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Scientists Applaud Northwest Forest Plan Anniversary While Calling for More Forest Protections
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Ashland, OR – Two decades of monitoring and recent scientific studies show that the integrity of old-growth forests and the viability of salmon and spotted owl populations would be far worse today if not for the Northwest Forest Plan. Published in a special feature on forests and biodiversity in the open access journal Forests, "Building on two decades of ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation under the Northwest Forest Plan, USA" is the most comprehensive assessment to date of the plan's effectiveness in halting the long-term decline in the region's federal forests.
According to the lead author, Dr. Dominick A. DellaSala, "in the 1980s federal agencies were clear-cutting 2 square miles of old-growth forests every week, an area equivalent to over 1160 football fields. If that rate of logging continued unchecked, it would have eliminated most old-growth forests along with their clean water, climate regulation, and fish and wildlife benefits sometime this decade."
The Northwest Forest Plan adopted by President Bill Clinton in 1994 shifted federal lands management from timber production to ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation within the range of the federally threatened Northern Spotted Owl. The Forest Service is considering revising the plan while the Bureau of Land Management recently proposed to back away from protections for streams and imperiled species.
The published study relied on peer-reviewed literature and agency monitoring reports demonstrating the Northwest Forest Plan had:
- Improved stream conditions and water quality for 214 watersheds due to streamside protections from logging and restoration of failing roads;
- Provided ecosystem benefits in the form of long-term carbon storage (important in climate regulation) and high quality drinking water for millions of people;
- Slowed declines of the Northern Spotted Owl and Marbled Murrelet;
- Protected hundreds of imperiled plants and wildlife species from logging;
- Supported a shift toward restoration thinning of plantations and fuel reduction;
- Decoupled Oregon counties from reliance on unsustainable timber receipts; and
- Sustained quality of life benefits that facilitated regional economic diversification.
Dr. Barry Noon, who led development of the plan's monitoring program, stated: "The Northwest Forest Plan remains grounded in the best available science. It is essential that its protections not only be maintained but extended to compensate for much increased logging impacts on State and private lands."
One of the plan's greatest accomplishments is how it improved water resources, including stream habitat, health of stream communities (salmon and other species), and water quality for fish and people. Dr. Jim Karr, University of Washington, has monitored stream conditions in the region and across the Nation for decades. "Given climate change and continued logging on nonfederal lands, the science is compelling to expand stream protections rather than reduce them, as recently proposed by BLM. Now is not the time to backpedal on the plan's success."


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Le Macchiole
Bolgheri, Italy
Le Macchiole can best be defined as the "Boutique Bolgheri." The winery is known for its spectacular single-varietal wines, and their signature grape varieties are Syrah, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc and work is always conducted with the priority being "the expression of the land." The winery continues to evolve in both the vineyards and in the cellar to allow the soil characteristics from this estate property to be the defining identity in the wines.
Today, Bolgheri is among Italy's most famed wine producing regions, but this seemed far from a possibility in 1983, the year Le Macchiole was founded and a time when the area was known simply for a close proximity to the sea and having abundant fruit and grain agriculture. Yet, two natives of Bolgheri, Eugenio Campolmi and Cinzia Merli, were devoted to the idea of vine growing in their home region even when it was not considered a viable way to start a living.
"My husband Eugenio and I started off with very limited, if almost no, resources," Cinzia recalls. "We gave up working his parents' retail and restaurant business and bought a few hectares of land planted to wheat. We decided to plant vineyards starting with many varieties – sangiovese, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, merlot, syrah, chardonnay, sauvignon blanc and vermentino – so that we might see what grew best on our little property. That is how our life project began and, for me, our learning is still in progress. I believe that Bolgheri is in the early stage of development. It has just become aware of its potential and understanding of which grape varieties give their best to each part of the different soils; much is still yet to be accomplished here."
As they cultivated and learned the possibilities for their land, Le Macchiole's philosophy became to interpret their territory through single-variety wines, beginning with the 1994 vintage. This was an unusual, perhaps daring, plan for a winery of the region to commit to at the time; any known wines from Bolgheri were a result of the strong belief in blending varieties. The idea took shape gradually over years of tireless experimentation by Eugenio, Cinzia and with the help of Luca d'Attoma, the winery's long time consulting enologist, who began working with Le Macchiole in 1991. Ultimately, vinifying separate varieties has been extremely successful for the winery, allowing the wines of Le Macchiole to demonstrate the potential of terroir in Bolgheri differently.
Massimo Merli, Cinzia's' brother, manages the agricultural work with meticulous and careful planning. The winery's planting density is between 5,000 and 10,000 plants per hectare and vine growing is rooted in organic farming practices "first and foremost, out of respect for the people who work here," says Cinzia. Manual harvesting is followed by the sorting of bunches and then berries on a double sorting table.
At Le Macchiole, the signature grape varieties are Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Syrah, and work is always conducted with the priority being "the expression of the land." The winery continues to evolve in both the vineyards and in the cellar to allow the soil characteristics from this estate property to be the defining identity in the wines.
Learn more here.
Paleo Rosso
Toscana IGT
Paleo Rosso has been called Italy's landmark expression of Cabernet Franc. This grape variety is growing internationally as a distinct bottling, but Bolgheri has proven to be the single best place in the world to do so. The Mediterranean climate and surroundings result in a wine of extraordinarily expressive, sensual, and textural fruits and savory spices.
Toscana IGT
Messorio, a Merlot monovarietal, is the winery's crown jewel. Its initial vintage was 1994, and since then it has received extraordinary acclaim, including a 100-point score from the Wine Spectator for the 2004 vintage. The name Messorio refers to the ancient Tuscan practice of wheat harvesting, the most important time of the year in the Bolgheri countryside - once it referred to wheat; these days, it is all about grape harvesting.
Toscana IGT
Scrio was born in 1994, out of Eugenio Campolmi's wish to produce a wine which would best express his vision of Syrah, his favorite grape variety. As all Le Macchiole wines, Scrio has an original personality and stands apart from Syrah grown in France or anywhere else - it is an extraordinarily compelling meld of deep and velvety Mediterranean fruit with cool climate aromatics and detail. Given the extremely limited production, Scrio is decidedly a hidden gem.
Bolgheri Rosso
Bolgheri Rosso is a refined, irresistible blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Syrah, serving as an introduction to the estate. The wine is, frankly, almost too good at the price. All the intensive artisanal work that Le Macchiole carries out in its vineyards and cellars benefits this wine, and despite more availability than its Paleo Rosso, Messorio and Scrio siblings, it sells out nearly as quickly.
Paleo Bianco
First produced in 1991, Paleo Bianco is a silky, mineral-driven blend of Chardonnay (90%) and Sauvignon Blanc (10%). Perfect for pairing with seafood, this white is well suited to a medium to long aging in bottle.
Le Macchiole Bolgheri Rosso 2016 (92 JS)
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Cinzia Merli
Cinzia Merli is Le Macchiole's owner and winemaker. She assumed direction of the estate when her husband, Eugenio, sadly passed away in 2002, and since then has brought the wines to even greater heights.
