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Happy New Year and New Bloggers!
There are still people who are signing up to host for several months in advance, so it looks like WHB will continue going strong in 2007. Hosting Weekend Herb Blogging is a big job, so upcoming hosts, remember photos are purely optional! If you'd like to have a chance to host, e-mail me at kalynskitchen AT comcast Dot net.
I feel compelled to comment that as I was going from blog to blog checking entries for this recap, over and over I was struck with the quality of the entries! So many of them were truly something special, not just another food blog post. It's the wonderful effort of the participants that has kept WHB going for so long, not anything I have done, so thanks to you all. Now, back to the food!
I need to start out with an apology to Vaishali from Happy Burp because I missed her entry for Garlic Greens Chutney when I posted Holiday Cooking with Herbs. She says has forgiven me if I promise never to do it again! I promise!
Southern California, U.S.A.
Another catch up, a culinary masterpiece from Surfindaave, the Serendipitious Chef, who sent it in December but we decided to save it for the regular WHB. When you see his recipe for Linguini with Cayenne Shrimp in Cactus Pear Sauce you'll see why I'm sure he'll be getting a cookbook writing offer someday!
Sydney, Australia
I hope these things don't relly come in threes, because it seems I also need to apologize to Y from Lemonpi for earlier leaving her entriy about heirloom tomatoes out of this recap. Y shares a charming story from a time she was puzzled to have a friend serve her "just tomatoes" and information about heirloom tomatoes, one of my favorite subjects. Deepest apologies!
Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.
Sheela from Indian Spice Trail has sent a recipe for Indian Masala Seasoning that looks very interesting. Perfect for my resolution to stop using packages spice mixes and start making my own.
Southwest Virginia, U.S.A.
An inventive use of potatoes from Coffeepot of Coffee and Cornbread (next week's host, btw.) Coffeepot (aka Sue) made Potato Skins and Red Pepper Soup. She's using the potato pulp to thicken the soup and then serving the soup with tasty potato skins.
Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Next up is a Creamy Mushroom Chicken Pasta from Katerina at Daily Unadventures in Cooking that sounds just heavenly. I love the idea of using fresh thyme in a dish like this. (And Katerina, I could make this SBD friendly so fast it would make your head spin!)
Kronshagen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
It seems like Ulrike and I are old friends, now that I have finally learned how to to spell the name of her town without looking it up! (I'm frightfully bad with names!) Head over to Kuchenlatein and see the wonderful sounding Butternut Squash Risotto with Sage that Ulrike has created for WHB this week.
Washington D.C., U.S.A.
A very interesting post next from Krista of Calendula and Concrete about Mizuna, a japanese green that surprised her when it keep thriving from a pack of mixed lettuce seeds, despite the cold. Krista has information about the plant and some recipe suggestions.
Springfield, Missouri, U.S.A.
Of course I love the idea of Cornbread with Jalapenos and Cilantro which comes next from Glenna at a Fridge Full of Food. Great photo of the cornbread, and how could it miss with cilantro, my very favorite herb?
Melbourne, Australia
Haalo from Cook (almost) Anything At Least Once never disappoints, and she has a wonderfully inventive appetizer this time. I could never describe it as well as her wonderful photos illustrate it, so go see Eggplant Bites with Chermoula Sauce and Gemello Cheese.
Queens, New York, U.S.A.
I mentioned new bloggers, and here's the first. From a lovely blog called Avenue Food, Sarah sends us a great sounding recipe for Herby Lamb Burgers with Tzatziki Sauce. Lamb, herbs, and Tzatziki sauce; what's not to like?
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Another new blogger, and if you read her *about me* section you'll see why Gluten-Free By the Bay is such an interesting blog. Isaiah (a woman) cooks delicious sounding kosher and gluten-free food, and we hope she sends lots more WHB offerings like this one: Salmon with Sage and Vegetables in Parchment Paper.
Davis, California, U.S.A.
Sher of What Did You Eat has a New Year's Resolution to only use cilantro for 80% of the time in 2007. I'm so disappointed. Ok, that was a joke, and if you're new to WHB you may not realize that Sher and I live to eat cilantro. The cilantro is only part of the reason Sher's creation of Stir-Fried Bok Choi with Cilantro and Roasted Peanuts looks so yum. I like everything about this recipe.
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Becky of Key Lime and Coconut says Boston is having one of the warmest Januarys in history, but that didn't stop her from turning the heat up even more with a yummy sounding Chipotle Chicken Stew. I love Chipotle chile peppers, and this sounded just fabulous.
New Jersey, U.S.A.
Not a new blogger, but a new blog name for the talented Gattina. She has re-named her blog Kitchen Unplugged, and will be spotlighting her hand-made bread, pastry, and pasta, along with her other culinary creations. This week she has adapted a previous WHB recipe to create Grilled Chicken in Banana Leaves Indonesian Style, which sounds wonderful.
A new blogger, and a new location. We've never had a WHB participant from Trinidad before. (Do you know exactly where it is? I had to look in the Atlas to find it off the coast of Venezuela.) Trini Gourmet is featuring a tropical fruit called Five Fingers, Carambola, or Star Fruit. She's looking for recipe ideas for this interesting fruit if anyone has any.
Valhalla, New York, U.S.A.
Another fabulous post from Rinku of Cooking in Westchester, who features both red and white onions, with several recipes as well as other information. First there's a recipe that sounds beyond delicious for Chicken Pulao, or Rice and Chicken Casserole, then a great tip for adding something special to a salad with Wine-Vinegar soaked red onion.
Vendee, France
Amazing posts just kept coming. Next is Kate from Thyme for Cooking who writes about Coq au Vin and the Chocolate Secret. I'm not going to reveal the secret, except to say that it was so simple I wondered why I hadn't heard of it before. Go to Thyme for Cooking to find out more.
Sydney, Australia
Another magnificent entry, this one from Anna at Morsels and Musings with two (count 'em) new ingredients in one post. Anna features the Australian icon Moreton Bay Bugs, a type of bay lobster, and an heirloom type of peaches called the Donut Peach to create a dish she names Moreton Bay Bugs with Donut Peach Salsa. And there's coriander and lime juice too! It just doesn't get any better than this.
Southeast, U.S.A.
Nantes, France
Another lovely bi-lingual offering from Virginie of Absolutely Green, who's making a very interesting and healthy-sounding salad. There are at least two new ingredients in this recipe for Mesclun with Smoked Salt and Toasted Millet and Macadamia Sauce. I've never heard of toasted millet flakes or smoked salt, and I'm not sure if anyone has ever used macadamia nut oil for WHB either. Virginie has the English version at the end, or click on the English translation.
Southern California, U.S.A.
It's a double header for SurfinDaave from The Serendipitious Chef who braved cold weather at the farmers market and then stinging barbs of criticism from his family to create Stinging Nettle Frittata. How does he keep coming up with these new ingredients week after week? If you've never had nettles (like me) there's a lot of information about health benefits and how to remove the stinging properties.
Trinidad, California, U.S.A.
Another incredible looking dish and an amazing post; this time it's Saffron Holiday Bread from Christine of Christine Cooks. This post has everything including a very complex recipe with great instructions, beautiful photos, and information about saffron. Even if you're not a bread maker, be sure to check out the photos!
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.
My own entry this week featured Flax Seed Meal, which I used in South Beach Phase One Meatloaf with Tomatoes, Fennel, and Flax Seed Meal. Using the flax seed meal as a binder in the meatloaf was a complete experiment on my part, and one that was a complete success. I can tell I'll be cooking more with flax seed meal in the future.
Toronto, Canada
I know I said no photos but I couldn't help but show you why Ruth from Once Upon a Feast didn't send a recipe this week. Ruth is holding her new grandson, which she says has been perfectly baked for nine months! Read all about the new little guy over at Ruth's blog.
Voting is open for the 2006 Food Blog Awards where Kalyn's Kitchen is a finalist for Best Food Blog – Theme. I'm truly touched by all the nice messages I've gotten from people wishing me well or telling me they've voted for me. Here are links to all the nominated sites and where to vote.
Don't forget January 9 is the last day to send Ilva your kitchen photo link if you're planning to show your kitchen to the world!


