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Microsoft is expected to announce details of the next iteration of its mobile phone operating system Windows Phone 8 at a preview event held in San Francisco on Wednesday 20 June, but is it what the users of Windows Phone 7 want and will it be enough to lure Android and iPhone users across?
What to expect
There are plenty of rumours floating around the internet as to what we can expect Microsoft to announce at the Apollo preview event, and while none have been confirmed by Microsoft, there has been a bevy of leaks to help us work some things out.
Nokia maps to expected to fully replace Bing maps in all Windows Phone smartphones in the new version of the OS, with the company opting to make the most of Nokia's own mapping system that is vastly superior to the Bing offering. The new maps offering is also expected to feature 3D navigation and hardware acceleration.
Following the buyout by Microsoft earlier in the year and the rather basic Windows Phone 7 Skype app, Skype is expected to be heavily featured in Windows Phone 8, tapping into the contacts book and other areas of the phone and allowing users to opt between voice or video calls quickly and easily. Think of it as Microsoft's version of Apple's FaceTime and you'll get the idea.
Better camera
HTC, Samsung, LG, and Nokia have all offered takes on the camera settings in Windows Phone 8 in various degrees and we can expect Microsoft to take some of those features and make them standard. Whether it is adding more colour filters, panorama mode, multi-burst features or just improved image handling, Windows Phone 8 is likely to get a boost in the photographic department.
Xbox Music
Confirmed by Microsoft at its E3 press conference, Windows Phone 8 will be getting Xbox Music, and losing the Zune Marketplace at the same time. Expect the same kind of features as Windows Phone 7 users already enjoy but better cohesion with the Xbox 360 console and messaging from Microsoft.
Xbox Video
Another that's also been confirmed at E3 by Microsoft at its press conference, Xbox Video will be coming to Windows Phone 8 allowing you to buy and watch movies on the go. Details are shy, however, on whether this will be a streaming service like Netflix or a download-only service.
Expect it to tie in with purchases made on your PC and your Xbox 360 console.
Xbox SmartGlass
With the announcement of SmartGlass at E3 we can also expect Xbox SmartGlass to be "baked in" to Windows Phone 8, allowing you to control and share additional content with the Xbox 360 console. You can read more about SmartGlass here.
SkyDrive Cloud Storage system
Leaked photos earlier in the month suggest that SkyDrive will get an even stronger push in Windows Phone 8 with the ability to expand the storage beyond the built-in storage of your phone to the hard drive you have sitting in the cloud. This would allow Microsoft to get past the limitation of the current MicroSD card support.
Data monitoring system
As more of us become conscious of using data on the go, leaked photos suggest that a new feature of Windows Phone 8 will be a data monitor that allows you to see how much data you've used and how long you have left before you get your next data allocation from your operator.
Faster processor support
Windows Phone 7 doesn't currently support quad-core processors, nor anything else other than Qualcomm chips. It is expected that Windows Phone 8 will support different processor specs and ARM chips allowing companies like Intel, Nvidia and others to get in on the action.
Better graphics resolutions
While the smaller handsets handle the resolution perfectly, larger smartphones like the Nokia Lumia 900 and the HTC Titan II struggle with the limiting screen resolution of Windows Phone 7. As the lines blur between Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 RT we are expecting better resolution support.
Windows Phone 7 doesn't currently support NFC, but with Nokia a big fan of the technology, Research in Motion already pushing it with its BlackBerry devices, and the iPhone 5 expected to have it too, we would expect Microsoft to add support for the wireless tech at the operating system so phone manufacturers can add it if they want it.
It wouldn't be too far stretched to imagine that alongside NFC Microsoft will add some kind of Wallet application similar to what Apple has just announced at WWDC with its Passbook app.
What we want
Cloud syncing
At the moment Microsoft keeps a record of the apps you have purchased, but doesnt offer any way of letting you re-install them quickly or sync them to a new Windows Phone device if you upgrade your phone.
We would like greater cloud backup and syncing capabilities for not only apps, but also for contacts cards you've merged and created, groups, and bookmarks.
Greater connectivity with Xbox 360 and Windows 8 RT
Windows Phone's biggest problem is that there aren't as many headline apps out there compared to Android and iOS 6. Giving developers even greater cross-platform support across Microsoft's entire eco-system should help solve this issue greatly.
Swipe to close apps
Accessing apps that are "suspended" is really easy. A quick swipe of the app screen upwards (like you could in WebOS) would make closing them a doddle. Microsoft of course will say that you don't need to close them as they aren't running, but it is nice to have control over these things, even if it is just for your own peace of mind.
Automatic app updates
It seems every couple of days we turn on our Lumia 800 and there is a little white number on the Marketplace tile saying we have updates. While we acknowledge that some want to be able to choose whether we upgrade our favourite app to the latest version, most just say yes. Wouldn't it be great if, like Android, apps just automatically updated if you had previously said yes to the feature?
Website page title in Tweet button
You find something interesting on the web (like this article), you press the share via Twitter button - and then have to type in the headline again. Groan. Why can't it just grab the title of the page along with the link at the same time?
Location-based security settings
When you are on a train it is understandable that you would want to make sure your phone is password protected in case you lose it. On the sofa in your living room and we're not so sure. It would be great if Microsoft could add a trusted Wi-Fi networks options that means when you are in your home and connected to your home Wi-Fi you wouldn't have to type your password every two seconds when you check your phone.
Quick access to Wi-Fi without having to go into settings
Yes we know you can get apps to do this, but why can't Microsoft just add it in as standard and offer it for a number of different settings, whether it is Bluetooth, NFC, Wi-Fi, Battery or something else?
Quicker Email controls
One of the biggest bugbears when reading lots of email in Windows Phone 7 is that when you delete an email you are spat out back to the email queue rather than simply to the next email. That's time consuming if you want to quickly read and delete plenty of emails at the same time.
More tile colours
A simple one, and not really that important, but the ability to chose your tile colour from a colour wheel, rather than just the dozen block colours there are now.


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December 7, 2010
This framing brief was prepared for Communities Creating Healthy Environments (CCHE). It is also available in Spanish.
Understanding structural racism: The birdcage
Philosopher Marilyn Frye1says structural racism is like a bird in a birdcage. We like this image because it illustrates the way racial inequalities operate in our society. The bars work together to trap the bird. Each bar is connected with others — it is the system of bars that traps the bird, just as our system of education, housing, food, and employment interact to form unjust structures that privilege some and hinder opportunities for others. Viewed from this perspective, structural racism is not simply intentional decisions by racist individuals, but the product of overlapping systems and institutions that create and reproduce racial inequalities.
Junk food target marketing is one of the bars on the birdcage of structural racism.
Although the targeted marketing of unhealthy foods to communities of color does not generate as many headlines as policing practices, unequal schools and job opportunities, or recreational and food access, it contributes to our unequal society. In this brief, we explain how target marketing works and why targeting foods and drinks high in sugars, salt, and fats to African Americans and Latinos contributes to racial inequities.
What is target marketing?
