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Thanks to Dominique for the link.
> create a file called ~/.email@example.com and put, as the only line, 'echo -n' in it.
echo -n produces no output and returns 0 so tla thinks the signature check succeded.
Here's the long and short of it:
Roselle Ambubuyog is way, way cool. After being the Ateneo valedictorian (BS Math) and winning truckloads of awards recognizing the inspiration she has provided for so many students, both blind and seeing (including me! =) ), she went for actuarial mathematics at UP. I sat in some of her classes and they boggled my mind.
Now, she's working from the Philippines as a consultant for the US-based Freedom Scientific. She's also working with the Rotary Club on Project Roselle, which donates scanners and readers to schools so that other blind children can study.
Over the past three years, they've raised enough money to donate equipment to three schools: Ramon Magsaysay High School in Manila, Quirino HS in Quezon City, and Bagong Silang HS in Caloocan. Next year, they'd like to reach out to schools outside Metro Manila. They're also exploring ways to help blind people work at call centers and integrate better into the workplace. They'd like to donate to two schools a year, but don't really have a lot of money for the hardware.
I think what they're doing is really cool. Unfortunately, there's not a lot of information on the Net about their project, and chances are you haven't heard about it yet. Which is why I'm posting it here. =)
If you want to get in touch with Roselle, drop me a note and I'll forward your message to her. (I haven't asked for permission to post her e-mail address yet.)
- FEATURES:%20Achieving%20Magis%20-%20by%20Ma.%20Katrina%20C.%20Reyna%20and%20James%20Alfred%20L.%20Lim%20(18%20August%202003) - Inspiring Manila Bulletin article about Roselle Ambubuyog and Dianne Rose Rivera - Manila Bulletin article about Rotary Club
My blog is at http://thespoke.net/MyBlog/Enrison/MyBlog.aspx
<laugh> Where's everyone else?
(See 2004.11.16#4 for the 'mini-testimonials' about the ACM contestants. =) )
Ateneo is so cool. I strongly recommend it to anyone considering computer science in the Philippines.
Must get my master's degree soon so that I can go back to teaching... =)
The train I transfer to is crowded, though, and I don't have my one-handed keyboard set up yet. (Need to recompile my kernel.) During then, I loop over my Japanese review materials. Headset + laptop is an excellent combination!
- http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-09-2004/jw-0913-struts-p2.html


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Monica Quan, 28, and her fiance, Keith Lawrence, 27, were found shot in his car in the parking structure of their Irvine condominium complex on Feb. 3.
Quan was in her second year as assistant women's basketball coach at the University of California, Fullerton -- the culmination of her love for the game that began when she was a child.
A standout high school basketball player, Quan once dreamed of playing professionally for the Los Angeles Sparks. She had a reputation for being fiery and intense.
Quan met Lawrence while both were playing basketball at Concordia University in Irvine.
After several coaching jobs, she joined Fullerton, where she was known as "Coach Mo."
"I loved her work ethic. I loved her passion for life," head coach Marcia Foster said.
Quan's father, Randal, was the first Chinese-American captain in the Los Angeles Police Department. Later, as an attorney, he represented Dorner in the officer's failed appeal of his dismissal to a department Board of Rights.
Dorner allegedly posted an online rant naming Quan and others that says: "I never had the opportunity to have a family of my own, I'm terminating yours."
Keith Lawrence loved basketball so much that he would drive miles for a pickup game. But his professional goal was to be a cop.
In August, he was hired as an armed public safety officer at the University of Southern California, where he was praised for his professionalism. Before taking the job, he attended the Ventura County Sheriff's Academy and trained with Oxnard police.
He grew up playing basketball. As a player in high school and at Concordia University, he was known for his calm, no-drama attitude, even after scoring a half-court basket.
Friends told the Orange County Register that Lawrence was flamboyant in other ways; he loved wearing bright colors, such as neon green and yellow, and loudly played every kind of music from hip-hop to country.
He and Quan were such basketball fans that Lawrence even wanted to propose at a Nike store. His younger brother, Chris, talked him out of it.
Days before their deaths, Lawrence instead scattered rose petals on the floor of their Irvine home, got down on a knee and asked for her hand, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Crain, a police officer with the city of Riverside, was mortally wounded on Feb. 7 in an ambush shooting as he sat in a police car at a stoplight.
Crain, 34, leaves his wife, a 4-year-old daughter and a son, 10. They remain under police protection until Dorner is caught.
According to the department, Crain loved attending dance recitals with his daughter, coaching his son's baseball team and restoring his 1970 Chevy Nova.
An acquaintance told the Riverside Press-Enterprise that Crain, a SWAT and field training officer, was always focused on officer safety when answering a call, and always had a plan if something went bad.
But officials said he had no time to react when a car pulled up and rifle fire erupted as Crain and a trainee officer sat in their patrol car during a graveyard shift. The trainee was wounded and is expected to survive.
Crain joined the Riverside police force in 2011 after leaving the Marine Corps, where he served two tours in Kuwait, was promoted to sergeant, and later taught military operations in urban terrain at Camp Pendleton in San Diego County.
His funeral is scheduled for Wednesday.

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Florida Panthers Foundation Hosts Charity Firefighter Hockey Gameby Staff Writer / Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers Foundation announced that the BankAtlantic Center will host a special firefighters charity hockey game on Saturday, April 15th at 3 p.m. The East Coast Bomberos and the West Coast Firefighters hockey teams will take the ice to raise money for two ill daughters of firefighters.
"Our hope is for these little girls to recover and for their families to receive some relief from the financial burden caused by their illnesses," said Vice President of Community Development Randy Moller. "The Panthers Foundation is truly honored to be a part of such a worthy cause."
The firefighters will accept donations for Kendra – a three-year-old girl who is being treated for brain cancer – and Kaytlynn, a nine-month-old baby girl who just received a liver transplant. Charity game T-shirts and raffle tickets for a Florida Panthers team signed jersey, autographed sticks and pucks will all be available at the game. WPLG-TV channel 10 will cover the game with Jen Herrera acting as the Mistress of Ceremonies.
"These are two of our firefighter brothers who also play hockey with us whose children have come down with an illness that is placing a financial and emotional toll on the families," said Captain Bob Maloney of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. "The game will try to offset some of those financial burdens for the families."
The firefighters for the East Coast Bomberos represent Miami-Dade, Sunrise, Pembroke Pines, Hallandale and Broward County firefighters.
Admission and parking is free for the charity game. In addition, the Florida Panthers will support the cause with special $20 tickets to their game against the Washington Capitals later that evening. Tickets can be purchased up until April 14 by calling Sara Bisman at 954-835-7255. The game, which is sponsored by Sprint Nextel, is scheduled to start at 7:30 pm.


