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Rumor: Apple taps rival Samsung to build majority of A-series chips starting next year
11/17/2014, 10:11 am
A new rumor suggests that Apple has struck a major new agreement with its chief rival, Samsung, in which the South Korean electronics maker will produce most of Apple's custom A-series processors for iPhone and iPad starting in 2015.
Apple now accepting China UnionPay as payment option for Chinese App Store users
11/16/2014, 08:11 pm
As of Sunday, Apple's Chinese App Store -- now the second largest in the world -- accepts payments from China UnionPay, the country's only bank card organization and issuers of the most popular cards in China.
Trade groups representing Apple, Google, others lobby Senate to limit NSA spying
11/14/2014, 06:11 pm
Members of various Internet and technology trade groups are pushing the U.S. Senate to impose limitations on spying programs instituted by the National Security Agency, citing privacy concerns and lost business.
Winn-Dixie, Bi-Lo grocery stores to begin accepting Apple Pay - report
11/14/2014, 03:11 pm
Two major southeastern grocery store chains, Winn-Dixie and Bi-Lo, are said to begin accepting Apple Pay tap-to-pay transactions at the start of next week, according to a new report.
FTC seeks assurances from Apple on health data privacy
11/13/2014, 04:11 pm
According to a report on Thursday, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is asking Apple about its handling of sensitive health data gathered and stored by the company's new iOS 8 HealthKit framework, especially as it applies to possible dissemination to third parties like advertisers.
Samsung responds to Apple's Continuity with its own cross-device 'Flow' feature
11/13/2014, 02:11 pm
Samsung this week announced its answer to Apple's Continuity: a new cross-device sharing feature called "Flow," intended to allow users to move activities and content between Samsung smartphones, tablets, wearable devices, PCs, and more.
Apple patent reveals method of attaching sapphire cover glass to iPhone
11/13/2014, 05:11 am
While rumors that Apple would incorporate sapphire into its latest iPhone 6 flagship handset failed to materialize, the company is continuing work on such a solution, according to a patent application uncovered on Thursday.
DJI announces Inspire prosumer drone with 4K video recording, releases SDK for Phantom 2 Vision
11/12/2014, 08:11 pm
At a press event on San Francisco's Treasure Island, drone vendor DJI unveiled its new prosumer-class Inspire drone with 4K video capabilities and announced a new Software Development Kit to allow third party developers to write apps that work with its flagship Phantom 2 Vision flying cameras.
Full video of Apple exec Greg Joswiak's Code/Mobile interview posted online
11/12/2014, 06:11 pm
The full version of Greg "Joz" Joswiak's October interview with Re/code has been posted online, with the Apple VP of iPhone, iPod, and iOS Product marketing discussing the iOS 8.0.1 snafu and Apple Pay, among other topics.
Samsung unveils 'Project Beyond,' a new 360-degree camera for recording virtual reality content
11/12/2014, 03:11 pm
Samsung surprised on Wednesday with the unveiling of a new device dubbed "Project Beyond," a unique 360-degree camera that captures the world around it in three dimensions, allowing content to be created for its forthcoming Gear VR virtual reality headset.
Square begins taking preorders for new chip card readers for iPhone, iPad
11/12/2014, 01:11 pm
As the U.S. credit card industry prepares for an upcoming switch to new cards with secure EMV chips, popular transaction provider Square is preparing to help retailers through the change, and is now accepting preorders for its new chip card-compatible readers.
Walmart's Black Friday deals bundle $30 gift card with $200 iPad mini, $75 gift card with $179 iPhone 6
11/12/2014, 11:11 am
Walmart has revealed its sales for Black Friday, and a number of Apple products will see price cuts paired with free gift cards, including iPads and iPhones, while steep discounts will be offered on some Beats products.
Apple rumored to turn huge downtown LA building into flagship store, office space
11/12/2014, 01:11 am
A new rumor claims Apple has leased a large part of the Broadway Trade Center, a five-story, 1.1 million-square-foot building located in downtown Los Angeles, Calif., and is looking to convert the space into a mini campus complete with Apple Store.
Judge allows lawsuit over missing text messages to proceed against Apple
11/11/2014, 03:11 pm
Days after Apple provided a Web tool to allow ex-iPhone users to deregister their cell phone number from its iMessage service, a California judge has ruled that a class-action lawsuit against Apple for "hijacking" users' ability to receive text messages can proceed.
Apple continues exploring location-based security settings, looks at new adaptive brightness controls
11/11/2014, 02:11 pm
A pair of patents granted to Apple on Tuesday could hint at the company's plans for future user-facing features for its Macs and iOS devices, including a more granular control system for display brightness based on ambient light and security features that shift based on the device's location.
Best Buy's Black Friday sales include $100 discount for iPad Air 2, up to $200 off Macs
11/11/2014, 10:11 am
Best Buy on Tuesday published the "doorbuster" deals it will offer for Black Friday 2014, with significant discounts on a range of Apple products including Macs, iPads, iPods, iTunes gift cards, and Beats headphones.
Apple tech uses geofences, crowdsourced data to pinpoint cell network dead spots
11/11/2014, 04:11 am
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday granted Apple a patent for a mobile device monitoring system that uses anonymized crowdsourced data to map out cellular network dead spots.
Apple's plan to penetrate enterprise involves dedicated sales team, partnerships with software developers
11/10/2014, 07:11 pm
Apple is looking to grab a bigger portion of the corporate software and solutions business with dedicated sales teams tasked with wooing big-name corporations, while at the same time working with software developers already entrenched in the enterprise sector.
Full video of Tim Cook's WSJD Live conference panel posted online
11/10/2014, 06:11 pm
The Wall Street Journal has released the full version of its interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook filmed at the inaugural WSJD Live conference in October, where topics discussed ranged from Apple Pay to Apple Watch and more.
