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MIT Has Made Incandescent Bulbs More Efficient Than LEDs

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Following the EU’s ban on sales of conventional incandescent light bulbs, a lot of complaints were made by homeowners who were displeased with the shortcoming of the energy-efficient replacements. The time delay caused by ‘green lighting’ along with the clinical white beam of LEDs left a lot of folks yearning for the instant and warm glow of conventional filament bulbs. Scientists in US believe that they have found a solution that will soon result in the reincarnation of incandescent bulbs. Professor Gang Chen of MIT said, “The lighting potential of this technology is exciting.”MIT Has Made Incandescent Bulbs More Efficient Than LEDs 2

A team of researchers at MIT has proved that when a filament is surrounded by a unique crystal structure in glass, the energy being lost as heat can be made to bounce back and utilized as light. The crystal structure doesn’t hinder the flow of light. The technique is being referred to as ‘recycling light’ since the energy that usually escaped into the air is being brought back to the filament where it helps in creation of more light.

Professor Marin Soljacic said, “It recycles the energy that would otherwise be wasted.” Conventional light bulbs are only 5% efficient, that is to say they waste 95% of the energy to their atmosphere. The LED bulbs, in comparison, are about 14% efficient. However, with the ‘Recycling light’ technology, scientists are hopeful that conventional light bulbs will become about 40% efficient. Another advantage of incandescent bulb is that it is capable of showing colors naturally as compared to the newer-efficient light bulbs. The conventional bulbs offer a ‘color rendering index’ rating of 100 since they are capable of matching the hue of objects seen in natural daylight. When you look at ‘warm’ LEDs or florescent bulbs, they are only capable of achieving an index rating of 80 and most of them are well below this rating.MIT Has Made Incandescent Bulbs More Efficient Than LEDs 3

Principal research scientist Ivan Celanovic said, “This experimental device is a proof-of-concept, at the low end of performance that could be ultimately achieved by this approach. An important feature is that our demonstrated device achieves near-ideal rendering of colors. That is precisely the reason why incandescent lights remained dominant for so long: their warm light has remained preferable to drab fluorescent lighting for decades.”

About 130 years ago when Thomas Edison patented the very first commercially feasible incandescent light bulb, he said that it was so that ‘none but the extravagant would ever burn tallow candles.’ The bulb works via heating of a thin tungsten wire to temperatures of up to 2,700 degrees Celsius. This hot wire emits black body radiation – a broad spectrum of light – that is responsible for the warm look and rendering of all colors. The downside is the fact that most of the energy was going to waste in the form of heat and thus, many countries phased this bulb out.MIT Has Made Incandescent Bulbs More Efficient Than LEDs 4

The Energy Saving Trust computed that cost of a typical living room using a 60-watt incandescent light bulb to be around £7.64 over a year. With an energy efficient CFL light bulb, it was £1.53 per year and with an LED it was £1.27 per year. However, if this research makes it to commercial level, the cost would be 50p per year.
The research has been published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.

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  1. Don’t forget about the thermal constraints of LED light bulbs. It may not be the bulb itself that is limited, but by golly show me a commercially produced LED bulb that doesn’t have a lifespan a mere fraction of it’s advertised lifespan [7-10 years in USA] when enclosed in a non-vented fixture, i.e. reaches temperatures above 130°F (54°C). Supposedly, the PCB & solder become questionable above 130°F.

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Monday, August 5, 2013

Workboxes for Unschoolers: Organized Strewing

I'd describe our learning style as relaxed unschooling with occasional bursts of organizational insanity on my part, and I often find myself trying to brainstorm ways to bigger/badder/better whatever we're doing. This year, I am determined to be more aggressive about "strewing." For the uninitiated, strewing means leaving various items of interest lying around for a child to notice in hopes of sparking learning moments. But while I want to offer these opportunities more frequently, there's been a problem that has held me back: the issue of clutter.

We barely moved to a new place, and not only did we just get rid of a ton of excess junk I'm not eager to find replacements for, the new house is tidy and zen and I'd like to keep it that way as long as possible. We don't function well in a messy space, Bri included, so the thought of having "strew" lying out and piling up doesn't inspire me much. I wanted a way to offer a frequent variety of tidbits without the mess.

That's when I remembered the rolling cart sitting empty and unloved in Bri's room.

For months I'd been wanting to re-purpose the cart, which we used for the workbox method we abandoned when we withdrew from the charter school. (Check out THIS POST if you're unfamiliar with workboxes.) Although I'd figured the workbox approach was history since we no longer did structured lessons, I liked the idea of it so much I kept the cart and labels in hopes of resurrecting it somehow. And that's exactly what I'm going to do...sort of.

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The typical method for workboxes involves filling each box (or drawer, in our case) with a worksheet, text, or activity to complete. The child goes through each box in order until they're empty for the day. What I'm going to do instead is stock the drawers with "strew" rather than required schoolwork. The cart currently sits in Bri's room beside her desk, and I'm going to leave it right there for now. She will not be required to look in the drawers or complete anything in them. I'll add new things and change the contents regularly to keep it intriguing.

 What kind of "strew" will go in the drawers? The same things that can go in regular workboxes: puzzles, card games, magazines, fun books, science activities, Play-Doh, mad libs, kid-friendly recipes, a magnifying glass, paper and paint/crayons, a bunch of different buttons, squishy balls, blocks, interesting newspaper clippings, jokes, fall leaves, pretty rocks, a new journal, a set of play money, a scavenger hunt list, a note offering a surprise trip to the library, museum, or other day trip...anything that can fit inside, really. And oh, workbooks. Yes, I said workbooks. If you read my post on When Workbooks are for Unschoolers, you'll understand why I believe they can be useful (for some kids) in an organic learning environment. Granted, Bri is FAR less enamored with them since the charter school, but after almost a year of deschooling I'm prepared to quietly reintroduce a few favored kinds to see where it leads. Maybe her earlier love for them will return. If not, like any other strew, she can choose to ignore them.

While the workbox plan might keep items contained, one of main ideas behind strew is that it is supposed to be, well, "strewn" about in the open where it can be encountered. Sticking stuff away in a drawer doesn't quite fit that bill. Won't it be an out of sight, out of mind thing? I'm hoping not. For one, Bri was very intrigued about her workboxes when they were introduced, and every day she would run to them wanting to see what new stuff would show up. I also have a drawer label called "Surprise!" that will pop up from time to time that will contain special things--for instance, the first in a series of clues leading her on a hunt for an item of interest, a new game, etc. Fun! Second, I will still be strewing the regular way, which at our house usually means interesting things appear on the dining room table at breakfast time--clay, crayons/paints, interesting articles, flyers for upcoming activities, books, cool rocks, etc.

My other issue with strew is that it accumulates in the house. Over the years of homeschooling, our old apartment got pretty piled up with things she either liked and used, had liked at one time, or never showed interest in (but I kept them "just in case" she changed her mind. So I'm setting a new rule for strew: as contents are changed or added, decisions will be made immediately on items being cycled out. Rather than stockpiling a warehouse full of stuff on shelves and in closets, I vow to be as vigilant about letting go of old things as I plan to be in offering new ones.

By making the drawer items fun and changing them often, I have high hopes for the unschool workbox this year. I'm sure some refining will be involved. I'll post back with updates on whether it was a hit or a miss.

Forest Friends Homeschool Group said...

This is so helpful! I am trying to use a loose workbox approach to organize *myself* and offer explorations for my girls. How is this working out for you? Do you refer to them as workboxes with your kids or suggest checking them, or just leave them there to be stumbled upon? Thanks!

Allison said...

I love this! I'm new to homeschooling this year and am still trying to find what method resonates with our family. I just came across the idea of strewing today. I think this might be an answer to my struggle to create a more intentionally child-led environment.

Mama Gypsy said...

Great idea. I'm trying to do the same thing. I started with sensory boxes for my preschooler, but I wanted something my elementary, and middle school kids would like too.

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Winter is here!