Commercial Director
Gianluca Putzolu was born in Sardinia in 1972, where he lived until moving to Pisa in 1991. He obtained his degrees in Florence graduating in Economics and finishing with a Masters in Wine Marketing in 2001. Passionate about food and wine from a young age, he worked simultaneously to achieve the AIS level of Sommelier with a Master in 1999. After spending a few years in the "on trade" working as a Sommelier in Tuscany and Barcelona, Putzolu made the decision in 2002 to devote himself entirely to the professional wine world.
He began at the Italian branch of E&J Gallo, and subsequently was appointed as General Manager of Heres Italy - an Italian distributor focused on Italian and French wines of the highest quality. In 2009 he left to become a Marketing Consultant for Le Macchiole, Montevertine, Foradori and Siro Pacenti. In 2011, after a brief stint abroad to learn English, he made the choice to work full-time with Cinzia Merli at Le Macchiole as the Commercial Director. In his role Gianluca is responsible for commercial sales for Le Macchiole worldwide working with importers & distributors in 45 countries.
He loves travel, good literature, the cinema, country-folk music, and basketball, which he once played and now, unfortunately, only views on TV! He remains passionate - even "pathological" - about cooking, and sooner or later perhaps will be a chef! For now he is content with making "Percaso" a wine which he has produced for the last 11 years; a 90% sangiovese, 10% montepulciano blend from his tiny vineyard located in Vepri, Arezzo.
Trade Materials
James Suckling Le Macchiole
August 15, 2019 - James Suckling tastes 2006 and 2007 vintages of Messorio and Paleo.
James Suckling Messorio
August 15, 2019 - James Suckling Interviews Cinzia Merli about Messorio in the vineyard.

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Adobe Announces HTML5/CSS3/SVG Pack for Illustrator
Exciting news from Adobe; they've announced a new HTML5 Pack on Adobe Labs with support for HTML5, CSS3, and SVG:
Adobe is pleased to announce the availability of the Adobe® Illustrator® CS5 HTML5 Pack. This add-on for Illustrator CS5 15.0.1 provides initial support for HTML5 and CSS3, extends SVG capability in Illustrator CS5, and helps you easily design web and device content. In combination with the HTML5 features available in the Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 11.0.3 updater, these new tools allow web designers to take advantage of the latest advancements in HTML5.
While HTML5 and CSS3 will not be finalized for some time, and SVG support in browsers will continue to evolve, the extension provides support for a set of currently implemented features.
Some of the benefits of the HTML5 Pack:
- Efficiently design for web and devices by exporting Illustrator Artboards for unique screen sizes using SVG and CSS3 media queries.
- Create web widgets with Illustrator by generating dynamic vector art for data driven web work-flows.
- Take advantage of the latest enhancements to SVG and Canvas to generate interactive web content.
- Map artwork appearance attributes from designer to developer tools—export from the Illustrator Appearance Panel to CSS3 for streamlined styling of web pages.
Greg Rewis discusses it more in the video below:
Mordy Golding has a good description of some of the new features in this lab pack:
Parameterized SVG
You can designate certain attributes (i.e., fill, stroke, opacity) as variables right from the Appearance panel in Illustrator. When saved as SVG, developers can easily change the variable definition to "reskin" or modify the art. You can even create global variables.
Multi-screen SVG
You can create multiple artboards in Illustrator at various sizes, for example to design art for different screen sizes. You might do this to create different designs for mobile, tablet, and desktop versions of a design for example. You can then save your file as SVG and include all the different artboards. Illustrator creates an HTML file and a CSS file, along with separate SVG files for each artboard. The CSS uses media queries to detect the screen size and automatically serves up the correct SVG image.
Mark objects as canvas in SVG
You can select an object on the Illustrator artboard and then choose Object > HTML5 Canvas > Make. These elements are rasterized and included as canvas elements when saved as SVG, giving developers the ability to control the elements via JavaScript.
Export named character styles as CSS
You can define character styles in your Illustrator document, and then export those character styles as a valid CSS file. You can do this directly from the Character Styles panel.
Export artwork appearances as CSS
You can select an object in Illustrator and export valid CSS directly from the Appearance panel. Of course, if you mockup an entire page in Illustrator, you can simply select all of it and export it to a single CSS file. IDs are picked up from the Layers panel (so you want to name artwork carefully), and Illustrator can export Fill, Stroke, Opacity, and Absolute Position and Dimensions.
Include selected Graphic Styles as CSS in SVG
You can select styles from the Graphic Styles panel and choose to have them exported when you save your file as SVG. What's really cool is that you can include styles even if they aren't applied to your artwork. This would allow you to deliver multiple styles to a developer within a single SVG, and even programmatically swap styles.
Great work Adobe!
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When our back is against the wall, anger feels right, even righteous. Strong emotion is like that. When it takes over, it pushes reason and perspective aside.
When Lena came home from school, her mother erupted. "Where have you been?" Liz screamed. Before Lena had a chance to answer, Liz slapped her face. "Don't lie to me."
Shocked, Liz moved towards Lena crying. "Oh my God, I didn't mean to slap you." Lena screamed, "I hate you," and ran to her room.
Parents get triggered. Our bodies charge. Thoughts and Action follow.
Reactivity is a lightning bolt or a gathering of storm clouds. Either way, when anger takes over, reactivity ends up parenting your child.
When parents parent from reactivity, children can do nothing but react.
It took a few seconds before Liz felt deep regret and shame. She hated herself for losing her temper and was a little frightened she hit Lena.
4 keys things to know about Parent Reactivity
- Parents react.
- Reactivity is about you.
- Reactivity links to your past.
- You react because you feel threatened.
Lena coming home late from school triggered Liz. Reactivity is an attempt to control our external world. If we fix what's happening outside, we will take care of the upset happening inside.
But it's the opposite.
From an early age we learn to push our feelings away. Feelings inevitably find their way to the surface through behavior. Liz slapping Lena is behavior.
Having children forces us to deal with our tougher emotions.
- What's going on here?
- What's upsetting me?
- Where do we go from here?
In an ideal self-care Parenting You moment, Liz would sit down and breathe. She would make a U-turn by having a loving conversation with her anger before repairing with Lena.
She realizes her fear came from her childhood. When an older neighborhood boy assaulted her sister on her way home from school.
Liz was 10.
Liz soothed her 10-year-old, which is exactly like a parent soothing a child. Once she felt calm, she went upstairs and knocked on Lena's door. She went inside as an adult.
Liz sat on the edge of Lena's bed and said, "Can we talk?"
This time, Liz was calm. Lena could feel it. Liz explained to her daughter what happened when she was ten. She explained where her fear came from and how old her fear is.
Because Liz's 10-year-old's wasn't parenting Lena, the conversation went well. Liz was in leadership.
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- This will wipe everything and restore it to its pristine state.
- You can do this in Settings > Backup and reset. However if you don't have access to that, follow the instructions for factory reset in the Nexus Q guidebook.
- If, like me, you tried that and could never get the circulating purple light, then do the instructions listed in the following bullet point to get you to fastboot, and then repeat all the steps in the page where you rooted your device.
I tried to reboot but it stays on the circulating blue light forever! There is no output to the monitor.
- Make sure you're plugged in via USB. Wifi commands won't work for the following instructions.
- Boot into fastboot mode (turn power off or unplug the Q, turn power on, then literally as soon as you see the center blue LED go on, put your palm on it (you only have about a second or less to do this, otherwise you miss it and need to power off and on again), hold your palm until the ring lights up solid red. Remove palm, and it stays solid red. Now you are in fastboot mode.)
