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Silverlight Masking Demo
I've been playing around with masking and trying to think up new ways to approach the axis in which Silverlight can play. In this demo, my approach was to see how I could put in a fake 3D (2D) room with two walls playing video on them, along with reflections on the smooth glossy floor (it just got waxed, so watch your feet).
I'm not impressed with my effort to be openly honest, I wanted the VideoBrush to distort into the perspective of the walls, but sadly in XAML there isn't this capability yet. The ideal approach would of been able to apply a Path.Fill with a VideoBrush, but "that dog won't hunt".
What am I talking about? See the main wall, how it skews towards the center point, in that the wall itself gives off a different perspective then a traditional "rectangle/rotated/skewed". In Adobe Photoshop, this can be done under Distort > Perspective - and that's the functionality I was chasing in this pipedream.
Not to worry, I know people inside Microsoft (go figure) and I'll hound them for this! mark my words hehe.
I'll be doing more to this, and I'll be adding a cool "Twitter.com" concept I've been floating around. You can view this demo at Web Directions South (I'll be doing a demo on Silverlight + RIA).
Current Example: http://www.mossyblog.com/SilverlightMaskDemo/ (sorry for the download, it wasn't optimized for commercial release heh). Protoyping is such a great way to get your head around technology.


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Old Fort Niagara's centuries-old buildings offer more than a few ghost stories, from the headless ghost that reputedly haunts the 1726 French Castle to unexplained shadows, slamming doors, and eerie orbs. Area residents will have an opportunity to experience the fort's mysterious past during "The Haunted Fortress," set for Saturday nights, Oct. 22 and 29.
The event offers visitors a nocturnal tour of the fort, complete with animated ghosts from the fort's violent past. Visitors also visit a bonfire and hear true stories of unexplained supernatural sightings on the fort grounds. As a finale, fort volunteers will offer tours of the post's graveyard, which dates back to 1755. This year's tour will focus on events that occurred at the fort during the War of 1812.
The fort recently received national attention for its paranormal activities during a half-hour feature on the "Ghost Hunters" television program. Show hosts claimed to experience unexplained shadows, disembodied voices and even physical contact with spirits from the fort's long history.
Tickets for "The Haunted Fortress" are available in advance by calling 716-745-7611 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily. Admission to the event is $12 per person. Advance reservations and payment are required. The tour is not recommended for children under 8 years of age. Visitors are encouraged to wear walking shoes. Proceeds from this fundraising event benefit Old Fort Niagara's educational programming.
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Let me assure you that President Obama's drone program makes me extremely uneasy. But there's absolutely no evidence for Judge Andrew Napolitano's accusation that the purpose of the program is for Obama's political expediency or that it's because "he doesn't have the courage" to put terrorists on trial in Guantanamo Bay. Yet, that's what Napolitano said on Fox & Friends this morning. Predictably, there was no challenge from host Brian Kilmeade, even though he made clear his support for the drone program.
As "ASSASSINATION COURT" and "LICENSE TO KILL?" blared in banners on the screen, Napolitano batted aside the notion that some kind of judicial oversight of the program would be acceptable.
The Constitution makes no exception for "the government shall not take your life without a jury trial." …This is a transfer of the power to kill from nowhere! The president has just seized it, himself. He's given himself permission to kill - to judges meeting in secret.
…I'm not sure which is worse. By putting the burden on the judges, the president takes the heat off himself. Let me tell you why the president's killing: because he doesn't have the courage to address the issue of Guantanamo Bay, which he said he would close and he hasn't. Because he doesn't have the courage to put these people on trial who are in Guantanamo Bay, which he said he would and he hasn't. He thinks it would be easier politically to kill them. He might be right.
Rather than ask for anything like grounds to make such an accusation, Kilmeade gave it credence. He said enthusiastically, "He's only captured one and we don't even know where that guy is."
Nobody mentioned, as even Bill O'Reilly did last night on Letterman, that drones are safer and less costly for our troops because we don't have to send Special Forces into extremely risky situations, that they supposedly terrorize jihadists who are now in danger while preparing for their operations and there's an argument to be made that they cause fewer civilian casualties.
Again, don't get me wrong. I'm not justifying the program. And I think there are plenty of compelling arguments against it. But I have no reason to believe – and nobody on Fox offered any – to think that it was designed because Obama "thinks it would be easier politically."
Judge Napolitano Trashes 'Drone Court' Idea: Simply No Constitutional Authority To Kill Citizen Without Due Process
Appearing on Fox & Friends this morning, Judge Andrew Napolitano tore into the Obama administration's program of targeted assassinations, as well as the new suggestion for a "drone court" panel to give congressional oversight for the killings. The Constitution grants no authority for government to kill anyone without due process, the judge maintained.
Dumbya iz sending da military for to fight the man who threatened hiz daddy cuz he don't have da courage to put Saddam on trial.
I really disagree with the drone policy. It is difficult because Al Qaeda is such a horribly destructive and oppressive group that really needs to be destroyed.
Drones in the US? they'd only have to kill one innocent and that would be the end of that program on our soil. But Drones in other countries apparently kill innocents all the time, and there is no one to stop them. This kind of activity probably does more damage to our country in the form of additional enemies and retaliatory attacks than it prevents.
Despite the protests of the same people who conveniently forgot John McCain penned the "Indefinite Detention" provision, Drones against Americans is a morality issue at this point. The LAPD is already making the case for how they can be abused in real time taking little side trips hunting Dorner.
Imagine someone like, say… Mitt Romney with control of something like this.
The major remaining legal issue is the geographical boundaries; oversight and final clearance are both being reformed. It's funny how Fox News is bitching about the reform, while largely treating the dismissive attitude towards boundaries as an afterthought. It says a lot about them.


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The trucking business has nearly as many industry-specific terms as the logistics and warehousing world. Fortunately, we've gathered a comprehensive list covering the most common and arcane terms in the trucking industry.
Trucking Industry Terminology: A Glossary of Terms
Agricultural Exemption: An exemption from route and rate regulation in motor carriage when the carrier is hauling basically raw/unprocessed agricultural products.
