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Stability Indicating UV Spectrophotometric Method For Linagliptin and Metformin in Pharmaceutical Dosage Form
Introduction: Linagliptin and metformin are newly introduced FDA drug combination for the treatment type 2 diabetic patients.This study reveals the development of three methods for the UV spectrophotometric simultaneous estimation of linagliptin and metformin in pharmaceutical dosage and forced degradation studies on four different stress conditions. Methods: Development of method was based upon simultaneous equation,absorbance ratio and absorbances correction method with a simple solvent system of distilled water. Absorption maxima was found to be 230.4nm, 294.4nm for metformin and linogliptin respectively without mutual interference. Isobestic point for both drugs was chosen at 250.4 nm. Stabilty studies were carried out on acid,alkaline,peroxide and thermal stress conditions. Conculsion: Degradation studies reveals that method capability on different stress condition. This method obeyed Beer's law in the concentration range of 2-14 μg /ml for metformin and 10-40 μg /ml for linogliptin. The results of the analysis has been validated statistically. Method proven to be rapid,precise and cost effective for the routine analysis in pharmaceutical dosage form. Forced degradation outcomes can be used for the development of stable formulation and helps in the planning of proper storage requirement.


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Data collection tool shows increase in people with intellectual disabilities working in competitive employment
NASHVILLE—The Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD) announced today that the employment rate of persons supported in competitive, integrated employment is 17.6 percent. This marks a one percent increase from its first round of results collected in spring 2017 and reflects persons supported through DIDD's waiver programs who are of working age and no longer in school.
Competitive, integrated employment (CIE) is defined as a workplace that pays at least minimum wage and includes workers with and without disabilities. CIE is the standard for professionals advocating for increased employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
The data is collected from DIDD providers twice a year, in partnership with EconSys, through a web-based questionnaire. It looks at the overall rate, hourly wage, type of industry, and hours worked weekly. The numbers reflect employment data from October 2017.
"We have set an ambitious goal to double the employment rate for people in the DIDD waivers by 2022," DIDD Commissioner Debra K. Payne said. "With this increase, we are currently on track to meet that goal, but will continue to work hard to ensure everyone who wants a paid job in the community has the opportunity to have one."
Some key data points include:
- A 5 percent increase in people working in CIE as proportion of all employment types, with a simultaneous decrease in Sheltered Work and Group Employment rates
- A 5 percent increase in people supported by DIDD who are seeking employment
- An increase in the number of monthly hours worked, rising from 40.1 hours in April 2017 to 45.7 hours in October 2017
"As important as it is for us to celebrate our successes, it's perhaps more important to identify areas where we aren't seeing the improvement we want," DIDD's State Director of Employment and Day Services Jeremy Norden-Paul said. "Having the data to provide insight into these key areas will allow us to channel resources to areas of need and learn more about the supports people need to gain and maintain employment in the community."
Agencies in the DIDD provider network will report next in May on employment data from April.
Jeremy Norden-Paul discussing the data:
About the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
The Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is the state agency responsible for administration and oversight of community-based services for approximately 8,000 people with intellectual disabilities as well as 4,000 people through the Family Support Program. Every day, the department strives to support people to live rewarding and fulfilling lives. It does so by ensuring people are free to exercise rights, engage with their broader communities and experience optimal health. DIDD is the first state service delivery system in the nation to receive Person-Centered Excellence Accreditation from the Council on Quality and Leadership. It has also been recognized as a national leader in its efforts to increase competitive, community-based employment outcomes for people with disabilities.

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"BARKASSE" boat trip
What would a trip to Hamburg be without a boat trip?
Discover Hamburg from the water
Enjoy Hamburg's historic warehouse and HafenCity districts from a "Barkasse" boat. In summer, Hamburg's typical Barkasse boats offer open-air seating on deck, whereas in winter, guests usually prefer to sit in the heated interior of the boat.
During the trip, the ship's captain will tell you all sorts of things worth knowing about the harbour, the historic Speicherstadt and the new HafenCity district - with a touch of typical north German humour.
Offer includes:
- Original Hamburg launch for up to 90 persons
- Duration: up to 2.5 hours
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SoCal family finds mountain lion in garage
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SoCal family finds mountain lion in garage
Jesse Taylor of Hesperia, CA was investigating noises in his garage Tuesday morning from what he figured was a raccoon or small critter hiding in the clutter. That's when he saw the large paw and the face of the mountain lion, less than three feet away. Can you say "pucker factor?" Authorities with California Fish and Game and San Bernardino County Sheriff's successfully sedated and removed the animal. Victorville Daily Press.


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Santa Fe Workshop with Kurt Markus and Norman Mauskopf
Santa Fe Photographic Workshops Hosts a Workshop, 'Classic Portraiture,' with Two Santa Fe Obscura Gallery Artists, Kurt Markus and Norman Mauskopf.
March 4-9, 2018
Capturing the elusive "true likeness" of a person has always been a challenge—and often even a high calling—for photographers since the medium's invention. Norman Mauskopf and Kurt Markus have a combined 75-plus years of working knowledge and expertise, and together over a period of five days they help you expand your technical skills as well as develop your eye for creative portraiture.
Visit the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops website here for more information.
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Scarcity vs Abundance
Nice presentation at Slideshare from Chris Anderson. It shows the change in our economy due to "everything everywhere anytime" structures enabled by our beloved internet. Thanks to Frankwatching Also watch Barry Schwartz about Abundance on TEDtalks and the negative effect … Continue reading
Voice Recognition Software Beats Fastest Text Messenger
Ben Cook's fingers flurried so fast you couldn't see what he was doing until he had done it. But when the cell-phone screens cleared, the world's fastest text messenger was handed his first head-to-head defeat Tuesday: a voice-recognition computer had … Continue reading
Scientists develop a real Star Trek Universal Translator
A "Tower of Babel" device that gives the illusion of being bilingual is being developed by US scientists. Users simply have to silently mouth a word in their own language for it to be translated and read out in another. … Continue reading
Bcode: Shall I text you a drink?
Interesting concept for using text messaging as mobile payment method. Interesting gadget.. Due to high transaction fees not likely to be implemented in a broad way. Makes me thinking about SMS.. What a great service!!
Innovation at Philips
Nokia vs. Vodafone: and the winner is the USER
Some inspriring stuff on the Telco 2.0 blog. It tells about the shifting of control between handset vendors, operators and users. Conclusion: the user gains control. The question I have is what impact does the increasing power of the user … Continue reading


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Nihil est incertius vulgo, nihil obscurius voluntate hominum, nihil fallacius ratione tota comitiorum.
Marcus Tullius Cicero wrote those words in the short book about a Roman court case, Pro Lucio Murena (For Lucius Murena). They mean, in English,
Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system." *
In 63 BCE, Cicero successfully defended Lucius Licinius Murena on the charge of bribery or in Latin, crimina ambitus as a means to garner votes. The wealthy Murena had won his election as consul and the charge was filed by the losing candidate, Servius Sulpicius (also a lawyer, who would be elected consul 11 years after this trial).
It's a fascinating document that says much about Roman history, politics and law. And like everything Cicero wrote, it's full of quotable bits.
I came to this from watching, of all things, some episodes of the TV series, Boston Legal. What I find intriguing about the show is the legal scenes; the courtroom arguments, the banter in front of the jury, the way the lawyers approach each issue, and how they make their defence. There are some tricky moral issues raised in those scenes that are deeper than the rest of the show, which is really a soap opera set in a lawyers' office (albeit with some funny dialogue).
So, my head full of ideas, I turned to Cicero on my Kindle, and started reading online what others had to say about this particular piece.