- Type "fastboot" at cmd prompt to see all the options you have available. Stick to the commands in this guide if you don't know what you are doing.
- Type "fastboot devices" to see that you are connected.
- Type "fastboot continue", and it should boot up just like normal. I haven't figured out why it is sometimes necessary to follow this procedure, but if you know or have a similar issue please edit these steps. Sometimes I've had to follow the above steps twice to get it to continue booting.


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Kerala is popularly known as God's Own Country. Living up to its sobriquet, the state is laden with multitudinous attraction that wins the heart of every tourist. Be it a honeymoon couple, adventure enthusiast, leisure wayfarers, pilgrim devotees or tourists wanting to experience exotic holidays, Kerala packages has something to suffice all. The lustrous state is blessed with long stretches of golden beaches, unnerving backwater for houseboat cruising, romantic honeymoon destinations, fragrant spice and tea gardens and plethora of flora and fauna in the various wildlife parks. Kerala has them all!
Located in the Southern West corner of Indian peninsula, the state is shaped like a leaf and is ubiquitous with paddy fields, lofty palm trees and long stretches of shimmery water of the Arabian Sea. The state of Kerala is swamped with tourists throughout the year. Tourists can book Kerala tours in South India at any time of the year. Easily connected from the rest of the country, Kerala is one of the hottest tourist destinations on the international map and also has been declared as one of the ten 'Paradise on Earth'.
Tour to Kerala The entire state of Kerala is a tourist destination and at every corner of this state, one can experience something new. It is not without any reason that the Keralites call their state the 'God's Own Country'. Backwaters, historical structures, culture, wildlife, and natural beauty, the state has all these and more.
The major tourist destinations in the state include Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kovalam, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Munnar, Palakkad, Alappuzha, Kollam, Kannur, Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, and Sabrimalai etc.
The state has given great emphasis on eco tourism and new experiments are being done to take tourism nearer to the general public. In this way too, the state is a pioneer in the state.


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I discovered an "undocumented feature" of iPhone OS today – I say it's undocumented, but I what I mean is, I found a feature of my iPhone that I didn't know existed.
We all know what an iPhone is and we all know what a screen grab is, but did you know you can use one to perform the other? Wow, this is cool, I'm so going to use it to… erm… send screen grabs of how many apps I've got?!
Anyway, if you want to do this, simply get the screen to where you want it to be (i.e. scroll past "The Cheeky Girls" in your artists list) and hold the power/lock key then quickly press the home button and you get the familiar "click" noise and the screen whites out.
Head over to Photos -> Camera Roll and there's your screenie! Awesome. Now you don't need an app for that!
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Inaugural INQUIRE Webinar - Dr Nicola Barri
22nd April 2020 - Members can watch a recording of our first ever webinar by following this link.
March 2020Update on NLP Training Program given Cvid19.
With the Covid19 virus (Coronavirus) situation deteriorating we have taken the decision to postpone our upcoming NLP training program with Lancaster University. I apologise to all those who've registered and were looking forward to the event, but to go ahead with a public gathering in the current times felt imprudent and increasingly impractical. We are working with Lancaster University to find new dates for the program. Our intention is to rerun it in the Autumn of 2020, subject to conditions improving. Rest assured the INQUIRE Council is meeting electronically on a regular basis to plan our course of action. Please periodically consult our website for details of upcoming and rescheduled events. We'll post new information there as well as informing you by email of any developments.
January 2020We are looking forward to seeing you all at this years Practitioner Seminar.
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Central planning and Research
Diomidis Spinellis wrote earlier today about the EUs planning priorities for research and how he thinks that's bad for innovation. I agree with his thesis, but I find his complaint somewhat naïve.
Let me explain myself: If I could only give one reason to the question "What's wrong with EU Funded Research?", I don't believe that 'central planning' would be it; sure, there are 'themes' that get adopted, promoted and subsequently funded by the Commission every few years in their respective FPs and this may be — as Diomidis claims — wasteful. Yet, historically, the United States, despite its overwhelming superiority in wealth, technology and the — now — more than obvious brain drain effect, has had the most prominent centrally planned academia of all developed countries by far. This goes to show that centrally planned research cannot be examined separately from the multitude of other variables involved when considering research funding, that there's much more to blame besides planning when criticising EU Research and finally that planning per se is not a determining factor.
While I was at Imperial and in various discussions with colleagues and friends from the States, it was clear to me that research Stateside was prescribed in massive umbrella projects, whose funds trickled down the hierarchy, from professors, to post-docs and Ph.Ds; the freedom to choose what to work upon was severely constrained and the topics of research were more or less decided at a very high level where only the top of the academic hierarchy could have a say. This was especially true in the fields of science and technology where military and government programmes demanded specific outcomes, deadlines and themes.
A knowledgeable and astute reader will no doubt retort that the average US research project enjoys funding at least one order of magnitude greater than the equivalent European. Take for example the newly founded EIT institute in Budapest, with initial funding of "more than €300 million" by the EU. €300 million, which is peanuts compared to US funding which in many cases reaches more than $30million per project. Just in the fields of science and technology DARPA funding in FY2009 is going to reach almost $3.3bn [PDF]. NSF, the US National Science Foundation has a requested a budget of about $6.8bn [PDF] for FY2009, again on similar topics of research. Overall, in all sectors including Agricultural, Transportation, Veterans Affairs, Interior, Environmental and Homeland Security, the US Federal R&D Budget reached $139.072bn in 2007 and is expected to reach $143.063bn in 2008 [see here, p.52]. Contrast that with the €50bn allocated for FP7 in the EU for 2007-2013. Clearly, government funding is a fundamental reason for which EU research lags behind the US, no matter what Barroso claims with regards to private/industrial funding.
Yet, it's not only about funding. For all its failings (and there are many), the US has much more productive and efficient research programmes and I'll dare say much less corrupt. In my relatively limited experience with EU research, I've noticed widespread corruption that permeates all sectors of the funding chain, from the Commission, to academics, to contractors. Peer-review rarely works when the 'peers' are all acquainted and there are cyclical graphs of academics supporting each other. As far as industrial cooperation is concerned, EU projects are often means for sustaining underperforming, stale european corporations that live off them without innovating at all. In some cases academics attain huge personal wealth through various tricks that exploit the lack of proper and comprehensive auditing of where the money goes and who is employed in such projects.
An old, yet typical example of how corrupt academics exploit the EU research budget that is often discussed in academic circles is that of a professor leading an EU project that hires research assistants in more than one EU project and paying them a small part of the stated salary while keeping the rest for him or herself. The researcher gets a small 'bonus', the professor gets to keep the money and pays the additional 'tax' that is incurred upon the researcher. In some cases a professor can do this with more than 20 or 30 students or R.A.s which translates to several tens thousands of euros of monthly income. Besides illegal, this is also hurting both academia (those people are in some cases dissuaded from remaining in an academic environment and disappointed by its function) and — obviously — the EU budget as the corrupt academics skim millions off research budgets that could be used elsewhere. I'm sure phenomena such as this still happen in many universities across the EU. Additional auditing along with a restriction of one project per researcher would effectively remedy (or at least considerably limit) this phenomenon.
