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More action from the Dennett thread, and more of me beating the anti-reductionist drum. Reducing isn't explaining.
Although it's true, the quirks of quarks
Are what we find when we reduce
The laws of rocks, of tuning forks,
Of cats, of cars, of orange juice,
The truth is, if I know the quirks
Of quarks, and qualms of quantum states
They don't tell how my pencil works
Or what to do with roller skates.
If (knock on wood) my car should stall
And leave me stranded in a panic
There's many folks whom I could call,
But none of them a quantum mechanic.
Explosive oxidation of
The hydrocarbon molecules
Is many many leaps above
The quantum tale of fossil fuels;
If, at my car, some stranger spoke
Of many-worlds hypotheses
Instead of just: "your fuel pump's broke"
He might as well speak Japanese.
Indeed, if one is told a tale
Of how an engine burns its gas,
Of how exhaust comes out the tail,
Of how they make the windshield glass,
Of shock absorbers, front disc brakes,
All sorts of automotive prattle
It would not tell which road one takes
From Albuquerque to Seattle—
Which, if that was what one needs,
Is how the answer should be phrased;
Reductionism here impedes,
And only leaves ones eyeballs glazed.
The actions of a single nerve
Or even of a given piece
Of one, we clearly may observe—
Say, neurotransmitter release—
Where ACH or dopamine
Released in the synaptic cleft
By vesicles, which we have seen,
A process at which cells are deft;
The process may be understood
At many different levels, such
As cell, or body, or a good
Example of a chemist's touch;
An organ's function, or perhaps
A function in some social act—
Each level different, each one maps
A different view of one same truth.
The quantum level cannot say
The others now do not exist;
Reducing won't explain away
A higher explanation's gist.
Your quantum invocation means
You simply wish our current views
Left something there behind the scenes—
Some agent, with the power to choose.
Alas, there's nothing there to find;
This entity does not exist—
No moral agent, causal mind
That all of science must have missed.
The science shows no secret curse,
No need to travel back in time
To save Cartesian minds—and worse,
We've done it, once again, in rhyme.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Broke Down On The Road From Albuquerque To Seattle--I Need A Quantum Mechanic
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- Podblack said...
...I just tried to find the Thomas Dolby video for 'Quantum Mechanic' and although it's not online, discovered something amusing about the vocalist on that song: Dr. Fiorella Terenzi.
- Monado said...
Indeed, the first hit for Fiorella Terenzi is the site of the author herself, offering multimedia science.
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Fred Stutzman, a post-doctoral fellow at Carnegie Mellon University, has written two programs that allow users to block their own online activities. At first blush, they seem like the answer to a question nobody's asking. But that has turned out not to be the case.
Stutzman, who researches social media at the university's Heinz College, has released two apps, Freedom and Anti-Social. Freedom, which banishes a user from his or her Internet connection for up to eight hours, has been downloaded 350,000 times. Anti-Social, which blocks access to social networks like Facebook, has been downloaded by 125,000 users.
More surprising is that Freedom costs $10 and Anti-Social $15 (there are trial versions available with a limited number of uses). To a slightly higher degree than most apps, arguably, you have to really want what they offer. That is, the elimination of distraction.
"Freedom enforces freedom," the app's site 1984ishly proclaims. "You'll need to reboot if you want to get back online while Freedom's running. The hassle of rebooting means you're less likely to cheat, and you'll enjoy enhanced productivity." The app has been praised by writers from Dave Eggers to Nick Hornby to Zadie Smith.
But Freedom might be too much for those who need online access for their work. "Anti-Social solves this problem," Stutzman says, by "allowing you to do your online work, while preventing you from accessing top social sites."
These apps, marketed by his company Eighty Percent Solution, may be indicators of a larger trend. Stutzman seems to think so. "I think people are starting to pull back and realize how the time we spend online impacts their work, the quality of their work, and their ability to hit goals," he told Ars.
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Yes, you, too, can sail on a private yacht in the Caribbean
Sailing the Caribbean.
For many, it's just an item on the bucket list. Something reserved for those privileged few who actually own yachts in the Caribbean, know someone connected in the BVIs or who even have the foggiest idea about how to operate a 46-foot (14-meter) catamaran, right?
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"A lot of first-timers are pleasantly surprised by how doable it is -- chartering a yacht and making their dream sailing trip a reality," says Dennis Dori of Charter Sailing Unlimited, a U.S.-based charter yacht brokerage company with ties to hundreds of vessels for hire all over the Antilles.
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How? Three chartering tips
The gist of charter sailing is simpler than tying a bowline. Here are your first three questions, and answers, on the subject:
Do I have to know how to sail -- or make dinner when a storm's blowing?
Yes, if you're chartering a "bareboat," meaning a fully equipped sailing yacht without a captain or crew.
No, if you opt for an all-inclusive crewed yacht charter package that comes with a skipper, crew and chef.
Both options are readily available throughout the Caribbean and you probably already know which one is for you.
While bareboat charters are more common (and cheaper), the crewed option is a great way to gain some guided sailing experience or just kick back on a private yacht and enjoy a worry-free vacation. A "skippered bareboat" is an alternative for non-sailors who need a captain but don't want to spring for a whole crew.
How much is this gonna cost?
Prices range widely, depending on the vessel, passenger and crew size, and when you go (high season in the Caribbean runs from mid-December through late April).
Typical all-inclusive rates for a week on a fully crewed sailing yacht run from US$1,800-2,500 per person (for a standard-sized group of four to six people), plus incidentals and 10-15 percent gratuity. Couples can lower their costs by opting for a "cabin cruise" -- chartering a single berth on a boat shared with other guests.
Let's do this. Who do I call?
An experienced broker accredited with a recognized chartering organization such as the Charter Yacht Brokers Association or American Yacht Charter Association can tailor a charter sailing vacation to your needs without adding to the cost.
The Moorings and Sunsail operate the two largest charter yacht fleets in North America, with several bases throughout the Caribbean.
Where? Three yacht charter hotspots
Spanish Virgin Islands
It's been said that cruising through the Spanish Virgin Islands (aka, the Passage Islands), a mini-archipelago wedged like a quiet middle child between Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, is the closest thing to experiencing the Caribbean 40 years ago.
