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engineering and facilities
Customer Guide to Services
Department Overview
Business Management
Contract Administration
Facility Operations
Recycling and Utility Management
Appliance Repair
Building Engineer and Zone Maintenance
Bulletin Boards
Campus Map with Building Engineer Zone Assignements
Classroom Maintenance
Contracted Services
Drafting/Design Services
Electrical Services
Electrical Work
Emergency Repairs
Floor Coverings
Furniture Repair
Grounds Maintenance
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Housekeeping Services
Lock Services
New Electrical Installations
Paint Services
Pest Control
Plumbing Modifications
Preventive Maintenance
Service Call Desk
Signage & Room Numbering
Special Meeting and Events Temporary Service
Trash Collection
Window Coverings
Work Orders
Work Order Request Form
The Chief Facilities Officer provides leadership to activities including contract management, facilities data management, facilities planned renewal, Service Call Desk, inspection and energy management, maintenance and repairs, new construction, preventive maintenance, and project management.
The 250+ employees of the Engineering and Facilities Unit are responsible for maintaining more than 160 buildings totaling over five million square feet, which are located on about 64 acres of land. Our diverse operation provides services within the following operating areas:
Business Management
Contract Administration
Design and Construction
Facilities Operations
Recycling and Utility Management
The mission of the Engineering and Facilities Unit is to provide excellence in maintaining the physical facilities of the Medical University of South Carolina, in constructing new facilities and in providing long and short-range facilities planning support. Our goal is to provide service to the Teaching, Research and Clinical efforts in a courteous, efficient and cost effective manner.
The Engineering and Facilities Unit will be the finest non-academic service unit delivering mutually-agreeable levels of service in a professional, efficient, innovative, and cost effective manner that creates occupant satisfaction and worker pride.
This department is responsible for the full scope of business-related support functions for the Unit including budget administration and control; accounts payable/receivable and purchasing including tender administration; central supply and storeroom management, and inventory control, as well as recycling and energy management.
This department is responsible for administering construction and professional services contracts for MUSC and MUHA. These contracts relate to permanent improvement projects valued at $100,000 and greater and non-permanent improvement projects valued at less than $100,000. Responsibilities of this department include advertising, bidding, contracting, accounts payable and budget management. All of these services are performed in accordance with the South Carolina State Procurement Code, Office of the State Engineer regulations, and MUSC and MUHA policies.
This department provides capital project management, inspection services, and some in-house design for MUSC and MUHA construction renovation and repair projects. The department also maintains all MUSC and MUHA facility blueprints and mapping, and provides design document review.
The in-house Construction Services Group performs construction work up to $150,000 in value throughout the campus. The services provided include modifications, renovations, alterations, and modernization of facilities. This group includes the Carpenter, Paint, and Sheet Metal Shops.
The Maintenance Services Group maintains, repairs, and performs minor renovations of the electrical and mechanical systems associated with the campus facilities and provides skilled craftsman on minor projects and in support of major projects. They operate and maintain a wide variety of energy-producing and consuming systems vital to providing proper environmental conditions within University facilities. This group includes AC, Boiler, Electric, EMS/Service Call Desk, Lock and university Maintenance Shops
Recycling and Utility Management
This department promotes environmental awareness by encouraging recycling and discouraging excessive energy and water use. The Utility Management department has launched numerous energy management programs to meet the challenges of funding reductions, energy demands, and environmental impacts.
Engineering and Facilities does not repair appliances such as microwaves, refrigerators, or copy machines.
Reimbursable maintenance services are posted to the Financial Records System twice monthly. Each posting will include one invoice total for all charges generated against a given six-digit account during the billing period. You will receive, as backup to that transaction, a detailed billing, which breaks the total down by work order request. An invoice number cross-references the Financial Records transaction to the billing detail provided. Should you have any questions regarding services performed on your work order, contact Josie Rowell at 792-4506 or e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com and quote the work order number. If you have any questions related to the receipt of billing detail or the posting of information to the Financial Records System, contact Rick Terhune at 792-9197 and quote the invoice number.
Any department requesting work from our unit with unpaid, outstanding or disputed charges remaining from previous invoices will have to resolve these items before any additional chargeable services are performed. Please contact Rick Terhune at 792-9197 or Josie Rowell at 792-4506 for billing resolutions, adjustments or disputes. Upon resolution of your concerns or payments of the outstanding invoices, work will proceed on your request.
Reimbursable Services includes requests for materials from our Storeroom or services, which are not related to the maintenance of building functions and occupant services. These would include any changes or extensions to existing services to accommodate equipment installations, changes in room function or convenience.
Building Engineer and Zone Maintenance
Services provided include routine maintenance needs such as sticking doors, plumbing problems, light bulb replacement, heating/air-conditioning needs, repairs to classroom/lobby furniture or fixtures, and electrical problems such as outlets not working, breakers tripped, etc. These services can be obtained by submitting a Work Request online or by contacting your Building Engineer or our Service Desk at 2-4119.
Click here for a map of Building Engineer Zone Assignments
Click here to submit a Work Order online.
Please use available bulletin boards for posting information. All handbills, notices, and fliers affixed or displayed on walls and doors are subject to removal without notification. Bulletin boards for general use by faculty, staff and students are provided in strategic locations throughout campus buildings. Many departments own and manage their own departmental bulletin boards and display cases, the use of which requires the permission of the respective dean, director or department head. Bulletin boards for departmental use and/or private office use can be purchased through the Building Engineer in your respective areas. To maintain building standards and ensure compliance with Life Safety fire retardant specifications, Engineering and Facilities is responsible for the installation of all bulletin boards in public areas.
Departments may request non-maintenance carpentry services which include items such as constructing shelves, cabinets, display units, etc. Availability is based on the current workload of the Carpenter Department, and services are charged to the requesting department.
Services such as installation of keyboards, assembling of desks and file cabinets, hanging shelves and other similar work can be provided by Engineering and Facilities. The costs associated with these services are solely the responsibility of the department. It is recommended that departments request cost estimates.
Requirements for routine classroom maintenance such as furniture repairs, or light bulb replacement should be directed to our Service Call Desk at 792-4119 or by contacting your Building Engineer.
Engineering and Facilities administers a wide variety of external service contracts for all campus facilities including: waste disposal, cleaning, painting, water removal, elevator servicing, controls servicing, pest control, fire alarm and sprinkler systems, chiller systems and generator servicing, mechanical maintenance services, sheet metal, small engine repair, masonry, glazing, tile repair, floor repair, refrigeration, and welding and fitting. Services can be obtained by contacting your Building Engineer.
Engineering and Facilities is responsible for the planning, design and coordination of new construction. It also develops, implements, and executes engineering plans and specifications for all major and minor capital renovation work throughout the University and the Medical Center. The Engineering Department is made up of a balanced team of Engineers, Architects, Construction Inspectors, and Drafting Technicians for projects carried out in-house or through various combinations of architectural and engineering consultants for major capital projects on campus. For more information related to drafting/design services, contact Phil Mauney at 792-2490.
Engineering and Facilities maintains existing electrical wiring for the buildings and grounds up to and including the wall outlet.
Light fixtures, ballasts, bulbs, switches, and receptacles are repaired or replaced as part of routine maintenance. Heaters, permanent or portable, should be requested and approved by Engineering and Facilities. If a number of electrical devices are to be added to a circuit, consult electrical personnel via your Building Engineer for safe operation. Electrical services such as supply of electrical power bars and installation of jiffy poles and raceways are available from Engineering and Facilities. These services will require departmental funding, in which case cost estimates can be provided. Requests for major electrical modification or services should be directed to your Building Engineer for investigation.
Engineering and Facilities administers a service repair contract for the inspection, maintenance and repair of all University elevators. If at any time the elevator is not working properly or is stuck, please contact our Service Call Desk at 792-4119. If you become stuck in an elevator, please use the emergency telephone provided. You will have a direct line to Campus Operator and will receive assistance as quickly as possible.
Routine Services include:
- Annual inspections (weight capacity, evaluation of speed, wait time, travel time, cables, hydraulics, etc.).
- Regular maintenance (hydraulic fluids, regular computer diagnostics and upgrades, cleaning of the elevator pit, replacement of light bulbs in cars and buttons, etc.).
Reimbursable Services include:
- Maintenance of elevators provided to auxiliary units or affiliated departments.
- Upgrades, modernization or modifications to elevator cabs as requested.
- Maintenance due to vandalism or deliberate damage.
Any unusual occurrence, utility malfunction or equipment failure that presents an imminent danger to life or health or has the potential for major damage to property is an emergency and should be reported immediately to our Service Call Desk at 792-4119
Upon request, Engineering and Facilities will provide two types of cost estimates to assist departments in budget preparation or project planning. Type 1 is a Budget Estimate and type 2 is a Detailed Estimate. There will be no charge for Budget Estimates as such estimates are based on general University standards and do not include detailed design information in arriving at the cost figures. Since these budgetary estimate figures are not based on a detailed investigation of the project specific circumstances, customers must be aware that there is a possibility of considerable deviations between the estimated and actual costs. Departments will typically use this type of estimate for internal funding requests and budgetary planning. The best point of contact for these comparable estimates is the Building Engineer assigned to that area. Requesting departments will be charged for Detailed Estimates, as this requires shop or engineering time for detailed investigation. Departments are required to get detailed estimates for large-scale renovations/projects. They are also highly recommended in instances where deviations greater than 10% between the estimated and actual costs are not acceptable to the department. Charges generally will run between $40 and $250 based upon the scope of the project. To request detailed estimates, a work order request can be filled out on E&F's website.
