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The money is coming from Sinopoly Battery Limited, a Chinese company which develops, produces, distributes and sells lithium-ion batteries and related electric vehicle products.
The investment will position Sinopoly as a strategic shareholder in Smith Electric, according to a release. Under the agreement, Sinopoly will become Smith Electric's exclusive supplier for batteries in vehicle applications that are compatible with Smith Electric's platforms and customer requirements. Sinopoly will also become a preferred supplier for certain electric vehicle components that can be manufactured in its Hangzhou, China facility.
Smith Electric says it will resume production in its Kansas City, Mo., facility in mid-summer. The company temporarily suspended production in the fourth quarter of 2013 "in order to transition its supply chain to Tier 1 suppliers, which will enable Smith Electric to produce its vehicles at a lower cost."
Smith Electric reportedly lost $127.6 million in 2009 through June 2012, and that it used most of a $32 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to build a total of 439 electric trucks by the end of 2013.
"Demand for all-electric commercial vehicles is rapidly increasing in China, and Sinopoly's investment in Smith Electric highlights the important role we will play in the global marketplace," said Bryan Hansel, chief executive officer of Smith Electric Vehicles. "This investment provides both companies with the opportunity to leverage the synergies between our operations while Smith maintains the financial and operational flexibility to scale manufacturing, transition and strengthen our supply chain, and move toward company profitability."
Charles Gassenheimer is now chairman of the board of Smith Electric Vehicles. He was appointed to his role in April and brings extensive private and public financial markets experience, as well as significant operational expertise in the electric vehicle industry, according to the company.
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Despite our many differences with Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach) over the past several years--global warming/a.ka. "dinosaur farts," the Taliban, sloppy housekeeping to name a few--we've always admired his opposition to the federal government's heavy-handed prohibition on marijuana. With more ... More >>
Like the proverbial broken clock that is right twice a day, U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach) is occasionally doing things that aren't completely crazy, like defending the Taliban or accusing the Obama Administration of intentionally lying to the American public about the Islami ... More >>
Anybody notice that ever since Obama was re-elected, all's been quiet on the federal marijuana crackdown front?Maybe all those conspiracy theorists who claimed that Obama would move to legalize marijuana during his second term, or at least back away from the crackdown his administration launched in ... More >>
UPDATE, April 6, 12:00 p.m.: According to the LA Times news blog, Oaksterdam University's founder Richard Lee is retiring from the medical marijuana industry he helped create. "I've been doing this a long time," he told the newspaper. "Over 20 years...I kind of feel like I've done my time. It's time ... More >>
UPDATE, OCT. 7, 12 P.M.: Long Beach city officials are scratching their heads about how to respond to an appeal court decision that appears to overturn the city's medical marijuana ordinance. According to an article by Greggory Moore posted yesterday evening on Long Beach Post, the city attorney ... More >>
If you're in the habit of using your American Express card to purchase marijuana from your local dispensary, you might want to break out that Visa or remember to bring some cash in your pocket. That's because, according to an email that began circling among dispensaries and medical marijuana acti ... More >>
Anthony Gayle and Ryan Pack hope to make the city dismantle its cannabis-collective law
Medical marijuana clinic operators, who have not exactly received a welcome reception in Costa Mesa, have retained a Sacramento lobbyist in hopes of smoothing over their tense relationship.Medical Marijuana Providers Fight Back After Costa Mesa BustsBased on an introductory letter to Mayor Alan M ... More >>
UPDATE: Orange County Superior Court Judge Nomoto Schumann stuck to her temporary ruling and issued a final judgment tossing the lawsuit aimed at keeping open the medical marijuana dispensary relied upon by a 29-year-old San Clemente woman who was born with epilepsy, blindness and cerebral palsy. ... More >>
UPDATE: The council voted 8-1 to hold a hearing next month on whether to put a medical-marijuana tax on the November city ballot.The Long Beach City Council considered a proposal Tuesday night to put a ballot measure before local voters that would tax marijuana.However, Americans for Safe Access ... More >>
A new study shows legalization and distribution of marijuana in California could cut the price of cannabis by up to 80 percent and increase consumption.Findings by the RAND Corp. also show revenues from taxing legal pot could be significantly higher or lower than the $1 billion estimated by the s ... More >>
The 4th District Court of Appeal in Santa Ana has stopped a lower court hearing that could have immediately shut down a Capistrano Beach medical marijuana dispensary.The appellate justices' temporary stay of Tuesday's scheduled preliminary-injunction hearing is related to the lawsuit filed in Or ... More >>
Photo by Eric ZassenhausThe perfect storm of California law allowing for medical marijuana collectives and local government crackdowns on storefront cannabis clubs has created the "explosive growth" of unregulated pot couriers.The Center for Investigative Journalism's nonprofit California Watch e ... More >>
OCMS Healing Leaves and two Garden Grove homes connected to Fountain Valley medical marijuana dispensary were reportedly raided last week.
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Illustration by Simon DavidsonWhile new fronts have opened in the legal war to keep the doors open at local medical marijuana dispensaries (more on that after the jump), there is one casualty to report.Yet to be determined is whether it is a fatal blow or merely a flesh wound. Earth Cann Wellness ... More >>
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Photo by Christopher Victorio Ready for face time with the Lake Forest City Council Tuesday night. Medical marijuana advocates offered 1,000 free hamburgers to draw supporters to Tuesday night's Lake Forest City Council meeting, but only 300 showed up to plead with city officials to recon ... More >>
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Writer's Forum
First, overcoming any Reservations you may have:
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Writing Your Story
The best advice on how to begin writing is just that; begin writing. It doesn't matter what you write about - just write. Where you begin isn't important. You could begin at the beginning, with your birth, but that's not necessary and may not be the best place. Most people will feel most comfortable writing about an event. Pick any: a sports event, your wedding, the birth of a child, what you did this morning.
