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Employee Experience —The Next Competitive Frontier
In recent years, much focus has been given to Customer Experience (CX). But with the dust settling on CX as increasing numbers of businesses now understand the importance of adopting it as a strategic and even imperative initiative, it's little wonder why Employee Experience (EX) is the next competitive frontier.
What Is Employee Experience?
Employee Experience is the sum of everything an individual encounters during his or her tenure with the organization.
Susan Peters, Senior Vice President, Human Resources at General Electric, put it nicely: "We define employee experience simply as seeing the world through the eyes of our employees, staying connected, and being aware of their major milestones… we are developing a strategy to create an employee experience which takes into account the physical environment our employees work in, the tools and technologies that enable their productivity, and learning to achieve their best at work."
What Employee Experience Is Not
CX. Though CX does provide a good framework for understanding EX, the relationship that exists between employer and employee is very different from the relationship that exists between brand and customer. EX ultimately is about the day-to-day experiences an organization provides to employees—not an attempt to treat employees like customers.
Perks. While foosball tables and other "feel good" tactics are fun, they are simply that. While EX strategy may include elements of enjoyment, EX as a whole is a strategic initiative that stretches beyond entertainment, and should be designed to deliver experiences that are aligned with the organization's desired culture.
Engagement. Despite the fact that employee engagement is the end goal, many organizations fail to recognize that EX is the means to that end, and only pay attention to results from engagement surveys (rather than proactively designing and managing EX).
Experience Up, Profit Up
In the war for top talent, a superior EX gives employers a competitive advantage in both attracting recruits and engaging them in ways that encourage them to stay. Additionally, today's employees change jobs more frequently, requiring that employers provide things like faster development and continuous promotion cycles to align efforts with employee needs and expectations.
But EX does more than simply make an organization appear more attractive—it actually makes them more profitable. According to Jacob Morgan, author of The Employee Experience Advantage, "experiential organizations had more than four times the average profit and more than two times the average revenue." Additionally, organizations that invested most heavily in EX were included 11.5 times as often in Glassdoor's "Best Places to Work," and 28 times as often among Fast Company's "Most Innovative Companies."
An Intentional Approach
Building an engaged workforce means taking an intentional approach to how your organization designs its employee experience. Start by redesigning your practices around your employees with an integrated focus on the entire employee, rather than taking a narrow approach to culture.
Discover how you can take a more intentional approach to your employee experience initiatives by contacting global recognition and engagement company O.C. Tanner today.


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The App Lab is a digital product management consultancy
We are an innovation accelerator, launching products using the latest technology while transferring our knowledge and expertise making sure our customers can do it for themselves. We focus on business drivers such as customer engagement, workflow efficiencies and other commercial initiatives to make a real difference to our customer's business.
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Integrated with Adobe Marketing Cloud, the AEM Mobile allows us to create apps that engage and excite while delivering measurable business ROI.
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The launch of the new Times of London Weekly app is the second major product release for The App Lab using the next generation Adobe AEM Mobile platform.
The app delivers the best of The Times and The Sunday Times to people living outside of the UK and The App Lab's role was to help the team at The Times realise their product vision, and to help make the workflow as efficient as possible.
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Delia is here! If Serial Box Publishing ever held a Miss/Mr Congeniality contest amongst our writers...well, it would probably be a 30-way tie, but Delia just might eek out a bit past the rest. We couldn't be happier to have this remarkable woman - and legend of genre fiction - working on Whitehall with us! Get to know her a bit more over a bowl of questions.She who would be queen must win the love of a king—and a country.Whitehall is set in the 17th century court of King Charles II and focuses on his queen, Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza. Her journey to find her place as the foreign wife in a court riddled with political and religious intrigue – not to mention the many mistresses of Charles the "Merry Monarch" – is a tale of perseverance only a true queen could endure. Love mingles with betrayal before a sensual renaissance of art, culture, and sex in this lush historical serial.Released in weekly episodes, Whitehall began on May 18th and is written collaboratively by Liz Duffy Adams, Delia Sherman, Barbara Samuel, Madeleine Robins, Sarah Smith, and Mary Robinette Kowal.Read it or learn more at SerialBox.com!
Where are you a local? I live in New York City, on the Upper West Side, across the street from Riverside Park, which gives me a very large back yard indeed. I'm within walking distance of four supermarkets (all of them slightly different), four banks, numerous dry cleaners, and more restaurants than I can count. My study looks out on a back alley, the wildlife I see most often are, um, large rodents and hard-shelled bugs. And I don't own an automobile.Who would be the 5 people (alive, dead, or fictional) at your dream dinner party?Let's see. Dorothy Wilde (Oscar's niece), for sure, because she could talk to anybody. Aphra Behn, because she'd almost certainly flirt with Dorothy, and hearing them trying to top each other would be so much fun. Liz Adams, because it would be cruel not to, under the circumstances. Phryne Fisher, because she's an asset at any party, and Nanny Ogg, ditto. And if Miss Fisher's Mr. Butler would consent to come and serve, I'd be eternally grateful, because being stuck in the kitchen with that dinner party going on would be just too horrible.Who is your favorite writer outside your genre?Charles Dickens.First Love: Book edition. What was it and when? (i.e. what book made you love reading?)Howard Pyle's The Merrie Adventures of Robin Hood. I begged my father to buy it for me when I was three and he read it to me almost every night. This meant that I made myself a social pariah by demanding a stoup of canary (that's a tankard of white wine) at kindergarten juice time, but it was totally worth it.You now have a time machine – to where and when do you go?London right after the Restoration, of course, because I'd like to know how the kitchens worked and who made Catherine's clothes and exactly how sexy Barbara was and whether Rochester really was all that and a bag of chips and go to the theater.If you could have one magic spell up your sleeve, what would it be?Time control. Slow it down when I needed a few extra minutes; speed it up when I'm doing something I really don't want to do.Last thing you read that made you think, "Well damn, that was cool…"Hilary Mantel's Bring Up The Bodies. The way she writes historical fiction is a revelation and a glory. If your soul was manifested outside of your body in the form of an animal (like in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series), what would it be?I am totally a rabbit.Delia Sherman is the author of numerous short stories, as well as the novels Through a Brazen Mirror and the Porcelain Dove. She has judged the Crawford Award for Best First Fantasy Novel, The James Tiptree, Jr. Award, and the World Fantasy Award. She has taught SF and Fantasy writing at Odyssey: the Fantasy Writing Workshop, the Clarion Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers' Workshop, the Hollins University Master's Program in Children's Literature, and workshops at colleges and science fiction conventions all over America. DeliaSherman.com. @deliasherman.


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Hello! This is the Doomed Show #17 - A Very Special Episode
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Offered to PlayStation Plus members back in February, Helldivers received update 5.00 today, Arrowhead Game Studios has announced. Along with adding a new cape and a ceremonial bolt action rifle, the update also includes PS4 Pro support.
A 1.7GB download (at least on Steam), and arriving in celebration of Liberty Day, here's the patch notes for Helldivers update 5.00:
New Content
- Added the M2016 'Constitution', a bolt action rifle used for ceremonial purposes. While not recommended to bring into the field, it is certainly possible to use for the very skilled or the very brave.
- Added the Liberty cape in celebration of Liberty Day!
- Added the Community cape, can be presented by the developers to outstanding individuals in the community.
- Added the Developer cape, now you can recognize the devs in the wild.
- Added support for PlayStation 4 Pro
- Fixed an issue where you regained sprint stamina while meleeing. The sprint-melee spam technique should no longer work.
- Fixed an issue where the convoy objective would travel into an obelisk wall before it was formed causing it to be destroyed instantly. Walls should now stop before hitting the convoy just like other objectives.
- Fixed an issue with a white rectangle flickering in the character customization screen.
- Fixed the statistic bars of the AT-47 to better represent the actual upgrades.
Balance Changes
- The AT-47 now has 5 less ammunition without upgrades and 10 more when upgraded with Mk3. The result is that a fully upgraded AT-47 will have 5 more shots than before.
- The LAS-13 'Trident' has had its damage lowered, it was overperforming previously.
- The LAS-16 'Sickle' has had it's damage lowered very slightly.
Arrowhead didn't give out specific details on the PS4 Pro support.
If you have any questions for the developers, be sure to ask them in today's Reddit AMA.
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Trails Committee needs help cleaning up from Sandy
The Shelton Trails Committee is still cleaning up from Storm Sandy, and need the public's help.
This Saturday, Nov. 17, volunteers are asked to join trails members in a special work partyclean-up of the Turkey Trot Trail across 108, in order to make it usable again.
"Thank you all for your thanks and praise about the extraordinary clean up that has been done so quickly on our Rec Path and trails," The committee said in an email. "We love that you love being out there taking advantage Shelton's special recreational opportunity.
"But, please note, 99% of this recent disaster removal and repair has been done by the Shelton Trails Committee Members alone."
The work party is going to meet by the red barn near the Dog Park at 8:30 a.m.
Extra sets of hands would be much appreciated, the committee members said, even if just for an hour or so.
Due to conditions of the storm, the annual November guided hike was canceled.


