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Mozilla is responsible for the design of the technical infrastructure of the badge ecosystem. This means, no surprise coming from Mozilla, that the technology is open-source (documentation, source code). In the organization's words, the infrastructure is "designed to support a broad range of different badge issuers, and allow any user to earn badges across different issuers, web sites and experiences, then combine them into a single collection tied to their identity. This collection of badges can then be shared out to various audiences across the web, resulting in real-world results like jobs or formal credit."
Of course, making an open source and openly accessible system like this flies in the face of the proprietary systems that currently control those "real-world results like jobs or formal credit" -- namely, universities. The proposed Open Badges Project challenges not just certification, but also assessment. What does it mean that anyone can issue any sort of badge? Does a badge offer a better representation of skills or competencies than having a formal degree? If so, when? Will these badges be meaningful -- to students, to schools, to employers? Will they be accepted? If so, by whom?
The timing of the Open Badges Project coincides with our asking serious questions about the cost and the value of a college degree, and even though there are critiques about badges as "gamification," there are certainly lots of interested parties in the development of the idea -- the Department of Education, for example, and the Department of Labor.


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Host: Matthew Hayden
Seen on: Monday, 10.30 pm, TLC
The last time people in India heard about Matthew Hayden was when he had raised controversial points in his book Standing My Ground. This time, he has chosen to enter our lives through that most beloved of routes: food. Hayden takes viewers on a culinary and heartening journey through his personal life in Home Ground.
Almost too detailed, the six-part series features Hayden turning a new leaf and showing off a hitherto unseen aspect of his life on screen. Not just him, viewers are given entry into his house and family life. His wife Kellie and three children along with his mum form a regular part of the series. Occasionally, an architect who takes up the task of remodelling Haydens house is also given precious airtime even though she mostly speaks highly of Hayden. Youre likely to hear things like, hes got a very clear mind, from her more often than anything solid.
She does discuss plans with Hayden though, sitting around the entire family as the cricketer and his wife look through the designs and a computer helpfully drawing the new layout for viewers. The most endearing moment of the show also occurs at this stage when Haydens nine-year-old daughter Grace innocently asks, Will we have turtles once the lake is done?
Elsewhere, the series shifts focus to Haydens cooking skills. Dishes such as Sri Lankan dhal and tandoori chicken and lamb are par for the course. Unbeknownst to many, the Australian cricketer is the author of two popular cookbooks. He tells viewers how he would come in hungry into the kitchen as a child and just create recipes without knowing. Hayden then attempts to make chocolate macadamia pudding with the help of his mother who is overtly critical of his culinary skills that creates slight moments of banter between the mother and son.
Home Ground is thus a peek into the life of a person who loves the outdoors and is equally at ease inside the confines of a kitchen. While the show definitely exudes potential, whether it achieves it or not remains debatable. For one, Home Ground looks like it was screened without the help of an editor. Certain portions keep dragging while the viewer increasingly waits for something interesting to happen. Haydens connect beyond his cricketing legion is also suspect. Also, the show fails to define itself and meanders between

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King, NC -- People filled the room and an overflow crowd stood outside during Monday's King City Council meeting.
They want to see the Christian flag flying once again at the Veterans Memorial at Central Park.
At Monday's meeting, council voted to approve a "Limited Public Forum Approach" for the memorial, which includes developing a policy that will recognize faith traditions at the memorial.
WEB EXTRA: Read the full resolution
However, it could take up to two months for the city's attorneys to decide how the memorial will function.
The city is working with a group called the Alliance Defense Fund to draft the policy.
Mayor Jack Warren said until the policy is drafted, the flag will have to stay down.
Council voted before the public comment period, which was filled with many emotional speakers.
"We're disappointed in the decision you made but I guess we got to live with it," said one man.
Another speaker said, "We're afraid of the ACLU? Where are the Americans? Is there an American in the room, would you stand up please?"
"I'm ashamed of the decision that's been made," said another.
One woman told council, "You're not representing us. Not a single one of you sat here tonight and represented anyone in this room."
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Canada's Infatuation with Netflix Far from Sated: Subscriptions up 50% in 2012
In early 2012, critics wondered whether Netflix was nearing a saturation point in Canada. It wasn't. And even though its content library is not quite as robust as it is in America, Netflix is still a huge hit with Canadians.
Netflix, which accounts for up to one-third of all internet traffic in Canada during peak hours, saw subscriptions climb 50% in less than one year, according to a report from the Media Technology Monitor, which conducts regular surveys to track the use of tech in our nation. The report suggests that 21% of anglophones in Canada now subscribe to Netflix as of late 2012, up 50% from earlier in the spring of that year.
Canadians are also enthusiastically warming up to digital approaches to televisions. 24% now watch full-length television shows online and 7% watch TV on their smartphones, up from 4% in 2011. One-quarter of tablet owners use their mobile device to watch television.
However, digital consumption isn't replacing traditional consumption, as many thought. Conventional TV remains as popular as ever. Only 5% of Canadians watch TV exclusively online, which is up just 1% from 2011.


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Ken Loach meets "The Exorcist" in the Glasgow-set "Urban Ghost Story," a dank , often creepy and decidedly gritty spin on a familiar genre that packs several shocks of its own. This third and best outing by young Brit filmmaking duo Genevieve Jolliffe and Chris Jones ("The Runner," "White Angel") could scare up limited business in selectedrelease in the hands of an inventive distrib.
Ken Loach meets "The Exorcist" in the Glasgow-set "Urban Ghost Story," a dank , often creepy and decidedly gritty spin on a familiar genre that packs several shocks of its own. This third and best outing by young Brit filmmaking duo Genevieve Jolliffe and Chris Jones ("The Runner," "White Angel") could scare up limited business in selectedrelease in the hands of an inventive distrib.The pic is one of the few in the current British Renaissance to make a positive virtue of its shoestring budget rather than end up looking like a threadbare imitation of more heftily funded commercial fare. By setting the story of supernatural possession in a grungy Glasgow setting, and making social-realist drama part of the whole equation, genre enthusiasts Jolliffe and Jones have come up with a thoroughly of-its-kind movie that doesn't require elaborate f/x (even if they'd had the coin). Glaswegian Heather Ann Foster is perfect as Lizzie, a wan 12-year-old who almost died after being involved in a drug-induced car crash when joy-riding with her friend Kevin. Lizzie lives with her feisty mom, Kate (Stephanie Buttle) , and younger sister and bro in a cheesy apartment building on the wrong side of town, deserted by their father and threatened by loan sharks. Lizzie starts seeing and hearing things, and the furniture starts moving of its own volition. The police and a bossy social worker (Siri O'Neal) are no help , so Mom approaches local journo John (Jason Connery) to publicize the family's plight. Pretending to be sympathetic, John gives the story the full tab treatment, intending to reveal it as a hoax later on. But when some university parapsychologists move in on the situation and conduct scientific tests, everyone slowly becomes convinced Lizzie and her mother are not just con artists after a new government apartment. Shot in cold and grubby-looking colors, with a distinct sickly-green tinge, the movie plunges the viewer right into the heart and head of its main character , with most of the background drama coming from the mother's battles with disbelieving authority figures and her wary relationship with the cynical journalist. It's a clever, often potent blend of British kitchen-sink drama with fantasy elements that gains added resonance by being set in gruff, rugged Glasgow. (At the Edinburgh fest preem, Jones rightly noted that the story would never have worked in middle-class England.) In fact, apart from some establishing shots, the movie was actually shot in southeast England, with all interiors filmed at Ealing Film Studios. Sets by production designer Simon Pickup are a major contributor to atmosphere, convincingly evoking the family's hand-me-down, lived-in apartment and the block's menacing corridors with drunks slouched by the elevator. Rupert Gregson Williams' ambient score is a further plus, and even the blowup from Super-16 works in the pic's favor. The mix would hardly have worked without the well-tuned casting, with almond-eyed Foster exactly right as the taciturn Lizzie, Buttle a terrif screen presence as the tough and wiry mom, and Connery low-key but natural as the unshaven reporter. Andreas Wisniewski brings some humor to the role of a manic university researcher, and Nicola Stapleton looks straight off the streets as a teen druggie single mother. Jolliffe, in the helming chair for the first time, with Jones this time producing, comes up with a smooth-moving package that dips slightly in the middle and rushes its fences at the end but generally succeeds in its modest ambitions. Most interesting is the fact that the filmers are capable of delivering a far slicker package than that called for by the material: When a couple of more in-your-face sequences are briefly required in the last reel, Jolliffe and Jones show they can multiplex with the best of Blighty's wannabes.
