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This delicious easy to make then fast to reheat breakfast is made with fresh sourdough bread. I follow the recipe found here* and ferment everything for the longest possible time. The longer the fermentation the easier to digest and the more healthy bacteria there is.
Sourdough is one of the healthiest breads out there. Even though this one contains wheat flour the long fermentation process makes it safe for my gluten-free husband to enjoy safely! Most commercial sourdough breads will not be safe for gluten-free eaters so best to make your own or buy prepared gluten-free bread.
Even though this recipe has much less sugar than any other French Toast Casserole you'll find it has more than enough sweetness. My mom and husband are constantly nagging me about not putting enough sugar in things but even they agreed this was plenty sweet enough. We topped ours with fresh red cherries and a light drizzle of maple syrup.
3 tbl. butter
1 loaf sourdough bread
8 eggs
1-2/3 c. unsweetened vanilla coconut milk (or your favorite milk)
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/3 c. pure maple syrup
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Coconut Milk Yogurt
Candida Diet, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Soy-Free, Paleo
Most commercial non-dairy yogurts are loaded with thickening agents and additives that are ultimately a form of processed sugar. Locust bean gum, anyone? Since most of us are used to store bought yogurt you may be surprised that homemade yogurts are thin and watery by comparison. This recipe uses gelatin to add healthy collagen and thicken the yogurt in a more organic way. Flavor it with fresh berries, homemade granola and/or fresh mint for a delicious probiotic infused snack! By fermenting this yogurt for 24 hours you boost the probiotic content and get the most benefits for your digestive system. This yogurt keeps for weeks and can easily be used in both sweet and savory preparations.
3-12oz cans full fat coconut milk, with no added preservatives
1 envelope 0.5 oz gelatin
1 envelope belle & bella non-dairy yogurt starter (or substitute one small container of commercial yogurt)
1. Heat coconut milk until just before boiling over medium heat. Stirring occasionally.
2. Allow coconut milk to cool for 45 minutes. In a small bowl, whisk vigoroursly gelatin, yogurt starter and 2 tablespoons of coconut milk. Make sure gelatin has dissolved and no clumps remain!
3. Once smooth, pour into remaining coconut milk and whisk until combined well.
4. Pour into 6-6oz glass jars and place into yogurt maker. Turn on and ferment for 24 hours. You may need to turn yogurt maker on for two cycles of time to get the full 24 hours.
5. Place yogurt into refrigerator uncovered and allow to cool for 8 hours. Place lids on and keep refrigerated.
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Summer Protein Packed Frittata
I go through spells with Frittata's but when it comes to ready to eat breakfasts - it simply steals the show. In one easy to prep meal I can load up on protein, vegetables and healthy sources of fat. That's a win in my book! This is a "kitchen sink" frittata made out of a mix of beautiful local summer vegetables and sustainably raised animal proteins. Delicious and simple to make we served this with a slice of a our favorite gluten-free bread! Hope you enjoy.
Candida Diet, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Low-Carb, Paleo
1/2 tbl. coconut oil
2 slices bacon, chopped
1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
2 clove garlic, minced
2 c. summer squash, diced (I used zucchini and yellow squash)
2 sausage patties, cooked and finely diced
1 medium tomato, chopped
8 lg. pasture raised eggs
splash water
Sea Salt & Black Pepper
1/2 tsp. fresh parsley, finely chopped
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and lightly grease 8x11 baking dish with coconut oil.
2. Heat coconut oil over medium heat in large skillet. Add bacon, onion and garlic cook for 3-4 minutes until fragrant.
4. Add summer squash, season with salt and pepper then sauté until squash softens.
5. Mix in cooked sausage and stir to combine. Remove from heat.
6. Spread the veggie mixture over the bottom of the baking dish. Top with chopped tomato.
7. Place eggs in a mixing bowl with a splash of water. Whisk together then season with salt and pepper.
8. Pour eggs over the veggie mixture.
9. Top with fresh parsley and bake for 35-40 minutes or until eggs are fully cooked.
Recipe and photo by: Keri Marino
Keri Marino is an internationally Registered Yoga Teacher, Yoga Therapist and Propmaker. She owns and operates Yoga Unique offering Yoga Therapy, Classes, Workshops and Yoga products. It is her mission to empower others to have improved quality of life through the practice of Yoga!
We make a frittata nearly every single week because it is an easy, healthy and portable breakfast! The combination of flavors and vegetables you can use is endless. Breakfast is such an important meal for establishing brain and blood sugar balance for the entire day! Avoid eating a carbohydrate rich breakfast (like cereal) which may lead to sugar cravings, fatigue and irritability. Instead enjoy something rich in protein, healthy fat and vegetables. My husband loves to serve his over a piece of Millet Bread for a gluten-free breakfast sandwich. Here is the Frittata I made for this week upcoming week:
Candida Diet, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Low-Carb, Nut-Free, Paleo, Soy-Free
1 tbl. coconut oil
1 leek, (white and light green parts only) halved and finely sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 pieces, uncured bacon (nitrite/nitrate free) finely chopped
3 handfuls arugula
10-12 cherry tomatoes, halved
8 eggs, pasture-raised
splash coconut milk
sea salt and black pepper to taste
1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and grease 8x11 baking dish with coconut oil.
2. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add leeks, garlic and bacon. Saute 2-3 minutes until fragrant and softened. Add arugula and stir occasionally until greens are wilted.
3. Spread the cooked leek mixture into the bottom of the baking dish. Place sliced cherry tomatoes on top with flat sides facing up.
4. Whisk eggs, salt, pepper, italian seasoning and coconut milk together until combined.
5. Pour eggs over leek mixture and tomatoes. Place in oven for 30-35 minutes. Or until eggs are cooked thoroughly.
Keri Marino is an internationally Registered Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapist. She's owns and operates Yoga Unique offering therapy, classes, workshops and yoga products. Keri teachers both privately and publicly around the Cary area.
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The Minami Bar Guide is Online!
The Minami Bar Guide, a new permanent section on Osaka Insider, is now online! The bar list is based on four years of partying in Osaka, and it will grow as I try new places and spend more time out. I have included ratings in various categories, reviews, contact information, and a map showing all the bars' locations and nearby train stations. Whether you're new to town, just visiting, or simply looking for new places to hang out, check out my numerous recommendations! Links to the this new section of the site can be found in the menu bar above and the "Pages" section on the right. Cheers!
November 14, 2010 at 8:01 am
Thanks for the update ! nice to see that you are working on with your project here.
November 15, 2010 at 6:49 pm
sounds like so much fun!
do you think they would let in some 18 year olds in? in australia we're in the legal drinking age, but in japan is 21 right? I was hoping some of the out-of-the-way bars/clubs will be lenient enough. I've heard that in japan they let kids in bars (but of course they dont sell them alcohol, of course.)
January 13, 2011 at 11:36 am
Just wanted to say thank you so much for your guide.
It is exactly what I was looking for as a nice, simple easy to understand overview of some places we can try in the central Osaka area.
Now I just need one for Umeda as our Hotel is there 🙂
I have been to Osaka twice before but with a really overprotective, older (and kinda boring) bf who refused to let us go to bars and made sure we were in bed by 10pm each night so we could get up early to "hunt for bargains and go for long walks"
Finally I am returning to Japan with a girl mate my own age (20 and 23) and we really want to have a couple nights of our Osaka tasting the nightlife, and your guide is now synced to my google map of our trip and even with the awful exchange rate seems we can have a good time ^_^
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Inside Wall Street: PepsiCo Should Get Its Fizz Back in 2010
So what's his top stock pick now, for 2010? Nabi's response to the question was quick and confident: "You will be surprised -- it is PepsiCo (PEP)." It was, indeed, surprising because the company hasn't shown pizzazz in 2009, with earnings and sales flattish, and its stock hasn't displayed much fizz in spite of the market's 50% to 60% gain since its March lows.
PepsiCo, the second largest beverage maker, continues to trail No.1 Coca-Cola (KO) and Wall Street seems to have adjusted to what analysts describe as PepsiCo's "lackluster" performance. But of late, some have taken another look and saw it as an opportunistic buy.
A Dividend Increase is Expected
Nabi's argument for buying the stock is based on fundamental and technical factors. "It is trading way below its total asset value and selling at a discount to the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index, despite its strong balance sheet and cash flow," he notes. And the stock has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Nabi expects the company to increase the dividend.
The stock's technical underpinnings are also positive: PepsiCo's price-earnings ratio is at a five-year low of 14.5, based on analysts' estimated 2010 earnings of $4.23 a share. Its PE multiple was as high as 25 in 2008.
Several pros argue that with PepsiCo trading at a 15% discount to Coke, it has become an enticing undervalued asset, in part because of a number of potential catalysts they believe will drive up earnings in 2010 and beyond. So they have started buying shares, which has spurted to $61 a share on Jan. 22, 2010, from a 52-week low of $43.75 on Jan. 15, 2009.
As a beverage company, PepsiCo is much more diverse in its products than Coke: Some 37% of operating profits and 29% of net revenues come from its best-selling line of snack foods in the U.S., including such favorites as Fritos corn chips, Ruffles potato chips and Quaker chewy granola bars.
On beverages, (25% profits and 25% of sales) PepsiCo recognizes that while carbonated soft drinks remain its most popular products, non-carbonated drinks are a faster-growing category. So it continues to come up with new products in this sector, aware of the success of such beverage brands as Aquafina water, Tropicana juice, Lipton tea, and Gatorade. To that end, the company has eliminated trans fat from many of its snack foods and has been introducing "good for you" healthy foods under the Quaker brand. PepsiCo operates in over 200 countries, with international sales accounting for 40% of net sales and more than 34% of operating earnings.
"PepsiCo is our top beverage pick," says Carlos Laboy, an analyst at Credit Suisse who rates the stock outperform, with a 12-month target of $76 a share. (Credit Suisse has done business with PepsiCo).He ranks PepsiCo as "the most likely beverage (stock) to outperform in 2010."
Acquisitions Will Serve as Catalysts, Driving Up the Stock
The acquisition of PepsiCo bottlers PepsiCo Bottling Group and PepsiAmericas, scheduled to close by the end of February, would be one of the catalysts that will drive up earnings and PepsiCo's stock, says Laboy. The merger of the bottlers "offers a low hanging fruit through the second and third quarters," the analyst says.
Another booster would be buybacks, which he expects the company will undertake aggressively after completing the acquisition. "We would not be surprised to see a $4 billion to $6 billion buyback program." Laboy figures PepsiCo will post earnings of $4.23 a share on revenues of $61.9 billion in 2010, up from 2009's estimated $3.72 a share on sales of $43.3 billion. For 2011, he forecasts earnings of $4.76 a share on sales of $65.8 billion.
Because of a number of challenges, PepsiCo is expected to focus more this year on solutions to its problems. Analysts contend that because of its undervalued price, the downside risk in the stock is limited. Of the 17 Street analysts who track PepsiCo, 13 recommend buying the stock, three are neutral, and one rates it a sell.
"In the face of investor skepticism and with its current valuation, we continue to like PepsiCo for 2010," says Michael J. Branca, analyst at Barclays Capital, who rates PepsiCo overweight with a stock price target of $73 a share. Barclays Global Investors is a large PepsiCo shareholder with a 3.8% stake.
One reason why Branca is upbeat: "Full-year 2010 results could surprise the cynics." Should that happen, PepsiCo may turn out to be the drink of 2010 and its stock the surprise winner of the year.
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Alien Workshop may well have lost two of its biggest names earlier in the year when Messrs Dill & Van Engelen parted ways with the company for pastures new but it takes more than that to harm one of the most OG brands in the industry.
Touring Ohio with a team containing the likes of Dylan Reider, Grant Taylor, Gilbert Crockett, Jake Johnson, Tyler Bledsoe and more, you know AWS are going to come through with the visual goods youâre waiting for.
Almost reminiscent of their first video âMemory Screenâ, this tour video will hype up both the eldest fans of the company and Team Handsome fanboys alike.


