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Øya is most unlike any British festival. It has a middling crowd where no-one seems high, and no-one seems particularly low. Neither rubbish nor last night's wasted corpses litter the floor. Everyone is clean, everyone is polite. Even the portaloos are strangely welcoming. And the natives are uniformly, genetically beautiful. It's the big, icy blue eyes which strike through you... Anyway, no use crying over unspilt milk. To the music!
Al: The Lionheart Brothers fight the Norwegian corner of the bill in fine style - hardly knockout stuff, perhaps, but their Beach Boys harmony pop sounds more wiggy than on record, suffused with the insistent, druggy drone of a Flaming Lips or a Spiritualized, albeit with a pair of frontmen more accurately resembling Jack Sparrow and Crispin Mills. If they could use a little more focus, they are at least a more serious proposition than festival openers Bare Egil Band, a comedy metal band featuring a beardy man in cycling gear and more left turns than a socialist workers party recruitment drive, and about as many laughs.
Tom: It's early and still comparatively empty, but Boredoms' stage set-up means they have to play first. Four drummers play treadmill rhythms, running on a loop to nowhere. All you can do is try to fall in time with the beat before it falls out of time with you. If you can, they reveal a strange, hidden melodies in taut skin, and it's one joyous ride. Otherwise it's one giant headfuck. And just to confuse matters, one drummer is hitting a drum made out of tuned guitar frets. Conceptual genius.
DiS struggles to get anywhere near Matt and Kim, such are the massed ranks. Stood almost parallel to the stage the sound relays off the opposite breeze blocks of the motorway system and back in waves of discordant, dubby echos. The afternoon is hereafter spent lamenting Amy Winehouse. It may have been nothing more than a drawn-out charade, but DiS was genuinely disappointed. You can't even argue with the term "nervous exhaustion"; the connotations are too obvious, too self-deprecating to complain about shaded truths. It may be hard to read literally, but Amy, please, get well soon…
Al: Watching Bonde Do Role caper about the stage DiS is reminded of nothing so bizarre as Chumbawumba. Their dumbass samples make them the baile funk wedding party band, and although strictly speaking we can't decipher the Portugese-sung lyrics, we are reliably informed that most are cheerfully scatalogical of theme. This much figures: they have the gleeful air of children who have failed to progress beyond the anal stage in their development, and while they might be proud of their doings, the rest of us just have to smile patiently and remind ourselves that it's only a phase. Never had much time for Nine Inch Nails, personally, always having thought of them as subverting industrial's alienated tendencies for their own whiny American needs, but their set tonight is admittedly effective, hitting all the right peaks and troughs, with an impressive light show that has them disappearing among giant swathes of television static.
Tom: Opposite the main stage, about 500 ticketless fans have gathered on the hard shoulder of a high-rise motorway bypass. With certain death by car or concrete metres either side of their tenuous position, they stand like frozen lemmings. If nothing else, Nine Inch Nails are entertaining and make for an elaborate rock pantomime.The midset synth concession sees Reznor illuminated stage centre, his outline and features barely visible through a wall of static between stage and crowd. Ugly flashes of the front rows soil the big screen backdrop; piercings, acne and grease wheeze through the lowlights. With the barriers between crowd and rock star firmly in place, it's a case of here be beauty, there be fans.
And as such, this is diverting but not involving. Which kinda renders the music itself irrelevant 'Hurt' is beautiful though, the final heroic chords fading like rushing water to rocks. And with the audience hushed and stunned, exit Nine Inch Nails. Thus spake Trent Reznor.
Tom: Gogol Bordello's gypsy punk theatrics are perfect for easing hangovers, if only to try and work out if the lead singer wants to be Shane Macgowan or Joe Strummer more. Eagles of Death Metal, meanwhile, are nothing more than scummy retro-misogynists. Despite he from QOTSA not performing, they're far from homme-less. We choke on second-hand adrenaline, the tunes die on our ears like whelping salted slugs. Yuk.
The oestrogen was welcomed, but New Young Pony Club fell on deaf feet. Their sheened nu-funk should make perfect sense in a carefree field, but it's almost as if there's an invisible film. Energy is lost, diffused, somewhere between the stage and crowd.
Al: I've tried, really I have, but I really can't see the point of Cocorosie. Theirs is a flaccid, mimsical vision overflowing with bourgeois received wisdom about the wonder of childhood, and their über-bohemian air of artistic entitlement grates beyond belief. This is potentially thin ice to skate on from a critical perspective when the likes of Bjork and Devendra Banhart provide such attractive propositions in a similar vein, but where the latter pair are endearingly quixotic, Cocorosie merely seem precious and indulgent.
Malajube, on the other hand, sound like a band with greatness well within their grasp; laden with hooks and equally adept, it would seem, at impersonating an overamped Broken Social Scene as they are echoing the splendiferous overreach of Muse's gothier moments, only these guys are less twatty 'cos you can't tell if he's singing about sci-fi in his native Canadian French.
Justice's daft punk-y house whips round the Sjosden stadium with vicious aplomb, stirring even this most placidly Scandinavian of crowds into a comparative dancing frenzy, but in spite of Tahita Bulmer's best contortions, New Young Pony Club seem too cool and contrived a proposition to really engage with their audience.
Tom: The news that Lily Allen has dropped out is numbed by burnt-out synapses and residual alcohol floating around our nervous systems. There'll be no pop nourishment to combat the inevitable hangover munchies, that's for sure.
Al: Even more so than on record, Battles are a marvellous thing. Stripped of the tech-y '80s sheen of the last record, they simply rock. Tyondai Braxton sings his unintelligible vocal parts with such conviction you forget why they made you giggle first time around. 'Atlas', of course, is the brainiac glitter stomp that suckers everyone in; the rushing release to 'Race In''s brilliant evocation of tension and flux, Ian William's looped guitar notes proliferating like germs under the microscope. It's just one of the myriad weird symmetries that make Battles so exciting right now, an infinitely regressing, binary holler somewhere at the interstices of mechanical and digital worlds.
Material previewed from Devendra Banhart's forthcoming album Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon is showcased to varying effect during a performance interrupted by a warbling scandinavian bloke invited onstage mid-set - 'Seahorse' is a slightly solemn, extended jam which suggested real repth and understated power, but another, apparently untested song comes over a little goofy; a foamy, surf-tinged samba that slides off the consciousness even as it entertains.
Tom: ...Trail Of The Dead are off form. Although they're beginning to favour melody over pure aggression on record, DiS still expected a chaotic set. But the energy was compromised for tunes which were all but lost on the breeze, when all we wanted was them rammed in our ears…
Congratulations to Cheeseburger, the worst band at the festival. Leaving the site meant a wade through their audio cesspit, probably to prevent chancers popping through the open gates.
The Jesus & Mary Chain were an undoubted highlight of the festival. Watching them twenty-odd years into their careers as seminal purveyors of noise-pop genius, it's remarkable to observe how unnatural they still seem as performers. It's all part of the appeal, of course; that starchy unmusicality lending their perfect pop songs a veneer of ineffable cool that's not likely to desert them any time in the near future.
Tom: DiS' mental state is slowly crumbling. The pines are slowly becoming leering green pins pricking our eyes, and the lake one ever-encroaching mass of silver. In this context of mental unraveling, The Besnard Lakes are meanderers. Their songs regurgitate rather than thrust, a cascade of stodgy classic-rock too contrived to sound exciting.
Al: RocketToTheSky make thin, spectral pop with pulsing electro beats, somewhere between St Etienne and Bat For Lashes. It's Jenny Hval's voice that really captivates, unnaturally high, fleetingly atonal in a way which sets off her unfeasibly pretty melodies. A few forays into acoustic territory fare less well, lending a chart-friendly warmth where really a more minimal backdrop suits them much better. Bonus points, too, for an audacious rhyming of 'masturbate, ejaculate and menstruate' in one song.
Tom: The Go! Team are miraculous, so energetic it's unbelievable. In fact, it's hard to keep up - for the first half it's a gleeful, throwaway racket, perfect 7pm festival nonsense. Everyone jumps and falls over in the right places and the tunes fly by like high speed ice-cream vans. But by the second half it begins to grate, like a tapping foot on the tube.
