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500 Million Reasons the iBeacon Will Change the Way You Shop
Apple launched its iBeacon platform in earnest this weekend when it deployed the tiny Bluetooth transmitters in each of its US retail locations. Some have dismissed the technology stating it has limited appeal, but those that pooh-pooh these diminutive data deliverers fail to see the big picture of what is possible with hyper-location awareness.
There's clearly a market for such devices. eBay rolled out its PayPal Beacon a few months back, and Qualcomm just announced a similar platform it's calling Gimbal. Apple has a big advantage over both firms and anyone else looking to enter the market: Any iDevice made in the last two years or so can be used as an iBeacon.
Apple's position in retail
Apple (with a bit of help from Square) plays a big role in many retail operations. Customers can use iPads to checkout; stores can use them as dynamic displays; restaurant patrons can use them to call waiters or order food.
Indeed, iDevices are already prevalent in J.C. Penney stores, Ford dealerships, Burberry shops, LaGuardia airport, and a bevy of other retailers big and small. Most of these devices can double as iBeacons, which means retailers can test out the technology with minimal cost and effort -- i.e. the infrastructure already exists.
Open platform
There's a lot more to the iBeacon than sending push notifications with special offers. That's how Apple is demonstrating it in their Apple Stores, but Apple is leaving the platform open to developers to create what it hasn't imagined.
One developer has already used the technology, in partnership with publishers, to allow cafe and pub patrons access to periodicals while sipping on their drink of choice. Once the customer leaves the range of the iBeacon, he no longer has access to the magazine.
eBay uses the exact same Bluetooth Low Energy for its PayPal Beacon, which facilitates in-store payments using its digital payment platform. The only thing required at checkout is a verbal confirmation.
eBay ought to adopt support for the iBeacon platform; it should require minimal effort considering the similarities between it and the PayPal Beacon. In that way, the company can capitalize on the existing iDevices in stores. It may, however, soon face competition from Apple itself in the mobile payments market.
Aside from those specific examples, there are dozens of potential applications for hyper-location awareness and small data dissemination.
Qualcomm's entry could help adoption
Qualcomm's Gimbal proximity beacons are priced as low as $5 for customers that buy in volume. Comparatively, Estimote, a company that launched recently to sell beacons, is taking pre-orders at the price of $99 for three beacons. The cost advantages are obvious at Qualcomm, which makes the Bluetooth SoCs itself.
Although Qualcomm seems intent on keeping retailers in its own ecosystem Gimbal Manager software, it doesn't seem farfetched that Gimbal will play nicely with iBeacons or other BLE devices. Considering the advantage of already having iDevices in retail locations, it's in Qualcomm's interest to play up the potential of linking those devices with its new product in order to increase sales.
I believe if Qualcomm doesn't provide support for Gimbal to work with Apple's platform, a third-party developer will because Qualcomm's devices are significantly less expensive than anything else currently on the market. Besides, it wouldn't be the first time Qualcomm benefited from an Apple product.
Untapped potential
I believe there's a lot of untapped potential in this technology, especially outside of retail and restaurants. The MLB intends to use the technology in its stadiums to guide fans to their seats.http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/29/mlbs-ibeacon-experiment-may-signal-a-whole-new-ball-game-for-location-tracking/ Museums may use it for self-guided tours. Homeowners can use it for home-automation.
The potential is really left to developers to think up. With approximately 500 million active iDevices around the world, there's a lot of potential iBeacons they can use.
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Silver Collection
The collection of British silver in the Ashmolean Museum is one of the finest of its kind in the world. The first piece, an Elizabethan tankard, was given in 1790, but its real beginning was in 1946, when the first of four remarkable bequests was received. Each of these was complementary to the others, resulting in an exceptionally comprehensive collection of English silver, spanning the sixteenth to the mid-eighteenth century. This has been greatly enriched by major acquisitions over the last twenty years and by a number of important loans from Oxford colleges.
The descriptions on this site are based on the full entries in T. Schroder, British and Continental Gold and Silver in the Ashmolean (2009)
The Ashmolean Museum is warmly grateful to Brian Wilson for his support in making this webpage and the one on the Finger Ring collection possible. The entries were compiled by Beth West.

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Editorial: If newspapers go away, what then?
Don't be too quick to write off newspapers, even as the industry struggles to adapt to the financial struggles of the digital age. Here are a few reasons from the National Newspaper Association why newspapers will be relevant far into the future:...
Don't be too quick to write off newspapers, even as the industry struggles to adapt to the financial struggles of the digital age.
Here are a few reasons from the National Newspaper Association why newspapers will be relevant far into the future:
A key area of strength for newspapers is good old-fashioned accurate and balanced journalism.
So you get all your news from the web? Take a look at how much of that news is generated by reporters at newspapers.
Blogs are nice, but newspapers are still producing the vast majority of quality journalism. Just because Google takes it and puts the headline and first paragraph online doesn't negate that fact.
Readers still appreciate quality journalism by trained reporters and informed judgments by crotchety editors about news content and sources.
Talk radio may spend a lot of time blasting the media, but listen closely and you'll realize most of the topics they're blustering about came from newspaper stories.
Digital news is the obvious up-and-comer, and newspapers are all over it, and have been for a while --but let's not be too quick to bury print.
For a lot of people, print continues to be the best way to find out what's going on locally, and find good advertising deals.
Pew Research Center has reported that newspapers are the top source (or tied for the top) in 11 of 16 news topics explored.
And according to Magid's research for NAA, consumers overwhelmingly view ads in newspapers as more believable and trustworthy than those in any other medium.
That's because newspaper people -- flawed as we are -- put a high premium on the accuracy and quality of our work, be it in advertising or news.
There is a lot of concern about the future of newspapers, driven by anxiety about the potential disappearance of the vital role newspapers serve in our society.
That anxiety is understandable. The reality is that industry leaders are working hard and smart to make sure that doesn't happen.
The pundits may write us off. The marketplace has not.
Research shows that newspapers are already the most trusted media brands in local markets. They are working harder to maintain their position as the hub of community information, activity and conversation.
Why will newspapers survive? Because the assets and value they historically have provided to both readers and advertisers are enduring and sustainable in this new digital ecosystem, as the data show.
Newspaper people are not naïve, nor are they in denial about the challenges facing the industry.
The risks are high. Newspapers and representative democracy have gone together since the birth of the nation. In a lot of communities, newspapers are alone in covering local government.
An informed electorate is in a much better position to govern itself. If newspapers go away, who will fill the void?


