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Projected figures revised
Investment in internet advertising is set to be higher than expected in 2012, according to revised projections from media analyst GroupM.
The organisation releases a biannual forecast of worldwide ad spending across all platforms, and had previously predicted that spending on digital media adverts would rise 16 per cent this year.
It has now reassessed this figure to 18 per cent, suggesting the total outlay will be in the region of $99 billion (£64 billion). This will see digital media take a 20 per cent share of worldwide ad spend.
Television remains the most popular advertising platform, taking a record share of 43 per cent in 2011. However, GroupM predicts that this may well represent a peak for TV, with the growth of internet advertising expected to take some of that total in the coming years.
The ease with which online ads can be shared could be a factor, after 250,000 people reposted the new ad for Microsoft Surface in June 2012.
Bad news for print advertising
Of course, as the internet takes a greater share of advertising investment, another outlet must see its total fall.
Print advertising is decreasing year-on-year, with newspapers only gaining 17 per cent of advertising revenue in 2011. This figure is expected to dip to 16 per cent between 2012 and 2013. Magazines have also taken a knock, registering another low of just a ten per cent share.
While different regions and platforms may be experiencing contrasting fortunes, GroupM still suggests ad spending will increase in 2013. The report, which covers 70 countries including the US and the Eurozone, predicts a 5.3 per cent overall rise in ad spending for 2013, which will take the figure to $533.2 billion (£344 billion).
However, last year it had predicted a 6.3 per cent jump in investment for 2012, before revising its estimate down to 5.1 per cent in this most recent report.
Daniel Nolan, managing director at theEword, said: "This rise in internet advertising and fall in print ad spending is unsurprising. However, the fact that digital investment has turned out to be even higher than expected should serve as a wake-up call for companies who aren't capitalising on this platform."


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A group calling itself Movement for Mahama led by Yaw Ampofo Ankrah, formerly of BBC and Metro TV and Abeku Santana Aggrey of Hallo FM, have declared their support for the NDC and the President, John Dramani Mahama.
At a rally at Kawokudi junction over the weekend, Abeiku Santaana lauded the achievements and attributes of the current president saying these have attracted the group to him and the NDC.
He asked the gathering to keep their faith in Mr. John Dramani Mahama to turn things around, and praised the government for introducing the LESDEP initiative.
Mr. Santana said "I want the youth to vote for John Dramani Mahama because he is young, dynamic, focused and can deliver on his promises."
He said "some Ghanaians were massacred in the Gambia, and it was John Mahama who brought their corpses to Ghana for re-burial with $500.000.00 compensation package for the deceased parents and spouses."
Mr. Santana said the NDC has promised to turn the Polytechnics into Technical Universities and that to him was a better option than the free SHS policy of the NPP saying without educational facilities and logistics, one cannot implement free SHS.
He said a look at the President, who rose from being an Assemblyman, Member of Parliament, a Deputy Minister, a Minister of Communication, Vice-President and now Ghana's substantive President, shows that he is humble, down-to-earth, accessible, industrious and a vibrant leader.
Draped in NDC Shirts with President Mahama's picture, the media men sang, danced and urged all the youth in the country to vote massively in the coming elections for President Mahama.
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For two weeks, homeowners in Rio de Janeiro will have some highly desired real estate as people from around the world flock to the city (perhaps cautiously) to watch the Olympic Games.
Basic economics would suggest the locals will engage in a little bit of price gouging. But woah, some people are getting super gutsy.
That said, there are a few surprisingly decent amount of options out there that don't involve sleeping in someone's closet. But there are many that are just…well…you'll see.
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|Cité de la Céramique à Sèvres, 1740
|Laurent Le Deunff, Totems, 2007
At the suggestion of Time Out Paris for Londoners, on Sunday, I got on the bike and rode the 20k out to Sèvres where about 30 galleries have taken up space in the gardens of the Cité de la Céramique. The museum is attached to the famous Sèvres porcelain factory, up the road (conveniently) from Madame de Pompadour's Bellevue Palace. The magnificent 18th century buildings were constructed at the instruction of Louis XV to house the largest manufacturer of porcelain in Europe. The whole site has that industrial feel to it, even though the making of porcelain doesn't require big chimneys and oversized machinery. It's a strange place, nestled in the not so showcase world of beyond the péripherique Paris.
|Jochen Dehn, Freedom is Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose, 2014
In the gardens, the contemporary sculptures that were not made as outdoor installations feel completely at home. A wooden piano by Jochen Dehn ('Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose', 2014) looks so much integrated into the foliage, and lichen-covered tree behind that it is difficult to believe it has ever lived anywhere else. There is a peace and an eeriness to this relatively small sculpture garden, but it is still and mysterious, in a way that a landscape transformed by art should be. Once inside the garden I felt submerged in a timeless world of art and nature.
|Ernesto Sartori, Une Multiplication, 2014
Some of the works fit perfectly into the environment, others such as a Japanese style capsule hotel bed, seem very out of place. [Atelier Van Lieshout, 'Dynamo Capsule Hotel', 2010)] A Jimmie Durham piece, "Thinking of You" was Durham's usual fun and games as a bronze bird sat atop a high perch. "Une Multiplication," by Ernesto Sartori sits quietly outside one of the old factory buildings. Everything about it is unnatural and artificial and yet its cobalt blue blends in so nicely with the still air of a factory not in operation on a still, late summer afternoon.
|Markus Lüpertz, Herkules Entwurfsmodell 11, 2010
As visitors enter the grounds of the ceramics museum we are greeted by two of the cast iron Hercules figures by Markus Lüpertz. They are bright and colourful, confronting and disturbing, the one with his leg broken off, the other without an arm. Their faces distorted, these are the victims of a world that distorts and destroys. But like much sculpture in this kind of environment, their evocation of quite reflection and stillness made them haunting, at peace. They are true heroes, contradictory in nature.
|Across the Seine to Sèvres
As I looked across at Sèvres from the other side of the Seine on my way home, I was reminded of how much a showcase central Paris really is. People always talk about how beautiful Paris is, and it is, but it's also good to leave now and then to be reminded that the minute you venture outside of the centre, it's a rather ordinary place. The detritus and decay of an industrial era looks very similar to its counterparts elsewhere in Europe. Sèvres is a small oasis in the middle of a not always attractive neighborhood. For that, it is a jewell in Louis XV's crown, well worth a visit.


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Pakistan retaliates against NATO after attacks
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Saturday blocked vital supply routes for U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan and demanded Washington vacate a base used by American drones after coalition aircraft allegedly killed 24 Pakistani troops at two posts along a mountainous frontier that serves as a safe haven for militants.
The incident was a major blow to American efforts to rebuild an already tattered alliance vital to winding down the 10-year-old Afghan war. Islamabad called the bloodshed in one of its tribal areas a "grave infringement" of the country's sovereignty, and it could make it even more difficult for the U.S. to enlist Pakistan's help in pushing Afghan insurgents to engage in peace talks.
A NATO spokesman said it was likely that coalition airstrikes caused Pakistani casualties, but an investigation was being conducted. If confirmed, it would be the deadliest friendly fire incident by NATO against Pakistani troops since the Afghan war began.
