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- Vitamix Blends Tradition and Innovation with NFC
Vitamix Blends Tradition and Innovation with NFC
Household appliances rarely make the electronics trade press headlines. However, high-performance blending equipment specialist Vitamix is creating quite a stir with its innovative blenders that use built-in NFC technology from SMARTRAC.
Vitamix's all new Ascent and Venturist blenders utilize NFC to excel in terms of both functionality and safety. With NFC readers built into the appliance base and SMARTRAC's custom-built NFC tags in the supplied and separately sold containers and cups, Vitamix is breaking new ground in blending technology.
First of all, the NFC tag in the container can change multiple parameters (up to 140!) of the machines. This is all done automatically, by simply placing the container on the appliance base. The NFC tag is able to modify program settings, button functions, ramp rates or maximum time settings. It has never been easier to prepare steaming-hot soups, frozen sorbets, delicious smoothies and so much more, resulting in a novel culinary experience. The NFC tag could also modify machine settings and operating windows for attachments that have not yet been invented, underlining the power of the concept.
On top of that, the consumer experience has never been safer, as the NFC tag, which utilizes an NXP NTAG 216 chip, plays an important part in various critical safety functions, for example imposing button restrictions for safety.
Focused on Safe Operation
For Vitamix, NFC is a key element of a sophisticated wireless interlock system for the blender, alongside reed switches that control the NFC tag antenna and coil. The reed switches (reliable electrical switches actuated by magnetic fields) allow the NFC tags to be read and to transmit data to the base of the machine.
This highly reliable and safe mechanism enables the machine to identify the container and determine if the interlock is engaged. Since the container and its attributes can be identified, the machine's base unit will react according to the container, effectively eliminating unsafe operating conditions. For example, the soup program will be deactivated when the To-Go Cup is placed on the machine.
The quest for optimum safety was a major element of the development. Dave Kolar, Senior Engineering Manager at Vitamix, and his team spearheaded a project to develop a wireless interlock system for the company's blender jars. They wanted to avoid electro-mechanical rods and switches placed in the container, since these trap dirt, look rather unattractive and, more importantly, can jam and get stuck, causing serious safety risks. Initially, Vitamix created a system that operated similar to a mobile phone charger and that transmitted power though the jar and then back down to the base. This concept was simple in theory, but was riddled with technical challenges to make it work reliably.
Kolar was working with a startup in San Francisco when he heard about SMARTRAC's air coil RFID tags for the first time. When he got back from that trip, he and his team created the first prototype that worked more reliably on first use than the other concept had after months of work. Kolar knew immediately that the concept was not only viable, but was also a potential game-changer.
The full-sized Vitamix container (left-hand side); the tamping device for insertion into the full sized container; the model A250 blender with smoothie cup and blade base assembly attached; and the Bluetooth scale, which takes the container data from the tag via the Vitamix NFC reader built into the motor section, and translates into recipe proportions.
Benefiting from SMARTRAC's Can-do Attitude
Once the NFC/reed switch-based interlock system was proven to work successfully in a test environment, another challenge arose: developing NFC tags that not only interact properly with the reed switches, but also can be molded in the container housings, plus survive the molding process, years of heat and vibration under use, and the thousands of brutal dishwasher cycles to come.
SMARTRAC passed that test to Kolar's utmost satisfaction with its air coil NFC tags and – maybe even more important – with its overall "can do" approach. "When I was in Thailand for a family vacation, I had the chance to visit the SMARTRAC facility that manufactures the air coil transponders, the day before Christmas Eve. I thought I'd get a 10-minute tour, but they took me through all the production areas and gave me a lot of details. The product development team there was very supportive, and took this project under its wing immediately, almost as if it was a personal challenge. I knew then I was dealing with professionals, and that these were the guys we wanted to team up with," Kolar remembers.
"Air coils can easily be made larger than standard NFC/HF inlays - in the Vitamix use case 81.25 mm diameter - which in this application affords a read range beyond what any standard inlays could provide. In fact, the air coil we're using for Vitamix is the biggest coil we have ever made - a quite unique design and a perfect fit for their ring tag concept. From a design viewpoint, this freed up restrictions on the position and orientation of the NFC reader/antenna in the blender motor section. The reader/antenna could be moved to an easy-fit location away from the air-coil carrier within the container, further than a standard-range NFC/HF inlay would have permitted," explains Art Barton, Sales Manager Americas Region at SMARTRAC.
Bright Prospects – Technologically and Commercially
For Vitamix, the two NFC-enabled blender models and the supplied and separately sold containers and cups launched at the end of December 2016 are just a starting point, though a quite important one, as the company expects to sell more than a million units over the next three years.
"With our new products we are really elevating the culinary experience of our customers while complying with the strictest safety regulations of today and tomorrow," Kolar says. "Furthermore, we have barely tapped into what's possible with NFC. In the near future, there will not only be other blender models and containers with that technology, but also smartphone apps and all-new functionalities which take our customers' experience to the next level. I'm sure SMARTRAC with its amazing willingness to take on new concepts and its attitude to say 'yes, and…' instead of 'yes, but...' will remain the perfect partner for Vitamix."
For further information, please contact SMARTRAC's sales and customer service team.


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Risotto has the reputation of being difficult to make. All that stirring.
My introduction to risotto was through my first boyfriend's mother.
Oh, high school relationships.
I was a senior in high school at the time and had done some cooking before, but this woman made things far more fancy and complicated than I was used to at home. My parents weren't bad cooks or anything like that, but they didn't enjoy cooking the same way she did. Naturally, people who enjoy cooking tend to spend more time in the kitchen creating intricate dishes than just your normal weeknight dinner.
Anyway, risotto. This boyfriend's mom had told me how complicated risotto was. That it took so long to make. And the stirring, so much stirring. Me, being competitive, thought "psh, I can do that". I went online to the Food Network, printed off a risotto recipe and tried my hand at it.
That first risotto was a success, and it quickly became one of my favorite foods! It's a comfort food for me, really. Risotto is so smooth and creamy, yet it fits my qualifications of not having any of the fatty, overly processed type ingredients (I don't even add any cheese to my risotto anymore. It creamy enough as it is, and you really won't notice the cheese is gone)! Sure, risotto is essentially a fancy white rice – not the healthiest, but definitely not the worst. I just eat it in moderation. The evening I made and photographed this particular risotto I also had some oven baked tilapia and some vegetable (asparagus, I think).
I topped my risotto with a bit of extra spinach. Other garnishes could be freshly grated parmesan or mozzarella, or parsley, oregano, or basil.
Lemon RisottoIngredients
- 1 Tbs olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 large shallot, minced
- 2/3 c arborio rice
- 1/4 c lemon juice
- 3 c chicken or vegetable stock
- 1 c chopped spinach
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. When the oil is warm add the garlic and shallot and cook about 3-4 minutes, until soft.
- Add the arborio rice. Let this mixture cook for another 5 minutes or so, stirring frequently, until the ends of the grains of rice are translucent.
- Pour in the lemon juice and let it absorb, stirring frequently.
- When the lemon juice has absorbed add about 1/2 c of the chicken or vegetable stock. Again, stir this frequently. When the liquid is mostly absorbed, add another half cup of broth and repeat until all of the broth has been added and absorbed. This will take some time and lots of stirring.
- Finally, stir in the chopped spinach and let the risotto cook for just a minute or two more while the spinach wilts.
- Optional: garnish risotto with extra spinach, freshly grated cheese, or herbs before serving.


