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News and LinksDecember 11, 2003
It's that time of year again. The holiday season must mean that WestCiv is offering its online CSS course for free, and what do you know, they sure are. The introduction is available for another few days, so if you're looking to learn or brush up on your CSS, this is the place to be for the next few months. §
Speaking of Christmas, you may have noticed the festive touch on this site as well. Thanks to Keith Robinson for the inspiration. §
In no particular order:
- Andy Budd has a few new CSS-based sites you may not have caught yet.
- Paul Scrivens of the great CSS Vault throws the weblog format for a loop.
- TBWA Vancouver. View source. You know, this CSS stuff might just be catching on. (TBWA Vancouver is the local chapter of the global ad agency)
- A somewhat different take on navigation, found by Adrian Holovaty.
- Enhanced Structural Markup with Javascript. This is what Javascript should be used for: progressive enhancement, instead of creating dependencies. Excellent article by Simon Willison.
- Keith Robinson also tackles the concept of redesign in a thoughtful way. Even a small change like, oh, adding a font-adjust button is not without its share of headaches.
- IE vulnerability — spoofing the domain name in the address bar. Grab Firebird now if you haven't, it's really quite good. And, you know, secure.
- Photoshop Tennis. Er, Lightboxing. Well, Coudal's in on the latter, so we'll call it 'inspiration'. Whatever, Veer still has the best catalogues ever.
- And of course, how could I forget Shaun Inman's own Designologue. You know Shaun Inman. Yeah, that guy. (thanks ste)
- Rolling Stone's Steve Jobs Interview. I've yet to read it, bookmarking for my own linking pleasure.
- It's to the point where the history of type is a strange and mysterious beast to those who have known nothing but the digital age. Frederic Goudy type catalogue from 1914. Beautifully anachronistic. §
Incredibly heartfelt thanks to all who have contacted me in the past week and a half after the announcement. I will shed a little more light soon. I've turned down the various Nigerian opportunities, but I appreciate the thought, boys. §
Reader Comments
Dave–you may also appreciate the recent New York Times story on the iPod (warning, long link):
With Opera, I got a message saying that my username may be transmitted and if I wished to continue. No such warning was given by Firebird. All the three browsers (Op, FB, IE) went to MS page that said "Please use http://www.microsoft.com".
Can anyone help me understand how IE is bigger security thread then Opera and Firebird, except for the fact that I get a choice to press cancel button when Opera prompts me.
MS IE has 80 or more % of the browser market. Essentially insecurity through popularity vs. security through obscurity.
What? Who? Me? Thanks for the nod Dave (and the reminder Ste).
Coudal and I sat down over Guinness (and martinis and white russians…it was a long night ;D) about a year ago and discussed possible collaboration opportunities between PsT and Designologue and the potential for the game to pay for itself without having to compromise the art or integrity of the collaboration. The Lightboxing strain is clever in that Veer manages the hosting and bandwidth while the matches and the brand awareness they build amount to a full-scale, viral marketing campaign.
I'm not claiming that either party is acting out of self-interest (I don't see how Armin of SpeakUp fits into this equation or if he even needs to) since I'm on the outside looking in; but even if that was the situation, this symbiosis wouldn't bother me in the least.
It works out for all parties involved, including me, the viewer.
"IE vulnerability — spoofing the domain name in the address bar. GrabFirebird now if you haven't, it's really quite good. And, you know, secure."
As mentioned by Sam Ruby at http://www.intertwingly.net/blog/1673.html , the IE vulnerability also affects Mozilla. In my quick test in Firebird 0.7 for Mac, the vulnerability exists. I'm all for Mozilla, but the reporting is somewhat one-sided it seems.
Even though Veer is doing it for promotional reasons (the same as the way they host viral media) it's a clever use of marketing that I can actually support. Yeah, it's product placement, but in an appropriate and actually fun way.
What it adds that PST and Designologue haven't already brought to the table, well, that's the question I was trying to get at. A bit of a weak first effort when compared to the other two, but my enthusiasm for Veer excuses any deficiencies. For now.
It affects the status bar, but not the address bar.
True, the Mozilla glitch is a problem too, but after you're on the site, it's a little more obvious something is up.
Anyway … like the festive redesign. Perhaps I should do something similar. We'll see how inspired I feel after work. ;) And speaking of Photoshop Tennis and Lightboxing, you might want to check out Designologue:
hey Dave, I noticed that you don't style form elements (textboxes, and buttons). Any specific reason for this?
I've always wondered about the … 'benefits' of styling these elements rather than allowing the users' OS/browser to natively style them …
Veer catalogs rule. I always look through them even if I have no need to buy anything. Nice eye candy.


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With a ding at the White House's "humiliated" response, Sen. Rand Paul says he finally has the answer to the question that launched his marathon filibuster Wednesday on the Senate floor.
"Hoo-ray," the Kentucky Republican said upon being read a brief letter of response from Attorney General Eric Holder during an appearance on FOX News.
Paul led the nearly 13-hour filibuster in protest of what he called the Obama administration's lack of clarity about whether or not a U.S. citizen could be targeted by a drone attack on American soil.
Holder's letter reads: "It has come to my attention that you have now asked an additional question: 'Does the President have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on American soil.' The answer to that question is no."
Charles Dharapak / AP
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., leaves the floor of the Senate after his filibuster of the nomination of John Brennan to be CIA director on Capitol Hill in Washington, early Thursday, March 7, 2013.
"For 13 hours yesterday we asked that question, and so there is a result and a victory," Paul said after being read the letter. "Under duress and under public humiliation the White House will respond and do the right thing."
In a written statement issued later Thursday, Paul said that response guarantees "basic" rights of Americans.
"This is a major victory for American civil liberties and ensures the protection of our basic Constitutional rights. We have Separation of Powers to protect our rights," he said. "That's what government was organized to do and that's what the Constitution was put in place to do."
After holding forth on the Senate floor for almost 13 hours last night, Paul said that the curt letter from the Department of Justice sufficiently answered the question that fueled his Mr. Smith-style speechifying yesterday, which won him fans from Glenn Beck to Code Pink.
With the lengthy filibuster in the books, Paul had threatened to continue to hold up the nomination of CIA director John Brennan until Saturday morning if he didn't receive an answer from the Obama administration.
"We're using the leverage of holding up the vote," he said on Beck's show Thursday morning.. "And I can keep [the Senate] here through Saturday and they hate to work on weekends."
Brennan's nomination is now headed for a vote this afternoon.
This story was originally published on Thu Mar 7, 2013 2:35 PM EST

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The Kingdom of Bahrain is a fully sovereign, independent Islamic Arab State whose population is part of the Arab nation. The regime of the Kingdom of Bahrain is that of a hereditary constitutional monarchy.
The system of government in the Kingdom of Bahrain is democratic, sovereignty being in the hands of the people, the source of all powers.
Citizens, both men and women, are entitled to participate in public affairs and may enjoy political rights, including the right to vote and to stand for elections, in accordance with the Conditions stated in the Constitution.
Rule of Law and Independence of the Judiciary
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A common challenge among educators in all fields of study is the question from one or many students in their class, "I don't get it?" As an MSSC Instructor you may notice that one e-learning module may be more difficult for your students than another. How do you fill this gap? For MSSC Instructors we…[ Read More → ]
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The most common conversation that I have with MSSC Instructors is how to keep your class engaged with the e-learning modules. A conversation that I had recently with Butler Tech in Hamilton, OH opened my eyes to the possibilities of incorporating the e-learning in the classroom along with engaging local industry. Here is their story:…[ Read More → ]
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The University has been accredited since 1947 by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools as an institution granting the bachelor's degree, and since 1996 granting the master's degree. Click here or on the Commission's logo below to go to the Higher Learning Commission's web site to view Greenville University's current affiliation status.
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text: Sorry if you receive multiple copies of this CFP. --tjn ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The 7th Annual Symposium on OSCAR and HPC Cluster Systems http://www.csm.ornl.gov/oscar09 oscar-symposium at ornl.gov June 14-17, 2009 Kingston, Ontario, Canada Call for Papers The 7th annual Symposium on OSCAR and HPC Cluster Systems (OSCAR '09) will be held June 14-17, 2009 in conjunction with the International Symposium on High Performance Computing Systems and Applications (HPCS). The conference is being held in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. We are very excited to say that this year's symposium is more closely aligned with HPCS. The scope of the symposium has again been extended to more generally include topics from all areas of high performance computing (HPC) clusters, with the focus being "Systems and management". This includes the tools and techniques as well as experiences. We also encourage authors to provide critical analysis of emerging topics in clustering, to include heterogeneous or hybrid systems, reconfigurable systems, virtualized systems, and all topics related to their use and management. This may include high-level descriptions or low-level capabilities -- the software and hardware aspects of HPC clusters. Topics of Interest: ------------------- Authors are encouraged to submit papers on topics relating to, but not limited to, the following: * Cluster management issues, particularly those at large scale * HPC cluster software and/or hardware case studies * Heterogeneous/hybrid cluster management * Cluster tools/infrastructure * Build and configuration management techniques/tools * Administration policy/practice (experiences) * Cluster management software surveys * System failure analysis * System resilience * Emerging hardware/systems * Diskless systems * Cluster and system virtualization * System software testing and validation Submission Guidelines: ---------------------- All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be submitted to the HPCS'09 conference submission page at: http://www.hpcs2009.org/. See the HPCS'09 conference webpages for details on abstract and paper specifications and page lengths. Important Dates: ---------------- Abstract and/or full paper deadline: February 16, 2009 Acceptance notification: March 6, 2009 Final manuscript: May 1, 2009 _________________________________________________________________________ Thomas Naughton naughtont at ornl.gov Research Associate (865) 576-4184