Apple hires five employees from defunct mapping app Pin Drop in possible UK build out
11/10/2014, 05:11 pm
In what appears to be a build out of its UK operations, Apple recently hired five employees of defunct mapping app Pin Drop, who could be part of the first team to take residence at a rumored R&D office in Cambridge.


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The numbered musical notation, better known as jianpu (simplified Chinese: 简谱; traditional Chinese: 簡譜; pinyin: jiǎnpǔ; literally "simplified notation") in Chinese, is a musical notation system widely used among the Chinese people. Some people call it the numeric notation or numerical notation, but it is not to be confused with the integer notation. Its history goes back to the Gongche notation from the Tang Dynasty.
It is also known as Ziffersystem, meaning "number system" or "cipher system" in German. It should be noticed that some other unrelated musical notation systems are also called cipher notations.
The same system or very similar systems are used to some extent in some European countries, and are popular in some Asian countries. This article first describes the Chinese jianpu in some detail, then describes its possible variations.
Numbers 1 to 7 represent the musical notes (more accurately the scale degrees). They always correspond to the diatonic major scale. For example, in the key of C, their relationship with the notes and the solfège is shown below:
Note: C D E F G A B Solfège: do re mi fa so la si Notation: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
In G:
Note: G A B C D E F♯ solfège: do re mi fa so la si Notation: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
When the notes are read aloud or sung, they are called "do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si" ("si" has been supplanted in the US by "ti," for the sake of having a different beginning consonant for each degree.)
Dots above or below a musical note raise or lower it to other octaves. The number of dots equals the number of octaves. For example, "6" with a dot below is at an octave lower than "6". Musical scales can thus be written like this below:
. major scale: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 natural minor scale: 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 · ·
Where there is more than one dot above or below the number, the dots are vertically stacked.
Where there are note length lines (see below) underneath the numbers, any dots are placed below the lines. Thus the dots below numbers do not always vertically align with each other, since some of them may be moved slightly downward so as not to collide with the note length lines.
Chords can be transcribed by vertically stacking the notes, with the lowest note at the bottom as with Western notation. Each note has its own octave dots, but only the lowest note has the length lines (next section).
Arpeggiated chords are notated by writing the standard Western arpeggiation symbol to the left of the chord.
Chord symbols such as Cm may be used if the exact voicing is unimportant.
The plain number represents a quarter note (crotchet). Each underline halves the note length: One represents an eighth note (quaver), two represent a sixteenth note (semiquaver), and so on. Dashes after a note lengthen it, each dash by the length of a quarter note.
A dot after the plain or underlined note works increases its length by half, and two dots by three quarters.
The underline, along with its joining, are analogous to the number of flags and beaming in standard notation. So are dotted notes. But the analogue stops at notes worth 3 quarter notes and beyond, where dashes are used instead.
whole (semibreve): 1 - - - dotted whole: 1 - - - - - double dotted: 1 - - - - - - half (minim): 1 - dotted half: 1 - - double dotted: 1 - - · quarter (crotchet): 1 dotted quarter: 1· double dotted: 1·· eighth (quaver): 1 dotted eighth: 1· double dotted: 1·· 16th (semiquaver): 1 =
The number "0" represents the musical rest. The rules for length is similar to that of the note, except that it is customary to repeat "0" instead of adding dashes for rests longer than a quarter rest. Unlike the standard notation, there is no single symbol for the bar rest. The bar rest of 3/4 time is "| 0 0 0 |" and the bar rest of 4/4 time is "| 0 0 0 0 |". For brevity the multi-bar rest symbol used in standard notation may also be adopted.
When notating rhythms without pitch, such as in many percussion instruments, the symbol "X" or "x" replace numerals. For example, a common clap pattern used in cheers can be written like this:
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Bar lines, double bar lines, end bar lines, repeat signs, first- and second-endings look very similar to their counterparts in the standard notation. The ending numbers, though, is usually slightly less than half as big as the numerals representing notes.
When several lines of music are notated together to be sung or played in harmony, the bar lines usually extend through all the parts, except they do not cut across the lyrics if these are printed between the upper and lower parts. However, when notating music for a two-handed instrument (such as the guzheng), it is common for the bar lines of each hand to be drawn separately, but a score bracket to be drawn on the left of the page to "bind" the two hands together. This bracket is not the same as the bracket used on a Western piano staff; it's more like the bracket used to bind an orchestral section together in Western music. Sometimes the final double barline, and any barlines marked with repeat signs, also pass through both hands, but this is not consistent even in the same publication (see for example Xinbian Guzheng Jiaocheng ISBN 7-5359-2188-4 pages 108 and 138, where they do and do not pass through both hands respectively).
If a piece of music for a two-handed instrument has a passage where only one hand is notated, lines of numbered notation without score brackets at the left can be used for this passage. Hence a piece of music may shift between two-handed (with bracket) and one-handed (without bracket) layouts during the course of the piece.
Cadenza-like passages can have dotted barlines, or barlines can be omitted altogether.
It is possible to print a small fermata above a bar line; this represents a brief pause between the measures either side of the barline, as in Western notation.
The notation uses a movable Do(1) system. The key signature defines the pitch of "1". So "1=C" means "C major". Minor keys are based on the natural minor or the Aeolian mode, and the key signature defines the pitch of "6". So "6=C" means "C minor". Naturally, the Dorian mode of D should be marked as "2=D". Some people prefer to write "Key: C" or "Key: Cm" instead.
The same accidentals in the standard notation are used, and as in common practice, an accidental is placed before the notes "1 2 3 4 5 6 7" to raise or lower the pitch and placed after the note names "C D E F G A B", which are used for key signature and chord markings in the numbered system. But it must be noted that these accidentals are relative to the diatonic scale (1 2 3...) rather than the note names (C D E...). For example, even though the leading note for the harmonic C minor scale is "B natural", it is written as "♯5".
