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Apple's EULA, as pictured here in Windows XP says you can't install Safari on non-Apple hardware, meaning that Apple has just massively violated its own EULA.
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Safari for Windows is having some serious issues that deserve a second look.
Fueled by Safari's
release on Windows last June
strong Mac sales
, Apple's Safari browser has been making modest inroads in the browser marketshare competition, moving up from around 4.6 percent around 5.7 percent between April 2007 and February 2008,
according to Net Applications
. It even was
able to best the Acid3 test
, showing off its compatibility prowess.
However Safari has run into some troubles. Apple made the dubious decision of trying to
coerce iTune's 500 million users into installing Safari along with the normal iTunes update
, via a pesky dialog, which comes with the install Safari option checked by default. Mozilla blasted Apple for this tactic, saying it "
borders on malware distribution practices".
Now someone has humorously pointed out that in its promotional zealousness, Apple appears to have unintentionally encouraged massive violation of and made a mockery of its own End User License Agreement (EULA) for Safari. EULAs are supposed to set clear legal guidelines for terms of use and help consumers know what they can and cannot do (i.e. you cannot install this software on everyone in your neighborhood's computers). Apple's EULA states that Safari can be installed on "
a single Apple-labeled computer at a time", forbidding non-Apple-marked hardware Windows machines, and the updater itself states that "Use of this software is subject to the original Software License Agreement(s) that accompanied the software being updated."
So apparently Apple has succeeded in
massively violating its own EULA
, a possible first of this scale, depending on the number of accidental or intentional Safari downloads. Lawyers point out that concerned citizens need not fear about legal action from Apple. Jonathan Kramer, a tech attorney who runs Kramer Telecom Law Firm states, "We call this an impossibility issue, you can't enforce a term that's impossible."
Amidst this embarassing debacle, new reports are coming in that Safari is faring rather poorly on Windows XP, with
many users experiencing crashes
. Windows XP users who felt
smug about Windows Vista bugs
, may find an unexpected new source of problems-- Apple. Apple's support forum is being flooded by angry posters complaining that their XP version of the Safari browser is broken. Says
SakJosep, one such poster, "
When I try to start Safari 3.1 in Windows XP, it crashes right away."
OllieK92 echoes the previous posters sentiments, stating, "
I have this problem too, I have no idea what it is."
Some users are reporting that the browser simply will not open. The thread on the problems has received over 1,000 views well before receiving much media coverage, making it clear that the problem may be afflicting many users. There have also been scattered reports of Safari not running on Vista, though XP has received many more such reports. Of the Vista problems, most posters said the previous versions worked properly, but that the update to the current version, 3.1 broke the browser.
Ironically, the new version of Safari-- 3.1-- had mostly received glowing reviews. Many reviewers lauded its better speed, security, search tools, and improved support of HTML standards. However all is not sunny in Cupertino as it appears that Apple may be in for some more criticism amid poorly though out attempts to leverage its iTunes user base as a means of pushing the browser, and from some pesky bugs that have cropped up.
"Can anyone tell me what MobileMe is supposed to do?... So why the f*** doesn't it do that?" -- Steve Jobs
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All magnets have the ability to attract other magnets or magnetic objects (such as iron and some other metal objects). But a magnet doesn't necessarily have to touch a magnetic object for the object to be attracted to it. Try this experiment to learn why.
All magnets have a magnetic field - an area around a magnet where its magnetism affects other objects. By measuring how far the magnet was from the paperclip when they become attached, you were finding the length of the magnetic field. Stronger magnets can generally attract magnetic materials from a farther distance than weaker magnets can. Based on that fact and the results you wrote in your notebook, which of your magnets was the strongest? Which one was weakest?
A good way to test how strong different magnets are is to see how many magnetic objects it can attract. Try this experiment with your magnets!
When a magnet touches another magnetic object (such as a paperclip), the object becomes a temporary magnetfor as long as it is touching the real magnet! It can now be used to pick up more paperclips. Each additional paperclip also becomes a temporary magnet with a weaker magnetic force than the one before it. Some magnets may be able to hold a chain of five paperclips while another magnet may only be able to hold one or two paperclips. How many paperclips a magnet can hold is a good indication of its strength. If you have a strong enough magnet and lift up the paperclips long enough, you may find that some of the paperclips will keep the ability to act like magnets for a little while even when they are not touching the magnet. If this happens, you have just made a very strong temporary magnet.
These words about magnets are used in the science projects. If you are not sure what they mean, just read the definitions below!
Magnetic object- any object that can be attracted to a magnet. Paperclips, iron filings, keys, and bobby pins are all examples of magnetic objects.
Magnetic field- an invisible area around a magnet where its magnetic force affects other objects. The magnetic field is what actually pulls other magnetic objects towards a magnet.
Temporary magnet- a magnetic object that can become a magnet when it is touching a permanent magnet but loses its magnetic properties when it is no longer touching the permanent magnet.
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Music Review: Ellen Foley - 'About Time'
Published 10:00 pm, Thursday, June 20, 2013
Ellen Foley has been missing from the American music scene and especially the recording studio for a long time. Some may remember her as Meat Loaf's female foil on "Paradise by the Dashboard Light." Television fans may remember her as public defender Billie Young on the second season of the sitcom Night Court. Music fans in the know will remember her for three fine solo albums; Night Out (1979), Spirit Of St. Louis (1981), and Another Breath (1983). Produced by the likes of Ian Hunter, Mark Ronson, Mick Jones, and Joe Strummer, they were the equal of any female rock albums issued during that era.
Foley is alive and well and living in New York City; married, raising a family, acting on Broadway, and working as a vocal teacher. Now three decades after Another Breath, she has returned with her fourth studio album, appropriately titled About Time.
Her big booming voice remains intact and is still a formidable instrument. She is also very much still a rock and roll woman. While some of the tracks may veer in a blues direction, rock remains the foundation of who she is as an artist.
About Time can be divided between up-tempo rock songs fueled by her over-the-top vocals and slower stripped-down bluesy tunes.
While I have fond memories of Foley's earlier rock material, I find myself constantly hitting the back button on the slower blues-type songs. "Guilty," "Madness," and "Any Fool Can See" have a late at night, smoke-filled lounge feel. Her voice reaches out and grabs your attention as she spins her tales.
She can still rock, which is represented by such tracks as "If You Can't be Good," and "Nobody Ever Died from Crying." "I've Been Around the Block and Back" covers the middle ground between the two styles.
The lyrics tend to travel a reflective and sometimes darker route, which reflect her having aged three decades since her last release. Getting older and looking back on life can be heard on "If You Had a Heart" and "Worried Woman." There is always hope as evidenced in the album-closing "Everything's Gonna Be Alright."
Three decades after her last release, Ellen Foley has returned with a mature, personal, and powerful album. Hopefully her old fans will embrace this next chapter in her life. She will find a few new fans to journey with her as well.