A world apart from the USVIs and BVIs (the Caribbean's yachting and boat chartering capital) the quieter "Spanish" chain -- ceded to the United States along with Puerto Rico in 1898 -- was until recently best known as a restricted U.S. Navy weapons testing ground.
Today, this untrammeled archipelago is a haven for weekend warriors from Puerto Rico (less than 10 miles -- 16 kilometers -- away) and savvy charter vacationers who know a well-kept Caribbean secret when they sail one.
Fajardo, a bustling port on the eastern tip of Puerto Rico, is a natural point of departure for crewed or bareboat sailing charters to the Spanish Virgin Islands.
Trips are as flexible as your budget and time restrictions and best discussed with a reliable charter broker or company specializing in the area -- including Florida-based Virgin Island Sailing and Puerto Rico's Sail Caribe among several others.
A short, breezy cruise from Fajardo puts you at anchor in the pristine bays and protected reefs of the area's two principal isles, Vieques and Culebra, along with several picturesque cays that haven't seen much of a crowd since the Spanish galleon days.
Culebra, the more secluded of the two islands, is home to a host of sandy bays, remote anchorages, enticing dive sites and a wildlife refuge occupied by sea turtles and thousands of seabirds.
Vieques has stunning beaches, a pair of friendly island communities and the area's hallmark nighttime stop at Puerto Mosquito -- a surreal bay illuminated by millions of light-producing micro-organisms -- one of the last glowing "biobays" on earth.
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The Bahamas
More than half a millennium since Columbus made landfall in the Bahamas (his intro to the New World) and noted "the soft balmy smell of trees and flowers" and "flocks of parrots so big that they darken the sun," the instant charms of this sweeping archipelago off the Florida coast are still pretty obvious.
Close enough for a day trip from Fort Lauderdale and popular enough to attract scores of major cruise lines, the Bahamas are home to 700 islands spread over 100,000 square miles (259,000 square kilometers). In other words, prime territory for a chartered yacht.
Marsh Harbour on Great Abaco (a quick puddle jump from Nassau) is chartering headquarters in the Bahamas, and the base for its two largest rental fleets, operated by The Moorings and Florida Yacht Charters.
Options run the gamut from un-crewed catamarans and mono-hulls to all-inclusive luxury vessels staffed with a captain, chef and PADI-certified dive master.
What's out there?
One of the 10 nicest beaches in the world (according to a National Geographic worldwide poll) at Treasure Cay; one of the western hemisphere's most extensive barrier reefs off Great Abaco; and one of the strongest rum libations anywhere at Great Guana Cay's landmark beach joint, Nippers Beach Bar & Grill. It's a yachtie's rite of passage.
A night's sail away, the Exumas feature 365 more islands to explore ("one for every day of the year," boast local sailors) plus the showpiece Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park, a spectacular marine preserve accessible only by boat.
The Grenadines
One of the last outposts to awaken (dozily) to Caribbean tourism, the 30 isles and cays stretching from St. Vincent to Grenada that make up the Grenadines have always been a natural draw in boating circles.
Pristine, sandy coves. Storybook harbors. Isolated coral reefs. Traffic-free cays hanging off the Atlantic-battered rim of the Caribbean Sea.
These are all on deck during a week of yachting through the Grenadines, which aren't called the Windward Islands for nothing.
You can expect gustier, choppier, more exposed sailing conditions compared with the calmer Leeward waters of the British Virgin Islands -- a good place to practice before coming here.
The payoff: An unforgettable sailing experience through some of the most alluringly out-there hideaways in the Caribbean -- Canouan, Bequia, the Grenadian island of Carriacou (have your passport handy, it's an international border).
Even farther out are the Tobago Cays, a group of five mirage-like isles shielded from the Atlantic Ocean by a horseshoe barrier reef where the diving is superb and the "crowd" is just you.
St. Vincent is the obvious gateway into the Grenadines, though St. Lucia, Grenada and several smaller islands within the chain are also popular entry points for sailors.
Charter companies serving the area include Sunsail, The Moorings (headquartered on Canouan in the Grenadines) and Nicholson Yacht Charters, along with several local outfits and entrepreneurs offering competitive deals on catamarans, sloops, cutters, ketches, trimarans, schooners and virtually everything else that floats.
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Lean manufacturing supported by the methodology for Business Excellence has been of help to down costs and reduce capital. For example, after introducing Business Excellence in SKF's factory in Guadalajara, Mexico, inventories were reduced by 3%.
The entire day was filmed and will be available on in around a week: http://investors.skf.com/en
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Oh, my God! We've got Kenny.
Konyaspor 0-0 Bursaspor (23:01:11)
Ulas Gürsat continues his brilliant weekly column for European Football Weekends. Ulas is a football reporter for the Turkish daily Haberturk Newspaper and was on hand to witness Kenny Miller lack punch on his debut for Bursaspor:
The Turkish Super League is back from a mid-season winter break. Once again I was on the road with current champions Bursaspor for their long trip to Konya, in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey, to play Konyaspor in the Konya Atatürk Stadium. Of course the "Atatürk" Stadium. A popular name for a Turkish football ground, no?
The media circus was in full swing because of the £400,000 signing of Kenny Miller from Rangers to Bursaspor. Kenny's debut was to kick off in bizarre fashion.
Before matches in Turkey, the fans have a tradition of calling out their favourite players name during the warm up. The player in question then comes to the front of the stand and punches the air three times. The fans respond with cries of "Ole, ole, ole," Kenny didn't answer their call. He didn't have a clue what was going on. The fans had to call for team captain Omer Erdogoan to get Miller to go to across to them. He explained the procedure and Kenny responded, punching the air three times. We all laughed.
Konya isn't a real football city. The locals don't seem to care much for their team. The Anadolu Kartalı (Anatolian Eagle) very rarely fill their 22,000 capacity stadium. They've got just one main fan group called Nalçacılar which means, erm, actually I don't even know. Answers on a postcard please.
Around 600 Bursa fans made the six hour journey by coach. They probably wish they hadn't bothered.
The Nalçacılar of Konya. Whatever that means.
Six hours for this? The Bursa fans question their loyalty.
Another tradition in Konya. Fans in wheelchairs hold up signs declaring 'We used to be like you' - they do it before every game. They want - not unreasonably - to be treated with respect by the rest of society.
