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Autodesk Maya LT 2018.2 Update | File Size : 174 MB
Autodesk has released an update to Maya LT 2018, the latest version of its cut-down edition of Maya for games artists. The update adds new sculpting features including support for topological symmetry and vector displacement map stamping, and iterates on recent updates to the UV Editor, Graph Editor and Time Editor.
Autodesk Maya LT 2018.2 Release Notes:
The following list contains bug numbers and corresponding descriptions for issues fixed in this release.
MAYA-88288 Error when changing the Time (fps) setting in the Working Units section of Preferences window
MAYA-88154 Invisibility evaluator slow to update when switching Maya views
MAYA-88126 Invisibility evaluator not playing properly with hidden rig elements
MAYA-88112 Graph Editor: Crash when repeatedly swapping and overwriting buffer curves
MAYA-84720 Graph Editor: Crash on selection in outliner when trying to create result curves for read-only attributes
MAYA-87422 Graph Editor: Graph Editor Move key tool options gives you move tool options instead
MAYA-87754 HIK: Crash when playing back HIK rig if root is an invalid node
MAYA-87607 Orient constraint values not consistent
MAYA-87594 Removing components from deformer breaks connections to input/output geometry
MAYA-87401 Parallel evaluation causing invalid memory
MAYA-87284 Motion Trails: Cannot move motion trail keys for certain scenes
MAYA-86758 Maya 2018 reports curveInfo cycle where it doesn't seem present
MAYA-86624 Time Editor: Audio still plays back after deleting a split group section
MAYA-80811 Right-clicking a lattice deformer, and then selecting Navigate Graph from the marking menu crashes Maya
Core Architecture
MAYA-88079 Maya does not exit when spawned process is still running
MAYA-87894 Game Exporter crashes on export with specific settings
MAYA-87857 Baking on export to FBX not working on animation curve tangents
MAYA-87492 Maya can't find files if file path has a space at the end of the file name
MAYA-85943 Crash with FBX Export when Triangulate and Tangents and Binormals enabled in Geometry options
MAYA-85818 Crash no longer occurs if swatch file path length exceeds 260 characters
MAYA-88663 Crash when undoing everything on blendshape targets with sculpting tools
MAYA-88577 Tweak UV tool causes crash every time
MAYA-88150 UV Snapshot does not save properly if path contains a period
MAYA-87703 Move Tool manipulator moves in opposite direction when used with a negatively scaled object
MAYA-73910 Modeling Toolkit's custom shelf does not remember if it is collapsed or not
MAYA-87251 Workspaces: windows change size on second monitor
MAYA-85902 Viewport appears half black on Mac OS when UV Editor docked in main window and collapsed and inactive in it's tab group
MAYA-85244 In the Outliner, Display > Assigned Materials does not work properly
MAYA-88439 Shader attached as input to other shaders does not update in Viewport
MAYA-87369 Using tessellation technique with dx11shader causes memory access violation
MAYA-87285 Maya .ma scene files with image planes cause crash when opened in Maya 2018
MAYA-85630 GPU memory limit warning repeats on loop with displacement
MAYA-81438 Jittering issue with camera attached locator when the camera is moved away from origin
MAYA-72569 Viewport texture size clamp breaks transparency on grayscale maps
MAYA-60512 Viewport: Jittering in image plane when camera is far from origin
About Autodesk Maya LT. Autodesk Maya LT is a cost-effective 3D animation and modeling software built for professional indie game makers. Features in Maya LT are designed to help make each step of the 3D creative process faster for experienced 3D artists and easier to learn for new users. Using a 3D tool and working in an environment that shows 3D art as it appears in-game helps indie game makers work more efficiently and allows for better re-use of artistic content. With a proven set of 3D creative tools, artists are empowered to realize the full creative potential of their game design.
About Autodesk. Autodesk helps people imagine, design and create a better world. Everyone-from design professionals, engineers and architects to digital artists, students and hobbyists-uses Autodesk software to unlock their creativity and solve important challenges.
Product: Autodesk Maya LT
Version: 2018.2 Update
Supported Architectures: x64
System Requirements: PC / MacOsx
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7 and above / MacOSx 10.10.5 and above.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art is currently hosting an exhibition on designer Paul Poiret (he of the fabulous Orientalist designs of the 1910s). Oh to get to NYC! In the meantime, check out the exhibition details, some photos of the exhibition on Flickr, and what appears to be a Poiret-inspired photo shoot in the May 2007 issue of Vogue. I had a chance to flip through the hefty exhibition catalog at the Museum of Costume in Bath and can report that it looks really nicely done, and shall be at the top of my Christmas list this year. If anyone makes it, take lots of pictures!
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Every World Has a Pizzeria
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Every World Has a Pizzeria
Have you ever wondered what goes on inside a snow globe? Well... they have pizzerias there too! And in this game you are responsible of delivering the pizzas in time. You must remember to have your car always loaded with pizzas so you can deliver them before the clock runs out!
"EWHAP" was developed for Ludum Dare #38 and we are really proud of it!
Please leave your opinion or feedback about the game. We'll be very happy if you do so :)
- wasd / arrow keys: move
- space: break the car
- Q / E: throw pizzas!
- F: horn to the pizzeria to receive more pizzas
How to Play
Press F in front of the pizzeria to receive pizzas for delivery. You can deliver the pizzas by pressing Q and E. Places where you have to deliver will appear colored with a big arrow on top of the building. Try to not hit your car and have fun being a pizza deliveryman on a snow globe!
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
Forty-six days...
