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Bayer Quoted in BDN Article on Maine Lobster Industry
The Bangor Daily News spoke with Bob Bayer, executive director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, for the article, "Lobster industry grateful for 'normal' summer." Warm water during the past couple of years disrupted the fishery's patterns, forcing prices down, according to the article.
This year, lobsters have been shedding and growing larger shells later than in 2012 and 2013, and the resulting increase in landings has not occurred as early as it did during those summers, the article states. Bayer said the late onset of landings could be a good sign for September and October, when much of the annual harvest is brought ashore. "It's been a quiet summer," Bayer said. "It looks like [it could be] a strong fall."
Press Herald Publishes Op-Ed by Scontras
The Portland Press Herald published an opinion piece by Charles Scontras, historian and research associate at the University of Maine's Bureau of Labor Education, titled "Maine Voices: Demise of textile mills, today's outsourcing prompt reflection on Labor Day."
Bus Route, Stop Changes
The Black Bear Orono Express no longer has a route through Talmar Wood. The closest stop to Talmar Wood is on Rangeley Road. In addition, during construction on the Memorial Gym circle Sept. 8–Oct. 20, the UMaine stop for Concord Coach Lines will be at the Alfond Arena entrance facing Alfond Stadium.
Persian Folk Concert Sept. 8
The University of Maine presents "An Evening of Persian Folk Music" with Amir Vahab at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8 in the Minsky Recital Hall on campus.
The free concert is co-hosted by UMaine's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of Music and Honors College.
Vahab is a composer and vocalist of folk music from the Middle East, according to his website. He plays and teaches several instruments including the tar, setar, tanbour, saz, oud, ney, daf and zarb.
For more information or to request a disability accommodation, call Beth Wiemann at 207.581.1244. More about Vahab and his music is online.
Clark Professor to Discuss Role of Women in War
An award-winning scholar specializing in feminism, politics and global affairs will talk about the role of women in war at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, in Minsky Recital Hall at the University of Maine.
Clark University political scientist Cynthia Enloe will discuss "Where are Women in Violent Conflicts? Finding out will Make us Smarter!" She plans to address situations in Syria, Ukraine, Gaza and Israel during the free, public lecture.
"I think it's important to learn where the women are in war and where the men are in war," she says. "They are quite different experiences."
In 2011 in Syria, women were active in open pro-democracy protests against the Assad regime, Enloe says. Today, she says, women are absent from media coverage in Syria except in photographs of displaced people.
Enloe also will talk with students, staff and community members during a meet-and-greet reception 2–3:30 p.m. Sept. 16, in the FFA Room in Memorial Union.
Her interest in global affairs was cultivated by reading the New York Herald Tribune and The New York Times delivered to her parents' doorstep in Long Island, New York.
"I think that really had an effect on me — both in the sense of keeping up with what is going on in the world and wanting to become part of the world," Enloe says.
She has done both. Her career has included Fulbrights in Malaysia and Guyana; guest professorships in Japan, Britain and Canada; and lectures in Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Germany, Korea and Turkey. She also has authored more than a dozen books.
Enloe says she was drawn to books about foreign policy when she worked at a publishing company in New York after earning an undergraduate degree at Connecticut College for Women. At the University of California, Berkeley, where she earned her master's and doctorate degrees, Enloe says a seminar on Southeast Asia further piqued her interest.
"I was off and running," she says.
Stefano Tijerina, Libra Professor of International Relations at UMaine, invited Enloe to share her expertise with UMaine and the surrounding community.
He credits her with opening his eyes and mind to comparative politics and to issues of social justice during his undergraduate classes at Clark, where Enloe has three times received the Outstanding Teacher Award.
Tijerina, who grew up in Colombia and Texas, says Enloe promotes examining topics from a variety of angles and perspectives — including culture, race, gender and class — to gain deeper appreciation and understanding.
Enloe's honors include the International Studies Association's Susan Strange Award, the Susan B. Northcutt Award and the Peace and Justice Studies Association's Howard Zinn Lifetime Achievement Award.
Lecture sponsors are the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education; Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program; School of Policy and International Affairs; and UMaine's History and Political Science departments.
Contact: Beth Staples, 207.581.3777
Fantastic Migrants
Saturday, Sept. 6 is World Shorebirds' Day — a time to celebrate "fantastic migrants." For biologists Rebecca Holberton and Lindsay Tudor, nearly every day is World Shorebirds' Day.
They're in the midst of a two-year study of one of those fantastic migrants — the semipalmated sandpipers (Calidris pusilla). Named for the short webs between their toes, the small sandpipers scurry synchronously on black stilt-like legs, "cherking" and searching for food on the shore.
This year, like last, Holberton, a professor at the University of Maine, and Tudor, a wildlife biologist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIF&W), are conducting health assessments and placing "nano tags" — or very small VHF radio transmitters — on sandpipers.
By monitoring the semipalmated sandpipers' movements, the scientists learn more about the birds' stay on the Maine coast during their migration from the Arctic to South America.
In 2013, the first year of the study, Holberton, Tudor and UMaine graduate student Sean Rune learned that during the sandpipers' stopover in Down East, Maine, they moved between feeding sites along upper Pleasant River, upper Harrington River and Flat Bay during low tide and roosted on offshore ledges at high tide.
Hatching-year birds ate and rested an average of 17.5 days in Maine and adults stayed an average of 12.4 days. Adult semipalmated sandpipers weighed, on average, 5 grams more than hatching-year birds on their first migration.
The young sandpipers, on their first migration and new to this area, may have needed more time to gain enough weight for the energy reserves they needed to fly nonstop to their wintering grounds, Holberton says.
Tudor says it's easy to be a fan of the little balls of fluff that nearly double their body weight to a hefty 1.4 ounces while resting and refueling during their two- to three-week time in Maine.
When the peeps have packed on sufficient weight, they soar 10,000 to 15,000 feet above the Maine coastline to head out over the ocean and catch a good tail wind. If all goes well, they'll arrive in South America two to four days later.
One of the species' many talents — in addition to making their way back to their exact same wintering site each season — is the ability to break down lipids in their fat-filled fuel tank under the skin to power their nonstop 3,000-mile journey over the Atlantic Ocean.
Sandpipers don't put down in the ocean as they can't tolerate the cold water, says Tudor, which makes their stay on the Maine coast critical to a successful final leg of their uninterrupted migratory flight to South America.
"When in Maine, they're our (the public) responsibility, our birds," Tudor says." We want to know if the habitat (in Maine) is meeting the birds' needs."
Studies indicate that since the 1970s the number of these feathered vertebrates has plummeted 80 percent in North America, Tudor says.
The population decline isn't exclusive to semipalmated sandpipers. Globally, one in eight, or more than 1,300 bird species, are threatened with extinction, according to BirdLife International as reported in National Geographic.
This project increases the researchers' knowledge about reasons for the nosedive in numbers of semipalmated sandpipers and points to which of its life stages are most perilous.
Semipalmated sandpipers face a variety of challenges, Holberton and Tudor say, including climate change in the Arctic where they breed, loss of coastal habitat along their migration route, and being the target of hunters on the coast of South America where they winter.
The 5-to-6-inch-tall birds are opportunists that feed on intertidal invertebrates at the interface of land and sea. Thus, they're an indicator species for the health of mudflats as well as sentinels for the natural world in general, Holberton says.
"The Gulf of Maine ecosystem is really facing challenges," Holberton says. "We share resources and if birds are in trouble then so are we. This is another piece of the puzzle."
The research, funded by Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund, Eastern Maine Conservation Initiative, Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, utilizes 50 automated VHF telemetry receiver towers that range from the Bay of Fundy to Cape Cod.
The nano tags and towers enable the scientists to track the birds when they arrive in Maine and when they leave. Data is fed into a repository coordinated by Phil Taylor at Acadia University.
Tudor and Holberton are pleased the semipalmated sandpipers' project has expanded; this summer, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is conducting similar research at the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge in Wells. Comparing the data from Down East with data from southern Maine will be interesting and insightful, says Tudor.
The MDIF&W reviews permits for shoreland development and makes recommendations for conservation management plans for high-value habitats. Tudor says it's important to know if the initiatives are working and whether birds' needs are being met.
Using binoculars to watch migrating sandpipers and other shorebirds is a great way to celebrate World Shorebirds' Day, say the scientists; it's important for people, and dogs, to give them space so they can eat and rest for their upcoming journey.