Al: Four days is a long time in festival terms, and like the sunless days that envelop the north of the country during the winter, it helps if there's a bottle handy to steel yourself for its lingering embrace. Still, eternal night is being a bit rough on this particular bash, which has enjoyed more than its fair share of (surprisingly fierce) sunshine, and my half-cut compadre and I saunter off to the Sjøsden stage, where things are shaping up very nicely indeed…
White rappers often make critics go all self-reflexive and awkward – and that's disregarding the whole contentious chav issue here – so let's just go with the flow for once and say that Lady Sovereign was amazing; obnoxious and charming in equal measure, but much more so than on record, just plain vital. The self-professed midget in the game already has the approval of Jay-Z and Missy Elliott, but let's hope she doesn't stray too far into American-influenced waters – it's the dubbier, grimier tracks here that better showcase her abrasive skills as an MC, which occasionally border on an unexpectedly ragga-like rasp. The English-speaking contingent in the audience is visibly agog at her raucous banter, half suspecting her non-existent self-censorship skills will lead her to say something unforgivable.Thankfully she's brilliant throughout, taking time out to remark, among other casual observations, how clapping sounds like someone pissing on a crisp packet.
Primal Scream remain a mystery to me. Mirroring their recorded output perfectly, about three quarters of their set is terrible, recycled rock 'n' roll, one huge ego-fulfilling Stones pastiche. Bobby Gillespie stands motionless, save for skinny hip histrionics, stage centre. The lights flash but do not pulse, the songs frustrate and they begin to sound like a rock star retirement home. The remainder, ie everything from XTRMNTR, is honed genius. Everything falls into place perfectly; the sound of revolution rather than reaction.
With that, we're off for one last night of debauchery in Norway's castle. Well Tom is, anyway – I stay in at the hotel and get pissed with a painfully-acquired bottle of wine (don't ask) and whatever else I can scavenge, before heading off to bed for a whole hour, adamant that this pathetic sliver of sleep will stand me in good stead for the imminent flight home. It doesn't, of course. I am awoken by Tom, who had spent a lost couple of hours wandering clueless around Oslo before eventually stumbling upon our gaff again just in the nick of time. Dazed, blinking, and with monstrous hangovers looming large on the horizon, we make our hasty exit, rinsed of financial solvency but hopeful that Øya would have us back for a second bout next year...


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Adobe and Zend Technologies have announced Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 for PHP software as a newly integrated product designed to give PHP developers an Adobe-influenced take on building rich Internet applications (RIAs). This Flash-driven integrated development environment (IDE) attempts to combine the capabilities of Flash Builder and Zend Studio for programmers creating cross-platform Flex and PHP. The companies are hoping to play their ace card here in what is described as a 'single code base' for developers to build applications for Android, Blackberry Tablet OS, and iOS -- while at the same time also sharing code from web applications to speed up app creation and maintenance.
In terms of pure product definition, Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 for PHP is an Eclipse-based tool that encompasses PHP, ActionScript, and the open source Flex Framework. The company says that Flash Builder 4.5 for PHP includes an integrated copy of Zend Studio 8; this should theoretically enable developers to code and debug within a single environment.
"With the rapid growth of PHP adoption in the enterprise, delivering superior user experiences for web, mobile, and desktop PHP applications has become critical for today's developers. The integration of Zend Studio 8 with Flash Builder 4.5 brings together leading technologies for server-side and client-side development, enabling developers to efficiently and cost-effectively create incredible applications across desktops, web, and mobile platforms, including Android, Blackberry Tablet OS ,and iOS," said Ed Rowe, vice president of development tooling, Adobe Systems.
New Features in Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 for PHP Integrated with Zend Studio 8
- Combined Installer: Get the development process up and running quickly with seamless installation of the integrated products within Flash Builder 4.5 for PHP.
- Flex and PHP Project Wizards: Use a single UI framework to create Flex and PHP projects for desktop and mobile devices with a streamlined, optimal workflow.
- Data Centric Development Wizard for PHP: Connect to PHP services and generate ActionScript value objects in fewer steps.
- Integrated Debugging: Initiate both Flex and PHP debug sessions simultaneously, set breakpoints in Flex/ActionScript and PHP, and accelerate through both front-end and back-end code in the same debugging session.
The launch of Creative Suite 5.5 comes at a time when mobile devices are exploding in terms of sales and capabilities, fundamentally changing the way content and applications are developed and consumed. With the launch of Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 (available standalone or as part of Creative Suite 5.5 Web Premium), and the Flex 4.5 framework, the company says that developers can develop and deploy mobile applications for what is estimated to be to more than 200 million Android, BlackBerry PlayBook, and iOS devices by the end of 2011.

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By Adrienne Ross – http://www.motivationtruth.com
Here we go again. Governor Palin endorses a conservative who shares her American values, her vision, and her record of a strong work ethic–and people complain. So what else is new? This has become the norm for those who simply don't know as much as they think they know. Today's episode involves the governor's endorsement of Carly Fiorina.
I have a simple question for those who are whining over this recent endorsement. Which candidate did you actually expect her to endorse for this California Senate seat? Three people are running: Chuck DeVore, Tom Campbell, and Carly Fiorina. Let's take a look at each. Then answer that question.
Chuck DeVore is a conservative, but is that all it takes to secure an endorsement? Problem number one is that DeVore has allegedly run his campaign with tax-payer dollars. This controversy itself raises eyebrows, and such unethical behavior would surely rule out an endorsement by Governor Palin, who is nothing if not ethical. After all, she's the reformer who blew the whistle on corrupt behavior in her home state of Alaska.
In addition, DeVore simply has no chance of winning. Instead, he's simply splitting the vote, giving the edge to Campbell, and Campbell is the antithesis of the values needed to get this nation back on the right track. We need someone who can defeat Barbara Boxer, who just has to go, and that someone is Carly Fiorini. We cannot afford a Campbell win.
Tom Campbell is a mess–plain and simple. Let's look at his track record.
First of all, Daniel Halper pointed out in an article for the Weekly Standard called "Tom Campbell's Israel Problem," that "Campbell has a long troubling record as an anti-Israel public official." That article went on to quote from a Jennifer Rubin article that points out his anti-Israel efforts. Some of those measures were:
In 1999, Rep. Tom Campbell introduced an amendment to cut foreign aid to Israel. This amendment, titled the "Campbell Amendment," was defeated overwhelmingly on the House floor by a vote of 13-413.
In 1999, Campbell was one of just 24 House members to vote against a resolution expressing Congressional opposition to the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state.
In 1997, Rep. Tom Campbell authored an amendment (again, titled the "Campbell Amendment") to cut foreign aid to Israel. The resolution failed 9-32 in committee. This amendment was particularly offensive to the pro-Israel community because it came at the same time that Israel had agreed to a complete phase out of economic aid over a 8-year period. This was not sufficient for Campbell and his amendment called for an additional cut beyond what had been agreed to.
In 1990, Campbell was one of just 34 House members to vote against a resolution expressing support for Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The resolution passed the House 378-34.
Rubin came to the following tell-tale conclusion:
If Campbell wins the Republican primary, a huge window will open for the incumbent, Barbara Boxer, who will be able to point to her record of supporting Israel in contrast to Campbell's hostility toward one of America's closest allies.
President Obama gives us enough reasons to be concerned over our support of Israel. We don't need anyone adding to that.
His Israel stance is just the beginning of Campbell's troubles. Added to that are other problematic issues. He received donations from a terrorist. He is pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage, and opposes off-shore drilling. He also appears to have a problem with our Second Amendment, which might explain his F rating from the NRA.
The bottom line: Campbell's got a frightening downside, and he's no conservative. We certainly cannot send him to D.C., and we cannot afford a candidate who will pave the way for another Boxer term. Campbell will do just that, and again, career politician DeVore and his controversial campaign cannot defeat anybody.
This brings us to Carly Fiorina. She is a true common sense conservative. She boasts a record to warrant a Governor Palin endorsement–and she's the only candidate in this race who deserves it.