I have been gone from Arkansas a little over six weeks now and there are sixty-eight more days left here to explore Scotland and the rest of the U.K.. There is a birthday to celebrate, an exhibition of my own to have, and an important opening of Stewart's to attend. There are people to see and meet and further places to travel and visit. There are things to figure out and goals to create for the next phase of my life when I return home.
I must admit, I feel unsettled, a bit restless and a bit nervous. Discombobulated. This is understandable but it doesn't make it comfortable. I have not produced a full fledged body of work in a while. Yes, I just had a twenty-two piece show of all new work in September and I have produced thirty-seven small works on paper since then, but I miss having a bigger concept and making bigger paintings.
I don't have a studio currently and I think that is another reason I am discombobulated. I have boxes of supplies to return to in my attic, which will require attention before I can resume painting again. I am very sad about the loss of my studio at the Fayetteville Underground. I am very depressed about the loss of the Fayetteville Underground and how it was handled. I know I am 4,000 miles away and I am having a grand adventure but it doesn't change the fact that I and many others were screwed out of a good thing. I know life is about change and losing my studio and even the way it happened probably enabled me to get on a plane and get the hell out of Dodge more easily but it still doesn't make it okay.
I feel like I lost my community of artists and the larger platform to interact with the public and connect with other artists on a larger worldly scale. I know I can rebuild these things whether in Fayetteville or somewhere else, but it won't be easy or the same. As an artist I am trained to make something out of nothing, and I will have to do this once I land somewhere more permanently. It should be viewed as a creative challenge and nothing more. A reason to rise again and I will. Again, it doesn't mean I have forgotten what we built and gave to the city of Fayetteville and the greater community and how it was carelessly handled and tossed aside.
I will return to Arkansas in May and I will look for an affordable or sponsored studio space so that Stewart Bremner and I can create our new body of combined paintings for our exhibition in July at the Art Center of the Ozarks. It is going to be chaotic getting back into the swing of things, but I have to believe we will both be ready to rise to the challenge.
In the meantime I must focus on our upcoming exhibitions.
"I thought I would find you here" works by Megan Chapman and Stewart Bremner March 1st – April 30th, Peterson Auditorium, NorthWest Arkansas Community College,Bentonville.
"From Across the Ocean" new works by Megan Chapman opens March 6th and remains on display throughout the month. Only at Embo on Leith Walk. Edinburgh, Scotland.
I'll leave you with some of my recent thoughts about why I do what I do. From my journal...
"I do it to create something new and unique on some level. I do it so I can create a physical object out of thoughts, dreams, atmospheres and beats from music. I do it to share with people. I need connection, I need to move people as well as move myself. Making art makes me feel human, it connects me with all the other artists that have come before and that will come after. It gives me a place in society to belong. It gives me a world to understand and a place to give from, a place to inspire and grow. I do it because it is in my blood to tell stories and entertain. I also do it for my patrons and collectors, for my own personal fulfillment and for my own self worth. I do it to show other artists it can be done, to help encourage and inspire. I do it because it is a huge part of my identity..."
Until next week, keep fighting. The world needs your art and I need to be inspired by you.
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I hadn't been on blogger for a while, so had no idea you were currently exploring my wonderful city. Very much enjoying your take on the galleries / art on show, your likes and dislikes.
Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you will try to come out to cafe Embo and see my exhibition. It will be up on March 6th- the month. I plan to have an opening there on March 9th. More details to come. It would be a pleasure to meet you. Glad you are enjoying the blog.Delete
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Public API Design Factors
If you have developed a successful application/service on Google App Engine, chances are that you are thinking of exposing your application/data for use by the public. That is excellent news since it is likely to allow mashup developers to integrate your application into an overall larger scheme of things. This blog post goes into what factors you need to address before you begin on your journey to create a public API.
The web has moved from its image of hosting web applications to that of a platform. A platform is primarily, a set of building blocks that you can combine in innovative ways to build your own application. One of the key factors that have driven the web towards the "platform" avatar has been the emergence of a large number of Public APIs based on Open Standards. A Public API in simple terms is exposing key pieces of your application for the consumption of other applications.
A Public API is an important piece of any web application today. Over the last 5 years, public APIs have proliferated and everyone from the big companies to the newest startup bets big on a public API. According to the premier API tracking site, The Programmable Web (http://www.programmableweb.com), there are currently 2033 APIs available for applications today [dated 21st June 2010]
What can we do with the Public APIs? Here are some of them:
- You can integrate a best of class functionality that is already being exposed by the Public API. For e.g. if you need to integrate Maps, simply integrate the Google Maps API. You do not need to reinvent the wheel.
- You can provide a complete different user experience (interface) to an existing service.
- You can utilize the Public API in a larger mashup that you are creating.
- You can create applications running on devices that the current provider of the Public API does not address. For e.g. you could write mobile applications running on the iPhone, Android, etc – which the Public API provider does not even provide.
Now that we have discussed some of the points about what one can do with a Public API, here are some points about potential benefits that a public API brings to your existing application.
A Public API gives access to your platform to a huge number of programmers/applications.
- Using open standards, they are able to build out applications using your API in ways that even the creators of the API could not have envisioned. And since the public APIs are usually built on Open Standards, they are integrated into a wide range of applications that run on hardware ranging from desktops to mobiles.
- In the current market scenario, programmers do not want to build something that is already exposed by the publicly available API and if the API is backed by a scalable and high available environment, they will adopt it.
This article now builds on the premise that you are convinced that a public API will help your already available service. The article now discusses important points that you must consider before you embark on coding out the public API. Each of these points focuses on a theme rather than the implementation details and they are listed in no particular order of importance.