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. You could also write about your philosophy of life, current events, how you describe success, a lesson learned. Once you decide on the subject - just do it. Write!
You will be telling your story from your point of view, called the 'first person' point of view (POV). It's your perspective of what happened: 'I did this...'
A few Don'ts...
worry about grammar, spelling, sentence structure, etc. It doesn't even matter if those aren't your best skills. You are writing a 'rough draft.' Rewording and correcting come later, so don't expect to write the perfect copy on your first try. Let your writing come as it will; polish later.
get stuck thinking about where to start or getting the right 'first sentence'. Begin the story with the second sentence, or in the middle, if that's more comfortable. Just write.
let lack of the right word impede the flow of writing. Leave a blank line to save a space for it and go on. When you think of it, you'll be able to add it to your story.
At least at the beginning,
try to entertain, to be clever or funny. Just write.
My life is so boring though...
Small moments in your life can be as important and interesting as life-changing ones.
If time has passed without anything being written, create a schedule. Choose a reasonable time period, even if it's just twenty minutes a day upon rising or an hour each Sunday at noon. Make a commitment. The minutes will fly by and the paragraphs will grow into the Story of your Life.
Writing triggers various, random memories that will come flooding into your head. Keep a pad nearby to write thoughts/ideas as they come.
You may not want to start out with something painful, unless you find it cathartic. If it helps, the first draft may be written in the third person, as though it happened to someone else.
Chewing the end of my pencil...
Still can't get started? Call a relative or old friend to discuss an event or anything that comes to mind. Make notes while talking or use a tape recorder to record your side of the conversation so you'll remember things later.
Can't write about yourself right now? Write about others in your life; and, when the creative juices are flowing, write about yourself.
All authors have bad days. Maybe even bad months, when they can't write anything publishable. Just keep writing. It will come. Write frequently and your Story will take shape and grow.
Using your environment...
Some people need quiet to write - 'a room of one's own'. Others feel the creative juices flow only in the company of others while listening to their ideas. If this is you, join a writers' group. Check local newspapers for groups. Many community colleges have small workshops, as do some community centers, senior centers, etc.
Who is my Reader?
Write for yourself, not for your family, etc. Don't worry about who may disagree with what you are writing. It's your Story and only you can remember it your way. If you write something that may hurt someone, you may keep that private so no one else reads it. Don't put restrictions on yourself.
How much detail should I include?
Write what you remember about that day/occasion. Who was there? What was the weather like? But it's not just the what, how, who, when. Involve all your senses to bring color to your story, to make it rich and vibrant. Close your eyes and recall the smells, the sounds, the feel and tastes of that day. Do you smell a fragrance, taste a food or hear a song that takes you back to that day? How did you feel during that time? What were your thoughts about that day once it was over? When you remember that event, what single moment sticks out above the rest? You want to relate all your experiences.
Write as though you are talking to a stranger sitting next to you on a bench. Or write about life as you would give advice to your children. If you cannot get the feel of that, dictate what you want to say into a tape recorder, then transcribe it.
That person sitting on the bench doesn't know anything about your life. So when you bring someone into your Story, explain who they are, how they are related to you or to the event you are writing about. If you don't, the reader may be confused or frustrated. Refer to the person by the same name throughout the Story. If you introduce a person by her first name and later refer to her by a nickname, your reader won't know who you're talking about.
Try not to leave gaps in your story or have inconsistencies.
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The Viseo Group announces the Creation of its First Department of Innovation
The company appoints Frederique Segond as the Director of the new research and development center located in Grenoble
The company appoints Frederique Segond as the Director of the new research and development center located in Grenoble
The VISEO Group, lead actor and multi-specialist in information systems, announces today the creation of its first center for research and development (located in Grenoble). The company entrusts the direction of the department of innovation and the management of issues concerning research to researcher Frédérique Segond.
Innovation, a key factor for development
Preparing for the future while reinforcing current activities: With the creation of its first center for research and development, the VISEO Group enlarges its offer and actives while relying on innovation. "The creation of our department of innovation will allow us to accelerate the rhythm of development of our activity of innovative and sector-based software editing. It also aims to explore new markets and to anticipate the needs of our clients while benefitting from the technical and business expertise acquired by our teams." said Eric Perrier – General Director of the group.
Innovation, through collaboration
The department of innovation of the VISEO Group will work with external partners via collaborative projects on an International, European, National or Regional level, but will equally respond to the internal needs expressed by different units within the group. The department for Research and Development will have the following principal missions:
- Explore the possibilities of innovation for the group via the definition and the participation of collaborative projects
- Foresee and support the adoption of innovation within the market while considering the participation of final users in an early stage of the creative process of technological development (directly to clients or partners)
- Create partners with several public and private institutions through ground-breaking projects
- Participate in the definition of the orientation of research in collaboration with organizations of international, European and national research while considering tendencies and emerging questions
Assure international visibility for the group as an innovative actor
The VISEO Group has chosen Grenoble as the center for its new department of innovation. It appointed at the beginning of November Frédérique Segond to assure the center's direction and development. The researcher and scientist will be in charge of the supervision of research and development of projects of research.
