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November 4, 2015 –
The City's Remembrance Day Civic Ceremony takes place at the Cross of Sacrifice Cenotaph on King Street at the foot of George Street on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Wreaths will be laid at the Cross of Sacrifice ahead of the ceremony by community groups, starting at 9:15 a.m. and by veteran and military groups starting at 10:15 a.m. The public is welcome to watch the laying of the wreaths ahead of the civic ceremony.
This year's ceremony will note three key anniversaries:
- the 100th anniversary of In Flanders Fields, the poem written by Canadian Major John McCrae in 1915 during the First World War
- the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
- the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
The bilingual civic service will take place from 10:45 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. Spectators should be in place by 10:40 a.m. to see the parade march on ahead of the service. An ASL Interpreter will be present during the Civic Ceremony. There will be seating for veterans and people with disabilities.
To accommodate the day's activities:
- King Street will be closed from Barrie to Lower University from 8:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Bagot Street will be closed from West to Barrie from 10 a.m. to noon.
Remembrance Day is a holiday observed by many municipal workers, creating some changes to municipal services:
Kingston Transit: Runs on its regular weekday service on Wednesday. Plan your bus trip with Google Transit: www.kingstontransit.ca/tripplanner
Kingston Access Services: Runs as usual. Call 613-542-2512 for more information.
Garbage, Green Bin and recycling: No collection Wednesday. Collection moves to the day after your normal pick-up day for the rest of the week. Receive collection reminders by phone, email or text – sign-up at www.CityofKingston.ca/collection. Or download the Kingston Waste app.
Administrative Offices: All administrative offices, including housing and social services and provincial offences, are closed Wednesday.
Utilities Kingston and Kingston Hydro: Open.
Kingston Area Recycling Centre: Closed.
Artillery Park Aquatic Centre: Open.
INVISTA Centre and INVISTA Fitness & Wellness Centre: Open.
CaraCo Home Field: Open for booked users Wednesday.
Arenas: Open.
Libraries: Open.
Portsmouth Olympic Harbour: Closed.
Grand Theatre Box Office: Open. (The Grand's administrative office is closed Wednesday.)
CORRECTED: MacLachlan Woodworking Museum: Closed.
Pump House Steam Museum: Closed.
Plan your bus trip with Google Transit: www.kingstontransit.ca/tripplanner
About the City of Kingston
The City of Kingston provides municipal services to 125,000 residents living in this visually stunning, historic city, often ranked one of the best places to live in Canada. In 2014, it was named a Top 7 Smart Community by the Intelligent Community Forum. Kingston is focusing on being smart and livable as it pursues its vision to become Canada's most sustainable city. We focus on environmental responsibility, social equity, economic health and cultural vitality - - ensuring that today's decisions don't compromise our future. Please visit www.CityofKingston.ca and join the conversation on social media.
Twitter: @CityofKingston
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheCityofKingston
Media contact: For more information contact Cindie Ashton, communications officer, 613-546-4291, ext. 3116, or call the communications department at 613-546-4291, ext. 2300.


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Calling all plum people! Now that the fall is gearing up and most of the peaches and nectarines have just about deserted us for another year, it's time to load up with fresh plums. I especially like the tart flavor of black plums with their deep dark purple skins and purple interior. This Cinnamon Plum Cake makes good use of them in combination with some delicious aromatic spice.
I've always been a spice fiend. As a kid, my first introduction to spice was cinnamon, a spice that actually dates back to antiquity when it was highly prized and a treasured offering to the gods. Sri Lanka is the world's largest producer but the variety found most commonly in the U.S. is Indonesian cassia. If you love cinnamon and haven't yet discovered Vietnamese cinnamon, I encourage you to give it a try. Although Viet Nam is a minor producer, its cinnamon has become very popular among bakers. It has a darker and stronger sweet spicy heat and the oil content is much higher. The aroma is spellbinding.
Contrary to popular belief, allspice isn't a blend of a lot of different spices. It's actually the sun dried unripened berry of the Pimenta dioica plant. It's sometimes referred to as Jamaica Pepper because early spice explorers striking out to the New World believed they had discovered the black pepper they coveted. The term "allspice" is likely due to the fact that its aroma and flavor strongly suggest the flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg, black pepper and cloves. Allspice does contain a trace of eugenol, the essential oil that gives cloves their distinctive flavor. I often use allspice as a backnote to amplify other spices, especially cinnamon. It's also a key ingredient in Caribbean jerk dishes.
This is another one of my favorite kind of cakes that features seasonal fruit. It's got a very soft and tender crumb and it's scented with a nice big dose of cinnamon and a dash of allspice. The plums sit on top of the batter and the cake rises to surround and embrace them. It's seriously delicious and will most likely please the plum and spice fans at your table.
Bench notes:
- My plums were a bit large. Use 4 smaller plums to get 8 smaller slices.
- The cake is great served plain. I garnished it with slightly sweetened crème fraiche. If you don't want to make your own crème fraiche, I recommend Belwether Farms. Whipped cream or ice cream works, too!
- Vietnamese cinnamon is much more expensive but can be found at a better rate in bulk groceries, where you can buy in preferred quantities.
- I'm a big proponent of parchment paper. It's one of my can't-live-without pastry items. You can find sheets (preferable to rolls, which are a battle to use) for bulk purchase at King Arthur's.
Cinnamon Plum CakeMakes 6 largish servings
1 1/2 cups (7 1/2 oz) flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice
4 oz (8 tablespoons) butter @ room temperature
3/4 cup (5 1/4 oz) sugar
zest of 1/2 orange
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs @ room temperature
1/2 cup (4 oz) milk @ room temperature
3 fresh black plums (about 11 oz)
1 1/2 tablespoons (19 grams) sugar
pinch cinnamon
powdered sugar, for dusting
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9" square cake pan and line with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two sides.
Sift flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and allspice together.
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add orange zest and vanilla and blend.
Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition.
Add a third of the flour mixture alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the flour. Scrape down bowl to be sure everything is incorporated. Pour the batter in the prepared pan and spread evenly.
Cut the plums in half and remove the pit. Press the halves just a bit into the cake batter, leaving about half of them exposed above the batter. Combine 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar with a good pinch of cinnamon and sprinkle directly onto the top of the plum halves.
Bake until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 27 - 28 minutes. Place on a wire rack to cool. Run a thin knife along the edges of the cake and gently lift it out of the pan using the paper overhang to assist. Remove the parchment and dust the cake with powdered sugar.

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Missguided provides fun, funky, fresh clothing at affordable prices for the dedicated follower of fashion. Catwalk trends are turned into the perfect collection for girls who want to have fun with their style. From bodycon to skater girl, maxi dress to that perfect wardrobe staple the LBD Missguided is an online fashion store that feels like skipping through your dream wardrobe - with prices that make the latest trends affordable and accessible. Since 2009 Missguided have worked with celebrities for hot looks, trendsetters and the looks you see on the stars, all brought directly to you with a fun and funky twist.
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The Market for Stem Cell Biobanking and Storage - Size, Segments, and Trends
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|幹細胞バンキング・ストレージ市場:規模・区分・動向 The Market for Stem Cell Biobanking and Storage - Size, Segments, and Trends
|出版日: 2015年05月21日
|ページ情報: 英文 62 Pages
The purpose of this global strategic report is to prepare executives, company management, and industry investors with the data and knowledge necessary to make informed, educated decisions about commercial opportunities within the stem cell biobanking market.
Stem cells are primitive cells found in all multi-cellular organisms that are characterized by self-renewal and the capacity to differentiate into mature cell types. Stem cells are still a relatively new discovery, as the first mouse embryonic stem cells were derived from embryos in 1981, but it was not until 1995 that the first culturing of embryonic stem cells from non-human primates occurred. Induced pluripotent stem cells were not produced until 2006. As a result of these discoveries, stem cells can now be derived at various points during the life cycles.
Stem cell research and experimentation is largely driven by the unique ability of stem cells to divide and replicate repeatedly. In addition, their "unspecialized" nature allows them to differentiate into a wide variety of specialized cell types. In a developing embryo, stem cells can differentiate into all of the specialized embryonic tissues. In adult organisms, stem and progenitor cells act as a repair system for the body, replenishing specialized cells.
Therefore, the possibilities arising from these characteristics have resulted in great commercial interest, with potential applications ranging from the use of stem cells in reversal and treatment of disease, to targeted cell therapy, tissue regeneration, pharmacological testing on cell-specific tissues, and more. Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, and spinal cord injuries are examples of conditions for which clinical applications involving stem cells could offer benefits in halting or even reversing adverse effects.
However, to have stem cells easily accessible for research purposes and clinical applications requires them to be preserved in stable, temperature controlled conditions.
For this reason, a substantial market has evolved for the biobanking of tissues containing stem cell populations and the storage of stem cells themselves.
Stem cell biobanking is the cryogenic storage of stem cells, or biological samples containing stem cells, for later use. The market for these services is known as the "Stem Cell Biobanking Market." Because stem cell biobanking often involves the long-term storage of stem cell samples, the market is sometimes is also known as the "Stem Cell Storage Market." For purposes of this analysis, these two terms are considered to be synonymous. A definition of this market is provided below.
Stem Cell Biobanking Market: The stem cell biobanking market is defined as the total annual revenue derived from the storage of:
This report aims to understand and characterize the competitive environment for the stem cell biobanking market. As such, the research is focused on identifying leading participants in the stem cell storage market, distinguishing their business model, and exploring their relative market share.
Currently, the four leading providers of biobanking services are: Fisher Bioservices, Biostorage Technologies, EPL Archives, and Precision Bioservices. All four companies store millions of biological samples (15 million by Precision Bioservices, up to 170 million by Fisher Bioservices) and provide a diverse set of biobanking services. All but Precision Biosciences are multi-national companies with both U.S. and European operations. Because each company has large market share within the stem cell biobanking market, they are explored in detail within this report.
However, there are also companies specializing exclusively in stem cell storage. In one landmark event, Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) and the Coriell Institute for Medical Research announced receiving multi-million dollar grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) for the creation of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines from 3,000 healthy and diseased donors. CIRM awarded CDI $16 million to create three iPSC lines for each of 3,000 healthy and diseased donors and awarded the Coriell Institute $10 million to set up and biobank the iPSC lines. The result will be thecreation of the world's largest human iPSC bank, an incredible feat.
This iPSC biobank is one example of the expanding market for stem cell biobanking services. Because the goal of stem cell biobanking is to create a repository of stem cell specimens - including source tissue from which stem cells can be derived, differentiated cell types produced, and disease-specific cell lines created - large-scale stem cell biobanks provide researchers with the opportunity to investigate a diverse range of conditions using stem cells derived from both healthy and diseased donors. Importantly, biobanks can greatly expand the capacity for global research and collaboration.
Competing within the stem cell biobanking market can involve complicated and confusing decisions, but it doesn't need to. Claim this global strategic report to quickly understand current and future trends within the stem cell biobanking marketplace, identify opportunities by market segment, and derive more revenue from your stem cell biobanking services.


