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I am trying to put a link in the post meta with this code
$authorEmail = get_the_author_meta('user_email');
$authorEmailLink = ''.$authorEmail.'';
add_post_meta($post->ID,'Author Email',$authorEmailLink,true);
$authorEmailLink is a valid link because I can echo it to the page. However, when I put it on the page, it just displays the plain text email. Is there something I am not doing or a way to get around this?


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Why is Google using RC4 for their HTTPS/SSL?
$ openssl s_client -connect www.google.com:443 | grep "Cipher is"
New, TLSv1/SSLv3, Cipher is RC4-SHA
Isn't RC4 unsafe to use?
Academically speaking, RC4 is terrible; it has easy distinguishers ("easy" means "can really be demonstrated in lab conditions"). It is also hard to use properly. However, SSL/TLS uses RC4 correctly, and in practice the shortcomings of RC4 have no real importance.
The power-that-be at Google decided to switch to RC4 by default because of the recent "BEAST" attack, which demonstrates (again, in lab conditions) a compromise of a Paypal cookie. There is no such dramatic demonstration for an attack on RC4 as used in SSL, so it was estimated that using AES-CBC with SSL/TLS 1.0 was "more risky" than using RC4.
The academically "right thing" to do would be to use AES-CBC with TLS 1.1 (or any ulterior version), which has no problem with BEAST and none of the RC4-related weaknesses either. However, Google makes money in the real world, and, as such, they cannot enforce a configuration which would prevent a third of their user base from connecting.
Wikipedia has a decent writeup on the known attacks on RC4. Most of them are from biases of the output. To give you an idea of the severity of the attacks see the following quotes from the Wikipedia page:
There is also this:
The following bias in RC4 was used to attack WEP:
As far as I know, however, SSL/TLS does not use a long-term key with a nonce. It establishes a new key every connection (and even refreshes the key after some period of time).
The take away point is, RC4 has shown some weaknesses that have actually been exploited to attack real-world system under certain configurations. But, no one has shown if/how these weaknesses affect SSL/TLS. If you are worried about it, however, I believe SSL/TLS has a cipher negotiation phase, so there is probably a way to force connections to not be able to use RC4. This could open you up to other attacks though.
I do think that in the fullness of time the choice to forcibly migrate people to RC4 will be considered a folly.
We recently had a PCI auditor command that we use RC4 to avoid the BEAST attack. We had no option but to comply or face losing our PCI certification. Across the industry, people are fleeing from AES-CBC in response to this attack. Yet in my opinion using RC4 in TLS is much, much worse than incorrectly using CBC.
Why you ask?
Let's say that Alice and Bob disagree about the security of RC4. Alice thinks RC4 is completely fine for TLS, Bob disagrees.
They decide to set up a little game. In each round of the game, Bob will submit two messages to Alice, m0 and m1. Alice will then choose an RC4 key at random, encrypt one of the messages and send it back to Bob. She always chooses the same message to encrypt for all the rounds in a specific game: either she always encrypts m0 or she always encrypts m1. Bob can have as many rounds as he likes, but at the end his goal is to tell which of the two messages he is getting back in each round.
Now for any secure cipher, Bob wouldn't be able to do this with a probability greater than 50%. However, for RC4 he can do this trivially by requesting the encryption of pairs of two byte messages.
Here's how it works. He sets M0 to 0xFFFF and he sets M1 to 0x0000. The second byte of an RC4 key stream as about twice the likelihood of being zero as it should do: $2\over256$. His strategy is to just submit these messages again and again and again and again. He then records how often he sees 0xFF in the second byte versus how often he see 0x00. He can use this to distinguish whether he's getting M0s or M1s.
This isn't some academic attack either, you can actually implement it in a few lines of Python and it runs in a handful of seconds. See here for some working code I've knocked together that demonstrates this attack. I've set the default number of trials to 2000. It occasional gets it wrong on this setting but most of the time the challenger and attacker agree.
Worse, this game isn't all that academic either. It is often the case that with TLS that same payload is encrypted under multiple keys.
Suppose we use TLS to secure POP or IMAP sessions. The initial phase of the protocol are identical for all users. Worse, it often the case the actual user passwords are transmitted over the TLS.
An attacker might be able to use the biases in the first few hundred bytes of RC4 to significantly reduce an exhaustive search of a user password. He just sits there waiting for the user to connect to their POP server and records each session's bytes. People often configure their e-mail client to do this every few minutes. We're not expecting the user to do anything out of the ordinary!
He then analyses these bytes with respect to already known biases to prioritise a brute-force search of the password space.
I don't even think any new cryptanalysis is required to mount this attack. It simply a question of developing a clever heuristic algorithm that uses the biases already known to significantly reduce the search space. It's just a matter of time until someone does this!
In summary, I think RC4 is as close to broken as you can get without being able to recover arbitrary plaintext. It should be retired urgently and nobody should be using it. Least of all Google.
RC4 is a stream cipher and can be easy to misuse. E.g. Microsoft had problems with it to protect password and office documents. However its use is, afaik, correct inside the SSL/TLS specification.
Like often in cryptography things are easier to misuse than to use ;-)
Got news: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security#RC4_attack
It's not very practical yet (at least 224 ciphertexts), but attacks can only get better, not worse. Remember how it was with WEP cracking.
Note that the above discussion may be out of date after the Snowden revelations. For example, see the "Hardening Internet Infrastructure" panel at IETF88 where Schneier speculates that the NSA expects to be able to break RC4 and is recruiting staff to do so.
A major problem we still face is fazing out old encryption standards with vulnerabilities, without breaking web access to many sites and services for machines or networks running older software like WinXP and IE8, or that may have a high upgrade cost. I think we should just start forcing the issue however by announcing a timeline in which any vulnerable standards should be removed.
In the leaked Snowden documents released so far there are references to the NSA already using very powerful super computers to try and exploit crypto as large as 2048-bit RSA keys as well as targeting others like AES. Comments alluded to such enormous breakthroughs that only the chairman and vice chairman and the two staff directors of each intelligence committee were told about it
From Bruce Shneier's blog
He later published a new public key of length 4096.


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I'm trying to solve this problem:
On a regular x/y grid, I have a point A located at position 2,7 (X,Y).
I have to place a second point (B) on the grid (somewhere to the right of point A), but I only know the X coordinate of this point B, as well as the angle the eventual imaginary corner will make at point A.... Making sense? I must use the angle in the formula I'm seeking..
So here's the data I have:
Point A -> X=2, Y=7
Angle = 45
Point B -> X=20, Y=?
The values are just examples.. I'm looking for the Y value of Point B in any case..
I hope someone can help me figure this out.. I'm trying to implement this into PHP but I can't find the correct math formula...


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Project Old School E85 Conversion - Corn-Fed Monster - TechWritten by on February 22, 2011 Contributors: Darren Tedder Project Old-School Goes Green-And Makes More Power
When we first introduced our Project Old-School engine build, the premise was to build an engine that would remind us of our younger days-when overkill was the way to make power. With our engine, we started out with a lot of compression, a lot of camshaft, and what we thought was a lot of carburetor. I say we thought we were over carbureted, but during our last dyno session, we noticed the power dropping off after about 5,000 rpm-a sure sign that not enough air was being moved. This really surprised us, as with two 465-cfm carburetors (totaling 930 cfm), we thought our 340 stroker definitely wouldn't need any more carburetion.