Key signature changes are marked above the line of music. They may be accompanied by symbols that represent the note's degrees at previous and present key signatures.
The time signature is written as a fraction: 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8, etc. It is usually placed after the key signature. Change of time signature within the piece of music may be marked in-line or above the line of music. Some pieces that start with cadenza passages are not marked with time signatures until the end of that passage, even if the passage uses dotted barlines (in which case 4/4 time is usually implied).
Sometimes a piece is written with multiple time signatures simultaneously. For example it might specify 4/4 2/4 3/4 5/4, meaning that the length of measures is irregular and can be 4, 2, 3 or 5 quarter-notes. The time signature of the first measure is always specified first, and the others are placed in increasing order of length.
Usually, the time signature is formatted as two numbers placed vertically on top of each other, with a horizontal line separating them. This is slightly different from the formatting illustrated in the text above, due to technical restrictions.
A metronome mark may be placed immediately after the time signature if the time signature is part-way through the music, or below it if the time signature is at the beginning. If present, this will be identical to the metronome marks used in Western music (this is the only place in numbered notation where Western symbols for note values such as quarter-notes and eighth-notes are used).
Ties and slurs are curves resembling that in the standard notation, although they are always written above the music line in numbered notation. Ties are much flatter than slurs; usually only the ends of a tie are curved, whereas slurs are curved throughout. Chinese music books often draw ties and slurs with a single thin line, in contrast with the Western practice of making the line thicker in the middle.
In music for two hands, it is possible to write a slur that begins in one hand and ends in the other; this is usually done when the first hand has nothing more to play in that measure and hence there is room to draw the slur in the space which would normally have been used to draw further notes. This is similar to some Western keyboard music where slurs between the staves are possible.
A slur with a small arrowhead on its right-hand end indicates a pitch bend between the notes under the slur, which is possible on some instruments.
Tuplets (such as triplets, quintuplets, etc.) are notated by writing a slur-like symbol over the notes and printing a small digit (3 or 5 or whatever is appropriate) in the center of this symbol, so that the line passes through the digit.
Expression marks (including fermatas) are also written above the music line. Special attention has to be paid on the staccato dot since it looks like the octave changer. It is either represented by a bolder dot further away from the music line or by the staccatissimo sign instead, which is an inverted triangle.
Dynamics (p, f, mf, etc.) and hairline crescendos and diminuendos are written below the line of music to which they apply, as in Western notation. The font of the dynamics is usually lighter than the font used in Western notation, so as not to be as heavy as the font for the numbers.
Instrument-specific symbols can be written above notes as well. For example in music for stringed instruments it is common to see wavy lines representing rolls. Fingering can be marked using four different kinds of finger symbol, respectively appearing like a lightning strike, the top half of a semicircle, a backslash, and the bottom left corner of a square.
Other instrument-specific symbols that are sometimes used include one resembling three slashes progressing diagonally downward, placed to the lower right of the numeral. This represents a tremolo. Another symbol is formed of a line proceeding from slightly to the right of the top right corner of the numeral and curving upwards, ending with the left half of an arrowhead. The meaning of this symbol is unclear.
If there are slurs or ties and also fingering symbols, then the fingering symbols are written above the slurs or ties. Rolls (wavy lines) and tuplets are usually written below the slurs or ties. However, if a one-off chord results in many digits being stacked on top of each other and also has a roll symbol, it is possible to place that roll symbol above any slur or tie line to save space (to avoid moving the slur or tie any higher than the chord has already needed to move it).
Glissandi are represented by diagonal wavy lines with arrowheads at the end. The glissando symbol proceeds from bottom left to top right for an upward glissando, or from top left to bottom right for a downward glissando. It is used in place of a numeral. For stringed instruments, it usually indicates playing all the notes of the scale in rapid succession, i.e. for a downward glissando,
. 1 6 5 3 2 1
and for an upward glissando,
. 1 2 3 5 6 1
Note that a pentatonic scale is normally used in Traditional Chinese music, so "all the notes of the scale" in this case are 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6.
Extended glissandi (over several octaves) are also possible, usually written with a longer diagonal wavy line that is nearly touching the numbers on either side of it. In this case the numbers on either side determine the starting and ending pitches for the glissando.
Grace notes are notated like normal notes but are written in a small (about half-size) script on the line just above. They are written with octave dots and note-length lines, and they are connected to the main note with a slur that proceeds vertically downward from the center of the note-length line of the grace notes and points toward the main note. Grace notes may be placed either before or after the main note, indicating that they are to be played very rapidly either before the start of the main note or after the end.
In some versions of the numbered musical notation, underlines indicating note length are written above the note instead. Ties and slurs may be written below the music line.
In some versions, octave change is represented in a different way. Instead of dots above or below the numbers, a horizontal line is drawn and the number is written on, above, or below the line.
Another variation is to put octave bar "|" on the side of the number. An octave bar on the left is equivalent to a dot at the bottom. An octave bar on the right is equivalent to a dot on top. This is used in Digital Common Notation. Digital Common Notation attempts to combine the benefits of the standard notation and numbered musical notation and is targeted for keyboard performing.
It is possible to perform music in numbered musical notation in the tradition way. The player first locates the root note of the key on the keyboard and then mentally map the number to the keys on the keyboard. This should not be difficult for someone who can play the scales with traditional piano training.
A simple way is to transpose the root note to where the middle C is. The music can then be performed with the same fingering as in C Major. This approach actually reduces the 12 sets of fingering down to one. The method is described in MRN Method (Middle Root Note Method).
A similar invention was presented by Jean-Jacques Rousseau in his work presented to the French Academy of Sciences in 1742. Due to its straightforward correspondence to the standard notation, it is possible that many other claims of independent invention are also true. Grove's credits Emile J.M. Chevé.[1]
Although the system is used to some extent in Germany, France, and the Netherlands, and more by the Mennonites in Russia, it has never become popular in the Western world. See the external links for more information.
