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Sometimes you just get a hankering for a flavour and I've had apple cake on my mind all week – I think it's something to do with Autumn; for me the season of mellow mists and fruitfulness epitomises apples. Here it is in the very brief moment of late afternoon sun that we got today:
This is a Scandinavian apple cake recipe but I've tweaked it and replaced some of the apple with sultanas. Apple and sultana is one of my all-time favourite combinations; it also helps that there's a bit of cinnamon in there too. The cake reminds me of a much lighter and apple-y bread pudding.
I've used Granny Smith apples as I like their tartness in a cake – they contrast nicely with the sugar and stop the result being too sweet. They also hold their shape well and brown slower than other kinds of apple on peeling. While you can stop apples browning with some lemon juice, regular readers will know my aversion to lemon so I leave my apples au natural and just cut them at the last minute.
From the minute I devised this cake, I was unwavering that I would serve it with clotted cream. It works so well. The cake is flexible (no, it doesn't do pilates) and can be served warm for dessert with ice cream or custard or at room temperature with a cup of tea and some clotted cream.
Unpretentious, rustic and utterly delicious – this cake screams Autumn and I could happily eat it every day (including Winter, Spring and Summer)!
I was chatting to my friend Jasmin this week and the conversation turned to how we would go about building our 'perfect world'. As with most of our discussions, it took about 20 seconds for the conversation to turn to food (she is one of the few people I know who is as obsessed with eating cake as I am). Jasmin decided that in her perfect world cake would have the nutritional benefit and calorific content of vegetables and celery would be the highest fat content food. In Jasmin's world you would get your "five a day" by having to eat five different pieces of cake. I think we need to get some sort of petition going to make Jasmin the ruler of the universe….
This will be one of my "five a day":
225g unsalted butter, at room temperature
200g caster sugar
3 eggs
280g plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
Pinch of salt
5 apples, peeled and cored – I used Granny Smiths
150g sultanas (if you wish to leave these out you can, but add an extra apple to the batter i.e. 6 in total)
3 tablespoons golden caster sugar, for sprinkling
To serve: ice cream, custard, whipped cream, clotted cream – take your pick!
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan oven 160°C/350°F/Gas mark 4.
- Line a 20cm springform round tin with baking paper.
- Cream together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
- Add the eggs a little at a time and add some of the flour if the mixture starts to curdle.
- Gently stir in the flour, baking powder and cinnamon.
- Cut 2 of the apples into small cubes – about the size of a raisin.
- Stir into the batter along with the sultanas. If you're not using sultanas stir 3 chopped apples into the batter.
- Spoon into the prepared tin and level the surface.
- Take the remaining three apples and slice.
- Arrange the slices on top of the cake and then sprinkle with the golden caster sugar.
- Bake for approximately 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean. Mine took 1 hour and 10 minutes but I was baking two at the same time and this always extends the baking time required.
- Leave to cool in the tin until cool enough to handle safely.
- Remove from the tin and leave to cool completely on a wire rack.
- The cake will keep well in an airtight tin for several days.
- Serve either warm with ice cream or custard, or at room temperature with cream.
- Bask in the glory of the wonderful thing you have made.
- Eat.


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Disneyland and Hong Kong in Spiderman Snafu
Another day, another snafu by Hong Kong's government: this time involving Disneyland and the speed with which Iron Man, Spiderman and the X-Men will be descending upon the Fragrant Harbour.
Eager to showcase Hong Kong Disneyland's growth potential – which only turned a profit last year after seven years in operation - the city's government jumped the gun when it announced in February that the park would build an area dedicated to Marvel comic book heroes Walt Disney now says the plan is not a done deal, at least for now.
Hong Kong Disneyland, which is 52%-owned by the city's government and 48% by Disney, is the smallest of Disney's theme parks and has also been the least successful. Critics cited its size and a lack of attractions that appeal to Chinese visitors, though the park nonetheless has undergone an expansion project to boost its size by a quarter.
The park's two shareholders have had their share of differences over the scope of the park's expansion and funding matters. It took them over two years of tough negotiations to agree on a US$500 million expansion project in 2009.
"We haven't confirmed anything about it as yet," Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Tom Staggs told The Wall Street Journal on a visit to Hong Kong.
He noted the city's government had mentioned the Marvel plans only as part of "potential options" for Hong Kong Disneyland's expansion.
And in true Disney fashion, the executive offered an upbeat but equally vague comment: "Marvel is a set of properties that we will explore at theme parks and I'm excited to think about that as one of the prospects" for Hong Kong.
Hong Kong finance chief John Tsang seemed far more certain when he unveiled the Disney-Marvel expansion plan in his annual budget address late February. The pressure is on for the city especially as the 2015 opening of Shanghai's much bigger Disney park looms.
"If we had it to do all over again I think we might have started with a little more scope to the opening day menu than we did here in Hong Kong," said Mr. Staggs.
Adding a Marvel-land could be a huge draw for Chinese tourists after the box office success of several Hollywood smash-hits in China featuring Marvel characters. Disney bought Marvel Entertainment in a $4 billion deal in 2009, a move that gave it ownership over rights to such superheroes as Spider-Man, X-Men and the Fantastic Four.
Still, Marvel fans in Asia shouldn't be overly concerned that an official agreement on the project hasn't been inked. A person familiar with the discussions between Disney and the government said that the two sides had reached a "senior level agreement" on the expansion even before Mr. Tsang presented the plans.
But there's little doubt that both parties are keen to see the attraction develop into a broader resort over time with the addition of more hotel, retail, and entertainment options in addition to the theme park.
Mr. Staggs was in the city to unveil Mystic Manor, a new twist to the classic Haunted Mansion ride opening in May that boasts trackless cars operating on radio frequency identification technology.
While journalists were offered a 'sneak peek' of the new attraction, there was no telling of its thrill factor because the ride itself wasn't ready to be attempted.
-- Chester Yung

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A Dog and a Beer in the heart of San Francisco's Entertainment District. Several types of quality sausages prepared by a world famous chef each with several preparations and paired with a special sauce and a draft beer.
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The Society of American Archivists has several subgroups that focus on archiving particular types of materials. One of the these is the Visual Materials Section, which focuses on, well, visual materials like photographs and other images. Their most recent newsletter, Views, has a few articles of no interest whatsoever to genealogists, relating mostly to academic conferencing, and several articles that are very interesting to anyone interested in visual materials.
First, a quote I liked: "...every two minutes, the same number of photographs are made in the world today as was made during the entire nineteenth century." Stephen Fletcher, in a review of a symposium called Magnum Photos into the Digital Age. Imagine!
Second, the newsletter has a listing of new books and exhibits on photography, photographers and photographs. I wish Twentieth-Century Color Photographs: Identification and Care by Sylvie Penishon wasn't $65. (And why aren't academic publishers making ebooks? Seems like scholars, of all people, would be sympathetic to making books cheaper and easier to store!)
And third and best of all, the newsletter includes a listing of new digital archive projects. For example, The American Museum of Natural History Research Library Digital Special Collections has an image website that includes, among other things, "the Julian Dimock Collection which documents moments in the daily lives of African Americans in South Carolina, new immigrants at Ellis Island, and the Seminole
Indians of Florida at the turn of the last century; and the Lumholtz Collection which documents four expeditions led by ethnographer Carl S. Lumholtz to northwestern Mexico between 1890 and 1898,
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In my 'Those Places Thursday' post this week, I spoke about our year in Pammel Court during my Senior Year at Iowa State University (ISU), in Ames, Iowa. During that year, I worked part-time as a student worker (from the position of a physics major at the beginning of the year) for a Ph.D. student in physics at the Ames Laboratories of the Atomic Energy Commission, on campus.