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|Vintage postcard
|October 2014
|August 2015
About a week ago, when I learned that that the last remaining portion of the Inn was being demolished, I headed out to Oberlin on a Sunday afternoon and grabbed the shot below.
I also swung around to the back of the property to see what shape the 1969 addition was in. Much of it was gone, and it was only a sad shadow of how it looked on the vintage postcard.
|The addition in the process of being demolished
|Vintage postcard for comparison
I'll have to grab a photo of The Hotel at Oberlin at a later date for a "then and now" comparison with the original Oberlin Inn.


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Home-Based Business Ideas
It's everyone's dream to wake up whenever you want to, roll out of bed, make some coffee and begin your work day. Sounds nice, doesn't it? No grueling commute or personalities to deal with at the workplace. Just wake up and work!
That's all possible if you can create a successful home based business, but it's not all fun and games. It takes hard work and a lot of time and effort out of you in the beginning but the question is, are you willing to put in the sweat equity?
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1. Resume Editor
A lot of people struggle to perfect their resume before that big job interview, but you can help them with your professional writing service! This could be a cover letter, a resume or something else entirely.
It is not uncommon to charge $100 for a resume review. If you could do four resume reviews and edits per day, you could make $2,000 a week which is just under $100,000 a year!
2. Website Designer
Business owners are notoriously bad at social media and web presence. If you have a lot of businesses in your area, reach out to them and offer to build them a website! The best way to do this is to have them pay you a retainer for ongoing updates and site maintenance.
Consider this. What if you helped 30 businesses build a professional website and each one paid you a retainer of $100 a month for ongoing updates and maintenance? You would be making $3,000 a month!
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The idea here is you market someone else's product for them and earn a commission on each sale you're able to provide for the original seller. This works best when you have a large audience of some sort on social media. This could be a blog, a YouTube channel or even an Instagram account.
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You might not be able to wake up whenever you please but people will pay a premium for the best care for their loved ones. If you are an animal lover or you are good with kids, consider operating a child or doggy daycare! You will be able to write off a lot of your housing expenses by having a home based business.
Consider having a doggy daycare. Each owner pays you $100 a week and you have 12 dogs that you are watching. That adds up to $1,200 a week and just under $5,000 a month!
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Now, this idea is not for everyone! But if you are a good speaker and you have interest in going on camera, consider starting up your own YouTube channel.
Once your channel becomes established, you can run ads on your videos and collect a check every single month!
You will need to continue to post new content in order to keep the views coming in, but if you enjoy doing this it can be a great way to earn money from home. Take Financial Education for example. He uploads a daily stock market commentary video and typically gets 10,000 to 20,000 views per video.
In a recent video, he shares just how much money he is making on YouTube!
You are reading that right. Jeremy is making over $16,000 a month with his YouTube channel! There are countless YouTube channels out there pulling in over $100,000 a month just in ad revenue.


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Sea Rescue – Hout Bay – 27 January, 2011: Inflatable Trimaran escorted into harbour.
Four Russian sailors sailing the inflatable trimaran TriEnergyDiet were escorted into Hout Bay harbour by NSRI Kommetjie and NSRI Hout Bays rescue boats after they took enormous waves over the bow of their inflatable trimaran at Outer Komm, near Kommetjie, in up to 40 knot gusting winds.
Two of the sailors had been washed overboard when they took an 8 metre wave over the bow but on the NSRI's arrival on-scene it was confirmed that they were all safe aboard their yacht, not injured, and refused any sea rescue assistance.
After eye-witnesses on-shore reported the incident, claiming that the inflatable craft appeared to have been swamped by waves, a full-scale sea rescue operation was launched and sea rescue craft from NSRI Kommetjie and NSRI Hout Bay responded.
"We knew it was them," said NSRI Kommetjie deputy station commander Tom Coetzee, "the NSRI has been monitoring their progress since they departed Durban and yesterday NSRI Agulhas and NSRI Hermanus were placed on alert after the sailors reported to have encountered adverse weather. They decided to press on through the night reaching Simonstown in early afternoon and deciding to attempt to continue on to Table Bay in Cape Town.
"On arrival on-scene they refused any assistance from us and they sailed comfortably into Hout Bay harbour where they were met by the Hout Bay Yacht Clubs hospitality.
Brad Geyser, NSRI Hout Bay station commander, said that the sailors will effect repairs to their yacht, possibly continuing onto the Royal Cape Yacht Club, before continuing on their voyage which we believe to be Namibia and then Brazil.
"Coming around Cape Point this afternoon they were doing about 20 knots before deciding to rather make for Hout Bay harbour (abandoning attempts to get to Table Bay) but it appears they came in on the inside of "Outer Komm", a well known surf spot and renowned for its big swell caused by a reef, and that's where they ran into some difficulties. They were getting close to being washed ashore before sea rescue craft arrived on-scene but they were quite obviously determined not to accept help so we escorted them for safety and they sailed in comfortably unassisted", said Brad.
They are attempting a circumnavigation record in an inflatable Trimaran.
More of the sailors expedition can be found on www.energydiethd.com.


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Scrumper is a remake of a very early Spectrum game that I remember from childhood. The original game was written in BASIC and was never particularly enjoyable to play thanks to the extremely unresponsive controls. This new version attempts to fix that issue, as well as adding a bit of audiovisual gloss.
A "scrumper" (in UK slang) is someone who steals fruit (particularly apples) from other people's gardens. The game puts you in the role of one such young rascal, who must dash about a Mr. Kipling-esque orchard grabbing apples as they fall from the trees. If the player allows three apples to hit the ground, it's game over. Challenge your friends or try to beat your own high score! No two games are ever the same! Over 100 apples to collect! (And other phrases used by games marketeers who are struggling to find inspiration.)
The game was developed in my spare time over the course of about two weeks. It's written in Python using the Pygame library (an SDL wrapper), which is partly why the game is so resource intensive and the file size is relatively large. I wrote the game for my own amusement – it's the first thing I've programmed in several years and the source code is inelegant to say the least. Still, I hope folks have fun with it and perhaps it'll tempt some of you to have a go yourselves.


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Although problems can come about for any variety of reasons, there are ways for homeowners to limit the probability of an air conditioner breakdown. Whether it's discounting unusual sounds, not switching out your air filters or avoiding your annual air conditioner service, you can impact how often you'll need AC repair. However, when your air conditioner breaks down and you admit AC repair is necessary, it's important to always call the professionals. With warmer temps in Long Island, you don't want to take on the risk of trying to fix things yourself. Cool Power LLC has trained technicians who are knowledgeable in all AC problems and how to fix them, and we can do the job correctly the first time. When performing a repair, it's vital to source professional HVAC contractors.
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Gordon in the morning: Hair appointment
It's a miracle there's anything on Bizarre today - not only because Gordon was busy explaining what a tight ship he runs over at the Leveson Enquiry yesterday, but because we now know the hours and hours and hours put into making sure all the stories are true and accurate. Who knows what lengths the Smarties went to in order to check whether the lyrics to a Jay-Z song were true, for example?
Still, some sort of kudos to the subs for sneaking a reference to Smart's day in court into an otherwise pointless bit on Wayne Rooney's ridiculous new Young James Herriot hairdo:
Looks like Rooney's had the hairdryer treatmentSurely a reference to Gordon's evidence:
Smart says he has heard it mentioned that working for the Sun is like being centre forward for Manchester United; "if you don't score you'll get the hairdryer treatment and get dropped".


