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WINDSOR - A Windsor resident is homeless following an early morning house fire that saw area firefighters work feverishly to contain the flames from spreading to nearby properties.
The firefighters managed to save the neighbouring homes from extensive damage, however, the initial home, which was located on the corner of Wiley Ave. and Albert St. adjacent to the old Windsor legion building, could not be salvaged.
In an interview at the scene, Windsor Fire Chief Scott Burgess said the call for help came in at around 4:24 a.m. Monday, April 21.
"What we understand is it started at the front of the structure and went into the whole structure. The one tenant that lived in the structure was able to get out," Burgess said.
The fire chief said the man was unable to find his dog as he rushed from the burning building.
Emelie DeMont, who lives on Albert St. behind the home, received a call alerting the family of the fire shortly after the fire started.
"When we opened our curtains and looked over, we thought it was the blue place that was on fire not the white one," said DeMont.
She said the resident was lucky to get out of the burning home.
"The young fellow that was living there... came out with the shirt on his back and a pair of shorts on. He didn't even have shoes on. We gave him shoes so he'd have sneakers on his feet," she said.
"Thankfully he got out and nobody was harmed."
About three dozen firefighters from Windsor, Hantsport and Brooklyn responded to the emergency call.
Burgess said when he arrived on scene, the fire was starting to spread to the unoccupied duplex next door. In addition, the historic former Windsor legion property was at risk of catching fire as well.
Burgess said they evacuated the former legion housing complex as a precaution due to the heat and close proximity of flames.
"We were fearful it was going to go that way if the wind changed," said Burgess. "Luckily, what little breeze was blowing was working with us. It was holding it away from there."
Burgess noted the home to the right of the one on fire received what was considered superficial damage.
"It burnt through the exterior wall in places and also burned up into the attic. We definitely had two structure fires on the go," said Burgess.
The fire is under investigation at this time.
Representatives from Windsor's Department of Public Works and Nova Scotia Power also assisted the local fire department.
DeMont said she was initially concerned the fire would spread to their home and business. Those fears were eased once the firefighters were on scene. She commended the volunteers on their quick response and ability to contain the flames.
"It was just a great job done by the Windsor Fire Department and all those involved," said DeMont, standing outside on her lawn. "They couldn't have been here in better time or looked after things in more of an efficient way. Thank God we have them."


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Information Technology Sharing Promoted During GSA's U.S./Canada Day
July 24, 1997
Contact: Johanna Roark
202-501-0706 or
Vivian Ronen
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) hosted the second U.S./Canada Day on Tuesday, July 8, 1997. At the event, senior U.S. and Canadian government IT officials exchanged ideas and information on IT procurement, benefits-driven procurements, electronic commerce, Year 2000 issues, Internet security and privacy, the role of the Chief Information Officer and the role of the Government Information Technology Services Board (GITSB).
Of U.S./Canada Day, GSA's Administrator David J. Barram said, "As we approach the new millenium, technology advancements will significantly change the way business is conducted on a global scale. What we learn from the experiences of other countries will enable us to stay competitive and will improve the way we do business. After all, governments learn best from other governments."
The U.S./Canada Day initiative stems from Vice President Gore's "Access America Report." The Report emphasizes that economic and political issues no longer confine themselves within national borders and highlights the benefits of exchanging information about sound practices and lessons learned.
G. Martin Wagner, GSA's Associate Administrator for Governmentwide Policy, said that, "Focusing on issues that are relevant to both countries, such as the year 2000 issues, can be of great benefit. It's appropriate that we learn together while fostering a positive relationship."
At the conclusion of U.S./Canada Day, Mr. Alan Williams, Assistant Deputy Minister, Supply Operations Service Branch, Public Works and Government Services, Government of Canada, noted he found "the exchange of information to be invaluable, and that the IT issues facing the U.S. and Canada are creating a more transparent border between the two countries."


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Queens Of The Stone Age release '...Like Clockwork'
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After countless teases, guest artist announcements, and grissly music videos, the new Queens of the Stone Age album is finally here. The band's sixth studio effort, ...Like Clockwork, arrived in stores today. Josh Homme and company have been promoting the album for months now, most recently with a series of animated videos that ultimately came together to create short film.
The band also made headlines with ...Like Clockwork's personnel. Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl filled in on drums after Joey Castillo's departure, while former members Nick Oliveri and Mark Lanegan also contributed. Other high profile guest stars include Elton John, Trent Reznor, Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner, and more.