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Annotated sequence of course units with requirements and student readings.
Charles Shami, Professor of Interactive Design and Game Development, Savannah College of Art and Design
This class is for students already well versed in the use of art and design computer applications. The basic components of digital design tools—vector, raster, modeling language and animation—are covered, culminating in the completion of a final project. Following an overview of HTML and Web page design, students create their own home pages.
Kirt Witte, Professor of Visual Effects, Savannah College of Art and Design.
High Dynamic Range Imaging (HDRi) emphasizes the integration of computer-generated objects or characters into real world video or film footage. High Dynamic Range Imaging seeks to develop and integrate photography, lighting, and rendering into various 3D and 2D software applications by utilizing digital images containing light information more accurately than traditional digital imaging means


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Ever dream of crashing the Emmys? Being pampered at a luxury hotel? Believe it or not, these aren't just crazy pipe dreams. You can actually make these fantasies come true -- with just a little effort! Read on for the simple secrets to living your dream life.
Fantasy #1: Winning a Contest or Sweepstakes
Forget those one-in-a-kajillion Powerball odds. Instead try local sweepstakes, such as a grand-opening giveaway at a new department store. These contests offer you the best chances of winning simply because there are likely to be far fewer entries, says Steve Ledoux, author of How to Win Lotteries, Sweepstakes, and Contests in the 21st Century. Plus, unlike Lotto, you can enter free! "Once, I saw that a grocery-store chain was giving away a TV at each of its stores for its anniversary," says Ledoux. "I entered at every store in my area and ended up winning three TVs and the grand-prize trip to Puerto Rico!" Some of his winning secrets: If you're allowed to submit more than one entry, do just that and stagger them over a few weeks or months (depending on how long the contest is open) so they're mixed in throughout the entries. And if the rules say it's okay, fold your entry form into an accordion, use a big or brightly colored envelope or decorate your envelope: tricks that will help draw the person picking the winner to your entry.
Fantasy #2: Hobnobbing with the Stars at an Awards Show
Surprise: Though some of the biggest awards shows, such as the Oscars and Grammys, are invite-only, many others (such as the Emmys) sell tickets to the general public. Check the Website for the show of your choice two to three months before the big day to see if tickets are available and how to buy them. (The Emmys are typically held in late September; the major movie awards are held in the first few months of the year.)
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Have your heart set on a no-outsiders-allowed affair -- or don't feel like shelling out $100 to $1,000 for tickets? Try signing up to be a seat filler. These folks help fill empty seats -- say, if Tom Cruise is running late or Shania Twain has to go to the bathroom -- so the auditorium looks full on TV. (Forget about making friends with the celebs, though; you're generally not allowed to take pictures, ask for autographs or even speak to the stars.) Go to www.seatfiller.comto sign up and learn more.
Fantasy #3: Seeing Your Name in a National Magazine
Many mags (including ours!) are always looking for readers to share quotes, tips and anecdotes. Often they'll put out last-minute calls for stories on the Web, so frequently check your favorite magazine's Website to see if there's anything you can contribute. You can also send in your photo, phone number and email address and let the mag of your choice know it's okay to contact you.
Another way to get your name in print is by having a letter to the editor published. What makes a winning letter? Single out a specific story and specify how it has affected you personally. Redbook's very own Lori Conte, who edits the Red Letters page, says, "I'm always looking for letters that say how an article has inspired you to change your life, whether you finally saw your doctor about a long-standing problem or you tried a timesaving tip that worked."
Dreaming of getting an article you wrote published? Magazines are always looking for dramatic real-life stories, so if you've had a medical miracle in your family or triumphed over a traumatic experience, that's a good type of story to submit. Get to know the style and content of your favorite magazine, then send a brief (no more than one page) letter summarizing your story and telling the editors how you can be reached if they're interested in hearing more. Oh, and don't send your pitch to the editor-in-chief or to several editors at the same magazine. Check the masthead (the list of everyone who works there, usually found after the table of contents) and find the name of someone in the articles department. (He or she will usually have a title like articles editor or senior editor.) Then send your work to that person.
Fantasy #4: Getting Your Artwork Shown
You probably paint, draw or sculpt just for the joy of it, but haven't you secretly wanted to share your art with the world? Start by canvassing local restaurants, banks, office buildings and libraries to see if they'd be willing to put some of your work on their walls for a few weeks. "Most locally owned businesses, if they have the space, are pretty receptive to the idea of decorating in a way that doesn't cost them anything and represents the community," says Lauren Jarrett, an author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Drawing.
If you know two or three other amateur artists, you can rent out a space (say, at a community center or the YMCA) and throw a joint show. Short on cash? Have a show in someone's home one weekend. The best way to get the word out is through email and by posting flyers around town, says Jarrett, and perhaps with a free listing in your local paper's community calendar. To price your art, check out other art shows and see what art like yours sells for. You should aim to cover at least the cost of the materials and framing, which may be as much as several hundred dollars depending on the size of your work.
The bottom line: If you want to share your art, don't give up. "Even if the first 10 people you talk to don't love your stuff, that doesn't mean it's not good," says Ian Gerard, CEO of Gen Art, a national organization that supports emerging artists in visual arts, music, film and fashion. "If you're persistent, you can always find an audience for your art."
Fantasy #5: Staying in a Five-Star Hotel
To score a superluxe room at affordable rates, use what Joel Widzer, author of The Penny Pincher's Passport to Luxury Travel, calls the contrarian strategy: Go against the trend. Hotels are more likely to offer deep discounts and free room upgrades during the off season or other slow times. According to Widzer, the week before Thanksgiving is a great time to go to Hawaii: "Thanksgiving and Christmas are the busiest times for hotels there, but the week before Thanksgiving and the first two weeks of December are practically dead," he says. If you can be flexible about your travel dates, ask the hotel reservation agent when the slowest times are and adjust your schedule accordingly.
Another way to land a swanky suite for less is to take advantage of frequent-flyer- and credit-card-rewards programs. For maximum flexibility, choose a program that offers a wide range of travel rewards, like American Express or Diners Club, says Widzer. You can also score a cheap room through discount travel sites, like www.priceline.com, though Widzer warns that while you'll get a great price, you may not get the hotel's best rooms. You might do better checking rates on the hotel's own Website, then calling the hotel directly (not its 800 number) to try to get a deal.
Fantasy #6: Being in Movies
Even if you live thousands of miles from Hollywood, chances are there are movies being filmed somewhere near you, and those movies need extras. Street scenes need passersby, restaurant scenes need diners -- you get the idea. (But you probably won't land a role that requires you to snuggle with Russell Crowe -- sorry!) So how do you get on the set? Most states, and some cities, have a film commission that helps coordinate film and TV shoots in the area. You can find yours through the Association of Film Commissioners International (www.afci.org). Call or check your local commission's Website to find out if any film crews are coming to a town near you, and if so, whether they're looking for extras. Depending on the commission's policies, they may be able to put you in touch with a film's production company or even tell you when and where to show up for an open call (a sort of mass audition for extras). For example, the Maryland Film Office Website has a hot-line section that lists films looking for actors and extras.
If you live near New York or Los Angeles and are feeling extra ambitious, you can send your photo to a casting agent. Pick up the trade magazines Backstage, Show Business and The Ross Report to find the names of agents, recommends Sylvia Fay, a casting agent in New York. Send an 8x10 head shot with a typed reésumé detailing any acting experience you may have, plus any special talents you have (juggling, Rollerblading, horseback riding). Don't forget to include your phone number!


