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Some days, a given word will look improbable. "Vehicle" has never looked correctly spelled to me. Today, "lobster" struck me as ridiculous.
-sters are usually people: Spinster. Mobster. Prankster. Pollster. But a lobster is not a person who lobs. It is a crustacean rather poorly equipped for ball games, among other things it is not prone to doing.
"Lobster", the OED tells me, is cognate with langoustine and locust, from the Latin locusta, which means lobster, not locust. The insects (scarabei) were named after the crustacean, not the other way round, from similarity of shape.
The option of confusing lobsters for locusts is rather appealing. Exodus 10:13, for example: "and when it was morning, the east wind brought the lobsters." Then again, who really wants to live on steak and locusts?
March 29th, 2010. | Permalink | 1 Comment »
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I followed the link through from the monthly eGullet highlights email: of course I'd be interested in the thread on "shaky food history". There, down near the bottom of the first page of discussion, was an intriguingly unfamiliar word, mentioned precisely because it was not easy to look up. The poster, sanscravat, wrote,
While researching an herb I'd heard of (butnege) I found only three references in print — all three were, word for word, identical. None contained any worthwhile info, and none cited their source. A letter from Paula Wolfert was the only thing that led to a decent answer (turned out that "butnege" was nothing more than dried mint — something that none of the printed sources seemed to know).
It's true. Butnege is a little-used word. Google gives me four hits. Google books provides one. The ad-ridden Essortment page is only vaguely informative in writing that "Butnege is an uncommon spice not readily available in the U.S. It is a leafy green spice similar to basil or oregano in appearance, but it has a distinctive taste. " The ad-free, if uninformative, page at IraqIran mentions it only in passing: "A dish that was developed among farmers is tishreeb fajilla, fava beans with oil and lemon juice, thickened with old bread and enhanced with the special Iraqi herb called butnege."
Gary Allen, in The Herbalist in the Kitchen, is more decisively clear, defining it as Mentha aquatica, a specific variety of mint, and one which matches up with the eGullet poster's conclusion. He says he learned this from the book, The Baghdad Kitchen, which recommends using any kind of mint if this particular kind cannot be gotten. So – case closed?
Surely, though, if this were the standard name for the herb, it would be more widely used. My hunch was that the lack of use of the word was due to the way it had been transliterated – from Persian, from Arabic, from whatever language it originally came from in Iraq. So I asked for help.
My friend Little Diamond (of A Diamond in Sunlight) did some investigating on my behalf and came to a different conclusion than had my previous few sources. The Arabic version is بطنج, transliteratable as butnege, but also as butnaj (34 Google hits) or butnij (49 Google hits). Its translation has clearly vexed a number of people. Consider this confused discussion over what it might be, wherein people confidently inform others that it's thyme, sage, Saudi mint, or a blend of herbs. (Usefully, one commentator notes it's definitely not peppermint.) In The Annals of the Caliphs' Kitchens, the authors give more synonyms, in transliterated Arabic and in English, for which they propose "river mint". "River mint" clearly cannot be the Australian plant by that name, and may indeed be Mentha aquatica for all I know, as proposed by the poster I began with.
In English, Little Diamond tells me, according to the online sources she could find, this plant is called betony. It's an alternate name, in Arabic, for betuniqa. Etymologically and superficially, this makes sense: all these words have the b-t-n sequence, a commonality more meaningful in Arabic than in English, it is true, but still a compelling choice for possible origin and meaning.
Now being betony does not exclude it being mint, as betony is a member of the mint family. It does not taste at all the same, however. Betony is bitter and astringent.
In the English-speaking world, betony is infused as a headache cure, and used for historical recreation cooking, as it was a popular ingredient in the Early Modern and before. (See, for example, this sixteenth-century curative recipe or, from different source, Conserve of Betony.) Beer can also be made from it.
Intriguing though this search has been, I don't know if I have solved anything or only made further confusion in a translation challenge which has clearly stumped other people with fewer food-related resources. Perhaps the original poster and other authors, such as Wolfert, a specialist in the food of eastern Mediterranean, are all correct, and Mentha aquatica is the necessary ingredient when butnege is called for; it is certainly far more their area of expertise than mine! Perhaps betony, another mint variant, is the necessary ingredient; it is what Little Diamond tells me it transliterates to in Arabic and, in terms of comprehensible etymology, it is the more satisfying solution of the two.
There must be thousands of people out there who just know the answer, from being relevantly bi-lingual cooks, but what are the odds they will ever go web-searching for this particular transliterated spelling variation and thus come to resolve my uncertainty?
March 17th, 2010. | Permalink | 3 Comments »
I was following the directions for a spinach raita, but using kale, common winter vegetable, as a substitute. The resulting flavor was milder, but still rich with greenery. Where does "kale" come from, I idly wondered – idly enough that thoughts of languages unknown to me flickered through my head; I didn't think of the German word Kohl, the etymologically-related kohlrabi, or the English cole-slaw.
In Middle English, kale or cale or cail or calewort was a generic name for cabbage variations, with its earliest documented from around 1300. (OED) A sixteenth-century naturalist (but not a pirate), William Turner, wrote, in The names of herbes, that "Brassica is named..in englishe colewurtes, cole or keele."
In Scotland, the vegetable was ubiquitous enough that, like the word for rice in Japanese, kale became synonymous with meals more generally. The kale-bell was the dinner bell, with kale-time synonymous with dinner-time. Water-kale was any broth made without fat or meat, cabbage-variants entirely optional. (Robert Henryson refers to it in "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse.") As a result, the kale-pot, known by that name, was used for cooking up soups and stews, not just broth and cabbage.
As of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, the "kailyard" was, as you would expect, a yard, or vegetable plot, where kale was grown. The term was used to derogatorily brand a group of Scottish writers, sentimental for rural life, including the author of Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie. (As I learned from eat the seasons.)
I see that the Kale industry encourages me to "Discover Kale", from which I learn that Lincolnshire is a hotbed of kale-growing. March is the tail-end of its growing season in the UK, so it may be several months before I have much cause to think on kale again, whether as cabbage, meal, or literary movement.
Now that the first shoots are up and snowdrops are blooming, it's about time for the foods of spring.
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Oil prices took a breather on Tuesday after Brent crude earlier rose to a 26-month high, supported by Turkey's threat to cut crude flows from Iraq's Kurdistan region to the outside world.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Monday to cut off the pipeline that carries oil exports from northern Iraq, intensifying pressure on the Kurdish autonomous region over its independence referendum.
The pipeline to Turkey's port of Ceyhan usually pumps between 500,000 and 600,000 barrels per day (bpd). The loss of this supply combined with the 1.8 million bpd of supply cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC producers has raised concerns of tighter supply.
The Iraqi government said it will not hold talks with the Kurdistan Regional Government about the results of the referendum, which is expected to show a comfortable majority in favor of independence after the results are announced in about 72 hours.
"The high compliance of producers in jointly curbing output as well as the news of (Turkey's response to) the referendum helped oil prices," said Tomomichi Akuta, senior economist at Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting in Tokyo.
London Brent crude for November delivery LCOc1 was up 1 cent at $59.03 a barrel by 0621 GMT after settling up 3.8 percent on Monday. Earlier it rose to $59.49, the highest since July 10, 2015.
U.S. crude for November delivery CLc1 was down 10 cents at $52.12, after hitting $52.43, a five-month high.
Brent has jumped from just over $55 a barrel a week ago, as OPEC and non-OPEC producers confirmed the market was well on its way toward rebalancing, while oil inventories declined.
However, other analysts were cautious of further price gains because of higher oil output from the United States. The U.S. Energy Information Administration said that production from wells in shale formations will rise for a 10th month in a row in October.
"With oil this high, shale oil output will accelerate, capping oil prices," said a Tokyo-based oil analyst who declined to be identified.
U.S. crude prices have lagged behind Brent's gains amid a large oversupply exacerbated by Hurricane Harvey, which forced the closure of nearly 25 percent of U.S. refining capacity.
The spread between WTI and Brent futures CL-LCO1=R widened to $7.17, its steepest since August 2015.
U.S. crude inventories likely rose by 2.3 million barrels last week, a preliminary Reuters poll showed ahead of data by American Petroleum Institute (API).
Gasoline stockpiles likely fell by 1 million barrels, while distillate inventories, which include heating oil and diesel fuel, were forecast to fall by 2.5 million barrels.
The API is scheduled to release its weekly data at 4:30 p.m. EDT (2030 GMT).


