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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Cape Malay Tomato Bredie
We are talking Soccer and South African Cape Malay cuisine in this post.
If you are a soccer fan,you might already know South Africa is the honored host of World cup Soccer 2010.Soccer runs in my family,I was no Mia Hamm,but was deeply influenced by the game from my daddy dearests soccer passion.He had immense skill at the game, played for his school team,that gave him an athletic persona.He continues his passion ,follows the world cup series closely.I remember the nights he stayed awake ,when the world cup games were aired at odd mid-night hours.The passion is passed on to my son Nabeel,who is beginning to show interest in the game.I get the title of soccer mom,for being there for all his games,rain or shine.I also love practicing the game with him,not to mention,gives me a good work out.
Now, to be good at the game,a well-balanced meal is essential.That brings us to the recipe of the day.Bredie,a luscious slow cooked tomato and lamb stew,one of the most favored dishes of the South African Cape Malay Cuisine,that is rich in protein and has good serving of vegetables.Bredie is best devoured with Yellow rice(brown rice preferably) and stir fried vegetables on side and some fresh sliced mangoes for a sweet finish.A meal that my daddy dearest would wholly appreciate.I know he is watching his cholesterol and is low on red meat,which is why I use lean meat for the recipe with vegetarian alternative.
Cape Malay Cuisine
With their soft, caramel skins and wide smiles, the Cape Malay people are a prized and proud element of the South African culture.
The first group of Malaysian state prisoners landed on the shores of South Africa from Java and the neighboring Indonesian islands in the late 1600's. Many more followed in the years 1727 until 1749. Not only did this proud and attractive people bring with them the Muslim faith and fine architecture, they also brought with them a unique cookery style, introducing exciting mixtures of pungent spices that has had a heady influence on traditional South African cuisine. Indeed, the Malay-Portuguese words such as bobotie (a curried ground beef and egg custard dish), sosatie (kebabs marinated in a curry mixture) and bredie (slowly cooked stews rich in meat, tomatoes and spices) are integral in our cookery vocabulary.
-Meryl Grebe(a South African Food publisher at inmamaskitchen.com.)
Recipe : Cape Malay Tomato Bredie adapted from Meryl Grebe's recipe
Serves 3-4
2 cups tomato sauce
1 medium onion,finely chopped
1 pound lean lamb or goat*,medium cut
2 medium sweet potatoes or yams,peeled and diced
2 cloves garlic,minced
1/2 inch ginger root,peeled and minced
1 teaspoon spice mix(ground cumin,pepper corns,coriander,cinnamon,cardamom and cloves)
1/4 teaspoon red chili powder or cayenne.
2 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil or canola oil
3/4 teaspoon salt
*Vegetarians could use 2 cups of Soy nuggets(available in Asian stores),lessen the cooking time.
Trim any excess white fat from the meat.
In a heavy bottom skillet or pressure cooker,heat the oil,saute the onions until lightly colored,5-6 minutes.Add the fresh minced garlic,ginger and rest of the dry spices and salt,after a minute,add the meat and 2 cups of water.Cover and let cook for about an hour in the skillet or 25 minutes in the pressure cooker ,on medium low heat until meat is tender.
While the meat cooks,roast the sweet potatoes or yams,in an oven until tender.Keep aside.
When meat is tender, stir in the tomato sauce,roasted sweet potatoes and simmer for 4-5 minutes.Garnish with fresh herbs.Serve warm with brown rice or whole grain flat bread.
The recipe is my contribution for Meeta's Monthly Mingle : South African Cuisine.
36 comments:
- Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal said...
Yasmeen, the colors of your pics are so beautiful. A great click is always very inviting.
- May 5, 2010 at 8:04 AM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
Very beautiful and appetizing!
Rosa - May 5, 2010 at 8:11 AM
- Kiran said...
Very beautiful clicks.Nice to know the vegetaian varaiation for the recipe.
- May 5, 2010 at 8:34 AM
- sangeeta said...
Looks like a yummy healthy dish and i'd like the flavors you have used.....pics are stunning.
- May 5, 2010 at 8:34 AM
- Hari Chandana said...
Very new to me.. looks awesome and perfect.. truly delicious.. thanks for the wonderful recipe dear!!
- May 5, 2010 at 8:36 AM
- 5 Star Foodie said...
Great to learn about Cape Malay cuisine and this specialty look wonderful!
- May 5, 2010 at 8:54 AM
- Joanne said...
I've never watched very much soccer, but I'm all over this delicious dish nonetheless! It looks like it has a ton of flavor.
- May 5, 2010 at 9:57 AM
- Swathi said...
cape malay tomato bredie looks yummy. - May 5, 2010 at 10:58 AM
- Pari said...
Lovely pics and a flavourful recipe.Will try the veg one.
- May 5, 2010 at 11:05 AM
- Hamaree Rasoi said...
Hi Yasmeen
Two Words: Simply Mouthwatering!!
Hamaree Rasoi - May 5, 2010 at 11:42 AM
- simply.food said...
Beautiful stew with awesome colour.Eyecatching clicks too.
- May 5, 2010 at 12:06 PM
- Priya said...
Tempting stew, looks awesome..am drooling over here..
- May 5, 2010 at 1:48 PM
You go Soccer Mom! My bro. is a crazy soccer fan.Bredie looks a lot the one my mom used to make,a little less spicy and no veggies.I like yours with yams =)
- May 5, 2010 at 3:39 PM
- Anu said...
Healthy and yummy dish... Nice click..
- May 5, 2010 at 4:41 PM
- Rumana Rawat said...
Wow... so colorful and lovely and great click too:-)
- May 5, 2010 at 6:22 PM
- RAKS KITCHEN said...
Its looking really appetizing,feeling like having a plate right now!
- May 5, 2010 at 7:51 PM
- Pavithra said...
Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful what can I say.. thats really wonderful meal.. the name is so different ...
- May 5, 2010 at 10:31 PM
- Niloufer Riyaz said...
such a cute post and tasty dish
- May 5, 2010 at 11:02 PM
- miri goes phishing! said...
Hi Yasmeen....you have wonderful blog here...love everything abt it...the healthy recipes, the pics n' ur writing...i'm so gonna be a regular visitor here...:)
- May 6, 2010 at 12:59 AM
- aquadaze said...
I've had this in SA and it looks absolutely perfect!
In fact looking at your pictures, I'm craving some right now!! - May 6, 2010 at 1:23 AM
- Gita Jaishankar said...
Wow Yasmeen...lovley platter, it looks so good...I have bookmarked this...may be I could even try a vegetarian version for my husband :)
- May 6, 2010 at 5:20 AM
How are you Yasmeen? Visitng after a long time.Blog looks so much prettier.The stew with rice and vegetable is truly a complete meal.
take care
Ayesha. - May 6, 2010 at 6:49 AM
- chakhlere said...
How nice and Vibrant pictures Yasmeen....lovely.
