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Get to Know Detroit's Newest Gathering Spot, Punch Bowl Social
Karen Dybis
You may have heard the words "Punch Bowl Social" said with eager anticipation around anyone who is excited about Detroit, the city's revitalization or who are familiar with this entertainment and food venue.
So we put together a quick and dirty primer so you can be ready for Wednesday's grand-opening event. (We will be at the media preview on Tuesday, so we'll have an update here and on Twitter – follow us at CorpMagazine for all of the fun photos and interviews.)
Here's your check list on Punch Bowl Social Detroit's 'Dirty Modern' Style:
What is it? Punch Bowl Social brings classic entertainment, culinary refinement and beverages under one roof. The gastro diner is known for its 'Dirty Modern' style which combines industrial, Victorian, modern and Colorado mountain lodge design elements into an environment that the modern consumer can relate to.
When did it start? Founder and CEO Robert Thompson opened the first Punch Bowl Social in Denver in 2012. Since then the concept has expanded to Portland, Ore., Austin, Texas, and as of Dec. 10, 2014, Detroit. A Chicago location is projected to open in late 2015.
Where is the Detroit location? Punch Bowl Social serves as the Z-Garage's anchor tenant at 1331 Broadway, between Grand River and Gratiot avenues. The 24,000 square foot complex inhabits the ground level along Broadway Street. The diner will seat approximately 120 people and the venue can hold approximately 850 people.
Founder and CEO, Robert Thompson
When will it be open? The kitchen is open from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, and features brunch from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Sunday brunch features a Bloody Mary bar and a live DJ.
What does it look like? The space was designed by Robert Thompson, in conjunction with Oz Architecture. Unique to the Michigan location, PBS features a 1950's Michigan camp room designed to look like a log cabin.
What can you do there? Oh, a few things. Guests will enjoy bowling, ping pong, shuffleboard, darts, pinball, foosball, pool, board games, corn hole, ski ball, retro video games, private karaoke rooms and a photo booth.
What can you eat? Punch Bowl Social combines a modern diner and scratch kitchen serving breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Sergio Romero, Punch Bowl Social's Culinary Director, has created a menu that offers made-from-scratch, upscale comfort food with a culinary twist. In Detroit, the restaurant partners with local companies including McClure's Pickles, Zingerman's Bakery, Peteet's Famous Cheesecakes, Scotty O'Hotty Hot Sauce and Red Goose Spice Co.
The public is welcome to join the fun Wednesday for a fund-raising preview. Proceeds from the $10 tickets will benefit The Salvation Army. They are available online at http://punchbowlsocialdetroit.ticketleap.com/event-1/ and more details about the event are below.
Thursday, the doors open to the public for a grand opening bash featuring music by Detroit's Kaleido. There will be locally-sourced dishes with a twist, artisan punches and craft cocktails at four distinct bars and retro games from an '80s arcade to bowling, ski ball and a photo booth.
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Karen is an editor and writer for Corp! Magazine. She graduated from the University of Michigan and has worked at The Mackinac Island Town Crier, The Kalamazoo Gazette, The (Adrian) Daily Telegram and The Oakland Press. Karen was a Detroit News business writer with stints in retail, workplace issues and personal finance. Dybis also was a blogger on Time magazine's "Assignment: Detroit" project. She is author of four Michigan history books, including "Secret Detroit" and "The Witch of Delray."
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What is Ugadi and Why is it celebrated?
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"Why is Holi Celebrated?" is an article about the vibrant and colorful festival in India. This is brief information about why and how it is celebrated and some safety tips to be followed.
Holi, one of the oldest Hindu festival, signifies the triumph of good over evil. This is a festival of colors which starts on a full moon day or Purnima in the month of Falgun. It generally comes in the month of March. On this day people rejoice and play with colors with their friends and families forgetting all their enmities.
This is a two or three days festival which begins with the arrangements of colored powder in small brass pots on the first day. On the second day, known as Puno, people light a bonfire in the evening to remember Holika. This day is also known as Choti Holi. The last day is known as Parva. People put colored powder and water on each other, sing dance and enjoy. Every part of India celebrates Holi with a lot of vibrancy and enthusiasm. They worship Lord Krishna and put color on his idol. They even distribute sweets and have family get-togethers.
There is a legend about an evil demon king Hiranyakashyapu. His brother was killed by Lord Vishnu so he wanted to take revenge. He prayed for years to gain power and was finally granted a boon. After that he wanted people to worship him as a god. His son, Prahlad, was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu so he wanted to kill him. So he called his sister Holika who was immune to fire to sit in the fire with Prahlad in her lap. He thought Prahlad would perish in the fire and his sister would be safe but instead his sister Holika got burnt and Prahlad remained safe. Thus it was a victory of virtue over evil as god was the savior.
Traditionally Holi was played with natural colors made from flowers and herbs. Flowers of Tesu or Palash tree known as gulal were used in early times. They were good for the skin as there were no chemicals used. But nowadays chemicals are used for making colors. Sometimes even fast colors are used which are very harmful. Artificial dyes and colors can have a harmful effect on the skin. It can cause rash or dryness of skin. Sensitive skin can also suffer from allergies Hence many people avoid celebrating this festival.
It is always better to play Holi outside the house so that your interiors and the carpets can be kept safe. It can be an added advantage if you can have some space outside where you can rinse before entering the house. You must also protect yourself from any harmful effect on your body. Given below are some tips that may help you.
Apply oil on your body and hair.
Cover your hair to prevent it from getting colored.
Apply cream on your face arms and hands. Use waterproof sunscreen.
Paint your nails with a thick coat of dark color and remove it afterward.
Protect your eyes by wearing sunglasses.
You can use vaseline or lip balm for your lips and ears to keep them protected and moisturized.
Cover any wounds with band-aids to prevent the absorption of harmful chemicals.
Try and use natural colors. Also, avoid gaudy colors.
Avoid using permanent dyes and make sure that even your family and friends don't use them.
Wear the right kind of clothes. Try to cover yourself as much as possible. You should also not worry about removing stains from it.
Do not stay in wet clothes for long hours.
Take care not to run on wet floors to avoid slipping and falling.
Do not consume too much alcohol or bhang.
Avoid driving after drinking alcohol or bhang.
Remove colors immediately when still wet. Do not rub too hard.
Holi brings a lot of joy and color. It can also bring skin related problems. But with simple precautions, you can have fun-filled moments with your family and friends.
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From mobile or fixed devices, doctors can watch live video directly from the backroom - also when the ambulance is driving. The doctor has the opportunity to adapt and adjust the camera angle and zoom, allowing for high medical quality already in the ambulance.
Volunteer emergency assistants in local communities, islands or far from the nearest ambulance receive direct help and guidance from emergency staff, through the tablet and smartphone, and can start treatment until the emergency response arrives.
Video can be a very effective means of communication - also at the medical officer. Directly from a browser or with an app on a tablet or smartphone, citizens seeking medical help can be served via video.


