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Pack 50's
Home Page
Pack Calendar
Next Pack Event
Past Events
Cub Scout Pack 50
(Deerfield, Illinois)
Contact Our Pack
Member Login
Welcome to Cub Scout Pack 50!
Pack 50 includes first to fifth grade boys from
South Park
, and
Elementary Schools in Deerfield, Bannockburn, and Riverwoods, Illinois.
Pack 50 Scouts enjoy great support from their families and leaders, which allows us to hold a Pack event every month:
January - Pinewood Derby
February - Blue and Gold Dinner
March - Raingutter Regatta
April - Fun Fair
May - Picnic and Crossover Ceremony
June - Family Campout
July - 4th of July Parade,
August - Waterpark Party
September - Rocket Launch / Pack Kickoff / Popcorn Meeting
October - Bonfire
November - Marble Tournament
December - Father & Son Cake Decorating
Scouts also meet one or two times a month with their den. Dens consist of smaller groups of scouts from the same grade. Tiger Scouts are in first grade, Wolves in second, Bears in third and Webelos are fourth and fifth.
If you would like more information, please contact
George Shapkarov, Cubmaster (email@example.com) or Stephen Brooks, Committee Chair (email@example.com)
Or, you can click on the links to the left for more information about our Pack and upcoming events.
Information for New Families
new (and potential) Cub Scout families.
this email should answer most of your questions about the mechanics of joining Cub Scouts. If you have any others, please feel free to send me an email or give me a call.
Even if you missed our recruiting events it's never too late to join!
Topics covered in this note:
- Pack Meetings
- Den Meetings
- Pack Leaders
- Uniform and Supplies
- The Bobcat Badge
- Application
- Fundraiser
Pack Meetings
- One per month, all boys from all dens 1st-5th grade.
- Fridays at 6:30 unless otherwise noted. About half are at Wilmot Elementary and half are at other locations.
- A list of several of our pack meeting activities
listed on our website:
- Blue uniforms should be worn to Pack meetings unless we say otherwise in the announcement
- Some pack meetings have Bake Sales run by den parents, usually selling pizza, drinks, and snacks. All the proceeds go to your den account. Note: September's pack meeting will not have a bake sale.
- Pack meetings should
by at least one parent, but many of the activities are geared towards the whole family, so feel free to bring all your kids to meetings such as the October Fall Harvest Farm meeting and the Xtreme
meeting. Siblings also enjoy watching the Pinewood Derby and Raingutter Regatta races we have, and if not there are always the pizza and doughnuts to keep them occupied (see above).
Den Meetings
- One or two per month, just the boys in your grade
- Den meeting schedules are posted on the website
- Uniforms should be worn to den meetings
- Your den leader may put out a schedule for you to help with one or two den meetings during the year.
- Your den leader may collect a den due to cover den supply costs
Pack Leaders
- Den Leaders:
> 1st grade (Tiger): Kate Houston
> 2nd grade (Wolf): Jen Gandy
> 3rd grade (Bear): Kerry Martin, Stephen Brooks, Beth Gardner
> 4th grade (Webelos 1): Greg Segall & Michael
> 5th grade
(Webelos 2):
Mike Durbala
- Cub Master:
George Shapkarov
- Awards Chair: Kate Houston
- Treasurer: Abbey Perkins
- Pack Committee Chair: Stephen Brooks
Uniforms & Supplies
We will provide you with the Scout Handbook, neckerchief, slide, and our Pack 50 "Class B" yellow t-shirt.
Here's what you will need to get before your first meeting:
- Blue Scout Shirt
- Uniform Patches (The Scout Store will know what to give you, tell them your son's grade, their Pack Number ("50"), and their den number (1st grade - "3" , 2nd - "2", 3rd - "1", 4th - "8", 5th - "5")
- Red Brag Vest (this is where your son will display all his patches)
- Round NE Illinois Council Patch (centered on back of
- Cub Scout Hat
Note: Most Scouts do not purchase official Scout pants, belts, or socks.
All supplies can be purchased at the Scouting Store, 2745 Skokie Valley Road (Route 41), Highland Park, IL. It is on the east side of Route 41 approximately 1/8th of a mile north of Route 22. See the website for hours:
The Bobcat Badge
The first thing that all new scouts need to do is to follow the steps to earn the Bobcat badge. You can find these in the first sections of your scout handbook. 1st graders will cover this in their first den meetings, den leaders for older scouts may cover these as a review in the first meeting as well, but you should plan on going over them with your scout, and when he has completed them you can inform the den leader. Your son will then receive their Bobcat badge in a ceremony at the October pack meeting.
- If you haven't yet given us an application, I have attached one that you can fill out for your son. You can scan and email back to me, mail it, or drop it off at my house. Remember to sign at the bottom right.
- We also need $25 for pack dues for the period from Sept-Jan. After
you will pay full year dues ($50) in January of each year.
- You don't have have to be a kid to join Cub Scouts - adults can join too. Pack parents help out in den and pack activities, but if you want to join the pack leadership to plan future events for the boys, we'd love to have you join the pack as a volunteer. We have attached an adult application below, and signing up as an adult member is free!
The annual fee that we charge covers the amount we pay to the Boy Scouts of America for their overall organization fees. We run one fundraiser (Trail's End Popcorn sales) every year in September and October to cover the books, slides, t-shirts, awards, derby cars, and other pack costs. We do not pressure the boys on how much they should sell, but most boys love taking part in the sale and competing to win prizes for sales. There will be more details at our first Pack Meeting.
George Shapkarov, Cubmaster
Stephen Brooks, Committee Chair
File Name
Scout Adult Application 2015.pdf
Adult Application
Scout Youth Application 2015.pdf
Youth Application
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Scientists have made the unexpected discovery that two marketed anticancer drugs can dramatically restore memory in animal models of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and may feasibly help hold back or even reverse memory loss in human AD patients.
The discovery, by researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and Tsinghua University in Beijing (China), was based on studies in a fruit fly model of AD that expresses Aβ42. Yi Zhong, Ph.D., and colleagues found that Aβ42 directly activates EGFR in the brain, and that treating the AD model fruit flies with either of the EGFR inhibitors gefitinib or erlotinib reversed the memory loss that is characteristic of their AD phenotype.
Subsequent studies in an Aβ42-expressing mouse model of AD supported the findings, and demonstrated that EGFR activation by Aβ42 was directly linked with memory deficits. Again, gefitinib therapy completely reversed memory loss in these animals, even at drug concentrations that were much lower than those used to treat tumors. In fact, just 18 days of gefitinib therapy (the shortest period of treatment evaluated) was enough to rescue memory loss in eight-month old AD animals, which typically exhibit profound memory loss but have yet to develop morphological changes in the brain.
Encouragingly, when the investigators carried out a behavior screen in the AD fruit flies to test a library of 2,000 protein kinase inhibitors, they identified another three compounds that improved memory both in the flies and also in the mouse model even after just two months of treatment.