The system is very popular among some Asian people, making conventions to encode and decode music more accessible than in the West, as more Chinese can sight read jianpu than standard notation. Most Chinese traditional music scores and popular song books are published in jianpu, and jianpu notation is often included in vocal music with staff notation.
Indexing with numbered notation makes it possible to search a piece of music by melody rather than by title. An actual example can be found in the Chinese New Hymnal. Parson's code on the other hand contains information on rise and fall in pitch only but precise pitches can be decoded from numbered notation. This way, a children's song book be indexed like this:
|1· 1· |1 23· | Row, row, row your boat |1 1 5 5 |6 6 5 - | Twinkle, twinkle little star |1 2 3 1 |1 2 3 1 | Frere Jacques
A reason for its popularity among Chinese is that jianpu fits in with the Chinese music tradition. It is a natural extension and unification of the gongche notation widely used in ancient China for recording music. Gongche uses a number of characters to indicate the musical notes, and jianpu can be seen as using numbers to replace those characters. The monophonic nature of music in Chinese tradition also contributes to widespread use because so few elements are needed for monophonic music that music can be notated with little more than a typewriter.
Compared with the standard notation, the numbered notation is very compact for just the melody line or monophonic parts. It is even possible to transcribe music in between the lines of text. Transcribing harmony can be done by vertically stacking the notes, but this advantage diminishes as the harmony becomes more complex (or polyphonicity increases). The standard notation, with its graphical notation, is better in representing the duration and timing among multiple notes.
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EAU CLAIRE - Max Garland and Bruce Taylor, creative writing faculty members in the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's English department, will share original works during a reading at 8 p.m. April 7 in the Cabin of Davies Center.
NOTA (None of the Above), the university's creative arts organization, will sponsor the reading. The event is free and open to the public.
Garland grew up in western Kentucky where he held numerous jobs, including ice cream truck driver and termite inspector. He was a rural mail carrier for many years on the route where he was born. He has a master's degree in poetry from the University of Iowa, and his poetry and fiction have appeared in Poetry, New England Review, Georgia Review, Gettysburg Review and other journals and anthologies. Awards include a National Endowment for the Arts Poetry Fellowship, a Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Poetry Fellowship, a Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship, the Tara Short Fiction Award, James Michener Fellowship for Fiction, Bush Artist Fellowship, and inclusion in the 1995 Best American Short Stories. His book of poems, The Postal Confessions, was the winner of the Juniper Prize for Poetry. A new manuscript of poems, Bible Days, has just been completed.
Taylor is the author of five chapbooks of poetry including This Day, and editor of seven anthologies including Eating the Menu: A Contemporary American Poetry, Wisconsin Poetry, and, with Patti See, Higher Learning. His poetry, fiction and translations have appeared in such places as Carve, The Chicago Review, The Columbia Review, The Exquisite Corpse, The Formalist, Light, The Literary Review, The Nation, Nerve, The New York Quarterly, and The Northwest Review and Poetry. Taylor has won awards and fellowships from the Bush Artist Foundation, Wisconsin Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities and Fulbright-Hayes.
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In a Rolling Stone article this month she earned herself an exclusive article where it shares her transformation from high school teenager to her newfound adulthood. According to Rolling Stone:
Recently, Tavi Gevinson – editor-in-chief of Rookie magazine, budding Broadway star and possibly the most influential 18-year-old in America – went to her first and last high school rager.
Earlier that day, she'd graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High in suburban Chicago, tromping around the football field in the blazing heat. In terms of doing the classic high school party thing, she thought, it was now or never. "It was at this guy's house," she says, "and I was like, 'Oh, you know what makes social anxiety better is if you just keep drinking.'"
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Cush argues that technological advances and other market forces are eroding the competitive edge long held by major network or legacy airlines. Virgin America competes in the same travel agency distribution channels as the majors, but 70% of all Virgin America tickets are sold through the airline's website.
Cush also believes corporations are becoming more interested in "transactional" rather than "contractual" buying, wanting the lowest price on each transaction rather than the overall discounts offered by global airlines, which don't always reflect the lowest fares available in the market. "Large corporations are very simply interested in low fares and flexible travel times," says Cush, noting that Virgin America's fares don't have minimum stays, don't require Saturday night stays, and advance-purchase restrictions are minimal.
Although oil prices have declined significantly over the past year, $70 per barrel is still substantially much higher than oil in the $20 per barrel range when Virgin America was originally conceived. Like most other airlines, Virgin America took a loss in the second quarter, but the $15 million hit was substantially smaller than the loss reported for the same period in 2008.
Even with the losses, Virgin America grew by nearly 50% over the past year, while most airlines were shrinking, and the airline's load factor (percentage of seats occupied) improved by almost 8% while unit costs declined by more than 20%. "Our focus is really on growing our airline," says Cush, though continued rapid growth in this environment may prove challenging.
One major issue is the current route map, with service in California and the Northeast, but a gaping hole in the middle of the country. "The biggest complaint we hear from our best customers is 'you need to fly to more places.' They ask, 'When are you going to fly to Chicago or Texas?' "
Cush would like to add two or three cities and six to eight new aircraft per year for the next two years, but the question might be where those new airplanes will fly. Virgin America has been unable to gain access to Chicago O'Hare or expand at New York's JFK airport, as incumbent carriers hold all landing slots and gates and have shown little interest in relinquishing them.
So can Virgin America's unique business model and premium product survive in the face of so much adversity? Cush believes the company will succeed by keeping its focus. "There is an expectation that comes with having Virgin on your tail."
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The Problem with "Sell-By" Datesby Amy Reiter in News, April 1st, 2014
When you clean out your fridge or pantry, some things obviously need to go. That old cheese that's sprouted a greenish-black tuft of hair? That ancient container of broccoli that smells like something you'd rather not describe — or ever smell again? Those clearly belong in the garbage can — outside — several yards away.