The Lilac Preservation Project announce that Members of the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Sturgeon Bay, a local icebreaker, will be donating a day of service to the museum ship Lilac, a retired Coast Guard cutter that once tended buoys and lighthouses from 0900 to 1600 on Tuesday, 19 March, at Hudson River Park's Pier 25, 229 West St. at N. Moore Street in New York City. These Coast Guard volunteers will contribute their time to help maintain Lilac by removing rust, painting bulwarks, installing sacrificial anodes to help protect the hull, and rigging a new deck awning. They will be supervised by Lilac crewm embers, who are volunteers themselves.
Lilac is America's oldest and most intact lighthouse tender. Originally built for the U.S. Lighthouse Service, and launched in 1933, she became a U.S. Coast Guard Cutter in 1939, supplying lighthouses and maintaining buoys until she was retired in 1972. This unique ship, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is open to the public as a free museum offering programs in the arts and maritime history. The ship is owned and operated by the non-profit Lilac Preservation Project. More information may be found at www.lilacpreservationproject.org.


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Kreston Reeves Shortlisted
Kreston Reeves shortlisted for prestigious International Tax Award
Kreston Reeves, one of the leading accountancy, business advisory and financial services firms located across London and the South East, is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted in the prestigious Tolley's Taxation Awards 2016 for the 'Best international tax team' category.
The Taxation Awards are a sought-after mark of excellence within the tax sector, across multinational companies, accountancy and law firms alike. Winners will be announced at a black-tie dinner to be held on Thursday 19th May 2016 at the London Hilton Park Lane.
This is not the first time that Kreston Reeves' exceptional tax expertise has gained recognition at these awards. In 2015 the tax team were finalists in the 'Best tax practice in a regional firm' category and in 2011 they were shortlisted in the 'Best tax team in a large firm' category. The team also achieved success in both the 'Large firm' and 'International tax team' categories in 2009.
Clive Stevens, Chairman and Head of Taxation at Kreston Reeves, commented "We are delighted that our tax team has been recognised in these awards yet again. Providing clients with the highest quality service is our core value and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our employees for their dedication and commitment to our clients.
As a member firm of the Kreston International network we can provide businesses and their stakeholders with the integrated and commercial advice they want."
Brian Mulholland, Partner and Head of International Tax at Kreston Reeves, added "We are very pleased to be short-listed for this award. It's recognition of the skill and dedication of the entire tax team across the firm who work tirelessly to assist both internationally mobile private clients and entrepreneurs, and large corporate groups, with their UK and international tax needs. Our aim is to provide a seamless cross-border service helping clients wherever they do business"
To read more about Kreston Reeves' international tax service offering, please click here.

