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The Corporation for National and Community Service has a Web site encouraging citizens to contribute to their communities. It includes information for individuals and organizations, explanations of special programs, and a resource center for volunteer and service programs.
Volunteers are needed now more than ever as many nonprofit organizations struggle to provide vital resources during times of financial strain. You can make a huge difference by offering a few hours of your time, support, and encouragement to those groups.
Here is a sample of some area organizations that can use volunteer help:
Another way to contribute to your community is to attend city and county meetings or to join local civic groups that serve Springfield and Greene county. If you are interested in helping shape the growth of your community, attending and contributing at these meetings can be a way to show your support for or concern about matters that will affect you.
Springfield City Council meetings are open to the public and citizens may speak on agenda items by following these procedures. Meetings take place every other Monday at 6:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers, 830 Boonville. There may also be an opportunity for you to serve on committees that work with various city departments.
The Greene County Commission governs ordinances, resolutions, and policies for the county, as well as overseeing the various county departments. Meetings usually take place the first Monday of each month at 9:30 a.m. There are also multiple opportunities for serving on a Greene county board.
Several other groups offer volunteer opportunities for service to the community, but may include membership requirements such as an invitation or sponsorship by an existing member, yearly dues or other financial obligation. Among these community-minded organizations are Rotary Club, Kiwanis, Lions and Sertoma clubs, and Junior League of Springfield.
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Internships = Full-time jobs after graduation
According to data from the National Association of Colleges and Employers' 2009 Student Survey, grads with internship experience earned full-time jobs upon graduation at a rate nearly 10 percentage points highter than those graduates with no internship experience, the October 28, 2009, edition of the NACE Spotlight e-newsletter reports.
In this highly competitive job market, most new graduates are more challenged than ever to find full-time employment, and very few had done so at the time of graduation - only 19.7 percent, according to the NACE study, conducted between February and April, 2009, with more than 16,500 graduating seniors nationwide participating.
Of new grads who boasted internship experience, 23 percent had secured full-time employment, while only 14 percent of those who had not interned had found a position.


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Netflix Inc. is separating its movie-streaming business and its DVD-by-mail service, to be renamed Qwikster, a move that was the undisclosed impetus for a recent price increase that outraged customers and sent the company's stock price plummeting.Customers will receive separate credit card statements for the two services, with the new one billed under its new name.What do you think? Is the move important for Netflix to adapt to a more digital future? Or should a package deal still be possible, with greater convenience and a discount favoring more dedicated customers? (See more polls, discussions and hot topics.)
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- 4 (6 ounce) portions salmon fillets
- Extra-virgin olive oil, for brushing fish
- Salt and pepper
- ½ cup dry white wine
- ½ cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons orange juice, a splash
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 lb. green beans, trimmed
- Orange slices or lemon rind
Preheat a cast iron pan or heavy bottomed skillet over medium high heat. Brush the salmon fillets with oil. Season with salt and pepper. Cook salmon until just cooked through, about 3 minutes on each side.
While salmon cooks, bring wine, vinegar, citrus juices and brown sugar to a boil over high heat. Reduce glaze 3 or 4 minutes, until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon coarse black pepper.
In a second skillet, bring 1/2-inch water to a boil with green beans and pieces of orange and/or lemon rind. Cover the green beans and cook 3 or 4 minutes. Drain the beans and toss with a drizzle of oil (optional) and season with salt and pepper.
Drizzle glaze over salmon fillets and serve with citrus green beans.
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This Nets game tells me so much about the pacers mental toughness. Coming off a huge game last night and off a bad first half, they get back into but then fall down again by 11 going into the 4th, I thought the game was over. But for the Pacers gut the win out was so telling.
This game was all about mental toughness.
I give Tinsley a lot of credit, he defended Kidd better than he ever has.
Pacers offense was not pretty, they had trouble getting decent shots, but somehow they won the game. (That is the exact discription of most playoff games.
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As we approach the start of this year's International Supercomputing Conference (ISC'14), I'm excited to announce that Scientific Computing has created an ISC resource site, in cooperation with ISC Events. The ISC Conference page is a one-stop destination that offers comprehensive information on all things ISC, collected together in one place where it's easy to locate. This valuable resource is specifically designed to help you quickly find everything you need, and to arm you with useful resources. Be sure to check it out at http://www.scientificcomputing.com/ISC.
In our June 2014 issue, expert contributors share their experience on topics ranging from collaboration in the cloud to meeting new regulatory requirements to time series analysis. The cover story "Recognizing ROI and Innovative Application of High Performance Computing," by Chirag Dekate, Ph.D., Research Manager, HPC at IDC, provides an update on how IDC's Innovation Excellence Award Program continues to showcase benefits of investment in HPC.
In "Assessing Cloud ROI for HPC and Enterprise," Rob Farber, an independent HPC expert, talks about how the decision process cannot be couched in terms of traditional calculation based on direct costs.
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Finally, a special four-page insert showcases how the "International Supercomputing Conference Offers Something for Everyone" and features highlights from this year's program.
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Carpenter goes to DL; Beato takes his spot in 'pen
ATLANTA -- The Braves placed David Carpenter on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday with a right biceps strain he suffered Monday night. Carpenter said there is no structural damage in his arm and that the injury is "100 percent muscular."
"I think it was just kind of from dead legs, just trying to overcompensate with throwing with the arm and upper body," Carpenter said. "It's not really something to get over-excited about, but at the same time, they want to be precautionary about it."
Atlanta recalled right-hander Pedro Beato from Triple-A Gwinnett in a corresponding move. Beato has made one Major League appearance this year.
Carpenter began experiencing discomfort in his right biceps as he pitched in his fifth game in six days during the Braves' 6-1 loss to the Phillies. He informed assistant trainer Jim Lovell of his condition before going out to pitch the next inning.
What followed was a dip in Carpenter's fastball velocity as he faced Domonic Brown to lead off the top of the 12th inning, leading to his early exit.
"The first couple of pitches are 90-91, and he's not a 90-91 guy," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "[Pitching coach Roger McDowell] said, 'Hey, that's not good.' So we went and got him."
Said Carpenter: "I looked up and I see 91 on the board, it's not going to look very good."
The right-hander has struggled in recent weeks, compiling an 11.81 ERA in his past 10 appearances dating back to May 29. However, Carpenter was adamant that his biceps issue first surfaced on Monday and had nothing to do with his recent woes.
"It literally was just a few bad results, a couple of balls falling in," Carpenter said. "It was nothing related to this. That's kind of a cop-out to say it was. That's not what it was. It just popped up last night and that's just one of the things I've got to deal with."
Meanwhile, Beato hopes to make the most of his second shot in the Atlanta bullpen. He has compiled a 3.49 ERA and five holds in 28 1/3 innings since he was optioned to Gwinnett to make room for Ervin Santana on April 9.
"I've worked on my splitter, making sure I'm able to throw it to both sides of the plate to righties and lefties," Beato said. "It's probably my biggest achievement thus far."
Beato likely has 15 days to make his mark in the Majors as Carpenter expects to return to action as soon as he is eligible to come off the disabled list.
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. Joe Morgan is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Study finds that Facebook and Twitter icons influence purchasing decision.
Key findings of a study conducted by the School of Business Administration, Empirica Research, and StyleCaster Media Group as part of the State of Style Report suggest Facebook and Twitter icons influence purchasing decisions.
The display of a social media icon such as a Facebook "Like" button or a Twitter symbol on a shopping website increases the likelihood that consumers will buy some products, and reduces the likelihood that they will buy others. That is a key finding of a study conducted by the School of Business Administration, Empirica Research, and StyleCaster Media Group as part of the State of Style Report.
The study found that consumers who saw a social media icon near a product that might embarrass them were significantly less likely to buy that product than those who saw the same product without the icon. On the other hand, consumers who viewed products they would be proud to show off were significantly more likely to buy than those who saw the same product with no such icon.