Over the last several months we have been able to run several gallons of race fuel through our Old-School engine, and to be honest, race fuel can get expensive. The way the engine is built, there is no way that we can simply drive to the local fuel depot and fill up the Valiant with "pump gas"-or can we? Under normal circumstances, the only fuels you can usually buy "at the pump" for use on the highway, are rated from 87 to 93 octane. With an engine running a 12.0:1 compression ratio, a tunnel ram, and a big, solid-roller camshaft, that is not an option. What is an option is running E85 through the carburetors. A couple of years ago, E85 gained a lot of popularity, but at the time, finding a local station that carried this new fuel was few and far between.
E85 has an octane rating that is higher than that of regular gasoline's typical rating of 87 through 93, and this allows it to be used in higher compression engines. Using E85, however, does have the drawback of lower fuel economy, as more fuel will be needed per unit of air (stoichiometric fuel ratio) to run the engine as opposed to traditional gasoline. This corresponds to a lower heating value (units of energy per unit mass) for E85 than gasoline. Because of the lower heating value, E85 has a cooler intake charge but a higher stability level from its higher octane rating. Use of this fuel not only results in lower GHG emissions, but typically results in a measureable percentage increase in horsepower and torque at the wheels. Because of its lower price than race fuels, and increasing availability in certain areas, the use of E85 is becoming more viable.
Simply dumping a tank full of E85 in your car and hoping for the best is not a good idea. There are a few changes that will need to be made. Now, we'll be the first to admit that we have no experience running Ethanol, so in order to avoid looking like idiots, we found someone who does know a thing or two about running E85. Darren Tedder of Prism Racing in Conyers, Georgia, told us, "We regularly see a 3-5 percent power increase simply by converting an engine from race fuel, or "pump" gasoline to clean burning, highly-oxygenated ethanol." Darren told us that several changes would need to be made to our 465-cfm carburetors before any E85 was run through them. Since E85 "burns" differently than conventional fuels, delivery of the Ethanol is handled a bit differently through the carburetor. An E85 carburetor needs to be "converted," by changing the metering plates (different emulsion-orifice properties), and possibly, some air bleed, and needle and seat changes. Normally, a needle and seat assembly with more flow capabilities might be needed, but since we were running two carburetors, he felt we would be ok.
When it came time to strap the Valiant to the dyno at Prism Racing, the guesses as to how much power the car would make were conservative. Let's face it, it's a small-block 340 with no special machine work done to it. We started with a conservative 5,500-rpm pass and noticed we had a small problem. As we mentioned in our opening paragraph, would you believe that 930 cfm of carburetion on our small-block wasn't enough? I didn't. With the relatively small cubes of our stroked 340 (414), I thought that 930 cfm would be plenty. When looking at the dyno chart, Darren noticed a sudden and severe drop off in power, and his experience suggested we needed more air flow. To get more air, we needed bigger carburetors-there goes this month's allowance. It was a toss-up as to whether or not a pair of 600-cfm carburetors would be enough, so the decision was made to get a pair of 650 Double-Pumpers and convert them to run E85.
Buying E85 dedicated carburetors is as easy as checking out any performance retailer online. Our problem, however, was that we were strapped to the dyno and needed them right now. We were fortunate in that we were able to locate a local retail warehouse that happened to have two 650 Holley Double Pumpers on the shelf and the required E85 conversion components.
After finally getting the carburetors switched over, we then ran into an issue where our engine developed a hiccup right around 5,300 rpm. This developed a situation that we weren't sure how to overcome. What it sounded like was something in the ignition. Instead of buying a new distributor and hoping it solved the problem, local Mopar guy, Ralph Vaquero came to the rescue with a factory distributor for us to try. After connecting Ralph's distributor, our hiccup went away.
After everything seemed to be happy with the Valiant, we proceeded to make 32 pulls on the dyno until we ended up making just 500 hp and 500 lb-ft of torque. There was definitely a lot of jet changes and tuning going on-as with any dyno session. We finally ended up with 40 degrees of timing and jet sizes about 8 sizes larger than were needed with race fuel.
Things To Remember When Considering The Use of E-85
Ethanol contains less BTU energy than gasoline; therefore you need, depending on the application, about 10-20 percent more fuel as opposed to conventional fuel.
The Octane rating is generally around 105. This allows the use of higher compression ratios.
E85 is still suffering from limited availability. Finding E85 depends a lot on your location, as most of the E85 pumps we've heard of are located in the mid-West.
E85 can be more corrosive on some rubbers, plastics, and some metal parts because of its inherent properties. This means that you'll want to research your fuel system parts to ensure compatibility.
Emissions are greatly reduced when using E85. If you don't care about emissions, you should, but just know that what burns cleaner leaves your engine cleaner.
Not Always Equal
If you think that all E85 is the same, we're here to tell you that it's not. When dealing with "mass produced" E85, there are different "blends" depending on things like the time of year or just the primary mixing ingredients, and this can adversely affect peak performance-especially in areas prone to drastic weather changes. Currently, we have also found out that federally regulated E85 allows for a blending of anywhere from 70-85 percent Ethanol (ASTM D5798). While this might not have a huge effect on the normal daily driver, those who've done their best to optimize their engine combinations can really be in for a surprise from week to week, or month to month in regards to how their engine's performance is affected.
While we tuned our Old-School engine to run on the E85 that's available near our house/shop, we decided to see what happens when a quality, regulated blend of E85 is introduced to our carburetors. Prism Racing is a distributor for Rockett Brand Fuels, and since Rockett blends a quality-controlled E85, we completely drained and flushed the fuel system in the Valiant and added the Rockett Brand E85.
Simply by running the Rockett Brand E85, our power numbers increased by five horsepower, and our engine had a leaner air/fuel ratio-not a significant amount, but enough to let us know that if we actually tuned with the Rockett E85, we could possibly see a difference of 8-10 horsepower just in the blend of fuel.
Parts Is Not Just Parts
Just converting the engine in your muscle car over to run E85 does take a little more than simply re-jetting your carburetor. We've all heard the horror stories about how E85 can cause damage because prolonged exposure to ethanol may corrode metal and "soften" rubber parts in older engines designed primarily for gasoline. The horror stories are both correct and incorrect. Oil companies are required to add corrosion inhibitors not only to ethanol-blended gasoline but also to other gasoline products (per www.biofuelshub.com). This is because all types of petroleum products have corrosive properties. Changes in humidity and temperature can also affect Ethanol-based fuels more so than petroleum-based fuels. This is because Ethanol-based fuels are prone to absorbing moisture. Ethanol can do some really bad things to some traditional fuel-system materials-like the cork gaskets in some carburetors. Also keep in mind that not all fuel tubing is created equal. Aluminum fuel lines need to be made from anodized tubing. Non-anodized aluminum corrodes when exposed to ethanol.
If you're running a factory, mechanical-style fuel pump, we suggest you change it, as the diaphragm inside might not survive. Even electric fuel pumps are not created equal. We changed ours to a Methanol-compatible fuel pump as our standard aftermarket pump was not designed for this type of fuel. As far as fuel lines, we have gotten mixed reports that standard rubber lines are adequate. Some guys told us that they have had to replace them because of compatibility issues with the E85, and others have been running it for years. Just to be on the safe side, if you're running a large amount of rubber hose (stainless braided and such), it might be a good idea to consult the hose manufacturer about their recommendations.
