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Sean Nicholson, OEM 3R (Redesign, Reuse, Recycle) program manager, Microsoft
Schoolchildren in Madagascar using refurbished PCs to learn IT skills
Every year around 20% of the PCs in use worldwide finish with their owners. Many will be broken or very old, but around half of them can still be reused, especially as entry level PCs for internet use and learning IT skills. These reused PCs represent some of the most affordable ways for people to own a PC with commercial prices starting from under $100 and donated PCs just requiring the cost of cleaning them up, testing, and performing a clean software install.
Microsoft has been supporting the reuse of PCs for over 5 years. In our last financial year we helped over 400,000 PCs be reused by schools, universities, not for profit organizations and technology access programs around the world. This work is part of our Registered Refurbisher Program, which has both commercial software licenses that any refurbished PC can use, along with special Citizenship software licenses that only education, non-profits and specially approved recipients are allowed to use. The refurbishing organization can be commercial or charitable and may use both license types depending on who they are supplying the refurbished PC to.
The Citizenship software licenses offer Windows 7 for around $6 and Office 2007 for a similar fee. The fees are used to cover the cost of running the program as well as support the reuse of PCs. For example Microsoft has been sponsoring the International Computer Refurbishers Summit (ICRS) for the last few years which many non-profit refurbishers attend to share knowledge on PC reuse. Microsoft also operates a program for large commercial refurbishers called Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher.
Microsoft defines a refurbished PC as a PC that has been used, is over six months old and has its original motherboard and processor. The refurbishers may choose to upgrade things like memory, graphics and disk storage. The refurbishers are also required to follow local environmental legislation and international data wiping standards to ensure no confidential or personal data is left on the used PC.
Currently we have over 2,500 organizations that have joined the program from over 80 countries. They range from small non-profits who refurbish fewer than 50 PCs a year, up to large organization's handling tens of thousands, often sponsored by governments. Some of our large commercial refurbishers operate programs that allow corporations to donate their used PCs to help others, for example Serious Good from Redemtech. Directories of all the organizations in our PC refurbishment programs along with guidance on buying a refurbished PC can be found here.
To support this work we have developed special software tools that make reimaging a refurbished PC easier, especially when you have to do hundreds at a time. Unlike the new PC production line where each PC is the same model, with the same device drivers, a refurbishers production line handles snowflakes in that each PC is different and will require different configuration options. We have also produced guides on disposal of your PC which you can read here along with guidance on the licensing rules when reinstalling Windows operating system on PCs.
While reusing PCs is great for the environment my favorite part of running the citizenship refurbisher program is meeting and hearing stories around the impact these affordable PCs have on people lives.
Please consider joining our Refurbisher Program , or buying from one of our refurbishers.
Returning U.S. veterans face major challenges finding civilian employment. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics October unemployment report showed that the unemployment rate among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans was 12.1 percent compared with 8.4 percent for nonveterans. A year ago we announced a program aimed at addressing that issue, the Elevate America Veterans initiative. It's a program focused on working with nonprofit organizations to provide veterans and their spouses with the training and support services they need to transition from the military to civilian employment.
Today we are expanding that commitment. Working with the U.S. Department of Labor in a liaison role, we are announcing the availability of new training voucher "packages" that will enable veterans to obtain, at no cost, selected e-learning, test preparation and certification for Windows 7 and Office 2010 or selected IT Professional e-learning, test preparation and certification. These vouchers will be available in the five communities in the United States with the highest number of post 9/11 era veterans and distributed in partnership with local Workforce Areas, including:
· Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County (WA)
· San Diego Workforce Partnership (CA)
· Houston-Galveston Area Council (TX)
· Northern Virginia Workforce Board (VA)
· First Coast Workforce Development/Worksource Florida (Jacksonville, FL)
Each of these areas will receive 1,000 voucher packages per year for two years, totaling 10,000 packages. We will also be providing support for in-person tutorial assistance for veterans to ensure they are successful in their training and certification. Each of the local Workforce Areas will help connect the veterans and their spouses to potential employers in their area.
Veterans can find more information about resources available from Microsoft, including specific locations where the vouchers will be distributed at the Elevate America veterans initiative website.
This new voucher program is an expansion to our existing Elevate America veterans initiative, and our work with six nonprofit organizations who are providing veterans with technology skills, job training and placement programs to help give veterans and their spouses the skills and resources they need to be successful in today's civilian work force. The nonprofits providing these services in their local communities include:
· Able-Disabled Advocacy, Inc., San Diego, CA; San Diego VetWORKS
· Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA; Project Succeed
· Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont Inc, Charlotte, NC; Elevate America's veterans initiative
· Gulf Coast Workforce Board, Panama City, FL; Mission: 21st Century (M:21c)
· Per Scholas INC., New York, NY; Microsoft Veterans Employment Project
· Veterans Inc., Worcester, MA; Veterans Inc. Employment & Training Program
Through this work we continue to learn best practices in how we can scale support for the thousands of veterans and their spouses who can benefit from this type of support.The new voucher program increases our investment in the Elevate America Veterans initiative to over $12 million in cash, product, training and certification resources and other services.
