those of you who have ever ordered from DVD Pacific may have received
a "security" email from DVD Pacific, in which they state they may have been
compromised (but that they can not find any evidence) and send you a new
password to login to your account.
Well... it's not a "may be compromised" -- it is highly likely (part of) their
user database INCLUDING CREDITCARD DETAILS has been compromised.
Although I reacted a bit slow/late to it, my cc company (Master Card) spotted
the potential abuse and blocked my card, but I still got charged for 150 for
things I never asked for.
See this thread on AnimeOnDVD for more information:
Important: it's to late to delete your info at DVD Pacific -- consider the information
already comprimised! I recommend to check your CC statements carefully for charges
you are unfamiliar with and/or call your CC company and ask about recent transactions,
although it's possible to trouble occured a while ago -- in my case between June 30 - July 3.
And although I won't say that I won't order from DVD Pacific again (as they're to
good otherwise for that), let's say I'll avoid them for the next few months. Not that
I actually can spare the cash to buy DVDs anyway (got to buy books for school etc).
A few more links:
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|2004-09-02, 03:13
|Link #60
Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2004
Where do y'all recommend down under? I have bought from www.ezydvd.com.au, but am hopiong for something better and/or cheaper.
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By Scott Grafton, M.D., and Emily Cross, M.S., University of California at Santa Barbara
The ubiquity of dance across cultures, ages, and history make it an "embedded" art form. Most of us already have significant dance experience by adulthood. This commonality of dance, therefore, shifted our research away from normative studies that attempt to show that dance is good for a person or their brain, that it makes one smarter, is worth learning, or that some types of dance make one smarter than others.
Instead, our studies concerned the mechanisms that allow us to learn to dance, and the concurrent learning-related changes in the brain. Prior behavioral research on observational learning suggests that physical and observational learning share many common features. Neuroimaging research on action observation has identified brain regions, including premotor, inferior parietal, and temporal regions, that are similarly active when performing actions and when watching others perform the same actions. The present study investigated the sensitivity of this "action observation network" (AON) to learning that is based on observation, compared to physical rehearsal.
Participants were trained for five consecutive days on dance sequences that were set to music videos in a popular video game context. They spent half of daily training physically rehearsing one set of sequences, and the other half passively watching a different set of sequences. Participants were scanned with fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) prior to, and immediately following, the week of training.
Results indicate that premotor and parietal components of the AON responded more to trained, relative to untrained, dance sequences. These results suggest that activity in these brain regions represents the neural resonance between observed and embodied actions. Viewing dance sequences that were only watched (and not danced) also was associated with significant activity in the brain's premotor areas, inferior parietal lobule, and basal ganglia. These imaging data, combined with behavioral data on a post-scanning dance test, demonstrate the emergence of action resonance processes in the human brain that are based on purely observational learning, and identify commonalities in the neural substrates for physical and observational learning.
A critical outcome of our research is that learning by observing leads to action resonance and prediction that is the same as occurs with physical learning. This strong link between learning by doing and learning by observing at the neural level might benefit from early exposure to dance, where the consistencies between training methods could be acquired.
Many avenues exist for learning dance. For example, learning how to flamenco dance could be achieved in several different ways. One could learn the steps by following a verbal description of where, when, and how to move through space, by following step patterns traced on the floor, by trial and error, or by observing a dancer who knows the movements and performing the movements alongside this individual.
Behavioral research on action learning conducted during the past half-century suggests that the final option, learning from observing and simultaneously reproducing another individual's movements, results in the quickest and most accurate learning (e.g., (Sheffield, 1961; Schmidt, 1975; Bandura, 1977, 1986; Blandin et al., 1999; Blandin and Proteau, 2000; Badets et al., 2006).
This past research has demonstrated that not only is observation of a model helpful for learning (Blandin et al., 1999), but also that physical practice is more beneficial than mere observation of new movements (Badets et al., 2006). The current research was directed at exploring the separate and combined contributions that observing and practicing have on acquiring a novel movement sequence. Additionally, using functional neuroimaging, we characterized the neural underpinnings of observational learning, with or without the added benefit of physical practice.
Early behavioral investigations by Sheffield (1961) led to the proposal that observation of a model improved motor learning by means of providing a "perceptual blueprint," or a standard of reference for how the task to be learned should be performed. Carroll and Bandura elaborated upon these ideas by proposing that this "perceptual blueprint" improves learning by providing a means for detecting and correcting performance errors as well (Carroll and Bandura, 1987, 1990). Behavioral studies that compare observational and physical learning support this idea (Zelaznik and Spring, 1976; Doody et al., 1985; Carroll and Bandura, 1990; Lee et al., 1990; Blandin and Proteau, 2000) (for a review, see Hodges, 2007).
In one such study, Blandin and Proteau (2000) asked participants to perform a task that involved executing a speeded out-and-back movement pattern with the right arm while avoiding obstacles. Participants either physically rehearsed without observing a model perform the action, observed a novice performing the task before attempting to perform the task themselves, or observed an expert performing the task before attempting the task themselves. Observation of either type of model enabled participants to develop error detection and correction skills as effectively as physical practice.
Other work by Blandin and colleagues (1999) establishes that the quality of the model matters. Beneficial learning comes from observation of an expert model and not a novice model during the acquisition of a novel motor task (Blandin, Lhuisset, & Proteau, 1999). Recent data from psychophysics and EMG (electromyography) data lend additional evidence in support of observational learning, as reported in a study by Mattar and Gribble (2005). They demonstrated that participants' learning performance of a novel, complex motor task was facilitated after they observed another individual learning to perform that same task, compared to watching another individual perform the task without learning, or learning to perform a different task (Mattar and Gribble, 2005).
What follows from these and other studies (Barzouka et al., 2007; Bouquet et al., 2007) is the idea that observational and physical learning have similar outcomes on behavior, as evidenced by the outcome of training. However, as Blandin and colleagues note (1999), "this does not mean that all cognitive processes involved during physical practice are also taking place during observation or that observation does not engage participants in some unique processes not taking place during physical practice" (p. 977).
The work presented above provides a behavioral foundation for exploring areas of overlap and divergence between observational and physical learning. However, it is difficult to determine with only behavioral procedures the degree of correspondence of cognitive processes subserving these two types of learning. Behavioral and EMG (electromyography) studies (study of electrical activity of both muscle and nerve) alone cannot satisfactorily address the underlying neural mechanisms, whereas the addition of functional neuroimaging enables us to determine whether observational and physical learning modify the same, or different, neural substrates.
