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Two hearings tomorrow—one in court and one in Congress—will highlight the brewing debate over whether Congress should expand federal surveillance laws to force Internet communications service providers like Facebook, Google and Skype to build technical backdoors into their systems to enable government wiretapping.
• First, at 10:00 AM EST on Capitol Hill, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing entitled "Going Dark: Lawful Electronic Surveillance in the Face of New Technologies", where law enforcement representatives are expected to make their case for expanded Internet wiretapping capabilities.
Today EFF filed a reply brief in its FOIA lawsuit seeking records from the FBI, DOJ and DEA that would justify the Administration's need to expand federal surveillance laws like the Communications Assistance to Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). The proposed expansion would require communications providers like Skype, Facebook, Blackberry and Twitter to build wiretapping capabilities right into their systems, and although we know Congress intends to turn to this issue early this year, FBI, DEA and DOJ have argued they can't give us all the documents we asked for until the summer of 2012.
"Effective data protection is vital for our democracies and underpins other fundamental rights and freedoms." - Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship.
At the beginning of this year EFF identified a dozen important trends in law, technology and business that we thought would play a significant role in shaping digital rights in 2010, with a promise to revisit our predictions at the end of the year. Now, as 2010 comes to a close, we're going through each of our predictions one by one to see how accurate we were in our trend-spotting. Today, we're looking back on Trend #8, Congress, where we predicted:
In retrospect, 2009 wasn't disastrous for online civil liberties in federal technology law. With Washington entirely distracted by health care reform, a lot of the most problematic proposed federal technology legislation was delayed, postponed or temporarily forgotten.
[W]e're in favor of strong encryption, robust encryption. The country needs it, industry needs it. We just want to make sure we have a trap door and key under some judge's authority where we can get there if somebody is planning a crime. - FBI Director Louis Freeh, May 11, 1995
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Posted March 28, 2003; 04:49 p.m.
The University's International Festival -- intended to bring together the numerous ethnic, cultural, regional and performing arts organizations on campus to celebrate world cultures -- is planned for Monday through Saturday, March 31-April 5.
Activities will include exhibitions, presentations, food and performances to fete diversity, promote understanding and spread knowledge of the ethnic and cultural differences and similarities of the Princeton community.
International films will be shown at 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday in 302 Frist. The events will include a cultural and fashion show at 8 p.m. Friday and will culminate with a variety of activities from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. Both of these events will take place on the Frist South Lawn.
The International Festival is a collaborative effort of the Consortium of International Student Organizations and the International Center. For a complete listing of activities, visit the center's Web site or call (609) 258-5006.
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Posted on 18 Mar 2010 by Dave Allen.
It was not a happy St. Patrick's Day for the Reds on Wednesday in Goodyear. Cincinnati fell to Milwaukee 5-2 in the afternoon, then dropped an 8-2 decision to Cleveland at night. The Indians, the Reds spring training partners in Goodyear, have beaten the Reds all three times they've met this spring. Cincinnati hopes to reverse that trend on Thursday as the Indians will be the home team. Fir...


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just wanted to let everyone know that tomorrow night on showtime a sports documentary will air that covers the 1970 and 1971 usc and alabama football games. this was a home and home series scheduled by two of the GIANTS of the time, coaches McKay and Bryant!
the first of these games was won by usc 42 to 21. in that game sam cunningham gained ~1,000 yards at legion field in birmingham. this game is often credited with providing much assistance in the integration of southern football.
the second game was alabama's first game in the wishbone. i don't remember the score but alabama had been in "closed, super secret practice" and no one knew the wishbone offense was to be unveiled. alabama won that one.
dustin if you are able to view the show please provide a "review". i don't get showtime, my wife never subscribes to any of them "nekkid channels"!


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The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) is committed to ensuring the organisation is representative of the community that plays and supports the game.
As part of that commitment, the NZRU is focused on attracting more women to the game at all levels - on the field and off the field.
We have in place a Women's Strategy, developed with leading rugby women, to help us reinvigorate the women's game and are pleased to see increasing numbers playing the game - 15,000 played last year, making up more than 10 per cent of player numbers.
The profile of the women's game is also rising with sevens inclusion in the Olympics.
One of the NZRU's six strategic goals is to win men and women's gold at the Olympics in Brazil in 2016 and we have had a huge response from female athletes to our Go4Gold campaign - around a thousand women put their hand up to be selected for the New Zealand Women's Sevens team.
As participation increases, we hope, and expect, more women will want to be involved off the field, including in governance roles, as has happened with other sports.
Many women already make an important contribution to running our organisation.
Of 85 staff, more than half (44) are women, including the chief financial officer.
There are no women on the NZRU board and we acknowledge this is an issue for us.
Dr Farrah Palmer, former captain of the Black Ferns, is on the NZRU Maori Board and our Rugby World Cup organising body had a woman on the board and a female chief operating officer.
We certainly welcome women on the board and have actively sought applications - 24 have applied for the board's two independent director positions in the past five years.
But it's not just women - we want our board to be representative of the rugby community.
That is why at a special general meeting last year the NZRU constitution was changed to underline that commitment to diversity.
The board of nine already required two independent directors and one Maori director.
The constitution now states that the board appointment process for independent directors must have regard to the gender, ethnicity of players and the need to reflect the whole of the New Zealand rugby community generally.
The NZRU also endorses the Olympic Charter's aim to support the promotion of women in sport at all levels and in all structures. And we support the initiative of Sport NZ and the NZ Olympic Committee to offer development scholarships to women who have shown leadership and want to pursue governance positions in sport.
Over the next few years we hope there will be a better balanced representation on our board to reflect the important role that women have in playing and supporting our sport.
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I use the WDT all the time on a Mega, I wasn't aware that it didn't work
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By Shuli Ren
Starting this weekend, China will allow its three state-owned telecoms to set their own pricing for phone, mobile and other services.
Shares of the three telecoms fell upon concerns that a price war may ensue. China Telecom (CHA) lost 1.8%. China Unicom (CHU) slumped 2.2%. China Mobile (CHL) was down 0.5%.
A price war is unlikely, however. Wall Street Journal reports:
Analysts said they don't expect the new move to have a major impact on pricing by China's three- state-run carriers, since the companies have become increasingly profit-oriented and have generally avoided price wars in the past.
"The latest policy change is more like a gesture. It is in line with the government's goals to improve the efficiency of state-owned enterprises by promoting market forces," said Mizuho Securities analyst Marvin Lo.
"Effective tariffs are already market-driven, and both voice and data tariffs have been on declining trends in recent years due to competitive pressure among the three operators. Therefore, we do not expect any significant change in competitive environment on the back of this regulatory announcement", wrote Morgan Stanley analysts Gary Yu, Navin Killa and Alvin Jiang in a note today.


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By Geoffrey Merritt
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(Oct. 13, 2006)--The UTSA Police Department has issued its annual security report.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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The report includes institutional policies on campus security and safety, and information regarding sexual assaults.
Obtain a copy of the report by calling (210) 458-4242 or download the pdf document from the UTSA Police Department Web site. Click on "2006 Safety and Security Report."