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You want to learn more about the technical background of the Farming Simulator series? Good, we have some informative videos for you then. The FarmCon 19 Media Vault will teach you more about the making of Farming Simulator 19 as well as many other topics.
The following videos are now available to all:
The FarmCon 19 Media Vault offers all the important talks of the Farming Simulator Community Event for you to download and watch anytime you want. In summary, you get over four hours of insightful content. Learn about the Map Design of Farming Simulator 19, when Senior Level Designer Florian Busse talks about the development of Felsbrunn and Ravenport. Listen to Gameplay Programmer Stefan Maurus as he explains the creation of a realistic simulation in the context of Serious Games.
Tying right into the topic is the Modder Panel about finding the right balance between realism and fun elements, presented by Marketing Manager Martin Rabl and guest speakers from LSModSource, Realismus Modding and Creative Mesh. On top of that you can dive right into the new Script Debugger presented by GIANTS CTO Stefan Geiger. Also included are guest presentations by CLAAS, Swiss Future Farm and Davis Wong.
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What's Next In The Border War?
Two days after clinching at least a share of the Big 12 regular season title, the University of Kansas basketball team plays again Monday night at Oklahoma State.
But after Saturday's epic battle between the Jayhawks and the Missouri Tigers, the prevailing question is "What's next?"
KU and Mizzou could meet again in the upcoming Big 12 tournament at Kansas City's Sprint Center. But based on the stance by KU, the regular season rivalry is over.
"It's a shame it's going to end, but it's definitely going to end. Playing them once a year with nothing on the line doesn't carry the same value as playing them twice a year with a championship on the line," said Kansas coach Bill Self.
For Frank Haith, in his first year coaching at Mizzou, the two Border War games left him asking for more.
"It'd be sad if we don't play. I mean I just don't understand it, and hopefully we can get to continue to play. I think it's too good of a game, too good of a rivalry for us not to play," said Haith.
Saturday's game found KU trailing by 19 before the Jayhawks pulled it out in overtime, beating MU 87-86 and closing out 104 years of tradition.


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Beacon Green, our first Courtyard Townhouse project, will be featured in the NW Green Home Tour. The tour is this Saturday - April 27th - 11 am to 5 pm. Project address is 1734 13th Ave S. Tours are open to all, you just show up & join in.
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The project is just finishing up with the framing, but it'll be complete enough that you can walk through the floors & see the shared courtyard and the view from the roof decks.
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The Seattle smart car dealership will be bringing out one of their Smart for Two models to help show the unit that will be sold with a smart car included.
For more detail about the 2013 NW Green Home Tour - See https://www.ecobuilding.org/guild-chapters/seattle/green-home-tour
For more detail about the units for sale & project features, see http://www.beacongreen.com/
Tour: Saturday - April 27th - 11 am to 5 pm. Project address 1734 13th Ave S


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From Big Noise Films, via the Fanonite, this documentary presents the EZLN, an indigenous revolt against the neoliberalisation of Mexico, and their revolutionary struggle.
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The Great African Scandal
Posted by Dave (The Void) on April 12, 2008
Academic Robert Beckford visits Ghana to investigate the hidden costs of rice, chocolate and gold and why, 50 years after independence, a country so rich in natural resources is one of the poorest in the world. He discovers child labourers farming cocoa instead of attending school and asks if the activities of multinationals, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund have actually made the country's problems worse.
Posted in africa, capitalism, documentary, economics, ghana, imf, trade, video | 3 Comments »
Burp! Pepsi Versus Coke
Posted by charliemarks on March 31, 2008
John Pilger's first collaboration with fellow Australian director Alan Lowery, looks at the worldwide struggle for soft drink supremacy by the Coca Cola company, and illuminates the power of multinational corporations.
Posted in 1980s, advertising, africa, america, capitalism, chile, civil liberties, consumerism, corporatism, documentary, economics, empire, food, globalisation, hegemony, history, human rights, john pilger, politics, trade, us politics | 2 Comments »
Coolies – How Britain Reinvented Slavery
Posted by Dave (The Void) on August 18, 2007
The abolition of the slave trade should have put an end to the slave economies of Britain's colonies. Instead, as this BBC documentary (58 mins) shows, indentured Indian coolies were transported by slave-ship across the far-flung corners of the Empire. (h/t SmashingTelly.com)
Posted in british empire, capitalism, caribbean, colonialism, documentary, empire, history, india, slavery, trade, uk, video | 7 Comments »
Darwin's Nightmare
Posted by Dave (The Void) on August 5, 2007
The introduction of the predatory Nile Perch to Lake Victoria has intensified the battle for survival, wiping out many native fish and threatening the very ecosystem of the Lake. Meanwhile, as Hubert Sauper's vivid ethnography (109 mins) shows, something not too different is happening to the region's people.
Subtitles are in Spanish, most dialogue in English but a few scenes in local languages. Any help finding an English subtitled version would be appreciated. Part two follows.
Posted in africa, capitalism, colonialism, darwin, documentary, ecology, economics, espanol, ethnography, film, tanzania, trade, video | Leave a Comment »
Life And Debt – Globalisation and Jamaica
Posted by Dave (The Void) on July 16, 2007
An informative and very human look at what neoliberal neocolonialism is doing to this island paradise. Narration based on Jamaica Arcaid's A Small Place.
(h/t RickB)
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Lockheed Martin Delivers First JLTV Technology Development Vehicles for Testing Ahead of Schedule
SEALY, Texas, April 15 - Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) today delivered the first two of seven operational Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV), and one companion trailer, to the U.S. Army and Marine Corps for Technology Development (TD) phase testing.
The vehicles, two JLTV Category B Infantry Carriers, feature a curb weight of 15,500 pounds and were signed over to the Department of Defense, ahead of schedule, in an acceptance ceremony today.
Within days, Lockheed Martin plans to deliver two JLTV Category A General Purpose vehicles, each weighing in at less than 13,000 pounds (curb weight), one more Category B Infantry Carrier, one Category B Command and Control On-The-Move vehicle, one Category C Utility Carrier, and three more companion trailers. These vehicles are undergoing final acceptance preparation and will be delivered next week, also ahead of schedule.
The U.S. military services will conduct a 12-month test and evaluation effort at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD, and Yuma Proving Grounds in Yuma, AZ, as part of the 27-month JLTV TD phase.
"Today's ceremony commemorates our commitment to provide the Warfighter with the lowest-risk, most technically innovative, survivable and affordable vehicle possible," said Steve Ramsey, vice president of Ground Vehicles at Lockheed Martin. "We are delighted to deliver mature, tested and fully capable vehicles to the Government ahead of schedule."
Lt. Col. Wolfgang Petermann, the U.S. Army's product manager for JLTV, was on-site during the vehicle delivery, reiterating the importance of the TD phase. "The TD phase will demonstrate the integration of mature technologies as a complete system, providing the Services with an assessment of the technical and performance risks relevant to entering the Engineering Manufacturing Development (EMD) Phase, and it will establish an achievable set of requirements for the JLTV Program," he said.
Also present for the ceremony was a representative from the Australian Department of Defence. In January 2009 Australia entered into a Land Force Capability Modernization (LFCM) Project Arrangement (PA) for the TD phase of the JLTV program, enabling tactical vehicle interoperability and integration between U.S. future forces and Australian land forces.
Since October 2007, Lockheed Martin-Team JLTV has invested in and built five test vehicles: the original JLTV Category B variant, which is designed as an infantry carrier, was unveiled in October 2007; the Utility Vehicle Light Category C variant, which is designed with a focus on payload, was introduced in February 2008; the General Purpose Mobility Category A variant, which is designed for logistical support, was unveiled in October 2008; our second generation Infantry Carrier Category B variant; and the 'Command and Control on the Move' Category B variant, which made its public debut in February 2010.
"Our Lockheed Martin test vehicles have undergone extensive testing and have accumulated more than 70,000 combined test miles, more than half of which have been conducted off-road to simulate mission conditions. This prior experience with Lockheed Martin-owned vehicles helped ensure the vehicles we begin delivering under contract to the Government today are ready for rigorous Government testing," added Ramsey.
The Lockheed Martin-led JLTV Team includes:
o BAE Systems, providing advanced armor solutions and production facilities for high volume assembly;
o Alcoa Defense, supplying materials experience, design services and aluminum components that give the vehicle its structural strength at reduced weight; and
o JWF - Defense Systems, offering state-of-the-art machining and cost-effective fabrication.
o Lockheed Martin serves as the prime contractor and design agent, providing systems engineering, platform integration, design expertise, advanced systems, and program and supply chain management.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2009 sales of $45.2 billion.
For additional information, visit our website: http://www.lockheedmartin.com/
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Apples in Glass Bowl (Posterized) Originally uploaded by randubnick
Yesterday I bought apples and honey for the Jewish New Year. I put some of the apples in a glass bowl, and was admiring them, so I took some photos. I cropped one of the photos to get this composition, and then used Painter IX to posterize it. Just apples in a glass bowl on a vinyl tablecloth, but I think it works. In art as in life, sometimes the simplest things are the best.


