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Union grocery employees mull agreement soon
November 26, 2010
By Warren Kagarise
NEW — 7 p.m. Nov. 26, 2010
Union grocery store employees plan to vote next week on a tentative agreement reached after lengthy bargaining between the union and management.
The union, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 21, represents workers about 25,000 workers at Albertsons, Fred Meyer, QFC and Safeway across the region. The decision also affects grocery and meat workers in Mason County and meat workers in Pierce and Thurston counties.
Fred Meyer, QFC and Safeway operate stores in Issaquah.
Details of the agreement should be released after union members vote on the tentative agreement Wednesday through Friday.
Union workers at major grocery chains in Issaquah and the Puget Sound region voted Nov. 8 to authorize a strike, but no walkout occurred during the Thanksgiving shopping rush.
The union and Allied Employers, the labor relations firm representing the grocery chains, reached a stalemate in October after months of negotiations about pay, health benefits and pensions.
Since workers' contracts expired months ago, grocery employees have remained on the job under one-month contract extensions.
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Workers of the World:
Christy Glass, "Work and Welfare during Market Transition: A Gendered Analysis of Social Change in Eastern Europe"
Christy Glass teaches sociology at Utah State University and has written widely on gender, work and welfare in Eastern Europe.
Thursday, March 4, 2010, 4PM, HGS 217A
"Come On Down"
A screening of a new independent film on working retail, followed by a discussion with the film's writer, director, producer and lead actors. Co-sponsored with American Studies, Film Studies, and Public Humanities at Yale.
Thursday, February 25, 2010, 4:30 PM
Linsley-Chittenden Hall, Room 317
Reconsidering the U.S. Labor Movement
A semester-long series of colloquia and roundtable discussions on contemporary unionism and labor activism featuring:
Dorothy Sue Cobble, "Making the Next Labor Movement Possible"
Dorothy Sue Cobble is professor of labor studies, history, and women's and gender studies at Rutgers University. Her books include the award-winning Dishing It Out: Waitresses and Their Unions in the Twentieth Century (Illinois, 1991); Women and Unions: Forging a Partnership (Cornell, 1993); The Other Women's Movement: Workplace Justice and Social Rights in Modern America (Princeton, 2004), which won the Philip Taft Book Prize for the best book in American labor history in 2004; and The Sex of Class: Women Transforming American Labor (Cornell, 2007). Her current research focuses on the rise and fall of working-class liberalism in the twentieth century U.S.; global initiatives to revalue service work; and the intellectual legacy of pre-New Deal forms of unionism for labor and human rights movements today.
Monday, January 26, 2009, 7PM, HGS 211
Breakfast and roundtable discussion, Tuesday, January 27, 10:30AM, HGS 105.
A Conversation with Anna Burger, of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), on the Future of the Labor Movement
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
co-sponsored with Ezra Stiles College
Roundtable Discussion with John Borsos and Martha Vazquez of United Healthcare Workers West
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Social Movement Activism After Yale:
A Conversation with Javier Morillo ('91) on his organizing work for an SEIU local in Minnesota.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009, Ezra Stiles College
Co-sponsored with ER&M and Ezra Stiles College.
Marc Bousquet, "How the University Works"
Marc Bousquet is Associate Professor of English at Santa Clara University, where he teaches courses on radicalism, the Left, and new media. He is the founding editor of the online journal Workplace: A Journal for Academic Labor and the author of the new book, How the University Works: Higher Education and the Low-Wage Nation (NYU, 2008).
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Breakfast and roundtable discussion, Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Remapping Cultural Studies:
Fred Turner, "From the Counterculture to the New Economy: Information Work and the Dream of Virtual
Fred Turner is Assistant Professor of Communications and Director of Undergraduate Studies at Stanford University. He is the author of
From Counterculture to Cyberculture: Stewart Brand, the Whole Earth Network and the Rise of Digital Utopianism (2006) and Echoes of Combat: The Vietnam War in American Memory (1996; Revised 2nd ed. 2001).
Thursday, November 20, 2008, 4:30 PM, HGS 211
Breakfast and roundtable discussion, Friday, November 21, 10:30 AM, HGS 105
"Made in L.A."
A screening of the new labor documentary, Made in L.A., followed by a panel discussion, moderated by Jennifer Klein, with the filmmakers, Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar, as well Fátima Rojas and Juan Granados of Unidad Latina en Acción, and Elizabeth Breton from the UNITE-HERE Joint Laundry Board. Co-sponsored with the Program in Ethnicity, Race and Migration.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 7 PM
"From the Plantation to the Prison: Imprisonment and U.S. Culture"
A one-day conference, co-sponsored with the Whitney Humanities Center's Working Group on Marxism and Cultural Theory and the Initiative on Race, Gender and Globalization.
A day of discussions featuring:
Colin Dayan, Warren Professor of the Humanities at Vanderbilt University, and the author of The Story of Cruel and Unusual.
Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Associate Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity, and of Geography, University of Southern California, and the author of Golden Gulag: Prisons, Surplus, Crisis and Opposition in Globalizing California.
Dylan Rodriguez, Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies, University of California-Riverside, and the author of Forced Passages: Imprisoned Radical Intellectuals and the U.S. Prison Regime.
with responses featuring faculty and graduate students in the Marxist and Cultural Theory Working Group.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Whitney Humanities Center
Reconsidering Historical Materialism:
A Conversation with Vijay Prashad, the author of many books in ethnic and postcolonial studies, and professor of International Studies and Kellner Chair of South Asian History at Trinity College, about his latest book The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Whitney Humanities Center
Reconsidering Historical Materialism:
A Conversation with Achille Mbembe, the author of On the Postcolony and Research Professor of History and Politics at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, on "The Political Life of Sovereignty."
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Whitney Humanities Center
"Class Acts: Service and Inequality in Luxury Hotels"
The ILC , together with Labyrinth Books, celebrates the publication of Yale sociologist Rachel Sherman's book, Class Acts, with a conversation between the author and Michael Denning, followed by a reception.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007, 5:30 PM
Labyrinth Books
"The Biopolitics of Global Subjectivity"
A one-day conference at Yale University, organized with the Working Group on Globalization and Culture, with panels on:
"Moral Geographies and Religious Subjects"
Melani McAlister, Associate Professor of American Civilization at George Washington University, and the author of Epic Encounters: Culture, Media, and U.S. Interests in the Middle East since 1945. She is currently working on a book entitled Our God in the World: The Global Visions of American Evangelicals.
"What's Mobile about the Global? Movement, Space, Subjectivity"
Sandhya Shukla, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University, and the author of India Abroad: Diasporic Cultures of Postwar America and England.She is currently working on a book entitled Cross-Cultures of Twentieth-Century Harlem.
"New Imperialisms and Popular Challenges"
Maria Josefina Saldaña-Portillo, Associate Professor of English at Rutgers University, and the author of The Revolutionary Imagination in the Americas and the Age of Development. She is currently working on Colonial Melancholy and the Racial Geography of the Postmodern Americas which compares the lasting effects of
British and Spanish racial projects in the Americas on postmodern and modern fiction.
"Immaterial Labor and Global Disciplines"
Andrew Ross, Professor of American Studies at New York University. His most recent books include Low Pay, High Profile: The Global Push for Fair Labor, No-Collar: The Humane Workplace and its Hidden Costs, and Fast Boat to China: Corporate Flight and the Consequences of Free Trade: Lessons from Shanghai.
Friday, March 24, 2006
Hall of Graduate Studies, Room 401
Kathy Newman,"'Burlesque with an Antenna': Television, Postwar History and the Origin of Cultural Studies"
Kathy M. Newman is Associate Professor of Literary and Cultural Studies at Carnegie Mellon University. She is the author of Radio Active: Advertising and Consumer Activism (2004). This talk is drawn from her second book, still in progress, titled: "Lowbrow: The Forgotten Culture of the 1950s." Newman is also a freelance writer for such publications as Pittsburgh City Paper and California Magazine, and she received her Ph.D. in American Studies at Yale in 1997.
Thursday, February 16, 2006, 4:00 pm
Hall of Graduate Studies, room 119
Co-sponsored by American Studies
Joel Beinin, "Egyptian Textile Workers: From Craft Artisans Facing European Competition to Proletarians Contending with the State."
Joel Beinin is Professor of History at Stanford University. He is the author of Workers and Peasants in the Modern Middle East (2001), The Dispersion of Egyptian Jewry: Culture, Politics, and the Formation of a Modern Diaspora (1998), Was the Red Flag Flying There? Marxist Politics and the Arab-Israeli Conflict in Egypt and Israel, 1948-1965 (1990), and with Zackary Lockman, Works on the Nile: Nationalism, Communism, Islam and the Egyptian Working Class, 1882-1954 (1987). He is the editor with Joe Stork of Political Islam: Essays from the Middle East Report (1996), and with Zachary Lockman, Intifada: The Palestinian Uprising Against Israeli Occupation (1989).
