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I'm originally from Queens, NY. I'm from a big, Catholic family that still chronicles life events by the parish they took place in. ("Remember when Michael was born? We must have been living in Elmhurst, because he was baptized at St. Bart's.") I love food and travel. And for many years my husband and I ran a business together. Little wonder, then, that I loved Adriana Trigiani's The Supreme Macaroni Company. As usual, I felt like I knew every character in the book.
The novel (the third in Trigiani's Valentine Trilogy) begins with couture Italian-American shoe designer Valentine Roncalli's engagement to the older, infinitely handsome Gianluca Vechiarelli, an Italian leather maker. I found it a very satisfying place for an adult romance novel to begin. After all, anyone who's been married for any length of time knows that's when the work actually begins. And that's exactly how it is for Valentine and Gianluca. Once the romantic haze of courtship is done, every couple is faced with making one life out of two separate ones. The Supreme Macaroni Company celebrates the hard work, negotiation and forbearance that make a marriage work – along with a healthy dose of good humor.
One of the core elements of the book is the unexpected culture clash that comes with the marriage of an Italian-American woman to an Italian man. So much of Valentine's definition of self in the earlier book was wrapped up in her ethnicity. In the US, she's Italian-American – emphasis on the "Italian" part. But as she spends time with her Italian husband and his extended family – his pregnant daughter and his enigmatic ex-wife, especially – she is forced to redefine her emphasis, becoming increasingly aware of the "American" part of the equation:
During my travels in Italy, the Italian wives seemed practical and a little removed. There appeared in them a resignation to the order and roles established in life as it had been for generations. How was I going to continue to be the woman I was, split between these two cultures, who had little in common when it came to a woman's ambition and drive? I figured I was in for it. What, I didn't know. But I loved Gianluca and figured it had to go my way. This is also the hallmark of an American sensibility. Things naturally work out for the best when intention is clear. Or do they? p. 104
The Supreme Macaroni Company is so much more than chic lit, although I have seen it described that way. It continues Trigiani's ongoing meditation on the vanishing world of fine craftsmanship. It also delves into the economic issues involved in America's cheaper-is-better, import-driven economy. But it remains a romance at its heart, and I enjoyed almost every page of it. Every page, that is, until the ending, which I found absolutely heartbreaking, especially as the end of a trilogy. I thought it was just too sad a way to finish, undercutting the overall tone of the series, I thought. It's listed as the last book in a trilogy, but I'm hoping that it also marks the start of another series, because I would really hate to be saying good-bye to Valentine and her family forever.
I read this as part of a TLC Book Tour. I received a free copy of the book in return for my honest opinion. And I honestly loved it! Thanks, as always, for including me on the tour. Please check the other stops on the tour for additional opinions about The Supreme Macaroni Company. Sorry this post is a bit late - the end of the semester combined with Christmas to keep me from the fun stuff!


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April 6 - Ugli Fruit salad
For all the citrus varieties that flood the market in Winter here in the USA, as human nature goes, I end up longing for the ONE variety of citrus that does not show up. I'm referring to the 'Mosambi' or sweet limes that are available in India. These fruits are mild, sweet have all the aroma of citrus minus any trace of tartness.
The closest in flavor that I found in my local grocery are these rather 'beauty challenged' knobbly citrus that are now marketed as 'Uniq fruit' , no doubt to mask the the leathery citron like appearance of the peel. In reality, the peel is rather loose skinned and peels off with the ease of a mandarin or clementine, revealing golden yellow flesh, mild and flavorful. the best part, they can be peeled off and separated easily by hand, unlike oranges that are best dealt with a knife.
This is an easy peasy salad tossed together w/o much ado, just toss in a handful of Nicoise olives, feta and some basil, and there you have it. I like to add fresh crushed peppercorns for a little added bite.

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In arithmetic we use and manipulate numbers to create concrete answers to specific numeric questions.
Algebra is the theory of arithmetic. The two main tools used to create this theory are abstraction and generalization. First, we try to describe abstractly, without reference to specific numbers, the manipulations and processes that are used in arithmetic. The goal of such abstraction is to arrive at a general rule which will be applicable to many questions. Secondly, we attempt to generalize the abstractions. The hope here is to arrive at an even higher level mathematical structure which may be useful in describing a wider array of questions.
Algebra is one small part of a much larger discipline called mathematics.
According to The North Central Regional Education Library: "Mathematics is a study of patterns and relationships; a science and a way of thinking; an art, characterized by order and internal consistency; a language, using carefully defined terms and symbols; and a tool." (1) Clearly this has very little to do with numbers and computation.
Dr. Robert H. Lewis, Professor of Mathematics at Fordham University correctly observes: "The great misconception about mathematics — and it stifles and thwarts more students than any other single thing — is the notion that mathematics is about formulas and cranking out computations. It is the unconsciously held delusion that mathematics is a set of rules and formulas that have been worked out by God knows who for God knows why, and the student's duty is to memorize all this stuff." (2)
According to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, "One of the primary goals of mathematics education is to enhance students' ability to reason deductively. The capability to think logically is needed in every discipline, and it is particularly important in mathematics." (3)
According to Illana Weintraub, "Algebra is a very unique discipline. It is very abstract. The abstract-ness of algebra causes the brain to think in totally new patterns." (4)
Smith, Eggen, and St. Andre voice a basic tenet of all mathematics when they state: "The characteristic thinking of the mathematician, however, is deductive reasoning, in which one uses logic to draw conclusions based on statements accepted as true." (5)
The purpose of early college level algebra courses is therefore to introduce the student to the use of abstraction, generalization, deductive reasoning, creativity, and critical thinking while exploring the patterns and relationships of a variety of algebraic entities including, but not limited to, equations, inequalities, algebraic fractions, polynomials, and functions.
Please observe the emphasis should be on abstraction, generalization, deductive reasoning, creativity, and critical thinking not on the mind-numbing robotic-like practice of computational activities with the sole purpose of "getting the answer" to insipid and inane textbook exercises.
- http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/content/cntareas/math/ma3ques1.htm
- http://www.fordham.edu/mathematics/whatmath.html
- http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L384
- http://www.mathmedia.com/whystudal.html
- Smith, Eggen, St. Andre. A Transition to Advanced Mathematics. Monterey: Brooks/Cole (1986). p.1.


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In the 1960s and 1970s, the artist Ed Ruscha created a series of small photo-conceptual artist's books, among them Twentysix Gas Stations, Various Small Fires, Every Building on the Sunset Strip, Thirtyfour Parking Lots, Real Estate Opportunities, and A Few Palm Trees. Featuring mundane subjects photographed prosaically, with idiosyncratically deadpan titles, these "small books" were sought after, collected, and loved by Ruscha's fans and fellow artists. Over the past thirty years, close to 100 other small books that appropriated or paid homage to Ruscha's have appeared throughout the world.
VARIOUS SMALL BOOKS, Referencing Various Small Books by Ed Ruscha collects ninety-one of these projects, showcasing the cover and sample layouts from each along with a description of the work. It also includes selections from Ruscha's books and an appendix listing all known Ruscha book tributes…
Upcoming, Ed Ruscha, the exhibition, March 5 – April 27, at Gagosian Gallery and book, New York.


