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Munich is the capital of the German Free State of Bavaria and probably, and unjustly, most famous for its annual Oktoberfest celebration. This fascinating city has a lot more to offer than huge beers and huge pretzels though, so check out the city´s beautiful architecture, cultural activities and great nightlife. It's the heartland of traditional Germany and you;ll get a taste of the Deutsch life.
Fun Facts
- The Weisswurst, a tasty white sausage, is traditionally eaten before noon, a tradition going back to a time before refrigeration.
- The Hirschgarten is the largest beer garden in town and was founded in 1780. It still is home to deer from which its name is originally derived.
- Munichs native name, "München", derives from the German word for monks, which is "Mönche".
- The park "Englisher Garten" near the city centre is larger than New Yorks Central Park.
- The Oktoberfest has been held on the "Theresienwiese" during the last two weeks of September into the first week of October since 1810.
Things to DoThere is a lot to see and do in Munich. Of course, there is the aforementioned Oktoberfest, an important part of Bavarian culture that includes 17 days of beer celebration. The Oktoberfest attracts many tourists each year and is an excellent opportunity to drink and be merry while getting to know the locals and sampling some wonderful authentic German beer and cuisine. Munich in general is a food lovers paradise, with a wealth of culinary delights on offer including Weisswurst, pork roast with dumplings and red cabbage, hot apple strudel with vanilla sauce, and many fine cakes. Munich also has some of the best beer in the world, brewed to the strict German purity laws since the Middle Ages. There are plenty of beer gardens strewn throughout the city, as well as cafes, in which coffee gradually gets replaced by wine and spritzers as the after-work crowd start to trickle in.
Wander through the city and you will notice a stunning mix of architectural styles including Medieval, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Contemporary. The city centre area looks pretty much as it did in the 1800s thanks to the high quality restoration of buildings damaged in WWII. The 80 museums in Munich are of an outstanding calibre, even said to rival those in Berlin. The most renowned of these internationally acclaimed museums are located in the Kunstareal in the area Maxvorstadt, including the Alte and Neue Pinakothek, and the Pinakothek der Moderne. The German Museum is the largest technical museum in the world, and the BMW Museum pays homage to the famous motor car manufacturer.
On the outskirts of the city you can explore Bavaria's royal past by visiting the Nymphenburg Palace, Blutenburg Castle and the Schleissheim Palace, which also has some wonderful museums and art galleries where you can learn about Bavaria's royal history. You may also like to pay a visit to the Olympiapark which was the site of the 1972 Olympics. These impressive grounds are a fascinating and beautiful location to explore so try to devote a full morning or even a whole day to it, it will be worth it. The park is particularly popular with the locals and hosts many cultural, social and religious events throughout the year.
If you´re looking to round off your day with some nightlife, you will not be disappointed as Munich has over 6,000 licensed establishments, with the main quarter for student and more bohemian types to hang out being the trendy Schwabing district. A popular area for nightclubs and parties is Haidenhausen, with some of the hippest places these being Kultfabrik & Optimolwerk. Both are former industrial compounds that now host bars, clubs and pubs that are open all year round.


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"Step Up Revolution" starts with the same romantic set-up as the original "Step Up," starring Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan: Rough dude from the 'hood meets uptight uptown girl. Dancer Kathryn McCormick (Season 6 finalist from Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance") plays aspiring professional dancer/rich hotel mogul's daughter Emily, and Ryan Guzman (commercial actor, print model and former MMA fighter) plays Sean, a lowly hotel staffer who also happens to lead a dance crew on the side.
This time around, the framework for elaborate dance sequences isn't a school recital, a street dance battle or a hip-hop dance competition. In an attempt to loosen up her style for a crucial dance audition, Emily joins Sean (Guzman) and his crew, The Mob, to stage elaborate flash mobs all over Miami. At first, their goal is to score enough views on YouTube videos of their flash mobs to win a $100,000 contest. Then, they find out that the Miami neighborhood that Sean and other Mob members grew up in is going to be razed to make way for a new luxury hotel development courtesy of Emily's big-shot dad—and it's Emily who suggests they stage a flash mob as a protest instead of spectacle.
Some aspects seem realistic enough (The Mob's YouTube rival is a viral video about a cat who loves dubstep). Some are unrealistic but still entertaining (Sean and his pals plan flash mobs with an "Ocean's Eleven"-like caliber of preparation), and others are just eyeroll-worthy. Why is a group that looks to have a bottomless budget for elaborate flash-mob costumes and props so hard up for prize money?
McCormick acts about as well as Guzman dances—it's serviceable but sometimes clunky. Both are newcomers to film acting, but because McCormick is a stunning dancer by trade and Guzman learned to dance for the movie, the film is at least without the distraction of dance doubles. The dance scenes, which range from an impressive opening number with The Mob dancing atop cars on Ocean Drive to a massive finale number with non-stop-action, are undoubtedly more elaborate than the previous "Step Up" films, both in production value and the variety of dance styles represented. Some of the dancing, unfortunately, does have the occasional jerkiness that predecessor "Step Up 3D" also suffered as a side effect of 3D.
There are plenty of treats for "So You Think You Can Dance" fans, including more lines for Twitch ("Step Up 3D"), a captivating restaurant dance scene starring McCormick by contestant-turned-choreographer Travis Wall and an entertaining cameo appearance by Mia Michaels, who channels an exaggerated version of her "SYTYCD" judge persona as the pretentious artistic director of the dance company for which Emily auditions.
As Emily's brusque and dismissive hotel mogul father, Peter Gallagher is just as much the dance-movie villain as he was 12 years ago as the ruthless ballet company director in "Center Stage," but his sudden change of heart in the end is chuckle-worthy.
True-blue fans of dance movies are used to suspending disbelief, and they'll have to do it again to get through parts of "Step Up Revolution." But as a reward, you'll see the best dancing of the series.
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Friday, March 1, 2013
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Posted by Mary Ann at 8:52 AM
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- Katie said...
Sounds delicious and I love the colour
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- March 8, 2013 at 1:17 PM
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Hi Mary Ann! I like experimenting with hummus variations too, but didn't try using beets so far :)
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toilet training. Although your child should show signs
of physical readiness, such as letting you know when he or she has had a bowel
movement, and emotional readiness, such as wanting to wear underpants, there
usually is not a dramatic moment that clearly indicates your child is
Mixed messages from health professionals, parents, and friends and
past experiences with other children may all contribute to this confusion.
Specific timing varies by child; try not to compare your child to others or
take stories too seriously about how early your parents or in-laws trained
their children.
Your best strategy is to closely watch your child and look for the
physical and emotional signs of readiness for toilet training. You can provide
the equipment (such as a potty chair or attachment to a standard toilet),
discuss the process, and talk to your child positively about the benefits of
using the toilet. Consider your child's temperament and disposition in your
approach. As you begin to understand and are sensitive to your child's
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encourage your child, and when to back off. Patience, perseverance, and
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A host of grassroots leaders were elected at the 89th American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) annual meeting, held recently in New Orleans, La.
For a fifth time, Bob Stallman, Columbus, Texas, was elected president. Stallman, a cattle and rice producer, will serve the standard two-year term.
Complementing Stallman's selection, Barry Bushue was elected AFBF vice-president. Bushue, from Boring, Ore., is a nursery and berry producer. He replaces Steve Appel, Dusty, Wash., the former AFBF vice-president. Appel, a wheat and barley producer, has retired.
Sixteen seats on the AFBF board of directors were voted on, resulting in the board welcoming two new additions. California Farm Bureau President Doug Mosebar and Oklahoma Farm Bureau President Mike Spradling were both voted in.
The AFBF board of directors maintained a number of incumbent positions, as 14 state Farm Bureau presidents were re-elected to continue representing their regions.
Southern — Marshall Coyle, Kentucky; John Hoblick, Florida; Jerry Newby, Alabama; Wayne Pryor, Virginia; Stanley Reed, Arkansas; David Waide, Mississippi; and David Winkles, South Carolina.
Midwest — Steve Baccus, Kansas; Charles Kruse, Missouri; Philip Nelson, Illinois; and Scott VanderWal, South Dakota.
Northeast — John Lincoln, New York; and Richard Nieuwenhuis, New Jersey.
Western — Leland Hogan, Utah.
The AFBF Women's Leadership Committee will continue to be chaired by Terry Gilbert of Kentucky. Gilbert also serves on the AFBF board of directors. The Women's Leadership Committee gained one new member — Isabella Chism of Indiana was voted in. Several members of the committee were re-elected: Margine Harris, New Mexico; Beth Pool, New Jersey; and Frances Price, South Carolina.
Townsend Kyser of Alabama was elected as chair of the AFBF Young Farmer and Rancher Committee. Kyser will also serve on the AFBF board of directors.
