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Kate Varnum, Trish Varnum, David Twombley, Larry Hoch, Dawn BarbouRoske, Jen BarbouRoske, McKinley BarbouRoske, Breeanna BarbouRoske, Ingrid Olson, Reva Evans, Jamison Olson, Jason Morgan, Chuck Swaggerty, Bill Musser, Otter Dreaming
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Cowgirls rally to beat Hardin in four games, clinch 2nd seed
In their final regular-season match, the Cowgirls rallied for a four-game win over Hardin to clinch the second seed at the upcoming Eastern A Divisional Tournament in Glendive, and the bye that goes with that seed.
"It was great to get the win," said Cowgirl Shaylee Singleton, one of seven seniors honored before the game. "Especially winning in our final home game."
The Cowgirls (14-14, 7-3) will not have to play Thursday night and will open the tournament on Friday afternoon at 1 p.m., against either Hardin or Glendive.
"I think it's good for us to have the bye," Singleton said. "It gives us a good chance to get the tournament started right, not worrying about that first game. It's been a while since we've gone in with a bye, so that's good."
On Friday night, the Cowgirls lost the first game 25-23.
The Cowgirls trailed 19-13 late in the first set, but rallied to tie the score at 19 and again at 21. They took a 22-21 lead on a Hardin hitting error, but Hardin was able to retake the lead and pull off the win.
The second game was close with seven ties and three lead changes early on. The Cowgirls took control in the middle of the set, but Hardin wasn't going away quietly.
After a Cowgirl hitting error, their lead was shrunk to 21-19. But Catherine Nalewaja stepped behind the service line and served an ace, followed by a Shaylee SIngelton kill to set up game point. Another great serve from Nalewaja gave the Cowgirls a 25-19 win to even the match.
In the third game, the Cowgirls took control early and led throughout the game. They led by as many as seven and cruised to a 25-20 win. Kadie Heinle put an emphatic end to the game with a big kill on game point.
In the fourth and final set, the Cowgirls trailed early but took the lead for good at 9-8 on a Singleton kill.
As in the first couple sets, the Cowgirls weren't able to completely shake the Lady Bulldogs.
Hardin tied the game as late as 15-15 and cut the score to 20-18.
Fittingly, the match was sealed on a Singleton kill to win 25-21.
Singleton was outstanding in her final home game. She led the team with 19 kills and also served seven aces. Junior Kadie Heinle also had a big night at the net with 11 kills and two blocks.
Catherine Nalewaja had 20 assists and Makena Ellingson had 17. Tori Swope and Stevie Murphy led the defense with 24 and 21 digs, respectively.
The Cowgirls swept both Hardin and Glendive in the regular season. Their three conference losses came at the hands of Billings Central, twice, and they split with Sidney.
"I think we're playing pretty good going into the tournament," Singleton said. "We think we're going to win and we finished strong. Hopefully we'll continue that and get back to the state tournament.
JV falls in 4
The Cowgirl JV team lost in four games to end their season. They lost the first game 25-23 and then won the second game 25-15. Hardin then took the next two games 16-14 and 15-12.
The Cowgirls had 33 kills in the match, led by Jenna Swope with 10, Halie Warren had seven and Hadleigh Miller had six. Ellingson had 14 assists.
Defensively, the Cowgirls had 97 digs led by Swope with 31 and Stevie Murphy and Ashlie Larson each had 20. Warren and Miller each had a block. Swope finished with eight aces.
Frosh win in 4
The Cowgirl freshmen ended their season strong with a four-game win over Hardin.
The Cowgirls won the first two games 25-17 and 25-20 before falling 15-5. They bounced back to win the match with a 15-6 win in the fourth game.
The Cowgirls had 31 kills, led by Sarah Moore with 10, and Kylee Licht and Tori Ogolin each with six. Ogolin also had 17 assists. Licht and Maddissen Hill each served four aces.
Mariah Beehler led the team with 12 digs and Ally Coleman added 10. Hill had the lone block for the Cowgirls.
Miles City def. Hardin
23-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-21
Miles City (14-14, 7-3)- Kills: 46 (Shaylee Singleton 19). Assists: 44 (Catherine Nalewaja 20). Digs: 84 (Tori Swope 24). BLocks: 3 (Kadie Heinle 2). Aces: 16 (Singleton 7).
Hardin- Kills: 35 (Hannah Ware 11). Assists: 25 (Ware, Savannah Green 11). Digs: 75 (Erin Butkay 16). Blocks: 1 (Ware, Elissa Lind .5). Aces: 8 (Ware 3).
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Hardin def. Miles City
25-23, 15-25, 16-14, 15-12
Miles City- Kills: 33 (Jenna Swope 10). Assists: 31 (Makena Ellingson 14). Digs: 97 (Swope 31). Blocks: 2 (Halie Warren, Hadleigh Miller 1). Aces: 10 (Swope 8).
Hardin- Stats not reported.
Miles City def. Hardin
25-17, 25-20, 5-15, 15-6
Miles City- Kills: 31 (Sarah Moore 10). Assists: 29 (Tori Ogolin 17). Digs: 52 (Mariah Beehler 12). Blocks: 1 (Maddissen Hill 1). Aces: 16 (Kylee Licht, Hill 4).
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Not long ago, a powerhouse of a wolverine named M3 won our hearts, and we began to imagine what it would be like to be one. Our make-believe wolverine lives far to the north in deep snow and freezing cold many months each year, where she is trying hard to cope with her changing world . . .
With a limp rabbit in her jaws, a wolverine charges into a forest clearing. She stops by a fallen tree that is partially covered in snow and digs to uncover the opening to her den. She wiggles her furry brown body through the small opening and scurries to a storeroom, where she drops the rabbit beside other food she's been saving for a time when she won't dare leave her den.
Then, she turns and runs back outside. She travels quickly on her wide snowshoe-like paws. Her long, curved claws make it easy for her to climb over anything in her path. She seems unstoppable.
What does stop her is a not-from-an-animal smell – the smell left behind by logging trucks and other vehicles that travel roads running through her territory. The smell of exhaust means danger to her – the danger of large, fast-moving monsters on wheels. Logging roads and highways cut through the areas where the wolverine roams. In some places, people have built bridges over busy highways or passages underneath them to help keep animals safe. But this wolverine's territory has no passageways so she must be careful. She waits at the edge of the road and when she does not hear or feel anything unsafe, she races across.
Though she can travel 40 miles in a day, these days it's getting harder and harder for the wolverine to find food. Her territory is not a protected wilderness area. Logging companies can cut down trees. Oil companies can drill for oil. Hunters can trap wolverines for sport. Builders can create new resorts so people can ski and snowmobile in remote, snowy areas. All this development drives animals away or shrinks their territories.
This time the wolverine gets lucky and finds a carcass to eat. When a chilly wind brings the smell of a wolf pack, she grabs a hunk of meat in her mouth and races off toward her den.
She finds her way back by memory and markings. Her time has come, so it was a good thing she found food. Tired as she is, she does not sleep. Her breaths are short and quick. Soon she gives birth to two wolverines. The kits are about the size of a stick of butter and covered in thin, white fur. Their eyes and ears are sealed shut. The mother wolverine feeds them and warms them. Without her, they would die.
For days, the wolverine mother never leaves the den. Normally, she and her kits would live there until springtime. By then the kits would be able to see and hear, and they'd have thick, dense coats – they'd be ready for the world.
