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It's summer and around here that means it time for summer haircuts, for the boys. When Nico was younger, and before he had an opinion about his appearance, he would get a buzz cut for the summer. This was a good solution since he has a head of hair that becomes a soggy mop after swimming, and a wool coat during our long, hot days. Now that Nico is older, he still gets a shorter cut but he does not like the shaved look, so he no longer gets a buzz cut.
However, since Diego is only 6 years-old, I figured that I could still have some say about his hair. Boy, I have never been more wrong about anything in my life. Maybe it's the influence of his older siblings, or maybe it's the Justin Bieber and Big Time Rush look, but Diego has definite ideas about his hair. He did not want a buzz cut. No way. I didn't realize how much his hair meant to him, until this weekend.
Juan had to run some errands and decided to take Diego with him so they could stop and get a haircut. First, they went to the pet store. The pet store had its usual weekend dog and cat adoption fair. And as usual, Juan sent me a text which read "Can we get her?" and attached a photo of one of the dogs. Our dog, Mischief , died last November, and our family has been missing a dog in our lives. But right now? Life is really busy, we may travel on a vacation. I texted Juan back. "Cute dog, but not now."
Moving along, Juan's next stop was Supercuts. Juan told the hairstylist that Diego needed a summer haircut. The hairstylist talked with Juan and another hairstylist and they agreed they would use the buzzers at a level 3, but somebody forgot to tell Diego. I am sure if they had, he would have told them he didn't want his hair short. By the time the hairstylist began buzzing the top of Diego's hair, it was too late. Diego was mortified. Juan thought it looked cute and smiled at him. This was absolutely the wrong reacation because Diego understood Juan's smile to mean he was laughing at him. Then, the meltdown started. Big, fat tears rolling down his face. Sobs so thick he choked on them. The hairstylist tried soothing him. Juan tried to calm him. When he realized it was past the point of no return, he carried Diego out of there and drove home. On the way, Juan called me in a panic. He warned me to tell the kids at home not to say a thing when they got home. I went outside and met them in the driveway. Diego's eyes were swollen, and he was hiccupping from his sobs. He refused to get out of the car, even though it was 90 degrees outside. I promised him he could go through the back door and bypass his sisters inside. We got him in the shower and he continued to cry, curled up in a ball on the shower floor. I could not reason with him. Finally, I told him he had three choices:
1) Stay in the bathroom until his hair grew out.
2) Act like his haircut was not big deal and then others would not think it was a big deal.
3) Wear a hat.
He considered number 1 but decided since he could not play x-Box in the bathroom, locking himself inside was not a viable option. He completely dismissed number 2. He decided that number 3 was the best option, but only if he could wear his army hat.
Of course, I agreed and brought him the hat. (He has not taken that hat off yet, even in church.) Juan had also told Diego that he would take him back to the pet store and look again at the dog he had seen earlier. Juan promised to buy Diego ice cream too. (I know, it's a lot. Don't judge me.) So, between the hat, and the promise of ice cream, we finally stopped the haircut meltdown. Oh, and that return trip to the pet store? Well, let's just say that even though I knew we'd eventually get another dog, I thought we should wait a little while longer. But, how could I have said "Not now" to this face:
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If you're designing hypoallergenic earrings or other jewelry, what are your options? What metals are safe to wear? Is surgical stainless steel the same as hypoallergenic or nickel free? The answers aren't as simple as you might hope, but there are some great (and economical) choices.
First, a few definitions:
Hypoallergenic means "below normal" or "slightly" allergenic. The term was coined by the cosmetics industry in the 1950's, and became a popular marketing term for jewelry soon afterwards.
Many people are allergic to nickel, so "nickel free" and "hypoallergenic" are sometimes considered synonymous. Be aware that hypoallergenic does not mean nickel-free, nor does it have a legal or medical definition for use in jewelry. You're better off using specific materials rather than the vague term "hypoallergenic."
Many people believe that stainless steel is nickel free, but most stainless steel alloys (even surgical stainless steel) contain 8-12% nickel. Roughly 6-12% of the population is allergic to nickel, so although it's legally acceptable to put a "hypoallergenic" label on all stainless steel, it doesn't seem quite fair to those who are looking for nickel-free jewelry.
Just a few more terms to define, before I get to the list of good metals to try.
Elements and Alloys
Alloys (such as stainless steel, sterling silver and 14kt gold) are mixtures of elements (such as iron, gold, copper and zinc). People create alloys to change the color, melting temperature, and/or strength of lone elements. For example, solid gold is too soft for ear wires — to make it stronger, it is alloyed (mixed) with other elements such as silver and to make 14kt or other alloys of gold. Iron is alloyed (mixed) with other elements primarily to make it stronger and resistant to rust.
Nickel Free or EU Nickel Directive?
Since there isn't a formal US definition of nickel free, and alloys vary, a good way to find items that are very low nickel, is to search for items that say they meet the EU Nickel Directive. Another method is to avoid alloys entirely, and focus on elemental metals such as niobium and titanium. For more information about the term "nickel free", see our Nickel-Free Metals Information page.
Good Metals to try:
Because different people are allergic to different metals, I can't give you a "one size fits all" solution. However, the metals listed below tend to cause fewer problems than others. Carefully check out these metals and links (updated October 2015) to see which metals are likely to work best for you.
Niobium is an excellent choice for people with metal allergies. It is highly resistant to corrosion and other reactions, and is used in medical implants. Niobium is not plated or painted, so the color will not flake or chip. It is anodized, meaning it is colored by dipping it into an electrically charged "bath." Because it is an inert element, with no nickel, lead, or other additives, most people with metal allergies can safely wear niobium. It doesn't match basic silver and gold colors — but it is available in rich black, copper, blue, bronze, green, pink, purple, teal and yellow.
Do not be confused by the color similarities of anodized niobium and anodized aluminum. Both metals can be anodized to wonderful bright colors, but aluminum is too soft for ear wires.
Rings & Things stocks colorful Niobium head pins, eye pins, and jump rings in addition to Niobium ear wires.
Titanium is a very strong metal, frequently used in medical implants, and is another excellent choice for people with nickel allergies.
Our titanium ear wires and earring posts are Grade 1 ASTM F67, which is unalloyed commercially pure titanium, and meets the EU nickel directive. Our titanium earring posts have either a Brittania pewter pad (tin, antimony and copper), or a stainless steel flat pad.
Stainless Steel
There are over 100 alloys of stainless steel, and each is denoted by a unique SAE steel grade number, which may include one or more letters. Stainless steel alloys include steel (iron with carbon), chromium for scratch resistance and corrosion resistance, nickel to reduce brittleness and improve strength at both high and low temperatures, and other trace elements. For stainless steel alloys used in jewelry, these trace elements are approximately 0.75% silicon, 0.045% phosphorous, 0.03% sulfur, 2% manganese, and 0.1% nitrogen.
304 stainless steel is the most popular grade of stainless steel. It is 18-20% chromium, 8-10.5% nickel, 0.08% carbon, plus iron and the trace elements listed above. It is commonly used in the food industry (sinks, coffee urns, dairy storage and hauling, beer/brewing, citrus and fruit juice handling, etc). The same corrosion and stain resistance that make it great for food handling, also make it popular for jewelry.
