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A Classic Pick
Books That Still Hold A Value
It's 2014. Everything's digital. Ordering food, staying in touch, talking to friends even buying presents—the internet can do all. Reading books online is also of the many things that come with being a part of the digital generation. But here's the thing: I love reading a book that I can hold in my hand. Regardless, with summer vacations around the corner, maybe you could try your hand at a reading bucket list.
Believe it or not, here's the secret that no one tells you: Being intelligent pays off.
So whether you decide to scroll through pages or flip them old school style, here are some classics that you should get to right away. They're classics for a reason, so trust the term and jump right in.
Pride And Prejudice
Everyone's heard of this great story. Mr. Darcy and Ms. Bennet, we all know what happens thanks to the uncountable movies based on the novel (a Bollywood one included), but nothing matches the beauty of the story and narrative that the author weaves for you. It's a masterpiece by Jane Austen, so if you haven't already read it, make sure this is the first one you cross off on your list. You wont regret it!
Little Women
Another classic, this one is definitely a book that you girls will like. With a movie to its name as well, Little Women is one of those novels that almost every mom gifts to her young daughter. Touching, relatable and unforgettable, this is definitely a keepsake.
Jane Eyre
Mystery, romance, gothic references, magic and a male lead to die for, Jane Eyre is one of those books you have to read. While Jane's character makes you admire her and at times pity her naivety, Mr. Rochester's character is the 18th century bad boy that every girl falls in love with. There are twists and turns and story line that keeps you hooked right till the end. It's everything that a novel can and should offer at its best. "Classic" is rightly put.
Great Expectations
I know that when you think of Dickens, David Copperfield is what comes to your mind, but believe me, Great Expectations is definitely one of Dickens' best works. Full of imagery and realism, Great Expectations though long projects a maturity that Dickens' other works don't quite manage to encompass. Its length does not take away from the interest that the book spurs in the reader right from page one. After all, Pip is a memorable character and the story is worth the long read.
Moby Dick
Everyone remembers the story of Moby Dick as a kid. But give the book a read now and it'll bring forth a whole new experience. It's a classic for a reason, the book never loses its charm no matter what the age of the person reading it. Go back to the good ol' days and pick this one up, reading it from an adult's perspective is quite fulfilling.
Considering you're not going to read 20 books at once, here's just the first list of books that you should get on your bucket list. Get right to these and before you know, there'll be another list to get your hands on. Happy reading!
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The Little Engine That Could Listens to Eminem
Today begins the last week of my six-week hiatus from work. I return next Monday.
These last several weeks have been the roughest times I've been through in quite some time, and I'm amazed that I've been able to persevere. Ever since my day in the looney bin, I've been trying to take things one day a a time, one step at a time. Some days are better than others, yet the universe keeps pushing me forward. I feel a sort of disconnect with the world, though. After having not worked in nearly two months, I feel like I've been away from my students and co-workers/friends forever, as if I've been gone a year instead of just several weeks. In fact, the last couple nights I've had some crazy dreams involving going back to work. I assume the interpretation is that I'm somehow uneasy or anxious about going back. And I am, but realistically I know it's for the best, and that I'll be back into my old routine within a few days. Going to therapy and leaning on others, I know I have the tools to cope with the inevitable stresses of life without crashing as I did a few weeks ago. I'm still on the road, but recovery seems to get closer and closer every day.
What's interesting is that I find myself listening to Eminem's Relapse album pretty often nowadays. I know the songs are largely satirical and negative, but I just really identify with them right now. To me, the album sorta reflects everything I've been going through emotionally over the last two-and-a-half-months. The metaphors may be extreme — I don't fantasize about being a serial killer, for instance — but I nonetheless relate to the album's my-mind's-fucked-up theme. And by "fucked up mind", I mean my ongoing battle with depression, a battle that I've really come to recognize during this hiatus. Listening to Relapse is oddly soothing to me, because it reminds me that I'm not alone in fighting these demons. (Besides that, despite Eminem's displeasure with the album, I think it's got some great beats, and I love Eminem's accents and various flows.) The constant mention of drugs and pills and meds speak to me as well, as I'm on track for those as well.
Ironically, though, as much as I identify with Relapse, I don't want to have a relapse of my own. I admit to having little ones, but I'm fighting back against the major kind. But, I know, one day at a time. I feel like The Little Engine That Could.
Come next week, the train goes back to reality, to begin another part of my journey.

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Monthly Archive for: 'June, 2013'
Classics, Copyright and (un)chained melodies – who owns the rights to 'Happy Birthday to you'?
When Jennifer Nelson in the United States created a documentary on the Happy Birthday to You song, she didn't think that it was necessary to pay any licensing fees, as she didn't think that copyright in the song was owned by anyone. After all, the song has been around for over 100 years! Well, Warner/Chappell Music Inc (Warner/Chappell) disagrees. It …Read More
Look Alike Get Up II: The Taste Test
Looking for a nerdy IP team bonding event? Well, IP Whiteboard is here to help. Having created our scorecard to assess Look Alike packaging, we have now put Aldi's marketing promise "Like brands. Only cheaper" to the test.Read More
US Supreme Court tries to strike a balance between patentable and non-patentable genetic material
In a decision handed down overnight, the United States Supreme Court has found that naturally occurring DNA is a product of nature that is not rendered patentable by virtue of being isolated. Myriad, the patentee of a claim to the isolated BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, was found to have not created or altered the generic information encoded in the genes, …Read More
Crown use of patents set for a shake-up
Last week, we blogged about the recommendations made by the Productivity Commission in its Report into the operation of the compulsory licensing provisions of the Patents Act. In addition to making various recommendations on how the compulsory licensing provisions should be amended to improve their operation, and in the light of its mandate to "recommend any alternative mechanisms" to compulsory licensing, …Read More
Productivity Commission advocates change to compulsory licensing of patents
Last year, the Australian Government asked the Productivity Commission to review the operation of the compulsory licensing provisions of the Patents Act. In particular, it asked the Commission to: assess whether the current compulsory licensing provisions (in Chapter 6 of the Patents Act) can be invoked efficiently and effectively; recommend any measures to efficiently and effectively exercise the compulsory licensing …Read More
ALRC proposes "fair use" exception to copyright infringement
On 5 June 2013, the Australian Law Reform Commission released a Discussion Paper for its Copyright and the Digital Economy inquiry. Amongst other things, the ALRC has proposed the introduction of a US-style broad and flexible "fair use" exception to copyright infringement. If enacted, the proposals would have a broad ranging effect on copyright law and practice in Australia.Read More
Look-Alike Get Up – Can IP Whiteboard develop an objective method to test that most subjective of assessments?
