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The FBI is taking a bigger interest in U.S. food safety, focusing specifically on intentional contamination and spending more resources on tracking incidents, FBI Supervisory Special Agent Thomas Rosato said during a briefing held by the University of Minnesota's National Center for Food Protection and Defense.
While the FDA and other agencies focus on incidents of foodborne illnesses from produce or other products, the FBI steps in when when a person or organization tampers with the food supply, for reasons ranging from terrorism to economic motives.
"It starts with an understanding that we are in a fight," Rosato said. "There are people who would try to harm and terrorize through the food system."
The FBI has a food defense mission and can assign thousands of agents for a "surge" in the event of a major threat to the food supply. A response would be national and yet also run out of FBI field offices, using the agency's Joint Terrorism Task Forces, Hazardous Evidence Response Teams and agents specializing in intelligence analysis. (read more…)
Time is running out to comment on the 2010 Food Safety Modernization Act's Produce Safety and Preventive Control rules and advocates for farmers markets and sustainable agriculture are urging the public to weigh in on what they say are regulations that could make it more difficult and more expensive for small farmers to do business.
"The rules are based on assumptions of farming that are not necessarily accurate," Jen O'Brien of the Farmers Market Coalition said during a webcast held to explain grower issues and generate public comments before the Nov. 15 deadline.
O'Brien said some definitions in the rules are unclear and parts conflict with mandates of the FSMA, which covers standards of production and food safety issues.
A big issue is how the FDA determines what constitutes a farm and what makes up a facility, definitions that govern which regulations that must be followed. Farm advocates also are concerned whether the regulations are scaled to appropriate risk for small farmers and larger growers and facilities. (read more…)
In the session titled "Exploring Emerging Technology with Industry Innovators" at PMA's Fresh Summit this year in New Orleans, Dr. Bob Whitaker started the session fittingly by telling people not to turn their cell phones off and gave a code to make votes on questions he posed throughout the session, which showed in real time.
Like a focus group, the audience was presented with specific new technologies and was asked what they thought of them.
"When it comes to applying new technologies and ideas in the produce industry, staying ahead of competition may feel like a constant battle," Dr. Whitaker said. "Some companies use technology to generate higher volume, others use it to have more consistent product quality. And still, other companies are looking to apply technology in new ways every day."
Five companies, representing new technologies in food safety, traceability and biotechnology, presented their innovations, and the panel, which included Dr. (read more…)
Even though National Food Safety Month is coming to a close, it's important to remember that food safety is critical during every month of the year, at every stage of foodservice operations. Traceability along the supply chain is essential to food safety, and barcodes and other technology are making it easier than ever for suppliers and restaurants to communicate.
The Foodservice GS1 US Standards Initiative was launched in 2009 by 55 founding foodservice companies, the National Restaurant Association and others to drive waste out of the supply chain, enhance food product information for restaurant buyers, and lay the foundation for traceability and food safety. The goal of the Initiative is for 75% of the industry (measured by revenue) to adopt GS1 Standards for product/location identification and data sharing by 2015.
I interviewed Scott DeFife, executive vice president of policy and government affairs for the National Restaurant Association, about why NRA joined the initiative and how it and other programs can affect traceability and food safety. (read more…)
After years of food-makers, restaurateurs and consumers struggling with unclear definitions and making due with inconsistent labeling, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last month issued an official definition of what constitutes a "gluten-free" food. I interviewed Anita Jones-Mueller, president and founder of Healthy Dining Finder, on what the new rules mean for restaurants and how they can offer healthy, safe food for gluten-free diners.
Under the FDA's new requirements, items voluntarily labeled as "gluten free" must contain fewer than 20 parts per million of gluten. Does that standard apply to the restaurant industry?
Yes, the final rules released by the Food and Drug Administration on August 5, 2013 state that by August 5, 2014, any use of the term "gluten-free" or similar claims made in restaurants and other retail food service establishments will need to meet the new ruling that defines the standards for "gluten-free."
The FDA ruling states that using the term is voluntary, but if the term "gluten-free" or similar terms, such as "free of gluten," "no gluten," or "without gluten" are used, then they must meet four criteria, primarily that the item does not contain 20 or more parts per million of gluten. (read more…)


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WOW!!! Can't believe the comments on here. To Kenny#221680, It wasn't a Pinnacle pilot who crashed the plane in Buffalo. They were Colgan pilots. Pinnacle just owns the planes. Get your facts straight.
