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I Miss My Pencil
What if a doorbell could trigger the connection between scent and memory? How might traditional Chinese craftsmanship be paired with modern audio technology to demonstrate that "Made in China" isn't always equated with "cheaply produced"? Could one person's love of a material—specifically, cork—be exaggerated to elicit emotional response in others?
Chronicle Books and IDEO put together a 240-page glossy tome to answer these and other thought-provoking questions about what inspires designers to design. The authors, award-winning IDEO design director Martin Bone and IDEO materials expert Kara Johnson, complement each other's thinking beautifully, approaching each design brief from the outside in and the inside out, respectively.
For the book, Martin and Kara divide their experiments into three chapters: Aisthetika (exploring the senses), Punk Manufacturing (merging traditional craft and mass production), and Love and Fetish (pushing the extremes of emotional connection). Each experiment starts with a provocative hypothesis, an observation of human behavior or specific elements of materiality, and ends with an object and its story.
• Smellbell. Because scent can trigger memories, the authors were intrigued by the idea of giving the scents that permeate a person's home more relevance to his or her life. To do so, they came up with a doorbell that automatically assigns a unique fragrance to anyone who rings it. Over time, the home becomes filled with the combined perfume of the people who've visited. Smellbell makes scent functional, not just atoms in the air.
• Trademark. The ubiquitous "Made in China" label has become a euphemism for "cheap," a fact that frustrated the authors. They sought to counter the stereotype by seeking out traditional craftsmanship and applying the same techniques to modern industrial design. They did so by merging the intricate handiwork of filigree boxes with an audio speaker. The result: an elegant twisted-wire alternative to a speaker's usual fabric or mesh facade.
• Screw Cork. Why would anyone love cork? Cork is an intriguing material that many designers want to play with—but often can't, because it doesn't easily fit within the constraints of mass production. But surely it can do something nobler than stop air from spoiling the Chardonnay. The authors decided to reverse the material expectations we have for a wine bottle. While they were machining the cork, passersby became deeply engaged, and the object elicited admiration from anyone who saw it.
With each of these experiments, the authors provoke new ways of seeing the objects that surround us. The next time we use, buy, or design a doorbell, stereo speakers, or a bottle of wine, we will regard each object differently.
I Miss My Pencil won a 2009 IDEA Gold Award and was honored in HOW Magazine's 2010 Design Annual for photography/illustration.
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10 Holiday Dress Show StoppersLiz Stanley
We all want to look stunning at our various holiday parties. Here are 10 holiday dresses that are guaranteed show stoppers. You're little number will be the talk of the party!
Sequined 1 of 10Sequins are kind of a no-brainer for the holidays. But a rose gold sequin? Beautiful!
Buy it here for $32.80 at Forever 21.
Pretty Separates 2 of 10I love this dress because it looks like it's separates, but it's just one dress.
Buy it here for $29.80 at Forever 21.
Shirt Dress 3 of 10I'm a fan of shirt dresses. Especially elegant flowy ones like this one. And that color! Love.
Buy it here for $29.80 at Forever 21.
Elegant Polka Dot 4 of 10Gorgeous oversized polka dot sequins. So pretty and elegant, but also fun!
Buy it here for $34.80 at Forever 21
Stripes + Colorblocked 5 of 10You know how I feel about stripes. This can be a more casual dress or dress it up for a holiday party.
Buy it here for $49.99 at Gap.
Simple Dots 6 of 10A fun pattern on a simple dress, just waiting for some accessorizing!
Buy it here for $50.99 at Gap.
Lace 7 of 10Lace is like the ultimate elegant fabric. This dress is so pretty, I would wear it constantly!
Buy it here for $238 at J Crew.
Glorious Green 8 of 10Isn't green the new patone color of the year? Well, either way I love this simple dress.
Buy it here for $198 at J Crew.
Black Chiffon 9 of 10Beautiful chiffon with some colorful bling on the trim.
Buy it here for $555 at Madewell.
Silk Checkered 10 of 10Ah, silk. I love it. This pretty litte dress is fun with it's collar and checkered pattern.
Buy it here for $105 at Madewell.
Read more of my babble posts right here.
Find my daily ideas for stylish and crafty living at my blog Say Yes to Hoboken.
Other posts of mine you may have missed:
10 Ways To Help Your Holiday Party Go Off Without A Hitch
Sure To Please Gifts For Under $25
10 Fun Holiday Accessories For Kids
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Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis.
On Tuesday it seemed like the world was about to end when the U.S. threatened a military strike against Syria. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI ) fell 170 points, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC ) dropped 26 points, and it appeared a market pullback was as imminent as air strikes in the Middle East. But the market is incredibly unpredictable, and stocks are up for a second day in a row, though only marginally: The Dow is up 0.09% late in trading, and the S&P 500 up 0.17%. Just goes to show that timing the market on a day-to-day basis can be a fool's errand.
The two data points helping stocks today are a 6,000-person drop in jobless claims to 331,000 last week and a second-quarter GDP revision up to 2.5% from 1.7%. Neither results are earth-shaking, but a slow and steady improvement in the economy is about all we can expect right now.
The up-and-down gyrations of ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM ) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX ) continued today, with the stocks falling 1.3% and 1.3%, respectively. Yesterday the stocks rose on higher oil prices, but I warned that higher prices may not actually lead to higher profits, and today that realization, along with oil's 1.1% drop to less than $109, has killed the energy exuberance. I'd be careful buying Big Oil stocks just because oil is up, because these companies also need higher gas prices to generate profits, and gas prices haven't kept up with oil in recent weeks.
The big mover on the Dow is Verizon (NYSE: VZ ) , up 2.7% on speculation that it will finally complete a buyout of the 45% stake in Verizon Wireless owned by Vodafone. This deal has been discussed for years, but there's increasing urgency because interest rates are rising and Verizon could soon be unable to borrow enough to complete a deal. The rumored buyout figure is $130 billion, which I think favors Vodafone but will be a long-term positive for both sides. I don't think Verizon will pop when a deal is announced, so waiting to buy into the Verizon Wireless buyout until after terms are announced won't likely cost investors much.
Verizon is uniquely positioned to profit from the emergence of smartphones and is the one company with the capability to unlock the potential of device advancements. It even stands to reap massive profits no matter who ultimately wins the raging smartphone war. To find out more about the company's opportunity, click here to access the "One Stock You Must Buy Before the iPhone-Android War Escalates Any Further."


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With just over three months left until Christmas, the Caryville Civil War Council (CCWC) is already making its list and checking it twice.
The all volunteer group is in the middle of planning its annual toy run to benefit needy families during the holiday season.
This year marks the ninth time engines have roared to raise funds for needy families.
It is all about helping others, said Larry Collier a founding member of the CCWC.
With nine matches left to play, it's a good bet that the Campbell County High School varsity volleyball team will meet or surpass last year's win total of four.
The Lady Cougars have a 3-16 overall record after beating Wartburg earlier this week.
"We're creeping up on our first district win. We've just got to be able to close a match out," said Campbell County coach David Seals.
Campbell County took Knox Halls to the wire Thursday night, scoring 18, 20 and 21 points in three games.
During a special called meeting of the Caryville Board of Mayor and Aldermen, Mayor Robert Stooksbury requested the board's consideration about employee hours.
Though the meeting was called to pass the 2009 building codes in its final reading, the mayor got silent as he seriously addressed the board.
"I wanted to talk about and get a consensus that the 32 hour situation be a last resort," said Stooksbury.
Being jailed in another county didn't stop Clyde Lynnie Hawkins from racking up charges in Campbell County.
According to Det. John Long of the Campbell County Sheriff's Department, he received an anonymous tip regarding marijuana being grown on the property at 360 Little Cove Creek Road.
"We went to the address to conduct a knock and talk and observed the marijuana growing in plain sight on the property," Long explained.
Autumn begins today. With its arrival the annual Jellico fall festival will have a celebration highlighting the old fashioned heritage of the area.
