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The database has been created and an interface class (DAO) has been created. Now I need to get some data into the system. To do that I need some kind of data input screen that will take in text and multimedia files (images, videos, etc.) In the interests of making things easy on the user I didn't want to use an open file dialog. I find that they are unpleasant to use, especially for non-technical users. Drag and drop is much more intuitive.
According to the hype, it's very easy to drag and drop files from a user's desktop into an AIR application. I figured a five minute Google would give me a dozen or so examples of how to do it. Well, yes and no. There were many examples (875,000 returns on AIR drag and drop), but most were written for the Beta versions of AIR. It seemed like every sample I found used the DragManager object which (I found out later) was transformed into the NativeDragManager object when AIR was released. Other samples were so complicated that peeling back the layers to a simple sample took more time that it was worth.
What I need to do is really quite simple. Have an image field onto which a user can drag and drop an image file. Once the file was dropped onto the field I want the image to change to the new one and the file contents to be available in binary form. The last requirement is so the file can be uploaded to the database.
Step 1 – Create a target for the operation – an image field:
<mx:Image x="10" y="10" id="displayImage" source="DropHere.jpg"/>
Step 2 – Add a listener for both the drag and the drop operations. This was done by adding a simple function that is called on the createComplete event of the canvas:
public function initDrop():void{
//Listeners to manage the drop of files on the first panel
Step 3 – Add some code to allow the drag operation. Nothing too complicated here; its just a function that allows the drag operation into the image field:
//Accept drag and drop on the first panel
public function acceptDrag(event:NativeDragEvent):void{
Step 4 – Add some code to handle the drop operation. Here I want to change the image to the new file and to put the contents of the file into a byte array. To prove to myself that it was working, I echoed the file size to the screen. This will be replaced later with a call to the DAO for a database update:
import flash.filesystem.File;
private var imageBytes:ByteArray = new ByteArray(); //the byte array can not be null!!!
//On drop collect the files
public function dragDrop(event:NativeDragEvent):void{
var imageList:Array = event.clipboard.getData(ClipboardFormats.FILE_LIST_FORMAT) as Array;
var droppedFile:File = imageList[0];
//load the file into the image
displayImage.source= droppedFile.url;
//get the byte array for the image
var fileStream:FileStream = new FileStream();
fileStream.open(droppedFile, FileMode.READ);
fileSize.text = imageBytes.length.toString();
There are a couple of things to note about the dragDrop function. First the result of the drag and drop is always an array of the files. This is because the system allows you to drag more than one file at a time (very useful in some circumstances). I took the cheap and cheesy route of just using the first element in the array.
Second I'm not using a Loader object to change the image contents as is suggested on many web pages. I tried this at first and the image was not replaced, but instead the second image was overlaid on top. I fiddled around a bit with the image layers but I couldn't quite get it to work properly. Simply re-setting the image source was a simple solution to the problem.
There you go. Not much to it, but it works well and functions properly with the 1.0 release of AIR.
I split this bit of the application into a separate app so you can download it without all of the rest of the overhead. You can find it here.


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In the preliminary final, the Hawks prevailed narrowly over the cursing Cats, despite the failure of their forward ''trinity'' of Lance Franklin, Jarryd Roughead and Cyril Rioli, to produce goals.
The trinity managed just one goal - a Buddy gimme from the goal line, created by Luke Breust's tap, in the last quarter. Franklin and Rioli were returning from suspension and injury; Roughead, the Coleman medallist, was subdued with just 0.1. The Hawks thus relied on dead-eye Jack Gunston, David Hale and the high footy IQ of Shaun Burgoyne - cast as a makeshift forward in the final quarter - to extricate themselves from infamy.
Peter Schwab, Alastair Clarkson's predecessor as Hawks coach, is among the many Hawthorn folk who reckon Franklin, Roughead and Rioli collectively will need to produce a sizeable bundle of goals if the Hawks are to win the premiership that was lost on the back of failure to convert last year.
''They wouldn't want another [final] where they don't get a significant goal-score contribution from those three - Rioli, Roughead and Franklin,'' said Schwab. ''If they could kick six between them, average two … in a final, that'd be significant.
''Hawthorn's got more firepower in their front half - there's no doubt about that. You know, you've got Rioli, Gunston, Roughead, Franklin, Breust. Compared to Fremantle who have [Chris] Mayne, [Matthew] Pavlich, [Hayden] Ballantyne, [Michael] Walters who are probably keys and it depends on what your midfield can do … I think potentially Fremantle can get more goals from their midfield.''
In finals, goals become more precious than in home-and-away football. When playing ''Rossball'' - against the maniacal defensive pressure of a Ross Lyon-coached team - the degree of difficulty for each goal is far greater; the Dockers concede only 69 points per game, easily the best record in the AFL, and restricted Geelong to nine goals at Simonds Stadium in their finals eclipse. Many clubs give up almost nine goals in a quarter at the Cattery.
Hence the need for Franklin, Roughead and Rioli to find the goals that went missing last Friday. If, as Schwab suggests, the talented trio don't produce a respectable goal tally, Hawthorn's chances of premiership redemption will be greatly compromised.
Schwab reckoned the other part of the Hawthorn wish-list would be to score freely early, forcing the disciplined Dockers to ease the throttle and open up the game. ''The key for them will be how quickly they can score early. If they can put Fremantle under pressure early … if you can score on the board it sort of unsettles their defensive structure, maybe then they have to become more offensive to catch up,'' he said. ''I think Hawthorn will win but I think it will be a really tough game.''
Franklin, who could well be playing in brown and gold for the final time, has been a consistent finals performer over the course of his career. Last week's modest output was atypical. He averages 3.5 goals per game in finals (45.28 in 13 finals), which exceeds his home-and-away average of 3.2 goals per game. His conversion rate of 61.6 per cent means he's also better at nailing his shots in September than from April to August (home-and-away conversion is 57.6 per cent).
He was criticised for his profligacy on grand final day last year, when his inaccuracy (3.4) reflected his team's yips - a pattern that was repeated against the Cats last weekend. But the inaccuracy bug isn't just his - Roughead scored only 1.5 from three finals last year and didn't kick one last Friday, while Rioli had an excellent qualifying and preliminary final in 2012 before he was smothered in the grand final by his ex-Scotch College teammate Nick Smith. He was likewise quelled by the Cats last weekend, albeit he was fleeced of a likely goal by a mystifying advantage call by the umpire.
In a contest pitting the game's greatest restrictor and its best offensive unit, the Hawks will struggle to avoid suffocation if their trinity remains invisible.

