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The SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: They Might Be Giants
March 21, 2018 Jesse	Leave a comment
Jesse is a cofounder of SportsAlcohol.com even though he doesn't care for sports or alcohol. His favorite movie is Ron Howard's The Paper. I think. This is what happens when you don't write your own bio. I know for sure likes pie.
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Between our recent list of the 40 best They Might Be Giants songs and our accompanying list of the outliers in our voting process, you may have gathered that SportsAlcohol.com reps a pretty big They Might Be Giants fandom. And you would be right! So we couldn't let the release of the band's new record I Like Fun pass without a They Might Be Giants podcast discussing it, along with our listmaking methodology as well as some personal history in terms of formative TMBG experiences. TMBG superfans Jesse and Marisa were joined by list voters and fellow TMBG superfans Alan Scherstuhl and Karen Han for a wide-ranging, super-nerdy discussion of all things They Might Be Giants. Hear how we each got into the band, how we all love spending New Year's Eve at their concerts, what oddball songs we love and don't love, and how we think I Like Fun fits into TMBG's canon. We promise not to kill you!
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Lists, Music
Our Favorite They Might Be Giants Songs: The Outliers
March 20, 2018 Jesse	2 Comments
These aren't runners-up in our list of the Top 40 Best They Might Be Giants songs. Far from it; these are all found much further down the full ranking of 160 or so tunes, because they all received exactly one (1) vote from one (1) participant. In some ways, especially with a band as original and idiosyncratic as TMBG, these outliers will tell you more about the artist than the stuff that nearly made the official list. These were the choices that inspired passionate devotion that, in turn, was not enough. Some of them are from the band's best-selling record; others are newer songs that may not have had time to gain popular traction; one was chosen by a two-year-old who didn't get to vote yet. What they have in common is that peculiar, wonderful connection between prolific band and attentive listener. Consider this an alternate top ten (er, eleven).
Continue reading Our Favorite They Might Be Giants Songs: The Outliers →
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Movies, Podcast
The SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
January 8, 2018 Jesse	Leave a comment
Do you like Star Wars? Do you like talking about Star Wars? Do you like listening to nerds talk about Star Wars? Did you like Star Wars: The Last Jedi? Did you hate Star Wars: The Last Jedi? Did you find yourself reinvigorated and more ready to talk Star Wars than ever before after watching Star Wars: The Last Jedi? Do you want to know what some avowed prequel-likers thought about Star Wars: The Last Jedi? Do you have opinions about Canto Bight? Do you have opinions about Brick? Do you have opinions about BB-8 driving a [redacted]? What about Luke Skywalker? Do you think you're Luke Skywalker? Do you think you're Han Solo? Do you think you're Finn or Rey? Are you interested in what Rob and Jesse and Marisa and Sabrina thought about Star Wars: The Last Jedi even though it came out weeks ago because you're still thinking about it yourself?
Here is a podcast about Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
We are now up to SIX (6) different ways to listen to a SportsAlcohol podcast:
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The SportsAlcohol.com Mixtape: Star Wars – The Last Jedi
December 14, 2017 Jesse	Leave a comment
Usually, the SportsAlcohol.com podcast features a bunch of your fave nerd friends talking about pop culture and stuff. In fact, two more episodes with exactly that kind of high-quality conversational content will be arriving in the coming weeks. But for now, we have to take a break and see Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and while you might not need any additional help getting psyched for it, SportsAlcohol.com is always happy to help you with things that don't require help. So we made you a Star Wars mixtape.
It is not as long as a traditional mixtape. It is not even as long as a single side of a traditional mixtape. This is because you're supposed to listen to it on your way to see the new Star Wars movie to get you hyped up, whether you're traveling by train, car, foot, landspeeder, or Hutt-owned barge.
Like a lot of silly things about SportsAlcohol.com, this practice came from something Jesse and Rob used to do in high school. Now we're sharing it with you! And I've added a trivia component to boot. Read on for instructions.
Here are the simple three-step instructions for preferred listening to SportsAlcohol.com's Star Wars mixtape for 2017, which you can download HERE.
Figure out when you will be arriving at your theater of choice to see Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Approximately 35 minutes before that time, hit "play" on the mp3 of our mixtape on your music-playing device of choice.
Get fucking psyched.
Here is the trivia component:
The songs on this mix have one thing in common. What is it?
The samples on this mix also have that same thing in common.
HOWEVER: This one thing does not apply to any music or samples that (a.) are from a Star Wars movie, (b.) contain a reference to Star Wars, or (c.) are from something featuring Star Wars cast members. Category (c.) is relatively rare and you may not even notice the few times a sample falls into that category, but it's there to cover myself. Most of the non-Star Wars songs and samples share that One Thing.
Feel free to get at me on Twitter if you think have the answer. I won't retweet and spoil it for anyone.
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The SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Wonder Woman
June 21, 2017 Jesse	1 Comment
We weren't sure if we were going to do a Wonder Woman podcast because we cover so many comics-related movies so often, but then Wonder Woman came out and became a phenomenon and suddenly it seemed pretty lame to have podcasts on Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad and not the first of these DCU movies that everyone loves. Plus, we had a genuine superhero novice in the form of Sara, who never sees this stuff, so she and Marisa and Jesse and Nathaniel sat down to talk about our Wonder Woman experiences: How it's different from other superhero movies, how it's similar, and what it means to the larger audience that's obviously connecting with it.
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The SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: The Alien Series
May 23, 2017 Jesse	1 Comment
The Alien series has become, against some odds, one of cinema's most enduring sagas, even as several of its best and most famous installments very much resist the temptation to tease out plans for sequels. With the eighth Alien-featuring film and second prequel to original Alien, Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant, just out in theaters, we gathered together a bunch of Alien fans to talk about every single movie in the franchise in one way or another, even the ones with the Predators. Join Marisa, Jesse, Nathaniel, Sara, and Jon as we discuss:
Our franchise faves
What's up with Ridley Scott's return to the Alien series
Other filmmakers who might be up to the task
What we thought of Alien: Covenant
How many Michael Fassbenders is… still not enough Fassbenders
The gross Frenchness of Alien: Resurrection
Whether going into hypersleep is always a bad idea
Seriously, the ones with the Predators
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The SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Star Wars, Rogue One, and the Forever Franchise
January 11, 2017 Jesse	1 Comment
Just as TV shows don't really end anymore, the new platonic ideal for a movie series, at least for some fans and/or execs, is one that keeps going indefinitely, with no end designed or in sight. That's what seems to have happened to the Star Wars series following its 2012 sale to the Walt Disney Company, resulting in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the first Star Wars movie without an "episode" designation. Naturally, Rob and Sabrina and Nathaniel and Marisa and Jesse went to see it and naturally we all had some opinions.
Our second Star Wars podcast, then, examines Rogue One and our thoughts on it, along with how it fits into this new mass-media landscape of franchises that just don't know when to quit. Glory to our thoughts on Rogue One as a prequel, the uncanny valley, our internal squabbling over the status of the various Extended Universes, and our many impromptu pitches for further Star Wars spinoffs, and that's before we even get to talking about the Fox X-Men movies and the DCEU. It's all very nerdy and spoilery and you're gonna love it.
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The SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Star Wars – The Force Awakens
December 22, 2015 Jesse	7 Comments
Did you guys hear that a new Star Wars movie came out?! With enormous gravitational force, this event drew four of SportsAlochol.com's founding editors together to watch the movie (twice) and talk about it (a lot). For what I imagine will be the first Star Wars podcast of many Star Wars podcasts, Rob, Sabrina, Marisa, and Jesse talked a lot about The Force Awakens. Listen to our Star Wars podcast to hear:
–Analysis of how J.J. Abrams differs from George Lucas!
–Controversial nerd-baiting opinions about how the prequels rule and maybe Han Solo isn't the best character in the original trilogy (Rob would like to point out that it's all Jesse on that one)!
–Geeking out about our favorite scenes!
–The Mary Sue issue, addressed!
–Praise for our new hero BB-8!
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They Might Be Giants: Biography and Bibliography in Brooklyn (May Edition)
August 18, 2015 Jesse	1 Comment
They Might Be Giants is playing a show on the last Sunday of (almost) every month of 2015 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York. Marisa and I have been attending them, and we will be reporting on each show. Here is the fifth installment of our TMBG musical biography, arriving more than a little late.
They Might Be Giants at the Music Hall of Williamsburg: 5/31/15
1. Climbing the Walls
This was a show spotlighting TMBG's 2007 album The Else, an interesting conceit because their album-spotlight shows tend to revolve around the first three releases: the Pink Album, Lincoln, and Flood. There have been occasional Apollo 18 and Factory Showroom shows in the last decade, but none that I've been to, and anyway, that still doesn't include any of their post-90s albums. In a recent SPIN piece I've already read several times (and no one is more surprised than I am to read that clause), Linnell mentions that he really likes The Else and how that record "in particular made [him] very concerned and worried subsequently about trying to match the quality of that recording," especially interesting to me because it seemed like, at the time, the sparer and weirder Join Us was talked up as a corrective to the heavier, more rock-and-roll vibe of The Else, and a lot of TMBG fans (who do sometimes fetishize the band's weirdness, experimental work, and/or lack of guitar solos) seemed to agree. So I'm pleased that the band was interested enough in revisiting a relatively recent album to plan a show around it. A song like "Climbing the Walls" probably won't make many best-of-TMBG lists but, like a lot of these songs, it is a perfect example of what it sounds like to listen to They Might Be Giants.
Continue reading They Might Be Giants: Biography and Bibliography in Brooklyn (May Edition) →
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THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS: BIBLIOGRAPHY AND BIOGRAPHY IN BROOKLYN (FEBRUARY EDITION)
March 28, 2015 Marisa	2 Comments
There are contrarians, there are iconoclasts, and then there is SportsAlcohol.com co-founder Marisa. A contraiclast? Her favorite Springsteen album came out this century, so she is basically a controversy machine.
Also, she is totally not a dude!
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They Might Be Giants is going to play a show on the last Sunday of every month at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York. Jesse and I have tickets to all of the Williamsburg shows that have been put on sale so far, and we will be reporting on each show. Here is the second installment of our TMBG musical biography.
[Marisa's Note: Jesse was away for the February show. He left it up to me to cover it. That's why you didn't get a report until the eve of the March show. I am the worst.]
The theme of this show was They Might Be Giants, the self-titled "pink album," so there are lots of oldies here. My date for the evening was the always-up-for-a-TMBG-show Rayme. (The Instagram photos of the show are hers,) Off we go.
Continue reading THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS: BIBLIOGRAPHY AND BIOGRAPHY IN BROOKLYN (FEBRUARY EDITION) →
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 eine Kurzbezeichnung für Schriftsetzer
 eine Spielhilfe der Orgel, siehe Kombination (Orgel)
 ein Werkzeug zur Steinbearbeitung, siehe Sprengeisen