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Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, expected to leave his post after four years, is likely to stay on through what promises to be a bitter battle over the "fiscal cliff" and until his successor is confirmed, according to people familiar with the situation.
Geithner is said to want to ensure a smooth transition at Treasury at a time when critical issues are to be decided, including negotiating with Congress over the so-called fiscal cliff, tax reform and implementation of the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul.
How long Geithner stays could depend on how easy his successor is to confirm.
Chief of Staff Jack Lew is viewed as the favorite for the job. Since he's already been confirmed by the Senate, Lew is seen as easy to confirm again.
The former director of the Office of Management and Budget, Lew is known as a whiz on fiscal matters, which will be useful in the fiscal cliff debate and in the broader discussion of tax reform. But some complain Lew lacks banking expertise, despite a stint as chief operating office for Citi Global Wealth Management.
Lew also appears to lack international experience that increasingly is part of the secretary's job. Geithner spent considerable time both as Treasury secretary and, prior to that, as president of the New York Federal Reserve, coordinating an international response to the fiscal crisis and negotiating new international banking rules.
What's become clear since the financial crisis is there's a new test for Treasury secretary: Who has the stature to bring confidence to markets in the midst of a financial meltdown? That's why other names have come up, such BlackRock Chairman Larry Fink, who has both Wall Street and considerable international connections, and Evercore Partners Founder Roger Altman, who served as an assistant Treasury secretary under President Bill Clinton and spent many years on Wall Street.
Inside the Treasury, Geithner is said to be a supporter of Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin. A former deputy assistant to the president, Wolin has the advantage of having worked inside the Obama administration White House. He's also the former president of the Hartford Financial Services Group, a major insurance company, which means he has financial expertise and could help the administration reach out to the business community to repair strained relations.
Long shots also include Undersecretary Lael Brainard, who spearheaded U.S. international financial relations, including G20 meetings and discussions on the new Basel banking regulations.
Erskine Bowles, of the Bowles-Simpson Deficit Commission, also served as Clinton's chief of staff, but has not indicated willingness for the job, at least publicly.
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Guidelines for Graphic Novels
The Office for Intellectual Freedom, the National Coalition Against Censorship, and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund have developed an introduction to graphic novels for librarians. The guide is now available on the OIF page of the ALA website.
The following articles were posted on American Libraries Online:
Graphic Novels Draw Challenge in Missouri." American Library Association. Posted October 6,2006. [1]
Graphic Novels Draw Challenge in Missouri
A crowd of concerned citizens filled to overflowing the Marshall (Mo.) City Council chamber to discuss local resident Louise Mills's challenge of two graphic-novel titles in the Marshall Public Library collection: Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel and Blankets by Craig Thompson. "My concern does not lie with the content of the novels, rather my concern is with the illustrations and their availability to children and the community," Mills told the library board, which called the October 4 meeting, citing sexually explicit drawings in the two coming-of-age books.
Mills went on to explain that her concern centered on children stumbling onto the explicit illustrations after being attracted to the comic-book style of the titles. With photocopies of some of the images projected onto the meeting-room walls, Mills cautioned that collecting such material would lead to the library's eventually drawing the same clientele as "the porn shop down at the junction," according to the October 5 Marshall Democrat-News.
The majority of some 20 citizens who spoke seemed to back Mills. "I don't want seedy people coming into the library and moving into our community," local resident Sarah Aulgur remarked. "If it shouldn't be on a billboard on I-70, it shouldn't be in a public library," agreed Mark Lockhart.
However, area resident Claudia Milstead thanked the library for acquiring the Bechdel and Thompson works. "I hope that you will find a way to keep the two books without offending the people who have expressed what I think are some very heartfelt concerns," she said. Jeani Wilson also supported having a diversity of materials, saying "If you have only things that you like in a library then it is a private library."
Board chair Anita Wright, who said the gathering was "what America is all about, to have a hearing to listen to views" wrapped up the two-hour session by assuring attendees that trustees "listened to every word, we are open-minded, we do care, and we want the library to be the best that it can be." A decision is expected at the board's October 11 meeting.
Posted October 6, 2006
The following article was posted on American Libraries Online:
Missouri Trustees Pull Graphic Novels, for Now
The board of the Marshall (Mo.) Public Library voted 7–1 October 11 to remove from circulation the two coming-of-age graphic novels Fun Home by Alison Bechdel and Blankets by Craig Thompson until trustees have codified a material-selection policy—a process that could take months to complete. "We will then have concrete guidelines for [the books'] appropriateness and for their placement if they are kept," Board President Anita Wright explained to some 90 citizens who packed the meeting, according to the October 12 Marshall Democrat-News.
Explaining that trustees intended to craft "a lasting policy for any selections to be made in the future," Wright asserted, "At no point will the policy be written with an attempt to 'work around' the materials in question." Louise Mills, who made the reconsideration request, agreed, telling the Democrat-News, "The policy is definitely needed because currently anything can be brought in or taken out by [the library director]."
"Both board members and staff members will work together on the policy committee," MPL Director Amy Crump told American Libraries, explaining that "for a variety of reasons" the 16-year-old library has never had written collection-development guidelines.
Posted October 13, 2006.
An informal poll conducted on marshallnews.com, the Web site of The Marshall Democrat-News, asked "Should two graphic novels be banned from the public library?" The final tally was in favor of not banning the books, with 71.5 percent (216 votes) voting "no" and 28.5 percent (86 votes) voting "yes" in favor of the ban.
The MLA IFC plans to develop a program on collection development issues for the 2007 MLA Conference in Springfield MO.


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CINCINNATI (AP) — The doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church is so complex the Archdiocese of Cincinnati is giving teachers a cheat sheet on some of the things that can get them fired.
A new contract proposal from the diocese specifies some violations of Catholic doctrine that could put teachers out of a job — including abortion, artificial insemination and "homosexual lifestyles" — and extends forbidden behavior to include public support for those kinds of causes, drawing some complaints that the language is overly broad and a cynical attempt to make it harder for wrongfully terminated teachers to sue.
Teachers have long been required to act in accordance with the Roman Catholic Church's philosophy but it's rare for an archdiocese to include examples of forbidden behavior in its contract. The archdiocese says it's fairer to teachers this way.
"It clarifies what is expected of all of our teachers," archdiocese spokesman Dan Andriacco said.
The new language comes after a series of lawsuits and other problems involving educators fired over alleged doctrinal violations in the archdiocese.
Last year, a federal jury found the archdiocese discriminated against a Cincinnati-area teacher fired for violating Catholic doctrine when she became pregnant through artificial insemination and awarded her $171,000. The teacher said she didn't know artificial insemination violated doctrine. Terms weren't disclosed in last year's settlement of another lawsuit against the archdiocese by an unmarried Dayton-area teacher who said she was fired after becoming pregnant.
Catholic schools in California, Pennsylvania, Montana and other states have faced lawsuits or parent complaints in recent years over firings stemming from doctrinal violations, but the National Association of Catholic School Teachers said it knows of no other archdiocese that has instituted the kind of language planned in Cincinnati.
Andriacco said the contract doesn't require anything the archdiocese didn't already expect of teachers.
"The contract requires that if you are going to represent the Catholic church as a teacher, you are not going to publicly oppose the teachings of the Catholic church," he said.
Besides citing a broad range of prohibited activities including use of a surrogate mother and sexual activity outside of marriage, the contract specifically bans "improper" use of social media. Teachers would also be barred from "public membership" in organizations with missions conflicting with church doctrine.
The president of the Philadelphia-based National Association of Catholic School Teachers says some educators in the archdiocese have contacted the union with contract concerns, even though the union doesn't represent them.
"This contract is way over the top and very oppressive," said union president Rita Schwartz.
Mike Moroski, a Cincinnati-area school administrator fired last year over personal blog comments he made in support of gay marriage, says some of the approximately 2,000 teachers covered by the contract aren't happy but are afraid to speak out for fear of losing their jobs. He said the new language could force teachers to conceal specifically prohibited behaviors.
"This contract will force some people to lie to keep their jobs, and they don't want to do that," he said.
Parents and other parishioners critical of the contract wording are working on petitions and plan to meet with the superintendent of the archdiocese's schools, said Mark McLaughlin, president of the Parent Teacher Association at Nativity School, an elementary school in Cincinnati.
"I am concerned that the archdiocese could lose a lot of good teachers and enrollment will decline," McLaughlin said.
The contract language even raises new questions about what teachers can support, even if their own behavior is in line with church teachings, McLaughlin said.
"The current wording of the contract is confusing, especially as to what 'public support' means," he said.
Andriacco said the archdiocese won't budge on the language.
"This is essentially a moral position and it's not going to be driven by public opinion," he said. "This is our contract, and it's not going to change."
The new contract also for the first time describes every teacher as a "teacher-minister," wording legal experts view as an attempt to prevent fired teachers from bringing wrongful termination charges.