Queens of the Stone Age are scheduled to bring ...Like Clockwork on the road in Europe over the next two months. They'll make their way Stateside in August starting with an appearance at Lollapalooza.
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Last month, Rowe Materials of Fredericksburg joined Chaney Enterprises of Maryland, becoming part of a leading concrete manufacturer and aggregate supplier in the Mid-Atlantic region.
In 1995, Chaney Enterprises, a family-owned company established in 1962, formed a partnership with Rowe Concrete, now known as Rowe Materials. Forming this partnership allows these companies, which are both owned by well-respected local families, to share the strengths of an existing market area, access to sophisticated business practices and technology, and the advantage of increased financial stability.
Chaney Enterprises has won numerous national, state and local awards for community involvement, environmental stewardship, employee training and excellence in production and products. Chaney Enterprises is also recognized as the leader in our industry in the state of Maryland and is excited to bring the same level of excellence to Virginia. This new relationship will extend Rowe Materials and Chaney Enterprises' concrete market area from Ocean City, MD to Orange, VA for a total of 15 state-of-the-art ready mix concrete plants.
Leading Rowe Materials is Jeff Slagle. "Jeff has the experience, knowledge, culture, drive, dedication, commitment and youthful energy to work with Rowe's customers and staff and ensure the company's long-term success," said William Childs, president of Chaney Enterprises. Childs added that the company has a greater vision, "To be recognized as the best in our industry in North America by our employees, our customers, our peers and our community."
"Chaney Enterprises is committed to provide its customers in Virginia with the same best people, finest products and accurate information, the first time, on time and every time as it has for Maryland, and I hope to apply my 14 years of industry experience to meet that commitment," said Slagle.
Slagle joined Chaney in 1994 as a sales trainee. He held the company's top salesperson position for many years, and became sales manager in 2003. Since 2004, Slagle has managed the sales teams for C&D Concrete and Shore Sand & Gravel on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Active in professional and community organizations, he has served on the board of directors for the Charles County Chamber of Commerce and the Southern Maryland Chapter of the American Red Cross, and coaches little league basketball and baseball in Charles County. Slagle currently serves on Maryland Ready Mix Concrete Association Board of Directors.
Along with Chaney Enterprises, Rowe Materials will have access to a new dispatching system that is integrated with GPS for on-time product delivery. Chaney Enterprises has a proven track record of environmental commitment and has been actively involved with state and national ready mix and sand and gravel industries.
Community outreach has been a hallmark of business for Chaney Enterprises. The communities serviced by Rowe Materials. The company hopes to support and develop the same strong relationships with communities serviced by Rowe Materials.
In addition to its focus on best business and environmental practices, Chaney Enterprises supports training and education. Rowe Materials' employees will have access to Chaney's award-winning Chaney University, providing them with the most current industry knowledge available.
For more information about Chaney Enterprises, visit www.ChaneyEnterprises.com.


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Monday Morning Quarterback Week 16
The Good
The Bad
Atlanta FalconsDetroit Lions
Another magnificent game for Matt Ryan. He completed 25-of-32 passes for 279 yards with four TDs and no interceptions. Detroit's Matthew Stafford threw for 443 yards while attempting 56 passes.
Stafford was certainly busy and gave the Lions everything he could against the disciplined Falcons, but the Lions repeatedly failed in the red zone. Stafford did not throw one touchdown pass.
Carolina PanthersOakland Raiders
Cam Newton continues his second half of the season surge. He led the Panthers to their sixth win of the year by completing 18-of-29 passes 170 yards with a touchdown. Newton also ran for 60 yards and a touchdown.
Matt Leinart was pressed into his first extensive action of the season after Carson Palmer was forced out of the game with a rib injury. Leinart completed 16-of-32 passes for 115 yards. He did not throw a TD pass and he threw an interception.
New Orleans SaintsDallas Cowboys
Just a sensational game for both quarterbacks. Drew Brees threw for 446 yards and 3 TDs and he did not have an interception. Tony Romo was nearly as good for Dallas, throwing for 416 yards and 4 TDs while also keeping his interception side of the ledger clean.
Romo didn't make any mistakes, but the Cowboys won the toss at the start of overtime and got the ball to start. They were forced to punt and did not take advantage of his opportunity to win the game.