Setzer ist der Familienname folgender Personen:
 Alf Setzer (* 1956), deutscher Bildhauer
 Brian Setzer (* 1959), US-amerikanischer Rock'n'Roll-Musiker
 Frank Setzer (* 1974), deutscher Forstwissenschaftler und Hochschullehrer
 Franz Xaver Setzer (1886–1939), österreichischer Fotograf
 Henry W. Setzer (1916–1992), US-amerikanischer Mammaloge
 Johanna Setzer (* 1979), österreichische Fernsehmoderatorin
 Jürgen Setzer, (* 1960), General des Heeres der Bundeswehr
 Nikolai Setzer (* 1971), deutscher Manager in der Automobilindustrie

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Featured Stories from Restaurant Technology News – June 3, 2020
June 3, 2020 · ·
With $43 Million in New Funding, Slice Aims to Take a Bigger Piece of the Pizzeria Technology Pie
When it comes to pizzeria technology marketshare, solution provider Slice, which offers an ordering and marketing technology platform for local pizzerias and has already emerged as a leading player in this space, is well-positioned to grab an even bigger piece of the pie. The company just raised $43 million in Series C funding.
Founded in 2009, the New York-based company offers end-to-end technology services that include websites, marketing, online ordering, and payments to help local pizzerias provide customers with a digital experience that competes with the largest international pizza chains and food delivery apps. According to the company, these apps are currently accessed by nearly five million consumers.
Zuppler Rolls Out Next-Generation On-Premises Contactless Ordering Solution on Its Online Restaurant Menu Platform
Global food services software and services company Zuppler has launched Menu Anywhere On-Premise Contactless Ordering on the Zuppler "Menu Anywhere" Platform, offering an on-premises contactless ordering solution for the $900 billion US food service industry.
With applications for restaurants, hotels, hospitals, educational institutions, live events – everywhere menus are provided – this new offering limits contacts between guests, wait-staff and the kitchen, allowing customers to use their mobile device to engage with digitally-enabled, dynamic menus that send orders directly to the kitchen, as well as pay their bills, bringing a much-desired, heightened level of safety to guests and staff.
Menu Anywhere On-Premise enables a personalized and highly interactive experience allowing customers to track the status of their orders, see prior orders and favorite items; while providing dining establishments the ability to serve guests with limited staff, update menus and specials in real-time, capture order history, encourage guests to enroll in loyalty programs, and allow for more efficient operations.
KFC Canada Selects Manthan's Restaurant Analytics Platform to Optimize Business Operations and the Customer Experience
KFC, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands Inc., announced today it has selected Manthan, a leading cloud-based AI and Analytics provider, as a strategic partner in their digital transformation journey.
Over the last number of years, KFC Canada, has been making digital the priority in every aspect of their business – from restaurant back-of-house efficiencies to digital ordering. With over 600 restaurants (and growing) across Canada and online sales continuing to be an exponential growth lever for the brand, speed to insights is critical to becoming an agile business.
"In our business, the ability to drive value and quickly adapt to changes in micro-demand is critical to optimizing various aspects of our business. The rich and contextual decision capabilities in Manthan make it easy for our business to know and respond to these opportunities so that our consumers can access our crave-worthy chicken faster and fresher than ever before," said Reza Kouhang, Chief Financial Officer at KFC Canada.
HungerRush Focuses on Technology to Help Restaurants Increase and Optimize Digital Ordering
HungerRush™, formerly Revention, has accelerated the development of its leading restaurant management system to focus on what restaurant owners need the most; optimized digital ordering, delivery, and take-out/pickup. The seamless integration between digital ordering and delivery features added to the company's 20-year track record as a leading order management provider, quickly and easily moves restaurants into the new digital age.
"As we all adapt to the new normal during and after this health crisis, it's exactly this technology that's going to help restaurants compete for orders like never before," said Perry Turbes, CEO of HungerRush. "HungerRush is committed to continuous innovation as we have seen digital ordering and delivery become a major slice of a restaurant's business and anticipate that these channels will continue to grow exponentially."
PathSpot Secures $6.5 Million For Restaurant Hygiene System that Monitors Handwashing and Improves Food Safety
Before the COVID-19 pandemic upended the restaurant industry, less than 25% of US restaurants' handwashing practices were in compliance with FDA food code handwashing frequency requirements.
Now, needless to say, restaurants reopening amidst the global health crisis are taking a renewed interest in both staff and customer hygiene.
Most experts agree that ensuring proper handwashing and employee training will be critical in the new normal environment. That being the case, the timing could not be better for solution providers of restaurant hygiene management systems to grow their businesses.
One system that has proven especially effective in protecting against the threat and spread of illness is made by PathSpot Technologies, which this week secured $6.5 million in a Series A funding. The company was co-founded in 2017 by biomedical engineers Christine Schindler, who serves as CEO, and Dutch Waanders, who serves as CTO.
Webinar: Creating Customer Trust in the Food & Beverage Industry
The world is changing, and businesses in the food & beverage industry are under immense pressure to keep their customers happy, while remaining competitive.
Rapid transformation of delivery through apps and websites, curbside pickup, and new online meal kits have become the new norm. Yet this new foray into the digital world creates greater risk for fraud and abuse.
In this upcoming webinar, Forter CEO, Michael Reitblat, and Oliver Wyman Partner Joshua Gilbert take a closer look at evolving fraud trends in the food and beverage industry and sharing how businesses can pivot fraud prevention strategies to maintain top line revenue growth. Join the conversation live and learn:
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LIVE WEBINAR: JUNE 4, 12PM EST
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Restaurant Technology News, published by Starfleet Media, is the hospitality industry's premier source of information and insights related to technology innovation at the world's leading quick service, fast casual and full service restaurants.
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A pretty awesome epic character-focused fantasy story for readers wishing to scratch that Brandon Sanderson itch.
I read The Way Into Chaos for the Self Published Fantasy Blog Off as it was promoted to the final stage by Ventureadlaxre.
The city at the heart of the empire was preparing to host a festival full of song, merriment, and martial contests. As the event is about to get underway a swarm of powerful, nimble, and intelligent bearlike beings unexpectedly invade and annihilate the capital. A handful of interesting, important and sometimes opposing characters are fortunately whisked away on a magical sky cart. The narrative then follows the two point of view perspectives of Tyr Tejhon Treygar the legendary warrior, and Cazia Freewell, a royal hostage who sees enemies everywhere. She is a great friend of the empire's prince, who also escapes the dilemma. This revelation arrives at about 7% through the tale and it felt slightly abrupt yet I did like the way it sets the story up well. Chaos is the word. What happens next is formulating a plan of action to save the empire from the invaders yet with the capital extinguished are the other members of the alliance going to take this as the desired time to act against each other? The fall of this city reminded me of the aftermath of the destruction of Troy in the Aeneid where a few individuals escape and then readers follow the hardships and unpredictable events which happen to them next.
Character development is a very strong quality in The Way Into Chaos, especially for the two main players and also for a few of the secondary members of the ensemble such as the 12-year-old Princess Ivy. To begin with, I did prefer to follow one of the two main protagonists more than the other but approaching the conclusion I would have lapped up whichever viewpoint I was offered. One character becomes very much like their old self and the other becomes completely alien to who they were at the beginning. It's really interesting to follow.
I did struggle with the book for certain chapters. This was down to the pacing and the flow. As mentioned previously, the start seemed rushed however interesting and exciting it was. Some sections dragged but others I raced through and couldn't wait to see what happened next in the scenes. In similar fashion, certain world building and poetical landscape descriptions were of the highest quality so the picturesque images took over my imagination. Other segments had four sentences which covered the same time frame with overt simplicity. Certain sections seemed uneven to me but this is my only real negative story wise. From the last 40% however, the rhythm was found and it all worked swimmingly and I couldn't put the book down. Story and character wise The Way Into Chaos is an 8.5/10, the pacing is a 6 hence my rating meeting somewhere in the middle. There are also a handful of grammatical and slight spelling errors throughout the novel but these didn't throw me out of the story, which has happened to me before, because they were so minor.
The magic system was very well crafted featuring scholars, wizards, and hollows. It features an art known as the Gift which has certain numbered steps (spells) which can produce phenomenal magic. You are not able to overdo the magic though as it turns wielders hollow which was reminiscent of them having the needs and desperations of a heroin addict. Although not as complex, this side of the story will appeal to fans of Sanderson and Islington.
There are quite a lot of cities, alliances, and an interesting military hierarchical structure. This story is best described as epic fantasy and features an original set of monsters that mainly aren't borrowed from what has come beforehand. It's not grimdark as the characters and their ambitions are (mostly) likable but it does have a fair few grim moments with people being burned alive, eaten, having limbs lopped off and being stabbed everywhere!
The Way Into Chaos is not really a standalone novel and is just building up for what happens next in The Great Way series. However, it expertly concludes with two separate cliffhangers and I definitely want to find out what happens next for our protagonists. It is a pretty awesome epic character-focused fantasy story for readers wishing to scratch that Sanderson/ Islington itch. It does have pacing issues but if you can look past that then there is a lot to enjoy here. I'll definitely be picking up the sequel.
Have you read The Way Into Chaos?


