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Palmer House's Lockwood Takes Restaurant Garden To The 25th Level
WGN Feature ReporterPlenty ofChicago restaurants have their own gardens. Many are growing some of the very ingredients that end up on your plate. But I'm not sure anyone can claim a garden view like this one. Greg Elliott is the executive chef at Lockwood, the fine...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Salads, California, Napa (Napa, California), Foods and Beverages
The Winners!
RED WINES Cabernet Sauvignon Ancient Peaks, $15+, Paso Robles, 2009, 90 pts. Beringer Founders' Estate, Under $15, California, 2008, 92 pts. Blackstone, Under $30, Reserve, Sonoma County, 2007, 93 pts. BR Cohn Winery, Under $30,...Tags: Ridge, New Zealand, Monterey County, New Mexico, Wakefield (Bronx, New York)
Liquor store goes upscale
Should a town where residents take fierce pride in maintaining a suburban character unique to Southern California settle for just any old mass-marketed alcoholic beverage? The folks at Remedy Liquor, La Cañada Flintridge's newest retail store,...Tags: Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), California
Some State Parks Scheduled For Closure May Stay Open
KTLA NewsSACRAMENTO (KTLA) -- Sixteen of the parks scheduled for closure under Governor Jerry Brown's latest budget may be allowed to stay open thanks to federal funding. State parks officials announced plans to close 70 parks earlier this month due to the budget...Tags: Rivers, California, Westport, Petaluma (Sonoma, California), Travel
News to use
Here are some of the more interesting deals, websites and other travel tidbits that came across our desk recently: Avoya Travel has a seven-night cruise on Norwegian Cruise Lines, departing New Orleans on Sept. 11 with stops in Costa Maya, Mexico;...Tags: California, China, Travel, Napa (Napa, California), Trips and Vacations
Recipe: Model Bakery's ginger molasses cookie
Dear SOS: There is a wonderful little bakery in St. Helena, Calif., called the Model Bakery. They make a fabulous molasses ginger cookie. Although all their baked goods are terrific, it is that cookie recipe I covet. Here's hoping you can get it for...Tags: Salt, Ice Cream, Foods and Beverages, Los Angeles Times, Lifestyle and Leisure
So many wineries, so little time
Even if you spit, hire a designated driver and plan your route with the efficiency of a mom navigating Costco, there are only so many wineries you can visit in a day. Which is a problem in California, home to nearly 3,000 wineries. Most of them make...Tags: Sausages, Dining and Drinking, Rivers, Defense, California
California a cornucopia of natural beauty products
Special to the Los Angeles TimesAs families sit down at the table Thursday to give thanks for a bountiful feast, we can also give thanks for the bounty of California, where the harvest is diverse and year-round. And — more thanks — many of California's abundant crops and...Tags: Tangerine, Skin, Human Body, Health, The Happiest News!
Scene & Heard: Geffen Playhouse's 'Love, Loss, and What I Wore' party
Special to the Los Angeles TimesFollowing the fourth cast's premiere in "Love, Loss, and What I Wore," theater-goers proceeded from Westwood's Geffen Playhouse to the Napa Valley Grille for food and the chance to continue sharing fashion memories with the play's newest actors:...Tags: Marissa Jaret Winokur, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Human Accomplishments, Florence Henderson
Mother's Day travel getaways
My Mother's Day wish list is easy: I'd like a break from my duties as the scheduling czarina, the dubious title my family has bestowed upon me. If you'd like to de-stress Mom (if that's even possible), here are some favorite places to flee. They're...Tags: Arable Farming, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Dining and Drinking, Rivers, Mother's Day
Wines with nuance
Special to Tribune NewspapersIn our country, if a little of something is good, then a lot of it must be better. And so it has become with many of our wines from (especially) California and Washington. In our country, if a little of something is good, then a lot of it must be better....Tags: California, Long Island, Chris Farley, Germany, Recipes
Market Watch: Selecting the best grapefruit
Grapefruit may be the most misunderstood of California's fruits. Excellent locally grown examples are available year-round at farmers markets, but it's also easy to fall for fruit — often similar-looking and grown just a few miles away —...Tags: Consumers, Florida, Redlands (San Bernardino, California), University of California, Santa Monica
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
5 comments:
- Maria Ådahl said...
ÅH, vad härlig! Jag längtar efter sommaren när jag ser den!
- November 18, 2008 at 11:00 PM
- julie said...
lovely work. what is the medium?
has the snow influenced you here? - November 19, 2008 at 9:31 PM
- gracia said...
Memories surrounded by white cloud... just as it appears in my mind at times.
Great work, as always. - November 21, 2008 at 3:00 AM
- Cecilia Levy said...
Tack Maria - ja visst gör man...
thanks Julie and Gracia - my eye fell on a basket where we collect beach finds, and I just felt like drawing some of them. They're from different places in the world, some are from my childhood - we lived in Indonesia for two years. Old memories came to mind when drawing... - November 21, 2008 at 6:14 PM
- Marie-Louise said...
Vilken fin bild!
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PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) -- A western Kentucky jury has convicted a man of reckless homicide in the death of his 7-month-old daughter.
It was the second trial for Jesse Allison after a jury deadlocked last September.
The Paducah Sun (http://bit.ly/MfY8PH ) reports the Caldwell County Circuit Court jury on Thursday recommended a five-year sentence. Sentencing is July 3.
The jury convicted Allison of a lesser crime than the murder charge he faced in the death of his daughter, Ariel, in September 2009.
Commonwealth's Attorney Carrie Ovey-Wiggins said she was satisfied with the verdict in a difficult case based largely on circumstantial evidence.
Allison claimed he awoke from a nap to find the baby's head wedged between the crib mattress and bars and her legs dangling over the bedside. Prosecutors contended Allison smothered the child.


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- August
AMHPAC renews its Directive Board
After a period of three years, the producers in the Mexican Association for Protected Horticulture (AMHPAC, for its initials in Spanish) elected again the members of the Directive Board, who will represent the guild for the next 3-year period.
AMHPAC was based on a Strategic Work Plan, consisting of nine guiding shafts with clear and precise objectives. Same as over these 3 years, the Directive Board, headed by Cesar Campaña Acosta, has stayed on track looking for full compliance with each of the commitments acquired through this plan.
After playing a great role and achieving successful agreements, many of the Council members were reelected for those attending to the Ordinary General Assembly unanimously.
Listed below are the names of those who remain and those who are recently integrated into the new Directive Board.
Those who remain:
· Cesar Campana Acosta. - President
· Rigoberto Quintero Torres. - Secretary
· Carlos Wigge de Alba. - Treasurer
· Enrique Rodarte Espinoza de los Monteros. - Vocal Counselor
· Javier Rivas Olmedo. - Vocal Counselor
The new members:
· Carlos Cueto. - Vice-president
· Carlos Espinoza Pablos. - President of the Supervision Committee
· Juan Ariel Reyes Rabago. - Vocal Counselor
· Javier Ignacio Lopez Ruffo. - Vocal Counselor
· Alejandro Gleason Becerril. - Vocal Counselor
AMHPAC's Third Technical Business Convention
Exceeded the expectations
With an attendance of more than 300 people, from 20 states of Mexico and five countries, the event was a complete success.
As every year, the Technical Business Convention and General Ordinary Assembly of the Mexican Association for Protected Horticulture (AMHPAC, for its initials in Spanish) was held in the city of Zapopan, Jalisco, which began with the event designed for businessmen.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by important figures of the industry in the table of the presidium, which consisted of:
Mr. Ramiro Cardenas Ornelas, President of the Mexican Greenhouse Builders Association (AMCI), Mr. Mauro Jimenez Iniguez: President of the National Agricultural Council Jalisco (CNAJ), Mr. Armando Borboa Lopez: President of the Confederation of Agricultural Associations in the State of Sinaloa (CAADES), Mr. Cesar Campana Acosta: President of AMHPAC's Directive Board.
Mr. Mariano Ruiz Funes Macedo: Subsecretary of Agriculture (SAGARPA), Mr. Alvaro Garcia Chavez: Rural Development Secretary of Jalisco, Juan Antonio Gonzalez: SAGARPA delegate for Jalisco and Benjamin Grayeb: Representative of the National Agricultural Council (CNA).