REST v/s Web Services (SOAP)
These are the two predominant models of invoking your API: REST and Web Service. REST is being preferred by most applications today, primarily because of its simplicity and implicit mapping to operations like GET, PUT, POST, etc. It is fair enough to say at this point that you should expose your services via the REST way, even if you have a Web Services (SOAP) mechanism of exposing your services.
Response Data Format (XML, JSON)
Every API call results in data being returned to the calling application. The data could be a result contains data records or in case of update APIs, simply a response text indicating "success" or "failure". Two formats are predominant here: XML and JSON format. Your API should be flexible that it will allow the caller to specify which format they would like the data response to be sent back. Several APIs of late have been adopting only JSON as the supported data format. The best option over here at this point in time should be to support both if possible.
Service Contract Description
A Service Contract of your API is extremely important. It clearly defines what features your public API provides. This includes:
- The different Services and their names
- How they are accessible
- Authentication mechanisms
- Method signature for each method in a Service
- Description of each parameter in a method
It is important that you take small steps in the initial release of your API. Do not expose all functionality at once. A preferred approach might be to expose a read-only API that first gives users access to your data and then introduce write-methods that allow users to save their information. Introduce newer methods/functionalities in later versions but release a fairly compact Service Contract in your initial versions. It will help you identify the chinks early enough and help to refactor the existing Service Contact and introduce newer ones.
API Authentication
One need not stress enough about how important it is to make your public API secure. You only want authenticated users to access your public API. There are various strategies and authentication/authorization standards emerging for you to begin with. The most common approach is to issue a API Key for any application that wants to use your public API. This API Key is provided on signing up and is to be provided with every request to your API by the calling application. You can then authenticate the key and also determine if the call is within acceptable Rate Limits (this is covered in a point later) that you have set per API Key.
An authentication standard OAuth is gaining widespread acceptance as a preferred way to allow users to first validate themselves with the Service Providers and then pass a token to the calling application that they have been validated. This removes the need for the calling application to store your users' username/password with them. A large number of popular public APIs like Twitter have adopted this standard and you should have it on your radar.
Service Versioning
As your service evolves, the public API could also change to match the new features. You need to make sure that you do not break existing clients who have already binded to your existing public API. Enter versioning! Think about versioning your public API right from the first release. If you are using a REST like mechanism that inserting a version number like 1 or v1 might be a good start. With each version, specify clearly what is different, what the additional features are, etc.
Rate Limits
All public APIs should be free to exercise to increase their adoption in the initial phase. Unless you strongly feel that you need to have a paid public API right from Day 1, you should definitely make the public API free to use. However, it is important for it to make business sense at the end of the day. After all, computing resources do cost. An approach typically used by almost all companies is to build in Rate Limits (or Quota Limits) into their public API. Some examples include:
- 10,000 calls per day
- 1000 calls per hour
- 1 GB Free total disk space (This is required in scenarios where you also persist the objects in your cloud as part of the public API)
The rate limits are typically reset at regular intervals like an hour, daily, etc. In certain cases, where you also provide storage space, the disk space quota is fixed at an upper limit and is not typically reset.
No matter what your functionality is, defining the rate limits is important because you will need to build checks in your public API infrastructure.
At the same time, there is a clear possibility that if your application and consequently your public API, is huge successful, then there will be applications which will easily go past your rate limits. That is a good problem to solve. In those scenarios (and you should expect them), you need to think about any of two approaches:
- Selectively increase the rate limits for a particular application. You will first need to discuss the requirements with the original creators of the application.
- Provide a paid option, where the application buys the increased limit either in tiers that you have set up or on a pay-as-you-go service. The pay-as-you-go service is generally preferred because you may not get the high spikes every single day.
It is important to support your public API with strong documentation. Pay attention to every aspect of the documentation. At the minimum, you must document the following clearly:
- End Points for different Architectural Styles (REST,WS) along with versioning.
- Define all services, methods (actions) and their parameters
- Provide sample request / response data formats for each method(action) in your service
- Document the error scenarios clearly along with Server side status codes
The best way to get started in documentation is to look at the documentation of existing public APIs. Pick one that suits you and stick to it. Several public APIs even have a RSS Feed about their API documentation to inform about any changes.
Helper Libraries
It is important to envelop your REST/Web Service calls into easy to use helper libraries. Helper Libraries target a number of client programming languages/platforms like Java, Python, Ruby, Javascript, .NET, etc. A Helper library gives a quick starting point to get someone exercising your public API within minutes or hours. A Helper library should address the following (recommended):
- Envelope the security calls (Authorization)
- Envelope the REST/WS calls and Data Format (XML, JSON) parsing.
- Optionally, return the results in Classes defined in the target high level language. For e.g. Java classes, etc.
Dedicated Public API Web page/site
It is strongly recommended to have a companion web site for your Public API. This companion website can serve as a one stop destination for all documentation related to your public API. It can also provide information like:
- Signing up for the API and getting issued an API Key
- Showcase applications / case studies of how people have used your public API
- List official Helper libraries and contributed Helper libraries that make it easier to use your API.
- An API forum where users discuss your API and which your API support engineers can regularly monitor
- RSS Feeds that allow people to subscribe to API updates. Providing a "Sign up" for email updates to notify users is also recommended.
I hope this article gives a broad framework about the high level factors that you can consider your Public API release to support. Designing and Development can then commence much more smoothly. There are many other small details to consider, so please share your additional points in the comments for the benefit of all.
