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Roadmap is a tool which allows the development team to expose its priorities and future plans and release schedules to its player community.
This is just the first six months plan of feature additions, it is not the be all and end all of what will go into the game, think of it as "top requests".
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Matthew Higby wrote:Hello all -
Since the very earliest days of Planetside 2's development we've considered community involvement and feedback about the game's direction to be one of our most powerful and important assets. Having "Unparalleled community / developer communication" has been an important goal for us, one that is considered to be a core feature of the game, a top "bullet point" on the list of game features on the back of our imaginary box. On Planetside 2 we've been extremely fortunate to have a passionate and vocal player community from very early on in development; our community has shared feedback, complaints, ideas and kudos with us from long before they even had their hands on the game. Today we are thrilled to be taking that community enthusiasm for the ongoing development of Planetside 2 to a whole new level with the launch of Roadmap.
Roadmap is the embodiment of a new philosophy for the development of online games and the interaction of developers and players. At it's most basic level, Roadmap is a tool which allows the development team to expose our priorities and future plans and release schedules to our player community. This in itself is already remarkable, but the true power of roadmap comes from you, the player community. The purpose of Roadmap isn't just to give the community INSIGHT about what we're doing, it's also to give the community INPUT into what we're doing. Our goal is to develop Roadmap into a central clearing house for ideas and suggestions about the game. These ideas and suggestions will come from you, the players; you will be able to author, discuss, vote on, and ultimately see your own ideas come to fruition in the game.
As both passionate players as well as developers of games we too have felt the frustration that the development priorities and future plans for our favorite games are often obfuscated and can seem deaf to the desires of the players. We've determined that our role as developers is not to be the sole source of all ideas which go into the game, but rather to be curators who ensure that the ideas that do go into the game are taking it in the right direction. You, as players, should have just as much ability to define the future of the games you love and support as the developers making them have. This is the driving force behind the creation of Roadmap.
Put simply our vision is to change the rules of game development and find a new balance where the player community and development team form a true partnership to define the path which the game will follow. Today with the initial launch of Roadmap populated with our first 6-months of feature additions, we're taking the first step on a long journey to make this vision a reality. The 6 month plan we're releasing today is largely based on top requests that have come from the player community since launch (and in some cases even before that!). This isn't absolutely everything that will go into the game in the next 6 months, optimizations, bug fixes, new weapons will come too, this is a listing of major additions and top level features. Some of my personal highlights in these first few months are the additions of a better player intro sequence and tutorial in February and March, the Mission System in March, a resource redesign in May & outfit enhancements in June. Beyond game systems we also have new content including a new continent, Hossin scheduled for release in April and new empire specific buggies in June. We also have some exciting class and vehicle updates spread throughout the schedule which will feature new class-specific mechanics, abilities and weapons.
It's important to understand that like all plans, things may not always go precisely according to schedule and it is by no means a guarantee of what or when. Releases will change and be adjusted constantly, as you would expect since an important facet of Roadmap is remaining flexible enough to prioritize the things that you tell us should be getting addressed immediately. We know that there will be some growing pains here. We know this will initially be bumpy and may require some trial and error as we bring all of the features and functionality of Roadmap online and work through some issues that arise from embarking on this radical new approach to development. Despite that, we hope you're as excited at the possibilities as we are, and look forward to working with you, as partners, on the continuing work of forging the future of online games.
Please check out Roadmap and the first 6 months of major updates at http://www.planetside2.com/roadmap
Matthew Higby
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January - SMGs
We want to add a new weapon type, the Submachine Gun (SMG), to the game. The current plan is to make them accessible to all classes outside of the MAX Stats on the individual weapons will vary...
January - Rendering Distance Based on Threat
We want to mitigate the impact of render distance on enemies that are a direct threat. For example, anyone that pilots air vehicles can probably attest to how lame it is to get shot down by AA players...
January - Spawn Room Tunnel System
In our ongoing effort to mitigate spawn camping, we're planning on adding some spawn room tunnel networks to provide additional escape paths. The current plan is to add these to all Tech Plants and...
January - Window Plugs
We are making windows all across Auraxis' bases and facilities smaller, so it should be tougher for tanks and planes to shoot into buildings.
January - Tower Redesign
The layout of towers will be altered to include more shields and an additional exit from the spawn room. The hope is to make spawn camping in the towers a more difficult proposition.
January - More secure spawn rooms at small outposts
This entails adding more windows and doors, as well as a canopy to protect against aircraft. This should make spawn camping more difficult and will be present across all small outposts.
January - Destroying the SCU only penalizes Spawn Timers
Currently, destroying an Spawn Control Unit (SCU) completely removes that Spawn point from the facility until it is repaired. Unfortunately this can have the effect of ending a fight too quickly and...
January - Creating "No Deploy" zones for AMS equipped Sunderers
We are currently discussing mechanics which would allow designers to designate areas within a base or facility that Sunderers cannot deploy in. The initial use of this ability will be to disallow...
January - Defender Only Jump Pads
In an effort to help support general defense at facilities, we're exploring the idea of having jump pads which allow players to quickly traverse the walls only be usable by the Empire in control of...
January - Player Invincibility on Spawn
Getting killed right as you spawn in is not fun. One of the things we can do to try and reduce frustration on that front is add a very brief period of invulnerability to a player in that situation....
January - Experience Source Display Improvements
We want to display the total Experience bonus percentage rewarded whenever you get the applicable experience. Currently this would show as a small popup next to your Cert point display right above the...
January - Experience Incentives
The idea behind this Incentive system is that higher "priority" targets are worth more experience than others. So killing someone on a wicked kill streak nets you more XP than killing someone...
February - Empire Specific Rocket Launchers
We would like to add Empire-specific rocket launchers, including things like player guided rockets, multiple lock-on swarm missiles, and a charge fire mode into the mix.
February - Vehicle Update: Flash
We want to add new abilities and weapons to the Flash. Current ideas include: Adding additional weapon types Wraith (cloaking the quad) option for infiltrators We're still brainstorming, so call out...
February - Pump Action Shotguns
We would like to add a new weapon type, the Pump Action Shotgun. These shotguns fill a similar role to the existing semi-auto's already in game, but trade rate of fire for increased damage.
February - VR Training Area
Learning how to play the game under live fire conditions can be pretty daunting. To help address this, we're planning on adding in a VR Training zone that will be a safe haven for players to try out...
February - Orbital Strike
Orbital Strikes are intended to help push enemy players out of an area by turning that area into a series of large explosions. Players should have enough warning time to potentially escape the area,...
February - Spectator Mode
We would like to add Spectator Mode for live gameplay observation.
February - Regional Empire Priority System
The intent for this system is to allow the game to set "priority level" for regions based on what activities are taking place there. These areas would come with score/XP bonuses to encourage fights in...
February - Loadout Screen Revamp
We want to take a pass at cleaning up and enhancing the Loadout screen. Specifics are still pending, but the goal is to make common actions more convenient. For example: Changing tints on your...
February - Community Grief Reporting
We're investigating ways to improve the reporting tools available to the PlanetSide 2 community at large to help identify and call out hackers and other griefers. This would include things like being...
February - Daily Medals/Achievements
We'd like to add in daily achievements/medals for weapons and tools which could include things like: "Kill 10 enemies with the CARV" or "Revive 10 allies with Revive Grenades" would net Experience or...
February - Account Level Unlocks
We would like items purchased with Station Cash to be unlocked across all characters on the account who can utilize them. This change would be retroactive to prior purchases.