Mr. Mariano Ruiz Funes Macedo, on behalf of the Secretary of SAGARPA, Francisco Mayorga, mentioned it was an honor to be present at an event focused on the improvement of protected agriculture, as at present food production is an issue in which they work every day.
After the Subsecretary spoke a few words to those attending the event, Cesar Acosta Campana, current President of AMHPAC, invited all attendees to benefit from the different conferences and forums of the event, same as they were focused on topics such as communication, air logistics, advanced negotiation and closed the day with a round table called: What does the market want from Mexico?
The lectures were heard by the attendees who participated actively with questions to the experts.
· Federal Government Actions for Protected Horticulture in 2010. - By Dr. Arnulfo Del Toro who informed the attendees about the plans of the government has for the protected agriculture guild in Mexico.
· Season 2010, strategy or just luck? .- Mark Munger who since 2002 is responsible for business development and all marketing and communication activities in Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce, in his key conference allowed to have a better perspective of what will happen in the next season and reflect on strategies to follow.
· Air logistics for profitable markets. - Sergio Alejandro Garcia de Alba, who was the Secretary of Economy during Vicente Fox's administration, talked about the infrastructure that the Company WTC Trust has, which he currently directs, and the business alliances with other companies to address the logistics of perishable foods for export.
· The Advanced Negotiation Forum. - Jorge Rodriguez Gaytan, who is currently the Director and Support Partner of Intellectual Capital, during his talk he helped the audience to identify, analyze their expectations and needs in terms of the negotiations that arise within companies. He also identified what techniques are successful and can take them from where they are, to where they want to position themselves, as to their purpose of negotiation is concerned.
· Comunic Action Forum. - Juan Antonio Aguila Marin, who is currently a teacher at the School of Business and Humanities, who successfully taught the specialized forum in communication in companies, emotional intelligence, intelligent self-esteem, effective communication, among other aspects. This conference was the one with greater participation by the audience, as Aguila Marin was constantly interacting with them, also conducting activities to keep the audience always attentive.
· Finally, the round table called: what does the market want from Mexico? was moderated by Adrian Rivera and where foreign traders participated such as Nancy Tucker, VP of Global Development for the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) who spoke about the global market perspective; Jaime Chamberlain, the current General Director of Chamberlain Distributing and President of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA), who talked about the behavior of marketers and distributors in the U.S. and Raymundo Gomez Orta, Secretary of the Governing Board of the Central for Supply in Mexico City (CEDAAC) who talked about the strategies of the national supply network, the traditional and the modern channel; also formed part of this panel Mark Munger from Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce and Fried of Schouwen from Greenhouse Produce Co.
In some cases there was room for questions and answers, where there was great interest from the attendees. At the end of each conference, the speakers were given a recognition diploma for attending the Convention as a way of thanking them for their valuable contribution.
Agriculture experts gathered at the Technical Convention
To close with a flourish, AMHPAC's Third Technical Convention, held in Zapopan last August, the technical event was conducted where they talked about issues such as climate control, crop transpiration on irrigation equipment, biorational crop management, and a forum called "Process Administration and Systemic Thinking", among others.
To develop these issues of great importance for the protected agriculture guild in Mexico, we were able to gather leading experts from around the world such as Greece, Spain and Mexico. The speakers were:
Francisco Gutierrez. - Forum: Process Administration and Systemic Thinking. During this conference, it was explained the relevance of this issue for the success of businesses, and how employees, leaders or members of some process, need to develop a sense of competence in order to solve in a holistic, efficient and effective manner, the problems of improvement.
· Constantinos Kittas. - Characteristics and analysis of the effects on the climate control equipment on greenhouses on the microclimate and crop response. During his conference, he emphasized the effects of greenhouse structure, including materials, climate control equipment and crop behavior in greenhouse microclimate and crop response.
· Evangelina Medrano. - The incorporation of a model to predict crop transpiration in commercial irrigation equipment as a control method for the supply of water to horticultural crops without soil. She talked during her conference about the incorporation of a model to predict crop transpiration in commercial irrigation equipment as a control method for the supply of water to horticultural crops without soil.
· Antonio Gimenez Marzo. - Present and future of biological control of pests in the world. Gimenez Marzo analyzed the substantial success of biological control, which included both cases where the gains are less considerable, since pests and crop are less important, or when the area of growth is small, or because pesticides are used occasionally (reducing the number of applications), and cases where a higher quality, performance and savings are somehow present throughout the entire cycle, makes a considerable difference in comparison with traditional production methods.
· Francisco Gutierrez. - Forum: Process Administration and Systemic Thinking. During this conference, it was explained the relevance of this issue for the success of businesses, and how employees, leaders or members of some process, need to develop a sense of competence in order to solve in a holistic, efficient and effective manner, the problems of improvement.
· Victor Manuel Loaiza. - Technical solutions to prevent the reduction in crop growth, caused by the heat stress in three climatic regions in Mexico. Loaiza Mejia showed that due to the lack of information concerning heat stress and weather conditions in Mexico, a new temperature correction curve was determined, which provides the optimal climate for crop development and produce to its full potential. On this curve, the optimal temperature is higher than on the original curve, created in the Netherlands. Likewise, he also showed how cooling systems were tested using a simulator, taking into account the maximum heat tolerance of tomato, the main effects that high temperatures have on growth and crop yield.
· Ricardo Alvarez. - Biorational management in crop production. On his lecture he seeked, along with the audience, how to restore field productivity, the latter through the application of techniques related to the theme of his presentation.
Conferences were taught successfully, since the participation of the audience was way more noticeable than in years before, and this was a result of a space designated at the end of each conference and a forum for questions and answers.
AMHPAC conducts the binational meeting
Mexico – Canada
In order to establish good relations with traders, negotiators and representatives of SAGARPA in Canada, a roundtable was held on Saturday, August 28, this at the end of the Third Technical Business Convention that the Mexican Association for Protected Horticulture (AMHPAC for its initials in Spanish) organized, at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Guadalajara.
The main objective of the meeting was to establish a work agenda to address the points that may help establish and strengthen links between authorities, marketers, producers and decision makers mainly from Canada.
Right after, it was conducted a round of questions and answers where feedback was reached in a very satisfying manner for both parties. Besides, Canadian marketers mentioned that they support the actions that AMHPAC is currently doing in order to strengthen relationships and recommend to continue efforts.
After the meeting attendees enjoyed in a more informal environment, a lunch organized by the association, then took a tour around the facilities of the Cueto Produce Agricultural Company and learned about new projects being undertaken for the care and improvement of soil and crops.
Also during the tour they were able to meet food safety processes that are being used within the agricultural company.
To conclude the day, a Mexican night was featured for visitors from other countries to get to know a little about habits, traditions, dances and cuisine that are enjoyed daily in Mexico.
- September
From Sept 6-17
September bulletin
The communication department has developed a special bulletin of AMHPAC's Third Technical Business Convention, held from August 25 - 27 August and of the binational meeting held on August 28 August in the city of Guadalajara. This electronic document was sent to our databases and was uploaded to our website. Also, in previous weeks, we had been delivering to our contact lists various statements regarding the event which attracted the participation of more than 300 attendees from various countries.
Administration Forums
The corresponding calls were made for the training courses "Application of Directive Technologies and Financing Solutions for Current Horticultural Company", for modules IV (to be held on September 21- 22 in Cuernavaca, Morelos and Toluca, State of Mexico) and II (to be held on 23- 24 in Tuxtla and Comitan, Chiapas, respectively). These calls were sent to the databases selected by the Technical and Business Intelligence Department. Also, this call was sent to inocuo.tv for its publication on the website.
Cuernavaca, Morelos
Toluca, State of Mexico
Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas
Comitan de Dominguez, Chiapas
Besides updating AMHPAC's website (www.amhpac.org) with advertising, editorials, sponsor logos, banners, news, etc. The website has been redesigned with aid of AMHPAC's Systems Department; we are looking to create a user-friendly website, both for user and administrator.