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Google Trends graph of Audiologist shows a very strong and stable trend over an 8 year period for people involved in the hearing diagnosis profession. The same typical drop in interest in December of each year and spike back up when the new year is seen around Audiology as well.
Bureau of Labor Statistics information for Audiologists shows a healthy pay rate with a median salary of $66,660 a year which comes out to around $32.05 an hour. The type of degree required does require some investment up front to get this solid pay range with a Doctoral or Professional degree almost always required. The total number of Audiology jobs on the market in 2010 reported by the BLS was 13,000 and is expected to grow at very fast rate of 37% from 2010 – 2020. The baby boomer aging populations is most likely feeding into the hearing problems and need for diagnosis by audiologists contributing to this sharp growth rate in the audiology profession. The total number of jobs expected to be added to the Audiology job market is expected to be 4,800 Audiologist jobs from 2010 to 2020.
Listed below is information that is specific to Audiologist job salaries that you can expect to receive in that state area. Our state by state breakdown allows you to see which state is best to get a job as an Audiologist. The salary information provided below is off of real-world job listings for Audiologists and the pay offered for those jobs. We source Indeed, Simply Hired, PayScale and GlassDoor.com. The information provided by Indeed about their process for collecting salary averages is as follows: "Indeed Salary Search is based on an index of salary information extracted from over 50 million job postings from thousands of unique sources over the last 12 months. Many job descriptions don't contain salary information, but there are enough that do to produce statistically significant median salaries for millions of keyword, job title and location combinations – in fact, most job searches you are likely to think of. As new jobs are added each day, the Indeed Salary Search index is automatically updated with fresh salary data, so the salary results are as up-to-date as they could possibly be."


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Pockets are important. We need pockets for all the things, especially when we just don't feel like carting a big ol' bag around. And for the kidlets to store their treasures. This cargo pants sewing pattern is all about the pockets!
The slim-fit design is both stylish and practical, and will teach you a few new techniques while sewing up some super trendy trousers.
Gallery – See images from Instagram below. Or view our full tester galleries on our Facebook page here: Slim Fit Cargos
Skill Level – Advanced Beginner to Intermediate
Sizes – Pattern includes ladies' sizes XXS to 5XL and children's sizes newborn to 12 years. See the size chart in the gallery above.
Options –
- Rear and thigh pockets
- Ladies' feature a flat back waistband and standard fly
- Childs' feature an adjustable elasticated waistband and faux fly
Fabrics – Suitable for wovens with a 30% stretch. However, more stable knits (also with 30% stretch) can be used for trousers with a bit more movement. See the fabric requirements in the gallery above for yardage. A serger/ overlocker is optional but NOT required.
Format – This trim-free pattern is a downloadable PDF and comes in A4 or US letter printable sizes. An A0 format (pattern pieces only) is also included should you wish to have your pattern printed professionally. PDF Layers allow you to select and print only the size/s you want.


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It seemed like every store I walked into had blue-striped shirts. I walked into the Gap and fell in love with this cool blue one-shoulder ruffle top. I am not a big fan of off the shoulder blouses, I personally find them a bit uncomfortable. Every time I have worn off the shoulder shirts for one reason or another they end up on my shoulders. Anyways what I liked about this blouse is that its one-shoulder, so its super comfortable.
As I was browsing the store I checked out the baby section and found this adorable Print embroidery bell dress for Sabrina.
It might be cliché but I absolutely find it so adorable when I see mommy and me matching outfits. So when I saw this dress I didn't hesitate on buying it. I love matching prints with my baby girl.
I paired the top with these super cute pair of jeans from celebrity pink. I not only loved how the fit but what sold me was the embroidery on the jeans. My wedges are from Aldo, I bought them last summer and they are my absolute favorite.
Sabrina is currently 2 months old. She is such a good baby, she likes to sleep all night and day lol. She loves to go out with mommy. She behaves so well when we go shopping.


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I am using remote desktop to install and setup Windows Server 2008 R2. I'm having an issue when copying hundreds of GBs of files to the server. When I close remote desktop it is supposed to keep my session running and the copying running.
The problem I'm having is that once I close RDC the coping and the running apps just stop. I am not using the logoff, instead I am just closing out of RDC. It says my apps will keep running that everything will be the same when I log back in, but when I do, everything quit.
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Ancient Sorceries And Other Stories, by Algernon Blackwood. Penguin Books, 1968. pic.twitter.com/997luT6Czq— Pulp Librarian (@PulpLibrarian) March 29, 2018
(Copies available at Amazon.)
"The first accredited sighting was in 1993, on a VHS tape of "Jurassic Park" rented from a Blockbuster in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A warping figure in silhouette in the background at around the hour mark, like a human shaped stress mark on the celluloid. pic.twitter.com/IucdM2bQ0k— Trevor Henderson 🔎💀 (@slimyswampghost) March 28, 2018
She has enough hands for all of our secrets so don't be afraid. Put your faith in her. Put your fears in her palms. She will be back in nineteen years, and you will know her by her upturned smile, by the minuet of her nails on the roof of your house.— Cassandra Khaw (@casskhaw) March 29, 2018
Go on.
Say your name. pic.twitter.com/agCyF9bIK4
I found all those fake tarot cards I made, on this computer pic.twitter.com/Vq4wINo1Gg— 𝘼𝙇𝙀𝙓 𝘿𝙀𝙂𝙀𝙉 𝙈𝘼𝙂𝙄𝘾 𝙎𝙀𝙍𝙋𝙇𝙀 (@ADACTIVITY) November 1, 2017
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Gamora. #marvel #Gamora pic.twitter.com/leohQpjR8e— Otto Schmidt (@OttoSchmidt72) April 1, 2018
'Mum/me II' sculpture (self-portrait) by contemporary sculptor Hazel Reeves #womensart pic.twitter.com/x56JpRp1QT— #WOMENSART (@womensart1) April 2, 2018
I've found this gem in a small library in Paris last year. pic.twitter.com/LDXu7TLcow— Kidmograph (@KidMograph) April 2, 2018
Crazy commissions coming in every week, so we get an art show every week...it's @danielwarrenart's turn! Check out this unbelievable large-scale Darth Vader. Chat with Daniel tomorrow, Tues 4/3, at 9AM PDT/12PM EDT! All are welcome! https://t.co/BOykiWWiGl pic.twitter.com/MKu2Mw5KdR— Felix Comic Art (@FelixComicArt) April 2, 2018


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Graphic Design students at Teesside University are getting first hand experience of the challenges awaiting them in their future working lives thanks to a collaboration with specialist curtain accessory manufacturers, Renaissance.
The Yeadon-based firm set the third year students a project to look at their branding, suggest ways of differentiating between their three market sectors – contract, design and retail – and draw up proposals for using any new branding across packaging, point of sale, product catalogues and website.
For many of the students this is the final year of their degree and the work on the project will form part of their portfolios, helping to determine their final grade. The project is part of the Live Projects and Competitions Module.
Michael O'Malley, Senior Lecturer in Graphic Design and Illustration at Teesside University, said: 'Graphic Design students work on multiple project briefs for their Live Projects and Competitions module and, in some cases, continue to work on a particular project for their following university module which is Final Project.
'Live projects like this from Renaissance are invaluable as they give students a taste of what their working life could hold for them and a chance to put into action the skills they have developed through their time with us.'
Live projects like this from Renaissance are invaluable as they give students a taste of what their working life could hold for them.
The collaboration between Teesside University and Renaissance came about via the company's Marketing Manager, Claire Braithwaite. A past Design and Marketing student of Teesside University herself, Claire has worked with her former Product Design lecturer, Peter Reid, on live projects on a number of occasions since graduating.
She said: 'I know from first hand experience as a student how valuable live projects are in terms of teaching you about the demands of the outside world, what is required of you and encouraging accountability for your work.
'This is the first time Renaissance has collaborated with a university in this way. We are keen not only to work with and support young people in developing their skills but also to receive a fresh perspective on our branding.
'We are confident that the students will have plenty of new innovative ideas to help shape the way we move forward in future.'