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Best Operas Ever is a new podcast from Saturday Afternoon at the Opera on CBC Radio 2. In each instalment, host Ben Heppner talks to one of the major opera figures of our time about a particular opera recording that they especially love. You'll find each episode here on cbcmusic.ca, and you can tune in to CBC Radio 2 at 1 p.m. any Saturday from now until the end of November to hear these classic recordings in their entirety — along with extended conversations with our esteemed guests.
Daniel Okulitch's favourite opera is actually three operas. It's Puccini's triptych of mini-operas, Il Trittico.
Puccini isn't Daniel Okulitch's bread and butter. The Canadian bass-baritone has made his name in roles by Mozart and in new operas such as Howard Shore's The Fly. Sure, there's the small anomaly of his having sung in Baz Luhrmann's ballyhooed Broadway production of La Bohème, but Okulitch would be the first to tell you that the Italians aren't his specialty as a singer. But that's not to say he doesn't love this music more intensely than just about anybody. When asked to choose his favourite opera recording ever, Okulitch cheated and selected three. Kind of. Il Trittico is a tryptich of one-act operas by Puccini, originally intended to be performed as a unit. For his episode of Best Operas Ever, Okulitch decided to choose his favorite recordings of each of those operas, featuring Renatas Tebaldi and Scotto in the major roles.
"I love Trittico," Okulitch told Ben Heppner, emphatically. "I sometimes get strange looks from people when I tell them that it's in my top five. What I love about these operas is the skill that it takes to economically and within an hour, tell a complete drama. I think they're absolutely brilliant, each one of them in its own way."
Okulitch adores the Debussy-like textures of the first in the trilogy, Il Tabarro, and he's quick to proclaim the third, Gianni Schicchi, as the best comedic opera ever written. But it's the middle child that he loves the best: Suor Angelica. "I cry every time I hear this opera," he confessed. "This is my theory on it: there is nothing in my belief system that relates to... a forgiving presence that would grant absolution in a moment of crisis or at the end of your days. And I accept that. But I cannot deny that there's a part of me that wants it." So, at the end of the opera, when Angelica is forgiven for her sins and reunited with her dead son in the next life, cue the waterworks.
Hit the play button above to hear Heppner's full conversation with Okulitch about these three classic mini-operas. You can tune in to Saturday Afternoon at the Opera on Nov. 26 to hear all three of his favourite Trittico recordings in their entirety, plus more from this conversation.
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First, we'll break down the remaining 13 Eastern Conference teams into two categories: contenders and pretenders. Then we'll select the No. 3 from the list of contenders. The entire Eastern Conference, save Indiana and Miami, could be thrust into the role of pretender, but six teams besides the Pacers and Heat still make the playoffs. No Eastern Conference team has stepped up so far this season beside the top two, but that doesn't mean we can't predict who might snag that No. 3 spot in the East, or even challenge Miami and Indiana for the top two spots (it's still early, so don't laugh too hard at that notion).
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All of these teams have one thing in common, save Cleveland: it makes more sense for them to lose than to win. That's because each of these teams has an eye on the celebrated 2014 Draft. None of them have the talent to compete with Indiana or Miami, or really anyone, save themselves. If all of our contenders make the playoffs, all these pretenders will receive at least a couple ping pong balls in the 2014 Draft Lottery. Aside from poor Cleveland, this will make them all immeasurably happy.
Orlando Magic
Rob Hennigan and Co. are still waiting for Tobias Harris to get back on the court, but Glen Davis is back and in great shape; Arron Afflalo is performing so amazing, they may want to trade him now, when his stock has never been higher; Victor Oladipo has shown flashes of brilliance, especially defensively, and Nikola Vucevic has displayed enough production to prove last year probably wasn't a fluke. The team would prefer to be good, just not top eight in the East, good. Hennigan wouldn't mind trading Jameer Nelson for a first round pick, either.
Cleveland Cavaliers
Kyrie Irving has struggled even with Andrew Bynum actually playing. No. 1 pick Anthony Bennett appears to have been a bust, and Dion Waiters is on some sort of medication. Just to give you an indicator of how screwed up the Cavs interpersonal dynamics are, they tried to call a team meeting and everyone thought Waiters punched Irving. Mike Brown has improved their defense a bit, but after the Bynum and Jarrett Jack signings this summer, they were supposed to make it back to the playoffs. Doesn't look like it so far, but keep an eye on them.
Charlotte Bobcats
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist went down with a hand injury, and Charlotte's defense is likely to suffer as a result. But if the season ended today, Charlotte — at 8-11 on the year — would be the final Eastern Conference playoff entrant. Al Jefferson's addition has opened up the floor a bit as defenses key on him in the post. But Steve Clifford's group will only make the playoffs if MKG gets back in time and the East continues to stumble as a whole. They lack the talent to really be contenders for a playoff spot, which is probably fine with that 2014 Draft looming and the chance to finally grab a young stud regardless of their draft position in the top 5.


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Senior Vice President for Marketing Strategy and Communications Todd Sperry give us an inside look at the Museum of Science's latest exhibit, Da Vinci—The Genius, and more
Years before he became Senior Vice President for Marketing Strategy and Communications, Todd Sperry was already a big fan of the Museum of Science. "I've been here a million times as a visitor," he says.
The current exhibition, Da Vinci—The Genius, is a prime example of the Museum of Science's broad appeal. "People don't expect [Leonardo] da Vinci to be in a science museum immediately," says Sperry, yet "as a true renaissance man, he was an artist, scientist, anatomist, engineer, inventor and visionary who was hundreds of years ahead of his time." The exhibit includes life-size recreations of his pioneering designs from the 15th century, which include first concepts for everything from a helicopter to a bicycle. The science of Leonardo's art is on display, too. "The exhibit digs deep into the Mona Lisa through multispectral layer analysis and…shines new light on a masterpiece that we all know."
Da Vinci—The Genius joins other excellent exhibits, like the perennially popular lightning show in the Theater of Electricity. Looking for a holiday treat for the kids? The Polar Express comes alive at the Museum of Science this season, thanks to the museum's multisensory screenings. Even lifelong Bostonians who have visited the museum many times before will be impressed by recently opened spaces. One of Sperry's personal favorites, the Yawkey Gallery on the Charles River, is a new permanent feature that explores the combined engineered and natural worlds that make up the Charles River.
Another longtime Museum of Science fan is philanthropist Michael Bloomberg, who visited the museum often as a child and recently donated $50 million to the Museum of Sciences' Education Department. "Here is someone who…credits the museum with setting the stage for what he has accomplished," says Sperry. "Because this gift went to education, it was directly involved in ensuring that the next generation of critical thinkers can benefit from the same thing. There is no better endorsement, and it means the world to our educators and our staff."
As Sperry explains, "This region is at the forefront of thinking in so many subjects, whether they are science, technology, culture or the arts.…The museum is perfectly suited at that intersection and is a place to come and get inspired!"


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In his book Which Lie Did I Tell?, Oscar-winning screenwriter William Goldman states that "Here is one of the main rules of adaptation: You cannot be literally faithful to the source material. Here's another that critics never get: You should not be literally faithful to the source material. It is in a different form... Here is the most important rule of adaptation: You must be totally faithful to the intention of the source material." I feel the same way about video game adaptations of true life, sports included: They should keep the bits that lend themselves to an exciting video game experience, and throw out the rest. Fun over realism, always. (This is why I don't review flight sims; I'm less concerned with accurate turn rates and stalling speeds than with having a good time.)
The brilliance of NBA Street Vol. 2 -- as with Midway's NBA Jam, released a decade ago and inarguably the prototype for the EA Sports BIG concept -- is that it retains the elements of the sport that translate well into the video game world, ditches the ones that don't, and makes the entire experience into a great game instead of a mere simulation. Vol. 2 also repairs every flaw of the original Street, while adding another layer of gameplay to what another GameSpy reviewer who said I could plagiarize him termed as "depth almost akin to an action/adventure game."
If you aren't familiar with Street, a brief summary: It's a game of three-on-three street hoops, with the trademark BIG emphasis on pulling off spectacular tricks both singly and in combination. For example, a flashy dunk will score you a handful of points, but a trick/fakeout/alley-oop combination will score you considerably more. You can take to any of the numerous urban courts with created players, fictional players, gin-u-wine NBA folks, and (new to Vol. 2) two dozen legends, from Jordan and Bird to lesser-known players -- or is it "playas?" There are several gameplay modes, including Be a Legend (a continent-spanning mode that builds up a created player on courts from Seattle to NYC), NBA Challenge (in which you a select an NBA team and take on every other franchise), and multiplayer pickup games.
With an 18-month development cycle, the developers have had plenty of time to address issues in the original Street, which mostly involved imbalances in multiplayer action. The original game only supported two players; Vol. 2 supports four. The original game had annoying rubber-band AI to keep every game close; Vol. 2 has a "My Rules" option that lets you spot points to your opponent and play however you want. The original game didn't allow you to "counter" tricks, which made playing D difficult; Vol. 2 allows you to execute defensive counters, forcing the offensive player to execute with skill and timing. The original game automatically determined whether you blocked a weak shot with a mighty swat or simply grabbed it out of the air; now you can manually execute a swat-block or a grab-block. Vol. 2 even allows you to pass the ball off the head of a stationary player, which forces the defense to keep moving or be utterly humiliated.


