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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict has signed off on a German lawyer to head the Vatican's embattled bank. The selection of Ernst Von Freyberg by the Council of Europe Committee ends a nine-month search after the previous bank president was ousted for incompetence. Benedict's approval is one of the last major appointments before he resigns at the end of this month.


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Gregg Bell joined The News Tribune in July 2014. Bell had been the director of writing for the University of Washington's athletic department for four years. He was the senior national sports writer in Seattle for The Associated Press from 2005-10, covering the Seahawks in their first Super Bowl season and beyond. He's also been The Sacramento Bee's beat writer on the Oakland Athletics and Raiders. The native of Steubenville, Ohio, is a 1993 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and a 2000 graduate of the University of California, Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism.

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Matteo's Dream: A Playground for Children of All Abilities
Concord is home to one of the few playgrounds in the nation where children who cannot walk, see or hear can play safely alongside children who can. This unique facility is even more special in that it was constructed and largely funded by community volunteers.
Matteo's Dream - A Playground for Children of All Abilities opened to the public on May 16, 2007. Located in Hillcrest Park at 2050 Olivera Rd., the playground project was spearheaded by Concord resident Liz Lamach whose son, Matteo, uses a wheelchair and is blind. As a member of the City of Concord Parks, Recreation and Open Space Commission and the Lions Club of Contra Costa and Alameda Counties, Lamach brought people together to make Matteo's dream of an accessible playground a reality.
During the build that took place from April 20 to 29, 2007 over 2,000 volunteers constructed the massive playground, the largest in Concord covering an area a third the size of a football field. The City donated the land at Hillcrest Park and provided $232,000 in park funds. Lions Club members raised an additional $500,000 and solicited in-kind donations and volunteers.
The playground design was developed by Dennis Wille, a New York engineer, whose company, Leather's & Associates, specialize in community-designed and built playgrounds throughout the country. Wille visited several local schools to gather information from children about what makes a Dream playground. He also met with special needs groups to determine how to maximize accessibility while maintaining maximum playability for all users.
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Mar 27th 2018 @ Daryl Roth TheatreNew York, NY
I Was There
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Tuesday, March 27th, 2018
Daryl Roth Theatre
101 E 15th Street, New York, NY 10003
A story reveals the illusion of one's identity in Derek DelGaudio's modern allegory, IN & OF ITSELF. New ways of seeing the unseeable are explored, as memories from yesterday, inexplicable events witnessed today and secrets imagined for tomorrow all blend together, creating a perpetual paradox of a show. The writer and producers of Nothing to Hide reunite with Executive Producer Neil Patrick Harris to present this theatrical experience, Directed by Frank Oz. No one under the age of 16 will be admitted to this production. There is no late seating and no re-entry while the performance is in progress.View All In Tour Dates
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Corner Post
Posted by Genevieve Netz on 8/10/2012
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Nicely set corner, plumb, properly braced, deeply buried, tight wire and a level gate. It's a piece of art created by a master craftsman.
It does not appear to be one of those ubiquitous Sandhill railroad tie corners. I am guessing it is cast concrete rather than the beautifully cut stone posts seen in and around the Flint Hills of Kansas. That makes little difference as it is the hand and eye of the fence builder which marks the boundary, keeps the neighbors good and protects stock and grass.
The fence will tell you much about stockman who lives within. I would guess a good one lives here.
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It was a problem with fences that took us to this corner.
One of my brother's neighbors has terrible fences on a pasture that he rents out. Neither the owner nor the renter are willing to fix the fences. The renter's bull was out in the road earlier in the day, and that evening, the bull was in with my brother's cows.
When I took this picture, we had driven the bull away from the cows and over to this gate, with the 4-wheeler and the dogs. The dogs held the bull, my brother opened the gate in the photo, the bull went through, and we got him into a corral.
Then we rode the fence to see how he had entered the pasture, but there were no obvious holes. My brother said the bull was either an "auto-gate walker" or someone put him in there to get him off the road. His owner came and hauled him off the next day.
Anyway, the above story is my explanation of why this photo was taken fast without much attention to what the materials were -- so I don't really know what sort of a post it was. It's oilfield country around there, and used pipe is pretty easy to obtain, so lots of things around my brother's place have some pipe in them.
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As I mentioned last Thursday, I've hopped on the Valentine's bandwagon (which, by the way, is decorated with Cupid cartoons, chocolates, and doilies… But most of all doilies). Last Thursday, I brought you a heart-shaped DIY printable for Valentine's cards, wall art, et al. In this week's Pinterest round-up, I've brought you all kinds of heart shaped loveliness! I know, I know, I'm a victim of trends… But this holiday comes but once a year, y'all!
So… bear with me and my inclinations to peer pressure and check out my finds! As always, click on the pic to take you to the original source website (none of these are my own creation — all curated from Pinterest and Google image searches).
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Offered by Honda Financial Services through participating Honda Marine dealers, the program is available to boaters re-powering their vessels with new, unregistered Honda outboards (2-225 horsepower) between January 6, 2009 and March 2, 2009. Consumers have the additional option of deferring payments for 90 days while accruing zero interest for the first 60 days. Customers wishing to finance complete boat, motor and trailer packages (including accessories) also have the option to do so at rates starting as low as 6.99 percent.In addition, all Honda Marine outboards sold for recreational use offer Honda's standard, industry-best True 5-year, factory-backed, non-declining limited warranty. True 5 offers full Honda backing in comparison to the outsourced, extended service contracts typically provided by other manufacturers. Coverage under the program is the same on the last day as it is on the first. Honda Marine pioneered four-stroke engine technology, setting a new benchmark for fuel efficiency, quiet operation and low emissions. Honda's outboards share the same unparalleled durability, quality and reliability of its legendary automobiles. With models ranging from 2 to 225hp, Honda Marine's full line of current production models meets rigorous California Air Resources Board (CARB) 3-Star standards, ensuring their availability and regulatory compliance in all 50 states.
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Weather, favorable or not, can't tell the difference in one side of the Red River or the other. Chances are, when it's dry in Altus, Oklahoma, it's also dry in Childress, Texas. A scattered shower in Vernon, Texas or Lone Wolf, Okla., may create a more favorable growing season at times, but overall conditions will pretty much be mirror images from side of the state line to the other.
That's why leaders from both banks of the Red River decided a joint crops conference would benefit growers who have a lot more in common than they have differences.