Thursday, November 17, 2005, 4:30pm
Hall of Graduate Studies, room 211
Roundtable Discussion, Friday, November 18, 10:30am
Hall of Graduate Studies, room 105
A Conversation with Michael Hardt, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at Duke University. He is the author of Gilles Deleuze: An Apprenticeship in Philosophy (1993), and with Antonio Negri, of Multitude: War and Democracy in the Age of Empire (2004), Empire (2000), and Labor of Dionysus: A Critique of the State-Form (1994). He has also edited with Kathi Weeks, The Jameson Reader (2000), and with Paolo Virno, Radical Thought in Italy (1996). (Click here for video of Michael Hardt discussing his life, collaborations with Antonio Negri, Empire, and radical politics.)
Tuesday, October 25, 7pm
Whitney Humanities Center, room 116
Co-sponsored with the Working Group on Marxism and Cultural Theory
Workers of the World:
David Montgomery, "Workers' Movements and Imperialism: From Berlin (1884) to Baku (1920)"
David Montgomery is the Farnan Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University. His best-known books are The Fall of the House of Labor: The Workplace, the State, and American Labor Activism, 1865-1925 (Pulitzer Prize finalist nomination, 1988), Citizen Worker: The Experience of Workers in the United States with Democracy and the Free Market During the Nineteenth Century (1993), Workers' Control in America: Studies in the History of Work, Technology, and Labor Struggles (1979), and Beyond Equality: Labor and the Radical Republicans, 1862-1872 (1967). He has recently co-authored Black Workers' Struggle for Equality in Birmingha (2004).
Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2005, 4:30 PM
Whitney Humanities Center, room 208
Commentator: Blanca G. Silvestrini, Professor of History at the University of Connecticut, Storrs. She is the author of Women and Resistance in Caribbean Contemporary Societies (1990), Politics, Society and Culture in the Caribbean (1984), Violencia y criminalidad en Puerto Rico, 1898–1973: Apuntes para um estudo de historia social (1980), Los trabajadores puertorriquenõs y el Partido Socialista, 1932–1940 (1978), and the co-author of Historia de Puerto Rico: Trayectoria de un pueblo (1987).
A Conversation with Perry Anderson, Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles, editor of New Left Review, and author of Passages From Antiquity to Feudalism (1974), Lineages of the Absolutist State (1974), In the Tracks of Historical Materialism (1985), English Questions (1992), A Zone of Engagement (1992), The Origins of Postmodernity (1998), Extra-Time: World Politics Since 1989 (2004), and Figures in The Forest (2005). (Watch Perry Anderson in conversation with Harry Kreisler here.)
Wednesday, April 20, 10:30 am
First & Summerfield United Methodist Church
Co-sponsored with the Marxism and Cultural Theory Working Group
Stephen J. Pitti, "Tracking the United Farm Workers and Cesar Chavez: A History."
Stephen J. Pitti is Professor in the History Department and American Studies, Yale University, and the author of The Devil in Silicon Valley: Race, Mexican Americans, and Northern California (2003).
Wednesday, April 13, 4:30 pm
Hall of Graduate Studies, room 211
Lillian Guerra, "Seremos Como Martí: Workers and Contradiction in the Cuban Revolution."
Lillian Guerra is Assistant Professor of Caribbean History at Yale University, and the author of Popular Expression and National Identity in Puerto Rico (1998) and The Myth of José Martí: Conflicting Nationalisms in Early Twentieth Century Cuba (2005). She has also published two books of Spanish-language poetry on themes of displacement and Latino identity.
Wednesday, March 30, 4:30 pm
Hall of Graduate Studies, room 211
Ching Kwan Lee, "'Made in China': Labor's Contentious Transition from State Socialism."
Ching Kwan Lee is Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and the author of Gender and the South China Miracle (1998) and In the Twilight of Socialism: Chinese Workers' Livelihood Struggles in Reform China (forthcoming).
Wednesday, Feb. 23, 4:30 pm
Hall of Graduate Studies, room 119A
Round Table Discussion, Thursday, Feb. 24, 10:30 am
Hall of Graduate Studies, room 105
Co-sponsored with the Initiative on Race, Gender and Globalization
Working Group on Globalization and Culture, "Another World is Possible: Report on the 2005 World Social Forum in Brazil."
(Amanda Ciafone, Michael Denning, Dan Gilbert, Sumanth Gopinath, Myra Jones-Taylor, Nazima Kadir, Christina Moon, and Naomi Paik) with
Tanya Agathocleous.
Wednesday, Feb. 16, 7 pm
Hall of Graduate Studies, room 119
Co-sponsored with the American Studies Colloquium Series
Eunice Hyunhye Cho, "Building Bridges, Dismantling Borders: Working for Social Justice After Yale."
Eunice Hyunhye Cho (CC'00) is BRIDGE Project coordinator at the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. She has co-authored the award winning BRIDGE: Building a Race and Immigration Dialogue in the Global Economy: A Popular Education Resource for Immigrant & Refugee Community Organizers (2004).
Wednesday, Feb. 9, 4:30 pm
Master's Tea, Ezra Stiles College
Co-sponsored with Ezra Stiles College
David Bacon, "From Tijuana to Baghdad -- Who Pays the Price of Globalization?"
David Bacon is a journalist and photographer. He is the author of The Children of Nafta: Labor Wars on the U.S./Mexico Border (2004) and a regular contributor to The Nation, The Progressive, Z Magazine, The American Prospect, and L.A. Weekly. His photographs and articles can be seen at http://dbacon.igc.org/
Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, 4:30 pm
W. L. Harkness Hall, Room 116
Round Table Discussion, Thursday, Oct. 21, 10:30 am
Hall of Graduate Studies, Room 105


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Welcome to TAASA
The Asian Arts Society of Australia Inc. (TAASA) provides a forum for enthusiasts and experts to share their interests in, and pursue the study of a wide range of arts from the entire Asian region.
TAASA was formed in 1991. It is a national body promoting the knowledge, appreciation and enjoyment of Asian architecture, painting, sculpture, textiles and ceramics, music, dance and film. It is also concerned with the impact of Asian art forms on the development of the arts of other cultures, including Australian.
TAASA's activities are designed to complement those of public museums, art galleries and educational institutions. Active focus groups reflecting members' interests and inviting their involvement are based in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.
For information on how to join TAASA, see the "Membership" tab above.
Gill Green
President TAASA
A Great Birthday or Christmas Gift Idea From TAASA
Why not give a gift that keeps giving. A membership to TAASA - The Asian Arts Society of Australia.
Your gift of the TAASA Review will be delivered four times a year - what a great reminder of your friendship. As a TAASA member your friend will be notified of a wide range of events including lectures, symposia and performances, all with great opportunities to meet others interested in Asian arts and culture.
Join your friend today and we will send them a note letting them know that you have given them a TAASA membership as a very special gift for a year (Membership form)
TAASA Committee
Gill Green - President
Art historian specialising in Cambodian culture.
Ann Proctor - Vice President
Art historian with a particular interest in Vietnam.
Todd Sunderman - Treasurer
Former Asian antique dealer, with a particular interest in Tibetan furniture.
Dy Andreasen - Secretary
Has a special interest in Japanese haiku and tanka poetry.
Siobhan Campbell
Lecturer, Indonesian Studies, Sydney University with an interest in Balinese art.
Josefa Green
General editor of TAASA Review. Collector of Chinese ceramics.
Boris Kaspiev
Private collector of Asian art with a particular interest in the Buddhist art of the Himalayan region.
Min-Jung Kim
Curator of Asian Arts & Design at the Powerhouse Museum.
James MacKean
Collector of oriental ceramics
Natalie Seiz
Assistant Curator, Asian Art, AGNSW with an interest in modern/contemporary Asian Art.
Christina Sumner
Former Principal Curator, Design and Society, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.
Sandy Watson
Collector of textiles with an interest in photography and travel.
Margaret White
Former President and Advisor of the Friends of Museums, Singapore, with special interest in Southeast Asian art, ceramics and textiles.
TAASA Ambassador
Jackie Menzies
Emeritus Curator of Asian Art, Art Gallery of NSW. President of TAASA from 1992 – 2000.
State representatives
Melanie Eastburn
Curator of Asian Art, National Gallery of Australia.
Russell Storer
Curatorial Manager, Asian and Pacific Art, Queensland Art Gallery.
James Bennett
Curator of Asian Art, Art Gallery of South Australia.
Carol Cains
Curator Asian Art, National Gallery of Victoria International.
The 14th century Japanese Negoro lacquer basin (16.5 x 33.4cm) featured to the left on our home page and other pages of the TAASA website is from the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria, presented through the Art Foundation of Victoria by Mr S.Baillieu Myer, founder benefactor, 1985.
Figurine of Siva, South India, Vijayanagara period 1600s.
Gift of Alastair Morrison 2003
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|Clinical implications of thrombocytopenia among patients undergoing intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation in the coronary care unit.
MedLine Citation:
|PMID: 20063298 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|BACKGROUND: Thrombocytopenia Hypothesis: intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)-associated thrombocytopenia is not associated with an increased risk of major bleeding or in-hospital death. Thrombocytopenia is a common adverse effect of the IABP. However, the clinical implications of IABP-associated thrombocytopenia are unknown.