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Say it with me, folks: "Say no to Games for Windows LIVE"!
Dead Rising came with what was, almost literally, a killer premise. You, stuck in the middle of a zombie outbreak, waiting for rescue. In a shopping mall. With a camera ('cause you're a photo-journalist), and a mess of folk to save and plots to unravel.
The beauty of the game was that most of those folk-plots could be ignored, or even devoured if you're not quick enough. Many gamers, just to beat the game, simply found a nice hiding spot and toughed out the zombie apocalypse until rescue arrived - sure, you might miss out on most of the actual game, but you can still say you 'finished' it. And we like a game that is that open.
Dead Rising 2 offers a lot more reasons to avoid the hide-in-a-cupboard mentality, as well as serious graphical improvements that up the vast zombie count to pants-browningly large, and some of the most outrageous anti-zombie devices ever devised.
But, sadly, it also makes some stupidly outrageous mistakes.
Brains, anyone?
Chainsaws + bikes = awesomeDead Rising 2 sets an over-the-top tone from the get-go. Where Dead Rising was more the traditional zombie survival yarn, DR2 is more post-Romero in it's approach.
As the game opens, the zombie cat's out of the bag, and America is dealing with it the only way it knows how - by turning it into an over the top reality-style game show. The game's called "Terror is Reality", and the aim of the game is to take a motorcycle with a pair chainsaws strapped to it and ride through a crowd of shuffling undead. You're not alone, of course, and the winner is he who racks up the most kills.
Annoyingly, it's kinda fun, too - the arena you're playing in has banked walls that let you work up a lot of speed, but - also annoyingly - the game is over far too soon. As the rest of the plot kicks in you start to get a greater picture of the new undead world. With growing zombie-sploitation, there are of course anti-zombie-sploitation movements popping up; there's also a jerk competitor in the Terror is Reality comp who seems to really hate you for no apparent reason, and your daughter, who needs regular injections of the drug Zombrex to stop the zombie infection from killing her.
Oh, and that's when someone opens the zombie pens. While they're dressed in racing leathers that look just like yours...
That's pretty much the set up to the game right there, and escaping that initial outbreak sums up what is arguably the training levels of the game. Once you leave the arena, dash through the streets, and find the zombie apocalypse shelter, the game gets serious.
Deadly serious... (yeah, we went there)
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Mandy Smith spent twelve years strutting down the aisles as one of Richard Branson's sexy and sassy flight attendants, and in Cabin Fever she tells the good, the bad and the downright naughty tales of life in the air.
From dealing with projectile vomit and celebrity tantrums to siping Manhattans and shopping in New York, this is riotous good fun. Set against a backdrop of exotic locations, the cast of zany characters includes everyone from Courtney Love to Sir Richard himself. Mandy's jet-setting job allowed her to search the globe for Mr Right, which led her to many steamy love affairs. She even joined the Mile High Club, though not with a clumsy quickie in the toilet but a leisurely bonk in a Cessna. She's no Virgin, and in-flight entertainment has never been so risqué!.
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Originally from Australia, Mandy Smith has spent the past twenty years living and ministering in Britain and the U.S. Mandy is a fine artist, and associate minister at University Christian Church in Cincinnati, and the creator of The Collect, a citywide trash-to-art project. She is married to Dr. Jamie Smith, New Testament professor at Cincinnati Christian University, and has two delightful children.
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Besides the invited keynote, Werder and Kaufer also facilitated a roundtable on "Sustaining Co-Inquiry on Teaching and Learning" and a closing dialogue session for all conference participants. Werder directs Western's Teaching-Learning Academy, and Kaufer has been a student participant for multiple quarters.
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Looking after our world is so important that it's no wonder there are celebrities who care about the environment.
We are all encouraged on a daily basis to do our bit to help reduce humanity's impact on Planet Earth: from recycling to using public transport, there are many everyday things we all do in our attempt to lessen our impact.
However it is the stories of the celebrities who care about the environment which really intrigue me – the people who have the money, power and influence to make the biggest changes are celebrities.
Read on to find out a little more about 10 of the more environmentally friendly celebrities in the world.
1. Brad Pitt
New Orleans was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in mid-2005.
Since then, Brad Pitt has not only been working on bestselling Hollywood blockbusters, but has also been actively donating his own money to help renovate the Lower 9th Ward;
a part of the city which even today is feeling the effects of the storm.
Not only are celebrities who care about the environment, like Brad Pitt, helping through financial support (Pitt himself has given over $5 million), but the motivation which comes with their appearances are priceless.


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Dates for Clippers' fans to circle on their calendars:
May 18: The pecking order for those teams selecting in the lottery (first 14) portion of the draft is determined.
June 24: The draft will be held in New York City, and the Clippers will be picking no later than ninth (based upon a league-held coin flip between Utah and the Clippers today in New York).
July 1: Offers can begin for the best-ever crop of unrestricted free agents - including the likes of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Joe Johnson.
And the Clippers have armed themselves with enough cap room ($16 million) to offer the maximum a team can offer another franchise's unrestricted free agent.
To be determined: The day the Clippers will hire the man to coach a team who, if all things fall into place (of course, we are talking about the Clippers), should have a roster with more than enough high-octane parts needed to return the franchise to the playoffs for the first time since the 2005-06 season.
Clippers' general manager Neil Olshey said a "flexible timeframe" is being followed in finding the team's next coach.
"Based upon the importance of this search - in regards to our roster composition and our cap-room flexibility (for acquiring players, including free agents) - we want to take our time and make sure the right decision is made," he said.
As was widely anticipated, Kim Hughes, who served as the team's interim coach after Mike Dunleavy resigned his coaching duties on Feb. 4, isn't on that list of candidates.
The franchise parted ways with Hughes on Thursday morning, after the team wrapped up its season with a 107-91 victory over the Lakers to finish 29-53 - including 8-25 under Hughes.
Olshey declined to comment on any specific potential coaching candidates.
"When you look around the league," he said, "there are more qualified candidates than there are open (head coaching) positions.
"There are a multitude of guys capable of leading this roster in the future. We have to find the right fit."
But the newest Clippers coach could come from a pool of candidates that might include the likes of the Charlotte Bobcats head coach Larry Brown (who, earlier this week, said the Bobcats job would be his "last as a head coach"), as well as NBA assistant coaches Brian Shaw (Lakers), Dwane Casey and Elston Turner, or current national broadcasters Mark Jackson and Avery Johnson.
The next coach will greet a roster with five players currently under contract for at least the 2010-11 season:
The starting backcourt of Baron Davis (15.3 points and 8.0 assists per game) and Eric Gordon (16.9 points and 3.0 assists per game);
Chris Kaman (18.5 points and 9.3 rebounds per game), who is one of the best half-dozen or so true centers in the NBA;
DeAndre Jordan, a 21-year-old 7-footer who averaged 4.8 points and 5.0 rebounds per game while averaging 16 minutes during his second season in the league;
Blake Griffin, a 6-10 forward who was the 2009 NCAA Player of the Year at Oklahoma and the first selection in last June's draft.
If Griffin hadn't suffered a broken left foot in the team's final exhibition game that forced him to miss the entirety of what was expected to be a Rookie of the Year season, Dunleavy would probably still be the team's coach and the Clippers could be preparing for a playoff opener this week.
The organization has its fingers crossed that Griffin will be healthy enough next season to have that kind of impact.
"He's running and lifting (weights) with his lower and upper body," Olshey said. "He has been doing some basketball skill work but nothing in the way of contact.
"We expect that he will be healthy enough to eventually resume the kind of monster workouts he likes to put in and that he will be more than ready to play at the start of next season."
It isn't likely he'll play with the team during the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas in July.
"Why risk it?" Olshey asked rhetorically. "He might be with the team (in Las Vegas) but only to be around the players and coaches."
NBA rules forbid franchise personnel from commenting on potential free agents or draft choices. But the Clippers will no doubt try to get in on the LeBron James Sweepstakes (seven other franchises, besides the Clippers, have maximum cap room to try to lure him away from Cleveland), as ultimately futile that might prove to be for any of his suitors - the hunch being that he will ultimately stay with the Cavs.
Atlanta's Joe Johnson - one of the sport's underappreciated stars - could also be a target.
How much immediate help comes from the draft will be determined, in part, by how the pingpong balls bounce May 18.
Kentucky point guard John Wall is expected to be the first player chosen June 24.
If the lottery is kind to the franchise and the Clippers are bounced into one of the top four slots, then a need for a small forward/wing might be addressed if either Evan Turner of Ohio State or Wes Johnson of Syracuse remains on the board.