Air Ride Suspension: Suspension that supports the load on air-filled rubber bags rather than, or in conjunction with, steel springs. For a more comfortable and smoother ride.
Authorized Carrier: Person/company authorized by the U.S. Department of Transportation to engage in the transportation of property as a common or contract carrier.
Autonomous Vehicles: Self-driving vehicles, may be used in platooning situations.
Auxiliary Transmission: Secondary transmission that's coupled with the primary transmission.
Axle Load: Weight existing on a motor vehicle's axle. 2) A maximum allowable axle weight limit on a roadway or highway.
Axle Rating: The amount of carrying capacity as indicated by the axle manufacturer.
BHP: Brake Horsepower, engine horsepower rating as determined by brake dynamometer testing.
Backhaul: A load that returns the truck driver and/or the vehicle back to its homebase.
Bed Bugger: A truck that moves household goods from one point to another.
Berth: Sleeping compartment behind the cab.
Bill of Lading (BOL): A transportation document that is the contract of carriage containing the terms and conditions between the shipper and carrier.
Bill of Lading Number: The number assigned by the carrier to identify the bill of lading.
Bill of Material (BOM): A structured list of all the materials or parts and quantities needed to produce a particular finished product, assembly, subassembly, or manufactured part, whether purchased or not.
Binder: 1) Device used to apply tension to chains used to secure a load. 2) Slang term for brakes.
Blind side: Right side of a truck or combination unit that the driver cannot see without the use of mirrors.
Blocking: Pieces of wood or other material used to prevent movement of load in rail, vessel or truck shipments.
Bobtail: Tractor operating without a trailer. (Also a deadhead.)
Bogie: 1) An assembly of two or more axles. 2) Removable set of trailer axles and wheels.
Bonded Warehouse: A warehouse approved by the Treasury Department, used for storing goods until duties are paid or goods are otherwise properly released
Box: 1) Slang term for a van trailer. 2) Slang term for a transmission.
Brake Chamber: Air chamber mounted near each wheel and connected to the brake itself by a push rod and slack adjuster (cam brake) or a push rod (wedge brake).
Bulk Cargo: Unpacked dry cargo such as grain, iron ore or coal. Any commodity shipped in this way is said to be in bulk.
Bunk: Sleeping compartment behind the cab.
CDL: Commercial Driver's License. Allows people to drive a truck or bus that weighs more than 26,001 pounds and is used in support of a business.
CPM: Cents per Mile. The per-mile rate at which drivers are paid.
Cabover: Cab-Over-Engine (COE). A type of truck design with the cab over the engine.
Cabotage: Point-to-point transportation of property or passengers.
Cargo: Goods or produce transported by ship, aircraft, or other intermodal vehicles such as trains, vans or trucks.
Cargo Control Number (CCN): Identifies both the carrier and shipment to the CBSA at the time of reporting and when release documents are presented.
Cargo Weight: The weight of the loads, gear and supplies on a vehicle.
Cartage Company: A company that provides local pickup and delivery.
Chassis Weight: The empty weight of a vehicle, without occupants or a load. Also curb weight and tare weight.
Chocks: Block or stop barriers placed behind/in front of wheels to keep vehicle from rolling. Also used on loads to prevent shifting.
Circus Wagon: Low sided trailer with high bow tarp.
Combination: Truck/truck-tractor coupled to one or more trailers, including semitrailers.
Commingling: Mixing types of goods from separate shipments and sending them as a combined shipment. Interstate and intrastate goods can move together in such a shipment.
Common Carrier: A company that will carry freight for any customer, as opposed to a private or dedicated carrier that only works for one customer.
Container: Shipping Container. One giant box, about 20 or 40 feet long that will fit in ships' holds and can also be carried by rail or truck. Some containers are lighter and longer and are only used in rail and road transportation.
Container Chassis: A trailer designed to carry containers.
Contract Carrier: A company that carries freight for a small number of customers under contract.
Creeper Gear: Lowest gear/combination of gears on a tractor used when extra power is needed.
Deadhead: A truck with no cargo.
Dispatcher: The individual in charge of scheduling, driver communication, routes, and more.
Dispatching: The scheduling and control of truck pickup and delivery.
Double Clutch: Shifting the gears of a truck transmission without clashing them.
Doubles: A combination of a truck and two trailers.
Drayage: Carrying freight a short distance as part of a longer trip. For example, a tractor picking up freight from a rail yard and carrying it 50 miles to its final destination.
Drive Axles: Axles with powered wheels.
Drom Box: Unit mounted behind the cab of a truck-tractor capable of carrying freight.
EDI: Electronic Document Interchange. An electronic system for sharing transportation-related documents like bills of lading.
E-Log: A computerized system to keep track of their hours of service and miles. The carrier and dispatcher have instant access to this information, which improves their ability to schedule drivers appropriately. The federal government favors the use of E-Logs over traditional hand-written logs.
Exempt Carrier: Motor carrier engaged in for-hire transportation of commodities exempt from authority requirements of the FMCSA, generally unprocessed agricultural commodities or seafood.
Expediting: To accelerate transportation. Expedited freight service is usually faster than normal service. An example is dispatching less than truckload quantities, on a single truck, for quick delivery.
Federal Excise Tax: Commonly in trucking, tax paid on the purchase of a commercial vehicle and certain add-on components, such as tires
Federal Motor Carrier Association: (FMCSA) Division of the US Department of Transportation responsible for the implementation and enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety regulations
Fifth Wheel: The way tractors and trailers are connected. The fifth wheel accepts a trailer's kingpin and supports the front end the trailer.
Fleet Data Consolidation: A method of data analysis that helps fleets make more informed decisions.
Forced Dispatch: When the company dispatcher assigns a load, customer and delivery time to a driver and the driver must take the load or suffer consequences (such as being forced to wait around several hours or another day for another load, or even being fired).
Freight Carriers: Companies that haul freight, also called "for-hire" carriers. Methods of transportation include trucking, railroads, airlines, and seaborne shipping.
Freight Charge: The rate established for transporting freight.
Geared Speed: Calculated vehicle speed at the engine's governed rpm in each transmission gear, or (commonly) in top gear.
