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This may be the year California lawmakers permit those here illegally to legally drive — two decades after the privilege was first revoked.
"The timing is right. The discussion of issues facing immigrants is very different from even a year ago and public perception is changing dramatically," said Assemblyman Luis Alejo, a Watsonville Democrat who is carrying the legislation to allow unauthorized immigrants to obtain driver's licenses.
But critics of relaxed identification standards are not conceding, maintaining lawbreakers should not be rewarded with a license that provides a gateway to board airplanes, enter federal buildings and open bank accounts.
"It's essentially a California backdoor amnesty," said Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, a Twin Peaks Republican and one of the more outspoken lawmakers on immigration. "It will undermine the security of what's supposed to be a secure document."
Nevertheless, Alejo is confident that momentum is on his side. Here is why:
• Democrats have supermajorities in both the Senate and Assembly and Gov. Jerry Brown has taken related steps that suggest he would be open to signing a bill into law.
• Some Republicans, smarting from heavy losses at the polls, warn that the party has to tone down its hard-line stand on illegal immigrants or risk becoming an even smaller minority in the state. There is already limited GOP support for the bill.
• Congress is working on a new national immigration policy, including a possible path to citizenship and guest worker program, that could galvanize more support among Republicans in Sacramento for licensing those already here and driving.
• The general public appears to be more accepting and some states, most recently Illinois, have adopted licensing programs.
Current law stipulates that applicants must prove their identity and legal status in California by providing a Social Security number or some form of acceptable legal residency document.
Alejo's Assembly Bill 60 would allow the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue licenses to those who can provide an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number that can be obtained without proving legal residency. A national identification card or driver's license from the native country can be used to obtain the tax ID number.
"That creates evidence that they're paying their taxes and shows that they are working and contributing to the economy," Alejo said.
An early version of the measure appears to be more lenient by including language that would also require DMV to accept "any document that the department finds clearly establishes the identity of the applicant."
Apparently recognizing that may be an overreach, Alejo's office said that the language will likely be struck during the first committee hearing in the coming weeks.
There are an estimated 2.9 million unauthorized immigrants living in California.
A tumultuous past
Two milestones, coincidentally each a decade apart and one 10 years distance from today, have gone against issuing licenses to unauthorized immigrants in California.
It was 20 years ago that the Legislature moved to require proof of legal residency as a condition when applying for a driver's license, reasoning that the document acted as a gateway for unauthorized immigrants to secure jobs and social services.
And it was 10 years ago that new Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger fulfilled a recall campaign promise by signing legislation to repeal a pending law that would have granted unauthorized immigrants the ability to apply for a license.
At the time, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were still fresh nightmares. Critics of the legislation warned then — as they do today — that loosening identification standards would put national security at risk since licenses are needed for airplane travel and to enter federal buildings.
Then-Gov. Gray Davis had signed the bill, further fueling the recall movement. His support was seen by critics as a cynical bid to attract Latino voters. A referendum to overturn the law had also been launched.
Since then, there have been several measures introduced by former lawmaker Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, to loosen the identity requirement. None went far — until last year.
That's when President Barack Obama unveiled his deferred action plan that allows certain unauthorized younger immigrants who meet selected criteria to stay in the U.S. for up to two years.
Seizing on the federal directive, Cedillo pushed through legislation that allowed those affected by the president's order to qualify for licenses. Brown signed the bill without comment last year, leading some to believe he is open to Alejo's broader measure.
Brown has also signed bills helping immigrants with college costs. In January, he issued a statement saying he supported a pathway to citizenship as part of any new national immigration policy.
"The time to act has come," Brown said in a call for a broad-based approach.
Divided Republicans
"It's really a public safety issue," said Sen. Anthony Cannella, a Republican from the farming community of Ceres. "These folks are here and they're driving. To me, it's better for them to be trained. Everyone is then safer on the road, including themselves."
Cannella said he was drawn to support the bill by the requirement that applicants provide a taxpayer identification number.
"That shows they are paying into the system. They are paying taxes," he said.
Cannella, like many Republicans and some Democrats, said his preference would be for Congress to forge a bipartisan immigration policy.
"At some point we've got to be realistic. The federal government hasn't helped with this. That leaves it up to the state to put the pieces together," he said.
Alejo called Cannella's decision "critical" and he is looking to woo more Republicans.
"We can build a bridge where there was once a wall," Alejo said.
Doing that, Alejo said, will help convince Brown to sign the bill.
Assemblyman Kathco Achadjian of San Luis Obispo is one of a handful of other Republicans considering backing the legislation.
"The more we legalize their activities the better citizens they choose to become," he said, noting that many are forced to drive "out of necessity" to get to work, shop and take their children to school.
Donnelly does not see many GOP lawmakers bolting from the party line.
"We absolutely have to be more responsive to immigrants. We ought to make it easier for those who respect the rule of law," he said. "But when all you want to do is create a shortcut in line for people who came here illegally … It is creating an incentive to break the law," he said.
Local Republican Sens. Joel Anderson of La Mesa and Mark Wyland of Solana Beach have both come out against any bill.
Potential political fallout
There could be repercussions for Republicans who side with Alejo from conservative activists, who have had influence in primary elections.
"We would be opposing those representatives. We will make sure everyone is aware of it … We hope they will think twice about it," said Celeste Greig, president of a grassrooots citizen's group called the California Republican Assembly.
She said the measure is a reward for those who "blatantly circumvent the law. It's a privilege, not a right," Greig said.
Sen. Cannella, a civil engineer, shrugs off those threats, saying he will take that chance.
"This is a situation where I believe it's the right thing to do and I will deal with the consequences," he said.
Rob Stutzman, a GOP consultant who worked for Arnold Schwarzenegger when the former governor rejected several bills to change the driver's license requirements, said there could be a backlash at the polls for those supporting the bill.
"The politics within the party are still tough," Stutzman said.
Stutzman and others suggested that the test may be whether Republicans are willing to weather that storm if they view the license bill — beyond its policy merits — as a vehicle that could help broaden the party's base.


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Police: Couple's argument culminates in stabbing
A couple's argument culminated in the man's stabbing and the woman's arrest Sunday morning, according to Anne Arundel County police.
County police said officers were called shortly before 9:30 a.m. to the 7700 block of Oakwood Road in Glen Burnie for a stabbing. Upon arrival, officers said they found a 42-year-old Baltimore man on an interior stairwell of an apartment building suffering from a stab wound to his back and a laceration to his head.