We've been empty nesters at our house for over a year now, which is why it seemed odd to me when my husband decided that he wanted to make a new Christmas figure to go with Santa on our lawn. I thought that he might have had something more sophisticated, more adult in mind. But no, when he showed me the options that I had to choose from, they included reindeer, elves or Mrs Claus as seen here with her sock and her knitting needles in her hand. He was a bit concerned that people would think that I looked quite old in this representation, then I reminded him that I was not Mrs Claus, she was! I think she's sweet.

I'm writing this on the evening of the most glorious winter days I can remember in years,
on the eve of the storm from hell -- although they're calling it a Colorado-low, not a Hell-low.
But heaven knows, there will be enough time to recognize the challenges of winter life before the season is out; let's just take a moment to appreciate the sun and the snow on my Colorado spruce. We bought this spruce tree when it was but a twig about 10 years ago from some students at QECVI who were fund raising. The other 3 twigs that we got have long since perished, but this guy is going like crazy and stands about 8 feet high- that's about 7 feet and 4 inches higher than when he was planted, which just goes to prove that not everything from Colorado is low. (groan)

The store is crazy these days, in the nicest possible sense. It's so fun to watch the delight that people take at coming in to escape the mall crowds, or planning their wish list, or just running in to pick up some needles, a final ball of yarn or a gift certificate. It's a good place to be each and every day.

I just wanted to remind you that a week from tonight, Tues. Dec. 15th is our Christmas open house from 7-9pm. Please feel welcome to come and bring your knitting, and some treats if you wish, and we'll have the cider and coffee on. We're all hoping that the weather will cooperate and that we'll be having a lovely evening of fun and friends.


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Analysis of Prop 8 Decision

May 26th, 2009 No comments

Here’s a good background to today’s decision on Prop 8 (Strauss v. Horton)  if you need to get up to speed before reading my layperson’s analysis of the court’s holding today.

First, the results: The court, by a 6-1 vote, has ruled that this ballot initiative was a valid exercise of the process to amend the state’s constitution. On the other hand, a unanimous court briskly disposed of the contention that Prop 8 should be read retroactively to strip those 18,000 or so already-married couples of their status.

The plaintiffs had argued that Prop 8 represented an unconstitutional revision of the constitution; unlike amendments, revisions require the legislature to first approve the measure — by a 2/3 vote — before the voters get to decide the question. So, what is the difference between an amendment and a revision?And what is the proper allocation (“separation,” in the argot) of powers between the branches of government? These were the principal points of contention on the substance of Prop 8.

The majority went on for almost 140 pages. In brief, their points — which I’ll next explore in somewhat greater depth — are these: (1) The California Constitution is easy to amend, and that’s not something we can change; (2) The deprivation of rights isn’t that big a deal, really, because all that’s been removed by Prop 8 is the word “marriage” rather than the rights that go with it; (3) Based on precedent and constitutional history, Prop 8 is a permissible amendment to the state’s constitution — not a more substantial revision, which would require prior submission to the legislature (and a 2/3 approval) before going to the voters; (4) There’s no separation of powers problem here: Everyone’s doing their constitutional job; and (5) The Attorney General’s “novel” argument that certain rights are “inalienable” and therefore immune from the vagaries of majority rule, has no traction. Each point will be discussed under a separate heading.

Ease of Amending the California Constitution

The court began by situating the reader within the unusually amendable California Constitution. Comparing it to other Constitutions — especially with regard to marriage equality and the difficulty of withdrawing that right — the court characterized the petitioners’ claim thus: “[I]t is just too easy to amend the California Constitution through the initiative process.” (Pdf version of the case at page 12.) But it’s not our job to curtail the process, but “to uphold it,” said the court. In a sense, of course, this is an unfair characterization of the plea, which held that the process was not, in fact, as easy as the Prop 8 proponents were stating. Yet the court’s statement does capture some of the frustration many feel at the entire ballot initiative process in California.

Deemphasizing the Constitutional Importance of the “Marriage” Designation

The next point is worth careful parsing (get ready for the torrent of law review articles surely to follow). Was it the right to marry that was fundamental and worthy of protection in the court’s decision last year? We did call it that then, the court conceded, but that’s just a shorthand; now, it’s not the constitutional right to marry but “the constitutional right to establish, with the person of one’s choice, an officially recognized and protected family relationship that enjoys all of the constitutionally based incidents of marriage (or, more briefly, the constitutional right to establish an officially recognized family relationship with the person of one’s choice.)” (p. 35) I guess that opposite-sex couples can still use the shorthand, though. (Some advice:  Same-sex couples, carry the preceding description of your constitutional rights with you at all times, along with your Organ Donor Card and, if applicable, your medical alert bracelet.)

By now deemphasizing the word “marriage”, the court is warring with its own decision in last year’s In Re Marriage Cases, in which the majority relentlessly hammered home the point that the word “marriage” is vital. The court couldn’t ignore that it was doing so, but note this important change from last year’s decision: “We by no means diminish or minimize the significance that the official designation of ‘marriage’ holds for both the proponents and opponents of Proposition 8.” (p. 7; emphasis added) Last year, the court was concerned about those deprived of marriage; now, they are equally solicitous of the views of those opposing equality.

It must be noted, though, that the court in several places reiterated that distinctions based on sexual orientation will continue to be “suspect,” meaning that the highest level of justification will be needed to support them. This principle was one of the signal achievements of In Re Marriage Cases, as it made California the first state to grant the highest level of scrutiny to gays and lesbians. Thus, any statute that discriminates on this basis will likely fall; the constitutional issue is different, though, because Prop 8 carves out an exception to this principle for one issue. (More on this later.)

Amendment or Revision?

This is the heavy sledding, a long discourse on the history of California’s Constitution and on the elusive distinction between “amendments” and “revisions.” I’ll keep this as brief as accuracy will allow. Revisions are substantial changes to the constitution, while amendments are less so. (How’s that for clarity?) Whether a proposed change is one or the other is for the court to decide, not the drafters of the provision. A 1978 case, Amador Valley Joint Union High School District v State Board of Equalization, 22 Cal.3d 208 explained that a change will be considered a revision if it’s quantitatively extensive (like one proposed alteration, struck down by the court in 1948, that was less-than-lovingly referred to as the “ham and eggs” initiative for its muliplicity of subjects, sections, and articles) or qualitatively dramatic. As the court said in Amador, “even a relatively simple enactment may accomplish such far reaching changes in the nature our basic governmental plan as to amount to a revision….”  (p. 223)

Now we’re at the heart of the petitioners’ case: Prop 8 was a revision because it allows, at least in principle, the wholesale deprivation of fundamental rights — and allows this to happen to a class of people that the court itself has held are most in need of protection. Even though “just” one right is at stake here, if the court allows its ability to safeguard the minority’s rights to be overborne so easily, then there’s no limit to it. The voters could remove all legal protections from gays and lesbians — or for any other group, for that matter — as long as they did it in a piecemeal fashion. Strangely, the court declines to address this argument head-on. Instead, it does two things.

First, it exhaustively trudges through a host of cases testing the amendment/revision line, finding that almost any change has been upheld as an appropriate amendment (with the significant exception of a case that tried to deprive the court of the power to interpret its own state constitution in matters of criminal procedure, purporting to require the court to go no further than the U.S. Constitution requires).  But as even Ken Starr conceded at oral argument while defending Prop 8, none of these cases involves depriving a suspect class of fundamental rights. So what about that?

This brings us to the second point. The court simply sidestepped the broader concern about the potential for a step-by-step deprivation of rights:

“Because Proposition 8 has only this limited effect on the fundamental rights of privacy and due process and the guarantee of equal protection…., there is no need for us to consider whether a measure that actually deprives a minority group of the entire protection of a fundamental constitutional right or, even more sweepingly, leaves such a group vulnerable to public and private discrimination in all areas without legal recourse…would constitute a constitutional revision….” (P. 93, italcs in original)

But doesn’t Prop 8 itself create this possibility of a broader exclusion? I don’t see how it doesn’t. At least Justice Werdegar, in her concurrence, stated that a broader legal exclusion would amount to a revision, and took the majority to task for leaving open the opposite possibility. But her concurrence is itself unprincipled, because she offers no metric by which to measure whether a given act of constitutional discrimination would be “impermissible.”