First, the Ph.D.-level research I was involved with related to determining the electrical properties of a material (as compared to silicon, it turned out) for possible use in making 'computer chips' - as they would eventually be called. In processing the data, I got my first exposure to using the 'computer' of the day [the first electronic digital computer was officially invented at ISU, of course - see ABC at link] - writing initially in 'machine language' - before compilers. My first strong memory of the experience was writing code on a spreadsheet that took into account the rate of turn of the computer drum as it read the code in order to 'optimize' the processing time. My second strong memory was when, during that year, we were taught, and allowed to use, the new 'Bell Lab Language' which was a first level 'computer programming language' - a forerunner to Fortran, etc., much later on.
The memory is so strong because of the following event, for me. It was the first time in my life, working through an early program, that I was so involved in the process itself, that I completely lost my sense of 'time and place.' I was so engrossed in the project, I forgot to leave work and go home to supper, or whatever was next in my life at that time. Two or three additional hours had passed by, and I did not even realize it. It was the first time that had ever happened to me. It has happened a handful of times since, but not often.
Second, as I alluded to last Sunday, it was during this work experience that I realized I actually had much more interest in administrative work, very likely, than in the specifics of science. My boss, the scientist, sat with his pipe, conjuring how and why those electrons were whirling around in those atoms - and was completely into that. I was not. He disdained the meetings and paperwork involved in the projects - I thought they were the more interesting part.
Third, and finally, I guess, for now, I had my first brush with the opportunity to consider 'computing' as a career option. In fact, in the very short term, I chose: "Yes." I faced a three-year Air Force commitment following graduation; but it might begin anytime during the 12 months following graduation. Space Technology Laboratories in southern California offered me the position of Computer Programmer with the understanding I might be there a month, or 12 months. (More, next Sunday)
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Halloween Quiz
I'm creating a quiz application for the iPhone that will quiz people on Halloween trivia.
Ages 8 and up.
An icon for this application: available in 512x512 and 57x57 pixel sizes
A splash screen: 320 x 480 pixels (w x h)
The attached screenshots need to be themed. Primary colors should be orange, black and purple. Halloween elements like pumpkins, skeletons, bats, candy, etc. can be tied into the theme if it looks good.
The name of the application is "Halloween Quiz". This is the only font that can be changed to make it align with your theme. The remaining fonts should stay Helvetica (or a standard Mac font). You can change the color of the text.
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Saturday, October 23, 2010
Mmm Me Gusta's Picadillo with Apples and Walnuts
8 comments:
- Jason said...
Hey Chef John,
I like her video but your cooking demos are much better. Here is some feedback on why your style is unique and more successful:
- her video used a shallow depth of field too much in an attempt to be "cool". Your simple style illustrates the food because we can see what's going on.
- Your videos present technique and instruction, where as hers is more about a recipe. She browns the meat but doesn't say what temperature. Not even a "check the blog post for exact temperature." :)
- You have a sense of humor. A lost art on online-cooking demos.
- Lastly, your videos are more complete. Her dish seems to be a filling but she never fills anything with it.
Keep up the good work Chef John!
- October 23, 2010 at 11:34 AM
I liked that, thanks chef. She has a nice personality for video. Never made that before but looks good!
- October 23, 2010 at 12:33 PM
- Claudia Yuskoff - Mmm Me Gusta said...
Chef John, it's a tremendous honor that someone who has just released their 500th episode is recognizing my show. Thank you very much for sharing this recipe with your viewers. The recipe is originally from my mother, who has been making picadillo for my family for years. Because I'm a curious cook, I gave her dish my own spin (the apples and walnuts addition). As you can see, my mom is a huge inspiration to my show. I'm just 473 episodes away to getting where you are! Congratulations on all your success. It's well deserved!
To Jason's comment...Thanks for your feedback. Sometimes it feels like no matter how hard I work on my episodes, someone out there is never happy. I'm either not funny enough, giving too much details, not giving enough details, wearing my hair wrong, or "too cutesy" as someone else once said. Producing episodes, especially cooking ones, are a ton of work. This is purely a labor of love. I have a regular fulltime job so I spend my nights and weekends working on my show. Why? Because I love food and enjoy sharing my passion for cooking with anyone who appreciates it.
Sorry, Chef John, I hope I don't start a war on your blog post, but today I felt I had to stand up for my show.
- October 23, 2010 at 1:58 PM
- Chef John said...
thank you for sharing!! i deleted a few old non-food videos off the channel so i still have a couple to go for 500, but i'll let you know and thanks for helping me celebrate!!
re: criticism... im glad you defended your show! thats why i published the comment. good answer!
- October 23, 2010 at 2:16 PM
There are almost as many different cooking styles as there are people. Consequently, there are almost as many different teaching styles for cooking, too.
Some people like humor and some want their lesson straight-up. Some like a personable teacher and some want a more formal one. So, it really isn't a matter of anyone being better. It's about finding a teacher whose style fits with yours.
I understand what Jason was trying to say about Claudia's video being more about the recipe, than the technique or detailed instructions. But the fact of the matter is that some of us DO know how to cook and don't need exact details all the time. Some of us know how to brown hamburger and toast walnuts. We can guess amounts fairly easily by seeing how an ingredient is used in a video. Some of us automatically know by common sense reasoning to go to the official website for more information.
John's videos are humorous, thorough and he's incredibly gracious to all levels of home cooks out there. Claudia's video was informative, personable and intelligent. Two great teachers, with different styles, both being honest and true to themselves and benevolent to their viewers. It's all Win/Win!
I thought Claudia's animations and "bloopers" reel at the end were great touches! Her videos are well done.
- October 23, 2010 at 11:52 PM
- Claudia Yuskoff - Mmm Me Gusta said...
Thank you, Jack! : ) - Claudia
- November 1, 2010 at 1:29 AM
I think your video is classy and your recipe delicious. I love that you grind your own cinnamon. Who does that!
- November 24, 2010 at 4:44 PM
- yaraticigeceler said...
18 crumbled graham crackers is equal to 240gr or 2 1/2 cups.
I did add 2 table spoons of sugar to cracker and butter base to get a caramelised texture.
I used same amount of creamy plain turkish yoghurt instead of sour cream.
I also added 160gr of roughly chopped bitter chocolat and 80gr of cacao power into 1/3 of the final mix and then loosely combined it to the 2/3 in the springform pan.
I didn't use any zest.
after letting completely cool down in the oven, I let it stand an other 4 hours in the room temperature and it turned out delicious.
thanks and love to Chef John for such a fabulous recipe.
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This model features bright color, rotatable head that provides for comfortable observations, variable magnification of 40x to 1280x (thanks to the included eyepieces, objectives and Barlow lens), two illumination systems with adjustable brightness (allowing observation of transparent and opaque samples), a smooth focusing mechanism and stage adjustment.
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KENT, SC Office of the Clerk
of the Superior Court
K.M. No. 12-0671
TO ALL, WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and to JOHN ANDERSON; FLORENCE ANDERSON; BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF RHODE ISLAND, a Delaware Corporation; and MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware Corporation and all other persons unknown or unascertained claiming or who may claim any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real estate involved which is or might become adverse to the Petitioner's right, title or interest therein as alleged, or which does or may constitute any cloud upon Petitioner's title as set forth in Petition.
Whereas, a petition has been presented to said Court by Rookies Real Estate, LLC, a Rhode Island Limited Liability Company of 140 Reservoir Avenue in the County of Providence and said State, to foreclose all rights of redemption from the tax lien proceedings described in said petition in and concerning a certain parcel of land situated in the City of Warwick and in said State, bounded and described in said petition as follows:
Those two lots of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situated at the southerly corner of West Shore Road and Whalen Avenue, in the City of Warwick and State of Rhode Island, laid out and delineated as Lots No. 29 (twenty-nine) and 30 (thirty) on the plat entitled "Oakland Park Warwick, R.I. owned by Clarewall Land Co. Providence, R.I. June, 1920. C.A. Thayer, Eng'r" and recorded with the Records of Land Evidence in said Warwick in Plat Book 6 at page 23 and (copy) on Plat Card 181.
