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Wendy Barber and Albert Badre
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Graphics, Visualization & Usability Center/ Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
The electronic environment of the World Wide Web evolves daily, increasing the likelihood of international participants and transactions. With this in mind, the current focus of our research seeks to address three interrelated questions: 1.) Are there design elements which can be identified as culturally specific? 2.) Are there design elements which can be identified as genre specific? 3.) What, if any, relationship exists between culture and genre as reflected in WEB design? As a consequence of existing international WWW users and in anticipation of potential users, usability takes on an immediate and relevant cultural context. To identify localization elements and generalize them to "cultural markers" that are specific to a given culture, and/or, perhaps influenced by genre, we are performing a systematic usability inspection of several hundred Web sites originating in different countries and languages. Cultural markers are those elements that are most prevalent, and possibly preferred within a particular cultural group. Ultimately, we argue, cultural markers can directly impact user performance, hence the merging of culture and usability.
The evolution of the World Wide Web as a medium for international communication, participation, and transaction serves as both reminder and stimulant when considering interface design for a multi-cultured environment. Although this relatively new medium is touted as "World Wide" and "Global," it remains localized due to design and cultural constraints, which can and will be overcome. Basic tenets of usability including learnability, efficiency, and satisfaction combined with a basic component of HCI, detailed audience analysis, take on a larger meaning when designing for an international market. What becomes clear is that one medium does not equate with one interface. Instead, the interface design, interactivity, and content reflect a cultural sensitivity and understanding of the targeted audience; indeed, the Global Interface is culturally dimensional and capable of rapid change. Although cultural biases and preferences are part of the users characteristics, we believe that these take on a special importance as determining factors for usability design for international audiences; thus, we give cultural preferences and biases a special focus under the term "culturability." Part I of our research, discussed here, encompasses a large population of sites, categorized by country of origin, language, and genre and generates a list of cultural markers, which may prove to distinguish cultural/genre specific design elements. Creating or retrofitting software for other countries requires attention to technical detail that goes beyond mere translation. For example, how pictorial information is presented and organized for scanning on a display can be related to the script direction of the users first language. The basic premise behind the research outlined here is simple: No longer can issues of culture and usability remain separate in design for the World Wide Web. Cultural preferences and biases (i.e., colors, text vs. graphics, spatial orientation, among many others) impact what is deemed "user friendly;" thus, usability issues must take on a cultural context. Indeed, the software industry is beginning to recognize the need to design for the international interface (Kano, N. 1995; Nielson, J. 1996). What is needed to implement a truly Global Interface are guidelines that are capable of capturing the nuances of cultures around the world, rendering an interface that allows the targeted audience to "feel at home," without sacrificing the creative and artistic aspects of design that make the WWW an interesting place to explore; however, a Global Interface does not mean one interface. A clarification of terms contained in this paper and how we use them to discuss both our goals and our findings is listed below.
Culture: The term "culture" is a complex and problematic one defined differently by various disciplines. We use the word "culture" - somewhat loosely- as a means of distinguishing among the different countries and their respective web-sites. Our use of the term is not intended to be indicative of all the nuances and properties frequently implied by the term, but rather to permit discourse about the features that distinguish one country or region of the world from another in the electronic medium of the Web.
Cultural Marker: Cultural markers are interface design elements and features that are prevalent, and possibly preferred, within a particular cultural group. Such markers signify a cultural affiliation. A cultural marker, such as a national symbol, color, or spatial organization, for example, denotes a conventionalized use of the feature in the web-site, not an anomalous feature that occurs infrequently.
Genre/Knowledge Domain: A knowledge domain refers to the type of information being presented on the Web and describes large categories of sites. News and Media, for example, is a knowledge domain that presents similar types of information, but may vary stylistically, such as a magazine, newspaper, or broadcast. We use the term genre in the broadest sense to convey the sort or type of information presented in a web-site.
Culturally Deep vs. Shallow Sites: We define a culturally deep web-site as one that occurs in the native language of its country of origin and links to other native-language sites. A culturally shallow site is one that occurs in a secondary language and links to other secondary language sites.
Project Description
Culturability is a term we use to emphasize the importance of the relationship between culture and usability in WWW design, but it can be expanded to apply to any software designed for international use. When one visits a foreign country, it is rarely enough to have a pocket translation dictionary and the proper currency. Although the dictionary and currency may help in performing simple tasks, purchasing a cheeseburger for example, one is still inundated with cues that mark her location as distinctly different from her native home, and may interfere with performing more complex tasks, asking a police officer for directions to the nearest hospital, for example. Sounds, smells, architecture, geography, flags, mode of dress, signs, customs, language, currency, and many other features contribute to the travelers awareness of being in an unfamiliar place, which can be exciting when one wants to explore, and frustrating when one needs to accomplish a complex task easily and efficiently. Apply the travelers analogy to the WWW, and the similarities are striking. Just as physical cities and countries differ and reflect their inhabitants, so do Web sites. Colors, spatial organization, fonts, shapes, icons and metaphors, geography, language, flags, sounds, and motion contribute to the design and content of a Web page, which directly effects the way that a user interacts with the site. Can she find the information she seeks? Can she submit a form or make a request? Does she find the site easy to use? Aesthetically pleasing? Consider the various meanings associated with color by different cultures. The Color-Culture Chart below illustrates some of the different meanings (Boor & Russo, 1993). When applied to Web design, color may impact the users expectations about navigation, links, and content, for example, as well as overall satisfaction. For example, an American bank using a web site to promote services for French investors may want to avoid the use of the color green, which some French may associate with criminality. On the other hand, the American bank may want to use green to attract Egyptian and Middle Eastern investors, as green has a positive connotation for them.