Loud, rumbling noises shatter the silence in their den. The mother wolverine jumps up and leaves the kits curled together. She peeks outside as two snowmobiles speed past, leaving behind deep tracks and smoky exhaust.
The wolverine mother won't keep her kits in this den that is now so close to danger. She gently grabs one in her mouth and runs into the forest away from the loud sound of the snowmobiles. The other kit is alone and cold. It curls up in a little ball and waits.
The mother wolverine carries her kit to another den within her territory.
It takes some time to find it. The den is warmer than the outside world, but it has no cache of food. It will have to do. The kit mews pitifully until it can nurse and snuggle with its mother. But the mother must get back to her other baby. As she leaves the den, the tiny white wolverine mews and mews.
Returning to her old den, the wolverine finds her second kit lying motionless. She nudges it with her nose, but it remains still and quiet. Was she gone too long? She curls around it and roughly lifts it to her. After several minutes the weak kit twitches and tries to nurse. The mother wolverine nurses it and warms it up. If only the two could stay and rest. But soon they are out into the wilderness.
The mother wolverine is exhausted by the time she gets back to the new den. She carefully drops the kit by its brother, hoping she is not too late. Thankfully, both kits begin to nurse, and soon they are all asleep – a cozy and warm wolverine family in a snug den. They have moved far away from snowmobiles, logging trucks and other
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Bob Baines Blarney Breakfast inspires, entertains
By PAT GROSSMITH
New Hampshire Union Leader | March 12. 2014 10:07PM
With former Mayor Bob Baines looking on, guest speaker Tim Harris, owner of 'Tim's Place' restaurant in Albuquerque, N.M., yells out "Oh yeah!" as he tells his story during the 14th annual Bob Baines Blarney Breakfast Wednesday morning at the Radisson in Manchester. (JOSH GIBNEY/UNION LEADER)
"I guess they didn't know then how awesome I would turn out to be," Harris said to the laughter and loud applause of about 500 people attending the 14th annual Bob Baines Blarney Breakfast Wednesday at the Radisson.
Baines said Harris visited a couple of Manchester schools on Tuesday. A student asked him if he had a choice, would he be born with Down Syndrome.
The Blarney Breakfast was expected to raise $100,000 for three charities — Special Olympics NH, the American Red Cross and the Shirley Brulotte Fund for the International Institute of N.H.
As for Bob Baines, Spirou said he hadn't heard people applaud that loud for him since he announced he wasn't running for mayor. Baines introduced Spirou as the "Mayor of Spruce Street."
Christopher Duffley, 12, a blind and autistic singer, sang the national anthem and "God Bless America." The New Hampshire Police Association Pipes & Drums performed, and Atlantic Steps closed out the event with a performance of Ireland's oldest dance style, sean-nos.
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I am so glad I found this forum, I think it will be a huge help in my search for more information and insight into this path. I am not new to Buddhism, but I am new to accepting and admitting (finally) that this is what is right for me.
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It sounds interesting, but since I only have me (one man), it wouldn't work, so I ratcket-strap my hives together and use a hand truck.
How tall are these hives. Sounds like this carrier would be used on the bottom box. If the hives are really stacked up it would be top heavey. Careful you don't tip and spill the bees.
Cool. Great pics, by the way. Finsky, in yours, do I see that you packed material into the corner of the hive to keep the frames from shifting?


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Would there be any point in reducing the size of the entrance when the weather cools? Seems to me these pests just fly in and I have seena few attempting to so if the entrance was smaller it would be harder for them to get in the hive in the first place making it easier for the bees to keep them out. Or is this a silly idea?
We've been using the chux style wipes (homebrand 50 for a coupla bucks), folded into large squares and placed on top of the frames


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Judging by the product photos on the Stack-On site, it's pretty similar to my own unit, although mine came already assembled.
Although Stack-On uses hard-to-duplicate keys, breaking into one of their sheet-steel cabinets should be pretty easy. So if his is closed, and he needs it open, a strong pry-bar will do the job. Or, he could just disassemble it from the outside.
If it's only the lock that's stuck, but the case is still open, Stack-On ought to replace the lock at no, or low, charge. He might have to send the door assembly back, though. I don't believe that the lock, itself, can be easily removed—but I could be wrong. Maybe a local locksmith can replace the lock economically, if your friend brings him the entire door. A "house call" would be expensive, though.


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Hi guys. Just wanted to share a little Boba helmet project I've been working on in hopeful anticipation of soon joining the Boba ranks here. Most of the thanks for this feat goes to Devilstar2k2, who is helping me out tremendously and making sure I get pointed in the right direction.
For my suit, I decided to try and convert a BKBT Jango cold casted fiberglass helmet. I know it doesn't meet the standards of screen perfection, but I'm having fun. Plus I want to be able to say I made at least one item of my costume.
For the dent, I first cut a hole in the dome where I thought the dent should be, then sculpted a dent from clay from underneath, molded it in silicone, and casted that area again. The dent was a tad undersized, so I hit it with some files, exacto knives, sandpaper, and emory boards for the final result. It's still not great, but I'm satisfied because this morning as I was doing some final filing on it, my 5 year old daughter came up and asked why I was "making a dent in it".lol As long as she knows what it is, I'm happy.:)
As for the rest of the helmet, I followed AFFOD's lead on trimming a little off the back below the keys and around to the ears. I also opened up the visor area where the eyes are by 1/8", but will probably open it up another 1/8" to 3/16" and round off the edges closest to the visor a tad. I'm also going to try casting a clear Jango rangefinder to convert into an ESB Boba rangefinder.
I'm not sure what to do about the borden connector. So any advice on how to best make one or where I can pick up a replica would be greatly appreciated. Once that's figured out, I'll be shipping it off to Devilstar2k2 for paint (once again, thanks bro :thumbsup).
Any suggestions and constructive criticism is very welcomed. Just please keep in mind I'm not shooting for uber-perfect screen accuracy like so many of you have achieved with your own parts and suits, and in which your end results are amazing. As a Boba noob, I greatly admire all of your guys' dedication to this suit. :)
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"'However, most of my time was spent in cutting the "jungles" of mayavada, sahajiya-vada, sakhi-bekhi and all other non-devotional ideas. If there is a mayavada jungle, the seeds of bhakti will not sprout. I therefore had to cut so many jungles, and still there are so many jungles left throughout the world. Most of my time was spent in clarifying philosophical points.'
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Giants head coach Tom Coughlin didn't draw out the drama. He announced Tuesday that running back David Wilson won't play Thursday against the Bears due to his neck injury. It's unknown if he will be able to play in Week 7. It was reported Tuesday that Wilson is receiving a second opinion on his injury.
When asked who will start in place of Wilson, offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride said, "I guess it'll be Brandon (Jacobs)."
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Jacobs is averaging 2.2 yards per carry in four games. Despite his short-term job title, he should not be in your lineup on a short week, on the road, against the Bears. Da'Rel Scott , who the Giants re-signed on Monday, will also see some work. It all means Eli Manning will probably chuck it another 45-50 times this week.


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Green Bay Heads to Ohio for Final Weekend of Regular Season
By: Ryan Hartwig (@GBHartwig)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – The Green Bay volleyball team (12-13, 7-5 HL) heads to Ohio this weekend for the final two matches of its 2013 regular season. The Phoenix first travels to Cleveland State (14-11, 4-8 HL) on Friday at 6 p.m. CT before heading to Youngstown State (15-12, 7-5 HL) on Saturday at 5 p.m. CT.