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4 Ways We're Programmed To Think Women Aren't Funny
It can be hard being a lady in comedy, and that's not a recent phenomenon. Ovaries have long been known to sap our joke-making powers. In 1695, a famous playwright came up with what might well be the first "women aren't funny" line, only he said it in an old-timey way:
"I must confess, I have never made any observation of what I apprehend to be true humor in women … If ever anything does appear comical or ridiculous in a woman, I think it is little more than an acquired folly or an affectation."


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Nairobi (CNSNews.com) - Kenya and Uganda have joined the small but growing list of African countries willing to publicly associate themselves with the U.S.-led war against Iraq, offering logistical and other support to the allied forces.
The two East African nations will join Ethiopia and Eritrea on Washington's list of "coalition of the willing" nations.
Kenya's decision follows a series of talks last week between Kenyan and British military officers at the town of Nanyuki, home to the largest Kenyan Air Force base.
Kenya's earlier stance was in favor of the military disarmament of Iraq as sanctioned by a new U.N. resolution, but Foreign Affairs Minister Kalonzo Musyoka has now confirmed Kenya supports the war underway.
Leaders of the minority Muslim community criticized the decision, saying siding with the U.S. and Britain would leave Kenya vulnerable to future terrorist attacks.
But Kenya has already suffered attacks that targeted the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi in 1998 and an Israeli-owned hotel and passenger airline last year.
Nairobi also has in place an agreement, signed more than two decades ago, granting the U.S. use of port facilities in Mombassa and air force bases in Nairobi and Nanyuki.
The U.S. used those bases during its military intervention in Somalia in the early 1990s.
In Uganda, a cabinet meeting chaired by President Yoweri Museveni endorsed the drive to disarm Iraq by force.
"The cabinet also decided that if the need arises, Uganda will assist in any way possible," Foreign Minister James Wapakhabulo said in a statement.
It noted that some of the terrorism Uganda has faced since the mid-1980s had emanated from neighboring countries "with the active support of Saddam Hussein's government."
The statement described the potential link between terrorism and weapons of mass destruction as "a serious threat to international peace."
Although details are scarce, the small group of African countries now signed up to the coalition against Iraq is expected to allow use of airspace, make available military bases for use by coalition forces and provide general logistical support in case of a prolonged war and during the post-war reconstruction phase.
They have put themselves at odds with the position of the African Union (A.U.), the continental grouping that says it supports the "peaceful disarmament" of Iraq.
Ethiopia's ambassador to the U.N., Abdul Mejid Hussein, said his government continued to support the A.U. position but decided to support the war effort because of Ethiopia's 100 years of diplomatic friendship with the U.S. and its understanding of the threats posed by terrorists, even within its territory.
Government officials in the capital, Addis Ababa, said there were no plans for Ethiopia to directly contribute troops to the war.
Ethiopia boasts two main air bases, which are near Addis Ababa and at Dire Dawa, 200 miles to the east.
The former is already being used by about 1,000 U.S. Special Forces troops attached to the U.S.-led Anti-Terrorist Mission in the Horn of Africa, headquartered in Djibouti - Ethiopia's tiny neighbor to the northeast that sits strategically on the southern tip of the Red Sea.
The other African country supporting the war also neighbors Djibouti and Ethiopia. Eritrea's foreign ministry office said the small, famine-ravaged nation would not be militarily involved.
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The possibility of post-war rewards may drive some African countries into backing the effort.
During the Kenyan-British military talks, for instance, it was reported that the future refurbishment of aging Kenyan military equipment was discussed.
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I was perusing the Presidential candidates websites today. Interestingly, they all look roughly the same, though Barack Obama's site is better designed than the others in my humble opinion. What was even more interesting was the OS choices, though perhaps these should come as no surprise:
|John McCain:
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|Barack Obama:
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Single dietary questions are used as a rapid method of monitoring diet. The aim of this investigation was to assess the performance of questions to measure population group intake compared to the mean of two 24-h recalls. Data from the Australian National Children's Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey 2007 was used (
There is a recognised need for brief methods to measure aspects of dietary intake that combine a low subject burden with the capacity for rapid reporting of population dietary intake, and to monitor population dietary change [
Short dietary questions used with children pose particular difficulties because food intake patterns and portion sizes generally differs between age groups, and the cognitive processes required to respond to dietary questions may also vary with age. An assessment of the validity of three short dietary questions applied to children in a national survey of Australian children [
The aim of this investigation is to extend the evaluation of the three short dietary questions by considering how the question response is influenced by the frequency of intake and the stated serve size, and whether the performance of the question differs by children's gender, age and weight status.
The Australian National Children's Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey 2007 included measurement of weight, height and food intakes in a nationally representative sample of 4487 children aged 2–16 years. A household quota sampling scheme from random clusters of postcodes resulted in children being selected proportional to the age and sex structure in each state or territory. The final response rate was 40%. A detailed description of the sample characteristics are presented elsewhere [
Detailed dietary intake information was obtained on two days for each child using a three pass 24-h dietary recall administered by computer assisted personal interview (CAPI) followed by computer assisted telephone interview (CATI) between 7 and 21 days later. The main care giver was the primary source of dietary intake information if children were aged 2–8 years, and children aged 9–16 years reported their own intake. Food intake data were converted to nutrient intakes using an Australian food composition database (AUSNUT 2007).
Participants also responded to short dietary questions as part of the CAPI. The wording of the three short questions is shown in
Short questions used in the 2007 Australian National Children's Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey and their response categories.
|Short question
|Response category
|1. How many serves of fruit do (you/your child) usually eat each day? One serve is equal to half a cup. INTERVIEWER NOTE: Show food prompt if necessary 1.
Doesn't eat fruit
Less than one serve
One serve
Two serves
Three serves
Four serves
Five serves
Six or more serves
|2. How many serves of vegetables do [you/your child] usually eat each day? One serve is equal to half a cup. INTERVIEWER NOTE: Show food prompt if necessary 1.
Doesn't eat fruit
Less than one serve
One serve
Two serves
Three serves
Four serves
Five serves
Six or more serves
|3. What is the main type of milk that (you/your child) usually use?
Whole/full cream
Low/reduced fat
Evaporated or sweetened condensed
Soy milk
None of the above
Does not drink milk
Don't know
1 Interviewer instruction manual states "Show the 1/2 cup measure to describe serve if necessary".
Foods included in the fruit (±juice) and vegetables food groups were extracted from the 24-h recall data based on the 5 digit level codes (minor food group) and where necessary the 8 digit level (representing individual foods). The amounts of fruit and vegetables (in grams) were converted to 75 g serves based on the description given in the short question. The intake of fruit was also calculated as 150 g serves because this is consistent with the suggested serve size in the national food based recommendations for Australians (The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating [
The mean frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption from the dietary recalls was also calculated by summing the entries for fruit or vegetables for each day.
Responses to short questions were plotted against mean grouped intake data from the dietary recalls, and compared using analysis of variance. Mean population intake and frequency of intake of fruit, fruit and 100% juice and vegetables (in serves) were calculated as the mean of two days from the 24-h recalls. The difference in estimated intake between the short question and 24-h recall was calculated for each individual with a positive difference value representing a higher estimation of intake by the short question.
The main type of milk used was derived from the recall data for each individual as the type of milk that contributed the greatest percentage of the total volume consumed, and as the highest contributor to the total occasions of milk consumed. Both methods of determining "main type of milk" from the dietary recall were compared to the grouped response from the short question on milk type.
Children's gender, age and body weight status were assessed as potential modifiers of the relationship between the measurement methods. For children, BMI (body mass index) was converted to a z-score and adjusted for age and sex by using the least mean squares method [
Differences between gender, age, and weight status subgroups of the population were assessed using analysis of variance, and the mean difference between dietary measurement methods estimated using paired sample
There was a stepwise increase in the mean fruit (
Frequency of consumption closely tracked the average number of serves of fruit and vegetables consumed when a 75 g serve size was used for vegetables and a 150 g serve size used for fruit.
The short question provided a markedly higher estimate of fruit and vegetable intake than the grouped recall data when the response for fruit intake was four serves a day or more, and for vegetables intake, was three serves a day or more. This accounted for 18.8% and 38.4% of responses, respectively.
Mean consumption of 100% fruit juice did not vary across levels of reported fruit intake by short question (average = 112 mL,
Estimated fruit intake from the 24-h recalls by reported intake on the short question.
Estimated vegetable intake from the 24-h recalls by reported intake on the short question.
Estimated mean intakes of fruit, fruit and juice, and vegetables (in serves) from the short questions and mean of two 24-h recalls, by gender and age group 1.
|Gender/age group
|Short question
|Mean of two 24-h recalls
|Short question
|Mean of two 24-h recalls
|Fruit and juice 2
|Vegetables 3
|Mean (95% CI)
|Mean (95% CI)
|Mean (95% CI)
|Mean (95% CI)
|Mean (95% CI)
|2–3 years
|2.4 (2.3–2.5)
|2.4 (2.2–2.6)
|3.6 (3.3–3.9)
|1.6 (1.5–1.7)
|1.4 (1.2–1.5)
|4–8 years
|2.4 (2.3–2.5)
|2.5 (2.4–2.6)
|4.1 (3.9–4.3)
|2.1 (2.0–2.1)
|1.7 (1.6–1.8)
|9–13 years
|2.4 (2.3–2.5)
|2.0 (1.9–2.2)
|3.7 (3.4–3.9)
|2.5 (2.4–2.6)
|2.1 (2.0–2.2)
|14–16 years
|2.2 (2.0–2.3)
|1.7 (1.5–1.9)
|3.5 (3.1–3.8)
|2.8 (2.7–3.0)
|2.4 (2.2–2.7)
|2–3 years
|2.3 (2.2–2.4)
|2.3 (2.1–2.5)
|3.3 (3.1–3.6)