"Our study finds that the mere presence of social media icons on a Web page where we shop appears to cause us to feel as if our purchases are being watched by our social network, and we adjust our buying decisions accordingly," said Claudia Townsend, an assistant professor of marketing at the School of Business Administration, who conducted the research with Emperica's David Neal. "Marketers should be aware that the placement of these symbols in their Web design strategy could have a major impact on buying behavior."
For this study, nearly 200 consumers explored products in an online shopping context – some were products people were happy to display in public (e.g., sportswear for women, a desirable fragrance for men) and others were products they might not want publically displayed (e.g., compression underwear for women, acne products for men). Participants were randomly assigned to see product pages that either included small Facebook and Twitter icons or did not. The researchers then measured the intended purchase behavior of the shoppers.
Here are the key findings of the study:
• When the product was one for which public consumption is desirable (e.g., sportswear or a desirable fragrance), the presence of the Facebook and Twitter icons made people 25 percent more likely to purchase. But when the product was more private in nature (e.g., Spanx, Clearasil), the icons suppressed purchase intentions, also by 25 percent.
• The impact on intended buying behavior emerged regardless of whether people had any memory of having seen the social media icons. This suggests that these symbols have penetrated people's unconscious processes and can influence decisions and behavior in ways that may bypass our awareness and ability to control.
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Wallhugger VegTrug™, 18" x 72"
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- Grow plants at an easy working height
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Place the Wallhugger VegTrug™ along a fence or wall to create a tidy and convenient vegetable growing area in a very small space. It's deeper at the back for large plants like tomatoes, and shallower in front for greens, herbs and other small plants. Grow plants at an easy, ergonomic height; no bending or kneeling to plant, tend and harvest. Wheelchair accessible. The elevated bed means no weeds and fewer pests, too. Great for apartment or condo dwellers with limited space — and you can take it with you if you move! Includes a fitted fabric liner to keep soil contained while letting excess water drain. Plastic feet protect wood from wet surfaces. Quality construction and easy assembly.
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More transforming robot ninja coolness...
Bandai's Soul of Chogokin GX-54 TOBIKAGE & KUROJISHI are currently in-stock at HobbyLinkJapan.com.
For a great selection of imported action figures and collectibles, visit HobbyLinkJapan.com.
Soul of Chogokin translates to Soul of Super-alloy and is one of Bandais signature toy lines in Japan - one that focuses on robots from various anime series. Today, the show this particular toy is from is the short lived cartoon series NINJA SENSHI TOBIKAGE (Ninja Robot Tobikage). Tobikage is a mysterious robotic ninja that can form with the robots in time of need. Kurojishi is the Black Lion, the first ninja machine to be activated. When merged with Tobikage, they form the Jyuuma or Beast Demon Kurojishi, which is basically a lion formation. The opening can be seen below:
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Having grown up on American toys, Im pretty flabbergasted at the quality of the Japanese toys and in particular, the ones by Bandai. You dont have to understand the cartoon to appreciate the craftsmanship and the amount of detail put into these toys. THIS is how its meant to be done. Both robot ninja and robot beast come with a slew of weaponry, and were not talking about simple soft plastic guns, were talking the stronger materials that can actually do some damage to softer hands. But were getting way ahead of ourselves here so lets start at the beginning.
The colorful packaging for Soul of Chogokin is for the lack of better words, Awesome. The photography gracing all sides are FANTASTIC and better than my efforts. Of course its all in Japanese so I cant translate any of it for you guys but Im pretty sure that its telling you what an amazing toy this is.
When opening the box, youll find two plastic trays: one for the figures and another for weapons. A handy instruction manual will help you distinguish what accessories belong to whom, and how to transform your ninja machine. It is a bit difficult though since its all in Japanese so I did the best I could from the diagrams.
NOTE: Figures above are not shown to true scale with each other.
The sculpting on both Tobikage and of Kurojishi are fantastic and each are solid enough toys in their own right. The amount of detail and parts to both figures are sure to astound, and much like Sideshow or Hot Toys 12 figures, these small scale figures each come with a handful of various hands to swap out.
Kurojishi stands about 6 inches tall so these arent large, while Tobikage stands less than 4 inches tall. Articulation-wise, theyre fully decked out. Ive never seen so many points in a figure this size before. Tobikage has, I kid you not, at least 38 moving parts, allowing you to do practically anything youve ever wanted an action figure to do and in the scale of your standard Star Wars figure! Kurojishi on the other hand is more limited but thats because its a transforming beast! And limited doesnt at all mean limited as he sports over 24 points of articulation in bot-mode making him quite comparable to most 6 inch figures around. But being a transforming robot makes him that much cooler.
The paint for both 'bots is stellar, solid, and completely clean. Many parts were pre-painted before assembly but the details that were applied after the fact are still done with the most care. These are sharp looking toys.
Its time now to cover the vast amount of accessories Bandai included here. Tobikage comes with three pairs of hands, Battleshot Blade, Thunder Arrrow Gun and other sheaths that work with his weapons. As a hidden bonus, he has pull-out weapons on his thighs but not removable.
Kurojishi comes equipped with three pairs of hands, two blades (one standard, one beam), a removable tail, and a heavy-duty cannon.
Transforming Kurojishi isnt difficult and the instruction booklet does a fair enough job aiding you through the process. It would certainly help if you can read Japanese but since I dont, I winged some of it. The parts that included combining Tobikage with Kurojishi was pretty straight forward, certainly easier than the other set I reviewed.
All in all, Bandai scores a home run with this release and you can get yours now at HobbyLinkJapan.com for $107 American (on sale for $88.94 as of this writing). It may seem steep but these are quality toys and the perfect thing for fans of the show, or fans of transforming robots with ninjas in general. If American toys could be half as good as these, it would be an amazing world.
Photos and Review by David Yeh
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Scott Eyman's new book on John Wayne is the definitive study of the legendary actor and Western icon.
There have been lots of books on John Wayne – some celebratory, others taking him to task for his conservative views – but Scott Eyman's John Wayne: The Life and Legend is easily the best of the lot, because it transcends such obvious categorizing to bring to the reader a fully realized picture of both the man and the actor. Generous, impulsive, much smarter than people gave him credit for, a solid producer and script analyst, indebted to directors John Ford and Howard Hawks for the entire length of his career, and at the same time an architect of the Hollywood Blacklist, along with his longtime pal actor Ward Bond, Wayne deserved a book that would treat him honestly and fairly, highlighting his incredible work ethic and stamina, his loyalty to his friends, and the long, hard road Wayne climbed to stardom.
What's so remarkable about Eyman's book is that it isn't only compulsively readable – a page turner in every sense of the word – but that Eyman manages to be "fair and balanced" in the truest sense of that often-abused phrase, combining a skillful narrative sense with truly prodigious research. It's all here – the marriages, the divorces, the directors, Wayne's passion to make a film on The Alamo (1960), which took him decades to get off the ground, right down to the early "Z" westerns for Lone Star Pictures that Wayne worked his way through after his first starring role in Raoul Walsh's The Big Trail (1930) failed to catch on the with the public.
John Ford, until then Wayne's champion, cut him dead, leading to Wayne's upward struggle through several ultra-cheap serials for Mascot Pictures, a group of three-day (!!) westerns for producer Leon Schlesinger at Warner Brothers (made with copious amounts of stock footage), and even some singing cowboy westerns (as "Singin' Sandy") before Ford relented, and rescued Wayne from Poverty Row with Stagecoach (1939), the film that made Wayne an "overnight" star. And that was really just the beginning of his career, after a decade of hard work – Wayne never stopped climbing, and it's clear from Eyman's book that Wayne had to keep fighting to the end to keep his name before the public.
There's also a lot of anecdotage in the book – including an amazing tale of Wayne drinking in a Hollywood bar, when an unsteady Humphrey Bogart shows up owing $600 to the management, which Wayne immediately covers, and then notices that Bogart has an apple corer stuck "up to the hilt" in his back, courtesy of Bogart's then-wife Mayo Methot. Wayne tries to pull it out, but it's in so deeply that he finally has to plant his foot in the middle of Bogart's back, and pull the corer out with both hands, and then drive Bogart to the hospital – and thankfully, there's also some detail, finally, about the role that Marlene Dietrich played in Wayne's career, both as a lover and a person who put Wayne in touch with the right people to advance his career.