Tudor and Holberton encourage bird enthusiasts to participate in bird counts and to contact their local Audubon Society for suggestions on ways to assist birds. Holberton invites bird watchers to like the Gulf of Maine Birdwatch page on Facebook.
Contact: Beth Staples: 207.581.3777
Weathering the Storm
Old-timers sharing childhood stories about growing up in Maine sometimes recount hiking 10 miles uphill in 3 feet of snow to get to school — and home.
Turns out those tales, of Maine winters anyway, might not be all that exaggerated.
In the winter of 1904–05, horses pulled huge saws to cut channels in foot-thick ice on Penobscot Bay so maritime traders could deliver goods. And in the winter of 1918, people walked, skated and rode in horse-drawn sleighs across the frozen bay to Islesboro, according to the Belfast Historical Society and Museum.
That same winter, Albert Gray and his companions drove a vehicle across the frozen-solid brine. According to a Bangor Daily News report, the group made several trips in a Ford Model T between Belfast and Harborside, just south of Castine.
Historical records indicate upper Penobscot Bay commonly froze during the winter in the 1800s and early 1900s, says Sean Birkel, research assistant professor with the University of Maine Climate Change Institute (CCI). "Not every year; maybe once or twice a decade."
February 1934 was the last time it occurred.
Today's climate is different, he says.
For instance, summer — when the mean daily temperature is above freezing — is about 20 days longer now than it was on average in the late 1800s.
"The lakes really do freeze up later, and ice out is earlier than it used to be," says Birkel, adding that computer models predict that over the next 40 years, the average temperature in Maine could rise 3–4 degrees Fahrenheit, with most of the warming taking place in winter.
And the number of extreme weather events — like the record-breaking 6.44 inches of rain that flooded Portland on Aug. 13 — has spiked in the last 10 years. Birkel says a 50 to 100 percent increase in rainfall events with more than 2 inches per day has been recorded at weather stations across the state.
The rise of extreme events, including heat and cold waves, is likely tied to the steep decline of Arctic sea ice since about 2000, Birkel says. Studies show rapid warming over the Arctic is changing circulation patterns across the Northern Hemisphere.
In particular, jet stream winds are slowing, which increases the likelihood of blocking events that hold a weather pattern — including heat and cold waves — in place for several days, he says. When blocked patterns finally dissipate, they tend to do so with powerful storm fronts.
Computer models generally predict that in the future, extreme weather events will be the norm, he says.
Birkel and other CCI researchers have developed online tools to assist local community planners prepare for climate changes. The tools — Climate Reanalyzer, 10Green and CLAS Layers — will be explained at the CLAS (Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainability) Conference on Thursday, Oct. 23 at UMaine.
The tools provide users access to station data, climate and weather models, and pollution and health indices, he says.
Paul Mayewski, director of UMaine's CCI, says the CLAS software explains past, present and future changes in climate at the community level and introduces a "planning system that invokes plausible scenarios at the community level where local knowledge can be applied to produce local solutions."
For instance, city leaders considering opening a cooling center for residents can review projections for future frequency of heat waves. Medical care workers can assess the potential for increase in Lyme tick disease. And community planners preparing to replace storm water drains can examine predicted precipitation in coming decades.
Esperanza Stancioff, climate change educator with UMaine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant, says coastal residents and communities need strategies to address sea-level rise and coastal flooding which will result, in part, to melting glaciers and polar ice caps.
UMaine Extension and Maine Sea Grant are among those working with coastal community leaders to help minimize potential hazards to fisheries, aquaculture, working waterfronts and tourism by implementing resilient coastal development strategies and practices, Stancioff says.
Ivan Fernandez, Distinguished Maine Professor in the School of Forest Resources and CCI, says understanding how Maine's climate is changing is critical for informed risk assessment and cost-effective adaptation.
Warming of the Gulf of Maine impacts the risk of lobster disease as well as market uncertainty, Fernandez says. He points to summer 2012 when warming ocean water resulted in a glut of lobsters and a subsequent bust in prices. In agriculture, rising temperatures can result in an increase of insects and disease, Fernandez says, as well as crop damage and soil erosion due to intense precipitation events.
Opportunities also could result from the changing climate, says Fernandez, including longer growing seasons and emerging shipping lanes in the Arctic Sea due to the receding of the polar ice sheet.
It's important for businesses to prepare for such changes, says conference presenter John F. Mahon, the John M. Murphy Chair of International Business Policy and Strategy and Professor of Management at UMaine.
"Business has to be engaged with government and other organizations at the local and national level," says Mahon.
"One of the more useful tools for doing this is the use of plausible scenario planning (PSP). In PSP, we try to envision several plausible futures with equal likelihood of happening and develop a set of 'warnings' or 'indicators' that tell us which one of the several futures we have identified is unfolding so that we can adapt to it in the most efficient, economical and effective manner."
On a global scale, Mayewski says climate change is a security issue, as it "impacts human and ecosystem health, the economy; intensifies geopolitical stress; and increases the likelihood of storms, floods, droughts, wildfires and other extreme events."
In 2012, for instance, 11 weather and climate disasters worldwide killed more than 300 people and caused more than $110 billion in damage, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Climatic Data Center. The disasters included Hurricane Sandy and the largest drought since the 1930s — which also worsened wildfires that burned more than 9 million acres.
The CLAS framework soon will be expanded to encompass national and international planning capability, says Mayewski, who was featured in Years of Living Dangerously, a nine-part documentary about climate change that Aug. 16 won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series.
The CLAS conference, slated from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 23 at Wells Conference Center, costs $45; registration is required by Oct. 13 at online.
Contact: Beth Staples: 207.581.3777
Appointments Announced in Reorganization of UMaine Research and Graduate Studies
University of Maine executive vice president for academic affairs and provost Jeffrey Hecker has announced new appointments in the Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate School that have resulted from a reorganization of research and graduate studies at the University of Maine.
Effective, July 1, 2014, vice president for research Carol Kim has assumed the responsibilities of dean of the Graduate School, and will provide senior leadership to both the university's research and graduate missions. Kim has been serving as vice president since her appointment for a two-year term Sept. 1, 2013. She is a professor of molecular and biomedical sciences, and the former director of UMaine's Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering. Kim joined the UMaine faculty in 1998 as an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Biology. In her extensively published research Kim uses the zebrafish as a model organism to study the innate immune response to pathogens. The goal is to identify factors that influence the regulation of innate immunity and the role of environmental toxicants in modulating the immune response to pathogens. Kim has successfully obtained funding from a number of sources including the National Science Foundation, the United States Department of Agriculture, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
David Neivandt has been named associate vice president for research and graduate studies. Since September 2013, Neivandt has served as director of the Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering. He is a professor of chemical engineering and bioengineering who came to UMaine in 2001. Neivandt has been a member of the GSBSE faculty since it was created in 2006, and is the inaugural chair of the steering committee and chair of the admission committee. In his research, Neivandt uses conventional and novel spectroscopic and microscopic techniques to study the surfaces of materials. His work focuses on the determination of the interfacial orientation and conformation of protein and lipid species, including the study of protein transport across cell membranes, and studies the gelation, dispersion and phase separation of natural and synthetic polymeric species. Neivandt's pulp and paper-related research has included the creation of biodegradable grease-resistant coatings, carbon nanofibers from lignin, and retention-aid systems. associate vice president Neivandt will provide leadership in research areas that enhance graduate education, particularly in interdisciplinary areas. Neivandt will remain the director of the Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering.
Scott Delcourt has been named assistant vice president for graduate studies and senior associate dean of the Graduate School and will coordinate the daily administration of the Graduate School office. Delcourt has held leadership positions in the Graduate School since 1996, most recently as associate dean. He serves on the Executive Board of the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools and as the university's lead member in the Northeastern Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate. Delcourt has been a member of the UMaine community since 1985 and holds cooperating appointments in both the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences and in the College of Education and Human Development.
Jason Charland has been named director of grant development. The newly established Grant Development Division is designed to increase faculty grant-seeking capacity, grant submissions and funded grant proposals at UMaine by identifying targeted funding opportunities and assisting faculty with proposal development. As director, Charland will be responsible for leading and facilitating the development, preparation and submission of large-scale, interdisciplinary funding proposals to advance Signature and Emerging Areas of research. Prior to joining the Office of the Vice President for Research, Charland was the grants management coordinator for the College of Education and Human Development, a position he held since October 2012. Faculty needing assistance identifying funding opportunities, developing proposals, interpreting review panel feedback or linking to other researchers on campus can contact Charland in the Grant Development Division.
