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Have I mentioned how much I love whipped cream and lemon and pie and being frozen?
Actually I hate being frozen, ask my toes, they where frozen on many a Vermont ski lift in – 25 C° when my dad would insist the weather (howling wind, sleet) was perfect for a full day of skiing.
ANYWAY, I now know how to ski thanks to my dad. And I know how to make Lemon Icebox Pie thanks to the SAVEUR 100 2012 issue which I downloaded on the iPad— and will continue to do so-love how easy it was to access everything. (Fromage Fort is in the top 100 by the way, recipe and blog here.)
Amongst the many recipes included in the magazine was a picture of the above dessert. How could I refrain from making it? It's billowy and loaded sky-high with luscious whipped cream and dense lemon filling all situated on a thick buttery graham crust.
You start by combining melted butter, graham crumbs and sugar in a food processor and pack that into a 9″ deep dish pie dish.
Once this is done you can set it aside and begin juicing your lemons. About 8-10 lemons make for 2 cups fresh juice. I find the easiest way to juice lemons is by twisting the lemon around a fork, gets as much juice out as possible.
You then combine the lemon juice with 2 cans sweetened condensed milk and 2 egg yolks. Best of all–you get to scrape out and lick the remaining condensed milk off your fingers.
Then beat til frothy, about 5 minutes.
And pour into your graham crust after many tastes to ensure everything is A-OK. You are a perfectionist after all.
The pie now goes into the oven for about 20 minutes at 400 F°.
Admission: I altered the recipe as this pie dish was the only one we had and was obviously not deep enough for all the lemon filling. So I halved the lemon filling in the version I made. I then only baked it for 10 minutes to adjust for the thinner lemon layer. You want to just set the filling and get the crust golden. It will finish setting in the freezer.
Once out of the oven settle the vanilla wafers around the edge and in the dense filling. Allow to cool completely.
Now into the freezer. The recipe says minimum 2 hours or overnight. We had it in there for about 6 hours. It was quite frozen when we removed it but softened quickly–maintaining a great CHILL in the mouth.
Once out of the freezer add your whipped cream (3/4 cup). You can serve immediately or put the pie in the fridge until you can't stand to be without it any longer.
While whipping the cream, I questioned the lack of even a teeny bit of sugar but held back and only add the suggested vanilla. Ultimately, the creamy naked whipped cream top was perfect with the sweet lemony basement layer.
And if you do spill some sugar during this whole process….be creative with it. Especially if you're almost three and this is your birthday pie….
Happy Birthday Will!!!
Here is the link to the actual recipe for Lemon Icebox Pie, it's ridiculously simple to make and people will be Mmm, Mmm, Mmming like mad.
THANKS to my brother Dave for taking all these pictures. Check out his macro photography. It's unbelievable.


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We read books about the harvest, gnomes, and the changing of the seasons as the root children begin their descent into the Earth.
We celebrate Michaelmas and bring out pumpkins in anticipation of Halloween.
Love the table and that cubby is just perfect for a nature table display!<3 I hope you are well and enjoying your pregnancy. Wishing you the best, always!
Just lovely, cheers Marie
Thank you for sharing your Autumn ideas Jennifer! I'm not familiar with oak balls though?
~ joey ~
Beautiful Jennifer! Always an inspiration
i love the fall cubby. :) i must now get our nature area all together.
Joey, what we call "oak balls" I think are also called "galls". Only certain types of oaks have them around here. They are about 1-3 inches in diameters and fall from the trees. Someone told me that types of wasps and flies use them for laying eggs when they are on the tree. We found some that were brown, tan, orange and green!
Absolutely breathtaking!
Thanks Jennifer!
I had to Google it to find out more about these neat growths! Have you used the resin inside to make ink or for dyeing? How neat!


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Hezbollah confirms it sent drone downed over Israel
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A still image taken from Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) video footage shows what they say is a small unidentified aircraft shot down in a mid-air interception after it crossed into southern Israel October 6, 2012. REUTERS/IDFLebanese Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah acknowledged on Thursday sending a drone aircraft that was shot down last weekend after flying some 55 km into Israel.
Nasrallah said in a televised speech that the drone's parts were manufactured in Iran and it was assembled by members of the Shi'ite Muslim militant movement in Lebanon. He confirmed a statement by Israel's prime minister earlier in the day saying that Hezbollah was behind the drone flight.
"The resistance in Lebanon sent a sophisticated reconnaissance aircraft from Lebanon...It penetrated the enemy's iron procedures and entered occupied southern Palestine," Nasrallah said. Hezbollah does not recognise the state of Israel.
Tensions have increased in the region with Israel threatening to bomb the nuclear sites of Hezbollah's patron Iran if diplomacy and sanctions fail to stop Iranian nuclear activity the West suspects is meant to develop a weapons capability. Tehran says it is seeking only civilian nuclear energy.
Iran has threatened in turn to attack U.S. military bases in the Middle East and retaliate against Israel if attacked.
Seeking to underline that Hezbollah was capable of reaching targets well inside Israel, Nasrallah said the drone "flew over sensitive installations inside southern Palestine and was shot down in an area near the Dimona nuclear reactor".
Iran said the incursion exposed the weakness of Israeli air defence, indicating that Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile defence system "does not work and lacks the necessary capacity". The Iron Dome system, jointly funded with Washington, is designed to down short-range guerrilla rockets, not slow-flying aircraft.
Hezbollah last fought Israel in 2006 during a 34-day war in which 1,200 people in Lebanon, mostly civilians, and 160 Israelis, mostly soldiers, were killed.
Since that war, Hezbollah has a number of times suggested it had expanded its arsenal in an apparent strategy of deterrence.
Hezbollah is also an ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is fighting to put down a 19-month-old uprising that has turned into a civil war with sectarian dimensions, largely pitting the majority Sunni Muslims against Assad's minority Alawite community, who are an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam.
Nasrallah has explicitly expressed political support for Assad, whose opponents have accused Hezbollah of sending fighters to help the Syrian leader quell the insurgency.
Nasrallah denied such accusations. "We have not fought alongside the regime until now. The regime did not ask us to do so and also who says that doing so is in Lebanon's interest?"
Earlier this month Hezbollah buried two of its fighters who local sources said were killed near a Syrian border town. Hezbollah acknowledged the death of only one fighter and said he was a commander who "died while performing his jihad duties". It did not elaborate. Nasrallah said on Thursday that he was killed in a roadside bomb in a town near the Syrian border.
Last month, the U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on Nasrallah for what it said was support given to Assad against anti-government protests, as well as two other members for the group's "terrorist activities" in general.


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AMERICAN CYCLOCROSS RIDER Jonathan Page is one of the most successful racers in the discipline. A three-time U.S. national cyclocross champion, Page rode to a silver medal at the 2007 world championships, and that remains the closest an elite American racer has ever gotten to wearing the rainbow jersey of world champion. (On the women's side, Katie Compton has stood on the worlds podium on three occasions, twice for silver and once for bronze.)