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There may be some similarities in appearance between HP's new Spectre laptops and Apple's MacBook Air, but HP's vice president of industrial design, Stacy Wolff, denies that her company copied Apple.
"There are similarities in a way, not due to Apple, but due to the way the technologies developed," Wolff said in response to a question Wednesday at an event in Shanghai, according to a transcript on Engadget. "Apple may like to think that they own silver, but they don't. In no way did HP try to mimic Apple. In life there are a lot of similarities."
When pressed on the issue again by another reporter, Wolff noted a few seemingly superficial differences between HP's laptops and the MacBook Air, including the fact that HP uses magnesium and a brush pattern, while Apple does not.
"If you want to look at a macro level, there are a lot of similarities to everything in the market that's an Ultrabook today," she said, according to Engadget. "It is not because those guys did it first; it's just that's where the form factor is leading it."
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Following the success of the UK's first free Terrorism Risk and Incident Prevention seminar earlier this year, Fleet Source, a leading provider of unrivalled training and auditing services for the road transport industry, is once again inviting fleet operators along to its second free networking workshop on Thursday 10th May, 2018 at The Holiday Inn, Watford.
The fully booked seminar in February was attended by Managers from several large companies representing thousands of drivers. Companies ranged from distribution, to retail, construction, road maintenance, waste disposal and vehicle rental. Designed to help fleet managers understand the risks of vehicular terrorism and the measures they can put in place to help keep their drivers and businesses safe, the seminar was very well received. Feedback provided by delegates that attended the workshop was that it was very informative and valuable, and that it was excellently presented.
"Having recently attended the TRIP workshop that was run by Fleet Source, I have to say it really did highlight how much destruction can and has been done by using a vehicle as a weapon. I would highly recommend this course to any company that run their own vehicles, as they will certainly benefit from the knowledge and experience of the instructors. Great course, look forward to the next one," said Steve Clarkson, Southern Regional Logistics Trainer, Marshalls Plc.
The workshop on the 10th May will cover the training and support available to help fleet managers and drivers understand the risks of terrorism, what they can do to help minimise risk within their organisation and the actions to take in the event of an incident or suspicious activity.
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- Vehicle as a Weapon (VAAW) – Background, historic events and context
- Extremist motivation – The threat terrorists present
- The UK's response to terrorism – acts of parliament and the law
- The threat level and terrorism risks
- Faces of terror – 'Never assume'
- The perspectives of the fleet industry – Research conducted
- Understanding what to look for – impersonators
- Terrorism Risk and Incident Prevention – the range of training and guidance available to all operators.
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"Positive slant on the reason for TRIP. I agree it is a worthwhile subject to cover."
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Microfinance firm issues P2-B bonds for lending
By Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat
Microfinance NGO ASA Philippines is issuing P2 billion in bonds, in a bid to cater to the credit needs of some two million poor women entrepreneurs in the country. The issuance is the largest by an individual microfinance institution (MFI) so far, and will largely be used to fund ASA's expansion and related projects through 2021.
BPI Capital is the lead arranger of the issuance, and its initial bondholders are BPI, Land Bank and PNB. The Credit Guarantee & Investment Facility (CGIF), a guarantee facility established by the Government of the Philippines together with its fellow ASEAN member countries, China, Japan, South Korea, and the Asian Development Bank, is partially guaranteeing the bonds, which will have a 5-year maturity period and an interest rate based on PDST-R2, plus a credit spread mutually agreed between the parties.
With already over a million Filipino women as clients, ASA Philippines is now seeking medium-term bonds for the services it offers its entrepreneur-borrowers.
In addition to traditional microloans for business, these services include financing for water and sanitation products, housing improvements, and solar energy systems for homes; as well as providing scholarships, health care benefits, and business development training.
"This issuance is a milestone not only for us, but for the entire microfinance industry, as it allows us to further grow and expand, and essentially contribute to the level of financial inclusion in the Philippines, laying a strong foundation for the development of the lives of the poor 'Nanays' across the country, who through their hard work use the funds they borrow to generate necessary income to improve the lives of their families," said ASA Philippines Foundation CEO Kamrul Tarafder.
Tarafder said that women entrepreneurs can avail of collateral-free micro credit from ASA. All they have to do is sign up in any of its offices nationwide and open a bank account with them. The loanable amount should be divisible by 1,000 but they can give out loans as low as P1,000 although the approved maximum loans is P200,000. The interest rate is 15 percent for 6 months and 30 percent annually.
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Products Used: American Crafts Cardstock, Black Watercolor Pencil, Misc Buttons & Enamel Dots, Black Ink Pen, Simple Stories Chipboard, Silhouette cut Title.
As you can see I stuck REALLY close to the sketch :) But I really love the way that this turned out.
I even managed to dust off my Cameo for this layout. :)
And I had so much fun making these bubbles using a watercolor pencil,
But mostly I love that this layout features me and one of my little ladies!
Thank you so much for stopping by today!


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Bird Island is a city on U.S. Route 212 in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,042 at the 2010 census.
The city is named for a nearby 60-acre (243,000 m²) island. At one time, the island, was surrounded by sloughs and covered with many huge, beautiful trees, which were a refuge for thousands of birds, gave the town its name. After the installation of ditches and tile the area was converted to farmland, erasing the town's namesake.
KSTP-TV, Channel 5 weather forecaster, Barry ZeVann, (Minneapolis NBC affiliate at the time) often listed the temperature in Bird Island during his weather forecasts in the 1970s.


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BRUSSELS - The United States warned the European Union yesterday against using climate change as a pretext for protectionism, setting the stage for trans-Atlantic tension over a new package of EU measures to combat global warming.
The pointed comments by the US trade representative, Susan Schwab, after talks in Brussels, came just two days before the European Commission introduced its proposals for cutting EU emissions at least 20 percent from 1990 levels by 2020.
"We have been dismayed at a variety of suggestions where we have seen the climate and the environment being used as an excuse to close markets," Schwab said after discussions with Peter Mandelson, her European counterpart.


