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For US$66.99 on Amazon (and US$69.99 on Best Buy) at the time of this post, you get:
- HDMI output for full 1080p video and 5.1 channel audio
- Optical audio output (if your receiver doesn't do HDMI audio)
- Analog audio output (via RCA connectors)
- Composite video output
- Component video output
- Wired ethernet support
- Wireless 802.11b/g/n support built-in
- USB port (videos, pictures, music)
- DLNA client (and maybe server for that USB?)
- HDMI wake-up (i.e., device turns on and off automatically based on HDMI signal; moreover, this behavior is configurable if you don't like it)
- Very thin and simple remote control powered by a watch battery
People say this remote is an improvement over the one that came with the old SMP-N100 model, but I disagree. For one, the "Home" button is too close to the down arrow. More importantly, the old remote control was quasi-universal in that you could program it to your TV and it would control your TV's volume, power, and video input. So I basically only need one remote with the SMP-N100 to do everything.
- Android phone and tablet remote control apps
- iOS remote control app
- ...probably more that I overlooked because I personally didn't care
And the applications that come on board the Sony SMP-N200 include:
- Hulu Plus (and free Hulu via PlayOn over DLNA, but see CAVEAT below)
- Amazon Instant/Video-on-Demand (although the app doesn't play trailers)
- Vudu (albeit without "Vudu Apps" but with full "Vudu Movies" support, including trailers and promotional credit)
FYI, the current US$5.99 promotion for signing up a device works even if you've already signed up other devices; so you can keep adding promotion credit to your account... even if you end up returning the device
- Netflix
- YouTube
- CinemaNow (which looks to be a similar selection as Blockbuster On-Demand) – Note that the application is included but currently it tells you that it's "coming soon" when you start it up
- Pandora
- Slacker
- Sony Entertainment Network's Video Unlimited (yet another on-demand streaming service)
- Sony Entertainment Network's Music Unlimited
- Flixster
- DLNA sources (e.g., PlayOn and everything it supports, including free Hulu; CAVEAT: I own a Sony SMP-N100, and I haven't had trouble using PlayOn the few times I've tried. When I tested an Sony SMP-N200, PlayOn worked at least for the few minutes I tested (if I recall correctly), but I've heard that people are having issues with PlayOn now.)
- ...plus a lot more that I just don't care much about (e.g., streaming from Berliner Philharmoniker)
And if that's piqued your interest, you should also take a look at the previous model, the Sony SMP-N100. It is nearly identical to the SMP-N100 except that it lacks support for a few providers, of which the only one you should care about is Vudu. It still has Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant/Video-on-Demand (no trailers though), DLNA (which means PlayOn too), Crackle, YouTube (but no movie rental support), Pandora, and much more. However, it sells for at least US$20 less (so US$49.99 on Amazon (same price at Best Buy) at the time of this post) because the new version exists.
So if you're looking for a nice streaming player for a good value, I think most people will point you at the Roku. However, the Sony players (both the SMP-N200 and SMP-N100) are cheaper and do more. The interface is not as clean and cozy as Roku though. Moreover, it might be annoying to you that you cannot play Amazon video trailers. However, trailers are available through lots of other services, and there's a lot of value to having them all on one device (as opposed to having, say, Vudu on your Blu-ray player and Amazon VOD on your Roku).


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Do you smell the crisp cool air of fall? Probably not, but that's not stopping networks from rolling our their fall promotional campaigns already.
Kicking things off this year is NBC, which has released the pilot for its new comedy A to Z six weeks before the show's official premiere on Thursday, Oct. 2.
A to Z is a romantic comedy that chronicles a relationship from beginning to end, à la 500 Days of Summer. Mad Men's Ben Feldman stars as Andrew, a true believer in destiny and romance, and How I Met Your Mother's Cristin Milioti plays the object of his affection, Zelda, a lawyer with a different outlook on life and relationships.
Watch the pilot below and then hit the comments with your first impressions!
A to Z premieres Thursday, Oct. 2 at 9:30/8:30c on NBC.

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Electric Garage Door Opener The Programming
Electric Garage Door Opener – If you have a garage door, it is often a good idea to know some things about how it functions to ensure that you have an easy time to use it. For example, one of the things you may need to know is how the door opener works. Most of the time, the electric garage door will have a sort of opening that automatically opens the door when you push the remote button to the door or in your car.
This makes it easier for you to open the door without having to experience strain. If you have such a system in place, it's always good to know some tricks about how it functions. For example, most of these doors will activate the opening mechanism when you unplug the opener from the wall outlet. The reason for this is that in order for the door to function, it is necessary to store data about such arrangements in his memory. When you unplug the system from the wall outlet, the data will be lost, and this means the whole unit has to go back to its original settings.
However, this is not always the case. There are some products that are made in such a way that they can store their information like the settings you use longer, such as through the use of backup batteries. This prevents the system from being reset whenever there is a power supply interruption, such as when a power outage occurs. Most electric garage door opener out there is made this way, and this is why simply plucking them out of the socket will not make them reset.
In such cases, the only thing that will cause them to reset in case of power failure is when the lack of power is prolonged. In such cases, the battery should then run out first before the system can effectively forget the settings you have stored in it. How long you have to wait for this to happen depend on a number of factors, the most important is the type of system you run. If you use electric garage door opener that has a backup that can keep your old power, you have to wait a very long time before you can reset it.
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(If you are looking to download brushes you'll find the download link at the bottom of this page.)
The bokeh effect video for Gimp has proved surprisingly popular, so it makes sense to do the same for photoshop.
If anything it is actually much easier to achieve the same effect in Photoshop. This video aims to produce the sort of wallpaper shown below using a simple process of graduated blurring in the layer stack.
The blurring used in this video is the gaussian blur filter, but you might want to try Photoshop's lens blur which should in theory produce a more realistic blur effect.
You can download a small set of Photoshop bokeh brushes below.
Download and unzip and load into Gimp or Photoshop in the usual way. Any problems just sends us an email - assistance is at hand.