METHODS: We assessed the incidence and predictors of thrombocytopenia, and the association between thrombocytopenia and relevant clinical end points, using prospectively collected data on 252 consecutive patients undergoing IABP in a single coronary care unit (CCU).
RESULTS: Anticoagulation with intravenous heparin was administered to 182 patients (72%). Baseline platelet counts were 232 000 +/- 96 000 mL, decreased to 154 000 +/- 74 000 mL at day 3, and recovered to baseline by day 8. Thrombocytopenia (nadir < 150 000 mL or > 50% reduction from baseline) occurred in 109 patients (43%), with a similar incidence among patients who received heparin and those who did not (45% vs 40%, P = 0.5). Independent predictors of thrombocytopenia were lower body weight, cardiogenic shock, and duration of IABP support. The incidence of both major bleeding and in-hospital death were higher among patients who developed thrombocytopenia than among those who did not (13.8% vs 4.2%, P = 0.01 and 28% vs 16%, P = 0.02, respectively). However, after controlling for confounding variables, thrombocytopenia was not an independent predictor of either major bleeding (odds ratio [OR]: 2.2, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.8-6.4, P = 0.1) or in-hospital death (OR: 1.5, 95% CI: 0.8-2.9, P = 0.3).
CONCLUSIONS: Among patients undergoing IABP in the CCU, thrombocytopenia is generally mild, appears to be unrelated to concomitant heparin use, and is not associated with an increased risk of major bleeding or in-hospital death.
|Sion K Roy; Edward W Howard; Julio A Panza; Howard A Cooper
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|Type: Journal Article
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|Title: Clinical cardiology Volume: 33 ISSN: 1932-8737 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Cardiol Publication Date: 2010 Jan
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|Created Date: 2010-01-18 Completed Date: 2011-02-04 Revised Date: 2011-02-09
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|Nlm Unique ID: 7903272 Medline TA: Clin Cardiol Country: United States
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|Department of Medicine, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC 20010, USA.
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|MeSH Terms
Anticoagulants / adverse effects*, therapeutic use
Body Weight
Confidence Intervals
Coronary Care Units
District of Columbia / epidemiology
Heparin / adverse effects*, therapeutic use
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / adverse effects*, methods
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
Platelet Count
Postoperative Hemorrhage / etiology
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Thrombocytopenia / epidemiology, etiology*, mortality
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Liberty Patriots face Juanita in key 3A battle
September 30, 2010
By Bob Taylor
NEW — 12:15 p.m. Sept. 30, 2010
The Liberty High School football team, ranked No. 2 in The Seattle Times' Class 3A poll, gets its toughest KingCo Conference test of the season Friday when the Patriots play at 7 p.m. at Juanita.
The host Rebels, ranked eighth, are 4-0 on the season and have one of the biggest offensive and defensive lines in the league. Running behind the offensive line is standout back Jeremiah Laufasa, who is averaging 115.8 yards a game. The Rebels are coming off a 58-0 rout of Sammamish. Juanita is coached by former Liberty assistant Shaun Tarantola.
Liberty enters the contest with a 3-1 record. The Patriots defeated Mount Si 38-22 Sept. 24. Jake Bainton, who had missed the previous two games because of an injury, caught two touchdown passes for the Patriots.
Bainton is one of the Patriots' big three offensive standouts. Senior running back Chandler Jenkins is rushing for an average of 158 yards per game and has ran for seven touchdowns. He has also caught 13 passes for 261 yards and two touchdowns. Quarterback Trey Wheeler has passed for 722 yards and seven touchdowns.
Liberty had a tough battle last year with Juanita, winning 28-21 on a fourth quarter touchdown pass from Wheeler to Bainton.
The Patriots, Rebels and Bellevue are 3-0 in league play and tied for first place.
Issaquah and Skyline hit the road
Issaquah and Skyline high school football teams will be on the road Friday. Skyline, in first place in the 4A KingCo Conference Crest Division, plays at Redmond. Issaquah plays at Kamiak in a nonleague game.
Issaquah quarterback Ethan Kalin, who suffered a concussion in last Friday's game against Skyline, will sit out the game with Kamiak. Skyline will be without running back Connor Gilchrist who suffered a season-ending leg injury against Issaquah.
Skyline swimmers rip by Roosevelt
The Skyline High School girls swim team overwhelmed Roosevelt 104-71 Tuesday in a 4A KingCo Conference meet at Issaquah's Julius Boehm Pool. Freshman Stephanie Munoz won the 200 individual medley and the 100 backstroke for Skyline. She also swam on the Spartans' winning 400 freestyle relay, which had a state-qualifying time of 3 minutes, 43.65 seconds.
Katie Kinnear, who anchored the relay, had a state-qualifying time of 24.25 in winning the 50 freestyle.
Skyline, the defending 4A state champions, swims against Mercer Island, the defending 3A state champions, at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Mary Wayte Pool on Mercer Island.
Juanita tops Liberty golfers
The Liberty High School boys golf team lost to Juanita 199-218 Wednesday in a 3A/2A KingCo Conference match at Renton's Maplewood Golf Course. Harrison Diemert led the Patriots with a 38.
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The RO Peeps page lists the research office profiles of friends of The Research Whisperer. It showcases the talent and myriad trajectories that make us who we are.
DEBORAH BRIANName & Twitter handle: Deborah Brian / @deborahbrian
Position title: Senior Administrative Officer, Research
University: The University of Queensland (UQ)
Location: Brisbane
Highest qualification? Bachelor of Arts with Honours (in Anthropology and Archaeology) and *half* a PhD (I know, I know …)
How did you get into this role, and how long have you been a research administrator/developer? I've taken on a range of academic and professional roles in research and teaching over the years, mostly around my own studies. There is a fine tradition of graduates and postgraduate students making up the backbone of the administrative workforce in universities.


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12 Things You Should Know About Facebook Timeline
Facebook Timeline : Apps In January 2012, Facebook enabled 80 new "apps" partners, such as Pinterest (shown), that can post to your Timeline if you enable the feature. You have to enable the feature for each app that you use. When you perform certain actions with those third-party services, the action will appear on your Facebook Timeline in a separate box that contains all the activity for that app.
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Nairobi -
Somali Islamists said on Wednesday they have decided to execute the French intelligence officer they have held for more than three years and who was the object Saturday of a botched rescue bid.
The al-Qaeda linked Shebab in a statement said they have "reached a unanimous decision to execute the French intelligence officer, Denis Allex." Paris has said the officer was most likely killed by his captors during the failed rescue attempt.
A senior Shebab official confirmed to AFP on Wednesday that Allex "has been sentenced and this judgement will not be changed. As far as we are concerned this man should die."
The Shebab have not provided any proof that Allex, presumed to be a pseudonym, is still alive.
The operation to free Allex, held since July 2009, was a failure, with two other French soldiers killed. The French retrieved one of the two bodies. Pictures of the second dead soldier, presented by the Shebab as the commander of the raid, have been posted on the Islamists' Twitter account. - Sapa-AFP
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Adding More Fun to Everyday Photography – Olloclip Lens
Ever since I knew that lenses for your camera phone existed, I have always wanted to get one. I had been eyeing one for a while. It had been a long while, so much so that I forgot about them, until my birthday last year.
My hubby went galavanting all over the mall, with 5 kids in tow, mind you, looking for this little device to get me for my birthday. When I opened my gift and saw what it was, I was very surprised. Good job honey. Caught me totally off guard with that gift. I was so exicted to use it.
Now, the only bummer, is that you have to take your case off your phone in order to use it. This particular lense, Olloclip, is for the iPhone.
Here's how it works. On the left you have 2 lenses. When you put the lens over the phone lens and take off the cover, it is already to go for WIDE-ANGLE. To use the MACRO feature, there is an arrow on the rim of the lens that show you which direction to turn the lens to use it. Careful though, if you turn it and the lens comes off, you know you've turned it too much. Just a good quarter turn should do it. For the FISH-EYE, just turn the lens over, take off the cover and it's ready to go.
Putting it over the camera lens on the phone is pretty easy. Just slide it on.
See how easy.
I am holding the phone backwards, but this is how it looks, ready to go.
Below, I shared some examples of using the different lenses.
Used this while at the park. Maybe next time I'll take a picture without the lens so you can see the difference.
My kids love playing with the FISH-EYE. It's a favorite and gets used a lot.
I love MACRO shots. They are fun for when you want to tell a story with your picture. So if you love photography, or just plain love using your iPhone camera, or you're an Instagram
addict enthusiast like I am, kick it up a notch with this fun toy. Send your hubby, son, daughter, dog, or whomever else you can think of, a link to this post if they aren't sure what to get you this Mother's Day.


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Mobile Web Design Matters: Google Penalty Coming Soon!
Why Go Mobile?
Having a mobile website is incredibly important, because 1 out of every 5 searches for a local business or service is from a mobile device, and that number increases every year. That's over 200 million searches from mobile devices. If you don't have a fully responsive or mobile website, (and if your SEO isn't getting you on the front page!)that's a lot of business you're missing out on!