Rings & Things stocks over 100 items made from 304 stainless steel: wire, ear wires, earring posts, stringing cable and cable chokers, jump rings, split rings, hair findings, lobster clasps, spring loaded clasps, dog tags, glue bails / pendant plates, beadable silverware, and beadable wine bottle stoppers. Some are plated, but most are raw stainless steel.
2-tone stainless steel ear wires allow you to have a plated (gold, copper, etc.) ball and coil, with a raw stainless steel ear wire. They may look odd in the package, but look great on the ear.
304L stainless steel is almost the same as 304, but has a lower carbon content (0.03%), and may contain a slightly higher amount of nickel (8-12%). This alloy has increased weldability and resistance to corrosion (great for men's jewelry).
430 stainless steel contains less than 0.75% nickel, and some forms of 430 stainless steel meet the EU nickel directive (less than .05% nickel ion migration). 430 stainless steel has good corrosion resistance compared to non-stainless steel, but not as good as the 304 and 316 alloys.
XC45 Steel is a high-quality structural carbon steel made of 0.42 – 0.5% carbon, 0.3% (or less) nickel, and small amounts of silicon, manganese, sulfur, phosphorous, chromium and copper. This grade provides the springy strength required for genuine French barrette backs (made in France) and French shoe clips.
Surgical Stainless Steel
Adding the word "surgical" to a stainless steel alloy's name does not actually make it a better grade of steel. The SAE grade number (304, 430, 316L, etc.) defines the alloy and its properties, so the word "surgical" simply tells us "non-SAE-tech people" that 316 and 316L stainless steel alloys have properties suitable for temporary medical implants, or for making durable surgical instruments.
316 and 316L surgical stainless steel contain 2-3% molybdenum for even greater resistance to harsh corrosives (both industrial, and in the body). 316L is a low carbon version of 316, with extra corrosion resistance, and is frequently used for stainless steel watches and marine applications. Like most other stainless steel, it contains 8-10.5% nickel, making it unsuitable for people with nickel allergies.
Sterling Silver and Fine Silver
Sterling silver is an alloy containing at least 92.5% silver. The most popular sterling silver alloy is 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper. To prevent tarnish while on display in department stores and high-end jewelry stores, some sterling is plated with rhodium. Most people can safely wear good quality sterling silver, but a few are allergic to silver or copper. Sterling silver from reputable vendors is nickel free, but be aware that some jewelry marked sterling or 925 — especially if the price seems too good to be true — may contain little or no silver at all, or be alloyed with random metals.
Argentium™ sterling silver replaces some of the copper with 1.2% germanium (the remainder is 6.3% copper and 92.5% silver). Argentium sterling silver is tarnish resistant, laser weldable, and has other unique properties.
Other special alloys of sterling are occasionally available, each with its own unique properties. More info about sterling silver, including hallmarks.
Silver fill (also called silver overlay) is made by using heat and pressure to apply a layer of sterling (.925) silver to a base of less costly metal, usually brass. The minimum layer of silver must equal at least 1/20 of the total weight of the item. Silver fill is 100's of times thicker than silver plating, so it lasts many years longer before wearing through the layer of silver. If you can wear sterling silver, you can most likely wear silver-fill items for quite a few years before you wear through the top layer to any irritating basemetal layers beneath it.
Vermeil, pronounced "vehr-MAY" [French], is gold plated sterling silver. If you can wear sterling silver, it's very likely that you can wear vermeil.
Fine silver, sometimes stamped ".999", is 99.9% pure silver, which means it is softer and more malleable than sterling. It is commonly used for bezels, handmade ball-end head pins, and components made by the Karen Hill tribes.
Just like sterling silver, fine silver can be misrepresented. If you've experienced allergies to cheap items marked sterling, 925 or 999, you may want to try again from a reliable, knowledgeable vendor before you rule out silver entirely.
Karat (kt) gold: Pure gold is 24kt, meaning 24 out of 24 parts are gold. 24kt is too soft to be functional, so it is alloyed with other metals for durability, cost and color. 14kt is 14 parts gold out of 24, and the remaining 10 parts are other metals. Depending on the color of gold (which can be yellow, rose, green or white), the other parts may be copper, silver, nickel, zinc, tin, palladium and/or manganese. People with nickel allergies should be aware that, until recently, most white gold contained nickel. Today, palladium is used to make a white gold alloy that is less likely to react to the wearer's skin.
Gold fill (also called gold overlay) is made by using heat and pressure to apply a layer of karat gold to a base of less costly metal. This produces a surface with karat gold. The minimum layer of karat gold must equal at least 1/20 of the total weight of the item. Gold fill is 50 to 100,000 times thicker than regular gold plating, so it lasts many years longer before wearing through the layer of gold. If you can wear 14kt gold, you can most likely wear gold-fill items for quite a few years before you wear through the top layer to the brass or other basemetal beneath it. Roughly half our gold-fill items are 12kt gold fill; the other half are 14kt gold fill.
Copper and Brass
Copper is a lovely reddish metal. It is easy to work with, but oxidizes quickly, and where it comes into contact with skin, can turn skin green. The "green skin" factor makes it unpopular for ear wires or earring posts. You can lacquer (or otherwise coat) it, but high contact points — such as going through an ear — wear off quickly.
Most people can safely wear copper, but aren't always excited to have their skin turn color where it touches them. For this reason you may want to mount copper bracelet designs onto a sterling backing, or use copper-colored niobium ear wires on copper earrings.
Alternatively, many people believe that copper can prevent arthritis, so solid copper bracelets are popular. For this effect, it needs to touch (and react with) your skin, so skip any protective layers.
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. Depending on the desired properties, the percents of copper and zinc can vary greatly. Because brass is usually 50-90% copper, it has roughly the same "green skin" properties as copper. Cheap brass earrings may have irritating impurities in their alloy, causing an allergic reaction to people who aren't allergic to either copper or zinc.
Brass is a popular material for plated ear wires, because it is inexpensive, easy to plate or electrocoat, and is relatively allergy-free.
Non-Metal Earring Findings
Some people are allergic to so many metals that it can be frustrating (or impossible) to find any that are wearable. A good solution is E'arrs Ear Protectors, non-metal sleeves that slide over earring posts (and ear wires). These add a bit of thickness to the earring post (or ear wire) so they can be annoying for the first few days. After that, they are fine as long as you continue to wear them.
I hope this article help you pick the perfect metals for the jewelry you make (or modify). If you have any questions, please leave them as comments below and I will answer as quickly as I can.
Edited October 2015, to update links.


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Jump to: Our Promise | In Balance | Portions Matter
Our Promise
Our promise to you includes the following commitments:
- Healthy menu items are mainstream offerings throughout our cafés.
- Healthy choices are easy for guests to make in all cafés.
- COR icons are used consistently to denote foods with particular nutritional qualities (In Balance, Vegan, Vegetarian, Well-Being, and Made without Gluten).