Said lots together form one parcel bounding northeasterly on West Shore Road eighty-one and 72/100 (81.72) feet, southeasterly on land now or lately of Mary Jane Bourcier ninety-five (95) feet, southwesterly on land now or lately of Virginia Santoro eight (80) feet, and northwesterly on Whale Avenue one hundred eleven and 67/100 (111.67) feet.
Further identified as Assessor's Plat 359, Lot 355.
If you desire to make any objection or defense to said petition, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer, under oath, setting forth clearly and specifically your objections or defense to each part of said petition, in the office of the Superior Court in the County of Kent on or before the 19th day of October, 2012 next, that you may then and there show cause, if any, why the prayer of the petition should not be granted.
Unless your appearance is filed by or for you, your default will be recorded, the said petition will be taken as confessed and you will be forever barred from contesting said petition or any decree entered thereon. And in addition to the usual service of this notice as required by law, it is ordered that the foregoing citation be published forthwith once each week for three successive weeks in the WARWICK BEACON, a newspaper published in said County of Kent.
WITNESS the SEAL of our SUPERIOR COURT, at Warwick this 31st day of August, A.D. 2012.
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A Louisville man will serve up to 25 years in jail after being formally sentenced on a case relating to a 2012 accident outside La Grange.
Circuit Court Judge Karen Conrad sentenced Nicholas W. "Nick" Snoddy March 14 after he took a plea deal to a lesser charge of manslaughter weeks before his sentencing.
Snoddy also pled guilty to multiple charges of fleeing police and wanton endangerment, as well as single counts of driving of a suspended license, DUI and speeding.
After a strong directive from District Court Judge Jerry Crosby, alleged gang member Casey Endicott has finally scheduled an evaluation to see if he can be indicted on his charges.
Endicott is one of eight individuals arrested last October on various charges, including gang activity and drug charges.
The other seven were indicted in December and have cases pending in circuit court. But Endicott's case has lingered in district court after his attorney made a motion to get a competency evaluation in December.
La Grange Police Arrests
March 14 - Joseph H. Jordan, 24, Beaumont, Miss. was arrested for DUI 2nd offense, disregard stop sign, speeding.
March 14- Candyce N. McSwaine, 21, New Augusta, Miss. was arrested for Alcohol Intoxication.
March 14-Marresha B. Bell, 23, Louisville was arrested for operating vehicle w/o license, no proof/no insurance, disregard stop sign.
March 15 -William A. Cotton, 18, Louisville, was arrested for DUI, careless driving, no operators license, no seat belt.
Addiction is not often a topic for casual conversation but local leaders are hoping to change that.
"If you would have told me a year ago that I would be in Oldham County giving a talk on heroin I would have given you a blank stare," Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge Allison Jones said.
Jones was speaking to the approximately 100 people who had gathered at North High School Auditorium on Thursday night for a panel discussion entitled Heroin Hits Home: Our Community's Response.
A Goshen man has been arrested for his involvement in a two-vehicle accident in Carroll County two weeks ago.
Donald Jefferies, 50, was arrested last Thursday by Kentucky State Police after admitting he took too many prescription pills before being involved in the accident on Hwy. 36.
Jefferies was initially transported by helicopter to the University of Cincinnati Hospital with critical injuries after the accident, which also left a family of three critically injuried.
A Crestwood man has been sentenced to 10 years in a federal prison after pleading guilty to one charge of intent to persuade a minor to have sexual activity.
Christopher Coy, 29, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 15 years of supervised released for pleading guilty to the lone charge. According to his plea agreement, Coy must serve at least 85 percent of his prison sentence.
Coy was arrested in May 2013, after being investigated by Kentucky State Police and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The majority of eight individuals charged with participating in criminal gang activity were back in court last week, hoping to come closer to resolutions in their cases.
Roger Wilson, Felix Myers, Brandon Davis, Gabrielle Beach, Donnie Lane and Keaton Lee, all of La Grange, appeared in Oldham Circuit Court last Thursday for pre-trial conferences in their cases.
Both prosecutors and defense attorneys for all six individuals noted how unusual the situation was, with the number of co-defendants in one case.
At his second court appearance Jon Selby, a La Grange man who was arrested and charged with indecent exposure, set a new court date of April 2.
An undisclosed plea deal was offered by the Commonwealth's Attorney and Selby and his lawyer will deliver a decision to the court at his next appearance.
Selby was found by Oldham County Police masturbating in a school parking lot and pleaded not guilty during his first court appearance.
The Kentucky State Police is now accepting applications for its 92nd cadet class, which is scheduled to begin on August 3. Interested applicants should visit the KSP website at www.kentuckystate police.org, click on the Career Opportunities, Recruitment Home and How To Become A Kentucky State Trooper links.
March 5 -- Anthony A. Branham, 20, La Grange was arrested for possession of schedule 3 controlled substance, unlawful transaction with minor 2nd degree and unlawful transaction with minor 3rd degree
March 5 -- Richard T Roberts, 34, Stamping Ground, was arrested for speeding 15 mph over, failure to wear seat belt, operating on suspended/revoked operators license, failure to produce ins card, failure of non-owner operator to main req insurance, 1st offense, improper display of registration plates.
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Consensus Report
Future Science Opportunities in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean (2011)Polar Research Board
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Although the icy landscape of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean may seem distant, scientific research in this region can yield insights on changes that are important to the entire planet. The Antarctic region also holds the promise of novel discovery: ice and sediment records hold clues to Earth's history, the region's living organisms may hold genetic secrets to surviving in extreme environments, and the Antarctic plateau offers an unparalleled platform for observing the solar system and the Universe beyond. Looking out over the next couple of decades, this report identifies key questions that will drive scientific research in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, and presents opportunities to be leveraged to sustain and improve the science program. The development of a large-scale observing network and a new generation of models has the potential to expand scientific understanding and ensure the continuing success of research in the Antarctic region.
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- The Antarctic region is both an important influence on Earth's processes and a unique environment from which to monitor global changes. In this report, the Committee highlighted several areas of scientific research in the Antarctic region that will be important over the next two decades. These include work to better understand changes in the ice sheets of Antarctica that can contribute to global sea level rise, the contributions of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean to the global climate system, the response of Antarctic biota and ecosystems to change, and the role of Antarctica in past change.
- Antarctica and the Southern Ocean provide a natural laboratory for scientific discovery. The Committee highlighted several areas that will be important in discovery-driven scientific research in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean over the next two decades. These include understanding what records preserved in the Antarctic region reveal about past and future climate, learning how life adapted to the Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments, using the Antarctic platform to reveal interactions between the Earth and the space environment, and answering fundamental questions about the origins and evolution of the Universe.
Conducting research in the harsh environmental conditions of the Antarctic region is logistically challenging. Substantial resources are needed to establish and maintain infrastructure while at the same time minimizing the pollution of the environment and ensuring the safety of researchers. The Committee identified several opportunities that could be leveraged to sustain and improve the science program in Antarctica and Southern Ocean in the coming two decades. These include:
- Building collaborations between nations, across disciplinary boundaries, and between public and private sector entities, and between science and logistics personnel - Taking advantage of advances in energy and technology can make scientific research in the Antarctic region more efficient - Supporting educational efforts to spark interest in polar science - Developing a coordinated network of observing systems that can collect and record data on the ongoing changes in the Antarctic region. Improvements in the collection, management, archiving, and exchange of information will allow data to be used for multiple purposes by a variety of stakeholders. Improving scientific models will allow for better synthesis and understanding of the observations. 4
The Committee suggested specific actions that would help the United States achieve success in the next generation of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean science. These include:
- Lead the development of a large-scale, interdisciplinary observing network and support a new generation of robust earth system models - Continue to support a wide variety of basic research in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean to yield a new generation of discoveries - Design and implement improved mechanisms for international collaboration - Exploit the host of emerging technologies including cyberinfrastructure and novel and robust sensors - Coordinate an integrated polar educational program - Continue strong logistical support for Antarctic science. The Committee encourages the National Science Foundation-led Blue Ribbon Panel to develop a plan to support Antarctic science in the next two decades that includes the following goals: - Improve the efficiency of the support provided by the contractors and enhance the oversight and management of contractors by the scientific community - Increase the flexibility and mobility of the support system to work in a continent- and ocean-wide manner, utilizing as much of the year and continent as possible, and fostering innovative "cutting-edge" science - Maintain and enhance the unique logistical assets of the U.S., including the research stations, aircraft, and research vessels and icebreakers.


