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Cook the Book: Sweet Italian Sausage
I have a lot of love for my stand mixer. Not only does it allow me to whip up all sorts of baked goods and ice creams (hooray freezer bowl!), but with it I can also grind my own meat. Grinding meat at home means better burger blends and, best of all, sausage. The key to really great sausage, as you'll learn from this recipe for Sweet Italian Sausage from Joshua and Jessica Applestone's The Butcher's Guide to Well-Raised Meats, is allowing your chunks of pork shoulder or stew meat to sit or "sweat" in a spice blend for 24 hours before grinding them. The chilled meat grinds beautifully and letting the herbs and spices sit makes sure that you're left with patties (or links, if you're feeling ambitious) that are uniformly flavored.
The spice mix for this recipe is a spot-on version of the classic sweet Italian sausage: lots of fennel and sage ground with white and black pepper, a bit of onion and garlic powder, and a handful of fresh parsley mixed in just before grinding. Whether you choose to case the sausages or press into patties is entirely up to you, but either way you can pan fry them up right away or portion and freeze for up to six months.
As always with our Cook the Book feature, we have five (5) copies of The Butcher's Guide to Well-Raised Meats to give away this week.
Reprinted with permission from The Butcher's Guide to Well-Raised Meats by Joshua and Jessica Applestone and Alexandra Zissu, copyright © 2011. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of Random House, Inc.
- Yield:makes 3 pounds
- Active time: 30 minutes
- Total time:30 minutes, plus 1 day for chilling
- 3 pounds pork stew meat or boneless shoulder, cleaned and cut into ½-inch pieces or strips
- 3 tablespoons whole white peppercorns
- 2 tablespoons whole black peppercorns
- 2 tablespoons fennel seeds
- 2 tablespoons dried sage
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 1/4 cup garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons onion powder
- 1/2 bunch fresh parsley
- 1/4 hank of natural hog casings (optional; you need only about 2 feet of hog casings for each pound of sausage mixture)
As you cut up your meat make sure to remove any gristle or hard bits of fat; you don't want any nasty surprises in your sausage. Make sure that the meat pieces fit easily into the mouth of the grinder.
In a spice or coffee grinder, grind the white and black peppercorns, fennel seeds, sage, and salt to a medium-fine grind, working in batches if necessary. Transfer the spices to a large bowl, add the garlic powder and onion powder, and mix well. Add the meat and mix until thoroughly blended with the spices. Transfer the pork to the refrigerator and chill (or "sweat") for 24 hours.
Remove the pork mixture from the refrigerator. Add the parsley and mix until well blended. To test the flavor, grind a small amount of the meat, cook a little patty, and taste. Adjust the spices accordingly. When you have the flavor you want, grind the whole mixture into a chilled metal bowl. The grind should look like nice fat worms. If the worms look mushy or are not separating properly it means the grinder blade is not making good contact with the plate or the grinder blade is dull. Try reattaching the plate after thoroughly cleaning the grinder mechanisms. If this doesn't work, you may have to buy a new blade.
Stuff the pork into the casings if using and link or leave the meat uncased and form it into patties. Sausages will keep refrigerated for 4 to 5 days and in the freezer for 6 months. If freezing patties, place sheets of plastic in between them so they don't stick to each other.
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Everyday Witchcraft: Simple Steps for Magical Living
Fun, simple, and easy ways to integrate your spiritual beliefs as a Pagan with your everyday life.
Spiritual Fall Cleaning
Yes, you read that right—I said FALL cleaning. I know we usually talk about spring cleaning, and in fact I have written articles and given classes that focus on what I call "Spiritual Spring Cleaning." But in the last few years, I find that I am more likely to do my big cleaning and clearing push in the fall instead.
There are a couple of reasons for this. For one thing, here in the cold and snowy Northeast, we tend to get stuck in our houses a lot during the winter. [There are people who actually go outside for such winter sports as skiing and skating. Please see "cold and snowy" above for why I'm not one of them.] If I am going to spend all that time in my house, I like it to be clean and neat, and have good energy.
But it also seems to me that clearing and cleansing and protection work fit well with the waning energies of the season. In the fall, things are slowing down; the nights are longer and the days shorter, there is less light. All around us, the natural world is dying off or getting ready to slow or cease production—leaves fall from the trees, gardens get put to bed, birds fly south for the winter. This makes it a good time to make your own "nest" ready for the quieter, darker, colder months to come.
I like to start by clearing away "crap." Each of us has a different definition of crap, of course, and I'm not suggesting that you toss your collection of vintage bottle caps if it you have a deep, emotional attachment to it. I'm talking about the accumulation of useless stuff that most of us have lying around—things we meant to sort through and throw away, but never got around to. Old paperwork, letters and cards from people you don't even remember, clothes you never wear, tools you never use; you know what I mean. Start by doing a clear-out. Throw things away, donate them to the needy, find a friend who will actually use whatever it is. (For instance, when I started going through the room where I store most of my craft and Craft supplies, I discovered I had enough candles stowed away for three or four lifetimes. So I let the folks in my group pick out the ones they wanted, and brought the rest to the Salvation Army.)
Once you've cleared out the clutter, and organized whatever is remaining, then it is time to do the big fall clean and cleanse. If you want, you can start with yourself. Take a ritual bath or shower and wash away the busy, hectic summer season that lies behind us. Maybe do a fast for a day, or take a couple of days to just eat really healthy to prepare your body for the tougher winter months. Fall is the perfect time to do this; since there is such an abundance of wonderful fresh fruits and veggies, you can eat healthy with virtually no effort at all.
Then clean and cleanse your house. I took a good look at my broom (my regular cleaning one, not my magical one) and realized that it was over ten years old and falling apart. So the first thing I did was to buy a new broom, and consecrate it for cleansing work. Then I went through the house from top to bottom and swept every room, being mindful of not just sweeping away dirt, but negative or stagnant energy as well. I finished up by going through the entire place with a sage smudge stick and a salt and water mixture, clearing and cleansing all the places (like windows and doors) where energy can come and go.
Fall is also the time I do my yearly protection work on my house. I make up a mixture of sea salt, basil, sage, garlic (just a token amount if I'm using it inside) and a pinch of cayenne pepper. This year, I added some charcoal from the Midsummer bonfire, for an extra boost, as well as some magical protection oil I'd made up previously. You can add anything else that you like that is protective in nature. I go around the outside of the house, paying special attention to doorways, and then I go around the edges of my property (which isn't very large). I ask that the house and those who live there be protected from anything harmful, whether intentional or accidental, and I focus all my energy on placing the house and property within a protective bubble. If you are in an apartment (or a neighborhood full of nosey people) you can always do this inside instead of outside. [Don't forget your mailbox, since lots of things come into your house that way.]
When I'm done, the house is neater, the energy clearer, and I feel ready to settle in to my "inside" time of year, without the baggage left over from the previous, more active seasons. Of course, come spring, I'll do another cleansing to prepare for that energy, but for now, I can sit on the couch with a cat (or three), a mug of mulled cider, and a good book. Who could ask for more?
Monday, 07 October 2013
I have been feeling this urge profoundly this year! My husband and I were just talking about it last night--this crisp fall air feels like it is blowing in a sense of promise, potential, and possibility. Time to clean out the old and welcome in the new! I feel change in the air.
Monday, 07 October 2013
My hubby and I had the urge to do a major fall cleaning the evening before Mabon/ Alban Elfed. We cleaned while I had a loaf of gluten free bread going in the oven. Somehow, it felt like the scent of the bread was helpful in tying it all together. We didn't bless the boundaries, however, so I will use some of this for Samhain. Excellent!
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Search for Waukesha woman's killer continues; vigil held
Waukesha police say they are following many leads in the search for a man wanted for killing his girlfriend in her front yard.
Prosecutors have charged Eddie Callaway with intentional homicide in the shooting death of Shanel Negron in front of her Waukesha home Monday night.
Wednesday night, a candlelight vigil was held for Negron in Frame Park in Waukesha.
Hundreds filled the park to remember the young mother.
Her sister, Danielle Negron acted as a voice for the family. She reminded people to love their families and not to let domestic violence take a life too soon.
Danielle Negron said she was the first family member to race to the scene.
Shanel Negron leaves behind a 3-year-old daughter, who is now with family.
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Current Theme Song (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): River Shule by 12 Girls Band.
How do I write this so I don't sound like I'm flaunting a pretty shiny in front of you? (I mean, it was hard enough to write my post about my Christmas presents, goodness). Okay, there's no way around it so please join me in my squeal-fest.
I won the coolest prize from Bookie Woogie today! For those who don't know, Bookie Woogie is one of my absolute favorite blogs out there. Why? Because it is run by kids. Three incredibly awesome and talented kids by the way. Their dad (also wonderful and amazing) reads to them (they have over 3000 books in their library. Can I tell you how jealous I am?) and then tapes their discussion. It is thoughtful, hysterical, and fantastic. Then he transcribes it and posts it online. And did I mention they each draw pictures of the book they read afterward? Like I said, incredible (and here is a contest they held for other artists to reinterpret their art. So many participated, it was so cool).
And I won one of their drawings! Their original drawings. Mine is picture from 9-year-old Gracie for the picture book This is the Stable in honor of Christmas. Here is a glimpse of it:
Stunning, right? I cannot tell you how excited I am to get it. It is the first time they have ever offered their original artwork in a contest before. If you don't subscribe to them, you should. You won't be disappointed. It's a joy to read every week.
Bookie Woogie rocks my world.
Current Theme Song (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): River Shule by 12 Girls Band.
7 comments:
- Kirthi said...
Congratulations on winning the picture, it's so colorful! And pretty too :) I love Bookie Woogie, I followed :)
- December 28, 2009 at 6:26 PM
- Frankie Diane Mallis said...
Awwww sooo cute! Congrats!
- December 28, 2009 at 7:13 PM
- Unknown said...
Wow that sounds like an awesome blog and a great prize. I work with kids and i usually keep every single piece of artwork they give me! I will have to check out their blog!
- December 28, 2009 at 8:39 PM
- Charlotte said...
Oh, well, I'm off to Bookie Woogie ! This blog sounds amazing. And congratulations on the prize, it's really cute !
By the way, I should've told you earlier, but you've actually got two awards to grab down at my place...! Yeah, I'm Santa but a few days late.
- December 29, 2009 at 12:58 AM
- Heather Zundel said...
Kirthi - Have you heard of them before?
Frankie - It is, isn't it? They are the cutest kids.
Book Snob - I know what you mean. I have a drawing a little girl gave me a long time ago. It's a precious treasure to me.
Charlotte - You'll love them. And wow. Thanks!!!
- December 29, 2009 at 10:14 AM
- Heather said...
That blog is ADORABLE and so smart. Thanks so much for sharing the link; I'd never heard of it before!
- December 30, 2009 at 6:47 PM
- Heather Zundel said...
Heather - They are smart little cookies aren't they? I love them to death. Glad their getting publicity out of this.
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Newly published research by microbiologists at the University of Potsdam in Germany has revealed that previous studies have vastly overestimated the number of microbes living at the bottom of the world's oceans.
"The new calculations [published in this week's issue of PNAS] decrease previous estimates by 92%," writes Nature News' Kathryn Lougheed, "and reduce the estimated numbers of all microbes on Earth by around 50%, to between 9.2×1029 and 31.7×1029."
According to researcher Jens Kallmeyer, first author on the newly published study, previous overestimates probably resulted from collecting samples in nutrient-rich coastal upwelling zones. Be that as it may, he says, "their still gigantic number means that they play a key role in global biogeochemical cycles".
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All this week, NPR is taking a look at the demographic changes that could reshape the political landscape in Texas over the next decade — and what that could mean for the rest of the country.
Democrats who hope to turn Texas from red to blue are looking to California for inspiration.
Golden State Democrats now hold every single statewide office and big majorities in both houses of the Legislature. In the state that gave us Ronald Reagan, Republican registration has fallen below 30 percent. And California hasn't voted for a Republican for president since 1988.
Where did the Republicans go wrong?
Here's a look at how a state can go from red to blue in five simple steps:
STEP 1: Start with a state that's not that red to begin with.
Dan Schnur, head of the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics at the University of Southern California, says that two or three decades ago, California was more of a centrist state. Voters "tended to be more conservative on issues relating to the economy and jobs and taxes, and they tended to be more ... liberal on health care and education, environmental protection and other cultural and social issues."
(Incidentally, that happens to be a pretty good description of current Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown.)
STEP 2: Alienate the fastest-growing demographic group in the state.
In 1994, Republican Gov. Pete Wilson hitched his bid for re-election to the campaign for Proposition 187 — a ballot measure aimed at denying public services to undocumented immigrants. Wilson and 187 won handily, but there was a backlash, says Raphael Sonenshein, head of the Pat Brown Institute of Public Affairs at California State University, Los Angeles. "In the decade of the 1990s, a million new Latino voters came to the rolls. People who weren't citizens tried to become citizens; those who were citizens registered to vote." As a result, Latinos now make up more than a fifth of the California electorate — more than double their percentage in 1990. (And most of Proposition 187 was ruled unconstitutional.)
STEP 3: Take positions out of sync with the voters.
California voters have long been kind of "live and let live" on social issues and passionate about the environment. So when California Republicans come out against gay marriage or abortion rights or efforts to curb global warming, women and younger voters just tune them out. And Asian-Americans, who frequently register as independents, are also voting in overwhelming numbers for Democrats.
"The danger for Republicans," says Democratic consultant Bill Carrick, "is people start casting votes for one party and they do it in a couple of elections, it becomes a permanent political identity."
STEP 4: Win the governor's office! Then, get nothing out of it.
In 2003, Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger booted Democratic Gov. Gray Davis out of office in a historic recall election. By his second term, he was making appeals for "post-partisanship." No one except the Governator seemed to know what that meant, but it was an indication that he didn't have much interest in party-building.
"They had a guy who ended up being a party of one," Carrick says.
James Brulte, a former Republican leader in the state Senate and current head of the California GOP, says that when Schwarzenegger ran for re-election, "the party operation was not designed to help anybody other than Gov. Schwarzenegger."
STEP 5: Get overshadowed by the national party.
Brulte wants to rebuild the California Republican Party by bringing a message of smaller government, lower taxes and more freedom to minority communities that Republicans have neglected. He ignores divisive social issues.
But "Californians all have TV sets, all have radios," says Carrick, the Democratic consultant. And, he says, what the Republicans are saying in Washington and around the country on those issues is "totally out of sync with California."
But keep in mind ...
As tough as things are for Republicans in California right now, it could be a long time before anything similar happens in Texas, says Sonenshein at the Pat Brown Institute.
"There's a huge lag between demographic change and political change," he says. Turning a red state blue "could [take] 20 years or more."
Texas Republicans have time, Sonenshein says, to figure out how to keep the Texas GOP from suffering the same disastrous fate as Republicans in California.
Democrats who hope to turn Texas from red to blue look to California for inspiration. There, Democrats now hold every single statewide office and big majorities in both houses of the state legislature. Don't forget, California was home to Ronald Reagan.
Here's NPR's Ina Jaffe on how California became so consistently blue.
INA JAFFE, BYLINE: This is the state that gave the nation Ronald Reagan and, before that, Richard Nixon. Yet, California voters weren't really raw-meat red even when Republicans were riding high, says Dan Schnur, a political analyst at the University of Southern California.
DAN SCHNUR: They tended to be more conservative on issues relating to the economy and jobs and taxes. And they tended to be more left-leaning, more liberal, on health care and education, environmental protection and other cultural and social issues, as well.
JAFFE: Which sounds a lot like current Democratic Governor Jerry Brown.
Arguably, the long decline of California's Republican Party really picked up speed in 1994, when Republican Governor Pete Wilson hitched his re-election bid to Proposition 187.
JAFFE: Prop 187 and Wilson proposed denying public services to the undocumented. Both won handily. But Rafiel Sonnenschein, a political scientist at Cal State Los Angeles, says Prop 187 inspired California Latinos.
RAFIEL SONNENSCHEIN: In the decades of the 1990s, a million new Latino voters came to the rolls. People who weren't citizens tried to become citizens. Those who were citizens registered to vote.
JAFFE: And now, Latinos account for more than a fifth of the electorate and they vote overwhelmingly for Democrats. So do Asian-Americans, women and young people.
But veteran Democratic political consultant Bill Carrick says the Democrats' success in California isn't just about demographics, they're winning on the issues.
BILL CARRICK: The environment, climate change, same-sex marriage, abortion. Of course, the danger for Republicans is people start casting votes for one party and they do it a couple of elections, it becomes a permanent political identity.
JAFFE: But recently, there was one California Republican who bucked the trend and did pretty well with Latinos and younger voters.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER: We have an opportunity to move past partisanship, to move past bipartisanship, to move to post-partisanship.
JAFFE: Yeah, you recognize the voice. Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger may have been the only one who knew what post-partisanship meant but his passion for it was an indication of how little he was interested in building the California Republican Party. That task is now left to Jim Brulte, former Republican leader in the legislature and now the party chair. Demographics, he says, do not have to be destiny.
JIM BRULTE: Too many Republican leaders spend all of their time talking to the choir and not going into neighborhoods with our message of smaller government, lower taxes, more individual freedom and liberty.
JAFFE: Note, Brulte says nothing about abortion or gay marriage or other divisive issues. And he doesn't intend to. But Democratic consultant Bill Carrick says Brulte's efforts are undermined by Republicans in Washington and other parts of the country...
CARRICK: Who are totally out of sync with California. So, Californians all have TV sets, all have radios, and they can see what the Republicans are saying nationally. And oftentimes they react very negatively to that and it influences how they view the Republican Party here in California.
JAFFE: But as tough as things are for Republicans in California right now, it'll be a long time before anything similar happens in Texas, says political analyst Rafiel Sonnenshein.
RAFIEL SONNENSHEIN: There's a huge lag between demographic change and political change. It could be 20 years or more.
JAFFE: And Sonnenshein says that could give Texas Republicans time to figure out how to avoid the calamity that's befallen Republicans in California.
Ina Jaffe, NPR News.
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Pennsylvania 2013 Elk Season One for the Books
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Nearly 85 percent of the hunters participating Pennsylvania's 2013 elk hunt have taken home a trophy.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission today announced 72 elk were taken by hunters during the regular one-week elk season that ended Nov. 9. And for those licensed to hunt antlered elk, also known as bulls, the success rate was a perfect 100 percent.
In calling the season a success, Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe offered congratulations to the hunters lucky enough to participate in this year's hunt.
"Our annual elk hunt has become quite a tradition here in Pennsylvania and it's a hunting opportunity we're proud to provide," Roe said. "The fact we've been able to expand the hunt in recent years is a testament to the health and management of our elk herd, and hunts like this year's are something to get excited about.
"Congratulations to all of the hunters who took part in the season, and for those of you still awaiting your chance, rest assured more great elk hunting opportunities await in 2014," he said.
The 2013 harvest included several large elk. Fourteen bulls each were estimated to weigh 700 pounds or more, with the heaviest bull taken in this year's hunt estimated at more than 847 pounds.
That bull sported a 6-by-7 rack that initially was measured with a Boone & Crockett score of 340 1/8 inches.
The largest bull in terms of the number of points on its rack was an 8-by-8 harvested Nov. 4 by Jeffrey G. Trought, of Muncy, Pa. That bull weighed an estimated 676 pounds and its rack initially scored 389 7/8 Boone & Crockett points.
The bull scoring the most Boone & Crockett points in its initial scoring was a 7-by-7 harvested Nov. 4 by Thomas R. Schneider, of Conshohocken, Pa. The bull was scored initially at 403 inches, and it weighed an estimated 724 pounds.
Other large bulls taken during the hunt include: a 7-by-7 bull weighing 811 pounds harvested Nov. 5 by Donald E. Christy, of Hermitage, Pa.; a 7-by-6 bull weighing 802 pounds harvested Nov. 6 by Donald E. Campbell, of Butler, Pa.; a 7-by-7 bull weighing 793 pounds harvested Nov. 4 by William K. Gifford, of Catawissa, Pa.; a 6-by-7 bull weighing 785 pounds harvested Nov. 4 by Edward Thomas, of Marianna, Pa.; a 6-by-6 bull weighing 784 pounds harvested Nov. 4 by Mark W. Kopar, of Mars, Pa.; a 7-by-7 bull weighing 775 pounds harvested Nov. 4 by Randolph L. Caldwell, of Export, Pa.; and a 6-by-6 bull weighing 775 pounds harvested Nov. 6 by Ronald G. Wildfire, of Kersey, Pa.
The largest antlerless elk, weighing an estimated 621 pounds, was harvested Nov. 4 by Timothy J. Mazol, of Danville, Pa.
In total, 10 of the antlerless elk harvested in this year's hunt weighed an estimated 500 pounds or more.
Thirty-three of the 72 elk harvested were taken on the opening day of the elk season Nov. 4. Twenty-five of the 72 elk harvested were bulls.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission typically doesn't release information about license holders, but those who are drawn to participate in the annual elk hunt often give their consent to release their names or other information. Information on successful hunters who do not sign and submit a consent form prior to the hunt is not released.
To participate in the elk hunt, hunters must submit an application, then must be selected through a random drawing and purchase a license. The drawing typically is held in September and annually attracts more than 20,000 applicants.