Excavating on campus could result in personal injury because of contact with underground utility energy sources and/or damage to underground systems (e.g. telephone, fire alarm, and water/sewer). To reduce the possibility of personal injury, an occupational health and safety procedure is in place for excavating on campus. No excavations on University property may be undertaken without prior approval from Engineering and Facilities. For more information, please contact your Building Engineer.
Engineering and Facilities administers an Indefinite Delivery contract for carpet, floor tiles, and linoleum. Engineering and Facilities will provide floor coverings and floor maintenance at the requestor's expense. Repair requests can be made online using the AiM Customer Request or can be reported to our Service Call Desk at 792-4119 or by contacting your Building Engineer.
Engineering and Facilities will perform minor repairs to furniture on a time and material basis billed to the requesting department. If there are any questions regarding the repair of furniture, contact your Building Engineer.
Mowing, tree trimming and replacement, planting shrubs and flowers, litter control, pest and weed control, and landscape construction are responsibilities of the Grounds Department. Campus roadways, parking lots, sidewalks, and walkways are kept free of debris and water as resources and weather conditions dictate. Observations of conditions involving hazards to pedestrian and/or vehicular traffic should be reported immediately. Reports and maintenance requests should be made to our Service Call Desk at 792-4119.
The Grounds Department maintains the aesthetics of 65 acres of landscaped areas throughout the central campus, and for some units on the perimeter of the campus.
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Engineering and Facilities is responsible for the operation and maintenance of all primary mechanical, electrical, HVAC and building control systems for the campus. E&F is mandated to control utility costs while maintaining a quality learning and working environment. Through maintenance and upgrade of equipment as well as monitoring, analysis and scheduling of building systems, E&F controls costs, protects the University's investment in equipment, and collects data useful in the development of energy management and building system maintenance strategies. E&F also recovers energy costs from various groups on campus.
This department is responsible for the custodial care of all University areas, including rest rooms and circulation spaces. To ensure consistent and reliable service, a frequency schedule has been established in each area for each task. To request additional cleaning outside normal service levels, please contact the Housekeeping Supervisor. Cleaning for conferences, functions, and incremental project cleaning outside of the established cleaning schedule, is available and will be charged to the requesting department. Services can be obtained by contacting the Housekeeping Supervisor. Emergency cleaning may be requested by calling the Service Call Desk at 792-4119.
Engineering and Facilities maintains all interior and exterior lighting systems on a regular basis. Interior lighting includes both normal and emergency, and exterior lighting is comprised of street lights and building lights. To request repairs for any of these systems, use the E&F AiM Customer Request website. or contact our Service Call Desk at 792-4119 or your Building Engineer.
Engineering and Facilities is responsible for routine maintenance of locks, lock cores and other latching devices. Self-supporting units are charged for time and materials expended in their areas. Specific or specialized security needs are met by providing desk locks, cabinet locks, combination locks, alarm devices, card access locks, and other advanced locking devices. These services will be charged to the user department. New keys and re-keying of existing door cylinders will be charged to the user department in all instances. In special cases such as space relocation, renovation or construction, capital/project accounts will be charged for locks installed, removed or re-keyed as part of capital or departmentally funded alteration projects. Upgrades required as a result of lost or stolen keys or a department's failure to maintain adequate key control will be charged to the department. Key problems should be directed to your Building Engineer.
Requests for keys should be made online through the E&F AiM Customer Request website. Employees are required to pick up and sign for all keys at designated locations around the campus.
- University Hospital, first floor North Tower Security Desk
- Institute of Psychiatry, first floor security desk
- Ashley River Tower, garage level emergency entrance at the security desk
- Rutledge Tower, first floor security desk
Engineering and Facilities does not provide moving services. Please contact Roy Dingle at Business services at 792-9787 or e-mail at email@example.com
New Electrical Installations
The cost of installing new wiring and/or outlets is the responsibility of the department. For simple installations where all of the wiring is present, Engineering and Facilities will perform the work. However, some new outlets may require new wiring, which could require renovation of the area. Upon your request, a technician will assist you in determining the best value for your department. Requests for major electrical modification or services should be directed to your Building Engineer.
Our in-house Construction Services group coordinates painting of exterior and interior University buildings. When an individual department requires painting for reasons other than general maintenance or on a priority basis, an estimate will be provided and the requesting department will pay for the service. Please allow sufficient lead-time to facilitate scheduling. For more information, contact your Building Engineer.
Engineering and Facilities administers a service contract for regular pest control services for all campus buildings. Report any pest control concerns to our Service Call Desk at 792-4119.
Washbasins, water closets, showers, and drain systems are maintained on a routine basis at no charge to the department. For additional water and drain services related to equipment installations, the requesting department should contact the appropriate Building Engineer. Estimates can be provided. Requests involving major plumbing modifications, extension to existing services, or new services should be directed to your Building Engineer.
Engineering and Facilities performs routine inspection, cleaning, lubrication and other maintenance on building systems and equipment. This Preventive Maintenance is often completed on the evening shift to be less intrusive to customer operations. E&F also performs preventive maintenance, on a limited basis, on department-owned equipment. Contact your Building Engineer to arrange for maintenance of department-owned equipment by E&F. Preventive Maintenance performed on department-owned equipment will be billed back to that department.
Engineering and Facilities is responsible for coordinating the collection of recyclable materials over the entire campus. MUSC employees are asked to place each material in the correct bin.
- Service requests can be made online using the AiM Customer Request or using the Service Call Desk at 792-4119
- Click here for a full list of materials and instructions on how/where to recycle them.
- Click here for a collection schedule
- Click here for a list of our bins or contact us for bin selection assistance
- For all recycling questions, call 792-4066 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Newspapers, books and magazines should be collected separately from regular office paper and a Work Order should be issued by calling 792-4119 when the container is full and ready for pick up. For office Clean-outs a bin will be provided upon receipt of a work order. To recycle corrugated cardboard and paperboard boxes, containers must be broken down (flattened) and placed along-side, not inside, regular trash bin. Call housekeeping if not picked up by the next morning or place a request by calling Service Call Desk at 792-4119
The following are unacceptable for recycling and should be placed in regular garbage bins: any container with food waste, paper towels and tissue, Styrofoam cups and Styrofoam packaging, candy and food wrappers, plastic bags, plastic wrap, sticky tape and carbon paper.
The scope of each project varies; therefore, the following should be used as a general guideline as to the process for renovations. A site visit and discussion between the Building Engineer and the requesting department is held and an estimate is prepared if required. If the requesting department gives approval, preliminary drawings and layouts are prepared and reviewed with clients. Final drawings are then completed and tenders are called. If tender amount is approved, the project is awarded and construction is scheduled in coordination with the requesting department. Should the project not proceed, the requesting department will be required to pay for design and tendering costs. As a guideline, complicated projects with a value of $100,000 or more require state-level approval to proceed, while projects with a value less than $100,000 require only local approval. An accurate schedule will be provided for all projects prior to their proceeding. If changes are needed after the start of a construction project, a change order will be required. For more information, contact your Building Engineer.
Our Service Call Desk functions as the communications and data collection center for complaints, repair requests, and emergencies related to facilities operations and maintenance services. Our Service Call Desk is located in the Rutledge Tower Physical Plant Building, and is staffed 24-hours a day. All requests are entered into a computerized maintenance management system, classified as to job type and responsibility area, and dispatched to the appropriate shop for action. If you require service after-hours that is not urgent, please wait until the next business day to contact our Service Call Desk. If you believe the situation is an emergency, call the Service Call Desk at 792-4119 and an after-hours maintenance technician will address your concern.
If you have a facilities-related problem or a service request that requires immediate action from our department, call our Service Call Desk at 792-4119. Please have the following information available:
Full name and phone number of requestor
Room number or specific building location
Billing contact if different than requestor
Billing Account information
Accurate description of service needed
Schedule or time restriction to accomplish requested service
E&F Equipment ID number, if known
Note: Requests for services that are not urgent are best entered into our system using the online AiM Customer Request as explained below.
Campus signage (both interior and exterior), and room numbering, is overseen and coordinated by E&F. Departments can request building and floor directories, room identification, regulatory, and donor-related signage; departments can also request special signage for specific functions such as conferences, science fairs, and open houses. Requesting departments are required to provide funding for signage and estimates are available. For examples of interior and exterior signage visit the signage page. Place requests through the E&F AiM Customer Request website. For more info contact the signage office at 792-5991.
Special Meeting and Events Temporary Service
Some meetings or special events may require additional temporary electrical services. Engineering and Facilities will provide these services on a reimbursable basis. A 48-hour advance notice is helpful in providing the most cost effective service.
