text: Trinidad Express Newspaper National News of Trinidad and Tobago New Revelations About Slaves, Slave Trade David Eltis and David Richardson January 17, 2010 Originally printed at http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sundaymix/New_Revelations_About_Slaves__Slave_Trade-113857434.html Most students of American history understand that a dramatic re-peopling of North and South America began in the years after Christopher Columbus first landed in the New World. But they may not realise that it was Africa, not Europe, that formed the wellspring of this repopulation process. In the three and a quarter centuries between 1492 and about 1820, four enslaved Africans left the Old World for every European. During those years, Africans comprised the largest forced oceanic migration in the history of the world. Who were they? Who organised the slaving voyages? Which parts of Africa did they come from? How did they reach the Americas? And where exactly did they go? Strikingly, we can now provide better answers to such questions for Africans than we can for European migrants. The African slave trade reduced people 1 to commodities, but commodities generated profits, and where there were profits there was generally good record-keeping. Since the onset of the computer revolution in the early 1960s, early modern business and government records have allowed historians to retrieve information on 35,000 slave voyages from Africa to the Americas and make the information available on the Internet. For many of these voyages, we have rich detail on the slave ship itineraries, as well as who was put on board, who survived and how they travelled. A new Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade draws on five decades of research in archives around the north and south Atlantic to provide 189 detailed and sumptuously drawn maps that answer many questions. These maps show that almost every port in the early modern Atlantic world organised and sent out a slave voyage, and that the bigger the port, the greater the number it sent out. Such ubiquity suggests that before the abolitionist era, there was no moral outrage or public disgrace associated with trading in African slaves. The maps also show that almost half of all voyages were organised and set out from the Americas, not Europe. As a result, bilateral (that is out and return) itineraries were almost as common as the famous "triangular voyage" pattern based on voyages dispatched from Europe. Within the United States, we now know that slave voyages left from almost every port and that although Rhode Island might be well-known as a slave trading region, it was far from synonymous with the US slave trade. New York and Charleston, South Carolina, were also major centres. A profile of those on board ships as well as the conditions to which they were subjected also emerges from the pages of the Atlas. Thus, Samuel Adjai Crowther, liberated from a slave ship as a child in 1821, became the first Anglican African bishop and was largely responsible for creating the first written version of the Yoruba language. Remarkably, he married Asano, whom he had first met as a girl on the slave ship from which they were both rescued. The Atlas also contains the story of Mahommah G Baquaqua, who was enslaved probably in what is now western Nigeria in 1845 as a 20-year-old. He was first taken to Recife in Brazil, and after a ship's captain purchased him in Rio de Janeiro, he was taken to New York where he escaped, fled to Haiti, and after returning to New York to study and then moving to Canada, he wrote his autobiography. 2 For most there was no escape. As another captive, Ottobah Cuguano, wrote in 1787 in his own narrative, "the misery of that of any of the inhabitants of Africa meet with among themselves is far inferior to those of the inhospitable regions of misery which they meet with in the West Indies, where their hard-hearted overseers have neither regard to the laws of God, nor the life of their fellow men". Some of the survivors lived on into the age of photography. Photographs of Crowther as well Cudjoe and Abache Lewis, who arrived on the last slave vessel to come into the US (the Clotilde in 1860) are displayed among the maps along with stories and paintings of some of their 18th century predecessors, such as Venture Smith and Phillis Wheatley. The Atlas also charts more general patterns among captives such as their age and sex and, for two regions, evidence of ethno linguistic origins. The maps show that both mortality and voyage length in days declined over the slave trade era, but, as with ports in Europe from which free migrants left, risk of death was persistently greater from some regions of departure than from others. Captives leaving from what is now eastern Nigeria were particularly at risk with, on average, almost one fifth of those embarked dying on the Middle Passage. But the major contribution of the Atlas is to make it clear that the slave trade was not a random process. Systematic connections between Africa and the Americas can be tracked in the same way that people have been doing for years between Europe and the Americas. Particular ports and regions in Africa were linked via winds, currents and political circumstances with particular islands, regions and ports in the Americas. For example, Angola supplied four out of every five captives in the very large branch of the trade that went to the southern cone region of South America (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay). The United States drew a larger proportion of its slaves from Senegambia south to Liberia than any other region in the Americas. And Amazonia drew almost all of its captives from what is now Guinea-Conakry. Where a given part of the Americas drew on a number of African regions, it tended to do so in sequence. Thus Jamaica drew heavily on what is now Ghana and Benin in the 17th century before switching to first eastern Nigeria and then northern Angola and the Congo region. Such transatlantic links bear an uncanny resemblance to the patterns established by free migrants leaving Europe for the Americas. 3 Finally, the Atlas shows that the Atlantic slave trade remained strong until it was suppressed. Like the institution of slavery, the traffic that supplied captives did not die a natural economic death. The maps establish that in all the major importing areas of the Americas, the volume of the traffic peaked in the years just before its suppression. This pattern held for Brazil, the United States, and the British Americas as a whole. It is becoming commonplace to claim that there are more slaves in the world today than ever and that large-scale trafficking in people continues. The Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade suggests that such claims tend to obscure the horrors—unique in human history—of the Middle Passage from Africa to the Americas. It is indeed hard to imagine circumstances in which any parallel to the transatlantic slave trade could ever happen again. David Eltis and David Richardson are co-authors of the Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Eltis is Robert W Woodruff professor of history at Emory University and co-editor of the Transatlantic Slave Trade database. 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These scrumptious chicken burger sliders are an easy, kid friendly meal. They are also low fat and easy to dress up for your adult guests. Just serve fancier slider rolls from kosher bakeries such as in Pomegranate in Brooklyn, NY. Toppings such as avocado, roasted red peppers and caramelized onions, (and all of the toppings that Florence mentioned below!) also add to the adult appeal of these fail proof flavor filled sliders. Don't forget to make them a main attraction to your Super Bowl menu this Sunday night, February 5, 2012.
Thanks to Florence Doueck for this perfected juicy slider recipe! Please check out Florence's brand new easy and kosher gourmet recipe site, Beyond My Recipes. Florence uses the old fashioned "use your judgement" pinches and handful ingredient measurements. Let's all welcome and follow Florence's blog!
Comment below if you are thinking of trying this great new chicken slider recipe! Marlene M.
Chicken Slider Burgers by Florence Doueck:
What you will need:
-ground white meat chicken (can be made with ground turkey as well)
-fresh parsley
-fresh ginger
-garlic powder
-ginger powder
-lemon zest
-panko breadcrumbs ( or matzo meal for Passover)
-slider buns
Preparation- To clean: Soak a handful of parsley in water, and then rinse each branch. Finely chop the parsley. Peel and grate some ginger (about the size of your thumb) on a microplane. Grate a carrot, half a lemon (by grate I mean zest), and half of a white onion on the mircoplane as well.