Craft vendors will line the sidewalks and live entertainment will grace the stage on Oct. 1 and 2 at the Veterans Park in downtown Jellico. Merchants will open at 10 a.m. both days and the stage will have an open mic from noon. to 5 p.m.
Performances are scheduled on the dance floor and with demonstrations, including China Hackler who shows children how to milk a cow, make butter and grind corn to make hominy.
Where in the world is Cody McCullah? That is a question the LaFollette native's family and friends will likely be asking a lot over the next 11 months.
McCullah said he was cruising along in his life as a graduate student and finance company analyst when he attended a conference with his church that made him begin to question the direction of his life.
Editor's Note: Readers are cautioned that some names may be the same as or similar to other members of the community.
Campbell County Property Transfers
Sept. 13 – Sept. 17
James Fox to Roy Staton and Chrystal Staton, Dist. 3, $175,300.
Michael Starrett and Geraldine Starrett to Justin Dewayne King, Dist. 1, $25,000.
A multitude of traffic violations led to drug charges for a LaFollette man on Sunday.
Adam Wayne Carroll, 37, of 183 Lake Shore Lane was traveling west on Jacksboro Pike when he was spotted by LaFollette Police Officer Joe Brown.
Records indicate Brown was aware that Carroll's driver's license was revoked and he attempted a traffic stop.
The county commission is seldom a stranger to controversy and Monday night was no exception.
Former commissioner David Young appeared before the group to respond to action proposed by newly elected commissioner Tom Hatmaker at last week's workshop.
During that meeting Hatmaker stated his intention to make a motion to rename the park located at the White Bridge.
The suggestion to relinquish discretionary monies to assist the highway department brought unexpected news at a recent budget and finance committee workshop.
When Commissioner Beverly Hall proposed the group relinquish its discretionary funds to foot some of the $96,000 bill, it was learned that wasn't an option.
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Vegetable Soup
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Yield: Serves 12
- 2 cans diced tomatoes -- undrained
- 1 large onion -- chopped
- 4 cloves garlic -- pressed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil -- divided
- 2 large carrots -- chopped
- 2 small celery stalks -- chopped
- 1 medium turnip -- chopped
- 2 cups green beans -- cut in 1" pieces
- 6 cups chicken broth (or vegetable broth)
- 1/4 head cabbage -- chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 small russet potatoes -- peeled and chopped
InstructionsIn a large soup pot, heat the one tablespoon of the olive oil over medium high heat. Add the onion and cook till nearly translucent, now add the garlic. Don't let the garlic brown and saute another couple of minutes.
Add the rest of the chopped veggies, sauteing for just a minute or two; the extra tablespoon of olive oil is if you need it for the rest of the veggies. Remeber--you're not cooking them-- just sauteing them for the wonderful flavor this quick step will infuse in your soup. Add the thyme and salt and pepper while sauteing.
Now put the veggies in the crockpot, add the tomatoes and broth. Cook on low 7-9 hours (depending on your crockpot) or high 4-6 hours. Just before serving, gently mash some of the potato chunks against the side of the crockpot to thicken the soup, give it a stir and serve.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Grilled cheese sandwiches on whole grain bread and a spinach salad.
Quick Fixes for Variations on the Basic Veggie Soup
Now remember, don't do these to the whole pot of soup! Just the little bit you pull out to fix yourself for lunch, etc. so that you can do all the Quick Fixes.
Quick Fix #1: Tex Mex Veggie Soup. Add some (eyeball it--how much do you want?) canned black beans (drained and rinsed), a little bit of cumin and chopped cilantro. Top with some tortilla chips and cheese, or serve with a quesadilla.
Quick Fix #2: Tuscan Veggie Soup. Add some (eyeball it again) canned cannellini (white kidney beans) or white beans (drained and rinse), a little bit of Italian seasoning and some chopped kale. Cook till heated through and the kale is tender.
Quick Fix #3: Minestrone Veggie Soup. Add some cooked pasta, a little dried basil and top with a fresh grating of Parmesan cheese.
Quick Fix #4: Autumn Veggie Soup. Add some diced acorn squash or butternut squash, a handful of cooked brown rice, a sprinkling of nutmeg and some chopped parsley.


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"I am deeply sorry I did not live up to what was expected of me," said Spitzer, referring to his "private failings" for which, he also said, "I've begun to atone."
The announcement (see video of the statement below) follows a stunning two days of revelations about Spitzer's personal activities. At a press conference Monday with his wife, Silda, at his side (as she was for Wednesday's announcement), Spitzer said: "I have acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family and violates my – or any – sense of right and wrong."
He added, "I apologize to the public, whom I promised better."
The resignation effectively ends Spitzer's political career just 16 months after he was elected New York's Democratic governor by a wide margin.
With Spitzer out of office, New York's state constitution calls for his job to pass to his lieutenant governor and running mate, Lt. Gov. David A. Paterson, 53, a legally blind former legislator. Paterson, whom the Wall Street Journal described as being "as widely liked as Mr. Spitzer is controversial," also becomes the Empire State's first African-American governor.
The transfer of power will take place on Monday, Spitzer said, as he also announced that this was the desire of Paterson.
Possible Plea DealMarried for 21 years and the father of three daughters, Spitzer, 48, hired a prostitute from a New Jersey escort service and arranged for her to meet him in the nation's capital on Feb. 13, for a fee of $4,300, according to a federal complaint and two lawyers briefed on the case. Additional reports suggest Spitzer may have spent at much as $80,000 for prostitutes.
Among the questions raised was whether Spitzer used government security while he was engaged in his private activities.
Spitzer has not been charged with a crime, however. It remains unclear whether state or federal authorities will seek to prosecute him for his alleged involvement. CNN, suggesting that a possible plea deal was in the works, has reported that Spitzer has hired a powerful Manhattan legal firm.
In editorials that appeared the day after the revelations, calls for Spitzer's resignation were made by New York's Daily News, the New York Post and Newsday.
Commenting on what it termed a "sad and sordid spectacle," Wednesday's The New York Times criticized Spitzer for remaining secluded in his Fifth Avenue Manhattan apartment all day Tuesday (as the state government remained at a standstill) and not alerting the public or even his possible successor as to his future plans.
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> Whenever I try to open control panel, Windows Explorer
> crashes (the task bar, start menu, and any explorer
> windows die, and after a few seconds the task bar and
> start menu restarts). This happens if I choose the
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> Explorer, etc...
Something weird in windows XP that involves stability triggers a few
kneejerk reactions you'll wanna eliminate from teh discussion before
probing further:
Are you running an antivirus program? Is it updated with the
latest defs? Has it completed a full system scan lately?
Have you checked for spyware/adware? Grab Ad Aware SE
Personal edition, let it grab its latest updates and let it do
a full (not smart) system scan. Review and remote all
critical issues it reports.
With malicious software crossed off the list as a possible (and sadly
likely) cause, you could focus on your specific issue as a Windows
installation corruption issue perhaps.
The event log may give clues as to what's happening. Of course with
control panel crashing your usual avenue to invoking event viewer
through control panel>administrative tools>event viewer won't be
available, so you can try start>run> and type in
and hit enter.
The application and system logs may indicate an issue that might be
related to the issue.
But, my money's on malware or spyware because so so so many folks have
it. Consider an update to SP2 and a switch to Mozilla (latest
release) as your primary web browser after you scan for and eliminate
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UNIVERSITY PARK -- One word comes to Central Dauphin head coach Glen McNamee's mind when he thinks about the possibility of Derek Day starting at running back this weekend for Penn State.
Wow," he said.
That is not because Day's high school coach is at all surprised his former star running back and team leader has risen to the top of the Penn State depth chart. It is the journey that makes his former coach take a step back and smile.
"Saturday, if you think about where he has come from and what he has overcome, is a very special day," McNamee said by phone Wednesday night.
It was a fall night in November of 2007 that almost ended Day's dream.
Then a senior at Central Dauphin, Day lay helpless on the turf in tremendous pain after severely fracturing his tibia and fibula. His senior season and high school career, where he ran for more than 1,500 yards, were over in one freak play.