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My week end will be complete very shortly. One aspect of my shift that I really look forward to are my three days off. It always happens every other week end and feels like a mini holiday. My first day off I spend sleeping. It's not by choice, I just seem to drift into unconsciousness rather easily. My sleep patterns have always been a little confused. The vampire in me just keeps refusing to allow me to be a day walker. My first awake day off we had a BBQ with my new family members. No pictures were taken. I keep forgetting that there is now a camera at my disposal.
The kids had a great time. I think there were six of them when I counted properly. They seemed to have multiplied after they emerged from the pool. They are going to have great memories. My favourite memories are about my sister and I playing with our cousins and all the weird little games that we made up about monsters and high espionage. There were lots of serious discussions about what we would become when we were older. I hope these children have memories like that. So far they it appears this will happen.
The next day we completed a few errands. The boy required sandals. He wore them straight out of the store. We were very lucky to get these sandals in our little town. The shop owner is retiring and her stock is decreases daily. These were the last ones in the boy's size. They have a little room for his growth spurt that I suspect will happen shortly. We also visited the pet shop, animalerie. They had kittens. Very small, very cute kittens. It was very hard to resist. I am proud to note, I did resist and Tom, Rebel and Napoleon do not have any additional brothers or sisters. I almost caved and bought a fish tank though. I really did love the ones I had in another lifetime. What stopped me was Napoleon's constant struggle to go swimming. I do not ever want to relive that indoor wading pool experience again thank you. An option I was thinking about though, is if the aquarium was fully enclosed in some beautiful cabinets. That may be an idea to run by a certain someone....It could sit in the corner, be fully encased in some wooden structure of some sort. I'm not up on my various wood options. All I know is M. is allergic to maple. There will be no maple.
Now for pictures.
Yesterday we went on a walk around town and came across a very cool nature trail.
I snapped a pic of the sign because it would have some details on the trail, like length and when it came into existence, the best time to explore to see all the flowers in bloom....or so I thought...
No such luck. I have no idea how long that trail is or even the length of time it took walk. I haven't worn a watch in quite a few years now. I just know that I was very hungry after.
There was a little bit of wildlife,
Placards placed throughout the trail to explaining the foliage,
My only complaint is that the placard did not explain the best time to view these plants or when they came into bloom. Everything was very green along our walk, which is was still picturesque, but I would love to see these flowers add a bit of colour to the scene.
There are also just some really great shots in our collection of photos:
Some sort of bug or plant threw up on our tour guide's toe. I thought that was worth a picture!
I know this is already quite a lengthy of post, so I will just share my pictures of my new home:
I think I have covered everything for now. I'm going to watch my new favourite show, In Plain Site, and then unpack a box. See you later. :)


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Satkirin Kaur
Products and Biography
Satkirin Khalsa was once told by her Kundalini Yoga teacher, Yogi Bhajan, that every answer she might seek could be found within the Shabd Guru – the wisdom of the sound current. Since that time she has applied this wisdom to every aspect of her daily life, and has dedicated her career to sharing this with others – to share its impact, its upliftment, its inspiration. She would like others to be carried, as she has been, above the darkness and confusion of these times to a place of internal steadiness and clarity.
Daily absorption in the Shabds, sometimes for hours, lifted Satkirin above her self doubt...and brought her to a place where she felt a deep connection with other women, other souls longing for transformation. The recitation and singing of these songs has served to uplift her and has guided her through every challenge of her life.
The shabds or songs are presented in the form of prayers. Listening to these sound currents will bring peace of mind. Absorbing yourself deeply, singing along with concentration, will bring a depth of understanding to your life.
She was taught that the voice is the most direct connection to the soul. The spiritual language of Gurbani is a sound current of permutation and combination of sounds that will raise the human consciousness to the place of each individual's highest destiny - or even just to a calm and happy place.
Her efforts to bring the Shabd Guru to humankind include numerous concerts and a number of popular CDs. Produced under the wizardry of Thomas Barquee, Universal Prayer (2003) is a beautiful collection of 8 Shabds from the Shabd Guru and Lightness of Being (2005) is a compelling chant album.
Satkirin Kaur Khalsa has worked with the dedicated people of the United Nations, and that work has brought to her a constant awareness of the vast challenges faced by humankind. The premise is simple - "A heartfelt prayer is more powerful than an atomic bomb".
She sincerely believes that humankind has a bright future through the development of the human spirit, with the inherent ability to rise above any and all challenges to the place of human excellence and majesty.


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Situatedness for Global Display Web Apps (demo)
Most display systems are making use of static definition for the
places in which they are situated. The content shown on these
displays is predefined as is the case of television broadcasting. In
this paper we present an approach that allows local display
managers, e.g., display owners, to instantiate global display web
applications on each display basis. We describe an innovative
model for content presentation that takes into consideration both
the display environmental data, e.g., sensors and user interactions,
and app specific configuration. This approach enables the content
being shown to be highly personalized, thus reflecting the
dynamic and situated behavior of global display web apps.
The demo is going to be presented at PerDis13 (http://www.pervasivedisplays.org/2013/)
Download demo paper, Download demo poster
Design considerations for application selection and control in multi-user public displays (journal)
Abstract: Urban spaces are increasingly embedded with various types of public digital displays. Many of these displays can be subject to multi-user interactions and support a broad range of applications. A fundamental implication emerging from the interactive nature of those applications is that users should have access to appropriate selection and control techniques that would allow them to drive the way applications are shown and used in the respective environment. Such techniques should enable each user to reason and express intentions about the system behavior, while also dealing with concurrent requests from multiple users in a way that is fair and clear. In this study, we aim to inform the definition of novel techniques for application selection and control in pervasive display environments that can address the above challenges. Drawing inspiration from traditional GUI interaction concepts we developed and deployed a public display system that supports multiple applications and is able to receive explicit content presentation requests from multiple viewers. Based on the experiment observations and interviews with the participants, we reached a set of design considerations for future pervasive displays environments that are open to third party applications providers and allow the audience to influence content presentation.
Taivan, C., Rui José, Silva, B., Elhart, I., & Cardoso, J. (2013). Design considerations for application selection and control in multi-user public displays. JUCS special issue: Towards Sustainable Computing through Ambient Intelligence.Download paper
Selection and control of applications in pervasive displays (paper)
Abstract. Public displays are progressively embedded in urban settings. Such displays become elements of an integrated pervasive ecosystem in which various displays with multiple applications are accessed by multiple viewers. Still, many public displays employ content that is based on pre-defined schedules as encountered in conventional digital signage systems. We envision future display deployments embedding many applications that are running concurrently and able to continuously react to users' requests. In this paper, we investigate application selection and control concepts based on a mixed-initiative scenario in which display system and viewers are both involved in the process of content presentation. Our approach is inspired by traditional GUI interaction concepts and design considerations of sensing systems. Hence, this research would inform the design of novel techniques for application selection and control in pervasive display environments.
Taivan, C., José, R., & Elhart, I. (2012). Selection and control of applications in pervasive displays. 6th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing & Ambient Intelligence (to be published). Victoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Springer LNCS. Download Paper
The following table shows the traditional GUI concepts used in the applications selection and control study for pervasive displays.
PhD Proposal Abstract (12.12.2011)
Displays technology experienced a considerable progress and screens are increasingly pervasive in public spaces. Most of the display systems exist as singular non-interactive units showing static images, power point presentations or product videos. Further developments will consider the possibility of connecting the displays towards a pervasive display network. This approach will provide the background for highly interactive applications, thus creating a novel and powerful global communication medium.
The research activity will consider the challenges raised by the need to support third-party application development and distribution. The overall objective of this thesis is to make a set of contributions towards the definition of abstractions and technological approaches that may enable third-parties to generate and publish web-based applications into Pervasive Display Networks. In consequence, the work will provide a conceptual framework for understanding and guiding the process of creation, distribution and use of display-centred applications. Other contributions may be expected too, such as an activation model to address the challenging ways of application invocation.
C. Taivan and R. José, "An application framework for open application development and distribution in pervasive display networks," in Proceedings of the 2011th Confederated international conference on On the move to meaningful internet systems, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2011, pp. 21-25.The PhD Proposal Paper (first insights in my research design)
Author's personal blog on PhD related topics: http://apps4publicdisplays.blogspot.pt/
Acknowledgement: http://pd-net.org/ and http://www.fct.pt/
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Friday, June 22, 2012
What's Up Doc?
I've always been a Word Girl, so I haven't explored Google docs much. I like the sharing aspect of Google docs, but I have no clue how to use it. And, there's something about privacy issues or copyright or something: what you write on Google docs becomes property of Google docs? I'll have to research that bit again.
So, any of you out there in Internet land, do you use Google docs? How? Why? When?
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Hi Kate, My district uses Google Apps for Education so we do use Google Docs. I like the ability to share documents with my team so that we can edit, share ideas, etc. If you have internet access you can get to your document, so there is no need to keep emailing myself my docs or saving them to a flash drive to work on at home. But, and it is kind of a big but, I do not find it as intuitive as Word. I have been writing in Word for what seems like eons, so I know how to use it. I use excel a lot in my position and I cannot quite get the hang of it in google docs.ReplyDelete
This past school year was our first using Google Apps, with no training. I am self-trained, but I am hoping to become more knowledgeable in the upcoming school year. :)
I've used G-docs with my summer swim team for writing meet sheets and creating other forms, but I haven't explored it in the classroom. And, I don't know if I need to use G-docs in the classroom. My entire district uses Microsoft everything. I love WORD!ReplyDelete
I do like G-docs spreadsheet because it is simpler than Excel-- I'm horrible with Excel. I've gotten a little better with use, but not by much. :-)
I'd like to check out G-apps more. I love Chrome and just about anything google. I too am self-trained. We're in the same boat! :-)
I'll be sure to share techniques & tips as I figure them out!
Thanks for the comments!