Related posts:
· Read the official press release
· Elevate America Veterans web site
· Microsoft, Sen. Patty Murray and Sen. Richard Burr Convene Roundtable on Veterans and Unemployment
· Joining Forces to Increase Job Opportunities for Military Spouses
· Bringing veterans to Microsoft
· Elevate America helps U.S. veterans to find employment
· Stories from the front lines: Elevate America veterans
· Supporting our Veterans
Guest posts:
· Asking for help is strength, not weakness – Wounded Warriors Project
· Calling all Businesses—Hire More Veterans with Disabilities - Paralyzed Veterans of America
· Responding to the Emerging Needs of Veterans – Veterans Inc.
· Veterans Build Success at Bellevue College – Bellevue College
· The Private Sector Steps up for Vets - Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
· Benefits of Hiring a Veteran – Gulf Coast Workforce Board
· Serving our country's heroes – Goodwill Industries
· More than meets the eye – American Legion
· A tribute to success – Able-Disabled Advocacy
· Our Duty - USO
My grandfather was a fire department chief, and I can still remember him in his uniform – white hat, boots, heavy jacket and gloves. He was a hero to me. He was also a survivor of prostate cancer. Each of my other grandparents had cancer, and many of my friends and family, from 2 years old to 90. In fact, this is not uncommon – 1 of 2 men will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, and 1 of 3 women. In fact, by the time you finish reading this post, 2 men will have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. And by the time you finish this post and visit my site, 1 man will have died from prostate cancer. In Movember, the month formerly known as November, we are focusing on men's health issues. The 'we' is nearly 800,000 men (Mo Bro's) and women (Mo Sistas) who have signed up worldwide to be part of a movement to highlight and help make progress on health issues that disproportionately affect men, such as certain types of cancer, diabetes, suicide and depression. So far, we've been part of raising nearly $43,000,000 this year alone. So welcome to moustache season:
The Mo Sistas in support of Movember
Every Movember men register at www.movember.com, start the month clean-shaven and grow a moustache for 30 days. The moustache becomes the hairy ribbon for men's health and the guys growing them become walking, talking billboards for the cause. To date, over 1.1 million men and women have supported Movember, raising $174 million through the power of the moustache.
"Movember is truly becoming a movement for men's health in the US," said Adam Garone, CEO and Co-Founder of Movember. "Through the simple act of growing a moustache, we are funding successful awareness and education programs through the Movember Foundation, research through our partner
Prostate Cancer Foundation, and support programs through our partner LIVESTRONG."
Movember funds are hard at work. Thanks to support of their Mo Bros and Mo Sistas, Movember is funding a number of prolific outcomes in the US, including:
· PCF Research Program: Whole Genome Sequencing For the first time ever scientists have constructed a complete genetic map of prostate cancer.
· PCF Research Program: 25+ Subtypes of Prostate Cancer Researchers have identified 25+ subtypes of prostate cancer.
· LIVESTRONG Movember Partnership Initiative Providing free cancer navigation resources for any man affected by any cancer at any stage.
I am proud of the nearly 450 Microsoft employees, men and women, who have signed up to be part of this – people like Matt Bielich, who guides our Microsoft Mo "network", Paul Redmond, my team captain, Kees Pronk, a fundraising machine, and Cynthia Snyder, Mo Sista extraordinaire who brought in pink moustaches for all the ladies. We all have our own reasons for participating. For me, I do it to honor the memory of my grandparents, I do it for myself and my family so I can enjoy a happy and healthy life, and I do it for all of our kids so that they might not have the specter of cancer haunting their futures.
It is easy for YOU to get involved. Start by visiting my site at http://mobro.co/slowmoshun – I would love for you to leave a comment, or a note of encouragement. You can also visit the main Movember site, or the Microsoft Movember site, to learn more about these health issues, the movement and what it takes to join or sign up your own team for next year. Look at starting an effort within your school, club, team, company, or even retirement community – there are groups from government agencies, universities, and private companies all growin' and showin' their new Mo's.
Finally, if you happen to see someone sporting a brand new Mo, and perhaps seeming a bit uncomfortable, say hello - there's a good chance they are one of my new MoBros! If it is a bright neon lime green moustache, it's probably me…
On this blog we often talk about the next generation of Social Entrepreneurs and the ways in which people are aiming to solve the toughest global issues through the use of technology. Recently we had the pleasure of hosting a panel of entrepreneurs on our Redmond campus to hear firsthand how they are investing their time, energy and resources for positive change.
Given the limited space at the event, we recorded the discussion for your viewing pleasure. The panel runs about one hour so pull up a comfortable chair and enjoy.
A bit about the panel…
Moderator: Stefan Weitz, Senior Director at Bing. You can follow Stefan on Twitter @StefanWeitz.