Separation of Powers and Inalienable Rights

These two arguments got the quick brush-off. There’s no separation of powers argument, the court concluded, because we retain the right to interpret the state’s constitution; including, they noted (without apparent irony) the “new” one with Prop 8! This isn’t like the criminal procedure case we’ve discussed, because that was an attempt to strip the court of power to do what we do. But that power itself has constitutional limitations, and we remain able to enforce equal protection for gays and lesbians in every other area (at least until the electorate tells us not to).

The inalienable rights argument was intriguing; the AG had argued that the most fundamental guarantees of the state’s constitution transcend that document; the promise of “liberty” so eloquently defended by the U.S. Supreme Court in Lawrence v. Texas is at the very core of these rights. And these can’t be restricted without a compelling reason, not given here. (As you’ve likely guessed, this argument wasn’t dependent on the distinction between amendment and revision.)  The court found that this argument disregarded a line of cases that involved deprivations of liberty, and relied on “old school” notions of natural law to elevate “liberty” a higher order. The court had little patience for this effort.

Retroactivity Issue

On the procedural issue of whether Prop 8 should apply retroactively to wipe out the 18,000 marriages that had already taken place, the court was clear and dismissive. The language of the amendment made no mention of retroactivity, and that’s required in order to overcome the presumption that laws only apply prospectively. Extrinsic sources (just in case they were relevant) didn’t help this argument, either: Prop 8 proponents stated that the amendment wouldn’t take away any rights, and the explanatory ballot materials were, at best, ambiguous. Not good enough.

Standing firm was Justice Moreno. I will post on his dissent separately. For now, I offer these words of inspiration to close this long post. They’re from the Iowa Supreme Court’s decision in Varnum v. Brien, and were quoted by Justice Moreno in beginning his opinion:

“The absolute equality of all persons before the law [is] the very foundation principle of our government.”

Three Acts on Prop 8: I

March 4th, 2009 No comments

In advance of tomorrow’s argument on Prop 8, I offer this cautionary tale. My plan for tomorrow is to “blog live” as the oral argument unfolds, at 9 am PST (noon EST).

News Item from California, November 5, 2008: “Yesterday, the voters of California approved Proposition 8, a measure that takes away the rights of gays and lesbians to marry someone of their own sex, a right that they had enjoyed since May of this year. Ron Prentice, Chairman of, which supported Prop 8, had this to say in celebration: “This is a great day for marriage. The people of California stood up for traditional marriage and reclaimed this great institution…. Proposition 8…doesn’t discriminate or take rights away from anyone….'”

Reader: Amen to that! “Gay marriage” isn’t even marriage..

WordInEdgewise: So the voters could have done the same thing to interracial couples and it would have been OK under the California constitution?

Reader: It’s not the same thing. The right to marry is fundamental but it only applies to opposite-sex couples.

WordInEdgewise: Really? Consider this: The California Supreme Court has held that the fundamental right to marry is meaningless if one can’t marry the person of one’s choice. It further stated that denying gays and lesbians this fundamental right violates their right to equal protection of the laws. Finally, the court stated that any law discriminating against gays and lesbians has to be subjected to the same scrutiny as laws that discriminated on the basis of race or of gender.

Reader: Well, if anything it’s a “new” fundamental right. Prop 8 doesn’t affect any other rights.

WordInEdgewise: OK, then consider whether this would be permissible:

News Item from California, 2010:“In a vote that was not as close as had been expected, the California voters once again surprised the bloggers and bloviators by easily passing a ballot measure that amended the state’s constitution to remove the rights of free speech for gays, lesbians, and bisexuals. Maggie Eddings Bryant, spokeswoman for ‘Yes on Prop 4’ celebrated the voters’ wisdom: “Speech has limits, as the voters have demonstrated. And we don’t allow pornography, fraud, or lots of other kinds of speech. Too often, ‘gay speech’ is nothing more than incitement. We need to protect the institution of speech, so that children – who are somehow forgotten in all of this – learn the right lessons about its importance. And remember that we don’t necessarily know who is gay in these metrosexual times, so there isn’t a problem as long as people don’t identify as gay. ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ – it isn’t just for the military any more.’”

Reader: “That’s just nutty! A fundamental right is a fundamental right, no matter who’s being singled out.”

WordInEdgewise: “Really? Can’t we say this is just a limited exception, too? And if it is, consider this:

News Item from California, 2012: “In a closely contested vote, the California voters shocked the pollsters and pundits by approving a ballot measure that amended the state’s constitution to remove the right of free speech for all men. Ernestine Bledsoe, spokeswoman for ‘Yes on Prop 1’, celebrated the decision: ‘For too long, the institution of Free Speech has been under assault from a minority promoting their own agenda of coarse speech. We needed to protect the institution of speech for future generations.’“’The No on 1’ forces were furious. Several thousand of them – mostly but not all men – marched in front of the headquarters of organizations that supported the measure. (The men were promptly arrested for exercising the right to free speech they no longer enjoyed.) Bledsoe was outraged by the protest: ‘We are at a dangerous time, when law-abiding citizens feel threatened and intimated for exercising their most precious right – to express themselves at the ballot box. What is happening to our democracy and for the basic notion of respect for opposing points of view?'”

Reader: “That’s crazy! You can’t take away a basic right that way. No court would ever put up with that.”

WordInEdgewise: “I guess it depends on whose ox is being gored.”


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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

It's a scandal

My first experience with a shopping mall came in the 1950s at the Westgate Shopping Center in Toledo. It still exists, at least as recently as a couple of years ago, but today it seems little more than a strip mall. Back in my youth, however, going to that mall with my family was a very big deal. The first McDonald's I ever saw was located nearby, which doubled the excitement of a trip to Westgate.

Back then the malls in many cities seemed to have a "gate" in their names -- Westgate, Northgate, etc., depending upon which end of town they were located. That practice ended in the early 1970s with Watergate, the biggest political scandal in American history. The scandal was named after the hotel where the breakin occurred that started the whole thing. A second Watergate scandal nearly occurred in the late 1970s when I spent a night at the hotel when I was in Washington for some briefings at the state department. I ordered a pheasant dinner in the Watergate's fanciest restaurant. In my very first bite of rice I felt something hard and spit it back out onto my plate. It was broken glass. I found other pieces of broken glass in the rice. Fortunately I didn't swallow any. Some people get pheasant under glass. I got glass under pheasant. At least it resulted in a free meal, plus a good story.

The Watergate Hotel, so called because it is located along the Potomac River, still exists. The scandal may have even been good for business. Not so for shopping malls, however. They don't want their names to sound like another scandal, for nowadays virtually every scandal, large or small, has a "gate" at the end. The New England Patriots have their Deflategate, Hillary Clinton has her Emailgate and Chris Christie had his Bridgegate. We have also heard Filegate, Nannygate, Pardongate, Troopergate, Weinergate, Bountygate, Rathergate and dozens of others. The gate suffix seems to be as popular in other countries as it is in the U.S. Britain had its Camillagate, Australia had its Choppergate, Finland had its Iraqgate and Sweden had its own Nannygate, and there are many others.

Centuries ago some English prisons had the gate suffix, namely Newgate and Ludgate. Before that walled cities had gates, and those gates had names. Way back then, a "gate" in a name meant an actual gate. Imagine that.

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Audacity in a Sentence

Definition of Audacity

a confident and daring quality that is often seen as shocking or rude

Examples of Audacity in a sentence

To everyone’s surprise, Jackie had the audacity to invite herself to her rival’s wedding.

Only Frank had the audacity to call our boss a bully.

Can you believe Maggie had the audacity to threaten to call the police on her noisy neighbors?

The pirates had the audacity to try and steal the presidential yacht.

Even when Mitchell knew he was about to be arrested for selling drugs, he had the audacity to continue to sell his products on the street corner.

My sister Sarah once had the audacity to jump on the stage with her favorite singer.