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ThumbPrinter is a thumbnail generator that is very useful for generating an image catalog of images. ThumbPrinter automatically scans a starting folder for all images and prints out a contact sheet with user specified information about each image.
ThumbPrinter Features:
- Scan any folder for images. It will continue into other folders it finds in the starting folder-navigating the whole file hierarchy generating thumbnail images of each image it finds.
- Show the file name below each image
- Show the file size below each image (disk size and pixel size)
- Show the path to each set of images
What's New in ThumbPrinter
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The Skeptic's Annotated Bible
The Skeptic's Annotated Bible includes the entire text of the King James Version of the Bible, but without the pro-Bible propaganda. Instead, passages are highlighted that are an embarrassment to the Bible-believer, and the parts of the Bible that are never read in any Church, Bible study group, or Sunday School class are emphasized. For it is these passages that test the claims of the Bible-believer. The contradictions and false prophecies show that the Bible is not inerrant; the cruelties, injustices, and insults to women, that it is neither good nor just.
The site only uses the King James Version which can be an issue for believers who prefer another version. However, while some of the commentary is specific to this version, most of the objections apply to nearly any version.
The site also contains annotated versions of the Qur'an and the Book of Mormon.


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Nation & World
Iran nuclear talks falter as France again demands 'tough stance'
France demanded Thursday that the United States and its allies show "firmness" in negotiating with Iran, injecting new uncertainty into the high-stakes talks to curb Iran's nuclear program, which earlier had appeared to be on the verge of agreement.
Echoing his statement of two weeks ago, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said in a television interview that agreement with Iran "can only be possible based on firmness." He said Iran had failed to accept an offer drafted by the United States, France and four other countries after France's last intervention and added: "I hope they will accept it."
Two weeks ago, Fabius said in a radio interview that the agreement must be "serious and credible" and France would not play a "fool's game." His statement appeared to take a slice at the Obama administration, which had a key role in drafting the accord.
The talks in Geneva, the third set in just five weeks, are intended to reach an interim accord for the next six months, during which a comprehensive agreement would be negotiated to curb Tehran's nuclear enrichment program. That program has generated a stockpile of low-enriched uranium for which Iran has no apparent need, and 200 kilograms – 440 pounds – of uranium enriched to 20 percent purity, a few steps short of the grade needed in a nuclear weapon.
Iranian officials were highly critical of France, but didn't attack French officials directly. Abbas Araqchi, Iran's deputy foreign minister, told Iranian reporters that differences of opinion among the six countries in the previous round had slowed the negotiations and eroded the Iranian side's trust that its negotiating partners would remain committed to potential agreements.
"We expect the West to have a united stance over the draft," Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, the head of the delegation, told Iranian state television.
Araqchi also said any deal must accept Iran's right under the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to enrich uranium if it's used for peaceful purposes, which the U.S. has been unwilling to acknowledge explicitly. But he hedged his demand, saying the extent, level and location of enrichment were negotiable.
One European official, speaking only anonymously as a condition of the news briefing, spoke of "noise coming from various directions" but declined to say how it had affected the negotiations.
At Iran's demand, the structure of the negotiations shifted Thursday to direct talks between Zarif and Catherine Ashton, the European Union's foreign policy chief, who heads the negotiating team on behalf of the U.S., Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China. The Ashton-Zarif talks lasted four and a half hours and were "very substantial discussions," a top U.S. official said, also speaking only anonymously as a condition of the briefing. They were "totally focused on digging into the details of the negotiations and working to make progress," the official said.
It wasn't clear why France issued its latest public admonition about the talks, but at least one well-informed observer said France was unhappy with the leading role played by the Obama administration, which has made a major political bet that there's a diplomatic way to avoid Iran developing a nuclear weapon.
France had been a "big proliferator" and had provided the technology and equipment that allowed Israel to develop a nuclear program, said Tariq Rauf, a former senior official at the International Atomic Energy Agency. He said the French support of the Israeli nuclear program had been intended to "make life difficult for the United States" and that France also was seeking defense contracts from Iran's chief rivals among major Arab countries in the Persian Gulf.
In an unusual gesture of good will, a Farsi-speaking State Department official briefed Iranian reporters and told them that Secretary of State John Kerry was on standby and ready to fly to Geneva in case the talks appear likely to end in a deal.
European officials said Kerry's counterparts from Britain, France, Germany and Russia would join him, should he come. China sent a high-ranking minister to the talks, which began Wednesday evening. Friday's negotiations, which are expected to begin with another meeting between Ashton and Zarif, seem likely to extend into Saturday.
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At Simple Good and Tasty this week, we're focusing on the 2010 Minnesota State Fair. So instead of recipes for your CSA box, I wanted to showcase one of the best new foods at the fair, the Peaches and Cream parfait from Salty Tart at the Produce Exchange booth, located across from the International Bazaar.
I first heard about it in July in this post by Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on the Dara & Co. blog at Minnesota Monthly's website:


