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Schools can improve students' achievement test scores, but not their cognitive ability, writes Scott Barry Kaufman in Scientific American. Reseachers analyzed math and English scores and cognitive ability (working memory, processing speed, and abstract reasoning) among nearly 1,400 eighth graders attending traditional, exam and charter public schools in Boston.
"Good test takers tend to have high levels of working memory, processing speed, and abstract reasoning skills," Kaufman writes.
Cognitive ability was associated with growth in achievement test scores from 4th to 8th grade. This is consistent with prior research suggesting that cognitive ability predicts academic achievement, but academic achievement does not predict cognitive ability.
Students in some schools showed growth in achievement scores but school quality "played little role in the growth of cognitive ability."
Students attending a charter school as a result of winning the admissions lottery had higher standardized test scores compared to students who lost the lottery.
There was no difference between the lottery groups, however, on measures of cognitive ability.
Cognitive skills such as fluid reasoning and executive functioning (working memory and cognitive inhibition) affect many life outcomes, from school performance to drug use, Kaufman writes. The researchers cite "examples of targeted programs that increase cognitive control and reasoning."


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Classroom Technologies
Welcome to the JMU Classroom Technology Services Site. Here you will find information on JMU Technology Classrooms, basic operating documentation, "How to" videos, Camtasia Relay recordings on JMU's classroom technology equipment, as well as other resources, and the latest announcements so you're always up to date on JMU's educational technologies.
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Uncle Sam shouldn't try to manage school staffing, writes Rick Hess.
The Obama administration has used its Race to the Top program and unprecedented, far-reaching conditions for states seeking "waivers" from the No Child Left Behind Act's most destructive requirements as excuses to micromanage what states are doing on teacher evaluation, school turnarounds, and much else. In a new, particularly troubling twist, the administration has announced that states will henceforth have to ensure that "effective" teachers are distributed in a manner Uncle Sam deems equitable.
Arne Duncan, who's not the school superintendent for the U.S., wants to staff high-poverty schools with more effective teachers, writes Hess. That's a worthy goal, but it shouldn't be dictated from Washington.
Ill-conceived policies might move teachers from schools and classrooms where they are effective to situations when they are less effective. Heavy-handed efforts to reallocate teachers could drive good teachers from the profession. And we are far less able to identify "effective" teachers in any cookie-cutter fashion than federal officials might think.
Some teachers who are effective with easy-to-teach students aren't effective with hard-to-teach students, Hess points out.


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I now have 100 followers on Twitter, where I'm known as JoanneLeeJacobs. (The Australian/London Joanne Jacobs got the name first.)
So far, my experiments with social networking haven't taught me why I'm doing social networking but, hey, I've got 100 followers.
I'm trying StumbleUpon too to promote blog posts. (Click on Share This under each post.)
The big change in my life is that Google, which banned the blog for some white-on-white type that a spammer snuck on to a comment, has de-banned me. I didn't realize I was banned until a few months ago, but it explains why traffic dropped last summer and never recovered in September. The number of visitors has gone up by 20 percent since I got back on Google.
And I'm back in the top 10 for both "Joanne" and "Jacobs." Four or five years ago, I was the number one "Joanne" and the number two "Jacobs." Those were the days.
Update: I'm up to 103 followers on Twitter.
Plus I saw that PostRank lists this blog fifth for engagement in education blogs. I think "engagement" is measured by number of comments, but I'm not sure.


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Badminton Online Membership
USA Badminton has entered into a partnership with Railstation to provide an Event and Membership Management system as well as a turn key solution for managing our back office operations and administrative functions.
USA Badminton has met with many vendors in the past, but has found that Railstation offers a complete package. In the beginning we will offer membership processing followed by club membership processing, tournament sanctioning, and rankings and ratings.
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ABC - What I Can Be! Personalized Book
- Overview
Little readers learn the ABC's while exploring all the things they can be from A to Z. In playful, fun illustrations that are sure to bring some laughs, this story helps build self-esteem by showing kids they can be anything they want – from an astronaut to a zookeeper. The best part is that the text is personalized throughout with your child's name, so it's all about him or her!
- 8.5" square
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- Please allow approximately 2 weeks for delivery.
- Ages 2-12.
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- Dust with a soft, dry cloth.
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This position is contracted on an as needed basis. Supervisors typically work several hours per week for each student they supervise in the state of Colorado.
Contracted Education Field Supervisors' primary role is to guide/coach assigned College of Adult and Graduate Studies students who are candidates for teacher licensure, through observation, feedback, facilitative conferencing and performance evaluation. The supervisor serves as the primary CCU ambassador and communication liaison with assigned students and the school personnel where teacher candidates are assigned to complete their field studies.
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Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
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8 Ways To Decorate Around Four-Poster Beds
When it came to finding the perfect house in the English countryside, Zara Chancellor and her husband, Charles McIntyre, had no interest in anything traditional. They wanted a home, as Chancellor puts it, "to challenge you out of your comfort zone."
The couple-she's an artist; he runs a media-finance company-found just that with a barn on the property of Wall Farm, in Suffolk. Built by the Royal Hospital School in 1927 as a dairy to provide meat, milk, and butter for the school, the farm won design awards as one of the first modern agricultural buildings. The setting is equally spectacular; it overlooks the River Stour estuary, where the quality of light and open skies have long been a source of inspiration to artists as varied as Thomas Gainsborough and Paul Nash.
The living area of Zara Chancellor and Charles McIntyre's Suffolk, England, home, a former dairy barn converted by the architectural firm Woollacott Gilmartin. The 1960s sofa and chair are by B&B Italia, the fireplace surround is Acero stone, and the silk wallpaper in the dining area beyond is by de Gournay; the drawing is by Patrick Gilmartin, and to its right is a ceramics installation by Jacob van der Beugel that spans the 80-foot-long wall. The pendant lights were salvaged from Unilever House in London, the disco ball is vintage, and the rug is from Robert Stephenson.
The goal was to convert the more than 7,000 square feet of space into an inviting family home for the couple and their two young daughters without losing the original industrial character of the building. The couple was hardly daunted. Designing a house, says Chancellor, "is like making a painting and thinking about composition, with negative and positive in perfect balance."
They found kindred spirits for the task in Katherine Woollacott and Patrick Gilmartin, the London-based husband-and-wife architectural team behind the rising firm Woollacott Gilmartin. "Their dream was to have these huge spaces and to be able to walk down to the boats in the estuary," Gilmartin says. "It was their vision of how they wanted to live in the countryside, and we responded to that."
Gio Ponti chairs in the living area, with a view of the River Stour.
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Dogs love to explore their surroundings, but in some parts of the U.S. this can mean they have a good chance of encountering ticks, which can be dangerous to a dog's health. Ticks are bloodsucking arachnids that are known to carry a variety of harmful diseases, so owners should check regularly for ticks and know how to remove them.
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Topic: Develop Flash apps with opensource tools?
Is it possible to develop in Flash without buying the official Macromedia Flash release? Has the open source community came out with a working equivalent?
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China Trip Planning—Is this Trip Right for You?
