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GM Contamination Register Logs 396 Incidents over 17 Years
|November 26, 2014
Many cases of unintentional transboundary movements have taken place since the introduction of GMOs. Some of these are also illegal transboundary movements, which are addressed by Article 25 of the Protocol.
In the absence of a global monitoring system, GeneWatch UK and Greenpeace International launched the GM Contamination Register database (www.contaminationregister.org) in 2005 to record all publically documented incidents of contamination arising from the intentional or accidental release of GM organisms as well as illegal plantings of GM crops and reported adverse agricultural side-effects.
An analysis of the Register database has been recently published. From 1997 to the end of 2013, 396 incidents in 63 countries were recorded. There have also been nine cases of contamination associated with GM lines with no authorisation for cultivation anywhere in the world, hence these have not been risk assessed. An analysis of the data concludes that "GM contamination can occur independently of commercialisation", as evidenced by GM rice which has never been grown commercially but which records the highest number of contamination incidents. GM maize, soya and oilseed rape, all grown commercially, rate next.
Once GM contamination has happened, it can be difficult to contain it. However, the detection of GM contamination is dependent on routine and targeted regimes, which is inconsistent across countries. Furthermore, the lack of analytical methodology to detect GM crops at the field trial stage poses an obstacle to detecting any arising contamination.
The Abstract and Conclusions of the paper are reproduced below.
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Since large-scale commercial planting of genetically modified (GM) crops began in 1996, a concern has been that non-GM crops may become contaminated by GM crops and that wild or weedy relatives of GM crops growing outside of cultivated areas could become contaminated. The GM Contamination Register contains records of GM contamination incidents since 1997 and forms a unique database. By the end of 2013, 396 incidents across 63 countries had been recorded.
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Three unjust presumptions/
1. The cold person's temperature preference always trumps the warm person's temperature preference.
2. The parent who argues for greater frequency in the bathing of a child assumes unjust moral authority over the parent who argues for less frequent baths.
3. The person who does not cry is automatically the bad guy.

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Sooo yesterday, I turned 21! Whoa... Legal now! :-P Feels kinda weird... No worries peeps - sooo not interested in drinking like at ALL :-P But kinda fun not to be the youngest on of the group any more! Yay me ;-)
Bday was awesome!! :-) Best one I've had in forEV! :-) God is good to me!!!
Ok, bed time... :-P Sorry I don't post much these days! School is busy! Sooo ready for May! Lol


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Hour 2: Everyday distance in relationships is a side-effect of the digital era. But how deep will the damage run for the kids of distracted families? We'll talk this hour with Catherine Steiner-Adair, clinical instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She takes an emotional inventory of distracted families in "The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age" (Harper, 2013).
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It's been almost a month since I last wrote on this blog. I can't believe how fast this month is going. It's already almost July!
Anyways, about a few months ago my brothers and I decided to sign up for a century ride, the LA River Ride. 100 miles for some reason didn't sound THAT long to me in my head. I thought I could properly train and everything would be dandy. I would bike here and there but really nothing over 10 miles. Before I knew it, it was time to go to LA.
Last weekend I went down to LA for the ride. I wasn't too worried about the ride, but I should have been. I spent Saturday watching How to Train a Dragon 2 at Fox Studios, shopping for last minute things for the ride, renting a bike, and going to Dinner Lab with my brothers. Great times were had by all.
We didn't get back home until 12am and had to be up at 5am. Things weren't looking too good, but we were going to make it work.
The next morning we arrived to the ride about 45 minutes late, but went for it. The start had some hills, but I got through that. As we biked to the first pit stop, I swear that 20 miles had already passed by. Unfortunately it was only 10 miles! 10 MILES?! ONLY 10 MILES? This was not looking good for me at all.
We hopped back on our bikes and biked on. My brother, Jimmy, stayed back with me and we biked along the river for a while. I only have been to parts of the river that were just concrete, but we passed some parts that were super lush and beautiful. I wished I had my phone easily accessible to take pictures but I didn't. You'll just have to trust me!
I passed mile 25 and kept going, I thought I would never get to the next pit stop. My shoulders where burning and I regretted not turning back while I had the chance. As I got closer to the next pit stop, I was ready to quit. We got to the pit stop and I just laid on the ground for a while. I stretched, got a mini massage, and contemplated if I should go on. I decided to go for it and continue on to the next stop to meet my other brother who plowed ahead.
We biked through Long Beach. The beach there is beautiful. I had never been there, and wished I could just hang out on the beach. Instead I had many more miles to go. I trekked on and reached 58 miles! Well now I'm more than halfway done and had to head back to LA. I couldn't stop now.
My brothers were great sports and stayed back with me. I felt bad slowing my brothers down. I tried to speed up, but my legs were so tired. At mile 73, I decided that I was going to stop at mile 80 and take a shuttle back. I told my brothers to go ahead, and I would meet them back at the finish line.
I biked 7 miles with a bike marshall to the park to take the shuttle back, but as I reached the park I saw the shuttle leave. I then realized that I had no phone or wallet, and the marshall didn't have his phone either.
I didn't know what to do. I thought about it for a little bit and then decided that I would suck it up, and ride the rest of the ride. I've come this far, and it must be a sign for me to not be a quitter. I slowly pedaled through the streets. I never thought that I was going to make it to the final stretch.
I finally got to a sign that told me that I had only 6 miles left, and could not be happier. There I realized I could ask someone to use there phone to call my brothers. I called them to let them know that I was almost back and I was biking to the end.
My water ran out, I was tired, and my knees were bothering me, but I got this. I rode the 6 remaining miles and made it to the finish line. People where packing everything up, but I was greeted by my brothers and others clapping and it was truly an event to remember. I had pulled it off! I ended up biking a total of 104 miles! It took me forever, but I did it and I'm glad that I didn't give up. I really could not have done it without the encouragement and help of my awesome brothers and the marshall. I hope that I can do it again next year, but with more training. Time to get back into shape!


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Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju, who is in disaster management mode after his 'north Indians' comment, said on Thursday that his comment applied to the entire nation and not only to particular sections of the society.
"Yes, I expressed my support for the former LG's statement but I want to clarify that it was directed towards the entire society and not a particular section. Every day we keep hearing reports on murders and rape and the only way we can expect some solution is if we make an issue about it. We are all responsible equally for bettering our society," Rijiju told ANI here.
He added that his statement was being 'politicised' by some people and asserted that it should not be done.
At a function to announce the setting up of India Police Foundation, Rijiju said, "I was witness to a statement made by one of the Lt Governors of Delhi some years ago. He had stated that people of north India enjoy breaking the rules and by evening he was forced to apologise. But I believe what he said was right." Rijiju had said at a function to announce the setting up of India Police Foundation in the national capital.
The Congress has demanded strict action against Rijiju and said that he needs to apologise or be removed from his position.
"It is the insult of all North Indians. He is describing all North Indians as criminals or tendency to be a criminal," Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala told ANI.
The Bharatiya Janata Party, however, defended the Union Minister saying that he was taken out of context.
"Rijiju ji said what he said only in the context on increasing crimes in the country no to a particular community," BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain told ANI


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For the readers who don't go to Disapproving Rabbits but would like to hear some of the sounds rabbits can make, check out this video of Cinnamon grunting.
So much to blog and so little time! I got the word from Lorraine that the bees have landed. I was hoping that they would arrive tomorrow or Friday and I would hive them on Friday but they came today. Right now I'm trying to rearrange my schedule to install them on Thursday. I'm hoping Non Birding Bill will come and use his mad video directin' skillz to make a short on how we install our bees. I can't help but giggle and think of two years ago when we first hatched the crazy bee plan. Mr. Neil and I with visions of hexagons and buzzing and Lorraine and NBB heavily protesting. Both saying we were not going into the bee business because Mr. Neil would be out of the country writing and I would be at some bird thing and Lorraine and NBB would be the ones to have to deal with the bees and they under no circumstances would not be helping with the bees...and here was Lorraine dealing with early bee arrival while Mr. Neil was away and I was doing a bird thing.
I stopped by the bald eagle nest at the 5-8 Club to get a last view of it before the trees leaf out. The chicks have hatched and the male and female are stopping by to feed them throughout the day.
Word on the street with the banders is that many eagles are about two weeks behind from last year because of the long winter. Some banding of eagle chicks was supposed to start next week and they are now scheduled to start on May 12. Eagles are usually good with starting early, they don't need water to be open, but osprey do. I know many lakes in northern Minnesota are still frozen, I wonder if they will be late this year too? Speaking of which, the are talking flurries again for the Twin Cities this weekend--for the first weekend in May. If that happens, that means that we will have had a six month winter. Our first snow was last November 5. That's the hardcore Minnesota winter we know and love!
The weather can't put a hold on the rest of migration. We had one intense day of banding at Carpenter Nature Center today, which I will get to tonight. The towhee above is just a hint. Boy, wasn't it just the other day that I blogged about wanting to get a photo of that crazy towhee eye? Sometimes, wishes do come true in the short term.
Here are a couple of other hints: What bird hates black sparkly nail polish more than titmice hate purple nail polish?
And, what bird caused this blood bath? That's not my finger...dodged a bullet with that bird!


