At night, I find incredible pleasure in my Kindle. I pick up all 7.8 ounces of it, palm it, turn out the lights. Then, the only physical act required is a small swipe of my finger across an index-card-size piece of glass. I can choose to go almost anywhere, as long as I am willing to pay.
The Kindle offers the purest form of immersive reading I have ever experienced. There is something narcotic about it. As scholar Alan Jacobs writes, "Once you start reading a book on the Kindle—and this is equally true of the other e-readers I've tried—the technology generates an inertia that makes it significantly easier to keep reading than to do anything else." The compulsion to keep reading stems partially from the lack of distractions: E-books, thin, gray, and under-designed, shear off the blurbs and author bios and test-marketed book-jacket covers.
But when I am reading on my Kindle, I am not alone. While swiping my fingers across the pages of Stephen Greenblatt's The Swerve: How the World Became Modern, for example, every dozen pages or so, I come across underlined sentences and above the words a tally: "513 Highlights." That refers to the number of people who have pressed their fingers against the glass at the same point in the text.
The Kindle has several such built-in but optional features that fall under the label of "social reading." Social reading is basically what we have been trained to do while we read online. Newspapers and magazines have taught us to like, share, and retweet what we read, and URL links have us accustomed to switching between various texts. Why, the producers of social reading are suggesting as they unveil new gimmicks, should we stop with articles? Books should get into the fray, too.
There are two main types of social reading. One kind, occurring after the reader has finished a book, is familiar to us—Facebook book groups and Twitter chats are two of many examples; although the term assumes a digital platform, these activities are updated versions of book clubs or classroom discussions. Other features are newer, bringing interaction into the text in a way that, like a hyperlink in an online news story, shows up inside the book. You can tweet your annotations as you read James Gleick's The Information on your Nook. On your Kobo, you can read comments left by other readers about that sentence on page 57. On your iPad, you can download Subtext and watch a video by the author, who is no longer a shadowy absent-presence behind the words.
Back at the Kindle webpage, I can see the most highlighted Kindle passage of all time, this sentence from Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire: "Because sometimes things happen to people and they're not equipped to deal with them" (17,784 highlights). The most highlighted book of all time is The Holy Bible. (Most popular passage: "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.") The No. 2 book is Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. (Most popular passage: "Pretend to be completely in control and people will assume you are.") The second most highlighted line is the first sentence from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
Bob Stein, director of the Institute for the Future of the Book, has created a matrix breaking down the two main categories of social reading into a more complex taxonomy organized by whether discussion occurs offline or on and whether it is ephemeral or persistent, synchronous or asynchronous, or just plain face-to-face. (The Kindle webpage is what he would call asynchronous, or informal, social reading.) Stein's institute has further developed CommentPress, an open-source software that allows readers to enter comments within a text, "turning a document into a conversation." Stephen Duncombe, associate professor of media and culture at New York University, has used CommentPress to create a free online version of Thomas More's Utopia "open to read, open to copying, open to modification" and published by the institute's platform, Social Book. Stein and Duncombe are on the front lines of social reading for scholarly and pedagogical purposes, archiving what had previously been ephemeral discussions into documents as persistent as the Talmud. Social Book allows for fuller discussions among readers than does Kindle; with enormous potential for academia, it permits students and scholars to gather within a text, instead of, say, talking about it while sitting in rows, books on their desks.
Social reading sounds newfangled. But looked at another way, it's not so new. Reading, historically, was "social" for far longer than it has been private. The concept of reading as primarily an individual, solo act—which the modifying "social" in "social reading" assumes—is a modern phenomenon. Homeric poetry and other oral genres were recited to crowds for centuries before the notion of reading came around. The most beautiful depiction of learning in Western art may be Raphael's School of Athens, which shows Socrates speaking as disciples surround him, listening and taking notes.
After writing became more widespread, it was often a prompt for speaking, something one used as an aid in orating, reciting, or declaring to others. When Saint Augustine watched Ambrose read a book without moving his lips or making any sounds, he was shocked: Until about the eighth century, most people read by reading words out loud. No one was curling up with the large, bulky, vellum-and-wooden books that were kept chained to desks in monasteries.
This kind of "social reading" continued throughout most of the Middle Ages, as scribes copying manuscripts assumed readers would enunciate the words they saw on the page. Written texts developed from and aided oral communication, and since there are no commas or capital letters in speech, there were initially no spaces between words, no lower-case letters, and no punctuation in manuscripts, either. THEIRSENTENCESLOOKEDLIKETHIS.
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It is not "private reading" I crave. It is—as long as we are coining terms—unlinked reading. Ironically, or perhaps appropriately, we may need a digital-native term to best describe the varieties of reading now available to us. Unlinked reading is the kind that requires of me deeper attention and allows me to ruminate. It is engrossing—a "curling up with" a book that has to do not with paper and ink but with experience.
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Spectacular watches of Russian oligarchs
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As a rule, it is the western part of Europe that is considered the richer and much better developed. However, in terms of watches among the elite, Russia seems to be a country of endless prosperity. Here are some compelling evidence of this fact, coming straight from the highest levels of Russian politics and business.
As you are probably not that much into Polish politics, you might not remember what kind of bad publicity happened to the former minister of infrastructure, Sławomir Nowak, for being the owner of an above-average timepiece? In 2013, the politician was on the lips of all national media for having the Ulysse Nardin Maxi Marine Chronometer, valued at around $ 6,000. Let us admit that this watch, although it exceeded twice the ministerial salary, could in a completely normal way be defended in the property declaration with Nowak's earnings at that time. However, social pressure from the image that the politician had a taste for luxury shopping contributed to his dismissal a few months later.
Now let us look a little more to the east, where there are quite different customs. While luxury timepieces among the most important people in the country attract some media attention, there has never been any resignation for this reason. Nobody sees any problem with wearing timepieces, the price of which often exceeds the official annual earnings several times. Here are the watches as seen on Russian political and business wrists.
Our list is started by Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for President Vladimir Putin. A politician who, wore an exceptionally impressive timepiece during his wedding with a figure skater Tatiana Navka – Richard Mille RM 52-01 Skull Tourbillon. The limited-edition watch of just 30 pieces caused quite a stir in the Russian media as its price – $ 620,000 – was four times more than Peskov's annual earnings of $ 146,000 at the time. The politician, as befits a spokesman, began to explain such an expensive acquisition as an alleged wedding gift from his wife, who was then a TV personality in Russia. However, the rudimentary independent Russian media reached the photos on Instagram of Peskov's daughter, who had this timer on his hand a few months before the wedding. The case of the watch, despite quite a lot of coverage by anti-Kremlin media channels, didn't have any negative impact on Peskov's position, who continued to hold his job without any obstacles.
Richard Mille RM 52-01 Skull Tourbillon / foto: Oleg Mitvol, dailymail.co.uk
The next person is also the Kremlin candlestick itself. Dmitry Medvedev, as we are talking about him, has held the position of president and prime minister of the federation in Russia for the last 20 years, alternating with Vladimir Putin. He is also a colorful figure outside politics – an avid chess player, a huge fan of hard rock and a collector of vinyl records. He has all the original Deep Purple releases, the music of which he copied during his youth, as official releases were on a restricted list by the Soviet Union. As for watches, we saw a full cross-section of various timepieces on his wrist. He was seen for instance with the ancestor of exclusive electronic watches in the form of the HD3 Slyde, through more classic models such as the Corum Admiral's Cup Chrono…
Corum Admiral's Cup Chrono / foto: Agencja ITAR-TASS
… or Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde, in a limited edition with a dial made of Pietersite, a precious mineral mainly mined in Namibia.
Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde / foto: insomi.ru / thewatchbox.com
The politician was also seen many times with Breguet from the Classique series – the Day Date Moonphase model.
Breguet / foto: prestigetime.com
A less known, but very interesting person when it comes to "watches vs earnings" ranking is initially the vice-mayor and then the mayor of Moscow – Vladimir Riesin. It is probably one of the few government officials in the world whose watch tastes have been mentioned on his Wikipedia profile with specific models. Riesin, whose official annual salary as mayor of Moscow never exceeded $ 170,000, was seen in public with at least two watches that cost several times more than those earnings. The first spectacular timepiece was the Greubel & Forsey Double Tourbillon 30degrees Vision, which cost around $ 360,000 in white gold and $ 425,000 in platinum. It cannot be determined from the photo below which version was owned by Riesin, but it does not change the fact that it is still almost 2.5 times the annual wage on the wrist.
Greubel Forsey / foto: vedomosti.ru / christopherrking.com
The second watch the politician has paraded with in public as shown by some dubious quality photos available on the internet is the DeWitt La Pressey Grande Complication. It is the most complicated timepiece in the history of the brand, combining, among others, a perpetual calendar, a split seconds chronograph, a tourbillon, and a minute repeater. The price of this masterpiece in the year of its premiere oscillated around a million dollars, so it is already 6 years of work with the salary of the mayor of Moscow, without any other expenses. However, it never sparked any calls for a closer examination of Riesin's finances, who had quietly perform his job until retirement.
DeWitt / foto: pinterest.com via dewitt.ch
Following the trail of very distinctive timepieces, we have to go beyond the Russian border for a moment and stop in Chechnya, where for years the only lord and ruler has been Putin's trusted man – Ramzan Kadyrov. A person with a rather dark biography, specializing in kidnappings for ransom during the Russian-Chechen wars, and now successfully liquidating the opposition in his country. In 2011, Kadyrov took the title of the Head of the Chechen Republic, which gave him virtually unlimited power and an unlimited term of office, although as a father of twelve children he does not have to worry about the duration of the dynasty. As befits a true dictator, he enjoyed a luxurious life beyond his state, despite the officially relatively low annual salary of about $ 78,000. He has a private zoo and a fleet of luxury cars, among which we can find one of only twenty units manufactured – Lamborghini Reventon, costing around $ 1.25 million. In terms of watches, he was seen, among others with exclusive models such as the Bovet Fleurier Minute Repeater Tourbillon for around $ 300,000 and the Greubel Forsey 24 Secondes Contemporain Platinum limited to 33 copies for less than $ 500,000.
Greubel Forsey 24 Secondes Contemporain Platinum / foto: rbk.ru
Returning to Russia, I must mention that while preparing this article I found many less known politicians and businessmen who wear exceptionally avant-garde watches. It is not without reason that Moscow is the city with the largest number of registered millionaires, and the social disproportions between the inhabitants of Rublevka and the poor periphery are colossal. A country where the world of politics and business is intertwined to such an extent that virtually all borders are blurred and mutual protection of interests is something even normal. Below are a few more gentlemen from Russian business who wear very interesting timepieces:
Vladimir Artyakov – former governor of the Samara district and current vice-president of Rostec – a state-owned corporation for enterprise development and export of advanced technologies. See very often with his DeWitt Academia Tourbillon Differentiel in rose gold. The price is approximately 225,000 Swiss francs.
DeWitt Academia Tourbillon Differentiel / foto: rostec.ru / masterhorologer.com
Vladimir Yakunin – former head of the Russian Railways, a big fan of tourbillons, because many press materials have only watches with this complication from brands such as Breguet or the Lange 1 Tourbillon from A. Lange & Söhne. Currently a citizen of Great Britain, a destination that many Russian oligarchs have chosen for the peaceful experience of old age.
A. Lange & Soehne Lange 1 Tourbillon / foto: Agencja ITAR TASS
Andrei Kostin – president and chairman of the supervisory board of VTB Bank. One of the few oligarchs on our list, whose income fully justifies even the greatest watch buying madness. In 2012 alone, Kostin earned over $ 30 million from his function and shares. Seen with Breguet's Tourbillions with a perpetual calendar, especially liked by the Russian elite, as they are also worn by Gazprom's president, Alexey Miller. I also found pictures where Patek Philippe Celestial was resting on a businessman's wrist.
Breguet / foto: twitter.com/zgldz
Naturally, one cannot generalize and claim that most of the watches presented in the article were obtained in a legally questionable way. However, how loose the rules on disclosure and documentation of assets are in Russia is shown by the fact that the draft law on obligatory asset declarations of the highest state officials was submitted to the Russian Duma only in 2012 and adopted a year later with many amendments. Previously, no one bothered with such trifles.