Color China Japan Egypt France United States Red Happiness Anger
Death Aristocracy Danger
Blue Heavens
Villainy Virtue
Masculine Green Ming
Criminality Safety
Yellow Birth
Temporary Cowardice
White Death
Death Joy Neutrality Purity
The long term objective of our current research is twofold: First, the study aims to identify and study design standards and conventions that distinguish cultures as manifested in existing Web pages; and second, to understand how cultural influences lead to variations in peoples behaviors and practices. Once this is understood, the development of what we term "culturability" guidelines may be implemented when considering design for the Web. Specifically, we focused on identifying cultural design cultural markers present in Web sites that have different languages, originate in different countries, and represent different genres. The intent is to explore three main questions: 1.) Are there design elements which are culturally unique and specific? 2.) Are there design elements which are genre specific? 3.) Are there design dominance relationships between culture and genre?
There are two primary motivating forces behind this work, which include studies of situated learning and data from a Cultural Issues Questionnaire designed by the GVU at Georgia Tech. Briefly, we relate psychological studies of situated learning to our work in that environmental and contextual cues effect learning and memory performance in recall and recognition tests (Reisberg, 1997). Cultural markers are a significant part of our environment and we expect our work to demonstrate that the presence and/or absence of cultural markers in international Web sites can effect learning and performance in an electronic environment, as well.
The other motivating force is based on the information provided by international respondents to a Cultural Issues Questionnaire. An analysis of data collected through the 8th GVU ( Graphics, Visualization, and Usability Center) WWW User Survey (Cultural Issues Questionnaire) demonstrates that there are indeed cultural preferences and biases which effect user satisfaction and performance. Simply put, people perceive cultural differences as important. Some Middle Eastern and European respondents to the GVU survey indicate that they believe American images make computers harder to learn, while Asian and American respondents believe American images have no effect on learning. What is more, according to the survey, Asian and Middle Eastern respondents were most likely to know someone who could not use the Internet due to language barriers, and Asian respondents suggest that if the web sites are designed for their language and
culture, more people would be willing to use the web. What becomes clear is that a Global Interface Design relies upon culturability, as it is capable of capturing the cultural nuances of a targeted audience to enhance usability; thus, the Global Interface may really mean an American Interface, a French Interface, an Israeli Interface, a Chinese Interface. To illustrate and explore the point more fully, Part I of this research identifies cultural markers that differ across cultures and genres. In an effort to go beyond the GVU survey, our research method includes a systematic usability, or culturability, inspection of several hundred web sites to identify culture and genre design elements. What follows is a detailed description of our method.
The Culturability Inspection Method grew from discussions about usability and how such a concept might change given different cultural backgrounds and international users. We have identified numerous cultural markers that are reflected in Web sites around the world with some being far more prevalent in one country or region than in others. Cultural markers, or indications of belief systems, institutions, religion, customs, habits, preferences, biases and the like, are embedded in international WWW sites, both deliberately and subconsciously (i.e., the creator of the site is not necessarily cognizant of his/her own cultural phenomenon playing a role in how s/he designs the site). Similarly, specific genres, such as Government (including official government home pages, military, & political web sites) Travel, and News (in a few instances, the American CNN site for example), exploit cultural icons and cues. One relationship to be examined in more detail concerns the thematic use of flags and the symbols and colors found on a national flag, which are frequently found in WWW sites.
Stage 1 Foraging: The foraging stage involves categorizing hundreds of Web sites by country, genre, and language to create a large base of Web sites to be further examined. During the initial foraging stage, sites representing many countries were collected regardless of language, for example Chinese sites in English were included in the data. In order to narrow the scope of our research, we are currently examining sites that are created in their countrys native language, although the site may offer other language options. In a future iteration of the project, all sites will be examined so that comparisons can be made between native and non-native language sites. Table I below shows the countries, genres, and languages examined thus far, and to be included here, each site must be in its countrys native language. We hypothesize that sites in the country of origins native language will depict cultural markers more specific to that particular culture, whereas a site in a non-native language will be more influenced by outside cultural markers.
Table I represents 168 native-language sites, reiterating the diversity of cultures to be found on the WWW. Although more usability and web design guidelines are being established in the relevant literature, such guidelines still remain separate from issues of cultural context. In other words, design elements that are appropriate for one culture may not be appropriate for another.
Table I - Foraging Results
Countries Languages Genres Australia
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
United States
News & Media
Society & Culture
Art & Humanities
Total: 18 Total: 13 Total: 9
Stage 2 Cultural marker Identification: During cultural marker identification, a detailed inspection of each site occurs and cultural markers are cross listed by country and genre. Cultural markers are design elements found in web pages, and such elements become cultural markers when they prove to be highly prevalent within a particular cultural group and less prevalent or absent in other groups. Table II shows a list of cultural markers identified for this project.
Table II - Cultural markers
HTML Specific Icons/Metaphors Colors Specific Colors Grouping # of lines
# of centers
# of images
# of links
# of internal links
# of external links
link color
visited link color
horizontal bars
background image
background color
text color
musical notes
Flag Language Geography Orientation Sound native
Font Links Regional Shapes Architecture cursive
stand alone
internal external
state building
The lists of cultural markers in Table II are not intended to be exhaustive lists. The list must be somewhat flexible to account for changes in web sites and technology.
Stage 3 Pattern Identification: Cultural markers are checked for emergent patterns within countries and genres and across regions, which can then be analyzed for depth and WWW design implications. A "culturally deep" site is one that is in the native language and links to other native language sites. A "culturally shallow" site is one that is in a non-native language and/or primarily links to other non-native language sites. To aid in the identification of patterns and cultural marker aggregate analysis an engine has been implemented, which checks for cultural markers that can be specified in HTML files; all sites, however, are also inspected by hand. Patterns are emerging which suggest that there are definitely design cultural markers which are culturally determined and genre specific. Tables III - V illustrate samples of high frequency occurrences of cultural markers organized by genre and country. Each table represents only a sample of specific data collected during the foraging and cultural marker identification stages. Tables VI - VII show how this data can be taken and generalized into cultural markers that have a high frequency rating for a given culture and/or genre.