The game itself was turgid. It finished 0-0 and Kenny Miller was only brought on for the last twenty minutes as Bursa threw everyone forward. He barely got a touch. Frustrating. Before the game, even the Konya fans were intrigued with him and chanted his name as he departed from the bus. What must he have made of his first week in Turkey? Mobbed at the airport by a media scrum, and fans, thousands of whom also turned out to welcome him at the stadium.
Miller was attracted here in the first place because of those fans and the club. Either that or the mentions of "irresistible offers", "lucrative contracts" and "£50,000 a week". Not sure which. There will be no hiding place for him here, but having played for both Celtic and Rangers, will that bother him? Who has the more passionate fans - The Old Firm clubs or those in the Turkish Super League? That's one for the comments section I fancy.
So what of the local food in Konya? May I be so bold as to recommend two things. First up is the Konya Firin Kebap (Konya Oven Kebab). It's a young lamb cooked in the oven. Turks don't like to consume old lamb. They usually eat them when they're no more than a year old. This is served on pita bread and it's more than delicious. When I say kebab, that's not a Doner kebab in bread. There are hundreds of types of kebabs in Turkey.
A Konya Firin with all the trimmings please my good man.
The other thing to eat in Konya is of course the Etli Ekmek (Meat Bread). It's a speciality of Konya and a bit similar to a Turkish pizza called Lahmucun. It's basically mince or meat on a long thin bread and you simply have to try it. When you order a Etili Ekmek it comes in at just under two metres (two metres!). But don't worry, you'll eat it all.
Roll up for two metres of Meat Bread. (Where do we sign - Ed.)
Note to self: three punches and a goal next time. Simples.
Meanwhile, back in Bursaspor, Kenny Miller makes his home debut against Galatasary next Saturday. Remember Kenny: punch the air three times before the game, score us a goal and you'll be a fan favourite for ever. And you can keep the 50 grand a week. Sağlığınıza!
Are Turkish fans more passionate and vociferous than their Scottish counterparts? What do you make of Kenny Miller and his move to Turkey? And hands up who is up for a two metre meat bread. Feel free to comment below.


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TITLE: So it's my birthday...
SUMMARY: It's Geli's 3696th birthday and she's sure everybody's going to forget about it as always...but Goju shows up and strikes a truce with Elhaz to give her..her birthday gift.
It was pitch black outside the window of the penthouse apartement that Geli shared with Elhaz. Normally the lights of the city would be twinkling away, framed by the multicolored glass of the bay doors but tonight the city was dark. It was an Elvish tradition in Eidios. As honor to their goddess Shar who ruled the night, the land of the dead, and black magic, all lights were turned off at night during her month of Sharine. Geli's brainware still listed this month as October in the United Galactic Calendar, one that was still based on Earth months, even if Earth was now a dead thing overun by zombies...a total waste land. Or so she'd heard.
"This is the dumbest festival I've ever heard of! Turning all the lights off as soon as the sun goes down?" She'd asked Elhaz on the first day of the Festival of Night.
"Makes more sense than shooting off fireworks. We are honoring the dark and showing that we don't fear it and need to drive it away. We are allowing Shar's blanket to cover us fully for this month. Besides...it's a good way to save money. No lights, no light bill and no oil bill for oil lamps. Saves the light mages a bunch of energy...tho they don't get much work this time of year." But Geli didn't care about Shar's festival. Back on her space station all souls was this month...and her birthday.
Geli sat on the bed she shared with Elhaz, the gold and yellow covers pulled up over her legs. The light of a few candles she'd lit cast a soft glow over her nude form. She didn't need the light to see; her alien eyes saw just fine in the dark. Black and white as it took light to show color, but fine. She sniffled a little and rubbed her nose, feeling sad, lonely and generally sorry for herself. Tonight, like every night, she was by herself, waiting for Elhaz to come home. Usually she'd go on to bed...he worked late. but tonight...
"He said he'd be home at six to take me to dinner...and do what I wanted for once. He didn't even call." One nimble finger wiped a quicksilver tear off of her cheek. She hated crying; her nanomachines turned her tears as silver as liquid mercury and they tended to leave temporary silver marks on her face if she didn't wipe them off quickly. "Not like breaking promises is something new to him."
"Fzzk Greeting: It is now 12 am in Eidios standard time. Happy Birthday Gelidus Tallinu subject 71122. You are now 3686 Terran years old. Fzzk" That was her brainware, giving her a happy birthday. Furiously she blinked away the message showing on the heads up screen of her brainware and flopped back down on the down covers with a sob.
"Fuck this! They say whatever you're doing on your birthday is what you'll do all year...figures...I'm waiting for an asshole. Thus is the story of my life. I can't even go out and explore because of this stupid collar! GAH! Elhaz you fucking psycho!" Geli snarled at the ceiling, as if the stones cared as suddenly there was a rapid tapping at the bay doors. It was the 69th floor, how could anybody get up here past the buildings defenses?
She sat up suddenly and walked towars the stained glass doors, wrapping a gold brocade coverlet around her slightly for warmth. Her brainware popped up a message in her vision confirming the visitor.
"Goju? What are you doing here!" She asked a little harshly as she opened the doors to her strange friend. "I thought you said Ping didn't let you leave the compound!."
"Oh, well I told him today was a special occasion." The dragon said rakishly, his acid green eyes glowing in the dark slightly. Goju tended to stay in his human form most of the time, but even then he had an awe inspiring prescence which most people couldn't handle. Geli found it rather arousing.
"Wow you remembered! I only told you my birthday once."
"A drak never forgets. Honestly, how else do we hold grudges for generations. So...is that jerk of an elf around?" He stepped into the room, casing the join with his keen vision and sniffing the air like a dog. "Don't smell is snarky ass."
"No...he hasn't come home yet." Geli said softly, shutting the doors behind him wtih a soft click. "He forgot about me. Again."
"What's with the bow? It looks...really...uh...gay."
"This?" Goju sat down on the bed, and pointed to a red ribbon bow stuck to the top of his head. "Oh...well...it IS your birthday...and I figured 'what do I get for my favorite crazy alien femme who has everything? I know, what she doesn't have...is me.' so here I am. I'm here to give you a birthday you'll never forget..." he cracked his knuckles and smirked "and to give Elhaz a savage beating."
