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In a recent article in Training Journal, Peter Honey argued articulately that classroom learning should not be written off yet and still has a lot to contribute. His focus was on the softer side of classroom learning arguing that they are 'ring-fenced spaces with learning the explicit purpose' and that 'It is far easier for classrooms to be learning-friendly than everyday workplaces'. He points out that 'They allow people to meet together to share experiences and indulge in reciprocal learning. They are cheerful, off-the-record places with relaxed laughter.'
In spite of this, e-learning continues its steady growth – estimated to reach a value of £45 billion by 2014 with growth rates of around 30% in Eastern Countries. In this rising tide the focus of e-learning continues to be cost and convenience rather than quality, although recent trends towards using interactive (serious) games and ice breakers,1 the continued effort to merge classroom and online sessions mean that increasingly studies of the quality of the learning suggest less and less of a gap.2 In particular, corporate e-learning continues to grow in an economy where the business cases can be made for change.
The pace of global change continues to increase at the same time as there is an increased need to deliver results and new outcomes even faster. New Processes put in place quickly become obsolete and must rely on the inventiveness and goodwill, cemented by relationships between colleagues, to provide the glue and sticking plaster which ensures continued delivery of the organisation's goals and products. Customer demands for service and quality continue to rise not as fast as the average player in the market but at the speed of the fastest. Through collaboration, merger or acquisition, even small scale enterprises and local government institutions are drawn into having to think and work at a global scale, crossing cultures, and time-zones.
The use of the classroom described by Peter Honey above would be an ideal way of forging the new cross cultural relationships. The use of traditional e-learning as a way to re-equip and re-skill at the speed required. But both have within them constraints which prevent them providing the solution to the demands of the 21st century. The figure below highlights the challenge:
E-learning ends up relegated to the bottom half of the set of cubes whilst the classroom is stuck in the front half. Even newer e-learning approaches remain stuck in broadcast mode and because at the end of the webinar there is 'nothing to see' the lack of persistence keeps them as events rather than as captures of knowledge for life long application.
In the corporate environment there is an increasing demand that the learning is not only learned but put into practice. This simple need means that three new areas will begin to quickly rise to absorb the old worlds of e-learning and classroom learning.
The first is the use of Augmented Learning. My favourite example of this concept is the way in which certain Duracell batteries can tell you whether they still hold a charge or not. Augmented learning is a way in which to attach answers to the questions which arise from real life objects. An accountant looking at a balance sheet should instantly have access to the set of questions he should ask and calculations to carry out. In fact the accountant need not learn anything at all! In areas where conventions are strong, and the process is repetitive this type of learning will steadily come to dominate. It is easily updatable for all users at the same time and does not require re-training or a human change management process.
The second area is Mobile Learning. My favourite example of this is happened a few months ago when after I had completed a IRL conference presentation I was surrounded by people waiting to ask questions and noticed that one person was 'Googling' me on his phone and reading the background article while queueing up. Mobile learning will enable the learning to cross the boundary from the classroom/webinar into the workplace.
The third is Enterprise Led Learning. My favorite example is the use of 3D internet (fully-functional, immersive environments). For example, on QUBE, the 'classroom' (where avatars interact, work in syndicates, brainstorm with post-its, specialists give short talks, etc.) is just across the virtual hall from the Team/ Project room where the global execution team, from several countries, keep their PowerPoints, Excel spreadsheets and plans and all meet for an hour twice a week (although the individuals come and go frequently since such environments offer 'persistence'- everything stays where you left it.). The classroom agenda is set by the needs of the Enterprise but there is no functional distinction between learning and application. In addition the demand to develop people across the globe is met without disruption. The learning and the activity all share the same purpose of delivering the goals. This type of learning best solves the challenges at the top/executive levels of the organisation, in the innovative and creative centres and the areas of complex change and project execution. What is common to these three environments are that the people face challenges of high uncertainty and ambiguity, full of unknown-unknowns.
So strangely although the tide of e-learning is still in full flood, by acknowledging the softer, relational and emotional advantages of classrooms to cross cultural boundaries and build relationships three new solutions emerge. One which removes the need for learning, another which provides it when & where you need it, and a third which merges learning and working seamlessly using learning simply as another resource in the delivery of challenging enterprise goals.


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A fledging Near West Side business association held its first meeting last week at a company that has been in the neighborhood since 2002.
Stressdesign owner Marc Stress, who hosted the meeting in his offices at the Rockwest Center on West Fayette Street, said he thinks an association can help with the development of his own business.
"But I think almost maybe more important right off the bat is business awareness. There are more than 140 businesses on the Near West Side and I think (this) was a great opportunity for the folks that came out to the meeting to be introduced to each other and kind of know who your neighbors are, in that we can support each other just through awareness," Stress said the day after.
The association began with the Near Westside Initiative, a nonprofit organization that is working to revitalize the neighborhood through housing and commercial redevelopment, among other means.
About 20 business representatives attended the meeting, which was a great start, said Near Westside Initiative Deputy Director Michael Short.
Last summer, the initiative group did a door-to-door survey of businesses in the neighborhood to find out their needs and from there developed several strategies for strengthening the business community, he said.
Forming an association is one of the strategies. Another is to establish a micro-lending program. That's in the works. A funding source and Cooperative Federal Credit Union are on board, Short said.
The others strategies are:
¤A free entrepreneurship program that will help people start or improve their business. That will be run in partnership with the South Side Innovation Center and Onondaga Community College's Small Business Development Center.
¤Peer mentoring. Established business owners in the new association will work with less experienced owners, Short said.
At the meeting last week, business owners brought up several issues they want the association to address, and the concern shared by the most of them was how to deal with the city and government entities, what the processes are and how to follow them, Stress said.
"Is there a way to define and expose the process to somebody who might not be familiar with it?" he said.
Another concern was security, for instance how to communicate with law enforcement, should the need arise, he said.
The next step is to address those issues, Short said.
Stress's business, which employs five people on site, is a "brand communication firm," that helps companies development and manage brand identities, Stress said.
Stress said he's seen improvements on the Near West Side Since the initiative formed a couple of years ago.
"I see a net positive result already," he said. "There's new houses going up, the (other) houses are either being rehabbed or if they are beyond repair, they are being taken down and new ones are being put in place."
"The commercial properties that line West Fayette Street, I see a lot of activity there, that 10 years ago you'd drive by and just see empty buildings," he said.
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Team spirit at an affordable price..on a hard to find item...very pleased and it has held up under the hot Texas sun
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SAGINAW, MI — Prosecutors have dropped all charges against a 16-year-old after his co-defendant accepted a plea agreement for a September shooting incident.
As part of Dalton J. Pulliam's plea deal, prosecutors on Monday, March 3, dropped 10 felonies that Anthony D. Wilson faced.
Pulliam, 17, pleaded guilty to six felonies, including two counts of assault with intent to murder, and in exchange, prosecutors dropped four other felonies including conspiring to commit first-degree murder, which carries a mandatory penalty of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Wilson, who was charged as an adult, faced those same charges, but with Pulliam pleading guilty and acknowledging that he was the shooter in a Sept. 15 incident on Saginaw's southeast side, prosecutors dropped the charges facing Wilson.
Saginaw County Circuit Judge James T. Borchard on Monday indicated after Pulliam's Cobbs hearing that he would hand down a minimum sentence not to exceed 15 years for the assault charges. Pulliam first must serve the remainder of the mandatory, consecutive two-year penalty for the felony firearm charges before beginning the 15-year sentence.
Pulliam on Monday acknowledged that he fired at an 18-year-old male and his girlfriend about 6 p.m. near Fulton and Loomis.
The girlfriend testified at the preliminary hearing for Pulliam and Wilson that she and her boyfriend were walking from the boyfriend's mother's house to his father's house when Pulliam and Wilson rode by on bicycles and used derogatory language in asking, almost rhetorically, who the boyfriend was.
The couple ignored Pulliam and Wilson and continued walking, the woman said. As her boyfriend spoke with his sister outside their father's house, the woman saw Pulliam and Wilson ride up to a house across the street and Wilson enter and then exit the house, she said.
As the couple was leaving, Pulliam left the porch area of the house across the street and said, "What you looking at, (expletive)?" and ran toward the couple as he fired at them, the woman testified. The boyfriend pushed his girlfriend out of the way, and they ran in separate directions, she said.
The boyfriend, who testified that he didn't know Pulliam or Wilson and didn't believe they would have a reason to shoot at him, was shot in the lower right back as he ran away, he said. The boyfriend was not able to identify who shot him.
The girlfriend said she did not actually see Wilson with a gun and only assumed that he did.
Wilson's attorney, James Piazza, filed a motion to quash, or dismiss, the charges that Wilson faced. Borchard heard arguments on that motion last month and had yet to make a ruling.
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Public Finance, June 5-11 1998, p. 20-21
In the light of the trend towards greater longevity, Age Concern has launched and co-ordinated the Millennium Debate of the Age to canvas opinion on how an ageing population will impact on our society.
Caring Times, June 1998, p. 2
Reports that the Association of Directors of Social Services (ADSS) has argued in its submission to the Royal Commission on Long Term Care Funding that residential care is outmoded and likely to be replaced by sheltered housing. Developments in medicine and healthier lifestyles could also reduce demand for nursing homes.
York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 1998
(JRF findings no. 478)
Research showed that most family caregivers had found the process of choosing a suitable care-home intimidating and would have welcomed more advice and support. Many care-givers had assumed that the costs of long term care would be met by the NHS. Rules about capital limits to savings being used to pay care costs were widely misunderstood, and savings of several participants were still being used to meet care costs even though they had been reduced well below limits. Spouse care-givers experienced particularly inequitable treatment because spouse liability to contribute towards a partner's care was interpreted differently even by individual social workers within an authority.
J. A. Davey
Health and Social Care in the Community, vol. 6, no. 3, May 1998, p. 151-157
Paper discusses possible sources of funding and a variety of policy approaches taken by members of the OECD, with particular reference to Britain. It concentrates on options which share costs between the users (and their families) and the state. Details are provided of schemes involving private sector insurance and equity release products.
Better Regulation Task Force
London: Central Office of Information, 1998
Review of the regulation and inspection of long-term care for adults. Recommends that all care providers should be brought within the scope of regulation, domiciliary care should be subject to regulation, the registration and inspection of residential, nursing and domiciliary care should be unified, locally based inspection units independent of local and health authorities should carry out registration and inspection, a staff training framework should be put in place, and a new national agency should be set up to advise the government.
(For comment see Registered homes, vol. 3, no. 1, May 1998, p. 1-2)
G. Andrews
Caring Times, June 1998, p. 29
Results of a survey of care home owners in Devon show that the 1993 community care reforms signalled a downturn in the residential sector with many businesses facing reduced profitability and financial difficulties. Changes have increased bureaucracy and paperwork. Financial difficulties have led to owners keeping residents who should have moved on, being less selective in clients admitted and changing registration categories to allow them to care for special needs residents. Most owners have not diversified their services, and many have cut costs by reducing capacity.