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The Science of Self Realization
By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Chapter 4 "Understanding Krsna and Christ"
Conversation with Father Emmanuel
In 1974, near ISKCON's center in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany, Srila Prabhupada and several of his disciples took a morning walk with father Emmanuel Jungclaussen, a Benedictine monk from Niederalteich Monastery.
Noticing that Srila Prabhupada was carrying meditation beads similar to the rosary, Father Emmanuel explained that he also chanted a constant prayer: "Lord Jesus Christ, be merciful unto us." The following conversation ensued.
Srila Prabhupada: What is the meaning of the word Christ?
Father Emmanuel: Christ comes from the Greek word Christos, meaning "the anointed one."
Srila Prabhupada: Christos is the Greek version of the word Krsna.
Father Emmanuel: This is very interesting.
Srila Prabhupada: When an Indian person calls on Krsna, he often says, "Krsta." Krsta is a Sanskrit word meaning "attraction." So when we address God as "Christ," "Krsta," or "Krsna," we indicate the same all-attractive Supreme Personality of Godhead. When Jesus said, "Our Father, who art in heaven, sanctified be Thy name," that name of God was "Krsta" or "Krsna." Do you agree?
Father Emmanuel: I think Jesus, as the son of God, has revealed to us the actual name of God: Christ. We can call God "Father," but if we want to address Him by His actual name, we have to say "Christ."
Srila Prabhupada: Yes. "Christ" is another way of saying Krsta, and "Krsta" is another way of pronouncing Krsna, the name of God. Jesus said that one should glorify the name of God, but yesterday I heard one theologian say that God has no name-that we can call Him only "Father." A son may call his father "Father," but the father also has a specific name. Similarly, "God" is the general name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose specific name is Krsna. Therefore whether you call God "Christ," "Krsta," or "Krsna," ultimately you are addressing the same Supreme Personality of Godhead.


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What these 6 food cravings tell you about your health
If only our cravings consisted of just fruits and veggies!
If only our cravings consisted of just fruits and veggies!
If only our cravings consisted of just fruits and veggies!
Sometimes it's easy to fall down the Google search rabbit-hole and convince yourself your weeks-long onion ring craving actually means you're suffering from liver dysfunction. How can you tell what's real? We've enlisted Alissa Rumsey MS, RD, and creator of the free guide "Three Steps to a Healthier You," to set the record straight.
Red Meat
Although Rumsey cautions that cravings, for the most part, are not evidence of a deficiency — "if that was the case, we'd all be craving fruits and vegetables!" — red meat can indicate a want for iron, an issue especially for women with heavy periods.
French Fries
Always. "Salt cravings can occur if you're falling short on minerals, specifically calcium, magnesium and zinc," Rumsey says. But at the same time, a hankering for potatoes bathed in boiling oil, twice, as the best ones are, could mean that you're one of nine in 10 Americans who consume too much sodium. Rumsey says you can retrain your taste buds to crave salt by reducing the amount of sodium you eat.
This may indicate that you're not eating enough fat (yay) — as in omega-3 fatty acids (less enthusiastic yay). Rumsey says the best sources are fatty fish like salmon, flaxseeds and walnuts.
Remember what we just said about salt, as in "the more you have, the more you want it?" Same goes for sugar. "If you're overdoing it on simple carbohydrates, such as pasta, bread, bagels and pastries, you may find that you end up craving more candy and other sweets. Simple carbohydrates spike your blood sugar, which leads to a big release of insulin, followed by a blood sugar crash. When this crash happens, your appetite can spike and you can crave more sugar." Maybe they weren't kidding when they called sugar our generation's cigarettes.
"[Pasta] is similar to a sugar or candy craving because simple carbs are treated the same way as sugar once they are digested. If you're eating too many simple carbs and not enough protein and fat, your blood sugar levels will fluctuate causing you to crave more carbs."
Onion Rings
Rumsey chalked this random craving up to the carb conundrum (with the breading), as explained in the previous slide.