Still, employing Bell Labs as an example is somewhat misleading when it stands alone as an outstanding centre for innovation of the 20th century all the while the U.S is the leading example of a centrally planned research. Bell Labs is by no means representative of U.S. academia. It is also impossible to scale to a national level, let alone the level of the EU.
There's no doubt that centrally planned funding, of the sort witnessed in Europe today, harms EU research. Individual freedom to research, be it at a professorial or research fellow level, is one of the things European research has retained that should be preserved. That is the freedom to choose and work on topics that may not be part of huge umbrella projects. And to retain this freedom you need funding that goes to good researchers with minimal interference (viz. bureaucracy) and the least possible 'micromanagement' (as Diomidis puts it), but with proper assessment and auditing mechanisms.
I'm quite certain that the European Commission's research Framework Programmes have suffered from exactly what Diomidis describes and I could not agree more with his statement that "Centrally-planned, agenda-driven research seldom delivers tangible results and often squanders money."
Sadly there's so many more fundamental problems with EU research, its funding and management (lack of funding, widespread and deeply rooted corruption both in matter of fund allocation and appropriation, project allocation and quality assessment) that arguing about the central planning aspect of the Commission's FPs seems like a somewhat frivolous exercise.


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September 26, 2006
Our server cluster (which lives in "sunny" san francisco) is a friendly gaggle of celeron, pentium, and Xeon machines. The servers are all named after Bollywood actresses (Bollywood refers to the Indian movie industry with its center at Mumbai). At the bottom of each page on SlideShare, you can see the name of the web server that is responding to your request!
Ash is a Pentium 4 machine with 2 Gigs of RAM, and is used as a web server. She won Miss World in 1994, and is often referred to as the "Queen of Bollywood".
Celina is a Celeron machine with 2 Gigs of RAM that also is our second web server. She was born in Kabul but raised in Calcutta, and was crowned Miss India in 2001.
Bipasha is another Celeron with 2 Gigs of RAM, responsible for all file conversions and processing. She is considered one of Bollywood's most controvertial actresses.
Dia is a Xeon with 4 Gigs of RAM and RAID 1. She runs the database, and most recently starred in the Indian adaptation of the film "Fight Club".
We haven't found the need for a fifth machine, but there's only one bollywood actress I know of whose name begins with E, so it will probably be named Esha!


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Friday, January 6, 2012
7 comments:
- Lea said...
Oh pilgrim... you know this winding path, that takes you inward to this secret place... where all life springs forth like stars in the night sky... how lovely to meet upon this path as we both go forth...
- January 6, 2012 at 4:57 PM
- Stephanie said...
I like this Meri...it reminds me of the Leonard Cohen quote, everything has a crack, it's how the light gets in.
Have a wonderful weekend
- January 6, 2012 at 6:44 PM
- Susie Clevenger said...
Such a beautiful poem...the voyage of the spirit...nice work
- January 6, 2012 at 6:49 PM
- Marit said...
Ohwow... I'm a total fan of 'hubble photos'... I use this kind of pictures a lot in my art journals. Your words fit so beautiful with the image! Happy weekend, happy 2012 Meri!!
- January 7, 2012 at 2:44 AM
- Sandy K. said...
Thank you, Meri. I love this. Perfect for who and I, where I want to go, and all the students I ever work with!
- January 7, 2012 at 4:47 AM
very true. something i have been telling myself lately.
- January 7, 2012 at 7:15 PM
- Unknown said...
What inspiring words. Like the cracked water jug. The side of the road going to the well is bare, coming down the side of the road is strewn with flowers. Blessings
- January 10, 2012 at 12:00 PM


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Here's a picture of three loaves I baked today: a baguette, epée and batard. I've made plenty of baguettes and batards before, but this was my first attempt at an epée. Epée translates to "sheaf of wheat", which I think is pretty apt. It looks way cool, is terrific for fellowship around the table since you just tear off hunks as you pass it, and has the final bonus that the crust-to-crumb ratio is fairly high. A good thing for folks who love crust!
A nice batch of bread!
(Note: Epées normally don't have a bite out of the end. Blame my daughter. Honest.)


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Ability to select custom 'email enabled' entities for marketing list member types
Currently, marketing list members must either be contacts, accounts, or leads. With the introduction of email enabled custom entities, it makes sense to be able to utilise these email enabled entities when creating marketing lists.
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Rich E-mail Template Editor
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In a meeting with reporters the night before, the President had acknowledged that he was a tad tuckered out. Ken Herman of Cox Newspapers asked about Bush's meeting that morning with China's President Hu Jintao: "You seemed a little off your game, You seemed to hurry through your statement and there was a lack of enthusiasm." Bush parried: " Have you ever heard of jet lag?" When Herman responded, "Yes, sir," Bush concluded, "Well, good. That answers your question. ... I don't know what I sounded like during my discussion. As you know, I don't spend a lot of time analyzing myself, and obviously, you do."
The trip had mixed results. Bush delivered a powerful speech about the value of democracy in Asia, and encouraged Christians in China by worshipping with them and then making a televised appeal to the Chinese government to let up on them. But U.S. news coverage of the trip was dominated by increasing restiveness on the Hill over Iraq, a break with the traditional custom of deferring criticism while a U.S. President is on foreign soil. And as aides had predicted, the visit delivered little specifics, whether on Chinese currency valuation or strategy for North Korean nuclear talks. An international economic conference in Busan, South Korea, drew thousands of protesters, some of who had to be kept away with a fire hose. But following the pattern he set with a stop in Panama after a rocky South American trip last month, Bush finished with a country where he is overwhelmingly popularas one wag noted, a little like a sorbet to cleanse the palate after a rough time on the road.
Mongolia, a little larger than Alaska, is landlocked between Russian and China, making it crucial territory for U.S. intelligence services. And it is a favored member of the coalition of the willing: Mongolia is supplying troops in Iraq in rotations of 160 soldiers, which according to the White House makes it the 14th largest contributor of troops to Iraq, and the third largest country per capita. So the Bush Administration has been heaping the government here with appreciation. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld dropped by in October and was given a horse he named "Montana." Tens of thousands of cheering Mongolians lined the roads as Bush's motorcade sped into Ulan Bator, founded as a monastery town and still retaining the starkness from the years it was dominated by the Soviet Union.
"Like the ideology of communism, the ideology of Islamic radicalism is destined to fall because the will to power is no match for the universal desire to live in liberty," Bush said in remarks to members of parliament, Army officers and government functionaries. "Free people did not falter in the Cold War, and free people will not falter in the war on terror. ... If free nations remain united, no force of tyranny or terror will break us." The speechat 12 minutes, unusually briefwas interrupted by applause 16 times. Afterward, he shook hands and posed for photos. Bush had donned a heavy coat and gloves for an outdoor arrival ceremony, and thousands of supporters who were being held blocks away could be seen leaping and squealing as he put his hand over his heart for "The Star-Spangled Banner."
To show his love, the Presidenta peanut butter and jelly kind of guyfinished his visit by sportingly tasting fermented mare's milk, had a sip of tea and nibbled some cheese curd. Bush smiled through the final "cultural event" of his trip, sitting with First Lady Laura Bush and greeted by men clad as Mongol warriors in armor and helmets, hoisting colorful battle flags and armed with swords. Three older women in exquisite gowns performed the Mongolian tradition of "throat singing," which allows them to sing two parts at one time, with one melodious and one a whistling sound. Peter Baker of The Washington Post, the reporter who observed it on behalf of the rest of the press pack, said Bush "seemed genuinely amazed, smiling all the while and watching with his mouth slightly open." After an exhausting trip overshadowed by flak from Washington, the solitude of Crawford must be looking mighty good.