ASERCA/Communication Campaign for the US and Mexico
A photo shoot of AMHPAC producers was planned, in order to use this material in the promotion campaign in the US, with the clear purpose of strengthening internal and external trade and promote exports of the protected horticulture sector. Letters were prepared and sent to producers, their availability was confirmed by phone, and an agenda was developed for meetings with growers in Sinaloa, Guanajuato and Guadalajara. The photo shoots were successfully performed and sent to be designed, so they could come out in time to get authorization to send them from AMHPAC and SAGARPA.
Thank you letters
Thank you letters were sent to participants in the conference as speakers and to the specialized media that had a booth in the commercial area of the congress.Early Partner Statement
A statement was written, designed and sent to the membership of the Early Partner, such electronic document is also on the website and will be forwarded repeatedly (October 1st, November 1st, November 15, November 30 and December 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st).
AMHPAC and FIRA Meeting
On Tuesday 7, the Director of the AMHPAC, Eric Viramontes, accompanied by the Director of the Technical Department, Francisco Ojeda, held a meeting with Andres Buendia and Caliope Frikas, both representatives of FIRA, at the Miro Coffee Place, in the city of Culiacan, Sinaloa, in order to arrange a date for the meeting that would be held in the next few days, where the Network Mapping project would be presented.
Terminal Prices, news, information summaries
These were prepared daily, weekly, biweekly and were sent to our membership.
Special projects
NETWORK MAPPING WITH FIRA: Along with the FIRA Agency in Culiacan, the "Agribusiness Network Mapping" project took place, aimed at identifying development opportunities in protected horticulture.
Some surveys were conducted to members of the state of Sinaloa, in order to obtain the following reports:
- Report of environmental analysis
- Report of critical factors
- Mapping of strategic enterprises
- Gap Analysis
- Analysis of production cycles
- Report of survey
- Position report of financial intermediaries
- Portfolio of opportunities for agribusinessLater, on September 29 a meeting was held, entitled "Forum on protected horticulture experts, mapping their value network" to which were invited AMHPAC members of the state of Sinaloa who participated in surveys so that, along with representatives of the various institutions of banking development, they would voice their concerns about the lack of support or credit for protected horticulture. At that meeting, Eric Viramontes and Cesar Campana (AMHPAC's General Director and Chairman, respectively) were participating.
AMHPAC staff gets trained in good agricultural and manufacturing practices
SENASICA along with JIFSAN organized a course of Good Agricultural Practice in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco. The event took place from September 27 to October 1st. The course organized by the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, in coordination with the University of Guadalajara and SAGARPA through SENASICA, focused mainly to make clear the importance of training to improve the safety and quality of fruits and vegetables; it should be noted that this event was attended by members of AMHPAC's operative staff, who trained to become trainers in good agricultural and good manufacturing practices.
JIFSAN is an institution that works in conjunction with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the University of Maryland.
The course is divided into three sections based on different modules:· Section I.- The importance of training to improve safety and quality of fresh fruits and vegetables, with issues relating to biological, chemical and physical risks for the security of products in fresh. Special emphasis was placed on the fact that, the key to avoid pollution is education and continuous training to people working in the field.
· Section II. - Good agricultural practices of soil, water, pest control and use of organic and inorganic fertilizers. It was made clear that it is needed to know where is the water used to irrigate the crop coming from, if it comes from a well or turbine shaft, to check that this is well structured and thoroughly inspect that it does not suffer any contamination.
· Section III.- Good practices in production, harvesting and handling of production starting from harvesting, refrigeration, the use of cleaning products and water treatment, packaging and storage, transportation, facilities and cleaning and sanitation equipment.Luis Chavarria, Regional Sub director of FDA in Latin America, was present and talked about the new regulations on procedures of imports. He also said that changes are approaching and that these are short term. Food safety regulations and standards are covered on Part 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
Plus, he added that the current Operational and Administrative System for Import Support (OASIS) will be modified and will probably take the name of 'PREDICT', which will be a system to monitor the shipping of product from each company and if any irregularities occur, US FDA will have more tools to determine the source of the outbreak, which translates into more detailed instruments of the product traceability.
The FDA representative in Latin America also asked producers to make the document filling themselves, without the need for a broker, since US FDA at the moment of entering and registering on its website provides a unique key which can monitor the status as a producer and see if all the requirements are being met. With this, it is possible to avoid the "Notices of Detention and Audience".
The event was also attended by international training coordinators:· Dr. Jim Rushing, who currently serves as Manager of The International Training Program of JIFSAN and has been actively involved in safety issues of food-agricultural products since 1990.
· Dr. Christopher Walsh, who has worked in the production and handling of horticultural crops for over forty years.
· Captain Thomas Hill, who is an officer of the environment of the Public Health Service in the US, and is currently assigned to the Coordination of Emergency Response Team at the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
· Dr. Juan Silva, with over 25 years of experience in processing, quality and food safety as a researcher, consultant, trainer and teacher. He is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the Institute of Food Technologists and the Executive Board of the North American Blueberry Commission, as well as being certified in HACCP in various food products
- Octuber
"It is important to count on guidelines for designing greenhouses": AMHPAC
In order to let the producer know about the guidelines to follow for the design and construction of greenhouses, the Mexican Association for Protected Horticulture (AMHPAC, for its initials in spanish) held a forum entitled "Standards and guidelines for strategic projects," which was held in conjunction with three important institutions of the guild, as are the Mexican Association for Greenhouse Construction (AMCI, in spanish), Mexico Supreme Quality (MCS) and Rural Financing.
The event was held in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas on October 12-13, where we had the presence of the Director of AMHPAC, Eric Viramontes, who welcomed attendees and highlighted the importance of organizing events to the regularization of greenhouse construction. Also in attendance was the President of AMCI, Ramiro Cardenas, the Training Coordinator of MCS, Elias Palacios and a representative of Rural Financing, Alejandro Garcia.
During the forum, the talk was about the general principles of construction of greenhouses, the requirements of mechanical resistance, stability, state of service and durability for the design and construction of commercial greenhouse structure of plastic films as coverage, including foundations for the production of plants and crops.
Some of the event's objectives were to determine the importance of quality, sanitation and safety of food products, as a marketing tool, to boost competitiveness of enterprises in the rural sector, their entering, permanence and consolidation in the domestic and exports market, unification of criteria for design and use of appropriate materials, to improve the quality and demand for national greenhouses, among others.
In October 3 forums were carried out in different locations. Such training forums are entitled: "Implementation of directive technologies and financing solutions for the horticultural business today."
Colima, Colima
Zapopan, Jalisco
Queretaro, Queretaro
PMA 2010 – Orlando, Florida (October 15 - 18)
In this trade mission that was attended directly by AMHPAC's General Director, Mr. Eric Viramontes and three members of the operating team of AMHPAC, very important benefits were achieved for the organization that also came to reinforce the political agenda.
We managed to have a stand inside the MexBest pavilion offered by SAGARPA, this space served as a contact point for many companies that are part of the supply chain of our industry, most notably retailers, packing suppliers, traceability systems, among others.It was possible to address an agenda of over 20 companies that were visited, and such visits were confirmed prior to the appointment that the Technical Department organized for the commission of growers who joined us, featuring the following:
- The Southern Greenhouses
- Vicozac
- Parallel 38
-The illusion
In the same way, it was possible to provide attention to our sponsors:
- Northern Agroindustries
Among the most relevant results, to mention a few, we can highlight the promotion of a campaign of the Strategic Plan for Communication and Promotion of the Mexican fruit-horticultural sector in the US market 2010, and advancing on key contacts for the trade representation office in the United States. It is important to point out the prestigious award "40 under 40", that the General Director of AMHPAC, Eric Viramontes, received from the Produce Business magazine as one of the most important young men in the industry, of less than 40 years of age.
- November
AMHPAC had an imposing presence in Guanajuato Agrifood Expo
Cesar Campana y Eric Viramontes, Chairman and General Director of the Mexican Association for Protected Horticulture, respectively, and as part of AMHPAC's team, traveled to Irapuato to witness the celebration of the Guanajuato Agri-Food Expo 2010, one of the most important fairs in for the national industry, which is visited by more than 20,000 people a day.