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In this photo, you can notice the differences in the metering plates. With E85's physical properties being different from a petroleum-based fuel, the way the fuel acts and "blends" with the air is different.Therefore, there are different emulsion properties as dictated by the orifices that can be adjusted to suit your particular application.Once we had the carburetors ready, it was time to switch the 465s for the 650s. This required a little plumbing, as we were going from 4160 style carbs to 4150.The E85 metering plates come with changeable emulsion bleeds that allow the user to adjust the fuel curve, and after a couple of bleeder-location changes, we reverted back to the stock locations. The change made by adjusting the emulsion bleeds is not noticeable without a dyno, and not really an area that many need to work on. We had a dyno and wanted to see what the changes did for us.After we made our adjustments, we made another pull, and that's when we really started to notice a hiccup. We changed the spark plugs and then determined the distributor had some issues.Luckily, local Mopar guy Ralph Vaquero brought us a factory distributor to try. Since we weren't 100-percent sure that was our problem, we installed the distributor but wrapped the ignition box in a towel and just let it rest on the cowl. It did fix our problem.Like we said before, the E85 you can get at your local station-if available-may vary in its blending. To be absolutely sure about what you're putting in your car, you might want to test it.


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What does "fit" mean in "survival of the fittest"?
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'Survival of the fittest' has never really made sense, because it confuses the scientific (evo. biological) and colloquial definitions of the word - which some of the previous posters have also done.
Biological fitness simply refers to an individuals genetic contribution to the following generation. That is, a 'fitter' individual, in an evolutionary sense, is one whose genetic material is proportionally overrepresented in the next generation.
The mechanism by which an individual achieves this may include out-surviving competitors, but it's certainly not the only way to increase fitness. Two individuals may live for the same length of time, but one may successfully court more females, or out-compete the other for food resources, for example. So when we refer to a 'fitter' individual (or individuals), we're saying nothing about why they are so. It's not a comment on their 'fitness' in the human sense of the word (bigger, stronger, longer-living), it simply refers to how well they pass on their genetic material.
So you can see why the phrase is nonsense. If we're being precise, then 'survival of the fittest' translates to 'survival of the individual who is better able to pass on their genetic material to the next generation' - which is meaningless because it tangles up these different concepts.
Rather than "fitter", I'd say "better". Better at hunting, gathering food, surviving predators, surviving weather conditions or other kinds of population pressures. The better a population gets at the above things, the more (and fitter/better) offspring it is likely to have and the pyramid goes on.
In some cases, mutations might simply confer a "new" advantage that there was no prior pressure in the system for. For example, I can easily imagine a bird population where one of them evolves a plumage/pigment mutation that gives it a selection advantage and it quickly becomes the norm. This mutation could have - theoretically, and in my view - evolved even in the ABSENCE of a sexual selection pressure.
It's just that natural selection (in my simplistic interpretation) "favors" any improvements in organisms in a really simple, statistical way.
Simply put, "fit" refers to being adept at finding and utilizing resources, evading predation and producing offspring.
Often it is re-phrased "Survival of the Most Adapted." Fittest might make you think of the strongest or the fastest, but suppose in extreme famine, those who had better regulation of muscle growth could have more surviving generations. In an over abundance of resources the reverse could be true.
Ultimately in natural selection, it's all about getting your genetic information to as many surviving copies or permutations as you can. Many organisms use DNA to hold the information, but there are other options (RNA viruses for example).
Getting back to the phrase: It's saying that the fittest is the one who continually replicates well in the current environment/surroundings. Ecosystems are often changing, thus who has the best fitness will change as the ecosystems changes. When an ecosystem is stable for a long period of time, you will find highly adapted organisms to that ecosystem. This is because the selection towards "fittest" has been applied to many, many generations.
While, as others point out, "survival of the fittest" is a pithy description of the theory rather than an actual serious statement I think it can be converted to a useful definition relatively easily.
There is substantial debate about how, exactly, fitness should be defined. I'm not enough of an expert to want to try and lay out the complications here but I will give my preferred definition:
This has the advantage of being amenable to experimental investigation and intuitively simple while complex enough to avoid simple problems arising from the differences in offspring number and the question of infertile offspring.
It might sound tautological, but fitness is pretty much defined as 'being more likely to survive - and reproduce'; fitness is surviving and survival goes to the fittest.
This is a trite way of citing Richard Dawkins' theory of the replicator to describe fitness.
Fitness is a property of being able to carry one's genes to a later generation. Fitness is result of the individual properties and how well the individual can get along in the environment that it finds itself, in comparison to other individuals who might be competing for resources in that environment.
There is no concrete definition of fitness. Fitness can mean size and strength, or lightness and resilience, short or long life. There is no a priori way of looking at two individuals you know nothing about and deciding which is going to be more successful at reproducing.
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How can I get better at reading handwriting? Are there fonts that look like it, or web sites with examples for practice? Are there some common shortcuts that people take when writing by hand?
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I don't know why I didn't think of this earlier and I'm even more surprised no one thought of this before me, well, I'm sure someone did just didn't find it on the internet.
I was installing fonts and noticed some of the fonts that came with my operating system - OS X Mountain Lion - was cursive Chinese. So a thought occurred to me. Cut and paste the same text but format each version with different fonts and compare. This has really helped me learn how to read cursive better. Bonus is it's free and customizable. Hope this helps. The middle font really isn't cursive, but it's blocky handwriting and different enough from "standard" text to see a slight contrast.
Here is a page where you input a couple of words and it'll render them in different handwritten fonts: http://font.chinaz.com/tag_font/CaoShuZiTi.html
I also bought this book from the US Amazon store and recommend it.
I have been able to purchase in China books that have different styles of handwriting including shortcuts. They also have a layer of thin paper over the top of each page so you can trace.
You can also look for books that show common characters written in different styles from print, traditional to script etc.
This is not something you will be taught unless you pay someone to go through with you, as it's not commonly taught in classes.
I don't think that you are taught to write "cursive" in Chinese, most of it is something people just adapt naturally. You just need a really good grasp of characters to understand it. Sometimes people write fast and tend to simplify parts. There is no standard mold for cursive like in english.
But what you can do is read a lot of handwritten documents, just doing that will allow you to see the patterns of how people write.
The modern handwriting scripts of Chinese characters are 楷书, 行书 and 草书.
楷书 is the standard and official handwriting script, which is made up by 笔画 (strokes) and looks like printing script. It is the only handwriting script taught in primary schools in China, because it is the only legal standard of handwriting script.
行书 is the handwriting script that writes much faster and much more scrawled than 楷书. It is a shortcut of Chinese characters. 行书 connects several strokes together as if one stroke in order to write faster.
草书 is the handwriting script that writes much faster and much more scrawled than 行书. It is a better shortcut of Chinese characters, because it connects more strokes and even omits many strokes, in order to write much faster. However, 草书 is too scrawled to be recognized even by native Chinese speakers.
For most of the native Chinese adults, 行书 is used in handwriting, because 楷书 writes too slowly and 草书 is too difficult to recognize.