Research Design
In the current research, we investigated this hypothesized overlap of cognitive mechanisms for observational and physical learning through concurrent use of behavioral and neuroimaging procedures. If we found that both types of learning engage the same areas of the brain, then we can infer that both observational and physical learning engage comparable cognitive processes. Conversely, the emergence of different areas of neural activity based on learning would imply that distinct cognitive processes underlie each of these two types of learning.
We investigated observational learning by training novice dancers to perform complex dance movement sequences while manipulating training elements. Specifically, we determined whether observational and physical learning resulted in quantitatively similar or different behavioral performance and patterns of neural activity, and examined how adding an expert model to the training procedure influenced behavior and neural activity. Due to the complexity and unfeasibility of having participants actually perform dance sequences in the scanner (but see Brown et al., 2006), we instead chose to train participants to perform the movement sequences with videos outside the scanner, and then asked them to observe the training videos during the scanning sessions, as shown in Figure 1.
A growing body of evidence indicates that action observation during imaging can be used as a surrogate marker for studying the neural systems involved in physical skill. Numerous studies have demonstrated that action observation models can be used to characterize the neural substrates for action understanding and action learning (e.g., Decety and Grezes, 1999; Brass et al., 2000; Buccino et al., 2001; Grezes and Decety, 2001; Rizzolatti and Craighero, 2004). These experiments identify a distinct set of brain regions that are active both when observing and when performing actions, referred to as the "mirror neuron system" or, more broadly, the "action observation network"(AON).
For the purposes of this research, we use the term "action observation network" over "mirror neuron system," since this latter term is more general and encompasses all of the brain regions involved in action observation processes, not simply the two main mirror neuron regions (inferior parietal and premotor cortices). The brain regions that are generally included in the AON include the supplementary motor area (SMA), the ventral premotor cortex (PMv), the inferior parietal lobule (IPL), and posterior superior temporal sulcus/middle temporal gyrus (pSTS/pMTG) (Stephan et al., 1995; Decety, 1996; Grafton et al., 1996; Rizzolatti et al., 1996; Binkofski et al., 2000).
In line with the present experiment, several past studies have demonstrated the feasibility of using dance learning and observation as a paradigm for investigating the properties of the AON (Calvo-Merino et al., 2005; Calvo-Merino et al., 2006; Cross et al., 2006). The first such study was conducted by Calvo-Merino and colleagues. They investigated the specificity of the AON to observing one's own movement repertory, compared to an unfamiliar and untrained movement repertory (Calvo-Merino et al., 2005). In this study, expert ballet dancers, capoeira dancers, and non-dancer control participants passively viewed ballet and capoeira dance clips while undergoing fMRI scanning.
The authors reported significantly greater activity within the AON, including bilateral PMv and IPL activity, right superior parietal lobe, and left STS, when dancers observed the movement style of which they were expert. From this, Calvo-Merino and colleagues concluded that the AON is able to integrate one's own movement repertoire with observed actions of others, thus facilitating action understanding.
A related study from our laboratory investigated the possibility of creating an action simulation de novo in a group of expert modern dancers and exploring how this new learning might be reflected within AON activity (Cross et al., 2006). For this study, we measured patterns of neural activity within 10 dancers as they learned a complex new modern dance work over a six-week period. While being scanned, the dancers observed short clips of the new dance work they were learning, and of non-rehearsed, kinematically similar control dance sequences. After each clip concluded, participants rated their ability to perform each movement sequence. The critical contribution of this study was that, as the dancers' expertise with the rehearsed dance sequences increased, activity within the brain's PMv and IPL tracked parametrically with their perceived expertise.
A second study by Calvo-Merino and colleagues (Calvo-Merino et al., 2006) examined the influence of visual, compared to motor, experience on AON activity during action observation. In order to parse visual familiarity from physical experience, expert men and women ballet dancers observed videos of movements learned only by their sex, only by the opposite sex, or moves that are performed by all dancers. The motivation behind this procedure was to determine whether equally robust action resonance processes may be elicited by observation of movements that are equally visually familiar, because men and women dancers train together, but unequal in terms of physical experience.
The authors reported that when effects of visual familiarity are controlled for (i.e., when dancers watched moves from their own movement repertoire, compared to moves that they frequently saw, but never physically performed), evidence for action resonance based on pure motor experience was found in inferior parietal, premotor, and cerebellar brain cortices. The authors conclude that actual physical experience is a necessary prerequisite for robust activation in these areas of the AON. This study provides an excellent point of departure for the present study, as we also are interested in measuring how purely observational experience is represented in the AON.
Taken together, these prior dance studies provide robust evidence for changes within the AON with the presence (or emergence) of execution competency. The current study built upon this foundation by addressing open questions about the sensitivity of this network to real and observational learning.
To that end, the objectives of this study were to determine how movement training influences activity within the AON, and how observational learning (such as when one simply watches the dance instructor without imitating the movements) is represented within the AON. By addressing these questions through the use of both behavioral and neuroimaging measures, we aim to better characterize the processes that underlie the various ways that people acquire new movements.
Behavioral Training
Participants' performance on the rehearsed dance sequences improved across days, F(2.15, 29.97) = 45.1, p < 0.0001. In terms of behavioral performance for training with videos that included an expert human model, participants performed better when a model was present, F(1, 15) = 10.16, p < 0.003.
Behavioral Retest
Results from the post-scanning dance retest—where participants performed three songs they had trained on during the week, three that they had passively watched, three untrained songs, and three entirely novel songs—demonstrated a main effect of training experience, F(3, 39) = 4.6, p = 0.008. Pairwise comparisons revealed statistically significant differences between trained and untrained sequences (p = 0.001) and between trained and novel sequences (p = 0.002). Because performance was so similar between the untrained and novel sequences, our discussion for the post-scan dancing data focus only on differences between stimuli that were danced, watched, and untrained. Between these stimuli types, there was a linear trend of experience, with participants performing the best on sequences they danced, an intermediate level on those they passively observed, and the poorest on untrained sequences, F(1, 13) = 29.85, p < 0.0001.
Imaging Effects of Dance Training
The first set of imaging data analyses focused on locating brain regions within the action observation network that demonstrated a significant main effect of training during the post-training scan session. In order to assess the response of the AON to actions that have been rehearsed, whole-brain analyses were performed comparing the relative BOLD fMRI imaging responses while participants watched and listened to the set of videos that they had danced for five days ("danced"), and another set of videos for which they had received no training ("untrained").