As for AirportCAtired, hey thats a "great idea" to fire all the pilots. This country really needs more unemployed people right now. Yes, I am being sarcastic.
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Colgan was a subsidiary of Pinnacle.
Following your logic, I don't live in Tennessee, since I live in Memphis.
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Spurred by B/X Blackrazor's post here's my top 10 TSR modules in more or less order 10 to #1.
EX1 Dungeonland EX2 and the Land Beyond the Magic Mirror Gygaxian funhouse! I've worked on/off mostly off on a module along these lines based on Gulliver's Travel. Never ran these, don't think I could do them justice.
X1 The Isle of Dread The Expert Rules. So, this is wilderness awesomeness. The beginning of Mystara, my favorite (TSR) settings and my favorite continental map style. Setting up trade company to plunder the exotic creatures and wealth of the island. Great times.
G1 Steading of the Hill Giant Chief Learned me what a steading was. Contents of giant pouch opened my eyes to random charts. Overall a great this "is a location / sandbox", set players loose on it. G123 is my second favorite series.
UK2 Sentinel UK3 and Gauntlet The British Invasion! I like the setup and unique items driving plot. The way it handled "mass combat" is exactly how it should be handled in an RPG. The 1/2 orc illusionist was one of the first enemy NPC's that struck a chord with me and become more than just a "bunch of stats for players to defeat". That cover art and my perchance for illusionists probably helped.
T1-4 Temple of Elemental Evil megadungeon, multiple ways to achieve goals, all the RP in both towns and with the various factions withing the dungeon it self. Lareth the Beautiful next NPC to inspire me. My first multi-session nemesis. Narcissistic E(H)P, can never get enough of them. Also an awesome video game adaptation despite what all the haters claim.
U1 Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh So well put together and ready for novice GM, that was me!, to run. Don't remember much, just remember this being one of the first low-level modules I "knew what to do with". Others I had were more location based with little explanation of how to play. Never got to run U2 and U3, I'm sure they are equally as great.
S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks First module I had with pictures to show players, color ones even. Cover is black and Otusey and awesome. The "figure out tech" charts. The "weird" tech devices taught me how to hide/fool players from using meta knowledge. Robots, tech, aliens (mind-flayer aliens!), vegi-pygmies, did I mention robots? Never had high enough level players to ever run it :(
I flippin love that cover.
B2 Keep on the Borderlands I actually never ran this until very recently. It is so darn fun.
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Guide to Grand Old Day 2010
by Jahna Peloquin on Jun.04, 2010, under Style & Nightlife
Summer in the Twin Cities pretty much revolves around chance to hang out outdoors, via block parties, parades, movies-and-music-in-the-park events, street fairs, BBQs, and ballgames. And of all the block parties, St. Paul's annual Grand Old Day is the biggest they come.
But it's the seven music stages lining the 30-block-long avenue that are the real draw. This year, the music bookers seemed to have set their sights on a more national bent than in previous years, with hipster Philly act Free Energy and Detroit rockers The Von Bondies headlining. It's pretty cool that both national acts have local connections – Free Energy is composed of former members of now-disbanded local act Hockey Night, and The Von Bondies features local musician Christy Hunt. Crowd-drawing local acts include Mark Mallman, Jeremy Messersmith, Doomtree (and a separate set by member Dessa), The Melismatics, First Communion Afterparty, Heiruspecs, Zoo Animal, Hookers $ Blow, and Red Pens round out the lineup. But so many stages, and so many great bands, what's a local music lover to do? We'll list out our top picks in a handy guide, from the start to end of the festival.
Noon: Zoo Animal vs. First Communion Afterparty vs. Chooglin'
The day kicks off with three local bands worth checking out. Jangly pop trio Zoo Animal – a runner-up in City Pages's 2009 Picked to Click best new bands competition – starts things off at the Green Mill stage (Grand & Grotto). The band's strong songwriting, knack for melody, and engaging vocals by frontwoman Holly Newsom have made this band a local favorite. Over at the City Pages stage (Grand & Grotto), check out Brian Jonestown Massacre- and Mamas and the Papas-copping group First Communion Afterparty, which has worn off its initial novelty status thanks to strong musicianship and songwriting. If stripped-down pop and droning psych rock aren't your deal, get thee to the Dixie's stage (Grand & St. Albans) for hard-rockin' Chooglin'. The band has had a fervant local fanbase since it hit the scene in '05, but recent recordings on Fat Possum Records (The Replacements, Husker Du) and Heart of a Champion (Har Mar Superstar) show the band's potential breaking nationwide. Trouble deciding? You're in luck – the three stages are within three blocks of each other.