When the company used a nude toddler in its advertising campaign, it shocked everyone with its audacity.

After robbing the bank, the robber had the audacity to leave an insulting note for the police.

Even though the queen admired the young woman’s audacity, she was quick to let her know she was not fit to marry the prince.

I can’t believe my ex-husband had the audacity to ask me to spend time with his girlfriend!

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Workbridge Associates: Where People Meet Performance

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PHP Engineer

A leading software startup based in the Playa Vista is hiring a PHP Software Engineer.  This company works with 400 stadiums nation-wide focusing on mobile applications and point of sales for vendor ordering systems. This company started in the Dodger’s Accelerator and now is extremely profitable and doing very well. They just received 20 million in VC funding.

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Are you looking to gain more autonomy in your next Senior Android Engineer position with awesome perks? This company has thousands of mobile users purchasing cosmetic goods. They pride themselves on employee freedom and thinking big, but staying small. This is a unique opportunity for Android Engineer with a great sense of humor who are looking to utilize the newest technologies and impact thousands of users.

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Friday, December 4, 2009

One by one
Day after day
I realize I am losing myself.

This is not how I want to live.
This is not how I lived.
Fighting with loved ones around me.
Cribbing and complaining for things, that I have and I don't!

What has brought me here?
Why am I writing this?
This journey was going good. I was patient. I was letting things be. I was waiting for my time. My time when things would be the way I want them to be. When people would react/behave the way I expect them to. When I will find warmth when I outstretch my arms. When I will find satisfaction in each and everything that I venture into. When my positive enthusiasm would turn out to be infectious. Is this just a phase? Or this the fight?

Finding no solace in anything and everything around. Regretting the words said, the incisions deep within. Realizing how easy it is not break a decade-old friendship, and how difficult to build up on it. Realizing the fact that may be, just may be, they are the only friends you have. Colleagues can never be friends. Exceptions are there, but that does not apply to you.

A lost battle. A battle fought with no opponent. A battle fought with no aim. Where's the enemy, I ask? Come show me your face. Do not hide from me...come to me in your entirety.
Does the enemy lie within? Am I coming back to my same old fears, after running a full circle?

Is everything so relative? Is everything gonna be so not real?
Are my dreams always gonna be rosy?
Am I gonna lose out on my patience, much before I start the journey?
Am I ever gonna find peace - within?
Why is one person so important to me ? Are friends our world ?
Am I not attached to other things lot many ?

I can live alone, I say. Then the deep voice just doesn't exactly agree. I can be a loner, live a loner.

The problem is I am not one.
But I am trying to be one.

PS: I have no clue what all I have written. I am not even reading this again. Pardon my lousy self, am not just aware of what I am doing right now. I so not wanna write all this, but I can't talk to self for so long.

I need a break!!

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Anonymous said...

All I would say is, Do not lose hope. Things always fall in place, sooner or later. Be brave. Nothing will ever break you down, never has!


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President Hassan Rouhani says Tehran will continue pursuing 'peaceful' nuclear research 'forever'

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President Hassan Rouhani of Iran said Tuesday that his country would press on forever in its pursuit of nuclear research, but that it’s intentions are peaceful.

During a speech marking the 35th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Rouhani criticized Western leaders who have suggested using military force against Iran’s nuclear facilities remains an option, Reuters reports.

“I say explicitly to those delusional people who say the military option is on the table, that they should change their glasses,” he said. “Our nation regards the language of threat as rude and offensive.

“I want to expressly announce that the movement of the Iranian nation towards the peaks of scientific and technical progress and advancement, including peaceful nuclear technology, will be forever,” Rouhani added, describing economic sanctions imposed by Western nations on Iran as “brutal, illegal and wrong.”

Rouhani’s comments came ahead of international talks that are set to resume next week on hashing out a longer-term agreement for curbing Iran’s nuclear program. Iran reached a temporary deal in November with six world powers, including the U.S., to limit parts of its nuclear work in return for the easing of some sanctions. The latest negotiations are planned for Feb. 18 and 19 in Vienna.


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Stormwind Seasoning Herbs are a packet of herbs used in the recipe for cooking [Seasoned Wolf Kabob]. (Requires one item of Stormwind Seasoning Herbs.)

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Stormwind Seasoning Herbs are sold by Alliance 15 Felicia Gump <Herbalism Supplier>, a florist located in the Fragrant Flowers flower shop in the Trade District of Stormwind City.[69, 70] She is the only vendor for this item.

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Alliance 15 [18] Seasoned Wolf Kabobsω τ ϖ given by Chef Grual in Darkshire in Duskwood. (Requires one item of Stormwind Seasoning Herbs.)

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Stormwind Seasoning Herbs are an Alliance-only recipe ingredient that does not bind, but sells poorly in the neutral Auction House. The recipe is also Alliance-only, and there just is not much demand on the Horde side for this ingredient. Cooking [Seasoned Wolf Kabob] is useful for incrementing the number of recipes cooked and sampled, but there is no other compelling reason for a Horde member to pursue this.

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Pediatric Hematology Research

The Pediatric Hematology Research Laboratory @ CHUV in Lausanne, Switzerland investigates red blood cell disorders affecting children, mostly diseases involving the production and function of haemoglobin. Currently, we are working on a SNSF-funded project in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), the University of Lausanne and Boston Children’s Hospital – Harvard Medical School (USA) on sickle cell disease (Project #1). In the near future, we plan to open a program and platform for gene therapy in hemoglobinopathies (in collaboration with Prof. Fabio Condotti, Division of Immunology, CHUV-UNIL) (Project #2).

Project #1: Mapping the cellular surfaceome of healthy and Sickle Cell Disease erythropoiesis: setting the basis for targeted lineage- and stage-specific red blood cell therapies

Sickle cell disease (SCD), a genetically inherited β-hemoglobinopathy, is caused by a single nucleotide mutation in the HBB gene. This alteration is responsible for dramatic changes in erythrocyte shape and function ultimately causing acute and chronic vaso-occlusive/ischemic complications affecting multiple organs (kidney, brain, lung and other). In addition to a significant morbidity and mortality, disease-associated social stigmatization and economic burden are causing children and adults with SCD (and their families) to lead lives of significantly limited quality. In a bleak therapeutic landscape mostly achieving adequate supportive care, novel targeted molecular therapies could provide much needed hope for curative interventions in SCD. Hitherto, technical limitations have hindered surface antigen landscape mapping during erythropoiesis, which could accellerate the study of erythroid development from hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and the development of lineage- and disease-specific targeted therapies for red cell disorders. With the recent advances in proteomics and the progress in differentiating human erythroid cells ex-vivo, new research avenues have become available for exploration. We plan to use next-generation proteomics to continue expanding our knowledge of SCD and its pathogenesis, as well as establish of a platform to design targeted therapeutic agent delivery (chemical compounds incl. cytokines and hormones, DNA/RNA vectors, nanoparticles, drug conjugates, etc) for many diseases of erythropoiesis.

Project #2: Human gene therapy for hemoglobinopathies: an international collaborative research project (in collaboration with Prof. Fabio Candotti, Division of Immunology, CHUV and international partners)

Somatic human gene therapy (HGT) has recently entered the clinical arena. Several trials have proven safety and efficacy for a subset of well-defined inherited disorders of hematopoiesis. Switzerland, via its academic medical centers, has the mission and resources (both scientific & infrastructural) to play a significant role in providing patients affected by inherited disorders access to innovative cellular and genetic therapies. In sickle cell disease (SCD), correction of the affected gene or addition of an anti-sickling hemoglobin has been proven feasible, safe and effective in recent pre-clinical studies and clinical trials.

Building a translational platform will facilitate the implementation of clinical HGT. In this project, we aim to establish and develop translational research in Pediatrics centered on non-malignant disorders of hematopoiesis at the University Hospital of Lausanne. We aim to study (phase 1) and implement clinical HGT trials (phase 2) for patients with SCD, both of which are recognized model disorders for HGT. We also will investigate the effects of pre-HSCT conditioning prior to hematopoietic stem cell infusion on SCD erythropoiesis. Ultimately, such platform would allow the effective translation of relevant basic biological findings into new therapies for children and adults suffering from devastating and neglected blood disorders.


