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Thank you, Matt [Kiefer], thank you Sam [Tyler]. Thank you everyone for supporting the Municipal Research Bureau. I'd also like to thank Bob Gallery for his service as the Chair of the Boston Public Library Board of Trustees, as well as new trustee Cheryl Cronin. And I'd like to introduce some new team leaders in the City of Boston.
These talented individuals are thinking creatively about the function and performance of the key agencies they are leading. Together we are not only striving to improve City services, we are looking for ways to continue moving Boston to the next level.
That's not just ambitious rhetoric these days. Our year began with General Electric deciding to move its global headquarters to Boston. G.E. is one of the largest companies in the world. Just as important, it is turning its vast resources to building the digital infrastructure on which the 21st-century economy will run. So I agree with those who say G.E. is a sign that Boston is moving to the "next level." For decades, we saw corporate headquarters leaving town. Now we've turned the tide — and in a big way.
But the truth is, our progress goes beyond any single company or industry. Boston at the next level is a city that makes it easy for employers of all kinds to open up shop, and to grow here. It's a city that creates good-paying jobs for a wide range of skills and helps train people to fill them. And it's a city that leverages this growth to take our schools, our quality of life, and our community to a new level. So to get there, we have to align our economic strategy, our budget investments, and our community values. That's what we've been doing, and that's what I want to talk about today.
Two years ago, in my first major policy address, I came before the Bureau and laid out my administration's economic plan. I said Boston is growing, but we can't rely on the status quo to keep moving us forward. We have to make our own destiny. And that's what we've done.
I'm pleased to report back, two years later, that this comprehensive strategy has gotten results. Global brands like Primark, Converse, AutoDesk, and Lego chose Boston. Groundbreaking companies like Wayfair, LogMeIn, and Emulate have expanded. Startups like Hourly Nerd, Art Lifting, and Freight Farm have begun to change their industries, and grow their payrolls. Small businesses like CommonWealth Kitchen in Dorchester and Tremendous Maid in J.P. have brought jobs and services to neighborhoods. This year Boston's total assessed property reached a record valuation of $128 billion. And $7 billion of development is currently under construction.
This growth has been good for the City's finances. Last week, Moody's and Standard & Poor reaffirmed our perfect bond ratings, citing both strong management and a strong economy.
This is also why we have continued the longstanding practice of using tax incentive tools in special cases. These agreements are not expenditures, but net positives that unlock new taxable developments. That's why I'm confident in our agreement with GE. Independent of its untold ripple effect on our economy, it will increase City revenues. That's how we'll structure it. That's how we'll implement it. And that's why rating agencies agree, calling it a "credit positive" event for the city, that diversifies and strengthens our tax base.
The close link between economic development and City revenues is especially clear at this time of year, when I prepare to submit a budget to the City Council. Commercial property tax is our #1 revenue source. That's more true today than ever, due to declining federal and state aid.
So I'd like to put to rest the notion that our pro-active growth strategy comes at any cost to schools, parks, affordable housing, or other vital investments in community wellbeing. The very opposite is true: we depend on new development to fund City services at the level they deserve.
I want to say a few words about our School Budget in particular. At 1 billion, 13 million dollars, we spend more on the Boston Public Schools than ever before. Education funding is as large a portion of our overall City budget as it has ever been, more than all other departments combined. This year, I have proposed a $13.5 million increase. That will make nearly $90 million in new funding since I took office, and a $232 million increase since 2008.
I'm proud of our strong commitment to education. The Boston Public Schools spend more per student than any other major district in the country. But it's my duty to make sure this commitment is sustainable. And at the moment, longstanding structural challenges are coming to a head. Consider that since 2008:
As I said in my State of the City address: we need to tackle these challenges as a community.
That's why I'm appealing to the Legislature to replace a broken charter school financing system. As I testified at the State House yesterday: the proposed ballot measure does not address this financing crisis, or enrollment issues, or facilities challenges. If rejected, it leaves us on the unsustainable path we are on. And if passed, it would make things dramatically worse. I support charter schools, and I'm not against their growth. But we need the kind of comprehensive fix that only the Legislature can provide.
I'm also appealing to teachers for their partnership, as we enter collective bargaining season. Teachers in Boston are well paid, and they deserve to be. But we have to work together to make sure our system-wide labor costs are sustainable; and that Superintendent Tommy Chang has the flexibility he needs to move our district forward.
I appeal to parents and community members as well, to engage our building plan with an open mind. We are prepared to make significant capital investments. But they only make sense if we can do a better job matching our facilities footprint to our student population.
Finally, I am working closely with Superintendent Chang, to eliminate administrative inefficiencies that have built up over many decades in the Boston Public Schools.
I know uncertainty in the budget process causes great concern. And I appreciate that people care deeply about their schools. I care deeply about them as well. That's why our proposed budget increases per-student funding, even while adding pre-kindergarten seats, and making advanced work curriculum available to more students.
The truth is: BPS schools have not paid the price for our growing charter assessments. But every other City department has. It's a structural tension in our budget that is steadily building to a crisis. I ask for everyone's support and input in solving it.
Our economic strategy doesn't take away from this work, but advances it. Growth generates the revenue we need to sustain our schools, as well as roads, parks, and all our public goods. At the same time, those shared commitments create the conditions for new growth. Just as we depend on revenues from development to fund public priorities, growth itself depends on forward-looking public investments.
It's a cycle that has been the key to Boston's progress. Consider the history of the Seaport District. Investments from the Ted Williams tunnel to the Convention Center anchored the District in the innovation economy. Public-private partnerships unlocked key developments, from the Institute of Contemporary Art to Vertex. Dozens of private projects followed. The result has added many millions of dollars to city revenues: from $16 million in 2005 to $85 million in 2015, and up to $101 million in Fiscal Year 2016. These revenues in turn support schools, parks, affordable housing, and public safety all across the city.
This growth also supports infrastructure investments we know are needed to help the Seaport reach its potential. That's why we are inviting creative ideas for the Northern Avenue Bridge. We are working with the state, Massport, and other stakeholders on a transportation plan for the district. And we continue to urge our state partners to invest in the MBTA. Public transit is not just an amenity, but a foundation of economic growth in our region.
In the meantime, we are tackling traffic congestion. Using data from our partnership with the Waze app, we made signal adjustments that reduced traffic jams by 18% at key intersections of Seaport Boulevard and Atlantic Ave.
Behind the story of the Seaport is an even longer one — going back to city, state, and federal investments in our downtown core in the 1960s; and to the Central Artery and 3rd Harbor Tunnel projects of the 1990s. You can even trace it to the filling of the Back Bay in the 19th century. Far-sighted public interventions set the stage for our city's success.
This is also the reason we are seeking re-authorization of the City's Urban Renewal program, in 14 of the original 23 zones. Urban renewal tools unlock projects with transformative public benefits. They are projects that the private market by itself cannot produce. But they bring ongoing private investment in their wake.
I want to be clear what these projects look like today. In the 1960s, they involved large-scale redevelopment for a city that was struggling. They brought us our skyline, but didn't give enough attention to the rights of existing communities. By contrast, for many years now, urban renewal has served only development sought by communities — such as Dudley Square, the Charlestown Navy Yard, Whittier St. Health Center in Roxbury, and small businesses on Washington Street in the South End.
That's why, for more than a year, we have held by far the most robust public process in the 67-year history of this program: 12 public meetings; over 100 stakeholder meetings; 5 public sessions at the City Council; a website; and a joint exhibition with the West End Museum, to keep the lessons of history squarely in the front of our minds. It's truly a new day at the BRA.
We are working with the City Council to re-authorize urban renewal in a way that continues and grows this transparency. But our current authorization expires in April. If we don't meet this deadline, we risk losing powerful tools for positive community development. Projects at key sites, such as Tremont Crossing in Roxbury and Bunker Hill housing development in Charlestown, hang in the balance.
These are projects we need, to continue the tremendous progress we have made tackling the housing demand faced by our growing city. With 30,500 new units either built or in the pipeline, we are at nearly 58% of our Housing Plan's goal of 53,000 units by 2030. Each year, we have increased the number of affordable homes in these totals, including 35% of the units approved last year.
Under our new Inclusionary Development Policy, we are poised to go even further: to provide more affordable units, and also incentivize the middle-market that is so vital to our workforce.
I'm also pleased to report that our Housing Innovation Lab is ready to launch new pilot programs aimed at the diverse needs of the middle market. They include: zoning relief for middle-class housing; a small unit design roadshow with the Boston Society of Architects; technical help for community nonprofits to set up land trusts; and a financial technology program for home buyers. With support from the Bloomberg Foundation, we'll assess the results and build on what works.
I want to conclude by touching on some of what's next for next-level Boston.
In economic development, we're building on success. We are taking the creative and collaborative approach that brought G.E. here, and making it a permanent strategy. We are also creating a new Office of Small Business Development, to consolidate existing services and be more responsive to the diverse needs of this key sector.
In city operations, data and technology are having transformative effects. In the month of February, we finished installing digital payment technology in all of the city's 8,000 parking meters. Already, nearly two-thirds of all parking meter payments are being made electronically. And in our new 311 system, over 50% of constituent reports are now coming through digital channels.
More than adding convenience, these new systems are driving better performance. Take CityScore, our brand-new scoring system for city services. In just 3 months:
Data is helping us tackle inequality as well. A labor market study from our Office of Workforce Development reveals, among other things, that the lowest-paying jobs in our city tend to be held by city residents, while better-paying positions go to commuters. This data and more will help to inform the work of the $15 Minimum Wage Task Force we are currently forming.
In addition to our data innovations, we have added another layer of creativity with our new Artists in Residence program. Inspired by a University of Chicago Business School model, we've hired artists to bring their unique perspectives to city agencies, from the Boston Police Department to the Office of Recovery Services.
Perhaps most important of all, we are preparing and welcoming the next generation of innovators, from young professional networks, to college campuses, and right down into our high schools.
I was pleased to announce yesterday that the Forbes Under 30 Summit is coming to Boston this fall. And later this month, we'll welcome the National Society of Black Engineers. These are major national conventions that we did not often get in the past.
I also want to thank the business community for working to make sure our leadership in higher education is a source of strength in our economy. Today I'd like to recognize the New England Venture Capital Association for Tech Generation, a program that places thousands of area college students in tech company internships. This morning, they launched a new online tool for matching students with employers. They're helping keep more of our homegrown talent in this growing field.
Finally, I want to thank all the employers who participate in our nationally renowned Summer Jobs program: from the hospitals and financial firms that hire hundreds of teens, to the startups that have volunteered to take 1 or 2. We are always expanding our outreach: most recently, through a new partnership with LinkedIn and the White House. I want to once again appeal for new employers to sign up. Just visit www.bostonsummerjobs.org. It's the most concrete and rewarding way you can help Boston align our economic growth with our educational vision now, and for the future.
The young people in our schools and colleges will inherit our Next-Level city. If we give them a strong start, one day we'll watch them take it to a new level all their own. Thank you, and God Bless the City of Boston.