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You may be hearing a silly report that Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds secretly got themselves married but I'm here to tell you that they are not married … and I'm almost entirely completely certain that they are not … yeah. TMZ got their hands on a police report that involves Blake and Ryan who were involved in some sort of paparazzi incident. The police officer who wrote up the report referred to Blake as Ryan's "wife" and from there, TMZ started propagating the story that the couple possibly secretly got married. But, IMHO, what is more likely is that the police officer incorrectly made an assumption about the couple's relationship and this whole thing is much ado about nothing. Click below to read more deets about this non-married story.
Could Ryan Reynolds have married another comic-book starlet? Speculation ignited Saturday that the actor, once wed to Avengers star Scarlett Johanson, secretly married his Green Lantern co-star Blake Lively. The cause of all the commotion? An unassuming police report, which lists Lively as the actor's wife. According to a police report filed July 8 in Bedford Hills, N.Y., Reynolds complained a car had been following the couple, and suspected its occupant was a photographer. The officer writing the report referred to "Ryan Reynolds and his wife," TMZ reports.
Though the wife's name was blacked out, the officer presumably was referring to Lively, who has been spotted with Reynolds in Bedford Hills, where they own a cottage together. The existence of a Mrs. Ryan Reynolds is referred to a second time in the report as well. But don't rush to congratulate the couple just yet. Just hours father the news broke, multiple outlets reported receiving denials from Lively's reps, who say the police officer simply made a mistake in assuming the couple were married. The official denials haven't stopped the flow of tweets from well-wishers, as dozens of (mostly female) fans expressed congratulations to the couple.
LOL. It's easy to see how something like this could get blown out of proportion, especially when TMZ goes out of their way to make it an issue. But, as I said above, it's very likely that the police officer merely made a mistake in his report. That said, I guess I would be remiss if I didn't note that it is within the realm of possibility that Blake and Ryan *could* be secretly married. I mean, I could be secretly married to David. Shannon could be secretly married to Ryan Lochte. The possibility of secret marriages are endless. I, personally, do not believe that the couple are hitched … but, I guess we can never truly be certain, can we?
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This is well worth the time it takes to read.You've come this far you may as well go here >>http://pajamasmedia.com/victordavish...e-day-after-2/Reconciliation
I wish President-elect Obama well, and hope that even his critics can concede that he waged a successful and often brilliant (if not shrewdly stealthy) campaign.
It seems to me that conservatives have a golden opportunity to offer criticism and advice in a manner that many liberals did not during the last eight years. By that I mean I hope there are no conservative versions of the Nicholson Baker Knopf-published novel Checkpoint, the creepy documentary by Gerald Range, the attempt to name a sewer plant after an American President, or the celebrity outbursts that we have witnessed with the tired refrain of Hitler/Nazi Bushthat all have cheapened political discourse. When I hear a partisan insider like Paul Begala urging at the 11th hour that we now rally around lame-duck Bush in his last few days, I detect a sense of apprehension that no Democrats would wish conservatives to treat Obama as they did Bush for eight years.
In the future, criticism should be offered in unified pro-American tones, rather than anti-Obama screeds. When disagreements arise, they should be couched in a sense of regret rather than ebullition. There should be no conservative counterparts of Bill Maher, Michael Moore, or Al Franken.
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6.18: Earthquake Safe Structures
Why is California Memorial Stadium called a "tectonic time bomb"?
The Hayward Fault passes directly beneath both end zones at California Memorial Stadium, the home of football at the University of California, Berkeley. The site probably looked flat and easy to build on in 1922 before knowledge of earthquake faults was very advanced. Now, in the over-built East Bay, the land is worth an incredible amount of money. To make the stadium safe for workers, players, and fans, the stadium is being renovated in a $321 million project involving 10 miles of steel cables, silicone fluid-filled shock absorbers, concrete piers, 3 feet of sand, plastic sheeting, and stone columns. Go Bears!
New Construction
New construction can be made safer in many ways:
- Skyscrapers and other large structures built on soft ground must be anchored to bedrock, even if it lies hundreds of meters below the ground surface.
- The correct building materials must be used. Houses should bend and sway. Wood and steel are better than brick, stone, and adobe, which are brittle and will break.
- Larger buildings must sway, but not so much that they touch nearby buildings. Counterweights and diagonal steel beams are used to hold down sway.
- Large buildings can be placed on rollers so that they move with the ground.
- Buildings may be placed on layers of steel and rubber to absorb the shock of the waves.
- Connections, such as where the walls meet the foundation, must be made strong.
- In a multi-story building, the first story must be well supported (Figure below).
The first floor of this San Francisco building is collapsing after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
To make older buildings more earthquake safe, retrofitting with steel or wood can reinforce a building's structure and its connections (Figure below). Elevated freeways and bridges can also be retrofitted so that they do not collapse.
Steel trusses were built in an x-pattern to retrofit a dormitory at the University of California, Berkeley. The building is very near the Hayward Fault.
Preventing Fire Damage
Fires often cause more damage than the earthquake. Fires start because seismic waves rupture gas and electrical lines, and breaks in water mains make it difficult to fight the fires (Figure below). Builders zigzag pipes so that they bend and flex when the ground shakes. In San Francisco, water and gas pipelines are separated by valves so that areas can be isolated if one segment breaks.
In the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, fire was much more destructive than the ground shaking.
Cost Considerations
Why aren't all structures in earthquakes zones constructed for maximum safety? Cost, of course. More sturdy structures are much more expensive to build. So communities must weigh how great the hazard is, what different building strategies cost, and make an informed decision.
In 1868 marked the Hayward Fault erupted in what would be a disastrous earthquake today. Since the fault erupts every 140 years on average, East Bay residents and geologists are working to prepare for the inevitable event.
See more at http://science.kqed.org/quest/video/the-hayward-fault-predictable-peril/.
- retrofit: Adding new technology to older systems.
- New structures that are built to meet earthquake safety codes do much better in earthquakes.
- Old buildings can be retrofitted for better safety.
- Cost is an important factor in deciding how safe to make the structures in an area.
Use this resource to answer the questions that follow.
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2. Why is it called a floating building?
3. How many suspension points are in the building?
4. What size earthquake should the building be able to withstand?
5. How far is it designed to move?
1. Why do people build structures in earthquake-prone areas like the San Francisco or Los Angeles areas?
2. Why do fires do so much damage after an earthquake?
3. How do people weigh the costs and benefits to determining how earthquake safe to make structures in an area?
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I was pointed to a Gnome blog where it is said that the KDE name has been dragged into mud by the reaction on the UserLinux list.
I agree that there have been overreactions on the UserLinux list, from some KDE people. However, I find the blog unfair in the sense that it only talks about the bad aspects of KDE, those overheated discussions on UserLinux. We took a great time to prepare a clear, argumented and constructive proposition: http://desktop.kdenews.org/strategy.html
But it seems that nobody has taken care to read it or to take it into account when they talk about KDE and UserLinux. There has also been a lot of argumented postings, not only from KDE people, whose concerns about UserLinux have still not been answered.
I think the reaction on UserLinux are strong because, like many free software developers, we are passionate at what we do and UserLinux sounded like an exciting project. However, the rules were not written in the original paper. What sounded like a community based project where choices would be dabeted and argumented turned out to be a dictatorship project. Bruce said that some part of the project would be community-based, but I have the feeling that the only community-based decision ever accepted will be the one that follow the opinion of Bruce.
I am expecting more frustration on the UserLinux list. For example, people are debating about a name, but I expect Bruce to come back and said that he never intended to change the name, so all the people who have voted can all go home.