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Pancake Day recipes
Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, falls on 5 March this year and we've got a super simple pancake recipe to ensure you have a flipping great day. We've also pulled together Mumsnetters' most delicious and creative pancake toppings – so you'll have something up your sleeve to please the whole family
Basic pancake recipe
(makes roughly 6-8 large pancakes)
125g plain flour (self-raising will do if that's all you have)
250ml milk
Pinch of salt
1 egg
Butter/oil (for frying)
1. Sift the flour and salt in a mixing bowl.
2. Make a 'well' in the flour and crack the egg in.
3. Using an electric hand mixer (or whisk) gradually add the milk until the consistency is between single and double cream.
4. Heat the butter/oil in a frying pan and when hot pour in a cup of the mixture. (Tip: using a measuring jug to do this makes it easier.)
5. When cooked on one side, turn with a spatula (or toss if you don't mind getting it wrong/have more than five minutes to spare) and cook the other side until both sides are slightly brown.
6. Serve with your favourite toppings.
Family favourites
Light lemon crêpes
(serves 25)
50ml oil
500ml milk
1 pinch salt
1 tbsp salt
250g flour sieved
1 lemon
3 eggs
1. Grate 1 tablespoon of lemon peel.
2. Separate the egg whites from the yolks.
3. Mix the grated lemon peel, yolks, milk, flour and salt into a smooth batter.
4. Use the hand blender to beat the egg whites into a foam in the measuring jug and fold thoroughly into batter.
5. Heat saucepan. Grease lightly with oil and add half a soup spoon of batter. Spread equally across the pan and bake on both sides until golden brown. Repeat until the batter runs out.
6. Serve the crepes with lemon and sugar.
Fluffy American pancakes
(serves 4)
2 tbsp caster sugar
1 large egg lightly beaten
130ml milk
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
135g plain flour
1 knob butter
1 tbsp maple syrup
2 tbsp butter cooled and melted, plus extra for cooking
1. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and caster sugar into a bowl.
2. In a separate bowl lightly whisk together the milk and egg, then whisk in the melted butter.
3. Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture, beat until you have a smooth batter. Any lumps will soon disappear with a little mixing. Let the batter stand for a few minutes.
4. Heat a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and add a knob of butter. When it's melted, add a ladle of batter (or two if your frying pan is big enough to cook two pancakes at the same time). It will seem very thick but this is how it should be.
5. When the pancake begins to bubble, turn it over and cook until both sides are golden brown and the pancake has risen to about 1cm (½in) thick.
6. Repeat until all the batter is used up. You can keep the pancakes warm in a low oven, but they taste best fresh out the pan.
7. Serve with lashings of real maple syrup and extra butter if you like.
Breakfast pancakes
(serves 2)
1 tsp baking powder
1 pinch salt
1 pinch sugar
2 eggs
300ml whole milk
2 ripe bananas sliced
225g plain flour
1 tbsp butter
1. Mix flour, milk and egg, salt and sugar together in a mixing bowl with a balloon whisk until smooth.
2. Fold the sliced bananas into the batter.
3. Melt the butter in a frying pan and when hot (take care not to burn it), spoon a small ladleful of batter into the pan and allow to form into a pancake shape – you should be able to fit around 3 in a large frying pan. They should not be big, lumbering things but smaller than a saucer. Make sure you have a couple of slices of banana included with each ladleful.
4. Flip over when small bubbles start to appear through the pancake.
5. Remove very shortly after, once the underside is golden brown.
6. Serve onto warm breakfast plates, and add your favourite topping. Ours is sultanas, and a bit of honey or maple syrup.
7. To make a stack just repeat the above process and store on a heated plate in the oven until you have enough for everyone.
Savoury twists
Bacon and onion pancakes
(serves 2)
1/2 tsp salt
170g flour
230g chicken stock (optional, this can be replaced with whichever herbs you prefer)
2 slices bacon finely chopped
2 eggs
3 spring onions finely chopped
1. Mix the ingredients, fry and flip as usual.
Cheddar, chive and potato pancakes
(serves 24)
30g butter melted
2 egg yolk beaten
125ml milk
55g cheddar mature, grated
170g potato grated
1/2 tsp sea salt
2 egg whites
200g plain flour
1 handful fresh chives chopped
1. Whisk the salt into the beaten egg yolks and add the milk. Sift the flour and add it slowly to the mixture with the melted butter. Mix well before adding the grated potato, cheese and chives. Fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites.
2. Put a tablespoon of batter at a time into a bit of smoking butter in the pan, and turn over when bubbles begin to break on the surface.
3. You can cook several pancakes at once, depending on the size of the pan. But don't cook them too close to each other.
4. Cook until the top and bottom of each pancake is golden brown.
Green spinach pancakes (dairy-free)
(serves 2)
1 large egg
1 tbsp rice flour
400ml soya milk
1 handful frozen chopped spinach cooked as per instructions on packet
1. Crack the egg into the bowl. Add the flour.
2. Carefully pour in 2 cups of soya milk.
3. Add the spinach. Mix/whisk together until creamy.
4. Heat 2 tbsp of olive oil in the frying pan. Pour in enough mixture to cover the bottom of the pan.
5. After approx 1 minute turn over the pancake and when cooked on the other side, slip the pancake onto a plate.
American-style savoury pancakes
Sweet treats
Nutella-stuffed American pancakes
Apple pancakes
(serves 3)
2 tbsp self-raising flour
1/2 pints milk
1 tsp sugar
1 pinch cinnamon (optional)
1 eggs
1 apples chopped
1. Put flour in a bowl and beat in the egg and milk. Add the chopped apple, spice if desired and a bit of sugar.
2. Pour a tiny bit of oil in the pan and heat until the oil is smoking. Turn down the heat and add enough mixture to coat the bottom of the pan. Don't worry if the apple sticks out – these will go crispy and yummy when you flip the pancake.
3. Turn over the pancake when it is less liquidy and cook until both sides are golden brown. Serve either on its own or with yoghurt.
Flower pancakes
(serves 6)
2 tbsp milk or milk-substitute
1 drop vanilla essence
2 tsp sugar
1 lemon zested
2 tbsp wine (white or rose)
1 eggs
85g plain flour
4-6 elderberry blossom heads
1. Beat egg, flour, zest, vanilla and sugar together with a little of the liquid ingredients to make a smooth paste, then beat in more of the liquids to make a thick, cream batter.
2. Leave the bowl in the fridge until you are ready to cook the elderflowers. It needs to stand for half an hour, or more.
3. When you are ready to cook the pancakes, shake the flowers to make sure there are no creepy crawlies in them, then dunk them one bunch at a time in the batter. 'Pump' them up and down a little to enclose the flowers in the batter, but don't swish them around the bowl. Allow excess batter to drip back down into the bowl.
4. Heat up plenty of oil in the pan and gently lower the battered flowers into the pan. They should spread out again. While they are frying on one side, snip the stems off with kitchen scissors and discard.
5. When the pancake is cooked golden brown on the bottom, gently flip over and cook the top.
6. Serve hot, plain, or with sugar or sugar and lemon.
Buckwheat pancakes
(serves 4)
3 tbsp water
1 eggs
300ml rice milk
100g buckwheat flour
1. Place the flour in a bowl and add the egg.
2. Add milk slowly and ensure all flour is mixed in.
3. Add water at very end to give required consistency.
4. Place a small amount of oil into a frying pan/pancake pan and warm over medium heat.
5. Pour some pancake mixture into pan to size required (no need to cover whole of pan or to make them particularly thin.)
6. Cook until bubbles appear in the pancake, and turn over and continue to cook for a minute of so.
7. Keep on warmed plate in the oven until all are made.