- ProgrammableWeb (http://www.programmableweb.com)
- Open APIs: State of the Market, May 2010. John Musser (http://www.slideshare.net/jmusser/pw-glue-conmay2010)
- OAuth Protocol Site : http://oauth.net/


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Egon Eiermann designed this table back in 1953 for his own office. Soon after, it was used by his students, in their small dorms. When the students were several for dinner or work they simply removed the table top and replaced it with one of the doors of the dorm, and in a few seconds they had a bigger table. The Eiermann1 table frame, is the original edition and designed as a desk. Later on one of Eiermann's students made a dining version called the Eiermann2 frame. The simple construction of the frame makes it very light, but very stable. Today it is proudly produced by Richard Lampert in Stuttgart as Egon Eiermann designed it in 1953.
All table tops for the Eiermann frames is placed on top of the frame on soft rubber dubs. This means that it is easy to change the table top.
- L110 x W66 x H66 cm
- L110 x W78 x H66 cm
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Note A table top of minimum L120 x W80 cm is suitable for a frame size L110 x W66 x H66 cm. A table top of minimum L180 x W90 cm is suitable for a frame size L110 x W78 x H66 cm.
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Longford Credit Union Limited also offers all eligible members insurance services. Some of these insurance services are paid for directly by the credit union and others are paid directly by the member.
"Member pay" Services:
Coveru.ie is a new suite of insurance services brought to you by credit unions and AIG. Coveru.ie offers great value to credit union members on home, car and travel insurances.
The insurance cover currently provided for by Longford Credit Union in respect of eligible members are:
- Loan Protection
- Life Savings Insurance
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There are many good reasons for taking a loan out with Longford Credit Union and one of them is the free loan protection cover that comes with loans. This cover is designed to repay an eligible member's loans in the event of death. This means you can borrow with the comfort of knowing that, subject to certain terms and conditions, your estate will not be left with the burden of a loan to be repaid. This is one of the many great benefits of being a member of Longford Credit Union.
- Automatic cover up to €8,000 regardless of health
- Amounts in excess of €8,000 are covered subject to the terms and conditions of the policy. A member declaration is required, this will be fully explained at the time of loan application.
- The maximum coverage for members over the age of 70 is €40,000
- Insurance cover ceases at the member's 85th birthday
The outstanding loan of a member who suffers total and permanent disability for any occupation before his/her 65th birthday is also repaid.
- The insurance benefit payable is the amount of the member's outstanding loan balance
- Cover ceases on the member's 85th birthday
- The cover extends to include total and permanent disability from any occupation. In the event of the member becoming totally and permanently disabled for any occupation then the benefit will be paid
- The total and permanent disability must be medically determined
- The total and permanent disability must commence before the 65th birthday
Longford Credit Union maintains an insurance policy called the Life Savings and Loan Protection Policy (LP/PS), which activates on the death of an eligible member to increase the value of their savings which can be returned to the members estate or family and to clear outstanding loans.
There is no charge to members for this insurance cover.
Features of the savings cover are outlined below.
The amounts which are paid out under the policy depends on a number of factors, including:
- Their age when the member joined the credit union
- Their savings on their 55th birthday and at five yearly intervals up to their 70th birthday
- The movement on their account following their 55th birthday until date of death
- Their state of health throughout this period
- New savings after 70th birthday are not covered
- Cover is currently to a maximum of €7,700
- Withdrawal of savings at any time after 55th birthday below the maximum level of cover will reduce coverage
- Regardless of poor health at date of lodging, savings are covered to a maximum of €8,000
We have extended cover to include the "Accidental, Death and Dismemberment" Rider. Under this extension the amount of the Life Savings claim is doubled if the member dies as the result of an accident. Also if the member looses a limb or sight as the result of an accident then a benefit may be paid to member. The amount of the benefit is based on the savings that the member makes during the term of membership and the age that lodgments are made.
Under Credit Union Rule 22 (now amended to Rule 19) if your account becomes inactive for 3 years and we are unable to contact you within that period it may become a dormant account. It is in your own interest to keep it active by conducting regular transaction.
The account maybe reactivated by conducting transactions and supporting it with photographic I.D. e.g. passport/drivers licence/birth certificate for children and confirmation of address (not more than 3 months old) e.g. utility bill/revenue documentation.
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5 Fitness Tips for Soccer Players
Soccer is one of the most watched and followed sport around the world. Soccer is obviously has given the world many known figures like Pele, Ronaldo, Messi, Zidane, Maradona, Neymar and many more. There are many people who dream to be one of them and indulge their time practicing their signature moves and styles. But what you need to understand is that nothing beats hard work. That how these players beat the odds and came out victorious. They did not try to copy, they worked hard to create their own style and raking masses in their fan club. To become a better player first you have to be in a better shape. In every sport, personal well being comes first. There are many exercises that you can include in your regimen but there are other factors you have to consider as well.
Mental and Physical Health:
First and foremost thing you have to consider is YOURSELF. The need to sleep and eat better is not nagging but necessity. Overworking and extra workout can lead to muscle tension and other irreparable injuries. So that's a big No-No.
Food is the fuel of the body. Put the right type and amount, you are a beast but hamper with the quality and quantity, you are nothing but a faulty machine unable to give your best on the field. A normal soccer players diet should involve all natural products. You have to balance Protein, Carbohydrates, Fats and other healthy items like chia seeds, fish oil etc to give you all form of energy and nutrition.
The sheer need to warm up your muscles to make sure they don't jam or get harmed exile running miles and twisting your body to do trick shots or trying not to body slam others or gaining momentum to get that goal, Yes stretching is very important.