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"I think many women have experienced similar internal conflicts about how to be successful and grow our careers while still staying true to ourselves."
Our latest installment of the Daring Women Q&A series features Billie Sue Chafins, vice president of software development at Hulu.
Shipping Hulu with Live TV was one of the major high points of my career because it was a monumental task. Building Live TV meant rebuilding our entire stack and re-architecting our systems. We added an entirely new product line to our current offering and did this in just two years and doubled the tech team in this time frame to make it happen. It was a new business model the company had to consider and it affected every single person at Hulu across both the tech and business teams. This project pushed me to grow as an individual and scale the team and product in ways I hadn't before.
Beyond shipping live, some of my proudest moments have been when I see the impact of mentoring and growing someone. Helping guide my mentees and see them start taking risks and growing their own careers, that's a wonderful feeling.
When I first started my career in tech as a young woman, it was challenging being seen as the "girl" and not being taken seriously. I was aware that I wasn't part of the boys' club and it was not easy being the only woman in meetings. Twenty years ago, I looked around the room and didn't see anyone else like me and didn't have that many female role models. You start feeling like you need to assimilate to become part of that club to move forward and be successful at work.
I think many women have experienced similar internal conflicts about how to be successful and grow our careers while still staying true to ourselves. As an introvert and someone who is more softspoken, this was a challenge for me. I'd get advice to be more confident, but that wasn't actionable feedback. Did that mean I needed to be more outspoken during meetings? Did that mean I needed to be more forceful or louder?
With my personality, these were not techniques I could directly implement, so I started finding ways to be heard without changing my personality and core values. That's why I tell my teams and mentees - you don't need to change who you are to be successful. There are ways that you can be heard, and managers should also be thoughtful in their feedback to employees to ensure it's actionable and concrete.
My first female manager and one of my first mentors was Julie Larson-Green. I worked for her for about 10 years at Microsoft and she really helped me build my confidence and opened doors to amazing opportunities. As a manager, Julie would always call out a job well done and give me credit in front of my peers and was a strong influence in paving my career path. She helped me come into my own and be confident in my abilities and myself.
It's critical to find mentors and role models at the start of your career. Especially in tech, women don't have as many female mentors that they can go to for support, to rant to, or to ask questions of. While you can go ask for advice or answers from your male coworkers, there is something different about speaking with a woman mentor, especially from the start. I think mentorship makes a difference in women joining and staying in technical careers.
Also, be yourself. Recognize who you are, what you want and what tactics you need to develop to stay true to yourself and still be successful.
It's important to provide opportunities for mentorship and support and also create an environment inclusive to all. Hulu does a great job with this through our internal women's organization called Hula, which helps connect women at the company and offers mentorship and support. We've also been hosting something called the Storyteller Series, which brings in speakers to discuss topics around inclusion, diversity and bias in the workplace. Activities like these show women (and other groups) that we acknowledge their unique challenges, appreciate their differences and are here to offer support. We're all trying to provide an environment that supports equality.
For men, there is an aspect of helping them become allies and defining what this means. We need to help them understand the challenges women face — challenges they may be unaware of — and give advice on how to support and mentor the women on their team. You need to give women credit, give them visibility and help them get their perspectives communicated during meetings to make sure they're heard. I often find that men truly want to address this problem, but they just don't have an understanding of the unique challenges women face. We don't do enough to explain the challenges in a way that isn't accusatory or makes them feel like they're the bad guy. We have to create an environment where we can ask questions that may be a little uncomfortable to build understanding and create a dialogue.
Lately, I've been listening to HBR's Women at Work podcast. It puts into words the things that a lot of women and men experience and gives actionable advice on how to tackle it.
Support and inspiration comes from my husband. He's my biggest ally, supporter, fan and cheerleader!
I am also part of this brunch club that's a very strong "Lean In" circle. We're a group of women who all started in tech about 15 to 20 years ago and we're now all leaders throughout the tech community in Seattle. This group is important to me because I admire and look up to the women so much and we do a ton to support each other. For example, if one of us is looking for new hires, we'll leverage this network and try to find more women or diverse candidates. It's so important to have your tribe, and this brunch club is my tribe and I find a lot of inspiration from them.
Being a good listener, being empathetic and being genuine are super important. You need to let people on your team shine, let them try, fail, learn, and coach them through all of that. And you need to provide them vision, direction and motivation, while trusting and empowering them to deliver.
This is more of a misconception than an overrated trait, but some leaders think they need to have all the answers. They're not listening to their teams or to context and they become disconnected. Leaders are always told they have to be biased toward action, but if you move too quickly, you can sometimes make uninformed decisions.
There are times in my career when I got a bit complacent and comfortable. If I had a do-over, I would recognize when change was needed and would have taken risks sooner, whether that was moving teams at Microsoft or moving to a company like Hulu.