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Christa McAuliffe
Christa McAuliffe (2 September 1948 – 28 January 1986) was an American teacher from Concord, New Hampshire, and was one of the seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
- No teacher has ever been better prepared to teach a lesson.
- As quoted in American Heroes of Exploration and Flight (1996) by Anne E. Schraff, p. 102
- I have a vision of the world as a global village, a world without boundaries. Imagine a history teacher making history!
- Reach for it, you know. Go push yourself as far as you can.
- What are we doing here? We're reaching for the stars.
- May your future be limited only by your dreams!
- As quoted in "New Hampshire Town Reeling From Shock, Grief" by Bob Drogin in The Los Angeles Times (30 Januray 1986)
- I Touch the Future — I Teach.
- As quoted in "I Touch the Future —" : The story of Christa McAuliffe (1985) by Robert T. Hohler, p. 155; this was on a t-shrit which she brought on her shuttle baggage, but the expression might not have originated with her.


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The FN Dish shares New Year's resolutions from Food Network stars! What New Year's resolutions are all of you making for 2009?
The FN Dish shares New Year's resolutions from Food Network stars! What New Year's resolutions are all of you making for 2009?
An partial list of upcoming appearances by some FN faves:
November 8 – 9
Washington DC: Bobby Flay, Paula Deen and Giada De Laurentiis will all be featured at the Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show. Details here.
November 10
Atlanta, GA: Alton Brown will be at a book signing with Shirley Corriher, the James Beard award winning author of Cookwise at the historic Margaret Mitchell house. Info here.
November 10
Natick, MA: Ina Garten will be signing books at Williams Sonoma from 12:00 – 2:00pm. Not in Natick? No fear… Ina will be on a multiple city book tour across the country throughout November and December. Full details on those locations can be found here.
November 12
Atlantic City, NJ: Rachael Ray will be appearing for two shows at Harrah's. She'll be sharing personal stories and anecdotes, followed by a Q&A. Details here.
November 13
Baltimore, MD: Chef Duff, the Ace of Cakes, will be part of the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland Green Carpet Event. Get your cookies and all the details here.
November 23
Long Island, NY: Bobby Flay will be doing a book signing at Bobby's Burger Palace in the Smithhaven Mall. He just opened this Palace back in July and will be flipping burgers there in the morning. Details here.
Know of others? Post in the comments below…


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It's been over a year since Bungie released Halo: Reach. This game is their swan song and is supposedly the best Halo of all.
In some ways, it really is the best Halo. Halo: Reach stays true to the Halo formula while including tweaks (such as Armor Abilities). The campaign is compelling and the multiplayer is a blast. Forge 2.0 is absolutely amazing and Firefight is significantly improved. Theater hasn't changed much but is still extremely useful and enjoyable.
However, no game is perfect, and Reach has plenty of flaws. Let's start, shall we? :)
Halo: Reach's campaign is arguably the most compelling and tragic. Planet Reach is invaded by the Covenant, and Noble Team must defend it.
Carter. Noble One. He tells you to "... leave that lone wolf stuff behind" and yet, he makes you do everything.
Catherine. Noble Two. She drives you off a cliff. Proof.
Jun. Noble Three. Allow me to quote him: "OMG I AM GOING TO SNIPE NOBLE SIX WHILE HE'S ASSASSINATING AND BLOW HIS COVER" Proof.
Emile. Noble Four. He uses a strange military tactic in hopes of killing enemies at long range. It's called "Shotgun Sniping". It fails.
Jorge. Noble Five. He's your only useful teammate.
Noble Six. Replacement of Thom-A293. He/she is you. And the fate of Reach lies on your shoulders. You are the best SPARTAN in Noble Team and does everything while being treated like a Private.
This team of SPARTAN-IIIs (and a SPARTAN-II) eventually die without forming any strong attachments to the player. They aren't beloved characters such as Sergeant Johnson and Cortana. Jorge had potential, however, but Bungie killed him off. I mean, come on! Carter was basically exactly the same after Kat died. No surprise there though. I didn't feel any different too after witnessing her death.
The next problem is canon. Bungie completely ignored the novels and created a new ending. I'm sure we all go with canon that's better and apparently, book canon > game canon. And aren't the Covenant supposed to be the ones who's attacking us, and not us? The whole game I felt like I was hunting down the Covenant instead of them hunting me.
Finally, get a pencil. Sharpen it and try to balance it on its tip on a flat surface. Unless you're the second coming of Jesus Christ, it falls on its side. You knew the pencil was going to fall. That's Halo: Reach's campaign. You knew Reach was going to fall and that all members of Noble Team will either die or go MIA. Basically, we knew what was going to happen before completing the campaign. Now stand several feet away from a target. Throw your pencil and try to hit the target with it. Now pick up the pencil and locate another target. Throw the pencil at it. Good... now turn off the lights (or turn on) by flipping a switch on a nearby wall.
Repeat and that's what you do for a few hours in the campaign. The only pros I can give you are the level design and how related Reach is to Combat Evolved. Oh, and Moas and Forklifts are great additions.
Despite all my rants, I gave Reach a fairly good rating due to marvelous level design, stunning visuals, an outstanding soundtrack (keep up the good work, Martin O'Donnell) and the old Combat Evolved feel of being badass, which amplifies the fun and experience.
Campaign: 7.0 out of 10 (Good)
Halo's campaign is indeed amazing, but what's really kept the franchise on top is the multiplayer. The balanced gameplay along with several gametypes and potential for fun is unmatched.
Some maps are rip-offs from the campaign but Forge World easily counters that. The inclusion of Invasion, Headhunter, and Elite Slayer adds even more fun and reply value. Armor Abilities are slightly unbalanced but is great for casuals. Loud, amplified explosions and sounds along with different weapon animations mixed with "rusty" visuals and CE gameplay makes every kill a satisfying one. Loadouts and assassinations boost the epicness!
The cons are swordblock, overpowered Armor Lock, underpowered Hologram, bloom (which should be replaced with recoil), powered up frag grenades, and nerfed weapons (besides the DMR). Eliminate these problems with a Title Update, add better maps (not from Forge World), power up automatic weapons, and you got a multiplayer that's better than Halo 3.
Multiplayer: 9.0 out of 10 (Excellent)
Firefight 2.0 has so much customization! I don't think I have to explain how great this lobby is in Reach. Generator Defense and Gruntpocalypse are excellent additions. Red, Blue, and Yellow skulls allows further customization, and I'm glad Firefight doesn't include the Yanme'e.
A few downsides are how fast how Phantoms come after each wave, overpowered Heretics, and Drop Pods (A SPARTAN-III versus several Sangheili Ultras charging with guns blazing on Legendary? WTF). Also, the inability to play as a Sangheili against the Covenant bugged me.
Firefight: 9 (Excellent)
Forging is easier and more fun than ever with all the major upgrades and Forge World is an incredibly huge, beautiful map. Need I say more?
Just remember: A slight modification to a map can significantly change gameplay.
Forge: 9.5 out of 10 (Excellent)
In Halo: Reach, you can save thousands of films and screenshots to your library (at least, that's what I heard). You can also go back through checkpoints and take film clips in the campaign, which is what I always wanted in Halo 3.
It's still that lobby that allows you to travel back in time and become invincible (and invisible) while being able to fly and control time! :D
Theater: 10 (Perfect)
Overall, I give Halo: Reach a 9.0 out of 10. However, I didn't just add up the previous scores and divided by five. Of course, I regarded the player customization and the Custom Games lobby.
Please keep your comments civil. You stay frosty, Halo Nation!
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How did you spend your labor day? Picnicking? Watching a parade? Visiting family and friends?
harvesting amaranth seeds photo by lsimon
Next year you could harvest amaranth seeds. I have been posting how much I enjoy this plant. And how productive it is. We have harvested the leaves, and cooked them as greens. Early in the summer, the stems taste just like asparagus. And later in the summer we harvest the seeds.
The seeds ripen over several weeks. We have been collecting them for 4 or 5 weeks already. And they still keep coming, fewer now though.
When I first wrote about amaranth a reader asked how to harvest them. I had no idea, so we decided to plant some to see if we could find out.
It is really very easy. Look at the contraption V uses. From his stash of stuff in the garage, he has rigged an amaranth collection device. It requires a snow saucer and a bungy cord.
If you live in the south, you probably don't have a snow saucer. Maybe you can ask for one for Christmas from your northern relatives. Or use a (clean) garbage can lid, turned upside down.
Any kind of cord works. And you can go cordless, harvesting with two people. One to hold the amaranth collection device, the other to massage the fluffy heads so the seeds fall out.
amaranth seeds and chaff photo by vsimon
You get seeds, chaff, and bugs. We let the mess dry for a day. Then blow gently across the amaranth collection device and the chaff floats away. Most of the bugs go too. You can pick out the ones that haven't left the party yet.
From our small patch of amaranth we have harvested several pounds of seeds already.
We call amaranth a gluten free grain. It isn't really a grain, we just use it like grains. It can be ground into flour for baked goods. I'll probably just use the seeds for breakfast cereal and in soups. And not try to grind it.
Next year you can plant some amaranth of your own. We purchased seeds from Bountiful Gardens. We will plant a few seeds collected this year.
cleaned amaranth seeds photo by vsimon
Our plants this year had golden, red, or green flowers. The green flowers had black seeds. V separately collected seeds from each color of flower. He plans to plant a few of each next year, and see if they grow the same. And we will probably try some new varieties too.
Please tell us if you grow amaranth and how you like it. Or if you are inspired to try it.