Investment in UMaine
Young men and women discuss investment strategies as they scrutinize real-time electronic trading and commodities data scrolling across numerous screens. In a scene right out of Wall Street, students examine global, up-to-the-second energy prices, stocks and bonds, interest rates and supply chain analysis, honing skills they'll be able to employ in financial firms in New York City and around the world.
That's what Gerard S. Cassidy intended when he created the Capital Markets Training Laboratory in the Maine Business School at the University of Maine.
Cassidy, who graduated from UMaine in 1980 with a dual degree in accounting and finance, knows the world of capital markets well.
He's managing director of equity research at the Portland, Maine-based RBC Capital Markets. At the investment bank with offices in 15 countries he provides banking and regional economic research to clients. He's also president of BancAnalysts Association of Boston, Inc. and he created Texas Ratio, a formula investors use to determine the financial health of banks.
The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes, CNBC, CNN, BNN and National Public Radio utilize him as an expert source about banking, stocks and economic issues.
Cassidy wants other UMaine graduates to be able to have similar opportunities, so he donated a gift to make the state-of-the-art financial education lab possible. Thursday, Sept. 18, the Gerard S. Cassidy '80 Capital Markets Training Laboratory will be dedicated in his honor.
"I was fortunate to get a solid foundation in accounting and finance here at UMaine," says Cassidy, who lettered in football for the Black Bears. UMaine is also where he met education major Elaine Conley '78. The two married and live in Cumberland Foreside, Maine.
"I hope that this new laboratory will bring a Wall Street environment to UMaine students and that they might benefit from exposure to a part of the business world they might not otherwise experience."
The lab provides a variety of business educational experiences for the 950 undergraduate and graduate students and 26 faculty members in the Maine Business School (MBS) as well as for numerous other students and staff members in other disciplines.
It's also an ideal facility to conduct portfolio management for the University of Maine Foundation, construct business models for commercializing UMaine products and analyze energy pricing for the University of Maine System.
"We are so grateful to Gerard for his generosity," says Ivan Manev, dean of the Maine Business School.
"The new lab will be an important resource for our students and the whole university. It will help us teach business at a truly world-class level and demonstrates our commitment to revitalizing the state, which is Pathway 1 of the University of Maine''s strategic plan."
The lab, which measures 26 feet by 20 feet, includes two 70-inch monitors for Bloomberg data — "real-time global financial and market data, pricing, trading, news and communications tools."
Nine leased Bloomberg data feeds supply an instructor's workstation and eight dual-monitor stations that can be utilized simultaneously by as many as 16 students.
"Upon graduation, many of our students will accept a position where being Bloomberg-savvy on day one is a real plus and is likely to give them an advantage over their contemporaries who have not previously had this experience," says Robert Strong, University Foundation Professor of Investment Education, professor of finance and SPIFFY (Student Portfolio Investment Fund) adviser.
One wall-mounted monitor is designated for the SPIFFY portfolio. In the early 1990s, the University of Maine Foundation contributed $200,000 to start a fund so students could apply financial knowledge they gleaned in the classroom to real-world investing.
Today, Strong advises the group of about 70 SPIFFY students who, after weekly presentations and research, make trades through a broker. The SPIFFY fund now totals $2.3 million in value.
Contact: Beth Staples, 207.581.3777
WVII, WABI Cover Welcome Weekend Day of Service
WVII (Channel 7) and WABI (Channel 5) reported on the University of Maine's Welcome Weekend Day of Service. More than 2,000 first-year UMaine students took part in community projects as part of the fifth annual event hosted by The Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism and First Year Residential Experience. UMaine students participates in volunteer activities at community organizations in the Old Town, Orono and Bangor areas. WVII covered meal packing on campus, where students packed more than 20,000 meals to be sent to poverty-stricken countries. WABI spoke with students helping out at the Old Town Animal Orphanage.
Bayer Supplies Time with 11 Lobster Facts
Bob Bayer, executive director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, was interviewed by Time for the article, "11 lobster facts that will leave you shell-shocked." According to Bayer, lobsters taste with their legs, chew with their stomachs, eat each other and were once a popular prison food. Bayer also spoke about biodegradable lobster shell golf balls developed by UMaine researchers.
MPBN Interviews Fried About Fall Elections
Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was interviewed by the Maine Public Broadcasting Network for a Morning Edition segment titled "Your vote: The debate over debates in the Maine governor's race." Fried talked with host Irwin Gratz about how political dynamics are playing out in Maine as Election Day gets closer.
Media Report on Maine Hello
WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7) and the Bangor Daily News covered Maine Hello, where University of Maine staff and student volunteers help first-year students move into their dorm rooms. The Class of 2018 contains more than 2,000 first-year students.
Dill Talks with WLBZ About EEE in Maine Mosquitoes
Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with WLBZ (Channel 2) about EEE and other mosquito-borne illnesses. The Maine Center for Disease Control recently released a report stating a mosquito pool in York tested positive for EEE, a virus that's transmitted to humans and animals through mosquitoes, WLBZ reported. Although a human case of EEE has never been reported in Maine, a New Hampshire resident is currently being treated for the virus at Maine Medical Center. "It's a knocking on our doorstep — a human case — and with positive pools of mosquitoes that just means that EEE is in the mosquitoes in that area," Dill said. He recommended taking steps such as avoiding outdoor activities during dawn and dusk to protect yourself against EEE and other mosquito-borne illnesses.


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Would You Run Away with J.D. Salinger?
33-year-old J.D. Salinger tried to run away with a married woman at a Harper's Magazine party in 1952, one writer explained in a new essay. According to a Paris Review essay by Blair Fuller, Salinger privately proposed to her sister, Jill Fox, asking her to leave everything behind and start a new life in New Hampshire.
Fox refused, but confessed after the party: "I was smitten with Jerry [Salinger] that evening, but I wondered what he and I would be saying to one another around Hartford." Hartford is the halfway point between Cornish and New York City.
Jill's husband Joe Fox would become a Random House editor, working with authors like Truman Capote and Philip Roth. If given the chance, what author would you run away with?