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Bones of Contention: Bone Mineral Density Recovery in Celiac Disease—A Systematic Review
Department of Nutritional Sciences, The University of Connecticut, Waterbury, CT 06702, USA
Health and Wellness Promotion, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, Provo, UT 84606, USA
Nutrients 2015, 7(5), 3347-3369; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu7053347
Received: 19 January 2015 / Revised: 9 March 2015 / Accepted: 26 March 2015 / Published: 7 May 2015
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Gluten Related Disorders: People Shall not Live on Bread Alone)
Metabolic bone disease is a frequent co-morbidity in newly diagnosed adults with celiac disease (CD), an autoimmune disorder triggered by the ingestion of dietary gluten. This systematic review of studies looked at the efficacy of the gluten-free diet, physical activity, nutrient supplementation, and bisphosphonates for low bone density treatment. Case control and cohort designs were identified from PubMed and other academic databases (from 1996 to 2015) that observed newly diagnosed adults with CD for at least one year after diet treatment using the dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan. Only 20 out of 207 studies met the inclusion criteria. Methodological quality was assessed using the Strengthening of the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement checklist. Gluten-free diet adherence resulted in partial recovery of bone density by one year in all studies, and full recovery by the fifth year. No treatment differences were observed between the gluten-free diet alone and diet plus bisphosphonates in one study. For malnourished patients, supplementation with vitamin D and calcium resulted in significant improvement. Evidence for the impact of physical activity on bone density was limited. Therapeutic strategies aimed at modifying lifestyle factors throughout the lifespan should be studied. View Full-Text
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I had some knowledge of most of the manufacturing processes that making my yarn involved, but the process I probably knew least about was dyeing. Like most designers, I love colour, and I am very picky about the shades I use being just right. I had a very clear idea in my head about what…Read More
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My parents have been visiting, and I thought they might like to see The Kelpies. A few years ago we rather enjoyed visiting Jaume Plensa's Dream, a meditative and beautiful public sculpture commemorating Lancashire's mining past. Like Plensa's Dream, The Kelpies celebrate industrial heritage, but are things of water rather than of light. Kelpies are…Read More


