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3/5/16- NYS Federation CHAMPIONSHIPS
Over the weekend, the AquaRams travelled to Buffalo NY to compete in the New York State Swimming and Diving Federation Championships. For two days, the meet was filled with the best competition of high school swimming and diving in the state of New York and similar to past years, the Fordham Prep swimming team did not disappoint as they captured an impressive 2nd place finish overall just 12 points from 1st place!
Spencer Lafata led the team with a 2nd place finish in the 200yd freestyle with a time of 1:40.52 and an exciting come from behind 1st place finish in the 500yd freestyle with an Automatic All American time of 4:27.02.
Freshman Nick Torres also led the team with top finishes in his events including 5th place in the 200 individual medley of 1:52.64 just off our team record and 2nd place in the 100 backstroke 51.21!.
Other great individual performances were turned in by Aristides Speres in the 100 butterfly 51.51.45 along with Ryan Mairele and Stephan Gray in the 500yd freestyle coming in at 4:49.12 and 4:49.27 respectively. Gray also was nominated for the sportsmanship award of the meet for the Catholic High School Section.
2/7/16- NYCHSAA Championships
The Fordham prep swim and dive team concluded their CHSAA season on Sunday evening. The three day meet saw incredible competition throughout. Thursday evening the divers got the team some early points taking 2nd, 13, 18, and 19th. Saturday during the swimming trials the team placed themselves in a great position for sunday's finals, with all swimmers turning in best times of the season. Sunday's finals started with the 200 medley relay 1st through third place teams sepersted by less than a second. Through the next 5 events the lead changed hands between the Prep and two other teams multiple times. Prep swimmers Spencer Lafatta and Nick Torres were crowned individual champions in the 200 freestyle and 200 individual medley respectively. After the diving the top three teams were sepersted by only 11 points. Through the final 6 events the Aquarams continued to turn in top swims with Spencer Lafata winning the 500 freestyle, Nick Torres the 100 Back, and the 400 relay of Aristides Speres, Allan Cooke, Nick Torres and Spencer Lafata winning the final event. As the dust settled and the final score was announced the Prep had been crowned 2016 CHSAA runner ups. Congratulations to Stephen Gray, Ryan Maeirle, Allan Cooke, Charles Lazaroni, Aristidies Speres, Spencer Lafata, Nick Torres and Alec Nicaj all turned in State Championship qualifying times and will represent he Prep at the New York State Federation Championships. Congratulations to all Prep Swimmers and Divers on an excellent season!
1/25/16- FORDHAM PREP VS. st. anthonys
The Fordham Prep Swim and Dive Team concluded their duel meet season Monday evening against this years league powerhouse St. Anthony's. What was billed to be a competitive and exciting meet surpassed all expectations. The Aquarams turned in fantastic swim after fantastic swim, winning the first 3 events and going into the one meter diving tied 31 to 31. The back and forth continued after the diving with St. Anthony's and the Prep swapping slim leads after each event. Going into the final event, the 400 yard freestyle relay, the Aquarams had a slight 2 point lead. After the final touches, in what was the most exciting race of the season, the Prep came up just a tad short, conceding victory to the Friars by 2 points. The team has much to be proud of at the conclusion of the duel meet season, many swimmers and divers turned in their best performances of the season on Monday and are looking to use this momentum to catapult them even further in the CHSAA Championships that are scheduled for February 4th, 6th and 7th. Outstanding performances were turned in by Aristedes Speres, Jared Copeland, Frankie Moran, Nick Torres, Stephen Amato, Steven Gray, Alec Nicaj, Nick Malloy, Trevor Sermon, Chris Bennianti, and Spencer Lafata.
12/22/15- FORDHAM PREP VS. xAVIER
On Tuesday, December 22nd the Prep Swim and Dive Team had one last task to take care of before winter break. Set for a show down with school rival Xavier, the team was committed to continuing their undefeated season moving into the holidays. Several fantastic swims were turned in highlighted by Aristedes Speres, Spencer Lafata, Alec Nicaj, Brian Chrystal, Trevor Sermon, and many more. The team jumped out to a quick lead, and was able to maintain and build winning some exciting races along the way. The team looks forward to capitalizing on its winter break practices at their next meet, against Xavieran on Tuesday, January 5th at the Fordham University Pool. All are welcome to come and cheer on the team. Good Job and Good Luck to all Aquarams!
12/3/15- FORDHAM PREP VS. ST. Francis
The Prep swim and dive team welcomed the terriers of St. Francis Prep to the Rose Hill campus. The Aquarams snapped to a quick start sweeping 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the meet's initial event, the 200 yard Medley relay. The second event saw Freshman Nick Torres win the 200 yard freestyle, followed by Junior Spencer LaFata in the third event, the 200 yard Individual Medley, also capturing 1st place. Seniors Alec Nicaj and Brian Chrystal continued the winning ways securing the prep's 4th and 5th wins in the 50 and 100 yard freestyles. The team went on to win each of the remaining 8 events and the overall meet 93-67. Outstanding swims were also turned in by some younger members of the team when Freshmen Andrew Wetty, Chis Garcia and Sophomores Daniel Masseo, Ryan Garvey, Lukas Petit all made their A-championship qualifying times. The team looks forward to continuing its season against Molloy, on Monday December 14th. Congratulations to all Swimmers and Divers on a job well done!
11/22/15- FORDHAM PREP VS. ST. Peters
Sunday evening the Prep Swim and Dive team swam Staten Island powerhouse St. Peters. The Aquarams got off to a quick start taking first and second place in the 200 yard medley relay, and continued their winning pace for the remainder of the meet. The Prep won every event, including sweeping the 1 meter diving. Alec Nicaj, Michael Filaridi, Jalen Ramjohn, Chris Benninati, Brian Chrystal, Stephen Amato, Dylan Walsh and Mike Marun all turned in great swims. Congratulations to freshman Austin Hourican, Luke Rosato, Jared Copeland, Ryan Maierle, and Nick Torres all who made their Varisty A-championships cut. The team looks forward to the annual Relay Carnival on Tuesday evening.
11/19/15- fORDHAM pREP VS. ST dOMINICS
The Prep Swimming and Diving team kicked off its variety season Thursday night welcoming St. Dominics to the University natatorium. The team got off to a quick start sweeping the 1 meter diving and the 200 yard medley relay event, and continued to its fast pace throughout the night. Junior Spencer Lafata won the 200 yard freestyle in a New York State Championship qualifying time of 1:45.34 seconds. Alan Cooke, Trevor Sermon, Frankie Moran, Aristides Speres, Ryan Maierle, Jared Copeland and Nick Torres also turned in excellent swimming performances. The team has a quick turnaround for its second meet as they look to take on St. Peters High School, Sunday at 5:30pm. Congratulations to all swimmers and divers on a great first meet!
2015 Fordham Prep Freshman Swimming & Diving
Congratulations to the FP Freshman Swimming & Diving for finishing 2nd place at CHSAA Championships. The team won 5 of the 8 swimming events. Nick Torres was named the meet MVP, breaking 3 league and team records (100 IM, 50 Back, 50 Free). Ryan Maierle won two events (50 Free & 100 Free). In the final race of the day, the 200 Free Relay team of Luke Rosatto, Jared Copeland, Ryan Maierle and Nick Torres set a new league and team record.
2015 NY State Federation Champs
The Fordham Prep Swim team captured their 5th consecutive New York State Federation Championship this weekend in Ithica, NY. The 200 Medley Relay of Jalen Ramjohn, Ian Bidwell, Aristides Speres and Alec Nicaj began the meet with a 3rd place finish. In the 200 freestyle relay, the team of Michael Verini, Timothy Buttigieg, Alec Nicaj, and Steven Tierney won with a time of 1:24.92. Top eight performances were turned in by Michael Verini (50 Free & 100 Free), Steven Tierney (200 Free, 100 free), Jack Collins (500 Free), Ian Bidwell (200 IM & 500 Free), & Spencer LaFata (200 Free & 500 Free), The final event of the day, the 400 Freestyle relay, the team of Michael Verini, Spencer LaFata, Jack Collins, Steven Tierney, finished the meet with a fantastic swim of 3:06.19 and sealed the deal assuring the team's dominating win with 245 points. Congratulations to all!