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If Kirsten was old enough to start school, I'd be buying her one right now!
Stephen thinks I buy things for Kirsten and Natalie that I am most drawn to. And I've gotta admit, it's true!!! Especially because neither of them are old enough to ask for specific things yet. I get free reign to pick the cutest stuff for them! But don't guys do the same thing when they have boys??? I remember my Dad spending hours setting up the train set my brother got for Christmas, and I think he played with it more than my brother ever did! We also have a video tape of my Dad building block towers with me when I was little. I went away after awhile, bored with the blocks, but the video stayed on him for the next 10 minutes, happily building his tower! Those blocks might have been for me. . . a little bit. . . but mostly for him! :)
So, on that note, the toys I really want to buy for me (wait, I mean. . . for Kirsten) when she's a year or two older are these:


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Interview with David Meerman Scott about the latest Boook – How to create a World Wide Rave.
Learn how to avoid making social marketing mistakes and more importantly learn how to create a marketing edge that goes beyond the viral video. How to give away information so that peole will want to come back for more.
Michael A. Stelzner interviews bestselling author David Meerman Scott. http://www.youtube.com/user/WritingWhitePapers
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Lifesaving Championships 2018
We're heading down to the beach in South Australia to find out all about the unique sport of lifesaving. It was the world championships so Ruby went along to find out how learning to save a life became an international sport in the first place.
A packed Aussie beach, and these red and yellow flags. Name a more iconic duo. Go on, I'll wait. Okay we don't have all day. Surf lifesaving is part of Australia's national identity, and so it should be, because after all, we invented it. The world's first lifesaving club was started up at Bondi back in 1907. There had been a bunch of drownings at beaches in Sydney and locals decided something had to change. A group of men who were trained to rescue people from the water started volunteering their time, patrolling Sydney's beaches. And that club at Bondi is still going strong today.
Before long, more clubs started popping up in NSW and then across the ditch in New Zealand. In the 50s, Great Britain got on board too. Now Australia has hundreds of clubs and there are dozens of countries around the world with similar ones.
Surf lifesaving isn't all daring rescues and life-on-the-line emergencies. It's actually evolved into a sport, and competitions happen on the reg. Here in South Australia nearly 4 and a half thousand lifesavers from 44 different countries have come together for the Surf Lifesaving World Championships, competing against each other in mock-rescues and combining skills like swimming, board-riding and sand-running.
ZANE BOOTH, USA: It's a dream come true. I've always wanted to come to Australia and to be here at the World Championships is super cool. We're learning a lot.
These nippers practicing their moves on the sidelines say that one day they'll be competing too and in the meantime, if you're planning on heading to the beach this Summer, they've got some tips for you.
ASTIN: You have to swim between the flags so the surf rescue can so see, and if you get in trouble like you see a shark, don't do a waving action, do a fist so people don't think you're waving at you. And don't jetty jump.
Excellent advice. Now bring on the summer.


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Modern Slavery Statement
This statement is published in accordance with the UK Modern Slavery Act (the Act). It outlines the approach we take to prevent modern slavery in our business and supply chains. We recognise that Modern Slavery is a growing global issue and are committed to eradicating the risk of modern slavery in our supply chains and operations. We welcome the enhanced transparency and focus that the Modern Slavery Act will bring to the efforts of UK businesses in combatting this crime. Although this is our first Modern Slavery Statement, during the past year we have put in place an Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy. We have also identified key steps which we intend to take and these are explained in more detail below.
At Communications Plus Ltd, we do not tolerate (directly or indirectly) child labour, threats, coercion, abuse, violence or intimidation among our employees or in our supply chain.
About Communications Plus Ltd
We are a UK based independent franchise of O2 (Telefónica UK Limited), we sell O2 products and services under the O2 brand in line with O2's instructions. Being independent means we can provide our own extra level of personal care and support both in our shops and at our O2 Business Centre, and have the strength of the O2 network, products, services and infrastructure supporting us.
Communications Plus Ltd is proud to have have opened its first O2 store in Bolton in 2006. Today our Franchise operates twenty O2 shops mainly in the North West but also in North Wales and North East England. Our head office is based in Merseyside which includes our O2 Business Centre which is the home of our consumer sales, B2B sales and supporting teams.
Our People.
At Communications Plus Ltd, we are committed to inclusion, diversity and providing opportunities for everyone. From sales to head office, our success would not be possible without the hard work of our people, which is why it is so important we invest in and develop them. We believe in developing a culture in which our people are treated with dignity and respect at all times.
We aim to create an environment of open and honest communication with everyone having the opportunity to have their say. We know that a motivated and engaged team of people in our stores is vital when building a great place to work.
We have been assessed by Investors in People to measure our overall culture which includes our structure and discipline within the business, which has resulted in Communications Plus Ltd receiving two consecutive 'Investors in People' Gold awards.
One key component of building a great workplace culture is ensuring that our people are able to speak freely and openly about any concerns or worries. We are always looking for ways to improve the communication between Communications Plus Ltd and our people. Current examples include:
- Employee Engagement Survey – feedback from our people is a really important way of understanding how they feel about coming to work. We send out an employee engagement survey once a quarter, which is anonymous, to understand our people's views and concerns. We then make an action plan to address the main items and improve the working environment.
- Workplace Forum – we have established a forum which meets once a quarter. Each team has a nominated representative (Guardians). This is to increase worker voice representation to raise and resolve issues. Guardians are provided with training on how to collect suggestions from all employees and how to report back on outcomes from the Forum meetings. The Forum meetings are recorded with agendas and meeting minutes and followed with a process which ensures that any concerns are rectified via an action plan drawn up after the meetings.
- Whistleblowing policy – The aim of this policy is to provide an internal mechanism for reporting, investigating and remedying any wrongdoing in the workplace. This policy protects anyone who raises such concerns.
Our Policies on Slavery and Human Trafficking
We are committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in our supply chains or in any part of our business.