- Our menus emphasize the use of fresh vegetables, fruits, legumes and whole grains as a featured ingredient. Our first choice is to use locally and sustainably produced items.
- Our chefs practice "stealth" nutrition as a standard operating procedure by using healthy cooking techniques and ingredients in everyday food preparation.
- Guests enjoy great-tasting, abundant meals, which happen to be prepared in more healthful ways.
- We serve reasonable portions sizes based on the U.S. Dietary Guidelines.
- Ongoing staff training focuses on appropriate serving sizes to meet client commitments and encourage reasonable portions for guests.
- Our guests are introduced to and encouraged to make healthy choices through focused marketing and tastings.
- All healthy options are flavorful and presented with strong eye appeal to encourage those selections.
- Extremely unhealthy options (such as double or triple burgers, grande taco salads with fried shell, sour cream, and black olives, etc.) or extremely large portion sizes are never "encouraged" as a daily special.
Eating In Balance at Bon Appétit
At Bon Appétit, we developed the In Balance program to make it easier for you to identify balanced choices when eating in our cafés. By learning the principles of a balanced plate, you can also make these choices at home. Look for the In Balance icon for meals that contain a balanced proportion of whole grains, fresh fruits and/or vegetables, and lean proteins, prepared with a minimal amount of healthy fat.
USDA's MyPlate and Bon Appétit's In Balance Plate
In order to help Americans eat a balanced diet, the USDA Food Guide Pyramid was replaced by a plate icon divided into food subgroups, called MyPlate. At Bon Appétit, we used information from this plate in addition to Harvard's Healthy Eating Plate and other current research to develop our In Balance criteria. The USDA MyPlate and Bon Appétit's In Balance Plates are similar, as they both encourage a largely plant-based diet, with at least one half of your plate being fruits and vegetables balanced with reasonable, but smaller portions, of whole grains and lean protein.
Portions Matter
In the 1950s an average meal of a cheeseburger, French fries and soda pop would be about 600 calories, slightly under one third of the total calories an average person needs in one day.
If you eat that same meal today, you're likely to consume more than 1,200 calories in one sitting — over half of your daily needs. Why such a significant calorie difference for the same meal?
The answer: portion distortion.
Portion Distortion
What used to be small is now large, and the larges are nothing short of gigantic for many foods. It's happened so gradually that many people didn't notice and now view these super large portions as the norm!
Compare the difference in serving size (and calories) of some food and drinks 20 years ago versus today (below):
Without a doubt, larger food and drink portions significantly affect our eating habits. While common sense may tell you that you simply eat until you feel "full" regardless of how much or little you are served, in fact research studies show that when people are given more food, they tend to eat more of it, even past the point of feeling full.
Studies have shown that people who ate a meal that filled up a small plate reported feeling more "full" compared to those who ate the exact same meal on a large plate (it looked like less food).
Of course, satiety (the sense of feeling full) also depends on the food itself. In general, foods that are high in fiber (like whole grains, fresh vegetables and fruits) increase satiety. Also, because it takes your body longer to digest and absorb protein and fat compared to refined carbohydrates (white bread, white rice), high-protein and high-fat foods keep you feeling full.
We also recommend eating slowly to allow your brain to catch up with your stomach's signals.
Proper Portions
In order to provide a frame of reference for food portions, standard serving sizes have been developed by the USDA as part of their Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
To help you understand what a proper portion looks like, it's helpful to associate portions with common objects like:
One deck of cards or the palm of your hand = 3 ounces (1 serving of meat, fish or poultry)
One tennis ball = 1/2 cup (1 serving of grains, beans, pasta, other starchy foods or cooked vegetables)
One baseball = 1 cup (1 serving raw vegetables, dry cereal or yogurt/milk)
Tip of thumb = 1 teaspoon (1 serving oil, butter, real mayonnaise)
Ping pong ball = 2 tablespoons (1 serving of hummus, peanut butter, other spreads and as a reasonable portion for salad dressings)
Golf ball = ¼ cup (1 serving dried fruit or nuts)
The number of serving you eat depends on your personal energy needs. Make a point of reviewing the guidelines to learn how to create a healthier lifestyle for yourself and your family.
Nutrient Density
Closely related to portions is the concept of nutrient density which in simple terms means how much nutrition you get for the calories that food provides. Understanding this concept goes a long way in helping you make choices about which foods you eat and in what quantity.
So, say you are hungry and decide to have a snack. To understand nutrient density, let's assume you are choosing a doughnut or an apple with peanut butter. Both will be within the same calorie range.
The apple and peanut butter will provide fiber, vitamins, antioxidants, plant-based protein, and healthy fats while the doughnut – well? It provides little in the way of nutrition, just refined white flour, sugar and fat. So by choosing the apple and peanut butter, you not only get the energy boost you need but that energy is coming from a high quality source that is packed with other nutritional benefits.
Foods with the best nutrient density include whole foods like fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, beans, low-fat dairy products, and lean proteins. Generally, processed and refined foods including many traditional snack foods are considered less nutrient dense, meaning they provide less nutrition for the calories.
Nutrient density is also often related to the portion of food you might choose to consume. Higher calorie, less nutrient dense foods, like desserts, can be part of a healthy diet just in smaller amounts less often while nutrient rich foods, particularly fruits and vegetables, should be eaten at most meals and snacks.
Balancing portion sizes and choosing nutrient dense foods are two easy ways to simplify your approach to nutrition. These concepts allow you to make food choices in all types of environments, even those where nutritional data is not available.
Disclaimer: We attempt to provide nutrition information that is as complete as possible. The nutritional values are based on USDA data, common cooking techniques, and data from our suppliers. Variations may occur due to the use of regional suppliers, seasonal influences, differences in product preparation at the kitchen level, recipe revisions, and other factors. This information is always subject to change and will be updated periodically. Aug 2013


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A new page in this Pheasant History has turned.
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NEW YORK: Jonathan Pollard, the former US intelligence agent who was convicted of spying for Israel, by compromising Pakistan's nuclear secrets, could be released before the Jewish holiday of Passover as part of efforts to save Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, an Israeli official involved in the talks reportedly told CNN.
Reports of Pollard's possible release came as US Secretary of State John Kerry travelled to Israel on Monday to try to mediate a dispute between Israel and the Palestinians over the release of Palestinian prisoners.
Kerry was in Belgium on Tuesday but would go back to Israel on Wednesday and also visit Ramallah, West Bank, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.
No decisions have been made about Pollard's release, which sources familiar with the talks have cautioned is far from certain and would need to be approved by President Barack Obama.
Pollard's possible release was being discussed as part of a broader agreement that has not been finalised yet, an agency report said.
Pollard, who was jailed in 1987 for spying for Israel, gave his spy handlers information on Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme, according to declassified documents. He is currently serving a life sentence for selling classified information to the Israeli government between 1985 and 1987.
On December 14, the Central Intelligence Agency declassified its official damage assessment of Pollard's espionage, who some counter-intelligence officials at that time believed was the most prolific mole that ever spied on the US government for a foreign country.