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Raymond Clifford Quillian
Raymond Clifford Quillian
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Raymond Clifford Quillian, 71, of Columbus, Georgia passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2017.
Mr. Quillian was born July 22, 1945 in Charleston, South Carolina to the late Raymond William Quillian and Mary Baker Quillian.
He graduated High School in Spartanburg, S.C. 1964. Then, while attending college in Mississippi, he was beset by the first of disabilities that would challenge him for the remainder of his life. Overcoming some very unpleasant hardships, he met those challenges with optimism and faith, a wide-ranging love of knowledge, and a completely genuine, open and accepting personality that endeared him to everyone he interacted with.
Raymond was well known in Columbus as a long-time Chess enthusiast who played at a very high level for decades, and participated in Chess clubs and tournament play around Columbus, Fort Benning, and in Atlanta, making uncounted friends in all places. He was involved with church and Salvation Army activities for as long as he was physically able.
He is survived by his brother, Richard Quillian of Alpharetta, Georgia, his family, wife Kate and their three children, Robert, Erik, and Katherine, as well as extended family who grew to love and appreciate his company and unique perspectives, and enthusiam.
A private memorial service will be held at Striffler-Hamby 4071 Macon Road Columbus, GA.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to; The Salvation Army, or Church or charity of your choice. In memory of Raymond Clifford Quillian.
Online condolences may be offered at www.shcolumbus.com
Arrangements under the direction of Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Columbus, GA.


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May 22, 2006

"Hey Phil, Is Slow Decision Making Costing Us Money? I Can't Decide."

In an era of information on demand, decision-making tools are more available than ever. Of course, as technology increases and is implemented sooner and with more efficiency, information will be even more readily available. According to CIO Magazine, information is the leading tool for quality decisions. So why do folks still take forever to make up their minds?

The Harvard Business Review has some ideas. It is about fear of change. Correction - fear of being different. In most cases, decisions take longer, far longer, than they need to because the decision-maker is afraid of stepping outside the lines of what is currently being done by the industry, by the company, by the world....

Those organizations that are unafraid of failure make decisions quickly, bring products to the market first, and are on the leading edge of profitability. They know they will fail. They move forward with the understanding that risk equals reward in spite of the obvious risk of failure. They do not focus on the opposite of what they hope to accomplish. It only takes a few rewards to achieve great success and it takes a lot of failures to arrive at demise.

You know your industry, your organization, and your people. Use your instincts and your knowledge to create belief and trust within all three areas. You probably already have all the information you need. Go, make a decision!


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Our September Author Interviews--9/6 Kathleen Valenti, 9/13 David Burnsworth, 9/20 Jeri Westerson, 9/27 Frances Brody. Please join us in welcoming these authors to WWK.

September Saturday Guest Bloggers: 9/2--Anne Bannon, 9/9 WWK Bloggers, 9/16 Margaret S. Hamilton, 9/23 Kait Carson, and on 9/30 Trixie Stiletto.

“May 16, 2017 – The Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA) today announced the finalists of the second annual Star Award, given to authors of published women’s fiction. Six finalists were chosen in two categories, General and Outstanding Debut. The winners of the Star Award will be announced at the WFWA Retreat in Albuquerque, New Mexico on September 23, 2017.” In the general category, WWK’s Carla Damron was one of three finalist for her novel, The Stone Necklace. Go to Carladamron.com for more information. Congratulations, Carla!

Congratulations to our writers for the following publications:

Warren Bull's new Lincoln mystery, Abraham Lincoln In Court & Campaign has been released. Look for the Kindle version on February 3.

Shari Randall's "Pets" will be included in Chesapeake Crimes: Fur, Feathers, and Felonies anthology, which will be published in 2018. In the same anthology "Rasputin," KM Rockwood's short story, will also be published. Her short story "Goldie" will be published in the Busted anthology, which will be released by Level Best Books on April 25th.

In addition, our prolific KM will have the following shorts published as well: "Sight Unseen" in Fish Out of Water, Guppie (SinC) anthology, just released, and "Making Tracks" in Passport to Murder, Bouchercon anthology, October 2017.

Margaret S. Hamilton's short story, "Once a Kappa" was published as a finalist in the Southern Writer's Magazine annual short story contest issue. Mysterical-E published her "Double Crust Corpse" in the Fall 2016 issue. "Baby Killer" will appear in the 2017 solar eclipse anthology Day of the Dark to be published this summer prior to the eclipse in August.

James M. Jackson's 4th book in the Seamus McCree series, Doubtful Relations, is now available. His novella "Low Tide at Tybee" appears February 7 as part of Lowcountry Crimes: Four Novellas, which is available for order.

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

A Highlights Foundation Summer Retreat

by Paula Gail Benson
My welcome!

Summer is the time to learn and explore in new venues. Last year, I thoroughly enjoyed the few days I spent in the Yale Summer Writing program with Lori Rader-Day as my instructor. I was so enthusiastic about that experience that one of my local writing critique partners became a member of Lori’s class this year.

I had been thinking seriously of returning myself, when I came across information about the Highlights Foundation and the forty or so programs it offered each year. In particular, I noticed Writing the Middle Grade Mystery being taught by Mara Rockliff and Sheila Turnage. Mara writes chapter books as Lewis B. Montgomery, a pseudonym adopted from three favorite children’s authors (think Narnia, Charlotte’s Web, and Anne Shirley). The third book in her Milo and Jazz mystery series, The Case of the Poisoned Pig, was nominated for an Agatha award. Sheila Turnage’s protagonist is rising sixth grader Miss Moses “Mo” LoBeau, of Tupelo Landing, N.C., who was found following a flood, raised by the Colonel and Miss Lana, continues to search for and write letters (launched in bottles) to her unknown “Upstream Mother,” and, in the first book, Three Times Lucky, winner of the Newbery Honor, creates the Desperado Detective agency to solve a murder. After reading the books by these wonderful authors, I decided I couldn’t resist the lure of the Highlights experience.

Highlights? Could there be a connection with the magazine Highlights for Children so often found in doctors’ offices? (The place where fellow blog mate Carla Damron had her first publication!)

Yes indeed. The Highlights Foundation is one of the successful associated businesses in a publishing empire that includes not only the original monthly magazine (targeted for 6 to 12 years olds), but also High Five (for ages 2 to 6), Hello (for infants), and Boyds Mills Press, a trade children’s book publisher. They all began from the efforts of founders Garry and Caroline Myers and continue today as a family controlled business with the editorial offices in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, and the marketing division in Columbus, Ohio. (For more information about the company, see my post from yesterday at The Stiletto Gang.)

Myers' Home
The Myers family homeplace, located in rural Boyds Mills, just outside Honesdale, in the mountains and close to the border of New York state, has been dedicated as a writers’ retreat and learning center. Programs are available for authors, teachers, librarians, illustrators, and anyone interested in children’s literature. The setting offers participants the ability to relax and completely immerse themselves in the subject they’ve chosen to study. Space also is available for those not taking a workshop, who just want a special place to concentrate on their writing.

Just as the magazine’s focus is on what’s best for children, the Highlights Foundation has developed a retreat to nurture and encourage writers. During the time you spend there, your every need is provided, so you can devote yourself to your writing. For people arriving at the airport, a cadre of drivers is dispatched to give transportation to and from the retreat (all included in the workshop cost). On the way in, I had the most delightful retired rural mail carrier and, for the return trip, I shared the ride with a classmate.

My Desk and Rocking Chair
The accommodations may be a private cabin or a room in the lodge. All feature comfortable beds, rocking chairs, and a writing desk. A computer and printer were available where I stayed in the lodge. I have to admit enjoying my proximity to a refrigerator that remained stocked with water, soft drinks, and adult beverages (wine and beer) as well as a bowl of chocolates that was frequently refilled. Our class also took place in the lodge, in a spacious, airy room with long tables arranged in a horseshoe to facilitate communications.