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The total distance from Grand Falls to Fredericton is stated at 125 miles,
and the journey can be made comfortably in four days, but it is better to give it
a week; then there will be time for sightseeing along way, time to look at some
of the tributaries, to climb some of the hills and to thoroughly enjoy the varying
beauties of nature. In freshet time, with the river a raging flood, the distance
has been paddled in 14 hours and 46 minutes, and rafts have made the run unaided
except by the current in a single day. It is figured that the descent of the river
from Grand Falls to Fredericton is 298 feet, or an average drop of 2 feet 4 inches
per mile-evidence in itself that the water must run pretty rapidly.
Paddling down the river, one is impressed with the idea that the authorities should
take greater care of the river. Down almost every tributary stream float sawdust,
deal ends, shingle blocks and other lumber
from the mills along the banks. It seems as if no care was being taken to prevent
the throwing of refuse into these streams, and that refuse-so swift are the currents-all
finds its way to the St. John.Then, again, great care should be taken of the fisheries.
Almost every farmer has his net, and a good many hundred salmon get nabbed on their
way to the spawning grounds. The fish ways on some of the streams were out of water,
so no salmon could possibly get into them. There are hundreds upon hundreds of places
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It seems they should take the fly, and that the St. John should be just as famous
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The journey, besides being a pleasant and enjoyable outing, can be made about as
cheaply as any summer trip that will suggest itself. For, say, a week's trip the
expenses will be light. Guides, with canoes, tents, cooking utensils, etc., can
be secured for $3 per day, and the only other expense is food and the transportation
to Grand Falls. Neither of these are heavy items.
Of the guides themselves it is only fair to say that four better men could not be
secured.George E. Armstrong, of Perth is the president of the New Brunswick Guide
Association, a young giant, tall, well built, lithe and wiry, a lover of the woods,
a splendid canoeist, and a keen huntsman, whether with rod, gun or camera, and withal
a genial companion. What is said of him can be said also of Adam Moore and Henry
Allan. They have lived in the woods and on the rivers, know them like books, can
tell at a glance a good camping ground, and, like Mr. Armstrong, are master hands
in a canoe. It is a pleasure to see them at work, so thoroughly and so skillfully
do they handle the business in hand, and so comfortable do they make the tourists
who are in the care. Mr. Allan, as has been said, is a perfect cook.
Phillips is a prince of rivermen, and in his hands his self-made 300-pound wooden
canoe, or row boat, which every you like, moved along as rapidly as a canvas, and
it was a sight to see the skill with which he polled it up the rapid Tobique. He is the great Fredericton
shad fisherman, and is one of the handiest and best men that can be secured. All
four are competent and pleasant, and in their care, or in the care of any one, a
canoeist can feel that every want will be met and every comfort provided, enabling
him to make the journey under the most favorable auspices.Right here it may be said
that the voyage is one that ladies can make without any inconveniences and that
they will thoroughly enjoy.
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Ayatollah Khamenei also referred to the nuclear talks underway between Iran and the world powers, and said one of the challenges facing the talks is the other side's bullying and excessive demands.
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Ayatollah Khamenei underscored that he will support a final deal which would guarantee the Iranian nation's honor and interests, and added, "I am not indifferent to the negotiations but I have not interfered in the details of the negotiations by now and will not interfere in the future either."
Ayatollah Khamenei stressed the necessity for continued progress in the country's nuclear Research and Development (R&D) and development of the nuclear industry, and said another important issue in the final deal is that "the sanctions should be removed completely on the same day (of the implementation) of any agreement".


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Proving that everything is forever on the internet, the children's packaged fruit company GoGo Squeez got a jolt of unwanted social media attention when a Facebook post from six months earlier breathed a new, viral life last week.
For reference, the company prides itself on its natural, no-preservative and pro-environment brand positioning. It sells processed, blended fruits in child-friendly squeezable pouches and has been available in the U.S. since 2008 and in Europe for a decade longer.
With very few confirmed details and many accusations, a parent's Facebook post accused the company of selling a product that went bad roughly nine months before it's expiration date. According to the post, the product led to the child's hospitalization.
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Of course, that hasn't stopped the social community from jumping on the bandwagon to condemn the company and issue similar complaints about their experiences with squeezable fruit.
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Blue Stash Busting Progress
I am extremely pleased with my progress so far. I think I have come up with a system to use the stash that will work for me this whole year and beyond. :D
The first thing I did was pull fabrics which I thought went well together.
Then I decided to cut a half yard of each. One 10 inch strip, one 5 inch strip, and one 2.5 inch strip. That totals 17.5 inches, leaving plenty of room to straighten the fabric on a half yard cut. If I didn't have a full half yard, I just cut what I could. Or if it was slighty larger I cut more of whatever size I could, including strings between 2.25 and 1.5 inches. (I don't want to deal with smaller than 1.5 inches.) If it was originally a yard of fabric, then I saved the other half yard in my stack.
I cut over sixteen yards of fabric this way, and this is what I ended up with.
I am basically making my own pre-cuts from my stash. I want to make simple quilts, so I think I will be visiting Missouri Star Quilt Company and the Moda Bake Shop often.
From the light 2.5 inch strips, I made a table runner. The left overs joined my box of pastel 2.5 inch scraps which will probably be made into a scrappy trip sometime.
This light blue table runner is already finished. I am loving having it on my kitchen table. I blogged about it here. It is about 18 x 42 inches.
From the dark 2.5 inch strips, I made a bigger table runner (about 20 x 50 inches) for the top of my computer desk. I also will be using some of the dark strips for scrappy bindings.
From some of the light 5 inch strips, I made a baby quilt top. I am thinking about adding borders to this quilt.
From the dark and medium 5 inch strips, I will make a twin size quilt like this. It will have 12 blocks. It was inspired by this Rainbow Reverse Star quilt.
From some of the ten inch strips, I made this Layer Cake Lemonade quilt top. It is a new pattern from the Fat Quarter Shop. I absolutely love it and will probably make more throughout the year.
From the medium and dark ten inch strips, I may this Double Slice Layer Cake quilt top. It is a tutorial from the Missouri Star Quilt Company. I am thinking about adding borders to this quilt.
After making these quilt tops, I still have between 3-4 yards of precut strips left. I have decided to store them all together as my blue scraps. I will leave them in strips instead of cutting them into squares, because I can then cut odd size pieces if I need them. I will probably use them later this year with other colors. Like a blue and yellow, or red white and blue combinations. :)
I am so excited about my new system. I figure that if a quilt I am making doesn't use these sizes, then I can pull from my stash yardage or buy new fabric. ;)
After cutting those 16 yards into strips, I still had a stack this large.
I figure that these will still be good for borders, backings, and bindings. Still with several yards left over.