The first Red River Crops Conference, addressing issues specific to southwest Oklahoma and the Texas Rolling Plains, is scheduled Jan. 28-29 in Altus, Okla. The two-day conference will be held at the Southwest Technology Center, 711 W. Tamarack.
Randy Boman, research director and cottonExtension program leader at the Oklahoma State University Southwest Research and Extension Center in Altus, says the joint effort will be similar to the popular Cattle Trails Wheat and Stocker Conference, another joint program between Texas and Oklahoma.
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"The first day of the conference we plan on featuring cotton," Boman said. "The second day will be devoted to other crops. The first meeting will be here in Altus and we hope to make it one of the most important crop production meetings in the area. Farmers across the area face similar problems.
"Also, the Vernon Research and Extension Center and the OSU Center in Altus are only 30 miles apart."
Stan Bevers, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agricultural economist at the Vernon Center, says the goal of the conference is to provide agricultural producers with relevant management information applicable to this production area that will create and enhance the profitability of farm and ranch enterprises.
Common challenges, he said, include water and land resources, and weather extremes such as hot and dry summers and bitterly cold winters. Producers manage pastures of introduced and native grass for cattle operations. Crop mixes such as cotton, wheat, and grain and forage sorghum also are common on both sides of the river. Canola, guar and sesame have recently been added to the mix.
Cotton topics will include a market outlook, variety discussions, herbicide options, seed treatments and disease management, irrigation and new technology.
In-season and summer crops will be featured Jan. 29 and will include a market outlook, wheat breeding, pasture management, climate, and canola and other specialty crops. Also, U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas, chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, is scheduled to speak.
A $25 fee covers both days. To register, print the form from http://agrisk.tamu.edu/. Make checks payable to the Jackson County OSU Extension Office and mail to 2801 N. Main, Suite A, Altus, OK. 73521.
For more information, contact a local Extension office in either Texas or Oklahoma, or call 580-482-0823.
Also of interest on Southwest Farm Press:
TPPA celebrates 25th annual conference Dec. 10-11
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Anticline Overlooks provide fantastic views of the canyon country in and near Canyonlands National Park. A marked gravel road off Hwy 191 about 32 miles south of Moab leads to both. Though the drive itself isn't exceptional, the overlooks are. The Needles Overlook provides a good though distant view of the Needles section of the park. The Anticline Overlook provides a great panorama of Canyonlands and the La Sal Mountains. (GO-UTAH)
Utah is a state located in the westcentral region of the United States of America. Utah is the 13th largest state by area, ranks 34th by population and 10th by population density of the 50 United States. Utah was the 45th state to be admitted into the Union, on January 4, 1896. Utah is landlocked, being bordered by the states of Idaho to the north, Wyoming to the northeast, Nevada on the west, Colorado on the east and Arizona to the south. Utah is very mountainous and is a popular outing destination of the outdoorsman. The state population is about 2.82M with 95% being Caucasian, 2.4% Asian, 1.7% Native American and 1.3% Black. The state capital and largest city is Salt Lake City.Source: wikipedia


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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-1287?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13154969#comment-13154969 ] Benoit Chesneau commented on COUCHDB-1287: ------------------------------------------ no? if user is not a member and db is flagged as dropbox : /GET db => appear as empty if use is admin and db is flagged as dropbox -> /GET db i=> return real db information Note for now only admins can read a dropbox db. But if it's really needed and wanted we could add readers too. Thoughts? - benoît > Inbox Database ("write-only" mode) > ---------------------------------- > > Key: COUCHDB-1287 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-1287 > Project: CouchDB > Issue Type: New Feature > Components: HTTP Interface > Affects Versions: 1.2 > Reporter: Jason Smith > Priority: Minor > Attachments: 0001-fake-db-infos-when-dropbox-true-and-the-user-isn-t-a.patch, 0001-handle-dropbox-db.-Add-dropbox-true-to-security-obje.patch, 0001-handle-dropbox-db.-Add-dropbox-true-to-security-obje.patch, A_0001-Refactor-reader_acl-test-functions-into-a-loop.patch, A_0002-Refactor-the-actual-read-check-out-of-the-member-che.patch, A_0003-Allow-non-member-writes-if-_security.members.allow_a.patch, B_0001-Refactor-reader_acl-test-functions-into-a-loop.patch, B_0002-Refactor-the-actual-read-check-out-of-the-member-che.patch, B_0003-Allow-non-member-updates-if-_security.members.allow_.patch > > > Currently, we can only grant combined read+write access in the _security object "members" section. A user can either do both or neither. This prevents a very common requirement for couch apps: sending private information from less-privileged users to more-privileged users. > There is no (reasonable) way to make an "inbox" where anybody may create a doc for me, but only I may read it. An inbox database allows user-to-user, or user-to-admin private messages. (Not only chat messages, but asynchronous notifications--with a per-user inbox, perhaps even service requests and responses.) > There is no reason _security.members (formerly .readers) should control write access. validate_doc_update() functions do this better. > I propose a boolean flag, _security.members.allow_anonymous_writes. If it is true, then CouchDB will allow document updates from non-members, giving validate_doc_update() the final word on accepting or rejecting the update. > Requirements: > 1. Everything about _security stays the same (backward-compatible) > 2. If members.allow_anonymous_writes === true, then most PUT and POSTs may proceed > 3. All updates are still subject to approval by all validate_doc_update functions, same as before. > These are the known changes to the security model. I consider these all to be either very unlikely in practice, or worth the trade-off. > * If you write to an inbox DB, you know, for a time, a subset of its documents (but that's the point) > * An _update function could reveal a document to the user, with or without changing it. However, an admin must install such a misguided update function. > * You can launch timing attacks to learn information about validate_doc_update > * You might discover whether doc IDs exist in the DB or not > * You might discover a well-known open source validation function. You can look for bugs in its source code. > * Zero or more things which Jason can't think of -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ContactAdministrators!default.jspa For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
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Pfeifer, Kansas
The town of Pfeifer is located 10 miles south of Victoria on the south bank of the Smoky Hill River. The inhabitants of this town are for the most part descendants of the German-Russians who emigrated here in the years of 1876-77-78 from the towns of Pfeifer, Kamenka, semenoka and Rothamel in Russia.
As you travel south on Pfeifer road and come down onto the river you will behold the breathtaking sight of a majestic gothic spire rising above the wheat fields. Also known as "The Cross in the' Valley" , the Holy Cross Church in Pfeifer, Kansas stands and will stand for years as a lasting monument to the strong and lively people whose generosity and self denial made its erection possible.
