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The train analogy and a child's difficult emotions
October 8, 2018 October 8, 2018 Mark Taylor Psychology
The analogy goes like this:
Difficult feelings are tunnels, and we are trains travelling through them.
We have to move all the way through the darkness to get to the—calm, peaceful light at the end of the tunnel.
It sounds simple, but it's way easier said than done.
So often when our kids are struggling with a difficult feeling—sadness, anger, fear, embarrassment, loneliness, guilt—we try to logic them out of it. We explain why they're overreacting, or how WE know it will turn out just fine in the end.
We're trying to help our children, of course, but if we peel back the layers a bit, I think we'll find that what we're really doing is trying to make OURSELVES feel better. Because our children's pain hurts US so deeply, makes US so acutely uncomfortable.
Back to the analogy: If emotions are tunnels and we are trains going through them, then we NEED to keep moving all the way through to the other side.
What we adults often do when facing our own emotional struggles is attempt to get out of the tunnel early—banging on the sides, ignoring the cavernous echo, and wondering with confusion why we can't see daylight yet.
Sometimes we squat in the darkness, close our eyes, and just pretend we're not in a tunnel at all. Everything is just fine, thank you very much.
Sometimes we do a whole host of other things—eat ice cream, drink wine, shop online, run marathons, binge watch Netflix, play games on our phones or scroll mindlessly through Facebook—to distract ourselves from the fact that we're in a tunnel in the first place.
But none of those things gets us out of the tunnel, does it?
Then, when we FINALLY let ourselves scream and wail and bang our fists and crumble onto the floor and have a good cry, we suddenly feel so. much. better.
Same goes for our kids. We can't teach them there's some secret side exit when there's really not. There is no way out except through, and it's our job to guide them there.
That's why I didn't say a word to my son. Instead, I just sat next to him as the ripples of anger melted into shaking and sobbing. When I thought it was OK to do so, I started rubbing his back—still without speaking. He kept crying and crying and crying.
As those tears flowed, I realized I had just done what Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Mate call "dancing our children to their tears." In their book Hold On to Your Kids they write:
"…a parent must dance the child to his tears, to letting go, and to the sense of rest that comes in the wake of letting go…[a parent must] come alongside the child's experience of frustration and provide comfort. The agenda should not be to teach a lesson but to move frustration to sadness…Much more important than our words is the child's sense that we are with her, not against her."
With that in mind, I was actually delighted that my son was shaking with sobs because I knew that meant he was traveling through this emotional tunnel rather than getting stuck in it.
He cried and he cried and he cried.
Until he wasn't crying anymore.
I decided speaking would be OK now, so I asked my son if he wanted to make a plan. I told him I knew that bedtime tonight would be extra tough, but maybe we could think of some ideas together to help him through it.
Remember Your Job
So the next time your child is deeply frustrated, angry, or upset, remember what the job of a parent really is.
The job of a parent is to:
Provide comfort through the frustration.
Draw out our child's cleansing tears.
Show empathy to our child's struggle.
Allow the life lesson to be learned naturally—not through preaching.
Support our child's journey through the emotional tunnel.
The job of a parent is NOT to get our child to stop crying as quickly as possible. Tears are a sign of parental success, not failure.
So rub your child's back. Sit with them in silence. Stay alongside them as they chug chug chug through their tunnels of feelings. And be with them when they finally reach the calm, peaceful light at the end.
Source: Full article by McLaughlin, K.M. (2018) via FB @ https://pickanytwo.net/the-train-analogy-that-will-change-how-you-see-your-crying-child/
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The Week Ahead in New York Politics, October 3
October 02, 2016 | by Ben Max
New York City Hall
What to watch for this week in New York politics:
As the week begins the country is anticipating the lone Vice Presidential debate of the 2016 race to the White House, which will take place between Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican Mike Pence on Tuesday evening. And, the second of three Presidential debates scheduled is set for Sunday evening.
In New York, the week begins fairly quietly due to the Rosh Hashanah holiday, though at noon at 1 Police Plaza Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner O'Neill will host a press conference to discuss crime statistics.
A new advocacy walk from New York City to Albany continues as the week begins - per Alliance for Quality Education, which is organizing the effort: "Students, parents, educators, elected officials and advocates from across the state gathered at Tweed [on Sunday] to kick-off a 150 mile walk from New York City to Albany. The "Ed Walk for CFE" is supported by 85 organizations and commemorates the historic school funding case with a simple demand: the time is now for the New York governor and legislature to finally pay up. This October marks the 10-year anniversary of the final Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE) trial that decided that New York State was violating the constitutional rights of millions of NY students by deliberately underfunding public schools in Black, Latino, and low-income communities. Yet a decade has passed and these communities are still owed nearly $4 billion in funding, so communities from across the state are walking. Walkers and supporters are demanding Governor Cuomo and the NYS legislature make a commitment to a 2-year full phase-in of CFE funds during Cuomo's last 2 years of this term. Recent reports show widespread inequity within New York State, as 71% of senate districts are owed more than $50 million."
As always, there's a great deal happening all over the city, with many events to be aware of - see our day-by-day rundown below.
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The run of the week in detail:
Monday Rosh Hashanah continues and there are relatively few political events scheduled.
Mayor de Blasio is holding the aforementioned noon press conference on crime stats.
On Monday Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul will lead two events in Buffalo, at 10 a.m. she will convene a forum to discuss implementation of laws to combat heroin and opioid abuse and addiction in Western New York. At 1 p.m., she will host a "women's leadership roundtable with members of the Amherst Chamber of Commerce and National Association of Women's Business Owners."
On Monday at 11 a.m. in Sunnyside, Queens, "Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski, Community Board 2, and residents will hold a press conference to announce that the City Council has secured funding to purchase and renovate the former Phipps playground in Sunnyside, and turn it into a public park."
On Monday at 6:30 p.m., Public Advocate Letitia James will speak at the Consulate General of India New York's International Day of Non-Violence.
On Tuesday at 10 a.m., Breast Cancer Awareness Month will be kicked off by Staten Island Borough President James Oddo and Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, at an event on Staten Island with breast cancer screenings and "announcements about efforts to raise awareness and increase screening."
At 11 a.m. Tuesday, "Tired of Waiting, Community to Rally for Safety Improvements on 111th Street" at City Hall, led by City Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland, who will be joined by "concerned mothers and families of Corona and Jackson Heights; Community Board 4 members and transportation safety advocates."
The City Planning Commission will hold its next review session at 1 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Bronx, "Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. will join the American Planning Association (APA) as the organization names The Bronx's Arthur Avenue as one of the Great Streets of America, as part of the organization's annual list of Great Places in America in celebration of National Planning Month."
The Vice Presidential Debate will be held at 9 p.m. Tuesday at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia and moderated by Elaine Quijano of CBS News.
The Sixth Annual MWBE Forum will be held on Wednesday and Thursday by New York state government at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany.
At 8 a.m. Wednesday, "City & State's new Borough 50 Series will recognize Manhattan's top 50 community leaders at a breakfast." This event will focus on community leaders and not government officials.
At 8 a.m. Wednesday, the NYC Charter School Center will hold "Recent National Labor Relations Board Decision: What Does it Mean for NYC Charter Schools?" Participants will discuss the impact of the NLRB deciding "that charter school labor disputes with their employees' unions fell under federal labor law and NLRB jurisdiction and were not subject to the state labor law and the New York State's Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)."
At 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, the New York City Food Policy Center will hold a "Food as Medicine Breakfast Seminar."
The next City Planning Commission public meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
At the City Council on Wednesday:
The Committee on Zoning and Franchises will meet at 9:30 a.m.
The Committee on Public Safety will meet at 10 a.m. for oversight of the Civilian Complaint Review Board. (Hearing was postponed)
The Committee on Public Housing will meet at 1 p.m. to discuss "HUD's Proposed Rule on Small Area Fair Market Rents for the Section 8 Program" and a "resolution calling on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to exclude New York City, and other cities with a housing vacancy rate below 5%, from the Proposed Rule on Small Area Fair Market Rents."
The Committee on Planning, Dispositions, and Concessions will meet at 1 p.m.
On Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Albany, "Supporters and experts will announce a new statewide campaign to Stop the Cuomo Tax and end his costly bailout of nuclear power. The campaign is led by Food and Water Watch and the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG)."
At 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, the Brooklyn Historical Society will hold "Block by Block: Exploring Brooklyn with Pat Kiernan and Bill Helmreich."
At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, BRIC will hold "Cops and Community: Innovations Around Policing." This event is expected to "bring together community leaders, activists, police and scholars to create a new blueprint for finding solutions to the violence, tension and mistrust that exists between cops and the community." Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams will deliver opening remarks, and BRIC TV Senior Correspondent Brian Vines will moderate the discussion. David Kennedy (Professor at John Jay Center for Criminal Justice), Samuel Sinyangwe (Data Scientist at Campaign Zero), Carmen Dixon (Police Reform Organizer at NAACP Legal Defense Fund), Mariame Kaba (Open Society Foundations Soros Justice Fellow), and Graham Weatherspoon (Retired NYPD Detective) will be the panelists for this discussion.
At the City Council on Thursday:
The Committee on Mental Health, Developmental Disability, Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Disability Services will meet at 10 a.m. for oversight on "Autism: Culturally Competent Care and Family Support in NYC."
The Committee on Transportation will meet at 10 a.m. for oversight on New York City bus service.
The Committee on Land Use will meet at 11 a.m.
The Committees on Housing and Buildings and the Committee on General Welfare will hold a joint meeting at 1 p.m. for oversight on three-quarters housing, and for the discussion of several relevant proposed laws.
The Committee on Technology will meet at 1 p.m. to discuss "a Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the dissemination of electronic emergency notifications."
The Committee on Contracts will meet at 1 p.m. to discuss oversight on the HHS Accelerator.
Thursday is "NYC Purple Day." This is a day where "community advocates, city agencies, public officials and survivors will raise awareness about domestic violence and the resources and services available throughout the City of New York." City Council Member Andy King and the Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence will participate in an annual outreach event for "NYC Purple Day" at 8 a.m. at the Baychester Avenue Station for the 5 Train.
At 5:30 p.m. Thursday, the College of Saint Rose in Albany will hold "Bribery or Just Access to Elected Officials: Tawdry Tales of Ferraris, Rolexes and Ball Gowns." U.S. District Attorney Preet Bharara will speak.
At 6 p.m. Thursday, former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn will speak at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), discussing "the 2016 presidential race, the 2013 NYC mayor's race and her current work as President and CEO of Win, the largest nonprofit serving homeless women and their families in New York City."
Friday and the weekend
Former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton will speak at 8:15 a.m. Friday at New York Law School as the CityLaw Breakfast Series continues.
At the City Council on Friday, the Committee on Aging will meet at 1 p.m. to discuss "a Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to providing legal counsel for senior citizens subject to eviction, ejectment or foreclosure proceedings."
On Sunday evening, The Indo-American Arts Council will host U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who will speak at 6:30 p.m. at the closing night of the Third Annual IAAC Literary Festival. Bharara will speak on the question, "Is corruption endemic to politics?"
The second of three Presidential Debates will be held at 9 p.m. on Sunday. This debate will be hosted by Washington University in St. Louis, and it will be co-moderated by CNN's Anderson Cooper and ABC's Martha Raddatz.
And, Monday October 10 is Columbus Day. We will bring you our next Week Ahead that night instead of Sunday the 9th.
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If you've ever pointed a compressed air hose at your face, or held a compressed air tool after long use, you've already got some idea of how compressed gases rapidly cool down while expanding out to the atmosphere. Your AC system works the same way, using the cooling effects of expanding gas to chill the air in your cabin. But that gas needs some room to expand, and low pressure to expand into; overcharge the AC system with coolant, and you wind up with a system that acts more like a big oil pump than a nozzle blowing cool, decompressing air into your face.
The most obvious sign of an overcharged AC system is poor cooling. Without room to depressurize the coolant, the AC system simply stops functioning. You might still get a cool breeze coming from the vents, but just as often you could get room-temperature or even hot air. Some systems will shut themselves off if they detect improper pressure release in the system. Be glad if yours does; it may be saving you from a hefty repair bill.
The compressor might make excessive noise, the sound of it struggling to shove liquid coolant through a tiny nozzle designed for gas molecules. This doesn't happen in every case, since some AC compressors are designed with a bypass to prevent excess internal pressure from straining the pump. If you've ever heard a power steering pump going bad, then you'll have some idea of what a struggling AC compressor sounds like.
An overcharged AC will show higher than normal pressure and temperature readings. The compressor works harder to try balancing out the system, which results in more pressure. The higher the pressure, the higher the temperature rise as a result. This causes even more pressure to build, resulting in a cascade failure of cooling capacity.
An AC compressor can draw a significant amount of power from the engine, never more so than when it's trying to push a gallon of coolant through a one-ounce nozzle. This excessive power draw can cause the compressor's drive belt to slip and screech, which generally precedes a loud snap and belt failure. Or, the belt may hang on, and sap power from the engine. In this case, you may end up with a low or fluctuating idle, sluggish acceleration and excessive loss of fuel economy when the AC is running.
This is often the inevitable end result of a chronically overcharged system. The compressor is your AC system's heart, and eventually it's going to respond the same way your heart would if you had chronic high blood pressure. Internal seals will fail, valves will cease to function, the pump will fail and the system will ultimately flatline.