Green Bay PackersTennessee Titans
Don't sleep on the Packers in the postseason. They are playing their best football of the season and much of that is due to Aaron Rodgers' scintillating play. He completed 27-of-38 passes for 342 yards and 3 TDs in the rout of the Titans.
Jake Locker has a long way to go before he will ever be considered a good quarterback. He was 13-of-30 vs. Green Bay. He threw 1 TD pass and 2 interceptions and lacked confidence throughout the game.
Minnesota VikingsHouston Texans
The Vikings came up with a major upset on the road over one of the AFC's best teams. Much-maligned Christian Ponder threw for 174 yards and 1 touchdown while avoiding an interception. He also ran for 48 yards.
Matt Schaub lacked the spark that he has had for the majority of the season. He threw for just 178 yards and did not throw a touchdown pass.
New England PatriotsJacksonville Jaguars
Tom Brady did not have a particularly good game, but he knew how to recover from a bad start by throwing for 267 yards and 2 TDs in the comeback victory. Jaguar quarterback Chad Henne threw for 348 yards in the loss.
Brady and his teammates appeared disinterested throughout much of the game and he threw 2 interceptions. Henne was picked off 3 times.
Indianapolis ColtsKansas City Chiefs
Andrew Luck has not put the numbers on the board that fellow rookie quarterbacks Robert Griffin III and Russell Wilson have had. However, he has come through in the fourth quarter repeatedly. He did it again vs. the Chiefs as the Colts clinched a playoff berth.
Brady Quinn once again showed that he is not the answer. He completed 10-of-22 passes, did not throw a TD pass and tossed 2 interceptions.
Miami DolphinsBuffalo Bills
The Dolphins are within one game of the .500 mark and have exceeded expectations. Ryan Tannehill plays with know-how and he avoided mistakes. Tannehill threw for just 130 yards, but he had 2 TDs and did not thrown an interception.
Ryan Fitzpatrick played with great effort and threw for 240 yards. However, he only threw 1 TD pass and he was intercepted once and also lost a fumble.
Washington RedskinsPhiladelphia Eagles
RGIII returned to the lineup and he kept the Redskins on the winning track. After a slow start, RGIII threw for 198 yards and 2 TDs in leading the Skins to the important victory. His third-quarter TD pass to Santana Moss was perfectly thrown. Nick Foles looked much improved and threw for 345 yards.
Foles could not complete the comeback by leading the Eagles to a game-tying touchdown in the final moments. RGIII did not run the ball with enthusiasm.
Cincinnati BengalsPittsburgh Steelers
The numbers were not great for either quarterback, but both Andy Dalton and Ben Roethlisberger displayed their toughness. Dalton completed 24-of-41 passes for 278 yards.
Dalton did not throw a TD pass and he threw 2 interceptions. Roethlisberger threw for 220 yards with 1 TD and 2 interceptions. Roethlisberger also fumbled once.
St. Louis RamsTampa Bay Buccaneers
The Rams have become a very competitive team and that speaks well for the future. Sam Bradford makes the most out of his ability. He threw for 196 yards and 2 touchdowns in the road victory.
The Bucs continue their end-of-season collapse. Josh Freeman was one of the better stories in the league through the first two-thirds of the season, but he has fallen apart. He threw 4 interceptions against the Rams.
San Diego ChargersNew York Jets
The Chargers are just playing out the string, but they went across country and gave the Jets a beating. Philip Rivers threw for 165 yards, 2 touchdowns and he did not throw an interception.
Rex Ryan finally benched incompetent quarterback Mark Sanchez. However, former Alabama star Greg McElroy was not the answer either. He threw for 185 yards, but he did not throw a TD pass and he was picked off once and also lost a fumble.
Denver BroncosCleveland Browns
Can you say Most Valuable Player? Peyton Manning led the Broncos to their 10th straight win and was once again brilliant. He completed 30-of-43 passes for 339 yards with 3 TDs and just 1 interception.
Brandon Weeden was knocked out of the game after taking a big hit from Denver linebacker Von Miller. His status for the season finale at Pittsburgh has not been determined. Colt McCoy threw for 79 yards and a TD in relief.
Baltimore RavensNew York Giants
After going through a mind-numbing slump, Joe Flacco and the Raven offense found their stride against New York's soft defense. Flacco completed 25-of-36 passes for 309 yards with 2 TDs and 0 interceptions.