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Can you ever get tired of roasted vegetables? I think not. They used to be my staple food whilst back in uni and I still love making a huge batch every now and then. The best thing is that you can always change the recipe to suit whatever is available. You really can't go wrong with roasted veggies!
What makes this particular batch so special is the herb infused marinade. I think you know by now how much I adore nutritional yeast, yes? Nutritional yeast is a great source of vitamin B and really so delicious sprinkled on pretty much anything! I love the combination of herbs, nutritional yeast, garlic and olive oil in this marinade. It's a perfect combination for these vegetables and definitely adds a lot of flavour in this dish.
Herb-Marinated Roasted Vegetables
(Recipe inspired by Candle 79)
2 zucchinis
1 yellow onion
1/2 butternut pumpkin
1/2 small cauliflower
4 yellow squashes
5 small button mushrooms
75ml extra-virgin olive oil
1 small garlic clove, grated
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast*
4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
pinch of sea salt
freshly ground black pepper
1/2 lime, juiced (or lemon)
* nutritional yeast is available at health food stores
1. Preheat oven to 180C.
2. Cut the zucchinis and onion into slices. Cut the pumpkin into chunks and cauliflower into small florets. Quarter the yellow squashes and half the mushrooms. Place all vegetables in a large mixing bowl.
3. Combine all marinade ingredients in a separate bowl. Dress the vegetables with the marinade and toss well to coat. You can leave the veggies to marinade in the fridge for a couple of hours.
4. Pour the vegetables on a roasting tray and roast for about 30 minutes or until all vegetables are tender. Serve with quinoa or millet.


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I love to smoke meat. Once smoked you can reheat it on the grill or over the stove.
Guam has a particular style. Buy any kind meat you desire to smoke, in this case beef. Cut it up lengthwise and about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch thick. Brine this overnight and smoke it the next day. Of course, like anywhere, there are many styles/methods, but this is one of the basic ways.
Here is my brine...
Soy Brine:
1/2 cup Kosher salt;
2 cups brown sugar
3 tbsp Mortons Tenderquick Home Meat Cure
3 tbsp minced fresh Ginger
1/2 cup of soy sauce
4 quarts of water.
Freshly ground black pepper to taste.
Adjust salt as needed when adding the Kosher salt at the end
Then the next day I take it out and let it drain some before I hang it all on stainless hooks over a semi open pit to smoke.
This particular smoke took about 8 hours. The result was meat that was still juicy, very tender and had great color.
Here are a few photos....
Strips hanging from the hooks after about 8 hours.
The small chunks left over from trimming I hang on this stainless skewer.
The finished product.
I love smoking pork and fish like yellow fin tuna also.