Investigators said they believe he had been arguing with his 31-year-old girlfriend. As he collected his things, the woman stabbed him, police said.
The man was taken to University of Maryland Hospital-Baltimore for injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
Autumn Mary Marler, 31, of Glen Burnie, was arrested and charged with second-degree attempted murder and related charges.
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Actually, come to think of it, these were really bomb scones. But yeah, kind of lame cookies.
(adapted from Smitten Kitchen)
1/2 c roasted chestnuts
1/2 c vegan butter, room temperature (or more--see headnote)
1 c powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon + additional for coating
pinch nutmeg
1/8 tsp salt
1 c all purpose flour1. Once the peeled chestnuts are fully cool, chop them coarsely on a cutting board. Measure 1/2 cup of chopped chestnuts, and dump them in the bowl of a food processor. Grind them until they are very well chopped, then add the softened butter, and pulse again until combined. Add 1/4 cup of your powdered sugar, vanilla extract, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and flour and pulse until an even dough is formed.
2. Wrap dough in plastic, chilling for one hour or until firm. Once chilled, preheat the oven to 350°F. Whisk remaining 1/2 c powdered sugar and a few pinches of cinnamon in a small bowl. Set aside. Working with one half of the chilled dough at at time, roll it into 2 teaspoon-sized balls in the palm of your hand. Arrange on parchment-lined baking sheet but no need to leave more than 1/2 inch between the cookies; they won't spread.
3. Bake cookies until golden brown on bottom and just pale golden on top, about 14 to 17 minutes. Cool cookies 5 minutes on baking sheet. Gently toss warm cookies in cinnamon sugar to coat completely. Transfer coated cookies to rack and cool completely. Repeat procedure with remaining half of dough. To touch them up before serving, you can sift some of the leftover cinnamon-sugar mixture over them. Makes about 2 dozen 1-inch cookies.
In other news, the sun finally came out for a while when I was making these cookies, though both preceded and followed by thunder and lightning.


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Overall: [52-25] Last week: [4-2]
This is the last game for Cal and potentially for Tedford. Will they bring out their all against Oregon State?
Washington 28 – Colorado 17: Washington struggles away from home but they will still be too much for a horrible Buffs team.
Washington State 13 – Arizona State 32: The Sun Devils are simply too tough for the Cougars who are going through a mess internally
USC 48- UCLA 27: It won't be like last season, but it's still going to be a big win for USC. Marqise Lee all day.
Stanford 19 – Oregon 37: I'll predict that this will be Oregon's lowest scoring game of the season but a hard fought victory.
Arizona 19 – Utah 27: Calling the upset here. The Utes tend to play better at home and I expect a good game from John White.
California 32 – Oregon State 27: Tough matchup for the Bears, but a loss could send Tedford packing by Sunday.


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Yes, I still research (you know, genealogy, family research) now and then. It is harder to find a hunk of time while we are traveling and enjoying the USA and shooting hundreds (well, thousands) of photos and blogging about it all, however, now and then, I just need to get some balance in my life and do a few hours of research. Gotta have 15 to 20 web pages open, the photo digitizing program, the data base, and several other programs all going at the same time. Flipping back and forth, recharging the batteries (mine) and hopefully kick starting the brain into function.
And, then there are these souls residing in my data base that I just cannot seem to stop researching. Their stories have open ends, even tho I know they have passed to the great beyond. Every time I pass their names in my data base, I search a little, wonder, why are you hiding, where are you?? Some just need to be found and will not leave me alone until I do.
Such is the story of Una Margaret (Grettenberg) and her hubs, Fred A. Turner. I wrote about her parents way back in 2009.
I had Una's delayed birth record. (Side note, I have never really figured out who Carrie the cousin who signs this document is, maybe I'll work on this again soon.)
Over the last few days, I have been reviewing the Lashbrook clan, adding some new names, finding a few here and there on Find A Grave and I even found the image (thank you FamilySearch) of Una and Fred's marriage. I had the information from an index, but, there is nothing like the image, eh?? (This is the best I could do with this image, the online copy was so faint I could barely read it, but, I COULD read it!)
So, last night, I started again, over several hours I tried to chase down a suspected date for Una's death, I had this date, but could not verify it. After a bit of deep digging, I found that some California deaths are at FamilySearch. I finally found the correct data base (don't ask how long that took, what was I saying about trying to keep my brain functioning?? SIGH). I actually found the certificate number, something that is missing from the online indexes. Score!
I checked out the California Voting Registers at Ancestry.com. Collected some interesting data there.
Actually did a map search (Google) and looked at the house of the last address I could find using street view. IF the map showed me the correct house, well, today, a very pretty, well kept home sits at that address.
Eventually I wandered around the online services and located this death notice for Una. Score!
Note, no information on burial or interment. Well, we all know, one step forward, one sideways.
I also suspected a death date for Fred, and using the same data base and a little more sideways searching, I located a death notice for him. Score!
Ah, ha, a bit of information on the interment. Yep! I was able to find a web site for the funeral home, attempted to write them an email. FAIL. The email bounced in seconds. However, there was a link to the blue social media page, and yes, I went there and yes, I sent them a message. No response yet. Fingers crossed.
I then did a generalized web search and hit a bonanza. Transcribed by V. Gerald Laquinta. Found at the web site for Los Angeles County Biographies. Thank you. Well done! Due to possible copyright issues, I will put a bit of the full biography here, and you can read the rest, here.
"For many years one of Alhambra's leading businessmen and a civic leader of top rank, Fred A. Turner has seen the city grow and prosper since he first began to serve Alhambrans as a funeral director in 1913. Associated with Pierce Brothers, the largest firm of funeral directors in the West..."
And, the last paragraph of that wonderful transcription, yes, you heard a few WOOTS from Carol!
"Mrs. Turner, the former Miss Una G. Grettenberg, is also a native of Iowa, from Mitchell County. She has been active on the Alhambra Library Board for close to twenty-five years."
There are some loose ends on this research, such as considering ordering Una's death certificate, as the index has her mother's maiden name all wrong, I sure would like to see that. And, there is this article I found this morning in the Los Angeles Times archives from 1961 when Fred was awarded Man of Year Award Alhambra in 1961. Might have to spring the $$ for that too.