I hit a wall of frustration last week when I was doing some walk-through classroom observations in my school. Fellow principals can probably relate with what I am about to say. I spent a little under an hour in one classroom hallway, and in that time I made it into six different classrooms. In five out of the six classroom visits, I saw the exact same thing: The teacher was lecturing from the front of the room, and students were seated at their desks taking notes.
Ask most traditional high school teachers how they handle a student who doesn't submit an assignment and their answer most likely will be this: The student receives a grade of a zero for that assignment. Ask that same teacher to explain to you what their justification for that practice is, and I'll bet you will get an answer like this: The zero will lower the student's overall grade, thus motivating them to try harder the next time. The zeros serves as a punishment for not doing the work in the first place. School leaders, I'm going to be blunt with you. If these answers seem acceptable to you, I am here to tell you as a fellow school leader that you need to rethink what the purpose of grading is. Grading does not exist to punish students. Low grades such as zeros will not motivate students. The true purpose of grading is this: Grading is about what students LEARN, not what they EARN.
What Are You Thankful For as an Educator?
Later this week, most of us will gather with friends and family to celebrate the tradition known as Thanksgiving. Whether you plan to celebrate in a traditional manner with turkey and all the trimmings or whether you plan to take the road less traveled, let's take some time to celebrate some reasons why it is great to be an educator in this day and age. To help you develop your own list, I share with you the seven things that I am thankful for this season as an educator.
7. I am thankful for the educators that I learn from each day. There are thousands of educators from coast to coast who regularly share resources, tips, and strategies that you can use to become a better educator. Not sure who to follow? The website TeachThought has compiled a list of over 50 educational blogs worth following. Do you learn better from Twitter? The website Getting Smart maintains a list of 125+ educators worth following on Twitter. I'm on that list, you can follow me on Twitter here!


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If there's one thing I've always said loudly and proudly, when it comes to fast food roast beef, Arby's Sandwiches are the best in the business. And the horsey-drenched souls there have unleashed the massive monster that is the Arbynator.
Composed of everything in a typical Arby's combo meal – roast beef sandwich, curly fries, and cheddar cheese sauce – along with just about every sauce available over the counter including Arby's sauce and Horsey sauce, this mammoth pile of meat is a two-handed mankiller sent from the bleak future to our bleaker present to destroy our collective hungers, if only for one solitary day. No fate.
Available in three aggrandizing sizes – the Classic, the Double, and the Lord-have-mercy Half-Pound – I stuck with the relatively responsible Classic variation for this outing.
Even though the sesame seed bun was mostly flattened, it pretty much did look like the promotional picture, with the scads of roast beef lazily flopping out as the hot cheese dripped down its side, mixing deliciously with the other assorted sauces. The fries, however, were tucked away like a surprise.
Just as immodestly thick as the pile of roast beef is, when you hit the curly fries, the sheer amount of them on the Arbynator seem a little bigger than a handful. The twirling tubers are a welcomed treat to crunch into as you began your dank voyage into this dangerous sandwich. The fries and roast beef are a delightful combination that kids have been doing for years much to their mother's chagrin. The mixture of tart sauces pays off nicely with lip-puckering goodness.
If the sandwich has any flaw, it's probably that it has far too much meat for one sitting, even in its Classic portion. There's no way an Average Joe will down the Arbynator during his lunch hour, head back to the office, and not put his head down for a long winter's nap. It's too darn much.
Layer after layer of roast beef and stack after stack of curly fries and glug after glug of cheese sauce might sound like a great thing on paper, but when it's right in front of you, daring you to devour it, this is where the decisions that follow us around for the rest of our lives are made.
So, I guess if I'm saying anything, have half for lunch and eat the other half on your way home from work. Unless, of course, your job is "professional napper" in which case, have two on me. Cómpralo ya!
Nutrition Facts: 560 calories, 25 grams of fat, 7 grams of saturated fat, 1 gram of trans fat, 50 milligrams of cholesterol, 1630 milligrams of sodium, 58 grams of carbohydrates, 4 grams of fiber, 7 grams of sugar, and 25 grams of protein.
America's favorite fast food punching bag, Arby's, should stick to the one thing they do best: roast beef sandwiches.
Think about it: have you ever, in your life, stopped what you're doing and made a beeline for the joint because you simply had to nosh on its gyro or down a fish sandwich pronto? Has a day ever been made better by one of its ice coffee drinks? Ever sat at work daydreaming about a big bowl of those curly fries, well, okay, I'll give you the curly fries. But, still, Arby's meandering attempt to enter the barbeque game — one of many, I'm sure — by putting a beef short rib sandwich on the menu is mediocre at best.
Utilizing the mainly fatty beef parts of the aforementioned short rib, an admittedly nice big handful of that cheap cut is packed between two thick slices of mostly toasted Texas toast and topped with soggy fried onions, misplaced melted cheddar cheese and a little slight drizzle of barbeque sauce to give it more of that down-home back-country feel. It doesn't work, but kudos for trying, Arby's.
As I took as large a bite as my medium mouth could allow, I tasted more of the sauce than the meat which is never a good sign, especially when it Arby's barbeque sauce. However, pulling a few pieces of the short rib out to taste by its lonesome, I can see why; the meat was a bit dry, and a good dollop of that sickly sauce gave it its much needed (but still pretty unwanted) flavor.
Additionally, that fraudulent smoky sauce seeped deep into the bread as well, so there's that if you're big into sticky, damp bread.
Alongside the Short Rib Sandwich, Arby's has a quasi-companion piece taking the form of Short Rib Loaded Fries which are exactly how they sound: a decent pile of their quintessential curly fries, bastardized with short rib meat, even more melted cheddar cheese, and a whole mess of that barbeque sauce to give them a sense of purpose and meaning.
It's an unapologetically mishmash of flavors, none of which seemingly belong together in the slightest. The corporate entity barbeque sauce sweetens, almost to a fault, the mildly limp fries. Meanwhile, the short rib meat makes a pretty garnish but not a very useful tater topping, big clumps falling everywhere, just looking for that Texas toast.
For a nice size bowl of these loaded fries—loaded fries being my favorite of all fries, honestly, it's kind of a wasted effort. Give me some plain curlies and few packs of Horsey Sauce and I'm gold, kid.
Arby's, your bold experimentalism let me down again, but don't worry: come Christmastime I promise I'll be back in line for your five roast beef sandwiches for five bucks. You all still do that, right? Please tell me you do.
Pros: Lots of meat. Good to see Texas toast on the menu. Chance to visit your local Arby's.
Cons: Barbeque sauce too "fake sweet." Soggy onions and bread. Cheese sauce not like I remember.
Years of Grumpy Cat and Bad Luck Brian memes has proven that the internet is fertile ground for viral ideas. They don't even need to be true to spread; I hear Scumbag Steve really got his life on track.
Fast food is no exception.
We've all heard that Taco Bell gives you diarrhea, that KFC can't use chicken in their name because they use vat-grown chickenoids, and that Four of the Guys killed and ate the other to gain his power. We know that no one likes Arby's.
See what I mean? The Simpsons make a joke twenty years ago, the idea goes viral, and the conventional opinion of a fast food franchise is set for decades.
I like Arby's. It has a consistently good core menu and often has some interesting limited time items. Plus, any franchise with the guts to serve Bambi on a bun gets my support.
One of Arby's newest offerings is the Texas Brisket Sandwich, featuring smoked brisket, crispy onion strings, dill pickles, and Texas-style barbecue sauce on Texas toast. Arby's has had success with its brisket in the past. How does this one stand up?
Upon opening, I'm underwhelmed. I understand that "toasted" often needs to be put in quotation marks when it comes to fast food, but I was hoping that this Texas toast would live up to its name and offer a crispy counterpoint to the soft brisket. At best, this looks like it was angrily glared at by a cowboy who's had his cattle rustled. Or maybe by a fast food patron who was expecting his Texas toast to at least be thicker than regular bread.
On the inside, Arby's is keeping things simple with just meat, sauce, onion strings, and pickles. This can work when the fundamentals are strong, and Arby's brisket has impressed me in the past, so I was hopeful.
The first bite is tangy. Very tangy. The sauce dominates every other flavor, and the pickles offer a very unneeded sharp bite at the end. "This is fine," I tell myself. Any moment now that fatty, unctuous brisket will cut through the sharpness and bring everything into balance. Another bite reveals a mild smokiness, but the brisket itself remains dry and disappointing.
I remember Arby's brisket being much better than this. Have they changed it recently? The Smokehouse Brisket sandwich was delicious when I had it. Then again, that one does feature copious amounts of cheese and mayo. As a Midwesterner, I admit it's easy to trick me into thinking that something tastes good with the ol' add-cheese-and-mayo trick, but I swear the brisket itself was better too.
So, it turns out that Terri and Sherri Mackleberry were right twenty years ago. Arby's is kinda mediocre, at least with this offering.
Pros: Mild smokiness is pleasing when it presents itself.
Cons: Tanginess doesn't balance with other flavors. Brisket is dry and missing the fatty element needed to balance the sauce and pickles.
Not since the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's Most American Thickburger – or maybe that one Pizza Hut variation that had pigs-in-a-blanket as the crust – has there been a fast food offering as audacious as Arby's Meat Mountain.
So monstrous this tribute to American ingenuity/gluttony that the cashier actually ASKED me if I was serious when I ordered it. In fact, I had to tell her "yes" no less than three times before she rang up the purchase.
You remember those old episodes of Scooby Doo when Shaggy would get the munchies and come marching out of the kitchen with a towering sandwich filled with who-knows-what all the way to the ceiling? Well, that's pretty much what Meat Mountain is. Underneath one greasy star-cut bun, you get all of the following ingredients: angus beef, cheddar cheese, chicken tenders, corned beef, pepper bacon, pit-smoked ham, roast beef, roast turkey, smoked brisket, and Swiss cheese.
So basically, it's like eating Noah's Ark in sandwich form. It's a 1,000-calories plus behemoth that doesn't even fit in the company's stock wrappers – my order came in a wadded up ball of wax paper that, folded out on the table, came out to nearly two feet in length.
In that, I suppose Meat Mountain is more of a limited-time-challenge than a limited-time-offering. You don't eat it for the pleasurable gustatory sensation, you eat it because it's a direct threat to your manhood (or womanhood.) One does not simply review Meat Mountain; rather, one seeks to survive it.
Does the medley of meats come together harmoniously? Not really, but it's still pretty awesome. It's not so much the divergent tastes of the product that's weird as it is the alternating textures. One bite it's crunchy and a little spicy, the next it's sinewy and chewy and just a wee bit soggy. That said, getting a mouthful of cow, chicken, pig and turkey all at once does make you feel like a khakis-clad T-Rex, and ultimately, that's the feeling you're paying $10 for.
One look at this thing and you'll know right away whether or not you can handle it. Just one word of caution for all you iron-stomached adventurers out there, who think you're ready to go napkin to napkin with this mammoth burger: while the sandwich isn't as oily as you'd expect, it is unbelievably salty, packing a whopping 3,000-plus milligrams of sodium. So be sure you have a cola nearby before tackling this beastly creation – or at the very least, a sizable armada of Arby's sauces.
Pros: Being able to eat an entire barnyard in one sitting. The feeling of savory, crispy bacon dancing next to corned beef on your tongue. Dipping your turkey-chicken-beef-ham-bacon sammich into a pool of horseradish-pepper-ketchup-and-honey-mustard sauce and realizing what it's like to be the king of all existence for a few fleeting seconds.
Cons: EVERYTHING is super-duper-extra-salty. Some of the meats don't gel together well at all. The look on the cashier's face when you ask if it comes in a vegan-friendly version.