A prolonged closure of Pakistan's two Afghan border crossings to NATO supplies could cause serious problems for the coalition. The U.S., which is the largest member of the NATO force in Afghanistan, ships more than 30 percent of its non-lethal supplies through Pakistan. The coalition has alternative routes through Central Asia into northern Afghanistan, but they are costlier and less efficient.
It happened before
Pakistan temporarily closed one of its Afghan crossings to NATO supplies last year after U.S. helicopters accidentally killed two Pakistani soldiers. Suspected militants took advantage of the impasse to launch attacks against stranded or rerouted trucks carrying NATO supplies. The government reopened the border after about 10 days when the U.S. apologized. NATO said at the time the relatively short closure did not significantly affect its ability to keep its troops supplied.
But the reported casualties are much greater this time, and the relationship between Pakistan and the U.S. has severely deteriorated over the last year, especially following the covert American raid that killed Osama bin Laden in a Pakistani garrison town in May. Islamabad was outraged it wasn't told about the operation beforehand.
The government announced it closed its border crossings to NATO after an emergency meeting of the Cabinet's defense committee chaired by Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
It also said that within 15 days the U.S. must vacate Shamsi Air Base, which is located in southwestern Baluchistan province. The U.S. uses the base to service drones that target al-Qaida and Taliban militants in Pakistan's tribal region when they cannot return to their bases inside Afghanistan because of weather conditions or mechanical difficulty, said U.S. and Pakistani officials.
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The White House said that senior U.S. civilian and military officials had expressed their condolences to their Pakistani counterparts.
The White House statement said the officials expressed "our desire to work together to determine what took place, and our commitment to the U.S.-Pakistan partnership which advances our shared interests, including fighting terrorism in the region."
The White House statement did not address Pakistan's decision to block supply routes or its demand that the U.S. vacate the drone base.
The Pakistani army said Saturday that NATO helicopters and fighter jets carried out an "unprovoked" attack on two of its border posts in the Mohmand tribal area before dawn, killing 24 soldiers and wounding 13 others. The troops responded in self-defense "with all available weapons," a statement said.
A spokesman for NATO forces said Afghan and coalition troops were operating in the border area of eastern Afghanistan when "a tactical situation" prompted them to call in close air support.
"My most sincere and personal heartfelt condolences go out to the families and loved ones of any members of Pakistan security forces who may have been killed or injured," said Gen. John Allen, the top overall commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, in a statement.


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On the Wall Street Journal, Brett Arends recently advised investors to buy Italian shares, since in his opinion they are underpriced. According to Arends, the ongoing Italian political crisis should not frighten investors, simply because Italy has been politically in crisis for decades without relevant consequences, while her economy is going to rebound after … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Italy's provisional constitutional order
Italy had a provisional constitutional order between 1943 (when the fascist regime fell) and 1948 (when the current Constitution entered into force). By theory, nothing like that is happening right now, but certainly President Napolitano is using some very innovative tools to keep the Italian Republic going. The incumbent Government headed by Mr Mario … Continue reading
Italian Supreme Court infringes coffee break taboo
Coffee is nearly a religion in Italy, and even salaried workers feels entitled to get a break to have one, if not in a bar, at least at a vending machine. Recently, however, the Italian Supreme Court dared to uphold the firing of an employee who had taken a coffee break during working hours. … Continue reading
Sicilian Regional Minister axed for sexist comment
Everyone knows that, and we wrote it, too: music is important in Italy. Together with a trend of disaffection for professional politicians, that can explain why the singer Franco Battiato was appointed Minister of Tourism in the new reform-minded Government of Sicily. Unfortunately Mr Battiato, while attending an event in the seat of the European … Continue reading
Marines case takes drama tool on Monti Government
Yesterday, Monti's Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense went to Parliament to report on the case of the Italian marines sent back to India. In a shocking move, Minister of Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata, a career diplomat, simply announced that he was not in agreement with the handling of the case by the … Continue reading
Kercher case, the relativity of the 'ne bis in idem' in Italy
Today the Italian Supreme Court quashed the acquittal of Mr Raffaele Sollecito and Miss Amanda Knox, both indicted for the murder of Miss Meredith Kercher. Miss Knox, a U.S. citizen, went back to her home country after being released pursuant to the acquittal, while Mr Sollecito is still in Italy. He won't be arrested right … Continue reading
Italian revenue service gets access to bank accounts
Pursuant to a new law enacted by the Monti Government, the Italian revenue service will now get access to bank accounts and financial transactions. The Italian Mail, as well as banks and financial institutions operating in Italy, will be compelled to share the relevant data with the Revenue Agency. The new law is aimed … Continue reading


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This is going to be my first blog post of 2016, and I felt it was time for a non-technical topic – akin to a yoga counterpose. Today I'm not going to let myself out on landing pages, email signatures, social media tools, and the like. What to expect instead? Lately, I've seen a lot of posts circulating on social media, stating that multitasking is downright killing when it comes to productivity. All the fuss inspired me to write this post and share my own thoughts on this matter.
When it comes to multitasking, people seem to hold a certain pride when they master the art of it. It's a verb of status, or rather perceived status. To multitask literally means 'to deal with more than one task at the same time'. Now tell me, how realistic does that sound? Yeah, I know, it's a hackneyed verb, and we don't put too much thought into the meaning when it pops up once again. But that's also where it gets interesting!
If I may pose you a question, what exactly do you count as multitasking, or better yet, what do you personally experience as multitasking? It doesn't matter what it is that comes to mind – just check for yourself if it's multitasking in the literal sense of the word! The only instance I could think of for myself is when I am on my exercise bike and simultaneously use my phone, e.g. to post updates on social media. Everything else, when analysed, really comes out as microtasking. Whether or not the term is commonly used in this context, I bet you're guilty of it too. (I'm quick to point my finger at you, aren't I?!)
Microtasking – Why Is it So Tempting?
And not only is it tempting, it's treacherous as well! We're not always conscious of this behaviour. Microtasking is an evasive juggle act where we try to balance multiple activities by moving back and forth between them (I get why people call that 'multitasking'). You might spend one or two minutes writing for your blog, another couple checking social media reports, and yet another few on the invoice that your client is hopefully going to pay soon… And oh, what about a little bit of research mixed in? There you go, your microtasking recipe! So what did you cook with it? My guess is not astonishingly much – you would probably have finished the individual tasks sooner, had you chosen to work on just one thing at a time.
Joking aside, doing many different things in a short time span really does trick us into believing we're more productive. But in fact, we fragment our attention and lose time as we're killing momentum. We actually lose time by switching alone (emphasis on the mental side)! And we don't magically finish items faster when they're scattered and dispersed throughout our workflow. Clearly, enforcing the microtasking practice upon ourselves – or falling victim to it – doesn't do our efficiency justice. It also happens more easily if you have a natural tendency to be distracted or are an experienced procrastinator.