Breakfast, lunch, appetizers, and dinner were served in the barn. The meals were lovingly prepared and featured local produce. Each night, our chef described the meal, noting that all preferences (solicited from participants in advance) had been taken into consideration. The evening we had meat loaf, it came in four options: regular, vegetarian, gluten free, and garlic and onion free. It was delicious. One lunch had kale soup. We learned that a member of the catering staff lived on the farm that supplied eggs and poultry. Before coming to prepare and serve our food, she had packed 1,200 eggs. The excellent cheeses came from a local creamery.
Kale Soup for Lunch!

Classroom in the Lodge
The Barn
Our class was limited to twelve people. We were at all different places in our writing journeys. One member had been an Edgar nominee, several had numerous publications, and some were just getting started. The days were structured with morning classes, afternoon time for critiques or writing, and evening speakers. We received copies of books from each person who spoke.

I came to the experience with an idea and ten pages. I left with extensive notes for revising my manuscript and an improved understanding of the children’s and YA markets. I am so incredibly grateful for the excellent instructors and caring classmates, all of whom I now value as friends.

Even if you write for adult markets, I encourage you to look at what the Highlights Foundation offers. I felt my time there very much enriched my writing skills, and I hope to return.
The Refilled Chocolate Bowl!

Have you had a summer (or other season) writing experience that has been particularly meaningful?

Margaret Turkevich said...

Great location and tempting workshops. I'll think about it for next year. I've driven through the area many times, and as a child, attended a YMCA camp closer to the Delaware Water Gap.

I'm headed to the Midwest Writers Workshop tomorrow for three intensive days of lectures, panels, and one-on-one critiques.

Gloria Alden said...

This sounds wonderful, but I have a feeling it would cost more than I could afford. I love reading children's books and always had two or three going at the same time that I read to my third grade students - chapter books because some of my students didn't read well and when I read to them they enjoyed the stories they would have had trouble reading. Over the years I read the same books over and over to new classes and never was bored with them. I've written and published one middle-grade book that kids and adults love, and have started a second one.
The only writers workshop I've attended was Seascape twice. I've gone to a one day event at a college north of me twice but was not impressed with it and never went again.

Warren Bull said...

it sounds great. I have never tried anything like it but this has be thinking,.

KM Rockwood said...

Another great find! Thank you for letting us know how it worked for you.

I loved your story about the Yale experience, and now this one.

Middle grade mysteries are something I'd like to explore.

Paula Gail Benson said...

Margaret, I've read about the Midwest Writers' Workshop. So many wonderful speakers. Please let me know if you get to attend Jess Lourey's sessions.

Gloria, the great thing is that the Highlights Foundation offers scholarships. My instructor Mara Rockliff told me if you can show the need, you can attend a workshop for a fraction of the cost. It's all outlined on the website.

Warren, you would love it. Wonderful environment for writing and relaxation.

Thank you, KM. I feel so lucky to have experienced these two places. I hope to have the chance to return!

Kait said...

Oh, it sounds wonderful, and what a terrific setting! I had no idea that Highlights offered anything like this. Makes me want to learn to write YA or middle grade. Thank you for the introduction, Paula, so glad that you could make it!

Paula Gail Benson said...

Me too, Kait. It was a terrific experience.


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Danville Regional Foundation Interns Working on Bridge Ideas

Danville, VA - An iconic part of Danville, a pedestrian bridge that runs from the White Mill to the new YMCA site, may be getting a fix-up from a group of interns.

The interns have set up a survey online that they hope will give them a better vision of what people want to do with the bridge and surrounding area.

Nearly everyone familiar with Danville recognizes the bridge. People can't use it right now, but it connects the White Mill to the new YMCA site.

"Right now the bridge actually almost butts up against the white mill, it's about 50 to 100 feet away and it just ends right over the water," said Amanda Schlichting, a DRF intern.

It's the bridge that Schlichting and her fellow interns at Danville Regional Foundation have their sights on.

"We are just trying to think about what kinds of new structures or new activities people would like to see going on," said Schlichting.

The project is called the Span the Dan Movement. The interns have been tasked to work with the community to discover what Danvillians would want to do with that bridge and the surrounding site.

"We are trying to get opinions on what kinds of things people would like to see going on there," said Schlichting.

The eager group has discussed a range of options from a restaurant, to a store, to an aquarium, all ideas that would bring more people to the river.

Danville Regional Foundation President Karl Stauber says turning ideas into reality is a strong possibility. First, though, the group needs their idea.

"We hope more and more people in the region will become interested in this and see this as a great way of kind of doing a bridge of the past to the future," said Karl Stauber, President of DRF.

The group of interns will look at survey results then come up with a final design. No matter the idea, Schlichting says getting this experience is a real benefit for their education.

"This is real people and real life and it can't get any better than that," said Schlichting.

They are hosting an open house next Wednesday from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at their office on Bridge Street to tell people about their plans.

You can find the survey here.


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Do The Democrats Believe They Have A Real Shot At Defeating Chabot?

May 21, 2017

Does the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) seriously think that Republican incumbent Steve Chabot is vulnerable next year in southwest Ohio's First Congressional District?

Apparently so.

And the DCCC is actively trying to drum up interest among potential candidates.

At the top of the list is Todd Portune, the long-time Hamilton County commissioner who has proven that he can pull crossover voters in Republican parts of the county.

Credit Bill Rinehart / WVXU

Portune is a known commodity and one who could probably take away one of Chabot's favorite lines that he uses against Democratic opponents in the past – that he is the one against wasteful government spending. Portune has a reputation as something of a tightwad when it comes to spending tax dollars, at least for a Democrat.

There are others on the list of those being sounded out by the DCCC.

One is P.G. Sittenfeld, the Cincinnati councilman who is running for re-election this year. Sittenfeld took a shot at the U.S. Senate in a primary with Ted Strickland last Spring and lost badly, but he didn't seem to do himself any permanent damage with the Democratic party establishment.

Some of them, in fact, believe that Sittenfeld might have proved to have been a stronger candidate against Republican incumbent Rob Portman than Strickland, whose campaign was bulldozed by Portman.

And Sittenfeld has shown that he can raise big boatloads of money, which is what it would take to up-end Chabot in this district, which takes in much of the west side of Hamilton County and all of Warren County.

He could appeal, too, to Millennials who might need a little push to get to the polls. The 32-year-old council member is, after all, one of them.

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Sittenfeld didn’t rule out running for Congress, but told WVXU that is not the first thing on his mind.

"It's flattering that the national folks would be interested, but my focus is squarely on Cincinnati and specifically our current budget process,'' Sittenfeld said. "If anything ever changes, I'll be sure to let you know."

Then, too, the DCCC is giving a look a State Rep. Alicia Reece, who is term-limited out of the Ohio House this year. She's looking at either running for a statewide constitutional office or taking on Chabot for Congress.

The DCCC sees her as a well-known name who might be able to fire up African-American voters in the district in a way that other candidates could not.

Reece told WVXU she is looking at the possibility of running for  either Congress or a statewide office in 2018. She said she has had a meeting with the officials of the DCCC.

"I think they are looking at it,'' Reece said of the DCCC. "I don't know how serious is it. I haven't had any hard-core discussions about it.

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"It's very early,'' Reece told WVXU. "It's a strange time right now. I'm watching the situation very closely. I'm talking to people here and in Washington about it. "

But, she said, she is nowhere near making a decision about running.

Then, there are a number of other people who have contacted local party officials about running – Michele Young of Indian Hill, who ran against Chabot in 2016 and ended up with 41 percent of the vote; Laura Ann Weaver, a dentist; Samuel Ronan, a Warren County Democrat who ran a dark horse campaign for Democratic National Committee chairman earlier this year; Robert A. Barr, a rabbi; and Eric Elias, the co-founder of a high-tech start-up company called Lagoon.

Hamilton County Democratic Party chairman Tim Burke said all of them have expressed interest in running.

But, clearly, Portune is at the top of the list.

There are few times when Portune won't talk, but WVXU has been unable to reach him about this race.

