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How to Get the Scoop on Fun Family Stories: Investigative Reporting for Kids
Do your children ever wonder what kids did for fun before video games existed?
Would they love to dish the dirt on their dad's antics as an adolescent?
Or discover connections and commonalities between themselves and folks four or five times their age—or more?
You can help your kids become family history reporters and uncover secrets and surprises of the generations before them.
In this article I'll show you how to turn your next family gathering into an information treasure hunt where your kids collect intriguing facts about their relatives and create a news video to share their stories.
Why talk to Grandma? A new way to relate.
I don't know about you, but some of my favorite childhood memories include listening to my father and his four brothers tell stories about growing up on the family farm.
Our family picnics and holiday meals were filled with laughter as they told us about their scavenger hunts and adventures.
Do you have similar memories?


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In last month's article, I showed you how to take advantage of EC2, Amazon Web Services' rentable compute resource. With EC2, you have the basis for an on-demand, scalable infrastructure capable of hosting myriad application stacks from JEE to .NET to LAMP. The choice is yours; nevertheless, when it comes to data persistence, AWS offers a few options above and beyond what you've typically come to expect.
Taking Control of Data Persistence
Because EC2 is a completely customizable resource in terms of the underlying operating system and consequent software, it is quite easy to fire up an EC2 instance and add a corresponding database (relational or NoSQL). For instance, you can follow the instructions from last month's article and fire up a base Linux AMI (Amazon Machine Image) in this case, an instance of Ubuntu and then install a standard relational database. Using everyone's favorite Linux packaging tool, apt-get, with one command you can be up and running with MySQL:
$>sudo apt-get install mysql-server
Remember, in EC2, all images run with a veritable firewall that is often configured to block all incoming ports. Consequently, if you decide to access your newly installed MySQL instance from an outside host, you'll need to permit a corresponding communication port (in MySQL's case, 3306). Then going forward, an application running on your EC2 instance would use the newly installed MySQL instance running locally or on some other EC2 instance in the same manner if you were running things on your desktop or on a local network; in this scenario, the fact that things are running in the cloud doesn't make much of a difference.
Not interested in tried and true relational storage? Installing an alternate datastore, such as MongoDB or CouchDB, is just as easy. If, for example, you wish to install the latest version of MongoDB on an instance of Ubuntu, you can quickly get up and running via ubuntu-equip. This project, hosted on Github, provides a series of scripts for quickly installing packages like Git, Ruby, Java, and even MongoDB. From a terminal session residing on your target EC2 instance, simply type the code below. The small shell script can be read by pointing your browser at the URL in the code.
sudo wget --no-check-certificate https://github.com/aglover/ubuntu-equip/raw/master/equip_mongodb.sh && bash equip_mongodb.sh
Before you know it, you'll have an instance of MongoDB running locally, ready to store your application's data.
Alternatively, if installing MySQL or some other datastore isn't terribly appealing to you, you can always leverage an existing AMI that comes pre-configured with the database of your choice. There are myriad publicly available AMIs that package MySQL and a bevy of related management tools.
For example, if you go to aws.amazon.com/ec2/ with any browser, you should see a search box on the top right corner. You can limit a search to AWS's AMI catalog by selecting AMIs in the first box as shown in Figure 1.
Typing in "MySQL" yields hundreds of AMIs spanning the gamut of MySQL versions and associated tools.
Regardless of which options you decide on (borrowing an AMI preconfigured with the datastore of your choice or installing a datastore on your own running AMI), you need to be aware of one critical factor: all AMIs, by default, should be regarded as ephemeral: They are not long lasting unless you take steps to make them so. As such, data stored locally on a running instance will not survive a reboot. Moreover, should your instance unexpectedly die (which is almost certain to happen eventually), your data will also suffer the same fate.
Of course, AWS is aware of this limitation and has provided another product to serve as a permanent filesystem of sorts: Elastic Block Store (EBS). With EBS, you can attach storage to EC2 instances. Thus, in the event of a reboot or crash, the data that resides on an EBS isn't lost.
With a raw EC2 image or a preconfigured one, a datastore is a few clicks away. There is, however, another choice available to you, should you decide to stick with traditional relational databases: AWS RDS.
On-Demand RDBMS
One of the biggest differences between installing a datastore on your own AMI instance and firing up a preconfigured datastore-centric AMI is the level of effort. The latter option is easier. You don't need to do a lot of upfront install and configuration work. Less upfront work usually results in quicker time-to-market. Thus, if speed of development is a priority, another option for data storage within AWS is RDS.
RDS, which stands for Amazon Relational Database Service, offers on-demand MySQL or Oracle instances. These relational instances, regardless of model, are obviously cloud-based and extremely scalable. What's more, Amazon provides backups, replication, and even patches for them. And, unlike rolling your own RDBMS instance on an EC2 image, RDS doesn't suffer from data loss in the event of a reboot. Plus, you can take extra steps to replicate data so as to avoid unexpected crashes.
RDS is fully scalable, just like EC2. Similarly, you can increase your application's storage capacity with a few clicks in the AWS management console, the command line, or even programmatically. You can replicate RDS instances across availability zones, too if one zone goes down or there is a maintenance window scheduled in a zone, you still can serve data. With RDS, you can also provision read-only instances, ensuring increased read speed for high-volume applications or periods.
The beauty of RDS is that applications already built to work with MySQL or Oracle can instantly take advantage of it. While the actual database instance is in the cloud, nothing else about your application will have to change. JDBC drivers, for instance, work like they always did, except that the underlying database URL is different.
RDS offers relational databases on-demand with practically no upfront installation or maintenance. While you still have to plan for unexpected events, build and maintain your database schema and corresponding data, Amazon takes care of the rest patches are applied and scale is but a few clicks away. There is, however, an even easier data storage solution available to you via AWS and this option has zero upfront installation and zero on-going maintenance. In fact, as you'll see, Amazon SimpleDB is about as easy as data persistence can get.

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The solstice has come and gone, shadows are starting to lengthen imperceptibly once again, spring's modesty gives way to summer's sickly blossom and decay unfurls its first few sinister tendrils while the children frolic ignorantly in the sun.
It makes me feel ill.
Traditionally things get reeeal quiet round this time of year in terms of quality album releases, but happily DiS has picked out a few blinders to soundtrack your hasty retreat from the sun's odious rays.
Fare thee well, June, we hardly knew you.
Simian Mobile Disco
Attack Sustain Decay Release
Says reviewer Francis Jones: "Given their proximity to the old rave new wave, it's almost inevitable that Simian Mobile Disco will be corralled into that dubiously defined genre. However, Attack Decay Sustain Release defies such trite categorization and, ultimately, what it is or isn't doesn't really matter. All you need to know is this is quality."
Read the full review here
Parenthetical Girls
Safe As Houses
(Slender Means Society)
Says reviewer John Brainlove: "Safe As Houses is a beautiful, rare oddity of a record - musically creative, lyrically challenging, conceptually together and emotionally complex. And in these throwaway times, not enough bands manage one of those feats, never mind all four."