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Aamer Hussein on 'The Cloud Messenger'By Jonathan Gharraie
Though The Cloud Messenger is Aamer Hussein's first novel, it comes after five collections of stories and a novella, Another Gulmohar Tree. Born in Karachi, Pakistan, but a long-time resident of London, Hussein has dramatized the sorts of encounters between and within cultures that reflect his own facility in seven languages. He writes with intelligent restraint about the experience of displacement, but also the indelible richness of wherever we like to think of as home. The Cloud Messenger draws on his own unsentimental education as a student of Farsi to create a romance about language and the unexpected life that reading and translating can take. Last year, we met to discuss the Granta anthology of writing from and about Pakistan at his home in West London.
Could you begin by explaining your background?
I'm from Karachi, third-generation in almost an accidental way, because both my grandfather and father were born there, even though they hadn't lived there very much until after partition because of certain historical … mishaps, you might say. My mother is from Northern India and from a much more traditional family, although her father was an academic. Read More


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When Chris Wink, Matt Goldman and Phil Stanton first applied the blue greasepaint in the late 1980s in New York City, it's hard to imagine that phenomenon that would become Blue Man Group.
Today, millions of fans around the world have become mesmerized by the show featuring three quizzical, curious, provocative blue characters who challenge social norms and make broad, bold (and often humorous) statements about this crazy world we share.
The troupe has grown to include many members today, and the show recently landed at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa for a run that continues through Nov. 20. I had the pleasure of seeing the show, a vividly entertaining spectacle that's as smart as it is funny.
If you're not familiar with the show, it's a loosely themed collection of scenarios featuring the Blue Men, who communicate not through words but through silent, visual acting and lots of tribal drumming. Their "sketches" make many comments about modern technology and its numbing effect on society, and the trio has fun piercing the bubbles of societal norms through a dizzying array of special effects, sleight of hand, a little magic and plenty of ingenious pantomime.
Not contained to the stage, they roam the crowd as well, interacting with the audience while also looking for some willing volunteers to join them in the act. It is a thoroughly entertaining, thought-provoking show, and as one of the Blue Man Bhurin Sead told me the next day, it's perfect for all ages.
"One of the best things for me about the show is how, whether you're 5, 15, 25, 50 or 80, the show is very appealing," he said. "Primarily, I think because we encourage the audience to let go and allow themselves to simply have a good time in the moment. Who doesn't want to do that?
"There's a childlike innocence to the characters based on letting one find joy in taking risks. That's a very universal thing, I think."
Sead also described what it's first like when you become a member of the show. First, you are trained as an actor in one of the three roles. Over the course of time, you are taught the other two roles so that parts can be traded each night, which keeps everything fresh.
As for the (thick) makeup, Sead told me the first time he put on the latex ball cap and blue greasepaint up to the eye line, it was somewhat uncomfortable — but now it seems completely normal. In fact, he likes the feeling it gives him.
"The mask allows us to take away all the other social masks we put on as people, stripping away all sense of ego," he said. "That's a key to the characters, that we essentially have no ego."
He also explained that no two shows are the same. Every night is a work in progress whereby the Blue Men are trying to figure the audience out and vice versa.
If you go (and I highly recommend the show), make sure you hang out in the lobby afterward when the group appears to meet the public, take photos and interact some more.
Blue Man Group runs at Segerstrom Center for the Arts until Nov. 20, and tickets start at just $20. For ticket information, call (714) 556-2787.
Also on the subject of theater in Orange County, the Orange County High School of the Arts (OCHSA), a nationally recognized arts school in Santa Ana, recently presented its 25th Anniversary Season Premiere at the school's beautiful new Margaret A. Webb Theatre.
As I've been learning (our daughter is a freshman at the school), for any local student interested in pursuing a career in the arts, this is a very special place. The night of the show, I spoke with school founder Ralph Opacic and his wife, Sherry.
Ralph explained how he arrived here from Virginia at age 17 to be "the next Billy Joel, but I did not know how to pursue a career in the arts." So in 1988, he founded the school (in a series of trailers) at Los Alamitos High School. It was reorganized as a public charter school in 2000 and then relocated to Santa Ana.
Opacic told me jokingly that his "own dismal failure provided the catalyst for the school," and that he wanted to create a place where "students looking for an alternative to the traditional could be in a place that cultivates their talents — a unique, positive, nurturing environment for kids that think differently."
But he also stresses that academics never take a back seat to the performance arts. As a parent of a student, I can vouch for the fact that the school takes academics seriously with a rigorous, college preparatory environment.
And naturally, many students go on to become well-known singers, dancers, casting directors and producers — potential employers for OCHSA students in the near future. As parents, what my wife and I liked about the school was how it teaches kids to become prepared for what to deal with in the "real" entertainment world.
"We help students build pathways and bridges to careers," Opacic noted.
Former student Nina Herzog, a talented singer now at UCLA, was on hand to perform the night I attended the show. She told me that "OCHSA is the perfect haven for kids that love to perform and may sometimes have a hard time fitting in, given their passion for the arts."
Judging from her evening performance of "I Dreamed a Dream" from "Les Misérables," the school certainly prepared her to deliver the goods. In fact, the entire production that evening was stunning in its professional detail. The singing, dancing, orchestral performances — they all were delivered with exceptional professionalism and the production itself, technically, was also very impressive.
The Opacics have worked hard to create an environment where creative, talented students can begin to understand that there is in fact a place for them in the world — and they're taught how to find that place, as well.
I can tell you firsthand as a parent, this really is an amazing school environment, and for all of you with children holding that special passion for the arts, it might well be worth a visit.
For more information, visit http://www.ocsarts.net.
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Cutworms are the larvae (caterpillars) of several species of night-flying moths in the family Noctuidae. The larvae are called cutworms because they cut down young plants as they feed on stems at or below the soil surface. There are also species of climbing cutworms that move up plants and feed upon foliage, buds and shoots. The adults are night-flying moths and do not cause damage. As general feeders, most cutworms attack a wide range of plants. Some common vegetable hosts include asparagus, bean, cabbage and other crucifers, carrot, celery, corn, lettuce, pea, pepper, potato, and tomato. In addition, a few species feed on turfgrass.
The most common species of cutworm are the bronzed cutworm, variegated cutworm, black cutworm, dingy cutworm, glassy cutworm and army cutworm. Cutworms can be quite distinct from one another, and their coloring can vary from brown or tan to pink, green or gray and black. Some cutworms are a uniform color while others are spotted or striped. Some larvae are dull and others appear glossy or shiny. Cutworms curl up into a tight "C" when disturbed. Adult moths are moderate sized, brown or black insects showing various splotches, or stripes in shades of gray, brown, black or white. They generally have a body length of about one inch with wingspans up to 1 1/2 inches across. Typically, the front wings are darker than the hind wings and are patterned.
Life Cycle
Some cutworms migrate into the state from the south each year. However, other species, including, dingy cutworm, bronzed cutworm, and glassy cutworm are native to Minnesota and overwinter as eggs or larvae.