Step 1-Add the ground chicken to a bowl- I used about 2 pounds, which came out to about 9 patties. Add the grated ginger, lemon zest, carrot, andonion. Then add an egg (one egg for every pound or pound and a half). Add a splash of water, and a handful of panko breadcrumbs. Next add a dash ofgarlic powder and ginger powder. Add a squeeze of honey (or more if you like it sweeter). Sprinkle with salt and some pepper. Combine all ingredients.
Step 2- Line a tray with wax paper (to freeze). Form the chicken mixture into the size of a meatball, then place on the tray and flatten with the palm of your hand. The patties should be mini, so they fit on the slider buns. If you want to make regular sized chicken burgers that works too, just make them bigger (double the size). Freeze the chicken burgers. I like to freeze them first and then cook them, because these patties are delicate and fall apart easily when you cook them.
Broil, Pan fry, or Grill!
You can cook these burgers any way you like. The easiest way is to broil them. Put the oven on broil and place patties on a slotted tray (so the grease drips down). Since broiling only cooks the top of your food on a very high heat, be sure to flip the burger after about 7 minutes in the oven. If you want to pan sear the burgers, sear on both sides in a pan with a little oil then finish them off in the oven.
The toppings are endless!
I love multiple toppings on my burgers. On this burger put lettuce, I sliced some pickles, shallot (milder version of an onion), and tomato. As for a sauce I mixed a little sriracha mayonnaise, and ketchup and spread it on a toasted bun.
Toppings I would try (on any type of burger- beef, chicken, or turkey!):
-shredded carrot
-marinated peppers
-red onion
-white onion
-sliced radish
-jalapeño peppers
-grilled sliced peach (yes! Fruit on a burger.)
-fried egg!
-caramelized onions
-grilled pineapple
-garlic mayo
-roasted red pepper
-herb spread (in a food processer add fresh basil, thyme, oregano, parsley, lemon, oil, salt, and pepper. Process until you form a paste)
-corn relish (corn, diced pepper, sliced scallions, white vinegar, salt, pepper)
-grilled mushroom
-ginger carrot dressing (in a blender add carrot, fresh ginger lemon, vinegar, honey, oil, and sesame oil)
-teriyaki sauce
-BBQ sauce
If you really want to whip up juicy sliders, try this chef approved Flame Top Braiser for Sliders and Juicy Ribs, which has been said to be "A gentle Jacuzzi for food."


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PHILADELPHIA, March 2 (UPI) -- Ilya Bryzgalov turned aside 33-of-34 shots Saturday, lifting the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 victory over Ottawa.
Wayne Simmonds and Jakub Voracek each netted a goal as the Flyers notched their third victory in four games.
Philadelphia used the victory to achieve the .500 mark (11-11-1) for the first time this season.
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Lawsuit says Vail Resorts misinformed investigators
VAIL — The attorney for Taft Conlin's family claims Vail Resorts violated Colorado's Skier Safety Act by not closing the run where the Vail teen was killed in an avalanche, then falsified documents about avalanche control measures.
That's not true, the ski company says.
Jim Heckbert said the company should be punished and asked for punitive damages in a motion filed in Broomfield.
"You can't put a corporation in jail. If you want to hurt a corporation, you hit them in their bankbook," said Heckbert, attorney for Conlin's parents, Steve Conlin and Louise Ingalls.
Kelly Ladyga, Vail Resorts' vice president for corporate communications, said Heckbert's assertions are untrue.
"The suggestion that any member of Vail Ski Patrol lied or deliberately misled the CAIC (Colorado Avalanche Information Center) or anyone else is baseless and absolutely false," Ladyga said.
"Safety is the No. 1 priority for Vail Ski Patrol, whose own family and friends ski Vail every day, and their actions are about protecting every guest," Ladyga said. "This was a terrible tragedy that everyone at Vail is saddened by, but disparaging the men and women of ski patrol is both wrong and unfortunate."
Punitive damages
Heckbert, an attorney with the Denver firm Burg Simpson, said Colorado law caps wrongful death awards at $250,000 for children. Punitive damages would allow a jury to award more than that.
"Punitive damages are a way of asking a jury to punish corporations when they've acted recklessly," Heckbert said.
Louise Ingalls and Stephen Conlin are local veterinarians.
At about 1:45 p.m. on Jan. 20, 2012, Conlin and his friends accessed Prima Cornice trail through the lower gate, which was open. The run's upper gate was closed following the first big storm of that snow-starved season.
Heckbert cited the Colorado Skier Safety Act as saying that if a ski area operator wants to close a trail, a sign must be placed at each identified entrance, or a rope strung up to identify the closed area.
According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, Conlin and a friend sidestepped about 120 feet to a cliff above the lower gate. The avalanche swept them away and Conlin was killed. The Vail Ski Patrol found his body wrapped around a tree. Eagle County Coroner Kara Bettis said he was killed by a blunt force chest injury.
The avalanche was 18 inches deep, 200 feet wide and ran approximately 400 feet, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
"If you want to close a portion of a trail, you have to clearly mark it as closed," Heckbert said. "It's called drawing a line in the snow. If they don't want people hiking up, they needed to put up a sign saying no hiking up."
Vail Resorts says they performed avalanche mitigation efforts that morning, prior to the slide that killed Conlin, including two ski patrollers who say they kicked snow off the top of the run. However, Heckbert says the evidence disputes that.
The latest motion alleges that Vail ski patrollers did nothing to mitigate avalanche danger on Prima Cornice and altered documents. It says that video from the GoPro camera Conlin was wearing indicate ski patrollers did not perform avalanche-control measures.
"Their story doesn't match with other independent evidence," Heckbert said.
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My little sister is getting MARRIED in two weeks! eeekkkk!!!
We have a lot to celebrate this weekend in Kelly's honor. Not only does her bachelorette festivities kick off tomorrow evening (she requested a one night bachelorette party instead of a whole weekend), but today marked her last day of school as a first year teacher. That's right – she made it through one solid year as a 10th grade history teacher and lived to tell the tale. Go, Kelly!
We celebrated the end of the school year (her fiance is a teacher, too!) at their favorite place – Mellow Mushroom.
You can't go wrong with Mellow Mushroom. Good beer, good food, and great atmosphere. Perfect for a casual Friday night out.
We had a bit of a wait for our table and decided to use up that wait at the bar. I spotted the Cigar City ESB on the specials board and decided to give it a try. The ESB was bitter, but I like bitter and liked this beer.
Cheers! Here's to two weeks of distraction-free wedding planning!
We didn't have to wait long for our table. Just enough to grab our beers and do a single cheers before hearing our name called.
Hunger was our main concern, so we ordered some "Mellow Balls" to munch on while reviewing the menu. The "Mellow Balls" were mini pizza dough balls that were drenched in garlic and butter and topped with parmesan. Soooooo good.