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Bodily Currencies: Blood, Sweat and Tears
Lewis Just
Forget about the new cashless society that we seem to be racing towards. The latest innovation in money can be seen in bodily fluid currencies. Take human blood as an example. This vital liquid seems an unlikely candidate for a currency, but it has many similarities to how paper money works. We protect it, we can create more of it over time if we need to, we can exchange it, give or receive it, or if we are feeling philanthropic we can donate it. This new currency can not only save someones life, but it can now also get you access to the Untold Music Festival.
Romania has one of Europe's lowest blood donation rates, so the festival teamed up with Romania's National Institute for Blood Transfusions to try and encourage more people to give blood by offering them free or heavily discounted tickets. The festival's motivation was both clearly social but also commercial. The promotion, that played on Dracula's region of origin, helped encourage young people to give blood for the first time and also helped raise the profile of the event to a wider audience as the story was quickly picked up by the media.
Romanians aren't the only ones dabbling in bodily currencies. In 2014 Nike launched a campaign that was based around sweat as a currency. They placed a vending machine full of Nike sportswear including socks, shirts and rare designer collaboration pieces on the streets on New York but with one simple catch. You couldn't pay with cash, debit or credit card; instead the machine only accepted the currency of sweat.
The vending machine only took payment in the form of Nike Fuelband points, which were earned with Nike's Fuelband fitness monitor. The vending machine only accepted points from the last 24 hours, meaning that to buy the products points from last week or last years 10 minute jog couldn't be used. The vending machine was a great promotional tool for Nike and helped further motivate its Nike Fuelband wearers to push themselves in their exercise that bit further, sweat that bit more and earn themselves some more Nike products.
The annual Global Citizen Festival in New York is also getting involved in encouraging people to actively participate. The only way to get a ticket to this event showcasing the biggest names in music is to do something to help fight poverty. The festival, run by the Global Poverty Project, focuses on several key issues including food and hunger, environment, health, girls and women, finance and education.
There is now a clear shift from the consumption of 'stuff' to the consumption of experiences and this is in part driven by millennial values and ideologies. This younger generation is seeking a more authentic, more ephemeral lifestyle and these new currencies are just one manifestation of this shift. Perhaps it's not quite the tear based currency that the title of this article implies, but it is clear that the organisers of the event want to enable festival goers to make a genuine emotional connection to a cause they believe in and to let them play an active role in creating a better world.
The idea of making products or events only purchasable by performing an action or a service has been around for a long time, usually classified somewhere between an informal economy and a barter economy. Now global companies and festivals are allowing a new audience to engage with their brands, often by encouraging people to do good, whether that is donating blood, keeping yourself healthy or campaigning for human rights. We just need to remember that not only big events or brand giants that can start their own currency based on action and reward. Anyone can.
Sources: Huge, Untold, Global Poverty Project. Images: Huge, Untold
Read the whole Alternative Currencies, Alternative Realities series.
Koert van Mensvoort: Is the artificial womb frankenstein-like symbol of (male) engineers trying to steal the magical womb from women? Or… is it a feminist project and needed to reach through equality between the sexes? I personally lean towards the latter. To me it feels like progress if a girl can tell a guy to carry the womb for a change.
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How often are you striving to test out a new idea to make an extra buck? Are you idly sitting by hoping extra cash comes your way or actively pursuing that dollar?
I like to call this type of work a side hustle. It's on the side — I'm still employed — and I have to hustle. Time is short when you have a 9 and a 1/2 month old, so I want to maximize my time with him while also maximizing the dollars I can earn on the side.
Side hustles have been instrumental in allowing my family to do things we never thought possible. Thanks to earning a side income on top of our actual jobs we've been able to sock away more money for a rainy day, pay for emergencies as they have popped up, and overall lowered our financial stress levels significantly.
No one is going to send you an overnight package with step by step instructions on how to start a side hustle. Not only are hustlers too busy to show you how to do their hustle, it would dig into their potential business that they've built from their own sweat.
It's all about testing. Got an idea? Find a way to test it out as inexpensively as possible. You don't want to build up a ton of overhead around an idea that may or may not pan out.
You are going to have to put in a lot of effort toward getting a side hustle off of the ground. Your initial tests might show your idea can make some money. Don't expect to be rolling in the dollars without a lot of effort involved. Expanding on your tests will take time and energy.
Don't get discouraged and keep your efforts up. You can't find a real hustle without effort.
Last, but certainly not least, you must be comfortable failing. Hard.
The greatest entrepreneurs in the world have all failed multiple times before finally nailing the idea that made them wealthy and successful.
You have to be comfortable with feeling like you threw money after a bad idea that didn't pan out. If you can't be comfortable taking a risk knowing that it can fail then side hustling isn't for you. Statistically speaking a majority of small businesses — the legitimate kind with LLCs, and buildings, and rent, and so forth — fail. Take one step back from that and wonder how many ideas it took to get to that group of legitimate small businesses, and how many of those ideals crashed and burned before they ever really got off of the ground.
We're facing steep odds. Good thing we know that going in up front. We can mentally prepare to dominate and deal with the ups and downs of hustling.
It will be hard. It will be bumpy. But you just might find something that earns you a few hundred or thousand dollars per month… enough to change your world.
I turned 30 this month.
10 years ago I was still in college. I hadn't proposed yet.
10 years ago I had never owned a dog. I wasn't a parent.
10 years ago I had never purchased real estate nor invested for my retirement. I was just learning about the magic of compound investing and Roth IRAs.
In the blink of an eye (or so it feels) all that has changed. I got engaged, graduated, left the town my college was in, moved to Birmingham, switched jobs, got married, bought a house, got a dog, moved to Knoxville, sold a house, bought another house, and most recently had an amazing, perfect, beautiful baby boy join our family.
Along the way we got to take some great vacations, spend time with friends and family, and enjoy life all while saving money consistently. We built up a solid emergency fund and invested well for retirement. We're well on our way to being millionaires someday — and it will take many millions, it seems, to be able to retire.
Everyday it seems we hear another story of someone dying early than they "should" have. Whether movie or reality TV stars dying at 31 or a teen killed at school on the day of prom we are constantly reminded that we do not have forever. We do not know when our day will come.
Taking all of this into consideration has greatly increased my urgency around maximizing and enjoying the time I have now. I want to have the most impact on this world that I can now rather than waiting for some mysterious point in the future.
Don't hope for a day that will never come if you avoid taking action. Many of the things I have experienced would not have been possible without living a sound financial life. It's hard to buy a home, eat a loss on it (thanks housing bust!) when you move, and buy another home within 6 months when you're paying thousands of dollars in credit card interest.
Do whatever you have to do to fix your finances now. No delay. It's all about getting yourself setup to start enjoying life as quickly as possible.
Once your finances are fixed start doing the things you want in life now. Some call this a bucket list, others just their goals and dreams. Whatever they are start knocking them out. Don't wait to experience the world.
Here's the deal: there's no sense in dying with a ton of money in the bank if you've lived like a hermit for decades in hopes of really blowing it out big before you die. You might not make it to 80, 90, or 100.
Start taking those trips now. Enjoy your time with your family now. Don't delay. We don't know when our clock runs out on this earth.
It's almost that time. Our mattress is about ten years old.
I shudder to think how we will survive.
Is it time to replace our mattress? "The industry" says consumers should replace a mattress every five to ten years. But "the industry" has a lot to gain from selling me a lot of mattresses over my lifetime.
Consumer Reports has said you can keep your mattress as long as you like. If you're getting good back support, no sagging, and a good nights sleep then your mattress is doing its job.
Really, you think laying down on a mattress in the store for 30 seconds is going to give you an idea of what to expect over the next decade? Eesch. I wish we could just duplicate the mattress we have!
I bought my mattress in college when I moved out of the dorms and into a duplex. It was delivered by a nice guy who carried it in all by himself. That's about all I remember.
I paid somewhere in the $600 to $700 range for a pillowtop something or another. I think it's a Serta. It's comfortable. Best mattress I've ever slept on.
But now there are $1,000, $2,500, even $3,500 mattresses out there. Are they worth it?
I will argue there can be a huge difference between a $300 mattress and a $750 mattress, but that's just my experience. If you find a $300 mattress you love, then buy it, sleep on it, and enjoy it.
If you are hesitant to drop $750 on a mattress, even if you find it more comfortable than a cheaper option, let's do some math before walking out of the store.
Let's assume there are two scenarios: one where you keep a mattress five years and another where you replace only once per decade.
Now let's take your target mattress cost and divide it up over the days, months, and years of those two time periods.
Seems like a fantastic value either way if it holds up that long.
When you look at it in that context the more expensive and supposedly more comfortable mattress is a far better deal. $300 is pretty cheap for a mattress and it probably pretty basic. I'd gladly pay more than double that to get a pillow top from a name brand that I knew would last.
The incremental cost of each day, month, or year is so small that it seems like a no-brainer. We spend 1/4 to 1/3 of our lives asleep in bed. Paying for one that allows for the best rest seems like a smart idea to me.
How much was your mattress and how long have you had it?


Could "Today" veteran and news reader Natalie Morales be the next to leave the NBC morning show?
Sources said "Today" will announce the long-rumored departure of its cohost Ann Curry by the end of the week and that the show's third-hour cohost Savannah Guthrie is the front-runner to replace her.
The network's Hoda Kotb was also reported to be in line to take the reins.
But, either way, sources said that Morales could be next out the door. "If Natalie's passed over for the job, she's going to leave next," a source said.
Morales has been with "Today" since 2006 and was mentioned as a possible replacement for Meredith Vieira when Vieira stepped down from her coanchor post last year.
"This will be the second time [Natalie] has been passed over for the top job. And she's not happy," a source said.
A NBC Universal rep had no comment on Curry or her replacement but said the talk about Morales being disgruntled is "totally untrue."
A different source added, "Natalie couldn't be happier in her current role."
Curry, meanwhile, is expected to leave "Today" imminently, after a year on the job.
Sources said NBC suits are currently locked in meetings around the clock to finalize Curry's exit. The network has been negotiating with her over a severance package from her $10 million a year contract.


Coriander Juice - Herbal remedy for Appendicitis: Taking coriander juice twice a day is good for treating appendicitis. One bunch of fresh coriander should be blended with one litre of cold water and strained. Available from greengrocers.


