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Cocoron Shows Us What Soba Should Taste Like
61 Delancey Street, New York, NY 10002 (between Eldridge and Allen; map); cocoron-soba.com
Service: Friendly, prompt
Setting: Tiny, homey, Japanese
Must-Haves: Fresh tofu, yuba soba, any other soba
Cost: $3 to $8 for appetizers, $8 to $13 for soba
Grade: A-
Since the great ramen boom of the early aughts, there's been no shortage of awesome Japanese noodle houses in Manhattan. Heck, we even went and found the best for ya last year. And with the awesome Samurai Mama in Williamsburg (see ourreview here), we've now got a place where we can dine on their thicker, sturdier cousin—freshly made in-house, no less.
But in the great quadrumverate of Japanese noodles—that would be ramen, udon, soba, and somen—we're still sorely lacking in the latter two. At least, we were lacking in the latter two. Cocoron, a new-ish soba joint in the Lower East Side has brought it, and man, is it good.
While ramen and udon are made from chewy, easy-to-work-with wheat flour, soba are made from a combination of buckwheat and regular wheat. Buckwheat is not nearly as stretchable or workable as regular wheat flour, making soba production much more difficult. Most mass-produced soba is grainy or mealy when cooked.
The soba at Cocoron, on the other hand, is everything it should be: bouncy and stretchy, with the distinct deep, slightly roasty flavor of buckwheat. The owner of the shop, Kida Yoshihito—a 10-year veteran of the Tokyo soba scene—likes to impress the health benefits of soba and broth on his customers. "A soba a day, and 'health' make way," proclaims the menu, which is illustrated with manga-style characters made of soba ingredients. I'm no nutritionist so can't comment on the truth of his statements, but I can tell you that it's the flavor that'll keep me going back again and again.
Eating soba is not like eating a big bowl of ramen. Most versions on the menu involve some sort of dipping, saucing, or stirring. Confused? Don't worry—the waitress is super friendly and your meal comes with more instructions than your average stereo from the '80's, all written in frankly hilarious Japanglish sprinkled with manga cartoons. More than once I found myself giggling during the meal.
Appetizers are small and tasty, including one of the best dishes of Home Made Silky Tofu ($5) I've had. A creamy block served on top of a bamboo leaf with grated ginger, scallions, nori, and bonito flakes is custard-smooth and exceptionally tasty with a bit of soy sauce.
They use the spent bits of soybean from its production to make crisp-creamy Pork and Okara Croquettes ($3.50), which are greaselessly fried and served with a Japanese-style barbecue dipping sauce.
There are at least two dozen soba dishes on the menu, running the gamut from Chicken Burdock Dip ($13) to Tororo Wakame ($8.50). Of the ones we tried, our favorite was the Stamina Soba ($.8.80).
A bowl of hot, salty pork broth arrives at your table with bits of ground pork, a meatball, slices of pork loin and mushrooms, all set on top of a small alcohol burner. Separately, you get a large bamboo plate of cold, slightly-undercooked soba. The idea is to dip the cold noodles in the hot broth to finish the cooking process. Our friendly waitress warns us not to dip our noodles for more than five to ten seconds, lest we cool the broth or soften the noodles too far.
Pork Shabu Soba ($10.50) comes with a different set of instructions. Rather than dipping hot broth, here, cold broth is poured over the top of the bowl, which comes filled with soba, thin slices of pork, and a whole lot of grated daikon radish and thin-sliced scallions and shiso (Japanese basil). We opted to upgrade to the sesame broth for an extra buck, but we actually preferred their standard tsuyu-style broth.
We sat contentedly slurping away at our bowls (slurping is the only way to enjoy soba), contemplating their remarkable texture in a zen-like way when the waitress arrived with our other two orders.
Natto Soba ($8.50) can be a bit much for the uninitiated (our waitress made double sure that we knew what we were getting into before ordering it). Salty, stinky fermented soy beans are an acquired taste, but a bowl of great noodles with fresh crunchies like cucumber and pickled daikon are an easy way to acquire it. It comes with a soft poached egg and a pitcher of broth so you can season as desired before stirring it all together into one tasty salad.
An added interactive bonus: A miniature mortar and pestle, filled with toasted sesame seeds for you to grind and sprinkle to taste. This kind of eating is a lot of fun.
Our last bowl was the simplest, but might have been my favorite. Yuba Soba ($13) comes simply with a plate of soba, a hot bowl of broth made with dashi and soy milk, and a small dish of rolled yuba—a house-made soy bean product made by skimming off the skin that forms on top of a big pot of simmering soy milk. Fresh, creamy, and almost milky in the way of the best ricotta or mozzarella, it's a really refreshing and satisfying tray of food.
Once you're done with the noodles and are ready for the check you're met with one last (interactive) surprise: the waitress brings over a pot of hot water so that you can dilute your broth and drink it, in her words, as "a delicious soup drink."
Delicious indeed.
It might have just been that I was blown away by the deliciousness of the meal, or perhaps bowled over by the cartoon-characters proselytizing the health benefits of soba, but I swear, I did feel a bit stronger walking out the door.


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About a year after buying a flat-screen TV from Best Buy, a member of Consumers' Checkbook's staff received the following email:
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The email went on to assure her that buying a "smart" and "affordable" protection plan for $129.99 for two years or $179.99 for four years is "the best way to avoid costly repairs down the road."
Our colleague managed to keep panic in check and declined the offer. But consumers waste billions of dollars on extended warranties (also referred to as "protection plans") each year. The retailers that sell them increasingly count on the sales of extended warranties for most—or even all—of their profits. No wonder when you buy a new TV, appliance, camera, cell phone, or dozens of other types of products you almost have to fight your way out of the store to avoid buying one of these contracts.
Extended warranties are a good deal for the stores that sell them and for the companies that administer them and pay the claims—but a bad deal for you. On average, more than half of the selling price of these warranties goes to the retailers that sell them; much of the rest stays with the companies that back and administer them, and less than 20 cents of every dollar taken in actually gets paid out in claims.
In 2005, about a third of Best Buy's profits came from warranty sales, which carried profit margins of roughly 50 percent, as opposed to margins of just a few percent for many of the products covered by the warranties. That was the last year Best Buy reported details on the profitability of extended warranties. No wonder: Some analysts estimate that all of Best Buy's profit now comes from the sale of extended warranties.