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Marriage is a coming together for better or for worse, hopefully enduring, and intimate to the degree of being sacred.William Orville Douglas
Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.Ralph Waldo Emerson
How sweet and sacred idleness is!Walter Savage Landor
Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate.Bertrand Russell
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.Albert Einstein
There is a sacred realm of privacy for every man and woman where he makes his choices and decisions-a realm of his own essential rights and liberties into which the law, generally speaking, must not intrude.Geoffrey Fisher
Knowledge is a sacred cow, and my problem will be how we can milk her while keeping clear of her horns.Albert Szent-Gyˆrgyi
Every part of this Earth is sacred to my people. Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every clearing and humming insect is holy in the memory and experience of my people.Chief Seattle
Wide open and unguarded stand our gates, Named of the four winds, North, South, East and West; Portals that lead to an enchanted land Here, it is written, Toil shall have its wage And Honor honor, and the humblest man Stand level with the highest in the law. Of such a land have men in dungeons dreamed And with the vision brightening in their eyes Gone smiling to the fagot and the sword. O Liberty, white Goddess! is it well To leave the gates unguarded? On thy breast Fold Sorrows children, soothe the hurts of Fate, Lift the down-trodden, but with hand of steel Stay those who to thy sacred portals come To waste the gifts of Freedom.Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Our music is the fifth Veda. The Vedas teach you brahma Vidya (translation: Sacred Knowledge). You cannot learn that from a machine. If you go on contemplating and meditating upon the divine art. I am sure you will reach the ultimate destination in your music which is Brahman I am trying to reach that.Kishori Amonkar
Of everything that man erects and builds in his urge for living nothing is in my eyes better and more valuable than bridges. They are more important than houses, more sacred than shrines. Belonging to everyone and being equal to everyone, useful, always built with a sense, on the spot where most human needs are crossing, they are more durable than other buildings and they do not serve for anything secret or bad.Ivo Andric
Usually, even a non-Christian knows something about the earth, the heavens, and the other elements of this world, about the motion and orbit of the stars and even their size and relative positions, about the predictable eclipses of the sun and moon, the cycles of the years and the seasons, about the kinds of animals, shrubs, stones, and so forth, and this knowledge he hold to as being certain from reason and experience. Now, it is a disgraceful and dangerous thing for an infidel to hear a Christian, presumably giving the meaning of Holy Scripture, talking nonsense on these topics; and we should take all means to prevent such an embarrassing situation, in which people show up vast ignorance in a Christian and laugh it to scorn. The shame is not so much that an ignorant individual is derided, but that people outside the household of faith think our sacred writers held such opinions, and, to the great loss of those for whose salvation we toil, the writers of our Scripture are criticized and rejected as unlearned men. If they find a Christian mistaken in a field which they themselves know well and hear him maintaining his foolish opinions about our books, how are they going to believe those books in matters concerning the resurrection of the dead, the hope of eternal life, and the kingdom of heaven, when they think their pages are full of falsehoods and on facts which they themselves have learnt from experience and the light of reason? Reckless and incompetent expounders of Holy Scripture bring untold trouble and sorrow on their wiser brethren when they are caught in one of their mischievous false opinions and are taken to task by those who are not bound by the authority of our sacred books. For then, to defend their utterly foolish and obviously untrue statements, they will try to call upon Holy Scripture for proof and even recite from memory many passages which they think support their position, although they understand neither what they say nor the things about which they make assertion.St. Augustine of Hippo
Without Art, we should have no notion of the sacred; without Science, we should always worship false gods.Wystan Hugh Auden
No belief or idea is sacred, unless it treats all people as sacred.Bryant McGill
Meeting another human is always a sacred event.Bryant McGill
A penniless man who has no ties to bind him is master of himself at any rate, but a luckless wretch who is in love no longer belongs to himself, and may not take his own life. Love makes us almost sacred in our own eyes; it is the life of another that we revere within us; then and so begins for us the cruelest trouble of all.Honor de Balzac
As leader of our nation, it is my sacred responsibility to defend democracy and the nation's interests. Let me assure you all that in my responsibility, I will not fail. My commitment, and that of my government, to the welfare, safety and security of the people is unshakable. Our nation has great potential, and already we have begun to realize our dream of a better and fairer Fiji. Let us not deny ourselves this golden opportunity of moving towards a better and brighter tomorrow.Timoci Uluivuda Bavadra
Like you, our love of the land is deep. Like you, our pride in the sacred traditions of our culture is immense. Like you, our desire for the economic advancement of our people is solid and enduring. And like you, we are committed to a better future for our children.Timoci Uluivuda Bavadra
No wealth is more useful than intelligence and wisdom; no solitude is more horrible than when people avoid you on account of your vanity and conceit or when you wrongly consider yourself above everybody to confide and consult; no eminence is more exalting than piety; no companion can prove more useful than politeness; no heritage is better than culture; no leader is superior to Divine Guidance; no deal is more profitable than good deeds; no profit is greater than Divine Reward; no abstinence is better than to restrain one's mind from doubts (about religion); no virtue is better than refraining from prohibited deeds; no knowledge is superior to deep thinking and prudence; no worship or prayers are more sacred than fulfillment of obligations and duties, no religious faith is loftier than feeling ashamed of doing wrong and bearing calamities patiently; no eminence is greater than to adopt humbleness; no exaltation is superior to knowledge; nothing is more respectable than forgiveness and forbear- ance; no support and defense are stronger than consultation.Ali bin Abu-Talib
The faith of simplicity is mocked, the secrets of Christ profaned, questions on the highest things are impertinently asked, the Fathers scorned because they were disposed to conciliate rather than solve such problems. Human reason is snatching everything to itself, leaving nothing for faith. It falls upon things which are beyond it...desecrates sacred things more than clarifies them. It does not unlock mysteries and symbols, but tears them asunder; it makes nought of everything to which it cannot gain access and disdains to believe all such things.St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Priestley was the first (unless it was Beccaria) who taught my lips to pronounce this sacred truth that the greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation.Jeremy Bentham
And as I looked ahead, the people changed into elks and bison and all four-footed beings and even into fowls, all walking in a sacred manner on the good red road together.Nicholas Black Elk


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Fringe Midseason Report Card: Bby Carissa Pavlica at . Comments
Far too many of our favorite TV programs are on hiatus at the moment, with no new episodes airing until 2012. That's the bad news.
The good news, however? Now is an ideal time to gauge where these shows stand, Midseason Report Card style! We've already graded the first half of The Vampire Diaries and The Secret Circle. Up now: Fringe.
What has worked this season: Taken in pieces, how they have established a timeline void of Peter Bishop has been extraordinary. Much like the Christmas classic It's A Wonderful Life, we (and Peter) have an opportunity to see the lives of our favorite characters if he had never existed as an adult. It isn't pretty. This is most true for Walter, who never got over the loss of his son, and despite his best attempt he wasn't able to save alternate Peter. It's true, Peter's presence made a different in their lives and his absence means these aren't the characters we have come to love.
What hasn't worked: First, the pacing. While I understand these types of plots take time to develop, viewers don't have the staying power that the writers do. While it's entertaining, especially the time jumps, learning about Olivia's completely different life and how the Fringe division has become an elite division of the American government, it's just not moving fast enough. It shouldn't have taken Olivia seven episodes to realize she meant something to Peter in "his" timeline.
Second, the missing alternate universe. Peter gave his life so the two worlds could work together to fix all of the wrongs that were tearing them apart. After a strong start and a brilliant partnership in "One Night In October" they've barely been mentioned. Some of the strongest moments of season two occurred over there. It's sorely missing in season four.
Best episode: "Subject 9." At that moment it seemed we had opened up the giant gift box from which our greatest wishes would come tumbling out. Peter was back, Olivia and Walter both recognized him from their dreams and visions; it seemed they would be willing to discover what the appearance of this man meant to them.
Worst episode: "Wallflower." After the promise of the best episode, we made little headway toward understanding how Peter came out of the ether, where he was or how he was communicating with Olivia and Walter. Granted, baseball had some play in why we were left at this point for midseason, but we only have this. Peter is absolutely certain he isn't meant to be where he is, while the rest of us have no idea what to believe. To top it off, the idea of Olivia and Nina sharing a lovely life together was torn asunder by an unscrupulous deed.
Hopes for 2012: More answers. More alternate universe. Tell us if Peter is meant to be here and put his life back together or if there is someplace else to get back to. What are The Observers thinking as all of this unfolds? We've never even learned for certain whether or not Fauxlivia has Henry. I'm ready for the blanket to be ripped off the bed. Even if what I find leaves me cold and shivering, I'm ready to face the music. Are you?
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I like Fringe and it is still a show I am willing to watch no matter how disappointed I feel. The first two shows of the season were great starts. What makes it hard to watch and it could be just me is the fact that Friday nights are nights when my brain is close to dead. Yes, I do DVR the show but to think of the plot lines and the "confusion" of a 3rd universe with some rehashing of previous stories, the brain can only take so much after a week's worth of real life. I am not part of the Nielsen family but I can only imagine for the people that are, Friday's brain tend to be a bit dead. I liked Fringe when it was on earlier in the week because I was willing to understand and decode some of the plots also, the anticipation factor worked. I didn't watch American Idol but couldn't wait to watch Fringe. Now, I have watch incompetent restaurant owners with no common sense before Fringe is on. I am more irritated than ever and the flow of watching Fringe isn't as smooth. I do hope the show goes on although at this moment it seems a bit slim but miracles do happen and the possibilities with Fringe is endless.
Fringe hasn't been up to its high-standards of last year...let's hope it comes back with flying colors!
@ Review.....You can not possibly take Peter out of an entire season after fans devoted all of their time watching for 3 seasons & him being part of the equation. Yes, there were times when he wasn't in some episodes but you still knew he was there so you would just know by the end of the episode that he would be in the next one but to have an ending like Season 3, you just want to see him back & THEN the story to start. You can't say that the only reason why people are so hyped up about the return of Peter is solely because of the media. It takes at least a little bit of intelligence (being sarcastic) to follow this show & be able to keep up with the story lines so I think it is safe to say, fans developed their own opinion on wanting Peter back without the media's influence.The 3 main characters, Walter, Olivia & Peter, were introduced to all of us from day 1 & we have followed & invested time in their lives so you can't possibly think you can take one of these characters out & not see an impact. Peter IS the main focus. Walter creating a device to save Peter, crossing universes to save him & that is what started the entire thing to begin with ie Walter & Bell experimenting on kids. And YES I am a Peter (Josh) fan but if you have read all of my reviews as you claim, you would also see that I LOVE the entire cast! They picked the 3 most perfect people (actors) to play these characters & part of the reason why Fringe is still on the air is because as the producers & writers have said, you can have brilliant writing but it also falls on the actors to convince you & pull the story off...they have to go hand in hand. Anna Torv is an amazing actor as well as John Noble. And all 3 have said that the reason why they all can tell the character's story so well is because the other two are on the receiving end & they play well off of one another. So you definitely can't claim that I am only saying what I am saying because I am a Josh Jackson fan.