There are lots of facts and figures, as well, which some reviewers have complained about, as making the book a bit too complete, but I don't think so; here's a book that has all the budgets, release dates, box office figures, memos, and interoffice correspondence to really get to the heart of Wayne's life and work. The most striking that about John Wayne: The Life and Legend is that even as he relates the least appealing aspects of Wayne's life, you never get the feeling that Eyman is sitting in judgement. There's the good, the bad, and the inexplicable, and Eyman covers it all, with skill and style.
This is Wayne, as he was, in complete and straightforward detail, along with the people he knew, loved, and worked with. While Eyman clearly respects Wayne's work, he never goes overboard into hagiography, and with what appears to have been complete access to Wayne's personal archives, creates a fully rounded portrait of John Wayne – or Marion Morrison, if you prefer – perhaps the most iconic star Hollywood has ever produced.
Scott Eyman has written a number of film biographies, including one on John Ford, but this is his finest work.
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Gary L. Rogers, MD, is the Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at Nationwide Children's Hospital and a Clinical Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. His clinical interests include fMRI imaging in amblyopia, levodopa/ carbidopa and amblyopia, and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). He has been the principal investigator for two multicenter National Institutes of Health grants, the CRYO-ROP study, which proved the efficacy of treatment for ROP, and the ETROP study, which demonstrated the benefit of earlier treatment for certain high-risk infants with ROP. He is Medical Editor of Pediatric Directions as well as Surgical Scene. Dr. Rogers is the past president of the Medical Staff at Nationwide Children's Hospital. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a member of the American Ophthalmological Society and the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.
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Topic: My mother
My dear mum (71 years old ) passed away on 20 th of October .She was first diagnosed by CC by May-2006 , she fighted for 6 months but this horrible disease beaten her at last .
By the beginning of September ,she had his ascites drained and never really got over it. She grew weaker and weaker as the days passed and was eating and drinking nothing.
She passed away in peace and dignity and had no pain at all.
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The Price
I purchased this from Amazon for around £110, they are now selling it a cheaper price of £99. It is also available to buy from John Lewis for £99 including delivery, Curry's £89.99, Tesco £99, and from Argos for £179.99. It is worth looking at online auctions as I have seen some priced from £70 plus.
What Is It?
I am a little bit of a health freak, and I tend to watch my calorie intakes as much as possible. Being healthy can be quite boring after a while as I can't help but crave crispy fried types of food, especially my favourite fried crispy golden chips. Therefore this Philips Airfryer is perfect for health conscious minds like myself, as it an appliance that manages to produce fried foods but without all the unnecessary oil, in fact it actually uses no oil during the frying process, and instead uses an air circulating technology to produce the fried effect.
It does state that if you are cooking freshly made chips that you do need to add half a tablespoon of oil for extra taste, but for frozen chips you don't need to add any. It manages to fry chips with less that 80% fat, which is great way of avoiding the guilt of having greasy fatty foods.
* Use up to 80% less fat than a conventional fryer for the best-tasting chips, without the oil
* Fully-adjustable temperature control allows you to pre-set the best cooking temperature for your food
* Integrated timer to pre-set cooking times of up to 30 minutes and auto-off function includes a "ready" sound indicator
* Comes with a recipe booklet containing 30 recipes including brownies and quiches
* 800 g capacity
* Dishwasher safe frying tray and draw
* Reduces cooked food odour
The Design
The Philips Airfryer has a compact almost egg shaped design, and appears very sci-fi in appearance. It has a black glossy plastic finish that makes it look very modern and sophisticated. It looks unique but also very simple in terms of controls, it has a temperature wheel located at the top and a timer setting wheel on the centre on of the appliance. The frying basket is located behind the long black handle and has an 800 gram capacity. It also comes with a frying divider, instruction booklet and recipe book.
The Size & Weight
I really like how compact this appliance is in size, it measure approx 28 cm wide, 31 cm high and 38 cm deep. This makes it so much easier to find room on my already overloaded kitchen worktop during use, and to store it away in our small garage when not in use. It also lightweight (7 kg) which makes it easy to carry by hand to and from our garage, as we also own a deep fat fryer that is quite heavy to carry around and also a lot bigger in size.
How to Use
To get started you simply plug in the appliance and then set the desired temperature, which is done by the control wheel located at top of the device. For example while making some frozen chips I adjusted the temperature to 200c and then popped the chips into the inner frying basket which can be easily accessed by pulling the black handle located under the timer dial. Once I added the chips I set the timer for 15 minutes and then leave it to do all the frying. Half way through I would remove the frying tray from the appliance and give it a little shake, just to ensure all chips are cooked evenly. After approx 15 minutes the chips were done.
The Results
I was pleasantly surprised by the results, the chips had a nice golden brown appearance and where nice and crispy. They weren't greasy at all, and instead were dry but not too dry that they were hard to chew. The chips were cooked thoroughly with the centre being soft and the coating being crispy. They don't exactly taste of the fried chips I am used to having, but they still taste really nice.
The fryer also comes with a divider which allows you to fry two different things at the same time, for example I would put chips in one sections and chicken strips or fish fingers on the other side of the divider. This worked well and ensured the foods didn't get all mixed up during the frying process. The fish fingers and chicken strips were cooked excellently and came out golden brown and crispy.
The recipe book that comes with the fryer gives some ideas of the type of foods you can fry in this appliance, of course the usual chips was included but there was also a recipe of how to fry chocolate brownies! Never tried this, but it is something I might try at a later date.
Any Noise or Smells?
The Philips Airfryer doesn't produce much noise during use, and it even doesn't bog down the whole kitchen smelling of greasy chips or food odours, instead it uses a unique air circulating system for frying which reduces the cooking odours in the process. This is excellent as the one of reasons why I don't like frying foods is because I don't want smell greasy and oily afterwards.
The removable drawer and frying basket has non stick coating and is also dishwasher proof, making it easy to clean by hand or conveniently pop them into the dishwasher.
Overall this is great invention for the health conscious minded, it is easy to use, cooks chips with 80 % less fat, and produces excellent tasty crispy golden brown chips etc. I am very happy with this purchase and has 100% converted me to using this when ever I want fried food, therefore improving my health without compromising on the taste. This gets full marks from me as I can't fault it, 5/5.
I got one of these as an early Christmas present, and have been using it most nights ever since. And I'll tell you what, it's brilliant!
It's a doddle to set up, you plug it in and set the temperature with a wee dial on the top. The other dial, halfway down, is a timer.
The appliance is made of plastic, but don't let that fool you; it still feels like a premium product. It is quite large in construction, so you'd best have plenty of room in your kitchen. And there's two colours available; black or white, so you can choose to best match your kitchen. It must be noted here, there are two different types of Airfryer. The one that I have has a simple frying basket as you would get in any deep fat fryer; the other has a tray type thing for making different treats as well as the frying basket; obviously this commands an extra premium.
The way it works is with a fan and grill element on top of the basket, and it uses the movement of air to heat the food. The fan is a little on the noisy side, but truth be told, not really any louder than a boiling kettle, and certainly not enough to be irritating.
The main reason people will buy this is for cooking home made chips, but without the artery clogging ability of a deep fat fryer. By using the movement of air, it creates the same effect as deep frying food, but without the oil. Most foods will need no oil whatsoever; cooking meat is a delight with this thing; in effect it grills the food rather than fries it.
Home made chips do require a very small amount of oil coated evenly over the cut up potatoes. Philips recommend using around a tablespoon, however I found that a little more than that is necessary. I simply put some oil in a bowl, and then rolled the chips around in it before putting them in the basket. Probably defeats the objective of healthy alternative to frying, but it's very effective. Over time I'll use less and less until I work out the right amount. But so far, I've not made a bad batch yet. They come out nice and crispy on the outside, just like you'd get in the chip shop, and nice and soft on the inside. Just perfect, but you'll need to experiment with getting the timing right based on how many chips you've put in and their sizes.