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Can You Help?
We are currently helping a Syrian mum whose flat was gutted by fire over weekend. There are many things we need fast, including some furniture, maybe volunteers to help paint, redecorate etc
It's a mum of 4 children. No dad. Fire started on Friday night and the oldest girl thankfully was still awake and alerted others. Once they vacated the flat it spread very fast due to sofa and curtains catching fire.
The whole living area is scorched, all her sofas destroyed and some tables, carpet etc. Thankfully bedrooms ok and bathroom but every room is blackened.
What we need is: furniture in particular a washing machine. She was doing all her washing by hand for weeks before because she was saving up to buy one. If we can get a kind person to bring and fit it for her this would be amazing. She can't arrange transport or fitting.
We have a lot of soiled clothes and curtains to do.
Volunteer painters? To help redcorate probably over next week or 2
Furniture including sofas. Coffee table. Curtains.
If you can help in any way please contact firstname.lastname@example.com
Paphos Life have decided to make Caritas our charity of the year for 2018. Having read about their efforts to help refugees in the recent press, we have decided to do our bit to help by publicising the projects they are involved in, and showing how you can help. This page will be updated through the course of the year, to become a mini magazine. Consider this Issue One, where we say hello to Caritas. The banner you clicked to get to this page will change when Issue Two is available.
There are many ways you can help. Non-perishable food can be put in the trolley in the Hospice Shop during the week, or in the Church at Sat/Sun Masses. You can donate money to one of the priests. You can also sign up as a regular contributor to Caritas for €10 a year. We have standing order forms etc. available.
Perhaps you can give your time? Even a little can help. You could be an advisor. Do you have knowledge of regulations concerning migrant workers, asylum seekers, or are you interested to learn? We also need translators for a range of languages. Or be a visitor or 'Gofer' from time to time? Perhaps you could offer transport or hold a coffee morning?


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Let's get back to this. These are jokes I told on Twitter, and why.
I'm not laughing at you *or* with you. I'm laughing toward and around you.
— Conlan Spangler (@thisisconlan) May 10, 2012
A gastric bypass? Oh, you mean when you put food in your butt?
— Conlan Spangler (@thisisconlan) May 10, 2012
This is gross. It is also hilarious, because it is true. Come to think of it, I could've made it funnier and not as gross by saying, "A gastric bypass? You mean when you throw food in the toilet?" That would have been even more literally bypassing your gastrointestinal system.
I've been thinking about poop jokes recently. I make poop jokes sometimes (although not as often as I joke about making poop jokes). I don't really like hearing them when they're gratuitous, but I do think the human body (like almost everything else) is wondrous and absurd and just plain interesting. Today, for instance, I was thinking about (WARNING: POOP ALERT!) how—even when I eat mostly the same stuff—my bowel movements can come in so many different shapes, textures, and colors. Seriously, what is going on in there?!
I realize that this is a gross thing to talk about, but I'm not trying to be gross for grossness's sake. ((Grossness, in terms of appropriate conversation, is probably mostly dependent on culture. But I do think there can be some practical and "universal" guidelines to keep in mind. Talking about things like poop or corpses and other things that smell bad (or can make a person physically ill) are likely to elicit memories from people, and thus elicit the emotional and physical reactions tied to those memories. So I don't think it's just a cultural construct that people don't talk about raw sewage while they eat (unless they've been desensitized to it—due to their occupations, for example—and are able to separate the sense memories from the ideas). I think there's a practical and maybe evolutionary reason to not always discuss things like that.)) These are the real thoughts I have—real things that strike me as funny or weird—and this blog is about as close as you can get to a window into my stream of consciousness. If I were in polite company, I probably wouldn't make poop a topic of conversation, but this is my blog. This Is Conlan is where poop jokes stop being polite… and start getting real.
Beyond that, I really do try to base my poop jokes on something more meaningful than the gross-out factor. ((In this case, it was based on an incorrect, but logically plausible, misinterpretation of the name of a medical procedure.))
But ((Haha, "Butt.")) that's just my rationalization.
Too little, toodaloo. #toodaloobitch
— Conlan Spangler (@thisisconlan) May 10, 2012
I think this is genuinely a better thing to say than "too little, too late", and it means the same thing. I included the #toodaloobitch hashtag because my friend Floyd uses it sometimes. I don't know what it means, but I think it's funny, too.
Sometimes I accidentally clip the side of my toenail too short so it digs into my skin JUST TO FEEL ALIVE.
— Conlan Spangler (@thisisconlan) May 10, 2012
I posted this without the "accidentally" and then quickly deleted it and reposted this version. Explicitly saying "accidentally" heightens the contrast between setup and punchline, making it more absurd and funnier. That's what I think, anyway.
My dentist couldn't show me a single verse in the bible where it says to floss every day. Not one!
— Conlan Spangler (@thisisconlan) May 9, 2012
This could be interpreted as a satirical statement about something important, but really I was just being dumb.
There are worse nicknames than "Coffee Pants".
— Conlan Spangler (@thisisconlan) May 9, 2012
I spilled iced coffee all over my pants (and shirt!). No one called me "Coffee Pants", but I imagined someone could have called me that, and it didn't seem that bad.
Ask not what social media can do for you. Ask what you can do for social media.
— Conlan Spangler (@thisisconlan) May 8, 2012
I really believe this. A lot of businesses approach social media (e.g., Twitter, Facebook, Dogpark) by asking, "What value can social media provide to my business?", which usually results in spammy posts and general crappiness. Instead, if they asked, "What value can we provide to others through social media?" they'd be more likely to contribute information that people would actually be interested in, and eventually create a sense of brand loyalty. These posts could include tips, discounts, humor, or just a sincere interest in others. There may be some short-term gain in spamming people, but the customers who stick with a company, long-term, are the ones who form an emotional connection with it.
Comedy is the only proper response to tragedy, and everything is tragedy.
— Conlan Spangler (@thisisconlan) May 8, 2012
I really believe this, too. But I'm using the word tragedy loosely. I really mean something closer to arbitrary. So many things have no real reason behind them. I'm not trying to get theological here; I'm talking about practical things, like clothing and poop and genocide.
I don't want to tell Bryan Adams how to do his job 20 years later, but: "You know you should / Everything is good / I do it for Robin Hood."
— Conlan Spangler (@thisisconlan) May 8, 2012
I don't think you can deny that this would have made a lot more sense.
Wearing flip-flops tells the world "I just don't care anymore," which is why I wear flip-flops.
— Conlan Spangler (@thisisconlan) May 7, 2012
I like the "style advice" reversal here, coupled with my trademark apathetic despondecy. But the truth is, when I wear flip-flops it's because I do care. I care about my feet stinking, which is what they do whenever I wear shoes (any kind) without socks. I like the idea of wearing appropriate closed-toe footwear during hot weather—and I've tried several tips to make this work—but I haven't found a good solution. The next step is to buy some loafer socks, but I don't care enough to go to that much trouble. So then we're back to me not caring, which is where we started. And I'm comfortable here.
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From the verses of Poetry,
I envy the capacity of the ones who know how to make them.
The breath they take to enter in the ocean of the memory
The lust they kiss the alien ears.
I envy the freedom they have to come and go
How they are plastic and changeable people.
I am a raw material, woman who fight
Between the discouragement and hope
I would like to be one of their words
A single letter coming out from their
Immemorial lips
I do not have a past and wave for
An uncertain future, as if I knew something
But I do not know anything!
I am a decadent, I bleed, I suffer and I am not sure
If I am made of insanity or in flesh and bones
I am thirsty of life and knowledge
I feel my broken heart of homesickness
And miss the images my eyes did not see.
I am a thing posted in time.
The poems, yes they are happy, strong and resolute
They seem to be self solved, they do not fear death
When they cry it is not there is a lack of ink to write
Or because there is no one to listen to them or feel them in the inside
When they make a very silent prayer, millions of angels
Testify their devotion
I am all the questions of the vocations of the poet
The women who take me to the paper
Are demanding and obstinating, sometimes
However they do not give up of drinking my blood
And appoint the pen to my direction.
Some men also take me in the writing and in the reading
They do paralyze me, make me declare things
And tell me secrets and lies. I become an involuntary actress.
Then I keep going forward, letter by letter
Searching the perfect form and metrics
Which – by luck or misfortune
They Will reveal to me this lack of everything.
Then I will be able to know the source of my evil
The real desire of sharing multiple existences
And to translate the non-spoken words.
Renata Bomfim
tradutora: Sonia Lóra
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- Unknown disse...
Na verdade, não foi bem uma tradução. Tentei entrar na alma de seu texto e o resultado foi esse. Traduzir o que você escreve é difícil tarefa, posto que é profundo e belíssimo. Bravo!
- terça-feira, 10 janeiro, 2012
- Renata Bomfim disse...
hahahahahahahah, então vou dizer que foi traduzido pelo seu coração...
- quarta-feira, 11 janeiro, 2012
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The Flamethrowers
In fiction, when someone is known only by the name of the place they came from, it's often a sign that they will never be anything but an outsider wherever else they go. And that's the case with the woman known only as Reno, the protagonist in Rachel Kushner's The Flamethrowers (Scribner's 2013). The Flamethrowers is a thoroughly engaging and finely written, if utterly conventional, novel. It takes place in the 1970s at the Bonneville Salt Flats (the Utah location where world speed records are routinely made and broken), the New York City downtown art scene, and various locations in Italy. Reno is an aspiring artist and motorcycle aficionado who moves to New York City to take on the art world at more or less the very moment when money and power are starting to dictate the terms of New York's increasingly vicious and competitive gallery scene. But in addition to hailing from faraway Nevada, Reno has two more strikes against her – she's naive and she's female – and she soon learns that the role she is expected to play is to compete for and sleep with the male artists. Read more