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Heavy Fines Dropped Due to HIPAA Violations
Last week the Department of Health and Human Services flexed its HIPAA enforcement ability in a ruthless and unprecedented way. Heavy fines were dropped on not one, but two organizations totaling $5.3 million.
Last Thursday a civil monetary penalty of $4.3 million was handed out to Cignet Health for violating privacy provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The Department of Health and Human Services said that the fines were being issued for two different reasons. First, $1.3 million for not handing over the medical records of 41 patients (between the years of 2008 and 2009) as requested by the patients. Second, in what appears to be a clear statement of power, an additional $3 million for lack of cooperation by Cignet with the investigation surrounding the first fine.
And a second organization, Massachusetts General Hospital, has agreed to pay a $1 million dollar fine related to a HIPAA privacy violation for an incident in March of 2009 when an employee allegedly left documents containing personal health information of 192 patients on the subway. Since its enactment in 2006, HIPAA has a total of 12,791 (source 1) violations registered. While many are reporting that this is the first time the DHHS has issued fines related to HIPAA privacy violations, it is not actually the case (source 2). In 2008, Seattle based Providence Health and Services was issued a $100,000 dollar fine for privacy violations surrounding the loss of data for over 386,000 patients.
Although the breaches related to last week's fines do not appear to be the result of electronic data theft (it is not clear at this point why Cignet refused to turn over patient records when requested), a recent report by Kaufman Rossin and Co (source 3) shows theft to be the leading cause of data breaches with respect to personal health information from September 21st, 2009 to September 21st, 2010. These dates are significant because they represent the first year that these kinds of breaches were required to be publicly reported under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH).
With personal health data increasingly becoming a prime target for theft and with these recent fines it would seem clear that the DHHS is becoming more serious about enforcement. And while there are many factors at play influencing how the DHHS comes up with the amount of a specific fine it seems clear that it's going to be getting a lot more expensive for HIPAA violations in the future.
Tags: health care, hippa, security, technology
Just when you thought it was safe to buy log management again….
The other day I was writing a response to someone about a particular point on our product architecture – one that I have seen come up before. The question was about whether or not LogRhythm's use of a relational database somehow impacts overall performance.
The answer is actually pretty easy – the backend has been developed to maximize speed and performance, without giving up any of the usability and analysis advantages tied to the use of a relational database for log and event management. Our engineers also make sure that we architect our solutions based on a customer's real requirements, not on flashy and exaggerated marketing numbers. The end-user will ultimately see an improvement in performance, not the supposed drawbacks that some people ask about.
But that's not why I'm bringing it up. What it really got me to think about was the idea that a relational database is somehow a liability, despite the fact that the obvious gains in usability and functionality far outweigh the potential disadvantages. So how do concerns like that gain momentum? Maybe it's just easier for some people to play off of the standard Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt arguments. It would be better for the customer if vendors focused more on their own strengths, rather than their competitors' theoretical weaknesses.
The whole thing reminds me of the shark attack panics that hit the news every few years. Suddenly they show up like a global pandemic – even though the odds of being attacked are less than one in 10 million. Sure, occasionally random shark attacks do happen. But if you don't go sporting a wetsuit made out of meat, you're probably okay to swim.
The same is true when you decide to leverage one technology over another. When approached properly, you minimize any potential drawbacks while capitalizing on the benefits that influenced your decision.
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The flavouists and perfumers are trained to develop flavors and perfumes their emphasis is one the notes of the chemicals like they are working on the color combination and musical notes.So this is more an art than science.Once the aromatic tones of flavors, fragrances are matched then the taste components are worked out only for flavors not for perfumes.So those are the best synthetic flavors in the world which provide taste along the aroma,flavors only with aromatic tones feel synthetic and artificial.]]>
In our recipe development practice we use hedonic and amplitude charts to remind ourselves of the differences between taste and flavor and to help us to develop recipes well.
I love your post Dana because it is essential that chefs learn this kind of science if they want to serve their customers well. I recently delivered a presentation at the IACP conference about how people of boomer age face physiological changes in their mouths that affect their 'taste' in food. Then I also talked about how their preferences and sociological background is a type of 'taste', too.
What I'm really trying to say is that we use these words (and many others) in a number of ways but understanding how we use them and thinking a bit about them occasionally will help us to be better at our jobs.]]>
You can bend words to mean many things. But to hack down to the root of the literal definition, then I believe yes I am correct.
A dictionary search will give definitions of taste as both a noun and verb, and of those categories there are multiple definitions. One doesn't negate the other. The particular definition I was splitting, was the definition in which taste is a synnonym of flavor.
My claim in no way implies that the word taste should no longer be used in all it's contexts.
It isn't incorrect to say that chili's taste hot, particularly if you argue, like some do that the sensation of hot is infact a sixth taste. However, we understand from the context of the statement, "chili's taste hot" that you are using the word taste to refer to the post sensory recognition of the chemical stimuli, not the chemical tastants and odorants themselves. Context also makes it clear that you aren't saying that a chili can taste something.
Language itself is so fluid, that the dictionary definition is rarely the only meaning a word has, particularly when you begin to distinguish the differences between the spoken language and the written language, and look into dialects. There isn't really a right or wrong in language, simply a currently accepted implication that society agrees on. The implication of the word taste certianly means everything you write, but it also means everything I wrote as well.