Female moths can lay hundreds of eggs, singly or in small clusters. They typically deposit them on low-growing plants and on plant residue. Migrating moths lay eggs on the soil and the larvae hatch to feed on plants. Young larvae feed on the foliage or small roots of weeds or crops until they reach about 1/2 inch in length. Emerging or newly emerged weeds can be very attractive sites for egg laying and feeding by small larvae. At this stage, they can begin feeding on seedling stems, either cutting through them or burrowing into them. Corn, peppers, tomatoes, beans, and the crucifer family are common hosts, but they will attack many kinds of herbaceous plants.
Cutworm larvae grow as large as two inches long. They may go through as many as three generations per year. Native cutworms overwinter in weedy areas, grassy fields or pastures. It is often in these areas and along field borders where problems arise. If weeds are permitted to grow in the fall after crop harvest and the fall and winter seasons are mild, large numbers of cutworms may survive to attack vegetables in the spring.
Cutworm abundance and development is greatly affected by weather, especially rainfall. Moths mate and lay eggs from early spring (black cutworm) to late summer/fall (dingy, glassy, and bronzed cutworm), beginning the next generation.
Most cutworm damage occurs on vegetable seedlings early in the season when plants are small and have tender tissue. Although cutworms are active throughout the summer, they are rarely a problem after spring. Cutworm populations can vary greatly from year to year and, when numerous, can devastate a garden. Most of the damage caused by cutworms occurs when they chew stems of young plants at or slightly above or below the soil line. Sometimes the severed plants will drop into their burrows. Some cutworms, e.g. black, bronzed, and army cutworms, can be very injurious, attacking and cutting new plants nightly.
Climbing species of cutworm, (e.g., variegated cutworm) can climb the stem of trees, shrubs, vines, and garden plants and eat the leaves, buds and fruit. Other species, such as glassy cutworms, remain in the soil and feed upon roots and underground parts of the plant.
Regularly check your garden, especially during late afternoon and evening when cutworms are more active, so you can detect their activity when they are first present. Also inspect your plants in the morning when damage is fresh and easier to see. Watch for plants cut off near the ground or plants that are noticeably wilting (when cutworms chew on the stems but do not sever the plant). You may also detect droppings on the ground, which can indicate cutworm feeding. To verify cutworms are present, run your hand over the soil, rolling over soil clumps and other potential hiding places within a one foot square area of the damage.
Control of cutworms is more effective when the larvae are small. For some crops, such as tomatoes, peppers and celery, you may need to monitor for cutworms until harvest.
Cultural Practices
Remove weeds and plant residue to help reduce egg-laying sites and seedling weeds that nourish small cutworms. Till your garden before planting which helps expose and kill overwintering larvae. Tilling also removes plant residue, which helps to discourage egg laying. Avoid using green manure as this may encourage egg laying, instead use compost. Till your garden in the fall; this helps destroy or expose overwintering larvae or pupae.
Physical Controls
You can control cutworms by placing aluminum foil or cardboard collars around transplants. This creates a barrier that physically prevents cutworm larvae from feeding on plants. When placing these collars around plants, make sure one end is pushed a few inches into the soil, and the other end extends several inches above ground. This should prevent most species of cutworms from getting to your plants.
The use of insecticides in home gardens is usually not necessary, but you can protect plants with a residual product if you are experiencing a severe problem. Treat the stems or the foliage (for climbing cutworms). For the best results, apply insecticides in the evening.
Examples of common insecticides that are effective against cutworms, carbaryl, cyfluthrin, permethrin
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Michael Bruno, the owner and CEO of Land America Health and Fitness Co., which operates Star Trac, StairMaster and Schwinn, is preparing to take the company public in China with an initial public offering (IPO).
Bruno says he is in negotiations with Chinese investment banks, including China International Capital Corp. Ltd., to serve as Land America's sponsor. Bruno also is interviewing accounting firms and attorneys.
The earliest that Land America can make an IPO in China is 2014. Bruno says a company has to show that it is profitable for three consecutive years before making an IPO.
"It gives us cash to expand our business," Bruno says of the benefits of taking the company public.
Bruno adds that valuations—estimates of the value of a company—are higher in China than they are in the United States.
"In the U.S., you get 10 to 12 to 15 percent (multiples of earnings)," Bruno says. "[In China], you get 30 to 35 to 40 percent."
Bruno says 90 percent of Land America's production is done at his 800,000-square-foot plant in Xiamen, China.
"Manufacturing in China plays well in China, and it's going to give us a chance for a very successful IPO," Bruno says.
The Shanghai Stock Exchange is the larger of the two stock markets in mainland China. The other is the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. There also is the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, third largest in Asia behind Tokyo and Shanghai.
The Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets operate as nonprofit organizations. The China Securities Regulatory Commission sets policies and oversees their activities. It is uncertain which exchange would be chosen for a possible Land America IPO.
According to a December 2011 article in The Financial Times, Chinese companies raised $73 billion from IPOs in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong in 2011. That is double the amount of money raised on the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ combined, according to the article.
The Shanghai Composite Index slumped 33 percent the previous two years but is up 9 percent in 2012, according to a recent report by Bloomberg.
Core Health and Fitness LLC, Vancouver, WA, which is the corporate holding group for both Star Trac and StairMaster, is a subsidiary of Land America. Star Trac and StairMaster were consolidated last year. Dustin Grosz is president of both companies.
Bruno bought the StairMaster and Schwinn commercial assets from Nautilus, Inc. at the end of 2009 for $12.3 million. In 2010, he bought Star Trac. Terms of that deal were not disclosed.


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Police seek teen's computer, cell phone
NEW FAIRFIELD -- State Police have asked to examine Tyler Giuliano's cell phone and the Giuliano family's home computer as they continue their investigation into the fatal shooting of the 15-year-old New Fairfield boy by his father last week, the family's lawyer said Thursday.
Attorney Eugene Zingaro said the request, made by state police on Wednesday, indicates their focus has shifted from what occurred Sept. 27, the day the teen was killed, to why he was outside his aunt's house, wearing dark clothing, a ski mask and brandishing a knife just after 1 a.m.
Zingaro said police have also asked Jeffrey Giuliano and his wife for any passwords, screen names and other information that could allow them access to any social media postings and websites the teen visited in hopes of providing some clue about what he was doing and what his intentions may have been.
"Absolutely, they will cooperate, because they are asking the same questions," Zingaro said.
His client spent six hours being questioned by investigators the day after the shooting, Zingaro said, and investigators have not requested another interview.
State police have refused to release any details about the investigation.
Jeffrey Giuliano, a popular fifth-grade teacher, shot Tyler several times after confronting his adopted son outside his sister's home, which is located immediately adjacent to the Giuliano residence on Meeting House Hill Road.
Giuliano told investigators he was responding to a telephone call from his sister, who told him that someone was trying to break in.
Zingaro said Jeffrey Giuliano knew there had been a break-in and a sexual assault in the area a few nights earlier, and the day before the shooting he had emphasized to his family the necessity of locking all doors and windows.
"He had specifically discussed that with them," Zingaro said.
Giuliano also shouted a warning to the intruder, whom he said was holding "a shiny object" in his hand and advancing toward him in a threatening manner, before firing several shots from his registered handgun, Zingaro said.
"My belief is that he did shout several demands or orders. That was before firing," he said.
State police have said the object was a knife.
Zingaro said he expects it will be some time before the investigation is finished, with toxicology reports from the state crime laboratory taking the longest to complete.
"I still expect the final determination will be no charges will be filed," he said.
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We have two months of mega birthdays in our family. Four birthdays in June (three in this household) and five birthdays in September. I have done cakes in the past but our most recent round of birthdays spawned a request for chocolate cupcakes. And I found my most favorite ever chocolate cupcake recipe. The recipe easily halves so you can get just six cupcakes for a small family celebration, or the standard dozen for a small party. My daughter's seventh birthday was the first round of these beauties and I would say that 90% of the cupcakes were eaten down to the wrapper. I did have some vanilla too, but 8 out of 9 kids chose the chocolate. I was very pleased with the results as I tend to see lots of picked at plates of cake at most parties. These are so great, they bake up with perfect little domes, are wonderfully moist and last very well. They are also firm enough to stand up to frosting with a knife. Oh yes, no mixer required. These come together with just a whisk.