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motorcycleaupairboy wrote:Leo K wrote:I was skeptical about the book but now have it and started reading it. Wow, it immediately grabbed me and put me back to the Twin Peaks I love. There's a certain feeling I get with the series and this book gives me that same feeling. I'm happy and look forward to Frost's writing. I'm more of a Frost man than a Lynch man as the years go by.
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Absoloutely, I was kind of put off the book from the lukewarm reaction it seems to have gotten, but having almost finished it I think it's brilliant.
Whilst not the ''big reveal'' everyone was kind of expecting I think it's great.
On a sidenote I had a thought today whilst reading the rest of the novel. As we know there are many instances of events/characters that are ''twinned'' or dopplegangers in the show, if not literally then thematically. For example we all know there is an evil Leland and a good Leland (possibly) literally, as well as themeatic mirroring within the narrative (Bob and Mike i.e the spirits mirrored by Bob and Mike the humans, name wise at least.)
The description of the dossier at the beginning is very reminiscent of the two mill account books Catherine created in the series. It seems to have the same awkward rectangular shape and is the same dark green colour:
But what if that goes beyond just a visual link. Catherine used the two green ledgers to deceive others around her to cook the mills books. What if the dossier we are reading isn't the only one. Much like Catherine used the 2 ledgers to change facts and figures, I believe the ''Secret History'' we are reading is possibly an edition of 2, the other being the ''Real'' history of Twin Peaks. This would account for all the (intentional) inconsistencies and forged documentation within. It still doesn't solve who is trying to deceive whom though.
Ooh! Good catch! I wonder if it's just a coincidence...