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Another year in travel has nearly come and gone.
The era of higher airfares remained as airlines showed continued discipline when putting seats in the sky. Hotels and rental cars continued to be the best sources of bargains. Superstorm Sandy took a bite out of travel, but the airlines responded with impressive communication and flexibility for their customers.
Business travel continued its rebound since the depths of the recession, particularly to emerging markets such as Latin America, Eastern Europe and Asia. Ancillary airline fees, predictably, proved not to be a fad. (That means you can expect more in 2013.) Full-body scanners became the norm at airports and with relatively little fuss from travelers, even if some scientists called for greater independent research on their potential effects.
That's my 2012 in a nutshell. For an additional look back, I checked in with two industry observers whose answers were edited for space. In the next Travel Mechanic, we'll look ahead to 2013.
Chris McGinnis, Director of Travel Skills Group (travelskills.com)
Q: How will 2012 be remembered in the travel industry?
A: The first year since 2008 when the travel industry can safely say business travel has come back.
Q: What were the positive developments in 2012 for travelers?
A: Based on what President Barack Obama accomplished for travelers in the previous four years (like PreCheck, funds for high-speed rail, passage of the three-hour rule for tarmac delays, higher compensation levels for bumps and scrutiny of ancillary fees), I think his re-election means more consumer protections and fewer headaches for travelers in coming years.
Q: What were the negative developments?
A: In-flight Wi-Fi has become popular among business travelers, so popular that it's increasingly difficult to maintain a signal as good on cross-country flights as it was in the past. Gogo (a leading provider) says it is working on fixes and fatter pipes to planes, but that remains to be seen.
Q: Is the industry moving in a more or less consumer-friendly direction versus a year ago?
A: More friendly, again, based largely on the advances made by the Obama administration.
Ed Perkins, Travel writer and consumer advocate, consultant for smartertravel.com
Q: How will 2012 be remembered in the travel industry?
A: "The year of the fees" and "the year of the big storm."
Q: What were the positive developments in 2012 for travelers?
A: It was another great year for airline safety, including the rollout of NextGen air traffic control improvements and more tech innovations, such as self check-in at airports.
Q: What were the negative developments?
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A: Again, the year of the fees. Also, the loss of some great destinations due to local political and economic problems: Greece, Egypt, Israel and parts of Mexico. And after many years of steady real-dollar airfare decreases, airfares started to go up again.
Q: Who or what was the 2012 Travel MVP?
A: The government "watchdogs." The Department of Transportation finalized rules that require airlines to post all-up fare information, with no carve-out of phony fees. Airlines are complying. The Federal Trade Commission initiated action against hotels for phony carve-outs of mandatory "resort" and similar phony fees from the true prices.
The Travel Mechanic is dedicated to better, smarter, more fulfilling travel. Thoughts, comments and suggestions can be sent to email@example.com. Include "Travel Mechanic" in the subject line. Follow him on Twitter at @traveljosh.