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Europe|Hungarian Students Decry State Sponsorship Cuts and Other Changes
Hungarian Students Decry State Sponsorship Cuts and Other Changes
By PALKO KARASZ MARCH 4, 2012
BUDAPEST — University students and administrators are complaining of a climate of uncertainty as the government rolls out changes in the higher education system, including sharp cuts in the number of state-sponsored students and an obligation for them to work in Hungary after graduation.
Education Minister Rozsa Hoffmann traveled to Brussels last week to discuss the changes, which have raised concerns in the European Commission, the European Union's executive body.
"The education and higher education reforms intend to serve modernization and equal access to studies and culture while the country has to fight a heavy debt burden," Ms. Hoffmann said after meeting with the E.U. education commissioner, Androulla Vassiliou, the MTI news service reported.
But Ms. Vassiliou said the new laws, which went into effect Jan. 1, might not allow Hungary to reach the Europe 2020 education targets. The targets include lowering the dropout rate to under 10 percent and increasing the qualifications for degrees in Hungary to 30 percent, said the commissioner's press service.
The minister said Hungary wanted to "prevent the appearance of not willing to comply with obligations it took on."
Hungary began the overhaul with the aim of making universities more effective and degrees more competitive. When the laws went through Parliament last December, opponents argued that the measures were taken hastily and without proper public consultation.
In January, the government cut entry-level places getting full state sponsorship to just over 33,000 from more than 53,000 in 2011. A subsequent decree required those benefiting from state sponsorship to work in Hungary for twice the number of years they spent at university.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in February that higher education needed reform because "thousands of graduates every year thought their degrees were of great value, but it turned out not to be the case."
"Those who study on taxpayers' money should accept to stay working at home for a while," he said.
Cuts in the number of state-financed places will affect certain areas more heavily than others. Only 5.1 percent of last year's spots will be available for those starting economic studies.
Zsolt Rostovanyi, the rector of Corvinus University of Budapest, which specializes in economics, said, "The cuts were drastic, and they came down hard on our university, and certainly on the students preparing for these careers."
While Mr. Rostovanyi praised the government's intention to improve the system, he said important measures were taken by decree, without consultation, which left students unsure whether they would get state money. His university was trying to put in place alternative ways of financing, Mr. Rostovanyi said, but it was hard to plan ahead with decrees still pending.
"We can't foresee what the government is going to do next," he said, "We don't see a coherent strategy."
He said university fees would not be so controversial if there were other student aid. Students who would no longer be sponsored would take state-financed student loans that would leave them with substantial debt, he added.
Annual tuition for an economics undergraduate this year will be about 550,000 forint, or about $2,500, roughly two and a half months' wages for the average earner.
Andrea Kobor, 22, is a master's student in international economics at Corvinus and one of the founding members of Hallgatoi Halozat, or Student Network. They started the movement last May, she said, "when we saw that the reform was being rolled out lacking social consultation and transparency."
Ms. Kobor, who spent a semester studying in France, said her experience there was "incomparable" to her Hungarian course. She highlighted doing research, debating and looking for solutions independently. "This is completely lacking from Hungarian education and shows in our political culture as well," she said. "People are shy to express their opinions, to stand up for themselves."
"The biggest appeal of Hungarian universities used to be quasi-free education, proximity to home and wider accessibility," Ms. Kobor said. If students are no longer sponsored by the state and have to pay tuition, "a rationally thinking student will rather go with Western European schools," she said.
Hungary is not the only country in the European Union struggling to improve an old education system that relies heavily on state financing. The European Students' Union said several E.U. members, like Estonia and Malta, were looking at ways to slow the departure of graduates from their countries, while others planned to limit access to state scholarships.
"Hungary is, however, the first E.U. country with such a strong and visible restriction for state funded students," said Allan Pall, chairman of the European Students' Union.
To Mr. Pall, the new law introduces an "unjustifiable restriction of freedom of movement for workers and is a violation of Article 45" of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, for which the students' union has requested a European Commission investigation.
Applications for Hungarian universities closed in late February, with a first estimate of 70,000 applicants, officials said. They will be processed together with final exam results this spring.
Gergo Birtalan, 17, from Kecskemet, in southern Hungary, applied to study law in Budapest, a subject also heavily affected by cuts. "It was an awful surprise to learn about the cuts, just a month and a half before application deadlines," he said.
Unsure if he is going to make it into the state-financed quotas, he is now considering last-minute options, including going abroad. "I see quite a dire future," he said. "I can't plan anything ahead."
Others, meanwhile, see a brighter future abroad. Haszon (Profit), a business weekly,just featured a self-assured young man on the front page. "Degree? For free!" read the headline, referring to places like neighboring Austria that welcome Hungarian students, tuition free. "There is still time to apply – career and living in five fashionable countries."
A version of this article appears in print on March 5, 2012, in The International Herald Tribune. Order Reprints| Today's Paper|Subscribe
Critics Worry About Influence of Chinese Institutes on U.S. Campuses MARCH 4, 2012


Let's call these "yo-yo givers." They want all the cards signed, but want to save time and postage. These collectors have a hunch that the ex-player may not read the letter closely, offering a same-day return on everything in the envelope.
The solution is simple: ask Santa for Post-It Notes. Mark each card with a FOR YOU if you want the former player to keep that card.
If the Christmas spirit convinces the autograph signer to remove each Post-It and return the excess autographed cards to you, so be it. I'll make sure you get moved to Santa's "nice" list.
Coming Tuesday: A Christmas wish for Ed Herrmann.
That really bugs me when I see responses like that. "He signed 8/8" or "10/10". Why send the player so many cards? Sooner or later if that type of request keeps coming in, the player might just decide to start charging per autograph, which is ok, or worse, stop signing altogether. Send 2 or 3, be happy and then try him six months later or so.
Thanks for the tip. I am about to start sending out some cards in a TTM adventure. I haven't done that before. Any more tips?