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling has said religious groups can dismiss "ministerial" employees without government interference, although Andriacco says the archdiocese has always considered all of its teachers as ministerial employees.
David Ball, co-chairman of the Religious Organizations Subcommittee of the American Bar Association, said labeling someone a minister doesn't necessarily make them one.
"I'm not sure that would hold up in all cases," he said.
Most religious institutions contain "morals" clauses in their contracts, according to the Rev. Ronald Nuzzi, a senior director in the University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education, but no numbers are available on how many of the 195 U.S. Catholic dioceses and archdioceses may be adding specific prohibitions.
The teacher contract in the Diocese of Toledo does contain specific prohibitions, although officials there said the terms are confidential. Dioceses in Cleveland and Steubenville were reviewing their contracts, and representatives said more specific prohibitions were possible.
Bishop Robert Vasa of the Diocese of Santa Rosa in California temporarily postponed establishing similar language last year after realizing he needed to better educate teachers and parents on the issue.
"But at some point, we need as a Catholic church to draw a line," he said.
David Thole, a Catholic school parent in suburban Cincinnati, approves of the new contract's language. He says he wants his children to understand and follow church teachings "not just on Sunday, but in their daily lives."
Christine Inkrot Schroder, a Catholic in Cincinnati, says her now-grown children attended Catholic school, but she opposes the new contract.
"They are trying to mandate how people think," Schroder said. "We taught our children equality and respect, and we could not have sent them to a school that supports such open discrimination."


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There might be no bluegrass music as we know it without Wade Mainer, who died Monday at his home in Flint, Mich., Sept. 12 at age 104.
Here's what this amiable North Carolina native did in the 1930s that set the stage for Bill Monroe, Earl Scruggs and their hot new brand of mountain music:
- He brought the banjo to the front of the band as a lead instrument instead of using it only as a backup rhythm instrument.
- He played his banjo with finger picks, for a sharp, tough sound that Scruggs developed further and popularized after WWII.
- He sang with his bandmates in tight, beautifully arranged harmonies similar to what bluegrass bands would use in the 1940s and 1950s.
- He included lots of gospel music in his performances.
Music scholar and collector Dick Spottswood says, without these innovations, he thinks Bill Monroe wouldn't have had much to build on to create bluegrass. Musician David Holt tells me Mainer also influenced a later generation of professionals — including Holt himself — who started performing in the '60s and '70s. Holt knew Mainer well. He says Mainer was a positive, generous person who also demonstrated how to be a super entertainer, flipping his banjo onto his back, playing it behind his neck, but always playing it skillfully.
I interviewed Wade and his wife Julia in 1990 at a banjo players' gathering in Tennessee. They were two of the most charming, centered, kind people I've ever encountered. Wade recalled "chuckling along the highway" in 1934, in a T-Model Ford, to the first-ever radio job for the band he and his brother J.E. had started. It was called Mainer's Mountaineers. Julia is a magnificent singer who recalled her own days on the radio in Winston-Salem, N.C. when she was a teenager. Before Wade died, she and I spoke briefly on the phone. Did she concentrate on her own coming misfortune? Not a bit. She chatted about music, and about Wade. She expressed thanks to me and the other journalists and musicians who'd called for being interested. In other words, as she had done before, she inspired. Wade would no doubt have liked that.
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And NPR's Paul Brown has this appreciation.
PAUL BROWN: He was a farm boy from western North Carolina. And he did what thousands of farm boys in the South did in the 1930s, found work in a cotton mill. And like thousands, he soon wanted out of the hot, dusty mill. But he was one of the few who found a way out through music and the radio.
WADE MAINER: Hello, folks. First thing we in the morning when we get up some old new guy is picking on the hollow log. Something like this.
MAINER: Now, next thing we hear is something down at the pig pen, going something like this.
MAINER: (unintelligible) that. That's the sound of a little pig.
BROWN: Wade Mainer put together a band with his brother J.E. to play on a station in Concord, North Carolina in 1934.
MAINER: Let's go.
BROWN: In 1990, Wade Mainer recalled how they landed that gig.
MAINER: We just took our string band and went over there and told the man that we played music. And he said, well, let's hear you play a tune or two. So we played a tune or two, said could you boys make it over here on a Saturday evening. We said sure, said we'll come over here and a Saturday evening. So we loaded up the car and went over there in an old T-model Ford, chuckled along the highway till we got over there.
BROWN: He quit the band because the radio sponsor didn't pay enough. But after another stint in the mills, he formed new groups and performed on stations around the South.
MAINER: (Singing) A short life and its trouble and a few more words to part. Short life and a troubled little girl for a boy with a broken heart...
BROWN: Music collector and historian Dick Spotswood has written a biography of Mainer titled "Banjo on the Mountain: Wade Mainer's First Hundred Years." He says Mainer unwittingly made a major contribution to the advancement of traditional country music, by making the banjo more than just a backup instrument.
DICK SPOTSWOOD: Wade brought the banjo out a little bit. He brought it forward in the ensemble. He played some lead. He was the connecting tissue between that string band sound of the 1920s and the music that was created in the '40s that came to be called bluegrass.
BROWN: Spotswood says it was this Mainer innovation plus his band's tight vocal harmonies, and focus on gospel music that Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys would pick up on.
SPOTSWOOD: If those people hadn't been doing what they were doing in the 1930s, there would have been no bluegrass in the 1940s. Bill Monroe wouldn't have had that to build on.
MAINER: (Singing) It takes a worried man to sing a worried song. It takes a worried man to sing a worried song. Worried now but I won't be worried long...
BROWN: Musician David Holt says Mainer's modest comeback inspired another generation of professionals, people like Holt himself.
DAVID HOLT: And he could really wow a crowd with his flipping the banjo behind his back and playing it behind his neck, as well as being a good player. He knew how to entertain a crowd, so he was influential in that way, too, to the '60s and '70s generations.
BROWN: And for decades beyond, Wade Mainer promoted the music he loved.
MAINER: We just appreciate people sticking to the old time music. And we just hope that we can do it for many years to come.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Yeah.
(SOUNDBITE OF APPLAUSE And Wade Mainer kept performing at festivals, at his)
MAINER: (Singing) Oh, Lulu...
GREENE: It's MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm David Greene.
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There are so many great gluten-free blogs nowadays When I first started this list several years ago, I had fifty or so bloggers listed and then the list ballooned on over 150. I've trimmed it back since then so I can update it more easily and now the list reflects the blogs that I think most effectively cover a certain point-of-view or lifestyle.
There is probably a gluten-free blogger that shares your cooking style, whether you are an adventurous cook who likes to dip into a variety of international cuisines; a mom in need of kid-friendly recipes; a budget-conscious gourmand; someone who loves to bake and is in need of retooling for the gluten-free kitchen or someone who is all of the above! I hope this list and summary helps ease you into the GF lifestyle. I know I am grateful for all the camaraderie, recipes and information I have gleaned from the fantastic and supportive Gluten-Free blogging community.
A Baking Life - There's lots of gorgeous photography and plenty of gluten-free baking going on at Tara's blog about GF living in Maine.
ATX Gluten-Free - ATX stands for Austin, Texas, and Jessica is the amazing cook and GF personal chef who offers news and stylish GF recipes for such cool eats as Caprese Salad Skewers, Spicy Roasted Okra and Red Quinoa with Artichokes, Cranberry and Mushrooms.
The Baking Beauties - Jeannine is a Manitoba Mom who knows her way around the kitchen and is navigating a new gluten-free lifestyle just, well, beautifully! Great baking recipes and photos.
Book of Yum - Vegetarian with some fish and seafood recipes added, this blog features a lot of Asian recipes and recipes that are not only gluten-free, but dairy and egg free. Book of Yum also has a lot of raw food and vegan recipes to try and is the home of the monthly Adopt a Gluten Free Blogger Event.
Brittany Angell - Brittany is a gluten- and dairy-free cook with lots of Skills (that's a capital S there) in the kitchen. Gotta try that won ton dough recipe and soon!
Cannelle et Vanille - Just the most gorgeous food and photography blog you'd ever want to spend hours perusing. The hostess is Aran, a Basque ex-pat living in the U.S. and all the sumptuous recipes are gluten-free.
Celiac Chicks - These New York City gals know where all the good gluten-free restaurants, delis, pizzerias and foodie havens are and also dish out good gluten-free advice about travel. If you sign up for their email newsletter you can also enter contests for free gluten-free products.
Celiac Teen - Lauren's a Canadian teenager interested in good food and fashion and she is one fabulous baker!
The Crispy Cook - Hey, that's my blog! Gluten-free and mostly vegetarian recipes, with the occasional fish and seafood recipe. Some product reviews, gardening posts and other fun stuff.
The Culinary Life - Culinary Wordsmith Stephanie Stiavetti blogs about gluten-free food, photography, organic cooking, and health issues from her computer in San Francisco.