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In Gilmore Girls, aka the best show ever written, bright-eyed Rory Gilmore is continually seen reading a wide array of books. Whether in preparation for Harvard or for her time at Yale, she is always improving herself via literature.
Juxtapose this with Patrick Lenton, who found himself re-reading The Wheel of Time for the seventeenth time, grimly hoping the ingrained misogyny might somehow disappear if he just believed hard enough. What happened to his days of challenging himself? What about that one time he read Moby Dick and felt good for eight years? Patrick decided to take a leaf out of Rory's books and read Rory's books.
31.) Carrie by Stephen King
Carrie is one of those books that's soaked so deep into the public consciousness that I feel like I've always vaguely known about it. Girl goes crazy at her prom, and lots of people are on fire. There's also something about a blood-soaked prom gown, but I thought that might be allegorical or something.
Anyway, actually READING Carrie was pretty great, because it certainly created some nuance to my vague reading of the story. Instead of supernatural teen angst, I discovered we were looking at a pretty gruelling tale of a girl driven to the fringe of her town by her mother's crazy religious extremism. Also, rather than her being some kind of wild pyromancer at the end, she actually uses telekinesis, the fires being a kind of happy accident.
Carrie basically follows a kind of Mean Girls meets She's All That narrative, except there's a whole bunch of traumatic menstruation-based bullying, and after our protagonist goes through her miraculous prom transformation she destroys the entire town.
Carrie is slightly dated – it's told in a kind of mock documentary style, with clippings of newspaper articles, portions of academic treatises on 'the Carrie White affair' and transcripts of court witness statements. On the one hand, it helps place the novel in a particular time and attitude, but on the other I think this style of slightly meta-textual storytelling has been done more deftly since. One of the excellent benefits of this style is how it allows for evidence of ramifications on the town (after it was Carrie'd) to be inserted alongside the drama as it's happening. It is pretty great.
I immediately tried to think of Rory's high school situation, which was mostly pretty tame in comparison: a bit of bullying from the hot guy off One Tree Hill, who calls her 'Mary' a lot and then kisses her before going to military school – a classic tale. And there were some weird hazing things, but that was mostly dealt with in one episode.
But I realised what really needs to be discussed here is the tale of Lane Kim, aka Rory's best friend. Fun fact, Lane was a teenager being played by an actor in their late twenties. Anyway, Lane's mother is a strict Christian, and Lane's arc is mostly involved in combating this in some way, which goes from her high school issues of 'being able to listen to music' and 'wearing clothes' to more adult issues of dating Seth from The O.C., pursuing her dream to be in a rock band, and marrying Terry from True Blood, who isn't Korean or Christian (or you know, has a job, but nobody really focused on this).
In classic Gilmore Girls tradition of fractious parent/child relationships, Lane and her mother, Mrs Kim, continually push against each other's boundaries but constantly get back to a kind of neutral yet heartwarming position of 'I don't understand your choices, but I love you, and after a three-episode arc of resisting this, I will now support it as best as I can'.
It all seems pretty good for Lane, and you want the best for her, because she has pretty modest yet understandable goals – pursuing her dreams, not living under the repressive thumb of her ultra-religious mother. Which is why it is SO FUCKING AWFUL that the ultimate end to her storyline is having sex ONCE with Terry from True Blood after they are married at age twenty due to religious pressure and she gets pregnant. And there's no discussion about the fact that two twenty-year-olds with no jobs, skills or higher education perhaps shouldn't raise a child.
There's no discussion about the fact that they essentially have to give up their creative aspirations and settle in the town that Lane was born in. There's no discussion about potentially not keeping the baby, and it's not outright said, but that big old bearded God spectre is the pressure behind all this, and it's just super sad, and if anyone in Stars Hollow could potentially gain telekinetic powers and flatten the town, it's Lane Kim.
Curious to see the full reading list? Here you go:
1984 by George Orwell
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
The Archidamian War by Donald Kagan
The Art of Fiction by Henry James
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Babe by Dick King-Smith
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women by Susan Faludi
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Beowulf: A New Verse Translation by Seamus Heaney
The Bhagavad Gita
Bitch in Praise of Difficult Women by Elizabeth Wurtzel
The Bielski Brothers: The True Story of Three Men Who Defied the Nazis, Built a Village in the Forest, and Saved 1,200 Jews by Peter Duffy
A Bolt from the Blue and Other Essays by Mary McCarthy
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Brick Lane by Monica Ali
Candide by Voltaire
The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer
Carrie by Stephen King
32.) Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
33.) The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
34.) Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
35.) The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman
36.) Christine by Stephen King
37.) A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
38.) A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
39.) The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse
40.) The Collected Stories by Eudora Welty
41.) A Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
42.) Complete Novels by Dawn Powell
43.) The Complete Poems by Anne Sexton
44.) Complete Stories by Dorothy Parker
45.) A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
46.) The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
47.) Cousin Bette by Honor'e de Balzac
48.) Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
49.) The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
50.) The Crucible by Arthur Miller
51.) Cujo by Stephen King
52.) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
53.) Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
54.) David and Lisa by Dr Theodore Issac Rubin M.D
55.) David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
56.) The Da Vinci -Code by Dan Brown
57.) Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol
58.) Demons by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
59.) Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
60.) Deenie by Judy Blume
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62.) The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band by Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars and Nikki Sixx
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233.) The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill by Ron Suskind
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238.) Quattrocento by James Mckean
239.) A Quiet Storm by Rachel Howzell Hall
240.) Rapunzel by Grimm Brothers
241.) The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
242.) The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham
243.) Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi
244.) Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
245.) Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin
246.) The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
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248.) The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien
249.) R Is for Ricochet by Sue Grafton
250.) Rita Hayworth by Stephen King
251.) Robert's Rules of Order by Henry Robert
252.) Roman Holiday by Edith Wharton
253.) Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
254.) A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
255.) A Room with a View by E. M. Forster
256.) Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin
257.) The Rough Guide to Europe, 2003 Edition
258.) Sacred Time by Ursula Hegi
259.) Sanctuary by William Faulkner
260.) Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay by Nancy Milford
261.) Say Goodbye to Daisy Miller by Henry James
262.) The Scarecrow of Oz by Frank L. Baum
263.) The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
264.) Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand
265.) The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
266.) The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
267.) Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette by Judith Thurman
268.) Selected Hotels of Europe
269.) Selected Letters of Dawn Powell: 1913-1965 by Dawn Powell
270.) Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
271.) A Separate Peace by John Knowles
272.) Several Biographies of Winston Churchill
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274.) The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
275.) Shane by Jack Shaefer
276.) The Shining by Stephen King
277.) Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
278.) S Is for Silence by Sue Grafton
279.) Slaughter-house Five by Kurt Vonnegut
280.) Small Island by Andrea Levy
281.) Snows of Kilimanjaro by Ernest Hemingway
282.) Snow White and Rose Red by Grimm Brothers
283.) Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World by Barrington Moore
284.) The Song of Names by Norman Lebrecht
285.) Song of the Simple Truth: The Complete Poems of Julia de Burgos by Julia de Burgos
286.) The Song Reader by Lisa Tucker
287.) Songbook by Nick Hornby
288.) The Sonnets by William Shakespeare
289.) Sonnets from the Portuegese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
290.) Sophie's Choice by William Styron
291.) The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
292.) Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov
293.) Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
294.) The Story of My Life by Helen Keller
295.) A Streetcar Named Desiree by Tennessee Williams
296.) Stuart Little by E. B. White
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298.) Swann's Way by Marcel Proust
299.) Swimming with Giants: My Encounters with Whales, Dolphins and Seals by Anne Collett
300.) Sybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber
301.) A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
302.) Tender Is The Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
303.) Term of Endearment by Larry McMurtry
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307.) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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309.) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
310.) The Trial by Franz Kafka
311.) The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters by Elisabeth Robinson
312.) Truth & Beauty: A Friendship by Ann Patchett
313.) Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
314.) Ulysses by James Joyce
315.) The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath 1950-1962 by Sylvia Plath
316.) Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
317.) Unless by Carol Shields
318.) Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann
319.) The Vanishing Newspaper by Philip Meyers
320.) Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
321.) Velvet Underground's The Velvet Underground and Nico (Thirty Three and a Third series) by Joe Harvard
322.) The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
323.) Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
324.) Walden by Henry David Thoreau
325.) Walt Disney's Bambi by Felix Salten
326.) War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
327.) We Owe You Nothing – Punk Planet: The Collected Interviews edited by Daniel Sinker
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When I was 9 years old, my family lived next door to a sweet, older couple. Guy was an avid gardener who spent hours tending his spacious yard. His wife Jan was more interested in grooming her miniature poodle. Mitzi was a fluffy, friendly little pup that had both her owners wrapped around her tiny paws.
Though Guy could be initially gruff, one look at his garden and it was obvious that he adored Mitzi. Though he'd readily admit that he was a meat and potatoes guy, he dedicated a goodly portion of his prime growing space to sugarsnap peas. He didn't raise them for their dinner table. They were there because Mitzi liked them.
She had learned to stand on her back legs in order to reach the pea pods. Delicately plucking one off with her front teeth, she'd trot to a shady spot and consume her treat. During the growing season, Guy and Jan delightedly displayed Mitzi's harvesting talent to any neighbor who showed even the faintest interest.
I cannot eat a sugarsnap pea without remembering this scene.
Though I like them raw or gently sautéed until tender-crisp, one of my favorite things to do to sugarsnaps is to quickly pickle them in a gingery, barely sweetened brine. I make them as a refrigerator pickle so that they keep their crunch and eat them with open-face sandwiches or chopped and tossed with grain salads.
Before You Get Started
Make sure to use the freshest sugarsnap peas you can find. No pickling brine can restore crunch to a pea that's lost it through aging.
Because these peas are so naturally sweet, I only add a tablespoon of honey to the brine. I find that it mellows the vinegar ever so slightly. However, if you like a sweeter pickle, feel free to add more.
If you can't find sugarsnap peas, this recipe works equally well with snow peas. They won't be quite as crunchy, but they'll taste just fine.