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Rebelscum is reporting that the Geonosis wave has surfaced at a Target in Arizona.
Three waves in 1.5 months...2006 is off to a great yet expensive start!!
Rebelscum is reporting that the Geonosis wave has surfaced at a Target in Arizona.
Three waves in 1.5 months...2006 is off to a great yet expensive start!!
"The boy you trained, gone he is...consumed by Darth Vader." - Yoda, Revenge of the Sith
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I saw that earlier. They aren't wasting any time in between waves which is a good thing as it keeps me on my toes.
Up, up, and OKAAAAY!!!
I scored this wave (actually, just the two clones) today from Target in the Dallas Tx area - pretty shocked to see them first before hearing any real reports....
Saw both variants of threepio, but hate them both - real weak sculpt, but does look ok on card.
Real men buy Willrow
Stupid Hasbro Canada hasn't even gotten the Hoth wave out yet....
To those that like to critize me, I say: It is a lot easier to say something critical than it is to say some thing while tied up and in my trunk. - Jack Handy
Looks like I'll be leaving work a little early today.
i found them here in texas too, but no scorch...those sound like there going quick.
and We're back in 3..2.. ..
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Damn, hoepfully it will be a week or so here for them.
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I opened the Utapau Clone and Scorch - both are cool - Scorch being a nice suprise....decent articulation, with only the legs being minimal articulation.
Can't wait for Cody - slowly but surely, the Clone collection is looking decent - if only Hasbro would do a 401st using #41's body....
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With these waves coming out at this rate, they'll be done by August. LOL
Found the Geonosis Wave as well at Target last week, only picked up & had enough money for Utapau Clone Trooper, Scorch, and Sora Bulq. These 3 seem to be the only new scupts or newly painted orange clone out in this wave. Yoda, Jango, Poggle, Sun Fac & C-3PO are all repacks to me from other waves. Basically I've got those already. Why is the Utapau Clone Trooper considered to be in & packed in the Geonosis wave? Looking forward to getting Commander Cody!
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A great discussion tonight at our District meeting prompted some thought.
We got to the point of the meeting where we talked about Trained leaders within the District.
I am not going to share those numbers, but lets say that across the board in the Scouting Program we have an issue with getting Registered leaders to training.
So there is the topic.. Why do registered leaders not attend training? And what can we do to get them there.
I think it is not to much to ask for a registered leader to attend training. If a person understands the value of the Scouting program, then there should be no problem getting folks to training.
But sometimes it is hard to get people to truly understand the value of Scouting.. or better yet, the value of a trained leader within the Scouting Program.
The comment came up about all of us being volunteers and there is no way that we can force or make someone go to training, and while that is true, there seems to be an obligation to the youth in the program to provide trained leaders for their Scouting experience. Again, if you understand what Scouting offers, then training is a no brainer. But what about the new Tiger Cub parents? In most cases these are new parents to Scouting. Many have never been associated with Scouting. They got a flyer and came to a join night, now they are registered leaders. What do they know about Scouting?
Well, its a catch 22. They don't know much, because they are not trained. They are not trained, because they don't know (in most cases) that they need training.
You know… I can read online, buy a book at the Scout shop, and pretty much figure out this Scouting thing. Right? I suppose that could be true, but skipping out on training you loose to much.
Training provides consistency from leader to leader. Training provides resources, not only the book stuff, but the advantage of Scout leaders that are the trainers with their vast knowledge and experience. I do not think that is over rated.
Training provides a foundation from which leaders build. It opens the doors to the many facets of the Scouting program.
It encourages more training… WHAT!!!! MORE TRAINING!!!
Yep, more training! There are so many training supplements designed to enhance your units experience, and then there is Wood Badge.
But again, for those of us that understand the value of trained leaders… this is a no brainer. We get trained and stay trained for the boys. Like the slogan says, Every Scout deserves a trained leader.
Volunteer or not, you need to understand that this is all about the Scouts.
In my last post I discussed time. If you really believe that there is value in Scouting, and that the boys deserve trained leaders, and that trained leaders provide a better Scouting program.. then you will get trained and encourage the rest of the leaders around you to get and stay trained.
Have a Great Scouting Day!


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Well, it's been awhile!
I left Microchip a couple of years ago for many reasons, the least not being that my supervisor didn't know what an infinite loop was.
The fact is that the weeks prior to my leaving, I was set to teach a course at the yearly Masters conference on embedded and Linux. This course was cancelled. The reason, I was told that there just wasn't any interest.
At that time I was also working on a distro project aimed at embedded users. This project was scrapped at about the same time the class was cancelled.
Feeling stagnant and feeling that things were not going to change, I left to pursue other options. I don't regret that decision, as much as I did love working in an engineering environment.
I was looking for a job for my sister, who is in finance, so I looked at Microchip and found this post for a Linux Fellow. Ironically, I meet the qualifications. These big companies have no idea what they have. While Microchip was not at all the evil empire that other corporate entities are, they still failed to recognize the talent and skills of their current staff pool...
Microchip is seeking a dynamic open-source leader, speaker and developer to be our Linux Technical Fellow, internally and for the embedded Linux community at large. The individual selected for this position will be responsible for executing the following objectives:
1) Shape the strategy for Microchip to become a respected player in the embedded Linux community.
2) Working with architects, ensure that Microchip devices and software present a world-class solution.
3) Guide the realization of the strategy developed above, staffing and leading a team to do so.
4) Represent Microchip's growing dominance in the community.
5) Improve and maintain Microchip's relationship with key Linux influencers.
Key Responsibilities:
•Develop a viable, culturally-appropriate business strategy to make Microchip a vital force in embedded Linux.
•Ensure that Microchip's silicon devices represent a viable vehicle for embedded Linux.
•Ensure that Microchip's software offerings appropriately support the Linux eco-system.
•Ensure that Microchip's Linux offering meets or exceeds the demands of our customer base.
•Represent Microchip to the community when necessary.
•Represent Microchip's Linux offering to key customers as required.
•Coordinate the embedded Linux message with marketing professionals.
•Attract and build a first-rate development team and lead the realization of the agreed-upon strategy.
•Step in and provide hands-on guidance, including coding, when necessary.
Job Requirements :
•Bachelor's Degree in a technical field, preferably an advanced degree.
•Proven, demonstrable track record bringing Linux to the embedded world.
•Minimum five (5) years contributing to the open-source, preferably Linux, community.
•Excellent verbal (including public speaking), written, teaching and presentation skills.
•Strong organization skills.
•Strong leadership skills.
•A team-oriented perspective.


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Some of the HOt Wheels guys are pretty paranoid. There's this one guy who always rushes to the little cars aisle even when I'm the only collector there. At this point he has to realize I don't give a crap about his little cars. I feel like saying, "Relax grandpa, I'm walking to the Star Wars section!"
Then when he gets there, I can hear him knocking all those little Hot Wheels off the pegs. And some of them will step out of the aisle and look toward the front of the store, I think to see if any "rivals" are coming. It's like a race against time with these guys.
Unfortunately, I'm starting to realize that if I'm one of the only Star Wars collectors there at opening, chances are nothing's on the pegs. I think some collectors and scalpers call before the store opens.


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Before we revisit with today's author, I want to announce that the winner of the signed copy of Cooking the Books, by Bonnie Calhoun, is:
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Congratulations! I'll contact you today for your snail mail address, and we'll get your book to you right away. I encourage readers to keep commenting and/or subscribe at right (above my list of books) in order to participate in future book give-aways!
