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Green Week update: 21 January 2016
Please note:
The Green Week will surprise its 300,000th visitor on Friday (22 Jan.) at 4 p.m. at the East Entrance (Messedamm under the ICC bridge) with a basket of gifts from Norway.
Tomorrow, Friday, (22 Jan.) the Green Week will be open for ten hours, from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Day tickets will cost 14 euros and Happy Hour tickets will be valid from 2 p.m. at a cost of ten euros.
Dutch start-up presents seaweed as a pasta substitute
In a restaurant on Ibiza Willem Sodderland thought the waiter had made a mistake and brought him green tagliatelle instead of the seaweed salad that he had ordered. It was when he noticed his mistake that a business idea was born. The starting capital was raised through a crowd-funding campaign. The English name of the product, "I sea Pasta", is a play on words derived from the discovery by the founder of the company, which is the most innovative start-up in the Netherlands in the food sector. The start-up goes by the name of Seamore, and uses Himanthalia elongata, a type of brown algae "harvested" off the coast of Connemara in the west of Ireland, where the Atlantic is unpolluted. This product is then cleaned, dried and packed in bags. When placed in lukewarm water it becomes a soft vegetable which can be cooked like pasta al dente. It has been available on the Dutch market for six months, and now the Green Week is being used in the search for retailers in Germany. "Our target is to be selling one billion portions within 15 years", explains Waldo van Leeuwen from Seamore.
Hall 18, contact: Waldo van Leeuwen, T: +31 623 364607, M: email@example.com
Prinaña cocktail and yellow cola from Peru
Miguel Ortega Gonzales has been representing Peru at the Green Week for almost two decades. His stand is offering cooked sweet corn with cheese or paprika sauce, Peruvian coffee and delicious beverages such as piraña with corn juice and limes, made with the national drink, pisco. Choco sticks are dissolved in a cup to turn milk into cocoa. Cusqueña beer is also available, and anyone who tries Inca Cola is in for a surprise, because the contents of the glass are not brown, as expected, but yellow. This is because the main ingredient of the country's most popular non-alcoholic drink, which has been available commercially for the past eighty years, is lemon verbena.
Hall 7.2c, Stand 106, contact: Miguel Ortega Gonzales, T: +49 (0)163 2135332, M: email@example.com
Premium vodka from Finland with a gold label
"Visitors can sample and buy some 70 products from the ten or so manufacturers from the Helsinki region and the north of the country exhibiting on the Team Finland stand", according to Mikael Gröning from the company Teamblue. Some of these items are already commercially available in Germany, and others will be joining them this year. The range on display on the stand includes spring water and beer, Karelian pierogi with whitefish, salmon or reindeer, linseed and muesli. The latter can be served with blueberries and with buckthorn, while the linseed is available with or without blueberries. The two types of ready-to-drink smoothie can also be enjoyed with blueberries or with a combination of blueberries and plums. The three breweries represented on the stand include Lammin Sahti, Finland's oldest small brewery still in operation. At the fair it is exhibiting five different bottled beers and a draught wheat beer. Gröning also draws attention to the liquorice and pine liqueurs and to "Laplandia" premium vodka, which has a 24 carat gold label.
Hall 8.2, Stand 117, contact: Mikael Gröning, T: +49 (0)358 503589970, M: email@example.com
Nepalese national dishes at the Green Week for the first time
Nepal is exhibiting its national dishes for the first time at the Green Week. This initiative, aimed at making visitors to the fair better ac-quainted with specialities from their country, originated with a group of young people from the Himalayan country who are living in Berlin. Among the items that can be sampled are Masu Bhat, a lamb goulash, Masyoura Tarakari, consisting of vegetarian soya balls with green peas in a tomato sauce, and Newari potato salad, which uses fresh cucumbers, carrots, peas and lemon juice. These can be served with mango juice, Nepalese Rato-Bhaat and Godawari beers or the locally produced Khukri rum.
Hall 6.2, Stand 121, contact: Sabina Tiwari Chudal, M: email@example.com
Áldomás from Hungary makes its debut
Ágnes Menykő, project manager for the Hungarian National Trading Company (MNKH) reports that the new premium food brand "Áldomás" is making its debut in the presence of the general public. Sales in Hungary will commence in mid-March, as well as in other countries, including Germany, and visitors to the Green Week are being provided with a taste of things to come. Seventeen Áldomás products can be sampled on the Hungarian combined stand free of charge. Half of them are organic products, including linseed oil, biscuits made of spelt flour, camomile tea, spring water with a high iodine and selenium content, and ketchup made from organic potatoes. Superfood is the name given to small, chocolate flavoured balls, that are packed with vitamins and healthy minerals. "Visitors are showing a great deal of interest in the new products", says Ágnes Menykő, with obvious satisfaction.
Hall 10.2, Stand 105, contact: Ágnes Menykő, T: +36 (0)1 8101600, M: email@example.com
Austria: cheese sausage, Bergsteiger, Salzburger Scherz'l
Austria's display in Hall 15.1 at this year's Green Week features some traditional specialities from all over the country. These include mountain cheeses, bacon and beer from Zillertal, various red and sweet wines from Burgenland, and jams, juices, liqueurs and fine spirits from Wachau. From Vienna the sausage maker Wiesbauer has selected products from its extensive range for the display in Berlin, with names such as Krustenbraten, Käsewurst, Bergsteiger and Salzburger Scherz'l. Typical Austrian dishes, both hot and cold, are being served in the Alpine Chalet. The Austrian farmhouse holidays association "Urlaub am Bauernhof in Österreich" is providing visitors to the fair with details about attractive accommodation all over the country. And Franz from Styria is once again present on the Austrian combined stand, playing authentic music.
Hall 15.1, Stand 135, contact: Dolly Blach, T: +43 (0)1 33151403, M: email@example.com
Slovenia display features barley broth and a party pack
Slovenia is aiming to catch the attention of visitors to the Green Week with an extensive range of food and beverages. Located be-tween the sea, the Alps and the Pannonian Plain, this country is renowned for its beautiful landscapes, but at the fair the focus is on such items as barley broth, wine-cured ham and a party pack com-prising confectionery and berry liqueurs. A lot of attention is focus-sing on Rogaska mineral water, which is not only credited with healing properties but also contains magnesium to help reduce stress levels. Honey also occupies a prominent place on the stand, which is decorated with a large cuddly bear, the second at this year's Green Week. The first disappeared overnight during the weekend and has not been seen again.