I feel like I am making really good progress on my goal to use up the stash--and it's only January 8th. I feel funny going against my norm, because I usually only have 1-2 WIPs at a time. This feels different, because they are all part of one large "project." I have done a lot of the piecing, because my Janome (which I use for my FMQ) is being serviced. I found out yesterday that it could still be another week! So, my sweet mother is loaning me her Bernina 440. I am excited to play with her BSR and get some quilting done. I am itching to finish these.
The only stash fabrics I am concerned about are all my florals. They won't work in this system.
I may work on some of these next month, because I don't want to use up a lot of blenders only to need some to use these florals. To go through a lot of them, I am thinking of a lattice quilt, a large uneven 9-patch quilt, and other simple quilts. Also maybe some aprons, pillow cases, and bags. What do you think?
P.S. I am linking up to WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced for my first time. :-) I am also linking up with Needles and Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation.
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Woohoo! Look at you go. Love what you've been making with your blue stash. Such beauties and very inspiring. Keep up the great work, stash busting, Jasmine!ReplyDelete
Looks like you will be busy for awhile! Love that you cut up the different sizes. I'm going to do that with my scraps, which isn't a lot but it will be nice having them ready when I want them :)ReplyDelete
First, you are a rock star. Seriously. Such great projects for all your blues!ReplyDelete
As for florals, aprons, pot holders, lined drawstring bags that double as gift bags (I've done this for the last several birthdays and people are more excited about the handmade bag than what's inside!), pillowcases. For quilts, you're going to need some very mellow blenders to go with those florals for sure. Good luck!
that's a great system for busting those scraps! awesome! I love that patchwork baby quilt. It looks so soft.ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for linking up to Needle and Thread Thursday!
:) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation
Oh wow, you have been so busy. I did some blue stash busting today too, making something for a Toronto Maple Leaf fan. :) Happy Quilting.ReplyDelete
You are inspiring me to use my blues in the reverse star blocks. Great ideas!ReplyDelete
There is a free quilt pattern on quiltville called florabunda that use lots of florals together. Not sure if that would work for you but worth checking out. I love what you are doing with your stash!ReplyDelete
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TraVerus CEO David Manning may be leading the next Billion Dollar MLM. In researching and reviewing the TraVerus business model, I have found some very interesting comparisons to other Billion Dollar MLM Companies. Companies like A.L. Williams (Primerica) and Herbalife come to mind.
I was around when A.L. Williams and Herbalife launched. And in reviewing hours of David Manning talking to his team, I hear the same deep, heart felt passion that Art Williams and Mark Hughes had when they spoke to their teams. It's the kind of passion, which allows a company founder to withstand the criticism, set backs, and sometimes devastating roadblocks that are bound to come around.
Well, enough, of my reminiscing. But, if you want to read the inside story of A.L. Williams, so you can fully understand where I am coming from, Click Here! Some of us, think we have it tough! The Pioneers of Primerica knew what it menat to fight for their survival.
Ok, let's look at the recruiting video used my the TraVerus distributors.
If you have been a member of this community for any length of time, you know I hate HYPE! You can have the greatest compensation plan in the world, offer the best value to the end user, and if you or your team is HYPING the story, it can kill everything. Now, just like ALL Network Marketing promotional videos, there is a normal level of company propaganda, but not the over HYPE we see in some.
In this TraVerus recruiting video, you will see one of the best explanations of MLM, Telecommunication, and best of all, you will hear about an 18 year old, earning $650.00 per month.
Yes, you will hear about seven figure income potential, which can be earned. But this video really hits the fact… "If an 18 year old teen can earn $650.00, what can YOU (the listener earn.)
OK, now let's take the TraVerus 3D Compensation Plan.
I contacted Tim Miller, one of the top earners in TraVerus last week, asking him to send me details on the compensation plan. I did not expect to receive the videos he sent me. Thank you Tim!
Folks, I have seen compensation plans explained for years. But David manning, CEO of TraVerus does something most CEO and Founders stay away from… HE DOES THE EXPLANATION HIMSELF!
Most MLM attorneys will tell their clients "have the field or someone else explain the compensation plan." The reason for this legal advise is so the CEO will not get nailed by a regulatory agency for HYPING the compensation plan.
Well, in reviewing the following videos several times now, I can tell you David Manning doesn't HYPE the compensation plan. As a matter of fact these are some of the best compensation overviews I have seen done in a long time.
I'm going to make some comments on each one as we move forward.
TraVerus 3D Binary Compensation
Now, one issue I first had with the 3D compensation plan was the HUGE payout. In reviewing the numbers from thousands of companies over the last few years, I found that if a company pays between 25% and 63% of wholesale volume to the field the company can succeed.
The TraVerus 3D compensation plan is well over the 63% benchmark. However, when I look at the fact they are using four difference components, it was easy to see they have built into the overall plan plenty of breakage so the net numbers are still within the benchmarks I have published as safe benchmarks.
TraVerus 3D Coded Compensation Plan
OK the Coded side of things caused me to scratch my head at first. However, as David started to really explain things I saw two major benefits. This part of the 3D compensation plan drives both Width and Depth. As the leader you want to go wide with personal production/recruiting so you can qualify for the Coded Payout.
Plus you are motivated to to help your frontline grow, because you get the first two Coded Payouts. Which motivates them to get one more person (3) so they can qualify for the Coded Payout.
However, since the MLM national average of personal recruiting is under 3 people, there is plenty of breakage to make this part of the plan work.
TraVerus 3D Matrix Compensation Plan
Ok, you all know I have Matrix compensation plans. So, when I got to this part of the presentation you can rest assured my skeptic's hat was tilted back on my head, and I had a pen in my hand to write down everything wrong with this part of the 3D Compensation Plan.
Since there is no money earned on the first level, and the qualification is 1 personally sponsored to qualify for any money period. This part of the plan, really does work. It may be one of the smartest methods of creating a Matrix I have seen in a while.
TraVerus 3D Bonus Compensation Plan
Ok, this part of the TraVerus 3D Compensation Plan is for the full-time MLM earner. The person who had decided to make a career out of growing an independent TraVerus business. I can see why my friend Tim Miller decided a few years ago to make TraVerus is primary Network Marketing business.
I do have issues with the whole TraVerus 3D compensation Plan. Because the main business is Travel, I am still concerned the FTC might try and break this compensation plan apart.
However, with the new products TraVerus is now marketing, and the fact more of their products are moving to the End User, I can see where David Manning and his team are forward thinkers. True Visionaries who are focused on the big picture… Building a business doing $1 Billion or more a year.
There is plenty of breakage in this plan. There is plenty of money for top earners. And there is plenty of upfront and residual income to allow the average MLM distributor to earn a nice part-time income.
Although, I am still not totally convinced the FTC will not shut down MLM Travel companies, or that adding Wireless is the overall answer. I am 100% convinced David Manning is thinking through every move he making at building his business.
Living An Epic Adventure,
Troy Dooly


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Written By: Lucy Ferreira
For the past few months, I've been adding more greenery to my indoors space: Pothos, Fiddle Leaf Fig, String Of Pearls and Dracaena marginata are some of my new roommates. I love them all but have also ended up with the most random collection of ugly grow pots. With spring being so close I decided to create this round up of decorative tabletop planters for houseplants to motivate myself, and hopefully you, for the repotting season.
Finding the ideal indoor planter is harder than I thought. There are lots of options but you need to pay special attention to the material and sizes so the grow pot or root ball nestles comfortably inside. It's easier to find super small ones that fit succulents rather than a small/medium one that would fit a 6 or 8″ dracaena, also leaving some room for growth.