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angioplasty - the use of a small balloon on the tip of a catheter inserted into a blood vessel to open up an area of blockage inside the vessel.
arteriogram (Also called an angiogram.) - an x-ray of the arteries and veins to detect blockage or narrowing of the vessels.
barium - a metallic chemical (chalky liquid) used to coat the inside of the organs so that they will show up on an x-ray.
barium x-rays - a type of diagnostic x-ray in which barium is used to diagnose abnormalities of the digestive tract. Barium enema, barium small-bowel enema, and barium swallow are types of barium x-rays.
biopsy - a procedure in which tissue samples are removed (with a needle or during surgery) from the body for examination under a microscope; to determine if cancer or other abnormal cells are present.
brachytherapy - a type of radiation treatment in which the radioactive substance is placed inside the patient as close as possible to the area being treated.
computed tomography scan (Also called a CT or CAT scan.) - a diagnostic imaging procedure that uses a combination of x-rays and computer technology to produce cross-sectional images (often called slices), both horizontally and vertically, of the body. A CT scan shows detailed images of any part of the body, including the bones, muscles, fat, and organs. CT scans are more detailed than general x-rays.
diagnostic radiology - the use of various radiology techniques, mostly noninvasive, to diagnose an array of medical conditions. Diagnostic radiology includes the use of x-rays, CT scans, MRI scans, and ultrasound.
embolization - the insertion of a substance through a catheter into a blood vessel to stop hemorrhaging, or excessive bleeding.
external beam therapy - a type of therapeutic radiation treatment that is delivered externally from a machine directed to the cancer inside the patient.
fluoroscopy - a study of moving body structures, similar to an x-ray "movie." A continuous x-ray beam is passed through the body part being examined, and is transmitted to a TV-like monitor so that the body part and its motion can be seen in detail.
gamma camera - a device used in nuclear medicine to scan patients who have been injected with small amounts of radioactive materials.
Gamma Knife - a type of radiosurgery that uses gamma rays to treat brain cancer.
gastrostomy tubes - a gastrostomy tube (feeding tube) is inserted into the stomach if the patient is unable to take food by mouth.
interventional radiology - a area of specialty within the field of radiology which uses various radiology techniques (such as x-ray, CT scans, MRI scans, and ultrasounds) to place wires, tubes, or other instruments inside a patient to diagnose or treat an array of conditions.
intravascular ultrasound - the use of ultrasound inside a blood vessel to better visualize the interior of the vessel in order to detect problems inside the blood vessel.
intravenous pyelogram (IVP) - a series of x-rays of the kidney, ureters, and bladder with the injection of a contrast dye into the vein - to detect tumors, abnormalities, kidney stones, or any obstructions, and to assess renal blood flow.
Linear accelerator (LINAC) - a device used to create high-energy x-rays for radiosurgery treatment.
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - a diagnostic procedure that uses a combination of large magnets, radiofrequencies, and a computer to produce detailed images of organs and structures within the body.
mammogram - an x-ray of the breast used to detect and diagnose breast disease.
needle biopsy - a small needle is inserted into the abnormal area in almost any part of the body, guided by imaging techniques, to obtain a tissue biopsy. This type of biopsy can provide a diagnosis without surgical intervention. An example of this procedure is called the needle breast biopsy.
nuclear medicine - a specialized area of radiology that uses very small amounts of radioactive substances to examine organ function and structure.
positron emission tomography (PET) - in nuclear medicine, a procedure that measures the metabolic activity of cells.
proton beam therapy - a type of radiation therapy used to treat cancer and other lesions.
radiologist - a physician specializing in the medical field of radiology.
radiopharmaceutical (Also called a tracer or radionuclide.) - basic radioactively-tagged compound necessary to produce a nuclear medicine image.
radiosurgery - a type of therapeutic radiology treatment that uses very focused beams of radiation to treat cancer and other lesions in a one-session treatment.
stent - a tiny, expandable coil that is placed inside a blood vessel at the site of a blockage. The stent is expanded to open up the blockage.
therapeutic radiology - the treatment of cancer and other diseases with radiation.
tomography - from the Greek words "to cut or section" (tomos) and "to write" (graphein), in nuclear medicine, it is a method of separating interference from the area of interest by imaging a cut section of the object.
ultrafast CT (computed tomography) scan - a type of radiology diagnostic procedure in which an x-ray beam moves in a circle around the body. This allows many different views of the same organ or structure, and provides much greater detail. The x-ray information is sent to a computer that interprets the x-ray data and displays it in 2-dimensional form on a monitor.
ultrasound - a diagnostic technique which uses high-frequency sound waves to create an image of the internal organs.
x-ray - a diagnostic test which uses invisible electromagnetic energy beams to produce images of internal tissues, bones, and organs onto film.
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5. Electric Utilities With Dedicated IT Security Personnel
Investor-owned utilities are more likely to have dedicated IT security teams, according to the report. Over the past five years, several independently owned utilities reported dramatic increases in IT security-related staff. Increases were reported from five to 30 employees. Four independently owned utilities used outside vendors or contractors for security defenses or supplemented their staff with outside contractors. Municipality-owned or cooperatively-owned utilities, and the 11 federal entities that own major pieces of the bulk power system, did not provide specific information.


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100 Quilts for Kids is a charity quilt drive started in 2010 by Katie of Swim, Bike, Quilt and the DC Modern Quilt Guild. The first year, the goal was to create and collect 100 quilts to donate locally to children in need of some extra comfort. By the second year, several hundred quilts were made and donated. I'm sure the quilt drive will be even a bigger success this year.
It's very easy to participate. Simply make a quilt, donate it (locally if possible), and post a photo in the "Link Up" party, which also enters you to win a few fabulous prizes which are listed on Katie's blog.
For my quilt for donation, I decided to use my Quilting Bee Blocks from the Twice Around the Block Virtual Quilting Bee which wrapped up earlier this year. I sent a lot of bright fabrics to my bee group and asked them to make scrappy log cabins.
I posted a photo on Instagram asking if people thought I should finish with sashing or no sashing – the vote was for no sashing and I think it looks great for a child, lots of color! The back is a collection of fat quarters and a half yard from my stash.
The quilting is straight lines, randomly spaced between 1/4″ and 1″.
Some ideas of places to donate quilts are Project Linus, Wrap Them in Love Foundation, Newborns in Need, the (not related) Quilts for Kids organization, your local women's shelter or your local hospital. If you are still stumped, check with your local quilt shop and I am sure they know of organizations in your area that need donations.
If you aren't sure what sort of quilt to make, Katie is also hosting a quilt along as part of 100 Quilts for Kids. And finally, don't forget to post photos of any finished quilt for the drive in the Flickr Group.
Thanks for donating everyone!


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My in-laws' computer is on the verge of dying, and I'm trying to help make sure they don't lose all their files if this happens before they're able to get a replacement computer. They are getting an external hard drive to back up all of their files to, but they are pretty computer illiterate, so I'm going to need to help them with the process. Since they are in northern Michigan and I'm in Ohio, I'll need some sort of remote desktop service so I can connect to their desktop. I'm looking for something that is free (no biggie) and requires no downloads (that's where I'm not so sure)? I thought I had heard of totally web-based services like this, but I haven't been able to find one - maybe I'm mistaken? I use TeamViewer extensively where I work, but that's no good for this since that would require a download. If it comes down to it, I suppose we'll just have to work through a download, but I would prefer to avoid that if an alternative exists.
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Haley Mendez has a 13-1 record this season (photo courtesy Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Haley Mendez of the top-ranked Harvard women's squash team was named the College Squash Association (CSA) Player of the Week after an impressive performance in a win over No. 2 Yale Feb. 12. It is Mendez's second weekly award of the year, as the freshman received the Harvard COOP Athlete of the Week Jan. 16, and Harvard's second CSA honor. Cece Cortes was named the CSA Player of the Week Feb. 5.
When the contest with No. 2 Yale (15-1, 6-1 Ivy League) became tied 4-4, Mendez (13-1) was left on the court for Harvard (15-0, 7-0 Ivy League) against the Bulldog's Alexandra Van Arkel in the No. 4 position. The Crimson's freshman clinched the match with two extra point wins during a 3-0 (11-5, 12-10, 12-10) clean sheet victory.
The tiebreaking win gave the Crimson its 18th Ivy League title and clinched the No. 1 seed in the upcoming CSA Women's Team Championship for Harvard. Harvard attempts to take its 13th national championship when it hosts the team championships at the Murr Center Feb. 24-26.


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When several different balls suddenly disappear without a trace, it's detective BJ to the rescue! BJ is determined to find and capture the mysterious ball thief. When BJ accidentally accuses his best friend, Riff, he learns the importance of not jumping to conclusions.
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Firefighters were able to save a dog from a house fire on Trend Drive Thursday, but a cat was lost in the blaze.
The fire at 1255 Trend Drive in Morris did not injure any people, but made the home uninhabitable for owner Dennis Bryant and his family. The fire was caused by a malfunction in the dishwasher, said Bob Wills, assistant fire chief for the Morris Fire Protection and Ambulance District.
Wills estimated about $100,000 worth of damage — $70,000 in the home and $30,000 in contents. The call came in a little before 12:30 p.m. and the fire was under control within 10 minutes.
One of the females of the home was transferred to Morris Hospital for anxiety issues, said Wills.
Neighbors said Muddy Paws Pet Spa operated out of the home. According to the business website, the pet salon was located in the lower level of the residence.
"I was driving on Park Boulevard when I saw flames shooting out the back of the house," said Gwen Tuttle, who lives about a block over from the home.
Family members and neighbors watched from across the street as smoke poured from the garage and windows of the home. Firefighters were on the roof breaking second-floor windows to release smoke.
A woman wearing little more than her coat cried from the street as she watched firefighters try to save her home. The family appeared to have two dogs out of the house with them.
"They're really nice people, it just breaks your heart," Tuttle said.
Tuttle said the woman of the home said she had been sleeping when she came downstairs to prepare for an appointment and smelled smoke.
Firefighters were able to enter the inside of the home shortly before 1 p.m. and insulation from the ceiling could be seen falling to the floor of the home.
Morris, Minooka, Coal City, Channahon, Braidwood, Wilmington, Newark and Lisbon fire departments all assisted, said Wills.
"Everybody did a great job here," he said.
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Blaze that displaces family caused by faulty dishwasher
Firefighters were able to save a dog from a house fire on Trend Drive Thursday, but a cat was lost in the blaze.


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"The previous government made an important decision to help the people of Afghanistan and to support our troops in a very dangerous mission, and this government has no intention of questioning this mission while our troops are in danger," Mr. Harper said last week. "In such a debate, such a lack of strength by any Canadian party would weaken our troops, and possibly place our troops in more danger."
Honoring the commitments of the previous government, that's all. Okay, assuming that logic is valid, then how can Harper scrap the previous government's commitment to daycare? Doesn't that commitment deserve Harper's support too? Harper is just using a convenient argument to dodge and weave so as to not implicate his own government, should the mission go astray. I expect to see Harper fall back on this argument everytime there is a question about Afghanistan.
When the daycare debate comes back to the forefront, I hope the opposition parties, particularly the Liberals, use Harper's own justification on Afghanistan to show the hypocrisy. If you honor commitments, you honor commitments. Period.