Edge: Chooglin'
1-2 p.m.: The Von Bondies vs. Red Pens vs. Dessa
Hitting the stage around the same time will be Detroit rockers The Von Bondies (between 1 and 1:30 p.m., Dixie's stage) and the equally-rocking Minneapolis duo, Red Pens (1:15 p.m., City Pages stage). Known referred to as a "buzz band," the Von Bondies are more of a touring band that occasionally rides the buzz wave. Hailing from Detroit, the "rock city" itself, the band is perhaps best known for its long-ago feud with fellow Detroit rockers The White Stripes. But for fans of guitarist Christy Hunt, who plays locally with Ouija Radio, it's a chance to see our hometown girl shine. Selected as last year's winner for City Pages' Picked to Click contest, Red Pens employ a decidedly slower, fuzzy brand of rock – but one that's not any less loud. But despite the rockin' happening between the two aforementioned bands, it's an emcee and R&B singer that may be the one to really ignite the stage. Before joining her Doomtree cohorts later on at the Salut Bar Americain stage, Dessa will hold her own at the Green Mill stage (1:30 p.m.). Hot off stints opening for P.O.S. on a nationwide tour earlier this spring, making an appearance during the heavily-buzzed GAYNGS prom-themed show at First Avenue in May, and a talked-about set at Soundset last weekend, Dessa is on a roll to say the least.
Edge: The Von Bondies
2-3 p.m.: The Melismatics vs. Heiruspecs
You'd be hard-pressed to come up with two local bands that could be any more different. Power-popsters The Melismatics have long been known for their upbeat, infectious tunes, and its lineup is filled with seasoned musicians that often do double-time on other notable bands (including that of Mark Mallman). On the flip side, St. Paul's own Heiruspecs are known for their Roots-esque, jam-my R&B and hip hop stylings. But it does share the Melismatics' longevity (ten years running) and penchant for side projects (Big Trouble). But for what the Melismatics have in energy, Heiruspecs have in being THE live hip-hop band in town.
Edge: Heiruspecs
3:30-5 Hookers $ Blow vs. Doomtree vs. Jeremy Messersmith
The final act of the night on their respective stages, expect extra-long sets from this trio. In the "if you're going with your parents" category is the hilariously-named Hookers $ Blow (Billy's stage, Grand & Victoria), which is Adam Levy of the Honeydogs' classic rock cover band. It gained infamy during the RNC when it played an RNC-sponsored party and the national news circuit caught on. For the indie hip hop camp, there's Doomtree (Salut Bar Americain stage) – joined by Dessa, of course, not to mention cohorts P.O.S., Cecil Otter, Lazerbeak, Paper Tiger, Mike Mictlan, Sims, MK Larada, and Turbo Nemesis. Fresh from Soundset, it's a sure bet they're throwing it down. Finally, for the indie-pop lovers there's Jeremy Messersmith (Green Mill Stage), hot off his nationwide tour to promote his third album, The Reluctant Graveyard. His alternately breezy, booming pop tunes with a dark edge should make for a perfect end to the festivities.
Edge: Jeremy Messersmith
3:45-5 p.m.: Mark Mallman vs. Free Energy
The manic piano balladeer Mark Mallman (4:10 p.m., City Pages stage) is known to own the stage when he wants to – take his 52-hour marathon concert, his ten-hour live performance inside a refrigerator box, and his epic New Year's Eve concerts at the Varsity Theater, which have had him dancing with Rollergirls and hopping a ramp on a motorbike. Likened to being "the most famous non-celebrity in town" by local music journalists, Mallman presents a conundrum – but one that never gets tired, somehow, thanks to excellent songwriting that outshines his wacky demeanor. But it's a tough spot to be cage-matched against a hot national act such as Free Energy (4:10 p.m., Dixie's Stage), beloved locally for its hometown members formerly in the local band Hockey Night. That's right – members Paul Sprangers and Nick Shuminsky hail from our very own St. Paul – and Shuminsky even once worked for the mayor's office! The Pitchfork faves, DFA-signed Philly act is the perfect festival fodder – its good-time, '70s-flavored rock should go over well with a sun-baked, beer-drinking crowd.