I tried not to fill up on Mellow Balla because I knew I wanted pizza. Kelly, Anthony, and I split the large Mediterranean pizza with tempeh instead of chicken. It was very cheesy and greasy. I wish it had more toppings, but it was otherwise pretty tasty.
There was actually an error with our original order. The server had punched the wrong pizza type in the system and we were initially served a holy shitake pizza with tempeh instead of the mediterrean. Since the pizza was already made, the manager offered to box up the incorrect pizza for us to take home while they baked the correct version. Free large pizza? We'll take it!
I see a pizza heavy lunch in my future. 😉
The girls split from the guys at this point with the plan of going home and watching The Vow. Good plan, but we decided we wanted Jeremiah's instead.
One P-nutty and Cake Batter Italian Ice later….
we spent too much time talking in the car and ended up missing our movie window. Oopss. No biggie. I'm sure we can get a group of girls together to watch it again in the near future. 😉
Oh, and I should mention that by "missing the movie window" I mean it got to be 10:30 and we decided it was too late to start a movie that we would all fall asleep during. Yep, we're old.
Kelly is sleeping on the couch next to me. I'll take that as a sign I should catch up on my Zzzs too.
Rest up while you can, Kelly. Tomorrow night is going to be crazy. 😉
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Sept-23-08 U.S. Senators Lautenberg and Menendez Honored at 2008 Governor's Conference on Housing and Community Development
U.S. Senators Lautenberg and Menendez Honored at 2008 Governor's Conference on Housing and Community Development
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – At the Legislative Reception of the Governor's Conference on Housing and Community Development last night, Department of Community Affairs Commissioner Joseph Doria honored U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) for their contributions to housing and foreclosure prevention throughout New Jersey.
Senator Lautenberg and Senator Menendez were recognized for their advocacy efforts on behalf of foreclosure prevention, and for their support of policies and programs that improve the quality of life for the state's families and communities. Last night's reception was held in their honor.
"Senators Lautenberg and Menendez are committed to making a real difference in the lives of New Jersey residents," Commissioner Doria said. "New Jersey is proud of their dedication and service to the citizens of our state. It is my honor to celebrate their accomplishments."
The New Jersey Senators were instrumental in helping to pass the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, a major piece of legislation that provides relief for families who are struggling to keep their homes and to stabilize the market.
Senator Lautenberg has always been a strong ally for families in need of affordable housing and individuals facing foreclosure. He has consistently fought to increase funding for affordable housing and community redevelopment programs, and in July, he secured $20 million for public housing safety and security programs in a housing appropriations bill. That same month, before voting in favor of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act, he made sure the law contained funding to help our communities recover from the foreclosure crisis and provide incentives for new homebuyers to help get the housing market back on track. Senator Lautenberg continues to fight predatory lending practices that tricked many homeowners into subprime mortgages they could not afford.
Senator Robert Menendez was elected to his first full term in 2006 after spending 13 years in the House, rising to Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus as the highest-ranking Hispanic in congressional history and is a member of the Senate Banking Committee. He has been a major advocate for a strong federal response to the foreclosure crisis, voted in favor of the housing bill, and praised it as an important step toward boosting our economy and providing relief to homeowners. The Senator is dedicated to helping the community in New Jersey and has put policy into practice in the state. He held two outreach events for foreclosures last spring and is planning two more for the fall.
The Governor's Conference on Housing & Community Development offers participants the opportunity to interact with others facing similar challenges in planning, preservation and development. This year, more than 1,500 housing and community development professionals are expected to attend the annual two-day conference at the Atlantic City Convention Center.


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Some people may be making mistakes when fighting flu
Pediatrician cautions parents about giving young children cough medicine
The flu continues to spread through southeastern Wisconsin.
Area health officials said there's been no change in the dramatic spike in hospitalizations and emergency room visits, but said some people may be making some critical mistakes in trying to fight the flu.
Local pharmacies have been packed with people searching for anything to help with flu symptoms.
In many places, cough and flu medications are flying off pharmacy shelves, but one area pediatrician urges caution, telling WISN 12 News that young kids and cough medicine aren't really a good combination.
"I think with younger kids, though, we very much are against them using cough medication. There's no evidence that it helps, and it actually can be very harmful," said Dr. Margaret Hennessey of Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-All Saints.
She said even adults might be better off not fighting a cough because the cough is actually fighting the illness.
"Often when you're coughing, it's uncomfortable. It hurts. It may interrupt your sleep, but coughing is a very effective protective mechanism," Hennessey said.
Another mistake is going to the emergency room when it's not necessary.
Hospitals and their emergency rooms remain packed. Many are so crowded they've been forced to redirect flu patients to other facilities, but in many cases, the emergency room isn't the answer for this flu.
"If you think maybe you have influenza, you don't necessarily need to come in and see us for that," Hennessey said.
Trouble breathing or a fever that lasts beyond three or four days may signal a more serious problem that requires a doctor or emergency room visit, but for most people battling this flu, the best remedy is something much simpler.
"I'm going to tell them to grab some ibuprofen. Get some tea. Sit on the couch and put your feet up," Hennessey said.
The surge in hospitalizations and emergency room visits is mostly among older patients.
WISN 12 News checked with several area school districts Thursday and most said they've seen little or no significant increase in absenteeism among their students.
But health officials said the area may not have yet reached the peak in terms of flu cases. New numbers due out Friday may give a better idea of how long this spike in flu cases might last.


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We launched the wireless service at the Toronto Reference Library as a pilot project to help us figure out the best ways to operate the service before we expand it to other library branches.
When we launched the service, we had no idea what the demand was going to be like. (In fact, that was one thing we wanted to evaluate.) The Reference Library can be very busy, and we worried about people getting frustrated if they could never sign on because the maximum number of simultaneous users had already been reached. The interruptions at regular intervals are intended to give more people a chance to connect to the wireless service. Otherwise, some people might stay connected all day, and others would never be able to connect.
If you make a page request during the last 5 minutes of your session, you'll get a warning message that gives you the opportunity to continue without interruption – but if you happen to be doing something like composing an email or blog entry, which doesn't involve sending any requests from the browser, unfortunately, there's no warning. I'm really sorry to hear that you lost some of your work.
We're evaluating the pilot project right now, so it's a perfect time to get feedback like yours. We'll be looking at all the options we have to improve the service while still making sure we provide equitable access.
Thanks for your comments.
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This blog is full of interesting photography.
Is it a shame that this site isn't being updated?
Found your picture when working on some recommendations for a new vision for Bloor-Dundas neighbourhood (working with local residents assoication and a group called "Friends of Dundas and Bloor"). In a community visioning session with the city in January 2008, some people suggested looking at ways to get more use from amenities at Bishop M. We've had challenges getting input from the Crossways. If you are still living there, would you like to contribute?
Nice to see you updating the site again.
Very touching story.
i am a student at bishop and i agree that there should be more sprot games played on the field.