Most westerners travel to China only once in their lifetime. China Spree want to ensure you have all the resources in planning your dream vacation. Please read the following information regarding the level of activity you can expect, your physical requirements, trip destination information, tour pacing and meal arrangements specific to this China trip.
Physical Requirements:
This multi-city package tour is moderately paced and includes a reasonable amount of walking or hiking. It is suitable for an average level of physical fitness. The tour itinerary does involve sightseeing on foot, walking on uneven surfaces and climbing of stairs at the Great Wall. The departures for this winter special tour cover a period from late autumn (November) to early spring (March), when the temperature in Beijing varies from 20 at night to as high as 60 at noon. The weather could be cold and you may need to walk on slippery surfaces due to weather conditions such as rain and possibly even snow.
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3 cities for 8 nights: 3-nights in Beijing, 2-nights in Xian, and 3-nights in Shanghai, with an included day-excursion to Suzhou and Tongli. We have 2 internal flights of 1-2 hours each.
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U.S. and Canadian citizens traveling to China must have a valid passport and a visa obtained prior to entering the country. Please read Passport & China Visa for the complete information including answers to ALL your questions about VISA to China. Download China Visa Instructions.
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This China tour package comprises of air travel segments using commercial flights with airlines, such as Air China. This is NOT a chartered flight and therefore the passage contract and your air tickets, once issued, shall constitute the sole agreements between you and the airline(s), and are subject to terms and conditions specified by the airlines.Please download Flight Schedule, and make sure to read All About Flights section for further information of baggage allowance, mileage, and seating & dietary request, etc. Also read more about Air Travel and Frequently Asked Questions.
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Q: Can we change the travel date to leave earlier or return later than your travel schedule?
A: The airfare we use with Air China for China Spree Winter Special tours is a very special contracted group fare. One of the restrictions of this special group fare requires all group members travel on the same date with the same routing.
Changing departure date from U.S. is not allowed.
Changing return date but not the routing is allowed and is subject to $200-$300 air supplement depending on the booking class on your actual return day. You must return within 45 days of your departure date from U.S. Note, our 8-day Timeless Beijing flies back from Beijing, while 9-day Beijing & Shanghai and 10-day China's Golden Triangle tours return from Shanghai via Beijing to U.S. The air routing must remain the same. For instance, you can only return later from Shanghai via Beijing to U.S. if you take our 9-day Beijing and Shanghai tour. You cannot skip Shanghai and return later to U.S. directly from Beijing.
Q: Can we add Hong Kong extension to your China Winter Special tour?
A: No. Add Hong Kong to this tour involves changing of routing (return routing will be changed to HKG-PEK-USA) and you need a minimum of 10 travelers extending to Hong Kong with the same return date in order to be eligible for the special group airfare. Please consider our 12-day China & Hong Kong tour (coming soon), which follows our 10-day China's Golden Triangle tour plus Hong Kong.
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The average group size for our China Spree Winter Special tours is between 20-32. On rare occasions the group size can be over 40. These tours are locally guided, which means there will be an English-speaking local tour guide in each destination city.
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Your final travel documents will be sent to you via email about 2 weeks prior to departure. This email will include a copy of your electronic air ticket receipt (e-tickets), the final tour itinerary, Know Before You Go, China hotel and emergency contact, and other important information for your China tour. Your passport and China visa (if applicable) will be sent to you at about the same time frame, by courier service with signature required. Prior to delivery, you will receive an email notice with shipment tracking information. Documents delivered to outside the continental U.S. (including Alaska and Hawaii) will incur an additional delivery charge of $40 if sent by courier service.


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Or the relocation date might be in February
It's a wide target time frame, but the county could move into its new Department of Social Service offices next month or as late as February.
Pueblo County and the managers of the Wells Fargo Building are still in negotiations, so the actual move date hinges on how things play out in the coming weeks.
The decision also depends on installing computer cables and some remodeling, Facilities Director Sean Tapia said.
"The date they were using was 60 days out. The latest thing I heard was Feb. 15. I have a meeting today with the IT director and a county commissioner to see if we can speed that up to be Dec. 15th. Ideally, we'd like to be moving in two weeks," Tapia said.
The county and building managers have been in talks to move a few walls and slight remodeling to accommodate the 200-plus employees, displaced around the county after their workplace was deemed structurally unsafe this summer.
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The curriculum leading to the BAS in Administration and Supervision with a concentration in Organizational Administration provides access to students who already have skills in a technical area and wish to advance to higher level supervisory and management positions within business, industry, and governmental organizations. This upper-level coursework will broaden the student's knowledge in applied management practices and will prepare the student for supervisory and management opportunities within their chosen field.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (290 votes).
In short: Thoroughly enjoyable run...In full: Good challenging course. The marshalls were excellant and the supporting crowd were amazing. Well done to the organisers and i will see you next year.Date of review: March 15, 2009
In short: Fantastic event - special !In full: Fantastic event - special !Real mixed crowd from the elite runners to charity runners. The locals and marshals really raised my spirits with their friendly words of encouragement. Great run – will be back.Date of review: March 15, 2009
In short: Excellent organisation, lovely countryside. Good support from marshalls. Only slight gripe was I could have done with more water stations as it was very sunny! Date of review: March 15, 2009
In short: Nice downhill start, a very scenic middle and a challenging uphill finish. All helped by friendly marshalls. Good job.Date of review: March 15, 2009
In short: Perfect weather & a PB despite a headcold!Date of review: March 15, 2009
In short: Great atmosphere and organisation. ThanksDate of review: March 15, 2009
In short: Gets better each yearDate of review: March 15, 2009
In short: lovely race, super marshalls and helpers,Parking and traffic let this downIn full: Very disappointed at the parking, massive traffic queues to get out of brentwood, having to use paying car parks. Race too big??Date of review: March 15, 2009
In short: Lovely run and well organised, encouraging support in the villages!In full: Very enjoyable run and glorious weather. Fast start probably caught a few out - a few slow climbs and was slightly caught out by the rise in the final mile but PB of 1:34 in only my 3rd half-marathon. Great preparation for Paris marathon in 3 weeks. Be aware of cars but no problems.Date of review: March 15, 2009
In short: As good as ever!In full: Cracking organisation as expected. Nice to see the added water stations - certainly helped to combat the rather unexpected heat. Traffic was as bad as usual but no worse than usual.Date of review: March 15, 2009
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Sports Briefly…05/13/13
Varsity slate
Here is the varsity slate of action for county spring sports teams for Monday, May 13 and Tuesday, May 14:
Baseball: Warren at Fort LeBoeuf, 4 p.m.
Eisenhower at Youngsville, 4 p.m.
Track: Eisenhower at Johnsonburg, 4 p.m.
Softball: Warren at McDowell, 4 p.m.
Franklin at Youngsville, 4 p.m.
Eisenhower at Iroquois, 4 p.m.
Baseball: Eisenhower at Iroquois, 4 p.m.
Jr. high track
Here are the girls results from the Eisenhower Junior High Track & Field Invitational held Wednesday at Eisenhower High School. Beaty and Youngsville were also in attendance.