It would be interesting to see if other languages have separate words for the various meanings of the word taste, rather than relying on context to make the definitions clear. I know that in german to eat is essen, but when animals eat, it is fressen.
This post wasn't intended to change the way we use language, certianly not. It was simply an excercise in thinking about the words we so frequently use, and using deeper understanding to better our own thought processes.
At the root, I believe that taste and flavor aren't simply a variation of the same word, used as noun versus verb. I believe that flavor is a construct of the mind's perception, where as taste is a physical, chemical property.
But from a language perspective, I believe the words can be used interchangably until the english language assigns new words for the various definitions of taste and flavor.]]>
I think the basic distinction you're drawing (between the experience of eating and the deliverances of the five receptors on our tongue) is an important one, and every chef should bear it in mind. But I also think you're quite wrong to suggest that the English words 'taste' and 'flavour' refer to different sides of this distinction.
Do you really think that it's literally false, or somehow imprecise to claim that, for example, chili tastes hot? Surely not – but that's what your claim about 'taste' implies.
The real difference between 'taste' and 'flavour', surely, is just that 'taste' is a verb (that can be made into a noun) while 'flavour' is noun (that can be made into a verb). So – 'I taste the soup' means something obviously and non-subtly different from 'I flavour the soup'. The first of these I do with a spoon. The second I do with a pinch of salt and a bouquet garni (except in the special case where I am a chicken and the soup is made out of parts of me.)
Great blog – Eating food is so much more fun when you think about it!]]>


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America's self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff"Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio apparently forgot that he's a politician during an appearance on Anderson Cooper 360 this afternoon, right before a brief "oh shit" moment when he realized that, well, he is a politician.Arpaio is a media whore and see ... More >>
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www.cnn.comTom Horne and Michael Dyson duked it out on CNN last night. TKO goes to Dyson Was it just us, or did Tom Horne seem out of his league last night on CNN during a debate with Georgetown Professor Michael Dyson about Arizona's new ban on public school classes that teach "ethnic ... More >>
Russ Jones: Carrying water for Russell PearceArizona state House Representative Russ Jones has penned an opinion piece for CNN, offering excuses for Russell Pearce's bigot bill SB 1070, which now sits on Governor Jan Brewer's desk awaiting action.I also penned an opinion piece for CNN on SB 107 ... More >>
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Seen here, did Tim Robbins escape from Shawshank Prison, or realize he accidentally donated money to J.D. Hayworth? You be the judge.For anyone who has ever seen Tim Robbins talk about, well, anything political, you probably find it hard to fathom that he would donate much more than a mean- ... More >>
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How times change. Four years ago, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano sent the feds a bill for $118 million, the amount she said the state had paid to incarcerate illegal immigrant prisoners. Now, as an A-list fed herself, Napolitano expects residents of her former home to be happy with $12.8 million ... More >>
Today, the torch passes to a new generation. But some will never forget certain meals enjoyed during the Bush Administration. On October 13, 2004, in an act some might consider tantamount to cannibalism (shame on you), President George Walker Bush dined on turkey-stuffed enchiladas at Dick's Hideaw ... More >>
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A documentary portrait of a pedophile priest and his pious protectors
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Lily Allen has finally released her very first piece of music since 2009, the year she started her lengthy hiatus. The sarcastic English artist has launched a music video for "Hard Out Here," where she candidly mocks pop stars like Miley Cyrus, Robin Thicke and Rihanna. Check it out.
The video begins with Allen on an operating table (getting liposuction), while her manager tries to phone various late night TV host without any luck. He asks her how did she end up like this, and her answer is pretty logical, "I had two babies."
"Hard Out Here" is a very Lily Allen song and music video. She targets all sorts of stereotypes about gender roles and the double standards between men and women in the music industry. The video features some sexy stripped-down dancers, which sort of reminds us of Rihanna's disturbing "Pour It Up" video. There's also a lot of twerking a la Miley Cyrus. Check it out for yourself:
Earlier this year, Allen announced that she was returning to the studio with her longtime producer Greg Kurstin. We don't know if "Hard Out Here" is a single off a potential new album, but we're crossing our fingers that it is. Allen is one of the good female pop stars, and to be honest, we've missed her.
Her last record It's Not Me, It's You was released way back in 2009. In the past four years that she's been away from making her own music, Allen has kept busy. She started her own record label, launched a clothing company, and gave birth to two daughters. Hopefully now she's ready to make a triumphant return to music. (God knows Pop needs her.)
What do you make of the video? Are you glad Lily Allen is back at play?
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Geocaching software for Linux
Digital GPS-aided treasure hunts, or geocaching, is becoming more popular. We investigate the choice of geocaching software available for Linux.
Geocaching is often referred to as the paper chase of the digital age. In May 2000, Dave Ulmer published the first geocache on the sci.geo.satellite‐nav mailing list.
In his posting he describes a fairly simple idea: geocachers would download the coordinates for a location off the Internet and then use a GPS device to locate the place. Once there, they would look for a hidden container with a logbook and possibly other goodies.
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A man who died after jumping off the south pier in St. Joseph into Lake Michigan has been identified.
It happened at noon on Tuesday at Silver Beach when police received a call about a possible drowning.
Rescue crews said a man belly-flopped into the lake and immediately yelled for help, but went underwater before others could save him.
The man has been identified as Alexander Hines, 26, from Benton Harbor.
The Stormteam Sixteen skycam showed the Berrien County dive team pull his body out of the water about an hour-and-a-half after he jumped.