Thank you for such a lovely review of our Mill Pond and the park and area surrounding it. My house is just off to the left of your "Dining at Dusk" photo. My husband and I moved to this area two years ago after falling in love with the lake – the vegetation, the swans, the lovely flowers and the surrounding woodsy paths which are so well maintained yet remain, as you point out, natural landscapes of trees on the hillsides, bullrushes and cattails.
There is stupid-frenzy building going on just on the other side of Bathurst in Vaughn. Vaughn ciy management seems to have no scruples whatsoever – they're in a mad tax grab orgasm that will only result in devaluation of the entire area.
Happened to me tooo … why post the ticket machines if they don't work???
great pics do you have any more, I was one of the un smart people that was in a canoe with 3 guy's and we sunk 3 times ?
Will there be tours and wine tasting?
[editor]Yes indeed just call Oak Heights for days and schedules.
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This is not spam, I am part of an organized effort to raise awareness of gutting of the Navigable Waters Protection act and how it effects all outdoor users in the Country.
I don't know if you are aware of the concerns the paddling community has risen over this issue.
And I know in your positition you may not be able to make a stand,
Could you forward this on to your racers and memberships.
There is alot of information to catch up on but here are some links.
A lillte bit of the history how we became aware of this issue.
My blog
I hope you can help out and encourage your members to reach out and contact all the other outdoor usergroups this will effect.
Jeff McColl
Thanks for including me on this site. How wonderful to have the long lunch so beautifully documented. Thanks again. Mary (the artist)
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Beautiful work Barbara! I hope to come out and see the whole exhibition!
I thought that it was just me having problems using the kiosks at Union Station for the past year or so…. the ones at other locations seem to work however, including Oakville.
Overall, most of the VIA staff are pretty good, especially those on board the trains. In the stations though, they sure don't move too fast, but I would say that they are on average better than Air Canada (again, I would say that the Air Canada employees in the air are mostly good, the problem is the extreme slowness in the airports, and the fact that they spend so much time talking to each other and complaining rather than servicing the customers).
VIA still is the better way versus flying, though for sure providing some incentive for those employees who do work hard would go a long way to making it better for all.
I know what you mean! I thought this reassessment was a hoax because it was busy all the time. They do this purposely so that you don't complain until the point where you give up and decide to simply pay the damn thing. I really need to appeal this and I don't know where to call!
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Yeah, I've had the same problem. Though, I have gotten through on this number before, to be fair. It's surprising that TAX CANADA would have such shoddy service – or maybe not so surprising…
I'm with you jbsurveyer, I can't believe it…busy signal all the way. I mean I feel disrespected already when I'm on hold for 10 minutes and they tell you that you'll be holding for 10 minutes but a busy signal??? all the time? why would they even put it on the letters they send. Are they kidding with us?
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i'm a student at bishop and i totally disagree with what you have said, since i've been at bishop we have always been outside for gym.. thats where i met most of my friends. Of course you dont see people out in the field in the morning because it is usually cold so hardly anyone would participate. There usually arent any games on that feild because its too small, you cant play a proper game. Sports are and always will be an important part of the school.
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Hip waders? Only if you want them filled and the current to drag you under. 2008 was a fast and high water year. If you went in the drink then with hip waders on you would pretty well drown.
I would like to a quote from part of this post as an introduction to my Scottish Country Dance research paper. (I am a college student in a History of Dance course.) I was wondering how to cite you–Should I cite "jbsurveyer" or your real/full name?
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I am a member of the Vancouver Island Scottish Country Dance Society (the Van Isles for short) in Victoria BC. We are putting together a publicity poster to promote our club and Scottish Country dancing and I wonder if we could use some of your pictures.(with a credit to you of course).I loved your article as you expressed so well what Scottish Country Dancing is all about. We also have a summer dancing in the park program so if you are ever out this way come and join us!
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It is funny how people tends toresearch about the "number" more than the actual situation,it doesnt matter howmany people are dying or even going through poverty. The main issue is to meet our needs, which is to attain peace. This war has been on going,yet no movement towards the government or anything, this shows how sellfish and brutal governments are. Tamil tigers, another name, to geteverything cleared out Tamil Tigers is not atitle of terrorist yet an army who is saving tamils back home. Another thought that i may add is the media, media protrays in what the viewers want to hear or what makes it more interesting by adding false information as well as the media cannot be a reliable source. For an example take the weather, people ould atch the news to see the weather yet the weather that the news media post is notaccurate, tehy would say its sunny, yet it was raining. You cannot predict what will happen the next day, you must live your life as day by day. Google may be the best source to research information, but it is not a tool to use to make accurate statements as well as for wikipedia, wikipedia is not reliable anyone can goon and edit the information that had been provided, wikipedia is a great tool when researching, many studies have shown that.
Overall, the protest must be heard,since that is my motherland. Iam from Canada originally, and i feel that my second country needs Canada's guidance and assistance, and governments need to stop being greedy and brutal and must step up. It is not the 60s where men had a voice and women were not considred as people, it is 2009 we must change the way people counteract with each other. Teamwork is the key factor for all of this, yet i may seem like a biast just because i am talking about one perspetive yet that is truth and yet that is what exposes all the time.
May I use one of your photos for a poster I am putting together to invite people to our Scottish country Dance Open House? I emailed this question to you in April but have not heard back.
Vancouver Island Scottish country Dance Society
Victoria BC
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However, they allowed me to renew my existing policy and never did I not have insurance. I'm not going to complain. I now see that they are offering auto insurance again and I'm hoping that things like my disappearing deductible are still in effect.
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I am the Parade Director for the Cobourg Santa Claus Parade.
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Someone said to me, wow the Closing Ceremonies was fanstastic – I felt my face screw up in a little ball and thought, huh? Did I miss something? Did they? But this commentary was right on – I just know the next closing ceremonies will make us eat dust.
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I had heard about this event from several people, but this was the first year I was able to go, and I was definitely NOT disappointed. The kids and I thought it was fantasitc to see all of the imaginative craft coming down the river. And were very surprised to see that some of the craft were armed with water balloons and squirt guns. But that's okay, the spectators on the shore and bridge were more than happy to fire back with their own balloons and big bags of water to drench the flotilla! We'll definitely be back next year with some extra friends. Cheers!
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Would it be alright to post this as an review on my facebook page?
See you this summer. I have been working hard in the kitchen. I will have some new varieties of preserves when you come. See you at the winery. We are open every day, 10 am to 6 pm.
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Kawartha Country Wines
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Great pictures of the dancers. Wish the Pipers and Drums were also included. I was looking for a photo of the well. Did not see it. When I was a child mom put me in the well and took my picture. I still have it. If I ever visit Toronto again I will put the Gardens on my "Must visit" list.
(if anyone has any currant pics of the well please post them or send them to me. I would be interested to see how the well looks after all these years)
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What is the name of the tree that produces, they look like long broad beans, on the Castle grounds? This tree also has very large leaves.
