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Posts Tagged: invasive
Pests present border threat
"Whether they know it or not, every person in the country is affected by this, whether by the quality or cost of their food, the pesticide residue on food or not being able to enjoy the outdoors because beetles are killing off the trees," said Mark Hoddle, an entomologist specializing in invasive species at the University of California, Riverside.
Springs rains blamed for sudden oak death increase
Guy Kovner, The (Santa Rosa) Press Democrat
The level of sudden oak death infection in Sonoma County and other parts of the Bay Area tripled over last year's rate, according to a survey conducted in June in nine counties from Humboldt to Monterey.
"It's a red flag," said Matteo Garbelotto, head of UC Berkeley's forest pathology laboratory.
What sustainability means in agriculture
Amanda Radke, Tri-State Livestock News
Amada Radke reported on a panel discussion on agricultural sustainability, which took place at UC Davis in September. The panel included farmers, activists and the dean of the UC Davis College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Neal Van Alfen.
"There is so much debate and controversy among naturally-raised foods and conventionally-raised foods, and that's too bad, because one isn't always better than the other," said Van Alfen. "If we don't make our system work, we are all in trouble. We have to figure out how to feed the world sustainably. Research is so important to help farmers reduce input costs and work to make organic foods more sustainable and efficient."
Beware of 'garden thugs'
The Sacramento Bee recently warned readers of certain plants that might at first appear to be lovely, delicate greenery, but in time can become the vegetative equivalent of a street gang viciously expanding its turf. The story was picked up yesterday by Scripps News Service.
The most notorious garden thugs, the story said, are bamboo and mint.
Ellen Zagory, the horticulture director for the UC Davis Arboretum, told reporter Debbie Arrington that she has neighbors with running bamboo, which means she has bamboo shoots constantly coming up in her own yard.
"It's really scary," she was quoted. "I've seen concrete patios where every little crack and seam had bamboo coming up. When I see some come up, I dig a big, long trench down as far as I can go and get as much as I can."
Arrington also spoke to the Sacramento County UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardener coordinator Judy McClure, who nominated bee balm for the list of garden thugs.
"If you really like to divide plants and share them with others, you can grow bee balm," McClure was quoted. "But if not, it's incredibly invasive."
Other problem plants are vinca major, blackberries and Bermuda grass.
UC Master Gardener Bill Pierce added false strawberry to the list. The deep green ground cover with little yellow flowers and berrylike fruit has many Sacramento gardeners pulling their hair out as it rapidly invades lawns and flower beds.
"They're pretty shallow-rooted," McClure said of the false strawberry. "You've got to be diligent."
Some of the plants now considered to be invasive nuisances had in the past been recommended for low-water, low-maintenance gardens, the Bee article said.
"In particular, there's a lot of concern over Mexican feather grass," McClure said. "It's now considered an invasive plant (and a danger to wildlife areas)."
Pampas grass also falls in that category; its feathers broadcast seeds everywhere.
Drought-tolerant Mexican evening primrose, which is attractive to bees, butterflies and birds, was a hit in low-water gardens.
"It's so beautiful, so tough and doesn't need any water," Zagory was quoted. "But if you put it where it has water, it will take over the whole yard."
Mexican evening primrose is pretty, but can become an invasive weed.
Exotic stink bug threatens nearly nationwide damage
"All that we do know for certain is that a tremendously large population went into overwintering in fall 2010. So, if they survived, there could be a very large population emerging in the spring," the story quoted Tracy Leskey, a research entomologist at the U.S. Agriculture Department's Appalachian Fruit Research Station in Kearneysville, W.Va.
The stink bug will feed on almost anything, including cherries, tomatoes, grapes, lima beans, soybeans, green peppers, apples and peaches. When it feeds, it leaves behind an ugly spot that renders the fruit or vegetable unmarketable.
UC Cooperative Extension farm advisor Stephen Vasquez and viticulture specialist Matt Fidelibus warned of the new pest's potential to harm California grape crops in a post to their new Viticulture blog. They wrote that damage can be substantial when BMSB populations are not identified early and managed appropriately. Growers and wineries are also concerned that the "stink" from any bugs accidentally crushed in wine or juice grapes could taint the product with off flavors.
"One might define this thing as the bug from hell," U.S. Congressman Roscoe Bartlett told the Chron. "If I was a mad scientist doing gene splicing and putting together a bug that would really be nasty and I was turning it loose on my enemy, I probably couldn't do a better job."
The Chronicle said the best hope for farmers that have brown marmorated stink bugs is the insecticide dinotefuran, the active ingredient in the commercial products Venom and Scorpion. The chemical compound is labeled by the Environmental Protection Agency for use on vegetables, grapes and cotton, but not in orchards, as it is in Japan and other Asian countries.
More information about the BMSB and current research is available in a streamed PowerPoint presentation by USDA's Lesky posted on the web.


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Archive for Wednesday, September 8, 2010
To the editor: City officials' computer audit should be conducted
September 8, 2010
To the editor:
After being to a few city council meetings, listening, as well and reading in the local paper about our possible misuse of city computers, I think I have an easy solution to the problem.
One issue is how loosely the passwords have been passed around with no security or check system. This sounds like Lew Perkins (Kansas University athletics director) disease — nobody watching the fox in the hen house. Lew will be without a job before his announced resignation date comes around (Editor's note: Perkins officially retired Tuesday).
Now here's my solution with the ex-mayor showing the proper way to resolve the issue with his resignation and not ratting anyone else out. That shows me an individual with character and a person I call a friend. If anyone else may have used the city computer in an inappropriate way they should step forward and resign showing that the city comes first, starting with department heads demonstrating their leadership, like what our city administrator demonstrates. I am sure he would not have done or allowed anyone to use his loose password for such a thing. If no one steps forward because of no wrong doings, then a complete audit of the computer should not be an issue. Then, if an audit is done and anyone is found lying about the misuse of their computer with explanation they should be fired with just cause.
If an audit isn't done, it just demonstrates to me that maybe a council member has something to hide.
Thank you Tom Putthoff for putting forth your effort and time with consistent voting toward issues. You will be missed.
Charles Conrad,
tonganoxie 9 years, 3 months ago
Sounds like a good idea. What do we not pay for out of the City's Budget to get this done? Without the policy in place first, people being let go because of actions prior to that policy being set opens up a whole other can of worms.
Does beg the question: Why wasn't there a Computer Policy in place? Computers have only been around about 30 years.
Old_Vet 9 years, 3 months ago
Heard today that Burdel Welsh resigned from the City Council to take a job in Colorado?
The mayor, Tom and Burdel, that is a lot of turn over.
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Rob Kapilow Set for Celebrity Series of Boston's What Makes It Great?
Music News Desk
Celebrity Series of Boston will present What Makes It Great? with Rob Kapilow on Sunday, November 3, 2013, at 3pm at NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston. Celebrity Series of Boston has presented What Makes It Great? with Rob Kapilow 33 times since its Boston debut in 1997.
Harold Arlen wrote some of the greatest hits from the 30's and 40's, including the entire score to the classic movie, The Wizard of Oz. Songs such as Over the Rainbow, Get Happy, Stormy Weather, It's Only a Paper Moon, I've Got the World on a String, and Last Night When We Were Young are just some of the standards that live on today and have distinguished Harold Arlen as one of the Great American Composers of the 20th Century.
Rob Kapilow is a graduate of the Yale School of Music and the Eastman School of Music, and is an accomplished pianist. He has brought the joy and wonder of classical music to audiences of all ages and backgrounds, opening their ears to musical experiences and helping them to listen actively. The reach and diversity of his interactive events is considerable, both geographically and culturally: from Native American tribal communities to inner-city high school students and from children barely out of diapers to musicologists long out of Ivy League programs. Mr. Kapilow's popularity and appeal are reflected in notable engagements: on NBC's "Today Show" in conversation with Katie Couric, in a program for broadcast on PBS's "Live From Lincoln Center" in January 2008; and in his books, All You Have To Do Is Listen and What Makes It Great? Kapilow's What Makes It Great? (WMIG) made its debut on NPR's Performance Today nearly 20 years ago, and with its accessible ten-minute format it quickly attracted a wide base of fans and followers.