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Penn State and Ohio State will be eligible to win the Leaders Division trophy this season. The conference confirmed that although neither team is able to play in the Big Ten Championship or a bowl game, both could still compete for a division title.
But McNamee said Day doesn't run into roadblocks, rather he encounters speed bumps along the way.
Before the injury, Day was gaining interest from different Divison I-AA schools such as Delaware and New Hampshire. But the injury caused those schools to back off and only offer Day a preferred walk-on spot, if anything at all.
However, the injury did open up a new opportunity to Day and his family. Penn State became a viable option for him to continue his academic and athletic careers as a preferred walk-on. McNamee said the Nittany Lions were one of the few schools to believe in Day after his injury.
"I see it [the injury] as a blessing in disguise because I don't know if I'd be at Penn State if this didn't happen," Day said of his situation.
After Penn State assistant coach Larry Johnson was confident that Day's leg would heal and he would be able to play football again, the coach offered him a preferred walk-on spot. Day accepted the offer immediately.
Day was put on scholarship before last season.
"He was a football player through and through, and he knew he was going to be playing football once he left college, it was just a matter of where," McNamee said.
Day redshirted in 2008 and he was a steady special teams performer for the Lions for two seasons. Last season, he saw the first carries of his college career.
This year Day has worked himself into the rotation at running back for Penn State, and come Saturday afternoon against Virginia there is a good possibility the senior will make the start at running back.
"Whether it was early in the weight room or on the practice field, I just wanted these coaches to know how much I care about this team and I want to contribute to winning football games," Day said.
During Wednesday's portion of practice that was open to the media, Bill Belton was held out with an ankle injury that he suffered during Saturday's loss to Ohio. Coach Bill O'Brien said during his weekly press conference Belton would most likely have to practice today in order to play on Saturday.
Day was working with the first unit on Wednesday and redshirt sophomore Zack Zwinak ran with the number twos.
The senior said if you were to ask him last year if he would have been in the position he is now, he would have been somewhat surprised. But his hard work in the offseason and at practice have prepared him to carry to load if needed.
"I don't exactly know what I was expecting," the senior said when asked of his expectations coming into the season. "I just wanted to get myself ready so I felt as though I should be in this position."
Many of the Lions have called Day one of the hardest workers on the team. Offensive tackle Mike Farrell said that he appreciates blocking for him because he runs so hard and never takes a play off.
Day's high school coach echoed the Penn State players' sentiments and called him the most driven kid he has ever been around.
"He is incredibly hard working and he is a tremendous leader," McNamee said. "I know that word gets thrown around a lot, but he was a true leader and a guy that other people followed and he made the kids around him better."
Last week, Day was rewarded by O'Brien for his leadership and was named one of the captains for the Ohio game.
McNamee said that while Saturday will be a major accomplishment for his former player, it will hardly be the culmination. The coach said Day still has much to accomplish and play for in his final season of football.
"So many people throughout the state and country are going to get to know the story that we have known for so long," McNamee, "and that is what I think is great for everyone to know how special Derek Day is."


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Craftsman Torx® No. 25 x 4" Screwdriver
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Craftsman Torx® No. 25 x 4" Screwdriver Is the Star Unfastener With the Torx No. 25 x 4" screwdriver , you know you have a tool that is going to last you a long time. The alloy steel blade is inherently strong, but is also heat-treated for additional strength. It will resist corrosion as well, thanks to the satin-nickel finish that coats it. Even the handle is made to stand up to just about anything, as it is made of chemical-resistant butyrate. The Craftsman Torx® No. 25 x 4" screwdriver is designed as much for comfort and ease of use as it is for longevity and maximum torque. The handle is designed for a comfortable grip, giving your hands a break while still allowing for a strong grasp. It is a color-coded tip type handle, so you can tell which tool you are grabbing at a glance.
- Torx No. 25 x 4" screwdriver has an alloy steel blade that will hold up to tough jobs
- Blade has a satin-nickel finish to help protect from corrosion
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- This screwdriver is made in the USA
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Savvy Central Maui business people are taking a few extra minutes to dine at Kahili Restaurant, located in Waikapu on the golf course.
That's because there's plenty of room to relax over a nice business lunch, views from the lanai are coast to coast and Executive Chef Eddie Munoz is putting out lunch specials for $6.95 that can't be beat.
"The entree rotates daily," says the seasoned chef. "We usually have a protein with or without gravy and serve it with rice and macaroni salad. But you may substitute a green salad for the mac."
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Executive Chef Eddie Munoz does a daily lunch special for $6.95 that is easy on the pocketbook and appetizing, too.
Entrees include roast pork loin, baked chicken, pork katsu and chicken stir fry with bell peppers, carrots, celery, broccoli and cauliflower.
Do note that business hours have recently changed. From Monday through Saturday, lunch is now served from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and pupu from 3 to 5 p.m. Sundays, the a la carte brunch is served from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and then pupu service kicks in from 3 to 6 p.m., according to Restaurant Manager Grace Mallo.
"This week, we're going to start a new regular lunch menu with oxtail soup. It's seasonal. We've never featured oxtail soup on the menu before."
The soup is a rich broth, packed with beef, green beans, mustard cabbage, button mushrooms and roasted peanuts with a side of grated ginger.
"We'll also do an oxtail mein with udon noodles," says Chef Munoz. "And our macadamia-nut chicken will debut on the menu with maple cream sauce, sauteed vegetables and steamed white rice."
Loco moco is coming back in a big way with house-made burger patty, brown gravy, topped with one egg over rice. Bloody Marys and mimosas are perfect accompaniments as are coffee or tea.
"Shrimp Sarciado will debut. Pan-roasted shrimp are done Filipino style with garlic, tomato and onion stirred with light eggs and oyster sauce," says Munoz. "Our barbecue pulled pork sandwich is slow-roasted and served with pineapple cole slaw and wasabi aioli on ciabatta."
Golfers should note that Kahili offers a new lunch buffet special for groups of 10 to 40 people in the restaurant and for larger groups downstairs.
"We've created a new menu for golfers. It's a package thing," says Munoz. "You can use the lanai, which is really nice for private parties. You get two salads and two entrees for $28 per person. Add $2 for dessert and $6 for roasted prime rib with horseradish. Call 242-6000.


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The three items on the quickscreen can now be chosen from almost any of the available settings. To assign a setting to one of the three quickscreen positions, or reset everything, bring up the context menu while the cursor is over the menu item of the setting you want to set.
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This February, Whole Foods Market celebrates one year on Maui. To mark the occasion, the store is hosting a slew of activities at its location in the Maui Mall in Kahului through the end of the month.
"The whole year has gone by really quick, says store team leader Ray Stockton. "The best thing is, how well-received we've been by the community."
At 4 p.m. Saturday, Whole Foods Market will host an art gallery opening, highlighting new pieces by Maui artists in the store's seating area.
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Marketing supervisor Elyse Ditzel (left) and store team leader Ray Stockton examine some fresh Ka'u oranges from the Big Island.
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"Artworks on display will be available for purchase with a percentage of all proceeds benefiting Maui art students and educational programs supported through the Hawaii Community Foundation" says Elyse Ditzel, marketing supervisor. "Guests will have a chance to meet the featured artists and enjoy light refreshments."
Want some birthday cake? Join the Whole Foods team at noon on Thursday, Feb. 24, in celebration of their official one-year anniversary.
On Friday, Feb. 25, there will be product samples as well as a movie screening starting at 5 p.m.
Enjoy samples in every department throughout the store featuring Maui-grown and produced products," says Ditzel. "Additionally, the store will host a screening at 6 p.m. of the award-winning movie 'Turning the Canoe,' which was filmed on Maui.
"A feature-length documentary, it focuses on the unique and fragile island of Maui, and shows us how we can each create a sustainable future."
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, and Sunday, Feb. 27, bring your appetites and your aloha and meet vendors, farmers and growers as they chat you up and offer you tastes of their produces.