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The 2017-18 school year is in full swing! Can you believe it?! Working within the school system, I know how crazy this time can be- for teachers, parents and anyone impacted by the extra traffic! Quick and easy dinners are an absolute must during this time.
If I know anything, I know what kids like to eat. It's my job, after all. The one thing that consistently rules them all is of course, pizza🍕. This BBQ Chicken Flatbread is the perfect way to mix up your typical pizza dinner. It's really perfect to make this the day after you make something with chicken breast (or rotisserie chicken), since you can easily use the leftovers to throw these together. If you have picky eaters, you can easily skip the onions.
There are a ton of different types of BBQ sauce out there, and I chose to use a slightly thick and sweet one for this BBQ Chicken Flatbread- Sweet Baby Rays Original. Normally, I go to a mustard based or spicy sauce, but trust me, you'll enjoy the sweet with this recipe.
Wish me luck with the hectic year of menu planning ahead. The best part about summer being over though….fall is coming🍂! What are your favorite quick recipes to make at this time of year?
- 3 oz cooked chicken tenderloin or breast
- 2 premade flatbreads, about 7-8 inch in diameter
- 1/4 cup BBQ sauce
- 1/4 cup red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 oz Colby Jack cheese, shredded
- Optional green onion for garnish
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Chop chicken into bite size pieces.
- Brush 1/8 cup BBQ sauce on to each flatbread.
- Sprinkle sliced onion and chicken on top of BBQ sauce, distributing evenly.
- Sprinkle Colby Jack cheese on top of flatbread, distributing evenly.
- Bake for about 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbling.
- Sprinkle with small amount of green onion. Slice each flatbread into 4 pieces.
- My favorite flatbread, and the one used and analyzed in this recipe is Toufayan brand Hearth Baked Hearty White Flat Bread.
- I usually use chicken tenderloins for recipes like this since they cook more quickly. I sprinkle mine with a bit of garlic salt and pepper and bake for about 20 minutes in 350 degree oven. Feel free to also use rotisserie chicken.
- Calories: 515, Protein: 28 g, Fat: 18.5 g, Carbohydrates: 58 g, Fiber: 3 g, Sugar: 18 g, Sodium: 870 mg, Saturated Fat: 7 g


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English tests for immigrant spouses fair, court rules
The High Court has dismissed a challenge to laws that require immigrant spouses to be able to speak English in order to live in the UK.
Three couples had challenged the rules which were introduced in November 2010.
But Mr Justice Beatson ruled the new language test was not a disproportionate interference with the couples' right to family life.
The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants said the ruling would affect many UK citizens.
But Immigration Minister Damian Green said: "We believe it is entirely reasonable that someone intending to live in the UK should understand English, so that they can integrate and participate fully in our society.
"We are very pleased that the courts agree with us."
Cost of translators
The Home Office, which had also cited the costs of translators and interpreters for the NHS and other public services, now requires anyone entering the UK to join their spouse to speak a minimum level of English.
Earlier this year the High Court, sitting in Birmingham, was told the tougher language tests were racist and discriminated against British-Indian families.
But in his judgement on Friday, Mr Justice Beatson ruled that the changes did not interfere with the rights of the claimants, "since it does not prevent marriage within the UK where both parties are present, or prevent anyone within the UK from travelling abroad to get married".
He ruled the aims - to promote integration and to protect public services - were "legitimate aims".
Mr Justice Beatson said: "The new rule does not indirectly discriminate on the grounds of nationality, ethnic origins or disability."
One of those who had challenged the decision was Rashida Chapti, a British citizen, who has been married for almost 40 years to her husband, Vali.
The couple have six children and have divided their time for 15 years between Leicester and India.
His wife wants him to move permanently to the UK but Mr Chapti does not speak, read or write English.
The new immigration rules require Mr Chapti to show a basic knowledge of English before he can be given permission to stay.
Earlier this year Manjit Gill QC, for the Chaptis, told the High Court the rules breached their rights to a family life and constituted racial discrimination because they prevented a British citizen living with her husband purely because he was a foreign citizen who did not speak English.
"'The rule is designed, putting it crudely, to keep out persons who tend to marry within their communities, who tend to have arranged marriages, who tend to be from the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East in particular," said Mr Gill.
Hina Majid, legal policy director of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, said she was disappointed by the ruling.
She said: "No-one in their right mind would pretend that learning English is not a good thing for immigrants in the UK to do.
"This ruling, however, will mean that many British citizens will continue to experience enforced and indefinite separation from loved ones, partners and, in some cases, their children.
"It is already a legal requirement that partners and spouses must demonstrate linguistic skills shortly after arrival in the UK.
"In countries experiencing conflict, poverty, natural disasters, and political instability, it can however be extremely difficult to acquire linguistic skills prior to arrival in the UK.
"Spouses in parts of Sudan, Yemen and Gaza for example often struggle to find decent tuition."
In an assessment of the policy earlier this year government officials accepted it could have a "disproportionate impact on certain nationalities or racial groups" but argued that any indirect discrimination would be justified because the policy would improve integration.