February - Increase the number of vehicle cosmetic slots
We offer a bunch of sweet cosmetic customizations for vehicles, but we only let you equip them one at a time. We'd like to add additional slots that will let you equip multiple customizations on your...
February - Separate Score from Experience
At the moment experience and score are tied too closely together, so if you buff your experience, you end up buffing your score as well. That's misleading and not really fulfilling the intention for...
February - Improved Item Preview
We want to add the ability to preview an item on the player's current Loadout for their class/vehicle so everyone can get a better idea of what it's really going to look like in context. This...
March - MAX Flamethrowers
A new weapon type for MAX suits, the Flamethrower will be designed to inflict sustained damage against soft targets.
March - Continent Locking
In order to start laying the foundation for a proper metagame, we've been putting a lot of thought into continent locking. There are a lot of little snags and details still to work out, but the basic...
March - Tutorial
We would like to improve and expand the in-game tutorial by adding guided interactive training elements to VR training zone. Current plans include tutorials for: Basic Intro Classes and Certifications...
March - Cert Screen Revamp
We would like to polish and streamline the certification screen currently in game, making it more efficient and intuitive.
March - Improved Map and Respawn
To improve the respawn process, we would like to essentially merge the map screen and the respawn screen so you'll have access to better and more relevant information when deciding where you want to...
March - Player Generated Missions
PlanetSide 2 has always embraced the idea that the core game content is totally player driven, so the mission system just takes that idea a little further. We want to give players (with appropriate...
March - Color Blind Support
We would like to put control of the UI color schemes into the hands of the player, allowing each user to set up colors that they find useful individually across key elements throughout the game.
March - Ragdoll Physics
Ragdoll physics would make every explosion a potentially amazing scene of amusement and spectacle. As Planetside 2 has a large output of explosions, this seems like it would would make for a fun...
March - Class Revamp: Light Assault
We would like to polish and enhance the Light Assault class We'll investigate the possible additions of new tools, new abilities, and new suit options We want to add the ability for the Light...
March - Convenience Items
There are a handful of items we'd like to add to the Depot that will allow players to accomplish some commonly requested actions through an SC purchase: Certification Reset Name Change Server Transfer...
March - Implants
Implants would utilize a new loadout slot and provide special bonuses that allow you to further tailor your class to the way you want to play. Example implants might include stuff like: Silent running...
April - Common Pool Heavy Pistols
We're planning on adding a new pistol type to the common pool of weapons that specialize in hitting hard. As common pool weapons, they will be available to all factions. In exchange for their high...
April - Vehicle Update: Sunderer
We want to give a little love to the Sunderer. Early ideas include: Add more weapon types Add additional squad spawn certs For example, allowing you to ignore deployed Sunderer radii We're still...
April - Interlink Facility
The Interlink facility is a brand new base type on the scale of the Biolabs, Tech Plants, and Amp Stations. It includes a giant radar dish that will offer great cover from aircraft and has difficult...
April - New Continent: Hossin
Adding a brand new continent: Hossin! Hossin is a swamp covered continent. Bask in the glow of some sweet concept art. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
April - Outfit Recruiting
Rolling with an outfit in PlanetSide 2 is really making the most of what the game has to offer in a myriad of different ways, so we want to make the process of finding an outfit and finding new...
April - Facebook/Twitter Integration
We'd like to improve the social networking features in game, specifically by leveraging Facebook and Twitter. For Facebook, we'd like to add support for: Linking an account to your character Post from...
April - Empire Specific Run Animations
We'd like to add some variance and Empire-specific feel to the player run animations.
April - Gifting
We plan on adding support for gifting items to other players.
April - In-game Mail
We want to add an in-game mail system to help on the communication front, likely contained somewhere in the existing notification screen.
May - Resource Revamp
The primary goal for re-addressing the resource system is to make sure it does a better job making resources drive the combat taking place, make sure they have real strategic value, and generally have...
May - Voice Packs
Right now we only have two player voices per faction (male/female). We'd like to start supplying different voice packs that you can use to change the voice of your character to help add more...
May - Taunts
We want to add the ability to display a taunt on your target's killscreen and play a taunt animation on demand with your avatar. Ideally we might want the ability to customize a killscreen that...
May - Class Revamp: MAX
We want to improve and polish the MAX class. As part of the improvements, we would like to add in unique abilities per faction: TR: Lockdown At the expense of losing mobility, the TR max can shift...
June - New Vehicle: Buggy
Adding a new common pool vehicle, the buggy. These are four-person vehicles designed to provide smaller units of soldiers an appropriate means of transport. The breakdown of seating looks like this:...
June - Faction Pistols
Adding new pistols for each Empire: TR: Auto-Pistol – A fully automatic pistol. NC: Scatter Pistol – A shotgun and a pistol had a baby. VS: Charge Pistol – A pistol with a charge up mechanic;...
June - Per Seat Vehicle Locking
Adding the ability to lock vehicles at the individual seat level instead of the all or nothing options currently available.
June - Improved Vehicle Deconstruction
We're still working out specifics, but the general idea is that when you manually deconstruct a vehicle, you'll get back a portion of the resources you spent to acquire it.
June - Air Vehicle Passenger Transport
In an effort to streamline the loading of air vehicles we're interested in exploring support for allowing players to teleport directly into an open seat. The hope is that this would alleviate issues...
June - Vehicle Zoning
We would like to allow vehicles to travel between continents by entering the Warpgate beam in each Empire's Warpgate area, instead of forcing players to abandon their vehicles
June - Outfit Base Capture
If your outfit is the top contributor to a base capture, we'll identify the facility/outpost as "belonging" to your outfit. We still have a lot of work that we'll need to iron out on this,...
June - Outfit Leaderboards
Our goal for Outfit Leaderboards is to allow players to compare their Outfit to another via pre-determined scoring metrics (that we are still in the process of determining). Now when you brag about.
June - Outfit Progression
We'd like to add growth and progression to Outfits. One of the ideas we have for doing this is to allow players to contribute points to their Outfit by earning experience, and when enough points are.
June - Outfit Tournaments
We would like to create a structure for direct outfit competition to be used for tournaments and e-sports. Outfits will be compared to other like-sized outfits in leaderboards which can be thought of.
June - Supply Containers
Supply Containers are locked boxes that hold somethingrandomish and potentially spectacular inside. In theory, you would then ask yourself: WHAT"S IN THE BOX?! Unable to not know what splendor might.
June - Player Made Decals
Wouldn't it be cool to roll around sporting your outfit's custom logo on all outfits and vehicles? We think so too, so we want to give players the ability to make their own decals for use in game.


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Sunday, May 30, 2010
Digital Security Is Not Just an Engineering Problem
This is a typical "engineering" mentality applied to digital security. I do not agree with it. You might think it's because I'm not a "professional engineer." Strangely enough, at USAFA I took classes in chemistry, physics (two courses), math (calc III and diff eq), thermodynamics, and five pure engineering courses (electrical, mechanical, civil, aeronautical, astronautical) plus the dreaded Academy "capstone" course -- all of which would qualify me for a minor in engineering at a "normal" college. Still, I do not think digital security is an engineering problem.
My opinion does not mean that engineering has no role. On the contrary, good engineering helps reduce vulnerabilities and exposures. Unfortunately, that focus only affects part of the risk equation. Focusing only on engineering completely ignores the threat, which in my judgement is the biggest problem with digital security today.