Hines was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Within an hour of the drowning others, including kids, were once again jumping off the pier.


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Hospice Without Borders is growing!
Which means our website must grow!!
Thank you for your patience as we update our website to include information about:
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- A summary of the collaborative efforts which have supported the development of palliative care in Rwanda - 2010-2014
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Today is Sunday April 7.
I have been climbing 20 flights of stairs before morning coffee.
Today I'm adding a 3 mile walk per day to my goals. I have already done both for today.
Onward I go....
I read an article yesterday on SP that described the best cardio exercise to lose weight. If you read it you'll know they said that it's the one that we will DO! Well, it seems as though this stair climbing thing before coffee in the morning seems to be the one for me.
Well, I don't want to jinx myself b/c it's only been a few days, but I love my coffee SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much, but if I don't let myself have any until I've climbed up and down those stairs....well, let's just say that a huge motivator for me!!!
I'm having company for supper...there's nothing like company to encourage me to eat tooooo many calories, but with any "strength of character", today I'll be ok.
I did 20 flights of stairs today before morning coffee. Thanks Proud-Grandma!
The sun is shining and I'm looking forward to a wonderfully healthy day. Gonna turn on my stereo today.
I'm still have a rosy glow of feeling well after being sooooooooooooooooooooo sick! Gosh, it's great to feel well! Really, I take it for granted!
Cheers to everyone!
Oh boy oh boy oh boy! After a week of being pretty darn sick, there's nothing like feeling well again to make me appreciate my health even more!
That old saying "you don't know what you have until it's gone" is sooooooooooooooooo true.
My goal for today is to climb 20 flights of stairs. This is insprired by my SparkFriend
Proud-Grandma who did 125 flights of stairs on Monday.
'Tis Day 7 of having a buddy. I feel a bit better today, but really, still sick. Gonna fight, fight, fight (and sleep in the car :-)
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Interview with Michelle Clunie
Last week saw the end of the first season of The L Word, the first television drama made by and for lesbians and bisexual women. This ground-breaking and thoroughly entertaining show would not have been possible had it not been for the success of it's older sibling, Showtime's first original series, Queer As Folk. Based on a six episode British mini-series of the same name, the American version came into its own when it continued the story of a group of gay men and lesbians beyond the timeline of the original.
Set in Pittsburgh, PA, QAF's ensemble cast is nearly all gay men except for the token lesbian couple, Melanie (Michelle Clunie) and Lindsay (Thea Gill), who gave birth to a son fathered by one of the men. This show broke all the rules when it proved that a gay-themed show could capture a wide enough audience to not only be profitable for the network, but become a critical and popular success beyond the gay and lesbian community.
One of the reasons it became such a hit was because it made the audience privy to the everyday lives of gay men and lesbians together, along with their families, co-workers, and the rest of their community, and because it tackled the politics and issues that lesbian, gay, and bisexual people struggle with in their daily lives.
But many lesbian viewers complained about the fact that once again, the lesbian characters had been relegated to b-plot status, figuring prominently in the first few episodes, but soon fading into the background and settling into motherhood. Although their screen time has grown over the course of the first three seasons, giving us a more intimate view of a loving and committed lesbian couple and their daily lives as they intertwine with their gay friends, they are still very much supporting characters on Queer as Folk.
Actress Michelle Clunie plays Melanie, the feisty and often abrasive half of the couple, a refreshing and very human character whose very unladylike behavior and attitudes have endeared her to the show's fans. I was fortunate enough to be able to sit down with Michelle for a few short minutes last week at Showtime's big party at the Castro Theatre celebrating the success of the first season of the The L Word and the introduction of Season Four of QAF.
Michelle, it's really nice to see you here. I am so glad that Queer As Folk made it to four years. Who'd a thunk?
(laughs) Who'd a thunk is right! Who would have thought it would have ever seen the light of day? A lot of people didn't even think it would make it to the airwaves because it was so controversial and something that no one had seen before. I was surprised it even made it to television, but now we're here at four years and it has really changed a lot.
Yes, it has changed the face of television. In the four years that you've played Melanie, how do you think your character has evolved?
I think that Melanie has grown up in many ways, and probably it's also that I've grown up a bit, too. In the beginning, she shot from the hip and she was very forthright sometimes not in a very savvy way. She just said what was ever on her mind regardless of who was listening or how it affected other people's feelings. And although she will always have that – it's just part of who she is – I think that there's this softer side of her.
Ever since Gus came into her life in the first season, it has really softened her. I think that children just have her heart. And I think it's a really interesting side to see of Melanie (laughter) because here's this really tough woman, that when she's with the baby, she's just so enraptured, just in love with this little boy. And now that she's pregnant I think it's even more so. It's very hard for her actually, I think she struggles to maintain her independence and her point of view and her tough outer shell. But I think these things in her life that bring love to her, just chip away. I think it's really interesting – the conflict.
It is….because I think it was the brashness that originally attracted many people to Melanie.
Yeah, yeah…and I'm in fear of losing that sometimes. That's why I always throw a little brashness in whenever I feel it's getting too soft. But I think that's very Melanie. I think when things get a little soft in her life she throws in a little brashness, it's just instinctually where the character goes.
Do you think the motherhood story line is going to limit her in anyway?