In light of the obligation to report on measures to ensure that all parts of our business and supply chain are slavery free we have put in place an Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy.
Our Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy reflects our commitment to implementing and enforcing effective controls to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place anywhere in our business or supply chains.
Communication Plus Ltd's supply chains
As a franchise, we only sell products procured by O2 (Telefonica UK). Therefore, all related supply chain risks are managed by O2. O2 have a clearly outlined Supply Chain Sustainability Policy. We conduct our business in accordance with applicable legislation and regulations.
We also procure local goods and services to support our general business needs and functions. Where possible, we have built and maintained longstanding relationships with trusted suppliers/contractors, making clear our expectations of business behaviour. We expect our suppliers to adopt the same zero tolerance that we do to modern slavery. As part of our procurement process, any potential contractor or supplier is required to confirm that they comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including the Act.
We would never knowingly engage with suppliers or contractors involved in slavery or human trafficking.
Assessment of Modern Slavery risk within our supply chain
We intend to perform a thorough risk assessment of our operations and supply chains in order to ensure that our efforts towards combatting modern slavery are targeted towards the highest risk areas. We intend to base this risk assessment not only on our own understanding of our supply chains, but also on publically available research and information which identifies particular industries and countries which pose the biggest risk of human trafficking and modern slavery.
We believe that there is minimal risk in our supply chains. However, we are continuing to improve our processes, include reference to our zero-tolerance approach in relevant documentation with suppliers and also continue to encourage our employees to report any concerns that they have.
To ensure a high level of understanding of the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in our business and supply chain, we provide a training course on business principles to all our staff.
Communication Plus Ltd's action plan
We will continue to strengthen our approach to managing the risk of modern day slavery within our business and supply chains and ensure our strategy is responsive to changing risks. We will work with our suppliers to ensure our policy is effective in managing risk and driving improvements within our supply chain.
Modern slavery is a very complex issue, which is often a result of a number of factors, and can be difficult to identify. As our understanding of the causes of modern slavery grows, and our policies and procedures develop further, we are likely to identify additional places where the risk of modern slavery could exist. We recognise that we will need to continually develop our policies and procedures, in order to ensure that we can be as effective as possible in identifying and remedying any incidents of modern slavery that may occur.
This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes our slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ending 30th November 2018.
Stephen Roberts
Chief Executive Officer
Communications Plus Ltd


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There was an excellent interview with David Zaslav, president and CEO of Discovery Communications (DISCA) this morning.
Have you looked at this name lately?
Aside from having some great fundamentals, there may be a pattern developing that could force a breakout. (Actually two patterns)
There are some great reasons to buy this stock, especially as Oprah! is coming (with her 40+ million viewers)
Discovery Communications Inc. (DISCA) is a global media and entertainment company that provides original and purchased programming across multiple distribution platforms in the United States and over 170 other countries. Led by the Discovery Channel, Discovery offers over 100 worldwide networks offering customized programming in 38 languages. In addition to Discovery Channel, the Company's global portfolio includes television brands, such as TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Investigation Discovery, Planet Green, Discovery Travel and Living, Discovery Home and Health, and HD Theater, as well as consumer and educational products and services, and a diversified portfolio of digital media services, including HowStuffWorks.com. Additionally, it owns and operates a diversified portfolio of Website properties and other digital services in the United States and internationally. It has three segments: U.S. Networks, International Networks, and Commerce, Education, and Other.


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If you like sushi and have an elastic stomach, you will love MIZUiro, an all-you-can-eat sushi bar where you can try to recoup your dinner investment by overeating. For the relatively reasonable entry fee of about $27 during dinner ($20 at lunchtime), you can stuff yourselves full of raw fish and rolls as you've never done before.
MIZUiro, as with Tustin's Sake 2 Me and You & I Sushi in Laguna Hills, isn't a seafood buffet, where the sushi rolls engender the fear of God. No, this place is an honest-to-goodness sushi bars. The nigiri is actually made to order. Everything you mark down on the sheet of order paper (organized in rounds)—from your first piece to your 50th—will be cut, molded and served as it would at any sushi bar.
At MIZUiro, there's no point in insisting on a seat at the sushi bar. The chefs are much too busy producing pieces nonstop to engage you in conversation or even look up. When you come—convincing your friends to use the toll roads or Antonio Parkway (if they're cheapskates) to meet you in the hinterlands of Orange County—you're going to sit with the rest of the crowd in an expansive dining room with blue mood lights and a flat-screen TV tuned to sports no one watches.
When you start ordering, know that the rolls are gut fillers, most often drowned in sauces sticky-sweet, Sriracha-spicy or mayo-rich—so leave that for later. For now, focus your first round on the nigiri. In fact, your first pieces should be the premium stuff—the items on which these kinds of restaurants actually impose a limit of one per person.
At MIZUiro, you're allowed only one piece per person of the sea urchin, the snow crab, the salmon caviar, the halibut and the Japanese jumbo scallop. The sea urchin melts as if custard, the snow crab is delicate, and the salmon caviar glistens with fishy brine. The jumbo scallop—butterflied and set upon its morsel of rice, then thoughtfully dabbed with citrus and a sprinkle of salt—is especially good. The shrimp tempura are small and skinny, but they are served crisp and rippling hot. Plus, the restaurant gives you three per person, which is nice.
After the premium stuff, move on to the unrestricted pieces of nigiri. The yellowtail is so fresh it squeaks. Though the presentation is messy and ragged, the well-broiled eel has its caramelized sauce turning the flesh into candy. Next, go for handrolls such as the one stuffed with salmon skin, a nori cornucopia of rice and veggies that isn't as crispy as you may have had at other sushi bars but delicious nonetheless.
Savor these first few pieces because beyond them—and despite the chefs actually molding the generously cut fish on the smallest amounts of rice—everything you eat after will become a blur as you fight an uphill battle between what you order and what you can cram down your throat. As we got fuller, the next few nigiris that arrived began to lose their appeal. We wondered if we would've found the squid nigiri slimy and the octopus chewy if we'd eaten it 20 minutes earlier. And has surf clam always been this inedible? Only the spicy tuna appetizer—set on squares of crispy rice, topped with jalapeño and Sriracha and a shower of togarashi—seemed to taste good at that point.