Read the full review here
Queens Of The Stone Age
Era Vulgaris
Says reviewer Alex Denney: "In a way, the Queens' music has always been a kind of battleground for the proverbial devil and angel on Homme's shoulders – with the devil winning, of course – and that continues to be the case here, with Homme's bewitching falsetto croon acting as the spirit to the band's tattooed, hairy flesh, and bruising, cactus-dry workouts giving way to lush, psychedelic oases of darkly reflective sound."
Read the full review here
Behold Secret Kingdom
(Release the Bats)
Says reviewer Ben Yates: "Behold Secret Kingdom is a full-on beast, always challenging and occasionally brutal to the point that it becomes overbearing. This unfathomably vehement method of engaging its listener is, presumably, garnered from the interest in all things rawk that translates on the record."
Read the full review here
Handsome Furs
Plague Park
(Sub Pop)
Says reviewer Mike Diver: "Like Apologies To The Queen Mary, the record that saw Wolf Parade welcomed by the indie underground's collective conscience, Plague Park possesses an unsightly surface layer of cluttered sound and alien screeches that require swift penetrating to enjoy the sticky gooiness that resides within."
Read the full review here
The Icarus Line
Black Lives At The Golden Coast
Says reviewer Gareth Dobson: "As the free-jazz stylings of album closer 'Kingdom' - all unrestrained horns and sax - brings things to a close, you're left to reflect on the thought of music without glorious, dishevelled, unrepressed rock 'n' roll like this. It's a horrible idea. We need more punk rock in the vein of this, more punk with a little soul on its tattered sleeve. The solution to our insipid-rock woes is simple: support The Icarus Line."
Read the full review here
Jetplane Landing
Backlash Cop
(Smalltown America)
Says reviewer Ben Marwood: "Jetplane Landing's third album can be a hard beast to tame; an erratic punk-rock-funk-insert-some-other-genre-here-probably concept album from a band whose previous work was largely delivered with an accessible rock sheen and so concentrated in places that it threatened to combust right in your face."
Read the full review here
Excellent Italian Greyhound
(Touch & Go)
Says reviewer Alex Denney: "Excellent Italian Greyhound is everything you'd want from a new Shellac record - terrific-sounding, expertly performed and gleefully atonal as ever, but it's live that this legendary three-piece's performance art really comes to life as more than the sum of its casually-displayed parts."
Read the full review here
(Ed Banger)
Says reviewer Kev Kharas: "For all its determined noise, † is never less than fun – the Parisian duo stay playful enough to make the climax of every track seem like a clash with the end-of-level boss from a platform video game. Justice know when to curtail the industrial strike and dazzle you with some star-skipping pop-chime, or a warble of gloopy future funk, before tossing you back into the unlit mire."
Read the full review here
Built To Spill
You In Reverse
Says reviewer Mike Diver: "Everything's so perfect that, even after the eighth or ninth listen, the reviewer can't help but think they've missed something, somewhere. Some rogue blip, or a rough-edged riff misplaced within a swirling indie-pop vortex of loveliness. But no: repeat visitations merely confirm that You In Reverse is Very Good Indeed."
Read the full review here
Weirdo Rippers
(Fat Cat)
Says reviewer Samuel Strang: "Whereas Wives caught you in the jaw with a knee as you fell, No Age just let you drop. Ridden with distortion, Weirdo Rippers is a noise record. But as off-putting as that tag can often be, rarely does such an esoteric noise-mongering album incorporate such a raucous pop sensibility."
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I personally, Kenneth Tavon Hibbler (Creative Director of KRAVE Magazine), am rarely overwhelmed by the artistry of entertainers and artists in today's industry. However, I recently fell in love with a trio of soul singers, KING.
My dear friend Frances Jaye (DJ extraordinaire and all-around beautiful person), included KING's "Supernatural" on her Soul in the City Vol. 4 mix. I immediately fell in love with the effortless harmonies, soulful phrases and melodies, the ethereal yet earth-shaking instrumentals… I HAD TO HAVE MORE!
So of course I went to Google and absorbed all I could about the group! 🙂
I was a bit disappointed that there were only 3 songs available BUT these 3 songs are SO MAGNIFICENT that I don't mind at all and I cannot wait for the release of the cd.
You can purchase The Story (EP), here at Amazon for only $2.97! You can't beat that…pass up that Starbucks for once if you feel you can't afford it. Its well worth the investment.
You can also find out more about this amazing trio here:
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And remember, support good music and real artistry. Buy don't burn!
Enjoy…and remember, I told you so. 🙂
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Wanna know why this year's edition of "American Idol" won't be as stuck in idle as last season's, even un-Simon-ized? PopcornBiz asked judge Jennifer Lopez, host Ryan Seacrest and producer Nigel Lythgoe for you.
Jennifer Lopez
"What this show is about is extracting the people who are really real," Lopez tells Popcorn Biz. "It's like, 'Are these real performers or is it just somebody who just has a nice voice?' There are a ton of people out there that can sing, by the way, as we learned from touring the country, but that doesn't make them an artist. That doesn't make them someone who has something to say. That doesn't make them somebody who can get up on a stage and perform and give people goosepimples or fascinate people so that they can't take their eyes off of them. It's a lot of different variables."
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"I would say that none of us are quite like any of the other judges that you've seen before," offers Lopez on the roles the much-ballyhooed new panel will play. "So I think it's chemistry. When you put different ingredients together you get different things, and I think that this year we have a style that you haven't seen before."
Ryan Seacrest
What does Seacrest think distinguishes the season? "It's the new contestants," he says. "I think with technology and the access that these kids have had to make their own music, to make their own videos, they're brighter than ever before. They're more poised than they've ever been before."
"We didn't say this yet, but they are some of the most extremely competitive individuals I've ever seen on the show," reveals Seacrest. "They want to win. They know it's an individual competition. I don't know about sabotage yet – that's an extreme, but they definitely know what the show is about and they know that there is one winner."
Nigel Lythgoe
While Lythgoe's seeing a new breed of wannabe Idols (they're younger and more country-flavored, by and large, he says), it's the new mix of judges – Lopez, Steven Tyler and mainstay Randy Jackson – that will jumpstart the season.
"Randy has become very, very positive," says Lythgoe. "Jennifer actually critiques what's in front of her. She doesn't just throw out glib remarks – she listens. She weighs is it up and then she says how she feels. Then I think with Steven, who doesn't have a bad bone in his body, he finds it very difficult to say 'you suck' to anybody."
"There isn't a learning curve per se," he adds, "because Jennifer has watched the show since its inception, so she knows it backwards. With Steven he's just giving his opinion. So they're not playing roles here. They're not playing parts. They're being themselves and giving their opinions. So it's really very simple to do, as long as you remain honest."
As for any extra grace notes to sweeten "Idol's sound, Nythgoe's weighing his options. "I'm not sure I'm going to use any guest judges, to be frank with you," he says. "We've got an entire record company behind it now with Interscope. We've got Jimmy Iovine and all of his producers – Polo, Timbaland. You've got real professionals here. I don't know why I need anyone else. They'll just get in the way."