"Confirmed so far from Maui are Maui Cattle Company, Hailiimaile Pineapple, Keokea Farms, Maui Kombucha, Coffees of Hawai'i, SoMoor Jams & Jellies, Maui Mamaki Tea, Hana Fresh, Surfing Goat Dairy and Tedeschi (aka Maui's Winery," said Ditzel.
Coming from Oahu will be Oils of Aloha, Pacific Place Tea, Mulvadi Coffee, Kaiulani Spices, Hawaiian Chip Co., and 4J Salts. The island of Hawaii will be represented by Big Island Bees.
Last but not least, a craft fair will be held in the store from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27.
"Maui's best artists, jewelers and craftsmen will host an in-store craft fair," says Ditzel. "Shoppers will be able to take advantage of great one-of-a-kind products. Proceeds benefit scholarships for graduating Maui seniors and their pursuit of art education."
For scholarship information, call Lynelle Marble at the Hawai'i Community Foundation at (808) 566-5564. For Whole Foods details, call 872-3310.


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I take a good 2 hours for grooming too, but then I only do it every 2 or 3 days.
are you kidding?
Special K commercial: the new chocolate cereal "so you can have your chocolate and not mess up your day" psh..
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What am I doing? Depends on the day.
I take a good 2 hours for grooming too, but then I only do it every 2 or 3 days.
In all of the universe there is only one person with your exact charateristics. Just like there is only one person with everybody else's characteristics. Effectively, your uniqueness makes you pretty average.
it takes me 4.5 hours to get ready
yeah you are
lolBaby if you time travel back far enough you can avoid that work because the dust won't be there. You're too pretty to be working that hard.
"Since going primal, I've found that there are very few problems that cannot be solved with butter and/or bacon fat."
My amusing take on paleo-blogging: http://whatshouldwecallpaleolife.tumblr.com/
Are you a Primal in San Francisco, or the SF Bay Area in general? Join our facebook group!
This baffled me. Before going Primal I used to gain at least 5-8 pounds on my Mexico trips and it didn't come off easily. I had to pack two sizes of shorts because the smaller ones wouldn't fit me by the end of 7 days of pigging out. This year, I noticed a little extra bloat in my abdomen, but the teeny shorts I brought still fit fine on the last day. My only explanation is that before I was metabolically damaged, so the majority of the carbs I ate went to fat storage. Now they go toward energy instead. This year I did have plenty of energy all day - no naps required.
2011 - The year I went Primal
Start weight: 198 / Waist: 32"
CW: 158.5 / Waist: 28"
GW: 145-ish
Supplements: Calcium and O-3 in AM. Natural Calm, Valerian Root Extract and sublingual Melatonin in PM (for lifelong chronic insomnia).
Somehow, a processed meal from weight watchers is healthier than local farm grown stuff.
It says health food right on the cover.
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"Don't spread the word, spread the butter"
I had the same discussion with The Boyfriend last week. One of his coworkers was supposed to start work at 9am and constantly got there around 9:15. So the boss changed her start time to 9:15. NO! You change her start time to 8:30 and then she'll be early for 9am!
Maybe now that we're on Electronic Medical Records, I can convince the boss that we NEED her there earlier, especially since she's the only other one of us 4 (3 and a part timer, really) that has "experience" with M.R.
Started 7/5/11 at 274 lbs
Now 214 -- that's 60 lbs!
Goal 160 lbs -- last time there was in junior high!
"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." (Margaret Thatcher)


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The Southwest/Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Associations Conference will again meet in beautiful Albuquerque, NM, at the Hyatt Regency downtown on February 10-13, 2010. Be sure to contact the hotel for conference rates.
We have previously had panels on the following topics and invite new ideas all the time.
What is a Shakespeare Adaptation?
Shakespeare and the Genre Film
Shakespearean Auteurs
Bollywood Shakespeare
Global Shakespeares
Latino Shakespeare
Sitcom Shakespeare
Apocalyptic/Millennial Shakespeare
Metatheatrical Shakespeare: Putting on the Plays
Transgressive Shakespeare
Shakespeare Films: Additions and Omissions
The Future of Shakespeare Adaptations
Shakespeare in Silent Film
Shakespeare and Technology: The DVD
Acting Shakespeare
Shakespeare and Sexuality
Shakespeare's Families
Shakespeare for the Classroom
Please send a 250 word proposal and a brief CV by December 1, 2009 (preferred) and no later than December 15, 2009 (proposal deadline) to: Richard Vela, Area Chair, Shakespeare on Film and Television firstname.lastname@example.com
Proposals may also be sent to co-chair Kelli Marshall,


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Hartline, coming off the first 1,000-yard season of his career, reportedly signed a five-year deal worth just under $31 million, with $12 million guaranteed.
According to Jeff Darlington of NFL.com, who broke the news of Moore's re-signing, the quarterback got a two-year, $8 million deal.
By re-signing Moore, the Dolphins avoided a potential problem. Ryan Tannehill is the undisputed starter on this team, but Moore is just about the perfect backup — someone good enough to be a starter but also a team-first guy who will accept his role.
It was widely expected that Moore would test the free agent market in the hope of landing a starting job somewhere — or at least the opportunity to compete for a starting job.
Had Moore left, the Dolphins would have been in the market for a new backup because, even though they're high on the long-term potential of Pat Devlin, he has yet to throw a pass in an NFL regular season game.
And all you have to do is take a quick look at the quarterbacks available in free agency to realize that Moore was clearly the best option.
Speaking at the NFL scouting combine last month, GM Jeff Ireland was asked how badly he wanted to have Moore back.
"There's a lot of reasons why you'd want Matt back on your football team," Ireland said. "Matt's been an outstanding teammate. Been a good mentor for Ryan. He was excellent when Chad (Henne) and him were in the room last year. So there's a lot of things of why you would want him back in the football team."
The re-signing of Hartline was just as important, if not more.
The Dolphins have made it clear they want to upgrade their passing game in 2013, but adding a free agent from another team while losing Hartline would have been taking a step forward and then a step back.
Fact it, the former 2009 fourth-round pick has become a quality wide receiver.
Much has been made of the fact he scored only one touchdown last season — the 80-yarder during his monster game at Arizona — but it also should be pointed out he has led the Dolphins in average per catch all four years he's been with the team.
With Hartline back in the fold, the Dolphins could find themselves with a very good top-three group at wide receiver if they can land the player perceived to be their top free agent, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace.
Had Hartline left, the Dolphins would have found themselves with a big need for not one but two wide receivers.
Now, the Dolphins can move forward with two significant needs already addressed.


text: Irving Harper's Rye, New York home is filled with evidence of his creativity. The design director of the Nelson Office has created almost 500 pieces of paper art and sculptures, most of which inhabit his living quarters. Starting as a way to relieve stress, Harper's skill was honed through making models for presentations at work, where he was responsible for some of the most iconic designs of the 20th century — the Marshmallow sofa, Ball clock and Herman Miller logo among them. In this video, the artist speaks on the beginnings of his artistic inclinations, the impact of African art on his style, and why paper is such a versatile medium.


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Flowers Foods, the Georgia-based bread- and snack-maker that bought Philadelphia's Tasty Baking Co. last year, is weighing whether to build a new bread bakery in the Philadelphia area.
The company "is a week or three away from an announcement of a new bread bakery with access to the eastern Pennsylvania market," writes Mitchell Pinheiro, food-industry analyst at Janney Capital Markets, in a report to clients Monday, after visiting with Flowers officials at the company's South Philadelphia snack factory.
Asked Flowers' plans, spokesman Keith Hancock read a statement: "The Pennsylvania market is a priority for Flowers Foods. Feasibility studies are currently under way to determine the best alternative for adding capacity to support our sales plans for the Mid-Atlantic region."


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Still feeling good from yesterday? If not, here's another article in the feel-good category from BWI.
The article could also fall under the category of "where are they now?"
Today's former player: Soupy Sales. No-just kidding. It's Rick Sayles. (Soupy never made the team.)
Sayles was a senior wide out along with Bobby Engram, who got in trouble with the law in 1992--effectively ending his career at Penn State.