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now more than ever, because Google is about to begin factoring mobile website load time into it's ranking algorithm. Don't even have a mobile website? Talk to us about our mobile web design services (preferably before this update rolls out) so we can get you on track!
According to Google:
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Google's head of search spam, Matt Cutts, announced at SMX Advanced that Google is likely going to roll out a version of the site speed ranking factor for mobile sites.
Back in 2010, Google said site speed is a ranking factor. Google's Matt Cutts said expect something similar to come to mobile search soon.
This morning, Google announced demotion factors for mobile sites, but they did not announce site speed as one of those demotion factors. That is because that feature is not yet live but it is coming soon, and Matt wants webmasters and SEOs to prepare.
Matt mentioned a tool at Google I/O to monitor the speed of mobile websites. Outlier sites that load really slowly will see a demotion of the search results. I assume mobile sites have to be even faster than the outlier for the deskop outlier speed number.
As you can see, mobile ready websites that load quickly will soon matter more than ever! Super Simple SEO offers businesses of all sizes professional, responsive web design so your website will load fast and work on every mobile device, anywhere in the world!
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Torii Hunter Accidentally Drills An Umpire In The Head With His Cleat
What a shitty season for umpire Greg Gibson. First, he gets a Stephen Strasburg fastball to the crotch in April. Now, he's actually in the correct position (as far as I can tell) for making the call on Torii Hunter's attempt to score last night, only to have Hunter's cleat roll up and clip him right above his left… »


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This Feb. 11, 2014 photo released by NBC shows co-hosts, from left, Natalie Morales, Savannah Guthrie, Matt Lauer and Al Roker on the 'Today' show on location in Sochi, Russia for the Winter Olympics.
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NBC's 'Today' show anchor, 42, and Michael Feldman, 45, a communications strategist, tied the knot Saturday near her hometown of Tucson, "in the middle of the desert," in a hush-hush wedding, she said on the 'Today' show Monday morning.
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I'm in the process of cutting down my BPW but can't afford to get the gear I really want/need. I'm content with the current weight considering I've spent less than $80 on my Sleep Gear and less than $250 total for ALL of my gear. Keep in mind I'm 5'10 & about 220 lbs. so I can handle a little extra weight and still be comfortable. That being said I'd like a cheap way to shave off some pounds. Here's where I've saved so far: Original Tent Poles - 17.6 oz, Stakes - 7.9 oz. I replaced the stakes, now 3.4 oz and the poles, now 5.76 oz shaving off 16.34 oz. My old 1st aid kit was 5.4 oz which I got down to 2.9 oz by pretty much taking out half of everything in there, while keeping an ace bandage. I broke the same ankle twice and some cold mornings it's a real PITA to walk on. Ditched my bowl and switched my pot & lid for a heineken can pot & some aluminum foil saving about 14 oz. Also got rid of my 5.5 oz multi tool for a 2.2 oz swiss army knife. I love to write and I write often so I got a smaller notebook, saved about 3 oz. Ditched the pot holder, use my bandana instead saving 2 oz. Saved about 3 oz getting rid of a chow kit for my LMF Spork. Good bye Pocket Rocket hello Bud Can :) Heres what I don't want to change - My mug because I NEED my coffee in the morning and enjoy it w/ my breakfast, Gold Bond because I chafe lol. Here's where I know I need a change - The big 4 are obvious but very expensive to change unless I get some free stuff hint hint... I know a tarp and a ground sheet are a great way to eliminate some weight but insects love me. Any suggestions there that don't include a head net? My sleeping bag is on the heavy side but was only $24. A Tool Logic SL3 knife with whistle and fire starter will combine my knife and survival kit saving me 5.1 oz. I'd like to get lighter shoes and clothes but I don't want to sacrifice comfort. I need some help there. I also need a headlamp or a lighter flashlight w/ cell batteries. Anything else you notice that needs attention will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!3 Season / 3 Night - Gear ListBase Pack Weight: [ 13.61 lbs.] Big 4: [ 9.41 lbs.]Frameless Pack - 30.5 oz w/Hefty Bag Liner30 Degree Sleeping Bag - 48 ozSelf Inflating Sleeping Pad - 24.4 ozSolo Tent - 47.7 oz (w/ 6 stakes & poles) Cooking: [ 5.7 oz.]Bud Can Stove - 0.4 ozPot Stand/Wind Screen - 0.7 ozLMF Spork - 0.5 ozTitanium Cup - 2.5 oz24oz Heineken Pot- 1.6 oz Clothing in pack: [ 2.34 lbs.]Poncho - 8 ozLS Shirt - 7 ozUnderwear - 1.5 ozLong Socks - 2.5 ozLong Johns - 7 ozBalaclava - 2 ozGloves - 2 ozBeanie - 2 ozGym Shorts - 3.5 ozTowel - 2 oz Toiletries: [ 7.05 oz.]TS Tooth Brush - 0.75 ozTooth Paste - 0.8 ozToilet Paper - 2 oz (in ziplock) TS Gold Bond - 1.5 ozHand Sanitizer - 1 ozDeet - 1 oz Misc. Gear: [ 1.06 lbs.]First Aid Kit - 2.9 oz (in ziplock)Flashlight - 7 oz w/ batt. (small hand held w/ headband clip) Notebook w/ Duct Tape Pen - 2.75 ozCord - 50 ft. - 2 ozHefty Bag - 0.5 oz AquaMira - 1.1 ozGlow Stick - 0.7 ozConsumables: [ 10.11 lbs.]Food - 53.25 ozAlcohol - 5 oz2L Platypus w/hose - 70.5 oz fullWater Bottle - 33 oz fullFull Skin Out - Base Weight: [ 6.47 lbs.]Hat - 4.5 ozSunglasses - 1.5 ozBandana - 0.5 ozSwiss Army Knife - 2.2 ozSmall Bic Lighter - 0.4 ozPants - 13.5 ozBelt - 2.25 ozShirt - 5.5 ozShoes - 42 ozAnkle Socks - 2 ozUnderwear - 1.5 ozFleece - 17 ozID, Credit Card, Cash - 0.5 ozCell Phone - 4 ozMap - 0.5 ozSurvival Kit* - 5.6 oz (around neck)*Survival Kit* - 5in1: whistle,compass, flint, signal mirror, lanyard, waterproof container (contents: waterproof matches, tinder, 25ft.10lb. test fishing line, 2 hooks, 1 lure, 1 sm. weight, sm. pencil)- Total Weight 30.19 lbs.
Rob, given what you said above (I'm not attacking the big 3) here is my stab at it- Don't take offence at my suggestions I'm trying to do this quickly during lunch.Big 4: [ 9.41 lbs.]Frameless Pack - 30.5 oz w/Hefty Bag Liner= work on later30 Degree Sleeping Bag - 48 oz= work on sooner! 3 lbs!Self Inflating Sleeping Pad - 24.4 oz= personal choiceSolo Tent - 47.7 oz (w/ 6 stakes & poles)= work on laterCooking: [ 5.7 oz.]= Good enoughBud Can Stove - 0.4 ozPot Stand/Wind Screen - 0.7 ozLMF Spork - 0.5 ozTitanium Cup - 2.5 oz24oz Heineken Pot- 1.6 ozClothing in pack: [ 2.34 lbs.]Poncho - 8 ozLS Shirt - 7 ozUnderwear - 1.5 ozLong Socks - 2.5 ozLong Johns - 7 ozBalaclava - 2 ozGloves - 2 ozBeanie - 2 ozGym Shorts - 3.5 oz= no needTowel - 2 oz= you have a bandana, no needToiletries: [ 7.05 oz.]TS Tooth Brush - 0.75 ozTooth Paste - 0.8 ozToilet Paper - 2 oz (in ziplock)= some say leave it home TS Gold Bond - 1.5 ozHand Sanitizer - 1 ozDeet - 1 ozMisc. Gear: [ 1.06 lbs.]First Aid Kit - 2.9 oz (in ziplock)Flashlight - 7 oz w/ batt. (small hand held w/ headband clip) = this is way too heavy- you can get a very small LED that weighs less than an ounce- I go one for $4 in a clearance bin 3 years ago.Notebook w/ Duct Tape Pen - 2.75 oz= personal choiceCord - 50 ft. - 2 oz= could be lighterHefty Bag - 0.5 oz AquaMira - 1.1 ozGlow Stick - 0.7 oz= you have a 7 oz flashlight why take this?Consumables: [ 10.11 lbs.]Food - 53.25 ozAlcohol - 5 oz2L Platypus w/hose - 70.5 oz full= no need you have a water bottle (below), at least dump the hose and bring the empty bottle if water sources are far away or you need to do the auquamira overnight for breakfast.Water Bottle - 33 oz fullFull Skin Out - Base Weight: [ 6.47 lbs.]Hat - 4.5 oz= could be lighterSunglasses - 1.5 ozBandana - 0.5 ozSwiss Army Knife - 2.2 oz = get the classic- mine weights .7 ozSmall Bic Lighter - 0.4 ozPants - 13.5 ozBelt - 2.25 ozShirt - 5.5 ozShoes - 42 oz= are these boots or do they just have lead insoles? use trail runners- Ankle Socks - 2 ozUnderwear - 1.5 oz = you have long johns listed above, no need for a 3 day tripFleece - 17 oz =change laterID, Credit Card, Cash - 0.5 ozCell Phone - 4 oz = why?Map - 0.5 ozSurvival Kit* - 5.6 oz (around neck)= no heavy, what are you planning on surviving? (just hike out, if you can hike you can't fish either) you can cut this weight.*Survival Kit* - 5in1: whistle,compass, flint, signal mirror, lanyard, waterproof container (contents: waterproof matches, tinder, 25ft.10lb. test fishing line, 2 hooks, 1 lure, 1 sm. weight, sm. pencil)
Your 'Big 4' are pretty heavy. Considering these 4 items compose almost 3/4 of your total base weight, this is where the potential is to shave off a significant amount of weight.3lbs (48oz) for a 30F sleeping bag is just way too heavy. My Golite Ultra 20 quilt (which is really more like a 30F quilt) weighs just 19oz...that's almost 30oz less! Even if you don't want to go with a quilt, you can get a good 30F sleeping bag for 20-25oz. Yeah this is expensive, but if you choose the right one it will last you forever. It's better to buy one good bag than a series of cheaper bags.Your sleeping pad is pretty heavy too....the NeoAir is a nice option (13oz) or you can get something like the MEC Kelvin Summer Pad which is similar but even thicker for just $40. That pad is 19oz.It doesn't look like you really have any warm clothing in your kit. The longsleeve shirt and long johns will help, but you really need something like a fleece, or better yet a down jacket for those cold evenings.