Many products are very reliable, and those that do break down—especially electronics products—are likely to do so right away, while still covered by the manufacturer's warranty. NEW Customer Service Companies, the outfit that administers many retailers' extended warranty contracts on electronics, boasted that its clients sold over 35 million contracts in 2006 but only 5 million service and replacement claims were processed—less than one claim for every seven contracts. In marketing materials for its extended warranties, NEW tells retailers: "Not only are they easy add-on sales that generate instant incremental margin, but NEW [extended service plans] are proven to reduce returns and drive repeat business." Given how lucrative extended warranties are, NEW's pitch to stores is considerably understated.
The key point is that extended warranties are insurance policies. But unlike auto, homeowners, health, or life insurance, they insure against relatively small losses—potential repair or replacement costs—and pay out claims that represent a relatively small portion of what they take in.
Because an automobile accident, or a house fire, or complex medical care can have catastrophic financial consequences, it makes sense to insure against these perils. But since an insurance policy on a TV or refrigerator or computer protects you against repair costs of only a few hundred dollars, you need to ask yourself: Even in the very unlikely event that you have to throw out the product, would the loss of the product's full value be a financial catastrophe? If not, don't waste your money on such a policy.
Knowing all this, if you are still thinking about buying an extended warranty, consider the following:
- Many credit cards double the length of a manufacturer's warranty on products you buy with the cards. Most TVs and appliances come with one-year manufacturers' warranties; paying for the product with a credit card that has this feature extends that warranty for one year for free. But be sure to read the provisions before relying on these credit card benefits. A common requirement to claim benefits, for example, is that you have to provide full documentation of the purchase, including a copy of a credit card receipt. (That credit card companies give this coverage away is further evidence that extended warranties sold by stores are not worth much.)
- Consider buying at Costco. Costco for free extends the standard one-year manufacturer's warranty on its TVs, computers, major appliances, and some other types of products to two years. (You have to be a member—currently at a price of $55 per year—to buy these products or a warranty on such products at Costco.)
- You don't have to purchase an extended warranty at the time you purchase the product. You usually can purchase coverage up to 60 days after buying an item, and some stores allow you to buy coverage until just before the manufacturer's warranty expires. So give yourself some time and distance to consider your decision—and to see whether the item has any obvious flaws.
- You will find big price differences for similar warranty coverage. The table below show prices for extended warranties for a typical Sharp LCD HDTV and a Whirlpool refrigerator. For the TV, we found a wide range of prices, with Costco the clear price winner. At the time of this writing, Costco wasn't selling extended warranties for large appliances, but we still found considerable price variation among stores that did. For example, the price for a four-year warranty on the refrigerator at Lowe's was less than half the price for a three-year warranty at Best Buy and less than one-quarter the price for a four-year warranty at Sears.
- You don't have to buy an extended warranty from the store that sold you the product. Several companies sell warranties for products purchased elsewhere. So if you know you'll buy an extended warranty, shop for the best total price for both the product and the warranty, and take into consideration that you might buy them separately. Similarly, if you stumble across a great deal on an item you want, and you know you want to buy a warranty for it, consider whether you'd save by buying the warranty from the store offering the bargain or from a different seller. On the tables below, prices shown in color are for extended warranties that can be purchased for products bought elsewhere.
Be sure to read all the fine print. Important selling points of some warranties are virtually meaningless. For example, Best Buy's coverage plan promises to replace a product if it can't be repaired or requires more than four repairs. You have to drill down into the legalese to find out that the replacement can be a refurbished or rebuilt unit. And if your toddler drops your phone in a commode, be aware that many cell phone replacement plans don't cover immersion (although Costco and SquareTrade warranties do). Also check—
- How long does the warranty last? Extended warranties don't kick in until manufacturers' warranties expire. For the TV shown in the table to the left, Best Buy sells an extended warranty that it says offers two years of coverage for $129.99—but the clock on the two-year warranty starts on the date you buy the TV. Since the manufacturer provides a one-year warranty, you're actually paying $129.99 for only one additional year of coverage.
- Does the contract cover in-home service? You probably won't want to lug your 60-inch plasma TV across town.
- Are common repairs covered? If a contract for a TV does not mention replacement of burned-out lamps or bulbs—a common repair—it's probably not covered.
- Is there a deductible? No sense in paying $100 for an extended warranty that comes with a $50 deductible for a cell phone that costs $200—you'd pay $150 for the warranty and deductible to get reimbursed $200 in the unlikely event that your phone has to be replaced.
- What repair companies can you use? Even if the warranty pays for it, you don't want to deal with a lousy shop. Unfortunately, many retailers' warranties lock you in to having repairs done by the seller's own shop or a designated facility. In many cases, that's bad news. For example, Best Buy gets some of our lowest ratings for repair services. Ditto Sears and other big chains. Getting repairs done by these services might be a hassle—and might still result in a malfunctioning product. Independent shops tend to score much better.
Extended Warranties Offered by a Sample of Sellers
|1-year extended warranty
|2-year extended warranty
|3-year extended warranty
|4-year extended warranty
|5-year extended warranty
|Best Buy
|Costs shown are for plans available online on December 13, 2011. We have listed plans according to the number of years they cover the product after the one-year manufacturer's warranty has expired.
* TVs purchased at Costco automatically receive a one-year extended warranty for no additional charge; therefore, customers who buy three-year extended warranties get five years of coverage.
Extended Warranties Offered by a Sample of Sellers
|1-year extended warranty
|2-year extended warranty
|3-year extended warranty
|4-year extended warranty
|5-year extended warranty
|Best Buy
|Costs shown are for plans available on December 13, 2011. We have listed plans according to the number of years they cover the product after the one-year manufacturer's warranty has expired.
* Costco does not sell extended warranties for large appliances; instead, it lengthens manufacturers' warranties to two years.


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Cold soup and hot shrimp—this is a fantastic combination on a warm night. Blending the honeyed sweetness of this summer melon with intensely savory vegetables makes this dish incredibly refreshing. And I give the hot, spicy shrimp a hit of freshness by grilling finely sliced mint right onto them.
- Yield
- Serves 4
- 1/2 ripe honeydew, seeded
- 1 small fennel bulb, coarsely chopped
- 1 celery heart stalk, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 English cucumber, peeled and coarsely chopped
- 2 jalapeños, stemmed, seeded, and chopped
- 1 fresh green Thai chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice, plus more to taste and wedges for serving
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
- 1 teaspoon sugar, plus more to taste
- Crushed red chile flakes
- 1/4 cup packed fresh mint leaves, very thinly sliced, plus more for garnish
- 1 pound large (16- to 20-count) shrimp, shelled and deveined
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Cut away the honeydew rind and the dark green flesh close to the rind. Cut the honeydew into 1-inch chunks. You should have 4 cups of melon.