You know what prompted me to write this post? It was Security Engineering Is Not The Solution to Targeted Attacks by Charles Smutz, a professional software developer who creates custom security tools for a large defense contractor. Charles wrote:
[B]laming security engineering for the impact of targeted attacks is [a] herring as red as they come. A world where security engineering actually tried to solve highly targeted and determined attackers would not be a fun place in which to live. In absence of other solutions, an intelligence driven incident response model is your best bet.
You know I agree with that.
Charles wrote his post to refute Security engineering: broken promises by Michal Zalewski. Michal is a really smart security researcher but I agree with Charles that Michal has also fallen for the "security as design problem" mentality.
If you want to know what I think works, please consult my 2007 post Threat Deterrence, Mitigation, and Elimination.
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- H. Carvey said...
Great post. It's things like this that bear repeating.
Unfortunately, what it doesn't result in is that intelligence driven incident response model.
I concur with your idea that all security does not (and cannot feasibly) be built into a version 1 or original engineering foundation. The idea that we only had one chance to make the Internet secure is ludicrous.
Security can be added afterwards or in the next version, as we learn and innovate. How did another engineer come up with a car security add-on called the set belt or IPv6 (which though not perfect has additional security capabilities).
We learn, we adapt (both for good and bad) and eventually we Improve.
doesn't it always just come down to a conjunction of time, opportunity & motivation?
good old: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Routine_activity_theory
Focusing only on engineering completely ignores the threat, which in my judgement is the biggest problem with digital security today.
If infosec practitioners like me are focused on vulnerabilities (whether in products, people, or processes), it's because we can do very little about the threat. I have zero diplomatic, military, legal, or financial influence over potential attackers. Unlike the real world, where I'm allowed to use lethal force to defend myself, I can't even hack back. So I ask in all sincerity, what can I do other than reduce my vulnerability to security threats through the careful engineering, operation, and monitoring of my information systems?
- emily said...
One of the issues, is that most organizations, those that employ your typical infosec department model have your policy side and you engineering side. There's not one section in there for intelligence and threat coordination. The policy folks will look to the engineers and say, "why can't your tools detect/prevent/remediate the problem" - and the engineering folks will retort, "why are your policies so weak and not enforced". So long as that back and forth goes on and that some matrixing and adapting to the environment, nothing will advance.
I can easily say that, if we had the time and the manpower, I'd have started an intelligence analysis group... outside the console watching IR/IH and forensics and the standard engineering. I would have fed that info back into those groups, but also used it to inform the policy makers and make sure that those adapted policies were addressed and enforced. However, corporate, and now i can say it, civilian USG security hasn't advanced to that stage... it's going to require an evolution beyond regulations (FISMA, SOX, GLBA), and beyond the current tools (SIEM, AV, DLP, etc.). It just needs the right primeval goop to get started.
- Richard Bejtlich said...
I agree with your statement, at least for now. It's important to recognize our limitations but not accept them. I discuss options for "active defense" whenever I can these days. I even talked to a group of engineers in my company last month, and they wanted to know why we weren't fighting back!
To Anonymous,
I'm more of a glass is half-full guy. If you are monitoring, you are regularly catching bad guys trying to mess with your network. If you are in the government, US CERT (or CIRT or whatever) is providing you data on bad guys. Weither you are in the government or not Symantec and other service providers are getting that data and are including it in their managed monitoring services. All of this is intelligence driven data that can or should be part of your network protection. It is not insignificant data. We catch more maleware from our own and Symantec black lists than from our anti-malware programs. We'd all like to fight back, and a couple of people have/are.
As for the National Security Strategy. The glass ain't half-full. If it is an 8 oz. glass it is missing about 3.9 oz. to get to the half way mark. More and more in the government are figuring this out. Unfortunately they are getting no help from the administration (this or last) OMB, Congress, or NIST. Just remember, there is too frequently an inverse relationship between FISMA score and computer security readiness.

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Lewy body dementias include two clinical diagnoses, dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD), which share essentially the same array of symptoms. (To view this chart in a printable .pdf, click here.)
DLB Diagnostic Criteria
The diagnostic criteria for probable DLB require:
- The presence of dementia
- At least two of three core features:
- fluctuating attention and concentration,
- recurrent well-formed visual hallucinations, and
- spontaneous parkinsonian motor signs.
Suggestive clinical features include:
- Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder
- Severe neuroleptic sensitivity
- Low dopamine transporter uptake in basal ganglia demonstrated by SPECT or PET imaging
In the absence of two core features, the diagnosis of probable DLB can also be made if dementia plus at least one suggestive feature is present with one core feature.
Possible DLB can be diagnosed with the presence of dementia plus one core or suggestive feature.
Supportive clinical features include repeated falls, syncope, a transient loss of consciousness, severe autonomic dysfunction, depression, systematized delusions, or hallucinations in other sensory and perceptual modalities.While these features may support the clinical diagnosis, they lack diagnostic specificity and can be seen in other neurodegenerative disorders.
These criteria have a sensitivity of 83% (17% clinical false negative rate) and a specificity of 95% (clinical false positive rate of only 5%) for the presence of neocortical Lewy bodies (LBs) at autopsy, the current diagnostic gold standard. However, these criteria are more predictive of autopsied cases with the relatively rare "pure" form of LBD rather than the much more common cases with a mixture of LBD and the pathology of AD. The criteria cannot reliably differentiate between the two clinical entities. The DLB criteria tangentially address PDD as very similar to DLB with the exception of temporal appearance of extrapyramidal signs. (i.e., in PDD the motor symptoms precede the onset of dementia by at least one year.)
The current absence of radiological or biological markers that can reliably aid in the diagnosis of DLB has led to a search for clinical measures that can serve as markers for pathology or predictors of disease progression. Moreover, there is also an absence of effective treatment for DLB, except for drugs that offer modest control of the cognitive and behavioral symptoms. There are yet no therapies that have proven to alter or delay disease progression. Early clinical detection of dementia or the identification of pre- clinical markers of different dementia pathologies may provide insight into early disease mechanisms and pave the way for the development of disease modifying therapy, which of necessity must be initiated at the earliest possible juncture, ideally before symptoms have developed.
The importance of early, aggressive treatment is supported by recent data suggesting that LBD patients might have better responses to cholinesterase inhibitors than AD patients. In addition, an early diagnosis of LBD implies that treating physicians will know to avoid medications that can aggravate the clinical picture, such as the traditional neuroleptics. It is estimated that almost 60% of LBD patients may exhibit exaggerated extrapyramidal signs, sedation, immobility, or neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) with fever, generalized rigidity and muscle breakdown following exposure to neuroleptics. NMS is a life-threatening condition and the higher prevalence in LBD suggests that traditional neuroleptics such as haloperidol, fluphenazine or thioridazine should be avoided.
Early diagnosis will also allow families and caregivers the time to plan for the expected decline. Preventive steps to improve safety in the home environment should be taken, given the tendency to recurrent falls and rapid attentional fluctuations. Families will also have time to develop a better understanding of their role in patient care, including assistance with daily activities and provision of social and cognitive stimulation.
PDD Diagnostic Criteria
A consensus statement by a task force from the Movement Disorder Society for the diagnosis of PDD has just been published, providing criteria for probable and possible PDD.
A diagnosis of probable PDD requires the core features (Table 1) and a typical presentation of clinical features which is defined as having deficits in at least two out of four cognitive domains (below). There may or may not be behavioral symptoms, although their presence would support a diagnosis of probable PDD. There must not be any features present from groups III and IV, as the abnormalities and conditions described in these categories can cause too much uncertainty in a potential diagnosis.