Um, the reviewer said that this season was season 3. When it's actually season 4....
Actually, Review, if I had to choose a favorite character on the show overall, it would be Fauxlivia. I also prefer the alternate universe to our own, where there is no Peter at all. I am in awe of Anna Torv and her ability to be so many characters in so many different incarnations. Love love love. However, I also think people overlook the difficulties Joshua Jackson has interacting with both sides while remaining the same character. Finally, the facts of the show are that Peter is important to both universes. That doesn't take away from my love for all of the other characters, but I'd be remiss if I didn't point it out. Go back and read my reviews from last season. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. Jennifer, as the ratings dwindle, I panic. I am living in the real world where people get impatient. I would be happy to let Fringe play out in it's own pace, for years to come. I ADORE the storytelling and the way it unfolds. But others do not, and that frightens me. I don't know that Fox has the patience, and for that reason, I want to know as much as I can as quickly as I can, so I can write about it and do my part to bring the viewers back! :-)
This season had 4 episodes more or less to show us mainly Olivia and Walter without having known Peter or adult Peter before Peter returns.
Most of the focus was on Walter,and not having been able to rescue the red Peterm was bad for his ego and much of his being different is because of his Phobia, and I have never seen Peter as his caretaker, that was more Astrid, and in an other way Olivia. The entire Peter is so important thing has been hyped upon us since the finale by the media and the showrunners. Olivia's different life was being given by some facts, one sentence here one there, and she has never met a Peter, so no idea why you complain about her not knowing that an Olivia has been important to him, he is a stranger to her, he jumps in their life and she has to know him completely?
I was surprised how quickly she trusted him , and he was given the house to live in etc. I would have loved to see far more episodes or the entire season of life without Peter without Peter, see the new relationship between Walter and Olivia, 1 episode and gone because Peter is back. Or Olivia and Astrid. Or a real built up relationship between Olivia and Nina instead of the few facts, so Nina having other plans with Olivia would be a major player instead of a sub sub plot. You are a Peter fan, that is clear from each and every review, you think Fringe is nothing without him, wrong.
The best episodes last season were those with little or no Peter, the worse with him central.
That is also the problem this season, all characters have been made to look less because peter has to be central. For me the weakest episodes are 4.5 and 4.6 with Peter being the super super everything, and therefore reducing the rest to puppets.
From the spoilers it is clear this will continue. The opposite was true in season 3 , when Olivia was a prisoner the way Anna played it we all learned to care for people who were her guards so to speak, they were new characters, no one complained about investing in people who will be gone, because you were drawn in. This season , because the way it has been promoted, all focus in Peter and the actor, and part of the critics keep going on about he being the star whatever, and how in the series Peter has been made far more importnat then he ever was, we now have people saying things about this Olivia simply because they want to see that and because Peter says that. This OLivia is warm, caring, direct, more open and emotional in a different way then Other Olivia, yet you and all Peter fans call her cold, and why?
Because she does not run after Peter in a needy insecure way like they made Olivia do from 3.10. The best episode this season was One night in October, brillaint double from Anna Torv, and then comes 4, 1 and 7. I loved Oliva and Walter on the road, and Wallflower had great moments. In the first episode I loved the new characters introduced and Olivia/Fauxlivia, bit to much Lincoln. The absolute standout this season so far is Anna Torv, she is awesome, she manages from a few facts to create another beautiful Olivia Dunham, and I will be watching Fringe just to see where that goes, with the Nina plot. I also hope to see the Observers mixed in with that, see promo 4.08.
Over There and Cortexiphan are the best storylines on Fringe, I only wished that they would give Olivia more to confromt Walter, he abused childres, damaged their lives, they never had a childhood, but Walter is only being shown as Poor Walter.
I have to say being an obsessed fan of Fringe & all the characters, that this is what has captivated me throughout all the seasons....pulling out the clues & putting the pieces together. Even though I would absolutely love to see the trio back as they were, I know that this is part of what has proven the brilliance of the show..having the patience to go along with them & pull the clues out to try & figure it all out as they reveal the mysteries. Too many people are forgetting why they started following Fringe to begin with & that is being able to engage your mind with the unpredictable changes that in the end will result in a satisfying ending that will be all the more EPIC & fulfilling. All I have left to say is if you are wanting answers immediately then maybe you need to go back to watching the predictable shows so that you get your ending without the wait & brilliance.


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It's game day. You're almost finished smoking six racks of ribs, but suddenly your small party has become a blowout. Instead of stressing, look to this perfectly porky sausage to fill out your meal. Stuffed in a soft bun, it's the ultimate hand-held, no-fuss food. Because I always end up hanging out and eating all day, I grill the brats, and then let them wallow in a bath of beer spiked with onions and garlic, so they stay moist and get all yeasty and delicious. Extras like mustard, sauerkraut, or caramelized onions certainly don't hurt.
For Bratwurst:
1. Position two heavy-duty aluminum-foil wrapped firebricks about 4 inches apart on one area of a well-oiled charcoal or gas grill, and preheat all areas to high.
2. Combine the beer bath ingredients in a baking dish or disposable aluminum pan, preferably a 13 1/2 X 9 5/8 X 2 3/4 -inch lasagna pan. Place the uncovered dish on the bricks, close the lid and preheat until hot, about 45 minutes.
3. Add the bratwurst to the bath. It's okay if the bratwurst touch and are not completely submerged in the bath. Close the lid and cook for 20 minutes, flipping the bratwurst once halfway through the cooking.
4. Meanwhile, pour a film of canola oil into the baking dish or disposable pan.
5. Remove the bratwurst from the bath, roll in the oil lightly to coat, and place evenly across the grate with about an inch between each. Turn to brown and caramelize deeply on all sides, about 2 minutes per side.
6. The brats can be served at this point, or held in the beer bath over very low with the lid closed for up to 1 hour. Occasionally test the heat of the bath. The bath should remain warm, 140 degrees F, but should not boil.
Serve the brats on soft rolls, topped with onions and/or sauerkraut, and mustard.
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1. Cut the onions through the root end and lay, cut side down, on the work surface. Cut across each half, following the natural lines, to make perfectly even 1/8-inch slices. You will need 6 cups.
2. Place a cast-iron griddle on a well-oiled charcoal or gas grill. Preheat all areas to high.
3. Toss the onions with the 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, thyme, sugar, salt, and pepper.
4. Pour the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil on the griddle and let heat for about 1 minute. Spread the onions on the griddle and decrease the heat to medium. Close the lid and cook the onions, without stirring, for 10 minutes.
5. Move the onions to one side of the griddle. Melt the butter on the cleared space, add the garlic, and stir to coat in the butter. Cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir the onions and garlic together and cook with the lid open until the onions are completely tender, about 3 minutes. Pour the vinegar right onto the griddle and mix into the onions.
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Signet Jewelers Limited ("Signet") (NYSE and LSE: SIG), the world's largest specialty retail jeweler, will announce its results for the 13 weeks ended May 1, 2010 ("first quarter fiscal 2011") at 7.30 a.m EDT (12.30 p.m. BST and 4.30 a.m. Pacific Time) on Thursday, May 27, 2010.
On that date there will be a conference call at 8.30 a.m. EDT (1.30 p.m. BST and 5.30 a.m. Pacific Time) and a simultaneous audio webcast and slide presentation available at www.signetjewelers.com. The slides will be available to be downloaded from the website ahead of the conference call. To help ensure the conference call begins in a timely manner, could all participants please dial in 5 to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. The call details are:
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Signet is the world's largest specialty retail jeweler and operated 1,904 stores at May 1, 2010; these included 1,354 stores in the US, where it trades as "Kay Jewelers," "Jared The Galleria Of Jewelry" and under a number of regional names. At that date Signet also operated 550 stores in the UK division, where it trades as "H.Samuel," "Ernest Jones" and "Leslie Davis." Further information on Signet is available at www.signetjewelers.com . See also www.kay.com , www.jared.com , www.hsamuel.co.uk and www.ernestjones.co.uk.
