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「千人洗衣街」算是除了泰姬陵外,大家印象最深的地方了吧。这个所谓的贫民窟,源自于电影《贫民窟的百万富翁》的描写。它其实属于印度"小上海"孟买的"千人洗衣场"——Dohobi Ghat。
"Thousands of People\\s Laundry Street" is the place where everyone is most impressed except for the Taj Mahal. This so-called slum is derived from the description of the movie "The Millionaire of the Slums." It actually belongs to Dohobi Ghat, in Mumbai, India.
Dohobi Ghat位于地铁站旁,可以游览完维多利亚火车站后直接乘坐地铁到达,时间约40分钟。游客进入洗衣场需要由"街坊"带路,当然要给入场费,约20人民币。洗衣场以两三百个方形洗衣池作为中心,洗衣池两旁是各种作坊。每个作坊两到三层,顶层用于晾晒,中层用于生活和打包,楼下是洗涤烘干。
Dohobi Ghat is located next to the subway station and can be reached by metro directly after the Victoria Railway Station. The time is approximately 40 minutes. Visitors entering the laundry area need to be led by the local people, of course, to give an entrance fee of about 20 RMB. The laundry area is centered on two or three hundred square laundry pools, and various workshops are on both sides of the laundry pool. Each workshop has two to three floors, the top floor is used for drying, the middle floor is used for living and packing, and the lower floor is for washing and drying.
In 2015, when I first time to India, for curiosity, I took photos on the bridge. But for security reasons, I didn\\t walk in. In April 2018, my third tour to India, I decided to retrieve someone who had appeared in my shot. This is a washing scene taken in 2015 on a flyover outside the laundry. I decided to go to find him.
India travels will continue
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Emphasize pilot projects to get real-world data on impact of automated vehicles, recommends United Kingdom mobility inquiry.
The report, a product from the Commission on Travel Demand, outlined the current state of shared mobility in the United Kingdom and recommended paths forward.
Nationwide; United Kingdom
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Lesson Learned
- Shared mobility options should be placed within a road user hierarchy directly linked to the public policy outcomes they can deliver. By increasing the transparency of options and their impacts, it is easier to make the case for shared modes.
- Future research programs on shared use transportation should focus on understanding when and how sharing works, and what is required to grow and sustain shared mobility. Through this, an understanding of how to overcome barriers for different users may be developed.
- Suggest synthesis of a literature review to understand the benefits of public- and private-sector carpooling arrangements, and to identify the scale of potential operational, emissions, and community benefits.
- Regional or local transportation agencies should establish a shared mobility strategy, with the goal of reducing individual vehicle ownership and promoting access to the cleaner fleet.
- Agencies should develop a vision for a transition to a smaller vehicle fleet to reduce emissions impacts.
- When forecasting future road traffic, cover a wide range of possible vehicle ownership futures—market saturation of automated vehicles will not reach 100 percent overnight.
- Shared automated vehicle projects and pilots should be prioritized in automated vehicle-related research.
- Mobility hubs should be piloted and used to create real-world guidance and workable standards.
- The government should take the lead in the field, providing seed funding for pilots to encourage building of shared mobility practices.
- Recommend exploring and understanding a range of models for transitioning from pilots to full applications.
- Roadmaps for mobility deployment should pay particular attention to the different aspects of data governance that relate to shared mobility.
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Author: Marsden, G.; J. Anable.; J. Bray; E. Seagriff; and N. Spurling
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Source Date: 9/1/2019
Other Reference Number: ISBN: 978-1-913299-01-9URL: https://www.creds.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/CREDS-Shared-mobility-comm-report-WEB.pdf
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A new scientific study has uncovered the presence of Roman style writing in various parts of Lanzarote. Raising fascinating historical questions about exactly when the island was settled and by whom. Whilst providing the foundations for a possible future historical route to add to Lanzarote´s current tourist offering.
A crack team comprising researchers from many different disciplines and prestigious institutions such as Oxford University are working together under the aegis of the islands University School of Tourism to unlock the secrets of inscriptions on rocks in various parts of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.
Apparently, these bear more relation to Latin than the ancient Libyan-Berber alphabet that was once prevalent across the Canaries - suggesting that the two most easterly of the Islands had some links with the Roman Empire, which was dominant in nearby North Africa from the year 146BC. Potentially turning the current accepted wisdom about island history on its head.
Officials from the University School of Tourism are hoping that this discovery could add another string to Lanzarote´s bow - alongside the current attractions of beach, sports, wellness and gastronomy.
A spokesperson stated "The historical and cultural heritage has not been considered as a key reference in the offer of tourist products", say in the University School of Tourism of Lanzarote, a center that wants to link scientific research of historical heritage with its value through dissemination and the creation of routes of tourist interest that can be integrated into the network of museums that Lanzarote currently has."


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There are too many horror stories in the world of real estate that revolve around the hopeful home buyers who bought a nice-looking house and discovered it needed enormous amounts of repair work. Unfortunately, these stories are supported by all too many real-life examples. This is why it's vitally important for buyers to make sure they have comprehensive inspection reports before they consider buying any home.
Why Professional Inspections Are A Must Prior To Buying A Home
The Dangers Of The Under-Examined House
For any buyer, purchasing a new home represents a significant long-term commitment of financial resources. It's always important to know, to the maximum possible extent, what is being purchased once the deal is completed. Houses that look rock solid may be swarming with hidden defects. These can seriously impact the true value of a home, putting buyers at risk of significantly overpaying. Correcting these kinds of issues can represent another major expense on top of the actual home purchase, turning a property acquisition that should be a net gain into a significant loss.
Building Inspection: A Growing And Well-Regulated Profession
Because houses are bought and sold much more frequently today, an entire industry has risen up to provide buyers with the professional, unbiased expertise they need to confirm the integrity of any home they intend to purchase. Building inspectors are highly trained and independently licensed, both factors that increase their reliability and trustworthiness. Because their profession is expressly focused on detecting the warning signs that real estate buyers are looking out for, they can provide comprehensive and accurate reports on the condition of a home quickly and affordably.
The Problems Building Inspectors Look For
Structural damage is perhaps the most important factor building inspectors can look for. They can see even the tiniest signs of weakness or damage lurking inside the structure of a home. They're trained to enter a home's maintenance spaces (attics, subfloors, roofs, and anywhere else accessible) to get a better look at the building's structural members. They even have specialized equipment for verifying the integrity of a material hidden beneath finished surfaces. Water damage and rot are prime targets for all building inspectors. Good inspectors are also able to deliver accurate assessments of a house's plumbing and electrical systems. They know the strengths and weaknesses of most major equipment vendors, and they can alert buyers to the presence of faulty equipment or shoddy workmanship that will cause expensive problems in the future.
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Checking for the presence of harmful insects and judging a building's risk to future insect problems is especially important in many regions. Termites, worms, borers, and other species that consume wood are especially threatening given the frequency of wooden construction in the residential market. Good building inspectors are familiar with the signs of infestation for most local harmful species, but exterminators may also be called in on particularly delicate cases. A clean bill of health for a home in this area requires not only the absence of active insect colonies but also proper preventative measures, like the use of treated wood and the presence of insect shields. Visit or call: The Pest Company pre-purchase inspections for your personal inspector.
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We are closely monitoring the forecasts and they keep improving! So far Saturday is dry, sunny and crisp, conditions we have raced in the last 2 years at Croft.
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Hi Irina,
I am very sorry, but I don't know how Concur maps the import file received from the bank - we have multiple card feeds from different providers (MasterCard, VISA, AirPlus) and in all cases it just worked...Concur mapped the transaction reference number and it is the same as we see in the CSV file we download from each provider for matching.
I was also lucky that when I came to start our this automated clearing process, our SAP system had already been enabled to let me select SGTXT in OB74, so I assume those notes you mentioned have been applied to our system, but this is maintained by our SAP Technical team.
Sorry I cannot be more helpful with your questions... I hope you are able to resolve the situation with Concur and the field mapping.
Hi Dave,
Thanks a lot your response was very helpful!
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In 1958, the sight of a boy knitting was a confronting one. Today, John Macarthur has an international reputation for his unique and colourful knitwear, featured in magazines such as Vogue and Harper's BAZAAR. In many a discerning woman's closet, from Elle Macpherson's to Miranda Kerr's, is a well-loved John Macarthur knit.
But it was Macarthur's humour and humble disposition that compelled Dee Smart to paint the man fondly known as 'the mayor of Bondi'.
Macarthur's world revolves around colour, his home is a riot of perfectly harmonised, vibrating hues. Smart chose to paint him in monotone to anchor him amongst this joyful riot.
Born in Adelaide in 1966, Smart moved to Melbourne as a teenager to attend the Victorian College of the Arts ballet school. She then studied acting in Sydney and went on to enjoy a successful career in film and television. Homebound with her firstborn daughter 15 years ago, she picked up her first paintbrush. Nights were spent at life drawing classes and days with nappies. Smart's insatiable need to illuminate the human condition has never waned. She describes herself as being 'beyond excited' to be having her first Archibald experience with Macarthur.