A diagnosis of possible PDD also requires the core features, but can have a more non-characteristic pattern of symptoms in at least one of the cognitive domains. There may or may not be any behavioral symptoms. One or more features of group III may be present, and none in Group IV.
Group I - The core feature requires a prior diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, and dementia causing a decline in function severe enough to impair the patient in daily activities and in at least one cognitive domain.
Group II - The clinical features include both the cognitive and behavioral domains described below:
Cognitive domains:
Group III - The third category includes two features that will not rule out a diagnosis of PDD, but may make the diagnosis more uncertain:
Group IV - The last domain contains two features which suggest that other existing conditions impair the patient's cognitive functioning to such an extent that reliable diagnosis of PDD becomes impossible.
Source: "Current Issues in LBD Diagnosis, Treatment and Research" by James E. Galvin, MD, Bradley F. Boeve, MD, John E. Duda, MD, Douglas R. Galasko, MD, Daniel Kaufer, MD, James B. Leverenz, MD, Carol F. Lippa, MD, Oscar L. Lopez, MD, representing the Scientific Advisory Council of the Lewy Body Dementia Association. May, 2008


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WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — Thousands of demonstrators from across the country — chanting, praying and even fighting tears — protested a jury's decision to clear neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager while the Justice Department considered whether to file criminal civil rights charges.
In the nation's capital, hundreds of people marched from Malcolm X Park to Howard University on Sunday in protest of the Zimmerman verdict.
The rally began shortly after 6 p.m. with people from all over the Washington area carrying signs and chanting.
The march was just one of several planned across the city.
An impromptu rally began after the verdict was announced late Saturday night. A group in D.C. grew from three people to about 400 as it marched for an hour and a half from U Street to Adams Morgan to Columbia Heights, picking up people from bars and clubs along the way.
Protesters chanted "No justice, no peace," carried signs and gave speeches about changing racial inequality and the justice system in the U.S.
One protester carried a sign that read "Stop criminalizing black men." Protester Sean Dallas said Martin was an innocent boy but was assumed to be a criminal because he was black.
The demonstration began around midnight and was still underway at 2 a.m. The crowd included a large number of white men and women, as well as African Americans.
The march remained peaceful and ended with a rally at a public plaza in Columbia Heights.
"I will not walk on these streets in fear," a protester said. "I'm not afraid."
Photos: Protesters Take to the Streets in D.C.
Police in Los Angeles said they arrested several people early Monday after about 80 protesters gathered in Hollywood on Sunset Boulevard and an unlawful assembly was declared. More than 100 officers in riot gear converged on the crowd and ordered people to disperse.
The NAACP and protesters called for federal civil rights charges against Zimmerman, who was acquitted Saturday in Martin's February 2012 shooting death.
The Justice Department said it is looking into the case to determine whether federal prosecutors should file criminal civil rights charges now that Zimmerman has been acquitted in the state case. The department opened an investigation into Martin's death last year but stepped aside to allow the state prosecution to proceed.
The evidence generated during the federal probe is still being evaluated by the criminal section of the Justice Department's civil rights division, the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's office for the Middle District of Florida, along with evidence and testimony from the state trial, the Justice Department said.
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Meanwhile, President Barack Obama and religious and civil rights leaders urged calm in hopes of ensuring peaceful demonstrations following a case that became an emotional flash point.
Sunday's demonstrations, held in cities from Florida to Wisconsin, attracted anywhere from a few dozen people to a more than a thousand.
At a march and rally in downtown Chicago attended by about 200 people, some said the verdict was symbolic of lingering racism in the United States. Seventy-three-year-old Maya Miller said the case reminded her of the 1955 slaying of Emmitt Till, a 14-year-old from Chicago who was murdered by a group of white men while visiting Mississippi. Till's killing galvanized the civil rights movement.
"Fifty-eight years and nothing's changed," Miller said, pausing to join a chant for "Justice for Trayvon, not one more."
In New York City, hundreds of protesters marched into Times Square on Sunday night, zigzagging through Manhattan's streets to avoid police lines. Sign-carrying marchers thronged the busy intersection, chanting "Justice for! Trayvon Martin!" as they made their way from Union Square, blocking traffic for more than an hour before moving on.
In San Francisco and Los Angeles — where an earlier protest was dispersed with beanbag rounds — police closed streets as protesters marched Sunday to condemn Zimmerman's acquittal.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti urged protesters to "practice peace" after the rock- and bottle-throwing incident. Police arrested one man.
Rand Powdrill, 41, of San Leandro, Calif., said he came to the San Francisco march with about 400 others to "protest the execution of an innocent black teenager."
"If our voices can't be heard, then this is just going to keep going on," he said.
Earlier, at Manhattan's Middle Collegiate Church, many congregants wore hooded sweatshirts — similar to the one Martin was wearing the night he was shot — in a show of solidarity. Hoodie-clad Jessica Nacinovich said she could only feel disappointment and sadness over the verdict.
"I'm sure jurors did what they felt was right in accordance with the law but maybe the law is wrong, maybe society is wrong; there's a lot that needs fixing," she said.
At a youth service in Sanford, Fla., where the trial was held, teens wearing shirts displaying Martin's picture wiped away tears during a sermon at the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church.
Protesters also gathered in Atlanta, Miami, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia, along with a host of other cities.
In Miami, more than 200 people gathered for a vigil. "You can't justify murder," read one poster. Another read "Don't worry about more riots. Worry about more Zimmermans."
Carol Reitner, 76, of Miami, said she heard about the vigil through an announcement at her church Sunday morning. "I was really devastated. It's really hard to believe that someone can take the life of someone else and walk out of court free," she said.
In Philadelphia, about 700 protesters marched from LOVE Park to the Liberty Bell, alternating between chanting Trayvon Martin's name and "No justice, no peace!"
"We hope this will begin a movement to end discrimination against young black men," said Johnathan Cooper, one of the protest's organizers. "And also to empower black people and get them involved in the system."
In Atlanta, a crowd of about 75 protesters chanted and carried signs near Centennial Olympic Park.
"I came out today because a great deal of injustice has been done and I'm very disappointed at our justice system; I'm just disappointed in America," Tabatha Holley, 19, of Atlanta said.
Civil rights leaders, including the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, urged peace in the wake of the verdict. Jackson said the legal system "failed justice," but violence isn't the answer.
But not all the protesters heeded those calls immediately after the verdict.
In Oakland, Calif., during protests that began late Saturday night some angry demonstrators broke windows, burned U.S. flags and started street fires. Some marchers also vandalized a police squad car and used spray paint to scrawl anti-police graffiti on roads and Alameda County's Davidson courthouse.
In Los Angeles, police said a crowd of about 100 protesters surrounded an officer and eventually had to be dispersed by officers firing beanbag rounds.
WNEW's Cameron Thompson contributed to this report. Follow him and WNEW on Twitter.
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Reality star Melissa Rycroft has swine flu.
The former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader who has appeared on ABC's "The Bachelor" and "Dancing With the Stars" tells Usmagazine.com she's recovering from H1N1 virus.
"Like most people who become infected, I thought I had a mild case of the common flu, but when my symptoms exacerbated, I immediately went to the hospital where I was diagnosed with H1N1 and given the proper medications to cure the infection," she said.
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News from around the country and around the globe
Rycroft is the latest celebrity to have fallen ill from H1N1, which has been declared a global pandemic.
"Harry Potter" actor Rupert Grint, Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell and U.S. soccer star Landon Donovan have all contracted the flu virus.