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July 23 - Building industry raises $36,000 for affordable housing
Building industry raises $36,000 for affordable housing
GREATER TORONTO, July 23, 2012 - Members of the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) raised over $36,000 for Habitat for Humanity Toronto as part of its 20th annual Charity BBQ fundraiser.
More than 500 builders, developers, sales and marketing professionals gathered at the Association's headquarters in Don Mills to celebrate the 20th anniversary of BILD's Charity BBQ - a fundraising event in support of BILD's community partner Habitat for Humanity Toronto for the past nine years.
The Charity BBQ was paired with the third annual Race for Humanity, presented by the Toronto Star and In2ition Marketing Insights. The Race sent 25 teams scouring the streets of Toronto completing challenges before crossing the finish line at BILD headquarters where the Charity BBQ was getting underway.
"The Race for Humanity and Charity BBQ combine for a great BILD event that has something for everybody, and our members have shown their enthusiasm by getting involved, fundraising and giving back to the community," said BILD President and CEO Bryan Tuckey.
A big contributor to the fundraising success was the silent auction. Always a popular feature of the Charity BBQ, this year's auction items went online at starauctions.ca a week in advance to allocate more time for bidding.
BILD would like to thank all the event sponsors, prize donors, volunteers and guests for all the fundraising support. Congratulations to the organizing committee for planning a highly successful event.
For more on the event, visit the official blog at bildblogs.ca, find bildgta on Facebook or follow @bildgta on Twitter.
With more than 1,350 members, BILD, formed through the merger of the Greater Toronto Home Builders' Association and Urban Development Institute/Ontario, is the voice of the land development, home building and professional renovation industry in the Greater Toronto Area. BILD is proudly affiliated with the Ontario and Canadian Home Builders' Associations.
For photos from the event or interview scheduling, please contact Andrei Zaretski at 416-391-3450 or email@example.com.