This is new recipe to me...looks very yummy!!! - May 6, 2010 at 8:06 AM
- Fimère said...
une délicieuse assiette remplie de bonnes saveurs, j'adore
bonne journée - May 6, 2010 at 8:32 AM
- Sayali said...
Hey Yasmeen , thnx for stopping by my blog, I got to know about your blog space :)
- May 6, 2010 at 9:25 AM
- Bria @ West of Persia said...
Great story, great dish. Love the vibrant colors and flavors.
- May 6, 2010 at 10:25 AM
- Shabitha Karthikeyan said...
New one to me..Simply loved the presentation..pics are awesome..clicked like a pro..
- May 6, 2010 at 10:37 AM
- Viki's Kitchen said...
Beautiful clicks. Looks very inviting and delicious dear.
- May 6, 2010 at 4:34 PM
- Umm Mymoonah said...
Looks delicious!
- May 7, 2010 at 9:15 AM
- baby cribs said...
The colors are so appetizing! I like the presentation, too! Nice recipe!
- May 8, 2010 at 3:03 AM
You have a rocking good blog here.
- May 9, 2010 at 4:58 AM
Well done is well-advised b wealthier than comfortably said.
- May 9, 2010 at 3:57 PM
Artistically done is better than comfortably said.
- May 9, 2010 at 6:20 PM
- Kerstin said...
Wow, I hadn't heard of this before, but it sounds fabulous and comforting!
- May 9, 2010 at 8:29 PM
Lovingly done is richer reconsider than extravagantly said.
- May 9, 2010 at 8:44 PM
- Casey Angelova said...
This looks great! A nice dish to enjoy while watching the game. Thanks for sharing!
My blog celebrated Africa Day with a collection of recipes from across the continent. I would love your thoughts. http://www.caseyangelova.com/2010/05/lets-celebrate-africa-day-2010.html - May 25, 2010 at 2:24 AM


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posted at 10:55 am on December 2, 2010 by Ed Morrissey
AOL Opinons editor John Merline notes that the deficit commission titled its proposal "The Moment of Truth," and perhaps rarely for a government effort, it actually delivers on its advertising. The report exposes six truths about the federal government and its spending addiction. Perhaps even more importantly, it exposes a couple of key myths about the Obama administration and its agenda:
2) Health reform's cost savings apparently were bogus. Remember how Democrats boasted that health reform would cut the budget deficit by $170 billion over the next decade and far more after that? The deficit commission must not have gotten that memo. It says health spending projections under the new law "count on large phantom savings" and the reform law's new long-term care program that the report calls "unsustainable." As a result, Congress will still need to enact "a number of other reforms to reduce federal health spending and slow the growth of health care costs more broadly." …
5) Obama is a big spender. Although President Barack Obama has talked about fiscal discipline — and set up this deficit commission — his own budget plan would spend $350 billion more on so-called discretionary programs over the next decade than if the government were just left on autopilot, according to the report.
My goodness — does this mean that Obama isn't really a "Blue Dog Democrat"? Perhaps the media might also notice that the deficit explosion coincided with the FY2009 budget that Obama helped delay as a member of the Senate and signed as an omnibus in March 2009 as President, too. It would be nice to see the "I inherited this deficit" myth exploded as well.
The supposed cost savings in ObamaCare have been repeatedly exposed as mythical, even during the debate prior to its passage. The "doc fix" that amended the reimbursement rates settled that question, but even apart from that, the assumptions built into the plan were always based on the rosiest perfect-world scenarios. We have already seen private-sector employers act to dump retirees out of prescription coverage in far larger numbers than pre-passage estimates, which will create heavier burdens on Medicare. Employers will also eventually stop buying health insurance altogether — especially if Congress adopts the debt commission's proposal to end the tax exemption on that compensation. Employees will demand that compensation in cash rather than taxable health subsidies in order to take advantage of the tax-financed subsidies in the health exchanges mandated by ObamaCare. Expect the system to spiral into the deep end of the red-ink pool when that happens.
Merline also notes that the recommendations from the panel are not really all that tough on anyone, which demonstrates just how easy it has been all along to achieve deficit and debt reduction. It's actually even easier than he thinks, as Nick Gillespie explains in his PG-13 response to Fareed Zakaria's demand to hike taxes:
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It's nice to know that the word has gotten around.
Well, David Fox and I left last summer and Jeremy Shaw has one foot out the door, so the Haskell presence at Linspire is just about over, but we continue to use and maintain many of the tools and libraries we built there. David and Jeremy have been cleaning up the version number policy in the Debian package builder (called the autobuilder) so that we can build Debian repositories of Haskell software. There is still some work to do, but you can look at our darcs repositories to see if there is anything that might interest you.
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Even a blind chicken finds a kernel of corn every once in a while.
Translated, that means, if you take enough walks at sunset and snap enough photos, eventually you will get lucky. I took this photo this evening at Windansea beach in La Jolla:
No, it's not just a nice sunset. I mean really lucky. Look at this closeup of the left center of the image:
That dolphin jumped only once that I saw. I just happened to press the shutter at the right time.
If only I'd been using a real lens. The little 4X zoom lens on my Canon A630 is really at the edge of its range here.
No, it's not just a nice sunset. I mean really lucky. Look at this closeup of the left center of the image:
That dolphin jumped only once that I saw. I just happened to press the shutter at the right time.
If only I'd been using a real lens. The little 4X zoom lens on my Canon A630 is really at the edge of its range here.
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Sunday, January 6, 2008
I visited New York City at Christmas time, attending the Christmas Eve service at All Souls Unitarian Church, which I attended regularly growing up. I don't attend any church regularly, but if I did, this would be the one, as the ministry and congregation have a very open, rational, and gentle approach to religion. Even so, my mind generally wanders during the prayers because I find them a bit bland. My ears perked up this time, though, when Forrest Church said: "Want what you have; Do what you can; Be who you are." That's a nice thought for someone who gets distracted easily by new projects.
He expanded on that idea later in the prayer:
He expanded on that idea later in the prayer:
In the light of the new year, it seems a bit bland, but I guess that's the way of prayers: they resonate with your emotions. I was decompressing from my pre-Christmas rush to complete some projects and this caught me like a rogue wave. Here's the full text of the prayer.And let us do what we can,
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Doing—not less than, not more than—but precisely what we can,
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UK - Ex Tory Cabinet minister 'caught on camera at child sex party'
Labels: ChildAbuse , CrimeGovernment , UnitedKingdom
By Justin Penrose, Mark Conrad
A former Tory cabinet minister is to be questioned by detectives after a video filmed at an underage sex party was seized by police.
The video, along with a number of photographs, allegedly places the ex-MP, a household name, at a depraved orgy organised by a paedophile.
The photographs were seized from a known child sex offender earlier this year and the video is believed to have come from another source.
The veteran Tory, who we cannot name for legal reasons, is understood to deny any wrongdoing. But an alleged victim, who claims to have been at the event three decades ago, has come forward.