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When reading the prompt for the 88th edition of COG, I immediately had a subject in mind. This part of volunteerism was not mentioned in the call for submission, which I think is a shame. Yes, the volunteer work we as genealogist do is important, because without it, a lot of our research would not be possible or greatly more difficult But equally important is the volunteer work our ancestors did, because it gives us such a wealth of knowledge. People who selflessly give their time to something are remembered, mourned when lost, and leave traces for us that gives us a unique glimpse into the life of an ancestor we never knew.
My grandfather Adolph Knura is such an ancestor. I never knew him, as he died when I was two. Certainly, there are stories my parents tell me, and the stories my grandmother used to tell. But that gives a limited view of someone. However, his volunteer work for the soccer clubs of Voorschoten has left such an impression that even now he is remembered.
When I began looking at my grandfather's life, I did a quick google search. And behold, I found a mention of him on the website of Voorschoten '97. I had known he was playing soccer and working as a volunteer for the various soccer clubs in Voorschoten, so this didn't come as a surprise. The website said:
In 1961 the comlex got field-lights, after which in 1962 a beautiful new club house was build. Manager of the new clubhouse was Dolf Knura, who, riding on his moped , had become a famous villager.
(Translated paragraph from the website of Voorschoten '97)
I even have a picture of my grandfather during the construction of the clubhouse, which he oversaw.
The historical section of the website had been written by Hans Douw, who, as I found out, had also written a book about the history of soccer in Voorschoten. In this book, my grandfather's passing was briefly named:
In Januari Dolf Knura passes away, who played an important role with all of Voorschoten's soccer clubs.
(Translated sentence from De geschiedenis van het Voorschotense voetbal by Hans Douw, blz. 160.)
But the real value of volunteer work was made abundantly clear when I found the In Memoriam articles about my grandfather. One was from the local newspaper, the other pieces were from the club magazine. They give me a glimpse into the life of my grandfather that I might never had had otherwise. For this, I am grateful. I wish more ancestors had done volunteer work and I'll make sure that I'll do some volunteer work as well, if only to leave yet another trace of myself in history for future generations of genealogists.
If you're interested in reading what I found in the In Memoriam articles, you can read on in Part 2: Adolph Knura In Memoriam.
This post was written for the 88th edition of the Carnival of Genealogy.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
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How very interesting and appropriate for this edition of the COG - Volunteerism. I'm very interested in reading more about Dolf Knura and the work he did. Thank you for your post, J.M.ReplyDelete
Wonderful thought and wonderful grandfather.ReplyDelete
It is special that you have found those reminders of his past.
Thanks for sharing
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CARACAS, Venezuela (March 6, 2013)--A week of national mourning was underway Wednesday in Venezuela, after the death of President Hugo Chavez.
The streets of the capital were empty Wednesday, as public employees, schoolchildren and many others stayed home.
But with Venezuela facing an uncertain future, many flocked to supermarkets and gas stations to stock up on supplies.
Nicolas Maduro, Chavez's vice president, will continue to run Venezuela as interim president, and will be the candidate of the governing socialists in an election that will take place within 30 days.
State TV reported the country's defense minister has pledged military support for Maduro's candidacy, despite a constitutional mandate that the armed forces play a non-political role.
Chavez supporters camped out all night outside the military hospital where he died.
His body will remain at a military academy until a Friday funeral that is expected to draw leaders from all over Latin America and the world.


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Video: Daykin discusses recent changes at Southridge Mall
In this week's Land and Space video, Tom Daykin talks about the addition of Macy's to Southridge Mall and other new stores in the area.
Common Council, School Board to discuss Delphi plan
The proposed redevelopment of the former Delphi Corp. site will be the subject of a joint meeting Monday of the Oak Creek Common Council and the Oak Creek-Franklin School District Board.
The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the cafeteria of Oak Creek High School, 340 E. Puetz Road.
In August, a Wisconsin Energy Corp. affiliate purchased an 85-acre portion of the former Delphi property for $8 million, with plans for a mixed-use development there.
Also, city officials have been considering a possible move of City Hall and the Oak Creek Library to the Delphi site, which is at Howell and Drexel avenues.
Those new buildings and green space would use 5 to 10 acres, leaving the rest of the site for a mix of housing, offices and retail uses,» Read Full Article
Joint meeting will focus on Delphi and civic center redevelopment
The Oak Creek Common Council and the Oak Creek-Franklin School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday to discuss the redevelopment of the current civic center and the site of former Delphi Automotive plant.
The meeting will be held in the cafeteria of Oak Creek High School, 340 E. Puetz Road.
The purpose of the meeting is to review different options for developing both Howell Avenue sites, including their costs. The civic center is at 8640 S. Howell Ave. and the Delphi site, 7929 S. Howell Ave.
This meeting, open to the public, will also be televised on the city's public access channel, either Time Warner Channel 25 or AT&T Uverse channel 99.
Body found on Lake Michigan shore identified
The body that was found on the shore of Lake Michigan Tuesday in Oak Creek has been identified as a 22-year-old South Milwaukee woman.
Oak Creek police were called to the area at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday after receiving a call about a body washing up on shore in Bender Park.
Police identified the woman Wednesday as Brittany Finley. They said she appeared to have died of exposure to the weather and her death does not look suspicious at this time.
Man, 76, cited for disorderly conduct after leaving car to explain 'rules of the road'
A 76-year-old Muskego man was issued a citation for disorderly conduct after he exited his vehicle to instruct the driver of a car he had just rear-ended about the "rules of the road."
According to the Hales Corners police report:
At approximately 9:40 a.m. Jan. 16, a 37-year-old Muskego woman was exiting the Sherper's parking lot on Highway 100 near West Scharles Avenue when the driver of the vehicle behind her started honking his horn and yelling at her. When she started to make her left turn onto Highway 100, she stated the other driver continued to sound his horn so she stopped her car. In doing so, her car was struck from behind by the other vehicle.
The woman told police the driver of the other vehicle then exited his car, approached her driver's side door and continued to yell at her about "the way she drives" before he got back into his vehicle, put it in reverse and fled north through the parking lot.
Police located the car on South 92nd Street and West Cold Spring Road and conducted a traffic stop. The driver stated he feared for his safety and was on his way to the police station to report the incident.» Read Full Article
Cudahy steel fabricating firm goes into receivership
American Welding and Engineering LLC, a steel fabricating and machining firm in Cudahy with about 20 employees, has gone into receivership.
The company, which occupies a 70,000-square-foot plant at 6001 S. Pennsylvania Ave., filed for protection from creditors through receivership last week.
The firm is currently closed but may reopen, court-appointed receiver Michael S. Polsky said Tuesday. He said he is talking with customers and to at least six potential buyers of the company.
American Welding does work for heavy manufacturers, including the mining and railroad industries.
The company's present incarnation dates to 2006, but it appears to be linked to predecessor operations that go back to the mid-'50s. The Cudahy factory was built in 1965 by a company also called American Welding & Engineering.» Read Full Article
Woman's body found in Lake Michigan off Oak Creek
Oak Creek - A woman's body was found Tuesday on the Lake Michigan shore near the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District's South Shore sewage treatment plant, 8500 S. 5th Ave., police said.
The woman appears to have died from exposure.
Identification of the woman is being withheld pending notification of relatives, police said.