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Allied Farmers, which reported a further $4.1 million writedown on its ex-Hanover Finance assets last week, is trying to cobble together a loan repayment by the end of the day in a bid to stave off a potential liquidation.
The Hawera-based company is in talks with various parties, including secured lender Crown Asset Management on a repayment proposal to a different creditor, who called on a loan to be paid by the end of today. Allied owes $540,000 including interest, secured over a $3.75 million loan asset that it hasn't been able to realise.
"The creditor has said that in the absence of an acceptable arrangement, it may shortly move to the next step," the company said. "The next step would be applying for orders appointing liquidators to ALF (Allied Farmers) and AFIL (Allied Farmers Investments)."
The call on the loan was made last month, and was followed by the Inland Revenue Department making a statutory demand for $3.7 million in unpaid taxes.
Allied is trying to rebuild itself after its disastrous acquisition of financial assets from Hanover and United Finance for $394 million in 2009. It has ring-fenced what's left of the assets in its Allied Farmers Investments unit, which had assets of $25.7 million, according to its first-half accounts.
The shares were unchanged at 1.9 cents today, valuing the company at just $1.7 million.
Allied Farmers may lift loan book value by $276K as IRD lurks with liquidator's axe
Allied Farmers sells Taranaki real estate unit worth 26 percent of group's value
Fire sale of toxic loans keeps Allied Farmers ticking for now
Lender runs out of patience, seeks $500k loan repayment from Allied Farmers
Crown Asset Management keeps Allied Farmers on life support
Allied Farmers' auditor refuses to give opinion on accounts
Allied Farmers granted waiver for $1.2M loan for bobby calf business
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General Questions
Penetration Testing is a Network Security Service, which is one of several methods used to prevent unauthorised network intrusion.
Penetration testing is also commonly referred to as a pen test (or ethical hacking) and is a method used to perform security testing on a network system used by a business or other organisation. Pen tests involve a variety of methodologies designed to explore a network to identify potential vulnerabilities and test to ensure the vulnerabilities are real.
When penetration testing is performed properly, the results allow network professionals to make recommendations for fixing problems within the network that were discovered during the pen test. The main purpose of the pen test is to improve network security and provide protection for the entire network and connected devices against future attacks.
1- Hacking has now become an automated process
2- A pen test helps you find vulnerabilities and fix them before an attacker does
3- Penetration testing will help reveal problems you didn't know existed
Black Box Testing
In a real world Cyber-attack, the hacker probably will not know all of the ins and outs of the IT infrastructure of a corporation. Because of this, he or she will launch an all-out, brute force attack against the IT infrastructure, in the hopes of trying to find a vulnerability or weakness on which they latch onto.
In other words, in this type of Pen Test, there is no information given to the tester about the internal workings of the particular Web Application, nor about its source code or software architecture
White Box Testing
In this type of Pen test, also known as "Clear Box Testing," the tester has full knowledge and access to both the source code and software architecture of the Web Application. Because of this, a White Box Test can be accomplished in a much quicker time frame when compared to a Black Box Test. The other advantage of this is that a much more thorough Pen Test can be completed.
Gray Box Testing
As the name implies, this type of test is a combination of both the Black Box and the White Box Test. In other words, the penetration tester only has a partial knowledge of the internal workings of the Web Applications. This is often restricted to just getting access to the software code and system architecture diagrams.
Services of Penetration Tests
Now that the teams have been divided and their roles and responsibilities clearly defined, there are some different types of Pen Testing which can be engaged. These are as follows:
- Network Services;
- Web Application;
- Client Side;
- Wireless;
- Social Engineering.
This is not an easy answer, because there are various factors that need to be considered before a test. These factors include:
- The likelihood of being attacked – being a high-profile company or a high-value target (when companies hold lots of information that can be commoditised). High-profile companies are often mentioned in the media; a company can enter the limelight over inconsequential events and become the target of attacks.
- The company's presence in the press for the wrong reason – e.g. environment, political or human rights – will increase the likelihood of attacks.
- Compliance requirements.
- Use of open-source software, more vulnerable to automated attacks.
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Of all the General Officers in country, I believe the present NTM-A, Deputy Commander-Army, MGen Michael Day (CAN), understands the entire picture best and is working toward the right solution for Afghanistan. He is presently on R&R in Canada and granting interviews. The most recent one was captured by the Globe and Mail: Afghan troops 'applying the lessons learned'.
Unlike GOs past and present, he is not trying to build an Afghan National Army into his personal view of what a western army should look like but what is the best, sustainable solution for the Afghans. Interestingly enough, MGen Day is also more concerned about the billions of U.S. dollars we are spending than most of the Americans here! A breath of fresh air from one neighbor from the north.


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Over the years, we've become accustomed to computers besting humans in tests of raw intelligence. Deep Blue out-maneuvered world chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997, and in 2011 Watson trounced Jeopardy winners Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings. Sure, computers can play the Sicilian Defense better and have a firmer grasp of obscure geography—but facts and analysis aren't everything. We wanted to establish a different litmus test for computer supremacy, so we devised a new matchup between man and machine to establish once and for all who's funnier. Your contestants in the bout: stand-up comic Myq Kaplan versus Manatee the joke-telling computer.
It's perfect timing for such a duel. Computers in the comedy business are becoming an increasingly big deal. Last fall, the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence held its first-ever symposium on artificial intelligence and humor. Comedic robots are making a splash at SXSW Interactive and garnering GQ profiles. And a few years ago, Manatee caused a political stir when pundits learned its designers at Northwestern University had scored more than $700,000 in federal stimulus funds to help develop it.
Artificial Irreverence ———————-
It's no surprise, really. The name of the game in the tech industry is making interactions between people and their gizmos ever more human—and human often equals humorous. That means everything from computer programs that make fun of themselves when they make a mistake to a GPS device that sarcastically acknolwedges when you ignore its directions. "'Just the facts, ma'am,' isn't going to play as machines get more and more involved in our lives," says Northwestern University professor Kristian Hammond, who helped design Manatee and now develops news-writing computer programs for the company Narrative Science. "It's all about making the communication between people and the machine a smooth, compelling interaction."
There's another reason computer scientists are eager to tackle comedy: jokes are some of the toughest tests of their programs. If artificial intelligence programs are truly going to model human intelligence, they have to be able to grasp all the clever ways people make things funny.
In fact, scientists have been hard at work for decades designing robo-jokesters. Among the efforts are JAPE, the Joke Analysis and Production Engine; STANDUP, the System To Augment Non-speakers' Dialogue Using Puns; LIBJOB, the light bulb joke generator; SASI, a sarcasm-detecting program; and DEviaNT, the Double Entendre via Noun Transfer program, which finds the perfect spots in natural language to insert "That's what she said." Plus, for computer programmers looking for just the right witty acronym for the next big comedy computer, there's the HAHAcronym Generator.
What have most of these attempts discovered? That up until now, computers have been able to tell jokes, but only really dumb ones. Consider the following computer-generated zingers:
What kind of animal rides a catamaran?
A cat.
What is the difference between leaves and a car?
One you brush and rake, the other you rush and brake.
If robots ever conquer the world, in other words, we're in for a dystopian future of horrible puns.
What Makes Things Funny? ————————
One problem is that for a computer to truly be humorous, most people agree that first you have to program into it what, exactly, makes things funny—and that's something experts have struggled with for millennia. Plato and Aristotle, for example, long pondered the issue and came up with the superiority theory, the idea that people laugh at the misfortune of others. Sigmund Freud, meanwhile, argued for his relief theory, the concept that humor was a way for people to release psychic energy pent up from repressed sexual and violent thoughts. Then there's the incongruity theory, the idea put forward by seventeenth-century French philosopher Blaise Pascal that humor arises when people discover there's an inconsistency between what they expect to happen and what actually happens (a concept well illustrated by jokes with punch lines).
We're partial to the benign violation theory (BVT), an idea developed by McGraw and his collaborator Caleb Warren that humor arises when something seems wrong or threatening, but simultaneously seems okay or safe. According to the theory, tickling is funny because it involves violating someone's physical space in a benign way. People can't tickle themselves because it isn't a violation. Nor will people laugh if a creepy stranger tries to tickle them, since there is nothing benign about the violation.
Still, there's no general agreement yet as to whether the BVT of any of the other contenders are the end-all, be-all of humor theories. So it's not yet clear which of these models should be programmed into comedic computers.
There's another stumbling block for computer-generated humor: Computers excel in working with simple, fixed data sets. It's why most joke-generating programs have so far focused on puns and other wordplay, since finite word lists and specific definitions are easy for computers to scan and parse. But most comedy trades in concepts that aren't simple or fixed at all. The best comedy mines a wide world of attitudes, assumptions, morals, and taboos, most of which aren't even mentioned in the joke, just subtly hinted at. So if we aim to have computers truly "get" jokes—much less to come up with their own and know when and to whom to tell them—we're essentially going to have upload into them all of humanity. Plus, whether you're partial to the incongruity theory, the benign violation theory, or some other concept about what makes things funny, it seems pretty clear that good comedy breaks the rules and revels in the peculiar. And that's exactly the sort of stuff computer programs aren't very good at.
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Still, have we reached the point where technology can overcome some of these hilarity-killing digital limitations? To find out, we're holding a joke-off. In one corner, there's Myq Kaplan, a stand-up comic based in New York and Boston who's known for his comedic word-smithing. In the other corner, there's Manatee, the joke-generation system developed by Northwestern professor Kristian Hammond and then-PhD student Patrick McNally. To create its jokes, Manatee scours the Internet for word combinations that fit into well-known humorous phrases, such as "I like my X like I like my Y…" Then it combines the resulting witticism with a related photo to create a three-panel webcomic, like this:
The design is based off the webcomic A Softer World, says McNally, who's now a visiting assistant professor of computer science at Pomona College. "I gave it a try and felt the structure provided a very nice abstract backdrop for the expressions I was getting my computer to make," he says. "The Manatee system is not a very smart system. It doesn't understand language in the ways that you and I understand language. It cheats its way around intelligence. But it also produces funny text on occasion."
Can a human beat Manatee at its own game? To find out, we gave Kaplan the same instructions as Manatee: Come up with three jokes in the vein of "I like my X like I like my Y…," and find an appropriate photo backdrop for each of them. The results:
Manatee's jokes:
Kaplan's jokes:
Has the computer bested the comedian? Kaplan, for one, thinks that that's an inevitability. "If computers keep getting smarter and humans keep getting dumber, absolutely!" he writes in an e-mail. "But what do I know, I'm just a human. Can we program this question into a question-answering robot and see what it thinks?"
Joel Warner and Peter McGraw are co-authors of the book The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny.