A full body work out is necessary in every sport. But like every sport demands special exercise to suit the game, so does soccer. Some of those areas are
Frontal Plane Exercises Maximal Strength Exercises Core Workout Full body strength training Upper Body Exercises.
Proper Workout Regimen:
You can't be just working out or just playing. You need a proper schedule as per your body need. Overexerting will lead you nowhere. Try to build a functioning time table to accommodate training, gym, food and rest. And making sure to take time off will hep you keep you calm and your mind refreshed to make you work better.
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Hey all - question regarding custom HubSpot modules.
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Nutty, buttery, savoury kasha with mushrooms.
Recipe from Paola Gavin's book Hazana: Jewish Vegetarian Cooking.
Traditional Jewish food can sometimes seem a bit meat-centric, so I was giddy with delight when I discovered this beautiful new recipe book by Paola Gavin. It's stuffed to the gills with delectable Jewish vegetarian recipes from around the world.
The first thing I noticed about Hazana: Jewish Vegetarian Cooking, is that it is a beautiful object, as well as a useful and well-researched recipe book. The cover is decorated with stylish illustrations of vegetables, fruits, herbs and spices. These striking drawings also appear throughout the book, at the start of each new chapter, alongside Jewish proverbs and interesting introductory comments. The pages are thick, matt paper which has a lovely feel as you leaf through, and the whole book is weighty and impressive.
Chapter and verse
The chapters cover appetisers and salads, soups, pasta and dumplings, grains, main courses, eggs, vegetables, and desserts. There are also highly informative sections about Jewish holidays and festivities, and Jewish history and culture. These help to give the recipes context and also provide a valuable background for readers without much knowledge of Judaism or the Jewish people.
Familiar and unfamiliar
There are of course many familiar Jewish vegetarian dishes in this book, although perhaps not as many as I anticipated. I found a great deal of new (to me!) and interesting ones. On my 'to make' list are Algerian tomato, onion and egg salad (Slata tomatem); Russian potato dumplings stuffed with curd cheese and chives (Pampushki); and a fantastic sounding Moroccan dish – artichoke and broad bean tajine with green olives and ginger (Tajine d'artichauts et de feves).
Beautiful illustrations
As well as the gorgeous drawings, Hazana is also illustrated with mouth-watering photographs of some of the dishes. These all entice the reader into the kitchen to get busy cooking up something delicious! The recipes are generally straightforward and have modest lists of ingredients. However, a few call for speciality items such as regional cheeses or slightly unusual seasonings like caraway or pomegranate molasses. With the exception of some of the cheeses, I doubt it would be too hard to search out any of the ingredients.
Eggs and dairy
Many of the recipes in Hazana call for eggs and dairy products, so while this is a great book for vegetarians, it would be less useful for vegans. And while the author notes the prohibition in kosher cooking of serving milk and meat dishes togtether, she has missed the opportunity to offer parve substitutions in some of the more obvious candidates. For instance, a potato and carrot kugel lists butter as one of the ingredients. However I suspect that many readers might want to serve this at a meaty meal. I doubt that figuring out modifications would be beyond the abilities of any competent cook though.
Feeling nourished
Hazana means feeding, nourishment or nutrition in Hebrew. It seems like a highly appropriate name for this lovely book of Jewish vegetarian recipes. All the dishes – even the desserts – are bursting with vegetables and fruits, seasoned with fresh and dried herbs and exotic and familiar spices. The country of origin of each recipe is given, and often its name in the local language alongside its English title.
Kitchen library
Overall, Hazana: Jewish Vegetarian Cooking is a gorgeous, inspiring book. It would be a terrific addition to the kitchen library of vegetarians and meat-eaters alike – and regardless of their religion or ethnicity! Hazana is published by Quadrille and is available from Amazon and all good bookshops, RRP £25.
I tested out the recipe for kasha with mushrooms (kasha met schveml) which originates in Poland and Russia. Despite my Ashkenazi heritage, kasha was not something I grew up eating, so this recipe was new to me. It was easy to prepare and the results were nutty, buttery, savoury and delicious! I was bracing myself for resistance from my daughter Kipper, who can be a bit funny sometimes about both mushrooms and grains, but it even got a thumbs up from her. Result!
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Kasha with mushrooms (Kasha mit schveml)
- 180 g kasha (roasted buckwheat groats) (1 cup)
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 450 ml hot water (2 cups)
- grating of nutmeg
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 medium onions, thinly sliced
- 250 g small white (button) mushrooms, thinly sliced (9oz)
- sour cream or smetana to serve
- Place the kasha in a heavy saucepan and add the beaten egg. Stir well, so each grain is well coated, then cook over a gentle heat for 5 minutes or until the egg is set.
- Pour in the hot water and season with nutmeg, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes, or until the kasha is tender and the liquid has been absorbed.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large frying pan and add the onions. Cook over a gentle heat until they start to turn golden. Add the mushrooms and continue to cook until they are tender and any liquid has evaporated.
- Stir the onions and mushrooms into the cooked kasha and simmer for 1–2 minutes.
- Serve at once, with sour cream on the side.
If you love mushrooms you might also enjoy these secret ingredient baked garlic mushrooms, or this baked wild mushroom risotto.


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Mobile devices Flipboard is an excellent way to collect updates from newspapers, journals, blogs, magazines as well as video channels. This video of my flipboard shows some of the ways in which I am using it on my iPad. **** Desktop Rich Site Summary (RSS) (video explains RSS in a simple way) Look for the symbol below, on web pages. Clicking that image activates subscription. You can receive updates … Continue reading Let the mountain come to me…
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Fraternities must initiate new members by Friday
Miami University's Interfraternity Council (IFC) is suspending all fraternity activities and ending its new member period early.