At IP Whiteboard we've developed a scoring system to help assess look-alike packaging for legal risk…whichever side you're on. In this blog post we'll explain the scoring system, and give you some examples to self-assess (using Aldi as our 'base case').Read More


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I am a member of a book club, which I'm sure just shocks all of you. But seriously, I've been a member of this same book club for 17 or so years, believe it or not. That's quite the long haul for a book club, if I do say so myself.
I love going to my book club.It's a great way to catch up with friends and chat about a book while eating at a great restaurant. This past weekend we chose our next round of books, and I wanted to share them with you, my readers.
1. The 100-year-old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
Exactly what it says in the title, 100 year old Allan climbs out the window of the old folks home and goes on a walkabout. The reader takes part in this adventure and learns about Allan's monumental past.
This one sounds cute and quirky and I expect that I'll enjoy it quite a bit.
2. The Escape by David Baldacci
Following Baldacci's popular character John Puller, a combat veteran and pecial agent with the US Army, the Escape is about a military prison and an escapee who is now the most wanted criminal in the U.S. And also Puller's brother.
Not normally the type of book we read for book club, this will be an interesting change of venue, so to speak. I'm not sure whether I'll enjoy this book or not, but I do tend to enjoy books about family relations and no doubt this should have some of that.
3. Us Conductors by Sean Michaels
This was my pick. It explores the life and loves of Lev Termin, creator of the musical instrument the theremin. It also won the Giller Prize in 2015. Us Conductors takes us from the glamour of Jazz Age New York to the gulags and science prisons of the Soviet Union.
I've already read this and was lucky enough to interview the author here.
4. A Number of Things by Jane Urquhart
The subtitle of this book is "Stories about Canada told through 50 objects", which really tells you everything you need to know about the book, as that is exactly what it is. What's important to note that it's not full of the generic items like moose, beavers and trees etc, but of objects meaningful to Urquhart herself.
I got lucky enough to see Jane speak about this book at the last Writers fest here in Ottawa. I'm really looking forward to this one.
5. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
A book about books and bookstores! A.J. Fikry owns a bookstore that he feels is going under, and even his prized collection of poems by Poe has been stolen. When a package arrives on his doorstep Fikry takes it as an opportunity for change.
I won't lie, I'm pretty excited about this one. I love books about books and the story here sounds wonderful and touching.
6. Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
A book that brought us a film! Hidden FIgures tells the story of the black women mathematicians who helped win the space race. "Starting in World War II and moving through to the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement and the Space Race, Hidden Figures follows the interwoven accounts of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden, four African American women who participated in some of NASA's greatest successes."
This looks like it could go really well, or really wrong, but the fact that a movie has been made from it makes me optimistic that I will really like this one.
7. Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
This is the story of Ruth, a black nurse removed from serving a white supremecist couple who are in the hospital giving birth. When tragedy strikes, Ruth finds herself on trial.
I'm not normally a fan of Picoult. I think it might be jealousy at the sheer number of books she's able to write. Regardless, this story looks very intersting and I'm really looking forward to reading it.
So those are the books on tap for this next year or more. I still have to get back to finishing Do Not Say We Have Nothing!
What books are you planning on reading on 2017? Tell me in the comments and be entered to win a $50 Chapters gift card!


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The world loves an Alaska bear cam, and K-State researchers want to know how much
Thousands of people around the world are spending hours online this month watching a bear cam in Katmai National Park and Preserve in southern Alaska.
It's livestreaming the action at the noisy, bustling falls on Brooks River, where the salmon are leaping out of the water and brown bears are trying to snag the slippery sockeyes.
Last year alone the park's bear cam attracted more than 22 million views.
(People in Brazil? Big bear fans.)
Behind the scenes, two researchers from Kansas State University are studying this bear love-in. They want to know whether people have the same emotional response to experiencing animals virtually, online, as they do seeing them in person at the park.
Do people watching on webcams care enough from far away to want to help protect and save animals?
The project could boost conservation efforts and help national parks build support around the world among people who might never get the chance to visit, the researchers say.
Clearly, people love the bears at Katmai. Why, we had to ask? Why do people love bears?
Science can answer that.
Bears are "Charismatic Megafauna."
"That's one of the things I try to dig into from a very academic, nerdy perspective," said Jeffrey Skibins, assistant professor of park management and conservation at K-State and one of the researchers working on the Katmai study.
"A lot of my work is based around a field of science called conservation psychology. So I've published a lot of papers on what we call 'charismatic megafauna.'" Translation: a really big, attractive animal and, in the case of bears, a little bit like humans.
"It's hard to get people excited about a mouse," Skibins said. "But everybody can get excited about a bear."
Skibins' research takes him around the world. "And what I've seen, regardless of where I go, there are certain aspects of an animal that … broadly speaking are going to be attractive to a majority of people," he said. "And bears? Boy, when God made bears he hit it out of the park.
"They're cute and cuddly. I mean, you just want to reach out and scratch them behind the ears and grab their cheeks and pet them like you do your dog."
They remind people of human babies, too, he said.
"They have what we call, the technical term is neonatal features. In other words, they have a face very similar to a newborn human. They have a very large face relative to their body, they have forward-facing eyes and they display characteristics that are easy to anthropomorphize. In other words, they're easy to associate with the way humans act.
"So we see them scratch their ears, they yawn, they have a very contented look on their face. They make it very easy for people to identify with because it's mirroring human behaviors and seemingly expressing human emotions."
When humans can see themselves in an animal like that, "it's easy to develop empathy and concern around that animal," Skibins said.
"And that ultimately, that empathy and that concern for their well-being is really what we're seeing as the most effective way of engaging people, of encouraging them to do something for conservation, as opposed to the fear-messaging, or the guilt-messaging, or the dire circumstances 'the sky is falling' messaging.
"That's not as effective as trying to appeal to people's innate concern and empathy for these animals."
Skibins and his K-State colleague, Ryan Sharp, also an assistant professor of park management and conservation, were already researching Katmai when the park's head of interpretation asked them to study the park's popular webcams.
They began their research last summer, surveying people watching the webcams and interviewing park visitors.
"Our goal for this first round was to compare the effects of seeing the bears in person, live, at Katmai National Park, or to watching them from Brazil or from Kansas or from New York on the webcam," Skibins said.
"And then seeing one, if you watch these bears on the webcam, do you have any of the same reactions that you do if you see them live? And two, if you do, are there differences between those, the online experience versus the on-site experience?
