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Abstracts index
Abstracts: Standing out in the fields of organization science. Truth's consequences. A plea for methodological diversity
Abstracts: State-level treatment outcome studies using administrative databases. A review of temporal effects and outcome predictors in substance abuse treatment studies with long-term follow-ups
Abstracts: Static and Dynamic Forecasting of Short-Run Demand for Money. Technical Notes: On the Use of Autocorrelation in Forecasting
Abstracts: Statistical models for causation: what inferential leverage do they provide? The fifth cell: correlation bias in U.S. Census adjustment
Abstracts: Status cues and the formation of expectations. To test or not to test: do workshops drug testing programs discourage employee drug use?
Abstracts: Status report: linkage between technology and science. Industrial innovation in sub-Saharan Africa: the manufacturing sector in Nigeria
Abstracts: Staying afloat: within-group swimming proficiency for whites and blacks. Integration of immigrants: The role of language proficiency and experience
Abstracts: Staying environmentally correct. The Journal of Housing's 1992 buyer's guide. A conversation with Lawrence M. Cox
Abstracts: Stochastic money demand and the inflation-uncertainty relationship. U.K. exports of manufactures: testing for the effects of non-price competitiveness using stochastic trends and profitability measures
Abstracts: Stock return volatility on emerging Eastern European markets. Volatility, leverage and firm size: the U.K. evidence
Abstracts: STOP IT NOW! challenges our thinking about sexual abuse. The touch continuum: part of risk reduction curriculum
Abstracts: Strategic bridging: the collaboration between environmentalists and business in the marketing of green products
Abstracts: Strategic growth controls. Comparative static analysis of open urban models with a full labor market and suburban employment
Abstracts: Strategic growth controls. Urban productivity, urban unemployment, and labor market policies. Sectoral sources of metropolitan growth
Abstracts: Strategic interaction and the adoption of tax increment financing. The size distribution of Chinese cities
Abstracts: Strategic issue analysis: NGT + decision analysis for resolving strategic issues. The use of decision analysis for organizational design: reorganizing a community hospital
Abstracts: Strategic planning: a closer view. Aiming for success. Scenario building: a critical study of energy conservation in the Indian cement industry
Abstracts: Strategic research interests, organizational behavior, and the emerging market for the products of plant biotechnology
Abstracts: Strategic role of technological self-reliance in development management. The role of standards in innovation
Abstracts: Strategies to build support for HIV-prevention and sexuality education programs. The National Coalition to Support Sexuality Education
Abstracts: Strategy, structure and performance in product development: observations from the auto industry. Shifting economies: from craft production to flexible systems and software factories
Abstracts: Strengthening unmarried families: Could enhancing couple relationships also improve parenting? Marital Choice and Quality of Relationships: A Research Note on Hypotheses and Sampling
Abstracts: Stress and medical malpractice: organizational risk assessment and intervention. Effect of Interpersonal Stress on the Prediction of Academic Performance
Abstracts: Stress and medical malpractice: organizational risk assessment and intervention. part 2 Increasing automobile seat belt use: an intervention emphasizing risk susceptibility
Abstracts: Stress hard to combat in war. Patriotism means bolstering troop morale
Abstracts: Stress in the workplace: a comparison of gender and occupations. Emotions in the workplace: the neglect of organizational behavior
Abstracts: Stretching maintenance dollars. Improving the image of public housing. Journal of Housing LAB No. 25: Kitchen Cabinets
Abstracts: Structural changes in labor demand and unemployment in local labor markets. The role of defense cuts in the California recession: computable general equilibrium models and interstate factor mobility
Abstracts: Structural equation model for predicting technology commercialization success index (TCSI). Technology roadmapping in review: a tool for making sustainable new product development decisions
Abstracts: Structural equation modelling in perspective. Does agency theory have universal relevance? A reply to Lubatkin, Lane, Collin, and Very
Abstracts: Structural equations modeling test of a turnover theory: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses. Interviewer predictions of applicant qualifications and interviewer validity: aggregate and individual analyses
Abstracts: Structure of drug use behaviors and consequences among young adults: multitrait-multimethod assessment of frequency, quantity, work site, and problem substance use
Abstracts: Structure of drug use behaviors and consequences among young adults: multitrait-multimethod assessment of frequency, quantity, work site, and problem substance use. part 2
Abstracts: Students without borders? Migratory decision-making among international graduate students in the U.S.. Using Individual Development Accounts to save for a home: are there differences by race?
Abstracts: Study of population heterogeneity in innovation diffusion model: estimation based on simulated annealing. The semiconductor silicon industry roadmap: epochs driven by the dynamics between disruptive technologies and core competencies
Abstracts: Styles of rationality. New problems after Popper. Popper's theory of the closed society conflicts with his theory of research
Abstracts: Subcontracting and the omitted social dimensions of large development projects: household survival at the Carajas Mines in the Brazilian Amazon
Abstracts: Subcultures of consumption: an ethnography of the new bikers. Selves in transition: symbolic consumption in personal rites of passage and identity reconstruction
Abstracts: Subnational governance and the International Joint Commission: local management of United States and Canadian boundary waters
Abstracts: Successful support groups for African American caregivers. The state of the art of caregiver assessment. Family caregivers on the job: moving beyond ADLs and IADLs
Abstracts: Succession of technologies. Dismantling the ivory tower: the influence of networks on innovative output in emerging technologies
Abstracts: Superfluous choices and the persistence of preference. Dynamic pricing and consumer fairness perceptions. Spillover effects: how consumers respond to unexpected changes in price and quality
Abstracts: Superfluous choices and the persistence of preference. Few ways to love, but many ways to hate: attribute ambiguity and the positivity effect in agent evaluation
Abstracts: Superiors' evaluations and subordinates' perceptions of transformational and transactional leadership. Leader Sex, Leader Success, and Leadership Process: Two Field Studies
Abstracts: Superiors' evaluations and subordinates' perceptions of transformational and transactional leadership. part 2 College experiences and managerial performance
Abstracts: Supervisors' role conflict and role ambiguity differential relations with performance ratings of subordinates and the moderating effect of screening ability
Abstracts: Supraorganizational collaboration: the Canadian environmental experiment. Boundary relations and teacher engagement in high school
Abstracts: Survey data on owner-reported car problems: how useful to prospective purchasers of used cars? The changing language of a consumer society: brand name usage in popular American novels in the postwar era
Abstracts: Survey supports arguments to start sexuality education in Russia. Adolescent girls' home pages as sites for sexual self-expression
Abstracts: Survival versus traditional methodologies for studying employee turnover: differences, divergences and directions for future research
Abstracts: Sustainable consumption and production of plastics? The past and future of futures research. How to apply the concept of sustainability to a region
Abstracts: Sustainable development in the frontiers of the American Megalopolis. Political aspects of planning the Basque coastal megalopolis
Abstracts: Sustainable development: the third transformation of the Chinese economic system. An integrative framework for sustainability: the Hamilton Harbour ecosystem
Abstracts: Sustainable intensification in the highland tropics: Rwandan farmers' investments in land conservation and soil fertility
Abstracts: Susto and soul loss in Mexicans and Mexican Americans. On the substance and uses of culture's elements. Intra- and intercultural variation in the definition of five illnesses: AIDS, diabetes, the common cold, empacho, and mal de ojo
Abstracts: Synthetic technology-analytic governance: the 21st century challenge. An exceptional development pattern
Abstracts: System effects on educational achievement: a Brisish-American comparison. Sibship sex composition: effects on educational attainment
Abstracts: Systemism, social mechanisms, and scientific progress: A case study of the international crisis behavior project
Abstracts: Systems option for sustainable development - effect and limit of the Ministry of International Trade and industry's efforts to substitute technology for energy
Abstracts: Taiwanese IT firms' offshore R&D in China and the connection with the global innovation network. The emergence of S&T indicators: why did governments supplement statistics with indicators?
Abstracts: Taiwan's ICP mechanism - a review and a stage approach. Managing academic innovation in Taiwan: towards a escientificueconomicE framework
Abstracts: Taking a byte out of the First Amendment: how free is speech in cyberspace? Joyce Meskis, pushing books and free speech
Abstracts: Taking another look at cross-cultural research: rejoinder to Lachman (1997). Predictors of intentions to leave the ward, the hospital and the nursing profession: a longitudinal study
Abstracts: Taking history's forks. Pieces of history: a 1947 Truman diary is discovered. Moon germs: a history of NASA's lunar receiving laboratory
Abstracts: Taking Second Amendment rights seriously. The Second Amendment: America's first freedom. Our second amendment
Abstracts: Tales of a successful memeplex: how the water wars in the everglades were changed into a comprehensive plan. Risk, terrorism, and the Internet
Abstracts: Tapping conventional markets: FHLB's Affordable Housing Program. Two candidates speak: Congressman Jack F. Kemp
Abstracts: Tapping private resources: the linkage trend. Fighting crime: an architectural approach. Journal of Housing LAB No. 36: hazardous materials
Abstracts: Task cues, dominance cues, and influence in task groups. Effects of preparatory information on enhancing performance under stress
Abstracts: Task interdependence and extrarole behavior: a test of the mediating effects of felt responsibility. Performance outcome feedback and attributional feedback: interactive effects on recipient responses
Abstracts: Taste perception: more than meets the tongue. The impact of the internet on consumers' use of information sources for automobiles
Abstracts: Tax evasion and perceptions of tax fairness: a research note. Americans reluctant to take responsibility
Abstracts: Tax reform: a state housing finance agency perspective. Tax increment financing. Housing and community development in the nation's capital
Abstracts: T.D. Jakes 1957-American minister, author, broadcaster, and community advocate: Pastor of the Potter's House and CEO of The Potter's House Ministries
Abstracts: Teaching about issues, values and decisions: The newspaper as sexuality education text. Comprehensive sexuality education has come a long way in past decades
Abstracts: Teaching high school students about sexual assault: content and methodology. Sexual issues in psychotherapy for people with HIV/AIDS
Abstracts: Technical change and incorporated R&D in the service sector. Technology exchange and the foreign business sector in Russia
Abstracts: Technical Note: Utilization of Delphi Methods for University Planning. Risks of future drugs: a Danish expert Delphi
Abstracts: Technological capabilities, invisible infrastructure and the un-social construction of predictability: the overlooked fixed costs of useful research
Abstracts: Technological change, employment, and sustainability. Selecting a variety of futures for scenario development
Abstracts: Technological clusters with a knowledge-based principle: evidence from a Delphi investigation in the French case of the life sciences
Abstracts: Technological competencies and product's evolutionary dynamics a case study from the aero-engine industry. The industrial dynamics of open innovation - evidence from the transformation of consumer electronics
Abstracts: Technological cooperative agreements and firm's R&D intensity: a note on causality relations. Firm size, opportunities for adaptation and in-house R&D activity in developing countries: the case of Indian manufacturing
Abstracts: Technological development and political stability: patenting on Latin America and the Caribbean. Historical evolution of technological diversification
Abstracts: Technological dimensions of international cooperation and sustainable development. Modeling the dependence between the times to international adoption of two related technologies
Abstracts: Technological dynamism in Asia. Convergence and polarization in global income levels: a review of recent results on the role of international technology diffusion
Abstracts: Technological entry, exit and survival: an empirical analysis of patent data. The internationalisation of technology analysed with patent data
Abstracts: Technological evolution of personal computers and market implications. Technology measurement: A composite approach
Abstracts: Technological forecasting at the Korean stock market: a dynamic competition analysis using Lotka-Volterra model
Abstracts: Technological innovation as a gateway to entry: the case of the telecommunications equipment industry. An audit of technological innovation capabilities in Chinese firms: some empirical findings in Beijing, China
Abstracts: Technological innovation in Brazilian industry: an assessment based on the Sao Paulo innovation survey. Overcoming the constraints to the adoption of sustainable land management practices in Australia
Abstracts: Technological innovation in services and manufacturing: results from Italian surveys. Testing a model of technological trajectories
Abstracts: Technological internationalization in the electro-technical industry: a cross-company comparison of patenting patterns 1986-2000
Abstracts: Technological progress: a proposed measure. The radical uncertainty of the future. Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) in historic survival decisions of countries and corporations
Abstracts: Technological prospects toward the 21st century: the case of Toshiba Corporation. Can Japan succeed in "chigyo-ka" (intelprise-formation)
Abstracts: Technological regimes and innovation in services: the case of the Italian banking industry. Technology use and plant closure
Abstracts: Technological Substitution in the United States Pulp and Paper Industry: The Sulfate Pulping Process. Expected Utilities and Substitution Rates
Abstracts: Technological threat and opportunity assessment. Implications of the dominant design in electronic initiation systems in the South African mining industry
Abstracts: Technology and finance: the electronic markets. An estimation of the future demand for portable Internet service in Korea
Abstracts: Technology and governance: an introduction. Complexity science: implications for forecasting. Technological slowdown or societal speedup - The price of system complexity?
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Stephen Jackson offers disturbing Malice in Palace quote
Stephen Jackson may be the NBA's most honest player.
Sometimes, we wish he weren't.
ESPN's Chris Palmer has an extensive Q&A with the San Antonio Spurs swingman, who is out right now with a broken finger. In it, Jackson discusses his rap career, Shaquille O'Neal, the immeasurably fun 2007 Golden State Warriors and more.
"More" being the Malice in the Palace, the infamous fight that broke out between Jackson's Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons in Auburn Hills, Mich., on Nov. 19, 2004. That fight escalated and wound up in the stands, where Ron Artest (now Metta World Peace) and Jackson fought with Pistons fans.
And, well, we'll let Jackson speak for himself on this one:
When I hit that fan, I definitely enjoyed it — until that fine came down. That $3 million I lost killed me. It brought me back to reality because I could have lost my job.
It was wild because it had never been done before. And it will never happen again so, yeah, adrenaline was flowing. How many people can say that they've punched a fan? ...
Just because we make a lot of money we're supposed to be the bigger person? Fans tell us that our kids are ugly and that they should have thrown our mothers in jail for having us. That's not disrespectful?
Right. We understand where he's coming from because fans certainly can be obnoxious. But those kinds of quotes don't make the NBA the most inviting place.
Later in the interview, he talks about shooting up a car in a strip-club incident involving former Pacers teammate Jamaal Tinsley.
Jackson, for his part, does say he regrets the hefty fine he received. He was one of nine players suspended, losing 30 games, second only to Artest.
But does he regret helping his teammate?
"No," Jackson says. "Because the idea of Ron laying in the stands unconscious with all his teeth knocked out … no way. That whole arena was against and I didn't have it in my heart not to do anything.
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We have been playing for 5 years now, though we have been through one or two changes in musicians.
How did you get started?
We first got together at a religious music workshop. We spent some time between sessions playing some songs, and decided to make a go of it as a religious music group. For the first few months we focused on covering the music of other, established religious artists, with a few new arrangements of old time hymns thrown in for texture. It wasn't until year 2 that we started to write and produce our own songs, but since then original music has grown to be more than 60% of our typical set.
Do you still play old style religious music?
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My favorite celeb parents, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie confirmed the rumors that they are in fact engaged. It's been a longtime coming. Now we won't have to see anymore of those false headlines reporting engagements, secret weddings, etc. Although I guess now there will just be new rumors to run with. Here's my prediction, the first false rumor will look a little like this: "Angie runs out on Brad, refuses to get married!" lol. We'll see. But in the meantime, congratulations to Hollywood's most glamorous family!
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- An, Lian & Wang, Jian, 2011. "Exchange rate pass-through: evidence based on vector autoregression with sign restrictions," Globalization Institute Working Papers 70, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
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- Marco Airaudo & Luis-Felipe Zanna, 2010. "Interest Rate Rules, Endogenous Cycles, and Chaotic Dynamics in Open Economies," Carlo Alberto Notebooks 171, Collegio Carlo Alberto.
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This meeting provided a space for young people to develop their intercultural awareness, through exchange of music.
The project has built bridges between young people and their vision using music, sharing their abilities developed at local or international levels. We facilitated opportunities for young people to actively participate in developing their event. The local reality (social-cultural context) of Birmingham has been analysed through previous projects promoted by INCA. The project has been a meeting and has invited participation from the following countries: UK, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands and Sweden.