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Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, is all over the issues that affect her Silicon Valley-based district, like net neutrality. But she knows one of the biggest problems with net neutrality is the fact it is called "net neutrality." Or as comedian John Oliver puts it, "The only two words that promise more boredom in the English are 'featuring Sting.'"
In Silicon Valley, what do we do when something is perceived as boring? We rebrand it.
So Eshoo is sponsoring a contest to rebrand net neutrality — the concept that Internet service providers must treat all traffic equally. The winner will be the most popular entry on this Reddit post.
"Internet users know what they want and expect from the Internet, but these days all the jargon about net neutrality rules is making it difficult to know what box to check that advances their best interest," Eshoo said. "That's why I'm hosting a contest on Reddit to rebrand net neutrality and bring some clarity to an otherwise muddy legal debate before the FCC finalizes its proposed open Internet rules."
Let's get the juices flowing with a couple of ideas with how to rename this important, but apparently dull, topic:
"Beyonce": It's sexy. It's creative. And it's always featured prominently by news outlets that rarely cover net neutrality.
"Ice Cream": Everybody loves it. And it's something that most Americans want in their home. Unless they're gluten free.
"Operation Internet Freedom": It's got that urgent feel of a military campaign. Plus, as long as it contains the words "Operation" and "Freedom," Fox News will reflexively cover it.
Reddit posters have already tossed in a few suggestions, including "Internet Independence," "Net Equality" and "Internet Access Equality."
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Microsoft Outlook 2016 - Level 2 enables users to be able to manage and organise your e-mail, schedule meetings with colleagues, manage your contact information, create task requests for others to perform and much more.
- Microsoft Outlook 2016 - Level 2 assumes little or no knowledge of the software.
- It would be beneficial to have a general understanding of personal computers and the Windows operating system environment.
Editing Messages
- Copying Text Within A Message
- Copying Text Between Messages
- Copying From Another Source
- Deleting Text
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Organising Messages
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- Copying Messages
- Deleting Messages
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- Emptying Deleted Items
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- Customising A Default Quick Step
- Creating A Quick Step
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- Recovering Archived Messages
- Using Instant Search
- Expanding The Search
- Search Query Syntax
- Search Query Syntax – Dates and Size
- Using Recent Searches
- Search Options
- Searching Other Outlook Items
- Using A Search Folder
- Customising Predefined Search Folders
- Creating A Custom Search Folder
Working With Views
- Changing The Current View
- Arranging Messages Within A View
- Sorting Messages Within A View
- Working With Columns In A View
- Formatting Columns In A View
- Creating A Custom View
- Adding A Filter To A Custom View
- Deleting A Custom View
Colour Categories
- Creating A New Colour Category
- Assigning A Colour Category
- Finding Messages With Categories
- Removing Categories From Messages
- Deleting A Colour Category
Working With Rules
- About Rules
- Creating A New Rule From A Template
- Selecting The Rule Conditions
- Selecting The Rule Actions
- Selecting The Rule Exceptions
- Naming And Reviewing The Rule
- Testing The Rule
- Managing Existing Rules
Email Techniques
- Effective Email Management
- Recalling A Sent Message
- Printing A Message
- Printing A Message List
- Message Formats
- Changing The Message Format
- Choosing Themes Or Stationery
- Applying A Theme Or Stationery To A Message
- Turning Themes Or Stationery Off
- Applying A Theme
- Saving A Message Draft
- Using A Saved Message
- Sending A Voting Message
- Responding To A Voting Message
- Tracking Voting Responses
- Sending Automatic Responses
Appointments And Events
- Quickly Scheduling An Appointment
- Scheduling Using The Appointment Window
- Rescheduling An Appointment To Another Day
- Rescheduling An Appointment To Another Time
- Creating Recurring Appointments
- Changing Recurring Appointments
- Scheduling An Event
- Scheduling Free And Busy Times
- Categorising Activities
- Printing Your Calendar
- Deleting Activities
Scheduling Meetings
- Scheduling A Meeting
- Meeting Response Options
- Responding To Meeting Requests
- Tracking Meeting Responses
- Changing A Meeting
- Adding Or Removing Attendees
- Preventing Responses
- Cancelling A Meeting
- The Scheduling Assistant
- Using The Scheduling Assistant
- Scheduling Meetings Using Calendar Groups
Managing Contacts
- Adding A Contact From An Email
- Pinning A Contact To Favourites
- Contacting A Contact
- Contacting A Contact From The People Peek
- Forwarding Contacts
- Creating A Contact Group
- Using A Contact Group
- Using A Partial Contact Group
- Deleting Members From A Contact Group
- Linking Contacts
Task Requests
- How Task Requests Work
- Creating A Task Request
- Responding To A Task Request
- Completing An Assigned Task
- Viewing Updated Task Requests
At the completion of this course you should be able to:
- Effectively edit email messages
- Organise and work with mail folders and use quick steps
- Use the search facilities to locate messages and other Outlook items
- Work with message views
- Create and work with colour categories
- Create and use rules to manage your email messages
- Use many Outlook features as you work with email messages
- Schedule appointments and events in your calendar
- Schedule meetings using Outlook
- Monitor and manage your contacts within Outlook
- Create and work with task requests
Watsonia workbook with 122 topics. Files for the exercises are provided on a CD or can be downloaded here
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- Microsoft Outlook 2016 Level 1
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During the hour we learnt what Ranko is afraid of, what he's looking forward to most about the #SydneyDerby and his first Aussie BBQ experience with the team.
Sydney FC-s Serbian striker Ranko Despotovic was another fan favourite this afternoon, answering 55 Member and fan questions. During the hour we learnt what Ranko is afraid of, what he-s looking forward to most about the #SydneyDerby and his first Aussie BBQ experience with the team.
Cameron Kablar: What do you think is the key for Sydney FC succeeding this season? #SydneyFanChat Last week against Adelaide we showed that we can play well and we need continue that and to work hard.
Jake Campbell: Who do u think will make the top 6? And do u think Sydney will make the top 3? #SydneyFanChat My opinion is that we can fight for the top 3 position and there are a lot more games to do that
Jake Campbell: Have u experienced an Aussie BBQ yet?? #SydneyFanChat I have yes - we had one with the team once and it was very good.
Simon Overall: Hi Ranko, will you jump into the Cove with us when you score the winner on Saturday? #SydneyFanChat If I score the winning goal in the final minutes of the game then why not!!
Bec: Do you have any weird pre game superstitions? #SydneyFanChat Everybody does and mine start a day before the game. But on gameday I do my right leg 1st and then my left leg
Bec: What do you love most about Sydney? #SydneyFanChat I cannot say especially 1 thing - there are many, good people and good weather and the beautiful style of life
Joshua Mackay: What's your favourite thing about being a professional football player? #SydneyFanChat I can say scoring the goals, without thinking
David Potkonjak: Hristos se rodi. What do you think of the little Serbia group in the cove? #SydneyFanChat I try to say hello to them after every game and it's beautiful. I hope the number will grow also
EvertonFan77: Ranko, what's the level of the A-League like compared to everywhere else you've played? #SydneyFanChat Every league is different and has something more special than another so it-s hard to compare
Kane Cassidy: Hey, Ranko, loving your start so far, how many goals are you going to bang in against the westies this Sat? #SydneyFanChat As many as I can!!!
whitewash: Ranko what is the biggest derby you've played in? #SydneyFanChat Red Star Belgrade v Vojvodina and Real Murcia vs Elche, Urawa Red Diamonds v Omiya
Anthony Swales: Hey Ranko big game this week why do players feel so much pressure in derbies #SydneyFanChat It's a special game in comparison to other games and you want to win a lot more.
[m.d]: Ahead of your first Sydney Derby, what are you looking forward to most? By the way, you are a champion Ranko! :) #SydneyFanChat I'm looking forward to scoring the goals and trying to win the game and to be unstoppable!!
Ben Higgins: Is @Frank_Farina the worst manager you have ever had? #SydneyFanChat Of course not he is a really great coach
Daniel Palmer: Ranko, how has ADP thanked you for taking the weight of the club off his shoulders? #SydneyFanChat ADP is a great guy and the other teams target him the most so I try to make the most of that opportunity
Dean Rassios: Ranko! What had been the biggest moment in your footballing career? #SydneyFanChat When I was top scorer in Serbian league and then first cap for Serbian national team
#SydneyTilliDie: You combined very well with Corey when he came on in Adelaide, do you think you have a good understanding? #SydneyFanChat Not just with him but everyone we try to communicate with everyone
[m.d]: Ranko, if you were not a footballer, what would you be?? #SydneyFanChat I would like to be many things except a pilot because I am afraid of flying!!
Bay 26: What is the best Serbian beer to try? Is it available in Sydney? #SydneyFanChat I didn't see any here so I don't know if there are any but they say Jellen is very good Try that one you'll enjoy
[m.d]: Apart from you (because we all know you're #1), who do you think is the best striker in the world? ;) haha #SydneyFanChat May I pick 2? First is Ronaldo the Brazilian guy and 2nd is Ronaldo from Real Madrid
Jordan Lo Russo: Could you get me a ticket to this weekend's #SydneyDerby? Cheers Ranko #SydneyFanChat I'm so sorry it's very hard I don't have any left either but for next home game no problem
Bay 26: Tara Rushton or Mel McLaughlin? The people need to know... #SydneyFanChat Both!
[m.d]: What is your favourite food? #SydneyFanChat I love to eat a lot. I try beef steak and it is fantastic so I will say that.
Bay 26: Will Moyes see out the season at Man United? #SydneyFanChat I don't big club & big pressure After Ferguson it's the toughest job in the world so perhaps he needs more time
Keith Dawson: How are you enjoying life in the inner-west of Sydney? Have you had a chance to do much exploring around the area? #SydneyFanChat I don't have time to travel a lot but the things that I saw I really enjoyed seeing
Keith Dawson: Did you develop a taste for Japanese food during your time with Kashima? Any favourites? #SydneyFanChat I loved Japanese food and my favourite was Udon and of course yakiniku
Jack Clark: Hi Ranko! do you think that you will continue to stay with Sydney FC for next season? #SydneyFanChat That is my only wish at this moment. Of course I would like to stay
Peter Vernicos: What is it like being the best striker in the league? I heard the Wanderers are putting 6 in defence just to try stop you #SydneyFanChat Thank you But I can't be best after a few games It'll be hard v WSW but they know our strikers are dangerous.
reilly m: How are you adapting to life in Australia? #SydneyFanChat Fantastic from first day everything is really smooth and I'm really happy here
reilly m: Who are your best friends at the club? #SydneyFanChat I live in same building as Nikola but hang out with Vedran and Tommo and Tiago.
liiiiiam: When are you transferring to Wanderers? Congrats on your brilliant performances too ;) ;) #SydneyFanChat My future is now with @SydneyFC. I have friends at WSW but want to stay here. Thanks
Billy Morrison: Yanko, do you get into any other sports, apart from soccer?? #SydneyFanChat Now I don't have a lot of time but I also enjoy volleyball and basketball
jonathan zalunardo: Hi Ranko, how does the atmosphere of the cove compare to other places you have played around the world?. #SydneyFanChat The Cove are really really passionate and they're are one of the best I've played in front of
Alessandro Vari: Who was your football idol as a child? #SydneyFanChat A Serbian striker who was playing for Real Madrid called Predrag Mijatovic
Peter Vernicos: You are the second last person to sign my jersey, I-ll be at training tomorrow, what-s been the emphasis in training this week? #SydneyFanChat I try to work on speed and finishing reactions and that's every week during the season
Mason Anthony: How many goals would you like to score this season? #SydneyFanChat 1 million hahaha - it's a good question but I would like to score as much as I can
Ilija B: Merry Christmas! Will you attend the Australian Open final straight after the Victory away game if Novak Djokovic is playing? #SydneyFanChat Merry Christmas. I probably won't have chance but I hope he wins his fourth in a row.
Nik Kuzmanovic: Ranko where is your @CoveBay22 scarf right now? #SydneyFanChat I thank the guy that gave it to me and I keep it with me at home
[m.d]: Do you like Greek food Ranko? If so, what's your favourite dish? #SydneyFanChat I was there once and I like the Greek salads
Ivan Necevski: What did you think of my #balkanwreckingball? And how did u spend your Bozic yesterday? #SydneyFanChat I spend beautiful day yesterday the most beautiful Christmas eve. I thought it was very funny!!
Mason Anthony: What do you think Sydney FC need to improve in to make the top 3? #SydneyFanChat We just need to believe more because we have great players
Pasquale Amato: What do you expect from 2014? :) #SydneyFanChat To stay with this club and try to win Championship
Pasquale Amato: I'm Italian!!!Do you like Italy? :) #SydneyFanChat Yes there are some beautiful cities Sanremo and Empiral and Genoa
Stephanie: How's the team's attitude? Does anyone actually want to be there? #SydneyFanChat Of course everyone wants to be here this is the biggest club and the attitude is excellent
Bay 26: What-s your favourite film from the Teen Wolf franchise? #SydneyFanChat I don't know this one but I like Gladiator and 300
whitewash: What overseas clubs do you support? #SydneyFanChat I'm a fan of Real Madrid but also all my ex-clubs
Alex Gregory-Walker: From a players perspective, do you feel that a derby is a bigger rivalry between the fans than between players on the pitch? #SydneyFanChat I think it's very big for both
Evan Sieff: What can you tell us about Milos Dimitrijevic? #SydneyFanChat He is training with us right now and he is a great midfielder with a lot of experience
Angus Morrissey: Any advice for up and coming players aspiring to play for Sydney FC??? #SydneyFanChat To work as hard as they can and to listen to their coaches and older player-s advice
Phormic: Ranko, after scoring the winner this weekend, would you prefer a bronze or stone statue of you erected in your honour? #SydneyFanChat I already promise if I score I will celebrate with our fans but maybe bronze hahahaha
Ethan Maguire: Is there some sort of language barrier between you and the Australia players? If so is it difficult only have Petkovic? #SydneyFanChat No not at all they all speak perfect Serbian hahaha
David Mooney: Ranko! What has been your favourite goal so far this year? #SydneyFanChat Maybe the 1st against Wellington on my debut in the last second to get the win
Jake Campbell: Do u support an EPL team, if so r u happy with their season so far? #SydneyFanChat Not so much I'm more for the Spanish League but I do like Arsenal