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Filmography from Val Guest
Filmography from : Val Guest
Space: 1999, Charles Crichton (14 episodes, 1975-1976), Ray Austin (9 episodes, 1975-1976), Tom Clegg (5 episodes, 1976-1977), David Tomblin (4 episodes, 1975-1976), Bob Kellett (3 episodes, 1975-1976), Val Guest (3 episodes, 1976-1977), Lee H Katzin (2 episodes, 1975), Bob Brooks (2 episodes, 1976-1977), Peter Medak (2 episodes, 1976-1977), Kevin Connor (2 episodes, 1976), Robert Lynn (2 episodes, 1976), 1977
In 1999, Moonbase Alpha, nestled in the Lunar crater Plato, is a scientific research colony and watchdog over silos of atomic waste from Earth stored on the Moon's far side. On September 13, 1999, magnetic energy builds to cause an explosive chain-reaction of the waste, blasting the Moon out of Earth orbit and off the plane of the ecliptic, out of the Solar System. The inhabitants of Moonbase Alpha are unable to return to Earth and must survive...
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Val Guest, 1970
Set in a non-existant past when humans and dinosaurs lived together, a small tribe is struggling to survive by giving a sacrifice of a blond woman to their gods in return for protection from the giant lizards looking to snack on them. Sanna, one of the sacrificial offerings, finds herself on her own when a freak storm interrupts the ceremony. As she searches for a safe haven she encounters hostility from rival tribes and lots of huge and very...
The Day the Earth Caught Fire, Val Guest, 1961
Hysterical panic has engulfed the world after the United States and the Soviet Union simultaneously detonate nuclear devices and have caused the orbit of the Earth to alter, sending it hurtling towards the sun....
Quatermass 2, Val Guest, 1957
Professor Quatermass, still shook up from London's refusal to proceed with his project to colonize the Moon, is intrigued by the mysterious traces that have been showing up on his radar - meteorites crashing down?. Following them to the place where they should be landing he finds a destroyed village, a mysterious factory too close to his designs for the Moon colony for comfort, and some strange, aerodynamic objects containing a mysterious,...
The Abominable Snowman, Val Guest, 1957
A kindly English botanist and a gruff American scientist lead an expedition to the Himalayas in search of the legendary Yeti. ...
The Quatermass Xperiment, Val Guest, 1955
A missile, launched by the team led by Prof. Quatermass, lands in the English countryside. Of the three members of the crew, two have mysteriously disappeared. The third one, barely alive, undergoes an horrible metamorphosis turning into a monstrous "thing". When he breaks out and, chased in vain by inspector Lomax, starts killing humans and animals to feed his transformation, Quatermass realizes that this is the way chosen by an alien form of...
Cellular, David R Ellis, 2004
A young man receives a call on his cellular phone from a woman who says she's been kidnapped, and thinks she's going to be killed soon, along with her husband and son who the kidnappers have gone after next. The catch? She doesn't know where she is... and his cell phone battery might go dead soon....