Now let's revisit with Margaret Daley, author of Saving Hope (Abingdon, March 2012).
Margaret Daley, an award-winning author of eighty-two books, has been married for over forty years and is a firm believer in romance and love.
When she isn't traveling, she's writing love stories, often with a suspense thread and corralling her three cats that think they rule her household.
Please tell us five random things we might not know about you.
--My least favorite housekeeping chore is dusting. It seems like it is back only an hour later.
--I have three cats--all strays that showed up on my doorstep. Now we have cats that hang out in our backyard. I think they know we're suckers for animals.
--I've gone scuba diving before, but I prefer snorkeling unless the ocean is really rough.
--I was a cheerleader in high school. I still like to cheer on people as an adult.
--This summer I got to see a volcano erupting on an island that my ship passed by. It was at night and beautiful to watch in the dark with the lava flowing yellow/orange/red down the mountain. Thankfully no one lived near it.
What a terrific experience that must have been, Margaret! I'd love to hear more about that.
And I can testify to your cheerleader persona. Readers, Margaret's consideration for other people is one reason she was elected to the office of President of the American Christian Fiction Writers organization this year. She's gracious in sharing her time with other writers.
Please tell us a bit more about the plot of Saving Hope.
When a teenager goes missing from the Beacon of Hope School, Texas Ranger Wyatt Sheridan and school director Kate Winslow are forced into a dangerous struggle against a human trafficking organization.
But the battle brings dire consequences as Wyatt's daughter is terrorized and Kate is kidnapped.
Now it's personal, and Wyatt finds both his faith and investigative skills challenged as he fights to discover the mastermind behind the ring before evil destroys everyone he loves.
What is it about Wyatt that will make your readers care about him?
Wyatt Sheridan is a single dad who is trying to do his best to raise his teenage daughter who is fourteen and going through her "rebellious" stage.
If you were the casting director for the film version of your novel, who would play your lead roles?
Gwyneth Paltrow for Kate.
Clive Owens for Wyatt.
And Kristen Stewart for Rose.
What would you say has been the greatest challenge to your writing life that you've faced recently?
Myself--I say yes too many times. I need to learn to say no, but I want to do so many things and only have so much time in the day.
What is the last book you read that you would recommend?
For Such a Time as This by Ginny Aiken. It will be out in August. I enjoyed the characters and their trials, humor and successes.
What are you working on now?
I just finished writing the fourth book in my Guardians, Inc Series for Love Inspired Suspense called Christmas Stalking (out in November 2012).
Where else can readers find you online?
The book is available at fine book stores and for purchase online through the following buttons:
Finally, what question would you like to ask my readers?
What was a scary incident in your childhood that taught you to be cautious?
Thank you, Margaret, for visiting with us and telling us about your novel. Readers, Margaret has offered to give a signed copy of her book to the winner of our drawing on Monday, April 30. To enter, leave a comment below in answer to Margaret's question, above. "Please enter me" won't get you entered. Leave your email address, in case you win, like so: trish[at]trishperry[dot]com.
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An active lifestyle and exercise routine, along with eating healthy, is the best way to lose weight.
Calories used in exercise > calories eaten = weight loss.
This means that to lose weight, the number of calories you burn by exercising needs to be greater than the number of calories from the foods you eat and drink. Even if you work out a lot, if you eat more calories than you burn, you will gain weight.
Another way to look at this is that a 30- to 50-year-old woman who does not exercise needs about 1,800 calories a day to maintain her normal weight. A 30- to 50-year-old man who does not exercise needs about 2,200 calories to maintain his normal weight.
For every hour of exercise they do, they would burn:
If this man and woman do not change their diet and add any of the activities above to their lifestyle, they will lose weight.
An exercise weight-loss program that works needs to be fun and keep you motivated. It helps to have a specific goal. Your goal might be managing a health condition, reducing stress, improving your stamina, or being able to buy clothes in a smaller size. Your exercise program may also be a way for you to be with other people. Exercise classes or exercising with a buddy are both good social outlets.
You may have a hard time starting an exercise routine, but once you do, you will begin to notice other benefits. Improved sleep and self esteem might be a couple of them. Other benefits you may not notice include healthy bone growth and a lower risk for heart disease.
You do not need to join a gym to get exercise. If you have not exercised or been active in a long time, be sure to start off slowly to prevent injuries. Taking a brisk 10-minute walk twice a week is a good start.
If they appeal to you, try joining a dance, yoga, or karate class. You could also join a baseball or bowling team, or even a mall-walking group. The social aspects of these groups can be rewarding and motivating.
The most important thing is that you do exercises that you enjoy.
Simple lifestyle changes can make a big difference over time.
Sedentary behaviors are things you do while you are sitting still. Decreasing your sedentary behaviors can help you lose weight. For most people, the best way to decrease sedentary behavior is to reduce the time they spend watching TV and using a computer and other electronic devices. All of these activities are called "screen time."
Some ways to decrease the harm of too much screen time are:
If you like playing video games, try games that require you to move your whole body, not just your thumbs.
Aim to exercise about 2.5 hours a week. Do moderate-intensity aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities. Depending on your schedule, you could exercise 30 minutes 5 days a week or 45 - 60 minutes 3 days a week.
You do not have to do your total daily exercise all at once. If your goal is to exercise for 30 minutes, you can break that up into shorter time periods that add up to 30 minutes.
As you become more fit, you can challenge yourself by increasing the intensity of your exercise by going from light activity to moderate activity. You can also increase the amount of time you exercise.
Jensen MD. Obesity. In Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 227.
Position of the American Dietetic Association: Weight Management. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Feb 2009;109(2): 330-346.
Williams MA, Haskell WL, Ades PA, et al. Resistance exercise in individuals with and without cardiovascular disease: 2007 update. A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology and Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism. Circulation. 2007 [e-pub July 16, 2007.]
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By NEMCC Media Relations
BOONEVILLE – Christmas has come early for the Northeast Mississippi Community College softball program.
After being named a Top 5 2012 National Fast-Pitch Coaches' Association (NFCA) All-Academic Team in October, the NFCA honored 10 current and former Lady Tiger softball players with NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete awards when the national organization released its comprehensive list on Thursday, December 6.
Northeast, which finished as the Mississippi Association of Community/Junior Colleges (MACJC) State runner-up and third in the NationalJunior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XXIII Tournament in 2011-12, led the nation for individuals in the junior/community college's division II class.
Only one other junior/community college had more playersselected to the national list than the Lady Tiger softball with Wallace State-Hanceville (division I) seeing 12 athletes honored.
Northeast was also tied for the lead in the state of Mississippi across all collegiate classes with the Lady Tigers tying Vann Stuedeman's Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs with 10 selections to the 2012 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete list.
"Two years ago, we kind of struggled and we set out in our recruiting efforts to sign not only the best athletes but the best kids we could," said Northeast head softball coach Jody Long. "For our kids to continue to receive awards after they have moved on; it is just a testament to how hard those kids worked off the field as well as on the field."
For the Lady Tigers, a quartet of Booneville natives led the way on the NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete award list.
Raleigh Downs, Hannah Hastings, Madeline Hickman and Nicki Whitten were all selected to the national list when all four wrapped up their Lady Tiger careers with grade point averages above 3.75 during their second year.