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Our UK visitors were somewhat taken aback when my wife suggested attending this event! "Fanny" has a different meaning over there!
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What is the date of this years(2011)event? I want to be there! I video'd and posted on YouTube last years event. You can see my video's at http://www.youtube.com/railrodder
Paddle On!!
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Amherstview Ontario
This little village is a pretty amazing place. You could do a whole blog called The Warkworth Journal.
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Susan's photo of sleigh approaching through the woods.
Fascinating shot.
As co-convenors of the Warkworth Maple Syrup Festival we would like to congratulate everyone who took the time to photograph the event. You captured so much of it – just amazing. Congratulations to Pix of Canada & JB Surveyer & Warkworth Public Library for hosting the contest and for making it possible for everyone to visually enjoy the event, even if they could not attend this year. This festival is truly a 'community event' and your efforts are greatly appreciated. Brenda Partridge & Carol Hamilton, Warkworth ON.
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Good reporting Jacques. Voting starts n May 15th 2011 for the four Lenzr photo contests – the prizes are advanced digital cameras, and $500 worth of free groceries from Click Clip Deals.
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We rarely dance Country Dance to the Pipes. The bands we use are usually lead by Accordian or Fiddle and Piano.
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What date is this year (2012) Apple Blossom Tyme Festival?
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it was soooo much fun, and such a great variety of things to see and do. the weather was great and i had such a good time sat i came back for another full day on sun. amazing for such a small town. loved it all
Dear Picsofcanada,
Thanks for your thoughts, The expense, inside dollars, to produce x litres of maple syrup for the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival is C(x) = 75(sqrtx – 10), where x is greater than or equal to 400 a) What is the average expense of producing 625L?
Keep up the posts!
Looks like a lot of fun but where is the photos of the entertainers in the SugarBush and the many goodies on sale in town?
Great Pics Jacques, # 15 of my Grandson came out perfect. Thanks! Joe
That was great….Totally enjoyed, I'm allergic to lilacs so I was glad to see what was going on, on the Millenium Walk. Thank you.
Thanks for the great piece! Incidentally, my website is under construction, but will be up soon at http://www.heathermunro.ca. In the meantime, all of my new work–and lots of the old stuff–is posted on my facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/heathermunroartist.
Pictures fantastic. I will be going to the lunch for the first time this year – really looking forward to it. 2012 shirley
Dear Editor,
We are very appreciative of the PICSOFCANADA website's excellent profile of our recent War of 1812 Bicentennial and 45th Anniversary Celebration event. There is an incorrect reference in the text which I must advise you of. Please note, the Heritage Celebration in Story and Song play entitled "Without the Shedding of Blood" will be performed on Friday & Saturday, September 14, 15, 21, & 22, 2012 with gates opening at 7:00 pm each night. Thank you once again for your thorough snd illustrative coverage of our event.
Joe Corrigan
Lang Pioneer Village Museum
I am interested in receiving information from the Lawless Gallery of Fine Arts, 10831 Hwy. #2, Box 29, Grafton, Ont. KOK 2G0. Many thanks. G. Forgie
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i like a road view
Also, it's worth mentioning that our comrades south of the border share the same experience. Since I'm lucky enough to be a citizen of both countries I have to do this with both the CRA and IRS.. but instead of a busy signal you get an answering machine, as if you're phoning someones house… or mansion.
These photos are beautiful and truly capture the essence of Lang. I love this place..always peaceful and calming. My cell phone doesn't even work when I enter the gates (but works in the parking lot!) I agree, if you're in the Kawartha's…visit Lang Pioneer Village.
Strange but behind the pigpen the woods seem to be on fire. Is this true or just the play of the sunlight
A vanity gallery is an art gallery that charges fees from artists in order to show their work, much like a vanity press does for authors. The shows are not legitimately curated and will frequently or usually include as many artists as possible. Most art professionals are able to identify them on an artist's resume.;.*.
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I think I was talking with you at our Northumberland Potters booth.
It is really nice to see your pictures of our pots, and your comments.
I hope to see you at the library June 18th.
Just wanted to send a big thank you to the person who was responsible for posting pics of my paintings and a review.
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I am not a photographer or graphic designer,so I don't know where that info came from.
The last 2 pics,Transit and Native are not coming up,just Fyi,
Thanks again,Betsy
A friend and I have concluded that the Bird and Butterfly Migration Lectures at Brighton's nearby PresQuil Park on Aug 29th to 31st along with the Horse Pull Competitions at the Warkworth and Port Hope Fall Fairs help make them our must see Fall events.
Trenton High school offers a pottery course!! However, Terrie teaches great courses and and it's great fun – and informative – to work in her studio.
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Good job Jacques. You captured the right mood at these tennis sessions. Wounded or not I enjoy playing with the gang. Thanks.
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Prince –
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The company who made the beautifully original Coraline are behind this creepy family comedy. In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is something of an outcast. Nobody believes that he can see and talk to the spirits of the dead, his family are disturbed by his addiction to zombie movies and he is bullied at school by Alvin (Christopher Mintz-Plasse). The closest thing he has to a friend is the eccentric Neil (Tucker Albrizzi), who is also picked on for being overweight. One day Norman's uncle (John Goodman) warns him of the effects of a curse created by the town's dark past, and the town's founding fathers rise from their graves as zombies and cause trouble. Norman's unusual gift makes him the only one who can restore peace.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Anne Enright's novel "The Forgotten Waltz" and Robert Massie's biography "Catherine the Great" have won the first-ever Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in literature.
The American Library Association announced the awards Monday at its annual conference in Anaheim, Calif. The Carnegie awards for fiction and nonfiction are the first adult prizes ever sponsored by the association, which also manages the top honors for children's literature, the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott medals.
Enright and Massie each will receive $5,000. In its announcement, the library association praised Enright's "supple prose" and Massie's "compulsively readable" style. The Carnegie selection committee was chaired by Nancy Pearl, a popular Seattle-based librarian and NPR commentator.


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WebRTC is a feature that supports B2B applications such as voice calling, video chat, and P2P file sharing without any need for plugins. There is an issue with WebRTC affecting Windows, macOS and Android operating systems that allows the IP address to be discovered in browsers which apply WebRTC (such as Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox). A website could potentially exploit WebRTC, making your actual IP address visible even when connected to a VPN services such as Avast SecureLine VPN.
We are actively looking for a solution to fix this issue. However, you can still protect your privacy in the meantime by blocking or disabling WebRTC. Or, avoid the vulnerability by using a browser which does not apply WebRTC. To disable WebRTC, refer to the sections in this article for instructions according to your operating system and web browser.
Microsoft Windows
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In Google Chrome for Android, you can manually block WebRTC using a Chrome Flag (experimental setting):
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- Press Enable. This in fact disables the WebRTC feature.
- Reboot your phone.
Chrome Flags are subject to change or disappear at any time.