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Las Vegas, Nev. – November 27, 2017 – Today at the International Association of Fairs and Expositions (IAFE) 127th Annual Convention, Cynthia "Cindy" Hoye, CFE, of the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis was inducted into the IAFE Hall of Fame. The IAFE Convention is taking place Nov. 26-29 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev. The highest honor bestowed by the IAFE, the Hall of Fame Award is presented annually in recognition of an individual's distinguished achievement in, or contribution to, the fair industry.
Hoye is an Indianapolis native and grew up 10 minutes from Indiana State Fairgrounds, where she spent her childhood summers participating as a 4-H member. She attended Southern Methodist University and interned at the State Fair of Texas. In 1980, Ms. Hoye accepted a position as 4-H extension agent in Ozaukee County, Wis. From there, she became the promotions director for the American Dairy Association of Wisconsin and then moved on to the Wisconsin State Fair, accepting the special events director position. Hoye moved to her hometown fair and became marketing director for the Indiana State Fair in 1988. As marketing director for the state fair, Hoye led several award-winning marketing efforts, including the "Little Hands on the Farm" program that has been franchised to several other fairs and expositions.
In 2004, Governor Mitch Davis appointed Hoye to be the executive director of the Indiana State Fair Commission, which oversees operations of the Indiana State Fair and the year-round activities of the fairgrounds. Under her leadership, the Indiana State Fair has experienced a number of positive changes. The business operations have been streamlined and facilities have been upgraded. The fair received national attention by being the first fair in the U.S. to institute a zero-trans fat cooking oil policy in 2007. During her tenure, the Indiana State Fair expanded from 12 days to 17 days.
Hoye received her Certified Fair Executive designation from the IAFE in 1992. She served the IAFE in numerous capacities including as second vice chair in 2008, first vice chair in 2009, board chair in 2010, and past chair from 2011-2012.
Hoye lives in Indianapolis with her husband Bob. They have two children: Abigail and Robbie.


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In the shadows of Reno's high-rise casinos, one community lives with almost nothing. In tent after tent - it's a human mosaic of suffering.
CBS News correspondent Seth Doane asked one tent city resident, Gena Mercer: "Did you ever imagine you'd wind up living in a place like this?"
"Oh no, I imagined myself being in a tent for a vacation," she said.
Nevada's unemployment rate is at a 23-year high. In Reno, the number of jobless jumped 60 percent in the last year. Now for 170 people, the tent city is home.
"I know that God is going to take care of me but … but … some days it's very scary," says a resident named Mona.
Whether it's the blaring train or the blazing sun, life is not easy there for the mix of chronically homeless, and those newly so - like Michael Moore and his partner Marian Schamp.
"I mean, we worked all our life. We shouldn't be, at our age, having to sleep in the dirt," said Schamp.
Just last Christmas, they lived in a rented house in Portland, until Moore lost the job he'd had for three years at a gas station. They moved to Reno in search of work.
Moore's resume says he's a veteran with a GED and experience working a forklift in warehouses. But there are just not jobs out there for him.
"Not right now," he said.
"Looking" means taking long walks. Today, Moore hopes a scrap yard may offer work.
"I don't have any openings right now," a boss at a scrap metal yard told Moore.
Those words echo through the tent city.
This is not just happening in Reno. Across the country, tent cities have either popped up or expanded in places like Seattle, Portland, Fresno, Columbus, and Chattanooga.
Read more from Seth Doane at Couric & Co. Blog
The problem got so bad in Reno, city officials decided to organize the tent city - and run it.
The city provided fencing, brought in security and fresh water temporarily, until they can move the people into housing or shelters.
But the more difficult fix for people like the Moores is finding work. They know they'll have to do that themselves.