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Kara Levin is a first time children's book author and clinical psychologist. Dr. Levin's debut picture book, Soldier, won the 2016 SCBWI Spark Award, an annual award that recognizes excellence in children's books published through non-traditional publishing platforms. Kara juggles being a psychologist, writer, and mother of twin seven-year-old sons. Visit www.littlewoodenflute.com.
Among the things Denise tells us is the journey of one of her titles. It was traditionally published, and then eventually she got the rights back. She then self-published it with a new title and cover and pen name, and it started to do really well… And then Amazon approached her to publish it under their imprint, and with another new cover:
It rose to be the #1 title on Kindle!
On the choice between self-publishing or traditionally-publishing, Denise advises,
"It doesn't have to be either or, it can be both."
She has an agent and has projects out on submission to traditional publishers, and at the same time is self-publishing, including "Through the Barricades," which has won the 2017 SCBWI Spark Award.
Kara shares about the journey of her picture book Solider, how her illustrator and designer was able to get the book published in the Ukraine which brought down the cost and enabled the print-run to happen, and how it won the SCBWI Spark Award.
The interest from the award has resulted in her being approached by agents, and she's excited to see where it goes next.
Kara says, "Self-publishing made us more sympathetic to the process" of traditional publishing, and the risks involved in taking on each book.
About Solider opening from the top (rather than the side,) saying, "that's one of the joys of self-publishing, there's no one to tell you 'no.'"
They speak about the speed of self-publishing compared to traditional publishing, online store platforms, the challenge of distribution, the opportunity of book fairs, and the power of winning the Spark Award… As Kara put it, "It helps to have that seal!"
"Entrepreneurship. That's the difference here." - Kara Levin
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Preliminary Examination Preparation
Not long after you begin your first semester as a Ph.D. student, you will start to feel a heavy weight on your chest – prelims. You don't quite know what they are yet, but they are a distant source of anxiety. Don't panic! Given the accelerated pace of our program and lack of extended funding, Ph.D. students are encouraged to complete their exams by their fourth semester, or spring of their second year. Extenuating circumstances do occur, but we recommend you do not postpone your exams past your third year.
First of all, you MUST complete your language requirements and file your plan of study with the Graduate School before you are allowed to begin your exams. Refer to the Department of History requirements and Graduate School Manual to explore your language options. The plan of study is pretty self-explanatory, and can be accessed from MyPurdue, but talk to your major field advisor and Fay if you have any questions. (p.s. Fay is your God now. Fay knows all. All good things come from Fay.)
Preliminary exams or prelims (also called comprehensive exams or comps) consist of defining your major field of study, two minor fields outside your geographic, thematic, or disciplinary concentration, and selecting 2 or 3 committee members that correspond to your areas of interest, in addition to your major professor. [Refer to the detailed history department requirements found on the History Graduate Program website.] Then in consultation with your committee members, you develop reading lists for each of your fields, read the books, and finally complete written and oral exams in a pre-approved format.
Again, don't panic. As long as you plan ahead of time, prelim preparation can be spread over several semesters. The bulk of your reading and your exams will occur in one very busy (very stressful) semester. Don't worry - this is totally normal. We all know what it is like and everyone will support you, and when it is all over, everyone will celebrate with you!
To prepare yourself, mentally and academically, talk to your fellow graduates. Talk to ABD students that have already passed their exams. It is a big achievement, so most of us are more than willing to share our experience with anyone that will listen. Everyone's exams are different, so don't feel pressured to follow any example exactly. You and your professors will decide on your individual fields, reading list, preparation method, exam format, and schedule. As Dr. Larson says, prelims are "cruel and imperfect," but for better or worse, they remain the only acceptable way to test students' knowledge of their historical field and their ability to read, study, and synthesize information. Good luck!
Here are reading lists from graduate students in a variety of fields. Do not copy these lists exactly, but they can be used as a guideline when drafting your own exam reading lists. Please feel free to e-mail any of the students with questions or any of the HGSA student contacts for prelim advice.
Major Field Reading Lists
American History Areas
Early American History - Diplomacy, Slavery & Religion (R. Johnson)
European History Areas
Transnational History, Central & Eastern Europe Focus (Snively)
Global History Areas
Minor Field Reading Lists
American History Areas
U.S. in the World: Transnational approaches to U.S. History (Alberts)
U.S. in the World: Transnational Approaches to U.S. History 1789-1918
European History Areas
Early Modern French History - Diplomacy, Slavery & Religion (R. Johnson)
Global History Areas
Interdisciplinary Fields
Comparative Studies
Women in the U.S., France, and Sub-Saharan Africa, 1950-2000 (Dermineur)
*The general field is no longer required during preliminary examinations. The reading lists do, however, provide an excellent overview of texts in American History from 1492 to present.