The church was built of native limestone at a cost of $56,000 and was solemnly blessed and dedicated on May 3, 1918. The church is sometimes referred to as the "Two Cent" church because each family was assessed two cents on every bushel of wheat sold. This beautiful church is a most artistic example of the gothic style of architecture. It was built under the able direction of Father Peter Burkard.
The church plan is laid out in the form of a cross. The sanctuary is the head, the transepts are the arms, and the nave is the body of the cross. This structure with its imposing limestone buttressed walls of Romanesque Gothic architecture is indescribable. This classical Basilica dedicated to the Holy Cross of Christ is a perpetual and evident monument to the settlers, the pioneers, and the present members and benefactors.
Over the main entrance is a magnificent mosaic of the Last Judgement Day designed by the Venetian artist Bianchi. The interior of the church is massive. The vaulted Gothic ceiling rests on tall quadrille columns, and is surrounded by the red oak ornamented transept balconies and the rear Choir balcony. The interior design was patterned after thc church in Father Burkard's homeland in Germany. The transept balconies do not have a stair case. However, in the European churches they were built to accommodate the orchestra that played the music for the Mass.
Due to World War I, stained glass was impossible to get so the windows were frosted glass and the walls were not painted. The church stood this way until 1962 when under the guidance of Father Emil Sinner the interior of the church was decorated. Father Sinner also began the program to install stained glass windows. It was through his devotion, inspiration and drive that these "almost impossible tasks" were accomplished. The main alter, which was in the old church, was built by John Schlitter and contains in its foundation the cornerstone of the old church. He also constructed two side alters which feature matching carved ornamental gothic spires. In 1922 life size statues of carved native wood from Munich, Germany were procured.
July I, 1993 the decision was made by the Diocese of Salina to dissolve
the parish. However the church itself remains open to the public
on a daily basis. In order to maintain the upkeep of the church
and cemetery the remaining few parishioners formed Holy Cross Charities,
Inc., a non-profit corporation that depends solely upon donations.
Contributions can be mailed to P. 0. Box 5, Pfeifer, KS 67660.
"This was a great day of joy and jubilation, in the midst of war chaos, for the people of Pfeifer, as well as all Ellis County Catholics and the surrounding areas in which all of them heartily participated."


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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Vatican magistrates have formally indicted Pope Benedict XVI's personal assistant, Paolo Gabriele, on charges of aggravated theft and have indicted a computer technician from the Vatican Secretariat of State on minor charges of aiding Gabriele after he stole Vatican correspondence.
The publication Aug. 13 of the decision of Piero Bonnet, the Vatican's investigating judge, included for the first time the naming of a second suspect, Claudio Sciarpelleti, the secretariat of state employee.Vatican police found an envelope from Gabriele in Sciarpelleti's desk and arrested him, according to the documents explaining Bonnet's judgment. While the computer expert gave "contrasting versions of the facts" to investigators, in the end it was determined that there was enough evidence to bring him to trial on a charge of aiding and abetting Gabriele after the fact.
The Vatican magistrates did not set a date for the trial or trials, but Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, said it would not be set before Sept. 20 because the Vatican court is in recess Aug. 14-Sept. 20.
Pope Benedict could have intervened at any time to stop the investigation and legal process and he still has the option of clearing the two laymen.
If the pope does not intervene, Gabriele and Sciarpelleti would go to trial before a panel of three Vatican judges, all of whom are laymen and professors at Italian universities. Vatican law, like Italian law, does not foresee the use of juries in criminal trials.
Gabriele, who will turn 46 Aug. 19, faces a sentence of 1 to 6 years in prison. Under the terms of the Vatican's 1929 treaty with Italy, a person found guilty and sentenced to jail time by a Vatican court would serve his term in an Italian prison.
The papal assistant was arrested May 23 after confidential letters and documents addressed to the pope and other Vatican officials were found in his Vatican apartment, Bonnet's report said. Many of the documents were the same as those featured in a January television program by Italian journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi and later published in a book by him. Many of the documents dealt with allegations of corruption, abuse of power and a lack of financial transparency at the Vatican.


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I had been planning this for quite sometime. I wanted a watercooling system that sat outside the PC and was capable of cooling more than 3 PCs with one pump. I first chose a reliable pump:
Custom SeaLife Velocity Silent Aquarium Pump
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Thanks to the community
To the Editor:
This past summer, the Rockville Centre Youth Council and the Rockville Centre Guild for the Arts joined together to sponsor Chalk Talk on the Walk, a creative way for people of Rockville Centre to get involved in public safety through the arts. For Chalk Talk, residents, including teens, kids, parents and other adults, gathered on Saturdays in front of Village Hall to hang out and "chalk." Over the weeks, dozens of residents and other supporters chalked positive messages, including anti-drugs and alcohol, healthy living, and anti-bullying, on the sidewalks in front of Village Hall.
The artists were kept well fueled by an abundance of assorted pastries and bagels supplied by Bialystok & Bloom. Our greatest thanks go out to the staff of Bialystok & Bloom, and owner Rahul Handa, for their delicious donations. It was a very fun time for all of us being able to draw and share thoughts on that week's topic through our work. And special thanks to Coach Realty for weekly supplying balloons and other decorations for the event.
We'd like to thank the village, and especially Mayor Francis X. Murray, for letting us use the front sidewalk as our place of gathering and messaging. We would like to thank the village employees, including Mary Rohrs and artist Dan O'Connor, who were always available to help with the set-ups and artistic planning. And this couldn't have been possible without the support of the Leggz Limited dancers and owner Joan MacNaughton.
We'd also like to thank the wonderful staff of the Rockville Centre Recreation Department, who donated their time and talent, as did The Art Studio, and owner Meryl Cittadino. For providing our student chalkers with backpacks promoting safe driving, we thank State Farm Insurance agent Diane McGrath.
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There is a dangerous traffic problem at the intersection alongside our 84-apartment condo on South Park Avenue. Drivers heedlessly speed around a curve, threatening our residents (many elderly) as well as children heading to and from the Riverside School each day.
Authorized by the condo board, I have, for well over a year, attempted to get the county to remedy the situation. Call after call has been made to the county's Public Works Department (only rarely does anyone on the other end answer). On those infrequent occasions when I do get through, I am assured that something will be done. The answer seems to be repainting the largely obliterated traffic lines and installing a blinking light or some other attention-getting marker.
