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Preparation Time:
20-25 mins
What you need:
3 medium sized Ridge Gourd (Jahni/Dodka/Turiya)
2 Potatoes
2 tbsp Poppy Seeds
5-6 cloves of Garlic
3 Green Chillies
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Panch Phuran seeds (fennel,fenugreek, mustard,cumin and nigella/black onion seeds mixed in equal amounts)
2 tbsp Oil
Salt as required
How to proceed:
1) Peel and dice Ridge gourd and Potatoes
2) Soak poppy seeds in warm water for 10-15 mins
3) Heat oil in a pan, add panch phoran and chopped green chillies
4) When the seeds start spluttering, add turmeric and salt
5) Saute for 5-10 secs and then add the chopped vegetables
6) Let the vegetables cook
7) Grind soaked poppy seeds and garlic to a smooth paste
8) Cook the vegetables for 10-12 minutes and then add the poppy seeds-garlic paste
9) Cook for another 5 mins till vegetables are done
10) Serve hot with rotis!
Friday, August 24, 2007
Jahni Aalu Posto
15 comments:
- Sreelu said...
Aarthi, Panch pooran and kuskus ,i make it with panch pooran but kuskus is new to me,thanks for the recipe
- August 24, 2007 at 3:30 PM
- Asha said...
Oriya cuisine is really tasty and simple, isn't it? I would never have tried these if not for RCI Oriya. RCI rocks!:))
Looks yum ,with Luchis perfect!:)
- August 24, 2007 at 3:59 PM
- bee said...
i know what yoo mean, arts. we made this once and were hooked. the bengali version has no garlic, but we love the garlic in this dish.
- August 24, 2007 at 5:00 PM
- Arts said...
Thank lokpriya for the recipe.. I follwed it frm there.. btw, brugge pics r lovely!
I agree with you.. i would not have tried this dishes had it not been for RCI.. now i just love blogging and cooking! :)
I totally agree.. Garlic tastes just good in this.. a bengali friend of mine said that they had similar alu posto but without garlic.. will try that as well :)
- August 24, 2007 at 5:52 PM
- Manasi said...
I must try this!
- August 24, 2007 at 5:58 PM
- TBC said...
Beautiful recipe! It is going in my "to make" list.
- August 24, 2007 at 6:56 PM
- TheCooker said...
Completely agree with you, this is such a simple yet tasty dish that it has found a permanent place in our home.
- August 24, 2007 at 7:05 PM
- Richa said...
barobar ahey, ek se tera kya hoga :) with everyone praising it so much, hv to try it when i get dodka! patra milale baraka, uttar laukarach daeen ;)
- August 24, 2007 at 7:18 PM
- Arts said...
nakki kar.. khup soppi aahe!
Do try.. i m sure u'll love it!
glad to know u agree wot me :)
nakki nakki try kar.. awadel tula.. mal lasun awadat nahi.. tari hi bhaaji khup awadli.. take ur own time for the uttar! :)
- August 24, 2007 at 7:35 PM
- Saju said...
Lovely, I have posted Jahni Alu recipe too, but with mustard instead of kuskus.
It will great to see the roundup!
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- August 25, 2007 at 7:04 AM
- Suganya said...
If you are vouching, I will definitely give this a try.
- August 25, 2007 at 8:15 AM
- Roopa said...
looks excellent dear! loved waperimenting oriya cuisine right its so lovely:)
- August 26, 2007 at 12:58 AM
- Nupur said...
This is such a flavorful and comforting dish...using two of my favorite veggies :)
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Spiaggia chef Sarah Grueneberg didn't win the title on "Top Chef: Texas," but she did make an impressive showing on last night's finale. The judges said that her and winner Paul Qui's food was perhaps the best in the show's history, and that the margin between them was slim. I spoke with Grueneberg by phone from New York, where she had just watched the finale and appeared on Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live" the night before.
On "Watch What Happens Live" last night, you mentioned wanting to put your finale dishes on the menu at Spiaggia. Can you tell us more about your plans?
I really want to have that menu as one of our tasting menus so that people can taste it. I think it's hard to watch … and you think you might know what it tastes like, but to be able to really experience it … could be really fun. And I'm excited to cook it again, you know?
One thing we only got a glimpse of last night was the name you chose for your "dream restaurant." Is there a story behind that?
So the restaurant's called Monte Verde, which means "green mountain" in Italian. And my last name Grueneberg actually means "green mountain" in German. So the first time I went to Italy, when [Spiaggia chef/partner] Tony [Mantuano] sent me there to train to become the executive chef at Spiaggia, I was sitting there with some new friends, I had just met some of these people. One being Andrea Bezzecchi, who is like the most major balsamic producer in all of Italy, and his friends and we were just sitting around. And I had a journal … and I had the people sign it that I had met. And his friend signed it, "Every time you're in Italy you will now be 'monte verde.'" And I was like, oh my god, being accepted off the bat into the Italian culture and the Italian people for my passion for the food … how do you not stick with that name?
How did you feel watching the finale last night?
I think a lot of times you like to prepare yourself for the worst and hope for the best, so I was really nervous to watch it and then it was on, and I was like 'Wow, this is awesome!' I was worried I was going to be upset and I might be extremely emotional and then have to go directly into live TV with Andy [Cohen]. But actually, it was awesome. It was really great to see Paul's dishes. We were at different restaurants. It was great to really hear the feedback from all the chefs and the diners.
Putting yourself on TV opens you up to great fans and support but also a lot of criticism. I remember reading an Entertainment Weekly writer called you "a disgusting person to the core." How do you handle that?
You know, it's tough because I'm absolutely not a bully, but then you kind of wonder, do they realize they're being a bully now? At the end of the day, I know me, and it's OK. To be a great chef is to be opinionated, is to speak your mind, is to be passionate, is to want to do the best all the time, and the people around you to do the best. Being an executive chef at Spiaggia, I have to really set the standard high for my team and to push them so that they will be great chefs one day, and it really, is what it is. So I just stopped reading everything. I figured it would get in my head. The worst has been Twitter, people saying really hurtful things about my weight or things like that. The thing about "Top Chef" is it's such a great balance of chefs cooking, but I think that the viewers feel like they know us, and I feel like [Chicago Tribune reporter] Kevin Pang said it the best in one of his recaps. He said that my parents always taught me to base people on 3D not on caricatures, and it's so true. There is so much more to every single one of us than what was able to be on the show. For me, competing was never about competing against the person. I never felt like I was competing against Paul. My food was competing against Paul's food. So it wasn't anything personal … and if anything, it's a personal battle with yourself.