"What we're trying to find is how can you reach more people doing what you're doing? The webcams give us a tremendous portal to reach people around the globe who may never set foot at Katmai."
Their first phase of research revealed that the bear cams have a lot of fans in Brazil.
"So the question is why? So what's interesting to Brazilians about brown bears," Skibins said. "And conversely, what would be interesting to other cultures and groups around the planet and what other animals are of interest.
"We can see this very easily happening in African safaris and rainforest expeditions and whale-watching and the sorts of things where you have a known presence of wildlife that you could begin capturing via a webcam and reaching other audiences.
"So who's interested in lions? Who's interested in pandas? Who's interested in koalas?"
Skibins and Sharp are just now getting into the meat of their research. A recent grant from the National Park Service will help them continue the work, and they're headed to the park in August.
But here's what they know already: Both online viewers and visitors to the park had a strong emotional connection to the bears and concern for their well-being.
Skibins was shocked when park visitors said they would be OK with a hypothetical — he emphasized hypothetical — situation of park management restricting viewing to keep the bears safe.
Here's what he also knows: For all the beauty of technology, watching the bears online with a cup of coffee in hand is not the same as seeing them up close.
So don't stop going to the parks, he said.
"Heavens yes. A thousand times yes. By all means, go to the parks," he said. "One of the main things that we don't want to happen is for people to take away the idea that, 'Oh, I can have the same experience online as I do going into the park.' And that simply isn't true. The experience is very different."


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Shots fired, again. Last year graffiti artist Kidult aka KID, tagged "ART" on Marc Jacobs' SoHo storefront, which began the art and design beef between the two that produced the Parisian artist's latest "686" tag at Jacobs' Paris store. In response to Kidult's initial act of vandalism, Marc Jacobs released the "Art by Art Jacobs" T-shirt in an attempt to undercut the production of Kidult's "BRANDalizing" T-shirt lines.
See… Kidult tags fashion brands' very public and very high profile exteriors, then he produces T-shirts of the attack that he gives away to fans and passers by.
When he tagged the Marc Jacobs Soho location a year ago, Marc Jacobs responded by creating the very rare Art by Art Jacobs T-shirts that the brand sold for $689, taking a stand behind the value of the exclusivity of his brand. The street artist responded to Marc on twitter, "LET'S PLAY, but we don't play the same rules!" Game on! One-upping both designer and artist, graphic designer FRY created a $35 t-shirt with a picture of the Art by Art Jacobs t-shirt printed with the tagged storefront on it. Trippy. And as not to be outdone by either FRY or Marc, Kidult created the "Not Art by Kidult" T that sold for a measly €6.89 (approx $8.80), also symbolically to contrast Marc's pricey tag.
And after a year, Kidult's latest contribution to the conversation is a large scale, symbolically green 686 with some dollar $igns in darker green that cover above and beyond the windows and door of the store – a reference to the price Marc sold the shirts for. Kidult said of the recent tag on his Facebook, "680? 689?…686?! How much are you going to sell this for? #kidultarmyparis."
Other victims of Kidult's anti-fashion biz graffiti include Supreme, Agnes B, JC/DC, YSL, and Colette.
If you want to see more of his work you can visit his website here.
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Now You See Me is the story of a four-magician team that somehow pulls off stunning heists while performing, and then, in Robin Hood style, showers their live audiences with the loot—all the while dogged by the FBI and Interpol. Could we ask for more?
Well, it does have much going for it, beginning with a great cast. Of the four magicians, Jesse Eisenberg (nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg) is the masterful card-sharp and illusionist, with Woody Harrelson as the delightfully cagey mentalist, Dave Franco the slick pickpocket, and Isla Fisher the sensational escape artist.
They are joined by Mark Ruffalo as the hapless FBI agent and Melanie Laurent as his insightful Interpol counterpart. Michael Caine is the magic team's multimillionaire sponsor with little to do except play Michael Caine, but Morgan Freeman is great as a retired magician turned debunker of magicians. He keeps popping up like a rabbit from a hat.
Other plusses are the movie's dazzling illusions and the revelations of their secrets. (You wait until the credits to learn who is responsible: One of history's greatest magicians, David Copperfield.) And action—wow, is there action!
But it is all too much—too much audacious premise, too much special effects, too much ah ha! The adoption of Coleridge's "willing suspension of disbelief," viewers soon discover, has its limits. And by the time the final surprise ending arrives, one's surprise capacity has been—unsurprisingly—all but depleted.
Magicians, investigators, and other critical thinkers (this excludes mere debunkers) may wish to see Now You See Me—twice, to study its many intricacies. Others, however, may prefer that ubiquitous movie alternative, Now You Don't.
Rating: Two and a half wooden nickels (out of four)


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Indoor plant hire, no matter the number of plants, is easily affordable. Below we have provided three different methods to justify the cost of indoor plant services, they are based on:
1. productivity gains
2. reduced sick leave
3. owning 11 plants
Remember its all about improving employee performance by motivating your staff and providing them with a healthy workplace.
Plants are important
Indoor plants make a vital difference to workers. This has been confirmed in many studies throughout the world. Check out Why Use Plants and Case Studies to learn more.
Method 1 Cost Justification Based on Productivity Gains
Lohr VI et al., 1996, Interior plants may improve worker productivity by 12% and reduce stress in a windowless environment, Environ. Hort., 14:2, 97-100.
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Method 2 Cost Justification Based on Reduced Sick Leave
Field and colleagues (1998, 2002) found that staff sick leave was reduced by over 60% when indoor plants were installed.
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Method 3 Cost Justification Based on Owning 11 Plants
Use this spreadsheet to understand how your company will save money by hiring, opposed to buying, your indoor plants. Savings will be made because indoor plant hire companies:
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Office 365 Libraries and List
The filing structure is displayed in the traditional Microsoft format of a folder tree. However, there are differences in Office 365. Most of the objects in the tree will be either a Library or a List.
The tree of Libraries and Lists is shown on the left in the illustration. You can select any Library/List by a single click or single touch on a touch sensitive screen. If it is a library the documents will be shown in the main body of the window, if it is a list the items will be show instead.
A library is a collection of document files. The files can be Word , Excel, Power-point (or Office documents created with software other than Microsoft), or PDF, or Tiff, or whatever you decide to store. Along with the file you will record certain meta data. These are items of data which catalogue and index the file, such as creation date, date last modified and document type. In Office 365 you can determine what meta data you need and why. In the illustration the list of documents have the following meta data displayed -
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4. The Approval Status (approved/pending/rejected).