But, in my heart I feel I have finally found their story and told their story. Score!
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Airlines don't have the best reputation these days, what with the ever-shrinking seats and ever-rising baggage fees. But one Delta passenger couldn't be happier, thanks to a magnanimous act from the company's CEO.
According to Good Morning America, "weather and other issues had delayed Jessie Frank's flight from Washington, D.C., to Atlanta all day long. She was No. 8 on a standby list that showed no more open seats." Suddenly, she was ushered onto the plane and shown to her seat by a courtly man.
Frank, who was on her way to pick up her daughter at a summer camp for children with diabetes, was unaware that the man who gave up his seat and helped her into it was none other than Richard Anderson, the big boss of the entire airline. That is, until she landed in Atlanta, where, according to GMA, a "special guest"—the man who had helped her and who had sat on a jump seat throughout the flight—was introduced.
After learning of the CEO's kind gesture, Frank penned an open letter to the Delta bigwig on Facebook.
From Frank's Facebook post:
"As the plane descended into Atlanta, the flight attendant announced that there was a special guest on board. He was riding in a jump seat, because he had given up his place to allow one more person on that flight. That special guest was you: Richard Anderson, CEO of Delta."
"Suddenly I realized that 'familiar face' was not an off-duty pilot. It was you, the CEO of Delta, vaguely familiar from the safety video. It was you, Richard Anderson, who gave up your seat for me. It was you, the Delta CEO, who helped me with my bag. It was you, acting just like an ordinary Mr. Anderson, who showed me to my seat."
"You, Richard Anderson, the CEO of Delta, did all that for me, just an average, middle-aged, woman with, as far as anyone at Delta knew, no special reason to get home. But more importantly, it was all of your employees that day that did so much helping me to get home – and now I know why. Because Delta is led by you, Richard Anderson, a dedicated and inspiring leader who so clearly demonstrates, at his very core, that he leads by example, and does not set himself above all those who allow this airline to exist."
Frank ended her letter with another thank you and a pledge that she was now a loyal Delta customer for life.
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Today's post for Friday which means Artists and Poets. The above photo is of the series of four Collage Goddesses. They have been created on 5" x 5" artist canvas with acrylic paint, handmade papers, clay, oil pastels and pan pastels and protected with decoupage fixative. Below are single photos of each creation.
Also below are my haiku.
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At these blogs you will be able to view many creative artists and read some wonderful haiku, Japanese poetry. You just need to click on the links to go to each blog. Enjoy.
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New UK "prospective entrepreneur" Tier 1 visa. Much ado?
The UK is trying hard to be more enterprise-friendly and is loosening bureaucracy and introducing legislation designed to spur growth. Some legislation coming into effect 6 April 2011 is designed specifically with the tech startup sector in mind, and has some similar aims to the Startup Visa Act 2011 proposed by John Kerry in the US (see http://www.startupvisa.com)
John Kerry's Startup Visa Act 2011 is someway off becoming law and getting something like this out of the door before the Yanks has created much excitement. Like many London-based entrepreneurs I've been investigating the benefits.
The general impression a lot of articles give is this will make it easier to bring in overseas talent (with the often cited benefit being able to bring in foreign talent for key engineering roles such as CTO). I too was really excited but digging deeper though I don't think the first impressions were right.
As I understand it, the key points about the legislation are:
- A new "Prospective Entrepreneur" visa will become available, which in principle enables a foreign "entrepreneur" to enter the UK for six months to finalize a funding deal for their venture, so long as their visa application is supported by accredited prospective investors who agree to reach a final funding decision within that timeframe. At the end of that six months, the entrepreneur must meet the criteria to transfer to a standard Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa.
- Whereas before an entrepreneur was required to invest at least £200,000 of their own money in a UK venture to receive a Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa, this is now possible if an FSA registered venture capitalist, an endorsed entrepreneurial seed funding competition, or a UK Government Department to invest £50,000 in the UK venture on their behalf.
- A single investment can enable an entrepreneurial team of 2, such as a CEO and CTO, to apply for a Tier 1 visa
For reference, the details are here:
The first thing that should be apparent, is that this primarily appears to be aimed at foreign entrepreneurs wishing to come to the UK, rather than helping frustrated UK tech entrepreneurs who want to bring in talent from abroad. Secondly, since entrepreneurs from inside the EU can already come to the UK to setup businesses, and american entrepreneurs are unlikely to want to leave the West Coast, this is aimed at quite a narrow community e.g. Indian and Russian (inc. old Soviet sates) entrepreneurs.
Where I believe many may have become excited, is in wording that suggests that the new rules can be bent to the needs of existing tech startups. Personally, I believe this looks tenuous – and I will explain why – but here is how it might work if you wanted to quickly bring a CTO to London:
- Get an accredited investor to promise £50,000 funding contingent upon the CTO joining your company (thus the foreign talent you bring in will trigger the investment)
- Provide the CTO with autonomous "access" to those funds as part of their R&D budget
- Make sure they get the obligatory english language qualifications, and pay them a decent salary so they pass the maintenance test
Hopefully this should get them into the UK, but one should take careful note of the statement in the guide: "The Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) category is for those investing in the United Kingdom by setting up or taking over, and being actively involved in the running of one or more businesses in the United Kingdom". I can easily imagine that the relevant agencies will contest that a foreign CTO, for example, joining a startup meets this criteria.
The ROI has to be compared to the existing conventional route of bringing someone in on a Tier 2 "skilled worker" visa. This is the route my company has just committed to. The requirements are as follows:-
- You must pass the "resident labour market test" to prove you were not able to fill your vacancy here, which includes advertising the job for at least a month (unless it is categorized under the Shortage Occupations List, which is currently changing, but includes for example software engineers specializing in animation in the video games industry)
- Your company must acquire a Tier 2 Sponsor License, which it can apply for if it adheres to various requirements and practices
- Once you have a license, you must apply to the Border Agency for "certificates of sponsorship" for each of your prospective hires
- Assuming you get your certificates, these must then be given to your prospective hires
- Finally, your prospective hires may use the certificates to apply for Tier 2 visas (for which, of course, there are minimum requirements such as english language qualifications and salary)
- Your prospective hires may or may not get their visas, depending upon the number of points they score and the governmental monthly limit then in force, which will be 4200 visas in April 2011, and only 1500 per month thereafter (points are awarded for things like salary and educational background).