Former US president Bill Clinton, who was considering releasing Pollard in 2000 to save the Middle East peace talks, was stopped by the top Pentagon generals from agreeing to any such deal. At that time now deceased Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and then Israeli prime minister Ehud Barack were at hand in Camp David as the talks failed.
But Israel persisted and former president George Bush had to listen to his generals despite Israeli pressure.
The second time that the CIA declassified the document, titled 'The Jonathan Jay Pollard Espionage Case: A Damage Assessment', was when an appeal was filed by George Washington University's National Security Archive.
A newspaper report said that even though this latest version of the declassified document was still heavily redacted, it contained some new information. One new revelation is that Pollard's Israeli handlers specifically asked him to acquire intelligence collected by the US government on the Pakistani nuclear weapons programme.
In a section titled 'Implications of Compromises: What Israel Gained from Pollard's Espionage', the CIA assessment states that Pollard focused on "Arab and Pakistani nuclear intelligence" and gave his Israeli handlers information on a secret Pakistani 'plutonium reprocessing facility near Islamabad'.
Further information in the declassified report about this subject is completely redacted. The question is, what kind of information on Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme did Tel Aviv acquire from Pollard?
According to A.Q. Khan, the so-called father of the Pakistani nuclear bomb, Islamabad was able to detonate a nuclear device "within a week's notice" by as early as 1984.
IntelNews has also reported that the US was aware of Pakistan's plans to build the bomb in the 1970s and had been working along with other Western countries, including the United Kingdom, to prevent Pakistan's covert attempts to purchase 'grey area' technologies for its programme.


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'Glee' Cast Regulars All Returning for Season 4
Oh Internet, you are a coy mistress regarding information, especially when it comes to the status of the graduating cast members of 'Glee' that aren't Rachel Berry! Rumors abound, based off tweets and comments issued by the actors themselves, that Dianna Agron, Amber Riley and more are no longer on the show.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, says creator Ryan Murphy. Not so fast, keyboard ninjas. Murphy came clean about who's staying and who's going. He shot down the rampant digital speculation, telling Vulture that "a lot of people have been writing Dianna's off the show, Amber's off the show — they're not off the show."
Gleeks can heave a collective sigh of relief.
The Murph took it upon himself to speculate about what Riley meant when she tweeted about missing the familiarity of the show's setting, saying, "I think Amber was talking about that bittersweet feeling of, 'I'll never be in the choir room with that exact group of people.' At least that's what she told me … When I read that [tweet,] I said, 'I think people will misconstrue that.' She's excited about where her character is going," Murphy insisted. "They all are. I wanted to do the right thing by all of them."
Murphy is a democratic and diplomatic leader, who governs 'Glee' with a bit of an emotional velvet glove, as it has become a family for him. "We had a meeting, and you know we've become like a family, and I said to them, 'Anybody who wants to stay on the show will stay on the show,'" he confessed. "Anyone who is a regular is coming back. Everyone said 'Yes.'"
Can we get a "Woo hoo?"
Why yes, yes we can. However, coming back isn't clarified for "how long." Not every character will appear in every episode or even half of the full episode order. "It doesn't mean everyone will be doing 22 episodes, but everyone wants to stay in our family and our world,'" Murphy clarified. "I wanted to make sure those actors know that if they want to have a home, they have a home. If they want to explore new and different things while also having a home, that is also an option."
What a terrific employment situation that is! Not many bosses will tell you the door is open and that you can walk through either side and come back freely and at will.


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Dasha1 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 13 diseños de 8 diseñadores freelance.
Frenchi Products
We are known in the international cosmetics market as a nail treatment manufacturer. We are now going to start producing hand lotions. This will be the first time the company will produce a product outside of a nail treatment genre.
Targeting the mass market. The lotion will be competitively priced.
I uploaded a file of an empty canvas of the tube. You can use another if you prefer as long as the tube is standing up. The tube should have a pharmaceutical look - clean and classic. You can get creative with the colors as long as they are not too wild, and not too dark.
FRONT of the tube (can be incorporated in no particular order):
- CDR file contains three things that MUST be on the front of the tube ( in no particular order) - the lady with the hat, the product name (located in the middle of the attachment. Please note the font color can change according to your liking. The font however cannot be changed) and the company logo ( Frenchi Products).
- Please list that the lotion is used for the following: "For Hands and Cuticles"; it "nourishes, renews, and protects"; contains - "60 ml /2 oz" followed with an an E Mark ( used in Europe on product packaging to show the estimated volume of the product)
BACK of the tube (can be incorporated in no particular order):
- should have the product description: "Softens and soothes dry skin, leaving it lightly scented. Vitamin-enriched to keep hands and cuticles feel moisturized."
- should have: the 'Period after opening' symbol. (24 m)
- Have enough space for a UPC code
- needs to state: "Manufactured by Frenchi Products, Inc. 317 Madison Ave. New York, NY 10017. Made in USA.


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MemoryAnalyzer/Contributor Reference
Getting Started
This page is meant to help you contribute to the Memory Analyzer project.
Install Eclipse and configure it to develop Java 5 applications.
- We usually use Eclipse 3.6 (Helios). However, as of today, a 3.5, 3.4 or perhaps a 3.3 release works.
Setup your development environment:
- Via the Update Manager Help -> Software Updates... install:
- SVN Team Provider
- Subversive SVN Connectors (See Subversion Team Provider Download Page for the Update Site URL)
- Eclipse BIRT Chart Runtime Feature
- IBM Diagnostic Tool Framework for Java (See IBM Diagnostic Tool Framework for Java Version 1.4 to find the archived Update Site.) This is needed to compile and run with the DTFJ adapter which is part of Memory Analyzer and allows Memory Analyzer to read dumps from IBM virtual machines for Java.
- Configure the Code Formatter Template:
- Preferences -> Java -> Code Style -> Formatter -> Import... and import this template.
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- using an org.eclipse.mat.api.nameResolver extension one can specify what description should be shown next to an object, similar to a toString() method. See for example bug 273915
- using an org.eclipse.mat.api.requestResolver extension one can add to the leak report information about what a threads was executing, e.g. tell which HTTP request it was processing, list the URL, parameters, etc... For example bug 318989 proposes an extension which points to the ruby script a thread is executing
- using an org.eclipse.mat.api.query extension one can add a useful query which will be available all the other queries/commands seen in the tool. See for example bug 256154
- Documentation
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Kaid Benfield
Kaid Benfield is the director of the Sustainable Communities and Smart Growth program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, co-founder of the LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system, and co-founder of Smart Growth America.
About ten miles northwest of downtown Boise sits a 60-acre organic farm that appears to be doing everything right. This is a story about sustainable agriculture – typically more the purview of my NRDC colleague Jonathan Kaplan than of yours truly – but it is also a story about sustainable communities. Founded by Clay and Josie Erskine in 2002 and assisted by a community of about a dozen "farm hands," the richly named Peaceful Belly farm strives "to grow the most wholesome food for our community" of Boise, and it's easy to believe that they do just that.