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The gents of politics
By Gazette staff
The December magazine lists
"Conservatives We Love," and two of the five are U.S. Sen Tom Cole,
Oklahoma deputy majority whip, and T.W. Shannon, Oklahoma Speaker of the
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Kevin recently replaced four of the six Oklahoma State Board of Education members with all the precision of a bazooka.
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Following their successful debut earlier this year in Barbados, Vujaday Music Festival has continued the rollout for the second edition and have announced their stacked phase two lineup. Vujaday 2019 will take place from April 3-7 at different venues all across the stunning Caribbean island. This will give attendees the chance to take in a new experience and venue each day while exploring the island.
With their phase two lineup, Vujaday has announced new additions to the 2019 experience including sets from the iconic London based producer and Crosstown Rebels founder Damian Lazarus, German "Super House" duo andhim, New York-based DJ and Grammy-nominated record producer Danny Tenaglia, a solo set from Pony of Vujaday 2018 standouts The Fitness & Pony, Bay area veteran Papa Lu, global DJ and current Hong-Kong native Gaby Endo, and NYC deep house producer Roger Silver.
The phase one lineup for Vujaday includes legendary Welsh DJ and producer Sasha, a DJ set from iconic Canadian electronic duo Bob Moses, Detroit house and techno staple Moodymann, All Day I Dream founder Lee Burridge, a live performance from the Detroit based sibling duo Octave One, Vivrant label founder and renowned Swedish musician Jeremy Olander, Brooklyn house duo Bedouin, Life and Death founder DJ Tennis, Berlin house aficionado YokoO, members of the fan-favorite Desert Hearts collective Mikey Lion and Lee Reynolds, American production duo and Crew Love members Soul Clap, Women on Wax founder DJ Minx, Sheik 'N' Beik founder Rechulski, respected Toronto resident Nitin, and fellow Toronto native and now Barcelona-based DJ Jade.
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Edit: Ignore below as you appear to have checked permissions.
RunWithElevatedPriviliges will use the identity of the application pool which SP is running under.  Have you ensured this account has sufficient privileges in your environment?

A: I do believe that the issue you are having is due to the fact that you are using the static member to access the SPFarm object. I think that it is similar to running the SPcontext static class which will still run under the security context of the logged on user and not under the elevated privledges context (which is the local application pool identity).
Try this instead inside your delegate:
SPFarm spFarm = SPWebService.AdministrationService.Farm;
SPSolution newSolution = spFarm.Solutions.Add(@fullPath);

EDIT:
Since the above didn't help then your issue probably has to do with database permissions to the config database. The RunWithElevatedPriviliges will run under the application pool's identity that the code is running under. Adding a solution to your farm affects the configuration database so your application pool identity will need access to the config database. As a test try adding the app pool identity to the config db and give it dbo permissions. If that fixes the issue then you will need to find the minimum amount of permissions that each of your app pool accounts will need to add solutions (do not leave as dbo)

A: Your main problem might just be that you are not DBO of a sharepoint database (_Config if I'm not wrong). Adding a solution to a farm is something that require more rights than just access to the farm.
Be sure that the user running this is Farm Administrator and DBO of the proper database.
If you still have problem... try running

stsadm -o addsolution -filename
  "myWsp.wsp"

If you have the proper right, it will give you the proper error.

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Packer's takes to the streets for the Sterling Salt Program.
If Victor Packer's sound poems are lasting literary creations, his man-in-the-street interview shows may well be the most irresistible part of his radio legacy. Recorded between 1937 and 1942, they are a passport to New York's old Jewish neighborhoods, with one of Yiddish broadcasting's most peculiar figures as the guide.
Shtimes fun di Gas (Voices of the Street) is radio's premier use of the man -- or, more often, woman -- in-the-street format. Its conceit was simple. Every Monday and Thursday, Victor Packer traveled to a different Jewish grocery store in Brooklyn or the Bronx with a huge transcription disc-cutting machine and asked ordinary housewives their opinions on various vital issues. After hearing them out, Packer would offer his enthusiastic approval and reward the respondent with a box (if he really liked her, two) of his sponsor's products, like Foremost Milk or Sterling Kosher Salt.
To keep things jaunty, Packer often asked his interviewees to share their favorite recipes for beloved dishes like bread pudding and calf's foot jelly. What most often ensued was a charming if impossible-to-follow torrent of ingredients, measurements, and techniques, concluding with a promise of complete satisfaction.
Packer's intrepid reporting usually gave more cause for bemusement than culinary delight. But in either case, his novel broadcasting style lets us share a laugh with a few dozen housewives in a neighborhood and world that has long since ceased to exist.