3200 relay: 1. Youngsville (Messenger, Pettitte, McCluskey, Fehlman) 12:02
100 hurdles: 1. Work (E) 17.5, 2. Marino (Y), 3. Clark (Y), Witherall (Y)
100: 1. Talasky (E) 13.6, 2. Work (E), 3. Gilbert (B)
1600: 1. Messenger (Y) 6:12, 2. Fehlman (Y), 3. S. Johnson (B)
400: 1. Ashbaugh (B) 1:13.9, 2. Bubbenmoyer (Y), 3. McCluskey (Y)
400 relay: 1. EIsenhower (Talasky, O'Brien, Work, Straight) 58.0
300 hurdles: 1. Lind (B) 59.9, 2. Fitzgerald (Y), 3. Long (E)
800: 1. Fehlman (Y) 2:53.9, 2. Lemmon (B), 3. Pettitte (Y)
200: 1. Talasky (E) 29.5, 2. Lucks (B), 3. Bailey (Y)
3200: 1. Messenger (Y) 13:12.8
1600 relay: 1. Beaty 5:02.9
Shot put: 1. Baran (E) 30'10 1/2, 2. Nelson (B), 3. Greenland (B)
Discus: 1. Manderfeld (B) 75'10, 2. Straight (E), 3. Nelson (B)
Javelin: 1. Watford (B) 59'2, 2. Baran (E), 3. Buerkle (B)
Long jump: 1. Lind (B) 11'8 1/2, 2. Nelson (B), 3. Kraft (B)
Triple jump: 1. Baran (E) 24'9 1/4, 2. McCullough (B), 3. Kraft (B)
High jump: 1. Work (E) 4'4, 2. Marino (Y), 3. Clark (Y), McCullough (B)
Golf results
The team of Billy Andrews and Doug Swanson won a Weakest Link Tournament held Saturday at Conewango Valley Country Club with a score of 132.
Larry Salapek, Dustin Andersen and Ralph Clark all shared low gross of 37 and Jim Higgins had low net of 27 in Warren County Industrial Golf League play, Thursday, at Blueberry Hill Golf Club. Here are the team standings through Thursday's round:
Team standings: Momma D's 111.5, VFW Post 314 109, RalphE's 108.5, Jones Chevrolet 107, Northwest Savings #1 93.5, Sheffield Timber Service 93, Voty Insurance 88, United Refining 84.5, Action Supply 79.5, Crossett 77, Whirley DrinkWorks 77, Northwest Savings #2 75, Waste Treatment 73, Tarr's 64.5, Horseshoe Inn 63.5
Chautauqua trap
Celoron downed Randolph, 340-335 and Busti beat Carroll, 331-327, in Chautauqua County Trap League competition this week. JoAnn Lewis was high lady with a 46, Bob Schilling was high super senior vet with a 48 and Hod Edgreen was high senior vet with a 48. Ray Lee and Bob Faga shared high vet honors with 49's, Andrew Hvizdzak and Derek Rumsey shared high junior with 45's and Dalton Becker was high sub-junior with a 47.
Here are the complete results from this week's competition:
CELORON (340): Dave Anderson 49, Bob Faga 49, Brian Ecelberger 49, Scott Carter 49, George Powley 48, Danny Ficarra 48, Ted Blanchard 48
RANDOLPH (335): Kim Milford 49, Skip Frazier 49, Steve Crudele 48, Ron Gunnell 48, Tom Boire 47, Jacob Grimm 47, Marty Gawron 47
BUSTI (331): Hod Edgreen 48, Dave Sena 48, Bob Schilling 48, Kirk Decker 48, Charlie Brown 47, Ben Paddock 46, Clyde Knapp 46
CARROLL (327): Ray Lee 49, Paul Prentice 48, Marty Nelson 48, John Foster 47, Rick Rusniak 46, Mike Mackey 46, Chuck Travis 43
Persistent rain forced the postponement of all on-track activity, Saturday, at Busti, N.Y.'s Stateline Speedway.
The Warren County Horseshoes League will begin pitching at 6 p.m., Monday, at the Warren County Fairgrounds.
Big 30 addition
Warren Area High School senior Mark Cecco is a Warren County addition to the Pennsylvania team for the 40th Annual Don Raabe Big 30 Charities Classic football game scheduled for Saturday, August 3, at Bradford's Parkway Field.
Cecco is a 6'2, 220-pound center and defensive tackle who served as a team captain for the Dragons in 2012 and was named a Region 5 second-team all-star during his senior season.
Senior Legion
The Youngsville Post 658 and Sugar Grove Post 758 Senior American Legion Baseball League teams will be combined into one team this season. Any players aged 15-19 in the Eisenhower and Youngsville attendance areas that are interested in participating should contact Kevin Hoover at 706-1334 by Saturday, May 18, for further information.
Youth soccer
The Kinzua U12 Flatt boys soccer team defeated Titusville, 5-1, on Sunday. Ryon Flatt and Mitchell Grosch had two goals each and Andrew Beyer added one goal. Beyer, Carter Borland, Grosch and A.J. Seyler had assists and Thomas Lucks and Joshua John split time in goal for Kinzua Flatt (5-0). Stephen Ashbaugh, Colin Blair, Borland and Seyler were credited as defensive standouts.


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If you were to walk around a college campus today, you would see posters everywhere advertising sports programs. The posters are as varied as the players who participate in them.
This slideshow will prove to you that the on-field powerhouses of college football aren't necessarily so powerful off the field. The biggest names in college football market themselves. The best marketing departments tend to live in the lower ranks.
Presented from weakest to strongest, here are 2012's top 50 posters.
UPDATE (9/18/12): Washington emailed us with a high-resolution original, so now the Huskies' poster can be seen in its intended state rather than as a photo of a poster.
UPDATE (9/13/12): Baylor's poster is no longer shown as a leaked version. Major differences are the coach's presence in the center and sponsorship logos.
UPDATE (9/9/12): Ohio State has submitted its official poster, and it has been graded and put in its proper position in the list.
UPDATE (9/6/12): Colorado State has submitted its poster. The Rams had an awesome poster this year, and you may be surprised at the position.
Note: Pictured on this slide is this year's worst schedule poster: that of Terry Bowden's University of Akron.
Qualities that received evaluation were:
1. Clarity: Is it obvious what team is depicted?
2. Schedule layout: Is it easy to follow? Was it designed, or does it look like an afterthought?
3. Photo quality: Is the resolution good or bad? Is the photo itself composed well?
4. Uniqueness/creativity: Does it look like a bunch of other posters all over the country?
5. Eye appeal: Does the poster grab your attention? If so, does it keep it?
6. Coolness factor: If this design were applied to something else, would you want to own it?
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Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth The First Defeats the Spanish Armada in the English Channel.
Protestantism is Saved
She Celebrated with a Service of Thanksgiving in Saint Paul's Cathedral
Several Years later, the Spanish were to try again.
Elizabeth had done everything to avoid war during the first encounter
This time they sailed in a pre-emptive strike and distroyed the fleet in a Spanish harbour.