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100% of the money you give goes to support all of our activities.
Take a stand for all-ages music in Oregon.
One more time.
Support the OLCC's plans to allow music venues to admit people under 21 by writing an email before Friday, March 7, 2008.
Even if you wrote a letter in 2007, you must write again now for your comments to count.
Click here to send an email to the OLCC.
Composing an original letter that expresses your unique point of view is of course best, even if it's short, but if you don't have time for that, we have written a boilerplate email that you can use. Feel free to make whatever changes or additions you'd like, as well as to pass it on to others. Just be sure to sign at the bottom, ideally including your address.
Your feedback should go to:
Jennifer Huntsman (email@example.com)
OLCC Rules Coordinator
Questions for us about this issue?
Email email@example.com
In December of 2007 the OLCC voted against changes to allow more music venues to put on all-ages shows. Thanks largely to your emails, they are now considering a new, almost identical, draft of the rule changes. We have until March 7, 2008 to write in expressing our support for these responsible, carefully considered rule changes and the good they would do our community.
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Click here to read PDX Pop Now! Board Member Cary Clarke's . It's a short summary of what's going on, why it's important, and what you can do.
Click here to read Cary's . It will explain how the December, 2007 OLCC vote went down, and what's happening now in 2008.
Click here to see a . The bit about the new Minor VI Posting is the most pertinent.
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Testify! Come to a public meeting Friday, February 22 from 10am to noon at the OLCC headquarters (9079 SE McLaughlin). Need a ride? Email firstname.lastname@example.com
The Proposed Rule Change and What It Means to You
As much love as we at PDX Pop Now! have for the Portland music community, and as deep a pride as we feel to be a part of it, we know that we are collectively capable of so much more, if only Oregon's outdated and ill-considered state liquor laws weren't preventing people under 21 from participating fully in their local creative culture. Thankfully, the sorry state of affairs of all-ages music in Oregon – where kids, teenagers and college students are prohibited from attending most live music venues, and where it is all but impossible for all-ages venues and art spaces to stay open – could significantly improve by the end of this year if we make our support for young musicians and music-lovers known to the staff of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission by Friday, March 7, 2008.
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) is considering changing its rules regarding admitting people under 21 to establishments that serve alcohol, but primarily serve another function, like music venues, theaters and other art spaces. In short, the proposed amendment to the Minor Postings rules would acknowledge that there is a difference between a bar and a live music venue.
The OLCC statutes governing underage access and exposure to alcohol are called Minor Postings rules, referring to the signs posted at alcohol-serving establishments indicating if and when people under 21 are allowed on the premises. By the deficient logic of the outdated, overly specific criteria set forth in the OLCC rules, most of the places that we know to be music venues first and foremost, but that also secondarily serve alcohol, are considered unfit for minors because they have dance floors, don't have fixed seating, or consist of only one room. The proposed changes to the OLCC code include the introduction of a new type of minor posting for businesses like music venues, theaters, and art spaces that serve alcohol, but have a non-liquor-related primary function and, as such, are clearly not just bars. This new minor posting class would permit such multi-function spaces to serve alcohol and still admit minors, as long as they submit, get approval for, and enforce a control plan that effectively keeps drinks out of minors' hands. Music venues applying for this new status would tailor a plan to meet their own unique needs, but, for the first time, the OLCC would be formally recognizing wristbands – the primary means for keeping minors away from alcohol at shows almost everywhere else in the country – as a legitimate control method. After all, why do we need age-segregating barriers at concerts, while Blazers fans at the Rose Garden can move freely in spite of beer sales.
The proposed amendments would not only permit music venues that are currently off-limits to minors to open their doors to them if they meet certain guidelines, but would also make it possible for venues that are already all-ages-friendly to sell liquor to adults if they apply for a license, thereby greatly increasing the likelihood that they will remain in business. It is important to understand that these amendments will not force alcohol-serving venues to admit minors; it will simply give them the option to do so. There will always be bars and liquor-centric venues in Oregon. These establishments are not in question here.
These changes would benefit not only music fans under 21, but also the rest of the music community that stands to gain from their enthusiasm, participation and patronage, including bands, labels, record stores, music teachers, t-shirt printers, and, of course, venues themselves. Moreover, allowing kids, teens and young adults to participate in their local creative communities as show-goers serves the public good, providing them with fun, safe entertainment, and encouraging civic involvement.
If all goes well, by the end of April 2008, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission will amend its rules to allow music venues to both admit people under 21 and sell alcohol, provided they can keep the one out of the hands of the other. By greatly increasing local teenagers' and college students' access to live music, this small regulatory change would have an enormously positive impact on everyone involved in Portland music, from fans to bands to venue owners, and helping to ensure that the OLCC adopts it is arguably the single most important thing that we can do to ensure the continued vibrancy, diversity and prosperity of our city's music community. Portland needs more all-ages music options, and if we speak up, we just might get them.
Emails sent to OLCC Rules Coordinator Jennifer Huntsman (firstname.lastname@example.com) in support of these changes before March 7, 2008 will be duly noted. If you would like to testify in person, a public hearing will take place at OLCC headquarters (9079 SE McLoughlin Blvd.) 10am-Noon on Friday, February 22. If you need a ride, meet at the Musicians Union (325 NE 20th Ave.) at 9:00 am. Showing up to testify in person at the public hearing carries no more weight with the OLCC than writing an email, so there is no need to mobilize large numbers of people to come out. Let's save that for when the commissioners vote in mid-April!
Suggested Email Text
To the commissioners and staff of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission:
I am writing to express my strong support for the Final Staff Draft of the proposed amendment to OLCC Chapter 845 regarding Minor Postings (845-006-0340). By creating a safe and responsible system to allow young people and families in Oregon greater access to arts and culture, these rule changes will have a tremendously positive impact on the lives of our state's youths, artists, and small business owners. As a strong believer in the value of the performing arts, and the unique power that music has to engage young people and channel their energy, creativity and enthusiasm in a productive manner, benefiting not just themselves, but their communities, I urge you to adopt the revisions to the Minor Postings rules that your agency has so carefully crafted.
I recognize, of course, that the OLCC is not an arts advocacy organization, but rather a state agency charged with the heavy responsibility of regulating the sale of alcohol so as to protect the safety and welfare of Oregon's citizens, including preventing minors from drinking or being exposed to a drinking environment. As it happens, however, the arts are an extremely effective tool with which to prevent underage drinking. As has consistently been shown, the best way to combat underage drinking, often driven by boredom and isolation, is to provide teenagers and young adults with more fun, safe, regulated recreational options, such as concerts, in supervised spaces like music venues. Our state is widely recognized as home to some of the most vibrant, diverse and inclusive music communities in the country, and we would do well to utilize that natural resource to engage teenagers and provide them with more outlets for their talents, be it as audience members, performers, organizers, journalists or fans. Unfortunately, the notable dearth of all-ages concerts and music venues in Oregon makes it very difficult for young people to be involved in their local creative communities. The adoption of the Number VI minor posting would change that, and this is an opportunity we cannot afford to pass up.
I do not believe that minors should be allowed in bars. On the other hand, they should be allowed in legitimate music venues, art spaces and theaters, even if alcohol is available for adults, as long as stringent precautions such as those under consideration are taken to prevent minors from obtaining it. In spite of serving liquor, many music venues are no more similar to bars than are restaurants. The proposed Number VI minor posting and the OLCC-approved control plans they require present an effective and comprehensive mechanism by which music venues and other arts facilities could allow young people and families to enjoy their cultural offerings, while still serving alcohol to adults.
In point of fact, the OLCC has already seen that control plans can be implemented in music venues to successfully prevent underage drinking and exposure to a drinking environment, such as at the number of performing arts facilities, movie theaters and "dance halls" which are technically "unposted with control plan" because they do not currently fit into any of the outdated, overly narrow posting categories offered in the current Minor Postings rules. Moreover, systems similar to – and in many cases more flexible than – the one made possible by control plans and the Minor VI posting in the current OLCC proposal are in place in diverse and numerous states across the nation, including Colorado, New York, Texas and California. National studies do not show increased incidence of underage drinking in these states.
Formalizing this already proven practice would make enforcement and inspection easier by making room in the rules for the many types of mixed-use facilities which are becoming increasingly common in our state. The current rules, riddled with perplexing, hyper-specific and antiquated verbiage, are so difficult to decipher that many licensees are not even able to clearly understand what their options regarding minors are. In this light, the proposed amendments are necessary insomuch as they make the OLCC rules more transparent, coherent and intelligible, thereby better serving the public interest.
In addition to the aforementioned benefits, allowing more venues to put a control plan in place and hold all-ages concerts would be a boon to local musicians – most of all, those who are under 21 themselves. We do Oregon's young, student musicians a gross disservice not only by failing to provide them with the opportunity to play for their underage peers in a professional environment, such as can only be found in the legitimate music venues from which said peers are currently prohibited, but also by denying them the opportunity to witness the vast majority of concerts that take place in our state. Seeing professional musicians play live is an essential part of education and training for young musicians, and they currently have extremely limited options to do so.
Adult performers would likewise relish more opportunities to play for young music fans, as they are historically dedicated, informed and enthusiastic listeners. Greater exposure to a young audience would no doubt lead to increased album and merchandise sales which would be a welcome development not only for bands, but for Oregon's many music-service businesses specializing in the manufacturing of Cds, customized t-shirts and other merchandise. More importantly, affording musicians over and under 21 opportunities to perform for each other and interact would make possible artistic partnerships and mentorships that would be unlikely to develop under the current Minor Postings rules' which render most concerts off-limits to young people. It is difficult to overstate the importance for teenagers to have positive relationships with adult role models.
If approved, implemented in an even-handed fashion, and applied reasonably and fairly, the proposed amendments to the OLCC Minor Postings rules (845-006-0340) – notably the introduction of the Number VI minor posting and the recognition of a diversity of effective, valid control measures – will decidedly increase young Oregonian's access to music in a safe setting. In voting yes on the proposed amendments, the commissioners would not only be doing justice by young people's interest in and talent for the arts, but would also be recognizing the value of providing them with positive, fun and rigorously regulated recreational options as a valuable tool to combat boredom and alienation, which all too often lead to substance abuse and trouble of other kinds. The arts can be a powerful force for good in the lives of young people. For this reason, we owe it to them to amend the OLCC Minor Postings rules in the responsible, rational fashion that the staff has so diligently laid out.
Thank you for taking the time to so thoroughly consider this important matter.
Some Email Bullet Points
- The proposed rule changes are good for teen health, local artists, small businesses, and our community as a whole.
- Providing young people with more safe, regulated, engaging recreational opportunities like concerts channels their energy and enthusiasm in a positive direction.
- Teen drinking is often the result of boredom and isolation, and granting young people access to more arts and culture will significantly reduce both of those risk factors.
- Teenagers are far more likely to drink and be exposed to a drinking environment by raiding their parents' liquor cabinet, or going to an unsupervised party, than by attending a concert at a legitimate music venue.
- Seeing music performed live is an essential part of education and training for young musicians, and they currently have very limited options to do so.
- An alcohol-serving music venue or theater is no more a bar than is an alcohol-serving restaurant.
- The OLCC staff has stated that these rule changes will improve the efficiency and functionality of their enforcement and inspection efforts.
- This is not a radical proposal. Through the Minor VI posting, the rule changes will formalize, make enforceable and render transparent the control plans at establishments governed by control plans that allow minors to be present while alcohol is served to adults.
- Many states, such as New York, California, Texas and Colorado, have similar, and in many cases more progressive, policies regarding minors at music venues, and national data does not show an increased incidence of teen drinking in these states.
- Allowing young people into more concerts will benefit local musicians who currently have very limited opportunities to perform for them. This will benefit not only the musicians, but local music-related businesses, such as record stores, CD manufacturers and garment makers.
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Rams Advance to Skyline Softball Championship on Sunday
Game 1: #1 NYU-Poly - 7, #2 Farmingdale State - 4
Game 2: #2 Farmingdale State - 9, #3 Mount Saint Mary - 0
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State softball team lost 7-4 to #1 NYU-Poly in the first game today in the Second Round of the Skyline Playoffs, but bounced back in the second game of the day with a 9-0 win over #3 Mount Saint Mary to advance to tomorrow's Skyline Championship game.
Game 1
In the first game of the day against top-seed NYU-Poly, the Rams led 1-0 after the first inning on sophomore leftfielder Rebecca Richman's (West Islip, N.Y./West Islip) single to score freshman second baseman Maressa Mistretta (Shirley, N.Y./Longwood) from third.
Farmingdale added three more in the third as Mistretta scored on an error for the 2-0 lead. Junior shortstop Nicole Farber (Oakdale, N.Y./Connetquot) hit a two-run homer, her ninth of the season, to make it 4-0 Rams.
NYU-Poly had just one hit off sophomore pitcher Hope Zino (Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore) until the fourth inning when Ryan Graybill singled to get the second base runner of the day. Corinne Fitzgibbons knocked a two-run shot over the fence to cut Poly's deficit to 4-2.
Three more Poly singles loaded the bases in the sixth, before Fitzgibbons hit her second homerun of the day, a grand slam, to give Poly the 6-4 lead. An RBI double by Elizabeth Shrandt would add another run for a 7-4 lead after six innings and Poly held on through the seventh to advance to the Championship game on Sunday afternoon.
Game 2
With the double-elimination playoff format, the Rams then faced Mount Saint Mary in an elimination game today, with the winner advancing to face NYU-Poly on Sunday for the Skyline Championship.
Farmingdale scored nine runs in the first inning on six hits and four errors, highlighted by a two-run homerun from Richman and a two RBI triple by Mistretta. Rams junior pitcher Heather Buckshaw (Oakdale, N.Y./Connetquot) held the Blue Knights to two hits while striking out seven to help secure her team a spot in the Championship round.
Farmingdale State will now face NYU-Poly at Noon. The Rams will have to defeat Poly twice to win the Championship. The winner will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Tomorrow's game(s) will be webcast at: http://www.poly.edu/life/athletics/live