I started making fabric postcards years ago because I didn't have the sewing chops or time to make bed-sized quilts. Postcards are my way to make very small-scale art quilts with the added wonder that they're mail-able! Click here to see my 2012 blog post about my fabric postcards. I had been collecting vintage postcards since I was a kid, and once I began to print my own photos and designs onto fabric it was a small hop to sew them into mixed-media fiber postcard form. Here's an example, my self-portrait photo that I printed on cotton, then adorned with a bit of gauzy fabric and stitching around the design.
Here's another, my photo of an egret flying with random stitching around the design lines.
For these fabric postcards I adhere the front to thick stabilizer and then add a backing. I designed this back by scanning the back of an old postcard in my collection, cleaning it up in Photoshop Elements, and adding my name and website.
I print this back onto fabric and then sew the front/stabilizer/back together and edge the sandwich with a satin or zigzag stitch.
These mini-quilt postcards are so much fun to make – but I recently came up with a much quicker no-sew version. I use the same design for the back, but instead of printing onto fabric I print it onto paper cardstock. The front is fabric – I print a few of my postcard-sized designs onto a sheet of pre-treated cotton, then cut each out and run through my Xyron machine to back them with permanent adhesive.
You don't have to use a Xyron, you can use glue or double-sided tape, or spray with adhesive. Then I bond them to the cardstock backs, using a bone folder to make sure they're well-adhered so the edges won't come apart during their trip through the mail.
I just checked with my local post office, and they said the normal postcard rate would apply: that's .34 for delivery in the US and $1.15 internationally. Since the postcard rate in the US applies to cards up to 6 by 4.25 inches if you want to make them larger just use the current first-class letter rate, which is now .49.
Want to learn how to print your own fabric? Click here to find out more my ebook, Inkjet Printing on Fabric.
Saturday January 18, 2014 — noon to 3:00 p.m.
Welcome to the exciting world of fabric printing! Learn to print your artwork, images and designs on fabric using your home inkjet printer. This exciting craft opens the door to endless possibilities for creating original fabric to use in quilts, art pieces, gifts, home decor, and much more.
I take you step-by-step through the entire process, from preparing your files to print, to choosing the right fabric and getting it ready to go through the printer, to post-printing treatment, and much more. I will discuss the importance of knowing what kinds of inks your printer uses, and give you tips to get fabric through even the most finicky printer.
With many examples of printed fabric and fabric artwork and crafts, you'll get new ideas about what to do with your images and designs, and the knowledge to go home and start printing your own!
If you can't make the workshop, I also have an ebook to teach you to print on fabric.
Overview class designed to teach you about the many different options to market and sell your artwork and/or crafts on the internet. You will learn the pros and cons of having your own website, selling through print-on-demand websites, selling your handmade work on Etsy or similar sites, using blogs and other social marketing tools, and much more. This information will save you much time in doing the research on your own, and save you from wasting time and money on the wrong kind of venue for your situation. Handout included.
Learn how to create personal art with this exciting new product that combines the best qualities of fabric and paper. Lutradur looks, feels and folds like translucent paper and doesn't tear or fray. It's the perfect medium for a wide variety of mixed media art, crafting, and sewing. Each person will complete at least one project at the workshop. Handout included.
Learn to make creative and unique artwork, crafts and gifts using heat transfers and your inkjet printer. We will explore several products and techniques to transfer images and text to a wide variety of surfaces. Each person will work on two transfer projects at the workshop. Handout included.
Click here to see a list of all of my workshops.
I have a lot of new things to show this year. I'm really excited to present my new collection of silk scarves.
Along with my framed and unframed prints and art pieces, I have a wide assortment of gifts for all, ranging from decorated boxes and tiles, purses, totes, baby bibs and onesies, t-shirts, bowties, home decor including fabric vases and bowls, fabric-covered light switch plates, ornaments, pillows, original-design fabric yardage, and more. I've got lots of different kinds of handmade jewelry. I even have original-design pet collars for dogs and cats, and catnip bags.
There are many gifts for less than $20, and lots are less than $10! Since the weather is good I've also got room outside for a sale table and snacks. Come by to chat – never any pressure to buy!
For you out-of-towners, check out my website and online galleries!
If you're busy with your own holiday sales or can't make it, I leave the studio all set up for about a month, and I'm always open by appointment. If you have any questions or need directions, email me at heidirand[at]gmail.com or leave a comment here. Oh yes – I've been collecting milkweed seeds (for the monarch butterflies) to give out as long as the supply lasts -free!


The budget allocation for 2017-18 can be found below. Please note that the total budget column includes both the Crisis Grant and Community Care Grant allocations. Information regarding any underspend from 2016-17 will be updated following the next annual publication.


These Baked Greek Meatballs are seasoned with grated onion, garlic, oregano, fresh parsley and mint. Perfectly juicy and golden brown, they are great served as an appetizer or as part of dinner!
No frying needed means easier, quicker and lighter! These Baked Greek Meatballs are delicious, tender and perfectly caramelized on the outside. A great dish everyone will love!
These Baked Greek Meatballs are extremely close in taste to authentic Greek meatballs (Keftedes). The only difference is that authentic Greek meatballs are coated in a bit of flour and then pan fried in oil.
I wanted to bake mine instead to make the cooking processes shorter and to keep the baby sitting to a minimum (I really didn't want to stand by the stove getting oil splattered everywhere).
My Greek grandmother used to make her meatballs with ground lamb. Because lamb is very lean, she used to pan fry her meatballs to golden perfection.
In this recipe, I use a combination of ground beef and ground pork. The pork helps keep the meatballs really juicy. Grated onion, lots of fresh parsley, a little bit of fresh mint, dried oregano and garlic bring lots of clean flavor to these amazing and super tasty meatballs.
I use a small ice cream scoop to shape the meatballs. It makes the job easier and the meatballs more uniform in size.
Make the perfect mezze platter (appetizer) to serve at your next get together, party or for family game night! Arrange the meatballs in a platter with some pita bread, Kalamata olives, tomatoes, cucumbers, feta cheese and Greek Tzatziki Sauce. Done!
Make it a meal by serving them with this Ultimate Chopped Greek Salad and of course some pita bread on the side!
Once again, when it comes to authentic cuisine, everyone has their own opinion. One usually follows the recipe their family had for many years – me? I like to stir the pot a bit! In some Greek islands, people add ground cumin and cinnamon to their meat mixture. I added a little bit of cumin to my version – let's be clear my grandmother did not!! My mom doesn't either – when she tried my version, she loved it but she noticed something was different!! Bahahahaha!! Feel free to skip the cumin if you wish.
After shaping the meatballs, you can refrigerate them for one hour. This optional step will help in keeping their perfect shape when baking.
I love serving these Baked Greek Meatballs with my favorite Greek Tzatziki Sauce, to me they go as well together as peanut butter and jelly! However, a big dollop of plain Greek yogurt is also a good option.
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Žarko Drašković (born 26 September 1965) is a Montenegrin football player.

Drašković began his career with FK Sutjeska Nikšić. He played for S.C. Salgueiros, S.C. Beira-Mar and S.C. Farense in the Portuguese Liga. He also had a brief spell with Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. in the Greek Super League during the 1995–96 season.

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1965 births
Living people
Yugoslav footballers
FK Sutjeska Nikšić players
S.C. Salgueiros players
S.C. Beira-Mar players
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Association football midfielders

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Weight Watchers Meal Kits – Taking on Blue Apron?
Weight Watchers is finally listening and they're rolling out their OWN meal kits! They're planning on pairing with FreshRealm to launch boxes that include fresh, pre-measured ingredients that you cook at home. I've done a review of Blue Apron (which is similar) before, but with Weight Watchers it's tough to do meal kits that don't have points values built in.
Pricing information hasn't been released yet, but we're chomping at the bit to find out!
Until meal kits are launched (later this year), you can find meal plans from Weight Watchers here.