Elizabeth decided to celebrate, again, with a service of Thanksgiving, again, in Saint Paul's Cathedral...again
She definatelt had a way about her. She fought like Henry before he got injured and became a fat slob.
You could tell she picked up some of his warrior spirit.
Then she would mourn after their execution
Weren't these events chronicled in the movie Elizabeth: The Golden Age? Funny how that film has no problem painting the Catholic Church as evil, but then fails to even mention Queen Elizabeth's Christian faith, turning the entire story into a secular-humanist fantasy.
I got my information from what I already know...the dates I got from a four part special on the History Channel. You know when she came to the throne other then a religious crisis, England had no particular significance at all. When she left the thron, England was a super-power in Europe and would remain one until after the second world war almost three hundred and forty years after her death.
Some of the speeches she made are equal in power to some made by Sir Winston Churchill, and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War
I think she died 1603 but I could be wrong.
Much more then Henry. Henry was very much still a catholic in his actions he just didn't care for the pope not taking his side in his marital disputes.
Elizabeth took the throne and undid the re-catholic changes commited by Mary and truly started legitimate anti-pope regime.
As usual, in your haste to be confrontational about everything I say, you totally missed the point of my comments.
I've come to expect very little in terms of pro-Christian material in the media. I kind of pride myself on it. God said we would know we where doing it right if they hated us.
Mary pretty much tried to undo anything Henry had done, the only way she knew how. Kill the protestants
Elizabeth was the first True Protestant Monarch. She actually believed in Protestantism...and that was Brave of Her because she only had the Neatherlands as Protestant, the rest of the whole European Scene was Catholic, and they attacked her BECAUSE she was Protestant.
They assasinated her Friend in Neatherlands, (the Spanish, on behalf of Rome) it was practially a Crusade to Free England from the Protestants...and the place she made her Spiritual Home outside of Westminster, was Saint Paul's...always Saint Paul's.
Of course her early Government was full of Roman Catholics, and I believe she went as far as...secretly locking up part of the Roman Contingent in order that they couldnt get to parliament to vote on Protestantism and a True, legal, constitutional, parliamentaty basis for breaking with Rome
Yes she had her problems, she was quite the loner, she never married, she wasnt the slightest bit interested in the future of her country AFTER her, until it was vastly to late. She put herself in great harm by not killing her enemies at court who had already been tried for Treason and found guilty, instead she liked to keep them locked up because she knew she couldnt let them out, but didnt want to execute them...even when they staged an active rebbellion on the Streets of London.
She was firecely ambitious and she didnt like others to be...how shall we say...more popular then herself. She would be envious of several military commanders who found public appeal...so much, she'd ban celebrations to be held in their honour, if it looked lie they would be favourite with the public..more then she.
Her Government towards the end of her Reign was accused of...well of corruption in terms of, almost the same type of expenses scandle you saw in England this year. When it happened during the Civil War, Oliver Cromwell abolished Parliament...when it happened in 2009, Gordon Brown pretended it hadnt actually happened. When it happened to Elizabeth, she gave forward the following speech...
...it moved people so much...they forgave parliament
It was her last public address before she died
The Golden Speech
"Mr.Speaker, we perceive your coming is to present thanks unto us. Know I accept them with no less joy than your loves can have desire to offer such a present, and do more esteem it than any treasure, or riches; for those we know how to prize, but loyalty, love, and thanks I account them invaluable; and though God hath raised me high, yet this I account the glory of my crown, that I have reigned with your loves. This makes that I do not so much rejoice that God hath made me to be a queen, as to be a queen over so thankful a people, and to be the means under God to conserve you in safety, and preserve you from danger, yea, to be the instrument to deliver you from dishonour, from shame, and from infamy, to keep you from out of servitude, and from slavery under our enemies, and cruel tyranny, and vile oppression intended against us; for the better understanding whereof, we take very acceptable their intended helps, and chiefly in that it manifested your loves and largeness of hearts to your sovereign. Of myself I must say this, I never was any greedy scraping grasper, nor a strict fast-holding prince, nor yet a waster, my heart was never set upon any worldly goods, but only for my subjects' good. What you do bestow on me I will not hoard up, but receive it to bestow on you again; yea mine own properties I account yours to be expended for your good, and your eyes shall see the bestowing of it for your welfare.
Mr. Speaker, I would wish you and the rest to stand up, for I fear I shall yet trouble you with longer speech.
Mr. Speaker, you give me thanks, I am more to thank you, and I charge you thank them of the Lower House from me; for had I not received knowledge from you, I might a' fallen into the lapse of an error, only for want of true information.
Since I was Queen, yet did I never put my pen to any grant but upon pretext and semblance made me, that it was for the good and avail of my subjects generally, though a private profit to some of my ancient servants, who have deserved well; but that my grants shall be made grievances to my people, an oppressions, to be privileged under colour of our patents, our princely dignity will not suffer it.
When I heard it, I could give no rest unto my thoughts until I had reformed it, and those varlets, lewd persons, abusers of my bounty, shall know I will not suffer it. And, Mr. Speaker, tell the House from me, I take it exceeding grateful, that the knowledge of these things are come unto me from them. And tho' amongst them the principal members are such as are not touched in private, and therefore need not speak from any feeling of the grief, yet we have heard that other gentlemen also of he House, who stand as free, have spoken freely in it; which gives us to know, that no respects or interests have moved them other than the minds they bear to suffer no diminution of our honour and our subjects love unto us. The zeal of which affection rending to ease my people, and knit their hearts unto us, I embrace with a princely care far above all earthly treasures. I esteem my people's love, more than which I desire not to merit: and God, that gave me here to sit, and placed me over you, knows, that I never respected myself, but as your good was conserved in me; yet what dangers, what practices, and what perils I have passed, some if not all of you know; but none of these things do move me, or ever made me fear, but it's God that hath delivered me.
And in my governing this land, I have ever set the last judgement day before mine eyes, and so to rule as I shall be judged and answer before a higher Judge, to whose judgement seat I do appeal: in that never thought was cherished in my heart that tended not to my people's good.
And if my princely bounty have been abused; and my grants turned to the hurt of my people contrary to my will and meaning, or if any in authority under me have neglected or converted what I have committed unto them, I hope God will not lay their culps to my charge.
To be a king, and wear a crown, is a thing more glorious to them that see it than it's pleasant to them that bear it: for myself, I never was so much enticed with the glorious name of a king, or the royal authority of a queen, as delighted that God hath made me his instrument to maintain his truth and glory, and to defend this kingdom from dishonour, damage, tyranny, and oppression. But should I ascribe any of these things to myself or my sexly weakness, I were not worthy to live, and of all most unworthy of the mercies I have received at God's hands, but to God only and wholly all is given and ascribed.
The cares and troubles of a crown I cannot more fitly resemble than to the drugs of a learned physician, perfumed with some aromatical savour, or to bitter pills gilded over, by which they are made more acceptable or less offensive, which indeed are bitter and unpleasant to take; and for my own part, were it not for conscience sake to discharge the duty that God hath lay'd upon me, and to ,maintain his glory, and keep you in safety, in mine own disposition I should be willing to resign the place I hold to any other, and glad to be freed of the glory with the labours, for it is not my desire to live nor to reign, longer than my life and reign shall be for your good. And though you have had and may have many mightier and wiser princes sitting in this seat, yet never had nor shall have any that will love you better.