Table III - Specified Sample of High Frequency of Flag Cultural Marker by Genre
Country Flags Genre URL Andorra Andorra, Spain, France, Germany,
United Kingdom
Government http://www.andorra.ad/consell/index.html Lebanon Lebanon Government htttp://www.lp.gov.lb/index.html Brazil Brazil Government http://www.mare.gov.br Mexico Mexico, Trinidad, Canada Nicaragua, Government http://www.presidencia.gob.mx
Table IV - Specified Sample of High Frequency of Right -to - Left Orientation by Cultural Marker
Country Cultural Marker Genre URL Egypt Right-Left News & Media http://www.elshaab.com Israel Right-Left Government http://126.96.36.199/shilton/heb/open.htm Israel Right-Left News & Media http://www6.snunit.k12.il/news Lebanon Right-Left News & Media http://www.arabia.com/Addustour
Table V - Specified Sample of High Frequency of Prominent Multiple Colors Organized by Country
Country Cultural Marker Genre URL Brazil Multiple Colors News & Media http://www.dgabc.com.br Brazil Multiple Colors Travel http://www.nautaplace.com.br Brazil Multiple Colors Travel http://www.embratur.gov.br Brazil Multiple Colors Government http://www.senado.gov.br
Table VI - Generalized Sample of High Frequency Cultural Markers by Country
Israel Lebanon Japan Brazil France grouping - alignment national flag architecture:
national flag orientation:
icon: cedar tree;
found in flag
colors: red,
blue, white
borders light graphics; more text frames heavy graphics motion color: green color: green
Table VII - Generalized Sample of High Frequency Cultural Markers by Genre
Government News & Media Business Travel national flag Bold font for headlines orientation: center heavy graphics colors of national flag
throughout site
English words: news,
email, web, info
bullet points geography: maps, out-
line of region
human picture; head of state icons: sun/clouds for weather logos icons: skis; mountains;
hiking gear; water
Results and Discussion
Overall, Tables III-V demonstrate that from the foraging and cultural marker identification stages of this work, patterns are emerging that reflect cultural practices and preferences in Web sites, influenced both by country of origin and genre. Table III shows that a commonly used cultural icon, the flag, is exploited in government sites. The flag serves as a symbol of immediate national, even global, recognition, helping the user to quickly identify the locale and origin of the site, which is particularly helpful when the site is in a language foreign to the user. The flag is also used to denote alternative language choices, which impacts usability in that the user may identify and choose an alternate language much more quickly and efficiently, as opposed to when the choices are textual.
Table IV suggests that some cultural markers may be particular to a given region, especially when the region shares similarities in language. Middle Eastern sites in Arabic and Hebrew have a high frequency of orienting text, links, and graphics from right-to-left, as opposed to centering or left-to-right. The spatial orientation of presented information has immediate implications for usability. While the left side of a web site might be the first focus of attention for an American, the right side would be the initial focus for a Middle Easterner; thus, important information should be displayed accordingly. Manipulate the orientation of the display and the users comfort zone, the way she is accustomed to viewing information, is also changed.
Table V shows that some cultural markers may be particular to a given country and employed across genres. Brazils multi-colored government sites differ from the majority of government sites in this study, which usually employ national colors throughout the site. Brazil has many sites that are particularly colorful with no one color being overly dominant. This is indicative of a cultural preference for many colors.
Tables VI and VII demonstrate that cultural markers can be cultural and/or genre specific and can then be used to implement culturability guidelines. It is also important to note the interplay between culture and genre. Lebanon, for example, has the cultural markers light graphics and more text based. The travel genre has a high frequency of heavy graphics, but a travel site in Lebanon is dominated by the cultural marker; thus Lebanese travel sites are still more text oriented rather than graphically oriented.
The Future
Culturability, the merging of culture and usability, has implications for Web and software design. Usability must be re-defined in terms of a cultural context, as what is "user friendly" for one culture can be vastly different for another culture. The intent is not to develop a generic Global Interface to be accepted by all cultures participating in this medium, but to suggest that cultural markers can be manipulated to facilitate international interactions.
In the final stages of pattern identification in which all cultural markers are weighed by region, country, genre, and language a set of guidelines can be established. Such guidelines will offer web and software designers specific information about the region and country for which they are developing an interface.
Currently in development are search engines designated to parse HTML files to identify and aggregate cultural markers in HTML, which can then be assigned a percentage number of frequencies, according to country of origin, language, and genre. The next step is development of a tool that can help automate design processes, when the site is intended for a particular international audience.
This work was supported in part by a research grant funded by NIST. Our thanks and appreciation to Jean Scholtz and Sharon Laskowski of NIST for their valuable comments. We also gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Joseph Petraglia-Bahri in providing helpful comments on an earlier draft of this paper.
Boor, S., Russo, P. (1993). How Fluent Is Your Interface? Designing for International Users. INTERCHI 93 (April 24-29) 346.
Del Galdo, M. and Nielsen, Jakob, (Eds.), (1996) International User Interfaces, Wiley: NY.
Nielsen, Jakob (Ed.), (1990). Designing User Interfaces for International Use. Amsterdam, Elsevier.
Reisberg, Daniel (1997). Cognition: Exploring the Science of the Mind. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.


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Transit-oriented development, or TOD, is a type of community development that includes a mixture of housing, office, retail and/or other amenities integrated into a walkable neighborhood and located within a half-mile of quality public transportation. At Reconnecting America, we believe it is essential that TOD creates better access to jobs, housing and opportunity for people of all ages and incomes. Successful TOD provides people from all walks of life with convenient, affordable and active lifestyles and create places where our children can play and our parents can grow old comfortably.