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Assignments Feature
The assignments feature on Raz-Kids saves you valuable time while strengthening the connection between what is being taught and what students are practicing. This feature allows you to easily assign your whole class, small groups, or individual students books and resources at developmentally appropriate levels and around specific content areas and topics.
Digital resources give students the opportunity to independently read content�anywhere they have an Internet connection�through the Kids A-Z eLearning portal and mobile app.
By creating groups of students in the Classroom Roster within the Kids A-Z Student Management area, you can easily assign resources to specific groups of students.
With Raz-Kids, teachers can assign various resources to students or groups of students from multiple places on the website:
- Main Resource Pages
Hover over the resource thumbnail to display the Assign feature.
- Individual Resource Pages
Preview the digital resources available for a book and assign those resources to students using the Assign feature on a book's landing page.
- Search
Access the Assign feature by hovering over a resource's thumbnail in a list of Search results.
Once you click on the Assign button, simply select the resources you want to assign and the students or groups of students in your roster you want to receive the assignment. The assignment will appear in the students' My Assignments area in Kids A-Z.
Other ways to make assignments include choosing a level for each student in your roster to help them Level Up! and assigning one or more individual resources to a student or group of students using the Custom Assignment feature.


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Madigan: phone scammers posing as Attorney General's Office representatives
Attorney General Lisa Madigan is alerting Illinois residents to a phone scam in which callers pose as representatives of the Attorney General's office in an attempt to con people into sending money on supposed unpaid fines.
Madigan's office has received several complaints this week from people who have been contacted by scammers pretending to be officials representing the Illinois Attorney General with bogus claims that the call recipients have warrants out for their arrest. Call recipients, some of whom received multiple calls, are told they will be arrested if they do not paythe fines within 30 minutes.
The phone scams "spoof" caller ID devices into displaying what appear to be legitimate calls from the (773) area code in the Chicago area. Scam artists on the other end of the line claim they are representatives of the Illinois Attorney General collecting on a phony debt and instruct their targets to contact the caller within 30 minutes to make payment arrangements in order to avoid arrest by local authorities.
"Someone calling you to demand money upfront is the hallmark of a phone scam, especially if the caller claims to represent a legitimate government agency. My office will never contact you seeking money or threatening your arrest," Madigan said. "If you receive a call like this, hang up immediately."
Madigan urged Illinois residents to report the scam to her Consumer Fraud Bureau at 1-800-386-5438 or by visiting her website.
Madigan said this scam is the latest version of what the Federal Trade Commission has termed a "government imposter scam." Last June, Madigan's office received complaints of a similar scheme from Illinois residents who had received phony emails from scammers posing as representatives of the Attorney General's office, claiming the targets owed outstanding debts and could face potential prosecution if they didn't pay up. In August 2014, Madigan's office issued an alert after receiving complaints from Illinois residents who had received calls from scammers claiming to represent the Internal Revenue Service. Regardless of the tactics in the individual scheme, the goal is always to get the targets to send money. Madigan urged Illinois residents who receive calls or emails from supposed government agencies to hang up or delete the email and contact the government agency directly to report the correspondence.


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Resources for Young Adults and Teens:
- For Emergencies call 911
- http://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/section/our_work/tweens_and_teens
- http://www.startstrongteens.org/
- Advocates for Youth http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/ Visit this site for facts on dating violence.
- Do Something http://www.dosomething.org/ – What are nine things you can do to stop school violence? Click on this link to find out.
- Teen 24-7 line: 1-888-247-7717
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
- Support Network for Battered Women (Teen Dating Violence Program) 1-800-572-2782 or email@example.com
- Next Door's Children and Youth Program: 408.501.7566
- February is Teen Dating Violence Month – A must read for not only teens and young adults but also for parents, teachers, and any trusted adult in a family.
LGBTQ resources:
- Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network http://glsen.orgGLSEN is the leading national organization fighting to end anti-gay bias in K-12 schools.
- TrikoneSan Francisco Bay Area South Asian Queer (Gay/Lesbian) organization 1-415-789-7322
- Gay Youth Crisis Line: 1-800-246-7443
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention http://www.afsp.org. Visit this site for answers to teens' questions about suicide.
- National hope line network:1800-SUICIDE (784-2433)
- Suicide prevention in College: http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/college-resource-center/college-suicide-prevention/


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Exercises to Strengthen Your Core With Stayball
Your core is comprised of the abdominal and pelvic muscles, which are responsible for stability and balance in your body. Strengthening your core is not just about having a flat stomach. According to the Mayo Clinic, you are susceptible to poor posture, lower back pain and muscle injuries when core muscles are weak. Performing core strengthening exercises on a Stayball, which is a fitness ball weighted with sand to prevent rolling, intensifies your workout.
Choosing the Right Size Stayball
Using the right size Stayball for your height is important for comfort and effectiveness during exercise. When sitting on the Stayball, your knees should form a right angle with your thighs parallel to the ground. Follow these height guidelines outlined by ACE Fitness for choosing the right size Stayball: If you are under 4 feet 6 inches, use a 30-cm ball; those 4 feet 6 inches to 5 feet should use a 45-cm ball; those 5 feet 1 inch to 5 feet 7 inches should use a 55-cm ball; those 5 feet 8 inches to 6 feet 2 inches should use a 65-cm ball; and those over 6 feet 2 inches should use a 75-cm ball.
Abdominal Crunches on the Stayball
Crunches are one of the basic exercises you can do on the Stayball. Lie with the ball in the small of your back, feet flat on the floor hip-width apart and hands laced behind your head; slowly raise up until your abs tighten and then lower to the start position. Alternatively, the Mayo Clinic recommends sitting on the ball with your feet flat on the floor hip-width apart and arms crossed over your chest; while contracting your abdominal muscles, lean back until you feel a stretch in the lower abdomen, hold for three breaths and then slowly raise up to the start position.
A classic core strengthening exercise is the plank. This simple, yet very effective exercise is easily done using a Stayball. Lie with your stomach on the ball and your toes on the floor behind you; slowly roll forward until your hands are on the ground in front of you and then continue walking forward on your hands until your thighs are resting on the ball. Keep your hands shoulder-width apart and hold this position for three breaths while contracting your abdominal muscles; slowly roll back down to the start position. Repeat this exercise several times, holding the position as long as possible each time.
Another exercise important for strengthening the core muscles is the bridge. Lie on your back with your calves on the Stayball and then raise your hips and buttocks off the floor creating a straight line with your body from your shoulders to your feet. The Mayo Clinic recommends holding this position for three deep breaths and then slowly lowering yourself down to the start position. Keep your core muscles contracted while performing this exercise and keep your movements slow and controlled for best results.
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text: At least 11 people have already been detained for attending an opposition meeting [GALLO/GETTY] At least 11 people, including Riad Seif, a former MP, have already been detained for attending a meeting of the National Council of the Damascus Declaration, which calls for radical democratic change in Syria. "Abu Dan's studio in Aleppo was ransacked on January 21 and paintings and canvases were all destroyed," Qorabi said. Abu Dan, 55, married with three children, is a former political prisoner who spent over 10 years behind bars for belonging to a communist party banned in Syria. Opposition unity Last month's meeting drew together 163 activists and established a national council charged with implementing the Damascus Declaration, which has united communist, nationalist, liberal and Kurdish parties. Syria responded with a wave of arrests which have drawn strong criticism from the United States. Tony Fratto, a White House spokesman, said: "The Syrian regime cannot expect to be treated as a respected member of the international community while it engages in such systematic repression of its own citizens." He said the Syrian government was holding more than 4,000 political prisoners. George Bush, the US president, has applauded the formation of the Damascus Declaration grouping, saying its members "reflect the desires of the majority of Syrian people to live in freedom, democracy, and peace". SOURCE: Agencies


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THE CLOCK IS TICKING, BAUER. On April 1, Netflix is removing 24 from their instant streaming services. That means you have just one week to catch up on the high-octane show before it comes back for a 12-episode limited run in May.
This is terrible news for those of us who have been rewatching the Jack Bauer Power Hour, and a sobering reminder that Netflix, like all good things, is ephemeral.
So we must ask ourselves: WWJBD? The answer, of course, is that Jack Bauer would set up a perimeter, scream "DAMNIT NETFLIX I NEED MORE TIME," and then spend the next seven days binge-watching all eight seasons of 24. Each episode is something like 42-45 minutes, so if you start now, and you don't sleep, you can probably finish it all by April 1. (You can skip season 6 if you want. It sucks.)
Alternatively, if you have Amazon Prime, you can still stream it on their TV service while we wait for Bauer to go kidnap and torture everyone in Netflix HQ.