Opportunity knocked. And, with Bobby Engram by his side, Rick Sayles made a move.
They came across an unlocked door in the building. Inside, a slick stereo system. That was the opportunity. For whatever reason, they decided to help themselves. A couple hours later, they were sitting in jail, having been caught red-handed.
There are two sides to every story. This is an interesting second side. Sayles talks about Paterno calling Engram, but refusing to speak to him. He was eventually bailed out by a school teacher--and that made the difference in his life.
That one incident brought everything into focus. It was her. This one lady who dropped out of the sky at my worst time and said youre supposed to be better than that.
But this story has more twists than a Benzel's Pretzel.
In 1994, Sayles received a call from a man who knows something about second chances Galen Hall. Hall, a PSU product who was forced to resign as the head coach at Florida during the 1989 season, knew Sayles from spending one season as a graduate assistant coach with the Lions in 1990. In 94 he was head coach of the Arena Football League Charlotte Rage and wanted Sayles to play for him.
Alas, an injury sidelines him from football permanently. But the story does end well:
Sayles is currently the president and CEO (and founder) of a nonprofit organization called Penns Civilians Education Organization, whose goal is to help poor performing low-income and/or transient students in primary urban areas through after-school programs.
Rick Sayles has become a distinguished alumnus of Penn State. Some might say in spite of his brush with the law way back when. He contends it is because of it.
De ja vu all over again? Perhaps Maurice Humphrey should learn something from Sayles--if not from his mistake, but from what he did with his life afterward. Humphrey was recently convicted of assault charges and could face jail time.
And while it was NOT JoePa who righted Sayle's life, it was the State College community that did. Sometimes it's not so much where you are at, but who you have around you. And perhaps--just maybe--it's not all about football. . . maybe there's more to life and being prepared for life, than catching a pigskin for big bucks. I like to think the education at Penn State helped Rick reach that place.
Nah--it's about the football. (Not really.) But when does the season start?


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SANTA CLARITA — The Santa Clarita Community College District's 'AA' Bond Ratings have been reaffirmed by two independent financial ratings firms — Standard & Poor's and Fitch — in advance of the college's upcoming bond refunding, scheduled to take place later this month. In addition, the college's $20.4 million in outstanding certificates of participation (COPs) received an affirmed 'AA-' status.
The two agencies issued their reports in response to a resolution passed by the Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees on Jan. 16, 2013 to move ahead with the refunding of a portion of the Measure C and Measure M General Obligation Bonds.
Bond refunding is similar to refinancing a mortgage, with savings achieved from lower interest rates. The undertaking of this process creates the potential for millions of dollars in savings to be passed on to local property owners in the form of lowered property taxes.
The college's 'AA' rating is in keeping with most other community colleges and K-12 school districts across the state. While some K-12 districts have been able to receive an 'AAA' rating, no community college currently enjoys that status. By way of comparison, the State of California's GO Bonds have an 'A' rating.
Standard & Poor's rating was based on strengths demonstrated by the district including:
strong available general fundreserveslow-to-moderate overall debt with no additional debt plans
The Fitch rating was based on the following:
improved long-term financial prospects based on the passage of Proposition 30 and the elimination of mid-year budget cutsa strong economic base in theSanta Clarity Valley
"We are pleased to once again earn an 'AA' bond rating from both Standard & Poor¹s and Fitch Rating Agencies," said Sharlene Coleal, College of the Canyons Vice President of Business Services. The 'AA' ratings underscore the college's commitment to strong fiscal management despite severe state funding cuts due to the recession. With the improving economic conditions in the state of Californiaand the passage of Proposition 30, the future for education is bright and we look forward to continuing to be a good partner with our community."
Next week all of the bonds will be evaluated on a financial basis to determine a savings threshold to provide the greatest savings to the taxpayer. With the positive ratings and a full analysis based on sound fundamentals, it is anticipated that the refunding of the bonds will go smoothly.
The district will be able to report the final outcome on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013.
College of the Canyons Bond History
In November 2001 local voters approved the college's general obligation bond, Measure C, which authorized the district to issue approximately $82.1 million of bonds to raise desperately needed funds for college facility upgrades and expansions. Campus projects paid for by Measure C included the construction of Aliso Hall and Aliso lab, Seco Hall, and the West P.E. building and gymnasium.
In November 2006, local voters approved a second general obligation bond, Measure M.
Measure M authorized the district to issue $160 million of bonds needed to carry out the construction of a variety of additional campus modernization and expansion projects, including the Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center, a second campus in Canyon Country, the new Library and TLC facility, and the Mentry Hall expansion.
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Ambush (The White Indian Series #8)by Donald Clayton Porter
A BATTLE FOR GLORY- Noble of spirit but recklessly proud, Ghonkaba, grandson of Renno, the great Iroquois Sachem, faces the final test of his bravery. Raging with a thirst for vengeance against the Englishman who stole the beautiful white woman he loves, yet sworn to honor the Seneca alliance with the British, the defiant young warrior finds the fate of a continent rests on his mighty shoulders. For as the crack of a rifle signals the start of war with the hated French, only Ghonkaba and his fierce fighting band can turn the bloody carnage of certain defeat into a victory for freedom. THE MAKING OF A LEGEND - The daring rescue of a dusky, passionate Indian maid and a thrilling act of heroism in battle mark Ghonkaba as the true inheritor of the special destiny born with Renno, the White Indian. And from the powerful Manitous, protectors of the Seneca, now comes a stunning personal message--a mysterious circling hawk destined to lead the Iroquois nation to their greatest triumph ever in this new and glorious land.
Apache (The White Indian Series #14)by Donald Clayton Porter
Here is the fourteenth title in the White Indian series.
Cherokee (The White Indian Series #10)by Donald Clayton Porter
A TEST OF BRAVERY-He sacrificed his heritage to support the American patriots. Now Ghonkaba, grandson of the White Indian, Renno, must lead his renegade Seneca band to a new homeland. Their future lies in the lush Tennessee valleys of the Cherokee. But fighting still rages on that wild frontier, as a sly British agent inflames the blood lust of the savage Choctaw and Creek. Only Ghonkaba, in a daring contest of strength and skill, can convince the proud Cherokee to welcome his people as brothers while war drums signal the deadly start of a new battle for possession of this beautiful land. A PLEDGE OF BLOOD-Strangers in a hostile land, the Seneca must prove their worthiness or perish, but treachery threatens to destroy their dreams of a union with the Cherokee. Only the dauntless courage of Ghonkaba, the defiant passion of an Indian maid, and the noble love of a young warrior can create a startling new brotherhood-one ordained by the sacred Manitous and bound by honor and by blood to support the fight for freedom's cause.
Choctaw (The White Indian Series #11)by Donald Clayton Porter
A fearless warrior worthy of his name, RENNO, descendant of the legendary White Indian of the Iroquois, welcomes the stunning new alliance between the noble Senecas, the vast Cherokee nation, and General Washington's triumphant patriots. A fearless warrior worthy of his name, RENNO, descendant of the legendary White Indian of the Iroquois, welcomes the stunning new alliance between the noble Senecas, the vast Cherokee nation, and General Washington's triumphant patriots. But inflamed to grisly hatred by a half-breed named Rattlesnake, the renegade Choctaws have donned fearsome black and white warpaint to strike a blow against freedom's defenders with swift arrows and blood lust. And like a viper hiding in the grass, a sensuous woman will use her beauty to blind the impetuous young Renno to the deadly betrayal in sultry, enticing eyes. A PROMISE OF GREATNESS--Chosen for a special destiny, Renno looks to his father Ghonkaba, mighty Sachem of the rebellious Seneca, for wisdom and to the celebrated heroism of his famous namesake, Renno, the White Indian, for courage in battle. But held spellbound by an obsessive passion, he fails to see the path chosen for him by the Manitou, sacred spirits of the Indian, until the sun-gold hair of a fighting man's daughter gives him a new vision of desire ...and drives him toward a decisive battle for honor and liberty in this glorious new land.