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When it comes to leather ottoman, it must be a very interesting topic to discuss. Seeing from the name, the authenticity has given us a lot of feels. The feels to have it in our bedroom, the feels to have it in our kitchen, or the feels to have it in our living room where mostly our guests will enjoy their time there. Looking at the design, there are some type of leather ottoman. The first is the traditional type and the second one is the modern type. If your house has a modern style, or the traditional one, these following tips might be useful for you to mix and match with the room. Check this one out!
Traditional Looking
Leather Ottoman will always be related to one traditional sphere, somewhere and a long time ago in Turkey. The design and the color can match in a pretty traditional room with a hint of wooden table and wooden style on the wall. When it comes to mix it with the room, you can always see from the floor and from the wall. The modernity will no longer exist, because this traditional one seems very natural and inspiring.
There are some shapes too for the traditional type of ottoman stool. The one with square, the one with circle, or the one with a longer shape. The characteristic is still the same as well as the color played. No biggies, the shape will not disturb the look of your already-traditional room. This type can even state the truest look of Ottoman Empire long time ago. Fancying that would be so lovely. Do not forget to also see the whole colors of furniture. Contrast it. Play a little with color. Light it up.
Modern Looking
The modern look of leather Ottoman is more colorful, though. Still, it does not lose the sense of having an Ottoman sense in your room. The material, the design, and also the decoration is also applied in the houses in Turkey. The look is a little different because the wooden accent is played in a softer tone. It plays with crème, beige, or peach color with a little hint of mint or green ones. A very interesting and unique design! This can be very suitable for you who want to keep the traditionalistic sense as well as the modern ones. A very clever combination of leather Ottoman!


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Elmo's Reading Basics is a Sesame Street CD-ROM game for home computers. The game was developed by Creative Wonders and Children's Television Workshop in 1998 and later re-released by Encore Software and Sesame Workshop in 2006. Elmo presents 6 reading games at three different levels. Concepts introduced include letters, words, and sentences. This game was included in the Elmo's Reading: Preschool and Kindergarten CD-ROM 2-disc set in 1998, along with Elmo Through the Looking-Glass.
- "History Mystery": Match beginning sounds and words with Sherlock Hemlock
- "Super Grover's Comic Book": Help Super Grover make daring rescues by forming words.
- "Beam Me Up Up Up": Find objects that start with the right sound for The Martians.
- "Cooking with Cookie": Find letters and make words in the kitchen with Cookie Monster.
- "Zoetry Poetry": Help Zoe finish her poem with rhyming words.
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India tops the world in gruesome road accidents and Tamil Nadu tops in the nation. The recent Volvo bus fire accident at Mehabubnagar near Hyderabad has yet again pointed to the lack of safety concerns.
The centre for consumer education, research, teaching, training and testing (Concert), a Chennai based public charitable trust, blames the oil companies for not increasing the flashpoint of petrochemical products. "The oil companies are not ready to change their refinery processes and hence such accidents," stresses R Desikan, founder-trustee of CONCERT and the Consumers Association of India (CAI). Flashpoint is the minimum temperature at which the vapour above fuel catches fire. In India the flashpoint is at 35 degrees while it is more than 60 degrees in developed countries. In a tropical country, this flashpoint easily triggers explosion.
"We have taken it up with the government to increase the flash point to 66 and make it a mandatory for oil companies to follow suit," said N Gopalaswami, trustee and former Chief Election Commissioner. Concert also plans to fight this out in a case with the leading bus manufacturer, Volvo, on the lack of emergency measures in the bus. R Santhanam, IAS (Retd.,), trustee, pointed to the lack of vehicle testing centres. Tamil Nadu has 2.5 million vehicles and they are rarely tested for road worthiness. Such accidents can be avoided with prior care.