Around my 20th piece, all the sushi that came out to our table completely ceased being enjoyable. Have you ever dreaded the arrival of food as though it were the Apocalypse? I did. I blanched at the thought of finishing the poke roll, a tall mound of cubed fish and sliced onions piled atop a base of four California rolls. This was after my friends and I trudged through the Coto roll, a baked, mayo-enriched gob of imitation crabmeat wrapped around cooked salmon.
When the Ladera roll arrived after that, we could barely stand the sight of it. To us, it was a pile of more fish and onions on top of more California roll. We only finished it under the threat of paying extra if we didn't. At that point, with our faces drained white with food fatigue and our stomachs bloated beyond their limits, everything started to taste the same—even lobster. We should've stopped ordering five rolls ago.
The last piece I ate I chewed over and over, my throat refusing to swallow. Yet if my math is right, I triumphed; all told, I paid scarcely a buck per piece. But right now and for the past week, I can't even look at sushi.
MIZUiro, 22431 Antonio Pkwy., Ste. B110, Rancho Santa Margarita, (949) 589-2300; www.mizuirosushi.com. Open Mon.-Thurs., 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. & 5-9 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sun., 4-9 p.m. AYCE lunch, $19.95; AYCE dinner, $26.50. Beer, wine and sake.
All-You-Can-Eat Sushi Until You Regret It at MIZUiro
Before becoming an award-winning restaurant critic for OC Weekly in 2007, Edwin Goei went by the alias "elmomonster" on his blog Monster Munching, in which he once wrote a whole review in haiku.


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Those of you who frequent a number of book blogs may be familiar with Dewey, a well-known blogger who passed away this time last year. She was a force in the on-line community - sponsoring and supporting a variety of the events we all participate in. Lisa at Online Publicist came up with a lovely idea to comemmorate Dewey and spread the charitable spirit around the holidays.
Here's how it works
"Here's what you do: Gather up the books you can live without. It can be 4
books, 10 books, or 20 books! Find a worthy group you would like to donate your overflow books to. It can be your local library, a literacy campaign (mine will go to the literacy center I volunteer for), or overseas. There's a great list of
book donation sites here on the ALA. Find a charity that speaks to you!*Then take a picture of your donation and email it to me (onlinepublicist [AT] gmail [DOT] com). It can be a pic of the mailing label on your package, one of your kids giving a box of books to a librarian, or you handing books over to your literacy center. Be creative and have fun!"
I will definitely be pulling together a pile of books. I can think of several local charities that might be able to use them (my local library is kind of funny about donations). I sometimes forget that although I consider books a necessity, for others they are a luxury, a luxury they set aside when there is barely enough for food and shelter. I hope these find their way into the hands of someone who will really enjoy them.
For more information, check out Lisa's post on The Dewey Tree.


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Healthy Success Stories
August 12, 2016
The Olympics are this week, representing for some the pinnacle of athletic success. Here are some stories by HOST members that show many other types of success related to physical activity and healthy eating.
- The Food Research and Action Center shares a guest post from Maureen Fitzgerald, director of advocacy at the Hunger Task Force, about how her team got Wisconsin's Green Bay School Board to enroll 14 Green Bay high-poverty schools in the Community Eligibility Provision program. As a result, more than 5,000 low-income children in the schools will have access to free breakfast and lunch starting this fall.
- Afterschool Alliance tells us about the Health Ambassadors Program at Hiram Johnson and Luther Burbank High Schools in Sacramento. The program, an out-of-school time collaboration between the Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center and the Sacramento City Unified School District, trains high school students to mentor elementary and middle school students through nutrition and health education workshops.
- Playworks reports on Project Play, which focuses on systems-level change designed to increase youth sports participation rates and improve the quality of youth sports activity across the country.
- Alliance for a Healthier Generation offers a guest post on how Bell, California's Camp Little Bear was able to access federal nutrition programs and increase the opportunity for youth to enjoy free healthy meals.
- No Kid Hungry profiles Youth Ambassador Sophie Cowen, a college student working to end childhood hunger in her community.


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A few weeks ago, some of my family came by my house for a little bit. My cousin's 3 (almost 4) year-old daughter loves to "play cards" when she comes to my house. To her "playing cards" means we get out my Uno Attack game and take turns pushing the button until the cards come shooting out, and then we put all the cards back in and do it again. It keeps her entertained and requires little thought on my part.
This time when we were "playing cards" my Uno Attack game developed a little problem. Instead of shooting a few cards out like it normally does, it would shoot ALL the cards out. The first time it happened it was pretty funny because she was the one pushing the button and was drowning in a sea of cards. What was funnier is that she was the only one it would happen to. If it was aimed at Kinley, cards would come shooting out. If it was aimed at me…nothing (no matter who was pushing the button or how many times we pushed it).
Eventually she got them to shoot out at both me and her "Mimi", but it was pretty much a guarantee if it was pointing at her, she was going to get covered. One of those moments when you really wish you had a video camera.
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Interpretive Insanity!
I am not crazy enough to do it, but there is a workout video series out there called Insanity that looks just that... INSANE. It is intense and deliberate about attacking fat and creating those lovely little cuts in your muscle that even Photoshop couldn't create on its best day. Well, my students and I aren't doing that, rather we are working on a 2 day Interpretive Mode version of Insanity. We are reading with a purpose, or purposes.