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chem1190c wrote:mojacardave wrote:Exodies wrote:mojacardave wrote:mscha wrote:mojacardave wrote:* Is there a way of posting prettier links in the forum? I'd like a BBCode equivalent of the HTML:
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Thank you!
Is there a reason for the existence of BBCode rather than restricted HTML? It seems perverse.
I mean, we type:
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and a big fuck-off computer somewhere turns it into:
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whatever
Is this a sensible use of electricity?
I suspect that (coding wise) it's easier to detect and remove all HTML tags, than to try to restrict the set. There are so many different ways of writing HTML that it must be easier to strip every tag out, and start again with a custom created limited set. Personally I prefer using something like CKEditor, and providing a rich text box for user input, but there's always somebody who'll try to exploit HTML vulnerabilities.
I think the simple answer is that html is waaaaay to easy to exploit. Things would fall apart pretty quick, since there's virtually no way to create an all encompassing filter to keep all the "bad" html out.
Many messages boards and forums used to allow virtually unrestricted use of html. One of the more entertaining exploits I've seen people use is:
Including a strategically placed unclosed html tag so that everything below your post vanishes, including the reply field.. sometimes followed up by spoofing the actual reply box/form with a custom written dialog that looks identical to the original. Then when someone tries to respond to the first post it does something .. different.. than they expect it to.
Of course the internet was a much simpler place back then.
Back then... Oh my. I remember web message boards where you typed in your nick and the message each time. The fun you could have taking on the role of all other participants. It was mind boggling. Must have been the early 1990s. (apply your own apostrophe if you feel it is necessary).


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Top of Mind: Best Practices and Security Updates
With the Black Hat and DEF CON security conferences last week in Las Vegas, two topics are top of mind for me and those in my organization: best practices for securing the network and the importance of applying software security updates. An event like Black Hat or DEF CON certainly raises awareness, but what's really important is to take that awareness and embed it into daily management of the network. For the most part, those practices are followed on end points and applications. Unfortunately, our data indicates that patching in the infrastructure is much less consistent. This is usually based on complexity and the demands of uptime placed on the network. Events like Black Hat give my teams an opportunity to deliver training on implementing network-based mitigations and defenses. In many cases, participants in these events are simply unaware of what is available in newer versions of our products.
When it comes to network security best practices there are a number of things that we promote and encourage our customers to use. These best practices go a long ways towards increasing the security of today's networks. For example, Infrastructure Access Control Lists, or iACLs, greatly restrict traffic to the network while permitting all traffic through the network. The distinction of "to the network" and "through the network" is vital in this context. By limiting who can communicate with our network elements we greatly reduce who can directly attack our network.
There are other best practices we recommend, such as the configuration of Control Plane Policing and the use of AAA, that every network should evaluate and look to implement. There are also the seemingly countless smaller items—strong passwords, anyone?—that should similarly be evaluated and used everywhere appropriate. (Yes, we need to also listen to our own advice here and stop shipping products with easy to guess default or hard-coded passwords.)
Because there are many such best practices, too many to list in a single post, we have created hardening guides for several Cisco network operating systems and solutions. These guides go into great detail to convey the best practices you can use to secure your network. The following hardening guides are currently available:
- Cisco Guide to Harden Cisco IOS Devices
- Cisco Guide to Harden Cisco IOS-XR Devices
- Cisco Guide to Harden Cisco NX-OS Devices
- Cisco TelePresence Hardening Guide
The Cisco Security Center is our primary vehicle for delivering time-sensitive security collateral. It hosts pages dedicated specifically to Best Practices and Service Provider Security Best Practices that contain categorized lists of documents that describe security techniques and practices.
Are there other Cisco product- or solution-specific hardening guides that you would like to see created?
The implementation of best practices is a large part of the network security picture, but not the entire picture. There will always be times when we must update the software that runs in the network to reduce the risk of exploitation of vulnerabilities. Very much like keeping our personal computers up-to-date, keeping our network current is also very important and contributes directly to the security of our information and overall organization.
In addition to obtaining security fixes for the most recently disclosed set of vulnerabilities, it is also important to upgrade because along with security patches we regularly add defensive improvements into our software. Cisco has a robust secure development lifecycle that drives the lessons of vulnerability escapes into our product development lifecycle.
The most effective way to manage this process is to have a regularly scheduled update cycle that evaluates and deploys newer software throughout your network. This cyclic process should include the following items at a minimum:
- Review of any Security Advisories for relevant products
- Evaluation of new software releases including review of product Release Notes
- Testing of the protocols and features used in the network
- The phased deployment of updated software
Is this something that every organization should do every month? Certainly not. However, we do believe it's important to establish regular update schedules. It was exactly this type of process we had in mind when we moved the disclosure of Cisco IOS Software Security Advisories to a predictable twice-yearly schedule.
Which network security best practice or security update deployment processes are top of mind for you?
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I'm glad to see the Security Center pages getting updated everywhere. They were getting overly long, making it hard to discern when something new was updated. They're starting to look pretty good!!
Now if only there was a way to get an RSS feed going for whenever new documents are uploaded …
8. I think this is among the most vital info for me. And i'm glad reading your article. But wanna remark on few general things, The web site style is ideal, the articles is really great : D. Good job, cheers
To address the point of "Review any Security Advisories for relevant products" Cisco customers should take advantage of the new Cisco IOS Software Checker at http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/selectIOSVersion.x