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Juan Jose Cobo, a Spanish cyclist who has won stages at the Vuelta a Espana and Vuelta a Castilla y Leon this year, signs to the French-backed Caisse d'Epargne for 2010. The 28-year-old will join the ranks of several other veteran Spanish cyclists. Some other talent that will be joining the team this year are former King of the Mountains winner Juan Manuel Soler, Marzio Bruseghin, and Christophe Moreau. Check back for more updates about Cobo and Caisse d'Epargne!
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Bremerton Estate, Langhorne Creek, Australia
Premium wines require premium grapes. Bremerton Wines has planted 110 acres at Langhorne Creek and is joint owner and manager of another 180 acres from which we select our best fruit each year with the balance being sold to other wineries. Best quality practices ensure best quality grapes.
The predominant varieties grown are Cabernet Sauvignon,Shirazand Merlot, with small plantings of Sauvignon Blanc, Verdelho, Chardonnay, Malbec and Petit Verdot. The Vineyard Manager, Tom Keelan is husband of Rebecca Willson, winemaker.
The winemaking team headed by family winemaker Rebecca Willson has taken the quality of our wines to new standards.
Rebecca seeks the best possible fruit from our own and other specialised Langhorne Creek vineyards to craft traditional, full bodied, full flavoured, mouth filling Langhorne Creek wines that show a consistency of style whilst encouraging the true varietal grape characteristics to be expressed.
The winery has invested heavily in a premium French & Amercian oak program using 220 litre barriques to ensure subtle and complementary oak influences. The winery utilises traditional open top fermenters, made from stainless steel and a purpose built barrel cellar for maturation. New laboratory and tasting facilities are part of the winery.
Rebecca Willson, winemaker at Bremerton Estate, talks about her experiences of vintage 2012 on this you-tube clip:
Video Clip of Rebecca Willson's Vintage 2012 Vintage update – filmed 28th March 2012-A sample of current photos from Bremerton Vintage 2012
The Wines
Langhorne Creek is unique in that it sits on the rich soil of theBremerRiverflood plain. Fresh cool evening breezes fromLakeAlexandrinaprovide a micro climate of mild to warm summer days and cool evenings, perfect for the long ripening of the grapes producing intense and sought after cool climate flavours.
Winemaker Rebecca Willson and Marketing Manager, Lucy Willson have focussed the family's wine range on high quality and individualistic wines. They have givenBremertona strong foothold in the highly competitive wine market with Rebecca's first label at age 25 – the 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon winning a trophy and rated third best Cabernet inAustraliaby Winestate magazine.
Since then the Willson Sisters have takenBremertonto become one of the best known brands fromSouth Australia's Langhorne Creek wine region.
What's happening in the Winery – November 2011
Over the last couple of months we have been busy blending up the 2010 Selkirk Shiraz and
2010 Coulthard Cabernet.(Australian release only) These blends are made up of a number of
different parcels ofShirazand Cabernet wine, which have come from various different blocks in the vineyard. The skill in blending these wines is to try and achieve the best wine blend possible while staying true to the style and showing best expression of regional character. 2010 really was an outstanding vintage for reds,
and it definitely shows in our new blends – they have rich vibrant colours and are showing great flavour intensity and delicious texture!
In the winery, the crew are now starting to get into pre-vintage mode. They are sorting empty oak barrels in preparation for refilling with the new vintage wines, are starting their annual big clean of the winery, and generally gearing up for the busy times ahead. The next step is to recruit our team of casual harvest workers, which usually includes a few international 'characters' who provide us with insight into the way wines are made all over the world as well as being great assets to our team. Bye for now,
Rebecca Kidd , Winemaker
Environmental News
In September we held a tree planting day for all theBremertonstaff, as Vanessa our enviro guru
Propagated some trees for life seedlings at her house. All trees and shrubs planted were species that are indigenous to our region, and included Drooping Sheoaks, Dry Land Teatree, Scarlett Bottlebrush and Old Man's Beard. A great day enjoyed by all, not to mention a great chance to give back to our local ecosystem and further build up the natural corridors used by animals in the area, as well as providing us with some good exercise and the opportunity for team bonding!


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Nursing Mom gets Praise for Breastfeeding in Public
A major win for breastfeeding moms!
While breastfeeding in public can bring many moms shame and embarrassment, one Iowa woman was shocked – with delight – after the attention she received for nursing her baby at a restaurant.
Jackie Johnson-Smith, 33, a stay-at-home mother from Ankeny, Iowa was celebrating her 33rd birthday at a local pizzeria with her husband and their three kids, ages 4, 3, and 12 months.
"I usually don't go downtown for dinner because lots of places aren't family-friendly but I had heard good things about Fong's," Johnson-Smith told Yahoo. "It was chaotic—I had one kid licking the honey container on the table, another standing on his chair, and my baby was fussing."
Hollie McNish: Poet Shamed for Breastfeeding in Public
When her baby began to fuss, Johnson-Smith threw on a nursing cover and breastfed her 12-month-old.
"I usually don't like to breastfeed in public because people can be judgmental," said the mom-of-three. "The waitress kept walking by, and I was worried she didn't want me nursing in the restaurant." Worried that her baby would continue crying, Johnson-Smith left the restaurant and finished nursing in the car.
PHOTOS: Celebrities who Breastfeed in Public
Shortly thereafter, her husband walked out with a big smile on his face — and a huge surprise.
"He handed me the dinner receipt and at first I was confused—why is he showing me how much my birthday dinner cost?" she said.
But she was delighted to see a handwritten note on the bill,
'I bought one of your pizzas. Please thank your wife for breastfeeding!'
"I was in total shock and started tearing up," said the mom-of-three. "After dealing with people's reactions for so long, it was like the universe was giving me a pat on the back. I was too stunned to go back inside and thank the waitress."
PHOTOS: Celebrity Moms on the Joys of Breastfeeding
When she got home, Johnson-Smith posted a photo of the receipt to her Facebook page with an uplifting message:
"I have breastfed three children… I have breastfed them in a countless number of places both pleasant and unpleasant, discreetly and out in the open. I have gotten many looks and stares, but tonight erases any negativity I have ever received. I ate at Fongs for the first time tonight. Having a fussy baby I nursed him for awhile in the booth and eventually left the table early as to not disrupt the restaurant. The waitress gave this receipt to my husband. I was speechless and emotional. Although I don't need a pat on the back for feeding my child, it sure felt amazing. It is amazing how we women can make each other feel when we empower each other."
As of Thursday morning, the photo went viral with over 2,000 shares and more than 100 likes on Facebook.
Waitress Bodi Kinney, 33, said she was "thrilled" to see Johnson-Smith breastfeeding at the table she was serving.
"I noticed Johnson-Smith nursing and was so thrilled she did it," she said. "I tried not to stare because I didn't want to seem creepy or make her feel uncomfortable, but I felt like doing jumping jacks."
She added: "Although I nurse my baby no matter where I am—at the supermarket, in clothing stores—people often react negatively. Recently, I had to leave my daughter's school play to nurse my 8-month-old for fear of offending someone. I wanted to let this woman know in some shape or form, that she was doing the right thing."