One of the main goals of fast food and soda marketing is to make you to feel special, like the product is just for you. The object is to increase the amount of soda or fast food customers currently consuming and keep them coming back for more, to compete for customers of other brands, and create a positive public image. To do this, marketers divide their customers into different groups so they can design campaigns based on the things that make each group distinct, like people's age, income, location, gender, race or ethnicity. This practice is known as target marketing. When marketers segment their audience by race or ethnicity they call it "multicultural marketing,"2but we will refer to it as target marketing because the point of the marketing isn't to celebrate the multitude of cultures in the U.S., the point is to get certain groups to eat and drink more junk food.
Target marketing works within the four P's of marketing: product, place, price, and promotion:
- Product: This is the item being marketed. Companies create whole product lines to attract specific target markets. Take Coke Zero ("Real Coke Taste, Zero Calories"), created because many men do not like ordering "diet" drinks, which they perceive to be for women who are watching their weight. Coke Zero's no-frills black-and-red bottle has been branded with a large "Z" to evoke masculine taste. In 2007, according to Sports Business Journal, the company spent $13 million during the NCAA basketball tournament to boost the then-new product. Taking advantage of the latest in digital and social media, PepsiCo's DEWmocracy campaign for Mountain Dew is targeting "the always-on generation of multicultural youth ages 13-24,"3 to create, name, and vote on new Mountain Dew flavors, all examples of changing the product itself to target a specific group.
- Place: This is where products are sold and consumed. Industries always try to get their products into new places. No companies are better at Place marketing than Coca-Cola and Pepsi. No matter where you are on the globe, the companies make sure a Coke or a Pepsi is within reach. Pepsi has a long history of target marketing related to Place: As a result of segregated regiments in WWII, Pepsi-Cola reports that it was the only soft drink available to African-American soldiers. By the end of that war, it was the soft drink of choice among that overseas group. For decades, Pepsi had bragging rights to being first choice of African-Americans. Walter Mack, Pepsi's president during the 1940s, hired a former executive of the National Urban League to increase its sales to the Black community. Edward Boyd, credited by many with being the first to use target marketing, hired a team of 10 African-American salesmen who traveled the country spreading the Pepsi story of equality. At age 7, Ron Brown, later President Bill Clinton's Secretary of Commerce, was featured in Pepsi's first ad aimed at the Black community.4The "places" Pepsi captured with its marketing were African American neighborhoods across the country. Target marketing by place works not just for foods and drinks, but also for stores and restaurants. Low income, African-American, and mixed-race neighborhoods have more fast food restaurants than white or high-income neighborhoods, while just the opposite is true of grocery stores.5 Access to stores that sell healthy food directly affects the community's health: areas with supermarkets have lower levels of adolescent obesity, while areas with convenience stores have higher levels of overweight adolescents.6
- Price: The price of a product may not seem like marketing. But prices also represent strategic corporate decisions that are calculated to reach certain customers. Church's Chicken, for example, rolled out a 99-cent value menu at the same time that it announced its "I know what is good" advertising campaign. According to Church's press release, this campaign "builds on the urban cool platform that Church's Chicken has established, and expresses it in the many voices of their diverse, multicultural customers."7 Similarly, McDonald's Dollar Menu is a solid part of the company's marketing strategy, credited with keeping McDonald's profits high even during times of economic strife.8
- Promotion: This is what people often think of as marketing because it's the most visible part of marketing. Promotion uses everything from digital marketing to sending discount coupons directly to kids' cell phones to traditional promotions like TV ads, billboards, and point-of-sale advertising. Concerts and sports sponsorships, philanthropic donations for health research, and product placement such as the Coke glasses raised by the judges on "American Idol" are other typical promotions. Targeted promotions are big business, and a core part of food and beverage marketing: African-American boys, who have higher rates of obesity, watch more television and are exposed to 1.6 times the number of food ads compared with their peers, with fast food as the most popular category of product marketed to them.9
The 4 P's always work together. Consider the tobacco industry's marketing of menthol cigarettes:
- Menthol cigarettes are a specific product tailored to African Americans based on research showing their preference for menthols.
- Kool has used a jazz-playing penguin named Willie, and Camel has used a hip-hop version of Joe Camel to promote the brands.
- These brands are also placed in African-American magazines, and before the industry agreed not to, were placed on billboards in African-American neighborhoods.
- Certain menthol brands were aggressively priced to make them attractive to young and low-income consumers.
Communities have successfully objected to target marketing. At least twice, local groups stopped multinational corporations from marketing new cigarettes to African Americans. R.J. Reynolds tried to market a new menthol cigarette it called "Uptown" until African American smokers and nonsmokers joined forces in Philadelphia and drove them out of town. The same is true for brand X cigarettes, which were marketed using Afro-centric colors red, green, and black until community resistance shut down the brand.10
Soda and fast food companies are following tobacco companies' lead and creating products, places, prices, and promotions with the explicit goal of increasing junk food consumption among African Americans and Latinos.
Why do companies use target marketing?
Food and beverage companies use target marketing because it works. Youth of color are coveted target audiences because they are the first to adopt new technologies and they consume more media than their white peers.11 In the words of Peter Blacker, executive VP of Telemundo's digital media and emerging businesses, "Hispanics are media junkies."12 Target marketers know this, and exploit it. They target youth of color hoping they'll use the product themselves (and eventually pass on that brand loyalty to their friends and eventually even their future children).
Marketers know that youth of color can make the product itself seem hip. As Yolanda White, Assistant VP of African-American Marketing for Coca-Cola says, "African-American teens, in particular, have proven to be trendsetters in the U.S. Their ability to shape culture is really critical."13 It is no surprise then that Coke markets to youth through its "Refresh Your Flow" hip-hop tour, using "street teams" to target youth at "teen hot spots" — even promoting shows at Boys & Girls clubs.14
Target marketing: business as usual or a public health problem?
From a marketer's perspective, targeting is a good thing — marketers identify a desire relevant to a particular consumer, and satisfy it. But it has a downside, especially when it is used to increase the consumption of sugary and salty products like Church's Chicken to populations that suffer most from diabetes and other nutrition-related diseases. Target marketing is a problem when it promotes foods and beverages people should avoid, perpetuates stereotypes, and exploits cultural identities.
Target marketers perpetuate stereotypes. Target marketing perpetuates misleading stereotypes when it exploits cultural symbols. One of the most successful examples of target marketing exploiting racial stereotypes is Miles Thirst — a pitchman with a Chris Rock-like attitude who appeared on a series of Sprite ads starting in 2004. With his afro, gold chains, baggy jeans, and fur-trimmed coats, Thirst ("The Sprite Guy") ended each commercial with, "Show 'em my motto." The motto — "Obey Your Thirst" — was the slogan for Sprite, a Coca-Cola product. Thirst toured NBA rookie star LeBron James' crib (apartment) and became so popular that a 10-inch vinyl doll with his likeness became a collectors' item.15
Junk food marketers exploit cultural identities. Ethnic media channels help marketers tap into groups' cultural identities. According to Manolo Almagro, a mobile marketing consultant, advertising targeted to the Hispanic community typically incorporates "key components of the Hispanic culture, such as promoting the 'family meal time', a big-time event for most Hispanics, as it offers them a chance to be together to hear what is happening in each member's lives."16 "It's important for us to reach young Latinos with messaging that is relevant and authentic because obviously they are the future for us," explained Martha Bermudez, senior manager of multicultural marketing at Pepsi-Cola North America.17
Target marketing is so effective — and dangerous — because it taps into ideas about what it means to be a member of an ethnic or racial group in a majority white nation. Thus target marketers "recommend embedding cultural relevance — for example the 'sweet 15' milestone Mis Quince, an age that marks the onset of womanhood for Latina girls — into campaigns and tying them to compelling celebrities, content and cultural traditions."18 As marketing professor Sonya Grier put it, "Advertisers use cues such asethnic symbols, linguistic styles, and music to link cultural values, beliefs, and norms with the consumption of specific food products."19
When these ads target young people, they reach them at a time when their identity is susceptible to outside influences, including powerful media imagery. This period of upheaval during adolescence is especially important when it comes to marketing messages, as youth from communities of color often use consumption as a means to counteract experiences of social and economic marginalization.20 This means that target marketing presents a serious challenge to youth: not only do marketers promote unhealthy foods, but they also exploit symbols of cultural relevance, even affecting young people's developing identities to do so.