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Phillip Stranhope, better known as Lord Chesterfield, was a British statesman and and man of letters. While his son was attending Westminster School, Lord Chesterfield wrote a series of letters giving advice to his on becoming a man and, more importantly, a gentleman. In this letter dated October 16, 1747, Lord Chesterfield counsels his son the art of gentlemanly conversation.
Observe carefully what pleases you in others, and probably the same thing in you will please others. If you are pleased with the complaisance and attention of others to your humors, your tastes, or your weaknesses, depend upon it the same complaisance and attention, on your part to theirs, will equally please them. Take the tone of the company that you are in, and do not pretend to give it; be serious, gay, or even trifling, as you find the present humor of the company; this is an attention due from every individual to the majority. Do not tell stories in company; there is nothing more tedious and disagreeable; if by chance you know a very short story, and exceedingly applicable to the present subject of conversation, tell it in as few words as possible; and even then, throw out that you do not love to tell stories; but that the shortness of it tempted you. Of all things, banish the egotism out of your conversation, and never think of entertaining people with your own personal concerns, or private, affairs; though they are interesting to you, they are tedious and impertinent to everybody else; besides that, one cannot keep one's own private affairs too secret. Whatever you think your own excellencies may be, do not affectedly display them in company; nor labor, as many people do, to give that turn to the conversation, which may supply you with an opportunity of exhibiting them. If they are real, they will infallibly be discovered, without your pointing them out yourself, and with much more advantage. Never maintain an argument with heat and clamor, though you think or know yourself to be in the right: but give your opinion modestly and coolly, which is the only way to convince; and, if that does not do, try to change the conversation, by saying, with good humor, "We shall hardly convince one another, nor is it necessary that we should, so let us talk of something else."
Remember that there is a local propriety to be observed in all companies; and that what is extremely proper in one company, may be, and often is, highly improper in another.
The jokes, the 'bonmots,' the little adventures, which may do very well in one company, will seem flat and tedious, when related in another. The particular characters, the habits, the cant of one company, may give merit to a word, or a gesture, which would have none at all if divested of those accidental circumstances. Here people very commonly err; and fond of something that has entertained them in one company, and in certain circumstances, repeat it with emphasis in another, where it is either insipid, or, it may be, offensive, by being ill-timed or misplaced. Nay, they often do it with this silly preamble; "I will tell you an excellent thing"; or, "I will tell you the best thing in the world." This raises expectations, which, when absolutely disappointed, make the relater of this excellent thing look, very deservedly, like a fool.
If you would particularly gain the affection and friendship of particular people, whether men or women, endeavor to find out the predominant excellency, if they have one, and their prevailing weakness, which everybody has; and do justice to the one, and something more than justice to the other. Men have various objects in which they may excel, or at least would be thought to excel; and, though they love to hear justice done to them, where they know that they excel, yet they are most and best flattered upon those points where they wish to excel, and yet are doubtful whether they do or not. As, for example, Cardinal Richelieu, who was undoubtedly the ablest statesman of his time, or perhaps of any other, had the idle vanity of being thought the best poet too; he envied the great Corneille his reputation, and ordered a criticism to be written upon the "Cid." Those, therefore, who flattered skillfully, said little to him of his abilities in state affairs, or at least but 'en passant,' and as it might naturally occur. But the incense which they gave him, the smoke of which they knew would turn his head in their favor, was as a 'bel esprit' and a poet. Why? Because he was sure of one excellency, and distrustful as to the other. You will easily discover every man's prevailing vanity, by observing his favorite topic of conversation; for every man talks most of what he has most a mind to be thought to excel in. Touch him but there, and you touch him to the quick. The late Sir Robert Walpole (who was certainly an able man) was little open to flattery upon that head; for he was in no doubt himself about it; but his prevailing weakness was, to be thought to have a polite and happy turn to gallantry; of which he had undoubtedly less than any man living: it was his favorite and frequent subject of conversation: which proved, to those who had any penetration, that it was his prevailing weakness. And they applied to it with success.