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CHI101 - Beginning Chinese I
Course develops basic skills of Mandarin Chinese within the context of Chinese culture. Content includes listening comprehension, pronunciation, reading and writing of Chinese characters, and understanding grammar, No prior study of the language presumed. Recommended that experienced students discuss proper placement with instructor.
4 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 2)
Fee: $20
CHI102 - Beginning Chinese II
Course further develops reading, writing and speaking skills of standard modern Mandarin. Content includes introduction to grammar, 500 Chinese characters, and 1200 compounds. Prerequisite: CHI 101 or consent of instructor.
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CHI105 - Conversational Chinese
Course provides practice in conversational Mandarin Chinese to develop oral facility. Content includes specially designed exercises in pronunciation, tones, and vocabulary development. Oral presentations and class discussions of life in China. Prerequisite: CHI 102 or consent of instructor.
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CHI201 - Intermediate Chinese I
Course expands knowledge of culture and language. Content includes etymology of Chinese words, Chinese geography, history, society, literature, and philosophy. Further development of skills in reading and writing, and practice in everyday conversational Mandarin Chinese. Prerequisite: CHI 102 or consent of instructor.
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CHI202 - Intermediate Chinese II
Course introduces Chinese customs, history, society and literature. Content includes reading and writing 1900 Chinese characters, translating paragraphs into English, and writing short essays and summaries of short stories. Prerequisite: CHI 201 or consent of instructor. IAI H1 900
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|For an overview of eyebots in the Fallout series of games, see eyebot.
The eyebot is a type of robot encountered in the Mojave Wasteland and in the Divide in 2281.
Eyebots were originally designed by RobCo[1] before the Great War to act as media transmitters. Several models exist, but generally, they consist of a spherical body roughly two feet in diameter, capable of hovering a few feet above the ground through an unseen method of propulsion. Though not as sturdy as other robots, eyebots' design is quite modular, allowing them to be equipped with a wider variety of tools, small weapons, radio transmitters and more.
Eyebots are aerial spherical robots, slightly larger than the human head, with a loudspeaker and electrical zapper on the front and several long antennas protruding from its top and back.
Gameplay attributesEdit
Eyebots are hardly strong opponents, and the fact that they are friendly and will attack enemies that engage the player or other wastelanders, means that they are more beneficial than anything else. They are armed with a zapper, and will rarely miss, even over considerable distances. While not a very damaging opponent, the eyebot's mobility, small size and high accuracy can make it a threat if encountered by a low level courier. Fortunately, they are the most fragile robot in the game and can be easily destroyed. When killed, an eyebot will explode, causing minor damage to anything nearby.
|The following is based on Fallout: New Vegas cut content and has not been confirmed by canon sources.
The standard variant of the eyebot.
|Name (Base ID)
|Combat eyebot
|Enclave eyebot
|Sunset Sarsaparilla eyebot
|End of information based on Fallout: New Vegas cut content.
Medical eyebotEdit
Medical eyebots appear in the final confrontation with Ulysses, and will consistently heal the damage dealt to him by either the Courier or the Marked men. After being destroyed, they will continually re-spawn unless the Courier manually shuts them off. Ulysses also mentions these were the machines responsible for his survival following the Divide's destruction, mistaking him for a member of the United States Armed Forces due to his jacket.
|Name (Base ID)
|Medical eyebot
Repair eyebotEdit
Repair eyebots appear in several nuclear silos spread out across the Divide, maintaining everything that needs to be repaired before eventual launches. After being destroyed, they will continually re-spawn unless the Courier manually shuts them off.
|Name (Base ID)
|Repair eyebot
Prototype eyebotEdit
A world object on display in REPCONN headquarters.
|The following is based on Fallout: New Vegas cut content and has not been confirmed by canon sources.
Sunset Sarsaparilla eyebotEdit
This cut content eyebot (base id 0010470a) was intended to be a sentry alarm, within the Sunset Sarsaparilla factory and warehouse.
|End of information based on Fallout: New Vegas cut content.
Notable eyebotsEdit
- According to the REPCONN headquarters museum, the eyebots were originally intended as floating televisions before becoming surveillance and reconnaissance bots.
- The Fallout: New Vegas add-on Old World Blues makes reference to a television program about an eyebot named Ralphie. A poster for the movie is on the wall behind the bed in the Sink. Twenty of these posters are also found throughout the Divide in the Lonesome Road add-on.
- A duraframe eyebot also appears on the cover of the graphic novel All Roads.
- According to information given in Lonesome Road, eyebots have no true A.I., making them unique amongst the Enclave's robots.
- Two other types of eyebots are added with Lonesome Road, destroyed eyebot and broken eyebot. They are however world objects.
- A collectable model of the Fallout: New Vegas eyebot can be found in Fallout 4.
Eyebots appear in Fallout: New Vegas and its add on Lonesome Road, as well as in the graphic novel All Roads.
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Annexation of Crimea 'not a done deal,' Obama says
KIEV, Ukraine – President Obama said Tuesday that the world is prepared to strengthen sanctions against Russia, which he described as a "regional power" making trouble with its neighbors.
Speaking at the Hague, Netherlands, where he is attending a summit on international security, Obama said the West will not recognize Russia's illegal attempt to annex Crimea.
He insisted that Russia's military takeover of the Ukrainian province could be reversed.
"It is not a done deal," Obama said at a news conference.
Obama said there would be no military action by the West to dislodge Russia's troops, but more sanctions could be imposed beside those in place that target individuals in the inner circle of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"We're not recognizing what is happening in Crimea," Obama said. He rejected "the notion that a referendum sloppily organized over the course of two weeks" would "somehow be a valid process."
Asked whether he agreed with Mitt Romney's assessment that Russia is the United States' top geopolitical foe, Obama said he is more concerned about a nuclear bomb in Manhattan than he is about Russia.
"Russia is a regional power that is threatening some of its immediate neighbors, not out of strength but out of weakness," he said.
Romney, a Republican, lost to Obama in the 2012 presidential election.
Ukrainians who are waiting to hear from their leaders say they expected more from the United States and Europe.
"When the Crimea crisis started, some of the people I know were saying the West will allow this to happen as Ukraine was not important enough to quarrel with Russia over it," said Ivan Kovalchuk of Kiev.
"I didn't believe it, but it seems like truth after all. Putin just bit off a piece of our territory, and no one cared to stop him."