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Rock Solid Capital is a new real estate investment company that brings years of real estate investing experience together with cutting edge technology. Besides placing our own investments we are also hosting the Rock Solid Real Estate Investor Network which offers opportunities to some of our best deals to a network of experienced real estate investors.
Our company wants to attract real estate investors and those curious about real estate investing. It must project an image of success and safety, and people need to feel comfortable coming to us with their most intimate financial details. It should instill a sense of security in investors to give us their money to invest.
At the same time, we would like our logo to pique curiosity when people see it on the street. It should make them wonder what we do and why they haven't heard about us before (since the logo projects success!) We would like for people to check us out so that we can entice them to bring any potential deals they find to our door so that we can share them with our network.
This logo will be imprinted on black the awning over our new office (see awning.jpg and front.jpg), so it absolutely must work against a black background.
The logo itself should be simple and memorable. Ideally there will be a single image in the logo that captures the essence of the brand and can be used in place of the full company name when needed (think of the Apple logo or the Nike swoosh which instantly identify the company without requiring the name to be written out).
Also note that we routinely deal with financial institutions, so the logo must be somewhat classy and professional.
In addition to being on the awning in front of the building, we are going to be rendering the logo in 3d and projecting a spinning image of the logo in our lobby to attract attention from foot traffic, just something to keep in mind while you work on your design. The logo should be cool if you think of it as a projected 3d hologram, as in the hologram.jpg attachment.
As a bonus, if you send us your contact info we'll be more than happy to send you nice photos/video of your logo on the awning and as a 3D rotating hologram. It will definitely be a cool differentiator for your portfolio.
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Medicine & Healthcare, Medicine in Nepal by Emma Kelly
Before Nepal I had never been to a country quite like it, but since my return I can't wait to explore more of the world and discover cultures which contrast to my own. It really boosted my confidence and proved to myself my ability to be independent which will be of vital importance now and for the rest of my life.
I have realised the level of difference that I can make to others and that small things do matter, a smile or a conversation goes a long way no matter where you are. It has reaffirmed my desire to be a doctor and study medicine at university. I am sure my experiences will always be a conversation starter in any situation!
The thing I will take away from the trip most are the fellow volunteers I met in Nepal. I now have links with friends in so many countries - Canada, USA, Singapore, Holland and so many more! We were like a family, so close and sharing memories which will never be forgotten. We still keep in touch via Facebook and are planning to meet up soon.
Arriving in Kathmandu
When I arrived in Kathmandu, I was amazed at the roads and buildings which were so different from that in the UK. The roads were dusty and noisy and to our surprise and amusement they were lined with large numbers of buffalo, dogs, goats and people, hundreds of people! These were all dodging cars and bikes as they made their journeys with what appeared to be no thought at all.
I realised later in the trip that it was harder than it had looked to cross the road - especially when people gathered around us and slowed down their vehicles to look or speak to you. They were fascinated because we looked so different. I was overwhelmed with how friendly and interested the Nepali people were and I honestly couldn't describe them as anything other than lovely.
My Medical Placement
First of all, we had chance to introduce ourselves to the group of 25 of us participating on the programme before we moved to Chitwan to start our placements at the hospitals. There were five different hospitals – the family planning centre, cancer hospital, eye clinic, CMC and community hospital.
We were able to see a huge range of patients with different conditions and we could also go into the operating theatre to watch a variety of surgeries. The doctors were friendly and explained procedures well. They were incredible to witness and I learnt so much from just a few days! My particular favourite was watching a caesarean procedure.
It was fascinating to make a comparison between healthcare in Nepal and the UK. Nepal seemed so much more relaxed. For example, the surgeon answering her phone part way through the surgery and holding it on her shoulder whilst operating was one of the more humorous aspects.
There was also the simple but noticeable difference in confidentiality measures. Such as in a consultation, other patients would be present in the room waiting for their eye exam or ultra sound scan whilst another takes place. This came across as quite bizarre after seeing an English hospital, however it worked excellently for time saving between seeing patients.
Volunteer Accommodation
We stayed in a lovely hotel in Bharatpur, Chitwan which had an outdoor swimming pool - perfect for afternoons after our placements for meeting and socialising before exploring the town's shops and markets.
In the evenings there were opportunities to visit orphanages, take part in a group quiz and attend a yoga class in a temple which we all really enjoyed. The Nepali food was delicious and never short of flavour or spice. My favourite was a dish of momos, which I miss already. I'm hoping they become popular and can be found in England soon!
Weekend Trips
We spent two days of the trip at Chitwan National Park doing some fantastic once in a lifetime activities starting with a canoe trip to the jungle. From here we went on a walk in search of tigers before finishing at the elephant breeding centre.
On the elephant safari we saw lots of animals including wild rhino with their babies cooling down in the mud.
This was the best thing I have ever done and I cannot recommend the trip highly enough.
Emma Kelly
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heregoes necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 163 diseños de 32 diseñadores freelance.
Web Wealthy Women.com
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Hmm – interesting article – one that went straight into Evernote before reading any of this discussion.
I've spent the past few months using @media queries to adjust site layout for other devices, including our own little website, and it does work very well.
Regarding the use of display: none to hide content – I like Andy Clarke's solution of placing @media queries inside specific CSS links as shown at the end of this article – Hardboiled CSS3 Media Queries
…browser sniffing being something of a no no of course in today's web standards world (altho it didn't stop Apple doing it with their "HTML5 showcase" did it?!)
Which I guess brings me to my main issue with what is otherwise a very useful article, that being the obsession with iPhones (and all things Apple for that matter).
I saw @sazzy at DIBI at the beginning of this year. I nearly didn't as I didn't have any interest in making iOS apps, but decided to give it a go and was pleasantly surprised. Not only was Sarah an excellent speaker, clearly skilled and passionate about her work, but a lot of what she said was relevant to all smartphone devices, not just the iPhone.
I can understand that Sarah is a big iOS fan, and has a name for herself as such, with presumably plenty of interesting work making iPhone apps etc, but I think it's about time we all started accepting that the iPhone is not the be all and end all of mobile phones, as was mentioned in Peter Gasston's first comment.
I also raised an eyebrow to Aral's comments that designing for anything other than an iPhone is designing for the lowest common denominator. As I think WSTN so well brought up there's a big difference between "Nokia dumbphones"and the likes of the HTC Desire.
I can see that an old Nokia WAP phone would be like the IE6 that we all know and hate, and presumably have largely ditched now in terms of development and testing. But the Blackberry's, Palm, WinMo7 and most significantly Android represent a very real browser share, and one we should be educating our clients about.
If a client came to me asking for a website with an iPhone specific mobile site, I would look for all the research that suggests that within a year or two, Android will be as big as iOS, and if they want to make their website relevant to the typical mobile visitor not just on the day of launch but in 12 or 24 months time when the smartphone market will be a lot more diverse than todays iOS-centric one it would irresponsible for me to say "sure – iPhone only site it is" – I would be pushing very hard to make a site that works across all smartphone devices.
Don't get me wrong – I'm all for webdesigning the Hardboiled way, pushing limits and designing for the best. I do however get a bit irritated by a lot of people that seem to be under the impression that the iPhone browser is so far ahead of all other smartphone browsers that they don't warrant consideration. There's very little that Mobile Safari does that Android browser doesn't – some HTML5 form elements perhaps, but all the amazing webkit juiciness is in there. "The best" that we speak of should include these other webkit enabled smartphones.
And surely this is what the open web standards movement is all about – I honestly think that moving towards closed, native specific platforms is a very bad thing for the web at large – an excellent article by Tim Berners-Lee in the Scientific American about this can be found here.
I would much rather be aiming for flexible, cross device mobile sites that play to their typical usage, size restrictions and common hardware opportunities far more forward thinking than spending clients money on closed, platform-exclusive sites that don't take the future into account websites.
Viva la web app!