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Science of Comp. Progr. (Measurement) 2016 : CFP: Elsevier's Science of Computer Programming - Special Issue on Advances in Software Measurement
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Call For Papers
Special Issue on Advances in Software Measurement and Measurement Programs
Measurement and metrics play an important role in software development – they are one of the cornerstones making it an engineering discipline and they support working with customer data.
The use of software measurements dates back to the beginning of the discipline of software engineering and has evolved together with it from measurements of software properties to the measurement of both software and process properties and the measurement of customer behavior. In 2002 one of the important standards has been introduced in the area of software measurement – ISO/IEC 15939 (Software measurement processes) and has been revised in 2007 to include systems engineering (Software and systems engineering – measurement processes). This standard prescribes the processes of measurement collection alongside the definitions of basic vocabulary of metrology within the field of software engineering.
Recently the ISO/IEC 25000 series of standards (Software Quality Requirements and Evaluation, SQUARE) has been introduced to improve the measurement of software quality, partially aligned with the metrology definitions of ISO/IEC 15939. The SQUARE series of standards will influence the modern ways of working with software measurements as they define quality processes, traditionally related to measurements.
At the same time the use of measures in software engineering moves from data collection to using the data (in particular the customer data) to drive decisions on product development and deployment, and support new features development.
In the light of these developments we would like to collect the recent advancements in the field of software measurements and measurement programs in industry and in academia. In this special issue we would like to gather researchers and practitioners in order to share best practices related to these standards and advancements in the field.
In this special issue we solicit papers that describe innovative research in the area of software measurements and measurement programs. We welcome papers which contribute with sound theories, empirical studies and experience reports. The set of topics of interests are (the list is not limited to):
- Foundations of software measurement and metrology
- Theory of measurement and measurement paradigms
- Practical measurement applications and methods for software measurement
- Emerging trends in software measurement and new ideas related to measurement and quantitative methods in software engineering
- Measurement processes and resources
- Empirical studies of measurement and measurement programs
- Measurement acceptance
- Measurement methods validation
- Measurement for specific areas (e.g. integration, and testing, requirements, web services)
- Measurement for specific development paradigms (e.g. agile or model-driven)
- Software size measurement (e.g. functional and physical like lines-of-code)
- Software quality measurement
- Customer data measurement
- Indicators and Key Performance Indicators
- Software productivity and efficiency measurement
- Software innovation measurement and measures
- Software measurement standards (e.g. ISO/IEC 25000, ISO/IEC 15939)
- Software estimation and benchmarking
- Measurement services and tools
- Measurement experience and guidance
Important Dates
Submission deadline: 2016-03-15
Notification of first decision: 2016-07-15
Special issue: 2017-02-01
Submission Information
The Editor-in-Chief and the Guest Editors will make the final decision to accept or reject a submission based on the journal review process. Submissions must be written in English and submitted according to regular standards of the journal (including having structured abstracts) via the http://ees.elsevier.com/scico To ensure the manuscripts are correctly submitted to this special issue, please select "SI: software_measurement" as the "Article Type". Authors should aim at papers of approximately 25 pages following the instructions available at the journal website. The submissions must not be published or submitted for publication elsewhere.
Guest editors
Miroslaw Staron, Chalmers / University of Gothenburg
Wilhelm Meding, Ericsson
Alain Abran, Ecole de technologie superieure / University of Québec
Jan Bosch, Chalmers University of Technology
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Who says that chicken tenders have to be battered and fried? These lightened up tenders are just as tasty! And the secret might just be an air fryer...
My friend, Amanda, who is an amazing fitness trainer at the Fit Body Boot Camp near my house, recently told me about the new kitchen gadget she'd purchased...an air fryer. She told me that it was a quick and easy way to create healthy chicken dinners - all without turning on the oven and heating up the house. I was intrigued and bought an air fryer to try it for myself.
An air fryer is a kitchen appliance that cooks by circulating hot air around the food. A mechanical fan circulates the hot air around the food at high speed, cooking the food and producing a crispy layer.
While there were plenty of recipes out there for battered and air fried chicken tenders, I thought that I'd lighten things up even more by forgoing the batter all together, and instead simply marinating the tenders in a lightly sweetened sauce.
These Honey Lime Chicken Tenders are one of the first things that I've made in my new air fryer. I was pleasantly surprised at how quick and painless it was to cook the tenders, and how they turned out a little crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The crispy outside made it possible to dip these tenders in an assortment of sauces, just as you would chicken nuggets or fried chicken tenders.
If you don't have an air fryer then simply bake in the oven at 425 degrees F for 15-20 minutes, turning once halfway through. Enjoy!
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken tenders
2 tablespoons coconut aminos
1 tablespoon honey
1½ teaspoons sea salt
¼ teaspoon white pepper
¼ teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons lime juice
Combine the tenders with all of the remaining ingredients in large ziplock bag. Place in the fridge to marinate for 4 hours, or up to overnight.
Lightly spray the basket of an air fryer with olive oil. Arrange the tenders in a single layer in the basket. Set the air fryer to cook for 12 minutes at 370 degrees F. Flip all of the tenders once, halfway through the cook time.
Serve immediately with a variety of your favorite dipping sauces. Enjoy!
Here are dipping sauce recipes for you to enjoy:
Calories: 245
Fat: 8g
Carbohydrates: 7g
Sodium: 2681mg
Fiber: 0g
Protein: 33g
Sugar: 4g