The 35-year-old Page is also one of the few riders to have left the States to race 'cross full time in Europe. While several top American riders—Tim Johnson, Ryan Trebon, Jeremy Powers—go to Europe to compete in a handful of world cup races at different times during the season, Page resides in Oudenaarde, Belgium, year-round. He's committed himself to racing against the world's best all season long, and he's been doing that for the better part of the past eight years.
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With the 2011-2012 'cross season now starting up in earnest, Page spoke with Bicycling this week about racing in Belgium, traveling to races with his family, and his penchant for sloppy weather.
Bicycling: Your team, Planet Bike, is made up of just one rider, you. What's it like to have no teammates?
Page: Cyclocross is pretty much an individual sport. Even if you're on the Belgian national team, you're fighting it out with the other Belgians. For me, it's hardest when it's dry out and tactics play a role, but luckily I'm doing OK in that department.
Bicycling: So it's every man for himself.
Page: It is. And you can be the most prepared person out there, but the fact is there are a lot of obstacles to overcome in 'cross and there are a lot of variables. And, OK, you can try to even out the variables, but you don't know what's going to happen in the bike race. That's the great thing about the world championships. For that one day, that one hour, anything can happen. And that's what I like about 'cross, that there's so many variables to overcome—during the race, even during a lap. The weather, the conditions. I like that it's part of the game.
Bicycling: And the worse the conditions, the better you perform, right?
Page: I definitely like the summer and the sunshine, but when it comes to 'cross, I'll take messy. I'll take whatever I get, but it helps my chances if I have mud or snow, or something out of the ordinary.
Bicycling: You're one of the only guys from the U.S. to race over in Europe the full season. Did you have someone there to show you the ropes?
Page: Yeah, there was Paul Curley, years ago. He did 'cross in Switzerland, and I got the chance to go to Steinmaur to meet the people he stayed with. He had all the contacts.
Bicycling: Did you have any romantic notions about racing in Europe when you set off?
Page: Yeah, but that mystique is gone quickly. (Laughs) Now I'm committed. It's like golf. You have a crappy round but you have one good shot and, you're like, I can try that again. I still have enough of those good shots that I feel I can still improve. And to tell you the truth, I don't have any other real options right now. I'm committed; I'll do this as long as I can.
Bicycling: Your wife and kids live with you in Belgium. Is it true you travel to the races together?
Page: Yep. That's the whole point for us as a family, to be together, for me to race and be supported by my family. And we have given up a lot to come over. We have a house here, and we are certainly in the culture. Our kids are going to a Dutch-speaking school. My daughter brings homework home and I can do it with her. She teaches me how to spell things and pronounce things. I still can't do it correctly, but she and her brother can. My wife, Cori, has been with me this whole time, and of course the kids came later. I'm a lucky guy really.
Page thrives in tough conditions where he can use his technical skills. He says he prefers the races in Europe, which often call for more running and have muddier, hillier courses, compared with the flatter, faster races in the U.S. (Gerrit Vanderlinden)
Bicycling: You won the silver medal at the 2007 world championships. How do you look at that result today?
Page: It's time to do it again.
Bicycling: How did that result affect you and your career?
Page: That one result changed my life. If you win the world championships, that's going to change your life also. It was a lot of fun to have that happen, to have a great result. But yeah, people remember that and they want you to get that result again. And for me now, I'd like to get back to not just doing OK—I want to do better than OK. People do let you know that you had a great result, but now I've got to continue to back it up with other good results. It's been enough time not to be on the worlds podium.
It's a huge game really, and that's what I like about it. But it's not a given; it's a hard way to make a living. I'm very, very lucky to be doing it. This is my dream job, but it's not always secure, and the fact that I could get hurt tomorrow. And that did happen to us before, with my shoulder injury before the world championships last year, so I've been there, and I don't want to go back. I tell myself, even when I'm out there in the pouring rain and it's freezing, I'm a pretty lucky guy to be doing it.
Bicycling: How does one big result change a rider?
Page: You're recognized. And people expect you to do it again, so it's also a pressure game. I'm all right with that, but until you're in that situation, well, I don't know that people really understand what I'm going through or what my family is going through.
Bicycling: Is American cyclocross respected by European riders?
Page: It's getting better. You saw that Bart Wellens and Rob Peeters went over and raced in the States, and Christian Huele is going to be there for most of the season. It's getting better. They had a lot of fun, too. I'm very excited because cyclocross is growing so much in America and the athletes are getting stronger and better.
Bicycling: What's it like when you come back to race in the States?
Page: I took a different attitude this time around when I was back for a few races to start the season off, because before I felt a little bit like an outsider. Everyone was racing against me, and instead of being upset about that I kind of took it as a compliment and turned it around and used that as more fuel than a burden. The fans and supporters are nice, except for a few! (Laughs) But in general I feel perfectly happy doing it. And I hope when I'm done with my European campaign here that I'll actually be able to race in America for a few years, as I transition into what my next phase of life will be. To say I don't like racing in the States would be a silly thing to say; I love it actually. It's also hard, too, because you have to travel on a plane all the time.
Bicycling: Did you feel like an outsider because you were the only American going it alone over the Atlantic doing 'cross?
Page: Oh, of course. When I got here I felt like an outsider. What is this American doing here? And especially if I was doing OK. It'd be like, Get the heck out of my way, American! Now it's OK; I feel accepted. But it's a tough place to be because you're only as good as your last result here. If you're not doing well people let you know it. Whether it's at the grocery store or you walk out your front door, and the local lady is like, Oh, you didn't go so well today!
Bicycling: Have you ever felt like an outsider in the States?
Page: A little bit. But I'm always welcomed when I go back to the States, and it's always nice to go home. But, yeah, I felt a bit like an outsider in terms of having been raced against, like a certain team beating up on me kind of thing. (Laughs)
Bicycling: A certain Cannondale team perhaps, the trio of Tim Johnson, Jeremy Powers, and Jamey Driscoll?
Page: Yeah, but they did that to everyone. That's the difference. Here, in Europe, normally the course determines the race, not the tactics. I mean, it's also fun sometimes to race when it's so fast, trying to beat up on three guys against one. I like that also.
Bicycling: There was a situation with Cannondale riders last year in Wisconsin where you alleged there was some too-aggressive riding. In hindsight, was that a no-big-deal thing?
Page: No, that was a big deal. Because that could have injured me.
Bicycling: Are there any hard feelings?
Page: No, I'm done with that now. But winning a bike race because you rode like that, that's not fun. That's not really cool. Winning because you did a good job or you made the right move, that's right. For me, if you just go out there and give it hell and leave it all out there and you win or you lose, however you did it. But if you did it fairly, then it's good for me.
Page has spent the better part of a decade racing the world's best in Europe. (Kristof Ramon)
Bicycling: What are you goals this year?
Page: I'm going to concentrate on the world cup races, because those get the most points. Then I'll pick and choose some of the races I know I'm pretty good at. It's nice to have a series contract for all these races. In that respect I'm very lucky, but I can't be very bad at any of them!