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Bruins News · Jun 19 Kevin Necessary announced as new Athletic Director
Per our Principal Mr. Todd,
Good afternoon!
I am excited to announce the hiring of Kevin Necessary as the new Athletic Director at Broadneck High School. Mr. Necessary comes to us having served as a Physical Education Teacher, Assistant Football Coach, Head Boys Lacrosse Coach, Assistant Athletic Director, and Athletic Director at Arundel High School. We are fortunate to have added such an experienced, well-respected Athletic Director to our team. Mr. Necessary is excited about joining the Broadneck community and is looking forward to working with all of you. He wanted to express how committed he is to honoring the traditions established by legendary Athletic Directors Ken Kazmarek and Tim McMullen as well as our outstanding coaches and student-athletes.
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One of the most prominent features of our current project in Fort Collins, is the first level concrete walls. These walls are 11ft tall and except for the front entrance planter (seen in this video) are smooth faced; the planter is board formed. The walls were formed with snap ties and have a very modern look. As we continue to strip away the forms on the walls we will share more videos and photos of this feature!
We also plan to host periodic open houses throughout this project, giving anyone interested an opportunity to come meet us, check out our project and ask questions. We will post the days of these events here and on our Instagram account.


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2.  Look at the list of features for NTLM.
NTLM not listed in supported features.
NTLM is listed in the supported features on RHEL 5.5.
Please note that RHTS test covers only sanity check if curl is compiled with NTLM support. It DOES NOT do any functional testing.
Moving back to ON_QA. For NTLM support improvements I will open a new bug for RHEL6.1.
I originally noticed this bug on Fedora while working on a project at a previous job.  I didn't have access to RHEL 6 at the time.  Once at RH I did a quick 'curl -V' and noticed that the same issue existed on RHEL 6.  I opened this bug knowing that once RHEL 6 was released someone from my previous employer would be opening the same bug.  The app in question talked to a web server only once to gain encryption keys and required a password.  This fix *should* be sufficient for this problem.
Putting to VERIFIED for curl-7.19.7-16.el6. According to comments 15,23. Possible issue is with NTLM support is tracked for RHEL6.1 in bug 618611.


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February 11, 2011 June 22, 2018 / Fifteen minutes, Television, Weblogs
I've been so busy the past couple of weeks that I missed an important event: The 5th "blogoversary" on February 5 of Cocktail Party Physics! It started out with just me and snarky faux-French avatar Jen-Luc Piquant, before expanding into a group blog for the last couple of years. And as a special blogoversary treat (for me, anyway), tonight I'll make my network TV debut as a guest on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:35 PM on CBS, so set your DVRs if you're not a night owl.
Given that we'll write about anything vaguely science related at the cocktail party, you're probably wondering what the heck we talked about. Flying snakes? The Vdara Hotel death ray in Vegas? Hitting unsuspecting insects with tiny cream pies launched from itty-bitty catapults? Carnivorous furniture? Zombies? (Heck, there's an entire Zombie Research Society these days, so zombie science is hot, y'all!) Lady Gaga's fashion choices? This being Craig Ferguson and late-night TV, I even had a couple of crowd-pleasing risque items in the mental fodder file, like the very real PubMed paper describing a "hot-melt method" for freeing a man's penis caught in a piece of PVC pipe. (Jen-Luc Piquant wonders why that dude couldn't just buy a blow-up doll like a normal person.)
As it happens, we didn't talk about any of that. I was advised not to force any topics and just go with the flow of conversation and have fun, so that's what I did. And the time whipped by; it's frankly a blur. To find out what we actually talked about, you'll just have to watch. But in honor of five years in the blogosphere (and counting), here's a sampling of some of my favorite posts. And in honor of Host-With-the-Most Craig Ferguson, here's one of my favorite segments from his show, featuring those amazing lip-synching puppets and, of course, Leather Boy:
Stupid Human Tricks
Come Firewalk With Me. What happens when a UCLA physicist tries to impress his students with a stint of firewalking? Badly burned feet, that's what.
By the Sword. Why yes, there's a science to sword swallowing!
Juggle Me This. The mathematics of juggling.
Making the Break. On the science of shooting pool and my enduring love for Witchblade.
XX vs. XY
Tit for Tat. Is the guy you're dating more like general relativity or quantum mechanics? This handy guide breaks it down for you.
Bait and Switch. In which I offer dating advice to lonely geeks.
Every Sperm is Sacred. Physics lends a helping hand with a new sperm-sorting technique.
Ringing Up the Changes. Sure, you think those tolling bells are just cacaphony, but there's an art — and math! to change-ringing. The bells toll for thee.
Stradivari's Secret. Why do Stradivari violins set the standard for sound quality above all other violins? If it wood fungus, or just that we hear what we expect to hear?
I Hear the Cosmos Singing. The Northern Lights, Saturn's rings, and black holes all have a "voice" in the great cosmic symphony.
Singing Sands. That classic Dr. Who episode might be fiction, but the singing sands phenomenon is very real.
Much Depends on Dinner. Sure, we can use the Zagat's guide to find great restaurants when we travel, but what if you're just a lowly amoeba?
Brew Masters. The age-old science of beer.
Brain Candy. An overview of the current status of research into the science of chocolate.
Snap, Crackle, Pop. What does your morning bowl of Rice Krispies have to do with glass?
A Spark in the Dark. What's it called when you bite into a Wint-O-Green Lifesaver in the dark and see a flash of green light? Triiboluminescence! Use it in a sentence today!
Nature Girl
The Legend of Finn McCool. What formed Ireland's Giant's Causeway? A battle between a folk hero and a Scottish giant, or something even weirder?
Hot Capillary Action. The formation of "ice flowers" and a Buddha that "weeps" milk both rely on the little-known capillary force.
By a Whisker. Rats use their whiskers to sense and navigate, so what happens when you remove those whiskers? Answer? They find this "very upsetting."
They Like To Move It, Move It. On the Improbability Drive in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and microscopic Brownian motion.
It's Better With Bubbles. Bubbles! Why do we love them so? The science is more complex than you think.
A Girl's Best Friend. The cautionary tale of my ruined engagement ring, with a foray into the science of gold and diamonds.
Shiny Things. Lovers of opal jewelry, behold the power of photonic crystal structures in nature to create eye-catching iridescence!
Primordial Ooze. Fun with Dr. Seuss and a weird substance called "oobleck" that stiffens when you punch it.
And finally, the highest-trafficked post in our five-year history: The Photon Has Two Faces. It's all about the centuries-long debate on whether light was a particle or wave, with a special cameo appearance by Ms. Paris Hilton doing an experiment showing that it's, well, both. Warning: Contains quantum mechanics and exploding Paris Hilton head.
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I came here after seeing Jennifer on Craig's show (which was FANTASTIC!), as I wanted to double check the title of her book. After poking around the blog a bit, I think I'll stay longer and read here too! Awesome work all around!
ALSO: congrats on five years! 🙂
Congrats on Five!
Joe Mezzetti
Saw Jennifer last night on TLS w Craiggy F…. fantastic!!! Craig does such a great interview and his interjection of Bernouli's principle was seamless and extended the interview so well. Jennifer was really having fun. Glad she received the Golden Mouth Organ. Brava, Jennifer…..
Thony C.
A somewhat delayed happy blogiversary wished Thony C.
Esri Allbritten
Yup, I also saw you on Craigie, came here and was delighted with the content.
i want your graph on a shirt. then i will wear that shirt. 🙂