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, speaking with Obama, said Western nations had yet to agree on tougher sanctions to get Russia to end its annexation of Crimea.
"The Russia economy is very much gas- and oil-dependent. If economic sanctions will be necessary, and we are not there yet, these things will hit Russia very badly," he said.
The Senate advanced a bill Tuesday that would include $150 million in direct economic assistance and up to $1 billion in loan guarantees for Ukraine, and it would authorize sanctions on Russia.
In Ukraine, the Ukrainian parliament accepted the resignation of its defense minister as thousands of troops began withdrawing from the Crimean Peninsula. Igor Tenyukh said he rejected criticism that he had failed to issue clear instructions to troops on how to handle the infiltration of Russian troops and the takeover of Crimean offices by pro-Moscow militiamen.
The talks in the Netherlands were supposed to focus on nuclear security but have been overshadowed by the situation in Ukraine. Sides talks about Crimea are taking place between the United States and leaders of the world's top economies, known as the G-7.
Sanctions, including travel and asset bans, have been imposed on at least 33 Russian and Crimean individuals by the European Union and the United States after pro-Russian forces moved into the peninsula and annexed the region in an official ceremony last week.
Putin had been slated to take part in the G-7 talks when they began Monday, but the members — the United States, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan — excluded Russia over the Crimea takeover.
In 1988, Russia was invited to join the informal group, which began to be referred to as the G-8.
Ukraine is pleading with the West to take steps to prevent further incursions into its country by the Russians.
In eastern Ukraine, there are people who support closer ties to Russia and others who want to pursue alignment with Europe.
One faction causing concern among Russia's allies is the Right Sector, a militarist organization that took part in street protests that ended with the ousting in February of pro-Moscow President Viktor Yanukovych.
The group is portrayed as aggressive fascists by the Russian state-controlled media that broadcast to eastern Ukraine, warning about the presidential candidacy of Right Sector leader Dmytro Yarosh in elections in May.
Alina Miroshnichenko, a supporter of the protests in Kiev, says the Right Sector does not represent all of the people of Kiev.
"Many are concerned about radical organization members carrying guns," she said. "I don't feel endangered by them, but I know that some people do. I hope that they find the place where they can serve the new Ukraine as fast as possible.
"They played a role in (protests), but so did thousands of other people."
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You know you've found your soulmate when you're with someone you'd die for. You believe in sacrificing everything for true love, if necessary.
A simple "I love you," kiss, or even look can sweep you off your feet. You tend to get lost in the moment.
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An undertaking by one the nation's largest insurers and a leading consulting company aims to address increasing problems encountered by employers that offer health benefits to retirees.
Through their Retiree Health Collaborative, UnitedHealthcare and Towers Watson hope to help businesses adjust to significant changes affecting that market by turning retiree benefits from a defined benefit into a defined contribution.
Dave Osterndorf, senior health and group benefits actuary at Towers Watson, says that over the last few years, his corporate clients have felt that they have been spending too much time and energy managing retiree plans, mostly because of changes in the marketplace.
Those changes include passage of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, which established the Retiree Drug Subsidy (RDS) program as well as Medicare Part D. "RDS added unwanted administrative burdens, and Medicare Part D established a viable market for prescription drug plan alternatives to employer-sponsored plans," says Osterndorf. "Along that same line, the growth in the Medicare Advantage market, which serves about 10 million seniors, has presented even more alternatives to retirees."
Talking about employer-sponsored retiree health benefits might seem a bit like discussing where is the best place to get your buggy whip repaired, but there is still a sizeable retiree market, says Joe Altman of UnitedHealthcare, who directs benefits programs for retirees.
"In some cases, the benefits and additional supports employers provide to retirees may be locked either through prior legal action or just prior commitments that the employer has made, or feels that it's made," says Altman. "But for those who've retired more recently, as well as those who are retiring today, there are still many employers who provide retiree health care benefits that go above and beyond Medicare, and the Retiree Health Collaborative is intended for all of those."
The collaborative, which essentially functions as a clearinghouse for United's benefits packages, was launched January 1 and has about 20,000 enrollees.
Altman says that there is no added cost to the enrollee or the employer for belonging to the collaborative, although, obviously, one plan package might cost more than another. In addition, all products are guaranteed issue.
What makes UnitedHealthcare even more competitive, says Altman, is its Medicare Connector, the plan's sophisticated call center in Green Bay, which is staffed by licensed insurance agents who can assist retirees with the mountain of information on Medicare plan options.
"We have 61 retiree health care specialists at the call center," says Altman. "It is worth noting that the call center overall is much larger, as it supports other UHC products and services. Therefore we can easily expand our trained retiree health care specialist staff, should the volume of sales warrant it."
Osterndorf likes the call center as well. "Retirees might call and say, 'I'm changing from my employer's plan to something in this new marketplace. I don't know what to do. Can you help me?' The agents take them through the process."
The call center was just one of the reasons Towers Watson decided to join with UnitedHealthcare in the effort. Towers Watson (it was then Towers Perrin) issued a request for proposals to some of the major health insurers. "After that search process finished, we identified UnitedHealthcare as the best partner for us in this effort," says Osterndorf.
UnitedHealthcare has been offering retiree health care benefits for years, and is the official insurance carrier for AARP products, he says. United also has three Part D prescription drug plans for people eligible for Medicare, and many Medicare Advantage products that the insurer sells nationwide.
In addition, says Osterndorf, UnitedHealthcare has managed plans for pre-Medicare retirees, people typically ages 55–64, who often don't have good insurance options. In fact, the pre-Medicare retirees market represents an opportunity, says Osterndorf. "We're in the process right now of working with UnitedHealthcare to develop a new product along that line." (The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act mandates that beginning in 2014 there will be insurance exchanges that many people who are without other sources of health insurance — including those ages 55–64 — will be able to buy into.)
Altman says that the market "is saturated and confusing because there are a lot of different insurers offering a lot of different products to the retirees. For seniors, it can be overwhelming and confusing trying to determine what is the right product."
Employers steer retirees to the call center and to online support systems, Altman says. There they can find out whether it would be worth it to pay a few extra bucks a month in premium for access to, for instance, a broader formulary.
"There are different plans. Some perhaps carry a higher premium but provide richer benefits either because of additional drugs covered, additional services covered, or lower out-of-pocket costs," says Altman.