Bicycling: No pressure then.
Page: Exactly. I'll be starting this weekend in the Super Prestige and continue to do that series, the world cup races, and the GVA series, and also the Fidea series. So I have a full racing calendar. The plan is to head into the Christmas series, then U.S. national championships, then world championships.
Bicycling: What does it mean to have a series contract in European cyclocross?
Page: Well, not everyone is given the series contracts. You can go to races individually and hope for a contract, but I have proven that I can race well over here and I'm liked well enough. That's how it normally works. In Belgium, I have an agent who's basically a contract agent, and he arranges the start contracts for me. I'll get the start money to show up to these races. It's used for traveling and such. If you have some left over, it's a good deal.
Bicycling: Last year you skipped U.S. nationals but you plan to race this year. Is that because nationals have been moved to the first week of January from December, which conflicted with the popular races at Christmastime in Europe?
Page: Yeah, and it actually works better. In theory I won't miss too many races by doing U.S. nationals. In the past, I would have to come directly to the States from doing the world cup race in Spain, fly to America, fly back here, then race the Christmas series. Now I have series contracts with the different race promoters, so I won't be able to miss a lot of races to go to nationals. Now that nationals are the same weekend as everybody else, that helps me out. But it's still a lot of traveling back and forth; that's just the way it is.
Bicycling: So around January is when you'll try to peak?
Page: That's the hope! I usually start the season slower and want to be good at that time because that's the preparation for the world championships, and the Christmas series is a huge, huge time here. There's almost a race every day from December 23 until the first of the year. I'll either be really great or very tired, but hopefully I'll be really great.
Bicycling: How do cyclocross races in the States compare with those in Europe?
Page: That depends on the weather and where the venue is. Here in Belgium you get mud, and the races are more difficult in terms of conditions normally, and hilliness and running up and things like that. The Madison, Wisconsin, race is very good. They do a great job setting up the course. This year one day was bone dry, the next it was completely muddy. Most races in the U.S. are really fast, like a crit on grass. And there are not a lot of natural dismounts where you can't ride your bike because it's so hilly or so muddy like here.
Bicycling: What does U.S. cyclocross need to make it grow ever bigger than it is today?
Page: Put it on television. That'd be a huge deal. Other than that, I'm really impressed at how many people work but also race 'cross. That's what's good about 'cross: You can work and you can race because the training isn't six hours a day, normally. The promoters of the races are doing a good job, too.
Bicycling: Is anticipation building in Belgium for the 2013 world championships in Louisville, Kentucky?
Page: Actually, yeah, there are a lot of people asking me for help in getting them places to stay! There's anticipation because everybody's excited now that there are more riders coming in September to the States, more European riders. I think that's an indication that they're excited for it.
Bicycling: Will you stay in Belgium after you're done racing?
Page: No, we will not stay after for any length of time after. My family has committed a lot of their time. Now, it's going to be their time. It's going to be my wife's time to work, if she wants it. And I'll be the garbage man; I don't care. There's nothing wrong with being a garbage man.
Bicycling: Not at all. So, another few years in Belgium then?
Page: I'll see it through till the 2013 world championships in America. From there, will it mean I just switch and race in the States? That's a possibility. We're making the steps. We're hoping to buy a house in Utah. I don't have a home in America right now, so that would be the next step. As long as I am able to continue to do it. And knowing the fact that my family will be ready to move on, that's totally fine with me. I'd like to move back to America within two years probably, though maybe not full time right away.
Bicycling: What advice do you have for anyone considering a move to Europe to race 'cross full time?
Page: I'd say go for it. But it's not going to be an easy task. Just because you're a good bike rider in American doesn't mean you're going to be equally as good here. Then you find out who is really committed and who continues on to getting better—or saying, eff it!


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It happened yesterday.
All day long I was thinking about pierogi (not "pierogies" or "pierogis", "pierogi" is already a plural form). I felt like I would really want to have some but I didn't want to spend all afternoon in the kitchen rolling dough, filling, sealing and boiling. It's a lot of work, and it takes time. Early morning I made apple pie so I thought I'm done being in the kitchen. At least till easy to make dinner. Gosh, I was so wrong.
Sometime about 5pm I decided to make them.
5PM?!?!!?!? really?!
My husband asked me when they will be done. I told him IN AN HOUR. Are you kidding me!? An hour!?! I know I am Polish and I grew up making them almost every friday…, but I am not a magician. I thought I could outsmart myself.
In about an hour my Facebook status was: One word: pierogi… and one more: homemade. oh and one more: WHY!?!?!?
I really was asking myself why I'm making them, and if it's really worth it.
Anyway, normally I make pierogi in a huge amount. Half of it I freeze, so later during the week I have a quick, homemade and yummy dinner. This time I'd decided to make just enough for one time. So, I came up with a recipe that makes only a few pierogi (about 30!) so I wouldn't be stuck in the kitchen all afternoon and evening 😉 And I was right. I took me about 2 hours to make those… .
This is the recipe:
- 2 cups of all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup of boiling water.
Now the most important part.
The water MUST BE HOT HOT HOT! It has something to do with the flour reacting in particular way when mixed with very hot water. Later while rolling the dough and boiling pierogi they won't fall apart. It actually works. If you have a recipe calling for luke warm or cold water – get rid of it. If you'd like you can use milk instead of water. HOT MILK.
There is no need for salt or egg, but you can add those as well.
Knead it by hand. It takes about 10 minutes. First mix it with a knife or fork because it's gonna be too hot for you to use hand.
For how to make pierogi step by step go here. I had no time to take pictures while making those. I was already overwhelmed just by making them and trying to be done with before midnight.
When you roll the dough it shouldn't be to thin nor to thick. About 2 millimeters. Ah and if you don't have round cutter, use a glass, big one. Turn it upside down and press the dough with it 🙂 It's been the only way I cut my pierogi since I first learned how to make them. My mom used to cut them using glass and my mom's mom…!
I always make 2 fillings. One for meat eaters and one for crazy vegetarians:
For the 1st one:
I simply fry some ground turkey (about half a pound) with fine chopped veggies (or at least onion), salt and pepper.
For the second:
Two medium size red potatoes boiled, mashed, mixed with very fine chopped onion about 2 tsp of butter (not margarine!) and handful of grated yellow cheese (something like jack cheese or cheddar cheese or both).
The first time I made them my husband asked me: What else is to eat?! It didn't mean that he doesn't want to eat them. He simply asked me what else we are going to eat with pierogi. (???) Hmmm… NOTHING 🙂 You could serve it with sauteed bacon and onion on top (but they might be to greasy), or some kind of gravy. That's how I remember eating them for my entire life in Poland. That's how most of people in Poland eat it (at least those who I know). There is a sour cream topping option – very popular in Poland, as well.
Of course I eat it with ketchup (everything goes down well with ketchup, btw), sometimes with ranch dressing.