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It's been almost a decade since Gears of War first chainsawed its way into our hearts. Released in 2006 and developed by Epic Games, Gears was for many, the first must-have exclusive for the Xbox 360.
After the release of last year's Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Xbox owners had been clamouring for Gears to receive a similar collection ahead of Gears 4's release in 2016. While a full remaster of the entire collection wasn't to be, The Coalition has remastered the original Gears of War for us to jump back into. With remasters being so common and hit or miss since the start of this generation, is Gears actually worth going back to?
Fans of the Gears franchise will immediately appreciate the new visuals, which haven't been slap dashed in the slightest. Textures look very crisp and are made even better by the improved lightning. You'll find yourself looking at pieces of the environment, trying to remember how much worse it looked in the original version of the game. Not only do the environments look great, but some visual effects now really stand out, such as enemies being blown apart. Even better is the hammer of dawn, which looks utterly devastating yet beautiful when used. All in all, the game looks very much at home on the Xbox One.
Sera has never looked so good
As with most remasters, the gameplay itself has been left relatively untouched. The only additions to the gameplay that have been incorporated from Gears of War 3 are incredibly minor (sensitivity customisation and enemy spotting). A more notable addition is the inclusion of five chapters in act 5 that take place prior to Delta Squad's arrival at the train station for the game's climax. These additional chapters were a part of the PC version of the game and are especially great to play through for Gears fans that haven't experienced them previously.
One of the real highlights of Gears Of War: Ultimate Edition is the cutscenes. Every cutscene in the game has been redone and they all look sensational. They're a genuine pleasure to watch and they go a long way in helping to keep you engrossed in the story. General RAAM's memorable introduction is particularly amazing to watch again in all its remastered glory.
On the flip side, playing through Gears' campaign again has reminded me of just how dire the AI can be. I lost count of the amount of times Dom, Baird and Cole would get in one another other's way, resulting in them standing still until I pushed them out of each other's way. There were even a couple of times where Dom would just stand still for no particular reason, resulting in a few unnecessary checkpoint reloads. If you want to avoid this, just play through the campaign in co-op…it'll save you a fair amount of problems.
Multiplayer is exactly what Gears fans are used to, with additions (once again) from Gears of War 3. From characters to a levelling system to game types such as Team Deathmatch and King of the Hill, the developers have smartly incorporated the necessary features from previous games. A brand new mode has even been included; 2v2 Gnasher Execution, which is rather excellent for those that like the sound of a tag team shotgun standoff.
It's common among many to think that with the amount of remasters being released now that there may not be much point in picking up a remaster if you already own the original. In the case of Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, you really should. Not only because it's been almost a decade since it came out, but because this is a remaster that you can tell has had a good amount of effort put into it. It'll help remind gamers why they fell in love with Gears in the first place.
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Howdy partner! Here is TVGB's preview of 1849!
That VideoGame Blog grabbed its pickaxe and searched for gold with the preview of 1849, a gold rush themed city simulator.
Set in California during the gold rush of 1849, you play as an entrepreneur coming to California seeking wealth, fame and excitement. Through the use loans and financial backers, you set out in hopes of building successful mining towns and trade routes. Whether these towns fail or succeed however is up to you. In addition to building a town and attracting residents to come live and work there, you must also keep them happy, fed and well supplied with things they need. If you don't, your town's citizens may leave, and the lower your town's population, the less money you have to run and manage it.
When you start the game, you immediately begin to establish your first city. Controls and actions are essentially the same when compared to other city sims. You have a sidebar of various buildings and city modifications designed to help you upgrade your town and fulfill objectives. If you have the right amount of money, you build it right away by simply dragging and dropping anything you would like to build to a designated location.
Establishing a business or service in 1849 provides several benefits. Not only do they attract more settlers to your town, which means more money in your pocket, they also open up trade possibilities with nearby settlements. For instance, if you open up a ranch which generates meat, you could sell your meat on the trade route for money towards other goods.
A trade wagon coming to town.
However, as with all city simulations, they require meticulous managing and care. If your settlers are not happy living in your town, they will leave, which causes you to lose money. Something I had trouble with when playing was supplying the businesses I relied on for trade with the materials they needed to make their goods. The establishments you create not only need supplies to continue operations but workers and money to pay them. If my town wasn't working like a well-oiled machine (and it rarely was), I would lose profit and residents. Some of my businesses would even close down until I could pay my employees. But it's that realism and added pressure that makes 1849 such a great and unique city simulator.
The weekly cost of a gold mine.
The green check marks represent completed scenarios as well as all the various settlements.
Making a thriving a boomtown in 1849 was a lot of fun. And a lot of fun to look at! The graphics appear hand-drawn and provide a fresh change to what is currently on the market. I did not have any sound in my game though. Not sure if that was my computer or the beta. Regardless, I would not have minded hearing some pickaxes striking, horses galloping, or just a general city ambiance. The build of the game I got to play only had five scenarios to experience, but as you saw from the screen shot above, there's way more city building to come.
Here's an example of what a thriving boomtown looks like!
Look forward striking it rich in May 2014 with the release of 1849. Can't wait? For only $9.99 you can grab a copy of the beta that is out right now. Establish a trade route, pay the gold, and download 1849 today! Go out there and make a name for yourself! To learn more, follow the trail to 1849's official website.


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Q: Will the database send over ALL the records if I don't use Take(1) before FirstOrDefault() in LINQ + Entity Framework? Let's assume I'm using Entity Framework with a "Users" table, and 500,000 of these users have either blue eyes or brown eyes. Let's also assume that I'm connected to the database over the internet. I want to get the first User that satisfies this condition in LINQ, but I don't want the engine to send ALL the satisfying records over the internet.
public static User GetUser()
{
    return DB.Users.Where(x => x.EyeColor == "blue" || x.EyeColor == "brown").Take(1).FirstOrDefault();
}

If I don't I apply Take(1) to the LINQ query, will the database send all 500,000 satisfying records over the internet? Or is the LINQ engine smart enough without Take(1) to tell the database only to send over one record?