Those purposes are:
1. Read to learn vocabulary.
2. Read to practice interpretive skill.
3. Read to learn how the past tenses are used (discover the rules).
4. Identify a travel problem and how someone solved it.
5. Retell a story in their own words
6. To begin to manipulate the past tenses to tell a story
Our context is still the travel unit you may have see me write about recently, but more specifically travel problems and how to deal with them. With that theme and those targets in mind, here's the interpretive lesson I put together:
The Assignment Sheet
The Story Packet
The Rubrics
How to Extend the Lesson
1. Interacting with Vocabulary - (Reading + Writing) - Choose some new or essential words you want your students to get out of the reading. Have them re-read to determine what they mean according to context, then have them write target language definitions for them to practice circumlocution. You can also use this strategy for one of my "un-quizzes" during which students choose 10 words from a word bank to define and provide evidence they understood what they read.
2. Read & Retell - (Reading + Presentational Speaking) - Allow the groups to choose the story they liked the best or felt the most comfortable with. Tell them they will have to retell the story to you in their own words. Give them time to reread and rehearse what they need to say to do the retelling. Then, have them retell the story and grade their presentational speaking performance.
3. Compare& Contrast - (Reading + Presentational Writing + Presentational Speaking) - Give each student a Venn diagram and instruct them to compare and contrast their own travel experience with Sra. Lenord's travel experience. Have them write the shared travel experiences in the center, overlapping part of the diagram. You might question them to get them to discover how they would communicate that (3rd person plural). Have them write the differences in the appropriate parts of the diagram. Finally, have them present to each other or to you for a presentational speaking grade. If you want to grade it, use a modified version of the rubrics posted for this lesson.
4. It's INTER-personal, man! - (Reading + Interpersonal Speaking) - Explain to your students that the goal is to learn as much about their partner's travel experiences as possible. Have the students prepare questions for a conversation based upon what they read about you or Sra.Lenord's travels. Encourage them to prepare as many specific questions as they can. Then guide them to develop follow up questions to those more specific questions. Ask them, "what questions would we ask if we wanted more information about what our partners just said in response to that question?" Then, pair them up and have them use the questions they prepared to converse with each other about their past travel adventures, problems and how they dealt with them.
P.S. Don't judge any Spanish mistakes you see. Remember that no one should expect perfection from anyone. :-)
Happy Coaching, friends!
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At yesterday's Angelus, Benedict XVI asked the faithful worldwide to accompany him with prayer during his visit to Britain (video).
Some 70 per cent of British Catholics believe that the Pope's visit will help the Church, a BBC News poll has found.
The long-term decline in weekly Mass attendance in the Church in England and Wales ended in 2005 and the figures have been broadly stable since, a new study has found.
The papal visit will be "serene, positive and constructive", Vatican spokesman Fr Federico Lombardi has said in his weekly reflection.
The Church has released images of a new mosaic that Benedict XVI will bless in Westminster Cathedral on Saturday.
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor has predicted that the Pope will warn Britons against "privatising" religion (audio 20:43 to 26:22).
The BBC wonders if immigration has "saved" the Church in Britain.
Oona Stannard offers a preview of the "Big Assembly", the main educational event of the papal visit (audio).
Christopher Howse explains why Benedict XVI reveres Cardinal Newman.
Fr John McCloskey suggests that Newman's beatification will boost the quest for Christian unity.
Andrew Brown says that hysterical and abusive attacks on the Pope ahead of the visit discredit secularism.
And the Mail reports on a "cringe-making" official guide to the papal visit which refers to liturgies as "gigs".
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Predictive Trend Monitoring program to reduce APU maintenance costs; Honeywell also to improve in-flight connectivity for the cockpit and cabin
DELHI, India, April 28, 2014 – Honeywell Aerospace (NYSE: HON) has signed multiple contracts with SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka, to improve maintenance efficiency and increase cockpit and cabin connectivity for the airline.
The contracts include an Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) maintenance agreement for SriLankan's Airbus A320, A330 and A340 fleets to improve maintenance planning and lower costs, and communication avionics for six new A330 aircraft scheduled for delivery later in 2014. The avionics — electronics that enable a range of functionality throughout the aircraft — include communication and navigation hardware, data link software, flight data and voice recorders, and satellite connectivity systems to enhance aircraft-to-ground communication.
"As we expand our operations around the world and prepare to join the oneworld alliance, it is essential that our aircraft cater to the passenger's growing need for onboard connectivity and that we maintain the highest possible level of fleet availability," said Priyantha Rose, head of engineering, SriLankan Airlines. "Honeywell's superior technology, quality service and excellent support team are key reasons behind our continued trust and decision to select the company's technologies and services for our current and new fleets."
As part of the avionics contract, Honeywell will install its Quantum Line communication and navigation system; HFR5 data link-capable solid state recorders; MCS-7200 L-band SATCOM system; and Air Traffic Services Unit Airline Operational Communication (ATSU AOC) data link software across the airline's six new A330-300s. SriLankan has also selected Honeywell's ATSU AOC software, which manages the aircraft's data link capabilities, for all its existing A320 aircraft and will upgrade two of its existing A330s with Honeywell's SATCOM systems.
The APU contract will see Honeywell manage APU maintenance for its 131-9A and 331-350 APUs installed on SriLankan's Airbus fleet. The APU is a small turbine engine located in the tail cone of the aircraft that provides auxiliary power for the cabin and for main engine start-up. The agreement also includes Honeywell's Predictive Trend Monitoring Program, an integrated web-based monitoring tool that provides advanced trending, prognostics and troubleshooting of the APU to enable condition-based maintenance and proactive fleet management for reduced costs and downtime.
"Honeywell's technologies support two key objectives of SriLankan Airlines: increasing efficiency by taking the guesswork out of maintenance, and improving the in-flight connectivity capabilities of its aircraft," said Arijit Ghosh, president, Honeywell Aerospace India. "While our avionics deliver enhanced connectivity to SriLankan pilots and passengers in the air, our APU maintenance agreement helps keep maintenance costs lower on the ground. Together they increase operational efficiency, reduce cockpit workload for the pilots and improve the flying experience for its passengers."