Promises have led nowhere. The situation remains as hazardous as ever. The office of State Sen. Dean Skelos has been most supportive, but even its efforts have proven fruitless.
The current county administration and its supporters claim that the people of Nassau have been well served. Nonetheless, on the fundamental measures of responsiveness, service delivery and public safety, it has surely failed the test of good government.
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After a long campaign spearheaded by People for Better Pennsylvania Historical Records Access, Vital Records Law Senate Bill 361 was signed into law on December 15, 2011 and will take effect on February 13, 2012. This means that Pennsylvania death certificates over 50 years old and birth certificates over 105 years old will become open records, and will then be transferred to the holdings of the Pennsylvania Archives.
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Even if you normally do not use quick pages these can be a lot of fun! Because they are .png files you can still add a background under them and use them like a stage or fill the whole transparent area with your picture. You can still add your own embellishments and/or word art if you want to make it more personal. Make someone a star on stage! See layouts with the other sets available.
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One of the most creative and sought-after prizes to be given away in Western New York this summer will be raffled off at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 30, at the annual Roycroft Summer Arts & Crafts Festival. The popular festival takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 29-30 at Parkdale Elementary School, 141 Girard Ave., East Aurora.
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Welcome to "Hockey Heaven," Kevin Porter.
Or perhaps more fittingly, welcome to the Sabres' self-proclaimed "Hockey University" of Rochester. Indeed, Porter has struggled mightily to find success at the NHL level. Here's a blow-by-blow account of how Adrian Dater of the Denver Post summed up his 2011-12 performance:
It's not the fun part of my job, ripping on a guy. Kevin Porter was/is a nice guy.
Ouch. That was his lede for this analysis. Moving on:
But he was a D player for the Avs this year. (BSN Note: some of you haven't gotten it. The "D" in the title up there comes into play now. It's never funny when I have to explain it. Got it? OK, resume reading.) His stats: 35 games played, three goals, four assists, -2.
The Avs have to stop believing that players like Porter are going to do anything for them. He's the kind of player who scores goals in meaningless games, and can fool you. In a game that counts in the NHL, if he's a regular player for you, you're going to lose.
He scored 14 goals for the Avs in 2010-11, but it was somewhat of a mirage. A really bad team with a guy who scored 14 goals – that and $3.50 will get you a grande non-fat latte at Starbucks.
GM Greg Sherman can't keep making mistakes like this. He signed Porter to a new deal, when everyone who saw him play knew he wasn't a guy you're going to win with at the NHL level. He was a good college player (a Hobey Baker winner in fact), but that didn't translate to the NHL in his case. And everybody who knows the game knew that last year.
It's just a fact of life: sometimes you're just not good enough for the next level. It's not an indictment of Porter's character that he's one of those guys. It's just a fact.
EVERYONE BACK OFF AND GIVE THE KID SOME ROOM TO BREATHE. Dang, Dater, you really brutalized this poor guy. Honestly, it's pretty surprising that this is what has become of a prospect who once carried a very impressive resume on Wiki:
In his 2004–05 freshman season with the Wolverines, Porter scored 11 goals in 39 games to finish with 24 points, second among Wolverine rookies to fellow USNTDP product and Coyotes draft pick, Chad Kolarik. Establishing his scoring touch as a sophomore with 38 points in 39 games, Kevin returned as a junior to lead the Wolverines with 24 goals and place second among points with 58 to earn player of the Month award (November) and nomination to the CCHA Second All-Star Team.[2]
With the departure of prolific Michigan scorer T.J. Hensick, Porter returned to captain the Wolverines for his senior year in 2007–08.[3] For the fourth consecutive season Porter improved his season totals posting 33 goals and 63 points in 43 games to lead the U of M and place second only to Nathan Gerbe in the NCAA. He set a NCAA Tournament record with four goals in the East Regional Semi-Final against Niagara, as he captained the Wolverines to the Frozen four for the first time since 2003.[4] Named as the University of Michigan Male sports person of the Year, Porter's standout season was also awarded with selection to the CCHA First All-Star Team, CCHA Player of the Year and the NCAA West First All-American Team to culminate in winning the Hobey Baker Award as the top collegiate player in the NCAA.[5][6]
It's not for me to say what happened to Porter since he beat out the Sabres' own Nathan Gerbe and Ryan Jones (who now skates with the Edmonton Oilers) to win the Hobey Baker. There's gotta' be some good hockey left in this now 26-year old. It will likely be under the tutelage of Rochester Americans Coach Ron Rolston to figure that all out.
If he earned himself a D, I suppose "Hockey University" is the best place for him. In the end, who knows, maybe he'll be able to bring his A game to the NHL level.
And nuts to you, Adrian Dater. You don't have Kevin Porter to kick around anymore.
Go Sabres.
And go Porter.
UPDATE: Let's return to one of Dater's "insights" for a moment.
He's the kind of player who scores goals in meaningless games, and can fool you. …He scored 14 goals for the Avs in 2010-11, but it was somewhat of a mirage. A really bad team with a guy who scored 14 goals – that and $3.50 will get you a grande non-fat latte at Starbucks.
Interesting. I wonder which regular season games Dater designates as "meaningless." Most hockey minds would be quick to rebuke anyone who would claim that any of those 82 regular season games are meaningless. And about that whole "mirage" thing – did his 14 goals merit any value at all?
Well, it turns out that of those 14 goals that he netted in the 2010-11 season, 3 of them were game winners, and one of those was in overtime. 21% of his goals – game winners.
Meaningless? I'd like to hear Drater's definition of that word. Last I checked, that definition doesn't include the word "clutch."
Again: nuts to you, Dater.
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Tom Watson, guest author here on the TI blog, continues his look at Daniel Schwartz, fine artist / illustrator.
Schwartz blended both the methods and freedom of an easel painting, with the standards and discipline of an illustration, without entering into full Abstract Expressionism... at least not in this assignment. For some assignments, you will observe later, that he did push the envelope depicting much more Expressionist energy to his illustrations... depending on the assignment.
What attracted and inspired me to the illustrations of Daniel Schwartz, was his combination of thin washes of oil paint, in broad brushstrokes for the dark masses and middle values, accented with thicker opaque passages for the light values, which is directed at the point of interest. This was not revolutionary in the history of illustration, but it definitely was not a common illustration technique in the 50's or the very early 60's.
This painterly effect is also apparent in the illustration above, depicting a wet overcast day in cool blues and grays... befitting of the hardships that confronted these tough minded dedicated women.
