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Its fair to say compared to my pervious experience with VMworld's in Europe that Las Vegas 2011 is on a massive scale.
Being a blogger means I get an amazing seat for the keynote and facilities for the keynote speech from Paul Maritz. Its been a big year for VMware and I'm hoping that the excitement is not over just yet with maybe a new announcement or two.
Hopefully you you will get a summary of the main points from the keynote.
Its fair to say VMware have upped the game on their keynote promo vids this year. A very futuristic almost matrixy feel to it.
(pic of Paul on the big screen)
Labs overview:
- pure public cloud lab model expecting over 200k VMs created.
- World VMUG users now 60,000 strong
Some other interesting points:
- VMworld 2012 is in San Fran Aug 27-30, for me this is great as I have heard nothing but good things about San Fran. Vegas is great though
- More than half of all servers being deployed today are VMs. This is a big milestone in the Virtualisation world.
- A new VM born every 6 seconds.
- 20 millions VMs currently running around the world.
- At any point in time there are more VMs being vmotioned than planes in flight around the world.
- There are over 68000 VCPs. Last I heard this was 30k so this is a big jump. It makes me a feel a little less special.
Unfolding the Cloud era:
- "the next major round of integration between enterprise IT and consumer driven change", "we will re-define IT over the coming decade". Both very bold statements but I cant help but agree this is where IT is going. Working for a solutions provider I can see this at the cole face and while it is a little while away I think it is where things are going.
- Billions of new users and devices coming into play, in 3 years less than 20% will be PCs and mainly dominated by other devices. 5 years ago this would have been a radical thought but with the consumer market changing the way they consume applications it makes a PC look archaic.
- New programming frameworks and datafabrics are key to the future of cloud.
- Invest in new and renewed applications. Stu Radnidge hit on this in a recent London VMUG and for me this is the biggest hurdle to cloud computing. Getting developers to change their mentality is difficult but shoots seem to be breaking though.
- Existing client applications are going to be around for a long time, virtualisation enable this as it can be applied in a non disruptive way until the applications can be re-written to cloud optimised applications.
- Automation to allow the operational efficiency will be the next step on from the Automation of hardware. Not automating operational functions means that cloud become a non starter.
- In 2009 Paul announced 4.0, In 2010 he announced 4.1, 2011 he announced 5.0 – vSphere 5 needed an overlapping development effort. (1 million engineering hours, 2 million QA hours, 200 new features, 2000 partner certification)
- Im not going to get into the vSphere 5.0 features but you can find them here https://vmackem.co.uk/?p=611
- the VMware Cloud suite of applications are vCloud driector 1.5, vSheild 5.0, VC opetations 1.0, SRM 5.0 – the aim is for the verson numbers will match by 5.1.
- Global Connect – Consortium of cloud companies (I mentioned this on the Live Convergence Tech Talk Podcast).
- New product lines – VMware essentials (Datacenter in a Box using the storage appliance) and VMware Go.
- VMware go is SaaS services fegor SMB – 100ks of people taking it up. it helps the SMBs to get fully set up after a free vSphere hypervisors.
- Knowing what the new generation of programmers are doing enables VMware to provide what they need. vFabric – in memory database (gemfabric), datadirector – vFabric postgress. (database optimisation that will help the database vendors).
- cloud foundry – how applications will be written in the future.
- microclud – cloud foundry on a memory stick.
View 5.0:
- Bandwidth Improvements
- Client Ubiquity – view clients on almost any device
- Integration with VoIP/UC
These are the highlights I picked up on. There were more bit mentioned in the presentations but these are the bits I found interesting. I recommend checking out he recording when it is published.


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Hi, I'm Back! Whatever I had kicked my butt. I felt like I just needed to crawl into a ball and take a nap. So so happy to be back in the land of the living.
There are certain days when being a homeowner feels like one of the best decisions you ever made. For us Sunday was not one of those days. It all started out like any other morning.Nik and I woke up made a pot of coffee and turned on the fireplace.
We have a pellet stove insert in our fireplace which uses small wooden pellets that drop from a hopper in the top of the fireplace to a small pot where they burn and produce heat. It turns on with the flip of a switch and can almost heat our entire house. We rarely use our home's heating system except at night in the bedrooms. It also has a fully closed front so when the stove is on you can't get near the flames.
Anyway back to the story, we turned on the fireplace as usual and went about or business, made coffee, emptied the dishwasher. Fifteen minutes later I went back in the living room. Smoke began billowing out the heat vents…Rut Row, that doesn't look good.
I turned it off, took a look and thought I saw cheap oakley sunglasses the problem. The hopper was releasing the pellets too fast and it couldn't catch fire. I adjusted, turned it back on….and BOOM. It puffed a cloud of soot and smoke into the living room the likes I had never seen.
He must have sensed the house is on fire panic in my voice, because he got out of bed and appeared in the living room quicker than I thought possible. The smoke continued to billow out of the stove, pouring into the living room. We opened all the windows and doors to let the smoke out of the house. It was 7:30 am and about 20 degrees outside.
A few hours later after the smoked cleared, the stove cooled down and the house warmed up they pulled the entire it out of the wall. It's an insert which means it sits inside the existing fireplace opening. It can be pulled out but it's HEAVY and not that much fun to do. They got to work fixing it and saw that soot had accumulated in the vent pipe preventing proper airflow.
I bet you're wondering what all of this has to do with a new dishwasher.
While they were working I finally got around to finishing up that load of dishes. I have a love hate relationship with our dishwasher. It's old and needs to be replaced, but technically it's still going strong so other things get fixed and replace as the loud clunky dishwasher keeps chugging along. Until that very morning when I turned it on and the water began pouring out of the door. It was a FLOOD. Eight towels later and me erupting into a fit of laughter because there was nothing to do about it. We figured out something had clogged the drain.
Now four hours after the fact. The house stilled had a faint odor of smoke, the floors were covered in soot and the kitchen floor was flooded I had had it.
I did what any rationale person would do. Fed up and tired I looked online to make a giant impulse purchase. First I tried Lowes, no luck, everything was too expensive or downright ugly. Then I tried Sears and found this beauty of a dishwasher. It had all the things we were looking for. It was stainless steal, sleek looking with top panel controls. It had good reviews and a great price. I yelled to Bryan "I found a new dishwasher, it's $399." He yelled back buy it I'm sick of fixing stuff, and that's how I finally broke down and bought a new dishwasher. It should be here in about 2 weeks. I can't wait and neither can my dish pan hands!

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I was wondering. I bought Legend and was experimenting. I then realised that when i use the PW in order to have a Tremolo effect or presets that make use of the PW for Tremolo and-or Wobble-ish sounds the PW speed is always the same and i can`t affect it? Like i do with an Lfo on other synths 1/2 , 1/4 , 1/16 speeds etc etc ?
And also i feel as if the PW speed is not really "locked to the beat" but a bit dragging behind.
Am i missing something (as i do sometimes?)
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MIDI controllers such as the Pitch Wheel or Modulation Wheel are filtered in The Legend, in order to have a smooth response similar to analog hardware. This introduces some latency (which is unavoidable) but can be compensated for by shifting the MIDI events slightly if necessary.
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"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is the leading nominee at next month's MTV Movie Awards, where it will compete with "Creed," ''Deadpool," ''Jurassic World," ''Avengers: Age of Ultron" and "Straight Outta Compton" for movie of the year.