About 10:29 a.m., firefighters and police officers responded to a report of a body washed up on shore near Bender Park.
Officers asked plant operators to open the gate to a closed fishing pier on the north end of the property shortly before 11 a.m. Tuesday so that they could get access to the lakeshore, said Scott Royer, general manager for Veolia Water Milwaukee. Veolia Water operates the South Shore and Jones Island treatment plants for the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District.
Whitnall Park sledding hill, warming house open this weekend
The sledding hill and warming house at Whitnall Park will be open today from 3 to 8 p.m.
The warming house will be open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. The park is at 6751 S. 92nd St. in Hales Corners.
Groomed cross-county ski trails at Whitnall and Brown Deer Parks are open.
Cross-country ski rental on the weekends at Whitnall Park is $25 per day and $30 for 24 hours.
Those looking for less strenuous activity can take a dog sled ride, which are being offered Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Whitnall Park clubhouse.» Read Full Article
Macy's to open at Southridge on March 14
Macy's at Southridge Mall will officially open March 14, and it has named Jennifer Duffy its store manager.
Duffy has been store manager of the Macy's Port Huron, Mich., store since 2008.
Shoppers who purchase shopping pass tickets from participating organizations in the store's Charity Shopping Day can get a sneak preview of the store March 10. For details, send an email to email@example.com or call (414) 471-3699.
Meanwhile, Macy's announced it will hire about 160 employees for the Greendale mall store. Those interested in a position should apply online at MacysJobs.com.
Macy's said in May it would open a 150,000-square-foot store at Southridge; it will be the mall's fifth anchor.
Fire damages software company and causes injuries
Two people were injured in a fire this morning that caused about $80,000 worth of damage to Competitive Edge Software, 9850 S. 54th St., Franklin.
Fire Chief James Martins said the fire broke out around 10 a.m. in the software company's warehouse, after gasoline used in some machines created sparks.
Martins said he did not know the extent of the employees' injuries, but they were not life-threatening.
It took firefighters about 20 minutes to put the fire out, he said. The building suffered smoke damage but was structurally safe, and that utilities were not shut off.
Hales Corners teacher accused of sex with former student
A teacher at Hales Corners Lutheran School has been charged with having sex with a 16-year-old girl, a former student.
Craig Perino, 31, was charged Tuesday in Racine County with two counts of sexual intercourse with a child 16 or older, a misdemeanor punishable by up to nine months in jail and $10,000 fine. Both acts occurred at Perino's home in Waterford, according to the complaint.
Officials at the K-8 school would not discuss how long Perino worked as a middle school teacher, or his status as of Thursday.
Randy Masbruch, executive director of Hales Corners Lutheran Church, said in an email that officials were saddened by the news.
" We are cooperating with the authorities on this matter and are not able to provide additional information at this time," Masbruch said. " We have reached out to the people affected by this unfortunate event. We care deeply about them and our prayers are with them."» Read Full Article
Nevada brewery plans operation in Franklin
A Nevada-based craft brewer plans to open a second brewery in Franklin to help it serve new markets in the Midwest and Northeast.
Joseph James Brewing Co. plans to operate the brewery at 9750 S. Oakwood Park Drive, in Franklin Business Park. The company will lease around 6,000 square feet within the Oakwood Commerce Center, a light industrial building.
Along with making beer and soda at the facility, the company plans to operate a tasting room and gift shop, according to Joseph James' application for zoning approval. The Franklin Community Development Authority is to consider the application at its Thursday meeting.
The operation will include brewery tours, the application said.
Joseph James is based in Henderson, Nev., near Las Vegas, where it opened its first brewery in 2006, said Matt Lisowski, vice president of operations and marketing.» Read Full Article
Bus driver saves boy wandering in Cudahy
A 4-year-old boy wandering a busy street in Cudahy by himself early Monday was saved by a Milwaukee County bus driver, police said.
The bus driver noticed the boy walking alone in the 5400 block of S. Packard Ave. - one of the city's busiest streets - at 6:19 a.m. Monday and brought the boy onto the bus, Cudahy police Sgt. Chris Blunt said.
The boy had walked away from his grandparents' home in Cudahy and was fully clothed and uninjured, police said.
"Our cops - that's a common thing - they bought him breakfast. I think they bought him McDonald's," Blunt said. "The officers that dealt with the kid said he was a very nice kid, very clean cut. And he seemed to be very intelligent. I don't know of any distress, which is kind of rare."
The officers then took the boy home to his mom.» Read Full Article
Southridge owner may ban county buses because of noise, other concerns
Milwaukee County buses may be banned from Southridge Mall in Greendale starting next month, because of noise and other concerns raised by the Indianapolis-based owner of the mall.
Simon Property Group has told the county and Milwaukee County Transit System that the four bus routes that now serve the mall won't be able to use mall parking lots for picking up and dropping off mall-bound passengers.
That will mean a long hike to the mall entrances from buses that drop off passengers at stops along S. 76th St. and other surrounding thoroughfares. The four regular bus routes that serve the mall provide about 1,200 rides a day.
The only specific problem raised by the mall owner was bus noise complaints from mall neighbors, according to a county memo. County officials said they had no documents spelling out other concerns, but expressed skepticism that noise was the only issue.
Supervisor Michael Mayo Sr., the chairman of the County Board's Transportation, Public Works and Transit Committee, said he found the complaint about bus noise odd.» Read Full Article
Arrest made after man, woman fight over Walmart parking space
A Greenfield man was arrested and cited for disorderly conduct after he pulled a woman's hair during a fight over a parking space at Walmart, 6701 S. 27th St., at 10:45 a.m. Sunday.
According to the Franklin police report:
A 51-year-old Franklin man stated he was waiting for a parking spot at Walmart when a different vehicle snuck in front of him and took the space.
After a few words were exchanged, the driver of the vehicle that took the spot approached the caller's vehicle, stuck his hand through the open window and pulled the hair of the passenger, a 57-year-old Franklin woman.
He then left the parking lot and entered the store.» Read Full Article
St. Francis woman is named Miss Milwaukee
A 22-year-old St. Francis woman has been named Miss Milwaukee 2012.
Stephanie Marie Obst, a dancer, won the title at the Marian Center for Non Profits Saturday night ahead of nine other women.
Obst was Miss Southern Wisconsin in 2010 and will make a second attempt at the Miss Wisconsin title on June 16 in Oshkosh. The daughter of Beth and Jeffery Obst, she is a junior advertising and journalism major at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
First runner-up was Angela Marie Ahcin, 20, of Cudahy. Second runner-up was Raquel Faye Bruening, 19, of New Berlin.
Anyone living in the state was eligible to compete.» Read Full Article
Fire-damaged school's reopening delayed
St. Alphonsus School students will return to classes on Monday, instead of today as anticipated.
The Rev. Alan Jurkus said the principal decided to delay opening the school until Monday after viewing the extent of the work involved in getting 17 classes ready for students following the Christmas morning fire at the Greendale parish.
The classrooms, about two-thirds of the school, received extensive smoke damage from the fire that caused more than $200,000 in damage to the parish, and its cause is undetermined.
No one was in the church, where the fire started, and no injuries were reported.