Diet, Dessert and Dogs - Ricki's the author of "Sweet Freedom: Desserts You'll Love without Wheat, Eggs, Dairy or Refined Sugar" and has a great vegan and gluten-free blog with lots of baking and healthy recipes. And the occasional canine photo op.
Flour Arrangements - Sophie's got a sweet tooth, and you'll find plenty of gorgeous photographs of her gluten-free baked goods with mouthwatering recipes.
For the Love of Food - Noosh is the host of this gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free and soy-free blog with excellent recipes, including Persian culinary delights.
The GFCF Experience - Blog host Thomas is a Montana father of four who feeds his family a gluten-free, casein-free diet. You'll find lots of great recipes, information about Autism Spectrum Disorder and parenting anecdotes.
Ginger Lemon Girl - Carrie is from North Carolina and has a particular penchant for gluten-free baking. She also hosts a Gluten-Free Girl interview feature which showcases other gluten-free bloggers and a Kid-Friendly Fridays event for gluten-free goodness that kids will lap up.
Gluten Free A-Z - Judee's got some great vegetarian and gluten-free recipes on her blog, as well as health tips, information and resources.
Gluten Free Baking - Elizabeth Barbone is the Gluten Free go to person in New York's Capitol District, and she's the author of several great cookbooks of recipes that are GF versions of old favorites with a dash of new favorites added in too!
Gluten Free Easily - Shirley is a dynamo who leads a celiac support group in her native Virginia and is a wealth of information about how to cook with naturally gluten-free and unprocessed foods.
Gluten Free Philly - Get the scoop on new GF products, events and restaurants in the Philadelphia area.
Gluten-Free Cat - This self-described fitness fanatic, health nut, wife, teacher and GF foodie has lots to say about navigating the GF life and offers many awesome recipes too.
Gluten Free Diva - Ellen is a musician and excellent cook, judging from the delectable range of gluten-free recipes on her popular blog.
Gluten Free Frenzy! - This Utah gal has plenty of recipes, giveaways and health tips for the GF community and some great photos to boot!
Gluten Free for Good - Melissa is a nutritional therapist who blogs about the healthiest gluten-free recipes. Wonderful advice and information with the added bonus of lovely food photography.
Gluten-Free Fun - Erin is a New York City resident who has lived gluten-free with gusto for 25 years! You can find product and restaurant reviews, recipes, and other information.
Gluten-Free Girl - Shauna James Ahern married the Chef, published a book and had a perfect baby girl, all in one year. Her blog is more essay than recipe heavy, but when the recipes come, they are perfect and seasonally fresh. Make sure to buy her book, "Gluten-Free Girl" and make your local library buy it too.
Gluten Free Gobsmacked - This girl Cheekalina can cook! Lots of great recipes for everyday comfort foods to the wildly exotic to all kinds of baking.
Gluten Free Goddess - Karina is the Gluten-Free Goddess, whose blog reflects her background as an artist and writer, with lots of gorgeous food photography. Karina's gluten-free and other allergy-friendly recipes have a Southwestern flavor and a focus on fresh and natural ingredients.
Gluten Free Goodness - Cheryl is an Alexandria, Virginia dietician whose blog features her tasty experiments in gluten-free and other allergen-free cooking.
Gluten-Free Gourmand - Get the skinny on gluten-free options in Portland, Oregon and lots of other great posts with recipes and good advice.
Gluten-Free Guidebook - Hilary Davidson is a professional travel writer who was diagnosed with celiac disease five years ago. Her blog has information about celiac-safe dining in cities across North America, as well as Spain, Turkey, Peru and other countries.
Gluten Free in Georgia - I guess I can't say it any better than Ginger in describing her blog, "Adventures in Gluten Freedom with a Crazy Southern Blogger Chick". Decadently good gluten-free and sugar-free recipes, witty writing and lots of fun and useful GF information.
Gluten Free on a Shoestring - This lawyer-turned-stay-at-home-mom-of-three really knows how to write. Plus she's funny. Plus she's a creative and frugal cook. Don't miss a chance to visit this blog.
Gluten Free Portland - Dave provides the dish on gluten-free products, eateries and news in the Portland, Oregon area.
Gluten Free Saratoga - Suzanne in Saratoga Springs, New York, dishes out great recipes, tips on gluten-free eateries and groceries in Saratoga County and other interesting tips.
Gluten Free Spinner - Mary is passionate about entertaining friends and family with good food that's gluten-free and kissed with her well-stocked spice shelf.
Gluten Free Taste of Home - A blog packed with GF product reviews and giveaways, restaurant reviews, recipes and more from Cinde in Washington State.
Gluten Freeway - Navigating a gluten free life in Los Angeles is the focus of Stephen's new blog, with lots of product and restaurant reviews.
Gluten Hates Me, But I'm Surviving -Marlow is a Southern gal who's having way to much fun in the kitchen cooking great gluten free foods and inventing cool new kinds of martinis.
The Good Eatah - Life with this Massachusetts native involves gluten-free, dairy-free cooking, in between skydiving and biking trips.
Hey, That Tastes Good!- Jill lives in Connecticut and blogs about local gluten-free eateries and has some excellent recipes, as well as the occasional gluten-free travel report from Slovakia.
Hold the Gluten - Maureen is a New Jersey mom with lots of witty information and mouthwatering recipes about life on planet celiac. She even does podcasts...whoa!
Jenn Cuisine - Jenn is a chemist living in Switzerland with a GF husband and an arsenal of awesome photography and culinary skills. Just a breathtakingly delicious site.
Kat's GF Kitchen - Albany, New Yorker Kat has a husband who has recently gone gluten-free and this blog chronicles her cooking adaptations and experiments.
Life Gluten Free - A gluten-free blogger mom with an emphasis on sugar-free and healthy cooking and eco-friendly lifestyle tips. Plus cool crafts!
Lynn's Kitchen Adventures - After suffering from undiagnosed gluten-intolerance for most of her life, Oklahoman Lynn is reveling in retooling her family favorite recipes into delicious foods that are free of gluten, tree nuts, peanuts and sesame.
The Mommy Bowl - Deanna is a Wisconsin mom who blogs gluten-free and dairy-free recipes and information on her blog. Wonderful photographer, too!
No Gluten Required - Kristina has a Master's Degree in Gastronomy, a custom set of Gluten-Free wooden utensils and a whole lot of great recipes, product and restaurant reviews and good advice.
No Gluten, No Problem - Kelli and Peter Bronski blog about recipes and gf living and are the authors of "Artisanal Gluten-Free Cooking."
No One Likes Crumbley Cookies - Terence Crumbley gives out some great GF recipes as well as the occasional post about health and fitness and Nintendo games.
Only Sometimes Clever - An Arizona homeschooling mom who very thoughtfully blogs about the gluten-free lifestyle, books, GF products and hiking.
Pig in the Kitchen - This U.K. pig is one of the funniest food writers out there and her recipes for her family of many allergies are great to boot. Throw in some great food photos and it's a blog party!
Please Don't Pass the Nuts - This New York City psychotherapist and social worker shares recipes and lifestyle advice for gluten-free, nut-free, soy-free, sugar-free, lactose-free and other -free diets.
Rachel's Recipe Box - This New England homeschooling mommy's blog contains a wealth of gluten-free, dairy-free recipes and advice about healthy living.
Savvy Celiac - Amy offers a wealth of information for parents of celiac kids and their families, as well as news and Minneapolis/St. Paul GF recommendations.
She Let Them Eat Cake - Maggie is the baking diva that provides a ton of tasty recipes for GF and often dairy-free meals, with an emphasis on REAL foods.
Simply Sugar and Gluten Free - Amy's maintained a healthy weight loss by eliminating refined sugars and gluten from her diet, but that doesn't stop this blogger from creating spectacular recipes for the things that make life sweet. Amy hosts Slightly Indulgent Tuesdays to highlight fabulous foods made a little bit healthier.
The Spunky Coconut - A Colorado mom and food coach/personal cook that specializes in gluten-free, casein-free and sugar-free cooking dishes out some great, healthy recipes. She is also the author of the new "Spunky Coconut Cookbook".
Straight into Bed Cakefree and Dried - Naomi is an English homeopath and her recipes for lovely, healthy and kid-friendly treats are spectacular. She also started the blogging event, Go Ahead, Honey, It's Gluten-Free, to inspire theme-based gluten-free recipe roundups.
Sugar and Spice - A Boston girl who likes to cook, read nonfiction, kick box and watch the Red Sox.
Sure Foods Living - Alison, a California mom, maintain a excellent informational blog about living gluten-free and avoiding other food allergens.
Tasty Eats at Home - This Texas mom knows how to put a great meal on the table quickly, even when it's gluten-free and from scratch.