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The other day I received a notification from Twitter that I had few new ReTweets. I was quite surprised because I had not tweeted in the last few days and was curious to see which tweet deserved such honors to disrupt my driving ( I did wait until I pulled over to see what the notices were). I was quite appalled to see that it was an old tweet from 2012 and even more appalled to see what I had written. So, January 4, 2012, I posted:
This tweet made me reflect on why at that time did I feel that I did not deserve to be happy or have happiness. In retrospect, it was 6 months after I graduated with my undergrad, I still did not have a stable job, I was back home living with my parents, and I was in a toxic relationship. At the time my life felt really bleak. I stayed in that bad space for at least 3 more months; I can remember having a conversation with a close friend who told me,
"Hey chick, get off your butt and control your own happiness!"
Initially, I was in my feelings and felt she was coming across as slightly insensitive; after all, I only called her at least once a week to complain about how unhappy I am and how nothing seems to be going right. Nevertheless, my dear friend's "tough love" was the boost I needed to get out of my own way towards happiness.
These are the 5 tips she shared with me that led me to not just BELIEVE that I deserved happiness, but to KNOW that I deserve happiness. I hope this be a blessing to you.
- You Survived
- You woke up every morning before today, and you are here today
- I faced heartbreaks, setbacks, and hang-ups, and I am still here.
- She told me that when life feels like it is spiraling downhill, that it did not have to be; I have the power, because I am still in the land of the living, to take back my power and change what I can in my life.
- You can not just BELIEVE you are worthy, you have to KNOW you are WORTHY of happiness
- Belief can be and is powerful, but it must be used in its proper context. Belief is a psychological state that is vulnerable to strong debate or accusation; while Knowledge, what some may call as the "knowing", is the realization of facts and experience.
- Inside many of us is a sense that we do not deserve good things, or in my case, happiness. and instead, we are supposed to suffer. Feeling undeserving comes from situations in our past that have influenced our outlook. With a history of pain, trauma, or loss, we begin to perceive that positivity in our life could not be real.
- If you decided to believe that you did not have a kidney or a lung, would that stop your kidney or lung from functioning? Maybe not, but you KNOW you have a kidney or lung and there is proof of these organs and many other functioning with you believing they do or not. Well, happiness works the same way; just because we become unhappy with life does not mean there is not anything to become happy about. Take back your power!
- Take Audit
- Stop what you are doing and write out everything you have and everything that you do not have. Then, looking at what you do have to write out why you are thankful and grateful for them. Secondly, review at what you perceive you do not have, by the time you reach this list you may you have everything you need and want. But if not, then write out why you need them and how you will change your perception of them until it arrives at you.
- Happiness is Condition, not a destination
- Happiness comes and goes, but joy will precede and succeed.
- Count your blessings
- Giving thanks and having a heart full of gratefulness can boost your mood. Like my dear friend shared with me, try writing down three things I am thankful for each night before going to bed and as soon as I wake up in th morning.
- Not only did this change my perception, but it led me inot a new routine of meditation and an attitude of gratitude, most days 😉


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Honor 8C launched in India for $170
Honor just introduced its latest midranger in India, as promised. The Honor 8C comes with Snapdragon 632 chipset and 4,000 mAh battery and can be pre-ordered on Amazon and Honor's online store, with shipments and store launch scheduled for December 10. The Honor 8C has a 6.26" HD+ screen with a notch and a tall 19:9 ratio. There… Read More »


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How to Install A Windows
Operating System Upgrade
Before You Begin:
Gather the materials listed below before you begin:
1. The Windows product CD. You may need this CD if you plan on connecting other equipment
to your computer that Windows doesn't automatically recognize.
2. A 3.5-inch floppy disk. You need this to create a Windows Startup disk (see Windows XP
Index Page - Create A Startup Disk or Windows 98 Index Page - Create A Windows
Startup Disk). This disk is also called the emergency boot disk (EBD). You will not need this if
you have the one that came with Windows.
3. The product key. The 25 letters and numbers of the product key. Windows will not work
without your product key. It accompanies the software package you purchased and can be
found on the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) label. The COA label is located either on the back
of the guide, or on the shrink wrap.
4. Driver disks for your additional hardware you have installed. If you have a hardware
device (such as a printer) that requires software drivers that are not part of Windows, you need
the disk or CD that the manufacturer provided with these drivers.
Important consideration
There are some important steps you should take before installing Windows:
1. Make sure your computer meets the system requirements for Windows. Visit the Microsoft
Website to find out what they are for each Operating System.
2. Ensure that your computer meets the requirements for additional features.
a. For Internet access, a modem or fax modem with a minimal speed of 28.8 Kbps (kilobits per
second) and a service provider, such as The Microsoft Network (MSN�). (The service
provider might charge a fee.)
b. For sound, a sound card and speakers; or headphones; or USB (universal serial bus)
speakers (this requires a computer with at least one USB port).
c. For DVD video, a DVD-ROM drive and compatible DVD decoder card (or DVD decoder
d. Complete a virus scan, and then turn off any programs that run automatically. This includes
antivirus programs, screen savers, or system utilities.
e. Uninstall any utilities or tools that protect or encrypt the Master Boot Record (MBR) or partition
table. You or your computer manufacturer may have installed security software that can lock
access to a computer's hard disk. One example is uninstall Bootlock included with Symantec
Norton Your Eyes Only. If you're not sure whether or not your computer manufacturer installed
such software, consult the documentation of your computer, or contact your computer
f. Back up all critical data on your hard disk. While it is unlikely that you will encounter a serious
problem in installing Windows, it is always a good idea to perform a complete system backup
before installing a new operating system. When you upgrade your computer's operating
system, it is possible that an error could occur (such as a problem due to incompatible
hardware or a power failure) that could temporarily or permanently prevent access to the data
on your hard disk.
Setting Up Your Computer
Time to complete: about 30-60 minutes
When you upgrade from a prior version of Windows, Setup automatically transfers your previous system settings and installed programs.
Note: During setup, the Setup wizard automatically restarts your computer several times.
To upgrade from a prior version of Windows
1. Start your previous version of Windows.
2. Make sure that your computer is not infected with a virus. To do so, run an antivirus program
that has the latest virus signatures, and allow the program to remove any viruses that it finds.
3. If you have not done so already, disconnect from the Internet, and close all programs, including
any antivirus programs.
4. Insert the Windows Upgrade product CD into your CD-ROM drive.
5. If a message appears asking if you want to upgrade, choose Yes.
Notes: If the Windows Setup wizard starts. Go to step 7.
If a message doesn't appear, proceed with step 6.
6. Choose the Start button, and then click Run. In the Open box, type the path and file name of the
Setup file on the CD. That is, type the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive (typically D), followed by
a colon (:), a backslash (\), and the word setup. Then click OK. The Windows Setup wizard
For example:
7. Follow the instructions that appear. Be sure you do the following:
a. Save your system files when prompted by Setup. It's strongly recommended that you do this
in the event you need to return to your previous version of Windows. This requires up to 150 MB
of hard disk space.
8. Create the Windows Startup disk when prompted by Setup. In addition to several utilities, this
disk has MS-DOS� drivers for most CD-ROMs so that you can gain access to your CD-ROM
or DVD drive from MS-DOS when starting the computer from the Startup disk.
9. After Windows finishes installing, the Enter Windows Password dialog box appears. Type your
user name and password, and then choose OK.
Note: If you leave the Password box blank and press OK, Windows will not ask you for a password
every time you start Windows.
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Virgin Atlantic Crew Gets 'Whispering Coach'
(NEW YORK) -- The Virgin Atlantic crew that will man the Upper Class Dream Suite debuting this spring is about to get a lesson on using their inside voices.
There are few details about the new Dream Suite available, but a Virgin Atlantic spokeswoman did tell ABC News it will include an enhanced seat, a futuristic bar and other cabin updates. Its most interesting feature, however, may be the way the crew interacts with passengers.
The airline has appointed a "whispering coach" to instruct the crew, "coaching on the tone, volume and sentiment cabin crew should use whilst talking to Upper Class passengers," according to the airline's blog.
The instruction will add an additional day to the training of Virgin Atlantic's Upper Class cabin crew. Currently, the training includes tips on how to read passengers, being tactile and how to wake people comfortably. The additional training will ensure no passenger is disturbed while sleeping.
Virgin Atlantic says the new program was tested on focus groups and on test flights and informed by speech experts. The "appropriate level of volume has been identified and the crew are now trained to whisper at tones between twenty and thirty decibels due to its calming effect."
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We recently carried out a multiple product project covering a huge range of cgi permutations for a leading global office furniture manufacturer. The resulting variants are now used to their full potential, showcasing the many ways to enjoy, see and purchase their products.
Being able to view the preferred choice in full cgi renders helps the sales process further. Choose, click, view and buy. Another advantage of going PIX, the more you have the more you can show.
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Exposure and awareness of photorealistic cgi images within the Kitchen and Bathroom sector are seen more and more every day. And we're always happy to see our cgi interior images feature among such prestigious publications.
Appearing in a recent feature, a 'Complete Guide to Kitchens and Bathroom' reaffirms our reputation of including a full range of creative studio skills in our CGI photorealistic visuals. The importance of lighting, styling and creative direction is inclusive, at Set Visions – it's built-in.
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Mini Pies
Pumpkin. You love it or you hate it.
Me? I'm a lover. I adore anything pumpkin. Peter? Not so much. However, a couple years ago, we visited our local farmer's market and met these wonderful pie makers. I wish I could remember their name... Anyway, they had these amazing tiny pies that combined the best of pumpkin and pecan pies into one divine bite. The pastry shell was filled halfway with ground gingersnaps and pecans and then it was topped with pumpkin custard. And guess what? Peter loved them! He liked the maximum of crust and the minimum of pumpkin. So, for the past couple years, I have been attempting to recreate them. This year, I got pretty close. It is definitely a multi-step process, but they are really quite simple.
I started with Martha Stewart's pate brisee for the crust, but you could use any recipe—the store bought refrigerated stuff works great, too. I halved the recipe, since I only made about ten mini pies. I rolled it to about 1/8"-1/4", and used a 5" scalloped circle cutter. (You could easily use a bowl or cup to cut them out, if you don't have a cutter.) Next, I lightly coated a regular size muffin tin with cooking spray, and pushed in the circles of crust.
Next step was pulsing 1 cup of gingersnaps with 1/2 cup or so of pecans or walnuts in the food processor. (The exact proportions don't really matter.) I mixed in a few tablespoons of melted butter and pressed about 1-2 tablespoons of the mixture into the bottom of each crust. If you end up with extra crumb mixture, you can always store it in the freezer and use it later. It would be an awesome crust for a key lime pie...
Finally, I topped each pie with a couple tablespoons of pumpkin pie filling. I used the recipe from the Libby's pumpkin can. I'm the official pumpkin pie maker on my side of the family at Thanksgiving, so I just used some leftover filling.
I have these adorable leaf cookie cutter/punches from Williams-Sonoma (similar to these), so I always like to use them as a finishing touch. These cutters are absolutely foolproof, and are on my shortlist of favorite things in the whole world. I even bought a set of matching winter-themed cutters. Can't wait to try those out...
Anyway, back to the pies. I baked the leaves and acorns separately from the pies and just assembled them at the end. This ensured a crispy, clean top crust.
And here you have the finished product.
Hope you all had a happy Thanksgiving and are enjoying your leftovers. We're down to a piece of pecan pie and half a pan of green bean casserole. Poor green bean casserole. It always sticks around. Unlike these pies, which didn't survive the day.