Gear Ratio: Number, usually expressed as a decimal fraction, representing how many turns of the input shaft cause exactly one revolution of the output shaft. Applies to transmissions, power takeoffs, power dividers and rear axles.
Glad Hands: Air hose connectors between tractor and trailer.
Governor: A device that regulates the truck's top speed. Large fleets use these to ensure their drivers stay within guidelines to improve fuel efficiency and safety.
Grade: The steepness of a hill. A 5% grade means a hill rises 5 feet per 100.
Headache Rack: A barrier behind the truck cab designed to protect the driver from behind in the case of a load shifting forward from the trailer.
Hot Load: Rush shipment of cargo.
Hours-Of-Service: FMCSA safety regulations governing how long and when drivers may be on duty and driving.
Icing Charge: A charge made for cooling perishable freight.
Indivisible Load: Any vehicle or load which cannot be dismantled, disassembled, or loaded to meet specific regulatory limits for size and/or weight.
Irregular Route Carrier: Common carrier authorized to haul to points in given area but not always on same route/schedule.
Jackknife: When the tractor and trailer are at a sharp angle to one another.
Jake Brake: The Jacobs Engine Brake is a compression release engine brake, often called a "Jake brake," which allows a truck driver to use exhaust back pressure by opening the exhaust valves in the cylinders following the compression cycle, thereby slowing the truck. The Jake brake essentially increases the truck's braking power, which is beneficial when traveling downhill.
Kingpin (axle): An axle's wheels pivot around a kingpin.
Kingpin (trailer): Connects the truck to trailer.
LTL: Less-Than-Truckload. Carrying less cargo than a full truckload weight for a customer. This includes shipping one package or half of a truckload.
LTL Carrier: A company that specializes in combining smaller shipments for multiple customers on one truck.
Landing Gear: Supports to hold up the front end of a trailer when it is not attached to a tractor.
Lessee: A company or person that pays money to use someone else's property.
Lessor: A company or person that owns the property someone else is paying to use.
Lift Axle: An extra axle that can be lowered and put into use for a heavier load so that the vehicle can meet federal and local weight standards.
Logbook: A truck driver's book for recording hours and activities during a 24-hour period.
Logistics: The art and science of getting people and materials where they need to be when they need to be there.
Long-haul: Driving long distances.
Lumper: Person hired on site to unload cargo; casual labor.
Mixed Truckload: A truckload of different articles combined into a single shipment.
Non-divisible Load: A unit load which cannot be broken down into smaller, more convenient units for transportation
OTR: Over-the-Road. Long-haul trucking, as opposed to local or regional.
Operational Records: Documents supporting miles traveled in each jurisdiction and total miles traveled such as fuel reports, trip sheets, logs or computer runs that can be supported by source documents when requested by the base jurisdiction.
Overage: Excess freight over the quantity believed to have been shipped, or more than the quantity shown on a shipping document.
Owner-Operator: Trucker who owns or leases and operates his own truck(s).
PTDI: Professional Truck Driver Institute. This organization certifies truck driver training programs. It does not teach CDL classes.
Pancake: Brake diaphragm housing
Payload: Weight of the cargo being hauled.
Peddle Run: Truck route with frequent delivery stops.
Perishable Freight: Freight subject to decay or deterioration.
Pig: Trailer transported on a railcar.
Pigtail: Cable used to transmit electrical power from the tractor to the trailer.
Platooning: Grouping vehicles into platoons to increase capacity and efficiency.
Point of Origin: The location at which freight is received from the shipper.
Power Brake: Accelerate while applying the brakes.
Private Carrier: A fleet that specializes in carrying goods for its own company.
Pull the Pin: Release the fifth wheel lock.
Pusher axles: Unpowered and go ahead of drive axles.
Put on the Air: Apply the brakes.
Qualcomm: A wireless communication system that carriers use to keep in touch with drivers. It's like a combination of GPS, email and text messaging. The system helps the company keep track of its trucks and it helps drivers know the status of their next load and the weather.
Rear axles: May be drive, tag or pusher types.
Reefer: Refrigerated truck or trailer designed for hauling perishables.
Regular Common Carrier: Any company authorized to serve the public and to transport general commodities over set routes.
Regular Route Common Carrier: Motor carrier operating over definite routes between specified points with fixed terminal on regular schedule.
Relay: Two drivers start out in two different origin points several hours apart with loaded trucks. They meet in the middle, exchange cargo and return to their points of origin.
Rig: Truck; tractor-semitrailer; truck and full trailer, or other combination.
RoadRailer: A trailer made to travel on both road and rail.
Runaway Ramp: Often seen on a steep grade, these are wide, soft areas a truck can pull into to slow down when its brakes lose power.
Saddle Tank: Fuel storage area on a tractor.
Safety Bonus: A benefit offered by some trucking companies to reward safe drivers.
Semi: Semitrailer; used loosely in referring to tractor and semitrailer combination.
Shipping Weight: The weight of a truck not including the liquids like fuel and coolant.
Sleeper: A space to sleep behind the truck's cab.
Sleeper Team: When two drivers work together so one can sleep while the other one drives, allowing freight to move as fast as possible while staying within federal hours of service regulations.
Sliding Fifth Wheel: A fifth wheel that can move back and forth to change weight distribution among axles.
Slip-Seat: Relay operation where drivers are changed periodically, but the truck continues from origin to destination.
Smart Drive Cameras: Video and analytics technology that improve visibility, increase documentation, and promote safety.
Straight Truck: A one-piece truck with the cargo area attached to the chassis, as opposed to a tractor-trailer combination vehicle.
Synchronized Transmission: Transmission with built-in mechanisms to automatically "equalize" the speed of its gears to allow smooth shifting without the need to double clutch.
TL: Truckload. A full trailer-load of freight.
TL Carrier: A trucking company that carries a single shipper's freight on one truckload.
Tractor: A truck that is made to pull a trailer.
Tachograph: Also, "tattle-tale" — A device used in a cab to automatically record miles driven, number of stops, speed, and other factors during a trip.
Tag axles: Unpowered and go behind drive axles.
Tractor Trailer: A truck and trailer together.
Transfer Company: A firm that specializes in handling cross-border transactions.