La Tartine Gourmande - French ex-pat Bea (accent aigue in there over the e) is a food and travel writer/photographer, whose blog is achingly beautiful. Find over 100 gluten-free recipes in her recipe index.
Triumph Dining - The publishers of the "Essential Gluten-Free Restaurant Guide" and Grocery Guide have a blog packed with tips about finding gluten-free food throughout the U.S.
Wheat Free Meat Free - Kalinda cooks for her vegetarian celiac husband in Chicago and this blog features her great recipes and wonderful food photos.
Whole Life Nutrition Kitchen - Husband and wife nutritionists and cookbook authors Ali and Tom have a wonderful blog about healthy, gluten-free eating coming to us from Bellingham, Washington.
A Year of Crockpotting - Stephanie is the hilarious, gluten-free chef who has a strong attraction to her herd of crock pots--but she's OK with that. A funny and tasty food blog which started on January 1, 2008 with a new crock pot recipe each day.
This list is just an appetizer, there are so many other great gluten-free food bloggers out there that I haven't had time to taste and more sprout each day. Let me know if you see any other great GF bloggers out there that you think I should check out.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
2014 List of Gluten Free Blogs That Caught my Eye
3 comments:
- Erin Smith said...
Thank you for including me in your list! This year, it is my 33rd anniversary of living with Celiac Disease! I am a gluten-free veteran.
Erin Smith
Gluten-Free Fun
- Thursday, 06 February, 2014
- Shari @ Simply Shari's Gluten Free said...
Ah, you've included my favorites and now I have some new ones to discover. I also enjoy Gluten Free Recipe Box.
- Thursday, 20 February, 2014
- Laurie C said...
Wow! I didn't know there were so many! One of my favorites that I don't see listed is Gluten Free Canteen and, of course, my daughter's blog about being diagnosed with celiac disease, Based on a Sprue Story!
- Sunday, 02 March, 2014
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ESU3- Nikkei leads the way Sunday night, U.S. stocks follow: After finishing Friday's session with tremendous strength, the equity market has picked up where it left off. The S&P closed at 1669 yesterday, above our major 1666 level and we are seeing exactly what we called for if a close above there were to occur; a quick move to 1681. With positive data out of China again last night, bullish momentum has continued. This time, equities in Europe have joined in on the rally. The market is currently on the highs and just below 1680. Resistance will come in at 1681 but with this type of strength, the bears want to be careful selling against this major resistance and wait to see if the market fails to close above here. The .618 retracement at 1674.25 did not stand in the way of this rally; bulls can look for a retest against here as a buying opportunity on the day. The ideal buying opportunity will now come in against the major 1666 level and on a slight new low on the session. However, it will be unlikely to see such a pull back today. A close back below 1666 though will begin to show signs of a failure and a likely consolidation heading into next week's FOMC.
Resistance - 1681***, 1687*, 1695.50***, 1700*, 1703-05***
Support - 1674.50**, 1666***, 1657.50**, 1645.25-1647.50***
CLV3 - Syria agrees to Russian plan to turn over weapons stockpiles (AP): Crude Oil began to stall out yesterday and finished the electronic session below $109.17. Despite a rally into the weekend and an open as high as $110.46, Crude sits roughly $2 from the highs. With news developing yesterday that Russia could become involved and take Syria's chemical weapons under UN protection and possession, oil began to sell off. Furthermore, Obama is having a difficult time convincing Congress that a strike on Syria is necessary. Light support at the $108.23 retracement level has helped to put in a low this session. Although the floor close was $109.52 yesterday, crude finished below $109 and has not seen a trade above there this session. Look for a close below the major $108.60 level to confirm signs of weakness. Bulls can look to use a new quick low against $107.85-.95 as a buying opportunity. A close below $106.91 will confirm a failure. Only a close back above $109.17 will help negate this bearish activity.
Pivot - 108.60 on a closing basis
Resistance -109.17***, 110-109.85**, 111.50*, 112.55***, 115.00**
Support - 108.23**, 107.85-95*, 107.45**, 106.91***


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Slowing LED Market Spurs Disruptive Manufacturing Solutions
By Paula Doe, SEMI Emerging Markets
With the LED TV backlight market slowing, and the general lighting market yet to take off, LED makers are looking to all sorts of innovative ways to improve cost and performance to drive adoption — from disruptive new technologies to incremental improvements to manufacturing yield. If the lessons from the camera and the telephone industries are any indication, the solid state transformation of the lighting industry will mean disruptive changes to just about everything in the sector.
Sales of packaged high-brightness LED devices will be essentially flat for the next five years, predicts Strategies Unlimited, as growth in LED lighting balances out declines in other applications. Sales of LEDs for lighting jumped 44 percent in 2011, but the explosive growth in LED backlights slowed to 5 percent, as the TV market matured and ASPs declined. Appreciation of Asian currencies helped push total LED sales up nearly 10 percent to $12.5 billion in 2011, and 2012 can expect 6 percent growth. However, then the market will level off through 2016, forecasts Ella Shum, director of LED research. In display markets, LED backlights are being replaced by OLEDs in mobile devices and the new generation of lower-cost LED TVs are using fewer LEDs. The automotive market is also reducing the number of LEDs used in headlights. However, the demand for LEDs for general illumination will continue to expand, driving 13 percent CAGR for the packaged chips for lighting applications, from $1.8 billion in 2011 to $3.3 billion by 2016. (For an alternative view on this, view the March 1 SEMI LED Manufacturing Outlook webcast: https://ams.semi.org/ebusiness/meetings/meeting.aspx?id=2333)
LED market flattens out, as fast growing lighting applications balance slowing TV and mobile phone demand. (Source: Strategies Unlimited, February 2012)
This slowdown is in part a function of the remarkable progress in getting LED brightness up and cost down in recent years, enabling systems makers use fewer, lower cost units. The average high-brightness LED now emits 100lm/W — up to 140lm/W from leading producers — and costs $6/Klm, considerably ahead of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) consensus forecast roadmap goals. But a quality LED light bulb still costs $20, probably twice the price necessary to compete with fluorescents, so more innovative solutions are needed to drive wide adoption.
Gains from Disruptive Manufacturing Technologies: GaN-on-GaN, GaN-on-Si, and Semiconductor Industry Process Control
One alternative is to rethink the entire manufacturing process — as Soraa Inc. does with its new M-16 halogen replacement bulb. The new bulb claims better quality light to show off retailers' merchandise, while saving enough energy when on for long operating hours for payback in less than a year. The Fremont, California startup uses costly GaN-on-GaN substrates, but CEO Eric Kim says it makes up for the cost with tiny die that take more current and give out more light per area, and a relatively simple fabrication process.
The GaN-on-GaN drastically reduces defect density and significantly mitigates the usual effect of droop, enabling current density of 250A/cm2 in the initial product. Kim also argues that the volumetric emitter produces more light than thin film, the fabrication process requires no substrate removal, an unusual triangular die design allows a large surface area to junction area, and silicon-based packaging helps manage heat. The device uses a violet wave-length emitter instead of the usual blue, and a combination of three phosphors to convert the color to something that looks much like halogen. The company avoids talking about lumen output, but says instead that its bulb has the highest center beam candle power. The tiny single-point light source also gives crisper shadows than an LED array or the halogen. Soraa is currently ramping up to commercial production at its new fab in Fremont.
Call for Papers Deadline: March 15
Topics: Yield Improvement, Disruptive Technologies
SEMI invites companies with innovative developments in LED manufacturing technology and solutions for improving yields to submit abstracts for the LED manufacturing program at SEMICON West (July 10-12). http://semiconwest.org/Participate/SPCFP
The potential for GaN-on-silicon substrates is also a hot topic, though the jury is still out. Osram Opto Semiconductors CTO Ulrich Steegmueller reported Osram was getting 60 percent EQE from 1mm2 devices made on six-inch silicon wafers and in standard packages — very similar to the efficiency of those on sapphire. But, he noted, it's still open today how much this R&D stage work will translate to production devices. More directly applicable, he noted that Osram improvements in the brightness and efficiency of red InGaAlP LEDs now mean they can be used to create warm white light with 25 percent better efficiency than with just phosphors.
Aiming to take advantage of the processing efficiencies of 8-inch silicon tools and the more developed data collection and process control of the semiconductor industry, TSMC's Jacob Tam, president of TSMC Solid-State Lighting, reported that TSMC is growing GaN-on-sapphire. However, they are dicing the unpatterned wafers after the epi step and redistributing the die on to 8-inch substrates for wafer processing and wafer-level packaging, using semiconductor industry-type practices like run-to-run control and fault detection.
Another option is to eliminate the AC-DC converter, with a direct AC device and a single-chip controller, argued Seoul Semiconductor CEO Chung Hoon Lee. He said getting rid of the converter improves cost, efficiency and lifetime, as the capacitors in the converters add heat and often fail before the LED itself. "All of this is junk — why do we need it?" asked Lee, holding up a jumble of converters. Brian Wilcox, VP sales, North America, suggested that the simpler AC bulbs about to be introduced to the U.S. market cut out the converter and need less heat management, bringing costs down to the $15 range.