Towers Watson's primary role is to help the employers, says Osterndorf. "The employers are looking at moving from their traditional role of being that plan's sponsor and moving their retirees into this new world of the facilitated individual marketplace, where the employers help retirees switch from company benefits."
Osterndorf believes that retiree health care is where change is happening faster than anywhere else in the industry. "There will be a lot more to come on this topic. What you are seeing right now is just the leading edge of change." Through the collaborative, employers can discontinue sponsorship of their current plans, which are often self-insured and therefore present risks, he says.
By directing subsidies to insured individual products through the collaborative, employers significantly mitigate those risks.
"Employers can keep providing retiree benefits in a fairly meaningful way," says Osterndorf. "They want two provisions, however. They don't want to take a lot of time, and they don't want to promise an open-ended benefit that could see a big spike in costs that the employer doesn't expect."
It seems there are still some large- and medium-size employers that provide their retirees with health benefits.
"A lot of name-brand companies have benefits for their retired employees and really what they are saying is, 'We still think that's a valuable thing to do,' but they want to do it in a different way," says Osterndorf.
"The Retiree Health Collaborative offers a very effective mechanism through which employers can deliver fixed subsidies to their retirees to offset the cost of plans retirees can elect in the marketplace."
In other words, employers have come to feel that the choice is not just between continuing to provide the sort of benefits they have historically provided or not providing any retiree health benefits at all.
"They are asking for an intermediate point," says Osterndorf. "And for them the intermediate point is exactly where the collaborative exists. It means getting rid of the administrative effort, and getting a very close-ended financial promise that lets the employer know exactly what he is going to spend."
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The Gnome's Garden and The Troll's Grotto are both doing well. I'm still working out how the two differ from each other, but I'm getting a good feeling for the that. Some things I would normally put into the Gnome's Garden I am putting into the Troll's Grotto. Sometimes I think they'll be missed in the garden, so I make sure that they're good land in both places.
I know it all work out.
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The best netbook-friendly Linux distros
Android on your Eee, anyone?
Fedora 10
Fedora has a strong following thanks to its Red Hat roots, and many desktop users will want to run this on their netbooks too. Unfortunately, nothing about the distribution has been optimised for netbook use and you certainly won't get out-of-the-box support for wireless on any of the machines we tried out of the box. Fonts appeared too large, and the UI generally felt cramped on the machines' 1024 x 600 screens.
Fedora's not as netbook-savvy as some other distros
However, with a little work you can get help - here's a fix for the wireless on the MSI Wind, for example - and there are even kernel packages specifically for the Eee PC, which you can get here.
However, brand loyalty aside, we wonder if this is making work for yourself for no reason.
Unlike Ubuntu, there wasn't a wizard for getting the 3G dongle working so we where left to our own devices. OpenOffice was an obvious exclusion too, but Abiword was installed as standard. It doesn't take too long to install extra apps, though.
Overall, we feel you would be better off using a netbook specific distribution.
CrunchBang Linux is a lightweight Ubuntu-based distribution using the OpenBox window manager. CrunchEee is the same operating system, but optimised for the Eee PC, using a stripped down "lean" kernel designed for speed. Fonts have been optimised for the smaller screen, too, making for an excellent companion to the Eee PC.
Based on Ubuntu 8.10, Crunch Eee's boot time is half that of a standard Ubuntu Intrepid install – so we can't wait to see what the team can do with Ubuntu Jaunty – which is already considerably faster at booting up.
Refreshing in its geeky simplicity
Once booted, it's a very simple affair, with just a grey and black colour scheme. Its simplicity is refreshing. The launch menu has no icons, but most of the applications you'll want are installed for you. Naturally, being Ubuntu based – installing more easy.
The same Eee PC tray utility that Eeebuntu provides is included here to allow you to turn off netbook hardware such as the webcam – something you'd usually need to go into the Bios to do. You can also over and underclock the CPU, allowing you to squeeze a little more battery power out of the machine, or speed up game play.
Wireless works out of the box, as do 3G dongles. Despite the name, CrunchEee also worked flawlessly on our other netbooks.
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Fred Armisen may be debating whether to exit "Saturday Night Live," but he's not leaving Portland any time soon. IFC has renewed "Portlandia" for a fourth and fifth season.
The network made the announcement Wednesday, saying the comedy series from Armisen and Carrie Brownstein (of Sleater Kinney) will premiere the new 10-episode seasons in early 2014 and early 2015, respectively. In the show, they lovingly mock the hipsters and other residents of Portland, Ore.
"Portlandia has celebrated sustainable local agriculture, underemployment, avian crafting, gender politics, intense bicycle messengers and so much more," said Jennifer Caserta, president and general manager of IFC. "We can now celebrate two more seasons."
Over the first three seasons of the show, Armisen and Brownstein have populated "Portlandia" with such guest stars as Kyle MacLachlan, Chloë Sevigny, Jeff Goldblum, Kumail Nanjiani, Roseanne Barr, Rose Byrne, Patton Oswalt, Steve Buscemi, Heather Graham, Aubrey Plaza, Martina Navratilova and George Wendt, among many others.
Every viewer has a favorite characters/sketches from the show, whether they are eco-conscious couple Peter and Nance; put-a-bird-on-it (or pickle that) Bryce and Lisa; Doug and Claire, who went on a now famous "Battlestar Galactica" binge, or my personal faves, feminist bookstores owners Toni and Candace.
Speaking of great "Portlandia" sketches, check out five favorites below.
Stars Armisen and Brownstein, and director Jonathan Krisel created and write the Emmy-nominated, Peabody and WGA Award-winning series. It is executive produced by Lorne Michaels and produced by Broadway Video.
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The present day community of Montserrat, together with the communities of the Miracle amnd Sant Miquel de Cuixà,
is made up of a hundred monks who are governed according to the Rule of San Benedict ( 6th century).
This sober, beautifully decorated square-shaped room is the meeting place for
the monastic community for important events. The more informal daily meetings
are held elsewhere. The Monastery lives as a family and shares both its
spriritual as well as material goods, in an attempt to live a Christian life to
the full in accordance with the evangelical spirit contained in the Rule of
Saint Benedict and under the guidance of an abbot.
This fraternal communion involves an element of dialogue, of communication, so
that each member of the community is jointly responsible for the running of the
Monastery and helps the abbot in determining the courses of action to be taken.