What happened during the finale's taping that we didn't get to see in the show? Like what happened with the bones in the trout?
We cooked so hard and then it's like on the TV for like glimpses, you know? The steelhead trout … when I fileted everything and portioned it … I took all the pin bones out of the top part of the filet, and then there were these little baby [bones], maybe just like a quarter of an inch long, along the belly. It was really weird. I really haven't experienced that. I ended up butchering more fish and then just serving the belly. And you know, I even butchered steelhead trout before I left, because I researched what fish were going to be up there [in Canada where the finale was filmed.]
What else did you do to prepare during the break before the final shows?
I staged with Bill Kim. He's amazing and such a talented guy. I staged with chef Chris Shepherd in Houston. I remember thinking, I need to push myself. If I make it to that spot, I need to be prepared for it. You don't go there and just decide to make a dish on the fly. I cooked the trout dish for Chef Tony and [my fiance] Jaime [Canete] before I left. I cooked everything. Even up to that day before I left, I was making cakes in my kitchen at home. My pastry chef drove all the way out to the suburbs and picked up some liquid nitrogen so that I could practice with liquid nitrogen. I like to believe that I was prepared for it, and I think it shows in the finale.
How hard has it been having to keep so much of your experience a secret?
You know, it's kind of like a double-edged sword. You want people to watch it live so that they get the full feeling, but at the same time, you want to talk to your best friends and your family and your chefs and tell them how you did and explain to them. When I like walked in to the kitchen, [my sous chefs] looked at me, doing the once over, and I was like, "Guys, I'm not gonna tell you!" They're like, "Come on, come on! One thing, one thing!"
Do you have plans for the prize money you won in Canada?
I think I'm definitely going to spend it wisely, so either on a home for Jaime and I, like a down payment, or something with the wedding. You know, everything has been a whirlwind. The day that I got engaged was the day that "Top Chef" called. So it's kind of been … a full year of Top Chef. I think now we'll be able to focus on the wedding and moving on and getting back to normal. I would do it again in a heartbeat.

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I have placed myself in a difficult spot with this essay.
Which is okay. I don't write, preach and teach in order to address the easy issues or the pleasant situations. I write to bring about change and to prevent good things from being eroded.
But there are times I find an issue where I cannot determine a side I am completely comfortable with. World Vision has forced me into one of those corners and I may end up painting myself even further in.
A synopsis: World Vision announced last week they were going to allow people who were in gay marriages to be hired by their organization. They rationalized this decision based on geography and internal goals. First, geography: Since Washington State has declared gay marriage legal—and they are based in Washington—they felt they should comply with Washington law. This is not valid, since religious institutions aren't required to hire anyone who cannot comply with their beliefs.
Second: Internal goals. They are attempting through this decision to be more inclusive of both their conservative and liberal Christian supporters. As hard as it is for most evangelicals to accept, at least half of Christianity is more liberal and many of these people accept gay marriage as a legitimate form of marital expression. Many of them also support World Vision.
Being more conservative on this issue, I do not agree. But I recognize that World Vision has supporters who are from both liberal and conservative camps. They want to be inclusive.
That was a big mistake. On polarizing issues like gay marriage, one cannot please all the people. The only way to do that is to be silent and let people assume which side you fall on. But more and more, Christian organizations are being asked by both sides of the gay marriage issue to pick a side. So World Vision thought they could craft a position statement that appealed to both groups. They stated:
"Changing the employee conduct policy to allow someone in a same-sex marriage who is a professed believer in Jesus Christ to work for us makes our policy more consistent with our practice on other divisive issues," he said. "It also allows us to treat all of our employees the same way: abstinence outside of marriage, and fidelity within marriage."
"It's easy to read a lot more into this decision than is really there," he said. "This is not an endorsement of same-sex marriage. We have decided we are not going to get into that debate. Nor is this a rejection of traditional marriage, which we affirm and support."
With this statement, World Vision wants both liberals and conservatives to support them. But since this is a reversal of their long-held policy against hiring gay Christians, there is no way for them to claim neutrality on this issue.
They should not have been surprised at the uproar this decision caused. Liberals, of course, were excited that this endorsed the position they already had. But conservatives viewed this as a slap in the face of their stand against gay marriage. It is understandable that conservative evangelicals were upset by this move. Since gay marriage is the most noticeable moral issue that most evangelicals agree upon, this has become the poster-child for the holiness movement. For a professing Evangelical organization to pull away from the "pack" like this, it feels like they have sold out their supporters.
Then, two days later, they reversed their decision. In a letter of apology, World Vision president, Richard Stearn stated:
The last couple of days have been painful," president Richard Stearns told reporters this evening. "We feel pain and a broken heart for the confusion we caused for many friends who saw this policy change as a strong reversal of World Vision's commitment to biblical authority, which it was not intended to be."
"Rather than creating more unity [among Christians], we created more division, and that was not the intent," said Stearns. "Our board acknowledged that the policy change we made was a mistake … and we believe that [World Vision supporters] helped us to see that with more clarity … and we're asking you to forgive us for that mistake."
Wow! Let me count the mistakes they made.
- They erroneously thought they could engage the gay marriage issue by taking a middle ground stance. There is very little middle ground on a polarizing issue like this one, and they certainly didn't find it.
- They put the lives of children at risk, callously ignoring a possibility that outraged supporters would withdraw support for children because of their decision. More about this in a moment.
- When people began to cancel their support for World Vision's children, a number of people who support gay marriage offered to "adopt" those children. This number was smaller than the number who pulled away, so World Vision panicked.
- In their panic, they reversed their original decision. I suspect they did this to cut their already substantial financial losses.
- By reversing their decision, they have now alienated both sides of this issue, and both sides now feel they cannot trust World Vision.
As I reflect on it, I realize that at this point, no one should trust World Vision. They have shown little respect for their own children by putting them in harm's way.
Suffice to say that I have never been a supporter of World Vision. I don't like that they refused to participate in a study done to determine the effectiveness of feeding programs around the world. World Vision refused. So did Samaritan's Purse. Only Compassion International was willing to put their reputation on the line to let their results become an open study. Therefore, that is the organization I support when I sponsor children and their food needs.
So, to sum up the first part of this essay, World Vision blew it big time. Someone ought to lose their job over this. I personally will not support the efforts of World Vision in the future. Are we clear on this point?