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Dear Jewell, atmavichar100,Yes. Gazing at His photo with out even a thought or with some mantra within lips is one of the best sadhana.Incidentally, how many of you look the webcam photo of Arunachala on a day? Once? Twice? Or more?Arunachala Siva.
By our Arunachala's grace I have completed my journey. This was the first time I travelled by bus from Hyd to Tvnmlai.
The preparations were "full on" for the anniversary of our master and I was feeling very bad that I am going to miss the birthday bash but what to do thats how it goes. Thanked Arunachala & our master for giving me the oppurtunity to visit & left the home.


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Music has been with humans for a very long time. They used it for many reasons, for example, intimidation, imitation of animal sounds, and communication. People love music so much, and they are willing to create anything that can create the music.
The first musical instruments were human bodies; clapping to create percussion sounds and vocals from their voices. These instruments have evolved into things like drums made from animal skins, and flutes made from bamboo stems used in the earlier days to pianos in this modern world.
Today musical instruments are grouped into 4 broad categories; string, woodwind, percussion, and brass.
With the need to create more artistic effects, there are some instruments that cross the lines. For example, the American Banjo may fall under the string category as well as the percussion category. Another of these is the piano. It has got hammers that produce sound when struck and strings that produce sound by vibrating.
Then computer developed synthetic sounds do not fall in any of the categories.
However, most instruments seamlessly fall into these categories, and they include:
Woodwind Instruments
These are in 2 subcategories; flute and reed instruments.
They create music by making the air within the pipe to resonate. Examples include:
They create music by causing the reed (a small, flexible wooden piece that is usually near the mouthpiece) to vibrate the air within the pipe. Examples include:
- Oboes – it has got a double reed.
- Clarinets – It has got a single reed.
- Bassoon – It is a large instrument that has got a double reed. It can play rather low
- English horn – it has got a double reed.
In both subcategories, the resonating air is then released from the instrument at a particular pitch. That gets controlled by the openings in the pipe.
These piped instruments have been with us for a very long time, close to 10, 000 years or more.
Percussion Instruments
Percussion sounds have filled the air as long as humans have been around. These instruments produce sound when they get hit. Clapping is one of the ways that such sounds get produced. They include:
- Cymbals – You have to bang or hit them to make sound
- drums,
- tambourines,
- Xylophones – these have rows of bars and are played using a mallet.
- Chimes,
- timpani,
- tam-tam
- Wood blocks
They are then divided into instruments that do not produce a distinct pitch and those that create musical notes.
Seeing that instruments that fall in the percussion category are not difficult to find, it is little wonder that they followed in the steps of human voices to create musical instruments. That has also led to an immense breakthrough in percussion instruments such as the birth of steel drums in Caribbean music.
String Instruments
In these instruments, one has got to move a string to produce vibrations that create sound. These include:
- Cello – it is a large string instrument.
- Electric guitars –electronically enhanced stringed instrument.
- Harps – they have very many strings
- Violin – it is also called a fiddle and it a small string instrument
- Ukulele – It is a small string instrument that has got four strings.
There are many instruments that fall in this subcategory hence providing a wide selection for any player. The strings are made to vibrate in many ways; plucking for a guitar, and using a bow for a violin. The first instrument of this kind is a lyre.
Brass instruments
These are of brass or any other metal. They produce music or sound when one blows air into them. The player's lips should buzz against the mouthpiece then air reverberates inside the instrument to produce sound.
These include:
- Trumpet – When you play this instrument, your lips vibrate
- French horn – it has got a long tube
- Bungle,
- Cornet,
- Trombone – it has got a long makeup
Even the saxophone falls in this category.
However, sometimes the saxophone is looked at as a family of its own. The instruments under this category include
Explore these instruments to appreciate the beauty of music.


text: Just Write 1 is a writing activity book for first class. It is part of the Sunny Street series which is published by the Educational Company. This book contains various learn-to-write activities. It goes through each letter of the alphabet and ensures that the children learn the correct way to write each one. There are several fun activities – join-the-dots, finish the pattern, note writing, and an alphabet maze!


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American International Group, the world's largest insurer, disclosed that the value of some of its risky debt portfolio had plunged by $5.96 billion, not $1.6 billion as reported earlier.
The disclosure cast doubt on AIG's past contention that it didn't face major problems stemming from the credit crisis that has slammed other financial institutions.
AIG's stock plummeted to nearly a five-year low on the news, pushing down the Dow Jones Industrial Average, of which AIG is a component.
U.S. Treasury prices rose as fresh credit market worries restored a flight-to-safety bid to government securities.
AIG said the change came after its auditors questioned the internal controls over the valuation of derivatives.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, the company's outside auditors, concluded that the company had a material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting relating to the fair valuation of credit default swap portfolio obligations of AIG Financial Products Corp., the company disclosed in a regulatory filing.
AIG disclosed that earlier estimates of its derivatives had included an adjustment for cash flow diversion. However due to difficult market conditions it will not include the adjustment in determining the fair value of AIGFP's super senior credit default swap portfolio.
In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, AIG said that based on its new way of calculating the fair value of the super senior CDSs, the gross cumulative decline in valuation during 2007 as of Nov. 30 was $5.96 billion, compared with its previously-disclosed estimate of $1.6 billion.