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Well. It's that time again – the holidays. It really snuck up on me this year, not sure about you – but suddenly it was September and fall, then Halloween, and now Thanksgiving, and Christmas is looming, too! 2016 is quickly coming to an end, and if you haven't started Christmas shopping already, then you might want to get on it!
I love to incorporate handmade gifts whenever and wherever I can – I make applesauce and jar it every year to share with friends and family, and cookies are another item I love to give (and receive!). This year I plan to make at least two kinds to share (maybe more, time permitting!), and I came across a recipe that would make a perfect addition to my sweet gifts – these No Bake Toffee Fudge Bars. Whipped them up in no time and they were so easy and delicious! Check it out:
No Bake Toffee Fudge Bars Recipe
2-1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 cup (2 sticks) butter , divided
1 cup sugar
1 can (5 oz.) evaporated milk
1 bag (10 oz.) miniature marshmallows
2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
1 cup HEATH Milk Chocolate Toffee Bits
1 cup HERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
1. Line 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan with foil. Melt 3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter; combine with graham cracker crumbs. Press crumb mixture evenly in bottom of prepared pan.
2. Combine sugar, evaporated milk, remaining 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter and marshmallows in large saucepan. Heat over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture comes to a boil. Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, stirring until chips are melted.
3. Immediately pour over crust, spreading evenly. Sprinkle surface with milk chocolate toffee bits and milk chocolate chips, pressing in lightly. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours. Cut into bars. Store leftover bars covered in refrigerator. Makes 24 bars.
These set up nicely and were easy to remove from the pan and cut after being in the fridge all morning
These were loved by all – big and small!
And the great thing is the recipe makes 24 – so they are great to share (as they are pretty sweet so you only need to tuck a couple in each gift package!). What's better than an easy and delicious recipe that you can share with those you love this Christmas? Not much in my book!


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I find the short videos (<25 mins) produced by Jimmy from Bright Insight to be well researched and offer interesting new hypotheses for further research.
The topic of Ancient Civilizations is one that just keeps on giving. Anyone interested in this field will have at least considered the fact that the Saharan desert region may well be concealing interesting ancient finds from past civilisations in North Africa, some that may be more than 10,000 years old. I, for one, have pondered on how wonderful it would be to dip into this treasure trove if it was feasible with enough resources of money, time and science.
In this short video, many topics are brought up for consideration. The size of the swathe of the Saharan Desert is approx. 3.5 million square miles or 9 million square kilometres. Geographically, this is approximately 3,000 miles across the land mass from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea. Jimmy mentions that space archaeology is now helping a much faster discovery rate, through the use of ground penetrating radar, space satellites able to see some metres below the topsoil level (top sand level!) and the use of drones performing aerial mapping, which is much more efficient than surface mapping where teams tread out the location.
Jimmy also mentions that the sheer size of the Saharan Desert affects weather systems around the world (such as dust storms impacting on the North and South American continent, affecting the Hurricane Season in the Caribbean, and depositing nutrient-filled sands onto the Amazon Basin, which in fact is a type of fertilisation.)
Apparently, the average depth of the Saharan sand dunes is 141 feet, which could easily cover quite large structures.
The video also shows many maps (both modern and ancient - notably one drawn up around the time of the Greek, Herodotus) which show what were once large inland lakes, for example a massive dried up former lake called Lake Chad, and another one called the Maghreb Sea. There were also many significant river systems with large catchment areas hidden by all the sand dunes now. Another interesting aspect relates to the relative time the sands have existed in the Sahara. Assumptions from 100 years ago may have been seriously in error, and it may have been a much shorter time frame than what people are taught in schools.
Then there is the interesting information about the Trans-Saharan Seaway, which runs virtually north-south from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic near the Gulf of Guinea, south of Nigeria. There is also evidence of ancient seawash (possibly running in from the Mediterranean) leaving visible land scarring effects to the western part of the Sahara, in Mauritania, and run-off into the Atlantic Ocean there.
Another topic touched on by the video are ancient finds in the Saharan parts of Sudan of very steep pyramid structures (more like the type of 4-sided, steep gradient of the pyramids I viewed in one of my past life QHHT sessions).
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Orders: The top of the dashboard displays the number of orders in New status, followed by the total dollar amount of those orders (not including shipping). It also shows the total number of orders in In Process status. Should Fillz have a problem confirming an order on Amazon, a Failed Confirmations status will appear. Each status is clickable, so you can click to see the problem order and then email Fillz Support about it.
Possible reasons for Failed Confirmations:
- If you confirmed an order manually on a marketplace, the confirmation sent to the marketplace by Fillz may fail
- If you cancelled an item from an order and then tried to confirm the remainder of the order through Fillz, the confirmation sent to the marketplace by Fillz may fail
- There could be a problem with the order on the marketplace
What do you need to do? Review the order(s) on the marketplace to find out if they have been confirmed or not, and manually fix it if necessary.
Removing orders from Failed Confirmations status: You can move the order to any folder in Fillz other than Shipped as that would result in another Failed Confirmation. Should you require the order to be placed into Shipped status, simply email Fillz Support the Fillz order Number and we can move the order to Shipped for you, skipping the confirmation step.
Inactive Item Expiry: This section will tell you if you have any items that are about to expire, based on your selection on the Settings page in Fillz. Inactive items are items that have sold out or been deleted. After items sell out or are deleted, Fillz stores the items as 'inactive' items. This option will set an expiry date so Fillz can permanently delete the old data.
Marketplaces: For each active marketplace you will see the status of Exports and Orders. If exports are suspended or order retrieval is turned off, this will be shown in the Status column. You can suspend/un-suspend exports and turn order retrieval on and off for each marketplace on the marketplace configuration page (Settings–>Marketplaces ->Edit).
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If you see "Not Working" for Exports or Orders for a particular marketplace, please verify that the correct login information (username/password) was saved on the configuration page for that marketplace. Please note: When you un-suspend exports, the status of "Not Working" will be displayed until the export process has fully completed. Depending upon the marketplace and the size of the export files, it may take a few hours before the status changes to "Good".
Every 6 months Fillz will put a reminder on the Dashboard to suggest purging your marketplaces to re-sync them with what you have in Fillz. When working online and transferring data, there is always a possibility of the odd file not being processed by a marketplace, which is why we recommend purging. A purge will result in Fillz sending a full file to the marketplace and the marketplace will remove any items that aren't in the file, and they will also update any listings that have changed and don't match what is currently showing in the marketplace. For more information, click here.
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of a life's dignity,
the key
to the last room must be tied
to the trouser pocket on a chain.
The wristwatch
my father forgets to wind,
the hands point
to ever and always.
Calendar leaves
imperceptibly send out
shortcuts to the dark,
if they're not turned by the nurses.
The radio,
which should preferably play Bach,
is fixed to the classical music station
by sticky tape,
so that the notes won't run
seven programmes away.
Sealed up in the present I take
my dose of dreams ―
listen to the chaos
of long monologues that are never
nakedly knowing
that the blood turns black.
That on this dizzy
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2017 National Delphic Comedy Championships Teaser Evening at Mojo Market
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Calling all comedy lovers, join us for Mojo comedy night! In anticipation of the 2017 National Delphic Comedy Championships – Cape Town, Mojo Market, in collaboration with Art Africa, The National Delphic Council Of South Africa and The Mojo Hotel will be hosting a FREE ENTRY comedy evening featuring nine comedians from across South Africa!
When: Thursday, 24 August, 19h30
Where: Mojo Market, Regent Street, Sea Point
Cost: FREE
Here's our fantastic line up:
Ebenhaezer Dibakwane
Tshireletso Mo Mothebe
Phil de Lange
Kedibone Mulaudzi
Dennis Roro
Kamz Govender
Irit Noble
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This morning I received an email from one of my readers
about melting crayon bits into new crayons - one of our
favorite recycling projects for crayon nubbins!
So here's Laura's note and my answers
(in case any of you have the same questions!)
hi - good morning! i first want to let you know how much i enjoy your blog!
i have used several of your ideas for my two little boys.
thanks so much for sharing your wonderful ideas!
thanks so much for sharing your wonderful ideas!
as a mom who tries to go off the beaten path and nurture my children creatively,
it's nice to have a resource of activities for my children.
i have a (probably silly) question about taking broken crayons and
using molds to bake the crayon bits into shapes.
thanks so much for your help! and again, thanks for an amazing blog!
have a wonderful weekend! laura east hampton, ny
what kinds of molds do you use and where do you find them?
I currently have a metal Wilton Mini(Cake?)Pan that we use as our
"designated" crayon-melting pan.
Ours happens to be heart-shaped so we use it at Valentine's Day
to make class valentines every year.
(my apologies to the one or two kids who have been in the same class with my girls every year!)
(my apologies to the one or two kids who have been in the same class with my girls every year!)
Because the crayons contain who knows what,
I only use the pan for this, or sorting beads-- not for baking food.
I wouldn't eat food in a pan that had been used to melt crayons!
I wouldn't eat food in a pan that had been used to melt crayons!
I bought it at Michael's craft store in the cake decorating area years ago.
I still see them all the time at Michaels and at Walmart.
do the crayons pop out of the molds without any spraying, etc?
(can you tell i'm new at all this?)
Because I use a metal pan I spray it with non-stick cooking spray
before I cook each batch- they pop out of the pan like a charm!
before I cook each batch- they pop out of the pan like a charm!
what temp/ how long do you bake them for?
I bake our crayons at the lowest temperature
I can set my oven on... that happens to be 250 degrees
and they are fully melted in about 15 minutes
(I leave on the lightand spy through the window)
(I leave on the lightand spy through the window)
I also run the exhaust fan or keep a window open
so the stinky crayon fumes don't kill us!
In the winter I set the hot pan outside on our deck in the snow
to cool off or on the cold concrete garage floor.
In the summer/spring, I just pull the pan out and carefully set it on our granite counter top to cool.
I like to set our panon a foil-lined baking sheet so if it sloshes or
spills I don't get melted crayon wax in my oven or on my counters/floors!
I use an x-acto knife or small box cutter to slice the paper labels on our crayons,
(one long horizontal slice --channel your inner surgeon)
It makes peeling them MUCH FASTER and you don't end up with all of those
crayon bits under your nails!
Thanks so much for the note Laura, I hope this answers all of your questions
and I wish you and your boys many wonderful afternoons filled with
CREATING* EXPLORING * and PLAYING
I'm always happy to answer your crafty questions here, just send me an email!