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As security demands evolve, Tenecom provides a layered and progressive approach to security. Our integrated security products include:
- Next Generation Firewalls
- Cyber Security
- Ransomware and Crypto Malware
- Secure Connectivity
- Email, encryption, archiving, SPAM filtering
- Web and Content Filtering
- Data Integrity & Theft Prevention
We take the time to review all our customer requirements with attention to budgets, requirements, and rapid response. All products work together seamlessly while addressing your security requirements and are managed and monitored 24x7x365.
Tenecom maintains leading certifications for all our security products. We are one of the leading Dell SonicWALL resellers in Canada. Our certified engineers, support the complete line of SonicWALL products for small to large deployments. We also lead with Cisco/Meraki solutions and our unparalleled expertise.
Our security division, Hubble Networks (WWW.HUBBLENETWORKS.COM), is a boutique information security firm, offering progressive security services, while transforming any business into a secure fortress. Servicing clients in North America and around the World, no client is too small or too large or beyond our level of expertise. Hubble, targets all aspects of IT security, compliance, managed services, disaster recovery positioning, and customer service, 24x7x365. Hubble will change your perception of IT networks with a radically innovative approach to proactive solutions, secured networks, and unmatched experience and leading certifications.


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When you use email marketing, remember that what you're doing is talking to your reader. Sure, it may not be a live conversation like on the phone or by instant messenger. And depending on how many people you got on your list, your message could end up being read by anywhere from a few dozen to several thousand subscribers. Even if email marketing is essentially a mass mailing, you still need to keep the reader engaged and make them feel like you're writing to them one on one. Think about how sales copies are written. They make the reader feel like the author is talking directly to them and forget the fact that there are thousands of other people who are reading the same message.
It is a well known fact that email messages convert well. Once the reader clicks that link and goes to your website, you get a better chance of them making a purchase, or taking any other action that you would want them to take, such as filling out a form to get a quote, or booking an appointment. Studies have shown that email marketing has better conversion rates than other forms of online advertising, such as pay per click ads on search engines or display ads on websites.
But this doesn't mean that email just causes products to "sell themselves" no matter what some of the gurus will try to tell you. Yes, there is a higher chance that someone who ends up clicking on your link will buy from you. But in the first place, you need to get them to open your message, read it and then take the desired action.
Now this is the tricky part and this is also where many online marketers have the most difficulty. They may have a subscriber list of a respectable size. Sometimes, it can have thousands of subscribers who are interested in the niche. They send email after email, but the results simply aren't there. Is it that their product is just not good enough, or the landing page wasn't optimized properly to deliver maximum conversions? Perhaps. But one of the main reasons why email campaigns fail is simply because of the email messages themselves.
You need to convince people to open your message, pay attention to it and then take action. This, of course, is easier said then done. Your users may have subscribed to plenty of other email lists, so they will not take several minutes to attentively read each message and then decide whether they want to continue on to your site or not.
There are lots of resources out there on how to write good messages when you market your business by email. They provide a lot of detailed information on the topic and many of these guides are available for free. But there are some basics that you need to understand before you do anything else. Tomorrow we will take a look at some of the most basic tricks in getting your email campaigns to work.


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CAMDEN, N.J., Feb 09, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) today announced the appointment
of Thomas W. Griffiths, 49, as Senior Executive Chef and Director of
Campbell's Culinary Institute, a newly created position. Griffiths joins
Campbell from the Culinary Institute of America, where he served as
Associate Dean of Global Cuisines and is one of approximately 60
Certified Master Chefs in the United States. The appointment is
effective Feb. 16.
Douglas R. Conant, Campbell's President and Chief Executive Officer
said, "I am thrilled to add a chef of Tom's caliber to Campbell's
culinary team. His experience and talents will help elevate our culinary
credentials and enhance our ability to develop new and contemporary
soups and simple meals, baked snacks and healthy beverages that are
relevant to how people live today."
Griffiths will be responsible for heading Campbell's Culinary
Institute–the company's global culinary organization. The chefs in the
Culinary Institute provide the inspirational culinary voice for Campbell
and use their expertise to create recipes for new products, develop menu
concepts for foodservice operators and generate other product
Griffiths will be based at Campbell's headquarters in Camden and will be
part of the Global Research & Development organization, reporting to
Julie Simonson, Vice President-R&D, Campbell's North America Soup,
Sauces & Beverages.
Griffiths brings more than 20 years of diverse culinary experience to
Campbell. Since 1995, he has been working in various capacities at the
Culinary Institute of America. Earlier in his career, Griffiths was an
accomplished restaurateur and chef. He started his culinary career at Le
Cirque in New York and also worked at the United Nations as an executive
pastry chef.
At Campbell, Griffiths will help identify consumer, taste and food
trends and also will contribute chef-inspired recipes to "Campbell's
Kitchen," the group that represents the voice of the home cook and
develops recipes that people prepare using "Campbell's" products.
Campbell's Kitchen has a long history of helping people cook easy and
delicious meals dating back to the early half of the Twentieth Century.
Today, Campbell's Kitchen offers thousands of contemporary recipes at CampbellsKitchen.com.
Griffiths said, "I am excited about joining a company that has been part
of people's lives the world over. The food Campbell makes is loved by
millions, and I am looking forward to applying my talents to build on
the company's heritage and create new products and recipes consumers
will love."
Griffiths earned his bachelor of arts degree in education from Empire
State College. He graduated with honors from the Culinary Institute of
About Campbell Soup Company
Campbell Soup Company is a global manufacturer and marketer of
high-quality foods and simple meals, including soup, baked snacks, and
healthy beverages. Founded in 1869, the company has a portfolio of
market-leading brands, including "Campbell's," "Pepperidge Farm,"
"Arnott's," and "V8." For more information on the company, visit
Campbell's website at www.campbellsoup.com.
SOURCE: Campbell Soup Company
Campbell Soup Company
Anthony Sanzio (Media)
Jennifer Driscoll (Analysts)