Detectives used pictures of the alleged victim when he was a boy to cross reference with those of him at the party.
Sources close to the investigation have made known the shocking new revelations to the Sunday Mirror and investigative news website Exaro.
We previously revealed that the former minister was being investigated by detectives over allegations of child abuse.
The key witness said: "The police tell me that they have photographic evidence that I went to these parties. They have a photograph of me as a child, and it matched some other photographs that they have of me. They have a bit of film as well."
Officers are due to begin a separate operation in the New Year into the sex party allegations as a spin-off from Operation Fairbank, which last year looked into allegations of abuse by politicians at the Elm Guest House in south west London.
While the video and photographs allegedly place the ex-minister and the victim at a party where boys were supplied to men, they do not prove that the former politician carried out any abuse.
But one source, a specialist in child protection, said: "This is potentially bombshell stuff. I have long been aware of the fact that these parties took place in London. This could be very significant."
Detectives believe that some of the sex parties – some of which are believed to have been attended by paedophiles _____ and MP _____ – were organised by Britain's most notorious child abuser, _____, as we revealed in February.
_____ led the ring of four jailed for killing Jason Swift in Hackney, East London, after gang-raping him in 1984.
The alleged victim claims he was trafficked, along with other children, to Holland by _____'s gang.
Scotland Yard's paedophile unit has been working with Dutch police, and an officer from Amsterdam attended an interview by Met detectives with the key witness.
The Sunday Mirror told in February how the minister had been photographed by police in 1986 entering a property where one of the sex parties was being held, but no arrests were made.
_____, now 86, would pick up the unsuspecting teenage boys from streets around Kings Cross. He would drive them to places across North London where paedophiles lay in wait to rape them repeatedly.
A former officer, who worked on Operation Orchid (Video) which convicted _____ and his gang, claimed they had taken pictures of the minister and that 16 members of an alleged VIP paedophile ring were due to be arrested.
But the day before the arrests were to be carried out, detectives were told the operation had been disbanded.
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Once again "DO AS WE SAY PERVERTS, NOT AS WE DO!"
- Tuesday, December 10, 2013 7:52:00 AM
Oh, of course. Yet another "study." And once again - I ask the readers, does ANYTHING ever get done, changed, altered, improved for the better with respect to sexual offenders with the plethora of study results?????
- Tuesday, December 10, 2013 7:56:00 AM
And just who's fault is this? Once again, the legislature makes these insane laws, and the courts when in a good mood, finds them unconstitutional then the news media dramatizes the results as though the state of California is going to fall of the planet instead of telling the truth about the irrevocably stupid, blind, ignorant, political legislatures THAT waste hours, if not weeks coming up with these poison laws. You mean to tell me with all those lawyers in the state legislature - they did not know this law would encroach equal protection?????? THINK!!!!!!!!
- Tuesday, December 10, 2013 8:02:00 AM
"Last month, _____, now 20, was arrested during a Friday night football
game at the Orange, Va., high school he graduated from after his release
from juvenile prison. Unless they have permission from the school,
convicted violent sex offenders are not permitted on school grounds. But
_____ had received such permission, and he attended school there for
more than a year before graduation." and all who are in charge are just laughing at this!! and the wheels just turn, and turn, and turn and again, nothing will get done about this either. - Tuesday, December 10, 2013 8:06:00 AM
Now the government really has got this guy! Ten years of supervised release. If this joker even sneezes, he will do, life on the installment plan and they will get him for anything just to continue to torture him. However, no one told George to do what he did.
- Tuesday, December 10, 2013 8:09:00 AM
The downside for some of us is that the "certificate" doesn't apply or can't be granted to those arrested by the Feds...
For us, we need a presidential pardon...
Or did I miss something? - Tuesday, December 10, 2013 10:54:00 AM
I thought the minimum prison sentence for possession of CP was 5 years, plus lifetime registry. No?
- Tuesday, December 10, 2013 8:06:00 PM
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I think it depends on the state and/or the judge trying the case.
- Tuesday, December 10, 2013 8:09:00 PM
Sorry, I should have said "I thought the minimum prison sentence for possession of CP if prosecuted and convicted as a FEDERAL case was 5 years, plus lifetime registry. No?"
- Wednesday, December 11, 2013 12:35:00 AM
Yes, and this was clearly a Federal case! Do you know how long people are getting who have never touched anyone - just for possession - often as much as 20 years and lifetime supervised release! (If it concerned anything other than sex, it would be considered a THOUGHT crime, something we presumably do not prosecute!) Yet this man was MAKING the stuff. There is a clear victim here. Is there ANYTHING in our judicial system that makes sense anymore? Justice has long been a lost cause in this system.
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What they saw, in perfect minuscule detail, was as follows:
a complete set of well-used Judy Garland LPs;
a complete season of Bette Davis films;
Barbara Cartland's complete pink outfit as featured recently on the front page of the Daily Telegraph;
a feather boa;
the complete religious opinions of Charles Moore.
The team realised that what they had stumbled upon was utter dynamite. They had located the genetic determinant of High Camp. From now on, if scientists were allowed their way, they could, by taking samples of genetic material from foetuses, arrange for the suppression of any future human being with tendencies in the camp direction. But what was camp, and what was high camp?
It was at this point that the enormity of their discovery became fully apparent, since it was clear that:
the Queen Mother of the United Kingdom was camp;
the Episcopalian Church in America was camp;
the entire readership of the Spectator was camp;
the entire membership of the House of Lords was camp;
all white supremacists in South Africa were very high camp indeed.
What human treasures would be lost, what cultural triumphs would be foregone if camp were to be stamped out ab ovo. No more of Jessye Norman's evening gowns, Lord Rees-
Mogg's columns or Lord St John of Fawsley's reassurances on matters royal. We should be so much the poorer, as people have been saying about the potential genetic suppression of homosexuals.
Oh yes, we should be so much the poorer.
Um, but it's absurd, isn't it? this notion that homosexuality, or the predisposition thereto, has been genetically located, or that the groundwork has been laid for such a discovery. As absurd as announcing that a taste for Ronald Firbank's novels, or a predisposition thereto, has been located in the chromosomes.
For a start, homosexuality is an abstract noun, a cultural construct with a short historical life, as was famously pointed out by Foucault. Neither the ancient Greeks nor the ancient Romans had a word for homosexuality. They didn't know about it.
They knew about love between men and men, and women and women. They knew about overt sexual acts. They might write condemningly of people who habitually engaged in certain demeaning sexual activities. But the idea of innate homosexual predisposition they did not have.
There are still some cultures like that today, where they do not really understand what homosexuality is supposed to be. They will confuse it with androgyny or transexuality in men. But it is easy to imagine a society in which the transvestite male is considered something of a freak or special case, while the man who has sexual favours from him is deemed normal and fundamentally 'heterosexual' (if they knew the word). Indeed, that was rather the picture of modern Rome painted, in a recent television documentary film, by South American transvestites.