This room is used for these serious moments of deliberation, judgment and
decision making at a community level and also for the monastic conferences which
the abbot addresses to the comminity from time to time. Near the Chapter House
is the Room of the Sign, watched over by a bronze statue of Saint Benedict by Josep Clarà.
A sepulchral monument to Abbot Oliba by Enric Monjo and a statue of Abbot García
de Cisneros by Francesc Juventeny can be found in this room.
Meals are an important part of fraternal life; the Bible itself emphasises their
spiritual nature and teaches that God is present in the communion amongst those
eating. Monastic rules therefore give an almost liturgical air to meals, which
begin and end in prayer and are conducted in silence. The aim is to feed not
only the body but also the spirit through reading which accompanies the meal.
The consequence is that refectories in monasteries have a special architectural
The refectory at Montserrat is large and very light dates from the seventeenth
century with some alterations made in 1925 by Puig i Cadafalch. On one side it
overlooks the side of the rock itself and on the other, large windows give an
excellent view of the mountain. At the presiding end, there is a side apse
covered in mosaics showing the Christ in Majesty, inspired by wall paintings in
the Pyrenees. At the opposite end, there is a triptych painted in cheerful
colours by Josep Obiols, which shows a scene from the life of Saint Benedict. In
the centre, there is a stone throne for the reader.
Cloister of Monastery
The Cloister, constructed in the
interior of the Monastery and which connects various outbuildings, was built by
Puig i Cadafalch in 1925 in a "Romanesque" style using an unusual combination of
stone, brick amd wood. The aim of its particulary beautiful lines is to reflect
the architectural shapes from the primitive period of the Monastery of Santa
Maria. It is formed by two storeys of brick arches supported by stones columns.
All along the walls there is a sizable collection of archeological pieces and
gravestones, important for their historical and artistic merit, dating from the
tenth to the eighteenth century. The lower floor has a small pavilion with a
fountain in the centre, which evokes the great monastic cloisters of Catalonia,
and connects to the garden. The wealth of different types of trees and plants in
the garden attracts birds, and their singing combined with the sound of the
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My book, Heartstone, is available from Mundania Press which has quite a good following for science fiction, fantasy and paranormal books and has spread out to include romance. When I got the notification, I was elated. Couldn't stop grinning. And I immediately sent out email to all my friends that it had, at last, found a home.
Where is your favourite place to work?
I have a somewhat messy office I share with my kitten, Wookie. That's my favorite place to work because I can go in there, turn on the radio/cd player and close the door. The only one who's allowed to disturb me is Wookie but since she's my writing partner, I suppose that's all right.
Do you have to juggle writing with the day job? What is your work schedule?
How do you begin when you start a new novel?
Which authors have most influenced your work? And which do you choose to read for pleasure?
What is the hardest part of the writing process for you?
How do you develop your characters? In historicals, how do you keep them in period yet sympathetic to readers?
What do you think an editor is looking for in a good novel?
How do you relax? What interests do you have other than writing?
Do you believe writing is a skill anyone can learn? What advice would you give a new writer?
What draws you to your particular genre? Are you a specialist or do you have another identity?
Do you enjoy writing sequels or series? If so, what is the special appeal for you?
Do you find the increasing amount of time a writer has to spend on social networking and blogs a distraction from your writing, or of benefit?
Do you ever suffer from writer's block? If so, how do you cope with it?
With the increasing popularity of ebooks, how do you see the future for writers?
Do you enjoy research, and how do you set about it?
What craft tip helped you the most? To read whatever I could get my hands on.
Tell us about your latest book, and how you got the idea for it.
In Altered Destiny, Liane MacGregor met a red-headed boy when she was a small child visiting her aunt's seaside cottage. When she grew up, she met the man she thought was that small boy. But if he was, he had changed and become a man she couldn't love. When her divorce becomes final, she wanders along the beach below the cottage when she first met him...and the moon explodes. Suddenly, it's daytime, the cottage is no longer there and the man she just divorced is standing in front of her, wearing a kilt and speaking with a brogue...something he's never done before. At first, she thinks she's gone back in time but things like elves, castles and dragons in America make her wonder if she's lost her mind. Or if she's gone sideways, to a world that is altered from the norm. And if it's altered, is the man she thought was her ex-husband a slime ball or a hero?
Can you reveal something of your work in progress?
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Based on the weighted household averages in the 56-metered markets from Nielsen, General Hospital this week (Monday, Sept. 17 through Wednesday, Sept. 19) is averaging a very respectable 2.4 rating/8 share. Comparably, that is up by 14 percent from lead-in The Chew (2.1/ 7) and 9 percent from year-ago time period occupant One Life to Live (2.2/ 7).
Growth for General Hospital is more prevalent among target women 25-54, with a 1.7 rating/11 share this week to-date an increase of 70 percent from lead-in The Chew (1.0/ 6) and 13 percent from One Live to Live in Sept. 2011 (1.5/10).
Thursday, September 20, 2012
GENERAL HOSPITAL Ratings Solid In New Timeslot
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We all know what Sudoku is. Given a Sudoku puzzle, one can use a simple recursive procedure to solve it using a computer. Before describing the algorithm, we make some definitions.
A partial solution is a Sudoku puzzle with only some of the numbers entered.
Given an empty square in a partial solution, an assignment of a digit to the square is consistent if it doesn't appear in the same row, column or $3\times 3$ square.
The algorithm is as follows:
- If there is any square for which there is no consistent assignment, give up.
- Otherwise, pick an empty square $S$ (*).
- Calculate the set of all consistent assignments $A$ to this square.
- Go over all assignments $a \in A$ in some order (**):
- Put $a$ in $S$, and recurse.
We have two degrees of freedom: choosing an empty square, and choosing and order for the assignments to the square. In practice, it seems that whatever the choice is, the algorithm reaches a solution very fast.
Suppose we give the algorithm a partial Sudoku with a unique solution. Can we bound the number of steps the algorithm takes to find the solution?
To make life easier, you can choose any rule you wish for ( * ) and (**), even a random rule (in that case, the relevant quantity is probably the expectation); any analyzable choice would be interesting.
Also, if it helps, you can assume something about the input - say at least $X$ squares are filled in. I'm also willing to relax the restriction that there be a unique solution - indeed, even given an empty board, the algorithm above finds a complete Sudoku very fast. Analyzes for random inputs (in whatever meaningful sense) are also welcome.