On a budget it is hard to get UL with the big 4 but I would consider the Campmor 20 degree down bag. For $120 you would shave off 12 oz. from your current bag and gain 10 degrees:http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___40065Energizer as part of their Trailfinder series makes an LED Headlight that sells at Walmart for under $5. That would save you about 5 oz. from your current flashlight. $1 per ounce is pretty good.Amazon has a Merino Wool sweater from Red Moon that sells for $25: http://www.amazon.com/Red-Moon-Merino-Pullover-Sweater/dp/B001CCV23E/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1252207930&sr=8-6 As PP mentioned, your shoes are way too heavy. There are tons of posts here talking about trail runners. As PP also mentioned, you have a lot of stuff on your list that you don't need. I would just get out there and you will see how much stuff you have on your list that you don't need. Dropping an item reduces it's weight and cost by 100%.
Your list does not look that bad, but you need to ditch the heavy items. At 32 oz of food per day x 3 = 6# + 2L of h20 +4#, plus a little fuel so around 8 pounds total. YOu should be able to hit 20-25# total pretty easy. Just go through your list and start cutting the heavy items first. I would do that first. You can probably cut 2-3# there right off the bat at little expense.The big 4 could be lighter. Go for a 2# pack, 2# bag, 9-14 oz pad, 2# tent or tarp and bivy/bug tent. My big 4 right now is 40 pack, 46 tent, 31 bag, 14+4 for pad so I am not far behind at 8.5#. I am modding my tent, new lighter pack and just those 2 items will get me to 6.5#. If I go the gatewood cape and bug tent, with a small neoair and a 2oz GG foam pad I would be at 5.2#, and maybe less rain gear which is another 10oz but its more $ and slightly less comfort so... ITs all the little cuts and changes here and there that add up. It take $ though so you can do just replace one item at a time. SUL take more $ since everything is high end, cuben, etc. If its a 3 day you can live with a 8-16 oz alcohol cook kit for about 3 - 4 oz and its almost free. That would be a good start and would save a couple of oz.Eventually get rid of the fleece and replace it with something lighter.7 oz flashlight must go.Personally I dont count anything, worn every day, in my pocket like a knife or a lighter etc. I want to know what is hanging on my shoulders day in and day out. Its useful to know what the complete weight is though.Probably the reason I like moderate winter hiking. I am wearing most of my clothing.Frameless Pack - 30.5 oz w/Hefty Bag Liner - not bad30 Degree Sleeping Bag - 48 oz - should be 32 ozSelf Inflating Sleeping Pad - 24.4 oz - could be much lighter, but more $. A used short prolite and a blue pad would weigh 13 ozThat would cost about $50-60 (blue foam about $7 at walmart) and would save you 11.4 oz off the bat.Solo Tent - 47.7 oz (w/ 6 stakes & poles)- Tarptent would save you about 1# but expensive at $220. A gatewood cape and a bug tent and or bivy would save almost 2#. Again expensive a $240 unless used.A tarp and bivy is cheap. If you do an open pyramid setup with an 5x9 poncho/tarp takes one pole add a tyvek bivy sack, that would save a lot of weight. 9 oz for the tarp/ poncho at $45. 7 oz for a MYOG 1.25 tyvek bivy at $5 per yard from quest. You can glue that. That would save you about 43 oz off your tent and raingear for about $60-70. Carry a garbage bag for an intermediate rain gear, IE setup.Tyvek bivy is a easy, cheap and good myog project.I have that exact poncho tarp and its a good one. Also have a tyvek bivy and it works. YOu might want to start off with a campmor UL 8x10 tarp first for more coverage.Cooking: [ 5.7 oz.] Could be 3-4 oz. Use a easy mac plastic cup to make coffe - .6 oz, select choice plastic soup container 1 oz.Clothing in pack: [ 2.34 lbs.] Does not look too bad.Flashlight - 7 oz - lighter Notebook w/ Duct Tape Pen - 2.75 oz - lighter. 2 pc of WP paper and a micro pencil. I carry a pen in my pocket 24/7Cord - 50 ft. - 2 oz - triptease is lighter I think. AquaMira - 1.1 oz - mine weighs 2 oz. You need a water dipper of some sort unless you are using it on top of your bottle. A 1 qt plastic bottle bottom works. Also need to treat it with clorine depending on where you are. MSR sweet water 2 oz.Glow Stick - 0.7 oz - outConsumables: [ 10.11 lbs.] - Sounds about right. You could ditch the hose as mentioned above and just go with a 1L and 1 2L platy and save a few oz. Also you could use a 1 oz 1 L water bottle, free, almost*Survival Kit* - sounds good if you really need it for 3 days. I read a good response on a question the other day about survival and med packs on the AT. The responder said he carries only a quik clot kit and a wrap, IE he can hike out or call out if he has a minor problem. I do think an anti diareal and a few bandaids and a striker is a good idea.
Edited by tammons on 09/07/2009 18:11:22 MDT.
Thanks for the replies. You're right, the survival kit is pretty useless unless I plan on fishing for my dinner during a trip (I have a 3.9 oz telescopic rod and a 7.9 oz reel) and use it as a backup in case of an emergency.
You can just carry some fishing line that is almost weightless, couple of small hooks, cut a branch for a pole, dig some grubs and do it old style.I have this one that weighs 2oz. For a 3day it owuld be okay.http://www.travelgearblog.com/archive/ultralight-backpacking-fishing-pole.htmlI went fishing not too long ago with it and the spinning real that goes with it just to try it out. Caught a couple of small bass and a few pan fish. Lots of fun. Casting is tough due to the short pole length, but it works.The big change in your pack weight will be when you get a lighter bag, lighter pad, and go a duel purpose tarp/bivy. That will save you pounds. The tarp/bivy combo is cheap if you make the bivy, like maybe $60-70 total. I have the Campmor extended UL poncho/tarp. Your tent and poncho weigh 3#8. A tarp/bivy weighs 16oz so that would save you 2.5# for $70 or so.
Edited by tammons on 09/08/2009 13:08:00 MDT.
Any suggestions for a pad that's lighter but will still be comfortable? I use a water proof self inflating pad and would prefer a similar pad just lighter. I'm a side sleeper so most pads don't really serve their purpose so I don't always bring it. But some places I go the ground is pretty rough and somethings better than nothing. Plus I like to have it when it's colder. The cold ground can really sap your body heat.
Bored so I will pipe up again. I am a side sleeper too, like 100%. The best setup I have found so far is a regular neoair (R3.2) on top of a blue pad. Very comfortable. Its the only setup I have used that does not crush my shoulder into my neck. The Exped pad I tried was close but very heavy, lots of R value though, like R7. It would make a good snow sleeper.I think a neoair is good to 32dF. With a blue pad (4 oz) I think to maybe 0-5dF but not exactly sure. That said a GG 1/8 foam pad is what a lot of people use under their neoairs. $10 and weighs 2 oz.A thermarest prolite on a blue pad is not bad either, but you dont get the contouring around the shoulder and hips as much. 1" vs 2.5". Very light though at 11 oz for a short.The BPL torsolite is supposed to be a good pad, R value of 3-4 10 oz. I have not used one.
Thanks for all of the input Troy.
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Broward certifies election results
Published On: Nov 16 2012 11:36:03 PM EST Updated On: Nov 17 2012 12:24:38 AM EST
10 days after the election, Broward County's Canvassing Board has certified the final tally of votes.
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From Hangover hunk to sexy Silver Linings star, there's no doubt Bradley Cooper has always been easy on the eyes, but he's also evolved into an A-list actor who's as handsome as ever.