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1. Bergen, Norway
Surrounded by mountains and fjords, Bergen is the perfect romantic getaway. Lose yourself in the cobbled lanes and and colourful wooden buildings of Bryggen, cosy up for a coffee beside an open fire, or catch the Fl'ibanen Funicular for panoramic view and hiking trails.
The city is also the gateway to Norway's spectacular fjords. Cruises to Osterfjord and Mostraumen leave from Bergen harbour, right next to the famous fish markets. Cuddle up for fjords, mountains and waterfalls in one of the most breathtaking corners of the world.
2. Verona, Italy
Even if Shakespeare hadn't set Romeo and Juliet in Verona, it would still be one of Italy's most romantic cities. A knot of pretty piazzas and cobbled lanes, it is perfectly formed ideal of an Italian city, a compact and affordable combination of the best of Florence, Venice and Rome.
For literary lovers, however, the Shakespearean associations are irresistible. Visit Juliet's house and call out to Romeo from the balcony. Tuck your very own message of love into the wall on Valentine's Day and profess your undying love. Just make sure your story has a happier ending.
3. Ljubljana, Slovenia
Slovenia's pretty little capital seems like it has been designed for lovers. The glass cable car up to the medieval Ljubljana castle offers panoramic views of the city and a stroll along the banks of the Ljubljanica River is guaranteed to get hearts fluttering.
The river is also lined with quaint cafes and restaurants, each one sophisticated and understated, and perfect for a candle-lit, romantic meal.
4. Aix-en-Provence, France
The twisting medieval alleys and lanes of Aix en Provence are a delight for lovers. Each corner reveals an arresting sight – a grand mansion here, a solitary fountain there and an atmospheric cafe, with outside tables where you can watch the world go by, is never far away.
Paul C'zanne lived and painted here. The city inspired his highly characterised style and a walking trail celebrates his ties to the Aix, including his childhood home, Jas de Bouffan, and his former studio, Atelier C'zanne.
5. Bruges, Belgium
If chocolate is the food of love then the tiny medieval city of Bruges is its capital. A maze of cobbled streets and canals, the city is dotted with chocolate shops and artisanal chocolatiers, as well as a museum that celebrates this most cherished of treats.
One of the most perfectly preserved cities from pre-motorised Europe, Bruges is best experience by foot or by boat along its beautiful canals. At night, when the daytrippers are gone, you'll have the tiny squares and cobbled streets to yourself, with the only sound your footfall, or the occasional tolling of a melodic church bell.
6. Edinburgh, Scotland
Compact and perfectly formed, the Scottish capital makes for an impossibly romantic city break. The cobbled streets and grand stone buildings are a joy to wander around. And a warming dram, served in a cosy pub beside a roaring fire, is traditional for locals and visitors alike.
When the weather clears, head for Arthur's Seat. After an invigorating climb you'll enjoy a bird's eye view of the city, and the opportunity to spot new corners of the city to explore.
7. Vienna, Austria
Vienna is a city for sophisticated lovers, a place of imposing coffee houses, stately palaces and grand city parks. Wander the baroque streets of the Austrian capital, and you can't help but foe moved by the forces that Mozart, Beethoven and Sigmund Freud.


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Tips to help hire them faster
As a retained executive search consultant who works with the world's top supply chain and manufacturing leaders, Eric Herrenkohl gets asked the same question over and over again by business people: "How do you hire more A-level executives?"
After years of placing top tiered executives at companies like Nestle and New Balance, Herrenkohl has a lot of insights to share.
"The companies that have the best talent are not relying on Human Resource Departments to find them somebody," says Herrenkohl, who also wrote the book, How to Hire A-Players. "The leaders at the company are actively recruiting all the time," he says.
Here are his tips for hiring top executives:
1. The most senior leader in the organization must become a "recruiter in chief" and build recruiting into his or her job
People at companies tend to exhibit the same behavior that they see being modeled at the top, says Herrenkohl. "If you're the CEO or head of an organization, you can't expect others to start looking out for top talent unless you start cultivating that behavior yourself."
Herrenkohl witnessed his first lesson about CEO involvement in recruiting while speaking to a group of mid-level engineers at an association conference, when he noticed one 55-year-old man in the group of 30-somethings. When Herrenkohl asked him why he was there, the man told him he owns an engineering firm and makes it a habit to stay on top of new talent, so he attends meetings regularly.
"It doesn't mean that as CEOs and senior executives we should be doing all of the recruiting for our companies, because we don't have time to do that," says Herrenkohl, "but we need to set the pace so that we can have high expectations for our leaders that they're going to do the same."
To read more, see the full article in the LinkedIn Talent Blog.


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If you read this post you remember how smitten I was with their line (& the Pegasus!). I just about lost my mind when I saw their Summer 2012 collection. About the same time Jennifer, a S&D stylist, inquired if I'd like to do a giveaway and online trunk show for my readers. Um, how fast can I say yes? We are all super busy as of late and there would be virtually no way for us all to get together so an online show was perfect.
What I love about Stella:
Quality: I'm blown away by how well-made everything is. Lines that are priced double this don't even compare.
Affordability: Half the collection is under $50
Covetability: I actually really love the designs. You see it in all your fashion mags and on the celebs you love to gossip about.
Bonus: Returns and exchanges are no-questions asked and super easy too!
And the giveaway? Just one of my "must haves" from my original post. The Serenity Stone Drops ($49 value). I have one pair for a lucky reader. I just received these for myself and they are even more fab in person.
How to enter:
1 - Take a look below and on the Stella & Dot site and leave a comment on this post telling me what you're loving
2 - Follow Jennifer's Stella & Dot page on Facebook OR Twitter and leave a comment on this post saying you did so.
3. Make a purchase during my trunk show and get an entry for each piece purchased. So if you buy 3 items you'll get 3 extra entries. (no need to leave a comment for this, it will be noted separately)
Online Trunk Show:
Here is the shopping link for my show. Giveaway starts Mon 5/7 and closes Mon 5/14 8AM. Trunk show closes Tues 5/29th 8AM. Shipping is only $5.95 no matter how much you order!
During the month of May, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Stuttering Foundation of America.
Here are my Summer Stella Must-Haves
Candy Confections:
Summer Lovin'
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The Bears offensive line may be closing in on some sort of dubious record. Last year the group had five different iterations (including in-game changes) in the first seven games. This year there were different starting lineups in each of the first three games. The same five JMarcus Webb, Chris Williams, Roberto Garza, Chris Spencer, Frank Omiyale started game four.
But then Spencer fractured his right hand and Lance Louis entered. Thats four lines. Omiyale was foundering and, with Spencer returning in the second half, Louis went to right tackle. Five lines in four games.
Time for a few night moves from Jay Cutler. That hasnt always been easy for the Bears quarterback to accomplish.
The Bears have lost all four of their Sunday night games behind Cutler in addition to a Thursday Night Football debacle in San Francisco when Cutler threw five interceptions. A win at Miami last year stands as the lonely W but in none of those six night games did Cutler post a passer rating higher than 79.6 and three were below 50.
Given that the Bears have two Sunday night NFC North games scheduled at this point (Oct. 16 vs. Minnesota, Dec. 25 at Green Bay), this Sabbath issue needs to be worked out in the interest of division chances.
But the Detroit Lions are a Monday night situation, an altogether different Cutler story.
Not what you want to hear...
None other than Jerry Rice, the greatest wide receiver in NFL history, has pronounced Detroit wideout Calvin Johnson unstoppable. Rice, on ESPNs Cold Hard Facts Friday morning, said that Charles Tillman had as good a chance of matching up with Johnson aka Megatron, but I think Megatron will be unstoppable.
The Detroit defense is eighth in points allowed this season at 19.0 per game. Not good enough. Honestly in my opinion, said defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, weve played very mediocre.
John "Moon" Mullin is CSNChicago.com's Bears Insider and appears regularly on Bears Postgame Live and Chicago Tribune Live. Follow Moon on Twitter for up-to-the-minute Bears information.