But what about the foods that look and smell fine, but have "sell-by," "use-by," "best-by," "best-before" or "enjoy-by" dates that have come and gone? You should probably pitch those, too, right?
Not so fast. While most of us probably treat the dates on our food packaging as gospel, they are, it turns out, highly unreliable indicators of freshness. "Basically made up," Smithsonian Magazine says. "Unclear" and "useless," the Washington Post sniffs. "Inconsistent and confusing," Climate Progress notes.
In a report released in September 2013 by the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic and the Natural Resources Defense Council, "The Dating Game: How Confusing Food Date Labels Lead to Food Waste in America," the authors point out that dates on food labels that purport to tell us whether its contents are fresh, or — uh — not so fresh, are "surprisingly under-regulated."
Federal food-dating standards are sparse — dating is mandated only on infant formula — and state and local laws vary. For instance, only some states require that perishable foods like milk be sold prior to their expiration dates. As a consequence, labeling practices are wildly inconsistent and consumers cannot rely on them — and amidst this confusion, a lot of people throw away an awful lot of perfectly good food.
The authors of the Harvard/NRDC report have called for clearer standards and greater regulation, but in the meantime, how are you to know when to throw out your food and when to keep it around?
The website Eat By Date provides helpful information on the shelf lives of perishables, including dairy products, drinks, fruits, vegetables, grains and proteins. Food Network's Healthy Eats blog also offers guidance. And you can always just follow your nose.
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..My mantra..: taught to be by my grandmother..: " WHEN IN DOUBT , throw it out.." ; however, I pretty much dont trust the 'FDA" or any of those other government agencies..and I follow my own methods for determining if food is OK to eat.I label all my leftovers. I wrap things in such a way, and store in such a way to preserve them longer. Fresh food is best,..so try to preserve that freshness. Eat things before they go bad, if you have to throw it out, its money wasted.
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The asylum guards have Rafe cornered in the woods. Rafe backs up and falls into a ravine – apparently to his death! Meanwhile, his doppelganger accidentally discovers Ciara and Theo by the side of the road. He promises not to turn them in if they promise not to tell anyone they saw him. Ciara readily agrees, but Theo is more reluctant. Imposter Rafe starts to fear he may have to take drastic measures. Meanwhile, Bo and Hope arrive in Centerville to grill Leah, the runaway, who gives them a tip about the kids' whereabouts. Following the lead, Bo comes upon the kids with "Rafe," who is about to blow his temper. EJ informs Stefano that he plans to divorce Nicole. Stefano knows this is about Taylor and urges him not to be rash – he doesn't need to stir up any trouble. Later, Stefano learns that Rafe is believed to be dead. Taylor tells Nicole that she's moving out, but her plans are delayed when she learns of Theo's disappearance. Taylor visits Lexie and offers her support. Meanwhile, Nicole subtly grills EJ about Rafe but gets nowhere. She confides in Chloe her theory that EJ had something to do with Rafe's accident and subsequent personality change. On the pier, Nicole overhears Vivian and Gus saying it's impossible to figure out who was being held in the DiMera basement. Vivian decides to find another way to get Stefano on her side. After she and Gus leave, Nicole gets her hands on their DNA results and begins to connect the dots. Maggie and Melanie argue about Chloe, and they part on bad terms. Brady comforts Melanie and promises to always be on her side. Meanwhile, Victor thanks Maggie for helping him and Brady melt the ice. However, he and Maggie continue to disagree about Chloe.
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The Zojirushi NS-LAC05 is a competent rice cooker. Its easy to use, just fill with water, drop in the rice, select the type of rice youre cooking and hit the cooking button. Timed cooking, the type we do most often here, is just as easy and only requires one more step.
The front panel is laid out well with settings for sushi, porridge, brown, white/mixed and quick cooking. There is also a timer function and keep warm button.
The display is not complex but I dont like it, unless you are in just the right spot the contrast is poor and I find myself standing back to see it clearly. Our inexpensive kitchen timer is easier to read.
The Zojirushi has an internal lithium battery that keeps the display on even when the machine is unplugged, the problem is that there is no way to change it short of dismantling the rice cooker and I dont see the battery listed with the other replacement parts. Judging from experience I would say the battery will last several years or possibly longer if it is a rechargeable one. The plus side is that you can lose power for up to ten minutes and still maintain the cooking cycle. Also the rice cooker may work fine once it is plugged in even without the battery functioning.
The bowl is a heavy, well made cast aluminum one with a thick coating of Teflon, both inside and out, that will most likely last for years. The level markings inside the bowl are in contrasting white, labeled for different types of rice and raised making it easy to read and fill.
The instructions are well written for basic rice but cooks who dont like experimenting might find them vague for porridge or rice plus other ingredients. The hints and recipes do help when you stray off the basic rice settings though.
I thought the retracting cord and spoon holder were just gimmicks but they are both handy additions to the cooker.
The rice cooker cleans easily. The top just pops out for washing and the bowl is a cinch to wash too, no different then any small Teflon pot. Another plus is that there is no external steam cup to be emptied and cleaned like on many other cookers.
The outside housing includes stainless steel not aluminum and cleans quickly with a damp cloth.
We buy grains and rice in bulk and like organic short grain brown rice. It cooks perfectly but I did have to play with the water to rice ratio just a bit which I think is normal. It only took about two or three tries to get rice just the way we like it.
The warmer is a great function especially for busy people and I recommend it regardless which rice cooker you decide on. Set the timer for about a half or full hour before you want to eat and perfect rice will be ready and kept warm for you at the meal time you choose.
Most rice takes a long time to cook, over an hour and a half for some types. We rarely eat white rice and I havent cooked it in this cooker yet, you may find that you can use the quick cooking setting and a much shorter cooking time for white rice if it is your preference.