The announcement came Tuesday after IFC received multiple reports of hazing. In a release, IFC called the alleged actions "antithetical to the pillars of Greek life" and noted that university investigations would begin "immediately."
All fraternities must have their new members formally initiated by 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 23.
The university supports IFC's decision to suspend fraternity activities, Miami University president Greg Crawford wrote in a statement.
"We believe this is a productive first step, but not the only step we will take to address our concerns and keep our students safe," Crawford wrote. "We are investigating multiple reports of misconduct involving hazing and have shared those reports with Oxford Police, because hazing is a criminal act."
Six national fraternal organizations have filed cease-and-desist orders against their Miami University chapters, according to Crawford's statement. IFC Vice President Lorenzo Guidi said the national organizations will be sending representatives to the Miami chapters.
Chapters under a cease-and-desist order from the university or from their national organization may not initiate new members or host any activities, the notice said.
The six are: Alpha Delta Phi (AD Phi), Alpha Sigma Phi (Alpha Sig), Phi Delta Theta (Phi Delt), Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) , Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) and Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE).
"[The six fraternities] must abide by the restrictions outlined by their national organizations while investigations are completed," university spokeswoman Claire Wagner said.
"And it's unfortunate that this happens because A) if you're playing with students' safety there's no room for that and B) you're tarnishing the reputation of those fraternity members who really are interested in student leadership and philanthropy and doing good things," Wagner said.
Previously approved parent and family weekends, philanthropic and service activities may continue, though fraternities will not be allowed to host any other social events.
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Vice President for Student Affairs Jayne Brownell reached out to parents Tuesday afternoon through the Miami University Parents and Family Members Facebook group, sharing President Crawford's statement.
All new IFC initiates will be required to attend new member convocation and Greeks Step Up programming as usual.
For Miami's seventeen sororities, overseen by the Panhellenic Association, programming can continue as normal, although the sororities may be indirectly affected the inability of fraternities to participate in some combined social events.
"There [are] no restrictions on their events unless they decide to do so," Guidi said. "But this initiative that we are currently dealing with is something that was organized by us for our members only. So, they [the Panhellenic Council] can operate freely."
IFC was unable to estimate how long it will take the university to investigate the reports.
"We're not sure of any sort of timetable at this point," said Guidi.
Hazing is a criminal activity. Anyone who suspects or knows of occurrences of student misconduct may report to Miami University Police at 513-529-2222, or Oxford police at 513-524-5240.
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This story was updated on Feb. 21 at 3:50 p.m. to reflect new information from Miami University and IFC.


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Posted on April 14, 2015
Over the last two decades, the focus on healthcare-associated infection prevention has grown to play a critical role in the regulatory landscape, patient safety, and healthcare quality. Healthcare epidemiologists (HE) have been viewed as a key stakeholder in these efforts serving in a multitude of roles that include quality rapid cycle improvement, regulatory review, patient safety, clinical education, and administration of infection surveillance and infection process data.1
Historically, no clear framework or description of HE competencies has existed. Conversely, infection preventionists realize benefits from an established formal certification program through the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (CBIC).2
In a recent SHEA white paper, Kaye, K.S. et al outlined several core competencies of HEs in an attempt to describe attributes of a successful HE, sources of formal/informal training, and gaps in training opportunities. These efforts are being viewed as a pivotal first step in establishing standards by which all healthcare epidemiologists may be measured.
In a survey of SHEA membership, Wright and colleagues demonstrated that while HE responsibilities have expanded staffing and compensation levels continue to lag behind for healthcare epidemiology and infection control (HEIC) departments. Although 91% of the 526 respondents provided HEIC services, only 65% were specifically compensated as such.3 Understaffing was another common theme with only 25% of respondents having 3 or more infection preventionist FTEs. These trends are troubling and certainly must have influence on the ability of HEICs to drive infection control best practices and improve patient care.
Should healthcare epidemiologists adopt a formal certification program?
How do you think this would impact the HEIC departments and influence patient care?
1. Kaye, K. S., Anderson, D. J., Cook, E., Huang, S. S., Siegel, J. D., Zuckerman, J. M., & Talbot, T. R. (2015). Guidance for Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology Programs: Healthcare Epidemiologist Skills and Competencies. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 36(04), 369–380. doi:10.1017/ice.2014.79
2. Pogorzelska, M., Stone, P. W., & Larson, E. L. (2012). Certification in infection control matters: Impact of infection control department characteristics and policies on rates of multidrug-resistant infections. American Journal of Infection Control, 40(2), 96–101. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2011.10.002
3. Wright, S. B., Ostrowsky, B., Fishman, N., Deloney, V. M., Mermel, L., & Perl, T. M. (2010). Expanding roles of healthcare epidemiology and infection control in spite of limited resources and compensation. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology?: The Official Journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America, 31(2), 127–132. doi:10.1086/650199
About the Author
Matt Weissenbach, MPH, CPH, CIC is currently the Director of Clinical Operations for Wolters Kluwer Health – Pharmacy OneSource. As a trained epidemiologist, Matt has significant experience within the healthcare informatics arena centered on leveraging automation to advance the fields of epidemiology and infection prevention. He has also been extensively involved in international public health, specifically infectious disease epidemiology and vector-borne diseases endemic to Southeast Asia. Matt is a member of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) at the national and local (NC) levels as well as a member of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA).