Swine flu has also stricken the presidents of Colombia and Costa Rica.
Rycroft said she's now learned the importance of getting regular checkups, which she credits to advice given by fiancé Tye Strickland's mother, a nurse.
"I want to stress to people how easy it is to battle this flu when you take the proper steps such as seeking the care of a doctor," she told Us. "I'm a clear case that by paying diligent attention to your health, it's easy to overcome this illness and be healthy again."


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Blueberry Smoothie with Basil
This sounds like an odd combination, but the fragrance of the basil goes surprisingly well with the blueberry flavor. I came up with it quite by accident as I was making my morning smoothie, near the 'bouquet' of freshly cut basil from the garden which was on the kitchen counter. The two called out to be partnered up!
I don't actually blend the basil with the blueberries, the aroma of the sprig adds just the right nuance while you're sipping, and it's gorgeous, too.
Blueberry Smoothie with Basil
1 cup blueberries
1 cup plain yogurt or vanilla yogurt
1 1/2 tablespoons honey
3/4 to 1 cup ice cubes
Big fresh sprig of basil for garnish
Combine all ingredients in a blender.
Blend at high speed until smooth.
Pour into a pretty glass and garnish with the fresh basil sprig (bruise the stem a little to release more fragrance before placing in the glass if you like) & enjoy!
Posted by Mari @ Once Upon a Plate at 1:48 PM
Labels: Budget Friendly, Fruit, Fruit ~ Berries
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Mary, that looks fantastic!ReplyDelete
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this looks so delicious, and so healthy!ReplyDelete
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May 23, 2013
By Jesse Jackson
Washington is descending into another silly season. Let's end this diversion of dust and smoke as partisans hype mock "scandals" for political profit.
The real scandals — like that of children in poverty — are simply being ignored. In this rich nation, nearly 8 million children under the age of 18 are being raised in what are called "areas of concentrated poverty." These are the ghettos, barrios and impoverished rural areas where more than 30 percent of families live below the poverty line (a little over $22,000 for a family of four in 2010, when these figures date from). The number of children living in these communities is rising: It's up 25 percent since 2000, according to the Data Snapshot of Kids Count, the nonpartisan organization whose report is the source of this data.
Not surprisingly, African-American, Native-American and Latino children are 6 to 9 times more likely than white children to live in these areas. Children whose parents were born outside of the U.S. — the offspring of immigrants — are also more likely to be ghettoized. Two-thirds of these children are in large cities. Surprisingly, the highest rate is in the South and Southwest: Mississippi, New Mexico, Louisiana, Texas and Arizona. With the nation moving toward becoming a majority minority nation, these children are our future. We will rise or fall depending on how successful we are in tapping their potential and in providing them with opportunity.
Right now, we're failing the test. Our ghettos and barrios — and other communities of concentrated poverty — are dangerous to children. They're more likely to go to impoverished and underperforming schools, more likely to be unable to find good pre-school and child care, and more likely to lack quality health care. Their housing situation is less stable and their neighborhoods often lack adequate outdoor spaces. They must survive on dangerous streets.
Children growing up in areas of concentrated poverty do worse in school and are more likely to drop out — even if they come from moderate- or high-income families. Those raised in middle- or higher income families are 52 percent more likely to fall down the income ladder if they grow up in these neighborhoods.
The scandal is that our public policy to deal with these children is as impoverished as their neighborhoods. You can't address their challenges by shutting down a public school and opening up a charter. High-stakes testing can measure how they fall behind, but it provides no remedy.
We need a comprehensive strategy to address concentrated communities of poverty. We need to rebuild these neighborhoods with affordable housing, sensible public transport, clinics and hospitals, groceries with good food while investing in the kids — through infant nutrition, universal pre-K, smaller classes in early grades, good teachers, smart schools, afterschool programs and affordable college.
In an age where globalization has ravaged communities, Kids Count argues that we need to develop "anchor institutions" — local hospitals, universities, government agencies — that hire locally, train locally and buy locally. These neighborhoods have to be figured into citywide and regional plans, not locked out of them.
Our diverse democracy won't survive if children discover that their success depends more on the luck of what family they are born into rather than the pluck of the work that they do. We can afford to remove the shackles that burden these children.
Keep up with Rev. Jackson and the work of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition at www.rainbowpush.org.


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Innovative ways to revitalize racing – from a 'business leader to watch'
Written by Glenye Cain Oakford
Mike McMahon grew up among Thoroughbreds at one of the racing game's most storied venues, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. But it was a trip with his father to the Bluegrass that convinced him Thoroughbred racing and breeding could offer him a world of career opportunities.
Marketwatch: Jamie Hill on Sires, Pinhooking
Listen to the Bloodhorse Marketwatch podcast with Jamie Hill discussing stallions, pinhooking, and racing.
Barrels of Fun
Horsemen Mike McMahon and Jamie Hill expand into bourbon
MIKE McMAHON AND JAMIE HILL have always had a taste for horses and bourbon. Both hail from
families with pedigrees in Thoroughbreds: Mike's parents own McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds while Hill's were the co-owners of 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew. The younger generation formed McMahon & Hill Bloodstock in 2001 and less than a decade later inaugurated the racing
syndicate Bourbon Lane Stable and the pinhooking syndicate Spruce Lane. All of their runners are given names that include the word "bourbon," so it is no shock that McMahon and Hill have also decided to get into the business of spirits.
Mike McMahon and Jamie Hill interviewed by the BBC:
BBC World Service – Horses for Courses
After the nearly $1million sale of the 2015-2016 Spruce Lane Pinhook yearling colt by Shamardal, Mike and Jamie were interviewed by Susie Emmett of the BBC. The interview was broadcast Saturday on the BBC World Service radio network as part of the original documentary, "Horses for Courses". This was the first horse McMahon and Hill had ever offered for the Spruce Lane Pinhook in Europe.
There will be one more broadcast around the world. 9:00am EST, Thursday March 30th, 2017. The BBC's partner station's will also re-broadcast, including National Public Radio in the USA, ABC in Australia and Radio New Zealand. Click here to find a NPR Member Station near you. If you miss the live broadcast you can find and listen to the documentary online on the BBC World Service Documentary webpage: Click this link to listen to the documentary online.
TCA to Honor Bourbon Lane Stable and The Jockey Club's Thoroughbred Incentive Program
Thoroughbred Charities of America will honor Bourbon Lane Stable with the Allaire duPont Leadership Award and The Jockey Club's Thoroughbred Incentive Program (TIP) with the TCA Industry Service Award at the 26th Annual Select Stallion Season Auction on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at the Keeneland Entertainment Center in Lexington, Ky.


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Nyquist Capital is now closed for business.
All articles are archived and can be reached through the search interface, or via Google – just add "Nyquist" to your search terms.
My new contact information can be found here (Andrew Schmitt). I also use LinkedIn (Andrew Schmitt) and Twitter (Andrew Schmitt). Final comments, well wishes, and critiques can be made here.
Thanks for Reading, Goodbye, and Good Luck.