A pair of Kossuth and West Union duos also headlined thelist with Kossuth's Haley Knepp and Kelsie Follin along with West Union's Claire Wilkerson and Kimberly Jumper making the cut.
Current Lady Tiger infielder Ellen Tarrant of New Albany and Hamilton's Katie Beth Dahlem rounded out the 10 selections for Northeast.
"Nine of those kids are homegrown in our five-county area," Long pointed out. "With the state being wide-open now, we may not see an accomplishment like that again. To have 10 of our kids recognized for 3.5 grade point averages and above, it is continued proof of what we are trying to dohere at Northeast."
The National Fast-Pitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar Athlete award is bestowed on any submitted player that has a 3.50 grade point average or higher during the 2011-12 academic year.
However, the 10 individual selections come on the heels of a Top 5 selection as a team earlier in the year.
In October, the NFCA honored the Lady Tiger softball team as being one of the top teams in the country when it came to overall team grade point average.
Long's Lady Tigers were fifth in the nation with a cumulative grade point average of 3.37.
"We focus on a high graduation rate. We had 10 of our 11 eligible sophomores to graduate last year," explained Coach Long. "This was an outstanding group of young ladies that worked extremely hard both on and off the field and represented NEMCC with outstanding integrity."
Along with its lofty ranking, Northeast's softball program led the MACJC in the NFCA ranking with Holmes Community College coming in as the twelfth-best in the nation with a 3.26 team grade point average.
Only Illinois Central College (3.531), Wallace State Community College (3.480), Indian Hills Community College (3.440) and Shelton State Community College (3.390) were ranked higher than the Lady Tigers in the National Fast-Pitch Coaches Association's junior college rankings.
"We expect our players to excel both on and off the field," Long said. "These young ladies set goals and did what it took to obtain them. This is what we expect from the kids in our program."
Earlier in the year, the softball program was recognized by the NJCAA as the thirteenth best program in the nation as it pertains to team grade point average.
Along with being ranked thirteenth in the nation, Northeast was first in the Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges (MACJC) North Division along with placing third overall in the state.


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The Florida Bar Foundation is seeking applicants for seven seats on its board of directors for terms starting July 2013 under the Florida Supreme Court approved governance plan. The plan calls for 18 members of the Foundation board to be selected in equal portions by the Supreme Court, The Florida Bar Board of Governors, and the board of directors of the Foundation.
Six of the 18 at-large seats will be filled for three-year terms beginning July 1, 2013. The positions for which applicants are being sought currently are held by Roberto R. Pardo, Miami, and Patrick J. Casey, West Palm Beach (Foundation appointees), Dominic C. MacKenzie, Jacksonville, and Kathryn D. Weston, Daytona Beach (Florida Bar Board of Governors appointees), Anthony J. Carriuolo and Juliette Lippman, both of Ft. Lauderdale (Florida Supreme Court appointees). Casey, Weston, and Lippman are eligible for an additional term. The seventh at-large seat will fill the unexpired one-year term of John P. Kuder, Pensacola (Foundation appointee).
Since 1981, the Foundation has been the administrator of the Florida Supreme Court's IOTA Program. The Foundation board awards all grants, oversees the Foundation's fundraising program, sets investment policies, Foundation policies generally, and adopts the annual operating budget.
Applications for positions to be filled by the Supreme Court and the Foundation (at-large seats), may be obtained from the executive director of The Florida Bar Foundation, P.O. Box 1553, Orlando 32802-1553 (800-541-2195), or downloaded from the Foundation's website, www.floridabarfoundation.org, under: About Us — Membership and Governance. Completed applications for these seats must be received by the Foundation by February 1, 2013. (The Florida Bar will give separate notice for the positions to be filled by the Board of Governors. Applicants for the Bar seats should contact the Bar directly or visit the Bar's website.)
The Florida Bar Foundation Board of Directors embraces the concept of diversity. A diverse membership makes the board stronger, and its work for the Foundation more relevant to the society in which we live. The Foundation strongly encourages minorities and persons with disabilities to apply for service on the board. To help achieve the broadest participation, The Florida Bar Foundation "Expense Reimbursement Policy" provides modest reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred during board service for attorney members, and full reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred during board service for public members and members of the judiciary.
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Sorry, i don't trust anything Ireland has to say about playmakers.
Sorry, i don't trust anything Ireland has to say about playmakers.
Trade for Percy, resign Hartline and sign Jennings. Fix WR problems ... CHECK.
Then draft OLine and Defense.
Think about it... it plays to Ireland's style perfectly.
Then Rishard Matthews can play when Harvin is hurt.
Trading Bess may get a 5th or 6th and it is a move I would make. Bess is not an explosive player that we need at WR. Nice story, not much else.
When I die I want to hire the Miami Dolphin's to be my pallbearers so they can let me down one last time.
Get a free agent WR and get a rookie high in the draft. i believe that's the plan. i think Bess stays but as the third or fourth guy. Not a starter.
... or maybe we trade him to New England for a 2nd where he goes on to numerous probowls ala Wes Welker.
Why would we trade for an expensive Harvin with 1 year left on his deal when we have Bess? We will draft/sign a playmaker. No need to get rid of Bess. He is hardworking and sure handed and has a year experience with Tannehill. Sign Hartline, try to get Jennings or Wallace in free agency, and then draft a guy in rounds 1-2. Then Matthews will have a few years to figure it out. Maybe even draft Swope.
could care less about anything Ireland has to say about players he expects to break out , he is probably still waiting on `roberto wallace to break out
Stedman Bailey would be a more dynamic fit in the slot. His strength and eexplosiveness would be perfect with great route runners in Jennings and Hartline with I'm sure another drafted receiver and Mathews.


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- Took the router back to the shop. Shop called Netgear. Netgear said take it to the distributor. We took it to the distributor who wasn't happy because "you're a customer". After I jumped up and down, they said they'd have a new one for us by the end of the day. Bizarre love triangle!
- Greg bought a whiteboard.
- We did some planning, writing down the things we need to do. We want to run XFree86 4.0.1 using a framebuffer and replicate the embedded device work done by Century Software. We can do that on PCs before we get hardware.
- This requires upgrading a PC to Linux 2.4. But we don't want to risk our development machine (which is also our gateway). So I will set up another small machine (AMD K5/160) to act as the gateway. Got the pieces together from my junk bin pretty quick.
- Went to the shop and picked up the new router. Also, asked the shop for quotes on PCs and other equipment.
- Greg played with the router - this one works! :-)
- I put the hardware of the new gateway together, and got it to boot the RedHat installation CD.
- Greg continued work on strace.
Thu Aug 17 10:24:44 EST 2000 1030-1200 1415-1900 0050-0530:
- Greg kept hacking strace. He finally got it to link, and he tried it out. It didn't work first time which is hardly surprising. It's horrid code doing bad bad things.
- Started installing RedHat packages on the gateway. Without X, it's possible to make the whole thing take less than 150mb of disk (glibc is about 30Mb of that).
- Customised the gateway - removed unneeded software, configured other software.
- Spent far too long futzing about with the network card and the PnP modem - they worked just fine in the other machine.
- Went to lunch with our friends from our old work.
- Greg bought a nice sturdy chair. He's come far too close to breaking all of mine...
- Started configuring the gateway machine to be the dialout server/ICQ proxy. We will still use it for this even after we have the cable modem, in case of downtime on the cable network.