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First validated method for analyzing flavanols and procyanidins in cocoa products could help scientists and the industry in standardized reporting
International laboratories collaborate to validate a method developed by Mars, Incorporated to quantify the much-studied cocoa flavanols Germantown, MD (August 30, 2012) --- Mars, Incorporated, working in partnership with AOAC International, has successfully completed a multi-laboratory, first-of-its-kind validation of a method for analyzing flavanols and procyanidins in cocoa-based products. The study, just published in the latest edition of the Journal of AOAC International, details the results of a comprehensive evaluation of this method by 12 international laboratories, which included academic, industrial and commercial institutions. As it has been proved to be reproducible, robust, and readily transferable, this method could have far-reaching implications for researchers and consumers. "This multi-laboratory collaborative study represents a critical breakthrough in the field by demonstrating that a method to measure these complex phytonutrients in cocoa can be reliable, robust, and easy-to-use,"...
Daily Cocoa Flavanol Consumption Shown To Improve Cognitive Function In Older Adults
First-of-its-kind research demonstrates improved recall, retention and executive function in a group of older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment after eight weeks of consuming cocoa flavanols as part of their regular diets Germantown, MD (August 13, 2012) --- A study conducted by researchers from the University of L'Aquila in Italy and Mars, Incorporated provides compelling new evidence that the regular consumption of dietary cocoa flavanols may improve cognitive function in elderly subjects with early memory decline. Just published online in the journal Hypertension, this current study significantly advances understanding of the benefits of flavanols by specifically exploring the impact of regular cocoa flavanol consumption on cognitive function in a population with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Previous research has suggested that the benefits of cocoa flavanols could extend to the brain. However, these studies were either only short-term or did not demonstrate a consistent cognitive benefit....
Scientists advance field of research with publication of newly validated method for analyzing flavanols in cocoa
Validated method enables accurate analysis of the chemical structures of flavanols in cocoa and provides an important tool to further research related to their cardiovascular health benefits Germantown, MD. (April 24, 2012) --- A method for the analysis of flavanols in cocoa has been developed by a team of researchers from Mars Botanical, a scientific division of Mars, Incorporated, and recently published in the Journal of AOAC International. Drawing on the research team's expertise in flavanol chemistry and analytics, the method identifies and quantifies the distinct stereochemical forms of flavanols found in cocoa and chocolate products. Foods rich in flavanols are increasingly recognized for their ability to exert positive effects on the cardiovascular system, but investigations have shown that the distinct chemical structure (stereochemistry) of a flavanol influences its absorption, metabolism, and consequently its ability to exert beneficial effects. This validated method could therefore have...
Research on flavanols and procyanidins provides new insights into how these phytonutrients may positively impact human health
Findings demonstrate distinct roles of flavanols and procyanidins in the body, and provide direction for improved future research MCLEAN, VA. (Feb. 02, 2012) --- Collaborative research by Mars, Incorporated and the University of California, Davis has provided important new insights into the distinct roles of flavanols and procyanidins in the human body. Recently published online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the findings significantly advance understanding of how these phytonutrients may work in the body to exert cardiovascular benefits. In ways not previously possible, the researchers were able to use specially-developed food to gain novel insights that further our understanding of the metabolic fate of procyanidins in the context of human nutrition. Taken together, the results highlight the need for a more careful consideration of the distinct roles of flavanols and procyanidins when examining the health benefits of foods, and prompt a reconsideration of current research approaches,...
Mars Defense of Flavanol Patent Portfolio Successful
Mars, Incorporated has successfully defended its cocoa flavanol patent portfolio in a recent lawsuit against flavanol extract supplier Naturex, maker of the CocoActiv product, and against flavanol supplement manufacturers Nutraceutical Corp., seller of Solaray™ products, and Life Extension Foundation, seller of Cocoa Gold™ products. A suit was filed in the US District Court in Alexandria, VA against these companies earlier this year for infringement of nine cocoa flavanol related US patents owned by Mars. These companies have agreed that these patents are valid and enforceable and they each will stop further sales and uses of the products that were accused of infringement in the lawsuit. Mars uses the patented Cocoapro® process to make Cirku™ cocoa flavanol supplement products. For nearly two decades, Mars has been studying the process of measuring and maximizing the retention of cocoa flavanols and uncovering their related health benefits, resulting in over 100 scientific publications and a broad patent...
Mars, USDA-ARS, And IBM Publicly Release Preliminary Cacao Genome Sequence Three Years Ahead Of Schedule
Landmark Research Effort Will Make Findings Publicly Available in Perpetuity Results to Benefit 6.5 Million Farmers Worldwide and Sustain World's Cocoa Supply McLean, VA, September 15, 2010 –Today, Mars, Incorporated, the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), and IBM released the preliminary cacao genome sequence and made it available in the public domain. This is the result of a joint research endeavor to improve the cocoa growing process and represents a successful private/public partnership for the common good, the benefit of the world's cocoa farmers, and a more sustainable world cocoa supply. The preliminary sequencing of the cacao genome is a promising first step in advancing farmers' ability to plant more robust, higher yielding and drought and disease-resistant trees. The results of the research will be made available to the public with permanent access via the Cacao Genome Database (www.cacaogenomedb.org) to ensure that the data remains perpetually open...
First-ever Indonesian Nat'l Indicators & Criteria for Sustainable Cocoa Farm Certification Announced
PT. Mars Symbioscience Indonesia, along with Business Watch Indonesia (BWI), the Rainforest Alliance and UTZ, proudly announce the launch of the national indicators for the certification criteria of sustainable cocoa production. The certification criteria and the national indicators for sustainable cocoa were presented today at a stakeholders meeting by the Indonesian Director General of Processing and Marketing of Agriculture Product, Professor Dr. Ir. Zaenal Bachrudin M.Sc, representing the Ministry of Agriculture. "Today is an important day for the cocoa industry as the official launch of these standards represents an opportunity for a strong future for this crop," said Noel Janetski, the President-Director of PT. Mars Symbioscience Indonesia. The formulation of indicators, which is important for the sustainability of cocoa, was started in January 2010 in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, the Research Center for Indonesian Cocoa and Coffee, universities, international certification...
UC Davis Profs' Chocolate Book Up for Prestigious Award
A rich book on chocolate co-authored by two local professors is among finalists for an International Association of Culinary Professionals award. "Chocolate: History, Culture and Heritage" by UC Davis Professor Emeritus Louis Grivetti and Howard-Yana Shapiro, global director of plant science and external research at Mars, Inc. and an adjunct professor at UC Davis, is a scholarly work that considers the history of chocolate by theme and topic throughout the centuries. Chapters explore topic such as chocolate and religion, medicinal chocolate and chocolate preparation in early North America. The book is one of three finalists in the IACP's "culinary history" category, the group announced Thursday. The cookbook awards are "considered the gold standard for culinary publishing," according to an IACP news release. More than 500 entries were submitted this year, making it one of the most competitive ever. "...Given the number of entrees and the rigor of the selection process, we are honored to be...
Chocolate Industry Leaders Sign Agreement, Align on Path Towards Increasing Consumer Availability
MCLEAN, VA/ZURICH, SWITZERLAND (February 15, 2010) – The unique and good-for-you cocoa flavanols – the natural compounds found in the cocoa fruit linked to important circulatory and other health benefits – will soon be easier to identify and obtain when making nutrition choices. Mars, Incorporated and Barry Callebaut AG recently signed a cross-licensing and cooperation agreement that is expected to increase the availability and uniformity of cocoa flavanol-rich chocolate products worldwide. The agreement between these global chocolate leaders is seen as the beginning of a path leading to consistent standards for beneficial cocoa flavanol products. Decades of research suggest cocoa flavanols can have a positive impact on circulatory health and related conditions, but manufacturers have struggled with consistency, reliable measurement methods and communication of the flavanol benefits and content of foods. Mars, the world's largest retail chocolate manufacturer, selling seven of the world's 20 best selling...
Mars Botanical Unveils Innovative New Cocoa Extract and Supplement
ANAHEIM, California (June, 2009) – As the food industry strives to create the next "new" ingredient, Mars Botanical is turning to nature and an "old" staple – cocoa, nature's unexpected super fruit. After nearly two decades of research, the company is unveiling Cirku™ – a natural cocoa extract containing flavanols, which help maintain healthy circulation.* While some of the oldest civilizations of the Americas were likely the first cocoa lovers, only recently have we truly begun to understand the power of this unique plant. Most are surprised to learn that cocoa is actually a fruit. In fact, it's a "super fruit," packed with unique active plant compounds called flavanols, linked to healthy circulation. And, healthy circulation gives your body the oxygen and nutrients where it needs them, when it needs them, so that you feel your best. In fact, top nutrition experts will gather at this year's Institute of Food Technology (IFT) annual meeting and food expo to discuss the latest science, clinical...
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The Akron-Summit County Public Library now offers the Mango Languages online language-learning system to its patrons.
The Akron-Summit County Public Library now offers the Mango Languages online language-learning system to its patrons.
Join us August 8th from 1:00-3:00 for an afternoon of celebration and fun with music by Found Sound, Alumni of the UA Steelband, appearances by mascots Paws, the library lion, and Akron RubberDucks' Orbit, and cake (donated by Acme) and ice cream provided by the Friends of Portage Lakes Branch Library.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife recently certified the Highland Square Branch Library as a WILD School Site because of its NatureConnect efforts.
The Mini Maker Faire returns to Main Library on September 19. Are you a techie, a tinkerer, an artist, a musician, an inventor, a crafter, a homesteader or a hacker?
Akron was selected by Ohio Humanities as one of four Ohio cities to host its 17th annual Ohio Chautauqua. On five consecutive nights professional actors will assume the identity of a historical figure to present a one-person show, followed by interaction with the audience.