Some of the benefits of TOD include:
- Reduced household driving and thus lowered regional congestion, air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions
- Walkable communities that accommodate more healthy and active lifestyles
- Increased transit ridership and fare revenue
- Potential for added value created through increased and/or sustained property values where transit investments have occurred
- Improved access to jobs and economic opportunity for low-income people and working families
- Expanded mobility choices that reduce dependence on the automobile, reduce transportation costs and free up household income for other purposes
Basic TOD Resources
- TOD 101: Why TOD and Why Now?
- TOD 201: Mixed Income Housing Near Transit: Increasing Affordability With Location Efficiency
- TOD 202: Station-Area Planning
- TOD 202: Transit & Employment
- TOD 203: Transit Corridors and TOD
- TOD 204: Planning for TOD at the Regional Scale
- TOD 205: Families And Transit-Oriented Development
- Realizing the Potential: Expanding Housing Opportunities Near Transit
- 2010 Inventory of State, Regional and Local TOD Programs

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Gov. Malloy: Don't read his lips on taxes
'I have no intention of raising taxes," said Gov. Dannel P. Malloy when asked what he intends to do about the billion dollar deficits Connecticut faces in the final years of his first, and he hopes, not his only term as governor.
This is, of course, the same governor who imposed the largest tax increase in state history as a deficit solution in his first months in office. He obviously doesn't see it as a campaign plus to win a second term.
"No, I'm not leaving a window open," he added. "I'm giving you as definitive language as I am comfortable giving you at the moment. I have no intention of raising taxes."
Not as forceful as George H.W. Bush's "read my lips, no new taxes," but the governor doesn't have Peggy Noonan writing his one or two liners.
Notice that the key words in the Malloy pledge are "no intention" and "at the moment." If they don't add up to an open window, I don't know much about ventilation.
The reasons for the shortfall, not the deficit, as wordsmith Malloy has it, are elementary.
Despite that record $1.5 billion in additional taxes, the state's tax revenues are lower than forecast, not higher.
The state has collected lower taxes on such key items as income, corporations, retail sales and sin in the form of alcohol, cigarettes and cigars. In addition, Medicaid costs, health care for the poor, are increasing dramatically.
Whether this constitutes a deficit or a shortfall depends on whether you're the governor or the Republican House leader, Larry Cafero. My 1980 edition of Roget's Thesaurus doesn't mention shortfall, calling a deficit a shortage. Those were the days.
On the Internet, though, "A deficit is a shortfall in revenue, the amount by which a sum falls short." And so, in a burst of bipartisanship we may never see again in this dispute, both Mr. Malloy and Mr. Cafero are right. They also agree on the money involved.
The governor's budget office has released projections that include a $1.16 billion "shortfall" in the coming fiscal year and $1 billion in the 2014-15 fiscal year, which begins in July of 2014 and runs into the beginning of the next governor's first year in office. Bipartisan legislative analysts generally agree.
The numbers may have much to say about the identity of that "next governor" because the selection process is going to impact every action and reaction in Connecticut government in the coming months.
Dannel Malloy presumably intends to win a second term and any number of Republicans intend to see to it that he doesn't. Among the potential Malloy foes are the aforementioned Cafero, Tom Foley, the 2010 Republican candidate who almost won back then, Senate leader John McKinney, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton and Linda McMahon (just kidding.)
As members of an ignored minority when the Democratic governor and legislature created the historic tax hike, the Republicans are in an enviable, "we didn't do it" spot for the moment. But Democrats correctly point out the tax increase was caused by the deficit or the shortfall inherited from Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell.
Republicans are also enjoying the role of innocent bystanders in the continuing pre-election controversy over the Hartford to New Britain Busway, which is either a job creator or a half-a-billion-dollar boondoggle, depending on who is talking.
Almost unnoticed in the debate was a report in The Hartford Business Journal that the asset managing firm Conning Inc. finds Connecticut has the worst credit rating of all the states, dropping from 37th in June to 50th.
The "we're number 50" conclusion comes from studying the state's budget, unfunded pension obligations, debt and lackluster housing activity.
The report said the state is among the worst in job creation, tax revenue growth and recovery in home prices. Then there are its very high debt and retirement obligations - we're number one there - and the lack of a rainy-day fund.
Like President Obama, Mr. Malloy drew a bad hand in his first term and dealt with much of it. His increases in spending were less than his two (Republican) predecessors managed and the national and world economies haven't helped.
But "at the moment," a tax increase is on the other side of that window.
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bkleinhe needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 131 designs submitted by 35 freelance designers.
Previously, I had run a design contest for InnFirst.com. The winning logo and design were implemented at http://www.innfirst.com. However, the application has grown and now applies to more than just inns. It now is an application for all sorts of lodging companies, so the name has changed to Lodgix.com.
Target audience are vacation rentals owners and vacation rental property management firms.
I like simple, bold and colorful. I want two versions created, one as "Lodgix.com" and one as "Lodgix".
I'd like the winning design to have a symbol that can also be leveraged as the favicon.ico file for display in the url bar.
I will probably use new logo on existing InnFirst.com website, but color scheme does NOT have to match because sometime in next 6 months website will be redesigned.
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Roasted Veg Quinoa Salad with Roasted Garlic Tahini Dressing and Salsa
Besides this salad, my current obsession is roasted rice green tea. Have you guys tried it? Ahh, I don't think I can go back to regular green tea again.
Roasted Veg Quinoa Salad
1 1/2 cups quinoa
1 medium - large egg plant, diced
2-3 ears of corn
1 large onion, cut into thin strips
1 bell pepper, diced
1 pint mini vine tomatoes
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1 large handful of baby kale
juice of half a lime
2 tbsp olive oil
pea shoots for garnish
Roasted Garlic Tahini
2 cloves garlic, roasted
juice of half a lemon
4 tbsp tahini paste
1/4 water (more or less until you reach a somewhat loose consistency)
salt and pepper to taste
4-5 large tomatoes
1 shallot
1 clove garlic
1 cup cilantro
juice of 1 lime
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
Preheat the oven to 350° F.