Urban Ghost Story
A Living Spirit Pictures production. (International sales: Stranger Than Fiction, London/L.A.) Produced by Chris Jones. Executive producer, David Hardwick. Directed by Genevieve Jolliffe. Screenplay, Chris Jones, Jolliffe.
Camera (Fujicolor), Jon Walker; editor, Eddie Hamilton; music, Rupert Gregson Williams; production designer, Simon Pickup; art director, Alice Norris; costume designer, Linda Haysman; sound (DTS Stereo), Steph Baldini, Tim Cavagin; second unit director, Jones; stunt coordinator, Terry Forrestal; associate producer, Ian Hierons; assistant director, Grietje Besteman; casting, Catherine Arton. Reviewed at Edinburgh Film Festival (Focus on British Cinema), Aug. 25, 1998. Running time: 86 MIN.
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|Re-1J board to meet June 19
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Holyoke School District Re-1J Board of Education will meet Tuesday, June 19 at 8 p.m. in HJHS Room #218.
The superintendent's report will include 2012-13 June budget presentation, construction project report, 2012-13 school calendar, board policies, JR/SR high student handbook, random drug testing report for second semester and gift acknowledgement.
Action items on the agenda include activity/athletic handbook, JR/SR high student handbook, extra duty assignments, resignation, new personnel, first reading of Section J policies, second reading of policy IKE on retention, adoption of 2012-13 budget/appropriations resolution, use of a portion of beginning fund balance and authorization to purchase school vehicle.
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|Saturday, 4 October 2003
JAYASEKARA - MAHADURA SHELTON - Chairman of Jayasekara Motors (Pvt) Limited, Panchikawatta. Beloved husband of Vinitha, loving father of Ranjith, Ranjani, Anura, Sumanapala, Kanthi, Anil, Anula, Premani & Ajith, father-in-law of Suranjan, Jaliya, Upeksha, Wasantha & Shirani, loving brother of Newton, Wilkin, expired. Funeral will take place on 4th Saturday at 06.00 p.m. Cortege leaves residence No. 59, Alexandra Place, Colombo 07 at 5.00 p.m. for Cremation at General Cemetery.
JAYASUNDARA - WASALA MUDIYANSELAGE LOKU BANDARA. Beloved husband of Kalyani, loving father of Thamara, Asela, Ramani, Nissanka, Vijaya Bandara, brother of Sheela, Anula, Kumari and late Karunatilleke, father-in-law of Herath Dhammika, Sakunthala, Nirmala and Gamini, brother-in-law of Victor Alahakoon, Bandara Manike, and late P.B. Tennekoon and P.B. Seneviratne. Cortege leaves residence Kahalla, Katugastota, on Saturday 4th October at 12.00 noon for cremation at Mahaiyawa Cemetery at 1.00 p.m.
JOSEPH - RASAMMA SELLATHURAI of Vasavilan, presently of Kotahena. Beloved wife of late Sellathurai Joseph, darling mother of Edward (Canada), late Margaret and of Alfred, Ristha (Australia), Thavarajah and Regina, mother-in-law of Maria (Canada), Mariyadas (deceased), Selvamani, Edwin (Australia), Eucharista and Arulanantham. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond's Funeral Parlour on Sunday 5th October at 4 p.m. Burial at General Cemetery, Kanatte (R.C. Section). Mrs Ristha Edwin, 73, Kotahena Street, Colombo 13. T.P.: 2430320.
PERERA - MARY MARGARET - Beloved wife of late Ignatius Attidiya, mother of Raymond Titus, (Metalray - Kandana), Anita, Boniface and late Princy, Christy and Percy, mother-in-law of Shirani Jayamaha, Daisy and George, expired. Funeral Saturday 4th at 4 p.m. Kandana St Sebastian's Burial Ground. No. 66, St Theresa Mawatha, Rilaulla, Kandana.
RANASINGHE - NELSON. Beloved husband of Monica, father of Esha, Theja, Thimali & Nelusha, father-in-law of Dayanath Nissanka (Rupavahini), Kithsiri (Italy), Bobby (Italy) & Saman, expired. Cortege leaves residence on Sunday 5th at 4.00 p.m. for cremation at Kohuwala Cemetery at 5.00 p.m.
WEERASUNDERA - GNANA. - Dearly beloved wife of Terence, loving mother of Rajiv, mother-in-law of Buddhika, sister of Kamala Perera, Soma Kulatunge, Aunt of Yasodha, Suhashni, Sanjeeva. Cortege leaves residence Saturday 4th October at 5.15 p.m. for Cremation at General Cemetery Kanatte at 6.00 p.m. No flowers please. 23, Kandewatte Road, Nugegoda.
WIJENAYAKE - KIRIGORIS. Beloved husband of Sehamy, father of G.P. Wijenayake (Attorney-at-Law), late Siripala, D.P. Wijenayake, Leela, Soma, S.P. Wijenayake & Indra, father-in-law of Pushpa, Vijitha, Sena, Lalitha, Liyanage (Liyanage Stores, Watagoda), expired. Cremation on 04.10.2003 at 4.00 p.m. family burial ground, Meepawala, Poddala, Galle.
AMEEN - ABDUL RAZZAK expired in South Africa. Beloved son of Mr & Mrs Haji Abdul Razak Valimohamed (H.H. Kassim & Co., Colombo 11), beloved father of Mohamed Imran, brother of Imtiaz, Ashfaq, Reyaz and Zaida, brother-in-law of Mohamed Ashroff. Janaza leaves at 4.30 p.m. on 04th October from No. 16, Melbourne Avenue, Colombo 04 for Burial at Maligawatta Muslim Burial Ground.
HEWAVITHARANA - PREMATHILAKE (K.H.V.). (Founder, Hewavitharana Group of Companies - Grandpass Road, Colombo 14). Dearly beloved husband of K.C. Gnanawathi Hewavitharana, loving father of Kantha, Jayanthi, Latha, Lakshmi, Mala, Renuka, Rupika, Kumari, Nilanthi and Vichithra, loving father-in-law of Hema, Nimal, Jayawardene, Ravi, Morris, Upali, Lucky, Hemal, Parakrama and Badra, expired. Cortege leaves residence No. 16, Tichborne Passage, Colombo 10 for cremation at Borella Kanatte at 4.00 p.m. on 4/10/2003 (Saturday).
LIYANAGE - BERNARD. Beloved husband of Chandrani, loving father of Rukshan (Seylan Bank - Kollupitiya Branch), Rukmal (Commercial Bank - Panchikawatta Branch), son of late Simeon and of Hilda Fonseka (Hendala), brother of Malini and Alexandra, father-in-law of Sadani, brother-in-law of Anthony Fernando (Union Chemist Pte. Ltd.), K.D. Perera (The Chef Caterers) and Dissanayaka, expired. Cortege leaves residence on Saturday 4th October at 3.30 p.m. for Burial at General Cemetery Borella (Roman Catholic Section). No. 281/12, Deans Road, Colombo 10.
MANTHRIRATNE - H.P. Rtd. Bank of Ceylon Manager of Warakapola, beloved husband of late Piyasoma, father of Asoka Manthriratne (Attorney-at-Law) and Tamara, father-in-law of Lakmini Delpola (Tholangamuwa Central College), brother of Samaraweera and Wimalasiri Hamine, expired. Funeral October 05th 3.00 p.m. Warakapola Family Burial Ground.