Well yeah, I have a great fear of that and it's something that I think about all the time. Does it limit you or does it open you up? That's the question I guess women have in life as well, it's very scary. Will motherhood limit you as a woman or will it actually open you up and add more to your life and give you another perspective on life, because you have this great love in your life that no one else can really understand.
So maybe you bring that to every situation you deal with, so when she does go to work or when she does deal with the other lawyers, or deal with social or political issues she always has that other side to deal with. Not only how does this affect me, how does this affect my partner, how will this affect our future children. So I actually think that it will add…I'll make sure that it will add another dimension to her, instead of blanding her out. If that's a word, blanding.
That would be really nice to see, because it seems like what has happened to all of the lesbians on TV is that the writers have thrown children at them as a way of desexualizing the lesbians. It's happened to Dr. Weaver on ER, to Bianca Montgomery on All My Children, and now, it's happened to Melanie. I know a lot of people are worried, since we just got our feisty women out there… Finally see ourselves reflected in a realistic way…
Yeah, that's one thing I'm concerned with and I think that this season you will definitely see that the lesbians are very sexually….feisty, and I want to make sure that you keep seeing that. Because that to me is important because that's what attracted me to the role. To not play your typical character but to play something that was of her own mind, so that will always be there.
What is your favorite aspect of playing Melanie?
Well, you know I love her honesty and I relate to that quite a bit. I like that she is very honest and says what she thinks and how she feels, even if its ugly, even if it isn't pretty, even if it disturbs other people. And I think that that part of her will never go away, it's just who she is. And I think that's very important in this day and age, not only in characters but in people, that people constantly say how they feel without prettying it up or trying to be too diplomatic or too PC.
Or worried that they're going to upset somebody…
Yeah, or that they're going to upset somebody, I think you see that with our country now…
You're always going to upset somebody.
You're always going to upset somebody, I know I've upset a lot of people I'm sure and people want me to shut up about my politics all the time, but I think that's the problem with the country…that people are afraid to say what's on their mind or maybe the country is too strung out on Prozac to really care who the President is. You know, that's how I think: I think we're definitely living in a Prozac nation and so that's why we're so complacent when those guys stole the election.
Change usually starts with civil disobedience – you look at the Boston Tea Party, you look at Rosa Parks, you look at gay marriages right now! Gay marriage isn't going to be given to people we will have to fight for it, so I think that people should continue to have acts of civil disobedience because that's the only way we create change and hang on to our constitution. It's twisted, but that's the only way we actually hang on to it, we gotta fight for it.
One of the things most notable about you is that you're one of those actors who uses your fame to fight for change. Do you have fundraisers or anything that's coming up?
I don't right now. We just got done wrapping the season and the only thing that I got a chance to do during the season was I went down to NY to campaign for Howard Dean. In fact a few of us did. That was very important to me, I was a big supporter of his. I think that he was a great candidate, I just don't think we were ready for him because he's not savvy or smooth enough.
Once again we (the country) want people that can tell a great joke and be a shit-kicking Texan. We don't want somebody that's really passionate, right? We want someone that looks good in a suit and Howard is just right out there, he's just kind of like you know….this one girl went up to him and said, "why don't you smile?" and he replied, "because lady there's not a lot to smile about right now." So, I was very happy doing that, it's sad to see that he's not going to be the one going up against Bush, but that's OK, I'll support Kerry.
But I think that you have to use your power to do something, right?


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November 27, 2014
I've always been one of those kind of people that usually go to the doctor as a last resort to get things looked at. It's not because I am afraid of the doctor's office or anything like that, I am just a person that thinks my illness(es) are usually minor and that I'll get over it. I have done that a few times over the years, and playing football in college, you never felt 100% during the season. Went a few months before figuring out I had a broken wrist one time! LOL I don't like taking medications and other than a daily vitamin, but I expected to get at least one thing out of this visit.. I have been running all over the past month, taking on a few part time jobs on the side, etc.. just busy like all of you and getting less than 6 hours of sleep a night, so I never made time for the doctor until earlier this week.
Well, having said that.... about a month ago I thought I was catching a cold, so I grabbed a few cough drops, Zicam, some tissues, and lots of orange juice and got ready for it to settle in and got ready to give it a good fight. That was the first few days of October,,, and 3 weeks later, finally figured out that I should probably seek some help - especially since my chest/abs were sore from coughing all the time! What a great ab workout !?! LOL
After a quick visit on Monday, the doctor had me all set up with inhalers, pills and Mucinex to get over it. I have never used an inhaler before, so taking several of these things a day has been a chore while doing a thousand things at once. One thing I have enjoyed this week is my affinity for soup, YUMMY!
In any case, my suggestion is to anyone that feels a bit under the weather, go to the doctor and don't wait for your body to fight it off without help! Do not wait 4 weeks like I did, for this stuff I have has run amok and has my doctor concerned enough that I have all these drugs and steroids to help my body get over this.
Stay healthy y'all!
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There being no sun block for the brain, only the most dedicated tannist can lie in the sun hour after hour and not get bored. Hence, the beach book, a lightweight (in substance, at least) volume that can be toted to the ocean`s edge and consumed in lethargic nibbles between catnaps, girl- (or boy-) watching and trips into the surf.
Regardless of how highbrow your usual reading habits, at the beach all bets are off. A friend once made the mistake of taking the book he was already reading, The Turn of the Screw, to the ocean. He lay there on the sand for half a day with the sun glinting off the water, reading and rereading the same subordinate clause until finally he threw it down in disgust and wandered off in search of a Travis McGee mystery.