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Our jaws dropped when we recently heard from stunning bespoke milliner Fabiola Capo introducing her gorgeous new line of vintage inspired bridal hair accessories, "Lavender & Old Lace".
Fabiola Capo is a milliner and handcrafts couture bridal headdresses, hats, fascinators, and accessories for the vintage-inspired, romantic, elegant, and stylish bride. Her first spring/summer collection was inspired by her travels through the enchanting region of Provence, France.
Her work is absolutely exquisite with such attention to detail. Her pieces are showstoppers and become heirlooms to pass down from generation to generation. Not only did we fall in love with her incredible work but her launch photo shoot is utterly breathtaking!
Fabiola Capo is located in Florida, USA and she of course loves to ship internationally to her vintage loving Australian brides!
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We are looking for a technical sales executive whose prime responsibility includes, Service Management and Engineering Software Solutions Sales. This is an exciting and varied role with real opportunities for personal and professional development for an enthusiastic and determined individual.
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• Sell solutions and services to small and medium sized businesses
• Execute sales transactions; participate in negotiations and close deals
• Timely and accurate business reporting
• Monitor and manage customer satisfaction
• Develop client reference accounts
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• Must have some experience in selling software applications, with demonstrated experience of closing business
• A record of strong performance in revenue generation, consistently exceeding goals
• Executive level selling, and a history of developing and maintaining a high level of on-going customer satisfaction
• Experience with "solution" oriented products or services
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The successful candidate must be able to converse at a basic and technical level to non-technical business people and discuss business advantages, be motivated, driven and prepared to take the initiative, with a "positive attitude" you must have effective communication skills, and be well presented as this is a client-facing role with both existing clients and developing new business. You will act as the first point of contact for with full responsibility for introducing the company, and opening business accounts. Training on our software and on-going support will be provided.
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my friend has Dell inspiron 630m, which didnt come with OEM Win XP CD,
i believe it contains hidden system partition with original XP on it
how can i reinstall winxp from system drive
the laptop has Win XP Product key or serial number printed on the back of laptop
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The Dell-specific Ctrl+F11 process is supposed to completely automate the restoration process, returning the hard disk to the state it was in when Dell shipped the computer. However, overwriting the MBR by using a boot manager, using the commands "fixmbr" or "fdisk /mbr", installing from a Windows installation CD, and assorted other tasks a user might do will inadvertantly break Ctrl+F11, rendering the system unable to boot the DSR partition. Furthermore, changing the partitioning by adding, deleting, or resizing partitions will cause DSRcheck to fail, so even if Ctrl+F11 works, the restore process will abort without attempting to restore the Ghost image
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If Dell Recovery won't run as specified above then you'll need to find an XP installer for your licensed version on the web. It also needs to be OEM sku, meaning it cannot be a retail installer but needs to be OEM.
If you end up looking on torrent sites for this disk be sure to read the comments to see that nothing is added like a crack since you have a Product Key to legally activate it.
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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
please report back if CTRL+F11 is working.
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I know this will come in handy when Katie is doing some super cute thing that I need to share with the world!
Then the real party began. We had a surprise party for my niece's 16th birthday!
She got a car!
It was just like My Super Sweet 16 on MTV (with out P.Diddy)
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You start a slow turn to the right. Noting the unwanted turn, you snap the airplane level. What vestibular illusion might result and how might you react? (May have multiple answers.)
You think you have banked left.
You think you have banked right.
You may actually bank right again.
Even back in level flight, you can't resist leaning right.
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My Super-Special, Kinda-Human Dog Named Louie
Get ready for the dog that thinks he's a boy. Or is he a boy that just has too much hair? Whatever way you see him, he is a pretty incredible being. He's My Super-Special, Kinda-Human Dog Named Louie.
Louie does amazing things. He likes to travel, sing, play the piano, and talk on the telephone. He's always on an adventure, whether at home or on the road. There is not a lazy bone in his furry body. Come along with Louie and read about his good times. He is full of surprises, like winning his black belt in Kung Fu, traveling to the Australian Outback, and jetting off to Honolulu. Louie is smart. He reads, laughs, talks, and orders Chinese take-out. His only bad habit is his craving for bubblegum and candy, and that can get him into trouble.
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Perfect reading for story time, this book will have young listeners giggling away at Louie's zany adventures. Louie is simply adorable. His adventurous spirit shines through his expressive blue eyes and comical posturing in the illustrations. Toddlers, preschoolers, and other pre-readers will find something to identify with in his giggle-inducing antics, ... The appealing main character and his zany activities invite discussion about connections with Louie's activities and the plans and dreams that young people have for themselves.
This wonderfully illustrated debut introduces Louie, a clothes-wearing, kung fu-fighting canine in the tradition of Snoopy. Louie the Lhasa apso is a real pal to his human owner, and despite his furry exterior, he's convinced he's a human, too. G's cartoonish illustrations are delightful, capturing the silliness of Louie's activities without undermining the fun. ...celebrate the gleefully absurd actions of the "kinda human" dog. A silly collection of stanzas about a charming pup whose personality is ably captured in colorful pictures.
The title and lively cover art of a dog performing kung fu, scuba diving and playing the piano are well chosen for Jeanne Andersen's rhyming picture book about a dog called Louie who likes to try human activities. The activities are fun, and the rhymes that describe them display a strong sense of enthusiasm ... the high-spirited text paired with the animated illustrations should appeal to young children, who will enjoy "Super-Special" Louie.
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Pueblo Northside Cemetery was officially designated in 1870 when the site was purchased for a Masonic Cemetery from the U.S. Government by M. D. Thatcher. The section was divided into the I.O.O. F., the Masonic, Pueblo City's No. 3 and No. 4. A County Cemetery was designated to the north of the I.O.O.F. (Odd Fellows) burial grounds. The Jewish Cemetery is located in the northwestern corner of the site and is maintained by the Jewish Ccmmunity. In the northeastern corner of Pueblo City's No. 3 and 4 sections is the Soldiers and Sailors Plot. Most of these stones are missing. This cemetery was the first established cemetery for the City of Pueblo and a great many of the early founders and pioneers of the area are interred here. In 1968 the Board of water Works and the City of Pueblo developed a beautification program for the Northside Cemetery. Cleanup of the Cemetery began on April 9, 1968.
In 1969 the Board of Water Works and the City of Pueblo were responsible for the installation of 1500 feet of 12 inch water main at 22nd Street from West Street to Montezuma Road, thus providing water service to the Cemetery. This important project laid a basis for later development. In 1981 the Anchors Aweigh Navy Mothers Club of America #953 began a cleanup project at the Old Soldiers and Sailors section of the Cemetery. They held the first memorial services on the site. Their support continues to date. In 1983 a Committee composed of members of various organizations and concerned citizens was organized for the Colorado Archaeological Awareness Year to promote a year long schedule of public events and projects for the purpose of educating the community to the importance of preserving our cultural heritage and to enlist support in the preservation of prehistoric and historic sites. This Committee approached the City Council to request funds for the conservation and preservation of the cemetery. The City approved $35,000 for the project and designated an account number with the Finance Department to handle all contributions for the improvement of the cemetery.
In 1984 a main gate was constructed at the corner of Montezuma and West 20th Street. At this time the cemetery was named the Pueblo Pioneer Cemetery. The cemetery was cleaned and preservation work was begun on the stones and wrought iron fences. In 1985 a plaza was built which included a base for a future statue, flower beds, and benches. On-going conservation of the cemetery and preservation of the stones continued under the direction of Peter McCarthy. In 1986 Don Claussen, a landscape architect, was hired by the Committee. A Master Plan for landscaping was completed and approved by the Committee and the City of Pueblo. Flag poles were an addition to the plaza area during the year. In 1987 trees were planted on the site. Research was completed by Nancy Buckles and Sondra Biddle, members of the committee. Twenty eight Civil War headstones were ordered from the U.S. Government to be placed at the Soldiers and Sailors section of the cemetery. Eleanor Fry, historian and member of the committee, attended the national meeting of the Association of Gravestone Studies at Amherst, Massachusetts.
In 1988, 100 more trees were planted by the Parks Department on the site. The twenty eight historic Civil War stones were set and a flag pole was installed on the Soldiers and Sailors section of the cemetery. Eleanor Fry attended the national meeting of the Association of Gravestone Studies at Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Our committee is a member of this organization which is committed to the restoration and conservation of old cemeteries. In 1989 123 trees were planted by the Parks Department on the site. An appreciation day was held at the cemetery featuring a historic tour by Eleanor Fry, and gravestone rubbings under the supervision of Nancy Buckles. In 1990 additional trees were purchased by the Committee and planted by the Parks Department.
Three historic plaques were placed at the cemetery. Historians remembered are Patrick Desmond, a lawman of the 1880's; George Chilcott, a United States Senator and local rancher, lawyer and real estate developer; and Allen Bradford, a territorial Supreme Justice and Pueblo lawyer. A fourth plaque describing the history of the cemetery and a map of the four sections of the cemetery was placed at the Plaza. A large granite bench was placed on the site. Names of individuals and groups contributing $1,000 or more are inscribed on the bench. Those are Pueblo Greyhound Park Foundation, Retired Enlistment Association Chapter #20 Auxiliary, the City of Pueblo, and the Committee to Restore Pueblo Pioneer Cemetery. Public tours sponsored by the Rosemount Museum, the Committee, and the Parks Department were conducted in October. Interested persons or organizations can contact members of the Committee to arrange for a tour of the cemetery.
In 1991 additional trees were purchased by the Committee and planted by the Parks Department. Four more historic plaques were placed at the site. Historians included Emma Kincaid, beloved teacher of south Pueblo schools, and Carlos Otero. He. was a jeweler, the best tuba player in the West, a fire chief, and craftsman for the miniature Mineral Palace which is located at El Pueblo Museum. Plaques of the Ladies Benevolent Union and the Soldiers and Sailors section reflect the history of both. In 1992 a group of students at Freed Middle School, under the sponsorship of the Junior Optimist Club, approached Pueblo Beautiful Association and the Committee to Restore Pueblo Pioneer Cemetery requesting money to purchase trees to plant along the proposed brick walkway from the gate to the Plaza. Seventeen flowering crab trees were purchased and planted by the Parks Department. An additional five trees were planted on the grounds.
This group also sponsored a neighborhood watch meeting at the school and helped at the fund raisers. Three historical plaques were purchased and placed at the site. Historians include J.J. Thomas, pioneer, legislator, and Pueblo County Commissioner; W.P. Hobson, architect, contractor, and engineer; "Yankee" Gordon, a typical pioneer railroad man of this era. Many such pioneers are buried at Pueblo Pioneer Cemetery. A well-attended public tour was held on June 10th at the site. Persons attended froth Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Denver, and Canon City.