The Colonization of America (The White Indian Series #1)by Donald Clayton Porter
THE KENT FAMILY CHRONICLES HIS LAND. The vast, virgin ocean of trees was his empire. He was Renno, the White Indian, the mightiest of all the Seneca braves. Now the settlers came to sweep over his home and hunting grounds, with their strange ways, their fiery weapons -- and with the beautiful Englishwoman claimed the verdant New World. Some came to settle, some to steal and wage war. Each man, woman and child found a new life. A harsh yet thrilling fate awaited Deborah -- one that few women dared dream and fewer still would ever know.
Fallen Timbers (The White Indian Series #19)by Donald Clayton Porter
THE DEATH--The sunlit days when America's forests and bountiful waters belonged to the Seneca have become a long, dark night of war. Death songs pierce the heart and war whoops chill the blood as the fiercest fighters ever born meet for one last council to decide the fate of the five Iroquois nations and the new United States. And when the die is cast, RENNO, namesake of the legendary White Indian, will begin his long, perilous journey toward Fallen Timbers...a place of glorious dreams, bloody reckoning--and consummate evil. THE BIRTH--Strong in his prime, invincible with his weapons, Renno has one vulnerable spot: his heart. At his side are the sacred manitous and a beautiful warrior woman, but in his soul is a new darkness. Now, an evil shaman hides behind the cowl of the wolverine, deadly enemies gather at his longhouse's door, and only the cry of a newborn child--and the singing of the war ax--can save the White Indian and all he loves.
Father of Waters (The White Indian Series #18)by Donald Clayton Porter
It was the worst butchery ever seen in Tennessee's virgin brush country. Innocent women had been brutalized, their children savagely slain. Egan Kirk, choked by raging grief and swearing eternal revenge against his family's foul murderers, had already killed most of the vile Cherokee renegades responsible. All but one He calls himself Atarho, the Spirit of Evil. Now he has viciously attacked a party of peaceful settlers and abducted five young maidens to be sold into Spanish bondage. To this bloodthirsty brave, there is only one way the white man can pay for stealing the Indian's noble birthright--and that's with his life. DIVIDED PEACE--As Kirk follows Atarho's trail of death and as tomahawk meets bullet and blade, it falls to the mighty Seneca warrior RENNO, the legendary White Indian, to prevent the senseless massacre from erupting into the most horrific bloodbath in Western history. In Philadelphia the Great White Thinkers try to forge peace among the divided nations while Renno embarks on a desperate mission that will take him from the teeming city of New Orleans to the primitive jungles of the Yucatan. And there, amid the sacred temples of the Mayans, he will meet his most treacherous foe yet.
Pony Express (Taming Of The West, Book I)by Donald Clayton Porter
Ted Henderson--The best rider in the territory, he was a natural for the Pony Express. But the burden of a terrible tragedy haunted him every mile that he rode. And only vengeance--and a woman's touch--could heal his hate-filled heart. Wilma Randolph--The beautiful madam of a "Fancy House," she would ruin her last chance at happiness rather than destroy the only man she had ever loved. Beau Sampson--His lust for women was only matched by his desire for power. On both counts, Ted Henderson stood in his way--and that brought all his viciousness to a murderous boil. . Yellow Crow--A Cheyenne warrior and Ted Henderson's solemn friend. They rode for the Pony Express as brothers until the hatred between whites and Indians drove them into enemy camps. William Hepburn Russell--Bigger than life, he had the grandeur of a man who believed in his own spectacular schemes. He created the Pony Express --and fired the spirit of the nation! Other books by this author are available in this library.
The Renegade (The White Indian Series #2)by Donald Clayton Porter
THE LEGACY. The unbridled fury that fills Renno, and the great Manitou spirit that protects him IS Seneca warrior. But the blood that courses through his veins is white man's blood. THE PROMISES BEYOND. Now white men's war threatens to steal his homeland, and to thrust him into a turbulent England of trollops and highwaymen. Here he will pit his native skills against sophisticated diplomats and plunge into a dangerous liaison with the French enchantress called Adrienne.
Renno (The White Indian Series #5)by Donald Clayton Porter
FIERY ADVENTURE AND DANGEROUS PASSION FROM THE PRODUCER OF WAGONS WEST MIGHTY IN PEACE: Sworn to preserve peace on America's first frontier, Renno, the magnificent Iroquois Sachem, valiantly sought to conquer the rising tide of blood and treachery. As the French set tribe against tribe, brother against brother, Renno's own beloved family is threatened. His daughter is brutally betrayed. His son cruelly banished, returning only to be Torn between his passion for two women. GLORIOUS IN BATTLE: Drawing strength from the courage of their ancestors, Renno and his warrior son rose to the challenge of a mighty destiny to lead the invincible Iroquois Nation once again to victory.
The Sachem (The White Indian Series #4)by Donald Clayton Porter
TREACHERY Spies, blackmail, and the shocking abduction of two beautiful women threaten to destroy Renno, the White Indian, in the eyes of his people.
Sachem's Daughter (The White Indian Series #21)by Donald Clayton Porter
From the days when the Seneca first roamed a virgin continent, the manitous--powerful spirits of the Indian nations--warned of danger. Now the prophecy comes to pass. Voodoo drums beat in the exotic isle of St. Domingue, and the evil has spread to America. A witch's charms and potions lure RENNO's innocent son, LITTLE HAWK. And Renno's beautiful daughter, RENNA, claims her destiny of horror, pride, and courage. POWER OF LOVE--President Thomas Jefferson knows the name and skill of Renno. To this proud sachem now comes a difficult duty: to save the Louisiana Territory for America... and to allow his sweet daughter to follow her heart. As Renno heeds his vision quest to travel a path of battle, Renna must follow her trail of desire and honor--to become a woman who chooses not tears but a totem of love, not surrender but a tomahawk of blood.
Sachem's Son (The White Indian Series #20)by Donald Clayton Porter
For all the moons of his manhood, REMNO, the white Indian, has ruled the Seneca with his might and wisdom. Then comes a day when the sun turns dark...a day when his people betray him and the bidding of the manitous. Decreeing that the magnificent shaman El-i-chi has broken a tribal taboo by marrying his precious Rose, the matrons cast her out. Now Renno must choose between his nation and the brother to whom he owes his love and life. Honor as unbreakable as steel decrees Renno's path--a dangerous road into the white man's treacherous world for a proud chieftain and the son whose birthright is only a bitter memory.
Seminole (The White Indian Series #12)by Donald Clayton Porter
RENNO, namesake of the legendary White Indian, explodes in a deadly rage as the renegade soldier who murdered his father, now abducts his beloved and makes her a captive of twisted passion. Blood boiling, Renno plunges deep into the virgin forests of young America to a kill-or-be-killed confrontation with a treacherous enemy and with an Indian nation of outcasts and outlaws-the Seminole, a people so fierce they fight against any odds, so dangerous their yellow and red warpaint is an omen of death unless Renno can make them allies instead of executioners. BROTHERHOOD OF HEROES-Survival on the Tennessee frontier depends on peace between the Seneca, Cherokee, and the brave pioneers carving a nation from the wilderness. But the white man's rifles are loaded, the Indian war bows ready, as hatred paves the way to battle. Guided by the sacred Manitous, Renno alone can stop a massacre and form a new union of fighting men...a new hope for brotherhood in this magnificent young country.
Seneca Patriots (The White Indian Series #22)by Donald Clayton Porter
General James Wilkinson is a notorious scoundrel--treasonous and corrupt. Yet as an American commander on the Southwest frontier, he wields power with a deadly grip. That is, until he falls under the lascivious thrall of the witch Melisande of New Orleans. Through her manipulations, Wilkinson plots to exterminate once and for all RENNO, the White Indian. THE LEGACY--Meanwhile, young Little Hawk has been selected for President Jefferson's prestigious new military academy at West Point. There, despite excelling in every field, he struggles in the terrible grip of prejudice. In the Southland, the young Mingo warrior White Blanket, a fervent follower of Tecumseh, joins a new Indian Gnion to fight the white man, as the tumultuous young United States tests its newfound strength by annexing the Louisiana Territory and waging a faraway war with the Barbary pirates....