MANUELPILLAI - MARY NICHOLAS (nee DE SILVA). Daughter of late Stanley and late Iline de Silva, precious wife of Nicholas Manuelpillai, beloved mother of Ivan (Eagle Insurance), Adrian (Lanka Canneries), Sanjeewam (Growth Lanka), loved mother-in-law of Dishna, Dalrene and Vimukthi, grandmother of Dushini, Trevine, Dilanjaya, Melissa and Shavon, sister of Carmen, Anton, Christine, Shelton, Clotilda and Bernard, sister-in-law of Shelton Weerasinghe, Antonia, George Wijewardene, Sheila, Danny Ranatunga, Shivanthi, late Gnanaseelan and of Theresa, Rita and Bernard, expired. Cortege leaves residence 48/6, St Sebastian Mawatha (Matagoda), Hendala at 3.30 p.m. on Sunday 5th October. Burial at Nayakakanda Cemetery, Hendala.
DE SILVA - NILAMANI (nee PIYADIGAMAGE). Beloved wife of Roopa, loving mother of Navin (Gulf Air) and Lalanthi (Astron Ltd), expired. Funeral arrangements will be notified later. No.29, Suramya Place, Katubedda.
FERNANDO - EDNA Called to Rest. Wife of late Shelton C. Fernando. Beloved mother of Ralph, Tyronne and Joan, grand mother of Romesh, Shalini and Tehani, expired. Cortege leaves 44, Gregory's Road, Colombo 07 to Methodist Church Kollupitiya at 3.30 p.m. on 6th October and thereafter for Cremation at General Cemetery, Kanatte at 5.00 p.m. No flowers by request. Donations to Sinhala Society, Kollupitiya Methodist Church or Dev Suwa Sevana, Kadalana, Moratuwa.
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Todd Gloria for mayor
Letters to the editor for July 30, 2013: Filner; wolves; 'phony' scandals; Obama; Napolitano; border stories
Todd Gloria is a leader San Diego deserves
The vast majority agree that San Diego deserves better than Mayor Bob Filner.
While San Diego cannot be proud of Filner, we can be proud of other leaders who have emerged with professionalism, realism and fairness in interacting with the mayor and dealing with his mess.
Councilman Todd Gloria is a prime example. For months, he has repeatedly demonstrated skill and maturity in dealing directly with the mayor in contentious moments and outbursts during City Council meetings.
Now, he has stepped forth with a defined position demanding the mayor's resignation, based on Filner's loss of personal and professional credibility and his demonstrated inability to lead. Gloria has said the right thing at the right time in the right way.
During this crisis, he has reassured his constituents, despite the crisis in the Mayor's Office and despite the fact that San Diego is now the punchline of jokes being told around the world, that he and the City Council are committed to moving San Diego beyond the embarrassment and the laughter.
Larry Halford
City Heights
A 'better person' would step down
Bob Filner plans to enter rehab for his sexual harassment behaviors over the past 40 years. He hopes to become a "better person." But if he does become a "better person" then he will resign because that's what a "better person" would do.
Carol Bain Wilson
San Diego
Idea for the two-week break
Would it be permissible to change the locks at City Hall while the mayor is away for treatment?
Michael C. Taylor
El Cajon
Backers put ideology before people
Mayor Filner's last remaining supporters represent the worst of politics, and of humanity. Their actions put the Democratic Party and left-wing ideology before their fellow citizens.
They say it is more important that any Democrat be in power than all women be treated with dignity. The irony is that these same partisan zealots spent the last campaign parroting Democratic talking points of a "War on Women" when, in reality, they are foot soldiers enabling the real, and revolting, behavior of a sexual predator and bully.
John Hadley
Carmel Valley
Wolf population needs management
I could not disagree more with Patrick C. Valentino ("Protections still needed for wolves," Op-ed, July 28).
I also am a supporter of wild animal conservation and was and still am in favor of the conservation and management of wolves.
What Mr. Valentino fails to mention is the original number of wolves agreed upon by environmental and animal rights groups along with state and federal officials to maintain a healthy balance. The number that was specifically and scientifically agreed upon was 300 wolves.
That number, or goal, now is 3,000 wolves.
I do not believe Mr. Valentino is being very forthright when he doesn't disclose the effect that the overpopulation of wolves in our Northern Rockies has on other species that share the regions limited wild country.
For example, the elk herd at Yellowstone just 10 years ago numbered more than 16,000.
Now, because of predation, numbers less than 6,000. Elk calf survival rate at 1 percent.
We've long since crossed the tipping point for many populations of elk, moose and deer.
Introducing wolves to California is a topic for another day.
William "Skip" Dodge
El Cajon
What's phony are the White House scandals
What happened in Benghazi was truly a tragedy, and President Obama has spoken to that.
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He was clocked at 208 per hour on his way to becoming the world champion -- of hugs.
A 51-year-old Ohio man with the Valentine's Day spirit and a cause logged 7,777 hugs in 24 hours.
Jeff Ondash, who hugs under the costumed alter ego Teddy McHuggin, broke the record last night outside the Paris Las Vegas hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip.
Ondash says he wanted to raise money for the American Heart Association because his brother and father died relatively young due to heart problems.
As McHuggin, Ondash sports a red NASCAR-style driver's suit with hugging logos and a wrestling-style championship belt.
A Guinness spokesman says the previous record was 5,000 hugs in one day. Ondash also holds the record for most hugs in one hour with 1,205.
Ondash says McHuggin is now eyeing both the world's longest single hug -- currently 24 hours and 1 second -- and breaking his current two records.


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Top rebel leader says Israel is aiding the Syrian regime by allowing Syrian forces to enter UN-controlled areas in Golan
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In an interview with the London-based al-Sharq al-Awsat, al-Sheikh said that "this agreement was clearly evident when Israel allowed Syrian forces to enter UN-controlled zones in the Golan without any objection.
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"The missiles Israel is firing to stir up the Golan front are an attempt to cause tension on the border in order to maintain its ally, Assad."
"You won't find more loyal guards on the Israeli border than Syrian President Bashar Assad and his father before him."
Tensions on Israel-Syria border (Photo: AP)
Video courtesy of jn1.tv
On Monday, a Syrian mortar struck the Israeli side of the Golan Heights, just north of Tel Hazeka. No injuries or damage were reported.
Shortly thereafter, the IDF returned fire, using tanks deployed along the border to target two D-3 mortar launchers belonging to the Syrian army. A direct hit was identified. The IDF reportedly hit two Soviet gun.
Tanks in Golan (Photo: Avihu Shapira)
Syrian opposition sources based in Quneitra reported that Syrian Assad's forces had tempered their shelling of rebel strongholds near the Syria-Israel border.
Al-Sheikh's remarks are in line with al-Sharq al-Awsat's editorial "Israel trying to save Assad."
Editor-in-chief Tariq al-Hamid said that Israel's response clearly demonstrates that it "is trying to save Bashar and is working to cause anarchy by further deepening the Syrian crisis which prevents crucial decisions to hurry the Damascus dictator's demise to be made."
Meanwhile, a reporter with the Lebanese newspaper al-Nahar said that there is international objection to Israel's involvement in the Syrian crisis. She claimed that the major powers won't allow Israel to divert the Syrian conflict's focus.
It was further claimed that any Israeli intervention would serve Assad's regime and restore some of his popular support and possibly Arab support.


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I was just looking though a magazine and saw a bicycle, old style with balloon tires, with an engine on it and thought what would it take to do that myself? I have the perfect bicycle for it but wondered if anyone had some good ideas or opinions for me to consider before I go any farther with this project.
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1 Minimal Tooth Number of Flexspline in Harmonic Gear Drive with External Wave Generator (October 2013)
Wave generators are located inside of flexsplines in most harmonic gear drive devices. Because the teeth on the wheel rim of the flexspline are distributed radially, there is a bigger stress concentration on the tooth root of the flexspline meshing with a circular spline, where a fatigue fracture is more likely to occur under the alternating force exerted by the wave generator. The authors' solution to this problem is to place the wave generator outside of the flexspline, which is a scheme named harmonic gear drive (HGD) with external wave generator (EWG).