Gains from Volume Production Basics too: Yields, Standards, Optimized Materials
The rapid ramp up of LED backlight demand transformed LEDs into a volume manufacturing industry, with capacity expanding 12-fold over the last decade, to about 1.6 million 4-inch equivalent wafers per month, according to SEMI's Opto/LED Database. The data indicates shipments of some 70 billion leadframe units, and $2.4 billion in equipment spending in 2011, according to Karen Savala, president of SEMI Americas.
That puts manufacturing standards on the fast track, as the industry evolves quickly towards automated production, and away from low volume, custom equipment and materials. In a little over a year since forming the first committee, participants from across the industry have hammered out initial drafts of agreements for discussion on common physical and software interfaces for equipment and carriers, and on common fiducials, ID marks, and flatness parameters for 6-inch sapphire wafers. A new committee has recently formed to discuss what impurities and defects are critical for sapphire wafers, and how they can be best measured consistently by users and suppliers. Another group is working on sharing best practices for environmental health and safety in LED fabs.
Serious penetration of the lighting market will mean even higher volumes and lower costs, which some now target for about two years out — provided prices drop to around $8 for a 60W-equivalent bulb. "The inflection point for the lighting uptake will be about 2014," predicted Jed Dorsheimer, Canaccord Genuity managing director of equity research, lighting and solar. "If the industry has a price competitive product by 2014, then LED lighting will be a no brainer." That $8 bulb with 20-30 percent losses in the system will need 1,000 lm output for about $2 from the LED device, or about 500lm/$, up from about 200lm/$ currently. He noted that where utility rebates brought LED bulb prices down to under $15, Home Depot reports they become >15% of its lighting sales. What's the best option to get there? "Yield stacking," says Dorsheimer, flashing a chart showing the cumulative potential for improvement.
Sapphire wafer makers argue that larger boules and larger wafers can improve yields. Rubicon Technology CEO Raja Parvez suggested that less edge loss and less dead space between wafers can mean a 10 percent higher yield with 6-inch wafers compared to 2-inch wafers in the same MOCVD chamber. Though 6-inch wafers currently make up less than 5 percent of the total sapphire wafer market, he expects the majority of the market to be 6-inch by 2020. Parvez reported Rubicon has shipped 230,000 6-inch wafers to date, as well as some volume of 8-inch wafer for research. GT Advanced Technologies meanwhile argued that consistent stress profile in the sapphire core was more important that etch pit density in determining wafer yields, with 4 percent more good wafers out (with acceptable warp, bow, roughness) from cores with more consistent annealing time and temperature throughout, despite more etch pit defects.
The push for better yields, as well as easier averaging across die for better color consistency, is driving a trend towards arrays of small chips, instead of single large chips, particularly for general illumination and display applications, said Daniel Doxsee, VP Nichia America Corp.
Materials suppliers are proposing new solutions to some of these issues as well. Higher currents per die and higher temperatures mean a hunt for new thermally stable materials that remain transparent or reflective under light and heat for up to the 35,000 hours required for Energy Star certification for lighting. That will drive a changeover in materials in the next twelve months, argues Geoff Gardner, Dow Corning marketing manager, lighting, as reflector cups will need to replace PPA at >0.3W-0.5W. He suggested the most viable alternative is silicone, already in wide use for the phosphor domes. Dow Corning is working on new processing options like screen printing and injection molding to bring down costs for further applications of silicone through the lamp and luminaire.
Capitalizing on the Digital Disruption of the Lighting Sector
Look for more disruption to come to this emerging sector. The introduction of solid state technology always transforms an industry, noted Mike Watson, Cree senior director of markets and applications. Watson pointed to the examples of telephones and cameras. He argued that digital technology always comes in with higher costs, meets resistance of the incumbent technology, and takes a while to develop the right business models and the supporting ecosystems — and solid state lighting needs to recognize that it will be no exception. Instead he suggested the industry needs to focus on the added value of digital lighting in appropriate systems that take advantage of its wider potential for intelligent control and better light quality and energy savings, not just making cheaper light bulbs. That will mean more focus on systems, not light bulbs, and on commercial and industrial, not consumer applications. "This will be disruptive," he says. "We have to understand that we have to move fast or die."
There will likely be more consolidation and vertical integration for one thing, noted Strategies Unlimited's Shum. "We follow 85 (LED component) companies now," she said. "That number will decrease next year."
Meanwhile, big consumer electronics players may enter the lighting market. TV makers who started making LED BLUs for their television sets are now starting to supply those same chips and packages to the lighting market. Other consumer electronics companies are expanding into the LED lighting market as well, bringing big players like Samsung, Sharp, Panasonic, Toshiba and even Visio into the lighting market. "There is no barrier to entry for electronics companies," says Nichia's Doxsee. "It's a challenge to the lighting players." Seoul Semiconductor's Lee similarly noted the impact of entry of high-volume manufacturers from the electronics industry. "Lighting companies are making low volumes of only 10,000 or 100,000 units per month," he said. "Chip companies will make 1 billion packages per month."
Latest Developments in LED Manufacturing
--- Free to SEMI Members; $100 for non-members ---
The HB-LED market is in flux as the industry transitions from serving primarily LCD backlight markets to solid state lighting. Despite concerns for overcapacity and falling HB-LED prices, manufacturers continue to invest in new technology, new equipment and added capacity for long-term competitive advantage. This 60-minute SEMI webcast features:
More information and to register: https://ams.semi.org/ebusiness/meetings/meeting.aspx?id=2333
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Robert W. Thompson, 66, of Gladbrook, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at Grundy County Memorial Hospital of natural causes. A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday January 6, 2014 at the First Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center. Burial will be private. Visitation was held on Sunday, January 5, 2014 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the French-Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck, Iowa. A Masonic Service was held at 7:00 p.m. conducted by the Masonic Coin Lodge #394 of Reinbeck. Memorials may be directed to the family. To leave a message of condolence for the family please visit www.abelsfuneralhomes.com.
Bob was born on June 23, 1947 in Devil's Lake, N.D., the son of Jens and Kathryn (Cold) Thompson. The family moved to Iowa in 1951 to live on the family farm. Bob graduated from Gladbrook High School with the Class of 1965. He then went on to earn his undergraduate degree from Iowa State University in 1970 and his Juris Doctorate from Drake Law School in 1972. Bob served in the Army National Guard from 1971 to 1977 and was honorably discharged. Bob began practicing law with Mike Rickert in 1972 and opened his own law practice in 1990.
Bob was a member of the Masonic Coin Lodge #394 in Reinbeck, Coinette Chapter #273, the El Kahir Shrine, First Presbyterian Church in Grundy Center, Grundy and Tama County Bar Association, Iowa Trial Lawyers, Iowa State Bar Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Reinbeck Theater Guild, the Sigma Nu Fraternity and the Reinbeck American Legion Action Post #242. He served on the original Community Development Corporation for Reinbeck, the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Foundation and the Conestoga Girl Scout Council. In 2010 Bob received the Iowa Legal Aid Volunteer Lawyer Project Award.
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Bob was united in marriage to Carol Jane Reynolds on February 16, 1991 in Grundy Center, Iowa.
Bob is survived by his wife Carol of Gladbrook; his children Matt Thompson of Grundy Center, Skip Foos of Gladbrook, Scott Foos of Fayette, Megan (Greg) Bearbower of Nebraska City, Neb., Jenn Even of Marion and Andre Allen of Waukee; 12 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; numerous cousins; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law. He was preceded in death by his parents and several aunts and uncles.


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1 small red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch squares
1 small yellow bell pepper, cut into 1-inch squares
1 small green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch squares
1 small red onion, cut into 1-inch squares
4 mushrooms, medium size
8 (1 inch) cubes of beef cut from the filet tail or tenderloin
4 (8 inch) skewers
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
2 teaspoons Chef Paul Prudhomme's Barbecue Magic, in all
1½ cups beef stock
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves (or 1½ teaspoons dried rosemary leaves)
1 teaspoon dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
how to prepare
Prepare the skewers: In a mixing bowl, toss the vegetables with 2 teaspoons of the Barbecue Magic until evenly coated. Toss the beef with 2 teaspoons of the Barbecue Magic until evenly coated. Thread the beef and vegetables onto 4 (8-inch) skewers (2 cubes of beef per skewer). Alternate the beef with groups of vegetables to make an attractive presentation. Top each skewer with a mushroom. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Prepare the sauce: In a skillet over high heat, make a roux with the butter and flour. Whisk constantly until the roux is tan color, then add the Barbecue Magic and whisk frequently until the roux is a rich golden color. Add the stock and whisk until the roux and liquid are fully combined and smooth. Whisk in the remaining ingredients. Continue to cook, whisking frequently, until the sauce comes to a boil and is somewhat thick. Adjust the sauce with a little stock if needed. Keep warm while cooking the skewers.