The process takes a minimum of 2-3 months, and since you must compete under the points system for one of the 1500 visas going there is no guaranteed timeframe in which you will be able to bring your talent over despite the effort (in large part because in London plenty of talented foreigners are imported for financial jobs, and because those with high salaries are prioritized). However, at least you can bring in a team and the application itself should not be open to contest.
In summary, in practice both processes are still a nightmares if you want to bring in talent from outside the EU. Neither can be completed quickly: In relation to the Prospective Entrepreneur visa, the specified classes of UK investors generally don't move quickly, and that will likely hold even if they only need to agree to "sponsorship" and can back off investment later. For that reason in practice you are probably better off using Tier 2, since there is no ambiguity about what is possible, you will not become beholden to an outside investor (assuming you have one), and the timeframes are likely similar.
So what's to be excited about? If you want to bring in star talent to your tech startup you are looking at a 2-3 month process. Time you wanted them to be doing their thing, and when they could be tempted by other jobs!
As for the UK getting one over on the US with its yet-to-be-passed Startup Visa Act, I'm really not so sure. The US act will only require the involvement of a "qualified" investor. This means that you will be able to deal with business angels who can move more quickly and anyway US venture capitalists are less risk adverse, move more quickly and the West Coast on balance is a better environment too.
If we really want to get one over on the US, we should make it really easy for UK tech entrepreneurs to import talent. There is a massive shortage of truly experienced and talented engineers on the market in the UK as everywhere, and addressing this area would give a real boost.
As a simple suggestion, why not allow high tech startups to bring in foreign stars and then apply for their Tier 2 visas while they are here (subject of course to anti abuse criteria). Silicon Valley has been built on immigration, so let's at least make it easier to bring talented people in. That's a guaranteed way to boost the tech sector. Simple practical solutions like that wouldn't require massive legislative adjustment but would be fantastic.


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New Version Includes Multiple Enhancements & New 5-Axis Programming Features
Gibbs and Associates, developer of GibbsCAM® software for programming CNC machine tools and a Cimatron company, today announced that it will demonstrate GibbsCAM 2011 in Matsuura Machinery Corporation's exhibit at EMO, the biennial international trade fair for metalworking technology. GibbsCAM 2011, released in July, includes many usability and productivity enhancements, with new automation features that simplify programming and new capabilities that provide more programming methods and toolpath strategies. EMO will be held at the Hannover Exposition Grounds, in Hannover, Germany, from September 19–24. The Matsuura exhibit where GibbsCAM will be featured is in Hall 27, Stand E69. (Gibbs will have its own exhibit with Cimatron, in Hall 25, Stand H30.)
"Our participation in Matsuura's exhibit is yet another collaborative effort resulting from the great, years-long technological and marketing relationship we have maintained with Matsuura for the benefit of our joint customers," said Simon Voelker, Gibbs Distribution Manager for Europe. "We look forward to demonstrating GibbsCAM 2011 to Matsuura customers, and showing them how easily our software programs their machine tools, from the 3- to 5-axis vertical and horizontal machining centers, through the more complex 5-axis CUBLEX series of multi-tasking machines."
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Support for B-axis (tilting live tooling) was added to enable programming 5-axis milling with Y-axis offsets on lathes and multi-task machines equipped with a live-tooling B-axis.
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Dinner for Two: Coconutty Mussels with Ginger, Lemongrass, Chili, and Cilantro on Rice Noodles
Quick recipes for you and your dinner mate.
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Two weeks ago, sitting on a wooden bench under a leafy tree in a breezy London park, my boyfriend, known affectionately on Serious Eats as Mr. English, turned to me and said, "Will you marry me?"
I knew it was time for a new column.
Everywhere I look, I see the same thing: couples living together, both working hard, coming home tired and hungry. We all want to eat well, especially in a time when good, creative, local, special food has become part of our daily zeitgeist, but we don't always have time to do it. That is my life. And so, I'm writing a new Friday column called Dinner for Two.
It's all about dinners that are fast but sophisticated, simple but delicious. All the recipes are done in a matter of minutes, using just a handful of easily found ingredients, prepared simply but inventively, most of the time in a single skillet or pot. Recipes meant for those of us with very little time but a lot of ambition. You don't need much skill in the kitchen, a ton of space in your fridge for leftovers, or a lot of patience for washing dishes. You just need a hearty appetite.
Cooking for two is really my favorite way to cook. You have someone to cook for, to share with, but nothing is too arduous, and you can keep it fun. In the coming weeks, we'll be making pork loin roasted in sweet, spicy ginger preserves and thyme. Salmon crisped under mustard-spiked breadcrumbs. Fiery sliced steak tacos with cool avocado cream. And scallops broiled in a dish with ruby-red Spanish chorizo. None of these dishes takes more than 30 minutes or 1 pot. We (you, me, and Mr. English) are in for a feast.
To start things off, try these Coconutty Mussels. I make a quick a broth from coconut milk, sliced ginger, fresh lime, cilantro, chilies, and lemongrass. Sounds exotic, but you can get all those ingredients in the produce aisle of almost any supermarket. Then, I use that fresh, tangy, spicy, creamy broth to steam open a couple of pounds of mussels. They cook in less than five minutes, and are just about the most inexpensive seafood you can get—I bought enough for the both of us for under five dollars.
Plus, you get to eat with your hands, and I don't think there's anything more romantic than a steaming pot of hot mussels to share. Very twenty-first century Lady and the Tramp. Again, 30 minutes, one pot, and seven easy-to-find ingredients. A little bundle of pre-cooked rice noodles nestled underneath the mussels will help suck up all the coconutty broth, and I can fish them out with some of the takeout chopsticks that accumulate in my silverware drawer. If your supermarket doesn't sell them precooked, all you have to do is soak the dry version, easily found in your supermarket's Asian aisle, in some hot water for a few minutes.
Simple as that. Of course, if you're not the noodle type, a loaf of crusty bread is always a good sauce-soaking tool.
This recipe is pretty great, if I do say so myself. Happy cooking, and happy eating, to you and your very lucky plus one.
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Documentary about the experience of filming Lawless America...The Movie
- Created: Saturday, 04 July 2015 15:01
- Last Updated: Friday, 30 June 2017 17:46
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- Written by William M. Windsor
Filming Lawless America...The Movie was an incredible experience for me. Sadly, I've lost touch with a lot of the good because of all the efforts to destroy the movie.