Eli Manning was ordinary in the Giants biggest game of the year. He was vanilla, completing 14-of-28 passes for 150 yards with 1 touchdown.
Chicago BearsArizona Cardinals
Jay Cutler did not have a great statistical game, completing 12-of-26 passes for 141 yards with 1 TD. However, he led a key drive late in the second quarter that resulted in a TD pass to Brandon Marshall that gave the Bears control of the game. Chicago earned the win when it needed it most.
Ryan Lindley completed 17-of-30 passes for 141 yards. That may not sound awful, but he missed his open receivers and did not look like an NFL quarterback. He was replaced by Brian Hoyer when head coach Whisenhunt couldn't take it any longer.
Seattle SeahawksSan Francisco 49ers
Russell Wilson may have bypassed RGIII and Andrew Luck as the best rookie quarterback in the NFL. The Seahawks dominated the Niners and clinched a playoff spot with the win. Wilson was masterful as he threw for 171 yards and 4 TDs.
Colin Kaepernick has been a find for the Niners, but he got outplayed badly by his opposite number Wilson in this game. Kaepernick threw for 236 yards and a meaningless TD in garbage time. He also threw an interception.


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- Concert No. 2, Sept. 13 -- More Dvorak—a quartet for piano and strings—as well as music from the classical era by Krommer and Rossini, each featuring double-reed instruments.
- Concert No. 3, Sept. 20 -- Entirely inspired by popular music of the 20th century, including ragtime, jazz, and rock 'n' roll. Work by Chick Corea, Martinu and the university's own Sonia Jacobsen will be featured as well.
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Yosemite National Park > Mount Lyell > Climber's Log
Mount Lyell Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Route Climbed: glacier Date Climbed: july 2005
|long approach from meadows... great place to camp.
beautiful conditions.. glad brought along ice axe..
nice to see an original summit register signed by
r.j. secor.. climbed with dave
|Posted Oct 18, 2005 3:40 pm
|Route Climbed: Galcier
|Day Hike from the TM road. With Paul Dowdy.
|Posted Oct 16, 2005 1:39 pm
|Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: May 25, 1996
|Climbed with my cousins who were not prepared! Spent a cold night in the rocks on descent, managed to get Altitude Sickness (only time ever!) due to having just driven up from the Bay area, Cousin got a ticket for camping to close to a creek. (hey it was night!)
But is was all worth it because it was a great climb!
|Posted Aug 18, 2005 3:08 pm
|Route Climbed: NW Ridge Date Climbed: Sept. 23, 2001
|Climbed with Mt. Maclure. As i remember, we had to get off the glacier sooner than we wanted which led to a couple of exciting moves.
|Posted Mar 1, 2005 4:19 pm
|Route Climbed: East Arete Date Climbed: Aug 2004
|With Maclure and long day from the Meadows, but worth it.
|Posted Dec 25, 2004 9:44 pm
|Route Climbed: Glacier Date Climbed: June 1972/October 1979
|First trip up was a day hike up and back from TM. Long day! Second trip was a weekender enhanced by my partner's fly fishing our dinner. When I went over Donahue Pass a couple of years ago, I was disturbed by how far the glacier has receded.
|Posted Dec 20, 2004 4:01 am
|Route Climbed: Lyell Glacier Date Climbed: Summer, 1977
|With Fritz and Dave, from Tuolumne meadows and out to south through Lyell-McClure Col (class 3-4), Hutchings Creek, and down the John Muir Trail to Happy Isles. Fritz got hit on the head by a bear while sleeping outside wilderness ranger station. We lost Dave for 2 days but finally found him jumping off a bridge into the river in the valley.
Climbed the Glacier without ice axe or crampons - lucky for use there were a lot of other people and their footsteps in the hard snow - I wouldn't do that again. Going down Lyell-Maclure col with packs wasn't easy - probably wouldn't do that again, either.
|Posted Oct 18, 2004 8:05 pm
|Bob Burd
|Route Climbed: Lyell Glacier Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2004
|Day 2 of the 2004 Sierra Challenge. 5.5hrs to the summit, 11hr40min CTC including a stop at Maclure. Trip Report
|Posted Sep 29, 2004 12:12 am
|Route Climbed: Lyell Glacier/West Ridge Date Climbed: 12 September 2004
|A really neat climb. From camp near 11,000', got a late start but still found the glacier treacherously icy in the morning. My brother had full crampons, but I only had some partials. We bypassed the glacier on the right side, going nearly to the Lyell/Maclure col before traversing the upper part of the glacier toward the summit. Got off the glacier as quickly as possible, and went up the class 2-3 ledges. Having seen pictures beforehand, and having looked at the mountain below, I never really expected to reach the top. Great views, and a great mix of non-technical climbing over snow/ice/rock.