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#MayWeRead Day One
All through the month of May we'll be playing the hashtag game #MayWeRead.
We asked our authors to send us responses to the various prompts, and we'll be featuring some of them throughout the month.
I love the imagination and fun worlds I cantravel to in fantsy and sci-fi. Historical fiction makes history come alive. That's the only way I really learn it.
Kandi J Wyatt
I love just about anything fantasy, and a smattering of sci-fi - basically, if it's got a bit of magic and romance, or transports me to incredible worlds, I'm in. I also tend to stick to the young adult category, because I've found the stories there to be awesome, and I have to wade through less of the stuff I don't like to find more of the stuff I do like.
Angel Leya
I love YA fantasy, especially if it includes some romance! I enjoy YA because it's such a transformational time in life, and full of so many possibilities. And fantasy is fun because anything can happen and authors can get so creative.
Laurie Lucking
I am a pretty eclectic reader, but I love history and certain historical time periods: ancient Rome, the Golden Age of Piracy, medieval Europe, anything in Scotland, the Vikings, the Celts... I will read historical fiction in any of these settings. It's one of my top two favorite things to read. My other favorite thing to read is fantasy, which is probably because elements of any and all of those time periods often pop up in fantasy, with magic thrown in to boot! Oh, and I also love the classics.
Sarah Ashwood
I got into reading in elementary school. We had a program called Book-It. Being competitive by nature, I tried to read as many books as I could.
Babysitters Club, Nancy Drew, books from R.L. Stine, and Christopher Pike, Boxcar Children: were a few of my go to books.
Jennifer Kibble
I love reading fantasy, science fiction, YA and MG reads...pretty much anything with a hero, a villain, and an adventure. If there is a dragon or true love's kiss included, that's frosting on the cake!
Savannah Jezowski
I'm open to most genres. But I especially love fantasy. Because of the possibilities.
Mary Anne Landers
I have loved fantasy, adventure, and historical fiction since I was eight years old. I've always felt like I've lived in the wrong place and time, so books have been my passport to other worlds.
Katy Huth Jones
I was the stubborn kid who told her mom that obviously she was quite capable of surviving without things like school and reading, and I think I learned to read purely based on exposure. After that, I had a period as a kid where I really thought I wasn't "allowed" to read books that didn't have the correct "grade level" mark on them. I think it was a friend who was reading well above grade level who made me go, "Wait? That's allowed? I can do that." Because of that, I really hate grade level requirements and reading lists.
I read all over the place. My favorite is fantasy, but I like light fantasy rather than sprawling epics. I also have a major soft spot for children's fiction. I like the clarity of it.
H. L. Burke
Jolyn Safron
5/1/2018 10:24:50 pm
I enjoyed reading the authors' responses to the prompt for May 1 and will look forward to reading more throughout the month.
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A blog about all things fantasy from the elements we all love to how to write it. Posts are from our very own Fellowship of Fantasy authors.
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Want to help edit Wikiwrimo? It's easy. Click the Create Account button to get started.
Articles to write and cleanup things to do. This used to be in Sushi's namespace, so this list may look familiar. Go ahead and write one yourself! If you see a red link somewhere in the wiki, be bold and create the article! Also, if you come up with an idea and don't have the means to create it yourself, whether for a specific article or a broad idea, add it to this list.
Some places that may be of help:
And now, on to the list.
Post-NaNo 2012 cleanup
A few small changes are particular to the the fact that NaNo happens every year. A lot of these changes are wiki-wide, and fixing a few of these on just a few pages would be such a huge help. You have no idea.
- Checking and updating moderators on the pages for individual forums
- Checking and updating URLs that link to the NaNo site, especially after the switch to Ruby on Rails in 2011. Replacing those that link to forums, pages, or popular threads. Thankfully user profiles appear to redirect, but checking those is also worth doing if they're linked.
- Checking Region subpages and adding the many new regions to the appropriate subpage as pages to be written (or write them yourself if you'd like). Dear Baty are there a lot of new regions.
- Changing tenses as appropriate when you see them. Things that refer to 2010 may need to be referred to in the past tense, for example.
- There are definitely other things, but Sushi needs to shower and sleep eventually. Also reply to all these emails.
- Basically, look for out of date stuff and make it, well, not out of date!
- Go through Special:AncientPages. This page sorts articles by last edited, with articles edited a very long time ago showing up first. This page would probably make finding out of date articles significantly easier.
Articles to write
- Wikiwrimo:Manual of Style -- a manual of grammatical style for the wiki. Most of this can be covered by linking to an external grammar source, but we should outline some things that need to be consistent across the wiki.
- Region--start an article on your region! Please! No one can write about every single region and their histories.
- Pretty much anything from Special:WantedPages except the template-y stuff that I can't get rid of. Argh.
- Finish the Category:Stubs
- Finish NaNoWriMo and The Office of Letters and Light.
- Special Offers and Greetings from Camp NaNo Sponsors and Finding Cabin Mates - As of 2013, the newest pair of boards in NaNo's Camp NaNo Section.
- The past and present NaNo/OLL staff who don't already have articles. Check out Template:Ollstaff.
- Having articles on basic writing terms and how they relate to NaNo/Script Frenzy would be cool, too. See Basic writing terms for ideas that may not have their own pages. This was mentioned by a few people when crowdsourcing for ideas.
- List of writing software-- Add software to the list.
- List of writing mobile apps-- Create an article on useful mobile apps for noveling. DONE but no content on there yet.
- List of regional Facebook pages-- Add your region's page.
- List of regional Twitter accounts-- Add your region's account.
- List of regional websites-- Add your region's site.
- A list of published novels that got started during NaNo. NaNo's published Wrimos list is incomplete and doesn't include indie/self-published novels. This list should complete that gap.
- Articles on some of the awesome Reference Desk/Character and Plot Realism threads and the stories behind them.
- NaNoWriMo in the News: populate this with all the news articles written about Nano, not just the ones the Nano in the news page on the Nano site shows.
- National Novel Writing Year
- The Book of Tim
- Perhaps an article on the hosting provider of NaNo from Oct. 2000 - Sep. 2002?
- phpBB (what the site ran on from Oct. 2002 - Sep. 2005)
- Xoops (what the site ran on from Oct. 2005 - Sep. 2007)
- Drupal (NaNo: Oct. 2007 - Sep. 2011 SF: May 2007 - Present. We don't have to get technical.)
- Ruby on Rails (NaNo: Oct. 2011 - Present Camp NaNo: Jun. 2011 - Present)
- To clarify on the above five, we don't really need technical details so much as how it relates to Nano.
- Writing enemy
- Editing
- Update Wikiwrimo's History Article as needed.
- Project for Awesome and how OLL was one of the top orgs in 2012
- NaNoToons
- Word Count API (history and when it came to be would be good here)
- Mighty Catalyst Bookstore
- Rich Black (designed 2012 nowd poster)
- NaNoWriMo's In Your Pocket Summer Drive (2013 summer fundraising drive)
- Now What? Months
- Word Count Angel (Opposite of Word Count Dragon)
- Complete the list of timed artistic challenges. Create full articles as notable non-OLL challenges arise.
- Any NaNo/SF/Camp NaNo related thing that doesn't have it's own article and wasn't mentioned above.
Photos and other non-article things to add
- Photos of the 2012 trading cards
- General photos of donor swag
- General photos of store merchandise
- A framed winner certificate or two
- Anything else?
Anything else? Add it to the list! Or better yet, search for it, and if it's not there, start an article yourself!


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Google released its Mobile-Friendly update in April 2015; an algorithm designed to boost the mobile-search rankings for websites that are optimised for mobile usage. If your website isn't optimised for mobile usage then your organisations search ranking could be penalised by Google, resulting in a signifcant drop within your Google Search results.
According to Google, over 70% of all their searches are being conducted using mobile devices; the new algorithm is therefore tailoring Googles mobile search results to favour websites that are accommodating mobile audiences.
How can I check if my site is optimised?
Individual pages can be tested using Google's Mobile-Friendly Test.
My site isn't optimised, what can I do?
To have your website labelled as 'mobile-friendly' there are a few basic things you can consider:


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As CinemaCon continues throughout the week, all the big studios are planning massive events to showcase their upcoming movies. Warner Bros. has a two hour event scheduled for tomorrow, and Universal is doing an unprecedented four hours. Not Disney. No. The biggest studio around right now spent literally twelve and half minutes on their presentation before diving into the meat of their big show, which was a screening of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales in full. The biggest news to come out of their short, but sweet dog and pony show was the title reveal for Wreck-It-Ralph 2. The full title is officially Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2.
Along with the title, we also have a logo to show off, and the full press release that was shared by Disney. You can read the full thing here: Wreck-It Ralph is escaping out of his arcade and into the expansive universe of the internet next year when Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 hits the big screen. Dave Hollis, head of distribution for The Walt Disney Studios, revealed the much-anticipated sequel's title and told CinemaCon attendees that Jane Lynch and Jack McBrayer would be returning to the roster.
Also returning are the team behind the original Wreck-It Ralph, who won an Oscar last month for Walt Disney Animation Studios' billion-dollar-box-office-blockbuster Zootopia. Directors Rich Moore (Zootopia, Wreck-It Ralph, The Simpsons) and Phil Johnston (writer, Wreck-It Ralph, Zootopia, Cedar Rapids), and producer Clark Spencer (Zootopia, Wreck-It Ralph, Bolt) are hard at work on the movie. Said Moore.
"To take these characters we love and have them enter the enormous world of the internet has given us so much to explore. Our production team has been hard at work designing a world that takes something we all think we know, the internet, but shows it in a whole new, imaginative way."
Added Johnston.
"We're so excited to be working with Ralph, Vanellope von Schweetz, Fix-It Felix and Sergeant Calhoun again, and we have new characters we look forward to unveiling. At the center of this film, as in the first one, is the relationship between Ralph and Vanellope, two once-outcasts, who in each other, found true friendship."
When Wreck-It Ralph opened on Nov. 2, 2012, it turned in the highest opening weekend ever for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film at the time of release. Nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe for best animated feature, "Wreck-It Ralph" won the PGA Award for outstanding producer of an animated theatrical motion picture as well as five Annie Awards, including best animated feature, director, cast and screenplay. The film was named best animated feature by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, earned outstanding achievement in casting for an animated feature by the Casting Society of America, and won the Kids' Choice Award for favorite animated movie.
Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 hits U.S. theaters on March 9, 2018. Take a look at the official logo courtesy of Disney.