Panelist: Adam Braun – Pencils of Promise: As a college student traveling across the globe, Adam asked a small boy begging on the streets of India what he wanted most in the world. The answer: a pencil. That encounter inspired Adam to start Pencils of Promise (Pop) in October 2008 with a mere $25 in hopes of building one school in Laos. The movement that grew out of the Pop approach of nonprofit idealism and for-profit business accountability soon encouraged Adam to leave his job at Bain & Company and work exclusively on realizing the Pop dream. Today, that dream has manifested into more than 40 schools in Laos, Nicaragua and Guatemala. In creating a dedicated community of over 250,000 members, PoP has become a leader in social media engagement, sustainable development, youth empowerment and digital innovation. You can follow Pencils of Promise on Twitter: @pencilsofpromis.
Panelist: Sean Carasso – Falling Whistles: An avid adventurer, Sean left college early to travel the world with John Paul DeJoria and with every step wanted to see more. In 2008 he went to South Africa on a TOMS Shoe Drop and traveled north into the Democratic Republic of Congo. There he learned of children sent to the front lines of war, armed with only a whistle. That night he wrote a small journal called Falling Whistles that was forwarded around the world. He received thousands of emails asking, what can we do? The Falling Whistles campaign was born with a simple response - make their weapon your voice and be a whistleblower for peace. Out of his garage-office in Venice California, FW has partnered with local leaders in Congo to rehabilitate hundreds of women and children and is creating a global coalition for peace in our world's deadliest war. You can follow Falling Whistles on Twitter: @fallingwhistles.
Panelist: Matthew Segal co-founded OUR TIME in 2011 to channel the consumer power and voting strength of Americans under 30 in a united membership organization. In building OUR TIME, Matthew merged the Student Association for Voter Empowerment (SAVE), a voting rights campaign he founded in college, with Declare Yourself, a national civic engagement organization founded by Norman Lear, which registered nearly 4 million young Americans to vote. In early 2009, Matthew co-founded the 80 Million Strong Coalition, the largest campaign of organizations in the United States that addressed youth unemployment and other economic challenges facing individuals under 30. In this capacity, Matthew spearheaded a national jobs summit of hundreds of young leaders, provided testimony to the House Education and Labor Committee, and was the only youth representative invited to attend President Obama's conference on jobs and economic growth. Matthew is a contributing writer to the Huffington Post, is frequently quoted in the press, and appears regularly on CNN and MSNBC. Twitter: @OurTimeorg
Panelist: James Marshall Reilly is the author of the book Shake the World, which focuses on the job market, social entrepreneurship, business in the 21st century, philanthrocapitalism, and the change generation, will be released by Penguin/Portfolio in December, 2011. The book features interviews with many of the top young game-changers in the world, from Tony Hsieh (Zappos) and Doug Ulman (CEO & President of LIVESTRONG) to Elizabeth McKee Gore (Executive Director of Global Partnerships for the United Nations Foundation) and Shawn Fanning (Napster, Rupture, Path...) among many, many more. The text explores the career marketplace and how a new generation is embracing technology and a shift in values and consciousness to trigger social change and ultimately achieve success, however individually defined. Reilly is an entrepreneur, social commentator, and connector. He is 29 years old and lives in New York City.
By Christopher T. Coward
Technology & Social Change Group, University of Washington Information School
Since 2005, the Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) at the University of Washington Information School has been working with Microsoft's Community Affairs group to study the impact and effectiveness of the company's Community Skills Technology Program (CTSP).
Microsoft's commitment to independent inquiry is significant. The company has been serious about conducting independent research to inform its grant-making strategy, strengthen the effectiveness of its grant partners, and contribute to Microsoft's role as a thought leader on the role of ICT skills training and employability.
Here are some of the key insights that TASCHA has observed in its work with Microsoft:
The importance of a "learning organization". The work of CTSP is exemplary in its scale, partner selection, and ultimate impact. An important factor in this regard is Community Affairs' openness as a "learning organization." While our evaluations and research represent just one type of input, on numerous occasions Microsoft has acted on findings in the field and been willing to make some difficult choices.
The role of independent research. Microsoft and the TASCHA team worked together to develop annual research plans that struck a balance among several objectives: expanding knowledge about the role and impact of ICT training in society, providing guidance that Microsoft could use to improve CTSP, and creating public awareness about program results. In all cases it was essential that our role as independent researchers was clear, and for Community Affairs leaders in Redmond to back us when questions arose. We were most effective when we worked closely with Community Affairs leaders in Redmond. In Europe, for example, TASCHA, our European research partners and Microsoft Europe participated in a series of European Union meetings while we were conducting research on the challenges facing immigrant women in the labor market—a prominent issue in the region. Microsoft Europe understood and highlighted the independent nature of our research. Our research inspired action on the role of NGOs in providing technology access and training for immigrant communities in the EU. The issue is now squarely on the EU policy agenda, and TASCHA researchers, CTSP grant recipients, and Microsoft personnel are actively participating in policy conversations on this issue.
The role of evaluations and thematic research. In the first phase of our collaboration with Microsoft, we established metrics for monitoring grantee performance and conducted evaluations in many locations around the world. We then shifted our attention to specific research issues such as the effect of ICT skills training on wages and target populations, including disabled persons, immigrants, and at-risk youth. In our experience, evaluations produced clearer actionable findings; research generated greater opportunities to engage policy and other stakeholders and to influence a broader range of people through publications and conference presentations. Both approaches have value, and it is important that all parties are clear with regard to the goals and expectations of whichever approach is pursued.