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I spent an hour or so with a professional researcher a day or two ago helping find a German immigrant to Michigan. There were a couple of things about the conversation, where we were both on computers looking for records from a variety of source, that stood out. The researcher had spent hours on the project and had already found a number of records, but was trying to find either the names of the immigrant's parents or the place of her birth in Austria. She did have a copy of a 1930 U.S. Census record showing the immigrant married with one daughter.
After a few minutes of discussion, I asked her where the town on the Census record was located? It had not occurred to the researcher to look at a map. We immediately found the town and county and discovered that it was a suburb of Detroit. This opened up a whole list of possible records to examine, everything from school records to city directories. After more discussion, the researcher said she also had found the immigrant in the Social Security Death Index. I suggested obtaining her SS-5 form by means of the . Social Security Freedom of Information Act, Request for a Deceased Individual's Social Security Record. The researcher did not know these existed. I further suggested looking at the FamilySearch Research Wiki to give her more suggestions. She didn't know the Research Wiki existed either.
The researcher also had a copy of the immigrant's Naturalization Index Record. The immigrant had been naturalized in California. I suggested locating the naturalization file in the National Archives or determining if the records were still in the Federal Court system. I suggested she start with the Wiki page on United States Naturalization and Citizenship. We didn't have time to go into this further.
Here are some hard and fast rules for starting research about anyone who lived a substantial portion of their life in the 1900s.
Rule One: Always identify all locations by map and always make sure you have county and city information. Anytime you find someone, unless you already know where they lived, look up all locations on a map. Find out the next larger jurisdictions, such as the counties or municipalities. Don't go searching for specific records until you are sure where those records should be located.
Rule Two: Put the person in their historical context. For example, did the person live a substantial portion of his or her life after 1932? If so, the person was likely on Social Security. Think about wars and draft registration, think about where the person might have worked and if the person might have belonged to some affinity group or religious organization.
Rule Three: Use the resources that are the most useful for helping with research. In my opinion, that means starting with the Research Wiki. As of today, the Research Wiki has 56,837 articles and is still increasing by about 1000 articles a week.
Before you spend a lot of time searching in Ancestry.com or FamilySearch.org, you should take a few minutes to put the person into the geographical and historical context of his or her life and look at the bigger picture. Make a possible list, either on paper (preferable) or mentally, and begin your search by looking at the records that might have the information first.


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Amidst the tug-of-war between Premier League opponents Cardiff City and Southampton, the father of Celtic's Kenyan midfield ace, Victor Wanyama, has called for patience.
The midfielder has long been expected to exit Parkhead this summer, with a move to the Premier League seemingly likely for Wanyama, who harbours ambitions of becoming the first Kenyan to play in England's top tier.
Celtic manager Neil Lennon had confirmed to the press that the Scottish champions had accepted a bid worth £12m from Southampton, but that negotiations were ongoing. Cardiff have also been linked to the powerhouse in recent days, although it remains to be seen as to whether the Bluebirds will meet the demands of Celtic in regards of the transfer fee involved in taking the player from the club.
Noah Wanyama, father of Victor, claims that a climax to the speculation is due in the not too distant future. Speaking to the Evening Times, he said: "My son will make a sober decision. Be patient, he will make a decision in the coming days."
What can be read into the use of 'sober' remains to be seen, but it could serve as a reference to the seemingly excessive demands made to Southampton by the agents of the Kenyan midfielder.
"I have talked to him and, while I am not going to interfere in any way with his decision about his future, it is my place to advise him", Wanyama senior added.
As the deal nears a potential conclusion, it could send out a booming message to the Premier League rivals of both Cardiff and Southampton, in that neither club are prepared to simply stand still.
Newly-promoted Cardiff kicked off their summer business with a move for FC Copenhagen's highly-rated youngster Andreas Cornelius for a reported £7.5m and the completion of a transfer to bring Blackpool's Thomas Ince to the club now seems likely.
Southampton meanwhile, have already recruited Dejan Lovren, formerly of Dinamo Zagreb and Olympique Lyonnais, to add to their ranks ahead of the new season.
Cardiff kick-start their Premier League campaign with a trip to Upton Park, whilst Southampton will be the visitors to The Hawthorns, as they take on West Ham United and West Bromwich Albion on the opening day of the season respectively.
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Iran's rich history goes back millennia, to the days when Persepolis was home to "the king of kings." In this episode, Rick Steves explores three historic capitals of Iran: Persepolis, with its splendid monuments; Shiraz, with the tombs of Iran's most beloved poets; and Esfahan, with its extraordinary mosques and endearing people.
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Two Ks to start the inning by Latos.
This kid throws like a real starting pitcher. Win or lose today, I'm very pleased with Latos.
Nuenheis singles, Wright up.
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Interesting scout stat that just popped up on Gameday. Latos holds batters to a .208 average within the first 45 pitches. They hit .340 after that.
Steal of second. Full count to Wright hitting .407. Walks, two on.
K, inning over.
Another high count inning, 19 in the 3rd, and he's up to 56 already.
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Votto ain't afraid of no knuckleball.
Amazing how much you can count on Votto!
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Teams are going to start intentionally walking Votto with nobody on. That will force Walt and Dusty's hand on the cleanup spot.
...the 2-2 to Woodsen and here it comes...and it is swung on and missed! And Tom Browning has pitched a perfect game! Twenty-seven outs in a row, and he is being mobbed by his teammates, just to the thirdbase side of the mound.
6 Ks for Dickey as inning ends, 1-0 good guys.
Votto is the only one who can hit a knuckler apparently. There's your run Latos. Holdem.
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From approximately 25:00-45:00 tune in to hear the story of Fritz Haber, a noted German scientist from the late 19th century, and his contributions to Green Revolution fertilizer technology as well as to Chemical Warfare (circa WWI).
Here's a link to an article on America's Guano Islands Act (1856), it illustrates the point of just how "bat poop crazy" the world was becoming with regard to nitrogen demands:


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1. Welcome!
2. Preview of LXF 78
3. In the news...
4. This month on the forum
5. New archive PDFs
6. Coming up next issue
7. Receiving this Newsletter
8. Contact details
1. Welcome!
Welcome to another edition of the LXF Website Newsletter! If you've
been keeping an eye on the site over the last few weeks, you'll no
doubt have seen our new Interview Archive section. Currently, this
features the complete 2005 collection of one-to-one discussions
between LXF and major players in the Linux world. If you've ever
wanted to fathom out the mind of a kernel hacker, or what makes a
Linux-focused businessman take on Microsoft, you can find the full
archive at http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/interviews/
Meanwhile, we're looking to revamp these Newsletters with new
features and a wider range of content, in response to the excellent
community that's growing around the website. So we'd love to know:
what would you like to see in the Newsletters? More or less news,
mag content, highlights from the forums, and special content? Maybe
you'd prefer more community involvement, with bits written by
website regulars. Or perhaps you'd like a focus on hands-on guides
for using Linux.
Either way, please do drop me a line -- I'll read all suggestions
and get back to as many of you as possible!
Mike Saunders
Newsletter Editor
2. Preview of LXF 78
Linux Format issue 78 arrives on the newsstands today, and our main
feature this month is a comprehensive guide to all things digital
photography. If you've come from a Mac or Windows background, you
may be surprised at the range of quality image editing software
available for Linux. We show you how to import pictures from your
camera onto your desktop, add effects and correct common problems.
And when your snaps have been fine-tuned to perfection, we show you
how to share your work on DVDs or the Web.
Also in the mag: an in-depth look at the unique desktop operating
system Syllable, which amazes with its speed and simplicity and
could have a big future in the Free Software world. Meanwhile,
Richard Smedley steps away from all the hype surrounding Web 2.0 and
asks: will these new Internet technologies change our lives, and if
so, in what way? On the reviews front, Paul Hudson takes to the
skies with Airline Tycoon Deluxe, and two new distro releases,
Yellow Dog 4.1 and Gentoo 2006.0, are put under the spotlight.
In the tutorials section, you'll find guides to using Evolution, The
GIMP and Inkscape, along with the first installment in our hardcore
command-line mastery series. If you're looking to add a bit of oomph
to your PC, try OpenSUSE SLICK on the cover DVD - it's all the best
bits of SUSE spiced up with performance boosting features and kernel
patches. Also on the DVD is VMware Player and the Browser Appliance
(for turning Windows PCs into secure Linux internet stations), a
full digital camera toolkit, the best new games and much more.
In the LXF Interview this month, we chat to two prominent Mono
developers (and book authors) about the future of the open source
.NET implementation. Niel Bornstein and Edd Dumbill know all about
the inner workings of Mono - here's a few of the questions we asked
them, and the answers will be on our site next week:
# How did you guys get into Mono?
# What's the biggest improvement in switching to Mono from
other programming languages?
# What's the best advice you can give to people currently
using Qt or GTK who are considering using Mono?
Grab a copy of LXF 78 for the full interview. Also this month, our
regular HotPicks section looks at the latest open source app
releases, including nifty Firefox chat extension Peekko:
# Peekko 0.2.5
The vast array of extensions available for Firefox is undoubtedly
the browser's greatest strength, and as time progresses we're
seeing more and more innovative ideas. Peekko Chat is a small
extension that lets users join a chat room for any website -
whatever you're reading, you may be able to have a natter with
other web surfers also running it. To install, visit
http://peekko.com and click on the peekko-0.2.5.xpi link (you'll
need Firefox 1.5).
After restarting Firefox, you'll find an additional toolbar near
the top which updates as you browse to different webpages. If you
go to the LXF website, for example, it'll say something like '3
chatting 7 browsing' - the former is the number who're actively
using the extension, and the latter is other Peekko users who're
just reading the site. Hit the Join button and a new pane appears
at the bottom of the browser window: we don't find the orange and
black colour scheme too appealing, but it uses up very little
Now, you may have noticed something familiar in the Peekko
screenshot here. Yes, Peekko is essentially a miniature IRC client
that connects to Peekko's on servers, and joins a channel named
after the site's URL. So, if you're reading Slashdot, you'll join
the #slashdot.org channel. Naturally, it's hard to moderate
free-access IRC channels, especially when there's theoretically
one for every domain in the world, so Peekko's authors will have
to make sure it doesn't turn into a mess of spam and flamewars. It
could also do with some graphical touches, instead of looking like
a vanilla text-based IRC client.
As it's a fairly new extension, it's rare to to find more than a
handful of people chatting on a website, although some of the most
popular tech sites tend to have the odd spot of discussion.
Hopefully this will improve as the extension's popularity
increases. In the meantime, though, it's a clever little system
that makes great use of existing technology (IRC) and could add a
whole new dimension to websites. Web 3.0, here we come!
As usual, there're five and a half more pages of HotPicks in LXF 77,
including a look at the bizarre block-dropping puzzler Angry Drunken
3. In the news...
More fun in the IBM/SCO saga, and a literally cool use for Linux...
# Gentoo Linux 2006.0 unleashed
http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/modules.ph ... le&sid=264
The first release in the 2006 series of Gentoo Linux is now
available. One of the most significant new features in this
source-based highly tunable distro is the 'Gentoo Linux Installer',
supplied on the x86 LiveCD. Software versions: KDE 3.4.3, GNOME
2.12.2, XFCE 4.2.2, GCC 3.4.4 and kernel 2.6.15 kernel. See
http://www.gentoo.org for all the details.
# IBM subpoenas Microsoft and Sun
http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/modules.ph ... le&sid=258
From the ongoing SCO vs IBM legal wranglings: it looks like things
are coming to a head, with two massive subpoenas from IBM. First in
the firing line is Microsoft, which is being asked for all
information on agreements between MS and SCO -- including Darl
McBride's communication in May of 2003 "with Steven Ballmer
regarding SCO's rights to the UNIX operating system". IBM is also
wants to find out more about any Sun and SCO dealings. As Pamela
Jones notes on groklaw.net, we may finally get some solid answers to
our questions...
# Icely done, Tux
http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/modules.ph ... le&sid=248
In possibly the strangest use of Linux anywhere ever, MooBella has
developed a Linux-powered ice cream vending machine running Red Hat
9. Via a flat-panel interface, consumers can mix their choices of
flavour for a total of 96 possible varieties. Engineers can update
the machine simply by plugging in USB flash keys. See this article
on LinuxDevices for more info on this cool curiosity:
4. This month on the forum
What are the trivial benefits to Linux? The serious factors, that
it's solid and generally very secure, are hugely important, but
ajCham pondered the minor things that keep Linux users smiling.
Towy71 enjoyed using an OS developed by 'nice crazy people', while
jjmac liked having small text-handling utilities such as awk easily
at hand. 1slipperyfish had the most concise reason for using Linux
though: 'I like it cos it's nice ' [1]
User 'shifty_ben' was meandering around the web when he discovered a
cocktail recipe with Linux in its name. Naturally, this kicked off a
long thread about everyone's favourite drinks, and even strayed into
a highly technical discussion on the colouring of Islay Single Malt
and its 'smokey peaty tang'. We look forward to seeing LXF Forum
regulars guest hosting food and drink! [2]
[1] http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/index.php? ... pic&t=2444
[2] http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/index.php? ... pic&t=2535
5. New archive PDFs
We've added some more PDFs of past articles to the LXF Archives, and
Newsletter readers can see them a week early, before they're added
to the website page:
* Inside OpenOffice.org 2.0:
* What on Earth is Groovy:
* Review of WINE-based Cedega:
* Linux and Windows in the Ministry of Defence:
* Book reviews from LXF issue 68:
* Setting up an IP phone system with Asterisk:
* Doom 3 game review:
* EKOPath 2.1 compiler suite review :
These PDFs are copyright Future Publishing and may not be
redistributed. Stay tuned for more updates!
6. Coming up next issue
Linux Format 79, on sale Thursday 6th April
# 100% MEPIS -- The rising star of Linux distros packs a powerful
punch. SimplyMEPIS on the coverdisc and full guide in the mag!
# The LXF Interview: Debian guru and Free Software leader
Bruce Perens
# Build a Linux kiosk -- Lock down your machine for public use,
and maybe even make a few bob
# Open Solaris -- Sun's enterprise-grade OS opened up and explored
(Exact contents of future issues are subject to change.)
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My favorite line of the pilot episode of TNT�s new drama �The Last Ship� is said by Naval Commander Tom Chandler (Eric Dane) to Dr. Rachel Scott (Rhona Mitra). After spending four months in the arctic sea under radio silence conducting what turns out to be meaningless naval exercises, Chandler discovers that 80 percent of the world�s population is infected with a deadly virus that Dr. Scott and her partner are on board his ship trying to cure. He says: �Are you telling me the whole world is dying and they sent two people to save it?�
Exactly what I was thinking. It�s a preposterous idea, but having Chandler express it is a way to pre-empt the viewer�s doubts, because seriously? But just go with it. �The Last Ship� is light on deep thoughts, but it has enough action, heroes and villains to keep you entertained this summer. Think of it as the TV version of the �beach read.�
Scott believes that the virus� primordial strain will enable her to create a vaccine. Just as she finishes pulling samples from the ice, bad Russians drop from helicopters to kill her and steal her work. Cue the explosions and gunfire. Later, Chandler is told by what�s left of the U.S. government to return to American shores, but things don�t go as planned and he orders his crew to stay on the ship. This decision doesn�t sit well with many of the crew, who want to disembark and find their loved ones, but it particularly angers XO Mike Slattery (Adam Baldwin), who receives a message that his son has died but the rest of his family is alive, for now.
The crew�s confusion and doubt along with violent attacks from outside forces are familiar conflicts, particularly if you watched �The Last Resort,� a now cancelled show about another lone ship sailing in dangerous waters. Also familiar are the characters, none of whom have traits that will surprise you. Chandler gives inspiring speeches and makes hard decisions. Slattery�s anger threatens to upset the balance of power. Scott is tough and intensely focused. Richly layered, they are not. But, as expected from a show executive produced by Michael Bay (�Transformers�), the storylines are helped by action-packed visuals and the actors play to their strengths which means the characters are developed enough to keep you interested, if not intrigued. Told over ten episodes, the concept shouldn�t wear itself out, as it might if it were a longer series.
�The Last Ship� isn�t going to deeply explore the political issues surrounding a global pandemic but it doesn�t entirely ignore them. It just makes them simple and adds a good dose of patriotism: A British doctor working for the United States is trying to save the world while members of the American Navy protect her from the Russians. When she discovers that the virus has been artificially altered, the political stakes are even higher. It�s not a bad twist, but I was sort of hoping for a zombie mutation.
�The Last Ship� is on Sundays at 9 p.m. EDT on TNT.
Melissa Crawley is the author of �Mr. Sorkin Goes to Washington: Shaping the President on Television�s �The West Wing.�� She has a PhD in media studies and is a member of the Television Critics Association. To comment on Stay Tuned, email her at firstname.lastname@example.com or follow her on Twitter at @MelissaCrawley.
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Veteran Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs has said Wayne Rooney is as happy making goals as scoring them just like his former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo.
Rooney's quiet season has exploded into life in December with two goals at Reading followed by another double in Sunday's Manchester derby win, but Giggs reckons his teammate contributes so much more to the side than just his goals.
"Wayne is the kind of player who can score goals but if someone is scoring more, he's not too bothered. He's quite happy setting goals up and pitching in with important goals like he did on Sunday," the Sun quoted Giggs, as saying.
"It's like when Cristiano was here. He scored a lot of goals but, like Wayne, he's not just an out-and-out goalscorer. He's more than that. Wayne is the catalyst to everything good that we do. He can score goals, make goals," he added.
Rooney has seven goals this season for United, but in some ways he has been overshadowed by the stunning impact Robin van Persie has made.
The 22 million pound Dutchman's last-minute winner at City was his 13th goal since quitting Arsenal for Old Trafford in August.
Giggs said: "Robin has not surprised me because at 29 I knew he was a ready-made, experienced, world-class player. But he just has that bit of class that can make a difference like it did on Sunday. You see it in training, you see it in games, he's just a brilliant player."
After the euphoria of beating their bitter rivals, it will be back to basics for United on Saturday as they face Sunderland with a six-point lead at the top of the table. (ANI)