Yesterday he asked me the same question. So I asked him back: What would you eat them with?! He couldn't answer. Oh well… that's what you eat them with – I thought 😉
My daughter didn't have nothing against eating it with nothing on top. She shoveled in two pierogi and she looked happy about that.
Of course can't forget about dog! They usually share.
So, If you have an idea what to eat pierogi with share it with me. Maybe next time I'll surprise my husband 🙂


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Fortinet Expands Security Fabric Offerings on Google Cloud Platform to Enable Consistent Protection Across Hybrid Cloud Environments
John Maddison, senior vice president of products and solutions at Fortinet
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Jake Anderson didn't have to delve too deep into the University of Missouri's agricultural economics program before realizing he was destined to return to the 1,500-acre family farm. After all, that's been the Anderson family trade since 1891, when his great-great-grandfather came to Callaway County from Sweden.
What the self-described "farm kid" was less certain of was how to manage a volatile business where market price fluctuations are common, the weather is unpredictable and long-term planning — at least for his parents and their parents — often meant scratching out financial estimates on a yellow legal pad or the back of an envelope. So, each Wednesday in the just-concluded spring semester, Anderson and a dozen other Missouri students crunched numbers in a campus computer lab, the male students' agrarian roots betrayed only by baseball caps sporting farm equipment logos.
The focus on data is intentional: While other classes teach ag students how to repair combines or learn the proper chemical mixes of common fertilizers, students in agricultural economist Kevin Moore's "Returning to the Farm" class create business plans using financial information from their own family farms. It's an approach more commonly found at the county agricultural extension office or in community college classrooms rather than flagship public research universities.
Moore says the skills are essential for the next generation of farmers for whom technology is second nature, but bringing their elders on board remains a challenge.
"For a lot of the students, the first time they actually get exposed to the real financial numbers on the farm may be through this class," Moore said. "Generally, Mom and Dad try to make everything rosy for the kids. ... For many, it's really their first honest exposure to the complete financial side of things."
The necessity of having those conversations will only increase. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the number of U.S. farmers older than 65 grew by nearly 22 percent between 2002 and 2007. Farmers 75 and older outnumber those younger than 25 in the country 5-1.
Anderson, a 21-year-old junior, returns to the farm that's 30 miles east of campus on the weekends to help out. When it's time to harvest the rows of soybeans and corn, he makes the same trip three to four times weekly. He also sells corn from his own small patch of land at a roadside stand in front of the family home, a part-time summer job he's done since he was 9 that helps pay for college.
After graduation, he hopes to add 50 to 100 head of cattle and grow the family operation by another 500 acres, as well as sell seeds for supplemental income. He said Moore's class has given him the financial tools to support that decision.
"In high school, I didn't expect to get back on the farm. It seemed like times were getting tough," Anderson said. "And at Mizzou, I saw all these other farm kids who couldn't come back. But this is what I've grown up doing; it's what I have a passion for."
Dale Nordquist, associate director of the Center for Farm Financial Management at the University of Minnesota, said Missouri's practical approach to understanding farm finances is relatively uncommon at large, land-grant universities where both students and professors are more likely to concentrate on theoretical approaches as opposed to practical solutions, and the use of personal data can still be seen as an intrusion.
Beyond the nuts and bolts of finances, he said such training can serve an equally valuable purpose: It forces farm families to prepare their sons and daughters to take over the business.
"You certainly hear the stories about the older generation that never really wants to let go of the reins," Nordquist said. "Even though they might be going through the motions of letting go of the kids, they never release" control "of management. So they keep on doing the same thing. ... Maybe they don't ever step back."
For some, the statistical approach could lead to a disheartening conclusion: The family farm might not survive another generation. And other students' parents remain resistant to opening the family's books — even to their own progeny. In those cases, Moore encourages his students to "use me as a scapegoat."
Anderson's parents, though, were more than happy to hand over the books, and now their son shares his newfound insights into estate planning, asset transfer and other financial management details.
"I'm very proud he wants to come back, but I wanted it to be his decision," said his father, John Anderson, 53, whose three daughters also attended MU but pursued other professions.
"Technology is taking over agriculture just like it's taking over the world," John Anderson said. "And he's getting it firsthand."


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On November 14, 2011 (a few weeks later than promised), Apple released iTunes Match, a $25-a-year, cloud-based service designed to provide access to your iTunes music library from a computer, iOS device, or Apple TV.
The idea is simple: iTunes scans your music library, sends the information about your songs to Apple's servers, and then either "matches" music that's in both your library and the iTunes Store, or uploads the music that isn't in the iTunes Store. Then, you can either download or stream (depending on the hardware) all of your music from a Mac or PC running iTunes 10; an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch running iOS 5 or later; or a second- or third-generation Apple TV.
(See Macworld's extensive coverage of iTunes Match for more about using the service.)
In theory, iTunes Match is a great idea. The point of matching your music is to leverage the more than 26 million songs in the iTunes Store so you don't have to upload all your music, saving you time, and saving Apple the hassle of having to store millions of copies of songs. When your music is matched, Apple keeps your specific tags and album art, but the actual music files aren't duplicated. And if the matched file is of better quality than your original—iTunes offers 256-kbps AAC files, but will recognize the 128-kbps MP3 you ripped from a CD a decade ago—you can replace your aging copies with pristine iTunes Store music.
In practice, however, everything doesn't work as well as it should in the realm of iTunes Match, with users facing a number of hiccups and difficulties since the service's inception. With renewal notices going out to those who signed up early on, it will be interesting to see how many people pony up for another year.
iTunes Match problems
Since day one, there have been a number of problems with iTunes Match. Some are mildly annoying, some are frustrating, and others are simply insurmountable. Here are some of the most common problems with iTunes Match.
Songs don't match: The number of songs that don't match is surprising. In many cases, eight or nine songs on an album will match, but one or two won't. And this is for music sold by the iTunes Store, so there's no reason for these songs to not be recognized. Macworld Senior Writer Lex Friedman conducted an unscientific survey last year of how many people tried to match the Beatles' Abbey Road, and found that one song, "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window," wouldn't match for just about everyone. (Curiously, my copy of the song did match.) This flaw is both frustrating and time-consuming, as it requires you to upload more of your music. And if you use iTunes Match to upgrade your songs to higher quality, it's not ideal to have most of an album match and a few songs not.
iTunes Match has a 25,000-song limit: While this limit doesn't include any music you purchase from the iTunes Store, it's still a problem for music fans with big libraries. Some may dismiss the complaint as irrelevant to those who aren't music pirates, but large libraries are more and more common among law-abiding music lovers. Also consider that Amazon's Cloud Player Premium service offers a similar matching/uploading package, but has a 250,000 track limit—ten times as much as Apple's—at the same yearly price.
Explicit songs replaced with clean versions: Many people who purchased explicit versions of songs find that, when they later redownload those songs from iTunes, they get the clean versions instead.
Problems with playlists: Many users of iTunes Match have problems with playlists that don't sync, that duplicate, that display in the wrong order, and more. And there's no way to fix this, short of turning off iTunes Match and turning it back on again. And even that doesn't always resolve the problem.