- Put the melon in a blender along with the fennel, celery, cucumber, and jalapeños. Blend on low speed until almost smooth. Strain through a medium-mesh sieve, pressing on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible; discard the solids. Stir in the minced chile, lime juice, salt, and sugar. Taste and adjust seasonings. Cover tightly and refrigerate until very cold.
- When ready to serve, heat your grill on high until very hot.
- Sprinkle salt, chile flakes, and the mint all over the shrimp, then gently press in the seasonings. Drizzle a little oil all over the shrimp. Grill the shrimp, flipping once, until just opaque throughout, about 3 minutes. Skewer to serve if desired.
- Divide the cold soup among cold serving bowls. Serve the hot shrimp on small plates next to the bowls. Drizzle a little oil over the soup and shrimp. Garnish the soup with mint and squirt a little lime juice over the shrimp. Serve immediately.
Reprinted with permission from Home Cooking with Jean-Georges: My Favorite Simple Recipes by Jean-Georges Vongerichten with Genevieve Ko. Copyright © 2011 by Jean-Georges Vongerichten; photographs copyright © 2011 by John Kernick. Published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved.
Jean-Georges Vongerichten is one of the most influential chefs in the world, having single-handedly redefined haute French cuisine, lightening and refining it by adding select Asian accents. He is the chef-owner of dozens of restaurants in fourteen cities around the world. His flagship restaurant, Jean Georges, at New York's Columbus Circle, is one of six restaurants in the United States to have been awarded three coveted Michelin stars; it received four stars from the New York Times. The winner of multiple James Beard Foundation awards, he lives in New York City and Waccabuc, New York, with his family.
Genevieve Ko is a cookbook author and the senior food editor at Good Housekeeping magazine. She has written for Martha Stewart Living, Gourmet, and Fine Cooking and lives in New York City with her family.


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Palisade and Walls
Posted 05-23-2013 at 12:57 PM by berserker
While I am busy preparing new webiste for launch, the rest of our team is fixing holes in our feature list, and one of them is the Walls.
Since this time around defense will be more important matter, we decided it might be cool to add more defensive structures. Aside from defensive towers you will also have this upgradeable palisade.
Like any other building you will be able to improve it with upgrades. Upgrades will make your wall/palisade look more impressive too.
Since this time around defense will be more important matter, we decided it might be cool to add more defensive structures. Aside from defensive towers you will also have this upgradeable palisade.
Like any other building you will be able to improve it with upgrades. Upgrades will make your wall/palisade look more impressive too.
Tags: jotun, palisade, totem tribe 2, walls
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Nice, does this mean we need to plan our cities better so they fit inside the wall? Can we move a wall if we need more room?
Posted 05-23-2013 at 02:06 PM by brendatimj
It would be difficult to move buildings around if it's surrounded by walls, that's why I hate walls
Posted 05-23-2013 at 02:10 PM by fireball1471
please make a option to remove walls.
Posted 05-23-2013 at 02:11 PM by fireball1471
I like the idea of walls, so what I want to know is can we attach the walls to our towers?
I also have another question, would you mind if I set up a TT2 FB fan page and add links to your blogs? That way I can a?dvertise and share TT2 and hopefully get you loads of followers for when the game is released.
Posted 05-23-2013 at 02:26 PM by anneer
Don't worry, these walls will be smart. Once you place them, they will enclose your town completely, and when you build new structure, you place it like there are no walls, and your workers will automatically deconstruct walls to allow you place new building and then automcatially build them to put new building inside
Posted 05-23-2013 at 02:59 PM by berserker
Posted 05-23-2013 at 03:02 PM by berserker
Posted 05-23-2013 at 05:59 PM by anneer
Thanks berserker, that's a great feature
Posted 05-24-2013 at 05:36 AM by fireball1471
Nice very glad to hear they are movable!
Posted 05-24-2013 at 11:16 PM by brendatimj
The game will be available in spanish?
Posted 05-25-2013 at 02:06 PM by alex aranda
Posted 05-26-2013 at 05:21 AM by berserker
Posted 05-27-2013 at 08:36 AM by An81angel
Posted 05-27-2013 at 10:50 AM by berserker
Well Beserker, I hope you and the team like the new Totem Tribe II facebook page. It's not finished yet, hopefully I'll get it up to date tomorrow, but I think its a good start.
@ An81angel, Jersandy, Brendatimj, Bugmenot, Na3na, Fireball, Smjjames, Bukan and to all the regular posters and followers, I'm hoping to see you all visit and like the new FB page, not to mention - to share, share and share again. The Enkord team have put so much work into this for our enjoyment, that we should all do our bit to help it become a big success for them. If anyone would like to help admin the FB page send me a message, many hands make light work
Posted 05-27-2013 at 11:20 PM by anneer
Posted 05-27-2013 at 11:53 PM by jeresandy
Posted 05-28-2013 at 12:01 AM by jeresandy
Posted 05-28-2013 at 12:56 AM by anneer
Great work anneer
Posted 05-28-2013 at 04:55 AM by fireball1471
Posted 05-28-2013 at 06:05 AM by berserker
The only suggestion would be about news reposts. If you want to use that page as a promo for TT2 and lead more potential players, when you repost news - repost only half of it or so, and then put something like "Read more about this on official website" and link it to the original news post here on this website. This way people will be stumbling on our site more and more and maybe even registering here.
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1 (14 ounce) box of pasta, cooked according to the package instructions
2 tablespoons olive oil plus about 1 more Tablespoon
1 onion, finely chopped
Pinch of red pepper flakes
1 medium eggplant, peeled, and cut into 1-inch chunks, salt the eggplant and "sweat" it by letting it sit for 30 minutes, then rinse
Pinch of oregano
Salt and pepper to taste
1 28-ounce can plum tomatoes with juice
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 cup ricotta cheese
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Alltech was among 64 INNOV' SPACE award winners selected this year. An expert panel representing five different categories (machinery, feed, poultry, porcine and ruminate) awarded 14 two-star and 50 one-star distinctions on September 10 at SPACE.