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Published November 25th, 2020
MSD makes last-minute decision to postpone in-person learning amid county COVID surge
By Jenn Freedman
The Moraga School District governing board made an 11th hour pivot Nov. 13 to hold off on hybrid in-person learning that was set to begin the following Monday. The emergency board meeting was held in response to information from Contra Costa County Health Services that the county was expected to move from the red tier to the purple tier, which denotes widespread infection rates.
At the weekly Nov. 10 board meeting, the board indicated its inclination of closing schools if the county moved to the purple tier. This led Superintendent Bruce Burns to bring a recommendation to the board that the MSD not open on Nov. 16 given the information of the impending shift to purple. "I have concerns over educational continuity," he explained, citing how students could potentially return to school for as little as a week if the county in fact moved to purple on Nov. 24. The move came earlier than expected, however, when Gov. Gavin Newsom announced at a Nov. 16 press conference the move of Contra Costa County to the purple tier effective Nov. 17.
"We have said at each meeting that we need to be ready to pivot at any moment, as information is constantly changing," Burns said at the Nov. 13 meeting. "Well, we're at that point now."
Further debate ensued about using the purple tier as the trigger for closing. While the county moved toward purple, Moraga's numbers continued to be among the lowest in the county. Opening while in the red tier enables the district not to be tethered to tiers, as schools can remain open in the purple tier if they were open previously (following county guidelines). However, schools cannot open for the first time while in purple, even though the district has exceeded county guidelines with regards to safety measures, and public health experts have found little evidence that the virus is spreading in schools thus far.
On the flip side, additional concerns were raised with the purple tier beyond the safety and health of students and staff. Burns anticipated staffing issues in the purple tier, as several staff members were already hesitant to return in lower tiers. He also believes some families may rethink sending their children to school in purple, which could further complicate logistics within the hybrid model. In addition, while Moraga's numbers are well below county numbers, some people who work and attend MSD schools live outside the town. Finally, COVID testing was a concern: specifically, because testing could not be offered at school sites until after Thanksgiving break, and generally, because testing cannot be mandated for children in public schools (unlike private schools).
About 20 community members, mostly parents, spoke at the meeting and expressed various perspectives. More than half of the speakers were in favor of continuing with plans to begin the hybrid model as scheduled, many of which expressed concerns for the youngest students (TK-2) both academically and social/emotionally.
Board member Jon Nickens acknowledged, "I feel like there are no easy answers . there hasn't been a day that has gone by over the past six months that I haven't contemplated this choice."
After an extensive, at times emotional, discussion, there was a consensus from the current four-person board to postpone hybrid in-person learning with the expectation that MSD will open as soon as possible once the county returns to the red tier. State guidelines say that the county must remain in red for two weeks before reopening, which realistically means January is the soonest students could begin phasing back.
For the latest information on school reopening, visit www.moraga.k12.ca.us.
Reach the reporter at: info@lamorindaweekly.com


Pope Francis had invited 1,500 poor and marginalized people—cared for by Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity across Italy—to attend the canonization. He not only gave them privileged places at the ceremony but afterward invited them to a lunch of Neapolitan pizzas in the atrium of the Paul VI audience hall.
In his homily, Pope Francis praised this great woman with whom he has so much in common. "Mother Teresa, in all aspects of her life, was a generous dispenser of divine mercy, making herself available for everyone through her welcome and defense of human life, those unborn and those abandoned and discarded," he said.
Last December, Francis decided to hold the canonization of Mother Teresa on the Jubilee for Workers of Mercy and Volunteers, a day when those volunteers and workers from all over the world came to Rome for their part in the Jubilee Year of Mercy. The pope sees Mother Teresa as an icon of mercy for the modern world.
When he finished speaking, the crowd broke into thunderous applause. Then, after prayers in different languages, Francis went on to concelebrate Mass with the more than 70 cardinals, 400 archbishops and bishops and 1,700 priests present at the ceremony.
The crowd included numerous women and men religious, including many members of the Missionaries of Charity. Following the liturgical tradition, a few of them placed a blood relic of Mother Teresa near the altar immediately after the canonization.
The presence of these delegations, which included representatives of different faiths, was hardly surprising, given that even during her lifetime, Christians and followers of other religions—Hindus, Sikhs, Jews, Muslims and Buddhists and many people who do not profess a religion—considered this extraordinary woman a saint. When she died on Sept. 5, 1997, India recognized her greatness by giving her a state funeral.
Now, 19 years after her death, the Catholic Church has officially recognized her as a saint. She is the first Nobel Peace Prize winner to be so honored.
This article also appeared in print, under the headline "As Thousands Cheer, an Icon Of Mercy Is Canonized in Rome," in the September 19, 2016 issue.


I guess if you wonder where I am. Physically I am now home in Michigan. But , emotionally, I think I am just in transition. In between that lazy and relaxed vacation mode but dumped back into schedules and a list of things to do. Not really wanting summer to end and yet needing some kind of structure. Definitely, in between.
Each were very unique and I could have spent lots of time there. These exhibits made it a worthwhile trip. If you are in the area, take some time to stop and enjoy.
How would you like to use an iron like this?
I also spent some time working on using acrylic paints in a thin wash on some cottons I had dyed. Then I moved on to dye and print paste. Didn't really know what I was doing but had fun.
I love the ceilings of the barns.
The winning cow and Hope struggled a bit but pulled out a second place.
and was back home in Michigan in 15 hours.
Whew-no wonder I am tired! It was a great week.
Camera has been brought to the shop so we will see the diagnosis tomorrow. Hope to start producing again this week. It was nice to unpack my studio today.
Enjoy the last few weeks of summer, my friends!
This entry was posted in Shelburne Museum, Vermont on August 16, 2010 by Colleen Kole.


Cigar-smoking experience and enjoyment blend mostly with the stogie itself, so when it is cut poorly that can result in a less stellar smoke. A good number of people cut a big piece of the cigar, but with a few tips on the know-how, it will be quiet easy to have it just perfectly done. To make this process a success you will have to first understand the cigar's anatomy.
If you happen to have cut the cigar with a wrong tool or you cut it wrongly the wrapper will definitely unravel leading to an unsatisfying/irritating smoking process.
There are a few different types of cigar cutters that are most common: guillotine, v-cut, and punch. The guillotine is the most common method out of them all – as it gives a straight cut. Just be sure that you have a good quality blade or you will not get a clean cut on your cigar. A v-cut exposes a lot more of the surface area of the cigar, which can lead to making the cigar smoke too hot – this is the least common method of cutting. A punch makes a small circular hole at the end of the cap.
The round piece of tobacco glued to the head of the cigar is for keeping the wrapper together (the cap). A distinct line marks this cap. You will need to make sure you first see it and where it ends.
Cut 3-4 mm on the tip of the cup and do it quickly, with a strong fluid movement.
If the cutter you are using happens to be a bullet punch cutter, then you will need to insert it on the cigars head to cut a small hole cleanly. Say you prefer your cigar giving out lots of smoke, and then you will have to insert the punch slightly in different places of the cap to adjust the hole in size.
The bullet punch cutter will be effective on Parejo cigars (standardly shaped cigars) but not on figurado cigars (non-standard shaped cigars). And after this simple procedure what you are left with is to put the cigar in your mouth and start smoking.