Tags don't work right: Another common problem has to do with tags, lyrics, and artwork. Users may change tags on a Mac and find that the changes don't propagate to iTunes Match. When people change artwork on their computer, it's not reflected on new downloads to their iPhone. Lyrics disappear, play counts and last-played dates don't update, and more.
iOS 6 changes make it harder to use: With iOS 6 came two major changes to iTunes Match. First, you can no longer delete music from your iOS device. As Apple says, "When iTunes Match is turned on, you can't delete music. If space is needed, iTunes Match removes music for you, starting with the oldest and least-played songs."
Second, there are no longer cloud icons next to each song, meaning that you can't know if you have a song on your iOS device or not. If you go to play it, and find that you're downloading something, it will count against your cellular data plan if you're not on a Wi-Fi network. (You can choose to display only music that is on the device, in Settings > Music. But then you won't see other music that you might want to download.)
Some possible fixes for iTunes Match
As you can see, a lot of things need to be fixed for iTunes Match to work as it should. I've mentioned only the most egregious problems, but there are plenty of others. Here are some suggestions for how iTunes Match can be fixed.
Overhaul how iTunes Match deals with tracks and limits: Apple should take Amazon's lead and increase the track limit for iTunes Match users at least a bit. Bump it to 35,000, say, and then let people pay extra if they need more. iCloud already has tiers for extra storage, so this is nothing new for Apple (although, to be fair, there may be some complications with record labels and royalties).
At the same time, Apple should offer a checkbox or other option to indicate which tracks you want to match/upload. I was disappointed to find that I couldn't even sign up for iTunes Match because my library was too large. I created a second, smaller library on my laptop that I use with iTunes Match, but I shouldn't have to. Apple needs to provide better options if it's going to limit tracks the way it does.
Let users rematch their music: For all those albums where one or two tracks don't match, Apple should improve its matching algorithm, or even provide a way for users to choose tracks in the iTunes Store that match. (Obviously iTunes would have to scan the tracks to see if they're the same.) And if users haven't deleted their originals, provide a Do Over command to attempt a rematch. My guess is that Apple has been improving the match algorithm—and that we may even see the result in iTunes 11, due later this month.
Fix the playlist problems: This one is on you, Apple. Many users spend a lot of time creating playlists to organize and listen to their music, and if you break the playlists, it becomes a headache for people to find their songs. Apple says: "When you create, edit, or delete a playlist on your Mac, PC, iPhone, or iPad, those changes will sync across any iTunes Match-enabled device you own." Playlists should simply sync perfectly via iTunes Match, and for many users they don't.
Fix the explicit/clean download problem: As mentioned, mixing up explicit and clean versions needs to be addressed. At the same time, please fix the problem where, in some cases, an edited version (such the single version) or a live version of a song gets downloaded instead of the version the person actually had.
When iTunes Match works, it works very well. But when it doesn't work, the frustration is enough to make users throw up their hands, give up, and go back to the old way of syncing music and copying it from one computer to another. Users shouldn't have to deal with the kinds of problems that we've seen, and their music libraries should sync correctly to the cloud, and to other devices. Please, Apple, make this work; iTunes Match is too good an idea to fail.


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DAYTONA BEACH — The word thrown around Mainland practice this week in regards to South Fort Myers was "big."
Defensive back AJ Westbrook and linebacker Kailik Williams used the word to describe South Fort Myers' offensive front.
Tailback Adrian Killins used it to describe the defensive front.
And coach Scott Wilson used it in reference to the whole team.
But, the way Williams saw it, the Bucs have faced this before. And, he said, bigger, better opposition is to be expected along the road to a state title berth.
"They are better than most teams," Williams said. "But this is the final eight. Every week, it gets harder. We just have to come out and play better."
It is hard to imagine that Williams and the Bucs' defense can play much better than it has. In 12 games, the unit has scored 12 touchdowns. That is an average of six defensive points scored per game versus seven allowed.
The group has been at its best in the playoffs.
In the opener, the Bucs gave up just 73 yards in a shutout of Lake Minneola. Last week, interception returns by Westbrook and Meiko Dotson helped Mainland's defense outscore Leesburg.
Despite the group's prolific play though, South Fort Myers running game is a concern.
"Their offensive line is big and strong, and they have a running attack with three tailbacks that are really good," Wilson said. "They like to pound the ball on the ground."
Noel Penn (812 yards), E'Quan Dorris (738 yards) and Kelsey Dawson (683 yards) lead the Wolfpack in rushing, but Justin Hutchins (239 yards) helped lead the way in last week's 28-0 win over Winter Haven.
Hutchins scored on runs of 5, 7 and 1 yard as the Wolfpack rushed 61 times for 410 yards. They passed just four times.
"I think our defensive coaches do a good job of planning," Wilson said. "They have worked really hard. We have stacked them over on that side of the ball on purpose. So, I have the expectation that we can stop them, but we have to put points on the board."
And, Wilson said, that has been the big topic of discussion this week.
Not only did Mainland's defense outscore Leesburg last week, but it also outscored its own offense which found the end zone just once on a 22-yard pass from Trey Rodriguez to Justin Sampson late in the first half.
And the Bucs expect South Fort Myers' defense to be better than Leesburg's.
Led by linebacker D'Ronzjiah Matthews (100 tackles), who claims an offer from Miami, the Wolfpack are allowing 15 points per game.
"On film, they look like (Plantation) American Heritage," Killins said.
American Heritage handed Mainland its only loss, shutting the Bucs out 6-0.
"They are doing a really good job," Wilson said. "There is a reason they are in the final eight."
But while the Bucs expect, perhaps, their toughest challenge to date, there is still a high level of confidence heading into tonight.
"We feel very confident," Williams said. "That is what it takes. You have to feel confident to play confident. If we just come out and do what we are supposed to do, we are going to be good."


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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Yusmeiro Petit has plenty of familiarity with the Bay Area, and he is confident that pitching alongside old San Francisco teammate and pal Santiago Casilla in Oakland"s bullpen will make for a smooth transition.
Petit finalized his $10 million, two-year contract with the A"s on Thursday after passing a physical.
"It"s nice to come to an organization that makes you comfortable," he said. "It will help me get used to the team and the culture."
The versatile right-hander had been at home in Venezuela then traveling in Argentina before arriving in Northern California to complete the deal. Petit is scheduled to earn $3.5 million next year and $5.5 million in 2019, and the contract includes a $5.5 million club option for 2020 with a $1 million buyout.
The stability means a lot to Petit, too.
"Now returning to the Bay Area to be on the team this year and for the foreseeable future makes me feel comfortable," he said.
He spent the 2012-15 seasons across the bay with the Giants, helping them win World Series in "12 and "14. During the 2014 postseason, Petit pitched three scoreless innings of relief against the Kansas City Royals in Game 4 to help tie the World Series at two games apiece, and the Giants went on to win in seven games. It was his third scoreless performance of the playoffs that year. He set a major league record by retiring 46 consecutive batters over eight appearances, six in relief, from July 22 to Aug. 28.