A: Start with the documentation, then if in doubt with regards to what queries EF will actually use, run a Profiler against the database and you will see exactly what queries EF is running, which you can re-run against the database to review exactly what data is coming back.
With regards to First/FirstOrDefault yes, these will pull back one row without Take. What you do want to add though is an OrderBy clause to ensure the call is predictable. For instance, if there are 2 or more users with blue or brown eyes, which should be picked? Order By ID or a CreatedAt timestamp, or by age, etc.
You can specify filtering in a Where clause or as part of the FirstOrDefault
return DB.Users
    .Where(x => x.EyeColor == "blue" || x.EyeColor == "brown")
    .OrderBy(x => x.CreatedAt)
    .FirstOrDefault();

is the same as:
return DB.Users
    .OrderBy(x => x.CreatedAt)
    .FirstOrDefault(x => x.EyeColor == "blue" || x.EyeColor == "brown");

Using Where is generally preferable as it lets you easily combine filter criteria conditionally.
Take is generally used with Skip to provide pagination where you want to retrieve sub-sets of data, like pages of 100 results at a time.
Note also that *AsDefault() methods will return #null if no data is found. Only use these if no matching data is a valid state. Anything using the results of a *AsDefault() method should be checking for Null.

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Chair and survivor advocate appointed to Church of England's Independent Safeguarding Board
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have welcomed two key appointments to the new Independent Safeguarding Board (ISB), which has been created to provide oversight of the Church of England's national safeguarding work.
Dr Maggie Atkinson, a former Children's Commissioner for England, has been appointed as Chair of the Board. She will lead the formation of the ISB and ensure there is an effective approach to the independent oversight of safeguarding in the longer term.
The Chair will provide expert recommendations to enable the Church of England to embed a proactive, preventative, safer culture, and ensure the Church is held publicly accountable for any failure to respond to the ISB's recommendations.
Jasvinder Sanghera has been appointed as the Board's Survivor Advocate. She will ensure that the experiences and views of victims and survivors are heard and embedded within the safeguarding policy and practice development frameworks.
Maggie Atkinson has completed more than 40 years' dedicated work with children, their families and communities. Born and brought up in Yorkshire, after graduating from Cambridge she taught in comprehensive schools then worked in service and practice improvement in local authorities, including as Director of Children's Services for Gateshead. She was Children's Commissioner for England 2010-2015, and now leads independent challenge and scrutiny in several localities' safeguarding partnerships. She serves on a number of charity Boards, including at UNICEF UK.
Jasvinder is the founder of the charity Karma Nirvana, and has extensive experience of working with victims and survivors of forced marriage and honour abuse. She is Chair of the Leeds Children Safeguarding Partnership.
The two appointments were made by an independent panel which will now work with the Chair to appoint a third member to the ISB whose skills and roles will complement the members already appointed.
The purpose of introducing an independent structure for the Church's safeguarding work is twofold: to ensure good safeguarding and to challenge the internal cultures of the Church of England which too often have resulted in preventing best practice.
Conscious of the need to improve the culture of safeguarding across the church, the Archbishops' Council and House of Bishops had already agreed to support the development of an independent structure to deliver professional supervision and quality assurance across its safeguarding activities. The IICSA Report gave new momentum to this decision.
Chair, Dr Maggie Atkinson said: "I am honoured and pleased to have been appointed to establish and chair the Church of England's Independent Safeguarding Board. I look forward to starting our work, as a strong response to safeguarding concerns whether they are historical, or current. We will be a small but insightful group, from a range of backgrounds and experience. For all my adult life I have worked with and for children, young people, families and vulnerable adults. Such work holds ordinary people and their concerns at its centre.
"The Board will focus on how the Church either protects people who work for or come into it, or falls down in its duty to do so. All who engage with the Church must be confident they will be kept safe. It follows that safeguarding must be a primary concern in everything the Church does, every day. This work is not only about really learning lessons when things have gone badly wrong and people have been hurt as a result. It is about the culture, practice and steadfastness of safeguarding as an automatic, Church-wide state of mind. The Board's role will be to question, reflect and report on how far this culture is manifested in what the Church does for the people it serves."
The Survivor Advocate, Jasvinder Sanghera, said: "I feel immensely privileged to be appointed the Survivor Advocate for Church of England's, Independent Safeguarding Board. It is vital that the Board, in overseeing and assuring the soundness of the work done by the National Safeguarding Team, has the voice of survivors and victims ever present in all it does, and says.
"This role is significant to the journey of the church and I am delighted that I will be contributing to this vision, helping to make a difference to the lives of those affected by abuse, so that lessons are not only learned but embedded in practice."
In a joint statement, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York said: "These are vitally important appointments and we are pleased to welcome them. Numerous reports in recent years have made clear the Church of England's safeguarding failures and provided clear and urgent recommendations for how these can be addressed – including greater transparency and accountability at every level. We are deeply grateful to Maggie and Jasvinder for offering their wisdom, skills and lived experience to move us forward and provide greater oversight of the Church's safeguarding work."
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As 2016 comes to a close, the business world looks ahead to the biggest tech conference of the year, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held annually in January. The conference features some of the top conference speakers in business each year and this year is no different! Below are the top trending conference speakers who will be appearing at CES this year in addition to the top conference speakers who appeared at last year's show:
Kevin Plank: Under Armour founder and CEO Kevin Plank is responsible for creating one of the most innovative and successful companies in the athletic apparel space. In the past two decades, Under Armour has grown from a locally sourced product to a globally known brand that continues to expand its line of products every year. Kevin will be one of the featured keynote speakers at CES 2017, sharing his thoughts on disrupting the marketplace and tips to creating a successful brand from the ground up. He is one of the most fascinating keynote speakers available for hire right now given the global brand recognition Under Armour has received in the past few years alone.
Arnold Donald: Arnold is the President & CEO of Carnival Corp., the world's largest travel leisure company. In January, he will be speaking to attendees at CES 2017 and is one of the top conference speakers for hire heading into 2017. Arnold's story of growing up in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans to working his way into the top levels of corporate America is truly inspiring for any audience. He uses his own personal experiences and successes to motivate others to forge their own path in life and have the self-belief that you can accomplish any goal with hard work and dedication.
Steve Mollenkopf: Leading technology speaker Steve Mollenkopf is the CEO of Qaulcomm Inc., and he will also be speaking at CES 2017 next year discussing the revolutionary effect of 5G and the future of technological innovation. Since taking the job as Qualcomm CEO in 2014, Steve has been responsible for the companies successful expansion into the wearables, healthcare and automotive industries. He is a visionary and top conference speaker whose ability to see and create the future inspires others to think past their own perceived limitations.
Deepak Chopra: At CES 2016, health & wellness expert and New York Times bestselling author Deepak Chopra participated in a moderated Q&A discussion as a part of the show's Digital Health Summit. He is one of the top conference speakers in the health & wellness industry, often appearing at annual trade shows, business conferences and leadership summits to share his new age approach to the future of human wellbeing. Deepak can help your audience create a roadmap for higher health through the latest best practices in mainstream and alternative medicine.