MTV announced the nominations Tuesday for the 25th anniversary of its Movie Awards, airing April 10, via Snapchat — a first for a national awards show.
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The MTV Movie Awards added two new categories this year: true story and documentary. Fans can vote for their favorites in all categories online.
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Sa Pa pronunciation (help·info) or Sapa (Westernized
spelling) is a frontier town and district in the Lào Cai province in northwest
Vietnam. It is one of the main market towns in the area, where many ethnic
minority groups such as H'mong, Dao and Tay live
Night 1: We depart in the evening from Hanoi train
station Gate B, take night train to Sapa...
Day1: Sapa free
Get pick up at Laocai
train station, then transfer by bus to Sapa (round 8.30 AM ). Check in hotel
& have a breakfast. Free to explore the town.
Day 2 : Sapa Town - Seo Trung Ho Village . Overnight
at the village
17 km by jeep, 18 km
trekking , round 6.5 hours of trekking.
Breakfast at the hotel,
take a jeep ride along MuongHoa valley to visit the Rattan Bridge , silver
waterfall, the first village of the Red Dzao people (GiangTa Chai village). Do
a trek round 6 - 7 hours through the forests up and down in Fanxipan range then
reach Seo Trung Ho village of the Red Dzao. This is an almost untouched village
and there are very few tourists getting here. In here, there is a chance to
enjoy a most beautiful waterfall in Sapa, which comes from a height of about 70
m. Stay overnight in the village with a Dzao family.
Day 3: SeoTrung Ho - Ta Trung Ho - BanHo Village (
Overnight at the village )
Have breakfast with the
family, start climbing up to the mountain for another untouched village: Ta
Trung Ho village located at about 1450m above the sea level. Picnic lunch at
the village and then trek BanHo village to visit a different minority: The Tay
people who have houses on stilts. Stay overnight at Ban Ho village in a stilt
house . Have dinner togerther with the family.
Day 4 : Ban Ho Village - Sapa - Laocai .10 km of
walking, 23 km by jeep.
Breakfast at BanHo, trek
to a waterfall called Lavie which was discovered and named by the French in the
past. Leave BanHo and the family for Supan village where you will take a jeep
back to Sapa. Have hot shower at the hotel and then take a bus to Laocai train
station to get night train back to Hanoi .
Note : The itinerary
above may be changed at the time of booking
Sa Pa is a quiet
mountain town and home to a great diversity of ethnic minority peoples. The
total population of 36,000 consists mostly of minority groups. Besides the Kinh
(Viet) people (15%) there are mainly 5 ethnic groups in Sapa: Hmong 52%, Dao
25%, Tay 5%, Giay 2% and a small number of Xa Pho. Approximately 7,000 live in Sapa,
the other 36,000 being scattered in small communes throughout the district.
Most of the ethnic
minority people work their land on sloping terraces since the vast majority of
the land is mountainous. Their staple foods are rice and corn. Rice, by its very
nature of being a labour intensive crop, makes the daily fight for survival
paramount. The unique climate in Sapa has a major influence on the ethnic
minorities who live in the area. With sub-tropical summers, temperate winters
and 160 days of mist annually, the influence on agricultural yields and health
related issues are significant.
The minority people can
only yield one crop of rice annually, which leads to food shortfalls in many
communes at specific times. This shortage of food contributes to malnutrition
and other related health problems. The climatic conditions also contribute to
many health issues including coughs, colds, and bronchial and respiratory
problems that are commonplace throughout the community.
The geographical
location of the area makes it a truly unique place for many interesting plants
and animals, allowing it to support many inhabitants. Many very rare or even
endemic species have been recorded in the region.
Included: Return train
tickets (Hanoi - Laocai); Bus transfer; English speaking guide; all meals;
Entrance fees; Accommodation in Sapa;
Excluded: Beverage,
Single room, Personal expenses, Tips for tour guide and drive...
Necessary things: Sun
cream, Insect repellent, hat, sunglasses and trekking boots.
Recommended Hotels
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Parer Photography necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 57 diseños de 26 diseñadores freelance.
I am after a funky stylish logo for my national photography buisness. I really like the generation x and y concept. I like loads of eye catching colour so dont be shy. Something that looks very different and captivating. I am a freelance photographer and have a family history of famous photographers in my family. You can google Damien Parer (WWII Photographer) and David Parer (Natural hostory). You could entwine some WWII and Galapagos imagery also but will have to have a creative touch.I worked and lived in the Galapagos with my uncle David and learnt the love of photography there. I also like swirls, bubbles, flowers, bugs (Bug is my nickname). I would like the logo to represent my passion, fun, artistic flare and professional approach to my photography.
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I am after a new look and feel logo so I can brand my image. I will also be using this image on my new website, email, buisness cards, stationary and everything else to boot! A watermark could be interesting also.
Stylish, funky, flare, eye catching, colourful, a logo which reflects something out of the box or left field when you think of photography. A lgo which represents all forms of photography and leaning more towards the corporate look feel (but with a little cheek!
Not sure, but nothing too overpowering or busy. Simple, stylish, colourful and distinctly different.
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Interviewing Andre Agassi was definitely one of those once-in-a-lifetime, out-of-body experiences. The same goes for meeting Steffi Graf.
I still have the interview on my tape recorder. We've posted the story and full interview on our website. Plus, we have a few photos of our meeting earlier this month in Los Angeles. Despite all of those reminders, it's still hard to believe it all happened.
Agassi and his longtime trainer, Gil Reyes, sat down with me and Associate Editor Brittany Keithley to discuss their new BILT by Agassi & Reyes strength equipment. As we were walking to the interview from the convention center, where the IHRSA show was taking place, I tried to fill Brittany in on some of the details of Agassi's life, a lot of which had nothing to do with the interview itself, just me blowing off some steam. I had watched both Agassi and Graf play practically their entire tennis careers.
We had arrived at the Ritz-Carlton in plenty of time, and while we were waiting in the lobby, a man walked by, heading out the door.
"Brittany," I said. "That guy that just walked past us? Mark. Cuban."
Maybe seeing the billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner lessened the star-struckness of the whole deal and calmed a few nerves. Still, after we were escorted to Agassi's suite and began the interview, I'm surprised I didn't do a Chris Farley with a question like, "Remember—that one time—when you won Wimbledon? That was awesome!"
I have no idea what the view of downtown Los Angeles looked like from the 25th floor, because had I looked at what I assume was a spectacular view, I wouldn't have gotten much accomplished. It also was difficult not to turn to Graf, who was sitting politely on a couch behind us, and ask her, "How's things?" And had I known who he was, besides being the company president, I would have chatted a little more with Steve Miller, who also was in the room with us. For a nugget that may only interest me, Miller was the athletic director at Kansas State University when he hired Bill Snyder, who went on to become one of the greatest college football coaches ever.
The only significant part of our interview we did not post involved a story Reyes told us about a star-struck feeling of his own. Years ago, Reyes and a young Agassi were in the lobby of the Grand Hyatt near Indian Wells, a popular stop on the tennis tour. Reyes had just begun his association with Agassi as his strength coach.
"It was my first time out, keep in mind, a kid from East L.A.," Reyes recalled.
A few minutes later, Reyes was introduced to tennis legend Arthur Ashe, who chatted with Agassi's agent. As Ashe started to walk away, he motioned toward Agassi and told Reyes, "Take good care of him. He's going to be important."
"I thought that was pretty cool," Reyes said.