Although the team admits the mechanism by which Aβ42 leads to increased activation of EGFR isn't yet known, but in vitro studies did confirm that the EGFR activation was caused by oligomeric, rather than monomeric, Aβ42, and that the peptide bound directly to EGFR. Interestingly, prior work has demonstrated that Aβ oligomers are capable of disrupting long-term synaptic plasticity and the downstream signaling pathways of EGFR, such as PI3-kinase and Ras, which are important in regulating long-term synaptic plasticity.
Reporting their findings in PNAS, the data of Yi Zhong, et al., support the hypothesis that EGFR functions as a cell membrane receptor of Aβ peptides, and that the Aβ oligomer-induced activation of EGFR plays a critical role in leading to memory loss. "The current work suggests that EGFR is an important factor that mediates Aβ42 toxicity, and inhibition of oligomeric Aβ42-induced EGFR activation is an effective way to treat Aβ42-induced memory loss ... It would be of interest to see further effects of EGFR inhibitors as well as behaviorally screened chemicals in treatments of AD patients."
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Other teams: Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Gloucestershire
Batting Style: Right-hand bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm fast-medium
Newby, a tall pace bowler with a slingy action, was released by Lancashire in October 2014 after playing more than 100 matches during a 12-year spell with his native county. Born in Blackburn, Newby was a product of the Lancashire academy and made the step up to professional ranks in 2004. The depth of fast-bowling talent at Emirates Old Trafford meant opportunities were hard to come by and he spent loan spells at Nottinghamshire, Gloucestershire and Essex in 2005, 2008 and 2014 respectively. Although he featured in three matches during Lancashire's title-winning LV= County Championship...


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Dunkin Donuts To Open 5 Stores In California
The company says it expects to eventually open 1,000 shops in California. There were about a dozen Dunkin Donuts there in the 1990s, but they closed more than a decade ago.
And our last word in business today is westward hope.
That East Coast staple Dunkin' Donuts plans to open five stores in California by the end of the year.
WERTHEIMER: The company says it expects to eventually open 1,000 shops in California.
MONTAGNE: There were about a dozen Dunkin' Donuts out here in the 1990s. But they closed more than a decade ago.
WERTHEIMER: And this reality was apparently very difficult for some people to handle. It even inspired a parody of Beyonce's song "Drunk in Love."
MONTAGNE: In "Dunkin Love," the singer pleads for a West Coast Dunkin' Donuts.
REGGIE WHITE: (Singing) Why can't I have you on the West Coast, baby? I want you right now.
MONTAGNE: And that's the business news on MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.
WERTHEIMER: And I'm Linda Wertheimer.
WHITE: (Singing) Coffee on ice - coffee on ice - feeling like and addict when I smell it on the grill - donut bites - donut bites. You got them munchkins, munchkins, munchkins. Dunkin', I want you.
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PASS Business Analytics Conference
One of the most exciting elements in the upcoming PASS Business Analytics Conference is the interest and enthusiasm from our community members during this
year's call for speakers. We received an overwhelming response, with 136 abstracts submitted for a possible 25 community sessions. We are pleased to
announce that over half of the community sessions for the PASS Business Analytics (BA) Conference 2016 have just been released. All of these sessions have
come from our public call for speakers.
Our community speakers will support our four learning tracks, which focus on
real-world, applicable learning that helps analysts make immediate and direct impacts within their organizations. Expert speakers will offer exceptional
thought leadership and prescriptive technical guidance that BA professionals can use to increase their organizations' competitiveness. Attendees will also
learn the latest tools and techniques to maximize data and improve the performance and accuracy of business analysis.
Renowned data visualist Jer Thorp will present the Day One Keynote, which is
proudly sponsored by Microsoft.
Check out the newly announced sessions and speakers. More speakers and further details will be announced in the coming
- Jen Stirrup
PASS Board Member
August 4, 2015 — As PASS moves into the next year, I'm happy to announce that the Board of Directors has voted to approve our Fiscal Year 2016 budget. We're excited about the upcoming year and opportunities to continue building this amazing community.
Last year, our goals for FY2015 were to focus on support for SQLSaturday and chapter growth, as well as for our two major conferences: PASS Summit and PASS Business Analytics Conference (BAC). We also prioritized strategic planning for the business analytics (BA) community and focus for our Global Alliance Program and global growth. We committed to investing in the necessary IT to modernize our platforms to enable a stronger community. Over the past year, PASS has made solid progress on many of these fronts:
· We announced our strides and strategies for building and supporting the BA community.
· PASS Summit 2014 saw our highest attendance to date, and we successfully established our venue through 2019, for significant savings.
· We reestablished the strategic focus and community for the PASS BAC 2015, resulting in positive responses from the community and renewed commitment from the industry.
· We added two regional Board advisors to support our Latin America (LATAM) community.
· We relaunched our SQLSaturday website with expanded support for speakers and leaders.
· We made the difficult but necessary decision to retire the SQLRally brand and reinvest those resources into other portfolios.
This year, our budget's primary purposes are to continue to strengthen our PASS communities. Some key areas of focus in the FY2016 budget include:
· Add a specific BA portfolio, to maintain consistency in the budgeting for our BA efforts, with the aim of continuing growth in both our BA community and PASS BAC event.
· Refocus our SQLRally investments to our SQLSaturday portfolio.
· Increase our global growth through support for our Global Growth Program.
· Add a Sales portfolio, to diversify revenue streams to help ensure the continued success of the PASS community.
· Add resources and staff to support further technology improvements, including a redesign of the sqlpass.org website for better usability and functionality.
You can see this focus in action starting with PASS Summit 2015, October 27–30 in Seattle. With an all-star lineup of expert speakers and can't-miss sessions, this event represents one of our primary revenue streams as well as offering a wealth of opportunities for community engagement and networking. If you haven't already registered, contact one of our Local or Virtual Chapters for a discount code.
Next year, don't miss PASS BAC 2016, May 2–4, 2016 in San Jose. Join influencers in this rapidly expanding industry, to share knowledge and take part in this incredible community.
As far as governance goes, keep an eye out for the PASS Board of Directors elections. Following a successful Nomination Committee (NomCom) election in July, Board applications open August 5. Take advantage of this opportunity to help shape the future of PASS.
As in former years, this year's budget process was successful in large part thanks to our many PASS community volunteers, Directors, HQ staff, portfolio owners, and Finance team. All worked long and hard to assemble the necessary research and crunch the numbers to help us in this important endeavor. Many thanks to you all!
This is a wonderful time to be a part of PASS. I hope that you're as excited as I am for the future of this community. We often emphasize that "PASS is your organization"—and it's true. We want to hear your ambitions for PASS; contact us with feedback any time. And thank you for another great year.
Adam Jorgensen
PASS EVP, Finance and Governance
July 30, 2015 — Our Board of Directors June 2015 meeting was held in Vancouver, Canada. Most of our meetings occur via conference call every month, but we try to meet in-face at least three times a year. At this two-day meeting we had a lot of topics to discuss and meeting in-person leads to better conversations than a phone call could ever provide.