- One of our other machines suddenly died. Much futzing later, I found the cache SIMM had come loose.
- Moved our work disk from the gateway machine to another machine.
- Installed a different (external) graphics card to replace the internal crappy 2mb one. Finally, a useable resolution and color depth.
- After setting up the DNS proxy and dialing server on the gateway, I finally got my first dialout at 5am. Ouch.
Fri Aug 18 13:19:44 EST 2000 1300-1420 1510-1730 2100-2310:
- On the home straight with the dialout machine. Final tweaks.
- Greg found vfprintf bug which was killing strace.
- gnb found bug in entry.S which prevented strace from working.
Sun Aug 20 13:19:44 EST 2000 1130-1200 2045-0115:
- Went to swap meet. Bought Red Hat source CD, and 2 power cables.
- Moved all the equipment to another room, so that the only thing in our office was one PC, for the cable modem installation.
Mon Aug 21 13:19:44 EST 2000 0900-1800 2130-0100:
- Installed Windows 98 on the PC, so as not to freak out the cable company.
- The cable installation was supposed to take 2-3 hours, but took nearly 6. Everything that could go wrong, did go wrong. Part of that time was blocking up a hole that turned out to be useless, and reconstructing a brick that the drill shattered. Also, it took a long long time to configure the PC to work with the cable modem.
Tue Aug 22 13:19:44 EST 2000 0930-1320 1340-1840 2200-0130:
- Carried all our stuff back into the office and set it up.
- Worked on getting the networking going. Tried for a long time to get the router to work with a Linux box.
- Found out from our friend what we needed to do to get
it to work
with Linux (the DHCP request needs to know the official
of the machine).
- Futzed and tinkered with the router trying to get things to work. Found some bugs in it, plus manual mismatches, and upgraded to the latest firmware. Seems a little better, but not much.
- Late at night, outgoing connection failed. The router couldn't be pinged. After much head-scratching, I found that the DHCP client on the WAN side was giving itself a private (192.168.100.*) address - impossible! Also, it seemed to give this IP address up after a couple of seconds. Left it unconnected, as I didn't want it flooding the net with DHCP requests and getting us into trouble. Rebooting the router did not help.
- Installed ssh on felix.
Wed Aug 23 13:19:44 EST 2000 1100-1420 1540-1900 2110-0230:
- Retried the router. The DHCP address now looks normal, but the lease counters are far higher than I would think normal. I think the router software has DHCP bugs.
- gnb wrote fork() test for strace.
- gnb sent strace patch to SuperH mailing list, and to the strace maintainer.
- gnb and I set up cvs log to linuxsh-cvs mailing list script.
- gnb figured out glibc problems - MUST compile with threads.
- Downloaded PeeWeeLinux, a Linux dist targetted at embedded needs.
- Since we're now outside Alphalink, we can no longer send or get mail through there. Reconfigured our mail programs to get the mail from our cableco.
- Set up a .forward file on Alphalink to redirect my mail here.
- Downloaded and installed StarOffice 5.2.
- Tried to read Greg's timesheet spreadsheets with StarOffice. No joy.
Thu Aug 24 13:19:44 EST 2000 1120-1300 1400-1830 :
- Set up some NFS shares of our MP3 collection, our SuperH work area, and our home directories, so they can be accessed on all our machines. This should really be done with the help of NIS and autofs. Greg will do that.
- Reinstalled sshd on catflap.
- Worked out why ssh was not authenticating me on other machines.
- Explored why only some of my mail is being forwarded to me.
- Untarred PeeWeeLinux and started having a look at it.
- Worked on spreadsheet for timesheets.
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- Timesheet stuff.
- Looked at PeeWeeLinux. A twisted maze of shell scripts. The website is so promising, but it feels quite clunky to use.
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PLEASE NOTE: Voting on this contest is now closed. Around 2700 votes were cast, and our winner was announced here. Thank you for participating!
Morning, everyone! Happy hump day! As promised, we're announcing the four finalists of Vendor Love member Gem Photo's Free Wedding Photography Giveaway, and OMGWEARESOEXCITED. Emily Scott of Gem Photo is the most wonderful person in the world, and she's pretty handy with a camera, too. Also, that last part is the biggest understatement ever. Whoever ultimately wins this giveaway is in for the wedding photography experience of their freaking LIVES. Haha, no pressure, Em. ;)
Ok, here's how this is going to work. Below you'll find all four finalists and their corresponding stories. (If you're a finalist, congrats and good luck!) After you've scoped out the four submissions, you can go ahead and vote for your favorite up to two times per day.* If you're a finalist, you can vote for yourself up to two times as well, and we encourage you to enlist your family and friends to vote (up to two times per person) for you, too! Yeah, I know, it's awesome. But wait, there's more!
We just added each of our finalists' photos to an album on our Facebook page as well. If you vote by clicking "Like" beneath one of our finalists' photos, this counts as another vote, so essentially a single person can vote three times for his/her favorite! Awesomesauce.
*VOTING CLOSES next week on Thursday, January 13th, 2011 at 9AM PST.
Ok, without further adieu, the finalists!
1. FINALIST: Candace & Rich
He makes me feel like dancing!
Rich and I started as best friends, and regardless of his numerous attempts, I never let us stray from our "just friends" relationship. Everything changed once I came back from a study abroad trip and realized I was in love too.
Throughout the past four years, Rich and I have become partners in everything from cooking, laughing, dancing, and trying new things. Rich gives me so much energy – the kind of energy that makes you want to jump to your feet and dance like a maniac. I wanted to include this animated photo because I believe it displays a large part of what has drawn Rich and I together- excitement for life and a genuine love for each other.
I look forward to calling him my husband on September 04, 2011 in Omaha, NE. We have both spent a lot of time planning our wedding to make sure our guests witness our love and share in our excitement for our future together – and you can bet they'll be LOTS of dancing! We would love to have Emily capture those moments, so we can look back on them and feel those "powerful moments" for the rest of our lives.
2. FINALIST: Kristina & Drew
This was taken in 2008 on Halloween. A few weeks before Halloween, my best friend and I were sitting on the porch talking about whether or not we were going to dress up this year. I've always been a Halloween fanatic (my birthday is the day before), but since we were now living in Stockton I didn't see the point of dressing up, since we had nowhere to go. I didn't even think we would get trick-or-treaters. We were bathing in our own self pity and discussing how maybe we were just getting too old to dress up when Drew came home. He asked what we were talking about and seemed shocked at the idea of not dressing up. Then he pulled out this large, pink gem and said he found it on the ground on his way to night class. He said it was a sign from the heavens that we should be trolls (you know those creepy little dolls that have sparkling navels). His excitement was infectious and within minutes we were buying wigs online, cutting up old sweats, and laughing about how we would get the gems to stick to our bellybuttons. Every time I look at this photo, it reminds me of the kind of man I am about to spend the rest of my life with. He is an eternal optimist and, although I like to think I'm the level headed and more responsible, it is he who has taught me to slow down and enjoy the moment. He puts up with me bitching about California's school budget or freaking out if the DVR doesn't record Dexter. In the last five years of being with him, I take more chances, sing more in the shower, and still get excited when I hear his car pull up in the driveway. And come on! What kind of man does it take to wear a bubble gum pink troll costume and walk down the street with his head held high?! My kind of man.