This last round for my youngest was the fourth time I've made them now. This is practically a no fail recipe. I threw it together before dinner and frosted afterward for our birthday song. Big sister talked little sis into yellow icing and I managed to find a box of natural vegetable based food colors - $19. OUCH. They are subtle and take more liquid to color but the result was a pleasing pale yellow. The same company makes the natural dyed sugar sprinkles too. India Tree. Ruddy expensive though. I am putting my colors in the fridge for longer keeping now. I absolutely adore Brown Eyed Baker's super easy recipe for vanilla bean buttercream. It is so fluffy and silky and will not form a crust even when left out for 12 or more hours. But depending on the frosting, these little cakes can be dairy free if you wish. The cupcake recipe is a simplified version of a Cook's Illustrated recipe for chocolate ganache cupcakes. Which I'm sure must be out of this world since the plain ones turn out so stellar.
adapted from Cook's Illustrated
makes one dozen standard cupcakes
3 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine (I know they say to use the best chocolate, but I use Enjoy life soy free mini chips with great results and no chopping necessary)
1/3 cup (1 oz) Dutch-processed cocoa (I use natural, there are only a few recipes where it really matters)
¾ cup hot coffee (instant coffee or espresso with hot water works as well)
¾ cup (4 1/8 oz) all purpose flour
¾ cup (5¼ oz) evaporated cane sugar
½ tsp sea salt
½ tsp baking soda
6 tbsp sunflower oil
2 large eggs
2 tsp vinegar (I use apple cider vinegar as white vinegar is derived from corn)
1 tsp vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350º F. Line a standard-sized muffin pan with cupcake papers. Place chocolate (or mini chips) and cocoa in medium bowl. Pour hot coffee over mixture and let sit for a few minutes to allow chocolate to melt. (Yes, you can omit the coffee and just use hot water if you desire, but really it just enhances the chocolate and you don't taste coffee unless you have a palate that is very sensitive to a certain flavor component of coffee.) Whisk until smooth. Set aside to cool. Whisk together flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda in a medium bowl; set aside. Whisk oil, eggs, vinegar, and vanilla into cooled chocolate-cocoa mixture until smooth. Add to flour mixture and whisk until smooth.Divide batter evenly among muffin pan cups. Bake until cupcakes are set and just firm to touch, about 17 to 19 minutes. Cool the cupcakes in the pan on a wire rack until cool enough to handle, about 10 minutes. Carefully lift each cupcake from muffin pan and set on wire rack to cool completely - about an hour. Frost as desired.
These are so good, I could eat them with just a dusting of powdered sugar. But they are delicious with the buttercream too. ☺ Now if only I could find a vanilla recipe I liked as well...


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Year End Countdown of All Your Favorites From 2012!
It's always fun to sit around and listen to all the years top songs and see which ones come out the biggest!
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The year end countdown can be heard this Sunday from 10am-2pm and again on New Year's eve from 3-7pm.
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The concept of a gaming blogger that has nothing to do with casinos is a big mental block for a lot of non-gamers. And if you talk to someone who can get past that, they'll respond with "So, what do you think of that new Call of Duty game coming out?"
"No, like WoW."
"WoW? What's WoW?"
"World of Warcraft."
"That thing? That's for weirdos."*
Such is the life of an MMO blogger.
But you know what? That's okay. You're not writing for them. Even if you secretly harbor ambitions to be the Ashton Kutcher of the MMO blogging community, don't let the ignorance of the masses get you down.
Write for yourself first, then write for others.
Don't bother chasing readership if you don't like what you're doing. Blogging isn't a job. Okay, it can be if you want it to be, but most bloggers start out just doing it for other reasons. Stray from that, and readers will notice.
Now, that's not to say that you can't appropriate work habits to use when blogging. A regular publishing schedule is good to stick with, and having a set writing time helps you stay on task, especially on those days when you've got problems coming up with something to write. There have been days when I sit at the laptop and say "I don't know what the hell to write this week," and days when I have three or four ideas simply drop into my lap. To limit the former, I've taken to jotting down inspiration when it strikes,** so that I've got a list of ideas to choose from when I write.
I'll freely admit that one of the items on my to-do list is one that I've started several times and never completed: the dreaded fanfic. I figure if I'm going to actually write some fanfic, I'd want it to stand on its own, and not sound like amateur hour. The spectre of old D&D fiction I'd written back as a kid, the sort that has "Sir Doofus drew is +5 Holy Avenger and charged at the ancient red dragon" in it, is what's holding me back. But that's just me; other bloggers can whip out fanfic without breaking a sweat, and for them this is no big deal.
In the end, you get to define your blog, not the other way around. Do what you want, on a schedule you want. Be active in the blogging community. There are always new blogs with interesting voices; go and find them. Participate in discussions. The more you give to the community, the more you'll get back.
And whatever you do, as Wil Wheaton once said, "Don't be a dick."
*When people tell you that IT and tech fields are full of geeks, don't believe them. I know this from experience. Some companies may have high numbers of geeks, but they're balanced out by IT companies populated with MBAs and smarmy salespeople. Cubicles filled with college/pro sports paraphernalia (including, but not necessarily limited to NASCAR) are also a big clue that maybe your work environment doesn't have a high geek population.
**Just don't do it in a meeting at work. It's like having your ringtone going off, with the professional sound of "Sunny Day" from Sesame Street announcing a call from your kids.


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By Brian Albright, Business Solutions magazine.
Moving its customers to a cloud-based POS model has boosted revenue for this VAR.
The transition from on-premise point of sale (POS) solutions to cloud-based systems can be intimidating for both merchants and their POS VARs. But Elk Grove, CA-based POS reseller Win Systems has successfully transitioned one of the company's long-term customers to the cloud and, in the process, created an excellent reference account that has helped sell other clients on similar solutions.
Lemos Feed & Pet Supply, a specialty pet supply retailer with 14 locations throughout California, has been a Win Systems customer for nearly 15 years, running the Keystroke POS solution. Two years ago, Win upgraded the company to a cloudbased implementation of Keystroke.
"They have been experiencing pretty strong growth, and they wanted better management control of what was happening at the stores," says company founder Syd Winlock. "They also recognized that they needed to either move to a cloud-based architecture or potentially switch to something on-premise that would be more expensive than what they had already, to accommodate that growth."
The client did have reservations about moving to the cloud. "There was a lot of trepidation from the owner," Winlock says. "He was worried about what would happen when the Internet went down and what kind of guarantees I could give him. This was one of the few times I really had to give my personal guarantee that this would work, because I knew it would. They had a strategy for growth, but they needed to control their costs."
The transition to the cloud took about 90 days. "The most challenging part was just getting the local routers configured correctly and online," Winlock says. "The database and POS portion took very little time."
One immediate benefit was that the new server structure gave the client redundancy that wasn't previously possible and improved system uptime. "They were down maybe two days in the past 18 months," Winlock says. "Before, when they had servers at their offices, they had weekly outages."
Lemos has also been able to make additional changes to its POS strategy, including making it possible to begin testing a mobile POS system using tablet computers at the stores. Winlock says this will help the company reduce its hardware footprint, while providing better customer service.
Lemos uses Mercury Payment for payment processing services, in conjunction with the Keystroke system. The stores currently have two Dell Wyse thin-client POS stations with dual monitors and Topaz Systems signature pads, along with IP-based Epson TM88 printers. The dual monitors have allowed the company to deploy a digital signage solution using the SBS Digital Sign Controller. Because the stores use a published apps model (the application is run on the server rather than on the local hardware), costs were lower and the implementation was much simpler.