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Hi Brent681,
Is your board going to be stored outside and in a damp enviornment?
I If so, I'd find a way to take it to a boat dealer and after removing the vent plug completely, and putting it inside it's zipped up bag, I'd have them use the white plastic shrink wrap they put on boats and completely seal your board in a water and airtight bag of plastic.
Just make sure the board and the bag are dry before you wrap them up.
Can you not put your board up in an attic or somewhere warmer?
I've had boards go through periods of freezing temps inside storage lockers and it did not seem to hurt them in the slightest. They were in board bags (most of them anyway) and I didn't remove the vent plugs.
Has your board ever been damaged so there is a possibility of a bit of water inside?
That water, freezing inside the board between the foam and the skin, would cause a delamination for sure.
If the interior is dry, you should have no problems.
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Talking about why it is of interest for businesses to behave more responsibly – or sustainably if you prefer the term – is a discussion that usually end up in one of 2 corners of the proverbial boxing ring: one the one hand are those that argue along the lines of 'the right thing to do'; and on the other are those that focus on tangible benefits for behaving in a certain way.
The typical outcome of these verbal battles tends to be a 'Check Mate', whereby the pending argument is that of precisely how tangible the benefits could, would or should be. In other words: It is ultimately an argument about THE business case of responsible/sustainable/ethical business strategies and behaviour.
Fashion business and the fashion industry as a whole is no different to that. Maybe even worse as if with the excuse of 'consumer requirements' and 'the current fashion trends' many a discussion is pre-empted before it is even had.
Known cases such as Marks & Spencer – well analysed even from an academic point of view – are usually face as much praise as critique as was the case at their latest AGM in June 2013.
Let me hence ask the question: What do we know – not imagine or conjure – about the facts on the business case for sustainable/responsible/ethical business?
Status Quo: Facts about the business case for responsible business
The questions:
Does sustainability, or not, impact share price? Does it, or not, make for a profitable bottom line business case? Does it, or not, help increase efficiencies? Does it, or not, positively influence all those pesky production variables, that are so important to an industry that mistakenly takes growth in turn over and production quantities for 'sustainability' in their business models and strategies?
Fact No. 1:
The answer to all these questions is a decidedly undecided 'it depends'. 'It depends' on whether we look for the generic answer, applicable across industries, and valid for pretty much every business we can think of. If that the mere additional benefits created for the bottom line were the measure, the answer – this has been researched over and again – would be: 'A little bit', but not a lot. According to the latest meta-evaluation, the statistical correlation is only around 0.13. In plain English this means that yes, the correlation between sustainability in strategy and operations and the bottom line profits does exist, but it is very weak.
The answer changes dramatically, however, if we look at the larger picture, and consider other aspects than just the additional bottom line benefit. Many of which have very real, very tangible, and rather important financial impacts on the bottom line.
A report published in XXX by Cranfield University's Doughty Centre (in collaboration with Business in the Community BITC) and entitled 'The Business Case for being a responsible business ' – the academic paper of which is expected to be publish in late 2013 or early 2014 – found the following results:
Overall, we identified over 60 business benefits from the research which, when sorted by relevance and description, was clustered into seven key business benefits from being a responsible business.
- Brand value and reputation
- Employees and future workforce
- Operational effectiveness
- Risk reduction and management
- Direct financial impact
- Organisational growth
- Business opportunity
The order of this list represents the frequency with which these benefits were cited from both business
examples and academic papers – i.e. Brand value and reputation was most often cited, Business opportunity
least often cited.
We identified two business benefits that have only recently started to emerge and are more prominent in
companies that have already started the journey to being a responsible business. The criteria for these future trends are that they only recently started to be cited but have grow in frequency of citation each year since. We therefore suggest these benefits can be better realised as companies become more sophisticated in their efforts to be responsible:
We can say with confidence that the seven current benefits and two future trends are what most businesses are realising as they become more responsible organisations.
What does do these results mean?
One of the interesting details that is not apparent in any of the above documents, and stems from a personal conversation with Nadine Exeter – one of the researchers behind the Doughty Centre report – is: most of the companies they analysed originally embarked on their journey for one of two reasons:
One – out of conviction (aka 'doing the right thing'), hoping to make some money off their activities that would at least result in a black zero over all.
Two – they were following leaders in their industry and had come under pressure, either by stake- or shareholders.
All of them expected but one benefit from it all – which one would depend on the company – but surprisingly found that 'unexpectedly' they got results in HR, in operations, in product innovations and other areas.
With that, the discussion about the business case for corporate responsibility should hence come to an end.
There is one caveat however: None of this works within what common reporting terms are (3, 6, 12 months), which – typically and for example may be aimed at turning a company around, from losses suddenly into profits.
The research has looked at actions that have been put in place successively over a relatively long time-span: 2001 to 2011 – hence a decade.
This said: The companies in question have generally outperformed their peers from the 2008 recession onwards … but this doesn't hide the fact that it is a stable commitment that is a prime ingredient in making responsibility/sustainability/ethics work and profitable.
In other words: it is the values that are lived and breathed within the company that ultimately are the make or break factor in this context.


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Wow, that sounds like a great idea and a lot of fun. I'll have to give that a shot at some point.
We went camping over the weekend and I decided to only bring primal grub, period. Normally I bring lots of processed and carby items just to make it easy, but now that my husband is on board with living a primal lifestyle, it was time to step it up.
We did not backpack in, so our meals were based off having a cooler and a grill to cook on. I still kept dishes and ingredients very minimal, I was quite happy with how little work I had to do while camping.
Overall, I think it was a success. Just took some forethought and was really not that hard. Check out the links for more detail.
Here was the menu I came up with on short notice using almost all items we already had, and here were some photos and thoughts on the results.
I am already planning our next trip.....must use the fire more....
Wow, that sounds like a great idea and a lot of fun. I'll have to give that a shot at some point.
Great looking stuff! This comes in very handy since I'm going on a multi-state roadtrip in mid-July (first vacation since becoming Primal!) and we'll be doing a lot of cooking on our camping stove. Thanks!
Marisa, one good one for portable breakfasts is just hard boiled eggs. If we had gone longer I would have had a bunch of those in the cooler as well (hubby is not a big fan).
I think you would be surprised at how long ice will last in a cooler. If you wanted to be extra careful you could have two coolers....one with say drinks and your snacks/meals for the day that you open often, and another with meats and more perishables that you open less frequently. My husband is a hunter, so he often times has to store meat in coolers for days and on long road trips, and he has had no problems. You can buy large 'blocks' of ice, which melt much slower. We like to put in our big cooler a couple solid blocks, and then surround everything with loose ice. We drain the water off daily, but even in really hot weather a few bags of ice and a block of ice will last 3-4 days. Just try to not open it very often. Snug the more perishable stuff like raw meats and such down close to the ice.
As for hard boiled eggs, I have eaten them when they have been in my purse for 8 hours without cold......I like to take them on airline trips.
I always take multiple coolers too when I go camping. That and I freeze a bunch of water bottles to help make them stay cooler longer.
You are now on my cool list, very creative and adventurous
You'll never see the light if you're in someone else's shadow, or said another way, life is like a dog sled team, if you're not the lead dog, the scenery never changes
Thanks for sharing this! I just cut and pasted the whole list and am off to look up recipes. We're going camping next weekend so this is very timely!