In March this year, Alltech launched its five-point Alltech Mycotoxin Management Program as a response to the increasing threat of molds and mycotoxins on a farmer's livestock and profitability. Alltech's expert global mycotoxin management team of researchers and specialized consultants developed a five-point approach to manage the menace of multiple mycotoxins. This five-point approach redefines mycotoxin control and discloses the toxicity of multiple mycotoxins and their effects on animal health and performance.
"We are very pleased to have been awarded this innovation distinction as we have just launched the 37+ program in France in June. This program is particularly advantageous to the farmer because it can be customized for each farm to identify, manage and control multiple mycotoxins," said Julien Martin, Alltech general manager for France. "As an INNOV'SPACE award winner, we will be better able to demonstrate the proven results of the 37+ program."
|From left to right: Christophe Tanguy, ruminate sales manager Alltech France, accepts the Innov'Space Trophy for the 37+ Mycotoxin Management Program from Michel Morin, vice-president of the Brittany region and Guillaume Garot, delegated minister of Agriculture, during the Awards Ceremony at SPACE, the second largest international agriculture tradeshow in the world in Rennes, France.
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-The program provides a risk assessment and calculates the risk equivalent quantity (risk factor multiplied by the quantity of mycotoxin) for that particular feedstuff sample.
-The Mycotoxin Hazard Analysis Program (MIKO) from Alltech is designed to help improve production systems on farm and at feed mills by performing an audit; determining the critical control points; and establishing critical limits, monitoring procedures, implementing corrective actions, checking procedures and establishing protocols for recording information.
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(Pocket-lint) - When reviewing a car, we can ask a manufacturer for a specific model and engine, but rarely have any say in what spec we get. This means they usually send us one that's in top line trim and then had the entire options list thrown at it for good measure.
We account for this and try to see past those options most people won't choose. But a car loaded with optional features can feel very different from the same model of car that does without them. So when Honda rang and said they could loan us a new Civic with the smallest engine, in the most basic trim level and with just one option – metallic white paint – we were intrigued. Just exactly how good is the basic, basement spec 16 grand family hatchback in 2012?
Darth Vadar's Helmet?
Honda is an engineering company. More than anything else, it makes motors. And they aren't all in cars. They're in bikes, quads, boats, mowers and generators. But when it comes to the design of its cars - the look and feel - there's often been a sense the company built the most simple of boxes into which to install some very fine powertrain engineering.
And that had been true of the Civic model, right up until generation eight came along in 2006. At that point, someone in the design department clearly staged a coup. All the engineering guys and bean counters were locked in a cupboard somewhere while the crayon guys went nuts for a few months, coming up with the most striking - and arguably futuristic - car in its class. This wasn't your grandma's Civic, it was the Darth Vader helmet of Civics.
Darth Vadar sucking a gobstopper
But as with so many daring designs, Honda's had a bit of a wobble while tying to update the 2006 car. 2012 Civic retains the almost mono-volumes form, but elsewhere things have gone rather bulbous and clumsy. That front mask that joins the grille up with the lights? It makes Darth Vader look like he's got a gobstopper stuck in his mouth.
And one of the negatives of our base spec car is its 16-inch wheels, which don't help the overall look - making the car appear as if it's running on castors. At least the redesigned rear end means it's now slightly easier to see out of the back of - particularly when it's raining, as there's now a rear wash wipe.
Like stepping into a space ship
But step inside and things improve. There is a lot to take in and if you hate clutter and are into your German simplicity you might not like it. But it works on two counts. First, it looks and feels more futuristic than any other car in the segment. And second, it actually works ergonomically. After living with the Civic for a few days, stepping back into another car feels very ordinary and drab.
You get a central rev counter as on the CR-Z, but the speedometer's a digital display at the base of the windscreen. You're therefore constantly aware of your speed without taking your eyes off the road. It's flanked by a pair of little trend bars, they glow green when you're driving economically and get progressively more blue if you're reckless with the accelerator.
Joining the speedo at the base of the windscreen is a display screen showing clock, economy and the stereo display. Take the satnav option and the map pops up here. Unfortunately it picks up bad reflections in strong sunlight, and given that when an iPod's plugged in it pulls through the Gracenote imagery in glorious technicolour it's a shame Honda's own graphics are a clunky dull blue.
A spacious ship
Novelty of the dashboard out of the way and the main thing you'll notice inside is space. Put simply, while the Civic doesn't feel bigger to park than anything else in this class, inside - and particularly in the boot - you seem to have a lot more space than in a Golf or Focus.
There's some clever thinking too. Our favourite feature is the "magic" rear seat. This splits and folds down like an ordinary car, but the seat bases also fold up into the backrest, leaving a vast space in the rear of the car, which is perfect for a dog to jump into or to put a bike in. And that large boot has a clever double floor which gives the choice of a separate compartment below the floor, or means you can make the whole space much deeper. We reckon it's a key Civic selling point. If you value versatile, flexible space, put it high on your list.
That engineering background shines through too. Honda's engines are some of the most compact in the business, which means the bonnet can be lower and the "scuttle" (where windscreen meets bonnet) can in turn be lower. Result? Your view out is clearer and more panoramic than other cars in the class.
Everything you'll ever need - except performance
The equipment tally doesn't make you feel like you're driving a base car either. You get a USB port, aux connector, full climate control and two 12v ports in the centre console.
There's a beautifully seamless stop-start system and an eco button to help you milk the best fuel economy from the car. If you decide a Civic's for you we'd recommend you stick with the base SE spec but add the "T" (for tech) pack for £995. It adds Bluetooth and satellite navigation. We can't see why you'd really need anything else on the options list.
One thing we wouldn't suggest you do is buy this base 1.4 engine if you can afford either the bigger 1.8 petrol, or better still, the diesel. The 1.4 is smooth but has to be worked hard just to keep up with traffic and that means fuel economy suffers. Spend £1500 more for the 1.8 petrol and the whole experience will be more relaxed and we doubt you'll suffer much worse fuel economy. Better still, if you've got an extra £3500 (or are buying it as a company car), get the 2.2 diesel. It's fast, will do 60-odd mpg if you baby it, is super-refined and emits just 110g/km of CO2.
Outside of engine performance the Civic drives well. It now rides smoothly – our wife refused to let us buy the previous generation car in Type R spec because the ride was so hard and uncomfortable she said she'd "need to wear a sports bra" every time she was driven in it. It has well judged brakes and a nice gearbox that's like working a precision bolt.