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The Coming Day Of Royal Rumble is Revealed By WWE 2K23
The WWE 2K23 reveal is scheduled to occur within the next few weeks, with its release just months away.
Sources familiar with the game say that 2K plans to stage an event in San Antonio, Texas, the day before the WWE Royal Rumble to reveal WWE 2K23 in its entirety.
On January 28, a presentation will feature hands-on gameplay and information on this year's 2K showcase with "select matches." The announcement of a new game mode will come last.
The first day of February, which also happens to be a Wednesday, will bring additional information.
It needed to be made clear exactly what it would involve. It can be said, however, that it will contain more information not revealed at the WWE 2K23 unveiling in San Antonio.
The release of WWE 2K23 is expected at the end of March. It is anticipated to be accessible on PC and both last-gen and current-gen consoles. However, console availability has yet to be verified as of this writing.
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Sundance Adds Michael Jackson Sexual Abuse Documentary to Lineup
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1:28 PM PST 1/9/2019 by Mia Galuppo
The late singer's estate has called the doc "outrageous and pathetic."
A documentary about the lives of two boys who accused Michael Jackson of sexual abuse has been added to this year's Sundance Film Festival lineup.
Leaving Neverland, from producer-director Dan Reed, endeavors to tell the stories of two boys, ages 7 and 10, who began long-running relationships with superstar Michael Jackson at the height of his stardom. Now in their 30s, the pair describe how they were sexually abused by Jackson and how they came to terms with it years later.
Michael Jackson's estate has released a statement in response to the news, blasting the doc as "yet another lurid production in an outrageous and pathetic attempt to exploit and cash in on Michael Jackson."
Also set to have a world premiere at the fest is the Steve Bannon doc The Brink from director Alison Klayman and producer Marie Therese Guirgis. The official logline for the movie reads: "Now unconstrained by an official White House post, Steve Bannon is free to peddle influence as a perceived kingmaker with a direct line to the President. After anointing himself leader of the 'populist movement,' he travels around the U.S. and the world spreading his hard-line anti-immigration message."
The festival is set to run Jan. 24-Feb. 4 in Park City.
Read the full statement from the Michael Jackson Estate, below.
This is yet another lurid production in an outrageous and pathetic attempt to exploit and cash in on Michael Jackson.
Wade Robson and James Safechuck have both testified under oath that Michael never did anything inappropriate toward them.
Safechuck and Robson, the latter a self-proclaimed 'master of deception,' filed lawsuits against Michael's Estate, asking for millions of dollars. Both lawsuits were dismissed.
This so called "documentary" is just another rehash of dated and discredited allegations. It's baffling why any credible filmmaker would involve himself with this project.
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Q: Adapting program from single to multicore I am considering a programming project. Will run under Ubuntu or other Linux OS on a small board. Quad core x86 - N-Series Pentium. The software generates 8 fast signals; square wave pulse trains for stepper motor motion control of 4 axes. Step signals being 50-100 KHz maximum, but usually slower. Want to avoid jitter in these stepping signals (call it good fidelity), so that around 1-2us for each thread loop cycle would be a nice target. The program does other kinds of tasks, like read/write hard drive, Ethernet, continues update on the graphics display, keyboard. The existing Single core programs just can not process motion signals with this kind of timing and require external hardware/techniques to achieve this.
I have been reading other posts here, like on a thread running selected core, continuously. The exact meaning in these posts is "lose", not sure really what is meant. Continuous might mean testing every minute or ?????
So, I might be wordy, but it will clear I hope. The considered program has all the threads, routines, memory, shared memory all included. I am not considering that this program launches another program or service. Other threads are written in this program and launched when the program starts up. I will call this signal generating thread the FAST THREAD.
The FAST THREAD is to be launched to an otherwise "free" core. It needs to be the only thread that runs on the core. Hopefully, the OS thread scheduler component on that core can be "turned off", so that it does not even interrupt on that core to decide what thread runs next. In looking at the processor manual, Each core has a counter timer chip. Is it possible then that I can use it to provide a continuous train of interrupts then into my "locked in" FAST THREAD for timing purposes? This is the range of about 1-2 us. If not, then just reading one channel on that CTC to provide software sync. This fast thread will, therefore, see (experience) no delays from the interrupts issued in the other cores and associated multicore fabric. This FAST THREAD, when running, will continue to run until the program closes. This could be hours.
Input data to drive this FAST THREAD will be common shared memory defined in the program. There are also hardware signals for motion limits (From GPIOs or SDI port). If any go TRUE, that forces a programmed halt all motion. It does not need a 1~2us response. It could go to a slower Motion loop.
Ah, the output:
Some motion data is written back to the shared memory (assigned for this purpose). Like current location, and current loop number,
Some signals need to be output (the 8 outputs). There are numerous free GPIOs. Not sure of the path taken to get the signaled GPIO pin to change the output. The system call to Linux initiates the pin change event. There is also an SDI port available, running up to the 25Mhz clock. It seems these ports (GPIO, UART, USB, SDI) exist in the fabric that is not on any specific core. I am not sure of the latency from the issuance of these signals in the program until the associated external pin actually presents that signal. In the fast thread, even 10us would be OK, if it was always the same latency! I know that will not be so, there will jitter. I need to think on this spec.
There will possibly be a second dedicated core (similar to above) for slower motion planning. That leaves two cores for everything thing else. Since then everything else items (sata, video screen, keyboard ...) are already able to work in a single core, then the remaining two cores should be great.
At close of program, the FAST THREAD returns the CTC and any other device on its core back to "as it was", re-enables the OS components in this core to their more normal operation. End of thread.
Concluding: I have described the overall program, so as for you to understand what I want to do with this FAST THREAD running, how responsive it needs to be, and that it needs to be undisturbed!! This processor runs in the 1.5 ~ 2.0 GHz range. It certainly can do the repeated calculations in the required time frame.
DESIRED: I do not know the system calls that would allow me to use a selected x86 core in this way. Any pointers would be helpful. Any manual or document that described these calls/procedures.
Can this use of a core also be done in windows 7,10)?
Thanks for reading and any pointers you have.
Stan