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At its November 2011 meeting, the IEEE board of directors elected Paul A. Elfers Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering James Rawlings and Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Akbar Sayeed to become fellows of the organization. Election to fellow is among the association's most prestigious honors.
The world's largest professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity, IEEE has more than 400,000 members in more than 165 countries. The association cited Rawlings for his contributions to model predictive control and Sayeed for his contributions to statistical signal modeling for wireless communication and sensor networks. Their status as fellows will be effective January 1, 2012.
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Education Roundup: LTUSD moves toward paperless classrooms
South Tahoe Middle School teacher Carol Murdock took her social studies class from St. Louis to the Washington coast Tuesday, but unlike Lewis and Clark's journey, the eighth-graders followed the western route with a SMART board and netbooks. "We're pretty much paperless. I think it's a really exciting program and I think it's the way of the future," Murdock said. Murdock replaced her social studies text book with the small laptops this school year. She communicates with her students, grades papers, and gives tests online, a move that district educators think will become the norm in five years. Lake Tahoe Unified School District launched the netbook program in 2010 with 650 units from AT&T. By the 2012-13 school year, that number had more than doubled, Superintendent James Tarwater said. Every student between third and 12th grade now has his or her own personal laptop. The program targeted grade-level proficiency in three student body subgroups —Hispanic, English-language learners and socio-economically disadvantaged. "Our goal was equity. You're going from a traditional classroom to a digital one," Tarwater said. LTUSD is one of many school districts nationwide transitioning from the pad and pencil to electronic monitors, a switch prompted in part because of common core or No Child Left Behind requirements. The online Smarter Balanced assessment system will replace California's Standardized Testing and Reporting program, or STAR, by 2014-15, according to a report from State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson. According to Tarwater, the netbooks are cost-effective — the school can buy the small laptops at a third of the price of a text book — and engaging. Some of the students are already more versed in that technological world than their teachers. "I think it's addressing the students in the age we all live in. These kids are digital natives. And they get instant feedback," LTUSD Technology Trainer Kelly Martin said. That tech savvy can get students in trouble —they're already learning to hack, system administrator Joe Pfeil said —and educators monitor and try to control which sites the youth visit. Programs like the new Writing Coach software help walk students through their lessons in real time. Writing Coach teaches students how to structure an essay and even gives a basic grade for the child's work. Sixth-graders in Louise Ann Simon's English language arts class tuned into their netbooks Tuesday for a reading comprehension lesson that lets students compete against other classrooms state- and nationwide. Simon proudly pointed to a group of her students who ranked in the top tier both in the California and the country. The class still reads paperback novels, but Simon anticipates that might change in the next few years. In Irene Kaelin's fifth-grade classroom at Tahoe Valley Elementary School, the students use the small laptops to learn and reinforce basic math skills. Games like Alien Sundae and Ninja to the Stars keeps the children engaged and digital prizes incentivize them to keep learning, Kaelin said. And she said that the Reflex: Math program has made a difference score-wise. After Kaelin piloted the program last year, her students' math grades skyrocketed. Part of the goal is to give all students access to a computer and the internet, even if they don't have a network connection at home. Ubiquitous wireless connectivity is one of AT&T's main goals, lead manager of the company's education marketing Benjamin Kruse said. By putting a netbook in almost every student's hands, LTUSD is setting an important example for other districts, he said. In other news:Jeremy Meyers appointed county superintendentThe El Dorado County Board of Education appointed Jeremy Meyers to the county superintendent position, effective July 1, 2013.Meyers will fill the position vacated by Vicki Barber, who will retire as superintendent June 30. LTCC hosts financial aid application night for seniorsHigh school seniors and their parents are invited to attend a financial aid application event tonight from 6-8 p.m. at Lake Tahoe Community College. FAFSA and LTCC financial aid staff will be on hand to help students one-on-one through the process. Students and parents must create an account at http://www.fafsa.gov, and they should bring the account's pin number and latest tax information. Schools break for Presidents Day Whittell High School and Zephyr Cove Elementary School will not hold classes Monday in honor of Presidents Day. Lake Tahoe Unified School District schools will have a weeklong break from Feb. 18 through Feb. 22. LTCC community education offers contractor courseThe Lake Tahoe Community College CONNECT Community Education program partnered with the city of South Lake Tahoe to offer an EPA-approved course on lead renovation, repair and painting. The course will take place Feb. 23 and March 23 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The training gives contractors information about lead-based paints, regulations, dust containment and safe work practices. For more information, call 530-416-0057, ext. 717. TAP to host public performance next monthThe Tahoe Arts Project is bringing the Utah Ballroom Dance Company to South Shore schools during the week of Feb. 25 through March 1. The public performance will take place Friday, March 1 at the MontBleu Theater at 7 p.m. The night will include six South Lake Tahoe residents in the performance "Dancing with Your Stars." Tickets cost $10 per adult and $5 per child.


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One Budget Battle, Two Views on Government
Congress opens a new chapter in the budget debate this week with two vastly different approaches to the role of government. Kristina Peterson reports on Lunch Break. Photo: Getty Images.
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Mucho Gourmet Sandwich Shoppe, in my opinion, is one of Santa Fe's best kept secrets. Even though they are always packed, and have nothing but positive online reviews, no one I asked had heard of Mucho. After living in Santa Fe for some time now, I thought I had eaten at the majority of the good restaurants in town, or at least heard of all the restaurants as well established as Mucho Gourmet Sandwich Shoppe, which has been open for 21 years. Even though they had escaped my downtown centric dining attitude, they not only impressed me culinary-wise, but they managed to shake my confidence in my blossoming status as a Santa Fean transplant.
But hidden gems like Mucho are one of the wonderful things about this city; you can drive the length of St. Michael's Drive every day for a year and still find some wonderful corner of culinary delight in the Lowes parking lot.
Mucho is clearly pandering to the lunch break crowd. They have no weekend hours, are open at 10:30 am and close at 3 pm. They also deliver from 11 am-2:30 pm, a feat not many restaurants in Santa Fe can claim. When I inquired about the range of their delivery zone, I was asked to name a place. "We deliver anywhere if the order is big enough, we've even delivered to Pecos and Taos," I was told by the cashier.
The service at Mucho was fast and accurate. We had only been sitting for five minutes when our name was called. Our sandwiches, wrapped tightly and stuffed in white paper bags, were ready for travel. Although there were a smattering of tables and chairs, most of Mucho's customers order take out. The line at the register reaches to the door every few minutes before dispersing.
The menu at Mucho is divided into gourmet sandwiches, from the grill, "More Great Sandwiches," salads and soups of the day. They serve an assortment of chips, bottled drinks and fountain drinks that come in giant (and my boyfried would argue, collectible) reusable plastic Coke cups. To the left of the register is also a barrel of dill pickles ($2.25 each). Most entrées are under $10 and there is plenty of room for customization for picky eaters and a Mucho Meal Deal for $12 that includes any sandwich, a bag of chips and a fountain drink.
Altogether we ordered three sandwiches. One ham and cheese ($7.75), a Santa Fe cheesesteak ($8.05) and, because we all need a little jolt in our life, the cryptic Mucho Turkey Surprise ($8.05).
The ham and cheese, which is available grilled and cold, was simple and filling with a delicious spicy mustard. It's the everyman's sandwich.
The cheesesteak is satisfyingly spicy, with enough green chile to earn its name. The steak was chopped into thick pieces, making every bite chewy and substantial.