And that was the charm of The Crying Game, in which the character played by Stephen Rea could hardly be said to have turned homosexual by the end of the film. Rather he appeared to have entered a heterosexual relationship with a man.
At all events, when it comes to compiling statistical analyses of homosexuality, decisions have to be made about inclusions and exclusions. Passionate, undeclared, unconsummated relationships between men will tend to get excluded for lack of any overt sexual act (even though the emotions involved might have dominated two lives). A casual fling with a transvestite gets logged simply because of its overtness. It is apparently loggable. But the meaning of the fling might have been heterosexual.
Imagine Dean Hamer and his team working in ancient Greece, having made their way thither by time travel. They consult the male citizens of Athens, respectable married men of good repute. They ask them whether they have ever loved a young man. All the men in the sample say, yes, they have indeed loved a young man. But do they have sexual relations with their wives? Yes, they all have sexual relations with their wives, thank you very much. They love their wives, and they procreate as normal men. So after a while the team has to decide by what criteria their sample can be divided: are those who love young men without any hanky-panky to be classed as 'heterosexual', even though their relationships with women differ in no respect from those of the rest of the sample. Or what?
The team decides that research must be carried out into what precisely the citizens do with their boyfriends (when there is hanky-panky) since it is perhaps there that the definition of homosexuality is to be found. Unfortunately, the citizens begin to lose patience with these inquiries, which seem to be implying something dishonourable. And so the team is thrown out, long before they have taken a single genetic sample or measured a single 'gay hypothalamus'.
Genes decide this. Genes decide that. Genes affect this. Genes affect that.
It would be extremely odd if they didn't affect sexuality, since that would rather imply that our sexuality had no basis in our physical being. But it is cultures that decide what constitutes homosexual behaviour or a homosexual disposition. Indeed, one could argue that our own culture has yet to make its own decision on this point. Nor is it hard to imagine that the word homosexual might one day be dropped, as getting in the way of clear thought.
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Approximately 220,000 total Roth IRA conversions were completed last year as investors raced to take advantage of the increased contribution limit and their ability to spread out tax liability over 2011 and 2012, Fidelity officials said.
A huge chunk of those conversions took place in December, roughly one-third of Fidelity's total conversions for the year, as financial advisors ramped up their education and sales efforts to get new or existing clients to jump on the Roth bandwagon by moving their 401k or traditional IRA accounts.
"The numbers speak for themselves," Fidelity spokesman John Eidson said. "They speak to the concerted and heightened effort on the part of advisors to educate clients about Roth IRAs an explaining why now might be a good time to convert."
An internal Fidelity survey found that 40% of investors became aware of the Roth IRA product by the end of the year, up from just 15% in August 2009, a development the firm attributes to investors' increasing interest in finding ways to minimize taxes to offset the at least some of the additional expenses retirees can expect to incur once they've stopped working.
Among households that completed a Roth IRA conversion last year, 58% were 50 years of age or older.
Fidelity officials also attributed the sharp increase in conversions to its online Roth Conversion Evaluator tool which provides educational material and investment advice to investors who are mulling whether or not a Roth IRA makes sense for their particular investment plan.
Traffic growth to its Fidelity.com website grew in lockstep with its conversion rate, nearly quadrupling in 2010. More than 62% of all Fidelity IRA conversions were completed online.
"For many investors, whether or not to convert to a Roth IRA is just the beginning of the discussion on potential ways to maximize their assets by minimizing taxes in retirement -- and we expect these conversations to continue into 2011," said Chris McDermott, Fidelity's senior vice president, investor education, retirement and financial planning.
Fidelity and other firms got a boost this year in September when provision of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 opened the door for in-plan Roth conversions for eligible employees in a workplace savings plan with designated Roth accounts.
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I know, I know, this ought to be the big event of this week, if not this year. A beloved book by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, adapted by Ronald Harwood (hot property after The Diving Bell and the Butterfly), directed by Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral! Donnie Brasco!), and starring Javier Bardem: what could go wrong?
What goes wrong is that a saga of chastity and sensuality stretched over 50 years is turned into a handsomely mounted but essentially dull piece of period whimsy. The story concerns a young telegraph clerk (Bardem) who, unable to marry the woman of his dreams, forswears sex until, waylaid by a desperate woman, he is launched into a belated career as a Casanova; but all this sex is only marking time until he can finally win his beloved back.
The Colombian scenery is lush, but the central love affair is curiously arid. Bardem cuts too worldly a figure, so that his womanising and even the final consummation of his first love feel opportunistic; and next to him both Giovanna Mezzogiorno and Benjamin Bratt, as the beloved and her husband, are underpowered.
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- Chat wheel isn't prevented when communication banned.
- Fixed bug allowing more than the maximum reports/commends per week.
- Allow chat in private/tournament lobbies while communication banned.
- Players are now notified how much time is remaining on the communication ban.
- Fixed server stability issue that was resulting in a reduced number of servers and long wait times.
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Computer Science and Engineering | CS | Microelectronics and VLSI Design | EC |
RF and Microwave Engineering | EC | Telecommunication Systems Engg, | EC |
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Control System Engineering | EE | Power and Energy Systems | EE |
Instrumentation and Signal Processing | IE | Power and Energy Systems | EE |
Multimedia Information Processing | CS,EC,EE,IN | Exploration Geosciences | GG |
Infrastructure Design and management | AR,CE | Industrial Engineering & Management | ME,PI |
Information Technology | CS | Computer Science and Data Processing | MA |
Information Technology | CS | Computer Science and Data Processing | MA |
Manufacturing Science and Engg. | ME | Thermal Science and Engineering | ME |
Mechanical Systems Design | ME | Mining Engineering | MN |
Materials Science and Engineering | CY,PH,MT | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | MT |
Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture | ME,CE,AE | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | MT |
Materials Science and Engineering | CY,PH,MT | Railway Engineering | CE |
Reliability Engineering | AE,CE,CH,ME,MN,MT,PI, CS,EE,IN,EC |
Rubber Technology | CH,CY, ME,PI,TF |
Solid State Technology | PH | Medical Imaging and Informatics | IN,EC,EE |
Energy Science and Engineering | EE, CH, ME | Water Management | AG |
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The Institute offers joint MSc-PhD programmes in the following disciplines, entrance to which is through the Joint Admission Test (JAM):
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GG | Geology |
MA | Mathematics |
PH | Physics |
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The Master of Business Administration (MBA), the flagship programme of the Vinod Gupta School of Management at the Institute is a full-time four-semester (2-year) residential programme for graduate engineers and Masters' degree holders in science, economics and commerce, who intend to pursue management careers in India and abroad.
The MBA curriculum has evolved to be among the best in the country, combining the traditional strengths of IIT in technical education with modern management philosophy. Teaching techniques include a judicious mix of lectures, case-studies, group projects and workshops. A two-month summer internship in industry exposes students to practical management problems.