And so back to our original question: just what kind of family car does 16 grand buy you in 2012? Well, in the case of the new Honda Civic, a rather well-engineered but slightly odd-looking car. One that feels as if it will last forever and has most of the kit and space you will ever need.
We can't help feeling that exterior design is a step backwards from the car it replaces though. But then you don't look at a car's exterior while you're driving it, and, for our money, the Civic's interior is fresher, more futuristic and a better place to be than just about any other car in this class.
In that regard, it's in many ways a very Pocket-lint car. The design and tech inside actually makes it feel like a more advanced car and - potentially - it helps you to be a better driver. With the diesel engine, we suspect it could be a winner. But as tested here, with this 1.4 engine, it's a good example of how spending that little bit more on an upgrade can still be well worth it.


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10 Items a Planted Aquarium Keeper Can't Live Without
1. Python No Spill Clean N' Fill - ($28.99) This is a lifesaver when it comes to doing weekly water changes on three tanks. I've never had to live without it and I hope I never will. This handy tool allows you to use your faucet as a vacuum to draw water out of your aquariums and then fill them back up with a flip of a switch.
2. Mag-Float - ($5.99-109.99) This powerful magnet makes it really easy to clean off algae on the glass of your aquarium. It's designed not to scratch the glass and can be bought for acrylic aquariums as well. A few simple strokes with one of these and green spot algae is wiped away. A quick fix so you can see your plants and fish!
3. Aquatic Forceps - ($1.99-4.99) Extremely helpful when planting tiny plants in deeper aquariums, and even for grabbing things when fingers are too clumsy. If you are planting any sort of ground cover or small stemmed plants, these can prevent much frustration and ripping out of one's own hair.
4. UV Sterilizer - ($30.00+) Although many will argue with me that a UV sterilizer is not necessary, it sure does help a lot. After trying to combat my first outbreak of green water by myself with blackouts which killed half my plants, I invested in a cheap UV sterilizer and it has made the difference between having crystal clear water and pea soup. Even if you don't have green water, it cleans up the water so well the water is extremely clear.
5. Fertilizers - (prices vary) A good set of fertilizers (nitrogen, potassium, phosphate, and trace elements) is vital for keeping healthy plants. There are a number of different sources of fertilizers, but the two best are Seachem Flourish and Greg Watson. Seachem fertilizers come ready to use in a bottle but are far more expensive while Greg Watson's fertilizers come in dry powders at must be measured yourself but they are very inexpensive.
6. Water Conditioner - (prices vary, under $10.00) A decent water conditioner will make the difference between healthy fish and dead fish. A staple even in fish only aquariums, you may already have a water conditioner. However, some are better than others and some remove more impurities than others. Generally, Tetra Aquasafe, Kordon NovAqua, and Seachem Prime are the top of the line conditioners.
7. pH Test Kit - (prices vary, under $10.00) You may already have one of these if you keep a fish only aquarium, but it will be invaluable in a planted aquarium. pH allows you to roughly determine CO2 levels and keep them within an acceptable level. Also, some plants prefer acidic or alkaline water, so frequent pH testing will become habit. Dip strip test kits are fairly accurate and generally alright, but are not accurate enough for extremely precise measurements.
8. Nitrite/Nitrate Test Kit - (prices vary, under $10.00) Somewhat more important than a pH test kit in a planted aquarium is a nitrate/nitrite test kit. Nitrite is poisonous to fauna and is converted into nitrate by bacteria. However, if something goes wrong, having a test kit to measure levels of nitrate/nitrite may be the only way to prevent all of your fish from dying if you act quickly. It is also important because nitrate is one of the three major fertilizers for plants, and maintaining a steady level keeps growth regular and plants from stunting.
9. Aquatic Tissue Scissors - ($2.99-5.99) When it comes time to trim plants, you'll need a pair of sharp, precise scissors to make clean cuts to prevent damage to your plants. You'll also need scissors that won't rust when exposed to water frequently. These aquatic tissue scissors are perfect for the job, making trimming quick and painless for your plants.
10. Planted Aquarium Substrate - ($15.00-$40.00) Last but not least, a good planted aquarium substrate makes an enormous difference in a planted tank. If you've ever tried planting some plants in regular aquarium gravel or struggled to get fine-rooted pants to grow, you'll understand. These substrates are specially made to make it easier to grow plants. They are often more fine, allowing better root growth and many contain fertilizers as well. Each brand has its own positives and negatives, but I've never been unhappy with my Eco-Complete from Caribsea. Most substrates are black or dark brown too, which brings out the colors of your fish and plants better than a white or artificial color often found in regular aquarium gravel.
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As someone just scratching the surface of planted aquariums, I've found your blog, and this post especially, to be invaluable. Please keep writing.ReplyDelete
I would add a Drop Checker with kH reference solution as an absolute must for the planted tank - certainly should be in your top 10!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 21, 2008 at 11:23 PM
I had a question more than a comment, with so much emphasis on plant root structure and nourishent, why is there no tool or system available for delivering fertilizer directly to the roots? I know there are root tabs available, but I thought about using regular air tubing during the initial set up of the tank to use along with the undergravel heating cable underneath the substrate. The idea would be to inject liquid fertilizer once a week directly to the roots with an oversized shringe. This way liquid fertilzer could be injected directly underneath the substrate. You could even aerate the solution first in which you would now be injecting O2 and liquid fertilizer into the substrate for the roots. I am certainly no aquarium expert, but would this not work? You could even inject O2 by itslef if fertilization is not required or in places where there are no fauna planted. i have read one of the challenges with using silver sand, despite how good it looks, is that because it is so fine of a substrate, the medium becomes stagnent due to poor circulation of O2 within the substrate that the silver sand quickly becomes black and scummy. Again, I am certainly no aquirium expert, but would aerating the substrate for 2min once a week not help with this issue.ReplyDelete
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Putting together this "compendium" of many of my favorite lecture items has not been the easiest of tasks. The material in this book dates from well over twenty years ago to some of my most recent ideas, and has been drawn from many different sets of notes, booklets, and pamphlets. I've tried to both keep the material as close to how it originally appeared while also attempting to create a cohesive style and look for this book. When appropriate, I've corrected some early typos, and have added some hints and touches that I've developed over the years as well.
But it also was a lot of fun going back over the years to see how my thinking has changed (or sometimes stayed the same!) and reliving the many enjoyable and interesting times I've spent lecturing for groups all across the country.