While searching for a video today, I came across the wonderful short documentary produced by my favorite crew -- Jonathan Kudzmas, Sean Davis, and Caitlin Howarth. It made me cry.
I hope you enjoy it.
Jonathan, Sean, and Caitlin crewed for the movie in four states. I fell in love with the kids. Some wonderful supporters of the movie made it possible for them to meet up with me in Marty South Dakota to film the story of the Yankton 4, four Native Americans who were wrongfully convicted of raping their nieces. This is one of the stories that will be featured in Lawless America...The Movie.
From Jonathan Kudzmas of Hey Mom! Productions comes a short documentary detailing three days spent with Bill Windsor of Lawless America. Journey for Justice strives to give viewers a look at the cause and the impact it had on them. Travel alongside Jonathan, Sean, and Caitlin as they spent three days traveling to South Dakota to help me and the Lawless America family.
For more videos and sketches from Hey Mom! Productions, visit:
Music "This Ain't Goodbye" by Train (Google Play • AmazonMP3 • iTunes)
For a quick update on Bill Windsor's saga and upcoming trial, see this summary on LawlessAmerica.com.
For the Lawless America videos, see www.YouTube.com/lawlessamerica. Bill Windsor's Facebook page is www.facebook.com/billwindsor1 Bill Windsor's Twitter account is www.twitter.com/lawlessamerica. And click here for the Lawless America Facebook page that has just magically reappeared.
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Integromat will automate processes that you currently handle manually. It is not only capable of connecting apps but can also transfer and transform data. It works 24 hours a day, seven days a week and does not require your intervention. Simply set Integromat to do what you want and let it work for you. Save your time!
When a new order is paid in Shopify, the data from Shopify order are sent to Google Sheets. In this scenario this spreadsheet was used.
Every time a new row is added to a selected Google Sheets spreadsheet, Integromat will automatically create a new product in Shopify. The template uses this example spreadsheet.
Triggers when a new order/product/etc is created, updated or deleted.
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The Great Geekery
Monday, May 9, 2016
Friday, February 5, 2016
EcoPlug Wifi Switch Hacking
The switches can only be controlled via the app (which is pretty crap) but I have captured and dissected the communication and discovered it is essentially just a UDP packet controlling the switch state. I was considering writing an openHab binding for it; but decided to open up the switch instead.
Home depot product page: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Grounded-Indoor-Wi-Fi-Adapter-2-Pack-CT-065W/206177754;jsessionid=31776537145CBE2EDAF2A319018BFF47
They are also sold under the name Wood WiOn: http://amzn.to/1R9e9Xx
Here is the new firmware I wrote for it:
Update: If you want to try this yourself; John has written an excellent write up filling in many of the steps omitted below; definitely worth a look.
Here is my teardown and programming video:
Pinout Diagram:
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
New Project: Custom RC car for the kids
Full write up here:http://www.ultrageekdad.com/2014/05/13/remote-controlled-kids/
Video here:
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Modified Rostock - Get ready to defeat the Cartesian agenda!
I've decided to build a 3d printer. I chose the rostock delta printer as my base. I had lots of spare large aluminum extrusion so I'm using it as frame support.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Roomba Bluetooth Interface
After discovering issues attempting to power my wireless router off the roomba, I decided to build a simple bluetooth interface similar to the roototh interface from sparkfun.
Since I have this weird unmutable DIY motivation; I decided to build my own interface.
The interface is pretty simple; a standard Bluetooth module; some level conversion and power supply.
Design Goals:
- Low Cost
- Low Profile (so it doesn't get caught on things)
- Configurable Baud Rate (as to work with any roomba)
- Configurable Bluetooth name (So it will show up as "Roomba" when scanning)
QTY Description Manufacturer Part Number
1 Roomba Connector Kycon KMDLAX-7P
1 Bluetooth Module CSR BlueCore4
1 PCB Me Roomba-01
1 3.3V Regulator TI LP2950-33
1 0.1uF Capacitor - -
1 10uF Pol. Cap. - -
I bought a cheap CSR bluetooth module from dx.com; they're about $7 each including shipping
For the connector I hacked a 7 pin mini-din I ordered from digikey; it worked pretty well.:
7-pin Mini DIN connector $3.04
Interface PCB came in aroudn $1 each (since I ordered 10)
For the connector I hacked a 7 pin mini-din I ordered from digikey; it worked pretty well.:
7-pin Mini DIN connector $3.04
Interface PCB came in aroudn $1 each (since I ordered 10)
Circuit Board:
Encapsulating:To finish the devices I encapsulated them in Plasti-Dip; its awesome stuff and provides good protection to the circuitry.
Friday, October 25, 2013
$12 LED photography lights
Intro:I needed dimmable photography lights for a photo booth project I'm building for a friends wedding. Pre-built lights are quite expensive so I decided to build my own. I based the design on white LED strips which can be purchased quite economically when purchasing directly from Chinese distributors (Like aliexpress.com)
The LEDs:I went with the largest and densest LED strips I could find. The LED strips come in 5 meter lengths; I found for $12 (inlcuding shipping) I could get a 5M LED strip with 600 LEDs. The leds are the 5050 size which is the largest commonly available on LED strips. The 5M of LEDs draw 72W.
Building the Panel:I build a quick panel out of some white hardboard and pine trim I had around from home renovation work. I sized the panel to fit 10 50cm lengths of LEDs. This made a nice ~60cm x 20cm panel
Wiring:The strip is directly powered off of a 12V source (I used an old ATX computer power supply). Each segment of the strip was wired to a 18 gauge power supply wire. From here it can be connected directly to 12V or via a control circuit as I have done.
Control:The photo booth I'm building runs on a raspberry pi embedded computer. Attached to the raspberry pi is a PCA8685 I2C PWM driver. Adafruit sells a nice breakout (http://www.adafruit.com/products/815) board to make wiring it up easy. This way the photobooth control software can simply set the desired PWM duty cycle and be done with it. The PWM output of the PCA8685 is connected to a mosfet which switches the LEDs on and off at the right duty cycle to set the brightness.