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Another important part of the service module for the Orion spacecraft is getting ready for testing. The Propulsion Qualification Module will ensure that Orion's thrusters and fuel system work, used to orient the spacecraft and send it back to Earth.
OHB Sweden and Airbus DS will do the final integration of this part of the spacecraft test module in Stockholm, Sweden. The pictures show the distinctive fuel tanks that will hold mixed oxides of nitrogen (MON) and monomethyl hydrazine (MMH) – two tanks for each propellant. The tanks were built in Bremen and delivered to Sweden to be put in the Propulsion Qualification Module.
The qualification module will be shipped to NASA's White Sands test facility in the USA this summer with the engines being fired up for firsts in September.
Meanwhile in Switzerland RUAG, delivered the Solar Array Drive Electronics unit is now available for testing. The qualification model Solar Array is also complete, built by Airbus DS in The Netherlands.
ESA's Service Module is a true collaboration involving companies from all over Europe with Airbus DS as main contractor.


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As a mother, my heart aches for you. I know the loneliness that comes deep in the night, when you reach out for that warm body next to you, only to find cold sheets; or the loneliness that strikes during the day, when you turn to ask a question of someone that isn't there.
I may not be able to replace them, but now I've moved in with you, I can help make your life easier. While you're at work, I can clean the house, do the laundry, prepare dinner and the next day's lunch. I'll even give you a massage when you come back sore and exhausted.
And, perhaps by doing so, I can make up for the past, when I neglected you for my own life–my desires, friends and priorities. I can reclaim those lost years and wipe away the distance I still feel between us. I can be an important part of your life, and we can grow old together so neither of us are left alone.
So, why do you speak so angrily to me when I give you your lunch, or ask you how your day was? Why do you roll your eyes each time you see me, as though I were a burden on you? I don't expect thanks, but even civility would be nice. Because can't you see, we need each other?
I am a grown woman. I've experienced joy and sorrow, pleasure and pain. I've raised a family and sent them out into the world. But now, with you here, my dear mother, I feel as though I'm a child again.
You insist on doing everything for me, and doing it your way. If I do it myself, it's not good enough–you'll step in and take over, or do it again. Yet you don't do the same for my sisters; what is it about me that you find lacking? Why are they competent enough to be left alone, while I am not?
I've done my best by you–given you a home, so you won't have to live in a retirement village far from family. I drive you wherever you ask and take you out to dinner each week. I grit my teeth when you boast to others about what a good mother you are, and let you accept all the praise you've never deserved.
So, why do you try to control every aspect of my life? Why must you put yourself up on a pedestal of your own making, at my expense? I'm doing everything a dutiful daughter should, and out of love, putting up with more besides. Because can't you see, I'm doing fine on my own?
This is the third story from flash fiction week II. Tomorrow: Kit Fox.
Leanne Yong is an aspiring author who is working on a young adult novel with a kick-ass heroine. Check out her blog at Clouded Memories for more information and random musings on writing.


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Decentraland is a practical reality program powered by the Ethereum blockchain. Users can create, experience, and monetize content and applications.
MANA allows users an implicit reality platform that is powered by the reliable Ethereum blockchain. With the platform, users can produce applications and content, experience and monetize them. MANA is the very first implicit platform that is decentralized, created on the blockchain and controlled by its users, building it stand out from the crowd. Users declare ownership of implicit land on a blockchain-based record of parcels.
Development of MANA started in June 2015, with a proof of concept for designating ownership of digital real estate to users on a blockchain. The project lead is Ari Meilich, while the technical head is Esteban Ordano. The Advisory Board includes INBlockchain founder Xiaolai Li, CoinFund founder Jake Brukhman, Aragon project lead Luis Cuende, and ex-CTO of Ning, Diego Doval. Decentraland partners with district0x, Aragon, and imToken. At its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) MANA raised $24 million in 35 seconds, leaving retail investors out in the cold.
With MANA users can buy land using the Ethereum blockchain, which explains their ownership in a way that no one can argue. Decentralized administration system allows Decentraland to work without the need for any centralized server support. This allows the world to exist as long as it has users sharing content, shifting the cost of running the system to the same characters that benefit from it.
User can't buy it directly for fiat on any exchange. The user can choose the best coin exchange for your region and buy ETH there, then exchange it for MANA on exchanges. Search if Coinbase is available for your country and buy it there – as it is by far the reliable and best-regulated bitcoin exchange. Once validated, the user can buy Etherium from exchanges, such as Bitfinex/ Binance/ Gate.io, etc. Now having ETH, the user can exchange it for MANA. The best place to store the MANA's is the official wallet and if you are more concerned about security, then put this wallet inside a physical hard wallet.
Decentraland can be a valuable investment option. MANA price equal to 0.111 USD at 2018-03-02. If you buy MANA for 100 dollars today, you will get a total of 901.226 MANA. Based on our forecasts, a long-term increase is expected, the price prediction of 2023-02-25 is 1.995 US Dollars. With a 5-year investment, the revenue is expected to be around +1698.18%. Your current $100 investment may be up to $1798.18 in 2022. MANA price today is $0.111 and have the current supply of 2,644,403,343 MANA. The market cap value is $116,877,600 USD , and the volume is marked as $8,355,800 USD.