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White House: No Change in Afghan Strategy After Shootings
The White House says the U.S. will not change its strategy or objectives in Afghanistan following the shooting of 16 Afghan civilians, allegedly by a U.S. soldier.
Spokesman Jay Carney says the U.S. and its NATO allies are still on course to hand over security control to the Afghans at the end of 2014. Carney says the pace of withdrawal will depend on a variety of factors, but he would not say whether the weekend incident was among those that would be considered.
Carney says the U.S. presence in Afghanistan is helping to dismantle al-Qaida. But he acknowledged that the shooting does not make achieving that and other objectives any earlier.
Carney would not say whether President Barack Obama believes the shooting increases security risks for Americans in Afghanistan.
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


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(WEAU) -- Fact and fiction intertwine in a new movie just released in theaters. "Promised Land" is based on a story of a small town hitting an economic decline. That is until a company proposes drilling.
While the movie is fiction, it shows a real struggle some small towns go through as they weigh the decision to drill. And here in Western Wisconsin, it is a movie that parallels decisions towns have made about mining for sand. One of those towns is New Auburn.
Lance Arneson and Tiffany Perkins saw the trailer for the first time today.
"The community coming together kind of peaked my interest and drew my attention," Perkins said.
Lance lives near the sand plant and is along the trucking route. He says it has been an adjustment from the country life he once knew and likes the sand.
Tiffany Perkins says she remembers the community meetings about the controversial development.
"I do really remember not a lot of people being happy about it, I guess I try to look at with it meaning more jobs coming to the community," she said.
And that is how Caleb Trowbridge and his brother Coree see it. More jobs and opportunity for people in New Auburn. It is still a big topic in town.
"Quite a bit of people talk about it," he said.
They too are seeing the trailer for the first time and say the movie has peaked their interest.
"Yeah I think I would go," Caleb said.
Back at Lance's, opinions are on the fence about mining. Both he and Tiffany Perkins say they can see both perspectives.
"It's good that we have more jobs coming in, you know jobs are scarce around here but it's the land thing," Perkins added.
A small town that has faced a big decision, just like in the movies.


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On the Navajo Reservation, you sometimes hear this comment: "They live so far out, not even the census takers can find them." This is said with a bit of pride. Sometimes, envy.
Historically, Navajos and Apaches had good reason for not wanting the government to know where they were, but you can apply this comment across the state. The second most amusing sign in New Mexico, after "Flash Flood Warning" in a place that doesn't look like it's seen water since the creation, is "No Trespassing." This in places you'd find only if you had a map or got completely lost.
We take privacy seriously.
So it wasn't entirely surprising to learn in April that New Mexicans were the nation's second worst laggards, after Alaska, in returning their census forms. Take our penchant for minding our own business, add in the fear of identity theft and the latest negative attitudes toward government, and you have a lot of people who are reluctant to stand up and be counted.
Which is a little ironic. In New Mexico's 64-year struggle for statehood, one argument used against us was a low census. In 1905 Harper's Weekly predicted pompously that New Mexico and Arizona together would never reach 1.5 million. It took a while, but in 2006 New Mexico passed 2 million, according to estimates by UNM's Bureau of Business and Economic Research.
At the end of April just 63 percent of us had returned our forms, pretty close to our 2000 rate of 65 percent. Counties with the lowest rates of return were Catron, Lincoln and Colfax. The highest was Los Alamos County. In May census workers began knocking on doors.
That's been a good thing twice over. Who among us doesn't know somebody who's paying their rent with a census job? The nose counters number about 1,400 in each of the state's three census offices in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Las Cruces.
When it's all over, we may improve our numbers, thanks to a couple of special efforts. One was the "abra su puerta" (Open your door) campaign in Spanish-language media, which helped census enumerators count undocumented workers. And the Census Bureau worked with the state's tribes and pueblos, hired native people, sensitized non-Indian census workers to tribal culture, and aimed TV advertising at the Indian communities.
Joe Garcia, chairman of the All Indian Pueblo Council, has urged native people to be counted, pointing out the millions received by tribes for new housing or rehabs. An accurate count, he says, means better access to federal resources and fair representation in the Legislature. "We move forward when we participate," says a poster aimed at Indian Country.
For everyone, federal dollars are just part of the picture. You probably know that local and state government rely on the census for everything from transportation planning to construction of new schools and senior centers. The census will also be used to redraw legislative and congressional districts. Communities post their census-derived demographics in hopes of luring new employers. And retirees looking for a nice place to relocate might seek out nice, small towns with certain amenities.
In places like Hobbs and Clovis, where specific developments are drawing new people, it's even more critical to have an accurate head count. This also goes for little places like Cuba, Milan and Jemez Springs, where the source of vigorous growth is still a mystery.
The census is huge to private industry. When a town reaches a certain size, it becomes more interesting to retailers, developers and home builders. Want a better variety of shopping, restaurants and entertainment? Help boost your town's numbers.
The clock is ticking. At a recent public event, the Census Bureau was handing out fliers urging people to "open your doors to a better future." It's not (yet) too late. Call 866-872-6868.
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Disgusting Russian Propaganda Film Claims Gays Molest Adopted Kids, Die 20 - 30 Years Earlier Than "Normal People"
LGBT activist John Aravosis has posted a thoroughly disturbing video to YouTube that exposes "the level of hatred that gay and trans people face in Russia." The propaganda film, created by a group called Healthy Young Generation - Healthy Russia, flagrantly throws discredited and unfounded villianizations of the LGBT community wildly in the faces of naive viewers.
In the video, the group says that gay people adopt children to sexually abuse them, give them STDs and indoctrinate them into the "gay lifestyle."
It also claims that people in the LGBT community die "20 - 30 years earlier than normal people," that "50% of pedophiles are gay," and draws largely on the resoundingly discredited study from Mark Regnerus that has been touted as unscientific and biased time and time again.
"We have no better messenger than these videos to prove to people worldwide just how bad things have gotten in Russia," Aravosis adds in the video's description.
It only takes a few seconds of viewing to understand how bad it is, in that case.


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Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. —Psalm 130:7
It is to be noticed that the foundation upon which he would have the hope of all the godly to rest is the mercy of God, the source from which redemption springs. In the first clause he reminds them that although they bring with them no worth or merits of their own, it ought to suffice them that God is merciful. This mutual relation between the faith of the Church and the free goodness of God is to be attentively marked, to the end we may know that all those who, depending upon their own merits, persuade themselves that God will be their rewarder, do not have their hope regulated according to the rule of Scripture. From this mercy, as from a fountain, the Prophet derives redemption; for there is no other cause which moves God to manifest himself as the redeemer of his people but his mercy.
The true use of the present doctrine is, first, that the faithful, even when plunged in the deepest gulf, should not doubt of their deliverance being in the hand of God, who, whenever it proves necessary, will be able to find means, which are now hidden and unknown to us; and, secondly, that they should hold it as certain, that as often as the Church shall be afflicted, he will manifest himself to be her deliverer. —Commentaries
John Calvin was the premier theologian of the Reformation, but also a pious and godly Christian pastor who endeavored throughout his life to point men and women to Christ. We are grateful to Reformation Heritage Books for permission to use John Calvin's Thine Is My Heart as our daily devotional for 2013 on the OPC Web site. You can currently obtain a printed copy of that book from Reformation Heritage Books.
Dr. Joel Beeke, who is editorial director of Reformation Heritage Books, has this to say:
"Calvin shows us the piety of a Reformed theologian who speaks from the heart. Having tasted the goodness and grace of God in Jesus Christ, he pursued piety by seeking to know and do God's will every day. He communed with Christ, practicing repentance, self-denial, and cross-bearing. Moreover, his theology worked itself out in heart-felt, Christ-honoring piety. The selections of this devotional bear this out, and hopefully will be used by God to direct pious hearts in our own day."
These devotional readings from John Calvin were compiled by John H. Kromminga. Be sure to read his "Introduction" to John Calvin's Thine Is My Heart.