What Do Sitemaps Have To Do With Generating Traffic?
Without sitemaps, do you think Google crawlers get lost on their way to gather and index your latest blog post? Well I tell you this that sitemaps is a great component to have and aids in generating traffic for your site. In this post I'm going to talk about what they are and how they benefit your blog.
When it comes to helping search engine crawlers find their way within your blog to index your content, sitemaps are a life saver!
Without them many of our pages and posts would not be in a search engine's database.
Do you remember how we used a phone book to look someone up?
If they didn't register their phone number, then we had to find other way to find out how we could get into contact with that person.
Hopefully we would've been able to run into them on the streets right?
The phone book was each individual's "search engine" so to speak. We couldn't just type in a name like we do now with Google. We actually had to really search to find who we were looking for!
But with sitemaps, it makes it easier for search engines to find each page and post within your blog.
When it comes to SEO (Search Engine Optimization) Sitemaps are a great alternative to backlinks. When you have a new blog, it can be difficult for search engines to find and index your blog. But with sitemaps, it allows search engines to crawl your sites more efficiently.
If you're not too sure about SEO, Check out This Post where I explain what SEO is and the benefit of having an SEO checklist for each of your blog posts. Also if you don't want to memorize a checklist, I talk about a plugin installed on my WordPress Blog that guides you on what steps to take in order to make each post SEO Compliant!
In the next section I will show you How I set up an XML Sitemap within my WordPress blog and Google Webmaster Tool.
If you're new, you're probably wondering if there are different Sitemaps. Actually there is, but the standard one is XML. Actually sitemaps use to be published in HTML but now the standard is XML. The XML (Extended Markup Language) Sitemap which actually gives you more control over your sitemap.
It allows you to prioritize which page or post is more important and also you can pick which ones you want search engines to crawl. With that said, with an XML Sitemap search engines can figure out when you're blog is updated, what parts are updated more frequently, and figure out a time to craw your blog.
Why would you want to get your blog or website indexed with search engines?
You want your site to be found. If someone types in a subject on Google, you want your site to come up in Google as well as any other search engine site! The fact that your site is in the search engines records makes it easier for the search engine to pull up your site.
If you want a better idea of how Search works, then I highly recommend that you check out This Post on how your site and posts gets found on Search Engines. In this post you get the Insider's Information on what the search engine does in order for your site to get indexed and found by others!
When it comes to creating your sitemap, you have a plethora of tools! There's WordPress SEO by Yoast, Google XML Sitemap, and Google XML Sitemap for Videos just to name a few.
The one I use is Google XML Sitemap. There's actually no particular reason why I chose this one. It was recommended to me a while back, and i just stuck with it.
But it does help to know that this plugin was downloaded over 13 million times, and it was last updated June 3, 2014 which is current from when this blog post was published.
So lets get into the steps on how you can install and activate this plugin!
You can Download the Plugin to an FTP program or you can download and install it within your wordpress account. I chose to download and install within WordPress.
4. As of the blog post, the latest update was 4.0.6.. Click on "Install" for this current version or later versions.
Now that you have your sitemap installed on your wordpress, the next step is to set it up in Google. We're going to set this sitemap up in Google Webmaster Tools. If you don't have an account already, go ahead and create one so that we can set up the sitemap.
With the Google Webmaster Tools you can keep track of what and when your posts have been crawled by Google, and you can check to see if there have been any crawl errors! So let's go ahead and set up your sitemap here!
4. Once your site has been verified, we can now setup your sitemap. Go back to the home page of Google Webmaster Tools and Click on your site.
7. Once you click on button, another box comes up on the "Add/Test Sitemap" button and allows you to put in your sitemap. Once done, click on "Submit Sitmap" and you're done!
As for my site, since I had over 300 posts, it took about a week for Google to index all of my posts. It may be different for you, but this is just a heads up.
Now as far as generating traffic, specifically organic traffic from search engines, having your site indexed within Google will make it more convenient for your site to generate traffic. Top that off with making your posts SEO Compliant, Growing Social Engagement, and Google Authorship, then you'll definitely be on the right track of having a successful blog.
Have you gotten your blog or website indexed with Google? If so, how much of a difference did it make as far as generating traffic? Was it a big difference or minor? Please leave your comments below and share this post with your friends! I look forward to reading them!
Excellent tutorial. It has given me several ideas. My hosting company offers a free service that creates the sitemap pages and pings them, but it sounds like this plug in does much more. Thanks so much for writing about this.
It looks like you commented twice, but it's all good. I'm glad that you liked the post!
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Sherman, quite instructive post. On the account that plugin play a role in slowing down a blog.
Don't you know of any method of installing the code without a plugin.
I'm glad that you find the post informative. I don't have a method of installing the code, but you're right. If i ever run into any codes, i'll be sure to put it in a blog post. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great week ahead!
Here again another one that explains the details many of us neglect.
I'm just from reading Kumar's article on Adrienne's blog where he mentioned GWT. The whole post is so highly recommended.
One of the first things I do after setting a new blog is add it to my GWT, set up the sitemap an GA.
I just read Kumar's guest post yesterday and I also highly recommend it to everyone, especially to those that are just starting their blogs.
I have found that setting up your blog with GWT is vital to figure out what keywords people are using to find your blog posts, what crawl errors you may have, and of course to set up your blog to be crawled by Google.
This is definitely something we all shouldn't neglect if we want to be successful bloggers!
Thanks for stopping by Enstine!
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Wow..thanks so much for showing a step-by-step guide of how to install Google XML. I've read about it in different blogs lately and it was one of those things I wanted to do, but had to do more research of "how to." You know what happens when we get into that mode!
Here, you have given us a wonderful guide to do so. I've always wanted to do this and now I can. You have made it so easy to do in a user friendly way, and I thank you.
I've book-marked this post so I can get on it.
I love how to's especially when I can really benefit from it LOL… but I found some how to's that were confusing and unfinished. As I was creating this, I wanted it to make it a simple and complete as possible.
But my main focus was that everyone who reads this post get a good understanding of why sitemaps are important when it comes to generating traffic. I'm glad that you found this helpful and easy to understand! Thanks for stopping by Donna! Have a good one!
I think without sitemap our contents may be accessed at social media and their submission in blogging communities but will not get any ranking in Google or other search engine pages. Still 80 per cent of traffic on average blog comes from search engines so online survival of a blog without site map is so difficult.
Yes it is a debatable topic either to still publish sitemap at your blog also for people or just its submission to search engines is enough. This becomes debatable because now lot of plugins are available to ease the navigation task for visitors.
Thanks for sharing this wonderful post that's I think a perfect tutorial on sitemap.
That's an important statistic! This is why sitemaps are crucial in getting organic traffic from search engines!
This is a debatable topic, but from my experience so far it's just not enough to submit your blog or website to search engines. I had to submit a sitemap just for my blog posts to be in the first couple of pages of Google and other search engines. But other bloggers have other ways to get this done.
Thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you like the post!
I use XML site maps for my site. I do upload and refresh them pretty often. I usually can put out a post and have it get ranked within an hour. I guess over time it helps to build trust with Google. In return Google will reward you by ranking your newest blog post. Great post about site maps Sherman!
Thats great to hear that you use XML sitemaps. It does help to build that "relationship and trust" with Google to get indexed and found. This is good to know that your posts can be recognized on Google within just 1 hour! Thanks for sharing!
Really great post and easy to follow step by step.
I read Kumar's post at Adrienne's place and he mentioned that Google Webmaster Tools and how it is important to set it up and to be honest I was clueless how to do it and here I come and you explained it step by step and also how to add a XML sitemap.
I just followed these steps and I am all set-up now. I can't thank you enough. Speak about the right time your post was delivered. Thank you so much indeed.
My question, I just need to submit my site to Google Webmaster Tools and submit my XML sitemap or I need to play with some of the settings??
Thanks Sherman for a great post and for the time you put into it making it so easy. Have a great week ahead.
I'm glad that this blog post was written just in the nick of time for you. Yes, that was an interesting guest blog post that Kumar wrote, and as I was reading it, I was knodding my head since I went through some ups and downs with my blog.
There are a lot of bloggers out there that either haven't set up their sitemaps or they don't have the slightest idea of what they are. But I'm very happy that this blog was helping for you in setting yours up, as well as the Google Webmaster Tools account!
Sitemaps are key in the SEO game Sherman. Thanks for sharing!
Sitemaps are part of the puzzle! You definitely want to make sure it's a part of it! Thanks for stopping by!
Site maps are essential for any website and you have given a wonderful step by step instruction. My web host includes this service, thankfully. a reminder pops up weekly and takes me through the steps to create the site map, ping, and be sure it gets indexed. You always give great information, thanks.
Sitemaps are indeed crucial for each site. You definitely want your blog or website to be indexed by the search engines so that you can get some organic traffic.
What's the web host that you use?
I'm glad that you like this blog post! I hope you have a great rest of the week! Thanks for stopping by!
Sherman, I use Hostgator, mainly for their extraordinary customer service. The service is provided by Attracta dot com and is free for me although I believe I could upgrade for a fee and extra services but I have never done that.
ok.. cool…. Have you already written a post about it?
Great post my friend and I remember doing all of this so long ago. But last year when my nephew had jumped on the blogging train I had him come over and sit with me for a few hours. We went over all the stuff he needed to do and I literally thought he was going to pass out.
I just eventually told him to give me all his log-in details and I set it all up for him. Of course I'll have to go over all this with him again in the future because we know that the maintenance part of it is something he'll have to deal with and keeping up with Google Webmaster Tools is something a lot of people do not do.
I guess I check them at least once a month if not more so it's something to definitely stay on top of.
Great explanation here, thanks and enjoy your day.
I forgot that your nephew officially became a blogger. I'm pretty sure he was mind boggled with all the stuff needed to be done to get it going and maintain it.
This stuff looks easy, but at times it can get tedious and frustrating. We both had our share of experiences with our blogs.
But sometimes you have to go ahead and set it up yourself just to get it going. But hopefully later he'll be more open-minded and read for the information. Especially for the fact that the blogosphere is constantly changing.
Thanks for stopping by Adrienne! Have a good one!
Great tutorial Sherman. I have also been using this plugin for a few years now but never knew how to set it up. That was something new to me to click on the crawl etc. Thanks for sharing.
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I'm glad that this tutorial was helpful for you! For the longest I didn't know what a sitemap was and how it would benefit me, but now I'm glad I'm able to share this value to you as well as to the rest of my blogging friends! Thanks for stopping by!
On your blog you always offer such valuable information and explanations of what to do. I have verified my sites at Webmaster Tools and I have installed a sitemap, but I never did anything to connect the two. Thanks for showing this so clearly.
A lot of times we are told what to do, but never why we it would be beneficial to us. I'm glad that you have your sitemap already set up and have a great understanding of why it's beneficial to have one! Thanks for stopping by!
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I'm glad that this post was helpful for you. I find that, at least in my case, we get told what to do but never why we should do it. I wanted my readers, specifically those that are beginners, to know why it would be beneficial to set up sitemaps. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great week ahead!
Beautifully executed Sherman, thank you – I had the plugin installed, but followed through your tutorial and realised the sitemap didn't seem to be functioning, so I hope I have rectified that now.There were some errors but I'll leave it to do it's thing and take a look in a few days.
The telephone directory was a life savor, and still is even in our information age. Before I wrote this post, I checked to see if my sitemap was active, which of course it wasn't. I believe this became inactive when I changed my theme.
But I'm glad this tutorial was helpful. It seems like this is one step that a lot of bloggers skip when they're first starting out! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great week ahead!
This was such a solid post about Sitemaps. Sitemaps can really make a huge difference with you website indexing when you are first launching a website. Every website I have launched there are usually a dozen plugins i add-on and the sitemap one you mentioned is one of them.
I'm glad you like the post Kyle! Yes Sitemaps are one of those things that every blogger should have set up in order to get the best out of search engines! I'm glad that you have this all set up and this will make it easier for your posts and other websites to get indexed! Thanks for stopping by and you have a great week ahead!
What a nice post about sitemap.
Thanks for the compliment! Yes having your sitemap set up will allow search engines to better index your blog posts. Having this is one of the vital things in order to optimize our blogs all together! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great rest of the week!
Excellent post, especially for those who are still new to blogging, which include a lot of people 🙂 and who have no idea about sitemap or what it's for.
Even though I have this installed on my blog for a very long time, it prompted me to go under my settings and check it out, and I've updated a few things there.
What I do not see is the exact steps you showing here though. My setting looks different, or should I say, I can't find the link you showing here on #6, but I'll check it out again later.
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There's a lot of people who start a blog who miss this step of adding a sitemap. Both new and veterans. Before I wrote this post I had to check to see if everything was set, which it wasn't.
After I put everything back in place, I thought this would be a good topic to write about. So as you can see, I went ahead and put it down on this post.
I hope that you're able to find the link step #6 so you can put everything back in order! Let me know when you do! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great weekend!
Good and informative post!!! As we all know sitemap is very important for seo. If you want to index your site and want that robot is easily read your site than sitemap is quite good. After reading this post I know more than previously. Thanks !!!
I'm glad that this post was helpful to you. If you want to get indexed quickly by search engines, then sitemaps are the way to go! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great weekend!
Reading your excellent post, reminded me of one of the second paid 8 week courses I took on building my own self hosted WordPress site.
Even though the instructor (like you!) was excellent!
That course may as well have been in some foreign language. LOL! I remember that h he covered sitemaps near the end of the cours.
You talk about being lost, and in way too deep, way too soon!
There I was struggling, but determined to hang in there, in spite of feeling like I was watching a foreign film with no sub titles!LOL!
After lots of reading and re- reading, asking lots of questions in forums and paying tech heads to consult me.
Now I can read your excellent post, and kind of, sort of follow what you've written here!LOL!
I followed my instructors advice and installed a sitemap, but please don't ask me to explain how & why I need it!LOL! Great job!
I'll just link to your blog and this post in particular!
Great tutorial Sherman. You made it look so easy. I am technically challenged, but you made it so simple to follow. You did an excellent job and I thank you for that.
I will bookmark this so I can do it a little later.
You have an awesome weekend!
I'm glad that I was able to explain in a way for you to understand. There's so many terms out there when it comes to blogging and at times when you're doing your research, the definitions that are out there can go over your head.