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Now that August is history, most seem to be turning their attention to the remainder of the calendar year. An event that I think you'll want to mark onto your calendar is our 10th College Recruiting Bootcamp.
College Recruiter believes that every student and recent graduate deserves a great career. In partnership with our friends at exaqueo, we're co-hosting the College Recruiting Bootcamp on Thursday, December 8th at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission office, which is connected to Amtrak's Union Station.
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ImagineIT: Phase Four - Problematizing
One of the goals of my ImagineIT project is to develop a disciplinary mindset in my students. In support of this, assessments will need to be aligned to these instructional goals. Richert states in her book What Should I Do?, "Sociocultural learning theorists explain that learning happens, not when students memorize what their teachers or their textbooks say, but when students participate with peers and their teachers in "communities of practice" to develop understanding and the ability to use knowledge flexibly in new and different ways." To achieve this, assessments will need to be focused primarily on cognitive skills demonstrated through culminating projects, and not simply on content knowledge. Oaks and Lipton (2003) distinguish assessment from evaluation, defining assessment as "gathering all the relevant information that can inform decisions about teaching, including information about the student and conditions for learning", and evaluation as, "... judgement of the student's performance and… whether the performance is good". In order for students to improve their cognitive skills, opportunities for formative assessment and feedback will need to be built in to each unit.


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I have finally come to the conclusion that the hardest part of remodeling is clearing out a room that has been used for storage. Our home has 2 rooms in the back section of the house, which is not heated in winter. Both of those rooms have become storage areas over the years.
With the kids getting older, the need for more space is becoming one which we are having to focus upon. For years, my husband and I have been wanting to remodel the house. We love our 1890's home, but it needs a bit of cosmetic improvements. It also needs a few upgrades, such as adding a heating system to the back section.
We have nearly finished one of the rooms. Originally, it was to become a new bedroom for my husband and I. Now, it is becoming a bedroom for my adult son who is moving here from another state. Having it's own outdoor entrance, it will be convenient for him. He will be able to use that room until he is able to get himself set up in his own place. The second of the 2 back rooms is one of the largest rooms of the house, It is going to become the kids' bedroom. It is large enough that we are planning to divide the room into 2 smaller ones. Each will be about the size of a small bedroom in a mobile home, which is adequate for a single child per room.
I have been clearing out the back rooms a little at a time over the winter. I have been brutal in the sorting of the items in those rooms. Easily 75% of what was there is being either trashed or donated. My attitude is that unless it is a tool or other item that is necessary, anything in storage for over 6 months is not going to be kept. I am literally only saving items such as photos, some furniture, and family heirlooms. Everything else will be gone. By May, both rooms will be nearly completed. The only thing unfinished will be adding the propane heaters and the dividing wall in the kids' room. Both rooms will be ready for use, if not already being used.
Hubby and I are going to temporarily be using the kids' old bedroom once they are in their new space. I am looking forward to it. Over the next few years, we will be in a state of "room shuffling" while we work on the house. The kids' current bedroom used to be a part of the old kitchen space. Originally, the house had a very large farm kitchen. A previous owner put a dividing wall up to make that extra bedroom. As soon as we no longer need that space as a bedroom anymore, the wall will be removed. The large farm kitchen will be its full size once more.
The remodeling is something we have been dreaming about for many years. We have always been in a situation of either not having the money or not having the time. Now, we are finally in a position to get the work done. We will be doing most of it ourselves. That is one reason that I am so grateful that the "bones" of the house are in good shape. Yes, we may encounter surprises along the way. One would expect that when dealing with a house of this age, but I am looking forward to the challenge.