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Social issues to be decided, and new slate of top officials
Sun., Nov. 4, 2012
Washington state is in for big changes next year. In two days, residents should have an idea of how big.
Tuesday will bring an end to back-to-back-to-back candidate commercials that debate and snipe at each other on points of economics or character. An end to phone calls from earnest volunteers or recorded messages from celebrities seeking a vote for or against someone or something. An end to bus or RV odysseys around the state by gaggles of Democratic or Republican candidates trying to exhort supporters who have already voted to find a couple friends who haven't, then get them to mark and mail their ballots. An end to revelations that some high-tech billionaire, out-of-state millionaire or Hollywood celebrity has sent a five-, six- or seven-figure contribution to a campaign for or against a ballot measure.
Shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday, elections officials in the state's 39 counties will push buttons to tabulate the ballots they've processed. Whether Washington's 12 Electoral College votes are going to President Barack Obama or Mitt Romney will probably be known by 9 p.m. Other outcomes may take longer.
Because Washington only requires ballots to be dropped off or postmarked by Tuesday, elections officials will only have about 60 percent of the votes cast. The rest will be tallied over the next two weeks.
Regardless of the outcome, Washington will have a new governor, a new attorney general, a new secretary of state and a new auditor. The current holders of those offices are either retiring or running for some other post. The Democrats' 28-year hold on the governor's office is in doubt; so is the Republicans' 48-year hold on the secretary of state's office.
Also still uncertain: Will same-sex couples be allowed to marry instead of being limited to domestic partnerships? Will the recreational use of marijuana for adults be legalized?
The state will have at least three new U.S. representatives – one because it gained a congressional seat this year from a growing population, one because longtime Rep. Norm Dicks is retiring and one because Rep. Jay Inslee quit Congress to run for governor.
Other members of Congress are seeking another term, including two-term Sen. Maria Cantwell, challenged by Spokane Republican Michael Baumgartner, a state senator calling for an immediate end to the war in Afghanistan. U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, finishing her fourth term in Eastern Washington's 5th Congressional District seat, is running against Democrat Rich Cowan, a Spokane businessman accusing her of overlooking the needs of her district by spending too much time traveling across the country in support of other candidates.
Democrat Inslee is locked in a tight, high-spending race with Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna for the open governor's seat. The winner faces daunting fiscal issues, because expected revenues won't cover approved state programs and salaries through the end of next June, and a state Supreme Court decision could mean the state needs another $1 billion to fulfill its constitutional obligation to public schools.
Both talk about finding savings within government and generating more revenue through economic growth. Neither says he will raise taxes. The person they hope to replace, Gov. Chris Gregoire, contends whoever wins will have to change their tune.
All eight of the state's other executive offices are also on the ballot.
Of the three state Supreme Court seats on the ballot, only one is contested. Richard Sanders, who served three terms before losing a race in 2010, is running against Sheryl Gordon McCloud, a Bainbridge Island attorney.
Before getting to the long list of names and offices, Washington voters first must wade through a list of ballot measures with a mix of contentious issues and technical adjustments.
Referendum 74 asks voters whether they will accept or reject a law passed and signed earlier this year that would allow same-sex couples to marry in Washington. It doesn't require any religious organization opposed to same-sex marriage to perform those ceremonies or hold them in its facilities, but opponents contend it redefines marriage and infringes on their rights. Voting yes supports allowing the law to take effect next month.
Six other states now recognize same-sex marriage, but none approved it through a public vote. Supporters raised more than $12 million, with backing from some of the state's iconic companies like Microsoft and Starbucks; actor Brad Pitt gave money and Barack Obama recorded a robocall. Opponents raised more than $2.6 million, with about $1 million coming from the National Organization for Marriage, and have the backing of the state's Catholic bishops.
Initiative 502 would make recreational use of marijuana by adults legal under state law, although not if they are under its influence while driving. Marijuana would still be illegal under state law for anyone younger than 21, and the state would set up a system to regulate and tax the plant's sale and growth. The initiative won't change the fact that marijuana is a Schedule 1 drug – which means it is illegal for all uses – under federal law.
Initiative 1240 would allow the state to set up a total of 40 charter schools over the next five years within the public school system. Those schools would have to hire certified staff but would have more latitude on curriculum and be free from some of the other regulations that public schools have. Supporters say it's a needed innovation to improve the state's school system; opponents say the $5,800 in state funds for each pupil that will go to the charter schools will drain scarce resources from the other schools.
Initiative 1185 would continue the current requirement that any tax increase receive a two-thirds majority vote in both chambers of the Legislature. Voters have approved similar restrictions four times before, and the most recent version remains in effect, although its constitutionality is before the state Supreme Court. If voters say yes but the court says no, the concept could resurface as a constitutional amendment in some future election.
The ballot has a pair of constitutional amendments that are more technical in nature. One allows the University of Washington and Washington State University to invest some of their money in stocks and bonds; the constitution generally prohibits that kind of investment with state money but already has some exemptions, such as for state pension funds. The other reduces the percentage of the state budget that can be used to pay off bonds for things like roads, bridges and buildings, but it also broadens the state funds that can be counted when figuring that percentage.
There are also two advisory votes on changes to tax law the Legislature made this year, but neither is binding.
All 98 seats in the state House, and about half the 49 seats in the state Senate, are up for election. Democrats hold a 56-to-42 majority in the House and a 27-to-22 majority in the Senate. Control of the House next year seems unlikely to change, but Republicans have a chance to forge a working majority in the Senate if they pick up a few seats and make alliances with conservative Democrats.
At least two Spokane-area legislators aren't going back in January. Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown announced this summer she was retiring after 20 years, and Rep. John Ahern stepped down after serving 10 of the last 12 years.
Rep. Andy Billig, a Democrat, faces Spokane City Councilwoman Nancy McLaughlin, a Republican, in the race for Brown's seat in central Spokane's 3rd District. To fill Billig's seat, Democrat Marcus Riccelli, a legislative aide to Brown, is running against Republican Tim Benn, co-owner of a day care center.
Republican Jeff Holy, a lawyer and former police officer, faces Democrat Dennis Dellwo, a lawyer and former legislator, for Ahern's seat in the 6th District, which includes parts of south and northwest Spokane, the West Plains and some other suburban areas.
Rep. Matt Shea, a two-term House member, faces a challenge from Democrat Amy Biviano, a certified public accountant, in Spokane Valley's 4th District. Rep. Timm Ormsby, a nine-year veteran, faces Republican Dave White in the 3rd District. Most other legislative seats in the Spokane area are uncontested.
Spokane County voters also will choose two of their three county commissioners. Republican Shelly O'Quinn, who works for Greater Spokane Incorporated, faces Democrat Daryl Romeyn, an organic farmer and former television broadcaster, for an open seat. Two-term incumbent Republican Todd Mielke faces former two-term commissioner Democrat John Roskelley in the other race.
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I am so excited about this recipe because I feel like it's one I can make a lot. I look at so many beautiful food photos on Instagram, and one that without fail makes me want to jump through the screen and eat it is seed bread (see, this is what makes a health nut very excited). Only, I've wanted to make one that wasn't quite as dense since I often snack on nuts and seeds or have nut butter at some point during the day. Why, hello quinoa bread.
I saw this recipe on ifoodreal's account and knew I had to make it for myself. And as you can see, it came out looking pretty inviting.
My very favorite part about this recipe: there's all of ONE TABLESPOON maple syrup in the entire recipe. Most conventional breads have a lot more sugar than necessary and usually it's from the nasty HFCS (high fructose corn syrup). That means GMO's and poor digestion. Nobody needs that. My second favorite part about this bread: quinoa. Quinoa to me is the perfect grain. I love the consistency when cooked and fluffy and in cases like this, ground up into flour, you still get all the amino acids it contains naturally which means a naturally protein packed, healthy bread. Carbs shmarbs – this is good stuff.
I recently was asked if I count calories. I don't. I used to wayyyy back for awhile, and it wasn't very fun. Honestly, if you are eating wholesome, real foods, ones as close to the way nature intended as possible, it's hard to go too wrong. Your body digests real foods well because it recognizes them, and digestion is half the battle. And with an ingredient list like this, there should not be any guilt or worry about having a nice slice of this for breakfast! Like the one I enjoyed today (and might I add it kept me full for hours!!!)…Going…
If it looks a little different to you at the end, I decided to add just a touch of plain yogurt to it – a good decision indeed! I topped it originally with about a teaspoon or two of almond butter and a sliced strawberry. All organic!
- 2 cups quinoa, uncooked
- 1 cup oat flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder, aluminum free
- 1/4 tsp himalayan pink salt
- 3 tbsp coconut oil or butter, room temp (I used coconut oil)
- 2 cups any milk (I used unsweetened almond)
- 1 tbsp maple syrup or raw honey
- 1 tbsp any vinegar (I used apple cider)
- Grind 2 cups quinoa and 1 cup oats into flour form (if not already) using a food processor or high speed blender.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and grease 8" x 5" loaf tin with butter or coconut oil well.
- Transfer to a large mixing bowl along with oat flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; stir very well. Add butter or coconut oil and stir until it is incorporated with dry ingredients in small pieces.
- In a medium bowl, whisk milk, maple syrup and vinegar. Pour into a bowl with dry ingredients and mix well with spatula.
- Transfer to a prepared loaf tin, level and sprinkle with sunflower seeds if desired. Bake for 60 minutes loosely covered with parchment paper for the first 30 minutes to prevent top from burning. Remove from the oven and let cool for about an hour. Then loosen the sides with a knife, flip the tin and give a few gentle pats on a bottom. Bread should slide out and cool off completely before slicing.
- I only baked this bread for 30 minutes TOTAL - but my oven seems to cook and bake everything in much less time than ever required. Best to set a timer and do the toothpick test to see!
- Storage Instructions: Refrigerate in a sealed plastic bag for about 2 weeks. Freeze for up to 3 months.
- If using pre-made quinoa flour, it is about 2 2/3 cups.
- For gluten free bread version use Gluten Free certified oats.