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By Andrew Borders
HAMILTON –- One team would leave the meet-ending 400-meter freestyle relay happy, and the other would depart having come so close to an oft-elusive goal.
Nottingham's girls swimmers won for the second time this season yesterday afternoon, taking the last event to defeat Ewing 87-81 to improve to 2-4 on the winter.
Having entered the relay tied with Nottingham at 77 points, Ewing will push onward as it seeks its first girls win in the Colonial Valley Conference since the 2009-10 season.
"These are the meets we shoot for to win, and now we're moving to the next part of the season when we train for (the county meet)," Nottingham girls coach Andrew Parsons said.
A year ago, Nottingham won the meet 107-63, but the Northstars lost 13 members of that team, making the outcome much closer this time. Ewing led 10-4 after taking first and third in the meet-opening 200-meter medley relay and again pulled ahead 48-44 after Kate McCord and Steph Garrison took first and second in the 100 free.
Nottingham countered with a one-two finish from Samantha Williams and Bridget Doolittle in the 400 free to gain a four-point lead and never trailed the rest of the way. Williams also took the 200 free, while teammate Lisa Mazukewicz won the 200 individual medley and the 100 backstroke.
Nottingham's boys swept first and second in the meet's first relay and the rest of the afternoon continued in similar fashion as the Northstars took a 98-63 win.
Four Nottingham swimmers split the individual victories, as Jeremy Oiler took the 200 free, Michael John won the 100 free, Eric Cougan claimed the 500 free and Jawad Shah was the 100 backstroke winner. Ewing's Micah Bergstrom and Shane Smith each had two first-place finishes -- Bergstrom in the 100 fly and 50 free and Smith in the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke.
Nottingham improved to 2-4 on the season with the win, coupling it with a victory over Hamilton last month, while Ewing fell to 1-6.
As she enjoyed the season-best times posted by her swimmers, Nottingham boys coach Nancy Shapiro talked about shaking off the holiday rust.
"We only had three practices and then we had the Hornet Relay, so that's not really a practice, and then they had three days off over New Year's, so really we're just getting back into our regular training," Shapiro said. "It's almost (like) starting back a few weeks."


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Why Noma's Former Pastry Chef Left to Open a Taco Stand
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From Noma's Grill to Mine: Adapting a Dish from the World's Best Restaurant
Noma, the world's best restaurant, serves charred leeks that you should totally be making at home.
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State lawmakers have taken an important first step in restoring the polluted Barnegat Bay by passing a bill with the nation's toughest restrictions on the use of lawn fertilizer. Gov. Christie has promised to sign it as part of a larger package of bills to rehabilitate the bay.
That's good news: Barnegat Bay is a precious environmental resource and economic asset. In the summer, visitors double the 500,000 year-round population of the Ocean County towns that rim its shore.
"People are very sentimental about it, and merchants count on people coming down here," said William deCamp Jr., chairman of Save Barnegat Bay, a small organization based in Lavallette that created a local ordinance which became the basis for the bill. "People have cherished memories of crabbing with their grandfather or swimming. It's a shocker when people find their kids can't."
One of the reasons is nitrogen-rich fertilizer. Following rainfall and normal watering, fertilizer runs off lush suburban lawns into waterways that lead to the bay, a shallow lagoon-type estuary that can't easily wash pollutants out into the ocean. Instead, pollutants like nitrogen linger for months, boosting oxygen-choking algae in the water.
Over the past decade, algae blooms and stinging jellyfish have multiplied, while clams and scallops have mostly disappeared, and fewer fish overall swim in its waters.
Tom Dillingham, of the American Littoral Society, says 900 shellfish fishermen made a living in the bay 30 years ago, but no more, just another marker of the bay's devastating ecological transformation.
Two of the law's requirements make it the toughest in the land: Fertilizer sold in the state must have 20 percent slow-release nitrogen, so it won't easily wash away, and homeowners and lawn care professionals are limited how close to waterways it can be applied. The law also bans phosphorous from lawn fertilizer and requires a brief course in fertilizer application for the lawn care pros, who will be certified by the state.
Manufacturers such as Scotts Lawn Care, which fought the nitrogen standard, have until 2012 to comply, and there are small penalties for merchants and lawn care pros who sell or use the wrong stuff.
"Unfortunately there is an increasingly obvious connection between pollution from nitrogen and nutrients and the ability to swim and fish and boat in the bay," Dillingham said.
Others are making the connection as well. The federal Environmental Protection Agency is guiding Maryland and other states in their efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay by restricting lawn fertilizer, among other things; states and cities surrounding the Great Lakes are doing the same. Trenton is setting a standard that promises to be a model for the nation as it rehabilitates polluted waters.


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Published on July 29, 2010
Claudette Sapp and Beth Spindler get some help from archeologist Rob Fergeson.
Trevor Nichols
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Unearthing history at the Grand Pre National Historic Site archeological dig.
Trevor Nichols
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Beth Spindler and Bonnie Waddell sift for artefacts.
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Lori Anne Comeau talks Acadian culture.
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When the most exciting part of your day is finding an old fork in the dirt, you must be an archeologist.
Jonathan Fowler was ecstatic July 20 when someone found a perfectly intact, bone-handled fork at his dig site in Grand Pre.
Fowler and his fellow archeologists have been at Grand Pre for weeks now, literally uncovering the history of the Acadians who lived there before the infamous deportation in 1775.
"What we're interested in as archeologists is getting back to the people," Fowler says.
He stands next to the replica of the old Acadian church at the Grand Pre National Historical Site, in one of a maze of perfectly rectangular pits. About 20 people kneel around him, scraping the rough dirt with trowels.
Although they are officially looking for the original Acadian church, Fowler explains, in archeology, every little thing is important: it all helps create a bigger and more detailed picture of the people who lived here before us.
Rob Ferguson, who works with Fowler at the Grand Pre site, agrees.
"Artefacts are a natural culture," he says, "and everything is an artefact. Even though some of it may not be attractive, or go on display in a museum, it's still important information.
Jeff Turner, a masters student at St. Mary's University, volunteers with the dig. He says there is so much you can learn from all the tiny pieces of pottery, nail and forks you find at the digs. Every little scrap provides a little more understanding, or puts something into better perspective.
"It's like a painting," he explains. "You stand back and see the whole picture but, if you get up close, you see all the little details."
Ferguson says it was important for the team to let the public experience all those little details by helping with the dig.
Getting people involved helps them see exactly what the archeologists are doing: firsthand experience transforms the work from something obscure meant for museums to a vibrant and interesting way to experience history.
Ferguson also says, without the extra hands in the dirt, the Acadian digs likely wouldn't happen. Because they only have about three weeks each summer, having the public along for the ride allows the team to get more digging done
This is especially important, Fowler explains because, each year, they have to fill in all of the digging they have done. Uncovering it again the next year can take up three or four precious days.
Barbara Whitby is more than happy to oblige. She is an archeology enthusiast who has been getting her hands dirty at the digs since they started this summer. She has been doing it herself since she was three, digging up her own "treasures" in the garden.
"I suppose it becomes a kind of passion after a while."
She keeps coming back because she feels deeply connected to the people whose lives she has been uncovering. The story of the Acadians touched her, and she feels like she somehow knows them.
"I feel (connected to them) every time, even if you find a little piece of pottery. It brings you so close to the fact that people were living their lives out, just like we are."
She loves finding personal items, like buttons, because they help her get a better idea of the people's stories.
"It's such a sad story, and I'm very conscious of that. When I'm digging, I'm thinking about them," Whitby says.
An important part of uncovering the Acadians' story is preserving it, which is why the Societe Promotion Grand-Pre hopes to have the Grand Pre Historic Site designated a UNESCO world heritage site. Executive director Victor Tétrault says the society has been working on the proposal since 2007, and are only two months away from presenting their case. This makes the archeological discoveries at Grand Pre even more important.
Fowler thinks the UNESCO idea is great, but there is still a lot to learn. Throughout the site and surrounding area, there are likely several more important discoveries waiting below the soil - but no one really knows exactly what or where they are.
"We have to know what the heritage is before we can protect it," he explains.
With the dig finished as of July 23 however, Fowler's team will have to come back again.
"We still haven't solved all of our mysteries," says Ferguson.
To find out more and look for future opportunities to join in on an archeological dig, see the program's website.