Now for the deeper issue. Is it morally defensible to cancel your avowed support of a child because you no longer support the organization? I do not think the Scriptures allow for such action, and I even go as far as to say this type of action is hypocritical.
I will say that not everyone who cancels their sponsorship is a hypocrite. Some people are just ignorant of what they're doing. But if you read my rationale here and agree that it is not biblical to do so—and then do it anyway—that would be hypocritical behavior. So let me take three biblical principles and show how they apply directly to this situation.
In Mark 7, Jesus and the Pharisees are fighting it out over Jewish ceremonial law. At one point, Jesus begins a rant about their religious hypocrisy. In verses 8-13, he states:
8 You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions."9 And he continued, "You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions! 10 For Moses said, 'Honor your father and mother,' and, 'Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.' 11 But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is Corban (that is, devoted to God)— 12 then you no longer let them do anything for their father or mother. 13 Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that."
Jesus addresses the issue of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe traditions. In this case, the command of God is for children to honor their father and mother. This includes helping them financially. But the Jewish leaders taught that if they would rather give the money to the temple instead of parents, they could declare the gift as Corban. Corban was a designated temple gift that superseded other gifts. In verse 13, Jesus reminds them that this tradition of the Temple actually nullifies what God has commanded.
God saw the child/parent relationship as a covenant. This is also true of a husband/wife relationship. If someone in a covenant relationship promises to act a particular way, and then acts differently, they are violating that covenant. This is a serious sin. The enemy of our souls loves to defeat people who break covenants.
When you agree to sponsor a child, you are agreeing to do that as long as they are a child. This is similar to any agreement between a child and a foster parent. Adopted parents, foster parents, stand-in parents, sponsoring parents–all of these parenting types fit into the covenant role with a child. If you cancel that sponsorship, you are reneging on the agreement you have with that child. Therefore, your actions are little different from the person who took money intended for parents and gave it to the temple instead.
Actually, I can imagine why some people would opt for Corban instead of parents. What if dad is an alcoholic? What if mom uses drugs? What if they both are violent? Does this mean we no longer have to help them out? I don't think the Bible allows for an "out" clause in the covenant for those circumstances.
I fully understand why people are angry at World Vision. However, your original covenant is not with the organization, but with the child. I would recommend people continue to support their children and then let World Vision know you will not be supporting any other children and certainly won't be helping with World Vision's other projects. That would keep intact both your desire to distance yourself from World Vision and your commitment to the child.
Remember, Jesus also told us never to cause a child to stumble. When you support a child in a developing country, your gift allows that child to eat instead of die due to starvation. It also helps that child's family. In addition, when several children are sponsored in one village, the entire village receives some of the funds. So when you drop support for a child, you are harming the child, its family and the village.
If you break your promise to that child–especially when the child knows you are a Christian–you are doing damage to that child's view of Christ and Christians.
Jesus had these harsh words in Matthew 18:6 for those who do such things:
"If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
Finally, I can see someone who is still unconvinced. They may rationalize "I don't think my promise to a child is the same as a covenant." They may also say "I don't think the teaching on offending children applies in this situation." Hopefully then, you are a better Bible scholar than I, for I think both principles apply perfectly.
However, if you still aren't convinced, let me give the final biblical reason why you shouldn't end your support of these children. If you do, you're breaking your promise.
The Bible has a word for a promise we make to another person. It is called "a vow".
Here's a few things the Bible says about vows:
Numbers 30:2 When a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said.
Ecclesiastes 5:5: It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it.
Matthew 5:33: "Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.'
You do serious damage to your soul when you break a vow. If you make a vow, you are not let out of the vow because the person involved has problems or does things you don't like. In this case, just because World Vision is not the organization you thought it was is not a reason to end your sponsorship of a child.
You have made a covenant with that child.
You are to set an example for that child.
And you have made a vow to that child.
If those reasons are not enough, then you should talk to the Holy Spirit about this.


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If the city's history commences in the Castle, due to its imposing panoramic landscape, it is from here that you may also view the present and the future of the city. Leaving the Castle it is indispensable to pass through the Graça belvedere, the Alfama and Mouraria quarters, bound by popular culture, traditional shops and dozens of "fado" – traditional folk singing - restaurants.
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The Elementary Mathematics Teachers Academy at Utah State University opened earlier this year, offering fully-online professional development to teachers wherever they can be found — even Grouse Creek, Utah.
That's where Cathe Runyan was when she built her own online course through the academy. For Runyan, it was a chance to hone her teaching skills in a small town, a three-hour drive from Utah State University (and even farther from Salt Lake City or Ogden). She is co-head teacher of a one-room schoolhouse with nine students.
"I live in the middle of nowhere, or maybe on the edge of nowhere," she said. "Traveling to in-services is really challenging."
She also liked that she could tailor her course to her own interests — which in her case included teaching multiple grades.
"Teaching them all at the same time, I really need to be on my game and know what I'm doing."
The academy offers 100 modules that address specific topics. Teachers can select from the list to build their own instruction. Three modules equal one master's credit from the School of Teacher Education and Leadership in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services at USU.
The modules are structured to follow the Common Core State Standards for mathematics, so they would benefit teachers from all over the United States. Teachers agree that the modules helped them understand and appreciate the Common Core — and to help math become a real concept to children.
"I won't have to have the book as a main support," said Karee Brighton, a certified teacher and stay-at-home mom who took the course to keep up to date while she is out of the classroom. The modules helped her see that math, like reading, has its own fluency. She feels better equipped to help students develop it.
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In advance of his fight with Bart Palaszewski at UFC 137, Tyson Griffin (15-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) is drumming up support for a local charity.
The UFC featherweight is conducting a raffle to benefit Boys Town of Nevada, an organization dedicated that cares for troubled youth and families.
One lucky winner will get two tickets to the pay-per-view event, which takes place Oct. 29 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, as well as two tickets to Griffin's afterparty.
Griffin has previously acted as a youth mentor at Boys Town of Nevada and said it's a cause close to his heart.
"I could have been in their shoes," Griffin stated in a press release. "I had a chance to work with Boys Town a couple of times for the UFC and learning about the kids down there and what their situations were, I could relate. Growing up my parents got locked up and I was in foster care for a little bit and I could really relate to those kids and understand what they're going through and what the situation is.
"I was one of those kids back in the day and I just want to really give back based on the situations I came from and help those kids understand that it doesn't really matter where you come from that you can still come out on top."