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Ballmer Fears Linux, All Bravado Aside
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spends a lot of time publicly mocking netbooks and Linux. He did it again last week during his meeting with financial analysts. But netbooks and Linux are the very things that secretly keep Ballmer up at night, because they threaten not just a few points of market share here and there, but the very foundation of Microsoft's business.
Let's look at his public remarks on the subject:
A year ago, the world was still mostly talking about a thing called a MID. Don't know what a MID is, really never knew what a MID was, but we got a real concrete substantiation of a MID during the last 12 months. A MID was a netbook. And when they first shipped, people said, oh, this is this, this is something brand new, this is blah, blah, blah. And they shipped with Linux, and blah, blah, blah, blah. We now know what a MID is. And we now know a MID is a netbook, and what's a netbook? A netbook is a PC. Nobody wanted any netbooks that didn't have Windows on them. So we went from nothing to about 95â€"96 percent attach on netbooks. And I will tell you the other 4 percent probably have Windows on them also.Ballmer is careful to avoid saying anything of real substance -- it's all in the derisive "nya nya" tone -- so he can't be accused of providing misleading information. But his sarcasm is meant to portray contempt, and his contempt is meant to signal to the market that Microsoft doesn't take any of this seriously. The fact that netbooks are the fastest-growing segment of the PC market; that vendors are lining up to use Windows-rivals Android and Chrome; that more and more computing power is moving to the Web; that consumers and businesses are beginning to accept cloud-based computing as a fait accompli -- all of that is a tale told by an idiot, sound and fury signifying nothing to Microsoft.
But the 10-K filing has no tone, and because Ballmer and CFO Chris Liddell would face jail time for providing inaccurate information in SEC filings, it has to be accurate.
The money line in the "competition" section of Part 1, Item 1 of the 10-K Microsoft just filed with the SEC is this:
competitive pressures lead OEMs to reduce costs and new, lower-price PC form-factors gain adoption. Partners such as Hewlett-Packard and Intel have been actively working with alternative Linux-based operating systems.And then there's this:
OEMs have been working to make the Google Android mobile operating system more compatible with small form-factor PCs or netbooks.Todd Bishop at TechFlash writes that this is the first time Microsoft included Canonical and Red Hat as competitors to Windows. "Their inclusion in the filing means Microsoft considers them formidable enough to warrant a mention to investors," Bishop notes.
The one fact Ballmer referenced in speaking about netbooks is the so-called attach rate, and Ballmer will continue crowing about that number for as long as he can. And that will be exactly until the moment Android and Chrome operating systems are shipped to the likes of HP, Toshiba, Acer and Asustek, because that's when Windows will actually have competition. Microsoft loves to talk about competition, but it's been a long time since Microsoft actually had any.
Next time you hear Ballmer speaking, close your eyes and picture him windmilling his arms with his fists clenched, his eyes closed and his head bowed, hoping against hope that he hits something while screaming "I can't hear you!" Because that's exactly what's going on inside.
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North London: Jews UnhurtYerucham Raskin of Chabad House near Tottenham says synagogues and Jewish-owned stores have not been harmed so far.
London Riots Threaten Jews in Stamford HillLondon riots threaten Jews in Stamford Hill. They have been advised not to walk alone and to be careful when going to synagogue.


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What is an Apportionment?
In terms of finances, apportionment refers to the distribution or allocation of benefits or liabilities to recipients. The idea behind apportionment is to take available resources and assign them in a manner that is within any legal standards that may apply. The process of assigning apportion can be applied to a wide range of financial situations.
One example of the use of apportioning is in the collection of taxes. While exact methods vary, governments will normally assess or apportion taxes based on criteria that are applicable to every citizen of the jurisdiction. Within the process of tax apportionment, the citizen is responsible for paying those taxes within a given time frame, or will face penalties that may include heavy fines on the outstanding balance due or possibly imprisonment.
The concept of apportionment can also come into play with the leasing of property. In situations where the tenant is forced to quit the property due to some type of natural disaster, he or she may be entitled to an apportionment of the rent due on the property. For example, if the property were partially or completely flooded as the result of a natural disaster, a court may find that the tenant is not liable for rent. This is because the property can no longer be utilized for the living space or whatever other reason that led to the original lease agreement. In other words, the apportion to the tenant is that no rent is due on the property, regardless of what type of lease agreement had been in force at the time of the natural disaster.
However, that same court may also find that the owner of the property is due some amount or apportion of any rents that were due up to the time of the natural disaster. This is usually true when rental fees are seen as accruing on a daily basis. If the natural disaster occurred on the fifteenth of the month, a court may determine that the tenant owes the owner an apportionment of roughly one half the standard monthly rental, since the property was used for its intended purpose for half the month. This application of the rule of apportionment means that both the tenant and the owner are treated justly under the current terms of law.
In all its applications, the goal of apportionment is to assign resources in a manner that is considered to be fair and in the best interests of all parties concerned. Over the years, governments at all levels have created apportion acts that are intended to protect the rights of all parties involved in transactions. As is true in most countries, any state apportionment laws must be in compliance with federal laws in order to be binding. If a given state law is considered in conflict with federal law, then the national rules of apportion will apply.


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Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.'s eteplirsen, the first approved treatment for the rare, degenerative disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy, will cost patients on average about $300,000 a year.
Though not exactly a steal, even by pharmaceutical price standards, Wall Street analysts were expecting a much higher number — as much as more than twice the figure — and even hailed the price as a "bargain."
Based on the price per dose, eteplirsen's gross average price should have been more than $624,000, according to RBC Capital Markets analyst Simos Simeonidis.
Because of the $300,000 figure, which Sarepta
The below-consensus price "appears prudent in a sensitive environment," said Janney analyst Debjit Chattopadhyay, in a nod to recent scandals over the price of Mylan's
Though a "bargain price," eteplirsen will likely have a 5% annual price increase "following the industry's standard practice," said SunTrust analyst Edward Nash.
Read more: Yes, you are paying a lot more for prescription drugs (and not just the EpiPen)
Pharmaceutical companies say that drugs for rare diseases such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy — for which global market opportunity is expected to be about 4,000 patients — must set high prices to justify their investment in a space with few potential patients.
And although expensive drugs have increasingly come under attack of late, the process of developing drugs is notoriously long and risky. Sarepta first announced it would be starting clinical trials for eteplirsen back in late 2007, and the approval process with the Food and Drug Administration alone — in one of the agency's more contentious drug approvals — dragged out over the course of a year.
Read: This is the most expensive drug in America
The price of eteplirsen, also known as Exondys 51, is difficult to compare to those of other drugs because the dosing is based on patient weight. Sarepta said its pricing considerations accounted for the typical age and weight of patients over the long-term.
"These estimates are based on our clinical experience in trials, the natural history of the disease, and the expectation that patients will be diagnosed earlier in the course of their disease and be able to go on therapy now at a younger age than patients in our clinical trials," the company said on a call Monday.
But unlike other pricey, new drugs, including hepatitis C medications such as Gilead Sciences Inc.'s
As patients get older and weigh more, revenue per patient should also increase, analysts noted.
See:Sarepta's controversial Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug was contested right up to approval
Wedbush Securities analyst Heather Behanna had been more conservative on pricing prior to Sarepta's announcement, expecting a $425,000 price point. She predicted a "rapid launch and uptake" for the drug.
Sarepta said it would file for eteplirsen's approval in Europe this year. Behanna said she expects a 2018 approval date there, where she said it should sell better than in the U.S. due to a larger patient population and despite higher discount rates.
Chattopadhyay predicted peak U.S. sales of nearly $500 million with peak global sales of nearly $850 million. Gross revenue for this fiscal year and next are expected to be $8.1 million and $93.3 million respectively, he said.
Related: More bad news for those that have this disease with no treatment
There's also a very real possibility that, on the basis of a surprising approval for eteplirsen, Sarepta may be acquired in the next two years, Simeonidis noted.
"This decision, which may have a number of negative consequences for the review of rare disease drugs, is a major game-changer for SRPT, which we believe now becomes one of the most attractive M&A targets in biopharma, given both eteplirsen and its pipeline of exon-skipping compounds," he wrote in a Monday note following news of the FDA's approval.
An acquisition, of course, would put the pricing decision into an entirely different set of hands.


