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Find Bonner County Idaho courts and courthouses, such as federal, state, district, superior, criminal, common, circuit, judicial, judiciary, divorce, appeals, family, traffic, and small claims courts. Courts provide information on legal cases, law documents, case searches, and appeals.
Sandpoint District Court 215 South 1st Avenue Sandpoint ID 83864 208-265-1432
The process and rules for filing a small claims suit vary from state to state with regard to the dollar limit for small claims, the statute of limitations for filing a claim, and whether you are allowed to be represented by a lawyer. Contact the court that handles small claims in your state for details on the process for filing a claim and to obtain the proper forms.Are there fees for filing a small claims suit?
Filing fees are generally between $30 and $100. In addition to filing fees, other costs may include service fees for serving the complaint to the defendant and collection fees if the court assists in collecting the judgment.What is mediation?
Mediation is an alternative to going before a judge in a suit. Many small claims courts sponsor or make referrals to mediation programs where the plaintiff and defendant meet with a neutral third person to help resolve the dispute without going to court.


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Pi versus Tau, which is better?
June 29, 2011
There is a debate going on in the mathematical world about replacing the familiar Pi with Tau as a constant. Most everyone remembers Pi as being 3.14 and so on and Tau is twice Pi.
So we asked Wayne Raskind, the director of the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences what the debate is about.

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The tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut is every parent's worst nightmare. Like everyone else in this country, I spent yesterday glued to my television, heartbroken, sobbing intermittently. What monster does this to children?
And then another question, a darker one, one that every parent and citizen of the United States should be asking: Are we to blame?
When James Holmes finished shooting up a movie theater during a premiere of the film Dark Knight Rises last July, 12 people were dead and dozens more injured and we were told: now is not the time to talk about gun control. We listened then. Stunned and stupid. And then it kept happening.
In 2012 alone, there was the Sikh Temple shooting in Wisconsin, another in a coffee bar in Seattle, another in a college in California, and then, just a few days ago a gunman shot up a mall in Oregon. It all begs the question: When IS the time? One of the three days a year there isn't a mass shooting?
Like many parents, I hugged my children a little longer last night. After they fell asleep, I went into their room. I looked at my own Kindergartner, safe in her bed, thumb in mouth, blanket wound around her little head like a towel. She was soft and warm. She was safe. Thank God. But then I thought of those other Kindergartners who never came home.
I thought of them still lying in a cold classroom. I thought of parents who could not even hold the broken bodies of their babies. All the times my daughter has been sick I have held her, rocked her, and wiped her tears. I have kissed boo boos and applied bandages and held her body in all its many forms from babyhood to now. It was all gone in a second for those parents. One flick of a finger and all those years of nurturing mean nothing. Just like that.
I wept for them. I prayed. I asked why. But I want to do more. I want to finally -- FINALLY! -- take a stand.
I want to give my children a better country than the one in which we currently reside. It was not enough to shoot up a movie theater. There have been 31 school shootings since Columbine and no one has done a damn thing to enact change. The death of children is just the continued price we pay for our fear around this issue. Why is this the third rail of politics? Why is it NEVER the time to talk about it?
Let's not upset the gun lobby. They have guns, after all. In case you are wondering, the National Rifle Association's "official" comment was not to have a comment yesterday. There were not even condolences for those innocent lives lost at the end of a gun. There was nothing. Only silence. And that is what they expect from us, too. They expect us to roll right over and be silent as usual.
But we won't be this time. We can't be. It is too dangerous. The NRA is a powerful lobby and their allies have given us the best language to deal with these issues. "Gun control" has become "gun rights." "Respect" for the victims means "not politicizing" it. And yet, we must. We must lift the veil on guns and the way people value their "right to bear arms" over the rights of school children to attend school safely and without harm.
There is so much misinformation swirling around about guns, it's maddening. But let's clear a few things up right now:
- Now IS the time.
- Guns DO kill people
- We DO need more laws
- The NRA is willfully misreading the Constitution
The facts are plain and simple, but the gun lobby has distorted them for years. We need to stand up for them and stop allowing lies and distortions to permeate our conversation about guns. A knife-wielding man in China stabbed 22 school children yesterday. It was tragic, devastating, and terrifying for all those parents, I am sure. But those kids lived. They survived. Guns make it easier to perpetuate killing on a massive scale. Anyone who says a madman will find a way to kill if he can't get guns is right. But our lax gun laws make it a hell of a lot easier. Is this really the world we want to pass on to our beautiful babies?
If we can't change our society for the innocent shoppers in a crowded mall or the weakened and ill patients in an Alabama hospital (because, yes, there was another shooting TODAY), let's do it for our kids. Let's do it for those of us who are too young to lobby or fight and whose only knowledge of insanity and weaponry is tinged with bits of magic and heroism. Their worlds are simple. And this should be simple, too: Make guns harder to obtain. Let's ban assault weapons and stop permitting this ridiculous love of guns and violence to permeate our culture and harm our children without repercussion.
Obviously, guns are not the only culprits here. We also need to look at how mental health is handled in this country. But it's a pretty excellent place to start.
Let's all agree this is not a partisan issue, but a righteous one. Let's do this for the many kids who should never have to know the horror of a gun in their face, who should never miss this Christmas and every one after it because a troubled young man had access to his mother's legally obtained guns.
Please President Obama, do something. Do it now. Don't speak to us as a father. Speak to us as a President and get it done. Let's do it now because if not right now, then when? How many more of these must we endure?
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Sunday, July 12, 2009
Review of Practical Intrusion Analysis Posted
I must start this review by stating the lead author lists me in the Acknowledgments and elsewhere in the book, which I appreciate. I also did consulting work years ago for the lead author's company, and I know the lead author to be a good guy with a unique eye for applying geography to network security data. Addison-Wesley provided me a review copy.
I did not participate in the writing process for Practical Intrusion Analysis (PIA), but after reading it I think I know how it unfolded. The lead author had enough material to write his two main sections: ch 10, Geospatial Intrusion Detection, and ch 11, Visual Data Communications. He realized he couldn't publish a 115-page book, so he enlisted five contributing authors who wrote chapters on loosely related security topics. Finally the lead author wrote two introductory sections: ch 1, Network Overview, and ch 2, Infrastructure Monitoring. This publication-by-amalgamation method seldom yields coherent or helpful material, despite the superior production efforts of a company like Addison-Wesley. To put a point on PIA's trouble, there's only a single intrusion analyzed in the book, and it's in the lead author's core section. The end result is a book you can skip, although it would be good for chapters 4 and 10 to be published separately as digital "Short Cuts" on InformIT.
Richard Bejtlich is teaching new classes in Las Vegas in 2009. Late Las Vegas registration ends 22 July.
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Thanks for writing honest reviews!
I disagree with Richard's book review. I had a transcontinental flight last week and grabbed the book to give me something to read in the air. I've been working in a military SOC for going on 10 years now and found the overall book interesting (especially the Geospatial chapter).
I was ecstatic that the book hit several different security topics all revolving around intrusion detection rather than purely focusing on Snort, Snort, and finally...yes, more Snort.
I especially enjoyed reading about Bro (something I've been playing around with for about 18 months now), the NetFlow chapter, the physical security chapter and (as previously mentioned) the geospatial chapter.
Although, unless you've been living under a rock for the past 2 years, I would recommend skipping the first 2 chapters as they were obviously written for a beginner.
Overall I'd give it 4 out of 5 stars.
The Geospatial chapter is a fascinating approach to early threat detection and pretty much the only reason I bought the book.
I can't express how nice it is to read about an intrusion detection method that I have NOT already heard about or studied in the last 6 years. Coincidentally even more interesting as the upcoming Snort seminar includes a Snort/Google Earth introduction.
The chapter completely makes the book for me!
- Dr Anton Chuvakin said...
Your generosity officially reached legendary status, based on this review. I just finished the book and the bit about ROI(IDS)=$517,580 (in ch12) made me fall under the table and laugh for about 12 minutes. I can barely crawl out...


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MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Sunday morning President Trump took to Twitter about Alabama US Senate candidate Doug Jones.
"The last things we need in Alabama and the US Senate is a Schumer/Pelosi puppet ..." Trump states. "... Jones would be a disaster!"
Trump told reporters earlier this week that he will announce next week whether he will campaign on Moore's behalf, according to the Associated Press.
The president endorsed Luther Strange , but Strange lost in a runoff to republican candidate Roy Moore. In recent weeks, Moore has repeatedly denied allegations from eight woman dating back decades, some of whom allege sexual misconduct by Moore.
Multiple Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan, have both called on Moore to leave the race in light of the accusations. The Republican National Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee have pulled their support for Moore's campaign.
Jones will face Moore in the Dec. 12 Alabama special election to fill the remainder of Jeff Sessions' unexpired term.