I dont have another cooker to compare the fuzzy logic to so I cant say how effective it is over a non fuzzy logic cooker but this machine does make very good rice consistently.
I did buy the 3 cup cooker because I felt it would cook smaller quantities (1/2 to 1 cup) better and have less of a foot print on our already packed counter. If you think you will be adding a lot of ingredients to your rice then you may want to go with a larger cooker.
The price is comparatively high but the quality is there. The cooker is made in China but Id say under strict supervision from Zojirushi as the fit and finish are excellent and the cooker has a quality look to it, aside from the display.
I expect the Zojirushi to work very well for years to come and find it well worth its extra cost.


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A few portrait samples - Olympus 45mm f1.8
Oct 5, 2011
Managed to get a few shots with the new 45mm today. As some have already pointed out, the difference in background blur between f1.8 and f2.8 is quite subtle (for those who already have the PL 45mm macro). The lens is tiny and looks more suited to the smaller Pens than my GH1 but I'm still delighted to have it after a year of struggling with manual focus and shallow DOF on legacy lenses.
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Wednesday, September 09, 2009
As you can see we have upgraded our website. Not only have we improved the look of the site, but it's functionality as well. We have put together a few short how-to videos, to help you become familiar with the new site .
Little Warrior Nation: Big Buddy Lunch 10/7/09
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Last Wednesday just around 100 elementary students arrived on the Skyway campus for lunch with their "Big Buddy". Little Warrior Nation was started last year and has been growing ever since! Elementary students are able to attend a minimum 12 clinics after school coached by VCHS coaches and athletes...an opportunity loved by all, receive a "Big Buddy", get an "Inside Look" at a high school game, and a Little Warrior Nation t-shirt.
Football Camp for the Stars
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"If" by Rudyard Kipling
('Brother Square-Toes'—Rewards and Fairies)
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And—which is more—you'll be a Man, my son!
Source: A Choice of Kipling's Verse (1943)
Now Why This Fear
Now why this fear and unbelief?
Has not the Father put to grief
His spotless Son for us?
And will the righteous Judge of men
Condemn me for the debt of sin
Now canceled at the cross?
Jesus, all my trust is in Your blood
Jesus, You've rescued us
Through Your great love
Complete atonement You have made
And by Your death have fully paid
The debt Your people owed
No wrath remains for us to face
We're sheltered by Your saving grace
And sprinkled with Your blood
How sweet the sound of saving grace
How sweet the sound of saving grace
Christ died for me
Be still my soul and know this peace
The merits of your great high priest
Have bought your liberty
Rely then on His precious blood
Don't fear your banishment from God
Since Jesus sets you free
Original Verses by Augustus Toplady (1772), Music, Alternative, and Additional Words by Doug Plank
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Catholicism in Spain
Sometimes it's difficult to explain the Spanish religious climate to American Christians. In Spain, nearly 78% of people claim to be Christian. [It's interesting that a few years ago that number was 90%]
Of that 78% of Christian people, 94.5% are Catholic. This leave the remaining 5.5% to be divided by Protestant, Independent, Anglican, Orthodox, and Other.
I have many American Catholic people in my life whom I love and respect. I believe they have a vibrant personal relationship with God the Father through his Son Jesus Christ. I believe we'll live and worship together in the new earth one day. Additionally, some of my favorite Christian authors are Catholic; many of the Church fathers who inspire me were Catholic. As I talk to people about the spiritual darkness and lack of Christianity in Spain, I'm not casting doubt on the faith of my believing Catholic friends. I'm casting doubt on the empty, cultural Catholicism prevalent in Spain and other places in Europe (Italy, for example).
I was reading this morning about people groups in Spain and came across the Basques (0.5% evangelical). These people have a rich cultural history and an absolutely fascinating language- a language with one of the most amazing histories on earth. As I read about the Basques, I found this explanation of Spanish Catholicism and I want to share it here:
What is difficult for many American Catholics to understand is that the Catholic Church around the world has a mission strategy of syncretism. They accept the "traditional beliefs" of the new people, and then try to re-create those in a Catholic form. Catholics would say that they are successful in that. Others might tend to disagree.
Another aspect of Catholicism in Spain is that it is very much a cultural Catholicism for the overwhelming majority of people. To be Catholic means to participate in the big events of the Catholic Church (infant baptism, first communion, confirmation, marriage in the Catholic Church, burial in the Catholic cemetery, and then the Mass for the dead on the anniversaries of their passing.
Finally, down through the centuries the Catholic church has played a prominent role in the governing of Spain since 350 A.D. right up through the 1970s. They have insisted that to be Spanish is necessarily to be Catholic, and since the decline of the Roman Empire, they have lobbied subsequent national leadership to embrace the Catholic faith as their own and as a force for unity with Spain. Even General Franco used the imposition of Catholicism to "unite" all of the Spanish nation under his leadership. As a result, When Franco died in 1975, many Spaniards rejected the Catholic Church as well as Franco's failed agenda. The Basque Country went from the "most Catholic" to the "least Catholic" of all the autonomous regions of Spain in a 20-30 year period following Franco´s death.
Most Catholics still claim Catholicism if they claim any religious affiliation at all, but it is, for the most part, a cultural Catholicism only, and even in that limited sense, any real allegiance to the church has been greatly weakened.
On Faith and the Prodigal Cat.
On May 4th, at about midnight, our cat (Roy Rogers) accidentally jumped from our 3rd floor balcony and down to the street. He escaped the love of three robust and busy kiddos, consistent food and water, and a chair of his (basically) very own.
We searched like crazy for the first week. Asked neighbors, local businesses, the veterinary clinic… Friends came over to help us search under cars and in other unlikely places. A lot of tears fell.