A decorative pot is a key factor when you want to display your plants – it's like dressing them up. You also want to make sure the planters play along nicely with your home's decor. If you're going to be moving your plants around, then be sure to consider some of the attractive lightweight plastic options now on the market.
The decorative pots you'll see here are all on the smaller to medium size and will hold grow pots in the range of 4 – 10″ in diameter. A few of them come in different size options so you can get matching pots if you're into that! The planters shown below would fit comfortably and look fabulous on a table, credenza, buffet or shelf.
Decorative Tabletop Planters For Houseplants:
1- Honey Comb Metal Planter // 2- Zinc Cube Planter // 3- Footed Steel Tub Planter // 4- Hobnail Clay Pot // 5- Fiber Concrete Barrel Pot // 6- Pawlonia Wood Egg Pot
1- Cement Planter // 2- Marley Turquoise Ceramic Planter // 3- Hand Painted Bohemian Terra Cota // 4- Knit Green Planter // 5- Clay Platers with Wooden Base // 5- Rock Planters // 7- Tabletop Planter //8- Big Dots Clay Pot
1- Speckled Planter Made To Order //2- Modern White Planter //3- Artichoke Planter // 4- Ceramic White Planter //5- Crackled Dot Pot // 6- Ceramic Classic Planter
I hope these planters inspire you to give your green friends a new look and home for the upcoming warmer months.
Happy indoor gardening!


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We wanted to share some information about FARE's (Food Allergy and Research Education) Teal Pumpkin Project® – a wonderful campaign that we support and we hope you will too! The Teal Pumpkin Project raises awareness of food allergies and promotes a safer, happier Halloween by encouraging households to make non-food treats available so that trick-or-treaters who need to avoid candy – due to food allergies or other reasons (think less tooth decay :D) – can fully participate. Households can show they are participating by placing a teal pumpkin in front of their home.
Last year, households around the world participated in the Teal Pumpkin Project. This year, we hope you'll join us in supporting this fantastic initiative! Visit tealpumpkinproject.org to learn more.
Here is some additional information about food allergies that might be helpful:
Myth: Food allergies aren't serious.
Fact: This is more than just an itch or a stomachache. Food allergies can cause symptoms from hives and a stuffy nose, to vomiting, difficulty breathing and loss of consciousness. If an allergic reaction is severe or involves several parts of the body, it becomes anaphylaxis and can be life-threatening.
Food allergies are not only potentially life-threatening, they're life-altering. People with food allergies must always be vigilant to ensure they avoid reactions.
Food allergies—and the people who live with them—should always be taken seriously.
Myth: Eating a little bit won't hurt.
Fact: For someone with a food allergy, even a trace of a food allergen can trigger a severe reaction. You must remove the allergen completely from your diet to stay safe and live well.
Avoiding cross-contact between a safe food and your food allergen is just as important as avoiding the allergen itself. Cross-contact occurs when an allergen is accidentally transferred from one food to another. The food that was safe before is now dangerous for people with that food allergy.
Myth: Each allergic reaction will get worse and worse.
Fact: Food allergy reactions are unpredictable. The way your body reacts to a food allergen one time cannot predict how it will react the next time. You don't know if a reaction is going to be mild, moderate or severe. You should always be prepared with emergency medication, just in case.
Myth: A food allergy that has only caused mild reactions is a mild food allergy.
Fact: There are no mild or severe food allergies—only mild to severe reactions. What caused a mild reaction in the past may lead to a severe reaction in the future, and vice versa. Never let your guard down. Always take precautions to prevent allergic reactions before they happen.
From the moment you know or suspect you or a loved one has ingested an allergen, take action. Even mild symptoms can quickly progress to a severe reaction, or anaphylaxis. You should be watchful and prepared to give medication—seconds count!
It is important for every person with life-threatening food allergies to have an individualized food allergy action plan. This document explains the symptoms of an allergic reaction and what medication(s) you should take for each symptom(s).
Myth: Food allergies are the same as food intolerances.
Fact: Unlike food intolerances, food allergies are "IgE mediated." This means that your immune system produces an antibody called immunoglobulin E (IgE for short) when it detects a food allergen. IgE antibodies fight the "enemy" food by releasing histamine and other chemicals. These chemicals then trigger the symptoms of an allergic reaction.
Food intolerances do not involve the immune system. And while they can cause great discomfort, they are not life-threatening. A food allergy, on the other hand, can be fatal. Learn more about food intolerances.
Myth: Peanut is the most common food allergy in kids.
Fact: Milk and eggs are actually the most common food allergies in children—although peanuts do get a lot of attention for causing severe reactions.
All food allergies, no matter how common or rare, are serious.
Myth: Peanut is the most "dangerous" food allergy.
Fact: No single food allergy poses a greater threat than another. While only eight foods (milk, egg, peanut, tree nuts, soy, wheat, fish and shellfish) account for about the majority of all food allergies, virtually any food can cause an allergic reaction. And even a very small amount of the problem food is enough to cause a reaction.
Myth: All allergy-inducing ingredients must be listed on food labels.
According to the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA), the eight most common allergens must be labeled on packaged foods sold in the U.S. These allergens are milk, egg, peanut, tree nuts, soy, wheat, fish and shellfish.
This federal law, which took effect January 1, 2006, states that these ingredients must be listed if they are present in any amount. They should be featured clearly and in plain language, even if they appear in colors, flavors or spice blends. FARE supports adding sesame to this list of major allergens, as prevalence and awareness of sesame allergy is growing.
However, people can be allergic to foods other than the eight most common. These allergens can appear in surprising places, and they may not be listed on food labels.
Always read food packaging labels and ask questions about ingredients before eating a food that you have not prepared yourself. Pay attention to the "may contain" warnings on food labels as well. This is especially important if you have a history of severe reactions.
Misconception: If a food doesn't traditionally contain an allergen or you don't see the allergen listed in a dish's menu description, that food is safe to eat.
Fact: Allergens can appear in unexpected places. For example, fish or shellfish are sometimes dipped in milk to reduce their fishy odor, posing a problem for people with milk allergy.
Never assume anything about how a food has been made or served. Always read food labels and ask questions about ingredients before eating a food that you have not prepared yourself.
Misconception: I have a food allergy because my skin or blood tests were positive.
Fact: Positive skin prick and blood tests are not always accurate. About 50 to 60 percent of these tests can give "false positive" results. This means that the test is positive even though you are not allergic to the food being tested.
It is important to discuss test results with your primary care doctor or an allergist. He or she will interpret them based on your history. If it is unclear whether you have a food allergy, an oral food challenge can help. For this procedure, a healthcare professional will closely supervise as you consume the food in question.
Learn more about diagnostic tests for food allergies.
Myth: A food allergy always develops in childhood. Then you're stuck with it for life.
Fact: You can develop a food allergy at any age, even to a food that you've safely eaten before.
Children especially may outgrow a food allergy over time. This is common with allergies to milk, egg, soy and wheat. Allergies that are harder to outgrow include peanut, tree nuts, fish and shellfish.


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I've had some requests to post my remarks from the 2015 Covenant Awards. Here they are, in their entirety. (Three minutes and ten seconds.)