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Lord of the Rings name generatorJump down to the Generator
Thank you for choosing our Lord of the Rings name generator! So if you landed on this website, you probably belong to the wide fandom of LOTR books, movies and games.
Although the number of people who love Lord of the Rings is impressive, we could not say it is surprising. Everyone who have read the original story written by R. R. Tolkien or seen the film trilogy (which has become an instant legend and earned more money than the cast, director and producers could have dreamed) would agree that there is something special about Lord of the Rings. Even people who do not normally enjoy fantasy stories, who get frustrated every time the laws of nature do not work the way they should and prefer things staying lifelike, enjoyed these particular books and movies. Somebody could write a separate book with an aim to provide the sufficient answer to the question "why?", but I think we would all agree that the richness of the story (it is not just about the travel to Mordor, but also to the deepest corners of human spirit) and the amazing sceneries (both as described by R.R. Tolkien and portrayed by film makers) played a significant role in turning Lord of the Rings into the real legend.
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I had some humongous giant prawns that needed to be used up before getting freezer-burned and, since my wife needed an accompaniment to a batch of her signature dal, I decided to uses them in spicy Indian-style preparation using spinach, chili and a little Bengali Panch Phoron…
The Ingredients
- 6 – 8 Giant Prawns;
- 1 cup frozen chopped Spinach;
- 2 tbsp. Lemon juice;
- 1 ½ tsp. Salt;
- 1 ½ tbsp. Turmeric;
- 1 tsp. Panch Phoron;
- 1 tsp. Cumin seed, dry roasted and ground;
- 1 tbsp. Garlic Puree;
- 1 tbsp. minced Ginger;
- ¼ cup chopped green Chili;
- ½ cup plain Yoghurt;
- ½ cup Water;
- Ghee or vegetable oil for cooking;
- Lemon wedges for garnish (optional).
Here are the prawns and shrimp I used. You can use and equivalent amount of fresh spinach if you like but you will need to blanch it briefly and then chop it finely. In either event, you should squeeze it well before cooking to remove excess water.
The Method
First, peel the shrimp, leaving the tail section intact, and de-vein if necessary. Rub them all with the lemon juice then sprinkle them first with the salt and then with the turmeric, rubbing both well into the flesh. Set aside for the moment.
Heat a suitable pan over moderate heat and add 2 -3 tbsp. ghee or cooking oil. When it is hot, add the panch phoron and allow it to cook until some of the seeds start to pop. Now, add the shrimp and stir-fry until they are pink and just cooked through. Remove to a bowl for the time being.
Add enough additional ghee or oil to make up three tablespoons in the pan and, when it is hot, add the chopped chili and the ground cumin. Once the chili has softened, add the garlic, ginger and the yoghurt, stirring to blend well.
Now add the water, the shrimp, and the spinach and continue to stir until the water has mostly evaporated to leave a fairly thick sauce. When everything has heated through nicely, plate and serve.
The Verdict
Here you can see the final plating… My wife's dal was as good as always and the rice, cooked with saffron, cardamom and peas, was just fine. As for the main feature, however, I was less excited.
The shrimp themselves were very nice – sweet and tender – and the masala was very tasty too. Unfortunately, I just didn't think the two complemented each other as well as I anticipated. My wife liked it, and I don't think she was just being polite, but, in all, I was a little disappointed. I will try the same masala again, but I think that the flavors would be much better with something more robust like beef or maybe lamb.


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Thursday, May 29, 2008
Liveblogging at API/Newsweek Energy Series (Part II)
Trae Vassallo made a comment that struck me: Energy industry has been around a long time with little innovation." There has been a lot of movement from the Goldman Sachs of the world and others, and investors are excited about that.
From a communications point of view, I think there's also a lot of excitement about energy solutions because of the breadth of issues the topic touches: energy independence, global warming national security, clean air, healthy people, etc. People can wrap their minds around it, understand how it touches so many facets of our lives and the wealth of solutions.
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If you get a chance, ask about using tapped-out oil wells for carbon sequestration...are companies finding this to be feasable? (seems like a good image burnish!)
Also, are the governments that control the vast majority of oil through state monopolies (Saudi, Argentina, others) showing real interest in renewables and/or cleaner tech and are they putting serious money behind it, if they are...?
- May 30, 2008 12:03 AM
- Maria Surma Manka said...
Anonymous - Great questions. I wish there would've been more time for those. CO2 sequestration was discussed in terms of pumping emissions underground (and as popular area of VC investment) but not to extract oil.
I did not get the sense that other governments are putting serious money into renewables. While they may be exploring clean technologies, the overall picture is that it's still very clearly an oil game.
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Tired of all who come with words, words but no language
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I come across the marks of roe-deer's hooves in the snow.
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Germany wins team relay to claim all the luge gold
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Germany made it a clean sweep on the gold-medal luge podium.
The Germans won the luge team relay in the event's Olympic debut on Thursday to secure vgold in all four luge discliplines at the Sochi Olympics: men's, women's, doubles and team relay.
Russia took silver and Latvia bronze as luge events conclude at Sanki Sliding Center. The USA finished sixth.
U.S. FIRST:Erin Hamlin earns singles bronze
MEDAL TRACKER:Who leads the chase?
The International Luge Federation introduced team relay to the World Cup circuit in 2009-10 to create more excitement for the sport.
Felix Loch, Natalie Geisenberger and Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt — all gold medalists in their events — combined to win the relay event. The result was expected: Germany captured the World Cup points title in relay, winning four of the six events, and its top lugers are clearly better than the field.
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"This is the greatest moment in my life," said German coach Norbert Loch, Felix's father. When Felix won gold in 2010 it was great but this is even better.
"I have known these kids since they were small children. They almost grew up with me because they probably spent more time with me than they did with their parents, and that's why this gold medal today is such a special feeling."
The event works similarly to other relay events where a competitor can't take off until a teammate reaches a certain point.
Here's how it works for luge. Each nation has three four participants: a men's and women's luger and a doubles team. A singles racer goes first and has to hit a touch pad just after the finish line before the doubles team can leave the start area.
At the start, there is a gate and if a competitor hits the gate before a teammate hits the touchpad, the team is disqualified. A team also is disqualified if a slider fails to hit the touchpad at the bottom of the track.
There were no DQs on Thursday. Only more German luge dominance.
"Getting this event in the Games is great for luge in general," said American Erin Hamlin, who won bronze in singles. "The fans are really into it.
"I really like the team atmosphere. It's really fun to celebrate together."


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Investment in stocks must for a complete and balanced portfolioInvestments in equity WILL? pay 26.5% higher returns in 5 years? Well there you have it... Economic Times India writers know exactly what equity market returns will be in 5 years. And if they know what equities are going to do, why are they writing newspaper articles, they should be hedge fund managers.
'If you really want your money to grow - stocks is the only way to go'- Haven't you heard this umpteen times. Well, it holds true every time.
As compared to fixed deposits, investments in equity will pay 26.5 per cent higher returns in 5 years. Even for a longer term, investment in stocks pay higher returns even in comparison to real estate and gold.
They trot out Infosys and Tata Steels. Tata Steels share price performance is shown above. What if you were unfortunate enough to have bought tin 2006 and sold in fear in 2009? You would have a significant loss!
That is the issue that unsuspecting investors in India are learning for themselves. Stop listening to the mutual fund industry marketing buzz and start being wise investors.
There is a time to buy equities and when that time comes, I will invest agressively. Today is not that time.
Success in the markets requires patience and waiting for the fat pitch. Investors entering the market today are likely going to be disappointed as opposed to investing in secure investments.