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Arsene Wenger's side have benefited financially from the sales of players such as Robin van Persie to Manchester United since the start of the season
Arsenal have announced that they have recorded a pre-tax profit of €20.4 million for the half-year ending in November 2012.
The figure was driven primarily by the value of player sales, including that of former striker Robin van Persie who left for Manchester United before the start of the season, with those departing the club raking in €48.8m for the club.
The accounts also highlight that the club have invested €47m in signing new players such as Olivier Giroud, Lukas Podolski and Santi Cazorla.
More cash was spent on contract extensions such as the ones signed by Kieran Gibbs, Jack Wilshere, Aaron Ramsey and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain earlier in the campaign, with chairman Peter Hill-Wood delighted at the financial progress that the club are making off the pitch.
"Our ability to compete at the top of the game here and in Europe is underpinned by our financial performance which gives the club strength and independence," Hill-Wood told the club's official website.
"Our desire is to make everyone connected with Arsenal proud of the club. We know that comes through winning trophies but also through the way we do things and that will remain our constant guide."
The club's overall turnover dropped from €130.4m to €121.7m due to four less home fixture being played at the Emirates as the same period last year, while profits from Arsenal's property operation increased to €2.2m compared to €574,183 in 2011.


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February: Tamal Festival at La Sandia (Santa Monica)
"Tamal." It's a Mayan word meaning 'wrapped'. This traditional Latin American dish is also one of my favorites, made of masa (usually stuffed with chicken, pork, or cheese) then wrapped in corn husks or banana leaves and steamed.
During this Tamal Festival, Sandoval explores the diverse regional varieties of tamales throughout Mexico. I was invited to a media tasting recently and, as it turns out, there are way more tamale variations that I had anticipated, and they go way beyond the stuffing and the salsa!
While waiting for the others to arrive, we were served a refreshing (and strong) welcome cocktail made with kumquats and prosecco.
Chips were served with a freshly made guacamole served in a moljacete. I enjoyed the guacamole so much I didn't want them to take it away. But I suppose I should save room for the dinner.
Torta de Tamal Mexico City
Mexico City style sandwich, chicken tamale, lettuce, tomato, onion, chipotle aioli, salsa verde


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Fans gather to honor Levon Helm at Woodstock home
WOODSTOCK, N.Y. -- By the busload, hundreds of friends and fans of Levon Helm traveled to his home Thursday to say goodbye to the influential singer and drummer for The Band, who died of cancer last week.
The public memorial was held at the Woodstock barn where Helm held his Saturday night Midnight Ramble concerts in New York's Hudson Valley. His closed casket was surrounded by flowers and flanked by his drum kit and a piano.
Friends, neighbors and fans filed silently past the coffin, which was on the second floor of the barn and set against a backdrop of a family photo slideshow. Nearby, family members greeted visitors.
Mourners -- a crowd of mostly middle-aged people with a smattering of aging hippies and a few young people -- were quietly encouraged to keep the line moving. Some carried flowers, and a few pressed handkerchiefs to their faces.
"He was an icon but also the guy next door," said Al Caron of Woodstock as he waited outside the Woodstock Playhouse for one of the yellow school buses ferrying people to Helm's nearby home-studio.
"He played music on the village green," Caron said. "The Rambles were like a revival meeting. There was just a sense of euphoria from the minute you arrived at his home and he will be missed."
After a private funeral Friday, Helm will be buried in Woodstock Cemetery next to Rick Danko, The Band's singer and bassist who died in 1999.
Helm, Danko, Garth Hudson, Robbie Robertson and Richard Manuel's first album as The Band was 1968's "Music From Big Pink." That album and its follow-up, "The Band," remain landmark albums of the era, and songs such as "The Weight," ''Dixie Down" and "Cripple Creek" have become rock standards.
Helm was found to have throat cancer in 1998. He died April 19 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
Early on, The Band backed Bob Dylan on his electric tours of 1965-66 and collaborated with him on the legendary "Basement Tapes." On his website last week, Dylan called Helm "one of the last true great spirits of my or any other generation."
The son of an Arkansas cotton farmer, Helm was just out of high school when he joined rocker Ronnie Hawkins in 1957 as the drummer for the Hawks. That band eventually recruited a group of Canadian musicians who, along with Helm, would split from Hawkins, join Dylan and ultimately become The Band.
The Band bid farewell to live shows with "The Last Waltz" concert in 1976. Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Dylan were among the stars who played the show, filmed by Martin Scorsese. "The Last Waltz" is regarded by many as the greatest of concert films, but it also helped lead to a bitter split between Robertson and Helm, once the best of friends.
The Band reunited without Robertson in the 1980s but never approached its early success.
In 2004, Helm he began a series of free-wheeling Midnight Ramble shows in his barn. He recorded "Dirt Farmer" in 2007 and "Electric Dirt" in 2009. Both albums won Grammys. He won another this year for "Ramble at the Ryman."


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Lord Jaraxxus is the second boss that will be available this week for Coliseum raiders. Take a look at the video below. Be advised that it's in German. Couldn't find any other ones around (if you manage to find one, please post it in the comments below). The video shows the Lord Jaraxxus fight from a an off tank perspective. It looks to be a very healing intensive fight.
Breaking down abilities, execution, and healing below.
Fel Fireball
Inflicts 18038 to 18962 Fire damage and an additional 7800 to 8200 Fire damage every 1 sec for 5 sec.
Fel Inferno
Periodically inflicts Fire damage to allies within 15 yards for 6 sec.
Fel Lightning
Strikes an enemy with Legion Lightning that arcs to another nearby enemy. The spell affects up to 5 targets.
Fel Streak
Inflicts 8288 to 8712 Fire damage.
Incinerate Flesh
Burns the flesh off your bones! Absorbs the next 70000 healing received and decreases damage dealt by 50% for 15 sec. If Incinerate Flesh is not removed before it expires it will cause a Burning Inferno.
Burning Inferno
Burning Inferno inflicts 3120 to 3280 Fire damage every 1 sec for 5 sec to all friendly targets. The Burning Inferno is caused by Incinerate Flesh not being removed before the duration expires. Incinerate Flesh is removed after absorbing 30000 healing.
Infernal Eruption
Lord Jaraxxus summons an Infernal Volcano which causes Infernals to spawn.
Legion Flame
The Legion Flame inflicts 3900 to 4100 Fire damage every 1 sec, also you are creating a Legion Fire every 1 sec for 6 sec.
Legion Flame
Inflicts 6825 to 7175 Fire damage.
Nether Portal
Lord Jaraxxus summons a Nether Portal.
Nether Power
The Power of the Nether increases magic damage dealt by 20% for 30 sec.
Touch of Jaraxxus
The Touch of Jaraxxus inflicts 3900 to 4100 Shadow damage for 12 sec and causes nearby players to be effected by Curse of the Nether.
Curse of the Nether
Inflicts 4388 to 4612 Shadow damage every 1 sec for 15 sec.