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FIFO no longer guaranteed, particularly in regional towns
THE fly-in, fly-out staffing of Queensland mines that helped develop the coal mining boom is no longer guaranteed, according to Premier Campbell Newman.
In a visit to Mount Isa, Mr Newman said FIFO was appropriate in remote mines but may not be necessary in projects close to cities.
"This government believes in regional cities and towns like Mount Isa and we want to see regional Queensland built up," he told News Ltd.
The government has the ability to restrict FIFO through its conditions and approvals to mines.
Central Queensland communities have voiced their concerns about the huge impact the rostering system has on small towns where infrastructure and services are limited.
A Federal Government report on FIFO is due to be tabled in Parliament in March, after a committee headed by independent Tony Windsor spent 12 months taking submissions from across Australia.
The results of the committee's work, including comments from doctors, nurses, mining companies, environmentalists and a gamut of others, will be tabled during the first round of parliamentary sittings for the year.
In the process of digging into the truths behind FIFO, medical experts told the committee that these workers were more likely to have sexually-transmitted diseases and depression.
After hinting he would consider new laws and regulation, Mr Windsor faced the ire of mining lobby groups which worried that less flexible options could mean more struggles when finding workers.


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DEINOVE discovers, develops, and produces Bioactives, active ingredients of natural origin from its unique bacterial biodiversity bank, to invent the new generation of sustainable cosmetics and intends to quickly bring its know-how and its products to other fields, such as nutrition and health.
In cosmetics, DEINOVE has developed and markets PHYT-N-RESIST®, a totally innovative anti-aging active ingredient based on pure phytoene, a carotenoid with a strong anti-oxidant and healing effect, which is completely colorless.
A second anti-aging ingredient, HEBELYS®, was launched in partnership with GREENTECH, while two more are in developmentwith OLÉOS (HALLSTAR Group) and third one with DOW. DEINOVE also runs a program in animal nutrition with Groupe Avril.


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Yenan liberates the theater: 1980 constructions, located at the Yenan East Gate. The theater by the lobby, the audience hall, the stage, the orchestra, the dressing room, the rehearsal room, the audience and the foreign guest restroom, the projection room and the actor dormitory is composed, mixes for the brick constructs to build. The main body floor space is 2670 square meters. In the audience hall supposes attends a banquet 1211. the stage is the picture frame type, the Taiwan orifice width 14 meters, the height nine meters, passes the deep 17 meters. The key station two pieces are equipped with attach Taiwan, on the stage construct over-bridge three, installs suspension bar 42, and has the act drop, two curtains, the three curtains and the backdrop. Under the stage is the light handling room, the both sides is equipped with the light building, assembles each kind to use lamp 128. The power source load is 100,000 volts. Is a-grade theater, subordinates the Yenan Dance Theatrical troupe to manage, and is its resident performance place.
Shanxi, Shaanxi, or referred to Qin, also known as Shaanxi, China's northwest region, a province, the provincial capital Xi'an, located in the hinterland of China, the Yellow River and Yangtze River, located in east longitude 105 ° 29 '~ 111 ° 15', Latitude 31 ° 42 '~ 39 ° 35' between. East of Shanxi, Henan, west of Ningxia, Gansu, south of Sichuan, Chongqing, Hubei, Inner Mongolia, north, connecting China living in east and central region and the northwest and southwest of the important position. Because of the Shan Zhou (now Shan County in Henan Province) west of the, so called Shaanxi. Long history and profound culture. Longer period in the history of Shaanxi Province has been referred to as "Qin. "


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Tasting menu: Audio highlights from the November 3rd 2018 edition In this week's issue, could America's mid-term elections stop the toxic polarisation of federal politics? Plus, how artificial intelligence could transform life for urban commuters. And a glimpse of the treasures to be found in translation. Anne McElvoy hosts Music: "Sad Marimba Planet" by Lee Rosevere (CCx4.0)
In this week's issue, could America's mid-term elections stop the toxic polarisation of federal politics? Plus, how artificial intelligence could transform life for urban commuters. And a glimpse of the treasures to be found in translation. Anne McElvoy hosts
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CoMotion Dance Theater Spring 2012 Recital
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A Chorus Line voted Best Musical
THE cast and crew of A Chorus Line have high kicked their way to a Helpmann Award for Best Musical.
The revival of the Broadway classic, starring Dancing With The Star's Josh Horner, took out the top gong at the 12th annual Australian live entertainment awards last night at the Sydney Opera House.
Aussie export Hugh Jackman made a surprise appearance to present the final award of the night, which was accepted by A Chorus Line's producer Tim Lawson.
But interestingly, the choreography-heavy show did not win the Best Choreography in a Musical Award.
That honour went to Kelly Devine for the comedy Rock of Ages, the glam rock musical's only win of the night.
The State Opera of South Australia's staging of Moby Dick took home three awards including Best Opera, while Opera Australia's La Traviata received four awards.
Cate Blanchett was named this year's Best Female Actor in a Play for her performance in the Sydney Theatre Company's Gross und Klein (Big and Small).
Despite a disappointing debut in Sydney, the musical adaptation of An Officer and a Gentleman was awarded Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for Bert LaBonte's stand-out performance as Sgt Emil Foley.
The musical Annie, starring Anthony Warlow, was a noticeable exception from the winners list.
Pop music princess Kylie Minogue also took home an award for Best Australian Contemporary Concert for her Aphrodite tour.