|1.6 (1.5–1.7)
|1.5 (1.3–1.6)
|4–8 years
|2.4 (2.3–2.5)
|2.4 (2.3–2.5)
|3.6 (3.4–3.7)
|2.0 (2.0–2.1)
|1.7 (1.6–1.9)
|9–13 years
|2.4 (2.3–2.5)
|2.1 (1.9–2.2)
|3.5 (3.4–3.7)
|2.5 (2.4–2.6)
|2.2 (2.0–2.4)
|14–16 years
|2.3 (2.1–2.4)
|1.8 (1.6–1.9)
|3.5 (3.3–3.8)
|2.8 (2.7–2.9)
|2.3 (2.1–2.5)
1 Population weighting applied. 2 A serve of fruit is equal to 75 g. "Fruit and juice" includes 100% fruit juice and no maximum limit on juice consumption. 3 A serve of vegetables is equal to 75 g. Vegetables includes potatoes and legumes, but not fried potato foods (chips or crisps).
Estimated fruit intakes were similar between methods for males and females aged 2–8 years, however for children in age groups 9–13 years and 14–16 years significantly higher intakes were reported by the short question compared to the dietary recalls (0.3–0.5 serves,
Difference in reported fruit and vegetables intake (in serves) 1 between short question and mean of two 24-h recalls, by age group and child gender 2,3.
|Child gender
|Female 3
|Mean (95%CI)
|Mean (95%CI)
|2–3 years
|−0.01 (−0.18–0.15) a
|0.00 (−0.18–0.17) a
|4–8 years
|−0.09 (−0.20–0.02) a
|0.04 (−0.07–0.15) a
|9–13 years
|0.32 (0.19–0.45)
|0.36 (0.23–0.48)
|14–16 years
|0.48 (0.32–0.64)
|0.51 (0.36–0.66)
|Difference between age groups 4
|2–3 years
|0.18 (0.05–0.32)
|0.12 (−0.03–0.27) b
|4–8 years
|0.39 (0.29–0.50)
|0.29 (0.18–0.40)
|9–13 years
|0.40 (0.27–0.54)
|0.34 (0.19–0.49)
|14–16 years
|0.38 (0.16–0.59)
|0.49 (0.31–0.67)
|Difference between age groups 4
1 For fruit and vegetables a serve is equal to 75 g. 2 Adjusted population weight for inferential statistics applied. 3 Positive values represent higher reported intake by short question compared to 24-h recalls. 4 Difference between males and females were statistically non significant. 5 One Way Analysis of Variance. a significantly different to 9–13 years and 14–16 years, b significantly different to 14–16 years.
Overestimation of vegetable intake by the short question compared to 24-h recall was apparent for all age groups except females aged 2–3 years. The difference in estimates of fruit and vegetable intake between methods was similar for males and females, increased with age for fruit intake (
Overall, obese children (
Almost 85% of children who reported their main milk type was whole milk by the short question consumed mostly whole milk as evidenced by the recalls, but the agreement was significantly lower for those who responded that low/reduced fat milk was their usual type (71.0%,
Main type of milk usually used: percent agreement (%) of short question response with two 24-h recalls, and percentage of energy from saturated fat (%) and volume consumed (mL) by short question response.
|Short question response 1
|Whole/full cream (
|Low/reduced fat (
|Skim (
|Soy milk (
|Does not drink milk (
|Percentage agreement
|By dominant proportion of volume—plain white milk only 2
|By dominant proportion of volume—plain and flavoured milk 2
|By highest frequency of use
|Didn't drink any milk on either day of the survey 2
|Mean (95% Confidence interval)
|14.3 (14.2–14.5)
|12.7 (12.6–12.9)
|12.6 (12.1–13.1)
|10.5 (9.8–11.1)
|12.4 (11.5–13.2)
|Child aged 2–8 years
|14.6 (14.5–14.8)
|12.5 (12.3–12.8)
|12.4 (11.5–13.4)
|10.1 (9.3–11.0)
|11.8 (10.5–13.0)
|Child aged 9–16 years
|14.1 (13.9–14.2)
|12.9 (12.6–13.1)
|12.6 (12.1–13.2)
|10.8 (9.8–11.8)
|13.0 (10.5–13.0)
|Plain milk
|635.5 (618.2–652.7)
|542.0 (518.7–565.3)
|451.5 (398.8–504.1)
|517.6 (433.6–601.5)
|227.5 (95.9–359.0)
|Plain and flavoured milk
|704.1 (685.6–722.6)
|611.5 (587.0–636.1)
|560.0 (500.3–619.6)
|592.3 (512.5–672.0)
|281.0 (151.6–410.4)
1 "None of the above" accounted for 1.4% (
Saturated fat content of the total diet, as a percentage of energy, was highest for those who reported whole milk as their main milk type (14.3%) and lowest for those who reported soy milk as their main milk type (10.5%). Saturated fat intake was similar for children who reported their main milk type was low/reduced fat (12.7%) or skim milk (12.6%), and for those who reported they did not consume milk (12.4%). The mean volume of milk consumed (±flavoured milk) decreased as children reported lower fat milk choices as their main milk type by short question (
Short survey instruments measuring fruit and vegetable intake typically use between six and 16 questions [
As is generally recommended [
Estimation of mean vegetable intake of groups aged four years and older using the short question was also higher by less than half a serve (75 g) compared to estimation using recalls. Again, children reporting higher vegetable intake by short question substantially overestimated their vegetable intake. A modest decrease in fruit intake with age group was detectable using the 24-h dietary recall data, but not in the data from the short questions. However, an increase in mean vegetable intake with age group was detectable using both methods. While the differences in the group mean estimates of intake between the short questions and 24-h recalls may appear minor, less than one half of a 75 g serve, this represents up to 20%–30% of children's intake (depending on age).
Consumption data from two 24-h dietary recalls was consistent with the response provided by short question regarding the main type of milk usually used. Agreement between methods was similar when frequency rather than volume of milk consumption was used, but was slightly lower when flavoured milk was included. The reason for this maybe because children who consume flavoured milk tend to consume whole flavoured milk (79.4% of flavoured milk consumers) regardless of the type of milk they report as their main milk type. Importantly, milk type used also appeared to be related to milk volume consumed. There was an association between main type of milk and the percentage of total dietary energy contributed by saturated fat, with the small number of children who respond soy milk (~3%) having the lowest percentage energy from saturated fat and the large number of children (~65%) who respond whole milk having the highest percentage energy from saturated fat. Usual type of milk reported has also been shown to relate to saturated fat intake in adults [
The short questions about usual fruit and vegetable intake required a response in "serves", and a reference serve size in a household measure (half a cup in each case) was provided. The reference serve size only provides a guide because fruit and vegetables are not necessarily eaten or easily conceived in "half cup" multiples. Furthermore, portion size differs across age groups. We considered whether subjects responded after taking into account the reference serve size provided, or responded according to the number of occasions (frequency) they usually consumed a food. For fruit intake, the mean frequency of fruit intake by 24-h recall for each short question response category was substantially less than the reported intake of 75 g serves from the short question, but rather paralleled the intake of 150 g serves. We interpret this as evidence that the average serve size of fruit consumed by children was close to 150 g but that subjects provided a response to the short question that incorporated the reference serve size provided in the question. Researchers in the US have shown that the inclusion of a reference serve size description in a short question makes a large difference to the group response given [
Other state-based Australian surveys [
The short questions about fruit and vegetable intake did not specify what foods to include. For the present analysis, potato crisps and other fried potato foods were excluded from the vegetable group for estimating intake from the 24-h recall data; however, some subjects may have included these foods in their short question response. Data from the 24-h recalls suggests that vegetable intake increased with age, and the discrepancy between the estimates from the recalls and the response on the short question increased with intake. As a single category, potato accounts for 18%–22% of children's total vegetable consumption depending on age, and up to 40% if fried potato products are included. Also, the amount of potato reported per eating occasion is almost double that of other vegetables whereas for other vegetables it is less than one serve (110 g
When 100% fruit juice was included into the estimation of total fruit intake by dietary recall, we found that a similar amount was consumed regardless of the short fruit question response given. Furthermore, inclusion of 100% fruit juice implied a substantial under estimation of fruit intake by the short question. Subjects probably do not include fruit juice when answering the current question. The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating states that half a cup of 100% fruit juice is an alternative to one piece of fresh fruit [
Almost one quarter of Australian children are overweight or obese [
Type of milk used was dominated by children who stated they usually had whole milk (~65%). More than 80% of these children did have mostly whole milk by volume, and most often had whole milk by frequency, based on two days of dietary recall. This underestimates the true level of agreement because two days of recall does not necessarily confirm the main type of milk used. In particular, between 10% and 19% of children could not be assigned a "main type of milk" because they did not consume milk on the days of the dietary recall. The small percentage of children (~5%) who responded that their usual type of milk was skim milk were less likely to have consumed milk, and almost a third mostly consumed another type of milk on the days of recall. A small percentage of children (<2%) reported that they did not use milk; however, about one third of these were found to consume milk by dietary recall. Milk has many different dietary usages and respondents may only consider a particular milk usage in their response to the short question.
Short dietary questions are useful in monitoring population intakes when they accurately reflect true differences or changes in intake between relevant population groups. Responses to single short questions on fruit and vegetable intake were compared directly to food intake from recalls and not nutrient intakes (sometimes referred to as indirect validity). Responses on short questions on fruit and vegetables have also been shown to correlate to biomarkers such as serum B-carotene, red cell folate [
This study utilises data from a nationally representative sample of Australian children where response to short dietary questions was collected prior to collection of two 24-h dietary recalls. The fruit intake estimate would benefit by the inclusion of a further question on intake of 100% fruit juice (which is not captured by the current question).
Even single short questions provide reasonable estimates of fruit and vegetable intake compared to detailed 24-h dietary recalls. A short question about milk type is a crude surrogate for percentage of total dietary energy contributed by saturated fat. Ease of administration and data processing suggest that short dietary questions, at least for some aspects of dietary intake, are a useful method to monitor population dietary intake of children, and to assess the impact of programs between the administrations of more detailed surveys.
At the group level, single questions provide reasonable estimates of children's fruit and vegetable intake compared to detailed 24-h dietary recalls, and milk type is a crude surrogate for percentage of total dietary energy contributed by saturated fat.
The accuracy of reporting intake using a single question can vary by children's age, gender and weight status. In addition, the wording of questions to measure intake can also vary between surveys. These variations need to be considered in the interpretation of eating habits data from population surveys using single questions.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.