The storeroom is responsible for providing support services to Engineering and Facilities for the purchase and inventory of plumbing, electrical, locksmith, carpentry, and mechanical supplies. Supplies are available for purchase by University departments on an as available basis. Such requests commonly include cleaning supplies, small hand tools, and safety and protective supplies. To request a particular item, complete a White Sheet Material Request form and forward to the Storeroom located in the Rutledge Tower Physical Plant Building. For questions regarding the availability of a particular item, contact the Stores Office at 792-3588 or by faxing 792-5022. Office hours are from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday.
White Sheet Material Request form can be found here
Procedures to be followed during severe weather conditions are outlined in the University's Policy and Procedures Manual. Please call our Service Call Desk at 792-4119 for information and/or monitor the MUSC website and local news organizations in hazardous or inclement weather situations.
Housekeeping Services is responsible for emptying wastebaskets in the areas we serve. Refuse will be picked up daily in common areas, weekly in private offices, and twice weekly from general offices. The disposal of food waste in private office receptacles is discouraged. It is recommended that such waste be disposed of in central trash areas for hygienic and pest control reasons. If a department requires trash removal other than that scheduled, please contact the appropriate Building Engineer.
The Grounds Department is responsible for emptying outdoor containers and removing litter from the campus grounds. If you see an area requiring attention, please contact our Service Call Desk at 792-4119.
Engineering and Facilities will provide replacement of window coverings in classrooms and common areas. Replacements in offices will be charged to the user department. Consulting services are available to assist in purchase, though departments are not required to use this service. As requested, the Procurement Officer will coordinate the solicitation of supplier quotations. Departments will be responsible for coordinating the issue of purchase orders and receipt of goods. Inspections of installations will be provided on request. For more information on the purchase of new window coverings, contact your Building Engineer.
A work order authorizes a technician from Engineering and Facilities to perform work and is the means by which work requests are communicated. Supervisors use work orders to schedule work and assign requests to different areas. Once the work is completed, the work order is returned to the Work Control Center and information such as labor and parts are entered into our computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) along with any worker reports or recommendations. Thus, the work order also serves as an information source, which we use to determine where worker efforts are going into what types of jobs. The same information is used for billing of customers when necessary for chargeable services. Once entered into the system, work orders are received electronically or by hard copy by the appropriate shop supervisors who then schedule the work based on priority and available resources.
Requests for services that are not an emergency or are for changes or extensions to existing services to accommodate equipment installations, changes in room function or for convenience can be requested online. Work Requests entered online ensure that non-emergency requests for services are documented, prioritized and traceable. They also ensure that Engineering and Facilities staff has the correct authorization to bill departments for chargeable services. If an estimate is required, the request authorizes the Work Control Center to proceed with estimating effort. Work Requests are automatically routed to the appropriate Building Engineer and, once reviewed and accepted, they are converted to Work Orders and the requestor is automatically notified.
To submit a work request, go to the E&F AiM Customer Request website.


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Friday, 14 November 2008
Gift Wrap Ideas # 2: Pompoms
All you need is some leftover yarn (if you don't knit yourself, be nice to someone who does or look in charity shops for leftover balls), some cardboard, and a bit of time and you can make pompoms a-plenty to cheer up any gift.
This is a great project to involve your kids with, though they might need a hand with the fiddly stages: there's a great pompom tutorial here that explains everything brilliantly in case (like me) you'd forgotten how to make them.
Any colour yarn will do, but I chose a nice festive red and a modern green to look terribly chic (darling) against my brown paper parcels. I am a big brown paper fan, but you could use any sort of wrapping paper for this look: the pompoms just take the place of ribbon and bows.
Tie lengths of yarn round your parcel as you'd do with a length of ribbon and knot securely. I used three pieces on this parcel but you can experiment and see what you prefer:
Then use the two long ends sticking out from your pompom to tie it onto where the yarn crosses, this can be a bit fiddly but knot it as securely as you can and then trim the two ends so they can't be seen:
You can use one big pompom:
Or group several together (maybe several in different colours?) to give your gift a real wow-factor:
If you're still loyal to old-fashioned ribbon but still want to add a pompom-y touch to your gifts, you can easily use them to decorate your tags... First off, punch a second hole in a luggage tag:
I impatiently stabbed mine with a pencil but you could make your hole much more neatly I'm sure! Then take a smallish pompom, thread the ends through the two holes...
... knot them tightly at the bag of the tag, tie a bow and trim the ends neatly...
... and hey presto, a pompom tag:
Just remember you might want to keep these presents out the way of cats & dogs! :)
Please feel free to borrow one or two photos if you want to blog about this project, but remember to credit me and link back to the original source, and do not reproduce my entire tutorial on your site. Thanks!
For more crafty goodness, check out my books: Super-Cute Felt and Super-Cute Felt Animals.
26 comments:
- Jennifer Rose said...
that is a really good idea and a very nice way to decorate presents :)
- 14 November 2008 at 22:38
- summerfete said...
absolutely fantastic!!
Clare x
- 14 November 2008 at 23:32
- superkitina said...
oh wow, love it!
i thought to use pompons to wrap my gifts to, but your colours look soo great!
- 15 November 2008 at 13:38
- Knit and Sew City Girl said...
Again, this is such a great idea. I like this!!
- 15 November 2008 at 19:10
Just wanted to say a big THANK YOU! After a stressful day teaching Year 1 - you are part of my daily wind down, don't ever stop blogging!
I might make some pompoms with my 5 yrs olds as part of our Christmas Crafts shenanigans...thanks for the inspiration.
- 16 November 2008 at 12:03
- Jennifer said...
these are so cute. what a great idea!!
- 16 November 2008 at 16:22
- Jo said...
What a cute idea!
- 17 November 2008 at 18:33
thanks for the lovely ideas for wrapping!
i'm going to make a post about them on my blog, linking back to yours. is it a problem for you?
- 18 November 2008 at 14:27
- BugsandFishes said...
Thanks for the lovely mention on your blog Nana! I'm always happy to see people post my pics etc on their blogs as long as they link back & give me credit as you have :)
- 18 November 2008 at 15:03
- Top Bird said...
Oh, I absolutely adore your gift wrapping ideas using brown paper - my favourite. Pom-poms look gorgeous, and I think the gold cake wrappers look stunning. xx
- 18 November 2008 at 22:48
- Alice said...
Hi there, hope you don't mind but I've just featured this in my blog. I love your creative ideas. They're fab!
- 25 November 2008 at 10:53
- * TONYA * said...
I've had this bookmarked ever since you posted it. I finally got around to making a pom pom tonight to attach to a gift. Thank you for a fabulous idea.
- 17 April 2009 at 07:43
- dans mOn cOcOn said...
that's a lovely idea!!
- 8 September 2009 at 21:43
- Born Blonde said...
I saw this idea of yours in the latest issue of Woman's Day and thought it was so cute. I hope you don't mind if I put it on my blog (with a link to yours of course). Thanks so much.
- 4 November 2009 at 13:37
EXACTLY what I was looking for! We made these as kids and put eyes and stuff on them as pompom goobers. :) I want to make them for my friends' gifts this Christmas and other gifts as well...they'll ABSOLUTELY get a trip going down memory lane! Thank you from the bottom of my pompom goober lovin' heart!
- 24 November 2009 at 02:19
- White Cabana said...
These are just too sweet! I'm going to start making them (in white!) for my Christmas gifts...never too early to start holiday prep, right? You have so many lovely ideas. Thank you for sharing them with us!
- 29 October 2010 at 01:19
- Purnima@a creative project said...
HI there!! I love your blog and your gift wrap ideas. I have featured your
lovely gift wrapping idea on my blog.
http://acreativeproject.blogspot.com/It will be posted tomorrow!!!
- 1 November 2010 at 09:35
- radn said...
I am writing a post about using natural and recycled materials for gift wrapping.Will add this idea to the post.Will be posting soon.
I will link back to your blog.
- 28 November 2010 at 20:13
Great posts! I love all your ideas and I'm sure I'll use them soon :) I've been looking for some interesting ways of wrapping gifts and after seeing few other websites I can honestly say that you're one is the best one!
- 2 December 2010 at 19:43
brilliant idea luv it!
- 16 March 2011 at 10:51
great idea..since I have a cat who loves the shiny ribbon..and we cant use it...but yarn would be a nice substitution!
- 4 May 2011 at 21:02
- Daily Craft said...
Great project! I just wanted to let you know that we featured this project on our Facebook page with almost 12,000 fans. We'd love it if you'd use our Featured Blogger button, available at: http://www.dailycraft.com/thank-you-for-crafting/. Our audience loved the project and we look forward to sharing more from you. Please let us know if you have any questions or projects you'd love us to feature! Thanks!
- 22 June 2011 at 21:55
- Dita Maulani said...
I put the image here with the link back. thank you for the inspiration!
- 3 July 2011 at 15:04
- JennyLyn said...
Cute ideas!
- 3 October 2012 at 04:29
Great idea but where is the tutorial for Pom poms?
- 9 November 2014 at 21:09
- BugsandFishes said...