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Ipo.gov.uk, here.
AP-Meltwater Settlement Dims Prospects for European Ruling on Internet Browsing
Project-disco.org, here.
Labels: internet browsing, News aggregator
Copyright Challenges in a MOOC Environment
Educause.edu, here.
Labels: E-Learning, MOOC
Standard Essential Patent Disputes and Antitrust Law
US Senate Judiciary Committee - Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights. Written testimonies here.
The Fantec decision: German court holds distributor responsible for FOSS compliance
Opensource.com, here.
Labels: GPL, Open Source
The Competitive Advantages of Data Privacy
Businessweek.com, here.
SEP Injunctions under Article 102 TFEU
Chillingcompetition.com, here.
At what cost? IT pricing and the Australia tax
AU Parliament, here.
Labels: geoblocking, TPP
Ad Blocking and Platform Competition
R. Picker, here.
Labels: ad blocking, platform competition
Vier gewinnt: Fusion von E-Plus und O2 dürfte Wettbewerb erheblich schwächen
J. Haucap, hier.
Labels: Telecom
Antitrust avvia istruttoria nei confronti del Consiglio nazionale forense
Provvedimento qui.
Labels: regulated profession
Survey of Canadian Authors on Educational Copying
Writersunion.ca, here.
Labels: E-Learning, teaching exception
Négociations délicates avec la Caisse des Dépôts pour financer ReLIRE
Actualitté.com, ici.
Labels: oeuvres indisponibles
Apple could pay nearly $500 million in ebook case
Gigaom.com, here.
Section 5: Principles of Navigation
M. Ohlhausen, here.
Labels: Section 5
Bundeskartellamt bewertet Bestpreisklausel des Hotelportals HRS immer noch kritisch
Pressemitteilung, hier.
Labels: most favoured nation
Vertical Restraints In Electronic Commerce: An Economic Perspective
Lear Competition Note, here.
Labels: E-Book, e-commerce, vertical restraint
EU Commission accepts legally binding commitments from Penguin in e-books market
Press Release, here.
Labels: E-Book, E-book price fixing
Revente de fichiers numériques d'occasion
Laquadrature.net. ici.
Labels: second-hand digital files, UsedSoft
Canada's Competition Tribunal rejects commissioner's challenge to Visa and MasterCard rules
Nortonrosefulbright.com, here.
Labels: credit cards
The History and Future of the World Trade Organization
C VanGrasstek, here.
Labels: WTO
Projet de loi relatif à la consommation (action de groupe)
B. Lasserre, ici.
Labels: Private Enforcement
Cloud Computing: An Overview of the Technology and the Issues facing American Innovators
Hearing, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet, here.
Labels: cloud computing
Crowdsourced Finnish copyright bill headed to parliament
Pcworld.com, here.
Labels: Copyright law reform
Thyssen muss weitere Millionenstrafe zahlen
Faz.net, hier.
Labels: Railways
South African Competition Tribunal confirms settlement with 13 construction firms
Bdlive.co.za, here.
Labels: Settlement
Introduction effects of the Australian plain packaging policy on adult smokers: a cross-sectional study
M. Wakefield, L. Hayes, S. Durkin, R. Borland, here.
Labels: packaging
EU Kills Net Neutrality, Threatens Online Openness
G. Moody, here.
Labels: Net Neutrality
Legal aspects of free and open source software - compilation of briefing notes
European Parliament, here.
Labels: Open Source
Statutory Audit Services: Provisional Remedy Package
UK Competition Commission, here.
Protecting Shared and Widely Distributed Traditional Knowledge: Issues, challenges and options
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, here.
Labels: biodiversity, traditional knowledge
Issues for Two-Sided Platforms in Canadian Competition Law
G. Bishop, here.
Labels: multi-sided platform, two-sided
e-books: Vertical participation in hub and spoke agreements
Competition Bulletin, here.
Labels: E-Book, hub-and-spoke
Becker on reforming the patent system
Becker-Posner blog, here.
BGH: UsedSoft
Pressemitteilung hier.
The Impact of Reverse-Fixed Payments on Competition
G. Schaffer (for the OFT), here.
Swedish Court asks preliminary questions to ECJ about linking to content
Futureofcopyright.com, here.
Oracle's Reply Brief in Google Copyright Case
Fosspatents.com, here
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Here's the eye I was rocking today!
The colours used:
From the Sephora 5-in-1 Color Play Limited Fashion Edition palette:
-Shade 34 on the inner half on the lid (light silver shimmer)
-Shade 12 on the outer half of the lid and under the lashline (medium cool taupe shimmer)
-Shade 2 in the crease (dark cool taupe shimmer)
-Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner in Zero
-Covergirl LashBlast Waterproof Mascara in Very Black
Lots of fun! I love combining silver and greys with taupes!
And bonus! I took these pictures of my makeup a few days ago, and totally can't remember what I was wearing! But here they are anyways!! :p


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I promised I'd be transparent with you throughout this journey, so in the spirit of that...
Lol. I'm flagging. My energy levels are nowhere near stable - one moment I'm fine, the very next I'm crashed. It's insane. My hubby says to me last night, after watching one of these quick-changes, "I'm sorry the diet sucks so much. You've only got 8 weeks left, right?" I had to correct him. This isn't the sucky part of the diet. This is the transition part of the diet that prepares you for the sucky part of the diet. I start the sucky part in a week. I'd love to just not think about what's ahead, but you know me... I have to prepare, and I have to have creative tasty food / recipes ready to go when I hit that stage, otherwise I'll lose my mind. My calories will be cut. In theory, this would take me from 6 meals down to 5, in addition to the carb cutting. In reality, I'm going to do everything I can to save my bedtime protein ice cream, lol. I will tweak and cut from everywhere except breakfast and my ice cream. As long as it's in my power to do so, anyway. Hahaha. I'll follow the plan, but if I can tweak it and make it my own - then I can follow the plan and retain a little of my sanity.
Tomorrow marks 7 weeks. I absolutely cannot believe how it's flying by. I want to catch hold and slow it down a bit - I want to savor the experience a little more, but instead I feel I'm rushing from one responsibility into another. Today, for instance. You already know how crazy my morning was. At work, I got stuff done, ate, then headed out at lunchtime to hit Walmart for a few things. You see, I can't do my usual food prep on Sunday this week, as we have a party to attend; all my shopping/prepping has to be done Saturday - Saturday which also includes class & cardio. Add my usual chores like laundry and so on. Plus, I'm supposed to be spending quality Vitamin D time in the backyard to prep for my show-tan. That hasn't been happening. I feel behind and rushed.
Anyway, so I picked up Swai at Walmart (way cheaper there!), some tea, and a few odds and ends, came back to the office and ate lunch while updating a few more tasks. In my head I have all these things running around... stuff I have to do, buy, find, accomplish, AND my coach told me today that I'm not getting enough sleep, and have to make it happen. She's absolutely right, and I will make it happen, but I found myself in tears wondering how the hell I was going to get everything done if I have to go to bed at 9pm... no, be ASLEEP by 9pm. Yes, it was a My-Carbs-Are-Reduced-And-This-Is-The-End-Of-The-World moment. While the tears passed, the stress didn't.
Then, through some horrible circumstances (not mine), I have the rest of the afternoon off... soon as I finish this, I'm out of the office. And guess what? I froze! Panicked! What do I do with this extra time??? Do I do laundry? Grocery shop? Cardio early (planned for 5:30)? Recipe test? Work on the downloadable recipe book? Food prep? What do I do????
Yes, folks... I am losing my mind. How ridiculous is this? So, what I'm doing is a couple small tasks here in the office, then I'll hit the grocery store, then home to unload. I will then go do my cardio. After, I will shower, have dinner, try to work on the recipe book, and finish planning for the new diet. Then I will have ice-cream and go to sleep.
At least, that's the plan.
Happy Friday!
How about one that provides you with the meal plan, the workouts and all the support you could desire? Plus prizes? Check out Allison Ernst's Next Level Challenge Facebook link:


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I play in the South Western Metro Basketball club and our team is looking for more girls to join. We are a friendly team of 5 looking for 3 more female players. We play every Tue night, game time either 6.40pm or 7.30pm. It is a very friendly social league. We welcome new, experienced and returning players. Contact me and I can arrange!
17-Jun-11Basketball -Beginner
CAMP HILL, QLDMale, 43
Beginner looking to play socially or get into a team inner southside.
23-Sep-12Basketball -Intermediate
BANYO, QLDMale, 37
I used to play basketball for 7 years, not much after started full time work. Would love to have some social games.
Available: evenings and weekends.
Location: Close to Banyo would be good but not necessarily.
Please contact me. Thank you.
02-Dec-19Basketball -Intermediate
Yeronga QLD 4104Male, 39
I'm 6 '1 and used to play Club basketball for both Lang Park Lions and Runcorn Rockets at Auchenflower and Murarrie courts.
Looking to get back into social scrimmage up to semi serious games.
Happy to play mixed or mens. Good defensive player / Rebounder with great court awareness.., weakness perimiter shooting.
08-Apr-16Basketball -Intermediate
The University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, QueenslandMale, 32
I can try to join for the gamae any days.few years ago i was playing in student league.Would be nice to find who playing in Brisbane city
03-Mar-11Basketball -Advanced
SHAILER PARK, QLDMale, 69
East Coast Challenge Master Carnival is on again at Logan City Qld on Queens Brithday weekend 11, 12 & 13 June. Men and women over 30 are eligible to attend. Around about 40 teams participate in this popular carny. 16 years and still going strong... Sat night party has a beach party theme..fun and games for all. More info email Jim on firstname.lastname@example.com
14-Dec-14Basketball -Intermediate
TOOWONG, QLDMale, 26
Looking to play basketball (anywhere from social to competitive), played a lot in school but not much since then. 6ft 2 with intermediate skills. 0431 751 574.
31-Mar-15Basketball -Intermediate
FAIRFIELD GARDENS, QLDMale, 40
Hi, I've played a fair amount of ball in school but the last five or so years I've been playing adhoc with and last year out due to injury. I'm back playing however I'm still short of a gallop and rebuilding my skillset. I'm looking for a social game during the week or maybe a Sunday arvo. Anywhere on the southside or within 7km of the city would be ideal.
23-Oct-10Basketball -Intermediate
CORINDA, QLDMale, 34
Looking to play social basketball on the weekends. I used to play both club and school basketball but i have only played socially since leaving school. South south-west locations would be convenient.
06-Apr-10Basketball -Beginner
SUNNYBANK, QLDFemale, 34
23 year old - use to play in High School. Haven't played in a comp for a few years. Looking to get back into it - average skills. Anywhere southside Mon, Tues, Wed or Weekends.
07-Apr-13Basketball -Intermediate
WOOLOOWIN, QLDMale, 32
Play full court basketball on the weekends in Spring Hill for FREE!
I'm looking for 7-9 team-oriented guys to play full court basketball at the Brisbane Girls Grammar School's outdoor courts in Spring Hill on Saturday and/or Sunday mornings.
I've spent the past year playing Tuesday nights at Auchenflower but I've realized it is far too expensive ($15 a week to play ONE officiated game!) I loved playing pick-up basketball back in the States as it was a fun way to stay in shape while at the same time being able to hang out with friends. I haven't seen much outdoor pick-up Bball in Brisbane so I'd like to try and start something up.
So, if your keen to have a run and have a team first attitude, feel free to send me an SMS on 0452 203 643. When I start to get enough numbers to at least play 3 on 3, I'll organize a time for us to meet.


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Ashley I. wore down Jared and they're together now. I watched this entire 45-minute video on their story. What is wrong with me.
2018 Bachelorette Contestants
You know what my favorite thing about living in a fascist kleptocracy is? They still allow for Bachelor Nation to operate within as an independent sovereign state.
Becca's season of The Bachelorette starts next week and they've posted the contestant bios. However will the producers find a man of enough quality to make Becca forget her ruthless national dumping by that weird, old creep Eerie?!
They've cut down on the get-to-know-you questions and only give a couple sentences about each one so I'm doing GOD'S WORK and finding the more interesting shit on IG for you guys.
They only tell us Alex works in construction in Atlanta, loves boats, and has a dog named Donzi.
In 98% of his IG pics he's topless on boats surrounded by babes. If this photo doesn't get your uterus itchin then I don't know what will.
Blake is looking for Miss Independent and "has a secret talent... he's a great swing dancer!" Not sure it's a secret talent if it's one of the very first things you list on this national dating show's website.
Blake has way too many close pictures with his sister. His secret talent is just to distract you from his forbidden romance. #platonictho
Chase is an ex-college-baseball-player who now works in advertising in Florida and he definitely looks like he works in advertising.
He's photoshopped dumb inspirational phrases onto travel pictures and douchey selfies where he looks like a stock photo "businessman".
Chris is another Floridian and is determined to retire in his 40's. Selling shit on Instagram is basically retirement so he's in the right place if he can survive the early round cuts.
His IG has a section for "Grinding" which I've now learned means skateboarding... He's drinking with a ton of dudes in most of his pictures so he's prepared for all the drunken brotime he's about to endure.
Christian is another ex-athlete -- semi-professional soccer. He's from Mexico, has tats, and his greatest date fear is "spilling on himself in front of our Bachelorette." He's got no IG so it's very confusing why he's signed up for this show.
Christon is a new spin on a former athlete, a Former Harlem Globetrotter. He hopes "finding love with the Bachelorette will be a lay up." God damnit.
Clay is a CURRENT ATHLETE! He "has come a long way from his small town in the outskirts of Chicago" and now lives in... Chicago...
STOP THE PRESSES! His IG says he's a 9-year NFL VET. Another former athlete. Sports is starting to sound like a real chancey career... Ya bro, I got drafted to the Saints but hopefully will make the easy transition into being on The Bachelorette pending any injuries... He's also a "self-proclaimed Historian" and I hope this means he'll take the minutes on the drama of the house. I hereby declare that 45% of my competitors are secretly homosexual!
Andddd another former football player. Colton is 26 and has a dog named "Sniper" and I'm out. He's already selling shit on IG.
His pic with an actual gun says: "If God blesses me with a daughter, I'll be ready." If you don't think this is hilarious you're a liberal cuck.
In 20 years he's going to be this mega-douche. LOL!! You get it? I'm going to shoot my daughter's date if she exercises independence and makes her own choices with her body!!
Connor is another Floridian former athlete, current health and wellness coach. His IG says he's "God fearing ??" and he looks like a toolbag.
Just another Monday morning, casually hanging in my briefs and fearing God!
Darius is a world-traveler who loves to dance and wants to give back. He seems relatively fun and normal. Who tricked him into being here?!
David is a Venture Capitalist from Colorado who "loves guacamole but hates avocado." What?
Garrett lives in Reno, loves to fly-fish, and is constantly practicing his Chris Farley impression. None of that sounds depressing at all!!!
I immediately get dead-fish-Tinder-pics PTSD.
Grant's an electrician from Danville who thinks if Becca can "handle a healthy dose of sarcasm, there will be sparks!"
His IG says he's a boxing trainer/sketch comedian though. Are any of these "occupations" their actual jobs?! He has a ton of gym pics and looks like he can "yes, and" with the best of them.
Jake's a marketing consultant/dirtbike enthusiast from Minneapolis who writes poetry.
Jason is a Seattle banker who is obsessed with his Mom and loves singing Disney tunes. Please no.
He's luckily able to combine his love of singing/dancing with his love of his Mom and do both at the same time.
They must do heavy recruiting for this show in Florida. Jean Blanc is from Pensacola and works in finance while collecting cologne.
Jean Blanc's IG says he's a Humanitarian, an Economist, an Engineer, AND a Horologist (maker of clocks/watches). He's clearly obsessed with watches. That's SOOO Becca K.
Joe owns a grocery store in Chicago and while "successful in produce, but unsuccessful in love, [he's] ripe and ready to be picked by the Bachelorette."
John's a software engineer from SF who loves to bake banana bread.
His IG reveals he's very SF-- wearing a bunch of Venmo shit and working out near the Golden Gate Bridge.
Jordan's a male model from Florida who brags about his fast mile time.
His IG is a series of super waspy modeling pics.
Kamil's profession is listed as a "Social Media Participant." What? Do I actually have multiple jobs?? He's also a realtor and scared of spiders.
Kamil's IG is mostly him participating in disgustingly ripped topless gym selfies. You know what they say... happy exploding veins, happy life...
Leo's an LA native stuntman with a shit ton of hair.
According to his IG he's in the Waterworld stunt show!
Lincoln's one of the guys Becca already met. He's from Nigeria, Boston, and Kentucky and was named after the president.
His IG just makes me feel like he's already ghosted me.
Mike, 27, is a Football Analyst from Cincinnati and also has a shit ton of hair. He loves festivals and his dog Riggins. Let me guess. Someone once confused Mike with Tim Riggins. THAT PERSON WAS BLIND, MIKEY.
Nick's an attorney from Florida... He loves tracksuits and calls himself a "Weekend Warrior." Good lord.
He looks like the British dude from GREAT NEWS.
Rickey's wearing an insane outfit and is an IT Consultant/owner of a personal training company. He wants a "woman who can keep up with his lifestyle."
He's shirtless on most of his IG. I think he just doesn't know how clothes work because usually he's like "fuck clothes". Where's the first place you put your t-shirt when you rip it off for a hiking gram? The backpack you've carried up a mountain? Fuck no, ya cuck. On your crotch like an alpha.
Ryan is the banjoist/Wells-lookalike from After the Final Rose. He plays in his family's bluegrass band... huge red flag. He also loves sailing and "can't wait to make the Bachelorette his first mate."
This pig could be you!
Trent's midwestern but ALSO LIVES IN FLORIDA. The Florida recruiter for this show really deserves a raise. Trent's a realtor/model who has been on the cover of romance novels.
I was about to go looking for this and he just Instagrammed it right out. Ohmygawd.
Wills is an LA native Editorial Designer who loves Harry Potter and doesn't have an IG... Wingardium Suspiciosa...
Becca's selection seems pretty on par for this show. A few babes and a shit ton of toolbags and most of them seem like they don't eat pussy (DJ Khaled style). But at least she can truly only go up from Eerie...
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What happens when your soul mate returns after twelve long years – and has no idea who you are?
Aubrey Anderson is a pediatric occupational therapist who's spent the last twelve years rebuilding her life after a car accident killed her boyfriend and crushed her legs. A series of strokes on the way to the hospital left her with no memory of either the accident or the weeks leading up to it, so when she starts having nightmares she can't explain, she decides to return to the scene to see if she can piece together her past.
Finn Cavallo is Lindsey Point's resident playboy, owner of a popular bar, and hero of the Cove Fire, when he pulled seven people from a burning building twelve years earlier. But his flirtatious personality hides the heart of a man who lost his soul mate the night of the fire. When Aubrey walks into his bar with no memory of who he is or what they had, he's stunned – and it takes everything he has not to tell her about the summer they spent falling in love.
It's only a matter of time before bar conversation turns to passion on the beach and more. But when a series of events raises suspicion that Finn himself might have started the Cove Fire, Aubrey is forced to do whatever she can to discover the truth about both their pasts, including going back to the spot where it all began...
Stay tuned! Over the next couple of months, I'll be posting excerpts, teasers, and the official cover right here on Wednesdays - with chance for you to win fun stuff! Hope you'll join me :)