Thus, Mr. Speaker, I commend me to your loyal loves, and yours to my best care and your further councils; and I pray you, Mr. Controuler and Mr. Secretary, and you of my council, that before these gentlemen depart into their countries, you bring them all to kiss my hand.
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The jungles of Belize prove that the ultimate luxury is making it back out...alive.
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The fact that the Land Rover folks saved the presentation by their survival expert for the last night of our stay was probably just as well. As we relaxed in the comfort and security of the lounge at the top-drawer Chan Chich Lodge, we were regaled with scary stories—and scarier photos—of all manner of jungle hazards, from tiny fly larvae you can feel wriggling and feeding under your skin to giant snakes that would just as soon have you wriggling under theirs. The presentation, while fascinating, gave new meaning to the phrase "ignorance is bliss."
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Hi everyone,
Looking at another thread, I saw a great comment from someone that you should think about the 20 mile mark of the marathon as the 'half-way' point in the marathon - so get to 20 miles and then start the second half of the run!
As a marathon first-timer (FLM08) its so useful to see some advice from experienced marathoners. I bet that there are a lot of other people on these forums that have knowledge of running marathons that you can't learn about till you've actually run the distance. so...
What one piece of advice would you offer to a marathon first-timer? Whats the one thing that you wish you'd known for running a marathon, that you have learnt through experience?
Most importantly ...
Have a number of goals from 'best I could ever hope for' to 'gone pear shaped'. Adjust you aims and expectations as the race goes on. If you only have one aim then you may be badly disappointed. For all that training, time and effort you should be able to take many positives away.
on a practical note
1) cut your toe nails one week before hand (very serious)
2) carry lucozade pouch lids and water bottle lids as they are provided already open
3) boys should tape up their nipples.
4) smile and enjoy it
Re the vaseline- I put some on my forehead to stop the sweat running into my eyes and it worked really well until on the embankment I poured a little water onto my head to cool off as I often do, and it just washed pure salt into my eyes-agony!
Also I untucked my vest from my shorts at one point-couldn't get it back in the way I wanted it for miles.
The tiniest thing that would be inconvenient in a 10k becomes a major problem at marathon distance. Everything is magnified.
Be prepared to cry at the end. In front of all your hard as nails mates.
If you wear a bum bag, make sure it doesn't wear a large hole through the skin in the small of your back. It stings a bit afterwards.
Don't EVER go for a time on your first go. Very important.
Get to the start early and enjoy the moment.
Well not everything is magnified!, but definitely on that area yes!
Enjoy it! Not just the Big Day but the training and the hard work and effort, be proud of yourself.
Be organised - plan everything, think about what energy drinks/gel you will use (poss do your last LSR as a pre-race 'dress rehearsal'), what you will wear (in cold and hot conditions), have you packed safety pins etc, pre race transport, anyone to look after a warm top for the end etc!!! The minor details can make a difference.
Plan what pace you set out at and STICK TO IT!!!! Re-assess that if needed and do that fairly early (I knew after 3 miles last year that I needed to slow down just a teeny bit, only 5 secs per mile but it made a difference) Have three time goals in mind, it's impossible to know what will happen on the day.
I did have time in mind for my first attempt last year and I got within 2 minutes of that time so it can work, even on your first marathon. Granted though I had done a lot of training.
Believe you can do it, I think this matters more in the marathon than for shorter distances, you have to have that mental strength in the last 6 miles no matter how fast you go or how much training you have done that you can continue at that pace until the end.
Be prepared to laugh and cry and feel elated and it all to feel slightly surreal afterwards.
Be prepared to feel knackered the week after!!!
Be prepared to feel a bit flat the week after that!
And practise going down the stairs backwords!
Ive only done the one ( FLM 07 ) but check the weather forcast . Theres nought you can do about it but the mental understanding of knowing if your going to be running in any extremes might make some of those " what the fcuk am i doing here" a little easier to deal with , and if i may add a second its how brilliant the massive crowd are every foot of the way but i found it a bit over whelming in places ( tower bridge ) all i can say is take it all in and enjoy every last second of it and keep the memories for they are truly special
1) Bodyglide
2)sunglasses, hat, oldes comfiest bra, short and top all practiced in
3) disposable camera in your kit bag. My fav photos ever are the ones me and hubs took jsut before the start and just after the finish.
5) DO NOT be disapointed if you are slower than you planned. It's just too bloody long to be sure how you will cope.
6) There is no such thing as too many gels. Especially if the buggers fall out of our belt during the race.
7) My personal mantra after bitter experience is : Don't stop, stretching will not help the pain go away.
8) If doing FLM just write off the first couple of miles - everyone stops at least twice in the first mile.
Oh yeah - you will be a bit depressed the week after but you will cheer up when you sign up for the next race.
This is great - keep it coming please
Many thanks to all contributers.
Amen to that G.A i was down for a month and couldnt really get motivated for a couple of months .
The more you can plan the easier EVERYTHING will be
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (230 votes).
In short: What fun, a little muddy in places.In full: Lovely conditions, at times but a little soft underfoot.Seriously....probably the hardest race I have ever done.Date of review: November 26, 2012
In short: Lung busting trail race.In full: Don't think about your time for this race, leave your watch at home. Just enjoy the race and admire the scenery if you can! Please don't attempt this race wearing road shoes (I couldn't believe how many people were not wearing trail shoes), it was hard enough trying to stay upright in trail shoes. The runners who chose to wear road shoes were slipping and sliding all over the place. The route was quite muddy last year, so you can imagine what it was like this year! A well oganised and friendly race. Great idea having your name on your race No. (Adds that personal touch - especially when the marshalls voice their encouragement to you). The marshalls were superb and there were ample water/sweet stations througout the route. Looking forward to hurting again next year. Date of review: November 26, 2012
In short: Absolutely FantasticIn full: Makes you want to run off road all the time, tons of mud, water, hills, and a bit of sunshine, perfect. 10/10 again. Well done to all, thanks to marshalls, drinks/food stationers and organisers. Date of review: November 26, 2012
In short: Not for the feint hearted but tremendous fun, great atmosphereIn full: This was my second year, it was far wetter and far muddier but in a perverse way made it more enjoyable, I will be back next year for some more torture!!Date of review: November 26, 2012
In short: Wonderful race - hard on the legs but great on the eyes!In full: Slightly intimidating course profile but the wonderful marshals (including Jester, Corgi woman and general wonderful people) helped push my up the hills and down again. Big tick in the box from me :)Date of review: November 26, 2012
In short: Be hard to find many races more challenging in the southern shires. Great course, great run, the worse the weather the more fun it is!In full: As above plus, the 300m flume tank proved interesting. The Kelston Jesper was epic - well done! Qualifications to the above categories : Value : at face value expensive but as it is linked to a local charity - fabulous. Beginner friendly : I would say 'No' but not account of the race being 'elitist' rather a first timer might wonder what had hit them! Well done to all the marshals and organisers.Date of review: November 26, 2012
In short: Tough, muddy, friendly and glorious scenery. Date of review: November 26, 2012
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In short: Harder than last year but more fun!Date of review: November 26, 2012
In short: Muddier than last year but with beautiful scenery and perfect weather most of the wayDate of review: November 26, 2012
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The Eastern Cicada Killer (Sphecius speciosus) has been reported from nearly all states in the United States east of the continental divide, as well as southern Ontario (Canada) to the north and Guatemala, Honduras, and northeastern Mexico to the south (Holliday & Coelho 2006). Females dig nest burrows in well-drained soil, often forming large nesting aggregations, and provision nest cells with cicadas they capture and paralyze in nearby trees. Several studies have found that the number of cicadas provided to each offspring is fairly consistent, with sons given 1 (sometimes 2) cicadas and daughters given 2 (sometimes 3) cicadas regardless of cicada size. (Hastings et al. 2010 and references therein). Females are generally larger than male-- often over 4 cm in length--and they can provision their nests with cicadas more than 2.5 times their size (Coelho 1997).