I'm in the planning stages of my next sweater. I'm going to be knitting an R&R Hoodie for myself!!! I hope that you're all as excited as I am about that because it means that I'm one step closer to having the R&R Hoodie pattern available in all sizes. Now if I could only choose a colour. As you can see from the photo above, I am heavily favouring the idea of a grey sweater. My initial thought was Chris Grey, because I just loved the little Chris Grey version that my mom knit for my cousin's baby. It's such a great sweatshirt colour. But then I decided that I've knit a lot with that shade (lovely though it is) and I should try one of our many other greys. Next on my list was Graphite because it's the perfect mid-tone grey and I really want to own a sweater in it. But... then I thought maybe Slate instead because if mid-tone grey is nice, isn't mid-tone grey with a hint of blue even nicer? I've been thinking about this for days people. Weeks even! I often get emails from customers asking for my help with colour choices and well, I get it. I agonize over my colour options just as much as you do!
TFA Green Label Aran Weight in Charcoal, cat, balloons, heart, black leather look, black house.
Where am I now? I'm 90% certain that I'm going to go with Charcoal. Didn't see that one coming did you!? Here's the thing. Remember my Charcoal mood board? Well, I can't stop thinking about that cool chic up there with the black hoodie under her black jacket. The truth is I don't really wear a lot of hoodies, so if I'm going to be adding one to my wardrobe it has to be one that I know I'll wear and I'm pretty confident I'll rock the look above like it's my job. The hoodie has a built in casual and sporty vibe and though I am certainly casual, I'm not really sporty in my wardrobe choices. But I do like to think of myself as a little bit rock n' roll, and a black hoodie definitely fits into that style.
Funnily enough, when I had just about made up my mind for sure about the Charcoal I spotted this batch of Iris on the drying racks and started doubting everything! That's the thing about colour, it's so magnetic! Even though I already own one very nice sweater in Iris I want to knit with this batch of yarn so bad! I am inexplicably drawn to it and it makes my heart skip a beat in a way that this batch of Charcoal just doesn't. However, I know that when the knitting is done the Charcoal sweater will get a ton of wear and will become an instant favourite. But I'll be damned if my colour-loving heart isn't making a very strong argument for the fun colours of Iris! Would I regret an Iris hoodie? No. Would I enjoy every single moment of fondling those gorgeous, colourful skeins while I was knitting? Yes. But I'm still sticking with the Charcoal. Because at the end of the day that's the hoodie I want.
I think that as knitters, since the making of the garment is potentially as important as the wearing of the garment, one could make a very strong argument for knitting with colours that you love, regardless of how that particular colour will fit into your wardrobe. However, one could make an even stronger argument about the fact that it's crazy to spend hours, weeks, months working on a sweater that you won't wear that much when it's done because it doesn't fit into your look. The sweater we want to knit vs. the sweater we want to wear. Finding that yarn/pattern combo is a struggle that every knitter faces. I'm going to take a good look at my sweater wardrobe and consider what I loved to knit vs. what I love to wear and see if there is a big discrepancy. Follow up post to come!
What's your approach to choosing a sweater colour? Do you follow your heart or is it a critical thinking process every time? Up until now, I'd say I've been more of an impulse decision maker. I knit what I want to when I want to and to be honest that system has worked quite well for me so far mainly because I think that if you knit pieces that you love you will end up with a wardrobe that you love, right? I'm drawn to blues and greys and tend to knit with those shades a lot and I also tend to buy wardrobe basics in those colours. I know that if I knit a turquoise sweater I'll have a complementary top to wear under it, no problem. If you stick to what you love, you'll love what you've got.
That's my theory at least. I'm looking forward to having a real sit down with my sweaters and sharing the results of my critical analysis of what I loved to make vs. what I actually wear the most and wether or not that even really matters.
Julie started chatting about building a knitted wardrobe a few weeks back and I'm looking forward to reading more about her take on it and Karen over at Fringe Association is the master of making plans for having a well thought out and perfectly planned handmade wardrobe.
Oh, and in case you think it's a crime to let those gorgeous skeins of Iris sit idly on the shelves, I've decided that though I might not need an Iris hoodie, I could definitely use a pair of mitts in Iris. I think that's what they call having your cake and eating it too!


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Q: Count only special characters in a string static int countSpecial(String str){
    String str = "#GeeKs01fOr@gEEks07";
    int special = 0;

    for(int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++)
        {
        char ch = str.charAt(i);
        if (!((ch >= 'A' && ch <= 'Z') || (ch >= 'a'
    && ch <= 'z') || (ch >= '0' && ch <= '9')))
            special++;
        }
    return special;
 }

I hope this works simply traverse the string and
check if it is not alphabetic or numeric
Surely it will take less time to solve this
question.

A: Use isLetterOrDigit
Character.isLetterOrDigit('J')

If you use that, the algorithm gets much more simpler
for(int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) {
    char ch = str.charAt(i);
    if (!Character.isLetterOrDigit(ch)) special++;
}

A: Code points
The Answer by urtiaga is partially correct. But the char type has been essentially broken since Java 2, and legacy since Java 5. As a 16-bit value, char is physically incapable of representing most characters.
Instead, use code point integer numbers when working with individual characters.
To remove characters that are neither letter nor digit:
"#GeeKs01fOr@gEEks07"
.codePoints()
.filter( Character :: isLetterOrDigit )
.collect( StringBuilder :: new , StringBuilder :: appendCodePoint , StringBuilder :: append )
.toString()

See this code run at Ideone.com.

GeeKs01fOrgEEks07

To count the characters that are neither letter nor digit:
"#GeeKs01fOr@gEEks07"
.codePoints()
.filter( codePoint -> ! Character.isLetterOrDigit( codePoint ) )
.count()

2

A: We could use String#replaceAll for a one line solution:
int countSpecial(String str) {
    return str.length() - str.replaceAll("[^A-Za-z0-9]+", "").length();
}

String str = "#GeeKs01fOr@gEEks07";
System.out.println(countSpecial(str));  // 2

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Status symbols have evolved from leisure time to stuff to busyness. But, if busyness is the current status symbol, that means it won't be trendy forever. So, what's that mean for the future of busyness, and what's the next status symbol?
This will probably continue for awhile as people shift spending to experiences over things to avoid FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out). Just like materialism meant the more things the better, experiencism (Or experientialism? Are either of those words yet?) means packing your calendar with experiences.
We've already covered the possibility of shorter workweeks in previous posts. The most recent, modern prediction I've seen is from Jack Ma, billionaire founder of Alibaba, who predicts a 16-hour workweek by 2047.
If the saying "more money, more problems" has validity, does "more time, more problems" ring true too?
Let's talk about Idleness — What does it have to do with the Future of Busyness?
We are no longer using most of our time and activity just to survive. Relatively, we now have an abundance of time for discretionary use ("time affluence").
We have excessive energy, and people will continue to engage in activity to fill their time. But, time use will look different in the future due to technological advancements.
People will still desire purposeful action in the future.
We've seen the past essays from John Maynard Keynes or Bertrand Russell. And, we've seen the current predictions from people like Duane Elgin who believes humanity is currently in a teenage stage of development and will evolve through simplicity.
I believe in a future of simplicity with a focus on time and purpose. That's why Sloww exists.
Everyone wants a full life, not a busy life. A life where you can better manage your mental bandwidth. After all, your entire life is only 1% of recorded history.
Just like there's been push back with simple living and minimalism on the stuff side, I believe there's going to be push back with slow living on the time side.


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If you chance upon a cookbook with "Grange" in its title, at a garage sale or flea market, buy it immediately.
These books, self-published by the thousands as fundraisers by Grange farm organizations nationwide, have become valuable.
The 1948 "Ohio State Grange Cookbook" sells for $50, used. Editions, such as the 1977, are commanding $10 or more. The usual garage-sale price of similar items is less than a dollar.
"I love them, have hundreds of them in my collection," says Mary Netwick of Cleveland, Ohio. She emailed me for potential sources of the early (pre-1950s) Stark County Grange series of spiral-bound cookbooks.
There are a lot of Grange titles, and that pleases collectors. But a few have become exceedingly rare, and that adds a financial kick to the hobby.
One of the most sought after is "National Grange Family Cookbook" published in 1979 by Favorite Recipes Press. It recently sold in an online auction for $160.
Adding to the hunt is the books are never published by major booksellers. They are printed by obscure companies specializing in fundraising efforts. As a result, they have small press runs, are not stockpiled and rarely are available in all but antiquarian bookstores.
"Grange recipes are obviously tested and approved, unlike recipes in many cookbooks. My family is hooked on them," she said.
The recipes reflect their agricultural source. They specify fresh, healthful ingredients and nearly always are hearty enough to satisfy hungry farmers on harvest days. Still, they are economical and quickly prepared in busy farm kitchens.
Mix top four ingredients. Cut butter and margarine into cubes and using hands work them into mixture until it is granular. Mix in cheese and buttermilk to make a dough.
Roll out on floured surface to 3/4 inch. Cut with biscuit cutter or floured water glass. Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown. Makes 30 biscuits.
Notes: For softer biscuits, bake close together so they touch. For seeded tops, brush cut dough with milk, then scatter poppy or sesame seeds.
Biscuits are best served warm with butter and jam or applebutter.


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Sensu Brush: Paintbrush for the iPad
Tech By Sam Jordan on Feb 29, 2012
You can do just about anything on your tablet, but as you learned the hard way last year, you can't slather it in paint. The Sensu Artist Brush aims to change that, using conductive hair that promises to give you a true painting experience on any tablet or phone with a capacitive screen. If you're not in the mood to create a masterpiece, put the cap back on and it becomes a stylus for basic use. The price of the Sensu varies at the moment with its Kickstarter status, but it's expected to retail for $35 when it lands in stores next year. In the meantime, step away from that can of Dutch Boy.