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Blizzcon Day 2 – Pt 1Posted by: Saresa in Blizzard, Wrath of the Lich King
Ok, So I snored straight through the PvP panel. Big oops!!! On the plus side, I figure it would be well covered anyway.
5.30am: End of Jeff (Tigole) Kaplan Interview
Didn't really hear much new here, the questions were disappointing and asked things we already knew (what will happen with the existing dailies, can we start alts at a higher level soon). Caught a glimpse of a new arena, which looked really interesting, with more interaction with the environment.
Caught a glimpse of some of the Halloween masks, they look interesting! Price range is about $75 each.
Kaplan's favourite item at Blizzcon? The plush talking Murloc.
His favourite part of WoW? The social experience - sitting in Ventrilo (amusingly, he said Vent rather than the poor quality in game chat) and in guild chat with friends.
Commented on the honor point reset controversy – in my opinion he really struggled with talking about it, was probably more on the side of wiping them completely, and had trouble finding a word to refer to the uproar over it.
6.00am – Raids and Dungeons Panel
5 man dungeons
Halls of Lightning
– Level 80
– Ties in closely with the Titan Lore
– Creatures feel 'epic' with unique abilities
– "Epic Lore + Epic Gameplay = Awesome" – more unique boss fights with a lot more story to go with
– Every instance wants to feel unique
– Shorter Instance experience, but still feels epic
– Squee, cutscenes!
Ahn'kahet – The Old Kingdom
– Has indoor and outdoor terrain
– Fits in appearance with Naxx
– First boss – Yay for eggs and hatchers! Not just killing the boss.
– Second Boss – Vampire who will occasionally stun someone on the ground and feed off them, have to attack your party mate to beat him off
– Third Boss – kills adds to gain buffs
– Fourth boss – Faceless one. Puts players into their own phase where your party mates attack you. When you 'beat' your own phase, you enter a party mates phase and help them. Yes, it CAN detect classes and specs!
Raid dungeons
10 and 25 man versions of all dungeons (but hey, we knew that!!)
Obsidian Sanctum
Looking to not make the mistake they made with Gruuls and Mags (too difficult for their transition point)
Able to choose your difficulty and therefore your reward through choosing how many adds you kill.
One boss fight sounds remarkably like Kalecgos
Eye of Eternity
Epic fight – buildings, vehicles.
Multiple phase fight,
Higher quality loot from Heroic dungeons (thank goodness for that is all I have to say, because heroic loot itemisation was horribly bad)
Different currencies from each raid tier (so you can't farm lower level content for high level rewards, a la farming Kara to buy a T6 quality robe). An excellent change which reflects the concerns of much of the raiding community.
Mix n Match the 10 man and 25 man pieces for the set bonuses.
Is there anyway to be able to boot someone from raid instances? – Basically, not yet.
Legendaries in 10 and 25 mans – is there going to be equal distribution, and will they be quest based or random drops? – Looking to be quest related rather than random drops, which I think is good and increases the value of the item.
With dual specs, will people need to respec for encounters? – NO (very emphatic)
Any new content going to open in Azeroth? – Old content isn't gone, just waiting for the right time for it to fit. At the moment no.
Is there going to be balance to allow for 70% of the raid wanting caster weapons? – Provided the numbers don't hate you, it should work out so that the ratio is fair.
Is there anyway to ensure that tokens didn't drop for classes that aren't in the raid? – The Emblems of Valor and Heroism can buy a couple of set pieces
Attunements in Wrath – Don't really exist, tokenistic attunements by ensuring someone has a key for an event.
How viable will our tanking pets be in 5mans, or OTing? Your pet should be able to offtank (lots of boos at this question!!)
Will the progression ramp up to the difficulty of Sunwell in Wrath? Not sure if we will get to the level of Sunwell raid. Nice to see them acknowledge the immense amount of pressure on guilds from these encounters.
Will there be any 10 man with no 'lockout'? – Not at the moment, because it devalues the gear.
They love PuGs!!!
Will we see more creative skill usage in boss fights? – Yes, there are some fights where you use different abilities or abilities of things you need to interact with.
Will there be interconnections between different wings – passages between instances like DM? – Been talking about it and looking into implementing something like this in the future.
Are you intending to continue using the tier tokens, and if so, can you make one of each token drop? – 25 man bosses dropping 4 or more items to try and help with this. You can also buy a couple of pieces off the vendor with tokens, as previously discussed.
What time frame do you estimate the top end guilds will have 'beaten' the expansion? – Naxx, less than a week :)
The feel I got from this is that Blizzard are really looking at making raiding more accessible. There are some things which may annoy the elite guilds (the seeming lack of attunements for example), but there is much more emphasis on 'you will be able to do this raid when your gear is ready and your guild is ready.
There wasn't really any addressing of issues with tokens where you might get 3 useless tokens, but to be honest I wasn't expecting otherwise.


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This course involves learning techniques for teaching and assessing students with special needs both in and out of the general education environment. Class sessions will be devoted to lectures, demonstrations, discussions, audio-visual material, and topics of particular interest within the area of assessment. Course content will focus on learners (PK through adults) who are not experiencing success within the standard academic situation and on identified special needs students in need of (re)evaluation. Students are expected to become familiar with standardized assessments, interpretation of evaluation data, and acquire an understanding of regulations governing the assessment and evaluation process. Students will demonstrate an understanding of laws, regulations, and ethical concerns related to services for special needs students and regular education students relating to assessment and evaluation. Students will become proficient in communicating assessment data fluently through oral and written forms. Students will use information relating to child and adolescent development to develop instructional recommendations and ensure appropriate assessment application. Knowledge of Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks will be used to construct and evaluate authentic classroom assessment(s). Application of evaluative information to the IEP process will addressed as related to determination of special education eligibility criteria as outlined in Massachusetts and federal regulations and construction of IEP elements. Course participants will be proficient in the areas of: identifications of Specific Learning Disabilities using methodology outlined in current State regulations. Field experience is required.