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"Vote for Mitchell" Capital Fight Train Photo, 1889
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Content Description
The collection consists of one photograph, measuring 6 ½ x 9 inches, of a train locomotive (number 343) and three passenger cars elaborately decorated with American flags and bunting with a sign that reads "Vote for Mitchell" on the coal car. Other signs on the passenger cars read, "We live in the Jim River Valley" and "Mitchell will be the Capital." A third sign on the last car is illegible. Four individuals are seen in the photo. It is believe that the image dates to 1889 when a number of South Dakota towns were vying to become the site of the temporary state capitol in October of 1889. Mitchell finished fourth out of seven towns. The photo is mounted on card stock (10 x 12 inches) with the reverse featuring a photographer's stamp for Jerome Wiltse of Mitchell. To further verify the assumed photo date of 1889, research revealed that the photographer Mr. Wiltse died in May of 1900. When compared to other photographs in the State Archives collections, it is believed that this photo was taken near the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul depot in Mitchell. A grain elevator is also visible in the background. The photo also has severe light damage and considerable fading.
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Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Company
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Railroads -- South Dakota -- Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
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Pablo Albano and Lucas Arnold were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Albano with Alexandre Simoni and Arnold with Gastón Etlis.

Albano and Simoni lost in the quarterfinals to Mariano Hood and Sebastián Prieto.

Arnold and Etlis lost in the semifinals to Martín Rodríguez and André Sá.

Hood and Prieto won in the final 6–2, 6–4 against Rodríguez and Sá.

Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

 Lucas Arnold /  Gastón Etlis (semifinals)
 Pablo Albano /  Alexandre Simoni (quarterfinals)
 Antonio Prieto /  Eyal Ran (first round)
 Devin Bowen /  Dušan Vemić (semifinals)

Draw

External links
 2001 Cerveza Club Colombia Open Doubles draw

Bancolombia Open
2001 ATP Tour

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Salomon Mayer von Rothschild (ur. 9 września 1774, zm. 28 lipca 1855) był bankierem i założycielem wiedeńskiego oddziału banku rodziny Rothschildów.

Życiorys
Urodził się we Frankfurcie nad Menem jako trzecie dziecko i drugi syn Mayera Amschela Rothschilda (1744-1812) i Gutlé Schnapper (1753-1849). W 1800 poślubił Caroline Stern (1782-1854). Mieli następujące dzieci:

 Anselm Salomon Rothschild (1803–1874)
 Betty Salomon Rothschild (1805–1886)

Jego ojciec założył bank we Frankfurcie nad Menem. Dążeniem jego było rozszerzenie rodzinnego biznesu na całą Europę, najstarszy syn Rothschilda pozostał we Frankfurcie, a każdy z pozostałych czterech synów został wysłany do różnych miast europejskich w celu ustanowienia oddziału bankowego. Salomon von Rothschild został akcjonariuszem de Rothschild Frères – banku jego brata Jamesa Rothschilda, który został otwarty w 1817 roku w Paryżu. On sam w 1820 roku zakłada bank w Wiedniu, w celu finansowania projektów rządu austriackiego, m.in. rozwój kolei w tym kraju. W 1822 roku został nobilitowany do godności barona poprzez Franciszka II Habsburga. Salomon Rothschild inwestował w nieruchomości, sztukę i antyki oraz prowadził działalność filantropijną.

Podczas Wiosny Ludów wzmagały się nastroje negatywne wobec rodziny Rothschildów, ze względu na współpracę z Habsburgami wyrażone w postaci rozprowadzanych licznych pamfletów. W tej sytuacji bank w Wiedniu stracił dużo kapitału a sam Salomon polityczne wpływy. Po tym wydarzeniu władzę w firmie oddał swemu synowi Anselmowi, a sam udał się na emeryturę i wyjechał do Paryża, gdzie zmarł w 1855 roku. Ze swojej kolekcji podarował muzeum w Luwrze kilka renesansowych dzieł sztuki z Francji i Włoch oraz dwa XVIII-wieczne obrazy Carlo Dolciego.

Bankierzy
Kolekcjonerzy XIX wieku
Ludzie urodzeni we Frankfurcie nad Menem
Ludzie związani z Paryżem
Niemieccy kolekcjonerzy sztuki
Niemieccy Żydzi
Salomon Rothschild
Ludzie związani z Suresnes
Urodzeni w 1774
Zmarli w 1855