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Changes in the sensitivity to language-specific orthographic patterns with age
Duñabeitia, J. A., Borragan, M., De Bruin, A. & Casaponsa, A., 14/07/2020, In : Frontiers in Psychology - Language Sciences. 11, 14 p., 1691.
Incidental changes in orthographic processing in the native language as a function of learning a new language late in life
Borragan, M., Casaponsa, A., Antón, E. & Duñabeitia, J. A., 25/06/2020, In : Language, Cognition and Neuroscience.
Translanguaging in diverse multilingual classrooms in England: oasis or a mirage?
Afitska, O., 1/05/2020, In : The European Journal of Applied Linguistics and TEFL. 9, 1, p. 153-181 29 p.
Motivational factors in computer-administered integrated skills tasks: A study of young learners
Kormos, J., Brunfaut, T. & Michel, M., 1/01/2020, In : Language Assessment Quarterly. 17, 1, p. 43-59 17 p.
The Role of Orthotactics in Language Switching: An ERP Investigation Using Masked Language Priming
Casaponsa, A., Thierry, G. & Duñabeitia, J. A., 31/12/2019, In : Brain Sciences. 10, 1, 21 p., 22.
Mitigating the Effect of Language in the Assessment of Science: A study of English-language learners in primary classrooms in the United Kingdom
Afitska, O. & Heaton, T., 1/11/2019, In : Science Education. 103, 6, p. 1396-1422 27 p.
The effect of read-aloud assistance on the text comprehension of dyslexic and non-dyslexic English language learners
Kosak-Babuder, M., Kormos, J., Ratajczak, M. & Pizorn, K., 01/2019, In : Language Testing. 36, 1, p. 51-75 25 p.
Modelling Changes in the Cognitive Processing of Grammar in Implicit and Explicit Learning Conditions: Insights from an Eye-Tracking Study
Indrarathne, H. D. B. N., Ratajczak, M. P. & Kormos, J., 09/2018, In : Language Learning. 68, 3, p. 669-708 40 p.
The role of working memory in processing L2 input: insights from eye-tracking
Indrarathne, B. & Kormos, J., 03/2018, In : Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. 21, 2, p. 355-374 20 p.
Learner-generated content and engagement in second language task performance
Lambert, C., Philp, J. J. & Nakamura, S., 1/11/2017, In : Language Teaching Research. 21, 6, p. 665-680 16 p.
Affective factors influencing fluent performance: French learners' appraisals of second language speech tasks
Kormos, J. & Prefontaine, Y., 11/2017, In : Language Teaching Research. 21, 6, p. 699-716 18 p.
Attentional processing of input in explicit and implicit learning conditions: an eye-tracking study
Indrarathne, B. & Kormos, J., 09/2017, In : Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 39, 3, p. 401-430 30 p.
The effects of specific learning difficulties on processes of multilingual language development
Kormos, J., 09/2017, In : Annual Review of Applied Linguistics. 37, p. 30-44 15 p.
Dyslexia and English language teaching in Sri Lanka: a teacher training guide
Indrarathne, B., 30/08/2017, Self published.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
How much exposure is needed for learners to pay attention? Lessons from an eye-tracking study
Indrarathne, B., Ratajczak, M. & Kormos, J., 30/08/2017.
Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN › Conference paper › peer-review
Working Memory Capacity, Language Learning and Dyslexia: Inclusion of Dyslexic Learners in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Indrarathne, B., 14/07/2017.
Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN › Abstract › peer-review
Dyslexia and working memory
Indrarathne, B., 12/07/2017, IATEFL Voices, 257 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Language learning research at the intersection of experimental, computational and corpus-based approaches
Rebuschat, P. E., Detmar, M. & McEnery, T., 16/06/2017, In : Language Learning. 67, S1, p. 6-13 8 p.
Task effects on linguistic complexity and accuracy: a large-scale learner corpus analysis employing Natural Language Processing techniques
Alexopoulou, T., Michel, M. C., Murakami, A. & Detmar, M., 06/2017, In : Language Learning. 67, Suppl. 1, p. 180-208 29 p.
Second language input, working memory and dyslexia
Indrarathne, B., 6/04/2017.
Relationship between attentional processing and working memory: an eye-tracking study
Indrarathne, B. & Kormos, J., 18/03/2017.
Task repetition and second language speech processing
Lambert, C., Kormos, J. & Minn, D., 03/2017, In : Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 39, 1, p. 167-196 30 p.
Complexity, Accuracy and Fluency in L2 production
Michel, M. C., 23/02/2017, Routledge Handbook of Instructed Second Language Acquisition. Loewen, S. & Sato, M. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 50-68 19 p.
Interdisciplinary research at the intersection of CALL, NLP, and SLA: methodological implications from an input enhancement project
Ziegler, N., Meurers, D., Rebuschat, P. E., Ruiz, S., Moreno Vega, J., Chinkina, M., Li, W. & Grey, S., 20/02/2017, In : Language Learning. 67, S1, p. 209-231 23 p.
Inclusion of learners with specific learning differences in teaching English as a foreign language: A teacher training project for Sri Lanka
Eye-tracking research in computer-mediated language learning
Michel, M. C. & Smith, B., 15/02/2017, Language and technology. Thorne, S. & May, S. (eds.). Springer International Publishing AG, p. 1-12 12 p. (Encyclopedia of language and education).
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
The Second Language Learning Processes of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties
Kormos, J., 01/2017, New York: Routledge. 168 p. (Second Language Acquisition Research Series)
Los cognados en la adquisición y la evaluación de segundas lenguas
Duñabeitia, J. A., Borragan, M. & Casaponsa, A., 2017, Enseñar léxico en el aula de español. : El poder de las palabras. Herrera, F. (ed.). 3rd ed. Barcelona: Difusión, p. 107-120 14 p. (Cuadernos de didáctica).
Measuring cognitive task demands using dual task methodology, subjective self-ratings, and expert judgments: a validation study
Révész, A., Michel, M. & Gilabert, R., 12/2016, In : Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 38, 4, p. 703-737 35 p.
Relationship between attentional processing of input and working memory: an eye-tracking study
Implicit and explicit knowledge of inflectional morphology
Rogers, J., Revesz, A. & Rebuschat, P., 07/2016, In : Applied Psycholinguistics. 37, 4, p. 781-812 32 p.
A qualitative analysis of perceptions of fluency in second language French
Préfontaine, Y. & Kormos, J., 10/06/2016, In : International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching. 54, 2, p. 151-169 19 p.
Variability in second language learning: the roles of individual differences, learning conditions, and linguistic complexity
Tagarelli, K., Ruiz Hernandez, S., Moreno Vega, J. & Rebuschat, P. E., 06/2016, In : Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 38, Special Issue 2, p. 293-316 24 p.
Supporting teachers in EAL classrooms: working towards the centralised provision of subject-specific, EAL-tailored resources for primary classrooms
Afitska, O. & Clegg, J., 1/05/2016, In : The European Journal of Applied Linguistics and TEFL. 5, 1, p. 95-108 14 p.
Epilogue: New pathways in researching interaction
Philp, J. J., 03/2016, Peer interaction and second language learning: pedagogical potential and research agenda. Sato, M. & Ballinger, S. (eds.). 1 ed. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, Vol. 45. p. 377-396 19 p. (Language Learning and Language Teaching; vol. 45).
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Exploring engagement in tasks in the language classroom
Philp, J. J. & Duchesne, S., 03/2016, In : Annual Review of Applied Linguistics. 36, p. 50-72 23 p.
How do utterance measures predict raters' perceptions of fluency in French as a second language?
Préfontaine, Y., Kormos, J. & Johnson, D. E., 01/2016, In : Language Testing. 33, 1, p. 53-73 21 p.
Longitudinal developments in vocabulary knowledge and lexical organization
Dóczi, B. & Kormos, J., 01/2016, New York: Oxford University Press. 232 p.
Attentional processing of different types of written L2 input and its relationship with learners' working memory capacity
Indrarathne, B., 2016, Lancaster University. 479 p.
Research, relationships and reflexivity: two case studies of language and identity
Kirkham, S. & Mackey, A., 2016, Ethics in applied linguistics research: language researcher narratives. De Costa, P. (ed.). London: Routledge, p. 103-120 18 p. (Second Language Acquisition Research).
Implicit and explicit learning of languages
Rebuschat, P. (ed.), 15/09/2015, Amsterdam: John Benjamins. 489 p. (Studies in Bilingualism; vol. 48)
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Anthology
Challenges in implicit learning research: validating a novel artificial language
Rogers, J., Revesz, A. & Rebuschat, P., 09/2015, Implicit and explicit learning of languages. Rebuschat, P. (ed.). Amsterdam: John Benjamins, p. 275-300 26 p. (Studies in Bilingualism; vol. 48).
Introduction: implicit and explicit learning of languages
Rebuschat, P., 09/2015, Implicit and explicit learning of languages. Rebuschat, P. (ed.). Amsterdam: John Benjamins, (Studies in Bilingualism; vol. 48).
Syntactic and lexical development in an intensive English for Academic Purposes programme
Mazgutova, D. & Kormos, J., 09/2015, In : Journal of Second Language Writing. 29, p. 3-15 13 p.
Attentional processing of input in different input conditions: an eye-tracking study
Individual differences in second language speech production
Kormos, J., 08/2015, The Cambridge handbook of bilingual processing. Schwieter, J. W. (ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics).
Direct written corrective feedback, learner differences, and the acquisition of second language article use for generic and specific plural reference
Stefanou, C. & Revesz, A., 28/07/2015, In : Modern Language Journal. 99, 2, p. 263-282 20 p.
Attentional Processing of Input in Different Input Conditions: an Eye Tracking Study
Indrarathne, B. & Kormos, J., 3/07/2015.
New directions in the study of implicit and explicit learning: an introduction
Andringa, S. & Rebuschat, P. E., 06/2015, In : Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 37, Special Issue 2, p. 185-196 12 p.