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I was recently traveling on vacation with my wife and two sons, 10 and 12. Werented a family size car from Hertz and were lucky enough to be assigned afairly new Volvo S80. A very nice car (with a totally unexpected feature), but one I may find mandatory on future purchases. This car came with a Remote Dope Slap button.
Having two sons, who are frequently in need of a dope slap. My usualmethod is to turn around in my seat (while driving) and manually administer the necessary slap. Volvo, known for implementing the latest safety features, has proven that modern technology knows no bounds. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this model of car comes with the ability to administer a dope slap to the back seat occupants with the push of a button.A row of buttons, just below the radio, includes one with a pictureof the back seat and a headrest. When pushed, the back seat headrests drop down, administering a dope slap to the top of the head of the rear seat occupant.
Although I could not control which headrest dropped, it didn't seem to matter, as both of the boys usually deserved a whack.
My compliments to the engineers at Volvo, for solving one more nasty safety issue.
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What happens when a "tech guy" with a love for history gets laid off during The Great Recession of 2008? You get me, Thomas MacEntee, a genealogy professional who's also a blogger, educator, author, social media connector, marketer, network builder and more.
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KATY FEENEY: We'll take questions for Bruce Bochy.
Q. Two-part question. First, how are Woody's ribs? Second, seriously, there was some talk in the clubhouse about not extending the zone in this situation. Is that an instinct you want to fight? Is it anything that you're going to talk about?
BRUCE BOCHY: Extending?
Q. The strike zone for hitters.
BRUCE BOCHY: No, we're not going to hopefully change anything. I mean, you know, like I said earlier, we created some opportunities there. We just didn't quite cash in. I don't think you change your approach up there as a hitter or really as a team. It's pretty simple now: we need to win a ballgame. What's happened we have to put behind us. It's a cliche, but right now our focus is on tomorrow's game, it's all we can think about, and go from there. But as far as changing anything, no, I wouldn't want the guys to change their approach up there because actually I think we've been swinging it okay. Sure, we've been missing a big hit, and we're not putting a lot of runs on the board, but we're getting our chances.
Q. Lineup changes for tomorrow?
BRUCE BOCHY: Roberts will be up there, Klesko will be out there. We'll have fairly close to our opening-game lineup back out there.
Q. Do you know how you're going to hit them?
BRUCE BOCHY: No. I have an idea, but I'll put it up later.
Q. It's been '98 since you've had a home playoff game. New ballpark. How much anticipation do you have to see that atmosphere?
BRUCE BOCHY: You know what, this is what we've been looking for with this new ballpark. Coming into the new ballpark, we wanted to contend. We came close last year. Now we're in post-season. That was the plan all along. We're excited to have a post-season game here tomorrow night in this new ballpark. It's a great venue. We're excited about having a game here. Should be very, very exciting. We know basically we're down two games. We need to win ball games. Putting that aside, this is what we were hoping for. Now it's happened. It's going to be great to see a post-season game in Petco.
Q. Can you discuss the late start time for tomorrow and also on Sunday when the national public isn't really going to be interested.
BRUCE BOCHY: We're not concerned with times. I know is was talked about in St. Louis, the 12:00 game, the 3:00 game. You know, we're excited to be here. Wouldn't matter what time we would play. We're not concerned about the 8:00 game tomorrow night. In fact, I think the players prefer a night game, to be honest. Normally on Sunday you play an early game. As far as the public or the national media, I know there's football and other games and things like that. Our focus is trying to win a ballgame.
Q. Obviously nobody wants to be down 0-2. How much comfort is there with Woody Williams on the mound for Game 3 in this situation?
BRUCE BOCHY: Well, you know, probably just like the Cardinals, we think we have depth in our rotation. Woody, he's been in this position before. He's an experienced guy that knows what he's doing out there. He's not going to be rattled by anything. This is a guy that's helped stabilize our rotation. I know he's been good for the young guys. I know he's excited about pitching in a post-season game. We're glad to have him hitting the mound for us tomorrow.
Q. Back to the playoff thing. How much can a team feed off of a home crowd like '84?
BRUCE BOCHY: I think your home crowd, your 10th man, as they say, does a lot for a ballclub. I mean, St. Louis, they had tremendous support there. It's done a lot for us in the past. We've seen what they can do for us. '84, '98, we have tremendous fans here. Had some fans come out here last night to welcome us back and support us. We're very thankful. We're excited to be in our home ballpark. You always self-motivate, but you do feed off your fans. You get energy from them. That's just the nature of the game I think for every home team. That's another reason why we're excited to be here in Petco
Q. Mark Loretta was talking earlier about maybe trying to manufacture the first run just to get a run on the board. Is that something you're conscious of, interested in doing?
BRUCE BOCHY: Well, we'd like to, sure, however we can do it. It still has to take somebody coming through, whether it's a productive out or a key base hit. Mark is part of that, just like the rest of the lineup. However we can get a run across the board, we want to do it. It's not like we haven't been trying to do that. It still comes down to executing, you know, hitting the ball where they aren't. For example, we know where runners are going, Mark smokes a ball there, it turns into a double play. You're always trying to figure out how to get runs across the board, just like they are.
Q. What did you see in Ben Johnson for him to go from a late-season call-up to a guy you wanted around in the post-season?
BRUCE BOCHY: You know, a lot's been said about Ben. He had two at-bats last game. The ball he lost there, he said it was a tough outfield to play. Even Larry Walker said it. You know, you're going to be nervous, but he's on this roster and he's going to play. There's young kids playing in the playoffs. McCann hit a three-run Homer off Clemens, he's 21 years old. I don't think you take a lot into two at-bats. I mean, hopefully this thing continues to go further and Ben will be used. I think we can look at one or two at-bats and put too much stock into it. Probably every player, they should be a little nervous or have that adrenaline going. If you don't, then something's wrong. I'm sure Ben felt it. The key is to channel it.
Q. What was it that you liked leading up to that point to make you decide you wanted him?
BRUCE BOCHY: Well, I think he's done a good job for us. He was a real shot in the arm when we brought him up. He's done some damage with the bat, with extra base hits. He's played a nice outfield. He's a good athlete. He's a guy that plays both sides of the ball well. The job that he did when we brought him up I think was the reason why we did want him on this roster. It gives us more flexibility against left-handed pitching.
Q. On the off chance this could be Trevor Hoffman's last game with the Padres, are you going to make a special effort to get him in tomorrow?
BRUCE BOCHY: Well, again, we're going to be locked in trying to win a ballgame. I'm not really thinking about that. I hate to think that Trevor Hoffman would not be in a San Diego uniform. That's what I know. When you think of Trevor, you think of San Diego. Hopefully we get to use him and it's the right situation. He hasn't pitched in this series. There is a good chance he will pitch tomorrow, not just if we need him, but he hasn't pitched in a while, so there's a good chance he will be out there.
Q. How frustrating is it to you knowing your team can play so much better than it has played?
BRUCE BOCHY: Well, I think everybody is a little frustrated because we made some mistakes, we know it. Against a good ballclub, it's probably going to come back to hurt you. It did against the Cardinals. We gave them some extra outs there. Didn't quite cash in on a couple real nice opportunities. To beat this club, you have to play your best ball. We don't think we've done that. One thing I'll say is they've been playing great. They've been crisp. They've executed. Their pitching's been solid. They've done a great job over there. For us to beat who I think is the class of the National League, you have to play your best ball.
KATY FEENEY: Thank you.
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European Robotic Arm
A robotic servicing system, which will be used to assemble and service the Russian segment of the International Space Station
The European Robotic Arm (ERA) will work with the new Russian airlock, to transfer small payloads directly from inside to outside the International Space Station. This will reduce the set-up time for astronauts on a spacewalk and allow ERA to work alongside astronauts.
Another task for ERA is to transport astronauts like a cherry-picker crane to a position where they can work on the exterior of the Space Station, or from one external location to another. This again saves time and effort during spacewalks.
ERA will use infrared cameras to inspect exterior surfaces of the Space Station.
Once ERA reaches the International Space Station, the Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module will be the home base from which it operates.
The arm consists of two end-effectors, two wrists, two limbs and one elbow joint together with electronics and cameras. Both ends act as either a 'hand' for the robot, or the base from which it can operate.
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Dancing With The Stars Make-Up Releases Photos Behind The Scenes For Week 2
Pictured above is Dancing With The Stars celebrity All Stars Apolo Ohno, Shawn Johnson, and Melissa Rycroft 'behind the scenes' goofing around and preparing for the show last week. For loads more pictures of the cast, be sure to check out Dancing With The Stars Make Up Facebook. It's fascinating to read how their make up was done too if interested. Click pics above once and then once again afterwards to enlarge. I love Apolo's wink!!