A t-test revealed a main effect of training, regardless of cue type, in several areas of the action observation network, including bilateral ventral premotor cortex, left inferior parietal lobule, supplementary motor area/pre-SMA, and mid STS. These results indicate that premotor and parietal components of the AON responded more to trained, relative to untrained dance sequences, suggesting that activity in these regions represents the neural resonance between observed and embodied actions.
Imaging Effects of Observational Learning
A separate set of imaging analyses focused on locating brain regions within the action observation network that demonstrated dissociable responses with respect to training type (whether the sequences were physically rehearsed, passively observed, or untrained). Viewing dance sequences that were only watched (and not danced) also was associated with significant activity in premotor areas, inferior parietal lobule, and basal ganglia, as shown in Figure 2.
Concluding Comments
Overall, our results indicate that at the neural level, learning by observing and physical learning lead to the same action resonance and prediction. This strong link between learning by doing and by observing suggests that early exposure to dance might enhance this link, through consistencies between the training methods.
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Turn on the TV or scroll through your Twitter feed and you'll likely find someone talking about health and wellness. Whether it's about our food supply, the rise of organic products, how sitting is the new smoking, or the power of meditation, the topic has seemingly taken over our media landscape.
The truth is, we've been talking about health and wellness for years. It's the ubiquity and intensity of the topic that's changed.
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First off, our health needs today are complex. We're talking more about ailments because four in 10 U.S. households today have someone in the household who suffers from a chronic disease and are using food to treat their conditions. This is just one example of how macro factors like the aging population, increase in chronic diseases, rising health care costs and demand for product transparency are strongly influencing consumer needs and behavior.
Consumers' focus on product transparency has resulted in the growth of clean label products sold in stores. Looking across the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) space, half of all shopping trips now include the purchase of a clean label product, with Millennials and Generation X consumers driving much of the sales growth we're seeing.
Secondly, we've seen an exponential increase in digital and social media engagement. In six years, our social media usage has nearly quadrupled, rising from six hours and nine minutes per month to five hours and 30 minutes per week. During this same period, smartphone penetration has increased more than 400%, rising from 16.3% to 83.4%. It's clear that our devices are drawing more and more of our attention—moving more of our interactions online.
The scale, reach and community of social media helping those individuals affected by ailments feel less alone, find a supportive community and identify the right solutions. According to the Nielsen's Strategic Health Perspectives survey, more and more people are turning to a variety of digital platforms to understand their health. Digital platforms are amplifying consumer actions—enabling and ultimately shifting the way we think about finding new information.
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The best time to visit Fitches Creek in Antigua and Barbuda is from january until december, when you will have a warm temperature and limited till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Fitches Creek is 29°C in june and the lowest is 27°C in january. The weather and climate of Fitches Creek is suitable for a sun vacation.
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BROOKLYN — Cuties Pies' Guinness Fudge-Bailey's Irish Cream Pie, Brooklyn Soda Works' Grapefruit, Jalapeno & Honey soda and King County Jerky Co.'s Sichuan Ginger Grass-fed Jerky were all born in the hotbed of Brooklyn's food revolution.
Over the last decade, Brooklyn has seen an explosion in tasty homegrown treats and today one in six borough businesses are food-related, according to the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. A new report found that "Specialty food manufacturing, restaurants and gourmet food stores are growing in Brooklyn."
"Now is the perfect time and Brooklyn is the perfect place for a small food business to take off," said Cutie Pies founder Alice Calista Cronin. "Here we are in the zeitgeist of a food boom."
Cronin learned to bake from her grandma Lillian in New Jersey. At the age of 5 she was taught the secrets to perfect chocolate-chip cookies, and in Brooklyn she has found a home for her talents in the kitchen.
She said part of the draw is an energy around local, unique and artisanal foods, but moreso is the borough's fostering of opportunities for small food businesses.
"If you can't afford a storefront, there are countless flea markets to sell from," she said. "If your kitchen's not big enough you can rent a communal kitchen and bake from there."
Fort Greene's Brooklyn Flea, Williamsburg's Smorgasburg and Brooklyn Night Bazaar are examples of alternatives to brick-and-mortar food sales.
Cronin added that these types of community-based operations bring like-minded people together and help to build community around food.
"Food incubators" are also trending in Brooklyn, providing affordable spaces for emerging food businesses to cook. Acumen Capital Partners converted pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer's former eight-story factory in South Williamsburg to culinary spaces that now house businesses making food creations from popsicles to pickles and Kombucha.
A collaborative workspace for craftspeople in Bushwick called 3rd Ward followed suit providing kitchen space on their ground floor and Brooklyn Flea founders Eric Demby and Jonathan Butler also have a food incubator in the works in Crown Heights.
Besides pop-up marketplaces and space to cook, locally grown ingredients also fuel Brooklyn's culinary explosion.
Brooklyn Grange in the Navy Yard produces the heirloom tomatoes and farm-fresh horseradish found in their Bloody Mary Mix from their urban rooftop farm and Eagle Street Rooftop Farm in Greenpoint grows organic peppers for Marlow and Daughter's limited-edition hot sauce sold in Williamsburg.
"It's no news that a tree grows in Brooklyn, and now we're ready to harvest cucumbers, eggplant, lettuce and kale," said Mayor Michael Bloomberg of Brooklyn's rooftop gardens in a statement.
And with an increase in food production comes an increase in jobs. The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce found that in the borough the number of food-related jobs is surpassed only by healthcare jobs and has been steadily growing since 2000, helping Brooklyn to have the highest job-growth rate of all five boroughs during that time period.
"Brooklyn is home to all kinds of food and beverage makers — from large companies, to 'mom and pop' shops, to one-person operations," Carlo A. Scissura, president of the Chamber of Commerce, said in a statement. "Brooklyn is fast becoming the center of the food and beverage manufacturing universe that is creating new jobs in the process. If people keep eating, Brooklyn will continue serving it up!"
Cronin agrees. She has faith that Brooklyn will be home to her business' success and that the borough will cultivate great things in the world of food and drink.
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The Detroit Lions hired head coach Jim Caldwell to steer Matthew Stafford's career after a mistake-filled 2013 season.
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People informed of the Lions' thinking have told NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport that Ravens secondary coach Teryl Austin has reached an agreement to become Caldwell's defensive coordinator.
This will be Austin's first opportunity to run a defense. In addition to their two years together in Baltimore, Austin worked with Caldwell at Penn State and Wake Forest in the 1990s.