2 How Bearing Design Improves Gearbox Performance (September 2012)
Gearbox performance, reliability, total cost of ownership (energy cost), overall impact on the environment, and anticipation of additional future regulations are top-of-mind issues in the industry. Optimization of the bearing set can significantly improve gearbox performance.
3 Designing Reliability Into Industrial Gear Drives (September/October 1998)
The primary objective in designing reliable gear drives is to avoid failure. Avoiding failure is just as important for the manufacturer and designer as it is for the end user. Many aspects should be considered in order to maximize the potential reliability and performance of installed gearing.
4 Alternative Lubrication Methods for Large Open Gear Drives (September/October 1996)
The type of lubricant and the method of applying it to the tooth flanks of large open gears is very important from the point of view of lubrication technology and maintenance. When selecting the type of lubricant and the application method, it is important to check whether it is possible to feed the required lubricant quantity to the load-carrying tooth flanks, This is necessary to avoid deficient lubrication, damage to the gear and operational malfunctions. It is important to determine the type of lubricant, which may be fluid or grease-like. The consistency of the lubricant will have a direct impact on the ability of the lubrication system to feed adequately the lubricant to the gear. The interactions between the common types of lubricant and the lubrication application methods for open gear drives are shown in Fig. 1.
The complete Industry News section from the May 2013 issue of Gear Technology
6 Off-Highway Gears (June/July 2013)
Market needs push in 2013, but will it get one? The construction/off-highway industries have been here before. New equipment, technologies and innovations during an economic standstill that some have been dealing with since 2007.
7 Getting the Right Tools (September/October 2014)
So there is little chance that they need the same software to assist with their work. Gone are the days when companies wrote their own code and process engineers thumbed the same tattered reference book.
8 Gear Ratio Epicyclic Drives Analysis (June 2014)
It has been documented that epicyclic gear stages provide high load capacity and compactness to gear drives. This paper will focus on analysis and design of epicyclic gear arrangements that provide extremely high gear ratios. Indeed, a special, two-stage planetary arrangement may utilize a gear ratio of over one hundred thousand to one. This paper presents an analysis of such uncommon gear drive arrangements and defines their major parameters, limitations, and gear ratio maximization approaches. It also demonstrates numerical examples, existing designs, and potential applications.
9 Worm Gears - Ask the Expert (October 2013)
How does one determine the center of a worm and a worm wheel? Also, what are the differences between the common worm tooth forms?
10 Drivetrain Research An Idea Whose Time is Overdue (July/August 1995)
The popular perception today is that technological advancement is an engine running almost out of control. New products and processes are developing faster than we can keep up with them, as anyone who has had a new computer system crash into obsolescence practically before it's out of the box can tell you. But that's not the case everywhere. Transmission technology, for example.
11 Developing a Total Productive Maintenance System (May/June 1995)
There's a reason they call it catastrophic gear failure: For example, if the line goes down at a large aluminum rolling mill because a gear set goes bad, the cost can run up to a whopping $200,000 a week. Even in smaller operations, the numbers alone (not to mention all the other problems) can be a plant manager's worst nightmare.
12 Chiming in on Gear Noise: Three Experts Have their Say (August 2011)
It is said that The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Ok, but what about gear noise? We talked to three experts with considerable knowledge and experience in this area.
13 Standards Development: Enclosed Drives (March/April 2011)
Chairman Todd Praneis of Cotta Transmission describes the activities of AGMA's Enclosed Drives technical committee.
14 Wind Turbine Pitch and Yaw Drive Manufacturers Draw Breath as Market Slows (January/February 2010)
The global wind energy market has seen average growth rates of 28 percent over the last 10 years, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), creating major challenges for the component supply industry. GWEC also forecasts an average growth rate of 22 percent for the next five years, which if realized, will continue to put pressure on suppliers of turbine components.
15 Cone Drive Double Enveloping Worm Gearing Design and Manufacturing (October/November 1984)
Worm gearing is of great antiquity, going back about 2100 years to Archimedes, who is generally acknowledged as its inventor. Archimedes' concept used an Archimedial spiral to rotate a toothed wheel. Development of the worm gearing principle progressed along conventional lines until about 500 years ago when Leonardo DaVinci evolved the double enveloping gear concept.
16 Application of Miner's Rule to Industrial Gear Drives (January/February 1990)
We need a method to analyze cumulative fatigue damage to specify and to design gear drives which will operate under varying load. Since load is seldom constant, most applications need this analysis.
17 Dynamic Loads in Parallel Shaft Transmissions - Part 2 (May/June 1990)
Solutions to the governing equations of a spur gear transmission model, developed in a previous article are presented. Factors affecting the dynamic load are identified. It is found that the dynamic load increases with operating speed up to a system natural frequency. At operating speeds beyond the natural frequency the dynamic load decreases dramatically. Also, it is found that the transmitted load and shaft inertia have little effect upon the total dynamic load. Damping and friction decrease the dynamic load. Finally, tooth stiffness has a significant effect upon dynamic loadings the higher the stiffness, the lower the dynamic loading. Also, the higher the stiffness, the higher the rotating speed required for peak dynamic response.
18 Dynamic Loads in Parallel Shaft Transmissions Part 1 (March/April 1990)
Recently, there has been increased interest in the dynamic effects in gear systems. This interest is stimulated by demands for stronger, higher speed, improved performance, and longer-lived systems. This in turn had stimulated numerous research efforts directed toward understanding gear dynamic phenomena. However, many aspects of gear dynamics are still not satisfactorily understood.
19 Full-Load Testing of Large Gearboxes Using Closed-Loop Power Circulation (September/October 1991)
This method of testing large gearboxes or, indeed, any power transmission element, had numerous advantages and offers the possibility of large savings in time, energy, and plant, if the overall situation is conducive to its use. This usually requires that several such units need to be tested, and that they can be conveniently connected to each to each other in such a way as to form a closed-loop drive train. No power sink is required, and the drive input system has only to make up power losses. The level of circulating power is controlled by the torque, which is applied statically during rotation, and the drive speed. Principles, advantage, and limitations are described, together with recent experiences in the only known large-scale usage of this technique in Australia.
News Items About harmonic drive
1 Harmonic Drive Introduces New Gearheads (January 3, 2005)
Harmonic Drive Technologies introduced its RGH Series of compact gearheads that offer the accuracy and repeatability typically associated... Read News
2 HD Systems Merges with Harmonic Drive Technologies (February 6, 2006)
HD Systems Inc. and Harmonic Drive Technologies, Nabtesco Inc. have merged, effective Jan. 1, 2006. The newly formed joint companny wi... Read News


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Cape boys' lax goes quick sticks for quick six to beat Dover 16-7Vikings play Caesar Rodney May 22 in semifinal game
Dover was down 8-0 to Cape lacrosse with less than two minutes in the half when the Senators' long pole midfielder Ryan McQuaide came right down Broadway and bounced home a shot for a goal. A large Dover crowd cheered loudly with a prominent voice screaming, "Now we've got them right where we want them."
And with seconds remaining until break, McQuaide threw a half-field shot toward the Cape crease where a gang of Senators and a crew of Vikings were hanging about. Tony Iammatteo never saw the speeding ball through the hamper of white socks until it crossed into his cage at the buzzer.
"Believe it or not, that was a planned play. We actually practice it," said Dover assistant Ronnie Allen. "We figured maybe we had a run in us in the second half."
Dover made it scary, coming all the way back to 10-7 early in the fourth quarter, but the Vikings surged for six unanswered goals, winning 16-7 and setting up a rematch with rival Caesar Rodney Wednesday, May 22.