It is important to note that this expo has distinguished itself as the agricultural event that has continuously grown along with exhibitors and attendees, consolidating its fifteenth edition as the ideal meeting point in Mexico for manufacturers, distributors and importers of all types of products for the field.
Guanajuato Agrifood Expo remains in Irapuato for 40 years
In the event inaugurated by the state governor, Juan Manuel Oliva Ramirez and the head of SAGARPA, Francisco Mayorga Castaneda; the mayor, Jorge Estrada Drainer, signed an agreement with the Agricultural Development Board which ensures that during the next forty years The Agrifood Expo site will remain to be Irapuato, through an annual rent of $376,500 pesos (USD $30,120) upgradeable according to the National Index for Consumer Prices (INPC; for its initials in spanish).The lease of the land is in the former hacienda El Copal, a place where, according to the terms of the agreement, the Agrifood Expo will be held and organized, as well as those activities related to the subject of the Agricultural Development Board.
Plus, it stipulates that the construction of infrastructure for the making of the Agrifood Expo will be held by the tenant, and will be taken in account of the rent in an amount not exceeding the 83.4% of the amount of the lease.
Welcome to new members
From November 10 to 13, AMHPAC team members, located at booth 316-338 of ship A, had the opportunity to share with partners, associates and sponsors, aspects of importance to the business growth and give them the attention they deserve to be part of this organization.
We are proud to announce that, as a result of the intensive work on this event, we managed affiliate producers and suppliers of inputs and services that are part of the production chain and that come to strengthen the industry, including: Lydia Agroindustries, Camino Real, Plant Health Care of Mexico and Agroindustries of Michoacan.AMHPAC opens direct channels of trading in the United States
As part of the activities of this organization, a press conference was held, that formally announced the opening of AMHPAC's trade representation office, which proposes a series of actions to seek to create a model that allows better conditions for the Mexican grower, by generating business intelligence, commercial insurance practices, efficiencies in logistics and trading, as well as the opening of modern and direct channels of trading.
From 10 to November 13 team members of the AMHPAC, located at booth 316-338 of the ship A, had the opportunity to share with partners, associates and sponsors of importance to the growth of business and give them the attention they deserve to be part of this organization.Counselors agree to meet soon in Guadalajara
In the same way, the first meeting of AMHPAC's new Board of Directors (2010-2013) was developed, during which it was reviewed the work done by the General Direction and Administrative, Technical, Business Intelligence and Communication Departments, during the third quarter of this year. The event was attended Cesar Campana (Chairman), Carlos Cueto (Vice- President), Juan Ariel Reyes (Vocal counselor), Javier Lopez Ruffo (Vocal counselor), Javier Rivas Olmedo (Vocal counselor) and Alexander Gleason (Vocal counselor), chairing the meeting was Eric Viramontes (General Director of the Organization). The event also served to define the date of the next meeting, where it is expected to have greater participation of the board membersd.
Without a doubt, this event was a success for AMHPAC, because it served as a showcase to show the services that we provide, and also to incorporate new members who will soon start receiving all the benefits that the national organization has for them.
AMCI renovates its Directive Board
As part of the fifteenth edition of the Agri-food Expo Guanajuato, held in the city of Irapuato from November 10 - 13, the Mexican Association of Greenhouse Builders (AMCI; for its initials in spanish) held its 2nd. Associate General Assembly on November 10. This meeting was the point where the association appointed the new members of its Directive Board.
Up to now President of AMCI, Ramiro Cardenas Ornelas presented its annual report, where he introduced the achievements in the 2009-2010 period. He also identified the points where the association needs to work on, by the next period.
Ornelas Cardenas mentioned that there is a noticeable growth in the partnership. Plus, he emphasized that the activities that are carried out along with government authorities andagencies have increased.
During the meeting, Alex Pacheco, Treasurer of the AMCI, talked about the financial transactions made in the aforementioned period; it is important to note that Abraham Pacheco noted that these started with low flow, but over time finances have been recovering. Finally, he said that will end the year with a surplus of 300 thousand pesos (USD $24,000).Then we proceeded to the swearing of new Directive Board, which will be chaired by Jorge Luis Villarreal Trevino, who is currently the head of the important company dedicated to the construction of greenhouses, Metaliser. After the official presentation of the new members, the elected President talked about the commitments and agreements made in the next period.
It should be noted that Cardenas Ornelas will continue as part of the board, but now the as a Vocal counselor.As a closure, AMCI offered a dinner for the attendees, along with a presentation by Eric Viramontes, Director of the Mexican Association for Protected Horticulture (AMHPAC) entitled "What they want", where he mentioned the needs of producers to hire a company dedicated to designing and building greenhouses.
The new Directive Council is integrated as follows:· President. - Luis Jorge Villarreal Trevino
· Secretary. - Mario Jesus Arizmendi
· Treasurer. - Alex José Pacheco Abraham
· Vocal counselor A. - Ramiro Cárdenas Ornelas
· Vocal counselor B. - Francisco Chain Castro
· Vocal counselor C. - Javier Padilla Rangel
· Vocal counselor D. - Ricardo Garcia Balderrama
AMHPAC opens direct channels of trading in the United States
· From now on, marketers will get quality products 12 months of the year.
The Mexican Association for Protected Horticulture (AMHPAC; for its initials in spanish) held a press conference in the framework of Guanajuato Agri-Food Expo 2010 in the premises of the boardroom of the Agricultural Development Board (PDA). This, to report in detail the importance of the creation of such office.
The talk was given by the Director of the association, Eric Viramontes Serralde, who after welcoming the attendees, along with the President of the association, Cesar Acosta Campana, announced the project.
The distribution model of vegetables for the US and Canada market, that has been operating for over 30 years without any updates, consisting of an US agent that enables a grower by financing funds of operation, through a distribution agreement. This model has endured because it has not been currently able to replace three basic elements of distribution scheme:
1) Consolidation power
2) The power of sale
3) Financing
The opening of the trade representation office of the Mexican Association for Protected Horticulture (AMHPAC) proposes a series of actions to seek to create a model that allows the creation of better conditions for Mexican growers, generating business intelligence, commercial insurance practices, and efficiencies in logistics and trading, as well as the opening of modern and direct trading channels.
Some objectives are:
· Establish oversight models to review the criteria for quality of products arriving to distributors that now account for membership in Nogales, Arizona.
· Establish a mechanism for volume of purchases of materials that can generate discounts and savings for the partner, among others.
Furthermore, it was attended by the President of the AMHPAC, Cesar Campana and some members of the Board.
The Engineer Viramontes reported that after a long selection process, the official headquarters were established, and that during the month of October the installing of furniture, computer equipment, telephone lines and internet was finished, and now it is ready to begin operations on the 1st of November this year.The office is located at 1370 N Industrial Park Drive en Nogales, AZ 85621.
Before concluding, AMHPAC Director mentioned that the establishment of this company does not intend to build another business, but the office will belong to growers. The usefulness of this would be reinvested in activities to strengthen the supply chain or generate investment funds, that in the future, these allow farmers to enable national and / or strengthen the development of the model.
"The Mexican exporter guild must seek for research and generation of a new model" said Eric Viramontes.
Finally, a space was left for questions and answers, where reporters interacted with the President and Director of the AMHPAC, Cesar Campana and Eric Viramontes, respectively.
In November, four training forums were conducted in different locations. These training forums are entitled: "Implementation of directive technologies and financing solutions for the horticultural business today."
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Meet the Cook: Even before it got cold outside last fall, my husband had asked me to make this stew twice. In fact, here at home, our name for it is "Tom's Favorite Stew". We're the parents of two children - a 9-year-old boy and 8-year-old girl. -Linda Schwarz, Bertrand, Nebraska
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With Johnsonville Italian Sausage.
Nutritional Facts 1 serving (prepared with low-sodium tomatoes and without added salt) equals 403 calories, 12 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 74 mg cholesterol, 304 mg sodium, 39 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 34 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 meat, 2 starch, 1 vegetable.