Congratulations to all!
On Wednesday, March 2nd, 280 boys registered for the Class of 2020 and officially became part of the Fordham Prep community. From a geographic standpoint the vast majority of the class comes from the Prep's traditional feeder locations; Westchester, the Bronx and Manhattan. Compared to the Class of 2019, there is a 3% increase in the number of students from the Bronx and a 7% increase in the number of students from Manhattan.
In fact, applications, acceptances and registrations from Manhattan residents are at an eight-year high. St. Ignatius Loyola School on 84th Street holds the distinction this year of sending us more young men than any other school with 18 of their boys choosing to register at Fordham Prep. The Class of 2020 is also culturally diverse. Approximately 40% identify themselves as students of color. We have seen increases compared to the class of 2019 in the number of African-American, Hispanic and Asian students. It is vital that Fordham Prep ensures that a Jesuit education remains affordable for families. As of registration day, 45% of the class received some form of financial aid or merit-based scholarship.
It is clear to me that Fordham Prep remains a premier destination for 8th grade boys. Almost 500 boys indicated that the Prep was their first choice on the New York Archdiocese high school entrance exam. In fact, 80% of the registered Class of 2020 did just that!
The buzz that the Prep creates through its dedication to academics, commitment to building a faithful community and goal of sending boys into the world as men for others is buoyed by our summer programs. About 45% of the entering freshmen attended HAP (Higher Achievement Program) at Fordham Prep in the summer of 2015, and 9 members of the class attended the Prep's Summer Academy in 2014.
My first admissions season certainly went by quickly, and I am confident that the Class of 2020 will be extremely successful. Their acceptance to the Prep is proof they can achieve at a high level. I look forward to welcoming them in September...and have already begun working on the Class of 2021!
Hail, men of Fordham, hail!
Bradley Serton '95
Director of Admissions


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I made it to the Oracle Collaborate show this week in Orlando. I presented a case study presentation on a MDM initiative. I spent several hours in the expo hall talking with people in some interesting concepts. A couple of themes stood out as being somewhat new to being on an expo hall floor.
1. Lifecycle data support
There continues to be evidence that new approaches are necessary to keep data alive and do it at a lower cost than keeping "all data online everywhere".
Sure, we've got major compression and columnar orientation to compress complete rows of data everywhere it resides. However, we usually don't usually want to carry production data loads in the development and test environments, yet we need data that approximates production data there. One feature of IBM Infosphere Optim, among others, is the ability to get a representative sampling of production data into those environments according to the direction you set.
Also, there were the archival features of TierData, which smartly determines which production data, even columns, you can safely archive to improve the overall performance of the application.
2. Part Time Help
The commoditization of certain functions that were always just there in the shop and taken for granted continues. For better or worse, services like SmartHelp from Circular Edge and DBA on Demand from SmartDog give their clients flexible work arrangements for a variety of technical enterprise functions.
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Aus 40 Designs von 5 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Our company name and product name is firedb. We build online applications will be using our website to promote our company/brand and our products and services.
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- Presentation Folder (9x12)We'd like to have an elegent letterhead we are PROUD to use to send correspondence to clients, investors etc
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Custom applications to save you time and money
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At BCG, Pioneers have the courage to take action on unique insights. They share and activate ideas that enable our clients to gain the competitive edge. Mai-Britt empowers and inspires others.
We are all on an exceptionally steep learning curve at BCG, and it does not get flatter the more senior you become.
I came to BCG with a finance background, and I was very interested in the career opportunities that BCG could provide given the diverse industries and topics that the firm is involved in. And then, of course, there's the very fast-paced environment and the opportunity to constantly try new things and be challenged. In addition, the people I met were the key differentiator in deciding to join BCG, as was the understanding that each individual can chart his or her own career.
What I like about my work and why I've stayed at BCG for more than 12 years is the impact I've been able to have. I like to work with the leaders of our client companies, empowering them and helping them find solutions to difficult problems and make their companies more competitive and able to win in the markets. This work gives me a lot of energy, and the end result—the value of our joint work—is highly satisfying.
Mai-Britt leads BCG's Copenhagen office as well as Women@BCG for Central Europe, Middle East, and Africa. She has a BS in finance from New York University Stern School of Business, a BS in international business from Copenhagen Business School, an MSc in finance and accounting from the Copenhagen Business School, and an MSc in finance from the Stockholm School of Economics.
Q: How has BCG helped you grow and succeed?
A: What I have experienced throughout my career is our very strong people development system, which is implemented all over the world. We have discussions during which partners and principals review consultants—these take place regularly twice a year as well as at the end of each finalized project. This feedback mechanism has helped me tremendously—always calling out my areas of strength as well as what I need to do in order to become stronger. And that feedback system never stops—even when you become a partner. Really being open about feedback has helped me grow at BCG and has led to my leadership position in the Copenhagen office.
Q: What characteristics do you believe define a BCGer?
A: BCGers have the ability to work within client and BCG teams with very high integrity and respect for the individuals. A true BCGer is a person who really values treating others with respect both on the client side and also internally. And we also value the power of teamwork, solving problems together and not alone. BCGers are tenacious and like innovative thinking. They like to challenge each other and the status quo—going deeper to get the right result.
Q: What international experiences at BCG have been the most interesting for you?
A: I have spent a lot of my BCG career outside of my home country. I've been working for more than a year in Sweden, and I've also worked in Chicago and Hong Kong. As you try out different offices, you realize that BCGers around the world share the same values and work the same way. I really appreciate traveling with clients, as well. We truly have a global footprint at BCG, which is essential if you want to operate on the global competitive stage.


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This is the fourth part of a series, check out part 1, part 2, and part 3 if you're new to the blog.
Alright I have some pretty bad news, but first let me go back to where I left off in part three.
So I hired my electrician and he put in a plan for the permit, the city had a few questions, but a quick phone call later they approved the permit. So with a permit in hand the the city's blessing I had my electrician install the power box. The box was installed and we notified the city that it was ready for inspections. The inspector came out and said we needed to push the stranded cable through the main lug another inch because there was some damage to one of the strands, so we did that, quick fix. He came out again and said everything looked good, but the inspector's boss wanted me to call him first.
So I called the number and the man told me that he was going to rescind the permit because they had made a mistake. The stated reason was that if I just had power out there on this empty land, someone could mess with it. More specifically he said, and these were his words, not mine: "Junkies will break in to steal the copper and kill themselves." I was beyond angry that they messed up and I now had to pay the electrician even though I couldn't get power and floored he'd say an excuse like that in those words. So after talking with them, my electrician and the power company, the three people involved called me back and said "we figured out a solution"… I was ecstatic! " and it's only going to cost you about $10,000″… I was devastated!
I am not going to spend $10,000 for a power pole to be installed, only for them to then turn around and charge me every month. Its just not in the cards, particularly because I'm only leasing the land. So plan C…
Plan C was to get a solar power system that would run my house. Not a big deal right?
Now many people would just swing by Harbor freight and pick up a cheap solar panel kits, but those honestly are woefully underpowered. You can basically run a cell phone and laptop off that, maybe a fan for a few hours too. In my house I have the following items that use power:
- Mini Fridge – 100 watts
- Laptop – 50 watts
- cell phone – 5 watts
- LED lights – 100 watts total
- Mini Split HVAC – 500 watts on low, 700 watts on high
So if you times those watts by the hours of use, add it all up, you get 11,530 watt/hours. This translates to a pretty big system, I got a few quotes and they seem to range between $14,000 and $18,000. The system is so expensive because of the battery bank, I was looking at about $8,000 just in batteries and cable interconnects. Again, just not in the cards. What is crazy is that most of the system at that size is just for the HVAC, which currently is the smallest mini split on the market, but also the most efficient on the market at 27.8 SEER rating; compared to a standard AC unit today, most are around 13 SEER.