Tickets for the raffle are $25 and can be purchased on Griffin's website, TysonGriffin.com.
Griffin's manager, Tom Call of Impact Fight Management, said the contest is a way for fighters to give back to the community.
"It's not just about entertaining the fans," he stated in the release. "We have to be proactive in showcasing the true character of our clients, and I applaud Tyson for stepping up and setting a new MMA standard. Expect more Impact fighters to follow the same course."
Griffin, a former UFC lightweight contender, saved his UFC career with a recent majority-decision victory over Manny Gamburyan at UFC on Versus 4. After a 6-1 run from 2007 to 2009, the Xtreme Couture fighter and four-time "Fight of the Night" winner hit the skids with consecutive losses to Evan Dunham, Takanori Gomni and Nik Lentz. Despite the setbacks, the Dunham and Lentz losses both came via closely contested split decisions.
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So I've been watering very conservatively this summer, trying to save money. Instead of leaving the sprinklers to come on automatically, I've been manually turning them on every few days.
Well, we've had a nice long stretch of hot weather—and I didn't water enough. As a result, the garden is looking rather wilty/baked—especially the kale. What's left of it. I checked on everything today, only to find that a deer has eaten the tops off of almost every single kale! Deer version of kale chips, I guess. I don't mind sharing. There was way too much kale growing with what I planted this year and the volunteers from last year. It was hard to keep up.
I'm pretty sure it's a deer, because: big bites! And also, I hadn't seen many deer this summer, but a few days ago my step-daughter found one in our front yard {where the veggies are}. My step-daughter accidentally scared her away, but obviously she came back. Makes me happy. Really.


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With fertile soils, a temperate climate and plentiful water, the Jordan Valley holds enormous potential for anyone living there.
For many Palestinians around Jiftlik, however, life in what could be the "breadbasket" of Palestine has become close to unbearable. In windowless homes of corrugated iron and plastic sheeting, there is no respite from the 45 degree heat. Maintaining an income through farming is a struggle, and the constant threat of home demolitions means insecurity has become the new norm. In 2013, 390 Palestinian structures were destroyed by Israeli forces in the Jordan Valley, displacing 690 people – nearly double the amount from the previous year.
Located in Area C, Jiftlik and its surroundings are under full Israeli control and host a population of nearly 10,000 settlers, living in residential communities, farms and military bases. Like all of those in occupied Palestinian territory, these settlements are illegal under international law. But it's the Palestinians living in the area who are paying the price for their existence.
One of those is Walid, a 33-year-old father of four, Precarity is built into the breezeblocks of his home, a squat, rectangular shack about 5km from Jiftlik's center, designed to provide for survival only until the next bulldozers arrive. It's his third build in two years; the wreckage of the last house, demolished by Israeli authorities, is still in a mangled heap a few dozen metres away.
"If we are still here after one year, it will be a good outcome," Walid told Palestine Monitor. "The first time our house was totally destroyed was in March 2012. After they destroyed the house, they destroyed the animal barracks over the animals, while they were inside. Sadly, we were unable to save all of them."
The second demolition, the following year, was at 7 in the morning. "We were sleeping," he explained. "They came to the house and said, 'you have half an hour to leave'. We didn't have time to collect all our belongings."
Walid's story, according to Mustaser Mansour, a doctor at the clinic in Jiftlik, is not unusual. "When they destroyed a neighbour's house they didn't let him go in to get his things at all, even though he begged them to allow him to take some games for his children." Mansour told Palestine Monitor. "When I looked at the children that time, my tears were drawn from my eyes."
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This situation is hardly unusual. Some 87% of the Jordan Valley, where Jiftlik and its surrounding villages are located, is in Area C. For Palestinians, getting a permit to build in these areas is near impossible. Just last month, some 35 structures were demolished in the village for being without a permit, leaving 67 people homeless.
"The chance for Palestinians to get a permit to build in Area C is the same as the chance I have to travel from here to England through Ben Gurion Airport," said Hamza Zbeidat, a project coordinator at Ma'an Development Agency. "It's impossible. They simply don't give permission for Palestinians to build in Area C.
"That doesn't mean that people do not build at all, though," Zbeidat said. "In the Jiftlik village, for example, they do not give proper permits, and people have started building anyway. But these do not have permission, and they could be demolished at any time."
Walid's current home offers little in the way of security. He's terrified it will be brought down over his few belongings, and in the desperate hope that it will make it less conspicuous, has avoided adding any crucial additions to the building. While changes would improve the family's quality of life, he's afraid to make them. "The two houses that were destroyed were better than this house, and we can't afford to build something only to have it knocked down again," he said.
The family's newest addition, three-month-old Alaa, is bearing the worst of the situation. Thanks to the conditions of the makeshift home she has developed an acute respiratory condition, and her tiny body is wracked by an insistent cough that her older siblings' cuddles and care are powerless to alleviate.
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Though they may be the most visible, demolitions aren't the only calamity brought by the occupation. From September to June, Walid explains, surrounding settlements prevented his farm animals from grazing. Israeli military live-fire zones close to his home mean he is afraid that taking his animals to new pastures will mean getting shot. And because Israel controls some 95% of the Jordan Valley, the National Water Company controls distribution of resources to both settlements and Palestinian communities.
"You can see the difference everywhere you go in the Jordan Valley," Zbeidat said. "On one side you have the settlements, with all these stunning flowers, it's like Europe in the desert. And on the other are the Palestinian communities, which are grey. Nothing can grow without water."
The difficulty in farming often comes down to something as seemingly simple as a lack of access. "The settlements prevent Palestinians from grazing their animals on the land," Zbeidat continues. "One settlement, a military training facility for the religious soldiers., stops farmers being able to take their animals to the mountain to graze. the Jordan Valley used to be the breadbasket of Palestine, but now the breadbasket is the Tubas area. People here are not making their own economy."
For Walid, the difficulty in finding plentiful food is exacerbated by the high cost of the feed he must buy for his animals. Like many farmers in the area, he feels unhappy at the lack of subsidy or support from the Palestinian Authority, and is often forced to sell some of his sheep in order to be able to feed the rest of the flock.
"The Palestinian Authority do not give us any help," he said, citing as evidence the vast difference between the budget allocated for agriculture – which in previous years has hovered at less than 1% – and the budget for security, which came in at 27% in 2014. "How can this be when we have no security? We don't want anything from the authority. We just want a simple life, a place to sleep, enough to eat, and enough to drink.