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Robin Hill Center, Moon, PA
We finally found (and reserved!) a place to have our wedding ceremony and reception. It is Robin Hill Park, in Moon Township, PA. Robin Hill is one of the prettiest indoor-outdoor event spaces I've seen in the Pittsburgh region with the possible exception of the mansion at Hartwood Acres, and it is an affordable space for someone looking to host a wedding with a sophisticated but casual feel (although the rental cost is slightly higher than Hartwood Acres, you get the park for 8 hours rather than Hartwood Acres' 3 hours.)
I visited the park on a sunny June afternoon, which is probably the best time to see this place. I started my visit by walking around the grounds of the house (use of the upper lawn comes with renting the center; use of the gazebo and lower lawn comes with an additional $50 fee.)
There is a beautiful herb garden beside the house, which would be a great spot for taking wedding pictures.
The stone retaining wall separating the lower and upper lawns is also picturesque and could make a good ceremony spot.
The gazebo is another beautiful option for photographs, or for an intimate ceremony.
The lower lawn of this place is HUGE!
When you first come inside, you see an attractive vestibule with a sweeping staircase and small landing. (The second floor is not for rent, only the first floor and basement.)
A hallway leads to three large rooms, all identically finished with white wainscoating and hardwood floors. I would estimate that this floor would comfortably hold 50-70 guests.
This brick sun porch might be a good place to set out a buffet or to have a bar.
All the rooms have decorative fireplaces and built-in bookshelves. Two of the rooms have exterior doors leading to a brick patio.
This patio could be great for giving guests a space to relax, or for dancing.
The center has a full kitchen with modern appliances, including a standing refrigerator and separate freezer.
There is a separate little galley-type space in the kitchen with an extra sink and a lot of additional counter space. This would be great if you're looking to DIY all or some of your food.
I don't think this vintage stove/oven is supposed to be used, but it is pretty nifty! I want it in my house!
I'm not planning on using the basement, because it just isn't as pretty as the rest of the house. But if you are having a larger event, particularly in inclement weather, having the extra space could save the day. The capacity of Robin Hill Park increases to 110 if you use the basement.
Looking out from Robin Hill Center's kitchen door to see the front of the park.
I'm pretty excited about getting married here next year. Now I don't have to worry about finding a place to get married in anymore! Below are some extra facts about Robin Hill Park:
- This was the family estate of Mary Nimick, who gave the house and adjoining 52-acre property to the township of Moon for use as a public park after her death. Way to go, Mary!
- In addition to the lawns and herb gardens, Robin Hill Park has two miles of walking trails and a senior citizens' center on-site.
- The cost to rent the facility for 8 hours is $450 for Moon residents and $550 for non-residents. There is an additional fee of $70 for a weekend rental, a $30 fee to purchase an alcohol permit, and a $50 fee to rent the gazebo (you cannot rent the gazebo independently of the Robin Hill Center).
- You can rent additional time for $25/hour. You can also pay an additional fee to have park staff do the cleanup.
- Robin Hill Center has a maximum capacity of 100-110 wedding guests if you use both the first floor and the basement. The maximum capacity of the first floor is probably around 70.
- Tents are permitted on the lawn; however, they must be secured using sandbags or water barrels (stakes could damage the lawn).
- There is a small parking lot at the front of the park; if you are having a larger wedding, guests should be encouraged to carpool. According to park staff, the Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport (which is about a mile from the hotel) is interested in partnering with Robin Hill and can provide shuttle service.
- Rentals of Robin Hill are done up to a year in advance by month (i.e. all rental dates in September 2014 will become available on the first business day of September 2013). Rental contracts must be signed in person at the Moon Township Parks and Recreation Office, which is NOT in Robin Hill Park!
- In-person tours are available, typically on Wednesday evenings. Call the park office to set up a tour.
- There are definitely super-cute baby bunnies in this park.


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Proposed amendments to Labour legislation:
Friend or Foe?
Every so often legislation with regards to labour and therefore, employment practices, is amended. Some of the latest amendment bills include the Labour Relations Amendment Bill and the Employment Equity Amendment Bill which will have an impact on employment policies and practices. A list of the proposed Amendment Bills for 2012 is available on the Department of Labour's Website with a discussion of the proposed amendments available on the LabourWise Website.
While a fair amount is known about the proposed amendments to the Labour Relations Act (Act 66 of 1999) less is known about the proposed amendments to the Employment Equity Act (55 of 1998). Of particular interest are the suggested amendments to chapter two of this Act dealing with the "Prohibition of unfair discrimination".
The first amendment is an addition to Section 6 and reads "A difference in terms and conditions of employment between employees of the same employer performing the same or substantially the same work or work of equal value that is directly or indirectly based on any one or more of the grounds listed in subsection (1) or on any other arbitrary ground is unfair discrimination."
The second is the proposed changes to Section 8 dealing with Psychological testing and other similar assessments, which will, should the amendments be approved read "Psychometric testing" and will include the following "(d) has been certified by the Health Professions Council of South Africa established under the Health Professions Act, 56 of 1974 or any other body which may be authorised by law to certify such tests or assessments."
The impact of the second proposed amendment for organisations that include psychometric/psychological and/or other similar assessments, including interviews, as part of their selection and placement (including selecting "trainees" and identifying candidates for promotion) process and subsequent decisions is significant.
The current wording of Section 8 correctly implies that employees can be unfairly discriminated against should an "unfair" decision is based on information derived from tools other than psychological tests such as interviews to name but one.. The current wording of Section 8 also implies that the psychometric properties of psychological tests must be sound. Where organisations employ the services of a Psychometrist or an Industrial and Organisaitonal Psychologist (IOP), these persons, are bound by their professional code of ethical practice within their scope of practice to ensure that assessments use have sound psychometric properties. Because registered professionals need to ensure that their competencies are up to date they should be aware of debates or criticism relating to the psychometric properties of the psychological assessment measures they use.
According to the Health Professions Act (Act 56 of 1974) any measure of intellectual/cognitive ability/functioning, aptitude, interest, personality make-up or personality functioning, that may in terms of its content or responses required, result in either embarrassment or anxiety to the test-taker is deemed to constitute a psychological act and therefore needs to be administered by a registered psychologists or psychometrists (with some "restrictions"). Only professionals appropriately registered with the Health Professions Counsil of South Africa (HPCSA) are allowed to administer certified psychometric assessments. Most "assessments" (even an interview) used for selection and placement, according to the Health Professions Act could therefore amount to a psychological act. This is not problematic given the current wording of the Employment Equity Act as it does not state that assessments need to be certified with the HPCSA. There is however a need for any assessment process to be non-discriminatory, valid, reliable and fair. The point is that all assessments certified by the HPCSA receive certification because they are found to, amongst others, possess such properties. It is possible that the proposed amendments are an attempt to ensure that assessments used as part of a selection process are indeed "fair". The People Assessment in Industry (PAI) an interest group of the Society for Industrial and Organisational Psychology in South Africa (SIOPSA), has commented on the proposed amendments stating that "the proposed amendments is anticipated to result in an unsustainable situation . . . .(and) SIOPSA proposes that the proposed amendments to section 8 of the Employment Equity Act be discarded".
The proposed amendments are likely to elicit both support and resistance from registered professionals and organisations. Suppliers of psychometric assessments, not certified with the HPCSA, would obviously object to such proposal due to financial implications. Organisaions may, for the same reason, oppose the suggested amendments. Smaller organisations may not be able afford psychometric assessments bearing in mind that such assessment would need to be administered by a professional registered with the HPCSA. Some registered professionals may welcome the proposed amendment as organisations will need to make use of their services. Of concern is the provision of feedback to candidates/employees after the assessments have been done, as the feedback received often can and does evoke anxiety. It is all well to ask a registered professional to administer the assessments and so comply with the requirements of the proposed amended Employment Equity Act. It is an ethical requirement that professionals do not expose persons or organisations with whom they have a professional relationship to harm or exploitation. Thus care should be taken when feedback is provided as a trained professional may provide feedback to the organization but a trained professional may not be the one providing feedback to candidates/employees. In addition, it must be born in mind that while some psychometric assessments will be administered in the South African Context the employees may perform their duties outside of South Africa. The context in which and for which the assessment is requested should be considered and should organisations be limited to assessments certified by the HPCSA appropriate norm groups (for destination countries) may not be available. One then needs to consider the cultural fairness and validity of assessments done in the South African Context for placement in countries other than South Africa. The implications of the proposed amendments stretch beyond an argument relating to psychometric properties (which it should), and certification.
Regardless of whether the amendments are approved or not organisations should:
• Base their request for assessments (and interview questions) on the content of a job description and job specification. These are documents the registered professional should call for, should they be asked to do assessments, anyway.
• Consult with an appropriately qualified professional in order to establish the fairness, validity, and reliability of any assessments or assessment methods currently in use.
• Ensure that when dealing with a suitably qualified professional they are registered with the HPCSA as they are legally permitted to administer certified assessments. Because registered professionals must undergo continuous professional development training likelihood that the organization is consulting with an informed individual is increased.