Andrew Schmitt
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➲ Everything You Are Read ➺ Author Kerry Anne King – Loans-2006.info
Phee or the cello not sure which you are going to love The characters are so real.This book just warmed me so much but I LOVE music as much as I love books.Music, love, and forgiveness all make this book such a highly recommended read I will say this about the book, once you start reading you are not going to want to put it down so make sure that you don t have any plans.grab your copy of this 4 star read.The Mary Reader received this book from the publisher for review A favorable review was not required and all views expressed are our own. From the very first page of this beautiful, haunting book, I was completely immersed in the story and its broken, troubled characters This is a novel that worked its way into my heart and soul utterly and completely.the rest of the world drifted away as I became immersed in the lives of Phee, Braden, and Allie The author s lyrical writing held me captivated I read through my own tears, my heart in my throat, holding out hope for these wounded people to be healed and whole Music is an intricate part of this book, weaving its way in an out of the story, tearing the characters apart and bringing them back together This poignant novel addresses the issues of grief, loss, guilt, alcoholism, suicide, pain and rage with compassion, empathy and honesty I look for a visceral connection with story and characters with every book I read, but rarely does a book move me as deeply as this one. This beautifully written, lyrical novel is about music and family and forgiveness with a touch of magical realism It s one of those books that you want to get to the end to see how it ends but you find yourself reading slower because you don t want it to end and you don t want to say goodbye to the characters This book covers a range of topics along with the curse it talks with compassion about alcoholism, infidelity, suicide and pain and most importantly forgiveness The author shows the importance of love and forgiveness no matter what happens in life Plus the entire novel is all wrapped up in beautiful music This is an incredibly beautiful novel and I highly recommend it Thanks to the publisher for a copy of this book to read and review All opinions are my own. Ophelia Phee MacPhee has received an amazing gift from her granddad for her eighteenth birthday He has gifted her his business, MacPhee Fine Instruments She is amazed he has chosen her to carry on the family business and is delighted at the opportunity What she does not realize is that there is a lot to this gift than what first meets the eye Braden Healey is an amazing cellist, but has fallen on hard times and has not played for years His ex wife and son are killed in a tragic accident leaving his daughter Allie needing her dad, who she has not seen in eleven years, now than ever Ahhh if it were only that easy Allie is a tough, stubborn, angry, grieving seventeen year old She is far from willing to accept her dad back into her life with open arms I can t really blame her, imagine your father making a sudden appearance back into your life after over a decade That would be difficult for just about anyone Allie and Braden are two lost souls, both denying their common bond the cello The cello needs them, just as much as they need it Braden has his personal demons waiting at the bottom of a bottle He desperately does not want to drink, but it is so much easier than facing real life Allie is heading down a very dangerous path, with a boy who does not have her best interest at heart They both desperately need to turn their lives around before it is too late This is a beautifully written story about love, loss, and the music within For all of my reviews www.readingbetweenthepagesblog.wordpr A beautifully written story about loss, love and forgiveness Braden is a brilliant cellist, who s hands are damaged in a tragic accident, leaving him unable to play, and sending him into the world of alcoholism He leaves his family and his beloved cello, but still has a spiritual connection to it, as he stumbles through binges and hangovers His ex wife and son die in another tragic accident, leaving 17 yr old Allie alone, until Braden shows up, to reluctantly sober up and provide parental support until she s 18.Kerry Ann King is a gifted writer, with well developed characters and a deep, insightful style I could hear the music, which is an integral part of this story, as that haunted cello drew the characters together, with their shared love of music.Although I m not a fan of fantasy, this novel did intrigue me, and I m happy that the genre didn t dissuade me I received an ARC for my honest review, and honestly, I liked it My thanks to NetGalley and LakeUnionPublishing for the opportunity. Bravo Kerry Anne King, Author of Everything You Are has orchestrated such an intense, captivating, fascinating, unique, emotional, symbolic and thought provoking and suspenseful novel The Genres for this novel are Fiction, Magical Realism, Fantasy, Folklore with a Musical Background The timeline for this story is in the present and goes to the past when it pertains to the events or characters in the story The author has vividly described her setting and characters leading to a certain pattern The author describes her dramatic characters as complex, complicated, flawed and stressed.Can you imagine a musical instrument choosing YOU to caress it, take care of it, and play it Phee MacPhee has not only inherited her Grandfather s Musical shop, but also some dark secrets and unusual promises Phee s grandfather claims that he re built many instruments after World War Two, and they consist of terrible memories during that time The instruments have a soul, just as music has a soul It is Phee s job to ensure that certain people who did sign a contract for an instrument continue to play it, or there could be a devastating effect Braden Healey was chosen by a cello from Phee s grandfather shop Braden had a successful musical career until there was a terrible accident Braden claims he can t play the cello any His daughter Allie now plays it Unfortunately, tragedy occurs, where Phee has to find Braden immediately.Kerry Anne s vivid descriptions remind me of Peter and the Wolf , Serge Prokofiev where the instruments tell a story I can almost choose an instrument for each character, in this story There is such a magical and mystical feel to this story There is so much symbolism in this story Kerry Anne King describes the importance of facing your problems, seeking help, the importance of family, friends, forgiveness, communication, love, and hope I highly recommend this thought provoking story. What a beautifully written book The words just drew me in and I was soon lost in the story At eighteen Ophelia McPhees inherits her grandfathers Luthier business This business has been passed down through several generations When she inherits it comes with the a very different task a task that has her keeping track of some very special instruments that musicians have signed an oath to always play When a tragic accident leaves Bradley Healey a famous cellist unable to play his cello, a cello he purchased from Ophelia s grandfather when he was only ten years old, he feels like his life has fallen apart He s no longer in communication with his wife and two children, he s drinking and basically living homeless Fast forward eleven years later a tragedy strikes again his wife and son have died in a car accident and now his daughter whose seventeen years old needs him He moves back to his families home and attempts to rebuild a relationship with his daughter Ophelia feels like Bradley is cursed and if he plays again the curse will be lifted and so she attempts to convince him that he must try to play This book dives into magic and music and how there is always a special relationship with a musician and their instrument I really enjoyed this book I give this four stars At the center of the music, he is whole All of his confusion, his anger, his grief, his guilt turns to gold, a process of alchemy, I absolutely loved this book Starting with the breathtakingly beautiful cover, to the wonderfully musical writing style, to the very interesting and refreshing storyline This was such a great surprise I can t wait to delve into of Kerry Anne King s books I have absolutely no musical talent with instruments so when I saw this story was based around a cello I was hesitant, but this book is so much then thathuman relationships, self preservation, love I strongly recommended this to everyone From The Bestselling Author Of Whisper Me This Comes A Haunting And Lyrical Novel About The Promises We Make And The Forgiveness We Need When We Break Them One Tragic Twist Of Fate Destroyed Braden Healey S Hands, His Musical Career, And His Family Now, Unable To Play, Adrift In An Alcoholic Daze, And With Only Fragmented Memories Of His Past, Braden Wants Desperately To Escape The Darkness Of The Last Eleven YearsWhen His Ex Wife And Son Are Killed In A Car Accident, Braden Returns Home, Hoping To Forge A Relationship With His Troubled Seventeen Year Old Daughter, Allie But How Can He Hope To Rescue Her From The Curse That Seems To Shadow His Family Ophelia Phee MacPhee, Granddaughter Of The Eccentric Old Man Who Sold Braden His Cello, Believes The Curse Is Real She Swore An Oath To Her Dying Grandfather That She Would Ensure Braden Plays The Cello As Long As He Lives But He Can T Play, And As The Shadows Deepen And Phee Finds Herself Falling For Braden, She Ll Do Anything To Save Him It Will Take A Miracle Of Forgiveness And Love To Bring All Three Of Them Back To The Healing Power Of Music We are not living in the Middle Ages Curses don t exist, not real curses A beautiful, poignant novel One of the main characters and a center in the plot is a cello A cello that chooses her person.Yes, you read that right But it is so much Braden has played this cello from the age of twelve and signed an agreement with the luthier to always play and care for her until his death There is a curse for not following this contract.He marries, has a family, and later in his life a serious injury of his hands His world implodes.Can it truly be a curse that is torturing him and his family when Braden is no longer able to play the instrument How will he right his own life to save his daughter and himself This story has love, guilt, pain, and forgiveness It is truly written with so much depth that I could feel the emotion of the cello when she was at one point in the story, abandoned.I loved this book and would give it 10 stars


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How to Make Pok Pok's Hunny at Home
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"A lot of New York restaurants will have this amazing food list and an amazing drink list, but they just don't go together," laments Alex Mirkin, bar manager at Pok Pok Ny in Brooklyn. "Drinks and food can make each other tasteless. Our drinks are geared to work well with our food. If a drink works with the spiciest thing on the menu, then it works."