"Every day that passes is worse than the last," Walid says, gesturing around the dim room where he and his family live. His four children – all under seven years old – play outside in the remains of other buildings. "You ask what I hope for the future. What future?"
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Defensive miscues ruin second straight game for Tribe
Kluber tosses five scoreless frames before exiting with hip tightness
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Indians are entering the no-excuses portion of the season. If Cleveland wants to make a realistic run at a spot in the postseason, the club can ill afford to keep playing the way it has for the past two nights.
In a 3-2 loss to the Twins on Saturday, Corey Kluber had a stellar start interrupted by a left hip injury, and Cleveland's bullpen and defense cost the team following the starter's trip to the training room. That said, rare is the night when a pair of runs will hold up for a victory.
That was the message Jason Kipnis delivered in the wake of the defeat.
"We're getting into late July right now," Kipnis said. "You can make excuses for a while, but we're going to need some guys to start stepping up here. We're kind of shooting ourselves in the foot right now in these last two games.
"You can't blame the starting pitching. You can't blame the bullpen. You can't win any games if you don't score many runs."
The Indians' only runs came off the bat of their only All-Star hitter. In the sixth inning, Kipnis sliced a pitch from Minnesota starter Kevin Correia to left field, where the ball carried over the wall and into the seats for a two-run home run. The blast was the 14th of the season for the second baseman, and it was all Kluber received in the way of support at Target Field.
Correia logged six strong innings, and the Twins bullpen finished the job against Cleveland, which ended 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position. One evening earlier, during another loss marred by poor defense by the Tribe, it was Mike Pelfrey who handled the Indians with apparent ease, pitching into the sixth inning.
"I thought we had two pitchers we could score runs off," Kipnis said. "We didn't the last two days."
Kluber certainly did his part, pitching through tightness in his left hip in a five-inning effort.
After Kipnis' home run gave the Indians a 2-0 lead, manager Terry Francona opted to pull the plug on Kluber's outing. The right-hander had blanked the Twins, piled up seven strikeouts and scattered three hits, but his command was not as strong as previous starts. With Kluber sitting at 93 pitches, and left-handed hitters Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau looming, Francona handed the ball to lefty Rich Hill.
"It was the right thing to do in my mind," Francona said. "You've always got to take care of your guys first."
Kluber, who indicated that the hip issue first flared up in his last start on July 12, tried to talk Francona out of pulling him from the game.
"I tried, but he's stubborn," Kluber said with a smile. "He had his mind made up, I guess."
The right-hander noted that Francona noticed that he was altering his delivery, using more arm than legs. That kind of compensation can eventually lead to something more serious, and the manager did not want to take chances with Kluber, who has a 2.22 ERA in July and has become a reliable piece of the rotation.
"If he gives up runs because of that, I would've kicked myself," Francona said. "This kid is obviously important to what we're doing moving forward."
Neither Francona nor Kluber felt the injury was severe enough to cost the right-hander any time on the shelf.
With a little help from Cleveland's defense, Minnesota took advantage after Kluber left the game.
Facing Hill in the home half of the sixth inning, Mauer drew a leadoff walk and advanced to third base on a single from Morneau. Ryan Doumit followed by chopping a pitch to Lonnie Chisenhall. The third baseman sprinted in and gloved the ball, but he threw wildly to the plate in an attempt to retire Mauer, who was trying to score on the play.
"That was a big turn in the ballgame," Francona said. "We're not stinging the ball, for sure. Kip took a gorgeous swing, but when you're getting four or five hits, you've got to play a clean game."
The gaffe by Chisenhall, who also made a critical error in the sixth inning in Friday's 3-2 loss, allowed Doumit and Morneau to move up to second and third base, respectively. Chris Colabello then delivered an RBI single to right field against reliever Bryan Shaw, and Clete Thomas followed by hitting a sharp grounder to Kipnis at second base.
Kipnis had a chance at an inning-ending double play, but he bobbled the ball and was only able to get one out. That allowed Doumit to score, putting the Indians behind for good, 3-2.
No excuses.
"That play needs to be made," Kipnis said.
If there is any silver lining, it is that the first-place Tigers also lost their past two games, keeping the Indians' deficit in the American League Central to just 1 1/2 games. Of course, a pair of clean contests might have helped the Tribe move into first place.
"We're not losing too much ground, thankfully," Kipnis said. "But if we want to get where we want to be, were going to have to start winning games. These are games we need to be winning."


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Wonderful score to a terrific film.
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5 comments:
- Jay's Shadow said...
Great song for the rainy day.
- May 28, 2013 at 6:34 PM
- Willow Cove said...
I keep seeing this on demand.... Gonna watch on day off.
- May 28, 2013 at 7:41 PM
- bean said...
Really enjoyed this film. :)
- May 29, 2013 at 6:22 AM
- Gwen Grimm said...
Haven't seen that one yet, but it has been recommended to me a few time since I like "Trollhunter" so much (have you seen that one yet?).
- May 29, 2013 at 5:20 PM
- Rot said...
LOVED Trollhunter.
The CG effects in this aren't as good as Trollhunter, but the story is so good you just don't care.
- May 29, 2013 at 7:07 PM
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Facebook, Google and Others Rally Against Sweeping Claims in Financial Patent Case
While the technology patent wars continue raging on across the industry, some companies are moving toward disarmament.
Facebook, Google, Zynga and a number of other tech giants filed an amicus brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal circuit on Friday afternoon, an attempt to advocate against a number of wide-ranging patent claims in a case between two financial companies.
Haven't brushed up on your Latin legal terminology lately? I'll break it down for you.
Amicus curiae, literally translating to "friend of the court," is an action made by a party not directly involved in litigation, but usually interested in or affected by the outcome of a given case. So essentially, Facebook, Google and pals want to step in and give their two cents, despite being neither defendants nor plaintiffs.
Here's the issue: Electronic financial marketplace Alice Corp. filed for a patent a few years ago laying claim to a computerized way of closing financial transactions. There was back and forth, but in July it was decided that Alice Corp.'s claim was legitimately patent-eligible.
Problem for CLS — the plaintiff in the case — as well as the host of amici like Facebook and Google, is that Alice Corp.'s claims are quite broad. It asks to patent a "data processing system to enable the exchange of an obligation between parties." So, uh, basically a computer.