This Approval Status is only available if the site administrator has enabled content approval in 'version controls' for the library. This is used only where shared documents need a strict control. Pending documents will only be visible to the author of the last update and the administrator. The document must be checked in and approved before it becomes visible to other team members. If content approval is switched off the document becomes available to other team members as soon as it is checked in.
Imagine if you were storing and cataloguing invoices, you would need the invoice number, the date of invoice, the amount, a customer reference and an indicator to show payment, non-payment or part payment as meta data items. From this you can quickly list who owes you money, how much and how overdue the payment is. Not only can you see the summary but because each and every invoice is stored electronically you can see the detail of each item invoiced by examining the invoice document. With Office 365 you don't even need to go to your place of business to access the data, you can view it on your laptop, tablet or smart phone from where ever you can get an Internet connection. If you run multiple Office 365 accounts you can make the document available to your users immediately that indexing is complete.
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"Villino Iris" is located in a scenic position just 3 km away from the center of Florence.
You can enjoy a spectacular view of the city of Florence and the surrounding hills from the Villa. It hosts a 190 sq. m apartment which comprises 2 double bedrooms, 1 twin bedroom, 2 bathrooms (one equipped with a shower and the other with a bathtub), a large 50 sqm living room with a typical Florentine-style fireplace and a fully-furnished 30 sqm kitchen equipped with a fridge, oven, dishwasher and washing-machine.
You can eat your lunch or dinner on the large terrace-garden, which is equipped with tables and chairs, while enjoying a charming view in total privacy . The terrace-garden can be accessed from both the main entrance and the kitchen.
The terrace also leads to the neighboring park and olive yard, which globally extend over an area of approx. 3.5 ha.
This is, by all means, the ideal place for a nice walk and a full immersion in the wilderness and vegetation typical of the hills around Florence.
In order to ensure guests the highest standard of comfort, the Villa provides a large private parking for customers arriving by car, as well as air-conditioned rooms, LCD TV and free WI-FI internet access.
The center of Florence can be easily reached in 15 minutes (no driving required) by catching a city bus (line no. 25), which stops right in front of the Villa gates.
A bar, a minimarket, a postal office and a gas station can be found 300 meters from the main entrance.


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More than 100 families who have been living on the pavement in Symphony Way in Delft for nearly a year are set to be screened for housing allocation, the housing department has said.
The frustrated families, who have weathered rain and cold weather on the pavement approached the department on Wednesday, requesting it to follow through on promises it made last year to allocate houses to them.
The Department of Housing deputy director-general, Mbulelo Tshangana, said they had been engaging with the families since last year after they "illegally invaded houses in Delft".
"We are going to look at the list and see who qualifies for the N2 Gateway housing project, because not all of them qualify," said Tshangana.
Last year five of the families received houses, but in solidarity with those still living on the pavement they have not moved in until they are all given houses.
Tshangana said the Delft people were not going to be housed unless "proper criteria are followed".
"The key point is that we must not encourage people to jump the queue because that would force everybody to do the same," said Tshangana.
He said that after determining beneficiaries, it would then be decided whether they should be accommodated "this financial year or the next".
Tshangana said that the department was scheduled for a meeting with the community next week.
Ashraf Cassiem, a spokesman for the Anti-Eviction Campaign and the families, said they acknowledged the illegal occupation of houses, but were now negotiating in good faith with authorities for the residents' right to better shelter.
Promises were made but had not been followed through, said Cassiem.
The residents who had spent 11 months without proper shelter were increasingly getting impatient, said Cassiem.
The province is currently facing a housing backlog of more than 400 000, with some having been on the housing list for more than 20 years.


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A behind the scenes look at the making of our Rubow Family Christmas Card
This is a picture of our new house during the first snow of the winter. This was the day that I took all the pictures. I wanted the light to be soft and diffused, so I took all the pictures outside on our front driveway during an overcast day
All the photos were taken in front of a white sheet of paper clipped to an art board which was hanging from a ladder in front of our garage.
Kate had photos taken with and without glasses. I used the photo of her without the glasses. I then cut out the glasses from the other photo and put it on the photo without the glasses.
There was no question what emoji Sara was going to be. Crazy with her tongue stuck out! I took a bunch of photos with her making that crazy face.
This was the best photo of Sara's tongue stuck out. But her eyes weren't crazy enough. So I grabbed one of the eyes from the other photo and put it on this photo for the emoji.
Lucy was originally going to be the "open mouth laughing" emoji, but she couldn't keep her eyes open for the photos. (She was looking directly into a very bright overcast sky…)
After I got the photos done, I decided to use this photo to make her the "laughing so hard I'm crying" emoji.
Ella was originally going to be the "kissing face" emoji. So I took a bunch of photos with Ella making kissing faces.
But this photo was so great that I knew that I had to make her the "open mouth laughing" emoji. Look at the genuine joy in this face.
I knew that I wanted Alex to be making the "half-smile smirk". Kate was holding him up to the paper backdrop, but he wouldn't stop making this weird face. It's the face he puts on when someone is taking his picture.
So Kate gave up trying to hold him, and Mommy took a turn. If you look in the bottom corner, you can see Mary unsuccessfully trying to keep her head out of the shot.
It was cold and snowy outside, so Mary got her all bundled up inside her jacket. Here Mary is again trying to stay out of the shot. Jane was comfy, but she kept looking down.
I chose this photo of Mary with a closed mouth smile. The white paper backdrop helps me to separate the faces from the backgrounds.
I did the same thing I did with Kathleen's pictures. I took some shots without glasses and some with so that I could composite them together.


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The Old Stone House: Witness to War
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This event repeats every week on Sunday and Saturday between 8/18/2018 and 8/31/2019.
A permanent exhibit exploring the Battle of Brooklyn and the Occupation, 1776-1783
Old Stone House: Witness to War is a self-directed exhibit that takes visitors on a journey through the Revolutionary Era in Brooklyn from 1776 until 1783. Ten themed areas allow visitors to explore this history and consider how war impacted the community, what choices citizens had to make at the time, battle strategies, and what makes these issues relevant in today's world.
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When attorneys for the NFL and Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott convene Monday in New Orleans, there will be no settlement.
USA Today reported NFL lawyers "have not been engaged" in settlement talks with Elliott's representatives ahead of Monday's court date.
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First of all thanks to Sharon for teaching me last week on this canvas album, great company, I truly enjoyed the class, great techniques and I learned a lot of new things over at Scrappingville. Sharon is a very talented scrapper and she did a lot of altered arts and her works are just awesome and amazing.