How to Get off the Micro/Multi Treadmill
Now this is the real deal, isn't it? Obviously, a lot comes down to discipline and taking the time to develop a proper routine. But that doesn't mean you can't facilitate the process! Here are some tips and tricks to keep in mind – they might aid you!
Consciously decide on one activity, then take distractions out of sight.
This could mean that you close (though make sure to save) all the browser tabs and programs you currently have open but don't need to use. Don't make it that easy to get sidetracked! Also consider putting paperwork, letters, etc., away – unless you need them. Literally. Out. Of. Sight. If you are tempted to switch between activities (because your current chore isn't too much fun), you need to fight that resistance and simply keep going, because you can do it. It's okay if it's still going to take however many hours (deadlines aside). It's okay if it's a bumpy piece of work. As long as you don't slack or put if off to do the easy things first. Pay attention to your attention and put thoughts about other activities away for now. Once you get the hang of it, you will find it easier to retain that kind of mindfulness!
Too many notifications? Think silent mode.
Assuming you already took notifications out of sight, it may be worthwhile to create an auditory barrier as well – it can be just as disturbing to constantly hear these noises, if not more!
Double-check your time management and be realistic about the time you need for each item on the list.
It's extra tempting to get stuck in the trap of microtasking when you're running late and start feeling unnerved about deadlines. "How can I get it all done?!" If you do a little bit of everything, it's better than just one thing… right? This is often our intuitive reaction. In reality, that kinda very much depends… What if you finish nothing by doing a little bit of everything? You will feel a lot more at peace if you start in a timely fashion, so that you can assign independent, unfragmented blocks of time to each task. Again, be realistic with how much time you need to complete them (we all know how easy it is to underestimate that!). If your estimation falls short, you will still end up with a frazzled mind and a fragmented (aka microtasking) work style.
Take regular breaks.
Another pitfall is working too long (consecutive hours). If you spend too much time on your work without taking a break, it comes as no surprise that you're tempted to switch activity!
Reward your success.
When you feel you really deserve it! Did you make progress? Did you indeed finish a task without crumbling it into tiny pieces? Well done! Once microtasking is no longer a habit, you will notice that you won't even have to think of rewarding yourself.
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At Escape. On Queen, we offer (currently) THREE adult escape rooms with the coming addition of our kid's Shipwrecked room AND a murder mystery room for adults. Each room offers a uniquely engaging and challenging experience. Keep looking out for our new rooms coming soon!
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The Hideout
The year is 1950. Families are growing, the economy is booming, and America is as strong as it's ever been. But somewhere across the Lancaster countryside 2 young lovers are running from the law. This fearless couple has been accused of one of the most well-crafted and elaborately planned robberies the state has ever seen. Can you uncover the stolen cash and get out before encountering the deceitful duo? The clock is ticking. These two are smart and calculating so if they sense your team hot on their trail they'll be off and running…
I hope it's not too late to find the missing money and confirm that this is the Banker Bandits' "Hideout!"
The Tavern
Captain Johnny X has been plundering the seas for years but now he has met his match- HIMSELF! He has locked himself out of his personal quarters where he keeps his finest Hogshead. The crew has already tried to help him get in but they haven't been successful, now there's a storm coming and most of his skittish crew have run off. He is desperate for help and is willing to pay a handsome reward if you get him back in his quarters. I'm not quite sure why he feels that he needs to have you chained to the floor of the tavern though, I guess he has trust issues.


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Google Transit Trip Planner added today five more cities to their coverage:
Eugene, Oregon
Honolulu, Hawaii
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Seattle, Washington
Tampa, Florida
Now riders in these cities (and Portland, of course) can use Google to plan trips using public transportation, and in some cities, compare the cost of public transportation with the cost of driving. You can also specify when you want to leave or arrive, and see different route possibilities.
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Harris County names park after pope
Harris County Commissioners Court today approved a proposal by Commissioner Steve Radack to name a new county park John Paul's Landing in honor of the late pope.
The 865-acre park on Katy Hockley Cutoff in northwest Harris County park will feature a lake of up to 500 acres and will be designed for boating, fishing, bird-watching and hiking.
"I want to make a spectacular park out there," said Radack, commissioner of Precinct 3.
County Judge Robert Eckels and Commissioners Radack, Jerry Eversole and Sylvia Garcia voted to name the park for the pope. Commissioner El Franco Lee abstained.
"I'm a Catholic," Lee said. "It's not in the spirit of what the pope was about."
Radack, also a Roman Catholic, said he wants to name the park after John Paul II because he greatly admired the late pontiff.
"I think the pope would be proud of this park," he said.
Gipson Arnold, president of the Houston Atheists Society, spoke against the proposal. "I'm opposed to the constancy of the pushiness of government-sponsored religion in our society," he said.
On Monday, an American Civil Liberties Union official questioned whether a park built with taxpayer money should be named after a religious leader.
"I would not want to name some park the Dalai Lama Park because some people might not be Buddhists," said Randall Kallinen, president of the ACLU Houston chapter. "It is insensitive to other religions."
The park will be built on former rice fields that cost Precinct 3 more than $1 million, Radack said. It will be northeast of Paul B. Rushing Park, a softball complex, and include no sports fields.
Precinct 3 will get whatever approvals or permits are required by state and federal agencies, Radack said, and planning will be coordinated with the Harris County Flood Control District.
The land is on a major flyway for migratory birds. The park will be designed to keep the land suitable for birds and other wildlife, Radack said.
The lake, he said, might be about 10 feet deep in the deepest areas and look more like marshy wetlands in others.
"A lot of the water would be pumped up from wells," he said. "I hope to start on some of (the work) this summer."
Radack said he has named two other Precinct 3 parks after Catholic clergy the Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Park on Eldridge Parkway, honoring the now-archbishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, and the Monsignor Bill Pickard Park in Sharpstown, a joint city-county park that the county named after a local pastor.
No Precinct 3 parks have been named after rabbis, Protestant ministers or other non-Catholic clergy.
Eckels said the naming is appropriate because John Paul II had "a significant impact on the community. He wasn't simply a leader of the church, but a leader of the world."
Martin Cominsky, the Houston-based regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, agreed with the premise but suggested parks also might be named for non-Catholic clergy.
"We have no objection to parks being named after great leaders, and Pope John Paul II was a great leader," he said. "We hope the commissioner will include people of all faiths when he names parks that are for all of us. You want to create an environment that is inclusive of all people of our county."
The park wouldn't be the first public U.S. park named after John Paul.
In 1980, the Massachusetts Legislature named a 65-acre, ocean-front park in Boston the Pope John Paul II Park, said Joe O'Keefe, spokesman for the Massachusetts Office of Environmental Affairs. The naming was in honor of the pope's visit to Boston the year before.
One of Dallas' city parks is named after a cleric: the Bishop Flores Park.
San Antonio has at least two public sites named after clerics the Father Albert Benavides Park and the Father Roman Community Center.