Frozen chips have something done to them prior to freezing which means that you don't need to coat them in oil prior to cooking. But they don't come close to making your own chips.
Either type of chips you choose to do, fresh or frozen, about halfway through the cooking program you'll need to take them out and give the basket a shake, just to even up the way the chips cook. Otherwise you'll end up with some overdone chips on the outside, and raw ones in the middle.
All in all then, it's a great thing to have in the kitchen, and just perfect if you fancy making chip shop chips at home, but don't fancy giving yourself a heart attack. It's better than the Tefal Actifry simply because it can cook even more things, such as sausages, without destroying them (I tried doing sausages in my mum's Actifry and they just broke up into little pieces because of the thing going round and round). As long as you don't mind a little noise while cooking, it's the perfect way to get healthy but tasty chips
I have had a Philips Airfryer for quite a while now and I've been very impressed with it. I purchased it when my old deep fat fryer stopped working and it has been well worth the money. I paid £150, but at the time this was a sale price and the RRP was around £200. I have seen them on offer much cheaper than this though.
One of the main benefits of the Airfryer as that you don't need to put oil in it so it saves you money and is a lot less messy than a deep fat fryer.
The food tastes much better also as it is not soaked in oil and another bonus is that it is also much healthier, especially for anyone who is watching their weight.
There are many uses for the Airfryer ranging from chips and chicken to cupcakes! There is also a recipe book included to give you more ideas of how to use it.
One of the few problems with the Airfryer is the size of the basket, which is quite small and may be a problem for a big family.
This aside, this is a very good item and highly recommended.
The Philips Airfryer is an easy device to use and comes with a nice instruction booklet that should point even the worst of cooks in the right direction. It is also very well designed, is pretty sleek-looking, and it is easy to see that Philips have put a lot of thought into their product. The plug stows away nicely inside an aperture in the Airfryer's body. The controls are easy to use and there is even a built in bell to inform absent-minded cooks that it is time to check on their food or dish it up. I like this feature a lot because nobody want to stand and watch a fryer and it is easy to get distracted if you do not, so the audible signal offers peace of mind and should guarantee that there will be no black burgers on anybody's plate.
The Philips Air fryer is also easy to clean when you have finished with it so; all in all it is hard for me to fault it. It is a little expensive, I suppose, and I could walk into any of our local shops and buy a deep fat fryer for a fraction of the price I paid for the Philips Airfryer, but what price can you put on your health? Fried food is never going to be the healthy option, even if it is tasty, so I was happy to pay a little bit more for the healthier option - the Philips Airfryer.
My partner bought me this for Christmas. Its quite wide and I found it hard to find somewhere to put it in the kitchen. Its not too noisey when cooking like some other products on the market. The dial does tick and ping which I felt was a bit unecessary. The food inside cooks really well and in such a short space of time. The only little grumble I would have is the little plastic feet keep falling off it and I keep losing them. Also there is a grill inside which is the basket to put the food in, this is so hard to clean, little bits of food seem to get trapped in it. I wanted to get a good scrubbing brush on it. This product is ideal for quick family cooking and you don't need any oil or anything so its just so much more healthy. Th food does not dry out either and you can keep taking the tray out with a heat proof handle so its easy to give your food a stir and see how its cooking. There are some great deals on this product out there too. We got ours in the Argos sale.
We have cooked chips, nuggets, fish cakes and even marinated nandos chicken in it. The marinade was a bit messy but it worked and chicken was fresh and succulent. Prob takes on average 10 minutes for chips for example that's from frozen. It's basically good for quick food without all the grease and oil !
Firstly, I much apologise for the length of this review. There is so much I wanted to say, and this is the edited version.
I've always struggled with my weight, and as such need to utilise healthier cooking methods for both myself, and also to prevent the same problems happening to my kids. For years I've used a Tefal Actifry to cook the chips and fried foods that my family love, but without the unhealthy oils and excessive calories.
*** My purchase of the Philips Airfryer ***
After using it one day, I placed it on top of my touch sensitive cooker hob to cool, which turned on, and melted all the underneath and flex to the machine. Oops. Unsafe to use, I immediately went to buy another one (which would have been my third), and while reading reviews about the newer family sized model, I came across this Phillips Airfryer. Finding it was half price in Argos, and having great reviews, my mind was made up, and after a visit to the store, I was the proud owner of this wonderful machine.
I will try really hard to not let this review become a comparison, but as you will be aware, anyone reading this review will be reading it, with a view to purchasing either one, so there will be a need to compare at some stage.
*** Dimensions and Appearance ***
When you remove this product from its huge box after purchase you will be amazed at how small it really is. At 28.7 wide, 31.5 Height x 38.4 cm depth, this machine has a much smaller footprint than the Tefal Actifry. I much prefer this, as it takes up less counter and cupboard space, when room is at a premium size matters.
I have the glossy, sleek black version of this, but it also comes in white, with blue accents. While I agree the colour of the appliance has nothing at all with functionality, if something looks good you are more likely to keep it out on the counter, and therefore use it; it then becomes a worthy member of kitchen equipment. I love this machine and would use it even if it was an ugly duckling, its worth its weight in gold, but the fact is has sleek lines and modern styling adds to its appeal.
*** First Use ***
Removing the contents of the box you will find a packet containing a thick booklet with the operating instructions, and also a handy laminated quick start guide. These are well laid out, and easy to understand. Using the appliance is simplicity itself and pretty foolproof really. The booklet also covers cooking times of various foodstuffs. This is invaluable and takes the guesswork out of it, as cooking frozen foods in this machine takes half the time it would in a conventional oven.
*** What can you cook in it? ***
The booklet gives plenty of suggestions. I think this machine is more versatile than the Actifry because although that one can cook not only chips, wedges, chilli's, stir fries etc, the Philips Airfryer goes one step further, and can cook so much more. You can cook chops, hamburgers, potato gratin, spring rolls, and even such things as quiches, full sized cakes and muffins. These are the reasons that swayed it for me.
Although the Actifry comes with a small recipe book with suggestions, due to the action of the paddle, it would break the extra foods listed above up. The Airfryer has no paddle to stir the contents, and as such is just a smaller version of an electric fan oven. If you need to turn food during the cooking time, you need to do this manually by stirring or tossing. The hot air cooks the food, and amazingly it can even brown it. Food looks really tempting and appealing and you get none of the blandness you get when cooking in a microwave.
*** Utilising the Airfryer ***
Obviously, first you need to plug the machine in, you will find the plug at the rear of the machine, and it conveniently stows away. To do this, you simply thread the flex through the opening and it gets stored in a cavity underneath. The remove the flex, simply gently pull on the plug.
To set the temperature (according to what foodstuff you are cooking and instructions in the recipe book) you simply turn a dial at the top of the Airfryer to which one you want. The dial is set into a recess, but is quite a large size, and so anyone with dexterity problems would have not difficulties with it.
The turn the machine on, you have to twist the knob to the centre front of the machine. This is quite a large, chunky dial, and is numbered from one to thirty minutes. I would say you wouldn't need more than this, as most foods are cooked in much less time than thirty minutes anyway. Things such as chips and wedges made from fresh raw potatoes might take this long if you are cooking enough for several people at one time, but having to give the basket or shake or stir halfway through, could mean that you could set the timer for 15 minutes as a reminder, and when the bell that signals the end of the cooking time, goes off, set the timer for 15 minutes again. I really think this is a great tip, and one I use myself every time I use it.
To add the food, you pull gently on the handle, and this makes a drawer slide out. It simply slides backwards and forwards, and clicks into place nicely. The overall action is smooth, and like I said before, people with dexterity problems would have no trouble. Saying that though, the whole drawer is quite heavy, and filled up with food, could be quite cumbersome; to an able bodied person, this is not a problem.
Activating a button on the handle releases the food basket. This is square shaped and follows the contours of the drawer. This has a non stick coating, possibly Teflon, and makes it easier to clean; depending on what you are cooking, it might only need a quick wipe after use. The base of the basket is wire mesh, as one would expect from a traditional chip pan. This enables the air to flow adequately around the food, and provides even cooking. If you wish you cook two different foods at once, at handy divider is supplied, and simply slots into two grooves on either side of the basket. This is great as then I can cook one or two portions, of a whole meal at once; chips for the kids in one half, and nuggets in the other, add some beans and sweet corn warmed through in to microwave or on the hob, and you have a much healthier version than McDonalds, and cooks in less time than driving there and waiting for it too.