In a pot cook the quinoa according to the package instructions. Place the onion, egg plant, bell pepper and 2-3 cloves of garlic (skins on, for tahini dressing) on a baking tray and pour the olive oil over and using your hands make sure all the veggies are coated. Roast in the oven for approx 10-15 minutes or until golden and soft.
Place the corn on a microwave safe plate, cover with plastic wrap (this will steam the corn so make sure the plastic is wrapped to the plate tight) in the microwave for about 6 minutes on high. Let cool slightly as they will be quite hot. Add corn to a grilled pan until you get a few grill marks. (Corn can also be grilled over the bbq only forgetting the whole microwave process.
Once cooled. Run a sharp knife, using a sawing motion, along the ear of corn about two-thirds depth of the kernels. Continue all around until all the corn is removed.
In a food processor add all the ingredients for the salsa and pulse until everything is chopped up and you are only left with small chunks. Check seasoning.
Mix all the ingredients for tahini dressing (also adding the roasted garlic, chopped) until you get a smooth creamy yet runny texture. You want to be able to drizzle it over the salad.
In a large bowl mix together the quinoa, roasted veg, chopped cilantro, tomatoes, baby kale and lime juice. Drizzle with the tahini dressing and garnish with sprouts. Serve in bowls and add a dollop of the salsa.
Labels: quinoa, roasted corn, savoury, tahini dressing, vegan, vegetarian
Blueberry Buttermilk Waffles with Whisky Maple Butter
Sunday's just got better. Lazy Sunday morning breakfasts are one of our favourite things and these waffles just made it even better. Check out my post over on Baked the blog for the recipe and more photos.
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left over chicken lettuce wraps with a spicy avocado dill sauce
When hot weather hits and turning on the oven is something I definitely don't want to do (no air conditioner in this abode). Having leftovers makes for a quick and easy refreshing lunch.
We've been trying to eat healthier lately and to make a lifestyle change to keep it that way. Having a winter of eating out too much has made my man and I feel kinda well, blah.
Juicing, smoothies and more trips to the market for tons of fruits and veggies is what we're aiming for this spring/summer.
Wednesday link love:
1. These hand pies totally have my heart.
2. I think this will be my next cook book purchase.
3. Had a mega craving for these again last night so of course I had to make them.
4. Totally need this tee.
5. Loving this (new to me) blog.
Once again I have collaberated with Natrel for a quick and easy left over weeknight dish. For the recipe and more photos check it out here.
Labels: chicken, leftovers, lettuce wraps, link love, summer
Raw Vegan Superfood Fudge
Superfood fudge! Heck yes!
I'm over on Baked the Blog today with this mega delicious sweet treat.
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Labels: baked the blog, fudge, gluten free, goji berries, sweets, vegan
whole wheat chocolate beet muffins
Beets and chocolate are my new best friends. Seriously. I love this combo. And the perfect excuse to get more veggies in.
Head on over to baked the blog for the recipe and more photos.
Labels: baked the blog, beets, breakfast, butterflyfood, chocolate, muffins, snack, sweets, whole wheat
Hey all! Today I'm guest posting over at Kris' blog 80twenty and have cooked up a delicious warming noodle bowl. Perfect because its about to be spring but of course we still have a holy heck of a lot of snow.
For more photo's and the recipe check out the post here.
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baked cinnamon sugar donuts
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Minister of National Defense Kao Hua-chu (高華柱) yesterday visited the family of late Army Corporal Hung Chung-chiu (洪仲丘) and promised to find out the truth about his death earlier this month.
Hung Chung-chiu was serving in the 542nd Brigade in Hsinchu and was to be discharged on July 6.
On June 28, he was sent to the 269th Brigade in Taoyuan for disciplinary action because he brought a camera phone onto the base on June 23, in breach of regulations.
On the afternoon of July 3, he was let out of his cell to join a 45-minute routine training session with his fellow soldiers that included running, push-ups and sit-ups.
Hung told his supervisors that he felt "very sick" after the workout. He was sent to a hospital in Hsinchu County and later transferred to the Tri-Service General Hospital, where he died the next day.
Hung's parents believe their son died from heat exhaustion.
Kao visited Hung's family in Greater Taichung yesterday morning immediately after returning from a trip abroad.
"[My] son is gone," Hung's mother told Kao in tears.
Kao, who paid his respects in front of Hung's coffin, tried to console the soldier's family and vowed to look into the incident.
The minister conveyed President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) great sorrow and condolences over the tragedy to Hung's family.
"This sad incident has taught us an important lesson," Kao told reporters. "I have asked the armed forces to study the incident from the perspectives of the law, executive management, emergency treatment and other aspects."
Meanwhile, the military has arranged for Hung's autopsy to be conducted today by forensic expert Shih Tai-ping (石台平) of the Ministry of Justice's Institute of Forensic Medicine.
The military announced it would punish 27 officers, including three-star Commander General Lee Hsiang-chou (李翔宙), over Hung's death, and conduct further investigations into the matter.
Meanwhile, the Taiwan Medical Alliance for Labor Justice and Patient Safety (TMAL) panned the Ministry of National Defense for bringing a medical officer who had attended Huang before he was rushed to hospital before a military court on suspicion of negligent homicide.
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When five-town voters cast ballots on Town Meeting Day they will be considering budgets that lower proposed spending at each of the schools but see small increases in the amount to be raised by taxes.
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MONKTON — Kate La Riviere Gagner, a fifth- and sixth-grade teacher at Monkton Central School, has received two honors for her innovative science and design technology teaching practices. Gagner was selected for a Winter 2016 Engineering is Elementary Teacher Scholarship, or EiE, from Boston's Museum of Science, and as a VITA-Learn IGNITE Educator.