She is pro-life, which has earned her endorsements from the Susan B. Anthony List and the National Right to Life. She is a Second Amendment supporter, which is crucial as gun rights are under fire. She is also a voice for clamping down on illegal immigration. In fact, she has not failed to speak about the recent law in Arizona, showing support for Arizona coupled with an understanding that this is a national security issue and should be treated as such, something Governor Palin has also noted. CNN reported:
Specifically regarding Arizona's controversial immigration law, the candidate, who is vying in a Republican primary for her party's nomination, said that, "The people of Arizona did what they felt they had to do."
"I support their need to protect their citizens," Fiorina told Wolf Blitzer in an interview that aired on CNN's The Situation Room. "But what we ought to be talking about is the federal government needs to secure the border."
Carly Fiorina is a conservative, one who has much in common with Governor Palin–and she has what it takes to win. It should be no surprise that the governor would throw her support behind Fiorina. Taking a good look at the three candidates, who else would Governor Palin endorse? Carly Fiorina is the right–and only–common sense choice.
Governor Palin has spoken herself about her support of Fiorina. Below read her Facebook endorsement, which she entitled "Let's shake it up in California! (Updated)"
I'd like to tell you about a Commonsense Conservative running for office in California this year. She grew up in a modest home with a school teacher dad, worked her way through several colleges, and then entered an arena where few women had tread. Through a combination of hard work, perseverance, and common sense, she proved the naysayers wrong to reach the top of her field, where she led with distinction – facing hard truths, making tough decisions, and showing real leadership through a rocky transition period. Where others had failed, her company had weathered the storm and settled on a stronger new foundation.
Her name is Carly Fiorina, and I'm proud to endorse her for U.S. Senate.
Carly is the Commonsense Conservative that California needs and our country could sure use in these trying times. Most importantly, she's running for the right reasons. She has an understanding that is sorely lacking in D.C. She's not a career politician. She's a businesswoman who has run a major corporation. She knows how to really incentivize job creation. Her fiscal conservatism is rooted in real life experience. She knows that when government grows, the private sector shrinks under the burden of debt and deficits. We can trust Carly to do the right thing for America's economy and to make the principled decisions she has throughout her professional career.
Please consider that Carly is the conservative who has the potential to beat California's liberal senator, Barbara Boxer, in November. I'm a huge proponent of contested primaries, so I'm glad to see the contest in California's GOP, but I support Carly as she fights through a tough primary against a liberal member of the GOP who seems to bear almost no difference to Boxer, one of the most leftwing members of the Senate. Carly needs our support in this crucial election year when we have a real chance of putting an end to the Pelosi/Reid "Big Government" agenda.
I hope you'll join me in supporting Carly. Visit her website here, and follow her on Facebook and Twitter. Read up on her positions and plans to help get us on the right track.
California is still Reagan Country, and Carly promises her "Reagan Conservative" values will be put to good use for her state and for our great nation. Shaking it up in California is long overdue. Let's help Carly do it!
– Sarah Palin
Update: I'd like to add a few things about my Carly endorsement because some reaction right out of the chute calls for more information:
Carly has been endorsed by the National Right to Life, the California Pro-Life Council, and the Susan B. Anthony List. She is pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, pro-military, and pro-strict border security and against amnesty. She is against Obamacare and will vote to repeal it and prevent the government takeover of private companies and industries. Carly is also a strong supporter of the Second Amendment. Like me, she is a member of the NRA, has a 100% NRA rating, and she and her husband are gun owners. She is pro-energy development and believes as I do in an all-of-the-above approach to energy independence. She is against cap and tax. And most importantly, Carly is the only conservative in the race who can beat Barbara Boxer. That's no RINO. That's a winner.
– Sarah Palin


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San Luis Obispo, CA – Lezyne is proud to announce the continued sponsorship of Austrailian pro cyclist, Tiffany Cromwell. Currently riding for Honda Dream Team (Aus) and Lotto Laddies Team (Bel), she is one ofAustralia's top cyclists climbing up the world ranking.
Lezyne started working with Tiffany in 2010 after Lezyne CEO Micki Kozuschek meet with her in Adelaide during an Australian dealer tour. Tiffany will use Lezyne's award-winning hand pumps, floor pumps, multi-tools, and tire repair to keep her training and racing at her best.
Hailing from Adelaide, Australia, Tiffany began racing as a junior at age 13 and quickly began winning races. In 2008, Tiffany turned pro by signing with the US-based Colitiva Sutter Home team. That same year she won her first professional race, the 2008 Sea Otter Classic, as well as a number of strong results. In 2010 she has moved to competing full time in Europe with the Australian Institute of Sport national women's team where she competed in all of the major races on the world calendar including the world cup series, Giro D'Italia feminine, La Route de France feminine, and finished off the year by competing in her first World Road Cycling Championships in Australia.
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I'm back from a blogging hiatus that you probably didn't know about because I never told anyone. Sorry! But what better time to return than on World Vegan Day?
First of all: I recently had the pleasure of doing an interview at "Let Them Eat Meat" about my experience with veganism, thoughts on its healthfulness, my overwhelming adoration for the American Dietetic Association, and—because I'm forever branded as That China Study Girl—some final thoughts on a certain book we all know and love.
In case you haven't heard, Let Them Eat Meat is the brainchild of Rhys Southan, a non-disgruntled ex-vegan who applies his stellar writing skills to the subject of veganism. If you haven't already stumbled across this site, please stumble there now—you'll find some fantastic interviews with former (and current) vegans, discussions of related health and moral topics, and a critical look at the arguments for avoiding animal products—including a recent deconstruction of vegan ethical tenets. Even if you don't have personal experience with an all-plant diet, you might find the material there fascinating from a psychological perspective. So go peruse.
In other news, it looks like bad science—or at least bad reporting—is still alive and well. Case in point:
Fellas: is saturated fat lowering your sperm count? If you believe the flurry of recent articles, it sure sounds like men who eat more saturated fat have fewer—and less virile—swimmers. A Harvard study presented at a reproductive conference last week spawned some gems like these:
High saturated fat intake 'damages' sperm
Diets High in Saturated Fats Can Lower Sperm Count, Researchers Say
Eating saturated fat can damage your sperm
Are the meat and dairy industries actually massive government-funded schemes for population control? Is humankind's history of meat consumption the reason we're verging on extinction?
Interestingly, when you actually read the articles above, you'll see that saturated fat wasn't the only type of fat the researchers linked with sperm problems. From here:
According to the study, an increased intake of saturated fats and monounsaturated fats—which are commonly found in meats, butter, and dairy products—may result in a lower sperm concentration.
(Isn't it cute how they don't list the common sources of monounsaturated fat? No one wants to diss olive oil. That's what the Mediterraneans eat!)
And from here:
The researchers found that men with the highest intake of saturated fat had 41% fewer sperm than men who ate the lowest amount of saturated fat. And men with the highest intake of monounsaturated fat had 46% fewer sperm compared with men with the lowest intake of monounsaturated fat.
I'd give the ol' "correlation isn't causation" reminder, but in this case, it might not even be necessary. It looks like the figures cited are the unadjusted ones, because according to this Medscape article (which has more details about the study than the others):
The association between fat intake and semen quality parameters was made with linear regression while adjusting for total energy intake, age, abstinence time, body mass index, smoking status, and intakes of caffeine and alcohol. The results showed that saturated fatty acid levels in sperm were inversely related to sperm concentration (r = −0.53); however, saturated fat intake was unrelated to sperm levels.
So basically, men with higher levels of saturated fat in their sperm tended to have poorer semen quality—but actual dietary intake of saturated fat wasn't implicated after adjusting for confounders. At least that's what I've pieced together from the available articles, since a quest for the original study yielded nada. Regardless, this is a prime example of the media skewing headlines to fit conventional nutrition wisdom and assuming an association between variables proves cause-and-effect.