The ripple effects of research. Microsoft-sponsored research has been significant in shaping an important area within the field of ICT and development. For example, as part of a large-scale, five-year global study on the impact of ICT in public access centers, a major dimension TASCHA is investigating is the role ICT plays with respect to employment and income generation. The Microsoft-funded work has directly shaped the design of the new study, and the results will provide further insights into the impact of organizations that provide ICT access and skills training.
Microsoft's investment in independent evaluation and research—and its willingness to embrace a "learning approach"—have helped increase the effectiveness and impact of CTSP. Insights regarding the role of technology training and employability have benefited the company and—because the research has been entered in the public domain—other organizations working in the field.
More information about Microsoft-funded research at TASCHA: http://tasha.uw.edu/employability
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Night and Day
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Night and Day
Virginia Woolf, Julia Briggs
An immaculately-observed social comedy that explores the boundaries between personal freedom and the demands of love, the Penguin Classics edition of Virginia Woolf's Night and Day is edited with an introduction and notes by Julia Briggs. Katharine Hilbery is beautiful and privileged, but uncertain of her future. She must choose between becoming engaged to the oddly prosaic poet William Rodney, and her dangerous attraction to the passionate Ralph Denham. As she struggles to decide, the lives of two other women - women's rights activist Mary Datchet and Katharine's mother, Margaret, struggling to weave together the documents, events and memories of her own father's life into a biography - impinge on hers with unexpected and intriguing consequences. Virginia Woolf's delicate second novel is both a love story and a social comedy, yet it also subtly undermines these traditions, questioning a woman's role and the very nature of experience. This edition of Night and Day includes a detailed introduction by Julia Briggs, which considers the key themes of the novel and its place in the tradition of social comedy, a map of central London of the period and notes. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) is regarded as a major 20th century author, a great novelist and essayist, and a key figure in literary history as a feminist and modernist. and became the centre of 'The Bloomsbury Group'. This informal collective of artists and writers which included Lytton Strachey and Roger Fry, exerted a powerful influence over early twentieth-century British culture. Between 1925 and 1931 Virginia Woolf produced what are now regarded as her finest masterpieces, from Mrs Dalloway (1925) to the poetic and highly experimental novel The Waves (1931). She also maintained an astonishing output of literary criticism, short fiction, journalism and biography, including the playfully subversive Orlando (1928) and A Room of One's Own (1929) a passionate feminist essay.
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Yup. I'm picking them up at a vinyl shop tomorrow. Had them do a little work on them, plus put some rock blocker on the covers. Since the lenses are thick glass, I'm not worried about them. I'll post up a pic when they are on.
u got a set of those lights? thats awesome they are so bad ass and i will deff let u know about any meets
Heck, Don's Kawa is a block away from me. If you end up meeting with people (doesn't have to be soobs, just car enthusiasts), let me know. I will be installing my morette headlights tomorrow, and would love to show them off. That and finally meet some people in the area.
nice ur just like 10 mins from me i was just there yesterday at dons kawisaki getting **** for the jet ski. i know there is a brothers pizza meet every thursday in harrisburg and a meet sunday nights at the sonic in brownstown off 222. i havent been looking around lately i can get a bunch of guys together but they all have volvo, audi, vw's
Hey, I haven't been on here for a while. Have you found people to meet with? I just moved to Hellam, so I'm a little closer.
i was talking about the circuit in york on fri and sat nights, the car meet. any ways we should try to get togther for a meet this summer
Sorry, haven't been on here for a while. Been spending money on my other expensive hobby...reef tanks. And no, I don't do circuits. Right now I'm working on figuring out what is squeaking in my driver front wheel well. I might just have to bite the bullet and take it somewhere.
hey man u goto circuit at all?
Cool. I'll keep an eye out for you.
i live right along the river outside of dirty columbia and millersville, the only time i really goto york is for best buy or the galleria or sometimes hooters


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Nik Stauskas • Shooting Guard, Sacramento Kings • University of Michigan Shooter • Canadian Basketball Player
Chances are you've seen this sharpshooter light up the court on ESPN, CBS, or the Big Ten Network with his flashy 3 point shooting style and all around guard play. Born in Canada, Nik Stauskas is was the 2013 Big Ten Player of the year and has helped lead the University of Michigan to a National Runner-Up position in 2012-13 as well as an Elite Eight appearance in the 2013-14 season.
"He's Lived His Life On Fire" -Dan Dakich
Famous for online YouTube videos of Nik Stauskas sinking 45 of 50 shots in the cold Canadian weather over Winter break, it's clear that Nik Stauskas is on his way to a great Basketball career. With plenty of reason to believe Stauskas will be a longtime NBA star, the Sacramento Kings selected Nik Stauskas with the number 8 overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft.


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First impressions of the T-Mobile HTC Amaze 4G and Samsung Galaxy S II
Summary: T-Mobile is rolling out two high end Android Gingerbread smartphones with the HTC Amaze 4G and Samsung Galaxy S II. The tough thing with devices this good is deciding which of the two to purchase. Both are amazing Android devices with similar internal specs and different design features.