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Johnny Football eyes encore performance
Philadelphia, PA – After taking the college football world by storm as a redshirt freshman, Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel is hoping the 2013 season is every bit as impressive.
Talent can take you far in life, and "Johnny Football" as he has affectionately been dubbed, has plenty of that. The difference between him and other gifted youngsters from the past however, may be the confidence which seems to seep out of every pore in his body. Being sure of yourself is one thing, but Manziel has a swagger about him that almost assures his success, even before he walks out onto the field.
After Texas A&M's spring game in which the highly-skilled gunslinger went 24- of-30 for 303 yards and three touchdowns, in just a little more than a half mind you, head coach Kevin Sumlin praised Manziel for the work he has put in this offseason in an attempt to continue his development.
"What you saw today -- it was improvement in the pocket. He wasn't very sloppy when he took off and ran. He got out of the pocket and wasn't careless with the ball. That's what we're working on."
Manziel, the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy and the first Texas A&M player since halfback John David Crow back in 1957, is the ultimate dual- threat quarterback, and his rare talent as both a passer and runner makes him extremely difficult to defend.
His first season as the Aggies' starter resulted in him completing 68 percent of his throws for 3,706 yards, 26 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He also ran the ball 201 times for a whopping 1,410 yards and 21 scores.
The loss of several key pieces to an A&M team that made the most of its first foray in the SEC last year (11-2), means Manziel may be asked to do even more this fall, a thought he relishes with great anticipation.
That's not to say that there aren't suitable replacements for the likes of former offensive standouts Luke Joeckel, Christine Michael and Ryan Swope, but make no mistake -- this is Manziel's show, and while he knows the pressure is on to continue his progression both as a player and a leader, there is no doubt he is up to the challenge.
"There's a big dragon out there for us with all the people who are doubting A&M, all the people who are doubting me that last year was a fluke," Manziel said. "So that's a chip on my shoulder and that's a dragon I need to slay this year."
The Aggies compete in the ultra-competitive SEC West with the likes of two- time defending national champion Alabama, which A&M beat last year in Tuscaloosa (29-24) for its first-ever road win over the No. 1 team in the land, as well as traditional power LSU, Arkansas, Auburn, Ole Miss and Mississippi State.
Manziel was instrumental in the upset win over the Crimson Tide, hitting the mark on 24-of-31 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns, while also tallying 92 yards on 18 carries -- all that production of course coming against one of the top defenses in the country.
The 'Bama game served as Manziel's coming out party so to speak, although it can be argued that his ascension to college football immortality was set in motion earlier in the campaign when he directed the Aggies to wins over nationally-ranked foes Louisiana Tech (59-57) and Mississippi State (38-13). His place among the all-time greats was cemented when he led A&M to a 41-13 rout of former Big 12 Conference rival Oklahoma in the 2013 Cotton Bowl.
Manziel, who has critics despite his unprecedented early success, scoffs at the notion that he will suffer a sophomore slump, citing his work ethic and unwavering commitment to doing everything in his power to improve.
"It's more serious this time around," he said. "It's almost personal with all the stuff that's kind of being tossed around about my arm strength and this and that. It's getting kind of personal to me and so we're going to get after it."
Blessed with not only natural talent, but the drive to excel that is inherent in nearly all superstars, there doesn't appear to be much Manziel can't do. Whether it will be enough to lead the Aggies to the pinnacle of team success that those in College Station clamor for remains to be seen.
One thing is certain though -- as long as Johnny Football has a say, A&M will be in contention, and that's all anyone can really ask.


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For the last two years, my friend and I have been asking area businesses to put mason jars on their counters for the month of November. Our goal is to gather pennies from customers to donate to the Brandon Area Food Shelf. The great thing about collecting pennies is that for adults, they are almost meaningless. Customers routinely receive rounded-up change at stores if we don't have exact and the register is out of pennies; give-a-penny/take-a-penny containers next to cash registers are used as a form of advertising by cigarette companies and other big corporations that give them away to distributers; the federal government, which now spends more money to mint a penny than a penny is worth, has even considered doing away with them altogether.
In 2008, our two-woman effort to conduct a town-wide, month long Penny Harvest in mason jars took a little time to get off the ground. We rounded up the mason jars (for our "harvest" theme), hand-wrote the labels, and eventually got them distributed to about 75 percent of the businesses in town by mid-November. In general we stayed away from businesses where staff got tips or where there were already charitable jars up. We decided to hand-count the pennies, as the banks no longer provide this service and the machine at our local grocery stores takes a hefty 13 percent surcharge — a bit high for a charitable effort. Luckily the local Boy Scout troop helped out, and by the end, we were astonished that we had collected more than $800 to deposit in the Food Shelf's bank account, thanks to $50 matching donations we had solicited from the National Bank of Middlebury and the First Brandon Bank.
But this year was going to be tougher. 2009 was the second year into a recession that has devastated the local economy — two major employers, Nexus and Vermont Tubbs, had left town. The so-called artists' renaissance that had fueled Brandon's most recent resurgence at the beginning of the decade depended on the sale of luxury goods to middle-class buyers, who were not only not spending, but not even visiting last year. At one point, almost half of the store fronts in downtown Brandon were empty, as businesses either shut down completely or owners moved operations into their own homes. Because all the mason jars were labeled and waiting in my basement for distribution, I made sure every store of any kind had one by the beginning of November. Brandon Auto Sales took one, and so did the Senior Center. Otter Creek Animal Hospital sported one, and the Brandon Free Public Library had a jar next to their own Penny-a-Page promotion of reading. I even tried to drop one off at the drive-through branch of the Otter Bank south of town, but they assured me it wouldn't get any donations as all their business was via car. At the one remaining bar in town, I dropped off two jars, one at either end. And I asked each business to consider replacing its "give-a-penny/take-a-penny" container with our mason jar for the month.
As we suspected, the recession had taken its toll. When all the pennies were finally counted and deposited last week, we had collected less than $480 — better than nothing, of course, but not enough to meet the increased need over last year. Not only were there fewer customers coming into the stores, but, I suspect, a great many more adults are now beginning to collect pennies again as they once did as children. Last year, several places reported that employees brought in their penny jars and donated the whole lot; this year, I have noticed many more such jars prominently displayed at my friends' houses — no longer is the spare change being dropped into the children's piggy bank; rather, it is being socked away in the living room. I have a feeling that as Brandon continues to struggle with joblessness and people use up more and more of their assets to break even, more of us will be dipping into our own penny jars for the bread, milk and egg money to feed our own families. And there is no shame in that, after all; we are in fact teaching our own children a valuable lesson that we had abandoned long ago when the penny stopped being able to buy anything on its own: that small things of value may in fact be what we should treasure most when we have lost so much, and so much has been taken from us.
Rebecca Reimers is a native of the New York City suburb of Teaneck, N.J., and a refugee of Westchester, N.Y. She has been living in Vermont for more than 13 years, in New Haven, Burlington, Middlebury and now in Brandon. She is a retired high school social studies teacher raising her three young sons with her husband, a native of the Boston area. Her thoughts on her community, and the surrounding towns of Leicester, Goshen and Forestdale, appear in "View from the Borderland," an online feature at the Addison Independent Web site.