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The EMBA is a three-year (12-trimester) programme for working executives delivered from the Kolkata and Bhubaneswar campuses of IIT Kharagpur, which leads to the degree of Master of Business Administration from IIT Kharagpur.
The EMBA programme enables working executives to upgrade their managerial knowledge and skill while continuing to be employed. This rigorous, fully classroom-based programme is held during weekends, while the participants get an opportunity to practice the concepts learnt in classrooms at their workplace. Over the last three terms, the participants engage themselves in individual projects where they attend to a real life problem.
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The School of Medical Science & Technology at IIT Kharagpur, launched with the objective to provide a platform of interdisciplinary teaching and research in diverse areas of medical science and technology, offers an interdisciplinary three-year Masters Program in Medical Science and Technology (MMST), the first of its kind in the country. Admission to the MMST program is granted to MBBS doctors each year on the basis of the performance in an entrance test conducted all over the country. The MMST programme offered by the School is the only comprehensive physician-scientist training program in India which aims to bridge the gap that has historically separated biological sciences from engineering and physical sciences.
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Monday 26th September, 2011
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Headlines have been dominated lately by the astronomically sized lawsuits being filed by technology giants against other tech giants. Clearly, intellectual property is back in vogue on an industry-sized scale. In this talk, we assemble IP thought leaders and owners to look at why IP has come back into fashion and whether the focus on IP protects smaller companies or hinders innovation.
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I don't care about casual or hardcore, how tough or how easy something is, but I have noticed a distinct drop in quality for the game itself. Less content is coming out at a slower rate. Bugs crop up during patch days that cause some noticeable problems (the fall damage bug from 4.1, and now the targeting bug in 4.2). Conquest points are downgraded to Honor a week ahead of schedule...and then an entire new tier of Honor gear is added that makes everything that people spent resources on during that week obsolete. T11 raids start giving Valor points again because Blizzard acknowledges (though doesn't admit it outright) that forcing non-raiders to run the same 2 heroics over and over each week to reach their cap is tedious. The Firelands dailies, while fairly enjoyable, have caught a lot of flak for the excessive grind involved in unlocking vendors. Hell, even the writing and the quality of voice-acting seems to be deteriorating (Vanessa VanCleef's new voice...did not quite live up to expectations, for example) RBG and Arena rewards are being chided for the lack of skill required in earning them. Many things like mounts, bosses and gear are causing anger due to excessive reusing of art and models. Archaeology has been causing a lot of frustration due to offering raid-level gear...that never seems to drop, and no way to increase your chances of getting it to drop.Now, most of this stuff doesn't bother me personally. But I have been seeing quite a bit of controversy develop over the past several months, lots of anger and people dropping out, and Blizzard's handling of these issues, overall, has been sloppy at best. I've heard a few times in debates that the only ones who could kill WoW is Blizzard itself...and I'm starting to get the feeling that Blizzard's mismanagement of the game may actually bring that about.
If WOW loses a million players a year, it will still be 9 years until it is at the levels of it´s nearest competitors.For people saying warlocks this, and shaman that.... the game has always been like that. There is always a class that seems to be on the bottom of the pile. It is not nearly a big of an issue now as it was in BC.I think it has more to do with just the predictability of what is happening... especially for players that don´t raid. The 5-man VP-JP dump thing just throws it in our face how quickly gear will be replaced, and just grind over again. it is also clear that a year from now, we will be éxpected´to grind the same 5-man dungeons. WOW has always been about grinding gear you will soon replace.. but right now, it is just so ´predictable´... to the point where on many of my characters I am just like ´why bother´.. I´ll just get to 4000JP and wait until the next bump... and for what... so I can do LCT in 18 minutes instead of 21 minutes?I have lost interest in capping VP even on my main.. why? the content we do now is so easy... what is the point of spending 4 hours a week capping VP so I can buy a piece of gear a week earlier than if I didn´t cap. I mostly just run heroics now if the tank has CTA... which again, has beat itself since they haven´t added anything new to it.I think wow has just been made too systematic.. the vp and drops.. talents, skills.. it is all just such obvous math right now that there is no sense of adventure.I will probably suspend my account soon. I am already playing more DDO right now than I am WOW.
This was a hilarious video, but it was also on point. I refuse to play Diablo 3 because I am a lower-middle class person with very little disposable income. I come to video games to leave my identity behind and to just play. Diablo 3 will extend the class system of real life into the game. Players without a lot of "mad money" will be subject to the market that is set by the players with more money. It's unfair and a stupid/greedy decision by Blizzard.
I'm just gonna chime in with my quick two cents;A. I agree with Roackprime earlier who said a lot of people aren't raiding, and I think it's possible because of a lot of smaller guilds were consolidated into larger ones because of the new award system. For those who aren't into larger guilds, it's an issue with end-game raiding. B. To the shammys out there, (myself included), HANG IN THERE. I left WoW in late 2007 after BC for real life stuff. Always played Alliance. Came back in August of 2010 and chose Horde, and tried out a shammy. Unbeknownst to me of that classes current and post-Cata woes. Well after grinding my ass off, (See footnote), in preparation for Cata, I decided to stick with him. Wrought with some very difficult times, I FINALLY have him well over 14k dps in heroic Zandalari, 4k resiliance on season 10 Conquest gear, and I am having a ball. It took some long hours tweaking his stats and getting proper spell rotations, but I am really starting to see him pay off. See footnote two.C. I am deep into grinding Marks since the Firelands patch and even though I mainly play one toon on one server, 'The system is functioning as intended...' -So says the BlizzBlues computer voice. And I have to agree....right now.*1.) In reference to my first 85 grind in four years, I have to say that it was the smoothest, easiest and most enjoyable grind in any MMO, I've ever played. (SWG, FF, LOTRO, etc...)*2.) By no means are pvps of any kind easy for a shammy...Let me just go on record by saying I hate the fact I can't use Bloodlust in arenas when mana cystals are allowed and rogues can regen with first-aid while stealthed. Too many stuns, fears, interrupts, slows, banishings...etc, etc, etc...
It is interesting and my in-game experiences are similar - people are giving up and walking away. Even myself, a self-confessed wow nut, has cut back the time spent because raiding just isn't happening for me (between finding a guild that raids at times suitable for me and needs my class etc). People are not getting bosses down and the gap between the 'elite' and the 'average' raider is widening (I'm not talking about scrubs here). While content should not be easy, it should not be so difficult that quality, experienced raiders are now just throwing their hands up in frustration.In regards to Titan, if that is a FPS, then I'm out. If I wanted a FPS, I'd go buy COD or something but I don't. I want a MMO (preferably a RPG). I've always said I'll re-evaluate my subscription every 6 months or so and I guess people are doing the same. It'll be interesting to see where numbers are at at years end - if it's down to 10 mil or so then the game is most definitely losing it's sheen.*sigh*
Something that I would like to see is a breakdown of the number drops. I know that Blizzard has all the date but I would like to see were the number drop is coming from.Are the 300k that they just lose people that are Nerd Raging because there not getting there way with Items or there toons? Are they losing Raiders because the current content is to easy to them? (Many have said that Tier 11 content was harder then teir 12) Is the drop from people that stop playing in the summer time to enjoy time with there kids and take vacations? (sp)If I'm not mistaken that had a very close to this number last year around this time didn't they?