Junk food companies will say that target marketing is just smart business practice. They'll say they are just giving consumers what they want. But we don't think any group wants more than its share of diabetes, hypertension, or heart disease. Target marketing of unhealthy food and beverages contributes to racial inequities by promoting high fat, sugary, salty foods to communities where the rates of childhood obesity are highest and growing the fastest.21 While marketing is not the only thing creating this inequity, it strongly affects what people eat and drink.22Reducing — or even eliminating — target marketing is a crucial part of the fight to create healthy communities.
What can be done?
The target marketing seems to be working, as people of color tend to drink, for instance, more soda than other groups.23 But target marketers do not hold all the power. Far from it — youth of color are some of the most sophisticated media users, and are wise to marketers' intentions. Yet challenging these campaigns is hard because they are often taken down in response to bad publicity, while new ads pop up again after the public's attention has shifted.
Consider this example. To promote its $5-footlong sandwich deal, Subway featured a picture of a "blinged-out" Abraham Lincoln on a promotional website.24 Lincoln's headband declared, "Home of da $5 footlong," followed by his assertion, "Five dollar foot longs everyday. Now that's something to holla about." The ad prompted accusations of racism in African-American media.25 The ad was taken down, though Subway claims it was not due to the outcry.
Exposing the marketing is important. BMSG and the Center for Digital Democracy monitor food marketing targeting children and youth at digitalads.org where viewers can search on individual companies, products, "African American" or "Latino," youth, and other categories to see the latest target marketing. But when campaigns are targeted well it means that those outside the target market may never see them. So young people must be at the forefront of exposing targeting marketing for junk food and sugary beverages.
It can work. In 2010, KFC ran an ad in Australia that showed KFC and Pepsi Max products being used to quiet a rowdy crowd of Black cricket fans. The ad went viral in the U.S., where viewers generated so much outcry that KFC pulled the ad in Australia.26
Join us in monitoring target marketing. If you, or someone you know, have been targeted by a campaign you want to expose, let us know. Contact Communities Creating Healthy Environments or the Berkeley Media Studies Group, and tell us about the marketing.
We are working together with the national Food Marketing to Children Working Group to alert regulators at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about target marketing abuses and the food industry directly through the Council of Better Business Bureaus Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative.
Including communities of color in marketing can be a good thing. But when the food and drinks targeted to African-American and Latino communities are almost always unhealthy, it's not. Especially when kids are involved, promotions rarely feature the product, but only show the brand or popular characters like Ronald McDonald.27 This means that marketers are trying to create life-long loyalty among young people, not meet the needs of America's low income communities.
Marketer's own words drive home the point that dollars, not diversity, are the bottom line of target marketing: "Hispanic consumers' behavior patterns, along with their adoption of technology and media consumption trends, makes it clear there is a goldmine of opportunity" in advertising to them.28 It's simply too profitable, and their first duty is to make money for shareholders. Marketers won't stop targeting African American and Latino youth with products that make them at risk for disease unless we insist that they do.
Thanks to Jeff Chester for providing many examples of target marketing, to Sonya Grier and Shiriki Kumanyika for their research, and to the CCHE team for its support.
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2. Kotler P, Armstrong G. 2003. Principles of Marketing. 10th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
3. iLoop Mobile. Twist. Text. Get. Sprite 'Under The Cap' Mobile Rewards Campaign. http://www.iloopmobile.com/index.php/plain_site/Campaigns/Coca-Cola. Accessed Dec 1, 2010.
4. PepsiCo. Timeline of Diversity. http://www.pepsico.com/PEP_Diversity/timeline/index.cfm. Accessed on November 17, 2008.
5. Powell LM, Chaloupka FJ, Bao Y. 2007. The availability of fast-food and full service restaurants in the United States: associations with neighborhood characteristics. Am J Prev Med: 33(4S):S240 -S245.
6. Powell LM, Auld MC, Chaloupka F, O'Malley PM, and Johnston LD. 2007. Associations between access to food stores and adolescent body mass index. Am J Prev Med: 33(4S):S301-S307.
7. Church's Chicken. April 24, 2007. "Church's Launches New Ad Campaign". http://www.churchs.com/company-press.html. Accessed Dec 1, 2010.
8. Chapman, Michelle. McDonald's value menu entices customers in first quarter. Associated Press. April 21, 2010. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700026257/McDonalds-value-menu-enticescustomers-in-first-quarter.html Accessed Dec 1, 2010.
9. Powell LM, Szczypka G, Chaloupka FJ. 2007. Adolescent exposure to food advertising on television. Am J Prev Med: 33(4S):S251-S256.
10. Balbach, Edith et al. 2003. R.J. Reynolds' Targeting of African-Americans 1988-2000. AJPH 93(5):822-9.
11. Grier, Sonya. 2009. African American & Hispanic Youth Vulnerability to Target Marketing: Implications for Understanding the Effects of Digital Marketing. The Second NPLAN/BMSG Meeting on Digital Media and Marketing to Children. http://www.nplanonline.org/system/files/Targeted_marketing_to_Hisp_and_AA_youth.pdf
12. Chang, Rita. January 26, 2009. Mobile Marketers Target Receptive Hispanic Audience. Advertising Age. http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=134036. Accessed Dec 1, 2010.
13. Zmuda, Natalie. July 1, 2009. How Coke Is Targeting Black Consumers. Advertising Age. http://adage.com/bigtent/post?article_id=137716. Accessed Dec 1, 2010.
14. Greenberg, Karl. July 21, 2008. Coke Launches Tour With Hip-Hopper Lupe Fiasco. Media Post. http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/86916/coke-launches-tour-with-hip-hopper-lupe-fiasco.html. Accessed Dec 1, 2010.
15. TV Acres. Advertising Mascots - Objects. http://www.tvacres.com/admascots_sprite.htm. Accessed on November 17, 2008.
16. Digital Hispanics in a Physical World. Adcentricity White Paper. http://www.adcentricity.com/resources/Digital_Hispanics/ [Registration required]. Accessed June 30, 2010.