Before people start emailing me and commenting. I know I could live without AC, I could use a swamp cooler, I could use a cooler with ice and a fan. Sure I could, but I don't want to and that's my choice. I live in NC and when its 95 and ridiculously humid, I want AC on those days. I'm also thinking about next year "summer-ing" somewhere colder, as in, finding a place to rent up north during the summer months.
So now to plan D…. Without the HVAC I am looking at a system around $6,000-$8,000 which is a whole lot of money, but its more manageable… Relativity speaking. I figured that I can start with this smaller system, use my generator on the really hot days to run my AC; I already own a Honda EB2000i (almost identical to the popular EU2000i, this just has a pure sine inverter and GFCI). Running the generator with the load of my AC unit via a drop cord, I used a Kill-a-watt meter to determine it would run at a quarter load or less on the "eco-mode" and could run 24 hrs on a little over 1 gallon of gas. So the arrangement is not ideal, but I could at least have power, use fans most of the time and those days that I just want to enjoy the pure bliss of a AC cooled house, it would only cost me about $4 a day.
The Honda EB2000i is also ridiculously quite. At a quarter load at about 200′ line of sight you almost can't hear it. If I was inside my house I doubt I could hear it 50 feet away, if the AC was running, it could be at my front door and I wouldn't hear it. In this approach I've also opted to be in a different place on the property, where I am 100% shaded during the entire day, I've found this makes the heat much better, so all you have to deal with is the humidity and a little cooling around the hottest part of the day.
So that is where I am now. Even though the city had said yes, then changed their minds, I still owe the electrician $800 and have nothing to show for it. The lesson I've learned is if you have land or going to buy land, first figure out power and water. If you're buying the land, I'd make an offer contingent on the ability to get both; in fact I'd tell the seller: "I'll buy it, if you get the power and water running before the sale. If you can't I walk away"


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Police: Texas man had crossbow, tomahawk to kill ex's husband in Australia
A Texas man was arrested Tuesday in New South Wales, Australia in connection to an incident where he is accused of attacking his ex-wife's current husband with a crossbow and a tomahawk.
Jeffery Hooten, 49, allegedly flew to Australia last week to kill his ex-wife Stephanie Williams' current husband, Greg Williams, according to the Daily Telegraph.
Police say that Hooten fired a bolt from his crossbow at Williams, who was able to block the bolt with his laptop. Hooten is then accused of charging at Williams with a tomahawk, striking him in the head.
"He brings out this tomahawk and he swings over the top with his right hand and I managed to block him a bit, but he still got me on the noggin," Williams told the Australian Brodcasting Corporation. "I had two hands on the tomahawk, he had two hands on the tomahawk - I'm pretty strong, but so is he."
Detective Inspector Glenn Trayhurn told the Daily Telegraph that the two wrestled on the ground before a neighbor assisted Williams, holding him down until the police arrived.
Hooten was charged with attempted murder and malicious wounding with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm.
Police say that Hooten arrived in Australia on July 8 "without the knowledge of any family members'' and he had a pre-booked flight back to the US, according to the Daily Telegraph. Hooten and Williams divorced in 2009, according to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services.


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Google's N. Korea visit could harm U.S. sanction plans
- Former governor says visit is 'a private humanitarian mission'
- State Department says trip is 'ill-advised'
- U.S. pushes U.N. for more penalties on regime
A visit to North Korea by former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson and Google chairman Eric Schmidt could harm U.S. efforts to sanction the dictatorship for refusing to curb its nuclear program and missile production, Korea experts say.
The U.S. State Department complained Monday that the visit by Richardson and Schmidt was poorly timed given that the United States is trying to persuade the United Nations to further sanction North Korea.
"We think the timing is ill-advised," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.
The reason for State's objection is that North Korea and its allies in China will use the visit to convey "an image of openness and receptivity to the outside," said Evans Revere, the State Department's deputy chief negotiator with North Korea during the Clinton administration.
The visit helps the regime "convey a sense of legitimacy and international recognition and acceptance to its own people" at the very moment that the State Department is preparing to respond with sanctions in the U.N. Security Council, Revere said.
Richardson described the visit as "a private humanitarian mission." He said he hoped to meet with U.S. citizen Kenneth Bae, who was born in South Korea and arrested in North Korea during a tourist visit in November.
Richardson, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a former candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, has traveled to North Korea at least twice before to seek the release of American detainees.
Schmidt heads one of the world's richest companies, and Google ranks 73rd on Forbes' list of 500 top companies. He is part of a delegation that will spend four days in the nation but has yet to say what he is doing there and whom he will meet.
He is due to arrive in China on Thursday, and Richardson says he expects to hold a news conference then.
Schmidt characterizes himself as an advocate for the freedom of information worldwide. He is traveling with Jared Cohen, head of Google Ideas, the company's think tank, with whom Schmidt is writing a book about how the Internet is changing the world.
The Internet is banned in North Korea. The country has no independent media, popular elections do not exist and the government is among the most repressive in the world. By contrast, South Korea has among the highest rates of Internet access in the world and a market economy that is fully integrated into the global economy.
A private visit to North Korea is not illegal, though goods, services and technology from North Korea may not be imported into the USA without a license from the Treasury Department.
The visit comes in the wake of a series of hostile North Korean actions and threats toward the United States and its allies, among them an attack in 2010 on a South Korean warship and an artillery bombardment on the South's Yeonpyeong Island that killed four people that same year.
In December, the North defied warnings from the United States and other nations and launched an alleged weather satellite that the United States suspects was a test for an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching U.S. shores. The North has refused to abide by its obligations under international treaties to open up its nuclear facilities to inspection.
The North Koreans have launched a campaign of more friendly signals over the past few weeks toward South Korea, Japan and the United States, countries that have given assistance to North Korea when it agreed to negotiate with them.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's New Year's Day speech included statements on improving the North's economy and called for reunification with South Korea.
Revere says Richardson and Schmidt's visit "is smartly used by the North Koreans to communicate an atmosphere of openness and willingness to re-engage with the United States and others."
Bruce Klingner, a former chief of the CIA's Korea branch who is at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, says China is likely to seize on the visit as an argument against new U.N. Security Council sanctions.
"China would say North Korea is showing it's more open, so it would be counterproductive to put penalties on them when they're showing they're turning over a new leaf," Klingner said.
The problem, he and Revere said, is that no real evidence exists that North Korea is reforming.
For the world's most reclusive regime to open up to Google "would go against 60 years of history in North Korea," Klingner said.
Contributing: Roger Yu


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A friend of mine turned me on to these when she made them for her sister's bridal shower. My mind went wild with the endless possibilities. Pick you favorite cake flavor, your favorite frosting/topping, and any variation of chocolate and you are set. My friend made lemon cake with cream cheese frosting dipped in white chocolate. Another popular combination is red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting dipped in any flavor chocolate. One of my favorite foods is peanut butter, and yes I consider peanut butter a food and not a condiment, so it was a natural fit for this recipe. The other mix in I chose was nutella because who does not love nutella?
Peanut Butter and Nutella Cake Balls
1 box yellow cake mix (cook as directed on box for 13 X 9 cake)
8 oz. peanut butter
8 oz. nutella
1 package chocolate bark (regular or white chocolate)
Sprinkles or colored bark for decoration
Bake cake according to package directions. As soon cake is cooked split the cake into two halves and crumble each half into a large bowl. Mix each bowl of crumbled cake thoroughly with peanut butter in one and nutella in the other. Roll each mixture into quarter size balls and lay on cookie sheet lined with wax paper (Should make approximately 40). Chill for several hours (you can speed this up by putting in the freezer).