Schwartz used a cooler palette for this outdoor illustration, in contrast of several indoor scenes that reflect the amber glow from the gas lights of that period, giving a sense of historical reality to his illustrations.
The first illustration from yesterday's post, of the woman writing a letter, is set in a quiet subdued tone, while the last illustration of the article above, is set in an energetic vibrant tone, depicting a parade in bright sun shiny colors, shown above.
It completes the story of the struggle of Woman's Rights to Vote movement in America, changing the mood of this illustration, through color and energy. Schwartz creates the right mood for each illustration, rather than simply painting a series of historical pictures.
In 1961, this young illustration student, who saw something special in a relatively unknown illustrator, found his enthusiasm confirmed in 2002, when Daniel Schwartz was inducted into the prestigious Illustrators Hall of Fame.
Tomorrow: we will explore the changing looks, of Daniel Schwartz's illustration style.


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Shannon Ford, who joined MLB.com as a reporter in 2017, serves as a producer, columnist and social media correspondent across MLB youth events.
|While Daniel Morgan snagged a photo and autograph from former Montreal Expos star, Ken Hill, his mother, Mia Archibald, beamed with excitement. "I was really excited, really intrigued and thought, we're going to Quebec City," explained Mia, who made the two-hour, forty-five minute drive up from Montreal to participate in MLB's Play Ball event on Saturday.
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|On Saturday, MLB joined forces with RBI Austin and Austin mayor Steve Adler to host a special Play Ball event for Austin-area children.
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|Mayor Ted Wheeler opened Saturday's Play Ball event by declaring Oct. 7 an annual Play Ball Day in the community. While Portland may not be home to a Major League team, the city is rich in baseball history and the 100-plus kids who came out to play ball at Walker Stadium proved that the appetite for the game has never wavered.
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|As people walked by on Wednesday, heads turned with blatant curiosity at the Major League Baseball booth at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, undoubtedly surprised to see a sports league, the only of its kind, with a footprint at the event.
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|Wiffle balls flew over the fences at MLB's Play Ball event as part of Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play in Prospect Park on Saturday morning, leaving only smiles and the sound of elated cheers in their dust.
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|Although a friendly matchup of teen All-Stars, Sunday's 14U Perfect Game Select Baseball Festival has already featured some impressive competition.
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|Play Ball made a stop in Rapid City, S.D., where the first baseball team was comprised of a group of miners who carved out Mount Rushmore.
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|A game-tying, seventh-inning homer by designated hitter Julia Cottrill sent the crowd to its feet in USA Softball's Junior National Team exhibition game at Florence Freedom Field on Thursday night.
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|A standing ovation filled the tent with life at the P&G Cincinnati Youth Academy on Sunday night as Sharon Robinson, MLB's educational consultant and daughter of Jackie Robinson, announced Nikole Cabeza as the Girls Breaking Barriers essay winner to open the 25th annual Softball Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) World Series.
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|All eyes were back on Mo'ne Davis on Friday at the P&G Cincinnati Urban Youth Academy as she took the mound to lead the Philadelphia Phillies Junior RBI team out of elimination and into the Junior Division Championship Game.
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|Cool, calm and collected was the feeling in the Chicago dugout as the Junior RBI team prepared to take the field against Detroit at the P&G Cincinnati Urban Youth Academy for the first playoff game of the RBI World Series.
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|As the storm rolled in, players from the Houston Astros and Nobu Yamauchi Senior Division of the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) program played a game of toss combined with tic-tac-toe, right on the face of a baseball at Great American Ballpark Wednesday night.
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|The clock ran out in what could've been a Cinderella finish for the Cincinnati Reds Senior RBI team in the game against Atlanta, Wednesday at Great American Ball Park.
|Tales of pranks, culture shock, on-field heartbreak and the indescribable feeling of winning gold highlighted the stories that streamed from the minds of former Olympians coaching at the inaugural Softball Elite Development Invitational.
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|It was hard to tell if the coaches or players were more excited about the inaugural Softball Elite Development Invitational as they took the fields in Historic Dodgertown on Friday.
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|More than two dozen coaches with a combined 200-plus years of baseball experience were present at the Elite Development Invitational at historic Dodgertown.
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The McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Initiative is a project dedicated to identifying practical policy changes to improve the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program and other programs for people with disabilities, those contributing to the program, and the economy as a whole. Launched in 2014, the first phase of the initiative selected and published 12 peer-reviewed policy proposals, each addressing a unique problem in the current SSDI program and written by accomplished policy experts from a variety of backgrounds. These proposals were presented at the Initiative's 2015 SSDI Solutions Conference and culminated in the publication of SSDI Solutions: Ideas to Strengthen the Social Security Disability Insurance Program. The Initiative's work has helped elevate SSDI to the attention of policymakers and inspired a number of legislative reform efforts.
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Saturday, August 31, 2002
B2B adoption is getting a shot-in-the-arm from Wal-mart's mandate to suppliers. While the financial markets continue to hammer the stocks of B2B companies, some recent events are pointing to better prospects for B2B adoption, contrary to what I wrote on July 2. Specifically, Wal-mart (Walmart) is now mandating to its suppliers that they must only use EDI software that is UCC-certified for interoperability to connect to Wal-mart's supplier network, one of the largest in the world. Wal-mart, of course, is doing this out of its own self-interest. But the positive implications for B2B in general are clear. Wal-mart drives thousands of suppliers to use compliant connection software or trading exchanges, which brings critical mass to vendors of such systems or operators of such exchanges, which makes such offerings more attractive to other retailers. As a result, B2B adoption rates increase as wider use of standards makes the cost of participation lower and the value greater for all buyers and sellers. Vendors that should immediately benefit from this trend include any that are working closely with the Uniform Code Council (UCC) and the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Standards (VICS) Association initiative for Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR), such as iSoft (Wal-mart's partner), i2, IPNet, JDA, Logility, Manugistics, SAP, and Syncra. Other vendors will benefit, including those that have been certified for the EDI Internet (EDIINT AS2) part of the standards, such as HP/Compaq, bTrade.com, Cyclone Commerce, GE GlobaleXchange Services, Harbinger, Netfish, Microsoft, SeeBeyond, Sterling Commerce, TrailBlazer, and webMethods. AMR has more details.by Frank Scavo, 8/31/2002 01:02:00 PM | permalink | e-mail this!