Seneca Warrior (The White Indian Series #17)by Donald Clayton Porter
The choice between his promise to aid a friend and his place as Sachem of the Seneca will divide Renno, the legendary White Indian, like an arrow in his heart. His blood brother, the huge black Jamaican named Mingo, is imprisoned by slavers. Although unrest is spreading like a plague among the Five Tribes, Renno must follow the mandate of the sacred manitou and travel to wild, mysterious Africa to rescue the giant man. This will be a journey not of distance but of the soul, for the lesson of Africa will be a brutal truth...and a battle to the death. THE PRIDE--Every inch a warrior king, Renno has superb fighting skills that are unequaled, whether he strikes with his deadly stiletto, or the English longbow, or the Indian war club. But now the gods send a living weapon to fight at Renno's side--a ferocious jungle cat. The startling partnership of man and beast may blaze a trail to victory...and freedom for all enslaved mankind.
Seneca (The White Indian Series #9)by Donald Clayton Porter
THE BELLS OF FREEDOM RING OUT ACROSS AMERICA-AND THE WHITE INDIAN SERIES EXPLODES WITH THRILLING NEW ADVENTURES AND FIERY PASSIONS IN SENECA! AN ACT OF DEFIANCE- Fierce warrior of the Seneca, Ghonkaba, grandson of Renno the White Indian, feels his blood run hot with a lust for battle as America revolts against the hated British. But the Seneca refuse to break their traditional alliance with England to join the colonists' fight. His noble heart burning, Ghonkaba realizes that the only chance for freedom is to become a traitor to his heritage and his loved ones to follow the patriots' star-spangled banner into a long and dangerous war. A MARK OF HONOR- Only the superb scouting skills of Ghonkaba and a lithesome Indian girl can lead General Washington's troops to safety in a series of thrilling escapes from the Redcoats' guns. Then Ghonkaba, guided by the Manitous, sacred spirits of the Indian, is plunged into a daring plan to cross the Delaware that is destined to stun the world with a triumphant victory for a nation struggling to be born.
Spirit Knife (The White Indian Series #15)by Donald Clayton Porter
Renno still needs a gift from the sacred Manitous--a spirit knife--to do battle with a more-than-human foe. For now supernatural wolves and a black and evil soul must be vanquished to the trail that leads to the arms of a flame-haired woman and victory for the White Indian's country...and his heart. A vibrant frontier nation has beaten back the mighty British Empire and let freedom ring throughout the land. But the bells of liberty may be silenced as the English! form a secret alliance with bloodthirsty renegade tribes. Only RENNO, proud inheritor of the fighting skills of the legendary White Indian, can unite the Five Nations of the Iroquois in America's noble cause. Yet even Renno cannot foresee an enemy so powerful, so insidious in his cruelty and lust, that all whom the great Senecan loves may be doomed to die. THE WEAPON--Deadly with his tomahawk, English longbow, and razor-sharp stiletto, Renno still needs a gift from the sacred Manitous--a spirit knife--to do battle with a more-than-human foe. For now supernatural wolves and a black and evil soul must be vanquished to the trail that leads to the arms of a flame-haired woman and victory for the White Indian's country...and his heart.
Tomahawk (The White Indian Series #6)by Donald Clayton Porter
Ja-gonh, son of the valiant Iroquois Sachem, has sworn an oath of blood: there will be no escape for the murderer of his beloved grandfather Ghonka. When he sets out to avenge the death, he faces his most challenging test of courage.White Indian Series
War Chief (The White Indian Series #3)by Donald Clayton Porter
Chained side by side with the fiery Consuelo in a Caribbean dungeon, Renno shares her degradation--until, together, they dare a thrilling escape. THE MAN. Through the Seneca forests that were his home, to the forts of English settlers, across pirate-plundered seas, savage tropical jungles, and the teeming horror of the Everglades, Renno the White Indian blazes a trail of hard-won peace and legendary valor. THE WOMEN. Chained side by side with the fiery Consuelo in a Caribbean dungeon, Renno shares her degradation--until, together, they dare a thrilling escape. And, bound by desire, he takes to his heart the Virginian beauty Betsy--to make her his wife and the mother of his child.
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SMA to downsize massively03. July 2013 | Applications & Installations, Industry & Suppliers, Markets & Trends | By: Shamsiah Ali-Oettinger
SMA has announced today that it will inform its employees of the necessary personnel adjustments as a response to the difficult solar market situation. SMA plans to gradually downsize its full-time employee pool by 700 in Germamy by end of 2014.
The company expects the consolidation period to carry on in the solar sector and as a result forsees a further decline in sales. SMA already saw a revenue fall of nearly 50% in the first quarter of this year and has been planning major job cuts. Now concrete information has been released. 700 full-time positions in Germany will be let go by December 31, 2014.
The layoffs are expected to affect both full-time and part-time employees. Therefore the 700 full-time positions correspond to about 800 employees. SMA will thus be left with 3,000 full-time positions by the end of 2014.
SMA CEO Pierre-Pascal Urbon stated that for the first time in many years, the global PV market will decline in 2013 and SMA will thus be affected by this shrinkage. "In such a short space of time we are not able to offset the sharp decrease in sales - nearly 50% since 2010 - with the ongoing measures for increasing productivity and saving on material costs alone. We have therefore been forced to make even more far-reaching changes than planned to our personnel structure over the coming months," Urbon added.
The management board at SMA has been busy the last weeks negotiating with the Works Council to see how personnel adjustments can be done in the most socially responsible manner possible. Negotiations are still in progress. "The planned downsizing is unavoidable if SMA is to emerge strengthened from the current consolidation phase in the solar sector," Urbon added.
All SMA divisions and corporate center in Germany will be affected by this move. IT and development specialists will not be affected, stated the company. Technology development is one aspect SMA plans to continue investing in.
SMA nevertheless sees positive long-term persepctives for the company with Urbon adding that the company will continue to actively help to shape the transformation in the energy sector through the development of entirely new product platforms, service promise and a global presence.
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Unplug and Unwind
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Mary Roper, Green Purchasing Intern Today marked the final day for discussing Scott Russell Sander's work A Conservationist Manifesto. I began reading this work with an open mind, and I finished it with a changed one. Now, that is not to say that I have completely altered bad habits; if this could be done within the mere three weeks my classmates and I spent reading one book, our world would not be faced with the environmental issues it faces today. What this does mean, however, is that I can feel my thought process begin to shift towards a more conservationist mindset. One aspect of this mindset, stillness, was addressed today by the author himself.
At the end of A Conservationist Manifesto, Sanders provides insight on how we might best care for the Earth so that future generations will be able to enjoy the same nature that we did. The beginning chapter of this section, "Wilderness as a Sabbath for the Land," resonated most with me. It highlights the things in our world which may be trapping us, preventing us from enjoying the simple beauty of the wilderness around us. Said Sanders, "We are in a constant struggle for find quiet time and stillness." He explained that the reason that we are unable to attain the stillness and calm that we desire is because "we are organisms operating at the speed of nature who have wrought damage on the Earth because we are imposing on it technology that operates at the speed of sound."
This square-peg, round hole example seems like a simple explanation of the current state of our environment: the vast depletion of natural resources, the extinction of various plants and animals, and the drastic effects of climate change. While it makes for a simple solution (read: return nature to it's own speed), it does not stop mankind from forcing on nature a speed that it cannot sustain.
As organisms, we, Sanders pointed out, are part of nature, too, and if are unable to return to nature's own speed, we will burn out. "This is why we are calmed by going somewhere natural," Sanders said, nodding his head wisely, "It is a way for your body and mind to return to a speed at which it has evolved."
However, many times the social dimensions of our lives do not allow us the luxury of returning to nature's speed. If it's not ten unread emails, it's three new text massages, six phone calls, and a new voice mail that we have to spend our free time answering. We have Facebook friends to make, tweets to send, and are constantly walking with our heads down, scrolling through our feeds, far too busy to notice the beauty of nature surrounding us. It wasn't until I read this part of the book that I realized that this situation is a daily occurrence in my life- not just for me but for my friends, parents, and professors, too. Unless something changes, we are on the brink of burning out.