Transponder: An electronic tag mounted in a motor vehicle that contains electronically stored information that can be retrieved by a roadside reader.
Weigh Station: Permanent station equipped with scales at which motor vehicles transporting property on public highways are required to stop for checking of gross vehicle and/or axle weights; many states also use portable scales to check compliance with the State's weight limits; also often combined with port of entry facilities.
Yard Tractor: A tractor that moves trailers around a warehouse or distribution center.
Sources: Trucking Job Finder, Dictionary.com, OOIDA Foundation, IRPonline, Wikipedia


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Sunday, 8 May 2011
Storify: the story of a single tweet
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A very important question - especially since these media aren't going away; so we'll all have to confront these questions and hope workable solutions arise.ReplyDelete
Perhaps new skills will have to be developed.
Just on the matter of protecting privacy and dignity, perhaps the skill of real-time "fictive" tweeting will be something practitioners will need to learn *if* they choose to use Twitter this way.
I don't think there's a black-and-white, right-or-wrong answer.
Maybe it's like a Koan: it's not the answer as much as the process of getting there. At least for now, until enough people examine this and formulate responses.
Thanks Phil. I've been meaning to write a bit more commentary myself about this story. Last week we had a great discussion on Twitter about NICE referral guidelines for ovarian cancer. If I'd spotted this tweet when Amit was still around we'd probably have had a great discussion about the referral guidelines for sarcoma. If he'd been online when I retweeted he could have responded with the context for the tweet. But because he wasn't we were left having a more general conversation about the appropriateness of a 'clinical tweet'. My personal feeling is that 140 characters is not enough for a reasonable discussion.
If one wants to discuss a clinical case with others in a public space, talk to the patient about it. Let them know how this will be useful for their care and explain why you would like to share their story. Make sure that no-one else could identify them when you write if they are in agreement that it is reasonable to share the story. Then write a blog post. Then tweet the link.
If Amit had tweeted "The next case is about a fictional case for discussion purposes. I'm just interested in your responses and all will be revealed in a blog soon" before his 'single tweet' then the discussion would have been much different.
- Joanna Ptolomey10 May 2011 at 09:20
Hi Anne Marie - funny that your post should appear just as I have been discussing a very similar situation in a completely different topic area (mega sporting events) - which should be published later today in @freepint.ReplyDelete
It reminds me that information is information, no matter the platform, and that context is just as important as ever.
Thanks for sharing.
Joanna (@chibbie)
I am reintroducing word verification to cut back on spam posts. I'm sorry if you find it frustrating,


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TRL faces critical referee shortage
RUGBY LEAGUE: The start of the TRL is just days away, but a serious problem is facing the men and women in the middle.
Referee numbers have dropped to alarming levels for the upcoming season, leaving officials in a tough position heading into the weekend.
TRL referees vice president Adam Stevenson said the group had experienced a shortage throughout the off-season.
"We are very light-on when it comes to match officials with senior football," Stevenson said.
"There has been a massive drop in our junior match officials. When I say a drop, they are probably still out there in the game, but have not registered to referee this year.
"We are low on numbers. It was hard to find referees to do trial games.
"It's a bit disappointing we're faced with that. Retention has been a problem for a long time.
"It's probably the best competition that we've had in a while with the quality of players coming into the region. Every club has a star player or two."
Stevenson said the issue of verbal abuse of match officials was one that continued to prevent junior referees from progressing through the ranks.
"There was an instance where I was refereeing an A-grade game and had a young 15-year-old on my line," he said.
"He was copping it. There were grown adults swearing at a young kid. He was deflated, and didn't referee A-grade again.
"That straight away is an issue within the sport."
The TRL will implement the Not in my House initiative for 2018, where spectators are given yellow cards for unruly behaviour, which Stevenson hopes will deter negativity from crowds.
For those looking to become a referee, the next level one referees course takes place on March 24 at the Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre at Baker St, Toowoomba.
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Los Angeles based Mercedes and Damon decided on a mini-getaway wedding to scenic Cayucos on the Central Coast, where they were married at a ranch overlooking the ocean. From the rustic ranch's blue barn, to the vibrant, free flowing bouquets arranged by the bride, to the vintage trailer the couple restored themselves, this wedding exuded personal details to echo the harmonious life that Mercedes and Damon have created together.
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Nikos Chausidis, Gordan Nikolov:
Crepna and vrshnik. Mythological - semiotic analysis
The paper focuses on the semiotic function of the crepna (bread baking dish) and the vrshnik (its cover). These traditional clay dishes were characteristic of the Balkans. Examined are several topics: the form of the crepna, which is reminiscent of the female body and therefore connected with a number of ritual magic procedures; female symbolism of the crepna; the crepna - dish - uterus - woman relation; and analogies and etymologies from Slavic languages. In popular tradition and phraseology, the crepna denotes earth while the vrshnik indicates the sky covering the earth. Examined is the custom in which a male effigy is placed on a peg wedged in the center of the crepna. The function of the male figurine was to protect the earthenware dish during the drying process. By employing semiotic and comparative analyses, and in relation with the mythological German, the author investigates the role of German and his implicit function as fecundator, mediator, and god sacrificed on the cosmic axis. The paper then looks at medieval Slavic, Indo-European, and worldwide parallels in art. One of the symbolic postulates is the analogy between the making of bread (kneading, leavening, baking) and the growth of a baby inside its mother's womb. In this respect, the crepna dish attains the character of the uterus - the mother of the bread and earth. The yeast represents the father of the bread, and the sperm means the rain.
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It is funny how you remember certain smells and tastes and associate them with a particular time and place in your life. I remember about two decades ago visiting some vegetarian friends of a friend in Silver City, New Mexico and eating dinner with them; it was the first time I was introduced to the benefits of Braggs Liquid Aminos.
Liquid Aminos vs Soy Sauce
This soy sauce alternative had it all—the basic flavor and look and liquidity of regular soy sauce, but with less sodium and packed with 16 amino acids that are necessary for proper functioning of the human body. Perhaps that is why they are, still decades later, still so popular among vegans, vegetarians, and other health enthusiasts and experts. It's not for everyone, certainly, but compared to regular soy sauce, it's a definite step up!