You've already heard much of the news from that meeting from previous posts on the PASS blog and various articles in our newsletters, but here are the highlights.
· On Day 1 we welcomed two recent additions to the PASS HQ team: Georgia Dahle as director of Marketing and Charlie Yates-Bishop as director of Sales. As part of our regular review of internal PASS HQ processes, we also reviewed current IT priorities.
· We revisited a discussion from our January 2015 meeting regarding the introduction of Latin America (LATAM) regional Board advisors. Read more about that discussion here (in English), here (Spanish), or here (Portuguese). After reviewing candidates we voted to approve Eduardo Castro of Costa Rica and Diego Nogare of Brazil as our new regional advisors.
· We reviewed the 2016 budget and set a date (June 24) to vote on it.
· Jennifer Moser introduced guest James Phillips, Microsoft corporate VP of Power BI, who was there to give a presentation on Microsoft's Power BI roadmap. After the presentation there was a healthy discussion about the PASS BA Community, the BAC, and Microsoft's role in supporting our PASS family. (Read more about this topic here.)
· Day 2 opened with the PASS ExecCo elections. You can read about the results and your 2016 ExecCo here.
· We made a definitive decision about the 2016 BAC, which will be held May 2-4, 2016, in Santa Clara, California.
· The Board evaluated an offer to extend the PASS Summit Seattle venue for an additional year (2019).
· We made the difficult but necessary decision to retire the SQLRally event model. We explain this decision and what it means for PASS members here.
As you can see, it was a busy two days. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding any of these topics please don't hesitate to contact us.
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone at Summit in just a few months!
Thomas LaRock
PASS President
June 29, 2015--The results are in and the PASS Business Analytics Conference (BAC) 2015 was a success! At the recent Board meeting this month, the PASS Board reviewed the outcomes of this event and discussed the future of PASS Business Analytics (BA). A primary goal of the PASS Board of Directors is not just to maintain but to improve the health of our organization and our community. Reaching this goal means offering the best learning environments possible, such as PASS Summit, 24 Hours of PASS, and more. It also means looking beyond today's landscape and preparing for the future of SQL Server and related data technologies.
Over the past few years, we've watched as companies across all industries embrace data to become more competitive, results-oriented, and data-driven. This has created significant new challenges and opportunities in data analytics and BA. Now, experienced BA and data analytics professionals are in high demand and short supply. And those entering this nascent field are in need of the type of community and learning environment that SQL Server professionals enjoy as PASS members.
This is one of the reasons that we started PASS BAC in 2013. Like most new endeavors, it's taken a few years to find its bearings. Following PASS BAC 2014, we evolved to support the needs of business and data analysts. This included revamping content and refining our focus within the analyst audience. So we rebooted BAC 2015, tailoring it to focus on those who consume data and use it to drive business decisions.
With this refined approach, we renewed our focus on providing real-world, applicable learning that can give attendees an immediate and direct means to benefit their organizations—just as PASS Summit provides for DBAs and other data facilitators. We created a conference for people who extract and manipulate data using technologies such as Excel, Power BI, SQL, Hive, and R throughout all the stages in the analytical process. We delivered practical, best practices information, hands-on training, and visionary thought leadership.
Were we successful? Well, 77% of attendees were in our target Analyst audience. Our hands-on lab sessions were overflowing, the Expo Hall was buzzing, and more than half the BA and business intelligence (BI) attendees said that they would recommend the conference to colleagues, noting that we'd delivered "practical/effective training" that was both "inspiring" and "interactive".
Our audience reported that their primary interests were upgrading their skills and finding a community for continued networking—and we saw that community forming right in front of us. As a result, the PASS BA Planning Committee made several recommendations to the PASS Board of Directors during the Board's June 2015 meeting:
* PASS should continue organizing a conference for data and business analysts.
* We should continue with our refined approach for PASS BAC 2016.
* We should continue to engage with the BA audience and influencers.
* We should build a coherent development and engagement strategy for this growing community.
The Board agreed. By continuing to invest in PASS BAC and by fostering a community, we can meet the unique needs of business and data analysts. We already have many offerings that serve PASS members who are interested in BA. And we have growing resources and support from willing volunteers. From the Business Analytics and Excel Business Intelligence Virtual Chapters and BA Insights newsletter to webinars, the pieces are in place to support PASS BAC and the growth of our community, including the establishment of an advisory committee and a three-year plan laying out the best way to move forward.
We are excited about the opportunities and benefits that these decisions will provide for all data professions within the PASS community. If you have any questions or feedback, we want to hear from you. And we hope you'll help us spread the word about this new community to the data and business analysts in your organizations.
- Jen Stirrup
PASS Board Member
June 23, 2015 — I wanted to take a minute to offer a recap of our May 15th meeting. The focus of the meeting was to review the "lessons learned" materials regarding the 2015 PASS Business Analytics conference. The discussion was led by Jen Stirrup, Director of the PASS Business Analytics portfolio. Here are the highlights from that discussion.
• Jen reviewed the growing industry trends for Business Analytics and how PASS can play a critical role in that community. Organizations need people who understand data in a variety of ways (curation, administration, management, custodian, and analysis). Business analytics enables companies to incorporate data-drive decision making. PASS is well positioned to offering learning opportunities for members to expand their current roles into new careers, as well as offer companies seeking BA practitioners a place to find talented data professionals.
• The PASS Business Analytics Conference 2015 presented the right content for its audience. A review of attendee titles show that the conference attracted and engaged its intended audience. According to a sponsor survey from the conference, 87% of exhibitors and sponsors are interested in future PASS BA conferences.
• The Board heard from PASS HQ representatives about the opportunity that PASS has to support the BA community. With Gartner predicting in excess of 4 million analytics jobs by the end of this year many companies are struggling to find talent. People who work in data with a focus on the Microsoft data platform want to learn methods for making data-based decisions. PASS can help to foster this community and present content to support those needs.
• PASS is working hard to determine the best venue and logistics for future BA conference events. The Board discussed potential options as well as resources and strategic direction.
A full review of the PASS BA 2015 conference will be held at the in-person June Board meeting in Vancouver, Canada. For more details about the May meetings, see the posted minutes on the PASS Governance page. Also, keep an eye on the BA Insights and Connector newsletters and on this blog, for news from the next Board meeting.
As always, stay in touch by contacting us. We welcome any and all feedback!
Thomas LaRock
PASS President
February 3, 2015 – The PASS Board of Directors kicked off 2015 with a 2-day in-person meeting in Seattle focusing on goal-setting, global growth and SQLRally initiatives, volunteers, the PASS Business Analytics Conference, and a recommitment to communicating regularly with the community.
Part of communicating better and more often involves letting our members know what Board members are working on and talking about, as well as getting input and feedback all along the way. Going forward, we will be posting meeting agendas ahead of time, summarizing discussions and decisions in recaps like this one (watch for January's official minutes to be posted next week), and holding regular Town Hall Q&A webcasts for you to share your feedback and ask questions.