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Recipe: Earl Abel's Maple Pecan Pie
Updated 10:16 am, Friday, June 7, 2013
Makes 12-16 servings
3 cups water
3/4 cup plus 11/2 tablespoons dried milk powder
2 (14-ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk, such as Eagle Brand
1 1/2 cups good-quality pancake syrup
1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon cornstarch
4 eggs
1 cup chopped pecans
2 (9-inch) baked pie crusts
3 cups whipped cream or whipped topping
Instructions: Place water, powdered milk and sweetened condensed milk in 51/2-quart or larger pot; mix well and heat. When milk powder is completely dissolved, remove 1 cup of liquid and put in mixing bowl. Bring remaining mixture in pan to boil; stir in syrup and butter. Bring back to boil. Add cornstarch and eggs to removed 1 cup liquid. Whisk well until smooth, then add mixture to boiling pot to thicken, whisking well to keep mixture from forming lumps. (Contents in pot will bubble toward the top.) Reduce heat to low boil and let cook, stirring occasionally, about 4-5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in pecans. Divide mixture between pie shells. Let cool completely. Top with whipped cream. Store in refrigerator.
Per serving (based on 16): 570 calories (50.9 percent calories from fat), 32 g fat, 120 mg cholesterol, 64 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 8 g protein.
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Established in 2005 by former US President Bill Clinton, the Clinton Global Initiative encourages global leaders to create and implement innovative solutions to the world's most pressing challenges.
Courtauld Institute
AkzoNobel is a long-standing partner of the Courtauld Institute of Art in the UK, one of the world's leading centers for the study of art history, conservation and curatorship.
The Institute's Gallery at Somerset House in London houses exquisite pieces art, silver and sculpture, and has been entrusted with the long-term loan of the company's silver collection, inherited from the Courtauld family.
Recently, AkzoNobel also provided scholarship funding for students undertaking Master's degree and postgraduate study in the conservation of wall paintings.
The Cruyff Foundation
AkzoNobel supports the Cruyff Foundation in its global efforts to make sport more accessible to children around the world.
Established in 1997 by famous Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff, the organization has so far established more than 180 Cruyff Courts in neighborhoods where children lack the possibility to play sports in a safe environment.
AkzoNobel is the preferred supplier to the Cruyff Foundation, allowing both organizations to work together and make a difference in communities around the world.
AkzoNobel has partnered with Dutch charity Giving Back to help provide diverse school and university students with positive role models and mentors from the world of business.
Around 350 young people a year are matched to inspiring, successful mentors, each of whom freely volunteers their time. One of these volunteer mentors is AkzoNobel's Executive Committee member, Conrad Keijzer.
As we see it, teaming up with Giving Back is not only a great way of connecting to the talent of the future, but it also sends a strong message within our organization that we are committed to finding and nurturing talent from all backgrounds.
The Worshipful Company of Haberdashers is a significant supporter of schools and education in England and Wales. With origins in medieval times, it is now trustee of three main grant-making foundations and four schools foundations.
The company currently funds an AkzoNobel/Haberdashers' Science Scholarship program, which awards ten scholarships per year, with selected students being supported for each year of their course.
AkzoNobel is currently planning to extend the partnership in order to develop a more comprehensive support program.
AkzoNobel sponsors the Children's Peace Fund, which is awarded as part of the annual International Children's Peace Prize.
Devised by the Dutch KidsRights Foundation, the prize is presented to a deserving child for his or her dedication to children's rights, with nominations coming from all over the world.
The fund offers financial support for social projects related to the theme and country of the winner.
These projects are overseen by professional, non-governmental organizations. Recent recipients include Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan.
Monocle Magazine
We were delighted to partner with Monocle magazine on its survey of the world's most liveable cities, which offers inspiration for urban communities everywhere to create more human environments.
While data-driven elements such as crime, healthcare, state-funded education and business climate remain the backbone of the Quality of Life Survey, it's the "liveability assessment" on intangibles such as commitment to culture, proximity to open spaces and affordability that make all the difference to a city – and make this survey unique.
Our partnership with Monocle is also designed to increase our exposure with key AkzoNobel stakeholder groups including architects, designers and mayors. Read the full story here.
AkzoNobel – through its Education Fund – has been a partner of Plan Nederland for nearly 20 years. The company receives help from the organization when making decisions about which projects to support through the fund.
Offering aid to children in developing countries, the Education Fund mainly provides financial assistance for educational projects and programs. The money comes from corporate funds, as well as employee donations and special fund-raising events.
To date, more than 50 projects in 15 countries in South America, Africa and South East Asia have been supported.
AkzoNobel, through its Sikkens brand, was the official supplier of all decorative paint products for the extensive refurbishment of Amsterdam's world famous Rijksmuseum.
One of the main tasks was to develop a special color palette which closely matched the paint originally used by architect Pierre Cuypers when the museum opened in 1885.
The Rijksmuseum was fully reopened in 2013, with more than 8,000 liters of Sikkens paint having been used throughout the building, both inside and out.
Over a period of two years from 2014 onwards, AkzoNobel will compile an urban resilience guide for cities and undertake special projects at four cities named on The Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities list. In addition, the company will make its expertise in paints, coatings and chemicals available to the program's advisory committees.
Sikkens Foundation
The Sikkens Foundation is an independent cultural foundation designed to promote social, cultural and scientific developments in society in which color plays a specific role.
Every two years, the Foundation – which receives financial support from AkzoNobel – presents the coveted Sikkens Prize, honouring people or institutions who have made a special contribution to the use of color.
Past winners have included Le Corbusier, Gerrit Rietveld and Bridget Riley.
Van Gogh Museum
Working as a partner in sustainable colors, AkzoNobel sponsors the Van Gogh Museum's Restoration Studio. This involves contributing color expertise and research know-how to help preserve the cultural heritage of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries.
In addition to sponsoring the Restoration Studio, AkzoNobel – through its Sikkens brand – is also the official paint supplier to the museum.
Established in 1973, the museum was recently closed for refurbishment and reopened in 2013 with an anniversary exhibition which was designed with help from AkzoNobel and Sikkens.
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The World Economic Forum is an international institution committed to improving the state of the world through public-private cooperation.
It engages political, business, academic and other leaders of society in collaborative efforts to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Together with other stakeholders, it works to define challenges, solutions and actions, always in the spirit of global citizenship.
AkzoNobel is one of the WEF's Industry Partners and is actively involved in the Forum's mission at the industry level.
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Roman Numerals
From ErlangCentral Wiki
You want to convert decimal numbers to Roman numerals and Roman numerals to decimal numbers.
Here is some example code illustrating the conversion between decimals numbers and Roman numerals.
% dec_to_roman/1 : integer -> string % format the integer num using roman numerals decimal_to_roman(Num) -> decimal_to_roman(Num, "", [1000, 900, 500, 400, 100, 90, 50, 40, 10, 9, 5, 4, 1], ["M", "CM", "D", "CD", "C", "XC", "L", "XL", "X", "IX", "V", "IV", "I"]). % dec_to_roman/4 : integer string [t number) (list string) -> string % append the numbers num formatted as roman numerals to the string s, % using the roman numerals in roman-numbers with corresponding % decimal values in decimal-values decimal_to_roman(0, Accum, Decimals, Romans) -> Accum; decimal_to_roman(Num, Accum, Decimals, Romans) -> F_el = hd(Decimals), if F_el =< Num -> decimal_to_roman(Num - F_el, Accum ++ hd(Romans), Decimals, Romans); true -> dec_to_roman(Num, Accum, tl(Decimals), tl(Romans)) end. % Example of use: 1> decimal_to_roman(1997). "MCMXCVII" 2> decimal_to_roman(1929). "MCMXXIX" 3> decimal_to_roman(2112). "MMCXII"
And here is the reverse transformation (converting between Roman numerals and decimal numbers):
% roman_to_decimal : string -> integer % convert a string with (uppercase) roman numerals to an integer roman_to_decimal("") -> 0; roman_to_decimal(Str) -> case length(Str) of 1 -> case list_to_atom(Str) of 'I' -> 1; 'V' -> 5; 'X' -> 10; 'L' -> 50; 'C' -> 100; 'D' -> 500; 'M' -> 1000; _ -> 0 end; _ -> roman_to_decimal( string:substr(Str, 3) ) + case list_to_atom( string:substr(Str, 1, 2) ) of 'IV' -> 4; 'IX' -> 9; 'XL' -> 40; 'XC' -> 90; 'CD' -> 400; 'CM' -> 900; _ -> roman_to_decimal( string:substr(Str, 1, 1) ) + roman_to_decimal( string:substr(Str, 2, 1) ) end end. % Example of use: 4> roman_to_decimal("MM"). 2000 5> roman_to_decimal("MMIII"). 2003 6> roman_to_decimal("MMIIII"). 2004 7> roman_to_decimal("MCMXM"). 3110
In the first code sample we show a very simple solution; the main procedure takes the number to be converted. It then calls an auxilliary procedure that performs the actual conversion. The auxilliary procedure takes four arguments: (1) the number we want to convert, (2) an accumulator string that will (eventually) contain the result, (3) a list containing the decimal integers that we can represent as roman numerals, and (4) a list of corresponding roman numeral representations of the decimal values.
We have three cases to consider:
If the input number is zero, we just return the accumulator string, which is the value we are seeking. Otherwise, we need to make a recursive call. There are two possibilities: If the number is greater than or equal to the first element of the decimals list: Use the difference of the first argument (the number to be converted) and the "value" of the roman numeral we are currently considering for the first argument. Append the roman numeral character currently being considered to the accumulator and pass this as the second argument. The other two arguments are the decimal and roman lists without changes. Otherwise, the number must be less than the first element of the decimal list: Use the input number without changes for the first argument. Use the existing accumulator string for the second argument. The final two arguments are the decimal and roman numeral lists (without their first element).
In the second code example we use Erlangs term matching features to take pairs of roman numerals for evaluation, until there is only one character left. If the pair of numerals matches a known valid roman number (i.e., IV, IX, XL, XC, CD, CM), we do the conversion; otherwise we interpret the first of the two characters as a number (i.e., I,V,X,L,C,D,M), and then do a recursive call on the remaining elements of the string. Note that the second character from the pair we just evaluated is included in the remaining numerals to be evaluated. This problem would be difficult to solve without Erlang pattern matching features.
Once we determine which condition we are dealing with, we just sum the decimal values of the symbol that we have recognized.