This Donna Downey kit is to die for...my album turned to be so colourful and I am loving it to the bits. She has been reminding me not to forget to blog about the canvas album. In the class I was given 10 rubs on by Donna Downey, Donna Downey canvas album (consists of 5 pieces of canvas, 5 pieces of plastic sheets) and a few others embellishments. I managed to coloured all the canvas pieces during my class and for the 5 sheets of plastics I put alternately in between the canvas pieces. I inserted patterned papers in each plastic sheets and scrapped both sides. The album is so colourful and I just love the end results. I have not done yet with this album, right now I have been working every night until midnights since returning from Scrappingville just to finish this album. Sharon also taught me how to make beautiful flowers using cotton fabrics and papers. All from her Donna Downey class that she attended in Singapore.
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You are wondering if the idea of going back to school is feasible, especially with the schedule you maintain. You ask yourself, how can I go to school when I get off work at 5 p.m. (some days), take care of the kids and manage day-to-day responsibilities?
The answer is with online classes. However, as hectic as your schedule may seem, it is important to gather as much information as possible to determine if an online learning environment provides the resources you need to earn a degree. Here are some questions you should ask yourself to determine if online classes are right for you:
- Why are you leaning towards online?
- Good Reason: You have a life, a job, a family and responsibilities. The fact is that your life is not going to stop simply because you are looking to improve your knowledge. However, the fact that you have a life should not be what stops you from pursuing your goals. Online means many things in modern education. Synchronous, asynchronous, technology-enhanced, simulcast and live lecture online courses may all be available on the landscape of higher education. These solutions provide you a unique way to balance your work/life/education schedule in a more flexible manner than a static set of campus-based classes.
- Bad Reason: You think online learning will be easier. Think again, because more often than not, what you experience is an additional "time tax" when it comes to online courses, especially in the very flexible asynchronous "do it whenever you want" courses. Consider, in a class lecture at a campus-based course, you may experience a 20-minute lecture and 40-minute discussion with the instructor and your classmates. That same class offered online may have the same lecture and discussions as the campus-based course; however, they may require you to read the lecture and write out your discussion comments and questions. Reading and writing something typically takes a person longer than hearing and speaking.
- What are your academic assets and liabilities as a student?
- Assets for an online student: Highly organized, great time management skills, strong comprehension in most subject matter, strong math skills, great written communication and comprehension skills, and knows how and when they study best.
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- Second, be sure you are not letting some of the universities better known for being "online" taint your impression of online academics in general. Focus more on the quality of the institution when it comes to selecting an online program and focus less on the mode of study and instruction you will engage in at that institution. If the college or university is strong, you will know it whether you are studying online or on campus.
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- Positive people matter. In pursuing your degree, you will be undertaking an additional positive stressor in your life. Yes, it will be hard and yes, it will be worth it. This means you will experience difficulties in your online program. Because you will be away from the natural support network of a campus, you will need to make positive connections with classmates and members of faculty and staff at the school. More importantly, you will need to surround yourself with positive people in your personal life. Family and friends who support you will be vital to the times you feel like you are in a rut. They will need to be there to help remind you of why you are doing this and that it is a good decision.
- Negative people matter. Not everyone is always happy to see someone else try to better himself or herself. Identify people in your life who may act as a point of discouragement when it comes to your goals. This does not mean you should write them off or disassociate yourself from them. It simply means they may not realize they are affecting you negatively with what they do or say. Additionally, you have to understand that they may not know why you have decided to enroll in school.
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- You may already have this attribute, but you should to learn to appreciate and embrace the learning process and the acquisition of knowledge. The opportunity to learn has to motivate you. Without it, a degree program can feel monotonous and grinding.
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To Asa Gray 25 February [1864]1
Down Bromley Kent
Feb. 25
My dear Gray
You have been so kind & good a friend to me, that I think you will like to have a note in pencil to hear that I am better. The vomiting is not now daily & on my good days, I am much stronger. My head hardly now troubles me, except singing in ears— It is now six months since I have done a stroke of work;2 but I begin to hope that in a few more months, I may be able to work again.— I am able most days now to get to my Hot-house I amuse myself a little by looking at climbing plants. The first job which I shall do is to draw up result of Lythrum crosses3 & on movements of climbing plants.—4
I have of course seen no one & except good dear Hooker,5 I hear from no one. He like a good & true friend, though so overworked, often writes to me.—
I have had one letter which has interested me greatly with a paper which will appear in Linn. Journal by Dr. Cruger of Trinidad,6 which shows that I am all right about Catasetum. Even to spot where pollinia adhere to Bees, which visit flower, as I said, to gnaw the labellum.—7 Cruger's account of Coryanthes & the use of the bucket-like labellum full of water beats everything: I suspect the Bees being well wetted flattens hairs & allows viscid disc to adhere.8
I have given up hearing the newspaper read aloud as Books are more amusing & less tiring. Good Heavens the lot of trashy novels, which I have heard is astounding.— I have heard little about America.— You wrote me some little time ago a pleasant letter,9 which for a month I have been wishing to answer & thank you for.— Sometime let me hear what you are doing & what you expect for your country.10
Your poor broken down brother naturalist & affetiont friend, | C. Darwin
I wish Dana was not so imaginative & speculative in his writings.—11
Has not worked for six months due to illness.
Has been looking at climbing plants.
Hermann Crüger's paper shows that CD was right about Catasetum pollination. Crüger's account of pollination of Coryanthes "beats everything".
Letter details
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- Charles Robert Darwin
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- Asa Gray
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (80)
- Physical description
- 6pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, "Letter no. 4415," accessed on 21 May 2019, http://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/DCP-LETT-4415
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 12


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It Takes all Types.
I've always thought a variety of seating options should be arranged in nicely separated areas to make a great lounge. At this Air Canada Maple Leaf Frankfurt Airport Lounge you get that. Typical lounge chairs line the windows, nicely separated from other parts of the lounge allowing for quiet, melancholy stares out onto a rainy apron. Work-bar style seating may not be as comfortable but comes with an excessive number of power outlets and is/are situated close to the buffet.
For quiet time, there's a "cell-free" zone that discourages chatty Canadians from using their phone. If you REALLY can't be bothered there are semi-private cabanas that are first come – first serve. Cabanas come with their own TV's and daybed.
360° view of the Air Canada Maple Leaf Frankfurt Airport Lounge. (More 360° images of this lounge on flickr.)
Impressive Business Class Spread.
If you've got business class perks via Star Alliance, you'll eat well inside the Air Canada Maple Leaf lounge. Catering here is better here than in any Frankfurt airport lounge we've tried at this level. Our breakfast-time layout offered up a full Euro meat & cheese spread alongside yogurt, fresh fruit, pastries and some hot options.