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Friday, 3rd September 2010
Melbourne Gets its Geek On
Aussiecon 4 co-chair Perry Middlemiss
Yesterday Aussiecon4 kicked off its program of science fiction and fantasy events with a bang. The 68th World Science Fiction Convention (also known as Wolrdcon) brings in guests from around the globe but the event has been put together almost entirely by volunteers.
Co-chair of Aussiecon Perry Middlemiss has been working to bring the event to Melbourne for years. He told the Wheeler Centre, "It started as an idea back in 2002 and we had to go through a long bidding process in Australia, Europe and the US. We'd go to other conventions around the world and throw information sessions and parties - it's been a lot of work."
Hugo Award nominee China Mieville
The packed Aussiecon 4 program runs until Monday with talks, workshops, film premieres, masquerade balls and the some stellar guests. Today's guest of honour is Shaun Tan and Saturday sees sci-fi legend Kim Stanley Robinson deliver keynote address.
But for many fans the big event is the Hugo Awards, science fiction's biggest awards voted for by the fans themselves. To help them make their decision, all the books in the running are available as e-books. The awards are announced on Sunday night. While some are tipping China Mieville for the win, Middlemiss is keeping tight-lipped. "The awards are sitting in my room unopened but I can't say yet."


It was just a line, from remarks in the House of Commons, but it spoke volumes about what a Corbyn foreign policy would look like.
The Leader of the Opposition, responding to the Prime Minister on a meeting with European leaders about the Russian attack on the Ukrainian Navy in November, called for 'both sides to show restraint and de-escalate'. So far so familiar but as his hapless Shadow Foreign Minister Khalid Mahmood had done earlier – so we know it's not just a typo – Corbyn went further and attributed the 'both-side'ing to NATO. The defence organisation had said, according to Corbyn, that 'we need both sides to show restraint and de-escalate'.
Only NATO had not said this. The Guardian had lifted the 'both sides' comment by a NATO spokesperson out of context. Labour repeated it. Labour hadn't bothered to check or wonder about the lack of strong pushback from the Ukrainians, and others, if NATO had indeed made such a statement. What does it say that not a single person in the chain who would have read Corbyn's speech before it was delivered had any sense that NATO could not possibly have made such a statement?
The false statement about NATO went unremarked, even by Corbyn's Commons adversaries, familiar with his previous 'both sides' remarks, or those about Russia being 'provoked' by NATO 'expanding to Russia's borders'. Though his opponents may be less familiar with Corbyn's theory that Putin invaded Crimea because the Russian 'military-industrial complex' forced him to do it. Or alternately Corbyn's view that the war in Ukraine is about the arms manufacturers who really run NATO wanting a hi-tech war with Russia.
What I'm saying is, I can understand why elements of Corbyn's statement about Russia might have flown over people's heads but also why some unkind souls have taken to calling him 'Magic Grandpa'. There are weeds here, some of which I will be clambering through.
The Prime Minister had told the Commons that the European leaders' meeting decided to roll over sanctions against Russia. That was something Corbyn chose not to comment on, despite his previously stated aversion to sanctions on Russia. Nobody pressed him on that either, though, again, I can see why.
The thing is, Corbyn 'misspeaking' about NATO is not just another 'gotcha' or 'Corbyn being Corbyn' moment – the way that such incidents are usually viewed. It's yet another example of what is happening in plain sight but isn't, in my view, being understood or examined properly; namely, that Labour is quietly laying out a foreign policy that benefits the Kremlin.
This is a cross-post by Paul Canning. Do read the rest of the post here.


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Consoles	• 10 Sep 2012
How a hacker used Kinect to help his disabled mom send emails
By Lauren Granger
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If we had a series called "Awesome stuff people can do with a Xbox Kinect", this would be the latest instalment. Also, this guy should win some award for being a good son. Chad Ruble's mother has suffered from aphasia, a disorder which impairs the ability to process language, since she had a stroke 12 years ago, making it virtually impossible for her to communicate with friends and family using a traditional keyboard. So her son developed a system which lets her send simple email messages, using Microsoft's Kinect.
Ruble "Kinect-ified" certain simple emotions and quantities to let his mother express how she is feeling without text. She just holds her hand up in the air and hovers over an emoticon and bar graph, to express an amount, which translates into things like "I am feeling very happy".
How did he do it? Ruble explains:
I used a Kinect with the SimpleOpenNI library for Processing along with some gesture recognition code from Matt Richardson to track the position of my mom's hand. I then used a sample Processing sketch from Daniel Shiffman to generate and send the email by using the green arrow button. The red "X" resets the screen.
He admits that the system is quite simple at the moment, but he plans to add extra screens and options at a later stage so that his mom can share more detailed messages, which allows the system to take a snapshot of her using the Kinect's camera and attach it to the email.
Yes, there's a video… and just look at how happy she is to send her first email in 12 years.
Lauren Granger
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E-Readers • 10 Sep 2012
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import { tryInvoke, getOwner } from 'ember-utils';
import { get, set } from 'ember-metal';
import { assert } from 'ember-debug';
import { Object as EmberObject } from 'ember-runtime';
import { environment } from 'ember-environment';

import {
  supportsHashChange,
  supportsHistory,
  getPath,
  getHash,
  getQuery,
  getFullPath,
  replacePath,
} from './util';

/**
@module @ember/routing
*/

/**
  AutoLocation will select the best location option based off browser
  support with the priority order: history, hash, none.

  Clean pushState paths accessed by hashchange-only browsers will be redirected
  to the hash-equivalent and vice versa so future transitions are consistent.

  Keep in mind that since some of your users will use `HistoryLocation`, your
  server must serve the Ember app at all the routes you define.

  Browsers that support the `history` API will use `HistoryLocation`, those that
  do not, but still support the `hashchange` event will use `HashLocation`, and
  in the rare case neither is supported will use `NoneLocation`.

  Example:

  ```app/router.js
  Router.map(function() {
    this.route('posts', function() {
      this.route('new');
    });
  });

  Router.reopen({
    location: 'auto'
  });
  ```

  This will result in a posts.new url of `/posts/new` for modern browsers that
  support the `history` api or `/#/posts/new` for older ones, like Internet
  Explorer 9 and below.

  When a user visits a link to your application, they will be automatically
  upgraded or downgraded to the appropriate `Location` class, with the URL
  transformed accordingly, if needed.

  Keep in mind that since some of your users will use `HistoryLocation`, your
  server must serve the Ember app at all the routes you define.

  @class AutoLocation
  @static
  @protected
*/
export default EmberObject.extend({
  /**
    @private

    The browser's `location` object. This is typically equivalent to
    `window.location`, but may be overridden for testing.

    @property location
    @default environment.location
  */
  location: environment.location,

  /**
    @private

    The browser's `history` object. This is typically equivalent to
    `window.history`, but may be overridden for testing.

    @since 1.5.1
    @property history
    @default environment.history
  */
  history: environment.history,

  /**
   @private

   The user agent's global variable. In browsers, this will be `window`.

   @since 1.11
   @property global
   @default window
  */
  global: environment.window,

  /**
    @private

    The browser's `userAgent`. This is typically equivalent to
    `navigator.userAgent`, but may be overridden for testing.

    @since 1.5.1
    @property userAgent
    @default environment.history
  */
  userAgent: environment.userAgent,

  /**
    @private

    This property is used by the router to know whether to cancel the routing
    setup process, which is needed while we redirect the browser.