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It's my first time posting and commenting on the music video of Junsu's title song 'TARANTALLEGRA' from his recently released solo album "XIA'. I had the chance to watch this video only a few days ago after my internet connection was fixed (it was down for more than 2 weeks).
Just some comments on Junsu's title song and music video:
TARANTALLEGRA is quite a catchy song that reminds me of Junsu's songs Xiahtic and Intoxication. It's evident that, like what he mentioned during his press conference, this is his style of music. I listened to it a couple of times and I must admit that the chorus really sticks to my mind for a while after listening to it, but I think I still like Xiahtic better. I'm not saying that TARANTALLEGRA is a bad song – I actually love the chorus – but I guess I still need to listen to it a couple of more times before I completely get used to it.
For the music video, all I can say is that it's epic. And I mean it in both ways – good and bad. It's epic in a good way because the effects were good and the editing is waaaaayyyy better than their Ayyy Girl music video. It actually looks like an MV that SME or other big companies would produce. In short, it's at par with the quality of MVs that big companies make for their artist, which usually requires a lot of money to produce.
It's also epic in a good way because of the dance parts, especially the dance intro. The choreography is superb – it is both fierce and sexy. Jeri Slaughter is really a great choreographer and I'm happy that our boys are working with him. We can clearly see in the MV how great of a dancer Junsu is. I've always been a fan of Junsu's dancing. He's been my favorite dancer in DBSK ever since I started to be their fan. There's something about Junsu's dancing that is so attractive, charming and amazing. I would love to see him dance this live. :)
As for the MV being epic in a bad way, well this is only my own opinion, but I really did not like some of Junsu's styling in the MV. His shots with platinum blonde hair were ok but the ones where he has bangs and that one shot where he looked like a girl are quite awkward. Don't get me wrong here. I love Junsu and I think he looked pretty on that one shot where he looked like a girl, but I'm not particularly thrilled to see him looking like a girl. I have a hard time seeing/imagining him look like a girl because I've always seen him as a handsome or sexy or cute guy. I can't exactly explain why I don't like it. I just don't. It's awkward.
Overall, the song is ok and the MV is good. This kind of music may not be the style of music I love to listen to but I think it's a pretty good song and I might like it more once I get used to it. For the MV, I love watching the dance parts but I'd probably skip the parts where I don't like Junsu's styling. :)


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Leeland Eisenberg arrested in Manchester, charged with escape
Eisenberg, 52, arrested without incident
Authorities have arrested a missing inmate convicted of holding hostages at a local Hillary Clinton campaign office in 2007.
Leeland Eisenberg, 52, was arrested without incident Monday morning in Manchester and charged with escape. Police said they found Eisenberg at the Manchester Community Resource Center.
He was reported missing Sunday from the Calumet Transitional Housing Unit in Manchester.
"I am not surprised," said Strafford County Attorney Tom Velardi. "I believe Mr. Eisenberg is a very good manipulator of the system. I believe he knows just what to say to make people feel sorry for him and to get every advantage that he can to do just what he did here."
Eisenberg was sentenced on May 6, 2010, and would have been eligible for parole in August.
He was convicted of holding workers from the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign hostage in Rochester before surrendering in 2007.
Since then, he has had several run-ins with the law, including an escape in Massachusetts. He has talked openly to WMUR in the past about having mental health problems and trouble getting help.
Velardi took his history into account in October when corrections officials were deciding whether to transition Eisenberg into a halfway house.
"We make a promise to the public that we are going to keep inmates in the community to help save taxpayer dollars, but we are not going to sacrifice public safety," Velardi said. "With Mr. Eisenberg's case, I felt we were sacrificing public safety. I objected."
But Eisenberg was moved, and since then, he has frequented the Manchester Community Resource Center where he was arrested Monday morning. Manager Renie Denton called police and sent her office staff upstairs.
"For the safety of them, we did just remove them from the floor," she said. "I really didn't worry too much about him because he has never shown aggression with us, and I think he's just always screaming out that he needs help."
Velardi said he hopes Eisenberg's arrest will send a message.
"This is just not someone we should be taking a risk with," Velardi said. "He should remain in total confinement. The prisons are built for some to remain in total confinement. He is one of them."
Eisenberg is being held at the state prison while he awaits an arraignment on the escape charge.


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Episode 219 of The CyberJungle is about 55 minutes long, due to extended coverage from The Gartner Security Summit 2011. You can hear it by clicking on the flash player below. The first interview begins at about 19min, and the second interview at about 40min. You may download the file directly – great for listening on many smartphones. Or, you may go to the listening options page and browse for other ways to hear the show.
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The teen years can be difficult — for both teens and parents. Physical changes during puberty can make adolescents feel awkward and unsure of themselves.
This is especially true for girls when it comes to menstruation. For a girl, getting her first period is a physical milestone and a sign of becoming a woman. But it also can be confusing and scary, particularly if she has certain problems, like irregular periods or premenstrual syndrome (PMS).
It's common for women to feel a few symptoms, such as mild bloating or breast soreness, before a period. But women with PMS have a wave of emotional and physical symptoms that start in the second half of the menstrual cycle and end after a period begins.
PMS includes many physical and emotional symptoms, such as:
PMS is usually at its worst during the 4 days before a period. It tends to disappear 2 to 3 days after the period begins. PMS can happen at any time in women of childbearing age. Not all women get PMS, and some only get the worst symptoms when they are older or closer to menopause.
Although the exact cause of PMS is unknown, it seems to happen because of changing hormone levels in the body and changing chemical levels in the brain. During the second half of the menstrual cycle, the amount of progesterone in the body increases. Then, about 7 days before the period starts, levels of both progesterone and estrogen start to drop.
Some girls' bodies seem to be more sensitive to these hormone changes than others. Talk to your daughter's doctor if her symptoms are severe or interfere with her normal activities.
Many girls have abdominal cramps during the first few days of their periods. They're caused by prostaglandin, a chemical in the body that makes the smooth muscle in the uterus contract. These involuntary contractions can range from dull to sharp and intense.
The good news is that cramps usually only last a few days. Using heating pads can help soothe the pain. Over-the-counter ibuprofen, given for 2 to 3 days as soon as a period begins, also can help. Call your daughter's doctor if she has severe cramps that keep her home from school or from doing stuff with her friends. Also let the doctor know if the cramps do not improve with home treatment.
A girl's body usually does not develop a regular cycle until 2 to 3 years after she begins her periods. During that time, the body is adjusting to the influx of hormones unleashed by puberty. And what's "regular" varies from girl to girl. The typical cycle of an adult female is 28 days, although some are as short as 24 days and others are as long as 38.
Changing hormone levels might affect the length of a period. A girl's period may last just a few days during one month and up to a week the next. She may skip months, get two periods very close together, or alternate between heavy and light bleeding from one month to another.
If your daughter's period still hasn't settled into a fairly predictable pattern after 3 years, or if it becomes irregular after she's had several normal periods, make an appointment with her doctor to check for possible problems.
Also, let your daughter's doctor know if her cycle is less than 24 days or more than 38 days, or if she goes for 3 months without a period.
Girls go through puberty at different rates. Some reach menarche (the medical term for the first period or the beginning of menstruation) as early as 9 or 10 years old. Others don't have their first periods until they're well into their teen years. So if your daughter is a "late bloomer," it doesn't necessarily mean there's something wrong.
Genetics plays a big role in determining when girls get their periods. Girls often start menstruating at about the same age at which their mothers or grandmothers did. Also, certain ethnic groups, on average, go through puberty earlier than others. For instance, African-American girls generally start puberty and get their periods before Caucasian girls do.
Let your daughter's doctor know if she hasn't gotten her period by age 15, or by 3 years after starting puberty, which begins with breast development.
Although most period problems are harmless, a few conditions can be more serious and require medical attention. These include:
Girls who haven't started their periods by the time they're 15 years old or 3 years after they've shown the first signs of puberty have primary amenorrhea. This is usually caused by a genetic problem, a hormone imbalance, or a problem with the way the reproductive organs developed.
Hormone imbalances also can lead to secondary amenorrhea, which is when a girl who had normal periods suddenly stops menstruating for more than 6 months or three of her usual cycles.
Since pregnancy is the most common cause of secondary amenorrhea, a girl with skipped periods should have a pregnancy test. In addition to hormone imbalances and pregnancy, other things that can cause both primary and secondary amenorrhea include:
Exercising too much (often in sports like distance running, ballet, figure skating, or gymnastics) combined with a poor diet also can lead to amenorrhea. This happens because a girl may lose too much weight or not gain weight during key periods of growth.
But this doesn't include the usual gym class or school sports team, even those that practice often. To exercise so much that she delays her period, a girl would have to train vigorously for several hours a day, most days of the week, and not get enough calories, vitamins, and minerals.
It's normal for a girl's period to be heavier on some days than others. But a girl with very heavy or long periods, a condition known as menorrhagia, could be soaking through at least one sanitary napkin (pad) an hour for several hours in a row or six full pads a day.
Another sign of menorrhagia is periods that last longer than 7 days. Girls with menorrhagia sometimes stay home from school or social functions because they're worried they won't be able to control the bleeding in public.
Most cases of menorrhagia are due to an imbalance between the levels of estrogen and progesterone in the body, which allows the endometrium (the lining of the uterus) to keep building up. During menstruation, the shedding of this thick endometrium results in very heavy bleeding.
Because many adolescents have slight hormone imbalances during puberty, menorrhagia happens in many teen girls. But in some cases, heavy menstrual bleeding can be caused by problems such as:
If your daughter has heavy periods or periods that last longer than 7 days, talk to her doctor.
There are two types of dysmenorrhea, which is painful menstruation that can interfere with a girl's ability to attend school, study, or sleep:
Having cramps for a day or two each month is common, but if your daughter has symptoms severe enough to keep her from her normal activities or cramps that last for more than 3 days, discuss it with her doctor.
In this condition, tissue normally found only in the uterus starts to grow outside the uterus — in the ovaries, fallopian tubes, or other parts of the pelvic cavity. It can cause abnormal bleeding, dysmenorrhea, general pelvic pain, and lower back pain.
To determine whether a problem requires treatment, the doctor will ask several questions and do a physical exam. The doctor may do a pelvic exam, blood tests, or urine tests. If there might be a structural problem, an ultrasound or CT scan might be done. These tests can help the doctor decide how to handle a condition.
Growths such as polyps or fibroids often can be removed, and endometriosis treated with medicines or surgery. If a hormone imbalance is to blame, the doctor may suggest hormone therapy with birth control pills or other hormone-containing medicines. Conditions like clotting disorders or thyroid problems also may require treatment.
For menstrual pain not due to any medical problem, anti-inflammatory medicines like ibuprofen are the most effective treatment.
Although most period problems aren't cause for alarm, certain symptoms do call for a doctor visit. This is particularly true if a girl's normal cycle changes.
So take your daughter to her doctor if she:
When your daughter's having a particularly bad bout of PMS or cramps, you can help make her more comfortable. Suggest that she:
If you notice that your daughter's periods are causing her great discomfort or interfering with her life, talk to her doctor to make sure nothing else is causing the problem and to see if anything can help. Sometimes hormone treatment, often in the form of birth control pills, can help ease many symptoms of uncomfortable periods.
Most important, talk to her and explain that most annoying or uncomfortable parts of menstruation are normal and may improve over time. And be understanding when she's cranky and unhappy. After all, no one's at her best all the time.
Vidant Health can connect you to health care professionals to help you understand your condition and guide you through the treatment process. Let's chat.