Hall 8.2, Stand 118, contact: Melanija Kožar, T: +386 (0)40696047, M: firstname.lastname@example.com
Rwanda – a country for gourmets who like African food
"Green Week visitors are queuing up on our stand, and the croco-dile meat on skewers is going like hot cakes", says Immaculata Mukamugema. The proprietor of Jambo Exotic Food/Rwanda is of-fering dishes from her African homeland, ranging from low choles-terol camel goulash, a Rwandan delicacy and therefore correspondingly expensive, to local vegetarian dishes (Imboga, Lengalenga) and zebra meat on skewers. The meal can be rounded off by the delicious beers made from pineapple, mango, passion fruit, palm and banana. "We simply have to be present at the world's largest gastronomy fair. Moreover we meet lots of friendly people here. We enjoy coming to the Green Week", says Mukamugema.
Hall 7.2a, Stand 108, contact: Immaculata Mukamugema, T: +49 152 13956632
Syria presents sweet pastries and spices
The fact that Syria is represented at the Green Week, despite the ongoing war, is due to the efforts of Majd Agha, whose firm Almarie markets products from that country and other Arab countries too. "I wanted Syria to still be able to fly the flag at the fair and show peo-ple that production is still going on there", says the man who is re-sponsible for setting up the stand. The display includes "Syrian Sweets", sweet pastries from Damascus, and fine spices, such as cardamom, kurkuma, ginger, chilli and zaatar. The latter is a combi-nation of sesame seeds, thyme and sumac and has many uses, for example in the baking of flat breads, or with meat. It can also be combined with olive oil to create a dip. Henna tattoos are also avail-able for any visitors who would like one.
Hall 7.2b, Stand 103, contact: Majd Agha, T: +49 (0)162 9490224, M: firstname.lastname@example.com


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I honestly have very little ambition to be a tv don. I know that a good number of academics do secretly – or not so secretly -- hanker after the celebrity heaven of their own Starkey-style series. Not me.
The effort-reward ratio never seems quite right. The hours of preparation, make-up, nose-powdering, dressing-up is out of all proportion to those few minutes when you're visible on the screen. Unlike radio, when you turn up at the studio, say your piece, have a friendly drink, and go.
All the same, when the call came from Richard and Judy a few days ago, I didn't say no. The story is in the trade that a feature on Richard and Judy can turn even the most unprepossessing book into a best seller. Sadly, that's not why the call came. They were wanting to talk about Spartacus, the Roman rebel slave. I've recently been advising another BBC drama-doc on the Spartacan rebellion (it's broadcast on Friday night). Richard and Judy wanted to know if this was more historically accurate than the old Stanley Kubrick-Kirk Douglas version.
It turned out rather as I feared.

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MAJOR UPDATE (2 p.m.): The Cleveland Indians have agreed to a trade that will send left-handed pitcher Cliff Lee and outfielder Ben Francisco to the Philadelphia Phillies according to Foxsports reporter Ken Rosenthal.
In return the Indians will receive Class A right-hander Jason Knapp, Class AAA right-hander Carlos Carrasco, shortstop Jason Donald and catcher Lou Marson.
Rosenthal cites major league sources and says the deal is pending a review of medical records.
MLB.com is now reporting the trade as well.
Scroll down to see a a brief profile of the prospects.
With this trade the Indians become the first team in baseball history to trade reigning Cy Young winners in back-to-back seasons.
Last year it was left-hander CC Sabathia going to Milwaukee in exchange for pitcher Zach Jackson and prospects Matt LaPorta, Michael Brantley and Rob Bryson.
With an expiring contract, Sabathia was no more than a second half rental player for the Brewers. Sabathia signed with the New York Yankees in the offseason.
That is not the case with Lee, who is signed through the rest of this season, with a $9 million dollar club option for next season. The Phillies could have Lee for a year and a half, making him more valuable in the trade. Lee, the reigning American League Cy Young winner, is 7-9 this season with a 3.14 ERA. The Phillies will now have four left-handed pitchers in their starting rotation.
The inclusion of Ben Francisco in the trade could open the door for the key players in Sabathia trade to become a part of the major league squad. LaPorta and Brantley could see some of those vacated at bats.
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The only concrete sign that a trade may be in the works is that Phillies pitching prospect Carlos Carrasco was scratched from his start this morning for the Phillies Triple A affiliate Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs, according to lehighvalleylive.com.
The Iron Pigs are beating the Columbus Clippers, The Indians triple A affiliate, 3-0 in the third inning as I type this.
That is the only confirmed information right now. It could mean a lot. It could mean nothing. Check back as more develops.
UPDATE (12:04): The Associated Press is reporting that prospects Lou Marson, a catcher, and shortstop Jason Donald were also out of the Lehigh Valley lineup today. It should be noted that Donald is coming off of knee surgery and Marson caught last night's game, so getting a day off for an 11 a.m. start isn't out of the ordinary either.
UPDATE (12:21): Foxsports senior baseball writers Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi write Class A right-hander Jason Knapp could be the centerpiece of the deal including the other three players.
He is still calling it "discussions" between the two teams. the duo reported that the Dodgers want to make a hard push for Lee today as well.
UPDATE (1:32): Here is a quick look at the prospects who have been mentioned in the rumors:
Lou Marson: Ranked as the third best prospect entering the season by Baseball America. That same publication calls him the "Phillies most polished minor league hitter with the system's best plate discipline and proefssional approach." The catcher is currently hitting .294 with a with 13 doubles and one home run in 211 at bats for Lehigh Valley.
Carlos Carrasco: Carrasco opened the season as the Phillies second best prospect, according to Baseball America. His fastball can reach 96 and his changeup is above average as well, according to Baseball America. This season, the right-hander is 6-9 with a 5.18 ERA for Lehigh Valley. He has struck out 112 in 114 2/3 innings. He has walked 38.
Jason Donald: the No.4 rated prospect in the Phillies organization before the season. Donald rates as having above average power at the plate, but a below average fielder at shortstop. He is more likely to play second or third base. He is hitting .236 at Lehigh Valley with 15 doubles and one home run in 208 at bats.
Jason Knapp: The six-foot-5, 215 pound right hander has all the tools to be a top-of-the-rotation guy or shut down closer. Baseball America placed him at No. 10 in the organization before the season.
Ken Rosenthal had this to say about him:
One scout, however, says Knapp's upside is greater than Drabek's, calling the 6-foot-5, 215-pound righty a "Halladay clone."
Here is an overview of the Phillies prospects by Baseball America.
UPDATE (1:40 ish): this Twitter post from MLB.com beat writer Anthony Castrovince just made me chuckle a bit:
Cliff Lee watching ESPN report about him possibly doing to Philly, with teammates looking on.