Restaurants might replace ex-Leath building at Southridge
The former Leath Furniture building, in the northwestern portion of Southridge Mall's parking lot, will soon likely have a new owner, with that property redeveloped into one or two restaurants.
That's according to a note from Village President John Hermes in the latest Greendale community newsletter.
Village officials are working with the new owner "to bring exciting name/s to this location," Hermes wrote. He didn't identify the prospective buyer, or the restaurants. Village Manager Todd Michaels declined to provide any additional information.
However, one source said Longhorn Steakhouse and Panda Express might be replacing the building, which would be demolished.
I reported in May that a sale was in the works for the 39,000-square-foot building, 5220 S. 76th St.» Read Full Article
Hales Corners trustee will seek County Board seat
A prominent Hales Corners civic leader has decided to step into Milwaukee County's political realm by running for the 9th District supervisors seat.
Donald G. Schwartz today announced his intention to seek the seat currently held by Paul M. Cesarz, who has come under fire in recent months for his lack of contact with his constituents.
In announcing his candidacy in a press release, Schwartz made no mention of Cesarz directly. Instead, he addressed issues he said the County Board needs to address as a whole - particularly in terms of partnerships to more effectively deliver county services.
"In order to address the county's structural deficit, we need new and creative ways to operate county government," Schwartz said in the press release. "I will start by identifying priorities in each community and looking at ways to implement with fiscal responsibility and by building public and private partnerships."
Schwartz is a familiar name in Hales Corners. Among his other civic roles, he has served for the past nine years as an elected trustree on the Village Board. He is also president of the Hales Corners Chamber of Commerce, which he helped reorganize in 2003. Since 2007, he has also spearheaded efforts to keep the Hales Corners Pool open - a task which involved a coordinated deal with Milwaukee County.
New Berlin police warn of burglary ring
New Berlin - Police issued a warning Thursday about a burglary ring that has committed at least 14 break-ins since mid-December in at least seven municipalities in the region.
Most of the burglaries have occurred in the morning and the suspects are believed to be men in their 20s to 30s, New Berlin police said Thursday.
Five of the burglaries have occurred in New Berlin. Residences in Brookfield, Greenfield, Hales Corners, Menomonee Falls, Milwaukee and West Allis also have been hit.
In New Berlin, the burglars have driven through neighborhoods on weekday mornings after people have left for work and look for houses that do not appear to be occupied, Lt. Mike Glider stated in a news release.
Suspects follow routine» Read Full Article
Greendale schools purposefully chosen as venue for state literacy program announcement
Gov. Scott Walker this morning unveiled a new statewide literacy program, Read to Lead, at Greendale's Highland View Elementary School because it is "a great school district that excels."
At a news conference in the school's library, Walker noted that, according to the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress, Wisconsin's progress in reading achievement is stagnant at best. The Greendale School District, meanwhile, boasts that 89.2 percent of its 10th-graders ranked as proficient or advanced in reading, as measured by the Wisconsin Knowledge Concepts Examination.
Walker said students who are not proficient early are four times more likely not to graduate from high school. When poverty is factored in, the odds are greater, with students 13 times more likely not to complete school.
For that reason, he convened a bipartisan task force in spring whose recommendations include early literacy screenings, aggressive professional development for teachers, and accountability standards to measure Read to Lead's outcome.
No specific funding source for the program has been identified, although there are grant dollars - about $600,000 - for the universal literacy screenings. As far as oversight of the program, Walker said the Department of Public Instruction and the Department of Children and Families will likely coordinate its various elements.
Franklin rallies, uses patience to down Muskego girls, 48-44
Once his team got the lead against Southeast rival Muskego Tuesday night in the fourth quarter, Franklin girls basketball coach Tony Kathrens did something that the Sabers haven't done much in the last 15 successful years of the program.
They pulled the ball out and milked the clock.
"I wasn't hesitant to slow it down," Kathrens. "With the way they (the Warriors) play I wanted the kids to stay calm and be able to dictate the pace. When we played Nicolet (in the recently held Rathke Tournament), we tried to run with them and we turned it over a ton."
"We weren't going to do that again."
And they didn't.» Read Full Article
Oak Creek police investigating child porn case
Oak Creek police are investigating an Oak Creek man who turned himself in, saying he's addicted to child pornography and has been viewing it for the past few years, court records show.
The man in his mid-20s walked into the police station Dec. 18 with his laptop computer, which he said he used to view the porn off the Internet two to three times a week, according to an affidavit accompanying a search warrant.
The man told a police officer which sites he uses and said he views children from 6 years old and up, but prefers girls near the age of 12.
Police seized the laptop, which they expect to search for evidence of possession of child pornography, the document shows.
The man has not been charged and not previously been convicted of any similar offenses in Wisconsin, court records show.
The most-read stories of 2011
Some of the most interesting news often happens in the suburbs and the just-completed year was no exception.
The most-read NOW online story of 2011 was an item on a 70-year-old St. Francis man who found a missile buried in the wall of his bathroom. How did it get there? We don't know for sure, but a former owner of the house was a World War II veteran known to collect war souvenirs.
We invite you to take a look back at some of the other most popular stories from 2011:
Woman uses 5-year-old son as shield against Taser
Family of lost child at Mayfair fights with police officers» Read Full Article


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STEUBENVILLE - Opportunity knocked and clearly, Voto Manufacturers Sales Co. has answered.
The employee-owned and operated Voto, headquartered in Steubenville, is fine-tuning its brand message in hopes of piquing the interest of the oil and gas industry.
"We've been in business for 74 years, and we've sold the same products for many of those years," Voto President Janie Mayle said. "When we heard the oil and gas industry was coming to our area and would need the products we've been selling for many years, we just wanted to get our name out and capitalize on having the products these new businesses (will need)."
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REBRANDING ITS MESSAGE — Voto Manufacturers Sales Co. employees Dave Beagle, left, and Bruce Snyder swag an eye in a wire rope sling. The employee-owned and operated company is rebranding its marketing message to reflect their expertise in "rigging, digging and hose products," a skillset of special interest to oil and gas industry companies as well as their traditional customer base. -- Linda Harris
And so the company's new tagline "Digging, Rigging, Hose Products & More" was born, succinctly summarizing Voto's area of expertise for the benefit of shale-related companies in need of a reliable supply of the products and brand names they stock.
"It pretty much says what we do," Mayle said. "It doesn't say we fabricate, but we're trying to get that across in our ads."
Nor does it say they're available around the clock, but they are. Mayle said they've always had 24-hour service for customers in a bind.
"We've had really good (feedback) from various customers and we're also hearing from new customers," she said. "We have people telling us they saw our ads and hadn't realized until now all the things we do."
"Consultants have said that kind of re-branding is key to establishing a good working relationship with the oil and gas industry, letting the powers-that-be know exactly what it is that you do - and that you'll do whatever it takes, even after hours, on weekends or holidays, to make sure they have what they need," she said.
"Obviously, Voto heeded the advice of some of the folks we brought in to talk to local businesses about what it takes to get active in the shale industry," Progress Alliance Executive Director Ed Looman said. "I believe they've seen some success already; hopefully, that will continue to grow for them as our shale play continues to unfold. I think they're one of many local businesses that has done that kind of thing in an attempt to re-enter that market, and as we go forward, I think more and more local businesses will get opportunities."