Fans unable to make the trip to Ohio this weekend can follow the matches with free live video on the Horizon League Network and live stats. Links can be found on the volleyball schedule page on GreenBayPhoenix.com. The official Green Bay volleyball Twitter (@GBPhoenixVB) and Facebook (Green Bay Phoenix Volleyball) accounts will also be posting live updates throughout the weekend.
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Green Bay has already clinched one of the six spots in next weekend's 2013 Horizon League Championship (Nov. 22-24), but will be battling for seeding this weekend. The Phoenix is currently in a three-way tie for third place at 7-5, along with Youngstown State and Oakland. Valparaiso is second with a 9-3 league mark and can clinch the No. 2 seed and a bye with one win this weekend. Milwaukee has wrapped up the right to host the conference tournament with an 11-1 record. Defending champion Cleveland State is fighting to keep its season alive this weekend, currently occupying the sixth and final spot at 4-8.
Green Bay is coming off a 3-1 Senior Night loss against first-place Milwaukee last Saturday. Sophomore Mikaela Gunderson (Casco, Wis.) had a team-best 14 kills in the losing effort, while freshman Shannon Hurley (Connellsville, Pa.) registered a double-double with 13 kills and 13 digs.
Prior to the match, the Phoenix honored its six seniors – Monica Anderson (Cottage Grove, Wis.), Sabrina Marunowski (Milwaukee, Wis.), Katie Mroczenski (New Berlin, Wis.), Leah Poel (Jenison, Mich.), Leah Van Zeeland (Kaukauna, Wis.) and student assistant Lyndsay Zabkowicz (Oak Creek, Wis.).
Shannon Hurley is making a strong case for Horizon League Freshman on the Year honors, leading the conference in kills (310) and kills per set (3.41). The last Phoenix player to lead the league in kills was Janelle Tomlinson (620) – Green Bay's career leader – in 2003.
In addition to Hurley, two Phoenix sophomores also lead the Horizon League in their respective stat categories. Libero Jillian Bauer (Verona, Wis.) is tops in the league in digs per set, averaging 4.97, while setter Emily Riese (Fond du Lac, Wis.) is first in total assists with 1,043.
Cleveland State (4-8) is battling with UIC (3-9) for the sixth and final spot in next weekend's conference tournament. The Vikings have two tough matches remaining against the Phoenix on Friday and first-place Milwaukee on Saturday. Green Bay defeated CSU 3-1 on Oct. 19 at the Kress Center, a match in which Leah Van Zeeland tied her career high with 21 kills. The Vikings are led by Maggie Hannon, who ranks second in the league in hitting percentage (.350) and fourth in kills (3.06 per set).
Youngstown State (7-5) is one of three teams (Green Bay, Oakland) tied for third place in the Horizon League standings entering the season's final weekend. The Penguins boast one of the top defenses in the conference, ranking first in blocks (2.73 per set) and second in opponent hitting percentage (.168). YSU won the first meeting between the two teams 3-1 in Green Bay on Oct. 18.
The Green Bay volleyball team will begin its quest for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament next weekend at the 2013 Horizon League Championship, held Nov. 22-24 at the Klotsche Center in Milwaukee. Stay tuned to GreenBayPhoenix.com and HorizonLeague.com for the Horizon League Championship bracket.
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A new federal grant will allow the VA hospital in Salt Lake City to transform one of its emergency rooms into one that is more welcoming for women veterans.
The George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center announced Wednesday that it will get $8,259, one of 33 grants worth $2 million shared by hospitals around the country.
The grants are part of the Department of Veterans Affairs' push to improve services to women veterans. It's the largest-ever number of one-year grants for that purpose, according to a VA news release.
Anne Beck, the emergency department nurse manager, applied for the grant.
"We hope to create an area that's more calm and away from the rest of the hubbub," Beck said.
The hospital has 14 emergency room beds, six of them in a large room with beds separated by curtains and the others in private rooms.
The redecorated and refurnished room will be used for all patients, but perhaps most welcomed by women who need privacy, bring children or need gynecological examinations, Beck said.
The grant will allow purchase of an obstetrical-gynecological gurney that will be more comfortable than the usual examination tables, she said.
Gina Painter, director of the VA women's clinic, said veterans' first experience at the VA is often in the emergency room.
It can be particularly traumatic for a female veteran who has suffered from military sexual assault to wait or receive care while surrounded by men, she said.
"The ER can be a frustrating, scary place in general, but when you're a minority in the system, it can be even worse," said Painter.
The room will be repainted and decorated to suit women's tastes, and will have a recliner for spouses and children, she said.
Women today comprise 15 percent of the active-duty military and nearly 18 percent of the National Guard and Reserve forces. The VA estimates that by 2020, women veterans will comprise 10 percent of the veteran population.


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Stupid question, and probably been asked before, but damned if I can find it. What do all the different stations on the gauntlets do? I've seen mention of all the equipment that supposedly exists on Boba's gauntlets, but I have not been able to locate a picture or blueprint that specifically identifies equipment and location. I've tried looking on various sites, doing searches, but I never seem to get a definitive answer on this...I figure if anyone knows it would be someone on this site.
Left gauntlet
1. The missile/rocket launcher is obvious. Why have I seen a hose hooked to that though?
2. Keypad at the front...I think for interfacing with Slave 1? Or am I completely off?
3. The two barrels on the side confuse me though. I've mostly seen that referenced as a flamethrower, but have also seen it as one being a flamethrower and the other being a blaster or a grenade launcher. The one thing that has me confused about one or both being a flamethrower is: where is the hose? Why no hose for this, but one on the missile?
Right gauntlet
1. Other than the darts, I am not sure what else is here.
2. From pictures, there look to be at least three other items...the gray tube above the darts, with a black "trigger button" and rear hose attachment (to me, this seems like the logical spot for the flamethrower)
3. and two on the side (one recessed inside and one on the tip). Both of those have hose attachments as well.
I know one of those has to be a grappling cable, but not sure which.
I have seen anywhere from 1 to 3 hoses attached to the right gauntlet, what's correct? Personal preference? Because I am not sure what is on each gauntlet, I have trouble deciding about the hoses.
For me, if I were to just assign weapons, based on hoses, buttons, logic...I would say left gauntlet has the missile launcher, with a double barrel blaster on the side. Then the right gauntlet would have the darts, with the flamethrower being the gray tube above the darts. Then the recessed weapon on the side would be the grenade launcher with the grappling cable coming out of the smaller tip of the side enclosure. That's just me though.
Can anyone give me a definitive inventory of the gauntlets, or point me to a picture or blueprint that can? Is there a definitive answer...or has the lack of one been the reason I have never been able to find one? hehe Thanks in advance.