A reading survey by Scholastic revealed something they're calling the "decline by nine." According to the report, the percentage of kids defined as frequent readers—those who read books for fun five to seven days a week— drops from 57% among 8-year-olds to 35% among 9-year-olds.
Between ages eight and nine, the number of kids who say they love reading plummets from 40% to 28%. What happens during this year, and more importantly, what can parents do to keep their young readers reading, willingly?
Video: At Brooklyn's Books Are Magic, as at most bookstores, the books are organised sensibly.
Even while we spend more of our days staring at screens and do more of our shopping on Amazon, book sales are actually rising at independent bookstores.
Novelist Emma Fusco-Straub and her husband Mike opened Cobble Hill shop Books Are Magic in 2017, and have drawn customers in every day since, with a charming children's room in the back, a trim and trendy adult collection up front, and nightly readings, signings, and other events. In the video below, we talk to Emma about how to make a local bookstore a community gathering spot.
I have a few rules for choosing non-fiction books: I won't read a book promising to reveal the "insider secrets" of an organisation or field. (The author only knows 1 per cent of the secrets, and they'll oversell them.) If I find a book too broad or challenging, I go down a reading level — or even find a comic book version with a reliable co-author. And I don't commit the way I do to fiction — sometimes I only need to read one chapter.
Ken Jennings became famous the easy way - through an unprecedented 74-game victory streak worth $3 million on Jeopardy. Since that 2004 era, the affable quizmaster has gone on to host a podcast, become a beloved Twitter hero, write several books, (including the newly released Planet Funny: How Comedy Took Over Our Culture), and continue raising his two children with his wife Mindy.
My husband and I like having the captions on while we're watching a TV show so we can keep the volume down without missing any dialogue. Because of that, the captions are almost always on when my son takes over the TV — a fact that frustrated him for years.
Redditors answer with great tips for getting into the habit. The secret is in letting yourself read what you like, and taking practical steps to make it easy to pick up a book. Out of 60+ comments, here are the very best.
I'm so sorry but we're still talking about Marie Kondo. The popularity of her Netflix show Tidying Up caused an uptick in donations to charity shops and used bookstores, according to CNN, the New Yorker, and Stranger. Now's the time to take your "want to read" list to a used bookstore and stock up, while everyone else is cleaning house.
The new Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo is a reality-show version of tidying guru's best-selling book. Something as innocuous as reducing clutter finds itself at the center of a backlash from booklovers.
In the hallowed words of US poet Gertrude Stein, whoever said "money can't buy you happiness" was shopping at the wrong store. However, building wealth takes a considerable amount of skill - especially if you don't have tons of disposable income.
These personal finance books provide strategies for everything from creating a budget, to clawing your way out of debt, to teaching your kids how to be wealthy.


Give your smart wear wardrobe a swift style update with these boot cut tailored trousers. Made from a stretch fabric for optimum comfort and fit, these trousers also feature a flat front and two front slant and two back mock pockets for a stylish yet practical finishing touch. With side-back elasticated waist for added comfort.


Livetech were delighted to work with Book Of You to develop a revolutionary new app for those suffering from Dementia and their families, along with a new website to promote the app. The Book of You app is based on reminiscence therapy and allows people with Dementia and their families to create memory books to be used on tablet device that anyone can share and enjoy or keep just for themselves. The technology allows the option of complete privacy and is extremely easy to use for an audience who may have no experience with computers or tablet devices.
We found Livetech we the perfect partner for us to develop our innovative product to help People with Dementia. The company are large enough to cope with all our demands and small enough that we have direct personal working relationships with the key staff.
Book of you is now a widely used application among those diagnosed with dementia in use with reminiscence therapy. It allowed its users to share memories and have fun in the process.
In terms of the design and layout of the application, to meet the requirements of the client it needed to be easy to use from the user point of view. The layout focused on the media so it was kept to a minimum to avoid the application looking too busy.
We created an easy to use platform which allowed the user to upload videos, images and music relating to their life. In the specification for the project it was an essential part for the user experience to be simple, as the target audience would have a limited knowledge with the use of technology. We added functionality such as re-ordering pages through 'drag and drop' with minimal effort to add media.