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Kits are named TY-1 to TY-12. This is a throwback to 1980s drum machines that had names and numbers, for example, the Roland TR-808 or the Yamaha RY-30.
The second icon in the Sound Row is the timbre. Clicking on this icon will take you to all Sounds of the same timbre (type).
Sounds are also grouped into Levels; Easy, Medium, or Hard. The Level groups sounds on how difficult they are to make. The fourth icon in the Sound Row shows the difficulty level of the sound. Clicking on this icon will take you to all sounds (and patterns) with the same difficulty level.
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TY-6: Combination Forced Ejectives
TY-7: Combination Aspirated Ejectives
TY-8: Combination Forced and Aspirated Ejectives
TY-9: Vocalised Single or Combination Ejectives
TY-10: Vocalised Single or Combination Forced Ejectives
TY-11: Vocalised Single or Combination Aspirated Ejectives
TY-12: Vocalised Single or Combination Forced and Aspirated Ejectives
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Interest continue to grow in the use of cloud computing concepts for national security missions. Although some view the idea of a "private cloud" as an oxymoron, I personally see no better way of describing what organizations like the DoD and DHS are doing. Maybe "enterprise cloud" would be a better term. What do you think?
In any case the first SOA-R event drew participation from across the industry and Government market space. Presenters included representatives from Google, IBM, Appistry, and Parabon. Attendees included representatives from The Boeing Company, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Booz Allen Hamilton, BAE Systems, Juniper Networks, SAIC, and many more. The event created the venue for an open forum, cross-industry discussion regarding cloud computing, SOA, and adoption and implementation by federal government and Department of Defense users. The focus of the event centered on defining cloud computing and what it means to government customers. The second event will be held on August 13th and will focus on Global Information Access. Speakers from Cisco, Appirio, and Akamai have been confirmed.
Cisco appears to be jumping into cloud computing "big time"!! I understand from some of my discussions that they have focused in on solving all the network security and provisioning issues around the use of virtual machines. This would address many of the concerns agencies now have with cloud computing. They also demonstrate the ability to assure access to the cloud in their video on radio aware routing. You will recognize Appirio's name from one of my earlier posts. Their expertise is in connecting various clouds together. Akamai is also a strong cloud computing proponent. They are arguably one of the largest information providers in the world.
Membership in the SOA-R wiki also continues to grows. Recently added documents include ACT-IAC's "Toward a Service Driven IT Infrastructure" and Gartner's "Cloud Computing Meets Data Center Realities"
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September 22 Chapter Meeting
Now that all the important cybersecurity conferences are over for the months of July and August we're ready for our September chapter meeting!
Date of Meeting: September 22, 2017
Start Time of Meeting: 12:00 PM
End Time of Meeting: 2:00 PM
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Parking: There is free parking in front of the building 🙂
Topic: We'll talk about the current state of the digital forensics industry and how it contributes to our cybersecurity needs. After the discussion, we will demo a digital forensics tool and talk about the value of digital investigations. We'll end the day with HTCIA Chapter business and open up for member Q&A. Feedback from our members will help improve our chapter offerings so we encourage collaboration with the board members!
Speakers: Nick Pepper/Steve Tran from SoCal HTCIA and introducing James Cooksey from Belkasoft Forensics!


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This awesome home offers over 3000 sq ft (2156 sq.ft + 1076 basement) of professionally developed living space. The main floor is bright and open with 18' ceilings in the entrance & great room. Italian tile flooring w/inlay accents, main floor laundry & den The bright open kitchen has a corner pantry, upgraded stainless steel appliances & a huge island overlooking the breakfast nook & great room with feature fireplace surrounded with windows. The curved staircase upgraded by beautiful hardwood floor leads you upstairs to 3 spacious bedrooms with the large master offering a retreat area, a luxurious ensuite bathroom with a corner, jetted tub, dual sinks, separate shower & a walk-in closet. The 2nd & 3rd bedrooms have a Jack & Jill bathroom. The basement is fully developed with a huge family room with built-ins for entertainment area, a 4th bedroom & a full bath. The yard is fenced & nicely landscaped with a stamped patio. This home is air-conditioned and located on a quiet cul-de-sac! A MUST SEE.
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I came across this addition to the color wheel and knew it was perfect for J. He loves cars and loves lining things up. Perfect. Well, the first attempt went just ok. He matched one car to each color on the wheel and didn't get what to do after that. I tried showing him to line up the cars behind each color, but he wasn't satisfied with that. He wanted the car ON the appropriate space in the color wheel and since he couldn't fit them all on the wheel, he contented himself with filling the wheel and was done. Of course this still accomplishes the goal of matching colors. It wasn't until the second time I brought this activity out that he enjoyed lining the cars up. It was good practice matching similar colors and did need some help with a few.
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When Ilana Mysior came to San Diego in the 1960s to play for a piano master class, several singers took the opportunity to ask her to be their accompanist for auditions that were being held for the newly formed San Diego Opera.
According to local lore, Ms. Mysior was standing with one of the auditioners during a break when an assistant for the opera's founding director, Walter Herbert, approached them and said, "The maestro wants to see you." The confident singer heading toward Herbert was stopped by the assistant, who told them it was Ms. Mysior whose presence was requested.
A gifted musician who was as adept at coaching as she was at playing, Ms. Mysior became the company's first vocal coach and accompanist and later joined the faculty at the University of San Diego, where she was a professor of music for 25 years.
Ms. Mysior died from complications of Marfan syndrome March 17 at a San Diego hospital. She was 71.
In addition to her duties with the San Diego Opera, she was also pianist with the San Diego Symphony in the mid-1960s and was later a member of several chamber music groups, including the Alcala Trio and the ERA Trio.
"She was such a talented and musical player, she was really larger than life," said friend Ronald Goldman, who was part of the Gennaro Trio with Ms. Mysior and Mary Lindbloom.
Although the group was formed in 1982, Goldman had known Ms. Mysior since their days at Hollywood High, where she already had developed a reputation as a stellar musician.
"Everyone thought she was a wonderful pianist," he said.
Ms. Mysior enjoyed vocal coaching and accompanying singers in opera and song literature, said former vocal student Kellie Evans-O'Connor, who is director of San Diego State University Opera Theater.
"She was a phenomenal teacher and a phenomenal musician," Evans-O'Connor said. "She took a lot of performers under her wing … she was very generous and did everything she could for you if she believed in you. In everything she did, she was the top, but she didn't seek accolades, she was pretty understated about it."
Goldman said Ms. Mysior was always willing to teach and collaborate with other musicians.
"Sometimes pianists (only) hear themselves and don't really listen to anyone else," Goldman said. "She was a great accompanist because she was very aware, she knew what everyone else was doing and she was able to be captain of the ship."
During her tenure at USD, Ms. Mysior created the opera workshop and several instrumental ensembles. In addition to her work at USD, she did private teaching and coaching. Acclaimed pianist Gustavo Romero is among her former students.
"Ilana was very inspiring for me," Romero said. "She encouraged me with her wonderful, positive nature."
Ms. Mysior was Romero's first piano teacher and pushed him to join a group of adult chamber musicians she knew when he was still a youth. She also encouraged him to leave San Diego for New York, where he studied at The Juilliard School. He now tours worldwide, performing the works of many composers, including Bach, Beethoven and Chopin.
Ilana Mysior was born July 25, 1938, in Tel Aviv to Nathan and Gitta Mysior, both musicians. Her family moved to New York about a year later and eventually moved to California.
Ms. Mysior won several musical competitions in Los Angeles and played Liszt's "Hungarian Fantasy" with her school orchestra at their graduation at the Hollywood Bowl.
She earned a bachelor's degree in music in 1959 from the University of California Los Angeles and a master's degree in music from the University of Southern California in 1960.
After graduation, Ms. Mysior returned to Tel Aviv, where she founded and directed the accompanying department at the Tel Aviv Conservatory for three years.
She also gave recitals throughout Israel and Europe, but she missed California so much that she returned to the Los Angeles area.
In 1966, she was hired at USD, where she met math professor Bill de Malignon. The two were married nearly 40 years.
Her musical career included doing broadcasts, recordings and tours with the Gennaro Trio throughout the West, Canada and Mexico. She was also a coordinator of the San Diego Public Library's concert series for many years.
She was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, a degenerative connective tissue disorder, in 1991 and went on to play benefit concerts and lecture about Marfan for several years.
Ms. Mysior is survived by her husband, Bill de Malignon of San Diego; and a brother, Bernie Mysior of Boulder, Colo.
A celebration of life will be held at 7 p.m. May 22 at The First Unitarian Universalist Church, 4190 Front St., San Diego.