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The HTC Amaze 4G also has a 2 megapixel front facing camera above the display. Unlike the Galaxy S II though you can use the camera with Google Talk, which is a nice advantage for the HTC Amaze 4G.
There is a microUSB port on the center of the left side of the device.
A major design feature for me personally are the dedicated camera and video capture buttons on the lower right side that let you launch the camera and video recorder when the device is in a locked condition.
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Photos and Description of this 2 bedroom holiday condo in Isla Verde San Juan - Reina Del Mar Condo BEACHFRONT
2 Gorgeous bedrooms, 1 full bath, Condo on the 16th Floor
Perfect Beachfront condo in the Reina del Mar with panoramic ocean vista from this marble-floored, newly decorated designer style apartment. Rattan furniture with soft, cushioned accents and glass-topped tables give our guests the luxury of being surrounded by beauty during their stay. The water is warm and calm for swimming, and the fine, sand-filled beach is well-maintained and shared by the El San Juan Hotel & Casino. The Intercontinental Hotel is next to the El San Juan Hotel and on the opposite side is the Ritz Carlton Hotel and the Marriott Courtyard. We are located 5 minutes from the SJ Airport, 20-minute bus ride to Old San Juan for 75 cents and an easy day trip to the Rain Forests.
There are plenty of great restaurants such as the Metropol, Chili's, Mia Casita and many, many more all within walking distance.
Amenities: A/C, ceiling fans in every room, 2-Cable TV/VCR/DVD/CD players, telephone, telephone answering machine, kitchen fully equipped, W/D, electric range, full-size refrigerator, microwave, toaster, coffee maker, blender, juicer, china, glassware and pots and pans. A queen size bed and 2 twin beds, come with linens and towels and some toiletries. Pueblo Super Market and Grande Super Market are nearby. rivate parking is available. Swimming pool.
Activities: Best swimming beach with boating, parasailing, water-skiing, snorkeling, jet skiing (in designated areas), banana boats, walking along the beach and windsurfing.
Area: Restaurants nearby are at the El San Juan Hotel & Casino, Denny's, Burger King, Lupi's Mexican food, Metropol for authentic PR food, Baskin Robbins, KFC, The Ritz Carlton and so many other fine restaurants and shops. All within walking distance.
- Suitability:
- children welcome
- limited accessibility
- non smoking only
- pets not allowed
- suitable for elderly or infirm
- wheelchair accessible
About Patricia Corbett
My husband and I live in Wallingford, CT when we are not enjoying our condo. I am retired and spend most of my time painting as a landscape artist. Many of my paintings of PR hang in the condo.
Patricia Corbett purchased this condo in 2004
Why Patricia Corbett chose Isla Verde San Juan
I looked all over PR and fell in love with Isla Verde and the Reina del Mar because of the way the building is managed and the elegance in its appearance and the people who live here. And mostly because of the view from the balcony.
What makes this condo unique
We gutted and completely renovated the apartment in 2013 installing a newly tiled bathroom, new travertine floors throughout and a new kitchen with red oak cabinents, washer and dryer, convection/microwave oven with granite countertops. The kitchen is fully equipped. No need to bring a thing!
There are towels, linens, and even some beach chairs and other items for the beach!
The most pleasure for me after a refreshing walk and swim, is sitting on the balcony, looking out over the ocean from the 16th floor and seeing the skies that change frequently in their beautiful colors atop the enchanting, acquarmarine ocean!
Guestbook comments from the owner
We are in heaven here! Your condo is everything we had hoped, and more. I am sitting out on the balcony as I write this, and I think might want to sit right here forever!
I noticed that my laptop is picking up on a wireless network, but it is secured and requires a password. I'm sending you this from my phone, which is connected on the Sprint network... but I can't access that on my laptop. I'm wondering if your wireless internet is for guest use? If not, I understand, and its no problem!
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Morsi Flees, But Muslim Brotherhood Lives On
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These are a favorite cookie of my family around Christmas. The cran-orange flavor makes special.—Nancy Rollag, Kewaskum, Wisconsin
64 Servings
Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons 2% milk
1 teaspoon
McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
2/3 cup chopped dried cranberries
1/4 cup chopped pecans
8 to 10 drops red food coloring, optional
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat
in the egg, milk and vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder;
gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Transfer 1 cup dough to a small bowl; stir in orange peel and set
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Bikes are often seen as more environmentally friend than cars, due partly to better fuel consumption figures.
But do you really care about fuel consumption figures when the sun is shining and everything is perfect on a sunny Sunday ride and does it effect your opinion when buying a new bike?
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Dec 10
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preunit says:
wouldn't have bought what I did if mpg was an issue.
Stupid question tbh.
Feb 09
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philehidiot says:
I commute but even if I didn't then I'd care indirectly as better fuel consumption = better tank range.
Dec 12
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Diablere says:
it wasn't the main reason i got rid of the R1, but 15mpg when ridden hard was difficult to justify.
Especially when you consider, that riding the daytona just as hard, and with little difference in speed i'm getting 40mpg.