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Tue, 2012-01-03 23:44 - Bryan White
Today was the first day of a 5 day workshop I'm attending entitled "Excellence with Hand Tools" at the Rosewood Studio in Perth Ontario. The course is instructed by Rosewood Studio owner Ron Barter and from my initial contact with the school the experience has been positive.
After brief introductions around the room, day 1 started off with a tour of the school, which is well equipment for a class size of eight people. Housed in an old car dealership, the school is well situation in the quaint town of Perth. The rest of the morning focused on bench plane orientation, showing examples of different type and sizes of bench planes and their various construction methods. Even basic plane restoration was covered just before lunch.
The afternoon switch gears into arguably the most important feature on any plane - a sharp blade! Most of the time was allocated to theory, ensuring students undersand what sharp is and the basic methods of achieving sharp. I'm confident that by mid afternoon everyone around the room was jonsing for a tool fix. Everywhere you look around the school there are tools... that we hadn't touched yet. Of course we wouldn't good home disappointed as it was time to put blade to stone for that sharp edge in preparation for day 2, where we'll make shavings.
Wed, 2012-01-04 17:50 - Bryan White
Day 2 of the "Excellence with Hand Tools" course started the way day 1 ended - sharpening. Once the plane blade was sharp, it was time to make some shavings. The end objective is making a 6 squared board (a board that is finished, straight, and square on all six sides) using only hand tools. The process is flattening one face, then making a parallel opposing face, squaring up one side, paralleling the opposite side, and lastly squaring the ends. Woodworking is a series of steps and each step in this process is proceeded by a lesson full of techniques, tips, and tricks. Even an experienced woodworker would learn something new.
The purpose of the exercise is to practice your planing skills with a specific end goal. At the end of the day the only tangible results are a 4 squared board (still two sides to go!), sore shoulders, and a blister. However, it's the intangible knowledge and personal growth that results from the lessons and practice that are most important. I know that I corrected some bad habits and solved some technique problems today.
Thu, 2012-01-05 22:02 - Bryan White
Having sharp hand tools is extremely important for achieving successful results, so day 3 of the "Excellence with Hand Tools" workshop started with sharpening a low angle block plane in preparation for squaring the last two sides of our six squared board. Squaring the end grain is the most difficult step since end grain is so challenging to cut, but as always a few lessons proceed the task which made process simple. There is something very satisfying about about making long wood shaving from end grain, and this morning was a very satisfying morning.
Late morning we switch gears to chisels. Starting with an overview of the various types of chisels, differences in design and construction, and their uses. After lunch the lesson turned to... you guessed it... sharpening! Specifically putting a hollow grind on a chisel and freehand honing. Both of these tasks were foreign to me and I was excited to learn them. There is something scary about taking a chisel to a grinder, but again, it's just series of steps that are well presented before any student puts metal to spinning stone. The day ended for me with three chisels hollow ground to a new angle and honed sharp.... and a head full of new knowledge!
Fri, 2012-01-06 22:34 - Bryan White
Wood was the topic of the morning and the lesson included type of boards, kiln drying, wood movement, and appropriate applications. Real world examples and applications were sprinkled throughout the lesson to add context. Although the lesson was long, a great level of detail was provided and was appreciated. The morning ended with our six squared board being cut in two pieces so we could prepare the edged for gluing it back together. It's yet another reminder that this whole exercise isn't to create something, but to apply and practice the skills we are learning.
We don't actually glue the boards back together, instead one half is resawed to create stock for the final lesson of the day. And the final lesson is a good one since it's the start of the hand cut dovetails agenda. I've never cut dovetails by hand, but it's certainly on the bucket list. Like always the lesson walks through the steps to complete the task as well as the reasoning and logic behind the steps. Although time was running short, I still managed to layout the board and get some practice cuts in before heading back to the hotel. One of the great things about the school is the ability to use a variety of different tools. I was able to practice using four different dovetail saws before deciding on the one I felt most comfortable making my final cuts with. An experience that will be beneficial in a future buying experience.
Just one more day to go!
Sun, 2012-01-08 22:08 - Bryan White
The final day of the "Excellence with Hand Tools" workshop at the Rosewood Studio started right where day 4 left off. All the practice cuts for the dovetails are done, the real cuts are made, and the waste is chopped away using the chisels we previously hollow ground. Each new skill taught in the workshop builds on the previous one, and this is evident as we use all the acquired skills to complete our final tasks. Once the tails of the dovetails are cut, a lesson in making the pins is presented, then back to the bench to apply the theory. I must say I was very satisfied with my first effort, consisting of two tails and three pins, I an increased the challenge on my second attempt. I was pleased that my second ones turned out even better than my first.
For many woodworkers, hand cutting dovetails is a scary proposition. I know I have been apprehensive in the past, but if you follow the basic steps, it's really a straightforward process. The workshop ended with a lesson on card scrapers followed by a 'Name that Wood' contest. Once everyone said their goodbyes, I started my five hour drive home. Certainly adequate time to reflect on the past five days.
And as I look back two things really stood out to me. Firstly the reminder that fine woodworking is a series of steps. Each one building on the previous. Complicated tasks are less overwhelming when you break them down to simple steps. Secondly, besides the thousand little tips and tricks learned throughout the week, the most important thing I left with was new confidence.
Picture this. You pick up a bench plane for the first time in your life, run it across a board, and you make something that resembles shaving. You should asking yourself a million questions. Are these shaving right? To thick? To Thin? Is the surface smooth enough? Is it sharp enough? Is the plane setup correctly? If not, what should I adjust? Am I doing this right? You can spend time and read a book, a blog, or a magazine (and I've done them all), but there is something about a seasoned veteran looking over your shoulder and telling what's right and wrong. Now when a plane isn't behaving the way I expect it to, I know what steps to take to troubleshoot the situation.
It's worth noting that Rosewood Studio is teaching you 'a way' of doing things. Ron teaches a basic approach to each skill, explains why he chooses to do it that way, and stays away from additional complication. He's building a foundation for your woodworking skills to build on. I went there feeling like I had a partial foundation built, in hind sight it might have only been footings, and I left satisfied with the progress I had made. The bottom line taking this course was the single best investment I've made in my woodworking hobby and I would recommend taking this, or a similar course, to anyone who takes the craft seriously.


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The only action in the first quarter came from Sidekicks defender Sean Bellomy, who scored an early goal just 2:55 into play. Dallas goals came nonstop in the second quarter, the team going up 6-0 into halftime. Midfielder Nestor Hernandez scored two, firing in the upper corner of the net at 4:03 and then from an outside angle late in the quarter. Franck Mbemba capitalized on a rebound off of Tulsa goalkeeper Amos Lewis, and 21-year-old Mark Withers got two of his own from a set piece and a quick sprint up the boards.
Jamie Lovegrove got his 19th goal of the season just 3:51 into the second half, followed by Gabe Arredondo, Nick Stavrou and Nestor Hernandez with two to complete his fourth hat trick of the season. Tulsa began the fourth quarter with quick succession of goals in the first minute from Franck Tayou and Levi Coleman. The Revolution continued to step up their play for the remainder of the match, but it was the Sidekicks who had the last word, Lovegrove scoring his second of the match at 10:28 and Hernandez his fifth at 14:45 to bring the final score to 13-2 Sidekicks.
The Sidekicks return to the Allen Event Center on January 25 to play the Texas Strikers, and again on January 31 for a much anticipated contest against the Las Vegas Legends. The January 31 game will be the Sidekicks' annual Faith & Fellowship Night with a concert by The Afters, a nationally-renowned Christian pop rock band.