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The sale barn in Nevada*, Missouri, sits on nine acres on the east side of town, just a block off Highway 54. I took this picture of it when I was traveling with my sister last month.
I was curious about this little sale barn, so I searched online and found photos and a description of the property in the archives of a real estate company. It appeared to be vacant at the time the photos were taken. The floor plan of the barn is exactly what I would have guessed it to be. Every sale barn I've ever visited in the American Midwest has a similar layout.
There's a small sale arena enclosed by a high fence. The arena is surrounded on three sides by stadium-style seats for buyers and onlookers. On the opposite side of the arena, facing the seats, there are two gates: one to bring livestock into the arena, and the other to take livestock out. Between the two gates, the auctioneers face the audience from a raised box.
Mo-Kan Livestock Market Inc. of Butler, Missouri (a town about 30 miles north of Nevada.) It is a receiving station for Mo-Kan, and cattle are accepted on Wednesdays from 10 AM to 6 PM. I read on the Mo-Kan website that Mo-Kan transports cattle from the station to their Thursday auction in Butler for a fee of $3/head.
Mo-Kan streams their cattle auctions and accepts bids over the internet. Of course, they also take bids from buyers who attend the sale in person, but the internet helps them offer the livestock to a wider market. The internet auctions are facilitated by LMA Auctions, an arm of the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA).
LMA has about 800 members like Mo-Kan, across the United States and Canada. The mission of LMA is stated on the homepage of the website: "We are committed to the support and protection of the local livestock auction markets. Auctions are a vital part of the livestock industry, serving producers and assuring a fair, competitive price through the auction method of selling."
If it weren't for LMA and internet auctions, the Nevada sale barn might be just another abandoned building.
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* The people of Nevada, MO, pronounce their town's name with a "long a;" that is, the second syllable rhymes with "way."


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Gebre Gebremariam won the New York City Marathon in his debut at the distance, an unexpected Ethiopian champion on a day when his favored countryman, world-record holder Haile Gebrselassie, dropped out because of injury.
Kenya's Edna Kiplagat was another surprise winner, while Shalane Flanagan, making a marathon debut of her own, became the first American woman in two decades to finish second.
The world was still closely watching the race after the elite runners finished: rescued Chilean miner Edison Pena was trying to complete the 26.2 miles after jogging the tunnels while trapped underground.
The 26-year-old Gebremariam became the first man to win New York in his marathon debut since Rod Dixon in 1983. The 2009 cross-country world champion pulled away from Kenya's Emmanuel Mutai in the 24th mile to win in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 14 seconds. "New York is New York -- it's so special for me just to finish,'' Gebremariam said.
Another Kenyan, Moses Kigen Kipkosgei, was third. Defending champion Meb Keflezighi of the United States finished sixth. Gebrselassie pulled out at the 16-mile mark with an apparent right knee injury.
The 31-year-old Kiplagat won her first major marathon title in 2:28:20.
Flanagan, the 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in the 10,000 meters, was 20 seconds back. Kim Jones in 1990 was the last American woman to finish in the top two.
Kenya's Mary Keitany, also making her marathon debut, was third. More than 45,000 runners started the 41st edition of the race through the city's five boroughs.
Meantime, thousands of runners are making their way through the grueling 26.2 mile New York City Marathon, winding through all five boroughs to complete the unforgettable race. At just under three hours, some were finishing the race.
The field of more than 43,000 runners includes Edison Pena, the Chilean miner rescued last month who jogged through the tunnels while trapped underground. He fought knee pain to finish the race in 5 hours and 40 minutes.
New York Road Runners President Mary Wittenberg said that as of Saturday, the odds were low that Gebrselassie would even start the race. She said he had his knee drained and was given cortisone.
"At that point you realize you might not have the dream finish," she said.


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It's a common sentiment that the best friends are old friends. But it's also the terrible flaw in the long comradeship among four 30-something pals out for a celebration at a music festival in London, England.
Book review: Plot structure keeps intrigue rolling along
It's a common sentiment that the best friends are old friends. But it's also the terrible flaw in the long comradeship among four 30-something pals out for a celebration at a music festival in London, England.
Anna, Cassie, Bo and Dex found each other back in university, and despite changes in each of their lives in the past 15 years, they've maintained the sort of powerful, taken-for-granted bonds that they feel no need to question or analyze.
Anna and Bo were once a couple, as were Cassie and Dex. Anna has since married and had a child, and the womanizing Bo has become rich as a hook-up app developer. Dex, who eventually came out as gay, is married to a wealthy older man with a terminal illness. Only Cassie is a bit stuck, still living in a shared flat doing ordinary and tedious work.
But it's important to each of them to sustain their group outside other attachments, which is what sends them to a drunken, brawling music festival to mark Cassie's 32nd birthday.
What happens there forms the core of The Guilty Party by Brit Mel McGrath, who writes other crime fiction as MJ McGrath, and as Melanie McGrath produced the memoir Silvertown.
In the crowded chaos of the festival's dwindling moments, the four drift in and out of each other's company. But all four, from various vantage points, witness the apparent rape of a woman in an alley. And not one of them makes a move to stop the attack, or then to report it.
Nor, a few weeks later when they get together for a weekend holiday, does anyone besides Cassie want to talk about what they each saw and what they might still do about it. She may be haunted by their inaction, but each of them has a reason — and perhaps even a fleeting connection to the raped woman — for avoiding the matter.
The Guilty Party's chief virtue lies in a shrewd structure that alternates between the night of the music festival and the individual experiences there of each group member, and the subsequent getaway weekend in which assorted tensions and secrets unfold.
Both the not-quite-happily married Dex and the app developer Bo have very active, even promiscuous sex lives. The largely bored-with-marriage-and-motherhood Anna, who sustains her old craving for Bo, is fierce about protecting both him and the group's solidarity.
And Cassie, who has felt for years that the group and its members are about all that give her humdrum life meaning and glamour, is increasingly uneasy and guilty about the woman in the alley, who is revealed to have been not only raped but killed the night they all failed to intervene.
The identity and fate of the young woman is only one of the crimes and mysteries eventually revealed in The Guilty Party.
As the chronology of the music festival night moves backward for each of the characters, gradually and enticingly unveiling each person's events and motivations, the chronology of the getaway weekend moves forward, sometimes just an hour or two at a time, until some terrible secrets — the real mysteries — are laid bare.
The characters in The Guilty Party, however oddly attached to each other, aren't necessarily individually gripping, and the writing itself is sometimes pedestrian. But the fast-dancing backward-and-forward structures are intriguing and clever enough to keep the suspense rolling, and to make the outcome a cruel but satisfying surprise.
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I would like to have some sort of official guide to the Forest sound equipment.
It can be used when we train new sound engineers: They should know how to use the equipment safely. Not damaging anything or hurting themselves.
It is also good for sharing skills.
Help me make the guide, comment on it! Add stuff. Correct stuff. Is there anything else there should be in it?
Maybe how to use the lights?
Closing date for comments is 27 january 2010, I will then print it.
Who wrote it? Victor (an EVS in DK) and I. Hurray!