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Gallery Roundup: Hey There, Foxy
This sly little fellow has made his way into many nurseries. He can add a bit of woodsy or a bit of whimsy depending on your decor. Check out these foxy nursery accessories found in the gallery.
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That mobile alone is enough reason why Lila's room should be highlighted
I agree with you on the mobile, creativecrumbs! I just love how mature it looks, but it retains its playfulness at the same time!
If you're talking about mobiles, I think that Roots and Wings have a better looking mobile than Lila's Nursery.
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I didn't even notice foxes are now trending.I guess that's a good thing. I kinda had enough of owls, giraffes, birds, monkeys and elephants.
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2013: The Year of the Internet of Things
Jamillah Knowles of The Next Web recently explained why 2013 will be the year of the Internet of Things. Knowles writes, "This year's Le Web event in Paris was based around the theme of the Internet of Things (IoT); the way in which objects around us will gather data and connect to controls or other machines via the Internet… There are still issues that need to be bashed out of course, proprietary technologies and closed data systems don't do much to help things along. Privacy, security and networks are also in need of further consideration. However, products like the Fitbit or Fuelband are already becoming commonplace and makers are experimenting with remote systems like Lockitron for front doors and Growerbot for watering house plants." Read more


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Create a Responsive Website With Effective Typography!
There are many different factors that combine to create a great website and just as many variations on how it will be viewed once completed. One of the most important aspects that needs serious consideration is typography, as the actual words are what conveys most of its importance. This means more than simply picking out a couple of fonts and being sure line spacing is adequate for easy reading. Font use and typography are actually very different things; knowing and understanding about this feature is more beneficial than knowing how to plug in the latest in-style fonts.
More Than Just Fonts
In simple terms, typography is the process of using words to create a visual image on a page without any fancy fonts involved. It is possible and quite popular to use decorative font faces as well as plainer ones; however, the basis of the idea is that an attractive image can be created through word placement, size, color and other physical attributes. When this idea is incorporated into web design, it is possible to create beautiful, highly functional websites that interest a reader and guide them naturally, all with the use of only text. Even though many developers say that interest is all in the placement of a few well-chosen images, with this unique use of words, they are the images and do the same job as any photograph or illustration would. This is typography.
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By understanding the actual definition of typography, it can be grasped why not only font choice but size, placement, body text, white space and all other aspects related to the readable word are so important in the creation of a fluid, functional website. Just find a really bad example and it is easy to understand how bad typography and the haphazard use of fonts can be so detrimental to any internet location.
Conversely, when one or two appropriate fonts are used correctly, they work with the whole creation and actually become the design. Oversized words or letters can act as focus points while all-caps can be assigned the duty of guiding eyes through menus to anywhere that links exist. Individual letters can be used to create artistic logos and elements that add style to the presentation. These are the many ways that type can be used as the entire website design without the addition of any other cluttering elements.
Importance of Being Responsive
One of the most important things to be considered when using typography on a creative basis is how to keep the entire design responsive. This is what happens when typography is programmed to automatically re-size and reshape itself dependent on the resolution of the website being viewed. Using this feature is not just important but critical for any website that is created with a design based on type. When this is not done, viewing an internet page at a resolution that is different from the one upon which the site was built will lose the full effect of the typographic design. Layouts created from words, the alignment of those words, and the shapes that such words form will lose all formatting if type has not been coded to be responsive, making the creative effort a waste of time and destroying any functionality that was provided.
The main point in creating any website correctly is for it to be remembered. Only through recognition do visitors continue to return, participate, purchase, sign up, etc. Design is one of the most critical factors in how a website is remembered and in what way. By using great typography skills and creativity, designers open up an extra chance to make a positive impression that many times stands out from the rest. A responsive typographic internet design could be a great answer to any website's design question!
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What Essential Elements Make Good Quality Content?
Usability and design are very important considerations when you're having a website developed for your business. They are not the only things you have to consider though. There is another thing that is equally as essential as these factors and that is your content.
Content is Essential
Content is one of the aspects that could spell the success of your website. Inbound online marketing is very popular nowadays, so you should pay close attention to the information you are offering on your site. You should make sure that your web copy can answer the questions your target market has. This is what search engines are keeping their eyes on and also what web users are looking for.
Your content will aid greatly in capturing the volume of visitors you want for your site. It also plays an important role in converting your prospects into leads and then into paying customers.
The Message Should Answer Basic Questions
Your primary concern when it comes to your web content should be the message. Before you publish anything on your website, make sure they answer these four basic questions:
1. Will it show what your target market can get out of the products or service you are offering?
2. Can your target market clearly understand the message in your content?
3. Have you given clear directions on what they should do after reading your message?
4. Have you stated your reasons clearly on why they should avail of your products or services instead of going to your competition?
It is imperative that your site visitors will know the answers to all these questions the moment they read your web content. Be straightforward to them when it comes to what your site is really all about. You have to let them know what they can get out of it and what they can do while they are on your site. They should also be told why they should make a move on the service or product you are offering them.
To make sure that your target audience will really understand the message you are sending out, here are some things you can follow in writing your content:
– Use sub-headlines.
These will allow you to provide answers for the number 4 question above. With your sub-headlines, you will be able to present a powerful value proposition for your visitors, letting them know why your offer is better than the competition. Here, you must veer away from clichés, corporate jargon or terms that sound like gibberish.
– Present Calls to Actions or CTAs along with the next steps to follow.
These should be infused where appropriate. They could be in the form of links that you can place within your web content. You can also add links leading to the next course of action at the end of your copy. Never forget to provide these directions as these will egg on your target market to do something.
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It's Not About Us – It's For Them! The Perfect About Us Page
My favorite webpage is usually titled "About Us." Now the main thing to remember is that you may think it's all "About You" [your business], but really it should be titled "For Them" – because it's one of the key ways you can communicate your brand and increase trust between yourself and your potential customers.
By nature I'm a nosy creature and there's nothing that makes me lose interest in a website more than a dull, lifeless About Us page. I'm sure you've seen them – a scant paragraph of text something along the lines of:
"We are a widget business based in Any County. We produce lots of different widgets to fit all budgets."
As a customer I want to know
1. Who you are? – a personal and chatty note from the owner works well here and a photo added is even better. Brief staff biogs are often helpful too as it immediately reassure your customer that they are handing their cash over to a professional organization who employ people rather than a hobbyist in a back bedroom. If you are a solopreneur, then just make sure you include the personal note with some tasty biographical information included.
2. What's Your Mission? – Are you "in it" for something more than making money [if I've hit the nail on the head there, then best not mention that]. Customers love to know why you do what you do – did you create a product to solve a problem? Did you set your business up as a result of a personal experience you had? Do you have strong ethics or have a passion for helping others? If you support any charities or do voluntary work, then think about adding it to your About Us page.
3. What's Your History? Consider adding the history of your company here. Can you demonstrate an "impression of increase" to your customers. Such as, "I began working from my kitchen table, now I have an office and employ staff" or "I started with just one service, now I offer 3 different ones."
3. Blow Your Own Trumpet! Have you won or been nominated for any awards? If so, here's the place to dust off your decorations and place them on this page for all to see. Place a link to your media/press page here too.
4. Do you a special offer or a freebie for customers? Think about highlighting it on this page [include links] and make the most of the extra traffic an "About Us page" generates.
5. Remember to use images, especially photos to illustrate the page. Perhaps of a best selling product? Your office? Include your logo too if it works.
6. Sign off with some kind of "call to action" to encourage interaction.
7. Make sure you also include some contact details, however brief. Make it easy for a customer to reach you as this builds your credibility and increases trust.
Seen any cool "About Us" pages? Let me know below!
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When It Comes to Web Design, One Thing's For Sure: Nothing Stays the Same
With the web constantly evolving there are important components to consider before your redo your website and invest valuable time and money.
Simplicity. In recent years, simplicity was hardly what was on the mind of many businesses with websites. The more graphics, banners, ads, Flash movies and other bells and whistles, the better. Not so today! Now it's about simplicity in design, helping your visitors get from point A to B in the quickest, easiest manner possible. The fewer page elements, the better. Ideally you want to bring your visitor from point A to B in three easy steps. You don't want your visitor to get lost in all the confusion, you want to help them stay focused on the goal! Think clean, minimalist, and intuitive.