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Cocktails book lets you enjoy the party
If you consider yourself a party-planning diva or you're known to throw the best party on the block, "Cocktails for a Crowd: More than 40 Recipes for Making Popular Drinks in Party-Pleasing Batches" (Chronicle Books, $18.95) belongs in your collection.
As the spirits editor for Wine Enthusiast magazine, author Kara Newman has attended her fair share of cocktail parties that have been executed with varying degrees of success.
She herself has prepared individual cocktails all night for party guests, which recalled a seminar "Making Cocktails in the Home" with bar owner and cocktail consultant Sasha Petraske during the inaugural San Antonio Cocktail Conference. One of his tips was for the host to basically barricade himself in the kitchen so that guests could not get in, thus allowing the host access to a sink, ice, liquors, etc., where he or she is free to mix cocktails without interruption.
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Where is the fun in that?
The last thing a party host wants is to get stuck mixing cocktails for everyone instead of enjoying time with guests.
That's precisely what Newman aims to remedy with recipes that serve anywhere from eight to 40 guests. They are organized into chapters: Punches, Pitcher Drinks, Tiki & Tropical Drinks and Cool & Classic Drinks.
Many of them are familiar, such as French 75 Punch, sangrias, Pimm's Pitcher, mojitos, piña coladas; and classics, including Aviation Cocktails, Vodka Gimlets, Negronis and more, but there are also some new creations.
Newman asked professional bartenders for tips when batching cocktails, which include keep it simple and taste often, muddle and then strain, and a note about citrus from Kevin Diedrich. He prefers "to use older juice — meaning a few hours old, or even a day old — for a large group. It oxidizes, and the acidity is tamer rather than really bright." He recommends juicing in the morning and using it that night.
Planning ahead and doing prep work early also makes for a smooth party. For instance, organize all of the ingredients you will need, and cut garnishes and arrange them so they're easily accessible when it's time to mix. Newman recommends writing the recipe or instructions on an index card placed near the serving area so guests can mix their own drinks.
All of this information is covered in the Set-Up chapter, where Newman also includes tools, techniques, cocktail math and how to calculate the amount of ice needed. She offers great recipes for garnishes, such as how to make pickled vegetables, cocktail onions and maraschino or brandied cherries. Basic syrup recipes are also in her arsenal.
"Of course, there was only one way to field-test the drinks in this book: throw a party! So I did, setting out punches, pitchers and home-bottled cocktails," Newman writes. "I'm pleased to report that once guests arrived, I squeezed not a single lemon wedge. It was liberating to be out from behind the bar."
Really, you should try it.
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In about mid 1944 we three children had returned to Manila, the capital, to live with my mother and my stepfather.
We lived in Ermita at 12 Plaza Ferguson. This is the place described in the book "The Battle for Manila", where the authors state "The foulest organized incident in modern warfare" occurred.
My mother is an American, married to a Filipino. She and Europeans had to live in the Ermita section of Manila. I mention this because many years later I was told Japanese xenophobia was the reason they tried to kill the lot of us. Except for me, our group was so Caucasian that this event could have occurred in Stalingrad.
I was eleven years old at the time. That early February '45 evening the visible city surrounding our house was ablaze. Glowing bits of paper were sailing like leaves against the orange-black sky. We left the house and directly ahead of us on the plaza were hundreds of people. Japanese troops were shouting and assembling the crew into some sort of order. (They had passed the word that they were going to shelter us because our city was afire.)
The Author is a Medical Practitioner, now retired, who practiced in Washington D.C..


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Two important pieces of legislation initiated this year by Secretary of State Jesse White will take effect as new laws on January 1 and include measures that strengthen the state's heralded Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) program as well as further restrict the issuance of court supervision.
Kelsey's Law
Kelsey's Law prohibits the issuance of a driver's license to a driver under 18 who has an unresolved traffic citation. The new law also allows White's office to cancel a GDL if it is determined that at the time of issuance the minor had a traffic citation for which a disposition had not been rendered. Under current law, a GDL applicant is not required to report any pending traffic citations.
The measure is named Kelsey's Law in honor of Kelsey Little who in 2011 was seriously injured in an automobile crash by a young driver operating on a learner's permit. The driver was issued a traffic citation for the incident, of which the Secretary of State's office was unaware due to the lack of a reporting requirement. Three days later the teen driver applied for and was issued a driver's license.
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Patricia's Law will ensure that drivers involved in fatal crashes are ineligible for court supervision unless they have maintained a clean driving history. The legislation, named Patricia's Law in honor of Patricia McNamara who was killed in an automobile crash in which the driver received court supervision, originated from White's Advisory Committee on Traffic Safety, which unanimously supported the measure at a meeting last September.
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Due to legislation passed by the General Assembly, beginning January 1, 2014, only persons with specific types of disabilities with a valid Illinois driver's license will be exempt from paying parking meter fees.
The law requires the disability license plate or parking placard holder to meet more stringent eligibility requirements that must be approved by physicians in order to receive a yellow and grey permanent placard. The new placard will exempt the authorized holder from the payment of parking meter fees because their disability restricts them from physically feeding the meter.
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Hazel, who said: So hard to choose a favourite. as I love flowers it has to be
Cherish, Hugs & Dream stamp set & Swirly Flowers stamp.
These remind me of Spring & Summer.
Thanks for a chance to win.
Hazel x
Craft buddy, who said: What a great challenge - and so hard to pick! The one that I come back to time after time is the Dinkies Pompom Dahlia. But close runners up are Christmas Owl Tree and Hot Air Balloons - I could list another 15 I think easily! x Jessie
Wendy Woods, who said: For me it has to be the adorable Butterfly tree stamp, when I see this stamped anywhere, it always reminds me of little Claire, as well as it being such a versatile pretty little image too! My second love is for all the little Dinkies! Xxx
Well done ladies, please contact Gill with your details letting her know which Little Claire stamp you would like to receive as your prize.
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text: Well Don Lemon was just reading what a new witness said about the shooting. It contradicts other witnesses except the cop. The witness claims Brown reached into the car and punched the cop then ran, officer got out of the car and Brown then taunted the cop finally Brown "Bum rushed" him, shots were fired. I am hugely suspicious. Seems to convenient for the cops that this witness came forward this late, I smell a fake, could very well be a tper friend of the cop trying to cause havoc. Its overly detailed especially the taunting.


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Hungry for the Hunger GamesLeave a comment
April 17, 2012 by zssedu
Last week I was at the cinema with my friend. The movie we watched was entitled ,,The Hunger Games''. It's a science – fiction film directed by Gary Ross.
The action takes place in an unspecified, close future in a country. The country is divide into a Capitol and 12 districts in which live poor people. Every year there is The Hunger Games and from every district 2 young women and men (together 24 people) are chosen and they fight to be alive. Before, they are prepared, because some people give them advice, but just one person can win. The people are in a jungle until 23 people die.
Taylor Swift sang soundtracks to the movie. It were ''Safe and Sound'' and ''Eyes Wide Open''. I don't like these songs, cause it's not the kind of music I listen to.
The main character is Katniss Everdeen who comes from the 12th district. Jennifer Lawrence plays this role. I like her acting. It's really convincing and plausible.
Also Suzanne Collins wrote a book ,,The Hunger Games'' in 2008. It's a science – fiction and teenager book. The second volume ,,Catching Fire'' emerged in 2009.
The movie is fascinating and thrilling. If you are curious who will survive you have to go to the cinema and watch that as soon as possible. As a whole ,,The Hunger Games" is worth seeing in my opinion.