Melt chocolate in microwave in 30 second intervals stirring in between. When chocolate is completely melted, roll balls in chocolate and lay on wax paper until firm. Use a fork to roll the balls in chocolate and then gently tap off extra. If you chose to decorate with sprinkles, immediately sprinkle the balls after you have rolled them in chocolate.
To decorate with drizzled chocolate, place chocolate in a sandwich bag on a microwave safe dish and microwave in 30 second intervals moving the chocolate around between. Using scissors, cut the very tip off the sandwich bag. The smaller your cut, the smalled the drizzle. Use the sandwich bag to pipe the chocolate back and forth over the hardened chocolate covered cake balls until you reach the desired look. When the drizzle has hardened (you can put them in the freezer to speed up the process) brake off any extra chocolate with your fingers or the back end of a fork or spoon.
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I am new to GIS and I would appreciate if you could guide me a little.
I have a .gdb folder with data and I need to process that data to find educational institutions which are within say X Km of the Roads.....And within Y Km of any other educational institution....
I need to generate a shape file with the resulting data.
Could you please tell me how shall i go about this?
Do i need to install ArcGIS to do this? Or is it possible to do this in ArcPy alone?
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The term "serious gaming" might seem to be an oxymoron, like "static electrons." But in today's pragmatic research world, investigators from numerous Georgia Tech units are appropriating technologies, practices and even equipment from both digital and real-world games. Then they're applying those gaming techniques to defense, industry, education, health care and more.
Today's game technologies are often highly user-configurable — through a process called "modding" (short for modification) — and that adaptability helps make them useful for research purposes.
At the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), a research team is using game-engine technology to support an ambitious program to develop tiny mobile robots that are both intelligent and interactive.
The overall effort is called the Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology (MAST) Collaborative Technology Alliance Program. It's hoped that this five-year effort will result in rolling, hopping, and even flying devices that could aid the military and other agencies in combat, disaster relief and other tasks.
The MAST research program, which includes Georgia Tech, 13 other universities and BAE Systems Inc., is sponsored by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. GTRI and the College of Computing are among several Georgia Tech units involved in the program.
To date, no truly autonomous robots actually exist, much less tiny ones that can move cooperatively through unpredictable environments. To gain insight into the many challenges involved in such technology, researchers are turning to game-development techniques, said GTRI principal research engineer Lora Weiss.
"To design micro-autonomous systems, we first need to explore in a virtual way how they might behave in the real world and interact with one other," she said. "And a good way to start exploring them is with game engines, because you can examine robotic systems using the synthetic entities found in many game worlds."
By combining a widely available computer-game engine with open-source software called USARSim — short for urban search and rescue simulation — the GTRI engineers can simulate many challenges that robotic hardware might encounter. Modifying game parameters to suit their purposes, engineers can rapidly construct a three-dimensional world — complete with reasonably accurate 3D physics — to test a variety of concepts.
Other related areas of GTRI research include a team of engineers is developing a research device capable of analyzing physical stresses on the arms of workers in poultry plants by utilizing a Nintendo Wii game-console remote controller, known popularly as the Wiimote; using artificial intelligence techniques to help create "drama managers." to develop simulations for certain types of military training; using gaming elements to improve machine-learning technology; and more. Read a detailed case study on GTRI's efforts here.


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Spirit Airlines Ad Campaign: "Binders full of sales!"
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The campaign banner flashes colorful binders across the airline's home page, touting "Women will love them!" — a spoof on the now (in)famous statement made by Gov. Mitt Romney at Tuesday night's presidential debate.
Leave it to this team of "spirited" marketers to capitalize on the internet's favorite meme. The airline is known for using current events as ad campaign fodder, which are almost always edgy, and often controversial.
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Loe this kind of dish!! I can eat just this with rice.. and I already am very happy! ;P
Mmmm...makes me mouth watering. Thanks for reminding, must cook this on the coming Sunday.
I love 麻油鸡 alot ! I ate lots of these during my confinement cooked with kampong chicken and black chicken.......so yummy. I cook this dish frequently as my family enjoy it so much..... I can imagine the aroma of sesame oil lingering in your kitchen....hmmmmmm.... so nice !
I love chicken mixed with sesame oil
I love the aroma of sesame oil. I remember my mom used to cook this dish for my SIL.
Every now and then, I still make this dish. Confinement food is the best thing about the confinement period! To me, at least! :)
oh yes!! this dish is a comfort food for us ,right? rice ,rice and rice!
Thank you for your kind words:)
thanks!oh!! I miss the kampong chicken!! here we don't have this type of chicken,maybe the closer is FREE Range but it's expensive too..
we can eat this dish during cold winter,right? to heat up our cold body with ginger and sesame oil!
oh yes! don't we all have hate and love relation wt confinement food.during confinement I hate this but now I love it!
Sesame oil is good for the cold winter days.
I love this too! but i make it according to my mum's recipe, which uses chopped up chicken thighs instead (: yum yum


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While Metroid: Other M may feel like a departure for the series in the way it plays and the influences brought in by fabled designers Team Ninja, at its heart it is meant to be a unifying game for the series.
In fact, the unifying game for all things Metroid.
While Star Wars has its Holocron, a single index of the complete Star Wars canon lore and continuity, Metroid's story came to fans over 24 years of games, often in one Samus-defining moment a title.
But Other M is meant to become the Metroid's Holocron when it releases later this year, bringing together all of the major plot points and character development of the games that came before it for use in future Metroid game development.
The very first Metroid's big moment came at the end of the 1986 game when it was revealed that the space armored Samus was a woman. The big reveal of the next game, Game Boy's Metroid II, was the imprinting of a baby Metroid on Samus as a mother.
"These are all very interesting experiences, especially considering that Metroids are this enemy that you have to kill to progress through the game," Yoshio Sakamoto, the game series co-creator, told Kotaku in a recent interview. "It's possible for Samus to feel a bit maternal toward a newborn as she did in this case. That kind of connection between the baby Metroid and Samus was one of the first dramatic opportunities that we really got to hang a lot of story on."
That maternal instinct is further explored in the third game in the series, Super Metroid, and with each subsequent game players were drip fed one new major development in Samus' character. By 2002's Metroid Fusion, the game was starting to further explore what Sakamoto describes as Samus' "human elements", even foreshadowing her relationship with Adam, the computer on her space station.
That relationship with "Adam" will be further explored in the upcoming release of Metroid: Other M, a game that takes place between the events of Super Metroid and Metroid Fustion.
"You are going to see a lot further development all of which is connected to this progression you see in the Samus character in the past," Sakamoto said. "So you get to learn what kind of person she is and how she is connected to the events in her past and how they have made her the person she is in the present moment."
More importantly, Sakamoto says, Other M will bring together everything known about Samus, exploring and expanding what we know about her.
"You saw in the original Metroid series titles and then through Prime there were different glimpses of the Samus character," he said. "But this is our best opportunity to date to present everything all together about Samus, to give the definitive character sketch and that is going to be something people can draw from as a resource as we pull them into the Metroid universe in the future as well."
The idea of a single cohesive Samus detailed in one Metroid game does have a flaw though: The Metroid Prime games.
Texas-based Retro Studios started creating a new series of Metroid games in 1999. Metroid Prime and its successors used 3D graphics and were played from a first-person perspective. Sakamoto had little say in their development.
When I asked Sakamoto about the future of Prime and whether other games in that series would use this definitive "character sketch" of Samus, he sort of danced around the question.
"I didn't have a lot of input on the Prime series, I still don't know much about the future of the Prime series as well, I haven't been involved in that either," he said. "As to whether our Samus is going to be used in the Prime series going forward. You really have to defer to the wishes of the creator in this regard. Maybe think of it as the same universe but a different world view.
"There are different emphases in the two series of games. The Samus that we present here is very much our own, but the creators of the Prime series might have different goals and different areas that they want to stress as they go forward."
Does that mean, I asked, that the Metroid series might do what other popular series have done in the past, essentially splitting the game's timeline between two versions of the same starring character? Prince of Persia created two separate takes on their hero with the release of Prince of Persia in 2008. The games of the popular Legend of Zelda series also don't rely on a single cohesive timeline.