As you perhaps know by now, tech companies absolutely hate sweeping claims such as Alice Corp.'s. By filing patents that use general, often vague terms to stake claim on particular methods of operation, it arms the claimant with a future-focused arsenal. In essence, there's little keeping these patent holders from going after any companies it sees infringing upon their technology.
Quoth the amicus brief:
This issue is critically important in the high-tech context. Many computer-related patent claims just describe an abstract idea at a high level of generality and say to perform it on a computer or over the Internet.
Such barebones claims grant exclusive rights over the abstract idea itself, with no limit on how the idea is implemented. (Emphasis mine.)
Granting patent protection for such claims would impair, not promote, innovation by conferring exclusive rights on those who have not meaningfully innovated, and thereby penalizing those that do later innovate by blocking or taxing their applications of the abstract idea.
Other than duking it out in appellate court, most tech companies these days are insuring themselves by buying up patent troves from companies that may be going out of business (see the Nortel bidding war of the past, and the Kodak patent bidding to come). But if these tech giants can nip claims like these in the bud before they grow into a problem, it makes things much less complicated — and far less costly — down the line.
Filing amicus briefs is a fairly common practice in the tech industry. Google has been involved in many over the years, while Facebook, too, has been included in a handful.
And in this instance, there are quite a few amici involved. The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed its own amicus brief, and another joint brief came from a host of companies including LinkedIn, eHarmony, U.S. Airways and Travelocity Inc. So it's safe to say that Alice's claims are pretty reviled by many in the tech industry.
The full amicus brief is embedded below. Take a gander if you're into the nitty-gritty of patent law.


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Well Tuesday night actually. Pumpkin carving - as it was November 1st, I managed to pick up 22 large pumpkins for 10p each, got a few funny looks as I filled the boot with pumpkins. Scouts each had one to carve, lots of variety and they had great fun. Just enough time at the end for apple bobbing.
We displayed all of the pumpkins outside to greet the parents and it looked really impressive. All of the pumpkin innards went into a big tub and one of the Scouts took it home to feed his lizard. Based on the size of the tub and his insistence that the lizard would eat it all, the lizard must be the size of a Komodo dragon! Mum didn't look impressed as he loaded the tub into the car.


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BANGKOK (Feb. 7, 1:30 p.m. ET) — Thailand's Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd. plans to acquire Old World Industries I Ltd. and Old World Transportation Ltd., a U.S.-based ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol producer, for $795 million.
Old World makes automotive antifreeze, but mono ethylene glycol is also a key component in purified terephthalic acid, a feedstock for PET resins.
The deal is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of this year, according to Bangkok-based IVL.
IVL has already integrated into PTA in Europe and Asia and virtually integrated in the USA via co-location with a PTA supplier in Alabama.
"I am delighted that we were able to acquire Old World in the USA as it represents a rare opportunity to integrate into MEG in the most competitive zone for feedstock availability," said Aloke Lohia, group CEO of Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd.
"Competitiveness of petrochemicals in the USA has been bolstered because of the favorable gas price, relative to oil, due to the abundance of shale gas. By entering MEG now, IVL will be able to capture the premium margins that are expected to remain firm for the next 4-5 years when new capacities are likely to enter the market."
The acquisition makes IVL the only global player in polyester with integration into both PTA and MEG, he said.
Old World is located in Clear Lake, Texas, near Houston.
The deal was being financed in part by new credit facilities granted by Siam Commercial Bank and cash available with IVL from earlier fund raising activities, said IVL.
Evercore Partners and HSBC were financial advisors to IVL and Allen & Overy acted as legal advisors. The Company received market and technical due diligence by CMAI, ERM and Jacobs.
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Executive Summary
Chapter One: Industry Overview of HMC & HBM
1.1 Definition of HMC & HBM
1.2 HMC & HBM Segment by Type
1.2.1 Global HMC & HBM Production Growth Rate Comparison by Types (2014-2025)
1.2.2 Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC)
1.2.3 High-bandwidth memory (HBM)
1.3 HMC & HBM Segment by Applications
1.3.1 Global HMC & HBM Consumption Comparison by Applications (2014-2025)
1.3.2 Graphics
1.3.3 High-performance Computing
1.3.4 Networking
1.3.5 Data Centers
1.4 Global HMC & HBM Overall Market
1.4.1 Global HMC & HBM Revenue (2014-2025)
1.4.2 Global HMC & HBM Production (2014-2025)
1.4.3 North America HMC & HBM Status and Prospect (2014-2025)
1.4.4 Europe HMC & HBM Status and Prospect (2014-2025)
1.4.5 China HMC & HBM Status and Prospect (2014-2025)
1.4.6 Japan HMC & HBM Status and Prospect (2014-2025)
1.4.7 Southeast Asia HMC & HBM Status and Prospect (2014-2025)
1.4.8 India HMC & HBM Status and Prospect (2014-2025)
Chapter Two: Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
2.1 Raw Material and Suppliers
2.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of HMC & HBM
2.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of HMC & HBM
2.4 Industry Chain Structure of HMC & HBM
Chapter Three: Development and Manufacturing Plants Analysis of HMC & HBM
3.1 Capacity and Commercial Production Date
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Helping students build their understanding of Earth's spheres and how they are connected is difficult. Review the graphics to help identify the parts of the Earth System and the processes that connect them at the local, regional, and global scales.
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Scientific data are often represented by assigning ranges of numbers to specific colors. The colors are then used to make false color images which allow us to see patterns more easily. Students will make a false-color image using a set of numbers.
The My NASA Data visualization tool, Earth System Data Explorer (ESDE), helps learners visualize complex Earth System data sets over space and time. Visit this page to review the datasets we have available to you and their organization by Earth System sphere, science variable, dataset name, and start/end dates.
At the core of scientific visualization is the representation of data graphically - through images, animations, and videos - to improve understanding and develop insight. Data visualizers develop data-driven images, maps, and visualizations from information collected by Earth-observing satellites, airborne missions, and ground measurements. Visualizations allow us to explore data, phenomena and behavior; they are particularly effective for showing large scales of time and space, and "invisible" processes (e.g. flows of energy and matter) as integral parts of the models.
This graphic organizer may be used to help students analyze the processes and components of Earth System phenomena.
Information from satellites if often used to display information about objects. This information can include how things appear, as well as their contents. Explore how pixel data sequences can be used to create an image and interpret it.
NASA Worldview is a free online visualization tool that is a great launchpad for learners who are new (or veteran) users of satellite data.