Anon - thanks for letting me know about the broken link! This post is a few years old now and I guess that website has vanished. I've updated the post so it links to another pompom-making tutorial :)
- 13 November 2014 at 16:09

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HANCOCK COUNTY, OH (Toledo News Now) - Anthony and Autumn Nelson, of Wharton, have two kids in Riverdale Schools in Hancock County. Their 6-year-old son, Ian, is a kindergartner. In surveillance video provided by the family on May 7, Ian is shown walking to the school bathroom.
When he comes out a short time later, his teacher confronts him. She grabs him and picks him up against the wall. Seconds later, she grabs him by the face and then by the shirt. His head flops back as she picks him up off the floor.
Ian's parents are furious.
On Tuesday, the teacher was suspended for 10 days.
"I would consider what would happen to myself, if I were to do that to her. If I were to do that to her, I would go to jail," said Anthony Nelson, Ian's father.
"He was in the other room and I watched it out in the kitchen and I just started crying. I burst out in tears. I called my mom. I called his mom," said Autumn Nelson, Ian's mother.
The Nelsons say that 10-day suspension is like an early vacation for the teacher, since there are only 10 days left in the school year. They say they want her to be terminated from Riverdale Schools. The Nelsons took the video to the Hancock County Sheriff's Office to try to file criminal charges against the teacher. Ian's father says he complained about his son's teacher to the principal in November but his concerns were swept under the rug.
"We asked for him to be moved to a different classroom and we said can he please go to a different classroom and the principal told at that time that she's a highly recommended teacher and they are unwilling to transfer him to a different class," said Anthony Nelson.
The superintendent says this teacher has been with the district for 14 years and the reason this incident came to light is because a fellow staff member reported it last week.
"We haven't dealt with this much at Riverdale. First of all I apologize to the parents. This should not happen," said Eric Hoffman, Superintendent, Riverdale Local Schools.
Ian's father says something must be done.
"I don't think she should be teaching anymore. I mean honestly in this type of situation, there's no one that should ever put their hands on a child," said Nelson.
For now, the teacher's 10 day suspension stands, but that could change depending the outcome of the Hancock County Sheriff's investigation.
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DPS versus Healing
No this is not about the eternal struggle of good vs evil.
This is about changing gears from healing to DPS or DPS to healing.
In Shadow Rising – I heal as a priest (either with AA/A or no AA/A spec) – Liyhe
In Crits and Giggles – I raid as a mage of the furry kind. /sniff sniff sniff – Velineda
Going between the two roles can be a bit disorienting at times, cause I find myself looking for bubble/ice block/invis at times lol.
However, knowing the fights does help the confusion a bit but does not make it any easier biting at the bit.
T11 – for me being the priest vs the mage is no real issue as the fights (with the nerf) are very forgiving and can faceroll them….111111111111111111 – 2 – 11111111111 (arcane mage rotation in a nutshell lol)
T12 – not knowing the fights in and out, will punish you and your raid.
Liyhe – for our normal 10 we will 2 heal this fight. Kerick will stay on the Shannox tank for the whole encounter for the most part. I will watch the Riplimb tank – for the most part the bubbles to all the work, so I can help the Shannox tank with bubbles and PoH/spot heal the raid.
Raid has to be aware of the placement to avoid the bad. Secondly, tanks will have to watch the distance between the two, so the healers can watch each other's back and also to prevent the dogs from gaining the Wary Determination buff. When the 1st dog dies (aka rageface) – pay a little more attention to Shannox tank. When 2nd dog dies – pump heals into the Shannox tank. Pop appropriate cooldown and hope DPS can avoid bad.
Velineda – for the most part healing and DPS will have to do the same. Avoid bad. DPS has the added task of blowing up Rageface – especially when he is faceraging. More then likely he will then rage onto me, Addoe, or magefriend. If it is me, I try to pop Iceblock to mitigate dmg, if it is down, popping Lifeblood, and Manashield.
Beth' Tilac
As heals it really depends if i am on group duty or web duty.
If it is Web Duty – bubble, PoM the tank before they hop up. Then I jump on myself. Once on the web. Binding heal as needed the tank and DPS up there. Avoid bad. Jump back down and rince and repeat.
Ground duty – PoH, Pom, smite the adds if AA spec. Yell at people to get spinners down lol.
For p2 – stack on the bosses rear. if AA spec – build up stacks and save for later in the fight. PW:Barrier around in the 30% range. And Heal heal heal.
As DPS, the spider is a lot easier on the ol' brain – pew pew pew….don't die from stupid. If i can I will try to use CD to help out the healing where I can.
As heals, it's the same as being a DPS – avoid bad. More bad means more heals and stress. But as a healer – heal the raid…and if people are doing what they are supposed to, dmg is actually quite light since the nerf. PoH, PoM, bubble as needed before p2 is all that is really needed. If you are AA/A spec, smiting the Spark of Rhyolith makes it easy.
As DPS – it's as i stated above – avoid BAD! Kill adds – bring adds to tank as you can. DPS the boss in p2.
As p2 healing – tell people to stack – BW:awesome. win…p2 should not last any more then a few seconds. Heal the hell out of the raid and win.
As p2 DPS – stack for AoE heals – pew pew pew.
As heals – oh boy….for this fight, for the most part do not worry about your mana pool. Heal like it's 1999 – go for the gold. Your goal is to keep your assigned tank alive. Make sure to get 1 feather to be able to heal on the run. (I found for this fight AA/A spec is nice) Smite the bird and a free heal for the tank. Watch your tanks debuffs and be aware of where the worms are placed (don't get singed).
Gushing wound – your tank will take so much dmg for a while till he falls till 50%. watch it and have a big heal lined up.
If it is about to tantram, have an O shit spell ready, and/or CD. If not, I spam FH, penance, bubble.
Another thing to watch for as a healer is if for some reason the adds in p1 get a spell off..make sure to dispel the debuff….it hurts a lot.
p1 your raid will have to execute to make it past easily. Most of your focus has to be on the tank, not them (other healer, DPS). Your raid must execute for your to do your job.
p2 – simple if the hatchlings are not dead by this time – it's a wipe. If you raid cannot dance – it's a wipe. Dmg in p2 from tornados is really not healable. So don't let it stress you when someone dies here.
p3 – yay! Hit that evil bird and get some mana back. take a breather. Once again your raid will need to execute – make sure they interrupt the add's channel. VERY IMPORTANT. At 50% she will get back up and pulse 5-7k a sec. Not too bad. Except she hits the tanks like a truck as well. So the raid will need to stack up behind her, as she cleaves. Use AoE heals and direct heals on the tanks. Pop what cooldowns you have at about 75 energy. At this point the other tank should taunt off the 1st tank. The 1st tank should then pop what raid cooldown that they may have as well. You just need to make sure everyone has more then 50k when she reaches 100 energy, as she wil pulse a 50K at that point.
As this point it's a repeat of the same phases over and over again till you or the raid is dead.
As DPS – it's going to be the same as the other fights – kill your add and interrupt, avoid bad. Put dmg on the Hatchling – time permitting.
If you are flying – avoid bad. Play Starfox and pew pew pew. Come down as approp if help is needed on the hatchlings.
p2 – AVOID TORNADOS….
p3 – stack up and use any def cooldown you may have – Iceblock etc etc etc. Then its back to p1 again.
3 healer setup for now.
Vanicus and Zarm on the bubbles, me on the tank for the 1st 2 crystals. After that I swap with Zarm and vanicus and we ride it out. Very little changes on the healing assignments after the 1st 2 crystals. In this case, healers are like DPS in this fight – they must build up a buff ASAP to "DPS" this fight down.
Only thing I may do while healing crystals is I will snipe heals on the tank to activate my Vital flame buff to help out and help out with crystal healing.
As DPS – I find this more difficult then healing…you mean I actually have to move into bad and then out??? ZOMG >< But yeah I find this fight easier as a healer then a DPS. As the roles are so different. Healers and DPS do not share a common theme here. Healers are safe to "pew pew pew" away. While DPS are the one managing the actual mechanic of this fight. If DPS cannot manage stacks and order, forget about this fight.
Majorlamo Staghelm
Never seen this as DPS but from what I can see – it's all about move from bad when you have to. Controling your stacks from flame orbs – see Baleroc, and knowing when to stack and use personal def and off CDs. Kill adds while he is in catform.
As a Healer
We start out in Scorpion Form and take about 8 flame scythes before we force him to change. Time your raid cooldowns as approp. After 4th and before the 5th – Arv will pop Divine Protection or what ever it is called. After 5th and right before the 6th – Cayle pops Anti – Magic Zone. And then before the 7th Aura Mastery from Van. You want to time CD so they can hit 2 of the flame scythes.
For cat – if i recall we take 7 stacks? Again as a healer – avoid bad and heal.
This fight as a healer and a raid is about managing CDs and seeing how much you healers can heal.
Overall, the transition from healing and DPS is odd in the sense of what one has at hand, but at it's vital essence: DPS and healing are the same. AVOID BAD AND KNOWING HOW TO DEAL WITH MECHANICS.
As a DPS you should know when to use what when, it's no different from a healing know which ability to use when.