Our first Town Hall Q&A will be next week – Feb. 11 at 10:00am PT/18:00 UTC – and we look forward to discussing any topics from January's Board meeting and hearing what your top priorities are for the coming year.
With that, let's dive into our jam-packed January meeting.
Global Growth Committee
Last year, we began transitioning the PASS Global Growth portfolio into global growth initiatives for each of our community portfolio areas. Special Projects Director James Rowland-Jones (JRJ), who led the former Global Growth portfolio, highlighted the primary global growth goals for each portfolio, as set by the Executive Committee: reaching the community and beyond, growing leadership, enabling engagement by evolving the operational framework for PASS, using activity-based goals to gauge performance of regions, and being passionate, relevant, and influencing others to connect throughout the PASS organization overall.
To provide greater global representation, in 2013 the PASS Board converted one at-large seat to a Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) regional seat, currently held by Jen Stirrup. In preparation for converting another at-large seat into a Latin America (LATAM) regional seat for the 2016 Board elections, we are taking steps to add Board advisors from LATAM and have set eligibility benchmarks for the LATAM Board seat.
VP of Finance & Governance Adam Jorgensen will be chairing a global growth committee focusing on LATAM and filling that Board seat in 2016, calling on individual portfolio owners to participate as required. We are also starting to work on the strategy for targeting the next region.
SQLRally Model
Continuing the Global Growth theme, JRJ reviewed recent PASS SQLRally events and led the Board in a discussion about the pros and cons of this event model. A task force led by JRJ will review feedback and options and present proposals for a new, more flexible model for regional events. Further information on contacting the task force will be made available through the Connector soon.
Volunteer Leadership Policy
With each Board portfolio now having its own volunteers component – instead of having a separate PASS Volunteers portfolio – Board members spent some time talking about the wide range of volunteer leadership roles within PASS and the commitment it takes to be successful.
Acknowledging how important volunteers are to PASS as well as the many obligations people have inside and outside the organization, Virtual Chapters Director Wendy Pastrick reviewed the first draft of a PASS Leadership policy that provides guidance around volunteers in PASS leadership roles. The policy's guidelines are designed to help develop leadership skills, transition volunteers into new leadership roles, and support new leaders. We'll be reviewing the policy draft, providing feedback, and sharing the next version with the community for feedback.
Business Analytics Update
Jen Stirrup, Director of the new Business Analytics portfolio, shared an update on the restructuring of the PASS Business Analytics Conference for 2015, including market research on redefining the target audience, new approaches to attract more attendees, updating the program, and a focus on community building.
Programs Director Amy Lewis gave an overview of the conference's sessions, targeted at business and data analytics professionals, and the speaker lineup, which features some of the top experts in the industry.
VP of Marketing Denise McInerney updated us on marketing goals and successes, attendance forecasts and actuals, and demand-generation plans, stressing the importance of differentiating this conference from other data analytics events. Denise reminded us all to spread the word through our companies, social media channels, and various data communities we're involved in – and I encourage everyone in PASS to do the same.
JRJ presented the projected versus actual sponsor sales and updated the Board on the BA Conference sales team focus and approach for lead generation and partner incentives.
With a clear picture of where and how additional resources could help the BA Conference teams hit the targets for registration and sponsors in this new market, the Board approved a $35,000 budget exception to support increased sales and marketing activities and resources for the conference.
The Board also discussed possibilities for local PASS-sponsored BA initiatives. We agreed to continue exploring options and speaking to members of the community and come back with a plan by June 30.
Improving Communications
A common theme throughout our discussions was how to improve communications and interactions with community members about all of these topics. From providing better and easier access to Board members and facilitating feedback to providing proactive communications and doing a better job of explaining what we're doing and why, we know we can do more.
Denise reviewed some of steps we took at PASS Summit in November to enable better communications between the Board and community members, including the progress report on goals during the annual Board Q&A session and Board "office hours" in the Community Zone. Then Denise gave us an overview of the comprehensive plan the Marketing team is working on to get community input on and improve communications and interaction with all our members.
We're already working to add a variety of ways to contact Board members directly from the Board of Directors webpage, as well as ways you can easily provide feedback or ask questions. And the Marketing team is reviewing how to better use all our communications channels and identifying new ones.
This Board meeting recap (and those to follow) is also part of our commitment to better communications, along with providing advance notice of Board meeting agendas – maybe even with a possibility of having time set aside to discuss community-requested topics – and hosting regular live web-based Q&A Town Hall meetings.
Board and Portfolio Goals
Each Director-at-Large also presented a draft of their portfolio goals for Fiscal Year 2016, beginning July 1, 2015, for discussion and feedback. You can read about each Director's portfolio assignment here, and stay tuned for blog posts coming soon from each portfolio owner – as well as Board-level goals from the Executive Committee (made up of me, Adam, Denise, and Immediate Past President Bill Graziano).
Until then, please feel free to reach out to any of us with your questions, comments, and ideas and remember to join us Feb. 11 for our first Town Hall Q&A.
– Thomas LaRock
PASS President
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December 22, 2014 – With a growing interest in and questions among community members about expanding into business analytics-related chapters and adding more local events such as BA SQLSaturdays, the PASS Board of Directors took up the discussion at our last meeting of 2014.
PASS is pursuing a variety of online offerings to serve business and data analytics professionals and is working with the Virtual Chapters that cover BA-related topics. We are also excited about the possibilities in growing our BA-related local activities and creating more in-person training and networking opportunities. But to make sure that we are serving the community in the best way, the Board agreed on our Thursday conference call to suspend such further expansion until we can develop and agree upon a plan for structuring and growing these new BA community groups and events. (Look for the official minutes of this meeting to be posted on the Governance page in January.)
While we work with community members on a strategy that will successfully move us forward in supporting business and data analytics professionals around the world, we ask that you hold off on any new local PASS-sponsored BA initiatives. We'll be looking for your ideas and feedback in the New Year – feel free to contact me any time if you have questions or comments – and please watch the PASS Blog and Community Connector for the latest updates.
Wishing all the #sqlfamily a safe and happy holiday season,
– Denise McInerney
PASS VP, Marketing
Oct. 31, 2014 – Two years ago, PASS began to expand our educational offerings to include a conference targeted to the business analytics community. This year, we've had more discussion within our community about what our business analytics strategy means for PASS.
Next week at Summit, we'll be holding a special PASS Business Analytics Direction and Q&A session. Throughout the week, members of the Board will also be available to listen to your feedback and answer your questions about our plans for BA. If you will be at Summit, I hope you will take some time to talk to me or other Board members about our BA initiatives.
One of the concerns I've heard expressed is that our expansion to serve the business analytics community could negatively affect how we serve our core SQL Server and BI members. I'd like to share with you how we are allocating resources to ensure that does not happen.
Business analytics is a natural extension of our core, data-centric SQL Server and business intelligence communities. We – the DBAs, database developers, data architects, and BI professionals – work with business and data analysts, data scientists, line-of-business managers, and others on the business side whose lives revolve around data every day. The business and data analysts are our colleagues, our clients, our customers.