Looman said there's been a recurring theme in his organization's discussions with shale companies - "they want to use local businesses and they want to hire local workers."
"As we continue to meet with these companies, major drillers as well as the service companies working for drillers, they're all asking for information on local vendors," he said. "It represents a huge opportunity for local businesses, a challenge and an opportunity, but as it plays out we should see local businesses really benefit if they supply what these companies need. Voto's certainly an example of a local business that has what they need."
Mayle said Voto carries the same products and brands it always has, but they're trying to keep more of them in stock. In some cases that's easier said than done.
"It's difficult finding what we need," she said. "We're finding our vendors don't have the inventory available because industry overall, including nationally, has picked up. One of the things we've noticed is these companies are very brand specific, but, fortunately, we are a distributor for a couple of the brands the oil and gas companies specifically ask for. The brands they want are made domestically they're a little gun shy about imports."
Mayle said they're already seeing gains in their business, though it's not all because of the growth of the local drilling industry. The mining industry also is picking up, she said.
"(And) we've been doing an awful lot of business with pipeline companies down in West Virginia, the Marshall County area," she said. "We've done some very nice business with them. Some of it is word of mouth, and some is our sales team going out and making sales calls."
Voto was founded in 1938 by Harry H. Vogelsong and his wife, Dorothy. Now operating out of a warehouse on North Third Street, the company was organized under an employee stock option plan in 1981.
"Our stock is valued based on how successful the company is," she said. "It's valued annually by an outsider. Last year our stock value went up double digits, and we anticipate it will go up again this year. Business is up, gross profit is up. There are a lot of good factors at work."
Mayle said she thinks the company's size is manageable: Voto currently has 47 employees, most of them at its Steubenville location. The company's Clarion, Pa., plant employs 10.
"Maybe it's because we're small," she said. "But we're all working toward the same goal. The better the company does, the better, ultimately, it will be for them in retirement. We're all working toward the same goal, that's what makes this company successful."
Mayle said they're going to be adding another sales representative to the team. She's also planning to add additional personnel in the fabrication/assembling area as well as the warehouse.


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We're using Zendesk as our help desk - we're having a lot of tickets and a lot of tags.
Our tag usage is "hierarchical" e.g. when tagging an iPhone ticket we tag it "iphone" and "mobile", when having an android ticket: "android" and "mobile".
Since zendesk doesn't offer any way to browse and drill down through the tags (while showing the tickets that match the current drilldown) - is there anything available for anything similar - e.g. delicious or flickr.
Zendesk has an api so I think anything that works for flickr/delicious should work for zendesk.
Edit: clarification: What I'm expecting the tool to do:
- show me a list of the most frequent tags (e.g. tag cloud)
- I click on "Mobile"
- the tool looks up all tickets tagged "Mobile" and shows the most frequent tags (apart from mobile), ordered by frequency (e.g. Android, iOs, Blackberry)
- I clicks on "Android"
- go to step 3


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Just wanted to pass along that we now have a working Facebook fan page. Thanks to everyone who let us know the first one did not allow people to join. Please see the link on the top right of this screen or click here
We really appreciate our fans. This year we plan on running some fun fan contests where you can win some BBQ prizes!!


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I'm the IT admin for a company with a small number of users (15-20). We currently run an astonishing array laptops, each bought sometime in the previous four years. Because of this, no two are alike, and support is a nightmare.
I want to switch from the process we have in place now to a lease based plan, where my users are upgraded in "flights", so to speak. The benefits will be tremendous. I'll be able to roll out a standard image instead of wondering who has what version of what software, issues will be much easier to debug, and I can conduct thorough tests before rollout.
My problem is that I've never done leases nor planned rollouts like this. What advice would you give to someone who is just doing this for the first time?
Since machine lifetime plays a part in this, but is a completely valid question on its own, I have asked that question here: http://serverfault.com/questions/18816/what-is-your-end-user-machine-lifetime


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The February 2004 issue of Budget & Tax News reports solid improvement in the U.S. economy, which policy analysts say should help states ease out of their fiscal crises--provided they focus on curbing spending and resist the temptation to increase taxes. "The economic indicators are both good news and bad news," explains Dan Mitchell of The Heritage Foundation. "The good news is that it makes tax increases less likely. The bad news is that it makes budgetary discipline less likely."
This issue describes tax and budget activity in more than a dozen states, counties, and cities, including California, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Virginia; Cook County, Illinois; and Boston, Massachusetts and Oakland, California. The Pacific Research Institute offers advice on workers' compensation reform for California, while Americans for Tax Reform warns Vermont's Howard Dean is a "tax and spend" governor.
In part two of BTN's three-part series on tax and expenditure limitations (TELs)Lew Uhler and Barry Poulson describe how Colorado got its TEL and how it is attempting to cope with recent challenges to that measure's effectiveness. Wisconsin Rep. Frank Lasee outlines how the Dairy State would benefit from a TEL of its own.
Also in this issue: Slovakia adopts personal retirement accounts; Russia repeals its sales tax; Terry Savage reviews tax changes taking effect in the U.S. this year; former Congressman Dick Armey warns Congress is on a spending spree that will result in higher taxes; and more.
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How to Get Your Baby to Sleep Through the Night: 7 Books Explain the Most Common Sleep Training Methodsby Lindsay Hutton
How well does your baby sleep? Whether he screams at bedtime, frequently wakes up, or doesn't like to nap, it may seem like a good night's sleep (for everyone!) is something only dreams are made of. If you think sleep training might be the answer but aren't sure where to start, you've come to the right place. From cry-it-out to tear-free approaches, this list of books outlines the most popular sleep-training techniques. Before starting any sleep training method, talk to your pediatrician about your child's sleep needs. Also, explore these products that can help babies sleep.
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Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems
By: Richard Ferber
Richard Ferber's "cry-it-out" method is one of the most well-known (and controversial) sleep training techniques today. Ferber has become so closely associated to it that it's often called "Ferberizing."
Ferber believes that a child can be taught to soothe himself to sleep when he is emotionally and physically ready, typically between 3 and 5 months of age. He recommends following the same bedtime routine every night, putting your child to bed while still awake, and leaving the room for a predetermined amount of time, even if your child is crying. The book explains a process by which you return to comfort your baby by patting him (not by picking him up), leave again for a longer period of time, and continue the process until your baby is asleep. This routine is known as "progressive waiting."
While many parents criticize this method for being too harsh, recent research suggests it is not harmful. Ferber believes your baby will learn to soothe himself to sleep within a few days to a week.


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Look up.
Watching 'Look Up', the latest YouTube sensation by Gary Turk, I'm reminded of just how much our lives are influenced by technology. Not only technology, but the hundreds of thousands of little people that live in our devices, our social media networks. Over 39 million views were received by this video so perhaps we are all identifying with the same issue, the ongoing battle of balance between real life and living in the interwebz.
I remember getting my first MySpace page, jazzing it up and for the first time putting myself out there on the internet. Keeping up with my favorite musicians online and finally bridging the gap between my insignificant life and the rest of the world. Global society was so close, I could almost reach out and touch it. Friends were mouse clicks away. MySpace truly was my little spot on the internet, my tiny little 10011011 on the worldwide web.