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Could it be this easy to make this kind of flower?
By the tutorial it seems like such an easy project.
I would like to try it out, with one of the old T-shirts i have hanging around.
I wonder if I could attach this flower to a hairpin or maybe a hair band?
The tutorial can be found at "Inspiracion Hecha Amano" blog:
Have you tried making flowers like this?


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Setting up a backyard play set
One staple of youthful play is spending time on a play set in the backyard. Parents without a play set in the backyard need only look into a neighboring yard with a play set to witness these prime congregation spots for the neighborhood children. And play sets don't just benefit kids. Parents who want to keep tabs on their children can do so much more easily with a backyard play set, and knowing they are having fun close by alleviates worries.
The decision to purchase a play set is one pondered by parents all across the country. There are scores of ready-made varieties available or sets that can be custom designed. The choice of which one to buy should be based on a number of factors, both in desired features and also models that offer safety.
The first decision parents face is which material to use for the play set. The main materials used to build play sets are plastic, metal and wood. Plastic sets tend to be very basic and may be reserved for young children's sets. While they can go outside, they may not last more than a few years and are often best relegated to indoor toys.
Metal sets are some of the most durable and strong. They are frequently seen at parks and playgrounds. Metal play sets are often cemented down to a foundation for stability, which doesn't make them ideal for a temporary set that will be removed when the kids outgrow it. Also, you cannot generally add onto a metal set.
Wooden sets are usually a compromise between the two. They're good for backyards because they can be taken down when they're no longer used. They can also be made more useful with add-on attachments, such as extra slides, rock walls and different swing variations.
Play sets are designed for children, so all of them should be safe, right? Not exactly. Some manufacturers cut corners or create somewhat questionable designs. Look for recessed hardware and bolts so that clothing doesn't snag on pieces that stick out.
Choose play sets that have handles for extra stability while children are climbing. Avoid ones with metal hardware that can rust and weaken over time. Wood-to-wood attachments won't rust and will be more durable.
When choosing wood sets, be sure to select hardwoods that will not soften and warp. In addition, choose designs that feature rounded edges so there will be less chance for splinters or injuries from hitting blunt edges.
Be sure to have plastic-covered chains on swings and other moveable parts so that fingers cannot get inside of the links and be pinched.
Check to make sure treated and stained wood does not contain harmful material, like arsenic, that can leach out of the wood into the surrounding soil.
Some parents also may want to look for a wooden play set that is made from materials harvested following sustainable forestry guidelines. This gives parents some peace of mind knowing their child's play set is eco-friendly.
Play sets can be fun additions to the backyard. They come in many different sizes and configurations, so it's possible to find one that will fit in any backyard.