Sphecius speciosus is known to capture cicadas of 5 genera (Diceroprocta, Magicicada, Neocicada, Quesada, Tibicen), including more than two dozen species/subspecies (D. cinctifera, D. olympusa, D. viridifascia, and D. vitripennis; Magicicada cassinii and M. septendecim; Neocicada hieroglyphica and N. h. johannis; Quesada gigas; Tibicen auletes, T. canicularis, T. davisi, T. dealbatus, T. dorsatus, T. figuratus, T. linnei, T. lyricen, T. lyricen engelhardti, T. lyricen virescens, T. pruinosus, T. resh, T. resonans, T. robinsonianus, T. similaris, T. tibicen, T. tibicen australis, T. walkeri, T. walkeri pronotalis, and T. winnemanna). Five species of Tibicen (T. canicularis, T. linnei, T. lyricen, T. pruinosus, and T. tibicen [including T. chloromerus, a junior synonym of T. tibicen] are captured most frequently by S. speciosus, together accounting for 88% of specimens taken. (Holliday et al. 2009)
Available data indicate no significant overall prey sex bias. However, Holliday et al. (2009) found that at sites where more than 50 cicada prey were recorded, the male to female ratio of 6 species brought to nests by Sphecius females varied between 0.524 and 2.259. At these sites, chi-square analysis revealed a significant male bias in overall prey sex ratio. The reported significant local variations in prey sex ratios are likely to be due to temporal variations in sex ratios of cicadas available to these opportunistic wasps. (Holliday et al. 2009)
Hastings et al. (2010) studied size-specific provisioning in S.speciosus in northern Florida. They found that individual female cicada killers at these locations exhibited size-specific prey selection. Small wasps brought only small cicadas to their nests, probably because they are unable to carry large cicadas in flight. Large wasps, which are not as constrained in this way, rarely provision their nests with small cicadas. It appears that these wasps selectively hunt the largest prey they can carry in flight. (Hastings et al. 2010) In contrast to the findings of Hastings et al, however, some previous studies in other areas have concluded that female S. speciosus hunted opportunistically, without regard to prey size. (Coelho 1997; Grant 2006). Hastings et al. suggest that this discrepancy may be explained at least in part by the fact that at these other locations the available prey were relatively uniform in size.
DNA sequence analyses by Hastings et al. (2008) have raised the possibility that S. convallis and S. speciosus may not actually be distinct species


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My mother passed away in 1990 and Jessica and I went back to Kansas to visit her grave, family and places of importance to our family. We saw the house my great, great grandfather built, the remains of the dugouts where the family first lived, and my father's aunt in Liberal.
I'd never met my Great Aunt Nell before, that I know of. We stayed at her house and her brother and his wife were up from Kansas. It was great. They are the keepers of the old stories. The ones about the Civil War and my dad's childhood.
While showing us around the house I was excited when she had the old treadle sewing machine that belonged to her mother. Sadly I didn't get a picture of it but this is was it looked like.


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A Sarasota company won a contract with the military for devices that helps detect roadside bombs from a distance.
By KRIS HUNDLEY
Published June 22, 2006
Marines patrolling for roadside bombs in Iraq will soon have a new detection device, developed by a company in Sarasota.
In late May, Gyrocam Systems LLC won a $43-million contract to provide the military's Counter-IED improvised explosive device project with 67 of its triple-sensor cameras. Twenty-seven of the units will be in Iraq by the end of summer.
Gyrocam's cameras will be mounted on telescoping masts on armored vehicles. The cameras have 360-degree coverage and transmit images in high-resolution color, heat-sensitive infrared and night-vision.
"Using the infrared, soldiers can look at garbage 100 to 200 yards away and detect an IED," said Ken Sanborn, 53, Gyrocam's founder, president and chief executive. "We've created bionic-person capability."
Sanborn, whose company beat out several larger competitors to win the Marine C-orps contract, said his claim has been proved in the field. For the past 18 months, three of Gyrocam's camera systems have been in use by the Army in Iraq.
The company's vice president of special projects, Joe Stark, spent about three months in early 2005 both training troops to use the system in Kuwait and monitoring its performance in Iraq.
"The systems contributed to finding a significant number of IEDs," said Stark, who saw the convoys off in the morning and back each night.
"And the platoons using the cameras lost no lives and received no Purple Hearts."
That is significant because roadside bombs have been the biggest cause of deaths and injuries in Iraq.
Until now, patrolling soldiers have been expected to find the devices, which are often hidden in old tires or tucked under piles of grass, with the naked eye or by peering through binoculars, while their armored vehicle is in motion.
With the Gyrocam, the soldier never has to stop or leave the vehicle to inspect a suspicious object. The image is transmitted from a safe distance to the camera's operator inside the vehicle; if it looks like a bomb, an explosive ordnance disposal team is called in to disarm it.
Sanborn said the only incident involving the Gyrocam system occurred when the soldiers forgot they no longer had to drive up to an IED to make identification.
"They got 6 feet from one," he said. "It damaged the vehicle but the guys didn't get a scratch."
The camera system proved to have another valuable use. Because the insurgents who set the IEDs are often waiting nearby, images recorded by the Gyrocam can be used to track down those responsible.
Gyrocam's multimillion-dollar award from the Defense Department marks the latest transformation for a company once known as Aerial Films that Sanborn started 11 years ago.
Formerly a staff director and cameraman with ABC's 20/20, Sanborn decided to develop his own gyro-stabilized camera in 1991 after getting fed up with a popular model on the market that continually malfunctioned.
By 1996, he was building helicopter-mounted cameras and operating an eye-in-the-sky news service for the major networks, including the NBC affiliate in New York.
In 2000, Sanborn, who was raised in Lakeland, relocated the company from Morristown, N.J., to a parcel adjacent to Sarasota International Airport.
Attached to the new two-story office building is a hangar where Gyrocam installs its cameras in customers' aircraft.
Aerial Films' primary business went into a slump after the Sept. 11 attacks.
"We weren't allowed to fly over New York City for about three months," Sanborn said. "And people in New York didn't care about the traffic in New Jersey."