Of the various community issues that have risen to the forefront in the last five years or so (and weren't at the forefront before), food is high on the list. Everyone is talking about healthy, local food, and urban "food deserts" where there is no nearby access to fresh produce; there are city vegetable gardens sprouting up (heh) all over the place, including at the White House; neighbors are organizing CSA (community-supported agriculture) contracts with local growers.
There have always been significant environmental issues around agriculture, particularly over soil erosion and excessive use of pesticides and fertilizers. I worked on those concerns in the 1980s, and early in my NRDC career I even co-authored a book on how tax policy affects agricultural conservation and environmental farming. But the difference is that, now, growing and eating healthy food has become a city issue, too.
Although an excellent recent article refers to Peaceful Belly as an "urban farm," it's actually something better: an urban-serving farm, located just outside the Boise region's development footprint. I clearly support gardens and small-scale "farms" inside cities when they support city density, function and walkability and don't interfere with them. But 60-acre operations belong outside the city, ideally amidst other farming so that rural land is contiguous, urban land is compact, and collectively the farms reach a scale that supports elements of a farm economy, such as feed and equipment stores.
Peaceful Belly strives to be an exemplar of ethical, sustainable practices. The introduction on the farm's website serves as a sort of mission statement, stressing the operation's strong commitment to community:
At its heart Peaceful Belly is a small family farm. We believe in genetic diversity, both domestic and wild. We grow over 90 types of vegetables, fruits, herbs, flowers, and berries in addition to raising pastured poultry. Our food is grown organically and is certified by the State of Idaho.
We can't do what we do without our community. It takes a community to produce veggies the way that Peaceful Belly can. Food should be grown close to the people that consume it. We work very hard to try to connect the people that consume the food to the people that grow the food they enjoy. We strive to help create a better community not only through our produce but through the many outreach and educational programs we have created and partner in. Our goal is to ensure that our food can be enjoyed by all social classes.
160 families are enrolled in the farm's CSA program, and Peaceful Belly also supplies its organic products to a farmers' market, the Boise Co-Op, and local restaurants. Even better, Peaceful Belly donates a thousand pounds of food annually into the local food bank and other outreach programs. Josie Erskine talked to writer Trish Popovitch (for the website Seedstock) about making organically grown food available to lower-income populations:
I think there is a perception that organic food is elitist. Our CSA is very inexpensive for what you get. It's around 50 percent less than if you were to buy it at a grocery store, meaning that it is acceptable to any level of income. We also accept food stamps at our farmers market. That myth that only rich people can eat organic is one that I really want to make go away by creating a model that any financial or social level could access food from us if they need it.
Describing a particularly laudable practice at Peaceful Belly, Popovitch writes that the farm invites locals to "glean" its fields: "Gleaners from the local food bank, and anyone else who wishes to participate, can walk behind the combine harvester and glean the crops of any remaining produce. This food belongs to the gleaner free of charge. The concept helps clean the fields while it feeds the hungry." What a great idea.
In addition to growing its vegetables free of chemicals, the farm employs cover crops, composting, drip irrigation, companion planting, and chicken pasturing, while abstaining from the use of genetically modified seed. Beginning this year, all produce packaging will be biodegradable.
The farm also offers classes and workshops on how to grow healthy food and how to cook with fresh local food. And it hosts an on-farm dinner series called Farm to Fork. Judging by the photos on the farm's Facebook page, these gourmet events look pretty wonderful to me. Peaceful Belly says "these dinners are life changing," and this committed city-dweller is inclined to believe it.
Of course, Peaceful Belly is not alone in its ambition and dedication, and that's a very good thing. My NRDC colleagues Jonathan, mentioned above, and Mark Izeman, who has developed an advocacy program for sustainably and locally grown food in New York, could point to their own favorites, I'm sure. (Go here to read about NRDC's work on these issues, including an awards program to honor farmers, business leaders, activists, and youth who are leading the way to make our food supply better.)
But Peaceful Belly certainly appears to be a great ambassador for these practices, and for forging strong links between food and community. Boise is lucky to have them nearby.
Top image: Angi at the farmer's market (Courtesy of Peaceful Belly)
This post originally appeared on the NRDC's Switchboard blog, an Atlantic partner site.
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The Goodhue wind project, where 48 turbines were going to be built, had been seeking state approval since 2008.
The application had divided local opinion over turbine setback distances, road-use agreements, wildlife protection, permitting issues and disputed contracts.
New Era also withdrew its request for approval of an avian and bat protection plan and requested the Commission terminate its site permit, which was granted in August 2011.
Last year billionaire Texas oil tycoon T Boone Pickens sold his share in the Minnesota project, previously called Goodhue, to New Era's chief manager, Peter Mastic.
Mastic was CEO of National Wind, which co-developed Goodhue. Mastic left National Wind in July 2012, prior to its takeover by Indian-owned Trishe Wind.
New Era's two power purchase agreements with Xcel Energy had been voluntary terminated by the Minneapolis-based utility supplier with the Commission earlier this year.


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I had been to Tai Pan for yum cha ages ago. I remembered that it was quite good but the huge crowds really put me off it. However, I'm glad that I got to go back and try the yum cha again as it is good and not too expensive. Tai Pan is located in Doncaster and the majority of the clientele is Asian, which is a good sign for me. Asians are the most critical when it comes to Asian food as well as price. Being mainly occupied by Asians also means the weirdly structured two tiered restaurant can get really noisy during yum cha service. We arrived for the second sitting at 1pm and there was a mad crush in the foyer where people from the first sitting were leaving, and those from the second sitting were waiting to get on.
Ten minutes wait later and we were seated at a large table in the far back end of the second tier. This semi-sectioned off area is probably as quiet as it'll get in the restaurant. It's also got lots of great natural light streaming through the windows and affords a view of the surrounding houses below it. While everyone else was already seated, the special guests of honour, Kevin and Krystal, made their entrance in grand style. They were returning from holiday and looked really nicely tanned and happy. Look at their staggered celebrity entrance, brilliant.
Food wise, we managed to cram a lot of food really quickly onto the table in a short space of time. I've only posted photos a small portion of the food that we ate. I have to say that nothing was bad and everything was either good or really good. Their fried items like the Scallop Basket and Prawn Wontons were crispy and delicious. Steamed items in the form of various dumplings were all very flavoursome and had big chunks of springy seafood still in them.
You have to love a place (well I love a place) that does great eels and chicken feet. These are probably the "weirder" items that hardcore yum cha-ers like myself adore. The eels were gelatinous steamed in a beautiful XO sauce. The chicken feet were soft and the sauce had great flavour.
I'm also impressed with yum cha places that help you cut up items, as shown below with the Harm Su Gok (gelatinous rice mince dumpling). It means that many people can share one dish without the usual trouble of trying to cut things up.
To end the meal, we had the obligatory BBQ Pork Buns, which while I could taste were better than most places, still didn't love. I have a hatred of Char Siu *gasp* and until recently at my trip to Hong Kong, had not tasted any good char siu or BBQ Pork buns before. Everyone else thought the BBQ Pork buns here were good, with a soft exterior and good meat inside. The egg tarts finished off a good meal, with flaky warm custardy goodness filling our bellies.