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Archive for December, 2016
Get Ready for Tax Time
Tax-Saving Planning Tips
As tax filing season begins for 2016 we are reminded how we could have effectively lowered our taxable income. Start your 2017 tax planning with some helpful tips.
Donate to your Favorite Charity
Along with helping others, charitable donations are a great way to lower your taxable income. Take the time to sort through old clothes, and other belongings that you no longer use or need. Clean out your food pantries and find some local food drives. Make sure you keep your receipts; they will be needed for tax purposes.
Health Savings Accounts
Individuals under age 65 and covered by a high deductible health plan may establish an HSA (Health Savings Account) which allows participants to save money for the payment of health care expenses on a tax-preferred basis. HSA distributions are generally tax-free if they are used to pay for qualified medical expenses. Distributions made for any other purposes may be taxable. Please contact your health care provider for more information about high-deductible health plans and HSA accounts.
Annual Gift Tax Exclusion
Consider gifting to reduce some tax burdens. In 2016 you could have gifted up to $14,000 to each person, and to as many individuals as you want, without triggering the gift tax. That amount stays the same in 2016. In addition to the annual exclusion amounts, you can also give charitable gifts, gifts to a spouse, gifts of educational expenses, and gifts of medical expenses without triggering the gift tax.
Retirement Savings One of the best ways to lower your tax bill is to reduce your taxable income. You could have contributed up to $18,000 to your 401k or similar retirement savings plan in 2016, which remains the same for 2017. Money contributed to the plan is not included in your taxable income. If you don't have a retirement plan at work, you can invest in an IRA. You can contribute up to $5,500. Depending on your income, you may be able to deduct some or all of your IRA contribution.
Who Can Help Me?
With the overall objective of minimizing your taxable income, there are some great tax planning tactics that can help you for 2016.
Take this time to speak to a financial professional along with your tax advisor to help minimize your tax burden in the coming years.
You have many choices when searching for help in reaching your goals. In particular, the financial professionals here at your credit union will work closely with you to clarify your retirement goals, help you develop and implement a plan, and provide ongoing advice in pursuit of those goals.
Interested in Learning More?
Contact Tiffany Yee at (626) 441-7151 ext. 241 or explore the Retirement and Investment Services Website
* Non-deposit investment products and services are offered through CUSO Financial Services, L.P. ("CFS"), a registered broker-dealer (Member FINRA/SIPC) and SEC Registered Investment Advisor. Products offered through CFS: are not NCUA/NCUSIF or otherwise federally insured, are not guarantees or obligations of the credit union, and may involve investment risk including possible loss of principal. Investment Representatives are registered through CFS. 'The Credit Union' has contracted with CFS to make non-deposit investment products and services available to credit union members.
Source: http://www.thesimpledollar.com/five-simple-steps-to-start-preparing-for-tax-season/
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Metropolitan Achievement Test - MAT 8®
Preparation Resources
MAT8 preparation resources including practice tests with instant scoring and MAT8 Testing Guide. The Metropolitan Achievement Test helps educators evalulate students in grades K-12 in such areas as math, science and language arts to determine a students's critical thinking skills.
The Metropolitan Achievement Test is a standardized test for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade that covers language arts, math, science, social studies, spelling and reading. The test evaluates skills such as critical thinking and foundation skills. The aim of the exam is to help educators and parents evaluate a student's ability and predict future success. To learn more about the Metropolitan Achievement Test, see our MAT 8 Guide.


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This modern wedding cake is one I designed myself, mixing deep tiers with a sphere cake on the top. Decorated with calla lilies and stencil patterns to give it a bit of an art deco feel.
If you would like to discuss your wedding cake, help with a design and want to taste some samples, then please call me on 01483 429989 or complete the information below and I'll contact you to book a consultation.


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Team 17 are really trying to dominate the gaming market this year with a hearty helping of new or improved Worms titles; with Worms: Clan Wars for PC, Worms 3 for iOS, and now Worms: Revolution Extreme for PS Vita.
Worms: Revolution Extreme is a hand held version of Worms: Revolution that should be heading to PS Vita in Q3 of this year and will contain a campaign that includes 47 missions and 25 puzzles over several theme based areas such as beaches, the planet Mars, farms, and sewers – yum.
Worms: Revolution Exreme also includes navigation and zooming using the touch screen as well as aiming using the touchpad on the back of the Vita. As well as Vita specific features Team 17 have also utilised the cross-gifting feature that's available between the PlayStation 3 and the PS Vita.
According to the PlayStation Blog:
"New for PS Vita (and PS3) is the cool Cross-Gifting feature, Treasure Mode. This new mode lets you link up with your friends who have a PS3 system (or vice versa). You can help each other unlock 10 special gifts using a lock and key system. Meet the requirements in either offline Versus or online battles to receive a key and connect to a friend's PS3 system with the corresponding chest to unlock the treasure!"
It looks like this year is the year for Worms. I'll be interested to see if Team 17 have any more Worms titles up their sleeves – though I'm sure there'a a pill for that..


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This is another song I've shared before, but I wanted to bring it to your mind again. A couple weeks back I spoke about if we are the body and today I want to carry forward with that a little bit more.
If we are the body asks us why we aren't changing the world. Why aren't we healing or teaching or leading this world in the way of Christ?
This song carries on to ask God to let us see the world through His eyes. Imagine how much more effective our ministry could be if when we walked through the grocery store we saw the other shoppers the way God sees them and not the way the world portrays them! No matter how hard we try, we've all fallen victim to judging someone no matter how minor it was.
Yet, imagine the strength of Christs work through you if you started to minister to what the Spirit is reaching out to? I urge you this week to pray to see the world through His eyes. I pray that we may feel the joy He feels in our worship and the pain He feels in the broken!
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Tuesday, 23 September 2014
Tuesday Tunes: Give Me Your Eyes
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As part of our Editorial feature on Network Performance Monitoring and Diagnostics (NPMD), Tolly recently spoke with Mark Milinkovich, Director, Product Marketing at LiveAction.
As you'll see from our spotlight recaps with the various NPMD vendors the space is broadly defined and within the category there are multiple segments such as packet-based and flow-based technology.
LiveAction is an enterprise software company that enables IT organizations to deliver continuous insight, service assurance, and precise control of their enterprise network environments. Their award-winning network performance management and analytics platform, LiveNX, offers a deep understanding of networks and applies situational awareness to accelerate employee productivity and boost customer satisfaction.
Network visibility is essential to network security and performance management. LiveNX provides an interactive network topology of LiveNX displays traffic flows and the network devices that communicate those flows across your network: routers, switches, wireless devices, firewalls, WAN Optimization Controllers, Application Delivery Controllers, etc. The topology allows network managers to identify the pertinent characteristics of any issues, and then pivot to the topology for more detail analysis. Additionally, historical flows can be examined from any date and time in the past with the flow playback feature.
Also, through LiveNX Insight, users can apply machine learning for autonomous network operations. LiveNX Insight extends the LiveNX platform by continuously learning, automating routine tasks, optimizing digital experiences, proactively preventing network problems, and enhancing enterprise security.
Some of the key benefits LiveAction highlighted during our conversation regarding LiveNX included:
- Real time visualization for situational awareness
- Network management, QoS control and historical traffic playback
- Ease-of-use given product history with military/DOD
- Strong partnership with Cisco
Your wide-area network (WAN) is the highway connecting your users to your business applications. With SD-WAN being such a popular application of SDN we wanted to highlight LiveAction's management of SD-WAN in the below graphic:
For a further introduction to LiveAction LiveNX please see the below video:
For more information on the LiveAction LiveNX, visit http://www.liveaction.com/solutions/liveaction-network-performance-management/ or follow them on Twitter at @LiveActionIT.