Portune was in Washington last week to testify before a congressional committee. Word is that he had a chat with the folks from the DCCC while he was in D.C.

Given the fact that Chabot won re-election in 2016 with 59 percent of the vote, you might well wonder why the DCCC is even bothering to look at this district.

On Jan. 30, Dan Sena, the DCCC's executive director, put out a memo laying out why the DCCC is starting the 2018 congressional campaign cycle on the offense. He points to an unpopular president in the White House, Donald Trump; dissatisfaction with the House Republicans' legislative agenda and, perhaps most significantly, the fact that since 1982, the president's party has lost an average of 28 seats in the first mid-term election, "even accounting for Republican gains in 2002 under President Bush.

As of April 25, the partisan break-down of the U.S. House was 238 Republicans, 193 Democrats and four vacancies.

Winning control of the House is doable, if you listen to the DCCC.

According to the memo, Ohio's First Congressional District is on list of "DCCC Targets – Round One."

You can expect this list to contract and expand as we get closer to the 2018 election.

But there it is: OH-1, a targeted race.

And why is this?

It has to do mostly with the fact that Trump won the district last fall by about seven percentage points – the smallest margin of any of the Republican-held seats in Ohio. Republicans hold 12 of Ohio's 16 House seats, by the way.

Chabot, though, outperformed Trump in the district by eight percentage points.

Chabot has been very careful about Trump, praising him when he thinks he is right and criticizing him when he thinks he is wrong.

Democrats are banking on Trump to completely tank and be so hugely unpopular by November 2018 that any Republican who has even set eyes on him will be in trouble.

We can't predict the future on that one.

Chabot, though, still has an ace in the hole. A gift given to him by his friends in the Ohio General Assembly when they re-drew congressional district lines after the 2010 U.S. Census.

They lopped off a lot of eastern Hamilton County (including a whole lot of African-American voters) and stuck them in the Second Congressional District, where those Democratic voters would get swallowed up in the sea of Republicans in Clermont County and points east.

And then, the legislators, in their redistricting gave Chabot all of Warren County, one of the fastest growing counties in the state and a place where Republicans dominate politics to the point where Democrats often don't bother to field candidates in local races.

Last year, Trump won 66 percent of the vote in Warren County.

Chabot bettered that – he took 74 percent of the Warren County vote.

Young had 26 percent of the vote in Warren County; and nearly 48 percent of the Hamilton County vote. Chabot had 52 percent.

Warren County sits there atop the First Congressional District like Jabba the Hutt, waiting for its chance to squash any Democratic candidates who come along.

Could a candidate like Portune, Sittenfeld or Reece win Hamilton County – a county which is becoming increasing "blue" – and cut into Chabot's GOP vote enough in Warren County to upend Chabot.

We'll see. The ball's in the DCCC's court.


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Mourinho needs to escape Mancini’s failures and lead Inter Milan to Champions League success

Dynamo Kiev v Inter Milan, Champions League, November 4, 2009

Dynamo Kiev 12/5, Draw 23/10; Inter Milan 23/20

Inter Milan are inflicted with a Jekyll & Hyde syndrome.

With just three points after three games in the Champions League, Internazionale are no longer one of the favourites to qualify from Group F (Inter are 11/4 to win the group), especially taking into account their trip to the Ukraine followed by the daunting outing to the Nou Camp in a few weeks time. And then there is the scary stat – Inter have not won in eight games in Europe. That feels less like a blip and more like a repetition of history as Inter, who last won the tournament way back in 1965, look to be heading for yet another disappointing European adventure.

The glaring problem though for the black and blues is that the Special One, Jose Mourinho, was brought to Milan specifically to deliver what his predecessor, Roberto Mancini, could not. Although Inter hold a whopping seven point lead in Serie A, domestic form could count for nothing if Inter fail to get the side beyond the first hurdle.

Complicating matters for the Nerazzurri are a spate of injuries ravaging their squad. Sulley Muntari is the latest to be hurt, the Ghanaian midfielder sustaining a muscular injury in the 2-nil win at Livorno last weekend and is doubtful. Further, main-man Wesley Sneijder and Thiago Motta are still sidelined with respective thigh injuries.

On the flipside, firebrand Mario Balotelli (19/2 to score first & Inter win) is available for selection after seeing out his Champions League suspension, and the young Italian forward will partner Samuel Eto’o (15/2 to score a brace) in the Inter attack. Inter could also offer more attacking threats as Diego Milito (6/4 to score) could be drafted in to a three-pronged attack, while Dejan Stankovic (5/1 to score & Inter win) will be looking to increase his excellent goal-scoring run of late from midfield.

At the back, Julio Cesar will continue to marshall the Inter goal, while attack-minded defenders Maicon and Lucio should lead the Inter backline. (Inter are 6/4 to keep a clean sheet)

Facing them there will be a familiar foe in Dynamo striker Andriy Shevchenko (15/8 to score), the scorer of 14 career goals against the Nerazzurri. Shevchenko is no longer the same player that used to grace the San Siro during his period with AC Milan, but following his disastrous period with Chelsea the Ukrainian legend appears to be experiencing a final hurrah back in his homeland.

Shevchenko is not Kiev’s main threat though – that honour is reserved for the dangerous Artem Milevskiy (2/1 to score) who, at 24-years-old, is the future of Ukrainian football. With seven goals and six assists in just 14 matches this season, the Ukrainian “Zlatan Ibrahimovic” can definitely cause Inter problems.

Realistically, Inter should be beating sides like Dynamo with relative ease, and another Champions League failure will further legitimate questions about whether Mourinho is the man to lead the team to Champions League glory. Even if Inter were to fail though, sacking Mourinho is not a serious option, particularly because terminating his contract would prove far to costly for President Massimo Moratti. However, Inter are desperate not to face yet another crisis situation so early on in the season, and a win at all costs is the order of the day.

101gg predicts: Dynamo Kiev 1 – Inter Milan 1 (11/2)

Dynamo Kiev 12/5, Draw 23/10; Inter Milan 23/20

Full match odds here.

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Video Evidence: Jerko Leko (Chelsea)

Since Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea, the Blues have chased some of the worldâ€™s marquee players and brightest youngsters. It therefore comes as some surprise that The Sun link Carlo Ancelloti with a move for AS Monacoâ€™s defensive midfielder Jerko Leko.

The Croatian began his career with Dinamo Zagreb in 2000. He was not an immediate success at the club and was sent out on loan to NK Croatia Sesvete.

On completion of his season long loan he returned to Zagreb and a much improved attitude aided his development, leading him to attain a regular starting berth for the 2001-02 season. In his two seasons at the club he helped the team win the Croatian Cup. His excellent form and dynamism led to a move to Dynamo Kyiv for â‚¬4m (a then club record). In his first season in Ukraine he helped Dynamo won the double.

In February 2006, it was announced that Leko would be leaving Dynamo Kyiv, having turned down a new contract offer. He subsequently signed for AS Monaco on a free transfer and since moving to the club he has made 84 appearances for the Les Rouge et Blanc.

Leko is a right footed defensive midfielder who is capable of playing anywhere across the midfield. He is tough, mobile and has an imposing frame as he stands at 6ft 1inch. His national team coach, Slavan Bilic, is a huge fan of his ability and he has represented Croatia 59 times.

At 29 he is in the prime of his career and Ancelloti may be looking to shore up his midfield before he loses some key midfielders to the African cup of Nations. However, here at 101gg we do not believe that he is of high enough quality to pull on the Chelsea shirt and compete in the long term with the likes of Essien, Ballack and Mikel for a central midfield berth.

Unfortunately there is not much video evidence of Leko but you can watch him scoring some goals here and here.

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  1. i watch the french first division on a weekly basis and cant say he is a player Ive noticed. He is a physical player but clumsy and obvious and even for a defensive player, has limited ball skills.
    I checked a french site just now and he’s not even a starter for Monaco this year. He played only two games so far (27mins) before the coach decided to give him a little transfer visibility (Lacombe has 4 players he doenst want on his team and Jerkof is the only one that has any kind of value, so theyre hoping they can recoup their mistake which expires in 2011).