Mark Cuban: Shark Tank investor and Owner of the Dallas Mavericks Mark Cuban was one of the headlining keynote speakers at CES 2016. He joined a panel of sports industry professionals including Shaquille O'Neal to discuss the positive and negative effects of technology in sports. Mark's unique position as an entrepreneur, investor and professional sports team owner has given him a wide range of experience in the future of the workplace and how new innovations will change the world as we know it. Hire keynote speaker Mark Cuban if you are in the market for a top business exe who is a catalyst for innovation in many different industries.
Shaquille O'Neal: NBA Champion, businessman and co-host of TNT's Inside the NBA Shaquille O'Neal commanded the room at last year's Sports Business Forum at CES. Shaq is well-known for making big moves on and off the court, having become an equally successful businessman after winning 4 NBA Championships during his playing career. As aforementioned, he participated in a moderated discussion with Mark Cuban where he talked about the ways that technology has enhanced the professional sports experience for fans. Shaq is regularly hired as a keynote speaker across a variety of audiences ranging from business conferences and industry forums to college speaker series and other special events.
Daymond John: FUBU CEO and Shark Tank investor Daymond John was among the panelists in the Making Disney Magic: Connecting Digital and Physical Worlds discussion at CES 2016 last year. Daymond is a dynamic business speaker with over 20 years of business experience in successful brand building. He is on the cutting edge of innovation in multiple industries. As a keynote speaker, Daymond can discuss the ways he approaches social media marketing, brand integration and generating consumer interest as well as his personal journey of sacrifice, hard work and perseverance for success. And yes, you'll hear a few Shark Tank stories too!
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Gary Shapiro: Gary is the man behind the curtain, the President and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association representing over 2,400 tech companies and the owner/producer of CES. When it comes to lessons in innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership, Gary is undoubtedly one of the top conference speakers for hire. He is a true influencer in corporate America whose New York Times bestselling books have highlighted his tips to success and the way innovation can restore the American Dream. Outside of his own keynotes at CES, Gary has spoken at other top industry conferences such as SXSW.
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What Is Same Day Registration? Where Is It Available?
Same Day Registration (SDR) allows eligible voters to register to vote and cast their ballots on the same day. Depending on the state, this one-stop process for registering and voting may be offered on Election Day, during the early voting period, or both.
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If we do not close voter turnout gaps, our democracy is destined to become less and less representative in the coming decades.
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Walmart's raises to $9 an hour in 2015 and then to $10 an hour in 2016 is a positive step forward, but it still falls short of giving workers the wages they need.
Why Is Washington Reducing the Deficit Instead of Creating Jobs?
This Demos Explainer explores the tension between political support for deficit reduction versus job creation and economic security policies.
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This Explainer explores how the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is used in measuring our economic growth and whether alternative measures are also needed to provide a more comprehensive outlook of economic progress.
Virginia's Great Cost Shift: How Higher Education Cuts Undermine the State's Future Middle Class
Virginia's investment in higher education has decreased considerably over the past two decades, and its financial aid programs, though still some of the country's most expansive, fail to reach many students with financial need.
Understanding the Working Class
The working class today is much more complex and diverse than the white, male, manufacturing archetype often evoked in popular narratives.
Voters Support Bold Economic Agenda
Methodology: Demos sponsored an online survey among 1,536 registered voters, conducted June 5 to June 14, 2017. The research included a base sample of registered voters and, for deeper analysis, oversamples of working-class African Americans, working-class Hispanics, working-class white Obama-to-Trump voters, and progressives, defined as people of all races who identify as extremely or somewhat liberal. The data in this survey is weighted by standard weights to make it fully representative.
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In last week's New Yorker, there is an article on sound exploration ("Music to Your Ears" by Adam Gopnik, January 28, 2013) that I really enjoyed. You can read the beginnings of it here, but then you have to subscribe to the site or buy the magazine to read the rest. WNYC's Soundcheck has a nice summary of the article that includes some extra sound samples.
Gopnik's piece starts out by examining the possibility of 3D recordings and the science of how our brain interprets sound. But then, the article delves much further into the realm of determining what makes us, as humans, understand some sounds as music, and beyond that, what makes music meaningful. Gopnik also broaches the subject of music through generations, how music has evolved, and where our culture might ultimately drive music as a pass-time and art.
The best past though, is that Gopnik avoids the tendency of pretention that so often traps classical music-lovers. He remains open-minded throughout, whether discussing Bach, Ella Fitzgerald, Choueiri's BACCH (Band-Assembled Crosstalk Cancellation Hierarchy), or Taylor Swift. (Edgar Choueiri is the rocket scientist that dominates a large part of the scientific part of the article.) Because of Gopnik's ability to remain level-headed, the article won't inspire any impatient rolls of the eyes or discouraged shrugs.
While certainly much of the article is quotable, here are a few of the passages that made me grin and nod.
Music represented for me not the endless, shifting weather-cover of sound... a cloud in every sense, a perpetual availability of emotion to suit a mood and moment. Music meant difficulty--and, when the difficulty was overcome, the possibility of life, too. It was something to master.
There seem to be two "systems" in the brain that respond to music. One is "veridical," and responds to the pleasant sounds of the songs we already know. The other is "sequential": it anticipates the next note or harmonic move in an unfamiliar phrase of music and is stimulated when the music follows the logic of the notes or surprises us in some way that isn't merely arbitrary. We recall the meaning of single harmonies from the melodic sentences they conclude. We "learn" music as we learn language, and, with both, our mind disguises from us the complexity of our brain's calculations. The poignant C-major seventh saves your life when your emotions are already pitched somewhere around a hard-edged, unresolved G7.
The two expressive dimensions whose force in music Levitin had measured and made mechanical were defections from precision. Vibrato is a way of not quite landing directly on the note; rubato is not quite keeping perfectly to the beat. Expressiveness is error. ... Ella singing Gershwin matters because Ella knows when to make the words warble, and Ellis Larkins knows when to make the keyboard sigh. The art is the perfected imperfection.
I like that Gopnik merges the scientific with the artistic. As someone who enjoys both the measurable and unexplainable, I found it comforting and inspiring to read the research of someone who searched to understand both aspects of an artform. With that spare half-hour before bedtime, I definitely recommend the article. And maybe afterward, listen to your favorite piece of music while staring at the ceiling and dozing off.


Newbury Forest suffered the heartbreak of two late goals to condemn them to a 4-3 defeat at league leaders Halsted on Saturday.
The home team took the lead on twenty two minutes with a headed goal and held the lead until the 45th minute when Jason Reynolds-Blanche levelled for the visitors.
In the second half with both teams going for goals the match became like a cup tie with end to end action and Newbury took the lead in the 52nd minute through the lively Tyrell Holder.
Back came Halsted and they levelled again in the 72nd minute.
After 86 minutes Ferid Mendanovic took the ball with his back to goal juggled and swivelled to crack the ball into the top corner to restore Forest's lead.
Then to the shock of everyone in the ground the Newbury goal scorer was shown a straight red card for over celebrating.
This action clearly deflated the Newbury side and lifted Halsted who went on to score twice in the final minutes to claim three points they never looked like getting until the bizarre sending off.
Forest now need to lift themselves for their FA Vase cup tie this weekend at the Oakside Stadium when they entertain Newport Pagnall Town.