text: Bridgewater State's Dr. Elizabeth Englander talks about the causes of bullying Dr. Elizabeth Englander is a professor of psychology and the founder and director of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center at Bridgewater State University, which delivers nationally renowned anti-violence and anti-bullying programs, resources and research to educators, administrators, students, parents and others. She is a nationally recognized expert in the area of bullying and cyberbullying, childhood causes of violence, aggression and abuse, childhood cyber behaviors and child development. Dr. Englander also contributed to the development of the Massachusetts anti-bullying law that went into effect in May 2010. Dr. Englander co-chaired STAND UP 2011, a one-day program created for middle and high school students and teachers to take a stand against bullying. The event, held on December 13, was created to educate, motivate and empower young people to actively promote positive social change in their schools and communities. The following interview with Dr. Englander ran in the August-September 2011 edition of MTA Today. Q. How did you come to the field of bullying? A. I've been teaching and researching children's aggression for about 25 years. I was involved in the field before it was big. In the early 1980s, I was among a small group of people — I think there were about five of us — studying violence in children. About six years ago, things came together for me when I was able to merge my work with children and violence with my second area of interest, how people use technology and the impact it has on their lives. Q. Bullying can be an all-encompassing topic. How do you define the term? What is most important for people to know about bullying? A. Bullying is different from other kinds of aggressions. In some ways, it is an abusive behavior, not just an attack. The behavior issues that we see and have researched do not represent the kinds of bullying that most adults think about. We don't see there is a high frequency of things like pushing and shoving and those types of problems. What we've found is that there is a brief flirtation with physical bullying in Massachusetts with boys in grades three through five, but that's the only place that the physical stuff shows up with any significance. Apart from the physical bullying that takes place for a little while with little boys, it is a psychological power play between kids.Q. What advice do you have for K-12 educators who are now legally required to report incidents of bullying under the new law? A. Remember that I'm not a lawyer, so I'm not giving out legal advice here, but I do hear from many educators who are concerned about what they should and should not be reporting. Teachers tend to walk around the hallways of their schools saying to themselves, "Is that bullying? Do I have to report that?" The important thing for educators to understand is what they are looking for is what a reasonable person would probably conclude is bullying and then report it to the administration. After that, it is up to the administration to investigate and make a determination.Q. You talk a lot about "responding" to bullying. Why is that important? A. It's really important for educators to focus on inappropriate social behaviors. No one is going to tell an educator that he or she must report every girl who rolls her eyes at another girl. But if that same girl rolls her eyes at someone else right in front of you in your classroom, you should respond to her. In doing so, own it as your problem. This is not a "Dr. Phil" moment, so don't say, "I don't think you should roll your eyes at little Katie," and then talk about how it might feel. 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I see many, many schools with dedicated people who are working hard at these issues, yet they are missing what's at the root of the problem. They are very conscious and focused, are trained and have policies and procedures in place, but they are missing a key piece. They are not working on the contempt that they are allowing to openly happen between kids. If you say to a student, "I'm not going to let you shove another kid into a locker," but then let him be contemptuous toward others, you are going to see some kids shift their behavior to avoid getting into trouble.Q. How have new technologies and social media changed the issues around bullying? A. The advent of widespread electronic communications has had a much bigger social factor than people realize. On sites such as Facebook, kids need to recognize that what they are posting is not at all private. Kids are behaving with a candor and lack of inhibition that would be more appropriate in a one-on-one situation with a friend when they should really be behaving as if they are in a public park with a megaphone. One of the major obstacles with online communication is that it lacks certain things that stop people from abusing others. The feedback mechanism is very different. For example, if someone says something cruel and sees that the other person looks distressed, that has a braking effect that tends to stop many people from being abusive. Educators also need to understand that what happens online is not separate from what happens in schools. Q. You helped to develop the state's anti-bullying law. Thoughts? A. The law is an important starting place. I think there are other issues — access is a big one. My center offers programs and services on anti-bullying at no cost. Last year, we were in 250 schools, but we had to turn away requests from many others. We need many more programs and services in this area for schools to utilize. For more information on the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center at Bridgewater State University, visit http://www.marccenter.org . You can also follow MARC on Twitter at @marc_at_bsu or check out the center on Facebook. For more on STAND UP 2011, which the MTA sponsored, visit http://www.standup2011.org.


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Re: New search engine for sailboats
Another site you might look at is smartcarguide.com. You can search by sailboats or point specific on the make and model you want. Thanks for your work on this although I think you just gave the admiral another reason to roll her eyes when she asks me what I'm doing on the computer.
Re: New search engine for sailboats
Just pushed a change with a in-house login system: SailboatLocator - Find your dream boat! It's now possible to create a username/password combination specific to sailboatlocator, however there's no password reset system yet. You can always PM me to have your password reset. You can still use your gmail account for logging in.
Next update, adding sailboat stats to the search results: sail area/Disp., ballast/Disp., Disp./LOA, LOA/beam, etc.
Re: New search engine for sailboats
At any rate, since you are interested in using the site and since you are genuinely concerned by possible XSS attacks, I'll happily add my own custom login mechanism tonight. I'll handle password recovery through PM for now since I don't have time to implement a password recovery system.
I'll post an update once I've pushed the change,
Re: New search engine for sailboats
Perhaps you have good intentions. And I see the real value in your project I would gladly use it myself...
However, Google search "cross-site scripting" (XSS) or check Wikepedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_scripting. Or better yet - read the Security and Abuse sections in the OAuth link you've provided yourself.
At this point you are saying just trust me.
I work in IT, and XSS vulnerability is something I have to deal often. You can accomplish whatre trying to using old-fashioned cookies, sessions and other methods.
Your website will gain more trust and loyal followers if you will not require its users to surrender their Gmail accounts.
Wish you luck with your project.
Re: New search engine for sailboats
I just added the "Dulicate Match" state, along with "Hide 'Duplicate Match' results". So if you see a duplicate match, select Duplicate Match which will hide the boat from the results. If you ever want to see all boats you've marked as duplicate, uncheck the "Hide 'Duplicate Match' results" and they will show, which would allow you to unmark the "Duplicate Match".
@Jimgo: I think that automatically grouping duplicate boats as you suggest would be the way to go. A naive "model + location + price" exact match should be pretty good (e.g., how many exact same models of the exact same year and price will be selling at the same time? not that many I'd think). Adding to the todo list.
Re: New search engine for sailboats
Argalax: Just taking an email address wouldn't be enough. I want to make sure that if you create a search on the site, only you can access that search. It wouldn't be enough since if someone's email address became public, everyone could access that person's search results. I sure could have users create their own username/password on the site, but then I'd have to handle storing passwords, recovering lost passwords etc. This is precisely why more and more websites use Facebook or Gmail for authentication. (see this Wiki article on OAuth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). Please feel free to inspect any javascript source code (right-click and "View source") and PM me which part you think might be malicious, I'll be happy to go over and explain what's happening in the code.
If it makes you feel more confident in using the search engine, here's a link to my personal website Gabriel Parent which has a pointer to sailboatlocator.com. I don't know of anyone who would put a link to a malicious website on their personal website I appreciate your effort in warning the SailNet community about cross-site scripting as it can be an issue, however I guarantee it's not the case here.
I'd be happy to answer any questions,
Re: New search engine for sailboats
The mentioned boat searching site is likely to be malisious - a typical exploit of cross-site scipting attack. You don't need an AUTHENTICATED gmail account to send email notification - just an email address is sufficient.
Re: New search engine for sailboats
Good plan. It may be difficult to do an accurate de-dupe. When I was searching, I would have preferred to scan the ads myself, in case there was additional information, pictures, etc. in one versus the other. Perhaps a way of grouping suspected dupes might be a better alternative?
Re: New search engine for sailboats
Just added boats.com . It does create a lot of duplicates, it seems there's a lot of overlap with Yachtworld.com. However I did find some new boats that weren't on either sailboatlistings.com or yachtworld.com (a nice Baba 30!)
For now I'd rather not try to deduplicate the boat automatically since recall is more important than precision to me. I'll be adding a way to hide the duplicate boats from the search results.
Re: New search engine for sailboats
I would also add sailinganarchy.com classified list. It's mostly racing boats, but a lot of nice day sailers pop up there as well.