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Liverpool goalkeeper Brad Jones has seen no change in striker Luis Suarez's attitude on his return to the squad despite the player suggesting he wants a new challenge.
The Uruguay international is set to make his first appearance for the Reds this summer in Wednesday's friendly against Melbourne Victory, having flown into Australia on Sunday after extended leave following the Confederations Cup.
While he was away the 26-year-old has spoken about the attraction of Real Madrid and his agent Pere Guardiola has told the club the player wants to play in the Champions League but will not try to force through a move.
But that has not affected Suarez, who has returned to training with the same vigour he had last season and Jones said they expect him to stay.
"It's good to have Luis and (fellow Uruguay international) Seb Coates back," he told the Liverpool Echo.
"Most of the boys were joking with him about his Uruguayan (television) advert which we saw on the internet.
"Luis is a bubbly character. You always know when he's about as you can hear him five rooms away!
"He just loves football - he lives and breathes it. You saw him in training here, he's like a little kid. He doesn't want to stop - it's like waiting for your mum to call you in.
"He's that type of character. He's never going to shirk any effort. We don't expect anything less, no matter what's gone on in the media.
"He's the same player we've been used to. Nothing has changed.
"He's still here and we expect it to stay that way. We all hope he stays as he's a fantastic player. I see no reason to doubt that."
Jones has been working closely with Liverpool's new goalkeeper Simon Mignolet since the Belgium international's arrival from Sunderland.
He appears to be favourite for the number one spot as Jose Reina, who has yet to join up with the squad after his Confederations Cup involvement, could be on his way to Napoli after they made an approach for a loan deal which would reunite the Spaniard with former Reds manager Rafael Benitez.
Jones has been impressed with the new £9million signing.
"I've seen a fair bit of him and he's done really well," he told liverpoolfc.com.
"Last season was probably his best so far and Sunderland probably owe a bit to him for staying up.
"For him it's a big move but it's something he's probably deserved from last year and he'll be hoping to continue in the way he finished last season.
"His best quality is his overall quality. He's pretty consistent in everything he does. That's where you want to be - be good at every aspect, really.
"He's got a few years before he hits his peak as well. He's a very good goalkeeper.
"It doesn't change too much for me. It's a new challenge, it's someone new.
"Training has been good and it's just about getting on with it and doing your best, as you do every day."