"This is where published apps really made the sale," Winlock says. "Using this methodology, we did not have to install additional hardware for the additional remote location screen. We are able in the Digital Sign Controller program to dictate which monitor to use, and the end users only have to open the program at the beginning of the day."
Each store also has a digital security camera system, which is integrated with the POS. Each transaction is sent to the camera and saved on the DVR locally. Win Systems also has remote access to each store's DVR.
Cloud Enables Mobile POS
The next phase will be the completion of a tablet-based mobile POS solution. Right now, Lemos is testing DT312 tablet computers from DT-Research (which include 2D bar code scanners and magnetic-stripe readers) as well as some Android-based tablets to both augment and, in some cases, replace existing POS stations.
"They originally started using them for inventory transfers and receiving," Winlock says. "They have their own delivery trucks, so they are using the tablets to do all of the receiving wirelessly."
The goal ultimately is to reduce the number of POS stations at each store. "They are more of a boutique type store. They serve smaller communities, and they depend on their employees walking the floor and interacting with customers," Winlock says. "With the tablets they can carry the computer with them, scan large items when necessary, and complete transactions on the floor."
Where the tablets are concerned, Winlock says the biggest obstacle has been making sure employees don't lose the devices. "They can't just put the tablet down and walk away," Winlock says. "We've lost some tablets because they set them down and forgot them. We've put locators on all the tablets, which has helped."
There are 20 tablets in place at the stores now, and the mobile system is expected to go live in June. "In most stores, they have two POS stations," Winlock says. "The goal is that each store will have one fixed station and two tablets moving forward."
Win partners with a third-party company to provide hardware for its clients. While the notion of reducing the hardware footprint may seem daunting to VARs that rely on hardware revenue, Winlock says this approach is not only improving his client's business, but providing a reliable source of revenue through services and consulting for both Win Systems and the hardware partner.
"I never wanted to take on hardware. I help my clients manage their business, not just their POS functions," Winlock says. "Now that we have a workable, reliable system, how do we look at the data coming out of it, and what can that tell us about running your business? It's really increased my income, because I'm doing more consulting work."
Before, Winlock says he spent a lot of time dealing with nuts-and-bolts problems like printer issues. "If we're working on generating useful reports from the POS system, that to me is more productive," Winlock says. "And they are a happier customer."
Having a centralized view of the entire POS infrastructure has helped Lemos get a better handle on its inventory. "They can evaluate the entire company now, not just the data coming out of single store," Winlock says.
Because the stores are spread across the state, each location has slightly different clientele and inventory needs. Thanks to the data being generated out of the cloud-based Keystroke system, Lemos can see where demand for certain products (say ranch and feed supplies) may be stronger than domestic pet supplies, and then reallocate inventory to match that demand. "They are able to look at that information quickly, and they don't have that dead inventory at the stores," Winlock says. "They've been able to reduce inventory about 12%, which has provided a big savings for them. They've also been able to reallocate manpower on the inventory management side because they have better information now."
Winlock has used Lemos as a reference to help deploy similar systems for three other clients. The company also plans to sponsor a Win Systems server, so that clients can rent space on the company's servers, and Win will manage the application upkeep. That will also provide new revenue opportunities.
"Moving to the cloud has reduced my face-to-face time with the customer by about 70%, but most of that time was spent driving to locations and dealing with hardware issues," Winlock says. "They are enrolled in our service program, and they use those hours, but they are better-served hours because I work directly from my office. It's also made Lemos more independent. They have a better understanding of how the program works."
Coming up, Lemos plans to distribute its own branded pet products, and Win Systems will help them set up their distribution centers and online ordering functionality. "I don't sell them on the benefits of the POS; I sell them on how they can find new ways to manage their business," Winlock says. "If you work with me, I will help you set up the system so you get the most out of the data being generated, and I will be there as you develop that data over the years. POS is really an entry point in your overall business."


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Taylor Swift Gushes About Love in New 'Ours' Webisode
Day by day, Taylor Swift further sweeps fans off their feet with the story for her latest 'Ours' video, offering a new behind-the-scenes clip that helps tell the story. In the third webisode, the 'Love Story' singer gushes about how true love can light up even the most monotonous of days.
"The story of the video is the ups and downs of this girl's day in the life," the singer explains, as she's shown looking poker-faced at her office building desk job. "This girl hates her job. It's boring, and every single day she doesn't even know what she's really doing at this job."
She continues, "It's not like it's awful, but it's just … Boredom. It's just every day monotony. And there happens to be a lot of subtle comedy to that."
True -- Taylor Swift's 'Ours' video is a bit funny, but mostly because we could never imagine the soon-to-be 22-year-old iconic songstress behind a desk ... Or wearing her hair messy, for that matter. Thankfully, the video is not about her sad and drab make believe lifestyle, it's about what's waiting for her at 5PM. Taylor adds, "But this day is different, because this day she has something to look forward to."
It's no surprise that Taylor loves love, but with this treatment, she wanted to stray away from her typical fairytale mindset and towards something more of her fans could relate to. "I wanted it to be real life," she says. "I just love the contrast of when you see somebody light up when you're with the person that they love, whereas they can be living in tones of grey when they're not."
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Trevor Releford scored a game-high 21 points on 4-of-9 three-pointers and Nick Jacobs added 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead Alabama to a 61-43 victory over Auburn in Coleman Coliseum on Wednesday. Rob Chubb scored 13 points to lead the Tigers.
Alabama bridged both halves with a 17-6 run to take a 32-19 lead with 16:35 remaining, and the Crimson Tide extended it to 48-27 on Releford's fourth trey of the game with 10:50 left.
Chubb scored the game's first basket and then Alabama reeled off nine straight points to take a 9-2 lead four minutes into the game. The Tigers answered with a 9-2 run to cut the lead to 15-13 with 6:20 left.
Auburn held Alabama scoreless for 7:29 to stay in the game before Releford's 3-pointer with 2:37 left in the half. The Tide scored six straight points and led 23-16 at the half as Chubb scored nine points on 4-of-6 field goals while the rest of the Tigers combined for seven points on 2-of-22 shots from the floor.
Auburn fell to 9-19 overall and 3-12 in the SEC while Alabama improved to 19-9 and 11-4.
Alabama outshot Auburn 39.3 percent to 30.0 percent from the floor. The Crimson Tide was 5-of-24 (.208) from 3-point range while the Tigers were 2-of-15 (.133). Alabama outrebounded Auburn 41-31.
Chubb was 6-of-11 from the floor while the rest of the Tigers were 9-of-39 (.231).
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Earlier this week during the monthly THINC College & Career Academy board meeting, The Georgia Energy and Industrial Construction Consortium (GEICC) awarded two LaGrange High School students who attend THINC $500 scholarships each.
Receiving the inaugural scholarships were seniors Karan Lakhwani and Bailey Painter. Lakhwani is involved in school and extracurricular activities such as the Science Bowl, Academic Bowl and tennis team. He has held leadership positions and achieved numerous honors, including being inducted into the National Honor Society with a weighted 4.96 GPA. In addition, he is a Georgia Certificate of Merit Scholar and AP Scholar of Distinction.
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Gigalicious.com needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 54 designs submitted by 13 freelance designers.
Gigalicious.com is a hip startup company founded by motivated musicians and web developers who saw a need to connect club owners with local entertainers.
Gigalicious.com allows club owners to manage their entertainment calendar as well as browse for and book entertainers without the assistance of booking agents. It also allows entertainers to market themselves to club owners in order to secure bookings as well as manage their own calendars. The general public can also browse for and hire local entertainers for their private events as well as browse local entertainment calendars.
Our target audience consists of club owners, local entertainers (musicians, DJs, comedians, magicians, etc.) and the general public seeking entertainment.
- Logo will be used on the website and all promotional sales materials.
- Logo should reflect something fun, exciting, or even comical
- Logo must include the word "Gigalicious" (no quotes) in any form (abstracts OK).