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The research informed users personas with very different needs. Some were browsing and required inspiration while others needed to target very specific information quickly. We led a wireframing workshop with key stakeholders and potential users to uncover methods of accommodating these needs. I used these sketches as inspiration when creating formalized wireframes, then conducted user testing to ensure our ideas would work.
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One of the features of an old boxy CRT TV was that you could shoot at them. A light gun pointed at the screen could read the position of the electron beam based on when the phosphor lit up, and pulling the trigger let the gun register the shot. The old NES light gun was a bit cruder, but still more than good enough for Duck Hunt. The tech required exploiting a quirk of how a CRT tv works, though, so when HD TVs came along, light gun games all but died off. There were a few attempts using the Sony Move controllers, and I like to think they had to have been better than the games trying similar things with the Wii remotes, but in practical terms the genre died when TVs changed.
No genre stays dead forever in gaming, though, and now the light gun shooter is back and bigger than ever. Which doesn't take much, admitted, seeing as they were always a niche, but it was a fun niche with a surprisingly diverse library. The Point Blank series was completely different from Ninja Assault, Elemental Gearbolt could in no way be confused with House of the Dead, Zombie Raid could sit beside Time Crisis and hold its own, and Gunblade NY was its own special brand of awesomeness. Some games came home, others were stranded in the arcade, but eventually they went away. Then VR happened and now the genre lives again. It looks different now, of course, because a decade will do that, but a combination of factors makes the VR shooting gallery both the logical evolution of the light gun shooter as well as being in danger of over-saturation.
One of the problems with VR is player motion, in that running around FPS-style is a great way to make someone physically sick. Sick players don't tend to play a second round, ever, so the solution has been to make shooters use the room-scale feature to allow for real-world dodging while almost rooting the player to the spot for the actual shooting. It's basically Time Crisis with a bit more freedom of movement, happening all around you. SuperHot, Space Pirate Simulator, ROM: Extraction, Lethal, Arizona Sunshine, Serious Sam: The Last Hope, and many, many others all work on roughly the same framework. SuperHot plants the player in a small area, defined by the boundaries of the play space, while Arizona Sunshine uses the teleport option to travel around an area, but the shooting, throwing, and even occasional punching is done standing still.
While the liability of VR motion sickness makes standing still during a firefight the most comfortable way to shoot, it's the advantage of the controllers that really revives the light gun shooter. Whether Vive wand or Rift handsets, aiming is done in as a real-word action where you hold the controller just like a plastic gun, and the skill of the player tends to be dependent on their aim. At this point I have to admit to having only played a handful of the shooting galleries available, so can't speak to whether there's aim-adjustment in the way that some FPSes have, but everything I've played so far has been nicely unforgiving on the bullet placement. Get the angle off by half an inch and the games give exactly what you asked for, which unfortunately was a near miss. Some games let you have two guns at once, others put a shield in the second hand, and one memorable scene in SuperHot had me swatting bullets out of the air the head of an axe like the most badass fly swatter ever. You stand up and wield the controllers 1:1 with their in-game representation, and it makes for a wonderfully immersive round of shooting.
Still, it's a revival that runs the risk of oversaturation. The challenges of developing a comfortable action game in VR are still being worked around, and right now the shooting gallery is a known winner. Bad guys pop up, the player mows them down, rinse and repeat in the next game. Everything has its own style and armament, doing its best to set itself apart from the crowd, but it doesn't take playing too many in a row to start feeling the repetition. Light gun games are a lot of fun, but they work best when near some fighters, a vertical or horizontal shooter, and maybe a row of skeeball machines. It really can't be stressed enough that VR is in its early days, though, and the genre is going to grow and evolve in surprising and unexpected ways over the coming years. And as an added bonus, you don't need to strap a massive CRT TV to your face to dive into its world.