Also impressive is the selection of drinks here. Booze is name brand stuff (Tanqueray, Captain Morgan) and self-serve so watch the kids. Automated machines make the coffee but my cappuccino wasn't half bad.
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Wi-fi worked well inside the lounge so I wasn't stuck wondering what my fantasy hockey team was up to. Short videos streamed flawlessly (yes, our own) and using basic social network functions using twitter, snapchat and instagram were snappy.
Power outlets were found near most sections of seating and was plentiful at work-bars so my phone remained charged and work got done.
Where is Everyone?
This seems to be a stealthy operation. Check-in was quick and welcoming and staff inside seemed sneakily efficient. The lounge remained clean and food was stocked the whole time I was there (about 45 minutes). The lounge wasn't unreasonably busy at the time but this was still an impressive mix of friendly and upkeep.
Nice Shower, I think?
I had just spent the night at the adjacent Sheraton Frankfurt Airport hotel, gearing up for a ride back to New York in first class aboard a Singapore Airlines A380. Had I not just washed-up in my room, I might have tried the showers…which I hear are nice.
How we got in:
My first class seat aboard partner Singapore Airlines got me into this Air Canada Frankfurt Airport lounge. The more obvious way in would be a business class ticket aboard an Air Canada flight but as in this case any same-day first or business class ticket on a Star Alliance flight will get you in. You'll also have access as a Star Alliance Gold member.
Want even better access to this Frankfurt Airport lounge? Maple Leaf Lounge memberships can be purchased at 3 levels: Canada, North America and Worldwide. This lounge would require the Worldwide membership that at time of this post carries an annual cost of $665 Canadian.
Thanks for watching and reading our reviews of the Air Canada Maple Leaf Frankfurt Airport Lounge. See more like it in our lounge reviews section.
Have you been to the Lufthansa first class lounge at Frankfurt? I hear it is absolutely amazing, with a full sit down restaurant, high brands of drinks, and a buffet like no other.
Not yet, but I look forward to it. There are individual First Class Lounges AND a dedicated First Class terminal at Frankfurt. Boarding Area pal Lucky from One Mile at a Time gives a peek inside: http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2014/01/17/lufthansa-first-class-terminal-access/


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The term arrhythmia is used for certain heart issues. Some are benign, but some may be life-threatening, so receiving a proper diagnosis is critical. Palpitations are often the result of arrhythmia, and it is important that all palpitations are investigated. Tachycardia, or an extremely rapid heartbeat, is also common and can be frightening.
The treatments for serious arrhythmias can be prohibitively expensive, and it is not uncommon for insurance companies to refuse to cover certain surgeries and treatments. Further, many of the treatments are relatively new, and insurers will not pay for so-called unproven treatments. Fortunately, many countries offer these services at a much lower cost than providers in the United States, and traveling to another country can allow those suffering from serious arrhythmias to receive the treatment they need.


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Wrapping up the Republican convention in Tampa, the party's confirmed presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, repeated his mantra that he will "repeal and replace" Obamacare. He said the law's $716 "cut" to Medicare will hurt seniors and depress innovation in jobs and medicine. Romney's pick for vice president, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, said a Romney administration would protect Medicare "for my mom's generation, for my generation and for my kids and yours." He said the nation needs the debate over the future of Medicare and that "we will win in this debate." As to the PPACA, the Republican platform states that a Republican President "on the first day in office, will use his legitimate waiver authority under that law to halt its progress and then will sign its repeal…." As to Medicare, the document says "While retaining the option of traditional Medicare in competition with private plans, we call for a transition to a premium-support model for Medicare, with an income-adjusted contribution toward a health plan of the enrollee's choice….This model will include private health insurance plans that provide catastrophic protection, to ensure the continuation of doctor-patient relationships. Without disadvantaging retirees or those nearing retirement, the age eligibility for Medicare must be made more realistic in terms of today's longer life span…." As to Medicaid, the platform said that states should be given block grants to give them the flexibility to design programs that meet the needs of their low income citizens. Giving an indication of how Republicans might "replace" Obamacare, the platform calls for a free-market based system with fewer coverage mandates, health insurance purchasing pools, equal tax treatment for employer-based and individual health insurance coverage, medical malpractice reform, more transparency in the pricing of health care, FDA reform, among other reforms.
Appropriators Prepare for Congress to Return
Congress will reconvene September 10th and immediately try to clear the legislative calendar for a bipartisan/bicameral agreement on FY 2013 appropriations. The CR is expected to run through next March and contain few, if any, member initiated funding demands. To obtain Senate approval, the House has acceded to the BCA's $1.047 trillion FY 2013 spending cap.
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CMS announced it will hold ten regional teleconferences between September 6 and 14 to provide an update on the implementation of the online health insurance exchange markets and to discuss strategies to educate the uninsured, under-insured and small businesses about expanded insurance coverage options under the PPACA. In addition, HHS has awarded 8 states $766.5 million in "establishment grants" to help them create health insurance exchanges, thus bringing the total planning and development grants to 49 for a total of $1.9 billion. Also, HHS issued an amendment to the 2010 interim final rule clarifying that certain illegal aliens will not be eligible for coverage under the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) program. The rule makes clear that certain individuals under 31 who are given a reprieve from deportation under the Department of Homeland Security's "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program" will not become eligible under the PCIP program. In related news, HHS has awarded about $20 million in Consumer Assistance Program grants to 23 states, territories and DC to help consumers find coverage and understand their rights under the PPACA
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The IRS issued a PPACA-related notice stating that through 2014 employers may rely on W-2 wages to make determinations as to whether a "full-time" employee's contribution to a group health plan meets the PPACA "affordable" health coverage requirement. This temporary rule supplants the law's rule that coverage is "affordable" if the contribution does not exceed 9.5% of the employee's "household income." In Notice 2012-59, the IRS gives employers up to thirteen months to determine whether an employee will be full time in situations where the employee was initially hired as a seasonal or part time worker
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Sensirion endeavors to ensure that its products and services meet the most stringent quality standards - after all, reliable delivery and flawless products are a basic requirement for high customer satisfaction. This is especially true of demanding markets such as medical technology and the automotive industry.
In order to keep pace with increasing expectations, we continually improve and refine our quality management system. A key step in this direction was our ISO/IATF 16949 certification in March 2008, which complemented and expanded on our ISO 9001 quality certification in October 2003.