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Self Guided Private Land Missouri Waterfowl Hunting
To duck hunt, our wetlands requires chest waders, decoys and the hunter's own calling skills. We have have stilt and several float blinds built of 2x6 lumber, seat 5 and are covered with our own agriculturally grown rippy grass. We have been in the waterfowl hunting business for a long time and have a good understanding of the micro flyways. See our unguided Missouri private land duck hunting main section along with aerial and waterfowl level duck blind pictures.
Greenhead hunts, with an occasional hen that takes a shot, is what we all like to see and does occur frequently enough to make waterfowl hunting primary member interest the highest renewal rate in the Association.
Missouri waterfowl hunting on the lower Missouri River Basin for the un guided duck and goose hunter seeking private wetlands.
Mid-America Hunting Association enhanced several Missouri natural wetlands with levees and in/out flow water level controls and permanent blinds over marsh, slough, flooded timber and crop. Each waterfowl hunter may pick and choose from over 30 blinds, wade-in and lay-out boat areas of where to hunt as well as select the type of wetlands from day to day during the entire season. Goose hunters will have thousands of acres of crop land to scout out and set up where the geese are rather than pick a spot and hope the geese show up. Those with dogs may also pheasant hunt between duck hunts.
Our hunts are on 100% private wetlands we lease for our exclusive use and are free of any WRP type habitat restrictions allowing us to create exactly the kind of duck attracting wetlands that ensures that if the migration is on we have ducks.
We drain, dry, plant, cut and flood to our choice of water level each of our Missouri wetlands enhancing their waterfowl attraction. Come to Missouri and waterfowl hunt our wetlands once and the hunter will return for years to come.
We also have a large selection of farm ponds, watershed lakes without blinds to setup a more basic do it yourself waterfowl hunt. This includes another 8,000 acres in Missouri crop stubble on a variety of water bodies for goose spreads. In the pursuit of geese the waterfowl hunter will find additional opportunities outside of Missouri with many good areas in Kansas.
The Entire Missouri Waterfowl Seasons
Teal are not a big draw for most duck hunters. Their illustration here is to show the Association's approach to season long waterfowl hunting from early teal through spring goose for as often as any hunter wants to hunt.
Teal again on our wetlands during prior to season opener while the wetlands was still being flooded. The water at this spot will reach the far tree line when full. The teal seem to prefer this muddy water stage over open water.
Late Missouri Goose
Crop field hunt after regular duck season. Two days of scouting, set the spread, hunted this level of success for several days.
For the most part our Missouri waterfowl areas allow goose harvests incidental to a wetlands duck hunt. This is made possible as some of our Missouri wetlands attract enough of both on open water as well as adjoining crop fields.
All waterfowl hunts are by a telephone reservation to a numbered blind, wade-in area, farm pond or watershed lake. Waterfowl reservations are for the entire day and in all cases we require the waterfowl hunter to first see the blind or other area in daylight before ever trying to move in during early dark hours. No early setups before the first morning's reservation.
Blinds may be easy to access as dry land walk up within 400 yards of the wetland's parking area or as much as a 2 mile walk when the road access is wet on one of our wetlands. These are the two extremes and everything in between exists depending on the wetlands and blind location.
Four wheeler (ATV not OTR vehicles) access is largely possible with the understanding the 4-wheeler is back at the parking area or well camouflaged before first light - remember this is serious waterfowl hunting with serious hunters under private land conditions where public wetlands or waterfowl hunter mentality is not tolerated. Those that offend other members typically come to the attention of the MAHA owner very quickly and we do not have any rehabilitative attitude.
For the most part a two wheel deer cart with a bag of 2 dozen mixed decoys will be the extent of transportation requirement to access nearly all the blinds. In some cases a small jon boat or canoe will make getting into the blinds fully surrounded by water easier. No boat bigger than that which will fit in the back of a pickup is required. We do not have any wetlands with boat trailer access.
When it comes to Missouri waterfowl hunts we have the range of wetlands and crop land habitat for those that can goose and duck hunt on their own.
We provide recommendations where to hunt and a lodging listing of near by motels. We provide the wetlands management in terms of cover and food source planting, blind building and water level control. The waterfowl hunter provides his own calling skill, dogs, decoys and shooting ability.
Our waterfowl hunting is for the experienced hunter - not one requiring a guide. For those that want to hunt on their own, that is the waterfowl hunting we provide. For those that wish to try as new waterfowl hunters a duck or goose hunt we offer a buddy hunt list where inexperienced waterfowl hunters can team up with those that have duck hunted a long time. The same list is also for average waterfowl hunters seeking others of the same interest to share a hunt in Missouri for waterfowl or otherwise.
In short we take Missouri's very good waterfowl migration geography and make it better for the waterfowl hunter that seeks private wetlands for a self guided waterfowl hunter.


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A man and woman whose bodies were found in the smoldering remains of a southeast Salt Lake County home last week were shot to death by an unknown third party, investigators say.
Unified Police Lt. Justin Hoyal said efforts continued Monday to identify the remains, which were burned beyond recognition.
"We believe that these two victims have been killed at the hands of another. The victims were killed as a result of injuries sustained from a shooting," Hoyal said.
Investigators suspect the fire may have been set by the killer in an effort to destroy evidence.
Firefighters rushed to the scene of a house fire at 2811 E. Ksel Drive (9457 South) at 8:25 a.m. Friday. When crews made entry, they found the bodies in the master bedroom.
"This fire is suspicious as the burn patterns are not consistent with an accidental fire," Hoyal said, noting that UPD detectives are working the case in conjunction with Unified Fire Authority and Sandy Fire Department arson investigators.
Hoyal said "a lot of possible suspects" have arisen in the case so far, but no arrests have been made.
Authorities are asking anyone with information that may be helpful to detectives to contact UPD at 801-743-5915.


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A controversial expansion to Pardee Reservoir in northern Calaveras County is no longer on the table after East Bay Municipal Utility District directors voted last week to drop the project from a long-term water supply plan.
The vote Tuesday represents a major victory for environmental groups that sued three years ago to stop the expansion. The Foothill Conservancy, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance and Friends of the River prevailed in a Sacramento County court. EBMUD later released a revised environmental impact report on the plan that projects how the utility will meet its customers' water demands through 2040.


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Welcome to TWU Employee Development & Communications
The Office of Human Resources is committed to TWU's mission of student success through the development of its faculty and staff.
Training and Performance Management is dedicated to the development of TWU's valuable human resources by encouraging educational opportunities in positive employee relations, professional development and personal growth.
Supervisors, managers and employees are urged to identify educational training and development programs that will improve job performance and develop potential. The goal of employee development and training is to improve the quality of the university's staff by facilitating opportunities to gain:
- Knowledge about higher education and an understanding of the institution's goals and how each part of the organization affects and is affected by these goals
- An appreciation for academic values, concerns and needs
- Opportunities for understanding goals and problems of other areas of the university
- Training in technical, general and leadership skills
- Information about skills and knowledge needed for the future
- Quality customer service skills necessary to improve internal services and support student recruitment and retention initiatives
- Provide employees the opportunity to enhance current job skills and participate in professional development
Manager of Employee Development & Communications,
Melissa Ozuna Dillon


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The move to consolidate transportation offerings at Union Station will take another step Wednesday as Greyhound and Peter Pan are moving the last of their buses to the transportation hub.
The two legacy bus companies are leaving the old Greyhound terminal on First Street in Northeast D.C., a site that was sold for redevelopment. All buses starting on Wednesday will depart from Union Station instead.
BoltBus, a line run between Greyhound and Peter Pan, already uses the station for all its buses. But now Greyhound's Express buses -- which is essentially just a rebranded version of the same thing without sidewalk pickups in other cities -- is also going to operate there.
Other intercity bus services such as Megabus, Washington Deluxe and DC2NY also operate there now after leaving less formal sidewalk stops.
That means wayfarers can access Capital Bikeshare, Metro, Virginia Railway Express, MARC, Amtrak or those intercity buses at the historic train station. Up next: streetcars.