"Of course in these two series the approach is a little bit different and that is something essentially unavoidable," Sakamoto answered, referring to the Prime and Metroid games. "Samus is a character that fights and she has a lot of deep backstory and a lot of emotional content. That is what is essential here."
"I can't say what will happen in the future with Prime but I can say there is no reboot planned as such. You just need to keep in mind that different creators, different producers have slightly different visions and the end product will differ slightly as a result."


text: JessicaRabbit88 Posted February 13, 2004 Okay in trying to understand it all - I have come to the conclusion that although 40'some pages is an impressive page, there is no way to get the informaiton out of that thread you need, unless you have some serious time on your hands and can do mega reading. So I thought it might be good to create a "key points" thread where someone could get just the best of the best, and we will continue to post on the existing thread for ongoing stuff. Here is what I have learned: ~Set up a Corp business. Smart to protect yourself and the only type of business that allows you to keep your business credit and personal credit seperate. LLCs and Sole are okay for contract work or property investment, but you still should get a Corp to manage them. ~Once you get your Corp EIN, through registrastion, set up your business phone. You will need to make sure it is at an address not the same as your home (because it is not looked upon favorably by the lending world) and the phone will need to be registered in the 411 directory. Quite a few have had success with calling the local phone company and getting a call forwarding number. It is a business number that automatically forwards to any desired phone. Make sure it will list with 411 before signing up however. ~After receiving your first phone bill, go to www.staples.com and fax in copy of application along with copy of phone bill to apply for business credit. Use professional letterhead for coversheet. You should receive the standard $750 credit line with no personal guarentee (herein referred to as "PG"). ~Also during this time go to www.dnb.com and register your business to receive a D&B number. It will take 30-40 days to receive it in the mail. If you want to establish business credit sooner, you can pay for the credit builder $399 after you have at least 5 business accounts and get a paydex rating (similiar to FICO for personal credit). ~Set up the following business accounts, and make at least one purchase, you want to pay this off BEFORE the first statement hits: 1. Nextel 2001 Edmund Halley Dr Reston, VA 20191 CONTACT Customer Service 1-800-639-1111 2. UPS - www.ups.com 3. FedEx CONTACT Revenue Services Department 1-800-622-1147 press 4 then 1 4. Verizion CONTACT Customer Service 1-800-755-1048 5. Barnes & Noble CONTACT Purchase order department 1-212-414-6000 6. Quill Corporation 100 So Schelter Lincolnshire, IL 60069 CONTACT Credit Department 1-800-634-3090 7. Viking 8200 East 32nd St No. Wichitas, KS 67226 CONTACT Credit Department 1-888-454-5457 9. Rapid Forms 301 Grove Rd Thorofare, NJ 08086 CONTACT Billing Departement 1-800-257-5287 ~If you have at least 30-45 days to use, the following companies automatically report to D&B creating your business file: -FedEx -UPS -Staples -Viking -Nebs ~Once you have a paydex score of 75+, you can apply for Lines of Credit (herein referred to as "LOC") or business Credit Cards without any sort of PG. The cards/accounts desired are: Enterprise Rent a Car (Corp. Rental) www.enterprise.com Wells Fargo Bank (Visa/Mastercard) www.wellsfargo.com Bank of America (Visa) www.bankofamerica.com American Express (Green/Gold) www.americanexpress.com Chevron www.chevron.com Mobil www.mobil.com MBNA Bank www.mbna.com Wells Fargo (Line of Credit) www.wellsfargo.com Bank of America (Line of Credit) www.bankofamerica.com Union Bank (Line of Credit) www.unionbank.com Cal Fed www.calfed.com United California Bank www.unitedcalbank.com Most companies will not ask to see financials for loans of 50k or less. Okay that is my "ah-ha"s of the thread, please feel free to add your own Jessica Recap: I opened my biz (C corporation) in 2003. Opened a Biz Phone line (more expensive then a personal line) Used a Different Adress (not a home based biz) Paid $400 or so to DnB (www.dnb.com) for CreditBuilder added 3 historical vendors to my profile 1) furniture store where I bought my desk and chair and filing cabinet 2) The Company I buy Toner from for my printer 3) another vendor, I dont recall (the comapny that designed my logo and stationary?) waited until I got my first phone bill for the corp. Applied at www.staples.com for a biz account, faxed in the printed application with a copy of my phone bill. Approved $750. waited 2 weeks Applied for a cellphone under the business (T-Mobile) approved for 20 lines max. (i wanted one :oops: ) :wink: waited for the first bill to arrive, paid it. Called 800-917-DELL for Dell (www.dell.com) small biz division. aked the rep about what programs they offer, explained that I have a business that is on DnB, but my personal credit is low FICO because of high balances, etc. He told me "well, sir, all I need to tell you if you are approved is your name, biz name, and biz phone". Got INSTANT APPROVAL for $10,000 (CIT) long term finance. Bought two computers. No SS# or PG was required. Got approval, Some components arrived already, laptop already being delivered tomorrow (if someone is there to accept the delivery). I check the status on www.Dell.com, so I know that the stuff was already sent out. after several "almosts", got the nerver to apply for home depot card based on the biz (No personal info...) recieved 7-10 day screen. Called two days later... APPROVED for $3000+! tried to get an increase on the spot, was transferred to a senior rep, who said that they count not increase the amount now, but would first need to see a 60-90 day pay history, and I could try again at that time. RAN to home depot, got a tempory pass (so i could FEEL the approval :shock: )..... today I spend $2000 there. (now I can finish the apartment rehab, rent them out, and start seeing some money!) I am not positive who issues the Home Depot Commercial Card (Citi USA? Monogram? GE Capital?) it seems that different bank names come up on the website, app, and temporary pass. I'd be happy to share my limited knoweledge with anyone who needs help in this area. to Reiterate: All the above is WITHOUT a PG, on a NEW Corp. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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BevNET's Best of 2012
Pressing Business
Fresh is best. At least, that was the thinking when it came to BevNET's Best of 2012 awards, where no fewer than four brands using high pressure processing (HPP) took home awards, including Evolution Fresh's big win for product of the year.
The nascent pasteurization format, which allows products to maintain their flavor and nutritional components while extending their shelf life, is drawing lots of entrepreneurial energy within the beverage world. What's interesting about the technology is that existing brands are actually adjusting to adopt the process: both Evolution Fresh and Blueprint started off as unpasteurized juices but they have begun using the technology as a way of delivering their products farther afield. New products like Suja (Best Functional Beverage) and Harmless Harvest (Best Coconut Water) are also using HPP as ways of innovating within their categories. Expect more companies to follow in the future, whether with new lines that incorporate HPP or with new brands that are based solely on its merits.
Meanwhile, Janie Hoffman, BevNET's Person of the Year for 2012, knows a lot about trailblazing herself, taking the chia seed and turning it into a beverage that is the spear tip for a nutritional movement. The effervescent Californian is at the early stages of what could be a natural foods empire, and her positive attitude and commitment to values and integrity have won her a great many fans in a short amount of time. When asked if it's hard to be the "face" of the chia movement, she responded that it felt great.
Winning always feels great as well. So check out the Best of 2012… you'll find they're a very fresh crowd indeed.
Evolution Fresh: Product of the Year
Evolution Fresh is the winner of BevNET's 2012 Product of the Year award. In a year that saw significant strides toward mainstream adoption of high-pressured processed (HPP) beverages. Evolution's decision to begin using HPP resulted in dramatic leaps in the functionality and flavor of the super-premium juice line. It was a courageous – albeit very risky – decision that forced the beverage industry to take notice of the benefits of HPP, and one that attracted the attention of Starbucks, which after seeing the rapid rise and potential of the brand, acquired Evolution late last year. Now armed with a brand name that screams the phrase "line extension," and the vast marketing and financial resources of Starbucks, Evolution is well-positioned to head into 2013 with a mandate for growth and expansion.