PASS Summit has long been the main source of fundraising for PASS, funding the many other learning opportunities and programs we offer throughout the year. As PASS leaders saw the expanding attention to business analytics in the data industry, developing a focused conference and other learning opportunities for those working in the business analytics space made sense. This would both introduce an additional revenue stream to help secure the organization's future capability to better serve all our members and bring us in closer touch with a growing community of data professionals.
PASS's BA-related activities and budget were structured from the beginning to be fully self-funding, with no cross-funding or subsidization from PASS's SQL Server-related revenues. When PASS announced in July 2012 that it would be hosting the new PASS Business Analytics Conference in Spring 2013, the conference was projected to break even – we made a modest profit. To date, the net profit we've realized from our two BA Conference events has covered the cost of all of our other BA-related initiatives, including staff time to support new BA-related Virtual Chapters, 24 Hours of PASS: Business Analytics Edition, and other activities.
At the same time, our fiscal year 2015 budget supports continuing growth for our core SQLSaturday events and SQL Server and BI Chapters and Virtual Chapters around the world, an ever-growing PASS Summit, and continuing IT investments to modernize our platforms and take advantage of technology to enable a stronger, more connected PASS community.
The BA Conference and other BA offerings may not be taking funding from PASS's SQL Server activities, but do these expanded initiatives affect the energy and focus that PASS leaders, volunteers, and staff can bring to serving SQL Server and BI professionals?
Even before launching our BA activities, PASS has been mindful of making investments to support the growth we've seen in our local PASS Chapters, Virtual Chapters, SQLSaturday events, and overall SQL Server and BI membership rolls. We have expanded our Community, Project Management, Marketing, and IT teams and have a continued focus on growth – in terms of both quantity of chapters, services, and resources for the global SQL Server community as well as quality of training and networking opportunities. (See our FY2015 portfolio goals here.)
Judging from the energy, hard work, and creativity that's gone into next week's PASS Summit – which will feature the biggest program and the largest gathering of SQL Server and BI pros ever – our HQ and community teams are committed to serving the needs of our core members.
One of the strengths of PASS is that our membership is so diverse, made up of a variety of roles, interests, and talents. The PASS community is already the hub and connector for many different data communities – from 275+ local Chapters around the world to 27 language- and topic-focused Virtual Chapters to speaker and blogger communities and beyond. These communities serve different locales, different learning needs, different technology interests, and different career and professional growth goals – and each interacts with PASS in a different way. But they all come together under the PASS mission of empowering data professionals to connect, share, and learn.
The way that PASS invests in these different data communities shows that it can be AND rather than OR. With the passion and dedication of our members and volunteers, we can continue growing not only in breadth, but also in depth in the communities we already serve.
In the coming months, we'll publish more about our BA strategy and direction. And I hope you will bring your questions to the PASS Business Analytics Direction and Q&A session at Summit on Friday, Nov. 7, at 2:15pm in Room 307/308. I'll see you there.
– Denise McInerney
PASS VP, Marketing
Sept. 16, 2014 – With registration for PASS Business Analytics Conference 2015 opening early next week, I wanted to share some of the exciting new things we have in store for business and data analysts in April and throughout the coming year.
Who's the BA Conference For?
The BA Conference is for those who work in business and data analytics using Excel and PowerBI, as well as other technologies such as SQL, Hive, and R.
Unlike other BA-related conferences, our BA Conference – true to PASS tradition – is focused on real-world training and connections designed to have an immediate and direct impact on attendees and their organizations.
As both our new BA and core SQL Server/BI communities continue to grow, we're seeing a greater demand for training and support specific to each group. While SQL Server and BI pros are typically architects, builders, and facilitators of data and analytics systems, business and data analysts extract data from these systems to gain insights and drive the decision making process. They are the data consumers – the customers, clients, and colleagues of PASS's DBA, developer, and BI community members.
This year, through the BA Conference (as well as upcoming webinars and analytics-focused content), we're answering the call to meet the unique needs of business and data analysts, who are asked to do more with data every day. Every BA Conference learning and networking experience will be concentrated on the BA perspective and focused on the skills, technologies, and methods they need to investigate business performance and influence business planning.
The Program
PASS launched the BA Conference in 2013 to support our data colleagues on the business side, and since then we've been fine-tuning our session content, formats, and networking offerings. Next year's event takes that a step further with a program laser-focused to deliver practical, best-practices information, hands-on training, and visionary thought leadership.
Experienced business and data analytics professionals are in high demand and short supply. Leading organizations are looking for people with a unique combination of data technology skills, business knowledge, and analytical expertise – paired with strong professional skills – to drive decision making and core profitability.
Our BA Planning Committee has done an excellent job mirroring these requirements with an outline of classroom sessions, hands-on workshops, and expert panels organized into five real-world tracks. We'll be covering everything those in business and data analytics need to know about Excel, Power BI, SQL, R, Hive, Machine Learning, and more.
The Speakers
As PASS works to grow and support our young BA community, we're also working to grow our pool of business and data analytics experts and speakers.
PASS is about community, and we believe that to serve and grow the BA community as part of PASS's expanding membership, we need to provide the best possible program and experience for our BA Conference attendees and future PASS members. We are fortunate to have seen such amazing growth and maturity in our speaker pool from PASS's traditional SQL Server/BI Pro membership, and we want the same level of excellence for our growing BA audience.
As we've refined our program approach and reviewed the feedback from previous years, it's become clear that we need to target the right mix of BA topics and expertise. So this year's conference speaker lineup will be comprised of a group of handpicked experts – an approach used by many conferences – to bring the highest quality experience to attendees; we will not be having an open call for speakers. Our goal is to accelerate our BA community-building efforts through this process. Identifying and growing knowledgeable and talented community contributors will allow us to integrate a community speaker component in next year's event while maintaining the level of excellence and real-world value that we are committed to for all our members and attendees.
I can't wait to share our program and speakers list for BA Conference 2015! Watch for the initial lineup in early November.
Following a Great Lead
Founded in the database space, PASS was brought to life by passionate SQL Server pros with a vision to connect, share, and learn.
PASS is all about meeting the needs of data professionals, providing world-class training and thought leadership, and supporting and promoting a community of like-minded people. It's a great model to follow and a firm foundation for a growing conference and community that supports our Business Analytics brothers and sisters.
To all the SQL Server and BI community members who've paved the way, we ask for your help in reaching out to your business and data analytics colleagues, letting them know how important the PASS community has been in your own career, and encouraging them to check out the PASS BA Conference and our other BA offerings. We couldn't ask for better community evangelists!
– Denise McInerney
PASS VP, Marketing
May 14, 2014 – Last week's PASS Business Analytics Conference featured three days of professional networking and the latest in analytics education delivered by the world's top BA/BI experts.
Relive your favorite moments or catch what you missed by watching the Day 1 keynote with Microsoft's Kamal Hathi and Amir Netz and the Day 2 keynote with data visualization expert David McCandless. Then see what bloggers had to say (Day 1 | Day 2), check out our Flickr feed, and make sure you purchase a USB of all conference session and keynote recordings.