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§ 152.108 Review of labeling.
The Agency will review all draft labeling submitted with the application. If an applicant for amended registration submits only that portion of the labeling proposed for amendment, the Agency may review the entire label, as revised by the proposed changes, in deciding whether to approve the amendment. The Agency will not approve final printed labeling, but will selectively review it for compliance.


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My little boy is growing up a little everyday, and my husband is growing as a father along with him. Together, they learn more about themselves as each day passes.
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This is something the president would not dare to miss
WASHINGTON D.C. – USA – Republican House Speaker, John Boehner has signed up to the GOP choir as a castrato singer local news stations are reporting from America's capital.
Looking a tad yellow, the House Speaker told news reporters that he had found his true voice.
"You know I love singing with a high voice, especially as I've had my testicles removed during the recent government shut down. I've heard my dear friend Obama is gonna come and watch me sing. Ain't that sweet."
Some of the songs Boehner and the Republicans will be singing are:
Away in a Furlough
Come Let Us Worship Obama
Count Your Yella Blessings
Hark the Herald Veterans Sing
Humble Thyself in the Sight of Obammy
and finally
I Surrender All


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one of my two photag buddies/teachers capturing the fiji sunset, check out her pictures!
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One-stage Breast Reconstruction Using Dermal Matrix/Implant Versus Two-stage Expander/Implant Procedure (AllodermRCT)
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Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Breast Cancer |
Procedure: One-stage dermal matrix/implant procedure Procedure: Two-stage tissue expander/implant procedure |
Phase 3 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Acellular Dermal Matrix in One-Stage Breast Reconstruction: A RCT |
- BreastQ quality of life and satisfaction questionnaire [ Time Frame: Baseline, 2 weeks, 6 and 12 months post-op ]
- Overall Aesthetic Outcome (panel of experts) [ Time Frame: Baseline and 12 months post-op ]
- Short and long term surgical complication rates [ Time Frame: Baseline, 2 weeks, 6 and 12 months post-op ]
Enrollment: | 198 |
Study Start Date: | September 2009 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2016 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | December 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: One-stage dermal matrix/implant
One-stage breast reconstruction with dermal matrix and implant
Procedure: One-stage dermal matrix/implant procedure
One-stage breast reconstruction with dermal matrix and implant
Other Name: Alloderm
Active Comparator: Two-stage tissue expander/implant
Two-stage breast reconstruction with tissue expander and implant
Procedure: Two-stage tissue expander/implant procedure
Two-stage breast reconstruction with tissue expander and implant
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Recently, there has been significant focus on the performance of skin-sparing mastectomies in certain types of breast cancer patients. These treatments may be performed for prophylactic mastectomy but also have been demonstrated to be oncologically safe in patients with specific criteria for early stage breast cancer. Currently, the two-stage tissue expander/implant (TE/I) technique is the standard breast reconstructive option for breast cancer patients selected for immediate, skin-sparing mastectomy, however there are significant disadvantages as this technique requires two separate surgeries and multiple office visits to complete that may affect a patients quality of life. Medically safe compounds such as acellular dermal matrix have been developed that have the potential to support breast implants without requiring numerous tissue expansions and consequently providing the potential for a one-stage breast implant/reconstruction procedure for immediate, skin-sparing mastectomies.
To examine patient satisfaction, quality of life and overall aesthetic outcome achieved using the acellular dermal matrix facilitated one-staged breast reconstruction at 2 weeks, 6 & 12 months following completion of the reconstruction. Hypothesis 2: Patient satisfaction, quality of life and overall aesthetic outcome achieved using the acellular dermal matrix facilitated one-stage breast reconstruction is superior to that following the standard two-stage tissue expander/ implant breast reconstruction technique in selected mastectomy patients.
To determine the short and long-term operative complication rates associated with the use of dermal matrix in one-stage immediate breast reconstruction following skin-sparing mastectomy. Hypothesis 1: The use of acellular dermal matrix in one-stage immediate prosthetic breast reconstruction is associated with decreased short and long-term postoperative complications compared with the traditional two staged tissue expander/implant procedure.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients who undergo immediate, implant-based reconstruction following skin-sparing and nipple-sparing mastectomy.
- Patients who are older than 18 years of age and who understand English enough to complete the study questionnaires.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient refusal, patients with documented psychiatric history of psychosis or mental disorder excluding depression, patients who are active smokers.
- Patients who will undergo any of the following: Autologous tissue reconstruction, patients with prior history of radiation or expected to receive post-operative radiation, patients who are pregnant, patients with grade III ptosis.
- Intraoperative exclusion of those whose mastectomy flaps are deemed to be too thin or have significant ischemia.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00956384
Canada, Alberta | |
Tom Baker Cancer Centre | |
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4N2 | |
Canada, British Columbia | |
Vancouver General Hospital | |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 1M9 | |
Canada, Ontario | |
Plastic Surgery, Women's College Hospital | |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1N8 | |
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Health Network | |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2C4 |
Principal Investigator: | Toni Zhong, MD FRCS(C) | University Health Network, Toronto |
Principal Investigator: | Mitchell Brown, MD FRCS(C) | Women's College Hospital |
Principal Investigator: | Stefan Hofer, MD FRCS(C) | University Health Network, Toronto |
Principal Investigator: | John Semple, MD FRCS(C) | Women's College Hospital |
Principal Investigator: | Brett Beber, MD FRCS(C) | Women's College Hospital |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | University Health Network, Toronto |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00956384 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
Study First Received: | August 7, 2009 |
Last Updated: | March 21, 2016 |
Keywords provided by University Health Network, Toronto:
Breast reconstruction Early stage Skin-saving mastectomy |
Prophylactic mastectomy Acellular dermal matrix BRCA Mutation Carriers |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 29, 2017


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Hollywood's hard-partying starlets and injured pro athletes aren't the only ones headed to rehab these days. Thanks to the ASPCA's Anti-Cruelty Behavior Team, members of the fluffier set are now getting the much-needed medical and psychological help they need to recuperate from mistreatment. For the past two years, this novel department of the animal welfare organization has grown into the nation's only major squad dedicated to rehabilitating puppy mill, hoarding and dog fighting victims.
"The animals really need our help because, without it, many of them will not make good companions," explains Dr. Pamela Reid, CAAB, vice president of the special Anti-Cruelty division of the ASPCA. "It was needed because we didn't have a large-scale program to help treat cruelty cases in this way, making sure that their psychological state is tip-top."