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At the moment the weather at our North Carolina destination is cool in the morning but warms up during the day which will suit me down to the ground so long as it stays that way. Our friends who are already there for their vacation won't be too happy if it isn't beach weather, but as we aren't really beach people it won't affect us that much although we both like to spend time on the pier and gaze at the ocean or watch the fishermen and women – fisher people? In fact I was discussing with Matt the idea of renting ourselves some rods this year. We gave all our fishing tackle to a friend when we left NC – don't think they still have it. Some very big fish are caught off this pier, we haven't ever caught anything very large ourselves, but certainly large enough to provide supper. This pier has been damaged by hurricanes over the years, a couple of times in my memory, but luckily they have repaired it every time although some of the other piers on Emerald Isle, NC have disappeared since we have been visiting the area, keeping them repaired is a pretty expensive proposition I gather. Long may they continue to do so.
There is a restaurant that I was quite determined to try last year but didn't get there, so this year I am even more determined. It's called Sammy's Seafood and from what I see on Facebook, their food looks really good. We usually go to another restaurant, Floyds 1921 for my birthday meal although normally Matt and I never go out to dinner on a Saturday which is the day my birthday falls on this year. I am still wondering whether to go out that night or not.
Although we can't actually see it because of lots of trees, there is a school which we face from our apartment. It's for fairly young kids, no I don't know what grades, I have never grasped the system. However, after they broke up for the holidays, workmen moved into the grounds and have been there all summer, digging up all round the front, there are great piles of dirt and deep holes. We have no idea what they are doing, but if they can finish it by the time the kids come back to school, I will eat my hat. What really teed me off, Friday night it was nice enough to have the bedroom window open, 6 a.m. Saturday morning they started work, banging and crashing, we were not happy. They have all kinds of heavy machinery there too. 6 a.m. I ask you?
Everyone, but me, loves potato salad. It always turns up at any summer gathering in one form or another. This one was from Cooking.com and I just might try it although I don't know I would bother to make it.
Potato Salad with Parmesan and TomatoSource: Le Cordon Bleu Home Collection - Potatoes
Serves 4
Potato salad is a perennial favourite - especially in summer - and can be enjoyed as a side dish, or simply on its own. This particular version is satisfying and flavoursome.
6 medium to large boiling potatoes, scrubbed (see Chef's tip)
1 large tomato
1 butterhead lettuce
1 shallot, finely chopped
Chopped fresh chives, to serve
Grated Parmesan cheese, to serve
For Vinaigrette:
2 teaspoons mustard
4 teaspoons white wine vinegar
1/3 cup olive oil
3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Place the potatoes in a large saucepan of salted water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 30-35 minutes, or until tender to the point of a knife. Remove and plunge into a bowl of iced water to stop the cooking. Peel the potatoes, then cut them into 1/2-inch cubes and set aside to cool.
Bring a small pan of water to a boil. With the point of a small sharp knife, score a small cross in the skin at the base of the tomato. Drop the tomato into the boiling water for 10 seconds, then plunge it into a bowl of cold water. Peel the skin away from the cross, then cut around and remove the stalk from the tomato. Slice the tomato into quarters, remove and discard the seeds and finely dice the flesh. Set aside.
Mix the mustard and vinegar together in a small bowl and season to taste. Gradually pour in the oil in a thin steady stream, whisking until the mixture emulsifies and thickens. Stir in the grated Parmesan, then gently toss the potato cubes in the vinaigrette until well coated.
Arrange the lettuce leaves on six plates. Pile some potato salad in the center and garnish each salad with a sprinkling of shallot, chives and diced tomato, then a little extra Parmesan and freshly ground black pepper.
Round white or red waxy potatoes as well as new potatoes are well suited for using in salads.
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Adam M. Dubis, Jonathan Aboshiha, Yusufu Sulai, Alfredo Dubra, Andrew Webster, Joseph Carroll, Michel Michaelides; Structure/function variability in RPGR-associated retinal dystrophy. Journal of Vision 2014;14(15):34. doi: https://doi.org/10.1167/14.15.34.
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Purpose: Mutations in the RPGR gene have been shown to cause both Rod-Cone and Cone-Rod dystrophies. In preparation for gene augmentation therapies, there is need to characterize retinal structure and function in patients with retinal dystrophy due to mutations in the RPGR gene, to assist with participant identification, determine the window of opportunity, and identify sensitive and reliable end-points. Methods: Molecularly confirmed RPGR subjects with Rod-Cone dystrophy (RCD) (n=14) and Cone-Rod dystrophy (CORD) (n=6) underwent clinical examination and retinal imaging, including autofluorescence (AF) imaging, spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT), and adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO) confocal and split detector imaging. Results: Subjects ranged in age from 15 to 57 in the CORD group. Best-corrected visual acuity in subjects with CORD was poorer (range 6/60 to light perception) than in RCD (range 6/6 – 6/20). Visual function was highly correlated with retinal integrity and autofluorescence measurements. Confocal imaging showed a variable foveal mosaic in the RCD and absent waveguidingfoveal cones in CORD. RPE-like cells were visible in the transition zones. Split detector imaging shows the existence of cone inner segments in regions void of waveguiding cones, and dark field imaging confirms RPE structures well into the transition zones. Conclusions: Both dystrophies result in severe degeneration, with a variable window of opportunity for intervention that potentially extends several decades. It will be important to undertake serial quantitative imaging to determine the rate of progression, which is likely highly variable, in order to identify potential participants who might be most likely to benefit and characterize the most sensitive metrics to determine efficacy in a timely fashion.
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It's not much fun to have a blocked nose. You can't breathe properly and sleeping can become a painful experience. A runny nose can be just as annoying, even embarrassing, especially when you're surrounded by people and all your attention is put on constantly blowing your nose and cleaning your face.
To deal with nasal congestion, most people reach for over-the-counter nasal sprays. But there are disadvantages to using chemical substances. To begin with, these sprays are drugs, so they come with side effects and can be addictive.
It's much better to master an approach that is less invasive and, in many cases, more effective. The simple technique I present in this article is based on acupressure. It uses gentle pressure to four points of the face to help you clear your nose.
Follow the instructions and see how your nose reacts.
General instructions:
•Use your fingertips to apply gentle pressure.
•Use round movements – the movement is a pushing-releasing type of rotation.
•You should not feel any pain.
•Do the cycle 3 times.
Point 1:
•Point 1 is located on a cavity at the corner of the nostrils – it's the bottom part of your nostrils.
•Gently push the nostrils together with a rotating movement. As you do this, you almost close, and then open the nostrils.
•Perform the movement 10 times.
•Make sure not to push on the nose cartilage. You're only pressing the bottom part of the nostrils.
Point 2:
•Point 2 is located just below the corner of the eyes, near the nose, where the tears come out.
•Perform a gentle rotation at this point 10 times. Don't lift your fingers, but just move the skin, so you feel the corner of your eye as you push.
Point 3:
•Point 3 is behind your earlobe, at the bottom part of the ear, in the cavity just below the cartilage.
•Push and release the point 10 times, without applying pressure to the cartilage. The rotation you do is not wide, but a subtle movement.
Point 4:
•The last point is the earlobe itself.
•Gently massage the earlobe 10 times.
After going through the above four acupressure points three times, you should feel immediate symptom relief. For best results, repeat the procedure again after 10 minutes.