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Scott Steinberg: What next for Call of Duty?
Oddly enough for a decorated war hero, the Call of Duty series increasingly seems to be staring down the possibility of a dishonorable discharge. Publisher Activision not only recently announced the formation of a new business unit designed to offer multiple CoD-branded titles in various genres from a number of different developers (including a new title from Treyarch this Fall and an action-adventure spin-off from Sledgehammer Games in 2011, with plans also in the works for additional downloadable content...). A nasty lawsuit and allegations of insubordination are also floating about in the wake of the sudden and well-publicized departure of Infinity Ward studio heads Vince Zampella and Jason West.
All of which got us thinking: What does this mean for the franchise as a whole, and how well will it sit with the millions of fans who made Modern Warfare 2 one of the biggest video game launches in history? Allow yours truly to pontificate.
My suspicion: That these steps indicate that Activision will attempt to make the franchise even more of an annualized, tentpole property and broader universe that goes beyond a simple line of first-person shooters than in the past. Just as Microsoft has worked to parlay Halo into comics, books, toys, movies and more, and Rockstar Games has transformed the world of Grand Theft Auto into a broader canvas upon which dozens of individual stories can be told, so too is Activision aiming to position the Call of Duty universe as a dynamic world with room for multiple narratives to be told in numerous ways (e.g. game genres) and on a variety of different hardware platforms. The same way that Guitar Hero has existed in multiple forms and operated under the purview of myriad developers, so too will Activision likely aim to maximize profits and mitigate risk here by combining operations surrounding the brand under a single business unit, while also decentralizing power so it's not contained in the hands of a single studio (i.e. Infinity Ward) and staggering various types of releases over a more regular schedule. As revealed by the publisher, we can certainly expect even more sequels, spin-offs, tie-ins and add-ons stamped with the Call of Duty moniker across a variety of gaming devices soon.
However, there's a significant risk here in terms of diluting the franchise's impact and oversaturating the market with titles which fail to live up to the quality and popularity levels of their predecessors. Which is a polite way of saying that yes, spin-offs and expansions can work - Halo Wars offered a pleasing new take on an existing series, and World of Warcraft, the world's most successful MMO, is itself an anomaly, with the franchise having originally begun life as a line of real-time strategy games. But it's entirely possible that we may also soon end up with the equivalent of Hotel Mario and Resident Evil: Survivor here, or worse - Mortal Kombat: Special Forces.
Another big question: Will Infinity Ward remain a key development studio behind future Call of Duty titles? I'd suspect yes, albeit not in the same form we've come to expect, which is a diplomatic way of saying that I anticipate that the studio will be tasked with more assembly line style work in addition to producing occasional marquee outings every few years. Whereas studio resources have previously primarily been devoted to a single blockbuster title that takes multiple years to produce, going forward, I suspect you'll also begin to see some of its resources siphoned off to create smaller, supporting downloadable and expansion content (map packs, game add-ons, etc.) for existing Call of Duty titles and other new franchise-branded properties as well.
We'll likely see responsibility for blockbuster offerings shuffled or spread between multiple studios too, as Activision works to maximize all resources contained within the new business unit and capitalize upon economies of scale. As the publisher has pointed out, it plans to experiment with "new digital business models" and play with "high-margin digital online content" - that means someone, somewhere within the organization has to provide a cost-affordable, steady supply of ongoing material to sell between flagship releases.
So where does this leave the franchise as a whole, and what should we expect to see from it going forward? In all probability, a more schizophrenic approach to addressing the target subject matter, and one that covers multiple eras, theaters of war and fields of combat. On the bright side, to be fair, the Call of Duty brand lends itself well to just about any 20th century, contemporary or near-future battlefield scenario. Whether or not players are going to accept its transition from trusted gaming companion to faceless corporate commodity remains to be seen, however. Some series dilution (read: there's bound to be a stinker or two in there, especially as the publisher experiments with new approaches to design, content delivery and sales) is all but inevitable, though. Just look at where the Tony Hawk series sits today vs. 10 years ago...
As for whether it's the right move for the series, well, define "right move." Is it smart for the publisher to hedge its bets by maximizing opportunities to capitalize on the brand on all fronts and spreading its risk across multiple properties and cost-effective digital content plays? Is there wisdom in not concentrating the power behind a flagship franchise in the hands of a single development studio and team of executives? Do shareholders benefit more from the creation of a business unit with dedicated resources devoted to producing predictable, annualized returns? Maybe so. But the right move for Activision isn't necessarily the right move for players. We're bound to see some major growing pains here, but hopefully the Call of Duty franchise will emerge stronger - not just bruised and bloodied - from this crucible in the end.
In terms of what's next for West and Zampella, my best guess is more over-the-top blockbuster action combat experiences and a new all-star development studio. After years of working on a single property with a long-standing team, I suspect they're more than ready to hit the ground running and spread their creative wings.
Whatever happens to Call of Duty as a franchise itself, perhaps the bigger question we should be asking is as follows. What does it say about the video game industry as a whole that the largest publisher in the world, working with what is arguably the field's most successful franchise, feels the need to so fundamentally retool its business strategy? Make no mistake - this is a move designed to better position the franchise as a bedrock property going forward that can be capitalized on in numerous ways, and give it the versatility needed to remain nimble enough to progress as the industry continues to evolve at a breakneck clip over the coming months and years.
Once upon a time, it was enough to sell roughly five million copies of a blockbuster game at retail in a single day - you could sit back and count your money. Now, it isn't just wise to be proactive and position a brand of this magnitude as what's effectively a standalone, self-sustaining company unto itself for purposes of maximizing its commercial potential. You also have to infuse it with the same resources you would any start-up, so it remains top of mind between new product launches, proves versatile enough to weather fundamental changes in the marketplace, has the wherewithal to evolve and capitalize on rising trends as they manifest and boasts enough resiliency to stay relevant over increasingly longer product and platform lifecycles.
Video game expert and TV/radio host Scott Steinberg is the author of Get Rich Playing Games and the creator of game industry documentary series Players Only. A celebrated gadget guru and technology expert, he frequently appears as a technology and video game analyst on broadcast networks like ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and CNN, and has contributed to 400+ outlets from The New York Times to Playboy and Rolling Stone. For more of his insights, visit www.VideoGameAnalyst.net.
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AmeriCare, a home care agency, is abruptly closing its Syracuse office which serves 41 patients.
The company plans to close the office Friday, according to Claire Pospisil, a state Health Department spokeswoman. The department, which licenses the agency, was notified Monday of the closure by AmeriCare.
"We are working with them this week to ensure all patients will continue to receive home health services," Pospisil said.
Company officials did not respond to telephone and e-mail requests for information about the closing. The company has an office at 910 Erie Blvd. E. According to its Web site, the Syracuse office serves patients in Onondaga, Oswego and Cayuga counties. It provides private nursing, personal care and other home care services.
AmeriCare also has offices in Binghamton, Elmira and Utica and three offices in North Carolina. Pospisil said the Syracuse office is the only location closing in New York.
"We were told financially they can no longer continue operating," she said.
Pospisil did not know how many people AmeriCare employs here.
Home care agencies are required to give the state a 30-day notice and a closure plan before shutting down. Pospisil said the state may take enforcement action against the company for not giving sufficient notice.
The Visiting Nurse Association of Central New York contracts with AmeriCare to provide care to 12 of its patients. The VNA scrambled this week to come up with a transition plan for affected patients after learning of AmeriCare's plans to cease operations, according to VNA spokeswoman Kimberly Graf.
"Obviously we're very disappointed by the short notification," Graf said. "We're been trying to develop an appropriate response so our patients receive uninterrupted services and are safe within the comfort of their own homes."
The VNA has its own licensed home care agency, Independent Health Care Services. "However there is a great need in terms of home health care employees out there so sometimes it does require we outsource with agencies like AmeriCare," Graf said.
Independent Health Care Services has already hired about half of the staff caring for VNA patients so those patients can continued to be cared for by the same aides and nurses, according to Graf
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Agility in the face of unexpected adversity has helped make the UK Royal Marines one of the world's most successful fighting forces—and it's a skill that business leaders would do well to emulate. Recent events, ranging from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to volcanic eruptions in Iceland to the global banking crisis, underline how vulnerable companies are to unexpected shocks. Yet for all that volatility, many corporations treat the world as a predictable place and view strategic decision making as the domain of a privileged few at the top.
For the Royal Marines, planning a mission is about more than just proposing a sequence of actions and allocating resources. It is also about shaping strategic thinking, developing a shared understanding of the necessary outcomes for success, and figuring out how to transform the current state into the desired state while allowing for improvisation on the ground. The act of planning matters more than the plan itself.
To accomplish all that, the Royal Marines use a relatively simple, widely applied military planning technique called the Seven Questions. All Marines—from the generals leading thousands of troops to the corporals leading sections of eight to 10 men—are trained in it and employ it, which means they all approach and analyze their missions in the same way. They develop a working understanding of the situation and their mission by answering the first three of the seven questions, and then they draw up a plan by answering the remaining four. Planners revisit the questions as events unfold, to see if they need to change or even abort the mission. Here's more about the Seven Questions from the Harvard Business Review.