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While Alexander Noren was strolling virtually unopposed to victory at the Saab Wales Open yesterday, Elliot Saltman was making an impact of his own, this time for all the right reasons.
Saltman, who recently returned from a three-month playing ban on the European Tour, landed a hole in one at the par-three 17th — his second ace at the hole in four days.
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The liner in question is the MAC pro longwear lip liner in What a blast! My first dabble with the pro longwear liner range, but I will be going back for more. Far creamier than their original lip liners, and it lasts a long time. I find that lip pencils last a long time anyway – the very nature of the beast – so not much to report on there. I went for What a blast! because it's an orange toned red. My ol' faithful red lipliner, MAC Cherry, is very definitely blue based and it always changed the colour of Lady Danger which was annoying. Now though we're on a roll and me and my orange lipsticks can skip into the sunset together.
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- 1 What are gestures?
- 2 Where do I get gestures?
- 3 How do I make a gesture?
- 4 How do I see all my active gestures?
- 5 Why don't my gestures work?
- 6 Why do I sound like a woman if I have a male avatar (and vice-versa)?
- 7 Why can't I use an animation or sound in a gesture?
- 8 Can I trigger multiple gestures in a single line of chat?
- 9 How come my text trigger disappears?
- 10 How do I use voice levels to trigger gestures?
- 11 Tips & tricks
- 12 See also
What are gestures?
Gestures are an inventory item type (shown as ) that allow you to create a series of steps which trigger your avatar to animate, play sounds, and emit text chat. These can be used for practical purposes or to amuse friends. For example, a cartoon "Squish!" noise accompanied by your avatar falling down. In Second Life culture, many gestures are openly circulated like memes, as they add a lot of spark to social situations.
Gestures can be triggered with:
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Text chat words/phrases
- Voice volume.
Where do I get gestures?
There are a variety of sample gestures in your inventory's Library folder. Search your inventory for "
gesture" and scroll down.
You can also purchase many readymade gestures at Xstreet. Learn more about Xstreet.
How do I make a gesture?
Many variations exist, but here's a simple exercise to get you started.
- Click the Inventory button in the bottom right of the Viewer window to open the Inventory window.
- Right-click the Gestures folder (if you don't see it, open the My Inventory folder) and select New Gesture from the context menu.
- Type in a unique name for the gesture. You can always change this later. The Gesture editor window appears:
- In the Gesture window, under Steps, there are example steps. Click Preview button to see and hear what the gesture does as a whole. For example:
- Click the first step, Start Animation: Wave.
- Click the dropdown below and select a different animation, like Afraid. The steps update to show this.
- Click Preview again.
- Add and remove steps using the Add >> and Remove buttons.
- Change the order of the steps by selecting a step, then clicking Move Up and Move Down.
- As-desired, enter a Trigger and/or Shortcut Key. Changing the Description is optional, but you should at least have one way to easily trigger the gesture.
- Make sure Active is checked. Gestures must be active to be triggered.
- When you're done, click Save button and close the gesture window. Test the trigger or shortcut key.
You should also look at existing gestures to understand how to construct them from scratch.
Since gestures are best shown in action, watch this video tutorial to learn more:
Also, did you know gestures can be used as a productivity tool? With text chat macros, you can type in abbreviations which expand into phrases, or even paragraphs.
How do I see all my active gestures?
There are several ways:
- Search your inventory for "
- There's a dropdown called Gestures to the right of your chat bar. Click it to see gestures sorted by text trigger.
- Go to View > Active Gestures. A special window opens that shows you the trigger, key, and name for all your activated gestures.
Why don't my gestures work?
You're either not using the correct trigger or they're deactivated. Gestures must be activated to be triggered. Activated gestures appear in bold in your inventory and have "(active)" next to their names.
There are a few ways to activate gestures:
- Right-click a gesture and choose Activate.
- You can also Shift-click a range of gestures, then choose Activate to activate multiple gestures at once.
- Drag a gesture from your inventory onto your avatar to activate it.
- This also works with folders containing gestures. It works similar to wearing clothes or attaching objects — active gestures are effectively "worn".
Conversely, you can follow the same steps, then choose Deactivate to turn off gestures.
Why do I sound like a woman if I have a male avatar (and vice-versa)?
The default gestures come in two folders, one for Male Gestures and another for Female Gestures depending on which gender you picked when you first logged into Second Life. Their steps are the same except for the sound files they reference. You can always switch to the other by as described above.
If you have a microphone, you can record your own voice, upload sound clips, then use them in gestures for an extra-personal touch.
Why can't I use an animation or sound in a gesture?
In other words, why doesn't an animation or sound appear in the dropdown list when you're editing a gesture?
Check if it has full permissions. Animations and sounds must have full permissions to be included in a gesture. This is because a gesture functions like a "wrapper" that references individual animations and sounds. If an animation was no-transfer but the gesture could include it, that'd be an unfair way to work around the creator's permissions. A similar case applies for non-copyable animations and sounds.
It's true you can't do much to modify animations and sounds after uploading them aside from renaming and changing their description, but the rule still holds true.
Can I trigger multiple gestures in a single line of chat?
No. The Viewer only reads the first trigger. If you have many actions you want to do, you can include them with multiple actions in a single gesture.
If you want to show someone a gesture trigger, type it twice in text chat. For example, with the default "/bow" gesture activated, type: "
/bow /bow". It appears as a single "
/bow" — other avatars see you bowing but also see the trigger.
How come my text trigger disappears?
In the Gesture editor window, the Trigger is what's used to start the gesture, but is independent from what shows up. For example, if you have "
/wave" used to do a wave animation, you might want the text chat that appears to everyone else to be "
Friendly greetings!.
If you want your trigger and the emitted text output (independent of further Steps) to be the same, simply enter the same text next to Trigger and Replace with.
How do I use voice levels to trigger gestures?
There exist special triggers to do this. They are:
/voicelevel1 /voicelevel2 /voicelevel3
Each basically correlates to the loudness (amplitude) of your incoming voice chat, from 1 being softest to 3 being loudest. When there are several speech gestures which share the same trigger, they're randomly shuffled to add variety.
To get started, search your inventory for the Speech Gestures folder (which is included in the Library > Gestures folder), then drag that folder onto your avatar. Then, try talking on voice chat, from quiet to loud. Your avatar's arms should gesticulate more dramatically when speaking loudly, as shown here:
|Note: The Speech Gestures folder may not appear copied into your own inventory until after relogging. This is a bug.
Like any other gesture, you can edit a speech gesture. Leave its trigger alone, but you can change its steps. For more info, see these videos:
Tips & tricks
For the experienced gesture connoisseur.
- Active gestures starting with a slash "
/" in the chat bar are autocompleted. Typing a preceding slash also hides the fact you're typing from others.
- In the Gesture editor window, default animations appear at the top of the dropdown menu and are sorted alphabetically, while custom ones appear below and are also sorted alphabetically.
- While you can string many steps together, there's a limit to how much can be packed into a gesture. You'll get an error message when you try to Save if you have exceeded that limit.
- More than one gesture can share the same trigger, meaning both Trigger and Shortcut Key, as shown with the speech gestures. Each time you use a shared trigger, it'll randomly pick one of the gestures — a great way to add life and variety. For example, if you have 4 different waving animations and trigger them all with "
/wave", you can add nuances to your avatar body language.
- Trigger multiple gestures simultaneously to mix and mash them up.
- In an Animation step, the Start and Stop radio buttons are for looped animations like still poses and repetitive dances. If you don't want your avatar to groove into eternity, insert a Stop Animation step for the same animation sometime after the Start Animation one.
- Gestures can add emphasis for keywords. For example, if Trigger and Replace with are both "
cat" and you have a gesture set to play a meowing sound with an animated swipe of your hand, every time you type "
cat" in a sentence, you exhibit this feline behavior. Similarly, emoticons can correspond with avatar body language. The Library's gesture provides many examples.
- Gestures can be connected to scripts. If you have scripts which use channel commands like "
/1 activate, these can be triggered via gesture faster than typing the long way.
- See the Limits page for some numerical limits.
- Share gestures you've created with friends. It can be such a satisfying experience to trigger them one after another in a group. You know what they say about laughter being contagious!
- But at the same time, be considerate. Don't gesture-spam others if they don't want to hear you going "Woooooo!" for the 100th time.
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Monday, December 19, 2011
'Tis some funny things
I learn so much about the world by listening to the BBC world service, Deutsche Wella and Radio Netherlands. I was surprised to hear about the local Victorian town Strathewen which was nearly burnt to the ground in the 2009 bushfires and its resurgence on Radio Netherland's Earth Beat.
Sister has taught Little Jo about Jesus and nativity scenes. I think they even made a nativity scene together. There are now two things that Sister does not answer back to me about. One long ongoing one is about public funding of private schools and now, the newest, when I asked why isn't Little Jo leaning about a more entertaining fairy tale than the one about Jesus being born. At least Little Jo is officially a heathen and hasn't been baptised. Much to Sister's chagrin, her three brothers were baptised and she wasn't.
The christmas socialisation has well and truly started. I've had enough already. We've done three, must catch up before christmas, dinners. I am rather pleased to be working on christmas day. We will spend christmas eve with the immediate family on the Bellarine, christmas evening with friends in Caulfield and Boxing night with friends in Box Hill. I know it is wrong of me, because so many don't have anything happening for christmas, but for me, what a luxury it would be to be alone on christmas day and not having to bother about the lead up, the day, and the following.
In the past I have tried to help, to assist, but really it is better to leave R to himself to the cards, the decorations, the tree, the gifts. Christmas for me is a cultural thing, not a religious thing. I do stamps, printing, envelopes, labels.
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Hello Andrew:ReplyDelete
Although we view Christmas and its meaning from, we suspect, two rather different perspectives, we do share with you the occasional wish to celebrate, or indeed let it pass, alone without all of the frenzy, mostly of a commercial nature, with which it is now associated.
However, we do hope that you and R will have some time over the holiday period to enjoy a few quiet moments together.
you are so right about the luxury of a solitary Christmas.ReplyDelete
the pressure from people is unbearable, despite their 'meaning well'. Only practising Christians should get the holiday off work.
Agree with Sis though, that Lil Jo has to know The Story, just in order to keep up with general culture.
as much as we need to know about Buddha, Mohammed, Hinduism, etc.
Tell R from me that his tree is a masterwork of taste and style X X
Em Stacks, soap and water. I want my religious holidays. I like having a go at high achieving Sister at times. You can't learn history without knowing about religion. We nearly didn't have a tree this year, which would be a first. Not sure about the silver tree though.ReplyDelete
I can take or leave Christmas, its to commerical these days for my liking. Public funding of private schools is a disgrace. Funding should cease and the extra funds poured back into Public Schools that have been neglected for many years :-).ReplyDelete
Your tree looks great Andrew.ReplyDelete
It's so funny, living away from everyone and rather isolated here in the sticks, I feel absolutely no pressure around this holiday. If I want I can go to the community dinner or I can stay home. I'll see when it's time.
The thing is it seems every other blogger is saying the same thing about the commercialism of Christmas as they go right along with the status quo. I'm not criticizing; just saying it is very interesting watching through the window so to speak.
Next year I'm sure I will be doing the same (when I move to the city).
This will be our first solitary Christmas and boy, am I looking forward to it. Skiing in Wengen with all meals covered - woo hoo! No preparation, no cooking, no dishes, no hostessing.... ;)ReplyDelete
I like your silver tree! Although for me, trees will always be green. A friend of mine at work told me today her Christmas tree is black and decorated all in gold. I didn't know that black trees existed!ReplyDelete
Re your first paragraph; age is a funny thing, I'm happy using electronic things such as mobile phone, assorted i-pods, dvd player and my laptop, while another friend at work has a mum much younger than me, who doesn't try or even want to use the dvd player in case she breaks it.
I've seen advertising on buses over here about a new ticketing system coming next year. Probably the Myki?
Agree about schools Windsmoke. Just one more reason why I like you.ReplyDelete
Rubye, I hope you go to the dinner. Forcing oneself to be social can be difficult, but really not a bad thing. I am not saying anything about the commercialisation of christmas. It always has been in my memory. But it a time for families to gather, which is nice. Pleased to hear you will still be around this time next year.
Kath, no doubt the Swiss do christmas quite differently too. Sounds like you will have a great time. Do you ski?
River, I think a black tree could be good if well decorated. Why older people will not embrace technology is an interesting subject. Some are fearful of it, and I understand that. I get annoyed with those who say, 'I've lived seventy years and never needed it before'. Need, and what tech can do for you are quite different. No doubt their parents never needed a telephone. I am selective about what tech stuff I take up. It has to be interesting to me. I will have a look about your new tickets system. All capital cities here have them now, with the exception of Sydney I think.
Perhaps even the Grinch would approve of a black tree with red tinsel and little sherrin-shaped baubles.ReplyDelete
Thanks Andrew for pointing out that I mentioned next year. You know, I didn't even think about it. I probably will be though. Interesting how our minds work.ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas Andrew and R!
ooh don't get me started on the schools thing :|ReplyDelete
Your tree is very stylish, I like the colour scheme.
Fen, I have to take a photo to illustrate, but Wesley is now on a huge building program. You may have seen it from Punt Road.ReplyDelete
Andrew darling, IF Wesley,Merton Hall, Christ Church Grammar and MCEGS shut down tomorrow and all their students had to be CRAMMED into their local area government schools ... so the govt bribes them to stay there by giving them a grand p.a. for each student and it's CHEAP at the price.ReplyDelete
and, all those parents have a huge great whack of money added to each term fees account, for 'The Building Fund', plus their Parent Committee slaves it's guts out raising money all year, AND when I moved my child to Summer Heights High School in leafy Brighton and enquired about joining the parent committee, the head said to me 'We don't raise money.'
I asked how on earth did they get, say, computers for every child in grade 2, and he replied "The Government gives us all the money we need." all true. don't get me started either.
Em Stacks, there are now so many going to pvt schools, it is almost impossible to cut funds.ReplyDelete
Not 'elite' anymore, private schools packed with the Underbelly children, rioting at Xavier, and this one of course -ReplyDelete
Carl Williams Killed By Exercise Bike Stem
20 Apr 2010 – ... whether the killing was linked to a report in the Herald Sun yesterday saying Victoria Police had paid Dhakota Williams' private school fees. ..
That's what I mean Em Stacks. Labor voter's children are going to pvt schools. Government schools, with a few exceptions, will end up with only poor and stupid kids. No votes in supporting those schools at all.ReplyDelete