All I really needed to know about teaching, I learned in Kindergarten.
In kindergarten, there's never any ambiguity about whether you are engaging your students. They let you know. Right away and in no uncertain terms. This makes kindergarten a spectacular place to learn to teach.
You learn not to expect kids to sit still and listen. You learn not to confuse telling with teaching. You learn to create a classroom rich in creative expression and imaginative play. You learn to nurture caring relationships. And that learning can, and sometimes should, be noisy and messy.
A good kindergarten is an incredibly joyful place. By this, I don't mean that everyone happens to be having a good time (although we usually are.) I'm talking about the deep, almost kinetic joy, that accompanies inspired learning. What the writer Alfie Kohn calls "exuberant discovery."
I teach at Lander Grinspoon Academy, a very small day school in Western Massachusetts. There are many reasons parents choose to send their children to our little school, but it's rarely because of the Jewish education. In fact, many come in spite of it. But a transformation often takes place when their children start kindergarten. Judaism becomes a source of great joy.
Because it turns out that joyful, engaging Jewish education creates joyful, engaged Jews.
There is a growing trend to make kindergarten look more like the rest of school. Instead, the rest of school should look more like kindergarten. Am I suggesting that learners of every age should create midrash out of toilet paper rolls and pipe cleaners? No. Not necessarily. But let's be clear – no one ever fell in love with learning, or with Judaism, from workbooks, cookie-cutter art projects, or flashcards. Even digital flashcards. It's so crucial that all our learners, from youngest to oldest, have the opportunity to create, to design, to take risks, and even to play, on a regular basis.
We read in T'hillim – "Ivdu et hasehm b'simcha" serve God with joy. All of us in this room understand that both learning and teaching are forms of avodat hashem, of doing God's work in the world. The question we need to ask is how to make this work deeply joyful for both students and educators.
I am so grateful to the Covenant Foundation for their unwavering commitment to creativity and passion in Jewish education, and to Nili Simhai and my letter writers for bringing my work to their attention. Thank you to Lander Grinspoon Academy for allowing kindergarten to be kindergarten, and especially to my co-teacher, Andrea Olkin, whose patience and attention to detail enable the Gan to soar. Generous grants from The Harold Grinspoon Foundation have supported my professional development and family education initiatives, and made it possible for my own children to attend day school. At the very start of my career, both Devora Steinmetz and Rabbi David Silber welcomed me to their institutions when I probably didn't belong there. Beit Rabban and Drisha have been the two greatest influences in my professional life. I'm blessed with a family that has convinced me from birth that I could accomplish anything I set my mind to, and has given me the education, the resources, the love and the time to try. Lastly, to everyone here, thank you for supporting me and our shared dream.


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Shodai was a start-up company based in Yokohama, Japan. After finding our blog content when searching for a branding agency, they approached us to help build their new brand.
After a trip to Japan, we began work on creating the Shodai brand, packaging, and e-commerce website design.
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" The result was fantastic as was the collaborative process they employed to get there. The team even flew to Japan to immerse themselves in the culture and have meetings face to face!"
For Men, With Faces
For all the product was in healthcare, the target audience was thirty-something men "with faces", so a strong and clinical look was needed. Looking both to the past, in its heritage and where it was made, and to the modern man of today.
A Modern Japanese Design
Exploring cultural heritage and simple bold text we began to shape some strong ideas both hinted towards the clinical look and brought through a strong sense of it does what it says on the packaging.
The First of a Kind
The final branding was clean cut and stylish, nodding to both the heritage of where it was made and to the future, of which we think is symbolised perfectly in Japan itself, with its deep history and explosion of modern technological cities.
The red tab is the Japanese translation of the word Shodai, which means "first of a kind" or "first generation." The crossbar of the A is the Japanese character that translates to "1" or "one."
Avoiding Cliches
We also needed to design packaging for the main Shodai product range, and create a visual style that brings through the idea of a clinical, modern brand. Again, wanting to play into the idea of Japanese heritage, without falling into Japanese cliches.
A Flexible Packaging Solution
Alongside the main brand colours, we introduced both another colour and bird illustration to accompany the brand on the packaging. As the product range grows out, different shape origami birds and colour schemes will be used to represent each product.
Creating a Product Range
The business had two main products; face wash and face moisturiser. The black packaging gave the brand a unique high end feel. The background includes a traditional Japanese pattern, which is a nod to the brand's heritage. To keep things clean and modern, we opted for a minimalistic approach.
Entering New Markets
Shodai were looking to sell into both the USA and European markets. To give them access to those markets, we created an e-commerce website, allowing them to market their products online.
Natural Ingredients
The dark, modern, and clinical brand identity was rolled into the website design. We also used dramatic looking photography to highlight the natural ingredients that make up the Shodai product.
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Modern Family Review: Phil's-Osophy and Venn DiagramsLeigh Raines at .
The Modern Family crew all prepared to take the next steps in their respective lives on "Schooled," as Haley went off to college, Lily started kindergarten and Jay and Gloria prepped a little for the new baby.
While both were momentous occasions, as Claire put it:
Haley going to college is a miracle. Lily going to kindergarten is the law. | permalink
I'm sure I'm going to get some comments letting me know how offensive and stereotypical some of the jokes were tonight. As you are all entitled to your opinions, I'm entitled to say: I laughed my ass off. I thought this was one of the funnier episodes in awhile. Let's break it down by family.
The Pritchett/Tuckers Lily started kindergarten and Cam was having an extra hard time saying goodbye. He teared up for a tiny moment before hearing Lily yell "ouch, you're pulling my hair!" Cam flew across that playground faster than a speeding bullet. Did you see the way he threw that snack pack down? He was not messin' around! Obviously you should never put your hands on another person's child, but Cam didn't slam that kid against the monkey bars. He ever so gently lifted him and threatened to hang him upside down on the flagpole. Would this ever fly in real life? No. Did I laugh watching it on TV? Yeah, I did.
Then there was the whole gay guys vs. lesbians debate. Lily's nemesis' parents were two women and Cam and Mitchell explained how this would not, in fact, make communicating any easier by making human Venn Diagram comparisons. While those got a chuckle, the best Venn Diagram was at the end when with guest star Wendi McLendon-Covey and Cam made their own Venn Diagram. After throwing every stereotypical obnoxious thing they could at each other, they made nice when it came to the well being of their children. All together now: Awww.
The Dunphys College move-in day! I can feel that mix of butterflies just thinking about it. Claire and Phil are amazing, but with their track record they are also most likely to embarrass you on this occasion. I have to side with Phil on the condom thing; did Claire need to get a Costco-sized pack? Yes be prepared, but don't become the dorm condom dispenser. Phil grabbing the tush of the roommate was so disturbingly hilarious. But the best part of the whole college move in was Haley calling her parents at the end, after reading the book and wearing the "Dunphy Moving Company" t-shirt.
Seriously does ABC sell this stuff? I want that t-shirt! And I want the Phil's-osophy book! Please add this to my TV wish-list along with Nick's sexy mix from New Girl.
The Pritchett/Delgados I like seeing Jay take a more active role in the baby prep! I'm not a parent so all I'm gonna say is that some parents I know are extremely uptight. Shouldn't there be a balance? Besides, that baby is going to have three parents. Have you met Manny?
What did everyone else think of this episode? Hit the comments!