MONKTON — Fifth-grader George Collette's entreaty to come see the science experiment waiting outside the Monkton Central School gymnasium this past Thursday afternoon was hard to turn down.
"Have you ever seen a marshmallow fly?" he asked.
Outside on the pavement, he and his team scrambled to ready their contraption. Using a bicycle pump, a length of PVC tubing and lots of tape, they used air pressure from the pump to launch marshmallows, as well as their favorite projectiles — wadded tissues soaked in water.
BRISTOL — Voters in the Addison Northeast Supervisory Union rejected two of the three school budgets up for consideration Tuesday. It is the latest chapter in a tumultuous spring for the district, which has also seen a citizens petition calling for the removal of the superintendent and a near-unanimous vote of no confidence in his leadership by the teachers' union.
Residents rejected spending plans for Mount Abraham Union High School by a tally of 755 to 485, and Bristol Elementary School, 224 to 166.
BRISTOL — Voters in the Addison Northeast Supervisory Union rejected two of the three school budgets up for consideration Tuesday.
Monkton voters approved the budget for Monkton Central School by a narrow margin, 158 to 132.
MONKTON — As the Monkton Central School board works on a new spending plan to put before voters, it is soliciting input from the community.
"We're hopeful that we can find the path to the budget that's going to be acceptable to voters by getting input from the community," board member Marikate Kelley said late last week after the board's Thursday evening school board meeting.
MONKTON — Lillian "Lil" Cota thought she was headed for a normal day at Monkton Central School on Tuesday. But the 39-year veteran instructional aide was in for quite the surprise when she arrived in the school's gymnasium to a luncheon in her honor.
Relatives and colleagues of Cota, who is retiring at the end of this year, came to honor Cota for her service — and present her with an enormous strawberry cake.
After the celebration, the still-teary-eyed Cota sat down with the Independent to talk about her long career.
MONKTON — "Do you want to jump higher?" Karen Amirault shouts to the gymnasium full of Monkton Central School third- and fourth-graders.
The students, spread at arms' length across the space, giggle and nod. Amirault presses play on an iPod hooked up to a set of speakers. The music begins and the students dance in unison, calling out their moves to stay on track.
The rehearsal goes off without a hitch, save for one boy who, despite valiant effort, is forced to pause midway to tie his shoelaces.
MONKTON — Longtime choreographer Karen Amirault, who is wrapping up a nine-day residency at Monkton Central School this Friday, has been dancing for five decades.
Amirault grew up in Melrose, Mass., and has been a dancer from the age of four, when she began taking lessons in ballet.
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I'm french, but I'll try to explain my problem :
I bought the game today, and I find it very good.However, I'm at the beginning of the game and already presents some problems : Indeed, in the galaxy of Tarsus, in "threes the horns" on the planet Pip, and also in "The aviary" Ovior on the planet, the game freezed during cutscenes. Unable to get out of the screen, and if you force stopping the game crash.
Note that I have Android, with a OnePlusOne.
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After seeing all the people with the OPO here complaining about bugs (including me), I read the "android bugs" sticky and it seems that this game does not like Cyanogen. I managed to get through the PIp mission just by replaying it until it stopped crashing (took me a couple of tries). I'm still stuck on Ovior though :/
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We got a OnePlusOne in for testing, hopefully we can fix this issue soon.
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There were times during John Orozco's grueling rehab after he tore the ACL in his left knee during a post-Olympic tour two years ago that he figured his gymnastics career was done.
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"I thought I was never going to be myself again," Orozco said. "But I took the time. I sobbed a little bit and I got over it and I told myself, 'Well I'm here now, there's no sense in looking back and thinking about it anymore.'"
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"Today I got a little spark of how I used to be," Orozco said. "And now I have to hold onto it for the rest of my career ... or until Sunday."
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Orozco was so good he even pleased his harshest critic: himself.
A little focus helped. Orozco ended his night on the pommel horse. Moments before stepping to the podium, the in-house Jumbotron played video of his nightmarish pommel horse set during the Olympic team finals in London. He slipped off in the middle that August afternoon in front of Prince William, Princess Kate and the rest of the world as the U.S. eventually faded to fifth.
"Thank God I didn't see it," Orozco said with a laugh. "I'm glad I told myself, 'You know what you usually do. No looking around. Just focus and do your job.'"
Jake Dalton overcame a shaky pommels set to grab second, .500 behind Orozco. Danell Leyva is third. Defending champion Sam Mikulak heads into Sunday's final in fourth after bouncing back from some uncharacteristic early mistakes on parallel bars and floor.
Alex Naddour is fifth, with Donnell Whittenburg sixth and Brandon Wynn seventh.
Mikulak came in as the heavy favorite but his bid for a repeat title got off to a bumpy start. He fought his way through his parallel bar routine — pausing at one point to gather the strength to muscle his legs into the air — while opening with an ugly 13.550 that left him in 24th place. He spent the rest of the night trying to climb out of the hole. Mikulak blamed the miscue on a bad mix of honey and chalk gymnasts use to grip the bar as they swing from one end to the other.
"I was slipping all over the place," Mikulak said.
The laid-back former University of Michigan star was his typically charismatic self on high bar but his momentum faded when he ended up squatting on the blue mat during his floor exercise. He'll head to the finals trailing Orozco by 2.375, a far cry from the way Mikulak nearly lapped the field in the same meet a year ago.
"I just have to figure it out and redeem myself," he said.
It's a sentiment Leyva has repeated time and again as he tries to resurrect his flagging career. Two years ago, the U.S. went to London with hopes of grabbing a fistful of medals only to come home with one: the bronze Leyva earned in the all-around.