Matt received his Master of Public Health degree in Global Health Practice from the University of South Florida and is board certified in Public Health and Infection Control.
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By Teachers, For Teachers
Many educators have recently undertaken the task of helping their colleagues get connected. Getting "connected" means getting plugged into the resources available to expand your network and manage your own professional development. During October, many educators like you have been sharing the blessings of connectedness to their non-connected colleagues. Kudos to you for playing this essential role!
But have you thought whether the sharing will stop after October? Will colleagues who dismissed your recommendations have to wait another year? Will others who started walking their path of connectedness lose momentum?
Connected Educators Month is a great way to shine a spotlight on the perks of connectivity, but it's difficult to keep that spotlight shining throughout the rest of the year.
Fortunately, there's plenty you can do to keep the momentum of the month going consistently. Here are some ways teachers around the nation continually promote connectedness to their colleagues.
Tell Your Story. Often there's nothing more personal or compelling than telling your own story. What did you think before you got connected? What got you hooked? How does being connected continue to impact you?
The validity of your experience will encourage others to seek the same story themselves. For example, I tell others that I joined Twitter because I thought it was stupid and I wanted to see exactly what I could make fun of about it. Then I realized it was awesome.
By sharing my honest experiences, I've connected with colleagues who shared the same initial reservations. We've been able to have more in-depth chats about my story and as a result, I've seen our interactions inspire enough confidence in them to try getting connected in hopes of emulating my successes. What's your story?
Share Your Successes. It's undeniably valuable to tell stories about how you got connected in the first place. But equally, it's important to share how either your newfound Professional Learning Network (PLN) or toolkit chock full of new resources has helped you recently. When I say, "Just last week I needed _____________ and someone in my PLN had the answer," it provides a very tangible image of how getting connected can help. Consider that these specific testaments—exactly when and how being connected has helped you—will encourage and enable your co-workers to become more successful in their own careers.
Miss Somebody. When people are gone, we miss them. The same is true for the connectedness culture, too. If you've noticed that someone has fallen off the connectedness wagon after October, tell him or her earnestly that they're missed. Their presence on these digital mediums is welcome and their voice is important. Sometimes just knowing that someone wants you there is all it takes to stick with it. Think of Connected Educator's Month in the same way you think of New Year's Resolutions—there's a rapid rate of attrition once January comes to a close. Don't let your PLN slip!
Live the Culture. The culture of our conversation is shifting, and as a result, our methods of sharing and accessing resources have expanded exponentially. It's been an intimidating transition for us teachers, but the more that we can openly talk about "tweets," "blogs," "podcasts," "PLN," and other aspects of connectedness, the more commonplace these resources will become in our everyday language. When others see that being connected is a vital part of their other professional engagements, they'll be more prone to continue exploring it.
Continue to Educate and Encourage the Unconnected. Just because November 1 rolls around doesn't mean that you need to stop sharing the good news with others until next year. It's only going to become more important that your colleagues engage with these prolific resources and networks so keep sending the message!
Of course, there's a right and wrong way to do so—remember that no one likes it when someone "tells" them what to do or implies they "have" to add one more thing to their list. Don't be pushy. Instead, consider some polite ways you can gently encourage your colleagues who haven't taken up the call yet.
Most of all, be patient. Just because you go on a diet doesn't mean everyone else will feel equally excited about doing it with you. The same thought process applies to connectedness—no one will get connected until they're ready. Just be friendly and available for when that time comes and know that for some, it may be awhile.
Rome wasn't built in a day, and all your colleagues will definitely not get connected in one school year. Continue to develop your own connectedness while politely sharing the benefits of it with your colleagues. English/American political activist and philosopher Thomas Paine said, "Time makes more converts than reason," and as time goes on, your colleagues will steadily see the advantages of building up their own connectedness, thanks to your consistent efforts!
How will you help others get connected throughout the rest of the year? Add a comment with your advice and strategies below!
Jordan Catapano is a high school English teacher in a Chicago suburb. In addition to being National Board Certificated, he also has worked with the Illinois Association of Teachers of English and has experience as a school board member for a private school. You can follow him on Twitter at @BuffEnglish, or visit his website ACTWritingTips.com.


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Wii Bowling Ball
Making a owning a bowling ball cool is an extremely difficult venture. There's something so unnecessary and over-the-top about carrying that pristine ball with your initials on it in that fancy leather bag to a smoke-filled alley where you plan to drink $4 pitchers of watered-down light beer with your fat, degenerate buddies. I mean, do you really need your own special ball for that or could you just go ahead and use the stock alley balls like the rest of us?
Bowling video games are arguably far lamer than bowling in the alley ever will be so I'm not too sure that this Wii ball actually has made the personal bowling ball any cooler. But, at least you use it in the privacy of your own living room, so there's no parading it around like it's your proudest possession.
The Wii ball opens to allow you to place your Wiimote inside. Then, place your fingers in the holes like you would a real bowling ball and get ready to bowl. The wrist strap prevents the ball from flying out of your hand and into the television screen, which could possibly be the most exciting part of your bowling experience. So leave it off if you want to keep your options open. The peripheral works with a variety of bowling games that require the use of the Wiimote such as World Lanes AMF Bowling. (UPDATE: This is now available on Amazon.)
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This guy obvious doesn't understand what "fun" means.
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News for August 2018
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Breaking Free with Venture Trust
The sun is shining in Portobello.
Stephen is smiling and excited as he talks about supporting and mentoring people fighting to break free from the "grip" and "madness" of addiction and the pain and suffering addiction brings.
He has just finished a peer mentor training programme and is now qualified to help those facing the same struggles he has.