Mosfet Dimmer Board:I designed a simple four channel low-side mosfet switch board for connecting the LEDs (and other DC things) which needed control from the raspberry pi. The hardware design is open source and can be found here: https://github.com/scottjgibson/4ch_mosfet_switch
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Ultra Geek Dad
I created a separate blog for the projects I do with the kids. Check it out here: www.ultrageekdad.com
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
CNC Machine Progress
Its been quite a while since I added information about my CNC machine, I've made a few videos describing the machine.
First run of the CNC Y axis (gantry):
Here is my first video after getting the three axis together:
First time running with a router:
A bit more progress on the machine
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text: Daniel Higgs: Sing A Song (Videos) This is the first installation in a series of videos that my good friend and musical crime partner Michael Sternbach is working on. All the performances and interviews are shot on location at my studio space known as the 3rd Degree in Asbury Park, New Jersey U.S.A. [Videos are on expanded page] It made perfect sense to begin the series with Daniel Higgs. The mural that you see in the background in this film was painted by Daniel and he has played multiple live performances there. Please enjoy this intimate look at truly unique and talented visionary artist. Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Daniel Higgs. Robert Ryan [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0mkaUMOgZU&w=590&h=390] [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMrG_lF1OxY&w=640&h=390]


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Ever since Patrick Furlong was a young boy, he's loved visiting the Santa Rosa Plateau -- walking its trails, learning about the creatures that call it home, and appreciating its beauty, he said.
"When I was a Cub Scout we made trips up here," said Patrick, now 16. "It's a place I feel connected to."
When it came time for Patrick to take on a large-scale community service project to earn his Eagle Scout rank, he said there was no question he wanted to do something to benefit the plateau.
He decided to put up 330 feet of fencing along one of the plateau's trails so that people would not venture off the path and into a pond area where several endangered species live. He also installed four benches near the plateau's vernal pools. The benches have views of the rolling hillsides, and from one of the benches you can just make out the water, he said.
"But you have to hike to get to the main part of the pools," he added.
The project took more than 300 manhours to complete, and Patrick was assisted in his mission by friends, family and fellow Scouts from Troop 309. He paid for the material using money and donations he'd secured through a Rubio's fundraiser, soliciting donations from hardware stores, and sending letters to family and friends asking for cash contributions.
The benches and fences installed at the site were quite professional and sturdy, he said, noting the wood fence included strong metal posts, as well as barbless wire so animals would not get caught, and the benches were made out of metal support beams with wooden seats.
Patrick said he was impressed with the finished product.
"I went back there and sat down on the benches and looked out at the beautiful view of the ecological reserve, and I felt accomplished," he said.
Patrick completed the projects in 2011 and earned his Eagle Scout rank last November. He is a junior at Great Oak High School, where he plays varsity soccer and maintains a 4.0 grade-point average.


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When the designers of Comotomo asked themselves why all baby bottles were made from hard plastic, they just couldn't come up with a good enough answer. With the invention of quality silicone products, they were able to design a baby bottle that closely mimics a mothers natural breast; soft, warm and with a wide teat that allows baby to latch, just like breastfeeding.
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When babies breastfeed, they often learn to massage mothers breast. This helps push the milk through the nipple and they don't have to suck as hard. Because the Comotomo Baby Bottle is soft, baby will learn to gently squeeze the bottle, mimicking the same massage they perform on Mum.
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Systems Research Group
Systems is the largest research area in the Computer Laboratory, covering hardware, communications hardware and software, operating systems and distributed systems. Past systems developed here include Edsac, the Titan operating system, the Cambridge Ring and the Cambridge Distributed Computing System. The Systems Research Group (SRG) has some 40 members, and is divided into several subgroups:
- Networks and Operating Systems group
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The name was chosen to have a multimedia feel and the mnemonic may be expanded to "objects, persistence, events, replication and activity". The thrust is open distributed processing with an object orientated approach. We look to support emerging distributed applications in which users and devices may be mobile and may have multimedia presentation requirements. Current themes are asynchronous (event) extensions to synchronous middleware and an access control architecture, Oasis. The projects and publications links below lead to fuller information about this and other work in the group.
The old Open Media Group is now part of the Digital Technology Group (DTG).


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Kenneth G. Winans, CMT, MBA, President, Founder & Chief Investment Officer of Winans International Investment Management, was just recently selected as Top Financial Analyst of the Year for 2018 by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) for his outstanding leadership and commitment to the industry.
While inclusion with the International Association of Top Professionals is an honor in itself, only a few members in each discipline are chosen for this distinction. These special honorees are distinguished based on their professional accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership abilities, longevity in the field, other affiliations and contributions to their communities. All honorees are invited to attend the IAOTP's annual award gala at the end of this year for a night to honor their achievements. www.iaotp.com/award-gala.
With over 3 decades of professional experience in the financial industry, Mr. Winans has certainly proven himself as an accomplished professional and expert in the field.As a dynamic results-driven leader and an investment management pioneer, Mr. Winans has demonstrated success not only as a Financial Analyst, but he is also an award-winning author, and an active philanthropist.Mr. Winans impressive repertoire of prior roles included working for E.F. Hutton and Merrill Lynch before founding Winans Investments. Mr. Winans has conducted landmark investment research and designed creative investment strategies, while serving as a portfolio manager, investment analyst and financial writer. As one of today's investment strategists, he is a regular guest on TV and radio shows nationwide and has had much of his investment research published in headline articles by leading websites, magazines and newspapers.Aside from his many responsibilities as Chief Investment Officer and President of his company, Mr. Winans also writes a column for Forbes, can often be heard on many radio stations, and has written two books. Mr. Winans and two other advisors manage just shy of $209 million in assets with Winans Investments and his client base has increased 152% and revenues are up by 291%.
Mr. Winans holds a Masters in Finance from the University of San Francisco, a BA in Business Economics from the University of San Diego and is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). The President of IAOTP, Stephanie Cirami stated that "Choosing Ken for this award was an easy decision for our panel to make.He is not only brilliant in the financial field but he is also a writer, award winning author and active in his community. He is just the whole package. He has a lifetime of success and is a leader in the industry. He was exactly what we were looking for and we know we will be seeing more outstanding things from this man.We also hope to spend time with him at our gala this year at the Plaza Hotel in NYC."