The best one out of the lot was the surprise. Before Mucho, I had only found one other restaurant that made this sandwich and that was only during the Thanksgiving season. The surprise seems to be that you don't need to have holiday leftovers to enjoy this cranberry, mayo, turkey, stuffing and lettuce sandwich. I've ordered this sandwich several times and been equally satisfied each time.
My only complaint about Mucho is that the cookies which come complimentary with every sandwich were not as good as I expected. Although I appreciated the gesture, the cookies were stale and lackluster. Besides this small complaint, the food at Mucho is exactly what I want from a lunch restaurant.
Mucho has figured out what they're good at and who wants it. Although the sandwiches aren't boring, they aren't interested in ruining a classic for the appearance of culinary inventiveness. The gourmet options they have are all variations on sandwiches you'll find familiar. Filling and delicious, Mucho is clearly a standard in the Santa Fe lunch scene. It's hard to believe it took me so long to find, which is why I'm spreading the word. See you next lunch break!
Mucho Gourmet Sandwich Shoppe
Monday-Friday 10:30 am-3 pm
1711 Llano St., Stes. F & G


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New summer Library hours begin tomorrow (Thursday, 30th).
The Library will be open until 8pm every night. The 1st floor of the Library will be open from 8pm-11pm after the rest of the Library closes each day. Library policies are still in effect during these hours.
The Reference Desk hours will be from noon-6pm on Monday-Thursday, and noon-4pm on Fridays.


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2013 Individual and Group Volunteer Award Winners
Amanda Carrell – ARKANSAS
Amanda is a 2012 graduate of the Arkansas State University (ASU). She holds a Bachelor's Degree in plant and soil science and is pursuing a Master's Degree in agriculture. She learned about NRCS and the Earth Team volunteer program through a course on soil and water conservation through ASU. Amanda completed field visits to finalize wetland delineations, performed field work on Wetlands Reserve Program and inventoried resources, assisted with the processing of over 200 applications for the Mississippi River Basin Initiative, assisted with the survey of a 300 acre irrigation reservoir and she helped install soil pits and worked with students who participated in the 2012 land judging competition. Amanda received a job as a student intern through the NRCS Student Employment Program (STEP) due to her excellent work as an Earth Team volunteer.
Dr. Ken Lair – CALIFORNIA
Dr. Ken Lair has had a distinguished career of public service working for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR). After retiring from BOR, Ken came back to NRCS as an Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services (ACES) employee. When that position was eliminated, Ken took it in stride and volunteered his time. Ken was charged with developing new Conservation Field Trials throughout California, a task he tackled with enthusiasm. He wrote proposals and completed research designs for multiple Conservation Field Trails and two were chosen to be funded. One in Inyo County with the Big Pine Paiute Reservation and the other with the Lewis Center for Education Research, Victor Valley College, near Victorville, California. Ken's technical knowledge is impeccable, and his ability to work with stakeholders to explain complicated issues is without equal.
Paul Rutledge – MICHIGAN
Dr. Paul Rutledge used his expertise to provide an advanced assessment of the proposed wetland restoration of the Trapp Farm Nature Preserve in Benzie County, Michigan. His work saved the government well over $100,000 in construction costs and provided the landowner with information that will be useful in on-going local public outreach and education campaigns. Dr. Rutledge understood the problems the neighbor's had with flooding basements and the balancing act that NRCS faced. Thanks to Dr. Rutledge, NRCS will maintain good working relationships with the partners on this project.
Kelsey Bulman – MINNESOTA
Kelsey is a college student who donated over 400 hours of service, providing assistance to landowners with conservation planning and technical assistance. She surveyed, designed and drafted many conservation practices such as grassed water ways, contour buffer strips and a grade stabilization structure. She completed 20 re-enrollment evaluations of Conservation Reserve Program water ways and completed numerous conservation compliance field reviews. With a limited background/knowledge of agriculture, Kelsey rapidly acquired skills to complete the work at hand and assisted the field office in completing a greater number of planning and conservation application.
CoCoRaHS Rain Gauge Network – ARKANSAS
With coordination efforts from the group leader Brittany Yancy, this group of volunteers strategically placed rain gauges throughout the county which will allow NRCS to make accurate determinations in vegetative plantings and affect a host of other technical decisions provided to landowners. At any time, NRCS field employees can call a volunteer that is in close proximity to a project or farm of interest and get within hundredth-of-an-inch rainfall totals for the past month, week or 24 hours. This project goes beyond rain gauges and provides an avenue for outreach and education within the community.
Saipan, Northern Marianas College ENRO Club – GUAM
A group of college students provided assistance at the 2012 Environmental Expo by preparing and providing hands on activities to other students and the general public. The group was also instrumental in commemorating the USDA's 150th Anniversary by helping with maintaining weed growth around the established native tree plantings at the Saipan LaoLao Re-vegetation Project. The project aimed at reducing sedimentation into the LaoLao Bay as well as re-establishing the area as a forest habitat with native plants. They also helped keep the weeds from smothering the trees and competing for nutrients and water which is important to keep the plantings healthy.
Southern Illinois University Geography Interns – ILLINOIS
Andrew Johnson, Jon Larson, not pictured, and Cari Cannon, students from the Southern Illinois University volunteered to conduct research on resource-graded handheld GPS units based on selection criteria given to them by agency employees. Utilizing precise testing methodology, each of the GPS units were tested in a variety of field conditions to determine which best met the Illinois NRCS needs. Due to the exceptional work of the group, a state-wide acquisition of 105 GPS units were purchased for field use. By conducting such a thorough review and testing of proposed GPS units, Illinois was able to obtain the best product for the money.
Texas Road Public Watershed Association Group – MARYLAND
Texas Road Public Watershed Association group has been a major part of NRCS workload in the Salisbury NRCS Field office. Michael Sigrist, retired NRCS District Conservationist and David Wilson, retired RC&D Coordinator signed up as Earth Team volunteers and assisted with creating a grant package, attended community information meetings, worked on designs, assisted landowners on property line disputes, helped produce letters that went out to landowners and advised on issues as they developed and coordinated solutions. Due to the good communication skills and the Earth Team volunteers' expertise, it has boosted public interest in NRCS and built partnerships.
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This bag measures approximately 7" x 5" and has a double wrap cord for easy closure. They are made with cotton fabric with a black satin lining. The beads on the tie are glow beads.
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A new Japanese poll of 500 men and women between 20 and 39 years old revealed that the most desirable company a prospective partner could work for was Nintendo.
According to website Business Media, Japanese airline ANA came in at second place. Third was (very successful) scale maker Tanita, followed by Google and Apple.
Those polled put emphasis on things like job security and a good salary, which, I guess, factor in when deciding if you should spend the rest of your life with someone.
The business world is a fickle mistress, though. In last year's poll, Sony was number two, and this year, it tumbled down to #11. Panasonic was first, and this year, it came in at number forty. Sharp faired worst of all: It fell from number five to #125. Sure hope nobody got married last year only because their mate worked at Sharp. That would make for an awkward 2013.
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Hydrolyzed Milk Protein
Veterinarian Reviewed on June 20, 2012 by Paulina Nelega, RH
Posted in Uncategorized
Hydrolyzed Milk Protein
Hydrolyzed milk protein is considered the highest quality protein source which has complete amino acids needed for proper hair care and skin care. This milk protein is derived from the hydrosylate of milk protein which is processed through adding acids, enzymes or hydrolysis to yield hydrolyzed milk protein for industrial purposes.