With the nation in a high-security mind-set, Sanborn quickly spied another potential market for his cameras: homeland security and law enforcement. Among its early customers was the Tampa Police Department, which spent about $2-million in 1999 on the company's helicopter-mounted cameras, which allow police to conduct nighttime surveillance and read license plates from 2,000 feet in the air.
Sanborn's work with the Tampa police resulted in some negative publicity in late 2003. Just days before he retired, Tampa Police Chief Bennie Holder agreed to act as consultant for Sanborn's company.
Holder, who had recommended the purchase of Sanborn's equipment years earlier, also posed in uniform in an ad for the company before he left office.
Holder denied any wrongdoing at the time, saying Aerial's systems had been chosen in a competitive bid.
Sanborn, whose biggest customer to date has been the federal Drug Enforcement Agency, recently dismissed the controversy, saying Holder is no longer a consultant for the company.
Sanborn's business underwent a major change in late 2003 when it partnered with a large foreign investor.
Aerial Films filed for bankruptcy and its assets were bought by newly formed Gyrocam, which is jointly owned by Sanborn and Jagen Investments Pty Ltd., a $1-billion Australian investment fund.
With the evolution of the company came a change in tactics. While the business had traditionally focused on putting high-resolution viewfinders on helicopters, airplanes and boats, Sanborn tried something different when he heard about the military's counter-IED project.
"They were looking for a way to fly over the roads and detect anomalies," said Sanborn, adding that such aerial tactics are still being developed. "But I thought, 'Why not put the camera on a vehicle?' People thought I was nuts."
A prototype model of a Gyrocam mounted on a GMC Suburban was first taken to a Defense department meeting in Washington in April 2003. After 18 months of testing by the military, Sanborn's company got a $1-million contract from the Army for the three systems now in use.
In addition to the recently awarded Marine contract, Gyrocam is working on a classified project with the military in Iraq.
Gyrocam's fast turnaround on the Marine Corps contract is due to a calculated risk Sanborn took more than a year ago.
He said he invested more than $20-million in inventory, ordering hard-to-get gyro assemblies, lenses and motors so he would have them on hand.
Sanborn is hopeful that the military will order 500 to 600 camera systems over the next three to four years. Such growth could mean the doubling of Gyrocam's workforce, which now numbers about 45. The company is already planning a major expansion of its manufacturing and hangar space.
"Sometimes business is about doing what your gut tells you," Sanborn said.
"And I feel very passionately that this is a great opportunity to grow our business plus support the war fighter. And you don't often get the chance in life to do both."
Times researcher Carolyn Edds contributed to this report. Kris Hundley can be reached at email@example.com or (727) 892-2996.
infobox: Gyrocam Systems LLCHeadquarters: SarasotaBusiness: Making and installing gyro-stabilized cameras that transmit images in high-resolution color, infrared and night visionFounder: Ken Sanborn, president, CEOInvestor: Jagen Investments Pty, Ltd., Melbourne, AustraliaCustomers:Law enforcement agencies, TV news stations, militaryBiggest contract: $43-million with Marine Corps' Counter-IED Project
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Roasted Vegetable Soup
- 3 to 4 cups chicken stock, preferably homemade
- 1 quart Roasted Winter Vegetables, recipe follows
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- For serving:
- Brioche Croutons, recipe follows
- Good olive oil
- Roasted Winter Vegetables:
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- 1 pound carrots, peeled
- 1 pound parsnips, peeled
- 1 large sweet potato, peeled
- 1 small butternut squash (about 2 pounds), peeled and seeded
- 3 tablespoons good olive oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- Brioche Croutons:
- 6 ounces brioche loaf or challah
- 1 tablespoon good olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
DirectionsFor serving:
In a large saucepan, heat 3 cups of chicken stock. Coarsely puree the Roasted Winter Vegetables and the chicken stock in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade (or use a handheld blender). Pour the soup back into the pot and season, to taste. Thin with more chicken stock and reheat. The soup should be thick but not like a vegetable puree, so add more chicken stock and/or water until it's the consistency you like.
Serve with Brioche Croutons and a drizzle of good olive oil.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
Cut the carrots, parsnips, sweet potato, and butternut squash in 1 to 1 1/4-inch cubes. All the vegetables will shrink while baking, so don't cut them too small.
Place all the cut vegetables in a single layer on 2 sheet pans. Drizzle them with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Toss well. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, until all the vegetables are tender, turning once with a metal spatula.
Sprinkle with parsley, season to taste, and serve hot.
Yield: 8 servings
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Slice the bread about 3/4-inch thick. Cut off the crusts and then cut the slices in 3/4-inch dice. You should have 3 to 4 cups of croutons.
Place the croutons on a sheet pan and toss them with the olive oil, salt, and pepper. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, tossing once, until they're nicely browned on all sides. Cool to room temperature before using and store in a sealed plastic bag.
Yield: 3 to 4 cups
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Medium Beach Waves
There is not better hairstyle for those hot and long summer days out! Give your medium hairstyle some nice waves, which are great for hot days, you won't have to worry about running to the bathroom every hour to make sure your hair is still holding. The messier the sexier ;)


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In fashion, sometimes the right color makes all the difference. I've held off on buying many a handbag because the color wasn't just right; sure, the bag came in purple, but it was a blue-based purple, and I like it red-based. Or the bag was beautifully designed, but it only came in black or tan, and I just don't see the fun in that. Or maybe I wanted the grey just a hair darker, or a hair lighter - it could be anything. Rarely does a brand get color as spot-on correct as Proenza Schouler does with Peacock Blue, which is new for Spring 2013.
With this shade (and its little sister, Light Peacock), Proenza's reignited my lust for, among others, the Proenza Schouler PS11. The shade works particularly well with the structured, thick leather used for the bag and the PS11 Tote, although my coworker Hilary has her sights set on the smoother, slouchier PS1 in the same color. Neither of us would turn down a suede PS1 pouch in Light Peacock, and the color even makes me reconsider (momentarily) my lack of enthusiasm for the PS13. Check out all the bags below or shop directly via Proenza Schouler.


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Emergency responders in various jurisdictions have reported struggling to deal with a shortage of drug supplies created by manufacturing delays and industry changes. Some paramedics are injecting expired medications, despite a risk they won't work as intended. Others are scrambling to train paramedics to use alternative medications. In some cases, ambulance crews have simply gone without drugs they can't buy.
One Central Oregon fire department reported using expired supplies of 11 medications at the peak of the crisis earlier this year. Another in Arizona went three weeks without any drugs to treat seizures.The University of Utah's Drug Information Service reports a shortage of 275 medications.
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Celoron Looking For New Code Enforcement Officer
CELORON – A new official to handle code enforcement is wanted in Celoron.
On Monday, Frank Fonti resigned from the position of code officer for the village. He was first appointed to the position in August 2010. At the time, Fonti was the code officer for Falconer, as well.
John Keeney, Celoron mayor, said Fonti's resignation was a "big, big loss" for the village.
"He is one of the better people to know," he said. "He is not just a great code officer, but also a great person. He did the job with compassion and understanding."