Pok Pok's food is mostly Thai (a few items, like Ike's Wings, are Vietnamese) and considerably spicy. The drinks are their own beasts: "Our drinks are a little bit sweeter, a little more citrus-forward, to play off that Thai chili spice," says Mirkin. "There isn't much of a cocktail scene in Thailand to draw from...but our cocktails are reminiscent of flavor profiles you would find in Southeast Asia."
When Mirkin is jonesing for something citrusy, he shakes up a Hunny. Though he likes to steer clear of references to the classics, once its vinegary froth settles, the Hunny's not a far cry from a margarita; a bittersweet margarita with a subtle X factor.
The X factor: Som honey vinegar. With the exception of the apple flavor, Pok Pok's line of vinegars are cane sugar vinegars, sweeter than you might expect. "The honey vinegar is more subdued than the others. It has almost a sherry quality...a mellow, sweet silkiness. You get the brightness of vinegar without that tannic level of lemon juice," Mirkin notes. "The citrusy honey plays really well off of fresh grapefruit and lime. It supplements rather than drowns out the spice factor. The grapefruit gives it this backend duskiness, and the tequila kind of grounds it."
In the Hunny, Mirkin uses affordable gold tequila, for what he calls its "fresh, citrus edge," but he's open to experimenting: "It could be fun to make it with a nice smoky mezcal, a Del Maguey."
Pok Pok runs a tight ship, with one tiny bar churning out drinks for the always-packed shack. "We're big on systems that make life easier," says Mirkin, pointing to the pumps they made for the vinegar (one pump equals half an ounce). In keeping with this, Pok Pok drinks are designed for quick and easy bartending, which means they're also easy to whip up at home. Just be sure to shake well (the vinegar needs it) and pair with something spicy if you want this sweetie of a cocktail to shine.
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Anatomy of a Smorgasburg Pop Up: A Couscous Vendor's Evolutionary Strategy
Editor's note: What's it like to be a vendor at Brooklyn's popular—and competitive—outdoor market Smorgasburg? For the next few weeks we'll be turning our attention to NY Shuk, who we introduced you to in May.
The last time we checked in with NY Shuk, Smorgasburg's couscous experts, co-owners Ron and Leetal Arazi were teaching their first cooking class and working on their initial line of products, a trio of tanzeya, harissa, and chooma.
Since then, they've been featured in Time Out as one of New York's best new outdoor market vendors and made some serious progress on their product line. Despite a final hurdle to getting their harissa out on the market, they're inching ever closer to making that final step. At Smorgasburg, they've refined their menu, cutting dishes like hummus with sourdough, Ayran, and shamishi to focus on what defines them: couscous.
At Smorgasburg's outset, the husband and wife team's intention was to include items that might attract customers otherwise unfamiliar with homemade couscous. They also wanted to show off as much of their cuisine as possible. So they latched onto hummus, and sold specials like fish kebabs, injera, and variations on rose-scented semolina cake. Their menu was changing every week, and had a dynamism rare at Smorgasburg.
But since those early weeks they've decided to keep a tighter focus and constrict their menu. When they started out, they were looking for ways to attract and bring in customers. People fell for the hummus, but it wasn't making any kind of statement.
"It's not like we're going to convert anyone," Leetal said of the hummus. And by selling items beyond couscous, they were diluting the essence of their brand. "It just turned out to be noise, and it proved that we need to focus on what we're doing and that's that. It's harder, it's more frustrating, less people buy it but at least whoever buys it, they take the essence of what we're trying to do."
"I think what we're trying to say is that we're trying to do something significant, something that will make some sort of a change," Ron added. "We couldn't do that with hummus."
Introducing new items every week allowed the first year vendors to feel out the market. But after they tested the waters, they found that their best approach was to focus on one item. Customers have come to expect such specialization at Smorgasburg, and a tighter focus helped the company stand out in the crowd. The more you offer, the more you overwhelm your customers, who are already barraged with choices.
These days at the NY Shuk stand you'll find only two options: couscous with short rib hash, the dish that garnered them praise from Time Out, and couscous with a tomato and harissa salsa and a yogurt sauce. Like other vendors, Ron and Leetal have had to accommodate their menu to reflect the change of season from spring to summer. This has been, as it was for Scharf & Zoyer's Noah Arenstein, an uphill battle. But they're as confident, and convinced, as ever.
We talked about their goals, and whether their vision—to open a deli, not a restaurant—has changed since we last spoke about it in May.
"I think we're even more focused," Leetal said. "We started selling hummus and this and that. But we're focusing on the real stuff now. We kind of figured out that we don't need to let anything sidetrack us, and that we can keep our eyes on the target. Its not because of [the popularity of hummus], because people know harissa too. For us, though, it was going the easy way out. You know, the people are going to come and they know hummus so they're going to buy it. So it's kind of opting out in a way."
A Look at Couscous Specialists NY Shuk »
Changing the Menu, Expanding Beyond the Market »
Moving On From Smorgasburg »
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Bhavin Manek-Immortal a Earring
At Design Interviews
Interview with Bhavin Manek : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Bhavin Manek : The only principle, idea and inspiration behind my design is women.They are most pretty species on earth,I just beautify them further through my Jewellery. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Bhavin Manek : My main focus was to make something that was not created and used before.I wanted to achieve a Master Piece. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Bhavin Manek : Future plan is to work in collaboration with big Jewelley Houses. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Bhavin Manek : It took 2 months to complete from idea to reality. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Bhavin Manek : I just wanted to make my own jewellery line.I always try to craft new concepts with innovation and mysticism. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Bhavin Manek : This design is very close to my heart.No company has seen,produced or used it before.In future I would like to sell or lease the production rights or intent to produce work myself all options are open for discussion. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Bhavin Manek : Its Pure Passion towards designing. .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Bhavin Manek : It was just I.Me,Myself. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Bhavin Manek : My design is for everyone who appreciates and understands the beauty of it. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Bhavin Manek : I have not compared my design to any other works,because each jewellery is unique and has its own style and persona.It is unique because it covers half part of the ear and dangles down below the ear lobes. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Bhavin Manek : It was an instant thinking.When I saw the first look of my finished jewellery I was mesmerized by its beauty and the first word that poured from my heart was Immortal and than I decided that this it!!Immortal means destined to live forever just like undying love. .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Bhavin Manek : It was just me and my two craftsmen. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Bhavin Manek : I feel designs are not based on the role of technology they are based on Love which can never be replaced. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Bhavin Manek : No data nor analytical research.I just wanted to make it for beautiful women. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Bhavin Manek : The main challenges was spacing between the diamonds and a proper flow of length to width ratio. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Bhavin Manek : It was luck by chance.I was destined for it. .