There is hope. In order to get back to a more natural state, we can change our habits so that we will "unplug and unwind" once a day. The thought of turning my phone off and not being able to access the virtual world is a little daunting. Spending an evening where I do not check my emails or watch t.v. seems intimidating now. However, I know that this lifestyle change will enable us not only to find stillness in our lives, but also to begin to shift to more conservationist behaviors as we become in sync with nature's speed.
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I'm glad you blogged about Sander's discussion of "nature's speed." I remember in a food class in undergrad, we had to document the foods we ate in a journal. I couldn't believe how often I ate while walking to class. I never even realized I was doing it, likely because my mind was thinking about something else. I wonder how much we miss when we are living at an "unnatural speed," or how much we mindlessly consume without thinking about it. Your point seems spot-on that when we slow down, our behaviors might become more conserving simply because we are more aware.
I loved this part of the Sanders discussion. Before this, I had never really thought about how I rarely take time to find some stillness in my life. I hope that if we all take a little time to find more stillness, that this mentality and slower lifestyle would pervade our culture…and help our society become more sustainable as a whole!


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Researchers develop self-assembling, self-repairing photovoltaic technology
One of the problems with harvesting sunlight and converting it into stored energy is that the sun's rays can be highly destructive to many materials, leading to a gradual degradation of many systems developed to do just that. Once again, researchers have turned to nature for a solution. Plants constantly break down their light-capturing molecules and reassemble them from scratch, so the basic structures that capture the sun's energy are, in effect, always brand new. By imitating this strategy MIT scientists have created a novel set of self-assembling molecules and used them to create a photovoltaic (PV) cell that repairs itself.
MIT professor Michael Strano first hit upon the idea of mimicking the process used by plants when reading about plant biology. "I was really impressed by how plant cells have this extremely efficient repair mechanism," he says. In full summer sunlight, "a leaf on a tree is recycling its proteins about every 45 minutes, even though you might think of it as a static photocell."
One of Strano's long-term research goals has been to find ways to imitate principles found in nature using nanocomponents. In the case of the molecules used for photosynthesis in plants, the reactive form of oxygen produced by sunlight causes the proteins to fail in a very precise way. As Strano describes it, the oxygen "unsnaps a tether that keeps the protein together," but the same proteins are quickly reassembled to restart the process.
This action all takes place inside tiny capsules called chloroplasts that reside inside every plant cell – and which is where photosynthesis happens. The chloroplast is "an amazing machine," Strano says. "They are remarkable engines that consume carbon dioxide and use light to produce glucose," a chemical that provides energy for metabolism.
Imitation the sincerest form of flatteryTo imitate that process, Strano and his team, supported by grants from the MIT Energy Initiative and Eni, produced synthetic molecules called phospholipids that form discs; these discs provide structural support for other molecules that actually respond to light, in structures called reaction centers, which release electrons when struck by particles of light. The discs, carrying the reaction centers, are in a solution where they attach themselves spontaneously to carbon nanotubes. The nanotubes hold the phospholipid discs in a uniform alignment so that the reaction centers can all be exposed to sunlight at once, and they also act as wires to collect and channel the flow of electrons knocked loose by the reactive molecules.
The system Strano's team produced is made up of seven different compounds, including the carbon nanotubes, the phospholipids, and the proteins that make up the reaction centers, which under the right conditions spontaneously assemble themselves into a light-harvesting structure that produces an electric current. Strano says he believes this sets a record for the complexity of a self-assembling system. When a surfactant – similar in principle to the chemicals that BP has sprayed into the Gulf of Mexico to break apart oil – is added to the mix, the seven components all come apart and form a soupy solution. Then, when the researchers removed the surfactant by pushing the solution through a membrane, the compounds spontaneously assembled once again into a perfectly formed, rejuvenated photocell.
Prototype PV cell"We're basically imitating tricks that nature has discovered over millions of years" — in particular, "reversibility, the ability to break apart and reassemble," Strano says. The team came up with the system based on a theoretical analysis, but then decided to build a prototype cell to test it out. They ran the cell through repeated cycles of assembly and disassembly over a 14-hour period, with no loss of efficiency.
Strano says that in devising novel systems for generating electricity from light, researchers don't often study how the systems change over time. For conventional silicon-based photovoltaic cells, there is little degradation, but with many new systems being developed — either for lower cost, higher efficiency, flexibility or other improved characteristics — the degradation can be very significant. "Often people see, over 60 hours, the efficiency falling to 10 percent of what you initially saw," he says.
The individual reactions of these new molecular structures in converting sunlight are about 40 percent efficient, or about double the efficiency of today's best commercial solar cells. Theoretically, the efficiency of the structures could be close to 100 percent, he says. But in the initial work, the concentration of the structures in the solution was low, so the overall efficiency of the device — the amount of electricity produced for a given surface area — was very low. They are working now to find ways to greatly increase the concentration.
The paper on MIT researchers' work appears in the journal, Nature Chemistry.


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The public will get a chance to weigh in on Mayor Byron W. Brown's $482.5 million budget for 2013-14 during a hearing at 5 p.m. Wednesday in Council Chambers.
The Common Council will also continue its deliberations on the budget during hearings with department heads on Monday at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in chambers.
In addition, the Council will conduct workshops on each section of the budget beginning at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in Room 1417.
Also this week:
• An opening ceremony for Western New York Armed Forces Week will be held at 12:45 p.m. Sunday at Erie Canal Harbor. The event will feature music by the American Legion Band of the Tonawandas, color guards and antique military vehicles and military salutes.
• The Planning Board will meet at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday in Room 901 in City Hall and will review a 62-space expansion of the parking lot at Elmwood-Franklin School, 104 New Amsterdam St.
• The Council's Civil Service Committee will meet at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday in Council Chambers.
• The Council's Finance Committee will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Council Chambers.
• The Council's Community Development Committee will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Council Chambers.
• The Council's Legislation Committee will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Council Chambers.
• The Buffalo Sewer Authority will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday in Room 1038 of City Hall.
• The Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency will meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Room 209 of City Hall.


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Walmart has teamed up with first lady Michelle Obama to launch a new healthy food campaign.
The initiative includes re-formulating thousands of food products to make them healthier and more affordable as they work to lower America's obesity levels.
Mrs. Obama hopes to transform the eating patterns of Americans by reducing the salt and sugar in packaged foods and cutting the cost of fruits and vegetables.
"This nutrition charter promises a real change that can have a fundamental impact in how our kids eat," she said. "Because when parents have the information they need about the products they buy, that puts them back in charge, so they can make good decisions for their families."
In keeping with the first lady's vision, Walmart officials have promised to cut sodium by 25 percent, added sugars by 10 percent, and trans-fats from thousands of its products.
Walmart says it will make the changes over the next four years. Since the world's largest retail chain is twice the size of Kroger, the second-largest American grocer, the health initiative is expected to force food suppliers to go healthy as well.
"So parents haven't just changed how Walmart does business, they're actually changing how the entire food industry does business. And that's a good thing. That is a very, very good and powerful thing," Mrs. Obama said.
Walmart has not only promised to go healthy, it has also promised to build stores in poor areas that don't have grocery stores. And it's promising to cut costs. Store officials they will slash prices on fruits and vegetables by $1 billion in an effort to make healthy eating affordable.
"They're (parents) trying to do what's healthy, but it's hard to have access to healthy food and it's hard to afford them and that's what we're trying to change," said Bill Simon, Walmart's president and chief executive officer.
"No family should have to choose between food that is healthier for them and food they can afford," he added.
Walmart's new plan could dramatically change Americans health. Experts say it has the potential to significantly impact diabetes and heart-related disease.
Mrs. Obama praised the effort, saying it's "a victory for parents, it's a victory for families and most of all it's a victory for children."
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