Responsive to the needs of your target audience. More and more people are accessing the internet from Smartphone's, tablets and laptops – it's not the dinosaur ages anymore, when the only way anyone could go online was from a desktop computer! The fact is, over the next few years it's likely that even more devices will make it possible to access the internet on the go, and your website should be designed in a way that makes it accessible to these platforms. Sure it takes more time and ability to meet all of these demands, however reponsiveness is necessary.
Typography. Because the primary focus is content, what could be better than content that really stands out? Big, bold headlines that cannot be ignored. The web fonts available today allow web designers to indulge themselves. From big and beautiful to contemporary, sleek and just plain good-looking, content can be a beautiful thing today. Google fonts has created a seemless integration through code that can be embedded in your website to insure all browsers can see your styling.
Of course the most important thing is to deliver what your user wants in terms of information, services, products, etc. This isn't something you can guess. You need to take the time to understand your target market and what their needs are. However, with so many choices today and the rushed world we live in, people want what they want now, and the easiest way to get straight to it in the least amount of time is the best. When looking for a web designer to create a memorable online presence for your company, be sure to keep simplicity and responsiveness in mind!
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Five Ways to Build the Most Mobile Friendly Website
A few years ago sites could have got away without having a mobile version of their site but not anymore. Mobile websites have gone from being an attractive extra to an absolute necessity – and it isn't enough just having one. With the commercial and economic opportunities available to online businesses via mobile phones it is crucial that the mobile site is designed to optimise the mobile user experience. Non mobile friendly sites are losing out on an increasingly large amount of business as more and more people buy though mobile devices.
Streamline Content
Landing pages and content "above the fold" is crucial when it comes to PC websites. This importance is magnified on a mobile web page. Do not waste time, effort and most importantly space, putting anything but the most important information on your mobile pages. Removing things like side menus or other content links allows your site to focus on only the most important information, making your site easier to read, quicker to load and generally improving user experience.
When it comes to seeking mobile conversions or sales it is crucial that your site prioritises important information relevant to conversions such as contact details. Overloading your page with irrelevant content will push important content down making it less likely to be found. Users will also become frustrated with having to scroll or delve deeper in to your site to find the content they want.
Optimise layout
An easy way to streamline your content and improve user experience is to optimise your page layout for mobile devices. Simply displaying your standard PC website through a mobile device will negatively affect your users experience and likely lead to a high bounce rate. The text displayed will be too small to read and users will have to navigate a raft of different menus.
Optimise your layout into just one single column with additional content running down the page not across. This allows users to use the far more natural and preferred process of scrolling downwards, avoiding the need to scroll sideways or zoom in and out.
Alter Navigation
With such a small area to work in, navigation becomes an issue on mobile websites. Placing all your navigation at the top of pages moves the valuable content too far down below the fold and with a single column layout it can't go down the side – where does it go?
The answer is to emphasise your homepage. Only place navigation on your homepage and do so at the top of the page. On other pages place your content at the top with the only navigation links being back to the homepage or the most relevant previous step in the user's journey. Placing breadcrumb links at the top of the page with navigation links back to the homepage at the bottom, users are able to easily navigate the site without detracting from the valuable content.
If your site's users want to see content straightaway rather than look to navigate or search for specific content you should place the navigation at the bottom. This way it does not get in the way of reading the content but can still be easily accessed by the user. Placing an anchor link at the top of the page will allow users to reach the navigation quickly and easily.
Minimise text entry
It is not just visually where mobile websites differ from their desktop or laptop partners. Usability is another major issue when creating mobile friendly websites. Typing, even on the best touchscreen keyboards are difficult for users who frequently make errors and can often become frustrated with over-elaborate and time consuming text entry. You can reduce the need for text entry for users by allowing them to store personal and login details on site or ask them to use a numerical PIN instead of a password. Instead of entering text akin to a standard text message allow the users to provide information by choosing between different selections.
Similarly you should be aware of the limitations of touchscreen devices for usability. Links (particularly when in amongst other links) can be difficult to click on. Users will become frustrated at the additional time and cost wasted by accidentally clicking on the wrong link. Therefore you should look to use highly visible and easily clickable square boxes for important calls to action.
Take advantage of inbuilt functionality
Ultimately when designing a website for mobile use, you should look to take advantage of the mobile devices unique properties and utilise their inbuilt functionality
Mobile phones were initially designed to just make phone calls (I know it might seem hard to believe!). Take advantage of this by allowing users to automatically call a number when clicking or tapping a contact phone number.
Similarly phones now have in built map applications. Give user's a better idea of your location by automatically opening the phone's map application after the user clicks on your address on site.
Take advantage of social media in regards to your website. Make it easy for a user to share your mobile site socially or share their location via the device's inbuilt GPS. This can allow users to better interact with each other and find nearby stores or events.
2013 is set to be the year of the mobile. Marketers and webmasters are waking up to the power of mobile devices. The mobile will hold a crucial role in how businesses promote and market their websites online. It is crucial that as mobile devices are increasingly used to access the internet that websites provide users with as clear and smooth a user experience as possible. Following some of the above guidelines will help in ensuring you get the best return from your mobile website.
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The Gift of Nothingby Patrick McDonnell
Mooch the cat desperately wants to find a gift for his friend Earl the dog, but Earl already has everything. "What do you give a guy who has everything?" Mooch wonders. The answer, of course, is nothing! This simple story features characters from Patrick McDonnell's popular comic strip, Mutts, and has the same depth, charm, and heart that he gives to his daily readers.
The Gift of Nothing explores the meaning of friendship and the meaning of gifts. The children can explore the idea that things might not be what actually make them happy. Perhaps it is the people and their relationships with them that really make them happy.


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ESG Appendix D: Installing Java Runtime Environment
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Install Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
- Delete all versions of JRE from your machine
- 1.1. Open 'Control Panel' then open 'add/remove programs (XP)' or 'programs and features (Windows7)',
- find and uninstall all versions of JRE currently installed. Example screen from Windows 7 shown below.
- Clear Cache
- 2.1. If you have Windows7 and Vista machine: Delete "Deployment" folder from "C:\Users\[local user]\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java"
- 2.2. If you have Windows XP machine: Delete "Deployment" folder from "C:\Documents and Settings\[local user]\Application Data\Sun\Java"
- 2.3. Restart your machine.
- Download and Install JRE (32 bit only)
- 3.1. Go to the Oracle downloads page: https://www.java.com/en/
- 3.2. Click on the Free Java Download button
- 3.3. Click Agree and Start Free Download button
- 3.4. Save file to desktop
- 3.5. Go to your desktop (or to the location where you saved the JRE install file from step 3.4
- 3.6. Double click the downloaded JRE install file to begin the installation and select "Install" on the pop-up screen.
- 3.7. Select "Close" to close the Java Setup dialogue box
- Disable Java automatic updates
- 4.1. Open Control Panel, then open Java
- 4.2. On the Java Control Panel Pop-up click on "Update" tap and then uncheck "Check for Updates Automatically" check box
- 4.3. Select "Do Not Check" button on the Java Update – Warning pop-up and pop-up closes
- 4.4. Select "Apply" button then "Ok" button to close the Java Control Panel pop-up
Install JCE files
- Click on the following link, download, and save JCE files on to your desktop JCE7.zip
- 5.1. Unzip the downloaded file (JCE7.zip) to your desktop – this will create "JCE7" folder on your desktop
- 5.2. Open the folder that you just unzipped and copy the 3 files in it
- 5.3. Paste the 3 copied files into:
- 5.3.1. XP users: "C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\lib\security" folder
- 5.3.2. Windows7 or Vista users: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\lib\security" folder
- 5.3.3. Please note that security folder contains 3 files with the same name so you have to select "copy and replace"
- to overwrite them. Please make sure the dates of the 3 files match the screen below after you copy 3 files.
Install Cache
- Download the Deployment.zip file to your desktop: Deployment.zip
- 6.1. Unzip the downloaded file to your desktop – this will create "Deployment" folder on your desktop
- 6.2. Copy the Deployment folder into:
- 6.2.1. XP users: "C:\Documents and Settings\[local user]\Application Data\Sun\Java"
- 6.2.2. Windows7 or Vista users: "C:\Users\[local user]\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java"
- Please restart your computer.