Originally published as Southwestern Meat and Potato Stew in Country Woman January/February 1995, p33
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Reviewed on May. 23, 2011 by Potroast911
This stew was o.k. It is hearty and filling, i will give it that. But it had little flavor and there was certainly nothing special about it. I really don't understand how it won a blue ribbon.
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I'm not a stew person, but this was absolutely delicious. I also substituted 1 1/2 pound stew meat for the ground beef. I just cut it up into small pieces. This recipe is definitely a keeper.
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Great recipe to make in a cast iron dutch over the coals, we love to make it when we go camping!!!
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I cut this meat and potato stew recipe in half for two people and used ground turkey instead of beef. Used unpeeled, red potatoes choppped. We added hot sauce at the table as desired and this recipe was perfect. Had leftovers. Will definitely prepare again and again.
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This stew was Terrific!!!! The only thing my husband added was 5-6 dashes of Chipotle Tabasco Sauce. Hit the spot.~~Thank you
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I've been wanting to write my own version of "The Annotated Christmas Shoes," since I read the original on Diary of a Blood Ray (now known as The B Pryde Machine) years ago. The first time I heard the song, my reaction was much the same as his. I wasn't moved to tears. I didn't find the song precious or heartwarming. The song actually kind of pissed me off.
The more I thought about it, the more convinced I was that this song was brainstormed (if you can call it that) to be as manipulative of people's emotions as possible. I can envision the writers sitting down to write a sappy Christmas song, trying to pluck the heartstrings until they frayed. Now that the season is upon us, this hideous song has already started to play. And play. And play. And I just can't take it.
So, taking a page from Blood Ray (and hopefully, not stepping on his toes too much), here is my own version, which I call "Anatomy of The Christmas Shoes." Put on your glasses, I'm shrinking the font because of length.
The Christmas Shoes by NewSong
It was almost Christmas time, there I stood in another line OK, It sets the scene, and it's not so bad yet. It does manage to telegraph what's coming though.
Tryin' to buy that last gift or two, not really in the Christmas mood Still setting the scene, and there's the obligatory tryin' as though "trying" wouldn't be heartwarming enough.
Standing right in front of me was a little boy waiting anxiously Here's where my cynic antennae start going up. I'm thinking the writers picked a boy, because a girl would just naturally do something nice for her mom. So, yeah, let's make it a boy, to make it more poignant.
Pacing 'round like little boys do Filler. You can't really pace in a line, and little boys don't do it more than anyone else, do they?
And in his hands he held a pair of shoes Yes, the titular shoes. Why shoes? I'll tell you why shoes. Because if the writers made it a hat, bra, panties, dress, or almost any other item of clothing a woman might wear, he'd seem gay. Believe it.
His clothes were worn and old, he was dirty from head to toe The scene was set, but this goes wayyy over the edge. Apparently, this is to show that the boy is poor. What it does for me is tell me that his parents aren't taking care of him. He's wandered away from home, unsupervised. He's wearing rags, and he is filthy. What kind of home does this kid come from?
And when it came his time to pay I couldn't believe what I heard him say Cheesy writing to get to the chorus. You couldn't believe it? Really?
[Chorus:] Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please Because a dress would be too gay, remember. Also, this line is jarring. "Shoes" is so far from rhyming with "please," it almost audibly shrieks out, doesn't rhyme, doesn't rhyme!
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size Maybe he's a little gay after all. What little boy knows his mom's shoe size?
Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time Where was Daddy when you needed a bath, and your clothes wore out?
You see she's been sick for quite a while Another line to make you feel sad, Mama's dying on Christmas. OK, I won't pick this one apart yet. . .
And I know these shoes would make her smile One of the more baffling parts of the song. Shoes might be the very last thing on Mama's mind right now.
And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight OK, back to Mama dying on Christmas. Apparently, she's not only dying, she's dying of one of those women's movie/soap opera diseases that doesn't disfigure you. I mean, if all it takes to make her beautiful is a yummy pair of shoes, she can't look too bad, can she?
And I haven't even mentioned the cloying, syrupy, calculated to make you cry "if Mama meets Jesus" part. People! If this stuff works on you, you need to know that you've been played!
He counted pennies for what seemed like years Because that makes the story somehow more precious. If he simply was short a bit of paper money, it wouldn't seem so annoying/cute.
Then the cashier said, "Son, there's not enough here" This kid is not only alone, filthy and in ratty clothes, he's too young to know how to count money. Interesting.
He searched his pockets frantically I'm with Blood Ray, this kid's a grifter. And a good actor too.
Then he turned and he looked at me Sizing you up, no doubt. . .
He said Mama made Christmas good at our house Though most years she just did without Laying it on a little thick there, kid.
Tell me Sir, what am I going to do, This kid is far too articulate to match up to the rest of the song. Maybe he's not just a grifter, but a midget grifter.
Somehow I've got to buy her these Christmas shoes I'd swallow it if it were almost anything but shoes. What kid—especially a boy—would get so set on shoes? Does Daddy force Mama to go barefoot at home? Is that what's going on here? Is Daddy abusive? Maybe Mama's going to meet Jesus, and Daddy says there's not much time because Daddy's gonna kill her?
So I laid the money down, I just had to help him out I'd have rhymed that better. Finish it with, "'cause my heart had come around" or something.
I'll never forget the look on his face when he said Mama's gonna look so great Sorry, I still don't get it. If Mama's only problem with "looking great" is footwear, she had options. Socks, maybe? And it still doesn't rhyme. They should've spent less time being cloying, and made the friggin' thing rhyme.
[Chorus] Worse the second time around.
[Bridge:] I knew I'd caught a glimpse of heaven's love What? How? Maybe being an agnostic obscures this for me, but how does an untended, filthy kid, lousy at math, but speaking in verse, whose Mama is dying on Christmas Eve from a mystery disease that leaves her pretty except for her gnarly feet--show you heaven's love?
As he thanked me and ran out As fast as his feet would carry him, I'm sure, just in case you caught on to his con.
I knew that God had sent that little boy Couldn't God have worked a slightly more relevant miracle? What's more important, a little boy being robbed of his mother and Christmas in one fell swoop, or for a bad singer/songwriter to learn the meaning of Christmas?
To remind me just what Christmas is all about. Yeah, yeah, we could have written that line, knowing what came before. It's like when there was a hurricane in Mexico that destroyed a church, killed almost everyone, but it was a "miracle" that a plaster statuette of Jesus survived intact. The miracle, apparently, that Jesus saved his own butt. And the singer of this song? I really don't know. And neither does anybody else. It's worth mentioning that the last chorus is sung by a children's choir, and the last line delivered by a single boy's warble: If Mama meets Jeeeesus. . .tonight. . . Which really. Pukes. Me. Out.
The song is quite simply calculated to make you tear up, say "awwwww," and have a vague feeling that you should play it over and over again every year. The song is also ripe for parody, and I hope one day a talented writer (you listening, Blood Ray?) comes up with a song that simultaneously skewers this song, and outsells it.


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Leg of Lamb in the Slow Cooker with Mint, Rosemary & Garlic
One of the most popular search terms people use to get here is "leg of lamb slow cooker". Apparently I posted about it sometime back in 2008, and there are a great many people who want to know how to cook leg of lamb in the slow cooker. I'm glad to know this – there are few better – or simpler – meals than a melt-in-your-mouth leg of lamb, slow cooked while you go about your day.
If you pick up a leg of lamb – with or without the bone – that has had the shank end trimmed off, it will fit perfectly in a slow cooker. Lamb needs little help – I rubbed mine with chopped fresh mint, rosemary and garlic in no particular quantity, helped along with a glug of olive oil. I let it hang out for a bit, then put it in the slow cooker, put the lid on, and cook it on low for 8 hours. I didn't even add any liquid – the roast released enough on its own, and all the moisture is contained in the slow cooker, so you don't have to worry about it cooking off.
To make a quick mint sauce that's better than any that comes in a bottle, simmer equal parts sugar, rice or white wine vinegar and water – I used 1/3 cup of each – until the sugar dissolves, then add a handful of chopped fresh mint and let it steep. Voila – one minute mint sauce.
Add roasted potatoes + peas. Happy weekend!