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Sacha Gervasi's Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho has picked up a new title, and begun principal photography. The film will now simply be entitled "Hitchock", which is probably better since the previous title sounds more fitting for a documentary. Hitchcock is being billed as a love story between the legendary director (played by Anthony Hopkings) and his wife and partner Alma Reville (Helen Mirren). The movie also stars Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel, Toni Collette, Danny Huston, Michael Stuhlbarg, Kurtwood Smith, Wallace Langham, Richard Portnow, and Michael Wincott.
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Sir Anthony Hopkins and Dame Helen Mirren to star
with Sacha Gervasi to direct
LOS ANGELES, CA April 12, 2012 –Fox Searchlight Pictures and Montecito Pictures announced today that principal photography for the drama HITCHCOCK will start on April 13th in Los Angeles. The film will star Academy Award® winners Sir Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock and Dame Helen Mirren as his wife, Alma. Sacha Gervasi, whose big screen debut, ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL won the 2010 Best Documentary Feature prize at the Independent Spirit Awards, will direct from a screenplay by John McLaughlin, revisions by Ryan Murphy, Stephen Rebello and Sacha Gervasi, based on the book Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho by Stephen Rebello. Ivan Reitman, Tom Pollock and Joe Medjuck of Montecito Pictures (UP IN THE AIR) will produce along with Tom Thayer and Alan Barnette. Ali Bell and Richard Middleton will be executive producers. The film will be co-financed by Fox Searchlight Pictures and Cold Spring Pictures. HITCHCOCK will be released worldwide by Fox Searchlight Pictures.
Claudia Lewis, President of Production and David Greenbaum, Senior Vice President of Production are overseeing the project for Fox Searchlight Pictures.
HITCHCOCK is a love story about one of the most influential filmmakers of the last century, Alfred Hitchcock and his wife and partner Alma Reville. The film takes place during the making of Hitchcock's seminal movie PSYCHO.
The film will also star Scarlett Johansson (LOST IN TRANSLATION) as Janet Leigh, James D'Arcy (MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD) as Anthony Perkins, Jessica Biel (THE ILLUSIONIST ) as Vera Miles, Michael Stuhlbarg (A SERIOUS MAN) as Lew Wasserman, Toni Collette (LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE) as Hitchcock's secretary Peggy, Michael Wincott (THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO) as Ed Gein, Kurtwood Smith (TO DIE FOR) as Geoffrey Shurlock, Richard Portnow (GOOD MORNING VIETNAM) as Barney Balaban and Danny Huston (THE CONSTANT GARDENER) as Whitfield Cook.


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These eight free professional development videos for K-8 teachers present science concepts in energy. They are designed as a foundation for distinguishing "energy" as it is commonly understood and "energy" as it is defined in science. Teachers will explore the role of energy in motion, transfer and conversion of energy, energy systems, heat and work, and the notion of conservation of energy (energy can neither be created nor destroyed).
This collection is part of a larger set of video workshops published and maintained by the Annenberg Foundation. Other workshop topics in physical science include Forces and Motion, Chemistry, and Light.
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Editor's Note: These video workshops offer excellent support for teachers to update content knowledge in energy, which is especially important to meet revised science curriculum standards being adopted by many states. Teachers who participate in the entire workshop series are eligible for two graduate credits from Colorado State University (tuition applies). See Related Materials for a link to course enrollment information.
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This link takes you to the course enrollment page to pursue graduate credit for the Annenberg media series "Science in Focus: Energy". (2 credit hours offered by Colorado State University.)relation by Caroline Hall
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>> Monday, February 28, 2011
Not possible. Tomorrow cannot be the kickoff of March 2011. February just started!…Now that I've put in my obligatory "say it ain't so" intro, truth be told, I'm so stinkin' excited for March to grace us with her presence. Warmer weather, a time change in our favor and one step closer to summer. Let's get this party started…but before we do, February did have it's finer moments.
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Dinner Tonight: Cottage Pie Recipe
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I've probably had as many bad versions of cottage pie as good ones, yet that doesn't seem to stop me from trying my luck. Perhaps I just associate them with cool, rainy weather of London, and the warm pubs I used to duck into. Whatever the reason, the combination of minced beef covered with mashed potatoes is one of my favorite comfort foods.
So when I had some leftover mashed potatoes and a particularly nasty day to deal with I decided to make my own version. I ended with this recipe from my old 1997 version of the Joy of Cooking, which reproduced the pub classic in less than an hour, and with quite excellent results.
Bad cottage pie is usually the result of too much fat, which tends to pool on top of the mashed potatoes and weigh the whole thing down. To counter this the fat is drained off the meat before the gravy is made. It keeps things at a relatively comfortable fatty level. Of course, this is a quick version of what is supposed to be a total leftover meal. Though I had the mashed potatoes, I had to cook some meat and make a gravy to get the rest of it done. But whatever. This is still better than most of the cottage pies I've had. And that's good enough for me.
- 2 cups leftover mashed potatoes
- 3 tablespoons Canola oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 carrot, peeled and chopped
- 1 pound chuck beef, finely chopped or ground
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup beef stock
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- Pinch nutmeg
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon butter
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Meanwhile, pour the oil into a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chopped onions and carrots. Cook until softened, about 15 minutes. Add the beef. Cook until well browned, about 10 to 15 minutes.
Pour off any accumulated fat in the skillet. Sprinkle flour atop the beef and vegetables. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes. Then add the stock and the thyme, rosemary, and nutmeg. Stir and cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until thickened. Season with salt and lots of pepper.
Dump the meat mixture into a 9-inch square baking dish and spread out into an even layer. Carefully spoon on the mashed potatoes and spread them out evenly. Make little patterns with a fork all over of the mashed potatoes to create a rough surface. Add little pieces of the butter all over the top. Place in the oven and cook for 35 minutes. Remove, let cool for 5 minutes. Serve.
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Randi Zuckerberg, sister of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, plans on penning a memoir about her time working at Facebook and also a children's book for a major publisher.
Randi Zuckerberg made the deal with publisher HarperCollins for the memoir and a picture book for children, according to the Christian Science Monitor. "I am thrilled to be working with HarperCollins to share some of my own crazy experiences on the front lines of social media and to inspire people of all ages to embrace technology, as well as the new set of social norms that come along with it," she said in a statement.
The memoir, called "Dot Complicated" will also include digital extras for readers and is planned to drop on Nov. 5.
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Randi Zuckerberg was director of marketing for Facebook before she left in 2011 to found a production studio. The fruits of that labor was the short-lived Bravo series "Start-Ups: Silicon Valley." The memoir will be about her six years with Facebook and being one of the first 25 employees of the company.
This won't be the first book from an early Facebook employee, Katherine Losse, Facebook's 51st employee, also wrote a memoir about her time at the company titled "The Boy Kings" which was called "uneven" by Kirkus Reviews.


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Would it be possible for you to add an option that will automatically re-display the serial monitor window after an upload if it was previously displayed? I find every time I upload to the board I have to go click on the button again.Thank you,DougM
I actually implemented this at one point, but I didn't like it so I took it out again. I know it's annoying to reopen the serial monitor manually, but I find it surprising to have it reopen automatically. I also don't want to have the serial monitor window open if the serial monitoring isn't active. So I was left with making you manually reopen the monitor after the upload.
pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease put it backyou could always have a checkbox - re-open serial monitor


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