17. De Lafuente, Della. April 21, 2008. Research: Report: McD's, Pepsi Score Best With Young Hispanics. Brandweek.com. http://www.brandweek.com/bw/magazine/current/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003791582. Accessed November 14, 2008.
18. Chang, Rita. January 26, 2009. Mobile Marketers Target Receptive Hispanic Audience. Advertising Age. http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=134036. Accessed Dec 1, 2010.
19. Grier, Sonya. 2009. African American & Hispanic Youth Vulnerability to Target Marketing: Implications for Understanding the Effects of Digital Marketing. The Second NPLAN/BMSG Meeting on Digital Media and Marketing to Children. http://www.nplanonline.org/system/files/Targeted_marketing_to_Hisp_and_AA_youth.pdf.
20. Nightingale, C.H. 1993. On the Edge: A History of Poor Black Children and Their American Dreams. New York: Basic Books.
21. Ogden, C. L., M. D. Carroll, et al. 2008. "High Body Mass Index for Age Among US Children and Adolescents, 2003-2006." JAMA 299(20): 2401-2405.
22. McGinnis JM, Gootman JA, Kraak VI. 2006. Food marketing to children and youth: threat or opportunity? Washington DC: Institute of Medicine.
23. Rehm CD, Mutte TD, Van Wye G, Young C, Frieden TR. 2008. Demographic and behavioral factors associated with daily sugar-sweetened soda consumption in New York City adults. Journal of Urban Health. 85(3): 375-385.
24. Subway. http://www.subwayfreshbuzz.com/ Accessed Dec. 1, 2010.
25. Subway. Subway: The $5 Racist? October 9, 2008. Blackweb 2.0. http://www.blackweb20.com/2008/10/09/subway-the-5-racists. Accessed Dec 1, 2010.
26. Sabloff, Nicholas. January 5, 2010. KFC's Racist Ad? Australian Advert Accused Of Being Offensive. Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/05/kfcsracist-ad-australian_n_412002.html. Accessed Dec 1, 2010.
27. Fast Food F.A.C.T.S. 2010. Yale Rudd Center for Obesity and Food Policy. www.fastfoodmarketing.org.
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February 24, 2019, 1:11 amNikola Mirotic - F - Milwaukee Bucks
Nikola Mirotic played just 18 minutes on Saturday night but still had a nice fantasy night with 17 points (7-for-11 shooting), six rebounds, a steal, two blocks and three 3-pointers.
Mirotic is going to be capped if he can't get starter-type minutes, but clearly he's not going to struggle to produce whenever he is on the floor. Fantasy owners won't be getting early-round numbers here but Mirotic is still going to be top-75 at worst. Ersan Ilyasova, who is like dollar store Mirotic, posted 13 points, seven boards and three triples in 20 minutes. That's more than he's been playing over the last several weeks so don't think too hard about that one.
Fantasy News
June 20, 2019, 12:01 amAaron Holiday - G - Indiana Pacers
Aaron Holiday is in demand when the Pacers are discussing trades with other teams prior to Thursday's draft.
Holiday is one of the five players under contract for the Pacers that averaged over 10 minutes per game last season, so he is definitely one of the primary assets on their roster. We could see Holiday on another team come Thursday night or sometime during this offseason as the Pacers could look to make a home run move.
Source: IndyStar
June 19, 2019, 11:07 pmJon Leuer - F - Detroit Pistons
The Pistons have agreed to give the Bucks Jon Leuer for Tony Snell and the 30th pick in the 2019 NBA Draft on Wednesday night.
The Pistons now own two picks in the first round, but they take on Tony Snell's contract for this season and next season. The Pistons are stuck in the middle of the Eastern Conference right now, so they are trying to acquire picks hoping that they can find a gem that will lift their franchise.
Source: Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter
June 19, 2019, 11:02 pmTony Snell - G - Milwaukee Bucks
The Bucks have agreed to trade Tony Snell to the Pistons for Jon Leuer on Wednesday night.
The Pistons will also receive the 30th pick in the first round of Thursday's draft. The Bucks made it clear that they were trying to trade Snell and Ersan Ilyasova, so they have accomplished half of their goal. The Bucks save $4 million in salary this season and no longer have Snell's $12 million on the books for the 2020-21 season.
Source: Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter
June 19, 2019, 10:14 pmR.J Barrett - G - College
The New Orleans Pelicans are looking to assemble a package to get themselves the 2nd overall pick in the draft so that they can draft R.J Barrett before the Knicks can according to Peter Vecsey of the New York Post.
This potential deal would hinge on convincing the Grizzlies to pass up on Ja Morant, a seemingly unlikely move seeing how they just traded Mike Conley with no PG coming back in return. With all the assets in their arsenal it's certainly feasible that the Pelicans could find a way to make this work, but as of now it seems like a steep mountain to overcome.
Source: Peter Vecsey on Twitter
June 19, 2019, 8:05 pmRomeo Langford - G - College
Romeo Langford said that his right thumb surgery recovery is 'going good' and that he expects to be ready to go for Summer League.
The injury was never thought of being anything serious so this is right about where his recovery should be expected. Following a rough shooting season, the 19 year old guard has seen his draft value fluctuate a good amount since the beginning of the year, going from a sure-fire top 10 pick to floating around as a mid-first rounder. Still, he possesses solid two-way potential and could see some early playing time depending on the situation he lands in.
Source: Scott Agness on Twitter
June 19, 2019, 7:54 pmDejounte Murray - G - San Antonio Spurs
Meeting with reporters on Wednesday, Dejounte Murray said he has begun 4-on-4 scrimmages and expressed confidence that he will be ready for training camp.
Murray seems to be on course to meet the timetable he was hit with after tearing his ACL a year ago. The young guard still figures to play a prominent role with the Spurs when he is able to suit up and should still carry some of that luster of fantasy potential that he carried at the beginning of last season. We'd like to see how he looks in the preseason before sounding off the hype alarms again but he could be a productive, top-70 type of guy once he returns to full speed.
Source: San Antonio Express-News
June 19, 2019, 5:46 pmRJ Barrett - SG/SF - College
The Knicks decided to work out prospect Darius Garland on Wednesday but Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN has reported that they will still be selecting Duke prospect RJ Barrett with the third overall pick.
It was very confusing for Knick fans today as the team decided to workout PG prospect Darius Garland a day before the draft. However, with the Pelicans potentially shopping the No. 4 pick, perhaps the Knicks were attempting to see what assets would be worth parting in order to acquire Garland and pair him with Barrett. They probably don't have the assets that the Pelicans desire, but it is always worth a phone call.
Source: Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter
June 19, 2019, 5:29 pmTravis Schlenk - Team - Atlanta Hawks
The Hawks have traded their second round pick, No. 44, to the Heat in exchange for a conditional 2024 second-rounder and cash considerations.
The Heat had only one pick (No. 13) in the draft before acquiring this pick from the Hawks. They are currently hamstrung financially so they may have done this to add a player to their roster who they can add for the price tag of a second-rounder. The Hawks did this as they had six picks in this year's draft and already have a roster filled with young talent. With five picks after this trade, the Hawks will continue to stay active in trade talks as there is no way that they add five rookies to their already youthful roster.