Service here is marginally better than other yum cha places. Don't come here expecting Michelin service, or if you are easily offended. If the waiter looks away from you while taking your order, that's normal. At least they're quick on replacing the tea here and to clean things up. The food, as mentioned, was nice, with nothing outstanding in my opinion. The fried items stood out for me as they were all very crispy without that oily feeling. Price wise, I remembered the meal cost about $20 each, which is quite good.
Overall Rating: 14/20, Good yum cha dishes but can be very noisy and crowded.
Scores: 1-9: Unacceptable, don't bother. 10-11: Just OK,some shortcomings. 12: Fair. 13: Getting there. 14: Recommended. 15: Good. 16: Really good. 17: Truly excellent. 18: An outstanding experience. 19-20:Approaching perfection, Victoria's best.


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So, I have a hernia, an incisional hernia that burst through my former Open Roux en Y Gastric Bypass (which was in 2001) scar. The outer scar goes from just above my belly button to about 3 inches below my sternum. The hernia, an opening in the layers of my abdomen, is small, about 2 inches in diameter, but when I saw the surgeon, she said she'd rather see humongous ones than small ones because small ones can constrict more than large ones. Great, of course I get a small one.
I sat up in bed and the hernia burst through the tissues and I was in enormous pain. It took all day to get the intestine back into my abdominal wall, but I finally did. If they stay out and constrict, it's emergency surgery time. I didn't/don't want that!
I spent the time waiting to see the surgeon sitting still. Thank goodness I had no babies due. The hernia only popped out one more time, but I was able to get it back inside my belly without a problem.
I saw the surgeon last week and she was awesome. She explained the whole hernia experience to me, what happened, what's coming down the pike (surgery) and recovery after surgery.
Regarding surgery, before I saw the doc, I'd gone online and checked out surgeons' sites and saw that almost all of them required their hernia patients to have a BMI of 30 or less. Oh, criminy. That would be about 130 pounds from now! While I am on the Eat to Live Diet Plan, I just don't think I can wait to lose 130 pounds before I have surgery. They do that so they can do the surgery with a laparoscope instead of an open procedure (with a long incision). The more incisions you have in your belly, they more complicated your insides become… adhesions and more possibilities for incisional hernias. This doc was great and told me that even if I didn't lose any more weight than the 20 I've already lost, she would still be able to do the surgery laparoscopically. There would always be the risk of having to revert to an open surgery, but she felt comfortable with the laparoscope. Even so, it's best if I lose some weight, so we put the surgery off 'til June, so I can try to lose about 40-50 more pounds. (Wouldn't that be awesome? Sounds great to me!) I want the surgery to be as safe as possible.
So, what about working? I have one client due now and will attend her birth, but I am having to pass off the rest of my spring and summer clients. Bummer all around. I have a binder to hold in the hernia as I do the upcoming birth, but the surgeon told me that binders don't always work, so no lifting anything above ten pounds until surgery. Afterwards, no lifting anything more than twenty pounds for six weeks. That's a long time! I'll have to be creative at the upcoming birth. I can do it, though.
I did really well not getting a hernia after the gastric bypass. About 50%-70% of patients get one within the first couple of years post-open gastric bypass. I went 12 years! Pretty good.
Now, the goal is to keep the hernia inside as much as possible so I don't have to have an emergency surgery between now and June.
During the surgery, the doc will put a large mesh over the hole in my abdominal wall and she'll staple it there. I might feel the staples until they disappear (3 months or so post-op). It's outpatient surgery, too, so that's great. She said I'd feel like crap for a few days, but then will feel fine unless the staples hurt on the inside, which is rare. We talked about the risk of a seroma and she told me if I get one to NOT let anyone try and reduce it with a needle, to just let it disappear on its own. She said the needle, no matter how sterile, introduces bacteria into the mesh and the mesh gets infected most of the time and that's a huge mess if that happens. No aspiration of seroma; check.
Otherwise, everything sounds surgery-straightforward. I just need to keep myself as safe as possible during the surgery.
Isn't this fun?


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A guide book is a book for tourists or travelers that provides details about a geographic location, tourist destination, or itinerary. It is the written equivalent of a tour guide. It will usually include details, such as phone numbers, addresses, prices, and reviews of hotels and other lodgings, restaurants, and activities. Maps of varying detail are often included. Sometimes historical and cultural information is also provided. Different guide books may focus on different aspects of travel, from adventure travel to relaxation, or be aimed at travellers with larger or smaller travel budgets. Guidebooks can have factual problems, information may be out of date (especially for regions undergoing rapid development), the author may have a hidden agenda (for example free meals or rooms in exchange for inclusion in the book or a favorable review -- compare tout). Guide books are generally intended to be used in conjunction with actual travel, although simply enjoying a guide book with no intention of visiting may be referred to as "armchair tourism".
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By krys February 9, 2012
Although picking out bed sheets is a fun part of the bedroom design process, it's crucial not to neglect one of the more practical parts - choosing the perfect mattress. But let's face it: Mattresses can be expensive. And while there may be nothing wrong with yours specifically, perhaps it just doesn't offer the right amount of comfort that it once did. I finally came to my senses about a year ago and realized that a good night's sleep without waking up to an aching back the next day is more important than sheets with an excessive thread count amount. One way to easily solve the problem of a less-than-comfortable mattress is by purchasing a mattress topper.


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by Zettler Clay IV
NBA games can yield some chin-scratching moments. Gerald Wallace, ever the one to attract contact, is driving toward the hoop for an open layup. Then Glen Davis comes. What happens next is pure benevolence:
Though I'm sure he could have done a better job of avoiding contact, catching your opponent in mid-air during a basketball game shows a certain kind of humanity. In a fit of irony, Big Baby took a page out of Keith Bogans' book. Earlier this season in Brooklyn, Bogans gave Leandro Barbosa a million-dollar sleeper hold to prevent him from crashing onto the court:
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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
Three female Israeli soldiers were attacked on Tuesday by a car full of Arab men. The goal of the assault has apparently been to kidnap one or more of the soldiers, but if failed due to fierce resistance by the three young women.
The incident occurred as the soldiers were walking to their barracks in central Israel. A vehicle with several Arab men stopped next to them, and one of the passengers attempted to drag one of the female soldiers into the car. The girl struggled, and her companions rushed to her aid, causing the perpetrators to flee the scene.
Meanwhile, in Judea and Samaria (the so-called "West Bank"), there were a recorded 83 attacks against Israeli Jews last month alone. In Jerusalem, 38 violent incidents targeting Israelis were documented. Economic Minister Naftali Bennett expressed alarm over these figures, and insisted the army do more to protect Israeli Jews from the daily violence, in particular the increasing number of stone-throwing attacks against Jewish motorists.
But local Jews are not the only ones suffering form the situation. Last week in Jerusalem's Old City, six Jewish teens attacked and badly injured a young Arab man before making off with his cellphone and wallet. Police later arrested two of the perpetrators.