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|Great advise from all of you! I really appreciate it. I will let you know when I get into it what happened. Maybe my problem can help someone else out there. Thanks again.
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Good call Kelly, chances are that the issue you have related to the lead joint between the roof and the rear quarter...It's best to remove the damaged area 1 layer at a time to see not only how the problem occurred but, to also find a remedy. As you remove the top coats check for discoloration between layers, check for any signs of moisture between layers. If there is moisture between layers that means that the moisture was trapped when painting. It could have happened in the priming process which may indicate that the lead seam is fine, or this could happen if the lead filled seam was disturbed during the initial prep during the first paint job. look to see if there is regular filler over top of the lead and try to remove some of the plastic filler by prying it off. Look at the underside of the filler for again, discoloration. Then as mentioned, if there is discoloration remove the lead, clean the area (use a sandblaster to remove any rust and with a 50 grit disc, grind the area, apply a coat of Epoxy primer, and fill the area with a plastic filler. Block sand to make the C Pillar straight, apply at least 2 more coats of a sandable epoxy primer. Allow the Epoxy primer to cure, final block, for base coat I would recommend 400 grit dry or 600 grit wet (800 grit wet if your using water born base), base the area and clear.
And to add to Kelly's comment about using primers other than epoxy over a lead filled seam, your right Kelly, before plastic fillers, all panels where either replaced, repaired by a pick and file method and lacquer primed, or filled with lead and primed with a lacquer primer. During those times, lacquer primer was brushed on, sanded and then painted with lacquer paint. Materials have evolved over time and Epoxy Primmer is a big step forward in substrates compared to lacquer or even etch primer.
Taking the top coats off one layer at a time will tell you the story of what happened and give you the information you may need to avoid a problem like this in the future.
I hope this helps.
Sounds like a problem under the lead, but could be the primer used did not adhere to the lead. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the only way to fix it and solve the problem is to start sanding. But like someone else said, try to go one layer at a time. That way if it is just a primer problem you arent doing a lot of work that does not need to be done. I personally remove all the lead when I restore a car, just because I have seen it bubble too many times and ruin an expensive and otherwise perfect car. As for only using epoxy over lead, I will agree it would be the best option on the market, however the cars came with lead from the factory and an enamel or laquer based primer, so I would not say epoxy is the only thing you can use over it. I do recommend epoxy over any bare metal though. Best of luck to you.
|Thanks for the help! I tried taking pictures of it but it won't show. It is about 2" from the roof line on both sides. It looks like a river on a map. approx 5" long and bubbled up maybe 1/16 of an inch. I don't know what was used to fix it last time but I assume the standard filler and primer.
|I've just recently learned that epoxy is the only thing that should be applied to lead. Is it paint that's bubbling or is the lead being pushed out? Figure that out first.
|69 widetrack
Thanks Kelly, that's exactly where I was going...that lead has been in there for over 40 years almost 50 years and it is the first place to look. I agree with you as well Brian, it's got to go down to bare metal and it should be taken down one layer at a time to see exactly where things are going wrong. All it take is a pin hole in the lead filler to cause blistering and unless it's taken out and repaired properly it will come back and get worse every time. It could have happened the first time it was painted, if it's down to bare metal and a little moisture gets in an area where the lead has been disturbed it will stat to rust from underneath.
Yep, any way you look at it, sand it down to the metal and get rid of all the junk that could be there. When you hit the lead look at the edges where it hits the metal, how does it look? If you apply some epoxy primer over it you will likely solve it but you may need to remove that lead and start from scratch.
Just another thought, If it is on the factory seam, it could be rust under the lead causing your problem. If the last time it was "fixed", it was simply sanded smooth and repainted then the lead will continue to bubble until the underlying rust is fixed. Again pictures and products used would greatly help.
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It is possible to repair it so that you don't have this problem again...first of all exactly where is it blistering? Is it about half way up the sail panel where the roof would be joined by the quarter, and I take it it's happening on both sides...Do you know what products where used the last time you had it repaired? Sometimes if the wrong product is used on a factory joint where they used a led filler, problems like your experiencing can arise...If you had pictures that would help as well. Let me know and I'll try and help with proper products and procedures so that you can put this issue to bed and enjoy the car.
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I have a 65 GTO. My sail panels seem to be bubbling, like a seem popping. I had it fixed but they came thru again in six months. I am told that there is an acid based primer (yellow in color_) that is causing that. Is there anything I can do to block whatever is coming thru so I can repair the area without doing the whole car. thanks
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Near the beginning of the 20th century the world encountered a disease of epidemic proportions. Europe was in the throes of World War I and the United States was preparing to send thousands to face an enemy that was like none that had been encountered before. They didn't realize there was another enemy waiting in the wings that would kill 675,000 Americans before it faded from the world stage.
A Family Portrait
When I was a little girl I loved to sit and look at my grandmother's picture album for hours on end. She would tell me the names of the people found in those mysterious, sometimes faded, black and white photos. There were some that were sepia toned and some that looked like they had been colored by pencil in a beautiful pastel.
My grandmother had two sisters who lived fairly close to her in Texas and they visited one another often. They had a baby brother living in Oklahoma and they all doted on him. He was clearly special to them. At the time I lived with my grandmother in Mineral Wells, Texas, these were the only four still living out of this fairly large family. There were 13 children born to my great-grandmother between 1889 and 1914.
But back to those faded photographs - as Grandma talked to me about the people staring back at us, I could hear the nostalgia in her voice and see her mind going back and back into her childhood and days past, revisiting some far away time and place.
One of Grandma's oldest sisters, Lucy, died on December 30, 1918. She was far away from her family in Texas and Oklahoma, but spent the last days with her husband whom she had been married to for ten years. I had always assumed the couple were practically newlyweds when Lucy died.
Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919
Lucy was a victim of the Influenza pandemic of 1918-1919, which "...killed more people than World War I at somewhere between 20 and 40 million people. It has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history. More people died of influenza in a single year than in four-years of the Black Death Bubonic Plague from 1347 to 1351. Known as 'Spanish Flu' or 'La Grippe' the influenza of 1918-1919 was a global disaster."
"An estimated 675,000 Americans died of influenza during the pandemic, ten times as many as in the world war. Of the U.S. soldiers who died in Europe, half of them fell to the influenza virus and not to the enemy (Deseret News)." "An estimated 43,000 servicemen mobilized for WWI died of influenza (Crosby)."
Lucy's story is one of many that tell how this horrific influenza affected people worldwide.
I have always been fascinated with Lucy's story because as a child I used to read and reread two letters that my grandmother had in a box for safekeeping. Of course, time passed and I had forgotten about Lucy and her letter. Years later, I happened to run across that letter along with another one stuck between the pages of an old McGuffey's Third Reader that had belonged to my great-grandmother when she was a girl in Brock, Texas.
I had already begun to research the family and when I found the letters I was thrilled. The first letter was from an excited but tired Lucy to her parents in Millsap, Texas. She had taken the train to Hammond, Oklahoma, to meet her husband, Conley. They were on their way to Sandpoint, Idaho. I am sharing it here as it was written.
Hammond, Okla
Dear folks. I got here all right. Conley meat me at Hammond. We are at a hotel now don't guess we will leave here untill Monday. Mrs. Cowart daughter is sick. don't know when she will be able to start. What time did you get home last night. Will write again soon. our sale brought $1,077.51. Ans soon and back it to Sandpoint, Idaho. Conley and Lucy
Lucy's parents received the following letter from Lucy Cowart shortly after the first of the year, 1919.