We look forward to seeing you next year in Santa Clara, CA, April 20-22 – sign up today to receive conference updates!


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There are the assets and then there are the hedges for the production (that is for 4-5BCF at over $5).
The combo could help, but pose another question: how do you finance bringing new production in the areas you still have. that is the question.
Disclosure: believed in the potential of this company and still does. good luck to the company and to us as long investors.
I did not see anything about the price they are getting? Would be interesting to know how much $$$ as well as what they value them at on their books. I"m assuming they are selling them at a loss. Much information left out of PR.


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The Grammys were a booytlicious night for Kathy Griffin.
The comedian lit up the red carpet at the 56th annual Grammy Awards Sunday at the Staples Center, where she cheekily flaunted her assets for viewers.
While chatting with E! News's Ryan Seacrest, Griffin was asked to show off her snazzy nail job for the show's "Mani Cam."
"Walk that tight little body over there and mani it up," Seacrest said. After briefly showing off her nails, Griffin, 53, jokingly offered to flaunt her booty – which she went on to do, turning her back to the camera and, er, leaning in.
Griffin, who can now call herself a Grammy winner after snagging the best comedy album award for Calm Down Gurrl, also took a potshot at embattled Justin Bieber, quipping that during her acceptance speech, she thanked him for "giving me his calm-down juice."
This was the first public appearance for Griffin since she revealed on Wednesday that her brother Gary Griffin had passed away from cancer.
Griffin has now racked up a total of six Grammy nominations and one win.
.@kathygriffin just told me she can't wait to shove her #Grammy in @andersoncooper's face b/c "it's the one thing I have that he doesn't!"
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ATLANTA (AP) - Two people died and an infant was taken to the hospital after an apartment fire in DeKalb County.
DeKalb County Fire Capt. Eric Jackson said authorities saw heavy smoke and flames when they arrived at the apartment fire a bit before 8 a.m. today. DeKalb County and Atlanta firefighters had put the fire out by about 9 a.m.
Jackson said two adults were found dead inside an apartment and an infant was taken to a local hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. The victims' identities were not immediately available.


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Customer service was excellent! Fast shipping & delivery! The adidas track suit fits me perfectly! Not too loose and not too snug. Fits like a glove and the material is perfect. No ripping or tearing when washed. ... read more
I know these were basketball pants my god why are the bottom pant legs so wide?- can fit three more calfs in them- I wanted a more tapered looking leg so I had them altered- they are still too wide looking- had to cut 5 inches from the length as well- it just turned into a mess- will never wear them- can't return them because I altered them- I bought plus size 3x- I also but medium for my daughter- those looked and fit great on her/ you all need to work in your plus size specs! ... read more
There does seem to be a bit of variation from pant to pant. I have several of the same style and they differ in the waist. I'm sure they will improve with washings. Very durable and comfortable. Long pants are hard to find in any brand and these are the best I have found. ... read more
The fit and style of the pants is very nice, but the "red" stripes on the black pants is not red! It's more of a deep coral color. I've been looking for an Adidas pant with true red stripes for several years, so I guess I'll keep looking and hoping. ... read more
The quality of the jacket is good. Fabric is smooth and soft. I am 5'4 107, long arms, ordered small. Fits good, falls on upper hip, sits snag on it but not tight. The color is not what shows the picture. It's hot pink. I like the jacket but have to return it or give away as a gift. ... read more
The package came in within the 4-7 days as they said it would. Jacket fits great, not too big or tight on the sleeves, great even if you have a long or small torso, the color goes great with everything, feels like sturdy material, so it wont rip after alot of washes. Def would recommend for the up coming fall season, early winter season. ... read more
I love my adidas jog pants. I have to agree with the other reviews the pants are a bit long. However, I always purchase adidas exercise pants. I have worn this brand for well over 10 years and the product continues to be a great product. ... read more
I have been shopping every where to find this set and have been unsuccessful it was too far to drive to the outlet so I decided to try your website and I found exactly what I was looking for and I love it, I was able to find the shoes at footlocker but I had to go to several different locations ... read more
I ordered Color Black / Night Flash / Night Flash (S14931). On the website the stripes look blue. When I got them it was purple, not the blue color that I ordered. I already have Blast Purple pants which are identical. I thought I was ordering blue. Disappointed. Other than that, I love this style of pants. These basketball pants are great! Hard to find now though. Hate the new legging style pants. Hopefully you will come out with more colors in this style. I collect all of the different colors!! ... read more
I ordered the extra large and they were kind of big, but so comfy I kept them anyway and ordered another pair in large. they fit very well. I'm 5'10" and they were still long enough which is unusual. very happy in every way ... read more
Although the quality and fit of this jacket is wonderful, the color is not at all in person what it appears online. I ordered the pink version of this jacket expecting the website's lovely light pink/salmon color, but man was I surprised when the jacket arrived. It's literally neon bubblegum pink. the brightest pink ever. if you're ever on an airplane and see a pink spot below, that's me wearing this jacket. Anyway, I'd recommend the jacket but have to return based off this horrid pepto bismol color. ... read more
why is it that men's pants all come with an inseam measurement but women's come in small, medium or large?? Do men vary that much in height and women are just small, medium or large? I get the small and the length fits someone who is 6 feet tall; I'm 5'3". The x-small fits my 14 year old niece and the same thing, way to long. Hemming up 3 to 5 inches just doesn't work. Can someone PLEASE make pants that fit the real women of the world and not some model? ... read more
The 3 - Stripes Pants was to small, so I hand carried the items back to the Annapolis Store, where I had my daughter to tried on the pants and jacket, I purchase both items they really look good on my daughter. Thank you, for a quality outfit. Mrs. Ward ... read more
The quality is great, it fits perfect, and I love the colors combination. The only thing that could be better is that the legs is a little loose, I will love even more if it was like a straight legs. But I considered a good purchase. ... read more
I own several pants that are the same style and adidas...ordered the same size as I wear and found the ordered 3 pair are running at least a size+ too small. Fabric had also changed from a lighter poly weave to a heavier fabric ... read more
As always, Adidas quality is very good so no complaints there. I was disappointed, however, that the stripe color (electric) was not as "yellow" as it appeared on the web. I had purchased a yellow top (not Adidas) to wear with the pants and it doesn't match since the stripe has a more greenish tone. :-( Also, for me, the pants are a bit long. I have another pair of striped Adidas that I bought several years ago that are just right. Maybe after a washing, they'll be more where I like them. *fingers crossed* ... read more
The color I ordered was black/electricity. The picture looked as if the stripes were yellow or gold (what I wanted). But apparently "electricity" is a neon chartreuse that goes with absolutely nothing. And there isn't a jacket to match that doesn't have an NBA logo on it. I just wanted an anonymous jacket to go with these pants, but there isn't one. ... read more