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Alma Center
Alma Center Wisconsin Income Charts
This section shows the Alma Center Wisconsin economy using the most recent economic analysis from the 2020 Census Bureau. Starting with Figure 1 which shows the median earnings per worker, Alma Center depicts it has a Median earnings of $37,330 which is less than most other places in the area. The city with the highest median earnings per worker in the area is Hatfield CDP which shows a median earnings of $42,625 (14.2% larger). Comparing median earnings per worker to the United States average of $49,041, Alma Center is approximately three-fourths the size. Also, in comparison with the state of Wisconsin, median earnings per worker of $48,208, Alma Center is approximately three-fourths the size.
In Figure 2 a more complete view of income is shown which aggregates income from all members in the household and it has a Median household income of $45,625 which is in the center range of other places in the metropolitan area. The city with the highest median household income in the area is Humbird CDP which shows a median income of $58,214 (27.6% larger). Comparing median household income to the United States average of $62,843, Alma Center is approximately three-fourths the size. Also, versus the state of Wisconsin, median household income of $61,747, Alma Center is approximately three-fourths the size.
The next section examines a variety of different income statistics for the Alma Center metropolitan area. In Figure 3 we see that it has the percentage of earnings less than $10,000 the second smallest when ranked by median earnings of less than $10,000 of all the other places in the greater region at 4.4% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of earnings between $10,000 and $14,999 at 8.8% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Black River Falls with 11.1%.
Figure 5 has the Average number of hours worked in a typical work week during the year, it has a Avg Hours Worked of 40.1 which is the second most of all the places in the greater region. The city with the highest average hours in the area is Hatfield CDP which depicts an average hours of 41.3 (only about 3.0% larger). Dividing median annual worker earnings by the average number of hours worked in a year in Figure 6 shows that it has a Avg Hrly Earnings of $17.90 which is the smallest when sorted by average hourly earnings of all the other places in the area. The city with the highest average hourly earnings in the area is Fairchild which depicts an average hourly earnings of $20.63 (15.2% larger). Comparing average hourly earnings to the United States average of $24.31, Alma Center is approximately three-fourths the size. Also, compared with the state of Wisconsin, average hourly earnings of $24.02, Alma Center is approximately three-fourths the size.
Figure 7 examines the number of self employed people in the Alma Center metro area based on the number of people who reported any self employment income. Alma Center shows it has a Self Employed of 6.3% which is the second smallest when ranked by percentage of people self employed of all the other places in the surrounding region. The city with the highest percentage of people self employed in the area is Humbird CDP which depicts a percentage self employed of 12.5% (about twice as large).
Turning our attention to Figure 8, the median household income by age group, it has one of the largest proportions of median income-under 25 years at $63,250 of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Hixton ($64,375), and #1 Black River Falls ($71,767) are larger. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of median income-25 to 44 years at $61,875 of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Hixton ($74,500), and #1 Hatfield CDP ($82,083) are larger. Third, it has the second smallest as measured by median income for those under 25 years of age of all the other places in the metro area as measured by median income-45 to 64 years at $24,750 of the total.
The next chart (Figure 11) shows the percentage of households that had retirement income over the last 12 months and it has a With Retirement Income of 16.6% which is the second smallest as measured by households with retirement income of all the other places in the greater region. The city with the highest households with retirement income in the area is Hatfield CDP which shows a households with retirement income of 33.7% (about twice as large).
In the next chart, Figure 12, the median family income is shown for families broken down by racial group and has the percentage of overall family income in the mid range of other places in the metro area at $63,750 of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of hawaiian family income at $48,750 of the total and is ranked #1.
Figure 13 shows the cost of living and other consumer spending categories for a variety of cost components from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Alma Center shows it has the hightest cost of 105.5 for the cost of healthcare group.
Alma Center Wisconsin Labor Force Charts
The next two charts look at very recent, monthly trended employment related performance using data estimated by economists at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS tracks unemployment statistics for a large number of areas throughout the country on a month to month basis. However, not every location in the U.S. is tracked by the BLS so the chart will only show the closest location available (which may be the same location.) Figure 14 shows the monthly unemployment rate for the area as well as a comparison to the overall national economy measure for the United States. Note that in March to April 2020, the Covid 19 recession or great recession occurred and affects this metric. . It depicts that from January 2010 to before the disasterous Covid-19 virus Pandemic the monthly unemployment rate went from 8.7% to 3.0% in March 2020. This represents a decrease in the monthly unemployment rate of 65.5%. Since that time, the monthly unemployment rate has gone to 3.4% This represents an increase in the monthly unemployment rate of 13.3%. In Figure 15 the monthly labor force participation which are people actively looking for work are also defined as unemployed but do not include people who have given up looking for work. . It depicts that from January 2010 to before the disasterous Covid-19 virus Pandemic the monthly labor force participation went from 38,237 to 39,018 in March 2020. This represents an increase in the monthly labor force participation of 2.0%. Since that time, the monthly labor force participation has gone to 41,025 This represents an increase in the monthly labor force participation of 5.1%. Figure 17 shows the labor force participation using the estimated percentage of people either working or actively looking for work. Alma Center depicts it has a Labor Force Participation of 62.3% which is in the intermediate range of other places in the greater region.
The percentage of full-time workers are compared to the number of part-time workers in Figure 19. Alma Center shows full time employees substantially bigger as the part time employees.
The next employment related data item is shown in Figure 21 which is the percentage of families with only a single earner in the greater Alma Center area. Alma Center depicts it has a Single Earner Families of 18.3% which is the smallest in order of families with a single earner of all the other places in the greater region. The city with the highest families with a single earner in the area is Humbird CDP which shows a single earners rate of 40.4% (approximately 2.2 times bigger). The percentage of families with no one working is depicted in Figure 22. Alma Center depicts it has a Families with No One Working of 12.9% which is less than most other places in the local area. The city with the highest families with no one working in the area is Hatfield CDP which shows a families with no worker of 28.6% (approximately 2.2 times bigger).
Alma Center Wisconsin Poverty Charts
The next section details economy analysis about poverty for residents of the Alma Center community. This performance can be enhanced by government programs such as economic opportunity zone to influence manufacturing, job growth, economic opportunity an hopefully lead to economic recovery after the recent Covid 19 recession. In Figure 23 the total number of people earning less than the poverty level are shown. Alma Center depicts it has a Total In Poverty of 47 which is in the middle range of other places in the greater region. The city with the highest total people earning less than the poverty level in the area is Black River Falls which shows a total people earning less than the poverty level of 445 ( very much bigger).
In Figure 24 the percentage of people earning less than the poverty level is shown and compared across the group of places. Alma Center depicts it has a Percent of Population In Poverty of 11.0% which is in the middle range of other places in the surrounding region. The city with the highest percent of people earning less than the poverty level in the area is Fairchild which shows a percent of people in poverty of 35.8% (approximately 3.3 times bigger).
In Figure 25 people who are in poverty are broken out by age group. Alma Center has the percentage of person in poverty 12 to 17 years the second smallest when ranked by person in poverty under 12 years of all the other places in the greater region at 9% of the total. Second, it has less than most other places in the greater region in terms of person in poverty 18 to 34 years at 13% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of person in poverty 35 to 54 years at 26% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has less than most other places in the area when sorted by person in poverty 55 to 64 years at 9% of the total.
The next chart, Figure 26, shows the percentage of people in poverty by racial group. Alma Center has one of the largest proportions of hawaiian poverty rate at 10% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Fairchild (55%), and #1 Black River Falls (100%) are larger.
Figure 27 shows key poverty statistics for groups based on marriage status. Alma Center has the percentage of married with children and in poverty the second smallest when sorted by married with children and in poverty of all the other places in the area at 12% of the total. Second, it has the second smallest when ranked by married with children and in poverty of all the other places in the local area as measured by unmarried with children and in poverty at 4% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of unmarried female with children and in poverty at 33% of the total and is ranked #1.
The next chart looks at the percentage of people in poverty based on their education level in Figure 28 marriage status. Alma Center has the percentage of less than highschool in poverty less than most other places in the area at 7% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of highschool graduate and in poverty at 17% of the total and is ranked #1. Additionally, Figure 30 looks at the percentage of people who receive some form of public assistance including general assistance, temporary assistance or food stamps (i.e. SNAP.) Alma Center depicts it has a Public Assistance Percent of 18.9% which is in the mid range of other places in the local area. The city with the highest households with public assistance in the area is Fairchild which depicts a households with public assistance of 31.6% (67.3% larger).
Figure 31 shows the "Gini Index of Income Inequality" with a range from zero (perfect equality) to one (perfect inequality). Alma Center shows it has a Gini Index of 38.8% which is in the middle range of other places in the area.
Alma Center Wisconsin Work Commute Charts
In Figure 35 is shown a frequency distribution of the time that people leave for work. Alma Center has one of the largest proportions of people who leave for work between 12am to 5am at 6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Merrillan with 8%. Second, it has the smallest proportion of people who leave for work between 5am to 530am at 4% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of people who leave for work between 530 am to 6am at 10% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the largest proportion of people who leave for work between 730 am to 8am at 6% of the total and is ranked #1.
The next graph in Figure 36 shows the average number of minutes that it takes for people to commute to work. Alma Center has the percentage of people with commute time of less than 5 minutesutes in the mid point range of other places in the metro area at 4% of the total. Second, it has the second smallest when sorted by people with commute time of less than 5 minutes of all the other places in the local area when ranked by people with commute time between 5 to 9 minutes at 3% of the total.
The average commute time is shown in Figure 37. Alma Center shows it has a Avg Commute Time of 27 which is the second most of all the places in the local area. Figure 38 shows the difference between male versus female commuting time. Alma Center depicts average commute time in minutes for men 76.5% larger as the average commute time in minutes for women. Figure 40 shows the total number of vehicles available for transportation and Alma Center has the smallest proportion of no vehicle available at 12% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of 1 vehicle available at 51% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the second smallest when sorted by no vehicle available of all the other places in the metro area when sorted by 2 vehicles available at 22% of the total. Also, it has in the mid range of other places in the metro area when ranked by 3 vehicles available at 12% of the total. Figure 41 shows the percentage of people who both work and live in the same city (town or place.) Alma Center shows it has a Work in city or place where live of 13% which is the second most people who both work and live in the same city of all the places in the greater Alma Center region. The city with the highest people who both work and live in the same city in the area is Black River Falls which depicts a people who both work and live in the same city of 63% (approximately 4.7 times bigger). Comparing people who both work and live in the same city to the United States average of 42%, Alma Center is approximately a third the size. Also, versus the state of Wisconsin, people who both work and live in the same city of 40%, Alma Center is approximately a third the size.
Alma Center Wisconsin Jobs Charts
The next to charts break out the median earnings for major job categories for men and women. Figure 46 shows the median earnings of men for the job categories. Alma Center depicts it has the hightest median earnings of $54,375 for the earnings-sales and office occupations classification. Similarly, Figure 47 shows the median earnings of women for the job categories and Alma Center shows it has the hightest median earnings of $73,750 for the earnings-healthcare practitioners and tech occupations group. The table in Figure 48, shows Alma Center employment data in terms of job categories and salary data.
Alma Center Wisconsin Self Employment Charts
In Figure 51 the average annual self employment/entrepreneur income is shown. Alma Center depicts it has a Self Employment Income of $21,264 which is the second smallest when sorted by average annual self employment income of all the other places in the metropolitan area. The city with the highest average annual self employment income in the area is Black River Falls which depicts an average annual self employment income of $62,605 (approximately 2.9 times bigger). Comparing average annual self employment income to the United States average of $39,154, Alma Center is approximately half the size. Also, compared to the state of Wisconsin, average annual self employment income of $33,386, Alma Center is approximately three-fourths the size.
Figure 52 shows the difference between the number of self employed men and self employed women (i.e. entrepreneurs.) Alma Center depicts total number of self-employed men 3 times bigger as the total number of self-employed women.
Alma Center, Wisconsin Economy Data
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Figure 1: Alma Center, WI Median Earnings per Worker
Figure 2: Alma Center, WI Median Household Income
Figure 3: Alma Center, WI Earnings Distribution
Figure 4: Male vs. Female Median Earnings
Figure 5: Alma Center, WI Avg Hrs Worked in Week
Figure 6: Alma Center, WI Avg Hourly Earnings
Figure 7: People Self Employed in Alma Center, WI
Figure 8: Alma Center, WI Median Household Income By Age Group
Figure 9: Alma Center, WI Source of Income
Figure 11: Households with Retirement Income
Figure 12: Median Family Income By Race in Alma Center, WI
Figure 13: Alma Center, WI Cost of Living (100 = U.S. Average)
Figure 14: Monthly Unemployment Rate for Area Closest to Alma Center, WI Tracked by BLS
Figure 15: Quarterly Labor Force Participation for the Area Closest to Alma Center, WI Tracked by BLS
Figure 16: Alma Center, WI Annual Unemployment Rate
Figure 17: Annual Labor Force Participation
Figure 18: Alma Center, WI Components of Employment Status
Figure 19: Part Time vs. Full Time Employment
Figure 21: Alma Center, WI Families with a Single Earner
Figure 22: Alma Center, WI Families with No One Working
Figure 23: Alma Center, WI In Poverty
Figure 24: Percent of Population in Poverty
Figure 25: Alma Center, WI Poverty Break Out by Age Group
Figure 26: Alma Center, WI Poverty Break Out by Race
Figure 27: Alma Center, WI Poverty and Marriage Status
Figure 28: Alma Center, WI Poverty and Education Attainment Level
Figure 29: Alma Center, WI In Poverty and Working Status
Figure 30: Alma Center, WI Households with Public Assistance
Figure 31: Alma Center, WI Gini Index of Income Inequality
Figure 32: Alma Center, WI Mode of Transportation to Work
Figure 33: Detailed Mode of Transportation to Work
Figure 35: Alma Center, WI Time Leaving For Work
Figure 36: Time in Minutes Spent Commuting to Work
Figure 37: Alma Center, WI Average Commute Time in Minutes
Figure 38: Alma Center, WI Average Commute Time for Male vs. Female
Figure 39: Alma Center, WI Detailed breakout of age groups by means of transportation to work
Figure 40: Alma Center, WI Vehicles available
Figure 41: Alma Center, WI People who both Work and Live in the Same City
Figure 42: Alma Center, WI Median Annual Earngins by High Level Industry Groups
Figure 43: Men-Median Annual Earnings by High Level Industry Groups
Figure 44: Women-Median Annual Earnings by High Level Industry Groups
Figure 45: Alma Center, WI Median Annual Earnings by Job Category
Figure 46: Men-Median Annual Earnings by Job Category
Figure 47: Women-Median Annual Earnings by Job Category
Figure 48: Detailed Job Categories with Annual Earnings for Alma Center, WI
Figure 49: Number of Self Employed People by Industry in Alma Center, WI
Figure 50: Alma Center, WI Number of Self Employed People by Detailed Industry Grouping
Figure 51: Alma Center, WI Average Annual Self Employment Income
Figure 52: Total Self Employed Men and Women
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EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of Harvey Weinstein's ouster from The Weinstein Company, his name is being removed from all of the company's TV series, on which he had served as an executive producer, sources told Deadline. The same step is expected to be taken on movie releases. Additionally, we hear TWC brass are auditioning ad agencies today that will be tasked with finding a new name for the overall production and distribution company.
We hear TWC has been making calls to TV networks and producers informing them that Harvey Weinstein's name will be scrubbed from credits going forward. They were prompted by strong reaction from TV executives and creative auspices involved in TWC series who practically demanded the name removal as they wanted to distance their projects from Weinstein following the New York Times' devastating Thursday expose detailing decades of sexual harassment behavior. That report has been exacerbated by numerous subsequent accounts by women who have come out in the past couple of days.
We hear the removal of Weinstein's name could kick off with the first TWC series to air following the scandal, the upcoming episode of female-themed Project Runway on the female-centric Lifetime this Wednesday.
It will be followed by the new seasons of dramas Six on History and Scream on MTV as well as the upcoming Waco with Taylor Kitsch, and Yellowstone with Kevin Costner for Paramount TV; a new series from David O. Russell, starring Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore for Amazon; and Matthew Weiner's The Romanoffs, also for Amazon. On those two Amazon series, on which TWC had signed on as co-financier, we hear the company has not come through with any financing as of yet, even with one of the shows, The Romanoffs, already in production.
Aside from removing Weinstein's name, we hear all of TWC's series will be going forward as planned. It is understood that Weinstein's personal involvement in most if not all of them has been passive to peripheral, and a decision to hastily cancel the series would mean putting hundreds of people on each show out of work.
Paramount Network is heavily relying on TWC for its rebrand launch, which is built around the company's Waco, Yellowstone, and six-part documentary series Rest In Power: The Trayvon Martin Story with Jay-Z, based in part on a book by former Harvey Weinstein legal advisor Lisa Bloom. All are moving forward, at least for now.
Taking Weinstein's name off TWC features would likely be a more complex process as he had been far more involved in those projects. His dismissal from film and TV credits may lead to a collision with the Oscar powerhouse producer, but it has become priority for TWC's survival to distance itself from a man whose name is as close to a brand as any producer/studio chief. That brand is now toxic.