Sandpoint Ida
Mrs H V Puckett
Dear friend it is with a sad sad heart one that is broken - broken to tell you that we laid your darling at rest with our darling boys all in one lot and at the same time, Jan. Sat 4 at 3 o'clock. Lucy died Dec 30 and my little darling baby went home Dec 31, and my two boys went New Year's day. O you can't know how hard it was to give up three at once and a true friend, too. All that loving hands could do was done. Lucy looked so sweet and my boys looked so sweet. they all looked like they was asleep and so they were in the arms of our saviour. We can't understand why the Lord does these things but he will make all clear some day. Well Conley is better he has had a clost call. They think he will get well. We got Lillie letter today but can't read it to Conley yet. Well Dear friends, your Darling casket was pure white all four caskets was alike. They was covered in pretty flowers. I will close. write soon.
from Lucys friend and yours
Lucy Cowart
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I had so many questions - why did Lucy and Conley go to Sandpoint, Idaho, who were the Cowarts, and how and where had Lucy died? The letters answered some of my questions but left many more unanswered.
In my research for various family lines I had placed a query on one of the RootsWeb.com surname lists for the name Puckett. I actually placed Lucy and Mrs. Cowart's letters on the forum and asked if anyone had any information that might help in my search.
A very nice young man (out of the blue - I might add) wrote to me offering to go to the Bonner County Historical Society Museum in Sandpoint, Idaho and look for an obituary for Lucy. He sent me a copy of the newspaper article published in the Pend Oreille Review on January 3, 1919.
He had found what was to me a goldmine. It wasn't large, but it had a wealth of information and went a long way toward answering my questions.
The local Sandpoint newspaper had reported on the deaths and a reporter had written about the families and their struggles since moving across the country from Oklahoma to a place that was foreign to them.
I retyped the newspaper article and as the gentleman sending it to me said, "The newspaper from which it was originally copied must have had a wrinkle down thru the left side that hid one or more letters in each line. However, most words can be inferred from the remaining letters."
January 3, 1919
Pend Oreille Review
Bonner County, Sandpoint, Idaho
Two Youths Among The Stricken.
Sad Story Accompanies the Arrival of New Families in a Strange Country.
The harrowing experience of losing three sons within three days, two of them within seven hours of each other, has been the misfortune this week of Mr. And Mrs. J.J. Cowart, a middle-aged couple who arrived in the city with a party of Oklahoma homeseekers two weeks ago yesterday. The deaths occurred at the Red Cross flu hospital in the K.P. building. The first dead was that of the couple's year-old son, Joseph Lloyd, which occurred Tuesday morning. On Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock the 16-year-old son, Martin Carden, died and at 4 o'clock in the afternoon the 18-year-old son, Peter Augustus, succumbed.
The Cowarts were members of a party of three families of homeseekers who left Strong City, Okla., coming directly here. The families were those of Mr. Cowart, consisting of his wife and seven children, that of his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. And Mrs. And___ Hyman, and a third family, Mr. And Mrs. C.T. Rhoten, neighbors in the Oklahoma country. Cowart was an old friend of W.A. Berry, who two years ago bought 160 acres in the Pack River country. Berry, after settling here, went back to Oklahoma and his old neighbors decided, with crop failures in Oklahoma twice succes____ly, they would come to Bonner County. They sold out their land and belongings and came on, anticipating purchasing farm land upon their arrival.
Mr. And Mrs. Rhoten were taken with the influenza the second day out on their journey and upon arrival here the Cowart baby and some of the other children in the Cowart family were sick. Cowart first got a furnished house in rear of the Jack Ada___ building and on Monday, December 22, rented the house at 431 Pine ______. The sons, Martin and Peter, came over the Great Northern with a load of household goods and they arrived at the same time that the three families got here over the Northern Pacific, December 19. Mr. and Mrs. Rhoten and the members of the Cowart family were removed to the flu hospital Christmas week. The two Cowart youths took heavy colds while unloading the car and they soon joined the other members of the family with severe cases, and were also removed to the hospital. Mr. And Mrs. Hyman escaped attack and Mr. And Mrs. Cowart were not sick with the disease.
By the time Mrs. Rhoten appeared at the hospital she was very low and she expired Monday evening. Rhoten was so low at one time his life was despaired of but at last accounts he was holding his own. The Cowart children died as noted above.
The bodies are all at the Brower undertaking rooms and there will be a joint funeral for the four victims held from the Brower undertaking rooms at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Rev. W.N. Byars will conduct the services.
"The party seemed to be all high-class people," said T.L. Greer, of the H____bird land department. "On his arrival, Mr. Cowart and the older boys were in the office. They were rather thinly clad, I thought, and I advised Mr. Cowart to get rubbers and not run around in the snow without protection. He said he had rubbers with his effects. They said it did not seem as cold here as the winter weather they were accustomed to in Oklahoma. No doubt the boys, who got here with bad colds as a result of sleeping en-route in the boxcar in which they were not allowed to build a fire, were in bad condition when they arrived. They went right to work unpacking the next day after the evening of their arrival and they were soon down. None of the party seemed to realize that great care should have accompanied their change of climate in midwinter."
The said circumstance of the four deaths caused a great deal of local interest. Every effort was made to save the lives of the victims at the Red Cross hospital. The four surviving children of the Cowart family have all been down with the disease which proved fatal to their three brothers. The two older brothers died in adjoining cots.
I found out later that Lucy's husband, Conley, lived another 36 years after Lucy's death. He died in 1954 at the age of sixty-two. I corresponded with one of his grandchildren after finding his obituary online. He had remarried and had a family and had a happy and wonderful life. I'm sure he must have thought often of that girl he had left in Sandpoint, Idaho. Knowing three of her sisters as I did, I like to think she was a happy, loving, thoughtful friend and wife. I know her sisters loved her deeply and one of them shared with her daughter that the last time she saw Lucy she was waving goodbye from the platform of the passenger train she had boarded in Millsap on that cold December day in 1918.
Deseret News, "On the Eve of Peace in WWI Influenza Cast Shadow of Death," http://www.desnews.com/cen/hst/01260133.htm
Crosby, Alfred, America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918, (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989) p. 1-69
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There's a fine art to turning something very revealing into something very sweet, but Australian designer Jolet has it nailed. To get the look just right she drew inspiration from a glass-enclosed greenhouse – hence the collection's name, Glass House – and the contrast between the delicate wild flowers inside and the man-made structure around it.
How the inspiration manifests onto clothing is immediately apparent: a crop top printed with flowers sits atop a white sheer organza skirt. Revealing skin through cuts and transparencies never seemed so innocent or natural as it does in Jolet's glass-enclosed world. The botanical prints spread their way to hot pants and dresses before night falls, casting its shadow across the greenhouse, and reflecting in the collection in black sheer pieces that are decidedly darker and more sultry than those inspired by the sunlit scene.
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Governor asks lawmakers to help lure Nike jobs
Whisnant weighs in on tax code proposal
SALEM, Ore. - Nike wants to expand its operations in Oregon, but first wants the governor to promise not to change the tax code. Governor John Kitzhaber has called a special legislative session this Friday to do just that.
Kitzhaber announced the special session at a news conference Monday morning.
During that session, lawmakers will consider granting Nike's wish. The new law would essentially give a tax break to large Oregon companies like Nike.
Kitzhaber called it a new economic tool that has no fiscal impact on the state.