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February 11, 2008
Matsuzaka, Beckett Arrive In Fort Myers
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- Patrick said...
- February 11, 2008 at 6:45 PM
- tim said...
nice work on the vid, red sock - i'm looking forward to another great year here at Joy Nation, hanging out with all my friends of the intertubes. haha...going to be a different season for me, as this will be the first time that i will be in school over the summer time (and back at work for the playoffs)...MLB.TV is going to really come in handy this summer. don't know where i'm living yet but chances are that i won't have a satellite dish and i definitely won't be subscribing to EI...and I can watch MLB.TV during my one night class ;-) but yeah, i can hook the laptop up to the TV and watch it through that so i'll be set in that respect. may consider upgrading to the 700kb package though...
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loving dice's quasi-mullet, but i think he may trim it up before the regular season...if not, i wouldn't be surprised though....
- February 11, 2008 at 9:29 PM
- Jack Marshall said...
I expect Dice-K to make a great leap forward this season a la Becket, and in fact think it's more likely than not. It is amazing to me that so few of the analysts predict this, and that they so casually write off last season as representing Matsusaka's real level of performance. Given everything he had to adjust to---new country, team, culture, language, food, work-load, hitters, strike-zone---he did remarkably well, and we saw periodic flashes of what he was capable of. I think the Sox will have two #1 pitchers next season (while the Yankees, of course, have none.)
- February 11, 2008 at 9:55 PM
- Sarah Gates said...
I'm with you Jack - I'm really looking forward to seeing Matsuzaka pitch this year. And Clay for that matter.
(And watching Becks is always a good time too... I guess what I'm basically saying is that I can't wait to see this season get underway!)
- February 12, 2008 at 5:31 PM


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Deloitte at Davos 2014
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting (held in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, and typically referred to as Davos) presents a yearly opportunity to gauge the world's perspective on pressing economic and social issues. Global leaders participate in a variety of panel discussions and private events, addressing topics at the forefront of the world agenda.
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The Annual Meeting in Davos is an incredible convening center for global stakeholders and an opportunity to share perspectives on the issues facing global business and beyond. In 2014, Deloitte's delegation convened in Davos from 22-25 January along with business and government leaders from around the globe to address the theme The Reshaping of the World: Consequences for Politics, Business and Society.
In 2014 Deloitte focused on the role of business in driving progress, competitiveness, and innovation. Building on InnovationLive introduced in 2013, DeloitteDavosLive (#DeloitteDavosLive) drove a conversation about how business and government can create positive impact and growth. The Millennial generation is a key voice on this topic, and Deloitte released the results of the 2014 Millennial Survey at Davos.
DTTL Global CEO Barry Salzberg led the Deloitte delegation at Davos, which also included:
- Joe Echevarria, CEO, Deloitte LLP, USA
- Yoriko Goto, Managing Partner, Financial Services Industry, Deloitte Japan
- Martin Plendl, CEO, Deloitte Germany
- David Sproul, CEO, Deloitte UK
Panel discussions
Reshaping the World of Work
On Wednesday, 22 January, DTTL Global CEO Barry Salzberg moderated a session on "Reshaping the World of Work," a panel discussion on what societal, economic, and technological forces are reshaping the employment context.
Dimensions addressed include:
- Demographic shifts in emerging economies
- Re-industrialization in advanced economies
- Implications of structural unemployment
Additional panel participants included:
- Alan Clark, Chief Executive Officer, SABMiller Plc
- Kris Gopalakrishnan, President, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
- Arne Sorenson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Marriott International Inc.
- Tarek Sultan Al Essa, Chairman and Managing Director, Agility
Industry partnerships
Deloitte industry teams from Financial Services, Chemicals and Aviation and Travel are official advisors to the Forum's Industry Partnerships program, sharing intellectual capital and contributing research to various project initiatives. Deloitte global industry leaders in attendance at Davos participated in high-level discussions and offer thought leaderships pieces on current global issues.
At Davos 2014, Deloitte also participated in several private industry sessions related to Deloitte-sponsored projects, which are:
- Chemicals: "Collaborative Innovation: Future of Biorefineries, Energy Harnessing, Emerging Industry Ecospheres" (Deloitte represented by Duane Dickson)
- Financial Services: "Mainstreaming Sustainable and Impact Investing" (Deloitte represented by Chris Harvey)
- Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI): "Aviation & Travel Deep Dive Review" (Deloitte represented by James "Chip" Cottrell)


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IvyCat necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 344 diseños de 80 diseñadores freelance.
This logo will be used on a site that sells custom, artistic tile for use in interior decorating. We'll sell wall, floor, and decorative tile from around the world. The site is currently under construction.
The products are all specialty, artistic, custom, and small batch (as opposed to those you might find in a big box store).
The stereotypical customer would be a lady from 35 - 50 years old who is looking for something special to add to their home.
We're trying to appeal to a more upscale audience; people who don't mind paying a bit more for quality and uniqueness.
Other potential customers include: contractors and designers.
Logo must be clean and sophisticated and work well on a light, or white background and should also look good both in full color, and black and white.
Since we're dealing with natural tile, the site will be designed using more earthy, natural colors. We may also include natural imagery like rocks, waterfalls, leaves, sand, shells on the site.
Some adjectives to describe our site's aesthetic:
* Artistic
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* Green
* Handmade
* Handpainted
* Natural
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* Specialty
No pastels.
A similar site is tileshop.com and they have a great logo, but we're looking for something a bit more exciting and artistic. We must stay away from any similarity with their logo.
There are a few things that we've noticed in the original submissions that we didn't originally think of, but that will affect the types of designs that we prefer. Here are some 'additional' requirements:
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2. We've decided that we really need to stylistically call attention to the word 'tile' in customtileshop, so it isn't read as 'custom tiles hop.' You can make this delineation in whatever way works best for your design - color, boldness, font, etc.
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Scenarios are not merely uncertain forecasts
My previous blog ended with a question about the usefulness of anticipating the long-term future if that future is highly uncertain. Ever since the 1982 article on "Trends and random walks in macroeconomic time series" by Nelson and Plosser, there has been a debate about the long-term statistical properties of GDP and other macroeconomic variables. Nelson and Plosser could not reject the hypothesis of a random walk (with drift), which means that random shocks have a permanent impact on the level of GDP and that the uncertainty interval around forecasts becomes wider and wider with every year you try to peek farther into the future. The message seems to be: If next year's world is already very uncertain, don't even bother forecasting the world in 2030.
Others found that "macroeconomic time series are best construed as stationary fluctuations around a deterministic trend function", if you allow for a few structural breaks in the trend. The consequences for long-term forecasting are huge because, in this case, random shocks are transitory, there is mean reversion, and it is in fact easier to analyze long-term trends than short-term fluctuations.


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In the quest for information on our ancestors, the books and certificates and other records with specific dates of birth, marriage and death quite often don't cover the dates that apply to our ancestor. Sometimes, the information we are looking for is found in unexpected locations. As I've been looking through the Russell County Court Orders, I've found information that helps give me a pretty good idea of the month and year that my ancestors passed away. I don't know that I'll ever be able to find an exact date because death records were not required at the time, so I was thrilled to come across this information.
Reading through the records, I've decided to write periodic posts with information on the death of other Russell County residents that are not in my line. Hopefully, these will provide information that other researchers are looking for. Some of these records simply mention that someone is deceased while others are naming administrators for the estate. Guardians might be named for orphaned children, wills might be proven or inventories might be presented. Even though a specific date of death is not being given, it can help you narrow down the possibilities or name individuals that are related.
- March Term – William Oldakers and John Oldakers infant orphans of Henry Oldakers dec'd.
- March Term – Jane Stapp widow and relict of William Stapp dec'd.
- Sept. Term – Shadrack Phelps, Job Kerns, Elizabeth Kerns administrators for Abraham Kerns dec'd.
- Dec. Term – last will and testament of Emery Cook proven. Nancy Cook widow.
I'd love to be your Personal Assistant for these records! If you see a record that you'd like to have, I'd be happy to provide a digital copy of the full page for you for only $2.00 a page. Email me at theshygenealogist [at] gmail [dot] com to tell me which record you'd like. I use Paypal for fast, convenient transactions.