Thanks to Dr. Reid, along with directors Kristen Collins, MS, ACAAB, and Dr. Kat Miller, CAAB, CPDT, animals across the country are transforming from traumatized victims into wonderful pets.
Surveying the Scene Through Forensics
When Dr. Reid describes what it's like to rescue animals as a member of the Anti-Cruelty Behavior Team, it's hard not to picture a Law & Order crime scene, complete with cops huddled together on a rain-soaked patch of pavement.
Typically, law enforcement officials in a given state contact the ASPCA's Field Investigation & Response Team — and that's when Dr. Reid's unit steps in. Depending on the number of animals who need rescuing from such unhappy circumstances as puppy mills and hoarding situations, one or all of the women may be called upon to assess the scene and then determine the nature of the psychological damage done to the animals.
"Being on-site helps us to gather crucial information, so we can better monitor the animals' temporary shelter housing," Dr. Reid says. "It allows us to make sure that animals who came in together can be housed as a group and that shyer animals are kept in private, quieter areas."
Getting the living circumstances just right is essential in order to protect the animals from further emotional and physical stress. And since temporary housing can be anything from a converted warehouse to empty fairgrounds — where the animals are often in limbo for months while court cases with former owners are settled — it's important for the team to get properly situated and quickly start the rehabilitation process.
After a few days, the members of the team assess each animal for behavior quirks, so they can then pinpoint the correct courses of treatment. This can include everything from waiting to see if a dog or cat initiates human contact to noting whether an animal responds well to the type of handling that typically happens at a veterinarian's office.
"This is not a pass/fail evaluation," explains Collins, a former dog trainer with a master's in applied animal behavior. "It's about getting a full picture of how the animal will react in different scenarios."


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A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday ordered a new report on singer Chris Brown's community service after prosecutors said he cut corners while fulfilling work requirements imposed after his 2009 assault on girlfriend Rihanna.
Rihanna accompanied Brown, 23, to court in a show of support for the man who pleaded guilty to punching and beating her four years ago. The couple have recently rekindled their romance.
Brown is serving five years probation and last year was deemed by the Los Angeles court to have completed 180 days of community service and domestic violence counseling.
During Wednesday's brief hearing, Brown sat expressionless with his hands folded in a dark sport coat. Rihanna sat behind him dressed in a white top and black pants.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Brandlin ordered Brown to meet with his probation officer to address claims by prosecutors that his community service records contain "significant discrepancies, indicating, at best, sloppy documentation and, at worst, fraudulent reporting."
The "Don't Wake Me Up" singer was ordered back to court on April 5 at which time Brandlin will set a date for another hearing on whether or not to revoke his probation.
Brown's community service involved tasks like cutting grass, picking up trash and removing graffiti. He was allowed to complete it in his home state of Virginia.
But Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Mary Murray this week accused Virginia authorities of poor management of the singer's service and records, and said his community service case should be transferred to Los Angeles.
"Frankly, I'm a little disturbed how the (district attorney) handled this," Mark Geragos, Brown's attorney, told the judge on Wednesday.
Geragos had previously termed the allegations "scurrilous, libelous and defamatory."


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They confirmed the merits of combining the bank's 300-year-old conservatism with an impressive streak of innovation that meant it entered direct banking years ahead of rivals and pioneered supermarket banking with Sainsbury. Despite having no branch network in England, Bank of Scotland's market share of the UK banking sector has risen in a more or less straight line during Sir Bruce's tenure.
It has achieved that by doing simple things right. While many believe that any rise in costs is unacceptable, Sir Bruce says no company ever downsized itself to greatness. Key is growing income faster than costs and Bank of Scotland has been doing that for years.
As a result it has some of the most impressive statistics in the sector. The tier 1 ratio of capital to income, the most common measure of a bank's balance sheet strength, rose to a healthy 6.8 per cent from 6.3 per cent. And the important cost/ income ratio improved to 51.4 per cent from 52.9 per cent.
Some analysts question Bank of Scotland's strategy, particularly its move into Australia. Shareholders, however, should have no complaints. At the start of 1993, the shares traded at 110p. Yesterday they closed 2p lower at 510p.
Even after such a strong run the price looks justifiable on a forward p/e ratio of 14, although the 1.9 per cent yield leaves little margin of safety. As a relative minnow in a sector of leviathans, a takeover must be odds on. Good value.
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Workshop 1 – Ocean Networks Canada Research Derby 2016
Data from Ocean Networks Canada's (ONC) cabled observatories and connected sensors flow continuously and support studies of ocean change, growing hypoxia, fish abundance, acoustic pollution, plate tectonics and tsunamis, geochemistry of the ocean crust, deep-sea ecosystems, and ocean engineering. Scientists, policy-makers, educators, and the public can easily access these deep ocean, coastal, and surface data by registering for a free user account and logging in to the Oceans 2.0 data portal. The data portal provides general information about instruments and associated technology and allows users to view, search, and download data.
This year, at PEEC, in addition to learning how to access ONC observatory data and use online data tools for research purposes, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a "research derby."
Participating PEEC attendees, either individually or in groups, will propose an hypothesis that can be investigated using ONC data in whole or in part. Themes include, but are not limited to: coastal, deep ocean, and open water environments, and marine-terrestrial interactions.
To participate in the PEEC 2016 Research Derby:
- You must be a student at a Canadian university and an attendee of PEEC 2016.
- Obtain your supervisor's approval before participating in the research derby (very important!).
- Guide your hypothesis development by referring to these documents for:
- research facilitated by ONC's cabled observatories;
- details of deep-sea species observed by ONC's cameras;
- information on installed observatory instruments and the parameters they measure;
- guided exercises on accessing, plotting, and downloading data in Oceans 2.0.
- Email the conference organizers with your name, research theme, and indicate whether you'd like to participate as an individual or connect with other PEEC attendees to form a group. (If enough interested participants are co-located, we may be able to offer you an in-person data workshop at your university campus ahead of PEEC.)
- Come prepared to pitch your hypothesis (maximum 5 minutes) at PEEC to win a small prize.
Time will be allocated during PEEC for individuals and teams to further refine their hypotheses, download and analyze data, and ask questions of ONC staff in attendance. After the conference, assistance from ONC staff will be available (schedules permitting) to further facilitate research derby studies.
Cash awards of up to $1000 will be awarded to the student or students who are later (within 2 years) successful in publishing the results of their research derby study in a peer-reviewed journal or peer-reviewed conference proceedings. Further details of the awards will be made available during PEEC.
Workshop 2 – Introduction to Storytelling for Scientists
At its heart, storytelling is about creating a personal connection with your audience. By its very nature, research has many elements of a great story – exotic settings, unusual characters, plot twists – but scientists are rarely taught narrative storytelling. Learning to go beyond the data, cut through jargon, and express your message clearly is a compelling way to share knowledge and affect change. Incorporating elements of storytelling in your communication can help you make more meaningful connections with funders, employers, policymakers, community members, and other scientists.