Slow Roasted Leg of Lamb with Mint, Rosemary and Garlic
1 leg of lamb, without the shank
a handful of fresh mint, chopped
a few sprigs of fresh rosemary, chopped
a few cloves of garlic, crushed
a glug of olive oil
saltPat the lamb dry with paper towels, then combine the mint, rosemary, garlic and enough oil to make a runny paste, and smear it all over the lamb. Sprinkle with salt. If you have time, cover and refrigerate it for a few hours, or overnight.
Heat a large, heavy skillet with a drizzle of oil over medium-high heat and brown the lamb on all sides. Transfer to a slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours. (If you like, add a glassful of red wine or chicken stock, but it's not necessary – the slow cooker will contain all the juices from the meat and cook beautifully.) Serve hot, with mint sauce. Serves 6-8.
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11 Responses to "Leg of Lamb in the Slow Cooker with Mint, Rosemary & Garlic"
Leslie on 19 Oct 2012 at 6:58 pm #
Lamb! Yum! Lamb is my absolute favourite. I'm going to try this next time
Maureen on 19 Oct 2012 at 8:33 pm #
Looks incredible as do the potatoes. How did you cook those?
Jessica on 20 Oct 2012 at 5:24 am #
Ha! I think I've been seeing too much U.S. election stuff. I first read, "Leg of Lamb in the Slow Cooker w Mitt…."
Laura on 20 Oct 2012 at 3:40 pm #
OMG that is my kind of meal! Except I would use my Dutch oven. That is seriously mouthwatering. I confess I usually sub beef for lamb but this has me seriously reconsidering.
Your comment about how the leg of lamb is the most searched recipe made me laugh. Mine is beef and noodles. If you've ever been to my blog you realize how funny that is–talk about not the typical thing on my blog.
PS Jessica's comment cracked me up!
Gemma on 21 Oct 2012 at 2:06 pm #
Oh yum! And to think I just visited the grocery store and left a leg of lamb there that I was looking at because I couldn't think of what I would do with it. Thank you for the brilliant idea!
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Laurie from Burnaby on 23 Oct 2012 at 1:19 pm #
Yumm Yumm!!
I love lamb, and so does my fiance. It might take some work to get him to let me slow cook it, but it'll be worth it to get this. I love roasted potatoes, rosemary and mint.
I'm putting on weight just reading this.
Kat on 29 Oct 2012 at 9:17 am #
I would love to try this – i'm having a group of friends over on Friday after work, this will be the perfect do-ahead dish!
Do you suppose I could put it in the slow-cooker on low for up to 10 hours? Or will that overcook/dry out the meat?
thanks! -
marg on 03 Nov 2012 at 8:32 pm #
Made this today, it was delish!
Joyce on 30 Mar 2013 at 12:03 am #
Going try this for Easter dinner, I'll let u know
how my guests like this. Sounds yummy….


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Providence is not a big city. Heck, Providence is not a big town. And while we may have had an issue with some of what went into the development of our city's "Creative Capital" marketing campaign, no one who has spent any time here can deny that there is a whole lot of talent and creativity packed into this little city.
A client recently asked us for music recommendations and we wanted to feature some "locally grown" talent. Is there another city of 150,000 that can put together a line up like this?
THE BARR BROTHERS – Though based in Montreal, the Barr Brothers themselves were born and raised in Providence. (Fun Fact! Their dad is the dentist for several of us here at Nail.)
THE SLIP – they have a huge catalog and do everything from jazz to indie to rock, here are some links:
BROWN BIRD – a local couple, lovely music, featured here live on WRNI (R.I.'s NPR and one of our very favorite clients with a beautiful new web site that we designed).
DEER TICK – They formed in RI and have got some nice national attention recently. Nice fan-made video for the song "Ashamed."
THE LOW ANTHEM – They've gotten big (relatively speaking) with a fancy record label and management and all that stuff. But beautiful, haunting music.
WHAT CHEER BRIGADE - Like your high school marching band only the total, awesome opposite of your high school marching band.
And a couple great bands that used-to-be-local bands that moved to Brooklyn. We forgive them and still consider them ours….
JAVELIN - Light, trippy, electro dance jazz. Or something.
FANG ISLAND – So authentic indie you get the sense they're embarrassed by just how hooky their tunes are.
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Police who responded to the bank at about 1:50 p.m. learned a man wearing a surgical mask had just robbed the bank, leaving with an undisclosed amount of cash.
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He is described as a white male, about 5-foot-8 with a very thin build. He was last seen wearing a very dark, hooded sweatshirt with writing or a logo on the left chest area and lighter-colored pants. A white surgical or painter's mask covered his face, and he wore gloves.
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"Don't just tell the story. Show it." This is a quote paraphrased by some wise person out there that made us realize: we should actually make a deeper effort to show who GeniusRocket's Creative Community consists of, not just say that we have the best. Who can you potentially get to work on your next marketing campaign by choosing GeniusRocket?
Hence GeniusRocket's Director of Creative Management Chris began a project digging into our Creative Community's database and went through their bios, websites, and videos. We found some pretty impressive information that even blew us away. The stats are good. Really good.
Here is a snapshot of some of our top Creatives in our Community:
(We've concealed identities since we don't want to just give away the special sauce of our prized Creatives. But feel free to e-mail us and we'll be happy to share more information)
Our creatives either work full-time or execute creative campaigns on a per-project basis for some of the largest global agencies out there.
Here is just a small list of just a few of the agencies our creatives have worked for:
Our Creative Community has experience working across all verticals with the best of brands.
Heck, they may have even worked on your campaign before. Here is a sampling of brands our community done work for:
In summary!
GeniusRocket has a pretty impressive client portfolio; but in actuality, we are SO much bigger than that. When you consider all the work our Creative Community has done, our portfolio consists of thousands upon thousands of branded videos and marketing campaigns covering every vertical, every medium, and every type of video you can think of. To aggregate and index these videos would take months, but we're pretty confident that if you tally the total, our community has done more branded marketing campaigns than the biggest agency out there.
We're excited to share more information about our Creative Community as we dig up more impressive details. Stay tuned!
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Introduction to the programmable differential amplifier
Loren Siebert - February 9, 2013
As high-speed systems become more complex and design cycles become shorter, engineers need to find high-performance yet flexible components to facilitate their system designs. One method is to use components that offer very high performance, yet are easy to reconfigure to produce new products, or can be quickly reconfigured to correct issues discovered late in the design cycle. Finding parts that offer both high performance and flexibility is a challenge. Now there is a new class of differential amplifiers to meet the needs of engineers.
This article explains the architectural features of the industry's first programmable differential amplifier (PDA), including its easy-to-change voltage gain, consistent bandwidth over gain settings, constant input impedance over gain settings, excellent linearity, and low-noise figure. The PDA is compared to the fully differential amplifier (FDA) and digital variable gain amplifier (DVGA). Configuring the PDA's gain and input configurations are also discussed.
The industry's first PDA, the LMH6881, is a high-speed, high-performance, fully differential amplifier. With a bandwidth of 2.4 GHz and an OIP3 of 44 dBm, it addresses a wide variety of signal conditioning applications from radio equipment to high-speed test and measurement systems. The PDA combines the best of FDAs and DVGAs. It offers superior noise and distortion performance over the entire gain range without external resistors, enabling the use of one device for many applications requiring different gain settings.
Figure 1. Typical connection of the programmable differential amplifier
PDA vs. FDA
The PDA was designed to make differential amplifier circuits easy to implement. It can be used in place of a traditional fully differential, fixed gain amplifier (Figure 1). Because the gain is easily changed, the PDA supports last minute design changes while accommodating variability in other parts of the signal chain.
Traditional FDAs require external components to set the closed-loop gain (Figures 3 and 4). The PDA's gain can be easily changed by either the external gain set pins or with the internal serial peripheral interface (SPI) register. For fixed gain applications, the external gain set pins can be connected directly to ground or the 5V supply.