Mistress of Pain
Mistress' Kiss
Next spell with a cast time interrupts that school for 8 sec and causes 8288 to 8712 Shadow damage.
Shivan Slash
A whirling attack that deals 75% weapon damage and pierces through armor.
Spinning Pain Spike
Leaps towards an enemy, grabbing them and inflicting significant Physical damage.
You'll need 2 to 3 tanks for this. Have your main tank set up shop directly in the middle of the arena. The ranged and the healers will need to fan out to help mitigate Touch of Jaraxxus.
Melee DPS will be interrupting Fel Fireball. If it connects, it needs to be dispelled.
It looks to be a fairly simple tank and spank encounter.
But wait! There's more!
You thought Black Temple was the last time you'd see these lovely ladies. Your off tank needs to keep his eyes open for a portal. A Mistress will emerge from one and it will need to be picked up. The video shows the Mistress being tanked on top of Lord Jaraxxus. Presumably so that melee DPS will be able to add extra damage from AoE hits and the like. The pain strike move appears to be random. Casters (healers especially) need to keep their eye out for Mistress' Kiss. I'm assuming it will wear off after some time. Don't cast if you're hit by one.
There's also Infernals that need to be tanked. I'm not sure if it's possible for Infernals to appear at the same time a Mistress of Pain is up. It's always a possibility. The 10 man video shows 3 Infernals that spawn. Not sure how the 25 will be like. The Infernals could have more health or there could just simply be more of them.
I suggest melee players divide themselves up in two groups not exceeding 3 players. Put 1 group on each leg of Jaraxxus to help mitigate the Fel Lightning attack (Chain Lightning).
One more mechanic is the Legion Flame. If a player gets it, they will be generating flame patches on their position. Whoever gets it needs to get clear of everyone else and just start doing circles to get the patches away from the rest of the raid. Luckily it only lasts 6 seconds.
I'd suggest stacking 6-7 healers the first time through.
2 healers on the main tank, 1 on the off tank and have the rest on the raid. Advise even placement of healers across the room: 2 on the left, 2 in the middle, 2 on the right.
I think the melee players are going to need a dedicated healer but I'm confused by the wording of Fel Inferno (damage to Jaraxxus allies or to us?).
There is a lot of raid damage coming in. It looks to be a brute force healing type of encounter.
The biggest threat to the raid is largely going to be from the Incinerate Flesh + Burning Inferno combination. Whoever gets affected by Incinerate Flesh needs to be healed up. 30000 damage. Shields won't count I don't think.
Healers, you are going to need to do some think-healing on the go. It's very difficult to set up healing assignments for a fight like this as there's so many sources of damage coming in. Play it by ear. Take initiative and don't be afraid of healing the wrong person. It doesn't matter what the name of the spell is since they're taking damage anyway.
Good luck in there! Again, post any observations you see in the comments below (corrections are good too)!


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Google is apparently testing an updated Gmail interface that looks like a new mobile UI under development, according to leaked images obtained by Geek.com. And as we look forward to the expected Hangouts-Google Voice integration, there's a spot on the side of the potential new interface page for Hangouts—and it's collapsible.
The leaked images of the Gmail UI being tested by the Mountain View, CA-based media giant resemble leaks of the mobile Gmail UI. Aspects like marking important messages with stars appear to be on its way out, and this feature is being replaced with pins.
What's more, according to the leak, there are so-called "reminder creation bubbles" on the righthand bottom that "are nearly identical to leaks we've seen from multiple sources for future Google products, signaling a dramatic shift in how new functions are created within mobile and desktop apps," Geek.com says. "It's a simple UI tool that lets you store multiple unfinished messages or reminders in a sort of ToDo list if you are so inclined."
It's becoming increasingly clear that Google's 2012 acquisition of mail-client-maker Sparrow is beginning to pay dividends for Gmail's millions of users. At the time of the deal, rumored for less than $25 million, Sparrow's five employees were tasked with "new projects" for Gmail.
In addition to its mobile resemblance, the latest Gmail leaks also appear to give some credence to what we've heard about the so-called "Google 2" project. Ars noted last month that the "Google 2" project affects Google apps across Android, iOS, and the Web. Its goal is having a single design able to scale from wearables to desktops:
Consider something like the Android Fragments API, which is what allows the same app to power phones and tablets. In Gmail on a phone, only the inbox view is shown, but on a tablet, the app switches to a dual-pane mode with the inbox and navigation panel placed next to each other. Google has also been playing with selectable information density on the desktop, which you can change in Gmail just by clicking on the settings gear or by resizing the window.
Don't want to take our word for it? At the 2014 Accel Design Conference last month, Matias Duarte, the user-experience chief for Android, said "We need to stop thinking of 'mobile' as a distinct category." Duarte said desktop, mobile, in-vehicle, and wearables "should be considered as one design problem—as one product."
Among the leaked information, there was no estimated time frame, and it's not clear when a possible Gmail refresh will be released for public consumption.


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In this excerpt from Data Protection and Lifecycle Management, Tom Petrocelli addresses the importance of securing data for regulatory compliance and outlines the five components of a data protection strategy.
In this excerpt from Chapter 1 of Data Protection and Lifecycle Management, author Tom Petrocelli addresses the importance of data protection as it pertains to regulatory compliance and outlines the five components of a data protection strategy.
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[An] important business driver for data protection is the recent spate of regulations. Governments throughout the world have begun imposing new regulations on electronic communications and stored data. Businesses face dire consequences for noncompliance. Some countries hold company executives criminally liable for failure to comply with laws regarding electronic communications and documents. These regulations often define what information must be retained, for how long, and under what conditions. Other laws are designed to ensure the privacy of the information contained in documents, files, and databases. Loss of critical communications can be construed as a violation of these regulations and may subject the corporation to fines and the managers to legal action…
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Data protection is just what it sounds like: protecting important data from damage, alteration or loss. Although that sounds simple enough, data protection encompasses a host of technology, business processes and best practices. Different techniques must be used for different aspects of data protection. For example, securing storage infrastructure is necessary to ensure that data is not altered or maliciously destroyed. To protect against inadvertent data loss or permanent corruption, a solid backup strategy with accompanying technology is needed.
The size of an enterprise determines which practices, processes or technologies are used for data protection. It is not reasonable to assume that a small business can deploy expensive, high-end solutions to protect important data. On the other hand, backing up data to tape or disk is certainly something that any enterprise can do. A large enterprise will have both the resources and the motivation to use more advanced technology.
The goal is the same no matter what the size or makeup of the company. Data protection strives to minimize business losses due to the lack of verifiable data integrity and availability.
The practices and techniques to consider when developing a data protection strategy are:
- Backup and recovery: the safeguarding of data by making offline copies of the data to be restored in the event of disaster or data corruption.