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Biology 115. Natural History of New England Forests
A field-based course with observational and experimental activities. Students will learn to identify the common flora and fauna of the surrounding forest community. The course will also examine historical and contemporary human impact on New England forests. Field trips to coastal forest ecosystem and the Fisher Museum at the Harvard Forest.


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Hybrid novels are all the rage with young readers, who love the mix of pictures and text in a chapter book.
Wondering what exactly IS a hybrid book? Think of the massively popular "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" books by Jeff Kinney or the "Dork Diaries" books by Rachel Renee Russell.
Or think of their antecedents: the "Magic School Bus" books by Joanna Cole or the "Captain Underpants" series by Dav Pilkey. For the most literary hybrid, try "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick, or Selznik's newest hybrid book, the just-published "Wonderstruck."
What's so great about hybrids? In hybrids, the pictures must be "read" as much as the text, something many kids love as an extension of their highly visual world. For reluctant readers, the pictures in hybrids give them major clues about the story, eliminating much of the frustration they can feel in trying to make sense of the words.
While young readers await the latest installment in the "Wimpy Kid" series ("Cabin Fever" will be published Nov. 15), here is a look at some other new hybrid books for kids:
Last year, when author/illustrator Tom Angleberger published his wonderfully quirky first book, "The Strange Case of Origami Yoda," it was an immediate hit with "Wimpy Kid" fans, who loved the connections that Angleberger made between middle school and "Star Wars" -- all due to a "talking" Yoda paper finger puppet that dispenses real-life advice.
Now, Angleberger continues the series with "Darth Paper Strikes Back" (Amulet, $12.95, ages 8-12). In this book, Dwight, the "voice" of Origami Yoda, is threatened with expulsion from McQuarrie Middle School -- all because of another student named Harvey who hates Yoda and is the "voice" of a Darth Paper finger puppet. Tommy, the series' main narrator, joins forces with Dwight's other friends to try to convince the local school board to allow Dwight to stay at McQuarrie. But it looks like Darth Paper will vanquish Origami Yoda -- or will he?
As in his first book, Angleberger uses the device of having different students tell their versions of what is happening through a diarylike combination of text and drawings. In addition, Angleberger shows how to create an origami Yoda and Darth Paper, and also provides directions on how to play a simple but highly entertaining "Star Wars" battle game with nothing but paper and pencil.
Overall, "Darth Paper" offers further proof that Angleberger really understands middle-schoolers and the daily dramas that engulf them, while still finding the humor inherent in their situations. Fans of the series will be happy to know that, on the book's last page, a drawing of Yoda saying "The End ... This Is Not!" indicates that Angleberger plans to continue the series.
With her "Amelia" books, author/illustrator Marissa Moss was one of the original creators of the hybrid novel. Now Moss offers a new series, using the same format -- handwritten text and doodles on lined notebook paper -- that she uses with such success in the "Amelia" books.
Moss' new series is called "Daphne's Diary of Daily Disasters" and, with pink pages and a fourth-grade heroine, it's definitely geared to girls ages 7-10. So far, there are two books in the series: "The Name Game!" and "The Vampire Dare!" (Simon and Schuster, $8.99 each).
Daphne is quite a likable character and her daily ups and downs will resonate with young readers, who also will enjoy her lists and doodles. It looks like Moss, who also does the "Max Disaster" hybrid books, has another hit series on her hands.
Life isn't always predictable, as Grace and best friend Mimi learn in "Just Grace and the Double Surprise" (Houghton Mifflin, $14.99, ages 7-10). In this latest installment in the "Just Grace" series, author/illustrator Charise Mericle Harper details what happens when Mimi's long-awaited adopted sister turns out to be a little boy named Robert, and when Grace gets a female dog whose name is Mr. Scruffers.
Eventually, of course, Grace and Mimi sort out everything, with some help from Robert and Mr. Scruffers. Readers will particularly enjoy the wonderful friendship between Grace and Mimi and how it expands to include these two newcomers.
And don't forget to check out these other new titles in popular hybrid series:
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-- Danny Dragonbreath, a young dragon, and his iguana friend, Wendell, are trapped in a haunted house on Halloween with classmate Christiana Vanderpool in "No Such Thing As Ghosts" (Dial, $12.99, ages 7-10), the latest in the popular "Dragonbreath" series written and illustrated by Ursula Vernon.


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HOUSTON - Former President George H.W. Bush is in the intensive care unit at Methodist Hospital, fighting a stubborn fever that is on the rise.
As a result, he is now on a liquids-only diet, family spokesman Jim McGrath said.
The 88-year-old Bush was moved to ICU on Sunday. Doctors continue to treat his fever with Tylenol, but still haven't nailed down a cause for the fever.
McGrath said Bush remains upbeat as he continues to receive visitors.
"All the kids are making their own plans to come back to Houston to visit him and help him rally -- rally to recovery," said McGrath.
Bush's daughter, Dorothy, arrived on Wednesday for a visit. His sons, former President George W. Bush and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, will be paying a visit in the coming days.
The 41st president has been hospitalized since Nov. 23 with a lingering cough caused by bronchitis. Doctors were ready to send him home after a short string of good days, but changed their minds after Bush suffered a series of setbacks, including a few low-energy days and now a stubborn fever.
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The FT's first New York mini Business of Luxury summit is taking place this afternoon at the Plaza, and I hope all of you will join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #FTLuxury13 or following @FTLuxury360.
I'm moderating a panel on developments in counterfeiting with Katrina Burchell, the first group head of intellectual property for PPR, Shirley Cook, chief executive of Proenza Schouler; and Harley Lewin, the lawyer who recently helped Christian Louboutin, so it should be… lively. What Mickey Drexler likes to call "passionate discussion". It will include how the internet has changed the situation (we can no longer say, as Potter Stewart did, that we know it when we see it) and the greatest threats (3D printing anyone?) . Read more