Keeney said Fonti's successor has not been selected, and the village hasn't advertised the opening, yet.
In other business, the garbage collection rates for non-village residents has increased. Keeney said the fee will increase $30, going from $250 a year to $280. In December, village officials also raised dumpster fees from $680 to $725. Keeney said, in December, the reason for the price jump is the increased costs for dumpsters, diesel fuel and tipping fees.
The Celoron Rib-Fest will be held Wednesday, June 5, through Saturday, June 8. The headlining band for the event will be the M-80s, who will play Saturday night.
Celoron officials also accepted the resignation of Lisa Sobocinski, who was the village's animal control officer.


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Categorizing hackers by the technology they deal with can be complicated. Because networking and computing technology is so vast, hackers often specialize in one or a few specific areas. For example, some focus on a particular operating system (e.g., Unix, Mac OS, Windows), some master the workings of individual applications (e.g., e-mail servers, firewalls, Web servers), and some focus on a particular type of attack, (e.g., denial of service, dial-in penetration, Web hacks). Still others use social engineering as a way to gain unauthorized access. There are a few hackers who have mastered more than one of the above issues, but only a select few have a great deal of experience in all topics.
To avoid the intricacies identified above, our characterization of hackers is based only on their overall technical competence and ability to compromise computer technology, networks, protocols, and systems. For our purposes, we divide hackers into three groups: first, second, and third tiers. These tiers form a pyramid in which there are a small number of genius-level hackers (first tier), many more second-tier hackers, and a large populationin the third tier. Within our categorization, we discuss their capabilities and motivations.
Hacker Skill Levels
First-Tier Hackers (Skilled)
First-tier hackers are programmers who have the ability to find unique vulnerabilities in existing software and to create working exploit code. These hackers, as a whole, are not seeking publicity and are rarely part of front-page news stories. As a result, they are known only to the security community for the programs they write and the exploits they have uncovered. First-tier hackers are individuals with a deep understanding of the OSI model and the TCP stack. Coding is more than just a hobby, and they dedicate a great deal of time and energy to it. They are committed to keeping their technical knowledge and skills current. Not all tier-one hackers are malicious. In fact, some are actively involved in developing technologies that can be used to improve overall network security, such as hackers from the ISS X-force, the Bindview Razor Team, and the AXENT SWAT team (AXENT has been purchased by Symantec).
Tier-one hackers can work independently or through a network of hacking teams that run exploits from a variety of locations, making it difficult to trace the activities back to their source. These teams can be developed in Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channels, in conferences such as DefCon, or in small groups of computer-savvy friends. Often one first-tier hacker creates the programs and other members of the team run them against target networks. This creates a reputation for the group rather than a single individual.
Second-Tier Hackers (Semi-skilled)
Hackers in this tier have a technical skill level equivalent to that of system administrators. Tier-two hackers are far more common than tier-one hackers and may have experience with several operating systems, understand TCP/IP, and know how to exploit several vulnerabilities. They generally have less depth of knowledge but possibly greater breadth than the first tier. This level of hacker would be part of a security team in a large organization. Some level of programming or scripting ability is required. For example, they should be able to port a tool from one flavor of Unix to another. A majority of security consultants fall into this tier. Tier-two hackers have worked with
computers for most of their careers and understand how they work. They have an extensive collection of tools, a reliable methodology, and ability, but they generally rely on other people to identify and code most exploits due to lack of time to specialize in a particular technology. Tier-two hackers like to play with new tools as soon as they come out and are often beta-testers and part-time developers for freeware and open source security tools. They can also be found as regular contributors to security mailing lists.
Third-Tier Hackers (Unskilled)
The lowest and most populated part of the pyramid is the third tier, whose members are commonly referred to as script kiddies. This terminology comes from the fact that members of this tier generally rely on previously coded scripts and prepackaged hacking tools downloaded from the Internet to do their hacking. Script kiddies are usually individuals who are intrigued by the notion of gaining unauthorized access and are open to using untested pieces of code, especially while others (target networks and users) are at risk. For this reason, tier-three hackers get the least respect but are often the most annoying and dangerous. Tier-three hackers can cause big problems for large organizations since they are not afraid to run untested scripts against networks without truly understanding what the scripts do and what the consequences may be. This combination of irresponsible experimentation and incomplete knowledge often leads to disaster, such as the unintended loss of information.
A script or hacking tool can show the effect of a vulnerability on someone's network but should be treated with definitive care. Once a tool is aimed and fired, it will have its effect on the target regardless of the assailant's intention or understanding of how the tool works. Of course, hackers in this tier are fairly easy to identify and/or catch (as compared with first-tier hackers). In our lab, we have seen hackers attacking our NT honeypot systems by using Unix-specific scripts (trying to NFS mount an NT share). They generally do not attempt to cover their tracks; in fact, they may perform activities that attract attention, such as running port scans against all possible ports, 1–65535. With minimal intrusion detection and monitoring capabilities these attempts can be stopped.
Tier-three hackers generally hack as a hobby and are usually in search of notoriety. They feel, perhaps from watching movies, that by successfully "hacking" a system, they will become "elite." This is the attraction in working with a programmer —it holds the promise of valuable experience and the fame/infamy script kiddies seek. Publicity seeking is one of the main reasons why these hackers get caught. They are so interested in becoming known that they tell everyone about their latest conquest on hacker IRC channels. Script kiddies do not necessarily have computer-related professions. In fact, given that they are often the younger people on the Internet, they may still be in high school. They run the code they find on the Internet on their office, home, or school network. Most large organizations have at least one individual with enough computer knowledge to obtain hacking tools but no authorization to run them. Curiosity about how the tools work and what information might be obtained leads to an unauthorized security breech.
Tier-three hackers spend their time surfing the Internet in search of the latest and greatest automated hacker tools. Their tool set is generally entirely downloaded from the Internet as is. Often they scan the Internet looking for a site susceptible to the latest exploit they have just learned to see if it really works. Tier-three hackers are generally recipients of security mailing lists, though they may not be regular contributors, and are often vocal in hacker IRC channels.
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Time to pay some bills… with a review of the Rotating G Spot Rabbit vibrator!
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Yup, it's the one featured on That Episode of Sex and the City, where Charlotte develops VD (vibrator dependency). I'm not much one for vibrators, myself, so I gave it to my roommate, SmartAssSub, to product-test. She was delighted, as her own vibrator had died the day before. Serendipity, yes? Yes!
She opted to use the bunny-only option, just for clitoral stimulation–no insertion. According to her, "if I had inserted, I would have lost my fucking mind!" The busy little bunny has three settings–pulsing, constant and fast pulsing. On the constant setting, it kindly bestowed three consequential orgasms–and then one big one. SAS reports the toy is user-friendly right out of the box, the material warms to skin temperature nicely, and she kept it at hand for the rest of the night–just in case.
Other comments:
- "I didn't want to let go of it. It was a fun ride. And it doesn't snore. Huzzah!"
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- "I was really hoping to have sex with someone other than myself this year, but in the meantime, this will do nicely!"
SmartAssSub give the Rabbit two thumbs way up!
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