"I actually got married three times on the way down here, I got so crazy in the mood," the blue-eyed hottie enthusiastically quipped to E! News in 2005 at the premiere for Wedding Crashers in which he played Rachel McAdams jerk-BF Sack.
The charming actor then went on to star in the 2006 flick Failure to Launch alongside Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew McConaughey before going taking on roles in both 2008's Yes Man as well as the 2009 hit He's Just Not that Into You.
While Cooper had already found success on the silver screen, he really made it big once The Hangover hit theaters, continuing on to star in all three films of the hit comedy's franchise, playing the loveable (and swoon-worthy!) Phil.
PHOTOS: Bradley Cooper attends 20 year high school reunion
But Cooper's acting chops also extend far beyond comedy roles—something the stud was able to prove when he flexed his action muscles in the 2010 flick, The A-Team.
"We definitely play…to the show and take all of these sort of great sort of iconic symbols from the show," he told E! News at the premiere.
Next up came both Limitless and The Hangover Part II in 2011 before he starred opposite former girlfriend Zoe Saldana in the 2012 flick, The Words.
"I think it's a real date movie, I would say. Cause there's also this thriller aspect to it, but I think more than anything it feels like it's romantic," he said of the drama.
PHOTO: Shirtless Bradley Cooper and John Krasinski live it up in Hawaii with pregnant Emily Blunt
The year 2012 was a big one for Bradley, as also he starred in Silver Linings Playbook with Jennifer Lawrence and was nominated for his first Academy Award for Best Actor for the role as Pat in the David O'Russell-directed flick.
"The dancing was a lot of fun," he said with a smile at the premiere. "I love to dance and Jennifer, besides being the best person to act with, is about the best person to dance with."
Cooper is next set to reunite with his Silver Linings costar Lawrence in David O'Russell's American Hustle, which was already named both Best Picture and Best Screenplay by the New York Film Critics Circle earlier this week, and is set to hit theaters Dec. 20.
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This looks like a really nice set of books. Has anyone had a chance to look at this new limited edition publication priced at £450 ($718)
Publisher's Description
With over 650 pages and featuring nearly 600 images, Taking My Time provides an unprecedented overview and insight into the mind and work of the iconic American photographer Joel Meyerowitz.
Beautifully sequenced and edited with Meyerowitz himself, and including his own personal accounts, this extensive and personal selection charts his complete development as a photographer and creates an unbeatable account of a significant evolution in photography. As an exceptionally diverse and renowned practitioner of his craft, Joel Meyerowitz is best known for pioneering the use of colour photography as an art form, as well as for his witty and subversive ability to capture off-guard moments with humour and affection.
Beginning his photographic career on the bustling streets of New York in the 1960s, Meyerowitz translated the chaos of the city alive with lights and cars, businessmen and street vendors into images that are both carefully choreographed and wonderfully accidental. This energy and sense of heightened awareness pervade all of his photographs. It was as an early advocate of colour photography that Meyerowitz has had greatest influence, for he was instrumental in changing the attitude towards the use of colour from one of resistance to nearly universal acceptance. One of photographys most articulate practitioners, Meyerowitzs career has taken a highly diverse trajectory, to create a unique, intimate body of work, which explores his own life and artistic journey.
Showing the growth and development of Meyerowitz and his photography, Taking My Time is arranged into discrete bodies of work, split over two volumes, which explore the pivotal points of Meyerowitzs career as his evolution as an observer of human life as it unfolds. The reader is afforded access to his complete oeuvre, from his formative years in 1960s New York, to his travels around Europe, Cape Cod in the 1970s, St Louis and beyond. Meyerowitzs experiments in both colour and black and white highlight the studied intricacies of his art as he explores themes of human intimacy, architecture, light and space. In later years his sheer persistence and integrity made Meyerowitz the only photographer granted access to the World Trade Center site and his work serves as an official archive and indispensable tribute, not only to the lives lost, but also to the heroism, compassion and solidarity of those dedicated to the clean up process, aligning the work with Meyerowitzs continued study of great human affection.
Taking my Time also covers his most recent work in Japan, Tuscany and the Legacy series in the parks of New York City, as well as the never-before-published series 'The Elements'. In 1998, Meyerowitz produced and directed his first film, Pop, an intimate diary of a three-week road trip he made with his son, Sasha, and his father, Hy, who suffered from Alzheimers. It is both an open-eyed look at ageing and a meditation on the significance of memory and is featured in the book - including a DVD of the original film and in a unique insert as a kind of 'graphic novel', along with another special insert for Meyerowitz's lesson in colour versus black and white photography.
The book features a newly-commissioned introduction by leading photography writer Francesco Zanot, charting the development of Meyerowitz's career and setting his work within the broader context of the history of photography.
Uniquely, Meyerowitz himself will contribute short texts to open each section of the book that, in his authoritative and lucid voice, explain the position, relevance and ideas behind the development in his work. Defining images from throughout his career are also investigated with expanded, personal captions written by the photographer. Meyerowitz has always captured moments that would pass other photographers by: noticing the precarious prospects of a child within a crowd, the inadvertent positioning of strangers beside one another and the macabre connotations of a mattress trussed up on a car roof.
While Meyerowitz photographs the everyday theres often a note of chaos or surprise in his images in the way a Parisian man lies sprawled over the pavement while another steps nonchalantly over him, the manner in which a ball of fire hovers over inexpressive passers-by and the absurdly-dressed posturing of his fellow holiday-makers in Cape Cod.
The back of the book will include an index and comprehensive chronology and bibliography of Meyerowitz, including books, shows and awards.
Publisher: Phaidon
Size: 340 x 240 mm
688 pages, 400 colour photographs, 180 black and white photographs


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Innovation By Design
How To Build An Electric Bike That People Will Actually Want To Ride
The story of how Adam Vollmer left Ideo to make an electric bike Americans could love.
Up until last year, Adam Vollmer had been making a pretty good run of things as a mechanical engineer at Ideo. He was responsible for developing groundbreaking new instruments for spinal surgeries and had worked on solutions for improving access to drinking water in developing countries. Today, he's the founder and CEO of a company that makes bicycles. Just one bicycle, actually—the Faraday Porteur, a handsome $3,800 ride with bamboo fenders, pistachio accents, and a cleverly hidden on-board lithium ion battery and front wheel motor. Yep, it's an e-bike, a designation that's at the heart of the challenge Vollmer's facing with his new venture: how to build an electric bike for a country that just doesn't really like the things all that much.
It's a problem the designer first had to start thinking about early last year, when Ideo was invited to participate in the Oregon Manifest, an annual competition that challenges designers to build "the ultimate modern utility bike." Vollmer was informally known as the bike guy at Ideo's Palo Alto office—the person you went to if you needed a flat fixed or a recommendation for a new ride—so he was the obvious choice to head up the effort. As an avid rider, he was enthusiastic about the new project, but he also knew that electric bikes, at least in the U.S., were perceived as a decidedly uncool way to get around.
To be fair, that's mostly true; electric bikes overwhelmingly are uncool. It's an unfortunate consequence of how they've been conceived by manufacturers here for years—namely, as something entirely different from regular bicycles. "I think electric bikes have been sort of dominated by a mentality of, 'this is not a bike—this is a different category: an electric bike,' Vollmer told me. That meant we got a lot of high-powered monstrosities that tried to set themselves apart from conventional bikes by being able to go longer distances at faster speeds. Vollmer refers to these as "do-all creations," overly ambitious bikes that were saddled with cumbersome battery packs, complex controls, and expensive price tags.
In some places around the world, the usefulness of such vehicles has won out over whatever aesthetic warts come along with it. In Europe, Vollmer says, if the utility's there, so are the riders. "I think people there are a lot more willing to say, 'I don't care what it looks like—if it gets me from home to work cheap, fast, and fun, I'll take it.'" But in America, the birthplace of the automobile, we're a little bit more sensitive about what we use to get around—and how we look while doing it. "I think Americans are particularly emotional about transportation," Vollmer says. "If you think about the importance of car culture to us—it's like an extension of our identities."
In the last five or 10 years, bikes have become an increasingly popular means of doing that identity extending. People are getting on bikes not only because they're cheap and environmentally sound, but also simply because they're cool (perhaps in large part thanks to those factors). But another part of that coolness depends on companies making high-quality, stop-you-in-your-tracks beautiful bikes. And that's one place, Vollmer says, where e-bikes certainly haven't had much to offer in years past. "There's definitely not a product on the market right now that I think a whole lot of people really want to be associated with, as an extension of their identity, in the electric bike world."
So the designer set out to make an e-bike that avoided these two common pitfalls: the "do-all" ambition and the general unsightliness it engendered. In this sense, at the start, it wasn't so much about building a great e-bike as it was not building a bad one. But as Vollmer started putting together his first prototypes, he quickly discovered that a bit of electricity could do a lot to enhance a bike ride—without turning it into something else entirely.
"There's something totally magical about hopping on a bike and having the experience be a little bit easier," he told me, "worrying a little bit less about headwind or sweat or hills. Nobody manages to ride an electric bike and come back without a smile on their face. I just wanted to add just enough of that to a beautiful, high-quality bike, that you could have that experience whenever you wanted."