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We pay for veterinary care for the abandoned companion animals at the Oceana County Animal Control Shelter in Oceana County. Volunteers socialize the dogs and cats and provide basic household pet training.
The adoption fee for dogs is $95 and for cats is $35. All are examined by a veterinarian, spayed/neutered or come with certificates and up to date on shots.
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
The Better Way To Paint
A previously painted over Urban Repair Squad stencil re-emerged this week just west of Harbord and Bathurst. The city really oughta use better paint.
Photo by Anonymous.
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Sticker Campaign Success
Ten days after the first stickers appeared outside and inside most TTC subway stations, they are still there. And it looks like all of them.
" ... To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete."
-R. Buckminster Fuller
You can listen to Scott Ossington's fine new cycling podcast to find out more ...
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Sunday, February 1, 2009
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A Time Lapse in Denver, CO
Here's a little time lapse form my trip to Denver set to Puremotion - Calm Before the Storm
Pictures coming soon!Read More
The Nth Power and Dopapod - The Hall at MP - Brooklyn, NY
Dopapod and The Nth Power crushing The Hall at MP.Read More
FringeNYC - The Lady Winifred and Didi Show
A little review of my first drag show experience - The Lady Winifred and Didi show as part of Fringe NYC!Read More
Wooden Track Shelving - DIY Storage Solutions
A little insight to my most recent project of building some wall storage in the new apartment! This involved a metal track system, custom cut lumber and cost less than $300 to build.Read More
Israel Media Network... Time Lapse Expsoure
Well, I checked my YouTube page randomly today to see that my time lapse video over Mitzpe Ramon had 5,000 views over night. A very cool Israeli media network (http://www.israelvideonetwork.com/) shared it today and I am pretty stoked that people seem to be digging it! Even made it to the 'Most Watched' section.
In case you missed it! Here is the link!
These are my current guitars.
Guitar run down!Read More
The Landscape of Israel... most of it.
A bunch of landscape photos from my recent trip to Israel!Read More
Pedal Board Addictions
Run down of my current pedal rig!Read More