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Apple scooped two Silvers and a Gold Award at the D&AD (British Design and Art Direction) Awards ceremony in London last night.
Apple's design guru Jonathan Ive flew from the US specially to collect the awards, which were handed out before a crowd of 2,500 at London's Olympia.
The Apple Cinema Display took the Gold Award for Product Design for Work. The PowerMac G4 won a silver in the same category, while the iBook won a Silver Award for Product Design for the Home.
Comedian, writer and avid Mac fan Stephen Fry hosted the ceremony, referring to Ive as "Jonathan God Ive", and offering to lick any "nook or cranny or crevice of anyone's body" if they would give him a cinema display.
This is the second year running that Apple has walked off with a D&AD gong. Last year, the iMac won the coveted Gold Award - the first time in the Awards' 40-year history that a product design received the honour.
Outstanding Jury foreman Clive Grinyer, who is head of Design at TAGMacLaren Audio, said: "The Apple nominations are each exceptional examples of design and manufacturing, and represent the pinnacle of product design at the beginning of the 21st century – especially the shimmering wide screen cinema display."
The D&AD is a professional association and education charity that aims to set creative standards, inspire the next generation of designers and promote the importance of good design and advertising. The Awards are not easy to come by - there were 17,823 entries this year, and there are four rounds of judging by experts (seven for each of the 21 categories).
Categories include Press Advertizing, Graphic Design, Interactive Media, Television and Cinema Graphics, Posters and Packaging Design. The other Gold Award winners were the Guiness television commercial titled "Surfer", and Bjork's pop promo for "All is Full of Love".
The winning entries of six of the categories can be viewed at Apple's QuickTime Web site.


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Live monitoring and management system launch
Maxxess has launched MAXDashboard DI, a solution for the live management, monitoring and verification of people in transit on big, busy sites and multi-site estates to proactively pre-empt security situations, optimise operational efficiency and help cut costs.
Designed by Maxxess, the solution combines multiple data inputs, including access control feeds, with big data intelligence, analytics and algorithms, to create customised displays with tailored filters that deliver dynamic live reporting about the movement of people on-site.
Data is continuously gathered from multiple sources then mined, processed and cross-referenced in real-time with a range of human behaviour patterns – both general and specific to individual profiles – to identify anomalies and trigger alerts about potentially suspicious or unauthorised activity outside the norm.
MAXDashboard DI is vendor-agnostic, so can be integrated with any existing security system and is available as a pay-as-you-go service.
Lee Copland, Managing Director, Maxxess, EMEA, said: "Conventional security monitoring is based on a reactive response to historic events. MAXDashboard DI completely disrupts this model. It puts the power of live, real-time monitoring directly into the hands of the organisation. By giving a customised views of the entire site, with the ability to drill down to the granular detail as it is needed, it instantly visualises how vital security and operational processes are working, while flagging what might require more attention."


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Update – 1609 hrs: The Christiansburg Police chief spoke at a press conference this afternoon, and stated that there were two people injured – one flown and one taken to the local hospital – and a suspect in custody. It is believed that there is no more danger. No further information is being released at this time.
Ignore the stupid reporters calling him a Montgomery County Sheriff's deputy. That's definitely a CPD uniform, and you can see the eagles on his collar even with the poor quality streaming video. The press, as usual, is ignorant.
News reports here, here, and here.
That third link is to the Roanoke Times, which seems to be having issues at the moment, probably due to high traffic.
This is in Christiansburg, VA, right next to Blacksburg and Virginia Tech.
Initial reports are that the shooter is in custody, and that one person was flown out. The media has no reports of other injuries at this time. The police have a press briefing scheduled for 1500hrs EDT.


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"Now the one who wins a contest
makes many calculations in his mind before the contest is
undertaken. The one who loses a contest makes but few
calculations beforehand. Thus do many calculations lead to
success, and few calculations to failure: how much more no
calculations at all!
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Formerly senior editor at Ebony, Jamilah Lemieux was named vice president of news and men's programming for digital giant Interactive One.
Lemieux, who frequently writes and speaks about race and culture, joins exits Ebony weeks after its purchase by private equity firm, ClearView Group. And she joins Interactive One as the company expands to reach a broader millennial audience, while continuing to super-serve its core African American base.
"Jamilah's passion, knowledge and expertise on issues surrounding social justice, race relations, and pop culture make her a perfect addition to the Interactive One family," said Kierna Mayo, Interactive One SVP of Content and Brands. "Additionally, her unique ability to spark elevated conversation is a lynchpin of iOne's future content strategy."
Interactive One's brands include: GlobalGrind, HelloBeautiful, News One and TheUrbanDaily as well as digital destinations for dozens of local radio stations and syndicated radio talent. Interactive One was launched in 2008 by Radio One, Inc. to complement its existing portfolio of media companies targeting Black Americans.
In terms of her new role, Lemieux said:
"This is such an important time for Black America– there are so many critical issues to understand, unpack and tackle," she said. "At the same time, we are the focus of the world and our talents touch every corner of the globe. I want to celebrate that. On this leg of my career I'm looking forward to embarking on a meaningful journey with a dynamic group of creatives who share my passion for telling Black stories and affirming our lives."