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The Easter Message in Modern Historical Perspective
Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. (45) Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth." (46)Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see." (John 1:44-46, NRSV)
The chirping birds, flowers beginning to bloom, and the moderately shifting warmer weather resemble everything that is beautiful about life in spring-time. Aside from the occasional spring rain showers or the dusting of pollen across the broad landscape, the decorative colors of Cherry blossoms and refreshing smells of Jasmine and Azalea blossoms signal all that we may imagine of the outdoor pleasantries of picnic-type gatherings. Wedding chapel bells fill the air with joyous rings of glee and excitement in spring-time. Spring signals the end of the brutal wintery weather and frost chilled days and nights. The occasional kite flying in a stirring wind or the picturesque image of father and son tossing a baseball in the park all but capture the modest pleasures which mark the shifting seasonal tide. Yet, historically, April has signaled more than just these ideal feelings and images. Beneath the surface, the fourth month in our calendar year has documented some of the most tragic and noteworthy events in human history.
It was in April 1776 that the American Revolution began. On April 12th, 1861, the Civil War began. The month of April (the 14th of 1865) also witnessed the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. On April 20th, 1889, Aldolf Hitler was born. April 18th, 1906 is when the great San Francisco earthquake took place. The Armenian Genocide occurred in April 1914. April 17th, 1961 is when the failed Bay of Pigs invasion took place in Cuba which, essentially, pitted the Soviet Union and the U.S. on a collision course toward an almost near nuclear war standoff. The month of April (the 4th, 1968) is when Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated at the Loraine Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred on April 26th 1986. The Rodney King verdict which resulted in the Los Angeles riots was delivered on April 29th, 1992. The Bosnian War also occurred in April of this same year. The siege of the Branch Davidian compound took place in Waco, Texas on April 13th, 1993. The Rwandan genocide began April 6th 1994. The unforgettable Oklahoma City bombing also happened in April (on the 19th, 1995). The tragic Columbine High School shooting gripped the nation on April 20th, 1999. The Virginia Tech shootings again paralyzed the nation on April 16th, 2007. The Boston Marathon bombings stunned the nation on April 15th, 2013. The recent Fort Hood shooting took place this April 2nd, as did the recent Pennsylvania High School stabbings on April 9th.
The dread and doom that has taken place in the month of April leaves one with a sense of hopelessness and fear, dread and gloom. The passage where one of the newly identified disciples asks the seeming rhetorical question about Jesus and his place of ministry, "can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" (John 1:46) comes to mind. Can any good thing come out of April? Well, besides personally celebrating my wedding anniversary or my brother celebrating his birth, April is typically the month we also celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Known as Easter, or the Passover, as Christians, this is the time when we celebrate the victory that Jesus gained over death, Hell and the grave, thus making possible that we (humanity) could be redeemed from our sinful nature and be restored back into a right relation with God our creator. In this, spring symbolizes new life, transition via conversion. The death and resurrection of Jesus makes it possible for humanity's salvation. As it is offered to us through the work of Jesus Christ, it is up to us to embrace and receive it; a type of spring cleansing of one's life.


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This November the Linkdex team will be attending 2 interesting events: Toolscon and the White Exchange. Let's have closer look at these 2 conferences.
Toolscon is a new free 1 day conference organised by Rough Agenda and it takes place on Thursday the 20th of November at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. The event focuses on enterprise technology platforms, tools and services, and on how to use them effectively. Linkdex will be exhibiting and speaking there. The speaker list includes digital marketing experts such as Dixon Jones (@Dixon_Jones) from MajesticSEO, David Harling (@DavidHarling) from MoneySuperMarket as well as our CSO Matt Roberts (@matthewroberts), who is very excited about this new event:
"Toolscon is an interesting change from the normal marketing conference. It's about the technology and data that's shaping how how businesses market themselves. The challenge of creating a market winning technology stack and getting people to use it is significant. Conferences like this are critical the bringing these conversations out in the open."
Matt and Jon Henshaw, CPO & Co-Founder of Raven Tools, will be speaking at 1:30pm. Don't miss their presentation on "Human vs. Robot".
White Exchange
On Monday the 24th of November, White will be celebrating their first anniversary after their rebrand hosting their annual White Exchange event at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. Speakers from agencies and brands will be giving talks about "Turning Data into Strategy". Linkdex's Jono Alderson (@jonoalderson) is on the speaker list together with Daniel Bianchini (@danielbianchini) and Jason Denny (@black_hawk204) from White, Geoffrey Roberts from Democrata and Jon Myers (@JonDMyers) from Marin Software who said about the event:
"I'm really looking forward to taking part in the White Exchange event. It's always great to be in a room with a group of people who are so knowledgeable on the latest trends in digital advertising."
Linkdex are happy to support these insightful events. Let us know if you're planning on attending either Toolscon or White Exchange, we would love to meet you there and talk about award multi-award winning enterprise SEO platform.