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The following may be attributed to NEA President Dennis Van Roekel:
"Congratulations to Speaker Pelosi and the rest of the House leadership team, as well as Chairmen Waxman, Miller, Rangel and Rep. Dingell for developing what many thought was nearly impossible—comprehensive, quality health care reform that is affordable and will cover nearly all Americans without taxing benefits.
"An excise tax would devastate America's working class. These workers have given up salary increases in order to keep health insurance coverage for themselves and their families, and any excise tax would just force employers to slash the benefits these workers have worked so hard to maintain.
"By including a public health insurance plan option, the House has sided against ballooning insurance company profits and for real choice and competition for all. This is a very important step toward a future in which we no longer have 46 million people in this country—including 8 million children—uninsured and unable to afford basic health care."
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#include <sys/param.h> #include <sys/conf.h> const char * devtoname(dev_t dev);
The devtoname() function returns a pointer to the name of the device passed to it. The name is whatever was set to it in make_dev(). If no name is associated with dev, a pointer to a string consisting of a "#" followed by "major/minor" as it applies to dev is returned.
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The Mardi Gras masks, crawfish string lights and "French Quarter" signs will be coming down from the walls of 321 N. Main St., as Cypress Cellar ends its 18-year stretch in downtown Hendersonville on Wednesday.
The Mardi Gras masks, crawfish string lights and "French Quarter" signs will be coming down from the walls of 321 N. Main St., as Cypress Cellar ends its 18-year stretch in downtown Hendersonville on Wednesday.
Renee Ellender, chef and owner of downtown's only Cajun restaurant, is saying farewell to her loyal customers as she begins a new chapter of her life — which is devoted to family.
"I am the oldest sole proprietor downtown," Ellender said. But, she said, "Restaurants take an enormous amount of your time and life."
Ellender said when she first opened the restaurant in 1996, "I probably spent 80 hours a week here."
Back then, when Ellender was 18 years younger and single, the long hours weren't a problem.
Now, she's planning a June wedding and wanting to spend more time with her daughter and parents, who still live in Louisiana where Ellender was raised.
"I have a 13-year-old daughter who was pretty much raised here," she said, adding, "I'm looking forward to being married to him and not the restaurant," with a nod to fianc� Todd Anders.
As excited as she is about a more family-filled life, Ellender said she's going to miss all her customers and friends who frequented the Cypress Cellar.
"It was very hard to make the decision to say goodbye to it," she said.
Ellender said she's also valued the opportunities Cypress Cellar afforded in assisting the community with philanthropic events, such as Western North Carolina AIDS Project's "Dining Out For Life" and "Taste of Hendersonville."
"We've had several fundraisers here," including an event following Hurricane Katrina that raised $32,000 for Gulf Coast relief, she said.
More personal events have also occurred at the tables of the Cypress Cellar, which make leaving the memory-filled restaurant hard for Ellender.
"I've had several people who have met here, got engaged here, and had their wedding reception here," she said.
Ellender said Cypress Cellar regulars saw her waddle around pregnant for nine months, then watched her daughter grow up.
"They come in and bring pictures of their grandkids," Ellender said.
Though it's time for a change for Ellender, she's hoping to see all her regulars for lunch and dinner at the restaurant Saturday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Once Cypress Cellar closes Wednesday, Ellender said the space is for rent — either with or without equipment and furniture.
"It can be a turnkey operation," she said.
Though she's received several inquiries about the New Orleans-themed prints and d�cor, Ellender plans to return them to her family in Louisiana. And Jambearlaya, one of Main Street's original Bearfootin' Bears and Cypress Cellar jester mascot, will also be making the trip.
"We'll find him a good place on the bayou," said Ellender. "He'll be appreciated."
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Happy Birthday Nat Hentoff!
Cato Senior Fellow Nat Hentoff turns 88 today.
John Whitehead, president of the Rutherford Institute, recently had some high praise for our colleague:
I've had the privilege of working with some remarkable individuals in my lifetime—celebrities, politicians, writers, artists, musicians, journalists, people whose names are legendary and others whose impact, no less significant, was only felt by a small few—yet for sheer nerve, integrity, tenacity, vision and a love of America that has weathered the best and worst this nation has had to offer, no one can match Nat Hentoff.
Even at the ripe age of 88, Hentoff is a radical in the best sense of the word, a feisty, fiercely loyal, inveterate freedom fighter and warrior journalist with a deep‐seated intolerance of injustice and a well‐deserved reputation for being one of the nation's most respected, controversial and uncompromising writers.
Armed with a keen understanding of the law and an enviable way with words, brandishing a rapier wit and teeming with moral outrage, Nat has never been one to back down from a fight, and there have been many over the course of his lifetime—one marked by controversy and fueled by his passion for the protection of civil liberties and human rights. …
A self‐described uncategorizable libertarian, Hentoff adds he is also a "Jewish atheist, civil libertarian, pro‐lifer." Born in Boston on June 10, 1925, Hentoff received a B.A. with honors from Northeastern University and did graduate work at Harvard. From 1953 to 1957, he was associate editor of Down Beat magazine. He went on to write many books on jazz, biographies and novels, including children's books. His articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Commonwealth, the New Republic, the Atlantic and the New Yorker, where he was a staff writer for more than 25 years. In 1980, he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in Education and an American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award for his coverage of the law and criminal justice in his columns. In 1985, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws by Northeastern University. For 50 years, Hentoff wrote a weekly column for the Village Voice. When that position was terminated on December 31, 2008, Hentoff joined the Cato Institute as a Senior Fellow.
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Just a few days before Glenn Greenwald broke the explosive story about NSA surveillance, Hentoff was already complimenting Greenwald for his work defending free speech and a free press:
What all of this comes down to, as it may affect future administrations as well as generations of Americans, has been precisely underlined by Glenn Greenwald, an incisive journalist who would have given James Madison hope for the First Amendment's future.
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April 10, 2006-Night Sail to Kudat.
Wings is rocking gently in the remnants of ocean waves which roll around the point and into the small basin where we are anchored in Kudat, Malaysia. We are close to the ocean, only a few hundred yards, and the wind blows over the land between us and the sea, and we can hear the low roar of the waves outside this basin, but here we are secure. We like this anchorage place, it is safe and protected, yet we can hear and feel the wild ocean so nearby.
Kudat Resort
In the pool, Aaron & Sarah
There is a resort here, and a pool. We hang out and the two American crew members from Willow are there and they hold their breaths on the bottom of the pool.
Kudat is in Sabah, in the Malaysian part of the Island of Borneo.
Malaysia is a new country for us, and the first time in a Muslim land, but it is good. The people are friendly and helpful, and so sorry when their Muslim traditions cause us some inconvenience, like when we ask if we can have wine or beer with dinner in the hotel where we are having our meal, and "No, I am so sorry sir, we have no alcohol in this restaurant." They have coffee. We drink coffee.
Kudat Town
People ask where we are from, and we answer, "America." or "USA', and they say, "Oh, America", or, "Oh, USA." Maybe a little wonderment in their voices but no one says it in a disdainful way or in any way which would indicate dislike, Mostly they simply start to tell us about some other American they know, or a relative who lives in Chicago or Florida, or some where else in land of the Great Satan.