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Inspired by the article Realism in interface design [via], I started to contemplate on our symbols we are very familiar with, but rarely are aware of their origins. Of course, they are obvious origins, otherwise they wouldn't have established such a firm root in our culture(s).
And in my normal manner, I started to question them.
Take for example, the arrow, →. A line and a triangle, signifying movement by pointing a direction, quite often two-dimensionally, by assuming a start point and a destination. The origin is quite simple; you take a long straight twig, sharpen its one end, apply acceleration, it goes in the direction you point it at, it kills an animal, you get food. The tool has been such a milestone in man's development that it formed the symbol for a direction.
Now imagine a culture, or a species, which hasn't developed in such a manner. How would they signify movement?
What I came up with is quite simple and, I hope, unambiguous.
I assumed the species in question has stereoscopic sight, so that it at least has a concept for perspective. With perspective, moving objects may appear larger or smaller, depending on its distance to the viewer. I also assume that the culture's (or a creature of it) default grasp of movement is from left to right. I chose this for the sake of familiarity. I also assume the creatures are moving mainly horizontally, so the system isn't vertical.
Further points;
The basic structure is a signifier of movement, if one would imagine the smaller circle to be approaching the viewer, by two frames of the motion. The circle doubles itself in size, and their distance is parallel with tangets of a 30° inclination.
These numbers have no larger meaning, I only found this to be symmetrical and harmonic. Although, isometric projection is often displayed as a 30° inclination to the horizon, as in many games, so it has an easy connection with perspective.
I also thought about our symbols + and –. Obviously + has two lines, so it's more, and – is less. But less than… what exactly?
By turn, the spherical symbols could also substitute these. The black circle is again the basic component, and adding a smaller circle on top you naturally add. Here I assume the culture has gravity, so by adding simple objects to a whole, you stack them on top of each other. The less-symbol is inverted because of semantic and visual reasons; they are easier to discern from each other, and less is the inversion of more.
Lastly, I came up with entry– and exit-symbols, which have the same visual and semantic structure as above.
These symbols were heavily influenced by a brilliant webcomic, Rice Boy.
Neat, I like these.
One obvious problem is that it's relatively time-consuming to fill in a circle (or any shape) you've drawn, while an arrow only requires a few lines. In spoken languages, words that are frequently used become increasingly shortened down, and I would expect the same to happen with a pictorial language. But this isn't a major problem, as non-filled ones work just as well.
I'm not sure if the larger circle designating the direction of motion (well, to be exact, the smaller circle designates the direction of motion just as much as the larger one, but you know what I mean) is the most intuitive one. It's the most appealing in the "down-arrow" case, where it feels natural that the biggest object is the one that falls down first, but for the other images I find either interpretation equally easy to construct. The issue might be helped by the introduction of an asymmetry of some kind – note that arrows aren't symmetric in the same way that your symbols are. (It also feels to me that the *way* arrows are asymmetric easily leads you to the correct interpretation, but of course that might just be the cultural conditioning.)
On the other hand, your "plus" and "minus" signs are very intuitive and natural. The "in" and "out" symbols also feel more intuitive than the "arrows", though on further reflection I'm unable to say just what makes these interpretations of "in" and "out" so natural as compared to the opposite interpretation. Maybe it's because the "in" icon seems to signify entering openly, while the black circle in the "out" icon is partially hidden, as if sneaking out from the back door. How cultural/universal are these feelings, I wonder?
» it's relatively time-consuming to fill in a circle
You can take a smooth stone or a thick branch to make a depression, which will end up as a filled circle.
A sophisticated example of a writing tool could be a conical stake; the tapered end is for empty circles and the circular end for filled circles. (In a hypothetical technological level of the culture, comparable with our era of pens and inkwells, the tool could be a combined pen and a stamp.)
» the smaller circle designates the direction of motion just as much as the larger one
That's true, I only made the assumption that the creatures have a strong and fundamental sense of the individual point-of-view, therefore "what is coming towards me".
The creatures could be highly social, and meetings are always important events :3
But I don't understand what makes an arrow asymmetrical; like these symbols, the arrow is mirrored along its long axis.
But I don't understand what makes an arrow asymmetrical; like these symbols, the arrow is mirrored along its long axis.
Good point. I was mostly thinking about the short axis, but you're right – both the arrow and these circle shapes are mirrored along one axis and asymmetric along the other. I guess my cultural bias got the better of me.


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The Protein Protocols Handbook
pp 757-762
Rocket Immunoelectrophoresis
- John M. WalkerAffiliated withDivision of Biosciences, University of Hertfordshire
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Rocket electrophoresis (also referred to as electroimmunoassay or electroimmunodiffusion) is a simple, quick, and reproducible method for determining the concentration of a specific protein in a protein mixture. The method, originally introduced by Laurell (1), involves a comparison of the sample of unknown concentration with a series of dilutions of a known concentration of the protein, and requires a monospecific antiserum against the protein under investigation. The samples to be compared are loaded side-by-side in small circular wells along the edge of an agarose gel that contains the monospecific antibody. These samples (antigen) are then electrophoresed into the agarose gel, where interaction between antigen and antibody takes place. As the protein antigen starts to leave the well and enter the gel, antigen molecules will start to interact, and bind with, antibody molecules. However, at this early stage, there is considerable antigen excess over antibody and no precipitation occurs. However, as the antigens sample electrophoreses further through the gel, more antibody molecules are encountered that interact with the antigen, until eventually there is sufficient antibody-antigen crosslinking such that "equivalence" is reached and the antigen-antibody complex precipitates. One might therefore expect to see some sort of precipitation line appear in the gel. In practice, a "rocket" shape is seen (Fig. 1). The majority of the antibody-antigen precipitate is indeed at the head of this rocket, but the fine precipitation lines up the side of the rockets are formed by a small amount of antigen diffusing sideways as the antigen passes through the gel. This small amount of antigen very quickly meets sufficient antibody to reach equivalence and precipitate. The greater the amount of antigen loaded in a well, the further the antigen will have to travel through the gel before it can interact with sufficient antibody to form a precipitate. Therefore, if a series of wells are loaded with increasing antigen concentration, then a series of rockets of increasing height should be produced, with the area under the curve (rocket) being proportional to the amount of antigen in the well. However, since the rockets are nearly perfect isosceles triangles, the height of the rocket is also proportional to the area under the curve (and hence the antigen concentration), and it is this easier-to-measure parameter that is normally recorded. Rocket electrophoresis is therefore carried out by loading a series of samples of different antigen concentrations, with one sample being the unknown. The unknown sample can be a highly complex mixture of proteins (e.g., serum sample, tissue extract, urine sample, cerebrospinal fluid, and so forth), but only one rocket will be produced from this sample owing to the interaction of the antibody in the gel with the antigen of unknown concentration. A calibration graph of protein concentrations vs peak height is then constructed and, knowing the peak height of the unknown sample, the concentration can be read off from the graph. Concentrations of proteins as little as 1 µg/mL can be measured in this manner (requiring as little as 20 ng of protein to be loaded in a well). An excellent detailed review of this subject has been published (2). References (3–8) give some idea of the range of applications of this technique. This chapter will describe the construction of a simple calibration curve using bovine serum albumin (BSA) as antigen and anti-BSA. This is an ideal trial system for the first-time user and will give the user confidence to use the technique with his or her own, often more precious, antigen and antibody.