Source: Chris Vivlamore
June 19, 2019, 5:19 pmDarius Garland - PG - College
According to John Gambadoro, the Pelicans are receiving plenty of interest from other teams who are looking to move up to the No. 4 pick to select point guard Darius Garland.
The Pelicans have agreed to trade Anthony Davis to the Lakers and one piece that they would receive in return is the 4th overall pick in this year's draft. With several teams interested in acquiring the Vanderbilt product, the Pelicans may look to move down in the draft while trying to acquire a veteran who can help this young core compete as soon as this upcoming season.
Source: John Gambadoro on Twitter
June 19, 2019, 4:03 pmSteven Adams - C - Oklahoma City Thunder
According to Jake Fischer of SI, the Thunder are looking to shed salaries of players like Steven Adams, Dennis Schroeder and Andre Roberson to get under the salary cap and are willing to toss in the No. 21 pick to sweeten the deal.
Fischer isn't typically a big newsbreaker but there have been several stories indicating that the Thunder are attempting to shed some salary. Steven Adams has two more years on his contract that will pay him a total of $53M. Despite the big price tag, there will be interest in the Kiwi by some teams with cap space in need of a rim protector, especially when the Thunder throw in a first round pick.
Source: Jake Fischer on Twitter


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Conservation Biology
Conservation Biology is an applied science concerned with maintaining the Earth's biodiversity. Conservation Biologists have two general goals. First, they work to conserve endangered species by manipulating their environment to improve chances for their survival. Secondly, they conserve as much of natural ecosystems as they can; this area includes restoration ecology.
There are several answers to the question, "why is Conservation Biology important?" One of the most often quoted is that many, many of our pharmaceuticals come from natural systems. Many drugs were just discovered in the past century in remote tropical areas. We also depend on the discovery of new, resistant plants for food. Many endangered or threatened animals have important cultural and spiritual meanings for people. Perhaps most importantly, we have no idea, relatively speaking, how things like ecosystems, evolution and species recovery work. With each species lost, we lose a piece of this puzzle - a puzzle which may someday be very important to survival on a "shrinking planet."
The Academic Requirements
Students will study biology, ecology and biogeography in depth. They will learn about why we have such a diversity of species, and why biodiversity is important. Various methods and solutions in Conservation Biology will be discussed. Students can expect courses in economics, development, and the natural and social sciences.
The Conservation Biology movement grew in the 1980's, as scientists and others became increasingly concerned by massive species extinctions. Students will learn about how humans and forces of nature both act to stress species and sometimes cause endangerment. Environmental ethics will also be an important component of a degree program.
Here are some courses that we've seen:
- Techniques in Wildlife Conservation Biology
- Fundamentals of Ecology
- Genetics
- Animal Behavior
- Marine Conservation
- Vertebrate Zoology
- Ecotourism
- Entomology
- Ecosystem Management
- Population and Community Ecology
- Limnology
- Evolutionary Biology
- Environmental and Resource Policy
Professional Outlook
There are many different directions a career in Conservation Biology can take. Like other jobs in Biology, a Ph.D. is need to conduct independent research or to work in academics, and Master's and Bachelor's degrees will allow you to work within a research team.
If you are in research, there is a high probability that you will spend at least part of your time outdoors, conducting field research. You will also work with your team to prepare reports, make policy recommendations, and present findings. Some Conservation Biologists work directly with plants and animals; for example, reintroducing captive species into native habitats, or tending to the needs of an endangered species of fungus to help ensure its survival. Other Biologists are less hands-on with their work. They may recommend policy to government agencies, or be advocates for conservation.
As with other fields, a Conservation Biology graduate with supplementary experience may have an easier time finding a job. Good complementary fields include geography, natural resource management, genetics, or restoration ecology.
Here are some job titles that we've seen, including some of the organizations that offer them, all of which included a requirement for experience in Conservation Biology:
- Research Specialist (University of Arizona)
- Invasive Weed Mapping Technician (Utah State University)
- Environmental Scientists / Marine Resources Specialist (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
- Restoration Ecologist (Peterson Environmental Consulting)
- Senior Wetland Regulatory Specialist (Peterson Environmental Consulting)
- Conservation Specialist (Bat Conservation International)
- Field Botanist (Harvard University)
- Field Biologist / GIS Specialist (Hudsonia Ltd.)
- The Nature Conservancy (Director of Conservation Programs)
- Field Assistant (Prairie Ecosystems Research Group)
- Program Coordinator (World Wildlife Fund)
- Deputy Director, Global Forests Program (World Wildlife Fund)
- Project Coordinator (World Wildlife Fund)
- American Museum of Natural History, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation
- Arizona State University, Conservation Biology Program
- Bureau of Labor Statistics for Biological Scientists
- Bureau of Labor Statistics for Conservation Scientists and Foresters
- Holsinger, Kent. "What is Conservation Biology?" 2003
- Smithsonian Institute for Conservation Biology
- Society for Conservation Biology
- SCB Jobs
- University of Connecticut, B.S. / M.S. in Conservation Biology
- University of Hawaii, Manoa, Ecology, Evolution & Conservation Biology
- University of Rhode Island, Wildlife & Conservation Biology Program
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Conservation Biology & Sustainable Development Program
- World Wildlife Fund


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Do a quick tour of any HR or recruiting website, and you'll see at least one mention of the "gig economy." Recent research shows a growing number of Americans – almost a third – consider themselves independent contractors or freelancers. And the vast majority of those workers became free agents by choice, not because of economic conditions or layoffs.
What this means for employers is that a growing body of experience and skills is available on a contract basis from these workers. That's a huge boon for employers, but it's not without some pitfalls.
Hiring an independent contractor could be the perfect solution to your hiring woes, but you need to be just as diligent in screening these types of hires as you are traditional employees. In this slideshow, eaHELP's President Tricia Sciortino has identified the top five things to look for when hiring independent contractors.
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Find 2019 Publishing Internships in Alaska
Are you looking for a Publishing internship in Alaska? Publishing internships are the best way to bridge the gap between going to school and landing great job. Internships can help provide valuable work experience by learning the ropes from more experienced professionals. At the end of your internship, you'll have relevant experience to help you decide if starting your career in the field of your internship is the right choice for you. It also helps that 7 out of 10 internships result in a full time job offer, which means interning in Alaska can also serve as the foundation to landing a full time job in that city after graduation.
Publishing summer internships in Alaska are pretty common, but don't expect to be in charge at the end of your internship! Usually, you'll have to work from the bottom up, but interns are much more likely to get a job offer from the employer they're interning with. If you decide to intern at a smaller company, you'll sacrifice the name prestige for other benefits, such as having an opportunity to see your projects go from start to finish. Simply gaining Publishing experience is essential in order to provide value and creativity to the team.
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--------The giveaway is now closed, here is the screen shoot of the winners chosen by Random, now I'll need to go and count the numbers;)-------
Thanks everyone for participating!!!!
So, here are the winners:
Number 25- Jess and Bess who said:
the snowflakes would be my second choice - they're lovely!
bess :)
So the snowflakes go to Jess!Congrats Jess!
Number 62- Carol who said:
Those bibs would be perfect for my grandkids!
Carol (NJ)
So the bibs go to Carol!Congrats Carol!