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BRISCONNECTIONS - the company that built and is now operating the toll road from Brisbane central to the airport - has been a slow-mo train wreck since the start. (It would have been a slow-mo car wreck but there were never enough cars using the tollway to collide).
There have been plenty of other private toll-road disasters in Australia but this one is notable because its financial troubles began well before it became operational - when the traffic forecasts didn't meet the projections.
It was only a few months ago that the Airport Link road was opened, but just about every party involved in the project had already lost money. The builder, Leighton, the advisers and big investors, Macquarie and Deutsche Bank, a major shareholder, Queensland Investment Corp, and the Queensland government, which had flushed millions away a few years ago.
But the second crunch is now hitting thanks to the road being opened and - not surprisingly - the traffic numbers that had been projected have fallen short by up to 50 per cent.
The banks put a corporate insolvency doctor, PPB Advisory, into the group 10 days ago to investigate the position, and determine to what extent the recovery of the debt might be compromised by the underwhelming traffic numbers.
But on Monday the company's shares were placed in a trading halt and, alarmingly, two directors resigned without explanation.
The announcement was made the same day the media carried a story quoting Brisconnections chief executive Ray Wilson saying the appointment of an insolvency adviser was a standard procedure and was ''always part of the interaction we were likely to have with our banks over the next period''.
The recent history of these toll infrastructure projects has been nothing short of a disaster. Last year the Clem Jones Tunnel - also in Brisbane - collapsed thanks to a serious shortfall in the number of commuters prepared to pay the toll.
Like Brisconnections, the Clem Jones project enticed motorists with free access at the start, then by periods of discounted tolls.
This mirrored the experience of the Cross City Tunnel in Sydney and the Lane Cove Tunnel. Both of these have lost billions of dollars.
Lots of travellers used these tollways when it was free. But, instead of rising over time, the numbers tapered off when the toll was imposed.
The general lacklustre economic environment has been blamed for some of the soft traffic numbers but it doesn't account for the wild divergence between the forecasts and the real experience.
It again brings into question how the experts that predict traffic numbers can get it wrong so often, and why their advice forms the basis of financial forecasts that history shows are so clearly flawed. The investing public could be forgiven for putting their faith in these experts, but investment banks and governments have no excuse for revisiting the mistakes of the past.
Wilson may think that the banks calling in corporate advisers is standard procedure but few would agree.
The Brisconnections banking syndicate is owed more than $3 billion and, with traffic numbers well shy of projections, the debt covenants are likely to have been triggered.
This does not lead to an automatic move by the banks to bring in receivers, but it will allow them to take control and initiate a corporate restructure.
Sources suggested that administration was not imminent and that the trading halt was a way of buying time to get the house in order.
There is little doubt that the senior lenders have already taken some degree of provisioning against their exposure to the company - at the very least based on its ability to pay interest in the short term.
Indeed there is very little that's ''standard'' about the corporate history of Brisconnections.
Readers may remember that in 2008-09 the company raised equity to build the project via a deferred-payment instalment model.
Investors paid $1 for a unit in the company and were asked to make a further payment of $2 at a later date.
When the units traded below the issue price there was a rush for the door as investors realised their investment was a liability rather than an asset and there were calls for the company to be wound up.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission went into overdrive, warning unit holders from transferring their units to fictional people with fictional addresses.
A young entrepreneur, Nicholas Bolton, took a major shareholding when the stock was trading at 1¢ and threatened to vote in favour of a wind-up. He was ultimately bought out by the project's builder, Leighton, and pocketed several million dollars.
Bolton and his profits are now long gone and the investment banks have at least harvested fees from the deal.
Infrastructure projects like tollways have traditionally been a very reliable source of annuity income but only when they are well established. Greenfields developments are clearly fraught with risks.


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Europe freezes as temperatures plunge to lowest in three decades, Rome has snow for the first time in 27 years, flights are grounded, governments argue over gas supplies, the UK Met Office issues nine warnings for ice disruptions to transport, and over two hundred people die of cold or in accidents caused by freezing weather throughout Europe.
Editorial Comment: Do you remember when climate experts were predicting snow and ice would be a rare event in Britain and future children would not know what snow was? Reference: Independent 20 March 2000. (Ref. weather, deniers, politics)
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Jenkins Tabbed Big South Women's Tennis Player of the Week
Liberty junior Rebekah Jenkins has been named the Big South Conference Choice Hotels Women's Tennis Player of the Week, as announced today by the conference. Jenkins earns recognition for her performances in matches played between March 25-31.
It is the third Big South Women's Tennis Player of the Week award for the Lady Flames in 2013, as Brittany Yang and Nicola Wellman each earned the honor earlier in the season on Jan. 29 and Feb. 26, respectively.
Jenkins won each of her singles and doubles matches last week, helping lead the Lady Flames to victories against Radford and Presbyterian College. In singles play, Jenkins ousted Radford's Gemma Valls, 6-4, 7-5 on Wednesday, before defeating Greer Ransom of Presbyterian College in convincing fashion, 6-1, 6-2.
In the No. 1 doubles position, Jenkins, along with partner Wellman, collected a win against the Highlanders' Valls and Hana Babic, 8-7 (9-7). The following day, Jenkins and Wellman knocked off the Blue Hose combination of Ransom and Lindsay Krause, 8-2.
The Sarasota, Fla. native currently ranks second on the team with eight singles wins on the year, with six of those victories coming in the No. 2 spot. Jenkins and Wellman have notched six wins overall as the Lady Flames' No. 1 doubles tandem.
After this afternoon's contest at James Madison, Jenkins and the rest of the Lady Flames return to Liberty Mountain for a pair of weekend matchups, beginning on Friday against Charleston Southern at 1 p.m.


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Stocks closed short of record highs Monday as investors weighed China's announcements to pursue economic reforms in its banking sector and ease its decades-old one-child policy.
The list of potential reforms promises to be the country's most sweeping changes toward a market-based economy since the 1990s. The proposals cover legal reforms, expanding land rights for farmers as well as the management of state-owned enterprises. The apparent goal is to improve the functioning of state-owned enterprises by encouraging private-sector innovation.
News of the reforms pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average above 16,000 for the first time ever at nearly the same moment as the S&P 500 attained a previously untouched 1,800 level.
The S&P 500 pulled back to close down 0.38% to 1,791.36. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.07% to 15,973.26, while the Nasdaq slid 0.93% to 3,948.77.
On the NYSE, CRM shares shed 3.1% to $55.51 despite an announcement from the cloud computing giant of a revamped mobile platform, Salesforce1, to keep its existing customers happy. The function will be accessible to existing customers through a free upgrade, allowing them to pool together all of Salesforce.com's offerings and features into customizable mobile and social apps. The platform allows easier mobile access to third party applications from Dropbox, LinkedIn (LNKD), as well as note-taking software maker Evernote.
The announcement coincides with salesforce.com's third-quarter earnings announcement after the market close. The company reported earnings of 9 cents a share on revenue of $1.08 billion. Wall Street expected earnings of 9 cents a share on revenue of $1.06 billion, according to a survey of analysts by Thomson Reuters.