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Q: How to get php DOMDocument xpath of a select tag by name I have the following html:
<select type="text" name="City" value="">
<option>city1</option>
<option>city2</option>
<option>city3</option>

i am trying to use DOMDocument's xpath to get the array of the cities. my xpath expression so far is:
$xpath = new DOMXPath($dom);
$nodeList = $xpath->query("//select[name=='City']/option");

This is not working and i can not figure out why.
Bill

A: Try
$nodeList = $xpath->query("//select[@name='City']/option");


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Andrea Šerić (ur. 3 sierpnia 1985 w Splicie), chorwacka piłkarka ręczna, reprezentantka kraju grająca na pozycji obrotowej. Obecnie występuje w słoweńskim RK Krim.

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klubowe
Mistrzostwa Chorwacji:
  2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Puchar Chorwacji:
  2006, 2008

Liga Regionalna:
  2009

Mistrzostwa Słowenii:
  2012

Puchar Słowenii:
  2012

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Chorwackie piłkarki ręczne
Urodzeni w 1985
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Ludzie urodzeni w Splicie

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The top performers in New Zealand's food industry have been announced, with 47 products developed by 39 primary food producers, foodservice providers and ingredient supply companies named as national finalists in the New Zealand Food Awards for 2015.
Competition was particularly tough this year with entries up 40% compared to 2014, with almost 150 products from 79 food and beverage producers vying for an award. A broad range of entrants from niche operators to large scale producers will compete to take out the top spot in a number of categories including food safety, export, convenience and gourmet, as well as the ultimate accolade of the Massey University Supreme Award.
Finalists in this year's competition include Fonterra, Chef Series by Josh Emett and Whittaker's, with a strong presence from Wellington, Nelson and Auckland food manufacturers.
Massey University assistant vice-chancellor – external relations, Penelope Barr-Sellers, said the awards are a fantastic opportunity to showcase new initiatives in New Zealand food and beverage production and manufacturing.
"Massey University is proud to own and organise the NZ Food Awards, supporting our biggest export sector by providing a forum to celebrate industry excellence and innovation," she said. "With a long and proud history of driving innovation in agriculture and food, continuing to support the development and growth of these sectors is integral to what we do."
Judges at this year's NZ Food Awards have been impressed with the level of innovation in entries across the sector this year. Food writer Nici Wickes and Auckland restaurateur Geoff Scott said the growth and quality of entries is a testament to New Zealand's thriving food industry.
"New Zealand's food industry is going through a period of growth, with new ideas, new technology and new techniques emerging in the market.The innovation we're seeing is fantastic for New Zealand's reputation on the global stage as a forward-thinking nation. Both the quality and quantity of the entries this year is reflective of the growth and innovation we are seeing locally," said Scott.
"The word is spreading that the Food Awards provide the local industry with an excellent opportunity to see how their products measure up compared to others in the country, and to motivate and inspire excellence across the sector. The creativity, innovation, quality and taste of the products entered this year have been exceptional."
Wickes added, "The awards set the benchmark for professionalism and integrity when it comes to food and food innovation in New Zealand and local manufacturers recognise that. Winning an award and gaining positive recognition can be a huge advantage for a food or beverage producer."
The NZ Food Awards winners will be announced at a gala dinner at the Auckland Town Hall on Thursday, 17 September. For more information, please visit www.foodawards.co.nz.
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Patrick Iteka (* 23. Mai 1938 in Uponera; † 22. August 1993) war ein tansanischer Geistlicher und römisch-katholischer Bischof von Mahenge.

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Patrick Iteka studierte Philosophie und Katholische Theologie am regionalen Priesterseminar St. Paul in Kipalapala. Am 14. August 1965 empfing er das Sakrament der Priesterweihe für das Bistum Mahenge. Ab 1971 war Iteka Kapitularvikar des vakanten Bistums Mahenge.

Am 14. Juni 1973 ernannte ihn Papst Paul VI. zum Bischof von Mahenge. Der Erzbischof von Daressalam, Laurean Kardinal Rugambwa, spendete ihm am 5. September desselben Jahres in Kiviro die Bischofsweihe; Mitkonsekratoren waren der Bischof von Mbeya, James Dominic Sangu, und der Bischof von Morogoro, Adriani Mkoba.

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Ferrari's revolutionary replacement for the legendary 365GTB/4 Daytona was this flat-twelve coupe using the same engine design developed for their Formula One cars. This horizontally-opposed twin-cam engine was a powerhouse in its day, fed by four triple-throat Weber carburetors and its mid-ship placement gave the car phenomenal balance and handling. Boxers have always been desirable Ferrari collectables and have been trading in the mid-six-figures for years, but recent caution in the market has brought them significantly lower and created an attractive opportunity. By now, almost all have been modified, restored (some much better than others), taken apart and redone by a myriad of hands—and some were more skilled than others. This car is a very well-preserved survivor, with original paint & interior, its original factory engine and a years-long history of diligent maintenance. There have been no past accidents or rust. It was federalized by Amerispec, but was recently brought back to full European specification by Wayne Obry's Motion Products, one of the most respected Ferrari restoration shops in the world. The owner wanted to have a completely authentic BB that was mechanically superb and ready for any of the popular 1000-mile tours. The engine has been completely overhauled, the transaxle synchos are excellent and the entire chassis from brakes to suspension has been gone through. The 50K km (31,000 miles) is the original mileage, the air conditioning is cold (!) and even the clock keeps good time! No '80s add-on junk like alarms or intrusive stereo systems, and we have the original books & both tool sets. This is one of the best-driving Boxers available today—not a static collection curio that barely runs, like so many—and can only be appreciated by someone who wants a vintage Ferrari to drive, not gawk at. The interior is completely original, and as such, is showing its age. In truth, the car should have a complete interior redo to match the quality of the car's body and chassis. The good news, though, is that the buyer will have the freedom to create his vision of what it should be. Don't like all-black? Then go tan, red or grey, maybe with contrasting Daytona-style seat stripes. There are several period choices that would personalize the car to your tastes and still be an authentic BB…and our shop excels at Ferrari interior restoration work!