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A Troubling Habit
by Shelly Hazard
This month's puzzle has two parts - "A Troubling Habit" on puzzles.com is the first part, "Quotation Collection" on puzzlersparadise.com is the second part. Be sure to start with "A Troubling Habit"!
Robert Byrne, an American chess player and Grandmaster, has an odd collecting habit. While he admits to being compelled to collect, he also expresses some amount of embarassment for his habit.
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There are a few exceptions to this rule and felted bowls are one of them. I love making these and continue to enjoy the process along with the final product.
For this bowl, I used double-stranded Cascade 220 in a nice moss green color. Once the knitting was complete, it went into the wash along with a pair of Chuck Taylors for extra agitation. I left the bowl on its mold (empty pickle jar) for about 3 days to let it dry completely. I gave the bowl a haircut with a sweater shaver to clean up the frizz.
I wanted to jazz it up a bit so I added some blush pink buttons and a bit of embroidery.
This is going to a swap partner but hasn't been sent off yet. I hope she's not peeking!!
Stay tuned for another felted project that I've almost managed to finish!


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It all started in 1998. Half-Life sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. Valve's debut title wins more than 50 game-of-the-year awards on its way to being named "Best PC Game Ever" by PC Gamer. Flash forward almost ten years later. The critcal acclaim has yet to stop. Now, The Orange Box delivers five innovative action games from Valve - creators of the blockbuster Half Life franchise, in one box. The Orange Box includes Half Life 2: Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2 in addition to full versions of award-winning Half Life 2 and Half Life 2: Episode One for an engrossing first-person action experience.


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The Lane College Library/Learning Resource Center (LLRC) functions in a modern facility known as the Chambers-McClure Academic Center (CMAC). The building was constructed in 1997 and serves as the academic hub of the campus. The LLRC was designed to provide a mixture of both traditional and technologically-enhanced services and has now expanded to include the second and third floors of the building.
Housing a collection of over 154,000 volumes of print and non-print resources, the LLRC offers students and faculty exceptional resources for independent study and research. The LLRC is continually developing its collection through careful selection of books and materials that support the College�s academic curriculum. The library provides open stacks for easy and accessible retrieval of materials. Sections are designed for individual study, small group-study rooms, seminar/viewing rooms, and computer facilities. Wireless internet is available throughout the LLRC and CMAC.
The Lane College Library/Learning Resource Center has a web version library system, LibraryWorld.com, that provides acquisition, cataloging, serials, and circulation modules. The online catalog can be accessed through any web browser, either on or off campus, and links are available through the library�s website. All computers in the LLRC support Internet access and offer word processing and e-mail capabilities. Access to online databases, e-books, and other electronic resources is available throughout the campus.
Special collections include the Negro Heritage Collection, the Teacher Education Curriculum Center, the Graduate School Catalog Collection, the Art Collection, and the Lane College Archival Center. The Periodical Department provides access to full text newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals. The Media Center houses academic materials in a variety of audio/visual formats (DVDs, videocassettes, CDs, CD-ROMs, etc.) as well as media equipment for audio and video productions and presentations.
The Lane College Library/Learning Resource Center is a member of the West Tennessee Academic Library Consortium (WETALC) and Tenn-Share, resource-sharing programs with other member libraries throughout west Tennessee and the state. Membership in Tenn-Share provides access to the Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL), a core package of electronic databases made available to library users in Tennessee.
The Technology Learning Center, located in the Chambers-McClure Academic Center (CMAC), provides fourty (40) computers for students, faculty, and staff use, along with twelve (12) classrooms and five (5) offices. The Technology Learning Center became a wireless environment in 2005. The Technology Learning Center is open Monday thru Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.


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MONTREAL — Not so long ago, Quebec witnessed a fierce debate over cultural accommodation — the extent to which immigrants have the right to engage in traditions and practices that might run counter to predominant local customs. Back in the 16th century, Quebec's native population never had a chance to debate the issue, of course. By force of arms, newly arrived Europeans turned Quebec into a colony, brought in their own culture and eventually stifled native traditions. The loss of indigenous culture through colonization is the theme of Colonial, the latest solo by Filipino-Canadian dancer/choreographer Alvin Erasga Tolentino.
To a large extent, Colonial represents Tolentino's attempt to recover roots that he hardly knew. He left the Philippines in 1983 at age 12, settling in Vancouver, where he founded Co. Erasga in 2000. As they grow older, many Canadians, perhaps especially children of immigrants, make efforts to know more about their family histories and cultures. In Tolentino's case, uncovering his native country's culture was no easy matter. Some four centuries of Spanish colonial rule not only gave the country the name of King Philip II, but introduced widespread Roman Catholicism. Afterwards, about four decades of American sovereignty introduced a culture of fast food and Hollywood.
The Philippines gained independence after the Second World War, but to Tolentino's mind, it's still a colony.
"I don't think people are really aware of how much they are simply being part of this colonized country," he said in a recent telephone interview from Vancouver, listing Starbucks, McDonald's and other American influences that he feels perpetuate a colonial culture. "I think there's a new generation of Filipino artists that's looking at that aspect of colonialism. What's interesting for me living in the West and being Canadian is to step outside the country and look at it from another lens."
To create Colonial, Tolentino made a few trips to the Philippines, where he found four collaborators — lighting designer Jonathan Tsang, videographer Jon Lazam, composer Angelica Dayao and costume designer John Carlo Pagunaling — who he hoped could help him recover the spirit of indigenous traditions.
Their efforts punctuate a solo in which Tolentino portrays three characters from the Philippines' cultural history. As Babaylan, a kind of healer/holy man, he waves two bundled clumps of raffia in a dance used to bless the sick or wounded. During one of his sojourns to the Philippines, he learned some of the movements and characteristics of Babaylan's traditional dance, which can still be seen at spiritual gatherings. During this sequence, he's accompanied by recordings of music that Dayao composed using traditional instruments. (Other sequences use music played on instruments that the Spaniards brought, like the piano.)
In contrast to Babaylan is Katipunero/Katipunan, the name given to Filipino militants who violently resisted Spanish colonization. During this section, which is performed in relation to a video backdrop of traumatic scenes, there is "raw movement, suffering; the body is really distorted," said Tolentino. "The psyche and the body are changing from something that is Western to something that comes from the indigenous."
Tolentino finally becomes Sinag, a traditional spiritual figure who represents the light that illuminates transformation. For Tolentino, Sinag is the light of hope that will let Filipinos see their heritage and reclaim it.
It would be easy to describe Tolentino's message as naive. Indigenous culture, whether in the Philippines or in Canada, is not going to thrive again to the extent that it did centuries ago. Tolentino, let it be said, has a more reasonable aim.
"There's a lot of generational artists, especially here in B.C., who are looking back on their historical roots to figure a way to contemporize it so that we don't lose the trace of it. I find some of the remnants and pass that into the work I'm doing now. Artists have a responsibility to be able to do that. It's a choice that artists have to make at some point so that there's a sense of continuity."
Continuity — a sense of history that leads to knowledge of who we are and why.