The key insight here is recognizing that an electric bike could get by with "just enough" electricity. And not just get by, in fact, but benefit immensely from the restraint. Where earlier e-bikes had incorporated monster power packs that could last for the marathon weekend rides, Vollmer decided his bike could do with a battery that was good for 15 or 20 miles, enough juice for cruising around town during the week. The next challenge was making it all disappear, integrating the entire electric system "so seamlessly you just don't notice it." That's where Paul Sadoff came in.
Paul Sadoff is the founder of Rock Lobster Custom Cycles in Santa Cruz, California, and he's built bike frames for over 30 years. He wasn't thrilled about the prospect of working on an electric one. "If there's a voice for the traditional purist—a stubborn voice, at times—it's gonna be the conventional frame builder, and that's Paul," Vollmer says. After having Sadoff ride a few early prototypes—crude, jerry-rigged contraptions that basically looked like "bombs on wheels," Vollmer told me—the master frame builder was enlisted as a collaborator, albeit a reluctant one.
But his guidance was indispensable as the Faraday took shape, making sure that the bike never sacrificed low-tech sensibilities for high-tech performance. "He kept us honest," Vollmer says. "He made sure we didn't overlook things like the quality of the ride, or the geometry, or the attention to detail in the frame making. And those are a lot of the reasons the bike is still, first and foremost, just a delightful bike."
Maintaining that was about more than simply hiding the battery, though; it meant making the electric aspect a part of the Faraday's character, not its defining trait. More than anything, the duo worked to preserve the 'get on and go' simplicity that's so central to the joy of riding a bike.
Vollmer says the team strived to "keep the experience so intuitive and similar to riding a bike that you really don't notice a difference, other than the fact that you get on and you feel like you're having the best day of your life." That meant getting rid of all the trappings that previous e-bikes had flaunted, things like whiz-bang electronic displays and elaborate control mechanisms. Instead, they focused their attention on genuinely useful features like LED headlamps and brake lights and a removable, front-mounted storage rack.
After a short three months of feverish development, the first version of the Faraday took the People's Choice prize at the Oregon Manifest competition. Vollmer left Ideo, started Faraday bikes, and worked tirelessly to perfect the vehicle. The bike that won the competition, however, was far from ready for primetime. "When I go back and ride that now, it's not great," he admits. "We were very happy with the external details of the bike, but since then we've gone back and re-engineered everything inside of it. The result is a 300% better product."
In July, Vollmer put the Faraday on Kickstarter, where it flew past its $100,000 funding goal and found 46 early takers. It gave the bike's designer a chance to step back from the work of nurturing his fledgling company and think about the people he was trying to serve. "You can get really abstract when you're developing a company and thinking about pitching and marketing and who you think you're selling to," he told me, "but getting the concrete stats on 50 people who bought the bike and what they're all about and how they're going to use it is really fascinating."
That initial wave of buyers was somewhat surprisingly diverse. It included baby boomers who were looking for a way to get more exercise as well as recent college graduates who were moving to cities for the first time and thought it made more sense to invest $4,000 in an electric bike than putting the same amount in some banged up used car. "Just seeing the breadth of it is really encouraging to me," Vollmer says.
It's easy to write off a $3,800 bike as an out-of-touch luxury item. And you might ask why someone who had found success in developing breakthrough medical technologies would make a clean break for the high-end bike world. But as Vollmer sees it, electric bikes like the Faraday could usher in a more sensible, more sustainable model for transportation in the next decade. And that's something that clearly deserves the attention of our best design minds.
"The most appealing problems to me are ones that deal with making people's lives better and making the world a better place," he says. "There's a great case for a lot of innovative medical products that are doing that. And there are consumer products that are letting us keep in touch and communicate better and be more creative … but bikes are a sweet spot for me … because I've always just believed in alternative ways of getting around, getting us out of our cars and getting us more active and more healthy."
So you really can't blame a lifelong designer for being drawn in by it all, for wanting to take on that irresistible challenge of creating an electric bike that people can get excited about. And by sticking to his aim of building a great bike that happens to feature a little electric magic, the Faraday Porteur might be able to claim that rare distinction. Whether the masses are finally ready to accept it is, of course, another question. But it certainly doesn't hurt that over in California, the state where the Faraday was born, gas is hovering around $4.50 a gallon.
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Keep up the good work guys, our planet is depending on your ingenuity to save us from the Transnational Oil Corporations and their plans to pumpTar Sands Tar Glop across the North American continent in pipelines and then spreading it across Asia. Cooking (refining in Cokers) this heavy bitumess product produces heavy low lying pollution laden with toxins. We either develop alternative forms of transportation that is eco-friendly, or we can give in to Global corporations polluting the entire continent with heavy smog. If we fail we will be dialing back the pollution clock 40 years. We must succeed our failure is not an option for our children.
This seems like a really nice looking bike but with two big problems:
1) it's way underpowered (0.25 kw of power? seriously)
2) its outrageously expensive
You could build a better ebike with twice the range and power for a quarter of the price with the guide from UltimateEbikeEbook.com. Why waste money when you can do things better yourself...
I thought I would add another note in case someone does read these comments. I am a full time rider for 10 years now daily. I don't own a car but lately I want something easier and faster as I am not always in the mood to be all sweaty yet want too be green and efficient in a City where traffic is a daily hell. So I am going to get an ebike and figure out a way to make it more powerful faster then say 12-15 mph and ride longer then say 20 miles. Plus I really want too figure out a way to make it where I can somehow give a person a ride. I know there is a way to do it. Even if the thing is not cool it will be cool just because nobody has it and it solves the car problem. If someone could do this and keep the darn thing in under 1,500 dollars you got yourself a very hot product.
Beautiful bike but yeah the limited range for such an expensive bike is not something that would get me to buy it. Plus not swapping or having the option to remove the battery so you can take it with you while at a bar or coffee shop to charge is another down side. Plus its way to expensive and pretty in Los Angeles where bike theft is an epidemic this really expensive bike wouldn't last more then a week. Need something more practical for the average person. Plus one of the fun parts of an ebike is that you can use it sort of like a Scooter. I rented an ebike in my last trip too San Francisco from a place called plugz. Man that thing was fast and it just zipped all over town never ran out of juice. I rode it everywhere just charging it over night even took it from Hayes District to Daly City without a problem. This doesn't look like it can handle such a demand.
Nice looking bike, but for the price I expect to get a 500 watt geared motor. One draw back with the battery in the frame is that you can't remove it. That doesn't allow swapping out with a fresh battery or recharging inside. That is a real problem for an ebike with such a short range. If the price was $1500 less it would be a much more appealing ebike.
Surprised it doesn't have a belt drive instead of the chain. Nice bike though.
I want to love this, but it falls short as a good utility bike.
No chainguard means the rider has to find their own solution for their trouser leg.
The fenders are 'south Californian' fenders - largely decorative, but as they don't wrap around the tyre, they don't offer particularly good protection for real world wet weather.
The riding position is still 'sport bike' style, leaning forward, head down, with the handlebars lower than the seat in all of the video clip. Some upright handlebars and an upright riding position makes a ride so much more comfortable.
I really wish as part of the design process they had gone to Amsterdam or Copenhagen, where bikes are genuinely the popular transport option, and learnt a few things about why that works.
much kinder wording than i might use. i have avoided approaching purists for colaboration with my " low kinetic human hybrid" concept. i see most e-bikes as aimed at a 'currently bike users' demographic. or closely to. what about those who have no intention of "biking" what about going for car drivers? nev drivers? . they dont bike for their own reasons...and a few are like comments here- fenders open chain...weather issues in short. motor cycles set in winter for some weather issues. there are ways to overcome this. only a paltry few have much following. but they still have shortcomings that dont address those who dont consider pedals in their futures. this is, like many shortcomings, more prevalent in the exceptional us of a...less in europe. and mostly not found in less fortunate (less spoiled?) regions like 3rd world. only in usa do i see touts for flashlights with computer interface...to supply readout....this is real. omg what!?!TF!!
so again my prime question to you all: what is there for nonbikers that will get their hot living fingers off their cars' steering wheels? i welcome comment direct walt in seattle gmail. thanks for looking
Wonderful design is only one element of a successful product. With ebikes, its critical that there is a balance between functionality, power, operating range and selling price. While this may be beautiful and functional, its been my experience that in this price range, consumer will require more power and that takes more battery capacity. These elements are limited by the design, I'm afraid.
For a handmade steel frame and lithium batteries, I think the price for this bike is in the right ball park. If you go aluminum, mass produce in Taiwan, and use cheaper NiMh batteries you could cut the price in half. Unfortunately the overall design will suffer with less ride comfort and a heavier, less durable battery.
I don't understand.
Simple low-key electric bikes not dissimilar to this have been massively popular in China for years. When I was there in 2008 maybe 3-5% of bikes I saw were electric - and that's a LOT of bikes. I'm pretty sure those guys aren't paying nearly $4,000 a go for them.
I couldn't understand why they were so far ahead of us then, and I understand even less now.