Number 105- Susan who said:
so hard to decide!
I would love to have the poncho or the ties!
So the poncho goes to Susan!Congrats Susan!
Number 178- the Thompsons who said:
I think I'd have to go with the ties! You have some beautiful things!
So the ties goes to the Thompsons!Congrats!!
Handmade for the Home (quilts, hot pads, pillows, etc.)
Handmade Bags
Handmade Baby + Kid Items
Sewing Supplies (fabric, patterns, buttons, trims)
Other Craft Supplies
Handmade Accessories (hats, scarves, belts, adult clothes, etc.)
So, I decided to go with the Handmade Baby + Kid Items category. I am giving away a few items:
1 ITEM - baby item
2 baby bibs, made with my original Spoonflower cut and sew template fabric
2 ITEM - toddler boy item
2 boys cotton ties, made in 100% cotton with Velcro closure, to fit best 2-7 years
3 ITEM - toddler girl item
Poncho set for girls, including 1 orange poncho with leg warmers and hair clips that will fit best 4-7 years (it is tagged as 5-6, but is very comfy)
4 ITEM - "fits all" item
Yet, if you are without kids or with grown kids and are not very attracted to the above listed gifts, you may be thrilled with this beautiful snowflake garland from my IwannaBe etsy shop, (including 5 pieces of 3x3" snowflakes in white acrylic) that can be used in many ways, as single snowflake ornament, garland when grouped or as coasters. Great also as a gift giving wrap detail.
All you need to do is to leave a comment under this blog post until December 16 at 5 p.m. PST including your choice regarding the item you wish to win and your contact(e-mail) info (you can even leave two comments if you wish different items, but no more than 2 comments per person). I will draw a random winners using RANDOM Generator. Winners will be announced by e-mail on Sunday, December 18 (I will update my Giveaway Day post to include the winner's name).
The items will ship internationally on Monday, December 19. (so be sure to leave your e-mail in comment in way that I can contact you immediately and get the shipping details)
Be sure to check all the wonderful giveaways linked to Sew mama sew Giveaway day,


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By Norman L. Reimer
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Every criminal defense lawyer knows that a core aspect of the Sixth Amendment — giving a defendant the right to a public trial — is now nearly extinct. Exercising the right to test the government's evidence in a trial is now burdened with such extraordinary risk that even those who are wholly innocent rationally and wisely enter guilty pleas. The Supreme Court recently noted that "criminal justice today is for the most part a system of pleas, not a system of trials. Ninety-seven percent of federal convictions and ninety-four percent of state convictions are the result of guilty pleas."1
Most defense lawyers routinely agonize with clients who genuinely doubt their own guilt and many others who unequivocally assert innocence as they grapple with the choice of a defined and limited penalty versus the near certainty of a geometrically enhanced term of imprisonment if they seek the judgment of a jury of their peers. All of us have stood beside a client who follows the script in a plea allocution, asserting that no one has "threatened or coerced" the plea, knowing full well that the entire process is inherently rife with the coercion of vastly enhanced penalties after a trial. How did we get to this place? How did the criminal defense function evolve to the point where even the best, most talented and fearless lawyers have come to recognize that plea negotiation and plea persuasion are defense counsel's most important function? The answer is clear: it is the trial penalty. It is the outrageous tax that is imposed upon the accused who dares to seek a trial.
The trial penalty is a product of many factors that imbue prosecutors with virtually unbridled authority to punish criminal defendants disproportionately simply for exercising a fundamental constitutional right. It stems from prosecutorial control over the charging function — the ability to add, increase and stack multiple counts that may be applicable to a single criminal act or enterprise. It is augmented by a vast array of tools that enable the prosecutor to increase the potential penalty at each stage of the process at which the accused fails to capitulate. Tools at the prosecutor's disposal include the ubiquitous availability of mandatory minimums and enhancements; the option to introduce extraneous evidence to poison the court and invoke additional penalty triggers; and the confidence that courts will sentence slavishly tethered to guidelines — even after they have been declared advisory. The toolbox also contains the calculated use of undercover agents and cooperating witnesses to artfully manipulate a target into deeper criminal exposure; and the nearly limitless use of cooperators and informants who are themselves induced by the trial penalty to exaggerate and even fabricate evidence incriminating to an accused person who asserts the right to a trial.
The resulting injustice is pervasive. We have all seen it and experienced it in our practices. We see it whenever individuals who believe in their innocence throw in the towel to accept a few months in prison rather than risk 10 years. We see it when a person has the courage to assert his right to a trial and ends up with a draconian sentence that is 10 or 20 times greater than the plea offer.2 And we see it when the least culpable defendant invokes her trial right and receives a sentence that far exceeds that imposed upon more culpable co-defendants — simply because she had the audacity to take the case to a jury.
Of course, most acknowledge that there should be some discount for sparing the government the cost of a trial. Indeed, for those who are in fact guilty, consideration for acceptance of responsibility is only fair. And some increased penalty for failing to acknowledge obvious guilt is not unjust. But when the tax imposed for exercising a right to a trial is excessive, that is fundamentally unfair. When a prosecutor concludes that justice will be served by sending a person to jail for one or two years but then seeks 5, 10 or 20 years — just because the person exercised the right to let a jury decide the question of guilt — that is a travesty of justice. If these practices are not restrained, the Sixth Amendment right to a trial will soon be extinct.
NACDL is determined to tackle this problem. In June of this year, NACDL Vice President Barry Pollack announced the creation of a "trial penalty project." In a letter to membership, Barry reported that Jamie Fellner — a senior advisor of the U.S. Programs of Human Rights Watch engaged in research, documentation and advocacy on U.S. criminal justice issues using a human rights framework — had undertaken a project to expose the trial penalty. Fellner's focus has been on the lengthy and sometimes unconscionable sentences that result from various aspects of the federal government's approach to criminal enforcement of drug laws. Within the coming months that project will be completed and a powerful report will be published.
NACDL plans to issue its own report focusing on federal criminal prosecutions more generally, not only on drug prosecutions.3 The goal is to demonstrate the existence of systemic problems with the way the government prosecutes and punishes criminal offenses, and specifically to highlight examples of manifest injustice resulting from the trial penalty. Whether it is the case of a person who had a colorable — or actual — claim of innocence who opted to plead guilty4 in order to avoid the potential for a long prison sentence, or someone who declined a plea offer and received a disproportionately greater sentence, these cases need to be exposed.5 It could be the case of someone who was the least involved in a criminal matter, but ended up with the greatest sentence. Or, it could be the converse — the ringleader who managed to walk away largely unscathed while others were sent away for years or decades. NACDL will protect the identity of all clients unless explicitly authorized to identify the individual. The names are not important. It is the stories that must be told.
NACDL has previously decried "meet and plead practices," i.e., the disposition of low-level charges at first appearance where guilty pleas are entered when a lawyer has barely met the client.6 These practices brand clients with potentially life-altering criminal convictions that are often the result of a process that uses bail as ransom to extract speedy dispositions. Now it is time to expose similar practices that are brought to bear when the case is not resolved at the initial appearance. The road to reform will be long. The opposition from prosecutorial forces will be fierce. But for far too long the criminal defense bar has been too acquiescent. It is time to reclaim the fundamental right to a trial.