The only downside for me is the lack of viewing window, which you do get on the Tefal model. The only thing to do is open the drawer and have a sneaky peek. It will be fine, unless you're cooking muffins and cakes that have to rise, in which case you will have set the timer. It's not a problem and it would have ruined the design of the exterior anyway.
While in use, the machine is so quiet, it's really surprising compared to how noisy my old Actifry was. You can hardly hear the whooshing noise of the air being circulated.
After cooking, cleaning the drawer and the basket is easy to do. A quick wash in hot soapy water would suffice, but it can, and does, go into the dishwasher successfully. The dishwasher detergent hasn't dulled the glossy exterior of the drawer at all, I'm pleased to say; although after years and years it may well do; only time will tell.
Although this machine will do so much more, cooking healthy chips and potato wedges are primarily why you buy one in the first place. So what do they taste like? Having adding only half a tablespoon of oil per 500g of raw potatoes, these are less greasy, so they don't actually taste like chip shop chips and never could. My take on the flavour of these would be as a cross between an oven chip and a roasted potato. They are not greasy, yet they have a lovely crispy outside and fluffy inner. To achieve this, you are asked to prepare raw potatoes before you need them and let them soak in water for half an hour to remove the starch. You are then told to dry them, and to preheat the machine for a minute or two. The dry potatoes are then coated in the oil, placed in the warmed machine, and left to cook. They come out looking and tasting divine.
For frozen chips, they cook in half the time of raw, as they are pre-cooked in oil. In this instance you wouldn't need to add any extra oil. Frozen chips cooked in the Airfryer in this way, are so crispy and delicious, I really recommend them too.
*** Recipes ***
Just to let you know what recipes are contained in the recipe book, I will list a few of the things I have made from the book: Potato Croquettes with parmesan cheese (30 minutes preparation plus 8 minutes in the cooker), Spicy drumsticks with a barbeque marinade (5 minutes preparation, 20 minutes in the marinade, plus 20 minutes in the cooker), Roasted Mediterranean vegetables (8 minutes chopping plus 15 minutes cooking). Next on my list to try is Meatloaf, Thai fishcakes with mango salsa and Pork Satay with peanut sauce. This truly is a versatile machine. Having a look on Amazon, there are a few (non Philips or Tefal) recipe books dedicated to Air frying, I'm hoping to buy one of those in the not too distant future.
*** Economy ***
The Power this machine uses is 1425 Watts and is 230 Volts. Obviously if you are using this for quick meals, or single portions, this is really economical way of cooking, as you do not have to heat up a whole family oven. Also, with the concentrate heat source meaning that cooking times are mostly halved, you are saving electricity then too.
*** Capacity ***
I love this appliance it's so versatile, and although it holds less than the Tefal Actifry with this having a maximum of 800 g and the Actifry holding a minimum of 1kg depending on what model you choose, I feel the ability to cook several items at once, and the fact that you can cook so many more items, absolutely makes up for that.
*** My Thoughts ***
Although environmentally friendly as you are saving electricity, my main concern at the moment is saving money in the long term by not using so much electricity. This appliance does that for me, without effort on my part, and produces perfect, tasty results to boot. I know the initial cost at over £200 (on the Philips website) is extremely high, but if you can buy this machine at a price reduction so much the better. I do feel though, that even at full price, this machine will pay for itself in the long run. I hope you can tell how much I like this product by my review. Please just don't think about it, buy one.
*** Additional information ***
Non Slip Feet
Power on light
Temperature ready light
Cool touch handgrips
Automatic shut off (when timer runs out)
One metre cord length
Weight 7kg
More information (including videos) on http://www.philips.co.uk, where you can also order spare parts and get technical support.
Thank you for reading my review. I do hope it has been of some help.
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Price I paid : It was a gift. It costs £119.99 at Amazon.co.uk/kitchen.
If you are at all like me and love the foods that are labeled as bad for you. Or don't even appear in that dreaded food pyramid. You may frequent the odd fast food restaurant. Or they may come knocking on your door once or twice a month baring delicious greasy gifts. Or as it used to be the case for me, twice or three times a week.
Being single I'm not the most domesticated of people and therefore I didn't always make the best choices when it came to meal time. More times than not I would take the easy option and order in.
I got this as a gift from a kind family member. Unlike most of these novelty appliances i started using it straight away mostly out of curiosity as to how good the food would taste. At first glance you wouldn't think it's as heavy as it is 7kg is a sup rising weight for a product of it's kind.
Is this a sign of quality?
It was securely packed within the large box, cocooned with in a thick wall of Styrofoam and a see through plastic bag along with the accessories, instructions and a recipe booklet.
The fryer it's self is more like a baby bottle warmer in appearance than a deep fat fryer.
This is quite funky looking, it has an almost nineteen sixties space age style to it.
With its night black edgeless design it's definitely one of the strangest looking appliances i own. Its fitting that it looks space age as what it claims to do is quit out of this world. It claims that it can fry your foods with hot air. Sounds far fetched to me. Yes it may well cook them but will they taste bland and dry. For this to be worth buying the food has to taste good. After all you can put a lot of food in the microwave and it WILL cook it, but it tastes anything but good.
This airfryer comes with a handy little recipe book / booklet. It has 30 simple recipes perfectly suited for the appliance. These include the predictable such as chips down to the surprisingly strange such as chocolate brownies (definitely not something I expected to see)
The fryer basket can be accessed by pulling the long centrally located Handel towards you the Handel blends seamlessly in to the time and temperature dial above. This design is quite unusual for a fryer and looks more suited to a safe than a kitchen appliance, i like it as its not your bog standard design. Both the drawer and food basket are removable and dishwasher safe, I was happy when I first read that as cleaning contraptions by hand is never enjoyable.
As you'd expect you simply place the food in to the basket close the drawer turn the dial to the allotted time and off it goes. It's very quiet as it does it's job then a gentle ding alerts you to get your taste-buds ready.
A handy food separator is provided so you can cook two or more different foods with out the flavours mixing.
Now to the taste it's self. I cooked the obvious thing that 90% of people will use this for.
Wait for it.
I made a small single batch, just enough for me and they turned out great. They didn't necessarily taste fried but the did taste good. Crispy, dry not greasy. Golden brown not burned at all perfect little French Fri style chips. I should add that these were frozen French fries that have an added coating to help them cook. They took around twenty minutes at 200c.
When cooking chips made from scratch using fresh potatoes you need to add a tiny amount of oil. They recommend half a tablespoon of oil for five hundred grams of potatoes. That's tiny compared to totally submerging them into a vat of oil. Plus you can always use olive oil that is actually beneficial to your health as it's a good fat.
The full cooking capacity is eight hundred grams, that's plenty of room for me, more than enough. but for a medium sized family you'll find yourself having to cook a few batches to guarantee everyone gets their fill.
Another thing I noticed about the airfryer is that as foods cook there is very little odour coming from it. That's because of the integrated air filter, this successfully reduces offensive food vapours and odours, preventing them from filling your home with the smell of food, appetising while you're cooking, revolting once you've eaten.
***Key features include***
Patented Rapid Air Technology - combines hot air with grill component to 'fry' food
In-built timer - pre-set cook times of up to 30 minutes
Adjustable temperature control
Food separator accessory.
Integrated air filter.
The recipe book includes chicken and potato dishes. Simple pigs in blankets, Quiche and American style meatloaf. There are lots of party finger food recipes perfect for Christmas, these include Prawns wrapped in ham, ricotta balls with basil, salmon croquettes, Thai fish cakes, empanadas with chorizo, Mediterranean chicken nuggets, garlic mushrooms and more.