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Meet 10 at 10
Get to know Spectrum Scholars better by joining us for Ten at 10:00! Come meet ten Spectrum Scholars at 10:00am at the ALA Membership Pavilion (Booth 2525) in Exhibits Saturday-Tuesday.
Note to Scholars
Please add your name and plan on sticking around the ALA Membership Pavilion on the Exhibits Floor from 9:50-10:30am or so. There'll be a sign for the Luncheon and the 10 at 10 on an easel for you. Please visit Table 11 in the ALA OFFICES (follow signs in convention center to find) before your time at 10 at 10 to be sure you have your red Spectrum ribbon on, grab some balloons, etc.
The whole idea of Meet 10 at 10 is to have people MEET YOU and learn more about Spectrum and its recipients. So be happy, be yourselves, and maybe be a little bit loud - call out to people. It's the Exhibits - sell it!
Saturday, 10am, Booth 2525
- Paige Fujisue
- Tanya Junica Brown
- Sanjeet Mann
- Veronika Seidl
- Imani Warrick
- Pearl Ly
- Kelli Hughes
Sunday, 10am, Booth 2525
- Deborah Lilton
- Veronica Arellano
Monday, 10am, Booth 2525
- Marcos Rodriguez
- Michael Gutierrez
- Zuyi Mui
- Christina Patton
- Patrice Johnson
- Candice Anne Wing-Yee Mack
- Ida Martinez
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August A. Giraldi, a longtime resident of La Canada-Flintridge, passed away peacefully at the age of 101. He led a wonderful life of accomplishment and generosity. He was known and loved for his positive attitude and his willingness to pass on his experiences in life. He was devoted to his family and to his profession and was well-loved by all fortunate to meet him.
August, or "Gus," was born in Rende, Calabria, a province of Italy on July 18, 1911. His family brought him to America when he was 10, accompanied by his two brothers. After a brief stay in New York, the family eventually settled in Chicago and went into the restaurant business. Gus worked in the family business and attended schools in the Chicago area. In 1939, he graduated from an accelerated program from Loyola Dental School, where he was a member of the Delta Sigma Delta fraternity.
It was shortly after he started his practice in Chicago that he met and married Anne Raffael, a patient of his. They were married October 5, 1941 and shortly thereafter, Dr. Giraldi joined the Army Dental Corps and served until 1944. Following his discharge, he returned to the Chicago area and opened a practice again.
Dr. Giraldi was very civic minded, loved people and believed in giving back to the community through public service. He joined a number of organizations and became the president of most of them. He enjoyed raising funds for various charities, scuh as the Red Cross, Boy Scouts, Leader Dogs for the Blind, and Iron Lungs for polio victims prior to the vaccine becoming widely used. He was awarded many commendations and recognition for his efforts. He loved the outdoors and always found time to hunt and fish every year in Minnesota with his friends until he moved to California.
In the 1960¿s Dr. Giraldi moved his family and eventually settled in La Canada among his other family members who had relocated to the area years prior. They built their home in the Alta Canyada area among the deodors which they loved. Following this move, August again showed his dedication to the community by volunteering to perform public service even as he continued his more than 50 year career in dentistry.
He was a volunteer staff member at the USC/LA County Medical Center for 16 years, performing periodontal surgery. He was an Emeritus Fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry, a Life Member in the American Dental Association and a Fellow in the Royal Society of Health of Great Britain.
In continuing his public service tradition, Gus also participated with the Flying Samaritans which provided medical services to numerous communities in rural Mexico. He was a past President of both the Lion¿s Club and the San Fernando Chapter of UNICO, as well as a member of the Kiwanis and Elks Clubs. He had also been awarded the 4th Degree of the Knights of Columbus. Dr. Giraldi received the City of Los Angeles Human Relations Commission Outstanding Volunteer Service Award. This was bestowed upon him based on his extensive contribution of his time, efforts and resources given toward improving human rights, conditions and social welfare in the Los Angeles area. Dr. Giraldi had also been honored with an award from the St. Joseph Medical Center for his many years of volunteer service at the Children¿s Clinic. He was also a volunteer medical staffer during the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
In addition to all of these activities, he was also a gifted woodcarver who studied under the master carver, Rudy Vargus. He won many awards and ribbons for his works in statewide competitions. He also was a past Director of the California Carvers Guild. Gus left many remembrances of his skill and humor in his masterful carvings for his family.
Aside from his many accomplishments, above all Gus was a devoted family man. He was married to his beloved Anne, whom he cherished, for almost 70 years. Together, they enjoyed family activities, travel to Europe (especially Italy) and cruises to Alaska and Hawaii. They were also "snowbirds,¿ going to their vacation home in Arizona for several months each year.
Until his death, he enjoyed reading the Wall Street Journal, and watching and hoping that his beloved LA Dodgers would again win a pennant. He was always eager to discuss current events, politics and finances. He attributed his long life to good genes, healthy eating habits, his devoted family and a good night¿s sleep with a clear mind.
Dr. Giraldi is survived by his daughters Camille Gembacz and her husband Judge Gilbert T. Gembacz and Carlotta De Francisco and her husband Dr. Joseph C. De Francisco, and their children Michael (Carrie), Jeffrey (Monica) and Mark De Francisco, together with the great-grandchildren Joseph, Francesca, Elena and Sofia.
He will be remembered and missed by his family for his kindness, enduring smile, heartfelt advice, wisdom and sense of humor.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in his name to the Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation.
August A. Giraldi, D.D.S. July 18, 1911 ¿ Sept. 25, 2012
August A. Giraldi, a longtime resident of La Canada-Flintridge, passed away peacefully at the age of 101. He led a wonderful life of accomplishment and generosity. He was known and loved for his positive attitude and his willingness to pass on his experiences in life. He was devoted to his family and to his profession and was well-loved by all fortunate to meet him.
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The MCSA rock climbing sub-committee is currently trying to increase the membership of the Cape Rock News (CRN) - the email newsgroup sent out to Cape rock climbers.
The benefits of joining are: being informed about important issues facing our climbing community, such as bolt failures, crag closures, ARF updates, competitions, slide shows, etc
All you need to do to join is send a blank e-mail to: email@example.com
All posts are moderated and there's no spam. Promise.
Mark Johnston
For the MCSA rock climbing sub-committee
Cape Rock News
Latest South Africa climbing news! Good news - Hard sends, first ascents, onsights, wicked redpoints, competitions, etc. Bad news - accidents, muggings, rockfalls, etc. You can also send it on over to email@example.com.
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Apparently Mark will be making the draw in his leopard skin hotpants
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The Texas Longhorns last won the Big 12 in 2009. Since then, they have done a whole lot of losing.
After two straight losing seasons in league play, No. 12 Texas (3-0) begins its conference schedule at defending champion Oklahoma State (2-1) on Saturday.
Texas players and coaches say a win would be a big step toward showing the Longhorns are indeed on the road back to the top of the league.
Coach Mack Brown calls the Big 12 a season-long playoff. Every game is important because the 10-team league no longer has a conference championship game.
Brown cautioned his players not to be too excited about their 3-0 start. Texas started 3-0 each of the last two seasons and finished with losing records in the Big 12.


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Both government and industry have considerable demand for people trained in the biological sciences. Administrative and professional careers may be found in government services and within a variety of conservation and recreation agencies at both the state and federal levels. Laboratory and technical work is available within industries and with several government agencies. Some sales positions, especially with pharmaceutical companies, require a biology background. There is a considerable demand for secondary school teachers with certification in biology. Many positions for biologists require a graduate degree for which a liberal arts biology major is an excellent background.
The Biology Department at Fort Lewis College prepares you for many careers in biology and biology-related fields, including studies in numerous fields important to the health of the environment, nursing, and medicine. Biology is one of the largest majors at Fort Lewis College, and with the completion of the college's new Biology Wing, our students have access to modern, state-of-the-art laboratory facilities.
And our students use those laboratories -- meaning here you won't just study Biology, you'll DO it. In addition, our field-related courses commonly use nearby U.S. National Forest, Bureau of Land Management, and Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife lands for outdoor, field-based exercises and research. At Fort Lewis College, our focus is on undergraduate education, so our students have research and experience opportunities that are often reserved for only graduate students at larger universities. Our undergraduate researchers make real and meaningful contributions to their fields through studies, presentations at conferences and competitions, and occasionally, by having their research published.
Our small classes mean you get an individualized education from our expert faculty. Because our faculty's focus is on teaching, they work closely with their students, taking pride in keeping their office doors open, being involved in their students' progress, and tailoring their assistance to each learner's needs.