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Har-You Theme by Har-You Percussion Group
Album Description
A fantastic mix of funky bass, heavy drums, burning horn lines and soulful vocals, this Latin-soul group was the exciting result of the Harlem Youth Act of 1964. Led by master conga player Montego Joe, this ranks as one of the great Latin releases of all-time and has become a highly-sought after classic amongst DJs, dance enthusiasts, and record collectors. Digitally remastered in digipak format, Songs from the Ghetto Youth with the monster tracks "Welcome to the Party," "Feed Me Good," and "Oua-Train". As a bonus, there is a track where leader Montego Joe reminisces about the HAR YOU project.
"Quite simply one of the wildest Afro-Latin club bangers you will ever hear!" – Tunes.co.uk
"The rhythmic sense is incredibly mature, the drumming stellar, and the grooves are consistently in the pocket. A must-hear". - Sarah Bardeen
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General Question
I have a computer issue that is quite puzzling to me, and I wonder if anyone knows what is going on?
Recently I networked my two computers to be able to share files. Shortly after that, I started to get a pop up to connect via dial-up. I am running DSL and both machines are linked to the same router. My DSL is on full-time so signing up with dial-up is irrelevant. I assumed it was because my wife's computer is hooked first into the DSL router, or that mine is farther away. I pulled up a window in my network connections (in Settings, Control Panel) and unchecked a few boxes, which solved the problem to the extent that now the only window that pops up now has the heading Network Connections, with the typical yellow triangle with an exclamation point in the center. Underneath it reads Cannot connect the phonebook entry. Error 720: A connection to the remote computer could not be established. You might need to change the network settings for this connection. For further assistance, click More Info or search Help and Support Center for this error number.
None of those Help links exist in this persistent pop-up window, and this problem doesn't hurt anything, other than being annoying while I am online. I did look for Error 720 online, and couldn't find it. I'd appreciate some advice on this.
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But Mr. Obama also signaled that he intended to use signing statements himself if Congress sent him legislation with provisions he decided were unconstitutional. He promised to take a modest approach when using the statements, legal documents issued by a president the day he signs bills into law that instruct executive officials how to put the statutes into effect. But Mr. Obama said there was a role for the practice if used appropriately.
"In exercising my responsibility to determine whether a provision of an enrolled bill is unconstitutional, I will act with caution and restraint, based only on interpretations of the Constitution that are well-founded," Mr. Obama wrote in a memorandum to the heads of all departments and agencies in the executive branch.
Mr. Obama's directions were the latest step in his administration's effort to deal with a series of legal and policy disputes it inherited from the Bush administration. They came the same day Mr. Obama lifted restrictions Mr. Bush placed on federal financing for research that uses embryonic
Mr. Bush's use of signing statements led to fierce controversy. He frequently used them to declare that provisions in the bills he was signing were unconstitutional constraints on executive power, and that the laws did not need to be enforced or obeyed as written. The laws he challenged included a ban on torture and requirements that Congress be given detailed reports about how the Justice Department was using the counterterrorism powers in the
Since the 19th century, presidents have occasionally signed a bill while declaring that one or more provisions were unconstitutional. The practice became more frequent with the Reagan administration, but it initially drew little attention.
That changed under Mr. Bush, who broke all records, using signing statements to challenge about 1,200 sections of bills over his eight years in office, about twice the number challenged by all previous presidents combined, according to data compiled by Christopher Kelley, a political science professor at Miami University in
Many of Mr. Bush's challenges were based on an expansive view of the president's power, as commander in chief, to take actions he believes necessary, regardless of what Congress says in legislation.
The Bush administration defended its use of signing statements as lawful and appropriate. And other legal scholars, while critical of Mr. Bush's use of the device, said the bar association's view was too extreme, because Congress sometimes passed important legislation that had minor constitutional flaws. They said it would be impractical to expect a president to veto the entire bill in such instances.
Mr. Obama's approach may be geared to that kind of legislation. He issued the instructions as Congress was finishing up a huge omnibus spending bill filled with provisions that could affect presidential power, like requirements to get the approval of a committee before taking certain actions.
In his memorandum, Mr. Obama wrote, "Particularly since omnibus bills have become prevalent, signing statements have often been used to ensure that concerns about the constitutionality of discrete statutory provisions do not require a veto of the entire legislation."
The Obama administration portrayed its approach as a major departure from that of Mr. Bush. But Senator
"I think the Constitution is explicit as to how you handle these situations, and if the president thinks something is unconstitutional, then he ought to veto it," said Mr. Specter, an outspoken critic of Mr. Bush's signing statements.
He called the practice a "dodge" and "a disregard for the separation of powers and co-equal branches of government."
"It's just insulting," Mr. Specter said, "and there is no reason why we can't follow the Constitution even if it takes a few days more."
But Robert S. Turner, a Reagan administration lawyer who has testified before Congress in support of signing statements, said he was pleased Mr. Obama was willing to use the device if he decided that signing a bill was in the national interest but that obeying part of it would be unconstitutional — including provisions that might amount to an "usurpation of presidential power." Some bills, Mr. Turner argued, "are unvetoable," because parts are urgently needed.
Mr. Obama's directive was consistent with what he said in the 2008 presidential campaign, when he criticized Mr. Bush's use of signing statements as an abuse. He said he would use them in a more restrained manner. By contrast, the Republican presidential nominee, Senator
In his directive, Mr. Obama said any signing statement issued before his presidency should be viewed with doubt, placing an asterisk beside all of those issued by Mr. Bush and other former presidents.
"To ensure that all signing statements previously issued are followed only when consistent with these principles," he wrote, "executive branch departments and agencies are directed to seek the advice of the attorney general before relying on signing statements issued prior to the date of this memorandum as the basis for disregarding, or otherwise refusing to comply with, any provision of a statute."Continue reading the main story


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Monday, October 31, 2011
A solid month that ends on a whimper
Monday, October 31
Total gross profits: $25.00
Total trades: 15
Accuracy: 60%
Contracts per trade: 2
NOTES: I ended the month of October on a whimper. After a gap down open, the ES had a relatively flat morning, with some minor sign of life early afternoon. Then the final jungle hour punished the bulls with a 20 point decline. I'm usually capitalizing on those final hour moves.
But this turned out to be a day when I was "right" often, but either lost money or the train left without me, usually due to careless errors. Today was also the day that I stopped scaling out as a test, and exited my entire position at the first target, usually +2.00 or +1.50.
Playing catch up
I missed some of the morning session when there were some good setups, and some people in the room had booked 6-8+ points before lunch. Unfortunately, I was playing catch up in the morning after my late start, and that lead to some sloppy trades, which then lead to more, which then lead to more... Feeling a bit under the weather should also be a sign that I need to take extreme caution. The markets have no mercy for the weak minded!
Due to my schedule, there will be more days in the future when I will be starting an hour after the market opens. So I'll need to be better prepared for playing catch-up and not let it impact my performance. Once I was out of sync with Renato's call, it was a mental challenge trying to restore balance. I thought I was going to be back on track since I nearly caught the sharp move down in the final hour based on Renato's call, but a careless error on my part botched those plans.
Totals: October 2011
Total gross profits: $3512.50
Total trades: 142
Accuracy: 67%
Contracts per trade: 2
What happened over the past week?
After evaluating my equity curve for the entire month, it's clear that my P&L has flatted out over the past week, while the system continued to generate steady profits.
In hindsight, I believe it's relatively clear what has happened. After having a great start over the first few weeks, I thought I knew how to trade this system and began trying to "make it my own." The alerts that Renato provides, which I initially traded with discipline, became less important.
Other examples include: I wanted to become a rapid fire scalper, but also hold a runner for a those big wins. I wanted to trade aggressively, but yet in a conservative way. I wanted to incorporate some of my biases and methods from the past, but yet still trade the new system as is. I wanted to tighten the stops even more, but that's not a part of the rules of the system. And so on.
Lack of discipline, chasing success, overconfidence, lack of a focused strategy, you name it. And all long, the system continues to chug along, banking $'s.
So what do I do now?
I signed up with Diamond Setups to learn the system, but I recently strayed off the optimal path. I'm very fortunate that the system has enough margin for error so that the damage to me was basically lost opportunities -- I essentially had a breakeven week. It's now time to get back on track and continue to pay attention to Renato's calls, and continue to test and analyze the best trade management strategy for 2 contracts.
We're now down to the final 2 months of the year. It's time to raise the bar and start November on a great note!
2 comments:
Hey Grove,,
In every post you write there has been one point that really stands out to me. "And all along , the system continues to chug along banking $'s".
It sounds like it works in most if not all market conditions,,,Range days , Trend days, gap up/down days, Choppy days, Slow days, and maybe even a few I cant think of. Sounds like there is opportunity every day, at least a few trades a day.
I also have on my wall in front of me "If it aint broke dont fix it" thats after many years in construction. Now if I can apply that to my trading. Keep up the good work.
- November 1, 2011 at 8:41 AM
- Grove Under said...
Hi Tom:
Yes, I am totally guilty of trying to fix things that aren't broken. I think I need to make a big printout of that sign and hang it on the wall! Thanks much for the great reminder.
- November 1, 2011 at 10:45 AM