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thyssenkrupp website
Elevator Technologies
One of the four major manufacturers' of elevators in the world, thyssenkrupp has a long history spanning over a century and a half. Service, quality and innovation have made tkE the most profitable division in the thyssenkrupp family of companies. At thyssenkrupp I am the Creative Manager in the marketing department overseeing a small creative team, working under the Field Marketing Director.
Cbi is a skin care products manufacturer and distributor. We began branding cbi while doing live jobs. You will see a mix of logos, their old one, and the one I designed. At that time they were a strictly private label OEM but have since developed their own line
Financial Services.
Behringer created a REIT or Real Estate Investment Trust as its first big venture. After incubating and bringing to life many other funds and joint ventures Behringer has also created all new brands with its JV partners. The latest venture is in the alternative investment channel.
The general public cannot view much of what I've created for Behringer. Like most companies of its type, the SEC and FINRA heavily regulate it. What you will see is filtered by that, and things that have interested me.
Part of the Behringer culture is giving back to the community and those in need anywhere. These ads reflect that spirit.
By SEC/FINRA guidelines, much of what I've produced and directed cannot be viewed by the general public. Behringer, like most financial services companies, is highly regulated by the government. Here are things I can show. I built the video department, produced and directed the product, and have been part of an exciting team in this very collaborative medium.
This is pretty much what it sounds like. They process peat, a natural soil addition that helps plants grow through both its chemical makeup and water retention. This particular peat has been a commercial product, so it used to be you wouldn't see it in big box stores. Their primary product is called "BACCTO" because of the virtue of the natural bacteria in this peat. The new brand and packaging is to appeal to the retail consumer.
Challenge: Create a teaser campaign that intrigues prospective buyers in the new product—the D-950.
Solution: Use the product nickname "Pit Bull" to develop the teaser with the final pay off ad showing a hint of the product and product logo.
Distribution of produce is their main line of business. FreshPoint was bought by SYSCO during our brand refresh. The refresh brought consistency to their collateral website and more. Product brands were constantly being considered. The Produce Hunter lives on today in its original form.
Challenge: Help Teledyne Continental Motors shed the image of an old, bloated company.
Solution: Use an analogy "trimming the fat" to communicate the company's update in manufacturing techniques and outlook
My passion is branding and corporate identity. Some marks are household names, others obscure, but I'm honored to have created them all.
Challenge: Create a microsite dedicated to exotic produce that is memorable, entertaining, and functional.
Solution: Created character "The Produce Hunter" who searches the globe for his quarry but often finds trouble on the way. Concept, design, and animation by Lee.
Challenge: Create a campaign citing Behringer as the first company of its kind (a REIT sponsor) to use the DST Vision platform (used previously mostly by mutual fund companies).
Solution: Use visual analogies of great Firsts by inventors with great Vision that communicate the importance of this step for the industry, and Behringer in particular.
A history of UX/UI over a long period of time. Several companies were so successful they were bought out, then rebranded.
With a few exceptions, I shot the photography, found the stock photos, assembled images from the corporate library, designed the ads and formats for Behringer/Provasi's presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+ for what you see on these pages. I designed the main graphics for all the social sites. As Behringer cuts expenses these are slowly going offline.


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This is a basic tutorial to show you one method of simple animation using pictureboxes and ZOrder. This tutorial was written for VB6, but don't stop reading if you use something else, as it could probably be adapted to VB.Net or even other languages without too much difficulty. Along with the instructions and code, there is a working solution attached as well.
Assumed Knowledge
This is an often-asked about question by people who are beginning in games and graphics programming, so I will attempt to keep assumed knowledge to a minimum. However, you will need to have some basic knowledge of control arrays, and working with for For... Next loops. Although, if there are requests for it, I may add these two aspects in to this tutorial.
The Pictures
To do the animation you will have to have each frame of the animation already drawn (using MS paint or whatever you like). My example will deal with a situation where we have 3 different pictures, with one being repeated, meaning a total of 4 frames of animation. Also, this will work best if every frame is the same size (in pixels that is, not bytes).
Setting up the Form and Controls
First thing is to create 4 pictureboxes, and make them an array with indeces 0 to 3. I gave mine the name 'picPlayer'. Set the Autosize properties of the pictureboxes to True, so that they will all be the right size. In each one place a different frame of the animation sequence, starting with the first frame in picPlayer(0), and the last one in picPlayer(3). For my example, frame zero is standing, frame one has the guy with his left leg out, frame two is standing again, and frame 3 has the guy with his right leg out.
We need 2 buttons to start and stop the animation, called cmdGo and cmdStop. Set their captions to Go and Stop respectively. We will also need 2 separate timers, one of which will move the dude, and the other will animate him. For tmrMove, set the interval to 10, and for tmrAnimate, set the interval to 150. Both timers should have enabled = false.
Start of the project
The method of animation we are going to use is one where we place all of the pictures at exactly the same place, and then pick one to put 'on top' of all the others; Just like in design, where you can right-click on your pictureboxes and click "Bring to front" or "Send to back". Try this out if you want.
So at our projects commencement, we need to:
a) declare a variable to remember what frame of animation we want to be showing
b) move all the pictureboxes to exactly the same spot
c) bring the first frame of animation to the front
Note that the .Left and .Top values will be whereever you choose to start your player from. The ZOrder function is what we use to put something to the 'front' or 'back' of the screen. Passing 0 as the argument will bring that picturebox to the front of screen, making it block out all the others. Notice that because we used a control array for our pictureboxes, we can easily do something to all of them using the For... Next loop, but we can also refer to a specific one using the variable CurrFrame as in index. Whatever number is stored in CurrFrame will be the number of the frame that we make visible. When CurrFrame is declared it defaults to 0, so in this case we move the 0th frame to the front of screenVB Code:
- Option Explicit
- Dim CurrFrame As Integer 'will remember what frame we're up to
- Private Sub Form_Load()
- Dim i As Integer 'counter
- For i = 0 To 3 'for each frame
- picPlayer(i).Left = 360
- picPlayer(i).Top = 1200 'put it in its starting x and y positions
- Next i
- picPlayer(CurrFrame).ZOrder 0 'set the first frame to be visible
- End Sub
The Movement
In our first timer, tmrMove, we are simply going to move all of our pictureboxes across by 10. We will also use a simple If statement to check if our little dude has reached the far right of the window. If he has, we will turn the timers off.
VB Code:
- Private Sub tmrmove_Timer()
- Dim i As Integer 'counter
- For i = 0 To 3 'for each frame
- picPlayer(i).Left = picPlayer(i).Left + 10 'move it right 10
- Next i
- If picPlayer(0).Left + picPlayer(0).Width > Form1.Width Then 'if at the edge of screen
- tmrmove.Enabled = False
- tmranimate.Enabled = False 'stop both timers
- End If
- End Sub
The Animation
Finally, I hear you say! This isn't actually too hard. We will do 3 things-
1- Increase the value of CurrFrame by one
2- If that increase made CurrFrame go past the limit of the animation, then go back to the start.
3- Display the appropriate picture, according to whatever number CurrFrame has at the time.
VB Code:
- Private Sub tmranimate_Timer()
- CurrFrame = CurrFrame + 1 'go to the next frame
- If CurrFrame = 4 Then CurrFrame = 0 'if past the end, go back to the start
- picPlayer(CurrFrame).ZOrder 0 'show the correct frame
- End Sub
Finishing touches
The rest is trivial. All we need to do is put code into cmdGo and cmdStop to start and stop both our timers.
And that should just about do it! If you don't like how it looks, it's now really easy for you to tweak the intervals of the timers, or even add in extra frames of animation. Just remember to make your loops and If statements account for the extra numbers of frames.VB Code:
- Private Sub cmdGo_Click()
- tmrmove.Enabled = True
- tmranimate.Enabled = True 'enable both timers
- End Sub
- Private Sub cmdStop_Click()
- tmrmove.Enabled = False
- tmranimate.Enabled = False 'disable both timers
- End Sub
(PS- a working copy of everything I've described is in the attachment below. It contains all the source code, along with the pictures I used- aren't they brilliant? )