3. FINALIST: Heather & Ian
Our story takes place in New York City. Ian had me pack for a long weekend upstate at a B&B that we had been planning as a much needed getaway for a few months now. We packed our bags and headed out for brunch and a bloody mary first. Once Ian mentioned Bloody Marys (which is our favorite drink), I immediately searched online for a great place to grab a bloody mary (as we're always on the search for the best) and discovered that it was first invented at the St. Regis Hotel. I immediately suggested that we head there after brunch before catching our train (which was a GREAT idea being that that was where he planned to propose to me just a few hours later). So…we headed with our bags to the St. Regis on Friday morning and entered the King Cole Bar as the first people in there (minus the server and bartender) and were seated at a corner table. Following an emotional conversation between the two of us, Ian asked me the date and told me that this was a date I should remember as November 5, 2010 is the day he's going to ask me to be his wife. Sliding onto his knee and slipping the ring on my finger, he asked me to marry him. Moments later, the bartender popped a bottle of champagne and Ian gave me another surprise….we weren't going away at all…we were staying right here at the St. Regis for the weekend. Entering our suite, the entire room was decorated with purple (my favorite color) flowers and just a few hours later, both our families came to join us for drinks in our suite (yet another surprise from Ian). Amazing weekend…amazing man and I cannot wait for an amazing life together!!!
4. FINALIST: Sarah & Jason, submitted by Stephanie, Sarah's best friend
Ok, so I am neither person in the photo! My name is Stephanie, and above is Jason & Sarah! She is my very best friend of over 6 years and I just love her to pieces. They are set to wed on March 19, 2011. We met our freshmen year in college at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Jason and Sarah have been together probably over 3-4 years. He is a police officer in Wilmington, NC and she recently transferred from Duke University Hospital as a PICU Nurse (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit) to New Hanover Hospital in Wilmington. He romantically proposed on Wrightsville Beach July 5, 2010, and they shortly thereafter purchased a beautiful home in Wilmington! Since the engagement, they've had some scary encounters. Jason has an 8 year old son named Skyler who recently became very sick with an unknown illness which the doctors suspected was leukemia or cancer. It was an extremely tough and testing few weeks but fortunately, as it turns out, was just a bacterial infection in his hip which he is still being treated with antibiotics for. With the new home, and doctor bills, the wedding budget has gotten quite tight.
They are such a wonderful couple and deserve the world and more, so I felt I would be doing them an injustice by not entering them into this contest. By the way, they have no idea! Neither Sarah nor Jason has been married before, and I want this wedding to be so special for them because they truly deserve it! They give back every single day in their occupations, so I hope they encompass just what you are looking for in a fabulous, deserving couple!
Quick reminder: two votes per person per day, plus one "Like" per person of one chosen finalist's image on The Knotty Bride's Facebook page. Family and friends of finalists are welcomed and encouraged to vote. A Facebook "Like" of a finalist's photo functions as an additional vote, beyond the two permitted here within the post comments, making it possible to vote three times per person. High kick, woot!
Fine Print: IP addresses will be noted when tallying votes, so please, no made up email addresses and no more than two comment votes per person, per day. Thank you! Please also note that all votes cast after 9AM PST on Thursday, January 13th, 2011 will be disqualified.
Can't wait to see who wins!
P.S. – OMGITWASSOHARDTOCHOOSEJUST4OFYOU. It was paaaaaiiiiinful, you guys. We're so incredibly sad we couldn't choose everyone. Please don't hate us. We love all of you and adored all of your entries. Soooooo haaaaaard to chooooose.
xoxo! – Alison & Emily
For reference, here's the giveaway post, where this contest began. Meeeeemmorieees…
And here's Em's listing, if you're looking for an amazeballs photographer and didn't enter this contest. Wheeee!
♥ ♥ ♥


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Rick BrowneRick Browne is creator, host and executive producer of public television's Barbecue America, a production of Wishing Wells Productions and KEF Media Associates, Inc., currently in its fifth season.
A renowned barbecue and grilling expert, he is also the author of The Big Book of Barbecue Sides (Collectors Press, 2006), Grilling America and The Frequent Fryer Cookbook, (Regan Books, NY 2003) and co-author of The Barbecue America Cookbook (The Lyons Press, 2002).
He may be focusing on the world of barbecue these days, but Rick's first love was photojournalism. An award-winning member of the Society of American Travel Writers, he has more than 25 years of experience to his credit.
His writing and photography assignments centering on breaking news, travel and culinary subjects, span the globe and have been published in a wide variety of domestic and foreign magazines, including Time, Newsweek, People, USA Today, Canadian Living, Islands, Travel Holiday, Reader's Digest, Maclean's, Sunset, Burda, AQUA, Wine Spectator, Geo, Diversion, Saveur, Saturday Night and Travel & Leisure.
A writer, photographer, pitmaster, restaurant critic and consultant, he is also a Doctor of Barbecue, holding an honorary Ph.B (Doctor of Barbecue Philosophy) bestowed upon him by the prestigious Kansas City Barbeque Society for his expertise and commitment to barbecue. He has appeared on Fox & Friends, the TODAY show, Live with Regis & Kelly and CNN, and has been featured in People magazine and USA Today. In addition, he was the focus of numerous articles in both print and broadcast media during a 30,000 mile road-trip this past year promoting his books and television program.
Browne, born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, has spent the past ten years researching barbecue across the US and Canada by visiting festivals, barbecue restaurants and interviewing dozens of pitmasters for his books and television program. In his frequent role as an editorial food photographer, he has worked with many of the world's greatest chefs including: Julia Child, Jacques Pepin, Martin Yan, Paul Bocuse, Giuliano Bugialli, Marcella Hazan, Jeremiah Tower, Joachim Splichal, Charlie Trotter, Susan Spicer and Roger Verget. His kitchen/food shots have been published in most of the world's leading food and wine magazines.
He's a member of the Canadian Barbecue Smokers Association, the National Barbecue Association, the International Bar-B-Que Cookers Association, the Kansas City Barbecue Society, the World Barbecue Association, and is a founding member of the California Barbecue Association. As a KCBS-certified barbecue judge he has judged at the Kansas City Royal, Blue Springs Invitational, Portland's Bones-n-Brew, Memphis in May, and the Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational barbecue contests.
He and his wife of 30 years, Kate, are the proud parents of four grown children and two grandchildren, and share their Ridgefield, Wash. home with their devoted pets Spats the dog and Spoons the cat, and, of course, their 15 grills!


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Report: Dane County ranks 2nd for excessive alcohol spending
Taxpayers pay about 40 percent
MILWAUKEE - A new report said abuse of alcohol in Wisconsin costs the state an estimated $6.8 billion a year in health care, lost productivity, crime and premature death.
The report ranks Dane County second in the state for excessive alcohol spending.
The study by the nonprofit organization Health First Wisconsin states excessive drinking burdens the state's businesses, health care system, law enforcement and criminal justice systems -- and taxpayers are picking up more than 40 percent of the price tag.
Public health advocates, law enforcement officials, medical professionals and others joined Health First Wisconsin in reporting its findings at news conferences in Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Wausau and La Crosse Tuesday.
At the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison, a number of doctors and nurses, a judge, and a downtown business owner explained the findings.
"To put that number in context, the entire University of Wisconsin system budget is $6 billion. And Wisconsin spent about $6.2 billion last year to support K-12 funding through the Department of Public Instruction," said Maureen Busalacchi with Health First Wisconsin.