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by Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich
Nov 20, 2012
How the House Defeated the Democratic Process "Unanimously"
On November 16, 2012, the United States House of Representatives passed a resolution, H. Res 813, expressing "vigorous support" and "unwavering commitment" to the State of Israel while bombs were being dropped on Gaza and missiles were launched toward Ashkelon. The resolution expresses the official opinion of the House of Representatives. The resolution was passed "without objection."
It is unusual that legislation addressing a topic of such importance would be brought up without giving members of Congress any prior notice. The bill was introduced at 12:04 pm. The resolution was "agreed without objection" by 12:05 pm.
"There was no notice, no committee hearing, no discussion and no debate. In such a fashion, we achieve unanimity on great matters related to the Middle East," said Kucinich.
Concerning this abnormal set of circumstances and addressing the tragic violence in Israel and the Gaza Strip, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today released the following statement.
"I object to H.Res.813, an unfortunately and unnecessarily one-sided resolution that was brought up on Friday, November 16th for consideration without any advance notice to members of Congress and which was completed in about a minute without any discussion. The hasty nature in which this resolution of such significance was considered undermines the unspoken, but operationally essential understanding, that bills of great importance will not be quietly tiptoed through Congress. A loss of Members' confidence in Leadership results when House floor procedures are conducted in a manner frustrating to good faith. Such conduct can only add to the hyperpartisanship and the breakdown of comity in Congress that Americans find objectionable.
"Members must be given the opportunity to debate U.S. support of a military operation that is likely to be of significant consequence in talks between Israel and the Palestinians. This impacts the region and the world.
"Only one minute for consideration of a most consequential resolution in the House, when in the past week, the death toll in Gaza has climbed past 100, including 24 children. Over 800 people are reported to have been wounded. Rockets from groups in Gaza have landed in several Israeli towns. Three Israelis have been killed.
"This latest military escalation began after Israel assassinated Ahmed Al-Jabari, the head of Hamas' military wing. According to Israeli negotiator Gershon Baskin, who secured the release of Gilad Shalit, Mr. Jabari 'wasn't just interested in a long-term cease-fire; he was also the person responsible for enforcing previous cease-fire understandings…On the morning that he was killed, Mr. Jabari received a draft proposal for an extended cease-fire with Israel, including mechanisms that would verify intentions and ensure compliance.' Could anything be more destructive of peace than the assassination of a principal to ceasefire negotiations? And the House only has one minute to consider the ramifications of such action?
"The root of this latest flare up in hostilities is deep. Negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians on a two-state solution have been virtually non-existent. Innocent people in Gaza continue to suffer under a blockade that has deprived them of everything from food and clean water to educational opportunities. Illegal settlements continue to be built in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, further diminishing prospects for a negotiated two-state solution.
"The hastily written, and even more hastily passed resolution, fails to mention any of that. In its deficiencies are writ the failures of our own Middle East policies. This latest outbreak in violence is deplorable and I am strongly supportive of Egyptian efforts to negotiate a ceasefire. Innocent people on both sides deserve to live without fear. Can the House Leadership spare a minute for that point to be made?"
Gaza Is A Window On Our Coming Dystopia by Chris Hedges
Gaza: They Have Names by Felicity Arbuthnot + Death Toll Mounts In Gaza + 92 Gazan Dead Named
Who Started It? + Protests Erupt Worldwide Against Israel's Bombing Campaign in Gaza + Israeli air strikes hit Palestinian PM's office
Israel Escalates Assault On Gaza Strip + Harry Fear: No One's Safe, Civilians Terrified of War Threat
Top Ten Myths about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict by Jeremy R. Hammond


text: Back Managing Your Medicine Cabinet Chances are you don't think about your medicine cabinet until you have a cold or a nasty cut. Keeping a well-stocked medicine cabinet isn't difficult and doesn't take much time. You'll first want the essentials for first aid and symptom relief, rounded out with a few items that meet the special needs of you and other adults in your family. Keep in mind that even a well-stocked medicine cabinet isn't a substitute for professional medical attention. If what you are doing at home isn't making you feel better, be sure to see your health care provider. Do not give any over-the-counter (OTC) medicines to infants or children without first checking with your child's health care provider. The following recommendations are for adults only. Pain relief Two types of OTC pain relievers are available: acetaminophen and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Both types effectively reduce pain and fever; NSAIDs also reduce inflammation. OTC NSAIDs include aspirin, ibuprofen, ketoprofen, and naproxen. NSAIDs reduce pain, inflammation, and fever by decreasing substances called prostaglandins, which are made by your body in response to irritation, injury, or infection. These drugs help relieve pain from conditions such as menstrual cramps, joint and muscle soreness, and headaches. Aspirin, unlike other NSAIDS, also helps prevent a second heart attack and strokes caused by blood clot formation. Aspirin should not be taken by those under 19 years of age as it may cause Reye's syndrome. Acetaminophen relieves fever and pain by working in the brain centers that control body temperature and sense pain. In the average healthy adult who uses these pain medications occasionally, side effects from these medicines are uncommon. Taking higher than prescribed doses or taking NSAIDs too frequently can cause upset stomach, bleeding from the stomach, or kidney damage. It can also make high blood pressure worse. Acetaminophen can cause liver damage if taken in doses larger than prescribed, so care should be taken not to exceed the maximum allowable dose. Acetaminophen should not be taken if you drink alcohol. Many products, such as OTC cold remedies, also contain combinations of acetaminophen or NSAIDs. If you take an NSAID for one symptoms and also take a cold medicine that contains the same NSAID, you may be getting too high a dose. Read OTC drug labels so you know the active ingredients and their doses in all the OTC medicines you are taking. Cough/Cold remedies Cough medicines called cough suppressants help suppress nagging coughs. Cough medicines with expectorants help loosen mucus so that it can be cleared from airways. Coughs from smoking and certain chronic diseases such as emphysema, asthma, or chronic bronchitis should not be treated with cough medicines. Decongestants can make breathing easier by shrinking swollen nasal passages. They work by reducing the amount of blood flow through the area to reduce congestion in swollen tissue inside the nose and allow air to pass through more easily. They may be taken along with other medicines, such as aspirin, to relieve cold symptoms. Both pseudoephedrine and phenylephrine are available OTC, but you must ask the pharmacist and sign a registry for medicines containing pseudoephedrine. Decongestants can interact with many other medicines you take, so talk with your doctor before starting any OTC decongestants. Do not use decongestant nose sprays and drops for more than 3 days because your body can become dependent on them and make you feel even more stopped-up when you do stop using them. Antihistamines These medicines block histamine, the substance that tries to attach to the cells in your body and irritate them. Antihistamines can be used for allergies, hives, insect bites, bee stings, and as a sleeping aid. Antihistamines are often combined with decongestants and pain relievers. Be sure you know what ingredients are in each OTC medication you are taking. Most antihistamines cause drowsiness and you should not drink alcohol if you take an antihistamine. Corticosteroids OTC corticosteroids, like hydrocortisone, can relieve itching and swelling. They are available as a topical medication in some ointments or creams. Inhaled or oral forms of cortisone require a prescription. Topical corticosteroids may be used to treat eczema, atopic dermatitis, insect stings, and bites. They are also used to treat rashes caused by stinging nettle, poison ivy and oak, psoriasis, and neurodermatitis. Antifungal medications Antifungals treat athlete's foot, jock itch, and ringworm. They are available as ointments, creams, powders, or solutions. Fungal infections of the fingernail and toenail must be treated with prescription antifungal agents. Antacids Antacids may relieve heartburn, acid reflux, or a sour stomach. Three classes of antacids are available: Antacids. These commonly contain calcium, aluminum or magnesium, or a combination of the two. These drugs neutralize acid in the stomach and provide immediate but short-lasting relief from heartburn. Histamine 2 blockers. These receptor antagonists like cimetidine, famotidine, nizatidine, or ranitidine reduce the production of stomach acid. Proton pump inhibitors, like omeprazole. This class of antacids blocks the production of stomach acid. These drugs need from 1 to 4 days to completely shut off acid production. Antacids may mask the symptoms of serious disease such as ulcers, stomach cancer, and cancer of the esophagus. If you don't have relief of symptoms after two weeks of use, you should talk to your health care provider. Diarrhea medications Anti-diarrheal remedies such as loperamide and bismuth subsalicylate help slow down bowel activity. Most diarrhea does not need to be treated with medication and usually gets better without treatment, other than replacing lost fluids. You should not take bismuth subsalicylate if you are allergic to aspirin or other salicylates, or you are under 19 years old (see comments above for aspirin). Wound care To promote healing, you should cleanse, treat, and protect wounds. Wash the cut area well with soap and water, but do not scrub the wound. Remove any dirt particles from the area and let the water from the faucet run over it for several minutes. A dirty cut or scrape that is not thoroughly cleaned can cause infection and scarring. Apply an antiseptic lotion or cream. Cover the area with an adhesive bandage or gauze pad if the area is on the hands or feet, or if it is likely to drain onto clothing. Change the dressing often. Don't forget these Other items essential for your medicine cabinet are Adhesive bandages Adhesive tape Gauze pads Tweezers Thermometer Calibrated measuring spoon Alcohol wipes Disinfectant Safety first The FDA says to be sure to go through your medicine and first-aid supplies once a year to discard items that are outdated or damaged. Replenish supplies that are missing or low. Also, to avoid accidental poisoning or overdoses, never store medicines in anything other than their original containers. To safely get rid of old or unwanted medicines, the FDA suggests either mixing them with coffee grounds or another substance that's unappetizing, and sealing them in a container. That container can then be put in the trash. Some communities also offer drug take-back programs to help with disposal. Some medicines should be flushed down the sink or toilet to eliminate any chance that they might be taken by someone. For more information on which medicines to flush, visit the FDA website.