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Latvia is an enchanting country, and Riga is one of my favorite cities. After a few of my colleagues and I visited the expansive market in Riga last year, I knew that we had to share this with our guests as a Culinary Discovery Tour.
On our recent tour, we rode along the boulevard of Art Nouveau buildings that are so much a part of the personality of Riga. Each one has an intriguing character all its own. It was a sunny day, and people were already picking their spots in the many parks for a Saturday of lounging and picnicking. There had been a festival the previous weekend celebrating the pig (everything's better with bacon… right?), so the parks were decorated with beautiful rustic statues of pigs made from wood.
After a quick bus tour of the city, we took a short walk to the cooking school. I had been emailing the school's chef about potential recipes for our time together and was excited to see what local seasonal fare we would find today. I had a chuckle at the sign outside the restaurant that read, "99% Latvian Food." (I later found out from the chef that his love of olive oil accounts for the other 1%.)
We were warmly greeted by Master Chef Karlis and the owner of Viesistaba, Agate Luse. Their facility occupies the second floor of a trendy restaurant and boutique hotel and is a brightly lit, fully equipped teaching kitchen. Cooking schools like this are popping up all over the world, and this one is perfect for a group of 24, the size of our Bon Appétit Culinary Center class.
After the cooking program and menu were explained, our guests were given several stations and knives to begin preparing the salad, a watermelon and fresh tomato mix with rhubarb vinaigrette and a local Latvian cow cheese, brinza, which has a tart finish similar to feta. Both in season, the tomatoes and watermelon were so flavorful. Chef Karlis pointed out that this is why his menu changes weekly and seasonally. The climate in Latvia is typically very cold in winter with long seasonal summers when bumper crops produce fruits and vegetables that are either consumed or pickled and dried.
With the salad, Chef Karlis served a Latvian meatball with a homemade harissa yogurt sauce. Chef explained that the peppers in Latvia are plentiful, and chefs have their own variety of harissa they use to add a warmth and spiciness to their yogurt sauce. Chef served the meatball with fresh beans and carrots he found at the market earlier that morning.
With our lunch we tasted three beers. Chef explained that beer is very popular in Latvia because of a strong Germanic influence and that wines are an emerging trend.
The table was beautifully set and we enjoyed the food, beer tasting and company. As Jacques Pépin says, it is not just about the food – a great meal is a memory of good company, good wine and good food. That was certainly the case on this day.
After lunch we hopped back on the bus with Chef Karlis as our guide and ventured into the sprawling market of Riga. The market is mostly covered and also has several
outdoor stalls, referred to as the "private sector," that locals can rent to sell the week's bumper crop. The stalls inside are owned and operated by butchers and vendors who have been in the same spot for generations. There are five pavilions, all former zeppelin hangers from another era.
The first pavilion we visited was the fish market. Chef Karlis explained that fish in Riga is largely from the Baltic, and that the selection is not as varied as it is in the Mediterranean or in Seattle, where he was a chef for many years. There are both fresh and salt-water fish available, but nothing huge like the swordfish or tuna we have seen in Sicily. What they do have in abundance here is smoked fish – aisles and aisles of it! There is so much fish they make arrangements of them in baskets – like flowers! We did spy some sturgeon and caviar, but as Chef explains, the prices have shot so high that caviar is not affordable for even the wealthiest citizens of Riga.
Before exiting the fish pavilion, we noted the beer stand with a tap right into an enormous drum.
After the fish pavilion came fresh produce. We scurried on to the pavilion with the picked vegetables…wow, was that a feast for the mouth and eyes! Chef had arranged for us to have a few tastings, so we stopped at a stall owned and operated by two sisters. They offered us sliced pickles to start followed by curried cabbage and slaws from large, mounded displays. This pavilion also had legumes, dried fruits, cucumbers and dill, ready for this season's pickling.
Before leaving the pavilion, we stopped by a vendor who specializes in garlic. He pickles fresh garlic, including the stalks, which are considered a delicacy in Latvia. It seems they pickle and smoke just about anything! In fact, the underground floors of the market not only have lockers to store food at night but smoking and pickling rooms as well.
Fortified by the various tastings, we moved on to the dairy pavilion where we were treated to cheeses with caraway and sun-dried tomato. Dairy is very important in the Latvian diet, and it is clear that Latvians appreciate both fresh and aged cheeses in their diverse cuisine.
We popped outside to the "private sector" to check out what the local farmers had to offer at this Saturday's market. What a feast for the eyes: cherries, berries, potatoes (and not just one variety – dozens of new potatoes, fresh and unscrubbed from the garden).
But what stopped me in my tracks were the chanterelle mushrooms at 2.50 euro per kilo! On the next tour on July 17, I am hoping they are still in season, as I know Chef Noelle and her tour will want to make a stop and take a few bags back to the ship for class. I didn't have time to stop and purchase some, and I am still kicking myself a day later!
Before heading into the meat pavilion, we stopped in a section of the market that sells flowers. My mother is a master gardener, and I always think of her when I see lobelia, begonias and hanging fuchsia – as was the case today. Thanks to Mom's instructions over the years, I am actually as good at identifying flowers as I am produce! Thanks, Mom!
We moved on to the meat pavilion where we saw many beautiful cuts of meat – smoked meats, sausages and my personal find, lardo. There was also a conveniently located vinoteca, where we could wash down the local smoked sausage with a glass of wine.
Invigorated by our walk through the market, we headed to the bus and back to the cooking school to taste a beet soup that chef prepared for us as a bon voyage offering.
To cap off our day, we met in the Bon Appétit Culinary Center for our Flavors of the Sea class. It is a technique class where I focus on moist heat methods (shallow poach and deep poach) and dry heat methods (sauté and pan fry) so that our guests can master the art of fish cookery. For this class I took out a salmon I had cured the day before and shared it with the group. They were so intrigued that I got out a fresh piece of salmon and made another gravlax. Guests often email me when they try these techniques at home, and I'm expecting to hear many success stories about their adventures curing lox. Given the price of gravlax these days, it should help save some pennies for the next Oceania Cruises adventure and Culinary Discovery Tour!


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Audio Products in Tokyo -- Sony NetMD and Bose
Sony is at it again. There are now several different NetMD related model of desktop sound system. They are called SoundGates. The basic NetMD is a MD (Mini Disc) recorder/player that has a USB input. So you can record from your PC. Two new models are much more interesting, one is a HD + CD + tunner + amp + mini-speaker system. It will rip CD and stores it on the local hard disk. It also has USB input and optical output so that you can record to a MD recorder. The other one is a CD + tunner + MD + amp + medium speaker system. So you can record from MD or USB to MD. Basically the one without the HD requires a PC to make it really useful. It is the cheaper of the two units of course.
I have seen these advertised in Asia magazine, and in store in Tokyo only.
I have seen these in the States, bu Bose now have audio component systems in a Tokyo audio show room, pushing Bose speakers, of course. What's the most interesting part is that there is a MD player as well. Wonder if the MD unit will be available in the United States? Does this mean that MD will never go away? Personally, while if I get my hand on an iPod I may think about just use that instead of my MD player, MD is just too darn convinient. Such a small player (my new E707) and there is some satisfaction in poping out and poping in a new MD, or flipping through my pile of MDs. Scrolling through a menu is just not the same!


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Analysis & Tools to Spur Increased Deployment of " Waste Heat" Rejection/Recycling Hybrid GHP Systems in Hot, Arid or Semiarid Climates Like Texas Geothermal Project
From Open Energy Information
Last modified on July 22, 2011.
|Project Title
|Analysis & Tools to Spur Increased Deployment of " Waste Heat" Rejection/Recycling Hybrid GHP Systems in Hot, Arid or Semiarid Climates Like Texas
|Project Type / Topic 1
|Recovery Act – Geothermal Technologies Program: Ground Source Heat Pumps
|Project Type / Topic 2
|Topic Area 2: Data Gathering and Analysis
|Project Description
| As GHP systems offer substantial energy efficiency by leveraging earth's intrinsic thermal capacitance, they could play a pivotal role in achieving the DoE's Building Technologies Pro-gram's "zero energy" goal in heavily cooling-dominated climates. Moreover, SHR–augmented GHP systems, in particular, could play a vital role in reducing building energy consumption and limiting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in heavily cooling dominated states, like Texas, which are experiencing large increases in population and correspondingly, peak electricity demand. If only 0.1% of Texas,' Arizona's, New Mexico's and Nevada's nearly 15 million—or 15,000—homes were to install new (or convert their existing HVAC or heat pump system to) a full or hybrid GHP system, it would result in between $400 and $800 million USD of new economic activity, most of which would be domestic. Moreover, these 15,000 homes would cut their annual energy consumption—and concomitant GHG emissions—by roughly 40–70%; on average they would save about $1,000 USD in annual operating costs, collectively saving about $15 million USD annually. A conservative GHP industry estimate is that at least 900 people would be directly employed for every 10,000 GHP units installed.
This project includes collaboration between UT Austin and the CTGHPSC, a broad industry–public service–entrepreneur coalition interested in advancing GHP system use in Texas and similarly challenged regions throughout the Nation. Austin Energy, the Nation's 9th largest community-owned electric utility that has created the Nation's top performing renewable energy program, and ClimateMaster, a leading manufacturer of geothermal heat pumps, are the principal industrial participants.
|This project's principal objective is the development of the analysis, modeling and decision–support tools to enable the selection, design and specification of supplementary heat rejection (SHR) systems/devices that, when added to conventional ground–source or ground–coupled heat pump (GHP) systems, make the resulting hybrid GHP system technically and economically viable in hot, arid or semiarid climates typical of the southwestern and western United States.
|Awardees (Company / Institution)
|University of Texas at Austin
|Awardee Website
|Partner 1
|Central Texas GHP Systems Consortium (CTGHPSC)
|Partner 2
|Austin Energy
|Partner 3
| ClimateMaster
|Funding Opportunity Announcement
|DOE Funding Level (total award amount)
|Awardee Cost Share
|Total Project Cost
| $313,200.00
|Principal Investigator(s)
|Glenn Y. Masada, Sc.D., P.E., University of Texas at Austin
|Other Principal Investigators
|Paul Ballentine, Ph.D., P.E., Solennium, Austin, TX
|Targets / Milestones
| The expected outcomes are a set of tools that provide engineering guidance to enable lowest life-cycle-cost GHP infrastructure for the various building types, sizes and usages depending upon their existing HVAC systems (if applicable), local climate and building site characteristics. These include climate–, building– and site–specific: (1) modeling and analysis of "waste heat" that auxiliary SHR systems must reject/recycle; (2) modeling and analysis of the overall SHR–augmented GHP system performance and efficiency; (3) modeling and analysis of overall life–cycle costs, including installation and maintenance costs; and (4) development of web–based decision–support tools that provide guidance regarding which SHR–augmented GHP systems offer the best performance at the lowest life–cycle cost for a given application.
|Location of Project
| Austin, TX
|Improve GHP loop design and sizing, potential to improve GHP reliability and performance with lower cost in hot/arid regions of the country.
|Funding Source
|American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
|EERE Geothermal Technologies Programs[1]