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No matter who you are, what job you do, or what you buy, money is your direct connection to the global economy.
Most of us get our money from our jobs, which is paid in the local currency of where we work. Doing programming in San Francisco, US? You're likely paid in US Dollars. Providing healthcare in Bangalore, India? Your customers likely pay in Rupees.
Historically we use local currencies because that's what we receive in income. There hasn't been any other options. But with cryptocurrencies becoming more popular, that will all begin to change.
Cryptocurrencies represent an alternative financial system that provide another option to our local currencies, not just for paying for goods, but for receiving income as well.
Getting paid and using money
To get income, we have to either offer a service or sell products to people. The local currencies we receive in return are almost always fiat currencies. Fiat currency is simply money that is not backed by a physical form of value, such as gold. Instead, it is backed by the governments who issue it and their supporting economies. Fiat currency is by far the most common currency type and there is a very interesting history of how it came to dominate as the primary form of money.
Currency is useful as income and money because it operates as a medium of exchange. This allows people with different goods to transact and trade, even if neither party wants the other good being offered at that moment.
If you sell loaves of bread for a living and you need shoes, you need a way to convert the bread's value to purchase shoes. Without medium of exchange money, you would need to find someone with suitable shoes who would also like your bread. Trading goods directly this way is called barter, and while it works in some instances just fine, it doesn't work in large, complex economies.
Cryptocurrency becomes money
Unlike fiat currencies, which are obtained through selling goods or services, cryptocurrencies are usually obtained through buying them directly on dedicated exchanges or mining them.
For those who are ambitious enough to mine cryptocurrencies, they need to buy mining hardware for the processing power required to complete cryptocurrency mining computations. Because of the high intensity of computation required in mining, you also need access to lots of electricity.
Once cryptocurrencies are obtained they can be sent or transferred to digital wallets. These ways of obtaining cryptocurrency currency highlight a fundamental difference between cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies today. When your two primary options for getting cryptocurrency is using an isolated financial exchange or buying and setting up a mining operation, no wonder so few people get involved!
Yet, cryptocurrencies don't have to be this hard to obtain. As they become a more meaningful part of our global economy, options for receiving cryptocurrency as income and using it in commerce will grow. There are three important elements that will allow cryptocurrency to become mainstream money:
1. Salaries and wages paid in cryptocurrency
Once cryptocurrency can be earned as income, it will create a natural flow into the rest of the economy. Historically the barrier to getting paid in crypto has been their uncertain legal and regulatory status. Lack of access points and segregation of cryptocurrency from everyday financial experiences (e.g. your bank) has also formed barriers.
Recently, however, many of those challenges have been overcome as regulators become more educated and understand the possible benefits of cryptocurrency. Certain organizations have already subscribed to the idea of paying their employees in cryptocurrency. GMO Internet, Zabo, and Buffer are three of the companies that have become early adopters of paying salaries in cryptocurrency.
2. Merchant services and financial institution adoption
For cryptocurrencies to become a means of payment for goods bought and services offered, there must be greater acceptance and awareness by supporting merchants and financial institutions.
Most merchants need help understanding what cryptocurrency is and how to accept it. They rely on point-of-sale (POS) infrastructure that, in most cases, doesn't currently accept cryptocurrencies. As cryptocurrency-supporting POS infrastructure becomes more common, more merchants will learn about and ultimately accept cryptocurrency as payment.
Financial institutions also have an important part to play. Once a merchant accepts cryptocurrency as payment, where does it go? Banks and payment processors provide much the technical support behind running a business and it is crucial that they begin to understand and support cryptocurrencies as well.
3. The legal nature of cryptocurrencies
For cryptocurrencies to be globally accepted, it has to be legal.
Currently, some countries have banned or threatened to ban trading and exchange of cryptocurrencies. This limits the global adoption of cryptocurrency and is a heavy blow to adoption in the banning country.
To solve this problem, leaders and policy makers must be educated on cryptocurrency. This includes understanding the possible benefits of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, not just for the financial industry, but for many other industries as well.
Fortunately regulators in many major countries, including the United States, have been open-minded and measured in their response to cryptocurrency. The most common cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ether, are increasingly supported by reputable companies and have fit into existing regulatory frameworks. As primary support comes from leading world economies on cryptocurrency, it will provide a framework for other countries, and eventually lead us to a common form of money that is genuinely suited for the global economy.


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Dave's Imports
Supplier: Daves Imports
Phone: (800) 553-2837 or (904) 764-6886
Fax: (904) 764 -7131
Address: 6824 North Main Street
City: Jacksonville
State: FL
Zip: 32208
Description: Fund raising materials including buttons, award ribbons, carnival prizes, pens, pencils, and key chains.
Hundreds of inexpensive kid-oriented doo-dads for carnivals, Christmas stores, Halloween parties, etc. Offers great prices such as 144 kazoos for $13.95 or 36 jump ropes for $19.85.
Carnival tickets are $3 for a roll of 3,000. Has raffle tickets, event tickets, step-up prize packages, etc.
Product Lines: Candy Case, Carnival, Christmas Store, Closeout Merchandise, Coffee Mugs, Decals, Gift Items, Inspirational, Jewelry, Key Chains, Magnets, Rings, Stuffed Toys, T-shirts & Sweatshirts
Terms: Prepay
Notes: They even rent carnival booths and games.
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"The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever."-Jacques Yves Cousteau
Photography: Erica Allen
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The daughter of Cuban exiles, Leslie Schor is a first-generation American with degrees in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Miami. Leslie has an innate interest in learning about what motivates and inspires creativity, and how it affects our reality and society. Leaving a career in academic research, she is now exploring the creative world which surrounds her. Through film classes at the University of Miami, Leslie discovered a passion for storytelling and imagery. She is inspired by her colorful upbringing in Miami, Florida. Leslie works as a freelance Creative Director and Fashion Stylist creating campaigns for large corporate brands and small independent brands. Her creative work has been published in domestic and international publications, and she currently serves as Senior Fashion Editor at Babiekins Magazine. With a keen eye and discerning taste, Leslie has a natural ability to source unique and talented artists and designers. You can find her on Instagram @leslieschor, or at leslieschorcreative.com.
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NEW ORLEANS – Tickets are now on sale for the 10th annual Scales & Ales.
The celebration will take place on Friday, October 4, at Audubon Aquarium of the Americas.
The 2019 event celebrates one of the most mysterious creatures of the deep: sharks!
Partygoers will enjoy beer from local craft breweries, wine, specialty cocktails, delicious cuisine from 50 local restaurants and bars, and live music in this adults-only fundraising bash.
Chaired by Chriss Knight Nichols and Lon Nichols, Scales & Ales 2019 will treat guests to a magical night under the stars on the Mississippi Riverfront, surrounded by the Aquarium's breathtaking exhibits.
Scales & Ales is an adult-only event on Friday, October 4, from 8 P.M. to 11 P.M.
Sponsors and Patrons enjoy early admittance at 7 P.M. with access to the VIP Lounge aboard the Steamboat NATCHEZ throughout the event.
Tickets are $65 for Audubon Members and $75 for non-Members.
Admission is limited and purchasing tickets in advance is recommended, because Scales & Ales may sell out.
Tickets can be purchased online here.
The event's theme will inspire in guests an appreciation for sharks: an often-misunderstood, but essential species.
Sharks may be one of the greatest predators to ever live, but they have more to fear from humans than humans do from them, and Scales & Ales is a perfect opportunity to educate the community on why they should love sharks!
"As apex predators, sharks serve a vital function for maintaining ecosystem balances across the globe," said Audubon Nature Institute President and CEO Ron Forman. "Around 100 million sharks are killed each year worldwide, and your support of Scales & Ales is an investment in critical conservation programs that inspire millions of people to better understand and save these vital creatures."
Your support of Scales & Ales is an investment in critical conservation efforts that inspire millions of people each year to make a difference for wildlife.
For the last decade, Scales & Ales has raised more than $1 million for the Aquarium.
As the Going Green Sponsor for this event, Cox Communications' support will provide partygoers with reusable cups, cup rinse stations, recycling bins, and the opportunity to learn more about Going Green initiatives from volunteers.
The Aquarium will be open during Scales & Ales and guests can stop by the sea otter and penguin exhibits before their bedtime at 8:30 P.M.
Guests must be 21 to purchase a ticket. No children or babies allowed. The dress code is dressy casual. The party will go on rain or shine. Should you be unable to attend the event, please consider your ticket purchase a donation; there will be no refunds.


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Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom has accused the far Left of manipulating Palestinian Authority Arabs.
"The [PA] land owner is used as a playing card by the extremist Left," he accused. Left-wing groups get PA Arabs to file lawsuits targeting Israeli towns in Judea and Samaria.
"What would the alleged land owner do? Would he build in the middle of an Israeli neighborhood? It's not practical," said Shalom. The lawsuits are used with the sole purpose of hurting Israeli residents of the area, he said.
Israelis in Judea and Samaria built homes there with tacit government approval, and the government must help them protect their homes, the veteran Likud politician said. "Residents of the neighborhoods [facing lawsuits] were given services by the government, and we will find an appropriate way to leave them there," he declared.
Shalom also criticized PA leaders over their refusal to sit down for negotiations. Their demands that Israel meet preconditions are nothing more than a ploy, he accused.
"For the past three and a half years, the Palestinians have come up with all kinds of demands in an attempt to prevent any possibility of negotiations," he said. "The international community, as well, has failed in its efforts to bring the Palestinians to the table."
"If the Palestinians will take a different, honest approach, they will find us prepared for serious talks," he added.
'Extreme Left is Exploiting PA Arabs'
The extreme Left is using PA Arabs in an attempt to harm Israeli towns in Judea and Samaria, Vice Prime Minister says.
Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom has accused the far Left of manipulating Palestinian Authority Arabs.