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Police: Jamaat funded by border drug smugglingJanuary 27, 2014
Jamaat-e-Islami operatives posing as mango and tomato exporters in eastern Bangladesh are actually smuggling drugs, hemp, prescription cough syrup (which is also drunk for intoxication), and people across the border with India, according to local police.
The Islamist Jamaat party and its student Shibir wing have been attacking the government and moderate elements in Bangladesh for years, and Jamaat is trying to put a stop to Bangladesh's ongoing efforts to bring Islamist war criminals to justice for atrocities they committed in the 1970s.
Jamaat receives significant sponsorship from Pakistani and Saudi sources, Western and Gulf-based Muslim charities, and sharia finance institutions, but regional smuggling profits are needed as well to maintain Jamaat's wide-scale operations.
An excerpt from a report by the Dhaka Tribune follows, with thanks to Shah Ali Farhad for sending this over:
…What was most surprising to this correspondent was that Jamaat Leader Modasser Ali and Secetary General of the upazila and Kibria Jamaat Unit Golam Azam operate a smuggling racket in the area, according to police and locals under anonymity. They smuggle Phensedyle, hemp and others Indian items into the country, they said.
Regarding the funding of Jamaat-Shibir, Abdur Razzak said members of the Islamist outfit mainly collect money from drug smuggling to run their political activities in the area.
However, upon inquiry Modasser said he used to operate a mobile cell phone shop at Shibganj Bazar and that he brought best quality items from India during that time.
"I have a trade license. The ruling party men vandalised my shop and since then it has remained closed," he said.
Over the course of the conversation, Modasser repeatedly denied being involved in smuggling.
However, people in the area said Modasser providede funding for Jamaat-Shibir to operate their political activities.
In contrast, Modasser said he did not need to finance anybody.
"People love me and they follow my instruction," he added.
Similar replies came from Jamaat Leader Azam, who said they mainly cultivated mango and tomatoes, leaving no time to smuggle things into the country.
AKM Mizanur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Shibganj police station, said that smuggling was not a new trend in the area.
"We are working on it and a number of illegal shipments have already been recovered in the past couple of months."
Rab-5 Lieutenant Colonel Anwar Latif Khan of Shibganj said members of the elite force are active in the area and that a large quantity of drugs had been seized in recent drives.