Hydrolyzed milk protein can repair, restructure and heal both hair and skin. Personal care products with this ingredient are considered a luxury since there is a guarantee that your hair and skin will be rejuvenated and they will improve greatly with continuous use.
History and Origin
Hydrolyzed milk protein is chemically processed from cow's milk or other dairy sources of milk, such as goat's milk. It is also known as hydrolysates, milk hydrosylates or simply proteins. It is colored light amber with a characteristic odor. It is water soluble and can be used up to a year when stored properly.
Ancient Uses
Hydrolyzed milk protein was unheard of during ancient times but milk used for baths and soaks are common in ancient civilizations. Milk is known to be a luxury and bathing in milk is for the rich and the famous to afford. Milk made the skin healthier and supple to the touch. Milk also made hair manageable and stronger. Milk was of course considered a health drink for children and infants as well.
Modern Uses
The use of Hydrolyzed milk protein during the modern times was all about incorporating skin care and hair care products with the rejuvenating properties of milk. This ingredient is common in skin care moisturizers and skin cleansing products to improve skin moisture and health. Adequate moisture on skin is essential in treating many skin conditions like dermatitis and eczema.
Bath products like bubble baths, body washes, body creams and moisturizing lotions may also have Hydrolyzed milk protein as one of the main ingredients. Skin care products with this type of milk protein make skin extra hydrated and less prone to develop allergic skin conditions such as eczema and atopic dermatitis.
The use of Hydrolyzed milk protein for hair care products are also important in order to repair hair that has become overly dry, damaged and somewhat unruly to manage. After using hair care products with this type of milk protein, hair is simply more manageable, has more body and is less prone to split ends and overall damage. It is also an ingredient in leave-on conditioners and styling aids.
Skin care and personal care products that are used for faster wound healing and to soothe skin inflammation may also contain Hydrolyzed milk protein.
Side Effects
Products with Hydrolyzed milk protein are considered safe to use even on a daily basis. However, there are a small percentage of people who may suffer from a mild irritation, itching and redness of the skin after using personal care products that contain a quantity of Hydrolyzed milk protein. Should this happen to you, you should discontinue using the product and consult with a dermatologist immediately.
Skin and hair care products that do contain Hydrolyzed milk protein as a main ingredient are considered safe to use even for very young children and infants. People with extra sensitive skin should consult a dermatologist first for the most appropriate skin care regimen to use on a daily basis.
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NTT Group
About NTT Group
As one of the world's largest ICT companies, the NTT Group comprises a select group of global technology companies. Our combined global operations generate a total revenue of $105 billion and we employ 242,000 skilled professionals at over 230 data centers in 88 countries worldwide. We work with over 10,000 clients and 80% of the Fortune Global 100 list.
NTT Group Companies
Financial Information about NTT Group
(Note: These links will take you to the official website of NTT Group.)
Brief History of NTT Corporation
1952: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation launched
1985: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation privatized
1987: NTT Corp. listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)
1988: NTT Data Communications System Corporation (now NTT DATA) launched
1992: NTT Mobile Communications Network, Inc. (now NTT DOCOMO) launched
1995: NTT DATA listed on TSE
1998: NTT DOCOMO listed on TSE
1999: NTT Communications founded
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation traces its roots back to 1869 when the telegraph was first introduced in Japan. NTT was originally established in 1952 as a government-owned corporation, and it was in 1985 that NTT was privatized. Since then, the company has been diversifying into new markets, forming new subsidiaries and developing leading-edge technologies.
Details of NTT Group
The NTT Group led by NTT Corporation has six major subgroups:
- NTT Communications (Long distance & International Communication, ICT Solutions)
- Dimension Data (Managed ICT Service)
- NTT DOCOMO (Mobile Communication)
- NTT Data (Application Integration)
- NTT East (Regional Communication)
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It's action stations at the petrol stations. Right now, teams of Greenpeace volunteers are shutting Shell forecourts across London and Edinburgh. The teams are fanning out across the two cities, going station to station shutting down the pumps. In total, over 100 forecourts will be out of action, and it's all because Shell has a fleet of vessels on its way to the Arctic where they'll be drilling for oil in the next few weeks.
We're also broadcasting throughout the day on a special online TV channel. We'll be going live on the hour, every hour, with the latest updates from our make-shift studio in the warehouse of our north London office. We've never done anything like this before and, like all live TV, there will undoubtedly be hiccups, but it will be a lot of fun.
It's part of the global week of action against Shell that kicked off with the occupation of the head office in the Hague – as well as our live TV channel, follow #tellshell on Twitter for all the latest from around the world.
Here's how the teams are shutting down Shell. Each station has a big off switch – it's the bright red box up on the wall that turns off the pumps if there's an emergency, like a fire. With the switch off and the fuse removed, it can't be turned on again without a new fuse (and the teams will be posting the fuses back to Shell – waste not, want not). The pumps themselves are also going to be chained up with bicycle locks, so even if the pumps are turned back on they can't be used.
This is a protest about Shell's Arctic drilling plans, not about car use in general (and we're all for making cars more efficient so the demand for oil is reduced) so at each station closed, the teams will be posting directions to the nearest open petrol station.
You can register your outrage at Shell's reckless endeavours as well. Shell has it's Loyalty Club for regular customers, so we've cooked up a Disloyalty Card – print it off, fill it in and post it to Shell free of charge, using Shell's own freepost address.
As we've been reporting throughout the year, Shell wants to see if there's oil off the Alaskan coast and the Noble Discoverer – the ship occupied by Lucy Lawless and other activists in New Zealand back in February – is in Dutch Harbour, waiting to begin operations. (It looks like the Noble Discoverer has problems of its own – it ran aground on Saturday.)
We've also been cataloguing the risks posed by an oil spill in Arctic waters. The presence of icebergs makes it dangerous in the extreme – if a big one is heading towards a rig, the only course of action is to get out of the way, fast. And the short drilling season before the sea ice closes in means clearing up a spill would be all but impossible.
No one has found oil in the Arctic yet and with good reason – the risk makes it expensive and dangerous but with the easy-to-reach oil running out, oil companies are prepared to take that risk in the name of profit.
It's because of these increasing threats to the Arctic – not just from companies like Shell, but from industrial-scale fishing fleets and the tussling between governments over the strategic importance of the region – that we've declared a global sanctuary north of the Arctic circle.
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Are you constantly checking your BlackBerry for Twitter updates? Can't wait to upload images from that latest get-together on Facebook?
Kansas Athletics is hoping you include it among your friends and followers.
The department's Twitter account promises regular deals on Wednesdays — they used a promotional code to offer $25 football tickets earlier this month.
And the social networking possibilities have reached its teams, too.
Bonnie Henrickson, KU's women's basketball head coach, said she uses Twitter mostly as a way to keep fans updated on what's going on with the team.
"Initially I thought it might be effective in recruiting," she said. "It's been more of interest to fans."
She said she got the idea from a younger staff member, and now updates her page from her phone, and from home and work computers.
Henrickson said she keeps the feed free from personal information, instead focusing on day-to-day happenings with the program. Topics like the new practice space, Danielle McCray's performance with the national basketball team and other player updates have all seemed to interest followers.
She said she imagines that it still might be of interest to recruits, some of whom may watch the updates without subscribing to them, she said.
Henrickson said she also uses the service to follow other people and organizations in the women's basketball world, including ESPN.com writer Mechelle Voepel, and USA Basketball's official Twitter account.
Jim Marchiony, associate athletics director, said the department's marketing staff comes together and determines what will be sent out over KU Athletics' Twitter and Facebook pages.