    @since 1.5.1
    @property cancelRouterSetup
    @default false
  */
  cancelRouterSetup: false,

  /**
    @private

    Will be pre-pended to path upon state change.

    @since 1.5.1
    @property rootURL
    @default '/'
  */
  rootURL: '/',

  /**
   Called by the router to instruct the location to do any feature detection
   necessary. In the case of AutoLocation, we detect whether to use history
   or hash concrete implementations.

   @private
  */
  detect() {
    let rootURL = this.rootURL;

    assert(
      'rootURL must end with a trailing forward slash e.g. "/app/"',
      rootURL.charAt(rootURL.length - 1) === '/'
    );

    let implementation = detectImplementation({
      location: this.location,
      history: this.history,
      userAgent: this.userAgent,
      rootURL,
      documentMode: this.documentMode,
      global: this.global,
    });

    if (implementation === false) {
      set(this, 'cancelRouterSetup', true);
      implementation = 'none';
    }

    let concrete = getOwner(this).lookup(`location:${implementation}`);
    set(concrete, 'rootURL', rootURL);

    assert(`Could not find location '${implementation}'.`, !!concrete);

    set(this, 'concreteImplementation', concrete);
  },

  initState: delegateToConcreteImplementation('initState'),
  getURL: delegateToConcreteImplementation('getURL'),
  setURL: delegateToConcreteImplementation('setURL'),
  replaceURL: delegateToConcreteImplementation('replaceURL'),
  onUpdateURL: delegateToConcreteImplementation('onUpdateURL'),
  formatURL: delegateToConcreteImplementation('formatURL'),

  willDestroy() {
    let concreteImplementation = get(this, 'concreteImplementation');

    if (concreteImplementation) {
      concreteImplementation.destroy();
    }
  },
});

function delegateToConcreteImplementation(methodName) {
  return function(...args) {
    let concreteImplementation = get(this, 'concreteImplementation');
    assert(
      "AutoLocation's detect() method should be called before calling any other hooks.",
      !!concreteImplementation
    );
    return tryInvoke(concreteImplementation, methodName, args);
  };
}

/*
  Given the browser's `location`, `history` and `userAgent`, and a configured
  root URL, this function detects whether the browser supports the [History
  API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/History) and returns a
  string representing the Location object to use based on its determination.

  For example, if the page loads in an evergreen browser, this function would
  return the string "history", meaning the history API and thus HistoryLocation
  should be used. If the page is loaded in IE8, it will return the string
  "hash," indicating that the History API should be simulated by manipulating the
  hash portion of the location.

*/

function detectImplementation(options) {
  let { location, userAgent, history, documentMode, global, rootURL } = options;

  let implementation = 'none';
  let cancelRouterSetup = false;
  let currentPath = getFullPath(location);

  if (supportsHistory(userAgent, history)) {
    let historyPath = getHistoryPath(rootURL, location);

    // If the browser supports history and we have a history path, we can use
    // the history location with no redirects.
    if (currentPath === historyPath) {
      implementation = 'history';
    } else if (currentPath.substr(0, 2) === '/#') {
      history.replaceState({ path: historyPath }, null, historyPath);
      implementation = 'history';
    } else {
      cancelRouterSetup = true;
      replacePath(location, historyPath);
    }
  } else if (supportsHashChange(documentMode, global)) {
    let hashPath = getHashPath(rootURL, location);

    // Be sure we're using a hashed path, otherwise let's switch over it to so
    // we start off clean and consistent. We'll count an index path with no
    // hash as "good enough" as well.
    if (currentPath === hashPath || (currentPath === '/' && hashPath === '/#/')) {
      implementation = 'hash';
    } else {
      // Our URL isn't in the expected hash-supported format, so we want to
      // cancel the router setup and replace the URL to start off clean
      cancelRouterSetup = true;
      replacePath(location, hashPath);
    }
  }

  if (cancelRouterSetup) {
    return false;
  }

  return implementation;
}

/**
  @private

  Returns the current path as it should appear for HistoryLocation supported
  browsers. This may very well differ from the real current path (e.g. if it
  starts off as a hashed URL)
*/
export function getHistoryPath(rootURL, location) {
  let path = getPath(location);
  let hash = getHash(location);
  let query = getQuery(location);
  let rootURLIndex = path.indexOf(rootURL);
  let routeHash, hashParts;

  assert(`Path ${path} does not start with the provided rootURL ${rootURL}`, rootURLIndex === 0);

  // By convention, Ember.js routes using HashLocation are required to start
  // with `#/`. Anything else should NOT be considered a route and should
  // be passed straight through, without transformation.
  if (hash.substr(0, 2) === '#/') {
    // There could be extra hash segments after the route
    hashParts = hash.substr(1).split('#');
    // The first one is always the route url
    routeHash = hashParts.shift();

    // If the path already has a trailing slash, remove the one
    // from the hashed route so we don't double up.
    if (path.charAt(path.length - 1) === '/') {
      routeHash = routeHash.substr(1);
    }

    // This is the "expected" final order
    path += routeHash + query;

    if (hashParts.length) {
      path += `#${hashParts.join('#')}`;
    }
  } else {
    path += query + hash;
  }

  return path;
}

/**
  @private

  Returns the current path as it should appear for HashLocation supported
  browsers. This may very well differ from the real current path.

  @method _getHashPath
*/
export function getHashPath(rootURL, location) {
  let path = rootURL;
  let historyPath = getHistoryPath(rootURL, location);
  let routePath = historyPath.substr(rootURL.length);

  if (routePath !== '') {
    if (routePath[0] !== '/') {
      routePath = `/${routePath}`;
    }