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We all have that one thin friend—one of those skinny women who's never bullied into submission by the bread basket, and when she says "I'll just eat one bite," she does just that. Is she for real?
Turns out, research shows that skinny people simply don't think about food the same way as--well, the rest of us. "Thin people have a relaxed relationship with food," explains David L. Katz, MD, an associate professor adjunct in public health at Yale University. "Those who are overweight, however, tend to be preoccupied by it. They focus on how much or how often they eat, or attach labels like good and bad to certain foods. As a result, mealtime is always on the brain."
Here, weight loss experts explore the mysterious minds of "naturally" slim, and how to eat like skinny women. Learn what they do, what they don't, and how you can act the part.
1. They choose satisfied over stuffed
On a fullness scale of 1 to 10, skinny women stop eating at a level of 6 or 7, says Jill Fleming, RD, author of Thin People Don't Clean Their Plates. The rest of us may keep going to an 8 or 10. Why? It may be because you mistakenly equate the sensation of fullness with satisfaction and feel deprived if you stop short, says Fleming. Or you may just be used to finishing what's in front of you, regardless of whether you really need it.
Copy them: To eat like skinny women, about halfway through your next meal, put your fork down and, using the 1 to 10 scale, rate your level of fullness. Do it again when you have about five bites left. The goal is to increase your awareness of how satisfied you feel during a meal. (Bonus: It also slows down your eating, which allows the sensation of fullness to settle in.)
2. They realize hunger isn't an emergency
Most of us who struggle with extra pounds tend to view hunger as a condition that needs to be cured—and fast, says Judith S. Beck, PhD, author of the new Beck Diet Solution. "If you fear hunger, you might routinely overeat to avoid it," she says. Thin people tolerate it because they know hunger pangs always come and go, buying them some time.
Copy them: Pick a busy day to purposely delay lunch by an hour or two. Or try skipping an afternoon snack one day. You'll see that you can still function just fine. Then next time you feel those grumbles, you'll hold off before making a beeline for the fridge.
3. They don't use food to cure the blues
It's not that skinny women are immune to emotional eating, says Kara Gallagher, PhD, a weight loss expert based in Louisville. But they tend to recognize when they're doing it and stop.
Copy them: Add the word 'Halt' to your vocabulary, says Gallagher. More than just a command (as in stop eating that entire sleeve of cookies), it's an acronym that stands for Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired—the four most common triggers for emotional eating.
If you're truly hungry, eat a balanced snack, such as a handful of nuts, to tide you over until your next meal. But if you're angry, lonely, or tired, seek an alternative calorie-free solution to your emotional need. Blow off steam by going for a run or just jumping around—the heartbeat boost will help dissipate your anger. Lonely? Call a friend, e-mail your kid, or walk to the park or mall. Being around others will make you feel more connected to your community (even if you don't bump into anyone you know). If you're tired, for heaven's sake, sleep!
4. They eat more fruit
Skinny women, on average, have one more serving of fruit and eat more fiber and less fat per day than overweight people, reports a 2006 study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
Copy them: Start tinkering. To eat like akinny women, examine your diet for ways to add whole fruits (not juices) to your meals and snacks. Aim for two or three servings per day. Sprinkle berries in your cereal or on your yogurt. Add sliced pears to your turkey sandwich, or bake an apple for dessert. Keep a bowl of fruit on your kitchen table or desk to motivate you to think fruit first, vending machine never.
5. They're creatures of habit
Any dietitian will tell you that a varied diet is good--but too much variety can backfire, says Katz, author of The Flavor Point Diet. Studies have shown that too many tastes and textures encourage you to overeat, he explains. "Thin people have what I call a food groove—the majority of their meals consist of well-planned staples," says Beck. "There are a few surprises thrown in, but for the most part, their diets are fairly predictable."
Copy them: Try to eat as consistently as possible with your major meals—have cereal for breakfast, a salad at lunch, and so forth. It's okay to add grilled chicken to the salad one day and tuna the next, but by sticking to a loosely prescribed meal schedule, you limit the opportunities to overindulge.
6. They have a self-control gene
Researchers at Tufts University found that the biggest predictor of weight gain among women in their 50s and 60s was their level of disinhibition, or unrestrained behavior. Women with low disinhibition (in other words, a finely tuned sense of restraint) had the lowest body mass index. High disinhibition (i.e., low restraint) was linked to an adult weight gain of as much as 33 pounds.
Copy them: Prepare for moments when your disinhibition is likely to be higher—such as when you're in a festive atmosphere with a large group of friends. If you're at a party, tell yourself you'll take one of every fourth passed hors d'oeuvre. If you're out at dinner, order an appetizer portion and share dessert. Or if you're stressed—another low-restraint moment—make sure you have a source of crunchy snacks (like fruit or carrot sticks) at the ready.
7. They're movers and shakers
On average, skinny women are on their feet an extra 2 1/2 hours per day—which can help burn off 33 pounds a year, according to a study from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
Copy them: Try a reality check. Studies have shown that people often overestimate how active they really are, says Gallagher. Most people actually spend 16 to 20 hours a day just sitting. Wear a pedometer on an average day, and see how close you get to the recommended 10,000 steps. Your day should combine 30 minutes of structured exercise with a variety of healthy habits, such as taking the stairs instead of the elevator or mopping the floor with extra vigor.
8. They sleep—well
Skinny women snooze 2 more hours per week, compared with overweight people, says a study from Eastern Virginia Medical School. Researchers theorize that a lack of shut-eye is linked to lower levels of appetite-suppressing hormones like leptin and higher levels of the appetite-boosting hormone ghrelin.
Copy them: Break it down: Two extra hours of sleep a week is only 17 more minutes a day—a lot more manageable, even for the most packed of schedules. Start there and slowly work toward 8 hours of snooze time a night—the right amount for most adults.
Quick tip Eat breakfast! 78% of successful dieters do it every day, according to the National Weight Control Registry, a database of more than 5,000 people who've lost more than 30 pounds and kept the weight off for at least a year.