Petit went 5-2 with a 2.76 ERA in 60 appearances with one start over 91 1/3 innings last season for the Los Angeles Angels after pitching for Washington in 2016. The A"s watched him closely within the AL West in 2017.
"It was obvious to us that he was kind of the perfect guy for what we need, just his ability to do anything. Obviously when you"ve got a young starting staff and guys who still have developing to do, supporting them in the bullpen is a priority," general manager David Forst said. "Yusmeiro was a very clear target for us early on."
Oakland designated infielder Joey Wendle for assignment to clear roster space for Petit.
The 33-year-old Petit is ready to take on any role for manager Bob Melvin on a club that finished last in the division for a third straight year and had the 23rd-worst team ERA in baseball at 4.67.
"I"ve spent time relieving, starting," Petit said. "I feel comfortable doing any jobs. My main responsibility is to help the team win games."
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Extreme adventure = thrill time
Skydiving free-fall = roughly 1 minute
Bungee jumping = roughly 10 seconds
Base jumping = roughly 20 seconds
Theme parks = a full day of "peaks"
13 coasters + 1 park + none stop adventure = Carowinds Amusement Park
Constant loops, spins, drops, forward, backward, and corkscrew turns brought my senses alive with excitement at Carowinds in North Carolina. Each roller coaster offered breathtaking views, heart pumping adventures, and unique thrills. Highlights of the day: Drop Tower, Intimidator, Vortex, and Carolina Cobra.
Drop Tower = 1 minutes; 28 seconds
Strapped into an open car and lifted 160 feet into the air at a speed of 16 feet per second, we felt the tension build as we were held for a few seconds, and then dropped on a 100-foot, 56 mph freefall. Just 60 feet above the ground, the ride's magnetic braking system saved us from gravity and gently brought us back to reality.
Intimidator = 3 minutes; 33 seconds
The Intimidator is the tallest, fastest, and longest coaster in the Southeast! It dominates the skyline at 232-feet tall and sends you plummeting down a 211-foot first drop, then races through more than a mile of high speed twists and turns, including seven extreme drops in excess of 75 MPH! The initial climb is enough to make anyone's hair stand up and when you come over the top of the curve in the back of the roller coaster, you're at top speed and guaranteed to let out a yelp. The most nerve-racking part of the ride: you're only strapped in around the waist. As we flew over the top of each peak, I was lifted completely off of the seat and suspended in mid air before dropping into another loop of extreme fun.
Vortex = 2 minutes; 19 seconds
This stand-up rollercoaster took us on a 50-m.p.h. series of fun-filled loops and dramatic drops. With an upward helix, followed by a right corkscrew, another upward helix, and a wide turnaround, our heads were nodding with approval after the Vortex.
Carolina Cobra = 2 minutes; 0 seconds
Carolina Cobra features three inversions, including a cobra roll and loop; Back and forth for a total of six inversions. Starting out backwards, we were pulled to the top of the ride and let go! The initial, forward motion was exciting, but the backwards return really got my blood pumping.
Amusement parks are typically known as great places for children, but even the extreme adventure seeker, like myself, can find excitement around every corner at Carowinds! I just might need a season pass for next year.
Watch us ride the Cobra and Cyclone Roller Coasters on Bucket List Publications Online Magazine


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Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2011 film directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa
Crazy, Stupid, Love. is a 2011 romantic comedy film about a middle-aged husband whose life changes dramatically when his wife asks him for a divorce. He seeks to rediscover his manhood with the help of a newfound friend, learning to pick up girls at bars.
- Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. Written by Dan Fogelman.
This is Crazy.taglines
- I'm so mad at you. I'm really mad at you for what you did. But I'm mad at myself too. Because I should not have jumped out of that car - I should have fought for you. Because you fight for your soul mates.
- I have loved her even when I hated her... only married couples'll understand that one...
- I will never stop trying. Because when you find the one... you never give up.
- I'm going to help you find your manhood. Do you have any idea where you might have lost it?
- I'm wildly unhappy, and I'm trying to buy it, and it's not working.
- The war between the sexes is over. We won the second women started doing pole dancing for exercise.
- [to Jacob] Will you take off your shirt... fuck! Seriously? It's like you're Photoshopped!
- Is this some kind of a skit? Because I'm lost.
- You wanna talk about The Scarlet Letter, Ms. Tafferty? All right. Well, the A they're both wearing - I think it stands for "asshole." Wanna know why? Because they fell in love and love is for stupid assholes. And this book is just about a bunch of assholes who fell in love, like assholes, then had to die, like assholes. I'm sorry about all the "assholes."
- Cal: How about we say what we want on three? One, two, three.
- Emily: I want a divorce.
- Cal: [at the same time] Creme brulee.
- Jacob: The skin under your eyes is starting to look like Hugh Hefner's ball sack.
- Cal: [carefully looks at himself in the mirror and sighs] Yes, it is.
- Jacob: [looking at Cal's shoes] Are you Steve Jobs?
- Cal: What?
- Jacob: Are you the billionaire owner of Apple Computers?
- Cal: No.
- Jacob: Oh, OK. In that case, you've got no right to wear New Balance sneakers, ever.
- Jacob: Let's talk about how many women you've been with.
- Cal: Sexually?
- Jacob: Yeah, no, I mean break-dance fighting.
- Kate: What do you want to do with me?
- Cal: I want to show you off to my ex-wife and make her really jealous!
- Hannah: [after kissing him passionately] Do you remember me?
- Jacob: Yeah.
- Hannah: Do you still find me attractive?
- Jacob: Yes.
- Hannah: Do you still want to take me home?
- Jacob: Yeah.
- Hannah: Let's go.
- ...
- Hannah: I'm here to bang the hot guy who hit on me at the bar.
- Jacob: Jacob.
- Hannah: Jacob! Sorry, Jacob...
- Jacob: Do people still say "bang"?
- Hannah: I do. And we're gonna bang!
- Robbie: If you love her, then go get her back.
- Cal: Wow, how old are you?
- Molly: Um, I'm gonna go watch TV now.
- Cal: Yeah, that's fine honey, why don't you go do that.
- Jacob: Yeah, can i come?
- Molly: No.
- This Is Crazy
- This Is Stupid
- This Is Love
- Steve Carell - Cal Weaver
- Ryan Gosling - Jacob Palmer
- Julianne Moore - Emily Weaver
- Emma Stone - Hannah Weaver
- Analeigh Tipton - Jessica Riley
- Jonah Bobo - Robbie Weaver
- Joey King - Molly Weaver
- Karolina Wydra - Jordyn
- Marisa Tomei - Kate Tafferty
- Julianna Guill - Madison
- John Carroll Lynch - Bernie Riley
- Beth Littleford - Claire Riley
- Kevin Bacon - David Lindhagen
- Liza Lapira - Liz
- Josh Groban - Richard
- Richard Steven Horvitz - Hardware Store Assistant


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by Adrienne So
French photographer Alexandre Duret-Lutz creates his wee planets from everyday panoramas. Using eight of his own photos—six horizontal, one of the sky overhead and one of the ground—Duret-Lutz fuses them together using stereographic projection software and various open-source digital retouching tools.