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Sibyl Gilmore
Sibyl Gilmore, 94, of Big Spring, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with Eddy Pitchford and Rick Cunningham officiating. Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Park.She was born Sept. 28, 1918, in Callahan County, Texas and married Joe Clayton Gilmore Dec. 7, 1935, in Big Spring, Texas. He preceded her in death March 16, 1986.Sibyl was a long-ime resident of Big Spring. She was a homemaker and enjoyed crocheting. She was a faithful member of 14th and Main Church of Christ.Survivors include one daughter, Nelda Joe Burnett of Sand Springs; one brother, Charles Lewis of Lubbock; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Marga Lee Cleavenger and Sylvia Iris Prescott; and a granddaughter, Tatia Colvin.Arrangements under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Big Spring. Online condolences can be made at: www.npwelch.com


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Remove Ads from Yahoo Messenger.
If you install Yahoo Messenger 8.0 or 9.0, you'll notice a very annoying animated ad at the bottom of the main window.
How to get rid of the ads?
1. Close Yahoo Messenger.
2. Save this .bat file and execute it.
Please note that if you run Yahoo Messenger from a FAT32 disk, this fix disables some features from Yahoo Messenger, like chat rooms and the plug-in manager. NTFS is the standard file system used in Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, so it's likely that you won't see these limitations if you use a recent version of windows.
The .bat file you've just downloaded edits most registry values related to the ads in Yahoo Messenger from HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ Yahoo\pager\YUrl, replacing the data with a dummy asterisk. Here's the list of string values:
Messenger Ad
Webcam Upload Ad
Webcam Viewer Ad
Webcam Viewer Ad Big
Webcam Viewer Ad Medium
Change Room Banner
Conf Adurl
Chat Adurl
The patch also makes the file C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\Cache\urls.xml read-only and it revokes all the permissions for the file, but only for NTFS disks.
If you install new versions of Yahoo Messenger, you'll have to repeat the steps above, as Yahoo setup rewrites the registry entries. New versions will most likely make removing the ads more difficult or even impossible.


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Recruitment drive also to be Thursday at RMS
Local Boy Scout units are invited once again to take part in the annual "Hooked On Scouting" fishing event next month.
But before then, a recruitment drive is scheduled to take place for those interested in joining the Scouts.
The recruitment event is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 28, from 6-8 p.m. at the Rolla Middle School cafeteria.
This is part of the of an effort by Cub Scout units within the River Trails District of the Ozark Trails Council who have begun recruitment of new members.
While the focus of the recruitment begins with first-graders, any boy between 7 and 10 years of age (or in grades one through five) can become a Cub Scout.
The recruitment drive at RMS allows parents and their boys to ask questions of the Scout leaders and sign up for membership.
All new scouts will then be invited to attend the "Hooked On Scouting" fishing event scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 27, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rolla Lions Club Park, 1061 South Highway 63 in Rolla.
Participating Scouts will be given a free Zebco rod and reel, Eagle Claw tackle and box, and an opportunity to fish in the park lake and earn a fishing belt loop award.
This event is being sponsored by Bass Pro Shops, Eagle Claw and Zebco.
New Cub Scouts will also have an opportunity to participate in or observe returning Scouts as they perform in the annual Cub Scout Olympics that will also be held concurrently at Lions Club Park.
Parents unable to attend the Scout night meeting can still sign up their sons by contacting the Ozark Trails Council Service Center in Rolla at 573-364-1504, or Cheryl Bohannan at firstname.lastname@example.com or 573-855-9536.
For more information about the Boy Scouts of America visit www.ozarktrailsbsa.org or www.BeAScout.org.


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Making the most of your 15 minutes with your provider
Updated 3:32 pm, Friday, February 19, 2016
The moment you've been waiting for is finally here. You are nervous and have waited anxiously for his arrival. He walks in and you are filled with relief. He smiles at you kindly but you look down. Your heart races, your hands feel clammy. Your mind goes blank.
No, this is not you on a first date. This is you sitting in the exam room with your physician. Gone are the days when patients spend relaxed time engaged in casual conversation with the physician who knows everything about them. In the current climate of reduced costs, increased patients and insurance-driven care, most patients can expect only 15-minutes with their physician, often to cover a myriad of health concerns.
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For this reason, Donald J. Cegala, Professor of Communication and Family Medicine at Ohio State University developed the PACE system to aid patients get the most out of their time with physicians. The basic steps of PACE include:
- Presenting detailed information about how you are feeling.
- Asking questions if desired information is not provided.
- Checking your understanding of information that is given to you.
- Expressing any concerns about the recommended treatment.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) also suggests patients come equipped with specific questions for their provider when he or she recommends further testing, medication, or a specific procedure. This is part of a campaign called Questions are the Answer, which encourages patients to feel comfortable asking healthcare providers for more details so they can better understand their treatment.
The AHRQ website suggests starting with the following list of questions:
- What is the test for?
- How many times have you done this procedure?
- When will I get the results?
- Why do I need this treatment?
- Are there any alternatives?
- What are the possible complications?
- Which hospital is best for my needs?
- How do you spell the name of that drug?
- Are there any side effects?
- Will this medicine interact with medicines that I'm already taking?
There may be other questions you as the patient or caregiver needs answered. Build your own list by visiting the website of Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Some information about physicians may be available through their websites and can be found prior to the appointment. And now, scheduling an appointment with your physician is simple thanks to new technology that allow patients to view their doctor's availability anytime with just a click of the mouse. Visit HealthPost on chron.com to find a physician that is right for you.
Both people in the exam room share the same ultimate goal: for the patient to get better. When patients do their own homework and drive the communication, visits can be more productive, hopefully facilitating a stronger relationship and a faster recovery.


text: This year, CUBE SAVOGNIN will for the first time host the highest-altitude job fair in Europe, called "Students on Snow". We look forward to an exciting weekend with a CUBE Hotel that is booked solid. Overall, more than 700 students and graduates are expected to come to Savognin between December 14 and 16. Aachen-based tour operator Simsalabim Reisen, which organises this recruiting event for the first time on its own, has answered our questions:


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Publications and Research
Denner, P., Norman, A., Salzman, S., Pankratz, R., & Evans, S. (2004). The Renaissance teacher work sample: Evidence supporting validity, score generalizability, and quality of student learning assessment. ATE Yearbook XII, 23-56.
Pankratz, R., Evans, S., Whitfield, P., Bonner, G., & Brown, T. (2003). What Renaissance institutions have learned in their quest to address NCATE Standard 2: A paper presented at the 2003 annual meeting of the American Association for College of Teacher Education, New Orleans.
Pankratz, R. (1999). Becoming accountable for the impact of graduates on students and schools: Making the operational shift from teaching to learning. A paper presented at the 1999 annual meeting of the American Association for Teacher Education, Washington, DC.
Henning, J.E., Robinson, V., Herring, M., & McDonald, T. (2006). Integrating technology during student teaching: An examination of teacher work samples (TWS). Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 23 (2), 71-76.
Henning, J.E., DeBruin-Parecki, A., Hawbaker, B.W., Nielsen, C.P., Joram, E., and Gabriele, A.J. (2005). The teacher work sample: A tool for scaffolding and assessing preservice teachers' early field experiences. The Teacher Educator, 40 (3), 188-207.
Henning, J.E., & Robinson, V. (2004). The teacher work sample: Implementing standards-based performance assessment. The Teacher Educator, 39 (4), 231-248.
Hawbaker, B.W, Henning, J.E., & Nielsen, C.P. (in press). Mentoring and the teacher work sample methodology in lab school-based field experiences. National Association of Laboratory Schools monograph.
Robert J. Redmon, Gayle Mullen, and John Schreiber (2008). Student Teaching And The Teacher Work Sample: Perceptions Of Both Student Teachers And Cooperating Teachers
Relating Teacher Candidate Performance to their Students' Subject Specific Academic Achievement using TWS methodology
Annotated Bibliography of Publications on Teacher Work Samples (PDF)
PowerPoint Presentations
Emporia State University, the Teacher's College: Teacher Work Sample Model by Phil Bennett
Using K-12 Assessment Data from Teacher Work Samples as Credible Evidence of a Candidate's Ability to Produce Student Learning by Roger Pankratz, Tony Norman, and Judy Pierce of Western Kentucky University. Presented at the Making an Impact Conference, Kennesaw University, March 2007.
Evidence for Impact on Student Learning from the Renaissance Teacher Work Sample Assessment by Tony Norman and Roger Pankratz. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education, New York, NY, February 2008.
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If you couldn't get your hands on a ticket to Coldplay's recent Mylo Xyloto tour, don't worry. The band is bringing their latest world tour to you with a new live CD/DVD.
Coldplay Live 2012, due out November 20, was directed by Paul Dugdale, who directed Adele's Live at Albert Hall show, and features footage from the band's performances in Paris and Montreal this year, along with their headlining moment from the 2011 Glastonbury Festival.
Frontman Chris Martin says in their 16 years as a band, this tour behind their 5th studio album has been their favorite.
"It's felt very uplifting right from the start; partly because we are proud of the music, the LED wristbands, the pyrotechnics, the lasers and all of that stuff," Martin said in a statement. "But mainly because of the amazing audiences that we've been playing for. Over the years, our crowd has become more and more a part of the concert itself. They're loud, diverse, full of soul, and make the songs sound much better than we can on our own. We wanted to try to bottle the incredible feeling that they give us, and hence our concert film."
Fans can pre-order the CD/DVD now at Coldplay's website. The movie will also premiere exclusively on November 17 through Epix and be available to stream on EpixHD.com.
This is the band's third live release and their first since putting out LeftRightLeftRightLeft in 2009, which was available for free through the band's website.
While you wait though, check out the trailer for the upcoming release below.
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You've never programmed in Python before. Should you start now?
Yes. This is as sure a bet as you're going to get in the technology horse races: The benefits of the Python programming language are so many, and its costs so low, that you're almost sure to come out ahead.
Python's strength is its universality. Once you learn it, you'll find you can use it for nearly all the programming you do. Press coverage might have led you to think that it's "just a scripting language for the Web," or only used by academics. As good as Python is in those roles, you'll see below how it also does much more. Among other things, Python is: a starter language, scalable to large professional programs, graphically savvy, and it even does windows!
A Starter Language
Are you a newcomer to programming? Python is an ideal first language. It originated in a 1980s project to design a language for beginners. Its maintainers have always shown a willingness to "do things right." The Python world understands that phrase to mean they make the language logical, simple, and inviting, even at the occasional expense of conflict with industry traditions.
Python insiders don't just talk about "outreach" to non-programmers. The Python community supports an active "Programming for Everybody" Special Interest Group. Python founder Guido van Rossum's current principal project, funded by the Department of Defense's Advanced Research Project Agency, is on the same topic.
The Python features newcomers most applaud include:
Its availability: There's no charge for using Python, and essentially identical versions are available for Windows, MacOS, Linux, BeOS, other Unixes, and many other operating systems.
Its interactivity: Once installed, a Python user can immediately interpret his work. Type a line of source code, and Python processes it as soon as you hit "Enter." That short feedback loop is especially important for beginning programmers.
Its simplicity: Guess what
does. You're right -- and you've just read your first Python program. Python minimizes unpleasant surprises and "trickiness."
current = 2000 start = 1990 elapsed = current - start print elapsed
Its power: Python developers typically report they are able to develop applications in a half to a tenth the amount of time it takes them to do the same work in such languages as C. While "power" and "expressivity" seem to have unquantifiably subjective components, experts generally agree that Python has as much or more of these good things as other languages.
Scalability is nerdspeak for "travels well and doesn't let me down." While Python is great for beginners, it also fills the needs of expert users. Other languages popular in educational settings have been scorned by working developers as too slow, incapable of connecting to existing resources, or too inflexible. Few complain about Python in these regards. Python stretches all the way from beginners' one-liners to some of the largest and most demanding computer programs. Python is in use, for example, as part of very complex supercomputer analyses of metal fractures.
We need to be careful about several key concepts in understanding Python's capabilities "on the high end." The metal structure application just mentioned uses Python in crucial ways; in fact, insiders have said that the project simply wouldn't have succeeded without Python. However, most large Python-coded programs, including this one, have a majority of their source written in such other languages as FORTRAN, Java, C, and C++.
Each of these other languages is superior in certain aspects: speed, scientific calculation, graphics manipulation. Each also has characteristic weaknesses. The search for the one true language to use for complex projects is a mistake. The more rational approach is to find the right mix of languages and "glue" them together with Python. You will end up with more efficient, error-free, and maintainable code by using Python to combine the best of each of these.
Because it plays nicely with other languages, Python doesn't create dead-ends. While this idea is hard to make precise, experienced programmers recognize it. Programs begun in Python have good lives; they don't hit limits in speed or algorithmic sophistication which cause them to stagnate. They grow with your needs and your abilities. I almost always feel safe in choosing Python for a project. Even when information turns up during the life of the project that was unknown at the beginning, I have confidence that Python's flexibility will accommodate new needs and constraints.
For technical reasons, also, Python's "object-oriented" syntax has proven to be excellent for teamwork. Experience has shown that engineers working in different areas, and even the same programmers returning to old programs, read unfamiliar Python source code comfortably. This is Python's greatest strength in my own work. As a highly-expressive, object-oriented, well-structured, interoperable language, it promotes the success of large complex projects in a way no other language does.
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|Justin Bieber Eager to Move on After 'Rough' Week
|By GILLIAN MOHNEY (@gillianmohney)
|Mar 9, 2013, 10:09 AM
After Justin Bieber made headlines for his antics, a health scare and a clash with paparazzi, the pop star was eager to move on following his "rough" week.
"too many blessings to allow the stress in. the press made things look nuts but really I have enjoyed London. The fans are incredible," Bieber tweeted.
"so while I have seen some crazy stuff it is all smiles. Im gonna get some rest and keep doing what i love. Entertain all of u. thanks," he tweeted.
Earlier on Friday, he was reportedly shouting expletives at photographers before being restrained by his body guard.
PHOTOS: Justin Bieber: Through the Years
He later took to twitter to explain his actions to his more than 35 million followers writing, "Sometimes when people r shoving cameras in your face all day and yelling the worst thing possible at u...well I'm human. Rough week."
The confrontation was just the latest in a series of incidents that has put the pop star on the defensive. In London, Bieber reportedly was booed by his audience after being late to a concert.
He also called his 19th birthday party his "worst" on twitter after underage friends allegedly weren't allowed in the club he had rented for the festivities.
RELATED: Justin Bieber Has His 'Worst Birthday'
On Thursday, he collapsed in the backstage area of another concert and was briefly hospitalized.
To reassure fans he tweeted out a picture of himself, shirtless, and said he was listening to Janis Joplin to get better, he also thanked his fans writing on twitter, "getting better. thanks for everyone pulling me thru tonight."
A few hours after that tweet, Bieber was yelling a photographers.
RELATED: Justin Bieber Faints at Concert, Treated With Oxygen
Being a 19-year-old pop star facing hundred of flashbulbs, the singer is certainly not the first to crack on camera.
Bill Werde, the editorial director of Billboard Magazine said Bieber has plenty of company.
"Pop stars are going to have missteps, it's all about how they recover," Werde said. "This is just a hiccup and it is all in his power to really get back on track."


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By Tiernan Ray
Goldman Sachs's Simon Schafer today removed the ordinary shares of Alcatel-Lucent (ALUAPA) from the Conviction List as a Sell, even though he still actually rates it a Sell, noting that the stock has soared some 48% since he recommended on October 5th that investors dump the shares — a surge prompted in large part because Goldman itself lent a lifeline to the company last month.
Despite the tremendous rise, Schafer is still bearish on the company, he writes, recounting what he believes is at the root of the price surge:
In our view outperformance has been driven by upside to capex intentions of US Telcos, granular disclosure on ALU's patent portfolio and the announcement of a planned significant change in Alcatel's capital structure, mitigating tail risk. We remove ALUA.PA and ALU from the Conviction List but they remain Sell given the group's Q4 industry positioning and returns.
Schafer's estimates for Alcatel are still well below the Street — he actually cut his estimate for profit this year to a net loss of 36 cents per American Depository Share, versus a prior 32 cents, below consensus of negative 7 cents.
But the company's announcement December 14th that it secured €1.62 billion in financing from Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs in senior secured credit facilities has taken away the risk Acatel will burn through cash unsustainably:
the planned debt injection clearly eliminates near-term tail risk to the equity and should allow Alcatel to operate as a going concern until at least 2015. We now estimate positive liquidity of €1.6 bn in 2014 (given refinancing and asset disposals) vs. our prior estimate of a €300 mn shortfall. We still view Alcatel as subscale in a fragmented market and therefore apply a 4th quartile designation on our Industry Positioning framework. Our expectations for cash returns remain low, even if momentum for US Telco capex may provide a 1H13 tailwind.
Alcatel's ordinary shares traded in Paris today rose 9 euro cents to €1.295, while the ADSs (ALU) are up 9 cents, over 5%, at $1.73.