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The study, which looked at the alcohol consumption habits of 600,000 people, found that having between 10 and 15 drinks per week could cut a person's lifespan by up to two years.
It also claimed that people who consume more than 18 per week could take five years off their lives.
NHS guidelines state that men and women should avoid more than 14 units a week on a regular basis — equivalent to six pints of average-strength beer or 10 small glasses of low-strength wine.
The paper, published in the Lancet medical journal, called for the UK government's recommended intake guidelines to be lowered.
Five standard 175ml glasses of wine or five pints a week is the upper safe limit – about 100g of alcohol, or 12.5 units in total, according to the researchers.
Any more would considerably raise the risk of stroke, fatal aneurysm, heart failure and death.
"The paper estimates a 40-year-old drinking four units a day above the guidelines has roughly two years' lower life expectancy, which is around a 20th of their remaining life," said professor David Spiegelhalter, at the University of Cambridge.
"This works out at about an hour per day. So it's as if each unit above guidelines is taking, on average, about 15 minutes of life, about the same as a cigarette."
Already under siege from a global decline in alcohol consumption, the UK's drinks industry was unimpressed to say the least.
Colin Valentine, chairman of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), called the public reaction to the study "inaccurate, misleading and sensational," adding that his take on the results are actually indicative that alcohol is good for you in moderation.
"This study confirms what we have been saying for a long time: moderate consumption of alcohol is more beneficial than not drinking at all, and while heavy drinking of course carries risks to health, those risks only increase at a level of consumption far above the current UK consumption guidelines.
"In addition, studies have shown that enjoying alcohol responsibly in communal settings such as pubs brings drinkers many benefits to their wellbeing and mental health.
"We will continue to urge the government to provide the public with balanced and unbiased information about risks associated with drinking so that they can make their own informed decisions – as well as urge the media to report studies of this sort in a fair and accurate way, rather than potentially misleading people into believing any alcohol consumption is harmful."
Meanwhile, the Society of Independent Brewers' Association was equally incensed, also referencing a number of past studies which make a link between light drinking and mental wellbeing.
James Calder, Head of Communications at the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) claimed the study "completely overlooks well documented health benefits light to moderate enjoyment of alcohol brings."
"The incidence of Type II diabetes, coronary heart disease, haemorrhagic stroke, pancreatitis, osteoporosis, macular degeneration and gall bladder disease are just some of the conditions that are lower in sensible drinkers. The mental and social benefits of enjoying alcohol sensibly are also overlooked. We have 40 years of research, which shows light to moderate drinking equals improved cognitive function and memory in ageing as well as reduced chance of vascular dementia. What about the simple, social, improvements to quality of life that being in a pub or taproom with your friends and family regularly brings to our wellbeing?"
"The well known J shaped relationship between alcohol consumption and mortality shows that with light to moderate consumption, your relative risk of total mortality drops significantly when compared to teetotallers."
A spokesperson from Portman group argued that the UK's guidelines on alcohol consumption "are already among the lowest in Europe and the vast majority of adults already drink at or below this level or choose not to drink alcohol. Rates of harmful drinking and binge drinking have been in decline for a decade so further changes would be unnecessary and entirely confusing for consumers."
The battle between academics and drinks firms is nothing new. Last year, a report by UK academics has accused the drinks industry of "actively disseminating misinformation about alcohol and cancer risk, particularly breast cancer," comparing it to the tobacco industry's "denial, distortion and distraction tactics."
What do you think about the new study? Let us know in the comments.
It always amaze me that a generic statement like this never take into account the overall diet of consumers. Proper nutrition protects the body from the seven longterm adverse effects of alcohol. Healthcare professional should know this. SAM – Simple Alcohol Management
How on earth this 'research' saw the light of day is beyond me. According to other media outlets, the study was of 600000 people across 18 countries. While those who stated they consumed more alcohol, it doesn't consider other lifestyle and healthcare situations. For example, life expectancy in Poland may be naturally lower than the UK while they drink more alcohol per person. This research is surely unable to distinguish how other dietary, lifestyle, healthcare and genetic issues contribute to the outcomes. Looking at drinking habits and comparing them to mortality rates surely leaves one with a null hypothesis with any observed difference due to experimental and sampling error.
Im not here for a long time… I am here for a GOOD TIME!
We were at edge of barstow when the drugs had started to kick in.
You might want to read the article first, Lancet 2018; 391: 1513–23. Lancet is a highly regarded scientific journal. The article is open sourced which mans that you can have access to the full article and not just third party opinions. Science is not always comfortable…from a wine drinker.
The authors and their affiliation, quite an international group. You might want to take them seriously.
Department of Public Health
and Primary Care, University of
Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
(A M Wood PhD, S Kaptoge PhD,
A S Butterworth PhD,
P Willeit MD, S Warnakula PhD,
T Bolton MMath, D S Paul PhD,
M Sweeting PhD, S Burgess PhD,
S Bell PhD, W Astle PhD,
D Stevens MSc,
Prof S G Thompson FMedSci,
E Di Angelantonio MD,
Prof J Danesh FMedSci); Medical
University Innsbruck,
Innsbruck, Austria (P Willeit,
Prof S Kiechl MD); National
Centre for Epidemiology and
Population Health, Australian
National University, Canberra,
Australia (E Paige PhD,
Prof E Banks PhD); MRC
Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge
Institute of Public Health,
University of Cambridge,
Cambridge, UK (S Burgess);
NIHR BRC Nutritional
Biomarker Laboratory,
University of Cambridge,
Cambridge, UK
(A Koulman PhD); Norwegian
Institute of Public Health, Oslo,
Norway (R M Selmer PhD);
National Institute for Public
Health and the Environment,
Bilthoven, Netherlands
(Prof W M M Verschuren PhD,
J M A Boer PhD); Julius Centre for
Health Sciences and Primary
Care, University Medical Center
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
(Prof W M M Verschuren,
Prof Y T van der Schouw PhD,
Prof D E Grobbee MD); Chiba
Prefectural Institute of Public
Health, Chiba, Japan
(Prof S Sato MD); Department of
Community Medicine,
University of Tromsø, Tromsø,
Norway (Prof I Njølstad MD);
Nuffield Department of
Population Health, Medical
Sciences Division, University of
Oxford, Oxford, UK
(Prof M Woodward PhD,
Prof R Peto FRS, Prof T J Key DPhil,
R C Travis DPhil); The George
Institute for Global Health,
University of Sydney, Sydney,
NSW, Australia
(Prof M Woodward); Bloomberg
School of Public Health
(Prof M Woodward) and School
of Medicine (M Lazo MD), Johns
Hopkins University, Baltimore,
MD, USA; THL-National
Institute for Health and Welfare,
Helsinki, Finland
(Prof V Salomaa MD);
Copenhagen University
Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
(Prof B G Nordestgaard MD);
Department of Clinical
Medicine, University of
Copenhagen, Copenhagen,
Denmark (Prof B G Nordestgaard,
Prof A Linneberg MD); School of
Medicine, University of Western
Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
(Prof B B Yeap MBBS); Fiona
Stanley Hospital, Perth, WA,
Australia (Prof B B Yeap); Harry
Perkins Institute of Medical
Research, Perth, WA, Australia
(Prof B B Yeap); London School
of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine,
London, UK (Prof A Fletcher PhD,
Prof D A Leon PhD); Department
of Clinical Sciences, Malmö,
Lund University, Malmö,
Sweden (Prof O Melander MD);
Graduate School of Public
Health, University of
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
(Prof L H Kuller MD); CESP
INSERM UMRS 1018, Villejuif
Cedex, France (B Balkau PhD);
Department of Epidemiology
and Public Health, University
College London, London, UK
(Prof M Marmot FMedSci,
Prof E J Brunner PhD,
J A Cooper MSc); 92 Deutsches
Herzzentrum München,
Technische Universität
München, Munich, Germany
DZHK (German Centre for
Cardiovascular Research),
partner site Munich Heart
Alliance, Munich, Germany
(Prof W Koenig MD); University
of Ulm Medical Center, Ulm,
Germany (Prof W Koenig);
Department of Medicine,
University of Padua, Padua,
Italy (Prof E Casiglia MD); MRC
Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit,
University of Southampton,
Southampton, UK
(Prof C Cooper FMedSci);
German Cancer Research
Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg,
Germany (V Arndt MD,
T Kühn PhD, Prof H Brenner MD,
Prof R Kaaks MD); Erasmus
University Medical Center
Rotterdam, Rotterdam,
(Prof O H Franco MD,
J D Schoufour PhD,
T Voortman PhD); Department
of Public Health and Clinical
Medicine, Umeå University,
Umeå, Sweden
(P Wennberg MD,
M Wennberg PhD); Department
of Primary Care and Public
Health, Cardiff University,
Cardiff, UK
(Prof J Gallacher PhD);
12 de Octubre Research
Institute, CIBERESP,
Madrid, Spain
(A Gómez de la Cámara MD);
Institute for Community
Medicine, University Medicine
Greifswald, Greifswald,
Germany (Prof H Völzke MD);
Department of Public Health,
Aarhus University, Aarhus,
Denmark (C C Dahm PhD,
Prof K Overvad MD); Farr
Institute of Health Informatics
Research, UCL Institute of
Health Informatics, University
College London, London, UK
(C E Dale PhD); German
Institute of Human Nutrition,
Potsdam–Rehbrüke, Germany
(M M Bergmann PhD,
Prof H Boeing PhD); School of
Community Health, Portland
State University, Portland, OR,
USA (C J Crespo PhD);
St Vincent's Clinical School,
University of New South
Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
(L A Simons MD); Hellenic
Health Foundation, Athens,
Greece (P Lagiou MD,
A Karakatsani MD,
Prof A Trichopoulou MD);
National and Kapodistrian
University of Athens, Athens,
Greece (P Lagiou, A Karakatsani,
Prof A Trichopoulou); Harvard
TH Chan School of Public
Norvell, I've read the research and, while it takes into consideration diseases such as diabetes, it doesn't compare like with like. Every country will have different attitudes to alcohol, diets, drinking patterns (e.g. binge drinking) and different medical outcomes based on complications arising from alcohol consumption. Looking at the data, it also concurs with studies that conclude that moderate drinking is actually better for you but, possibly because of the sponsors, they seem reluctant to release that as a headline. Everyone who consumes alcohol on a regular basis knows it causes long term damage but, like many other studies, this has obvious flaws by using too broad a sample with too many variables. I get lots of eminent academics have put there name to it but lots of people were involved so they're hardly going to withdraw their name from the collection of data.
Drinking kills you. Who cares. So does everything else. If I wanted to live forever I would go on a calorie-restricted diet.
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Higher Rank Quantum Spin Liquids: From Fractons to Emergent Gravity
This event is part of the Condensed Matter Theory Seminar Series.
Quantum spin liquids are well described in the language of gauge theory. To date, most theoretical effort has focused on the study of models with a familiar vector gauge field. However, there exist stable spin liquids with more complicated gauge structure. In this talk, I will focus on three-dimensional spin liquid phases described by symmetric tensor ("higher spin") gauge fields. I will show that these models possess exotic conservation laws which restrict the gauge charges to exist in lower-dimensional subspaces, as opposed to propagating in three-dimensional space. Some charges are even restricted to a zero-dimensional subspace and are totally immobile, in a manifestation of the fracton phenomenon. As a special case, I will discuss rank 2 symmetric tensor spin liquids, which provide us with toy models for emergent gravity.