***Accessories included***
Food separator
Baking accessory
***General specifications***
Non-slip feet
Power-on light
Cool-touch handgrips
Cord storage
Adjustable thermostat
Temperature light
Integrated on/off switch
30-minute timer
Ready bell
Automatic shut-off
***Weight and dimensions**
Weight of the appliance: 7.0 kg
Product dimensions (W x H x D): 287 x 315 x 384 mm
***Technical specifications***
Power: 1425 W
Voltage: 230 V
Frequency: 50/60 Hz
Cord length: 1 m
Capacity: 800 g
Capacity: 2.2 l
The food I have made in this special little fryer is great. As I said it didn't taste fried but that's a good thing it tastes healthy and full of flavour.
It's quiet, it holds in food smells and is easy to clean.
It's a great alternative to a deep fat fryer. But if you don't need a deep fat fryer you don't really need one of these.
I'm not going to make out that this Philips airfryer has changed my life and that I never even look at a takeout menu anymore. But it has definitely reduced the number of times i order in significantly. And instead of cooking deep fat I now cook low fat.
And because of that my health will benefit in the long run.
The AirFryer is a great kitchen must have if, like me, you are health conscious, and even if you not it means you can indulge in fried foods with less guilt, as it gives food a "deep fried" taste without using a lot of oil.
The instructions say that, if you are using convenience food, like frozen chips or chicken nuggets for frying, you don't need to add any oil to it at all. When using fresh, homemade ingredients, such as potatoes that you have prepared yourself, you need to add a very small amount of oil. For example for 500g of potatoes, you only need to add 1/2 a tablespoon of oil, which is a fraction compared to how you cook them conventionally.
According to the instructions that came with it, the Philips AirFryer will save you 80% of the fat in your "frying." This makes it an ideal product to cook your favourite fried food but with less fat, which fro me is fabulous as any mums knows kids love all the foods we are told to give them in moderation, with the Airfryer, it means they can eat more of those fried foods but with less fat. This got a big thumbs up from my children.
The machine had come with a metal divider to be used when cooking two things at once, so I decided to cook some frozen chips with chicken nuggets have "fried" the chips at the same time as the nuggets.
It was really easy to make them. First you set the temperature, then pop the food in and then set the timer. Halfway through the cooking, you take them out and shake them up and put them back in. It was a really easy to use, and all in just 13 minutes. And the best bit is they did have a taste very much like they had been fried, which is great, especially with my middle child being such a fussy eater, but they passed his taste test and that is not easy.
The Philips AirFryer also came with a recipe book which had some great recipes in it! I found out I can even make brownies in the machine, along with recipes for "fish and chips," "crispy curry potato cubes with coriander salsa," "feta triangles" and "meatballs with feta," just to name a few. All of the recipes in the recipe book contain the nutritional values of the dishes.
Overall the Philips AirFryer is a big winner with my family, and I am looking forward to making many more meals using it.


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I use these pry bars almost every time i'm on the jobsite. As a cabinet maker/finish carpenter, I need a strong, yet gentle pry bar that will get the job done and cause minimal damage. These have exceeded my expectations and are better than other similar bars i have owned in the past. Very stout set – would recommend for anyone.
Great for trim work, and or removing things that need to not be messed up in the process,, Great to have a nice skinny pry bar IM thing about getting a set for each of the guys I work with for christmas, since whenever im out for a day i come back and this tool is in there pouch..
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Performs consultative duties including training on technical applications, serving as the subject matter expert, and transfer product and industry knowledge to early adopters, departments, beta customers and large-scale, high profile costumer implementations. Education methods, deliverables and activities include but are not limited to instructor led training, web casting, on-site client consulting providing subject matter expertise support and so on. Proficient in one or more areas of products and industries, can handle complex curriculum and consulting projects, support technical implementation issues and works
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Ø Requires a working knowledge of technology including but not limited to, databases, operating systems, hardware configurations and networks
Ø Requires a strong desire to learn the Infor's technical infrastructure, development environments, third party products used to support the Infor applications
Ø Develop the consulting skills and specific recommendations surrounding Infor (and related third party) technologies and tools in order to perform product installations and related consulting/training activities
Ø Maintain up-to-date skills on the most recent release of the Infor technical and third party tools to continue to provide a high level of service to the Infor customer
Ø Must have and maintain a high level of communication skills, both written and oral
Ø Must develop a working knowledge of the current Lawson Implementation Methodology and tools used to provide an accurate, complete and successful implementation. Includes understanding all of the Lawson positions and responsibilities as part of the implementation.
Ø Understand the role and responsibility of the Technology consultant in an implementation
Ø Complete all required documentation as part of the implementation, including status reports, exit documents, expense reporting, technical documentation
Ø Maintaining regular contact with the Lawson Project Manager or engagement owner and the client's technology project
Ø Coordinating communication within the LPS team to include identification of client expectations, critical business issues, and any pertinent information discovered during the turnover process with the sales team
Ø Promote Lawson, its products and services, in a positive, responsible manner
Ø Provides clients with consulting expertise and "best practice†recommendations in many different areas, and has significant experience consulting on a variety of technologies, tools, configurations
Ø Coordinating Lawson's participation in the client's project, including: software installation, technical training, technical consulting, etc., following Lawson's Implementation Methodology
Ø Increased knowledge of the Lawson products including applications, and the ability to apply this knowledge to the implementation planning process
Ø Work closely with the Project team to coordinate participation in the client's project including: software installation, training, technology consulting, etc., following Lawson's implementation methodology (Project Architect) to clients, prospective clients, and third parties.
Ø Conduct/participate in a pre-installation conference call necessary to familiarize Lawson personnel with the specific hardware, operating system, database, web server, and Lawson product configurations; review the pre-installation checklist and make specific recommendations to the client; and develop the overall installation
Ø Assess and develop the overall installation schedule based on specific client requirements to suggest and implement solutions to business issues
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France coach Laurent Blanc remains optimistic despite defeat to Sweden which left his side to face Spain in their European Championship quarter-final.
Les Bleus were beaten 2-0 by the already eliminated Scandinavians, allowing England - who beat co-hosts Ukraine 1-0 - to snatch top spot in Group D and earn a last-eight meeting with Italy rather than the reigning world and European champions.
"We are disappointed of course, we wanted a different result, but the most important thing is we qualified for the quarter-finals. Even though Sweden played well, they are going home tomorrow," Blanc said.
"We need to stay optimistic, we didn't make things easy for ourselves. It is not the easiest thing to play Spain at the moment, we have to be rested and need a really good performance to beat them. But we are going to focus and are going to fight. Tomorrow will be more optimistic than tonight and I hope by Saturday we will be at a higher level."
Reflecting on the match, when goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Sebastian Larsson condemned his side to defeat, Blanc said: "We were weak in certain areas of the pitch, too weak in the tackle.
"Sweden put everything into the game, they were better prepared physically and they have a player [Ibrahimovic] who can make the difference - a lot of factors that meant we couldn't win.
"I don't think we struggled going forward, we struggled at the back and in midfield. Sweden had a big physical impact. We hoped in the second half their intensity would drop but that wasn't the case.
"We conceded a lot of space but we also created a lot of chances so we could have had a 1-1, a 2-1 or even a 2-2."
Opposite number Erik Hamren was proud of his side's efforts on the night but disappointed to be departing the tournament at this early stage.
"Right now I have quite mixed feelings," he said. "We should be content after today's victory, we were up against a strong team, because they hadn't been beaten in 23 games. This shows what we were up against."


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34 35th St., Unit 26, Brooklyn, NY, 11232
Security Patterns
Security Patterns is a studio visit installation of recent laser cut work. These sculptures and drawings are made from old books laser cut with poignant words, and drawings made from industrial patterns, all of which explore transformations in technology and their relationships to evolutions (or devolutions) in economies. Some choice examples include: two display bookshelves with an ever growing collection of 130+ investment guide books and get-rich-quick books (e.g. "Weath is a Choice" or "Investing by the Stars") all laser engraved with the logos of failed FDIC Insured banks, A shrink wrapped bundle of 12 Yellow Pages that have been cut all the way through with the phrase "GOOGLE" and a dictionary with the phrase "OMG LOL" cut from its pages.