The second week, we started putting things away that reminded the kids of Roy. We were still keeping our eyes open, but not expecting anymore to find him. Over and over we were surprised by the people in out community that asked us if we had found him yet, and encouraged us that it was still possible.
But then on Thursday, while Brian and Malaki were heading to basketball practice, they saw a flash of grey and white in the alley. It dissapeared quickly, but they were pretty sure it was Roy. Brian dropped his to-do list, and went out on the search again. He called some cat-loving friends, Jamie and Eddie, and they searched until 11:45pm. They found him, but couldn't catch him.
The next afternoon, Brian and Jamie put on some old clothes, and crawled under a locked door, into the empty storefront where Roy was hiding out. Eddie, the kids and I waited outside. We were just hoping to catch him if he ran out. (or explain to police or neighbors who questioned us)
About 10-15 minutes in, Brian called out, "Eddie, Malaki – get ready. I have something for you." and he passed Roy under the door and we put him safely back in his carrier. (And went directly to the vet.)
I admit that I did not expect to find Roy after those first few days passed. I just didn't think it could happen. And I thought if we did manage to catch him, he would come back so wild that he couldn't be safe to keep. Well, I was wrong on all counts.
The one of us that had faith that his pet would return was Malaki. He prayed every day that God would keep Roy safe and bring him home. He told me of times at school that he would stop working, close his eyes, and pray. And when Roy appeared again, no one was more surprised than Brian and I, but no one was less surprised than Malaki. And no one was happier, (except maybe the culprit himself, who will not stop meowing unless someone is touching him).
So we're thanking God today for bringing home the prodigal cat once again, and for giving us an example of childlike faith, even when it's hard.
(*All pictures for this post are courtesy of Malaki's camera)
The One Attribute You Need If You Want To Move Overseas
Yesterday, I had a conference call with our head office in the United States. They asked me, "When we talk with potential co-workers, what kind of background are you looking for? Do you want people who've lived overseas, done similar work, something like that?"
To which I replied, "To me, all that matters is that people come over here with a learner's mentality. The most important thing is for them to be curious. Previous experience and accurate expectations are helpful, but I didn't even have much of that when I moved here. The most important thing is that they're curious."
If you want to live and acculturate in a new country, curiosity is the key.
You're going to be angry when the post office won't let you pick up your wife's package- or when they won't let you pick up your own mail because the address on your ID doesn't match the address on the envelope. Sometimes, a little bit of rage against your new host culture will bubble inside. But the difference between becoming bitter and sticking with it lies, in large part, in your curiosity. As often as you remember, "OK, I'm here to learn, not to be an expert," you can take a breath and begin to brainstorm why this conflict just happened.
You're asking questions and making discoveries each week. In time, the dots will connect. At least some of them will. You'll begin to expect surprises and you'll hold more realistic expectations.
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Good Always Wins.
Oh Lord, what have I done?
You told me this would happen, and I just couldn't see it.
Is there any hope for me; someone who would deny you and walk away in such a crucial moment?
I couldn't even stay awake to pray when you asked me to. Would that have changed anything?
At the very least, if I had stayed awake in the garden… if I had not denied him, all I would have now would be grief – not guilt and grief.
It's hard to imagine the gravity of emotion Peter must have felt in the days after Jesus died. Sure, it was only a couple of days. But when you put yourself in the disciples place, I'm sure it felt like an eternity.
Those dark days were long enough for the adrenaline of Jesus' trial, torture, and death to wear off; long enough for them to feel the absence of their friend and leader; long enough for the enormity of the situation to sink in, leaving only unanswered questions and fear.
Lots of fear.
But, like I try to tell my kids when they are feeling particularly afraid – good always wins in the end. It may really seem like evil has finished the game, but that means it's not over.
Tomorrow morning, Resurrection Sunday, we will celebrate the living Christ. We will celebrate the continuation and fulfillment of Jesus' story. We will celebrate the ultimate good vs. evil story, and the end is already set.
Peter did not have to live out his life feeling guilty, wondering if Jesus would still love him after all his doubting and failing.
And neither do we.
It's really not such a foreign question, is it? It's not for me anyway. But those doubts and fears, and general feeling of unworthiness are already anticipated and paid for.
Jesus has already done the work to make us right with him.
Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his wounds we are healed.
All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned—every one—to his own way;
and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
(Isaiah 53:4-6)
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Boy it sure does come off slower the older you get!
:annoyed: Only down 1-2 pounds
I am feeling much better already from my stomach issues and the scale is going down and I know it has only been 5 days but I was hopeing it would have gone quicker the first week .... like we all do .... Maybe I should try and weigh in once a week now so I don't get discouraged.
then again I have thyroid issues and am now 45 so that doesn't help.
I won't quit because I know this is what I have to do to get healthy and feel better!
This is certainly true for me, and I am in my 60s!
But change that frown into a smiley face . . . you are losing and as you say your goal is more than just a number of the scale. You are after better health and feeling better.
Weigh less often, IMO, if it helps you not get fixated on scale numbers . . . they can be misleading. But don't do like I did and quit weighing at all. Denial didn't make creeping weight stop creeping. Do pay attention to how your clothes are fitting.
Yep I agree! I have thyroid issues to so that definetly adds to the struggle.
I will also add hormones thrown off in there too along with age.
Hey, we have to accept our age as a factor. And 45 ain't old by a long shot! As a man I believe a woman starts to hit her prime at 40. I won't say anything else as I will end up being accused of being a sexist pig. :hyst:
On the subject of losing the weight, I find I go in spurts, one week I lose 5 pounds for no apparent reason, then my body rests (or do I go a bit off track?) for a week or two, then it's down again another 3-5 pounds.
Works for me, since all those women in their prime are now paying more attention to me. :D
Yup, exactly the same for me. I just turned 46 this month, and I'm finding that I'm averaging 8-10 pounds a month. So much slower than it used to be, but I'm hoping that means that I'm actually taking the time to change my habits and learn more about my body as I'm losing and I'll actually KEEP it off this time!