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By: Glendale G. Rosal
THE CEBU Football Association (CFA) will open 2017 with a major football event dubbed "The 7th Sinulog Festival" slated on Jan. 28 and 29, 2017 at the Cebu City Sports Center.
According to one of the tournament officials Manuel Dumangcas, around 150 teams are expected to compete in this event which features 15 age groups and uses a 7-aside format.
The 15 age groups and divisions are, mixed under 7, mixed under 9, mixed under-11, boys under 13, girls under 13, boys under 15, girls under 15, boys under-18, girls under-18, inter BPO men's division, Inter BPO ladies division, ladies open, men's open, 38-above and 45-above.
Registration fee ranges from P800 to 2,000, depending on the age group or division. There will be a discount for teams that will register before Jan. 12, 2017.
This tournament is part of the activities lined up for the month-long celebration of the Sinulog Festival in Cebu City.


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Latte Design Experimental Ice Cream Project
by Gina Angie on 11/15/2011 | 2 Minute Read
"Latte Design conducted an experimental project involving naming and branding for a manufacturer of inexpensive ice-creams in Brazil.
The great challenge was to stand out in an extremely competitive and saturated market, both in terms of quality and price. Since all competitors tend to mimic the identity and packaging used by Top of Mind brands, an strategy based on visual and conceptual clash was conveyed through four different concepts: Felix que fez, Yeti, OQ and Sorven'Up.
Felix que fez ('Felix Made It') - Based on the owner's name, Felix, this option combines the concept of Happiness ('felix', in Latin) and the owner's personal touch.
OQ - a pair of letters which in Portuguese reads as 'what', this concept uses the packaging to ask the consumer 'What makes you happy?' or What flavor reminds your childhood?'.
Yeti - an icon was created so that it could easily be identified by the consumer. The abominable snowman, besides evoking the concept of 'cold', adds a touch of fun as a friendly character.
Sorven'Up - the name suggested by the owner adds little differentiation to the brand - on the contrary, it is quite similar to others -, so we proposed a deeper shock, almost non-sense, by translating the concepts of happiness and fun as images of laughing animals."
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I have just got back from five days in Melbourne, visiting my new grandson – isn't he gorgeous?! Pretty good photo – that's what you get when Mum is a professional photographer!
And lo and behold, an article today in the Daily Mail, welcoming new baby Leo Campbell – what?? – turns out that is the name of Jimmy Barnes' new grandson, born last week – amazing – I never thought Barnesy and I would have something in common!!


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Based in Germany, Audi builds prestigious cars and SUVs that combine luxury and sport. In recent years, the A4, A6, and A8 models have been joined by the TT sport coupe and roadster, the A3 hatchback, the Q5 crossover SUV, the A5 coupe, the R8 sports car, and the A7 luxury hatchback sedan. At Juke Automotive, our technicians have the skill and experience to work on all Audi models.
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This is an intensive 2 day master class in bag design and construction. On the first day, you will select a bag you would like to make from a wide choice of designs or come prepared with a sketch or photo of the bag you would like to make. We will begin by learning basic pattern cutting and making a paper mock up of your chosen style. You will then select your leather (you are welcome to bring your own leather, please get in touch with me about this) and cut the pattern pieces. On the second day, the leather will then be skived and glued and any pockets, zips, handles, fastenings and other fittings secured before the bag is sewn up using either an industrial leather machine or a semi-industrial sewing machine.
On this course you will learn how to -
- identify the main types of bag construction
- about different leather and properties and appropriateness for use
- how to cut a basic pattern and make a paper mock up of your bag
- use a variety of industrial leather machines
- use a variety of traditional manual leather tools
- how to glue leather and fit fastenings and other fittings prior to sewing
- how to stitch leather - different types and sizes of needles and thread and how to operate industrial and semi-industrial sewing machines.
- how to fit zips and pockets and a lining for your bag


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Robert Rawinji
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Currently working with: Robert is currently working with the Kenya SymbioCity programme as a Programme Officer responsible for planning, coordination and implementation of pilot project processes in seven Counties.
Professional profile:
Robert is an Urban and Regional Planner by training. He has previously worked as an assistant planner for Kisumu County, Kenya, and has helped the County develop an Integrated Strategic Urban Development Plan. He has extensive experience from policy formulation projects and is proficient in GIS mapping.


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Day: October 18, 2015
This cooler weather also brings the dreaded early season colds and allergies. It is important to build up your immune system this time of year. I have also had horrible allergies this year, which I have never had before. When you can't stop sniffling, sometimes all you need is some chicken noodle soup.


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Dell has more than doubled the amount of money it is making via its Twitter accounts around the world to $6.5m.
In June PC firm Dell revealed it had made a total of $3m from activity on the micro blogging service. Of that $2m was made directly and another $1m was accounted for when traffic to Dell.com was factored in.
The $3m included both 2007 and 2008 when there was minimal Twitter activity, but the 2009 figure shows real growth that has come during the year the number of people using Twitter within the Dell organisation has increased to somewhere between 100-200.
Some of the strongest growth Dell is seeing is coming from emerging markets. It highlighted Brazil as one area it was doing particularly well.
Dell's operation in Brazil via its @DellnoBrasil Twitter account has generated $800,000 in eight months of activity.
Richard Binhammer a spokesman for Dell, said the growth in Brazil showed the social web was not just a European or US phenomenon, but a global one.
"That's interesting not only from an emerging market perspective, but from a social web perspective as well as it shows the spread of services like Twitter."
Another market Dell highlighted was its @Delloutlet operation in Canada.
"DellHomeSalesCA went onto Twitter because a number of Canadian Twitter users and bloggers were asking us why isn't Dell on Twitter in Canada. Now it is," Binhammer said.
Since it began operating on Twitter @DellHomeSalesCA has generated $150,000 in sales. As has happened in other markets where the social web is used, the market itself has helped inform a business what its customers want as much as what they don't want.
In addition to generating $6.5m in sales revenues via Twitter, social networking in a wider sense has allowed Dell to make what it says are 3.5 million social connections from sites such as Facebook, Google's Okut, Slideshare, Flickr, YouTube as well as Twitter, Dell's own Direct2Dell online community forum and its crowdsourcing project IdeaStorm, which has 60,000 members.
"These are people who are fans or followers of Dell on social networks. There are more besides this as we are not counting the many bloggers we listen to and engage with," Binahmmer said.
The crowdsourcing of IdeaStorm is proving to be a valuable part of Dell's social media operation. Thousands of ideas come to Dell via this site from users suggesting changes and modifications. Hundreds of these have been acted upon.
Binhammer cited Dell's launch of a product for aids charity (Red) that came from user suggestions; expansion of its Linux product offering for consumer PC and laptops; and a change to keyboard design for its Dell Mini netbook range as another.
"Users had a problem with where the apostrophe key was located on the Dell Mini's keyboard. They were finding it hard to use because of the reduced size and so we changed it. That was a crowdsourced idea.
In a post on the Dell blog, Lionel Menchaca, chief blogger at Dell, said that looking to the future Dell would be taking steps to tackle what he described as "the big issues on the horizon like profile collaboration".
He said for Dell (or any company), isolated social media efforts would not lead to long-term success and said the PC maker would be focusing on three key areas:
1. Streamlining its presence in social media networks and creating meaningful content for customers and continue to increase its connections in those places.
2. Focus on building a tighter integration between Dell.com, Support.Dell.com, its Dell Community sites with its presence in social networks.
3. Continue its focus on scaling support of social media initiatives into the Dell business units.
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Creating resume is a aboriginal footfall of job hunting. And it influences wether you can get job or not. But, it ability be arid for you. In this article, I'll appearance you how to actualize online admirable resume easily.
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This is a web account that allows us to arrange changeless website easily. Yes, if you aloof appetite to arrange your changeless web armpit online, you can use, S3 or Github pages. But it has afterward pros features:
So, I'll use this to host my online resume.
This is one of the accepted of resume for developer:
It has a command band apparatus which allows us to actualize html(or PDF, markdown) resume based on user authentic json file. I will use this to abbreviate my wast of time.
Let's get started.
At the beginning, let's actualize your json based resume book and html on your bounded machine.
They are accouterment json reusme editor online. You can actualize json book for JSON resume application this. Otherwise, you're able to accomplish it with your admired editor if you want. It's up to you.
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To arrange the resume, I actualize arrange command on pachage.json
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Let's go to Netlify admin panel. If you haven't registered it, amuse do that.
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Netlify has a affection of ambience which allows us to set your custom domain. You can set it on admin panel. You charge to go to area agent and change settings to point your domain. After you accomplishment it, you can see your online resume with your custom domain.
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Monday, February 6, 2012
Super Bowl Ads - Just My Opinion on a Monday Morning
So with a degree in marketing and a love of GOOD commercials, I just had to tell you I loved the dog* commercials this year. (*Provided all dogs were represented fairly and compensated according to their acting experience.) Actually, I thought the dogs took the cake and the human commercials stunk! (Just my opinion - it's my blog and I can voice that here, k?)
But here's where my mind wanders... overall, I thought 10% of the ads were good. I thought there were too many commercials for upcoming television shows and movies. I get it, they need to be promoted too. BUT they did nothing about even peeking my interest during the Super Bowl - where I'm watching for and expecting funny. Sorry...
Really though, when I was growing up, the ads were about eating, drinking and having fun. Not about the new series of blah, blah, blah reality show on TV. It was about selling more potato chips, or drinking more beer and even which brand of cars are the best. But really, the next reality tv show or doom movie on the big screen... I give it a big YAWN during the Super Bowl!
I know, we have an obesity epidemic in this country. But many of the "junk food" companies are coming out with healthier options - so they can advertise those, especially in a humorous way. And moderation is the key. But before I get on that soapbox, I still think people that watch the Super Bowl for the ads, we really aren't giving a rat's patoosey about the next reality tv show or movie. Those commercials air every.other.night.of.the.year.
If you didn't get to see the commercials, NBC has set up a youtube channel with all the ads. I know from chatting with some Canadian friends last year that Canada blocks out some commercials for US products. Here's a link to their channel: http://www.youtube.com/adblitz The ones I thought were awesome for you to check out were the Sketchers ad, both Doritos ads were great, VW ad and the Bud Light rescue dog "Herewego" LOL I'm laughing just typing that! Oh my....
Bella however, she frowns upon (and barks at) any dog in our house... especially those that come in via the television (no matter if they are real or cartoon). Yes, she didn't like the Budweiser Clydesdales either. In her mind, she could take on the whole team of those horses! LOL Oh little/big dog syndrome - how funny you are.
The one ad that I laughed my rear off at was in the opening commercial break. This in addition to the several commercials featuring dogs was the M&Ms commercial. It had me holding my stomach in laughter. http://www.youtube.com/adblitz/?x=yn3mktl30iw
So which ads were your favorites? Hope you got a laugh or two... after all, laughter IS the best medicine!
Have a fantastic week!
4 comments:
- coolmoon said...
Dawn, were livin in my head this morning? Cuz those are my sentiments, exactly. Seriously, we could be thought twins. Happy Monday!
- February 6, 2012 at 10:56 AM
- TesoriTrovati said...
I would agree with you Dawn. I loved the M&Ms and the dog ad with the Herewego. I loved the two ads with the babies I saw, eTrade and Doritos. I thought most of them were lame-o or what I would normally see. It boggles my mind that they would spend that sort of money for nothing much new. And the game was a total snooze fest. The last 58 seconds got us revved up but other than that, we just sat and ate and turned up the sound when the ads came on! But it was fun to get together with some friends. And not have to cook.
Herewego! Woof!
Enjoy the day!
P.S. Go Packers!
- February 6, 2012 at 10:58 AM
- Shirley said...
Well, not being a huge sports fan, and with a sick kid, we didn't get together for a party. We briefly landed for a couple of minutes of the oh so lame halftime show, then came back for the last 3 minutes of the game, so I missed the commercials. I'll have to go watch. I totally agree that Superbowl commercials should not be about upcoming shows.
Have an awesome day!
- February 6, 2012 at 11:09 AM
- Finding Charm said...
I liked the M&M one as well. I was hoping for Google ads, but none that I saw. They do such a neat job with theirs. I also liked the Chevy truck commercial. Got a chuckle out of that - for the good humored.
- February 7, 2012 at 8:08 PM