"There are certainly a growing number of our fans that use social networks," he said. "It's another way we can our fans up to date."
The KU Athletics page on Facebook has more than 8,000 fans, who receive information on discounts, as well as links to outside media sources covering KU's teams.
Recent updates included mentions of KU's soccer team earning a national ranking, McCray's reaction to being placed on a pre-season award list and a link to video of an interview with football quarterback Todd Reesing on ESPN.
Social networking has also caused a small amount of heartache for some athletic programs. Earlier this year, the Southeastern Conference briefly banned the use of Twitter and Facebook during games, but later updated the policy restricting the use of the sites to provide play-by-play descriptions or in-game video of on-field action.
At KU, Marchiony said there have been no restrictions on the use of the sites for fans, but he said that it was important to protect the rights of entities that pay for the right to broadcast KU athletic events.
"Until I'm told we feel that it's somehow infringing on the rights of our broadcast partners, we're not going to do anything," Marchiony said.
How about setting up a twitter account for the sole purpose of sending out updates after every score during football games and periodic updates during basketball games? I've subscribed to the SMS service offered in past, but I hardly ever got timely info during the actual game. More often I would get 4 or 5 texts in a row a couple of hours after a game ended. But perhaps a twitter acct would allow KUA to send score updates in a timely manner.
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Solid Wood Flooring
Engineered Wood Flooring
Laminate Flooring
Floor Installation
Port Arthur
Southwest Louisiana
Lake Charles & Surrounding
This is an article that discusses the differences between real
wood flooring and plastic laminate flooring.
First, it's important that you understand the difference between
real wood flooring, be it engineered or solid, and plastic
laminate flooring. It can be very confusing because prior the
introduction of plastic laminate flooring into the U.S., a lot
of flooring dealers referred to engineered wood flooring as a
wood "laminate" flooring. First let me tell you about wood
flooring. There are a few different types of wood flooring
available to you. The first and perhaps the oldest in existence
is the "solid wood floor".
These floors are generally 3/4" thick
and can be purchased raw or pre-finished. The other style of
wood flooring which is actually now becoming much more popular
is the "engineered wood floor". Engineered wood flooring is the
type of floor that is most commonly confused with plastic
laminate flooring. This is a wood floor which has a top wear
layer, usually 1/8" thick on better products, and than has one
or more layers or "plies". The top layer is generally made out
of oak, maple, cherry, etc. These engineered wood floors are
gaining in popularity because in a lot of applications they will
be more stable than the solid wood floor, cost less than the
solid wood floor, and can be refinished like a solid wood floor.
Engineered wood floors are also able to be installed using
methods not available with solid wood floors. They come in
styles that can be glued down, free floated, or stapled.
Now we'll
talk about what is now referred to as "laminate" flooring. These
days when we say laminate flooring, we're talking about "plastic
laminate" flooring. A lot of consumers don't even refer to it
this way, they simply say "Pergo" flooring. The reason for this
is that Pergo, a brand name, was one of the first to introduce
their product in the U.S. We have a page dedicated to our
manufacturers' section. We've heard that as of about six months
ago there are now close to one hundred different brands of
laminate flooring on the market worldwide. The easiest way to
describe laminate flooring would be to say that it is similar to
your mica countertop only much stronger. The surface is actually
a plastic type composition applied to the core using heat and
pressure, the core is usually made of high density fiber or
particle board, and the backing can be a paper or another layer
of laminate. Plastic laminate floors are extremely durable
however they cannot ever be refinished or recoated once they are
scratched or worn. That is generally the main difference between
plastic laminate floors and real wood floors. Another down side
to the laminate flooring is that the pattern is printed and many
of the boards, in some cases all of the boards are identical in
Okay, so
now that you have a general idea of the differences in these
types of flooring, let's discuss which is better for you. You
need to evaluate your individual situation to make an educated
decision. Let's see if we can help you make this determination.
Listed below are a few questions you may want to ask yourself
that will narrow down your choice.
answers to these questions will ultimately dictate your choice.
Allow me to give you some hypothetical situations that may
pertain to your position.
Regarding question number 1, let's say that you paid $100,000.
for your home and that's about the maximum priced home in the
neighborhood. It really won't make much difference whether you
go with real wood or the laminate. Unless you plan on being in
the home beyond seven to ten years, you may want to consider
staying with the laminate flooring. Chances are if you go
through the expense of installing a good quality wood floor, you
won't realize any type of gain when you sell the home. On the
other hand, if you paid $200,000. or more for your home, and the
houses in your neighborhood fluctuate in price depending on the
upgrades, then the real wood flooring may be a benefit whether
you're in the home for one year or ten years.
Regarding question number 2, whether your in a $100,000. home,
or a $500,000. home, if you're planning on being in that home
beyond seven to ten years, and don't want to replace the floors
again for the duration of your stay, than there is no doubt that
a good quality real wood floor would be the better choice. The
main reason for this being that you will be able to resurface
the real wood floor when it shows signs of wear and tare,
whereas you will have to replace the plastic laminate floor
Regarding question number 3, if you have established a budget of
let's say $3.50 per square foot or less for material, and don't
plan on exceeding that budget, then the plastic laminates should
absolutely be your choice. I say this because although you can
get real wood flooring for $3.50 per square foot or less, but
the type of the real wood flooring available to you at this
price level will not give you the same performance you can
expect out of plastic laminate floors at this price or less. To
get a real wood floor with a good quality finish that will have
a durability level close to that of the plastic laminate
flooring, you should expect to pay somewhere between $3.75 to in
some cases over $7.00 per square foot. An average price range
for what we consider to be a good quality wood floor is $4.00 to
$5.00 per square foot. As an added note, we are basing these
unit prices on the prices that we sell wood flooring for.
Regarding question number 4, the level of traffic and/or abuse
in your home will also play an important role in your decision.
Let's say you have a normal happy family with three kids, two
dogs, plenty of relatives that visit often, and a lot of friends
that take advantage of your big screen television and endless
supply of free beer. If this is your home, than you better make
sure that you either go with a plastic laminate or a "very good"
quality wood floor! If you have heavy traffic such as this in
your home, a low quality wood floor will be a mistake. It will
not hold up to your expectations whatsoever. As an added note,
although the plastic laminate floors may be more resistant than
inexpensive wood floors, there are also lower quality laminate
floors that will not hold up well under high traffic either.
Regarding question number 5, if resale and the value of your
home is a concern, than you definitely want to consider good
quality real wood flooring. If you speak with any realtor that
knows their business, they should advise you that real wood
flooring is considered an upgrade to your home and increases the
value, while plastic laminate flooring does not. Real wood
flooring is truly an investment into your home. The plastic
laminate flooring, while holding up well during your stay in the
home, really does nothing for the resale value. Considering
plastic laminate cannot be resurfaced, it is considered
temporary. Anyone buying a house where laminate flooring is
installed knows that it will need to be replaced most likely
during the period of time that they will be living there.
Please understand that while I've listed these questions and
situations as a way to help you make an educated decision, you
will need to consider all these factors combined. In some cases,
your individual situation may differ from these examples. For
instance, if you don't have heavy traffic in your home, and you
like the look of real wood, than there's nothing wrong with
using an inexpensive real wood floor. This also holds true if
you only plan on being in your home for a short period of time
and want to increase the value for resale. Another case where
inexpensive real wood might be a good choice is if you are
buying and remodeling a home strictly for the purpose of
reselling it for a profit.