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An eight-month independent review by the Bishop of Birmingham, John Sentamu, particularly criticised the way the crown's key witness, a 14 year-old girl known as "Bromley", was handled.
A second report, by the director of public prosecutions, Sir David Calvert-Smith QC, focused on the role of the crown prosecution service, and examined the case for changing the law to allow prosecutors direct access to witnesses, as happens in the US and Northern Ireland.
In April, the judge threw out Bromley's evidence during the Old Bailey trial of four youths accused of murdering Damilola by stabbing him in the leg with a broken bottle in Peckham, south London, two years ago. The four were later cleared.
During the trial, the jury heard Bromley had bragged about being "in the money", remarks believed to be related to a £50,000 award for information about the case put up by the Daily Mail.
The inquiry panel, chaired by Bishop Sentamu, reported that the veracity of Bromley's evidence should have been better tested ahead of the trial - which would have left the prosecution less vulnerable to it being challenged.
Further reform of handling vulnerable witnesses from investigation through to trial was needed, Bishop Sentamu's 54-page report said.
Sir David's report said that one of the areas where there could be problems, if prosecutors did not have access to witnesses, was when the witness had weak credibility or was of bad character.
The attorney general, Lord Goldsmith QC, responded to both reports by announcing a consultation on whether prosecutor access to witnesses should be permitted in a limited number of cases.
Bishop Sentamu's report called for juries to be allowed to see all available evidence, and recommended reform of the current rules on excluding evidence. It said it was "significant to the outcome" of the trial that the jury had been given two conflicting expert opinions on whether Damilola could have died in an accident, but not a third expert opinion - which was only available to the defence and not used in court.
Lord Goldsmith said upcoming legislation should "help redress the balance". He said: "There should be a presumption in favour of allowing juries to assess the veracity of evidence."
The bishop's review contained 23 recommendations for authorities. It said there should have been greater investigation into the alibi that a mobile phone belonging to one of the defendants had been used miles from the scene of the murder. All the options available to the perpetrators of the crime, including where and how they moved, should have been considered.
Other recommendations included a desire that greater efforts be made to shore-up "cell confessions" - which were presented in the trial - as they were inherently vulnerable to challenge. The report also said police should liaise with the media over rewards, as they could cause "ambiguous" situations.
Bishop Sentamu's review acknowledged that the Metropolitan police had moved on since the failed Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry in 1993, and praised the force's response in the initial stages of the investigation.
But it said: "The post-charge phase of the investigation and the associated work necessary in preparing the case for trial was less well managed." Bromley should have been "interviewed in better ways".
The report said: "Investigative work relating to the possible use of mobile telephones by the defendants was not progressed in a timely way. More work should have been done to identify and evidence all the options available to the perpetrators of the crime travelling from the scene to a particular location where the defendants in the case were known to have been shortly after."
At a press conference attended by Damilola's parents, the bishop said the "great majority" of the police efforts displayed "professionalism, commitment and application" to the investigation of the murder. The Met commissioner, Sir John Stevens, welcomed the report and said the force was committed to continuing to improve. He said: "I consider that the conclusions of the report demonstrate a critical need to re-evaluate the way young people - both witnesses, victims or defendants are treated within the criminal justice system."
He added: "The lack of justice for Mr and Mrs Taylor and their family is a deep tragic concern to me and the ... [Met] that they have not received justice."
Turning to address Damilola's parents directly he said: "I am absolutely delighted to see Richard and Gloria here, the purpose of this is for us to learn lessons. I believe your presence here demonstrates that we will learn lessons."


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Monday, November 15, 2010
Fall compost
So on a nice day I sifted all the finished compost from the left-most bins.
Those 2 bins were soon empty.
And the tubs were full - ready for spring planting.
The right-most bins have compost that still needs to 'cook' over winter.
As for the left-most bins - nature abhors a vacuum. They soon filled with plant material from weeding the ring bed over the next 2 days. I'll bury all my kitchen scraps in this stuff throughout winter.
There. Now THAT little project is done for the year.
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Your raised beds look great! I Like how you bury your kitchen scraps right in the beds over the winter.ReplyDelete
Hi Eliza. Those aren't raised beds back there but dedicated compost bins. When a pile needs turned, I fork it into the next bin. That way at least one bin is empty, one (or 2) are half-composted and one ready to sift.ReplyDelete
You are so much more dedicated to composting than I..ReplyDelete
My composting consists of a
couple of very large piles just inside the kitchen garden when I toss 'stuff' and once in a while add manure and straw and dirt.....I never turn it.
It is probably a bit too rustic for civilization.
I forgot to mention that your new wood looks perfect for the fireplace....and clean gutters! Let winter come.
Actually if for no other reason, I compost to save $$. I compost ALL my kitchen waste (even paper napkins/towels, etc.) Then I recycle whatever else I can. That way I generate so little actual "trash" I only have to take an occasional bag to my mom's to put out with her's for pickup. Saves me a bundle on rubbish service every year. AND I get nice compost for the plants. It's win win. :-DReplyDelete
Compost is black gold.ReplyDelete
I'm same as you with the trash situation.
Do you compost your newspapers, torn in strips, too? I've just started doing that after reading how good it is. Before that I was burning them, but you can't put a lot of ashes in your garden without getting it out of balance.
Hugs, Ilene
I compost too. Yours look very healthy. Mine is filled with snail eggs which is not very good.ReplyDelete
Ilene - I don't get newspaper delivery nor magazines. I read them at the library so I don't have to recycle them. However, whenever I DO need newspapers to smother lawn for a new bed, I get TONS of them from the library. ;-DReplyDelete
One - do you do 'hot' composting? I used to but have become lazy about 'working' it when needed to get those internal temps up to 150F. If I had snail eggs I guess I would do that to kill the eggs. Do your snails do a lot of damage? In wet years we get a lot of slugs.
wow your compost looks greatwish I could get mine to be that good, problem is I don't really leave long enough nor turn it enough.ReplyDelete
Ilene I had used newspapers in the trench for my runner beans to hekp keep the water. but i had nver thought of using them in the compost heap.