And in case anyone's wondering what's going on with "The China Study"
Suckypedia Wikipedia article that's now moderated by a vegan editor: Along with pruning out all mention of my critique, gone also are the criticisms from Science Based Medicine's Dr. Harriet Hall (here and here) as well as the fabulous critiques from Chris Masterjohn (here and here). The only one still up is a brief mention of Loren Cordain. And in case that's not enough, the "Criticism" section has now been changed to "Reception and criticism," so half of it is dedicated to praise.
Go figure.
And at the risk of sounding like The Girl Who Cried Wheat Entry, the wheat entry really is coming next! I promise. In the meantime, here's a new study that shows we have microorganisms in our mouth that can actually degrade gluten. Might this play a role in how folks at risk for celiac respond to wheat? Seems possible.
Lastly, I'd like to thank everyone who's contributed to the (oft-informative) discussions unfurling on previous entries. I haven't had time to jump in myself, but I'm grateful to all of you who've taken the time to share your thoughts here and engage in what has generally been civil discourse. You people are awesome.


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Salaam and Greetings of Peace:
In a previous post, I wrote that to a darvish, Waiting for God is cultivating patience, that is, waiting for God's sake. As the Prophet (pbuh) said: "…Nobody can be given a blessing better and greater than patience."
However, there is also another kind of waiting for God: The Sufi way of waiting for divine knowledge, for union with the Beloved. This is the most demanding and difficult of all trials of patience.
Sufi Masters of the past used to sit in the Haram, as did Dhu'l Nun the Egyptian, or in a mosque, like Imam al-Ghazali, or in the desert, like Abu Said Abi'l Khayr, to wait for the answers to be given.
Alhamdulillah! It doesn't happen because we are worthy of it; no one is worthy of it. It doesn't happen because we deserve it, or want it, or hope for it, or pray for it, or fast, or give up everything for it. It only happens as God wills.
"Nor shall they compass any of Hu's knowledge except as Hu might will." – Qur'an 2:255
Our brother Dara writes: "When I was in Makkah, each night I would see an African man who would circle the Ka'ba until dawn, asking Allah TO BE GIVEN. I was there for one year, and he circled the Ka'ba each night till dawn. He would carry the Qur'an and read slowly. The purpose of practices like Sufi Silence is to learn to wait, like a slave, to be given 'ilm (knowledge)."
Although Union with the Beloved is never given as a reward for one's efforts, Strive, O heart, as much as you are able. – Hafez
This is our task then, as human beings of faith: To strive and not to yield.
May Allah bless us with patience and guide us on the straight path of Love. Ameen!
Ya Haqq!


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The fully automatic Magimix M190 CitiZ & Milk Nespresso machine promises delicious mess-free espresso, but does the addition of a unique milk heater and frother finally mean proper cappuccinos for all?
Using the Nespresso coffee pod system the Magimix, unlike so many coffee makers on the market, is a mercifully simple. Fill with water, choose your coffee flavour (16 in the basic range), pop the foil pod in the slot, pull down the lever and choose large or small espresso and that's it - no coffee grounds to spill, handles to pull, pressure to set or mess to clear up.
Measuring 27.7 x 23.7 x 37.2cm the M190 isn't much bigger than a kettle, so it won't swamp your worktop but has a solid weight to it and looks built to last, which is just as well, as £180 is too steep for something that ends up in the back of the drawer after a month.
You can customise the size of your coffee which is a useful extra, especially if you want a longer Americano style drink rather than a full on espresso shot. But that's about it for clever features: a multi-tasker this isn't, but if you're after a no hassle quality coffee this is going to be hard to beat.
The standout feature for us though is the milk frother. Unlike the steam-spewing third degree burn issuing metal arms on most machines it effortlessly heats and froths milk in less than 30 seconds. You just pour a little milk in the stainless steel jug and push the button - a small whisk and hidden heating element takes care of the rest.
Coffee snobs will scoff at the lack of steam, and if we're being picky the milk could have done with being a touch hotter, but the results are delicious and as close to a restaurant quality cappuccino we've ever managed at home.
But is it worth £180? For the quality of the machine, the ease of use and the great results we think its well worth it, but be prepared for the cost of the coffee. Nespresso pods cost 25p each, which isn't so bad for occasional use, but if you have a couple of cups every day the cost will sky rocket compared to buying beans or grounds.
You'll also need to join the Nespresso Club (www.nespresso.com) and order your coffee online (there is a flagship store in Knightsbridge, London, if you're in the neighbourhood). Oh and you can only order in multiples of 50, and postage is £4.95.
Cack-handed caffeine lovers rejoice - the Magimix M190 effortlessly turns out restaurant quality coffee at home without any of the head scratching usually associated with fancy machines. The intuitive compact design might look a little lopsided takes up hardly any space, is easy to clean and maintenance free. Making the coffee, whether it's cappuccino, espresso or anything in between takes seconds.
The Nespresso system is hard to fault - although we wish we could recycle the used foil pods - and thanks to the ingenious milk heating frother you can finally take the guess work out of steaming milk. In fact it's hard to fault the Magimix as a coffee machine, just be warned, the coffee isn't cheap to buy or available in the supermarket and if you get addicted like we have you'll soon be racking up a coffee bill of epic proportions.


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Altering pacifism -hindrance in your games
Pacifism is a type of hindrance/disadvantage/flaw that works very differently in different types of games. In most games I play or run, no-one would take the pacifism unless there's a work-a-round against it's limitations - and I can't blame anyone for that, as these games usually have at least one combat each session, and usually everyone's most eagerly waiting for those combats! And they often are the most exciting parts of a game session.


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Current Theme Song (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): You Were There by Michiru Oshima [Ico soundtrack].
Feel free to skip this post. This is filler. You know, like how you would tweak the margins just a tenth of an inch more on each side and suddenly your college paper was half a page longer? I'm looking at you. *peers*
There is no purpose to this, other than to hear me ramble and see how freewriting in my mind works (it's kind of a scary place), and also, mainly, to get it so the form in the next blog post (and all it's glorious instructions) on how to nominate your favorite fictional food recipe won't be obscured by links on the right.
This template is pretty. But we do have our spats.
Taking up space...
Taking up space...
(I'm singing this by the way)
(No, seriously, I am)
Taking up space...
Taking up SPAAAAAAAACE!!!!! :D
(Hmm... Songs about space... Reminds me of this video):
(Yes, this is how my mind works. Feel free to be frightened. Or join me. I have cupcakes and licorice over here).
And THERE. That should hopefully be enough. What are you waiting for? Go nominate a recipe you want me to invent! *shoos*
This is dummy post. You have been warned.
Current Theme Song (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): You Were There by Michiru Oshima [Ico soundtrack].
1 comments:
- Meg said...
Space? "A Million Suns?!" ;) ....Hmmm...recipes? I might have to go leaf through some Redwall books (that aren't in the cookbook :)).
- January 16, 2012 at 3:31 PM


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It's been 20 years?!
Sunday marked the anniversary of "Toy Story's" release, which hit theaters on November 22, 1995.
After freaking out about how old that makes us feel, and how excited we are for the the fourth installment of the film's franchise, we're left wondering... what were we up to when that movie came out?
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So here's a little pop culture time capsule to refresh our memories.
This is what else was on our minds when Toy Story was first released two decades ago today.
1. "E.R." was the top show on television.
2. Mariah Carey's "Fantasy" was Billboard's Number One song.
3. Bill Clinton was president.
4. We were learning the ins and outs of Microsoft's Windows 95, which was released in August.
5. David Letterman was still on late-night TV. This was the year Drew Barrymore infamously flashed him on his birthday.
6. So much of what we knew about social issues we learned from TLC's song "Waterfalls."
RELATED: This theory about "Toy Story's" most hated character will blow your mind
7. It was a time when the Batman we knew was Val Kilmer, thanks to the summer release of "Batman Forever." (Oh, and we couldn't get Seal's "Kiss from a Rose" out of our heads.)
8. We had just finished following the first season of MTV's "Road Rules." The debut season aired July through October.
9. The Macarena was the dance craze sweeping the nation.
10. People were sipping on Starbucks' Frappuccinos, which had just made their debut. There were only two flavors: Coffee and Mocha. (Simpler times!)