The described technique is simple, safe, can be done anywhere and anytime, and comes at no cost. It is also a good and empowering experience to be able to use your own body to heal yourself. If successful, pass it on, and help other people control and use their bodies better, too. more


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A girl and a guy were speeding over 100mph on a motorcycle. Girl: Slow down I'm scared. Guy: No, this is fun. Girl: No it's not, please, it's so scary. Guy: Then tell me you love me. Girl: I love you, Slow down. Guy: Now give me a big hug.*She gave him a big hug* Guy: Can you take my helmet off and put it on yourself, it's really bothering me. The next day in the newspaper, a motorcycle crashed into a building due to brake failure. Two people were in the crash, but only one survived. The truth was that halfway down the road the guy realized his brakes weren't working, but he didn't want the girl to know. So instead he had her hug him and tell him she loves him one last time. Then he had her put on his helmet so she would live, even if it meant he would die. If you would do the same thing for the person you love, copy and past this if u think u think this is cute or if ur in love…


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Director Curtis Hanson adaptation of Too Big To Fail, the bestselling financial crisis chronicle from New York Times reporter Andrew Ross Sorkin, premieres on HBO tonight, and if the finished film is half as thorough as the media's advance coverage of the project, audiences will have a new understanding of 2008's near-economic collapse by 11 p.m. this evening. Among the more memorable details of the production that have emerged in recent days
Andrew Ross Sorkin works for scale
The book's author tells Daily Intel's Jessica Pressler he pulled down about "scale...about $800 a day" for his one-line cameo as a reporter at a press conference. (He's the guy whose question begins "Mr. Secretary! Mr. Secretary!...") Other revelations from Ross Sorkin: the filmmakers did a "great job" with the project and avoided doing anything "overly crazy," William Hurt's performance as Henry Paulson is "brilliant," and while filming his cameo he "made some nice friends with some of the cast and some of the crew," including Topher Grace and Cynthia Nixon, who he got to eat lunch with.
William Hurt and Henry Paulson bonded over birding
If Hurt's performance is as strong as Ross Sorkin says, you can credit the actor's extensive preparation process. According to the Washington Post, Hurt and Paulson met multiple times before filming began, with Paulson even inviting Hurt "to vacation with him over three days on a coastal Georgia island." On the trip, writes the Post's Ned Martel, Wendy Paulson led the group "on a 5 a.m. kayak trip, and the actor noted that had he been late, the strong-willed spouse...would have left him behind." The real-life Paulson, meanwhile, "pointed out hawks, egrets and spoonbills, as well as snakes and alligators...[and] caught and released snapper in a creek." (Hurt's a birder too) Later, Paulson "regaled [Hurt] with natural-history insights over dinner in a rustic lodge," while Hurt "kept up his questioning about regulators and profiteers, divining what Paulson learned on the Dartmouth gridiron and in the political arena." Paulson was also the only subject given a draft of the script and invited to submit notes
Billy Crudup and Paul Giamatti also met their real-life counterparts
Also in the Post article: Crudup, who is playing Timothy Geithner "arranged to spend 20 minutes last fall during a crosstown car ride" with the Treasury Secretary. Paul Giamatti, meanwhile, "went to Washington for a lunch with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke." (He's pictured above in character)
There are at least two embellishments
Los Angeles Times financial writer Walter Hamilton gives the film a positive assessment, but notes that "like most docu-dramas, it does condense events and conjure dialogue that never took place." For example, he says, Lehman Bros. chief executive Richard Fuld (right) "doesn't appear to have uttered that carilegious 'screw Warren Buffett' remark when the famed investor offered to buy a stake in the company at what the CEO considered a fire-sale price." A scene where Paulson "barks at [2008 GOP presidential nominee John] McCain that if the Arizona senator doesn't back his plans, the next Great Depression will be his fault," also didn't happen, and wasn't in Ross Sorkin's book.
James Woods and Andrew Ross Sorkin don't see any easy answers
Woods, who is playing Fuld, and Ross Sorkin spelled out the movie's takeaway in an interview with Piers Morgan. "Here's the problem with what's happened to our culture," explained Woods. "You're not required to be ethical. As long as you're legal." Sorkin offered a more chilling take: "Who do we blame for not changing the system for the next time, for the next Too Big To Fail," he asked. "That is the administration today. That is a group of people who have not made all of the real decisions that need to be made."
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The goal of this project is to finalize the Lake Pepin Watershed phosphorus total maximum daily load (TMDL) report by using the existing information and documentation prepared under previous contracts to prepare one TMDL report that addresses the impairments on the mainstem of the Mississippi River. Information developed to date for draft TMDLs on the Minnesota River mainstem will be documented for later use by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
The goal of this project is to extend existing Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) models through 2017 for the following major watersheds: Redwood, Cottonwood, Watonwan, Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Pomme de Terre, Minnesota River-Headwaters, and Lac Qui Parle watersheds.
This project addresses five reaches of the Minnesota River that have aquatic recreation impairments as identified by high concentrations of E. coli. The project will describe the water quality impairments, complete pollutant source assessments, establish loading capacities and allocations for the impairments, and develop implementation strategies.
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Acts 12:14 14 When she recognized Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, "Peter is at the door!"
We live in a day where we text, message, twitter and e-mail people. It seems that using our cell phones to actually make a call is a burden to us. We would rather just send a text. We might think it's more convenient for all involved or maybe we think we're saving time. There is something about the human voice. We can identify people by their voice. Yes, our cell phones also identify who is texting or calling but, when we hear a voice, we hear more than just mere words. We hear the emotions behind it whether it be pain, anger, love or any other emotion. The girl at the door didn't need Peter to identify himself; she knew his voice. The voice and the expression in the voice gives meaning to the words. When we actually speak vocally to one another we are actually communication more than just words. We are putting real meaning behind the words. There are times when just sending the words electronically is the right thing to do. We need to have discernment. Let us slow down a little and ask God how he wants us to communicate from time to time.


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Uncle Remus or The Story of Mr. Fox and Brer Rabbit
Leicester and London: Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd.,, 1915. Item #03132
A Magnificent 'Uncle Remus' Illustrated by Harry Rowntree and René Bull
HARRIS, Joel Chandler. ROWNTREE, Harry, illustrator. BULL, René, illustrator. Uncle Remus or The Story of Mr. Fox and Brer Rabbit by Joel Chandler Harris. With twelve coloured plates by Harry Rowntree and eighty-four pen and ink pictures by René Bull. Leicester and London: Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd., [1915].
First edition with illustrations by Harry Rowntree and René Bull. Thin large quarto (12 1/8 x 9 5/8 inches; 308 x 243 mm.). 110, [1], [1 blank] pp. Twelve magnificent full color plates by Harry Rowntree and eighty-four delightful pen-and-ink drawings in the text by René Bull.
Original gray linen over boards, front cover lettered in orange and brown. A fine copy. Original textured tan paper dust-jacket, front panel lettered in black and with an illustration from the book "Bred en bawn in a brier-patch, Brer Fox." (facing p. 20) pasted-on. Jacket price-clipped, otherwise near fine.