    path += `#${routePath}`;
  }

  return path;
}

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The Nikon eReview
The Nikon eReviewSpring 2018
Innovations & Enhancements
Nikon Happenings
In The News Around SPIE Advanced Lithography: Immersion Extension vs. EUV
SPIE Advanced Lithography is known for featuring up-to-the minute news on key lithography issues, and this year's event certainly didn't disappoint. The so-called "battle" between immersion extension and EUV solutions featured heavily during the conference, as well as in the press. In case you weren't able to attend this year's conference or were merely overwhelmed by the number of technical sessions and subject areas being featured, we've compiled an overview of the "hot topics" around the annual lithography convention as reported through various media channels.
The extremely full week kicked off with a number of expert discussions on immersion extension capabilities at the Nikon LithoVision symposium on Sunday. Dan Hutcheson of VLSIresearch discussed the LithoVision presentations in the March 21st edition of The Chip Insider®, and excerpts of his comments are included below.
Chris Bencher of Applied Materials believes there is a long way to go before EUV will be essential. He pointed out that SADP (Self-Aligned-Double-Patterning) with immersion took us from 40nm to 20 between 2008 to 2010. There is lots of headroom, because a lot of process related improvements that we know work today have yet to be implemented. As he put it, we are only "about halfway through immersion's lifecycle."
Yuichi Shibazaki of Nikon discussed the performance of the coming S630D…Nikon is quoting mix-and-match overlay of <2.50 nm and single machine of <1.70 nm … phenomenal! Focus uniformity of 6.7 nm (3-sigma) has been achieved. All this with a 5000 wafer-per-day productivity.
Stephen Renwick of Nikon then concluded things with an all-out assault on EUV economics, showing graphs demonstrating that 193i can do better than EUV until EUV can do >100 wph.
LithoVision was followed by a myriad of invaluable SPIE technical presentations that continued through late in the day on Thursday. Ongoing challenges with EUV development featured prominently throughout SPIE and surrounding media. The Semiconductor Engineering website (semiengineering.com) included several postings on this subject, as did Semiconductor Manufacturing & Design (semimd.com).
2/24/14: Mark LaPedus reported that "During the trial run at TSMC, the EUV source crashed due to a misalignment of the laser mechanism within the EUV source itself. This, in turn, caused the EUV scanner to go down." It was further explained that "…the disclosure represents the latest in a series of setbacks for the problem-plagued EUV. Many of the problems with EUV can be traced to the power source. In fact, EUV continues to get pushed out amid a myriad of technical problems, such as the power source, EUV masks and resists." Additionally, he noted that "A 55 Watt source translates to an EUV throughput of 43 wafers an hour. However, the industry is looking for an 80 Watt source, which could make EUV somewhat viable in chip production." (semiengineering.com)
3/4/2014: In a SPIE summary, Vivek Bakshi commented that "IMEC presented a preliminary cost of ownership (COO) study that concluded that at the 7 nm node, 75 wafers per hour (WPH) throughput will be needed for EUVL to show better COO than ArF immersion (ArFi) multiple patterning (MP). This throughput corresponds to 100 W of source power at the intermediate focus. In addition, "Starting at 7 nm, a decision has to be made on going with either high NA of 0.5, or with EUV at 0.33 NA and double patterning. At < 7 nm, scanners with >0.33 NA will be needed. High NA will increase the incident angle on mask, resulting in excessive H-V bias and poor image quality. So the industry has to decide on various potential options, which include going from six to eight mirrors in scanners, mask size change from current 6 to 12 inches, and quarter- to full-field exposure options." (semimd.com)
3/20/14: Marc Levenson separately commented "…unfortunately, during the low-power exposures, a bit of dust fell on the reticle surface, resulting in a new repeating defect, according to Jack Chen of TSMC. That one wafer illustrated the need for EUV pellicles in addition to some means to find and hide — or correct — 2nm to 3nm mask phase defects. So, more innovations are needed before EUVL can be used in high-volume production. If they came in time for the 11nm node, Chen predicted that 13.5nm EUVL would have to be used in a double patterning mode anyway!" (semiengineering.com)
3/20/14: A follow-up article by Mark LaPedus highlighted a growing pessimism about EUV. "We think customers have become increasingly frustrated with the slow rate of EUV progress," said Weston Twigg, an analyst with Pacific Crest Securities. "Chipmakers appear resigned to the fact that EUV is late, and understand that it may not ever be fully ready for mass production. So, there is an intensifying focus on how to extend immersion lithography." LaPedus further reported that "… EUV would require a multiple patterning scheme at 7nm. EUV with double patterning is 2.5 times the cost per wafer, as compared to 193nm immersion with double patterning, according to Nikon. Meanwhile, in one cost-of-ownership model, Imec compared the processing costs in ideal conditions between single-exposure EUV versus 193nm immersion and multiple patterning at 7nm. In one application, Imec looked at gate patterning. Surprisingly, an EUV tool with a throughput of 50 wafers per hour (wph) increased gate module processing costs by almost 120%, as compared to 193nm immersion with multiple exposures, according to Imec." (semiengineering.com)
Directed Self-Assembly (DSA) and its immersion extension capabilities also garnered a great deal of focus in the conference again this year. The Semiconductor Engineering website (semiengineering.com) featured the post below on this subject.
3/20/14: Mark LaPedus reported that "DSA is making remarkable progress and is gaining momentum in the market. At SPIE, for example, Intel and others formed a new DSA consortium. In addition, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, IBM, Samsung and TSMC are still working on DSA in R&D, but vendors are keeping their cards close to the vest. Still, the consensus among chipmakers is that DSA could be ready for high-volume manufacturing at 7nm or 5nm. 'Intel is talking about an introduction at the 5nm node. I have the feeling that the memory people could introduce it sooner, maybe in 2015 to 2016,' said Serge Tedesco, lithography program manager at CEA-Leti, which is also part of the new DSA consortium with Intel." In addition, LaPedus highlighted that "DSA is also disruptive and threatens the status quo, because the process isn't dependent on costly lithography. In fact, DSA makes use of existing lithography tools. All the key processing steps are conducted in a wafer track system. Using 193nm immersion lithography, DSA has demonstrated the ability to pattern structures down to 12.5nm. The industry also is working on next-generation, high chi materials, which could extend the technology beyond 12.5nm, thereby pushing out the need for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography. By most accounts, though, DSA will not appear until 7nm."
450 mm tooling development also continues to be a key topic for lithographers and was discussed in Nikon LithoVision presentations. Dan Hutcheson commented on this in The Chip Insider®.
3/21/14: Dan Hutcheson reported that "Nikon simply does not believe that lithography will take a throughput hit in the move to 450mm wafers, as they will continue to push the speed envelope. One thing for sure, Nikon is committed to 450mm cost effectiveness. If you doubt this consider that Nikon will deliver a 450mm pilot litho tool to Albany in the first half of 2015." He also explained "As for 450 mm, Nikon believes it will need a revolutionary new platform and they will design it. Several years ago they started to form a concept, and then commenced to building a 450mm platform the next year. So far, they've built five machines and they are in the process of debugging them. They will begin patterning 450 mm wafers in the factory for the G450C in the coming months."
SPIE Advanced Lithography week is definitely one of the annual highlights in our industry. There were many impressive findings and advancements reported this year, in addition to lingering technical challenges. As Ed Sperling emphasized in a March 20th Semiconductor Engineering website (semiengineering.com) posting "The bottom line is that lithography has shaken up the entire industry, and good things usually come out of that kind of disruption." The industry must strive for continued innovation and cooperation in order to enable timely, cost-effective, next-generation manufacturing.
KLA-Tencor Research Scientist Emphasizes Stochastic Challenges at LithoVision 2018
Nikon Experts Introduce NSR-S635E and iAS/LithoBooster Innovations at LithoVision and SPIE
IC Knowledge President Shares View of Semiconductor Landscape at Nikon Symposium
Intel Principal Engineer Highlights Overlay and Underlay Control Challenges in 193i Scaling
Seagate Technology Expert Details HAMR Process and Hard Disk Drive Litho Requirements
Applied Materials Executive Stresses Criticality of Materials-Enabled Solutions for EPE
The Latest Lithography Solutions for Advanced MEMS, LED, and Packaging Applications
Nikon Precision Exhibiting at SEMICON West – July 10-12, 2018
Director of Nikon Research Corporation to Present at 25th Lithography Workshop – June 17-21, 2018
Nikon Corporation Recognized by Intel as a 2017 Achievement Award Winner for Technology
Nikon Implementing New Initiatives to Expand Customer Support Capabilities
Nikon is Committed to Women in Engineering and Next-Generation Engineering Initiatives
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A new initiative by the Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh is designed to engage older children who've suffered trauma from domestic violence. The Community Sourced Mixtape Project gives tweens and teens– often too old for toys and embarrassed by playtime activities for their younger siblings– a creative outlet to express themselves, through music and the written word.
The project grew out of a series of walk-in DJ workshops at Assemble in Garfield, hosted by educator Jess Gold. Levy, an artist, educator and DJ, was teaching one of the sessions. A Women's Center and Shelter advocate approached the pair about sharing the program with the shelter's young residents, so the two linked them with writing materials, turntables, a mixer and other recording equipment. Over time, Gold and Levy honed in on their specific roles, with Gold leading writing workshops—a natural extension of her involvement with Literary Arts Boom (LAB)—and Levy running all things audio.
With funding from the Hive Fund for Connected Learning at the Sprout Fund, WCS purchased its own recording equipment last fall and set up a studio where it now offers year-round workshops that equip youth with the skills and resources to blog, design e-magazines and produce podcasts. Teens and tweens—and often their moms and younger siblings—watch YouTube videos of youth poetry performances and music videos to inspire their creative writing and storytelling processes, which embrace analog tools like pens and paper. Though residents and the instructors primarily work with digital devices to record and host their "mixtape" compilations, they produce magazines in both digital and print formats.
The program blends elements of trauma-informed care and expressive arts therapy with the technology that teens love. Some participants have taken guitar and piano lessons, while others have never touched an instrument. Their interests inform the output of the workshops, which have produced poetry and hip-hop, rock and country music.
"Some of the songs are really deep and talk in a roundabout way about their home situations. And others are about mac and cheese. It's a great variety," says Nicole Molinaro Karaczun, director of services at WCS. She oversees the program with Chris McAneny, a children's advocate for the shelter.
"The pride they have and seeing how much Mom is affected by what they're able to do is inspiring," McAneny says.
In addition to building teens' skills and confidence, the program has the potential to break the patterns of abuse that can span generations, and potentially to save lives, Karaczun adds.
"Shutting down communication can lead to replicating the cycle of violence. We want to take advantage of any chance we have to help kids open up and talk," Karaczun says.
Featured image courtesy of Jess Gold.