- Logo can contain a character or mascot
- Logo can be a 2d or 3d design
- Logo can contain gradients
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Steve Jobs could do it. Fred Smith did it. So do the chief executives of businesses large and small, from retail to technology to medicine.
"How to see around the corner" is the title of a recent blog post by author, business coach and strategy expert Michael Synk.
It's something all business owners want to be able to do, he writes.
"Stop wishing," he continues. "There is a way to see around the corner. You don't do it by taking classes from a mystic on how to be clairvoyant."
It's something that's done by taking a deliberate series of steps – ones that Synk will walk through at a one-day workshop Thursday, April 25, at the University of Memphis.
Synk is bringing his "Mastering the Rockefeller Habits" workshop back to the University of Memphis this week to, as he did in the fall, once again help business owners figure out how to craft a focused growth plan.
He'll show them the importance of having – and how to assemble – a "team of A players." He'll stress the importance of focusing on "moving rocks," big, strategic things that impact a business in a fundamental way, how to execute a plan around those things, and a lot more.
The workshop will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the University of Memphis Holiday Inn and will finish by 5 p.m. The workshop is sponsored by The Daily News and the Web marketing and development firm Lunaweb.
As the title suggests, Synk will be teaching from the "Mastering the Rockefeller Habits Four Decisions" curriculum. That model is popularized by the "Mastering the Rockefeller Habits" book, is offered through Gazelles International and refers to the key decisions that leadership teams have to get right in order to grow.
Those decisions are focused around people, strategy, execution and cash.
"'The Rockefeller Habits' and the 'One Page Strategic Plan' continue to be at the heart of all the coaching work I do," Synk said. "The spring workshop is one of the best ways to get an organization aligned, up to speed and moving forward."
Synk's background is centered around helping companies think in game-changing ways. He's worked as a business educator, a coach and a consultant. He talks a lot about "alignment," stressing that businesses and business owners need to keep their strategies, goals and actions aligned into a synchronized whole.
He's written books like "How to Create Customers as Loyal as Norm Peterson: The Cheers Model of Marketing," and he's packed his concepts into the daylong workshop to help companies turn their goals for the future into a plan they can start executing today.
At the end of the day, attendees will leave in part with a baseline strategic plan. They'll have simple actionable tools they can use to improve their businesses immediately, an executable quarterly plan for the next quarter and the balance of 2013 built with their team as well as a team talent review.
Attendees of the workshop also will get a copy of "Mastering the Rockefeller Habits" by Verne Harnish, printed workshop tools, Gazelles Growth Worksheets and a follow-up coaching session.


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As the TV announcers and NFL analysts continue the time-honored tradition of dissecting the Super Bowl game as it happens, we carry on the equally-important tradition of dissecting the latest crop of Super Bowl commercials.
Here are the best and worst commercials of the the game.
2013 Hyundai Genesis
"Bringing the ruckus" makes this commercial worth the 30 seconds I spent watching it.
First quarter
The Flaming Lips/ Hyundai Santa Fe
Somebody owes somebody a favor if The Flaming Lips are in a Super Bowl commercial.
2013 Hyundai Santa Fe
It's really hard to make a Hyundai seem exciting. Sorry, Hyundai. This spot makes an attempt with kids wrestling bears, rescuing grown men from fires and welding. It's cute, but it's no "kid Darth Vader."
Doritos: Goat for sale
Just like most of the films I've seen lately, this one started out awesome and ended with a "meh."
GoDaddy.com "Kiss" commercial
All I have to say out this is…EEW. And the kiss noises. Just stop it.
Pepsi NEXT
Pepsi joins the competition for our vending machine change by throwing everything at the wall to see what will stick. And a man does stick to the wall, with duct tape. There's also a dancing unicorn, a bleeped-out expletive, and a guy pouring milk over his head. There seems to be a sheep somewhere in the room. All this commercial needs is Lady Gaga.
Toyota RAV4 with Kaley Cuoco
This has everything I could want in a commercial. Magic, talking animals, outer space, beating up on tiresome men (did anyone else notice that the mom never got a turn, while the dad got THREE turns??).
Second Quarter
Calvin Klein men's underwear
Yep. Definitely want to buy Calvin Klein men's underwear now. And we all know who makes the underwear-buying decisions.
Doritos' tea party
The lesson men should take from this commercial? Your daughter can use Doritos to convince your friend to dance around in your wife's wedding dress, and to the outside observer, it will be hilarious.
Danica Patrick in yet another GoDaddy.co commercial
Who is Danica Patrick? Just kidding. But seriously, can we stop putting Danica Patrick in commercials?
Danica Patrick aside, this ad is pretty funny, particularly because people steal my awesome ideas all the time.
Hyundai Sonata Turbo
Here's why I like this commercial. You start out with a major "what the heck are they showing me?" moment, and then it turns into something that I can totally relate to. And that's how you sell a Sonata. Ok, so they haven't sold me a Sonata. I'm not buying one. But I definitely think YOU should.
The infamous "Jamaican" Volkswagen driver
Is it racist? Or isn't it? The commercial-critique world is split on this one. The controversy detracts from the real story here, which is that it's just not that great of a commercial. And we know Volkswagen can do better.
Controversial Coca-Cola commercial
The story of this commercial demonstrates how the entire process of making (and leaking) Super Bowl commercials has gotten way out of hand. You can read more here, but basically, Coca-Cola releases a preview of an ad, critics explode with charges of racism, then Coca-Cola explains the back story of the ad, critics, respond, and now we're all tired of it and we don't want any Coca-Cola. (Oh yeah, and the related contest website was "undergoing scheduled maintenance" during the game)
Old scooter man in the Taco Bell teaser
Perhaps I'm immature, but I love random acts of destruction. Add old people to the mix and it's comedy gold. This is just a teaser, so I was excited to learn that even more awesomeness was coming.
Then I saw this, and I was underwhelmed. The teaser commercial was better. Although, the suspenders tattoo guy at the end of this spot is just perfect.
Third quarter
What the Blackberry can't do, is not create a great Super Bowl ad. If you didn't get the double negative, I did love this commercial. They had me at the colorful explosion, and the semi turning into rubber ducks made it magical.
What E-Trade should have done this year is find a new gimmick.
Bud Light Lucky Chair
Perfect use of a New Orleans angle, and you can believe what you want, but I think the spell worked.
Wonderful Pistachios "Crackin' Gangnam Style"
I'm really glad Psy got to have his Super Bowl moment, since he's clearly bigger than Beyonce. She shared the stage with Destiny's Child, he shared the stage with pistachios. And now, "Gangnam Style" can be put out of its misery. Right??
Fourth quarter
Baby Clydesdale
Anheuser-Busch's adorable baby Clydesdale spot is, of course, heart-meltingly adorable. As an added bonus, there's the audience-participation factor, since there is now a Twitter contest to name the baby Clydesdale.
Tide Miracle Stain
Tide gets the prize for the meanest passive-aggressive wife moment ever, with its hilarious Montana Miracle Stain.
Beck's Sapphire
This fish is creepy. I do not want to drink a beer with it.
Kia – Where babies come from
Good thing the kids went to bed before this spot aired, or they'd have gone to bed thinking they came from a wonderful, fantastical planet that focuses its entire existence on the cutest astronauts that have ever lived. And now I totally want that "shut up the kids instantly with music" thing in my car.
Mercedes does another ad with Kate Upton
I still have no idea who Kate Upton is, but this commercial was just as good as the first, more controversial, car-washing ad.
In case you missed that first video, here it is again.
Samsung "The Next Big Thing"
They really saved all the best commercials for the fourth quarter, didn't they? Except for that creepy fish. I never want to see that fish again. Paul Rudd and Seth Rogen, I could watch you again in the future.
Dodge "God Made a Farmer"
Best commercial of the Super Bowl. The others don't even come close. The End.


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