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The Ways Of The Hacker: Next Wire Salon at Cafe Oto
The story of maverick, revolutionary or pragmatic instrument building winds back through the history of 20th century experimental sound and music to limn digital processing and analogue synthesis, intermedia and installation art, live electronics and AV systems, free improvisation and indeterminacy, robotics and automata, aleatory and environmental processes, Just Intonation and other militant tuning systems, before arriving at the ground zero of Russolo's noise makers, the intonarumori.
This edition of The Wire Salon brings together a panel of contemporary experimental musicians and instrument builders including Leafcutter John, Tom Bugs, Sam Underwood and Kirsten Reynolds to discuss the philosophy and practice of designing and building new audio interfaces and systems in the 21st century soundworld, whether from scratch or in order to modify existing analogue and digital hardware or software.
The discussion, which will be moderated by The Wire's Deputy Editor Frances Morgan, will examine the aesthetic, political, economic and technological potentiality (and limits) of building or rewiring new sonic tools, as well as exploring the current scene's links with hacker and DIY culture. As part of the discussion each panelist will demonstrate examples of their own custom built gear.
The Wire Salon: The Ways Of The Hacker takes place at London Cafe Oto, 7 February, 8pm, £4 (tickets on the door only, no pre-sales).
Tom Bugs has been designing and building a wide variety of electronic audio instruments as BugBrand since 2005. His low-tech/circuit bending roots are still apparent in the circuitry of the Weevil family of devices, but the refined power and aesthetics of his Modular System is the focus of his current work, which mixes artistic and technical approaches in a highly distinctive manner.
Sam Underwood, aka MrUnderwood, is a musician, sound artist and instrument designer. With the sensibility of a hacker, his work is geared towards developing new ways of creating music, sounds and interfaces with instruments and technology. He is currently artist in residence at the iShed in Bristol and guest composer at the legendary EMS in Stockholm. His activities include MortonUnderwood, a musical instrument design company co-run with David Morton; ORE, a doom tuba duo; and the Sonic Graffiti project.
Leafcutter John is a London-based musician, instrument builder, software designer and installation artist. His work combines vanguard electronics and processing with improvisation and traditional folk forms.
Kirsten Reynolds is a UK artist whose work encompasses painting, sculpture, collage and print-making as well as the use of customised sound, light, electronics and found objects. She is a former member of Bow Gamelan Ensemble and Headbutt, currently works as part of the experimental turntablist duo Project Dark, and is a member of Music Hackspace.


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The Ducks were on Anaheim ice Tuesday night, but their minds seemed to be on Dodger Stadium.
Goalie Jonas Hiller was beaten by shots that routinely find his glove. The Ducks' offensive pressure was intense, but the aim was off, with 36 shots blocked.
Because of it, the Ducks' 22-game unbeaten-in-regulation start at Honda Center ended Tuesday when the last-place Winnipeg Jets of the Central Division claimed a 3-2 upset.
"I never really felt in the game," Hiller said after surrendering three goals on Winnipeg's first 11 shots and getting replaced by Frederik Andersen with 4:17 left in the second period.
Hiller, who was 14-0-2 with a 1.86 goals-against average at home before Tuesday, speculated part of it might have been the distractions of the Ducks' Dodger Stadium game Saturday against the Kings.
Despite a frenzy of 42 shots on Winnipeg goalie Ondrej Pavelec, the Ducks got only two past him.
After Ducks center Nick Bonino scored with 9:42 remaining in the third period, Pavelec endured a power play in which Ducks Ryan Getzlaf, Cam Fowler and Matt Beleskey took their best desperate shots at him and came away empty.
It was the Ducks' first regulation loss at Honda Center since their Game 7 first-round playoff loss to the Detroit Red Wings on May 12.
"To be the first team to beat them here … we battled so hard, you don't see 36 blocked shots every day," Pavelec said. "We knew they were coming, but we handled it real well."
Getzlaf called the loss "one of those games … weird. We threw a lot over the net tonight. You're going to have nights like that, unfortunate the streak had to end like that."
With the Kings coming to Honda Center on Thursday before the Dodger Stadium event, Getzlaf said he hoped the loss to the Jets (23-23-5) wasn't a so-called trap game of lost focus.
"There's a lot of distractions with this outdoor game, everyone's been talking about it for two weeks, it's hard to focus on the two points at hand," Getzlaf said. "But it's an excuse our group hasn't been a part of before and won't be a part of again.
"When there's distractions, you have to play through them."
The Ducks (37-10-5) worked feverishly on two power plays in the second period trying to force a tie only to find themselves down, 3-1, when forward Evander Kane beat Hiller on a high shot to the goalie's left.
The hosts weren't sweating too profusely about a surprising 2-1 deficit after the first, considering they lead the NHL with 17 come-from-behind wins.
But a series of little breakdowns sealed their fate.
A Ducks pass hit an official's skate and forced them to spend an extra minute in the Winnipeg zone. Bonino missed a wide-open shot high and right. Saku Koivu launched a shot over the goal.
Ducks forward Patrick Maroon had an even better chance trying to follow a Francois Beauchemin shot, but he pushed the shot just left of the left goal post, lifting his head in despair.
The Ducks went ahead on Fowler's blue-line blast 3:59 into the game, with the puck nicking the stick of Jets defenseman Zach Bogosian past Pavelec.
Pavelec had an excuse.
Hiller didn't for allowing what appeared to be a routine effort by forward Blake Wheeler that eluded Hiller's glove 5:19 into the game. It was Wheeler's team-best 18th goal.
"Tough to forget about," Hiller said.
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CAIRO (AP) — Enraged Islamists pushed back Friday against the toppling of President Mohammed Morsi, as tens of thousands of his supporters took to the streets vowing to win his reinstatement and clashed with their opponents in violence that killed 30 and drove the divided nation toward an increasingly dangerous showdown.
In a battle on a bridge over the Nile River in Cairo, gunfire rang out and flames leaped from a burning car as the rival camps threw volleys of stones and fireworks at each other. Military armored vehicles raced across the bridge in a counterattack on Morsi's supporters.
The clashes accelerated after the supreme leader of Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood defiantly proclaimed that his followers would not give up street action until the return of the country's first freely elected president, swept out of power days earlier by the military. Morsi opponents called out the public to defend against the Brotherhood, deepening the battle lines.
In scenes of mayhem, troops opened fire on peaceful pro-Morsi protesters. Islamists threw one opponent off a rooftop.
"God make Morsi victorious and bring him back to the palace," Brotherhood chief Mohammed Badie proclaimed before cheering supporters at a Cairo mosque in his first appearance since the overthrow. "We are his soldiers we defend him with our lives."
Badie said it was a matter of honor for the military to abide by its pledge of loyalty to the president, in what appeared to be an attempt to pull it away from its leadership.
"Your leader is Morsi. ... Return to the people of Egypt," he said. "Your bullets are not to be fired on your sons and your own people."
Hours later, Badie's deputy, Khairat el-Shater, considered the most powerful figure in the organization, was arrested in a Cairo apartment along with his brother on allegations of inciting violence, Interior Ministry spokesman Hani Abdel-Latif told The Associated Press.
After the speech, a large crowd of Islamists surged across 6th October Bridge over the Nile toward Tahrir Square, where a giant crowd of Morsi's opponents had been massed all day. Battles broke out there and near the neighboring state TV building. Pro-Morsi youth shielded themselves from flying stones and fireworks with sheets of barricaded metal. A car burned at the top of an exit ramp amid the sounds of automatic weapons and shotguns.
"They are firing at us, sons of dogs! Where is the army?" one Morsi opponent shouted as another was brought to medics with his jeans soaked in blood from leg wounds. At least three people were killed at the bridge.
The fighting ended when at least seven armored personnel carriers sped across the bridge, chasing away the Morsi supporters. Young civilians jumped onto the roofs of the APCs, shouting insults at the Islamists and chanting, "The people and army are one hand."
Across the country, clashes erupted as Morsi supporters tried to storm local government buildings or military facilities, battling police or Morsi opponents. At least 30 people were killed throughout the day in Egypt, with 210 wounded, Heath Ministry official Khaled el-Khatib told The Associated Press.
Islamists descended on anti-Morsi rally, opening fire with guns in the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria, where at least 12 people were killed, mostly Morsi opponents, emergency services official Amr Salama said. One man was stabbed and thrown from the roof of a building by Morsi supporters after he raised an Egyptian flag and shouted insults against the ousted president, according to an Associated Press reporter at the scene.
Five policemen killed by militants in shootings around the Sinai city of el-Arish, according to security officials speaking on condition of anonymity because not authorized to talk to the press.
The U.S. State Department condemned the violence and called on all Egyptian leaders to denounce the use of force and prevent further bloodshed among their supporters.
"The voices of all who are protesting peacefully must be heard — including those who welcomed the events of earlier this week and those who supported President Morsi," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement. "The Egyptian people must come together to resolve their differences peacefully."
Col. Ahmed Ali, a spokesman for the armed forces, said the Muslim Brotherhood was trying to "pick a fight" with the army and "drag it to a clash in order to send a message to the West that what happened in the country is a coup and that the military is cracking down on the peaceful protesters."
That mirrored a statement from an umbrella group of Morsi opponents — including the National Salvation Front and youth groups. The group urged the public to take to the streets immediately "to defend popular legitimacy" against what they called a "malicious plot" by the Brotherhood.
Islamists vowed to show by their numbers and the turmoil that the military had made a mistake by removing Morsi on Wednesday night. The action followed mass demonstrations for four days this week by the president's opponents in the biggest rallies the country has seen.
"The military got itself in a trap by taking one side. Now they see the masses in the streets and now they realized that there are two peoples," Hamada Nassar, a figure from the hard-line former militant group, Gamaa Islamiya, told AP.
An interim president — senior judge Adly Mansour — was sworn in Thursday, and a Cabinet of technocrats is to be formed to run Egypt until new elections can be held, although officials have not said when that will be. Mansour dissolved the interim parliament — the upper house of the legislature — which was overwhelmingly dominated by Islamists and Morsi allies. He also named the head of General Intelligence, Rafaat Shehata, as his security adviser.
The Islamists called rallies Friday to express their outrage at Morsi's ouster. The Brotherhood has said it will not work with the new military-backed leadership, and Morsi's supporters say the armed forces have wrecked Egypt's democracy by carrying out a coup against an elected president.
They accuse loyalists of former leader Hosni Mubarak, ousted in 2011, and liberal and secular opposition parties of turning to the army for help because they lost the election to Islamists. Many also see it as a conspiracy against Islam.
The turmoil began in the afternoon when army troops opened fire as hundreds of his supporters marched on the Republican Guard building in Cairo. That site is where Morsi was staying when he was toppled before being taken into military custody at an undisclosed location.
The crowd approached a barbed wire barrier where troops were standing guard. When one person hung a sign of Morsi on the barrier, soldiers tore it down and told the crowd to stay back. A protester put up a second sign, and the soldiers opened fire, according to an AP photographer.
A protester fell dead with a gaping, bleeding wound in the back of his head, while others were bloodied and wounded. Witnesses told AP Television News at the scene that men in plain clothes fired the lethal shots. The Health Ministry said a total of four were killed at the site, though it was not known how all died.
Protesters threw stones at the troops, who responded with volleys of tear gas. Many of those injured had wounds typical of birdshot. The BBC's Middle East editor, Jeremy Bowen, was hit by birdshot in the head as he covered the clashes but said his injuries were superficial.
Badie made his appearance three hours later on a stage in front of tens of thousands of Islamists massed at Rabia al-Adawiya Mosque, not far from the Republican Guard building.
Morsi "is my president and your president and the president of all Egyptians," Badie proclaimed, thrusting his arms in the air, as a military helicopter circled low overhead.
The gray-haired Badie is a revered figure among the Brotherhood's followers, who swear an oath of absolute obedience to him — to "hear and obey."
The circumstances of his appearance were a mystery. Security officials had said Badie was taken into custody from a villa on the Mediterranean coast soon after Morsi's removal Wednesday night and flown to Cairo, part of a sweep that netted at least five other senior Brotherhood figures and put around 200 more on wanted lists.
Just before his speech, the Brotherhood's political party said on its webpage that Badie had "been released." On stage, however, Badie denied he had been arrested. There was no immediate explanation from security officials.
Authorities also announced the release of Saad Katatni, head of the Brotherhood's political arm the Freedom and Justice Party, as well as one of Badie's deputies, Rashad Bayoumi, pending further investigation.