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Dr. Tuleka Prah is a filmmaker, food enthusiast, and avid traveler. In an effort to bring together her three passions, she created "My African Food Map." Dr. Prah calls the project, "a growing record of African recipes just as they are made, by people who love to eat them, and who prepare them every day." Here's how it works: Dr. Prah travels to an African country, spends time in the nation, identifies four popular dishes to feature, and then showcases the making of that dish through a gorgeous four-minute film. To explore more of Africa through food and film, join Dr. Prah at her website, My African Food Map.
We at Ayiba Magazine encourage you to treat yourself to a trip to South Africa with this Lamb Bredie.
- 4 cans of whole, peeled tomatoes (240g each)
- 6 white onions
- 8 cloves of garlic
- 3 star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick (split in two)
- 6 pieces of dry chili
- 5 stalks of fresh marjoram (alt: oregano), or 1 tablespoon of dried marjoram
- 2 tablespoons of fluid honey
- 1 1/2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 a cup of oil
- 20 pieces of lamb
- salt and pepper to taste
First, you should flavour the oil. So, warm it in a heavy pot and gently fry the garlic, star anise, chili, and cinnamon for 5-10 minutes. Remove these and set aside.
Turn the heat up a little and brown the pieces of lamb. When they are browned, put the pieces in a bowl. Reduce the heat again and gently fry the onions until opaque. Add the marjoram to the onions and stir.
(Pre-heat the oven at 180º C)
Stir in the garlic, star anise, chili, and cinnamon, and add the tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, and honey. Then, add the lamb and make sure that as much of it is submerged in the sauce.
Cover the pot and put it in the oven. Cook for 4 hours. When the meat is very tender, your bredie is ready to serve.


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With October ticking to a close and November looming ahead with the promise of Christmas not far behind, I have been having a long hard think about what Santa may be bringing for Leo this year. A few months ago I couldn't imagine the thought of more toys entering the house, and I wanted a special item that Leo had really set his heart on, and that is when he told me that he wanted his very own Nintendo DS, just like his Auntie Alice's.
Being a complete newbie to the gaming market, I wasn't sure if this was going to be even an option for Leo, my 3 year old. I didn't know what any of the age ranges were for these consoles and more importantly I was confused about the games available. Even if Leo was old enough to make use of a DS, would there be any games available for his age and level? I took to the internet and did my research and came across Nintendo's new 2DS, which very quickly proved to be a great choice for the entry level gamer such as Leo. What drew me directly to the 2DS was that instead of having the flip screen like the original DS Lite and the more recent 3DS, it was a solid object which would make it perfect for little hands. The recommended age for the 2DS is actually 7+, but reading between the lines, there are games available from the age of 3+, and I will be looking into the possibility of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Frozen, Moshi Monsters Katsuma Unleashed... And maybe even the New Super Mario Bro's 2... For me (Yes me!) I always loved this game as a child, and may have even made a point of completing the less recent New Super Mario Bro's back in 2007...
Of course suddenly having a child old enough to want and appreciate such technology has been a bit of a eye opener for me, and being a little out of touch with the latest game consoles and what not, I wasn't really 100% sure what I was looking at. But do you know what? I am not alone in these thoughts. With new research that has been carried out by GAME, it turns out that 40% of us parents are unsure which video games we should buy for our children. What I was really impressed with was that GAME have actually introduced a service called GAME Junior, with the sole purpose of educating us as parents and helping put that level of control back within our grasps.
This is what GAME discovered...
'Whether it's for a birthday or Christmas present, or just as a treat, when it comes to choosing the right videogame for their child, nearly half of parents (40%[1]) admit to feeling unsure of what to buy. This means they often 'buy blind', leaving the purchasing decision down to the child rather than being able to clearly assess what games they should be playing.
So, to help give the power back to parents, GAME Junior has done some research into the common issues affecting mums and dads when it comes to choosing a video game. The study revealed that the main concern for parents is understanding the PEGI age ratings with almost six in ten parents (59%) in the dark as to how this works.
The research also showed that parents who play videogames with their kids are more likely to see the benefits (65%) compared to those that don't who feel more cautious. 40%[2] of parents polled admitted to making an excuse not to play videogames with their children and as a result the same proportion (40%) also expressed concern that their children aren't playing age appropriate games.
To help alleviate some of these concerns and educate parents on PEGI ratings, as well as the benefits of videogames, GAME Junior has created a video in partnership with Andy Robertson, family video gaming expert from Family Gamer TV.
Andy Robertson, family gaming expert comments "With so many great video-games to choose from it's not surprising that parents can often feel overwhelmed. For any parent in this situation, the best thing to do is check the PEGI ratings for the game which show the appropriate age rating and spend some time researching the game. If you're at home look up games online and watch trailers so you find the best match for your family, or if you're in store, ask for advice. Places like the GAME Junior section in stores or online help parents understand more about videos games and select a game that is relevant for their child."'
With Christmas just around the corner there is no better time to ask any questions about any games or consoles that have made it onto your little one's bulging Christmas lists. Have a look online or pop into your nearest GAME store with any queries you may have, and rest assured that you have done your research into the game content and game play to make sure that it is suitable for their age and specific level of development.
Disclaimer: I have not been compensated for this post. All views and opinions are completely honest and my own.


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Settling Catan With Chiefs
Chieftains of Catan Rules (Jan 18, 2013)
Over the weekend I speculated a bit on how a game using the Chieftains of Catan rules I designed might play. For example, using the rules for knight movement to relocate a chief (and from a narrative perspective, the village), it would take at least four "years" (rounds) to construct a settlement in a four-player game with no trading.
I broke it down into resources as acquired on a "seasonal" basis, ignoring "trading" season because our hypothetical players don't play well with others. There are three opportunities to accumulate resources each year, during each of the growing and harvest seasons, and on the player's turn (I refer to the latter as "surplus").
G = Growing, H = Harvest, S = Surplus
Start of Game:
place chieftain on brick/clay pit
Turn one: grain (G), brick (H), brick (S)
pay 1 grain to activate chieftain
Turn two: grain (G), brick (H), brick (S)
move chieftain to forest, reactivate
Turn three: grain (G), wood (H), wood (S)
move chieftain to pasture
Turn four: grain (G), sheep (H), sheep (S)
build settlement, build road
While it's totally up to you where you choose to build, I have to recommend building your first settlement on an intersection between brick and wood, the third resource really doesn't matter. You want to be able to build a road every turn, and a settlement every other turn, when possible. Alternate between sheep and grain.
If you can bring yourself to trade, the game plays very differently. Even a single trade can make the game very different, and if you set yourself up with a trading partner, you can easily rule the island together in only a few short "years." It's so easy in fact, that I'm thinking I might need to restrict trade to roads between settlements.
Say that instead of going it alone, you park yourself on a clay hex, next to your partner in crime. Here's the difference:
G = Growing, H = Harvest, B = Bonus, S = Surplus
Start of Game:
place chieftain on brick/clay pit
Turn one: grain (G),
brick (H), wood (B), brick (S)
"gift" one brick to neighbor, draw one wood from bank in "trade"
Turn two: sheep (G), brick (H), brick (S)
build settlement
You get your first settlement on your second turn if you make a successful gift of a single resource to another player. It's funny, it's almost so good you would expect players to exploit it for the profit of all, but I can almost guarantee you they won't.
I'm thinking that while trading should be easily possible between adjacent chiefs and hexes, this is only because chiefs (and villages, by extension) are so mobile. I think the roads becomes necessary for "gift-giving" between settlements.
These roads become trade routes almost by necessity, and building near your neighbors is critical.