Austin is already interviewing former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan and Houston Texans secondary coach Vance Joseph for assistant coach jobs, per Rapoport.
Austin's history with defensive backs bodes well for an organization that had trouble developing quality cornerbacks under the Jim Schwartz-Gunther Cunningham regime.
The best news for Lions fans is that Caldwell and Austin are expected to keep the 4-3 scheme in place. Suh, Fairley and 2013 team defensive MVP DeAndre Levy are all best suited to the 4-3. Changing schemes would have set this team back years on defense.
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Phoenix, Ariz. (PRWEB) November 12, 2008 Productiontrax.com, a leading provider of royalty free music and stock sound effects, today announced the launch of their Economic Stimulus Package.
The recent economic recession has tightened budgets for many multimedia projects, leaving producers with few options for quality production music, as custom music options can cost thousands of dollars. This has created a demand for high-quality stock production music that producers can use as an inexpensive alternative to custom music.
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The Royal House has just announced that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Frederik will be racing at the inaugural KMD IRONMAN Copenhagen on Sunday. The 45-year-old husband to Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth is a father to four children, His Royal Highness Prince Christian, Her Royal Highness Princess Isabella, His Royal Highness Prince Vincent and Her Royal Highness Princess Josephine. The Crown Prince Couple resides at Amalienborg castle, which can be seen from the run course of the 2013 KMD IRONMAN Copenhagen. Here is the the official statement from the Royal House:
The Crown Prince will participate in the 2013 KMD IRONMAN Copenhagen on August 18th which involves the three classic triathlon disciplines: swimming, cycling and running. The first discipline is swimming, which takes place at the laguna at Amager Strandpark, where competitors have to swim 3.8 km. Next is the 180 km bike ride in northern Zealand, followed by a 42.2 km marathon run along the harbor front in Copenhagen.
"It is commendable that Copenhagen is the only capital city in the world that hosts an IRONMAN event, and I look forward to a big and festive sports event on Sunday. Personally, I look forward to competing with the 2,600 other athletes—it will be a very special race and experience," says His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Frederik.
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Coach Steve Wilks, Cardinals back rookie after recent arrest
By JOSE M. ROMERO
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona Cardinals rookie wide receiver Christian Kirk took the field Tuesday for the first time since a report surfaced about his arrest in the months before the team chose him in the second round of the NFL draft.
Kirk ran routes, caught passes and took part in special teams work. He was not made available to reporters.
But head coach Steve Wilks was asked about Kirk following Tuesday's full-team mini-camp practice at the Cardinals facility and he said the team knew about the arrest.
"We did our own independent research on it, and we felt very good about the information we received," Wilks said. "That's why we moved forward and really drafted him. And as I stated before, we want to bring in great character guys, and I think Christian is one of those guys."
Kirk, 21, who is from nearby Scottsdale and who played his college ball at Texas A&M, was arrested the night of Feb. 3 outside the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament on charges of disorderly conduct and property damage. According to police, Kirk was with a group that was intoxicated and throwing rocks at cars.
Wilks said he believes the matter will be resolved in a couple of months.
"With it still being an ongoing legal issue, I'm not going to go into it any further than that," Wilks said.
NOTES: Wilks mentioned the strong practice performances of RB David Johnson, who is coming off a dislocated wrist injury that cut short his 2017 season in Week 1, and rookie first-round pick QB Josh Rosen. "Some of his timing and his throws with the quarterback and the tight ends I thought were right on point," Wilks said. ... QB Mike Glennon came off the field early in practice with a trainer. Wilks said Glennon had a stomach problem. The coach expects him to be on the field Wednesday.
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Aleph One (formerly known as the Marathon Open Source Project) is a free and open-source first-person shooter engine based on the source code of Bungie Studios' Marathon 2: Durandal. The project commenced in early 2000, when Bungie released the code shortly before being acquired by Microsoft and spurred the fan community to further develop it. Since that time, Aleph One has become a successful project in terms of development and community support. Most modern-day and die-hard Marathon enthusiasts use Aleph One due to its enhancements over the original games and the fact that it is playable with today's platforms. Its name is taken from the second infinite cardinal number in transfinite arithmetic and references Marathon Infinity, the final game in the Marathon Trilogy.
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AmixTM IsoPrime CFM® contains a high quantity of bioactive elements like globulin, alfa-laktoglobulin, beta-laktoglobulin, imunoglobulin and glycomacropeptide (GMP). The end product is rich in BCAA aminoacids & L-Glutamine**. BCAA (L-Leucine, L-Isoleucine, L-Valine) belong to so-called essential aminoacids – the organism cannot produce them by itself & it's needed to ensure its sufficient supply in daily food by supplementary nutrition. They play an important role in the protection of muscle mass against damage owing to intense workout and they take part in the recovery processes. L-Glutamine supports recovery, strengthens immune system operations, boosts muscle cell hydratation and supports the natural growth hormone production (somatotropin).
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This information is taken from Medicare.
If you have Medicare and other health insurance or coverage, each type of coverage is called a "payer." When there's more than one payer, "coordination of benefits" rules decide which one pays first. The "primary payer" pays what it owes on your bills first, and then sends the rest to the "secondary payer" to pay. In some cases, there may also be a third payer.
What it means to pay primary/secondary
- The insurance that pays first (primary payer) pays up to the limits of its coverage.
- The one that pays second (secondary payer) only pays if there are costs the primary insurer didn't cover.
- The secondary payer (which may be Medicare) may not pay all the uncovered costs.
- If your employer insurance is the secondary payer, you may need to enroll in Medicare Part B before your insurance will pay.
Paying "first" means paying the whole bill up to the limits of the coverage. It doesn't always mean the primary payer pays first in time. If the insurance company doesn't pay the claim promptly (usually within 120 days), your doctor or other provider may bill Medicare. Medicare may make a conditional payment to pay the bill, and then later recover any payments the primary payer should've made.
Tell your doctor and other health care providers if you have coverage in addition to Medicare. This will help them send your bills to the correct payer to avoid delays.
What's a conditional payment?
A conditional payment is a payment Medicare makes for services another payer may be responsible for. Medicare makes this conditional payment so you won't have to use your own money to pay the bill. The payment is "conditional" because it must be repaid to Medicare when a settlement, judgment, award, or other payment is made.
If Medicare makes a conditional payment for an item or service, and you get a settlement, judgment, award, or other payment for that item or service from an insurance company later, the conditional payment must be repaid to Medicare. You're responsible for making sure Medicare gets repaid for the conditional payment.