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OK, posting back regarding the Char Griller Akorn.
Char-Griller responded to me about a week after my request, and made good. Sent me replacement parts, so I'm satisfied. But it still brings up the question about "fire in the hole" and whether misc grease fires below the coals, in the ash pan, should be burning the paint off the outside of the ash pan. Obviously it's not great to have those fires, but if there's a lot of food on the grate and coals below, it's difficult to see what is really happening down in the ash pan.
For my current question: Another poster asked about stones for indirect cooking. I am also wondering about the indirect heat stone that Char Griller sells. Lowes does not stock it in their stores so it's an on-line item. Is this really the thing to do when, for instance, Steven says "Set up for indirect heat"?
Char Griller has the pizza stone, which I believe is thinner, and the smoking stone, which is thicker and the preferred item for indirect cooking. (You can supposedly do pizza on the smoking stone anyway.) Both have three "ears" or "tabs" that rest in the three "slots" on the inside of the kettle. There are a few reviews on amazon about these stones breaking very easily. Does anyone have any experience to share regarding all of this?
Also, when slow-cooking, what is the arrangement of the smoking stone and a drip pan? Do you just lay a drip pan, with an inch of water, right on top of the smoking stone?


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LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (Reuters) - Lindsey Vonn achieved her second successive Lake Louise treble when she won Sunday's Super-G, the third race on the weekend program at the Canadian resort.
The American clocked one minute and 22.82 seconds to snatch her 14th victory at her favorite skiing venue, her seventh in succession, but she confessed the effort had worn her out.
"I'm just shattered, I'm running on low battery," said Vonn, who collapsed at the feet of second-placed team-mate Julia Mancuso in the finish area.
With 56 victories, the four times World Cup champion is now the second most successful skier in history behind Annemarie Moser-Proell, whose record of 62 wins is in serious jeopardy.
But the downhill Olympic champion can already claim to have won more actual races than the legendary Austrian, whose record included seven combined, which at the time were mere additions of a downhill and a slalom held separately.
Mancuso completed a clean sweep by the U.S. Ski team at the weekend by finishing second, 0.43 behind, emulating compatriot Stacey Cook, runner-up in both Friday's and Saturday's downhills behind Vonn.
Austria's Anna Fenninger took the last podium spot, 0.02 seconds behind Mancuso.
Tina Maze retained the overall World cup lead by finishing a solid fourth, 0.62 off Vonn's pace.
The Slovenian now leads the standings with 397 points, ahead of Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch on 319, while Vonn is back in third place with 310 points.
Maze saw her fourth place as a real satisfaction because, unlike Vonn, she does not like the Lake Louise course.
"The end section is so long that I kept singing to myself not to get too bored," she said.
Vonn did not have an ideal preparation for the weekend, suffering previously from a stomach bug which weakened her, and she said she would have to save energy this season to focus on her main goals.
"It's going to be a hard-fought season because Tina is really motivated and she can score points in every event," said the American, who said she considered skipping a number of slaloms this winter, especially the town races held in Munich, Zagreb and Moscow.
The World Cup circuit returns to Europe next weekend with a giant slalom and two super-G's in St Moritz.
After her new show of strength in Canada, the question of whether Vonn should be allowed to race with the men remains.
Swiss coach Hans Flatscher jokingly said there was an excellent reason to let her compete in the men's ranks in the future.
"This way," he said, "there will be three available places on the podium in Lake Louise instead of two."
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Mao88 asked in an earlier thread: "If you could change one thing about figure skating, what would it be?"
Now, there are plenty of things I would change, like removing the anonymity of judges, having multiple judges marks for technical levels, and condensing the program components. But if I had to pick, it would be how marks are reported to the public. Many viewers outside of figure skating (and some that are on the inside) have little idea how to interpret these marks, and the current system condenses all the unbiased and biased marks together into one number that makes it seem as though there is no bias at all.
The New 10.0 System
Instead, I propose a new 10.0-scaled system, which doesn't change anything about the current CoP system except how it's reported to the public. The technical marks and program component marks are both reported on a 10.0 scale. This way, any changes made to the CoP system can be easily reflected by this proposed 10.0 system.
Let's take an example. Out of randomness, I chose Akiko Suzuki's SP from last year's Grand Prix Final, available at http://www.isuresults.com/results/gp..._SP_Scores.pdf.
What's reported to the public is the following:
Total 61.30
It's short and sweet, but hardly insightful and not that viewer-friendly. They would need to delve into the protocols (how many people actually do) to make sense of it all. Instead, my proposed 10.00 system turns the marks into this:
Base Value 7.1
Total 61.30
Figure skating audiences understand the scaled 10.0-scale system instinctively, and this makes each judges' mark extremely clear. We may not know the names of each judge, but we can clearly see if there's bias in the marks, particularly between Judge 2 who gave a 6.9 in PES and Judge 8 who gave a 8.0 in PES.
I imagine that all the TES and PES marks to be said aloud, whereas the base value and total are shown but not said. This can certainly be revised.
The total score mark has been left untouched, because ultimately that's what determines the placement of each skater at the most precise level.
How it's done:
To make this system work, there needs to be a set standard for the highest score. The world record for the technical mark in the ladies short program is a 44.70, set by Yuna Kim at the 2010 Olympics. Since we haven't seen a technical score like that in a while (and to make this example easy), let's just say that the world record is a flat 40.00.
Essentially, all that happens is that every mark is scaled to this world record. How this "world record" is chosen can be debated, but ultimately it doesn't matter as much, so long as it's relatively high.
First, let's take Judge 1 as an example, where we take the judge's GOE into full account on an individual basis:
The base value is 28.6. So in proportion to the 40.0 mark, the base value is reported as a 7.1.
Element Judge 1 GOE Points 3F+2T -1 -0.7 3Lz 0 0 FCSp4 2 +1 2A 1 +0.5 CCoSp4 1 +0.5 SlSt3 2 +1 LSp4 2 +1 Total Points +3.3 Subtotal 31.9 (out of 40.0) Reported 7.9 (out of 10.0)
Taken on its own, Judge 1 would have given Akiko Suzuki a 31.9 in TES. So in proportion to the 40.00 scale, that's a 7.9 out of 10.
If a ladies skater receives a mark that's 40.0 or higher from a judge in the SP, then we see those shiny 10.0 marks shown. There's no mark higher than a 10.0 that's shown on screen or said aloud, even if the skater earns indeed a 10.3 on the scale.
However, this 10.3 still counts and exists in the background, ultimately effecting the Total Score. So just in case we have two skaters that earn a 10.0, the difference will still be reflected in what's reported.
Why use the 10.0 scale and not 6.0 scale?
The main reason is that the judges already use the 10.0 scale for PCS. Using a 6.0 scale to report it would be unnecessarily complicated. The 10.0 system also makes it look different from the original 6.0 system, to make it clear that we're not going back to that system (though of course the 10.0 scale has been used in professional skating).
So, whew! What do you guys and gals think?