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SriLankan Airlines, the National Airline of Sri Lanka, is an award winning carrier with a firm reputation as a global leader in service, comfort, safety, reliability, and punctuality. Launched in 1979, SriLankan is currently expanding and further diversifying its wide range of products and services in order to drive the country's ongoing boom in tourism and economic development. The airline's hubs are located at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo and Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, Hambantota providing convenient connections to its global route network of 79 destinations in 37 countries in Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Far East, North America, Australia and Africa. For more information please visit http://www.srilankan.com/corporate/en_uk/MediaCentre/media-centre
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Her Majesty The Queen steps down as our Royal Patron after 64 years of dedicated service to the Royal Institution.
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EISCAT International Symposium, formerly known as the EISCAT Workshop, takes place at the beautiful city of Lancaster, Lancashire, UK. A few steps from the old centre of town, one reaches the River Lune. Crossing the Millennium Bridge (above, in the distance), there's a nice walk along the river.
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Once again this year the ROVERS Club will be holding their Fall Trials event at 101 E. Mountain Ave., Robesonia, PA 19551.
Trials events are a skill based event where you attempt to navigate your truck through a series of gates in each section. Gates are numbered in descending order and the object is to get through without touching them. Lowest score wins! The property is rocky, hilly and with mature trees. The course is laid out with challenge in mind, not carnage and some bypasses do exist.
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Muvi TV, the Zambian commercial broadcaster and one of Africa's fastest-growing satellite TV platforms, is poised for a new phase of expansion. The company has renewed and expanded its satellite capacity requirements from Stellar, a German play-out centre and satellite uplink facility, that leases high-power capacity on the Eutelsat 7B satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications to broadcast Muvi TV to Zambia and neighbouring countries.
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How to determine that iBeacon is enabled?
valik,Use an iBeacon sniffing app such as the Radius Network app or this Ray Wenderlich iBeacon tutorial app here:http://www.raywenderlich.com/66584/ios7-ibeacons-tutorialBy default, the MetaWear will advertise the following beacon message so this is what you must "sniff" (search) for using the app:16 Byte UUID, Default: MetaWear Service UUID: 326A9000-85CB-9195-D9DD-464CFBBAE75ADefault major: 0x0000Default minor: 0x0000
It is possible the bytes are reversed so you will need to sniff for this UUID: 5AE7BAFB-4C46-DDD9-9591-CB8500906A32
I was wondering if anyone has had success detecting the iBeacon signal using the UUIDs above?I am working with the IOS Sample app to turn on iBeacon using the interface, and then I use the Radius "Locate" app to see if I can locate the MetaWear iBeacon.So far no luck.I have reset my MetaWear.I am wondering if there are any additional settings required, and which of the two UUID orders listed above is the one to use?(I currently have the Radius app scanning for both)Has anyone had any luck?Thanks in advance.
Well, after wrestling for several hours before posting my last post, it only took a few more minutes and another reset of the Metawear board (via the button) to get iBeacon to come to life!This is so cool!Anyway I am noting a giant amount of variability in the distance measurements given by the Radius Locate app, and am wondering if others are seeing the same thing. I believe that IOS only provide "Near" or "Far" as the measurements - I'm presuming that's because of this variability.Anyway just to help anyone who might run into it, it seems that the UUID that the Radius app is "UUID: 326A9000-85CB-9195-D9DD-464CFBBAE75A" - (not the reverse)Thanks!
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Hi blairhadfield,iOS actually has a library function in CoreLocation that does perform measurements of how far a BLE device is based on the signal strength (RSSI). It can provide a number and is not limited to only providing "near" or "far".However, that being said, since distance calculation is based on RSSI, and RSSI is a measurement of the signal's "strength" not "distance", the results can vary drastically based on the environment. If the phone and the BLE device is 10 feet away in open space, it will most likely have a stronger RSSI than if they were 10 feet away in two walled off rooms. The "distance" calculations are based on a proprietary algorithm/equation that Apple has created, but based on the inherent limitations of the RSSI data, the calculations can only provide a best guess, not an exact measurement.Thanks,Yu
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When winter weather got too icy to play football, teams were taken indoors, and it was handy to have them split in half and play basketball with 5 on each side. I will help my coaching staff and my teammates by attending all practices.I will commit to my junior bison team for a full season.I will not play for yet another club team even though playing for the junior bison boys basketball club. But still he in fact is the 6th most liked role model in the NBA and the #ten general. He possibly has the greatest character of all former basketball players and so he earns the 4th spot on this best ten list.


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The share capital of Triodos Bank has been entrusted to the independent Foundation for the Administration of Triodos Bank Shares (Stichting Administratiekantoor Aandelen Triodos Bank (SAAT). SAAT issues depository receipts to finance the shares. Depository receipt holders benefit from the economic rights associated with these shares, such as the right to dividends, but do not exercise any control related to them. Control rights are vested in SAAT. A more detailed description of the corporate governance structure of Triodos Bank, and in particular the rights and responsibilities of SAAT and the depository receipt holders, can be found in the chapter on corporate governance of this annual report.
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Article 6
The foundation shall independently exercise the voting rights attached to the shares owned by it. In doing so, it shall be guided by the interests of the depository receipt holders and the interests of the bank, as well as by the principles expressed in the objectives of the bank.
The voting policy of SAAT is guided by article 6 of the terms of administration and the principles as stated above.
SAAT discharges its stewardship responsibilities by monitoring and engaging with Triodos Bank in line with the principles described above. It also voluntarily complies with the relevant principles and best practices of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code, and other well-regarded stewardship regulations.
The Board of SAAT pays particular attention to the mid and long term performance of Triodos Bank in terms of impact, risk and return. It monitors internal and external developments to assess and anticipate any impact they might have on Triodos Bank's essence, the mission and the values. The Board of SAAT's monitoring and engagement activities include:
- meetings with Triodos Bank's Executive Board, between the Chair of the Board of SAAT and the Chairs of the Executive and Supervisory Board, separately and together
- participating in depository receipt holder meetings, client days and other meetings by invitation in countries with Triodos Bank branches
- attending theme days and meetings regarding the long term perspective of the bank
- keeping a close look at developments regarding stakeholder participation, shareholding, corporate governance but also the sectors where Triodos Bank is active.