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What I'm Drinking: Fernet Branca (rocks)
Your life sucks. Sure, you make good money, but you're never home, you hate your boss, whatever industry you're in is either uninspiring or downright evil, and you want to take your ill-gotten gains and leverage them in to something that gives you the lifestyle you've always wanted.
Do you open a Subway franchise? No way. Where's the fun in that? You want to do something fun. You want to open a bar.
A bar is a no-brainer. You buy beer in a keg at a nickel a pint, and sell each one for seven dollars. A bottle of vodka might cost fifteen bucks, and you sell each shot for nine. Who couldn't make those numbers work?
The problem is, it's not that simple. Opening a bar is hard, and running a successful bar is infinitely harder. A disturbing number of people think that if you can scratch together the money to get in, a bar will return astronomical profits, just because it is well stocked and the doors are open. The phrase I've heard most often is, "In good times, people drink to celebrate. In bad times, they drink to commiserate." You've got all of your bases covered, right? Good economy or bad, you've got the booze, and people will always want to buy it.
"Ray Foley, editor of Bartender Magazine, estimates that 75% of bars fail in their first year."
The reality of owning a bar is much more stark than what most people believe. Ray Foley, editor of Bartender Magazine, estimates that 75% of bars fail in their first year. While I haven't vetted his numbers, my experience in the business leads me to believe this is true. There are many types of bars in this world, and for each there is a lot of competition. You want to open an Irish pub in your neighborhood because you see Irish pubs doing well? What makes yours stand out from all the others?
When the time came for my partners and I to open our own bar, we tried to internalize all of the lessons we had learned from the places that came before us. It turns out that, despite all of our experience, we didn't know a thing. Sure, we knew how to cobble together a liquor order, but who was going to answer the phone when it rings at 11 a.m.? We could put together a decent cocktail menu, but who was going to make sure anyone would find out about it? What do you do when your ice machine dies in the middle of service? What happens when the tax-man comes calling?
But in addition to all that, we had to look at our business and say, "What is it that I'm going to do that will make someone walk in to my joint and not the one down the street?" If you can't figure out a good answer to that question, your bar is destined for the scrap-heap of oblivion.
If success hinges on showing people a good time, it also requires we act responsibly. Bars are in the business of intoxication, and we have to deal with all of the challenges which that implies. Drunk people fight. They steal things from the bathroom. They fall down. And enough people who are intoxicated enough won't hesitate for a second to rip a bar to shreds. Finding staff responsible enough to deal with this is not easy, and finding staff who don't also participate in the party is harder still.
The fact is, opening and running a successful bar takes an enormous amount of work. I am two and a half years in, and am lucky to work ninety hours per week. How do I spend my time? Learning Quickbooks. Shopping printers for the cocktail menus. Trying to find a new busser (again!). Figuring out how much gin I need on hand for the weekend. Repairing the walk-in because a shelf collapsed and a full keg fell on someone's foot. Wiping off toilets. Taking over shifts if someone's out. Finding another pest control guy because the last one sucked. Firing a person who got drunk on his shift. Greeting guests. Cancelling my newspaper ad because I don't think it's working. And being the guy that always has his phone on, just in case something goes down in the rare moments that I don't happen to be at the bar. I am always on call.
The fantasy and fact of owning a bar are two different things. I work enough that I jeopardize my family life, making sure that things in my establishments run the way I think they should. The irony is, that is how I take care of my family.
Not what you were hoping to hear? Maybe a nice Subway franchise would be the right thing for you.
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Thursday, April 7, 2011
Bike To School Day
Cameron and Úna do not really get the occasion. Like many of those who ride a bicycle to work everyday do not get involved in Bike To Work Day, the kids ride their bicycles all over the place already. Declan had to be convinced it would be fun to ride an extra four blocks so he could meet up with his friends to ride to school. Once he got there, he was thrilled to ride with everyone else, but he still doesn't get it.
Nevertheless, this is an opportunity to challenge parents to start thinking about other ways to do things. Maybe this is the excuse to start encouraging their kids to be more independent.
Perhaps Bike To School Day is an opportunity for the kids to take pride in their bicycles and that feeling of freedom that comes with them.
For some, it was that first taste of what it is like to be a grown up. For us, a few moments to see it ourselves.
For some it was Scooter To School Day. I am good with that. They have two wheels, too.
So, while every day in the O'Chan home is Bike To Blank Day, we welcome all of the new comers. We hope to see them all in the lane in the years to come.
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oh, that's something beautiful to see :)ReplyDelete
Tell me: how do the other parents see you the other days of the school year?
What do you mean? How do they think of me? We only get positive feedback from people and I know of several parents that have started trying to ride to work or school after seeing us do it all the time.ReplyDelete
Declan rides in the street with me for about half of the trip in the afternoons. At the beginning of the year, the drivers around the school were so nervous about it, but now... they wave and give us tons of room and say hi. It has been nothing but positive.
People get all For the Cause on a Special Day but many times they see an excuse for not riding. Just wondering if there are folks sincere about giving it a go on a regular basis.ReplyDelete
Glad to see the proselytizing by example works. Bit by bit.
"for not riding" should be "for not riding the other days of the school year".ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 8, 2011 at 9:31 AM
Great post, good story with good pictures, works well.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 9, 2011 at 4:24 AM
'Declan rides in the street with me for about half of the trip in the afternoons. At the beginning of the year, the drivers around the school were so nervous about it, but now... they wave and give us tons of room and say hi. It has been nothing but positive.'ReplyDelete
I salute you, Adrienne Johnson!!
When I got married (I wonder if this would ever come about, though! :p :D ) and have children (yes, must get married before having children!! :D haahaa) I shall try to emulate you!
You are doing much, much more towards a biking 'revolution' and the bike-dominated world we 'dream of' than those who only 'talk about' bicycles!
Best regards.
As much as I love seeing families biking to school during our bike to work week, it seems a little sad that kids biking to get some place is seen as such a hugen endeavor, filled with danger. Realistically, I understand that many kids live across town from their school and have to driven or bused in to school but what about the kids who don't? Why should your children have to view biking to school, to the ball field or the corner ice cream store as a big deal? I imagine they are learning a healthy level of independence and self-sufficiency that they would otherwise miss if they had to be chauffeured everywhere by car until old enough to drive.ReplyDelete
The kids kick scooter is a great choice for getting kids into sports and exercising. Scooters for kids are becoming an outdoor craze nowadays.ReplyDelete


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Photo by Kate Pettegrew (June 29, 2007)
Photo by Kate Pettegrew (June 29, 2007)
The troparion and kontakia for June 29 from the website of the Orthodox Church of America:
First-enthroned of the apostles,
teachers of the universe:
Entreat the Master of all
to grant peace to the world,
and to our souls great mercy!
O Lord, You have taken up to eternal rest
and to the enjoyment of Your blessings
the two divinely-inspired preachers, the leaders of the Apostles,
for You have accepted their labors and deaths as a sweet-smelling sacrifice,
for You alone know what lies in the hearts of men.
Today Christ the Rock glorifies with highest honor
The rock of Faith and leader of the Apostles,
Together with Paul and the company of the twelve,
Whose memory we celebrate with eagerness of faith,
Giving glory to the one who gave glory to them!