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Tom Streithorst's comparison of the techno-salvation imagined in Star Wars versus the post-eco disaster anarchy imagined in Mad Max shows how both reflect potential outcomes of current trends. He hopes for the first but predicts a third outcome, one exemplified by Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake: techno dystopia ruled by corporate elite. Read about it here. —
Do humanists use data? While many would reject data as too cold, hard, and objective to be the basis of humanities study, Miriam Posner makes a case for "humanities data." Check out "Humanities Data: A Necessary Contradiction," her description of the immersive acquisition of knowledge and the benefits for humanists of better "data management." Trevor Owens' post on "Macroscopes & Distant Reading" offers some more methodological approaches to humanities data. —
On a somewhat similar note, representing Digital Humanities organizations on Omeka's neatline plugin shows conservative regional divisions that seem out of sync with the potential of DH research. —
Finally, because I love how Erik Desmazieres' illustrations capture the labyrinthine intricacy of Jose Luis Borges' worlds:


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The day after President Barack Obama reiterated that he is committed to have 1 million EVs on the road within four years, two Michigan congressmen said that they are seeking to expand the number of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles eligible for a federal tax rebate.
This proposal was submitted by U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich., in the House. Meanwhile, his brother, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., intends to introduce a similar bill in the Senate that would raise the per-manufacturer cap on the $7,500 tax credit from 200,000 vehicles to 500,000.
The rebate started off as a part of the Recovery Act of February 2009. This rebate is currently offered on five vehicles -- the Chevrolet Volt, the Tesla Roadster, the Nissan Leaf, the CODA sedan and the Wheego LiFe. However, the offer ends as soon as a carmaker's sales reach 200,000 units.
General Motors Co. has stated that this cap would hamper future sales of the Chevrolet Volt, which has a price tag of $41,000 (with delivery charges) before the credit. To jumpstart the demand for electric vehicles, the White House seeks to change the $7,500 tax incentive currently offered for purchasing an electric car into a rebate that consumers could use at the time of purchase.
In addition, President Obama has promised that research and development of batteries and electric drivetrain will be expanded. He also pledged a 30% increase in federal grants. [via autonews - sub. required]


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Nice blog post about brand positioning in the post-cluetrain world by Francois Gossieaux over at EmergenceMarketing.
Led me to contribute a rather over-long comment about how we (MotiveQuest LLC) approach brand positioning questions for our clients today.
In the old days we had a product with rational and emotional benefits, and we made up a story and then pounded this story into people's heads with $$$ (advertising). This worked pretty well until the fragmentation of mass media and the rise of the networked individual.
Today the way to approach this question is to first understand (using MotiveQuest of course – online anthropology) what people care about most. Then examine what they already believe to be true about your brand and your competitors. Finally, you figure out how to connect your brand to what people are passionate about in an authentic (consistent with what they already believe to be true) compelling (relevant to what they are passionate about) and helpful (helps them achieve their goals, not yours) way.
Everyone says that branding is more like politics today, but that is because it's true. You should always connect to something passionate and true (it's the economy stupid).


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Washington D.C., Feb 7, 2014 / 12:01 am MT ().- Speaking at an annual prayer breakfast in the nation's capital, U.S. President Barack Obama stressed the need for religious freedom in order to respect human dignity and foster global stability.
"We believe that each of us is 'wonderfully made' in the image of God," he said at the Feb. 6 event, and we "therefore, believe in the inherent dignity of every human being – dignity that no earthly power can take away."
"And central to that dignity is freedom of religion – the right of every person to practice their faith how they choose, to change their faith if they choose, or to practice no faith at all, and to do this free from persecution and fear."
An annual event since 1953, the National Prayer Breakfast is held in early February each year in Washington, D.C. It attracts thousands of guests and generally includes both a keynote address and comments from the U.S. president.
In his speech, President Obama noted that he is "looking forward" to his March meeting with Pope Francis, "whose message about caring for the 'least of these' is one that I hope all of us heed."
He said that the Pope, like the Apostle Matthew, "has answered the call of Jesus, who said 'follow me,' and he inspires us with his words and deeds, his humility, his mercy and his missionary impulse to serve the cause of social justice."
After thanking God for the blessings and opportunities of his life, including guidance in his decision "to embrace Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior," Obama turned his focus to the importance of religious liberty, both at home and abroad.
Religious freedom in the U.S. has become a heated subject in recent months, particularly regarding the federal contraction mandate, which requires employers to offer health insurance plans covering birth control and related products, or to authorize an outside provider to give the coverage.
More than 300 plaintiffs – ranging from the owners of Hobby Lobby to the Little Sisters of the Poor – have filed lawsuits against the mandate, arguing that it is a violation of religious freedom.
In the United States, Obama said in his address, "we affirm the freedoms endowed by our Creator, among them freedom of religion."
This freedom both "safeguards religion" and "strengthens America" by allowing for faith-based work such as teaching, alleviating poverty, helping immigrants and fighting human trafficking.
However, the president continued, "even as our faith sustains us, it's also clear that around the world freedom of religion is under threat."
He lamented instances around the world where we "see governments engaging in discrimination and violence against the faithful" or where religion is "twisted in an attempt to justify hatred and persecution against other people just because of who they are, or how they pray or who they love."
He also addressed violent extremism enacted in the name of religion, saying that it is an effect of "ignorant nihilism" that ignores the tenants of faith, "for the killing of the innocent is never fulfilling God's will; in fact, it's the ultimate betrayal of God's will."
Instead, faith "teaches us that in the face of suffering, we can't stand idly by and that we must be that Good Samaritan," Obama said, emphasizing that "freedom of religion matters to our national security" and must be protected.
"I've made the case that no society can truly succeed unless it guarantees the rights of all its peoples, including religious minorities," he said, calling on countries such as Pakistan, Iran, Egypt and Syria to work toward being "a place for all people."
The United States sometimes works on matters of core importance with other governments "that don't always meet our highest standards," Obama acknowledged, but the U.S. also works to promote religious freedom as a key foreign policy objective in places such as China, Burma, Nigeria, Sudan, and South Sudan.
He also discussed the continuing talks between Israel and Palestine, saying that while the United States supports them "as they engage in direct talks, we've made clear that lasting peace will require freedom of worship and access to holy sites for all faiths."
In addition, the president offered prayers for the release of prisoners of conscience, particularly U.S. citizens Kenneth Bae, a Christian missionary who has been held in North Korea for 15 months, and Saeed Abedini, a Christian pastor who has been imprisoned in Iran for more than 18 months.
"We may not know their names, but all around the world there are people who are waking up in cold cells, facing another day of confinement, another day of unspeakable treatment, simply because they are affirming God," Obama said.
"Despite all they've endured, despite all the awful punishments if caught, they will wait for that moment when the guards aren't looking, and when they can close their eyes and bring their hands together and pray," he added, praising their dedication and faith.
Reaffirming his commitment to religious liberty against threats including blasphemy legislation and other oppressive laws, Obama promised that the United States "will keep standing for religious freedom around the world."
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