Request for Assistance in the Trial Penalty Project
NACDL will provide more details on the Trial Penalty Project in the coming weeks. In the meantime, members who want to share stories illustrative of abuse can send a note to email@example.com. Clients need not be identified by name.
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She lost her battle with acute myelogenous leukemia on Sunday in Hershey Medical Center.
HERSHEY — Nineteen-year-old Courtney Sprenkle-Shelly of Waynesboro lost her battle with acute myelogenous leukemia Sunday in Hershey Medical Center.
Sprenkle-Shelly married Scott Shelly a little over three weeks ago in her dream ceremony arranged by nurses at the medical center.
She suffered multiple seizures on Saturday and died Sunday afternoon, according to her mother, April Sprenkle. She was surrounded by family and close friends.
"We decided it was time to let her go peacefully," her mother said.
Sprenkle-Shelly was a fighter with a positive attitude who accepted the health challenges she faced since her diagnosis almost two years ago, her mother said.
In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by her father, Charles "Pete" Sprenkle, sisters Taylor and Kylee, and brother, Mason.
Surrounded by family
The last time Sprenkle-Shelly was conscious was Friday morning, her mother noted.
"Friday, she started neurologically shutting down and was unable to communicate," according to her mother.
Sprenkle-Shelly was taken to the intensive care unit Saturday afternoon, where her organs began to shut down, her mother said.
"She was in kidney failure. She was on a ventilator ... they wanted to keep her airway open ... but, she was breathing on her own," her mother said. "She was on a lot of blood pressure medicine and (we knew) it wasn't going to get better."
Sprenkle-Shelly was taken back to her regular room at 11:30 Sunday morning.
"They let us all come in," Sprenkle said. "There was soft music playing and we told funny stories that we remembered."
Her journey
Sprenkle thanked the community for all the support and prayers the family has received.
"We do appreciate them. It's been hard. We've been supporting each other. Scott is lost," she added.
Sprenkle-Shelly was diagnosed with AML, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow, on Dec. 24, 2010, when she was a senior at Waynesboro Area Senior High School. She underwent four rounds (six months) of chemotherapy before she graduated in 2011.
Sprenkle-Shelly had a bone marrow transplant in April 2011. The donor was her sister, Kylee, who served as the flower girl at the Nov. 10 wedding that was held in the surgical waiting room at Hershey Medical Center.
She was readmitted to the hospital Nov. 2, and when nurses at Hershey found out the couple had postponed their wedding indefinitely, offered to make all the arrangements for one at the hospital.
The wedding was held a week later exactly as Sprenkle-Shelly had planned, with donations from area businesses of flowers, rings, photographers and food and music for the reception. Sprenkle-Shelly wore the dress she had already purchased for the wedding that was to be held in Germantown Church of God, where, now, her funeral is scheduled. Arrangements by Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home are incomplete.


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Gannon's Erie-GAINS (Gannon Alliances to Improve Neighborhood
Sustainability) initiative is helping neighborhood residents get
acquainted with their Little Free Library at a series of summer
picnics. The libraries have been designed and constructed by the
students in the first-year seminar of Karinna Vernaza, Ph.D.,
associate professor, mechanical engineering, in keeping with
Gannon's mission of service, volunteerism, and civic
Today's picnic, funded by a grant from the Erie Community
Foundation, is rather special because it will also include the
installation of the Little Free Library at Bayview Park on W.
Second St. by approximately 20 students in the Martin Luther King
Center afterschool program, all of them residents in the
neighborhood. Neighborhood families are invited to learn about this
project, get a book, enjoy some food and listen to a special guest
"mystery reader."
Little Free Libraries resemble oversized birdhouses and are a
type of community book exchange.
The majority of the sites are within Gannon's Erie-GAINS
neighborhood. The Erie-GAINS program represents a comprehensive
effort by Gannon University to stimulate positive change and
promote the viability and sustainability of downtown Erie and
neighborhoods surrounding the campus.
This Week's Picnic Location:
Bayview Park, W. Second St.,
between Walnut St. & Cherry St.
Mystery Reader:
Keith Taylor, Ph.D. - president, Gannon University
4:30 p.m. Installation
4:45 p.m. Mystery Reader
Gannon University announces the launch of the Institute for Health and Cyber Knowledge (I-HACK).


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GIBSONVILLE � Being eco-friendly is something Megan Squire and her husband Tony Crider strive to do every day.
Saving money as well as �being green� served as a blog project in 2010 for the couple, both professors at Elon University. Crider teaches astronomy and physics and Squire teaches computer science.
�We wanted to see if we could both be ecofriendly and save money at the same time,� Squire said. After the project had ended, she continued to look for ways to improve the meals she served.
�I wanted to reduce waste, especially food waste,� she said.
Simple things, she said, like taking the �end pieces� of bread and storing them in the refrigerator for use later as breadcrumbs, can cut down on food waste.
Although some of the projects resulted in some failed recipes, Crider said, others such as her Energy Bites, Veggie Burgers, Yogurt, Granola and Homemade Applesauce are now family favorites.
�Apples are one of those things you should buy organic. And if you don�t think the apples are crisp enough for slicing, you can use them in the applesauce.�
Alana Chernila�s �The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying and Start Making� became her inspiration for not only cutting down on the amount of packaging purchased at the store, but being able to see the ingredients firsthand.
�By making it myself, I get to control the ingredients,� she said. �I don�t want my kids eating foods with ingredients that I don�t recognize.�
Their combined family includes Max, 10, Claire, 10, and Zoe, 8. The children enjoy not only the applesauce, but Squire�s homemade bread, too.
�I like using the bread for artisan PB&Js,� Crider said. Zoe usually dons an apron and tells Squire �I want to be a helper.�
�It�s good to get kids in the kitchen � to see how their food is prepared,� she said.
After a trip to the N.C. Wild Foods Weekend a few years ago, she began searching for dandelion and poke. Squire, who enjoys running, often locates wild plants on her runs.
�Chickweed is available pretty much year-round,� she said. She prepares Chickweed Pesto often. �It�s a great substitute for basil and tastes wonderful.�
Of foraging, she said, �you have to be careful and not pick where pesticides may have been used.�
She also grows her own herbs � sage, rosemary, thyme and oregano � to use in dishes.
Buying locally is something she advocates, as well � supporting local businesses such as Homeland Creamery and Lindley Mills, along with the Company Shops Market.
�Alamance is a nice county for eating local,� she said.
In nominating Squire for Cook of the Month, Crider wrote: �about a year ago, she started a blog to share her tips on food and cooking with friends. It can be seen at www.smughippie.com. Megan is passionate about sharing cooking tips with people and spent one whole evening writing a food planner (complete with a shopping list, prices and recipes) to try to help people plan their own healthier (and cheaper) meals. Amazingly, she does all of this while working a full-time job.�
Squire cooks every night, but she also spends a bulk of her time off from work preparing staples naturally.
�You don�t want to feed your family out of a box. You want to show your family love by preparing foods especially for them,� she said.