"Lacrosse is a game of surges and runs. I thought our kids responded well to their comeback," Cape's Jack Lingo said after the game. "Our defensemen were solid, and we did a good job picking up ground balls. Having Matt Kane back off the injured list had really opened up our offense."
Todd Keen, Michael Hopkins and Luke Benson all had 3 goals for Cape while Matt Kane, Justin Lopez and Blake Mann each had 2 goals, and Nick DiGuglielmo had 1.
Assists for Cape were Kane 2, Hopkins 2, Benson, Mann and DiGuglielmo.
Dover goals were scored by Dennis Hallock 2, McQuaide 2, Godfrey Webb, Joshua Clendaniel and Devon Hallock.
Cape outshot the Senators 34-23.
Tony Iammatteo had 6 saves while Dover's Mackenzie Ware had 8.


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beach time
I wish I had more time to spend on the beach! I do most of my training programme on there at the moment, and walk the dog, but oh for a few days sunbathing, swimming and reading good books.
The market is still going well, and people who have booked some time for all of the above are turning up in increasing numbers.
One family who bought lots of stuff last year came again and bought more! I had a request for an anklet which I was happy to make up, then I decided to make more for the stall. I love anklets! The above is the custom ordered one, a green bead charm and mermaid, and below is a silver anchor, light blue seaglass and silver chain, £10. See it on Etsy.
Tagged beach, llangrannog, Seaglass, silver, surf
a week off
I've had a week off the office job, and I'm using the time to finish the corrections on my PhD thesis, but it's also time to have some fun! I've missed being in the sea, a lot, so I decided to have a beach day even though it's not really quite warm enough. However, with some planning it's do-able, especially as I live so close to the beach.
I put on some warm and comfy gear, including my new t-shirt and jacket from Australian surf brand 'Afends'. Loving this stuff! I haven't owned a denim jacket since the 80s, and with jeans, crazy pattern t-shirt and my beach bag, I fluffed up my hair and felt like a teenager again! If you like their gear, you can get a 20% discount with the code BLOG20!
I took myself, my books (Aussie too) and my dog over to Cilborth beach, built a little fire and pretended it's summer already. No surf here just yet, but I have hopes for the rest of the weekend…
market days
I shared a stall at the Llangrannog market last week with 'Ocean Pictures' and made more than I have so far! All to be ploughed back in – more pretty silver charms, leather cords and coloured pieces to come. People are (very nicely) free with their advice and I also have new, better price tags in mind with more information on the origin of the seaglass.
I also need to sort out my 'choose your own' boards, so people can select the elements they want then I'll make it up for them then and there. All good fun!
Tagged llangrannog, market, Seaglass, silver
Llangrannog Local Producers Market #1
Last Wednesday was the first Llangrannog Local Producers Market, held on the Ship carpark and organised by a small committee of awesome getting-things-done type women. I spent ages creating new frames for displaying necklaces and earrings and keyrings, and a day making new stock for the market. Some of my faovurite pieces (like the only piece of pink I've ever seen and maybe ever will see) sold really quickly. Blue and green pieces are the most popular, and dolphin charms are a winner, especially when the dolphins have recently visited!
The weather was hot and sunny and it was a really successful day, with such excellent organisation. I wish I had a lot more time to spend on the stall and particularly on the stock, but polishing those damn silver charms takes forever! I made a respectable amount of money and have high hopes for tomorrow, which is bang in the middle of the Whit week. I think my stuff will have most appeal for kids with pocket money to spend, and adults with presents to buy!
Hoping to keep the stall going all summer, because it was a rewarding experience, although it is a big commitment at a time when I feel rather over-committed. Great to see lots of other locals doing their thing, from Louise with her pictures and postcards to The Plwmp Tart's gorgeous cooking. There were a couple of veg stalls, an organic beauty products stall I had to be very strict with myself about, a cheese stall (ditto) and plenty more.
Tagged arian, carreg bica, gemwaith, jewellery, llagrannog, marchnad, market, Seaglass, silver, stall
mermaid's hair
A photo from yesterday, May Day or Beltane. If I can get the light and lens right on Hipstamatic, I think this section of rocks on Cilborth will make a good backdrop for photographing new seaglass stock…once I've finished making it all!
Tagged beach, crannog, hipstamatic, llangrannog, Seaglass, wales
I do miss the sea. I see it every day, but I am missing it. I never get to go in it any more; there always seems to be something more pressing, more pressurising. And sure, it's cold as well — I don't want to get in, but I know that I do as well, and will feel so much better when I do. I'll surf badly, rusty and out of sync with the ocean, and feel ashamed. But three days where I can do no more than glance in fading light, and I am antsy without it. Running brings me close only, not into. It looks so soft and light and playful, though I know it is cold and, this winter, killer. Anyway I must get back in; everything tells me so. And close, and sit, and watch. Before all the tourists come back, before the peace and scoured-cleanness is gone. The signposts are on my desktop because, I thought, I liked the blue, but they are reminding me of the choices I have already made and still abide by, when I remember to honour them. That all paths lead to the coast for me, to Lochtyn and surrounding beaches and beaches further afield; salt water anywhere. Also that my path is soon to change again, that I will not be stuck wishing for change forever — that the path is sometimes a long, long tiring one, like the walk to Cwmtudu, but beautiful. I feel like I would like to wander some, and be a little more rootless and a little more free.
day of drilling
Made some more seaglass stuff for my Etsy shop.
If you want some Xmas goodies use XMASFUN at the checkout for 15% off! Loved making these — I have to admit, sea pottery is a lot easier to drill than seaglass but there we are. I have sold quite a few pieces, mostly to locals but one piece is heading to America tomorrow!
Seaglass love
A new page, Surferigrl's Seaglass, has appeared on my site to explain my new Etsy shop.
I've started to sell my seaglass jewellery creations, because I can't keep them all, and can't afford the silver clay, diamond-tipped drill bits and so on unless I make a bit of money out of it! I love seaglass and sea pottery…hope you will like too.
No updates for a while — there's been no surf for months, that's mostly why! Really, months without a decent swell, but also only about two days without the usual tiny windcrap. Which I'm happy to go out in, but it's not there. I went for a swim today, and there are so many jellyfish it's like some weird underwater PacMan where you propel forward dodging the ghosts. Horrid little things that sting = me not swimming until a storm has cleared them away. A chest infection has kept me out of the water for a week anyway, so I'm not happy to have to stay out still.
Of course I shouldn't complain about the amazing weather, but…I need a wave.
There's only so many things I can think to paint on my nails before I get bored. Getting lots of work done, mind you. Thinking, reading and writing about surfing…driving me mad. Also, making me really want to visit Cali, where most surf fiction is set.


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Muslims Debate asked Mr. Geert Wilders why he became anti-Islam and what is his message to the Muslims?
Geert Wilders :
I first visited an Islamic country in 1982.
I was 18 years old and had traveled with a Dutch friend from Eilat in Israel to the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh.
We were two almost penniless backpacking students.
We slept on the beaches and found hospitality with Egyptians, who spontaneously invited us to tea.
I clearly recall my very first impression of Egypt: I was overwhelmed by the kindness, friendliness and helpfulness of its people.
I also remember my second strong impression of Egypt: It struck me how frightened these friendly and kind people were.
While we were in Sharm el-Sheikh, President Mubarak happened to visit the place.
I remember the fear which suddenly engulfed the town when it was announced that Mubarak was coming on an unexpected visit; I can still see the cavalcade of black cars on the day of his visit and feel the almost physical awareness of fear, like a cold chill on that very hot day in Summer.
It was a weird experience; Mubarak is not considered the worst of the Islamic tyrants and yet, the fear of the ordinary Egyptians for their leader could be felt even by me. I wonder how Saudis feel when their King is in town, how Libyans feel when Gaddafi announces his coming, how Iraqis must have felt when Saddam Hussein was near. A few years later, I read in the Koran how the 7th century Arabs felt in the presence of Muhammad, who, as several verses describe, "cast terror into their hearts" (suras 8:12, 8:60, 33:26, 59:12).