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In this article, I argue that mainstream artificial intelligence is about to enter a new AI winter because, in spite of claims to the contrary, they are still using a representational approach to intelligence, aka symbolic AI or GOFAI. This is a criticism that Hubert Dreyfus has been making for half a century to no avail. I further argue that the best way to get rid of the representationalist baggage is to abandon the observer-centric approach to understanding intelligence and adopt a brain-centric approach. On this basis, I conclude that timing is the key to unlocking the secrets of intelligence.
The World Is its Own Model
Hubert Dreyfus is a Professor of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. Dreyfus has been the foremost critic of artificial intelligence research (What Computers Still Can't Do) since its early days. The AI community hates him for it. Here we are, many decades later, and Dreyfus is still right. Drawing from the work of famed German philosopher, Martin Heidegger and the French existentialist philosopher, Merleau-Ponty, Dreyfus's argument has not changed after all those years. Using Heidegger as a starting point, he argues that the brain does not create internal representations of objects in the world. The brain simply learns how to see the world directly, something that Heidegger referred to as presence-at-hand and readiness-to-hand. Dreyfus gave a great example of this in his paper Why Heideggerian AI Failed and how fixing it would require making it more Heideggerian (pdf). He explained how roboticist Rodney Brooks solved the frame problem by moving away from the traditional but slow model-based approach to a non-representational one:
The year of my talk, Rodney Brooks, who had moved from Stanford to MIT, published a paper criticizing the GOFAI robots that used representations of the world and problem solving techniques to plan their movements. He reported that, based on the idea that "the best model of the world is the world itself," he had "developed a different approach in which a mobile robot uses the world itself as its own representation – continually referring to its sensors rather than to an internal world model." Looking back at the frame problem, he writes:Deep Learning's GOFAI Problem
And why could my simulated robot handle it? Because it was using the world as its own model. It never referred to an internal description of the world that would quickly get out of date if anything in the real world moved.
By and large, the mainstream AI community continues to ignore Dreyfus and his favorite philosophers. Indeed, they ignore everyone else including psychologists and neurobiologists who are more than qualified to know a thing or two about intelligence and the brain. AI's biggest success, deep learning, is just GOFAI redux. A deep neural network is actually a rule-based expert system. AI programmers just found a way (gradient descent, fast computers and lots of labeled or pre-categorized data) to create the rules automatically. The rules are in the form, if A then B, where A is a pattern and B a label or symbol representing a category.
The problem with expert systems is that they are brittle. Presented with a situation for which there is no rule, they fail catastrophically. This is what happened back in May to one of Tesla Motors's cars while on autopilot. The neural network failed to recognize a situation and caused a fatal accident. This is not to say that deep neural nets are bad per se. They are excellent in controlled environments, such as the factory floor, where all possible conditions are known in advance and humans are kept at a safe distance. But letting them loose in the real world is asking for trouble.
As I explain below, the AI community will never solve these problems until they abandon their GOFAI roots and their love affair with representations.
The Powerful Illusion of Representations
The hardest thing for AI experts to grasp is that the brain does not model the world. They have all sorts of arguments to justify their claim that the brain creates representations of objects in the world. They point out that MRI scans can pinpoint areas in the brain that light up when a subject is thinking about a word or a specific object. They argue that imagination and dreams are proof that the brain creates representations. These are powerful arguments and, in hindsight, one cannot fault the AI community too much for believing in the illusion of representations. But then again, it is not as if knowledgeable thinkers, such as Hubert Dreyfus, have not pointed out the fallacy of their approach. Unfortunately, mainstream AI is allergic to criticism.
Why the Brain Does Not Model the World
There are many reasons. I'll just list a few as follows.
- The brain has to continually sense the world in real time in order to interact with it. The perceptions only last a short time and are mostly forgotten afterwards. If the brain had a stored (long-term) model of the world, it would only need to update the model occasionally. There are not enough neurons in the brain to store a model of the world. Besides, the brain's neurons are too slow to engage in any complex computations that an internal model would require.
- It takes the brain a long time (years) to build a universal sensory framework that can instantly perceive an arbitrary pattern. However, when presented with a new pattern (which is almost all the time since we rarely see the same exact thing more than once), the cortex instantly accommodates existing memory structures to see the new pattern. No new structures are learned. A neural network, by contrast, must be trained with many samples of the new pattern. It follows that the brain does not learn to create models of objects in the world. Rather it learns how to sense the world by figuring out how the world works.
- The brain should be understood as a complex sensory organ. Saying that the brain models the world is like saying that a sensor models what it senses. The brain builds a huge collection of specialized sensors that sense all sorts of phenomena in the world. The sensors are organized hierarchically. They are just sensors (detectors) that respond directly to specific sensory phenomena in the world. For example, we may have a high level sensor that fires when grandma comes into view but it is not a model of grandma. Our brain cannot model anything outside of it because our eyes do not see grandma. They just sense changes in illumination. To model something, one must have access to both a subject and an object. An artist can model something by looking at both the subject and the painting. The brain must sense things directly. It only has the signals from its senses to work with.
The most crippling mistake that most AI researchers make is that they try to understand intelligence from the point of view of an outside observer. Rather, they should try to understand it from the point of view of the intelligence itself. They need to adopt a brain-centric approach to AI as opposed to an observer-centric approach. They should ask themselves, what does the brain have to work with? How can the brain create a model of something that it cannot see until it learns how to see it?
Once we put ourselves in the brain's shoes, so to speak, representations no longer exist because they make no sense. They simply disappear.
Timing is the Key to Unsupervised Learning
The reason that people like Yann LeCun, Quoc Le and others in the machine learning community are having such a hard time with unsupervised learning (the kind of learning that people do) is that they do not try to "see" what the brain sees. The cortex only has discrete sensory spikes to work with. It does not know or care where they come from. It just has to make sense of the spikes by figuring out how they are ordered. Here is the clincher. The only order that can be found in multiple sensory streams of discrete signals is temporal order: they are either concurrent or sequential. Timing is thus the key to unsupervised learning and everything else in intelligence.
One only has to take a look at the center-surround design of the human retina to realize that the brain is primarily a complex timing mechanism. It may come as a surprise to some that we cannot see anything unless there is motion in the visual field. This is the reason that the human eye is continually moving in tiny movements called microsaccades. Movements in the visual field generate precisely timed spikes that depend on the direction and speed of the movements. The way the brain sees is completely different from the way computer vision systems work. They are not even close.
New AI Winter in the Making
Discrete signal timing should be the main focus of AI research, in my opinion. It is very precise in the brain, on the order of milliseconds. This is something that neurobiologists and psychologists have known about for decades. But the AI community thinks they know better. They don't. They are lost in a lost world of their own making. Is it any wonder that their field goes from one AI winter to the next? Artificial intelligence research is entering a new winter as I write but most AI researchers are not aware of it.
See Also
People Ask Me, What Do You Have Against Deep Learning?
Mark Zuckerberg Understands the Problem with DeepMind's Brand of AI
Why Deep Learning Is a Hindrance to Progress Toward True AI
In Spite of the Successes, Mainstream AI is Still Stuck in a Rut