The effect is eerie and precious, as well as offering a new perspective on the view of planet Earth. Visually stunning, Duret-Lutz's photos not only mesmerize their audience, but also send a reminder of how small the earth really is, prompting us to take better care of it.
Prints are available at Imagekind, starting from $15. The prints on his Flickr site are also under a Creative Commons license, and thus free to download and print yourself.
See more images after the jump.


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The shock announcement by French motor manufacturer Renault, on 28 February
1997, of the closure of its plant at Vilvoorde, led to an unprecedented
public display of condemnation among the political establishment of the
European Union (EU). The closure of the plant, in the Belgian Prime
Minister's constituency near Brussels, with the loss of 3,100 jobs, was
apparently announced without prior consultation with worker representatives.
The move was justified by Renault as being part of a wider reorganisation
aimed at making savings of over FRF 825 million per year. The closure of the
only Renault production site in Belgium is likely to lead a further 1,000
redundancies among suppliers and subcontractors; jobs which, in the current
economic climate in Belgium, are unlikely to be replaced in the near future.
The announcement came as a particularly heavy blow to a workforce who had
thought their jobs safe, having negotiated a major flexibility and investment
package only four years previously. The plant is generally regarded as being
highly productive and achieving high levels of quality. The decision by
Renault to close this plant in July 1997 has been interpreted by many workers
as a warning that even a willingness to accept more flexible working
practices can in future no longer be regarded as a guarantee for job
security. The predicament of the workers at Vilvoorde has led to an
unprecedented display of worker solidarity, not only among employees at other
Renault production sites in Europe, but also among workers in other troubled
European industries.
On 19 March 1997, Parliament passed a reform of the Arbeitszeitgesetz(AZG,
Working Time Act) - see Record AT9702102F [1]. This necessitated minor
changes to the Arbeitsruhegesetz(ARG, Leisure Time Act) which were also
passed on 19 March. However, the parliamentary Labour and Social Affairs
Committee, at the behest of the social partners, had introduced wording
allowing more flexibility than hitherto in regard to Sunday work, causing a
major public debate in its wake. In future it will be possible for the social
partners to conclude collective agreements permitting exceptions from the
general ban on Sunday work. They can only do so, the law states, if it is
necessary in order to avoid economic disadvantage or to safeguard employment.
As far as this is feasible, the collective agreement has to specify the
activities to be permissible on Sundays and the time allowed for them. Until
now it was not possible to grant specific exemptions from the ban on Sunday
work except if the technology required continuous production. The Minister of
Labour and Social Affairs could, however, permit a whole industry to work on
[1] www.eurofound.europa.eu/ef/observatories/eurwork/articles/undefined-law-and-regulation/moves-towards-greater-working-time-flexibility
Legislative changes have been introduced affecting "atypical" work under the
Contracts of Employment Act, the Study Leave Act and the Occupational Safety
Act. The changes came into force at the beginning of February and they aim to
bring the legal status of persons in such work closer to the status of
persons under a regular employment contract.
Until recent years, largely due to the voluntary system of industrial
relations in the UK, a universal national minimum wage has never been more
than a passing thought. Instead, because of the growing awareness of poor
working conditions and low wages, trade boards were established in 1909 in
certain "sweated trades" to set minimum wages and standards. The areas and
industries under the boards' coverage began to widen, so that by the time
they became known as Wages Councils (WCs) in 1945 they covered some 4.5
million workers. But from the 1960s, the WCs came under increasing criticism
for three main reasons:
The 1994 labour market reform led to a spectacular increase in part-time
employment contracts, which had hardly been used in Spain before that time.
This feature describes this development and points out the main
characteristics of the workers employed under these contracts, who are mainly
On 5 March 1997 the European Commission issued a Memorandum on the
interpretation of the 1977 Directive on business transfers (77/187/EEC) which
aims to clarify certain aspects of the Directive. It also seeks to address
the criticisms levied against the draft Directive to replace the 1977 text,
launched by the Commission in 1994. The proposed draft sought to take into
account the changed business environment following the implementation of the
single market project.
After a legal battle lasting more than three years between the management of
La Samaritaine (one of the five large Paris department stores), and its works
council and CGT union branch, two rulings by the highest court in the French
legal system on 13 February 1997, imposed the reinstatement of staff made
redundant, as part of the cancellation of a corporate "downsizing" procedure
(plan social). These rulings reveal the growing role of judges in the
supervision of redundancies.
The Ministry of Labour has chosen 20 municipalities in different parts of
Finland to participate in new forms of working time organisation on an
experimental basis. Results so far have been favourable.
The typical trade union member of the future could well be a 30-year-old
female VDU operator, balancing both work and family responsibilities,
according to the TUC. A new report launched at the TUC's women's conference
held in Scarborough on 12-14 March, argues that if unions can rise to the
challenge, the number of women members could increase by as many as 400,000
by the turn of the century. According to the report (/Women and the new
unionism/), women now make up half of the workforce, but only a third are
members of a union. Young women are thought to be particularly difficult to
organise. Only 6% of women employees under the age of 20 years are presently
union members, compared with 24% aged between 20 and 29 years old.
The major labour market reform legislation of 1994 made important changes to
the framework for collective bargaining in Spain. This feature examines
bargaining trends since 1994, and analyses the positions of the parties
involved and the results of the reform.
European Company Survey 2009
Eurofound's European Company Survey (ECS) maps and analyses company policies and practices which can have an impact on smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, as well as the development of social dialogue in companies. This series consists of outputs from the ECS 2009, the second edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 2004–2005 as the European Establishment Survey on Working Time and Work-Life Balance.
European Company Survey 2013
Eurofound's European Company Survey (ECS) maps and analyses company policies and practices which can have an impact on smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, as well as the development of social dialogue in companies. This series consists of outputs from the ECS 2013, the third edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 2004–2005 as the European Establishment Survey on Working Time and Work-Life Balance.
European Quality of Life Survey 2003
Eurofound's European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) examines both the objective circumstances of European citizens' lives and how they feel about those circumstances and their lives in general. This series consists of outputs from the EQLS 2003, the first edition of the survey.
European Quality of Life Survey 2007
Eurofound's European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) examines both the objective circumstances of European citizens' lives and how they feel about those circumstances and their lives in general. This series consists of outputs from the EQLS 2007, the second edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 2003.
European Quality of Life Survey 2012
Eurofound's European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) examines both the objective circumstances of European citizens' lives and how they feel about those circumstances and their lives in general. This series consists of outputs from the EQLS 2012, the third edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 2003.