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By Rob Enderle, Computerworld -- I recently took a call about how Microsoft is competing against Amazon AWS and one of the questions really got me thinking about how much the company has changed. I pointed out that the old Microsoft would have been far more aggressive. The weapon they developed in the early days was "Embrace, Extend, Extinguish." It effectively took out both Lotus and IBM's OS/2 efforts, and nearly took out Apple. But it resulted in a company that cared more about competitors than customers, a firm that was exceedingly arrogant, and one that almost was regulated out of existence in the 1990s. Tactically, the strategy was brilliant. Strategically, not so much…because it nearly killed the firm. Today's Microsoft is very different. And these differences, while they represent a far lower competitive problem for Amazon, represent a far better path for those of us who actually use Microsoft's offerings. They're also why they reached a trillion dollars in valuation this week, a new milestone for the company.
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Microsoft came up hard. What I mean is that, from the start, they had issues with IP theft and companies like IBM trying to put them out of business. As a result, they focused aggressively on competitors and often left partners hanging. For instance, I was recently eyeing a book coming out on 3Com. One of the things that badly hurt that company was that Microsoft wasn't straight with them on Microsoft's plans with OS/2. That failure to disclose hurt 3Com a lot and significantly contributed to the CEO's early departure. And rather than apologizing Steve Ballmer said something to the effect that the 3Com CEO should grow up. They did, which meant they never trusted Microsoft again.
Microsoft was a warlike company thinking that locking customers in was a good thing and that as long as they were making money everything was good. I recall the launch of Windows 95 where they had lines of people wrapping around buildings to buy the thing. But when problems overwhelmed support, rather than staffing up, they blocked the support lines so folks couldn't get through – pretty much assuring they'd have no lines when Windows 98 launched. Instead of competing with Netscape in market they worked behind the scenes to torpedo the company. Ironically, none of what they attempted actually worked. (It reminds me of what was disclosed in the recent Mueller/Trump report where Trump's staff disobeyed orders and prevented the President from obstructing justice.) But the regulatory backlash took Microsoft out at the knees.
Then they tried to simplify their pricing model. But they didn't look at what that would do to customers, resulting in millions of dollars of unanticipated charges. Linux, which had pretty much been a joke until then, became a real competitor – kind of like Lamborghini, which was created because Ferrari pissed off a rich customer. The end result was a decade where it seemed Microsoft couldn't get out of its own way. This decade is often referred to as the "lost Microsoft decade."
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Lessons learned
Like most companies, Microsoft was created to fill a customer need. Many companies lose track of this as they grow and are pounded by competitors and focus increasingly on the needs of investors. Microsoft's turnaround shows that if you can maintain that customer focus, both the customers and the investors will be happier. And the competitors are likely to burn resources on other competitors, or, by focusing on you, lose track of their customers and naturally fail. Yes, Azure Microsoft could likely take on Amazon AWS and win, but they'd be left weaker, more open to regulation or break-up, have a lower valuation and a higher risk of ultimate failure. Wisely, they are choosing not to do this, and there are a number of firms (Apple and Oracle to name two) that could benefit from this lesson. Focusing tightly on what customers want is old school, but that doesn't mean it's wrong. Microsoft reminded me of that this week.


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As we stated above, the Creepoid tune is from the act's planned Record Store Day release, which means you need to drop into a with-it retailer April 19 to score it. Fat Creeps' "Comes In Loudly" is from a full-length expected to be released by Portland, Ore.'s Gnar Tapes on a cassette (surprise, surprise) later this spring. Pile's absolute DEVESTATOR "Special Snowflakes" b/w "Mama's Lipstick" will be on sale at Great Scott Sunday, we reckon, but you may also pre-order it using your Interpants right here. In the meantime, embrace with your ears the secular rockulidge:
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Applejam Productions Presents: Ovlov, Disco Doom (Switzerland!), LVL UP and Indian Twin @ The Crane Room (Tufts University) 8:30PM / FREE >> Facebook Event
Creepoid, Bong Wish, Reformer and Headmaster @ Lilypad 9 PM >> Facebook Event
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Pile "Special Snowflakes" 7" Release Show @ Great Scott with Ovlov, Disco Doom (Seriously, Switzerland!!), LVL UP, Krill and, of course, the almighty Pile 8:30PM / $10 >> Facebook Event
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Eye Design Presents: Dead Rider, Guerilla Toss, Horsehands and Bunnies @ Middlesex Lounge 9PM / $8 >> Facebook Event
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