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Prepaid cards have hit the mainstream. While not long ago it was typical to receive funds by paper check, people today are comfortable with gift cards, pay-by-web applications, online banking, direct deposit, and more. According to a 2013 Federal Reserve payment study, prepaid cards are the fastest growing form of non-cash payments. Which isn't too surprising considering prepaid cards deliver funds faster and more securely than paper checks.
While many companies are capitalizing on the popularity of prepaid, not all card providers are created equal. According to a recent article on paymentsource.com, companies that specialize in prepaid are better equipped to deal with the unique nature of the industry. Focused companies can better track the latest in innovation, regulation modifications and the increased adoption of mobile, digital and virtual payments.
In my opinion, history and experience are key. It's also important to be sure the vendor can support your constituents. If the support isn't there from the beginning, people notice – and an initial bad experience can be hard, if not impossible, to overcome. Other items to consider when selecting your vendor and setting up a contract include:
- Statement of work: Provide a detailed statement of work, including your objectives. This way the vendor can affirm their understanding and describe how they will meet the needs of the procurement.
- Experience: Request references and detailed experience in supporting programs similar to yours. For government programs, request government qualifications and references—card regulations make government and commercial programs very different.
- Staffing: Ask for staffing and a project plan as part of the procurement. You want to see the caliber and experience of the team supporting your project and the tasks required to implement the program.
- Orals: When possible, schedule a face-to-face meeting to get a better feel for the card vendor and the team proposed. Ask questions to see if their services best match the needs outlined in the statement of work.
The leaders in the prepaid industry are the technology companies and service providers that are nimble. It's essential to able to adapt to the constant stream of industry and policy changes as well as federal and state regulations. Choosing a company who focuses on delivering prepaid services as a fully dedicated line of business ensures appropriate resources, corporate investment and collaboration with you for shared success.
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Just about a week or so after completing its acquisition of business service management company Zyrion, Kaseya has again picked up another company, this time its Rover Apps, a provider of cloud solutions that enable users to securely work with enterprise resources using their personal devices without giving up complete control of the device to the enterprise. Terms of the acquisition are undisclosed.
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Kids are a lot harder to fool nowadays. And when it comes to Santa Claus, they ask pretty compelling (and skeptical!) questions that make prolonging the, a-hem, "magic of the season" difficult. Kids want proof. They want answers. They want to see reindeer tracks in the snow that are consistent with those they found on Google.
Little Elf Judy in The Santa Clause aptly sums it up: "Seeing isn't believing. Believing is seeing." Though we're supposed to take that quote abstractly, Capture the Magic makes "seeing" Santa Claus just as plausible as believing in him. Head to their site or download their app, where you can upload a photo of your very own living room and then drag and insert a Santa Claus "sticker" into the photograph.
Choose from one of three Santa poses (our favorite is the "caught in the act crouch," pictured above) and use the blur tool for a more mysterious, security-cam effect. Pay, download, and voila — digital proof that Santa, was, in fact, here in the flesh.
Capture the Magic isn't the only site of its kind — I Caught Santa is an app that allows you to do the same type of editing for free right from your smart phone. Other magical creatures that are frequently subject to a critical eye (re: the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny) are also available, for all of your seasonal needs, on both sites. And, most importantly, either will do to make sure Santa's presents, ahem presence remains alive and well in your home:
If anything, sites like these will buy you a year before the questions start again. But if your child starts asking if the photo has been edited, we can't help you. Kids these days — they're much too smart for their own good.