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Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Anderson Cooper axes Troopergate story!
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"Troopergate" = A Mad Tea Party!! Hehe.
- August 5, 2008 at 8:53 PM
Strange. Is it normal to lead and close with the same story? Barack's under performance?
- August 5, 2008 at 8:59 PM
It would be so interesting to know what actually happened today at CNN. I was hoping the story might actually be pro-Palin, talking about how there was a rapid and coordinated attempt to take a non-issue and essentially try to sink an approaching VP pick (with investigative reporting regarding where the heck her ex brother in law is hiding out these days). This might have been wishful thinking on my part, more likely the story was going to be thin and one sided, as evidenced by their flagrant mistakes in the advertisement today; CNN likely got a lot of flack, thus decided they needed to pull it.
We'll likely never know.
Frustrating that I attempted to post on the Anderson live blog regarding Palin, from multiple angles, and CNN refused to let any of my postings through.
- August 5, 2008 at 9:11 PM
- JasonZ said...
Well, instead of running a trash story on "Troopergate", there was no story at all. Guess in the end that's better ... still, it would be nice to get some real national coverage of SP ...
- August 5, 2008 at 9:28 PM
I think senator mcain knows by now the two people (one male, one female) he will pick his VP from. However, given this new talk about Hillary, he needs to reconsider his timing. If Obama goes on vacation before picking his VP (that makes hillary more likely) - I would strongly advise Mccain to pick his VP (female) while obama is still on vacation, despite the olympics! If he continues to play the chase game with obama, the ticket may be doomed. My guts tell me that if Mccain picks Palin before Obama makes his choice known, hillary is less likely to accept the VP slot against such a strong ticket. She is more likely to wait for 2012 instead going back to the voters Edward style! If Obama does not pick his vp this week, Mccain should pick Palin next week - otherwise he is gonna create a very big mess for himself and the GOP. Instead of being put on the offense, mccain is better advised to preempt this thing. What happened to AC 360 today is a clear indication that the investigation is about nothing - an experienced maverick shouldn't worry about it. Palin is GOP's best option for this particular election. mk
- August 5, 2008 at 10:12 PM
Anonymous, dittos re timing on McCain picking Palin vis a vis Hillary!!!
- August 5, 2008 at 10:17 PM
- Carlos Echevarria said...
Well, I guess all is well that ends well.
It will be interesting to see the Mac ads, 6 million dollars worth of them, during the Olympics.
BTW, does anyone know if Palin has been vetted, I know Culverhouse visited her a while ago; her financial records, etc...
I know as Gov most things came out already but the MSM & NetRoots will be like packed dogs, on whoever is picked....
- August 5, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Yes, Team obama may want to wait to see whetehre the investigation will turn mccain away from Gov. Palin or not. If they conclude after his vacation that the investigation achieved its objectives, then he can pick any of the males on his short list. But if they conlcude that palin is chance for VP are still very high, then he will have no option but to pick the VP he doesnt seem to like - Hillary, thereby forcing McCain to abandon Palin who they are most scared about! I hope McCain understanjds what is going on here.
About AC360. I feel some of you guys mader a mistake. When you see your opponent headed to no man's land you should not, you shouldn't force them to stop; just follow right behind. By forcing AC360 to drop palin smear, you prevented free media coverage of Palin and wide media coverage for Palin(in follow ups)and exposure of the people behind the $100,000investigation! Think things through before you act!
- August 5, 2008 at 11:04 PM
Anonymous at 11:04, just above this post, I don't agree with your assessment. No one forced AC360 to drop the story, they made the decision on their own. Further, if you look at what the summary of the segment was to be about, it's clear that someone didn't do their research. If anything, they upheld their journalistic standards. Free media coverage that is factually incorrect, isn't actually free, its greatest expense is the truth.
- August 5, 2008 at 11:24 PM
- Health And Fitness Geek said...
Maybe I'm responsible...
- August 5, 2008 at 11:34 PM
- Adam Brickley, aka "ElephantMan" said...
We didn't force them to drop anything. We just put them on notice that they were being watched and sent them lots of facts. Their decision to chicken out was not our fault.
- August 5, 2008 at 11:59 PM
Its now painfully obvious the Obama team and their MSM press secretaries have officially decided the Trooper gate story is radioactive and programmed to self destruct in their faces at any moment.
In all likelihood, team Obama and the Democrat national committee have run enough focus groups in flyover country now to understand this stink only ENHANCES Palin's credentials with swing voters in swing states.
Some of Jerry Springer's highest ratings come from Ohio. Many middle aged swing voter women in Ohio probably have a male relative or acquaintance that aspires to the depths of character attempted by Wooten. Raising noise about Wooten will only help Palin's cause gain traction.
Hence, dead silence in the MSM now. I think conversely, we all should make as much noise as possible about this incident, along with the AK 47 target practice, slaying the moose, etc.
I would just love to see Hillary v. Sarah in the VEEP debate.
- August 6, 2008 at 12:02 AM
I watched till the end also. Whoever made the decision, it was probably for the best.
On another note, MSNBC is reporting something I don't believe.
"A Republican woman VP could actually hurt McCain."
- August 6, 2008 at 12:04 AM
That "poll" is from Lifetime, and it's a pretty obvious plea from the left for McCain to pick anybody but Palin.
I also noticed that the debate moderators have been announced. Liberals all. PBS, NBC, CBS. This after Obama refused to participate in townhall debates with McCain.
These "debates" will be nothing more than a liberal moderator interrupting McCain and leading The Empty Suit through all of his talking points.
The McCain camp needs to push hard on the townhall debate challenge, at least to let voters know that Obama chickened out.
- August 6, 2008 at 12:20 AM
This morning on American Journal Newt Gingrich once again mentioned Palin for VP in a positive way. :)
- August 6, 2008 at 6:13 AM
- Daniel Nichols said...
I wrote a profile about Sarah Palin on my blog. Take a look at it if you get the chance.
- August 6, 2008 at 7:31 PM
Springer was from Ohio and the former Mayor of Cincinnati.He once paid a hooker with a check, which effectively ended his political career.geujha
- August 6, 2008 at 8:25 PM


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Office of Environmental Management Deputy Assistant Secretary Ken Picha holds an Atomic Energy Commission sign he found in the Forrestal Building. | Photo courtesy of Ken Picha
You can find history everywhere in the Energy Department, and Ken Picha found a heavy piece of it.
Picha, a Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Environmental Management, discovered a sign for the Atomic Energy Commission — a predecessor to the Department — after an early morning workout at the Forrestal Building gym. He was walking around trying to cool down when he walked past the locker room to the cafeteria service corridor and made the discovery. So he rolled the estimated 50-pound sign up to his fifth-floor office.
This year is our 35th anniversary, but the AEC holds historic and personal significance to Picha for other reasons. His father worked for the Energy Research and Development Administration, another Energy Department forerunner.
Both the AEC and ERDA helped shape the present-day Department. Following World War II, Congress formed AEC to enable the peacetime development of atomic science and technology. President Harry S. Truman signed the Atomic Energy Act, transferring control of atomic energy from military to civilian hands.
Congress empowered the commission to carry out its mission. All production facilities and nuclear reactors would be government-owned, while all technical information and research results to be under the commission's control. Under the commission's oversight, the National Laboratory System was established, and Argonne National Laboratory was one of the first labs authorized under this legislation as a contractor-operated facility dedicated to fulfilling the commission's mission.
By 1947, the commission took over the atomic energy complex from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Manhattan District, and a Chicago office was set up as one of AEC's first field offices. Through the early 1970s, the Chicago Operations Office supported research, development and demonstration programs leading to the commercial development of nuclear power, naval nuclear propulsion and other nuclear technology applications. The commission also conducted studies on the health and safety hazards of radioactive materials.
In 1975, following the "Energy Crisis," AEC was replaced by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which was charged with regulating the civilian uses of atomic energy (mainly commercial nuclear power plants), and the ERDA, whose duties included the control of the nuclear weapons complex.
ERDA focused the federal government's energy research development activities into one unified agency. The Chicago Operations Office became part of the new ERDA, incorporating AEC's research and development functions. The office's responsibilities grew with new energy demonstration projects such as solar energy.
In 1977, ERDA's duties were transferred to the newly created Energy Department, which provided the framework for a comprehensive and balanced national energy plan by coordinating and administering the energy functions of the federal government.
Today, the Department contributes to the future of the nation by ensuring our energy security, maintaining the safety and reliability of our nuclear stockpile, cleaning up the environment from the legacy of the Cold War, and developing innovations in science and technology.
Meanwhile, Picha is still thinking about what he will do with the AEC sign, and he would like it to be in a place where more people can see it. By far, he says, it is the coolest thing he has ever found at the Department.