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cti needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 102 designs submitted by 27 freelance designers.
staffgates logo should be easy to handle (eg. web page, print, merchandising gifts)
staffgate should be part of the logo.
include the base line "let's work together"
staffgate is an on-line platform for personnel administration
we like the colors orange, gold, black
a pictogramm would be nice, eg. piece of a puzzle, something that can be associated with personnel administration.
staffgate is an on-line platform for personnel administration
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I love Spain. As I have mentioned before, the food, especially the tapas, has taken hold of my culinary imagination so forcefully that I hope to live there someday. Mike and I will be pressing our own olive oil, tending our orchard of fig trees and riding around on scooters under the Catalonian sun. Although Spain has been a hot spot of culinary innovation in recent years, the Spanish football squad was not exactly on fire in their match versus the French on Tuesday. France bested Spain, 3-1 in an exciting game that was tied until the eighty-second minute when France pushed ahead, then cemented their victory with a 3rd goal during stoppage time.
For my World Cup Dinner, I must confess that I was rooting for a Spanish victory so we could make the pan fried chicken with an almond egg sauce that I had on deck. It was not to be, and it turns out that I could not be more grateful for the French team for renewing my appreciation for simple French food.
This dish is so simple, in fact, that I felt as if I must be cheating. A fricassee is just meat cut into pieces and stewed with vegetables and aromatics. What makes it French is the conspicuous use of butter and cream, a touch of white Cotês du Rhône and the liberal use of tarragon, an herb often seen in French cooking. I love good butter and am happy to slather it on bread any day of the week. For sautéing and pan sauces, however, I use extra virgin olive oil as my base almost exclusively. From now on, I will change my ways, and will even remove cream from my dietary hit list. The truth is that I know very few things are truly bad for you in moderation. This dish contains just 1/3 cup of cream for two large servings, and this tiny amount creates a wonderfully rich sauce, as it infuses with tarragon and wine. And with that, let's get on to the cooking.
Chicken Fricassee with Leeks and Mushrooms
Adapted from epicurious.com
Serves 2, but can be easily doubled. If doubling, you may want to brown the chicken in two batches so the skillet is not too crowded.
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
Salt and fresh ground pepper
1 ½ tbsp. butter
8 ounces sliced mushrooms
2 leeks, white and light green parts only, chopped
1 tsp. dried tarragon or 1 tbsp. chopped fresh tarragon, if available
1/3 c. dry white wine
1/3 c. whipping cream
Leeks are quite a dirty vegetable, so wash them well. I trim and slice them first, then soak them in a bowl of water so the dirt sinks to bottom. Next, I remove the leeks to a colander, discard the dirty water and repeat. This whole process takes just a few minutes.
Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Heat the butter in a skillet on medium heat, watching it carefully so it does not brown. Once the butter is melted (this takes about 1 minute), turn the heat up to medium-high, add the chicken pieces and lightly brown for about 2 minutes per side. Add the leeks and mushrooms and sprinkle them with salt and pepper. Add the tarragon and continue to cook on medium-high, stirring occasionally until the vegetables are soft, about 6 minutes.
At this point in the cooking process, I saw that there was quite a bit of liquid in the pan, probably from the vegetables (our mushrooms were wet because they were unusually grimy and needed to be rinsed off). I didn't want this liquid to water down my cream sauce, so I covered the skillet with its lid and tipped it over the sink, allowing the excess juices to leak out. I added a bit more tarragon and pepper in case any flavor had been lost.
Now it is time to reduce the heat to medium-low and add your wine. Any dry white wine that you plan to drink with the meal will work. Since we were fêting the French team for their victory, Mike made a special trip to our wine store to pick up an inexpensive French white that we knew would be perfect. Sometimes I omit the small amount of wine called for in a recipe, usually because we are greedy and do not want to sacrifice any precious drops that we would otherwise be drinking. In this recipe however, I think the wine is definitely not optional. With so few ingredients and so much of the flavor being concentrated into the simple cream sauce, it really does add a crucial layer of flavor to the fricassee and livens up the cream immensely.
Pour the wine into the skillet and stir for about 45 seconds, scraping up any bits stuck to the bottom of the pan. Add the cream and gently stir to incorporate. Cover the skillet and simmer for two minutes or until the chicken is completely cooked through. Remove the lid and continue to simmer the fricassee for 1 to 2 minutes or until the sauce reaches the consistency you like.
We served this with one of the best and simplest vegetable sides we know: roasted asparagus with olive oil, salt and pepper.
Mike trimmed the asparagus, laid it on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray, drizzled it with olive oil, seasoned it with salt and fresh ground pepper and tossed it to evenly distribute the olive oil. We roasted it in a 350 degree oven for about 12 minutes, but thicker asparagus can cook longer. We like it roasted to the point that it gets slightly crispy, but even if you forget to take it out in time, as we often do, it will still be tasty. Tell people it is caramelized.
To finish off, we steamed some rice, et voila…a beautiful French meal in 30 minutes.
As a side note, France has been popping up all over my radar lately. I came across the Savoring Provence cookbook that goes along with my Williams-Sonoma series on amazon.com the other day and ordered it immediately. Browsing other tasty food blogs, I found an incredibly useful and beautifully written series of articles by Maki of I Was Just Really Very Hungry on her yearly trips to Provence. And just last night after eating this lovely dinner, I came across an article on Cahors, France on epicurious.com, exalting the local truffle harvest. Is all of this a sign that France is destined to take the entire World Cup tournament? All I know is that I am now officially obsessed with taking a trip to Southwest France.
We have not yet decided on the game for our next World Cup Dinner. Will we eat Bangers and Mash? Perhaps Wiener Schnitzel or Spaghetti alla Carbonara? There is only one way to find out...


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by Tom Utescher
When she's asked how she spent the summer, Chestnut Hill's Olivia Fiechter won't be at a loss for words; later this month the rising sophomore at Germantown Friends School will be representing her country at a world championship sporting event.
Fiechter and five teammates make up the United States contingent heading for the 2011 Women's World Junior Squash Championships, which will take place in Cambridge, Mass. July 20-30.
A national champion at the Under-15 and Under-17 levels, Fiechter was the top player in the Philadelphia area during the 2010-2011 scholastic season, when she was a freshman constantly facing older opponents. She and two of her U.S. teammates are newcomers to the Junior World Team, but she has played abroad at summer tournaments in Europe over the past few years, gaining experience against opponents from other nations.
In addition to her training sessions with the U.S. Team, she revealed, "I've tried to play a lot of different people with different styles, because that's what I'll be seeing up there – a mixed group of players. It wouldn't be productive to just practice against the same person all the time; you want to know what to do against different styles."
The U.S. coaches are Jack Wyant, who heads both the men's and women's programs at the University of Pennsylvania, and South African ace Natalie Grainger, a distinguished pro player who has been president of the Women's International Squash Professionals Association.
Wyant has confidence in Fiechter's ability to thrive amidst a wide variety of rivals.
"She has a great maturity in terms of her ability to play at different speeds, and she uses all areas of the court really beautifully," he said. "She can come at you hard and low, then high and softer. She's a little like [Philadelphia Phillies pitcher] Cliff Lee in terms of having total command of the ball and of the speed at which she plays. From that standpoint, she's difficult to play against."
In past decades, British influence in Africa and Asia led to countries such as Australia, Egypt, Hong Kong, and Malaysia becoming dominant powers in the sport of squash. The U.S. lagged for many years, but has been coming on strong recently. The men's and women's junior world team tournaments are held on an alternating basis every two years, and in the 2009 women's tourney the American side finished fourth, behind Egypt, Hong Kong, and India.
U.S. players made further strides at the individual championships in 2010 (they are held annually for both men and women), and it's generally thought that this year the American squad is a bona fide contender for its first team championship.
The biennial event was originally to be staged in Cairo this year, but due to the period of civil unrest there over the winter, the competition was moved to the campus of Harvard University. The facility is well known to the American racquetwomen, since many U.S. junior tournaments are played there.
"At first I was excited when we were going to Egypt, because how many chances do you get to go to Egypt," Fiechter recalled. "But now it's on our home turf, and that's good because it gives a more relaxed feel to the whole thing. We can just drive up and concentrate on squash, and not have to worry about a long flight."
Fiechter is ranked fifth out of the six U.S. players heading for Harvard, where all the Americans will play in the individual portion of the championships (July 20-25).
The top four will then participate in the team tournament (July 26-30), in which any combination of three players may be selected by their coaches to play official matches. Obviously, coaches will tend to go with their top three seeds for the most challenging matches, and could alter the line-up against less formidable rivals.
"Olivia has qualified to play in the individual tournament, and if something were to happen injury-wise, there's a good chance she could get into the team competition," Winant remarked. "She's young enough that she's eligible to play again in two years, so she would be a strong favorite to make that team."
At 15, Fiechter is the second-youngest member of the U.S. delegation in 2011. She's only one from the Philadelphia area; the others all hail from the environs of New York City, including southwestern Connecticut. Olivia Blatchford, Haley Mendez, and Amanda Sobhy are 18 years old (Mendez actually turns 18 in August), and are veterans of the 2009 Junior World Team Tournament. Maria Elena Ubina is 16, and the youngest member of the squad, Amanda's sister Sabrina Sobhy, is 14.
"The younger players are used to going up against the older girls, because we've all been doing that for many years," said Fiechter, referring to the fact that talented youngsters frequently bump up an age bracket or two at junior tournaments in order to challenge themselves.
As one would expect, all of the U.S. players won numerous tournament titles on their way up through the racquet ranks, but the elder Sobhy, in particular, is a noteworthy trailblazer. Already active on the women's professional tour at 16, Amanda was the first U.S. player to win four pro events in a single season. Last summer, she became the first American ever to capture the title at the individual World Junior Championships, defeating Egypt's Nour El Tayeb at the tournament in Cologne, Germany.
Sobhy's father, Khaled, was a standout at the junior level in his native Egypt, and subsequently reached the top 30 on the pro tour. For his daughters and their teammates, Egypt is expected to present the most difficult obstacle on the road to the 2011 team championship.
"They're known for hitting it really hard and being really aggressive and having good hands," Fiechter said of the defending champs. "You want to pressure them and not give them time to hit a lot of tricky shots. Then you might want to change the pace once in a while to keep from being too predictable."
Along with other candidates for the team, Fiechter's performance was evaluated at six designated junior tournaments this winter and early in the spring. She did not play in all of them, as she was undergoing different trials of her own.
In January she pulled the hamstring muscle in her right leg. Favoring that limb, she suffered a compensatory injury to her left hamstring two months later, then pulled the same muscle again in April. In addition to her regular individual lessons with Penn Charter coach Damon Leedale- Brown and Baldwin School mentor Karen Kronemeyer, she made three trips a week to physical therapist Joe Zarett, and slowly recovered.
She took time off through much of May, and she related, "Since then it's mostly been trying to get my game back and getting my endurance up."
Long hours spent in instruction sessions, practice matches, and conditioning and agility work have gotten her back into form.
"I feel the best I've felt in a long time and I'm excited," she said. "I'm ready to go."