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by Pam Munoz Ryan, 585 pages, Grades 6-8
Echo is a book of connected stories all following a particular musical instrument through time. The first takes place in Germany at the beginning of World War 2, 1933. Friedrich's family is worried he might be noticed and persecuted by the Nazi's because he is such an unique child. Even though they are unable to disentangle Friedrich's sister from the Nazi youth, they know they must escape what Germany is becoming. The next story takes place in 1935 in an orphanage in Pennsylvania; Mike and his brother Frankie are hoping to get adopted, but are planning a daring escape in the event that they don't get adopted before its time to send the older brother to an institution for teens that would separate the boys. The final story takes place in California in 1942; Ivy Maria's family are farmers. A neighboring family has asked them to oversee their farm in trade for partial ownership. Their neighbors are Japanese and have been forced to move to internment camps after Pearl Harbor was attacked and leave their farm unattended. Ivy's father wants to help, and sees it could be a good opportunity for his family, but there are some who would like to ransack the Yamamoto's house while they are away. Will the family be safe there? All the stories are folded together in the last section's satisfying conclusion; it is a long read, but such a hard one to put down once you have started.
If you enjoy historical fiction books you might also like: Esperanza Rising, by Pam Munoz Ryan, Jefferson's Sons, by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, or Rodzina, by Karen Cushman.


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EDMOND, Okla. – A university is going green with their graduation ceremony.
The University of Central Oklahoma will celebrate the achievements of approximately 2,183 graduates, including 467 summer graduates, during the Spring 2014 Commencement Ceremonies May 9-10 in Hamilton Field House.
State Rep. T.W. Shannon will address graduates at the 3 p.m. ceremony on Friday, May 9, and U.S. Rep. James Lankford will address graduates at the 10 a.m. ceremony on Saturday, May 10.
The 2013-2014 academic year marks the beginning of a "greener" graduation at Central. All of the gowns used during the ceremonies are completely recyclable, and while graduates are encouraged to keep their caps and tassels to commemorate their accomplishments, bins will be available throughout Hamilton Field House to collect used gowns. The program is a continuation of Central's campus-wide sustainability efforts.
Commencement ceremonies are scheduled as follows:
- 3 p.m., Friday, May 9: College of Education and Professional Studies bachelor's degree candidates, except psychology undergraduates;
- 7 p.m., Friday, May 9: College of Education and Professional Studies psychology undergraduates and Jackson College of Graduate Studies master's degree candidates;
- 10 a.m., Saturday, May 10: College of Business bachelor's degree candidates;
- 2 p.m., Saturday, May 10: College of Fine Arts and Design and College of Mathematics and Science bachelor's degree candidates; and
- 6 p.m., Saturday, May 10: College of Liberal Arts bachelor's degree candidates.
Graduates and guests attending the ceremonies are asked to arrive early, as the field house traditionally fills to capacity.
Limited parking to the west of the field house will be reserved for the elderly and those with disabilities. All campus parking spaces, except those in the reserved lot to the west side of the field house, will be open during the commencement events for those attending ceremonies.
Guests attending ceremonies without tickets will be admitted following the national anthem if space is available. Those without tickets may view the ceremonies on video monitors located in the south foyer of the field house as space permits.


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Jonathan Barnes
Jonathan Barnes, FBA (born 26 December 1942 in Wenlock, Shropshire) is an English scholar of ancient philosophy.
Education and career[edit]
He was educated at the City of London School[1] and Balliol College, Oxford University.[1]
He taught for 25 years at Oxford University before moving to the University of Geneva. He was a Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford, 1968–78;[1] a Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford, 1978–94, and has been Emeritus Fellow of Balliol College since 1994.[1]
He was Professor of Ancient Philosophy, Oxford University, 1989–94.[1]
He was Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Geneva 1994–2002.[1]
He taught at the University of Paris-Sorbonne in France, and took his éméritat in 2006.
He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1987.[1]
He is an expert on ancient Greek philosophy, and has edited the two-volume collection of Aristotle's works as well as a number of commentaries on Aristotle, the pre-Socratics and other areas of Greek thought.
He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1999.[2]
He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Humboldt University of Berlin in 2012.[3]
He married in 1965 and has two daughters.[2]
He is the brother of the novelist Julian Barnes, and he and his family feature in the latter's memoir Nothing to be Frightened Of (2008).
- The Complete Works of Aristotle, 2 vols, 1984; reprinted with corrections, 1995 (General Editor)
- Posterior Analytics (translation and commentary on Aristotle), (1975) (revised edition, 1994)
- The Ontological Argument (1972)
- Presocratic Philosophers 2 Vols., 1979; 1 vol. revised edition, 1982
- Aristotle (1982)
- The Modes of Scepticism (1985), with Julia Annas
- Early Greek Philosophy (1987)
- The Toils of Scepticism (1990)
- The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle (1995)
- Logic and the Imperial Stoa (1997)
- Porphyry: introduction (2003)
- Truth, etc. (2007)
- Coffee with Aristotle (2008)
- Methods and Metaphysics: Essays in Ancient Philosophy I (2011)
- Logical Matters: Essays in Ancient Philosophy II (2012)
- Proof, Knowledge, and Scepticism: Essays in Ancient Philosophy III (2014)
- Mantissa: Essays in Ancient Philosophy IV (2015)
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- ^ a b c d e f g 2011 edition (2011). "entry for Prof. Jonathan Barnes FBA". Who's Who. A & C Black.
- ^ a b "Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "List of people holding a honorary degree awarded by the Humboldt-University". Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- Merritt Moseley, Understanding Julian Barnes, University of South Carolina Press (1997) [This book provides family info on the Barnes family.]
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Pacific Rim, which has endured unexpected delays obtaining the permits needed to build its El Dorado gold project in El Salvador, announced more cost-cutting measures Thursday. In an effort to reduce overhead even further, it let its chief financial officer and chief operating officer go.
The company has $2-million in cash right now, but, as with most junior mining companies, access to funds through traditional debt or equity financings has disappeared.
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The credit woes wreaking havoc on the financial markets have been particularly savage for the junior mining sector.
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As the credit crisis has intensified, development companies who need to raise money to build mines have been severely punished as investors bet that financing deals won't get done or terms will be exceedingly onerous.
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"Anything that smells like heavy capital expenditure is getting flogged," one analyst said.
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Over the past four months, the TSX Venture Exchange has plummeted 43 per cent and is off 54 per cent since April, 2007.
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Awash in excess capital less than a year ago, junior mining firms have suddenly had to become penny pinchers.
Orezone Resources Inc. has secured a $330-million debt facility to help fund the construction of a gold mine in Burkina Faso.
But the Ottawa company needs to raise roughly $100-million more in equity to complete the deal. Unwilling to issue shares at such low price levels, the company is looking for alternative ways to raise the capital, including trying to tap high-net-worth investors from the Middle East and Asia or striking a deal with a gold royalty company.
In the mean time, construction at the mine site has slowed.
"Right now we're running at half speed," Orezone's CEO Ron Little said.
Pacific Rim is also looking at finding cheaper office space in Vancouver or subletting the extra space it now has to another company. It intends to rehire both a COO and CFO once market conditions improve.
Ms. Henderson, meanwhile, remains philosophical about her expanded office duties.
"It's just a matter of the market turmoil filtering down to the nitty-gritty of everyday business," she said.
Pacific Rim (PMU)Close: 25 cents, unchanged
Mirabela Nickel (MNB)Close: $3.20, unchanged
Katanga Mining (KAT)Close: $5.90, down 40 cents
Orezone Resources (OZN)Close: 91 cents, down 5 cents