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A History of Pagan Councils in the United States: In my recent examination of the Pagan label, I pointed to Chas Clifton's "Her Hidden Children" while examining how "Pagan" became the default term for our interconnected movement. In that process I also mentioned the early Pagan councils of the 1960s and 1970s, which were largely failures, but did lay ground for future cooperation and the creation of a "Pagan community." For more depth on the topic of early Pagan councils and similar initiatives, I would point you to Aidan Kelly's blog at Patheos which has been running a series on those early councils, and how they eventually led to the creation of the Covenant of the Goddess (COG).
"The attempt to create an umbrella, church-like organization for Pagans was begun by Michael Kinghorn in Los Angeles in 1967. His work led to the creation of the Council of Themis, which, after being founded in 1969, acquired an international membership steadily until 1972. […] Given the profound theological differences between these groups, it should not be surprising that their coalition was inherently unstable."
I recommend tracking down all the posts in that series, and his other posts on the history of Wicca and Witchcraft in North America. I recognize that Kelly can be a controversial figure for some, but his work here is much-needed. If we are going to be having debates and discussions about the future of the Pagan label, we should understand the history that formed the current understandings and institutions that many of us now participate in.
Sabina Magliocco Clarifies What Her Pagan Studies Conference Keynote Says: There has been a lot of discussion stemming from The Wild Hunt's coverage of the ninth annual Conference on Current Pagan Studies, specifically the lecture by Dr. Sabina Magliocco, Professor of Anthropology at California State University, Northridge, and author of "Witching Culture: Folklore and Neo-Paganism in America" entitled "The Rise of Pagan Fundamentalism." In a comment on the original story on the orignal story by contributor Patrick Wolff, Magliocco clarifies an "unintentional misrepresentation" in Wolff's reporting.
"I think there may have been an unintentional misrepresentation of what I actually said. My argument was that constructing a shared identity around belief is problematic, because belief is based on experience. If the gods choose to reveal themselves differently to different people, and if belief is changeable and emergent, as belief scholarship shows it to be, then shared identity needs to be based on something other than belief.
Let me also clarify that belief in and of itself is not "fundamentalist" ( a word I adopted polemically and with some reservations). It is the insistence that only one sort of belief is correct, and the demonization of those who disagree or whose experience is different, that can lead to a dogmatic rigidity that we might want to avoid."
I have been in contact with Dr. Magliocco, and I'm hoping to showcase a longer essay from her regarding some of these issues very soon. As the editor of The Wild Hunt, I'd like to personally apologize for any misrepresentations, unintentional or not, that may have been spread regarding her work. We always strive to accurately report the positions of figures within our community that we report on, and are committed to correcting our account when mistakes happen.
The Green Man is a Green Terrorist: In a final, unrelated, note, English poet, actor, and playwright Heathcote Williams has released a new poem entitled "The Green Man is a Green Terrorist." According to culture critic Jan Herman, it is "a rhymed marvel of CAT-scan clarity" that "will be seen one day as a YouTube classic."
Thanks to subversive stone masons in the Middle Ages
This green remnant of man's pagan past
Finds its way onto church ceilings, corbels, and bosses
Along with Sheela na gigs mad with lust.
Williams is best known for his environmentally themed poems, most notably "Whale Nation." What do you think? Classic? Or stuff that's been done before, just not to a non-Pagan audience?
That's all I have for the moment. Have a great day!


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THE CENTROMERE: REPLICATION, RECOMBINATION, REASSEMBLY by Pao-Chen Li ________________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (MOLECULAR BIOLOGY) December 2011 Copyright 2011 Pao-Chen Li
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|Normal cell division requires faithful DNA replication and proper DNA segregation in order to generate two identical daughter cells. Within cells DNA is always assembled with positively charged histones to form protein-DNA packaging structures called chromatin. The order of chromatin packaging regulates cellular functions including replication, gene expression and chromosome segregation. The compact chromatin region is called heterochromatin. The centromere is a rigid, gene-silent heterochromatin region and is essential for faithful chromosome segregation. To duplicate a cell, this region needs to be unpacked for replication and further be reassembled to maintain its function. I tackled how cells maintain faithful replication and reassembly at this region in S. pombe. ❧ I found that a replication protein Cdc18/Cdc6 associates with heterochromatin protein Swi6/HP1. A mutation cdc18-I43A that reduces Cdc18 association with Swi6 has no silencing defect at the centromere, but changes Swi6 distribution and accelerates the timing of centromere replication. This interaction is important for replication timing at the centromere through region-specific regulation of Swi6 loading. ❧ Transcription at the centromere at S phase is also crucial for centromere reassembly. The coordination of replication and transcription machineries is important to prevent genome instability generated by collision of these two machineries. I found that the loading of RNA Polymerase II at the centromere is independent from DNA replication. ❧ I also found that the centromere is prone to recombination while unprotected by heterochromatin factors. Also, this region is very sensitive to replication fork stalled. The repetitive sequences at the centromere require fork protector Mrc1/Claspin, S phase checkpoint kinase Cds1 and recombinase Rhp51/Rad51 to insure proper centromere reassembly.
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|THE CENTROMERE: REPLICATION, RECOMBINATION, REASSEMBLY by Pao-Chen Li ________________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (MOLECULAR BIOLOGY) December 2011 Copyright 2011 Pao-Chen Li