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Taiwan Society for Precision Engineering
Taiwan Society for Precision Engineering (TSPE) is a non-profit member association, founded in 2014 at Chutung, Taiwan. TSPE dedicated to promote the research and application of precision engineering technology in order to assist the academic development as well as industrial upgrading and transformation. The precision engineering field includes electrical and electronics, information, machinery, materials, chemistry, optics and measurement analysis, etc. TSPE has been actively cultivating the most important industrial fundamental technology in precision engineering. It is aiming to master the technology of critical manufacturing equipment, components, raw materials and process. TSPE is committed to enhance Taiwan's industrial competitiveness.
1. Advance the research of precision engineering technology, and promote its industrial application as well as development by integrating manpower and resources in relevant disciplines.
2. Organize and execute precision engineering workshops, trainings, discussions, demonstrations, exhibitions and related activities.
3. Collect the state-of-art information on precision engineering for the reference of academic and industrial research.
4. Entrusted by the government and enterprises to conduct research or solve problems related to precision engineering, and provide professional evaluation and assessment service.
5. Help schools to implement precision engineering education and research.
6. Networking with domestic and overseas agencies, academic institutions and industrial organizations to promote academic and technological interaction.
7. Engage in activities that are in line with the missions of TSPE.
(The 1st
General Assembly Meeting and Board of Directors Election were held on Jan. 30,
The first president and honorary founder of TSPE is Dr. Chia-Tung Lee, who is a senior advisor to Taiwan president as well as an honorary professor of National Tsing Hua University. He is known as a prestigious scholar and researcher in fundamental science and engineering. Dr. Lee has been concerning about the lack of consistent standard and common language on precision engineering development in Taiwan. He had reminded those in power should realize the important role of "engineer" when setting up national strategies for industrial upgrading. With this vision in mind, the 1st preparatory meeting of TSPE was held on Oct. 22, 2014 and then it was officially founded on Jan. 30, 2015. Since then TSPE is actively sharing common R&D outcomes and trying to eliminate lots of duplicate errors from industrial development process.
TSPE has actively participated in several global events, such as the 6th ASPEN (The Asian Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology) conference held in Harbin, China, Aug. 15~19, and the 14th IFToMM World Congress held in Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 25~30. TSPE was the co-organizer of "Industry 4.0 Conference" held in ITRI, Taiwan, Sep. 30. Also, TSPE is planning to hold an annual event of "Precision Engineering Symposium and Exhibition 2016", which will take place in National Tsing Hua University.
TSPE forms a unique community and platform for sharing professional knowledge & technology in the field of precision engineering. Currently it has more than 100 group and individual members. The members represent a variety of organizations from enterprises, academia and national labs. Many of TSPE members are driving forces of Taiwan industry, such as HIWIN, Hermes Microvision, Shuz Tung Machinery, AST, Patech Fine Chemicals, FiberLogic, aePlasma 41, Avision, AccuteX, ITRI, National Taiwan U., National Tsing Hua U., Ministry of Science and Technology, etc. TSPE members are expected to join an annual assembly meeting held each spring.
(The second meeting of the first term board of directors was held on Aug. 3, 2015.)
From left to right on the front row: Dr. Cheng-Kuo Sung, Dr. Ping-Hui Su, President Chia-Tung Lee, Dr. Shuo-Hung Chang, Dr. Qi-Chao Wan, Mr. Tian-Cai Zhuang
President and member, Chia-Tung Lee
(Senior advisor to the president of Taiwan / Honorary professor, National Tsing Hua University)
Director and member, Executive Committee, Cheng-Wen Wu
(Senior vice president of academic affairs, National Tsing Hua University)
Director and member, Executive Committee, Shuo-Hung Chang
(Executive vice president, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI))
Director and member, Executive Committee, Cheng-Kuo Sung
(Professor, Dept. of power mechanical engineering, National Tsing Hua University)
Director and member, Executive Committee, Chan-Hua Feng
(Chief, Dept. of Engineering and Technologies, Ministry of Science and Technology / Professor, Dept. of mechanical engineering, National Chung Cheng University)
Supervisor and Chair, Supervisory Board, Ping-Hui Su
(Former advisor, Dept. of Industrial Technology, Ministry of Economic Affairs / Professor, Dept. of vehicle engineering, National Taipei University of Technology)
For more information, please visit TSPE official website (in Chinese):www.tspe.org.tw
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Happy Holidays
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'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the stable,
the hay in the loft was stacked from floor to gable,
the aisle way was swept and AM grain measured,
as prompt feeding in the morning for the four-leggeds is treasured.
The horses all dozed peacefully in their stalls,
while in their dreams they ran with new Jolly Balls,
Even the barn cats had curled up to sleep,
And the barn mice scurried to find crumb without even a peep.
When out in the drive there arose such a roar,
that several drowsy heads popped over their stall doors,
The diesel pickup truck slowed down and came to a stop,
When what should happen, but the door opened with a pop.
A small girl hopped down onto the ground
And her boots started moving–clearly barn bound
All bundled up in a scarf, coat and mittens,
She paused to leave some toy mice for the big barn kittens.
The heads started bobbing, and eyes shone bright,
because the girl's special visit was such a delight,
stopping at each door with a carrot in hand,
the girl gave each horse one treat as planned.
When all of the sudden came a soft nicker,
and the girl gasped and hurried all the quicker,
She moved towards the stall at the end of the row
Where a small pair of ears were pricked & eyes were aglow.
The girl's face broke into a smile
and her best friend, her pony snuffed her face all the while,
She dug out a special apple from her coat
and another nicker broke out from the pony's throat.
He took the special treat, crunching and munching
While the girl looked on with a shiver, fingers in her mittens bunching
She pulled off the mittens, sticking one hand inside her pony's rug,
And wrapped her other arm round his neck to give him a hug.
The pony stopped crunching and bowed his head,
to hug the girl back, to make up for words that couldn't be said,
For he was her pony, and she was his girl,
and they had a bond like none other in the world.
The girl and the pony together were froze,
until the girl gave her pony a kiss on the nose,
To the girl, her pony was the most wondrous sight,
and she whispered to him, Merry Christmas to you and have a good night!


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Orrin Black's mission as a Tracker is simple: find the Werewolves who have claimed Cardiff as their new hunting grounds and kill them. It should be easy. That is until he finds himself inexplicably drawn to a woman of extraordinary beauty and a body to tempt a saint.
Krista Evans is searching for something. She doesn't know what it is, only that it's out there waiting for her. Her world turns upside down with the arrival of Halloween, meeting Orrin, and learning there are werewolves. But the Were's have come for more than food. They've come for Krista, to claim her as the mate to their leader. To resist their seduction is futile. Unless a Tracker is involved.
**Note: This is a re-issue of PRIMAL HEAT retitled. If you have PRIMAL HEAT this is the same book!**


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Markus Mehring, 44 years old, photographs since 10 years.
His inspiration based on natural sciences, music, traveling and the interaction to the fellow human beings.
"Photography has a spell which can carry you through the times by just one image. It reflects your presence, talks to you from the past in memories and and inspires your dreams for the future"
After his profession as an graduated electro-technics engineer he is leading now an international operating trading company.
Together with his russian wife he lives in Bochum, Germany, where he feels very connected to this down-to-earth and genuine spot "deep in the west".
Exhibitions: Russian-German visual dialog in Tver and Moscow, Russia
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Pressure vessel owners are obligated to ensure their safe use. This requires effective inspection and maintenance programs.
Owners are responsible for developing, documenting, implementing, executing, and assessing pressure vessel inspection systems and inspection procedures that meet relevant requirements. These systems and procedures typically include:
- Organization and reports of structure for inspection personnel
- Documentation and maintenance of inspection and quality assurance procedures
- Documentation and reports of inspection and test results
- Corrective actions for inspection and test results
- Internal audits for compliance with the quality assurance inspection manual
- Review and approval of drawings, design calculations, and specifications for repairs and alterations
Types of Inspection
Careful visual examination is the most important and the most universally accepted method of inspection. However, this does require entering vessels, which presents risks to inspection personnel and requires taking the asset out-of-service, impacting productivity. The need for internal visual inspection can be reduced or potentially eliminated with advanced non-destructive testing (NDT) methods. They include:
- Corrosion mapping
- Ultrasonic thickness measurement and flaw detection
- Magnetic-flux leakage (MFL) screening
- Magnetic-particle testing (MT) for cracks and other elongated discontinuities
Advances in corrosion mapping with automated systems used on site and under harsh conditions has opened new possibilities for the effective management of vessels.
Determining Corrosion Rates
This determination is key to calculating the interval between inspection and repair. Using corrosion mapping tools, changes in wall thickness over time can be used as the basis for this calculation, therefore accurate measurements are essential. For new vessels and vessels whose service conditions are changed, the estimation can be based on the following:
- Corrosion rates can be calculated from data collected by the owner on vessels providing the same or a similar service
- If data on vessels providing the same or a similar service are unavailable, a corrosion rate can be estimated from the owner's experience or from published data on vessels providing comparable service
- If the probable corrosion rate cannot be determined, in-service determinations must be made after approximately 1000 hours of service using suitable corrosion monitoring devices or non-destructive thickness measurements on the vessel. Subsequent determinations shall be made after appropriate intervals until the corrosion rate is established.
For all of these scenarios, good quality inspection data is essential, which is offered by efficient NDT tools.


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Colour words
The 'canary yellow' group
These colour words consist of two words combined together. They can be two colour words, as in navy-blue or olive green, or a noun and a colour word, as in blood-red or bottle-green, or an adjective and a colour word, as in royal blue.
baby blue baby pink blood-red blue-black bottle-green canary yellow cherry red chocolate brown coal black cobalt blue duck-egg blue electric-blue grass green ice-blue jade green jet black leaf green lemon yellow lime green midnight blue milk white navy-blue nut-brown off-white olive green peacock blue powder blue rose-red rosy pink royal blue salmon pink sea-blue sea-green shell pink shocking pink sky-blue slate-grey sugar pink
He wore foppish hats, canary-yellow gloves, and patent-leather shoes.
Seen in spring from the valley below, the ancient city of Pinara in Southern Turkey is a blaze of lime green.