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The 62-year-old Fournier is an experienced parachutist, pilot and former military officer. He hopes his ultra-sky dive will contribute to the development of future technologies and the safety of stratospheric flight — specifically by astronauts in high-altitude emergencies that are outfitted with the proper survival equipment.
In September 2002 and then again in August 2003, Fournier's stratospheric high-dive over Canada was thwarted by weather and balloon problems. Over the last two years, the Big Jump team has worked on technical issues, ordering a new balloon, and awaiting the next inversion of jet streams over Canada this August.
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The Big Jump equipment is principally composed of a huge Russian-supplied stratospheric balloon and the specially crafted gondola. To ascend to jump height will take some 3 hours. The gondola shelters Fournier during ascent. It also is loaded with flight instruments: navigation equipment, oxygen bottles, radio gear, video recorders and a Global Positioning System satellite tracking device.
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After the separation of the balloon and at the time of Fournier's jump, the gondola will descend by parachutes. The base of the gondola is equipped with shock absorbers for a safe touchdown back on the ground.
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On Aug. 16, 1960, Capt. Joseph Kittinger jumped into the record books after his dive from a height of 102,800 feet (31,334 meters). That jump set records that still stand today — the highest parachute jump, the longest free fall and the fastest speed ever attained by a human through the atmosphere. But somewhat in contention was Kittinger's use of a small stabilization parachute during his record-setting fall.
Roger Eugene Andreyev, a Russian, is noted as holding the world's freefall record of 80,325 feet (24,483 meters), set on Nov. 1, 1962.
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Discussion in 'UPS Discussions' started by UPSmeoff, Apr 4, 2006.
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Im also mad that my Johnny Cash avatar was deleted.
I think the higher up you go in the UPS food chain, the more oxygen is cut off from thier brain from thier tie being to tight.
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We've all heard the cream rises to the top and then spoils.
In order to adapt and survive, many will exude a demeanor of superiority and omnipotence.
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Wow, your mgm't admits they don't know everything? Ours insists they do and when you prove them wrong they just say you misunderstood them. Kinda like how they all were the best hourlies in the company before they got 'promoted'.
Our management team isn't much of a team at all, they just blame each other for any problem that arises. So individually they are know-it-alls but as a group they are pretty dumb according to how they rate each other.
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Djellaba is a unisex type of cloth specific to the Islamic nations of Africa, especially the Magreb. It's made of colored wool and has a simple cut, with long sleeves and a hood. Djellaba is generally regarded as a casual outfit, and can be made from various fabrics, depending on the country's climate or customs.
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Brother-sister duo White Mystery first came to mass attention in 2011 with their critically acclaimed, MTV-touted sophomore album Blood and Venom, and their brand of red hot rock'n'roll has been on fire ever since. In the tradition of releasing new music each year on their band anniversary of 4/20, Chicago natives Miss Alex White and Francis Scott Key White dropped their third full-length album—the ferocious Telepathic— on April 20, 2013.
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I've spoken to many young bands in Chicago who look up to you as mentors. Do you feel a responsibility to help out others who have been in your shoes?
Alex White: The whole rock'n'roll, punk and beyond music community that is underground and DIY thrives because of these kinds of relationships. White Mystery wouldn't be where it is now without the help of people who have mentored me and encouraged me to pursue music as a young person, like "Why aren't you doing this professionally?" and I'm thinking to myself "Do you really think that I can do that?" It was their encouragement that really helped me down that path.
When you were starting out as a band, who helped you the most?
AW: There is a person that comes to mind immediately. His name is Paul Natkin [iconic photographer for Creem and Rolling Stone]. He's also a native Chicagoaon: we grew up in the same North Side neighborhood, he went to the same high school as Francis and he was friends with our mom in the '70s [Diane Alexander White, also a photographer].
A few years ago, the city was cutting down on live music by putting more restrictions on permits required to host shows. Paul was the champion for live music during this time. He's introduced me to a lot of amazing people; he's a connector. There's a great book by Malcolm Gladwell called The Tipping Point that talks about the different types of people in the world, and the connectors are the people who can just look around the room and know who to bring together.
Paul connected us to Nathan Christ, a videographer who went on to produce our first music video [for the Blood and Venom single "Birthday]. He did it for free. That's a super DIY video— we shot it a novelty golf place near our house, a cemetery near our house—but it made it's way on to the top five videos on MTV.
Are you often asked how you manage to do everything yourselves and be so successful?
AW: White Mystery is a totally independent entity. We don't have a record label. We do our own booking and licensing; we own everything and release everything ourselves. So, bands often ask us "How do you do that? How does that work?" Both of our parents are self-employed, so we grew up knowing how to be self-sufficient and not relying on a fixed paycheck—and being willing to take risks.
What advice would you give to other bands building connections in the DIY community?
AW: Following up is the key to success. Also, you don't have to be old to be a mentor. You can be a peer to someone and still offer questions. The Socrates method of mentorship is not telling someone what to do, but allowing them to follow their own path. A band could make the exact same decisions we did and still be somewhere else. I think it's important to take a questions approach to guiding someone, because then they're making their own decisions and taking accountability for whether or not they become successful.
Francis Scott Key White: We also like to set examples with our actions. The smart people catch on, and the others just do their own thing. If you see someone do something, it becomes possible.
AW: There is a lot of power in willing things to happen. If you can visualize it, then that's half the battle—you're almost there. And when you accumulate these successes, write them down; so that when you get really upset or hit rock bottom, you can review the goals that you have achieved and keep going.
Have you observed any misconceptions about being an independent artist that you want to clear up for those who are hesitant to break into the scene?
AW: There's a stigma that musicians and artists lead a starving lifestyle, and I think that's a very unfair stereotype that discourages a lot of creative people. It's important for us to communicate that as a creative person you can succeed, pursue your goals and have a comfortable lifestyle.
The thing about Chicago—and maybe I'm biased because I'm a native—is that it's such a hardworking city, and bands emerge here because they are willing to bust their way to the top and work hard to succeed.
In the spirit of leading by example, what were some of your defining moments as musicians that you can share to inspire others?
FW: I always wanted to play the Metro in Chicago; it's a great venue, and all the big punk bands that I looked up to played there. I always told myself if I played there one time then I'd know that I made it, and we've played there about four times now.
AW: The moment for me was jamming with Robert Plant [of Led Zeppelin] in Austin. He was playing drums and I was playing guitar. That was exhilarating — getting to meet the golden god of '70s rock, which I adore—I really felt like I could die after that.
Note: On September 20, Alex White will be speaking at the first-ever Chicago Music Summit. This daylong, free event at the Chicago Cultural Center will include several panel discussions about the music industry, including a panel led by White on how to take your band to a global market.