- Remote data movement: the real-time or near-real-time moving of data to a location outside the primary storage system or to another facility to protect against physical damage to systems and buildings. The two most common forms of this technique are remote copy and replication. These techniques duplicate data from one system to another, in a different location.
- Storage system security: applying best practices and security technology to the storage system to augment server and network security measures.
- Data Lifecycle Management (DLM): the automated movement of critical data to online and offline storage. Important aspects of DLM are placing data considered to be in a final state into read-only storage, where it cannot be changed, and moving data to different types of storage depending on its age.
- Information Lifecycle Management (ILM): a comprehensive strategy for valuing, cataloging and protecting information assets. It is tied to regulatory compliance as well. ILM, while similar to DLM, operates on information, not raw data. Decisions are driven by the content of the information, requiring policies to take into account the context of the information.
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WCQ Recap: US wilt under pressure, fall 2-1 at Honduras
For all of four minutes on Thursday, the US national team basked in the San Pedro Sula heat and the best start to the Hexagonal round of CONACAF World Cup qualifying they could imagine.
But in a flash that mirage was gone, and the Americans wilted under steamy conditions in their first step on the road to the World Cup with a 2-1 loss to Honduras.
Honduras left back Juan Carlos García connected on a gorgeous left-footed bicycle kick in the 40th minute to erase a pitch-perfect finish from US forward Clint Dempsey in the 36th, and Jerry Bengtson capitalized on sloppy US defending in the 79th minute with a tap-in that gave Honduras three key points in the first Hexagonal match for the upstart hosts.
The loss was just the fourth in 19 matches all-time against Honduras for the US, who return to World Cup qualifying play on safer ground in Colorado on March 22 against Costa Rica.
Honduras controlled much of the tempo in the early going and then especially in the second half, thanks in no small part to the García goal that quelled the Americans' hopes of sneaking out with three points. The volley came off a perfectly placed chest pass from Maynor Figueroa following a looping cross from defender Víctor Bernárdez.
That goal brought the crowd back into the game after Dempsey's 11th career World Cup qualifying goal, a right-footed volley off a perfectly-placed chip from midfielder Jermaine Jones.
Honduras controlled the game in the second half as the Americans bunkered in, and the hosts nearly took the lead multiple times thanks to pesky play from midfielder Roger Espinoza and Boniek García. García missed prime chances wide of the mark in both the 52nd and 71st minutes, and Hondruas had a goal called back in the 56th minute when forward Carlo Costly was whistled offside.
The hosts finally capitalized with just more than 10 minutes left, thanks to shoddy defense from the center back pairing of LA Galaxy star Omar Gonzalez and former Houston Dynamo stalwart Geoff Cameron. Figueroa threaded a pass to Boniek García on the right channel, who beat US goalkeeper Tim Howard to the ball and drifted a pass to Bengtson, who beat Gonzalez to the mark for the easy finish.
The Americans – who played much of the match with a conservative approach and never truly pushed the pace – settled in behind the veteran midfield of Michael Bradley and Jones, but never seriously threatened to pull ahead after García's goal late in the first half. Second-half offensive substitutions Sacha Kljestan and Sporting Kansas City midfielder Graham Zusi did little to stem the tide.
Thanks in part to on-field temperatures in the 90s and a somewhat conservative start in the first Hexagonal match for both teams, neither squad seriously threatened to score until the 23rd minute, when Espinoza ripped a shot from just outside the box that Howard safely tipped over. Defender Fabian Johnson cleared away a scoring chance in the 32nd minute after Espinoza skirted Cameron, and then Howard rose to the occasion again in the 33rd, when he punched a curling left-footed shot from Mario Martínez over the bar after a turnover from Fabian Johnson.
OPTA Chalkboard: USMNT struggles across the board
The US threatened in the 26th minute when Eddie Johnson glanced a header well over the bar off a Jones corner kick, and Jozy Altidore skipped a volley over the mark off a Johnson cross in the 29th.
The US started the center back pairing of Gonzalez and Cameron for easily the biggest game of their careers, as Klinsmann was short of options for a more experienced duo. Veteran Carlos Bocanegra did not get the call after recently battling injuries for his club Racing Santander in Spain.
Cameron and Gonzalez were flanked by Johnson on the left and Timmy Chandler on the right. The appearance cap-tied the German-born Chandler with the US squad after months of flip-flopping since former coach Bob Bradley first courted him in early 2011.
Honduras went with four MLS players in the starting lineup: Martínez (Seattle), Bengtson (New England), Bernárdez (San Jose) and Boniek García (Houston). Los Catrachos return to World Cup qualiying on March 22, when they host Mexico.
MLSsoccer.com Men of the Match
|What We Saw
|Boniek García
|Houston Dynamo midfielder was all over the field, passing well and recovering plenty of balls. Showed good instincts to set up the winner.
|Juan Carlos García
|Replacement left back scored a stunning goal to get Honduras back into the game and held down the left flank well.
|Tim Howard
|Made a number of solid saves to keep the US in the game, though was a little slow to react on Honduras' winner.


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Parisian women have long been regarded as the ultimate symbols of elegance and chic. But is this, in fact, a reality? Photographer Baudouin (yes, a one name wonder) sets out to uncover the world of Parisian women, resulting in the eclectic photo series, 75 Parisiennes.
Couture designers will go to great lengths to tell a story. On the runway, sky-high heels routinely help deliver whimsical plotlines - no matter how impractical they appear. Meanwhile, outrageous, experimental archetypes are elevating street style around the world. But could you withstand the pain?
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Vladimir Nabokov, Jackson Pollock, Alfred Hitchcock and Man Ray: men who have shaped the arts in the 20th century. But look closely at their shadows, and you'll see their unsung partners, better halves, and, in many cases, worst enemies - in female form.
When we consider the tumultuous time of World War I (WWI), our thoughts naturally gravitate towards the grief and conflict that plagued the lives of those involved. But what has yet to be universally noted is that the war also brought one of the most fruitful art movements of our time.
With the recent release of the Yves Saint Laurent biopic we reflect on the brand of today with this video promotion of Saint Laurent's new ballet shoe.


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I spent years writing about cars and motorsports for some magazines you might've heard of (emphasis on "might've") despite having only the most basic understanding of what a carburetor does. It was that experience writing about cars that drew Crutchfield's attention. I began as a freelance contributor, using their vehicle research to write articles explaining how to install audio gear in specific vehicles.
Things went so well that they brought me in as a fulltime writer and eventually made me an editor. Now I continue to write those vehicle profiles, other web features, product descriptions, and Crutchfield catalog articles. Let's just say I know some pretty cool stuff that'll help you install your car or marine audio system. Hopefully you'll have some fun along the way.
Before I joined the Crutchfield team, I honestly thought that good audio was anything loud enough to annoy pets and/or the neighbors. I was completely and amazingly wrong. The house sounds awesome these days and the latest car is next. And yes, we'll probably write an article about that, so stay tuned!


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