As in my "actual" lectures, I've endeavored to include "something for everyone." I sincerely hope you'll find this eclectic collection of items to be practical, deceptive, and most of all, entertaining.
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Whenever a major sports star gets in trouble, we wring our hands about role models. Young people should find role models in their parents and community leaders, we fret, not in celebrities known more for their talents on stage or on the field than for their good deeds.
But we can�t stop young people with aspirations from looking up to those who have succeeded, any more than we can stop stars from disappointing their fans. One thing we can do is appreciate the celebrities who use well the influence they have over the young. We�ve seen in the last year, for instance, how Red Sox players and other Boston athletes reached out to help the victims of last year�s Marathon bombings, showing their fans the virtues of generosity, empathy and community.
Here�s another example: Last year Jason Collins, a former Boston Celtic, became the first active NBA player to come out of the closet and reveal he�s gay. Collins waited until the season and his contract with the Washington Wizards were over, to avoid having his revelation prove a distraction to his team.
It took awhile for Collins to be signed by another NBA team, mostly because, at 34, he was close to the end of his career. People were watching, especially young athletes with secrets and aspirations of their own.
Among them was Derrick Gordon, a talented basketball player at UMass-Amherst. "At the end of the day I do want to play in NBA," he said this week. "So if it didn�t work out for Jason, I�d probably still be in the closet."
But it did work out for Collins, who now plays for the Brooklyn Nets, and for Gordon, who became the first openly gay NCAA Division 1 basketball player this spring. Gordon also waited until his team had exited the NCAA tournament before going public.
The reception has been all positive, Gordon said. His coaches and teammates were supportive from the start. When a handful of protesters from the virulently anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church came from Kansas to picket Gordon earlier this month, thousands of UMass students rallied to show their support.
Gordon�s advice to other gay athletes still in the closet: "Don�t wait because you�re scared. Don�t wait until you�re 35- or 40-years-old and done playing the sport that you love. Because it�s stressful to live that way.
"I cried most of the nights when I was in the closet just because it starts to take a toll on you just because you�re worried about how people are going to think about you and what they�re going to say about you. Take advantage of it now. It�s going to make your life so much easier."
Spoken like a true role model.
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Puerto Rico is a place where the Old World is mashed up with the new on an island that is small in size but offers an immense bounty of one-of-a-kind experiences.
Rich history and culture, exceptional food, pristine beaches, majestic mountains, relaxation, adventure — all packed into one sun-kissed Caribbean paradise. La Isla del Encanto is full of people who are buena gente (which is boricua slang for kind and friendly) and welcoming. Here, you'll feel like you are family instead of just a visitor. Around every corner, you'll find a celebration of life, a vibrant cultural experience, food for the soul, and a captivating rhythm.
Dare to discover the many treasures of Puerto Rico. Get inspired and start planning your trip. Let us be the first to say, bienvenidos.
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Costume National returns to Milan runways
The Milan Fashion Chamber has claimed a victory in its efforts to reinvigorate fashion week, with Costume National's decision to preview its next women's collection in Milan after two decades in Paris.
Milan's top fashion official, Cristina Tajani, told reporters Monday that the next Milan Fashion Week, Sept. 18-23, will be `'remembered as that which relaunched Milan fashion."
The Milan fashion community has been increasingly concerned that Italy's fashion capital has lost prestige to New York, Paris and London, and is redoubling efforts to energize the four annual preview weeks for men's and women's fashion and to make Milan attractive to the buyers and fashion media that are key to the industry's success.
The sense of malaise has only been deepened by Italy's economic crisis, which has hurt domestic fashion sales. The fashion chamber is forecasting a 2.5 percent decline in sales in 2013, to 58.5 billion euros ($77.5 billion), the second straight year of decline as growing exports only partially compensate for a higher-than-anticipated drop in domestic demand.
To revitalize the showcase fashion week, officials have bolstered the calendar with Italian fashion house Costume National's return with womenswear after a 22-year absence, plus the addition of eight fashion houses that will hold women's fashion shows in Milan for the first time. They include Tod's, German designer Philipp Plein and Italy's Fausto Puglisi.
Costume National's return was a welcome victory, after Milan lost the Burberry menswear collection to London in June.
`'We don't want to cause any one any problems, but we want to play the game to the end," Milan Fashion Chamber Mario Boselli said. `'I believe that Milan Fashion Week will testify that the Milan Fashion Chamber wants to do things differently."
Also on the program are two exhibits, one of the late fashion writer Anna Piaggi's hats and another of Italian actress Valentina Cortese's wardrobe. And four young designers have been given space in Milan's regal Palazzo Reale to show their creations.
The week will close with a tango show by dancer Roberto Herrera, which will be open to the public.
In all, the week of spring/summer 2014 womenswear previews will include 132 collections, 74 putting on fashion shows.
Absent from the calendar is Dolce&Gabbana. The designing duo are not members of the fashion chamber and schedule their fashion show separately. In addition, the pair had a dust up with a city official over the summer after the official said tax evaders should not be allowed to use city spaces. Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, who have been convicted of failing to declare 200 million euros to Italian authorities, protested by closing their Milan stores for three days in July. They deny evading taxes and are pledging an appeal.
Mayor Giuliano Pisapia told reporters he did not meet with the designers, but that the positions had cleared, which included a statement by the official stipulating that he abides by Italy's constitutional protection that everyone is presumed innocent until the country's highest court rules them otherwise.
`'Everyone is welcome in Milan, also and above all designers like Dolce and Gabbana who are fundamental to the development of the country," Pisapia said.


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NH liquor business booming despite 'shrinkage' losses
Liquor commission has come under fire in recent months
Back in July, 300 boxes of expensive wine vanished from a state-run liquor store in Portsmouth. Four months later, the investigation into how $100,000 worth of wine disappears is still ongoing.
The wine mystery prompted News 9 Investigates to dig into the state's liquor commission records to see how much state-owned alcohol is unaccounted for.
In the retail world, it's called shrinkage. It's a loss of inventory most often due to theft or human error in the inventory process.
News 9 Investigates analyzed liquor commission records from January 2011 through March 2012. During that time, 76,293 bottles of liquor and wine was lost from New Hampshire state liquor stores, with a value near $800,000.
News 9's analysis showed that stores on the southbound highways in Hampton and Hooksett consistently ended up in the top 10 for losses.