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If Medicare makes a conditional payment, you or your representative should call the Benefits Coordination & Recovery Center (BCRC) at 1-855-798-2627. TTY users should call 1-855-797-2627. The BCRC will work on your case, using the information you or your representative gives it to see that Medicare gets repaid for the conditional payments.
The BCRC will gather information about any conditional payments Medicare made related to your pending settlement, judgment, award, or other payment. Once a settlement, judgment, award or other payment is final, you or your representative should call the BCRC. The BCRC will get the final repayment amount (if any) on your case and issue a letter requesting repayment.


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Visualizing Occupation: Children under Israel's legal regime
The different legal systems under which Israelis and Palestinians are tried apply to children as well. As +972 has consistently documented, Palestinian children arrested by the army are treated by the military court system as "potential terrorists." The visual below demonstrates what would happen should two 12-year-old boys, one Israeli and one Palestinian, get arrested for fighting. One would swiftly be brought before a judge, given access to a lawyer, tried and spared jail time. The other could face two years in jail without trial. This illustration is the eighth in a series of infographics on Palestinian civilian life under occupation.…Read More... | 37 Comments


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Celebrating its 27th anniversary of Shark Week, the Discovery Channel will offer 13 shows Aug. 10-16. They include:
Shark After Dark: Hosted by Jeff Wolf, a talk show each night with panels and opportunities for viewers to participate in discussions.
Sharkageddon: Will explore the increase in shark attacks in Hawaii, featuring commentary by surfing legend Kala Alexander.
Lair of the Mega Shark: Follows experts Jeff Kurr and Andy Casagrande to the New Zealand coastline to investigate sightings of a 20-foot great white shark.
Zombie Shark: When a shark is turned over on its back, it goes into a state of tonic immobility, a catatonic, zombielike condition. Recent attacks by orca whales on great white sharks indicate the whales may be exploiting an ability to put sharks into this zombie state to attack them. Professional diver Eli Martinez looks to prove this theory.
Alien Sharks: Return to the Abyss: Follows shark researcher Paul Clerkin into the Indian Ocean on a quest to find new species of sharks.
Monster Hammerhead: Takes a look at the legendary hammerhead shark that reportedly has been seen off Florida's coastline. Does it really exist?
Spawn of Jaws 2: The Birth: Details the efforts of marine biologist Michael Domeier, who tagged a female great white and now hopes to witness it giving birth.
The Great White Matrix: Shows shark attack survivor Paul de Gelder and Andy Casagrande as they look into a series of bizarre shark attacks in the waters off Australia.
Air Jaws: Fins of Fury: Has Natural History producer Jeff Kurr and his team using the latest technology in tracking down the missing mega-shark known as Colossus.
Jaws Strikes Back: Marine biologist Greg Skomal and team travel to the remote Pacific island of Guadalupe, where some of the largest great white sharks are known to prowl and go after two-ton mega-seals.
I Escaped Jaws 2: Features interviews of people who survived shark attacks, and includes footage of attacks caught on video.
Shark of Darkness: Submarine Returns: About a legendary 30-foot great white said to be the largest ever, swimming and hunting off the coast of South Africa and responsible for numerous fatal attacks on humans. Once again, an effort is made to determine the true existence of this fish.
Megalodon: The New Evidence: Provides the latest information and interviews uncovered by marine biologist Collin Drake regarding a shark that attacked a fishing vessel off the coast of South Africa in April 2013.
Visit Aquarium of the Pacific's Shark Lagoon
With the promotional slogan "sharks you can touch… and some you can't," Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach provides visitors with a chance to see sharks up close. Shark Lagoon Nights are offered 6-9 p.m. most Fridays for free; the park advises people to call 562-590-3100, Ext. 0, to confirm if the event will be held on specific Fridays. Visitors get a chance to touch bamboo sharks and see larger sharks such as sand tigers as well as rays.
Download and listen to shark webcasts
Aquarium of the Pacific offers many webcasts on its site, www.aquariumofpacific.org. Some highlights include "Sharks: The Beauty of the Ocean Predator" by sculptor Victor Douieb, "Sharks: Explorations of Nature's Time Machine" by Scripps Institute of Oceanography physiologist Jeff Graham, and "Shark Myths and Misconceptions" by Chris Lowe, who runs the shark lab at Cal State Long Beach. Also, Oregon Coast Aquarium (aquarium.org) will observe Shark Conservation Weekend, Aug. 9-10, on the Oceanscape Network, which will feature a selection of articles, videos and downloadable guides about Oregon's sharks.
Read and learn about sharknados
In the wake of "Sharknado 2," those who want to be prepared can read "How to Survive a Sharknado and other Unnatural Disasters" by Andrew Shaffer. As the title implies, the book lists various disasters that Mother Nature can unleash, and what to do to survive such catastrophes. Also offered are useful resources such as the Shepard Survival Assessment Test. The paperback from Three Rivers Press sells for $14.99 and is also available for downloading.
Break out the popcorn
Of course, there is always "Jaws." Those who have this classic summer movie on DVD/Blu-ray can view the film that dominated the box office in 1975 and changed the nature of summer movies forever. It stars Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss in a battle of wits and survival against a great white shark that has staked a claim in the waters near Amity Island off the New York coast. If you are really hooked on the series, you can view the follow-up films, "Jaws 2" (1978) "Jaws 3(D)" (1983) and" Jaws: The Revenge" (1987). Those who indulge in guilty pleasures can track down obscure and really awful shark movies. Some examples:
Jurassic Shark (2012): When an oil company unwittingly unleashes a prehistoric shark from its icy prison, the Jurassic killer maroons a group of thieves and female college students on an abandoned piece of land. It stars Emanuelle Carriere and Christine Emes.
Sharktopus (2011): This one features Eric Roberts. A half-shark, half-octopus creature, created for the military, triggers terror in Mexico while a scientist who helped create it tries to capture and kill it.
2-Headed Shark Attack (2012): Survivors escape to a deserted atoll after a Semester at Sea ship is sunk by a mutated two-headed shark. But when the atoll starts flooding, no one is safe from the double jaws of the monster as it eats fresh, delicious women and men. Carmen Electra and Brooke Hogan, daughter of Hulk Hogan, are featured.
Jersey Shore Shark Attack (2012): It's a holiday weekend at the Jersey Shore and, unbeknownst to anyone, underwater drills have attracted dozens of albino bull sharks to the pier. When a famous singer is eaten alive during a performance on the pier, the shark hunt begins. The cast includes Jack Scalia and Jeremy Luke.