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It's a career full of challenge! You get to work with dogs, sheep, and sometimes goats! You also get to work for people who have great connections with the Legislature in any given western state! Hell, you might even get to work FOR a legislator!………. A lot! Doesn't it sound exciting?!!!
Not only to do you get to experience extremely remote areas for long amounts of time you may be exposed to interesting diseases like Q-fever or others!
To find out more read this!
Colo. scraps effort on sheepherder wages
By IVAN MORENO – Associated Press writer
"Immigrant advocacy groups complain that the workers, who come to the United States mostly from Peru and Chile on temporary work visas, are sometimes subjected to 90-hour work weeks for anywhere from $600 to $750 a month on ranches in the West, including Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and California."
US citizens need not apply.
Tagged with: Domestic Sheep • slave wages • subsidies
Ken Cole
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13 Responses to Colorado scraps effort on sheepherder wages
Hilljack says:
Give it up on the Q-fever. What a laughable charge against livestock. Where is it common; in farm yards with dense numbers of livestock. Even there people hardly ever get it but wow what a great thing to put in public comment on grazing. From what I know it has had absolutely no impact on public land grazing since the odds of it effecting some one are less that being attacked by sage grouse.
Ken Cole says:
I find it interesting that Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge felt compelled to warn people about it on their map.
They are adjacent to the ARS Sheep Experiment Station
Also, there have been a few outbreaks with it at the sheep station.
Brian Ertz says:
Q-fever infects hundreds of folk ~ goes airborne.
one of the problems many scientists warn about with Q-fever is its slow incubation. that is to say, symptoms don't show up until much later – so it's difficult to identify the source, and most of the folk handling sheep do so in the back country and not a lot of attention is paid to their health (given their immigrant status) – they just come down with flu-like symptoms and by the time it's identified in anybody that has access to medical treatment facilities, they've forgotten about their exposure to sheep, or aren't aware that this is where it might have come from.
There are warnings for all sorts of things doesn't mean it is a high probability. Every scoping letter I read that brings up Q fever means another search of the literature and nothing new about infection rates.
They could get the same remote job sitting on pot plantations and make only a little more. It comes down to what people are willing to do for money if they are willing it will never change.
Yeah, that good old "free market". Gotta love it.
The other obvious problem with this system is that there is no way in hell that these guys are going to be able to meet all of the terms and conditions on the grazing allotments when they are working 24/7 with no real support. They can't possibly guard against predators or keep track of all of the sheep either.
One prominent sheepherder claimed at a public meeting a couple of years ago that he was missing 200 sheep and blamed it on wolves even though he never reported it to Wildlife Services. Are we to believe that none of them were just lost and left out on the range? Left to contaminate bighorn sheep herds?
mikepost says:
Most of these sheep herders are legal documented aliens who cant make that kind of money back home. They are happy to get the work and when you consider that it also comes with "room and board" albeit spartan, it is not that bad a deal for them compared to their economic situation back home.
The last time this topic came up the posting included a story of a herder who managed to put his 2 US born kids thru college with his herding money.
Domestic sheep may not be the best thing for the range but the sheep herder "outrage" is a red herring.
JB says:
Can't disagree with your logic, but I do take exception with the idea that "outrage" over these wages is a "red herring". At the very least, sheep producers (and every business, for that matter) should be forced to pay a wage that allows people to live above the poverty level.
We should all be outraged by this blatant exploitation of the underprivileged.
The reason that the economy in Chile sucks wouldn't have anything to do with disruption of their economy would it? News today about that very thing: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/7579042/Henry-Kissinger-cancelled-warning-against-political-assassinations.html
mikarooni says:
Nothing associated with old world sheep, production of anything from old world sheep, sheepherding, wool, mutton, or any other product or activity associated with old world sheep is anything but tainted. The animals carry physical diseases and, by virtue of their behavior and willingness to engage in the spread of such physical disease, the humans carry spiritual diseases. Don't believe me? Meet a few of them and get to know them and their industry. The impact on the range (makes cattle look like golf course groundskeepers), the impact on native sheep, the treatment of the workers, the scabies, the pneumonia, the scrapie and the prions that are now everywhere; it's all just a shade sick, even by comparison with cattle operations. Still don't believe me? Have yourself a nice big plate of scrambled lamb brains and, in a few years, it won't matter what you believe; you'll just be staring out the window and trying to remember your name. It won't be anything to do with sheep; it'll just be natural Alzheimer's (that's what they'll tell your caregiver as you're wheeled away).
I see sheep herders all the time up in the mountains and every time I try to tell them about missing sheep I found I would probably have better luck talking to a tree. The owners are not much better, stuck in there ways. Try to talk to them about changing routing patterns to avoid wolf rendezvous sites and they say its just a part of business but when the sheep get killed they want compensation. What BS.
the work sheepherders do in America is worth more than $600 – $750 per month in the United States of America. that's the bottom line. As a matter of basic human dignity, the national origin of a worker/sheepherder ought not depreciate the value of the work at hand. To suggest otherwise is discriminatory. The work is worth more – the worker ought not be valued less.
$600 – $750 per month is slave wages here in America, and it is here in America where these slave wages are currently deemed acceptable. that says a hell of a lot more about we as Americans than it does about Peru's labor laws, the actual value of Peruvian indentured servants who are being exploited, or the twisted rationale which would suggest that this slave-wage race to the bottom is acceptable because it's relatively "good" treatment compared to the countries where the folk are coming from.
any labor law – or way of looking at just compensation – that establishes the value of work based on the national origin, skin color, race or even language spoken of the worker involved rather than setting the rate of compensation at the work accomplished ought be fervently criticized and condemned.
America ought not set its bar for the way it treats fellow human-beings – and the dignity of work accomplished – at "better than" the countries where a certain group of folk are coming from. it should be set by what the work is worth. we ought set a high bar in our valuation of basic human dignity.
if the work being done ain't worth minimum wage (and i'd argue a living wage), then it ain't worth doing. if woolgrowers can't compete paying minimum wage, then grazing sheep ain't valued enough in our society (let alone economy) to be worth doing at all.
Again, America is not a third world country – our respect for basic human dignity ought be assessed at the highest of standards in the world. it just ain't worth the trade-off otherwise.
just another example of how grazing sheep can't compete in the real world, playing by the same rules of environmental stewardship, basic human dignity, etc. as everyone else.


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Q: Sequential ordering of non-blank cells I would like to sequentially order the non-blank cells in a list of words within Sheets. I am using the formula =IF(L37<>"",COUNTA($L$36:L37),"")
However the cells I am ordering are created using Concatenate so even though in some cases the Concatenate formula is outputting (what looks like) blank cells, these cells are being counted as non-blanks when I sequentially order my list (I would like these cells to be excluded / counted as blanks).
Any advice on how to get around this would be massively appreciated!!