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Leading up to our annual Best of Dallas® issue, we're counting down the 50 most interesting restaurants in Dallas. These spots bring something unique or compelling to the city's dining scene, feeding both your appetite and soul.
While many restaurants have come and gone at One Arts Plaza, Tei-An has remained a constant, turning out progressive Japanese cuisine in what has become one of Dallas' finest and most popular restaurants. Folks looking for everything from a casual lunch to a multi-course omakase will find what they're looking for in this smartly appointed, minimalist dining room.
Soba takes center stage. Unlike most restaurants, Tei-An makes the noodles fresh and serves them with garnishes and sauces that change with the seasons. The ramen is the most fawned-over bowl you will find in Dallas, and by far one of the best lunch deals.
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Archive for the 'food is health' Category
Time for the State Fair
After a two-year visit to Indiana, Michaelangelo's David (accompanied by the Slow Food Indy contingent) will return to Italy.
My advice, Dave? Lay off the burgers, fries and KFC. Skip the colas and watch those Krispy Kremes.
Thanks, Tilden and Cathy, we needed a good laugh.
Terrorists and Tomatoes–One More Thing to Worry About
Anxiety is not high on my list of emotions. I don't toss and turn at night, stress is for the big stuff–war, famine, death, chronic, untreatable illness.
Now flooding and the ever-present threat of tornadoes and severe storms, gives us much to worry about. And this, from Purdue, via WTHR.
Purdue agriculture experts issue a warning to avoid buying fruits and vegetables from flooded Indiana farm fields. That produce could be contaminated by microorganisms because of rivers that flooded parts of Indiana this month.
…Often sold at farmers markets during the summer, Indiana's fruit and vegetable crops were valued at more than $112 million in 2006. It is unclear how many production acres were flooded this month
TV is a visual medium and this Sunday story was shot at City Market. I shop there every week and none of my farmers were near flooded areas.
I'm with Mr. Farris of Your Neighbors Garden:
Ross Faris sells vegetables and fruits at Indiana farmers markets and sees little room for concern.
"I don't know of anyone with an operation close to a river or stream that could have contaminated soil," said Faris.
What's sad is all the flooding, devastation and destruction was preventable. Rain is An Act of God. Flood management is the domain of mankind. In Indiana, our dams weren't properly maintained and our state government, mandated by the people to oversee the dams, looked the other way.
Now, we're worried about the lettuce.
Saturday, after lunch with the Vulgarians, Ruth wanted to show me the city chickens who live in the backyard and lay fresh eggs every day.
We walked up the winding steps to the house. Sarah greeted us, called Will and led us through the house to the backyard. Will showed us the hens. When we asked him their names, he couldn't remember. From the kitchen door, Sarah leaned out and said, "their names are Mary, Jacqueline and Andrea." Then she came outdoors and showed us the new bunny, Ginger.
Will tried to coax the hens into letting him pick them up, but they weren't in the mood. He showed us the coop and gave me a new egg. We went back into the house and out the front, crossing the street to Andrew and JoyLynn's house.
We stayed there for a few minutes, playing with the boys.
As we left their house, Sarah was standing in her driveway, smiling. She started toward us, but Ruth ran toward her, "no, no Sarah, you're not allowed to cross the street without permission."
You see, Sarah is only five years old. She looked at us wistfully, like we were big, beautiful ships about to sail on an adventure. She was too little to go with us, she's not allowed to cross the street or wander the neighborhood.
Sarah looked down at her feet, defeated. Her dream of freedom from a house full of older brothers, and a yard full of chickens, dashed. She turned, and like a tired, old nun, walked slowly up the driveway and into her house.
I took the egg home. For dinner, I heated butter, cracked the egg into the skillet, broke the yoke and swirled it around while it cooked. Then I slid it onto a plate and topped it with fresh vegetables, salsa and sour cream.
Saturday, February 23rd
Mark your calendars for this Saturday.
It's the 2008 Food, Farm and Energy Gathering, an all day series of lectures and seminars on local and sustainable agriculture.
This year's conference is consumer-driven. Steve Bonney, president and founder of Sustainable Earth, says "we'll always support the farmers, but consumers are the critical factor right now."
Indiana has a rich tradition of independent, local, sustainable food products. Compared to Ohio, Illinois and Michigan, however, consumer interest in purchasing these products was weak.
Until now, that is. Saturday's conference serves as the juggernaut for Natural Living Expo's fall three-day showcase of natural, organic, local, sustainable products and services.
John Bartos, owner of Bartos catering, says he and Chef Chip Huckabee will use Saturday's conference to source vendors for the fall expo.
Partnering with Natural Living Expo, Earth Charter Indiana, Branches and Nuvo magazines, Indiana Sustainble Living Coaltion is bringing the conference to Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.
Well-known Indiana food aficionados will share their expertise.
Chef Wendell Fowler will prepare local foods. Maria Smietana, columinst for Indiana Living Green will share her experience setting up a vegetable hoop house. Going Local's Victoria Wesseler, along with other panelists, will talk about sourcing and purchasing local foods.
Bartos Catering's serving 360 Vodka, organic wines, teas, salads and sandwiches. Bartos is using products from Trader's Point Creamery and their vendors, as well as Indiana pork and beef for sandwiches.
The conference costs $10 for individual, $25 for a family. It starts at 8am. You can register on-line or on Saturday.
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The saga of the mystery disease continues.
Informational Cascade
Nora Ephron is back.
She never left, of course, she shifted from mistress of magzine essay to screen writer. In the last few years, she's returned to the fold and entertained us in the New Yorker and O.
Now Nora Ephron is blogging.
She's a woman of my own heart. In her post on omelets she has this to say:
protein is good for you, carbohydrates are bad, and fat is highly overrated as a dangerous substance.
She talks about informational cascade, a phenomenon described in the New York Times as a truism taken as fact until someone debunks it. Ephron says:
doctors are not deliberately misinforming their patients; instead, they're participants in something known as an informational cascade, which turns out to be a fabulous expression for something that everyone thinks must be true because so many reputable people say it is. In this case, of course, it's not an informational cascade but a misinformational cascade, and as a result, way too many people I know have been brainwashed into thinking that whole-egg omelettes are bad for you.
My favorite informational cascade? Oatmeal, soymilk, upteen glasses of skim milk? They're fair game, but no, my favorite is "drink eight glasses of water a day."
I've known for years this is nonsense. It ruins your appetite and bladder. You don't need to be a chemist to figure out there's lots of water in fruits, vegetables and other foodstuffs. Besides, it's not a normal way to live, keeping track of how much water you drink in a day. People have been on this earth for a long time and only in the last two generations did this water thing get out of control.
People in the desert, riding camels, do you ever see them with bottled water slung under their arms? No, they stop and get a glup when they're parched.
Now, medical researchers on our own IUPUI campus debunk this old wives tale. I stand vindicated. Doctors Aaron Carroll and Rachel Vreeman published their findings in the December, 2007 issue of British Medical Journal.
"The first belief they explored — people should drink at least eight glasses of water a day. This advice has been promoted as healthful as well as a useful dieting or weight control strategy.
"When we examined this belief, we found that there is no medical evidence to suggest that you need that much water," said Dr. Vreeman. She thinks this myth can be traced back to a 1945 recommendation from the Nutrition Council that a person consume the equivalent of 8 glasses (64 ounces) of fluid a day. But an important part of the Council's recommendation has been lost over the years — the large amount of fluid contained in food, especially fruits and vegetables, as well as in the coffee and soda people drink each day should be included in the recommended 64- ounce total. Drinking excess water can be dangerous, resulting in water intoxication and even death, the study authors note."
So there, quit drinking all that bottled water. Save your pennies and spend them on fresh tarragon, mortadella or cipolini onions at The Goose Market.
Food as pleasure, not virtue, makes you a happier person.
Magical Thinking
Originally published in indyrats.com.
As a working cook, I prepare food in front of customers. Cooks hate the open concept, but I love it. Customers give instant feedback, making me better at what I do. Right now, I work the grill station noon to 7:30 at night. That means burgers and fries. Monday everybody's back to work. It's obvious they all made the same New Year's resolution.
They ordered the grilled chicken sandwich.
Normally customers don't order this sandwich and for good reason. It's awful. The breast is a mass-produced, skinless, boneless, soulless piece of meat the consistency of composite sawdust. The box says "up to 15% of a Solution." Food alchemists concocted sodium potions to give this synthetic poultry taste. Each breast is at least 5oz., almost one third of a normal adult's weekly allowance of animal meat.
My customers are trying to eat "Heart Healthy," buying into magical thinking that boneless, skinless chicken or turkey is good for them.
Here's the kicker, they ordered it with cheese. Over half of them had french fries.
The problem is calories count. Do the math: chicken breast and bun 493 calories, slice of cheese 94, fries 509, for a total of 1,096 calories. A hamburger, with lots of veggies (lettuce, tomatoes, onions, pickles), without cheese and fries is 446 calories. American cheese isn't even cheese. It's "a cheese by-product made from a combination of natural cheese, vegetable-based gums, dyes, emulsifiers, and stabilizers. (Steven Jenkins, Cheese Primer).
French fries, nothing more than deep-fried, cancer bombs. Ragging on french fries is like kicking puppies. don't give them up, just save them for special occasions. Order fries at Peppy's–they make them with real potatoes. Or live large and eat pomme frites with aioli at Brugge's or Taste Café.
Surviving the lunch crowd, I prepped for dinner. I'm allowed a certain amount of freedom to improvise so I make a sandwich special every night. Monday's was Salad Sandwich, inspired by Hank Stuever's Washington Post article, The List: What's In and Out for 2008.
Panini out/Banh Mi in.
Banh mi is a Vietnamese sandwich traditionally made with chicken, scrambled eggs, shredded pork, grilled pork or pork meatballs. The meat's layered on a Vietnamese style baguette, with pickled carrots, radishes, chili peppers, cilantro and then topped with a Vietnnamese-like mayonnaise.
You can see a street vendor making Banh Mi at Making Banh Mi Thit @ Cho Ben Thanh Market . (No refrigeration, no hand washing station, I don't care what Anthony Bourdain thinks, ouch!)
My version strays from the original, but I'm trying to entice vegetable-challenged Hoosiers to eat delicious food and dump the pound packers.
Ginger's Salad Sandwich
- 6 oz baguette or Hoagie bun
- olive oil
- 2 oz grilled or roasted chicken, sliced paper thin
- a handful of spring mix
- 4 cucumber slices
- small handful of grated carrots
- 2-3 springs of fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon balsamic/mustard vinaigrette
Lightly toast inside of bun with olive oil. Layer chicken on bun, then spring mix, cucumbers, carrots and fresh cilantro.Drizzle sandwich with balsamic/ mustard vinaigrette.
Balsamic/Mustard Vinaigrette
- ¼ cup Balsamic Vinegar
- salt
- pepper
- ½ teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon Maille mustard
- 1 cup canola oil
In a food processor, blend balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, honey and mustard. Blend for 2-3 minutes. Slowly add canola oil. Refrigerate vinaigrette, it lasts for up to one week.