Hi Growing... I have enough space/time to let my compost mature, then sift it. Newspapers take the place of leaves/brown matter. You jut have to make sure they are cut into very narrow strips else they mat down and make a slimy layer that smothers the others. I like the idea of newspapers to help moisture under runner beans! :-DReplyDelete


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The X Factor may not have come to Northern Ireland this year and most Belfast residents may not have gotten their chance to shine at auditions for the ITV show, however it has been claimed that three singers from the region have still fared well at tryouts in other cities.
It is thought that at least three performers from NI have all passed the initial judges auditions and will perform at the bootcamp rounds this week, hoping to win a place in the upcoming live shows.
We previously reported that Portrush singer Roger Boyd impressed the panel, after admitting that Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle is his idol and performing a very original rendition of Meatloaf's 'I'd Do Anything For Love'.
It is also reported that Tyrone girl Janet Devlin is set to shine on the ITV show. The 16 year old singer – who makes much of the fact that her house is in the middle of nowhere and she has been so bored that she has spent her spare time writing songs since she was seven – received a standing ovation when she auditioned in Liverpool, singing a haunting version of the Elton John classic 'Your Song'. Her rendition made Kelly Rowland cry and Gary Barlow gush and audience members insist that the young girl will go far in the competition. We've got a video of Janet singing he track below, so have a listen and tell us what you think.
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Milacron announced that its Queretaro, Mexico operation is now open and operating as the Milacron Plastics Technology Center. This move provides local and expanded services to its customers in Mexico.
"The new facility signifies our ongoing dedication to making a positive impact on customers in this market," says Ross Anderson, president of Milacron's Machinery Technologies in North America. "As a recognized leader in Mexico over the last 25 years, we remain committed to serving our large installed customer base, as well as new customers, with best-in-class equipment and expanded aftermarket services."
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This special issue of the Journal of Community Informatics brings together people from a diverse range of disciplines to discuss how academic researchers and community practitioners and activists can work together to explore the use of information and communication technologies, social media, augmented reality, and other forms of network technologies for research and action in pursuit of social responsibility. The aim is to connect people with ideas, ideas with research projects, and harness new media to further inquiry into socially just outcomes in our community.
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A third farmers market has opened in the neighborhood and this time it's operated by local youths. I arrived a little too late and most items had already sold out. The selection is comparable to that of the Borough Hall Green Market at Joyce Kilmer Park on the Grand Concourse and 161st Street the only difference being that the quantities are vastly smaller. Still, this is a big step in connecting a notoriously unhealthy population with poor eating habits with farmers as well as educational opportunities. Please support them! The Youth Market at the HUB is open every Wednesday from 9am to 3pm at Roberto Clemente Plaza at 3rd Avenue / 149th Street and will operate through late November.
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Hello my fellow lovely Steepsterites! I have missed you (and tea) to be honest. It's just been a crazy few weeks with extremely lastminute wonderful adventures all around this lovely Vancouver Island. For that reason, I am not so bummed about not being able to drink as much tea as I normally do.
On one of the adventures, I managed to pick up this tea as I am an absolute sucker for salted caramels. Therefore, this tea was on my list from it's initial release (it wouldn't have mattered if it got the worst reviews.. I would have still tried it).
This is my second round of this tea.. my first was lastnight as I was researching phage therapy for an undergraduate independent research project I'm doing this summer. It was rather mild as I kept the steeping times around 3.5 minutes. This morning.. after checking the recommended parameters, I bumped up the steeping time to 5.5 minutes. The result? Lovely. Still not as salty as I would like, and the caramel is a little muted, but overall it is a really really smooth tea. Wonderful black base (that obviously can take a longer steep time without turning bitter).
Notes of caramel, possible hint of salt… with a wonderful, full black tea base. I think I'll be keeping a bit of this around. It's not knock my socks off, but it's darn good!
I hope you are all having a lovely summer thus far =)
EDIT:… one thing I forgot to mention as a down side is the scum that is in my cup from one steep of this tea. I've never really experienced it being that bad or unappealing as this tea.. hmm.. Still very drinkable though.


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Talking about trends, WTF is happening lately with those long flat shadows? I must be a horrible designer, cos i can't change my style each year which each new trend that comes up. And i'm not being false modest.
I sincerely hope that iOS7 design won't affect the trends … as I think that it's awful (updated iPad yesterday) ... OMG … that light green to rose gradients … indigo blue font on white bck …
About flat shadow, it's here for a while and it will be … some (bad) designers will misuse it, and some (good) designers will use it when it seems fit, no matter what the trends are …
And, yeah, minimalist design brought attention to white space, and now good design "has air" ... Nevertheless, some authors are getting back to "squish as many things in available space as they can, just to show off" ...
Unfortunately, the way the items are approved here at Envato, I can guarantee that "Classic" designs would not be approved, unless you are an Elite author. I am really & totally disappointed with the review system here, its not about how finished your product is or how much it can sell. Its all about what reviewer thinks of your product !
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A.I can guarantee that "Classic" designs would not be approved, unless you are an Elite author. [...] B. Its all about what reviewer thinks of your product !
A. You couldn't be more wrong, and you only need to look even now at the homepage and you'll see enough non-flat items. Also, it really matters what your view on classic is. Cause some consider 4-years ago design a classic. With a reference to the music industry, there's a difference between oldies and ever-greens. The later being "timeless-design".
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UPDATE, NOON MONDAY: Putnam County officials were advised late this morning that effective at 1 p.m., Route 84 will be closed to all non-essential traffic from the Southeast-Danbury line east.
Connecticut State Police reported several jackknifed tractor trailer rigs along the interstate east of Danbury which has prompted the closure. In Putnam County, officials have closed Zimmer Road in Southeast, Bear Mountain Bridge Road in Continental Village and Cornwall Hill Road in Patterson due to falling tree limbs.
The New York State DOT has indicated when winds reach 50 mph later today, the Bear Mountain Bridge, Newburgh-Beacon Bridge and Tappan Zee Bridge will all be closed. In Cold Spring along the Hudson, flooding has already begun, and Mayor Seth Gallagher has called for voluntary evacuations.
Earlier story, Monday morning: A state of emergency takes effect at 7 a.m. Monday across Putnam County due to the expected effects of the monster storm that continues to churn up the eastern seaboard.
County Executive MaryEllen Odell addressed a meeting Sunday afternoon of 100 fire and EMS officials along with town and village administrators to outline the county's plans in dealing with the expected furor created by the monster weather event.