£60 in the tank or £20 in the tank everytime i go out for the same level of fun? its a no brainer really
Nov 05
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gamma498 says:
As I ride a Spondon RG500, what do you think my answer is?
Aug 10
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Krisrexter says:
I only care as I use my bike as main transport and do lots of miles. Didn't care when it was a toy
Feb 10
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wesley01 says:
Cost is obviously an issue but with certain models offering a stupidly small tank and bad mileage adds up to a huge headache of always having to fill up and find a garage for fuel.
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snev says:
nope... Not interested in MPG.... But Fun and Thrills are what I am interested in ..... MPG ? I'm happy enough with the Busa's 30 -55MPG it's far far better than spending £150000 on a less exciting Cage that manages 10 MPG...
Jun 08
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Ridefree says:
I want to ride to Spain.
One way on bike £250 speeds up to say 95mph
One way on plane £125 speed 550mph ????????????????
Don't even ask which is he greener transport.
Feb 12
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Titosfuneral says:
If my bike does less mpg than my car although it weighs a fraction of it, I find that hard to swallow. Now I'm not talking about a ducati paningaleforcewind or a supersport/superbike where all out performance is key. But 35 mpg on a bike that isn't an all out sports bike is just silly silly. Even relatively quick bikes should be easily in the high 50's/60 mpg. And one of the worst at this is our own beloved Triumph..
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CBR11X says:
My 5L V8 used to get better than 15mpg. I don't know what you had in your R1, maybe a 455 CI Chev! A MotoGP bike gets around 14 mpg. Even riding hard I get over 25 mpg on my Bandit and the same on my old Blackbird.
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However tempting it might be to use artificial fertilizers and herbicides for plant growth, applying natural fertilizer, such as manure and compost, is a great way to practice eco-friendly gardening. Installing a personal composting system for your yard is a great way to maximize on organic waste. Local sources also supply compost for landscaping needs, in particular Earth Farm Organics.
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What is needed if we are to have a chance of enacting a renewable energy revolution in enough time to prevent widespread and catastrophic climate disruption?
Revolutions happen when:
~~A majority of people are either actively or passively in support of the changes that, cumulatively, would constitute a revolution;
~~The ruling powers-that-be are divided, unsure of how to handle rising resistance and with some going over to the side of the revolution; and,
~~The revolutionaries are organized and united.
As far as the first requirement, broad mass support, results from a recent poll by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication show that we're in pretty good shape. Among other findings, the poll found that:
"About half of Americans (53%) say they would sign a petition about global warming if asked by a person they 'like and respect.' About four in ten say that, if asked, they would sign a pledge to vote only for political candidates that share their views on global warming (39%), attend a neighborhood meeting to discuss global warming and actions people can take (38%), or attend a public meeting or presentation about global warming (38%). Nearly four in ten (36%) have joined or would join a campaign to convince elected officials to pass laws increasing energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy as a way to reduce America's dependence on fossil fuels.
"About half of Americans (48%) say that they intend to engage in consumer activism over the next 12 months - rewarding companies by buying their products and/or punishing companies by not buying their products - based on whether or not companies have taken steps to reduce global warming.
"One in four Americans would support an organization engaging in non-violent civil disobedience against corporate or government activities that make global warming worse (24%), and about one in six (17%) say they would personally engage in such activities."
These are significant findings, a clear indication that, though this mass base must be broadened, it is already massive and oriented towards support of activism.
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NFL: Browns coach Chudzinski longtime admirer of Bears' Hester
Resourceful kick returners always plead for any tiny opening, a crease, a momentary opportunity to burst free for a long run.
Bears Hall of Famer Gale Sayers used to refer to such a modest request as "18 inches of daylight" to make a mad dash to the end zone.
Devin Hester speaks of similar desires, and he has seen the light a record number of times during his NFL career. He is tied with Hall of Famer Deion Sanders for the most combined kick returns for touchdowns with 19.
Browns coach Rob Chudzinski fears Hester could break that tie Sunday when the Bears travel to Cleveland.
"I have known Devin ... I actually recruited him," Chudzinski said. "I was at the University of Miami at the time and recruited him (out of Suncoast Community High School in Riviera, Fla.). I know how special he is. You have to not let him take over the game."
The Browns (4-9) figure to have divided attention trying to contain the Bears multi-faceted offense with big-play weapons such as Brandon Marshall, Alshon Jeffery, Matt Forte and Martellus Bennett. An additional scoring play or two from Hester on special teams could be a back-breaker for the Browns.
"You have to play a complete game against them, in all aspects and all phases," Chudzinski said. "Offensively they are playing so well. They have some guys who really give you some difficulties matching up."
In Week 2 this season, Hester amassed a franchise single-season record of 249 kickoff return yards against the Vikings, breaking his own mark of 225 set Dec. 11, 2006 against the Rams in St. Louis.
Chudzinski isn't surprised to see that Hester ranks first in Bears history in punt return yardage (3,171) and kickoff return yardage (5,135).