Discussions and meetings take place on a confidential basis, as appropriate. Should the Board of SAAT feel Triodos Bank has not responded appropriately to questions it raises, it has to fulfil its stewardship responsibilities and act accordingly in the context of the governance of the bank.
General Meeting 2015
The Board of SAAT is Triodos Bank's sole shareholder. As such, at the General Meeting in Zeist on 22 May 2015, it voted on the items below and explained why it had made the decisions it did. For details of approved proposals visit www.triodos.com/agm. The Board of SAAT approved the following proposals:
- adoption of the 2014 Annual Accounts and the proposed profit appropriation
- discharge of the members of the Executive Board of responsibility for their management during 2014
- discharge the members of the Supervisory Board of responsibility for their supervision during the financial year 2014
- reappointment of Mathieu van den Hoogenband as a member of the Supervisory Board for two years
- appointment Udo Philipp as a new member of the Supervisory Board
- adjustment of the compensation for travel time of the Supervisory Board members;
- amendment of the Articles of Association of Triodos Bank N.V.
- appointment of PWC as the external accountant of Triodos Bank N.V. as from 1 January 2016
- granting a power of attorney to the members of the Executive Board in order to obtain depository receipts in Triodos Bank and to issue shares.
The voting declaration of the Board of SAAT on the proposals explained:
- relevant topics from the Annual Accounts were discussed with the Executive Board from the perspective of the individual branches and business units as well as Triodos Bank as a whole. These topics included the essence of Triodos Bank, the impact of the bank through its lending, risks of the loan portfolio, innovation of banking and non banking activities, improvements in governance, human capital issues in relation to the mission of the bank, capitalisation of Triodos Bank, relevant banking ratios, financial return and the pay out ratio (dividend policy), depository receipts and aspects of the internal market, and stakeholder interaction.
- why the proposed candidates meet the SAAT-criteria for (re)appointment. A delegation of the SAAT board met with the candidates in order to come to an informed decision regarding the (re)appointment.
A webcast from the General Meeting is available at www.triodos.com/agm.
Annual Meeting of depository receipt holders
The Annual Meeting of depository receipt holders was held on 22 May 2015 at Triodos Bank's head office.
The Board of SAAT described the rationale behind its voting decisions during the meeting. It referred to the input of depository receipt holders at the informal Depository Receipt Holders´ meetings in Belgium, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom and to their questions at the General Meeting. The Board of SAAT informed investors about the Board of SAAT's discussions with the Executive Board which focused on Triodos Bank in general and on the Annual Report and Annual Accounts in particular.
The Annual Meeting of depository receipt holders approved the reappointment of Marjatta van Boeschoten as member of the Board of SAAT, the decision to amend the Articles of Association of SAAT, the decision to amend the Terms of Administration of SAAT and the adjustment of the compensation for travel time of the Board members of SAAT.
The results of the annual survey of depository receipt holders, which was completed by 4,500 respondents, compared to 5,000 in 2014, were referred to at the meeting. The Board of SAAT uses the results to enrich its perspective on the investor group whose interests guide its voting, and to help determine depository receipt holders' level of satisfaction about the financial return and the delivery of Triodos Bank's mission. According to the survey's participants, over 90% of investors think Triodos Bank aligns its mission and financial returns effectively; a similar level to 2014. Excerpts from the results can be found at www.triodos.com/corporateinformation.
Meetings and decisions of the Board of SAAT
During 2015, the Board of SAAT convened four times in person twice by telephone. The Board of SAAT also had three meetings with members of Triodos Bank's Executive Board.
Among a breadth of topics discussed during the year, the Board of SAAT paid particular attention to issues that are of material interest to Triodos Bank's depository receipt holders, as key stakeholders. These included:
- the essence of Triodos Bank. The Board explored the clarity of the essence and the fundamental values that the bank represents. It also discussed the interaction between individual development and the healthy development of society from the perspective of positive social renewal; and the crucial role of transparency in the economic domain.
- Triodos Bank's strategy. How the mission is applied in the strategy in practice is of key importance to the Board of SAAT. As is the long term strategic perspective in general and Triodos Bank's ambitions regarding its finance activities, including innovation, in particular.
- the way the bank realises its impact and the role of sustainable mortgages in that context
- the balance between impact, risk and return. Considering these three elements together helps clarify the performance of Triodos Bank and the bank's challenges regarding impact. Impact was linked in discussions to the delivery of Triodos Bank's mission, and risk and return in particular to safeguarding the economic interests of the depository receipt holders and the bank's continuity and profitability.
- topics related to depository receipts and capital, including investor relationships and trading overviews, but also the general financial health of Triodos Bank as this relates to the economic interests of the depository receipt holders. The main financial ratios of Triodos Bank were discussed, as well as its capital position and the impact of stricter regulatory capital requirements on impact, return and risk.
- the Board of SAAT has been informed by the Executive Board about the challenges in terms mission and culture that come with the significant growth in the number of co-workers and the organisational step-up as a result of becoming a medium sized bank.
- during the year Triodos Bank's strategic response to the 2025 perspective work was shared and considered in the context of the continuity and long-term financial resilience of Triodos Bank. The Board of SAAT actively contributed to this exploration of this work to better describe and understand the emerging future during 2014. This was supported by input from depository receipt holders in an annual survey during 2015 which tested their opinion on what are the most material issues for Triodos Bank. This information contributed to the materiality analysis highlighted in the Management Board report. Issues addressed in the survey were further explored in an in-person stakeholder engagement meeting at the Head Office, attended by the Chair.