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October 27th, 2020
Announcing today major new features and tools as well as a product roadmap across Surveys, Research and CX.
September 17th, 2020
The QuestionPro Partner Channel, a reseller and distributor program is designed to make it easier for partners to integrate QuestionPro's solutions directly into theirs, helping their clients unlock insights.
May 12th, 2020
QuestionPro has been named a contender in The Forrester New Wave™: EX Management Platforms For Large Enterprises.
April 28th, 2020
QuestionPro has been named a contender in The Forrester New Wave™: EX Management Platforms For Large Enterprises.
February 28th, 2020
Austin-based survey and market research company QuestionPro has acquired Dallas-based Care Experience, a customer experience platform focused on health care.
January 21st, 2020
Survey and market research company QuestionPor has moved its headquarters from California to Austin. As part of the move, the company relocated 18 of its employees in Austin, with plans to grow up to about 60 local employees by the end of the year.
January 29th, 2020
Founder Vivek Bhaskaran said he moved the company's headquarters to San Francisco in 2011 with big ambitions, "but economically, we could not make it work.
January 28th, 2020
"Austin is the perfect tech-friendly city for QuestionPro to place our roots and to drive our business to the next level," Bhaskaran said. "It offers a mix of vibrant startups, incubators, and classic technology corporations that we're excited to be a part of."
January 30th, 2020
"To my fellow founders out there, build the company you want to build not the company that others put pressure on you to build," says Founder, Vivek Bhaskaran.
January 7th, 2020
"Austin is the perfect tech-friendly city for QuestionPro to place our roots and to drive our business to the next level," Bhaskaran said. "It offers a mix of vibrant startups, incubators, and classic technology corporations that we're excited to be a part of."
Most of us have experienced the impersonal face of online support tickets and feedback forms, filling them out only to feel marooned in an endless queue of requests. QuestionPro is changing the game when it comes to how businesses are interacting with their customers.
Accusations of sexism in the technology sector are nothing new and sadly unsurprising, considering the male-to-female ratio in the industry. However, a viral blog post from former Uber employee Susan J. Fowler recently forced tech companies to examine their corporate cultures to ensure their female employees not only are treated fairly, but also feel safe coming to work.
In the dating industry, competition is fierce. Dating websites have to work to make themselves stand out to singles so their niche services remain popular and profitable in the long run. To help dating brands reach out to online daters, QuestionPro offers unique survey software with customized features and 24/7 live support.
Despite the links to consumer surveys at the bottom of every receipt and customer-facing email, it can be difficult to maintain engagement long enough to get actionable feedback. Experienced survey and analytics company, QuestionPro, is turning surveys and forms into insightful conversations with new Conversational Forms.
Leading up to the November election, AP worked with GfK Custom Research and the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago to examine new ways to survey voters.
Gaining insight into customer satisfaction and shopping trends through experience tracking is a vital aspect of a business's efforts to stand out in its market. Through its suite of software tools, QuestionPro makes this task easier and more efficient with customizable survey creation, online and offline distribution, deep analytical tools, and robust reporting.
Today, the platform claims to create over one million surveys every month and over 10-million responses collected in that same period. It also has over five million users worldwide and over 15,000 business clients spanning across 40 nations.
QuestionPro and MindMeister announced a new partnership with the aim to modernize data intelligence through the integration of QuestionPro's powerful survey analytics platform and MindMeister's award-winning mind mapping software.
The Workplace Genome™ Project provides organizations with a simple research-based discovery process for understanding organizations' culture at their very essence—who they really are, how they really work, and what it is their employees really experience.
QuestionPro has expanded its offerings to capture evidence-based decision making in emerging markets such as India, China, and Latin America. Companies in these regions are adopting the tools and services for data processing and analytics.
Earlier this week, news broke that Seattle-based QuestionPro, a leading web-survey and market research company, has acquired Pollbob, a New Orleans-based startup at the forefront of the mobile social polling space.
QuestionPro, a web-survey and market-research company, has acquired PollBob, a small startup with a website and iPhone app for community polling.
QuestionPro is buying PollBob, a small New Orleans consumer Internet startup that specializes in online and mobile polling technology. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed, but QuestionPro CEO Vivek Bhaskaran tells GeekWire that the acquisition will help strengthen its battle against Survey Monkey, especially in the increasingly important mobile arena.
Seattle online research company QuestionPro is expanding its mobile offerings -- and geographic reach -- by acquiring New Orleans-based PollBob.
Most business owners have heard the statistic that 80% of new businesses fail within the first three years. One of the biggest reasons they reportedly fail is because they lack the information and related analysis to make a good decision.
I've been thinking a lot about influence lately. It seems that I'm not the only one. Mike Michalowicz wrote an article that talked about how you can grow your business by connecting with influencers and Guy Kawasaki gave us a real life example of how you can create a path for influencing behavior by setting up an environment for easy compliance.
When I looked at my e-mail and saw a message from MSNBC, I thought it was spam. MSNBC wanted to know if I would consider participating in a web series that paired entrepreneurs with small business mentors. I would be one of the mentors in addition to Tony Hawk and Daisy Fuentes.
Yeah - I know - you've got no extra cash. To get cash you need customers. To get customers, you need marketing. So how are you supposed to do any of that - with no cash.
Since I.m forever harping about finding out what.s important to your customer when they are buying what you.re selling, I've decided to go over a few on-line survey tools and help you figure out which one might be best for you and your customers.


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In these trying times, it's hard to know who is actually in charge of your awful NFL team. We'll do our best to keep you informed of these frequently changing and occasionally riveting announcements.
Here is a list of teams "in transition" with their current head coach and his chances for survival:
Cleveland: Eric Mangini. At this moment, is begging his new boss for another chance. Outlook not good.
Chicago: Lovie Smith. Improbably, he will return next year. (Bears ownership is nothing if not cheap.) However, Ron Turner is out as offensive coordinator and Rod Marinelli will take over the defense.
Tampa Bay: Raheem Morris Safe. Granted another year, which is only fair because he just got his driver's license in the mail.
Carolina: John Fox. Also looks to be safe. His star is hitched firmly to Jake Delhomme and that $12 million contract ain't going nowhere.
Buffalo: Absolutely no one. The Bills are completely coachless. Every assistant, including interim chief Perry Fewell, were canned. Met secretly with Bill Cowher, who shows little interest in living farther north than Pittsburgh. Considering a call to Scotty Bowman.
Oakland: Tom Cable. Still employed, but on very thin ice. Perhaps a shiny coin would distract Al Davis long enough for him to forget who works for him.
Jacksonville: Jack Del Rio. What would be the point? The Jaguars will fire their city before they fire their coach.
Washington: Mike Shanahan Not officially, but Dan Snyder is driving very hard to that hoop. Mike has summoned his agent to begin negotiations and Shanny's son, Kyle, has already stated his intention to drop his o-coordinator job at Texas to join his Dad in D.C. Who says he wants to hire you, boy?


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"Ya Ne Dumayu Vy Mojaette Govorit Po Russski"
Yuri: So tell me, ugly American boy: You want fly plane? You like MIG-29,
perhaps F-22? You want best American plane? No? This insane! You must fly proper
aircraft! You must fly aircraft of mother Russia! You must be man! You must
drink Vodka! You must fly MiG-29! If you no fly MiG… You are ugly bitch monger!
Mitch: Damn! Be Cool! Hey, (to camera in mock Russian accent) Is it
not that all Russians are crazy?
Yuri: No, this not verifiable.
Mitch: Prove it dude! Prove to me that I should fly a Russian plane,
instead of good old American air-tech?
Yuri: This because any day, you go down to store. You look at game.
You buy game. You fly American plane in game. Here, you do same thing, but you
fly good Russian plane.
Mitch: Ok, I am mildly interested, is it any good?
Yuri: Is Good? Is GOOD? Is Fantastic! Is Incredible! Is… (SLAP! FALL!
Mitch: Damn Russians with their drinking games. Vodka, stools, and slapping
each other, that's all they live for… What ever will I now do? I must know more
about this game! The drunken Russian on the floor piqued my interest! Whom I
Gonna Call? (finger snapping) I know! I'll ask JOHNNY B.! (Superman Music) (Swoop,
fly, swish, land)
Johnny B. : I thought I heard distress! Aha! You need to know about
NovaLogic's MiG-29 Fulcrum don't you?
Mitch: Oh Johnny B. ! Can you help me? (To the Camera) what the heck
does the B. stand for anyway?
Johnny B. : You'd be much happier not knowing. And now… I shall help
you! Behold! My Review! (Triumphant music)
Before mentioning anything else about this game, the graphics must get their
due credit. MiG-29 Fulcrum is a gorgeous game. The texture maps on all
of the planes are very highly detailed, the terrain is attractive and exaggerated
in height so that its more fun to fly low on your ingress to target.
Your own plane is a sight to behold though. I have not ever seen planes looking
this good in a sim before. The texture mapping is damned near photorealistic.
The planes also feature little touches like the ability to see yourself through
the canopy of the cockpit. Best off all, the inside of the MiG-29 features the
most detailed 3-D virtual cockpit ever seen in a flight sim. It actually looks
better than some 2-D cockpits in sims like Jane's F-15.
MiG-29 Fulcrum even reflects the control panels on the canopy. In addition,
the game runs at a very high framerate despite its beautiful detail, seriously
embarrassing CPU hogging sims like the aforementioned F-15, or Longbow
2. A 3DFX is close to a requirement for this one, though.
Once you pick your mouth up off of the floor you might also begin to notice
the gameplay in MiG-29. It's fun. Most other sims usually elicit a somewhat
more complex, err… different reaction. MiG-29 its just… fun. The gameplay feels
very reminiscent of Mission Studios Jetfighter 3 or FullBurn,
without the narrative depth. Slightly arcade-ish, accessible, in general a fun
little firefight. Aw heck, this game is a fun rehash of F-22 Lighting II,
Novalogic's first polygonal 3D sim.
Now, the planes don't move completely unrealistically and generally have a
moderately believable feel to them. The difference between MiG-29 and more complex
sims is simple:. You can jump in to this game, familiarize yourself with a few
controls, and kick afterburner within a few minutes, unlike more complex simulations
which require hours of study and an advanced degree in Aeronautical Engineering.
Most avionics systems are controlled automatically. The plane creates a shoot
list for you that may be cycled through, you actually never have to use you
radar for targeting or identification, its all done for you. Hell, your wheels
even automatically retract after you take off. The designers of this game realized
that they were making an arcade-ish "simulation" and designed missions that,
assuming you succeed, would make you a triple ace after 20 minutes of game time.
It really is not hard to kill your enemies, missiles usually work unusually
well (the reverse of which being that they are very hard to evade yourself),
and getting kills with the cannon is almost laughably to easy once you get in
range. The lack of realism shows most obviously in landings and takeoffs. You'll
have a very, very easy time placing your MiG-29 back on terra firma. A lot of
this is due to the fact that you can take off and maintain flight at velocities
usually associated with falling like a brick.
But, whether or not this is a realistic or believable simulation of what it
is actually like to fly an MIG-29, it is still his an enjoyable romp through
them wild white clouds and the dainty blue sky.
Speaking of clouds;
MIG-29 features the thickest cloud level in recorded computer history, a trait
inherited from F-22 Lightning II. Actually, the engine featured in MIG-29
and F-16 Multirole Fighter (It's sister game,
released simultaneously) is simply an updated version of the F-22 L2
Sound is good. There ain't nothing spectacular in the audio department, but
there is nothing wrong there either. Much like the rest of the game the sound
satisfies but doesn't warrant a letter home to your dead hamsters and other
assorted pets. I do have one problem with the music though. This is a game about
Russia, hell you can even have the control tower talk to you in Russian if you
want! So why is it that the music is generic American techno? Have the designers
of this game never listened to the music in "The Hunt For Red October"? Russian
themes could have been used to make some truly memorable music and lend some
much needed atmosphere to the game. Would a little mandolin have killed them?
The one really superb feature of the game is the included NovaWorld internet
gaming service. Using NovaWorld, internet multiplayer was smooth as silk even
using an older 28.8 modem. It was painless to set up and get into as well. Now,
any of you who have read the F-16 Multirole Fighter review may be wondering
why this review is, except for a few touches, a word for word duplicate. Here
is the reason: MiG-29 and F-16 MF are essentially the same game with a few different
items like texture maps and mission specifics. The planes really do fly remarkably
To be a little cynical, NovaLogic is seems to be trying to milk as much cash
out of the critical game playing masses as possible. If NovaLogic had been just
a little less miserly they could have released both of these as the same game
and saved the buyer $50 in duplicate gaming.
So, in the overall estimation of the game there isn't anything to scream in
pain about, and certainly nothing to moan in pleasure (with a Russian accent)
about. The game elicits a pleasant grin. Basically it all comes down to this:
MIG-29 is a good game for anyone who has never played a flight sim before, but
would like to fancy themselves zipping along at mach 2.5 preserving communism.
On the other hand, if you are a flight sim freak, you'd do better to look elsewhere
for your hyper realistic aerodynamic fix. Fulcrum is a solid game with impressive
graphics, perfect for the common, enforced, state-minded average Yuri.