|Posted Sep 24, 2004 1:20 pm
|Route Climbed: Lyell Glacier/East Ridge Date Climbed: August 1, 2004
|Quite a bear to dayhike! Especially with Maclure included. I did this peak as part of the Sierra Challenge, climbing the glacier before angling towards the col to the east, where Joel and I found a nice class 3 ledge system leading to the summit.
|Posted Aug 10, 2004 4:19 pm
|Route Climbed: W Ridge from Lyell Glacier Date Climbed: 24 July, 2004
|Magnificent peak, but wish I could have enjoyed it more. Not wanting to chance wilderness permits being all taken, decided to do it in a day. Being at sea-level the day before, as well as getting 3 hours of sleep before undertaking this, was a bad idea. Felt like dog crap the whole day, but it certainly was a grand summit. Glacier had enough snow cover that I didn't need crampons. "Class 3" from the saddle to the easy class 2 (decent exposure on solid rock) was a lot of fun!
|Posted Aug 2, 2004 11:30 am
|Route Climbed: Lyell Glacier Date Climbed: 6/27/04
|Great climb, good snow, awesome views. The approach is awfully pretty up Lyell Canyon.
|Posted Jun 29, 2004 1:29 pm
|Dave K
|Route Climbed: Lyell Galcier Date Climbed: June 27, 2004
|Very rewarding climb. The Lyell area is stunningly gorgeous! We were lucky in our timing because a couple of hours later the area was surrounded by thunder clouds.
|Posted Jun 28, 2004 9:44 pm
|Route Climbed: East Ridge (Arete) Date Climbed: June 20, 2004
|Wow!!!! At least the begining of the ridge is not Class 3 in my book... I was glad I brought a piece of rope so that I could tie Vendula in. There is significant exposure on both sides while climbing the ridge - definitely not for those who get dizzy easily. This is an awesome climb with beatiful scenery along the way on the approach and great views from the top.
|Posted Jun 21, 2004 8:51 pm
|Route Climbed: Lyell Glacier Date Climbed: September, 1980
|great peak with great views.
|Posted Jun 5, 2004 9:29 pm
|Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: August 20, 2004
|good class 3 scramble
|Posted May 24, 2004 2:32 am
|Route Climbed: Lyell Glacier Date Climbed: July 15, 2003
|Managed to squeeze this one in a day. Started at about 1, bivied about 600ft above the JMT and summited the next day. That is the last time I go to Yosemite in July without gallons of DEET.
|Posted Apr 25, 2004 11:19 pm
|Route Climbed: Lyell Glacier Date Climbed: August, 1975
|My second (and last, so far) Sierra summit. I moved out of California a month later. But seeing the beauty of the high Sierra that summer of '75 changed the life of this New York City boy.
|Posted Feb 7, 2004 4:17 pm
|Sam Mills
|Route Climbed: Lyell Glacier Date Climbed: August 2003
|A solo day hike from the Dog Lake TH parking lot. I left my truck at 4:00 am and was back at 5:20 pm. 27+ miles in 13 hours 20 minutes.
|Posted Jan 29, 2004 4:56 pm
|Dave Dinnell
|Route Climbed: Lyell Glacier Date Climbed: August 6, 1987
|First of 3 peaks for the day-Climbed severely sun-cupped Lyell Glacier Rt., traversed back to the Lyell-Maclure Col, climbed SE Ridge of Maclure then descended S. Face, traversed out across Donohue Pass and climbed Donohue Peak via SW Ridge before descending down Kuna Creek to Lyell Canyon. Great day trip!
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Obama's War in Iraq Marks the Return of the Global War on Terror
There was a time not so long ago when the White House said al Qaeda was on its heels, the tide of war was receding, and the U.S. was turning its attention to Asia. It was a happier time in terms of foreign policy. America would lead from behind and not do stupid sh#t, even if that meant staying on the sidelines as Syria and, later, Iraq imploded.