11. Everyone was talking like a total valley girl, thanks to the summer release of "Clueless."
12. We all gave up bacon, for like a week, after seeing "Babe" at the movie theater.
13. We knew Chris Hardwick and Jenny McCarthy as hosts of MTV's game show "Singled Out."
14. Our parents wouldn't stop slow dancing to Bryan Adams' "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"
15. People learned that you can find love (and other stuff) online, with the launch of Match.com.
16. We were still enjoying our favorite comic, "Calvin and Hobbes," which saw its final strip published later that year.
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The very young and the very old are the ones always most at risk when a natural disaster strikes.
Leslie Siegel-Darnell of Danbury offered this tale of concern displayed by people she encountered during the storm.
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The following is the writeup of the appeals case that decided the 2018 Blue Ribbon Pairs, as it appeared in the Dec 1 issue of the Daily Bulletin. It is reproduced here to provide a more appropriate place for discussion than the original victory thread. Given the controversial nature of this hand, please remember our community guidelines when discussing it. In particular:
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Event: Blue Ribbon Pairs
Session: First final session
Date: Nov. 29, 2018
Final contract: 7NT
Opening lead: ♦4
Table result: Down two, N–S plus 200
Director ruling: 7NT down two, N–S plus 200
Director panel ruling: 7NT making, N–S minus 2220
Facts: The director was called to the table after the end of play. West complained that South hesitated for a long time before his last pass. South agreed that he broke tempo. West thought that the BIT suggested a diamond lead. On the other side of the screen, North said that the BIT was not that big; East said about one minute. North justified his diamond lead with:
(a) Not a long BIT
(b) South didn't double 4♣
(c) East made a comment while they waited for the tray: "Maybe I should not have done that because partner might be void."
We established the BIT and confirmed the comment made. Six players were polled. The questions asked were: "With the auction and comment, what would you lead?" and, "What lead does the hesitation (without the comment) suggest?" In response to the first question, three of the pollees said they would lead a diamond and the same players said the hesitation suggested a diamond lead. The other three players said they would not lead a diamond. Two of these pollees said the hesitation suggested nothing; the third said that partner would have doubled clubs with the ♣A and doubled 7NT with the ♦A, so he would not lead a diamond anyway, and that the comment was irrelevant for him.
Director's Ruling: We considered that either the comment or the hesitation in isolation were enough to wake the leader up to the possibility of defeating the contract. Also, the fact that half the pollees did not think that the hesitation suggested a diamond meant that the BIT, in our opinion, did not demonstrably suggest the winning action, and the action allegedly suggested by the BIT was also suggested by the Authorized Information (the comment).
The Appeal:
• The comment was irrelevant as per the pollees.
• The hesitation clearly indicated possession of an ace.
• A lead away from a king against a grand slam is high unlikely, especially when the location of the king is known, so there is no guess on alternative lines of play.
• Only with the knowledge that partner has an ace would one choose a lead that could give away a trick.
• It was the unethical use of partner's BIT that produced the diamond lead.
The Decision: A further poll was conducted. Five players were walked through the auction. When asked what they would lead, two chose a diamond – with one, the king was considered. One considered a spade or a diamond; one considered a spade or a club and one chose a spade. When given the information that the tray was slow, all deemed this suggested a diamond lead. Based on the new polling, it was determined that the pause of the tray suggested a diamond lead and all other leads were logical alternatives. Therefore the result was adjusted to 7NT by E–W making.
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i was especially excited to make something this year because i was so busy the past few months with a nasty deadline that i didn't have time for my normal christmas baking/craft craziness.
i wanted to pass out individually packaged treats this year, and remembered the white chocolate bark with berries and toasted rice from 2012. the colors work perfectly for valentine's, and i could incorporate a cheesy pun as well. i did run out of white chocolate though (meaning i ruined a huge batch), and had to make a batch with milk chocolate.
the heart strawberries on my tags were cut with my silhouette. i had a great time assembling everything. it was the best part.
this is a special batch i made for bffbf. i got these candy molds from ikea a while back, and decided it would be a good time to test it them out. i filled the middles with toasted rice and freeze dried berries as well. i didn't bother tempering the chocolate, so the bottoms look lumpy, but that's ok. they still TASTE good.
oh, if you've found yourself in need of a last minute valentine's card, you can print out the one i designed a couple years ago (wow, was it so long ago?) for free.


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TMadz wrote:goestoeleven wrote:TMadz wrote:I can definitely make it. I may not be able to stay for the indoor flying, but we'll see how the time goes.
Hey - you were ready to stay downtown all day . . . .
Since I'm not going downtown I agreed to pick up the dogs from the vet so the wife can go out with a friend who is going through a rough time right now.
That's a better plan . . .


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Sesquicentennial Celebration
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the formation of the Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod, more than 100 gathered at Jefferson Prairie Lutheran Church in Poplar Grove, Ill., on Saturday, June 5, 2010.
The observation of the founding included a signing of the sesquicentennial compact by (within below photo): President Steven Bahls, Augustana College-Illinois; Rev. Mark Wilhelm, director for Colleges and Universities for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and President Rob Oliver, Augustana College-South Dakota. The compact was signed at the same table used to sign the original constitution creating the Augustana Synod in 1860.
President Robert C. Oliver's address to those assembled follows.
Thanks to President Steve Bahls and his staff from Augustana Rock Island for all their work and preparations for this celebration. It is most fitting to come together as sister institutions to commemorate this event in our history, and it clearly would not have happened without the support and efforts of our Rock Island sister.
Our gratitude is also extended to the members of Jefferson Prairie Lutheran Church for hosting us today. By opening up their church today they have brought both Colleges together to our very roots, the birthplace of Augustana.
As Steve has commented, one of the benefits of celebrating the sesquicentennial of our institutions is the renewal of interest in our history. Of course, when one reads the stories of the struggles to persevere and ultimately survive against the odds, not only do we recognize the benefit of learning these stories, but also realize the obligation that our histories present to us as current stewards of our colleges to continue the work begun 150 years ago by courageous and dedicated servants.
A couple of us, in particular, have been thoroughly energized and inspired by reading the various accounts of the journey that resulted in the Augustana College in Sioux Falls that we know today. Bob Preloger, our Vice President for Marketing and Communications, and I have had a number of conversations that start something like: Hey! Did you read about what happened when …, or what did you think about this fellow …? In our case, we have a number of locations that are important parts of our story in addition to a number of colorful characters along the way to whom we owe gratitude for our very existence today.
Let me briefly share the story of our Augustana as we have come to understand it:
Of course the founders struggled mightily after very humble beginnings in the basement of the Norwegian Lutheran Church in 1860 in Chicago and after moving to Paxton, IL, in 1863. Imagine those days when, within the first year of existence, Civil War breaks out and threatens to unravel the entire country. When reading those early accounts, it is apparent that this group of individuals dedicated themselves to a cause much bigger than themselves, and certainly dedicated themselves to the service of both their church and their fellow countrymen.
Now when I use that term "countrymen," it is apparent that countrymen had a dual meaning, in that they sought to serve the needs of people from their old country as they struggled their way through life in this new country. In explaining the two Augustana Colleges, I have oft repeated what I had thought to be true: that the reason there are two is because of the legendary inability of the Norwegians and Swedes to get along! What I came to find out is that the faculties of Swedish heritage and of Norwegian heritage were both seriously engaged in the plight of their respective groups, and each had empathy for the other. When they decided to split, it appears it was not because of the Norsk and Swede's legendary incompatibility, but rather of a mutual recognition of the need to focus service to their constituency and the realization that perhaps they needed to do that separately in order to do it best.
Once the assets of Augustana were divided, our "Norwegian Augustana" went north from Paxton to Marshall, WI, just east of Madison, where it was named Augsburg Seminary and Marshall Academy. The institution was there for a total of twelve years from 1869 to 1881. But in 1872, it seems it was the Norwegians who couldn't get along with the Norwegians, so a group split off and headed to Minneapolis to form what is now Augsburg College. In 1881, leaders of what was then called Salem's Seminary in Marshall determined that local needs were largely met by the growing state institution in Madison, and they needed to move westward to keep up with the mass migration into the western frontier.