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Thursday, August 22, 2002
CIO roundtable report from the trenches. Earlier today, I met with group of about 15 CIOs in southern California in a roundtable meeting to discuss the subject of Web integration with back-end enterprise systems, including the use of enterprise application integration (EAI) technology. As a whole, these companies have made good progress, and the CIOs discussed a number of interesting experiences and issues involving Web development and integration.
- Single ERP, or integrate multiple systems? One CIO pointed out that an EAI approach might be most appropriate for large multidivisional companies that need to maintain multiple systems. In many cases, it may make more sense to migrate to a single enterprise system (e.g. SAP, Oracle, J.D. Edwards), thereby lessening the need for integration. On the other hand, over the past few years there have been a number of well-publicized failures with large-scale ERP implementations, and as an alternative CIOs should at least give the case for EAI some consideration.
- Contract Web developers or grow your own? The CIOs generally indicated that many Web initiatives simply can't wait for internal staff to be trained in new technologies. Therefore, most of the CIOs are choosing to contract with outside developers, but at the same time they also assign them to mentor internal staff. In this way, the internal staff can maintain and enhance Web applications in the future. However, some CIOs pointed to the limited availability of training options, especially in the case of IBM's Websphere, as a constraint to training internal staff.
- Web-based systems replacing internal systems. One CIO told the story of rolling out a Web-based ordering system for customers, only to find that internal sales users then requested to be put on the same system. Another CIO indicated that his company did a successful roll out of a Web-based ordering system by introducing it first to the sales force. Then, after the new system was refined and accepted by the sales force, it was rolled out to customers.
- Does Web services technology make point-to-point integration more appealing? One CIO suggested that web services (i.e. XML and SOAP) can be used to facilitate integration between disparate systems. Although Web services do theoretically lower the cost of maintaining and developing point-to-point interfaces, they do not in themselves provide the overall business process management capability that a full EAI solution offers. Nevertheless, it will be interesting to see how the adoption of Web services affects market demand for more extensive EAI technology.
- Security and privacy. Interfacing web applications to internal systems often requires additional measures to protect company or customer confidential information. One CIO pointed out that much good material on this subject can be found on the Web related to the health care industry, which has been addressing issues of security and privacy related to HIPAA regulations.
- Cleaning up data and increasing discipline. In some cases, internal data accuracy may appear adequate for internal use, but it is woefully insufficient for customers. Therefore, and companies should clean up the data before making it available for customer inquiry. On the other hand, opening some data to customers may be just what's needed to force the organization to improve discipline. When one CIO's company gave customers the ability to check order status via the Web, it put pressure on sales people to confirm promised ship dates, who in turn put pressure on manufacturing to meet schedule dates.
- Who pays for EAI? One CIO pointed out that in many companies IT initiatives are paid for by the department that uses or benefits from them. But when an IT infrastructure investment is needed, such as an EAI solution, it is sometimes difficult to get budget approval because it is a shared cost. The high cost of EAI solutions is definitely an obstacle to budget approval. Companies need a way to justify such infrastructure investments for the benefit of all functional groups.by Frank Scavo, 8/22/2002 02:22:00 PM | permalink | e-mail this!
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Tuesday, August 20, 2002
Implement EAI, or just roll your own? Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) is a class of IT solutions that allow any number of business systems to be integrated and managed as components of seamless business processes. Business processes managed under an EAI solution can be wholly within an organization, or they can be extended to customers, suppliers, and business partner systems--the holy grail of B2B. Over the past several years, EAI offerings from vendors such as IBM (Crossworlds), Neon, TIBCO, Vitria, and webMethods, have greatly increased in power and functionality, and they provide a practical solution to the real problem that many large and mid-size companies face with trying to manage a variety of packaged applications and legacy systems. Nevertheless, EAI solutions can be expensive and time consuming to implement. Therefore, we recommend the following guidelines when deciding whether a full-blown EAI solution is warranted.
(1) Point-to-point interfaces should be developed where only a small number of interfaces are required, either because the company is small or because systems are mostly from a single vendor. Furthermore, point-to-point interfaces may be the best solution when the focus is mainly short-term, with integration needed quickly and short term expense must be minimized.
(2) On the other hand, a true EAI solution is the best choice where many interfaces are needed, either because there are multiple systems in place or the company is taking a best-of-breed approach. EAI is also a good choice when a company is planning mergers and acquisitions that will further add to the complexity of systems. Finally, an EAI solution is often the best choice when total cost of ownership is considered. The licensing and implementation cost of the EAI system will add expense up front, but long term the savings will come as future interfaces are less costly to develop and maintain.by Frank Scavo, 8/20/2002 04:54:00 PM | permalink | e-mail this!
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Friday, August 16, 2002
US HHS removes most onerous conditions of HIPAA privacy rule, but the rest of HIPAA remains unchanged. The US Department of Health and Human Services has announced that it will publish the "new" final HIPAA privacy rule, effective August 14. The initial rule, published in 2000, included a heavy administrative burden on covered entities (mainly, medical providers and health plans) to obtain written consent from patients to use their medical information for routine heath care delivery, which it defined as "treatment, payment, and health care operations." The new rule only requires that patients be given a notice of their privacy rights, and medical providers are only required to make a "good faith" effort to obtain patient written consent, which can be difficult when some patients simply refuse to sign anything. It is important to note that although the HIPAA privacy rule has been softened, this in no way affects any of the other HIPAA provisions, such as those regarding electronic data interchange or information security. There has been some amount of "denial" among many health care providers that HIPAA might just "go away." Nothing could be further from the truth. As deadlines for HIPAA compliance approach in 2003 and 2004, we expect a great deal of action in the health care industry to upgrade or replace non-compliant systems.by Frank Scavo, 8/16/2002 09:07:00 AM | permalink | e-mail this!
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Wednesday, August 14, 2002
Why software vendors all want to be last to demo. A sales executive from one mid-market software vendor recently told us of a study that they did internally to see if there was a correlation between competitive wins and their position in the demo schedule. It was not clear how many deals they looked at. Nevertheless, they found that the vendor who was scheduled last to demo won the deal in 60% of the cases. Although we doubt most vendors have attempted to quantify this phenomena, most vendors recognize a subtle advantage in being last, because: 1) the prospect team learns more about their own needs through the demo process and is clearer in their requirements with the last vendor, 2) the prospect is tired out by the demo process and doesn't challenge the final vendor on many points, and 3) the last vendor gets to have "the last word" before the prospect makes a decision. Partly to avoid this "everyone wants to be last" problem, we recommend that companies buying software conduct demonstrations in two passes. Use the first pass to cover the entire set of key requirements with each vendor. Then make a second pass to cover any special issues with each vendor. If there is still a problem with both vendors wanting to be last, you then let one be last for the first pass and the other be last for the second pass.by Frank Scavo, 8/14/2002 01:42:00 PM | permalink | e-mail this!