Other shark films: "Sand Sharks" (2011), "Super Shark" (2012), "Swamp Shark" (2011), "Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus" (2009).


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Jerusalem buildings at center of Olmert scandal long seen as holy mess
Accountant Dani Sarnat had a particular problem when Israeli police recommended investigating former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in connection with a bribery scandal surrounding a Jerusalem luxury apartment project called Holyland.
Sarnat lived in an eighth-floor apartment in the complex, which he¡¯d bought in no small part because one of the bathrooms had a picture window that overlooked the stone-clad buildings of south Jerusalem and the green hills outside Bethlehem. But the vista soon lost its charm.
¡°For the first few weeks, each day, about 40 or 50 buses of tourists were coming here,¡± he said. ¡°It was part of the city tour of Jerusalem. They were all looking at us, and we felt like we were in a zoo.¡±
Olmert, who¡¯d served as the mayor of Jerusalem when the original permits for the construction of Holyland were issued in 1996, was convicted Monday on bribery charges, along with nine other defendants, including another former mayor, Uri Lupolianski. Tel Aviv District Judge David Rosen found them guilty of accepting bribes that had allowed the complex to balloon far beyond its initial building allowance, in what he called ¡°corrupt and filthy practices.¡±
The judge will sentence Olmert at the end of this month. But the residents of Jerusalem had long ago judged the Holyland project ¨C as a reviled eyesore.
Olmert ¡°is the only corrupt person in Israel who leaves behind his corruption a physical architectural monument,¡± said David Kroyanker, an architect who¡¯s written more than 100 books and articles about the history of Jerusalem¡¯s buildings. His assessment of Holyland, which was planned as two sets of five multistory apartment buildings connected by pedestrian bridges and two high-rise towers, is scathing.
¡°It¡¯s not in the scale of its location,¡± he said, a reference to the small plot of land the complex occupies. ¡°It¡¯s not in the scale of Jerusalem,¡± he said, a city where nearly all buildings are low-rise and more modest. And the design? ¡°The architecture is lousy,¡± he said, dismissively. ¡°All these towers connected with these ridiculous bridges.¡±
What will become of the complex now is anyone¡¯s guess. Construction has stopped, with 642 apartments finished of the 1,000 originally approved for the site. Michal Arbel, a spokeswoman for the Kardan company, which owns a 30 percent stake in the project, said all but four of the finished apartments had been sold.
From a distance, Holyland dominates the skyline, but up close it¡¯s a mix of sparkling luxury and surprising neglect.
In Sarnat¡¯s building, a soothing waterfall greets residents in the lobby. The elevator to the parking lot is made of glass, to allow for breathtaking views of Jerusalem. His own apartment has six bedrooms and five balconies, including a sundeck, a rooftop garden and a balcony off one of his two sons¡¯ bedrooms.
Outside, however, there¡¯s no way to ignore that the site is unfinished and unlikely ever to be completed. Holyland was planned to have 12 buildings, but only eight were constructed before the scandal erupted in 2010. Workers dug a foundation pit for a ninth, which remains open. Sarnat said the summer winds blow the dirt all over his home. The sales office, long closed, is in disrepair, with rubbish on the rooftop and cats prowling around the back of the property.
A spokesman for the Jerusalem municipality wrote McClatchy that the city is working on canceling the rest of the planned buildings. The municipality also sued Holyland¡¯s developers last October over alleged tax fraud.
The development has been controversial almost from the moment the city approved a project on the site, which before had held a modest hotel.
Naomi Tsur, who would serve as Jerusalem¡¯s deputy mayor from 2008 to 2013, was early to file an objection to the Holyland plan as the head of the Jerusalem branch of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel in 1996. ¡°My main complaint was that it was too much, too high a percentage of building rights for the area concerned, and the plan also included the possibility of adding additional levels,¡± she said.
Tsur said there were no building codes at the time for the hill where Holyland sits; however, the plan was unusual in its vagueness.
After the initial plan was approved, several revisions changed the project dramatically. Holyland was supposed to include three hotel buildings; they were gradually replaced with residential towers, which grew taller with several revisions.
The corruption case against Olmert, which police began investigating in 2010, showed that these revisions were aided by bribery. The case centered on businessman Shmuel Dechner, who turned state¡¯s witness and admitted delivering millions of shekels to decision makers. Judge Rosen found that Dechner had made generous contributions to Olmert¡¯s election campaign, political colleagues and Olmert¡¯s brother, Yossi.
Graphic artist Eitam Tubul captured the zeitgeist in a 2010 political campaign poster he designed for a local party. In it, he rearranged the Holyland towers to show an obscene gesture.
¡°Jerusalem is full of wonderful buildings that are known all over the world, and then suddenly you have this block that you can¡¯t describe as anything but a middle finger,¡± he said.
One of Holyland¡¯s early designers was the late star architect Ram Karmi, who left the project well before it was built. In a 2010 interview with the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz, Karmi said, ¡°those who carried it out murdered my concept and the buildings I planned.¡±
Kroyanker said Jerusalemites should be grateful for the city¡¯s hilly topography.
¡°Holyland is on the outskirts of the city,¡± Kroyanker said. ¡°It does not influence downtown. If the whole topography of Jerusalem would be a flat surface, like Tel Aviv, it would be different. You could see it from anywhere.¡±
Jerusalem is far from the only city in Israel whose mayor or former mayors are embroiled in charges of corruption, nepotism and fraud. Legal commentator Moshe Negbi pointed to the heads of Bat Yam, Ramat Hasharon and Ramat Gan, all near Tel Aviv, along with Upper Nazareth.
¡°I don¡¯t remember a time when there were so many corruption cases against mayors,¡± Negbi said.
Negbi said Israeli mayors held tremendous power to approve or deny building permits, leaving a clear path for builders to buy zoning variances.
Sarnat said he and his wife were planning to move; he said his children had grown and his apartment was too big for him. He said the scandal around Holyland had undoubtedly reduced his apartment¡¯s value, but he bought it 12 years ago at a relatively low price _ the equivalent of $800,000 _ during the time Jerusalem suffered daily attacks during the second intifada, or Palestinian uprising. Michal Harel, an agent with Israel¡¯s largest real-estate firm, Anglo-Saxon, estimated that Sarnat¡¯s property would sell today for at least $1.3 million.
In the meantime, Sarnat said, life in the building is good.