Liquid Aminos Benefits
The one thing I recall eating that evening in Silver City—a town in the high desert (filled with rolling hills and Juniper trees)—was that we used the Bragg's to dip our potstickers in before eating them. In fact, there were a number of items on our plates that night that wound up dipped and eaten quickly.
One of the more obvious benefits of Braggs Liquid Aminos are that it is not only healthier than the soy sauce alternative, but it is a condiment that you can use in cooking as well as straight from the bottle for a good number of recipes, or just as-is, full strength, as a dipping sauce, or over rice. Bragg's versatility is amazing.
Even better! Benefits of Braggs Liquid Aminos include being non-GMO, providing protein to its consumers (you cannot usually get that from regular soy sauce, tamari, or seitan), can lower your risk for coronary heart disease (from soy proteins) by using it.
Braggs Amino Acids Additional Health Benefits
Other benefits of Braggs Liquid Aminos is that it is gluten-free, lowers risk of disease in general such as cancer (prostate, colon, and breast cancer included), is chemical-free, and has no artificial coloring, alcohol, or preservatives.
Its use has also been linked to lower rates of osteoporosis or other bone problems. Women who use soy protein products such as Braggs tend to go through fewer numbers of hot flashes during menopause.
Benefits of Braggs Liquid Aminos includes these 16 essential (meaning you have to get it from food, like in Bragg's) and non-essential (meaning your body makes it) amino acids, made strictly from soybeans:
|16 Amino Acids
|From the Bragg's website, the many uses of the product include being "Great on Salads & Dressings, Soups, Veggies, Rice & Beans, Tofu, Wok & Stir-frys, Tempeh, Casseroles, Potatoes, Meats, Poultry, Fish, Jerky, Popcorn, Gravies & Sauces, Macrobiotics."
I have a bottle of Braggs Liquid Aminos at home, and use it regularly, especially when I eat kimbap or sushi. Maybe you will enjoy the health benefits of Bragg's Liquid Aminos too!


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A drunk that smelled like a brewery got on a bus one day. He sat down next to
a priest. The drunk's shirt was stained, his face was full of bright red
lipstick and he had a half empty bottle of wine sticking out of his pocket.
He opened his newspaper and started reading---a couple of minutes later he
asked the priest, "Father what causes arthritis"?
"Mister, it's caused by loose living, being with cheap wicked women, too much
alcohol and contempt for your fellow man".
"Well I'll be damned", the drunk muttered and returned to reading his paper.
The priest, thinking about what he said turned to the man and apologized. "I'm
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How to take the water meter readings properly
In case you have new water meters installed in a flat or a house, you often face a question how to take the water meter readings properly, neither to pay more, nor to owe money.
What are our water meters made of?
What is a high-quality flow meter made of? Why are water meters of some manufacturers fail in a year, and those of others work well for ten years and more?
Correct selection of water meters installation company
Today anyone can purchase a water meter one one's own. However, you shouldn't try to install them yourself. It is better to apply to a special company offering such services.
Ways of water saving
We experience shortage of pure potable water on the planet today. Its price will only increase with time; hence, we should consider more efficient use of water resources
Water primary treatment filters
Today almost everyone knows that potable and process water differs by its properties and characteristics. Nowadays, it is not recommended to use water for cooking without preliminary treatment removing various admixes, bacteria and viruses
Rules for pipe routing
Pipes replacement is one of the main renovation stages in each flat renovation. You should not spare it. Pipes should be up-to-date and reliable. Installation shall be very careful not to worry about reliable water pipeline functioning afterwards
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I could spend hours upon hours perusing etsy and purchasing all kinds of things I want but don't need. I've been eyeing this chalkboard from dirstastudio for YEARS and finally took the plunge when I saw it comes in green. Just like elementary school. My obsession with maps and globes is a bit excessive, but how else am I going to keep track of past, current and future travels?
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SixFold's Beer Carrier
Thanks to Design Milk I discovered Sixfold's Beer Carrier. How stunning is this thing?
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Random Things I Like
I have a Pinterest board called "Random Things I Like" so I am constantly building this list of things I like – and there's a lot!
Here are some I'd like to share this week:
Trader Joes' Speculoos Cookie Butter – Holy crap. I have never had this stuff until recently and boy have I missed out! It tastes like crumbled up gingerbread and shortbread biscuits mixed into some sort of peanut buttery goodness. Though I'm not sure there's peanut in there? Also, apparently you can sell it on Amazon for $12 so I'm going to go buy a case and see what happens.
Secret Malibu Beaches. I had to go here at 8 AM one morning for a video shoot, but wow was all that traffic worth it. We saw tons of dolphins putting on a show for us that morning.
The Pomona Fairplex. I did The Color Run here last week and it was a lot of fun (and very dirty!). The Fairplex has the cutest little farm. Look at that barn!
Bottega Louie Macarons. I saw this box and just couldn't resist! I highly recommend Salted Caramel, Mango and Violet. Order online here!
Gifts for the person that has everything.
I find it difficult and slightly impossible to shop for some people in my family. What do you buy for someone that has everything?! Especially for the ones that aren't materialistic?
I found some cute stuff online (pinterest, fab.com, williams-sonoma, uncommongoods.com)
Cooking is always a great gift, especially during the holidays when there's soooo much more food allowed than normal. I love to bake and these reindeer cookies are just adorable.
The herb wreath from Williams-Sonoma is both beautiful and useful. It's made from bay leaf, sage, rosemary and oregano! The pet pillows from fab.com (they have cats too!) for pet lovers. I loved the f-bomb paperweight- something that most people would LOVE but don't have!
What do you buy for your impossible-to-shop-for friends and family?
my canvaspop print is here!!!
It's herrrre! And I absolutely love it! Best purchase I've made in weeks. I love CanvasPop!
peter pan collar necklaces.
The French Rivera.
I only spent a day in the French Rivera, first stopping in Éze and then going to Nice. They gave us a quick tour on the bus to see the city and then let us wander for a couple of hours. I walked down a gorgeous sea side street and then turned the corner to find a wonderful farmer's market. They had every kind of cheese (of course!), fresh peonies, and tons of fruit, veggies, and french souvenirs. I snacked on a juicy white peach and my cousins said their plums were divine.