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Poor software quality--stand up and refuse to take it anymore! Information Week has a good report on the current state of packaged software quality (still generally abysmal) and what buyers are doing about it. The article outlines problems at several companies, including Integrated Health Services, where poor quality forced a two year delay of a financial system implementation; American Power Conversion, where poor quality of a supply chain package brought APC's shipping to a halt; and TMP Worldwide (parent of Monster.com), where an ERP implementation was delayed by a year because of bugs. These experiences are indicative of a larger problem. A recent study by US NIST found that poor software quality cost the US economy $60 billion a year. "Few products of any type other than software are shipped with such high levels of errors," the report says.
Fortunately, one of the byproducts of the current slump in technology spending is that buyers are finally in a position to minimize the risk by making some demands of technology vendors. Here are three practical things you can do. (1) During the evaluation phase, ask for a free demo period, to allow you to shake down the system in your own test environment. It's surprising what you'll find when the car is driven by you, instead of a pre-sales consultant. (2) During vendor due diligence, go beyond perfunctory reference checking to get a thorough and balanced view, as we discussed earlier. (3) During contract negotiations, insist that contingencies be spelled out to cover situations where poor software quality delays the project. For example, hold back a final payment to be made only after the software is running in a production environment for a certain period of time. Take this concept even further and break up large software purchases into phases, with license fees paid phase by phase, to ensure that the software delivered in one phase is actually working before paying for software for the next phase.by Frank Scavo, 8/14/2002 06:18:00 AM | permalink | e-mail this!
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Tuesday, August 06, 2002
Yet more light at the end of the tunnel
After the optimistic report from IDC last week regarding IT spending, Forrester Research is now projecting that North American IT spending will increase 2.3% over 2001. This is based on Forrester's survey of companies with annual revenues over $500M. Most encouraging, 55% of respondents indicate that their executives are now willing to "spend what it takes" on IT, up from only 20% at the beginning of 2002. Retail, consumer service, insurance, and transportation industries are sectors that show the greatest postive signs, while high tech firms actually show a drop in projected spending. In addition, firms under $1B in annual revenue appear more likely to increase spending than larger firms. CIO Information Network provides more details on the Forrester study.
In addition, a separate report from the US Department of Commerce also sounds a positive note on IT spending, saying that US businesses are now spending more on IT than any time since late 2000.by Frank Scavo, 8/06/2002 01:09:00 PM | permalink | e-mail this!
Monday, August 05, 2002
RosettaNet merging with UCC. Two industry groups focused on B2B business process integration, RosettaNet and the Uniform Code Council (UCC), are merging. The move should strengthen both organizations since each focuses on different industries: RosettaNet on electronic components, IT, and semiconductors; and UCC on food and beverage, government, general merchandise, healthcare, and industrial/commercial sectors. RosettaNet in particular could use the help. Although backed by some major players, such as Intel, Cisco, and Ingram Micro, implementation between trading partners has been slow-going. The UCC web site has more details on the merger.by Frank Scavo, 8/05/2002 03:31:00 PM | permalink | e-mail this!
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Saturday, August 03, 2002
Customers to Microsoft Licensing 6: thanks, but no thanks
According to CNET, it appears that most customers have let pass the July 31 deadline for signing up for Microsoft's new licensing plan for business customers. The new plan, called Licensing 6, requires customers to commit to two or three year maintenance contracts that guarantee them the right to upgrade to new versions at no additional charge.
Without the maintenance contract, the next time you upgrade you pay full price. However, customers seem to be saying that they would rather pay full price later--if and when they decide to upgrade--rather than pay Microsoft now for upgrades they may want to defer.
Further stacking the deck toward Microsoft is the fact that Microsoft makes no commitment on when it will release new versions, and it does not have a good track record on delivery commitments when it does make them. It is even possible that Microsoft may not release any new versions during the contract period, meaning that the customer would pay for Licensing 6 and get absolutely nothing in return.
As noted previously, Microsoft's latest money grab has the unintended consequence of making the business case for Linux that more compelling. In fact, a March survey by Sunbelt Software, a Wisconsin consulting firm, showed 38% of Microsoft customers are considering switching to other products.by Frank Scavo, 8/03/2002 01:09:00 PM | permalink | e-mail this!
Friday, August 02, 2002
Whom do you trust? With the spotlight shining on accounting firms and securities analysts for conflicts of interest, let's talk about another potential area of conflict: software vendor references. Although references play a crucial role in the software selection process, companies often do not recognize the incentives that vendors give to clients in order to secure them as references. Vendor incentives can be indirect benefits--such as first-class treatment, special consideration on product development--or they can be direct paybacks, such as license discounts, free services, free admission to vendor conferences, or even a check in the mail. In some cases the incentive is explicit, with the vendor actually stipulating in the contract that the client must take a certain number of reference calls in return for certain discounts or other concessions.
With such potential for conflicts of interest, what should a software buyer do when looking for references? First, although it may take some effort, get as many back-door references as possible so that you do not have to rely solely on vendor provided references. In the case of vendor provided references, feel free to ask about what the client is receiving in return for serving as a reference. And in all cases, go beyond perfunctory questioning to dig more deeply into vendor performance. Finally, if possible, supplement the traditional CIO-to-CIO reference with user-to-user and programmer-to-programmer contacts, where there might be more candor on the real situation.
CIO Magazine has a good article on the subject.
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Meeting Notes 2011 03 22
From Noisebridge
The 152nd Meeting of Noisebridge
Note-taker: User:wsargent (taking with Pulse pen, so audio notes also available if interested)
Moderator: User:turkshead
Introduction and Names[edit]
- What Noisebridge is about: "Noisebridge is a 501c3 nonprofit that provides a space for creation, collaboration, and learning about technology and creative projects. Noisebridge provides space, power tools, and infrastructure to help the public learn new skills and create cool things. Noisebridge continues to exist through and depends entirely on membership fees and donations. Our code of conduct is 'Be excellent to each other'."