A Data Support Specialist works with the user community to understand their science needs with the goal of providing support for NASA data and information services. They represent the user in product development and development resources to assist with the user community's needs. This person works directly with users to solve problems using NASA data, or to provide resources to improve understanding of the data.
This video provides tips for teachers on helping students make sense of data to help them understand and work with data.
Mechanical engineers design, develop, build, and test mechanical and thermal sensors and devices including tools, engines, and machines. These are essential systems in platforms in NASA's Earth Science missions, like satellite and airborne missions. Mechanical engineers work mostly in engineering services, research and development, and manufacturing.


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Earlier this week, while advising people to "wear their brown pants" when Obama announced the new federal budget, I offered this comment:
the vast, vast majority of the American public don't understand and frankly probably "could have cared less" in the past when things were going well.Recognizing the awkwardness of the phrase, I put it in quotes and moved on. Mike noticed, and gently took me to task:
"could have cared less" was used when you actually meant "Could NOT have cared less."He's right of course, and I welcome all such comments. But as I looked into the phrase today, I discovered it's not as simple as it appears.
Via Bartleby.com, here is the analysis from The American Heritage® Book of English Usage:
I could care less! you might say sometime in disgust. You might just as easily have said I couldn't care less and meant the same thing! How can this be? When taken literally, the phrase I could care less means "I care more than I might," rather than "I don't care at all." But the beauty of sarcasm is that it can turn meanings on their head, thus allowing could care less to work as an equivalent for couldn't care less. Because of its sarcasm, could care less is more informal than its negative counterpart and may be open to misinterpretation when used in writing.The best researched and most extensive discussion of the phrases I could find was at World Wide Words:
The form I could care less has provoked a vast amount of comment and criticism in the past thirty years or so. Few people have had a kind word for it, and many have been vehemently opposed to it…More at the link. I'll agree with all of the above; English is such an amazingly complex language that one shouldn't need to resort to slang except for effect. I don't share the ethnic heritage noted in the World Wide Words discussion, so my use of the phrase was just the result of rushing to blog 15 items in one day. In my defense, as uberblogger Andrew Sullivan has noted, blogging is "the spontaneous expression of instant thought."
A bit of history first: the original expression, of course, was I couldn't care less, meaning "it is impossible for me to have less interest or concern in this matter, since I am already utterly indifferent". It is originally British… The inverted form I could care less was coined in the US and is found only there...
Why it lost its negative has been much discussed. It's clear that the process is different from the shift in meaning that took place with cheap at half the price. In that case, the inversion was due to a mistaken interpretation of its meaning, as has happened, for example, with beg the question.
In these cases people have tried to apply logic, and it has failed them. Attempts to be logical about I could care less also fail. Taken literally, if one could care less, then one must care at least a little, which is obviously the opposite of what is meant. It is so clearly logical nonsense that to condemn it for being so (as some commentators have done) misses the point. The intent is obviously sarcastic — the speaker is really saying, "As if there was something in the world that I care less about"…
There's a close link between the stress pattern of I could care less and the kind that appears in certain sarcastic or self-deprecatory phrases that are associated with the Yiddish heritage and (especially) New York Jewish speech. Perhaps the best known is I should be so lucky!, in which the real sense is often "I have no hope of being so lucky", a closely similar stress pattern with the same sarcastic inversion of meaning. There's no evidence to suggest that I could care less came directly from Yiddish, but the similarity is suggestive. There are other American expressions that have a similar sarcastic inversion of apparent sense, such as Tell me about it!, which usually means "Don't tell me about it, because I know all about it already". These may come from similar sources.
So it's actually a very interesting linguistic development. But it is still regarded as slangy, and also has some social class stigma attached. And because it is hard to be sarcastic in writing, it loses its force when put on paper and just ends up looking stupid…
On the bright side, Mike's pointing out my gaffe has given me the chance to explore the subject and share it as a blogpost in the "things you wouldn't know" category. You learn something every day.
p.s. - I hope the reference to "wearing brown pants" was self-explanatory. If not, there's an appropriate joke about a pirate who wore a red shirt during sea battles...
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Length: 10" - 83"
Beauty as nature intended, Rattan Maple solid hardwood is an inspirational starting point for the style of a room. The wide, toffee-hued boards feature dark knots and closed splits, pulling from the most popular trends in flooring. Its neutral color and rustic style bestow simplistic style and grace.
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- 3/4" x 5-1/4" prefinished, solid hardwood
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- Variations of taupe coloring with gorgeous maple graining
- Nail installation
- 50 year warranty
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The second HERITY International Conference, with the theme 'Measuring the Value of Material Cultural Heritage', will be held in Rome from 3 to 5 December 2008. It is organized by HERITY International in partnership with ICCROM, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and UN-WTO. Participation is possible by invitation or prior registration.
Goals of the Conference are:
1) To make possible the exchange of ideas and experiences at an international level on the aims, possibility to measure, and the ways to describe the concept of Value related to material Cultural Heritage open to the public (Monuments, Museums, Archaeological sites, Libraries and Archives) from different points of view;
2) To present in detail the HERITY approach to the criterion Value when performing the quality evaluation.
- Building the Value of Cultural Assets: the HERITAGE
- Value from the point of view of the visitors: which appeal for the Cultural Heritage?
- Value from the point of view of residents: local memory and conflicts of interest
- Value from the point of view of other stakeholders: the social selection of memory.
Call for Papers abstracts deadline: September 21, 2008
Registration deadline: November 3, 2008
For more information:
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Individuals holding a professional teaching license issued by the state of Minnesota and administrators are required to keep their license current to be eligible for employment.
- College/Board Credit
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Applicants must also include in their 125 clock hours instruction or other professional development activities which address:
- Positive behavioral intervention strategies
- Accommodation, modification, or adaptation of curriculum, materials, or instruction to appropriately meet the needs of varied students in achieving graduation standards
- Further reading preparation consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.06, subdivision 4.
- Further preparation in understanding the key warning signs of early-onset mental illness in children and adolescents.
Please note: Teachers who do not provide direct instruction, e.g., counselors, school psychologists, school nurses, school social workers, audiovisual directors and coordinators, and recreation personnel, are exempt from the reading requirement. MN Statute 122A.09, subdivision 4(m)
Licensed, contracted teachers are required to attend district staff development workshops throughout the school year. Attendance at these workshops for the five-year license period should generate more than enough clock hours required and meet additional state requirements for license renewal. However, it is your responsibility to monitor your requirements. Clock hours earned from district workshops are recorded for licensed, contracted staff. Hourly staff members need to submit the activity on a Continuing Education Clock Hour Application documentation form.