"My life is brilliant right now," he says.
However, life was not always sunny for Stephen.
As a teen he turned to drugs as an escape from the trauma and turmoil in his life.
His addiction caused his life to spiral out of control. He lost everything that was once important to him - family, friends, his home and eventually his freedom.
After a chaotic childhood, Stephen joined the army as a 16-year-old as a way to set his life on a steady path. However, after issues with alcohol his military career did not last and shortly after he left the service his girlfriend was tragically killed in an accident.
"This was me. I had lost my chance at a career I wanted, I had lost my girlfriend, and I had lost the house. I had lost everything," Stephen recalls.
At times he felt so lost and alone he believed life was hardly worth living.
His drug use increased and so did his criminal activities to feed his habit. After several appearances in front of the court, Stephen was eventually locked away in Polmont Young Offenders' Institution.
Prison didn't end up being a place of rehabilitation for Stephen. He was able to get access to drugs from while he was behind bars. "It wasn't a very nice place as you can imagine and I soon got into heroin," he says.
For the next decade, life for Stephen was filled with "a misery inside". Drugs, crime and homelessness were all part of his existence. He even robbed his family. For a moment a relationship with a woman appeared to give Stephen a reason to change his life. But the relationship ended and he once more turned to the only source of relief he knew – drugs.
"I started using legal highs. That's when I really hit rock bottom. I had drug psychosis, I was running about with knives. It was absolute madness. I lost 25 kilogrammes in two months. I had to be carried out of my house and into hospital," Stephen remembers.
"I had no will to live."
On his release from hospital Stephen was accommodated in housing for individuals struggling with substance abuse. He was also placed on a Drug Treatment and Testing Order (DTTO). He had to undergo regular drug testing and he also began to engage with professional support services. He took inspiration from a support worker who had turned his own life around.
"I was drug tested, I cut off a lot of people who I had been associating with and with the help of medication I began to see this wee bit of light at the end of a dark tunnel."
The same worker that had inspired him to make changes in his life referred him to Venture Trust.
Venture Trust's programmes of personal development help people involved in the criminal justice system who recognise that they need to address their behaviours and attitudes. There is support for individuals to develop the skills and motivation to work towards a life free from crime, to become more employable, see more possibilities and build positive relationships with others. Staff work with participants in their community and also in the Scottish wilderness.
A unique phase of the programmes is a wilderness journey in the wilds of Scotland. Outdoor activity and experiential learning techniques allow participants to make positive changes in negotiating barriers, gaining control of their life circumstances, and working towards achieving personal goals. These could be re-deploying skills learnt within the military; living independently; rebuilding broken relationships; moving towards jobs, training or volunteering; and generally working towards living a healthy, safe and stable life.
Stephen had always loved the outdoors and adventure. It was what drew him to the Army all those years ago. "It sounded like my kind of thing."
He met with an Outreach Worker and they began working towards getting Stephen physically and mentally prepared for the three phase Living Wild programme - funded by The Scottish Government and also by the Armed Forces Covenant for ex-service personnel in the Scottish community justice system. This meant cutting back on medication and making the commitment to change.
It hasn't easy for Stephen. He has had his setbacks and a short relapse but with his determination and desire to escape "the wreckage" that had been his life for 20 years he has broken free from the grip of addiction. He is experiencing life through clear eyes and mind. With his confidence up and a desire to help others access the service Venture Trust provides, Stephen also threw himself off a bridge - with an elastic chord tied around his ankles - to raise funds for the organisation.
"It's great to have a life back. To not feel hopeless or like you are nothing or useless. Venture Trust has helped me to become somebody again. It's still a daily struggle at time but I now have the skills to deal with life," Stephen says.
"My family all want something to do with me. I'm re-building relationships that were broken.
"The life that I have now is brilliant compared to what it was like. I thought I was a failure and that I was going to die in that horrible existence of addiction, prison, violence and fear."
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Emails sent and received by Clinton on her private server are missing over periods totaling five months, beginning when she took office as secretary of state in 2009.Um, that's a lot of yoga routines and other exclusively personal emails. The Hillary-hater in me assumes all these wiped emails were discussing all the sweetheart deals between State and the Clinton Foundation, but then it's only us right-wing wackos who care about this stuff, amirite?
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AHA Swiftly Reacts to Protect Rural Health
Rural hospitals are their community's anchor. By providing 24/7 care, essential public services and access to primary care for the 57 million people that live in rural America, these hospitals are vitally important. That's why the AHA swiftly reacted to guidance issued by CMS late last year which included some inconsistent requirements, and worked with CMS to explain our concerns that some Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) may lose their designation as a result of CMS' proposal.
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October 26, 2011
I am so excited to be teaching on a Quilter's Emporium hosted cruise in April! Bonnie (All Through the Night) and I are going to be teaching some wonderful wool hand work classes. The cruise leaves Galveston Texas and stops in Cozumel, Grand Cayman, and Jamaica! What fun! I need to start my diet NOW! The other teachers on the cruise are Heidi Pridemore, Whimsical Workshop and Keri Schneider.
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3 comments:
- Robyn of Robyns Nest said...
Sounds absolutely fantastic, but when you add the cost of airfare from Australia...... puts it out of my budget. Unless I win lotto this week ;- )
- October 27, 2011 at 5:10 AM
- Anna said...
hummmmm April huh?
- October 27, 2011 at 7:52 AM
- Laurie said...
How fun is that?! You girls are so talented and adventurous. Hope all is well with you. ~Laurie
- November 3, 2011 at 10:39 AM
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