I will not let it discourage me. Scale going in the right direction. Just miss that nice big whoosh you get the first week. Great encouragement to stick to it through all the cravings.
Thanks everyone for well wishes ..., and yes I agree about women in their 40s
Ain't that the truth. I'm 51 and have been cheat free for 3 entire months. I do think that is a record for me. But, I've "only" lost 15 lbs!!!:mad:
I am down 2 pants sizes and I feel so much healthier and stronger, so that is motivating me to stay the course.
Aging ain't for sissy's that's for sure!
At 50, I also have weight loss that's as slow as cold molasses. Began low-carbing this year on March 21, and as of this morning, I've lost 21 pounds. But the thing I focus on is that I would probably weigh at least 25 pounds more than I do right now had I not begun this new woe. I'll take slow and consistent ANY day over continued weight gain! :jumpjoy:
Pixelchick---I didn't have an initial whoosh either. It never came at all. Kept thinking it would...kept watching....:eek: But no worries. Just remain consistent and the small amounts will add up. Try not to be disappointed. It's mostly water in the beginning anyway! lol
Hang in there. It may come off slower, but remember this is not a diet. It is a lifestyle change and a healthy WOE for life. Eventually, it will come off. A friend of mine started low carb at the end of June and in the weeks since, has only lost 1/2 pound per week and was getting discouraged (she's 46 and has thyroid issues). She perked up when I told her that it might be slow, but by this time next year she'll be down 26 pounds *and* have a better handle on her diabetes. 26 pounds in a year sounds frustrating, but it's not just about the weight...it's about being healthier!
I am not sure for me that it is actually slower. I'll be 52 in December and while the loss seems slower now than when I was younger the losses are real "fat" not just pounds.
I'm 52, finally figured out during menopause it's not just exercising that's needed but also cut back on calories. So low carb but not eating absolutely everything I want either, lol. Menopause stinks
It is what it is . . . but I am thrilled that I got started on low carb again last March.
I've learned so many things that are helping me tweak my way of eating. I am never bored with my choices and can't think of anything I've really craved. (Well, once in a while a craving for some wine, but that's the last gasp of someone who was drinking at levels too high for too long. I am guessing a lot of my excess weigh arrived in liquid form). I don't see any problem continuing eating this way through the next several months, and I hope years. I never want to see 180 again. My winter eating strategy will be a lot different than it was last year (more fat, much lower carb).
Down a pound again this morning (164) . . . was I ever ready for that! My pattern is to stick close to my new low (sometimes bouncing up a bit) for longer than I want, but a new low so far has always come. Long may it last.
Have a great day comrades!
At age 48 I'll concur, it's slooooow. Funny how it took no time to pack it all on though :mad:
I'm 57 and its very slow.
Don't gasp-- when I was in my mid 20's, after having my first child, I went on a low fat, low calorie diet and lost 36 pounds. I could not do that today-/ I tried briefly before going very low carb and I actually gained weight and my cravings especially in the afternoons got worse.
This woe is sustainable for me do far, enjoyable even.
Nice to know I'm not alone. I think the most frustrating part is that I didn't do it earlier and listen when people told me it gets harder.
But better late than never. And yes losing no matter how slow is better than gaining!!
I think it would come off a lot slower if I ate the same way I ate when I first tried LC many years ago.
At 58, I am eating mostly unprocessed foods & I cut out anything that seems to be problematic. I don't feel deprived & I am seeing a fat loss (fat loss calculated by measurements, not scale weight) averaging 2 lbs per week. That is as good as it gets within a healthy fat loss range.
I had a decent loss the first few weeks but since then it's a pound or two...then I creep back up a pound, stick there awhile, lose a couple more, creep back up again, and over and over it goes. SO frustrating, but yep...just like when I was a skinny 11 year old mowing down a huge dish of ice cream w/ chocolate syrup every single night before bed and my mom said "it's gonna catch up to you" (she was right), I scoffed. I lost after each baby no problem whatsoever til #4 came along. THEN when she said "it'll get harder to lose as you get older" I scoffed. Well, I scoff no more :p Mother truly did know best!
Indiekim you are so right. Ugh ha moms do a thing or two
Ugh, it sure does get harder every year.
It does go slow for me too but at least it is going down and it will stay down.
So ladies and gents lets learn a lesson from this. Once that weight is off let's not let it creep up again or else we need to loose the same weight over and over again and it will be much harder to take off. Easier said than done but let that knowledge be our motivation.
Yes, when I first did Atkins, I was in my twenties and much healthier. Now, I have MS, am hypothyroid, and almost 40. It's a different ball game.
But you know what? It's been a good thing. I can't eat the crap that I used to eat (like sugar alcohols, too many Starbucks breve lattes, and Russell Stover SF chocolates, for example). I can't be lax with my food like I used to be. I think long and hard before eating off plan, and in fact haven't done it once since my restart. I've thought about it and each time decided it wasn't worth it (yet?). I count total carbs now, and I'm doing just fine.
Is it coming off more slowly than it used to? Yes, but it IS coming off. I've lost over 50 lbs so far, and I will make it to goal.
Boy it sure does come off slower the older you get!
Yep!!!! No doubt about it. SMW
So my first week loss is 4.4lbs. I will take it! Wish it was more....of course but it is going on the right direction and I don't plan of ever seeing those 4.4 again!!
At this point i have 2 options, lose weight slowly but surely or gain weight quickly...hmmm think I will choose the first option :)
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I've ordered several things from MJM Magic and have been more than happy with the service. Orders are sent quickly even using the free shipping. The...Read More ->
Thanks for the great service. I placed an order one day and got it the next. The packing job was great too. Can't beat that. You guys are really...Read More ->


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