The Continuing Education Committee meets monthly during the school year to approve clock hours. The committee does not meet during the summer.
In January of the year of license expiration, district licensed staff will be sent license renewal instructions. Further license renewal information can be obtained from the Minnesota Department of Education or by calling the Continuing Ed message line at 763.391.7007.


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(Pocket-lint) - With the whole tech world constantly banging on about the iPod, sometimes it's easy to forget that there are other big-name brands who also make portable music players. Sony has a long history in personal audio, and still uses the Walkman brand that it made famous with its personal cassette players. Thankfully, things have moved on and Sony now offers a comprehensive range of MP3 players including the top-of-the range A-Series and the sporty, water-resistant W Series. The B Series is the brand's entry-level offering and comprises two models - the 4GB NWZ-B163B and the 2GB NWZ-B162 that we're reviewing here.
Available in black, blue, pink, red or green, the NWZ-B162 measures 90 x 23.3 x 15.2mm and weighs just 28g making it nice and compact and roughly the same size as a USB stick, so that it slips neatly into a bag or pocket. A detachable clip means that you can also attach it your clothing or bag to make it easier to access the controls. There's also a small strap hole on the back in case you want to attach it to a keyring or lanyard.
The NWZ-B162's fascia features a small screen, two hard buttons (for "back" and the "Zap" mode), along with a large play/pause button enclosed by a round "shuttle switch" which can be rotated slightly forwards or backwards to skip tracks or wind forwards or backwards. There are a few tiny ridges on either side of the dial, so it's easy to control. The dial also incorporates a ring of LED lights which flash in time with the music. Depending on how you feel about such things, this is either a neat little touch of genius or the most annoying thing in the world. Thankfully, there's an option to turn this off in the settings menu.
The play/pause button is perfectly located so that it sits exactly where your thumb naturally rests when holding the player - likewise for the dial that surrounds it.
The bottom edge of the player is home to a hold switch to stop you accidentally knocking the controls during playback, while the top edge is home to the bass/play mode button along with the volume control and a record/stop button for the voice recorder function.
Connecting the player up to your computer is a piece of cake. You don't need a lead as the top of the player can be removed to reveal a built-in USB connector. Transferring music is very straightforward via Windows Media Player (11 or 12) or you can just drag and drop from any PC and you can also transfer directly from iTunes. The player isn't Mac compatible, but then we're guessing that if you've got an Apple computer, it's more than likely that you'll be sticking to Apple's audio devices, too.
Switching the player on (by pressing the play button), pulls up the home menu on the tiny screen where you can choose between voice (for the voice recorder), music library and settings. The NWZ-B162 will play MP3s and non-DRM WMA files and the 2GB memory should let you get around 500 songs or so on there. On firing up the NWZ-B162 for the first time, we found a bunch of pre-loaded tracks recorded by people we'd never heard of. It's very simple to select and delete these to make more room for your own tunes, while hooked up to a PC.
The NWZ-B162 lets you choose from a few basic play modes, including shuffle and repeat and you can search your music library by artist, album, genre or playlist. There's also a built-in equaliser with four presets - including Heavy, Pop and Jazz - and a custom setting. You'll also find some more general stuff in the menu, including date and time settings and screen contrast adjustments.
A particularly nifty feature on the NWZ-B162 is the the Zap button which changes between the ZAPPIN function and normal playback. This handy feature plays back song clips in the order that they're stored on your player so that you can easily search for a song by ear, then switch back to normal mode when you've found the one you want. You can choose between two settings - one plays about 10 seconds of each song while the other plays around 3 seconds.
One of the most important factors for any portable device is battery power, so the fact that a full charge of the NWZ-B162 will give you 18 hours of listening time is good news. What's more, the inclusion of a Quick Charge function means that you'll get 90 minutes of playback after plugging the player into your computer for just three minutes - perfect when you've got to dash out, but haven't had time to charge it completely.
The sound isn't exactly up to audiophile standard, but for 30 quid, it's surprisingly good. The overall audio performance is strong, with a warm sound that's full of punch. The bass boost mode is also particularly impressive. The sound does tend to lose a fair bit of clarity when the volume is cranked up, but at this price range, that's hardly a surprise.
The supplied headphones feel about as cheap as they possibly could, but they're perfectly functional and actually quite comfortable. Switching to a more expensive pair of cans, the sound was certainly improved, although the bass boost function sounded a little overdone - the audio actually sounded better without it.
Voice recordings - which can be captured in high, low or mid quality - are also reasonably sharp and clear and certainly good enough to take down the odd voice memo.
The NWZ-B162 is a no-frills product that delivers decent sound quality at a bargain price. With just 2GB of memory on board, it's unlikely that most people will be buying this as their primary music player, but it's ideal as a back-up for when you don't want to take any risks with a pricier gadget. If you're going for a run or indulging in some poolside tunes then this pint-sized player is a handy gadget to have at your fingertips. A nice design, built-in USB connectivity and the simple music transfer system all combine to make this a neat little MP3 player that won't break the bank.


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FINALS WATCH: Little guys, big stage
Louisville and Michigan fans aren't the only ones left partying in Atlanta.
It's time for the Division II and Division III national championship games. He will be played Sunday at Philips Arena, a short walk from where those two will play for the Division I title Monday night.
First up is Amherst takes on Mary Hardin-Baylor in the D-3 title game, followed by Drury and Metropolitan State for the D-2 title. The games are being played as part of Final Four weekend for the first time as the NCAA celebrates its 75th anniversary.
And while they may not be as numerous, fans of all four schools are just as vocal.
There was a contingent of about a dozen students who drove from Texas to root on Mary-Hardin Baylor, and they made quite a racket a couple hours before tip as they marched toward the arena dressed in everything from a garish golden toga to a snazzy purple bodysuit.
When one curmudgeon shot them a "keep it quiet" glance, one of the students replied cheerily, "I didn't drive 16 hours not to yell!"
- Dave Skretta - https://twitter.com/@APdaveskretta
NCAA Finals Watch follows the Final Four games and all the activities surrounding the event as seen by journalists from The Associated Press from across Atlanta. It will be updated throughout the day with breaking news and other items of interest. Follow AP reporters on Twitter where available.