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What sets gateway apart
Gateway Property Management is a full service residential and commercial property management company serving Canadians nationwide.
From financial management to building operations, we have the in-house expertise to help you draft and implement sound strategies that ensure your property is being run smoothly. We manage condominiums, residential and commercial properties across Canada from the West Coast to Montreal.Services
For over 50 years, we have been doing one thing: managing your properties – and we do it well. We've developed the systems and controls needed to ensure the highest calibre of quality unmatched in our industry. This includes marketing, maintenance, human resources, accounting and reporting.About us
Our business systems are fully integrated to ensure that we are continually fulfilling the needs of our clients. Our accounting software integrates with our electronic purchase order/payable system, our website & our Condo Portal or Vacancy Module to allow for a seamless transfer of information.Condo Portal
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I always have a good time making sausage. It is one of my favorite things to do during pig butchering season. I think the best part of making my own homemade sausage is that I can create different flavors of sausage by combining spices and herbs. I add salt to my pork sausages, but if you are on a low salt diet you can simply reduce the amount of salt you use or leave it out altogether. Making my own sausage gives me the ability to control the ingredients that go into my sausage.
This season I made 9 pounds of Southwestern Pork Sausage. I fry this pork sausage into small sausage balls and add pinto beans and vegetables to make a wonderful sausage and bean soup in the winter.
Southwestern Pork Sausage
9 pounds of combined pork meat and pork fat (I do a 75% meat and 25% fat blend. You can control your own ratio but, sausage has to be mixed with sufficient amount of fat to cook properly.)
3 tablespoons of kosher salt
3 tablespoons of freshly ground black pepper
6 teaspoons of crushed red pepper
3 teaspoons of oregano
3 teaspoons of dried cilantro
1 ½ teaspoons of ancho chile powder
3 teaspoons of dried minced garlic
Sausage Directions
I mix the seasonings in a bowl and then I sprinkle the seasonings over the pork meat and pork fat a bit at a time and make sure to blend in well with my hands to cover all pieces of meat and fat. Next I cover the container with plastic wrapping and label.
I then place my seasoned meat into the refrigerator overnight so that the spices and herbs have time to permeate the meat. Next day, I freeze the sausage for a couple of hours before grinding the meat.
I use an electric meat grinder to grind up the pork to make sausage. I fry up a small sausage patty to taste to see if I need to add any more seasonings. Once that I am content with the taste I grind up all of the sausage.
I place a plastic meat bag at the end of the sausage funnel. I then feed small amounts of meat through the electric meat grinder. I pack the bag firmly. After packing each meat bag I then twist the top and tie off with meat bag tape.
I pack the sausage in one pound packages, label and date the packages, and place them in the freezer.
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lades for culture change in a law firm. The purchasers
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of diversity activities conducted by a law firm as a
whole, requiring empirical proof of progress. General
counsel now seek the answer to a simple question:
Which law firms have the best diversity numbers?
The "diversity numbers" have several components.
First, who is doing the client's work? And are these
individuals being compensated accordingly? Second,
what is the actual demographic make-up of the ranks
of a law firm's equity partners, income partners, senior
associates, associates and support staff at a law firm?
Third, does a law firm's concept of demographics
among its associates, counsels, and partners include the
entire spectrum of diversity?
Legal Departments Are Driving the Change
Many organizations, such as MassMutual, are focusing more attention on the dollars spent on women
and minority owned businesses—and the women and
minorities within majority-owned firms who are doing
their work. This distinction has become important for
recognition with organizations like Diversity Inc., who
are also looking more closely at actual performance
throughout the ranks. At MassMutual we ask for data
from our law firms beyond what our systems can
capture. Although we can extract from our e-billing
the total spend by diverse attorney and whether he or
she is a partner or associate, we cannot capture data on
the firm as a whole. Thus, we have commenced asking
the major firms we use for this data—their percentage
of equity partners, non-equity partners and associates
by diversity category. And yes—for the large firms, a
breakdown of their top 100 compensated attorneys by
diversity category.
Many major companies have become outspoken
about how and why they choose or deny a law firm's legal services. It is inevitable that this expectation for diversity will not end at the attorney level, but be based
upon the law firm performance as a whole. It is also
inevitable that this trend will continue. An increasing
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with diversity and inclusion.
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Incredible result of the Saltpipe on astham and COPD!
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Innovative AF system with 425 phase-Detect points is one of the primary specifications of Sony A6300. Moreover, the camera also have more resolution and bigger sensor size compared to Olympus Pen F camera. take a look at the table
|Features/ Models
|Sony A6300
|Olympus PEN F
|24.2MP APS-C Exmor CMOS Sensor
|20.3MP Live MOS Sensor / 50MP High-Res Shot Mode
|Sensor size
|APSC-(23.5 x 15.6 mm)
|Micro Four Thirds System
|Sensor Type
|Hybrid CMOS AF
|Contrast Detect AF
|Low pass filter
|Image processor
|BIONZ X Image Processor
|TruePic VII Image Processor
|AF system
|425 Phase-Detect Points
|Contrast Detect
|Shutter Type
|Electronic & Mechanical
|Electronic & Mechanical
|Image Stabilization
|5-Axis In-Body Image Stabilization
|Shutter Min/ mix
|1/4000 sec
|1/16000 sec
|Continuous shooting speed
|11 fps
|Internal UHD 4K30 & 1080p120 Recording
|Full HD 1080p Video Recording at 60 fps
|3.0″ 921.6k-Dot Tilting LCD Monitor
|3.0″ 1.037m-Dot Vari-Angle Touchscreen
|XGA Tru-Finder 2.36m-Dot OLED EVF
|2.36m-Dot OLED Electronic Viewfinder
|Hot shoe
|WiFi + NFC
|WiFi + NFC
|Environmentally sealed
|Battery life
|400 shots
|330 shots
|120.0 x 66.9 x 48.8 mm
|124.8 x 72.1 x 37.3 mm
|404 g
|427 g
Sensor- The Sony newly developed CMOS APS-C AF sensor features 24 MP resolution on the other hand small but popular 4/3 sensor features 20 MP resolution.
The Sony A6300 features more sensor size and hence more light gathered on the sensor results better low-light images. The ISO range of the of Sony A6300 is also 1-stop more than the Olympus PEN-F camera, hence there is no doubt that 6300 will give you more dynamic range and better low-light performance.
The other big difference is Hybrid vs traditional sensor, the Sony uses a Hybrid CMOS sensor has built in 429 Phase AF points and 169-area contrast detection system for quick and precise focusing performance. But, Olympus PEN F camera sensor is based on traditional CMOS sensor that's limited to contrast based AF only.
Hence the Sony A6300 sensor is based on advance technology and helps to acquire quick AF and give better low-light performance.
No optical low pass filter inside the Olympus PEN-f ensures you that it will give you super sharp images even when viewed at 100%.
Olympus 5-axis Image stabilization system compensate camera shake by up to 5 stops with any lens, the 5 axis system works across five axes to compensate for vertical angle rotation, horizontal angle rotation, horizontal shift, vertical shift, and rolling camera shake movement. No built-in Image stabilization system available in Sony A6300.'High resoutiom mode
AF System:-Due to the introduction of 4D FOCUS system, Sony a6300 features 425-point on-sensor phase-detection AF system with a 169-area contrast detection system for quick and detailed focusing performance. The increased density of focusing points is due to its hybrid AF system and also it enables more superior and accurate High-density Tracking AF which helps it to track action objects in random speed in various lighting conditions while Olympus PEN-F's high-speed shooting capabilities make the users to capture the action objects at 10 fps with the mechanical shutter, 5 fps with C-AF, and an extraordinary 20 fps with Silent Mode.
The latest 4D FOCUS system supports the Sony a6300 to focus in different variants with accuracy with a least time of 0.05 seconds compare to Olympus PEN-F.
Hence undoubtedly, the more advance AF points of Sony a6300 helps the users to grab more AF area of the screen and locates the real subject more quickly. Moreover, it is also beneficial for tracking fast moving subjects and also the users can track the subject more effectively compare to Olympus PEN F.
ISO:-Sony a6300 has ISO 100-51200, while Olympus PEN F has ISO 80-25600.
Hence there is 1 stop increase in expanded ISO of Sony a6300 compare to Olympus PEN F.
Increased ISO of Sony a6300 is definitely better for users to capture images in low light as well as changing light conditions in compare to Olympus PEN F.
The more ISO of Sony a6300 makes it suitable for all kinds of shooting environment while the lesser ISO makes the Sony a6300 suitable for shooting in bright conditions.
Image Stabilization:-Olympus PEN F has a 5-axis In-body image stabilization system which helps to reduce the appearance of camera shake by up to 5 stops, since it is applicable for any lens. It also works to compensate the vertical angle rotation, horizontal angle rotation; horizontal shift, vertical shift, and rolling camera shake movement during photography.
Due to its presence, the new users need not to worry about their unwanted hand-shake during capturing images and they can get impressive result during photography.
While there is no image stabilization system present in Sony a6300.
Continuous shooting speed:-Sony a6300 has Continuous shooting speed of 11fps while Olympus PEN F has a bit slower with 10fps.
So, Sony a6300 will perform well with better result during capturing fast action objects and also can track each and every action of the fast moving subjects more instantly compare to Olympus PEN F.
Video:-Sony a6300 offers Internal recording of UHD 4K movies in multiple frame rates up to 30 fps and, based on the Super 35mm recording area and also it supports Full HD 1080p recording in frame rates up to 120 fps while Olympus PEN F offers Full HD 1080p video recording to 60fps.
Hence the professionals will definitely like to go with the impressive video quality of Sony a6300.
Verdict:-Since the introduction of higher resolutions, advanced image processor , more AF Points ,higher ISO , fast continuous speed and 4K video quality makes the
Sony a6300 superior to Olympus PEN F. Hence if you decide to buy then you should definitely like to go with Sony a6300.