Throughout his illustrious career, Mr. Winans has been recognized worldwide for his accomplishments and has received awards, accolades and has been featured in many publications.For 2019 he is being considered for a feature in T.I.P (Top Industry Professionals) Magazine, for the Lifetime Achievement Award and for the Business Innovator of the Year Award by the International Association of Top Professionals.For 2018, he was named Top Financial Analyst of the Year by IAOTP and outstanding Professional of the Year with Marquis Who's Who. He is a long-time resident of the San Francisco Bay Area and serves on the board of several non-profit organizations.
Aside from Mr. Winans successful career, he is also a space buff.Mr. Winans always had a fascination with the space program, having grown up not far from the Apollo rocket building site and having two uncles who worked for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.Mr. Winans had been collecting space memorabilia since childhood and for years, his private collection grew to one of the world's largest.He would loan pieces of his extensive collection of US, Russian and Chinese space artifacts to museums for exhibits but he also wanted to ensure thathis memorabilia and artifacts would be protected and used for educational purposes.So Mr. Winans and his wife Debbie created the non-profit W Foundation, which continued to lend out his braod collections, which includes items from Project Mercury, the International Space Station, and the Space Shuttle program. Mr. Winans started to think about opening a museum, and one day in 2009 that dream became a reality.Mr. Winans found a vacant storefront which he decided to rent and he offered a one-time free pop-up exhibit of pieces of his collection which drew in more than 600 people over a weekend.The shopping center management offered Mr. Winans the space for a permanent exhibit and the Space Station Museum in Marin County was established.The privately funded Space Station Museum is one of Mr. Winans proudest accomplishments. The museum is staffed with volunteers and has welcomed more than 98,000 visitors including 12 astronauts since opening its doors in 2011.Mr. Winans serves as President and his wife Debbie serves as an ambassador, doing community outreach and working with schools.Mr. Winans also works alongside the other volunteers on the weekends and admission is always free.
Looking back, Ken attributes his success to his perseverance, mentors he has had along the way, his love for research, and staying passionate in all of his business endeavors. Mr. Winans says he has been blessed, he loves doing what he is doing, and feels this is just the beginning.When he is not working he enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, skiing and riding motorcycles.For the future, Mr. Winans has no plans to retire, he will continue to thrive as an Entrepreneur, continue to do his research and would like to grow Winans Investments to 500 client portfolios, up from the current 250, either through a merger with another firm or organic growth.
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'Just let this kid get on with her life': Science tutor for arrested Florida teen speaks out
Last week, 16-year-old Florida native Kiera Wilmot was arrested for exploding the cap off a plastic water bottle as part of an apparent extra-curricular science experiment. If charged with a felony as an adult, she could now face up to five years in prison for "discharging a weapon or firearms" on school grounds. But Wilmot family friend Roderic Brame told msnbc his "gut feeling" is that "cooler heads will prevail."
"I understand the whole thing about having something that will explode, or be percussive, or cause harm to other people," he said. "I totally get that. But basically, she just blew the top off a soda bottle."
Brame said he has known the Wilmot family for over three years. He first met Kiera's mother, Marie Wilmot, in January 2010, when he was working at University of South Florida Polytechnic and she was working for the Florida Institute of Phosphate Research. They became acquainted due to a pending merger between the two institutions.
"She said something about her girls failing earth science" during one of their meetings, said Brame. Because he was a former high school science teacher, they decided that he would tutor Kiera and her twin sister Kayla, both of whom were in ninth grade at the time.
Kiera is "very pleasant, easygoing, [and] gets along with people," said Brame. She and her sister "are not so excited about the science stuff, but they're good at the engineering stuff and they like it."
In the press, Wilmot has been described as a good student with a "perfect behavior record." Brame said that "as far as I know, she's a good student," and that two summers ago she even served as a mentor for younger children at a summer program called the Central Florida Gifted and Talented Institute.
It was through their work with younger children that Brame realized Kiera and Kayla had a facility for working with robotics. They were invited to teacher workshops where they taught educators at the Bartow Elementary Academy, a magnet school, "how to build robots, how to program them, how to build everything," he said.
When news of the arrest broke, Brame said, the family called him right away. He told them to get a lawyer, and tried to reassure Kiera and Kayla.
"I said…you're going to hear all kinds of stuff from people, but all I want you to know is you're smart, beautiful, and capable," he said.
One week after the arrest, he described the sisters as "upset," but also "solemn [and] pretty humble about all of this."
"She's cautious about all this stuff," he said. "She doesn't fully understand the long range ramifications of this." In a small town like Bartow, those ramifications could include difficulty reintegrating into the community after a criminal trial, and new barriers to pursuing higher education. Already, he said, some residents of Bartow had suggested Kiera deserved prosecution.
"There are demographics and things probably left over from twenty, thirty years ago, if you're an African American and you're an African American woman," he said. He also said part of the town's reaction could be due to "bad timing," given that the arrest occurred not along after the Boston Marathon bombing.
Since the arrest, members of the scientific community have stepped forward to defend Wilmot.
"Her expulsion and arrest sends a very clear and striking message to students, especially urban students of color," wrote biologist Danielle Lee for Scientific American. "Don't try this at home, or school or anywhere. Science exploration is not for you!" Shortly after she wrote about the story, various other scientists took to Twitter with stories of the explosions they had caused during their own experimentation.
"We did much worse things [than Wilmot] when I was in school," said Brame. "Even in college, we made things that ignited and exploded in chemistry labs…We didn't get in trouble for that." He expressed hope that Wilmot would also evade excessive punishment for her experimentation.
"Just let this kid get on with her life," he said.


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In his classic "Noah" routine, Bill Cosby imagines a conversation between the ark builder and God. "You never even looked in the bottom of the ark," an exasperated Noah tells the Almighty. "Who's gonna clean up this mess down there?"
Cosby is on a self-appointed mission to clean up everything from comedy to rap as the man once known as America's Dad transitions to America's Granddad. Yeah, he may seem a little cranky, pedantic and out of touch at times – but he's still sharp, cracking wise and might be right more often than some would like to admit.
Like many grandpas, he's always working even as he reaches milestones, picking up kudos and criticism along the way.
"The Cosby Show," credited with everything from saving NBC to helping pave the way for the Obama presidency, marked the 25th anniversary of its debut last month. Last week, Cosby unveiled a multi-artist album – "Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency"– that's billed as socially conscious rap. The one-time king of TV debuted some of the songs during a live-streaming Web event, and even recently began Twittering (he called it "Twit and Tweetie" in a chat with Mashable). He's also been on the road with his standup act.