I hope you're all well and enjoying soaking up the amazing sunshine we are currently having. Firstly, my apologies to you all, I've neglected you. I'm bogged down with exam marking but I promise to take time now to catch up and read all your wonderful posts. Secondly, I want to share a little treat with you today before my June post for the Read The Year Challenge. So whilst I had a spare twenty minutes to sit in the park (look how postcard perfect it is!) I want to show you this little wonder.
Last week, every house in Hull received a copy of the magical Land of Green Ginger book. This book follows the huge success the city has had as City of Culture in 2017. Inside this amazing little book are the stories of the city, a bonfire in Longhill and an enchanted golden nose in Bransholme. The writer, Katie Fuller, has expressed her love of the project and its impact on the city.
The Land of Green Ginger was a flagship project which contained a number of events homed under one narrative, coming together at the end of the year for Land of Green Ginger Unleashed parade. This book is the seventh and final Act of Wanton Wonder and it's a pure gift to the people of Hull. This book keeps the magic alive for future generations. Katy Riddell's illustrations are so beautiful too!
This book contains a number of poems about different events in Hull. It starts with the prologue explaining about the Acts of Wanton Wonder and what the book is about. The magic is in the ordinary people, the sounds of the city and the delights it holds for us.
To some, the 7 Alleys are a place of fun, games and laughter. However, to others they are spooky. This poem centres around Scary Mary and children playing Knock Off Ginger. However, one boy, Richard, had to knock the door but he fell over! Disaster! He lands at the door of the most feared lady around. Nervousness follows. Yet, he meets Scary Mary and she wants to hear tales of the alleys. He explores and adventures with his friends who mock him about the baby fairy tales he's believing. Nevertheless, he continues to believe and experience them from the previous events. He reports back the following day. (Not So) Scary Mary wants to go! We see her energised and excited; young again.
"The ground beneath them moves, Vibrating with beat of hooves.
"But Chelsea would always remember that day.
This is probably my favourite part of this book. It's just so so lovely! This poem celebrates the Longhill Burn which involved singing, dancing and excitement. Jimmy Johnson didn't feel quite right; he knew something was missing. That one person is Laura. He takes a walk and bumped into the Firesmiths. Here he learns that they have been asked to build a fire. Not just any old fire though, a fire beyond anyone's belief for Eastmount Playing Fields. The Firesmiths ask everyone to write down what gives you hope on a card ready for the fire, to free them into the world. His joy: Laura returns!
Agnes, the main character of this poem, is wandering around Walton market, looking for supplies when she is approached by a man collecting voices. Agnes can make herself disappear and believes she has nothing of any value to say. He gives her a card in the hope she changes her mind, with details of a future event in the city. The Voice Park. She heads to Pickering Park on the bus having completely forgotten that chat some months ago when she feels a pull towards those who have the same cards as her. The noises, the lights, they're all calling her. She finds the man from before who gives her a potion to help her speak, to give her a voice of power. Three months later she is transformed and she is now confident and a Hull Volunteer, helping others live the city.
Dave was a watchman at the Springhead site where workers there deal with the constant stream of rubbish discarded by everyone in the city. One thing that causes him constant irritation is the flashing light. One evening he heard a sudden crash! What he sees is this incredible little city with its own shops and schools. Hours go by but Dave doesn't leave: he's entranced. He rushes back to tell everyone what he has seen. Crowds form to see it which is completely unexpected for him. Thankfully, they all love it too!
This final poem tells the story of how something is brewing in the city. People can hear horse hooves; something is approaching! Crates that brought this very book to the people of Hull are being described. People surround them, overtaken with curiosity. All of a sudden, the crates burst open and the tales of the city are for all to share. Giants, horses, Gold Noses, magic and song. Everyone is together, old and young. Life will not be the same again.
"And nevermore will life be dull.
This was a complete surprise in the post and what a magical little gift it is. I'll treasure it forever. What a way to celebrate City of Culture. Life here has changed. Now, I realise many of you won't get to see this. However, if you ever do get chance to read it or read about it, DO IT. Information Here!
Yet, the messages from this book are universal. The everyday, the ordinary, the people we meet make our lives extraordinary. You have all made a huge impact on my life.
Aw thanks. It's amazing isn't it?!
What a great idea – how nice for you too. Those illustrations are terrific!
It's so lovely. Such a surprise!
Thanks so much. I appreciate your feedback. I really enjoyed visiting your blog.


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Dairy Alternatives Market Present Scenario And The Growth Prospects 2030
Brett Lee
Dairy alternatives are derived from non-dairy resources, such as nuts, rice, wheat, oats, and barley. As these products are derived from nuts and cereals, they have numerous health benefits and are suitable for obese people and gastrointestinal (GI) patients. Moreover, dairy alternative such as soy milk provides protective health advantages due to the presence of phytoestrogen in it. Additionally, hemp milk is one of the best sources of Omega-3 fats and almond milk is a good source of calcium.
Thus, the increasing prevalence of obesity and GI diseases will strengthen the dairy alternatives market in the forthcoming years. For instance, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that, in 2020, 39 million children under the age of 5 years were overweight or obese. The organization also stated that nearly 4 million global deaths were caused due to obesity in 2017. Apart from obese people, dairy alternatives are also beneficial for people suffering from GI disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gas, constipation, bloating, and diarrhea.
Additionally, the soaring popularity of the vegan diet will also fuel the consumption of dairy alternatives, worldwide. Veganism is a way of life that refers to the exclusion of all animal products and attempts to minimize the exploitation of animals. With the rising concerns for animal well-being, people across the world are preferring vegan diets over other diets. To meet the needs of the vegan population, Archer Daniels Midland Company, Freedom Nutritional Products Group, WhiteWave Foods Company, SunOpta Inc., Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing, Eden Foods Inc., Nutriops S.L., and Hain Celestial Group are offering dairy alternatives in abundance.
According to P&S Intelligence, North America and Europe are the major dairy alternatives market, due to the surging popularity of soy and almond milk and the soaring vegan population in these regions. Additionally, the increasing focus of regulatory bodies on reducing CO2 emissions from the animal agricultural sector also encourages the adoption of dairy alternatives in these regions. For instance, the 'Fit for 55' package by the European Union will help Europe mitigate CO2 emissions by 55% by 2030 and reach carbon neutrality by 2050, by promoting a plant-based diet.
Whereas, Asia-Pacific (APAC) is expected to consume dairy alternatives at the highest pace in the upcoming years, owing to the mounting population and accelerating urbanization rate in the region. According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), APAC is home to approximately 4.3 billion people, accounting for 60% of the global population. Furthermore, the World Bank stated that 861,289,360 people, 22,152,760, people, 115,494,820 people, 481,980,330 people in China, Australia, Japan, and India, respectively, resided in urban areas in 2020.
Thus, the surging prevalence of obesity, increasing shift toward veganism, and rising incidence of GI diseases are expected to propel the production of dairy alternatives across the world in the coming years.
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this post was submitted on 08 Oct 2022
Alphabetic syllabaryThe early evolution of the Manzonde script. (self.neography)
submitted 3 months ago * by DaCrazyWorldbuilder
Ancient Manzonde
The protolanguage of Manzonde had a very limited amount of syllables, using many kinds of suffixes and particles to make the point clear. The phonetic inventory wasn't rich too, so it was quite easy for the first kings of Meden to create a standardized writing system. Based off the simplest forms and occult symbols, including the glyph for L which stood as an initial for the name of their fire god - Lanve. Since then and until today, this family of scripts was written both ways - left to right on paper, and right to left on stone.
(In the key above, some of the romanized glyphs do not match their phonetic charge, which is shown here:
⟨c⟩ - /ʃ/
⟨j⟩ - /ʒ/
⟨q⟩ - /ʦ/
⟨x⟩ - /ʣ/
⟨y⟩ - /j/
End section.)
Having only three vowels, /a/, /e/ and /o/, Ancient Manzonde was prone to many dialects with different pronounciations of the same written text. And, because of that, soon the writing system became outdated; in the Southern Meden, a new language soon emerged, labeled Old South Manzonde. It's new feature were the lengthened vowels, which indicated gender when placed as finals, and were used as several other prefixes for adverbs, compound adjectives and verbs. Southern Meden adopted a way of writing such letters, resulting in a variation of the Ancient Manzonde script.
Old South Manzonde
Thus, "digraps" were introduced. And, after a couple decades, the lengthened vowels changed drastically into shorter and more specific vowels.
When Southern Meden declared independence in year 65 since the start of the Qaren Dynasty Era, and entered the following reuniting war, the Old South Manzonde mutated even more, dropping or redefining many dictionary meanings, as well as gaining an extra initial vowel which was borrowed from the Southern Yden nomads which settled in there, bringing investments into the ethnical and genetic pool of the kingdom's lands.
Late South Manzonde
Soon, in an unexpected turn of events, the South Meden king - Fenagon - won the war and took control over the united kingdoms of North and South Meden. Reuniting the territories, he ran into a problem of linguistic and orthographic misunderstandings, so he went on to go against traditions and add an extra letter to the writing system yet again - a "voice pause", or glottal stop, which allowed the usage of both long vowels and the new ones which were still represented through digraphs. This new letter was based on the older glyph for H, just unfinished. Thus was created the Old Standard Manzonde.
In these times, the schwa vowel slowly began turning into an empty vowelspace, thus making it possible to create consonant clusters like KL or TR. But this change in language wasn't addressed until later iterations of the writing system.
Old Standard Manzonde
Years went by, merchants and immigrants from the neighboring kingdoms slowly inhabitated the lands by the borders of Meden. After a ruining plague of 124 AQ (After Qaren dynasty), when his father and all older brothers died to the illness, a young prince Jaarin came to the throne, unexpectedly. He was chosen to be a priest of Lanve - god of fire - so this was an outcome no one could imagine at the time. Chosing to begin a campaign of diplomatic and educational progress, Jaarin adopted, as a secondary writing system for educational texts written in Ancient Manzonde language, a writing system previously used only by the priests of Lanve - the Zomega, script of smoke, which was written vertically.
Before that, the script was only used in the temples of Lanve, but now, Jaarin proclaimed the whole of Meden to be a temple of the fire god, making this fire cult an official religion of the kingdom.
Zomega script
Spreading the borders of the kingdom Jaarin succeeded in ending the plague and fortifying his control over the territories not only of South and North Meden, but of the neighboring Onne lands to the west and the Elateya mountains to the south-west through the Lanve religion.
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A business established in the European Union (EU) or a country treated as such (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland) may freely post its workers to Luxembourg.
For a stay of less than 3 months in Luxembourg, posted EU national workers do not need to carry out any formalities.
fill in a registration certificate at said communal office.
Any worker posted to Luxembourg by a business established in the EU or a country treated as such (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland) can, whatever his/her nationality, work and/or reside in Luxembourg during the posting provided he/she is duly authorised to work in the country where the posting business is established.
Workers posted by service providers established outside the EU are not concerned: their employer must apply for a collective secondment authorisation in order to receive the temporary authorisation to stay for the workers concerned before they can come to Luxembourg.
A company established in another EU Member State or a country treated as such may freely post its workers, whatever their nationality, to Luxembourg, provided the posted workers have, for the duration of their posting, the right to work and stay in the country where the posting business is established.
The temporary secondment must take place under a contract concluded between the seconding business and the recipient of the service established in Luxembourg.
carries out a provision of services for a fixed period of time which is detailed in a services contract concluded specifically for said services.
The posted worker is sent to Luxembourg for a limited period of time in a subordinate relationship with the posting business.
in relation to the nature of the activity which is the subject of the posting.
Businesses established in the EU (or country treated as such) must first request an A1 certificate (E101 form) from the social security services in the country of origin for each posted worker.
Posted EU citizens do not need to carry out any preliminary administrative procedure.
For a stay of less than 3 months, EU citizens do not have to carry out any formalities.
They simply have to hold a valid national identity card or passport.
They can also, if they so wish, make a declaration of arrival at their commune of residence and request a registration certificate.
where applicable, the declaration of departure issued by the authority of the previous commune of residence.
EU citizens must also complete a registration form at the commune within 90 days of their arrival in Luxembourg.
a copy of the A1 certificate (E101) provided by their employer.
In the event that the registration certificate is lost, stolen or damaged a specific procedure must be followed.