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By Lissa Bryan
Ghostwriter is a paranormal romance, but it is also about the "ghosts" that haunt us all: regrets, loss, and guilt. Seth is a ghost, but he's also a man haunted by his horrible experiences during WWI.
Today, we would understand Seth suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, and he could find assistance in therapy and medication. But during Seth's time, PTSD wasn't understood or recognized as a legitimate problem.
Gertrude Stein called it the "Lost Generation," the men who came home from the war changed by their experiences, and tried to fit back in with a society that did not understand. Ernest Hemmingway—who may have been afflicted with it himself—wrote about it in his story Soldier's Home.
Sadly, it is still an issue we are dealing with today as our troops return from Iraq and Afghanistan. Though we understand PTSD better now and there are treatments for it, the stigma remains. Many of those afflicted, like Seth, try to hide their problems, sometimes with tragic results.
Sara, who comes to live on the isolated little island in Seth's old house, is battling "ghosts" of her own: a lifetime of emotional abuse from her mother, and later, from her boyfriend. She finds herself dumped and broke, and has to find a cheaper place to live. She has a small advance from her publisher for an autobiography she is ghostwriting for a politician, but that will not last long.
The little house on the island seems like a godsend, and she loves it even more when she finds out it was once the home of Seth Fortner, her favorite author, whose books provided her with much-needed escape from her grim reality when she was young.
Sara is fascinated by Seth, but little is known about his life. His family is strangely tight-lipped on the subject of their famous relative. With the exception of Ginny, the woman who rented the house to Sara, his family doesn't seem happy to have Sara living there.
Seth is not at all happy to have his solitude disrupted by Sara's presence, and the situation becomes even worse as Sara begins to explore her new home. She finds a trunk of his letters in the attic and begins to unravel the mystery of Seth's life, and his unexplained disappearance.
After his efforts to drive her away fail, Seth tentatively forms a friendship with Sara and she begins to draw Seth out of his shell bit by bit. In her dreams they meet and gradually fall in love. As he learns to trust her, she learns to trust herself. Perhaps in helping him to heal from his wounds, she can heal her own heart as well.
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FECOP will make an appearance at this year's ICAST 2018, the world's largest sportfishing trade show and the premier showcase for the latest innovations in fishing gear, accessories and apparel.
FECOP is a sport fishing advocacy and conservation group and is very active in Marine Conservation in Costa Rica.
We hope you join us in speaking up for better management of the ocean and it's threats, and the right of sport fishermen to enjoy it responsibly.
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Anyway, that's not what this post is about. Its about the fact that I have attended a ton of events the last 2 weeks and I have seen a lot of adults who really need to be told to sit the fuck down and shut up. Since I'm not sure they understood why I was yelling at them at the time, today is all about how to watch a public performance without making everyone around you want to shank you. I know you are super proud of your child and want to capture every single moment of it. Guess what?!? So does everyone there. So please...
Don't stand in the aisle. I don't care if you are recording or watching it blocks the people around you from seeing what is going on. Move to the side, or kneel up front. Don't block other people's sight line unless you want to piss people off.
Don't talk. I know you may want to tell the person beside you something super important but do not talk. Text if both of your phones are on silent (although the light will be distracting if the light of the performance are dimmed. Other wise write the note on your program and pass it like its a note in 5th grade math class.
Don't get up. This is just plain rude to those performing. I don't care if you piss yourself do not get up during a performance. You can wait between acts, songs, etc....
Turn your cell phones off or at least silence them. Nothing is more annoying than the person near you answering their phone. Trust me people you won't be able to hear them anyway.
Don't stand up or put someone on your shoulders. I am 4'10 I can barely see the stage as it is, please be considerate to those who are vertically challenged.
Last week I encountered something completely new. A kid wore head phones to a choir concert and then spent the entire concert laying in the floor. His friend was so sweet he apologized to me on behalf of his friend, but it really made me wonder had he never been taught?
If you follow these pretty basic rules you won't make enemies out of your seat neighbors.


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Community Outreach is a part of life at The Foundation Academy from Kindergarten to 12th grade. In order to be a good citizen of a community, you must first know your community. Service to our community both allows us to do what love demands and it also helps us empathize and know our community better. Community work is an expectation for all students.
*As seen in our school planner, one can a week is expected for our regular food giveaway. Please help your student to remember their weekly donation.
These are a few activities we are involved in:
And countless other places and involvement!
Grit & Grace May 16th, 2019; 6pm
Friday, May 24th, 2019
Monday,May 20th, 2019
The Foundation Academy admits any student regardless of sex, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national and ethnic origin.
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Another wonderful French Lunchbox waiting to hold your small craft projects for traveling. . .
Just one of 6 cameras this month - a really great collection . . .
Some beautiful vintage French Chrysanthemum seed labels. . .
2 awesome items here - early 1900's Souvenir Graduation Folders and 1930's (?) brass car light covers (unused old stock) that I thought would be lovely re-purposed on a desk . . .
A HUGE 1940's Sears catalog. This will keep you busy for hours! . . .
One of two beautiful shell purse souvenirs from the early 1900's (I love these even more open). Hold your special Mother-Of-Pearl buttons in these. . .
Another neat vintage child's sewing machine. This one is steel and has a super neat drawer with instruction booklet. This is just a peek at a few of the items going up - we have more than 25 new items. . .
And, don't miss our new discount kits - available while supplies last! JBS products are classic - they don't necessarily go with any particular line and never go out of style. Stock up for holiday gifts for all of your scrappy friends (or your own stocking)!!! Find them in the Limited Edition Kit Section. . .


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Jason "DBO" Smith
Launchpad ID:
DBO irc.freenode.net
jassmith at gmail dot com
Who am I?
I am a software engineer currently employed by Canonical Ltd to work on the Unity interface for Ubuntu. I also was the primary author of Docky and have worked on GNOME Do, Compiz and Beryl. Additionally I have participated in the Ubuntu IRC channels for many years, at at one point was a channel operator for #ubuntu and its sister channels. I chose not to renew this status when Canonical hired me as I no longer had enough time to maintain that interest.
What have I done for Ubuntu so far?
- Active in the Ubuntu community since 2005
- Coded Docky with Ubuntu in mind as primary target
- Contributed to GNOME Do with Ubuntu in mind as primary target
- Participated as IRC Channel Operator for #ubuntu and sister channels on freenode
- Contributed to Compiz, the current default window manager in Ubuntu
- Coded BAMF Application Matching Framework for use in Unity
- Contributed to Unity as a core developer.
- Contributed to Ubuntu Netbook Remix
- Participated in Ubuntu Forums both asking and helping others (DBO)
- Participated on #ubuntu irc channels helping others
What will I do for Ubuntu in the future?
Code, Contribute, Love. Also thank James87 for letting me steal his wiki page setup. I'll probably be doing things that I can't imagine right now, but I know it will be fun!
Upstream Comments
Sam Spilsbury: I am surprised that Jason is not an Ubuntu member yet. He is one of the most considerate and helping people I have ever known and brings a lot of value to Ubuntu as a platform and Ubuntu as a community. The contribution that he has made to Ubuntu both as an employee of Canonical and before that time is immense and has seen benefit to a large number of people. In addition to his contributions as a coder, Jason is also one of those people who strives to serve other people in general. I have seen him day in and day out on #ayatana and #ubuntu-desktop answering support questions and general questions about the ubuntu desktop. In addition, he goes the extra mile to take special requests from others and donates his time to ensure that their needs are met.
Neil J. Patel (njpatel): Jason has made outstanding contributions to Ubuntu through his work on the Desktop Experience team at Canonical. This includes work from Karmic's Netbook Edition all the way through to Ubuntu Light and now on Unity. Before joining Canonical, he created one of the most popular applications for Ubuntu (Docky). Separately from his technical work, I have to agree with Sam and say his mentoring and supporting of new contributors to the platform through #ayatana has been fantastic. He's worked closely with Jorge Castro to lower the barrier of entry into developing patches for Unity, as well being ever-present to answer questions from would-be contributors.
Jorge Castro (jcastro): Jason's code contributions speak for themselves; however I would like to point out his work with Ubuntu users. He's participated in Ubuntu User Days, run his own "I'm a Unity Developer, ask me anything" on reddit, and participates in user discussions on the forums and on Ask Ubuntu. So not only is he developing Unity, but he's actively engaging with the user community, which is something we should be encouraging people to do. This cycle he's been mentoring new contributors to Unity, which has been quite successful.
Travis Watkins (amaranth): Jason has been involved with Ubuntu since at least 2006 both with programming and helping users and managing the IRC channels. This is a no-brainer, make him a Member.
Ted Gould (ted): Jason continues to impress with is work on Ubuntu and Ubuntu projects. He's continually available to answer questions and advocate for Ubuntu users in all forums, public and private, where ever there might be an issue that needs attention.
Didier Roche (didrocks): Jason is fully dedicated to Ubuntu and the FLOSS philosophy. He showed that with his upstream projects as well as in Ubuntu directly. He advocates the project for a long time already and help newcomers to contribute to Ubuntu through unity is particular. He is always welcoming, responsive, inclusive and really care about the whole community (see other advocates links for proving that). I strongly recommend him to be recognized as an Ubuntu Member.
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Low molecular weight heparins (LMWHs) are obtained through various methods of chemical and enzymatic depolymerization from clinical-grade unfractioned heparin. As the method of depolymerization varies between products, each LMWHs has an specific fingerprint in its chemical structure and an own distinctive molecular weight profile. Typically LMWHs have a mean molecular weight between 3000 and 7,000 Da. Unlike unfractioned heparin, LMWH chains are too small to form a ternary complex with the thrombin and the antithrombin. Consequently, they exert its anticoagulant activity primarily through inhibition of factor Xa.
The advantages of LMWH over unfractionated heparin are:
- Better bioavailability: this type of heparin does not bind to proteins or endothelial cells, nor it is neutralized by plasma proteins. Therefore the entire dosage performs the anticoagulant function.
- More predictable dose-response. Monitoring or dose adjustment is not needed during its administration.
- Its plasma half-life is longer than that of unfractionated heparin, therefore it can be administered subcutaneously once or twice daily.