That's the beauty of the internet. On MySpace, you could be anyone you wanted to be. Perhaps a shy, antisocial female in the outcast circles of reality but online, a beautiful girl with popularity matched by none and great tastes in everything. Welcome to the internet, welcome to your new life, enter the world of the digital alter ego… Dum dum dum.
We now live in a world where MySpace was the tip of a Titanic iceberg. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Foursquare have all become part of our daily routines, to name but a few. The fact that you're reading this means you clicked on my blog link from my share on Facebook or Twitter. Possibly searching key words on Google or scrolling through your followed bloggers on WordPress, a blogger yourself. Each one of the 39 million views of the Look Up video were online, through any of the above social media sites or YouTube directly. The internet and social media does not make it possible to live, they do however make it possible for me to live as I do now. Openly, in view of social network eyes and public scrutiny. I choose this, I created all of these profiles.
Unfortunately, along with freedom of speech and public living, social media came with a very long list of negatives. Privacy? Non existent (though, you're not forced to have public profiles). Dissociation. Because, why would anyone need real people when the ones in your phone make so much more sense? Crime. Sadly, criminals will always find a way in and so the internet opened up thousands of doors. The list continues and we could be here discussing negatives all day, sadly the one negative bothering me today is not as serious as any of the minuses listed above… It delves a little deeper in to the human condition.
It's saddening to me that social media is used in the fake ways they're used today. You'd think that with the access we've been given and opportunities available to us through social media, we'd be using them in more of a truthful way? Alas, no. In fact, isn't it frustrating how every friend on your Facebook page has the perfect life and relationship. Every Twitter handle a positive one (barring the anonymous ones). Every Instagram picture beautifully manicured and posed and every meal posted, a gourmet one. While being as active as I am online, I do have friends and relationships in real life. Like everyone, I have concerns and hang ups and problems. For every good day, there is a bad day. For every posed #nomakeupselfie, there is a bad acne day. I am human. What is sad to me is that people, society, friends and family choose to portray another life online, a life of perfection.
I am not one who enjoys breeding negativity, I really am not. I'd also probably complain if everyone on my timeline was constantly negative and pessimistic however, I'd like to see a little bit more realism online. I wish people would be more honest.
I know people in real life that constantly whine and fuss, in fact nothing in their life ever goes right in their books and anything more than a grimace is fake. I struggle to understand how those people are the ones posting positive meme's, poems and updates online. Who are they fooling?
I know individuals that hate their spouse, hate reality. These are the people posting hundreds of happy photos with their partners and overly compensating on their Facebook walls.
I haven't seen friends in reality for years and yet year in and year out, we wish each other for our birthdays and continue to stalk each other without actually having to see each other… This is sad to me, in fact it's disappointing.
There is nothing wrong with spending a quality amount of time online, update your status three times a day or tweet a thousand times this year. Update all three meals of the day or check in online at the office if you must. We are all guilty of trying to portray our real lives in the best and most positive light but again I must remind you that we are all human. If you're having a bad day, don't be afraid to say so. It's only natural, isn't that what social media is about? Sharing?
Recently, I decided to take a chance and put two of my controversial blogs onto News24. Why did I do this? The truth is, though you'd hope people closest to you would be honest with you, this is not always the case. Friends and family may not agree with your opinions, but to keep the peace these views won't be aired (Not saying this is true in my case or speaking for anyone, this is a general observation). I thought the best scrutiny to receive was from those who didn't know me, who could judge me on my honesty and opinion alone. This exercise was a pretty disheartening one, I received over 7000 views online and yet between them maybe 5-7 positive comments and the rest were nasty, angry opinions. At first, this upset me. On a closer read and given more thought, it occurred to me that a lot of these people are those that portray happy fulfilling lives online but perhaps experience repression in reality, everyone needs a release right and their lambasting of my blog was exactly that. Or perhaps they're going against everything I've said in this piece, they're negative online and off and I've just chosen to befriend the correct people. Who knows..?
Back to the point. It's not enough to be digitally social for me. While I am notoriously active on social media (having received criticism for this in the past), I have a life offline. It's not perfect. I go through challenges just as frequently as everyone else, but I'm honest about that life (read my previous blogs if you're unsure of my honesty). I'm not asking anyone to be negative unnecessarily. All I ask is that you be mindful of hypocrisy, chances are if I know how you act in real life, I'll see straight through your online facade… As will others.. Or maybe that's what you were hoping?


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Sport definitely has better projection and longevity. I will say that I didn't find to Edition Blanche to be as bad as some lead you to believe in those categories.
Love the smell of both these fragrances but more so the Edition Blanche version. But am I right in saying the Edition Blanche has bad projection and Longevity and sits *very* close to the skin after only about an hour? dont want to waste my money if it only lasts a few hours and only ones self can smell it!
I live in Thailand so it is hot all year round.
btw Great forum tons of useful information and reviews!!!
Sport definitely has better projection and longevity. I will say that I didn't find to Edition Blanche to be as bad as some lead you to believe in those categories.
Sport without a doubt.....Edition Blanche fades very fast on my skin.....Gary
sport without a doubt
Thanks for the votes and input!
It's looking close....
is there anyone who owns both these fragrances and wears them regularly that can give some feedback please.
On my skin both of them rock.
Have both, like both, and find projection and longevity equal.
The poll results up until now are interesting
Acqua di Giò is my guilty pleasure. What's yours?
yeah the poll results have taken a turn. after the first 3 comments that sport "without a doubt" had the better projection/longevity the votes are not showing this. hmmmmm
i thikn the voting results are a joke. theres absolutely no doubt that Allure Homme Sport has the superior projection and longevity
Allure Sport w/o a doubt!
To be successful, you must smell successful! THATSMR2USIR
Homme Sport has the stronger more prominent top notes which could be mistaken as better projection. Imo they both have about the same levels of projection & longevity.
allure homme sport projects like a beast on me. a girl in my class three rows over commented on it today. i love this shit. longeivty is amazing to. Edition blantche is known for being close to the skin. but there both great scents.
Both has a good progection and longevity but Edition Blanche smells the best IMO.
They are much the same on my skin, but Edition Blanche has that exaggerated citrus which gives it more oomph!
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For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a new Armenia."
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Wishing: Tuscan Soul by Ferragamo and Concentré d Orange Verte
Have both. I prefer Edition Blanche, but Sport projects and last better on my skin
Looks like the sport beat the blanche in lasting and silage.
And the Traditional vs Sport?
For me: Edition Blanche... when you think it's gone, it comes back!
Sport for me. It last (on my skin) 10 hs plus.
I hit the wrong bubble.. I voted for Blanch, but meant to vote for both. They are equal as far as sillage and longevity on me.


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Guidance on Sharing Information with Community-Based Organizations.
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- Uninterrupted Scholar's Act of 2013
In January 2013, Congress passed the "Uninterrupted Scholars Act (USA)" which amended the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) to permit educational agencies and institutions to disclose education records of students in foster care to State and county social service agencies or child welfare agencies. The statute also amended the requirement that educational agencies and institutions notify parents before complying with judicial orders and subpoenas in certain situations.
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FERPA Final Regulations Relating to Electronic Consent and Signature, 34 CFR Part 99
September 25, 2003
Dear Colleague Letter re: conditions under which institutions may disclose personally identifiable information from education records to Federal Student Aid (SFA) without consent.
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