Actually, they pretty much ignore us; they are used to tourists here. We walk unmolested through the shops and into the restaurants to check out the menus, and on the road back to the marina people stop to give us a ride.
We sailed to Kudat from the Philippines in a two-day passage, which also means two nights.
It was the night sailing which made an impression on me.
There was good sailing on those two nights, and some mysterious happenings as well.
Leaving Ulagan Bay on Palawan, we round Northwest Point and, under power, we head for the deep water off the Palawan shelf. The wind is light Nor'Easterly, but it soon rises to 9 knots and we set sail. With the big jib poled out on the port side and the main held in place with a preventer on the starboard, we make steady progress, wing on wing, through the day, It is thirty seven miles until the last of the shallows are behind us and the soundings disappear, but we are there before nightfall, and we turn south.
I drop the pole and shift the jib to the same side as the main and the wind is now up to eleven knots I set the windvane and we are soon sailing in the sixes.
The sun goes down and there is a bright moon already high in the sky. The stars come our. Judy and I take turns on watch. Life is good.
On my midnight to three I am sitting in the cockpit in my deck chair, which is possible only when, like tonight, the sea is flat and the deck steady, and I cannot see the compass, so I am steering, like the ancient ones, by the Southern Cross, which I watch over my left shoulder, next to the port shroud. I can also see Orion, the Big Dipper, and the Pole star, and a million others, but only the Southern Cross is in the right place to steer by, and it is my friend.
By 01:00 the moon has set and it is now totally dark. The wind picks up and shifts slightly to the southeast now coming from 100 degrees. We are sailing faster, into the darkness. Something bothers me, but I don't know what. Maybe it is that the stars now come and go behind unseen clouds. I've just lost the Southern Cross! No, there it is, right where I looked a second ago and it was not there.
Suddenly a wave rocks the boat violently and throws me out of my deck chair. The sails fly back and forth across the boat and crack the air. Then it is still again Judy sticks her head up, out of the hatch, to see what the commotion is all about, I shrug; I am baffled.. The boat resumes sailing. Judy returns to her bunk.
What was that? It unsettles me.
I have other issues to attend to. The wind begins swinging to new a new direction. Soon it is blowing from 130 degrees. I adjust the windvane and the sails. Then a further shift occurs. Now it is 148 degrees. I adjust again. But the wind continues to move around the compass and I can't keep up, it keeps turning us; we are constantly off our course. I stay busy making all the corrections.
Within an hour and a half the wind has shifted to 182 degrees and we have to be close hauled, or nearly so, to make good our course of 230.
Because there is no moon I cannot see the sky and I wonder what is up there. Is it a storm coming? But the sea is still flat.
I know that off to my right is a large area of the ocean filled with reefs and shoals called the Dangerous Ground. It may be miles away, but I cannot see in the darkness, and I don't like the fact that we keep turning towards it.
Judy's watch, I go below, but I cannot sleep. Before dawn I am back on deck, napping in a corner of the cockpit, but we are both tense, waiting for something to happen. We are wondering what is going on with the weather and we are both wishing for sun to rise. There have been a couple other sudden wave strikes, but for her entire watch the wind has remained steady, thankfully.
The sun comes up and the sky is non-threatening, There are no angry clouds on the horizon; the ocean is serene. Whatever malevolent presence which might have been there during the night has slipped away with the darkness. The wind even returns to the east. We ease the sheets.
The day passes uneventfully except that, once, in the bright sunlight and clear air we spot breaking waves up to weather. With binoculars we can see a brown rock sticking up with white surf around it. The chart shows shoals there, but no island. So there are dangers on both sides.
On the second night we experience a repeat of the previous night with the rapid shift of the wind to the south, only this time the wind rises and the seas become choppy. We change to the jib, and we reef the main. The speeds are up in the sevens.
We hit our turning point off the Balabac Islands and now we have to sail close hauled, hard on the wind, and still, since the turning mark, we are not able to make our new course. Only a few degrees off, we hold on and hope for a favorable shift in the morning.
Nice Day to Sail
Dawn comes on the third day and the sky is clear, the sea blue and occasional whitecaps show themselves. We sail towards Borneo as best we can, but the wind stays out of the south. We will have to beat to get to Kudat. With long port tacks and short hitches to starboard we make our way into Maruda Bay. This place was a notorious hideout for pirates 200 years ago, but now it is home only to fishermen and a few smugglers.
We know we are in Malaysia, if for no other reason than that the fishing boats are not bancas; they do not have the narrow hulls and wide outriggers that are universal to vessels in the Philippines. They have their own characteristic shape: Malaysian.
The town of Kudat comes into view, and the gold dome of a mosque. We hoist our Malasian courtesy flag, and our own national ensign, the stars and stripes, flies from our backstay.
We enter a new country, and a new adventure.
Fred & Judy, SV Wings, Kudat
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Who was it that the Nats played against earlier this year fell way behind and made a great comeback in a day game? Arizona?
against the Dodgers we were down 6-0 after the first inning and came back and won 11-9.
I think that describes every embarrassing loss to the Marlins. Including the game where they had 5-0 lead due to Kearns hitting a GS in the 1st inning. Then they lost.
we were also down 6-0 against the Marlins earlier this month and came back to win 12-8 to complete the sweep.
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More trivia; Name the ACTIVE and retired players who have made the most outs in their MLB careers? Two players neither played for Nats or Brewers.
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Kim Cattrall's sexy PR mogul character Samantha Jones may be getting some new man candy in the sequel to "Sex and The City."
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Sexy salt-and-pepper-haired actor Max Ryan has been brought on to play a European architect, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Emery CEO embraces change
Emery-Waterhouse CEO Steve Frawley anticipates changes now that Ace Hardware has acquired the 170-year-old regional wholesale distributor. Some will be subtle, some substantial, and some as yet unknown.
The deal, terms of which were not revealed, also marks the beginning of a separation between Portland, Maine-based Emery and Distribution America, the co-operative of nine regional distributors that pool together as a buying group.
"We are working out a transition plan," Frawley said. "We are one of the founding members [of Distribution America], and they've done a terrific job for us."
On the new business arrangement with Ace, Frawley described the Emery model as a "high-touch, high-service personalized business." Looking at Ace, he sees a lot more clout on the buying side and "world-class distribution," he said.
While the plan calls for Emery to operate independently as a majority-owned subsidiary of Ace, both companies say they expect to benefit through combination. Frawley says he is excited about the potential for sharing of best practices. And as previously reported, Ace CEO John Venhuizen said both Ace retailers and Emery customers would see additional scale and expanded assortments.
The two companies' differences make for an intriguing combination. Emery is a wholesale distributor with retail customers. Ace is a co-operative with retail member-owners. Emery has two distribution centers, one in Portland, Maine; one in Pittston, Pa. Ace operates 14 "Retail Support Centers" around the country. Some 65% of Emery's business is focused on the pro dealer, whereas Ace is a convenience hardware powerhouse.
"We think we have an opportunity to offer our customers the best of both worlds," Frawley said. "Compatibility is there. And so is the ability to add more value and services to the customer."