Edge: Free Energy
The full list of bands by stage (bands listed in order from opening to headlining):
ROCK THE CAUSE STAGE, US Bank lot – Grand & Oxford
Ari Herstand
Roster McCabe
SALUT BAR AMERICAIN STAGE, Grand & Milton
DJ Verb X
Jason Shannon
BILLY'S STAGE, Grand & Victoria
Arc Flash Hazard
Orange Whip
Hookers $ Blow
WILD ONION STAGE, Grand & Avon
White Iron Band
G.B. Leighton
GREEN MILL STAGE, Walgreens Lot, Grand & Grotto
Zoo Animal
Dessa of Doomtree
Jeremy Messersmith
CITY PAGES STAGE, Pier 1 Imports Lot, Grand & Grotto
First Communion Afterparty
Red Pens
The Melismatics
Mark Mallman
DIXIE'S STAGE, Grand & St. Albans
Von Bondies
Grand Idol Winner
Free Energy
Event Details:
Date: Sunday, June 6.
Time: Event 7:45 a.m.-5 p.m., with music from noon-5 p.m.
Location: Grand Avenue between the Mississippi River to downtown, St. Paul.
Cost: Free, $10 for wristband (required to purchase alcohol, gets you into the concerts)
More info: grandave.com, 651-699-0029.
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St. Paul Rock City: 7.16-7.22
by Jahna Peloquin on Jul.16, 2009, under Style & Nightlife
St. Paul's got your nightlife and music needs covered this weekend. Check out the highlights of Thursday, July 16 through Wednesday, July 22:
Fancy Ray and John Conroy at Station 4
If the name Fancy Ray doesn't seem familiar, his face will. Chances are you've seen him hawking products in local commercials looking like a dead ringer for Little Richard, for which he's become relatively well-known since the mid 1980s. When he's not being a TV pitchman, running for governor of Minnesota (which he did in 1998), or auditioning for realty TV shows like America's Got Talent, the self-proclaimed "Best Looking Man in Comedy" also happens to have a comedy act. Though his slapstick act may elicit more groans than belly laughs, it's worth seeing for the sake of witnessing a longtime local fixture. (8 p.m. Free. 21-plus. 201 E. 4th St., St. Paul. 651-298-0173.)
Also Thursday: Renowned folk singer Arlo Guthrie at the Fitzgerald Theater…Music in Mears featuring The Melismatics in Mears Park…The University Of Minnesota's Noontime Concert Series featuring Chris Koza at the St. Paul Student Center…Golden Animals, The Suits and Hildur Victoria at the Turf Club.


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Rapha Rising: And the winners are…
Last summer we launched a new and now fabled challenge in conjunction with Strava called Rapha Rising: Circle of Death. The task was to climb the combined elevation of the 'Circle of Death' during the period the Tour de France was in the Pyrenees. That was 6,881 metres between July 15-22. All of the riders that completed the challenge received a Rapha Rising roundel celebrating their achievement, but one lucky rider bagged a limited edition Trek Madone 6.9…
There was also a KOM/ QOM challenge to see who could climb the most metres on Wednesday 18th July, the date of the Queen Stage of this year's Tour. The KOM's (two in joint place it transpired) win a Rapha Race Bag containing: a Rapha Circle of Death Jersey, Classic Bib Shorts and a pair ofGrand Tour Shoes.
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The Queen of the Mountain prize was awarded Deya Guerrero.
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10,445 participants with 2005 riders completed the challenge which equalled 33,452,552 total meters climbed (which is approximately 22,750 trips up Alpe d'Huez). Our North American office amassed 13,311 collective meters of climbing on Wednesday's COD challenge day.
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June 27, 2009
Bend over: Dr. Obama will see you now
Who wouldn't love the cover of the latest issue of The Economist (above), which caused me to burst out laughing when I first saw it in my mailbox a few minutes ago?
It doesn't matter if you're a Democrat or a Republican: this one's for everyone.