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The photo is part of a project on which I am working. While the identity of some of the objects on the kitchen counter is clear, others cannot be described with certainty. The viewer can create a story that lives in this space.
The photo above is my contribution to edition #36 of Black and White Wednesday - A Culinary Photography Event created by Susan of The Well-Seasoned Cook and hosted this week by Cinzia of Cindystar.
The photo was shot in color and then converted to black and white.
This post contains the gallery of images submitted to the event.
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Stop Writing Checks Others Can't Cash
Stop me if you've heard this one.
The members of a delivery team were sitting in their team space a few weeks ago when their product owner, Phil, walked in.
"Hey guys, how are you doing?" Phil asked, stopping by the food table to check out the latest selection of chips and candies.
"Hey, Phil." "Pretty Good." "No complaints," came the various replies.
"Cool," nodded Phil grabbing a handful of tortilla chips. "By the way, I told Patricia with the CRM program that we'd have those TPS Reports done by next Friday."
There weren't literally crickets in the team space, but if there were, their chirping would have been very audible over the distinct lack of sound coming from the delivery team members.
Phil threw a couple of chips in his mouth and looked around the room.
Finally, Brandon, with a slight nervous chuckle, said, "Sorry, Phil, I could have sworn you said that you told Patricia that we'd have TPS Reports done by next Friday."
"Yep, I did say that," said Phil around some crunched up tortilla chips.
"What in the world," asked Brandon, the chuckle replaced with a menacing hiss that indicated he had a few choice expletives he would rather use at this point, "What in the world led you to tell Patricia that? We haven't even started on the TPS reports."
Phil stopped chewing briefly, then started chewing thoughtfully again, until he realized he had already swallowed the chips he thought he had been chewing. "Well . . ." he said, pondering his predicament, "you guys have always been able to pull things through before, and those TPS reports don't seem too difficult. You guys hinted at that yourselves during the sizing meeting."
"Yes we did, " said Franklin watching as Phil took a bite of a chip, then dipped the remainder of it in the salsa before popping it into his mouth, "right before we said they are completely pointless. The CRM system provides all that information inherently -- we don't need separate reports to provide it. The only value those reports provide is to cover the table when you are cleaning a fish."
"Hmmm," said Phil, reaching for another chip.
"And if you double dip one more time, you are going to be wearing that salsa," said Franklin as he got up from his desk to look at the Discovery Board. "In the meantime, what don't you want to get that we are already working on in order to get those TPS reports?"
Phil looked from the chip in his hand to the salsa bowl to Franklin and back at the chip.
"Umm . . . hadn't thought about that. I just figured you guys would figure it out. You've been able to do it every time before." Phil shrugged. "I just know I pretty much had to tell Patricia that we'd get those done since she had already told Gertrude (the Sales Director) that they would have them for quarterly reporting."
So what's going on here, apart from Phil's rather cavalier attitude toward common team food table courtesy?
This is a classic example, perhaps contrived but unfortunately not too far from actual occurrences, of one person writing checks for someone else. In effect, Phil and Patricia are exhibiting some fairly common organizational anti-patterns that can often have a detrimental effective on team success in an organizational setting. They are making promises that they expect other people to keep.
I became aware of promise theory a few weeks ago when my friend Jeffery Davidson pointed me to a blog post titled "Turning Requirements into Promises." That post discusses the idea of Promise Theory and its relationship to software development. Here are the core aspects of Promise Theory:
- A promise is when someone publicly declares their intention to do (or not do) something.
- The declaration of intent is up to the perception of the receiver. In other words, it's possible for the receiver of a message to interpret it as a promise when it wasn't intended that way. Said yet another way, it's possible for someone to make a promise without realizing it.
- Promises may or may not be kept.
- Different people may have different perspectives on whether a promise was kept.
- People, groups, or teams are autonomous and can only make promises for themselves. They cannot promise someone else will behave in a certain manner.
- When someone tries to make a promise for someone else, this is an imposition.
(Concepts paraphrased from The Book of Promises (PDF).)
All fascinating stuff, but what does this have to do with Phil, Gertrude, and the delivery team?
Because people, groups or teams are considered autonomous, their intentions are not known until they publicly declare them (i.e., make a promise). This lack of understanding of intention can lead to a great deal of uncertainty, so project leads seek to gain more certainty by asking people when they are going to do something or get something done. When someone (Phil) claims to speak for another person in an attempt to decrease uncertainty ("We'll have the TPS reports done by next Friday") he's actually increasing uncertainty. He has implied a promise, when in reality he is imposing on the delivery team. The situation described above actually has a chain of impositions that are interpreted as promises. First, Patricia promised to Gertrude that the TPS reports would be available for quarterly reporting. She probably didn't explicitly say "promise," but statements like that are often interpreted as such in business settings, especially when the people involved in those types of discussions don't know who actually has to do the work.
Next in the chain of impositions, Phil promised Patricia that the TPS reports would be done by next Friday. This is a more specific promise than Patricia's but seems reasonable since Phil is more closely aligned with the delivery team. It still doesn't make his statement a promise, and in some respects it's even more unforgivable, because he actually knew the team's intentions as described on their delivery board, which in effect is their promise to the organization - we're going to work on these things in the next two weeks.
So if we look at what Promise Theory tells us on the surface, we'd be led to believe that the TPS reports will not be done by next Friday. They did not have the intention to work on the TPS reports in the intervening time, and they didn't make a promise to do so, but were rather imposed upon by an outside force. However, we're reminded by Yogi Berra that "in theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is." In many organizations, people and teams react to impositions in one of two ways. The either give the "f-you" response and basically ignore the imposition, or they go into hero mode and treat the imposition as if it were a promise they actually made. In the latter case, they will move heaven and earth to keep that so-called promise, often at the risk of not keeping other promises they actually did make. Paradoxically, the f-you response is actually a healthier response in the long run, because the hero response encourages people to continue to make impositions on the delivery team. This is evidenced in Phil's response in the dialog above. Even though he probably had a good idea that the team was not currently intending to work on the TPS reports, he figured he could go ahead and say they'd have them done, because they had pulled out heroic efforts in the past to fulfill an imposition, usually upsetting other promises the delivery team made.
People's perceptions of other's promises are heavily based on trust. If the delivery team has a long history of adopting promises made on their behalf and keeping them as if they were their own, that type of behavior will be expected. Along the same vein, if I habitually make promises I don't keep, any explicit promises I make in the future probably will not be treated as promises, and there's a good chance the people I communicate those promises to will make contingency plans.
With all that in mind, what practical use is Promise Theory? It suggests ways different groups can behave toward each other to effectively and cooperatively satisfy a particular need:
- Don't write checks for other people. Don't impose an action on another team. Rather, ask that team if they can do something, and if so by when.
- Validate assumed promises. It is very easy to misinterpret a statement as an intended action. If you think someone just promised to do something, confirm that is what they meant. There is a big difference between "I could do something" and "I will do something by next Friday." It may be appropriate to cement that understanding with an explicit "I promise" that may be appropriate (although it could feel a little heavy-handed).
- Trust but verify. Whether you believe a group will keep their promise is heavily dependent upon your past interactions with that group. The better the history, the more likely you are to implicitly trust them. In all cases, it's still best to verify along the way that the promise will be kept.
- Build contingencies. There is always the chance that a promise will not be kept, either intentionally or despite the best efforts of the promisor. It's always wise to consider some contingency plans in case the promise is not kept; doubly so when the historic interaction with the other group does not represent a sterling record.
Phil's plight, described at the beginning of this article, actually starts with Patricia. In her interaction with Gertrude, she shouldn't have explicitly told Gertrude the TPS reports would be available for quarterly reporting. Rather, she should have acknowledged Gertrude's desire for the TPS reports at that time and promised to find out if that was possible.
Next, the conversation between Patricia and Phil could have gone the same way. In this case, Phil could have promised to find out when the TPS reports could be finished, instead of blithely "promising" (imposing, really) a date on behalf of the team.
It would have been even more expedient for Phil to invite Patricia to the Delivery Team's area so that they could talk about the issue with the team. That would give Patricia the opportunity to explain the desire to have the TPS reports for quarterly reporting, and it would give the Delivery Team the opportunity to ask the intended use of the TPS reports and point out that information may be available from an existing source.
In all of these approaches to Phil's dilemma, the people promising an action are making a promise they can keep. Patricia may turn out to be unconvinced by the team's argument and still ask for the TPS Reports, at which point the team can make their promise by indicating when the TPS reports would be included in an iteration for delivery.
As for Phil wearing a bowl of salsa, that's completely within his control.