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It might be the longest interview ever. Get a group of top advisors together in a room and ask them about client behavior, the economy, retirement income and politics, and be prepared for sparks.
Managed account provider Curian Capital did just that at its semiannual gathering of top advisors in Denver. While the group was able to get through only one of eight agenda topics at a previous gathering in Boston last October, forward progress was made on Tuesday as two more questions were addressed in the time allotted—but opinions and crosstalk were just as strong.
It began with a discussion of last Friday's economic news and employment numbers, and how they—and their clients—were reacting.
"From an investment perspective, we've been cautious for some time," Mark Singer (left), an advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network and author of The Changing Retirement Landscape, said. "Our allocation is a third in equities, a third in fixed income and a third in alternative investments. I get these calls from a reporter whenever a drop in the market of bad economic news comes out. She wants to know if my clients are panicking and she's always surprised that they're not."
So was Singer comfortable with all that's happening?
"No, but as comfortable as I can be," he bluntly stated.
Jim Person with SII Investments said last Friday's news was an opportunity for him. After receiving a call from a panicked client, he realized many of clients felt the same, but weren't picking up the phone.
"No one likes to see a day like Friday," Person (right) explained. "The Dow represents the market for most people; if they see it drop by 2% they think their portfolios dropped by 2%. I drafted and sent a e-mail noting the fact that due to our allocations we weren't really affected from a performance standpoint."
The result was twofold; a client called to thank him for the communication, noting she was too intimidated to call initially. The second was in relation to new money he just received. He e-mailed the client to show what would have happened to their portfolio had they still been in the previous investment.
"He said 'Thanks, your advice is already paying me dividends,'" Person said. "My job is to manage client behavior. Down markets are better than up markets to help educate and influence clients. I have no control over the markets, but I was able to take a miserable day and turned it into one of the best PR days I've had."
Rex Rexroad, also an advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, said it's all about setting expectations.
"It's disingenuous to say 'I know the direction of the market' or 'I know what's coming,'" Rexroad noted. "About the only thing we can count on is that volatility will continue. We can set expectations by letting clients know we will use what we've learned from the past to get a picture of future possibilities." Mike Helgesen of Securities Service Network then mentioned the current crisis in Europe, noting that the housing crisis was an asset bubble that will take 10 years from which to recover.
"It will be the same, at least, with Europe," Helgesen said. "The problem was that their currency was amalgamated, but their economies were not; there was that disconnect between fiscal responsibility and currency. The result is a difficult period that will remain difficult for some time. The key is to not draw a line in the sand. I'm just not smart enough to know which way the market is going on a daily basis."
Like Person, Rexroad saw it as opportunity, this time to revisit "the foundations of the financial plan and what the clients are trying to achieve."
"Sure, it's the retirement road map," Singer added. "It's the planning and goals. Don't make it about short-term performance; it must have a bigger-picture focus."
Rexroad then compared financial advisors to doctors, noting they can't guarantee a cure, but can give it their best effort based on known variables. Person added that "no matter how much we educate clients, it will never be enough. That illustrates the real value of a properly allocated portfolio."
Advisor Bruce Woods with Woods Investment and Insurance Services explained that he categorizes his clients' reactions to poor economic news in one of four ways:
1) Opportunistic—"This is a client that I have to calm down because they immediately want to buy too much on the heels of bad news."
2) Concerned—"This client will pick up the phone and want to know what's going on. But it's crucial at this point to walk them through it. If it becomes too overwhelming, they'll shut down and become apathetic.
3) Apathetic—"This client won't do anything; they're frozen in place."
4) Survival—"This client is fighting for their very financial lives."
"It's a perfect storm at the moment," Woods added. "Demographically speaking, everyone is in the process of looking for retirement income simply because of their age. There is an enormous focus on the sources of that income, which I think id too deeply rooted in alternative investments. There is just too much of a focus on singular sources." Woods also mentioned Europe, noting that most politicians are paying little more than "lip service" to unfunded entitlements.
"We're now starting to hear rumbles that the Fed might somehow bail out Europe. At that point, we'll simply be a loan broker for China."
Helgesen then said it was a great time to redefine risk in more human terms that clients can better understand and relate to.
"It's not about standard deviation; they're not going to run into the road and risk being hit by standard deviation," he said to laughter. "It's better to talk more about timeframes."
"Everybody will participate in the markets when things are good; what separates clients from one another is their tolerance for loss," added Mark Schoenbeck, senior vice president and chief marketing officer with Curian.
Rexroad cited the famed portfolio manager Chris Davis of Davis Funds when noting that risk was the possibility of significant and permanent loss of purchasing power.
"The conversation has to begin with the financial strategies to help clients reach goals," he said. "Then, and only then, can the conversation turn to the appropriate product. If you put the spotlight on daily activity and short-term performance, your clients will focus on daily activity and short-term performance. Get it down to their goals and their assets versus liabilities. In that way, you'll help them take a longer-term view."
"My father, John Woods, used a water pump analogy when explaining the markets," Woods concluded. "Water will come if the handle is up or down; the key is to make sure the handle keeps moving."


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Saint Patrick, Bishop of Armagh, Enlightener of Ireland - Troparion & Kontakion
Troparion — Tone 3
Holy Bishop Patrick, / faithful shepherd of Christ's royal flock, / you filled Ireland with the radiance of the Gospel: / The mighty strength of the Trinity! / Now that you stand before the Savior, / pray that He may preserve us in faith and love!
Kontakion — Tone 4
From slavery you escaped to freedom in Christ's service: / He sent you to deliver Ireland from the devil's bondage. / You planted the Word of the Gospel in pagan hearts. / In your journeys and hardships you rivaled the Apostle Paul! / Having received the reward for your labors in heaven, / never cease to pray for the flock you have gathered on earth, / Holy bishop Patrick!


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As the Federal Reserve met in Washington on Wednesday, a majority of economists believed Chairman Ben Bernanke would continue with the latest round of quantitative easing through the end of his term in January 2014. They also believed the Fed had "gone too far" in its quantitative easing and that it was unlikely to do much to boost the economy.
Sixty-eight percent of economists polled by Bloomberg said the Fed chairman's third round of quantitative easing will last until late next year or beyond, creating a median estimate of 116,000 jobs over the course of 2013. Most surveyed economists believe Bernanke has gone too far with quantitative easing, with 55% saying policy is too easy, compared with 48% who said so in a Sept. 7-10 survey.
"The recovery in the labor market is probably going to be more sluggish than the Fed recognizes," Michael Hanson, senior U.S. economist at Bank of America in New York and a former Fed economist, told the news service. He said policymakers have "painted themselves in a bit of a corner, waiting to see a significant improvement in the labor market."
The FOMC's annoucement after their meeting on Wednesday affirmed the Fed's QE3 policy, offering no changes, while stating, "If the outlook for the labor market does not improve substantially, the Committee will continue its purchases of agency mortgage-backed securities, undertake additional asset purchases, and employ its other policy tools as appropriate until such improvement is achieved in a context of price stability."
In a related story, Joseph Stiglitz (right), Columbia University's high-profile professor of economics, told Bloomberg, "the likelihood that monetary policy will bring us back to anything close to normal is zero. QE1 didn't work, QE2 didn't work and I think there is very little hope QE3 will work."
When queried as to whether or not the Fed has a choice in introducing another round of quantitative easing, given the poor state of the economy, he said, "the Fed obviously has a choice, but it wants to be seen as doing something. After all, [Bernanke] should feel guilty, because the Fed's policies have led to the financial crisis. So I think they have a lot of guilt on their shoulders."
The Fed's QE3 policy could contribute to more market uncertainty, adds Jeff Knight, head of global asset allocation with Putnam Investments.
"The challenge of executing [QE3] may cause volatility for stocks and bonds," Knight wrote in the firm's fourth-quarter outlook on Wednesday. "The central banks' plans for printing money to buy bonds from national governments running huge deficits cannot be considered a long-term solution to debt problems."
Investors should focus on two alternative scenarios, he advises. The first is that the policy overstays its welcome. In this case, expect a sharp decline in the purchasing power of all "this newly printed fiat money, with inflation mounting, perhaps significantly, in due time."
The other scenario, one Knight calls "more optimistic," is that monetary policy reverses before inflation surges.
"Consider this," he concludes. "Will there be demand for the bonds that central banks will need to sell, or the ones that central banks will no longer be buying? If the impact of this quantitative easing is so helpful to markets now, won't its reversal be equally hurtful? We are wary in the long term of both the unintended consequences of these policies as well as the prospect of their ultimate reversals."