Then along came the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). The rise of these fanatics in Iraq and Syria means many things. If they are not stopped, the borders that define the modern Middle East will be erased. The remaining Christian, Turkmen, Yazidis, and other ethnic minorities living in the region will be cleansed.
But Obama has been strangely reluctant to go all in against ISIS.
ISIS is part of the war on terrorism. One need only scan the group's social media accounts or watch an extraordinary documentary from Vice Media where a young 14-year-old says he hopes one day to raise the black flag of Jihad over the White House to understand that these fighters threaten America and the West.
But those American jets bombing ISIS positions outside of Mosul, at the base of Sinjar and on the outskirts of Irbil, mean Obama is fighting the same kind of long, ideological war he has spent most of his presidency trying to end.
True, ISIS and al Qaeda aren't on good terms these days—the success of ISIS poses a direct challenge to al Qaeda's leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and it has even battled al Qaeda-affiliated groups in Syria. But they share a common core of ideology that drives the entire jihadist threat against the West.
Despite this, Obama has labored to limit the war on terror to the organization that attacked us on 9/11, which officially began on September 14, 2001 when Congress passed a resolution declaring war on al Qaeda and others who planned the horrific attacks of 9/11.
In 2009 in one of his first major speeches on behalf of the new Obama administration, John Brennan, who was then one of Obama's top advisers on counter-terrorism and is today the director of the CIA, said the administration was no longer calling it a "war on terrorism" or describing al Qaeda as "Jihadists."
Obama relied on the September 14 resolution, like Bush, to authorize drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia. But Obama has also sought to phase this war authorization out, challenging Congress to narrow or revoke it.
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New Portland Arena Football team signs a familiar face
Portland's Arena Football team has agreed to terms with former University of Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas, the franchise announced today. In two seasons as a starter, Thomas led the Ducks to a 24-3 overall record that included a berth in the 2011 BCS National Championship Game.
"Darron is an outstanding quarterback with rare talent," said Head Coach Matthew Sauk. "He's accustomed to putting up a lot of points in a high-tempo environment, which is what we plan on doing offensively. I know that with his hard-working attitude, he will learn the arena game and make a quick transition."
Known for his outstanding athleticism and duel-threat ability, Thomas (6-2, 218, Oregon) flourished in Oregon's fast-paced offensive attack. The former Ducks signal caller set an all-time school record with 66 career touchdown passes and ranks sixth in school history with 6,629 yards in total offense.
Thomas earned the starting nod in 2010 and proceeded to direct the Ducks to the BCS National Championship Game while engineering the country's most prolific offense. Oregon finished first nationally in total offense (530.69 ypg) and scoring offense (47.00 ppg) while producing an undefeated regular season record. Thomas delivered 35 total touchdowns and earned second-team All-Pac-10 Conference accolades.
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This is my 'Official Hello!'.
I have used different distros for more years than I care to admit.
I was browsing what distros are out there, and the graphics to BackTrack caught my eye.
I have little interest in hacking, but I really would like to understand how the internet really works, and how communications over it is done.
Hope to get involved.
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I got into security and pentesting so i can protect my home server which i just set up, but also because i think this stuff is super cool! Any book recommendations would be amazing! To give you guys an idea of my background knowledge: I know C and am learning C++, i also know quite a bit of python. I don't know much about networks. And i want to be able to pentest my server remotely since it will be at home and i will be in college. So what books got you guys started?
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I am a computer technician and I have subscribe to your forum because I am a newbie with Backtrack and I think that I will have some questions who will serve me later.
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i have fan fictions in my favorite anime inuyasha idk if you want me to type it but i will later, it's basically about a girl named Kyoshami and shes inuyashas kid sister (my age) she basically has my personality.
onepiecelover wrote:
once there was a boy. he raped a rabbit and had mutant babies.
the mutants grew up bloodthirsty and enslaved the earth!
you aren't very artistic are you?
Tae Kwon Do. <3
Once upon a time there was a fish . It was cooked by a pot and boiled then they ate it with soysauce and vegetables
♥Busy with school....~!♥
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onepiecelover wrote:
once there was a boy. he raped a rabbit and had mutant babies.
the mutants grew up bloodthirsty and enslaved the earth!
you aren't very artistic are you?
you aren't very good at picking up someone having a joke
jk but really it should have been obvious that i wasn't being serious when i put that
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Hi Everyone! This is my first time making a new topic so please push it to the top! Well the point of this topic is you rate the story of the person above you (1-10). Then you write your own story and so on and so on. I'll go first! Since no one is above me i'll go on first and write my story.