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Andrew Stellman and Jennifer Greene are the editors of Beautiful Teams: Inspiring and Cautionary Tales from Veteran Team Leaders and principals of Stellman & Greene. They recently spoke with Dr. Dobb's editor in chief Jonathan Erickson.
Dr. Dobb's: What qualities define a "beautiful" team?
Stellman: There's no single magic formula to make a team work. One thing that can set the stage for an effective -- even "beautiful" -- team is that team members aren't afraid to fail. A team that's afraid of failure is a team that isn't going to take risks, and risk-taking is how innovation happens. Another quality is trust. If team members trust each other, then when one person goes out on a limb, everyone else won't have a knee-jerk reaction and pull him or her back. Finally, a great team has great leadership.
Dr. Dobb's: Is an ugly team simply "none of the above" or something else?
Stellman: Teams that might be considered flawed -- people who don't get along, problems with the projects or their companies or the world in general, a complete lack of those great qualities that we just talked about -- can still accomplish great things. This was a realization for us because it helped us see that the whole exploration of how teams work and what makes them tick is more complicated than we thought at first. There are lots of contradictions and messiness.
Dr. Dobb's: Can tools alone turn an ugly team into a beautiful one?
Stellman: A good team tool can help a good team be better. But if you've got a team that's deeply flawed, just adding a tool won't fix the problem. At best, it will help you make mistakes faster.
Dr. Dobb's: Can teams thrive in non-agile environments?
Stellman: Absolutely. We've gotten so used to Agile practices like test-driven development, continuous integration, and constant communication between the team and users that we have trouble remembering that a lot of great software was built by great teams before these things had even been invented. Indeed, great software is still being built by teams that don't use agile techniques.
Dr. Dobb's: Why do we see more ugly team than beautiful teams?
Stellman: Because it's very easy for a team to get sunk by its obstacles, and those obstacles come in many forms: people who can't work together, bosses who sink your project, problems with buildings and facilities, bad product ideas that you can't shake. Sometimes they can break up a team permanently.
Every team faces obstacles. It's the nature of working on projects. If a team can get past its obstacles, it bonds them together. Most of the time, unremarkable teams muddle through the obstacles and deliver something. We wouldn't call that "ugly" as much as "plain" -- not beautiful, but not too unattractive, either.
There are definitely truly ugly teams out there. All of us have been on at least one. Maybe it's the one with the boss who yelled at the junior team member until he started crying, or the project that you worked 70 hours a week on only to see it canceled at the last minute. The ugliest teams are the ones with the biggest obstacles that don't manage to get over them. The funny thing is that if the team can figure out a way to get past the obstacle, they have a shot at turning ugly into beautiful.
This is exactly why in our book that we wanted to talk to Peter Gluck who manages software teams at NASA. We specifically asked him about tools and techniques you'd find on an agile project, like continuous integration. He pointed out that their integration process generally involved putting a rover or satellite in a clean room and loading software onto it. That's not exactly something that you can automate and run continuously.
That said, there's a lot in common with the teams and teamwork that Peter described at NASA and a good agile team. The biggest one is that everyone on the team takes quality very, very seriously. That's something that we really credit the agile movement with: making quality the developer's responsibility. In fact, we're really pleased that it's possible to ask a question like the one you asked about whether or not teams can thrive in non-agile environments. Agile practices like test-driven development, continuous integration, well-planned time-boxed releases with high enough quality that they can actually ship, user stories and other agile requirements techniques, and most importantly, constant communication between the team and the users (and, in the best case, bringing the users right onto the team) -- we've gotten so used to these as part of our day-to-day work that we have trouble remembering that a lot of great software was built by great teams before these things had even been invented. Indeed, a lot of great software is still built by teams that don't use agile techniques. As Peter showed us, NASA has some very good examples in its past.
Dr. Dobb's: What's the best example of a software development team you've run across?
Stellman: To be honest, the best team either of us have been on was the team that was just the two of us. We were working on a great project that was interesting, challenging, and, in our opinion, important. We were building software for public health researchers who were studying the effects of herbicide exposure on Vietnam veterans. We had great rapport as a team and with our client, and we got a lot out of working on something that was going to actually help peoples' lives. We built a really high quality piece of software: It was used to do many thousands of calculations (some runs lasted for weeks at a time), and we never had to fix a single bug after the software was released.


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pitsnok wrote:How have you guys managed to teach your dogs to 'hush'? Since Degan learned 'speak', he seems to think he should be able to say whatever he wants, whenever he wants (especially when he is wanting to play). I have tried to come up with some way to get 'hush' down, but have had no luck whatsoever.
Any advice?
Pit♥Bull wrote:Graphic description please......mnp13 wrote:a world of crap is coming with me.
Pit♥Bull wrote:mnp13 wrote:but there is a point, where it's just better for all involved
pitsnok wrote:but I just need to figure out how to teach him that "enough" means enough!
TheRedQueen wrote:Sorry to say that it's not gonna happen if some people in the house give in to his barking... Everyone's gotta be on the same page with training...as consistent as can be.
pitsnok wrote: I am always reminding him that if we just ignore it for a few days he really will stop!
TheRedQueen wrote:. Barking can be a self-rewarding behavior, because it's fun to bark for many dogs. It's one behavior that I almost never tell people to ignore completely. Sure, ignoring can be part of the training...but it's not going to be the entire training plan.
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"The Muppets" star will wear custom Louis Vuitton to host the red carpet at this Sunday's BAFTA awards
Courtesy Louis Vuitton
Move over Victoria, Marc Jacobs has a new BFF!
This Sunday, Miss Piggy will wear custom Louis Vuitton to host The Orange BAFTA Red Carpet show. "Moi on the Red Carpet at the BAFTAs wearing Louis Vuitton designed by my dear friend Marc Jacobs," she says in a release. "We have a word for that in Hollywood: Va-va-va-voom."
The dress (above) features an iconic '50s-inspired silhouette with an embellished bustier and a sequined bow. The cleft-foot hottie will also squeeze into bow-topped satin heels and an embossed clutch.
The BAFTAs, the British awards ceremony highlighting the best and brightest in entertainment, airs on BBC1 and can be viewed online on Monday. Visit People.com to see the best of the red carpet (which is sure to include Miss Piggy), too!
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Vernon Davis staying away from voluntary workouts, while looking for a new contract, is simply business.
Giving away another $70,000 seems like bad business.
Davis told 95.7 The Game that he intends to be on hands for the 49ers mandatory minicamp next week.
"You know what? I plan on being there," Davis said, via Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com. "I plan on being there."
He's already skipped a $200,000 workout bonus by staying away, and would have been subject to fines if he didn't show up next week. But while he wants a new deal, he struck a polite tone about his future.
"Everything is all cool between me and the Niners," Davis said. "You know what? It's not really about my contract. In life, you have to make business decisions, right? The 49ers are always making business decisions, and I'm a business man and I'm an entrepreneur.
"So the thing I want to do is get other guys to start making business decisions. When it comes to yourself, you're your own entity. So why not take charge and do that?"
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Google Outage
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