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HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. Troopers recovered thousands of dollars worth of cocaine from the trunk of a car in which two men were killed early this morning after the driver fled from a trooper trying to stop him on I-95 in Harford County.
The driver was identified as Charles L. Quinones, Jr., 37, of the 5200-block of Cromarty Road, Baltimore, Md. During the crash investigation, troopers found Quinones was wanted on a felony warrant in Baltimore County for failure to appear for a charge of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Troopers also found his drivers license had been suspended in Maryland for more than one year.
The passenger was identified as Willie S. Robertson, 74, of the 1000-block of Jeanette Way, Bel Air, Md. The 2005 Mercury Sable Quinones was driving was registered to Robertson.
Shortly after 5:00 a.m. today, a trooper assigned to the State Police Pro-Active Criminal Enforcement Team was working patrol on southbound I-95 south of Rt. 272 when he observed the Mercury headed in the same direction. The trooper saw that the rear license plate was obstructed and determined the vehicle was traveling 72 mph in a posted 65 mph zone.
Approaching the Rt. 222 interchange, the trooper activated his lights and siren on his marked Ford Expedition State Police patrol vehicle. The driver of the Mercury, later identified as Quinones, signaled he was pulling over, then quickly swerved to the fast lane and accelerated.
Quinones continued south on I-95 driving aggressively as he weaved between vehicles. The pursuing trooper was traveling at 90 mph, but was unable to keep up with the fleeing Mercury. The trooper was about one-half mile behind as he approached the Rt. 155 exit and saw the Mercury swerve across several lanes, cut off a tractor trailer, and take the ramp to westbound Rt. 155.
The trooper took the exit ramp and, near the end of the ramp about one-quarter mile off I-95, found the Mercury had gone off the eastbound side of Rt. 155 and crashed into trees not far from the shoulder of the road. The trooper and other responding troopers attempted to render aid to the two men and called for a State Police helicopter and an ambulance. Medics who arrived at the scene pronounced the men dead.
Witnesses told troopers the driver of the Mercury was passing cars on the right as it came off Rt. 155 at a high rate of speed. They said the driver then lost control, swerved across the highway and crashed.
A police search of the heavily damaged car found six and one-half ounces of powder cocaine in plastic bags in the trunk. State Police drug investigators estimate the cocaine could have been sold on the street for more than $18,000.
The crash is being investigated by the Maryland State Police CRASH Team. A detailed crash reconstruction will be conducted. The investigation is continuing.
Source: MSP HQ, Pikesville, Md.