Gaining ISO certification for our quality management system demonstrates our dedication to achieving the highest possible customer satisfaction and supporting our customers in creating value.
Sensirion is a member of the RBA (before EICC) and is thus committed to continual improvements in labor law, occupational safety, environmental protection and ethics (Corporate Social Responsibility Statement 2019). Sensirion regularly audits its suppliers to ensure that they also comply with the RBA code.
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Occupational safety and health protection are vital for employee motivation and product quality. We take all necessary technical, organizational and individual measures to reduce risks in our workplaces to a minimum, and all our employees are trained in occupational safety and emergency procedures.
Our products contribute to more energy-efficient - and therefore more environmentally friendly - processes and applications in many fields. For example, our sensor solutions allow for energy savings of up to 3% in cars and up to 10% in buildings. In addition, we aim to use resources sustainably and sparingly when developing and producing our products and thus avoid negative impacts on nature and the environment. Our production site in Stäfa (Switzerland) is certified under environmental standard ISO 14001. Hazardous substances in our products are reduced to a minimum. All products also meet the legal stipulations of RoHS and REACH, and Sensirion is happy to comply with even stricter criteria at clients' request, something we already do as Green Partners to Sony.
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Tolerance does not come by learning, but by insight; by understanding that each one should be allowed to travel along the path which is suited to his temperament.
Bowl of Saki, May 25, by Hazrat Inayat Khan
Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan:
The Sufi looks on all with tolerance, and knows that there is a path for everyone. The path of the lover is for him, the path of the one seeking for wealth is for him, the seeker after paradise is following his path, it is all a journey. It is simply that there are four different routes by which the journey is made. The Sufi sees the same goal at the end of each; the lover has to meet the seeker after wealth, and both have to meet the one who has done his duty. Therefore at the end of their journey there is a place where they can meet. What does it matter if one does not go by a certain path? Let each choose the way that belongs to his own temperament and tendency. Therefore the Sufi does not worry. He gives no preference to one or the other. He sees the journey of life being made along one or other of these roads. The saying of Buddha, 'Forgive all', comes true. Forgiveness does not come by learning, it comes by understanding that a person should be allowed to travel along that path which is suited to his temperament. As long as he is journeying with open eyes, let him journey.The great thing is that one should journey with one single desire. There should be the single desire: whether to love a beloved, to collect wealth, or to do some good for the world of humanity, or to attain paradise. There should be the desire to journey to the goal. So many do not know which is the goal or what it is. One thinks wealth is the goal, another paradise, another the beloved. They do not see that there is still a further goal. They are naturally prompted by the desire to get to the goal, and yet they are not conscious of the further goal.As it is said in the Bible: 'Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and all things shall be added unto you.' from https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/VII/VII_30.htm ~~~ Tolerance does not come by learning, but by insight; by understanding that each one should be allowed to travel along the path which is suited to his temperament.
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Dabo Swinney is the first ACC coach to win since 2001.
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney was named the winner of the 2015 Home Depot Coach of the Year award.
Clemson enters the College Football Playoff as the No. 1 seed after finishing the season 13–0. The Tigers are coming off a 45–37 victory over the North Carolina Tarheels in the ACC Championship Game.
Swinney looks to extend the nation-leading 16-game win streak as Clemson faces the Oklahoma Sooners in the Orange Bowl, which serves as a College Football Playoff's semifinal. With a victory, they would face either the Michigan State Spartans or Alabama Crimson Tide as they seek to win their first national title since 1981.
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Swinney has compiled a 74–26 record as the Tigers' head coach since taking over for Terry Bowden in 2008. No Clemson coach has previously won the honor. He is the first coach from the ACC to win since Ralph Friedgen won for the Maryland Terrapins in 2001.
The awarded will be presented to Swinney on Thursday at ESPN's college football awards show.
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Phil Szuba was appointed Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Hardware & Home Improvement (HHI) Division of Spectrum Brands in September 2015. Mr. Szuba previously served as Senior Vice President, Global Technology and Operations since January 2014. He joined HHI in May 2008 as Vice President, Engineering. During the merger of Stanley and Black & Decker, Mr. Szuba was the integration team leader for HHI and was responsible for the functional integration as well as the Stanley & National Hardware business integration into HHI.
Before joining HHI, Mr. Szuba was Director and General Manager of Avdel North America for Avdel Fastening Systems, a business unit of Acument Global Technologies, formerly Textron Fastening Systems. Prior to this, he worked for 12 years at Lamb Technicon, a systems integrator of metal cutting and welding equipment.
Mr. Szuba earned a Bachelor of Science degree and Master's degree in mechanical engineering and a Ph.D. in systems engineering from Oakland University. He holds 12 U.S. and numerous foreign patents and is a registered professional engineer.
Vice President of Engineering for HHI since October 2015. Prior to assuming his present role, Mr. Bloom served as Divisional Vice President since 2014 and Director of Engineering, Security Hardware HHI since 2007. Mr. Bloom joined the Pfister Engineering team in 1996 as an R&D Engineer working at the Pacoima, CA R&D Design Center and Manufacturing Plant. Since that time, he has served as Manager of Pfister NPI/R&D and Manager of Kwikset and Weiser Engineering. Mr. Bloom has 12 issued U.S. patents in the plumbing and security product categories and several International patents. He is currently serving as a Vice President and Executive Member of the Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association.
Prior to joining the HHI business, Mr. Bloom worked as a Project Engineer in the air-conditioning and air-cooling industry for seven years at McLean/Contempo Engineering in Camarillo, CA, where he developed a line of computer room air conditioners as well as dozens of custom-designed air cooling systems for high-end computer mainframe equipment. Mr. Bloom earned a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA.
Vice President of Field Sales for the Spectrum Hardware and Home Improvement Group responsible for Kwikset, Stanley/National, Pfister, Baldwin, and Weiser brands. In his 16 years with Spectrum HHI, Mr. Kruse has advanced through several key product and marketing leadership roles in the Pfister business. Prior to this role, Mr. Kruse was the Vice President of Sales for Pfister and Baldwin Field Sales teams.
Shawn Simmons is the Vice President of Human Resources for Spectrum Brands HHI. Shawn leads all organizational and talent development, employment, performance management, compensation, benefits and wellness initiatives for Spectrum's HHI team.
Shawn joined Spectrum Brands in January 2017 from Luxottica Group, where he served as the Head of Human Resources for Oakley. At Oakley, Shawn led a global HR team of 45, supporting over 5,000 employees. Shawn joined Luxottica in 2013 as part of EyeMed, Supply Chain and OneSight where he managed all HR programs for a $1.5B insurance business, a six-site North American supply chain operation, and a global not-for-profit charity organization. Shawn has also worked in various HR leadership roles for Starbucks Coffee, Honeywell and Nestle.