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CLEVELAND, Ohio – On a six-week, solo, cross-country bicycling odyssey earlier this year, Clevelander Patricia Waiwood was chased by a coyote, nearly blown by gusting winds into heavy traffic, cursed by some motorists and saluted by others.
But no matter what the adversity – driving rain, maddening thirst, searing sunburn or haunting solitude, from California to New York -- Waiwood soldiered on.
Because that's what our nation's military does. And if she had two hands, Waiwood would join them, too. But being born without a left hand kept her out of the service, even though she tried enlisting after graduating from Case Western Reserve University in 2012, with a degree in economics and finance.
Waiwood has long been interested in military history and she's an avid reader of books on the subject. A distant relative fought for the Union during the Civil War. Her favorite movie is "Patton."
If she couldn't be in the military, Waiwood figured she could serve those who served by raising pledges and donations, in conjunction with her journey, to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project, which provides support programs and services for severely injured veterans. So far she has raised nearly $5,000 toward her goal of $10,000.
Waiwood had made a few previous long-distance runs, to Albany, N.Y., and Washington, D.C., so she had a good feel for the task ahead.
She arranged for a six-week unpaid leave from her job as a research analyst for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, and started training in January – rising at 4:30 a.m. to run through the snow and freezing cold, strengthening her legs and endurance.
Then, at the same age (25) as aviator Charles Lindbergh was when he soloed across the Atlantic Ocean, she flew with her trusty Schwinn to California in late March and started pedaling eastward.
She traveled light, wearing only one outfit – including a shirt with the Wounded Warrior logo on the back -- that she washed each night in a motel room sink. She carried two water bottles, spare tires and tubes, an air pump and chain lube, bike tools, a survival blanket and personal electronics.
Her mornings routinely started at sun-up, and on good days she could cover 100 miles, riding on freeway shoulders and secondary routes across California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.
She didn't keep track of the miles because she didn't want to know how many she had left to complete her journey, concentrating on the process, not the goal.
Waiwood said her route often took her through small towns and areas rarely seen by tourists. "I got to see what a lot of people don't when they're flying down the interstates," she said.
Places like Dalhart, Texas, "the grittiest town I've ever seen, but my kind of people," Waiwood said.
Or Vandalia, Illinois, the onetime state capital where Abraham Lincoln served in the legislature.
And yes, "I did stand on a corner in Winslow, Arizona," Waiwood said, referring to the line in a popular song by the Eagles in the 1970s.
She expected flat-as-a-pancake west Kansas to be boring, but noted that "actually it was a breathtaking ride, because you can really sprint down some of those roads."
The reaction by people she met on foot was uniformly positive. Motorists either gave her a car-horn salute, perhaps seeing her Wounded Warrior shirt, or an irate blast of honking and dust as they roared past.
In some places Waiwood said people speculated that her lack of a hand gave her an affinity for veteran amputees. She said she replied, "No, because I can't know what I'm missing. They lost theirs in a traumatic way. You have to come to grips with the finality of it, which is what makes me so grateful for what they do."
The lack of a hand did mean that Waiwood could only use one brake on the bike, which meant being extra careful not to go too fast in heavy rain.
Extra care became her operating philosophy, according to Waiwood. "You can't really relax for one second," she said. "You always have to be alert. Always, always, always."
Sudden danger can be an unseen rock in the road that if hit, could flip her over her handlebars. Or the panting of a coyote that breaks from the woods and gives chase. "That's one time when you forget every ache in your body," Waiwood said. "You have to go faster."
She pedaled through sunburn, a temporary pinched nerve in her neck and pain in one knee, plus a hand so numbed by gripping the handlebars that she couldn't sign a motel register.
In additional to coping with the physical strain, Waiwood had to handle the mental pressure.
"You have to have total control of your mind when you're in Nowhere, Arizona, and you start to panic," Waiwood said.
She rationed her water, but there were times when she ran dry. "That's when you really have to have a grip on your mind, especially when you ride past a lake and it takes discipline not to cry because you're so thirsty," Waiwood noted.
"The hardest part was not being alone. Some mornings it was just leaving the motel room," she added. "It can be really tempting to just stay in a warm motel room with running water and TV. But I had a job to do."
She always had the example of others to rely on for motivation.
"Any time there was any trial on the road, and there were a lot of them, I would think of what our fighting men and women had to go through," she said.
A bracing 23-degree morning outside Flagstaff? "It was a lot colder in Korea (during the Korean War)," Waiwood said. "I figured if they can do that, I can do this."
Now that she's home and back at work, Waiwood said trading the open road for an office cubicle has been an adjustment. "I feel kind of constricted," she said, "even though it's a very wonderful place to work."
Her father, Michael Waiwood, of Strongsville, had accompanied his daughter on previous long-distance bike trips, and joked that when he learned of her cross-country plans, "I was a little disappointed she didn't invite me.
"It turned out she wanted to do it by herself, and she's a very determined person," he added.
When he found out about the Wounded Warrior connection, he said, "I was very proud of her for doing that. We always tried to stress thankfulness and patriotism when she was growing up."
He also noted, "This physical challenge (with her) has never been an issue with anything she's ever done, which is why I'm so much more proud of her, that she was able to overcome that."
Her mother, Ann Waiwood, said she was initially concerned about her daughter cycling across the country on her own, but didn't try to dissuade her.
"Believe me, there's no way to stop her," she said. "She has a very determined spirit when she sets her mind on something. She's like a diesel on the tracks.
"Once she got into the trip, all my fears about her going through the desert, being chased by rattlesnakes were set aside, and it was kind of fun to track her (through the cyclist's blogs on Facebook)," she added. "But I was very glad when she was home."
Funny thing, Ann Waiwood said that when her daughter was born with only one hand, "I remember thinking, 'She won't be able to ride a bicycle.' And here she just finished riding more than 2,000 miles on a bike."
She said her daughter has always been a very patriotic person, so the choice of Wounded Warriors as a charity to ride for didn't surprise her. "She was born sort-of a wounded warrior, so I think she identifies with somebody who has challenges," she said. "Her attitude is, you just find a way around it. She says there's always, always a way to do something."
And it wouldn't surprise her if her daughter hit the road again. "I have a suspicion that this isn't her last trip," she said. "That's the kind of person she is -- always ready for the next step."
Her daughter has no doubts that someday she'll take another long-distance ride. "Oh yeah. That's an emphatic yes," she said. "I'd still do it myself, only maybe allow time to do more sightseeing along the way."
She said one thing she learned from her latest trip is, "I have not hit my limit yet, so I have to figure out just how much I can take. I just love that human spirit. You can convince yourself of anything. You can set your own limits.
"I want it to be hard. If it's not hard, I really don't thrive," she added. "I could've just written a check to Wounded Warriors, but I didn't want to the least I could do.
"I wanted to do the most."


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Rangers option Ortiz
The Rangers have optioned pitcher Joseph Ortiz to Round Rock. The move was made to make room for Martin Perez, who is starting tonight. One reporter said he saw lightning hit the Gateway Arch. Still raining.
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Ortiz looked better this time; bodes well for him and Rangers. … Cruz, hats off to the big Cruz, and to mgr. Wash for batting him third – making for a good free agent year, except for the potential drug case.
Ortiz is not a Major league level pitcher at this time, no matter how good of a story he is ! I was disappointed when he was recalled after not proving he had earned a promotion back to the Majors. Only winning pieces are needed as we approach the second half of the season.
By the way. Were are all of the guys who thought I was crazy for wanting to let Hamilton leave with his endless list of issues ?
Their basic argument was, How will we replace his 43hrs and 130 rbi. As if we knew Hamilton himself was going to be able to do so. But Hamilton had proved to be a gutless quitter well before the 2012 season even ended, and is now following last seasons dissaster up with an equally uninspiring effertless 2013. So I ask you again. Were are you 2012 Hambone Fans ? Don't be shy
And the truth is that most Rangers fans didn't really have a problem with Josh until he bolted for LA and started popping of wirh his mouth, just like that trashy CJ Wilson. But he sucked like a hoover vac late last year and shouldn't have been brought under any circumstances.