Vast numbers of Norwegian immigrants were entering the United States and moving west to claim land during the homestead era. So the college did the same as it pulled up roots and moved to Beloit, IA, a small community in northwest Iowa on the banks of the Big Sioux River. Members of the community had offered to donate a school building to the college to entice it to come, only to find out that a state law prohibited gifting of publicly owned property to a church-affiliated organization. So members of area churches took up a fund drive and raised the $500 needed to buy the building, and then donated it so that Augustana Seminary and Academy could open there.
While in Marshall, a local farmer named Endre Endresen Eidsvaag gave the school a large bell that had been built in a bell foundry in Cincinnati, OH. As the school prepared to leave Marshall for Iowa, a group of individuals sought to prohibit the taking of the bell, and had the local sheriff impound the bell from the rail siding. A legal battle ensued over whether the bell should remain or go with the school. Finally, after two years and a failed attempt to toss the bell into a lake where no one would have it, it was set free to travel westward—I will come back to the story of the bell later. Meanwhile, Augustana was not yet done moving.
These were difficult times in Beloit, and the railroad had decided to establish its depot—not in Beloit, but across the river to the north in the community of Canton—in Dakota Territory. After only three years in Beloit, once again Augustana moved, and the community of Canton embraced Augustana College and Academy as an important element in their growing community. Here the institution grew and limped along—I wanted to say flourished—but that would be an overstatement. Again, times were tough in this region—taming the vast Midwest prairie land proved much more difficult than was originally imagined. Ole Rolvaag's book, Giants in the Earth, was written in a cabin not far from Canton. Rolvaag's writing cabin now sits on the Augustana campus in Sioux Falls—a testament to the struggle of the homesteaders to survive and earn a living on the new frontier, hoping to stay the five years so as to earn title to their plots of land.
In 1884, The Lutheran Normal School opened in Sioux Falls in a building we now refer to as Old Main. By 1918, it became apparent to church officials that supporting two institutions only 24 miles apart from one another was unwise. Amidst a fair amount of controversy church leaders engineered the merger of the two institutions to create Augustana College and Normal School. The Augustana Academy prep school remained in operation in Canton, SD, as an entity totally separate from the College, ultimately closing its doors in 1971.
Augustana College had finally found its permanent home in Sioux Falls, SD. In the words of author Donald Sneen, "when Scandinavians [finally] emerged out of their ethnic cocoon, the sense of constituency broadened, with Augustana enrolling students of many nationalities and different racial backgrounds. Now the college owes its students exposure to and knowledge of cultures that are different from the dominant American culture. A college that is engaged in mission is always on the frontier, for the world is always changing. Yet it remains God's world, and we are ultimately responsible and accountable to Him."
Under the leadership of its two longest-serving presidents, Dr. Lawrence Stavig (1943- 1964) and Dr. Charles Balcer (1965 – 1980), Augustana College in Sioux Falls did finally flourish and develop into the fine academic institution that it is today, proud of the highest academic profile in the region and producing outstanding outcomes that proclaim the enduring worth of an Augustana College education.
I find myself thinking of the parable of the mustard seed: out of something so small, planted some 150 years ago, has emerged not one, but two fine educational institutions that now serve thousands of students and their respective communities and regions. What a testimony to Christian faith and hope, and true Viking spirit! This indomitable spirit, which prevailed in trials and ultimately led to triumphs, should fortify Augustana supporters as these two colleges forge ahead into the future.
I promised to return to the Eidsvaag Bell. The bell continued its journey with the college and now resides in the bell tower of Old Main, a building which, sadly, has become a storage repository and, for the last 40 years, has not been an active building on our campus. Recently a number of us ventured up into the tower and now are planning to remove the bell so that it can once again be rung in celebration for Opening Convocation, Homecoming, Commencement, and other important college events. It serves as a symbol of our history and endurance, and will once again soon ring out triumphantly!
We have a saying on our campus, coined first by former Augustana College President Ralph Wagoner:
Every day is a great day to be an Augustana Viking!
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Food and the Bible at an Informative "Last Feast"
Missouri Valley College's Murrell Memorial Library held its final event for Manifold Greatness on Tuesday, April 2. The Last Feast featured foods from the time of the Bible along with dishes from Shakespeare's era, when the 1611 King James Bible was translated.
Beverly Katz, assistant professor of business at the college, kicked off the event with a presentation of the different foods and how they are important to the Jewish faith during Passover. She also explained how the types of Passover foods changed as Jews moved from the Mediterranean area to central Europe. As some Jews moved north, hardier foods such as potatoes, noodles, and soups were introduced to the diet. For the Missouri Valley College event, items representing this later period included pottage from meat, Toastees, and King James biscuits. (At the time of the King James Bible, Jews were excluded from England, however, having been expelled in 1290; the ban was not lifted until the mid-1650s.)
With such foods on the menu as hummus, Curacao haroset, King James biscuits, moretum, pottage from meat, Toastees, Passover crackers, figs, dates, almonds, oranges, matzo, pickled fish, cucumber salads, and bulgur and parsley salad, attendees had plenty of Passover samplings.
The Last Feast was also a reminder that food is a very important part of traditions. Food brings families and communities closer during celebrations, holidays, weddings and funerals. The Bible is no stranger to relating food and gatherings, as in this verse from First Corinthians 10:31 as it appears in the King James Bible: "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God."
Jae Steinkuhler is the special events coordinator at Murrell Library, Missouri Valley College.


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Biosearch Technologies Announces Acquisition of European Companies DNA Technology and VitraBio
NOVATO, CA, (THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013) – Biosearch Technologies, Inc. (Biosearch), a leading supplier of sophisticated, custom-manufactured oligonucleotides and specialty amidites and CPGs to the research and diagnostics markets, announced today that it has acquired the oligonucleotide manufacturing division of the Danish company DNA Technology A/S (DNA Technology) and German CPG manufacturer VitraBio GmbH (VitraBio).
With the acquisition of DNA Technology, Biosearch has added a highly skilled production team with a mature quality system and an established European customer base focused in the Nordic countries. DNA Technology specializes in production of modified oligos, and will benefit from full access to the breadth of specialty modifications produced by Biosearch. In addition, Biosearch will provide state-of-the-art manufacturing tools and access to its substantial IP portfolio enabling DNA Technology to expand production capabilities and product offerings in order to better serve an expanding customer base.
With the acquisition of German controlled-pore glass (CPG) manufacturer VitraBio in September 2011, Biosearch gains control over VitraBio's sophisticated CPG manufacturing technology and unique production facility, which expands its already extensive repertoire of oligo synthesis tools and processes. In addition to continuing production of DNA/RNA synthesis supports for the research and therapeutic oligo markets, Biosearch intends to bring chemical manufacturing capabilities to VitraBio's Steinach facility to supplement existing US production of specialty amidites and modified CPGs.
The acquisition of DNA Technology and VitraBio marks Biosearch's increasing commitment to support European biotechnology and diagnostic markets. Furthermore, Biosearch has secured important manufacturing redundancy for its North American operations as well as a strong base from which to grow sales, production and regulated contract manufacturing capabilities throughout Europe.
About DNA Technology A/S
Established in Aarhus, Denmark in 1992, DNA Technology A/S (DNA Technology) is a leading provider of custom-manufactured synthetic oligonucleotides in the Nordic countries. A primary focus of the company is the production of highly-modified synthetic DNA and RNA to serve life science research and healthcare markets. The company is currently ISO 9001:2008 certified, and first certified to the ISO 9002 standard in 1997. DNA Technology moved in 2007 to a newly renovated facility in Risskov, a suburban district of the city of Aarhus.
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About VitraBio GmbH
Founded in 2003 and based in Steinach (Thüringia), Germany, VitraBio GmbH (VitraBio) is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company and is one of the few who possess the know-how, expertise and IP portfolio to manufacture highly specialized controlled-pore glass (CPG) routinely used as a support in solid-phase oligonucleotide synthesis. The manufacturing plant, renovated in 1995 by Schuller GmbH Wertheim, is ideally suited for large-scale manufacturing of CPGs and phosphoramidites and provides ample space for continued expansion of production activities.