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@comcastcares on Twitter sure beats eternal hold on the help line
At least I'm thinking it will the next time a cable outage takes down a game I'm watching.
I read about this hack in Jon Swartz's June 25, 2009 USA Today story about how during a recent Stanley Cup playoff game TV outage viewers learned what the problem was via Twitter way before Comcast's hard-wired help lines had the scoop.
Tell you what impresses me: Frank Eliason, Comcast's bleeding edge Internet guy, gives out his email — email@example.com — to anyone who asks.
That's only about 180° different from 99% of other businesses and people when you're trying to get in touch with them.
I know this to be true because I always make a good-faith effort to contact someone whom I've featured in bookofjoe, only to FAIL to find an email address/method of getting in touch no matter how deep I have my crack research team drill down.
Hey, guess what? No one's that important.
Bonus: I woke up this morning to find the Frank Eliason was now following me on Twitter.
You could look it up.
Here's the USA Today article.
Businesses use Twitter to communicate with customers
It was there — not on a phone system with multiple options — they discovered that a lightning storm in Atlanta had caused a power outage during the Philadelphia Flyers-Pittsburgh Penguins hockey playoff game, and that the transmission would be restored soon.
"I did a search on Twitter as soon as the game went off the air," says Dave Decker, 31, a Web developer in Pittsburgh who regularly tweets while watching sporting events. "The mystery was resolved in minutes. Before Twitter, it would have been a nightmare trying to find out what happened on the phone."
Comcast's deft use of
Twitter underscores what is becoming a staple in modern-day customer
service. Increasingly, corporate giants such as Comcast,
PepsiCo, JetBlue Airways, Whole Foods Market and others are beefing up direct communications with customers through social-media tools such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
popular communications technology has helped companies quickly and
inexpensively respond to customer complaints, answer questions and
tailor products and services. It has supplemented current customer
services, easing the load on call centers and expensive mailers that
most consumers abhor. Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and online software
services such as LiveOps,
"If you're trying to hide from your customers, don't use Twitter," says Demian Sellfors, CEO of Media Temple, a Web-hosting service. "We want to know what our customers think, both good and bad. That's a good thing."
As more companies effectively use social-media tools for customer care, it also is becoming easier to shift customer-relations resources to the U.S. and feed into the fledgling "homeshoring" trend. Home-based workers have become de rigueur among employers to take advantage of better technology, gain productivity from employees no longer tied to long commutes and leverage the expertise of local workers.
There are about 200,000 so-called homeshored jobs — most of them in the U.S. — and more than 300,000 are expected by 2012, says Stephen Loynd, program manager for contact center services research at market researcher IDC.
"The competitive landscape for customer care is subtly changing because of technology like Twitter," Loynd says.
Changing with their users
As Americans — especially younger ones — flock to Twitter, the companies that sell them goods and services are following them. Those companies view social-media services as the ideal vehicle to air comments, gripes and suggestions.
"It's where a lot of our younger customers are," says Bonin Bough, PepsiCo's global director of digital and social media. His position and title changed eight months ago, reflecting the changing face of customer service.
In this emerging world, Frank Eliason is something of a legend. For more than a year, he has helped pioneer the use of Twitter as a customer-service resource at Comcast."We can see in real time what our customers think, and learn from them," says Eliason, director of digital care at Comcast. He leads a team of 10 people for @comcastcares, which has nearly 24,000 followers.
"Social media is a natural extension of customer service," says Bill Tolany, global coordinator of integrated media at Whole Foods Market. It has more than 50 Twitter accounts, tweeting on topics as specialized as cheese.
"The more ways you provide customers to contact you, you're more likely to satisfy them," says Elissa Fink, vice president of marketing at Tableau Software, a business-software maker that began using Twitter to improve customer service. "It shows you're listening to them."
For many, call centers are out of the question — too frustrating, with long waits — and e-mail is too slow in an era of instantaneous online communications.
In some cases, Twitter is nurturing relationships between retailers and customers. Consider Shelley Risk, a 29-year-old public-relations rep in San Francisco. When she ordered a designer sweater that proved to be defective, she tried to contact ideeli, the online retailer from whom she bought it. But she couldn't find a phone number on the company's website, and an e-mail message was not answered immediately. So she reached out to ideeli's Twitter profile. Within 24 hours, the problem was resolved.