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Richard Phoebus
Hall Of Fame Citation
Discovering one's niche is often difficult. Richard Phoebus searched for two years before finding his "home" at Washington College. After playing Division I at James Madison University his freshman year and at Towson University his sophomore year, Rich transferred to the "College on the Chester."
Rich's dream was to play for a team that could contend for a national championship. Rich's dream became a reality.
Rich played a major role in the Shoremen's success during the two years he was at Washington College. He added depth, leadership and maturity that enabled the Shoremen to compile an outstanding 51-10 record and capture two Middle Atlantic Conference championships.
More importantly, he led his team to the Final Four each year, placing third and fourth respectively at the NCAA Division III national championships in 1987 and 1988. In 1987, Rich was one of a record five Shoremen to earn All-America honors. This record still stands.
As an unseeded team, Rich and partner Peter Maller advanced to the quarterfinals of the national tournament. The WC duo defeated two seeded teams en route to the elite eight, thus garnering All-America recognition the "hard way." This result coupled with a regional ranking of number three assured the Shore tandem as one of the top 16 teams in the nation. Two weeks before, Phoebus and Maller were finalists at the Middle Atlantic Conference doubles championships. Rich's career doubles record was a stellar 45-17.
Rich was not only an excellent doubles player but also a superb singles player. His career singles record at Washington College was 53-18 for a winning percentage of .716. Despite playing No. 4 singles in a talent laden lineup, he achieved a regional ranking of 12th.
After graduating in 1989 with a degree in business administration, Rich entered commercial aviation as a pilot. He has been flying for 21 years and presently flies for Cathay Pacific Airlines. He resides in Hong Kong with his wife Elly and their two children.
Washington College considers it an honor and privilege to induct Richard Phoebus into its Athletic Hall of Fame on this 30th day of October, 2010.


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It would be more dramatic to think of a tennis racquet gathering dust in Natalie Raney's home. But in reality there are no tennis racquets. There isn't even tennis apparel or tennis merchandise there.
To put it simply, when it comes to tennis for Raney: love really does mean nothing.
Raney, formerly Natalie Braverman, has a much different life now. For 17 years, basically all of her youth, tennis consumed her life. But now she's all about real estate and her marriage.
The former Newport Harbor High tennis standout who excelled at Pepperdine did gain lasting qualities from the sport and she applies those characteristics today.
But no more tennis, please.
"I can tell you with absolute certainty I will not pick up a tennis racquet again," Raney, 29, said recently. "From age 5 to 22 that's what dictated my life. It's a lot of pounding on the pavement. I think, mentally it was really exhausting. I'm appreciative of everything it taught me and instilled in me because I feel that allowed me to achieve anything in real estate. It's what made me a better wife. It's what has made me better at everything in my life. But it's just something that I've been there and done that."
She certainly did that.
She played three years at Newport Harbor, sitting out her junior year to focus more on individual tournaments. She returned her senior year and led the Sailors to a runner-up finish in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs. She also won two Sea View League singles crowns and reached the CIF Individuals final and the semifinals.
Back then, she was known as the first Newport Harbor girls' tennis player to reach the CIF singles final.
All that work on the junior tournament circuit, the dedication and hours of practice, led to a scholarship to play at Pepperdine, where she continued to garner success.
She helped lead the Waves to four West Coast Conference titles and earned first-team all-conference status, as well as other honors playing at No. 1 singles at different times during her four-year career.
Raney enjoyed her time at Pepperdine, where she built a good rapport with longtime coach Gualberto Escudero.
She went from Newport Beach to Malibu.
"It's been a really tough life," she said, jokingly.
But when it was over, she knew she had enough of tennis.
"The moment I was done with it, I was done," Raney said. "Not while I was in college did I feel burnout because that was when I was at the peak of my tennis career. I wanted to achieve everything that was possible for that level. I don't own a tennis racquet. I don't own tennis apparel. I literally have not picked up a tennis racquet since my last match at Pepperdine. I didn't so much feel a burnout then, but in retrospect I was clearly getting close to that point. Now I have no desire to play tennis.
"People will be like, 'Oh, you'll change your mind.' No, no, no I won't. Trust me."
Raney instead applies the tireless work ethic and determination she showed in tennis to real estate.
After earning a business degree at Pepperdine, she moved back to Newport Beach and became involved with real estate.
"The market was very challenging for the first four or five years," she said. "Now it's really active and really busy, which is a good thing, whereas three years ago it was just tough to move anything, tough to put any type of deal together. But I appreciated learning in that environment because it makes it a lot more manageable now than it was back then."
Earlier this year, Raney began work with Villa Real Estate, a new firm that represents mostly high-end properties.
Raney is now earning success in business rather than tennis.
She said Villa Real Estate consists of a group of elite real estate agents. That "brings out the best in everyone," she said.
Real estate, coincidentally, also played a role in her meeting her husband, Aidan, a cardiologist.
He was a tenant at a Balboa Island property that she was trying to sell. She went to the property, knocked on the door and gave Aidan brochures for an upcoming open house.
After meeting her, he later asked her out.
"He jokes, 'Here I am spending all this money on dinners and going to bars, and then all of a sudden my wife comes knocking on my door while I'm taking a nap," she said.
Being in Newport Beach has also helped Raney remain close to her family — her mom, Georgia, her father, Ron Foell, and two sisters, Brandie, 33, and Jill, 23.
The three sisters all played tennis. Brandie Braverman is the tennis director at Park Newport. She is a former pro.
Jill played at Newport Harbor and then at Pepperdine, too. She is now a golfer, who won the women's club title at Big Canyon Country Club and competed in the Jones Cup, helping her club win its third straight title and ninth overall championship in the 14th annual event that features the top players from the local clubs.
Raney has also tried to make the transition from tennis to golf, but she plays for mostly the social aspect. She also enjoys playing with her family.
"You would think it would progress, but it hasn't," Raney said, joking about her golf game. "I play with my mom a lot. It's a thing we do as a family. I also play with my husband sometimes. It's fun for us. It's not competitive at all. I feel very blessed, very lucky."
She remains close with her family and remains grateful for the sacrifices her mother made that allowed her to do so well in tennis.
"I have to give my mom credit," Raney said. "You don't realize what your parents go through. She was at all my matches, driving around. She was just as dedicated as I was. She was really instrumental with the mental coaching. It can be difficult because sometimes you're not on a team. It's an individual thing. It helps to have that kind of support."
That support has helped her to earn success back in Newport Beach.