After conferring with the National Hurricane Center, Thomas Lannon, Putnam's Emergency Management Director, said damage from the storm in the lower Hudson Valley will result from strong wind gusts rather than rainfall: " While communities on Long Island, New Jersey and even in New York City can expect up to 10 inches of rain, Putnam should receive anywhere from 2 to 6 inches of rain. However, the wind will cause chaos since sustained winds of 28 mph will begin on Monday morning with wind gusts to 44 mph. On Monday evening the wind will intensify to 41 mpg with gusts in excess of 65 mph. Tuesday morning's sustained winds will reach 32 mph with gusts to 50 mph and on Tuesday evening winds will subside to 24 mph with gusts to 36 mph. Even on Wednesday morning wind gusts of 25 mph are anticipated."
Odell has ordered senior citizen centers in both Mahopac and Putnam Valley to open at 9 a.m. Monday and remain open until 9 p.m. Monday evening. On Tuesday and Wednesday the centers will again be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day.
The county's Wheels on Meals program will be suspended but Odell said those receiving the frozen entrees received extra meals on Friday to get them through the next few days.
PART(Putnam Area Rapid Transit) service will be suspended at 2 p.m. Monday until further notice.
Odell expressed concern over tidal flooding in Cold Spring, with a 2-to-4-foot tidal wave expected. While no mandatory evacuations have been called for, Odell recommended evacuation of homes along Manitou Station Road and Hudson River Lane in Garrison because "both of these tertiary roads always flood during major storms."
On Sunday afternoon schools in Brewster, Carmel, Mahopac and North Salem announced their closures for both Monday and Tuesday. Brewster Superintendent Jane Sandbank said educators were being cautious: "It's always best to be safe than sorry especially when strong winds endanger our children and staff." Schools in Garrison and Haldane will be closed at least Monday, possibly Tuesday as well.
The Putnam County Emergency Operation Center will be fully manned starting at 7 a.m. Monday and will remain active until the storm passes and the need for emergency coordination subsides.
Odell called on residents of the county to remain vigilant during the storm: "Don't be heroic. Stay home with your family and loved ones. Unless an emergency exists there is no reason to be travelling on roads strewn with debris."
In the event of any emergency call 911.
Update as of 2 p.m. Sunday: Food stores were mobbed with shoppers Sunday morning as the region prepares for what weather forecasters are calling an "unprecedented storm" when three fronts will collide, causing what officials are fearing will be catastrophic conditions.
Due to the potential impact of the hurricane, the North Salem School District announced the closing of school on both Monday and Tuesday.
Metro North will be suspending railroad service this evening (Sunday) with the last train out of Grand Central Station on the Harlem Line to Southeast at 5:48 p.m. and the last train on the Hudson Line to Cold Spring departing at 5:50 p.m.
The final train leaving Southeast to Manhattan will depart at 5:13 p.m. while the last train from Cold Spring to Grand Central will leave at 5:02 p.m.
Fire department and EMS officials will be meeting this afternoon at 2:30 with the Commissioner of Emergency Services Adam Stiebeling. At three o'clock County Executive Mary Ellen Odell will be meeting with top county officials to finalize plans for the onslaught of Mother Nature's fury.
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Putnam County Emergency Management and first responders are preparing for extremely high winds and very heavy flooding -- rivaling Irene -- as Sandy hits the region.
Here's the actual text of the notice sent to those involved in local emergency preparedness:
Headline: Putnam County Urges Residents to Prepare for the Arrival of a Dangerous Coastal Storm. Winds and Heavy Rain Will Begin Sunday and Last Into Wednesday
We continue to monitor the progress of Hurricane Sandy as it heads towards our region. MaryEllen Odell, Putnam County Executive, along with County Emergency Response Officials participated in a National Weather Service briefing. Following is an overview of the current and predicted conditions.
As the storm continues to move closer to our area it still has some unpredictable attributes. We advise all residents and visitors to Putnam County to prepare now. Charge your cell phone and have a car charger available. Have a battery powered radio and flashlights as well as extra batteries on hand. Make sure you have enough medications (prescriptions and over the counter) on hand for all family members for at least one week. Inspect your house and surrounding areas for loose items, secure anything that can move in high winds. Go to http://www.ready.gov for more storm preparation tips.
The storm convergence models are now indicating more certainty in the storm making landfall anywhere from Virginia to Cape Cod. Most forecasters are focusing on the center of the storm coming ashore in Southern New Jersey. Currently we are looking at wind and rain beginning Sunday, October 28, 2012, late afternoon/early evening. Wind and rain will intensify overnight with Monday into Monday night being the worst.
On the National Weather Service website (www.weather.gov) it shows a predicted 1 – 3 inches of rain for this event however the lead forecaster for this region says he believes it is more like 3 – 6 inches. This is still better than the forecast from yesterday when it was predicted to be 4 – 8 inches. Sunday October 28, 2012 during the day, winds will gradually intensify to 15 – 20 MPH with gusts of 30 MPH. After sunset Sunday the wind will increase to 39 – 53 MPH sustained. Monday (especially into the evening) winds will increase to 40 – 60 MPH sustained with gust of 70 – 80 MPH possible.
On Friday the storm began to lose its organization and fall apart. On Saturday morning the storm actually began to reform and intensify, and there is once again a defined center. Forecast models still show that the storm will interact with other weather systems and turn into a dangerous coastal storm. This results in a very large storm as the center will once again lose its definition and also a slow moving storm meaning it will be with us for 3 or more days.
Putnam's Hudson River communities need to prepare for a higher than normal tidal surge. Due to atmospheric conditions and an increasing East Fetch (sustaining winds and atmospheric pressure that do not allow normal drainage of previous high tides) it is predicted that the tidal surge will equal Hurricane Irene's in 2011. In addition the longer storm duration will result in up to 3 higher than normal tidal cycles.
Temperatures will remain slightly above seasonal at the onset, but as the storm mixes with a cold front, temperatures will begin to descend into slightly lower than seasonal. By Wednesday we will see temperatures of 50 F during the day and 40 F overnight. There are no below freezing temperatures predicted.
We should be prepared for flooding conditions as the remaining leaf cover is removed from trees. This can create blockage for normal drainage paths such as small streams.
In preparation for this event, take time now to review your Personal Storm Emergency Plan and
Have an Emergency GO Kit (everything you need if you have to leave your house)
Establish a Family Communication Plan (how will you communicate with your family during and after the event?)
Know your surroundings; is your property flood prone? Take protective action now!