- Round of introductions:
- Brandon - just moved here, taking Spanish
- Eric - I just hang out
- Milo - cleaned up yesterday, Maker Faire
- Mike - Tech Floater
- Ryan - works on distributed systems
- Rob - first time here, - Android meetups
- Jerrod - keeper of vending machine, Findlaw
- Will - writer of code
- Mike - hot chocolate
- Ack - world deprecation
- Cynthia - cleaning up the kitchen
- Johan - industrial design
- Jeff - Crashspace in LA / security background
- Paul - consultant
- Spencer - bike nerd and sewing
- Lorraine - bike nerd and sewing
- A brief primer on consensus process: We agree and so should you! Only paid-up members can block consensus.
Financial Report[edit]
Funds in bank: $17,820.69
Can't make it tonight. Will try to add more financial details. --Hurtstotouchfire 03:07, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
Membership Binder[edit]
- Marjul Christofferson - 2nd week, no signatures
- Daniel Dunbar - 3rd week, no signing
- Tod Roberts - 1st week, no signing.
What's Going On at Noisebridge[edit]
For locations at Noisebridge, see a map of the 2169 location of Noisebridge.
- Tastebridge cooking class - (Monday, ~5PM, NoiseKitchen)
- Circuit Hacking Mondays (Monday, 7PM, E Lab)
- iPhone OS developer weekly meetup -- (Monday, 6PM, A. Church) Meetups are becoming increasingly well attended, interested Noisebridge folks are encouraged to sign up at http://meetup.com/iphonedevsf , as that is where any important announcements and discussions take place. Contact Nickthedude with any questions.
- Pyclass - Mondays (Monday, 6:30PM, A. Turing) Working On Django now.
- Ruby_class (Tuesdays, 7.00pm, A. Church) - Covering databases for the next few weeks.
- Probability (Tuesdays, 7.30pm, A. Turing)
- Tastebridge culturing - (Wednesday, ~6PM, NoiseKitchen)
- Linux_System_Administration_Study_Group - (Wednesday, 6PM, A. Turing)
- GameDevelopment - (Wednesday, 7PM, E Lab/Main Hall]]
- SCoW craft group - (Wednesday, 7PM, SCoW area)
- Machine_Learning - (Wednesday, 7:30PM, A. Church)
- Spacebridge - (Sundays, Main Hall)
- Knots, Go, and Locks! - (Sunday afternoon, Main Hall)
- Second Saturdays are Noisebridge hackathon:
a casual monthly event dedicated to working on the space or relevant projects and building community. This is a great time to get feedback or help on any projects you have been considering that center around the space, culture, and infrastructure of Noisebridge. You can also help with existing projects and find out ways to get involved.
- Five Minutes of Fame
- Bay Area Hackers Association - (Second Sunday, 2PM)
Project Updates[edit]
- Discussion about Spacebridge's last run, actions on Saturday.
- Talk about Scheme meeting group.
Consensus items[edit]
- No consensus items outstanding.
Discussion Items[edit]
- Question about discussion items from last meeting -- Only discussion item from last meeting was to postpone banning discussion.
- Mike has a questiona about the touchscreens being broken. Dr Jesus is working on it.
- Question about cleaning / member shelves -- some "expert help" needed to sort through the member shelves for junk. Kelly would know more.
End of Meeting[edit]
- Meeting adjourninated.


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Mastiff acts terrified of people...
My 110pound bull mastiff, Simba, acts like he is absolutely terrified of just about anyone and everyone. He is 2 years old and we adopted him when he was about seven weeks old. When I first brought him home, I had another dog and he never displayed this kind of behavior. I no longer have my other dog (she ran away when he was a almost a year old) about 2 months after she ran away, we moved from our house into an apartment. This is when Simba began exhibiting this odd behavior... No matter where we are, at the park, going for a walk, inside... He does not ever act aggressive towards anyone, he simply takes off running in the opposite direction or hides under the nearest object. He has always been around people, we have company often. At first, I assumed he was acting this way because of the change in environment but it's a year later and he still does it! There is only a small handful of people that he isn't terrified of. And even seeing the same visitor frequently doesn't help him get used to them. It's become a nuisance honestly, we are expecting a baby and being pregnant, it makes walking him somewhat of a dangerous adventure. He will run with no regard to me being on the opposite side of the leash and will pull me down stairs or around trees. I just don't know what to do in order to make him okay being around other people!! Sorry if this is too long! :P
What kind of training have you done with your dog so far? It sound like he needs some training . Has he been check out at vet to see if he has any health issues that causing him act fearful around people ?
He knows the basics. And isn't unruly or disobedient.. I haven't taken him to any fancy training classes of any kind though. He goes for regular check ups but I have not brought him specifically for the fear of people. At his last check up, (we recently changed vets) she found he has a retained testicle and we will have to get him neutered soon because of that. I suppose that could have something to do with it?
I was wondering if your dog had any kind of an infection or something wrong with him. . Some dogs will hide when they do not feel good or be touch by people. When my dog was sick he went and hid in the closet when my daughter and her family came over. He is not that way when he feeling good. Some animals do not want to be around people if they feel off in any way . I can tell my dog is not feeling good when he start to hide on me.
That's the thing, he's perfectly fine around me, my boyfriend, our roommate, his daughter, my sisters.. And maybe three other people. Anyone else, even people he's known since he was a puppy, he's now afraid of and has been for the past year. Though sometimes, he will take a liking to someone new and be perfectly fine around them. This only happens rarely though. The vet has never found any infection, and even said we don't HAVE to get him neutered, cause he's still healthy, it's just to err on the side of caution for when he gets older...
I am by no means a trainer, but my best suggestion would be to go to the park (or some area where people are) and sit on a bench with him in a sit stay beside you. Just let him watch people. Let him get used to people being around you. If people start to approach (as they do with large beautiful dogs) just ask them to stay back that you are training him. When he is comfortable with people walking by you could move forward to a single person approaching and talking to you, no attention to him. Just use baby steps to encourage him to gain some confidence around people. I also think a good group training class - do lots of research because I really do mean a GOOD class - would probably help him to learn how to react around other people and pets. Good luck to you. Do not give up on your boy. He needs your support now more than ever. Congrats on the coming baby.
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HARTFORD, Conn., December 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) today announced it has reached agreement to divest its UTC Power fuel cells unit to ClearEdge Power, based in Hillsboro, Ore. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
As previously announced, divesting UTC Power is another step forward in UTC's ongoing portfolio transformation to focus on its core of aerospace and building systems. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. Closing is expected early in 2013.
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