I am 5'7" and 145 lbs and wear a medium. Normally, I wear a size 8 pant. These are great, although I do wear the waist band rolled once because of length of legs and crotch, but I like them rolled at the waist. The waist is a little tight and I don't have much of a middle. These go great with a hoodie sweatshirt and running sneakers. ... read more
Love this classic Adidas jacket - grew up wear them to basketball practice and STILL love the fit and construction. I like my jackets a little roomy so I can wear a little something underneath - so at 5'4" 130lbs a medium is my fit choice. I like that the jacket and pants are not a total match - complementary but not matchy-matchy. The fabric is top notch - pant and jacket will last for years - mine are a testament to that. No color fade, no shrinkage. I have several .. in all colors... mix and match. Can't beat them! I prefer this to the yoga look... don't need to look like I'm running around in long johns, thank you very much. ... read more
I grew up wearing these track suits playing basketball! It's nice to not worry about an ultra low rise for a change! They were initially meant to be worn over your uniforms so they are roomy, not fitted. At 5'4" and 130lbs a small in this pant fits well. Don't laugh at the position I played (down below)!! LOL. Small but mean :) Love the quality fabric and construction - I own several pairs (I won't embarrass myself by admitting how many I own) and have encouraged other women I work with to buy them as well :) Last for years. Colors never fade. Timeless. ... read more
I bought this jacket as a yule gift for my wife this year, so she may wear this to and from the gym. She was very satisfied with the size, color, and quality of jacket. The bottom of jacket does fit a little snug, but it will help keep you warm after a workout. ... read more
The adidas 3 striped jacket shows respect for women athletes by making their women's sportswear quality and cut to fit a serious woman athlete. No clothes for air heads here folks, like another famous brand I could name! ... read more
Literally this is the best pant ever! i got it a year ago. washes nicely. and where its cold it sure can keep you warm on those mornings when it snows and you walk to school. when you go fishing? lots of cloth that mosquitoes don't penetrate the pant. butt looks awesome. definitely worth the price. i highly recommend it. ... read more
I have worn Adidas 3 Stripe pants for 6 years and after MANY washes, they still look like new. Great medium weight fabric, quality workmanship and good fit. Good fit, meaning they actually sit at the waist! And they have decent sized pockets. ... read more
These pants were way too big, way too thick, too long and ugly too! I thought they would be like older Adidas pants I have but they are made of a thick stiff material in a garish shiny weave. Really not what I had in mind. ... read more


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The Tap Pre-Show: See the Last Bison perform 'Switzerland' in our studio
The Last Bison is a family affair. Actually two families. Frontman Ben Hardesty's father Dan does the banjo and mandolin, with Ben's sis Annah on bells and percussion. Andrew Benfante handles reed organ and the melodica, and brother Jay is on drums and percussion. Then "honorary relatives" Teresa Totheroh (Annah's best friend) plays violin, with Annah's boyfriend Amos Housworth on cello.
With their talents combined the Virginia folk revival act has made one of my favorite songs so far this year "Switzerland," appearing on its debut album "Inheritance" for Republic Records (home of the Avett Brothers and Of Monsters and Men). The combination of whimsical xylophone and banjo, the beauty of violin and cello, and the gruff passion of Ben Hardesty's voice really gets under my skin. »Read Full Blog Post
Listening to Lou Reed: 'Street Hassle'
On Fridays I'm posting my thoughts on Lou Reed's solo albums, one album at a time in chronological order of release. Today's post on "Street Hassle" goes out to Twitter friend @KateVenne
Fr. Robert Boyle, the late Marquette University English professor, used to assign students papers in which they took a single word from a story or a piece of a novel and explain how the word worked in that literature. In essence, he asked us to use the word as a portal into the whole work, or as a fractal that somehow embodied that piece of literature. »Read Full Blog Post
New breed of woman blossoms in 'Flappers'
Set against a backdrop of the Jazz Age, Judith Mackrell's "Flappers: Six Women of a Dangerous Generation" explores the lives of creative, prominent women who, after the devastation of World War I, took advantage of the era's "spirited audacity" to "reinvent themselves."
"The war had delivered voting rights and jobs to many, and it had started to redraw new social maps," writes Mackrell. A new breed of women emerged with the credo: "to live as I liked, always and to die in my own way." »Read Full Article
Performing Arts Calendar
Boelter SuperStore: Stacey Ballis "Out to Lunch," 7 p.m. Jan. 16, 4200 N. Port Washington Road, (414) 332-1181. »Read Full Article
'Mrs. Lincoln's Rival' looks at a woman who tackled a unique role
No contemporary figure quite compares to Kate Chase Sprague, the protagonist of Jennifer Chiaverini's historical novel "Mrs. Lincoln's Rival." Social mores and the opportunities available to women have changed too much over the past century and a half. But imagine for a moment a widowed Bill Clinton campaigning for president, with his teenage daughter Chelsea as his secret consigliere, and you'll begin to grasp something of Chase Sprague's unusual role in American history.
Previously best known for her Elm Creek Quilts series, Madison novelist Chiaverini began a sequence of popular historical novels set during the Civil War last year with "Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker," based on Elizabeth Keckley, a free black businesswoman who became a confidante to Mary Todd Lincoln, and continued with "The Spymistress," inspired by Elizabeth Van Lew, who spied for the Union behind Confederate lines in Richmond, Va. In addition to simply being fascinating stories, these novels go a long way in capturing the texture of life for women, rich and poor, black and white, in those perilous years. »Read Full Article(1)
On Tap this Weekend: Whiskey Blanket and Comic Con to warm your soul
Milwaukeeans knows how to party through a polar vortex. That's why this weekend's event line up is worth checking out. Here are our top picks for Jan. 10-12. »Read Full Blog Post
P!nk's BMO Harris Bradley Center performance on social media
P!nk's "The Truth About Love" tour made a Milwaukee appearance Thursday at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.
Reviewer Piet Levy says it "was the kind of concert — nay, experience — to be remembered for a lifetime." »Read Full Blog Post
On Tap Today: Three new movies, Vagabonds music and the Milwaukee Bucks on the to-list
What's the over/under on a few Wisconsinites breaking out shorts today? The chances are so high, I don't think Las Vegas would even take those odds.
Three movies open today. You'll probably want to see them all. Well, most of them. Dudek calls "Lone Survivor" a harrowing look at a real SEAL mission. »Read Full Blog Post
Zac Brown Band to headline Summerfest July 3
For Summerfest fans wondering what's taken so long for a country headliner announcement, the wait is over: Zac Brown Band will headline the Marcus Amphitheater July 3, fest officials have confirmed.
With jam band and southern rock elements--and even the occassional jazzy violin solo--the Grammy-winning group has become a major live show draw, performing for more than 1.3 million people last year alone, according to Summerfest. The band headlined Summerfest's biggest stage in 2012, then moved up last year to 37,000-capacity Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy. »Read Full Article(2)


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Arctic Cordillera
Canada's Ecozones
We chose to do the Arctic Cordillera because we assumed that nobody else would want it, since it's a barren landscape. There is basically nothing there but we'll tell you about it anyways!