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The Northern District of California should be commended for its new eDiscovery Guidelines, Check List and Model Order.
It is a very good first step to raising eDiscovery competency and awareness for attorneys in Silicon Valley. The complete guidelines can be downloaded from Northern District website, which states attorneys should "consult [the Guidelines, Checklist and Model Stipulated Order] at the beginning of a case."
I stress the Guidelines, Check List and Model Order are excellent starting points (and should be taken seriously as a standing order). However, I encourage attorneys to continue to educate themselves on eDiscovery, whether it is from blogs, podcasts, CLE's, books or eDiscovery courses. Technology to preserve, identify and search ESI is always improving and attorneys should be familiar with the technology at their fingertips.
The past year included many Case Management Orders that stated metadata would not be produced without good cause. Given that there are different kinds of metadata, such as substantive, embedded and system, such a blanket prohibition is dangerous, because it can easily result in degrading the searchable features of otherwise searchable ESI.
I was pleased when I read the following in the Northern District's Model Order on production formats, avoiding the "metadata good cause" quagmire:
The parties agree to produce documents in ☐ PDF, ☐TIFF, ☐native and/or ☐paper or a combination thereof (check all that apply)] file formats. If particular documents warrant a different format, the parties will cooperate to arrange for the mutually acceptable production of such documents. The parties agree not to degrade the searchability of documents as part of the document production process.
Moreover, the Check List addressed quality control issues in search and production with the following for parties to include in their project management: The quality control method(s) the producing party will use to evaluate whether a production is missing relevant ESI or contains substantial amounts of irrelevant ESI.
The Northern District paid serious attention to proportionality in the preservation of electronically stored information. The Model Order states the following:
The parties have discussed their preservation obligations and needs and agree that preservation of potentially relevant ESI will be reasonable and proportionate. To reduce the costs and burdens of preservation and to ensure proper ESI is preserved, the parties agree that:
a) Only ESI created or received between ________ and ________ will be preserved;
b) The parties have exchanged a list of the types of ESI they believe should be preserved and the custodians, or general job titles or descriptions of custodians, for whom they believe ESI should be preserved, e.g., "HR head," "scientist," and "marketing manager." The parties shall add or remove custodians as reasonably necessary;
c) The parties have agreed/will agree on the number of custodians per party for whom ESI will be preserved;
d) These data sources are not reasonably accessible because of undue burden or cost pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(2)(B) and ESI from these sources will be preserved but not searched, reviewed, or produced: [e.g., backup media of [named] system, systems no longer in use that cannot be accessed];
e) Among the sources of data the parties agree are not reasonably accessible, the parties agree not to preserve the following: [e.g., backup media created before ________, digital voicemail, instant messaging, automatically saved versions of documents];
f) In addition to the agreements above, the parties agree data from these sources (a) could contain relevant information but (b) under the proportionality factors, should not be preserved: ___________________________________________________.
The Northern District focused heavily on proportionality, cooperation, the meet and confer process, and in my opinion, raise awareness and ultimately attorney competency in eDiscovery. It is a very good start.
Josh Gilliland is a California attorney who focuses his practice on eDiscovery. Josh is the co-creator of The Legal Geeks, which has made the ABA Journal Top Blawg 100 Blawg from 2013 to 2016, the Web 100 from 2017 to 2018, and was nominated for Best Podcast for the 2015 Geekie Awards. Josh has presented at legal conferences and comic book conventions across the United States. He also ties a mean bow tie.


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Agile Media Ventures needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 172 designs submitted by 49 freelance designers.
Help a new company develop its image by designing a simple, clean and modern logo.
Agile Media Ventures, LLC
Agile Media Ventures helps organizations develop, manage and promote their web properties. We are looking for a logo to use on our web site, business cards, marketing materials and other print and electronic collateral.
- Simple, clean, professional and modern. Does anyone ever ask for a design that's amateurish, complicated, sloppy and dated? :-)
- Include the words "Agile Media Ventures" with emphasis on the word "agile"
- Logo should be scalable
- Logo should look good in color and grayscale
- Prefer logo to include both text and graphics; however, I'm open to a design that only contains words
- Logo should be in vector format
- Neon colors
- Too colorful or complex
- "Canned" logo
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My all time favorite treat as a child was butter tarts. My mom made them at Christmas and I soon learned how to make them for my own family. There is something about the sweet, chewy raisin centres that are to die for.
(Makes enough for 3 pies so you can freeze what you don't use, or half the recipe)
- 4.5 c. white flour
- 1 c. whole wheat flour
- 1 tbsp. brown sugar
- 1 egg, beaten lightly
- 1 tbsp. white vinegar
- 1 lb. butter or lard
Directions for crust:
- Mix first 3 ingredients well.
- Combine egg, vinegar and 1 c. cold water in a glass measuring cup. Mix well.
- Cut butter or lard into dry mixture with pastry cutter until pieces are pea-sized.
- Add water mixture, a bit at a time, while tossing with a fork, until dough will form a ball.
- Kneed a few times to make a ball. Roll out half of the dough to about 1/4 inch thick or thinner, as preferred. Cut into circles with large round cookie cutter or wide mouth mason lid.
- Press dough carefully and evenly into un-greased muffin tin.
- Freeze extra dough for another day.
Tart Filling:
- 1 c. raisins
- 1 c. brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/4 c. melted butter
Directions for filling the tart shells:
- Combine and mix tart filling ingredients in a bowl.
- Spoon the filling into the tart shells, about 3/4 full.
- Bake at 375F for 15-17 min.
- Allow to cool in muffin tin for 10 minutes.
- Remove from tins carefully and cool fully.
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text: Pink apparently doesn't give two shits what Kanye West thinks about her. Following yesterday's unearthing of a taped rant indicating that West thinks (or, thought in 2009) that the singer gets preferential treatment from MTV because she's white, Pink tweeted, "Oh come on y'all … If people secretly recorded me and all the shit I talk … It's all good. All love. And we all still here. Peace please." The singer, who's on tour in Australia right now, then gracefully tumbled from an aerial silk and tweeted something to her 17 million followers about how parents should protect their babies' ears at concerts. Game, set, match: Pink.


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The Brain Tumor Support Group is an informal group discussion, to provide a safe, caring environment for support, education, and a source of hope and encouragement for brain tumor survivors and their loved ones. Guest speakers are scheduled periodically.
Topics to be discussed may include the following:
- Coping with the diagnosis
- Treatment options
- Family relationships
- Stress reduction/relaxation
- Medication side effects
- Emotional responses
- Seizures
- Coping with physical changes
- Friendship during stressful times
- Resources in the community
- Caregiver issues
Facilitators: Kathy Maiers, CNRN, HealthEast Neurosurgery Brain Tumor Nurse Navigator; Kathy Firminger, RN, St. John's Cancer Care Nurse Navigator; and Lori Anafarta, MA, Marriage and Family Therapist
When: Third Monday of the month; 6:30 to 8 pm
Where: St. Joseph's Hospital 3M Conference Center, Rooms A/B
The 3M Conference Center is located on the second floor of St. Joseph's Hospital. Either drive to main entrance at 45 W. 10th St. and use valet parking or drive past the main entrance and park in the 10th Street Ramp on your right. Follow the signs to St. Joseph's Hospital/3M conference Center on the second floor of the dePaul Tower.
Cost: Free; complimentary dinner is provided at 6 pm
Information: Call Kathy Maiers at 651-232-3987. If possible, please call prior to attending your first meeting to let us know you are coming.
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ALL BALL NERVE CENTER — Here at the All Ball blog, we love keeping an interested eye trained on NBA mascots, who spend night after night providing entertainment for NBA fans in arenas across North America. It's a mostly thankless job, one done under the cover of faux fur, where your true identity is sublimated in order to become a character.
But occasionally a mascot is singled out, as happened yesterday when The Coyote, the mascot for the San Antonio Spurs, was voted NBA mascot of the year by his fellow mascots. The Coyote — a wild-eyed, pants-less canine — joins his franchise atop their respective divisions.
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The regular NFL referees are back at work, their labor dispute with the league having been resolved. Good. The replacement refs who worked the first three games of the season were poor.
However, the performance of the replacements didn't just highlight their own shortcomings. They also highlighted imperfections in the pro game itself.
Consider the bitter complaints we heard so often during the past few weeks:
With all the confusion out there, the games are taking forever.
Yes, the replacement refs were confused at times, and their efforts to sort things out added a few minutes to many of the games. But NFL games already last too long – typically in the neighborhood of three hours and fifteen or twenty minutes, I believe.
Do an extra five or ten minutes really take us past the tipping point? Or did the replacement refs offer fans the chance to vent about a phenomenon about which, deep down, they are increasingly unhappy?
Look at all those cheap, vicious hits; someone's going to get killed if the real refs don't come back.
Yes, in the games I saw there probably were a few extra cheap shots, as players pushed the envelope to see what they could get away with while the regular refs were away. But please. Vicious hits and cheap shots are a regular feature of NFL games. "Bountygate" isn't just a rumor; nor have bounties for knock-out blows been limited to the New Orleans Saints. And quite apart from bounties, unnecessary roughness is a staple of the game. That's why it's called so often by regular refs.
As for players getting "killed," serious injuries are a way of life in the NFL, whose season can be viewed as a war of attrition. And remember, all of those concussions and other head injuries that have given rise to class action suits by former players took place on the watch of regular officials.
The replacement refs don't even know the rules.
Does anyone really know all of the NFL's rules? On the disputed game-winning touchdown/game-ending interception in the Seattle-Green Bay contest, ESPN called in its rules expert, a former ref, I believe, to say whether, under the rules, a dispute over possession of a pass is reviewable by replay. The expert declared that it wasn't reviewable. Apparently, he was wrong – the play was reviewable (as the replacement refs thought) because it occurred in the end zone.
This is just one example of the web of rules that entangle NFL games. In another game, Washington vs. St. Louis, the question arose as to whether St. Louis should be penalized for challenging a call that was already subject to automatic review. The refs did not penalize St. Louis, but the announcers said they should have. There is something surreal when penalties arise not from actual football plays but from the procedural actions of coaches attempting to navigate the rules regarding replay review.
The NFL has strangled itself in complexity and rules. I'm as offended as any old-timer by the lack of class exhibited by players celebrating big plays (and often not very big plays). But should there really be a penalty for "excessive celebration"? Many of these guys are going to suffer major physical problems due to football after they retire. Let them enjoy themselves now.
Those bad calls were unacceptable.
Yes, and let's be thankful that there will be fewer of them going forward. But football is basically impossible to referee well. How many times have you heard it said that holding can be called on almost every play? Yet holding is called on only a fairly small percentage of plays. This suggests that, just as to that one particular penalty, the refereeing is highly arbitrary and often incorrect.
Pass interference calls were perhaps the biggest cause of controversy during the referee lockout. But this is an extraordinarily difficult call for any referee to get consistently right. I'm told that on Thursday night, with the regular refs back and duly cheered onto the field by the fans in Baltimore, a bad pass interference call nearly enabled Cleveland to send the game into overtime. Don't expect bad calls on potentially game-changing plays to disappear just because the replacement refs have been sent packing.
Football fans live with bad calls on the theory that they even out over the course of a season. There's no good reason to think that they do, though. This is just a rationalization that helps fans retain their sanity. So is the view that all is well on the officiating front now that the regular refs are back.
Football isn't the only sport that suffers from the problems that came to the fore during the referee lockout. Baseball games take far too long these days. And soccer matches can become crap shoots because difficult, subjective calls – penalty kick or no penalty kick; red card or just a yellow – have so much impact on the outcome.
But football is different because of its complexity and that fact that intense, often violent action occurs simultaneously at so many different spots on the field. This difference helps explain why football is a great sport. But it also helps explain why football is deeply flawed regardless of who officiates over it.