Having done quiet a bit of research into the topic and even worked on designing an electric bike myself I have to say 'Well Done Guys'. Fantastic bike, simple and to the point. I know some people maybe put off by the price, but I would say look at the price and standard of the competition first.
Only issues I see are battery connector filling with water/mud and don't like the idea of auto lights.
Great name...
very expensive...too much profit?
First step: DON'T CALL IT A BIKE
Eh? What would you call it?
If it looks like a bike people will call it a bike no matter what the label says.
$3,800? $3,800?! Compared to a scooter or moped, this is outrageously expensive. They'll find a market, certainly, but where is the cost-effective e-bike? I've yet to see one.
It's "brake" lights, not "break" lights. C'mon, guys . . .


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Silver Stage boys basketball coach Herman Pugh has a simple message for those teams who look at the Nighthawks and see a sure win: Get it while you can.
With just one player returning who saw significant action last season, the Nighthawks have a young team that is still finding its way.
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — More than 15 years later, the words "Jacksonville Jaguars" still hit like a cold splash of water around Denver, especially during playoff time.
And if you want to bring back bad memories for Peyton Manning or any of his former Colts teammates, ask them about what happened against Pittsburgh in the 2005 playoffs.
In both instances, the Broncos and Manning roared into the AFC playoffs with top seeding, a week of rest after a bye and the so-called honor of being the odds-on favorite to make the Super Bowl.
In both instances, the Broncos and Manning were unceremoniously dumped, at home, by a team that came into the game as a touchdown-plus underdog.
Which brings up a good question this week in Denver: Does the team that comes into the divisional round fresh off the bye week (See, Denver) have an edge over the team that comes in off the high of a victory the week before (See, Baltimore)?
Dating to Denver's upset loss in the 1996 playoffs, the top-seeded AFC team has made the Super Bowl only six of 16 times.
"If you look back, at least in recent history, sometimes it can be an advantage," said Broncos coach John Fox, who lost after a bye week when he was with Carolina in 2008. "But it comes down to, forget about rest, forget about seeds, forget about who you play, when, where. It's going to be who plays the best Saturday afternoon."
On Saturday, Jan. 4, 1997, the Broncos did not play best.
Led by Mark Brunell, Natrone Means and Jimmy Smith, the Jaguars rolled into the playoffs having won six of seven, then traveled to Buffalo for a confidence-building 30-27 win over the Bills.
Jacksonville's impressive performance barely raised an eyebrow in Denver, where talk of John Elway finally getting his Super Bowl ring was in full force. The biggest news of the week came when Woody Paige, a columnist for the Denver Post, famously called Jacksonville the "Jagwads" — a slam that quickly turned into a rallying cry inside the Jaguars locker room.
Every bit as important was the way the two teams were playing coming into that game.
Jacksonville had a high-powered offense that was coming into its own.
Denver had wrapped up the AFC West and top seeding throughout the playoffs on Dec. 1 and spent the last three weeks of the regular season deciding whether to rest the starters, play them or find some workable mix.
In their first meaningful game in a month, the Broncos shot out to a quick 12-0 lead. The rest, as any longtime Denver fan will recall it, was a nightmare. Brunell threw for 245 yards and the Jaguars went up, 23-12. Elway tried to engineer another of his trademark comebacks but came up short. Jacksonville won, 30-27.
"Everything was just so ideal," Broncos tight end Shannon Sharpe said after the loss. "And to have it slip away — this sets the organization back four years, at least. It's going to be the year 2000 before we can ever recover from this."
It didn't take that long for the Broncos to rebound; they won the next two Super Bowls. Manning rebounded from his 2005 playoff loss to win the Super Bowl the next season.
But at the time they happened, both losses were as devastating as they were unexpected.
Going into the game against the Steelers on Jan. 15, 2006, Manning was already brandishing a reputation as one of the greats of the game, albeit with a playoff resume still very much in question. Tom Brady had ousted him twice and he had a 3-5 record in the postseason.
The Colts started that season 13-0 and played the last three weeks under similar circumstances as the '96 Broncos — trying to stay sharp while not putting their stars at risk.
Manning played one quarter of the 15th game and one series of the last game, which ended when he got sacked and lost a fumble after being hit by Arizona's Chike Okeafor.
Manning returned two weeks later and got sacked five times in a 21-18 loss to the Steelers. That result left the 2005 Broncos with home-field advantage for the AFC title game — the last time Denver has been that far in the playoffs — but the Steelers beat them, as well.
"That brings back bad memories," said Brandon Stokley, the Broncos receiver who played with Manning in Indianapolis in 2005. "We just didn't play a good game. We had the bye. We kind of shut it down toward the end of the season and came out flat and that's what happens."
Part by plan and part because they had no other choice, the 2012-13 Broncos have not shut down a thing all season.
Because they were busy holding off Baltimore, leapfrogging New England, then pursuing Houston for the top seed in the AFC, the Broncos had to play all their players through the final game of the year before sealing the top spot.
Once they got it, Fox designed the bye-week schedule to keep his team very much engaged. He called for three practices during the week and a mandatory weightlifting session on Saturday, designed as much for the work in the weight room as for what it prevented — namely, players using their days off to hop a flight to Las Vegas or some other focus-detracting locale.
On Saturday, they find out if it was worth it. The Broncos head into the week as a nine-point favorite.
"I like the way we approached it," Stokley said. "We played every game. We played every play. The bye week, we worked hard. I like this mindset. I feel a lot better about it than I did in Indy."
Notes: Broncos CB Champ Bailey and OL Ryan Clady were named to the USA Football All-Fundamentals team Monday. ... Denver's only other playoff meeting with the Ravens was a 21-3 loss in Baltimore in the wildcard round. The Ravens won the Super Bowl that year. ... Fox on whether the team had confidence in PR/KR Trindon Holliday, who has been prone to fumbling this season and is recovering from an ankle injury: "He's on our 53-man roster and he's been our starting punt returner and kick returner for some time. So I guess the answer to that would be yes."
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1. Recycle
Though this may seem like an obvious way to make the planet better, many do not recycle. Using the designated recycling bins on and around campus can help reduce the amount of trash strewn about. Recycled items could also be used again. Sorting out paper, plastic, cardboard and glass from your daily trash is a small step to reduce harmful toxins emitted when making those products new. The next time you grab a container of juice before class, remember it was probably made by other recycled plastic bottles. So be sure to toss it in the blue recycle bin when you're finished.
2. Buy used
Thrifting is not such a bad thing, and these days, it is for more than just the hipsters. When you buy an item used, you are essentially allowing it to live longer. By buying a used item and repurposing it, the item has another chance to be used. Every time an item is reused, it is one less thing clogging up a landfill. When an item is bought used, it reduces the amount of resources needed to make it new. Buy used, save the difference and make the Earth a little greener.
3. Use a refillable bottle
There has been a debate as to which is better; bottled water or faucet water. Whichever you may choose is up to you, but using a refillable plastic bottle is a better choice than disposable. Many users instead throw their bottle away when finished with it. Take advantage of the specific water bottle friendly water fountains around campus for easy fill-ups. Whether you enjoy your water from a bottle or a faucet, do not forget to recycle your plastic bottle in the correct designated bin.
4. Don't be a litterbug
When you are finished with something, put it in the correct designated area whether it be a compost pile or recycle bin. Instead of throwing old banana or potato peels in the trash, keep an old container in the kitchen and drop them in there after dinner. Once your compost bin is full, spread it in your yard or flower beds to help fertilize your plants. It can help the soil tremendously and does not take a lot of effort to do. In fact, it takes the same amount of time to add something to compost as it does to trash it.
5. Catch a ride
Carpooling or biking to class cuts down on the number of toxins being emitted into the air causing pollution. When the air is cleaner, people are healthier and feel better. Biking is great because not only are you helping cut down on smog, but you're getting exercise in as well. For ISU students, the campus is very bike-friendly with bike parking stations outside of nearly every building for those who choose to ride. Make sure to bring a lock if you do ride so someone does not ride off on your bike.


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Frieda's Meyer and Seedless Lemons are now available in distinctive new packaging for easy and attractive display.
Designed with input from Frieda's retail partners, the new citrus bags stand out in the produce department with a bright yellow, green and purple color palette, attractive graphics and a large clear panel that showcases the fruit inside. The flat-bottom design keeps the bags upright for easy and eye-catching merchandising on citrus tables. These consumer-friendly bags also have convenient handles and feature how-to instructions and recipe recommendations right on the label.
"We are thrilled to present new and improved packaging for our top-selling specialty lemons," says Karen Caplan, Frieda's CEO and president. "Our Meyer Lemons have been a top seller for more than eight years, and we introduced our popular Seedless Lemons in 2011. We encourage retailers to incorporate these eye-catching bags in their citrus destination displays for increased sales."
California-grown Seedless Lemons are hassle-free favorites. They are perfect for everyday use without having to worry about seeds. Sweeter Meyer Lemons are well loved by home cooks and chefs alike for desserts and craft cocktails. Frieda's Meyer Lemons are grown in California during the winter and early spring and sourced from New Zealand during the off-season.