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A nice video on vegan parenting, shot in Brooklyn.
Quick-Fix Vegetarian
by Robin Robertson
2007, Andrews McMeel Publishing
Even if you don't know Robin Robertson by name, you probably know her cookbooks. She's responsible for over a dozen cookbooks, including the omnivore favorite Vegetarian Meat & Potatoes, the clever Apocalypse Chow (recipes to make when the power goes out), and the enormous Vegan Planet. Robin's recipes are accessible yet varied, a testament to her 25 years as a chef, caterer, cooking instructor, and food columnist. Quick-Fix Vegetarian: Healthy Home-Cooked meals in 30 Minutes or Less is Robin's latest, offering up (as the title suggests), fast and easy meals for those in a rush. All recipes are vegan, even though the title avoids saying so outright.
The chapters are pretty much what you'd expect, covering everything from appetizers to sauces to sandwiches and desserts. There's also a chapter on slow-cooking and "one-dish wonders." There are 150 recipes in just under 200 pages, each recipe featuring a one paragraph introduction, something I really appreciate in cookbooks. I like context to a recipe before trying it.
We've made a number of the recipes over the last couple of months and they've all come out nicely. The Potato "Dosadillas" are an interesting dosa-quesadilla hybrid. We thought they needed a little more spice (which could be because we doubled the amount of peas), but they were surprisingly good and easy. The Curried Couscous and Vegetables is another simple dish that stretches a long way. A few minutes in the kitchen will serve you well for dinner and several lunches thereafter. The Couscous Shepherd's Pie was also plentiful — the only change we'd make to this one is to steam the tempeh first if you use it instead of veggie crumbles or tofu.
Perhaps the best recipe we've made thus far is the Panko-Crusted Tofu Cutlets with Lemon-Caper Sauce. Panko is basically flaky Japanese breadcrumbs and it provides a great crust when fried up on the tofu. And the sour-salty combination of the sauce is wicked good. The only complaint here was that it took significantly longer than 30 minutes to make (we had a similar issue with the Stir-Fried Tofu and Vegetable Teriyaki). That said, it was well worth the effort.
Even if you have some of Robin's other books, you'll probably want to take a peek at this one. There are a number of other interesting recipes I'm looking forward to trying: PDQ Pot Pie (the pot pie from Vegetarian Meat & Potatoes is a holiday stand-by around here), Green Onion Hummus with Lime, and Linguine with Edamame Pesto are all on our to-make list.
The book is simply laid out and the recipes are easy to follow, with one per page. The only complaint I have is the same one I've had with a few other of Robin's books: there are no pictures of any recipes. Sure, there are some food pictures, but they're all stock photos, and that's no fun. People are inspired by seeing food photos, which is why food blogs are so popular. It's a shame that there aren't even a few nice color panels in the middle of the book.
So, thumbs up for Quick-Fix Vegetarian. A few recipes took longer than the promised 30 minutes, but the results have all been quite good so far. I suspect a year from now, this will be a well-worn book on our kitchen shelf.


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Rustic Decorating Ideas: Designing Outdoor Living Spaces
A typical design element for a rustic log home is an outdoor living area: this includes decks, porches, patios, outdoor kitchens, and gazebos. Perhaps your log cabin already includes one of these architectural spaces, or maybe you are considering adding one on to your home. Either way, this article will answer your questions and provide inspiration for your rustic home design and décor.
Preliminary Considerations
One of the first things to contemplate is what activities you want to take place in this space. Will this be the main area of entertainment in your rustic home, or do you dream of having a solitary outdoor retreat? Most customers report that they use their outdoors space for a combination of the two. By examining your own cabin lifestyle, you can truly make quality design and décor decisions.
Another question these first ones raise is in what area of the country is your rustic log home located? For New Englanders, the harsh winter climate will definitely need to be considered, as heating will be a concern. If your home is located in a Southern area, such as Texas, the opposite will be true – heat will be an issue, but more a matter of how to AVOID the heat. It is vital not to overlook this very important factor, investing time, money, and energy into an outdoor space that is ends up being useable for only a couple months of the year.
Speaking of time and money, these are two more important factors in beginning the project of designing or redecorating your outdoor living area. How much money can you realistically afford to invest in this? Also, is this an undertaking you expect to be completed within a month? If so, you'll need to have either personal time to spend working on the design project, or be willing to hire a team to assist you. Or, do you foresee this being a longer term plan, with multiple stages. For those with a limited budget, this option may be the most practical.
While these may not be the most exciting parts of planning your outdoor living space, they are vital to a smooth building and designing process. Of course, the planning process also entails what is most people's favorite part: the planning and dreaming stage.
Start an image file or bulletin board with photos of anything that inspires you. Of course this will include other beautiful outdoor living spaces you admire, but also think of the outdoors in general – do you love the woods with thick foliage, or more tropical areas with vibrant colors? Which are your favorite wildlife animals? What vacation spots have become your favorites? Do you prefer the bright and vivid colors of the sky during the noonday, or the hues present during a sunset? All of these questions can provide you with clues as to what your own personal decorating style is, helping you to create an outdoors living space that is truly your own.
The side of the home on which you position your deck, patio, or other outdoor space, as well as what level (ground, second, third) will be affected by the natural lighting. If you are building your own space, keep this in mind. If you already have this outdoor living area that you are decorating, consider the lighting at different points during the day. For example, your deck will have a completely different appearance at sunrise than at sunset if the deck is on the east or west side of the house. If the outdoor area is positioned facing the north or south, one end will receive more lighting during the morning hours, with afternoon and evening providing more light to the opposite end. Taking these suggestions into considerations will save you much frustration during the process of creating your own unique outdoor living space.
Popular options for lighting outdoor areas include citronella candles and tiki torches. Doubling as insect repellant as well lighting your space, these are an outdoor living room necessity. To understand the differences between different types of lighting, check out this resource on
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Personal touches are what fill in gaps and bring to life your vision in a space where furnishing and lighting have provided a foundation. If you have a green thumb, this is the perfect place to display your talent (or perhaps begin). Pinecones as a centerpiece or artfully displayed in clear vases and bowls is an inexpensive yet undoubtedly rustic décor item. This article has some great DIY ideas for creating your own
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Personal style is exactly that – personal. See what appeals to your eye and do that. Remember, these ideas can be used even if you're not living in your dream log cabin home: make your outdoor space seem as if you just stepped out of a log cabin into the woods.
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