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I'm doing research for an upcoming presentation for Happy Mama regarding VBAC Bans. We're finally at the point in my community where this issue has to be addressed head on. VBACs aren't actually banned in Missoula at Community Medical Center, but they are rare because of the criteria in place discouraging women from having a vaginal birth after one or more cesareans. This is NOT an evidence-based practice – to obstruct women's access to natural birth. What is more concerning regarding the medical climate in Missoula is that the cesarean rate is above 31% and therefore on par with the national average which is already twice the rate recommended by the World Health Organization. According the the CMC website:
All the more reason to ensure that CMC is providing the highest level of ethical, supportive, and evidence-based care. First, I will contact Tracey Thompson, the Director of Women's & Children's Services at the hospital. I've talked with her before, but when I called in a more formal capacity as an ICAN leader, she didn't return my call. If I do not receive what I need from her, I'll call and talk with a labor & delivery nurse. Depending on what I find out, I will contact the hospital's Board of Directors and the President & CEO, Steve Carlson.
I am investigating discrepancies that have been reported regarding Community's VBAC policy. I have been told that the OB must be bed-side when overseeing a VBAC. (Not great for mom; not great for the doc; not great for the doc's other patients.) I have been told that the OB must be on campus when a VBAC patient is in labor. This has been particularly problematic for Dr. Lynn Montgomery's practice, since his birth center is about 3 whole minutes from the hospital and therefore NOT on campus. [Lynn Montgomery died from a massive heart attack at age 51. I do need to write about him. He is sorely missed in our community.] Since Dr. Montgomery's death, his CNMs have lost their privileges at the hospital. Isn't that horrible? And it is my understanding that area OBs are more than happy to take business away from the birth center (sure we'll take your clients) but won't back up the CNMs at the hospital or donate their services temporarily to help keep the Birth Center in business. More on that later.
Here are excellent resources to consult when you have questions about VBAC Bans:
- ICAN of Portland's VBAC Ban FAQ
- Enforcing and Promoting the Rights of Women Seeking VBACs (Katherine Prown, PhD)
- 50 Ways to Protest a VBAC Ban, by Barbara Stratton
- ICAN's VBAC Ban info (including a searchable database)
- Henci Goer's article, Spin-Doctoring the Research (pdf)
- VBAC Ban Information for NW Arkansas (we need one of these for every state!)
VBAC Ban Stories & News
- Tina Cassidy – The Birth Book Blog: VBAC Ban
- VBAC Backlash, Slate (2004)
- VBAC Ban in Oklahoma (Yahoo Answers)
- VBAC Facts post – A letter from a hospital explaining its ban
- A letter from a concerned mom to a hospital CEO (good one to use as a template!)
- VBAC Ban at Santa Barbara's Cottage Hospital (VBAC Facts)
- VBAC ban is a loss of choice in women's health
- ACOG Responds Regarding VBACs, I Respond Back (BOBB Blog)
- The VBAC Ban Almost Got Me (by ICAN's Claudia Villeneuve)
- Sample VBAC Ban Protest Letter
Google search: "VBAC ban" petition
Additional Resources
- International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN)
- The Rights of Childbearing Women (Childbirth Connection)
- VBAC or Repeat Cesarean (Childbirth Connection)
Tags: VBACban, Henci Goer, Barbara Stratton, Katherine Prown, Community Medical Center, obstetrics, petition, rights of childbearing women, cesarean awareness, women's health, advocacy