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On the night of April 14, 1865, around the time President Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theater, Lewis Powell, also known as Lewis Payne, entered the Seward home and attacked Secretary of State William H. Seward. Seward was recovering from a carriage accident when Lewis Powell came into his bedroom and stabbed Seward with a bowie knife several times in the face and neck. Powell also attacked and injured Frederick and Augustus Seward, William's sons, Private George Robinson, and a messenger Emerick Hansell. All five men survived the attack, but this night took a great toll on the Seward family. William's wife Frances died in June 1865 partially from the stress of her family's injuries, and Seward's face was scarred for the remainder of his life. The incident was part of the larger plot created by John Wilkes Booth to kill President Lincoln and his supporters. The attacker, Lewis Powell, was executed with the other conspirators on July 7, 1865. William Seward, after his recovery, continued to serve as Secretary of State under President Johnson for the remainder of his term. His wounds from April 14, 1865, left scars but did not permanently damage his body or his spirit.


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The National Weather Service says temperatures will rise into the upper 70s today — almost 10 degrees above normal. Then the region will begin to cool down as a large low pressure system approaches Southern California, bringing rain and snow.
Forecasters say light rain could fall — on-and-off — Saturday through Wednesday, with up to 2 inches of rain in Orange County's foothills and canyons. But the bigger story might be snow. Forecasters say the low pressure system is likely to drop about 1 foot of snow on the ski resorts of Big Bear and Arrowhead. It's even possible that six inches of snow will fall above the 4,000 foot level In Orange County's Santa Ana Mountains.
"This will be a very cold, windy system that will drop snow and rain in a series of impulses," says Dan Atkin, a weather service forecaster. "The winds could reach damaging levels — 60 mph or higher — in the upper mountains. The highest peaks could get 2 feet of snow."
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Secrets of Easy, Fast & Perfect Holiday Cookie Tins
Posted December 13, 2012
Have you ever unwrapped a holiday gift and thought, "Where in tarnation am I going to put this?" I have thrown away not more than a few items that sat on shelves collecting dust until they got sacrificed to the latest decluttering effort. Networx.com is a hardcore home improvement website, and we don't often publish food posts, but I'm publishing this one because it is really about clearing clutter. It's about saving money, using what you have, producing less waste, and generally living green. Please accept this break from our regularly scheduled programming to read about something that probably everyone in the Western world likes: cookies.
Here is my case for giving tins of home-baked cookies for holiday gifts: 1. I would want to receive a tin of homemade cookies (my subjective feelings are foremost, aren't they?); 2. After you eat the cookies, you're left with only a handy tin, which can be reused as a handy storage box. Instead of giving someone clutter, you're helping him to declutter; 3. People will be impressed with your craft skills, and will think that you are more domestically inclined than you are. If you happen to actually be domestically inclined, I hate you. Just kidding. I want to be you.
In order for your cookie tin extravaganza to seem like an extravaganza, you'll need to make a few varieties of cookies. Of course, you work full time and just getting dinner on the table is a pain in the keester. Well so do I, but here is how I am personally going to solve this problem, without making 10 different kinds of cookie dough: I am going to make huge batches of two basic cookie doughs, and then I will divide them, mix in different tasty treats, roll some of them out and cut them, and make drop cookies with some of the dough. 2 doughs, 10 different kinds of cookies. I know, it's just too good to be true. For once in my life, what seems too good to be true is actually true.
Oh, wait. Here is a tip for making homemade bread if you work full time: Last night I didn't get home until 9 PM due to an obligation after work and an hour-long commute. As soon as I got home, I whipped up a double recipe of bread dough and kneaded it while I carried on a phone conversation on speaker. By the time the conversation was over, I had kneaded the dough, covered the large metal mixing bowl that I had mixed it and kneaded it in with plastic wrap, and popped it in the refrigerator to do a slow 24 hour rise. The long, slow rise in the fridge makes homemade bread possible for the working woman (or man). Incidentally, the slow rise improves the flavor of the bread. It allows the flavor of the wheat to really develop. When I get home tonight, all I have to do is punch the dough down, shape it, and put it in the oven. Also, bread recipes always say, "Kneed it on a floured surface and let it rise in a clean, oiled bowl." Wrong. You totally don't have to create those dishes or take the time to wash them. I bake amazing Italian bread by mixing, kneading, and letting the bread rise all in the same bowl. Maybe it is unorthodox, but it works, and it saves me a lot of time.
The two basic cookie doughs are a Basic Sugar Cookie Dough from Real Simple and a Chocolate Cookie Dough from Giada. There are no exotic ingredients in these doughs, just good old-fashioned baking ingredients like sugar, flour, salt, and eggs. These cookies contain gluten, but you could use the same concept and substitute gluten-free (or vegan, or whatever) recipes.
I plan to triple the sugar cookie dough recipe, and double the chocolate cookie dough recipe. I will divide the sugar cookie dough into 7 parts, and the chocolate cookie dough into three parts. Boom! It will become a palette for 10 different kinds of cookies.
Here's what I'm doing with the sugar cookie dough: Cinnamon crisps (press dough into a jelly roll pan and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar; bake and cut into triangles while still warm), cut out cookies (the only cookie cutter I have is in the shape of a brontosaurus), white chocolate cranberry cookies (mix white chocolate chunks and dried cranberries into the dough), coconut cookies (mix coconut flakes into the dough), sprinkle cookies (cut out shapes and sprinkle with rainbow sprinkles), lemon cookies (mix grated lemon peel into the dough), and ginger snap cookies (mix ginger candy chunks and a little powdered ginger into the dough).
This is what I am doing with the chocolate cookie dough: Chocolate mint chunk cookies (mix chunks of chocolate mint wafers into the dough), chocolate nut cookies (mix chopped walnuts and almonds into the dough), and chocolate cherry cookies (mix dried cherries and chocolate chunks into the dough).
Then I'm a gonna pack it up and pack it in (let me begin) decorative tins. Well, not that decorative. Just basic large rectangular tins, purchased from JAM Paper & Envelope, a local NYC purveyor of any kind of decorative packing material you could ever imagine. Like the pros do, I will line the tins with corrugated paper, and make cute little dividers from corrugated paper. I'll cover the top of the cookies with, again, corrugated paper. Then I'll put the tin's lid on, and seal with clear packing tape. See how easy it is to do something stylish? I told you, people will think you have mad domestic skills.
Now you can give cookies to your roofer in Phoenix, or your plumber, or your dry cleaner, or your parents, or your in-laws, or that friend who has everything. Rock on, and happy holidays.
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