In a land of magic and wonder named Crenta, there is a legend of a magical necklace that holds the power of the psychic element. Every magician knows this power is impossible to obtain without the necklace, and it is said that the mysterious psychic element could make you invincible. To use magic, magicians have to summon fairies of different elements so they can control the element. To summon the fairies, they must attach them to our world through the means of what is called a 'medium' which could be any object: a sword, ruler, jewel, even a book. there is no way to make yourself a medium, or you could possibly get sucked into infinite space between the fairy's world(which is impossible for humans to get into) and the world of Crenta. But one girl, a senior in the Magician's Academy in the city of Burzu, for some reason is able to make herself a medium without getting sucked in. This girl is Asakura Yuki, heiress of the Asakura family, a famous magician family which is rumored to have made the legendary psychic necklace long, long ago. It is also rumored that only one person in the family knows the whereabouts of the necklace. Everyone in the family claims they don't know where it is. Yuki sincerely doesn't know. Her grandfather knows, though, and guards the secret in hopes that the power hungry will never get their hands on such a powerful and reckless necklace.
I'll stop here i let myself get carried away hehe.... if i write anymore my computer will blow up.(but i do got chapters worth of this story x])
10 and ive got an idea 4 a story but i havent comepletely planned it out yet ill get back 2 it later.......
All generalizations are false, including this one.
one upon time there live one princess who lived in castle. when want to eat she poisoned. so she die
~Wonderland is waiting for you ~
Once upon a time there was this Boy who went by the name of leon.He was ur normal high schooler but he kept having these wierd dreams about killing people with a huge black blade so one night as he goes to bed before saying "i wish something interesting would happen im tired of this day to day life " he then quickly falls asleep and gets another dream of him but this one seemed or real.in this dream he screaming like very loud as the black sword he carries was slowly comming out of his back and the pain was unimageniable.So he wakes up in a cold sweat and went he saw made hes skin crawl there in was within it's sheif the black blade there sitting at the end of his bed.Leon quicly checks his back but finds now scar from which the blade came out of so as freaked out as he is he tries to convince him self that it was just a dream and not real so when he goes to school he meets up with he's friends and they ask him if he heard about a wierd cheimcal called Xeroz that was suppose to be used in the 2nd world war to give humans super natural strength and some people even powers so leon explains that he got this huge sword when he woke up after he said that he's friends faces went pale then one of his friends who went by the name of eman said "dude me to i got this kanata like sword when i woke up and other boy who they never really talk to at school walks up to them and says " yeah i also had the same type of dream expect i got knuckle braces when i woke up and there friend named justin thought the 3 of them where crazy for thinking such a ridculous thing even thought the same happened to him but he never got any type of weapon so after school when leon was about to head home and to put this whole thing behind him he finds a letter in his locker saying " He i know that u wield the blade know as nightmare you and your comards meet me at the school at midnight and don't make me have to come get you or you will reget it". at this point leon is freaked and is starting to think that he's gone crazy so he ignores the letter when he gets home he's friend eman calls him and said "some body left me a strange letter in my locker, you got one to right?" so leon says thats it he grabs the sword puts it on his back tells he's brother that he'll be gone for awhile and calls eman one more time and says "dude get the guys where going to see whats this all about.
And that's all i really have at the moment i hope u liked the story or at least found it interesting let me know if you think it was good
i wish i was living with yu kanda.
i joined the black order then i had my innocence//..
~super human strength
n i was a shinigami at the same time an exorcist
Once there was a girl named Haruka. Her parents died when she was young, so she wants to find the person that killed them, with the picture she had found.She travels around the world a meets an illusionist. When she saw his performance, she saw the future. There was a wedding being held, right where she was standing then. After the show, a mysterious power awakens beneath her. The illusionist sees and wants her to tag a long. She accepts and follows, being told that the illusionist would help find this murderer. She traveled every where with the illusionist, but he never spoke of his name, or his face. He always wore a mask and a hat, so Haruka could never see. One day, the arrived in a desert with no food or water for more than 100 miles. Durind the trip, Haruka had realized that she had fell in love with him. She confesses, and he takes off his mask and his hat. Haruka gasps to find out that he was the man in the picture. Haruka ahs to decide between love or the past. It's her decision.