I have previously burned the OED, Atlases, and Phonebooks. I am interested in exploring books, especially expensive reference books, as a symbol of technological obsolecense and consumption culture. Once they were a huge symbol of prestige, now they are a sign of a era whose time has passed away. I burn them with word and symbols, as a way of commenting on their technological obsolescence, and simultaneously restoring their aura as precious objects.
More images on this blog post, or on James Wagner's review of his studio visit
Project Type: Exhibited Project
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NEW YORK — It's looking like Walmart's upcoming annual meeting is going to be a bittersweet affair as the company observes its 50th anniversary against the backdrop of an unfolding Mexican bribery scandal and an appeal from a major shareholder this week urging a no vote on five board members.
New York City comptroller John Liu, who oversees five New York City pension funds that hold 5.6 million Walmart shares, is encouraging fellow Walmart shareholders to vote against the re-election of company directors including chairman Rob Walton, president and CEO Mike Duke, former president and CEO Lee Scott, Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson and Christopher Williams, chairman and CEO of the investment bank Williams Capital Group. Liu's office issued a detailed press release on Tuesday that spells out the rationale for such action, sent a letter to Walmart dated Wednesday, May 2 and then on Thursday Walmart disclosed the letter in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"We are taking this extraordinary step in light of the recently reported cover-up in 2005 and 2006 of alleged widespread bribery in Mexico – which occurred at the same time the audit committee was stonewalling repeated shareowner demands for a comprehensive, independent compliance review – as well as our more general concerns with the board's independence," Liu wrote in the letter.
Liu was elected comptroller two years ago and essentially functions as the CFO of the City of New York. In that capacity, he is continuing the work begun by is predecessors to promote improved compliance with regulatory affairs at Walmart. Liu contends the board's audit committee on which Williams and Sorenson serve has failed shareholders based on the New York Times article from April 22, which detailed an alleged scheme of payments to Mexican officials to accelerate store openings.
"The audit committee's failure with respect to legal and regulatory compliance is especially troubling given that, in three separate letters between May 2005 and May 2006, then-NYC Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr., joined by other institutional shareowners, requested that Wal-Mart's audit committee retain independent counsel to conduct a comprehensive review of Walmart's legal and regulatory controls and issue a report to shareowners with findings and recommendations," according to Liu's letter to Walmart.
While Liu makes some points that appear valid and documents efforts (http://comptroller.nyc.gov/press/walmart.html) by predecessors to improve regulatory compliance at Walmart, the letter reeks of grandstanding on the part of an aspiring politician. Liu surely knows how well it plays with key segments of the New York City electorate to be seen as taking a hard line with Walmart. Liu also knows, as do all shareholders who read Walmart's proxy statement, that no shareholder initiative has any chance of passing without the support of the Walton family which now controls nearly 50% of the outstanding shares following years of aggressive share repurchase activity. What's Rob Walton gong to do? Vote against himself.
Major Walmart shareholder urges rejection of key board members at annual meeting
NEW YORK — It's looking like Walmart's upcoming annual meeting is going to be a bittersweet affair as the company observes its 50th anniversary against the backdrop of an unfolding Mexican bribery scandal and an appeal from a major shareholder this week urging a no vote on five board members.


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RESIDENTS are being urged to stay vigilant despite a 37.5 per cent crime reduction in one week.
Lancashire police's eastern division watch liaison officer said householders needed to still be on their guard as year-on-year, instances of burglary, robbery, vehicle thefts and thefts from vehicles were all up.
He said: "Everyone's hard work and extra vigilance has resulted in some good arrests and some quality information from the public has surely contributed to the reduction in crime.
"Please do not relax from this heightened state of vigilance because the threat remains. Only when we achieve a sustained fall in crime can we afford to relax a little.
"Vigilance and taking note of the world around us is never a bad thing."


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'Sabres general manager Darcy Regier was at Blue Cross Arena at the Community War Memorial to watch the Amerks defeat Manitoba 4-3 in overtime. He very likely wanted to see for himself if Funk or Andrej Sekera should join the Sabres.'
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FOUR people who were arrested for illegal hunting in Ryedale have been released on police bail.
The group was arrested at Salton between Malton and Kirkbymoorside at about 11am on Sunday, when police disturbed a suspected illegal hunt and seized five dogs and a car.
A police spokesman said they have all now been released on police bail until March to allow for further inquiries.
At the time, local North Yorkshire Police officers said they hoped the arrests would send a clear signal to others.


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Eidos-Montreal represents the continuing evolution of an extraordinary enterprise. We remain true to our founding ethos: to assert ourselves as a studio the most talented developers and testers from all over the world want to call home. Nearing its fifth anniversary, the studio continues to progress with an ever-expanding community of diverse and talented individuals and with the advent of a third exciting project.
Our studio is all about the talented people who work here, and in recognition we have tried to create an exceptional environment to allow free thinking and creativity to flourish.
"As we are working with smaller development teams on some long-term AAA projects, we want to make sure that the people we are recruiting are the best fit for our studio culture. As a result, we ensure that our employees are good team workers, willing to share their knowledge with other coworkers.
Also, smaller development teams means that employees are more committed to their work and can take ownership of their responsibilities.
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BERKELEY -- The Sonny Dykes coaching era at Cal began with enough offensive fireworks to energize a Memorial Stadium crowd of 58,816 fans on Saturday night.
Not a bad start, either, for freshman quarterback Jared Goff.
No. 22 Northwestern escaped with a 44-30 victory but not before the Golden Bears gave the visitors from the Big Ten Conference a serious scare.
"We played pretty well the whole game," Goff said. "It was disappointing to come up a little short."
"We made more mistakes down the stretch than those guys did," Dykes said.
The Golden Bears got two touchdown passes from Goff to Chris Harper in a span of 47 seconds in the third quarter and battled the Wildcats to a 27-all tie after the first play of the fourth quarter.
Goff, who was attending Marin Catholic High-Kentfield at this time last year, was 38 for 63 for 445 yards -- second-most by any Cal quarterback and the most by a freshman. He threw two TDs and was intercepted three times, twice on balls that were tipped.
"I thought it was a heck of a performance by a young kid," Dykes said of Goff. "He'll continue to get better and better and take better care of the football."
Northwestern, with 15 starters back from a 10-3 team, took a 30-27 lead when Jeff Budzien converted a 32-yard field goal with 8:49 left in the game.
Junior linebacker Collin Ellis clinched the outcome when he returned a tipped interception 40 yards for a touchdown -- his second pick-six of the game. The ball flicked off the hands of receiver Darius Powe before Ellis grabbed it and bumped the score to 37-27.
Cal, coming off a 3-9 campaign that led to longtime coach Jeff Tedford's firing, pulled within seven points after a 37-yard field goal by Vincenzo D'Amato with 4:45 left. But Goff's deep pass to Harper was picked off by Northwestern's Ibraheim Campbell with 3:42 left.
That set up the game's final score, a 6-yard push by tailback Treyvon Green with 1:51 left.
Dykes kept offensive coordinator Tony Franklin on the sideline to help calm his young quarterback, and the new Bear Raid spread offense ran 99 plays, netting 548 total yards.
The Bears had three turnovers, 10 penalties for 79 yards, didn't run the ball effectively after the game's opening series and played well only sporadically on defense. But Dykes saw plenty of reasons to be encouraged.
"We'll learn a lot from this game," Dykes said. "I was really, really proud of how our players played. I thought we played hard and showed we have what it takes to be a good football team."
Cal trailed 20-10 when Goff delivered his first collegiate touchdown, a perfectly thrown 52-yard strike down the middle of the field to Harper with 10:42 left in the third quarter.
The Bears got the ball right back when Joel Willis hit Stephen Buckley, who fumbled on the kickoff return. Hardy Nickerson recovered for the Bears at the 27.
The opportunity nearly went up in smoke when Brendan Bigelow pitched wildly to Bryce Treggs on a reverse, but Treggs knocked the ball out of bounds and the Bears settled for a 16-yard loss.