Janie Hoffman, Founder, Mamma Chia: Person of the Year
BevNET's Best of 2012 Person of the Year Award goes to Janie Hoffman, the founder and CEO of Mamma Chia. Over the past two years, Hoffman has been at the forefront of chia's rise from a seed best known for dog-shaped window plants to a highly sought after multifunctional ingredient that is increasingly used in foods and beverages. Her leadership and promotion of chia has sprouted a range of new brands and line extensions in the beverage space, accelerated exposure of chia into mainstream consciousness, and propelled Mamma Chia into national distribution – a rare feat for brand of its novelty and innovation. Having established solid footing for Mamma Chia in the natural channel within its first year, Hoffman has now taken her line of fruit juice and whole chia seed blends into hundreds of hybrid and traditional grocery chains across the country. And despite the rapid success of Mamma Chia, Hoffman remains focused on a patient vision for the brand, expecting even greater wins in the coming years.
MiO Energy: Best New Powder, Tablet, Mix
MiO Energy is the winner of BevNET's award for the Best New Powder, Tablet, or Mix of 2012. The line extension, a caffeinated version of MiO's popular water enhancing liquid, features two great-tasting flavors and a neatly designed proprietary bottle. As with the flagship MiO brand, the product dissolves in water and does not require any mixing, which the panel found a lot more practical than some of its competitors, which often require a form or stirring or shaking. Overall, MiO Energy is an impressive entry into the space.
Suja: Best Functional Beverage
BevNET's Best of 2012 award for Best Functional Beverage goes to Suja Juice. These raw and organic cold pressed juices are high pressure processed (HPP), and as with other HPP products that we've covered, Suja's juices are among the freshest tasting bottled drinks that we have ever come across. While the primary functionality of Suja's six varieties is refreshment, the drinks also come packaged as a 1-5 day cleansing program. The panel was particularly impressed with Suja's multi-pack offering, which enables the company to reach consumers in the rapidly emerging category of juice cleanse regimens.
Hiball Energy: Best Energy Drink or Shot
Hiball Energy is the winner of BevNET's award for the Best Energy Drink or Shot of 2012. The panel loved Hiball's decision to move from 10 oz. glass bottles to 16 oz. "cold-activated" aluminum cans, and its reformulated blend of organic energy ingredients and caffeine made a strong concept even more on-trend. The rebranding was potentially a risky move for Hiball, but ended up being a largely successful move for the energy drink line, which has gained access into a much wider range of retail channels, and garnered praise from new and existing consumers alike.
Just Chill: Best Relaxation Drink or Shot
Just Chill is the winner of BevNET's Best Relaxation Drink or Shot for 2012. The brand, which recently added two new flavors to its line of natural stress relief products, has gradually distinguished itself from the growing number of products in the category with its crisp and clean packaging and an all-natural formulation that does not include melatonin. The panel feels that Just Chill has put itself a very good position to establish a strong foothold and take a leadership position in the relaxation segment.
Guayaki Sparkling Yerba Mate: Best Carbonated Soft Drink
Guayaki Sparkling Yerba Mate is the winner of BevNET's award for the Best Carbonated Beverage of 2012. The line of drinks debuted at the 2012 Natural Products Expo West show in March and, almost immediately, the panel knew that it would be a top contender for BevNET's Best Of awards. Overall, Guayaki has done an excellent job of melding its signature ingredient – yerba mate – into a carbonated drink. Packaged in sleek 12.5 oz. slim cans, the drinks come in three extremely flavorful varieties each packed with natural caffeine content from yerba mate: Classic Gold (a cola), Cranberry Pomegranate – both sweetened with organic cane sugar – and Grapefruit Ginger, which is sweetened with stevia. We believe this well-executed line has potential to introduce yerba mate to a range of new consumers in mainstream channels.
BluePrint Juice: Best Juice or Juice Based
BluePrint Juice is the winner of BevNET's award for the Best Juice or Juice-Based brand of 2012. Modeled after the popular direct-to-consumer BluePrint Cleanse, BluePrint Juice is a five-SKU line of high-pressure processed (HPP) juice blends. The super-premium products have an extremely fresh flavor profile and are packaged in clear PET bottles with minimalist labeling that are perfectly suited to showcase the colorful juices. Despite a price point that ranges from $6-11, the panel believes that as HPP continues to develop, the upside for BluePrint is tremendous – particularly considering growing recognition for the brand within the natural channel, and its potential for a range of line extensions and new package sizes.
Sambazon Protein: Best Smoothie or Meal Replacement
Sambazon's new line of protein smoothies is an impressive line extension for the company. The panel was particularly impressed by Sambazon's ability to meld its flagship ingredient, acai, into a protein-infused drink. And unlike many meal replacement and protein drinks, Sambazon's smoothies are light and airy, and quite flavorful without being overwhelming.
Sparkling ICE: Best Enhanced Water
The winner of BevNET's Best Enhanced Water of 2012 is Sparkling ICE. Although the line of lightly-carbonated drinks has been around for over two decades, Sparkling ICE has rapidly ascended into a nationally-distributed brand through a focused sales and marketing effort targeting the brand's revamped, vastly improved flavors. The drinks are now the fastest growing non-alcoholic beverage brand in the U.S., and as consumer buying habits continue toward health and wellness, the panel believes that Sparkling ICE is well-positioned remain on an upward trajectory.
AQUAHydrate: Best Product Revamp
BevNET's Best of 2012 award for Best Product Revamp goes to AQUAHydrate. In a breakout year for high alkaline bottled waters, AQUAHydrate's sleek new look and branding gives the product instant credibility and distinction among a growing range of products in the category. Moreover, its new light blue cylindrical PET bottle and tagline of "supercharged hydration," give AQUAhydrate a more modern feel than its previous iterations, and is already allowing the brand to gain easier access into new retail channels.
Boxed Water is Better: Best Packaging Design
Boxed Water is Better is the winner of BevNET's Best Packaging Design award of 2012. The water brand, which uses a 500 mL screw top carton that looks like a miniature version of a quart of milk, impressed the panel with an intentionally stark design that seems like a very subtle, but effective, way of calling out its eco-friendly benefits. The panel feels that through brand's unique elements and positioning, Boxed Water is Better has achieved breakthrough appeal amidst a sea of competing water products.
Coco Cafe: Best Coffee or Coffee-Based Beverage
Coco Cafe is the winner of BevNET's award for the Best Coffee or Coffee-Based beverage of 2012. Over the past 12 months, the brand has had a remarkable run from its win at New Beverage Showdown 2 at BevNET Live Winter 11, to its acquisition by Vita Coca only a few weeks later, to national distribution in June. This brand's innovative blending of espresso and coconut water has helped breathe new life into the coffee category while also helping energize its appeal as a complementary ingredient.
Runa: Best Tea or Tea Based
BevNET's Best of award for the Best Tea or Tea-Based beverage goes to Runa's line of bottled Guayusa tea. Runa has done an excellent job of taking a relatively unknown ingredient and creating a beverage line that showcases its flavor and functional benefits in an eminently drinkable format. And considering that the drinks – which are packaged in neatly labeled 14 oz. glass bottles – contain only 50 calories per bottle, the panel feels that Runa has a solid path to success within the natural channel, and perhaps beyond.
Harmless Harvest: Best Coconut Water
As a first time category for BevNET's "Best of" Awards, the panel had dozens of brands to consider as the best coconut water of 2012, yet, it was Harmless Harvest that was on tip of everyone's tongue. As one of the earliest adopters of high-pressure processing for a beverage product, Harmless Harvest's 100% Raw Coconut Water is the closest thing we've tasted to the liquid inside a freshly opened, young coconut. The quality and freshness of the coconut water has garnered a fervent and passionate following among consumers in the natural channel – where it is now distributed in over 1,000 retail locations – and compelled the company to introduce a new 16 oz. bottle earlier this year.