From Sharm el-Sheikh, my friend and I went to Cairo. It was poor and incredibly dirty. My friend and I were amazed that such a poor and filthy place could be a neighbor of Israel, which was so clean. The explanation of the Arabs, with whom we discussed their poverty, was that they were not in any way to blame for this affliction: They said they were the victims of a global conspiracy of "imperialists" and "Zionists", aimed at keeping Muslims poor and subservient. I found that explanation unconvincing. My instinct told me it had something to do with the different cultures of Israel and Egypt.
I made a mistake in Cairo. We had almost no money and I was thirsty. One could buy a glass of water at public water collectors. It did not look clean, but I drank it. I got a terrible diarrhea. I went to a hostel where one could rent a spot on the floor for two dollars a day. There I lay for several days, a heap of misery in a crowded, stinking room, with ten other guys. Once Egypt had been the most advanced civilization on earth. Why had it not progressed along with the rest of the world?
"Besides the fanatical frenzy, …, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy," he wrote. "The effects are apparent in many countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist where the followers of the Prophet rule or live. … The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to a sole man as his absolute property, either as a child, a wife, or a concubine, must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men. … Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities – but the influence of the religion paralyzes the social development of those who follow it." And Churchill concluded: "No stronger retrograde force exists in the world."
The "indecently" dressed girls frantically tried to save their young lives. The Saudi police beat them back into the burning building. Officers of the Mutaween, the "Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice," as the Police are known in Saudi Arabia, also beat passers-by and firemen who tried to help the girls. "It is sinful to approach them," the policemen warned bystanders. It is not only sinful, it is also a criminal offence.
Girls are not valued highly in Islam; the Koran says that the birth of a daughter makes a father's "face darken and he is filled with gloom" (sura 43:17). Nevertheless, the incident at the Mecca school drew angry reactions. Islam is inhumane; but Muslims are humans, hence capable of Love – that powerful force which Muhammad despised. Humanity prevailed in the Meccan fathers who were incensed over the deaths of their daughters; it also prevailed in the firemen who confronted the Mutaween when the latter were beating the girls back inside, and in the journalists of the Saudi paper which, for the first time in Saudi history, criticized the much feared and powerful "Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice."
I am an agnosticus myself. But Christians and Jews hold that God created man in His image. They believe that by observing themselves, as free and rational beings capable of love, they can come to know Him. They can even reason with Him, as the Jews have done throughout their history. The Koran, on the contrary, states that "Nothing can be compared with Allah" (sura 16:74, 42:11). He has absolutely nothing in common with us. It is preposterous to suppose that Allah created man in his image. The biblical concept that God is our father is not found in Islam. There is no personal relationship between man and Allah, either. The purpose of Islam is the total submission of oneself and others to the unknowable Allah, whom we must serve through total obedience to Muhammad as leader of the Islamic state (suras 3:31, 4:80, 24:62, 48:10, 57:28). And history has taught us that Muhammad was not at all a prophet of love and compassion, but a mass murderer, a tyrant and a pedophile. Muslims could not have a more deplorable role model.
Without individual freedom, it is not surprising that the notion of man as a responsible agent is not much developed in Islam. Muslims tend to be very fatalistic. Perhaps – let us certainly hope so – only a few radicals take the Koranic admonition to wage jihad on the unbelievers seriously. Nevertheless, most Muslims never raise their voice against the radicals. This is the "fearful fatalistic apathy" Churchill referred to.
The author Aldous Huxley, who lived in North Africa in the 1920s, made the following observation: "About the immediate causes of things – precisely how they happen – they seem to feel not the slightest interest. Indeed, it is not even admitted that there are such things as immediate causes: God is directly responsible for everything. 'Do you think it will rain?' you ask pointing to menacing clouds overhead. 'If God wills,' is the answer. You pass the native hospital. 'Are the doctors good?' 'In our country,' the Arab gravely replies, in the tone of Solomon, 'we say that doctors are of no avail. If Allah wills that a man die, he will die. If not, he will recover.' All of which is profoundly true, so true, indeed, that is not worth saying. To the Arab, however, it seems the last word in human wisdom. ... They have relapsed – all except those who are educated according to Western methods – into pre-scientific fatalism, with its attendant incuriosity and apathy."
As a Dutch, a European and a Western politician, my responsibility is primarily to the Dutch people, to the Europeans and the West. However, since the liberation of the Muslims from Islam, will benefit all of us, I wholeheartedly support Muslims who love freedom. My message to them is clear: "Fatalism is no option; 'Inch' Allah' is a curse; Submission is a disgrace.
Free yourselves. It is up to you.
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Western Black River Campus offers Nursing Assistant training course
Published on Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Western Technical College will offer a six-week, 130-hour skilled nursing assistant training class beginning June 11 and ending July 20. The class will meet on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 7:30 a.m. to noon and Fridays 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Black River Falls Campus.
Brief informational sessions are scheduled for Thursday, April 19 at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Each session will include information on the course, the application process, and the requirements for admission. Enrollment in the course is limited to 13 students.
For more information call the Black River Falls Campus at 715.284.2253.


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Can You Help Me Find a Great Recipe for Ethiopian Fasolia?
Good Questions
Q: I had fasolia (string beans, carrots, caramelized onions) at an Ethiopian restaurant. It was so delicious and I want to make it at home. Does anybody have tips or a recipe to make this healthy, naturally vegan dish?
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The Taste of Mali: Maggi Seasoning
Lucky Peach
Maggi is an umami-intense all-purpose seasoning, and according to Jack Carneal in his recent article in Lucky Peach, it has come to "define the taste of Malian cuisine." Maggi is used in everything from traditional tige dege na to spaghetti sauce, and at this point, Carneal says few people remember how Malian food tastes without this mass-produced seasoning. Good or bad, it sounds like Maggi is here to stay.
Recipe: African Beef & Peanut Stew
Recipes from The Kitchn
The first time I had African peanut stew, I was 14 years old and staying with my aunt and uncle. They were currently living stateside, although for the last six years they'd made their home in the country formerly known as Zaire (it's now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). It was the start of what would be known for years after as "African dinner" at Auntie Dee and Uncle Terry's house. The menu was always the same: a spicy, hearty, and very fragrant peanut stew served with sukuma wiki (a traditional African kale or chard side dish), rice, and homemade chapati. It was so delicious, and it pretty much blew my adolescent mind—and palate.
Rooibos: A Caffeine-Free Herbal Tisane
Rooibos has been touted as the "miracle tea," and regardless of whether you believe such claims, it's worth getting to know this South African herb. In addition to its use as a fruity, red tisane, rooibos can even be incorporated into sweet and savory dishes.
Recipe: Ethiopian Spiced Clarified Butter (Niter Kibbeh)
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There is only one problem with niter kibbeh: I can't stop eating it, whether I'm melting a spoonful into a pot of lentils or sneaking a dollop straight from the jar. This spiced clarified butter is the "secret ingredient" to many Ethiopian dishes, as well as anything else you can imagine using it on, from meat to eggs to vegetables. (Psst... try it on popcorn!)
10 African-Inspired Recipes
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There's something slightly daunting yet exhilarating about making a recipe you've never tried before. If you're new to African cuisine, one of these recipes is sure to whet your appetite!
Skip the Searching: 5 African Spice Blends to Make Yourself
It isn't always easy to find premade versions of common African spice blends like Ras el Hanout at the local supermarket, but the truth is, if you have a well-stocked spice rack, you likely have almost all the components to make these mixtures on your own. With a spice grinder and the recipes below, you can easily bring the flavors of Morocco, Ethiopia, Egypt and Tunisia into your kitchen.
Spice Mix: Berbere
If you've ever eaten food from the eastern Horn of Africa – Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia – chances are you've encountered berbere, a complex blend of chile peppers and spices. This all-purpose spice mix can add warmth and depth to all sorts of dishes like beans, meats, and stews, and even non-African fare from burgers to roasted vegetables.