Your tools are different and abilities are different, but all raiding, really is (be it as heals or DPS): playing to the best of your ability, using the tools at your disposal well, and handling mechanics well.


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WILMINGTON, Del.—Pageant officials say Miss Delaware Teen USA has resigned amid allegations she appeared in an online sex video.
But Melissa King says she's not stepping down because of the sex video that has surfaced. King, who is 18, told The (Wilmington) News Journal (http://delonline.us/12a6FM2) she was aware of the video, but denies appearing in it.
Pageant officials say King is being represented by Hagerstown attorney J. Gregory Hannigan. The attorney told the newspaper that a statement on the resignation will be issued.
Pageant spokeswoman Dara Busch says the pageant's runner-up will replace King. The pageant's website lists Hailey Lawler of the Newark area as the 2012 runner-up.
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Phil D'Amato, who stepped in admirably in the wake of Mike Mitchell's surgery, said Sunday the trainer is getting stronger and stronger every day.
Mitchell underwent a successful procedure to remove a brain tumor June 29th at USC Medical Center.
"Mike was here Friday and Saturday," said the 35-year-old the assistant trainer. "He watched all our workers Saturday and he was already like the Mike of old. We went over all the horses, checked legs and talked strategy. He was giving advice for every horse. He's doing really, really well.
"He came back here first before he and (wife) Denise drove over to the front side to watch the horses breeze. I think he's coming back (Monday). Slowly, but surely he will build up his strength.''
A field of nine or 10 three-year-old fillies are likely to start in the Grade I American Oaks – Presented by American Airlines – Saturday.
The 11th renewal of the Oaks, which is for 3-year-old fillies at 1 ¼ miles on turf and offers a $350,000 purse, is one of five stakes to be run closing weekend of the Spring/Summer meet at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Trainer Michael Matz confirmed Sunday that Shaka Glen Stable, W.S. Farish and ENL Stable's Colonial Flag will ship Wednesday for the 1 1-4 mile turf test and will be stabled with trainer Gary Mandella. The Pleasant Tap filly was second in the Grade III Regret June 16 at Churchill Downs. Regular rider Julien Leparoux will be aboard. Matz, best known as the trainer of 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro and Union Rags, who won the Belmont Stakes June 9, will be here for the American Oaks.
A pair of European imports, Three Chimneys Racing's Miss Cato (Garrett Gomez), who has won four of seven for trainer Rae Guest, and Prince A.A. Faisal's Nayarra (Corey Nakatani), participant in a pair of Group I's in England for Mick Channon, spice up the cast.
Other probable starters are Norine and Dennis Grenier's Best Present Ever (no rider), winner of the Campanille Stakes June 2 at Golden Gate Fields, Hronis Racing's Lady of Shamrock (Mike Smith), who missed by a nose in the Grade II Honeymoon Handicap June 9, Conner or DeBruycker or Jacobsen's My Gi Gi,(no rider), the winner of the Honeymoon. Frank L. Gaunt's Stormy Lucy, a close third in the Honeymoon, Glen Hill Farms' Left a Message (no rider), fourth in the Regret, and Steven W. Ciccarone's Regalo Mia (Rafael Bejarano), runner-up in the Grade II Sands Point May 28 at Belmont Park.
Trainer Al Stall, Jr. is still on the fence concerning Spendthrift Farms's Treasured Up, who finished a half-length behind Colonial Flag when third in the Regret.
There are eight probables for the $200,000, Grade II A Gleam Handicap for fillies and mares at seven furlongs over Cushion Track. The A Gleam is a Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" race. The Breeders' Cup nominated winner of the A Gleam will earn an automatic berth to the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint Nov. 2 at Santa Anita.
Jockeys Chantal Sutherland and Rafael Bejarano, who finished 1-2 for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert aboard Game On Dude and Richard's Kid, respectively, in Saturday's Hollywood Gold Cup, will be at it again with another pair of Baffert runners.
Sutherland will ride Thoroughbred Racing Legend Stable's Glamorista, who has won three of five starts, including two of three over Cushion Track, while Bejarano will ride Kaleem Shah's American Lady, winner of the Reminiscing Stakes in her most recent appearance June 1.
Joining those two in the gate will be Ramona Bass, Claiborne Farms and Dilschneider's Rumor, C R K Stable's Switch, Warren B. Williamson's Mildly Offensive, Stephen B. Weissman's Sugarinthemorning, Ted and Judy Nichols' Teddy's Promise and George or Mary Clare Schmitt's Izzy Rules.
Horsemen have kept Sue Winter hopping the last four days.
As Paymaster of Purses for Betfair Hollywood Park, Winter is responsible for collecting funds and issuing claim slips. The slips are dropped in a claim box located in the adjoining Stewards' office no later than 15 minutes prior to the race.
There have been 64 claims put in for 17 runners since July 4th. If there is more than one claim for a horse, a random draw is held immediately after the race, next to the winner's circle.
The flurry started in Wednesday's fourth race, when there was a 7-way shake for second place finisher Man Chester Man, and an 11-way for Capture the Call, who trailed. Man Chester Man went to Billy Morey for $10,000, while Capture the Call moved to Bob Hess for the same price.
Later in the day, there was a 7-way shake for winner Valley Cat. Robertino Diodoro won the draw and got the gelding for $25,000.
The next day, Attack the Jack scored her third victory this meeting and was red-tagged for $20,000 by Jeff Mullins in a 9-way scramble.
There were nine claims for Risky Art, who finished second in Friday night's first race, a $32,000 claimer for fillies and mares on turf. Rafael Becerra won that shake.
On Saturday, Classic Bobby was involved in a 5-way raffle in a $25,000 claimer and moved to the Peter Miller barn.
Other claims were Roman Charity (Keith Craigmyle, $8,000); Filly Power (Mark Glatt, $8,000); Queen Mercury (Mike Puype, $20,000); Full's Figurehead (Paul Aguirre, $20,000); St. Sincere (Marty Jones, $40,000); Drift King (Mike Mitchell, $25,000); Magic Castle (Gus Headley, $20,000); Last Sting (Melody Conlon, $40,000); Pardon My Excess (Dan Hendricks, $25,000); Aragorn Sword (Dan Hendricks, $16,000) and A Moment in Time (Melody Conlon, $16,000)
CLOSING STRIDES— Game On Dude and Richard's Kid both came back well from their efforts in the Gold Cup, according to Bob Baffert's assistant trainer Mike Marlow. "It wasn't a good day, it was a great day," said Marlow…..Trainer Ben Cecil relayed Royal Heroine Mile winner Quiet Oasis returned with no problems. Second-place finisher Mega Dream also returned well, according to trainer Jeff Bonde ……… Phil D'Amato said Round Table Stakes winner Dhaamer is looking "great" and doing "really well" in preparation for the Grade III, $100,000 Sunset Handicap, the traditional closing day feature which will be run for the 71st time Sunday, July 15. The English bred will be ridden by Julien Leparoux …… Bonde reports unbeaten Amarish, easy winner of the Willard L. Proctor Stakes June 16th, is doing super and the trainer is looking forward to running the Scat Daddy gelding in Saturday's, $150,000, Grade III Hollywood Juvenile Championship at six furlongs……..Topping the 12 nominees for Saturday's $150,000 Landaluce Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at six furlongs are impressive maiden winner Executiveprivilege, from the Baffert barn, and Gary and Cecil Barber and Kevin Tsujihara's Miss Empire, the winner of the Cinderella Stakes June 16 for trainer Peter Miller… John Sadler sees some similarities between recent arrival Juan Hernandez and Joel Rosario. Hernandez rode Gladding to an easy victory for the trainer in the Alamedan Handicap July 1 at Pleasanton. "They're both young riders from the north," said Sadler. "Hernandez has the ability to be real good, that's for sure."……..Jockey Joe Talamo tweeted that he had a busy morning Friday. The young rider worked 11 horses, four short of his personal best. Among the workers was multiple graded stakes winner Include Me Out for owner Samantha Siegel's Jay Em Ess Stable and trainer Ron Ellis ….Summit Racing, George Bolton and Jeremy Peskoff have purchased a majority interest in Cotton's Point, runner-up June 24 in a maiden race for 2-year-old fillies bred in California. The daughter of Salt Lake will remain in the barn of trainer Jeff Bonde.
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|Insulin receptor substrate-1 proteins contain both a pleckstrin homology domain (IPR001849) and a phosphotyrosine binding (PTB) domain. These domains facilitate interaction with the activated tyrosine-phosphorylated insulin receptor. The PTB domain is situated towards the N terminus. Two arginines in this domain are responsible for hydrogen bonding phosphotyrosine residues on a Ac-LYASSNPApY-NH2 peptide in the juxtamembrane region of the insulin receptor. Further interactions via `bridged' water molecules are coordinated by residues an Asn and a Ser residue [(PUBMED:8646778)].
The PTB domain has a compact, 7-stranded beta-sandwich structure, capped by a C-terminal helix. The substrate peptide fits into an L-shaped surface cleft formed from the C-terminal helix and strands 5 and 6 [(PUBMED:8599766)].