82Go: Best Packaging Innovation
The winner of BevNET's Best Packaging Innovation award of 2012 is 82Go Water. 82Go stores its eight ounces of purified water in a plastic pouch which is opened by tearing – or biting – a corner off the package. 82Go is portable, easy to use, and environmentally-friendly; the pouch uses the same amount of plastic as the cap on a bottle of water. With the product positioned as one for runners and other active individuals, we think that 82Go has the potential to make a big splash.
Red Bull Stratos: Best Marketing Campaign
It was breathtaking, audacious, exhilarating, and remarkable – and we've barely scratched the surface in describing Red Bull Stratos. the winner of BevNET's Best Marketing Campaign of 2012. Calling it a mission "to transcend human limits," Red Bull – which is known for attaching itself to a range of extreme sports and eclectic athletes – began its sponsorship of the Stratos project nearly seven years ago. The goal? To launch daredevil Felix Baumgartner 24 miles into the stratosphere, where he would make a freefall jump toward Earth and reach supersonic speeds before parachuting – and safely landing – back on the ground. While the mission was undoubtedly expensive and loaded with risks, Baumgartner's recordbreaking leap was an incredible success, in more ways than one. The live feed of the jump, which took place in October, was broadcast by 40 television networks in 50 countries, and watched by eight million concurrent viewers on YouTube, the largest in the website's history. In the words of one media analyst, Red Bull's sponsorship of the project "transcended sports and entertainment into Pop Culture, hitting new consumers that [the company] does not usually capture, and on a global scale."


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Does Your Child Suffer From Depression?
Know the warning signs of childhood and teen depression and how to get your youngster the right treatment.
Childhood and teen depression is real and can be painful for both the youngster and the entire family. It is estimated that as many as 1 in 33 children and 1 in 8 teenagers suffer from depression. There is evidence that even preschoolers can suffer from childhood depression.
According to Basheer Lotfi-Fard, MD, child and adolescent psychiatry fellow at the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University and Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago, "Unfortunately, we do view mental illnesses like depression and anxiety disorders as chronic conditions. We know that a child, after achieving recovery from a depressive episode, has a 20 to 60 percent chance of [another bout of depression] after two years and almost 70 percent after five years."
Initially, a parent may notice a change in the child's behavior and become worried. That's what happened to Lucy, of Montreal, whose daughter started showing signs of depression at age 10. "Initially, I noticed she would often stay in bed and then there was also the crying, which became more frequent," Lucy says. "Then one day she explained how she thought it was possible to end a life. Soon afterward, she ended up trying to cut her wrist."
Childhood and Teen Depression: Know the Risks and Signs
If you're wondering whether your child is at risk for depression, answering these questions can help:
Do you have a family history of depression? Depression tends to run in families, suggesting that there may be a.genetic basis to the disorder. Has something major happened to you or your child? Divorce, emotional or sexual abuse, loss of a family member or friend, a move to another area, or stress are all significant life events that may lead to symptoms of depression.
You should also be alert to the signs of depression in your child. These may include:
- Frequent and persistent depressed mood or irritability
- Loss of interest in daily or regular activities
- Significant change in weight or appetite
- Change in the sleep pattern, like suddenly sleeping too much or too little
- Loss of energy or fatigue
- Excessive guilt or feelings of worthlessness
- Difficulty concentrating
- Frequent thoughts of death, dying, suicide — or a suicide attempt
When behavior or symptoms interfere with your child's life, either at home, school, or with friends, your youngster may indeed be suffering from childhood depression or teen depression.
Diagnosis and Treatment of Childhood and Teen Depression
There are no simple tests to determine if a child or teen is suffering from depression. Usually, the doctor or mental health professional will conduct an interview with the youngster as well as with the parents or caregiver. The doctor may use a specific questionnaire or assessment scale to aid in diagnosis. Be aware that the doctor probably will want to talk to your child or teen out of your presence.
Counseling and medicine are effective methods used to treat depression in young people. Depending on their age, patients are encouraged to take part in their treatment decisions. After remission, Dr. Lotfi-Fard says, "it is important to remain under some form of treatment for monitoring of symptoms. Chronic conditions can be managed and as long as [patients] are under treatment for their symptoms, they can remain under remission and it shouldn't prevent them from leading normal, healthy lives."
Childhood and Teen Depression: How You as a Parent Can Help
Being alert to the signs and symptoms of depression, and getting prompt treatment when needed, are first and foremost. Other things you can do to help your child include:
- Making sure your child or teen eats healthy foods and follows his treatments, either psychotherapy, medicine, or both.
- Encouraging your youngster to remain active; this is known to help with symptoms.
- Reminding your child of your support. It's important to tell your child on a regular basis that he can count on you.
- Praising your child or teen for his efforts; do not criticize his actions. It may be difficult for him or her to get up in the morning or do chores or homework during a bout of depression.
- Asking for help when you need it. If you feel that your child is not doing well, or needs additional support, contact his or her health care professional.
Support for the Whole Family
Dealing with childhood or teen depression is difficult. Remembers Lucy, "Not to get caught up in the situation, I made sure I went to work and kept busy with daily life activities as much as possible. I also had a lot of support from my spouse, and that was really helpful."
If you as a parent or caregiver need support of your own, don't hesitate to get help; your child's pediatrician or your own health practitioner should be able to refer you to the right mental health specialist. You need to take care of yourself to be able to provide the best support to your child.


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Nominations for EPA New England's Annual Environmental Merit Awards - Deadline is Feb. 21, 2014
Release Date: 02/03/2014
Contact Information: David Deegan, (617) 918-1017
(Boston, Mass. – Feb. 3, 2014) – EPA is now accepting nominations for the 2014 Environmental Merit Awards, which will recognize environmental achievements during the past year. Award categories are available for individuals, businesses, state and local governments, and other organizations. Awards are also given under a lifetime achievement category.
These regional awards have been given out annually since EPA was created in 1970. Past recipients have included scientists, community activists, business representatives, public officials and other individuals committed to preserving the environment. An independent EPA panel will select the winners based on the following criteria: long-term effects on the environment; ability to address an environmental problem or need; collaboration with others; ability of the program or accomplishments to be widely shared; clarity and effectiveness of the presentation; and promotion of innovative ideas or techniques. Awards are traditionally given in four categories: individual; business, industry, trade, and professional organization; local, state or federal government; and environmental, community or non-profit organization.
This year we are introducing a new award, in addition to the four award categories that have existed for many years. Along with the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC), the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM), the Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association (NEWMOA), and in coordination with the New England state Environmental Commissioners, EPA has initiated the Ira Leighton "In Service to States" Environmental Merit Award. The new award is a tribute to Ira Leighton, who passed away in 2013 after serving 41 years at EPA. The "Ira Leighton in Service to States Annual Award" will recognize an individual or organization that has made significant strides in facilitating state and federal partnerships through innovative sustainable solutions addressing critical environmental challenges in New England. The successful candidate will have actively demonstrated conviction and leadership in protecting the environment and in promoting sustainable practices.
The deadline for nominations is Feb. 21. Awards winners will be invited to a ceremony this spring in Boston.
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Safety and autonomy make the ATV unique
Thanks to its unique level of on board autonomy and safety, the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is the first fully automatic re-supply spacecraft of its kind. The ATV, even in case of malfunction, does not rely on human intervention to take over manual control of the vehicle to ensure mission success and ISS safety.
The ATV relies on additional automatic layers of safety and failure management, which provides a high level of autonomy. This autonomy allows the ATV to fulfil the entire mission on its own - including responding to two independent failures - from navigation in orbit, to rendezvous manoeuvres towards the ISS, and finally docking with the ISS without crew input.
Due to this autonomy requirement, the ATV has a very high level of automation and its automatic systems, in case of failure, can isolate failed equipment and reconfigure the vehicle to use the built-in redundancy. The only action required of the astronauts on board the ISS and controllers on Earth is to monitor the ATV rendezvous. At specific hold points planned during the mission, the flight controllers at the ATV Control Centre in Toulouse will also provide a "GO" command to authorize the spaceship to continue the mission.