Do your lights dim a second when the washer and dryer is on?
Discussion in 'Archived Threads 2001-2004' started by Luc, Sep 28, 2001.
Some of my lights flick for a second as the washer or dryer kicks in. The lights don't dim otherwise I know it's a problem for sure. The lights affected are in area with separated circuit. Is this normal? Not only that, while I play DVD, it flicks also when those heavy power machine kicks in. My house is 1.5 yr old and for the first year, this never occurred. It started happening this summer. I live in California so I was thinking perhaps it's the change of power delivery/usage around the area. Any thoughts?
i know your house is new, but i've seen this many times in older homes. i always atributed it to these hi-amperage machines (washers, dryers, refrigerators, ac) drawing a huge amount of current when they "start-up". i don't know if there's a fix or even a concern.
No,but all my neighbors houses lights go on and off when my washer and dryer are on... Sorry, couldn't resist.
Seriously, like Ted says, its those high amperage eating appliances and shouldn't be a problem just a nuisance. If it's really bothering, you can have an electrician rewire them to a separate circuit or so... but I don't think there is any "problem" per se.
it happens.. like everyone says.. is it an older washer? it *could* be the motor drawing way more amperage than normal due to an impending failure, but I doubt it.. motors draw a lot more on startup than they do while running..
No kitchen or laundry appliance dims my lights, but my living room lights flicker when I turn on my receiver. The Yammi's packin' quite a whallop, eh?
This always happened growing up when my mom (or anyone else for that matter) turned on the Vaccum.
Yes. I also piss my pants and forget who I am for a few seconds too.
I don't think putting them on a separate circuit will help. This is usually a sign that the power transformer, serving your home and possibly others nearby, is borderline undersized.