- Your computer is now ready for ESG use.
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Caribbean Sweet Potato SaladAuthor: swampkitty05 // Category: Food Blogging Event, Food Porn, Recipes
Another summer project has been breaking out of the mold of the same old same old when it comes to such picnic stalwarts as potato salad. This is one that we made earlier on in the season. It had such a wonderful fresh flavor that I would likely make it again to accompany fish or jerk pork or something. I'm submitting as part of the Potato Ho-Down event, hosted this month by Diane of Asthmagirl Cooks!, and according to the rules, it should techincally be "King Rachel's Caribbean Sweet Potato Salad".
Caribbean Sweet Potato Salad
recipe adapted from Recipezaar
2 large sweet potatoes, baked or steamed in microwave until slightly firmed
1 small can corn, drained
1/4 c. diced red onions
1/4 c. lime juice
3 tbsp Dijon mustard
3 tbsp. brown sugar
1 finely chopped garlic clove
1/2 tsp. freshly grated ginger
1/4 c. olive oil
1 small cucumber, peeled and diced into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 c. chopped peanuts
Peel cooked sweet potatoes, and then cube into 3/4 inch pieces. Add the corn and onion. Mix together the lime juice, mustard, brown sugar, garlic, ginger and olive oil. Toss dressing mixture into vegetable mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste. Right before serving, add cucumbers and peanuts.
8 Responses to "Caribbean Sweet Potato Salad"
noble pig Says:
September 17th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
This is one of my favorite entries this month! It's beautiful and I can't wait to try it.
Thank you so much for participating in the Ho Down.
Lori Says:
September 18th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
That looks amazing. Got to have some!
csquad Says:
September 21st, 2008 at 8:06 pm
i'd like to tell you that I mdae this today for lunch, and it was delicious! thank you so much for posting that yummy picture and recipe
tulip_poplar Says:
September 23rd, 2008 at 8:47 pm
I made triple the recipe for a picnic this past weekend. There was a lot of salad left.
Night 1: Pureed the salad, added chicken broth and heated it for a wonderful soup.
Night 2: Ate the "soup"(It was rather thick)cold with grated apple and minced salami. Still good.
Not sure about tomorrow night….
Elra Says:
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:47 am
Sounds extremely delish. I also love the combination of soft sweet potatoes and the crunchy cucumber and the corn.
I wish I was in the Caribbean. « A Tasty Life Says:
August 6th, 2010 at 7:29 am
[...] you'll rarely want a boring ole russet. At least that's what my taste buds think. Caribbean Sweet Potato Salad = divine. If you can't be in the Caribbean, at least eat like you're there. [...]
viola Says:
May 31st, 2012 at 1:02 am
how many servings?
Pili Says:
October 8th, 2014 at 7:02 pm
It was delicious I did it 3 times allready


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Step back in time to the 1850′s and enjoy a visit to Old Gippstown, Gippsland's Heritage Park, Moe (Next to McDonald's). This complete Historical Township filled with authentic buildings and décor makes an ideal venue for weddings and functions. Old Gippstown is also renowned for its Coach house which contains one of Victoria's best collections of horse drawn vehicles.
The beautiful garden settings are perfect for picnics and barbeques. You can also see a large variety of agricultural and industrial machinery ranging from horse drawn, steam-driven or manually operated, and the blacksmiths forge, in which many were manufactured.
The general store and dressmaking shop contain displays of original implements used around the home in the 1850s. Tynong Theatre, at which a screening of old black and white movies / newsreel / shorts can be arranged for visitors. Prior Arrangements must be made.
- Visit the Local Police station and spend a short stretch in the local jail.
- Drop past the local doctor's quarters - Don't forget to look out for the ghost!
- Please note our opening hours have changed. The Park is open 7 days week 9am – 3pm. Café Open Sat & Sun 8am – 4pm. AH by appointment


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New Girl Review: Mountain Manby Gabrielle Moss at . Updated at . Comments
What is the meaning of manhood in our modern society? Is it difficult to hold on to your masculinity while you're in a relationship?
And is it ever okay to eat a rotted fish that you just found floating around?
Surprisingly, New Girl Season 3 Episode 10 took a stab at answering all of these questions.
And even if the show only really came to any conclusions on the whole "eating rotted fish" issue, the other questions hinted at an interesting way forward for a show that's been stuck ever since its major conflict was decided (i.e. Nick and Jess, sitting in a tree, F-A-C-E-S-U-C-K-I-N-G 4 EVAH)
Though this episode was a partial return to form (after a serious two-episode dry spell), with the best New Girl quotes I've heard in weeks, it was still far from perfect.
The tension was fairly manufactured, the stakes low, and man, I am still just not sold on Coach. I think the writers have yet to find his place in the Lofterian dynamic and the recent strategy of using him to produce new conflict has been a pretty weak substitute for the real thing.
But this episode did provide a tantalizing look at a new kind of conflict the show could examine, rather than sticking to the tried and true "Ross and Rachel" sitcom breakup/ makeup cycle.
As we also saw in New Girl Season 2 Episode 4, the show does a great job examining Millennial issues and problems in a very specific - and very funny - way. By focusing on some broader issues (while still having the plots play out among a group of very self-absorbed people), the series might have found a path to keeping things sparky, without resorting to forced relationship drama.
I mean, I'm not saying it's the only way. But wouldn't it be kind of an interesting turn? Almost a kind of adult comedy Degrassi? Couldn't an examination of the unique sociological perils of modern young-ish adulthood be as exciting as cheating and thwarted love and stuff? If anyone could pull it off and make it absorbing, it's this tight ensemble cast.
Or the show could just go back to having some actually interesting relationship drama. I mean, when the hell are Cece and Schmidt getting back together? Stop playing me, New Girl.
Will Cece end up with Coach? Will Schmidt end up alone? Is there anyone you for whom you would eat a rotted fish?
I think this was the worst episode of New Girl I've seen. I understand the issues they were trying to explore were sort of relevant, but it just seemed ridiculous. Im the same age as them, all my male friends are city slickers, but they still know how to be men - this was just stupid. Also a bear hole so big they can all fall in, dug by Nick in under an hour? Cmon!
Nothing about the episode was funny, it was all so totally cringe-worthy. I find Nick so Over The Top, and totally over-reacts to everything. I mean the Ross-Rachel thing, had Ross as a goof, but he as likeable, and more importantly, believable. They are making the Nick character ridiculous. And as for Schmidt, I really hope his confidence comes back soon, because he was always so funny, and now he is really tedious. Jess trying to always be a supportive girlfriend and stand by Nick and support his ridiculousness is just frustrating. Both her past ex-boyfriends were so awesome, the hot doctor and Russell. There is no real life scenario where a girl would break up with them, and then go and be this little puppy who rolls over for this spineless twit.... Sorry it's frustrating. Coach does't quite work - i think the addition of another girl would have been better. My favourite characters lately are Cece and Winston, I think they are the only ones who seem vaguely normal... But this show used to make me laugh soooo much! I hope it picks up again
I agree, very boring. I also agree that "Coach" doesn't fit, isn't necessary to the group dynamic, and with his return, the writers have really turned Winston into a major doofus. I think I'm over New Girl.
I love new girl since day 1, but I hated this ep. it was very boring to me.


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Upshot: Paul Silverman is Professor in the Psychology Department of the University of Montana. He completed his doctorate at the University of Georgia in 1977 with Ernst von Glasersfeld as mentor. His essay focuses on his personal encounters with him during that period.
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Silverman P. S. (2011) My Mentor Ernst von Glasersfeld. Constructivist Foundations 6(2): 166–167. Available at http://www.univie.ac.at/constructivism/journal/6/2/166.silverman
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text: How about a quick lesson plan? How about a way to keep a shorthand record of daily class activities? Then how about twitter? Start a Twitter profile (a separate one just for teaching, so not to annoy your friends), and at the end of each class day jot down what you did in class (see below for my Monday, Feb. 11th). Networking with other subject area teachers will encourage collaboration on similar lessons. And possibly (though we teachers would hope not in a 1984 kind of way), an administrator could link in and keep tabs. If I were a curriculum person in an administration, the first thing I would do would be to set up accounts for each teacher to post one daily update. It would give me insight on my school and encourage my teachers to keep a running record of what was accomplished (as opposed to the lesson plan, which usually is not accomplished). As a teacher though, I'll just use it to keep my own head on straight.