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1st Mariner Arena will host the second Baltimore Hockey Classic next fall when the Washington Capitals play the Boston Bruins in an NHL preseason game on Sept. 17 at 7 p.m.
"The Bruins coming to town makes this a special event," said Frank Remesch, general manager of 1st Mariner Arena. "That same night, the Orioles play the Red Sox, which adds to the spice. People can root against Boston twice."
Two years ago, in the first Baltimore Hockey Classic, the Capitals lost, 2-0 to the Nashville Predators before an announced crowd of 11,082. Washington was also to have played a game here in 2012, but that contest was canceled because of the NHL lockout.
"I think fans were really disappointed last year," Remesch said. "The first game was all but a sellout.
"We're hoping this becomes an annual event. I can't see it not happening."
The 2011 game marked hockey's return to the Arena for the first time since 1997, when the Baltimore Bandits of the American Hockey League played there. Before that, the building housed two other minor league ice teams — the Skipjacks (1981-93) and the Clippers (1962-77) — plus the short-lived Blades of the World Hockey Association (1975).
Tickets go on sale to the general public May 3. Capitals' full season-account holders can buy tickets beginning May 1.


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A while back we had an interesting problem at work. We were calculating MD5 hashes for some values in both .Net and SQL Server and although the input values were all the same our MD5 hashes were different. After some time spent looking dumbfounded at the code I've realized what the bug was and started laughing. I saw that HashBytes function was the "culprit". HashBytes function was introduced in SQL server 2005 to simplify creating hashes in the database. It can convert values to MD2, MD4, MD5, SHA, or SHA1 formats. HashBytes' result depends on the input text's data type...
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- Use tooth pick or paper clip and press the reset button , count at-least 10 seconds by holding reset button.
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Touch of home returns with Flagpole Radio
It feels like Newtown again.
That was the sentiment expressed by many who attended Saturday night's installment of the Flagpole Radio Cafe. The curtain had not risen on the homespun Newtown sketch comedy and music variety show since the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, but the show returned with a joyful vengeance Saturday. Attendees who packed Edmond Town Hall Theater Saturday were laughing at screwball skits performed by the Flagpole Shakespeare Repertory Theatre and singing along to songs played by the Flagpole Radio Cafe Orchestra and guest artist Christine Lavin.
Featured prominently in the performance were Flagpole Cafe ensemble members Francine and David Wheeler, who lost their first-grade son, Ben, in the Newtown tragedy that took the lives of 20 children and six educators. Audience members included Jimmy Greene and his wife, Nelba Márquez-Greene, who lost their 6-year-old daughter, Ana Grace, in the shootings.
Though the tragedy was never mentioned directly, halfway through the show the evening reached an emotional high point when Francine Wheeler sang a lead number with the Flagpole Cafe band, which is led by Jim Allyn.
Dressed in a black shirt and dark blue jeans, and accurately described by the show's co-producer Martin Blanco as looking like actress Marisa Tomei, Francine Wheeler walked to the front of the stage and spoke quietly into a microphone.
"About three months ago we had a performance with Dar Williams," she said referring to a benefit concert members of the Flagpole Radio Cafe performed with Williams, Peter Yarrow and Guy Williams at the Ridgefield Playhouse in February. "She wrote a song that was just a great song and I loved it and I asked her if I could sing it and she said sure, so this is called `After All.' "
The song is a bittersweet ballad about choosing to carry on despite the struggles of life.
"It's better to have fallen in love than never to have fallen at all," Francine Wheeler sang. When she finished, the audience rose in a tearful standing ovation.
The rest of the night was light-hearted and joyful. David Wheeler performed in a variety of skits and was joined on stage by Kate Katcher, Barbara Gaines, the show's co-producer, and Blanco, who in addition to co-producing the show acts as its emcee and writes most of the skits. With classic straight-man delivery, David Wheeler portrayed a cast of characters including a snobby member of a small-town zoning board who gives his new neighbor a citation for erecting a mailbox without a permit, an unruly kid on school trip to Washington, D.C., and a good-natured husband who can't make his wife or mother happy on Mother's Day.
Robert Kaiser, who serves on Newtown's Cultural Arts Commission, which helped organize the show, said it meant a lot for the town to have the Flagpole Radio Cafe back.
"One thing that always struck me about this production is its authenticity," Kaiser said. "I was glad to see such a great turnout."
Beyond comedy, the evening was full of musical numbers. Lavin is an award-winning performer whose concerts have become a fixture in folk-pop culture. Before performing, she hosted an informal knitting circle in the lobby of the theater, which is something she does before every show. During the show, she launched into a series of her trademark comedic songs and stories.
During one song, she pulled male members of the audience on stage with her to help sing the chorus of "Sensitive New Age Guys," a playful ode to men who drive hybrid cars and have hyphenated last names.
The evening came to an uplifting close when the Flagpole Cafe band played the Beatles' "Eight Days a Week." Francine Wheeler sang the song along with other members of the house band. During the song Lavin, who is known for her baton-twirling skills, and Gaines danced through the audience twirling glow-in-the-dark batons.
After the show, several Newtown residents said they were inspired by the performance.
"I loved it," said Kim Hudock. "Christine Lavin was adorable."
Maryann Wolfe, 52, of Newtown, shed some tears during the show, but said that most of the time she was laughing.
"I'm so glad it's back. It was great fun. It's good to laugh again; it's good for the soul," she said.
Shannon Barra, 20, said the event was "good for the town."
Bryan Purus, 20, added, "it was a breath of fresh air. It feels like Newtown again."
Erik Ofgang is a freelance writer in Connecticut; email@example.com


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Muse Research Unveils UNIWIRE
Muse Research has announced that it is developed a proprietary new technology tentatively called UniWire™. UniWire is a single cable solution for connecting Receptor to a computer (Mac or PC) using standard Ethernet protocol and standard, off-the-shelf network peripherals to carry all audio, midi, and control data over a single wire. Muse Research is showing UniWire technology in its booth at the 2005 Winter NAMM show.
Instant, seamless integration with a computer
Receptor is a stand-alone synthesizer, sampler, and sound module with the ability to serve as an advanced effects processor. UniWire technology makes it possible to seamlessly integrate Receptor into a VST host on a Mac or PC by simply installing the UniWire VST onto the host, and then connecting the Receptor to the computer over a standard Ethernet cable. The company has announced that it will create UniWire plug-ins in other formats as well.
UniWire technology is network-friendly and wireless compatible
Unlike other CAT5-based audio and MIDI solutions that use the physical layer of Ethernet, UniWire is completely compatible with standard Ethernet hubs, switches, and routers. UniWire software has an intelligent bandwidth management feature that automatically adjusts the number of channels available, allowing high-quality audio and MIDI transmission and reception regardless of network configuration. And since UniWire is compliant with all standard network devices, you can use wireless network devices with it, although the company strongly suggests using 802.11G peripherals with UniWire for best results.
"This is a huge step forward for us," comments Chris Halaby, President and CEO of Muse Research. "Every computer sold today comes standard with Ethernet. With the speed of Gigabit Ethernet going beyond existing communications protocols the idea of a single wire connection between devices is finally being realized. Our UniWire technology uses off the shelf components to seamlessly integrate with Macs, PCs, and other music devices in the networked studios of today and in the future."
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The WebKit team is currently busy, integrating the patches made for Google Chrome into the main WebKit repository. This includes the new V8 JavaScript engine and the Skia graphics library. Most integration work is done by Google employee and WebKit reviewer Eric Seidel. V8 is a fast, BSD licensed JavaScript engine that runs on 32bit x86 and ARM CPUs. Due that platform restriction, V8 probably won't replace WebKit's new SquirrelFish engine anytime soon as default, because SquirrelFish has broader CPU architecture support. Epiphany developer and WebKit reviewer Alp Toker gives an overview about Skia. Unlike V8, Skia is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. Some of Skia's main features are optional OpenGL-based acceleration, thread-safety, 10,000 less lines of code compared to Cairo, and high portability.
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Rod Odom scores 15 points as Vanderbilt snaps 4-game skid by routing Arkansas 67-49
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Rod Odom scored 15 points, and the Vanderbilt Commodores beat Arkansas 67-49 Saturday to snap a four-game losing skid and get a bit of payback for one of their ugliest losses this season.
Vanderbilt (9-13, 3-7 Southeastern Conference) managed only 11 points by halftime and matched a season-low in points while losing 56-33 to Arkansas on Jan. 12 in Fayetteville. This time, the Commodores held Arkansas to a season low in scoring. They also built their biggest halftime lead in SEC play at 35-24 and finally protected a lead by finishing off the win.
Sheldon Jeter added 13 points and Josh Henderson had 11.
Arkansas (14-9, 5-5) failed to follow up its 80-69 upset of No. 2 Florida on Tuesday night, and the Razorbacks still remain winless this season in true road games. They've lost all six, including their first four league games.
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ASHRAE 90.1-2013 addenda released
Major changes to ASHRAE Standard 90.1 include the sections on building envelope, lighting, mechanical, and energy cost budget.
ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2013, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, incorporates 110 addenda, reflecting changes made through the public review process. Appendix F gives brief descriptions and publication dates of the addenda to 90.1-2010 reflected in this new edition.
The most significant changes are:
- Building Envelope. Opaque elements and fenestration requirements have been revised to increase stringency while maintaining a reasonable level of cost-effectiveness. Opaque and fenestration assemblies in Tables 5.5-1 through 5.5-8 are revised in most climates. These changes include:
- Criteria requiring double glazed fenestration in many climates
- Minimum visible transmittance/solar heat gain coefficient (VT/SHGC) ratio to enable good daylighting with minimum solar gain, while not restricting triple- and quadruple-glazing.
- Simplification of the skylighting criteria.
- Lighting: These changes include improvements to daylighting and daylighting controls, space-by-space lighting power density limits, thresholds for toplighting and revised controls requirements and format.
- Mechanical: Equipment efficiencies are increased for heat pumps, packaged terminal air conditioners, single package vertical heat pumps and air conditioners evaporative condensers. Also, fan efficiency requirements are introduced for the first time. Additional provisions address commercial refrigeration equipment, improved controls on heat rejection and boiler equipment, requirements for expanded use of energy recovery, small motor efficiencies and fan power control and credits. Control revision requirements have been added to the standard such as direct digital controls in many applications. Finally, the 2013 edition completes the work that was begun on equipment efficiencies for chillers in the 2010 edition.
- Energy Cost Budget (ECB) & Modeling: Improvements were made to the ECB and Appendix G provisions to clarify the use of the prescriptive provisions when performing building energy use modeling. In addition, these sections were revised to enhance capturing daylighting when doing the modeling calculations.
Another important change for the 2013 standard is the first alternate compliance path in Chapter 6. Section 6.6 was added to the 2010 edition to provide a location for alternate methods of compliance with the standard. The first such alternate path has been developed for computer room systems and was formulated with the assistance of ASHRAE technical committee 9.9, Mission Critical Facilities, Data Centers, Technology Spaces and Electronic Equipment. This path uses the Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) metric established by the datacom industry. This alternate efficiency path format provides a framework that could be considered for other energy using facets of buildings not easily covered in the prescriptive provisions of the standard.
Also new to the standard are requirements for operating escalators and moving walkways at minimum speed per ASME A17.1 when not conveying passengers.
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I don't know about you, but I think that this has been the most absolutely gorgeous spring season in Texas that I have experienced in over a decade. I have come to greatly appreciate the cool morning breeze followed by the warm, sunny afternoons. The azaleas were voluptuous this past month, and I 'm sure that everyone who had one in their yard was proud of their healthy specimens bursting forth with such soft subtle hues of pink, white and red.
I can remember spring-time at my aunt's house in New Orleans to be just as spectacular as what we have witnessed here in Houston this past month. I recall the Easter morning when she lovingly presented to me a hand-painted porcelain egg resting upon a bed of fresh alfalfa. Iwas at the tender age of seven. I thought it was the most beautiful gift and I greatly admired it.
This favorite aunt of mine showed me how to raise worms inside some old coca-cola crates she kept in an old trunk out behind her garage. We would use their castings to fertilize the lush green ferns, and the beautiful, elegant, Louisiana Irises that adorned her beautiful cottage garden. I was taught how to layer the vegetable waste from the kitchen between the pages of the Times Picayune newspaper carefully inside the worm-bin. When they were ready, we would mix the worm castings into the upper layer of her garden's soil.
She was a loving family member who took the time to introduce me to the beauty of nature and taught me that if we give our time and prepare the soil properly, we will soon reap the benefits of our labors.
She took me to visit Oak Alley Plantation so that I might admire the beautiful oak trees that framed a path to the Mississippi river. She often took me to downtown New Orleans so that I might see the artists painting in Jackson Square and the beautiful patio gardens New Orleans is famous for.
When I visited her home, I was always eager to dump her coffee grinds into the compost heap, knowing that soon we would use this black gold to fertilize her vegetable garden as well. There is nothing like the soft pleasing smell of a fresh ripe tomato that you have picked off your own vine in the very garden that you prepared and planted.
Witnessing the beauty of the past few weeks here in Houston has brought back some fond memories. I hope that someone in your life encourages you and shares with you their knowledge of growing green things. If you are already a lover of the land, then please consider sharing your knowledge with a youngster and help to foster in them a love of all things green and growing.
I would like to take the opportunity to invite you all to attend our marvelous Spring Plant Sale. It will be held this Saturday, April 4, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. We are very excited this year because we will be holding our sale on the street level of the Houston Museum of Natural Science's main entrance. (The plant sale is usually held on the rooftop of the museum's parking garage.) We hope by holding it on the street level, customers will have easier access to the sale.
Eddie Holik, our Head horticulturist, Soni Holladay, horticulturist, Dr. Nancy Greig, Cockrell Butterfly Center director, Erin Millender, entomologist, Laurie Pierrel, entomologist, and yours truly, Ory Roberts, greenhouse manager have been busy shopping and preparing for the sale. And, most importantly our dedicated greenhouse volunteers who have propagated and raised some of the plants since last November are anxiously awaiting your arrival. We hope to see you there and can't wait to meet your family and friends.
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Joe Gibbs Racing tabs Martin as substitute for Hamlin
Charlotte, NC – Joe Gibbs Racing revealed on Thursday that Mark Martin will drive the No. 11 Toyota in the Sprint Cup Series while Denny Hamlin recovers from his back injury.
Hamlin is expected to miss the next six weeks of races after he sustained a compression fracture in his lower back during his last-lap accident in the Sprint Cup race last Sunday at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif.
Martin will make his first start for the team on April 7 at Martinsville Speedway. The series takes its first break of the season this coming weekend. Martin is running a 25-race schedule for Michael Waltrip Racing this year, driving the No. 55 Toyota. The 54-year-old driver was not scheduled to compete at Martinsville, as Brian Vickers was slated to be behind the wheel of the No. 55 at that half-mile racetrack.
"We've been real fortunate to have never been in this situation with the need to find someone to fill in for an injured driver," JGR team president J.D. Gibbs said in a statement. "A lot goes into a decision like this, but we are really pleased to have someone of the character and caliber of Mark Martin to fill in while Denny is out. Obviously, we're not exactly sure how long that is going to take, but Mark's career speaks for itself, and our team knows it will have the opportunity to compete for a win every week."
Martin drove for JGR in a Nationwide Series race in March 2012 at Las Vegas, where he finished second.
"I'm happy to have this opportunity to help out JGR, (team sponsor) FedEx and Denny," Martin said. "Hopefully, I can keep those guys up front and compete for wins while Denny heals up."
Martin has scored two victories, 25 top-10 finishes and two poles in 48 career starts at Martinsville.
"I just hate not being able to be in the car right now, but I really appreciate Mark being able to fill in for me," Hamlin said. "Like everyone in NASCAR, I have a tremendous amount of respect for Mark, and I know he will keep that FedEx Camry up front until I get back behind the wheel."
Hamlin's crash at Fontana occurred when he was battling his former JGR teammate, Joey Logano, for the lead on the final lap. Both drivers made contact and spun. Hamlin skidded down the track and then slammed hard into the inside retaining wall. His car came up off of the ground and spun around after it ricocheted off of the wall.
Hamlin climbed out of his car under his own power but then laid down on the track, as safety personnel quickly tended to him. Shortly after, he was airlifted to nearby Loma Linda University Medical Center. Hamlin remained hospitalized until late Monday. He was wearing a back brace when he left the hospital.
On Tuesday, Hamlin was evaluated by Dr. Jerry Petty of Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates in North Carolina. Petty determined that Hamlin wouldn't need surgery but would need time to properly heal, which is estimated around six weeks time.
Texas (April 13), Kansas (April 21), Richmond (April 27) and Talladega (May 5) are those races that follow Martinsville.
Hamlin made the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship for the seventh straight season in 2012, every year he has been a full-time competitor in the series. He won rookie-of-the-year honors in the series in 2006. Hamlin also has 264 consecutive Sprint Cup starts. He is currently 10th in the point standings.


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wilddemon wrote:I honestly thought it was pro or anti MHL thread, not "freedom" thread, whatever you might think that is.
It is. There are reasons for each side of the fence existing. If you don't think that forcing the population of riders to wear a helmet regardless of your personal preference is wrong, why not force them to have licences as well? Eye tests? Ban lycra? Ban bike weights under 12kgs? Mandatory cycling caps? I can put together a sensible sounding argument for all those things as well as helmets. Civil freedoms are important in Australia 2013. People spent the last 1000 years dying to keep those freedoms. Why give your freedom away so cheaply? Will you only get upset when you can't ride comfortably anymore because you're forced to wear a Campy cycling cap everywhere?


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15. Re: Unable to use RCKMPI due to lack of mpdboottedk Jul 29, 2011 11:36 AM (in response to compres)
Both methods are not working with 184.108.40.206 and the new SCC Linux (2.6.38 kernel). Parth, what rev of sccKit and what kernel are you using?