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Cleaning up an external hard drive and found these scans from the past. Good times for sure.
what is that?
Nice scuppers there...
Are the copper pieces spitters?
Did you weld the copper pieces or is the solder joint nicely hidden inside?
Well , it's actually 2 different jobs...
The brown copper pieces are actually an arrangement of water collectors that are connected by " gutters " ending up at a wash sink. I made the sink as well but photos are buried in a box somewhere . There are some external solder joints but the lighting in the photo and crap scanner make them almost invisible.
The silver pieces are actually lead coated copper , not galvanized. They are non-functional decorations that fit over some downspouts for some embassy ( can't remember ) somewhere in N.W. Washington , DC.
I did the pattern layouts and forming and my partner on these jobs did the final assembly. He's an " Artisan " type guy who is just great with metal...it was a blast working with him.
I haven't touched any flat metal for a long time...this stuff was done in the late 1980's. Plasma arc cutting machines and getting married put an end to my sheet metal shop career , lol. But man I really did enjoy layout and fabrication of the more complicated items.
Nice work.
The sheet metal 'artisan' is becoming an endangered species.
I'm sure plasma cutters, computer programs, etc., are great things, but some of us still like to do things the 'old fashioned' way.
But....there is no money in it.
nice work...
Wow. I need to learn some tricks from you.
Awe heck...thanks for the compliments. I'm just a guy who read some books . The real credit goes to my partner I think...though he may say the same about me.
The fluted end of the gutter pieces was developed similar to a round elbow ( parallel line development ) from a plan view and th curve plotted against the stretch out of the true length. the top involved some " triangulation " true length.
The water supply pieces were " radial line development " and breaking half way...except for one which fits on the corner.
All of this stuff was drafted on white paper before I ever went to the metal ( we had to submit a cardboard full scale model of the gutter pieces ). If you want to do this type of stuff ...get a cheap drafting table and drawing tools to start. I had a few neat old machines to work with (an elbow edge lock and some others ). I never had the Niagra stake table that I dreamed of...and other obsolete and wonderful stuff ( notice the home made stake in one photo , lol ).
And if I can help in any way , p.m. me or whatever...I'll share anything I know about this stuff. I ran across a couple of duct pics from the past and scanned them in....they seemed important to me at one time I guess , lol.
That is art, very gifted.
You sure are cocky for a starving pilgrim.
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Well, technically it's the Office of Administration which is speaking here.. but agreed.. the sworn testimony which states that it is 'best practice' to recycle tapes containing archival data is quite astounding. There is at least one [blogspot.com] attempt to probe this, but accountability doesn't appear to be high on this administrations agenda.
I spent 18 months working with the EOP on the security of the email system used to send out presidential press releases. The story that this happened by accident is just not credible.
First the archives, the archives were a pervasive force that was felt throughout the EOP. Every piece of paper, every tape, every scrap of information had to go to the archive. It was a whole cultural thing. And it was clearly a pre-Clinton culture. The people I was working with had been there since Reagan. They never refered to this as a Clinton mandate, it was the law.
The idea that a tape could be recycled for any purpose was a total departure from the Clinton era culture.
Second FOIA, was a constant issue.
Now we could assume that these changes were only due to the goal of 'restoring' executive power that Cheney and other Nixon era accomplices have advanced. Or it could be that they knew they had much criminality to hide.
I don't think these legal issues are going to go away after Bush leaves office. We are going to see a constant attempt to suppress government papers that implicate Bush in the criminality of his administration.
Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice.Never attribute to malice what can be explained by simple stupidity...
Never attribute to malice what can be explained by simple stupidity
they needed some organic mulch for their sustainable vegetable patch.
The same thing is happening anywhere someone can be sued, not just the President.
Many companies (like Microsoft) are trying to keep email useful by making it company policy that email is not preserved.
Once you have something that could be preserved... the temptation is powerful to require people to preserve it, and thereby stifle it's use.
It's called "records retention policy", and it has been around since long before e-mail was common.
Most big companies have an annual "records retention day", i.e. a records _destruction_ day, where everyone has to destroy stuff and confirm to their supervisor that they are in compliance with company policy. The policy is written to ensure that almost all communications are destroyed as soon as the law allows, and they make no bones about the fact that it's to make sure nothing comes back to bite them when
Tony: "So then, what's the reason why those emails were destroyed?"
Dick: "I'm not gonna give you any reason for that."
Journalist: "White House spokesman Tony Fratto said he has no reason to believe any e-mails were deliberately destroyed."
Of course it wasn't deliberate! Destroying evidence is standard procedure.
placed significant burdens on businesses
The EOP on the other hand, pretty much writes it's own rules. Believe it.
Not saying this is all a good thing, but don't pin it on backup admins or politicians being savvy enough to understand how backup retention really works. Even when the policy from above is to keep for "three months", there is no guarantee that backups wont be kept longer than that.
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That's part of the problem with this Democracy. A turd gets elected (twice) and it's a game of fingerpointing, blaming the other 'team' for everything. This is not football.
I, as a registered Republican (but not one who has ever even comes close to voting a straight ticket) voted for Bush on the first go-around, and against him on the second.
The Democrat bastards I helped vote into office on the second go-around appear to be every bit as colluding, impotent and worthless as the last lot of idiots on the other side of the aisle.
It's ok, though. You don't like the way things are going? Just blame the party you're not a part of (right or wrong) and hang the rest on everyone else. Thou dost protest too much.
You know, we can keep ourselves busy bitching, or getting out there and doing something about it. The national politicians, almost without exception start their careers at the local and state level. In addition to writing letters to the people currently holding Federal office, be proactive in your state and community to make sure the people presently getting elected at the State and local levels are the kinds of people you might eventually want on the Hill or in the White House.
Also, get involved with whatever party your a member of, and start actively setting standards and goals at the lowest levels of the party.
Not many people are happy with this administration, and I'm certainly not either. But every moment spent bitching, complaining and blaming is time detracted from getting out there and making a difference.
For what it's worth, the current crop of buffoons vying for the White House are nearly imperceptible from the last bunch of idiots. With the possible exception of John Edwards.
But that's fine. We can just all sit back and treat this like the Super Bowl, throwing popcorn at the TV when our guy wins or loses, and then quite possibly spending the next four years wishing things had gone differently, passing our time with childish infighting.
The last thing one knows in constructing a work is what to put first. -- Blaise Pascal


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Cambodia's rangers receive their postcards
When we launched the action on World Ranger Day on 31 July, the rangers were very happy as this was the first time ever that there was a lot of information about them – profile articles, press releases and web features – in promotional activities across Cambodia and worldwide.
"They are very excited that their work is recognised by people from across the WWF network as well as outside Cambodia," said Asnarith Tep, WWF-Cambodia's communications manager. "In response to all this, the rangers said they would double their effort to protect the tiger landscape."
WWF-Cambodia has taken to receiving the postcards for the rangers due to uncertainty in postal services to outlying areas in the country. WWF staff recently were in Mondulkiri to hand over the postcards received so far to the rangers.
Eng Mengey, WWF-Cambodia's communications officer, managed to catch up with ranger/field researcher Vong to get his reaction to receiving the postcards:
Mengey: Is there any particular postcard that you like and why?
Vong: I do like all the postcards that were sent to me and the other rangers in Cambodia's Mondulkiri Protected Forest because it means more than a postcard. It is a strong encouragement and motivation, which I have never before received from outsiders. I personally like one postcard the most because I think it was sent by a young person due to the message written, language used and the handwriting. As I noticed, most postcards were sent from older people. This postcard clearly shows that young people also care about the environment and that is positive sign for the future of conservation.
Mengey: What message has especially touched you?
Vong: "I love you because you save the animals" is the message that was written in the postcard I mentioned earlier. The message is simple, but it touches my heart. It gives me strong motivation and encouragement to work hard in this landscape. I would like to say thank you so much to all the people who have sent postcards to me and the other rangers because it is a strong encouragement and motivation to us as rangers to work hard to protect the forest and its wildlife.
Mengey: What do you think of people sending all these postcards to you?
Vong: I think it's important as they are from people who support conservation. In addition, I think that they are aware of the significance of conservation, and they would like to play an important part in conservation as well. I do hope that more people will keep sending us postcards.
We will be getting more reactions from the other rangers as soon as they are back from patrollng the field.
* Cards4tigers is a WWF initiative to tell rangers that around the world, people recognize and support their hard and dangerous work in keeping wild tigers safe. With fewer than 3,200 tigers remaining in the wild, poaching still is one of the gravest threats to their survival. Rangers are critical in the fight to achieve Zero Poaching of tigers and their prey, along with stopping the illegal wildlife trade.


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Gallery: Vogue Russia Gives An Early Look At Versace For H&M Line
When I first found out Versace was doing a line with H&M, I grew intensely curious as to what it would look like. How would Versace, a name which brings up connotations of resplendent, expensive excess, slot into a store known primarily for its cute and affordable (and wearable) fast fashions? Answer: well enough, I suppose. Some early images of the line (out in the US November 19) appear in the October issue of Vogue Russia, and they show an emphasis on fun and colorful 80's inspired patterns. Here they are.
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Starting a vegetable garden can be a very confusing and intimidating process if it's something you've never done before. University of Illinois Extension is offering a series of programs to help beginners in vegetable gardening.
The Beginning Vegetable Gardening series will provide basic information on starting a vegetable garden in a backyard or at a community or school garden plot. The series will start this fall with programs on site selection, building raised beds, cool season crops, extending the growing season and garden planning. Next spring, the series will continue with a variety of other basic programs like seed starting, warm season crops, planting and garden care, vegetable pests and disease management.
The first program of the series, Site Selection and Raised Beds, will be offered at the DeKalb County Extension office, 1350 W. Prairie Drive in Sycamore, from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Placement is everything in a vegetable garden, and the first step is to choose a site and analyze the soil. This is something you can start doing this fall in preparation for starting a garden in the spring. Extension horticulture educator Candice Miller will teach you about the best location for a vegetable garden, how to take a soil test, and how to easily build a raised bed garden.
To register for this program, call 815-758-8194 or visit web.extension.edu/bdo. The cost for this program is $5, or $12 for the series of three programs.
The series will continue with Cool Season Vegetable Crops and Season Extension from 3 to 4 p.m. Oct. 9 and Garden Planning and Variety Selection from 3 to 4 p.m. Oct. 30.