The Cuban-born Leyva figured his performance at O2 Arena would be a springboard to greater heights. Instead, he lost his way, spending most of the last two years adrift while struggling with consistency and confidence.
For one night anyway, both returned.
With his stepfather and coach Yin Alvarez providing a soundtrack with his trademark series of claps and whoops, Leyva showcased some of the swagger that made him the face of the U.S. team two years ago. The highlight may have come on high bar, which he turned into a 75-second theme park ride. He thrust his arms into the air after sticking his dismount and embraced Alvarez on his way off the podium.
While allowing he wasn't perfect, he was closer than he's been since that brilliant day in London. It's a start.
"I hit six for six," he said. "I didn't do my full values that I've trained but also, my butt wasn't on the ground when it wasn't supposed to be, so I'm happy with that."


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- Silicone Oral Nasal Mask - Made of a superior silicone material which is hypo-allergenic and has a longer work life than latex.
- Stainless Steel Shell - After x-ray inspection, each 316 stainless steel shell, is precision CNC machined to tight tolerances, to ensure proper fit to all other mating parts. The shell is durable and easy to maintain. Easily cleaned using a Scotch Brite® or similar type cleaning pad.
- Stainless Steel Side Block - Multi use side block has additional ports built in to provide controlled air flow, if needed. The stainless steel sideblock has a built in EGS.
- Whisker Wings - Bubble deflecting Whisker wings keep bubbles further from face port and ears, improving visibility and decreasing internal noise.
- Handle: Removable Grip and handle. Handle can be removed without breaking seals, making it quick and easy to attach accessories.
- Kirby Morgan Pull Strap: The pull strap has been improved with the addition of a stainless steel "D" ring. This makes for easier removal. It also allows the assembly to easily be hung for drying.
- Kirby Morgan Positive-Lock™ Latch System: Developed by Kirby Morgan® in 1992, consists of two sealed Positive-Lock™ pull pins which are pulled forward to release the neck collar and neck dam locking system. Even when the latches are released, the O-ring sealed neck dam maintains a positive seal and will not allow the seal to be broken until the collar actually clears the commercial diver's shoulders, thus helping to prevent any flooding of the commercial diving helmet.
- Kirby Morgan Quad-Valve™ Exhaust System makes the commercial diving helmet very dry with no loss of breathing performance.
The Kirby Morgan® 37SS Commercial Diving Helmet has been tested and conforms to the performance requirements as set forth in Annex II of Directive 89/686/EEC and, as far as applicable, the EN 250:2000, EN 250/A1:2006 and EN 15333-1:2008 (class B). It is fully CE marked with demand regulator SuperFlow® 350 and 510-747 Silicone Oral Nasal Mask with Improved Face Sealing Flap for KMB Dive Helmets.
- Weight: 30.96 lbs.
- Helmet Shell: Stainless Steel
- Control Knobs: Polyurethane
- Lens: Scratch Resistant Polycarbonate
- Neck Dam: Neoprene. Optional latex neck dam available.
- O-Rings: Buna-N
- Head Cushion: Nylon bag filled with #4 Polyester foam
- Recommended Lubricants: All commercial diving helmets and band masks are lubricated at the factory with Christo-Lube®. Kirby Morgan recommends Christo-Lube® or Tribolube® for all gas train components. Dow Corning® 111 Silicone or equivalent may be used for helmet and mask components that are used with gas mixtures containing less than 50% oxygen.
- SuperFlow® 350 Regulator Performance: The Kirby Morgan SuperFlow® 350 regulator on the Kirby Morgan® Commercial Diving Helmet 37SS offers high performance. The Kirby Morgan SuperFlow® 350 regulator has been tested at Dive Lab at Panama City, Florida. It meets all current U.S. Navy and European commercial diving standards.
- Cage Code: The cage code for identifying KMDSI products for U.S. government purposes is 58366.
- CR Standards: Kirby Morgan® Commercial Diving Helmet 37SS meets or exceeds all standards established by Dive Lab of Panama City, Florida, and are CR (Commercially Rated) marked.
- CE Approved: The Kirby Morgan® 37SS Commercial Diving Helmet is CE Approved. The Kirby Morgan® Commercial Diving Helmet 37SS has been tested and conforms to the performance requirements as set forth in Annex II of Directive 89/686/EEC and, as far as applicable, the EN 250:2000, EN 250/A1:2006 and EN 15333-1:2008 (class B). It is fully CE marked with demand regulator SuperFlow® 350 and 510-747 Silicone Oral Nasal Mask with Improved Face Sealing Flap for KMB Dive Helmets.
37SS Stainless Steel Commercial Diving Helmet with Posts - P/N: 500-100 Includes:
- (1) Demand Regulator Adjustment Tool Kit With Pouch - P/N: 525-620
- (1) Anode Kit - P/N: 525-375
- (1) Manual KM 37SS - P/N: 100-063
- (1) Maintenance and Repair Log Book - P/N: 125-001
- (1) Helmet/Mask Bag - P/N: 500-901
The minimum operating temperature recommended for the Kirby Morgan® 37SS Commercial Diving Helmet is 37 degrees F, only in regards to regulator performance. At the time of this writing, no hot water shroud is available for the Kirby Morgan® 37SS Commercial Diving Helmet for heating the commercial diver's breathing gas.
Without a hot water shroud, the commercial diver may be subject to hypothermia due to cold gas inspiration temperatures. Kirby Morgan makes no physiological recommendations regarding minimum safe operating temperatures for commercial divers using this commercial diving helmet.
Usually the greatest danger of demand regulator icing will be encountered on deck when the surrounding air temperature is less than 32°F (0°C). This effect is primarily due to the refrigeration effect of breathing air pressure reduction, and the addition of moisture from the diver\'s exhalation coming in contact with the topside air temperature.
Recommended overbottom (OB) gas supply pressure for best performance at depths are calculated by the formula (fsw x 0.445+14.7) + recommended p.s.i. g.