Every few months we'll get a brown package delivered to our home. When we notice the return address, we squeal, jump, flail our arms, or twirl. Yes, both of us. Don't judge.
You see, if you have a person like Shalene in your life, you understand. Shalene, Daniel's stylish younger sister, sends us incredible, delectable care packages for Birthdays or holidays.
Each one of Shalene's packages is unique and makes us feel happy. Think miniature garden gnomes, Theo Chocolate bars with seasonal flavors (in this month's package? A fresh bar with coconut + curry infusions), and prints or products from artists like Nikki McClure. How does she do it? Well, Shalene is a buyer for a small boutique in Seattle called Portage Bay Goods, which abounds with witty and whimsical products by local artists. If you stop by, give Shalene a hug for us!
We display these prized creatures in a vintage Japanese étagère, which belonged to my Grandmother. This seems to match the elements of the matryoshka dolls: colorful, with both classic and modern elements.
On the top shelf, you'll notice another set of matryoshka dolls in the form of glasses, which were an earlier gift from Shalene. The bottom shelf grounds the quirkiness with traditional china teacups.
Next, comes the walrus! Seriously, its so fun opening these to find another creatures inside, like a hidden treasure.
And the matryoshka doll is complete with a teeny-tiny jellyfish in the middle!
And that, my friends, is one of the most unique, creative gifts we have ever been given.
We posted today in hopes of not only showcasing an awesome gift, but also to inspire creativity in all of you. Whether through photography or paining matryoshka dolls there are countless ways to be creative.
How are you expressing yourself creatively? We'd love to see in your comments below!
We believe that creative expression is therapeutic, relational, and life-giving. Photography has literally changed our lives. Through our photography, we've gained treasured friendships, witnessed powerful moments, and been humbled as others welcomed us into their lives to celebrate their love. Capturing unforgettable memories and emotions is something that we wouldn't trade for the world. And we hope that you experience that joy as well.
And that, my friends, leads us to… our big announcement!
Daniel is now offering personal photography lessons!
You want to take better pictures of your children, significant other, or pet pig Olivia.
You want to develop your creative eye and and hone your photographic instincts.
You want to learn what those other camera dials, knobs and buttons do.
You are looking to learn from someone with a great deal of patience and the heart of a teacher.
By the way, a personal photography lesson is also a fantastic gift idea! Or—better yet—a great date idea!
If this post inspired you to learn to take better photos and you'd like some help, click the 'Contact Us' button right below this post. We'd love to hear from you!
Aww, thanks, guys! What a great compliment. I'm glad you're enjoying them.
So wonderful!!! this is great news!!!
What a wonderful tribute to your talented sister!
Those are soooo lovely! I am a big sucker for matryoshka dolls, and really anything Russian! I'll make sure to visit your sister's shop if I ever venture up to Seattle!
That was such a lovely blog; I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Isn't being creative so therapeutic? I think I may pick up pottery again in the summer.
Lisa, thanks for reading! Pottery sounds incredibly therapeutic – I hope you do take it up again this Summer. We had a professor in grad school who taught entire lectures on the similarities between throwing a pot and providing therapy.
Melanie, we thought of you when we posted this (knowing your love of all things Russian)!
Yes, Shalene is very talented. We're grateful.
Thanks for your support Brittany! We love when you comment on the blog!
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P.S. I love my nesting dolls too! Shalene gifted me with some of my totem animals: Whale, Moose, Horse, Owl, and Bee. Thank you sister! And thanks D & M for this post. Love it!
I love the matryoshka dolls that Shalene painted! Very creative!!
Carolyn, Yes, she is is creative! Thanks for checking out our website, too!
Melinda, thanks for sharing your current creative outlets. Those sound wonderful.
We saw a photo of your nesting dolls from Shalene! Its amazing how different she made each of ours, each one truly unique. We hope you + Dave are well!


I can hardly believe it's been almost three years since I last photographed Samantha. It's true! 2011 was the last time she graced my camera, but now she's back and better than ever. I took this opportunity to once again bust out my Paul C. Buff Einstein (makers of Alien Bees) monolight to use against the rising sun. Shooting with mixed flash and ambient light is always a fun challenge and produces results you can't get any other way.
For this bikini photo shoot at Ashbridges Bay in Toronto, we had to be at the beach well before 6am to setup so we could catch the 6:15am sunrise. Sam came over after she was done work, in the middle of the night (server life!), and we killed time before sunrise by picking out a few bikinis she would wear. I'm naturally a night owl, so I find it easier to stay awake until sunrise rather than sleep a few hours and wake up early.
There's an odd, interesting group of people who are awake and on a beach that early: photographers and models (though we were the only ones this day), weird old white guys with metal detectors, a few dog walkers, weird young awkward guys sitting on the rocks gawking at Sam in her bikini, and just weird, weird people in general. One particular dog walker who had not leashed his mutt (why not?!) was extremely apologetic after the disgusting ball of fur ran over to Sam's bag and pissed on it. Yep. That happened. This is why you keep your dogs on leashes, people.
At least we got some good pictures.
So let's get back to the Paul C. Buff Einstein light. Distributed exclusively by Paul C. Buff's website, you can't get them anywhere else (not even Amazon). This is somewhat of an annoyance for us Canadians, as the exchange rate, shipping costs, and duties/taxes/fees massively inflate the final cost. That being said, Paul C. Buff products are still among the most rock solid and economically priced on the market, even with the influx of cheap photographic lights from overseas. Their customer service is also legendary — one time after I dropped a light and broke a part on it, they sent me the replacement part for free even though it was entirely my fault.
At an effective 640 watt seconds of power, the Einstein easily overpowers the sun when it's still low on the horizon. At over four pounds, it's not the lightest light (heh), but it fits easily in my backpack along with the Vagabond Lithium battery pack, my Nikon D600 full frame DSLR camera, and a couple lenses. It's a fairly mobile setup when I carry a Manfrotto light stand in one hand, and a 22" beauty dish slung over my shoulder. Although I don't have the Paul C. Buff beauty dish (I use this one), I do have their 22" Reflector Bag, which holds the beauty dish, grid, and diffuser panel, and is quite comfortable to carry.
After the sun rose a bit, I opted to keep Sam with her back to the sun, minus the Einstein monolight. This resulted in backlighting, and in order to expose properly for Samantha, that meant the background was overexposed and disappeared.
Samantha and I swapped spots in Lake Ontario, so that she would be front lit instead of backlit. This can be challenging if the sun is too bright, as the model might squint (especially if they have light eyes), but there was enough haze that it was manageable.
We also made images that were side lit (note the highlight on one of Samantha's sides) and images in open shade.
All in all, we got a large variety of shots by using the sun every way possible — backlit, front lit, side lit, overexposed, and mixed with flash.
She seriously needs to get back into modeling. My god, she's gorgeous!