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April 2017! Get ready for spring fun, friends! Start your planning now with this handy-dandy April 2017 calendar (and you can download the pdf here). Enjoy! XO, Inspire(d)
Check out these great April 2017 activities! In chronological order, each event's number coincides with its number on the calendar!
10. April 1: Comedy Night in Spring Grove! Two headliner comedians performing live on stage! Fest Building, 8:00 pm. Search SGParks on Facebook or www.springgrovemn.com for info.
11. April 1: Takin' It to the Limit with an Eagles Tribute featuring the Fabulous Armadillos and Collective Unconscious. Potter Auditorium, Chatfield Center for the Arts, $30/$35. www.chatfieldcfa.com
12. April 3: Local author Jerry Johnson returns to Dragonfly Books with his latest book, A Limit of Coot. Author talk/signing 7pm. Dragonfly Books. www.dragonflybooks.com/events. Free!
13. April 6-9: New Minowa Players presents The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer at NMP Theatre. More information at newminowaplayers.org or contact Sheryl Scheffert 563-379-5738, firstname.lastname@example.com
14. Weekend of ArtHaus: April 7 – Winter Weekend Emerging Artist Exhibition. April 8 – Local Artists Age 18-25 Cringe Night. Read your old diaries and CRINGE. April 9 – Second Sunday Family Workshop. arthausdecorah.org
15. April 9: Empty Bowls – Decorah fundraiser at Hotel Winneshiek from 11-2. A simple meal of soup & bread, and a bowl to take home, $20 donation. http://s.coop/emptybowlsdecorah
16. April 11: Bestselling author Greer Macallister (Girl in Disguise; Magician's Lie) returns to Dragonfly Books! Book discussion with Decorah Public Library, 5pm. Author talk/signing 7pm, Dragonfly Books. www.dragonflybooks.com/events. Free!
17. April 14: Nickolas Butler, bestselling author of Shotgun Lovesongs, at Dragonfly Books with his new book, The Hearts of Men. Author talk/signing 7pm. www.dragonflybooks.com/events. Free!
18. Weekend of ArtHaus: April 21 – Earth Day Weekend Poetry Slam, featuring David Wright & Marci Rae Johnson. April 22 –Arts Off Campus w/ Dr. Kate Elliott. April 22 & 23 – Tabletop Mosaics. www.arthausdecorah.org
19. April 22: Join the Oneota Co-op for their annual Earth Day Celebration from 5:00-7:00pm in Water Street Park. Including local music, local food, & local friends! www.oneotacoop.com
20. April 23: Porter House Museum's sesquicentennial (1867-2017) at T-Bocks upstairs. Program, music, refreshments and cash bar. Optional vintage/historic festive wear! 4-6pm www.porterhousemuseum.org
21. April 28-29: Wood-firing! Join Allamakee Wood Fired Pottery at the kiln as we fire during Bluff Country Studio Tour & watch flames rage though the pots! Rural New Albin. www.allamakeewoodfiredpottery.com


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Toyota Prius Hacked Into Energy-Generating Roller Coaster (Video)
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Prius cars utilize regenerative breaking to harvest energy and recharge the battery... and that's true when they're used as roller coasters. A team of makers decided that they wanted to see what else a Prius could become, and so transformed it into a roller coaster car that gathers energy while breaking at the bottom of the hill. A while ago, Toyota launched an "Ideas for Good" contest to gather really smart concepts for everything from more eco-friendly vehicles to disaster relief. Basically, Toyota said, "Hey, we have this cool car with tons of interesting parts...what else can you make it into that is useful and helpful to people?"
One of the "good ideas" was an energy-generating amusement park, so that the hefty energy load required by rides could be lessened. Well, Gizmodo drew our attention to the fact that a team has managed to put together the beginnings of that idea, using a Prius.
Building a Hybrid Roller Coaster - Ideas for Good from deeplocal on Vimeo.
It's a rather expensive way to get a prototype rolling, but if it inspires something bigger, then it's a plus. NotCot reports, "Toyota teamed up with our favorite engineering crew Deeplocal to build a roller coaster from a 2011 Prius. The team of 5 gutted a Prius, using the engine, wiring harness, batteries, and Hybrid Synergy Drive system in a custom designed and fabricated coaster car... and a 70 foot coaster track out of steel."
The cart can reach a speed of 15 mph when dropping down the platform, and get as much as 6,000 watts from a single run. That's pretty amazing! The lights you see in the video above are all powered by the cart itself.
NotCot has tons of still images of the project.
Another project in the works through Ideas for Good, is a solar-powered disaster relief tent:
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More on Regenerative Breaking
Feeding the Grid By Bike: Electricity Generating Gyms (Video)
Saul Griffith and Energy Generating Kites at TED (Video)
5 Boundary-Pushing Ways to Generate Renewable Energy