On Monday night, Cosby is set to be honored at the Kennedy Center with the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. It's a tribute that's long overdue – but Cosby only has himself to blame. He turned the award down twice before, angry that the ceremony honoring the first recipient 11 years ago – the great Richard Pryor – was filled with profanity and the N-word.
"I told them flat out no because I will not be used, nor will Mark Twain be used, in that way," he told The Associated Press.
Cosby said he finally gave in after the organizers agreed to let him help put together the ceremony, which will include a stress on the value of education. But the 72-year-old comedian also likely sees the award as part of preserving – and promoting – his legacy as one of the country's great humorists.
"The Cosby Show" has been off the air since 1992. While his late 1990s follow-up "Cosby" was a moderate success, he's better know these days as a critic of hip-hop and what he sees as an entertainment world that relies too heavily on dirty words and cheap laughs. He's stirred up far more controversy by accusing poor segments of the African-American community of failing its youth – spurring a rebuttal book by Michael Eric Dyson called, "Is Bill Cosby Right? (Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost its Mind?)"
Cosby is unmistakably proud of his efforts promoting education and responsible parenting. But the man who broke barriers on "I-Spy," gave us great comedy albums, "Fat Albert" and some memorable books and TV shows also is determined to counter his portrayal as a "curmudgeon who doesn't like poor or young people."
Give him some points for at least trying to keep up with the times, putting out the album and taking to Facebook and Twitter to address a generation used to getting its rap with curses and its comedy in short, blue bursts – not in the G-rated storytelling manner that launched him to fame.
"If you took the top five of my CDs and just put 'em away and then you have children, 10 years later, you break these out and put 'em on ... you'll be laughing," he told USA Today last week. "And your kids will be laughing…. That's where I smile, big time."
Some 45 years ago, Cosby first cracked up audience with the Noah bit. Chances are a listen these days will unleash a flood of memories for the older set – and laughs for a younger crowd that only knows Cosby as the old guy telling folks to clean up their act.
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is the former City Editor of the New York Daily News, where he started as a reporter in 1992. Follow him on Twitter.


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Greetings fellow collectors, Hope everyone is doing well. I have not posted for a while, so I thought I would post this Dr. Pepper bottle that I found a couple of weeks ago. I am not sure about the age, but I am thinking maybe 50's or 60's. I am sure that some of my fellow collectors might know. I do know that AR8Jason is a Dr. Pepper fan so I am hoping he see's this as well. It has the 10-2-4 logo on it. I have read in the past that that the numbers meant that if you drank a bottle at 10,2, and 4, it would keep you going all day long! Hope everyone has a great Saturday night. Thanks for looking, ThriftyGypsy


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The Facility Energy Decision System (FEDS) is an easy-to-use building energy efficiency software tool that quickly and objectively identifies energy efficiency improvements that maximize life-cycle savings. The Windows-based program requires only minimal user experience and input to perform energy efficiency assessment screenings as well as detailed energy retrofit project analyses across a wide variety of building types, from single buildings to large multi-building campuses and installations. It simulates building systems, loads, and energy use and analyzes the cost and performance impacts of thousands of potential efficiency measures. FEDS values energy and demand savings based on comprehensive tracking of building and site-level use and estimates project costs to support robust economic evaluations and sound decision-making to help meet your goals.
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- Requires only minimal user input yet is able to accept detailed building system parameters. FEDS estimates unspecified parameters based on typical characteristics for a building of the specified type, size, age, and location and other details.
- Models energy and cost performance of heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting, motors, plug loads, building shell, and hot water systems, plus central plants and thermal loops.
- Calculates energy consumption and electrical demand for each technology, end use, building, and the entire campus or installation.
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FEDS is highly flexible and can help to quickly perform a range of energy management and forecasting functions, such as evaluating fuel switching opportunities, new technologies, and the impacts of change—including changes to energy rates, occupancy or mission, and more. The impact of efficiency on resilience can also be evaluated via the resulting load profiles. The combination of power, versatility, and ease of use that FEDS provides will put you well on your way to meeting your energy efficiency goals and complying with federal laws and regulations including provisions of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007), Executive Orders, and agency goals.


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With support from CFCA livelihood programs, Oscar and others parents of sponsored children are now able to put bread on their tables.
There was no bakery in Oscar's community in Guatemala, so CFCA provided training and a loan for a group of parents to build an oven and start making bread. The initiative and solidarity of parents and guardians participating in the CFCA Hope for a Family program make such efforts possible.
Oscar and others in their group are eager to share their knowledge about baking bread.
Well, now's your chance to learn, as Oscar explains the process for baking bread in Guatemala in this short video.
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Roger writes:
I first encountered Go in my gap year at work, where I was writing bits of the operating system for the long-defunct mainframe computer company English Electric-Leo-Marconi. I was struck by the novelty of the game and immediately went to the limit of my teenage budget, constructing a board drilled with 361 pinholes with coloured drawing pins for stones.
With less than a dozen games of Go under my belt, I took up Bridge instead at University, but returned to Go a few years later. I founded the Corby Go Club, moved to Manchester, where I became the secretary and reached a weak 1-kyu grade. Marriage, children and other hobbies intervened and although I occasionally looked at Go books, that was it for some 30 years.
I had always valued in Go both the friendly community and the mental challenge from the huge range of strategic concepts. So come retirement from a varied life in I.T., I thought it would it would be fun to make one more push – from my supposed 1 kyu level and reach shodan. Big shock. Even after getting back into practice, I was just 5 kyu. In my absence, somebody had moved the goalposts, as seems quite clear from anecdotes, player graphs and Toby Manning's earlier BGJ article "Why am I getting weaker?"
It has also been a surprise – after my 30-year gap – to find so many of the faces unchanged and the BGA membership, at its lowest level since records began. This despite the evidence from the website of a huge amount of effort and professionalism from those running the BGA. No doubt we have to blame the internet and other competition for people's time, but I'll see what I can contribute on this front.
I have found tournaments a joy, particularly the two-day ones (Irish Go Congress, British Go Congress, Scottish Open, Durham, Welsh Open, Belfast, Isle Of Man, Mind Sports Olympiad, Cornwall, Three Peaks, and London Open), which allow more time for socialising and local exploring. I took over the small Shropshire tournament and hoped to quietly develop that as an attraction for kyu players and chasers of Stacey points.
April 2013