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Indiana Campus Masters in Special and Gifted Education Graduate Programs and Degrees
Campus Masters in Special and Gifted Education Graduate Programs and Degrees info
Are you searching for a career-focused program in the field of education? Are you currently an educator who wants to refresh your skills and pursue a new teaching niche? If so, a campus masters in special education masters programs could be a rewarding academic choice with the potential to lead to various career paths, which improve each year, as new job opportunities may arise from the need to replace teachers who leave the occupation[i].
Earning a master's degrees could be important in your future job search; all states require that special education teachers in the public school setting have at least a bachelor's degree. Some states require special education teachers to complete a master's degree in special education to become fully certified. [ii]
GradSchools.com site is set up so that it is easy to search for an accredited campus where you could earn a gifted education graduate degree. Search by degree type, such as Master of Education, Master of Arts, or Master of Science in Special Education, or look for a program that allows you to concentrate in either a certain grouping of students, such as moderately disabled, or if you have leadership orientation, look for more of and administrative degree program in special education. Refine your search by location using the tabs to enter a state, popular city, or country and determine where graduate programs are offered in special and gifted education.
General information about a Campus Masters in Special Education
Typically, special and gifted education graduate programs are formatted to help prepare learners with the skills and knowledge that may be needed to pursue careers as classroom teachers of students with special needs, such as deaf or visually impaired students, those with learning disabilities, behavioral problems and autism spectrum disorders. Some of these programs can also assist in educating teachers on how to include students who are either special needs or gifted in their classrooms. Other programs may be focused on teaching methods for educators who will lead full classrooms of a certain population.
Did you know? Most schools around the world now use inclusion, which means children with special needs have to earn their right to be in a regular classroom; historically, most students with special needs have been excluded from school.[iii]
All states require that special education teachers in the public school setting have at least a bachelor's degree. Some states require special education teachers to complete a master's degree in special education to become fully certified.[iv]
Potential benefits to campus-based special education masters programs
Campus-based special education masters programs may be appealing for a few reasons. This is the 'traditional' format, which offers face-to-face interaction with your community of classmates, peers and professors. Some people feel this is a great way to network as well as to have access to the college campus facilities, like libraries, laboratories, and athletic facilities. Plus, it might make you feel good to pursue an education degree in a learning institution!
What is special and gifted education?
Special education professionals cater to the population of students who have special needs, whether because of physical, mental, or psychological disabilities. These students require an adapted curriculum.
In the case of gifted students, or talented students, these are students who have high abilities and need an enriched classroom setting with an accelerated program so that they can continue to progress.
What Special Education Teachers Do
Special education teachers are professionals who work with students who have a wide range of learning, mental, emotional or physical disabilities. Their role is to adapt general education lessons in a variety of subjects, such as reading, writing and mathematics, to those who have mild and moderate disabilities. In addition, they teach basic skills, such as literacy and communication techniques to those students with severe disabilities. Their duties vary depending on where they work, who they are teaching, and their teaching specialty.[iv]
The projected job outlook for special education is a 6% in employment rise between 2012 and 2022[i]. Improved screening and identification of various disabilities in children are expected to increase the demand for special education services[i].
A few facts about certification for special education professionals
According to the Bureau of Labor statistics[ii]
- All states require teachers in public schools to be licensed, though requirements for certification vary from state to state. This license is often referred to as a certification. Private school teachers are not required to be licensed.
- Many states offer general licenses in special education that allow teachers to work with a variety of disabilities, while others offer licenses or endorsements based on a specific category such as autism or behavior disorders
- Some states allow special education teachers from another state to transfer their license, while others require teachers to pass their state's licensing requirements
What might I study in a campus special education masters program?
Campus-based special education and gifted education programs can differ from school to school. Students can sometimes expect as part of their curriculum, they may have to complete a period of fieldwork; called 'student teaching'[ii]
Students can be exposed to different topics depending on what type of special and gifted education graduate program they are interested in. Typically one can expect coursework that can include both theory and practical methodologies that address the educational needs of the gifted or special needs student. Course content can include subjects such as:
- Development and characteristics of learners
- Individual learning differences
- Instructional strategies
- Social and language development
- Lesson planning
- Assessment
- Professional and Ethical Practices
- Collaboration
Other Potential careers for graduates with master's degree in special education
Most special education teachers work in public schools, magnet, charter and private schools or in childcare centers. Others may work in residential facilities, hospitals, or travel to student's homes.[ii]
Other potential career paths in for graduates with a master's degree in special education might include:
- Childcare Workers[v]: care for children when parents and other family members are unavailable
- High School teachers[vi]: prepare students for life after graduation
- Kindergarten and Elementary School Teachers[vii]: prepare younger students for future schooling by teaching them basic subjects
- Middle School teachers:[viii] educate students from grade 6-12
- Preschool teachers:[ix] care for children from ages 3-5 who have not yet entered kindergarten
- Recreational therapists:[x] plan, direct, and coordinate recreation based treatment programs for people with disabilities, injuries, or illnesses
Ready to pursue a masters degree in special education?
The work of special education teachers can be gratifying, as they help students with disabilities learn and develop life skills so they can enjoy an enriched life. If you think you have what it takes to work with specialized populations, it could be career path with a potentially positive job outlook, with opportunities that could be better in specialties such as with students who have multiple disabilities severe disabilities, or autism disorders[ii].
Begin browsing through the campus-based special and gifted education graduate programs on GradSchools.com to find the one that rings true with your vocational or professional goals.
Sources: [i] bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/special-education-teachers.htm#tab-6 | [ii] bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/special-education-teachers.htm#tab-4 | [iii] simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_education | [iv] bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/special-education-teachers.htm#tab-2 | [v] bls.gov/ooh/personal-care-and-service/childcare-workers.htm | [vi] bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/high-school-teachers.htm | [vii] bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/kindergarten-and-elementary-school-teachers.htm | [viii] bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/middle-school-teachers.htm | [ix] bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/preschool-teachers.htm | [x] bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/recreational-therapists.htm
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Not sure if it's reasonable or necessary, but an idea...Listing both the Japanese and English titles of Chapter names and TV Episode names. Could possibly have two columns side by side for this, although it'd take up a large portion of the screen...If that's too cluttered, maybe a "title translation" section of the FAQ.If that's too cluttered, maybe nothing at all.Thoughts?
Hmmm...that would be more complete, however I think it'd be redundant. Those that want the japanese titles can go to the japanese sites.
(Question: The CD Japan title for the Berserk DC game up there may be a typo, wasn't it Wasurebana no Sho? Same meaning basically, different reading...)
Also, just updated the page again
The first volumes still don't have the right episodes attached to them? I first thought you justwanted to show us how it'd look like, that's why I didn't say anything, but... ^^;;
Also, you're calling the Lost Children chapter an "arc"? Why?
('didn't check the translations of the titles yet ^_- )
I based the order of chapters off of this site: http://www.geocities.co.jp/AnimeComic-Cell/8900/story1.html which I assume is pretty accurate... Are you saying that Revenge Chapter 1 starts with the very first chapter?
I dunno... cuz it lasts over 3 volumes?
And what would you call a TV episode?
Well, "TV episode"? ^^I'd call that "episode", but I guess you don't want people to confuse manga episodes and TV episodes (still... would people actually think there are more than 100 "lost episodes" that nobody got to see outside of Japan? ^_^; )...
Dude, I just noticed a slight bug on that page - in the volume 22 section - check the last 4 chapters...it goes to 186, then back to 177 And I AM going to finish 198. Promise
Waltah,Still need the Vol. 22 cover scan? Got all my volumes in... *drool*


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HASTINGS, MN -- Anytime Fitness CEO and Co-Founder Jeff Klinger has sold his interests in Anytime Fitness and its affiliates and has left the company.
President Chuck Runyon, also a co-founder of the Hastings, MN-based key-card club company, will assume CEO duties.
"The growth of Anytime Fitness has been exciting and gratifying," Klinger said in a statement released by Anytime Fitness. "But I am an entrepreneur at heart, and I love to take a new idea and get it started. [Co-Founder] Dave Mortensen, Chuck Runyon and I have been working alongside each other and building things together since 1989. It has been a tremendous pleasure for me to work with these guys—they are like family—but I felt the time was right for me to move on."
Klinger and Runyon received the 2009 John McCarthy Industry Visionary of the Year Award from the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA). Klinger was named to the IHRSA board of directors in 2008. It is unclear if or for how long Klinger will remain on the board.
Runyon said in the press release that Klinger had spent more time on ancillary companies and less time on Anytime Fitness over the last few years.
"Jeff Klinger will certainly be missed, and we've had a great ride filled with laughter, success and friendship," Runyon said in a statement. "But our business model and growth rate are still very strong, and the best days for Anytime Fitness are ahead of us."
Late last month, Enterprise Insurance Advisors, the Anytime Fitness preferred insurance provider that Klinger owned, was sold to Association Insurance Group, a subsidiary of Thompson Insurance Enterprises. As part of the transaction, Association Insurance Group has structured a new insurance program that will be exclusive to Anytime Fitness franchisees.
Anytime Fitness boasts it has more than 1,200 clubs open worldwide and a growth rate of 348 percent over the past two years.


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Semi-OT: Toomer Blasts Ray Lewis
The Detroit News has a short article regarding Amani Toomer's impressions of the Ray Lewis spectacle, labeling Lewis a "caricature". All in all I think it was good of Toomer to call Lewis out on Lewis's antics.
A theme in Toomer's comments is that in addition to Lewis's checkered past, Lewis is largely all about Ray Lewis and less so about his team. That jibes with my impression of Lewis.
I am a big believer that people can redeem themselves, but also think that most people who do show contrition and humility. I haven't seen much of either from Lewis, so I'm hoping he goes out with a thud rather than a bang.* Lewis strikes me as positively unrepenetant regarding his involvement in the Atlanta murders.
On the other hand, Ed Reed seems to be on the way out of the NFL himself, and has been a model of humility. Anyway, let's hear your thoughts on this topic since it's the off-season.
"It's definitely all about him," Toomer, a former NFL player whose Giants lost to Lewis and the Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV, told USA Today. "Once a guy goes to the center of the field, goes into the victory formation on the last play of his last home game … I just don't think the Giants or any organization I've ever been a part of, even growing up, would allow somebody to single themselves out like that.
*Insert off-color joke about Lewis's crew's victim going out with a bang. Feel bad because the victims were real and the crime horrendous. Wring hands about dilemma of including this comment. Realize the victims were stabbed rather than shot. Hang head in shame.


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The roots of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association lay in two important events: the distress of some residents of Deerfield, Massachusetts, to the destruction of John Sheldon's "Indian House" in 1848, and the erection of the Civil War monument in the town in 1867, one of the country's first such memorials. In 1869, George Sheldon, a descendent of John and a leading citizen of the town, sought to make a sort of permanent celebration of Deerfield's heritage. He began a series of articles in the Greenfield Gazette and Courier calling for more attention to Deerfield's past. Here he refers to a barely marked mass grave for the victims of the 1704 raid on Deerfield and demands a more substantial monument. Although there was some local resistance, by 1870 these calls had been met by the founding of the Memorial Association, an organization that continues to this day. The monument Sheldon called for in this 1869 article was at last dedicated in July 1901.
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