Cook the skewers on a lightly oiled charcoal grill, or in a lightly oiled large skillet over high heat, or in a very hot oven or broiler. Cook evenly on all sides, until the meat reaches your preferred degree of doneness. Serve immediately accompanied by the sauce.
NOTE: If you are using wooden or bamboo skewers, soak them in water for about one hour to help prevent them from charring. If you are lucky enough to have your own rosemary bush, you can make your own skewers from the woody stems of the plant.
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Sunday, March 19, 2017 - 1970 UNESCO Convention,Antiquities; Looting; Smuggling; Collecting; Collections; iraq,ARCA lecturer,art crime lecture,illicit trafficking,smuggling,Syria No comments
Lecture: Criminals without Borders - The many profiles of the (il)licit antiquities trade.
For those interested interested in the realm of illicit trafficking who will be in Rome, Italy April 21, 2017 Lynda Albertson, ARCA's Chief Executive Officer will be giving a talk on "Criminals without Borders."
This one hour lecture, at 6:00 pm at John Cabot University will provide a brief overview of the profile of actors in the illicit art trade, giving examples of how those in the trade avoid detection and prosecution.
This presentation will discuss the motives of trafficking in art and antiquities, highlighting cases from source and conflict countries emphasizing that the trade thrives on commercial opportunity i.e., a means of dealing in high value commodities that are often poorly protected, difficult to identify and easy to transport across national boundaries.
Her presentation will examine specific case examples and will underscoring response mechanisms that work to proactively counter the illegal trade.
The discussion will highlight
--the interchangeable participants in the illicit antiquities trade
--varying motives/opportunities
--how connections through single interactions can form loosely based networks
Lynda Albertson is the CEO of ARCA — The Association for Research into Crimes against Art, a nongovernmental organisation which works to promote research in the fields of art crime and cultural heritage protection. The Association seeks to identify emerging and under-examined trends related to the study of art crime and to develop strategies to advocate for the responsible stewardship of our collective artistic and archaeological heritage.
Ms. Albertson, through her role at ARCA seeks to influence policy makers, public opinion and other key stakeholders so that public policies are developed and based on apolitical evidence, and which addresses art crime prevention and the identification of art crimes in heritage preservation initiatives.
In furtherance of that, Ms. Albertson provides technical, scientific and regional expertise to national and international organizations such as UNESCO, CULTNET, ICOM, in furtherance of ARCA's heritage preservation mission. For the past five years, Lynda has focused part of her work on fighting the pillage of ancient sites and trafficking of artifacts, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa, conducting research on the illicit trade in antiquities in MENA countries.
Ms. Albertson also oversees ARCA's inter NGO - Governmental engagement and capacity building in MENA countries in recognition of UN Security Council Resolution 2199, which among other provisions, bans all trade in looted antiquities from Iraq and Syria and encourages steps to ensure such items are returned to their homelands.
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Beyonce & Jay-Z: Brooklyn Nets Home Opener!
Beyonce and her hubby Jay-Z attend the Brooklyn Nets home opener at the Barclays Center on Saturday (November 3) in Brooklyn, N.Y.
The 31-year-old singer and the 42-year-old rapper watched from the front row as the Nets beat the Toronto Raptors 107-100.
Jay is a part owner of the team, which used to be known as the New Jersey Nets before its big move to Brooklyn this year.
Last month, Jay helped open the arena with a series of shows, with the final one featuring a special appearance from Beyonce.


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Health fears grow: Flood water contains 60 TIMES the safe level of bacteria
FEARS of contaminated floodwater are growing after batches containing 60 times the amount of safe bacteria for agricultural water have been found.
Tests found samples in Somerset contained 60,000 to 70,000 bacteria per 100ml.
The World Health Organisation says agricultural water should have no more than 1,000 bacteria per 100ml.
Safe levels for bath water are capped at just 500 bacteria per 10ml.
The research was commissioned by Sky News and carried out on Thursday by Microbiologist Nathaniel Storey from the University of Reading.
There is so sign of the weather letting up, as Flood-hit communities have been warned to be on their guard as high tides and gale-force winds could send water levels rising even further.
The Environment Agency has especially warned those living in parts of south-west England and the Midlands to take care as it issued nine severe flood warnings - meaning there is a danger to life - for the Cornwall and North Devon coasts and the River Severn, south of Gloucester.
Lesser warnings remain in place for many parts of Britain, including the already blighted Somerset levels and west Wales, where 49 flood warnings and 15 alerts have been issued this morning.
The nationwide issue has prompted the UK Government's emergency committee Cobra to meet.
Kate Marks, the Environment Agency's flood risk manager, said: "A low pressure system combining with high tides brings a risk of coastal flooding to many parts of England.
"The risk is highest for south-west England, although many coastal areas will be affected and the public should stay away from coastlines and tidal areas and not drive through flood water."
She warned that gales and waves could lead to the breaching of flood defences and sea walls, property flooding and travel disruption.
Personnel from all three branches of the armed forces are currently on stand-by to help villages in Somerset cut off by the floods.
There has been growing discontent in the county, where criticism has been levied at the Government and environment officials for not doing enough.
Writing in the local newspaper, Prime Minister David Cameron said it was "not acceptable" for people to have to live in the conditions they have faced for the past month.
"Like everybody across the country I feel enormous sympathy for the people who live on the Somerset Levels and are suffering from the devastating impact of the flooding," he wrote.
"I know that a great deal of work has been done to try and alleviate the situation but it is not acceptable for people to have to live like this almost four weeks later - and I am not ruling out any option to get this problem sorted out.
"The Government is doing everything we can to help people recover as quickly as possible where they have suffered damage to their homes and businesses.
"Dredging will begin as soon it is safe to do so - and the Environment Agency will spend the coming months improving river flows across the South West, including dredging and weed clearance. "But we need long-term action to reduce the risk of this happening again.
"That is why Owen Paterson is working with the Environment Agency and local agencies in Somerset to deliver a robust plan for the next 20 years.
"I want to reassure people in Somerset that I am making sure everything that can be done is being done - every resource is being made available to keep Somerset moving and make it a prosperous place for those that live and work there."


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"Using Common Lisp to Build Web Applications - Can a 40 year old Computer Language do Web Applications?". Paper by Nicky Peeters, 20 June 2003.
After a short introduction to Lisp, the document discusses the KPAX web application framework for Common Lisp and two applications based on it: an RSS syndication system and the Psilog weblog system.
KPAX is also mentioned in the article "Rebel With A Cause" by Sven Van Caekenberghe, of whom Peeters is a colleague.
Document location: http://homepage.mac.com/nickypeeters/lispification.pdf
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Landers secures No. 900 as UGA tops Ole Miss | News
OXFORD, Miss. -- Andy Landers became just the fourth major college women's basketball coach to record 900 career victories on Sunday as his 13th-ranked Georgia Lady Bulldogs dispatched Ole Miss, 73-54, at Tad Smith Coliseum.
Jasmine Hassell led the way with game-high tallies of 23 points and 10 rebounds, her fourth double-double in the last five games for Georgia (23-4, 11-3 SEC). Freshmen Shacobia Barbee and Tiaria Girffin added 13 and 12 points, respectively, while Jasmine James dished out a season-high eight assists.
Valencia McFarland flirted with a triple-double for Ole Miss (9-18, 2-12 SEC) with nine points, nine assists and seven rebounds.
The Lady Bulldogs ended much of the drama early, racing to a 13-0 lead over the game's opening 2:57 and never looking back. Georgia led by 13 points and halftime and opened the second stanza with a 12-0 surge that all but guaranteed the victory.
"I'm most happy that our basketball team is now 23-4," Landers said. "To get in out of Oxford with a Southeastern Conference win is a challenge. I'm really pleased with the way we started the game. We sort of separated ourselves for the rest of the day, which was nice. At times, we played good and at times we didn't play so good. Overall, as as basketball team, we did what did what we needed to do to get in and out of here with a win and that certainly was our one and only objective.
"As far as the 900th win, I've been blessed have a lot of great players...assistant coaches...support staff...fans...there are a lot of people of have played a large part in those victories," Landers continued. "I'm thankful for all of them. They have all played a great part in our success through the years."
Barbee opened the game's scoring with a stickback, followed by a runner by Griffin, a layup by James and a three from Griffin that made it 9-0 at the 17:57 mark and forced an Ole Miss timeout. After play resumed, another Barbee layup and a short jumper from Hassell pushed it to a baker's dozen.
The Rebels finally got the scoreboard on McFarland runner with 14:38 left in the half.