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About Chui Lodge
Chui Lodge, built from bush stone, local Acacia, Olive and Leleshwa woods, sits above the shores of Lake Naivasha in a private wildlife conservancy. With views of the Rift Valley escarpment and the Oserengoni Wildlife Sanctuary, the luxury cottages allow for perfect wildlife viewing opportunities right from your own veranda.
Relax in the heated swimming pool with views across the waterhole and conservancy beyond


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So-called Advanced Detection Equipment (ADE) used by the Iraqi army to find explosives have been scrapped – more than three years after the devices were proved to be fakes.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered a halt to the use of the dowsing-rod-like gadgets after they failed to detect explosives on a truck that killed nearly 300 people in a single suicide attack in Baghdad. He has ordered a review into why other explosives detection systems have not been used to thwart terrorist attacks.
"The withdrawal of the device is continuing, but it's still in use here and there, for now," said Brig. Gen. Saad Maan, the Interior Ministry's chief spokesman.
The ADE units consist of metal rods attached to a plastic hand grip that supposedly harvest the operator's electrical field – no batteries are required, in other words. The UK-based manufacturer of the devices, ATSC, said the equipment uses paper cards that are impregnated with "electrostatic matching of the ionic charge and structure" of explosive substances. These cards supposedly caused the rods to swing towards nearby bombs and other dangerous materials.
Almost as soon as ATSC started building these devices, scientists and anyone else with a brain warned that the crackpot gizmos were about as reliable as homeopathy. In 2013, the CEO of ATSC James McCormick was jailed for ten years after a court ruled he had knowingly sold fraudulent products.
In that trial, the Old Bailey in London heard that McCormick had adapted the devices from $20 golfing novelties – toys that allegedly located lost balls in the rough. He then sold them to the Iraqi army for thousands of pounds each and used the money to fund a lavish lifestyle, including homes in the UK, Cyprus, and Florida.
The UK government banned the export of the devices in 2010 and the Iraqis held a testing session subsequently which officials claimed was inconclusive. Several of those involved in the purchase of the devices have since been convicted of corruption charges.
Now, six years later, the devices have now been officially withdrawn from service. However, they are reportedly still in use in other countries, notably Pakistan. ®


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Okay, so this post is going to be a little bit of a garbled mess, because there are like a billion things that I need to tell you. Bear with me.
First off: A new teen book blog chain is starting!
The chain's founder, Kate Gold, emailed me about it a while back and it sounds really cool. She's going to have an info meeting on what exactly the chain will be and how to get involved on May 17th at 2:30 PM eastern. You can find more details here.
Second: We are currently 101 days away from Ch1Con 2015!
Aaand we might do some fun stuff to count down those last one hundred days. Stay tuned. (Also, want more info on the conference and/or to register to attend? Check out our website: www.chapteroneconference.com.)
Still on Ch1Con for a moment: Our 2015 blog tour is in full swing!
You can check out the schedule here. We're sharing lots of giveaways and awesome behind-the-scenes info, so make sure to peruse the posts that have already gone up as well as our remaining tour stops.
Next: I finally know what I'm going to do this summer!
So I finished winter semester on Thursday, which means it's technically been summer vacation for me for almost a week now. (Additionally, I've been technically a senior in college for almost a week now. Which is, you know, the weirdest thing ever.) Despite this, I've had absolutely no idea what I was doing or where I was living for the next four months, so it's felt less like summer and more like a twenty-four/seven panic attack.
HOWEVER, as of this afternoon I have plans for my summer. So, drum roll please.
I'm going to be interning at a literary agency in New York City!!!
I am so, so excited for this opportunity. I'll be spending May and June at U of M, taking a screenwriting class during spring term and interning remotely for the agency. Then at the beginning of July, I move out to NYC to intern in person for two months!
I AM MOVING TO NEW YORK CITY. (Yes, it's only for two months. But I've never had more than a few days at a time there before, and New York is one of my favorite places on the planet, and I am SO EXCITED to call it home for a little while.)
And one last thing (although really the internship was my biggest news): I'm in the midst of a crazy period of interviews and guests posts going up on other sites, sooo in case you're interested in keeping up with everything at all, below is a schedule of my content going up elsewhere from April through the end of May! (Sorry a few of these already were published a while ago.)
Wednesday, April 15: Interview as part of the Ch1Con blog tour on Ariel Kalati's blog.
Saturday, April 18: Interview on my writer friend Brett Michael Orr's blog.
Monday, April 27: Critique giveaway as part of the Ch1Con blog tour on Teens Can Write, Too!
Monday, May 4: Guest post as part of the Ch1Con blog tour on Pub(lishing) Crawl.
Wednesday, May 13: Guest post as part of the Ch1Con blog tour on Newbie Writers.
Saturday, May 16(ish): Post on Teens Can Write, Too!
Tuesday, May 19: Interview and critique giveaway as part of the Ch1Con blog tour on Yvonne Ventresca's blog.
Thursday, May 21: Interview as part of the Ch1Con blog tour on Allison the Writer.
Saturday, May 30: Interview on my writer friend Adriana Gabrielle's blog.
Aaand somewhere in the middle of all of this, I'll hopefully have my first post go up on The Huffington Post as well!
So, lots of stuff going on, and I am now thoroughly amped for this summer.
Talk to you tomorrow for your regularly scheduled Wordy Wednesday!


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Sydney Trains boss Howard Collins, a former driver, told 9NEWS that incidents like those "stop the hearts" of train operators who are unable to avoid a collision.
"You might say a few expletives under your breath, you're waiting for that impact," he said.
The driver in the incident did activate the vehicle's emergency brakes when the man came into vision however, at full speed, a train takes about a kilometre to come to a complete stop.


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First up is Luke's guest selector, Lloyd Meredith, Head Honcho of Olive Grove Records. Here's what he had to say about Ette's Homemade Lemonade:
"For a good few years now I have been a big fan of TeenCanteen, an all girl-band from Glasgow, so when the opportunity to work with their lead singer, Carla, on her new solo project, Ette, I literally jumped at the chance.
Working in collaboration with Joe Kane from sci- pop outt, Dr. Cosmos Tapelab, the pair crafted an album which varies from disco to dub, right through to the best festive song you're likely to hear all year, 'Spending Every Christmas Day With My Boy', which is all about Carla's cat Bez. The album kicks off with the best pop named song I've ever released, 'Attack of the Glam Soul Cheerleaders (Parts 1 & 2)', if that doesn't get your foot tapping, then nothing will."
Next up is Ali's choice. Back in summer we asked you what genres you'd like us to send out and folk came out as popular choice. So with that in mind I've chosen as my pick the latest record from one of folks bright stars – Jess Morgan. Edison Gloriette was recorded over two weeks in a quiet cabin alongside a fjord on the outskirts of Bergen, and with tinges of Americana this record transports you back to slower pace of life, best listened to in a comfy chair with a glass of something nice.