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Unit 13 PS Vita (Pre-owned) Description
Built from the ground up for PlayStation Vita by Zipper Interactive, Unit 13 is a modern-day, third person military shooter for players on-the-go. As a member of the highly specialized military and intelligence group known as ÂUnit 13Â, players choose from one of six operatives as they attempt to complete and master 45 challenging, action-packed missions.
Unit13 introduces players to a robust set of social and competitive features through Wifi and 3G connections of the PlayStation Vita that enable them to engage and compete with friends and the wider Unit13 community, wherever they are. Unit 13Âs in-game scoring and Â5Â star rating system provides instant feedback , driving the titleÂs social competitive features so that any mission can become a focus of competition between players, their friends, NEAR, Regional or Global opponents.
An in-game notification center also alerts players on status updates, Daily Challenges and rare High Value Target alerts.
Players can choose to play Unit13 solo, or with a friend in two-player cooperative mode via Wifi which includes full voice chat with PS VitaÂs built-in microphone.
Unit 13 on PlayStation Vita Features:
- First fully portable shooter experience only available on the PS Vita system. Designed exclusively for PS Vita utilizing the systemÂs immersive and intuitive controls, Unit 13 includes precision dual analog sticks and the front and rear touch pads.
- Stunning 'portable sized' non-linear levels support an unlimited range of approach and tactical options. Armed with a wide array of weapons, gear and attachments, players work to discover the best way to Infiltrate compounds, rescue hostages, sabotage and eliminate the enemy.
- Stay connected with rich social and competitive features accessible through the PS VitaÂs Wifi and 3G functionality. Unit13Âs competitive features are all 3G enabled, so you can engage and compete with your friends and the wider Unit13 community wherever you are.
- Choose your Operative – Play as one of six Unit13 military and intelligence operatives, each with their own specialties, weapons, gear and unlocks.
- Choose your Mission  Select your own path through a grid of 36 pick-up-and-play missions to unlock 9 challenging High Value Target (HVT) enemy battles. Re-play missions to increase your Â5 star rating and conquer PSN friends, NEAR, Regional and Global players.
- Play solo or with a friend – Unit 13 supports a two-player cooperative mode via Wifi including full voice chat with PS VitaÂs built-in microphone. Players work together to complete missions for placement on the co-op leaderboards
- 5 Diverse Game Modes: Direct Action (multi-objective), Deadline (Timed assault), Covert (Stealth), Elite (increased challenge) and the ultimate challenge HVT (High Value Target).
- Tackle the Daily Challenge  Play a new mission every 24 hours with Friend, Local, Regional and Global leaderboards to conquer.
- Hunt for High Value Targets – Receive rare Âhigh value target notification via friends & ÂNEAR and act quickly to complete the mission.
- The in-game notification center keeps the player informed  a central location where the player receives HVT alerts, unlock notifications, ranking changes and challenges.
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There's no denying that dogs are a man's best friend. From instant exercise partners to free therapy sessions, our canine companions offer a long list of joy and gratification.
Backyard ideas for dogs is trending on Pinterest and it seems a lot of you are looking for ways to let your hounds roam, run and cause a ruckus in the outdoors this spring.
So for this week's Pin Picks—and with a little help from our Pinners—we discover top 5 DIY yard ideas for dogs.
Let your ears hang low – If you want to keep those ears and tails wagging all day, Tabby Sue shows us how to put together simple DIY dog runs and swimming pools for your yard.
Follow Tabby Sue's board DOG YARD on Pinterest.
Paws up – If you're looking to train your pooch, Jessica Wollberg shares DIY agility-training courses you can build yourself to keep your furry friend alert and active in the yard.
Follow Jessica Wollberg's board DIY Dog Agility on Pinterest.
Sit in style – Building an outdoor residence for your dog isn't hard. In fact, Clint Steenberg shows us how to put together a rustic or modern doghouse with a variety of designs.
Follow Clint Steenberg's board DogHouse on Pinterest.
Fetch, Fido! – Marlena Ballard shows us how to make toys that'll keep your dog tugging and jumping with curiosity in the lawn all day.
Follow Marlena Ballard's board DIY Dog toys and treats on Pinterest.
Dog beds – At the end of the day, all it takes is a simple sweatshirt filled with stuffing or an old dresser drawer to keep your buddy snoring throughout the night under the stars. Robin Booth Campbell shares how to make DIY outdoor doggy beds:
Follow Robin Booth Campbell's board DIY Dog Beds on Pinterest.
A big belly rub to all of our canine friends and their humans. And even if you don't have a pet, keep browsing Pinterest to discover new ways to enhance your backyard this spring. And of course tune in next week for more Pin Picks.
—Pari Mathur, Content Guru, Currently pinning to Life is Funny


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I made a quick saute of spinach leaves.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Hawthorne Lunch.
Today's lunch -
fried mahi mahi
sauteed spinach.
Prepare a mixture of
2 parts flour: 1 part cornstarch
Plus seasonings - freshly ground salt and pepper,
paprika, Old Bay.
Pick filets out of buttermilk,
let drip,
shake it up with flour and cornstarch mixture.
This was fried in peanut oil
The particular oil is not key.
Except for olive oil.
Do NOT fry in olive oil.
Smoke point is too low in olive oil.
Temperature is key.
You want the temperature of the oil to be 350 degrees.
I made a quick saute of spinach leaves.
Heat a tablespoon of butter and a teaspoon of oil
in a hot pan.
Add in rinsed spinach leaves,
freshly ground salt and pepper,
1/2 teaspoon of sesame oil,
and about a tablespoon of sesame seeds.
Toss and wilt the spinach for a few minutes.
Oh, yeah.
Squeeze a little lemon juice over both the spinach and mahi mahi.
Posted by Rosie Hawthorne at 6:02 AM
Labels: Mahi Mahi, spinach in sesame oil
6 comments:
- Marilyn said...
I need to try that way to make mahi mahi.
- February 7, 2013 at 10:21 PM
- Rosie Hawthorne said...
You do need to try this, Mar.
- February 8, 2013 at 9:22 AM
- Rosie Hawthorne said...
But you're still traumatized by spinach, aren't you?
- February 8, 2013 at 12:18 PM
Rosie, do you ever use coconut oil? I'm on my second jar and have only used it for baking and popcorn. Everything I have read, so far, says it's a 1:1 substitute for butter. I tend to rebel against "trends" and I am no die hard naturalist. I have been liking the results of coconut oil, though. Just a curious for you...
- February 9, 2013 at 11:04 PM
"curious *question* for you"
Sorry for the missed word, it happens.
- February 9, 2013 at 11:09 PM
- Rosie Hawthorne said...
Hi Mel, I have never tried coconut oil before. Is it just for sweets or can you use it for savory too? Can you taste the coconut? Hmmm. Rosie might have to check this out. Thanks for the suggestion.
- February 10, 2013 at 10:04 AM
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