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Bruins try to sweep Rangers in Game 4
The Boston Bruins will try to become the first team this postseason to reach the conference final stage, as they attempt to complete a sweep of the New York Rangers in Thursday's Game 4 at Madison Square Garden.
The fourth-seeded Bruins have jumped out to a commanding 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals and are one win from returning to the third round. Boston won the Stanley Cup in 2011 before losing in the first round to Washington last spring.
The Rangers, meanwhile, need to pull off an improbable comeback in this best- of-seven series to make it back to the East finals for a second straight season. New York lost in six games to the New Jersey Devils in last spring's conference finals.
Only three teams have come back from an 0-3 hole in the history of the NHL playoffs. The Toronto Maple Leafs in 1942, the New York Islanders in 1975 and the Philadelphia Flyers in 2010. The Flyers' comeback three years ago was against the Bruins.
After recording a pair of wins in Boston to begin the series, the Bruins notched a 2-1 decision Tuesday night in New York City. Daniel Paille's goal with 3:31 left in the game led the Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Rangers, who fell to 3-1 on home ice in this postseason.
Boston improved to 3-1 as the guest and can close out this series with another road win tonight.
"It's definitely a good feeling but it's not over," said Paille. "They didn't want to go down tonight and we really had to work hard for it. We're really going to have to work hard to try and win this series."
Johnny Boychuk tied the contest early in the third period while Tuukka Rask turned away 23 shots for Boston, which got a pair of assists from Shawn Thornton.
Taylor Pyatt had the lone goal in the loss while Henrik Lundqvist made 32 stops for the Rangers.
"This was a tough night, but all we can do is put this behind us and come out with our all in the next game," said Lundqvist. "But this one really stinks because we played a solid game tonight."
New York failed to score on both of its chances with the man advantage on Tuesday and is 0-for-10 on the power play in this series. The Rangers are 2- for-38 on the power play this postseason.
The Rangers haven't been swept in a playoff series since going down in four games to the Devils in the opening round of the 2006 postseason.
Boston's last sweep came in the 2011 conference semifinals against the Flyers.
The Bruins have played the first three games of this series without defensemen Andrew Ference, Wade Redden and Dennis Seidenberg, all of whom are battling injuries. Seidenberg and Redden made the trip to New York and are both questionable for Thursday's contest.
If necessary, Game 5 of this series is scheduled for Saturday in Boston.


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The King's College (TKC) raised eyebrows in Christian higher education circles when it selected Dinesh D'Souza as its president in 2010. The author and pundit had little administrative experience, but TKC saw his potential to raise the school's profile (and funds).
Two years later, D'Souza—now best known for two books and a film criticizing the presidency of Barack Obama—resigned. This followed reports of his appearance with a new fiancée while still legally married to his wife of 20 years.
The day of the resignation, one TKC student asked interim president Andy Mills if the college would distinguish itself from D'Souza's approach to politics.
"[TKC] is a Christian college. Period," Mills said. He reiterated the point in an interview with CT. "We are reaffirming the reason students came here. Students come here for the [Christian] mission and vision."
In the presidential search that led to D'Souza's hiring, TKC published a list of "'true ideas' that distinguish King's within … higher education," including "biblical competition" and the right to "seek prosperity and risk bankruptcy." TKC no longer lists these on its website.
TKC was not the only Christian school to include economic and political theory among its core commitments. But changes have been afoot at similar schools that have positioned themselves as conservative in more than just theology.
Gene Edward Veith, provost at Patrick Henry College, says his school's conservatism has become "more sophisticated" since its founding in 1998. What he described as a "meltdown" in conflict between faculty and administrators ...1


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