If you have a generator, be sure it has been installed by a qualified electrician. You MUST have a transfer switch installed to prevent dangerous electricity from injuring utility crews as they repair damaged lines
For more information on storm preparation go to http://www.ready.gov ("http://www.ready.gov")
To track the storm or for up to date weather information go to http://www.weather.gov ("http://www.weather.gov") orhttp://www.nhc.noaa.gov ("http://www.nhc.noaa.gov") (the National Weather Service's Hurricane Center)
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I took Ty for a long walk today and ran into a woman walking a lab, the dog was infront of her and she commented on tyson heeling nicely, then she went on to tell me that her lab knew heel perfectly but she likes him out in front because she felt it gave him the "power and control" and he would be better to protect her and the home when her husband went away on business bc she let him walk her so to speak, seemed really whacky to me, Does she have some sort of method to her madness..:confused:
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Sounds to me like "heel" envy.... mine can do that too I just chose for it not to:laugh:.... lol
I think she just has her excuse down pat....she probably can't get the lab to heel properly for her if her life depended on it....oh well, you're only as good as your next excuse...and she spent some time concocting that excuse. I give her a 7 out of 10 on her BS creativity.
If it was an excuse she certainly did not need to use it. I am not the "heel"police and frankly i worked really hard, probably a little too hard getting ty to heel without reeling him back in every 5 minutes lol
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The Russian-backed separatists who control the eastern Ukrainian cities of Donetsk and Lugansk have been fighting and losing on two fronts for the past week.
In the battle for public opinion, they've struggled to convince the world they had nothing to do with the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, their credibility ebbing even further as they badly mismanaged the crash site and the handling of the bodies of the 298 people killed in the atrocity.
In the second and more tangible war, the seemingly demoralized rebels have been rapidly ceding ground to an invigorated Ukrainian army. This week the separatist fighters deserted their positions around the city of Donetsk, their de facto capital, withdrawing to the city's centre in an apparent attempt to lure the advancing national army into a street-by-street battle.
These could be the last days of the rebel Donetsk People's Republic. And, if so, they're likely to be bloody and drawn out – featuring the sort of urban warfare Europe hasn't seen since the crumbling of Yugoslavia two decades ago.
Russia's Itar-Tass news service quoted the military leader of the separatists, Igor Strelkov, on Thursday saying the rebels had suffered 50 casualties – "mostly wounded fighters" – and had lost two tanks, two fighting infantry vehicles and one armoured personnel carrier in clashes with the Ukrainian army in and around Donetsk. It was not clear what time frame the losses occurred in and, although Mr. Strelkov claimed government losses were "several times greater," there was no question that it was his forces that were on the defensive.
It's a reversal of the situation of two months ago, when it seemed the rebels were capturing new cities and towns almost every day. At one point, the Donetsk People's Republic and the affiliated Lugansk People's Republic controlled a swathe of territory stretching from the port of Mariupol, on the Sea of Azov, to their fortified military headquarters of Slavyansk, more than 200 kilometres to the north, and another 200 kilometres east to the Russian border.
As battle-hardened mercenaries from Russia's wars in Chechnya poured in to support the rebels – and the rebels gained Soviet-era tanks and antiaircraft batteries – it seemed the poorly equipped and under-trained Ukrainian army could do nothing to stop the separatists from carving out their mini-state.
More than 1,000 combatants and civilians have been killed since fighting began in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions in April. The two Russian-speaking oblasts, or provinces, declared independence from Kiev following controversial referenda in May. Both regions seek eventual union with Russia.
That has always seemed a distant goal, and it has been getting more remote. The rebels fled Slavyansk in early July and since then the Ukrainian army has been taking the fight to them – using air strikes and artillery that the rebels don't have (and which the Ukrainians had previously been reticent to use). Now the rebels are in full retreat and looking across the border for more help from Russia that likely isn't coming on the scale the separatists need.
"Before last week's events, I would rather suggest that support [for the rebels] would intensify to avoid military collapse," said Fyodor Lukyanov, editor of Russia in Global Affairs, a Moscow-based foreign policy journal. "Now it's more difficult."
The rebels appear to have lost focus and morale since MH17 crashed in their territory, bringing the Donetsk People's Republic under intense worldwide scrutiny. At the same time, the Ukrainian army – which stood aside and did little as Russian troops flooded and annexed the Crimean Peninsula earlier this year – has emerged as a credible fighting force, rapidly gaining in training and experience it previously lacked.
In an interview with the BBC – during which he repeated the claim that his forces didn't have the capability to shoot down an airliner flying at an altitude of 10 kilometres – rebel "prime minister" Aleksandr Borodai admitted that his fighters were in a "forced retreat" on the battlefield.
"We admit it honestly, the size of our force does not compare to the mobilized forces of the Ukrainian army, whose ranks are swelled by huge numbers of mercenaries from many different countries," he said. Sounding somewhat bitter, Mr. Borodai said "the Russian people" were supporting the separatists, but he claimed to be getting little help from the Russian state.
That doesn't mean Moscow has ended its support of the Donetsk People's Republic. Russian President Vladimir Putin has showed no signs of giving in to the key Western demand of shutting his country's border with Ukraine to cut off the flow of fighters and weapons. Analysts say Mr. Putin would see his popularity sag at home if he suddenly abandoned his key foreign policy principle of standing up for Russian-speakers abroad.
On Wednesday, two Ukrainian fighter jets were shot down, with Kiev claiming they had been hit by missiles fired from Russia (Moscow denied involvement, and the rebels said they shot down at least one fighter). There have also been increasing exchanges of fire across the Russia-Ukraine border, and new reports of a buildup of Russian troops in the region.
The United States said Thursday it had evidence Russia was firing artillery across the border – directly targeting Ukrainian military positions – and was moving to deliver "heavier and more powerful multiple rocket launchers" to the separatists.
But unless Moscow chooses to wade in even more directly, and with the Ukrainian army on the verge of routing the rebels as a military force, Mr. Lukyanov said the next stage of the battle for eastern Ukraine may be a guerrilla war, rather than a continuation of a head-on military confrontation the separatists don't look able to win. "As long as there's a chance to prolong the fight – no one can confirm how much Russia helps [the separatists], but of course there's some help – Russia will continue. There will be an insurgency in some form."
The Ukrainian army's gains have come despite international calls for a ceasefire in the region to allow for a proper investigation into the fate of MH17. Both Mr. Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko have called for a halt in the fighting, but there has been little sign of it on the ground.
A Donetsk resident told The Globe and Mail that he could hear artillery rounds and rockets landing in the city throughout Wednesday night and all day Thursday. Earlier this week, shells struck near Donetsk's train station, killing at least five people. Thousands of residents have already fled the city.