A: Try the LEN function:
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Reference: https://support.google.com/docs/answer/3094081?hl=en


My five-year-old Halloween had all the ingredients to be the best ever. At the time, however, it felt like the worst. And in the end, it probably was one of the top "teachable" moments of my childhood.
I still remember going to Woolworth's with my mom to pick out the bunny costume pattern, select the light blue soft fuzzy fabric and a softball-sized furry bunny tail to finish off my back side. Mom worked for days to stitch my trophy costume together. And in the end, with floppy feet and floppy ears, I was destined to be the cutest Trick-or-Treater west of the Mississippi.
Being a kindergartener, I wore that costume to school all day. And while the other kids were dressed like football players or hobos, it was pretty obvious who rocked the costume award in Mrs. Newkirk's morning class. I loved my costume so much. I never took it off all day. And like any five-year-old in costume heaven, I couldn't wait to go out that evening with my dad to promenade around the neighborhood.
That special meal had some of my old familiar favorites including pork chops and mashed potatoes. But it also included this bunny's least favorite of all vegetables. Carrots.
"All good bunnies eat their carrots," said my smiling mom.
I thought I was going to bunny gag. And I refused to try even one teeny, tiny nibble.
Unfortunately, the mama and papa bunny in this story had the upper hand.
"No Trick-or-Treating if you don't eat your carrots," reminded my dad.
But I dug in my hind paws even deeper.
And after several rounds of gentle prodding from my parents, I found myself alone in my room with the potential promise of no Trick-or-Treating that year.
There is nothing sadder than a bunny, laying on his bed, with tears rolling down his furry face smearing the painted-on-whiskers all over bunny cheeks.
I reluctantly succumbed to one baby bunny nibble. Then two. And eventually, of course, I ate the entire serving.
Mama bunny was proud. Papa bunny was relieved.
And this bunny learned an important lesson that evening.
That's a long way of explaining why I wish my parents were still around to see that floppy-eared five-year-old being named to a panel of 12 parents (and two of the first dads!) in the country to serve on the Hidden Valley "Love Your Veggies" parent panel. I'm part of a team of moms and dads committed to helping spread the message of the importance of showing our kids the path to eating healthy and loving their veggies!
Our team of parents will also be involved in an amazing event to benefit the White House-led effort to improved childhood nutrition and school lunches. Hidden Valley Original Ranch Dressing is teaming with the American Culinary Federation and will be hosting the "Lunch Break for Schools" fundraiser in key cities throughout the country early next year. Parents like me will be teaming up with celebrity chefs – including superstar Cat Cora – to host awareness and fundraising programs to support this incredible program. I can't wait to tell you more about who I'm working with in Chicago!
In the meantime, nibble on a carrot or two and enjoy my top five tactics to help every kid learn to love their veggies!
Blur the Borders! When I was a little kid, I remember sitting down to my mom's wonderful meals, taking one look at the plate, and thinking to myself, "I'll eat the meatloaf, the roll and the mashed potatoes. But there's no way the peas are going in my mouth!" As a dad, I came to realize that a lot of kids play the same mind game when their food is presented to them. Some kids—when they see food segregated into obvious food groups—immediately draw a line in the sand as far as what they'll eat. One way to periodically overcome that is to turn the meal into an assortment of hors d'oeuvres including popcorn chicken, shrimp, cherry tomatoes, steamed broccoli florets, or tater tots (be creative!). Top those treats with fun, fancy curly que toothpicks, add a dipping bowl filled with Hidden Valley Ranch dressing, and your kids will find themselves founding members of the clean plate club in no time!
"A" is for Artichoke! My kids all started eating artichokes at a very young age. To this day, it's one of the most appreciated culinary treats I can put in front of them. I've also introduced this domesticated thistle to countless other kids—99% of whom have never experienced the fun flavor or experience waiting for them in the meat of its leaves. Easy to prepare (boil or stem) kids love the process of removing the leaves and dipping them one at a time in a variety of choices including melted butter, vinaigrette, freshly squeezed lemon juice, Hidden Valley Ranch dressing, or just plain-old salt!
Roasting to the Rescue! There's something magical about roasted vegetables. It's a cooking process I had never tried until a few years ago. But once I discovered it—especially with vegetables—there was no going back. You can roast so many veggies (just stay away from the watery ones and those that are really dense). Most kids I know gobble up roasted cauliflower, carrots, asparagus, squash and brussels sprouts without even thinking about what's going in their mouth. All you need is a really hot oven, some olive oil (make sure you use enough to cover the entire veggie surface because the oil conducts the heat), salt and pepper and you are ready to serve up a real crowd pleaser!
DIY Japanese! Kids are fascinated by the experiences awaiting them at Japanese restaurants. They love watching the chef entertain them while their meal is being prepared right before their eyes! Funny enough, most kids tend to eat almost everything put on their plate when it comes from the magical grill right in front of them. So I started experimenting at home on my own using nothing more than a stove top pancake griddle. It's easy. It's tasty. And you can let kids mix-and-match their own selection of meats, chicken, fresh vegetables or seafood! My personal favorite is ready-packaged shredded broccoli slaw (it has red cabbage and carrots as well!) with chicken, some sunflower seeds and teriyaki sauce!
Color is Key! This is one of my favorites, perhaps because I really don't consider myself to be blessed with strong cooking skills! What I do have, however, is a fun and creative imagination. Give me some Hidden Valley Ranch dressing, an assortment of food coloring, some steamed or raw veggies, and I can turn any kid's plate into a playground for their mouth! I've made rivers, checker boards, and even a pretty bad rendering of our pooch, Lucca. It doesn't really matter what you do! Kids appreciate the silliness and happily eat away. And if you're not up for some of my crazy antics, just mix a little food coloring into a dipping bowl of Hidden Valley Ranch dressing, and your child will think you just gave them their own personal rainbow!


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Mèxic en els Jocs Paralímpics de Londres 2012 va comptar amb la participació de 81 esportistes en nou disciplines. Amb això es converteix en la participació més nombrosa superant a les delegacions de Sidney 2000 i Atenes 2004 que van comptar amb 77 esportistes cadascuna. La banderera durant la cerimònia d'obertura va ser la nedadora Patricia Valle. La participació de Mèxic ;va culminar recollint sis medalles d'or, quatre de plata i onze de bronze per a un total de 21 medalles paralímpiques, superant la meta dels paralímpics passats on es van obtenir vint medalles.

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He helped donate 2,710 hats just this year.
When Jeremy Wernick was in the second grade, he signed up to shave his head to support the St. Baldrick's Foundation, a non-profit organization to raise money for cancer research.
Jeffrey Wernick, Jeremy's father, told A Plus via email how the donation was just the start of Jeremy's philanthropy. "There was a sign up at his school and he decided he wanted to help. He immediately went to the principal's office and signed up. When he found out that after a certain number of years, you could become a Knight of the Bald Table, he was all in."
After his second year of donating his locks, the 8-year-old quickly realized that the winter weather was hard for people with no hair. When his mom made him a hat to keep warm, Jeremy came up with the idea that kids who had lost their hair from chemotherapy treatment would appreciate warm hats, too.
From that idea, Hatsgiving was born. The project aims to collect donated new winter hats for pediatric cancer patients so they will be more comfortable in colder months.
During Hatsgiving's inaugural launch in 2013, 226 hats were donated from just one collection site.
The hats were given to the Children's Hospital at Albany Medical Center, and each year Jeremy and Hatsgiving have been receiving more and more generous donations.
Fast-forward a few years later to 2016, and Hatsgiving collected an impressive 2,710 hats thanks to donations from professional sports teams, knitting organizations, and Lids. The hats are being delivered to different pediatric cancer centers across 14 states.
Jeffrey amazing work is, of course, appreciated, and his father notes that his motives are purely selfless. He told A Plus that until this past year, the family had no connection to any kids with cancer. "He just wanted to help. This year, through my daughter's gymnastics team, we've been helping a little girl with cancer, but until then, we had no personal connection."
To deliver hats to more kids, Hatsgiving partnered with Pitney Bowes, a provider of mailing and messaging equipment, to help cover their rising shipping costs. In one year, the shipping costs went from $100 to $600, so Jeremy's father reached out to the company for assistance.
Now at 13, Jeremy has shaved his head six times to help kids with cancer, and Hatsgiving continues to grow. His father wrote that Jeremy hopes to send more hats to more hospitals across the country.
If you want to get involved, Wernick explains that hats are collected between Halloween and Thanksgiving and it's easy to set up a collection site. "Anyone can set up a collection site and then send us the hats. We had people sending hats this year from as far away as Arizona and South Carolina. We had a school in Connecticut collect hundreds of hats. And the company, Lids, sent us almost 900 hats," he added, "The hats have to be new or handmade. That's one of the reasons we sort all the hats, to make sure we don't send any used hats to hospitals where kids have compromised immune systems. We have all of this information at hatsgiving.org also. Anyone can email us with questions to info@hatsgiving.org."
"He said he wanted to 'marry daddy' the way I did, so he could have the same last name."
This is what the holiday season is all about.