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3-Year-Old Killed In Waterbury Crash Identified, Driver Charged With Manslaughter
By Bill Leukhardt and Mikaela Porter
Waterbury Police Department Deputy Chief Fred Spagnola talks about the Justin Quiroz, a three year old who died after being struck by a car driven by Eric Lee who was fleeing police.
State police identified the 3-year-old who died in a crash as the teenage driver, who was running from a police stop, appeared in court Wednesday to face charges in the child's death.
The 3-year-old was identified as Justin Quiroz of Waterbury. The crash occurred Tuesday afternoon when a drug suspect fleeing police ran a red light, hit an oncoming car head-on and smashed into the boy and three family members, including a baby, on the sidewalk on South Main Street near West Liberty Street.
The driver, Zekhi Eric Lee, 18, was charged in Superior Court in Waterbury Wednesday with first degree manslaughter and felony evading responsibility.
Justin was pronounced dead at St. Mary's Hospital after the crash. His mother was in critical condition and airlifted from St. Mary's to St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, according to police. An 18-month-old and another woman were also hospitalized and were in stable condition, police said.
The 82-year-old driver in the other car was taken to Waterbury Hospital with minor injuries, police said.
Lee, driving a 1999 Acura TL, had been under surveillance Tuesday during a Waterbury investigation into the sale of illegal drugs, according the arrest warrant.
When police attempted to box in Lee's car on Edgewood Avenue, he took off, hitting one of the police cruisers with such force it became disabled, according the warrant.
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Police followed Lee at a distance as he drove at speeds approaching 65 mph on city streets, the warrant states.
Lee admitted to police he drove through a red light at the Liberty and South Main Street intersection while in the wrong lane when the crash happened, according the warrant.
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Witnesses said the Acura crashed into the car driven by the 82-year-old before going onto the sidewalk and hitting a pole, then hitting the women and children, the warrant states.
Lee is being held on $1.2 million bail and is due back in Superior Court on Dec. 6. He did not have a driver's license and the car was not insured, police said.
Waterbury Deputy Chief Fred Spagnola said state police will lead the investigation.
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The Swarovski Snow Globe Pendants have been created for the Christmas season, and they are the most festive pendants I have ever seen.
Have you ever shaken a snow storm toy and washed in wonder as all the snow flakes settle on a Christmas scene? Well, let me introduce you to Swarovski jewellery version of the snow storm toy.
The Swarovski Snow Globe Pendants, which are available as either an Erika Snow Globe Pendant, or as an Eliot Snow Globe Pendant, contain one of these characters (Erika or Eliot) inside a dome. Should you shake the dome, you can watch the glitter move around these cute characters.
The Swaroski Erika Snow Globe Pendant is set on a gold plated chain, and set with golden crystal pontiage.
By contrast, the Swaroski Eliot Snow Globe Pendant is set on a rhodium plated chain, and set with silver toned crystal pontiage.
This pendants are perfect for Christmas, and different to all the other Erika and Eliot pendants, and as such an ideal gift for fans of these two cute characters. Couples in love could even buy a pair and wear them as "his" and "hers".
The Swarovski Erika Pendant is rhodium plated and set with coloured and clear crystals using the pontiage technique. The head, arms and legs are moveable. Erika has turquoise blue eyes, rosebud red lips and a cute outfit.
The Swarovski Erika Violet Pendant is dressed in a confection of purple crystals in violet and light amethyst. Like the other Erika pendants, the head, arms and legs are moveable.
The Swarovski Wings of Fantasy Pendant is a striking pendant. She is dresses in purple pontiage crystals and has an eyecatching feather headress in blue, yellow and violet. This funky rock chic would add a contemporary edge to any outfit.
The Swarovski Erika Set, Limited Online Edition, which is only available online, would make a great present for Erika fans. The set includes the Swarovski Erika Pendant, the Erika handbag charm and the Erika charm.
The Swarovski Erika Nature Reloaded Pendant is a sparkly fairy Swarovski pendant starring the magic fairy Erika, who is all smiles and embellished with multi-coloured crystals. Her wings are adorned with pink and purple crystals set in Pointiage®.


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The drive through window for banking, for convenience items, for hot and ready food to go.
Real estate property listings should be served up quick and easy. To deliver the information using the eye candy, the video loops that capture the local sounds surrounding the current real estate listings for sale.
But can you get home cooked, slow food not the hurry scurry Nascar quick like a bunny without the wait.
Because time is money, delay means you snooze, you lose and no one likes to miss a perfect property that could improve their life that is much more costly than two and a quarter books of green stamps.
The fly in at the right altitude, to slow down, adjust the air speed and lower the real estate fuel boom.
To have a property listing buyer nuzzle closer and hook up, start the download. Then shut off the fuel, pull up up and away to bank hard to the left or right to make room for others at the real estate trough. Herding in the masses and making sure no one feels cattle prodded or like a border collie named Lassie is nipping at their heels. To move in the desired direction for the eventual penned up in a corral.
Serving them up and having it your way efficiently but with retention to recall what properties have been filtered out, served up that are on today's market offering. Video for real estate for sale is one channel that does the heavy lifting oh oh so well.
Yeah I'm on vacation in Wells Beach Maine but at Mickey Dee's tapping into the wi-fi and thinking about how they move the product.
The concept is the same, time is a wasting and not to be spilled or wasted. The creative approach and predictable nature of shaping what you do to match best with what the other end of the signal is picking up is a constant evolution or should be in real estate and local area marketing.
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This isn't anything revolutionary, but it's executed to perfection. Montage Hotels & Resorts' Hearts of Montage package is a quintessential example of how to incorporate philanthropic ventures into your overall revenue stream. The offer is simple for the guest to appreciate: book with Montage and 10% of the room rate fee is donated to charity.
And simplicity is what's on full display here. Hearts of Montage, the company's associate volunteer program, has an earnest and catchy name. The package itself is straightforward, providing daily breakfasts and complimentary parking – nothing esoteric or extraneous. And no extra work is required from the buyer; the donation is already a part of the bill. As well, the organization's website (www.heartsofmontage.com) has a crisp design that clearly spells out exactly what the program is about, with projects both local and abroad.
All said, this is a fluid extension of the Montage brand and a model to surely emulate. We are all well aware that corporate social responsibility is a popular conceit for the modern hotel industry, and indeed many customers look specifically for brands that are engaged in this manner. Montage goes a step above in that they make their charitable cause incredibly visible to the consumer and fully integrated with their core brand.
It's not just something done on the side, but its name (which has the hotel's name in it) and the corresponding package are simple for consumers to grasp and act upon. Easy to understand makes it easy to be altruistic, leading to a higher retention rate amongst consumers and thus imparting a greater brand reputation. In its ideal state, this program structure also encourages customers to book directly with the hotel and it propagates the brand perception as a contributing member of the community.
Does your property have a charitable cause? If yes, think about how you can simplify and streamline your hotel's charitable cause in much the same way as you should for your overall brand perception. If not, why not begin today? Better results will surely follow.


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Tim Papps (born 22 April 1981) is a New Zealand cricketer. He played in seven first-class matches for Canterbury in 2004 and 2005.

See also
 List of Canterbury representative cricketers

References

External links

1981 births
Living people
New Zealand cricketers
Canterbury cricketers
Cricketers from Christchurch