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Friday, May 11, 2012
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Not an intentional pose, but it was a windy day.
A friend who went to NYC for the first time last year came back disappointed with the city. There were many noisy demonstrations (Occupy Wall Street) and streets were packed with people. Yes I saw a couple of protests in the 9 days I was in NYC but I loved the protests! The police escorted the protesters, the mood was fun and nobody got heated up about the issues. I live in a country where the government sprays chemical-laced water at protesters so I think the freedom to protest is divine. A society that can handle difference in opinions peacefully is mature and learned. I envy that.
If I thought the subway stations in London were archaic, I was in for a shock in NYC because the subway stations there are not just old but also run down. However, gone are the graffiti and homeless people.
We stayed in Manhattan and didn't venture to Brooklyn or Queens but one day Yi wanted to see MoMA PSI in Queens (north of the mainland) while I wanted to be in Brooklyn Botanic Garden for the annual sakura festival. The park has 200 mature cherry trees and is known as one of the best parks for cherry flowers viewing outside of Japan. I took the subway by myself for the first time that afternoon. The subway system in NYC is a little bit complicated but once you figure it out, it is quite easy to take.
I asked at the entrance if the cherry trees were still in bloom, as my friend's tree in San Francisco was already putting out leaves. I was told that there was plenty of flowers so I paid the entrance fee of USD15. Big mistake, because the cherry flowers were all gone. I felt cheated. Central Park is free and I went all the way from Manhattan to Brooklyn and paid a fee to get into a park for something that's not there. The festival was still held however and the park was festive and merry.
Despite my initial disappointment, I thoroughly enjoyed the four hours in the park. I am a plant person and walking in a park looking at the flowers and trees soothes my soul.
I had forgotten to bring my phone and we were to meet up at the Grand Central Terminal. I waited for an hour and half and Yi was no show. I was frantic.
Cupcakes in a bakery in Grand Central Terminal.
I walked all the way home from the terminal because I didn't want to figure out the interchange. It took 45 minutes, and it was a great walk because the streets of NYC are all laid out evenly in a grid. There was so much to see. People, shops, lights, window displays.
When I got to the corner outside our apartment and waited at the lights, I looked at the person on my right and it was my daughter. We hugged and cried and celebrated at Momoya, a Japanese restaurant at the corner of 7th Ave and 21 St. There was a long wait but we didn't mind.
This was a big bowl of unagidon (soy sauce eel on rice). Very delicious.
The assorted sushi and sashimi platter was very fresh and delicious. I found the food in Momoya better than the other Japanese restaurants I had been to in NYC, including the hottest restaurant in town, Momofuku.
6 comments:
- Michelle Chin said...
how did you get a table at momofuku?!
- May 11, 2012 at 9:05 AM
- RUNNING BROOK said...
Hi Terry
YAYYYYY!!! I finally have something to read after a long wait. And boy am I glad you wrote so much... the flowers are beautiful!
I am looking forward to more.. heh heh. When will u be back?
- May 11, 2012 at 9:17 AM
- ck said...
Hi Terri,
Thank you for posting your experience in US. I lived in NYC for 10 years but have been living in SF bay area for 30 now. I left my heart in NYC and plan to move back when my kid goes off to college this fall. Anyway, it's a small world. I live in Palo Alto where the Stanford U is located and a friend of mind told me you had stayed with Katherine in Saratoga a week ago.
I love your sentiment here about the walking in NYC especially in contrast of what you blogged about the streets in KL when you were getting the passport. "It took 45 minutes, and it was a great walk because the streets of NYC are all laid out evenly in a grid. There was so much to see. People, shops, lights, window displays."
It's so good to see our world through your eyes. In some ways, you actually awaken me a bit and make me appreciate what we have here.
Thank you,
- May 11, 2012 at 10:21 AM
- kelly said...
The cherry trees in the botanical gardens are beautiful. Next time if you plan to go check their website, it has a live update of their cherry trees to keep track of the blooms.
I used to not like Mexican food and I am not sure if I am a fan of the authentic kind. =) What I am talking about is the chain Chipotle. Their chicken fajita with peppers, onions, corn salsa, guacamole is the best. Their chicken meat is also hormone free, and much of their food is also organic so very healthy. My friends and family all love it.
- May 11, 2012 at 11:24 PM
You can check the status of what flowers are in bloom online.
I went in early April and the sakura were already gone due to drastic weather changes in March. I thought the gardens were still really pretty though.
- May 16, 2012 at 12:24 AM
- Terri @ A Daily Obsession said...
michelle: ah, wait for my momofuku post:)
runningbrook: i am back already, dear!
connie: i left my heart in NYC too lol! oh, it's kathleen and the chongs are awesome! enjoyed every minute with them, so nice n hospitable!u shd be thankful; everybody wants to live in the states:)
kelly; the sakura festival was scheduled for tt weekend. oh, i walked into chipotle at westfields in SF one night but they were just closing. ..fated not to eat mexican, i thought. but if i knew it was good, i would've given chipotle a try:(
eli: i read about the festival in a tour guide booklet. they shd schedule the festival earlier bc end of april is rather late considering tt it's middle/late spring.
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Religious Environmentalism Part 1: Fletcher Harper
Reverend Fletcher Harper is an ordained Episcopal priest and environmental activist. Since 2002 he has been the executive director of GreenFaith, an ecumenical religious organization dedicated to ecological repair and justice. Also on the show, Katy Scrogin reviews Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner Life of Artists.
Organized around their three core values of Spirit, Stewardship, and Justice, GreenFaith's mission is "to inspire, educate and mobilize people of diverse religious backgrounds for environmental leadership."
GreenFaith was founded in 1992 under the name Partners for Environmental Quality by Jewish and Christian leaders who believed that New Jersey 's religious community needed an organization to connect diverse religious traditions with the environment.
Harper joined GreenFaith as their Executive Director in 2002. A graduate of Princeton University and Union Theological Seminary, he served as a parish priest for ten years and in leadership positions in the Episcopal Church before becoming GreenFaith's Executive Director.
This is Part 1 of our two-part interview. The conclusion will air next week.
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Katy Scrogin reviews Kay Larson's Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner Life of Artists.
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"Where the Heart Beats is the first book to address the phenomenal importance of Zen Buddhism to John Cage's life and to the artistic avant-garde of the 1950s and 1960s. Zen's power to transform Cage's troubled mind—by showing him his own enlightened nature—liberated Cage from an acute personal crisis that threatened everything he most deeply cared about this life, his music, and his relationship with his life partner, Merce Cunningham. Caught in a society that rejected his art, his politics, and his sexual orientation, Cage was transformed by Zen from an overlooked and marginal musician into the absolute epicenter of the avant-garde."


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We Need to Talk About Grammar is a weekly feature in which I complain about grammatical mistakes I encounter all too often. Feel free to commiserate below, and check out the archives here!
This is a quick one today, guys.
"Balling," often colloquially spoken and written as "ballin'," basically means "awesome," or, in some cases, "talented" or "rich."
"Bawling" is the correct synonym of "sobbing," "crying," etc., as in, "He was bawling like a baby." "He was ballin' like a baby" has a completely different and quite nonsensical meaning.
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We drove by the Woods County Campground which is located on the south side of Pacific City. It's not much so we continued on. We did come across one nice overnight site for future use, but it was too early in the day to stop.
We wound up at this Ocean Shore State Recreation Area just north of Lincoln City.
Gopher was in charge of feeling the ground shake. :-) Plus there is a Tsunami warning siren about 20' away. Even without my hearing aides I'm sure I'd hear the siren.
We were there early enough so we got a nice parking spot on the ocean. (45.00884 -124.00818) Carol has a great view. Gopher and I enjoyed several nice walks on the beach. This is a very popular kiteboarding site. At one time there were at least a dozen zipping through the waves. It's so nice, we decided to stay the night.
|Our campsite
|Our view
This is a very popular spot. All day long, and well into the evening, people stopped by to swim, look for stuff among the rocks, go kiteboarding, or to simply walk the beach.
I was up about 6am, looked out the window to see a deer munching on the grass right next to us.
We went exploring some of the other nearby beach access areas but none were nearly this nice so we're back for another day.
|Our early morning walk
The wind is just incessant. Per the weather station, a steady 20mph with gusts in excess of 30. It's not much fun walking the beach with the stinging sands so late in the afternoon, we went to the Chinook Winds Casino RV parking area. There must be 30 RV's here. From the looks of it, a few are here for the season.
We ate a late lunch/early dinner at the casino. It was OK but we wouldn't go back.
|Tonights campsite. We even have an ocean view!!
We drove to the D River State Recreation Area. It's right where the D River dumps into the ocean. Gopher and I waded all the way across the river. Then we went to noon time mass at St. Augustine Church, then got caught up on the laundry. Tonight we're back at the casino. In the morning we continue our trek south along the coast.
We drove to Newport stopping at most of the scenic areas. After grocery shopping, we went to the South Beach Fish Market. Carol just had to have another bowl of the worlds best clam chowder. I had a wonderful dungeness crab burger. We had thought about going back to the South Beach State Park campground but on a weekend that place is a madhouse. Instead we went to the Port of Newport RV Park. There are four camping choices. Deluxe at $43.49/night. One notch down at $41.28. The Annex at $32.44 and dry camping at $17.68.
Deluxe, one-notch-down and Annex gets you electricity (we have electricity), water (we have water) ans a sewer connection (we have empty tanks and access to the free dump station). It also gets you a real close view of your neighbors RV.
|The Annex
|The cheap seats
Turns out this is a good location for Carol. There is a fairly new paved walking path that winds throughout the port property and under the bridge. Tomorrow when it's warmer, we'll go walking.
We started the day at the Farmers Market. We were well stocked with fruit and veggies so mostly we just poked around. Then we went to the South Jetty then back to the Marina. Took a nice walk around the Marina area. There is a long pier that is used for some fishing, but mostly for crabbing.
Tomorrow we continued south. I checked the weather for the mountains in Idaho and Montana but it's still in the 90's. We like the coast, but like the mountains more but we don't care to deal with the hot weather.