And the governor said it's an opportunity the state can't afford to miss.
"I do not make this extraordinary decision lightly," Kitzhaber said. "But Oregon has an extraordinary opportunity to create jobs and to deliver on the central pillars of the Oregon Business Plan."
And that opportunity is in Nike.
"Nike is ready to commit to a significant expansion of its Oregon operations," Kitzhaber said.
Nike is one of only two Fortune 500 companies in Oregon; the other is Precision Castparts.
Employment at the company has grown 60 percent since 2007.
Kitzhaber is asking lawmakers this week to approve the Economic Impact Investment Act.
The act would allow the governor to make agreements to any company committing to a minimum of 500 jobs and $150 million in capital investment over five years.
The Legislature also would promise not to change tax rules after the company makes a new investment.
Sunriver Rep. Gene Whisnant tells NewsChannel 21 this is a step in the right direction.
"Many times, (when) we talk about providing tax incentives or government incentives to help business, we talk about new business. But here we are talking about an existing business that has helped employ a lot of Oregonians," Whisnant said.
And if Nike expands, the economic impacts would be huge.
Estimates say the expansion could generate $2 billion a year, with more than 12,000 new direct and indirect jobs by 2020.
"We understand, and I think if anyone, it would be Nike that has money that they can spend and invest. But they are uncertain about the tax future nationally and in the state," Whisnant said.
Other states have expressed interest in Nike's expansion, but now legislators will vote to see if the project can happen in Oregon.
"I think it's a good day for the state, and it's worth me spending an extra couple of days (in Salem) to help the governor get this," Whisnant said.
The governor didn't give any specifics on where the expansion would take place.
But NewsChannel 21 asked Whisnant if there was any chance it could be here in Central Oregon.
He said Phil Knight's major home is in Deschutes County, so he hopes at least some of the jobs do come to Central Oregon.


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About 75 percent more than 1.5 million of registered active Utah voters cast ballots in the 2012 election the best turnout in recent history.
By Wednesday, the Lt. Governor's Office had counted 1,513,241 ballots, or about 71 percent of the 1,284,170 active registered voters those who have voted in the past few elections.
But Mark Thomas, state elections director, said Wednesday that county clerks throughout Utah have advised him that they have more absentee and provisional ballots than usual still to be counted.
In an average election, that would account for another 2 to 3 percent. This year it could be 3 to 4 percent, bringing the state total to about 75 percent, Thomas said.
The candidacy of adopted Utah favorite son, Mitt Romney, most likely boosted voter turnout, Thomas said.
By the time polls opened Tuesday, about 30 percent of Utah voters already had cast ballots at early voting locations.
But Thomas said early voting probably did not enhance turnout.
Identifying voting trends on a county-by-county basis won't be possible until after counties canvass ballot results, Thomas said. That is scheduled for Nov. 20.
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A few days ago at Oracle OpenWorld 2011, I attended a presentation from one of the major consulting companies. The topic: banking in 2020. I heard about big data, the need for real-time analysis of information (in particular from the Internet), and a few other trends. While many of these trends were not new, I could only agree that they would be important in the future, as they align with Forrester's 2008 research on what banking will look like in the future. (If you are interested in details regarding Forrester's research on this topic, please see "Financial Services Of The Future: Collaborative Competition Will Be The Norm" and "Banking IT In 2023 Updated," keeping in mind that 2023 is a metaphor for a longer-term perspective.) However, there was one statement within the presentation that I seriously disagree with.


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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
TSA Officers React Quickly to Devastating Tornado Touchdown at St. Louis Lambert Airport
17 comments:
- Anonymous said...
That security camera footage of when the tornado hit was pretty amazing. Seeing one of the heavy queue stancheons just blowing down the concourse in a straight line gives a good idea of how powerful those winds really were. One doesn't expect that kind of breeze connecting from Kalamazoo to Shreveport!
- May 3, 2011 at 3:29 PM
- Anonymous said...
Awww, the puppies weren't working anymore? That's a shame.
- May 3, 2011 at 6:51 PM
- TrackerNeil said...
Kudos to the TSOs who pitched in and helped make a bad situation a little less bad.
- May 3, 2011 at 9:24 PM
- Anonymous said...
Congratulations to some TSA agents who actually did their job.
Now the rest of you, get back to work. And by work I don't mean harassment, groping, stealing, or screaming. I mean the type of work that your colleagues have demonstrated they CAN do - keeping people safe in a crisis situation.
- May 4, 2011 at 12:27 AM
- Concerned Observer said...
Congratulations and thanks are in order, for the TSOs, those who trained them in what to do in an emergency such as this, and those who wrote out what should be done in such an emergency.
In a true emergency, at least, they did much good for their fellow men.
- May 4, 2011 at 1:16 AM
- Andy said...
A serious question here - hope someone from the TSA and/or someone else can answer this... for the 2nd video:
Are all those black "specks" running across the floor mice/rats? This becomes more obvious as the movie goes on...but I'm not sure.
- May 4, 2011 at 6:12 AM
- Chris Boyce said...
I'd like to know how many passengers, airline employees, airport authority employees, and cab drivers did the same things or even heroic acts? Too bad they don't have a public blog available to them.
Wearing a spiffy badge and an intimidating blue cop uniform doesn't make you God's gift to first-response.
- May 4, 2011 at 9:49 AM
- Anonymous said...
The questions still remains, why with a 200 mph wind and a tornado bearing down on them were TSA officers left fending for themselves out at the checkpoint area that could have cost them their lives? What would the story be and how valuable would the coin be if one of them were killed or maimed due to a lack of being evacuated? I think that is important to get to the bottom of.
- May 4, 2011 at 10:56 AM
- Anonymous said...
DHS coins? Really?
- May 4, 2011 at 4:22 PM
- Anonymous said...
wow that was the fastest i have ever seen a TSA employee ever move ever. Dont break your arms patting yourselfs on the back.
- May 4, 2011 at 5:04 PM
- Anonymous said...
I am worried that from the bloggers commentary that this point of security has little to no disaster training, or emergency response training.
It was only at the direction of other emergency workers that they did what any untrained civilian would do.
Since this is most likey a security check point that poised for some kind of attack or accidental discharge of contraband, what training do the tsa workers have in first aid, evacuation proceedures, directing flyers to safe areas.
Other then that what do they know about bomb or dangerous substance disposal, dangerous or hazardous material response, spill clean up, and chemical recognition?
- May 7, 2011 at 3:04 PM
- RB said...
How much taxpayer monies were wasted on these so called coins?
How did this expenditure of tax monies advance airline safety from terrorist acts?
- May 9, 2011 at 11:26 PM
- Anonymous said...
andy said:
"Are all those black "specks" running across the floor mice/rats? This becomes more obvious as the movie goes on...but I'm not sure."
Id contact the St Louis airport and ask them they would be the ones in charge of their building and its cleanliness.
- May 13, 2011 at 5:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
anon said:
"wow that was the fastest i have ever seen a TSA employee ever move ever. Dont break your arms patting yourselfs on the back."
I actually saw one move faster when an elderly passenger collapsed. The TSA person performed CPR and saved their life. Oh and he never patted himself on the back.
- May 13, 2011 at 5:14 PM
- wedding photography fort collins, co said...
Wow, The officer really has a great job in helping their co workers and employees even in times like this. Its really brave and heroic thing to do when they help them. They put the safety of the passengers and co worker first before their selves.