Hampton lost 8,788 bottles of wine or spirits, racking up nearly $136,000 in losses over 15 months. During that same period, the Hooksett store could not account for 7,924 bottles of wine and liquor, totaling more than $73,000.
"Those are also our larger stores so that would be in conjunction with higher sales. You would expect the loss and (shrinkage) to be higher," said Joseph Mollica, the chairman of the New Hampshire Liquor Commission.
The records show during that same 15-month period, sales topped $417 million. This year, commissioners expect to hit $600 million.
Every retail business factors shrinkage, either from theft or inventory errors, into their bottom line.
"The industry average is somewhere around 3 to 3½ percent of shrink and loss and we're less than one-half of 1 percent," said Mollica.
New Hampshire liquor commissioners are proud of their tight inventory control and of the pride they say their 1,300 full- and part-time workers have in the business.
"We're in a business as a business to make money for the state," said Mollica.
New Hampshire is unique. The state is both the wholesaler and the retailer, operating 77 liquor stores statewide. Wine and spirits are tax-free and comparatively, the prices are low.
The liquor commission says that's why they draw shoppers from Canada, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut and Vermont.
"That's why we are the most profitable 'controlled' state in the nation," Mollica said.
Merchandise mark-up is between 26 and 30 percent, according to Mollica. Last year, the state recorded an $18.8 million jump in sales and this year, they've grown by $13.8 million. That's up nearly $1 million per week.
Commissioners say approximately 60 percent of their sales are to out-of-state shoppers.
"It's great when I go to a store and I see someone on their cell phone talking with someone from somewhere else saying, 'You won't believe the price that New Hampshire has on… Do you want me to get you some?'" said Mollica.
Despite the $800,000 in losses News 9 found in the past 15 months, in 2011, liquor sales put $160 million into the state's general fund.
"You're not going to come up with that type of revenue in a state this size in any other area unless you tax," said Mollica.
But the state's liquor operation is not without controversy. They have come under some scrutiny due in part to the missing wine and the loss of a commissioner.
"I think the business that we're in has always been a controversial business, obviously ever since prohibition was repealed. The liquor business is a controversial business," said Mollica.
On Nov. 13, a legislative report was released citing 'enough evidence' to conclude that "the commission hired an illegal lobbyist to oppose legislation that would have let grocery stores sell liquor."
The report goes on to recommend the commission of three be disbanded in favor of a commissioner/deputy commissioner structure. It's too soon to tell if any of the recommendations will be acted upon in the waking of sweeping changes in the legislature after the election.
But, the current commissioners insist they welcome scrutiny.
"I'm not against anyone coming to take a look at our business and what we do and how we run it. Obviously, we're a state agency. Our books are open to people who want to look at them," said Mollica. "We're very proud of our agency and the people who work here."
The liquor commission is working to install security cameras in all 77 of the state wine and liquor stores to further reduce shrinkage due to theft and to improve safety for workers.
Commissioner Mike Milligan says when he was appointed 20 months ago, he was shocked to realize that only a small percentage of the stores had cameras.


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Coolest Dad Ever Builds Luge Track in Backyard [VIDEO]
Well, here's your dad of the year.
Jay Venini built a luge track in his backyard in Long Island for his kids, getting some extra mileage out of the Olympics and the snow, which has accumulated this winter like medals around Bode Miller's neck.
Yeah, that snowman you helped your kid build looks pretty lame right about now, doesn't it?


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The Stories
Read about staff, faculty, and students who have passed through the halls of SSU and UIS.
- See the links at left for stories by Shannon O'Brien.
And click on the following links for stories posted to our 40th Anniversary discussion board:
- Thanks, SSU, for Introducing Me to Paul Simon and Public Policy Journalism
- First Impression
- The Community Arts Management Program
Shannon O'Brien is a writer and photographer who works for the University of Illinois Springfield Alumni Association.
The stories on this website started out as contributions from UIS alumni. Shannon contacted the individuals and wrote the stories linked at left as a way to celebrate the University's anniversary.


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At last, a dog bed that has been designed with bigger breeds in mind - not just as an after thought!
The Big Dog Bed Company began when the brains behind it identified a gap in the market when searching for a quality Dog Bed for their German Shepherd. We love stories like this because it means the brand have a really good understanding of what dogs (and their owners) need. Hoorah!
Additional information and key product features of this Dog Bed:
Green coloured Dog Bed,
Provides excellent support and comfort to larger and heavier dogs,
The inner cushion comprises of 5cm of firm foam with 2.5cm of memory foam at the top and bottom. This gives a total bed depth of 10cm and makes the beds fully reversible,
The covers are a gorgeous fine textured microfibre with subtle herringbone pattern,
The fabric is waterproof, antibacterial, urine and stain resistant,
Beds are odour-free and can be easily cleaned with a vacuum and damp cloth,
Covers are machine washable,
Other colour options also available,
Available in a choice of the following 4 sizes:
Medium - 105cm x 75cm x 10cm,
Large - 120cm x 85cm x 10cm,
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Seniors in the United States are expected to live longer than any previous generation. The current life expectancy is just over 78 years, based on reports by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, that doesn't mean seniors are staying healthy into old age. Per the CDC, only 41 percent of seniors over the age of 65 report being in excellent or very good health. Many seniors struggle with chronic medical conditions that must be carefully managed, not just by health professionals, but also by professional caregivers.
We spoke with several professional caregivers about common ailments among seniors that can complicate caregiving and how you can help improve the quality of life for your aging loved one.
Vision loss can pose significant challenges for family caregivers. One in three people over the age of 65 will experience some type of vision loss. The most common causes of loss are age-related macular degeneration, cataract, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma.
Poor eyesight can cause many caregiving challenges for seniors and their families. The first concern is safety, as low vision can increase the risk of falls and accidents. However, it can also make medication management difficult, mainly if your loved one is unable to see what is written on the label. Additionally, poor vision can lead to isolation and increased feelings of depression. Older adults who previously loved to read or watch movies can lose the ability to enjoy some of their favorite activities.
Limited mobility poses more challenges to caregiving. Arthritis affects almost 50 percent of adults over the age of 65, making it one of the most common chronic conditions seniors must manage. Osteoporosis, another common diagnosis in seniors, can increase the risk of fractures or falls, leading to significant disability. According to the International Osteoporosis Foundation, one-in-three women and one-in-five men will experience a fracture caused by osteoporosis. Falls caused by weak bones or arthritis can make it painful or difficult to complete day to day tasks and prevent your loved one from being physically active.