- in addition, the 2014 annual report (and later the 2015 half-year report) was discussed in order to carefully consider the votes to be cast at Triodos Bank's General Meeting. The report has been assessed and discussed from the perspective of the Board of SAAT's mandate to safeguard Triodos Bank's mission, independence and the economic interests of the depository receipt holders
Activities of the Board of SAAT
The Board of SAAT carried out the following activities, in addition to the meetings above:
- informal meetings with local management of all Triodos Bank's branches and the management of Triodos Investment Management
- attending international theme days, client and depository receipt holders and informal discussions with depository receipt holders in the UK, Belgium, Germany, Spain and The Netherlands
- attending annual shareholder meetings of investment funds managed by Triodos Investment Management
- annual meeting with a delegation of the Supervisory Board
- appointment and reappointment process of members of the Supervisory Board. A key focus in this respect is the commitment of the candidates to Triodos Bank's mission.
- the Chair of the Board of SAAT regularly met bilaterally and in tripartite meetings with the Chairs of Triodos Bank's Executive Board and Supervisory Board;
- the adoption of a Board of SAAT Charter
- the permanent education of the SAAT Board through internal training on corporate governance and bank capital requirements
- the presentation of candidates for the Board of SAAT to the Chair of Supervisory Board and the Chair of the Executive Board in order to prepare approval of the candidates according the Articles of Association (6.4)
- a delegation of the Board of SAAT met with the external accountant.
The Board of SAAT did not seek any external advice, in order to carry out its responsibilities, during 2015.
Composition of the Board of SAAT and independence of its members
Given the responsibility of the Board of SAAT to protect the identity and mission of Triodos Bank, it is essential that the members of the Board are independent. For this reason, members of the Executive Board or members of the Supervisory Board in office may not be members of the Board of SAAT.
SAAT's articles of association stipulate that the Board shall consist of three or more members.
At present, it has five members, from the various countries of the Triodos Branches: two Dutch, a British, a Belgian and Spanish national(s). There were no changes in the composition of the Board in 2015.
For information about the remuneration of the members of the Board of SAAT, please refer to the Triodos Bank annual accounts.
The Board of SAAT expects that it will again be able to deepen its role as a committed shareholder in 2016. Maintaining and intensifying a dialogue between Triodos Bank, the Board of SAAT and the depository receipt holders is an essential part of this effort. It will undertake this work not only during the international Annual Meeting of depository receipt holders in The Netherlands, but also in Belgium, the UK, Spain, Germany, and at a separate meeting in The Netherlands, where informal meetings for depository receipt holders will take place.
This report is available in full, including additional context for the Board of SAAT's work, online at www.annual-report-triodos.com.
Zeist, 25 February 2016
Board of SAAT,
Josephine de Zwaan, Chair
Mike Nawas, Vice Chair
Marjatta van Boeschoten
Sandra Castañeda Elena
Frans de Clerck
SAAT's registered office is Nieuweroordweg 1, 3704 EC, Zeist, The Netherlands.


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PureDWTS Audience Casting Watch: Christie Brinkley, Danica McKellar, Adrienne Maloof….
Sometimes I have to wonder about the celebs who show up in the audience to watch Dancing With The Stars and if they might not be considering dancing on the show in the future? For instance, Emmitt Smith was in the audience for the Dancing With The Stars Season 14 finals (or was it the semi finals?). The next thing we know, he was picked to do the Dancing With The Stars All Stars season.
I also remember Christie Brinkley being in the audience for Season 14's Semi Finals which brings me to this piece on Anderson Cooper yesterday with Christie doing a Samba with this season's Dancing With The Stars All Star Gilles Marini.
Nice, huh? 🙂
During her run in "Chicago", Access Hollywood asked Christie if she'd ever do Dancing With The Stars. She wouldn't say yes or no. In fact, she said, "never say never". She also said TPTB have asked her to do the show before, but, the timing has never been right.
While atttending "Chicago", Kym Johnson said would like to see Christie dance and remarked "hopefully" Christie would do the show someday in this interview…. Read more..


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I'll never catch up. That's the blog, the garden and my life. Sigh.
Transplanting: celeriac, chard and kohlrabi. Kohlrabi are ones that I sowed only 3 weeks ago. The celeriac and chard are older. Celeriac in particular is slow, like celery.
Observing: the three rows of leek seedlings that I planted out about 3 weeks ago (at Easter I think) are doing ok. They are in trenches about 15cm deep, and I'm adding compost to fill the trench as the seedlings get bigger. There is also a row of spinach by the leeks. It seems to be thriving.
Sprouting: the broad beans and peas that I sowed at Easter are all up and a reasonable size. I've tried a slightly different strategy with the plastic mesh. I have made little tunnels rather than flat on the ground. The mesh does its job of repelling the blackbirds, but makes it very hard to weed.
Also sprouting: a selection of seedlings – brassicas, leeks and spinach – that I planted in pots at Easter. I've transplanted a few of the kohlrabi already, but I'm not sure how they will do.
Harvesting: last week I harvested the crop of Desiree potatoes I planted on December the 18th. The tops had turned black despite no frost. I think it was blight but the tubers seem ok.
Cursing: the last two weeks have been much warmer than average, which is nice, but also rather wet. Leaves that should have been yellowing on fruit like raspberries have gone black with fungus instead.
Eating: potato, pumpkin (my two bulk vegetables), carrot, beetroot, celery, chard, pak choi, lettuce, chickweed, puha, sorrel, random other leafy brassicas.
Lamenting: my garden is a complete mess. I'm so far behind. I have a few small areas with food and a few small areas that will be food soon as long as I keep them weeded, and the rest is just weeds, weeds and more weeds.
Cheering up: I think I may have done better this year at keeping enough food going so I don't need to buy vegetables. Right now I've got lots of potato and pumpkim, and enough carrots, beetroot, celery, chard and onion. I make a huge stew with my vegetables (plus a packet of venison from the market and a tin of tomatoes) about once a week and mainly live on that. I've still got the oca, which aren't quite ready to harvest, plus a much larger Jerusalem artichoke this year. I hope that by July/ August the seedlings I've planted through April and May will be edible. Already one kohlrabi is starting to form a…actually, I've got no idea what it is. The swollen stem base that is the edible bit.