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Technosoft, an IT and business process outsourcing (BPO) provider, today launched Information Edge Services, an outsourced process that helps organizations address big data and the challenges of managing the velocity, volume, variety, and veracity of information.
As part of the new Data Science practice, Technosoft Information Edge Services (TIES) comprises three expertise service areas: core technology, value analytics, and consulting teams. Core technology ensures that the flow of information is at the right time and speed, while value analytics provide people with tools that give insight into big data. The consultant team partners with organizations to further leverage the information assets.
"Analytics is fast becoming the go-to system to derive insights that help make businesses more agile. The future belongs to companies that can develop plug-an- play solutions that combine state-of-the-art algorithms with integration and visualization technologies," said Sumit Kumar Chand, Technosoft's principal scientist, in a statement. "TIES is expected to help get to the underlying intelligence, interpret it into actionable insights and marketable foresights for enterprises."
Six Tips for Choosing a Service Provider for Big Data Management
Outsourcing big data analytics can save your company time and money.


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[center][font=Arial]Why 2017 (and not before?) - In Brief [/font][/center]
[left][font=Arial]Our goal, for quite some time, has been to create a new and improved site - good-looking, fast, easy-to-use, fun and informative.[/font][/left]
[left][font=Arial]To do this required the right information, technology and structure, plus the time to put it all together. Developing the right information (and tools) has taken years of work with many members pitching in over this time. Technology is now at a level where you don't have to be a coder to get some great things happening - or so we thought (more info below ) The structure of the new site has been solved, so, how about 'time'?[/font][/left]
[left][font=Arial]"The Long Version", below, gives more detail on 'time' - suffice to say that Patch and I started work fulltime on the new site in May 2016, thinking it would only take three months... It's now been nine months but, the good news is:[/font][/left]
[left][font=Arial]We've solved all the critical 'grey areas' - ie the hardest work has been done now, so I think we can safely say that the new site is not merely a possibility, but should be with us very soon. [/font][/left]
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[center][font=Arial]The Long Version[/font][/center]
[left][font=Arial]Before I came along, thousands of hours had already been contributed by some members, developing what will be the content of the new site. This included questioning some existing information or tools, lots of detailed experimentation, as well as answering the same questions over and over, until they found the perfect analogy or tool to make it all easier. Identifying the gaps in existing information, and filling them, has been a very long process - for instance, the problem of 5 types of IBU systems! Multiply that problem by a thousand and you can imagine the work done before I even arrived.[/font][/left]
[left][font=Arial]BIABrewer.info ran for many years on a forum software, "phpBB 3.0". Even making a simple change required a proficiency at coding. Patch started to write the new site in that version of the software about 18 months ago, however, it was cumbersome and still not user-friendly. No other alternative technology could be found at that time that would not require a professional coder.[/font][/left]
[left][font=Arial]When I came along in May, we had a look around and saw some software that we thought would solve our IT problems - "Great!" we thought, "That takes care of that," so we spent the next several weeks writing articles, taking photos of processes etc. This gave us a better idea of how we needed to structure the site, so we delved into that.[/font][/left]
[left][font=Arial]We then encountered a massive setback. We realised that our chosen software, after a solid month of study, just wouldn't work. Any "add-on" caused problems or would simply not work at all - "bridging" an article side with a forum side was going to require a reincarnation of Steve Jobs![/font][/left]
[left][font=Arial]As well as trying to solve these new problems, we also worked on the structure of the site with the aim that the right info would be fast to find, for any brewer, of any method & experience level. This was a mind-boggling process. Patch's living room was transformed into a flurry of whiteboards and butchers paper. We'd make a plan, test it from all angles, and ultimately find a major flaw in our thinking. I found this process frustrating - however, Patch is quite happy spending time simplifying information, and remained confident we would find the solution. We worked from top-side down, bottom-up and inside out and, at last, it finally came together!!![/font][/left]
[left][font=Arial]By this stage, phpBB had come up with version 3.1 which didn't require a coder to operate. And, it seemed one could create html pages as well (such as the BIPs page). Yay! However, it hasn't been easy. Once again, many add-ons would not work at all (we tested over 125) and many needed specialised modifications to get them to work. And the html side was not simple at all. In fact, it was only 3 weeks ago that we were able to find a "Bootstrap Editor" that could help us fix this...[/font][/left]
[left][font=Arial]Patch knew that getting the new site up and running would take two to three months of full-time work from both of us; it isn't something one could do in spits and spurts. And, in May 2016, we were full of hope and high expectations. We would often tell each other that the site would be up in another three weeks![/font][/left]
[left][font=Arial]Even this long version of the story does not do justice to the experience of the last nine months. We started with some Dutch Courage, combined with a hefty dosage of blood, sweat and tears; added a dollop of spontaneous hilarity; sprinkled with sage and wisdom; topped with a layer of innovation; half-baked then garnished with a sprinkling of ingenuity, and served it all alongside a million-or-so ice cold IPAs. I hope that the work I've done here will be of great service to those most admirable members who have spent so much time and effort before my time![/font][/left]
[left][font=Arial]Anyway - the only problems left to solve are not critical, they can wait - phew! All that is left to do is compile the content which is simply a juggle of time and money now. The end is in sight.[/font][/left]
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