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Guy, 20 seats, c1920 (ref 6)
Rural bus transport regulation has existed in the UK for almost one hundred years and the results of the various strategies, ranging from essentially anarchy, to strict regulation, to complete deregulation, subsequently diluted as needed, provide useful lessons. In the early days regulation was minimal as rural services were rare. In 1930 strict regulation was introduced which lasted until 1985. Bus transport was then deregulated. Subsequently changes were implemented to smooth out the rough edges. Recently, regulatory procedures and guidelines are being put in place to promote public transport in isolated areas where deregulation and competition from the car had eliminated it.
Motorbuses competed with the tram in urban and peri-urban areas from around 1903. By 1910, with the introduction of the reliable C -series workhorse, it grew rapidly. In rural areas, regular bus services really began only after the first world war and developed rapidly during the 1920's.
Guy 1927, 31 seats (ref 6)
Regulation was minimal, limited to locally-issued licences for drivers and vehicles. Safety inspections were not systematic: services were often uncoordinated and unpunctual; vehicles were sometimes decrepit, uncomfortable, noisy, and in poor condition and without preventive maintenance, often broke down. Legislation and the regulatory procedures necessary to enforce it had become necessary
In 1930, strict licensing procedures were introduced covering vehicles, operators and their personnel, and services. The first two, concerned with quality regulation, covered their fitness and competence and were granted fairly routinely. These measures had undoubted benefits for safety and comfort, helped by innovation in bus design.
Guy "Arab", c1935 (ref 6)
The third, however, covering quantity regulation, required public hearings for each contested route. They took into account whether the route was already served (which they were in most cases, as existing operators could retain them), whether the new service was necessary and in the public interest, and whether it was coordinated with existing services in the area. The applicant had to show proof of public support for his application, and provide a detailed schedule of the service proposed. Each route required a separate licence specifying schedule, fares and often even the specific vehicle to be assigned. Existing operators were free to oppose new applications which of course they did routinely.
At first glance these procedures and criteria seem reasonable enough. However, they did suppose considerably more knowledge of the transport market and what was best for it than the commissioners possessed. In any case they had neither the time or budget to analyse each application properly. Furthermore, existing operators systematically opposed every application and new applicants were easily shut out. Although some services did improve in regularity and coverage, it is likely that user demand was far from being satisfied to the extent it would have been with less regulation. Essentially, existing operators were protected from competition and as a result, preferred to provide services with guaranteed returns, for example, by limiting buses at peak periods, causing overcrowding and long waits at stops, instead of actively seeking unsatisfied demand and devising innovative ways of meeting it. On the positive side cross-subsidation from profitable routfes ensured that minimal service continued to be provided in some rural areas. It is likely that the growth of car ownership from this time was partly stimulated by the inadequacy of public transport.
The system persisted for many years, with bus services concentrated in the hands of municipalities and a few large private firms. However, from the 1950's onwards, demand began to decline, as car ownership become more widespread. The transport industry remained passive and did little to counter this trend until the early '80's, when it was severely shaken by deregulation. Now new operators could compete with existing operators with only minimal formalities. Route licensing was abandoned and operators could modify service condtions more or less as they wished. Considerable freedom was given to operators to charge fares reflecting costs of providing service, for example at different times of day.
Results were mixed at the outset and there was much instability, such as fare wars, buses clustered together at peak periods, lack of coordination and reductions and even closures of services in more isolated rural areas, previously cross-subsidised. However, deregulation, once the anomalies caused by over-zealous ideologues were ironed out, has proved to be a positive step. Services have visibly improved both in quality and quantity. Even average fare costs have not risen sharply due to the greater freedom to match fares to costs of providing service. In general much innovation has taken place despite the serious competition of the private car.
Rural transport in isolated areas lost out from deregulation. Close
regulation had ensured minimal service through cross-subsidation,
but this was now discarded, and the very high costs of providing service
with large conventional vehicles makes it impossible for private operators.
Innovative demand-responsive services using small vehicles or shared
taxis are being introduced in the context of national policy seeking
to reduce rural exclusion and of course global warming, by reducing
car use. These require government subsidy, as cost-based fares are
high due to long travel distances and few and dispersed passengers.
However, licencing procedures are light in terms of service quality
and even more so for quantity. Market entry is easy and service quality
sufficient to attract even car users. Operators can be individuals,
formal or informal cooperatives or profit or non-profit entities,
possibly based in one of the villages served.


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Talk:ORG (OWASP Report Generator)
From OWASP
- Who is the maintainer of this project?
- Is there any version available which is functional on a default windows machine?
- Is there any paper/document describing its functionality?
BTW: The code and the archives/CVS look awful, it is hard to find volunteers when a project looks like this.


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I am a computer engineer & computer scientist, an educator, an entrepreneur, and a researcher who enjoys animation, the challenge of expressing myself in all forms, the energy of sharing with family and friends, and the thrill of wanting to be a poet.
This website is my platform, my soapbox, and my portfolio. I hope you enjoy browsing. Feel free to contact me with questions, ideas, and/or suggestions.
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I Learn.
I completed my doctoral degree in the Learning Technologies Division of the College of Education & Human Development at George Mason University.
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I am an Assistant Professor in the Math and Computer Science Department at Coppin State University, a small HBCU in Baltimore, MD. I am also the Founder, Executive Director, and Lead Instructor at Uplift, Inc., a nonprofit in Washington, DC that immerses students in STEAM+CS (science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics + computer science) education. I also teach during and after school at local charter and public schools.
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Dothan's Movie Gallery Inc., the nation's second-biggest video-rental chain, said its key creditors have agreed to back a Chapter 11 reorganization plan the company filed last month.
Movie Gallery said it will ask the bankruptcy court in Virginia to approve the plan early in the second quarter. The plan calls for the conversion of $325 million in senior notes and $72 million in second-tier debt into new stock in the company.
CEO Joe Malugen said the support of key creditors will "facilitate our successful restructuring."
"We are making significant progress in our efforts to reposition the company for improved performance and we look forward to creating value for all of its stakeholders," he added.
The bankruptcy filing in October followed its 2005 purchase of Hollywood Entertainment Corp. for more than $1 billion, which left the company saddled with debt as industry sales faded.


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Forensic sleuths using DNA evidence could be close to making a positive identification on the nation's oldest missing persons case, one with deep — and nearly 100-year-old — roots in Oregon.
Marvin A. Clark, 75, was last seen at a bus terminal on Southwest Salmon Street in downtown Portland on Saturday Oct. 30, 1926.
He took a bus from his Tigard home to downtown Portland, presumably to visit his daughter, Mrs. Sidney McDougall, on Northwest Hoyt Street, according to reports in The Oregonian at the time.
Clark, the former town marshal of Linnton, suffered from paralysis on his right side and walked with a pronounced limp and halting gait. He apparently carried no letters or any other identification and had only a small amount of money with him, news accounts said.
Despite a $100 reward offered by his daughter, no trace of Clark was ever found.
Fast forward to May 10, 1986. That's when loggers working in an isolated area of northwest Multnomah County near Rocky Point Road stumbled upon a nearly complete skeleton, along with a loaded .32-caliber handgun, some coins and shoes known as "police loafers."
Dr. Karen Gunson, the state medical examiner, ruled the death a suicide then. The man died from a single gunshot wound to the temple, she said. A five-shot revolver with four live rounds and an expended bullet had been found near his body.
Fast forward again, this time 25 years to early 2011, when Dr. Nici Vance, the state forensic anthropologist, was cataloging skeletal remains at the medical examiner's office in Clackamas.
Vance took a sample of the skull found on Rocky Point Road and entered the information into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), a free online system used by medical examiners and police nationwide to try to put names to the unidentified dead.
Marvin Clark isn't just Oregon's oldest unsolved missing persons case, according to Vance, he's the oldest missing person case in the NamUs system.
Eventually, the bone sample was sent to the University of North Texas Health Science Center for DNA analysis. Scientists there attempted to find living relatives of Clark.
The university manages the NamUs database and also does DNA analysis at a DNA lab in Fort Worth.
In a story published last week on the Houston Chronicle's website about the Texas center's work, B.J. Spamer, director of training and analysis for NamUS, said investigators found two great-great-grandchildren of Clark on the paternal side.
Spamer said investigators are now trying to locate someone in the maternal line for a DNA sample.
"They are working hard to make an association between my guy's skull and Marvin Clark," Oregon's Vance said. "There is not a lot to say except that DNA results are pending."
Still, there are some intriguing clues that point to the remains being those of Marvin Clark:
— Linnton is 10 miles south of Rocky Point Road. Perhaps an ailing Clark returned to his old haunts to take his life.
— The shoes with the remains were often worn by policemen, and a lawman would have easy access to a revolver.
But the age discrepancy troubles Vance:
At the time of the examination of the remains by Dr. Gunson in 1986, she estimated the man's age between 35 and 55 years old. Marvin Clark was 75.
-- Stuart Tomlinson (with help from Oregonian researcher Lynne Palombo)