I'm sure that there still may be some of you that would like to
ask, "okay, so I've read all of this and want to know what you
personally think"? My own personal feeling on this subject is
that if you can afford the real wood flooring, go for it! In the
long term, good quality wood flooring ends up being not only an
investment, but also a better buy since it can be resurfaced.
Additionally, nothing beats the look and feel of real wood. On
the other hand, if your kids, pets, friends, and/or family are
just plain nuts and love to treat your house like a war zone,
and you don't want to put a lot of money into your home, but
also don't want the hassle associated with carpet and/or tile,
than go with the laminate


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BOULDER, Colo. — The Chinook helicopter landed, the hatch opened and about rescued 20 school children walked out the back.
The children, each about 10 years old, had been plucked from the Cal-Wood Education Center, a camp at 7,800 feet in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest about 15 miles outside of Boulder. They walked with springs in their steps as they got off the large helicopter.
Just minutes earlier, a woman walked out of another helicopter and immediately hugged each of the search and rescue workers who had just delivered her to safety.
All day Saturday, heart-warming scenes of people touching dry, safe ground — some for the first time in two or three days — repeated itself at the Boulder Municipal Airport.
A half-dozen Chinook and Blackhawk helicopters continuously picked up stranded residents Saturday who were trapped in the mountain towns of Lyons, Jamestown, and other nearby communities where ground access was no longer a possibility because of washed out and destroyed roads and bridges.
Colorado officials on Saturday said they believe it is the largest rescue operation of Americans by helicopter since Hurricane Katrina.
But while Saturday's effort was on picking up people off the mountains who were in obvious need of rescuing, the transition into more of a search effort — and possible recovery effort — was expected to start Sunday.
That's where members of Utah Task Force 1 come into play.
The 80-member team set up camp at the Boulder Municipal Airport Friday night, along with fellow urban search and rescue teams from Nebraska and Colorado. When their time comes, their job will include being dropped off by helicopter into the flood-ravaged areas and going to each home to look for people who need assistance, or for possible bodies.
With an army of folks and an air show, it's our hope to touch every door knob.
–Joe Pelle, Boulder County sheriff
"It's our hope to touch every doorknob," Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle said.
The Colorado National Guard and a unit from Fort Carson, an Army base near Colorado Springs, have rescued an estimated 1,200 people since Friday, according to National Guard officials.
About 20 of those rescues were conducted using a hoist from the helicopters. Approximately 500 of those residents were rescued by National Guard troops on the ground. In addition, approximately 200 pets had been rescued in Boulder County since Thursday.
The crew from Fort Carson, who earlier this year assisted with fighting Colorado's wildfires, used night vision technology to continue the rescue operation around the clock. An equal number of helicopters conducted similar rescue operations to the north in Larimer County.
Pelle called the rescue mission Saturday as an "intense operation in the air on a level I've never seen."
Kathryn Stanford and her friend Courtney Avery had been stranded near Nugget Hill in the Jamestown area since Thursday. All the roads were waterfalls and the bridges wiped out.
"It's awful. It's a rushing river basically on the road," Stanford said.
Saturday morning, they were picked up by a Chinook helicopter.
"I just want to see my family, that's all I care about right now," she said before having a tearful reunion with her father. "Our family and friends have been worried sick, so I just want to, like, give them the biggest hugs in the world.
"It just makes you realize how fragile life can be. You never know if you'll be given a tomorrow."
One of the people rescued was a pregnant woman whose due date was this weekend. She was airlifted out of Lyons Friday during the day, and her water broke that night.
"There are some personal stories coming out of this that makes all of this very, very rewarding," Pelle said.
Three people were confirmed dead in Boulder County as of Saturday, the sheriff said. Statewide, there were reports of five dead from the flooding. Pelle hoped that number wouldn't go up, but couldn't say for sure how things would turn out.
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"I'm hopeful, I pray that that's all there is. The cautionary note is this: we have not begun to search collapsed structures, debris piles and wash-outs where we would likely find human remains. And so, I don't want to be pessimistic, but I also want to be realistic about the probability that we will find others. I pray not, hope not. But that's the reality of the situation," he said.
The members of Utah Task Force 1 were anxious and prepared to perform those difficult searches Saturday. Instead, the Utah crew was given a quick course on how to perform hoist operations in the helicopters provided by the National Guard and other training.
But task force commander Keith Bevan said the priority of all the available helicopters on Saturday was to find survivors.
"Our priority right now is if you have people who need to be removed from these areas, you spend all of your resource time getting them out. It's difficult to explain if you send someone up to search an area where you think there might be someone versus someone who is standing there waving you down," he said.
Some members of Utah Task Force 1 did see some action Saturday. Dr. Laura McLain is the Task Force's veterinarian. She was called to treat a Coonhound that was rescued along with its owners. The dog had suffered a deep cut in the flooding debris that needed attention.
The task force, part of the Utah Urban Search and Rescue Team, consists of firefighters and paramedics from the Unified Fire Authority, Salt Lake City Fire Department and Park City Fire District.
The estimated number of people still unaccounted for in the flooded areas of Colorado was estimated at between 180 and 200. Pelle stressed that doesn't necessarily mean they are all missing. But family members had not been able to get in contact with them, either because phone and Internet service in the area was down or access to the area was cut off.
In the city of Boulder, conditions were dry Friday afternoon and Saturday during the day, allowing water in some of the flooded areas to recede. But the damage to some homes, roads and bridges will take weeks and even months to clean up and repair, according to city officials.
It's difficult to plan for something of this magnitude that affects every single drainage in the entire city.
–Boulder Mayor Matt Applebaum
"This is probably a 1-in-1,000-year, or even less likely, storm," Boulder Mayor Matt Applebaum said Saturday.
The city knew it was prone to possible flash flooding, and had been preparing for many years for such a possibility.
"It's difficult to plan for something of this magnitude that affects every single drainage in the entire city," Applebaum said.
The campus of the University of Colorado remained closed Saturday and the school's football game was even cancelled.
Boulder County officials late Saturday announced that an estimated 120 to 150 miles of road needed to be repaired along with 20 to 30 bridges. The county estimated it would cost approximately $150 million to do that, or 10 to 15 times their annual budget. The county said it was hoping for a lot of private and government assistance.
Pelle urged residents to be patient because the county was not going to go back to normal once the rain stops falling.
"Our normal has changed for awhile," he said. "This is a huge deal and it's going to take awhile to get back to normal."
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, with members of the state's congressional delegation, went on two rescue missions with the National Guard Saturday afternoon. They witnessed areas where there was once a road, and now only a river, and saw communities that had become completely cut off from the rest of the world, including no water, phones or power.
But the group vowed before a small gathering at the Boulder Municipal Airport that Colorado will rebuild.
"We're going to come back and we're going rebuild better than it was before, and as a community, stronger," the governor said.
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Red Cross officials estimated that 1,000 people — mostly flood victims — spent Friday night at one of the nine shelters set up around the state.
"I think the overriding feeling is shock right now. For many people, this past week has been the worst week of their lives. And to come to terms that a lot of possessions in their homes may be gone, a pet, or even a loved one, these are some of the most tumultuous times they can go through," said Red Cross spokesman Jim Rettew.
Ben Genzel, who lives in a ground floor apartment in South Boulder, was forced to spend the night at one of the shelters set up at the YMCA in Boulder.