Goff then fired a 36-yard completion to Treggs to the 7 before using a play fake to set up a lob to the right corner of the end zone, where Harper outleaped Nick VanHoose for the TD.
In a span of 47 seconds, the Goff-to-Harper connection worked twice for TDs, and Cal led 24-20.
Nothwestern regained the lead when Dean Lowry tipped Goff's pass and Ellis intercepted and returned it 56 yards for a touchdown and a 27-24 lead with 4:40 left in the third quarter.
D'Amato tied the score at 27-all with a 38-yard field goal on the first play of the fourth quarter.
Dykes brought the crowd to its feet on the game's first series with a piece of trickery that netted the Bears their only touchdown of the half.
Lined up for a 27-yard field goal, Jackson Bouza took the snap, flipped the ball over his head to D'Amato, then curled around the defense to his right.
As fans tried to decipher what was happening, D'Amato pushed a pass over the rush to Bouza, who scooted into the end zone for the 10-yard score and a Cal lead with 11:35 left in the opening period.
The razzle dazzle capped an 82-yard drive in which Bigelow ran three times for 55 yards.
The Wildcats answered immediately, going 75 yards in just five plays to knot the score on a 33-yard run by Green with 9:33 left in the quarter.
Northwestern went in front 14-7 when Trevor Siemian threw a 19-yard touchdown to Tony Jones, who beat nickel back Isaac Lapite down the right sideline with 12:53 left in the second quarter.
Siemian, who normally shares the quarterback job, played most of the game after Colter left early with an upper-body injury. Siemian finished 18 for 29 for 276 yards.
Dykes did not know the extent of the injuries to Bigelow (head), strong safety Avery Sebastian (ankle), linebacker Khairi Fortt (head) and guard Matt Cochran (shoulder).
"They said it was targeting," Dykes said of the officials' explanation. McCain, under new rules this season, will miss the first half of next week's game against Portland State.
For more on Cal sports, see the Bear Talk blog at ibabuzz.com/beartalk.
Portland State at Cal,
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To view a photo gallery of Cal's season opener, go to http://photos.mercurynews.com.
Columnist Monte Poole says Sonny Dykes' offense shows promise, especially with a freshman QB, but the defense needs work. PAGE 5


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"The Campaign" (2012)
Comedy is a matter of personal taste. What a person finds humorous can be subject to such fickle details as who you are with1, how you slept the night before or even the time of day. Whether you will enjoy "The Campaign" will depend foremost on whether you are a fan of Will Ferrell's past endeavors, which we happen to be, but also on the circumstances of your viewing.
In comedies, plot can take a back seat and serve more as a vehicle for gags rather than a lynchpin of a film's success. Here, director Jay Roach examines corruption in politics and moral bankruptcy in politicians. Roach brings a multifaceted perspective to the table with his background in both comedic and political films2. In our opinion, this is his best comedy to date.
Ferrell movies aim for that deep belly chuckle, the kind of laughter that can lead to babbling and uncontrollable snorting. It is a particular brand of potty humor with the ability to transport you back to late-night, soda-filled, childhood-sleepover hysteria.
So, for us, the problem with "The Campaign" isn't the boorish, juvenile humor, instead the shortcoming of the film is its categorical identity crisis, its genre split personality disorder. After hitting the ground running as a crass, very deservedly R-rated slapstick, the film begins to have trouble deciding whether it wants to be goofball or satirical.
Campaigning in America has gotten so ridiculous that it is difficult to create any fiction that can be stranger than the truth. Take, for example, Eliot Spitzer and John Edward's trysts, Larry Craig's wide stance or Anthony Weiner's telecommunications (all of which are alluded to in the movie). It's hard to really satirize something that's almost an unaware self parody.
Where this film succeeds is in the insane on-screen chemistry of Ferrell and once alternative stand-up comic Zach Galifianakis. They are the kings of portraying the ridiculous amidst the plausible. Ferrell is comfortable in his role as Cam Brady, a four-time incumbent lazily awaiting a shot at the vice presidency. The character of Brady seems to be a SNL George Bush redux with a "Talladega Nights" home life and an "Anchorman" sex life. Galifianakis plays the challenger, Martin Huggins, a pervasively effeminate continuation of his "Funny or Die" character 'Seth'. Huggins is childlike for the most part but is also conveniently ruthless as the debates get progressively more caustic and the backstabbing more pronounced as election day nears. The movie also takes aim at voters who seem to easily and blindly fall for flimsy defamation attempts. Something to keep in mind this November.
Neither candidate stands for anything of course. Brady gets along by riling up voters with emotive catch phrases, and Huggins is mostly along for the ride as he follows the instructions of his power-brokering father played by Brian Cox and by his Faustian campaign manager played in all-black attire by Dylan McDermott. Dan Akroyd and John Lithgow also pop up as the villains in roles reminiscent of Randolf and Mortimer Duke from "Trading Places." They end up coming off flat and probably deserved better characters to start with. If only they had funny lines. There the blame lies with writers Chris Henchy and Shawn Harwell. Jason Sudeikis also phones in an appearance as Brady's campaign manager Mitch, the straight man of this comedy outfit.
This movie starts stronger than it finishes. For a short film (runtime 85 minutes) it sadly needed more material to draw on. The first half of the film is chock-full of outrageous behavior but somewhere along the way the steam runs out and it finishes on an empty note. The latter portions are consistently funny but almost never hilarious as it becomes canned political cynicism. Going after the superficial, sleazy nature of campaigns isn't very daring and simply affirms what the average politically jaded person already suspects.
Also, the film is episodic, more of a series of rapidly escalating raunchy hijinks than a single thread of a story. That being said, we did enjoy this film since our goal was only to get a few laughs. We hope Ferrell and Galifianakis collaborate again soon. Be warned though, there is a shock factor to this movie. Pornographic television spots involving icy pops make it onto the screen. Thankfully the handlebar mustache did not.
So before you decide to see this ask yourself this: would you enjoy watching sailors having a swearing contest?
Rating: $$$ out of $$$$$ - Worth renting as a new release -- get the director's cut for the scenes from the previews that were not in the final cut.
1 Shout outs to the Sunday, Aug. 12 4:50 p.m. audience at the Broadway 8!
2 While Roach is of "Austin Powers" notoriety, he also has directed some solid HBO docudramas such as "Recount" (about the 2000 election Florida debacle) and "Game Change" (about the Palin-McCain ticket phenomenon).


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We get a lot of sponsorship requests from athletes of all varieties at Bob's Red Mill and we can't possibly fulfill on all of them. So when Nick Duttle first contacted me about a potential partnership with Bob's Red Mill to support his mountain climbing, I was already thinking of how to explain that we couldn't help support his passion. Little did I know what an incredible person Nick would turn out to be and we are proudly supporting him with whole grains to fuel his climbs. Here is his story, I hope you'll find it as inspiring as we do.
Nick Duttle is a professional climber from Las Cruces, New Mexico who currently travels the country in order to climb the most difficult and technical sport routes and boulders in some of the most beautiful climbing areas accessible.
Nick has guided climbing trips in Colorado, enjoys teaching clinics and attending climbing events whenever possible, and serves as an ambassador/ sponsored athlete for several well-known climbing and outdoor companies. He excels at a wide variety of climbing styles and continually seeks to complete the most powerful and aesthetic lines, always aiming to reach new goals and inspire others to do so as well.
Nick began climbing during college, using the indoor climbing wall at New Mexico State University, and soon spent most of his free time at the nearby world-class bouldering destination of Hueco Tanks. Despite having a genetic condition (Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia) that affects the skin and development of sweat glands, Nick has overcome many physical challenges throughout his life to pursue his dream of training and performing as a full-time athlete.
Believing wholeheartedly in the importance of good nutrition for a healthy and active life, Nick relies on whole foods and grains to power and sustain his intense training schedule.
Nick's regular training includes running, swimming, cycling, hiking, and of course plenty of climbing in whatever location that presents the next challenge.
Nick's favorite products from Bob's Red Mill have long been the 10 Grain Cereal and the Steel-Cut Oats (often mixed!) which are an integral, if not imperative, part of his morning routine.