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Fri. October 4, 2013 | The Ledger
FROSTPROOF — When two teams continuously shoot themselves in the foot one has to eventually hobble away the winner.
Tampa Catholic picked up a critical 21-16 Class 3A, District 4 win over Frostproof and stayed tied with Lakeland Christian for first place in the standings after both teams combined for 220 yards of penalties Friday.
Trailing 21-8 heading into the fourth quarter, Frostproof (4-2, 1-1) railed for eight points off a safety and a 10-yard touchdown pass from Xavier Gaines to Kijana Gaines to close the gap.
Frostproof escaped into the halftime locker room only trailing 14-8 after the entire first quarter was played in Bulldogs' territory, where they fumbled once and tossed one interception.
The Crusaders (5-1, 2-0) took advantage of the second turnover — a fumble on the 5-yard line — collecting a 1-yard touchdown run from senior quarterback Kyle Ploucher three plays later.
Tampa Catholic extended the lead to 14-0 in the second quarter when Ploucher hit Jake Romp with a 21-yard TD pass with 8:15 remaining.
"Our guys knew what was at stake," Tampa Catholic coach Mike Gregory said. "They know what our goals were. I thought we made too many mistakes in the first quarter and we should have been up 28 in the first half.
Frostproof capitalized on an Crusaders' fumble midway through the second quarter to close the gap to 14-8.


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When the producers of the local version of Undercover Boss approached Domino's Pizza chief Don Meij to take part, they knew they weren't taking the easy route.
It was clear that after 14 years at Domino's, the last eight as CEO, Meij's face would be familiar to most of its employees. But the job of sending the Brisbane-based boss back inside without being detected was made that little bit harder just as production on the six-part series was about to start.
''When he agreed to come on board we didn't know he was going to be doing the next round of ads for Domino's, for the first time in his career,'' says the show's executive producer, Nick Colquhoun, of Southern Star. ''That was a surprise.''
Like the other participants in the show — Boost Juice founder Janine Allis among them — Meij faked his way back in by keeping close to the truth.
''Don Meij has been in the same job for 20 years, is married, has two kids, loves cycling. He went into the company as 'Peter James', who has been in the same job for 20 years, is married, has two kids and loves cycling,'' says Colquhoun. ''Keeping it simple really is the key to it.''
That and a little disguise — Meij grew a beard for the first time in his life, donned a baseball cap, and wore glasses — was all it took to pull the wool over the eyes of his employees.
''You walk into your office every day dressed in a similar way,'' Colquhoun says. ''If you walk in after two weeks' holiday with a three-day growth, a baseball cap and a pair of sneakers, security is going to stop you, because we learn to see people in a certain way.''
Denied the luxury of a beard, Janine Allis had to put on a wig. She successfully sold herself as a mother of three who was looking to return to the workforce after years as a stay-at-home mum (the real Allis has three children, too).
Adapting a fake identity that's anchored in the real works because the bosses are confident that the details are right, says Colquhoun. ''And it helps them develop a real connection with their workers, because they swap stories about their families and so on,'' he adds.
Given that, surely some people must feel just a little cheated when they discover their new ''workmate'' isn't who they have claimed to be?
''Not once,'' Colquhoun insists. ''Not here, not in the UK, not in the US. We all know what it's like to be working longer and often unpaid hours. For a boss to suddenly acknowledge that is just an amazing moment. I haven't been to a single one of these days when the boss is revealed when I haven't had to wipe away a little tear. It really is a big moment.''
The local version is the third in the franchise, which was born, as Colquhoun puts it, ''out of the global financial crisis''.
It debuted on Channel 4 in the UK in June 2009. The first episode of the first American season, which went to air immediately after the Superbowl in February, was watched by a massive 38.7 million people.
Undercover Boss Australia is on Ten from October 18 at 8.30pm
Domino's boss goes Undercover
Karl Quinn
When the producers of the local version of Undercover Boss approached Domino's Pizza chief Don Meij to take part, they knew they weren't taking the easy route.
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In mid to late summer of 1787 (the exact date is lost) Captain Charles William Barkley sailed into a huge, previously undocumented sound on the west coast of what is now Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in search of Sea Otter pelts. Although British, Barkley was sailing under the Austrian flag as a ruse in order to trade for furs in the area despite the fact that he had no legal authorization to do so from the East India and South Seas Companies. He had been successfully trading for furs in Nootka Sound, further north, when the discovery of his subterfuge caused him to sail southward in an attempt to avoid problems with other captains and ships that were legally trading there. Finding the new area to be rich in both furs and timber, the Captain chose to name it "Barkley's Sound" after himself as well as naming numerous bays, coves, island and peaks within it after family members and members of his crew. Thinking only in terms of the financial aspects of the fur-trade and able to see only what was visible on the surface of the sound, Barkley and his crew were completely unaware of the true treasures that would someday be found beneath it's deep green waters.
Today, Barkley Sound is a cold-water dive destination whose underwater beauty rivals that of any location on Earth. Numerous pinnacles and rocky reefs grace the bottom of the sound, each of them literally enshrouded in color and an abundance of life both large and small. Within seconds of arrival on the bottom, a photographer realizes that the problem lies not in finding subjects to photograph, but in fact lies in the need to be selective due to the sheer quantity of photo opportunities available.
At the beginning of June, 2002, I traveled to Barkley Sound as part of a group of 10 friends, the majority of whom were underwater photographers. Only a few in the group had been to Barkley Sound before, and they had convinced the rest of us to sign on with tales of wonderful marine vistas and superb conditions for both wide-angle and macro photography. Traveling northward from the Seattle area, we crossed the Canadian border and caught one of the huge ferries between the cities of Vancouver on the mainland and Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. From there we drove to the logging and fishing town of Port Alberni at the head of the long saltwater Alberni Inlet. It was at Port Alberni that we were collected by our host for our trip into Barkley Sound, Dave Christie of Rendezvous Dive Ventures, Ltd. As Dave pointed the bow of the boat up Alberni Inlet westward toward Barkley Sound the signs of human occupation and activity were left behind and we began to get a sense of the marvelous isolation that awaited us.
Steep walls covered in dense fir trees climbed toward the sky from the shore and cold green waters of the inlet as we motored along, entertained by Dave's stories about the sound told in a deep Scottish brogue. Bald Eagles cruised overhead, constantly watching for fishing opportunities in waters that at the time held a large run of Sockeye Salmon surging in from the Pacific. Hours after our departure we finally turned into a spot known as Rainy Bay and caught our first glimpse of Rendezvous Lodge, which would be our "home away from home" for the next few days. Built lovingly by hand, picturesque in its isolation and surrounded by seemingly unending miles of wilderness, the lodge would prove to be a fitting location to return to each day after we had tasted the colorful and wild underwater wonders of Barkley Sound.
The next morning our first dive found us at a site known as Kyen Point - two rocky pinnacles with a small "valley" in between them. Visibility proved to be around 30 feet and as my buddy, Steve Martino, and I dropped down into the chilly emerald waters (47 degrees at depth) we grinned into our mouthpieces as the puffy white clouds of giant Plumose Anemones literally burst into view. The rest of the team scattered in all directions, each seeking subjects to record forever on film. Both Steve and I had set up our systems for macro, and it wasn't long before we stumbled upon the "mother-lode" – a huge wall covered with gorgeous, tiny "Strawberry" Anemones. Delicate and as bright red as their namesake, Strawberry Anemones make beautiful subjects all by themselves, but as an added benefit they attract a host of other tiny creatures custom made by God for the macro photographer. The majority of our film was shot on this dive within a 20 foot radius, yet we both surfaced with wide grins on our faces. The others arrived at the stern of the boat with tales of Octopus, Wolf-Eels, monster Ling Cod, and stunning numbers of Rockfish, Greenling and Anemones of all hues and stripes. My first dive in Barkley Sound had produced memories that will remain forever embedded in my mind.
Over the next few days the experience only got better as we experienced many other dive sites, each with its own unique personality and photographic offerings. My favorite location, however, proved to be a rocky reef that Dave had named after his charming wife, Renate. "Renate's Reef" proved, like her, to be a classic. Nowhere have I seen more color and more life of all shapes and sizes – fluorescent pink algae enshrouded the rocks, and was in turn covered with layer upon layer of hydrocorals, sponges, snails, urchins, tunicates, and hundreds of anemones of all shapes, colors and sizes. Naturally curious, hoards of Rockfish of various species darted in and out of the openings in the rock and between the stalks of the largest anemones, the beautiful black and yellow China Rockfish being especially colorful and a popular subject for photography. Massive predatory Sunflower Stars stalked their way across the seascape, sending smaller creatures in waves in front of them as they scurried to escape the grasp of the multi-armed hunters. On this dive I happened to be diving with another photographer, Dennus Baum, and together we came across a female Wolf-Eel coiled on the bottom. At our appearance, she turned and swam across the rocky reef with Dennus on one side and I on the other, hastily snapping pictures as her long sinewy body flowed toward a hidden sanctuary beneath an outcrop. As she disappeared beneath the rock, I turned to make my way toward the anchor line only to have two other members of our team beckon me over to a small depression between two rocks. There, I saw a mass of tentacles curled around a beautiful tan, horned mantle, completely framed by the colors of the surrounding anemones – a Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) was nestled in the depression feasting on a Leather Star and perfectly willing to remain in place posing for photographs. My shutter finger working as fast as my strobe would recycle, it took only a few minutes before the last frame of my film was gone and it was time to ascend. As I slowly followed the anchor line upward toward the waiting surface I kept glancing down……wanting one more view of the marvel that is "Renate's Reef".
That afternoon, as the boat turned eastward to return us to the world of freeways, jobs and cell-phones, each of us could be caught from time to time shooting a furtive glance back toward Barkley Sound and the tranquility that we had come to both cherish and respect. Before the first foot touched the dock back at Port Alberni dreams had already begun to take shape and tentative plans were coursing through the air – I won't be a bit surprised if the same group finds itself once again winding down the long inlet next year, seeking the underwater treasure that is Captain Barkley's Sound.
Author's note: Since I first wrote this article for Advanced Diver Magazine in 2002 there have been many changes. I returned several times to Barkley Sound and each time it was magical. My dear friends Dave and Renate Christie finally decided to retire to travel the world together and enjoy the company of family and friends. Sadly, it was not to be. Within months of selling Rendezvous Lodge Dave was diagnosed with a particularly virulent form of cancer and faded quickly. Since then Renate has rebuilt a good life, and I am enormously happy for her, but I shall always cherish the times that I spent with the two of them watching the whales play in Rainy Bay and always, always preparing for that magical next dive.
New owners have taken the helm and the magic still remains. Go taste the wonder while you still can....