Harry Rountree (1878-1950) was a prolific illustrator working in England around the turn of the twentieth century.
He came to London in 1901 from New Zealand, when he was 23 years old. Determined to make his mark on the then-flourishing magazine and book market, he struggled, studied and sold the occasional drawing. However, when the editor of Little Folks magazine gave him a commission to illustrate a story with an animal, he found his feet and suddenly he became quite successful. By 1903 he was illustrating books for the editor of Little Folks, writing and illustrating his own books, and in demand by nearly every publisher in London. He was one of the subjects in Percy V. Bradshaws' The Art of the Illustrator, 20 part series, published in 1918, where six stages of the creation of an illustration were published along with notes and biography. He is also noted for his illustrations of British Golf Courses & golfing caricatures.
René Bull (1872-1942) was born in Dublin to a French mother and an English father. He went to Paris to study engineering but veered into an artistic career after meeting and taking drawing lessons from the French satirist and political cartoonist Caran d'Ache (Emmanuel Poiré). Bull returned to Ireland to contribute sketches and political cartoons to various publications. Moving to London in 1892, Bull drew for "Illustrated Brits" and created cartoons 'Pick-Me-Up' from 1893. In 1896 Bull joined Black and White illustrated newspaper as a special artist and photographer. In 1898 he covered the Tirah Campaign in India and went on to Sudan for the campaign culminating in the Battle of Omdurman. He settled in England and drew cartoons for such magazines as 'Bystander', 'Chums', 'London Opinion' 'Lika Joko'. In 'The Sketch" Bull created cartoons of humorous inventions, predating those of Heath Robinson. From 1905 he illustrated books, starting with an edition of Fontaine's 'Fables'. Other major titles he illustrated included The Arabian Nights (1912), Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (1913), The Russian Ballet (1913), Carmen (1915), Andersen's Fairy Tales.
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Split is located north of the Hill of Suicides and south of Overlook Road. The town earned its name due to it being "split" into two halves, one resembling the brighter attitude of Mania, and the other representing the darkness of Dementia. Not only has the town been affected, but its town members have also been split into two individuals.
The town was turning into what it is now by a mage that had a theory about everybody in the Shivering Isles having both Mania and Dementia in them. The mage decided to test this out by casting a spell that would separate the two parts of a person. The spell worked but the mage, for whatever reason, did not undo the effects and instead left.
The citizens of the town have no love for their counterparts, each half believes life would be better if the other left, but are unable to do anything about it. They fear that by killing "themselves" they would end up on the Hill of Suicides.
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Both halves of the town have been looking for a way to fix their problems and remove the counterparts. It has already been decided by both sides that the only way to fix this is to get somebody from the outside to kill the others, this way it would not be "suicide."
- Atrabhi (Dementia)
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Creative Colonial
A marina warehouse morphs into a Newburyport colonial home
Once, there was a neglected marina on the Merrimack River in Newburyport, Massachusetts, with dozens of abandoned wooden boats scattered about the property. A decade ago, Ron Guertin and his wife Barbara purchased it while living in nearby Newbury, Massachusetts. Ten years on, the marina is an entirely different place, with new docks, two homes, and one floating cottage. There are still plenty of boats, but they look fresh and well tended.
"To see it [the marina] when we got it—it was a mess," Ron Guertin says. "We thought we'd get permits to do condos here." The town had other plans, however, and did not provide the new owners with the necessary permits. Undeterred, the couple went in a different direction.
"We decided to clean up the marina and run it," Ron says. "We did the docks over, also the electrical over. We did an immense amount of work, plus we got rid of the abandoned boats, and that was not an easy deal." Today, their Yankee Landing Marina occupies three acres and offers 27 moorings and dock space for approximately 60 boats, just blocks from downtown Newburyport. The Guertins also moved into and redid the house located at the marina.
The "we" in Ron's tale is a family affair: his son John began a career in carpentry when he was 13. His father recalls carpenters taking John under their wings when he was a teenager. Since then, father and son have done some 130 homes and condos together, the majority in Newburyport. "We strayed from here a few times, and we won't do that again," John says.
When the marina was finished, a slow economic climate left employees with extra time on their hands. Inspired by floating homes in Boston Harbor, he thought a similar idea might work in Newburyport. "We thought if we did something really nice—in granite, stainless steel—we'd be able to sell them," Ron says.
Like the zoning of the marina, things did not work out as planned. "We weren't able to sell it," he says of the one floating home they did build. "We might have been a little bit before our time." He had the idea to rent the home through Newburyport's Essex Inn, which is run by John and John's wife, Lori. "It just rents like crazy," Ron says.
The 400-square-foot floating home now sits in a slip at one of the marina's docks, surrounded by boats. Outside the shingled house, trailing pink and purple flowers spill out of window boxes in the spirit of Nantucket, John says. A small deck with a railing enclosing two chairs provides a front porch for watching the comings and goings of the marina. Inside, white bead board completely covers the walls and ceilings. Only the slightly gentle rocking divulges the water underneath. The rectangular home manages to encompass a bedroom, a bathroom, a kitchen with a small bar, kitchen table, and a sitting area complete with a pullout sofa bed and flat-screen television. A ladder salvaged from a 1963 Chris-Craft boat leads to an overhead loft. The floating cottage even comes with air conditioning. As winter approaches, it comes out of the water just as a boat would.
"Some people are dying to try it out and some people are skeptical," John says, but everyone ultimately loves staying there. This past summer, it even drew attention from the television camera when Boston's WCVB did a Chronicle feature on the floating cottage.
Now, just across the parking lot from the marina, stands the Guertins' newest project: their home built of warehouse space once used to store boats. It was John who inspired such an unlikely transformation. "We were thinking about what to do next," Ron says, when John happened to be on the roof of the warehouses and noticed the spectacular views. Ron soon found himself going up in a bucket truck to experience the vista himself, and the site for their next home was found.
Except, it was not that simple. Ron and John Guertin may have discovered a wonderful site for another home, but the town of Newburyport had to agree as well. Obtaining permits for the building was the most challenging part of creating the home and took more than a year, Ron says.
The state code was changing at the same time that they were designing the home, adding another layer of complexity to the federal, state, Federal Emergency Management Agency, hurricane and flood, and zoning board ordinances that had to be minded, says Ron Laffely of Fulcrum Inc. Architects, who did the plans for the home. In addition, a building that was primarily for marina use, with an office, was being transformed into a mixed-use building: a home with an office. The Guertins do not always use an architect on their projects, but given the complexity of the building, they knew they needed one this time.
When they eventually received permits, the Guertins had to remain within the original footprint and at the same height as the boat-storing warehouse and the side building connected to it. They also had to contend with the setting. Working along a riverbed as they were, Laffely says, "You never know what's there. We had to put in a pile foundation, pile caps, bond beams. We had to do everything we could to make sure the building doesn't sink." On top of that, a mix of gravel and concrete made up the floors of the space when they began work, and pigeons roosted about the ceilings.