"The whole building, on the ground floors, have to be gutted because they're filled with mud, and everything is saturated, and probably about 75 percent of my things are destroyed. I was trying to sort through them yesterday and I just got exhausted. I have to go back today and see before it starts to get moldy, he said.
In the area of Jamestown, Pelle said about 50 people were refusing to leave their homes. He planned to send a deputy who lives in that area by helicopter to make one final plea for them to leave, before more heavy rain hits the area.
"He'll explain we may not be able to come back for several days. If they pass today, we may not be able to help today or tomorrow," said Pelle.
"The problem with this event is it's affected every drainage, every road in the county. You know, it's a sinking feeling when you realize ... that someone who calls 911, we're not going to be able to help. That's a very difficult decision."


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An equestrienne's travel adventures around the planet, or, a traveller's equestrian adventures around the planet (occasionally on foot, sometimes chasing owls, almost always with The Raven). Just Ride - Anywhere!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Who's In Charge
Monday April 11 2011
When you go out for a ride on your horse, who's captain of the ship? Are you in control of your horse, do you and your horse work as partners, or is your horse steering the boat?
One thing to keep in mind is that your horse already knows everything you will want him to do.
Your horse only has two buttons - stop and go, and 4 directions: forward, backward, left and right. Watch any horse interact with another horse. Every horse knows these commands and directions. A day old foal already knows how to stop and go, move forward, backward, left and right. He may do it awkwardly, but he already does all of this.
You might include the directions upward (rearing) or downward (going down) - but these are normally responses to play or escape - and by your incorrect requests you may be causing your horse to rear or try to escape.
So there you go - every horse is born naturally knowing everything he needs to know, and it takes the first dominant horse (like his dam) to come along to make him realize and demonstrate this.
What horses aren't born with is the understanding of human communication. We often speak two very different languages. What many people don't understand (until they learn) is how to communicate to their horse how to perform what they already know. Some of it is more difficult, when you factor in Attitude (the horse's or the person's), but much of this just comes down to practice.
Does your horse disrespect your space when you are on the ground? Does he crowd you? Does he totally ignore you? This is not acceptable. A horse is too big and heavy - and potentially lethal - to not be paying attention to you and following your command.
All those Natural Horseman trainers, love them or hate them, agree on one basic thing: start with the ground work. If you don't have the respect of your horse from the ground, you're not going to have it on his back.
Your horse should respect you and your space. Your horse should move forward, backward, left or right when you ask. It shouldn't take him five minutes to respond, nor 5 seconds; he should do it as soon as you ask him. Nor should it take a shove with a crowbar to get him to move his feet. He should respond instantly to your light touch or gesture. A horse can feel a tiny fly bite his hide, and a horse will move away from another horse's gesture of pinned ears and a head toss; so if he doesn't respond to your ounce of pressure or your gestures that he understands, he is ignoring you and disrespecting you.
And you're not going to hurt your horse, or hurt his feelings, if you ask him to do something he already knows. You might, however, ultimately hurt yourself.
Clinton Anderson has a great article on this very subject on Equisearch.com: http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/training/general/clinton-anderson-dont-get-emotional-when-training-horses
If you do a little of something every day, it becomes your natural habit. Even if your horse knows everything and responds instantly to everything you ask him, every day, before you get on your horse to ride, do just a little ground work - make him move forward, backward, turn on the forehand (plant his front feet and pivot his hind end), turn on the backhand (plant his back feet and pivot his front end), step to the left, step to the right - you'll get an idea of whether or not he's using his brain today or if his mind is elsewhere.
And every day when you climb in the saddle, do the same thing from his back: move him forward, backward, step to the left and right, turn on the forehand, turn on the backhand. Do the same thing when you return from a ride, making that your last dance. It doesn't take two minutes once you've learned to communicate, and it will just become a natural part of your time together - and it will make you and your horse better communicators and better partners.
Some horses need more practice than others. Some people need more practice than others. It's easy and doesn't take time out of your ride - when you just do it, a little every day, it becomes part of your ride. Daily practice will become habit, habit will become natural.
If you don't know how to teach your horse the basics, get some help. Find a friend or a trainer who knows what he or she is doing and have them teach you; go to a horsemanship clinic; at the least, find videos on Youtube or watch some of those DVDs by the Natural Horseman trainers. Then practice. Start the habit.
When your horse respects you more, you become more like partners and you can concentrate on other things - like just having fun together.
4 comments:
Great way of breaking it down. So true :) I always laugh when people talk about teaching their standardbreds to canter. They are born knowing to canter. You just need to know how to ask.ReplyDelete
I like your premise. Horses do "know it all." *S*ReplyDelete
As for the ground work--essential. The horse needs to know we must be respected. Too bad we can't lay our ears back. It might make communication easier. *lol*
Well said, and a good reminder.ReplyDelete
Love Clinton A. And thanks for the reminders...I try to do a little (esp bending on ground and on their back) every time....They really need that reminder of who the CEO is of the committee!ReplyDelete


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Raymond Elementary School
The awarded vendors for Year 8 E-Rate
projects were selected using the Evaluation Matrix included in the
RFPs. There were six (6) evaluators for each RFP.
Year 8 RFPs are now available to download. The attachments and forms
are available in word format separate from the RFP under the FORMS link
for your convenience.
This Aldine E-Rate portal is a central repository for current, year-8
E-Rate projects. Housed within the portal are calendars, campus
technology information, proposed projects, question and answer boards,
forms, directions for participation, and details about previously funded
Aldine ISD is accepting Request for Proposals (RFP's) starting on
December 10, 2004 until January 21, 2005 by 2pm for: Internet
Access,Telecommunications and Internal Connections.
A pre-proposal conference is scheduled on December 13, 2004 and will
allow for discussion as follows: Internet Access - 8am,
Telecommunications - 9am, and Internal Connections - 10:30am.
The bids received will be publicly opened in the AISD Boardroom -
14910 Aldine Westfield Rd., Houston, TX 77032 on January 21, 2005
starting at 2pm.
Schedule of Events:
First Legal Advertisement - 12/5/2004
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Pre-Proposal Conference - 12/13/2004
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are encouraged to begin by exploring the calendar, proposal requests,
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The North American Model of Fish and Wildlife Conservation
In the mid-19th century, hunters began to realize the importance of wildlife conservation. Then, in the first two decades of the 20th century, sportsmen from the United States and Canada started developing a set of guiding principles for managing wildlife resources. Called the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, these seven principles continue to evolve today and provide the foundation for the success of fish and wildlife conservation in North America.
- Wildlife is held in trust for the public. No one owns wildlife. Instead, the government holds this resource in trust for the benefit of all people.
- The selling and trading of wildlife is controlled. State and federal laws regulate the sale of dead game animals and migratory birds, including their parts and products.
- Laws and regulations determine how wildlife is allocated. Policies set by lawmakers, with input from the general public, regulate not only access to wildlife but also how wildlife may be used.
- The reasons for killing wildlife must be valid. Wildlife can be killed only for legitimate purposes—for food and fur, in self-defense, or for protection of property.
- Wildlife is an international resource. As such, hunting and fishing shall be managed cooperatively across state and province boundaries.
- Science plays a key role in managing wildlife. Decisions regarding wildlife management, use, and conservation are based on sound scientific knowledge and principles.
- Opportunities for hunting, fishing, and trapping shall be democratic. Every citizen in good standing—regardless of wealth, social standing, or land ownership—is allowed to participate in the harvest of fish and wildlife within guidelines set by lawmakers.