Emergency room and trauma center medical providers gave personal testimony of alcohol-related injuries and deaths.
"Changing our culture is hard. It will be difficult. But the cost to stand idly by on the sidelines is far too great," said UW Hospital Emergency Room Dr. Jeffrey Pothof. "We must demand change, and we must move Wisconsin forward."
The group went on to push state legislators for more stringent underage drinking policies, sobriety checkpoints, and an increase in alcohol taxes.
On a local level, the presenters suggested strong athletic codes for high school athletes, more policies to monitor the density of alcohol vendors in certain situations, and stricter punishment for adults hosting social gatherings with underage drinking.
Sachi Komai owns Anthology on State Street with her sister, Laura. She spoke about the new numbers, voicing her concern for a saturation of bars downtown if the city lifted limits on licensing.19292266
"Imagine if there were even more bars, and State Street became known strictly as a night time entertainment district," Komai said. "If there were fewer reasons for customers to be there during the daytime, would we be able to support the clothing stores, book stores, shoe shops, jewelry stores, and gift stores like mine?"
The organization used a national study of the estimated economic cost of alcohol abuse and Wisconsin's proportion of binge drinkers to reach its findings.
The report showed the amount of excessive alcohol spending in Dane County is nearly 10 percent of the state total. Almost 10 percent of the state's binge drinkers are in Dane County, second only to Milwaukee with 15 percent.
The report said the revenue from the beer tax in 2011 was about $21.3 million, which is less than 31 percent of the total alcohol tax revenue for that year.
To read the full report, click here.
Top counties for excessive alcohol spending:
1. $1 billion - Milwaukee
2. $654.8 million - Dane
3. $366.1 million - Waukesha
4. $318 million - Brown
5. $272.2 million - Outagamie
6. $251.5 million - Racine
7. $214.8 million - Winnebago
8. $198.1 million - Rock
9. $192.7 million - Sheboygan
10. $161.1 million - Kenosha
11. $160.4 million - Eau Claire
12. $157.2 million - Washington
13. $152.4 million - Marathon
14. $118.2 million - Fond du Lac
15. $117.1 million - Manitowoc
16. $113.7 million - Dodge
17. $112.9 million - Walworth
18. $105.2 million - Saint Croix
19. $105 million - La Crosse
20. $100.4 million - Jefferson
Cost of excessive alcohol use per resident:
Dane - $1,341.54
Statewide - $1,198
Alcohol-related deaths (in 2011):
Dane - 98
Statewide - 1,529
Dane percentage - 6.4 percent
Alcohol-related hospitalizations (in 2011):
Dane - 3,706
Statewide - 48,578
Dane percentage - 7.6 percent
Alcohol-related arrests (in 2011):
Dane - 5,824
Statewide - 60,221
Dane percentage - 9.7 percent


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Well, after many moons I blog again! I was going to write soething short because I'm somewhat sleepy.
My cat seems to continue to have personality changes. The guy has developed quite a temper of late. He's been itching to go outside like all the time. Which is totally understandable because the days are gorgeous. Unfortunately, he always gets unwell when he goes out for a long time. But this one time we took him outside but never sat him down and then took back inside. Oh man, he was so mad he was trying to bite my wife and just overall showing his displeasure. hahaha. Silly kitten.
Hacking has been going downhill. I've been too busy enjoying the weather. Been doing a lot of gardening and working on my sprinkler/drip system. I think I'm at the stage where it would be nice to connect it directly to the water main coming into the house. But I'm going ot need so help there I think.
Finally, d.g.o is fixed and people can actually see the summaries. I've been working on them without releasing anything. I know I have one in the works that I need to finish and then I need to start on this weeks too. All my volunteers seem to be busy with other projects and I've been plodding on doing them myself. </whine>
I finally got time to look at rb's status bar code again. Goddam, what a pain in the ass. I have to do some serious re-working I think to actually get somewhere including changing the RBStatusBar struct somehow. I haven't figured out what all that needs to be done but I need to do it soon, but my motivation is not that great.
One thing I find when reading DDL is that technical arguments come up but there is never any follow up. It just sort of flares up and then there is never an concrete direction. I remember way back when we used to have flame wars that the GEP processes was put in place so that we can discuss and approve technical items. We should go back to that.
Finally, I'd like to talk about 2.8 direction for GNOME. One thing I've found is that our documentation sucks badly. I'm not talking about quality but rather quantatively things like APIs are not complete. It's hard for companies and external developers to use GNOME APIs if they aren't complete. It's just not professional. GNOME-VFS for instance has only 85% completion. Furthermore, I have no idea how much of that API documentation needs to be re-audited for accuracy. What I propose is to have a documentation day like we do a gnome love day (or it could be gnome love day) and we have a number of people come in and start writing API documentation with maintainers hanging around to ask questions. By 2.8 I would like to see core GNOME modules at least 90% API complete. I personally plan on working on GNOME-VFS which needs a lot of love.
I know I said 'finally'. But I lied. One last thing though, I promise. There is some truth from detractors like oGalaxyo when they say that GNOME apps are not all behaving consistently. For instance, GNOME branded apps like inkscape, Gnumeric and others should be able to read documents on remote filesystems through sftp:// and samba:// urls. Recently, Jody has made the fixes for Gnumeric to support this, but Id like to see all other GNOME applications behave similarly. We should start pushing on application writers to make things behave consistently.


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Ronald L. Brandt
McFarland- Ronald L. Brandt, age 43, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, February 3, 2013 at the Agrace HospiceCare Center. He was born in Madison on April 16, 1969, the son of Gordon and Carol (Gjermo) Brandt. Ron graduated from McFarland High School. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, being a volunteer for the McFarland Fire Department, and spending time with his family, especially his daughter, Lauren. Ron's passion was working as an auto mechanic.
He is survived by his daughter; his mother, Carol; brothers, Steve (Julie) and Randy; sister, Susie (Steve) Weinberger; and numerous nieces and nephews. Ron was preceded in death by his father, Gordy.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at McFarland Lutheran Church, 5529 Marsh Road, McFarland, with Rev. Timothy Dean officiating. Friends and relatives are invited to a luncheon, immediately following the services, in the church fellowship hall. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at Cress Funeral Home in McFarland, and from 10:00 AM until the time of services Thursday at church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Agrace HospiceCare Inc. or to a memorial fund that will be established for Lauren's education.
Cress Funeral Service
5801 Highway 51
McFarland, WI 53558
(608) 838-0655


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Abu Ghraib interrogator to read, Dec. 8
Posted November 29, 2007; 10:57 a.m.
Playwright Joshua Casteel will read from his work "Returns," based on his service as a U.S. Army interrogator at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, in the Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St. A panel discussion will follow.
"Returns" is Casteel's first play, in which he reflects on his experiences during and after his service in Iraq. The play begins with Casteel's arrival in Iraq, which came eight months after the release of the infamous photographs depicting mistreatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Casteel's play tells the stories of people he interrogated and of his U.S. military colleagues.
Following the reading, Casteel will participate in a panel discussion with Nadine Strossen, president of the American Civil Liberties Union; David Gothard, director of "Returns"; and Emily Mann, artistic director of the McCarter Theatre Center. Michael Cadden, director of Princeton's Program in Theater and Dance, will moderate.
The event is sponsored by the Program in Theater and Dance and McCarter Theatre.