"The ATV has no manual capability as a back-up and is fully automatic. That is why we have implemented - in the design - additional layers of safety, redundancy and surveillance by automatic systems", says Richard Chase, the ESA ATV engineer who is in charge of safety for the programme. "And the more you add redundancy and safety layers, the more complex your spacecraft is."
A new philosophy
Like the Russian Progress re-supply ship, the much heavier 20.7-tonne ATV can dock safely to the ISS in the unlikely event of total absence of crew on board. The ATV also has the capability to accomplish its mission alone, even in the case of a failure. The built-in ATV autonomy makes it different from the US Space Shuttle, which does not have automatic rendezvous capability.
The ATV is also different from the three-person Soyuz capsule or the unmanned Progress, which relies on the manual takeover by the crew (directly for Soyuz, or remotely for Progress) to cope with malfunctions during the nominal automatic approach. In this aspect, the ATV could be almost called the Autonomous Transfer Vehicle.
As well as this automatic autonomy, the ATV must also fulfil the ISS man-rated requirements for safety because it docks with the Station. The pressurised cargo carrier must also satisfy the safety and human factors requirements applicable to the habitable modules of the ISS.
Two-failure tolerance and one million lines of code!
The ATV architecture must respect a tough requirement: the spaceship, even with any combinations of two possible failures on board, must still be safe for the ISS crew and for the Space Station itself.
The ATV must also be one-failure tolerant for mission success. In fact, the critical phase of docking or undocking always has to be successful after one breakdown, and most the time, can still be successful after two breakdowns; in any case, it has to remain always safe after any of these two situations.
To respect these requirements, the ATV propulsion and avionics architecture incorporates both functional and hardware redundancy. For example, the main computer (FTC – Fault Tolerant Computer) that navigates the ATV mission is actually comprised of three identical processing chains. In addition, a completely independent computer (MSU), itself incorporating two chains, monitors the performance of the main computer.
The autonomy of the ATV and the failure tolerance requirements means that a large amount of software in needed. In total, there are about one million lines of code in the various computers on the vehicle, with about half of that total in the FTC alone. Since the MSU is the final barrier to prevent catastrophic consequences, its software has been subject to ESA's most stringent software development rules and quality assurance measures. In addition to the analyses, code inspections and tests performed by the developer, a separate contractor has been tasked to perform independent software validation and verification.
The ATV is also required to meet quantitative reliability requirements for a successful docking (reliability prediction of 0.99) and overall mission success from Ariane 5 launcher separation to re-entry six months later (reliability prediction of 0.95). The ATV system reliability prediction shows compliance to these requirements, which are essentially guidelines.
Four automatic layers of safety
Even if the ATV represents the state of the art in automated spaceship, the Space Station crew, before welcoming the arrival of its cargo, will monitor the automatic rendezvous using independent means.
As we said, the crew members cannot manually pilot the ATV by remote control but, for the inaugural flight of the ATV, called Jules Verne, they will carefully monitor its performance from inside the Russian Service Module using a video camera and an independent range and range rate system. They have the capability to interrupt the rendezvous manoeuvre at any moment if they consider their safety is at stake. The ISS crew, on its own, can command a Hold, Retreat, Escape or Abort, depending on the observed anomaly.
In case of a serious problem during rendezvous, the crew will act only as a last resort. This crew monitoring capability, which is important for the Jules Verne demonstration flight, is not an extra layer of safety for the architecture of the ATV itself, but it is a means for the crew to have a minimal remote control of the robot-like vehicle if needed.
In other terms, off-nominal scenarios should be automatically handled by any of the four existing layers of safety that are already implemented - on board and on the ground - for this highly automated spacecraft. The different monitoring methods and the related failure responses are implemented at different levels within the design.
Crew monitoring
The main action to be taken by the crew in case of a failure occurring at distances further away than 20 m is to report to mission controllers. The space vehicle is sufficiently far away for the ground controllers – having access to all data and not just a limited selection – to take the best decision. At distances closer than 20 m, the crew will send the ATV away using the Escape mode if the ATV moves outside the approach-monitoring corridor or in case of malfunctions of the safety system. Abort has the same effect as Escape but uses independent software and hardware. Abort is used as a last resort should the main ATV computers or piloting hardware fail completely.
"The Abort system is so segregated, that is to say independent, that we can compare it to a pilot, responsible for safety, hidden inside the main satellite responsible for the mission", says ESA astronaut Jean-François Clervoy, the senior advisor to the ATV programme. "This independent mode relies on different computers, different software, different batteries, different trajectory monitoring sensors and different thrusters. The only item shared with the main system of the ATV is propellant."
The crew surveillance role is important since it provides the crew with a minimum capability to master their safety. At the same time, on the ground, the ATV-CC flight director can also interrupt the ATV's approach, even if the crew does not see any showstopper.
In case of a serious problem during the rendezvous, the crew will act only as a last resort. This crew monitoring capability is not necessary to meet the safety requirements imposed on the ATV but it does provide an extra level of assurance for failure cases that might have been missed in the detailed safety analyses performed on the system. In other words, it just allows the ISS crew to keep high authority over the unmanned vehicle.
"The stringent safety and autonomy requirements on ATV have led to a design that is unique in the history of space flight. The vehicle is capable of completing its mission autonomously even after one failure and will not threaten ISS safety even after two failures", says Richard Chase. The flight controllers on the ground and the ISS crew also have intervention capabilities in the unlikely case of unforeseen events the vehicle cannot handle by itself.


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Nothing smells as Christmassy as some mulled wine warming and some gingerbread cooking. Yesterday we had my mum, dad and brother over for Sunday lunch so thought we would get them in the festive spirit. Leo loves cooking and baking so he took the helm to make some Gingerbread biscuits while I focused on the roast. I told Leo what he needed to do but he was able to measure out ingredients and prepare the dough pretty much by himself. He did an awesome job and they were amazingly yummy so we thought we would share our recipe with you so you could give it a go!
Gingerbread Star Cookies
What You Need
- 3.5 tablespoons golden syrup
- 75g The Groovy Food Company organic extra virgin olive oil
- 60g caster sugar
- 175g plain flour
- 1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 2 tsp ground ginger
What You Do
Add the golden syrup, sugar and coconut oil to a saucepan. Heat on a low heat and stir until the sugar has dissolved
Place flour, bicarbonate of soda and ginger into a mixing bowl. Stir together then make a well in the middle and pour in the sugar mixture
Stir together to form a dough
Wrap in clingfilm and chill for 30 minutes to firm up
Place the dough between two sheets of baking parchment. Roll out to around the thickness of a £1 coin
Use a biscuit cutter to cut out the cookies, we used a star shape
Bake at fan 170 (190/gas mark 5) for around 10-12 minutes until golden
Remove from oven and transfer to cool and harden
Mix icing sugar with a little water to make paste and top cooled biscuits
Decorate! We used silver balls and shimmer spray for some festive sparkle
As I said, these were really excellent and extremely tasty! Everybody enjoyed them and Leo got a big thumbs up for a fantastic batch of gingerbread!
We received this jar of organic extra virgin coconut oil from The Groovy Food Company to try out and it was fantastic and easy to use in this recipe. Coconut oil has many different uses including for your face and hair as well as in cooking. I am really impressed with this first time using it so can't wait to try it again. I also saw the same jar available on rollback in Asda last week for £3.99 instead of £4.99 so now is a great time for you to give it a go too!
I would love to hear what you have used coconut oil for – I have seen so many uses online but it is always nice to hear personal reviews! Please let me know in the comments below
About The Groovy Food Company
The Groovy Food Company is an award-winning British brand committed to sourcing and producing natural foods that taste delicious and nourish the body's overall health and wellbeing. To view the full collection of The Groovy Food Company's recipes please visit http://www.groovyfood.co.uk/recipes
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