Homemade plain yogurt
4 cups milk
� cup yogurt
You will need a cooking thermometer for this or else be willing to use your clean pinkie finger. Bring milk to just below boiling in a large saucepan. This is where the milk has not scalded, but is not really boiling, either. On a thermometer, it will measure 180 degrees F.
Turn off the heat and let the milk cool in the pan to 110 degrees F., not cooler. If you don�t have a thermometer, you�ll be able to stick your pinkie in and count to 10. (If you can�t make it to 10, it�s still too hot.)
When the milk gets to 110 degrees F., whisk in the yogurt (starter). Whisk for about 30 seconds to try to get the yogurt fully incorporated into the milk.
Now you�ll need a warm place where the milk mixture can sit still for 10 to 12 hours at 100 degrees F. Some people use a yogurt �maker� for this, but since you have to do the milk cooking yourself, I think it should really be called a yogurt heater. If you don�t have a yogurt maker, do what I do: put the milk mixture in a glass bowl with a loose-fitting lid and place a heating pad (set to low) over the glass bowl. Put the whole thing in a snug place where the bowl will remain warm and undisturbed for 12 hours. After 12 hours, you will have yogurt. Refrigerate and enjoy within a week. Makes 8 half-cup servings.
� Cook�s notes: I like Homeland Creamery skim milk (made locally in Julian) and I use plain yogurt as a starter for this recipe.
This granola goes great with the yogurt you just made. Granola is more of a process than a recipe, so you should mix-and-match ingredients to what you have on hand. The basic formula is 3 cups of oats, 1� cups of nuts/seeds/etc. and � cup of binder (I use some combination of honey, maple syrup and/or applesauce � see below to make your own � as the binder). And always wait to add any dried fruit until AFTER you�re done with the baking.
3 cups oats
� cup chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons flax seed meal
� cup pumpkin seeds
2 tablespoons sunflower seeds
� cup unsweetened shredded coconut
� cup binder (honey/syrup/applesauce)
� teaspoon cinnamon
� to 1 cup dried cranberries or raisins
Combine everything EXCEPT the dried fruit in a large bowl and mix thoroughly. Spread mixture out on a jelly roll pan and bake for 20 minutes on 300 degrees F. Remove and stir mixture. Return to oven and repeat the baking and stirring 2 to 3 more times. Use a timer so the granola doesn�t burn.
At the end of the baking cycle, remove from oven, add the dried fruit and stir one final time to combine. Let the granola cool completely before storing in an airtight container for up to a month.
Energy Bites
1 cup almond butter
1 cup finely chopped nuts, such as almonds or walnuts
� cup dried fruit such as cranberries or raisins or chopped crystallized ginger
� cup honey or agave nectar
Optional, for an extra kick: � teaspoon cayenne pepper
� cup shredded unsweetened coconut
Mix all these ingredients EXCEPT the coconut in a medium bowl; use your hands if necessary. Mixture will be sticky.
Pinch off about 2 tablespoons of the mixture at a time, roll into balls with your hands, and then roll in coconut. Makes about 20 bites. Store in the refrigerator for up to 10 days.
Veggie Burgers
Store-bought veggie burgers are convenient, but even on sale they cost nearly a dollar each and the ingredients lists are full of weird stuff and chemicals. These veggie burgers are inspired by Alana Chernilla�s book �The Homemade Pantry� � I�ve streamlined the recipe a bit. They�re really easy to make and they go in the freezer, too. Don�t be intimidated by the ingredient list here. It�s worth it. Take a shortcut by using canned beans and pre-chopped veggies from the produce section if you need to.
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 carrots, shredded
1 bell pepper, diced
10 mushrooms, diced
� cup corn kernels
2 teaspoons cumin
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 tablespoon chili powder
Salt and pepper
3 cans beans (I like a combination of black beans and white beans)
2 cups cooked brown rice
2 cups breadcrumbs
2 eggs
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
Saute onion in olive oil over medium heat for 3 minutes or until onion starts to become translucent. Add the garlic, carrots, bell pepper and mushrooms.
Saute for 10 minutes or until the veggies become soft. Add the corn, cumin, oregano, chili powder and salt and pepper and cook for 4 to 5 more minutes until everything is softened and the spices are incorporated. Remove from heat.
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. In a bowl, combine half the beans, half the rice and half the cooked veggie mixture. Use a potato masher or large wooden spoon to mash this combination into a thick paste. Add the breadcrumbs, eggs, soy sauce and vinegar and continue to mash. Then add the rest of the rice, beans and veggies and stir to combine. Let this mixture cool enough so that you can make the patties.
Form patties from this mixture and place on lightly oiled cookie sheets. Bake for 15 minutes, flip them over and bake another 15 minutes. Use a sharp spatula to remove the patties so that they don�t crumble or split.
To store in the freezer, allow patties to cool completely and then wrap individually in plastic wrap. Reheat in microwave for 1 minute.
Busy mom�s homemade whole wheat honey bread
Time to blow the dust off that bread maker that�s been sitting in your closet since 1995. Or, do what I did and buy one for $8 at the thrift store. You control the ingredients, the house smell great and there�s nothing quite like homemade bread on a cold winter day.
1� cups unbleached bread flour
1� cups whole wheat flour
1� teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons yeast
1� cups milk
2 tablespoons butter
� cup honey
Put everything in your bread maker and set to dough cycle. (This will be about an hour and 20 minutes, depending on your maker.) Remove dough ball, stretch lightly into a cylinder shape and place in lightly greased loaf pan. Rise for 45 minutes. Bake at 400 degrees F. for 25 minutes. Let cool before slicing. Makes 16 slices.
� Cook�s notes: I use Lindley Mills flour from right here in Alamance County, milk and butter from Homeland Creamery and honey from Glencoe Honey Company.
Kid-favorite: Homemade Apple Sauce
Apples are on the �dirty dozen� list of foods you should definitely buy organic. Unfortunately, store-bought organic apple sauce can be pretty expensive. This recipe is built for a 5-pound bag of apples, but can easily be expanded to fit the size of your largest stock pot. This is also a great way to use up a bag of apples that turned out to be too soft for eating raw.
5-pound bag of apples
� cup water
� cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Peel, core, and slice your bag of apples. (If you have an apple peeling device that you love, that�s great, but an old-fashioned vegetable peeler and one of those simple segmented apple slicers works, too. Peeling and slicing a 5-pound bag of apples takes about 10 minutes with a peeler.)
Put the apple slices in a stock pot with � cup water. Turn the heat to medium, place a lid on the stock pot, but crack the lid to let heat escape. Simmer the apples with the cracked lid for about 20 minutes or until they are fairly soft, stirring every 5 minutes or so with a big wooden spoon. It may take longer or shorter than that, depending on the type of apples you are using. Old apples will cook faster.
Watch the pot carefully to make sure there is still liquid on the bottom or you will burn your pan. The apples will release some juice as they cook, but if your heat is too high you will burn that off and have a mess.
When the apples are soft and you can easily crush one with your wooden spoon, add 1 teaspoon cinnamon and � cup packed light brown sugar to the pot. Mix to combine. Turn off the heat and use an immersion blender to puree the apples into sauce. Store in the refrigerator for up to a week.


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