Lugansk has also seen heavy fighting. Dozens of people were reportedly killed there in the last week amid seemingly indiscriminate shelling that the Ukrainian army and rebel forces each blame the other side for.
The advances have come at a heavy cost to the Ukrainian military. A government spokesman said eight soldiers were killed and 50 were injured in one 24-hour period last weekend. On Wednesday, Mr. Poroshenko signed a decree ordering partial mobilization of the country's reserve forces.
Moscow and Kiev remain at odds about how to end the crisis. The Kremlin wants to see a redrawn Ukrainian constitution that weakens the central government, puts the Russian language on an equal basis with Ukrainian, and guarantees Ukraine will be a neutral country, unable to join blocs like NATO or the European Union. Mr. Poroshenko has hinted he'd accept some of those changes but has refused to meet directly with the leaders of the Donetsk People's Republic, whom he calls "terrorists."
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c) Victim must be motivated to avoid aggression
Aggression as a means to some goal other than causing pain.
1. Get victim to make a commitment.
2. Then increase the cost of the commitment.
3. This works because it's difficult to change a decision after making a commitment.
1. Make an inflated request (but wait, there's more).
2. Immediately increase the apparent size of original request (keep price, raise quantity).
3. "Bargain" or "discount" mentality.
1. Make a large request --> rejection.
2. Then make a smaller request as a compromise.
-Using Yale as a justification to administer shock.-Did same experiment with no association of institution or Milgram, and produced 48% to give max shock
a) Give teacher an assistant to shock learner.
b) 93% of the teachers gave maximum shock (via assistant).
a) Two confederate teachers + the actual subject (other teacher) à confederates defy experimenter.
b) 10% of actual subjects administered the full shock.
1. Make a small request followed by a large request (or a series of small requests, then the large request).
2. "Snowballing" effect of saying "yes;" pretty soon it's impossible to resist.
Instinct Theory (Freud)
aggression against a substitute target will stop frustration; if you displace your anger on a substitute target it can serve to decrease aggression, (ex. Punching a wall, exercise).
1. Serotonin: Brain chemical that may inhibit aggressive impulses.
-Violent criminals have low serotonin levels.
-Tryptophan: amino acid that produces serotonin in brain.
Depletion of tryptophan produces increase in aggression in humans.
person is not legally responsible for the aggressive behavior; NGRI: not guilty by reason of insanity.
-men 10 times more likely to be arrested for violent crimes than women.
-Boys tend to exhibit overt/obvious aggression (hitting, pushing); Girls tend to covert aggression
-shown that women are just as likely to be aggressive as men are.
noxious stimuli (noise, heat) causes a negative emotional response that may increase aggression.
some behaviors are mutually exclusive (engaging in one behavior precludes engaging in an opposite behavior).
-Humor is incompatible with anger & should therefore decrease aggression.
2. If the person was between 6th and 12th floors of the building.
3. During the summer months.
2. murderer and victim are acquaintances in many homicides.
1. In-group Bias: tendency to only see the best of our own group.
2. Out-group Bias: tendency to focus on negative aspects of other people's groups; tend to see only the worst in the other side.
-Despised out-group's --> scapegoats- --> elevate self-esteem in the in-group; (the holocaust).
-tendency to believe that the world is just.
1. People therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get; if something good happens --> good person; something bad happens --> bad person.
1. Balance or Equity Theory
2. Mindlessness
3. Commitment
a) Desire to be seen as intelligent, conscientious, popular.b) Desire to be seen as consistent à avoid cognitive dissonance.
2. Avoid contact with injured/hurt person.
-asking more than once; Cialdini found that sequential request strategies can become really influential to getting people to comply.
1. Foot-In-the-Door Technique
2. Door-In-the-Face Technique
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Anna Caraveli, managing partner of The Demand Networks, LLC, of Alexandria, Virginia, is author of The Demand Perspective: Leading from the Outside In.
How a physicians' network drove growth with disciplined demand-oriented thinking. (Titled "A Business Model With Something for Everyone" in the print edition.)
In creating Sermo, the largest physicians' network in the United States, founder and CEO Daniel Palestrant, MD, did not look for perfect products and benefits. Instead, he looked for solutions. "What is the most priceless resource for any physician?" he wanted to know. Without a doubt, it was other physicians.
While making the rounds as a hospital physician a decade ago, Palestrant realized "that some of the most valuable conversations—those that often yielded early insights into new discoveries—took place in spontaneous gatherings among physicians around the water cooler." This experience was the inspiration for Sermo and became the heart of its membership model: a technology platform to allow members to talk, get or offer advice on difficult cases, ask questions, and exchange opinions or concerns. Founded in 2005 as a privately held company, Sermo has grown to 120,000 physician members in 68 specialties in all 50 states.
Sermo's growth has been driven by a culture of innovation and entrepreneurial product and business development. This demand-oriented thinking propelled Sermo to the next level of growth: corporate membership. Sermo looked to the economics of its members' relationships with various entities throughout the medical industry to identify new categories of members: health-insurance companies, financial-service firms, government agencies, and pharmaceutical, medical equipment, and technology companies.
Sermo's innovation, however, was not in merely adding new types of members but in crafting a unique online network through which participants could get more value from relationships within their value chain than they could in the real world. Instead of paying millions in research and development, for example, corporate members now paid subscription fees to learn about their market by listening to physicians' conversations. Physicians, on the other hand, had a chance to influence the next generation of drugs, equipment, or policy; share the companies' proprietary data; and earn extra income by participating in company-sponsored focus groups. Sermo calls this equitable value exchange and generation "information arbitrage."
The challenge for Palestrant was to enable companies to derive real value from Sermo's network without jeopardizing the trust physicians had in it. To this end, Palestrant says, "we tried to make the value exchange as equitable as possible for all member groups." It seems to have worked. Currently, Sermo serves a growing portfolio of more than 300 corporate members while retaining and continuously increasing its physician membership base.
Sermo's network model is dynamic and self-sustaining. Analysts constantly monitor and study physicians' conversations to extract key information. Account managers translate insights into service bundles, customized to the needs of member companies. Managers habitually track the outcomes of Sermo's services in member companies and assemble portfolios of best practices. Such learning processes allow Sermo to assume consulting roles with clients who pay for premium levels of service.
Associations that survived the recent economic crises and are on a growth trajectory today share Sermo's principles of success. Most notably, they
While products are easily duplicated and their lifecycles are getting shorter, an organization's capacity to identify and craft unique solutions for the right problems has no expiration date. Sermo is proof, and associations would do well to take a similar approach.
Anna Caraveli is managing partner of Connection Strategists in Alexandria, Virginia. Blog: www.demandperspective.com; Email: [email protected]