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Check out this burger … it looks pretty legit. Turns out it's made completely out of veggies! The meatless burger is a creative and energy-saving way to recreate the food we all love: burgers. The idea is catching on. Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods have become rock stars (not to mention popular with stars). On the outside, the meatless burger looks quite simple. However, the production of this new substitute has required years of development and PhDs in food chemistry.
Let's start with Beyond Meat. Beyond Meat is a producer of plant-based meat substitutes, originally founded in 2009 by Ethan Brown. The company has created "meat" designed to simulate chicken, beef, and pork sausage. As the amount of emissions required to grow plants is a far cry from that needed to manufacture and process meat (especially beef), meatless substitutes are huge emission-savers. According to the University of Michigan, the Beyond Burger generates 90% less greenhouse gas emissions, requires 46% less energy, and has at least 99% less impact on water scarcity as well as a 93% less impact on land use than a quarter pound of U.S. beef.
Battling head-to-head with Beyond Meat is Impossible Foods, best known for its signature product, the Impossible Burger. Just one Impossible Burger (instead of a burger made from cows) will save the equivalent of 96% less land, 87% less water, and 89% less greenhouse gas emissions. This plant-based burger has more protein, less total fat, no cholesterol, and fewer calories than a similar-sized hamburger patty made with beef. The company's mission is to drastically reduce humanity's destructive impact on the global environment by completely eliminating the use of animals as a food production technology. They intend to accomplish this mission within two decades by creating the world's most delicious, nutritious, affordable, and sustainable meat, fish, and dairy foods directly from plants.
So, if you really are a burger-lover, the Impossible Burger and Beyond Burger are giant emission-saving alternatives! Cut your emissions and carbon footprint by purchasing these meatless substitutes!
Now, you may wonder WHY these plant-based burgers taste so impossibly like meat that even your taste buds are fooled. The secret is a substance called heme, also known as soy leghemoglobin or legume hemoglobin. Heme, an iron-containing molecule that is essential for life, is found in every living being -- both plants and animals. Impossible Foods makes the Impossible Burger using heme from soy plants, which is "identical to heme from animals and gives Impossible its uniquely meaty flavor."
Heme is an organic, ring-shaped molecule. It serves two known purposes: 1) to carry oxygen and 2) to transport or store electrons. As shown in the image above, gaseous oxygen can bind to the heme complex. Organisms use the heme molecule to transport oxygen and move electrons. Heme is named after the Greek word for "blood", which is where it was initially found. The red color of blood is generated by the heme and iron ion interacting to absorb other colors and only reflect red. Another impact of heme is observed in chlorophyll, which is used in photosynthesis. Instead of iron, chlorophyll consists of a magnesium ion, and chlorophyll has different side chains than a heme group. This produces the green color of plants, rather than the reds and purples of blood.
While Impossible Foods uses heme in their burgers, there are many more substitutes that can make plants taste like meat. For example, Beyond Meat uses beet juice in their burgers rather than heme.
To conclude, there are several meat substitutes that are extremely unique and efficient. To lessen your carbon footprint on our planet, look into plant-based burgers as a cool alternative!
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Netflix release list of romantic movies to watch for the week that's in it
Valentine's Day is quickly approaching.
Heading out on Valentine's Day isn't for everyone. Sure, you'll get some couples who have had their plans organised months in advance, and some single people who wouldn't miss a Valentine's Day trip to Coppers for the world, but a lot of people prefer to just stay in.
And if you are staying in, but you also want to get into the spirit a tiny bit, Netflix have released a list of romantic movies that should make for an enjoyable experience, whether you're a hopeless romantic or you're settled down with a partner.
They split the movies into four categories - romantic comedies, classic romantic movies, love stories, and teen romance. Take your pick:
Bridget Jones' Baby
Set It Up
Leap Year
Classic romantic movies
My Best Friend's Wedding
Maid in Manhattan
Howard's End
It Started in Naples
Love Rosie
Our Souls At Night
Teen romance
Alex Strangelove
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
The Big Reviewski,
Valentine's Day,
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a. Behind in place or order: Z comes after Y in the alphabet.
b. Next to or lower than in order or importance.
2. In quest or pursuit of: seek after fame; go after big money.
3. Concerning: asked after you.
4. Subsequent in time to; at a later time than: come after dinner.
5. Subsequent to and because of or regardless of: They are still friends after all their differences.
6. Following continually: year after year.
7. In the style of or in imitation of: satires after Horace.
8. With the same or close to the same name as; in honor or commemoration of: named after her mother.
9. According to the nature or desires of; in conformity to: a tenor after my own heart.
10. Past the hour of: five minutes after three.
11. Irish Used with a present participle to indicate action that has just been completed: "Sure I'm after seeing him not five minutes ago" (James Joyce).
1. Behind; in the rear.
2. At a later or subsequent time; afterward: three hours after; departed shortly after.
1. Subsequent in time or place; later; following: in after years.
2. Located near the stern of a vessel or the rear or an aircraft or spacecraft.
Following or subsequent to the time that: I saw them after I arrived.
2. afters Chiefly British Dessert.
1. In spite of everything to the contrary; nevertheless: We chose to take the train after all.
2. Everything else having been considered; ultimately: A car is after all a means of transportation.
what's for afters? → ¿qué hay de postre?
After all, the art of handling ships is finer, perhaps, than the art of handling men.
Jamie's Italian Christmas C4, 8pm FOOD Mr Oliver gives turkey and all the trimmings a Mediterranean twist, serving it with porchetta and balsamic roasted potatoes, with tiramisu for afters.
And to add to their misery, keeper Rhys Bills was sent off late in the game after picking up two yellow cards, the second for his part in the afters following an X-rated challenge from Spalding's Matt Varley on Reece Blackmore which also saw him see red.
Afters are the handful of faculty kids forced to hang out after school while their parents finish up their duties.
For afters, Ben and Jerry's Core Dough-ble Impact Ice Cream (500ml) is a steal at PS2 instead of PS4.
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Smugglers are trying to explore new migrant routes afters the closure of the so-called Balkan route by the eastern European governments.
COMMUTERS were stuck in gridlocked traffic for more than two afters after the Conwy tunnel was closed in both directions due to a 'system failure'.
Once they've finished, we have our afters and chat about their days.
For the starter, main course and afters at a new club at a Teesdale hotel restaurant are all desserts.


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Joachim Holmboe Rønneberg (2 May 1851 – 16 September 1929) was a Norwegian wholesaler and politician of the Conservative Party.

Biography
He was mayor of Ålesund in 1896, deputy mayor 1893–1895 and 1897–1901, and deputy member of parliament 1889–1891. He was a member of the Rønneberg family, the leading family and largest employer of Ålesund. He entered the family firm Carl E. Rønneberg & Sønner in 1875, received power of procuration in 1884 and inherited the firm with his younger brother Carl in 1904. After his brother's death in 1912, he led the firm alone.

He was the grandfather of Joachim Rønneberg and also the great-grandfather of Joakim Lystad.

Honours
Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav

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1851 births
1929 deaths
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Winter Massey is a former U.S. marshal who has made too many enemies on both sides of the law. Lacy Dockery is a judge's daughter who's never had to fight for anything in her life. But now Lucy and her young son have been kidnapped and sentenced to die-unless her father agresse to set a vicious criminal free.


Discussion in 'Other Systems' started by Amin Sabet, Dec 20, 2009.
Am I right in thinking this will look like a G1 without the articulating screen, and using bulkier lenses?
I'm not feeling it at the moment - nothing against competition, but I'm not convinced this is it for m4/3rds. Especially the Pen form factor.
I suspect that Sony will be the company to really come out and compete well in due course. I still have my Sony R1... it's a damned good camera and could be repackaged to the Pen format with Sony's resources.
From what I have seen, their initial design will be along those lines. This NX 30/2 looks to be nice and small, though likely not as compact as the Lumix.
I'm very optimistic about the future of :43:. Our system already has diversity of bodies, some outstanding lenses, the inherent strengths and weaknesses of a slightly smaller sensor with a different aspect ratio, and two extremely talented and resourceful companies invested in its success. I'd be optimistic no matter who were to join the fray.
There's always the Sony-Zeiss relationship as well. A Sony style cameras based on the the Contax G form with a line of small, jewel-like Zeiss AF primes could be a worthy competitor for :43:.
Competition is NOT good if it simply fragments the market.
If each maker's "slice of the pie" is too small, there won't be enough economic justification for anyone to develop a diverse range of products. Everybody will stick to a handful of safe "me-too" items that sell in quantity, and just try to out-market each other.
Interesting point. I think that most of the current market for DSLRs is going to be taken over by non-mirror cameras and that with such a large market, there will be plenty of resources to drive healthy, rather than stifling, competition. Perhaps I'm being overly optimistic. Certainly companies will take the safe route and make mostly boring lenses, but the good thing about :43: is that we have more than one manufacturer (excluding third party) available to make interesting lenses.