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LUCASARTS AND PIXELUX REDEFINE ENVIRONMENTAL REALISM FOR NEXT-GENERATION INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Exclusive Digital Molecular Matter technology makes every structure in every game world react exactly as it would in real life
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – May 8, 2006 – LucasArts announced today that it has partnered with Pixelux Entertainment Inc. to include revolutionary Digital Molecular Matter (DMM) technology into all internal titles currently in development for next-generation video game consoles. DMM is exclusive to LucasArts beginning with Indiana Jones® 2007 [working title] and continuing with the next Star Wars® experience. This breakthrough in material physics will bring an unprecedented level of realism to next-gen projects by making completely interactive environments that react as they would in real life. From crumbling walls to shattering glass and even swaying organic plant life, in-game objects have material properties that behave realistically all in real time.
If a structure exists – big or small, dense or thin, floppy or rigid – DMM causes it to react in the same way dictated by reality. For example, unlike what you'd see in current-gen games, wood doesn't simply break apart along a predetermined seam every time – rather, it splinters into countless pieces from the exact point of impact, also taking into account the amount of sheer force exerted. The same rules apply to any substance imaginable: Rubber bends and snaps back into place. Glass shatters. Crystal fractures. Stone crumbles. Carbonite (yes, the very alloy that encased Han Solo) dents.
With DMM in action, a Jedi unleashes the Force like never before. His violent Force push hurtles a helpless stormtrooper through a stone column, blasting it apart. Moments later, the sudden lack of support causes the building to smash to the ground, piece by piece. Meanwhile, a virtual Jabba the Hutt presides over his court, as rolls of gelatinous fat bounce and jiggle thanks to a body composed of DMM.
"Pixelux has been a fantastic partner in our effort to bring true next-generation gameplay to these new consoles," said Peter Hirschmann, vice president of product development at LucasArts. "Digital Molecular Matter enables us to deliver game worlds that feel truly dynamic and alive – we can pack in dramatically more gameplay per square foot than was ever possible with earlier hardware generations."
"When it comes to unlocking the potential of DMM – a technology that many engineers believe is still 10 to 15 years away – it's hard to beat opportunities like next-gen Indiana Jones and Star Wars," said Vik Sohal, chief operating officer at Pixelux. "Partnering with LucasArts is the perfect way to introduce DMM to the gaming public."
LucasArts will demonstrate DMM during a behind-closed-doors tech demo set in a galaxy far, far away on May 10-12 at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles, CA.
LUCASARTS UNVEILS EXCITING NEW LINEUP FOR E3 2006
INDIANA JONES®, LEGO® STAR WARS™ II: THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY AND NEW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES HIGHLIGHT AN INNOVATIVE PRODUCT SLATE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – May 8, 2006 – Hot off of its most successful year in company history, LucasArts today officially revealed its lineup of titles on display at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), May 10-12 in Los Angeles, CA. From next-generation innovation in Indiana Jones 2007 [working title] to highly anticipated adventures in a galaxy far, far away (LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy and Star Wars® Empire at War™: Forces of Corruption™) and completely new intellectual properties such as Thrillville™ and Traxion™, LucasArts has something for everyone at E3 2006. The company will also showcase cutting-edge next-generation technology, including euphoria from NaturalMotion Ltd. and Digital Molecular Matter (DMM) from Pixelux Entertainment Inc.
"Last year was far and away the greatest of LucasArts' nearly 25 years as a company," said Jim Ward, president of LucasArts. "At E3 2006, we look to show the industry that 2005 was just a start -- we're only growing from there. With excellent games anchored by story and character, plus new intellectual properties and never-before-seen next-generation technology that will blow you away, this company's future has never looked brighter."
INDIANA JONES® 2007 [WORKING TITLE]
Indiana Jones returns in 2007 for his most incredible interactive expedition ever. Set in 1939, this epic, original story -- written for the first time under the direction of George Lucas -- puts you in the fedora of the legendary adventure hero as he unravels the clues found in ancient artifacts spanning the globe. From San Francisco's Chinatown to the world's most sacred ground, Indy must use his fists, whip and trusty revolver to fight through ruthless opposition and piece together a mystery of biblical proportions. Indiana Jones 2007 is LucasArts' first internally developed project for PlayStation®3 and Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and it also represents the first collaboration of talents and technology between LucasArts and Industrial Light & Magic, two companies now finally under one roof at the new Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco's Presidio district.
Indiana Jones 2007 debuts the revolutionary new euphoria technology from NaturalMotion, which delivers never-before-seen lifelike action and awareness to every character in real time -- so you'll never see the same thing twice. For the first time ever, euphoria enables interactive characters to move, act and even think like actual human beings, adapting their behavior on the fly and resulting in a different payoff every single time. This next-gen technology imbues Indy and his opponents with unparalleled environmental awareness and survival instincts. They'll stumble, then attempt to maintain their balance; brace themselves for falls, then get back up; and reach for nearby ledges when falling. Each action results in an authentic, varied performance every time.
Complementing euphoria will be Pixelux Entertainment's Digital Molecular Matter (DMM) technology, which brings a level of realism to next-gen games never seen before by making completely interactive environments that react as they would in real life. From crumbling walls to shattering glass and even swaying organic plant life, in-game objects have material properties that behave realistically all in real time.
Indiana Jones 2007 also features completely interactive Hot Set™ environments, where every setting is open-ended and completely destructible in a way that only next-generation consoles can deliver. Use your wits and daring to make each spring-loaded environment a weapon as you dispense of foes in clever and unexpected ways. Also, embark upon thrilling chase sequences that remain true to the spirit established in scenes such as Indy's pursuit of the motorcade in Raiders of the Lost Ark, the mine-cart scene in The Temple of Doom, and the free-for-all aboard the tank in The Last Crusade. Face Indy off against a devious longtime rival, reunite him with old friends, and meet more of his most trusted allies throughout the world.
LUCASARTS AND INDIANA JONES® WHIP INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT FORWARD WITH GROUNDBREAKING EUPHORIA TECHNOLOGY FROM NATURALMOTION LTD.
All in-game characters act like real people with this revolution in behavioral simulation, ensuring a different experience every time you play
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – April 27, 2006 – LucasArts announced today that Indiana Jones' first expedition on Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 will feature the revolutionary euphoria behavioral-simulation engine from NaturalMotion Ltd., creators of the award-winning Dynamic Motion Synthesis (DMS) technology. For the first time ever, euphoria enables interactive characters – from Indiana Jones himself to the foes he pulverizes – to move, act and even think like actual human beings without the limitations of traditional animation. Characters move and adapt realistically to their given situations on the fly, resulting in a series of experiences and payoffs that will never be the same twice. As one of only two publishers with early access to the technology, LucasArts is well advanced in integrating euphoria into Indiana Jones' 2007 next-generation adventure.
Imagine a swaying rope bridge. With euphoria in action, characters visibly attempt to balance themselves, their feet stumbling, their arms flailing, and their hands reaching for security as the unpredictable movements of the bridge threaten to send them plummeting to their doom. Perhaps they all survive. Perhaps they all fall. The use of euphoria means the action isn't scripted – it's simulated – so you'll never be able to predict exactly what will happen, no matter how many times you've experienced a certain scenario.
"With euphoria, A.I. drives character behaviors so that there's a different payoff every time. The depth of this character interaction gives us true next-gen gameplay that you simply couldn't do with earlier generations of hardware," said Peter Hirschmann, vice president of product development at LucasArts. "We've been working with NaturalMotion since 2004 to help bring their groundbreaking technology to games, and there's no better character to demonstrate it than Indiana Jones."
"We have big plans for euphoria, and we are absolutely thrilled to be able to show it off in the first next-generation release from LucasArts," said Torsten Reil, CEO of NaturalMotion. "LucasArts is an excellent partner with a real passion to raise the bar for next-gen games, and we look forward to working with them to apply euphoria technology to its games for years to come."
LucasArts will demonstrate euphoria in action when it debuts its next-generation Indiana Jones game on May 10-12 at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles, CA.
About LucasArts
LucasArts, a Lucasfilm Ltd. company, is a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software worldwide for video game console systems, computers and the Internet. Based in San Francisco, CA, as well as on the Internet at www.lucasarts.com, LucasArts was created in 1982 by George Lucas to provide an interactive element to his vision of a state-of-the-art, multifaceted entertainment company.
Lucasfilm Ltd. is one of the world's leading film and entertainment companies. Founded by George Lucas in 1971, it is a privately held, fully integrated entertainment company. In addition to its motion-picture and television production operations, the company's global activities include Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound, serving the digital needs of the entertainment industry for visual-effects and audio post-production; and Lucas Licensing, which manages the global merchandising activities for Lucasfilm's entertainment properties. Additionally, Lucas Online creates Internet-based content for Lucasfilm's entertainment properties and businesses. Lucasfilm's motion-picture productions include five of the 20 biggest box-office hits of all time and have received 19 Oscars and 53 Academy Award nominations. Lucasfilm's television projects have won 12 Emmy Awards. Lucasfilm Ltd. is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
About NaturalMotion Ltd.
NaturalMotion Ltd. is the first company to create 3D character animation software based on Dynamic Motion Synthesis (DMS), a technology that utilizes Adaptive Behaviors and artificial intelligence to simulate the human nervous system. Based on Oxford University research on the control of body movements, NaturalMotion's first product, endorphin synthesizes off-line 3D character animation in real time. With customers such as Sony, Capcom, Namco and Konami, endorphin has rapidly become the tool of choice for many leading games and visual effects artists creating high-end animation. euphoria, NaturalMotion's latest technology, is a run-time animation technology for game play and development on next-generation platforms, including PLAYSTATION®3, Xbox 360™ and PC. Also based on NaturalMotion's DMS technology, euphoria uses the CPUs of next-generation platforms to synthesize interactive animations on the fly, resulting in truly unique game moments that occur during the player's experience. For further information on endorphin and euphoria please visit NaturalMotion's website www.naturalmotion.com, or join the 20,000 endorphin LE users at community.naturalmotion.com.
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Q: how to calculate font size for various resolution? Am trying to write generic code for all the resolutions. Being a new developer am getting stopped by this font issue. Consider am having various resolutions ( 100 * 100, 200 * 200, 300 * 300 etc ).Am having a textview if suppose i set the font size as 20 for 100*100, when i am porting this code to 200*200, the size of the font seems to be very small for the resolution 200*200. Could any plz tell how to calculate font size for various regions. Is there any formual available to calculate it.. plz advise.. thanks in advance...

A: Try using sp unit for your font size.

sp
Scale-independent Pixels - this is
like the dp unit, but it is also
scaled by the user's font size
preference. It is recommend you use
this unit when specifying font sizes,
so they will be adjusted for both the
screen density and user's preference.

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Take sometime reading this to understand the different measurement units used in Andriod as well.