¡°My sister-in-law said to me, ¡®Are you crazy to live there? It¡¯s a wound in the environment,¡¯ ¡± Sarnat said. ¡°I told her the only place in the city where you don¡¯t see this wound is here, when you live in it.¡±


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Last month's reveal of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' updated helmet and logo was met with ennui.
Monday's announcement of the Bucs' new Nike jersey likely will stoke more vigorous responses.
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The move appears to meld the pre-1997 creamsicle jerseys with the red and white uniforms of the last 16 seasons. Pewter takes a prominent role in the style and the "Buccaneer Red" is a more vibrant shade of crimson than the previous iteration.
Undoubtedly, the changes will bring about some backlash with fans, especially middle-aged ones who despise change. But, to steal a line from Eminem: "This is for the kids' amusement -- the kids."
The latest edition of the "Around The League Podcast" works through our top 101 free agents and responds to some heat from Donte Whitner.


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Science, Tech & Nature Forums
Helix wrote:Banksia spinulosa var. collina aka Banksia collina?
fsm wrote:Helix wrote:Banksia spinulosa var. collina aka Banksia collina?
I think you are correct. We'll have to chip in and buy you a red cape if you keep this up!
roughbarked wrote:Banksias are easy on the east coast. I can count them on one hand basically.
Helix wrote:roughbarked wrote:Banksias are easy on the east coast. I can count them on one hand basically.
I think we're all familiar with your maths skills.
roughbarked wrote:You haven't counted my fingers yet.. ;)
Well there were only five main species, to my knowledge. Unless some new ones have been discovered since I last looked. I'm not counting hybrids or whatever.
Helix wrote:roughbarked wrote:You haven't counted my fingers yet.. ;)
Well there were only five main species, to my knowledge. Unless some new ones have been discovered since I last looked. I'm not counting hybrids or whatever.
I can think of eleven east coast species off the top of my head. If I went looking, I'm sure I could come up with some more.
Of those, most were described in the 1700s, a handful in the 1800s and a couple in the early 1980s. (I checked the dates.)
roughbarked wrote:I'm always getting into trouble for not saying exactly what I mean. It probably should have been south east coast of NSW rather than loosely stating - east coast.
Helix wrote:
Yes. I'm convinced.
Helix wrote:Banksias have such exquisite flowers. I've spent altogether too much time taking close up photographs of the flowers at all stages, from the top and side, and of the cones. There's just such a lot of texture in that group.
flying spaghetti monster wrote:Exquisite banksias, yes, and yes to the textures. I been admiring the gnarly Banksia serrata trunks, just to add to the textural joy.
And it is Angophoras to see today. My spelling is suffering from my old age, as well as other things.
Helix wrote:Just cleared out the bits and pieces of the chook pen. Now to measure it so I can work out how much gravel I need for the floor and how much shade cloth for the roof.
This is one of those long-term projects. That is, I might take a while to get around to each bit.
The science world has paid homage to Johnny Depp by giving his name to an extinct creepy-crawly with "scissor hand-like" claws reminiscent of one of the actor's best-known roles.
Kooteninchela deppi was a 505-million-year-old distant ancestor of lobsters and scorpions, according to a study in the Journal of Palaeontology.
It has been named for Depp's famous portrayal of a gentle freak named Edward Scissorhands in the 1990 eponymous film.
justjj wrote:The big picture
http://hereistoday.com/?utm_content=buf ... ign=Buffer
"Testing has confirmed the virus in the infected horse was the type of ABLV found in one species of insect-eating microbats, not flying foxes.
flying spaghetti monster wrote:You were right, Helix. Very impressed.
Helix wrote:And because every nature chat thread should include a story about the Mt Kaputar version of the red-triangle slug: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/conse ... 2n9ik.html
Click on that link. You'll be impressed.
The federal government is considering expanding its powers over national parks in response to plans by Coalition-led states to allow shooting, cattle grazing and logging in protected areas.
Teleost wrote:One of my casuals just got a position with QNPWS or whatever it's called these days. I had to congratulate her as she'll be more secure with them, but that's not saying much :(
Teleost wrote:I'd love to let a herd of cattle into Campbell's yard and dump a few thousand Yellow crazies in his living room.
flying spaghetti monster wrote:How gorgeous are those crinoids.
Can you post a link to something slimy and gross now, just for balance?
Hagfish are not the most glamorous of creatures.
They slope around on the deep, dark ocean floor, scavenging for food. Dead whale is a favourite.
But they do have a trick up their sleeve, or rather tucked within their snake-like body - abundant, highly-condensed slime.
A hagfish has no jaws, and its slime serves as a valuable form of self-defence.
Researchers recently filmed what happens when a shark bites a hagfish - its mouth and gills are quickly covered in slime. The shark has to back off, or face a slimy suffocation.
justjj wrote:and Helix, I'm guessing you might have posted more about this, but if so I must have missed it ... I found it most interesting.
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/ ... cLXrZz2sQo
" ... For more than 150 years, biologists have been puzzling over an Irish mystery: A number of wildlife species that live in Ireland are absent from the rest of Britain but are found in Iberia, the peninsula that includes modern-day Spain, Portugal and parts of France.
Research into this so-called 'Irish question' has failed to produce a single theory that explains how and when various species covered hundreds of miles from one place to the other...."


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If you haven't yet read Stacey Schroeder's Post about NAWMBA, make sure you check it out! In addition to her summary of the high points, here are a few of my own insights from the conference this past weekend…
1. You are at an advantage because you attend Fisher. The conference included a variety of sessions and events throughout both days, as well as a career fair on Saturday. Ohio State was the lead academic conference sponsor which offered our students a variety of extra perks during the weekend. I was consistently impressed with how often professionals and recruiters specifically sought out Fisher women to connect, network, or talk about job prospects. Major kudos to our career services and NAWMBA planning teams for helping Fisher stand out in such a unique and positive way.
2. Elevator speeches (and other things that you think don't matter) DO MATTER. I am admittedly a people watcher. One of my favorite parts of this conference was simply watching candidates from other schools speak with recruiters during the career fair. I could literally see a difference in a recruiter's facial expression and body language between candidates that were well prepared with a brief self-introduction (mostly Fisher women) and those who approached recruiters blindly. Trust me… it is worth the 15 potentially awkward minutes of standing in front of a mirror and practicing to perfect your elevator pitch.