In my goldilocks-esque opinion, in London everyone walks too fast, in Barcelona everyone walks too slow, but in France it's just right.


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Donating your car, truck, RV, or other vehicle is a great way to get rid of it, especially if it is not working. You may get a tax break and you'll benefit a charity. Some may even take junker cars, which can have value in the selling of the materials for recycling.
However if you have a car to donate, you want to know that the proceeds will really be helping a charity. Car donation companies do not always represent themselves as accurately as they should. Car donation is actually big business and vehicle donation companies spend a lot of resources soliciting for car donations to turn a profit. Most are usually independent for profit companies that donated a portion of their profits to local or national charities. They are not usually nonprofit charities.
Some companies accepting a car for donation do a great service for charities by bringing in much need funds. This funds come from a source that the charity would not have the resources to otherwise tap into. But a few of the car donation companies are a little less honest about how helpful their services are for charitable organizations. Before sending your used car, working or not, to a car donation center, research the company first.
Where Does the Donation Go?
Ask the car donation center for a list of charities they support. Ask to see documentation of past donations to these charities.
Confirm the Donation
Call the charities on the list to confirm that they did indeed receive a donation from the car donation center you are considering or if they have ever received any donation from that car donation company. Feel free to ask if the donation was significant and if the charity regularly receives donations from that particular business. If the charity has never heard of this program, take that as a red flag and reconsider giving your car for a donation through that vehicle donation company.
Further Investigate
Investigate the car donation center through the Better Business Bureau. Even companies that are not members will have complaints on file if there are any to report.
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Request that the car donation center give the donated money from your car to a specific charity. As long as your charity is a nonprofit organization, your request should be easily fulfilled. Ask the company how much money they will be sending to that charity from your car. You can call the charity in a few weeks to confirm the donation was in fact received.


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NASA is excited to announce that, through our partnership with Challenger Sports, we will be starting a 6 week block of goalkeeping training for ages 9 through 18 years old. This comes at NO additional cost for any of NASA'S players. We expect this program to be popular so please RSVP as soon as you can.
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On Saturday, the BSA released version 1.1 of its Boy Scout Handbook iPhone app. The app, which we gave a favorable review in early September, gets even better with this update.
One of only complaints we had with the original version of the app was the lack of landscape view. That's fixed in the update, allowing easier reading of text-heavy pages.
Other updates are minor but add to the overall usability of the $9.99 app, which is available through the iTunes store. If you already own the app, you can download the free update right on your iPhone or iPod Touch, or you can wait until you sync your device with your desktop or laptop at home.
Users seem to approve of the update, too. As of this writing, the current version of the app has received four out of five stars from reviewers.
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Newsletter #393 Preview: Attention Mac Users: Microsoft Makes Good Stuff Too!June 10th, 2007
In part, it's just politics in play, but the eternal rivalry between Mac and PC users sometimes gets just a little too extreme. I mean, in a world where Bill Gates and Steve Jobs can get along, you'd expect that Microsoft and Apple will, at times, play nicely together too. Indeed, Time magazine refers to Gates and Jobs as "frenemies,†a newly-coined term that describes the situation, where the pair seems to have a close personal relationship, yet head companies that are, at times, fierce competitors.
I try not to have a knee-jerk reaction to the Mac versus PC argument. While I have criticized Microsoft quite often for the things I think they do wrong, I actually regard computers as just tools to get the job done. Most times, this means that I'll use my Mac. But there are times where Windows is surely up to the task, even if it's only because there's no Mac version of a specific application. Of course, then there's always Parallels Desktop to the rescue.
So I'm going to talk about Microsoft in a positive way this time, so let the chips fall where they may.
One of the best things Microsoft has going for it is their line of input devices. I have used my trusty Microsoft Comfort keyboard — kind of a half-way approach between traditional and ergonomic designs — religiously for well over a year now. My aging fingers took to it as a duck to water, and I can type rapidly and long and not feel the strain. Yes, the dark grays used for its exterior seem drab and dull, but I don't like at my keyboards much anyway, so I don't concern myself about such matters.
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The first most powerful bomb, which is called the atom bomb, was dropped on August 6, 1945. In a city located in Japan, called Hiroshima. With these facts and the information i've read from this one book called "Hiroshima" I have a very strong opinion which I will speak of now. I think that the atomic bomb which was dropped on Hiroshima was a petty, childish way of trying to win a war. It was inhuman, so horrible that anyone whom lived through it, would most likely be traumatized for the rest of their living lives. I don't think what the Americans did was very right at all.
If they wanted a war, not that war is a way to solve anything, then they should have fought the old fashioned way. Rather than ruining so many peoples lives. Atomic bombs are not something that should even be in existence, but they are. There's really nothing we can do about them, because of the more powerful people in this world.
They find this extraordinary weapons to be their only defense. But I think it's pathetic. They go off an kill so many people, and wounded the rest. They brought many cities to destruction and cost them millions of dollars to rebuild. You just can't toy with peoples lives like that. I think it should be illegal.
If they wanted to harm certain people, then fight it out with them. Don't kill innocent peoples lives. If they knew the enormous danger and effects of this new bomb, then they shouldn't have done it. Perhaps they could have found a different way to finish this all. Critical Appraisal- "Z for Zachariah" and "Hiroshima" In my personal opinion "Z for Zachariah" could have been a bit more accurate in which ways they made the radiation affect people. First off, in "Hiroshima", which was a true story, not all the people died from the radiation, yes they got very ill from it.
Such as fevers, vomiting, hair loss, white blood count going up and down, etc. But most of them died from all the wounds from the bomb. And the radiation didn't kill and poison all the things within the bomb as it did in "Z."Hiroshima" had alot more telling about how the radiation effect the people physically than "Z" did. They were pretty close to getting the same idea of what happens when people get radiation, but they missed quite a few points. I can understand why the valley was saved from radiation in "Z" because maybe the bomb, or whatever it was didn't go as far as the valley. Like in "Hiroshima" they only bombed certain towns at different times.