Social-media tools are fostering customer service through:
•Direct sales.
•Up-to-the-minute service details. Twitter can function like a real-time search for airlines and others. For example,
(@jetBlue; over 730,000 followers) assiduously answers traveler queries
about flight times, delays and weather updates. "It's like an
early-warning system," saysspokesman Morgan Johnston.
•Customer feedback that leads to enhanced services.
Through social-media forums on Facebook and
•Online communities to exchange comments. Facebook and
Dunkin' Donuts actively manages a fan page on Facebook with more than 825,000 fans. It used the page extensively to complement advertising and e-mail to inform customers on a new line of healthy foods and an iced coffee day event in April.
Harley-Davidson's corporate profiles on MySpace (36,000 friends) and Facebook (175,000 fans) let it solicit comments from fiercely loyal customers. Harley also uses Twitter (@harleydavidson; 4,000 followers) and produces videos of its motorcycles on YouTube.
The creation of online communities extends to sophisticated software programs. Salesforce.com is helping 6,800 companies — including Comcast, Dell and Starbucks — build online communities to solicit customer suggestions on how to improve operations.
Technologies has created a social-media tracking service, dubbed Cloud
Monitor, to monitor what customers are saying about brands and their
products on Twitter and YouTube; a later version, scheduled for August,
will add Facebook, MySpace and
Whither call centers?
With so many social-media tools available, and consumers increasingly using them, this raises the question: Are call centers, direct mailers — even e-mail — things of the past for customer care? Hardly,say marketing experts and companies.
Though invaluable, social media is just a fraction of a company's customer-service arsenal, says Peter Kim, a blogger who covers the topic.
For perspective, consider the size of call-center operations for major brands. Comcast says it is unlikely to uproot its operations, which employ 25,000 — most of them in the U.S. — in favor of Twitter. "A majority of our customers prefer to contact us by phone," Eliason says.
JetBlue has more than 1,500 call-center employees in the Salt Lake City area, most of whom work at home.
"Twitter is for basic troubleshooting," says Zsolt Katona, a marketing professor at the
That hasn't stopped some companies, however, from exploring new ways to ease their dependence on offshore call centers. New technology could usher in specialized customer service.
companies with vast call-center operations overseas plan to shift some
jobs back to U.S. soil because of advances in technology, says LiveOps
President Wes Hayden. LiveOps manages home-based contract workers who
staff virtual call centers. The remote workforce approach is similar to
"I am my own boss, and I have the flexibility to work my schedule around my farm and family," says Lisa Hammond, 41, a home-based agent who takes sales calls for infomercials at a 20-acre farm in Goessel, Kan.
New technology also lets some companies plop customer-service reps at special facilities in the U.S. to handle calls. Contact Centers of America is readying a 32,000-square-foot facility with 270 workstations in Orlando that will mostly hire veterans, the unemployed, college graduates and retirees, says CCA CEO Joe Jacoboni.
"Brands aren't about 'messages' anymore," says Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff. "Brands today are conversations — and today the most important conversations are happening ... through social media such as Twitter, Facebook and MySpace."
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Solar Powered LED Hat
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Wear it during the day, push the button and you've got two strong LEDs when darkness falls.
Up to 5 hours of full power operation from a fully charged cap — even longer in "Dim" or "Flashing" modes.
100% brushed heavy cotton with a brass swing buckle rear closure.
Cap as sold comes without logo (unlike those pictured).
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"It refers to the state your mind is in when you have a word 'on the tip of your tongue' but can't quite articulate yourself."
You could look it up at My Favorite Word.
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Helpful Hints from joeeze: Reupholstery in a spray can
It's the new new thing in decorating.
Here's Joyce Wadler's story from the June 25, 2009 New York Times Home section.
To Reupholster, Spray Away
It is always trying when a pet or a friend ruins a beautiful upholstered piece with an unsightly stain. The pet can be put down, the friend banished, but that does little to fix what is truly important in life: your stuff.
Now comes a solution: Simply Spray fabric paint.
According to its inventor, David Reizian, the president of Deval Products in Warwick, R.I., the paint can be used to disguise stains or transform anything from sofas to car upholstery to fabric partitions. It is nontoxic and, most important, won't come off on your guests' trousers, even if they deserve it. Mr. Reizian, 43, a onetime rock vocalist who has nonetheless spent his life in the fabric-paint business, knows because he developed it.