The layout of the new, 7,000-square-foot house reflects the sought-after view. On the somewhat minimalist first floor are a craft room, a playroom with a pool table, and an exercise room. It is upstairs where the couple does the majority of their living. With no children in the house, two spacious rooms on the garage side of the house both serve as offices; Ron's faces into a stunning view of the Merrimack River. The kitchen and master bedroom are also on the water side of the house, although Ron warns that the river vista has its limits. "It's a seasonal view, just in the summertime," he says. "In the wintertime there are boats all over, and you can't even begin to see the river."
When it came to designing the new home from warehouse space, John and Ron were also extremely mindful of the area. "We have a lot of older houses [in Newburyport], so we tried to have the interior not look new," Ron says. "We tried to have all the features an older Colonial would have. We've remodeled and rehabbed so many older homes we know the types of woodwork that came out of them."
To that end, wide pine planks run the length of the second floor. They come in varying widths, up to 16 inches wide, just as an older home would have. "Back then it would be random what you'd get," John says. He and his team were also able to have a little fun with the floors, walking on them in boots studded with nails to provide the dings and dents that centuries-old floors would have.
"We wanted everything to look old," John says. Laid into the pine floors are brass floor grilles from Reggio Registers in Leominster, Massachusetts; they are also the company that provided the cast iron heat returns on the bedroom walls.
It seems to have paid off. "A lot of people come in and just can't believe that the inside is new," Ron says.
The home's yard space is limited, so Ron says the decks serve as their outdoor areas and are the couple's favorite spaces. Off of the living room, the Guertins tucked a deck into the roofline and hid it from sight below. Large potted plants, urns, and outdoor furniture offer a calming respite that could never be imagined when looking up from the driveway.
The expansive kitchen has water views and, of course, the wide pine floors. Cherry cabinetry hides the microwave and refrigerator. The cabinets also have nicks and dings to provide the appearance of age and display details such as finely lathed columns that are reminiscent of furniture. "The cabinets look like they grew there," Ron says of the kitchen his son designed and installed.
While Ron praises his son's skills, John is more modest, saying he recreates woodwork from photos his father finds in magazines. This happened with the two fireplaces on the second floor, both exquisitely detailed pieces of woodwork. John describes the fireplace in the living area as Greek revival style and the ornate bedroom fireplace, which has a built-in television, as more of a Georgian style. "We built it in the garage and brought it up in two pieces," he says of the bedroom fireplace. John does his design work by hand rather than with a computer program. Above the living area's fireplace, a flat-screen television retracts into the ceiling.
The Guertins tackled the decorating themselves. "We've had some experience," Ron says with a laugh. They also had help from the Cape Neddick, Maine-based tj's at the Sign of the Goose, where they bought many items. The relationship continued even after their home was complete. "We were looking for a wreath with starfish for the front door," Ron says. "Lo and behold, one of the owners called me up and said, 'We made one for you.'" Then he gave the wreath to the Guertins as a gift. Throughout the house are curtains that Barbara designed in her workshop in the basement: she filled a room off the poolroom with several sewing machines and yards and yards of floral and paisley fabric, much of which was used on the second floor. Framed photos of boats and local spots adorn the walls of nearly every room in the home. Wall colors are muted. Ron said they chose from just a few tried and true options for their own and nearly every home they build.
Yet another project done, Ron and John are looking ahead to their next venture, which is in the planning stages. You could say that their relationship at this point is on autopilot. "People ask, 'How come he makes all these decisions?'" Ron says. "We've been doing it together for so long, you kind of think along the same lines. Like he says, 'I have an idea,' and I say, 'I had that same idea!'" Ron used to travel to get many of the materials for projects, but at this point he mostly does administrative work, going over details with his son and checking in once a day on projects.
"I'm very proud of John," Ron says. "There are very few carpenters I know who are as good as he is." Every father should be lucky enough to have one in the family.


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Just like with supercomputing, quantum computing and other areas of deep computer science research, having better capabilities in artificial intelligence can arguably lead to an edge in areas like military, energy and climate science that can shift the world-power balance.But if we're talking about consumer or enterprise AI, then comparing China and the United States is kind of like comparing apples and oranges. The NYT article, for example, includes a tweet from Andrew Ng (then at Baidu) noting that Baidu achieved better-than-human-level recognition of Chinese speech a year before Microsoft claimed the same feat for English.If this were a competition between countries (not just companies), that might seem like a loss for the United States. Except, as Ng explained to me in an ARCHITECHT Show podcast interview earlier this year, China excels in certain aspects of AI in part because there's a confluence of cultural, technological, economic and geographic market forces that make those aspects a higher priority in China. Here's an edited version of that part of my discussion with Ng:"Because typing Pinyin, typing Chinese, on a cellphone keyboard is even more painful than typing English … I feel like China has invested, maybe even more aggressively, in advanced keyboard designs and speech recognition as an alternative for users to input information. … Because China is a mobile-first society … today, in China, consumers are used to making very significant financial transactions [on their cellphones]. Like, you can apply for an educational loan on your cellphone, and we'll send you a whole bunch of money … . Because of that, Baidu, and other companies, we have a strong interest in verifying who you say you are before we send you all this money. And so that, in turn, has driven a whole lot of progress in face-recognition technology as a means to validate that you are who you say you are before we send you a bunch of money."…"In China, there's a very strong desire to consume non-Chinese-language content. So that, in turn, drove a lot of innovation in machine translation. For example, recently in the U.S., there was a lot of PR about … neural machine translation … . What a lot of people in the U.S. don't know is that that was already landed, shipped to product about a year before in China."In the latest ARCHITECHT Show podcast, veteran investor and entrepreneur Bradford Cross said that China currently is more innovative than the United States when it comes to consumer AI. However, he also suggested that China is doing its things in consumer AI for its own reasons that don't necessarily have a lot to do with what should be happening in the United States.Here's an excerpt of that part of the discussion:"Nowadays, what's happening is that China is driving the agenda for consumer innovation. China and Asia and also the developing world, in general, I would argue, is driving consumer innovation. And the developed world, western Europe and the U.S., in particular, are just way behind."And so what we're doing is we're starting to see the Silicon Valley folks just trying to copy China, as opposed to … the other way around. And so you actually get people trying to look at all this chatting behavior in China and people ordering pizzas via chat and all this kind of stuff and trying to replicate it here, but it's not really a very good motivation. …"It's like, let's name a trend and follow the trend and try to copy it, instead of having customer empathy and actually going to sit with the people they're trying to serve and trying to deeply understand what the unmet need is there that you're trying to satiate."I take that not as fear that China will come to dominate the AI arena and thus the world, but rather that Chinese companies are serving their consumers with cool products, and U.S. companies need to do the same—only with products that U.S. consumers actually want.Another thing worth noting here, which the the NYT article only touches on, is the fact that much academic and even commercially funded AI research is done very much in the open. And a lot of the groundbreaking work actually comes out of Canadian