Landform Regions
The landform region is the Innuitian Mountains. The Innuitian Mountains were formed in the Mesozoic era when the North American plate moved northwards. The Innuitian Mountains are very barren (No vegetation) and are covered in permanent snow and ice. There is no development in this Landform region because it would be too expensive and risky because there are not many people who would want to live in this region and there are many animals in this region so it would destroy many endangered species that are inhabitants to this region.
Rocks and Minerals
The rocks in the Arctic cordillera are made up mostly of Sedimentary rock but some and Igneous and Metamorphic. The mining in the arctic cordillera is very small and they mine non-metallic minerals like coal. The folding that occurred in the arctic cordillera
Vegetation and Soils
The vegetation region is the Tundra. The natural vegetation in the Tundra is Small shrubs, Mosses, Lichens, Stunted trees (those are trees smaller than normal sized), and Coniferous trees (like evergreens for example). The reason the shrubs are small is because they have to grow closer to the ground so they can soak up as much heat as possible. The length of the growing season is 0 days so there is no farming possible.
ClimateThe climate rgion is the Arctic. The climate there is not very fun... It is long -40 degrees C winters and short 0 degrees C winters.
The precipitation in this region is less than 200ml.


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Clint cheats on his wife, Terry, in a moment of weakness with his ex-wife Susan. Yet, he does not know Terry as well as he thinks. Terry hasn't been faithful either; she has already acted on her own attraction to Susan. When Clint confesses his infidelity, his wife and ex-wife confess the secrets they have been hiding all along.
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"You love me?" Terry finished her wine, again. "I thought you said you still felt something for Clint?"
"I do. I'm in love with both of you." Susan averted her eyes. "If anybody should be confused about that, it's me. This all just sort of happened. I would love to say that I'm a bitch. I'd love to say I manipulated both of you with a greater plan in mind, but it's not true. Somehow, I just fell into bed with both of you."
I finished my own glass of wine, again, and now, could feel the alcohol. It was only the beginnings of feeling tipsy, but not only did I drink a lot of wine now, there was also the beers Terry and I shared at the bar, before of all of this. Terry started to look a little tipsy – as did Susan, who, being rather small in frame, was never known for being able to hold her alcohol.
"How can you say that?" Terry crossed her arms.
I was about to say something similar, but the package from HardBabesXXXX.com caught my attention. Only, I didn't get to the chance to say anything, yet. It seemed Susan had bided her time, and she was about to turn things back onto my wife and I.
"Easy." Susan crossed her arms. She trained her gaze onto me. "I've been truthful, now. I think you both now owe me…"
"We owe you? How…"
"Um, Clint, I'm talking here," Susan said. "But, yes. You both owe me an equally truthful answer."
"If you could get away with it, would you have sex with me, again?"
"I'm not answering that!"
Terry crossed her arms and stared at me. "Oh, stuff it, Clint. Answer her."
I wanted another glass of wine, but I realized that if I had anymore, I'd probably end up thoroughly sloshed – instead of being lightly drunk but very functional. This confrontation was not answering anything, and I pretty much assumed that my marriage was probably damaged beyond repair, now. I looked down, "Yes. I likely would." To my surprise, Terry didn't get pissed by that.
"What about you, Terr? If you could, without any consequences, would you?"
"Yes." The word was nearly whispered, but it was said.
"So, there shouldn't be much of a problem here. Perhaps the two of you should be a little bit more open in your relationship?"
For a long moment, Terry and I looked each other in the eyes. The truth was out there ...
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- A spokesman for Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says Sharif will run for parliament in June.
Election officials barred Sharif from contesting legislative elections in February over a prior conviction.
Spokesman Sadiqul Farooq said Thursday that Sharif was wrongly disqualified and forecast that he will be able to run this time. Polling was postponed until June in several seats because of the deaths of candidates or other problems.
Sharif's party is the second-largest in Pakistan's new government. Entering parliament would give him a platform to step up his calls for President Pervez Musharraf to quit.
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Sleepy Twisted Sister's G-N-G Breakfast Ramekin
Total Time
Prep 5 mins
Cook 0 mins
Potatoes are nearly religious in Iceland. If I put the most extravagant "potato-less" meal ever created in front of Siggi … he scans it, frowns & says "Hmm. No potatoes, huh?" In addition, SusieQusie accuses me (rightly so) of sleeping comfortably while Siggi trots off to work … so I thot I'd "marry" these 2 concepts & devised his now favourite G-N-G (Grab, Nuke & Go) breakfast. (Time doesn't include time spent originally fixing the potatoes or hard-boiling the egg)
Ingredients Nutrition
- 4 ounces leftover potatoes (flavorful mashed or boiled & seasoned fried)
- 2 slices deli ham (thin-sliced luncheon type)
- 1 hard-boiled egg
- 2 tablespoons cheddar cheese (shredded)
- fresh chives (snipped for garnish)
- Lightly butter 2 ramekins using a pastry brush.
- Put 2 ounces flavourful mashed potatoes or seasoned fried potatoes in the bottom of the ramekins. Layer hard-boiled egg you've sliced w/your handy-dandy egg slicer over the potatoes, putting half the egg in ea ramekin. Layer ea ramekin w/a ham slice. Top ea ramekin w/1 tbsp grated cheddar cheese & garnish w/chopped fresh chives.
- Refrigerate till your DH is ready to G-N-G & train him to be ever so quiet as he nukes his breakfast & leaves for work!
- NOTE: I thot the fresh chive garnish was a really nice "extra effort" touch. :-).
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Excellent use of leftovers and a tasty start to a new day. You can mix nearly any potato, meat, cheese and egg, and have a quick breakfast. You can make ahead and just add a fresh egg on that morning, too. Made for Football Pool 2013
Terrific and easy breakfast! I used leftover Mashed Potatoes Supreme (Mashed Potatoes Supreme) and bacon instead of ham. I liked the cheddar and I think swiss cheese would work well too. Simple, tasty, and filling - you can't beat that for a breakfast - thanks for sharing the recipe!
What a great new dish to add to the breakfast rotation!! I made this using the fried potatoes and had to sub in bacon for the ham, as DH finished all the deli ham. I am not a fan of hard boiled eggs, so I also substituted scrambled eggs that I cooked just until almost done. Followed the rest of the recipe and served it with some watermelon for a wonderful breakfast!! Thanks for sharing the recipe. Made for your win in the football pool, congrats again!!!


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I want to BAN IP using a function in functions.php. Is that possible ?
I want to BAN IP using a function in functions.php. Is that possible ?
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Thanks for the share :)
But I already know that. In my case I want to interact with WP Better Security to add a IP to the BAN list -> in .htaccess
Goto menu > Security > Ban Users > turn on the Enable Banned Users and put the IPs on Ban Hosts.
Before you put the IP there you should check it perhaps using whatismyipaddress.com/ip-lookup, because some of them might be web crawlers not bad bots.
You didn't understood me. I know how to BAN IP Hosts from the Admin Panel.
What I want to do is to interact with this panel in my functions.php to automatically ban a IP when an action is triggered...
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