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A sight from the garden of the long wooden footbridge which crosses the park.


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Host Brazil's shocking 7-1 defeat at the hands of Germany in a semifinal match Tuesday at 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil sparked the most conversation on Facebook of any of the tournament's games to date, with 66 million of the social network's users responsible for more than 200 million interactions (posts, comments, and likes), including more than 52 million interactions from 16 million users in Brazil alone, according to the Facebook Data Science Team.
Brazil was also responsible for the second- and third-highest interaction totals for World Cup matches, with the tournament's opening match against Croatia discussed by 58 million users, and its round of 16 match against Chile by 31 million.
The two players who were the subject of the most buzz on Facebook were Germany's Thomas Müller and Brazil's David Luiz, and the match's top five social moments were:
- Sami Khedira scores Germany's fourth goal in seven minutes, giving his squad a 5-0 lead in the 29th minute.
- Toni Kroos scores his second goal of the match in the 26th minute, giving Germany a 4-0 edge.
- Kroos gives Germany a 3-0 lead in the 24th minute.
- Miroslav Klose scores in the 23rd minute, giving Germany a 2-0 lead and giving him the title of all-time leading goal scorer in the World Cup.
- André Schürrle scores his second goal of the match in the 79th minute, giving Germany a 7-0 lead and marking the most goals ever scored by one team in a World Cup semifinal.
The top five demographic groups discussing the Germany-Brazil game were:
- Men 18 through 24.
- Men 25 through 34.
- Women 18 through 24.
- Women 25 through 34.
- Men 13 through 17.
And the top five countries discussing the game were:
The five most-discussed players from Germany's squad were:
- Müller
- Klose
- Kroos
- Mesut Özil
- Khedira
And the top five from Brazil were:
- Luiz
- Marcelo
- Hulk
- Júlio César
- Fred
The Facebook Data Science Team also noted that Brazil's Neymar, who missed the match due to injury, received 10 times more buzz than any other player in Tuesday's match, and Brazil's Thiago Silva, who did not play due to suspension, would have ranked No. 3.
Image of German soccer fans courtesy of Shutterstock.


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Total Distance = 10 Miles
Buy the guide to the Coastal Path from Berwick to the Forth Bridges here
This downloadable book in PDF format (Adobe Reader) is an easily printable guide with colour photos, map guides, and plenty of information on the points of interest along the way
Download direct to your PC to print off at your leisure. Only £3.99.
The first walk of the Coast (at least if you are starting from the east) is from the border at Berwick and runs alongside the eastern railway along the cliffs.
This is a part of the Berwickshire way which runs from Berwick all the way to Eyemouth via the little coastal village of Burnmouth.
Eyemouth is a lovely sheltered fishing village that is also important centre for divers.
There is a lovely sheltered beach at Coldingham bay which is a favourite with surfers.
The cliffs at St Abbs are part of a National Trust for Scotland nature reserve which are home to thousands of seabirds.


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Biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) is a type of gastric bypass, but is more radical than a typical Roux-en-Y. The stomach is reduced in size and connected to the last part of the small intestine. This bypasses two entire sections of intestine, the duodenum and the jejunum.
There are several variations of BPD. One less extreme variation keeps the stomach's pyloric valve intact. Called duodenal switch, this type of bypass surgery regulates the release of stomach contents into the small intestine. The duodenal switch takes longer than a gastric bypass, and is technically more difficult.The complication rate is similar to gastric bypass -- when the procedure is performed by an experienced surgeon. After this option, people can enjoy a wider variety of foods and can eat about half as much as they did before the operation without fear of experiencing dumping syndrome. In addition, calcium loss does not occur following duodenal switch surgery. Although this procedure still requires making some behavioral changes, it may offer better quality of life and social functioning.
BPD is often very successful at causing weight loss. However, stomach ulcers and diarrhea are common complications. Also, as with other forms of weight loss surgery, more serious complications are possible. Malnutrition is the most common of the serious complications. Given that BPD is a more extreme form of weight loss surgery, life-long follow-up programs are recommended.
Marceau P, Biron S, Lebel S, et al. Does bone change after biliopancreatic diversion? J Gastrointest Surg. 2002 September;6(5):690–698.
Anthone GJ. The duodenal switch operation for morbid obesity. Surgical Clinics of North America. 2005 August;85(4):819-833.