3. Yes, Lynn Tilton IS that ridiculously awesome. Stacey did a good job of explaining why Lynn Tilton's message was so captivating – but actually seeing her in real life is another story. Lynn has long blonde hair, wears a minimum of 6″ platform heels (which is both painful and impressive), and dons a wardrobe that made me blush from the furthest row back. She gives her audience just enough time to form an opinion based solely on appearance, then she absolutely smashes it. You quickly learn that this woman has purchased and "flipped" 150 companies, single-handedly saving 250,000 jobs. I found her to be so impressive because she is who she is, and doesn't apologize for it. That's not to say I'll be copying her fashion trends anytime soon, but I definitely aim to inspire others as Lynn has.
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TruColor Natural Gel Paste Powder - Dark Brown
State-of-the-Art, TruColor™ Natural Food Paint &Airbrush Colour is the new standard in innovative baking!
TruColor™ Natural Food Colors are made from fruits, vegetables, seeds, roots and minerals. These amazing colors are derived from nature and are unprecedented in hue and brilliance!
TruColor™ Natural Gel Paste Powders were specifically designed for buttercream icing. They can also be used in dough or any product to color without it breaking down.
When hydrated the natural gel paste powders function as barrier, limiting the taste that may be associated with the natural color plant source.
- Store unused color in a cool dry area away from heat and direct light.
- Certified Kosher
- FDA approved
Simply add water at a 1:1 ratio to "hydrate & decorate"
Example: (1/4 teaspoon water to 1/4 teaspoon powder). Use less water for thicker color.
More Info
When adding color to fondant or gum paste, use less than the recommended equal parts of water to concentrate the color so you don't break down your fondant or make it too sticky, Use a dropper of water to hydrate the powder, using the least amount of water possible. Best results are achieved when the wet TruColor™ is very concentrated and completely dissolved. Make sure the concentrated color is completely dissolved before folding in or adding to fondant or icing. You may see specks of color if not dissolved completely. TruColor™yellow and any color that has "turmeric" on the ingredient label will take more water to hydrate as this color is naturally thicker.
Using TruColor™ Natural Gel Paste Powder
To make a gel paste from your powder, dissolve completely. A good starting point is a 1:1 ratio, one part water to one part powder (such as 1 teaspoon water to one teaspoon powder). Some colors like TruColor™ yellow may take more water to hydrate, Each color may be just a bit different in how it takes water depending on the actual source or plant the color was derived from. But a 1:1 ratio is a good starting point. Just remember…the less water you use to "completely" dissolve the color, the stronger and thicker the gel paste will be.
Completely hydrate the color first with the least amount of water possible. Never add water directly to the jar. Mix color in a separate container, a soufflé' cup or silicone cupcake liner works well. It is important to make sure the powder is completely dissolved by mixing very well using a stir stick or an icing tool (Referred to as a booboo stick in Canada). Press and mix the power particles into the water. Test a small amount to make sure all the color is dissolved. If specks are present, you may need mix the powder more and add a small amount of water (drip by drip). Stir well until the color powder is completely dissolved before adding to your icing.
When adding a natural color "into" icing or dough you may have to consider all of the other ingredients in your mixture and whether or not an acid is present. The acid content or "pH" level may change the color of your icing. Yellow will become brighter and dark brown will become darker by simply adding a squirt of lemon juice. These options and variations allow the decorator to create a variety of easily attainable shades with simple natural household items including baking soda and lemon juice.
Note: Remember, adding alcohol to the sky blue, royal blue, leaf green or spring green will change the color. When dissolving yellow to make a finer spraying solution, add water and completely dissolve, then add alcohol.


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SEEN: Carriage Barn Photography Show
Photo: Andrew Merrill
On Jan. 11, the Carriage Barn Art Center held its 34th annual photography show. This year's prize winners were Arthur Nager of Fairfield, Carrie Brady of Wilton, Hans Neleman of New Canaan, Karen Neems of Stamford and Hal Schwartz of Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. Besides the prizewinners, three Connecticut high school students received honorable mentions: Emma Rosenstein of New Canaan, Abigail Geanakos of New Canaan and Morgan Macey of Wilton. Juror Laura Einstein announced the winners alongside event co-directors Arianne Faber Kolb and Eleanor Flatow. According to the Carriage Barn Art Center, 300 guests visited the exhibit over the course of three hours.


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Hi! I bought Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 back in June last year, and I fell completely in love with the game, story, and everything about it. I loved the RPG aspect of being able to make friends, enemies, marriage, etc.
I I have 200+ hours played on the game, and I'm really looking forward to the Power Up Kit coming on the 25th, but what I'm really here asking for is, I feel like I dived into the series too late . I still have a perfectly functioning PS2, and wanted to play some of the older games. I was here looking for any possible suggestions as to which one I should start with? What's the differences between 13 and the older games? Is it gonna be hard playing the old ones? Sorry if I seem like some stupid person whose some bandwagon/new fan, I've just never loved a game so much before.


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Okay, I don't usually like to gush over prerelease materials for a game because I think it's a little unprofessional. It's always better to keep your distance, talk about what's good and bad about something, and let the readers make up their minds. Of course, then, something as cool as the new Mass Effect video comes out and it's the best thing ever and you have to watch it right now it's great.
It's a little bit of a run-on sentence, sure, but after watching that video three times, I can see I'm really looking forward to that game. It's rare for a demo or video to really grab me: the Lost Planet and Motorstorm demos, as well as the two Mass Effect videos in that link are some of the exceptions. If the game ends up living up to the promise of what we've been shown, we're in for a real treat when the game is released. I do hope they clean up the framerate a touch, but other than that, the level of polish that's on what we've seen so far is impressive.
Of course, we're going to have to wait until April of next year before we get to play it, and I'm not even going to take odds on whether or not that game will get pushed back. Still, if it looks this good with almost five months left to go, I have some high hopes.


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In partnership with Stevens Construction Institute, the University of Florida's Center for Advanced Construction Information Modeling (CACIM) has developed a research questionnaire to assess the maturity and quality of BIM implementation within the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operations (AECO) industry. Below is a link to a brief survey of 21 questions hosted on Zoomerang which is divided into three parts:
Part I: Demographics
Part II: Organizational BIM Maturity
Part III: Project-Wide BIM Maturity
All responses will remain confidential and the results will be used for research purposes only. To express our gratitude for your generous participation, you will receive a short summary of the study and its findings via email on March 15, 2012. Thank you for your time and participation. We appreciate your support and look forward to sharing the anonymous results with you!
Survey Link: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22E6WJQ72UV