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Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband extended as conservator
Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband will remain the ailing actress' conservator until at least August and will have to account for her assets, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Fredric von Anhalt has served as his wife's conservator since July after the actress' daughter questioned whether he was providing proper medical care and appropriately managing her finances.
An attorney appointed to represent Gabor's interests wrote in a report that von Anhalt has generally been a good steward of his wife and has complied with terms of a settlement that required strict financial oversight. The report by attorney LeAnne Maillian states it appears von Anhalt had used some of his wife's money to pay his own expenses, but that he has already repaid it.
Von Anhalt's attorney William Remery declined to state how much was repaid.
Gabor, a Hungarian-born sexpot of the 1950s and 1960s, has been in declining health in recent years. She has contended with a broken hip, a leg amputated because of gangrene, blood clots, infections, pneumonia and other ailments and requires around-the-clock care.
Superior Court Judge Reva Goetz said Frederic von Anhalt should provide details about his wife's finances by July so that she can review details before she reviews the case again on Aug. 21.
Maillian said she is receiving monthly financial reports about Gabor's estate.
Gabor's daughter Francesca Hilton has questioned whether von Anhalt was properly caring for her 95-year-old mother and her finances. Hilton's attorney Kenneth Kossoff said Wednesday he is still seeking more details about Gabor's medical care, but that didn't want to publicly discuss them.


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The lying skankbag is at it again. And few are skankier than Denise Richards.
Quick recap:
Widely rumoured to be an alleged one-time employee of Heidi Fleiss, Denise then met Charlie Sheen, they married, they had a child. And then began the lies. She accused him of pervy behaviour and filed for divorce while heavily pregnant with their second.
When a brief reconciliation failed – probably because he wouldn't give her more money – Denise left him again and decided to start dating her former friend Heather Locklear's ex husband like five minutes after they split. Major violation of Girl Code. MAJOR VIOLATION.
There's your first indication a girl is worthless.
Unfortunately for Denise, Richie Sambora wasn't dumb enough to marry her and sign over half of his Bon Jovi money, which is why Denise had to start from scratch. With a career in the sh*tter, Charlie engaged again, and no one interested in dating her or hiring her, Denise went on the attack again against Charlie, levelling unproven and unfounded allegations and trying to limit his access to their children… even though she had just asked him to GIVE HER SOME SPERM for a third child.
If he's a sexual predator, why make another kid with his spunk???
Well… Denise, you see, is hard at work trying to remake her image, busy working with the paparazzi to sell herself as the perfect mother, knowing this just might be her only hope.
So now she's trying to negotiate a brand new reality tv show focusing on her single motherhood, essentially exploiting her own children to resurrect a career that never, ever was. Charlie, not surprisingly, is said to be "absolutely 100% vehemently opposed to this" and is contesting her decision. Well of course he is.
Look at Britney, look at Lindsay, look at Jamie Lynn, look at Brad Renfro – look at what's become of so many child stars unnecessarily exposed too early to fame, fortune, and notoriety.
Given that Charlie knows perhaps better than anyone the unspeakable evils percolating in the Hollywood cesspool, of course he'd want to block Denise's naked ambition.
The two will be battling it out in court today.
Amazing, non? Denise Richards is going from employee to employer, from working girl to pimping mother… Why can't Hollywood Ebola infect Denise Richards?
The lying skankbag is at it again. And few are skankier than Denise Richards.


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Glass terrarium with dual doors, front ventilation, waterproof bottom, raised bottom frame, closeable inlets for tubing and wires. Realistic rock background included.
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This Exo-Terra Glass Terrarium is an ideal habitat for reptiles and amphibians. Designed by European herpetologists this stunning and durable glass terrarium boasts features that help to keep your reptile or amphibian healthy and happy, while also helping to make maintenance and feeding simpler and more convenient for you. The front opening doors of this desert reptile terrarium can be opened separately and have a specially designed locking mechanism, which allows for easy access as well as for escape prevention. Featuring full-screen top ventilation for ample UVB and infrared penetration, the top of this terrarium is completely removable, allowing you to easily decorate, clean and maintain this reptile habitat. The screen cover also includes five closeable wire or tube inlets on both sides to install accessories, such as heating elements, waterfalls, temperature or humidity sensors and more. Meanwhile, these handsome glass terrariums include a raised bottom plate to accommodate a substrate heater as well as an extra high fixed front window that is ideal for thick layers of substrates- perfect for burrowing reptiles or aquatic parts. Included is a natural-looking rock terrarium background that is easy to cut for a more custom look and fit, and offers an additional climbing surface. This Exo-Terra rock terrarium background creates a multi-dimensional habitat ideal for climbing reptiles and offers a natural look to your humid or dry reptile habitat. This item can ship only via freight carrier. In order to complete your order, we must have a valid phone number. The shipping company will contact you separately to coordinate delivery. Please enter your phone number when prompted during the add-to-cart process.


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A collection of scholarly works about individual liberty and free markets. A project of Liberty Fund, Inc.
1844 - 1927
Historical Period:
The 20th Century and Beyond
Philip H. Wicksteed (1844-1927), English philosopher, theologian, and economist, made important advances in economic method and in the theory of marginal productivity. He also emphasized the subjectivism of costs. His use of mathematics and graphical analysis, coupled with a lively writing style, made these tools more accessible to students. He influenced many 20th century economists, particularly those working in the Austrian tradition.


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Trial Date Set For Tyler Salon Owner Accused of Illegal Medical Procedures
A Tyler Beauty Salon owner charged with illegally performing breast augmentations was back in a Tyler courtroom Monday.
A trial date of July 9th was set for 39 year old Carmel Foster who is accused of injecting two people with an unknown liquid gel substance to augment their breast. One person was hospitalized as a result of the procedure.
Foster who owns Queen Divas Salon in Tyler remains jailed on bonds totaling $200,000.