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Three years and eight months have passed since the start of the Saudi and Emirati aggression in Yemen, on the pretext of returning Mansur Hadi, the resigned and fugitive president of the country. During this time, the Saudi coalition did not achieve its goals, despite the information and military assistance provided by the United States and some Western countries, as well as the silence of international organizations, notably the United Nations and the Security Council.
At the start of the invasion, the Saudi alliance assumed that within three weeks it could achieve all its goals, including restoring Mansur Hadi to power and destroying Ansarullah, but Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates could not achieve their goals, through military means.
The Saudi alliance, which had failed in a military strike in Yemen, tried to provide tactics and other strategies to escape the defeat, including terrorizing by killing civilians with bombardment of residential complexes, mosques, hospitals, schools, Students buses, so as to force the army and the popular committees to surrender.
The coalition also put a hunger strike on the Yemeni people in the course of the past three years and eight months to escape the Yemeni swamp, and has been attempting to prevent any humanitarian assistance and food, medicine and other items that are needed in the country through the land, air and sea blockade of Yemen. For this reason, according to the United Nations, there are currently 14 million Yemeni people at risk of famine and every 10 minutes a child dies due to hunger.
At the same time, the United States has been demanding the end of the conflict in the country and the beginning of peace talks between the parties, changing its apparent position on the Yemeni war, which appears to be under pressure of public opinion to stop Saudi Arabia's crime in Yemen, so that Mike Pompeo, The US secretary of state has issued a statement saying that it is necessary to end the military conflict in Yemen and begin negotiations for a United Nations-led peace-talks in the country next month. He called for the suspension of Ansarullah's attacks against Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and, on the other hand, the cessation of Saudi-led coalition air operations inside Yemen.
In another scenario, the United States has announced that it has stopped fueling the Arab coalition fighters who are involved in the Yemeni war and bombing.
Now, after about two weeks of this, not only there is no news of a reduction in the volume of clashes in the direction of setting the stage for stopping the killings of the Yemenis by the coalition, but the severity of their attacks on the Yemeni people, especially in the area of ??al-Hudaydah, is more than before, and Instead of American fueling the Saudi and Emirate aircrafts, this time, thanks to Washington, aircraft sold to these countries are doing refueling in accordance with the previous procedure.
The United States is said to have delivered 26 fuel planes to Saudi Arabia and 6 fuel planes to the UAE, along with a pilot and crew to steer the operation of these aircraft in the Battle of Yemen, but also to cover the obscenity of the participation of fuel planes with the American flag in the killing of the Yemeni people.
Now, however, despite the seemingly neutral position of the United States as the main ally of Saudi Arabia and the UAE in the Yemeni war, the Saudi-Emirates coalition forces are struggling to exert pressure on the Yemeni people, with a massive attack on the Yemeni nation, and to strengthen its position in Future talks with Ansarullah.
Analysts believe that the siege of al-Hudaydah does not mean the end of story, and the arrival of the war on the borders of the port will mean the actual beginning of the battle; Ansarullah's argument in this regard is based on the view that the use of the coalition from modern equipment and at the same time, their support for well-equipped forces, along with the flat geography of the region, is all the opportunities for inequality provided to coalition forces, which means that the efficiency of these opportunities will help them to the borders of the city and not more.
In this regard, Ansarullah, knowing that the capture of al-Hudaydah meant the siege of Yemen from the sea, land and air, would insist on maintaining this strategic area, and the four-year evidence of the war also confirmed that Ansarullah was seriously prevented from occupation operation of al-Hudaydah. Of course, it succeeds; in the eyes of Ansarullah, the siege of al-Hudaydah is not a new issue; and for many years, the Yemeni people are involved with this problem; as a result of this siege, every 10 minutes a child becomes martyred, the volume of the cholera affected by the siege reached more than 1,000,000 Yemeni, and the number of the martyrs and the wounded people of independence Yemenis seek to be beyond imagination
Attempts have been made to capture al-Hudaydah happens to make Ansarullah to sit at the negotiating table with the UAE and Saudi Arabia, while in the present situation, in the two forms of hard war and psychological warfare, al-Hudaydah people are burning in the human furnace of the modern Hitler (bin Salman) in al-Hudaydah. On the battlefield, the 200-stages bombardment of al-Hudaydah is repeated on a day, and the coalition forces attacked the port from all land borders, and in the soft war of the media of Mohammed bin Salman and Mohammed bin Zayed, the diversion of public opinion is happening about the reality of the murdering people in Yemen.


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Problem Solved: Send URLs Between Mac Computers & iOS Devices
<firstimage="//static.makeuseof.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/shutterstock_72662731.jpg">I recently wrote an article 5 More Powerfully Useful Safari Extensions You Should Try Almost two years ago, Apple finally set up a way for developers to create extensions for its fast and easy-to-use web browser, Safari. You can access available extensions by clicking on the Safari Extensions Gallery... Read More about five highly useful extensions for the Safari web browser. A few days after that article ran, I stumbled upon another extension that I've been needing ever since I started using the iPhone (and now the iPad). I can't count how many times I have downloaded a webpage on my iPad that I wanted to view on one of my Mac computers, and vice versa. In order to send a URL from my iOS device, I would literally have to email the URL to myself or save it to my Instapaper account for later viewing.
But now a simple and highly useful Safari extension appropriately called SendTab is just the solution to this problem. Simply put, SendTab allows you to send a selected webpage to one or more computers on your network. When it arrives on the remote computer, it automatically downloads in your networked web browser. It happens within seconds.
The only downside to the extension is that you can only send URLs from iOS devices, but not to them. The extension works both ways using Chrome, but you can only, for some reason, send URLs from Firefox to Safari – not the other way around. In other words, this extension works best if you're a Safari or Chrome user.
SendTab Setup
Perhaps I misunderstood the instructions, but I initially had problems setting up the SendTab network on my computers, and I noticed a few other users complained as well. What I figured out is that after you download and install the SendTab extension, you need to create a Network account. The registration page ask for a "Network Name." It sounds like a name that you need to locate on your computer, but it's not. It simply means a "sign-in" name – you can put whatever name you like and will remember, and then create a password.
After you have logged into your account, sign in again on your other computer and/or iOS device.
When you link to your network account, your computers – but not your iOS device – should be listed. Otherwise they will not receive the URLs you send to them. Basically your URLs are sent to your account and then forwarded over to your computers on your network.
iOS Bookmarklet
To send URLs from your iPad or iPhone, you need to add a bookmarklet to the Safari web browser on your device. There are instructions for setting up the bookmarklet, but that might be a tad bit confusing as well. Here are the steps to install the bookmarklet on your iOS device:
- In Safari on your iOS device, link to the SendTab page and click on the SendTab link on the left side of the page, right above the instructions.
- Save the SendTab bookmark in Bookmarks.
- Now open the the Bookmarks page and tap the Edit button. Now tap on the SendTab bookmark to edit its existing URL.
- Select the entire SendTab URL and paste in the bookmarklet code and javascript code, replacing the original URL.
- Click the Done button and exit out of Bookmarks.
- Copy all the javascript code in step 2 of the instructions on that page.
- Tap the Export button on your iOS device and select "Add Bookmark". (in the SendTab website instructions, it says "+" button, but I believe that refers to the older version of iOS.)
Now you can send URLs from your iOS device to your designated computer(s) on your network. A SendTab box will appear after you tap the bookmarklet in your device. You may have to scroll up to the top of the selected webpage to tap the SendTab window.
SendTab works well for what it does, though it could use a few more features. Sent pages automatically open in the computer you send them to. If your remote computer is asleep when a URL is sent, it may take a few seconds for the webpage to download after the computer is awakened. It would be useful if a Growl notification would appear when URLs are sent and received by SendTab. Also, once a URL is sent, there's no option to keep it from being download in the remote computer it was sent to.
These are just minor issues with SendTab, an extension utility that quite frankly should be built into Safari itself, especially since many Mac users work between one or more computers.
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By Shannon Morehouse, MA, CHHC
It's almost here…the most frightening holiday for those of us whose children thrive on wholesome, organic, GMO-free, healthfully delicious food. My darling daughter Natalie turns 4 this month. Her idea of an amazing treat is fresh fruit with a small squirt of Ah!Laska Organic Chocolate Syrup. While this is the case, I am not going to deny her the trick-or-treating experience. She does love M&Ms after all. How do we manage the mountain of candy?
#1: We look at the ingredients and if they contain any of the following, we only keep 10 of them and she can only have one of them a day.
High-Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)
High-Fructose Corn Syrup is so ubiquitous in candy because it is cheap. We know that too much sugar all together is a bad thing, but the reason why I am especially concerned with high-fructose corn syrup as a sweetener is because in addition to a ridiculously high content of fructose, it also contains other chemical toxins. What we know, for example, is that chloralkali is used in making HFCS, and it contains mercury. While some may argue that it is a "trace" amount of mercury, I am going to do whatever I can to limit the amount of mercury entering my daughter's bloodstream.
Partially-Hydrogenated Oils
Partially-hydrogenated oils are trans fats and trans fats contribute to high cholesterol, obesity, and subsequently heart disease. It is also important for children to avoid trans fats because they block the utilization of healthy Omega-3 essential fatty acids that children need for optimal brain development.
Artificial Dyes
Commonly-used food dyes like Yellow #5, Yellow #6, and Red #40 are made from petroleum and have been shown to be carcinogenic in various research studies. Additionally, studies have shown that consumption of artificial dyes contribute to hyperactivity and behavioral problems and should especially be avoided by children on the autism spectrum or those who have ADHD. Note that "caramel color" is also an artificial dye.
#2: The Candy Fairy Visits
Natalie and I put the not-so-offensive candies back in the bag along with her 10 chemically-laden food picks. We take all the remaining chemically-laden food (there is a lot) and then lay them out for the candy fairy. She replaces them with stickers, temporary tattoos, and healthy dark chocolate (such as the Endangered Species brand we carry here at Natur-Tyme).
What Else you Can Do?
Check out halloweenbuyback.com. It is a national organization whereby participating dentists will pay your child $1 for every pound of candy they bring in. They then send the candy to the U.S. Military. Unfortunately, the closest participating dentist in this organization is in Binghamton. Talk to your dentist and encourage him or her to participate!
Give Away Non-Candy Options and Talk to Your Neighbors about Doing the Same
Here are some great non-candy options (mix and match to appeal to kids of all ages):
• Stickers
• Temporary Tattoos
• Bouncy Balls
• Halloween-themed Pencils
• Halloween-themed Erasers
• Halloween-themed rings (spiders—eek!)
• Bottled Water
• Swirly Straws
• Bubbles
• Glow sticks
• Whistles
• Crayons