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Thursday, October 29, 2009
Go Away Big Green Monster Craft
This is one of my favorite books of all time, simply because it really is soooooo much fun to read and the kids all fall in love with it!! At halloween time is when I usually incorporate it, and I love to have the children come up with their own "Big Green Monsters"!!!
Some children like to make it look exactly like the books monster....and others come up with their own. I always love to see the variations.
I simply sat out paper plates, crayons and markers and various construction paper colors. You will always have to be prepared to help some children who still need help cutting out, and others will be very independant with this activity
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Pumpkin Pie Playdough
Playdough is always a favorite of mine and around holidays and such I always like to give it a twist. For halloween we made one of my favorites.....Pumpkin Pie Playdough.
You make this just the same as usual and add pumpkin pie spice to it. The kids love the smell of it and exploring with it. With this activity I also set out halloween shaped cookie cutters, and I couldn't forget the pie tins (it's a must when the playdough smells like pie!)
Pumpkin Pie Playdough Recipe
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
2 cups water
2 tbsp oil
1 tbsp cream of tartar
pumpkin pie spice
orange food coloring
Combine all of the ingredients in a pot, stir over medium-low heat. Don't let the mixture stick to the pot. Keep stirring and cooking until the mixture looks like mashed pototes - instead of soup. Remove pot from the stove and knead when cool enough to handle.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Ghost Goo
This is always a favorite and we usually have to keep it in our classroom for a couple of days because the kids just LOVE to explore with this stuff!!
This is actually called OOBLECK (most teachers know what I'm talking about), but at halloween time I change the name to "Ghost Goo". The kids think it is soooooo cool and talk can be heard throughout the room about ghosts, goblins, ghouls, witches, and much more.
One boy asked me today, "Do ghosts really leave this behind when they visit you?" I told him that if they were real they just might, but there is really now such thing as ghosts.
So the recipe goes like this (so simple)......cornstarch......water......voila!!! Just mix equal parts of each. This substances so interesting, it hardens when you pick it up and turns to slime in your hands. It really is too fun to play with. Just be prepared to have cornstarch drippings from your messy table to the bathroom.....or keep a tub of water close by for quick rinsing. The nice thing about this stuff is that it cleans up so easily (it's just cornstarch after all). So don't freak out if it gets splattered in a few places....kids will be kids! Happy Haunting!!
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Labels: halloween, Messy Table, Recipes, Sensory
Ghostly Collages
Today we had such fun making our Halloween collage crafts. I chose to have the kids explore with Ghosts and Jack-o-Lanterns.
You can make these by gathering your materials first......for the pumpkin we used black and orange construction paper, glue, googly eyes. For the ghost we use anytype of heavy paper (paper bags work or construction paper), tissues, black construction paper, glue and googly eyes.
I had many kids who wanted to cut everything out themselves and many kids who needed me to help them. We ripped up the orange paper to glue on the black pumpkin cutout, and the kids kind of chose what they wanted their faces to look like.
I had a few different ideas on how to make this ghost......cotton balls......crepe paper.....but then my mind landed on tissues (that's right my house is FULL of tissues right now), we could TOTALLY utilize them (not that we don't have runny noses right now:) The tissues worked out great because it even gave the ghost more of "ghostly" look!! They were my favorite.
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Screen Rant has partnered with itcher to bring movie and TV news to their mobile app - and to that end, we want to familiarize our readers with itcher and why you should give the app a shot!
These days, with so many entertainment options available, it can be difficult to keep track of them of all and discover new movies and TV shows that might be of interest. Thanks to streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and iTunes, everyone from the casual viewer to a die-hard cinephile has access to just about any piece of entertainment they want - and that can be a little (often very) overwhelming. Scrolling through a plethora of options, trying to find the right choice for movie night, it can be easy to fall back on an old favorite - rather than take a chance on something new. So, where can we turn when we want to find movie and TV shows that we, personally, will enjoy?
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When I listen to Weezer, I listen for '90s nostalgia. I think their debut "Weezer (Blue Album)." I think "Island in the Sun." I think Rivers Cuomo in a music video grossly overplayed on MTV. I think '90s nerd, garage-band rock. Weezer's recently released album "Pacific Daydream" is the opposite of all of these things.


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The Honor 10 has been officially launched, with the flagship phone now available to purchase on contract and SIM-free. Honor flagships are usually priced a little lower than market-leading phones such as the iPhone X and Samsung Galaxy S9, and this year is no different.
The colour variants for Honor 10 are Glacier Grey, Midnight Black, Phantom Green and Phantom Blue, all available in a 128GB model. There's also a 64GB version priced at €399.99, but this won't be coming to the UK. The 128GB model price starts at £399.99.


text: Searching for vehicles brings a vast amount of information, but before looking to buy Pontiac vehicles online, check out the long history of this automaker. Wanting to branch out, the Pontiac Buggy Co. launched the Oakland Motor Company in 1907. After two years, General Motors, who introduced the first Pontiac car in the market in 1926, acquired it. This was one of the few enclosed hardtops in a market full of fabric tops. It fell between the cheaper Chevrolets and more luxurious Cadillacs. Pontiac was aimed for the middle class and built a strong reputation in upscale yet affordable sedans. Performance-oriented cars are what Pontiac aims at today while rebuilding its image. Pontiac is becoming a staple prize on reality shows like Big Brother, Survivor and the Apprentice. Oprah was probably their biggest advertising coup when she gave a way the then-new G6 midsize sedan to her entire audience in 2004. In the 1950s, Pontiac began to move away from its reputation for building bland but reliable sedans by pursuing more race-inspired designs. That's how they entered the racing circuit at the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1956. This gave name to the now legendary full-size boat our grandparents all drove. A perfect example of the 1950's fascination with things huge was the Bonnie. It also set the stage for big-bodied cars. It's reportedly that the Pontiac platform was the widest available on the market. 1960's was the decade Pontiac hit its peak with its powerful V8 engine. Putting this engine in the midsize- Tempest and calling it a GTO launched the muscle car era. This was an affordable racer car and is a legend as much for its power as for its easy modifiability. The Pontiac GTO gave way to the birth of several performance models like the Trans Am, Grand Prix, and the Firebird. After a 30-year pause, Pontiac has recently re-introduced it in 2004 but only in coupe form. As many automakers, after the gas crunch on the 1970's, Pontiac focused on smaller cars like the Sunbird, Fiero and the redesigned LeMans. They did try not to sacrifice sporty performance features. In the 1990's, a huge turnaround came when Pontiac introduced the Sunfire, living up to their slogan "We build Excitement". This was an affordable convertible. Pontiac entered the minivan market with the TranSport and later the Montana which is already out of production. The ill-fated Aztek was their choice for the crossover market. This car was never given a fighting chance due to its unusual style. The Matrix was a similar crossover in partnership with Toyota. Smaller than the Aztek and with a more appealing style, it's aimed at a young audience and continues to be very successful. Emphasizing its heritage of combining high-end comfort with top-end driving performance is how Pontiac wants to distinguish itself from other GM Lines. This is why a new G line is underway. The G5 replaces the old sunbird compact in the sedan market. The Oprah-supported G6 is the midsize version. Ranking # 11 as a best-selling car in 2005 a convertible version is due in 2007. The luxury sedan line is headed by the Grand Prix that has been around since 1962, in one shape or the other. It now serves as the largest sedan in the Pontiac lineup. The new G8 currently in the works is set to replace the Grand Prix 2008/2009. Solstice is Pontiac's newest car. It is Sporty and convertible whose style and horsepower have reinvigorated the Company's image. In the SUV arena, the Torrent is new for 2006. Also, a new turbo model delivering 260 HP is set to be released soon.