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Wikiquote:Quote of the day/March 28
|I do not understand those terrors which make us cry out, Satan, Satan! when we may say, God, God! and make Satan tremble. Do we not know that he cannot stir without the permission of God? ... I am really much more afraid of those people who have so great a fear of the devil, than I am of the devil himself. Satan can do me no harm whatever, but they can trouble me very much, particularly if they be confessors.
~ Teresa of Ávila ~


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Product name: Nua Worsted (UK)
Category : 10 ply worsted
Fibres : 60% Merino / 20% Linen /20% Yak
Weight/Length: 50g = 100 metres (109 yards)
Needles : 4.5 – 5mm US 6-7
Gauge: 19 – 21 to sts = 10cm /4 inches
Care : Hand wash only , dry flat.
(Average amount for plain sweater/cardigan: Small: 800/1000m – Large: 1200/1400m)
Nua Worsted is a heavier weight version of the original Nua yarn. Perfect for warmer garments and cosy accessories, the wonderful heathery colours can be combined for fantastic combinations.
Nua Worsted is a blend of merino, yak, and linen. Each of these fibres contributes something special to create an amazing yarn blend.
Merino provides a soft, squishy, and versatile base. Yak adds a unique silkiness to the yarn that your fingers will simply love. Finally, linen, adds strength and durability.
Nua is non-superwash, which creates a lighter yarn with a bit more bounce, making blocking easier and helping projects (especially garments) to hold their shape nicely.
Isabell Kraemer has designed a sweater in this yarn called 'Mycroft'
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The Bronx RHIO is creating an electronically connected community of providers where healthcare can be delivered more effectively and efficiently to the 1.4 million people who live in the Bronx. Thanks to the vision and commitment of its participant organizations, the Bronx RHIO is increasingly being recognized as a leading model for secure, interoperable health information exchange.
As a not-for-profit organization supported by its participant organizations and by grant funding from federal, state (New York State Department of Health) and local government, a major challenge is to secure additional funding to pursue our mission and vision more effectively. A key role and opportunity exists for corporations to support this exciting initiative using information technology to achieve better health and healthcare in the Bronx.
As a Corporate Sponsor of the Bronx RHIO you can:
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USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter
The USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter lets you connect your USB-C–enabled Mac or iPad to an HDMI display, while also connecting a standard USB device and a USB-C charging cable.
This adapter allows you to mirror your Mac or iPad display to your HDMI-enabled TV or display.
3840x2160 at 60Hz on:
11-inch iPad Pro, 12.9-inch iPad Pro (3rd generation and later), MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019), MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017 and later), MacBook Pro (13-inch, four Thunderbolt 3 ports, 2020), MacBook Air (2020), iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017 and later), iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017 and later), and iMac Pro (2018)
1080p at 60Hz or UHD (3840x2160) at 30Hz on:
MacBook Air (2018 and later), MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016 and later), MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016), iMac (non-Retina, 21.5‑inch, 2017) and Mac mini (2018)
Simply connect the adapter to a USB-C or Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) port on your Mac or iPad, and then to your TV or projector via an HDMI cable (sold separately).
Use the standard USB port to connect devices such as your flash drive or camera, or a USB cable for syncing and charging your iOS devices. You can also connect a charging cable to the USB-C port to charge your Mac or iPad.
What's in the Box
Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter
Tech Specs
System Requirements
macOS Mojave 10.14.6 or later; iOS 12.4 or later
Requires an HDMI cable (sold separately) for connection to your TV or projector. Supports both video and audio output.
iPad Models
- 12.9-inch iPad Pro (4th generation)
- 12.9-inch iPad Pro (3rd generation)
- 11-inch iPad Pro (2nd generation)
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- iPad Air (4th generation)
Mac Models
- MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)
- MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018–2019)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016 to 2019)
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- MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, early 2015 to 2017)
- iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2019 and later)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019 and later)
- iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017)
- iMac Pro (2017 or later)
- Mac Pro (2019)
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6. How to Build a Winning Team
You've just been in a serious car accident. You've got massive internal injuries and a broken jaw. You're going to be in the hospital at least a month. Your jaw is wired shut so you can't use the phone. Will your business run easily and well while you recover? Will your customers be served while you are gone? If you've just experienced heart failure over this prospect, the following list is for you. The information below, if put into practice, will reduce your stress, increase your business' productivity, and give you the vacation you so richly deserve. Here's the top ten things you can do to make your business run as smoothly as possible.
1. Hire wisely
Most businesses hire bodies for particular jobs rather than people to help build a future. Your business is only as good as each individual employee's contribution to its functioning. Therefore, look for the three i's when you hire: intelligence, initiative, and integrity. For every position, from receptionist to packing clerk, hire only the best you can find. Conversely, if you have current employees who are not performing well, consider whether they are a wise investment of your money.
2. Build a team, not your ego
Many employers let their egos dominate their interactions with their employees. Stop the pattern. Instead, trust your employees to do their jobs. Make each employee feel that they are an invaluable member of the company team. Let each employee know they are an integral part of the company's end product. Set the example for positive interaction at all times between members of the team even when ideas or performance must be corrected.
3. Reward well
When you get good employees, reward them financially and emotionally. Be sure their pay is at least at market rate. Take time often to acknowledge each employee's contribution. The two biggest loyalty builders are two simple words-- thank you.
4. Be hands on
Know each employee's job and how to do it. This not only gives you an automatic reserve employee and trainer (yourself), but has an added bonus. If you show an employee that you are willing to learn or have learned his/her job, you are communicating that you believe their work has value. Every employee needs to know that whether they are emptying trash cans, setting the presses, or selling the large accounts, their work is worthwhile and valuable.
5. Make your employees versatile
In a small company, every employee should know how to do at least two jobs, particularly on the technical and service sides. For critical tasks, at least three employees should know how to do each job. Thus, you always have an on-the-premises reserve who can step in when needed.
6. Give away tasks, but not ultimate leadership
What is it you do best? Are you the idea man, the best salesman in your company, the
organizer? Find your best talent and then delegate all other tasks to your employees. Train them appropriately to do their job, let them know you have confidence in their ability to perform well, and then let them do their jobs. Adding responsibility with confidence will increase your employee's willingness to work and their pride in the company's end result. At the same time, you must maintain ultimate leadership. In any well run ship, the captain makes final decisions and you are still the captain, albeit a benign one.
7. Communicate, communicate, communicate
You must talk with your employees, solicit their suggestions, and positively correct their mistakes. Conversely, you must create an atmosphere where employees are willing and able to talk with you. The two best sources of information on how your business is doing and how to improve it are your employees and your customers. Pay attention to both.
8. Give your best and always and encourage the same in your employees
Pride in the company and its product or service always begins at the top. If you give a half effort or let a sloppily produced product go out the door to a client, you are sending a message to your employees that you do not respect your clients or your work. Your employees will adopt that view as well. If you set the example of giving the extra effort, pitching in when needed, caring about your fellow team members, working as a unit to be the best in your particular business, and taking care of the bottom line, your employees worth having and keeping will follow suit.
9. Encourage innovation and creation
Give your employees a stake in the future. Once a month, have a meeting where the employees make suggestions on how to improve your product, service, efficiency, or bottom line. Give monetary rewards when the ideas produce increases to the bottom line. Give positive encouragement for the process.
10. Have a second in command
No general goes into battle without a major who can take over if he is felled by a bullet. You are your business' general and must act accordingly. Find someone you trust within your company who has the same goals, ideals, and a similar business style. Train him/her appropriately. Let others know he/she has your confidence and authority when you are gone. When that is done, leave on vacation and test the theory out. If you have completed steps 1-9 above, your business will run easily and well and you will have regained a healthy balance in your life.