Prior to consolidation in 2011, VitraBio worked closely with Biosearch Technologies for more than 10 years to achieve optimal specifications for Controlled Pore Glass as well as manufacturing processes to allow cost effective production and consistent lot-to-lot quality.
For more information about VitraBio, contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
About Biosearch Technologies, Inc.
Biosearch Technologies, Inc. is a privately held, ISO 9001:2008 certified company, located in northern California. Founded in 1993, Biosearch is a leader in the design, development and manufacture of sophisticated oligonucleotide-based tools. Products include fluorophores (CAL Fluor®, Quasar® and Pulsar® dyes) and dark quenchers (Black Hole Quencher® dyes) to be included in custom-synthesized probe formats for real-time, quantitative PCR, Stellaris® RNA FISH, and other genomic-based applications.
In addition to products targeting basic R&D applications, Biosearch now leverages its demonstrated expertise in manufacturing fully assembled Research Use Only (RUO) products to custom manufacture cGMP-compliant oligonucleotide components and finished kits for medical device manufacturers selling into regulated markets. Biosearch Technologies is registered with the FDA (registration number 300300905), and licensed by the State of California Department of Public Health (license number 55563) as a medical device manufacturer. As such, its GMP and Commercial Services manufacturing processes conform to all applicable cGMP requirements per 21 CFR Part 820. Biosearch's markets include pharmaceutical, in vitro diagnostic, biotechnology, ag/bio, environmental and food testing, public health, and biodefense sectors.
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Cello aren't a widely-known brand, mostly found languishing in supermarkets, notable for their bargain prices and (in their DVD players) the ability of play any region discs out of the box. The iViewer doesn't even mention Cello on the box, instead pointing you towards its headline features: BBC iPlayer and YouTube.
We reviewed the 32-inch iViewer model, which gives you a Full HD panel. The design is rather generic and the iViewer doesn't make a statement like some TVs do. The bezel is plain black glossy plastic, with a line of silver trim running across the bottom, dividing the bezel from the stereo speakers.
It is rather fat by modern standards, measuring 110mm deep with screw mounts on the rear which will let you hang it on the wall. The oval stand lets you swivel the set, looking remarkably like a Samsung stand from a few years ago. The overall design might not blow you away, but neither are you paying big bucks for this TV.
Connections are impressive, offering up 2x HDMI, Component, 2x Scart, S-Video, 2x USB and VGA. There is also an Ethernet port, CI slot and the aerial socket. A Wi-Fi dongle is bundled in the box so you don't have to use cables to connect to the Internet. The problem that these connections present, however, is that the USB and HDMI are so close together that getting everything connected is a bit of a struggle if you use bulky HDMI cables.
The Wi-Fi dongle is a little fat too, so if you plan on connecting a USB stick to the rear of the TV, again, only the slimmest will fit. That Wi-Fi dongle is a welcome touch as we couldn't get the iViewer to see our network via cable (which is odd). The initial setup via Wi-Fi presented no problems, but returning to change the Wi-Fi settings after the first time seemed to confuse it, and it refused to scan for networks.
Turn on the TV and it will head off and auto tune, finding all the Freeview channels with ease. The iViewer arrives at an awkward time, as it doesn't pack in the latest Freeview HD tuner, so you'll miss out on the free broadcast HD channels that are coming your way in 2010.
Freeview pictures looked reasonable. Hooked up to our roof aerial the reception was strong enough, but the pictures did look a little soft. You don't get the range of technologies or picture controls that some screens offer, but you do get digital noise reduction, and shortcuts to change the display mode, through standard, game, movie and so on.
The menus are rather basic in appearance, with the 7-day EPG looking a little blocky: it lacks the sheen that other televisions have. You do get a channel preview in the corner, but it lacks the sharpness to make the best use of the space on offer.
The screen fairs well with HD content, with Blu-ray playback coming across sharp but fairing better in some scenes than others. Blacks aren't especially deep, and the contrast doesn't seem to offer as much as more advanced screens: this is a standard LCD display, rather than LED that some new panels are.
Diving into the IPTV features brings up a much better quality display than the standard menus, as they are presented in 720p. The system is driven by the Oregan Media Browser and it's a shame that this side of the TV doesn't fit more naturally with its more regular functions. There is a short delay while the interactive element loads.
The IPTV menu is divided into two areas, the left presenting a three-stage carousel offering BBC iPlayer, Web TV and Home Media; the right offers widgets, including the weather for Carlisle Airport (we couldn't get it to show local weather, despite changing the settings), news and sport.
BBC iPlayer is the headline feature as this is the first time it has appeared directly in a TV. The interface is easy enough to navigate and looks slick. You can simply navigate around and find the channel you want, or select from highlights. If you've seen iPlayer on the PS3, then you know what to expect, although the iViewer is a slightly more simplified version.
You don't get all the advantages you'll get from using web-based iPlayer, such as downloading HD content when available to play at your leisure, but we like having simple integration. The quality looked just like the PS3 version in a side-by-side test, although you don't get the loading screens, and rather than the PlayStation's "thinking" circle, things just stop when there is a lack of bandwidth, or the audio sync drops out.
Web TV serves up a miscellany of internet TV, including all your favourite goofy clips on YouTube. It's a good time-filler, but given the range of channels you also have here, it isn't as exciting as you might first hope. Searching YouTube is a little fiddly using the multi-press text entry through your remote.
On paper the Home Media selection should be enough to get you into a lather, sporting the DLNA logo. It happily saw our Mac (running Orb), our Windows 7 PC and Linksys by Cisco Media Hub (from time-to-time), drawing content from all these sources.
File format support is wide. We threw a selection of MPEG4, AVI, DivX (including DivX HD), WMV HD and MKV files at it. Some AVIs wouldn't play and we did have a few problems from the wide variety of camcorder files we've collated, but overall it seems an impressive feature. Streaming from Windows 7 was the best overall, with video thumbnails displayed as you move through the system, but this will depend on your setup, so results may vary.
You'll be able to stream HD video direct to the TV, so if you have a stash of downloads or home-shot movies, then you'll be able to watch them with relative ease. Network vagaries seemed to plague the iViewer in our tests. Occasionally movies would freeze, forcing a restart and with no obvious way to skip forward in a video. Equally, not being able to always find a network source was an irritation.
Cello confirmed to us that updates and new features would be forthcoming, and had previously returned when asked about file formats: "if you can think of it, we support it". They also promised that an update is coming soon, so some of these slight issues may be rectified.
Navigation of media is broken down into logical sections, offering browsing by date, folders and so on, with plenty of options in music and photo browsing too. Pictures give you thumbnails and the offer of setting up a slideshow on the fly. The USB slot in the back of the TV also offers to read content, but we didn't have much success with this: after initially accepting the first USB drive we tried, it then refused to acknowledge any others we inserted.
Sound isn't brilliant and is perhaps the most noticeable "budget" element of the TV. You don't get the sensation of a wide sound stage and the iViewer lacks the bass to bring richness to everyday viewing.
With more and more manufacturers bringing increased functionality to their TVs, it's nice to find an offering as comprehensive as the iViewer. We suspect many will buy the iViewer because it offers good value for money and easy access to the BBC's catch-up service. But given the right conditions, the iViewer can make a convenient media streamer too, if not quite as competent as a connected media PC or the PlayStation 3.
The display and audio don't offer the sort of excitement that you'll find on sets from more established manufacturers, and the elephant in the corner is the lack of Freeview HD, but we suspect that won't deter those being targeted by the iViewer. It isn't the greatest set out there, but for sheer iPlayer simplicity and value for money, it is well worth a look.
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When Steve Jobs appeared before the city of Cupertino to pitch Apple's new HQ, one particular exchange with the city council caught our attention.
Councilwoman Kris Wang asked, "Do we get free wifi or something like that?"