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We recently conducted a survey among Brackets users. It was open for a limited time and we had 2500+ participants. As promised, we are sharing what we learned.
We had participants from 130 countries.
64% of the participants are less than 30 years of age.
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We thank all Brackets users who participated in this survey.
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With the launch of Project Parfait in preview, as well as Lee's open sourcing of his Response tool, I wanted to provide an update on the "Design Comp to Code" tool that we showed last year at Adobe MAX. After a bit of a delay in getting started, we've been hard at work turning that vision into a reality as an extension for Brackets. We've been able to leverage a lot of work from the Parfait team to bring a comp to code workflow directly into your code editor.
We're excited about where we're at now and we've recorded a video to share some of the progress we've been making. If you've seen the MAX video, you'll see the core features that were in that original vision, as well as some new concepts like code hints for text and generating an asset from multiple layers.
We'll be doing a private beta of the extension soon and we would love you to be a part of it! If you're interested in participating, you can fill out the survey here. We'll be starting small but hope to expand the group fairly quickly after the initial invites.
Over the next couple of months we'll be sharing more about what features we have planned, so keep an eye on the Brackets blog for updates. We're looking forward to sharing more of the roadmap and information on the
public preview. Let us know what you think!
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Back in May I wrote about Theseus, an open source JavaScript debugger for Brackets with some interesting real-time features for inspecting your code. Theseus recently celebrated its 0.4 release, which features a new look, many bug fixes and performance improvements, and the added ability to debug Brackets itself in addition to JavaScript running in Chrome and Node.js.
Chrome's Web Inspector and brackets-debugger allow you to set breakpoints, step through your code, and inspect the values of variables. However, especially in code with callbacks, using those tools is tedious enough that many people just use console.log instead. Now there's a Brackets extension called Theseus that makes inspecting variables and control flow easy, even in asynchronous code. And it works with JavaScript running in Chrome and Node.js simultaneously to boot.
One of the best aspects of hacking on Brackets is that there are no limits. If there isn't an explicit API, you can just hack the DOM directly. Of course, hacking the DOM isn't always ideal. For this reason we keep an eye on what extension developers are doing and iterate over the extension API. Here's our recent proposal.
[A guest post from the LCVM team.] Howdy everyone! The LCVM team is a group of engineers at Adobe with expertise in designing languages, compilers and virtual machines. We've been closely following the Brackets project and were quite interested to discover Sprint 21 introduced JavaScript code hinting. This implementation does a good job of proposing code completions by tracking the identifiers and members in each scope. These hints can make coding more productive once a code base is established and the developer is reasonably familiar with the source.
Ever since I first used TextMate several years ago, I've been hooked on "Quick Open" (the feature that lets you jump to any file in your project with just a few keystrokes). I have worked on Brackets' version of this feature and I thought I'd take advantage of Brackets being open source to talk about how it works.
You may not have noticed, but Brackets has a lot of extensions. These extensions add all kinds of useful capabilities to Brackets (take a look! I bet you'll find at least one that you'd want). But, I'm sure that many Brackets users aren't aware of this list of extensions. Even for those who know about the list, it's inconvenient to install an extension and hard to find out what's new or keep your extensions up to date.
I personally couldn't be happier with the open process the team is using to develop Brackets. Following their lead I will be doing my best to keep the design process as open as is useful by posting design drafts for new or planned features here on the blog. If you have any feedback on these design proposals feel free to respond in the comments, ping me on twitter, or find me in the Brackets IRC channel (garthdb).
Currently the Brackets team is implementing an initial version of code hinting. This post outlines user experience design in connection with this feature.


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Two judges requested ICE to stop raids in courthouses as it creates an unsafe environment for illegal immigrants to testify on other judicial matters. This practice is completely legal but was recently increased in response to the sanctuary city policies enacted in some locations. Those sanctuary policies force ICE to arrest criminal aliens in public locations and the safest public location for ICE agents would be courthouses. Here criminals have to enter unarmed and therefore can be captured with less risk for the immigration enforcement agent.
Two states supreme court judges have complained about this practice: Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye from the California Supreme Court, and Chief Justice Mary Fairhurst, Washington Supreme Court.
ICE justifies this practice by the fact that many of these arrests regard foreign nationals who have prior criminal convictions in the US. This wasn't necessary before sanctuary cities began ignoring detainer requests and releasing criminal aliens back onto the streets.
Courthouses to Become Sensitive Locations?
ICE detainers are intended to take custody of a criminal immigrant as soon as he is released from previous convictions. The person is then detained in an ICE facility and goes through removal hearings leading to his final deportation.
Sanctuary County Releases 142 Illegal Immigrants, What Consequences?
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Announces Action AGAINST Sanctuary Cities
When ICE detainers are not respected by local police and law enforcement officers, ICE needs to go after the criminal immigrant by themselves and capture him or her in a public, safe location.
Homeland Security has replied to the California judge defending the practice, but it is possible that ICE could add courthouses to the list of so-called "sensitive locations" along with schools, hospitals, and churches.
Although, it seems unlikely considering the high level of controversy existing on sanctuary city policies. Some critics say that these judges are lobbying for one side of the heated national debate on the issue.
"It's not up to the judiciary to tell ICE where and how and when they should be detaining people. The court is there to adjudicate cases and controversies."
ICE doesn't track arrest locations so they can't tell whether there has been an actual increase in arrests performed in courthouses. For sure, with the general increase of ICE raids, also this type of arrests must have grown in number.


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Well, we had a special birthday over the weekend. Someone special turned one years old. Our sweet Belvedere is now one... I even baked him a birthday pup cake. My hubby just shook his head and smiled. Yes, I have turned into the crazy dog lady in my neighborhood... I admit it. Belvedere has me totally wrapped around his little paw, and he knows it. Now I didn't have the full blown puppy birthday party with puppy party hats... so I'm not totally off the edge or lost the cheese off my cracker... I have to admit it was fun just making a homemade muffin for my big ol' sloppy basset hound. I found the recipe HERE. I did leave the vanilla out, I just didn't think Belvedere would really mind. I also cut the recipe in half. He sure loved the treat but wasn't too sure about the birthday candle.
I also had fun this weekend making a new design that features a sweet little basset hound going on a truck ride. He's on his way to the 4th of July parade! I have two versions of this pattern, one is on a striped tea towel and the other is an adorable mini quilt. It was a fun project to whip up to decorate for the 4th of July. I'm planning on leaving mine up... it's a cute patriotic design. I just love decorating with seasonal items. So here is how I made this summertime design featuring Belvedere the basset hound...
|I have layered all my pieces referring to the pattern placement on the pattern. Notice how the flag pieces over lap. (I laided the white piece first, then the red strips, blue piece and gold flag pole) I carefully ironed everything into place.
|Because I am working with wool, I decided to do my stitching with Lana Wool from Aurifil. But you can you a dark brown thread too. It's up to you.
|I like to machine stitch my buttonhole stitch instead of hand stitching with wool. I'm not a great hand stitcher and am still practicing. But this can certainly be a hand stitch wool project.
|I embroidered Belvedere's face using Valdini 12 wt pearl cotton.
|~Parade Day!~
|I machine appliqued around all of the pieces before I layered it with the batting and backing.
|~ I Woof the USA! ~
Both designs are currently available in my Etsy shop as instant downloads. The tea towel design is called 'Parade Day' and the mini quilt is called 'I Woof the USA!'.
I hope that you enjoy these designs as much as I have making them!
Happy quilting,
Cindy and Belvedere


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