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I have mentioned in my blog "Corporate Daycares" that I volunteered to teach English to toddlers in my husband's company. I begged off from continuing due to my schedule. Some toddlers come over my house for English toddler class, too. Anyway, I already stopped all classes this November as I am preparing for my month-long holidays in the Philippines.
The principal of the nursery/day care invited me and my husband for a thank you lunch last Wednesday. And she gave me a goodwill gift for my effort. Isn't it nice? It was one volunteer work knowing that I will get nothing in return but an hour or two of playtime for my son with the other toddlers in the nursery. I did bring my son to the nursery twice. He immensely enjoyed playing with the other kids.
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Can the future be Fizzy?
Could this block of flats be the new model home for 'Generation Rent'?
A 12-storey block of 75 flats in Canning Town, East London, launched this month, is a model for the future of private rented accommodation in Britain. This is the view of the Government's Montague report on the private rental sector, published last month, which cited the Fizzy building in the Vermilion mixed-tenure development of 271 homes as an example of how more rental homes could be provided, possibly through collaboration with institutional investors.
FizzyLiving is a subsidiary of Thames Valley Housing, one of the biggest social landlords in the South East. The target market is the "rentysomething" group, the 25 to 35-year-olds who do not qualify for social housing but are unable to climb on to the housing ladder.
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Make a statement with some signage on your front porch. This no-carve creation requires nothing more than spray paint, chalk or a silver Sharpie marker, and your favorite font. (Don't worry, you get to trace it! No hand-lettering skills required.) After you color your pumpkin and let it dry, lay a print-out of your choice phrase over the rind; then trace around each letter, pressing hard enough so that there's a clear indent to outline wherever you need to fill in.
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This light bodied white wine is crisp, refreshing and true to the varietal character of Seyval Blanc. It displays notes of green apple, honeydew melon and grapefruit, all balanced with a fresh acidity and a long finish.
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Vizient awards The 2019 Norman Borlaug Humanitarian Award to Community Partners of Dallas honoring the organization's work in partnering with Child Protective Services to provide for the immediate and urgent needs of children who are abused and neglected. Learn more about this year's award recipient Community Partners of Dallas: /press-release/vizient/vizient-honors-community-partners-dallas-2019-norman-borlaug-humanitarian-awar. ...
Advanced practice providers (APPs), such as physician assistants and nurse practitioners, provide quality patient care. The Vizient Center for Advancing Provider Practices (CAP2) Program helps hospitals maximize the role of APPs across their health system, including where to use them in physician practices to benefit patient outcomes, healthcare initiatives and manage costs. Learn more at: https://www.cap2.net/ ...
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Get it in while you can; the word around town is that iconic Philadelphia restaurant Le Bec Fin will serve its final meal June 11, 2011. For the past 40 years, Le Bec Fin has been the very definition of fine dining in Philadelphia, and is arguably responsible for the food scene as we know it today.
Here's some exciting Philadelphia food news: local chef extraordinaire Georges Perrier helped kick off the series premiere of A&E Network' s "Fix This Kitchen," last Saturday. "Fix This Kitchen" is a new renovation-style show that allows contestants to build the kitchen of their dreams with the help
As a rule, I'm always willing to try new things in the wide world of cuisine. If I see a new protein on a menu I haven't tried yet or some exotic vegetable garnishing a dish, it'll probably be what I order. I'm especially fond of taking folks up on restaurant recommendations, and if someone tells me a place is their favorite spot in the city, and I just have to check it out, then it'll make my short list of things to do.
It is the most wonderful time of the year. The air is finally cooling, which is a welcome relief after a brutal summer that included seven heat waves and temperatures that consistently cracked triple digits.
El Rey, meaning the king in spanish, is a bit more like the pauper in terms of style and design. That does not, however, take away from the fun folk-art decor or delicious, homestyle food.
When you think of the culinary scene in Philadelphia, two prominent names come to mind; Stephen Starr, restaurateur-extraordinaire whose empire here in the city boasts thirteen restaurants, over 1,000 employees and Scrooge McDuck-style revenue.
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Bastille Day is coming! France's Independence Day, celebrated July 14th to commemorate the 1789 storming of the Bastille, is just around the corner. And what's that? You forgot to make plans? Well that's ok, because Chef George Perrier is gonna hook you up.
The Fourth of July is just around the corner, and if you're like me, you're probably thinking about staying home, having a few friends over and manning the grill. But what are you going to cook? Hey, I love hamburgers, hotdogs and chicken as much as the next red-blooded American, but I think this holiday represents a chance to shake things up and get a little creative with the fire pit. Here are three of my favorite summer recipes, easy to prepare and guaranteed to add a little flair to your BBQ without breaking the bank.
If you've been paying any attention to foodie news for the past couple of months, you'll already know that Bobby Flay has lent his cash-generating name to the Philadelphia food scene by opening up another leg of his franchise burger hut, Bobby's Burger Palace, at 39th and Walnut.
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India has cautioned the international community against accepting the concept of 'moderate Taleban', and asked the Security Council to ensure that the Afghan militia are completely eradicated.
"There is no moderate Taliban just as there is no good terrorist," Indian Ambassador Kamalesh Sharma told the Council on Tuesday.
Participating in the debate on the situation in Afghanistan, he likened the Taleban to cancer and said any good doctor would attest that if it is not extirpated fully and to the last cell, it comes back working its malign influence.
"It (Taleban) has no place in any future dispensation in Afghanistan, in any guise whatsoever," he added and expressed India's full support in eradicating the terrorist networks.
Without naming any country, he attacked attempts by Islamabad to have a veto over the future government in Afghanistan and demanded that the new political set up should be decided by Afghans themselves and not imposed from outside in the interest of peace and security.
The Indian Ambassador flayed Islamabad for foisting 'obscurantist, bigoted, blinkered and sadistic regime' on Afghanistan to 'sub-serve its self-serving agenda'.
He sought a major role for the UN in the international efforts to establish a broad-based government and reconstruction process in the war ravaged country.
Sharma also called for establishing a new international framework, which would include countries that have a 'legitimate and benign' interest in, and influence on, developments in Afghanistan.