- November 17, 2011 at 2:46 PM
- Pensacola Wedding Photographer said...
Two cheers for the TSO's who stepped up in this horrible situation. They didn't let fear run them and reacted accordingly during the tornado. Great job!
- January 27, 2012 at 3:57 PM
- Mike said...
It's good to know that these people have our backs in times of emergencies. I always prepare my family for these events just in case. Having government agencies supporting citizens makes me breathe a little easier. Health Safety Training Courses
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i think i am going to get one of his bolts and cam pins--
yea there expensive. but a regular DPMS 7.62x39 bolt is $60 retail and a 5.45x39 is $70 so were talking only about $30ish more.
let us know if the bolts have a nitrited finish on them when that one comes in--bill!
Thanks BBill, I sent them a email as the 6mmbr super bolt and extension with the round lugs has disappeared from their website since sunday. I hope they're just out at the moment.
I had an second run ARP bolt in 6.8 years ago. It is thicker compared to the Busmaster (CMT?) bolt that came with the rifle. I didn't shoot it much with the ARP bolt and I wasn't too impressed with it because it used a 5.56 extractor and a modified extractor spring. I didn't have any failures wiyh it on an intermediate gas system Bison Armory barrel. Although I didn't have any failures with the 1st run Bushmaster 6.8 carbine it was originally purchased as.
Anyway fast forward to 2011. I built a 7.62x39 AR15 upper with an Osprey Defense piston kit. The Bolt is from SI Defense and supposedly MPI, carpenter steel and the whole milspec deal. I also run an AA bolt spring and POF roller cam pin on the OPS one piece bolt carrier. I hand cycled it dry for a long time while locating other patrs needed (including the POF cam pin and bolt spring) and had some where on the back of the lugs and cam pin hole. I never shot it DI but soon after installing everything it hand cycled much smoother and as far as I can tell no more wear (parkerizing rubbing off) on the bolt when lubed and fired.
If I was going to entertain the thought of this carbine as being a serious fighting one I would probably get the ARP bolt for piece of mind. But as a range toy and occasional deer rifle the SID bolt is good enough. I am just shooting steel cased Wolf through it and passing a bore snake through every 100 rounds until it jams. So far the bolt seems to be holding up and no signs of hard extraction.
Well, for what it's worth. I have sent several emails to AR15 Performance over the last month+ without any response asking if they are still making the 6MMBR Bolt & Extension since it is no longer shown on their web site. Since the project is basically stopped without that bolt and barrel extension I'll most lilkely go another direction.
i think were going to see a lot of the makers of one-off stuff for AR-15 type rifles start dropping off the map due to the poor economy and slow sales.
hell i found a place that will make barrels to order but the prices on ammo make if difficult to run off a batch of 6.5g type barrels. that other ar place is sitting on a stack of 6.8s and their moving very slow i have been told.


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Video Game • Before "Call of Duty," there was "Halo," then the most-played first-person shooter on the planet. It caused addicted players to call in sick so they could sink themselves into the science fiction world of Master Chief and his galactic battles. Now, the iconic franchise is back with "Halo 4" for the Xbox 360 with a more polished sequel in the continuing saga of the space soldier.
The convoluted story involves Master Chief trying to save his holographic virtual assistant named Cortana while fighting off enemy forces known as The Covenant and the Prometheans. Emotionally empty and confusing, the story merely serves as thin connecting tissue for all of the spectacular battles.
The crisp game play is still there, but the biggest improvement is the game's polished and detailed graphics. Always lagging behind better-looking games like "Gears of War," "Halo" finally makes the jump to an eye-popping tour de force of graphics and sound.
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Posted by Connie Moore on August 3, 2011
It's The Age Of The Customer, according to Forrester Research and others who track and shape business trends.
Or is it???
Somebody please tell that to my health insurance company, which has annoyed me greatly this week. I've been receiving increasingly threatening letters from them, starting a few weeks ago just before I headed out for a long vacation. I didn't think too much about it at the time but, a week after returning from vacation, I noticed the letters were now coming from a law firm. Yikes! I called them.
Turns out, my physical therapy claims for a chronic condition were under scrutiny. Microscopic scrutiny. "Could it have been the result of an automobile accident, and the other driver was at fault?" they asked. Or "Were you injured at work and should be filing for worker's compensation?" Or was it some other kind of accident with nefarious connections of some sort? The claims subrogration unit was on the case and determined to make another party pay.
Exasperated, I told them that it was for a chronic condition diagnosed several years ago and all the information was on file and up to date, since I regularly see physicians for that condition and had been referred by a physician to physical therapy. Then they asked me to spell out the condition. I had steam coming out of my ears at that point. Why bother to have a file about me if they aren't going to look at it, make it available to people calling me, and keep it up to date? Could they have worked this into their process before sending threatening letters and calling me?


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The battle for Pandaria has only just begun, but already millions of World of Warcraft players around the world have signed up to join the fray. Today we announced that Mists of Pandaria sold through approximately 2.7 million copies during the first week of its launch, and World of Warcraft's global player passed the 10 million subscriber mark. Read the press release for more information, head to the Mists of Pandaria website to learn more about the latest expansion, and check the World of Warcraft community site regularly to find out what's in store for the heroes of the Horde and Alliance as the fight for Pandaria progresses.


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These rings are so punk and so bad-ass and can be worn with everything! At only $8 a pop, you can afford to buy a few to stack (I totally would).Tags: vintage, jewelry, rings, edgy, silver rings, gold rings, day lab, flat ringsAdded 9 Years Ago from Day-lab
These remind me of my auntie's plastic bangles from the 80s.Tags: retro, rings, lucite, bright colorsAdded 9 Years Ago from Day-lab
Keep your toothbrush in this giant sized and quite healthy looking tooth of a toothbrush holder. Perhaps it will help remind you why you should brush for that whole two minutes.Tags: gifts, bathroom, bath, teeth, designer, bathroom accessories, sinks, toothbrush, dentistAdded 9 Years Ago from Shopmodi
This strange yet delightful poser would work well in any room. It is an "ideal boy" poster composed of images and examples of what a good boy does. With a Hindi/Indian influence, this is a unique decoration for your space. I don't... This strange yet delightful poser would work well in any room. It is an "ideal boy" poster composed of images and examples of what a good boy does. With a Hindi/Indian influence, this is a unique decoration for your space. I don't really have any more of an idea where this is coming from than you do, but I'm going to assume it's harmless fun.
Neat!Tags: fashion, accessories, jewelry, earrings, women, womens accessories, fashion accessories, womens jewelry, womens jewelleryAdded 9 Years Ago from Day-lab
This necklace is so gorgeous and delicate, with the feather. I just have to have it.


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Dress Designers (from left to right): Kenneth Pool and Casablanca Bridal
Jessica Simpson reportedly plans to wed former NFL player Eric Johnson before baby number two arrives, according to Huffington Post Weddings.
"Jessica isn't concerned about her baby bump showing in the wedding pictures and feels she has put off her nuptials for far too long," a source told Radar Online. "Date-wise, she is thinking before next summer, possibly February or March."
Here's what we know: Simpson wore a strapless, lace Vera Wang gown for her first marriage to Nick Lachey in 2002. Now that she'll be dressing for two, maybe she'll wear a strapless, mermaid gown with floral embellishments similar to what Bethenny Frankel, who was seven-months-pregnant at the time, wore to her wedding. Or maybe she'll choose lace again and be modest as she walks down the aisle in a capped sleeved, tulle gown.