"He stood out, let me put it that way," Chudzinski said of his recruiting days. "Watching high school games and seeing what he was doing. ... I actually left Miami shortly after he came (in 2003), so I didn't have a chance to coach him for that long. (But every step along the way ... there were signs he was going to be great. The fact that he is ultimately may be the best of all-time is really special.
"Knowing him personally, it couldn't happen to a nicer guy and a better person."
Bears special teams coach Joe DeCamillis wants to make sure Hester's best runs aren't called back because of penalties such as holding or illegal blocks in the back.
"We work on it all the time; we have certain techniques," DeCamillis said. "We want to avoid those (penalties). It's a big emphasis for me. There are a lot of clubs around the league that just say: 'You know, the officials aren't going to get it, so let's just hit them in the back. And if they don't get it, maybe we have a chance of scoring.'
"But to me, I think you should look at it the other way. You should try to work within the rules and figure out a way. For the most part, until the last couple of games, we've done that. We didn't have any penalties (Sunday), and Devin had one big return on a punt return. So hopefully they are getting the message."
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Pharrell Williams and Karl Lagerfeld in Collaboration
Lagerfeld directed the musician in his latest movie, to be screened in tandem with Chanel's pre-fall collection on Dec. 2.
— Oct 22, 2014
Julia Cumming, Hedi Slimane's New Girl?
The 18-year-old vocalist and bassist of the Brooklyn-based band Sunflower Bean is rumored to be one of the Saint Laurent designer's latest muses.
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Dior Unveils Latest Lady Dior Campaign With Marion Cotillard
The actress wears looks from the pre-fall collection by designer Raf Simons, while sporting three new versions of the bag.
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Condé Nast Cuts 50 on the Business Side
The layoffs confirm rumors of budget cuts at the New York-based firm.
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Her newest work, "Hijacking the Runway," which dissects the blurred line between celebrity muses and fashion designers.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- New York firefighters are mourning the death of a 40-year-old lieutenant killed when he became trapped on an upper floor of a Brooklyn public-housing high-rise.
Lt. Gordon Ambelas died Saturday after suffering multiple injuries while on the 19th floor of the 21-story building in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, officials said.
"We lost a real hero tonight and our hearts are heavy," Mayor Bill de Blasio said of the 14-year veteran of the force. "I ask every New Yorker to keep the lieutenant in their prayers."
Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro told reporters that Ambelas sustained multiple injuries after he went into an apartment on fire to look for victims. He was found unconscious inside of the apartment and was removed by fellow firefighters, de Blasio said.
"Ambelas went into the apartment to search for life and did not come out, and by the time his brother firefighters found him, it was too late for him," Nigro said.
It is the department's first line-of-duty death since Lt. Richard A. Nappi was killed fighting a Brooklyn warehouse blaze in April 2012. Ambelas is the 18th to die since 343 firefighters perished in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Two other firefighters were treated at Bellevue Hospital for minor injuries. Two residents received treatment at the scene for minor injuries.
Ambelas, a 40-year-old married father of two daughters from Staten Island, was among the firefighters honored last month for helping to save a 7-year-old boy who became trapped in a roll-down gate in May.
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Quick reflections on Amazon re:Invent, open source, and Amazon Web Services
Last week I was in Las Vegas for my first visit to Amazon's annual developer conference re:Invent. There were several announcements, the biggest being a new relational database service called RDS Aurora – a drop-in replacement for MySQL but with 3x write performance and 5x read performance as well as resiliency benefits – and EC2
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Microsoft's Jason Zander has published an account of what went wrong yesterday, causing failure of many Azure services for a number of hours. The incident is described as running from 0.51 AM to 11.45 AM on November 19th though the actual length of the outage varied; an Azure application which I developed was offline for
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Microsoft promises to fix OneDrive sync in Windows 10, with one engine for Business and Consumer
Microsoft's Jason Moore has responded to feedback on the change to OneDrive sync in the latest Windows 10 preview. The change removed the "placeholder" feature, where OneDrive files and metadata all show up in Windows Explorer, but do not actually download until requested. It was not a popular move among Windows power users, as reported
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Apple gains ownership of iPhone-related porn domain namesApple's bid to obtain a number of domain names from pornographic websites that include the "iPhone" name, including iphone4s.com, has proven successful.
As first reported by Domain Name Wire on Tuesday, a total of seven domain names have been turned over to Apple. The "WHOIS" record for the domains now shows MarkMonitor, a brand protection company, as the owner of the websites.
In addition to iphone4s.com, which carries the same name as Apple's latest handset, the other domains are iphonecamforce.com, iphonecam4s.com, iphoneporn4s.com, iphonesex4s.com, iphonexxforce.com, and porn4iphones.com.
Apple first filed a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization earlier this month. The complaint was quickly dropped, however, after the owner of the domains, an Israeli company, agreed to turn them over to Apple.
The iphone4s.com was originally registered in August of 2008, more than three years before Apple unveiled its iPhone 4S. The domain name for Apple's previous iPhone model, iphone4.com, is owned by Apple, but iphone3gs.com and iphone3g.com still forward to non-Apple sites.