Georgia maintained a double-digit lead most of the rest of the period. The Lady Bulldogs' lead topped out at 33-16 before the Rebels scored the final four points of the period.
Hassell and James scored all of the points in the first 3:41 of the second half that pushed the score to 42-2-. The Lady Bulldogs eventually led 63-36 with 5:42 remaining.
Landers' achievement will not be recognized by most national news agencies because the NCAA lists his career win total at 818. Landers garnered 82 wins at Roane State College between 1974-79, a junior college in Harriman, Tenn. The NCAA only counts victories at four-year institutions in its career records.
"I get it," Landers said. "I understand that I am probably the only person who will ever have this situation. It doesn't upset me in any way. But I will say this. I am as proud of the 82 wins at Roane as I am of the victories at Georgia."
Georgia will travel to Starkville to face Mississippi State on Thursday before returning home on Sunday to host Vanderbilt in the regular-season finale next Sunday at 1:30 p.m. The first 1,000 fans at that contest will receive Lady Bulldog replica jersey t-shirts.
The Lady Bulldogs' seven seniors - Anne Marie Armstrong, Danielle Bennett, Jasmine Hassell, Jasmine James, Ebony Jones, Marisela Rodriguez and Tamika Willis - will be honored during pre-game ceremonies at approximately 12:15.
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Four years have come and gone, and now the time has come once again for the U.S. Men's National Team to count on the homefield advantage of Crew Stadium in FIFA World Cup Qualifying against its fellow CONCACAF power, Mexico. The U.S. will play El Tri in Columbus on September 10, marking the fourth time the two countries have met at Crew Stadium in World Cup Qualifying history.
For those who may not be in-touch with the rivalry's history at Crew Stadium, here is a crash course of things to know:
USA-Mexico matches at Crew Stadium have become passionately known as "Dos a Cero"-s to the U.S. National Team fan base for the 2-0 results in favor of the U.S. in each of the three previous meetings. In nine total matches at Crew Stadium, the U.S. has allowed just one goal, outscoring opponents 13-1 to hold a 6-0-3 record in Columbus.
In three matches against Mexico at Crew Stadium, five players have tallied for the U.S.. Earnie Stewart, Josh Wolff, Steve Ralston, Damarcus Beasley and Michael Bradley have hit the back of the net against El Tri at Crew Stadium. Bradley, who netted a brace in the last meeting on February 11, 2009, is the only player to tally twice.
The frigid conditions of Ohio in February provided the Yanks an environmental advantage over the Mexicans in 2001 and 2009. Thanks in part to temperatures in the teens and high winds, the U.S. was able to take three points from Mexico on both occasions that would go down in history as "La Guerra Fría" or "The Cold War."
Seven players have appeared in two of the three World Cup Qualifiers in Columbus for the USMNT: Chris Armas, Claudio Reyna, Brian McBride, Frankie Hejduk, Oguchi Onyewu, Damarcus Beasley and Landon Donovan. Michael Bradley, Tim Howard, Clint Dempsey, Sacha Kljestan and Carlos Bocanegra could make their second appearance if called upon in September. Still in the National Team picture, Donovan, Beasley and Onyewu might become the only players to appear three times in a USA vs. Mexico World Cup Qualifier at Crew Stadium.
Though the MLS capacity of Crew Stadium is 20,145, the three previous World Cup Qualifiers against Mexico have drawn an average of 24,661 fans. Bleachers are added in the North and South ends of the ground to ensure a maximum capacity to offer the USMNT the best advantage on home soil.


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Sol 133 Update on Curiosity from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: Good Parking Spot19 December 2012
I was Geology Science Theme Group Lead today for the first time in several weeks, and it ended up being a busy day. We had to pick the location we want to park the rover during the Christmas/New Year's holiday break, and drive there on Sol 133 so that we get the images taken from the new location before the last planning session before the break. We are in "restricted" planning again, because Mars and Earth time our out of sync enough that we don't get data from the rover in time to plan the next sol. Therefore, we can't precisely target observations from the new location until Sol 135. We decided to drive to a place with a good view of the outcrops surrounding Yellowknife Bay to allow good imaging of these outcrops before the holiday break. As the images are returned during the break, we can use them to help decide where to perform the first drilling operation.


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An unexpected drop in the jobless rate last month illustrates the hurdles faced by Federal Reserve officials seeking to link monetary policy to specific economic indicators.
Unemployment fell to 7.8% in September, the lowest since January 2009, from 8.1% in August, according to a Labor Department report released last week in Washington. The rate was lower than the most optimistic forecast in a Bloomberg News survey of economists. At the same time, monthly payrolls growth slowed to 114,000 from 142,000.
That report "gives you an indication of how potentially dangerous it could be" to tie policy to an indicator such as the jobless rate, said Michael Hanson, senior U.S. economist at Bank of America Corp. in New York who formerly worked for the Fed board. "You had a big fall in the unemployment rate, but you had pretty modest growth in payrolls. This is a very volatile series."
Since August 2011, the Federal Open Market Committee has said it was likely to keep interest rates low for a specified period of time, currently mid-2015. At last month's meeting, "many participants" said it would be better to replace the date with language describing the "economic factors" that would prompt them to raise rates, according to minutes of the gathering released last week. The minutes didn't specify how many policy makers supported that approach.
Officials said such an approach would provide "greater clarity" about their intentions, and would allow market expectations to "adjust automatically" as fresh data on the economy becomes available.
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"You want policy to be conditional in a very explicit way that signals to the markets what you're looking to achieve, as opposed to the calendar date that says how long we're going to hang around and wait," Hanson said.
Some policy makers also said extending the time period for low rates might be misinterpreted as a downgrade of their economic outlook, according to the minutes. Still, Fed officials also said it would be "challenging" to agree on specific thresholds, given a diversity of views.
Charles Evans, the president of the Chicago Fed, has said the central bank should promise to keep rates low until the unemployment rate falls to 7 percent, so long as inflation does not breach 3 percent. Minneapolis Fed President Narayana Kocherlakota has said interest rates should stay low until unemployment falls below 5.5 percent, so long as the outlook for inflation does not breach 2.25 percent.
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Chase Utley is in town for a few days to participate in a variety of Phillies charity and community events. In between, he met with a small group of the beat writers for an informal chat session. Look for a story in Tuesday's Inquirer about how this has been a drastically different off-season for Utley.
For now, here is a sampling of the Q&A he held today at Citizens Bank Park...
What were your thoughts on the Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee trades?
Halladay is one of the best pitchers in baseball. I've heard a lot of good things about him. He's a workhorse.
I had a good time playing behind Cliff. Obviously, he pitched outstanding. He did a wonderful job for us. Hopefully at some point I get to play with him again. But it's a business. We all realize every year there are new faces in the clubhouse, no matter what. It's part of the game.
Anytime you could get the two best pitchers in baseball on your team, you would want that. But I trust what the front office does. They've done, in my opinion, a very good job.
It has to be tempting to think about having both of them in the same rotation?
Not even for five minutes?
Maybe five minutes.
Are you at the point in your career where it might be beneficial to take a few days off here and there?
It might be beneficial on occasion. But it's difficult. We all want to be out there every single day, no matter if you're feeling good or bad. Before I gave Charlie a hard time when he wanted to give me a day off. Now I might not give him as hard a time. We'll see. We'll see how it plays out.
Is there anything you can do to keep yourself more well-rested?
It's a learning process, trying to figure stuff out that works for you. Last year I did a lot of stuff for my hip to keep it strong and loose. I might be a little more active in the weight room.
What are your thoughts on Placido Polanco coming back?
I think Polly is a professional hitter. He gives you good at-bats. He puts the ball in play; he doesn't strike out. Therefore, he will have more opportunities to get on base. He's a smart player. He plays outstanding defense. And he's a good guy. We were kind of platooning a few years ago. Him being the veteran guy, I guess if he really wanted to, he could have made the situation uncomfortable. But he didn't do that at all. He was extremely helpful, helping me try to get better and telling me things that might help me out. Looking back on that, that's pretty cool.
What does it say when he is willing to switch positions to come here?
It shows he wants to win. That's a great quality to have. Everybody has a similar mindset in this clubhouse. Now we've been to two World Series and we want to get back to a third, but it's not going to be easy. We have to start over from scratch again.
Shane Victorino said he didn't think it was possible for this team to get better from last year, but he thinks it happened. What do you think?
You never know how it's going to pan out. But I think, on paper, we have a pretty good team — maybe slightly better than last year. We have some veteran guys in the bullpen now. Obviously, Halladay is going to be helpful. It will be nice to meet these guys and get a chance to play with them.
Do you pay a lot of attention to the off-season moves and news?
It depends. There are times when I check it out on a daily basis. But when I'm on vacation, I don't think about it too much. I'm just here to play, like the rest of the guys on the team. I think we all have a good trust in the front office that they're going to put the best team on the field.