Emery's focus is on the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, but the deal introduces the possibility of expansion beyond its traditional boundaries, as long as the distributor continues to improve and win customers, Frawley said.
He also sees the Ace deal as a move that puts Emery in a better position to navigate intense industry competition and consolidation.
"When you look at this world, you see it getting just more competitive," Frawley said. "And it's not necessarily the independents competing against each other. It's the Wall Street guys -- Home Depot and Lowe's – that are the real challenge."
Frawley added: "The sale is not going to define Emery. What's going to define us are the decisions we make now, and how we service our customers."


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Tamilnadu Hotel style Idli sambar recipe
Idli sambar recipe - Tamil nadu hotel style
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Hi Chitra, Happy New Year to you:-) Your version of sambar with a twist of adding besan sounds very delicious..Oats&Barley idly with this sambar sounds like a healthy combo.ReplyDelete
happy new year...
idly-sambhar looks good...
Hi Chitra
Happy New Year wishes to u...hotel sambar recipe sounds so yum and looks inviting...will try this for sure...thanks for the recipe..
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Nice recipe and like that idli too ...gud oneReplyDelete
that idli is quite uniqueReplyDelete
Happy New Year Chitra.
Looks delicious. Happy new year!ReplyDelete
hotel sambhar always tastes great and thanx for sharing this recipe..Happy New year to you and your family.ReplyDelete
Thanks all for the nice words :)ReplyDelete
Happy new year and idli sambar looks delicious ....ReplyDelete
Happy new year Chitra!!! this is super flavorful sambhar n i love the idly..ReplyDelete
Flavourful sambar..looks yumReplyDelete
Happy new year Chitra!!!! This makes such a hearty & delish breakfast...;)
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Mmm...Like the idea of adding besan to the Sambar...Looks Delicious
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Happy New Year Chitra...
Delicious combo n healthy tooo, luv the flavour!!
easy and delicious sambar.. looks nice.. Happy New Year...ReplyDelete
Hotel style sambaar is looking really yum...surely I will be making this.
Happy New Year Chitra!
had never heard of adding besan to sambhar! must try soon for that restaurant-taste :)ReplyDelete
Wow...luv the make up tips ,chitra...Yummy breakfast..Happy new year to you.ReplyDelete
my husband is a big fan of hotel sambar. will give your recipe a shotReplyDelete
சாம்பாரில் கடலைமாவு சேர்த்து செய்திருப்பது ரொம்ப நல்லாயிருக்கு!!ReplyDelete
some awards waiting for u in my space..plz come n collect them..
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delicious recipe... will surely try this... happy new year..ReplyDelete
I sometimes make this with moong dal :)ReplyDelete
Can have two more idlies with this sambar.ReplyDelete
Sounds wonderful! Thanks for visiting me and for your nice words. Warmest New Year wishes to you & your family :)ReplyDelete
yummy n delicious hotel sambhar!!
Wishing a happy 2012!!
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Love this sambar very much. You have done it perfectly Chitra. My most favorite combo for idly always....yummy!ReplyDelete
Happy New Year Chitra! The sambar looks delicious with oats idlis!ReplyDelete
Belated new year wishes dear... Lovely flavorful sambharReplyDelete
Sambar looks delicious.Happy New year.ReplyDelete
Thanks for dropping by at my space...hotel sambar is my fav..never get that hotel taste at home,will try out ur version one day...Glad to follow u :)ReplyDelete
Yummy n tasty combo Idli Sambar.Luks Delish!ReplyDelete
Wow, very nice recipe for any day and love the ease of cooking idlis.
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Just mouthwatering...looks so easy to prepare & delicious!ReplyDelete
wow thats looks so yummyReplyDelete
//I had tasted this kind of sambhar in some hotels especially in Tirunelveli and Madurai.//
I too.very tasty.
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For his two-assist effort to lift the Crew to a comeback victory over the first-place Montreal Impact, Argentine playmaker Federico Higuaín has been selected as Soccer by Ives' Player of the Week after missing three matches due to suspension and injury. Higuaín currently leads the Black & Gold with eight helpers on the year to go with nine goals this season.
Higuaín and the Crew remain four points out of a playoff spot with five matches left in the season, starting with the Chicago Fire on Saturday at Crew Stadium (7:30 p.m. ET / TICKETS).


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Fox has given a pilot order to a comedy project from Parks and Recreation's Mike Schur and Dan Goor, TVGuide.com has learned.
Get the latest news on pilot season here
The untitled pilot stars Saturday Night Live alum Andy Samberg as one of a diverse group of detectives at a New York police precinct.
Goor and Schur will write and executive-produce the project alongside David Miner.


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Seafood Chowder
Hearty vegetables and your favorite fresh catch come together for an easy, satisfying meal.
This recipe calls for shrimp, but you can substitute 1 pound of your favorite fresh seafood-clams, bay scallops, or mild white fish-alone or in any combination you like.
6 slices thick-cut bacon
1 large onion, chopped
2 celery ribs, chopped
1½ pounds small red potatoes, peeled and cubed (about 4½ cups)
3 (8-ounce) bottles clam juice
1 cup heavy cream
1 pound peeled and deveined shrimp
2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Cook bacon in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove bacon, and drain on paper towels, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings in pan. Coarsely crumble bacon. Set aside.
Cook onion and celery in hot drippings over medium heat 7 minutes or until tender, stirring often. Add potatoes and clam juice. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover, and simmer 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Add cream, and heat just to simmering. Add seafood, and simmer 3 minutes or until done. Stir in parsley, salt, and pepper. Top with crumbled bacon. Makes 4 servings.
Maple-Dijon Slaw
Whisk together 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, 1 tablespoon cider vinegar, 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard, 1⁄8 teaspoon salt, and 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl. Add 2 cups shredded green cabbage, 2 cups shredded red cabbage, and 2 thinly sliced green onions; toss to coat.
Shari Schneider co-owns Divine Bar, a wine-and-tapas lounge with two locations in New York City. She suggests an Italian Verdicchio to go with this dinner. "Verdicchio's high acidity cleanses the palate after the creamy chowder," she says, "leaving behind the fruity flavor of the wine and the sweetness of the seafood."


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Foster's 'smart/casual' by Adam & Eve
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Foster's is launching the first-ever digital outdoor campaign that allows people to create and submit content for Facebook directly from a poster.
Created by Adam & Eve, the campaign, to promote Foster's Gold, will run on digital bus shelters across the UK, and follows the recently launched "smart/casual" TV ads starring Holly Valance.
The screen takes a photo of the participant's face, and allows them to choose from a digital wardrobe of various smart and casual clothes. Once an outfit is selected, a picture is taken of them alongside the brand spokesmen Brad and Dan, and is automatically uploaded to Facebook, where users can tag themselves and share with friends.
Simon Lloyd, Christine Turner, Sian Coole and Jo Creswell created the campaign. The production company was Grand Visual.


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As businesses compete to attract talented, skilled employees, it's important to make sure that artificial barriers aren't blocking their path. In this cautionary tale, Sassy Outwater explains how employers may be missing out on top candidates when their online hiring and recruiting systems aren't accessible.