- Description
The Kirby Morgan® 37SS Stainless Steel Commercial Diving Helmet with Posts features an all stainless steel shell, as well as a stainless sideblock, commercial helmet ring, bent tube, handle, and other key components. The SuperFlow® 350 commercial diving regulator is standard on the Kirby Morgan 37SS.
The Kirby Morgan 37SS features a quick change commercial diving communications module, available with either bare wire posts or a Marsh Marine style waterproof connector, and allows for easy, efficient maintenance of the commercial diving helmet's communications. This KM 37SS shares many components with the Kirby Morgan® Commercial Diving Helmet 77 with the exception of the diving regulator, bent tube and oral nasal mask.
This commercial diving helmet is included in the line of Kirby Morgan commercial diving helmets that have recently completed several months of testing for conformity to the new open circuit surface supplied CE and CR standards. KMDSI is the only manufacturer of commercial diving helmets in the world whose products pass this stringent testing.
The advantages of this stainless steel Kirby Morgan® Commercial Diving Helmet 37SS include the following:
- Rugged commercial diving helmet shell and other components
- No refinishing required if the surface is scratched or gouged
- Elimination of threaded inserts for securing port retainer to helmet shell
Warning: Before attempting any commercial diving in any type of contaminated water, a complete commercial diving and topside course in hazardous materials emergencies should be completed. The commercial divers and the topside team must be properly trained and have the proper safety equipment. All commercial diving helmets and suits can leak water under certain conditions. Commercial divers should use extreme caution when diving in contaminated waters.
* Please reference the Accessories and Parts categories in the left hand column for all accessories and parts associated with the Kirby Morgan 37SS Stainless Steel Commercial Diving Helmet with Posts. Click on the KM37SS and then the KM37SS with Posts category and the Accessories and Parts categories will appear beneath it.
*For Questions on Helmet Retaining Systems, please refer to the bulletin in Attachments tab which contains more detailed information.
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Product FAQ's
Why is my Stainless Steel Helmet Rusting?
Kirby Morgan would like to assure all stainless steel helmet owners, that the helmet shells are not actually rusting. All of these helmet shells and other main components, are cast and machined from a highly corrosion resistant grade of 316L stainless steel. The investment casting process can produce a very good finish, but this still requires more processing to be acceptable. Each helmet shell is initially hand finished, then, it is processed to a very smooth surface using specialized friction finishing equipment. Even after all this processing, these smooth surfaces will still have small surface porosity that can trap foreign matter, some of which can "rust". This is what will make the surfaces appear to be rusting. This foreign matter that may be trapped, needs to be cleaned away, and the surfaces need to be protected. Basic cleaning and protection should be performed on a regular basis and may need to be performed more often depending on what type of environment the helmets are used in.
NOTE, This "Rusting" issue can also be seen on Fiberglass helmet shells and chrome plated brass parts. It is what is stuck to those surfaces that is "rusting". Not the fiberglass or chrome.
Cleaning Procedures for the stainless steel helmet
Thoroughly clean the components with a cleaning soap such as Simple Green. A soft scrubbing tool can help to remove excess materials. Dry the components and wipe completely with Isopropyl alcohol and allow to evaporate. Using a kitchen sponge with an abrasive side. Wet and apply hand soap that contains a slight abrasive (LAVA hand soap works very well, or Go-Jo Pumice, citric hand soap), and simply rub onto the affected area of the helmet shell. The unwanted stains will easily be removed.
NEVER USE STEEL WOOL TO PERFORM THIS TASK. It will deeply imbed iron particles into the stainless and may cause severe rusting to the component.
Citric acid or diluted vinegar can be used to passivate stainless steel and remove any light rust. A lemon half works well as a scrubbing tool, and at the same time provides the citric acid to help eliminate small surface particles of rust. Allow enough liquid to deposit on all affected surfaces and allow it to settle for at least 30 minutes. Rinse and re-apply as needed. Rinse again and finish wipe with the Isopropyl alcohol allow to dry completely.
Apply at least 2 coats of a good quality paste wax. This will help seal surface porosity to prevent foreign matter from being trapped, which may then rust.
It is best to clean as much of the helmet surfaces as possible, rather than cleaning only affected areas, as this will help prevent any future issues. A basic cleaning and waxing procedure should be performed as part of a routine cleaning regiment.
Kirby Morgan suggests the use of lemon juice/lemons, or vinegar for the source of acid. These types of acid will help dissolve certain stains, rust and certain residue buildup such as hard water and mineral deposits. Because they are natural and non-toxic, Kirby Morgan highly recommends them for this procedure.
NOTE: All new stainless helmet shells are electro chemical cleaned (electropolished) and friction polished to a very smooth exterior surface finish. If so desired, the surface can be brought to a higher luster using basic polishing techniques, (i.e. polishing compounds and light buffing techniques).
What is the fitting type on the emergency valve?
The threads at the end of the emergency valve are 9/16-18. A standard scuba hose, female (9/16"-18) will attach to them.
What's included with the Kirby Morgan 37SS Commercial Diving Helmet?
Does Kirby Morgan sell a Hot Water Shroud Kit for any of the stainless steel helmets?Unfortunately, Kirby Morgan does not have a Hot Water Shroud Kit available for any of the stainless steel helmets at this time.
How do you remove the retaining pin from the dial-a-breath adjustment knob?Punch out the retaining pin using a 3/32" punch. Use a block of wood with a ¼" hole drilled through it to support the knob. Position the knob so the roll pin is over the hole. The adjustment knob can be held against the wood block allowing the roll pin to be driven into the ¼" hole.
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Nokia Reports Sharp Drop in Revenue
Nokia showed little progress in turning around the fortunes of its mobile device business, even after a barrage of launches for the Lumia and Asha phones. Renee Schultes joins MoneyBeat with details.
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