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MIDDLEVILLE, MI -- A suspicious white powder sent to bank employees through a pneumatic delivery system has been identified as talcum powder and four workers who were quarantined for hours were not harmed, Barry County sheriff's deputies said.
Authorities were called to the Hastings City Bank, 435 Arlington St. in Middleville, after tellers reported receiving an unknown white powder sent through the air system about 5:15 p.m. on Friday, May 10.
The bank was closed off and the workers were quarantined for at least six hours as police investigated.
A HazMat team determined the substance was identified as talcum powder, and detectives continue to investigate. Police did not immediately say if they are searching for or have identified a suspect.


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Print publication: Saturday, June 2
Fixing public education
By placing their hopes on "bold solutions, not incremental change," magically produced by a top-down manager with a questionable record of success and cooperation, our leaders are refusing to deal with the real problems of education, such as inadequate school funding and the needs of the many Oregon children living in poverty or low-income households.
Real change takes time, as well as collaboration with local communities and support for parents, students and teachers.
Karie Mize
Northwest Portland
In the end, Crew's success will depend on our governor's willingness to put his leadership and political muscle behind a funding plan that will make it possible to provide the world-class education we want for our children.
John C. Jones
Lost without space
When I was a kid, we would breathlessly wait by our TV sets for any space news. A walk on the moon was a national event. Millions watched the space walk. The space shuttle in its early days was a miracle to watch, as well.
Yet as time passed, and special effects and movies like "Star Wars" became popular, real-life space missions became passé. Why watch a simple little space shuttle while we can watch fictional characters in outer space?
How many bothered to watch the space docking this week? How many see the infinite possibilities of space travel?
I remember asking some of my friends when I was in grade school what they wanted to be when they grew up. Many answered "an astronaut."
Does anyone care about space anymore?
Melanie Corson
Northeast Portland
Not hungry enough
Regarding Joseph Lipkind's letter stating that, although he shops at New Seasons, we need more funding for food stamps (May 30): I am all in favor of feeding the hungry in our country, but unsprayed asparagus and fresh tofu? Please.
If this is where you are shopping and this is what you are buying, then I have to believe you are just not hungry enough yet. Let's give Lipkind a bag of rice, a bag of beans and a block of Ronald Reagan cheese (for those of you who remember).
You should not eat better than the people who are paying for your food stamps.
R.L Braun
Southeast Portland
Presidential questioning
According to federal law, a natural-born citizen is anyone born in the United States or born anywhere to a parent who is a United States citizen. Barack Obama's mother was a United States citizen (born in Kansas), so he is eligible to be president, regardless of where he was born.
Recently, Donald Trump stood on a stage beside Mitt Romney and declared that there is real doubt about whether Obama is eligible to be president. Romney raised no objection. There are thousands of people in this country who were born abroad to parents who were serving their country in the U.S. military.
Does Romney believe they were tainted by the soil on which they were born?
James Norton
Oregon City
I know government assistance goes against everything Romney and his party stand for, but I am curious how he plans to reduce the amounts owed without such a program.
Molly Bradley
It sounds to this older white voter like a blatant appeal to the tired, old, debunked racial stereotypes of a bygone era.
Lois Herring
Terrence D. Wellen
I'd like to see Mitt handle that question.
Stan Punze
North Portland
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Todd G. Serfass, of the 8000 block of Route 873, had wheels, radiators and car batteries in his mother's van, police said, when he was pulled over last week in Walnutport. Police believe Serfass and several other people have been stealing similar items from area businesses.
Lehigh Township police said Serfass is one of several people actively selling large amounts of metal at Allentown scrap yards.
Serfass stole at least 11 aluminum wheels from M&R Motors on Mountain View Drive, as well as $2,300 worth of radiators, wheels and other things from Erschen's Garage on Lehigh Drive, police said. Police said they are investigating Serfass and others for various other thefts.
Serfass is charged with theft and receiving stolen property in two cases and was sent to Northampton County Prison in lieu of a combined $70,000 bail.


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BRENTWOOD, Tennessee - Jacksonville State's Rashad Smith was named the Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced on Sunday.
Smith helped the Gamecocks post their 10th straight winning season with a 38-23 win over Austin Peay on Saturday. The 10 straight winning seasons is the longest such stretch in the school's 108-year history.
The junior linebacker finished with 14 tackles, including a career-high 13 solo stops, and also had one tackle for loss. He also intercepted his first pass of the season and returned it 19 yards on the games opening drive to stop a Governors drive.
Jacksonville State returns to action this Saturday as the Gamecocks travel to The Swamp to face No. 7 Florida. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. and the game is available on pay-per-view through ESPN Game Plan.


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Wyoming police investigate Chicago Drive bank robbery
Thursday, May 24, 2012 4:27 PM
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Wyoming Police have released surveillance video stills of robbery suspect at the Fifth Third Bank on Chicago Dr. Thursday, May 24, 2012.
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Hinting that the Mumbai Police were close to cracking the case of the killing of crime reporter J Dey, Commissioner Arun Patnaik told journalists here on Tuesday: "The way the investigation is going, I can assure you that he [J Dey] paid with his life because of his professional duties. It [the murder] was not for a personal reason."
He was talking during the condolence meeting organised by the Mumbai Crime Reporters' Association at the Crime Branch here.
With this, speculation about the involvement of the underworld and the diesel oil mafia in the killing has increased.
Meanwhile, official sources said the transfer of Assistant Commissioner of Police Anil Mahabole was not because of the suspicion of involvement in the J Dey murder case. "It is an administrative transfer. He has been attached to the Local Arms control room," a senior police official said.
Police sources said Mr. Mahabole was transferred because of the position he took during the imprisonment of Akela alias Tarakant Dwivedi, a MiD Day reporter, who was recently arrested under the Official Secrets Act.
Asked if Mr. Mahabole would be questioned in relation to the killing of J Dey, senior police officials said all those suspected to be involved in the case would be investigated.
Mr. Mahabole, however, told journalists here that he had not been questioned by the police. He said he had nothing to do with the case. "I had high regards for J Dey."
He said allegations of his association with the underworld were wrong and spread in the media by some "vested interests." "I am waiting for the culprits to be caught," he said.
"Case on good track"
Meanwhile, Mr. Patnaik said the Mumbai Police would go beyond detecting this case. "The case is on a very good track. This detection won't be the end of it. We will make it very hot for these guys [the accused]. You will see the impact," he said.
Reporters requested Mr. Patnaik to not only arrest the shooters but to bring the brain behind the attack to book.
Mr. Patnaik said this was "a challenge they have thrown at the entire police force and to me in particular. I take up this challenge… the way he [J. Dey] was killed, I am unable to come to terms with it. We will give them a proper and fitting response," he said.
The condolence meeting got very emotional as colleagues, friends and police officers remembered J Dey as a well-read intellectual who was humble and down-to-earth, and who had an impeccable network of sources.
Senior crime reporters vociferously expressed their apprehensions about their safety. They appealed to fellow journalists to report with utmost caution and to not go deeper into the underworld or crime stories.
But Mr. Patnaik expressed his disagreement about it. "As an officer, I would urge you [journalists] to take them [underworld] on. I am not here to dissuade you" he said. Hindu


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