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Bookshelf: White Teeth
White Teeth by Zadie Smith.
A good line or two:
Once the car started to fill with carbon monoxide, he had experienced the obligatory flashback of his life to date. It turned out to be a short, unedifying viewing experience, low on entertainment value, the metaphysical equivalent of the Queen's speech. (p. 11)
Got me thinking about:
How I couldn't get through On Beauty when I tried it 10 years ago. The characters were just so fucking irritating. How these characters are too but at least there are a whole slew of 'em so you don't have to spend too much time with any of them!
How supremely intelligent and thoughtful Smith sounds in every single interview I've ever read with her.
How damn good she is at dialogue.
In front of the wood stove over two gloomy days.


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Welcome to My Book Snack's stop on the Right Wrong Guy virtual tour! Today Lia Riley is sharing a yummy cupcake recipe. There's a tour giveaway!
Edie Banks's Famous Nutella Cupcakes
The heroine for Right Wrong Guy, Edie Banks, is a whiz in the kitchen. She opens up a cute, funky coffee shop in downtown Brightwater called Haute Coffee. One of her customers favorite treats is her Nutella cupcakes.
~Lia Riley
For the Chocolate Cake Base:
(makes 12 cupcakes)
· 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
· 2 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
· 3/4 cup white sugar
· 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
· a pinch of salt
· 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
· 1/2 cup whole milk
· 1 egg
· 1/2 cup Nutella
For the Frosting:
(enough for 12 cupcakes)
· 2 cups confectioners' sugar
· 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
· 2 tablespoons milk
· 1/3 cup Nutella
Preheat the oven to 350 (F)
Mix 3/4 plus 2 tablespoons flour, 2 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder, 3/4 teaspoons baking powder, 3/4 cup sugar, pinch of salt, and 3 tablespoons butter in a freestanding electric mixer with a paddle attachment (or use a handheld electric whisk) and beat on slow speed until you get a sandy consistency and everything is combined.
Pour 1/2 cup milk into the flour mixture, beating well until all the ingredients are combined
Beat in egg
Spoon the batter into the cupcake tins and bake in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes.
When the cupcakes are cool, hollow out a small section in the center of each one and fill with a dollop of Nutella. Then frost and try not to eat the whole batch in one sitting.
Oh my goodness, Lia! Nutella is so tasty, and these cupcakes sound decadent and delicious! Thanks for sharing and congratulations on the latest Brightwater release. ~Grace
Brightwater #2
Lia Riley
Release Date: Aug 4th, 2015
Avon Romance
The fun and flirty second installment in Lia Riley's fantastic Brightwater series.
Sometimes two wrongs can make a right...
Bad boy wrangler, Archer Kane, lives fast and loose. Words like responsibility and commitment send him running in the opposite direction. Until a wild Vegas weekend puts him on a collision course with Eden Bankcroft-Kew, a New York heiress running away from her blackmailing fiancé…the morning of her wedding.
Eden has never understood the big attraction to cowboys. Give her a guy in a tailored suit any day of the week. But now all she can think about is Mr. Rugged Handsome, six-feet of sinfully sexy country charm with a pair of green eyes that keeps her tossing and turning all night long.
Archer might be the wrong guy for a woman like her, but she's not right in thinking he'll walk away without fighting for her heart. And maybe, just maybe, two wrongs can make a right.
Add on
Lia Riley writes offbeat New Adult and Contemporary Adult romance. After studying at the University of Montana-Missoula, she scoured the world armed only with a backpack, overconfidence and a terrible sense of direction. She counts shooting vodka with a Ukranian mechanic in Antarctica, sipping yerba mate with gauchos in Chile and swilling XXXX with stationhands in Outback Australia among her accomplishments.
A British literature fanatic at heart, Lia considers Mr. Darcy and Edward Rochester as her fictional boyfriends. Her very patient husband doesn't mind. Much. When not torturing heroes (because c'mon, who doesn't love a good tortured hero?), Lia herds unruly chickens, camps, beach combs, daydreams about future books, wades through a mile-high TBR pile and schemes yet another trip. Right now, Icelandic hot springs and Scottish castles sound mighty fine.
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Basics of the Nexus 7 Tablet Functions
"Second star to the right and straight on till morning" may get Peter Pan to Neverland, but for navigating around the Nexus 7 tablet, you need more-specific directions.
Power Lock: The Power Lock key appears on the upper-right side of the Nexus 7. It's more toward the back of the tablet than on its side. You use the Power Lock key to turn the Nexus 7 on or off or to lock the touchscreen.
Volume key: To control the volume on your tablet, use the Volume key found on the right side of the Nexus 7. It's one button but two switches. Press the top part to increase the volume; press the bottom part to lower the volume.
Touchscreen: The biggest part of the Nexus 7 is its touchscreen display, which occupies a goodly chunk of real estate on the front of the device. The touchscreen display is a see-touch thing: You look at it and also touch it with your fingers to control the tablet.
Speakers: The Nexus 7 has two speakers, both on the back of the device, top and bottom.
Headphone connector: At the top-right edge of the tablet, you see a hole where you can connect standard headphones.
USB / Power connector: At the bottom center of your Nexus 7, almost like a drain hole, is the USB / Power connector. That's where you attach the USB cable to charge the tablet but also to connect to a computer for exchanging files.
Microphone: The Nexus 7's microphone appears as a tiny hole on the right side of the case, just below the Volume key.
NFC area: Found on the center back of the tablet, right under the X in the word nexus, is the Near Field Communications (NFC) area. It allows the Nexus 7 to communicate wirelessly with other NFC devices.
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Rear camera: The tablet's rear camera is found in the upper-left corner as you're looking at the back of the tablet.
SIM card slot: For LTE (Cellular) tablets, the SIM card is inserted into the slot at the bottom of the right side.
Notification lamp: This light flashes slowly when the tablet receives new e-mail, a social networking update, or other similar updates.
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The Power Lock key cannot be accidentally pressed while the Nexus 7 is lying flat on a table. You have to lift the tablet before you can press the key.