As a family caregiver, preventing your loved one from getting hurt is likely your primary concern. Janet Stuart, RN and former supervisor of professional caregivers, states that seniors with mobility problems are particularly at risk for injury inside the home. She suggests that keeping the house free of clutter or other potential hazards should be the first step to keeping your loved one with mobility challenges safe.
Staying active is also essential for health and well-being for people of all ages, but this may be challenging for those with pain or difficulty moving. Consider speaking to your loved one's doctor to come up with a plan for staying physically active. This may mean a referral to a physical therapist or exercise physiologist who specializes in working around mobility difficulties.
While we often focus on physical health, struggles with mental health can also make caregiving much harder. The CDC estimates that up to 20 percent of adults 55 and older have depression or anxiety. Physical illnesses, loneliness and substance abuse can exacerbate mental health concerns. Additionally, many mental health concerns go undiagnosed in older adults as they are frequently more focused on physical problems or think they should handle it themselves. Mental Health America reports that 58 percent of people over 65 believe it is "normal" to become depressed as we age.
Screening for mental health concerns is a first step to helping your loved one. Physical activity, therapy and more social engagement can also help, as can keeping their mind active and engaged in learning. The important thing is to address any mental health concerns as soon as possible to help your loved one live a long and happy life.
Did you know that as we age, it is more common to have difficulties with chewing or swallowing? Missing teeth or poorly fitting dentures may cause chewing problems. Swallowing difficulties, called dysphagia, can happen when the esophagus becomes weak or other physical changes occur.
Nicole Keels-McGruder, a professional caregiver, states that caring for seniors with swallowing or chewing difficulties can cause significant challenges. She recalls a senior she cared for, "who could not drink thin fluids and all of her foods had to be pureed. A thickener had to be added to her drinks. Making sure that she was properly elevated during meals was also something that I learned the hard way. Because of her condition, I stayed in the room with her for an additional 30 minutes to make sure that all of her food was down." Nicole added that the time it took to prepare, puree, thicken and ensure proper positioning was much more demanding of her time and energy.
Getting help with food preparation or supervision of meals can help your loved one if they have been diagnosed with dysphagia. A professional caregiver can help relieve some of the pressure in caring for and supervising a loved one with dysphagia or other swallowing concerns.
Memory loss caused by dementia or Alzheimer's disease can be very frustrating for seniors and their families. According to the Alzheimer's Association, one in ten people over 65 have Alzheimer's disease, the leading cause of dementia.
Sr. Christina Neumann, who works in a home caring for the elderly and disabled says these conditions can lead to significant caregiving challenges. "One of the bigg
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UDS-P Day 5
It's a sad day, it's the last day, and I'm still running around like a headless chicken trying to get to meet people I've not seen or need to resolve some issues which have come up during the week with the people that are there and in hands reach! Today was the day we confirmed and finalised action items, a day to say goodbye to old and new friends I've gotten to know this week. It's been great!
The final day kicked off with hanging out in the folks in the community round table. During this final round table we got around to summarising many of the topics that we will aim to focus during the Precise cycle and these are the areas we will focus on and get behind and work on.
- Create and share opportunities for all levels of skills to help everyone make Ubuntu great.
- Support , motivate and encourage our leaders and governors to be successful to deliver leadership that furthers the community.
- Create a better environment of gratitude and appreciation towards our community and Canonical
- Have a constructive critical environment, where you protect it against anti-social and unconstructive behaviour.
- Make sure our community are approachable to help our community to contribute and be successful, he us to help others.
- Firstly to get involved people are pointed to the ReportingBugs page when they want to report a bug and told to go from there.
- It's not easy to read, it's long winded, and it's not really user friendly to understand.
- As we grow more people start to use the bug tracker not just to log bugs but this is where they are going to get support which is because they don't know the issue between a bug and an issue and they don't know where else to ask for help.
I attended the next session Ubuntu Accomplishments and Trophies out of curiorsity as me personally I don't like trophies but was interested in what was being planned and discussed. The idea being that there would be a number of goals that could be achieved by people but not all people could ever unlock the achievement , but also there would be no pressure put on a person or a team to take part. I'm still not overly convinced on it's merits but I am interested to see how it pans out. I can see how they want to drive motivation in the community, but I'm not sure how dangling a carrot in front of people will work. I do wonder will it breed an over competitiveness between some people which could be good, but it could also lead to demonstration to others which is my big fear.
My final sessions was Ubuntu Government Campaigning, this topic came up in Mondays session and Alan Bell had done a brain dump into the etherpad. It was a good informal discussion where we learned how other teams had been successful in getting Ubuntu into schools. It was good to hear peoples ideas, and we did think having more case studies of successful stories out there to help locoteams and also encourage new people to try it in their business. How best LoCo teams could attract and talk to local government representatives, talking to them about Ubuntu and showing them the case studies.
That was it, sessions were all over. The week has flown past. We had a final wrap up session kicked off by Jono Bacon who led a moment of silence for André Gondim. I did find it slightly odd not to hear from all the track leads as usual to hear their plans for the coming cycle from the work they had decided this week. We did hear from Arm, Desktop and Server, Rick and Jono which was great to hear the plans they are going to be focusing on.
There was an after party, ice cream and hugs goodbye to friends old and new and it was lovely to be here this week. The week has come and gone so fast but also been really productive and I look forward to the coming months and seeing how the community are going to work on future plans!
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Because it is an economical, private, cooperative and respectful way to divorce.
Private Mediation allows you to control the outcome of your divorce. Mediators are neutral. They do not represent either party.
Each spouse retains their own attorney. Attorneys must advocate zealously for their clients.
Most Mediations are done in two sessions totaling approximately four hours. There are no retainers or prepayments: You pay at the time of each session.
In the current legal system, each party retains their own lawyer. In Michigan, initial individual retainers are between $1,000 and $2,500 and may not be refundable. Costs of litigation are in addition to the retainers and multiple court appearances may be necessary.
Private Mediation is done in a neutral setting with the couple personally involved. This leads to a fair settlement of issues of custody, visitation, parenting, support and the equitable division of property.
When litigated, divorces can become a hostile and bitter way to end a marriage.
Private Mediation is just that: all issues are settled in private and all negotiations remain out of the public view
In the present legal system, negotiations required by the courts are not private, the mediators may report to the court and make recommendations. Others have access to this information.