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So much has happened recently! Major landlord chores to kick us off in 2015 including a flooded basement and failing AC unit. Eek. Hopefully I'll get a picture of the final new product that is finishing up in remodel phase right now. Even though I don't live there, it's still exciting to get a brand new basement and bathroom! We added a bit to the insurance money to get a full brand spankin' new bathroom, complete with redesigned plumbing and proper insulation, a new double pane window, heated floor, big tiled shower. The previous quick DIY job was not up to the task of record cold temps that Pittsburgh saw late this winter. Remember this from our quick redo in 2012?
Well, here's where we are now. Pardon the not-great phone picture. So excited for a bathroom that's not even finished… and not even mine!
Down here in VA, we've initiated some landscaping work in our new yard, with my very own lilac, courtesy of O and Chad for Mother's Day. The real gift of course was Chad chopping out all the overgrown twiggy shrubs outside our family room to make space for my lilac. (Chad convinced me he would need to purchase a chain saw for this- never did use it for this particular project… hmm….)
And we've been planting a few other items that I'm excited to get some pics of when they become photographable- think very sad hostas stolen and split from our other yard in PA, and dormant shrubs that are basically just sleeping sticks put in the ground for now (=economical landscaping!).
All for now, but wanted to share a bit of the spring crazy that's been keeping us busy… oh, and bit of this as well 😉


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Right, together.. left, together.. right together..
If you've ever been a bridesmaid, you already know the drill. Stand at the end of the aisle and wait your turn to start your march to the altar. It is a nerve racking experience for the entire wedding party because everyone in the room is watching your every step.
Now, you are the bride! Are you ready? Can you walk with poise and elegance in a gown and heels? Most women don't get many opportunities to practice their red carpet persona!
That's why, when we heard about a unique wedding service in Vancouver that helps women improve their walk and gain the confidence needed to take on a crowded room, we just had to tell you about it.
Workshops for the catwalk challenged! Taaja Kayler worked as a professional runway model for over 25 years with leading designers such as Christian Dior and Louis Feraud. She now uses her years of experience in the fashion industry to train women of all ages and backgrounds in the fine art of "making an entrance", red carpet style. She teaches ladies how to use subtle body movements to walk with grace and confidence, just like professional models and actresses do.


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Giovanni Trapattoni's Republic of Ireland do not do shows, as has been endlessly documented, even if 13,000 spectators are present and excited at one of their training sessions. The hordes that turned out at Gdynia's Municipal Stadium on Tuesday to welcome the Irish to their base camp, ahead of their first major tournament appearance in a decade, might have hoped for a bit of action. A penalty shootout at the end of the session. A crossbar challenge, perhaps.
What they got was jogging, stretches and a lot of two-touch work. The crowd cheered wildly when Aiden McGeady lofted a loose ball from halfway into one of the goals and they loved it when Shane Long showcased a Hollywood flick. It would also be remiss not the mention the magnificent sight of the kitman, Dick Redmond, leading the squad out through a cordon of cheerleaders as he shook pompoms above his head.
However, it generally felt low-key and underwhelming. Trapattoni, his green cap pulled low over his eyes, would doubtless have liked to remind everybody that for entertainment they ought to have been at La Scala. On the fringes, Shay Given chomped with impatience. Stood down from the session as a precaution over a problem that has not been officially explained but is believed to be a muscle niggle, the goalkeeper was a case study in frustration.
There has been a bit of it about the camp in the past few days, together with the inevitable nervous tension. Trapattoni's emotions have swung from the post-Hungary friendly eruption on Monday night, when he raged about how his 4-4-2 had not adequately stifled Hungary's attacking midfielders, to relaxed and smiling reflection.
McGeady, the Spartak Moscow winger, said that the players had been "jaded" at half-time against Hungary. The first batch of them reported to Dublin on 17 May, with the reminder joining up three days later. They have been away for some time.Every move, every soundbite, has been analysed extensively. This is how it is at the most rarified level. Trapattoni dismissed the notion that the players had been overtrained but the 73-year-old, who has been around the block once or twice, had the sense on Tuesday night that something was not right.
After meeting with his assistant, Marco Tardelli, and the goalkeeping coach, Alan Kelly, and taking in the views of the players, he cancelled Wednesday's training session and the planned media activities. Kelly called it a "shut down". The staff and players could enjoy a surprise day off, to take in the Baltic Sea breeze or luxuriate in the hotel facilities.
"Mentally and physically, it's good to have time out," Kelly said. "To refocus your mind and to hit the ground running in training on Thursday. You can't have a rigid format. It's all about Sunday's game against Croatia, whatever you have to do to be ready for that."
The matches cannot begin soon enough, particularly for Given, who is one of the four survivors from Ireland's adventure at the 2002 World Cup. The 36-year-old, who will consider his international future after the tournament, was described by Kelly as a "force of nature" who has been difficult to rein in.
Given hurt a knee in one of the first training sessions in Dublin and he missed the home friendly with Bosnia-Herzegovina on the Saturday before last. Although he featured in the first 45 minutes against Hungary, there have been what Kelly said were "compensatory issues" elsewhere in the leg. Given played well against Hungary and he made one reaction save from a deflected shot that was encouraging. "You don't make that save if you are not right," Kelly noted.
Given will be assessed on Thursday morning before the decision is taken as to whether he trains but if the suspicion nags that he lacks 100% fitness – and Kelly confirmed that he would be managed throughout the tournament – there is no question about him missing the Croatia game. "Wild horses wouldn't keep him away," Kelly said. If the tie were on Wednesday night, Kelly added, Given would have started.
Ireland's spirit is unquenchable and their belief that they can progress from Group C is rooted in them never having lost a competitive game away from home during the time Trapattoni has been in charge. They have lost only two at home. Unspectacular but effective, the squad watch each other's backs and there is an openness between them and the management.
"If you've not got a tight unit, little cracks will show, particularly when you are away for so long," Kelly said. "You have Twitter and Facebook … you'd see the evidence. But this squad has such inner belief. We know we can get results."
Trapattoni hoped that the breather on Wednesday would re-stoke the fires. Ireland are into the final countdown.


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BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College men's tennis team won the first three completed singles matches to earn a 5-1 victory over Trinity (TX) University in the regional finals of the NCAA Division III Tournament on Sunday.
With the victory, the Polar Bears (15-7) advance to the national quarterfinals for the first time since 2002 where they will face NESCAC rival Williams College on Monday, May 21 at Cary Tennis Park in Cary, North Carolina. More details on match times and live coverage will be announced next week.
Trinity ends it season with a record of 21-8.
The Tigers and Polar Bears split a pair of early doubles matches, with Jordan Mayer and Greg Haugen earning a 8-5 win at #2 doubles to give Trinity the early edge. Bowdoin answered at #3 just moments later when Casey Grindon and Chris Lord completed a 8-6 victory to even the contest. At #1 doubles, Bowdoin's Samuel King and Oscar Pena dueled Max Frey and Erick DelaFuente into a tiebreak before the Polar Bears eventually claimed a 9-8 win at a 2-1 advantage heading into singles play.
Bowdoin seized the momentum from there, as Lord dispatched Haugen 7-5, 6-1 at #3 singles and Pena finished off Frey 7-6, 6-0 at #1. Three matches were all poised to be the clincher for Bowdoin, but it was Grindon who earned the clinching point, watching a return from Charlie Curtis sail long at #4 singles to seal the match. King was about to serve match point for Bowdoin at #2 and Bragg was two points away at #5 when Grindon claimed his contest. Aaron Skinner of Trinity led Kyle Wolstencroft 6-2, 2-3 in the final remaining match at #6.
Bowdoin's second-ever NCAA Quarterfinal appearance will come against a familiar foe. The Ephs and Polar Bears have split two earlier meetings this season, with Williams taking the regular-season meeting, 5-4, on April 28, only to see the Polar Bears earn a 5-3 win in the NESCAC Semifinals on May 5.
Photos courtesy of Brian Beard and Creative Images Photography
Bowdoin 5, Trinity 1
1. Oscar Pena (BOW) def. Max Frey (TUM) 7-6, 6-0
2. Sam King (BOW) vs. Erick DelaFuente (TUM) 6-3, 5-4, unfinished
3. Chris Lord (BOW) def. Greg Haugen (TUM) 7-5, 6-1
4. Casey Grindon (BOW) def. Charlie Curtis (TUM) 6-2, 6-3
5. Noah Bragg (BOW) vs. Jordan Mayer (TUM) 6-2, 2-6, 5-1, unfinished
6. Kyle Wolstencroft (BOW) vs. Aaron Skinner (TUM) 2-6, 2-3, unfinished
1. Sam King/Oscar Pena (BOW) def. Max Frey/Erick DelaFuente (TUM) 9-8
2. Jordan Mayer/Greg Haugen (TUM) def. Kyle Wolstencroft/Doug Caplan (BOW) 8-5
3. Casey Grindon/Chris Lord (BOW) def. Charlie Curtis/Aaron Skinner (TUM) 8-6
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (,3,1,4)