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Banks Power Bullet Performance Module / Gauge
Boost Your Power and Read Your Boost!
Three power levels: STOCK, TOW, SPORT. TOW adds about 30 hp; SPORT adds about 60 hp. Power adjustable on-the-fly.
The Bullet is also a Digital Boost Gauge. A separate setting lets you select a boost level that will trigger the visual alarm (a red LED). Adjustable from 20-50 PSI in 1 PSI increments.
FUELING percentage displayed. Stock is always 100; higher numbers are stock + additional fueling from Banks Bullet. (140 indicates 40% more fuel delivery with Banks Bullet.)
Requires thermocouple upgrade. The optional thermocouple equips the Bullet with adjustable temp limiting control. Set the temp limit and save your engine! Fueling limits are adjustable from 800-1500° in 50° increments. Exceeding the set EGT limit by more than 50° will trigger the visual alarm.
Easy Mounting & Installation
The size of a standard 2" gauge, Banks Bullet can mount anywhere a gauge can go. Includes a single-gauge instrument mounting panel. An optional pillar-mount console is available (shown).


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I suppose I could continue to play around with my frigates and destroyer while skills train up but it feels too soon to hit a ceiling half way through a trial. Back in 2008 I enjoyed a three week free trial via STEAM and the slower rate of progress meant that I stuck with it for the full three weeks and turned into a subscriber. Now I feel I am at the decision point after only one week and I have to wonder if that is long enough to make the subscribe or abandon decision.
I am pretty sure I am going to re-subscribe myself but I still face a dilemma: Which account do I activate? My account from 2008 which has a Minmatar pilot with about six months of skill training on it or my new Gallente pilot I have become quite fond of during this one week trial?


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Special Reports
Contending with Putin's Russia
As President Barack Obama enters his second term, relations with Russia present him with a set of thorny problems. This package of materials includes policy proposals, a summary of Russian legal restrictions on NGOs, a chronology of repressive actions under Vladimir Putin since 2000, and graphs illustrating Russia's score declines in Freedom House's annual reports.
Promise and Reversal: The Post-Soviet Landscape Twenty Years On
"Promise and Reversal: The Post-Soviet Landscape Twenty Years On," marks the 20th anniversary of the failed Soviet coup of August 19, 1991. The retrospective essay examines the changes in the political rights and civil liberties in the former Soviet Union over the last two decades, as well as includes graphs and rankings that illustrate the region's performance in the annual Freedom House publications Freedom in the World and Freedom of the Press. The report concludes that there is a serious and disturbing failure to embrace democratic institutions in most of the post-Soviet region.


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This listing is for 1 made to order fabulous Neon Pink Sequin Ears - Handmade with a turnaround of 2 weeks.
Both Ears and Headband are made from neon pink sequin fabric, and it is adorned with a neon pink sequin bow. All Ears have the EEA brand tag in the centre on the underside of the headband. (Headbands are one size and fit most)
You can add lights to your Ears so they can be seen in the dark.
Depending on what fabrics and colours the ears are, will depend how the ears light up. So they may vary slightly to what you see in the picture attached. The lights are battery powered and the batteries are replaceable. The pack is in hidden in the bow so not seen when wearing but easy to remove to switch on or change the batteries.
Great for Epcot Flower and Garden Festival And with violet lemonade.
Please note custom orders are not exclusive and I reserve the right to add them into my shop at any point.
All Ears are handmade with care and attention to detail but they may all vary slightly.
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Three of my poems are included in I Can't Be Your Virgin And Your Mother.
You can read the poems by clicking HERE.
This zine was the brainchild of Crystal Folz, editor of Shoots and Vines.
Crystal did a beautiful job of putting it all together. It is an all-woman edition
and tells many different stories. Crystal's intention for doing the zine was
to showcase women in the small press world. It is a celebration. The poets
and writers in the issue are:
Aleathia Drehmer, Kristin Fouquet, Wanda D. Campbell,
Constance Stadler, Katie Moore, Crystal Folz, Jessica Graustein,
Holly Day, Marie Gornell, and Misti Rainwater-Lites.
I meant every word of the bio I included. I am so happy to be among these
talented women.
A limited number of print editions are available for purchase and are going
fast. To request a print issue, email firstname.lastname@example.com. Print copies
are $3 each and limited to two per person. For more information, click
HERE. Crystal has learned Chinese bookbinding techniques, and this edition
will be hand sewn. I can't wait to hold it in my hands.
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Cook the Book: 'Home Made Winter'
Meals in early January are so often subject to the bane of good intentions: to eat more salads and whole grains, and to gobble down less meat and fewer cookies. Sure, these may be healthier and wiser choices than those made, say, two weeks ago during the hedonism of the holidays. Yet the problem with all of these light meals is that they go against the undisputed fact that January is a cold, dreary, and (often) snowy month—prime time for comfort food.
This month, resolve to embrace rich braised dishes, lush breakfasts, and perhaps a salad or two (preferably when dressed with a rich, bacony dressing) while cooking out of Yvette van Boven's new Home Made Winter. Boven's book is a companion piece to her 2011 cookbook, Home Made, offering DIY recipes for items such as cheese and sausage as well as totally-from-scratch comfort foods with an Irish twist—think meat pies, roasted game, sticky desserts, and hearty drinks. These dishes are often accompanied by quirky illustrations and cut-out collages, making the book just as much fun to read as it is to cook from. Given its format, some recipes are more detailed than others; use your instincts and the dishes will turn out just fine.
For our first week back in the new year, we'll be cooking a full day's worth of homemade meals. For breakfast, we'll bake Cardamom and Orange Scones, and then prepare a beautiful Speckled Salad with Quinoa, Leek, Bacon, and Chervil for lunch. Brousse Cheese and Beet Blinis with Salmon make equally lovely afternoon snacks. To round out the day, we'll construct hearty Vol-au-Vents with Creamy Celeriac and Wild Mushrooms (and hey, they're vegetarian!).
Win 'Home Made Winter'
Thanks to our friends at Stewart, Taboori, & Chang, we have five (5) copies of Home Made Winter to give away this week. All you need to do is tell us about your favorite winter comfort food in the comments section below.
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