"We see no reason why this new framework should not be supported as those who backed and sustained Taleban until recently now find it expedient to disown it, also affirm that they have changed their spots and subscribe to the need for a broad-based, multi-ethnic and representative government in Afghanistan. This would be a litmus test of their sincerity," he said.
To accept veto by any country would be wrong both in principle and practice, Sharma said. It is for the country and its people, he added, to determine their own government.
"Would those who would claim a veto over the new government in Afghanistan give the same right over their own government to Afghan people or its government?" he asked.
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Kara from Knead Bake Cook shows us how to combine the best of summer and autumn in her recipe for Spicy Peach Crumb Doughnuts.
I started with the Spicy Apple Muffins to retain the flavors of fall but added the fruit of summer. So I cut up some of those white peaches, dusted off my neglected doughnut pan (sometimes muffins are a little too ordinary), and made a crumb topping.
Spicy Peach Crumb Doughnuts
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups sifted all purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 melted butter
- 1 cup cubed peaches (about 1/2 inch in size)
Crumb Topping
Dry Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray pan with cooking spray or brush with melted butter.
- Assemble the crumb topping by mixing those ingredients together in a small bowl with a fork until combined. Set aside.
- Sift together all the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl.
- Whisk together the egg, milk, and butter in a medium mixing bowl until thoroughly combined.
- Make a well in the dry ingredients with a spatula and pour in the wet ingredients.
- Give it a few quick folds and then add in the peaches. Fold together until the the flour is just moistened.
- Carefully spoon the batter into the doughnut pan until the cup is 3/4 full. Sprinkle the crumb topping over the batter.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes clean.
- Use a knife to loosen the doughnuts from the pan and cool on a wire rack.
- Continue until all the batter and crumb topping is finished.
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Jolla co-founder and head of software Marc Dillon talks to Alistair Charlton about what the humble Finnish smartphone maker wants to achieve, and why a great company doesn't need to have a large market share.
As an exercise in creating a smartphone business, Jolla shouldn't really work. Cast aside by Nokia and Intel as an abandoned mobile operating system lost in the shadows of iOS and Android, Jolla survived only through the determination of a handful of former Nokia staff who believed in what they had made together.
Little more than a bunch of enthusiasts with a shared passion to bring Meego back to life, Marc Dillon and four other co-founders created Jolla at the start of 2012, with the aim of bringing an all-new smartphone running an all-new operating system to an international market by the end of 2013 - and with a launch event in Finland earlier this week, they have accomplished that remarkable feat.
In my interview with Dillon, who was hosting a preview event at a London hotel for journalists to try out the new phone, I ask what Jolla as a brand stands for, and why consumers should consider Sailfish over iOS or Android.
"People building value [is what we stand for]. We took the absolute best mobile professionals in the world and we built an open platform for innovation. The situation [of the smartphone market] is that people can only buy what's offered to them and they basically have two choices.
"There are lots of different manufacturers who are using Android, but there's only really one way to use the phone - it's very difficult to innovate and create something new."
New kinds of innovation
Dillon went on to say Jolla is "beginning something where this open mobile platform will allow new kinds of innovation that you basically can't get from the other guys at the moment."
Jolla's unique feature is The Other Half, where the back half of the phone can be removed and replaced. At first, this lets users personalise their phone with different colours, but more interestingly, covers can interact with the device by sending commands over NFC.
Dillon explains: "That chip could also be used for security...you could have a security token for work, so you put one of these on and there's your VPN and your email and all that kind of stuff - maybe it even turns off your Facebook and your Twitter - but then when you take it off and leave it on your desk at the weekend you know you're not going to be hassled with work, and if you lose your phone there's no security [problem]."
Jolla is looking for developers to create native applications for the phone's Sailfish software, but having seen Microsoft and BlackBerry struggle to stock their application stores with the content users want, Android compatibility was a must-have feature from the start.
"Sailfish was designed from the very beginning to enable running Android application," Dillon said. "It's not an emulator, they run just as they would on an Android device - with the exception of the Home button because we don't need a Home button, we don't have buttons in our UI."
Barrier of entry
Dillon agrees that offering Android apps was "crucial" to Sailfish being a success, adding: "The barrier of entry for a new mobile operating system for many people is, [a case of] there's a few applications that they really depend on, and if they can't have access to those applications then they aren't going to be interested in the phone or the operating system."
Sailfish offers apps from "several" Android app stores, but Google's own Play store is not included, putting the Jolla handset at a distinct disadvantage to its Android-running rivals - and with a €399 retail price ("and about the same in pounds"), a lack of Play store access could pose a major stumbling block at launch.
With around 100 employees, Jolla is a tiny company compared to the likes of Apple, Samsung and Google, but it doesn't necessarily believe that being a big company is the same as being a great one.
A great company, not a big company
When I ask what Dillon thinks of Jolla's potential to upset the smartphone market, he explains: "We want to be a great company [but] we don't need to be a large company in order to do that. There are no real small players in this industry, there is a certain amount of growth that is expected.
"I believe that [our rivals] are going to be looking at the things we're doing and probably going to try and copy the things that we're doing...we're going to continue to move forward."
Jolla's aim is also to build relationships with its customers and to listen to their demands for improvements to hardware and software. "First and foremost [our target] is adding value...the software updates are coming [and we are asking users] 'what are you interested in having on your device?' and we're wanting to answer that. That's how we build a relationship with our consumers as we go forward."
Moving forward will mean selling to consumers who haven't heard of Jolla, or appreciate Dillon and his team's efforts to resurrect Meego - but he remains confident that word-of-mouth marketing will see the company sell "millions" of devices next year. "It only takes 21 steps, if each person tells two people, to reach a million," Dillon reasons.
Jolla's first phone is very much a work-in-progress, and while that might appeal to the fans who have seen Meego develop into Sailfish and are keen to support the software as it grows, few consumers used to the iPhone and Samsung Galaxys will understand why Jolla is different and why it deserves praise.
Time will tell if Dillon and his team can convince networks to stock the phone and consumers to buy it in large enough numbers to turn a profit - but even getting this far, in less than two years, is an enormous achievement in itself.