Sharron Rush, co-founder and Executive Director of Knowbility, explains the importance of user testing to ensure that workplace technologies are truly accessible.
Online hiring practices have made it increasingly easy to apply for a job—unless you're a person with a disability, that is. Senior Web Accessibility Consultant Denis Boudreau explores the problem of why the employment rate of Americans with disabilities has continued to drop for the last 25 years, and how web designers and developers hold a key to improving the situation.
Dan Sullivan, Vice President of Sales at AudioEye, talks about the return-on-investment for employers who embrace accessible technology that benefits all users.
When it comes to the accessibility of web pages, web applications and web tools, most people turn to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). In order to help technology providers and employers understand the basics of WCAG and other related accessibility standards, PEAT spoke with the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Shawn Henry, who leads their worldwide education and outreach promoting web accessibility.


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In this tutorial I'll show you how to return a .txt file called download.txt.
Create a new MVC2 application using Visual Studio (I'm using 2010 Ultimate) and navigate to your Controllers folder.
Double-click the HomeController.cs file to see what Actions you have generated. We'll be adding a FileResult action:
public FileResult DownloadFile() { return File(@"C:\Users\Sergio\Desktop\download.txt", "application/txt", "download.txt"); }
In my case the file is located on my desktop, but you can give it a path to anywhere on your machine.
The File() method has a lot of overloads, but in this case we're using "Location to File", "MIME type" and "Suggested Filename".
Now compile your code, and try running it. Enter the url http://localhost:123/Home/DownloadFile and your browser will ask you what to do with the file.
There's one slight problem. If your enduser has file extensions explicitly shown on his OS, you are going to have to provide a file extension for your suggested name.
My suggestion is to type in the extension manually even if it means your file might be called "download.txt.txt".
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Q-Mentum has released Version 2.0 of UquoniTest, a unit testing library for C++. UquoniTest 2.0 features the creation of (reusable) test directories, a mock framework, support for run levels, assigning attributes to tests, running tests on more than one thread, threadsafe test listeners, checking constancy of expressions throughout tests, checking whether project files for different compilers have the same tests, and HTML and XML output.
These come on top of the features of UquoniTest 1.0, including automatic registering of tests, easy fixture tests, parameterized and template tests, use of Rich Booleans in assertions, integration with assertions in domain code, easy abstract tests (including multiple abstraction levels and multiple inheritance), static and dynamic testsuites, custom testlisteners and testwrappers, orthodoxy testing, timeouts on tests, test time measured up to microseconds, and more. Unlike some other unit testing packages for C++, UquoniTest allows you to place breakpoints in test code.
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Blake Page, a senior at West Point, has announced he will leave the military academy to protest what he says is unconstitutional proselytizing by officers and discrimination against non-religious cadets.
Updated Dec. 5, 2:25 p.m. ET: Cadet Blake Page has learned from his superiors at West Point that he will be given an honorable discharge and not be required to pay "recoupment" costs for three and a half years at the military academy. He told NBC News that when out-processing is finished, he will move to Minnesota and "continue the work I've started in whatever way I can."
Original Post: A West Point cadet publicly announced his decision to quit the prestigious military academy just months before graduating to protest what he sees as the illegal infusion of military procedures and events with fundamentalist Christian proselytizing.
To call attention to his move, senior Blake Page wrote a scathing commentary on West Point, published Monday in the Huffington Post.
"Countless officers here and throughout the military are guilty of blatantly violating the oaths they swore to defend the Constitution," wrote Page, who was slated to graduate in May. "These men and women are criminals, complicit in light of day defiance of the Uniform Code of Military Justice through unconstitutional proselytism, discrimination against the non-religious and establishing formal policies to reward, encourage and even at times require sectarian religious participation."
A public affairs officer at West Point told NBC News he was seeking a response to Page's commentary and his resignation, but had not arranged an interview or responded to the cadet's assertions by the time of publication.
Page's move was an unusual one, and it could come with a big price tag for the 25-year-old who served in the Army prior to enrolling. He could be required to pay the Army some $200,000-$300,000 in "recoupment" costs for his time at West Point.
"It's a very unusual move," said Elizabeth Hillman, professor of law at University of California Hastings College who specializes in military law. She said that while many cadets struggle with issues of conscience, few leave as a result.
"Cadets will tell you it's very hard to leave," she said. "It's much harder to leave than to stay."
"This kid just torched his career in the Army, and his degree at West Point," said Mikey Weinstein, founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, which advocates for total separation of church and state. He likens Page's move to those of Rosa Parks in the civil rights movement and monks who light themselves on fire to protest Chinese policies in Tibet. "People should recognize courage when they see it."
While at West Point, Page established a chapter of the Secular Students Alliance to support non-religious cadets at the institution. He has argued against prayer being included in mandatory events. He says he has faced persistent discrimination as a known atheist and has been told by his superiors that he will never be a good leader until he "fills the hole in his heart."
His complaints have won some concessions, with the backing of the non-profit Military Religious Freedom Foundation — which provides legal aid and a channel to the media — and the support of Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers.
But Page says that even sympathetic military superiors are reluctant to take action on religious issue because of the sensitivity, and says that applications to leave campus on routine "rest and relaxation" outings were systematically denied him and his fellow secularists.
"It's very clear that there is a considerable level of distaste for atheists here," he said.
When he informed superiors of his plan to leave West Point, about a month ago, Page says generals appealed to him to work through official channels to bring change at the academy.
"My motivation for resigning was first because I didn't want to be part of it, but also to motivate other people to stand up and be counted. Without something bold that gets attention, I don't see a way to inspire anybody to stand up and say 'I'm tired of this'," Page told NBC News. "And talking isn't working, it hasn't been working. I wanted to do something more."
Long-held traditions are changing at West Point, as elsewhere in the military. Last week West Point held the first same-sex wedding in its chapel.
Page has received a ream of comments congratulating and thanking him for the message he sent with his departure.
But he also got plenty of blow-back from other soldiers.
One comment posted to his Facebook page by a fellow soldier lambasted him for "(doing his best) to drag (West Point) through the mud."
"I wish you could just pack your bags, slink away, and fade into oblivion, but I guess that's not dramatic enough," the post said.
Page said he is planning to write a book about his experiences.
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[Editor's Note: This week, the PurseBlog staff is out of the office to enjoy the last little bit of summer. We'll return after Labor Day, but in the meantime, we'll be running both new posts and a few of our favorites from the past few months to get you ready for fall.]
More than any show this season, and perhaps in the history of time, Chanel Fall 2014 doesn't require much of an explanation. Because I'm not sure exactly where that leaves me, though, I'd appreciate it if you'd allow me to be self-indulgent and give you one anyway. We can let Karl Lagerfeld host a fashion show in a faux supermarket, but I, personally, will not let him obviate my place in the universe. It's my way holding on to some semblance of normalcy in a world where a fake Chanel supermarket is a thing that happens.