This interactive workshop created by Dr. Aerin Jacob and facilitated by Jenni Schine will help you learn skills to develop and tell a short, personal story about your research. It has a limited number of participants to ensure that everyone has the chance to practice and receive feedback. No previous experience in storytelling or science outreach is required – but you will have to do some prep work! Required resources (e.g., readings, podcast) will be provided in advance and participants will be expected to bring preliminary story ideas to develop further.
Questions? Email Jenni: jenniferschine <at> gmail <dot> com
Workshop Facilitator
Jennifer Schine is a social scientist, artist, and broadcaster whose work explores the oral histories and soundscapes of coastal British Columbia. She teaches courses in both the city and the wilderness, including acoustic ethnography at Bamfield Marine Science Centre. Passionate about public engagement and collaborative projects, Jenni has extended her academic work into film, radio, and art installations. Her storytelling has appeared on CBC's Living out Loud series, and she will be a part of the 2016 Royal BC Museum science and storytelling event.
Resources (not required)
- The Story Collider is a terrific podcast of scientists telling stories
- Tales from the Sea: Scientists Take a Storytelling Journey
- Scientific storytelling helps researchers communicate their findings in a competitive publishing environment
- Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competitions at UBC, SFU, UofA, and UVic
- The Up-Goer 5 challenge


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NicoletOne Clinical EEG (cEEG):
The NicoletOne cEEG blends functional sophistication and flexibility in a 36 channel clinical EEG system. The NicoletOne Nic36 amplifier is attached with a thin, durable, fiber-optic interface impervious to electrical, radio, and magnetic interference.
Advanced Hardware:
The perfect blending of form and function, every component of the NicoletOne Clinical EEG (cEEG) module from VIASYS Healthcare has been specifically designed to help you get the most from the system.
From the acquisition components of the system and the data they gather, to the ergonomically designed system controls, you will find exceptional efficiency, comfort, and usability with NicoletOne cEEG. Even the cables and connections are lighter, easier to use, and provide faster, easier hook-up within the system and through your local area network (LAN).
Digital Video:
With the availability of digital video coupled with the traditional EEG, the subtleties often missed by the single observer can now be examined in great detail. The digital video capabilities that NicoletOne Clinical EEG (cEEG) provides enhance functionality to make your exams more precise and interpretable.
Patient/Data Management:
The VIASYS Data Exchange (VDEX) solution V-Link provides integration of patient data across all VIASYS NeuroCare's PC-based data acquisition, review and informatics products, and a common gateway for all of the modules available for NicoletOne.
Realize time savings and efficiency from the common interface (for entry of patient demographics, exam scheduling, network connectivity, launch of data acquisition/review, and data archiving) across multiple NicoletOne or other VIASYS NeuroCare systems, provided via the NicVue Patient Administration environment.
Workflow strategies within NicVue assist your lab in organizing acquisition, review, and archiving functions inherent in the EEG study.
Reduce errors and increase efficiency with hospital information system (HIS) connectivity through V-Link.
Eliminate retraining for patient/data administration when adding or moving between the applications available on NicoletOne.
Several advancements in the software used in the NicoletOne Clinical EEG (cEEG) module bring you improved accuracy in your analysis and outstanding customizability.
New frequency and amplitude measurement tools make it quick and easy to make the measurements you need to diagnose effectively. Simply drag a box around the section of EEG data you want to analyze, and the system automatically measures the frequency and amplitude of the signal in that section.
You can store measurements to the patient exam and transfer them directly to the EEG report. This saves time, ensuring accuracy, and increasing your productivity.
Page Compare enhances your interpretation by comparing sections of EEG data, or through synchronizing and linking of the playback controls, page through the same event with different montages.
The new user interface uses intuitive icons and controls. The software is not only easy to learn, it's easy to use and customize to meet your specific needs.
Storable user preferences for both acquisition and review, allow users to configure and operate NicoletOne to their specific requirements, without compromising settings or the need to reconfigure the system software between users.
NicoletOne EEG System Configurations:
- MFI-NIC-ONE-EEG: Clinical EEG.
- MFI-NIC-ONE-EEG-VID: Clinical EEG and LTM. Includes standard accessories plus the SDIII super dynamic camera system, audio microphone system, and microphone pre-amp.
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Circular No. 7827 Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION Mailstop 18, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. firstname.lastname@example.com or FAX 617-495-7231 (subscriptions) email@example.com (science) URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/cbat.html ISSN 0081-0304 Phone 617-495-7440/7244/7444 (for emergency use only) COMET P/2001 WF_2 (LONEOS) An apparently asteroidal object discovered by LONEOS (discovery observation below) and designated 2001 WF_2 (cf. MPEC 2001-W42) has been found to have a well-defined 45" tail in p.a. 320 deg on CCD images obtained on Feb. 13.5 UT by T. B. Spahr with the 1.2-m reflector at Mount Hopkins. Following notification by Spahr, C. W. Hergenrother also found a 27" tail in p.a. 320 deg and a stellar central condensation on a 1500-s co-added R-band image taken with the Catalina 1.54-m reflector. 2001 UT R.A. (2000) Decl. m2 Nov. 17.27290 3 17 53.91 - 5 02 05.4 18.9 Additional astrometry, the following orbital elements, and an ephemeris appear on MPEC 2002-C94: Epoch = 2002 Feb. 15.0 TT T = 2002 Jan. 29.84804 TT Peri. = 51.35236 e = 0.6667243 Node = 75.13262 2000.0 q = 0.9763511 AU Incl. = 16.92268 a = 2.9295595 AU n = 0.19656246 P = 5.014 years S/2002 (3749) 1 W. J. Merline, Southwest Research Institute; L. M. Close and N. Siegler, University of Arizona; C. Dumas, Jet Propulsion Laboratory; C. Chapman, Southwest Research Institute; F. Rigaut, Gemini Observatory; F. Menard, Observatoire de Grenoble; W. M. Owen, Jet Propulsion Laboratory; and D. C. Slater, Southwest Research Institute, report the discovery on Feb. 8.4 UT of a satellite of (3749) Balam (V = 15.5; estimated diameter 7 km) from J-, H-, and K'-band direct imaging with the 8.1-m Gemini North Telescope (+ Hokupa'a adaptive optics system) on Mauna Kea: "The satellite shows no detectable motion over a 3.1-hr baseline, consistent with the expected period (of order 80 days) for this large orbit. A search for known background/foreground small bodies with similar position and velocity reveals no candidates brighter than mag 21. The brightness ratio in band H is about 3.3 mag, giving an estimated diameter of the satellite of about 1.5 km. On Feb. 8.4311, the secondary was at 0".47 separation with position angle 115 deg." (C) Copyright 2002 CBAT 2002 February 13 (7827) Daniel W. E. Green
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