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If I haven't mentioned it before my previous employers on Wall St. included:
* AIG - a company that should have failed during the 2008 crisis.
* Lehman Brothers - a company that did fail during the 2008 crisis
* Deutsche Bank - a company that seems to be following the Lehman playbook word for word.
I won't bore you with all of the details so we can focus on what is happening right now. The market is not sure if DB will survive and they are cutting back their exposures (trading, deposits, counterparty activities) to DB. This has a snowball effect of weakening DB further, causing more speculation about their future, etc, etc.
The EU seems very divided on the issue of saving DB (who has a the largest derivatives exposure of any bank in the world) and it's my hunch that this will get worse before it gets better. Ultimately, I believe Germany would step in to save them but I don't believe the broader EU will offer much support.
So why do I care about some German bank?
Well, they are the largest investment bank in Europe, they have $1.8 trillion in assets, they have ties to every major bank around the world which makes them perhaps the most systemically important bank and they have notional derivatives exposure of somewhere around $51 trillion (yeah, with a T - that's real money).
The markets are clearly concerned about DB right now but the broader EU banking industry is in trouble. I have serious concerns about the health of some Italian and Spanish banks and DB's issues might be the catalyst that starts a wave of banking issues across the EU.
It will be interesting to watch this play out and much like in 2008, every headline about a bailout or non-bailout may swing the markets substantially.
** Update - after being down nearly 9% DB shares are now up slightly on the day after a series of twitter rumors started gaining steam. The rumor is that the Dept of Justice in the US would be willing to negotiate a lower settlement over fraud allegations ($5.4 bil vs. $14 bil) to help stabilize DB.
Well, if we've learned anything it's that we must save the banks at all costs, right?
Friday, September 30, 2016
Will Deutsche Bank be strike three?
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Sunday, July 5, 2015
Roller Coasters - Let's go again.
Fun 10 hour day at LegoLand with Emma and Stella Katz. Fairly certain that they rode the three different rollercoasters at least 10 or 12 times.
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Seals with the Katz family
King of the Jungle
More zoo fun. (Sorry for the double fam photo, but both were so cute of Hudson. Hard to catch a good smile these days. :) )
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Fun day at the San Diego Zoo. The polar bears wouldn't come out, but the play area at the polar exhibit was a hit.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Lately I've been having trouble balancing everything in my life. I know you'd think I'm a stay at home Mom I should have all the time in the world. But there really aren't enough hrs in the day & I'm not up at 5am with Tara. I have to figure out Tara time, cleaning/laundry/housework time & Me time. It's hard to be on a schedule everyday. I am with her eating & napping. Now that the weather is getting better I try to get out at least 3 days a week sometimes 4. So that throws everything off. So that's something I really need to work on.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Easter photo shoot
I took some Easter pics of Tara today. Since we most likely won't be visiting the Easter bunny. I had a hard time getting her to look at the camera. She was too fasinated with the eggs. JoJo even became interested in them too.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Went for a walk
Tara & I went for a walk on Friday thru' the neighborhood. I didn't realize how hilly our streets are here. I had a hard time getting down our driveway & up. I haven't walked for a while, so I think it was a combo of not walking since Nov & the crazy hills here. My heart was pounding. It was nice to get out & get some air. I saw 2 cats & a dog. I want to start walking more, but might just go to a park near us instead of here.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
I love free stuff
I went to the mall today & got some stuff in Bath & Body Works. Sweet pea foam soap & some sweet pea body lotion. I got this free tote bag free. I think it's really cute. Very springy. I love free stuff.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Animal abuse
I really hate animal abuse. I saw the story about the marine. I won't get into it. I don't want to talk about it. I turned the channel cause I didn't want to hear the whole thing, but I get the gest of it. Now it's gonna be bothering me all day long. I just don't understand how someone can do something like that. Hurt an innnocent animal & have no feelings. I hope they do something to the guy that did it & take it off You tube. I feel the same way about people who hunt. They're still doing animal abuse. They try to justify it by saying they eat the animal after & the animal is put on this earth for that etc... I don't buy it. I think animal abuse bothers me more than child abuse in a way. Don't get me wrong they both really upset me. But I understand how parents can snap when a baby won't stop crying or whining.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Baby blues (not)
I know I'm suppose to be really sad that Tara is growing up fast & getting so big. I'm not tho'. I'm excited that she is growing up. I can't wait to put her hair in ponytails & paint her nails. So she'll get excited for Christmas & Easter. She'll have fun at Storyland & other amusement parks or other vacations that we'll take. I think in a few months by the time we do take a vacation & she celebrates her 1 year birthday she will get somewhat more excited about things.
Monday, March 3, 2008
My Funny JoJo
Yesterday I was heading to Tara's room to get a bib for her. I walked by our room & had to back track. This is what I saw.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Craigslist Rocks
I really am addicted to Craigslist. We hadn't gotten any clothes for Tara for a while. We went out last Monday night to make a deal. I had fun going thru' all the stuff & picking out what I wanted. I got a high from it. I got home & went thru' all the stuff & said "I want to go out again". We'll wait a little while cause she has enough clothes for now. But I can't wait to go & get some Spring clothes for her.
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How to Store Dahlia Bulbs for the Winter
Digging dahlias too early will disrupt their ripening stage and they will not over-winter properly.
Dahlia tubers can be divided at the time of digging for winter or stored as a clump and divided in spring.
Plant stored tubers in spring after the last frost.
The dahlia plant is a perennial flower that is hardy in zones 7 to 11. While these growing locations do not require wintering dahlia tubers, growing zones that are wet or have cold winter climates should treat them as annuals and dig them for blooming the following season. The dahlia grows from a tuber underground that appears similar to a bulb. The difference is that tubers are not winter hardy in cold climates like bulbs are.
Cut the dahlia stems down to 6 to 8 inches in height one week after the first winter frost of the season.
Dig the tubers out by gently poking a pitch fork into the ground to lift the tubers out. Rinse soil remains off the tubers and remove the stem remains. Also remove and discard broken and rotten tubers along with the main mother tuber.
Place the tubers in a dry location that is above freezing for three to five days. The tubers must be dry prior to placing in storage.
Store the tubers in a box made from cardboard, wood or plastic. Fill the box with an even mixture of lightly dampened peat moss and sand and bury the tuber underneath. The peat moss should only be dampened so that when it is squeezed no water drips out.
Place the box in an area that is cool and dark. The temperature must be above freezing, ideally approximately 40 degrees F. Periodically check the tubers to make sure they are not drying out. Spray lightly with water if they seem dry or are starting to shrivel. Tubers that are too wet should be removed and laid on newspaper to dry out for several days. Sprinkle lightly with fungicide to prevent rotting.
Divide tubers in spring if they were wintered as a clump. Make sure there is one or more prominent bud on each section. Dust the tubers with a fungicide powder and let them dry for two or three days. This allows time for the open surface from dividing to heal before planting.
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- Digging dahlias too early will disrupt their ripening stage and they will not over-winter properly.
- Dahlia tubers can be divided at the time of digging for winter or stored as a clump and divided in spring.
- Plant stored tubers in spring after the last frost.
Things Needed
- Pitchfork
- Box
- Peat moss
- Sand
- Spray bottle
- Fungicide