In addition to fixed gain applications, the PDA also supports rapid gain changes. In parallel mode, gain changes require only 20 ns. The PDA requires no external resistors to set the closed-loop gain. Gain can be set in 2 dB increments by external pins, or an internal gain register allows the use of 0.25 dB gain steps. The internal gain register is accessed through an SPI-compatible control bus.
Figure 2. PDA frequency response with 4 dB voltage gain steps
In contrast to a typical FDA, the PDA offers consistent bandwidth performance over a wide voltage gain range. With an FDA, the bandwidth, noise figure and distortion performance all change significantly over the usable gain range. The FDA has large changes in loop gain when the closed-loop gain is altered. As shown in Figure 2, the PDA's frequency response is insensitive to voltage gain. The frequency response graph of a traditional FDA (Figure 3) shows a frequency response with the well-documented gain bandwidth product.
The input is terminated at 100 Ohm for differential signals, and the input termination is independent of gain. In contrast, a FDA has to balance input impedance with realistic gain set resistor values. Two FDA circuits are shown in Figures 4 and 5, with one set at 8 dB of gain and the other at 26 dB. From this example, it's obvious that the input impedance changes drastically between the two gain settings. In addition to the input impedance, the noise contributed by external resistors is different.
Figure 4. Traditional FDA with 8 dB gain
Figure 5. FDA with 26 dB gain
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Show opens with a man dressed as Edgar Allan Poe, reciting 'The Raven'. He tosses graffiti in the air on to the crowd. He takes out a gas of gasoline and lights the man on fire from the end of episode 2.
Claire has a dream of Joe killing her. She asks for Ryan but he left.
Ryan arrives at FBI headquarters. Debra says there were 9 prints in the house. She says there is nothing that tells where Joey is. Debra asks what Joe's message could be. Ryan says that Joe was very inspiring as a teacher. 2003. Ryan is watching him teach a class. Present. Debra gets a call saying Jordy is awake.
Ryan/Debra goes to visit Jordy. He says he won't talk. He says it was worth killing the girls. Ryan brings up Joe being upset with him. He starts singing to tune Ryan out who's trying to find out where Joey is.
The FBI watch the show of the burning man. The victim is Stan, a book reviewer. Ryan says that Stan gave Joe's book a bad review.
Jacob/Paul watch the news about them being a cult. Jacob talks to Paul about Emma. He shows Jacob the video of the burning. 2010. The group meeting in the attic where six of the people are talking about how they will kill their victims. Present Day. Paul says he doesn't trust her.
Mike says he got the killer, his name is Rick, and was able to get his car and his address.
They all go to his house. In the closet, a woman pops out with a knife, she says that her name is Maggie, Rick's wife.
Debra/Ryan meets with Maggie. She says that they are separated. She says she thought they were him. Ryan asks about a police report that she had filled out. He had tried to kill her. She says that he stabbed her because she asked for a divorce. She says he started hanging out with new friends after he lost his job.
Debra/Ryan talk about their conversation. Debra says she will talk to Joe.
Paul goes to talk to Emma. Paul offers a truce, but Emma slices his arm, she warns him not turn Jacob against her.
Debra meets with Joe. She asks about why critics. 2010. Joe is meeting with Rick. Rick says he wants to target people for revenge. Present Day. Joe says that he's not above revenge. Every story needs it. He says there is only three people who he holds responsible for his downfall. He starts taunting Ryan through the camera.
Ryan goes to the Debra's office. Ryan says that the 3rd guy is the dean of his college that had denied him ten-year.
The dean goes to his office where Rick is waiting. He asks why Joe was denied ten-year. Rick stabs the dean. He continues to stab him until he dies.
They investigate the dean's office. Debra talks to Ryan. Ryan says he should have known. He walks away from her. 2003. Ryan meets with Joe. He talks to him his expertise on Poe.
Jacob takes a picture of Emma and Joey. Paul wraps up his cut. Joey asks about going home. 2010. Emma says that Jacob and Paul need to pose as a gay couple to get close to Sarah. She encourages Paul and Jacob to kiss. Jacob is willing to, but Paul is reluctant. Present day. He takes the car keys and leaves.
Mike and Ryan talk bout Rick's credit records and find something interesting.
Claire gets a call from Ryan. She says that toys are a good thing because that means they aren't hurting Joey.
Ryan brings Maggie the credit card records. She gets a call from Rick. Ryan tells her to put it on speaker phone. She says that the FBI is looking for him. He says that he did it for Ryan.
Mike says they can't trace call. Troy takes Maggie home and stays with her. Debra tells Ryan to go and rest. Ryan says that Rick knows where Joey is. Mike offers to go with him.
Jacob and Emma talk about Paul. She is worried that Paul will go into town. She is frustrated that no one is doing what they are supposed to do.
Paul is at a convenience store. He starts flirting with the female clerk. He asks her when she gets off.
Troy and Maggie arrive at her house. Mike calls Troy and says that he and Ryan are outside. Ryan figures out that Mike was told to watch over him. Him and Mike talk. Ryan has enough and exits the car. 2003. He goes to talk with Joe about the murders. He gives Ryan a book of Poe's works.
Paul is making out with the clerk, Megan. She tells him that she won't have sex with him. He starts to choke her and she wants to leave. When going to the car, he bangs her head into the car until she passes.
Debra talks with Jordy. She says that Joe wants to see him. She says that if he talks to her, she will let him see Joe.
Troy tells Maggie that he's divorced. There is a banging outside. Troy investigates. Troy tells Mike that there is someone in the back yard.
Jordy says that he's not sure he can trust her. He says he doesn't know where Joey is. He says Emma/Jacob/Paul took Joey. He say that Maggie knows where Joey is, that her and Emma planned that part.
Mike gets a call from Debra saying that Maggie is one of them.
Troy says that she's getting a message that says 'now' and she stabs him in the throat. She goes to the back door where Rick is. 2010. It was a dare for him to stab her. Present day. Ryan/Mike come in to try and help Troy. Ryan goes after them. Ryan shoots Rick before pointing the gun at her. Rick starts to tackle Ryan before Ryan shoots him again. Ryan goes back to the house to find that Troy is dead.
Jacob/Emma go to the kitchen to see that Paul brought Megan home. Jacob says he will talk to Paul. He asks if Emma knows how big of a liar that Jacob is. 2011. They were drinking and started making out.
Debra tells Ryan she's mad because Maggie fooled her. 2003. Joe gives Ryan his book. They talk about how Ryan must be lonely. Present day. He tells Debra that Joe fooled him too.
Jordy says sorry before starting to eat his pad and choking himself to death.
Ryan goes to see Claire. She says she got an email. The email is showing Joey how to kill a bug. Joey doesn't want to, but he does, killing the rat. Claire says that they are teaching Joey how to kill.
What we learned/new notes
-There are still two people left unknown from the 9 sets of fingerprints in the house. We have seen him, but don't know his name.
-What is Paul's purpose of kidnapping Megan? Is it for Joey's purposes or something different?
-is there anything else that Jacob is keeping from Emma?
-Emma is slowly showing herself that she is now in charge. How far will it go before she's challenged?
-Maggie shows that's very conniving, being able to trick the FBI. She shows that she's dark, being able to kill Troy with no problems. Also, she will be looking to seek revenge against Ryan for him killing Rick.
-It's quickly becoming a show where you don't know how deep this cult goes and where no one seems to be safe.


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Hong Kong, one of the world's richest cities, is abuzz with a luxury property boom that has seen homes exchanged for record sums.
But the wealth of the city has a darker side, with tens of thousands priced out of housing altogether and forced to live in the most degrading conditions.
These pictures by British photographer Brian Cassey capture the misery of people – some estimates put the figure as high as 100,000 – who are forced to live in cages measuring just 6ft by 2 1/2ft.
The city is one of the planet's most densely packed metropolitan areas, with nearly 16,500 people living in every square mile of the territory.
Unscrupulous landlords are charging around US$200 a month for each cage, which are packed 20 to a room, and up to three levels high.