European Working Conditions Survey 2005
Eurofound's European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) paints a wide-ranging picture of Europe at work across countries, occupations, sectors and age groups. This series consists of findings from the EWCS 2005, the fourth edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 1990.
European Working Conditions Survey 2010
Eurofound's European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) paints a wide-ranging picture of Europe at work across countries, occupations, sectors and age groups. This series consists of findings from the EWCS 2010, the fifth edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 1990.
Manufacturing employment outlook
This publication series explores scenarios for the future of manufacturing. The employment implications (number of jobs by sector, occupation, wage profile, and task content) under various possible scenarios are examined. The scenarios focus on various possible developments in global trade and energy policies and technological progress and run to 2030.
Forthcoming publications
Impact of climate change and climate policies on living conditions, working conditions, employment and social dialogue: A conceptual frameworkForthcoming
This paper provides an analytical summary of state of the art academic and policy literature on the impact of climate change and policies to manage transitions to a carbon neutral economy on employment, working conditions, social dialogue and living conditions. It maps the key empirical findings around the impact of climate change and the green transitions on jobs, sectors, regions and countries in Europe, identifying the opportunities and risks that climate change policies bring to European labour markets.
As part of its response to Russia's war on Ukraine, the EU swiftly activated its Temporary Protection Directive for those fleeing the conflict in Ukraine – enabling displaced persons to settle in the EU and have access to the labour market and basic public services. This policy brief highlights the main barriers encountered by these refugees (over 5 million people to date) when seeking a job and provides suggestions on how to facilitate their integration.
The future of telework and hybrid workForthcoming
With the expansion of telework and different forms of hybrid work as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important for policymakers to consider both the opportunities and the negative consequences that may result. This report will explore potential scenarios for such work. In doing so, it will identify trends and drivers, and predict how they might interact to create particular outcomes and how they are likely to affect workers and businesses. Policy pointers will outline what could be done to facilitate desirable outcomes and to avoid undesirable ones.
Living and working in Europe 2022Forthcoming
Living and working in Europe, Eurofound's 2022 yearbook, provides a snapshot of the latest developments in the work and lives of Europeans as explored in the Agency's research activities over the course of 2022. Eurofound's research on working and living conditions in Europe provides a bedrock of evidence for input into social policymaking and achieving the Agency's vision 'to be Europe's leading knowledge source for better life and work'.
Hybrid work in Europe: Concept and practiceForthcoming
The term 'hybrid work' became popular due to the upsurge of telework during the COVID-19 pandemic. The term has been increasingly used to refer to situations in which (teleworkable) work is performed both from the usual place of work (normally the employer's premises) and from home (as experienced during the pandemic) or other locations. However, the concept of hybrid work is still blurry, and various meanings are in use. This topical update brings clarity to this concept by exploring available information from recent literature and the Network of Eurofound Correspondents.
Housing affordability is a matter of great concern across the EU. Poor housing affordability leads to housing evictions, housing insecurity, problematic housing costs and housing inadequacy. These problems negatively affect health and well-being, create unequal living conditions and opportunities, and come with healthcare costs, reduced productivity and environmental damage. Private market tenants face particularly large increases in the cost of housing.
Minimum wages in 2023: Annual reviewForthcoming
Eurofound's annual review of minimum wages reports on the development of statutory and collectively agreed minimum wages across the EU and the processes through which they were set. The focus of this year's report is on the impact of high inflation on the setting of minimum wage rates. In addition, new figures on the net value of minimum wages are presented, along with the latest policy-relevant research in the EU Member States and Norway.
Intergenerational differences over timeForthcoming
Building on previous work by Eurofound, this report will investigate intergenerational dynamics over time. During the 2008 double-dip recession, worrying intergenerational divides appeared in many Member States, and while some of the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is universal, early data suggests disparities across demographic cohorts. Eurofound will examine how different age groups may have been affected in terms of their health, labour market participation, quality of life and financial needs, both in the short term and in the long term.
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered an extraordinary level of provision of social services across the EU. Healthcare and care providers carried much of the burden and, together with essential services, played a crucial role in getting citizens through the crisis. This report explores how public services adapted to the new reality and what role was played by the digital transformation of services. The aim is to contribute to the documentation and analysis of changes in funding, delivery and use of healthcare and social services during the pandemic.
Impact of the transition to a carbon neutral economy on employment and its effect on overall job qualityForthcoming
Are the policies required to meet the commitments outlined under the EU's plan for a green transition, the Fit-for-55 package, and the associated budgetary commitments – the Green New Deal – likely to lead to positive or negative employment outcomes by 2030? What types of jobs will be created or destroyed? Will shifts in employment be skewed towards the bottom, middle or top of the job–wage distribution? This report aims to provide answers to these questions, using macro-modelled estimates of the likely impacts of these policies on the structure of employment.


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"Disaster Management and Space Technology - From Concepts to Application"
Organised by the
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
and the
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Bonn, Germany, 21– 23 October 2009
Langer Eugen UN Campus, Hermann-Ehlers-Str. 10
D-53113 Bonn, Germany
Workshop Topics
Main topics of the third workshop will include:
- Presentations and discussion on the contribution of space-based technologies to mitigate the impact and enhance adaptation to global climate change and land degradation utilising innovative monitoring and analysing tools.
- Discussion on the SpaceAid Framework: SpaceAid is a framework which facilitates fast access to space-based information for affected countries, international and regional organizations in the event of a disaster. This information includes all types of space-based technology such as navigation, communication, imagery, radar etc.
- Presentation and discussion on the beta-version of the UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal (communication and information platform).
- Presentations and discussion on the contribution of space-based solutions to the field of Telehealth and Disaster Medicine.
As a general framework, the workshop intends to harmonise the various existing initiatives that are contributing to helping developing countries access and use space-based technologies for disaster management and risk reduction as well as to explore possibilities of capacity development and institutional strengthening.
Target Audience
The workshop will provide an opportunity for cutting-edge presentations, brainstorming and in-depth discussions. It will bring together a total of 80-100 decision-makers and senior experts from the following groups.
- National and regional institutions responsible for providing risk and disaster management support, for the implementation and maintenance of early warning systems, as well as for risk and vulnerability assessment;
- National and regional institutions responsible for adaptation strategies to climate change and Emergency and Disaster Medicine
- National and regional institutions responsible for capacity building in and promoting the use of space-based technologies;
- UN-SPIDER Regional Support Offices, National Focal Points, and Institutional Partners;
- UN agencies and NGOs involved in disaster management mitigation and relief;
- Space agencies;
- Academic and research institutions;
- Geospatial Information Management and IT companies.
Contact and further information
For more details on the workshop and registration requirements please download the attached document. For further organisational information and other logistical details, please contact Mr. Joerg Szarzynski, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, UN-SPIDER Bonn Office.
Joerg Szarzynski
Senior Expert
Hermann-Ehlers-Str. 10
53113 Bonn
Tel.: +49 (0)228 - 815 0677
Fax.: +49 (0)228 - 815 0399
Email: joerg.szarzynski (at) unoosa.org
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