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NOT since making his professional debut 16 years ago has Sydney FC's Jason Culina been this anxious to play a game of football.
The former Socceroos and Newcastle Jets midfielder will finally end his two-year injury nightmare tonight against Adelaide United.
He feared he would never play again after a suffering a serious knee injury in January last year but will make an emotional return to the playing field in his first A-League game for the club.
Culina is set to start the match on the bench, and is overwhelmed by nerves, excitement and anticipation that have brought back memories of his first professional game as a 16-year-old with Sydney United.
''[I felt like this] probably when I was 16 years old starting out. When you miss almost two years of football, all those nerves do come back, and I'm sure I'll be nervous tomorrow, but once I step over that white line, I think it's just instinct kicks back in,'' Culina said.
''I'm just excited. I've dreamt about this for the past two years.''
The 32-year-old underwent two operations, including a knee osteotomy that involved breaking a bone to realign his left leg, and he contemplated an early retirement.
He had to learn how to walk and run again after his second operation.
He admits that it would have been easier to hang up his boots, but life away from the game was a more daunting prospect than the long road back to the pitch.
''I had absolutely nothing else that I could possibly do,'' he said.
''Football is the one thing I love, and I've done it since I was 16 years old. You grow accustomed to doing one thing, and once that gets taken away from you and you're left with nothing, it puts a lot of doubt in your head.
''For me there was one thing and one thing only, and that was to keep playing again. I love the game too much to give it up, and I'm still too young.''
Culina last played A-League football in December 2010 with Gold Coast United and sensationally had his contract ''set aside'' by Jets owner Nathan Tinkler last year when the full extent of his injury became known. His father, Branko, was sacked the same day.
The 22-month absence from the game was the most painful period of his career, and he admits that it placed a significant amount of stress on him and his family.
''I'm a strong character, people keep telling you that you're a strong character to come back from something like this, and that's probably something I've learnt, that I don't give up too easily,'' he said.
''[If] people think that Jason Culina gives up or is not motivated, then they're wrong because I believe in myself, I believe in what I do, and I think that's made me a stronger person over the last two years.''
Culina's return is a timely boost for the bottom-of-the-table Sky Blues as they prepare to take on the league leaders, Adelaide.
Caretaker coach Steve Corica says Culina will bring much-needed leadership to the squad and will also help to ease their ball-retention woes.
Sydney FC have conceded 14 goals in three successive losses and have come under fire for their defensive lapses.
Culina said he was not feeling the burden of expectation to turn Sydney's season around.
''Gradually we're going to get better and better, and we're working really hard,'' he said.
''I know it's cliche, working hard, but, yes, when things aren't going well, the best way to get out of it is to work hard, and gradually those things will come back to us and it will be second nature.''
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Paying people what they deserve looks dangerous, but it puts money in the pockets of so many people in our community. Those people are desperate for money. They will spend all of it.
Does anyone even know how much the CEO of Walmart and the administrative classes are awarded every year in salaries and bonuses? It's a bit much compared to the people who generate those salaries and bonuses.
There are ways to incentivize businesses to pay their workers for hard work that does not hurt the bottom line of the business. And, in small towns and rural areas, there are ways to assist small businesses to avoid any harm to their bottom-lines as well. We don't have to look at this as a zero sum game.
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The outcomes would be that everyone in those small communities would have much more money to pay their bills, afford to take care of their families, and to live a much more secure and fulfilled life because they're working hard like they are now.
Most people focus on the number. That's what they want you to do. That's why a minimum wage of $15 is a bizarre policy to put forward. It makes people react emotionally because you may have worked at a McDonald's and didn't make $15 and hour or went to a McDonald's and had a sad customer experience from people making $7 and hour that weren't trained at all, weren't managed well because of high turnover rates, and had no wage for their hard work.
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Taking care of customers is hard work. It's not impossible, but you have to be trained in how to handle people with unrealistic expectations and demands that outstrip a $1 burger, $1 fries, and a $1 large sweet tea.
McDonald's used to be the place people lauded as the gold standard in training the young in hard work in this country. The company has failed communities because they were allowed to not pay their workers fairly and the people found reasons to let them continue doing it. This has allowed them to not train employees, to manage employees effectively, and to basically not give much of a rat's ass about the communities where they sell their products and hire workers.
I don't know about you, but when I go into fast food joints, increasingly I see older workers inside. But hey, I'm paying attention and care about people.


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The Emirates Red Crescent continues to send relief aid to Shabwah Governorate in Yemen and the humanitarian aid convoy including food items have been sent on Monday to the Belhaf area.The beneficiaries have thanked the UAE for providing necessary assistance to ease their living conditions.
The ERC's humanitarian operations are focussed on relief, healthcare and education, and its presence in the areas that saw the most development has earned it a prominent place among humanitarian agencies operating in the country, he further added.
"The UAE, led by President Sheikh Khalifa, prioritises the humanitarian cause of the Yemeni people, based on the humanitarian approach of the founder of the UAE, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who spared no effort to back the Yemeni people in all circumstances," Dr Al Mazrouei said.
The UAE's efforts in Yemen are improving, Yemenis appreciated the initiatives of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, as well as the close monitoring of its efforts by Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed, Ruler's Representative in the Western Region and President of the Emirates Red Crescent, he said.
"Through its efforts in Yemen, the Emirates Red Crescent seeks to minimise the impact of the current situation on the lives of thousands of the most vulnerable and underprivileged civilians.


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I've just finished moving my website over from WordPress to GitHub Pages. It's something I've been meaning to do for a while now. Despite using WordPress for years, I've found it to be rather excessive for my personal needs as far as resource usage and maintenece goes.
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Have you ever put an old chestnut like "save more" or "spend less" on your list of New Year's resolutions? I've done it, too, with results undetectable by the most precise financial calculator.
Instead, here's a top ten list (in traditional David Letterman order) of concrete resolutions you can actually accomplish. I'm not saying they'll be easy, but all of these are either on my list for 2010 or are resolutions I've successfully completed in years past. Pick a couple of favorites and go to town on them. Happy new year.
10. Make or update your will. The number one reason people don't do this is that they believe they will never die. If you are, in fact, immortal, go ahead and skip this one. Otherwise, if you have a simple estate, you can make a will on the cheap: get Nolo's Simple Will Book or use their Online Tool for $70 (and it's on sale for $50 until January 7). If you have a complex estate (do you employ a chauffeur with a name like Worthington?), get a lawyer and remember the first rule of estate planning: don't forget a little something for your personal finance columnist.
9. Set up an automatic savings plan, if you don't already have one. Even $5 a week is a fine place to start. SmartyPig works well for this. Pick a specific goal, check your progress periodically, and don't mess with it—except to increase the weekly allotment.
8. Get rid of useless crap. No time like the present
7. Start a business. Hmm, that sounds too ambitious. Instead, start a side project that happens to be tax-advantaged. And start small. It could be selling crafts on Etsy, any kind of shop or repair work (I sharpen knives, for example), or even freelance writing. Go legit—get your city business license and file Schedule C. Why? Even if you don't itemize, business expenses are tax-deductible. It's fun to get paid (even a little) for something you enjoy. And if you become un- or underemployed, having an existing side business gives you something to focus on. Which brings us to…
6. Simulate bad news. Armies and city governments run disaster simulations. You can play the home game, the financial equivalent of testing your smoke alarm. Are you doing enough to prevent an emergency or life change from becoming a financial disaster? (Oh my God, I totally sound like an insurance salesman.) This year, evaluate your insurance, your emergency fund, and your family's plans in the event of job loss, natural disaster, death or illness, and other bad things. This will not be fun, but you know what would be less fun? Doing it during the actual emergency.
5. Plan for financial good news. Now, this is more like it! Here's hoping you get a raise, bonus, or inheritance this year. It's about damn time, right? (I mean, not that I'm actively hoping you get an inheritance. Unless it's from a rich uncle you never met.) Furthermore, here's hoping you spend some of it on fun and some of it on long-term goals. Decide now. It'll take you five minutes. What percent of any unexpected income will you set aside for retirement or the emergency fund this year?
4. Talk to your relatives about a gift moratorium. I know, sounds like negotiating with North Korea. But if you do raise the idea, do it in the summer—far from winter holidays and not too close to anyone's birthday—and make the terms clear (maybe children and handmade gifts are excluded from the cease-fire, say). Explain that it's not because you don't love getting presents, but because you're taking charge of your financial situation and find it hard not to spend on your wonderful siblings and cousins and uncles without making a pact. Oh, if my parents are reading this, next year I'd like a stocking full of candy and a donation to my favorite charity. And a chauffeur. Kidding!
3. Look into Roth IRA conversion. As of 2010, there's no longer an income limit for converting a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. (If you couldn't convert to a Roth in the past because you made over $100,000, congratulations.) Converting your traditional IRA (or an old 401k or 403b) to a Roth may or may not be the right move for you—talk to your financial adviser—but if you're even considering it, you'll need to think about where the money will come from to pay the tax on the conversion. Good news: you can pay the taxes over the course of two years.
2. Take a nice vacation. You've earned it. Just one rule: you have to pay cash, and you have to save up the cash with the vacation in mind. This year we're taking a family vacation to Japan; we've been planning and saving for it since 2007. If you follow through on this resolution, do me two favors: have a great time and don't invite me over to watch your slide show.
1. Don't buy a house. Okay, maybe this one is just for me. Have you ever saved up for something and then realized you didn't want it anymore? For years, my wife and I have been socking away money every month into our down payment fund. And it's getting awfully close to our goal. Due in part to the housing collapse, however, we have completely lost interest in buying a house. So one of our resolutions for this year is to determine how to reallocate that money—probably to beef up our retirement savings and emergency fund. Although, come on, how much can a chauffeur cost? Seriously, that much? Never mind.
Matthew Amster-Burton, author of the book Hungry Monkey, writes on food and finance from his home in Seattle.