Moroccan Recipe: Chicken Tagine with Apricots, Almonds & Chickpeas
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Let's talk about this tagine for a second: it's crazy good. The dish has so much going on—the fragrant and heavily-spiced sauce, the jammy apricots, the crunchy almonds—and yet it totally works. There's good reason why this Moroccan dish is a classic.
Go Orange: How the Sweet Potato Is Saving Lives in Africa
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The color difference between white and orange sweet potatoes seems superficial — but in Africa, the campaign to consume more beta-carotene-rich orange sweet potatoes is preventing blindness, illness and death to children in Mozambique and Uganda. How does such a simple change have such a big impact?


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The top produce items you're probably not buying -- but ought to be
Are you in a fruit and vegetable rut -- you know, buying the same old fruits and vegetables, week in and week out? For me, it's broccoli, baby carrots, zucchini, and spinach that fill my vegetable bin. Then it's apples, oranges, pears, bananas, and grapes for the fruit bowl.
But it's time we all walk on the wild side and try some new spring and summer fruits and vegetables. And I've got 10 great ones for you to start with -- as well as a couple of recipes to use them in.
Don't know how to store or eat them? Don't know how to pick them out in the supermarket? You have no more excuses, because I've also got the answers to those questions for the 10 lucky produce winners.
If you're still not convinced, consider this: Recent studies have shown that eating plenty of produce has been linked to lower rates of heart disease and some types of cancer, and may help lower blood pressure.
Fabulous Fruits
1. Mini Watermelons
Who doesn't like watermelons! These are easy to eat, easy to store, and generally have great flavor, too.
Available: Year-round.
Buying tips: Find firm mini watermelons that feel heavy for their size, but that yield slightly when you press on them.
How to store: Ripen at room temperature. Once ripe, store cut or whole mini watermelons in the refrigerator for up to three days.
Nutritional attributes: 2 cups diced mini watermelon contains 20% of the Daily Value for vitamin A and 25% for vitamin C, according to data from Melissa's Produce.
Eating/cooking/serving tips: Use wedges or half slices to garnish plates. Or serve fruit salad in a hollowed-out mini watermelon half. Serve cubes or balls alone as a side dish, or in a fruit salad or fruit kabob.
2. Pluots
You've got to try this new fruit, a hybrid of a plum and an apricot. I liked them even though I'm not crazy about plums.
Available: June-September.
Buying tips: They are ripe when they give under gentle pressure.
Best way to store: To ripen pluots, keep at 65-70 degrees.
Nutritional attributes: Nutritional information was not yet available for this new variety.
Eating/cooking tips: Anywhere you would eat and serve plums or apricots, have these instead!


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At Mays Rink at Taft School, Watertown CT
Hello WSC members and families,
Session 3 starts this Sunday, 1/24. If you haven't registered yet, you may do so at the attendance table at Mays Rink on Sunday.
5 p.m. Dance and Off-ice classes;
6 p.m. Basic skills 1-8, FS classes and practice.
7 p.m. Moves in the Field and Dance classes for higher level skaters.
8:15 p.m. Adult classes.
Happy Skating!
Our program runs EVERY SUNDAY at TAFT, from September 20 through March 20, in the MAYS RINK (across the breezeway) parking lot off Guernseytown Rd, Watertown.
We are very excited about our 2015/2016 Skating Season. Watertown Skating Club has been around since 1951 and remains a family oriented, fun place to skate. Over the years our club has evolved into the great organization it is today. We have an amazing learn to skate program, ice dancing, adult skate, a synchronized skating team, a competitive team and have had some time with world renowned, Olympic guest coaches. Each year our club grows and progresses and this year is no different.
Due to a Taft decision all outside groups are using the Mays Rink. This has effected the amount of ice time we are able to obtain. We are only able to use the rink on Sunday night and have developed the following schedule.
Sunday Program:
5:00 – 5:50pm Optional Off Ice training and Off Ice Dance - Additional fee. This is open to everyone and all levels. There will be one free trial class on the second week of each session – please come and check it out.
6:00 – 6:30pm Basic Levels 1-4 lesson ½ rink , Basic 5-8 practice ½ rink. All levels welcome
6:30 -7:00 Basic Levels 5-8 lesson ½ rink, Basic 1-4 practice ½ rink. All levels welcome
7:00 -7:30 Moves in the Field and Dance. All levels welcome if doing Moves/Dance
7:30 – 8:00 Practice Dances played in order. All levels welcome if Dancing includes adults
8:00 - 8:15 Zamboni
8:15 – 8:30 Warm up Adult and JI lessons. Adult and JIs only
8:30 – 9:00 Adult and JI lessons 9:00 – 10:00
9:00 – 10:00 Adult and JI practice 9:00 – 10:00 (last 30 minutes Adults only)
We will run in approximately three 8 week sessions. The cost of each session will be $135.
September 20 – November 8 – Every Sunday
November 15 – January 17 – Every Sunday
January 24 – March 20 – Every Sunday
We are not-for-profit and run by volunteers. Buy good skates at Wesco, 270 Federal Rd, Brookfield Jackson/Reidel
For those wanting more ice time, members will be able to purchase skating sessions at Newington Rink at a discounted rate through Watertown Skating Club.
Our Program includes:
*Basic skills classes for kids ages 5- 17
*Parent Learn to Skate Class
*Adult Membership-Ice Dance, Freestyle
*Adult Learn to Skate Special
Accepting new members and renewals throughout the summer
For more information and an application:
Contact Donna Kasper, Membership, at 860-621-7588
Private lessons for children and adults are always available.
All skaters, beginner - advanced, young - vintage, are welcome to join.


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Farrah Abraham Rocks Porn-Chic Outfit For Radio Appearance: Hot or Not? (PHOTO)
The 22-year-old porn princess is fresh off a stint in rehab that was reportedly cut short after Fare Bear failed to play nice with the other patients.
But who cares when you're making millions from your "adult film" and endorsement deals?
Farrah was in Chicago for the EXXXOTICA Expo (yes, it's supposed to be written that way), which is "the largest event in America dedicated to love and sex." Congrats?
When she wasn't busy at the sexy event, Farrah took some time to talk on the local morning radio station. Bummer, we were hoping she was debuting her new single, "Trying to Find Rock Bottom."
We kid.
We will say it's more covered than we've seen Farrah in a while, but when she spends the majority of her photoshoots clothes-free, that's no surprise.
But you tell us — is Farrah's outfit hot or not? Vote below!
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In Memory of
James L. Bryant
March 13, 1941 - May 12, 2010
James "Jim" Bryant, age 69, of Rogers, passed away at his home on May 12, 2010, after a short bout with cancer. He was born on March 13, 1941, in North Little Rock to Curtis and Lois Bryant. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Jeanette Majors.
In 1982, he retired from the US Air Force after 22 years of service, after which he was employed by Cooper Communities, Inc. and CEI Engineering until 2003. He was an avid musician, a gift which he passed down to his son and grandsons.
Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Dorothy Bryant; son, Steve Bryant and wife Mary of Bentonville; grandchildren, Shana, Tony and Andy Bryant; step-grandsons, Michael, Chris, and Matthew Bischoff; sisters, Joy Kerfoot and husband Karl of Ponca City, Oklahoma, JoAnn Lake of Tulsa, Oklahoma; a brother John Bryant and his wife Kathy of Granby, Missouri; and many nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 17, 2010, at Fayetteville National Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the United States Air Force Honor Guard from Little Rock Air Force Base. There will be no visitation.
The family requests that memorials be made to Disabled American Veterans (Attn. Gift Processing), P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301, or to Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Road, Springdale 72764.
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Last week we asked readers why they thought that the ultra popular Flappy Bird app was pulled from Apple's App Store and Google Play by creator Dong Nguyen, despite the game reportedly making tens of thousands of dollars a day on advertising.