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Bordertown: The Mural Murders
A mural painted with blood is found on the wall of Pasila train station, which depicts Finland's best-known serial killer Lasse Maasalo. The text in the mural, "Making the world a better place", is linked to a voting circulating in social media, where people can vote for persons that world would be a better place without. Soon the first body is found and Sorjonen must find the person who has named himself as The Judge.
Director: Juuso Syrjä
Actors: Anu Sinisalo, Johan Storgård, Kristiina Halttu, Lenita Susi, Olivia Ainali, Sampo Sarkola, Ville Virtanen
Ahead of their father's death, four siblings gather at the oldest brother's house. The will is announced in a notary's presence and complaints burst forth. Suddenly a phone call comes…
A man implicated in the triple homicide of three Hollywood starlets begins his own investigation. Needing assistance, he enlists the two detectives on his tail in order to expose a…
Yakuza Princess
In Brazil, Akemi finds out that she's the heiress to the Yakuza empire. Just after that, her destiny enters a spiral of violence and mystery, where a gaijin (foreigner) who's…
Super Turnt
Libaraiers "Rilla" Stanford, has just been released from prison and finds that his immediate world has changed, knowing that the dangers of the streets remain the same, his only mission…
Genre: Crime, Drama, Music
American Siege
An ex-NYPD officer-turned-sheriff of a small rural Georgia town has to contend with a gang of thieves who have taken a wealthy doctor hostage.
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple's idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short.


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PATROL LISTS & ROSTERS
SURF LIFEGUARD AWARD
JUNIOR SURF
BETHELLS HISTORY
For a few summers during the 1950's, life guarding was made up by swimmers doing their compulsory Military Training in the Navy keeping fit for their specialty sports. Once the compulsory military training scheme was terminated, so was life guard service.
Although the club was incorporated in October 1958, it was not until 1963 when a triple drowning known as Black Sunday occurred that the formation of the surf life saving club, as we know it today, eventuated.
A clubhouse was sourced (gifted by Shirley & John Bethell) that would also store rescue equipment like reels, belts, surf ski's etc. and protect against vandalism (below).
By 1967 the club had grown to more than 2 dozen members and 3 separate buildings, so in September 1968, building of a spacious new $7,500 clubhouse began. The new clubhouse was opened 22nd December 1968.
Over the years the clubhouse has had many changes and was extended again at the end of 2004 with the addition of a First Aid Room, new toilet/shower block and extended gear shed.
For a personal view of Bethells Surf Life Saving early history download
Barrie Smiths Bethells History.
© Copyright Bethells Beach Surf Life Saving Patrol Inc.
Bethells Beach, New Zealand


The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) is in the process of beginning regulation of bitumen which is especially used in the road construction sector in the country.
The move is to ensure that services that use bitumen receive the required standard materials.
Mr Hassan Tampuli, Chief Executive Officer of NPA made this known when he presented the Brookfield Viscometer to the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) at a brief event in Accra on Monday.
The equipment, which was in fulfilment of a request to enhance the enforcement of bitumen regulation, will reduce the testing time of bitumen samples from the Western Region and to ensure that a substandard product is not allowed into the market.
Mr Tampuli said that the move would also streamline the operations of Bitumen Marketers and enable the NPA commence the process of regulating bitumen consumption.
"With this addition to the two already in Accra laboratory, the Takoradi laboratory need not to come to Accra to conduct the standard test… we are certain that only quality bitumen product will be imported into the country," he stated.
The CEO of NPA said the licensing framework for regulation of bitumen imported into the country had been developed and was currently being reviewed.
Receiving the equipment, Mr Ernest K Arthur, Chief Executive Officer of GHA, thanked the NPA for assisting his outfit with the equipment.
"We hope that this kind gesture will bring a closer collaboration between the two established regulatory institutions to ensure that the quality of bitumen that are imported into the country conforms to the Ministry of Highways specifications so that we have durable roads across the country" he said.
In 2014, the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) conducted a study to ascertain supply chain practices along the bitumen supply chain.
This was to enable the NPA obtain enough data on bitumen industry to effectively provide policy regulation to enhance efficiency of the industry.
Subsequently, a stakeholder meeting of bitumen importers was held to discuss ways of improving the bitumen supply chain.
A Committee was constituted to undertake a comprehensive review of the bitumen supply chain to ensure that it conforms to best practices, and in line with the petroleum downstream supply chain.
The Committee members included representatives from Total Ghana, Vivo energy, Ghana Highway Authority (GHA), Platinum seal, Societe Multinationale de Bitumes (SMB), Gbewaa Petrochemicals and NPA.