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Keeping of Wildlife as Pets
From time to time we deal with native, non-native, exotic, or hybridized animals that are either turned loose or escaped from their owner's property.
You cannot lawfully keep many species of wildlife, or are required to have special permits to do so in Massachusetts.
To avoid conflicts with the law, we encourage the public to learn the laws pertaining to the possession of wildlife in Massachusetts before they acquire an animal.
Summary of Law
No person may possess as a "pet" a wild bird, mammal, fish, reptile, or amphibian without a permit unless the animal was owned prior to June 30, 1995.
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Jason Collin Photography is offering the image "Rainbow Springs Fern Waterfall" as a free* desktop wallpaper calendar. If you use it as your desktop wallpaper, please let me know in the comments.
This image was made yesterday on a Memorial Day day trip to beautiful Rainbow Springs near Ocala, Florida. I had been wanting to make a "cotton candy" waterfall image for awhile, but lacked both the opportunity and the gear (stable tripod) until yesterday.
- PURCHASE the full resolution version of "Rainbow Springs Fern Waterfall"
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Last weekend I had to stay in Stratford overnight for a work assignment. I took the Beast with me. It was the first time I've ever slept in a king size bed.
You can fit, like, six people in one of those things.
The next morning, we considered our breakfast options while drinking coffee from some sort of coffee pod machine. I've been reading a lot of Calvin Trillin, an American food writer whose work often appeared in the New Yorker and who traveled the country looking for the best examples of classic American food. So I was a bit obsessed about finding a classic Canadian breakfast.
Foodie: We could go to that roadside place we passed whiled driving through Shakespeare–what was it called?
Beast: Rosemary's. That place looked good. What about Features? It says here in the Yellow Pages that it's the best breakfast in town. They have something called, "The Paul Bunyon" breakfast.
Foodie: Well, I don't know how authentic-sounding that is but let's give it a shot. I'll also text Erinn because her friend Lisa used to live in Stratford. Maybe she'll tell us a few places to visit.
Before we found Features though, we passed this place on Stratford's main strip.
Foodie: Let's go here! Look at this place! It looks amazing–and this is exactly the sort of thing Calvin Trillin would do!
Beast: Whatever you say. You go in first.
Walking in.
Foodie (whispering): Oh fuck no. Oh shit no. This is a bad idea.
The place was empty, save for an elderly couple sitting at different booths who jumped up when we opened the door. And the place was dead silent, save for the loud hum of a very old air conditioner affixed overtop the front door. We wanted to run away. But it was too late. The old lady, who didn't appear to speak any English, showed us to our booth and gave us menus.
Foodie (whispering): I am so sorry!
Beast: Give me your iPhone.
Foodie: Why?
Beast: Because I want to look up this place.
Foodie (handing him phone): It's not that bad. I'm going to have a western sandwich! That's hard to mess up.
Beast (reading from phone): Ah, Justine from restaurantica.ca advices against ordering eggs. Think about it? This place is empty–how often do they get new eggs?
Foodie: Oh it'll be fine. What else do they say on there?
Beast: Ashleigh says, " I suspect this place only stays open because they sell American brand cigarettes…and because the odd unsuspecting tourist accidentally wanders in for an awful meal from time to time."
Foodie: Are you fucking kidding me? That's hiliarous! That's us! What a shit head I am.
Beast: I'm scared of ordering eggs but now I want a western sandwich too.
Old lady approaches.
Old lady: Order?
Foodie: We'll have two western sandwiches please.
Old lady: Drink?
Foodie: How about two cups of coffee.
Beast: Where do you think she's from?
Foodie: Germany? Hungary? She seems very sweet. But how does a place like this stay in business?
Beast: They must own the building. Look at the back of the menu.
Foodie: It's 11:30 right now–maybe the place will fill up with regulars any minute. (Pause) It was rude of her not to ask what kind of bread we wanted our westerns on though. I would have liked mine on some dark rye or 12-grain.
Beast: (Silence)
About 20 minutes later, the nice old lady brought out two western sandwiches with some homemade fried potato wedges. And you know what? They weren't half bad! Although, the coffee was undrinkable.
Walking the main strip of Stratford.
Foodie: I need some real coffee now please. We've only had shit coffee today and I'm getting grumpy.
Beast: There's Balzac's. I'll buy you an espresso. And you know what?
Foodie: What?
Beast: I think we both learned a valuable lesson about authenticity today.
Foodie: What?
Beast: It doesn't exist.
Foodie: Or maybe you can't go looking for it: it's got to find you.
Beast: (Silence)
We spent the rest of the afternoon in old book stores, antique shops and little country bakeries. We bought a rhubarb crumble pie, summer sausage, kaiser rolls and cheese curds to take home to my dad's place in Port Stanley that night. We also wondered through a lovely park that didn't allow dogs in it. And when the Beast saw a lady walking her dog in the park, I had to restrain him from saying something to her. I used his own brand of humour to distract him.
Foodie: Hey! Do you think this is where William Shakespeare is buried? Hahaha!
Beast: The thing is, she's the type of lady who'd tell me to not smoke near her and the dog, even though she's a hundred feet away. The sign clearly said, NO DOGS ALLOWED.
Foodie: We should move to Stratford! I could try and get a job at the local newspaper and you could get a job teaching stage fighting to the Festival actors! Oh, that would be good!
The Beast sat there looking very serious for a drawn-out moment, presumably considering my joke in earnest. And then he stood up and began demonstrating some of the moves he'd teach the class. He kicked his little legs and did chops with his little hairy arms. There was a lot of jumping too. And yelling, "hi-yah!" He was playing both the student and the teacher. It was overwhelming–a real tour de force. It may have been the best performance in Stratford all day.
Because we were starting to get a bit peckish, we decided to get a sandwich from the York Street Kitchen–a tiny little spot just opposite the Avon.
In keeping with our theme of authenticity, we ordered the Mennonite Sandwich, which was summer sausage, cheddar, corn relish, tomatoes, honey mustard, mayo and lettuce piled high on white country-style bread. We took it to go and found ourselves a park bench in front of the river.
It was divine.
We hit the road at about 6pm. I decided that we wouldn't take any major highways to get to Port Stanley: instead, we'd take the country roads. The Beast seemed indifferent so away we went.
Foodie: I fucking love driving in the country. It's probably because it's in my blood, you know? You know that we had a corn field for a back yard practically, right? I played all day in that fucking cornfield. I built palaces in there, man. I looked like a little indian by the end of the summer. Can you say that? Indian?
Beast: (Silence)
Foodie: I just think this part of the province–what county is this? Perth? I just think Perth is lovely. Oh goodie! We just crossed the line into Oxford county. I'm from Elgin county but I know Oxford. Oh do I know Oxford! We competed against schools in Oxford for high school sports. My last year, our soccer team won the Oxford-Elgin Championship. Did you know that? Anyway, they're just the prettiest counties–all the farms and rolling hills and prettiness. You know, you can take the girl out of the country but you can't take the country out of the girl! Is that a country song? By Shania? Or Taylor Swift? I should write a country song like that. Don't you just love this, with the windows down and the sun shining?
Beast: ARE YOU DONE! I'M TRYING TO LISTEN TO THE BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS!!!!!!
Foodie: Will you turn on the GPS thing on my iPhone? I'm just not sure if I want to take this road or not coming up. Oh don't worry–we're not lost or anything! As if! I know these parts like the back of my hand. I grew up 'round here.
Beast: Did you just say, 'round?
Foodie: That's how we talk 'round here. Can you see if I take this next left? I just don't remember anything about a "Nova Scotia Line" on the way home from Tillsonburg. This is tobacco-growing country, did you know that? One summer–
Beast: How the fuck do you work this thing? It's not working. I hate this phone.
Foodie: Is that a text from Erinn? What does it say?
Beast: It says that Rosemary's in Shakespeare is the best truck stop.
Foodie: Oh no!!!! Are you serious? We should have gone to Rosemary's for our authentic breakfast experience!!
Beast: We don't need this phone. We're going in the right direction.
Foodie: Take it easy there, city boy! Ah, better leave the navigation up to me. Just give me that phone.
Beast: NO! We are headed west so we're fine.
Foodie: How do you know that?
Beast: SEE THAT GIANT GLOWING THING STRAIGHT AHEAD IN THE SKY? THAT'S THE SUN, DUMMY. AND IT SETS IN THE WEST.
Foodie: Oh, right.
Beast: And besides, there's the lake to the south and Port Stanley is right on the lake. We just keep heading west and we keep following the lake. We don't need a stupid phone.
Foodie: This is just like a country song. I'm going to write it and it'll be called–
Beast: It's be called "Cuntry Roads" spelled c-u-n-t-r-y.
Foodie: Don't worry, once I hit Port Bruce we'll be fine. And would you look at that! There's a sign for Port Bruce! What did I tell you? Do I know these parts or what!?!
Beast: You're behaving like a real spaz.
Foodie: Don't blame me: blame it on the country.
We made it to idyllic Port Stanley safe and sound and had ourselves a lovely weekend, which included consuming quite a bit of wine, wonderful meals and a memorable hazelnut pavlova smothered in whipped cream and rhubarb compote. I also managed to squeeze in a couple of cuntry road runs, one of which ended at Hawk Cliff; six kilometers outside of town.
I ran past the Port Stanley water tower and turned onto Dexter Line. I ran past a horse farm, several dead toads all dried up on the side of the road and about a dozen bikers headed to the beach. Each one waved at me as they zoomed by. And then I turned onto Hawk Cliff Road.
It's a dirt road–one I've been up many times before in a car, but never on foot.
I ran past farm land and meadows.
Until the road ended here.
And then I walked the path to the edge of the cliff. I remembered coming here for picnics with my mom, dad and brother. Sandwiches, chicken noodle soup in a thermos and juice, probably. Mostly, I remembered coming here, rather reluctantly, a few mornings in a row in 1986. My father woke my brother and me up well before school started and loaded us into the car, still sleepy-eyed. It must have been early autumn because it was still dark out and the tall grasses at Hawk Cliff were covered in frost. We were lucky, my dad told us, because it was the last week we could see Halley's Comet and with some good fortune–and a pair of binoculars my mom bought us from K-Mart–we just might be able to spot it before it left for another 86 years. It took a few mornings of trying. But on the last morning, there in the tall grass with his kids probably complaining about the cold and damp and about being tired, my dad spotted the comet. "Where! Where!" We squealed, hardly knowing what to expect once he gave us each a turn with the binoculars. My brother found it next. I remember having some difficulty but eventually, I found it too–hovering over top of the jet black lake, like a pale ghost shimmying away in the night sky. It was beautiful.
I remembered all that, standing there in the tall grass with the cool lake breeze gently sweeping over me.
And I knew I was home.
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If you care to spend your time talking to someone who doesn't understand politics, especially in the United States, find someone who complains about "identity politics". John Roberts, Chief Justice of the United States, false into this category. In oral arguments last week he whined that college admissions officers might still pay attention to race in 12 years!
In reality, politics is about two things: people's interests and people's identity. If you don't like it, too bad, that's just how people behave. Reality is a bitch, I guess.
Here's a good piece from someone who gets it, repeating many of the themes you read first on this blog:
It is not coincidence that after seven years of a black president people are calling for lynchings at Republican rallies. It's not some random quirk that eight years after a woman almost became the Democratic nominee, Republican candidates are crowing about their commitment to making pregnancy compulsory and accepting the endorsements of those who support violence against abortion providers. ... This election is a referendum on the existence and civic participation of Americans who are not white men — as voters, as citizens, as workers, as members of the military, as presidents.