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Japanese are weird MTF
Japanese photographer Haruhiko Kawaguchi and his American girlfriend Katherine spend ten-20 seconds photographing couples that they meets in nightclubs. The couples are photographed on a kitchen floor in Tokyo, where they're arranged like household objects inside baggage meant to store futons and blankets. Their bodies are then sealed inside the bag employing a household vacuum that sucks out all of the air. Photo subjects are covered with lubricant thus the skin doesn't burn when the plastic presses upon it as all the air is sucked out. Still, the sensation isn't terribly pleasant as the plastic seals off your nostrils, presses on your eyelids and therefore the ears pop as if you're diving into deep water too fast. Having photographed over eighty couples now, Kawaguchi says, "Men panic more often than the women. A few have struggled for air while in the bag and one man ended up pissing himself. The women just want to look good."


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February 25, 2012
Manhattan Townhouse
8 comments:
- caroline @ patagonia gifts said...
beautiful home. loving all those windows. and the boys bedroom! hope you're having a great weekend, darling! xo
- February 25, 2012 at 11:57 PM
- Althea said...
It's a beautiful home! Imagine having to try and find a pair of shoes though?!! x
- February 26, 2012 at 12:34 AM
- Marina Saclley @ Iced VoVo's said...
love that light chandelier in the boys bedroom ... and so lucky to have a garden in Manhattan!
We are having such a glorious spring weekend here ... hope yours is great also!
xx - February 26, 2012 at 1:44 AM
- Taylor Greenwalt said...
Just found your blog and love it!
- February 26, 2012 at 5:00 AM
- Lisa said...
What a life,
and a truly beautiful home!
Love the curiosities on the mantle, the huge doors and
windows leading out to what appears to be a backyard!
You don't often see stone
work like that on a rooftop
garden in Manhattan.
I should read Vogue
more often!
Happy weekend.
xo Lisa - February 26, 2012 at 8:02 AM
- Aishe - Cloud Nine said...
Every time I visit your blog I find my new dream home! This is stunning
x - February 26, 2012 at 8:23 PM
- Peaches and Candy said...
Oh i am in love with the Kitchen and that Butterfly Rug,
thanks for sharing these photos.
I dream i live in NYC but instead just go any holiday i can afford.
Have a great week
Peaches and Candy - February 26, 2012 at 9:12 PM
- Looking Glass said...
This home is so cool. Oh how I love that photo of the shoes pouring out of the bathtub!
~ Clare x - February 29, 2012 at 2:25 PM


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"Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?" (Song of Solomon 6:10).
In a world of religious confusion and chaos, it is often difficult to find absolute truth and genuine Christian love. Nevertheless, the Word of God promises a haven of safety from the erroneous teachings of the world and a beacon of light to shine in the darkness. Christ spoke concerning His Church, "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid" (Matthew 5:14).
Who is She?
"My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her" (Song of Solomon 6:9)
In the midst of the great apostasy of the last days, God has a true Bride. She is "called, chosen, and faithful." The Church of God is the worldwide, divine institution of believers committed to accepting the whole Bible rightly divided as their rule of faith, practice, government, and discipline, as the Holy Ghost has revealed it in the Scripture. Established by Christ in 28 A.D. and arising from the Dark Ages in 1903, The Church of God is committed to fulfilling the four-fold purpose of Her divine creation.
To Keep and Guard the Truth
Amidst a world that does not believe in absolute truth, The Church of God has been given the responsibility to keep and guard the pure truth of the Word of God. "Beloved...ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints" (Jude 3). In his writing to Timothy, Paul reminded him that the Church which Christ established was to be "...the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth..." (1 Timothy 3:15).
In his letter to the Church at Ephesus, Paul acknowledged that it was never the intention of God's plan for humanity to be "...tossed to and fro, ad carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive", but the Church is to "...[speak] the truth in love..." (Ephesians 4:14, 15).
Holiness is one of the Church's distinguishing marks. Those who are determined to serve the flesh have corrupted true holiness in the last days. God's Church will faithfully demonstrate the truth of true holiness to the world, both in spirit and in lifestyle. "Thus said the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain" (Zechariah 8:3).
To Evangelize the World with the Full Gospel
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you..." (Matthew 28:19, 20).
The expression "full gospel" is in common use today. Many church organizations refer to themselves as "full gospel" churches; however, what most mean by this terminology is that they not only preach salvation, but also, a doctrine of Holy Spirit baptism. By definition, the word "full" means "complete or entire; to the utmost extent." In order to preach the full gospel, the Body of Christ must teach the "all things" which Christ commanded. Among these teachings are repentance and faith in Jesus Christ for salvation, resulting in the born again experience, sanctification as the second definite work of grace, providing deliverance from the sinful Adamic nature, baptism of the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in tongues, biblical holiness without which no man shall see God, restitution, water baptism, the Lord's Supper and feet washing, the gathering of God's people into one fold, perfection of the saints, and all of the other Bible truths.
The world must receive the complete message and only the Church is commissioned to provide the full Word of God. God's Church cannot focus on a few popular teachings, but rather, she is responsible to teach and preach God's Word — complete, entire, to the utmost extent. Only then can it be said that the "full" gospel has been given to the world.
"And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come" (Matthew 24:14).
To Gather God's Sheep into One Body
"That in the dispensation of the fullness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him" (Ephesians 1:10).
To be "in Christ" is to be saved. Evangelism is the Church's primary commission; however, Christ never intended for His sheep to be divided among man-made institutions. The same Christ who brings salvation established His Church (Mark 3:13-19) and "purchased [Her] with his own blood" (Acts 20:28). "And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd" (John 10:16). This fold is provided for the protection and direction of Christians, for they are His sheep.
"The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him [shall] the gathering of the people [be]" (Genesis 49:10). This passage is the first recorded prophetic word concerning the gathering together of all God's people. As the coming of the Lord draws nearer, the great inflow of all the other sheep into the fold will continue to increase rapidly. Prophecy states that "They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, [saying], Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant [that] shall not be forgotten" (Jeremiah 50:5).
To Provide Ministry for the Perfection of the Saints
"Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus" (Col. 1:28).
The Church has been commissioned to continue the work which Jesus began. His analogy in the Gospel of Mark reveals this truth and responsibility. "[For the Son of man is] as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch" (Mark 13:34). He projects the same role in the Gospel of Luke. "He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come" (Luke 19:12, 13). To occupy is more than to fill up space. It also means to fulfill the duties of an office or position. For the Church to occupy until Christ comes, She must do the work which has been assigned to Her.
"For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ" (Eph. 4:12).
Perfection has been the goal of The Church of God from the beginning. "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect" (Matthew 5:48). Even the children of Israel were commanded to be perfect. "Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God" (Deut. 18:13). God requires no impossibilities. Perfection carries not only the attribute of holiness, but also, the connotation of maturity and completeness. In his letter to the Church at Ephesus, Paul admonished the Church to lay aside immaturity (Ephesians 4:15), and in the epistle to the Hebrews, the readers were instructed to "...go on unto perfection..." (Hebrews 6:1).
The Church has been given the responsibility to preach and teach until all Christians obtain Christian perfection. There can be no perfection outside of the Church, but only greater and increasing confusion, because there is no government to ensure unity of faith and doctrine outside of God's organized theocracy.
A Divine Call for the Divinely Established Church
There are many churches in the world today, all of them man-made except one. "My dove, my undefiled..." (Song of Solomon 6:9) is the one that Jesus came to build and purchase with His own blood. She is now on course to finish Her earthly work and prepare for the rapture, after which She will enjoy the marriage supper of the Lamb.
With over twenty-one thousand members, worshipping in over five hundred seventy churches in forty seven nations of the world, The Church of God is committed to fulfilling the divine call which is set before Her. Although, human reasoning may deem the task too great, by the guidance of the Spirit, She will endure and fulfill the commission which He has given to Her.
The Church's greatest days are just ahead as God fills Her with divine glory. She is gradually moving from glory to glory until She reaches the "...the fulness of Christ..." (Ephesians 4:13). He will grant an anointing and power to take the whole Gospel to the whole world. As His sheepfold, She will serve as the nucleus for the gathering of all of God's sheep. As His building, She will grow into a holy temple and become the habitation of God through His Spirit. As the Bride of Christ, She will put on robes of pure white and be presented to the Lord without spot or wrinkle. She will be holy and without blemish.