Over the past few years, Chanel shows have become more about set design than about the clothes and bags, in a lot of ways, but Lagerfeld still dutifully outfitted each of his models with the brand's customary moneymakers. The most outlandish of the bags were meat-colored (gross, yet accurate!) Chanel Classic Flap Bags, wrapped in grocery store packaging like ground beef and stamped with assurances the they are, indeed, 100% leather. The real stars of the big-box store, though, were the shopping baskets fashioned out of rigid versions of the chain straps normally found on the brand's most classic bags.
Of course, what might seem like a veneer of cheeky fun was also a pretty astute commentary on the modern face of the luxury business. As much as popular culture in general sometimes tries to dismiss Karl Lagerfeld as a charlatan, he's uncommonly skilled at capturing fashion's place within the larger social picture, and the questions posed in this show's presentation (Do the super rich, for whom these pieces are made, shop for them the same way that the rest of us buy milk and eggs at the grocery store? Has fashion industry's desire for endless expansion created a paradox in which its ubiquity makes things that should be rare seem totally common? How does commodification affect the creation of art, if that's what fashion is?) are worth a moment's thought, at the very least. Check out all the bags below.
[Images via Vogue.com]


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Weekend weather brew
Finally a stretch of weather
Finally a stretch of weather where our temps stay at or a bit above seasonal normal highs of 80. Low to mid 80s on the books for today through Monday.
Puffy cumulus clouds will develop today with morning heating and most locations will see the low 80s today. The lake breeze will kick by late morning and Summerfest temperatures will be closer to the 74-78 range this afternoon. A little warmer in Waukesha with highs in the mid 80s. We'll stay dry today, tonight and Sunday morning.
Just a few degrees warmer for your Sunday and a bit more humid as well. High clouds will roll in and a chance for storms anytime after about 3pm tomorrow. Overall, the storms look scattered and should remain below severe levels.
Chances for rain and storms stay in the forecast for Monday and Tuesday. Highs are low to mid 80s with the best chances for rain Monday afternoon and off/on for most of Tuesday. There is a better chance for stronger storms Tuesday.
Thanks so much for your photos. Keep them coming to Ulocal on wisn.com, my Twitter page @seversonsally or our Wisconsin Weather Updates Facebook page.


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PCIe HDMI Video Capture Card - HDMI, VGA, DVI, or Component Video at 1080p60
Use this dual-profile internal capture card to record 1080p video at 60 frames per second
Product ID: PEXHDCAP60L2
- Seamless picture quality with 1080p video capture at 60fps
- Record from virtually any device with support for HDMI, DVI, VGA, and component input sources
- H.264 encoding ensures wide device compatibility with exported video files
- Supports 2-channel stereo audio (HDMI / RCA)
- NTSC and PAL systems supported
- Records lossless raw video compatible with Microsoft® DirectShow
- Features dual-profile support for use in full-profile and low-profile cases
This PCIe video capture card lets you record 1080p HD video and 2-channel stereo audio (HDMI/RCA) to your computer system. With multiple video inputs, including HDMI, DVI, VGA and component, this all-in-one capture card can record original content from virtually any device.
You can install the card into any low-profile or full-profile PCIe slot, including fixed workstations such as 2U or 4U rack-mounted servers or media centers. Installing your capture device internally through PCIe ensures a secure and reliable way to capture video.
Seamless picture quality at 60 frames per second
With frame rates up to 60fps (frames per second) and H.264 encoding, this card is perfect for capturing high-definition video for editing, compiling, and archiving. The capture card supports 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios and lets you record lossless video at 60fps. This ensures that every frame of content is saved, unlike 30fps capture devices that only capture half the action.
60fps exactly matches the output of most computer video cards, which makes this capture card great for recording the output from your PC, server, or point-of-sale station, when creating software training and tutorial videos.
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The included software encodes captured video in H.264 -- the most widely adopted video compression standard in the world. This ensures your video captures are compatible with most device platforms such as PC, Mac, iOS and Android™.
The software not only lets you capture and export videos, but it also lets you take screenshots, schedule recordings and instantly stream your video source over the internet using online services such as Twitch, and others.
This HD capture card can record lossless raw video, which makes it compatible with Microsoft® DirectShow. This means you can record video using your preferred third-party DirectShow software, such as Open Broadcaster Software (OBS).
Flexible input solutions for convenient compatibility
This adapter card features DVI-I signaling and multiple adapters to support many video input types. With multiple A/V input options, you can capture video from a wide variety of sources including HDMI, DVI, VGA, and component. You can also expand the capabilities of this capture card by using A/V adapters to record from other video sources such as SDI, using our SDI to HDMI converter (SDI2HD) (sold separately). Support for a variety of A/V devices and signals is ideal for archiving analog video footage into a digital database.
The capture device also includes easy-to-use software that's compatible with NTSC and PAL systems - a must-have for professional video archiving applications where source media can change from project to project.
The PEXHDCAP60L2 is backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.
This capture device will not record digitally encrypted content.
Computer System Requirements:
Expansion slot: PCI-Express 2
CPU: i5-3330 or higher
RAM: 4GB or higher
Operating system: Microsoft® Windows® 10, 8.1, 8, 7 (32 or 64 bit)
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|Video Encoding: MPEG4/H.264
|DirectShow Compatible
|Audio Specifications
|HDMI or Component RCA Stereo
|Maximum Analog Resolutions
|1920x1080 (1080p/30/50/60)
|Maximum Digital Resolutions
|Video input: 1920x1080 (1080p/30/50/60) Video output: 1920x1080 (1080p/60)
|Supported Resolutions
|1080i/p, 720p, 576i/p, 480i/p
|Wide Screen Supported
|Connector A
|1 - DVI-I (29 pin) Female Input
|Connector B
|1 - PCI Express x1 Female
|OS Compatibility
|Windows® 7, 8, 8.1, 10
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|System and Cable Requirements
|Expansion slot: PCI-Express 2
|CPU: i5-3330 or higher
|RAM: 4GB or higher
|Operating system: Microsoft® Windows® 10, 8.1, 8, 7 (32 or 64 bit)
|20~80% (non-condensing)
|Operating Temperature
|0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
|Storage Temperature
|-5°C to 50°C (23°F to 122°F)
|Physical Characteristics
|Product Height
|0.6 in [1.5 cm]
|Product Length
|5.6 in [14.1 cm]
|Product Width
|2.7 in [69 mm]
|Weight of Product
|2.5 oz [70 g]
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|Package Height
|1.5 in [38 mm]
|Package Length
|5.7 in [14.4 cm]
|Package Width
|8.1 in [20.7 cm]
|Shipping (Package) Weight
|0.7 lb [0.3 kg]
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|Included in Package
|1 - PCI Express capture card
|1 - DVI to HDMI adapter
|1 - DVI to VGA adapter
|1 - component video breakout cable
|1 - s-video and composite video breakout cable
|1 - low-profile bracket
|1 - full-profile bracket (attached)
|1 - quick-start guide
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- Locate the slider that says Let apps use my camera. Toggle this slider to the On position.
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- Click the Start icon.
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- Click Privacy tile.
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- Locate the slider that says Let apps use my microphone. Toggle this slider to the On position.
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