There were a lot of different opinions, but the most popular conclusion our readers came to was that Nguyen pulled his game due to harassment/abuse/criticism by the media and some in the gaming community. Around 33 percent chose abuse as the number one reason Flappy Bird was pulled, while 24 percent felt that he may have been overwhelmed by all the attention, 22 percent suspected that legal pressure over the art in the game may have scared him, and 11 percent suspect some other reason was the cause. Only nine percent of the votes went to the reason that Nyugen said was why he pulled his game: it was too addictive.
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Momo Station
Shop 25, Tivoli Arcade
235-251 Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
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Nepalese cuisine is something that I've only just discovered. Apart from eating half a bowl of aalu tarkari (potato curry) courtesy of a Nepalese colleague during a work morning tea, I'm not too familiar with the cuisine of the small country up in the Himalaya. I've been told that Nepalese food is a milder version of Indian food with small bouts of Chinese influence, but whether that's true… I don't know. What I DO know is the Nepalese they make some terrific dumplings. The Nepalese momo, brought over by the Tibetians, is a dish that has satisfied sherpas on the run for many decades now – think of it as the Nepalese equivalent of Maccas, but with less additives. Although they are available (at the cost of an arm and one of Jessica Hart's legs) at Nepalese restaurants such as Ghurka's on Flinders Street and its sister restaurants, a place that specialised in momo did not exist. Until now.
Arriving on platform 1 a few months ago was Momo Station, a modest cafe that is run by said colleague's friend. Before I go on though, let me say that my review is in no way influenced by the fact that it belongs to a friend of a friend – and that goes with other reviews too. Anyway, it's a cafe that attracts a steady stream of diners during the day, mostly students who have just finished class at RMIT's business campus nearby or Nepalese workers who have trekked all the way from the other end of the city.
The staple dish at Momo Station seems to be the chicken momo ($7.50) and if you think are similar to Chinese dumplings, you're not wrong. What makes the momo stand out on its own, however, is the coriander and cumin that goes into the chicken mince filling to give it an uplifting taste. Its distinctive flavour also means that people can never call the momo a wannabe jiaozi. A small bowl filled with simple chicken broth and dollops of home-made tomato chutney and store-bought chilli sauce completed the meal. I should also add here that eight pieces for $7.50 is a bargain in Melbourne when you consider the fact that you only get half the amount by paying the same price at other Nepalese restaurants.
The beef momo ($6.50) also came with the chicken broth, chutney and chilli (actually, they all do except for the vegetarian momo). Pleated like a har gow rather than in a twist, the beef filling was pretty good – probably a tad sweeter than the chicken – but I preferred the chicken ones.
For an extra 50 cents, you can request your momo to be pan-fried. My advice is to stick to steamed momo though – not only were the skins soggy and oily rather than crispy, the delicate fillings were drowned out when the skins were fried.
For all you herbivores, a vegetarian version is available ($6.50). The fillings were a mixture of carrots, potatoes and greens held together by an egg mixture and lots of coriander. They were okay but not something that I'd rush to order again. The fact that we got like, four pieces of sliced cucumber and three pieces of carrot when meat-eaters were given soup (which, to me, seemed more generous) made me feel like I got heebed.
You can also order 'proper' meals ranging from noodle soups to chow meins, both of which seemed popular with fellow diners. As for me, I'll stick to the chicken momo, thanks.
Chicken momo, here we are… one magical moment.
6 Comments on Momo Station
Oh you know I forget about momos when I get a dumpling craving-thanks for reminding me! :Reply
Coriander and cumin? I'm in! I'm also a sucker for the novelty of non-white-plate plating. I'd probably eat dry lettuce if it was served to me on a wooden plate carved into the shape of an elephant…Reply
Oh my and I was just reading about this on The Age's top 5 dumpling spots and this was one of them!! Thanks for posting this up!Reply
Xiaolongbao? Mmmmmmmmmm I dig that.
I'm glad you wrote about this cos it wouldn't be a place I would otherwise visit.
OMG you have such a fantastic blog, love it, yeah, so good.Reply
I tried the vege momo today. I found it dull and dry. Luckily I ordered the chicken broth. That and the sauce when eaten together with the momos saved the dish.
Not sure if I'll return there. Cumin is not a fav of mine when ppl are heavy handed with it which seem to happen often! .. Were the chicken momos strong in cumin flavour?Reply


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Study: Post-Partum Depression May Impact Kids' HeightJoslyn Gray
New research shows that postpartum depression can have a lasting physical–not just psychological–impact on children.
Using data that followed over 6,500 children, researchers found that moms who reported mild, moderate, or severe symptoms of depression at nine months post partum were significantly more likely to have children that were of smaller stature…even at kindergarten age.
The study found that at nine months postpartum, 24 percent of mothers reported mild depression symptoms, and 17 percent reported moderate to severe symptoms.
After adjusting for other factors, the moms who had been depressed had kids who four years later were still smaller than average. At age four, the children were 40 percent more likely to be in the shortest 10 percent of kids their age. At age five, they were 48 percent more likely to be in the shortest 10 percent.
"There's already very good reasons that mothers who are depressed should seek treatment," lead author Pamela Surkan said to ABC News. "This is one more additional piece of evidence confirming that this is important."
The study, conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and published in the journal Pediatrics, doesn't explain exactly why the kids are shorter, but the researchers are starting to look at that.
In the study, Dr. Surkan theorized that "mothers who are depressed or blue might have a hard time following through with caregiving tasks."
Another theory is that some of the children themselves may be depressed. University of Wisconsin psychiatry professor Kenneth Roberts, who was not affiliated with the study, told ABC News that depression in kids can affect the endocrine system and could disrupt the growth hormone.
Whatever the cause, pediatricians need to use this information as a tool, said Dr. Andrew Leuchter, a professor of psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles.
"These children have growth patterns that are different from children whose mothers are not depressed," Dr. Leuchter said to NBC News, which means doctors need to see a child's short-for-age stature as a potential warning sign.
"It raises a red flag for us," Dr. Leuchter said. "And it's more evidence that depression in the mom can can have negative health effects on the kids. So it really underlines the urgency of treating depression in these mothers so the kids don't suffer."
One thing that hasn't been mentioned in all this is the physical benefit to babies of close contact with parents or caregivers. When my twins were born premature, one of the things we did was called "kangaroo care." That's where you put a naked baby (still diapered) against your bare chest. My husband and I spent hours sitting there in the NICU with babies inside our shirts, wires and tubes and monitors sticking out all over the place. It's been proven that this skin-on-skin contact leads to better weight gain, less incubator time, better breastfeeding outcomes, and shorter hospital stays for pre-term infants. I can't imagine that snuggling doesn't have that same impact on full-term babies as well. And I'm just guessing that if you're clinically depressed, you might end up spending less time holding your infant.
In any case, the most disturbing part of the whole article is the number of women who suffer from postpartum depression. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly one out of every five mothers in the U.S. has postpartum depression, but this research suggests that number could be much higher.
My hope is that pediatricians and family physicians will use this information as a tool. If they're noticing a lower height percentile than expected, maybe it could be a starting point for a conversation about how the mom is doing. Moms spend way more time at the pediatrician's office that at their own doctors' offices. If we have evidence that postpartum depression (PPD) affects kids physically, maybe pediatricians will feel more comfortable reaching out about PPD.
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In a pre-Consumer Electronic Show interview with VentureBeat, Gary Shapiro, chief executive and president of the Consumer Electronics Association, says that he is not happy with the way the Stop Online Piracy Act is being rammed through the Senate. The man at the top of the trade group representing the electronics industry adds that SOPA is "shocking."
"It's too bad that in Washington, the urgent replaces the important," Shapiro said. "We care about piracy and so do a lot of people. But this bill is shocking, and it's shocking it has some support. We are playing defense, and we are being outspent 10 to 1 by the copyright extremists."
"There are two types of members of Congress: those who understand the internet and those who will vote for SOPA because they have made commitments to the copyright extremists," he added. "We think online piracy stinks, but this is very bad legislation."
You can check out the rest of his interview here.
Source: VentureBeat, Image credit www.ce.org.