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While the private sector has added jobs to the economy in every month since March 2010, a total increase of approximately 6.8 million jobs through April 2013, the public sector has contracted. This figure shows the ratio of government employment to the civilian non-institutional population going back to 1980. For the twenty years prior to the Great Recession, this ratio stayed relatively constant, but since then it has dropped precipitously (except for the temporary uptick in 2010 when government employment rose to accommodate demand for U.S. Census workers).
The Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA) legislated $500 billion of cuts to the national defense budget over the next ten years—an abrupt change that could weaken the Department of Defense (DoD) if the cuts are not distributed efficiently. However, as this graph demonstrates, sudden and significant changes to defense spending are not new challenges.
Over the next ten years, approximately $4 trillion of deficit reduction are set to take place through the Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA) the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) and the sequestration, which went into effect on March 1, 2013. This graph, from the introduction of The Hamilton Project's 15 Ways to Rethink the Federal Budget shows how these policies are projected to affect the debt-to-GDP ratio over the next decade.
Over the past 30 years incarceration in the United States has increased to unprecedented levels, with about 2.25 million Americans held in local jails or in state and federal prisons in 2014.
Prison populations can increase when more people enter prison or when convicted prisoners receive longer sentences. These charts show how longer sentences have impacted state prison populations over time, as well as the how the type of crime committed impacts sentence length.
In 2012 the United States spent more than $265 billion ($845 per person) on criminal justice, including corrections, policing, and judicial expenses. States and local governments shoulder the largest share, totaling $213 billion.


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Change Islands is on the northeast coast of Newfoundland and Labrador and is comprised of three islands, two of which are occupied. For more information on Change Islands please visit this link.
This fence caught my eye, as did the street signs in the shape of a fish.
Beautiful old United Church. The doors were unlocked so I actually got to see the interior.
Unique buildings which all have a curved roof. This curved roof design was common on Change Islands but rarely found elsewhere in Newfoundland. The yellow house was a cottage built in the early 1900's by Walter and Raymond Torraville.
I feel we are all islands – in a common sea. Anne Morrow Lindbergh
A patchwork roof….thrifty and eye pleasing.
Driving across the tickle (Newfoundland word for 'narrow strait') on the Spencer Bridge, this lovely pop of colour makes a welcoming statement.
Salt in the air in the middle of nowhere. (Pinterest)
This is not a walk where you would ever be bored.
While there I met some interesting people who have bought summer homes on Change Islands. They love this place and enjoy the many opportunities for painting and photography. One of the people I met is a brilliant artist Susan Abma Susan graciously showed us some of her paintings. Please click the link to view some of her work.
You can find me where the music meets the ocean.
Beautiful wildflowers along the way….Butter and Eggs.
Hooded ladies'-tresses……..a first time ID for me.
Musk mallow
For all your shopping needs……….
I live in a very small house, but my windows look out on a very large world. Confucius
For the right understanding of a landscape, information must come to the intelligence from all the senses. Thomas A. Clark In Praise of Walking
I hope you have enjoyed your walk through Change Islands. For information on the ferry schedule from Farewell to Change Islands and Fogo, please call 1 888 638 5454.
Photos L & C Fudge


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Sunday, January 1, 2012
In the Air
I heard the news through a text message from my on-call partner, interrupting me two stories into the bedtime routine with my 3 year old son. "A helicopter went down going to get a heart." The heart transplant community is a small one, this news hit close to home. Often these procurement missions include multiple transplant teams (i.e. heart, lung and abdominal) with young surgeons in training riding along. I often send my fellows or students and have gone myself.
On a rainy night in September I drove along a narrow road on the far side of the airport. I was looking for the private hangar, and once I arrived I pulled into an empty parking lot. There was a dim light on inside so I grabbed my bag and headed for the sliding glass doors. I stood in front of the door and waved my hand but the sensor was not on. I knocked and a handsome man in a flight jacket walked over and let me in. I told him I was part of the transplant team and he looked at me skeptically. I wondered if I should have identified myself as "doctor". I was the first one there so I sat in the waiting area and helped myself to some coffee and spiked it with hot chocolate.
The last one to arrive was our heart transplant surgeon. With the team complete we carried gear to the awaiting plane. The supplies were placed in the cargo area, but the cooler would ride with the passengers. I lifted it into the cabin, I noticed it was light and empty. As the heart transplant surgeon grabbed it from me his gaze held conspicuously on my belly. Even wearing scrubs I could not conceal the fact that I was five months pregnant. He then climbed out of the plane and practically lifted me up into my seat, he was sure that I did not miss a step.
Once we were strapped and secured into our seats I studied his face and could tell there was something on his mind. I met his glance confidently and smiled slightly. He shook his head, "Do you know how dangerous this is? An entire team from Michigan was lost a few years ago. You know, I am a pilot for fun, and know a lot about aircraft. These guys are good, really good I make sure of that. You must always insist on safe transport. Never go in a prop plane and never let them take you in a helicopter."
I took in his advice, committing it to memory. As we taxied in the darkness my mind considered the precious cargo including 2 pilots, 2 attending surgeons, 2 fellow surgeons, organ procurement specialist and myself. Then I thought of my patient that we were leaving behind, in the CCU on a balloon pump desperate for a new life. Finally, as we sped down the runway and I felt the first few bumps of flight I placed my hands on my belly and said a little prayer. To the hands of God I give the battle for life, miracle of healing and trust in His protection. The only tragedy that evening was the untimely death of our donor whose family gave the beautiful gift of life.
As the details of the accident in Florida unraveled I learned that I did not know the individuals involved. Not personally. But the event awakened the reality of how close we dance every day on the brink of life and death. Upset, I asked my husband to finish the bedtime routine and retreated to have a short conversation with my colleague. He summed it up perfectly when he said, "This job is humbling…. in so many ways."
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Wow, that's an incredible story. I am always in awe of those who risk their lives to perform a noble job. Right now, my greatest fear is not being there to see my daughters grow up.ReplyDelete
i don't have too much to add here, but thanks for sharing your story and your perspective.ReplyDelete
i was a 4th year medical student, doing a sub-I in the cardiac ICU at the University of Michigan when that plane went down and we lost many vital, vibrant members of our medical team. it was a huge, HUGE blow, and, as you said, a humbling reminder of the give-and-take of life and of our jobs as physicians.
Wow. What a tragic story. We don't usually think about the possibility of a life flight crashing - it seems so paradoxical.ReplyDelete
As physicians, most of us risk our lives every day in some way - we just don't think about it. This story is one example. We are all exposed to body fluids, radiation, dangerous equipment, combustible gases, and irrational patients. Many of us are exposed to infectious diseases on a daily basis. Hepatitis, HIV, meningitis... there are many scary, incurable things we face to which we ourselves are susceptible. When I do a brain biopsy, my OR team and I risk contracting Creutzfeld-Jakob (prion) disease, multi-drug-resistant TB, and many other things. Physicians have been killed by disgruntled patients or family members.
We choose to work in an inherently dangerous field. We who survive unscathed are truly blessed.
Very moving post - thanks!
I have goosebumps. Such an incredible story.ReplyDelete
I love the imagery of so many people coming together to save one life, although the tragic outcome of that particular effort is profoundly upsetting. I agree with your husband - this job is humbling.ReplyDelete
You are a great writer. I saw that news post when it happened and I was so saddened by it. I can just imagine how you would have been affected by it.ReplyDelete
Beautiful post. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete


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