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After all, when your employer pays you terribly, why do you care? Reject the idea, customer complains to your manager. Who is also, may not be the brightest star in the constellation, who may discipline/fire you.
Also? Average wage at WalMart: $8/hr (weekly: 8*8=64 * 5 days=$320). Which means, pulling this once and reselling the console is almost a week's pay. Taking $300 from WalMart, whose family owns more money than the bottom 42% of the US combined to feed your family doesn't seem like the most heartless crime in the world.


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Butcher block care
Just got a lovely heavy maple butcher block cart for the kitchen. Care instructions that came with it suggested mineral or lemon oil to maintain the wood surface. But the lemon oil we bought, intended for wood care, says that it's harmful if swallowed, so concerned about using it for a chopping block. Maybe the potential transfer to any food product is so minimal it's not a concern?
Curious what oils/treatments others use for heavy-duty wood blocks in the kitchen.
You can get food safe mineral oil and/or a combination of bees wax and mineral oil at any big box home improvement store - it is in the paint area, which is the last place you'd look for it.
I do a heavy mineral oil treatment if the wood is dry. Let that soak in and then a layer of the bee's wax mixture and buff that in.
For wood,
I use a combination of lemon and (coarse) salt to clean the wood and after that, once in a while, mineral oil.
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You can obtain food grade mineral oil more easily and cheaply by buying it at a pharmacy, where it's still widely sold as a laxative.
Mineral oil or mineral oil and beeswax. I had always used only mineral oil, and while it certainly worked and seeped into the wood fine, once I used the combination wax and oil, I see the wisdom in it. The finish is much smoother and I like the burnished tone the wax leaves behind. I happened to run across tubes of Boos Block Board Cream for 50% off at Williams Sonoma and bought it on a whim, now I'm sold.
Please, do not use vegetable oil on your boards or blocks, it will eventually turn rancid and there is no removing the rancidity once it sets in.
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I make "spoon butter," which is 2 oz. beeswax melted with 1 C. mineral oil. Melt together, stir until blended, cool in a pretty jar. I use it on my wooden spoons, wooden-handled tools, and every now and then on my cutting boards.
Do NOT use vegetable oil or olive oil!
Ingestion safe mineral oil can be obtained at any drug store or super market with a health care section. Mineral oil in large quantities is a laxative, you can't extract enough out of a cutting board or butcher block to matter. When new, treat your butcher block with mineral oil several times so that it soaks in. You can even heat it slightly in the microwave so lower the viscosity and make it soak in more readily. Then if the butcher block is used and cleaned regularly, you shoul use a combination of mineral oil and beeswax, you can buy this already mixed or make your own. You should do this once a week the first month and the once a month for the next couple of months, and then as needed depending on the use and cleaning practices. The beeswax adds a bit more moisture resistance to the wood.
hmmm... our recent cutting board purchase said specifically not to use lemon oil... I'd just go with the usual mineral oil. Maybe the manufacturer thought you would just buy the piece for show? (Kinda like a friend of ours, who has a "show kitchen" that never gets used, 'cause he lives on takeout.)
<But the lemon oil we bought, intended for wood care, says that it's harmful if swallowed>
Then it isn't pure lemon oil for sure.
<Curious what oils/treatments others use for heavy-duty wood blocks in the kitchen.>
There are really two main approaches. (1) Oil it and minimize water, and (2) Don't care and take your chance.
If you want to oil the wood block, then you don't need anything special. The most popular approach is to use mineral oil, and you can buy it from typical drug store like CVS.
I personally like to use tung oil and beeswax. It is a bit more expensive, but less maintenance.
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DING! DING ! DING! for TUNG OIL! Our hickory floors, our counter tops, and our slate hearth!
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Hey chem -
Do you mix the beeswax with the tung oil (as you might with mineral oil) or do you apply a coat of un-diluted beeswax after applying coats of tung oil?
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<or do you apply a coat of un-diluted beeswax after applying coats of tung oil?>
This one.
For mineral oil, I do mix the mineral oil with beeswax to form a thicker mixture. For tung oil, I first apply tung oil a couple times and wait for it to dry, and then I apply beeswax for sealing the cutting board. I have tried different approaches from (1) melting beeswax and then apply it using a towel, to (2) using a hairdryer to heat and melt the beeswax on the board, to (3) using a clothing iron. I like the clothing iron method.
The joy and longevity of "pure tung oil" is that it drys and becomes a semi-permanent effective sealer. With gentle cleaning such as vinegar or Spic & Span, it does not dissolve and get washed away as quickly as oils. Harsher cleansers, ie bleach and ammonia, will dissolve it quicker, but not as quickly as the mineral/vegy oils.
Using beeswax adds another layer of protection, but also a barrier to future "soaks" of pure tung oil.
We stay away from that on our wood surfaces.Tung oil will polish out if you insist on a more gloss finish, but some elbow grease is needed.
Just in case anyone else is reading this - any of these choices will also make a HUGE difference with any of the cheap thinner wood cutting boards you can get at somewhere like bed bath and beyond (or like store). When you buy them they are so dry and prone to warping - you'll barely recognize the wood after you give them a good oiling. Well worth the effort.