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Where ideas don't count; not at first anyway
Founder Institute Malaysia to focus on picking those with right mindset and traits for pioneer intake
Pool of local and international mentors to help accelerate growth of those chosen for program
"ARE you ready to be an entrepreneur? Can you rely on yourself to earn a living?" posed Chu Tzu Ming, who along with Heislyc Loh (pic, right), heads the Malaysia chapter of the Founder Institute (FI Malaysia).
Chu (pic, left) was speaking at the inaugural event of FI Malaysia, Startup Pitch Bootcamp. Billed as an event to help attendees understand the key ingredients of a successful pitch, it was also a pitch in turn by FI Malaysia to the 100 or so people crammed into the too-small venue.
The stats shared were impressive. Out of the over 675 companies that have graduated globally from the accelerator's programs since it started in 2009, only 9% failed in the first 18 months, while an impressive 40% got funded within six months of graduating.
It should be noted that FI takes in founders based on them having the right set of aptitudes and character traits, and not on the strength of their ideas.
Here, its 'Predictive Admissions Test' has been refined to bring out some key traits FI looks for, which it believes underpin the success of many entrepreneurs. Once it identifies these traits in a founder, the strong belief is that the founders will naturally come up with better ideas once they have gone through FI's four-month program.
Because of this, FI encourages the founding team to participate together, to ensure the founders progress together.
All the companies go through a rigorous screening program before a handful are selected. About 30% of applicants are accepted. Getting accepted also does not mean you graduate. Apparently only 30% do.
But clearly those that do, come out much stronger from the experience of having been mentored by a group of entrepreneurs selected by FI Malaysia.
What's interesting is that all the mentors listed by Chu are Malaysian, a deliberate move to ensure they understand the socio-cultural context the entrepreneurs come from, and their home market.
But the mentor mix is enhanced by FI's global pool of over 1,000 mentors spread across 39 cities, and counting. There is also support from around 80 partners which range from various technology companies to tech-related service providers.
Thanks to the molding and shaping that goes on, including working on the mindset of the entrepreneurs, those who graduate from the program are required to offer 3.5% of their equity in the form of warrants into a Bonus Pool. This is exercised whether or not they raise funding after graduating. There have been cases where companies are sold after graduating without the founders raising any equity.
This equity stake is the global FI model. What's interesting is that the way the 3.5% is shared ensures that founders who graduate also enjoy possible upsides. This is because 30% of the equity goes back into a pool that is jointly owned by all the founders from that graduating batch.
The mentors for each company equally divide another 30% between them while 15% goes to the Founder Institute as a management fee to oversee the Bonus Pool for 10 years; that is, where the founder's 30% goes.
The final 25% goes to the local operators, Chu Ming and Loh, in exchange for organizing the semester and supporting the graduates.
Chu's take on the FI model applies very well to this equity share model too – that is, "Great things happen when smart people get together and work towards a common goal."
That goal is to build a successful company and have fun if possible. To illustrate this, Chu and Loh invited Stephanie Chai (pic), founder of TheLuxeNomad.com, and one of the mentors for FI Malaysia, to share some of her learnings in her entrepreneurial journey.
Chai encouraged entrepreneurs to "defend their ground" if a venture capitalist (VC) they are pitching to makes a point that the entrepreneur does not agree with. "Don't be scared to speak up. VCs want to invest in a winner, not a follower," she said.
She also shared her initial fears when finding out that Germany's Rocket Internet was coming into the region. Sleepless nights ensued as she worried about it using its financial heft to sweep aside competitors.
Fortunately, she also quickly found one of the truisms of entrepreneurship: That nothing beats the passion and belief of a founder willing to walk the extra mile.
But perhaps the entry of Rocket Internet has shaped her thoughts about how to defend her market position. Chai is at present trying to raise S$1 million from investors down south.
"I initially thought, why do I need so much money [and probably give up more equity too], but then I can use the money to grow the business more rapidly and more importantly, block competitors from coming in," she said.
The event certainly gave people plenty to think about. One individual keen to explore the idea of launching a start-up thought it was a great introduction to the local technology and entrepreneurship scene.
"The Malaysian chapter has lined up an impressive list of Founder mentors, and there were some genuinely passionate people with great start-up ideas in the crowd, so it will be very interesting to see how the program develops over the next few months," he says.
The FAQ at FI website is really useful to plug in the gaps for any questions entrepreneurs have.
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Bridgestone Tyre Safety-How important is tread depth?
Bridgestone Tyre Safety is one of those self-explanatory videos. Of course, the video demonstrates the different actions and reactions.Naturally, when tyre are being driven with differing tread depths. For this reason, tyres will act completely different. Mainly, the stopping distances are severely affected.
Of course, most drivers do know this. However, they do not realise just how far a car will travel when braking occurs with little or no tread. This Bridgestone tyres video will show the drivers just how a lack of tread affects their cars performance. Sit back and watch.
Introduced by Tony Jardine, learn more about the impact tread depth can have on your vehicles performance safety as well as how to monitor tyre tread depth and take care of your tyres.
Specifically, show not only what can happen when tyres are not properly maintained. But also just how easy it is to keep tyres in proper working order.
Of course for winter driving you cant be much safer when fitting the Blizzak range . Naturally, bringing together new innovations in tread and materials technology. So delivering the safety and performance you need for your families safety. Significantly, when combating today's increasingly diverse and unpredictable conditions. So with the Blizzak winter tyre fitted to your vehicle,you can hit the road with total confidence in all winter conditions. Including sunny to slush and snow and everything in between. Engineered in Germany with your safety in mind.


"…just a Tuesday." Great line. Thank you for sharing. And, as always, Happy Writing!
And I like the way you think about all aspects of enhancements!
I love the world-building/vampire lore you've developed.
This is really catching my attention. I love multi-layered, well-developed worlds.
Wish my senses got better with age.
Ah…the finished version of The Recruit? There are quite a few scene modifications (and even a good-sized scene addition) since the version you read. Enough that there will be references in The Choice that won't be as clear without it.
What fanfic are you reading?


Annual Technology Tournament for Schools in Cumbria and Lancashire.
The Tournament is for Schools and Colleges in Cumbria and Lancashire. Rotary International District 1190, which covers the two counties, aims to have around 300 teams taking part, each comprising of four young people aged 11 to 18, who are interested in studying design and technology. Also there will be teams of teachers taking part and carrying out the same task as their students.
* To give groups of Rotary Clubs an opportunity to work together for the benefit of young people and to strengthen links with the Schools and Colleges.
There is no entry fee for the teams and the materials for the task are also provided free of charge. This is possible because of the support of BAE Systems, our principal sponsor, and our other sponsors. The District also contributes to the cost of the Tournament and of course many Rotarians across the District give many hours of their time to ensure the success of the day.
A sports hall full of concentration and determination!
Youth Speaks Competition offers the chance to students in Cumbria & Lancashire to grasp the nettle and enjoy gaining enough confidence to stand up in a room full of people and speak. It is a life skill they will be able to use for the rest of their lives.