"We went to Goodwill and bought a couch," Mr. Reizian said. "It was tan, and we painted it bright red. I like bright colors. We paid $50. What I noticed was it would rub off, so we went back to the drawing board. We came up with a formula that stays soft and is durable and it won't rub off, even if it gets wet."
How does he know?
"We had it in the factory, and I had all my employees sitting on it with white pants," he said. "Then we tried a car interior in one of my employees' cars: a black Ultima gray interior that we did black."
How did he figure out which lucky employee would volunteer a car?
"I went and looked in the parking lot and saw who really needed their upholstery painted," Mr. Reizian said. "It was Alaida Zapat. She's our floor manager. It looks great and it doesn't fade in the sun. She's happy with it."
Simply Spray Upholstery Fabric Paint is about $13 a can; information: (800) 261-4772 or spraypaint4fabric.com.
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Story | Oct 9, 2008Tortured slaves. Victims of a "Helter Skelter" blood bath. Theater-goers incinerated in one of America's deadliest fires. The restless spirits of these and other tormented souls haunt creaky homes, dreary cemeteries and dark alleys. Or maybe it's all a... -
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Story | Jan 16, 2008"Gone, Baby Gone" star Casey Affleck has found another baby of his own. The actor and his wife Summer Phoenix recently welcomed a second child, a son, reports People. No other details have been announced. The baby has a three-year-old brother,... -
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Madame Bovary
Gustave Flaubert
Madame Bovary
Part 1, Chapter 7
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Madame Bovary Part 1, Chapter 7 Summary
Emma wonders if these "honeymoon days" (I.7.1) are really the best days of her life. She starts to feel cheated, as though Charles has deprived her of the clichéd, romantic fantasies she cooks up. She's sure that she would be happier if only she was somewhere else…preferably with some
Emma wants to reveal these feelings of discontent to somebody, and wishes Charles could be a little more sensitive. Day by day he just grows less and less interesting to her, and she is consistently disappointed in the man she married. She believes that men should know everything and be able to do anything – Charles, however, is just an average guy.
Emma attempts to express her turbulent feelings through drawing and music; Charles loves to watch her, and the people of the village are impressed by her accomplishments.
Speaking of which, Emma turns out to actually be a pretty capable wife when she tries. She knows how to take care of the house and of Charles's business, and this makes the village respect the doctor and his young wife even more.
Charles is also extremely impressed himself for having such a terrific wife. In his view, everything is just peachy keen. As far as we can tell, he's a really simple creature, with very few desires and no ambition at all. He's stingy and kind of oafish, but is generally still the same old predictable Charles – the kind of nice guy that finishes last.
Charles's mom approves of her son's ways wholeheartedly, but she's skeptical of her daughter-in-law. She's worried that Emma wastes too much money, and every time she visits (which seems to occur pretty frequently), the two women harass each other relentlessly. This springs largely from Mom's anxieties about Charles's love for Emma – she's no longer the favorite, now that Wife #2 is in the picture.
Charles is caught in the crossfire between the two loves of his life. He can't believe that his mother could ever be wrong, but he also can't believe that Emma ever makes any mistakes. It's a confusing time for him; mostly, he just bumbles about, which doesn't help.
Emma decides to at least attempt to "experience love" (I.7.13). She sings songs and recites poetry to Charles, but it doesn't accomplish anything.
That's it. Emma is certain she doesn't love Charles, and furthermore, that she's incapable of loving him. She's way,
bored with her life on the whole.
One of the great constants in life is the fact that Puppies Are Awesome. Emma receives a little greyhound pup as a gift from one of Charles's patients, and for a while, the awesomeness of the puppy actually makes her feel a wee bit better. She names the dog Djali and tells her about the troubles of married life. You may not have realized it, but dog is woman's best friend, too.
Emma is certain she could have married someone different – and better – given the chance. She wonders about her former classmates from the convent school, and is sure that they have better husbands than she does. Her former life seems painfully far away.
Just when it seems like nothing will ever happen for Emma, an invitation arrives: she and Charles are invited to a party at the home of a local big-shot, the Marquis d'Andervilliers. The Marquis, a former patient of Charles's, was impressed by Emma's elegance.
The chapter ends as the couple arrives at the Marquis' château.
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