The audience laughed at her question, and Jobs responded with, "See, I'm a simpleton, and I've always had this view that we pay taxes and the city should do those things. That's why we pay taxes. Now, if we can get out of paying taxes, I'll be glad to put up wifi."
She then joked that maybe the city could use its tax revenue to buy everyone an iPad, and then Apple would give them free wifi.
Jobs then hinted that maybe he should just take Apple to Mountain View if she was unhappy. He added, "I think we bring a lot more than free wifi."
It was a humorous, but awkward exchange, and Jay Bhatti, one of our regular contributors, decided to email the councilwoman. Some people on Twitter were mocking her, and saying her request was silly and representative of the problem with local government. He wanted to know why she did it.
Wang wrote back with a nice note explaining that she and Jobs have joked about wifi in the past privately. She was mostly just tossing softballs at Jobs hoping he'd say nice things about Cupertino.
Here's her response in full:
Thanks for your email and taking the time to ask me about my question to Steve Jobs when he presented at the Cupertino City Council meeting the other night. I've had a chance to read through some of the public's comments, and I think if I provided some context to the situation and explain what I actually intended to ask, it might help clear up some of the confusion. As I'm sure you know, Apple and the City of Cupertino have enjoyed a fruitful, long-term relationship for quite awhile, and I've been lucky to have met Steve a number of times through his interactions with the city during my last 7 1/2 years of service on the council. It was just about 5 years ago when he first told us about Apple's intentions to build a new campus in Cupertino (http://goo.gl/4O0Kc), and only a couple months ago that Mayor Gilbert Wong and I spent time with him privately discussing the company's plans in further detail.
So, to be clear, I am certainly well aware of the tremendous benefits that Apple provides to our city as the largest tax payer, and I have always expressed my enthusiasm for Apple to choose to remain in Cupertino (http://goo.gl/0alV1, http://goo.gl/hD4e3).
My question about how residents can benefit from the new campus was primarily meant to be a softball question for Steve to talk more about Apple's long-term relationship with Cupertino and its residents. I was hoping he would talk not only about the fact that they are the city's largest tax payer, but also that Apple reciprocally enjoys calling Cupertino its home, as our city attracts phenomenally talented individuals and families with our vibrant and diverse community, safe neighborhoods, top-notch education districts, and extremely supportive business environment (as evidenced by numerous other tech companies that call Cupertino their home). Believe me, I know how much our residents benefit from having a $300B company in their backyard, but I was hoping to draw out more dialogue on Cupertino and Apple's mutually beneficial relationship.
Steve, in his answer, joked about moving up to Mountain View - Google's hometown where they provide the residents there with free wifi. For some background context, I've joked with Steve in previous conversations (unrelated to Apple's new campus) about Apple doing the same for Cupertino. So, my follow-up was admittedly a flat attempt at going along with the same joke, and Steve replied the same way he did previously to me, which was he believes the city should provide those services. It was intended to be a joke and nothing more.
Regarding the iPads - again, another flat follow-up joke that if Apple pays its taxes, Cupertino can use those taxes to buy people free iPads, but they would then need free wifi from Apple to use them, so a win-win for all. Again, it was a joke, and I obviously wasn't trying to ask Steve for free iPads for residents.
A long-winded response, but hopefully it clears up some of the situation. English is my third language, so I can tell from watching the clip again how viewers might have misunderstood what I said.
Thanks for taking the time to ask me about it.
If you haven't seen it, here is Steve Jobs' pitch as well as the video of him talking to Cupertino's government.


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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Memory Triggers
Everywhere I turned I ran into memory triggers. This has never happened to me before or I've never been willing to open that door.
The middle of the day found me exploring some historic New England cemeteries with a friend. The memory card on my camera filled up so I stopped taking photos. There weren't that many very old gravestones so I stopped looking at the carvings and started reading the names.
I saw names like Shufelt and Mowry. Names that took me right back to high school. They were names of former classmates that hadn't crossed my mind in years.
High school seems like another lifetime to me. I hadn't thought about these people much less seen them in over 25 years. To have a trigger take me back to a detailed vision of my past was unexpected.
Later in the day while I was driving around I heard the song Eternal Flame by the Bangles. I have a powerful memory of that song from when I was a university study abroad student in London. I had been walking down my street when a young man came toward me singing that song at the top of his lungs. He was so full of joy and life and uninhibited by my presence.
That song yesterday triggered an intense memory trip back to my days in London. I have often had brief thoughts about that year but never the movie-like replay I experienced yesterday. I found myself mentally walking through my old flat and the pub across the street. I remembered the people who I met in London and friends from the pub. I thought about my old roommates and wondered what they were doing now all these years later.
Like I said, I'm not much given to reflecting on my own past. I prefer to look forward and keep building the future. I found myself in a strange position giving in to memories.
Have you ever experienced memory triggers that take you back to a moment in time? Does it give you a fleeting memory or a full blown movie of your past? Do you enjoy the memory triggers or do you typically shut them out like I do?
Photo credit: photo by Sweet Cheeks Willie and used under the creative commons license.
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Marian, I absolutely have memory triggers. And interestingly enough in my post today, I suggest journaling when you have one. Particularly when I am caught by something in the day that reminds me of my childhood, or a family member that has past or if it somehow reminds me of my ancestors and my research, I journal. Journaling is a great way to explore those memory triggers. So no I do not shut them out, I embrace them.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 3, 2012 at 9:24 AM
Last week, I was plucking my eyebrows and memories of an older lady that worked in the same hospital came to mind. Her face, name, her job, where she was born all came to mind. We were not close but would run into each other at the hospital where we worked, speak and talk a few minutes. This was over 35 years ago and the thoughts came to mind about how you have people cross your path along your life journey for a short period and they leave an impression.ReplyDelete
I have memory triggers all the time and enjoy them. As someone who blogs, they provide me with blogging material to get them down on 'paper' so that perhaps someday, I can give them to my descendants so that they know me in a way that I will never know my ancestors.ReplyDelete
Thanks for writing a blog we can all relate to. Memories are powerful realities, and they stay "inside" your mind, waiting, whether they come out or not. I have movie-like replays all the time, some of which are expressed or evoked in my family memoir. Everyone's different, and I believe I go in a direction opposite from you -- when I have a memory trigger, I turn in that direction so that I can seek it out, understand it, try to de-cathect it if it's disturbing, and put it to rest. On the one hand, the feel-good memory triggers are just a wonderful experience. Then again, the something-is bothering-me memory triggers lead me to some weird or unpleasant memory that I've never accepted or "resolved." Over the years, I've resolved more and more, and so I feel better and better. It's a good trajectory.ReplyDelete
The smell of lilacs takes me back home to the yard where I grew up every time. Songs trigger memories all the time.ReplyDelete
I love most of my memory triggers (before about age 20). The rest I use to help me heal and move on to a brighter future.ReplyDelete
I just did something like this with some students. I asked them to try to remember their first experience with information. I described how the smell of old books takes me back to 5th grade. My teacher at the time noticed that I had an interest in history and recommended that I visit an old mansion with my parents. While there, it was the private library that grabbed me and has stuck with me all these years. It's amazing what can trigger these memories. I think smell (like my moldy books) and sound (like the song you heard) can often be more powerful triggers than merely seeing.ReplyDelete
Every once in a while I smell the smell of Gleem, and it always brings to mind my grandfather who used it for years to comb his hair and keep it styled. Or a heavy perfume that my grandmother used to use...brings her to mind...or the scent that an old boyfriend used. Each sends me down memory lane for a refreshing reminder and sometimes it jogs a memory that I need to write down so that my descendants will know about it.ReplyDelete
I get memory triggers all the time, usually for weird things -- and of course I have more monumental "Bangles Eternal Flame" moments, too. (That is a fantastic song, btw.) Just last night I happened to be near a television set, and I heard the sound to the start of 60 Minutes on CBS. I was in a restaurant, but I heard that "ticking" stop watch sound and I got sort of jittery, just for a moment. That was because it reminded me of Sunday nights. And that reminded me of finishing my homework when I was growing up before the weekend ended. And that reminded me of Monday mornings. I probably need a therapist. :)ReplyDelete


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