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Project Plus One at Brandeis University
Leila is a junior at Brandeis University, studying Neuroscience and Biology. She serves as the Director of External Operations of Project Plus One, a student-founded 501(c)3 organization whose mission is help strengthen health systems in Timor-Leste through sustainable projects. As an MCN Fellow, Leila is working with Jacob to help institute the Doorstep Treatment program in association with partners from the Bairo Pite Clinic.


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Dr. Theresa Talley, Coastal Specialist, California Sea Grant Extension Program, Scripps Institution of Oceanography/
Theresa is a marine ecologist who moved to San Diego in 1988 from New England to get her Master's Degree in Biology from San Diego State—and she never left. She was a coastal researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography for many years, married her husband, Drew, earned a PhD in Ecology from U.C. Davis, and now lives with Drew and their daughter, Anna, in North Park. Theresa is currently a Coastal Specialist with California Sea Grant at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Coastal Specialists work with the coastal community to identify pressing problems and potential opportunities, conduct applied scientific research, and then share that information with the community to help to develop science-based solutions. Her interest in local seafood emerged from a personal curiosity about why it seemed so difficult to buy San Diego-sourced seafood in San Diego, and from conversations with fishermen and aquafarmers about their visions for strengthening their industries, and their views on the barriers to achieving those goals. Her work on local seafood has been part of a larger team effort, with fishermen, aquafarmers, scientists, non-profits, local media, restaurateurs, and local, regional and state governments all coming together to improve the accessibility of the wide variety of San Diego's (and California's) responsibly sourced seafood.


text: We must learn to honor ourselves with truth.By being honest with ourselves and not allowing others' non-truths into our psyche, we acknowledge that we love and respect ourselves.By respecting ourselves, we don't accept other's false realities. Iyanla Vanzant recognized that, for most of us, it isn't difficult to tell when someone isn't being truthful with us; the challenge is how to call them on their non-truth. She suggested we reply, "While that may sound truthful to you, it doesn't feel truthful to me."What a great line! When we are truthful and transparent with ourselves, we remember our divine nature and we do not let anyone treat us with a lack of respect or dignity.I'd love to hear your experiences, tell me about a time where you had an expectation not met and you had to work in truth and transparency to solve the situation?With love,Maria


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As I have always been a foodie on my travels, I never did really cover food reviews or anything related but hearing about the Epicurean Market and how this gourmet food festival was different, it was a good time to explore this event held at the Sands Expo at Marina Bay Sands. Mind you this is my first ever food festival event that I have attended as usually I attend travel and trade shows or events.
Coming back for the second time around, the very unique Epicurean Market by Marina Bay Sands offered a fresh new theme and participation by celebrity chefs as well as the country's finest wine distributors and food suppliers, all here under one roof. As for me, everything was alien as I did not know what to expect. Yes, I have been to Marina Bay Sands on many occasions but for a food event, this was quite interesting for me so this is my experience here at the Epicurean Market 2014.
My journey began with a nice, easy and casual flight from Subang's SkyPark Terminal where I boarded a FireFly flight to Singapore and upon arrival, our media team was whisked away to the Marina Bay Sands resort by a private van. Coming back here after three years brought back some good memories of this very impressive integrated resort. The check-in had already been arranged so it was straight to the room to unload all that luggage and this time around, I got a room on the 42nd floor in tower 3 of the resort with a stunning view of the Gardens by the Bay.
As the Epicurean Market took place for three days over the weekend here in Singapore, Friday was the official opening launch where the media was given access before the public so that we could walk around the massive convention hall to explore the indoor picnic theme with a beautiful garden setting. To me, the first things that caught my eyes were the many wine suppliers who had all their wares placed to impress the soon-to-come visitors. From a quick glance, French, Italian and South American wines caught my eye as they were comfortably seated next to bottles of bubbly. Mind you these were not the usual run-of-the-mill champagnes but more of the exquisite ones.
Heading to the main stage area where the official launching was to take place, I was reunited with the rest of the media group that I arrived with. Official speeches were conducted by the many important people, especially the organisers followed by an introduction of the celebrity chefs that were there. Since I have been to The Shoppes of Marina Bay Sands a few years ago, I vaguely remembered some of the celebrity chefs on stage. Popular names like Justin Quek who runs Sky of 57, a Chinese fusion restaurant on the SkyPark of Marina Bay Sands and Tetsuya Wakuda, a well known Japanese chef who runs Waku Ghin, a Japanese Celebrity Chef Restaurant at The Shoppes.
|Epicurean Market Celebrity Chef's at the launching
|Chef David Thompson aka Long Chim at his booth
|Chef David Myers shows his creations
Now my culinary journey begins - A group tour to each of the celebrity chefs showcasing their special menu's created for the Epicurean Market. First stop - handsome boy David Myers. As we approached his booth, cameras started clicking away while he was obviously pleased with excitement and welcoming everyone to sample his very interesting food creations. Not that I am going to drill deep into the food dishes, but you can imagine the passion and art combined to deliver something unexpected for the guests.
Basically, it's all excellent food - with a twist as these award winning chefs know how to explore with different herbs and spices that somehow creates something so exquisite and unique. Don't get me wrong, but by looking at the dish, it looks so simple - even I could make something like that, but then again, after the chef explains the technique and items used, suddenly it doesn't seem so simple. For example, David Myers made some pop corn, yes... how hard is that? But then again, he infused it with a local Asian spice that gave the pop corn a brand new taste and feeling. So, there you go - and this is one of the reasons why these chefs win awards.
|Chef Nancy Silverton conducts her Masterclass session
Overall, I must say that the Epicurean Market introduced me to the world of gourmet food and wines as this kind of specialised event has never been done on such a large scale over here in Malaysia, well not that I have heard off. For Marina Bay Sands, they were the perfect organisation to do this as they have heavily invested in the shopping, food and beverage and convention center not forgetting the resort, therefore the tenants in their premises was more than enough to host such a lavish and exquisite event here.
|Visitors lining up to get tickets to the event
As for the music, I really liked this as the organisers got Ku De Ta to have their DJ's spin music throughout the event. What I liked most was the chill out and mellow music they played and it was not blaring unlike a lot of events I attend here in Malaysia. In simple terms - The DJ's had sound etiquette!
|The crowd at the Epicurean Market 2014
Overall, the entire concept of this was to introduce the gourmet range of food and beverages to the general consumer and by doing so, they had offered very reasonable prices overall. A very good tactic to tackle the mass market if you ask me. I mean, how many times can the general consumer dine at these upmarket restaurants and bistros and by having this event, yo could see all walks of life coming to find out more about this level of gourmet dining.
|Visitors doing wine tasting here from one of the many wine sellers
|A view of one of the sections here
The Epicurean Market showcased exquisite dishes, fine wines and fresh gourmet produce from over 50 restaurants, wineries and leading brands here at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Singapore and was held from 12-14 September 2014. This is the second year of the gourmet food and wine festival which saw a very large turnout of visitors. From my judgement over the three days there, I would easily say that over 5,000 people turned up for the Epicurean Market 2014 at Marina Bay Sands.
Epicurean Market 2014 Review Reviewed by Malaysia Asia on Friday, September 19, 2014 Rating:


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Modern Broadway: A Co-Production with Savannah VOICE Festival
Experience modern Broadway favorites from Phantom of the Opera to Les Misérables and more!
In this fifth annual co-production, the Savannah Music Festival and Savannah VOICE Festival team up to deliver two performances of timeless musical theatre hits, unplugged and beautifully sung. Hear first-class singers perform some of the best of Broadway from past four decades. Savannah VOICE Festival co-founder Maria Zouves once again directs this lively show with special host, world-renowned baritone and mentor to many, Sherrill Milnes. Singers include Jessica Ann Best, Peter Lake and Savannah's own Nicolas Yaquinto with arrangements for piano, bass and drums by Mark Chesanow.


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An accessible, fun and inclusive educational material about sex, relationships and sexuality for people how have intellectual disabilities and/or other cognitive difficulties.
The educational material Sex – This is how it works consists of four parts: an easy to read fact book, the feature film Om sex (About Sex), the cards Kort om sex (Cards About Sex) and a tutorial guide.
The fact book is easy to read. In order for the book to be as accessible as possible, the letters are big and the text is not compact. The colours are calm and the language is unadorned to avoid distraction. The tone is mature. For those who cannot read very much or at all, there are many photos and illustrations with accompanying captions. The images are concrete and fun. The text consists of facts interspersed with personal stories and tips.
The film Om sex is about Claudia and Oliver who become interested in each other, go on a date and have sex. We also meet Fatima and Tanja who have been together for ages and Gabi who knows quite a bit about sex.
The film is calmly paced and is 30 minutes long.
The film is a feature film with a fictional story that is inspired by reality.
Kort om sex is a collection of 30 images, both photos and illustrations. Each card has accompanying questions that can be used to inspire discussion. The cards act as an aid in conversations or as conversation starters. With the help of images, we can shift the focus from ourselves. When we describe what we see on the cards and talk about it, we have the opportunity to talk and think more freely, without being limited by who we are.
The tutorial guide is intended for those who want to lead discussions about sex, love and relationships. It is based on the same structure as the fact book; each chapter begins with an in-depth text on the subject followed by different discussion questions and exercises related to the fact book, images and film. The discussion questions are meant to start conversations and discussions. The exercises are a mix of free association, role-play and games that encourage and lead the participants forward.
The primary target group is young adults and adults with intellectual disabilities and other cognitive difficulties. The secondary target group is LSS* personnel (*The Swedish Act concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments), teachers, relatives and other people who work with the primary target group.
The material can be used in different contexts, such as in schools, group homes, study circles and different workplaces. It can be used when needed or as a regular feature.


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Stocks fell to their lowest levels in two weeks as worries about a global slowdown spooked the market.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 176.58, or 2 percent, to close at 8693.96, its lowest close since Oct. 27. Twenty-nine of the 30 Dow components finished lower; the only advancer was Pfizer .
The S&P 500 index and Nasdaqeachlost 2.2 percent.
Trading volumes were light as the U.S. bond market was closed for the Veterans Day holiday. Roughly 1.23 billion shares changed hands on the New York Stock Exchange, compared with the daily average of 1.9 billion.
Energy stocks skidded nearly 3 percent after crude fell below the key $60 levelas traders anticipated that the global recession would carve steep cuts into demand.
Materials stocks lost nearly 4 percent, while consumer-discretionary and retail fell more than 2.5 percent.
U.S. auto makers pulled into the center of a political storm as President-elect Barack Obama urged outgoing President George W. Bush to support immediate emergency aid for the struggling sector.
Analysts remained divided on the benefit of bailing out auto makers, wondering if the U.S. is embarking on a bottomless pit of bailouts.
General Motors was the biggest drag on the Dow, falling 13 percent. Rival Ford lost 6.7 percent.
Rounding out the top three Dow decliners, Alcoa tumbled 7.1 percent after the company again slashed its aluminum-making capacity, citing faltering global demand, and American Express dropped 6.6 percent after the credit-card provider received approval to become a bank-holding company.
Tyco tumbled 14 percent after the industrial conglomerate warned that it would miss Wall Street's 2009 forecast, hit by the economic downturn and stronger dollar.
Citigroup sought to stem the flow of home repossessions by becoming the latest mortgage lender to try to help borrowers stay in their homes. The bank launched a program aimed at vulnerable borrowers, which it said could refinance $20 billion home loans. Its shares fell 3.7 percent.
Toll Brothers finished slightly lower after the luxury home builder projected a 41-percent drop in revenuefor the fiscal fourth quarter, thwarting signs of stability the company said it saw in September.
Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs advised clients to bet against bonds which it sold on behalf of the state of California, the Los Angeles Times reported. The company didn't let the office of California Treasurer Bill Lockyer know that it was proposing a way for clients to profit from California's economic downturn, the paper said.
Goldman Sachs shares, which hit a five-year low on Monday, rebounded 4.9 percent.
TJX , which operates TJ Maxx and Marshall's stores, reported its profit fell 5 percent and slashed its 2009 forecast. Shares fell 1.1 percent.
It's a big week for retail earnings and it's not expected to be pretty. Still to come: reports from Macy's , Wal-Mart and others.
It's a tough time to sell a $5 cup of coffee: Ubiquitous coffee chain Starbucks said its profit plunged 97 percent from a year earlier as the cost of closing stores chugged all but a penny of profits. Excluding those costs, the barista earned a dime a share. Shares fell 2.1 percent.
British mobile-phone group Vodafone cut its full-year revenue outlookfor the second time in four months on Tuesday but said it would maintain profits and boost free cash flow by cutting 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) of costs.
American depositary shares of the Vodafone jumped 6.6 percent.
This Week:
TUESDAY: Government offices, bond market closed for Veterans Day
WEDNESDAY: Weekly crude inventories; Fed's Stern speaks; Earnings from Macy's, Applied Materials
THURSDAY: Weekly mortgage applications; weekly jobless claims; international trade; Fed's Plosser, Stern speak; Treasury Budget; Earnings from Wal-Mart, Nordstrom, Kohl's
FRIDAY: Import/export prices; retail sales; business inventories; consumer sentiment; natural-gas inventories; Earnings from Abercrombie & Fitch, JCPenney
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