One way to test to see if the method Isaias describes will work is to ssh into a core (say rck00) and then see if you can ssh from core rck00 to rck01. As in (for sccKit 1.3.0 and sccKit 1.4.0)
tekubasx@marc002:~$ ssh root@rck00
Warning: Permanently added 'rck00,192.168.0.1' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.
root@rck00:~> ssh root@rck01
But 220.127.116.11 has
tekubasx@marc006:~$ ssh root@rck00
rck00:/root # ssh root@rck01
ssh: connect to host rck01 port 22: No route to host
rck00:/root # exit
Connection to rck00 closed.
tekubasx@marc006:~$ ssh root@rck01
Warning: Permanently added 'rck01,192.168.26.2' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.
rck01:/root # exit
Connection to rck01 closed.
tekubasx@marc006:~$If you are using the mpd daemon from MPICH2, you need to be able to ssh from one core to another. The default SCC Linux from 220.127.116.11 is not providing that capability.I haven't tested it yet, but I think that if you build an SCC from our SVN, it will have this capability. Has anyone done this?
Message was edited by: Ted Kubaska (2.6.26 ==> 2.6.38)
16. Re: Unable to use RCKMPI due to lack of mpdbootpapandya Sep 20, 2011 1:56 AM (in response to tedk)
@Ted: I recently wanted to collect some data off SCC but found out that ssh is not working anymore for rck00. So, basically when I use
cmlasu1@marc037:~$ ssh root@rck00
ssh: connect to host rck00 port 22: Connection timed out
This is the error I have been getting consistently. I am not sure about how to check which version of scckit is being used on this machine. The kernel version I found using uname -r is 2.6.32-24-generic. The peculiar thing is that I when I had tested on this machine sometime back the ssh capabilities were present and I was able to ssh between different cores such rck00 to rck01 and start the ring.
Please let me know how to fix this problem.
17. Re: Unable to use RCKMPI due to lack of mpdbootNil Sep 20, 2011 4:22 AM (in response to papandya)
If I am not mistaken then you can check version of sccKit by going to /opt/sccKit/
Another thing i noticed is that kernal version you provided seems to be for MCPC and not SCC.
Hope this helps.
18. Re: Unable to use RCKMPI due to lack of mpdboottedk Sep 20, 2011 9:51 AM (in response to papandya)
I logged onto marck037. I noticed that SCC Linux was not booted on the cores. I booted SCCLinux. I can ssh to rck00 and from rck00 I can ssh to rck01.
tekubasx@marc037:/opt/sccKit$ ssh root@rck00
root@rck00:~> ssh root@rck01
root@rck01:~> exit
root@rck00:~> exit
Connection to rck00 closed.
Please try using ssh again.
I also noticed that you are running sccKit 1.3.0. This is fine ... 1.3.0 is a good stable release of sccKit. Please look at the features of 18.104.22.168 and let us know if you want to upgrade.
19. Re: Unable to use RCKMPI due to lack of mpdboottedk Sep 20, 2011 9:57 AM (in response to tedk)
Oh, here's a good way to find out what sccKit version you have
tekubasx@marc037:/opt/sccKit$ ls -l current
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 2010-08-26 09:36 current -> 1.3.0
Also, you can look at the INFO line when you issue an sccKit command
tekubasx@marc037:/opt/sccKit$ sccBoot -s
INFO: Welcome to sccBoot 1.3.0 (build date Aug 25 2010 - 15:55:06)...
Status: The following cores can be reached with ping (booted): All cores!
If you upgrade the sccKit 220.127.116.11, the INFO line will still say 1.4.1 ... the .3 just means that patch 3 is applied. We do, however, arrange that current links to a directory called 188.8.131.52.
20. Re: Unable to use RCKMPI due to lack of mpdbootpapandya Sep 21, 2011 12:03 AM (in response to tedk)
@Nil: Thanks for the info :).
@Ted: I tried running the ssh again and was not able to. Then I gave the command sccBoot -s to check and the output was:
cmlasu1@marc037:/opt/sccKit$ sccBoot -s
INFO: Welcome to sccBoot 1.3.0 (build date Aug 25 2010 - 15:55:06)...
Status: The following cores can be reached with ping (booted): No cores!
As you can see none of the cores seem to be communicating. Is there any way this issue can be resolved by me or does it require booting the SCCLinux. And if it needs SCCLinux to be booted can you outline the procedure for it.
21. Re: Unable to use RCKMPI due to lack of mpdbootaprell Sep 21, 2011 5:32 AM (in response to papandya)
If I remember correctly, the status that sccBoot -s reported under sccKit 1.3.0 was not always correct. You can check with sccPerf to see which cores, if any, are up and running (indicated by green arrows).
To boot SCC Linux on all 48 cores, simply sccBoot -l. To boot SCC Linux on cores, say 0 through 7, use sccBoot -l 0..7.
22. Re: Unable to use RCKMPI due to lack of mpdboottedk Sep 21, 2011 9:24 AM (in response to papandya)
Yes, sccBoot -s sometimes doesn't return all cores. But if Linux is running it will return some. It tries only once for each core and if the core does not respond quickly enough, it doesn't get counted.
I did try sccBoot -s on marc037 just now and got "All cores" but was not able to ssh to a core or to ping a core. But I rebooted SCC Linux and then was able to ssh to rck00. When you are unable to ssh ... does this come after you've run one of your applications? Have you tried rebooting SCC Linux with sccBoot -l?
tekubasx@marc037:~$ ping 192.168.0.1
PING 192.168.0.1 (192.168.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=545 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.081 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.081 ms
--- 192.168.0.1 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2002ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.081/182.000/545.839/257.273 ms
tekubasx@marc037:~$ ssh root@rck00
root@rck00:~> exit
Connection to rck00 closed.
tekubasx@marc037:~$ ssh root@rck10
root@rck10:~> exit
Connection to rck10 closed.


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This evening will also feature several examples of notable books, magazines and ephemera from Brattle Book Shop's private collection.
BRISTOL, R.I. — That old book that's been collecting dust on your shelf might be rare and valuable. Find out on Thursday, April 17 at 7 p.m. at a lecture and appraisal event at Linden Place Mansion, 500 Hope Street, Bristol. Presenter Ken Gloss will talk about rare books in the elegant parlors of the mansion, followed by a question-and-answer session and then he will offer free verbal assessments of books and documents that guests have brought with them (maximum two per guest).
This evening will also feature several examples of notable books, magazines and ephemera from Brattle Book Shop's private collection such as a 1912 World Series Scorecard, iconic issues of Life Magazine, a sales brochure that promoted the Titanic.
"New England homes are treasure-troves for old and rare books that have increased in value over the years," says Gloss. Find out if yours is one of them!
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Arts Council teams up with Oasis and NME
Sheet music giveaway to promote Take it Away scheme
The new Oasis album, Dig Out Your Soul, is not due for release until October 6th, and no-one outside of the group's immediate circles has heard any of the songs, but as part of a promotion for the Arts Council's Take it Away initiative, three of the songs will be 'released' on a CD, covermounted on the next issue of the NME.
The unheard songs, Bag It Up, The Turning and (Get Off Your) High Horse Lady, will be presented in sheet music format together with the lyrics on the CD and fans are invited to record the songs in their own versions and upload recordings onto Youtube. The band will then select a winning entry, who will be whisked away to see Oasis at any venue on its coming world tour.
The partnership was developed by Emma Greengrass at Big Brother recordings and Tim Pearson, head of marketing at the NME.
Emma Greengrass of Big Brother Recordings said, "We have always been a bit sceptical of covermount opportunities in the past," said Emma Greengrass of Big Brother Recordings. "Oasis are not keen on just giving away their music but this is a great idea that offers a lot more and allows the band to interact with their fans while giving them something really exclusive and engaging.
Working with NME and Arts Council England we have managed to fully realise our ideas and I'm confident it will be really well received by the bands fans."
The sponsorship deal was brokered by Rob Hunt from IPC Ignite's Sponsorship & Brand Solutions team, Mary-Alice Stack from Arts Council England and Gary Sims and Ian McClellan at Activision – makers of Guitar Hero.
Mary-Alice Stack, who manages Take it Away at Arts Council England, said: "Take it away is about helping people to get started learning and playing musical instruments of all kinds. We're delighted to be involved with this songbook and competition, because we're sure it will do just that.
"Along with aspiring Noels and Liams, we hope that the opportunity to perform these songs might well turn up a would-be Vanessa Mae or Seth Lakeman for the next generation."
On behalf of the band, Noel Gallagher referred to the value of the gift of music. "Anything that can bring music into a kid's life is an incredible thing," he said.
All three Dolphin Music shops - in Liverpool, Huddersfield and Gateshead - have joined the Take It Away scheme.


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Executives Rethink Merits of Going Public With Data Breaches
Some Say Going Public Could Expose Weaknesses That Others Could Exploit
Urban Outfitters Inc. hired Dawn-Marie Hutchinson last year to keep hackers out of its computers. If crooks were to get in, Ms. Hutchinson doesn't think the teen retailer should immediately tell the world.
"There is this crazy hysteria," about cyberattacks, says Ms. Hutchinson, Urban's head of information security. "Placing blame, it doesn't help anybody."