universities (speaking of countries hoping to become AI hubs), as well as Google's DeepMind division that's headquartered in London and has ties to Oxford University. Of course, Google and Baidu also regularly push the envelope, publish papers and chronicle their innovations in AI, as do lots of other corporate and university researchers from the United States, China and other countries. It's a complicated issue, with a lot more to unpack in terms of global markets, geopolitical tensions (which the NYT piece gets into a bit) and cultural hurdles, among other things (including some speculation that China's AI investments are overvalued and will result in a bubble-bursting situation). But at the risk over oversimplifying it, I think the biggest factors in how concerned you are about an AI space race is whether you think AI is a zero-sum game, and how you assess who's winning it.I don't think it's a zero-sum game, and I don't know how you'd possibly keep score even if it was (e.g., mobile apps vs. medicine vs. driverless cars vs. agriculture). There's simply too much money and brainpower distributed around the world (including/especially in Silicon Valley) and too much openness already baked into the world of AI research, to think that one country will somehow reap outsized rewards at the expense of everyone else. Sponsor: Cloudera Listen to the latest ARCHITECHT Show podcast Bradford Cross on Fintech automation, bot overload, and how to build an AI startup Merlon Intelligence CEO and veteran investor on what AI companies are doing right and wrong — and why some strategies are doomed. He also explains how Merlon is bringing automation to risk compliance. architecht.io • Share Artificial intelligence AlphaGo is retiring (or, at least, its designers are moving onto new things) Hopefully, these will be some of DeepMind's "real-world" projects around health care and energy. It will take a lot of work to make them function within the confines of industry and legal regulation. www.wired.com • Share Nvidia partners with major server ODMs Nvidia partnering with Foxconn, Inventec, Quanta and Wistron will certainly help with cloud-scale sales of AI boxes. 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Die Schöpfung (The Creation) Max Ciolek • Sunhae Im • Jan Kobow • Hanno Muller-Brachmann • Christine Wehler • Cologne Vocal Ensemble • Capella Augustina • Andreas Spering
"If you're looking for a good, period-instrument version of The Creation, the great oratorio by Haydn, at budget price, look no further. This new one from Naxos, of the German version, Die Schöpfung, is youthful, fresh and energetic, nicely capturing the wide-eyed innocence, mystery and awe of the work." - Scena
Die Jahrzeiten (The Seasons)
Andreas Karasiak • Stephan MacLeod • Rubens, Sibylla • Gewandhaus Chamber Choir • Leipzig Chamber Orchestra • Morten Schuldt-Jensen
" This Naxos set of Die Jahrzeiten, in German, is given with modern instruments, and very well they play, aided by a fine clear recording. The chorus makes an impact, caught cleanly by the microphones, as are the instruments in their occasional solos (a delightful oboe), and nobody is submerged in the murk of reverberation: a credit to Phil Rowlands, both producer and engineer." - International Record Review
Il Ritorno di Tobia (The Return of Tobias)
Nikolay Borchev • Anders J. Dahlin • Ann Hallenberg • Roberta Invernizzi • Sophie Karthäuser • Cologne Vocal Ensemble • Capella Augustina • Andreas Spering
"It wasn't an academic book. It certainly wasn't a technical or pedagogical book. In fact, it was rather alluring in that it was so accessible, easy to read, informative and, even to someone who knows his Haydn, occasionally enlightening. It's a good story, very well written by David Vickers, effortlessly flowing and engaging. What a great and original composer was Haydn; and what a man." - Michael Tumelty, The Herald, 25 October 2008
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Ever been baffled by Monet's watered down color palette and seemingly haphazard brush strokes? Nah, us either. But, as with any artist, there always seems to be more to learn (just ask our Humanities 101 professor). Delve into the Monet myth at the "French Masters" dinner at Lincoln Park dining destination Mon Ami Gabi (2300 N. Lincoln Park West) on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 6PM.
The dinner, a partnership between the popular French restaurant and the Art Institute of Chicago, is a continuation of the "What's So Great About" series, which explores the work of several iconic artists through the ages. It's Monet's turn at the plate this go-around, so we're guessing you'll hear all about him being the father of French Impressionism, his evolution of plein-air landscape painting, his prolific career and so on and so forth.
But, the French aren't only known for art. You'll also get to explore fine French food and drink, as well, starting with a wine reception followed by a multi-course meal courtesy of Mon Ami Gabi chef Larry Tio (think white bean soup with fried sage and salmon with lemon-tarragon butter). A slide-illustrated presentation by a lecturer from the Art Institute will accompany the meal and enlighten us all on the lasting legacy of Claude Monet.
The "French Masters" dinner is $65 per person; call Mon Ami Gabi at 773-348-8886 to make a reservation.


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(Excerpt) Interview with Ketan Jawdekar : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Ketan Jawdekar : Restaurant décor is a highly challenging area of design. The aesthetics chosen need to appeal to the patrons and stay fresh and interesting over time. The client's brief therefore needs to be understood thoroughly and adapted sensitively to the décor. As the designers, we try to add value by sharing the benefits of our experience and expertise, with the client. The base for the styling is kept contemporary with certain elements lending the nostalgic touches without compromising on the function. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Ketan Jawdekar : The attempt is to take out only essential extracts from regional culture and infuse the otherwise contemporary styling with a touch of rural areas. The most important design decision is to use indigenous materials and traditional construction techniques. Use of eco friendly, bio degradable, recycled materials is a need of time and future. We try to balance these aspects without compromising on the functionality and aesthetics of the design. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Ketan Jawdekar : Design for me is a combination of Desire, Enthusiasm, Simplicity, Innovation, Grace And Necessity. I like to play with Natural materials like stone, wood, earth, water and love to apply them in raw state. It is interesting to venture how each material behaves individually, in contrast; yet combined together creates a poetry in design. The overall ambiance of the restaurants is therefore a fusion of traditional earthy elements with a contemporary design as a base. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Ketan Jawdekar : Functionality and Longitivity is of utmost importance to me. The design has to be simple, functional and should last fresh for generations. In that sense, use of natural materials in their raw state works very well keeping base as a contemporary design. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Ketan Jawdekar : The eating-out culture has gained tremendous momentum over the years. People have become very adventurous in their food choices and experiment with different cuisine styles from across the world. Theme decors are fun; but can get monotonous over time. In that sense a contemporary styling manages to interest patrons more; and that is necessary to draw them to the F&B outlet over and over again. As a result, natural, recycled materials and objects are seen woven into the contemporary fabric. To create a fusion of Contemporary designs with traditional details keeping in mind the local context is the most interesting and challenging task. .Frank Scott: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?. Ketan Jawdekar : Established in 1995, a proprietary company now converted into Pvt. Ltd. is a design cell of young and dynamic entrepreneurs implementing innovative ideas f.[ End of Excerpt: Read complete interview with Ketan Jawdekar on Studio K 7 Hospitality Interiors at design-interviews.com ]
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Ozan is a Finnish economist and politician. He has researched issues relating to unemployment and wage differences. He has worked at the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions and in the Labour Institute for Economic Research and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. He was the Co-Chair of the Federation of Green Youth in 2015. At the age of 27, he was elected as a Green League Member of the Finnish Parliament. As an MP, he campaigns for social equality and spearheads the fight against discrimination. In 2017, he was in Forbes' 30 under 30 list.