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Nearly a decade after it buzzed off from its home in central Denver (the spot now occupied by Table 6), the Beehive is back. But this time, chef/owner Janice Henning has landed in Boulder -- where her farm-to-table approach isn't nearly as novel as it was in Denver a decade ago.
Says Monopod:
Looking forward to checking it out, but I hope they do something to differentiate themselves from the pack. Emphasizing "seasonal and local ingredients" and presenting them in a "simple manner," while laudable, is kind of the price of admission to the Boulder restaurant scene; everyone already does that (just to take a few examples, Kitchen, SALT, Oak, Black Cat, and Riff's all have exactly the same emphasis and all are located within a couple of blocks of Beehive's new digs). Hopefully they can do something that will set them apart, perhaps by making their food actually affordable (not just offering "small plates" that are 3 bites of food for $8). We already have plenty of lovely-but-expensive farm-to-table places; it would be great to have more offerings where people could enjoy them more than once or twice a year.
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Director, playwright, manager since 2011 general and artistic director of the Miniatura City Theatre. Graduate of the Aleksander Zelwerowicz Theatre Academy in Warsaw. In 1991, he founded his own Teatr Wiczy, which has shown more than 20 performances, both on the theatre stage and in open-air settings. Since 1994 to 1997 worked at the Instytut Teatru Narodowego (National Theatre Institute) and in Teatr Narodowy (National Theatre), where he co-created first 'impressarial' theatre stage in Poland, Teatr Mały. Since 2015-2016 he taught students at the University of Gdańsk. Since 2006 to 2009 he taught students at the Mikołaj Kopernik University in Toruń. Actively engaged in cultural and theatrical activities, concept-maker and director of the Międzynarodowy Festiwal Bulwar Sztuki (International Art Boulevard Festival, 2003–2006), manager of the social community centre Centrum Wolnego Czasu Wicza (2004–2009). Realized many artistic and social projects addressing homeless people, socially handicapped groups, immigrants etc. From 2008 to 2011 worked as a programme director of Biuro Gdańsk 2016, co-author of cultural strategy 'Wolność kultury. Kultura Wolności' (Freedom of Culture. Culture of Freedom) for Gdańsk running for the European Capital of Culture title.
As a director and playwright collaborated with following theatres: Teatr im. Heleny Modrzejewskiej in Legnica, Baj Pomorski in Toruń, Olsztyński Teatr Lalek in Olsztyn, Teatr Wybrzeże in Gdańsk. His productions were presented in, among others, Armenia, CzechRepublic, Croatia, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Iran, Ireland, Germany, Lithuania, Slovakia, Sweden, USA, Great Britain, Italy, Belorussia and Japan. Won numerous individual and group awards, including award for innovative puppetry work for 'Dietrich. Broken nails' performance shown during World Festival of Puppet Arts in Prague in 2009. In 2017 he received an official The Bronze Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis and in 2007 he received an honorary badge 'For the Merits for Polish Culture'.
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Heroism of men on Titanic used as barb against the women's suffrage movement
A citizen named W.C. Rickster wrote a letter to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to make a simple suggestion: "When a woman talks woman's rights, she be answered with the word Titanic, nothing more—just Titanic." Anti-suffragists like Rickster saw proof in the disaster—specifically in the adherence to the rule of the sea, "women and children first"— that traditional gender roles shouldn't be tampered with. Women were much better off entrusting themselves to the protection of men than in agitating for the vote, and in the moment of truth on board the ship, women recognized this and deferred to the chivalry of the men. The staff poet for Post-Dispatch predicted that women's fight for suffrage would fizzle out once suffragists realized the implications of their position:
"Votes for women!"
Was the cry,
Reaching upward
To the sky.
Crashing glass,
And flashing eye—
"Votes for women!"
Was the cry.
"Boats for women!"
Was the cry,
When the brave
Were come to die.
When the end
Was drawing nigh—
"Boats for women!"
Was the cry.
According to an advice columnist, the Titanic had demonstrated "that man is eternally the protector of woman" and that "woman accepts man's protection and obeys man instinctively."
Suffragists told a very different story. Some described the chivalry displayed on the Titanic as a departure from how rich men treated women and children in their factories. Rheta Childe Dorr chose "Women and Children First" as the title of an article that recounted her experiences working in a Brooklyn sweatshop with its cramped conditions, bad ventilation, and locked doors. (The Titanic sank almost exactly a year after the fire at the Triangle Shirt Waist factory in New York killed 146 workers, mainly women and children.) Dorr drew a blunt conclusion: "The law of the sea: women and children first. The law of the land—that's different."
The chivalry displayed on the Titanic, which proved to many people that women didn't need the vote, demonstrated precisely the opposite to suffragists. From their perspective, it was women who were best equipped to enact the self-sacrificing behavior that surfaced in men only in extraordinary circumstances. "There was no need that a single life should have been lost upon the Titanic," Alice Stone Blackwell wrote. "There will be far fewer lost by preventable accidents, either on land or sea, when the mothers of men have the right to vote." Women, in other words, would have made sure there was legislation requiring enough lifeboats to save everyone on board.
In a letter to the editor of the Baltimore Sun, a writer who identified herself only as "A Woman" pointed out that letting women and children into the lifeboats wasn't especially chivalrous. It was the least the men could have done, since the sinking was their fault. "After all, the women on the boat were not responsible for the disaster," and it would have been "gross injustice to decree that the women, who have no voice in making and enforcing law on land or sea, should be left aboard a sinking ship, victims of man's cupidity."


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Debbie Howells
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Debbie Howells
'You might have been hurt.' He was addressing the girl, who once lost in the maize, would have been invisible to the drivers of the forage harvesters.
She shrugged. 'Well, I wasn't. I think it's this way – it's where most of the birds are.'
Glancing up, he saw that she was right. The maize was dense around them as they found their way through, pushing aside the woody stems, every now and then glancing up at the birds circling above. Up close, Jack was astonished at how many there were.
In front of him, the girl stopped suddenly. 'It's just through there. I'll wait here.'
Apprehension had replaced her previous air of self-assurance, understandably, he thought, as she stood back to let him pass her. Jack nodded. 'Of course.'
Just a few metres on, the maize started to thin out. Then as he glanced sideways through the leaves, he saw a hand.
A blighted memory. A child who seems never to have existed. A watcher in the shadows.
When they find Evie Sherman, battered and left for dead in a maize field, the young woman has no recollection of who she is. After three days in a hospital bed, the fog in her head begins to lift, and she remembers two names: her own, and that of her three-year-old daughter, Angel. Evie is convinced that Angel is in grave danger. But the police can find no evidence of the girl's existence.
It's clear that Evie is having some kind of mental breakdown—or is it? Even in the depths of her amnesiac darkness, Evie knows her daughter's voice, her chameleon eyes, every precious hair on her head. So how can she be losing her mind?
As Evie's grasp on reality slips away, she finds herself haunted by the same three-word warning, which she hears over and over: Trust no one. But whom is she being warned against? The police? The doctors and nurses? Or the mysterious figure who's been watching her, who knows all her secrets, has a hidden agenda—and perhaps their own twisted version of reality.
Praise for the novels of Debbie Howells
"A terrific new talent."
—New York Times bestselling author Peter James
"An intriguing dark psychological thriller—truly brilliant!" —Lisa Jackson
"Has been compared to Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones. Unusual and haunting."
—Library Journal
"Creepy-delicious…a super-quick read, good domestic suspense with a bit of woo-woo.
The English village setting was an extra perk!"
—Liz French, Senior Editor, LJ Reviews
"Heartbreaking yet utterly compelling . . . a memorable debut."
—Sam Hayes, author of Blood Ties
"A brilliantly twisty read that delves deep into the dark heart of the seemingly perfect family."
—Tammy Cohen, author of First One Missing
"A combination of lyrical writing and smart mystery. It's a winner."
—Sandra Block, author of The Girl Without a Name
"An intelligent thriller. . . . Written with heart and real depth, and with some real hand-over-mouth moments."
--Rachael Lucas, author of Coming Up Roses
"Compelling . . . Howells has a knack for conveying authentic emotion." --Publishers Weekly
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