    So youre telling me that a guy who isnt good enough to play for Monaco is going to be a solution at Chelsea?

    Its like squinting hard enough at 2ham trying to convince yourself that the girl at the end of the bar is more of a 7 than a 4.

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Viral Video: The FA’s Respect campaign

Leading British actor Ray Winstone has offered his assistance to the Football Association to star in another viral video aimed at promoting the FA’s Respect campaign in football.

The film features a sombre and plain-spoken Winstone delivering his message straight to camera in between quick cuts to a middle-aged Sunday league manager shouting abuse at a distressed young footballer. Winstone talks about the problem of abuse before asking â€˜isn’t it time we gave it a rest?’.

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Blackpool 3 – Watford 2 (Championship, January 23, 2010) Blackpool took a 17th minute lead through Charlie Adam before, despite dominating the match, falling behind to strikes from Henri Lansbury and Tom Cleverley. The Tangerines were behind as late as the 89th minute until late quick fire goals from Keith Southern and Brett Ormerod sealed an unlikely victory.

Sheffield Wednesday 2 – Peterborough 1 (Championship, January 23, 2010) Marcus Tudgay’s brace helped Sheffield Wednesday stretch their winning streak to three matches with an impressive victory over fellow strugglers Posh as Alan Irvine celebrated his first home match in charge with three points against the bottom-placed visitors.

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Review of The Girl Behind The Curtain by Stella Knightley

Sarah Thomson and Marco Donato's complicated love affair continues - their passion is a deep one but both have been badly hurt before and are wary of exposing their vulnerabilities to the other.

Meanwhile, Sarah begins to research a new subject . . .

It's the Roaring Twenties and Katherine Hazleton is determined to be a star. Escaping her rigid upbringing in the Home Counties, she travels to Weimar Berlin, getting a job as a wardrobe girl at Max Reinhardt's theatre. One of the theatre's stars is a young Marlene Dietrich. Inspired, Katherine decides to reinvent herself as Kitty Katkin. Writing her own bawdy songs to accompany her risqué dance routines, Kitty is soon a sensation. She is in love with Berlin and her handsome musician lover, Josef. But Germany is about to change.

Will Kitty and Sarah find the love they truly deserve?
I have been waiting for the last book to arrive since I finished the second one. I was really excited to find out the ending to the hidden women's trilogy and also what happens to the amazing characters that I have grown to love over the course of the book series. I just knew that from reading the blurb on the back of the book that it would be a great ending to this wonderful book series.
Just like the other two books this final one is set in two points of views, Sarah Thomson is back this time in Berlin teaching English to students. It is recapping over the time that she spend in Berlin, the people she meet there and also about Marco Donato and the connection they share with each other.
When Sarah is in Berlin she begins researching the life of Katherine Hazelton or as her stage name Kitty Katkin. Kitty is a singer and performer from the early 1900s, her story though starts in 1930 in a club. Her story is also set in Berlin and her life there, her life is just as complicated as Sarah's. When Kitty meets Otto Schmidt, a musician and later become the one person she can rely on the most as a friend and as a lover.
Sarah already has friends that she knew from years previous, these being Clare and Harry. So after Sarah finds a old box that is full of years old secrets, she can't help but feel the need to read about the secrets and people that they once belonged to. Reading the diary that was included in the box, Sarah began reading about the life of Kitty and the loves of her life.
As well as reading about Kitty love story, Sarah was still trying to figure out her own with Marco who she felt such a connection too yet didn't know what to make of this mysterious man that held a part of her life. Yet when Steven comes into picture she is conflicted by the two men in her life and the choices that she has to make. Yet after read about all of these three women she knows what she must do, as because of them she now knows what true love is and what lengths people will go to for that one person who make your life whole.
This is a amazing conclusion to this spectator series, that contained everything you could want in a book. It had characters with depth and were very likeable, it had sexy and passionate themes
If I had to sum up this book in three words they would be Amazing, Powerful and Unforgettable.
Though if I had to sum up this whole series in a sentence it would be, 'Passionate love stories that stretches across years yet are so powerful and touching that they live on in your heart forever'.
I would recommend this book series to anyone who love romance with added passionate sex that leaves you wanting more, for fans of M Leighton and C. L. Parker.
Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton for giving me a copy to read.
The reviews of the first two books in the Hidden Women's Series are below:-
The Girl Behind The Mask - Book One
The Girl Behind The Fan - Book Two

Stella Knightley is the author of twenty-six novels published under other names. The Girl Behind the Curtain is the third and final book in the Hidden Women series, which blends the daring stories of historical women of note with an erotically-charged contemporary love affair which will delight the fans of Fifty Shades. Stella grew up in the west of England and now lives in London.
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  1. Thank you for the great review! I will give this series a try. :)
    -Dilettantish Reader

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Pre-Fed 'Profit-Taking' Hits Dollar on Jobs Surge, Gold Bullion Back Over $1200

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GOLD BULLION bounced back above $1200 per ounce Friday lunchtime in London as the Dollar fell on what traders called 'profit-taking' following strong US jobs data ahead of next week's expected interest-rate rise from the Federal Reserve.
Non-farm payrolls expanded by a much-stronger-than-expected 235,000 last month, the official estimate said, cutting the US jobless rate to 4.7% as average earnings accelerated to 2.8% annual growth.
The Dollar retreated half-a-cent against the single currency Euro, touching its lowest level in 3 weeks.
Having dropped 3.0% from Friday last week however, gold bullion still held a 5% loss versus the Dollar from end-February's 3-month high at $1263.
Silver also bounced, briefly back above $17 per ounce from yesterday's late 6-week low, as bond yields eased lower following this week's 0.1 percentage-point rise in 5-year rates.
Physical platinum prices meantime rallied $7 per ounce off yesterday's lows at $934, but held almost 6% down from last Friday's finish near the lowest level since the first week of January.
"If you believe the Fed is already behind the inflation curve, then the market is even further behind," says a note from London bullion clearing bank ICBC Standard's strategist Tom Kendall.
"The US Fed's latest end-2017 forecast for its key Fed Funds interest rate was 1.4%, Kendall says, "but the December Fed Funds future is trading at 1.26%.
"The result of a repricing...would, all else being equal, be a sharp move upwards in real interest rates, and that would tend to weigh heavily on gold."
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"The more flighty element of the [bullion] market is taking profits," said the latest Metal Matters from precious metals clearer Scotia Mocatta's New York team Thursday, "[because it] sees a rate hike as being bearish for gold prices.
"[But] we expect that once the rate hike is either out of the way, or delayed, bullish sentiment towards gold will return, as the market focuses on the geopolitical uncertainties that now lie close by."
Alongside the US Fed rates decision next week, Wednesday will also bring the deadline date for President Trump agreeing to raise or suspending Washington's "debt ceiling" at its current $20 trillion, plus the parliamentary election in key Eurozone member the Netherlands.
That race is currently neck-and-neck between current prime minister Mark Rutte's People's Party for Freedom & Democracy and anti-European Union, anti-Islam Geert Wilders of the Party for Freedom.
Wednesday had also been named earlier this month as the UK Government's target for firing the starting-gun on 2 years until Britain formally quits the EU – a deadline now likely delayed by the unelected House of Lords voting against Prime Minister May's 'Article 50' bill and with the House of Commons still debating the finance ministry's new Budget.
New data yesterday meantime said the United States added a record 15 gigawatts of new solar panel supply in 2016, almost doubling the previous record and adding more capacity from photovoltaics – in which silver is a key component – than any other source of energy last year.
"Far from collapsing" meantime, automotive demand for platinum - primarily used as a catalyst to reduce emissions from diesel engines – rose by 1% in 2016 according to new data from the mining-backed World Platinum Investment Council.
"In the largest diesel automobile market, Western Europe, demand was up for the fourth consecutive year...[now expanding] year-on-year in every quarter since the third quarter of 2015, when the VW scandal [about cheating emissions tests] started to unfold."
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