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Title: The Narutard
Once upon a time, there was this boy named Trevor who discovered an Anime called Naruto. He immediate got lured into it and became obsessed with it. Everyday after school, he would run home as fast as he can, get on his computer, and click the next episode of Naruto. The boy is no longer himself anymore, he started to fail in school, ate only junk and fast foods, and slept less. But this is not the worst that's going to happen to him. Every single day, the only thing he thinks and talks about is Naruto. His friends abandoned him, his girlfriend left him, thinking he's a freak. Trevor has officially became a Narutard. Although he won't admit it, but deep inside him, he knows that's the truth. But one day, his nightmare came true. Naruto Shippudden ended, and Sakura died! His imaginary Anime girlfriend died! Can you believe that?! The depressed Narutard feels helpless and hopeless and he starts to cry everyday in his bed and in his dreams. Finally, he couldn't take it anymore. The sad Narutard grabbed a knife from the kitchen and sliced his throat in half. Trevor died. He suicided because he cannot face the responsibilities of a Narutard.
~ The End.
Wow~10~ A lot of people are Narutards
im writing a story right now the summary without any names involved is half-demon gets his power suppressed becomes hero of town after saving it from fleet of pirates
using swordsmanship but fails to save his friends and chick(no not as in GF but as in baby chicken)travels north gets k.o ed by a demon whos powers arent suppressed gets saved by vikings who recruited him viking capn goes insane attempts to kill him gets pwned after finnaly settling down from being a viking ten years later he finds a girl who pities him while hes sitting in the gutter drunk and broke he ends up getting her killed cuz hes got a major bounty on his head and he seeks revenge unleashes his power and totally pwns them but an arrow with poison kills him in the end during a large war with the romans.....oh and the demon that koed him was actually his insane father the reason hes half is his dad raped a chick and she survived and disowned him
preparing for the next civil war
and this time the chick was a woman too
preparing for the next civil war
onepiecelover wrote:
once there was a boy. he raped a rabbit and had mutant babies.
the mutants grew up bloodthirsty and enslaved the earth!
hahah dats soo funy......then wat happen next part twoo...hahah
I have a story..................................
Once in a small village there lived a brother and a sister. They were part of a clan of demons called BloodLust. Despite the name, the BloodLust clan is very peaceful...unless you provoke them. The brother didn't know that he was chosen by the elders to be the Demonic One and his sister, the Holy One. These special demons are said to be the son/daughter of either the two gods, Konoha the god of heaven and Mitsuhiro the god of hell. In the BloodLust history, the Demonic One and the Holy One clashed to determine the fate of the world. If the Holy One wins the war, the world will be resolved of conflicts and be at peace. If the Demonic One wins the war, well, you know how it goes. This war cycle comes back every fifty years but somehow, this will be the last war. And whoever wins here will change the face of the world forever.
Yes,I create my own stories..... I want to draw it into a manga,but is too difficult...
Meow Meow Meow~


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Vale of stars (edition 2012)
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Vale of Stars by Sean O'Brien
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This was a multi generational story, and several generations were slipped along the way, and sometimes the transitions between the generations were not well explained. Overall, the story was good, and, other than the few grammatical errors, was well written and edited.
Interesting concept yet aimless and pointless.
This is a masterpiece. A thrilling ride amongst the stars. It has it all, tactics, romance, action, intrigue and conspiracies.
One thing that I wasn't overly fond of was the way that the generation jumps that occurred, about four times in the narrative in all, took you away from the story just when you started to feel comfortable with the characters. That being said, I did find this device to have been relatively well executed, with enough references to the earlier generation(s) to hold the thread together. In all honesty I found Jene and Sirra far more likeable than Yallia (Kuarta's character I felt was too shallow and quick a stop on the way for me to really invest), but that may have been a deliberate contrivance by the author and reflected the differing circumstances each found themselves in. Yallia was very much a figure representing change and transition, with her rage unsettling her and her time. The others were at different ends of the spectrum of change and therefore easier to enjoy as characters. The jumps were also a good way to advance the story to its ultimate conclusion.
Whilst not necessarily a novel tale at its most base level, it certainly had enough interesting elements built on this foundation which elevated it above a typical colonisation tale, and at times was thought provoking. It might be said that the overall message, or perhaps warning, of the novel was sometimes a little heavy-handed, but nevertheless it never entirely subsumed the story so as to make it unreadable. I found it to be a genuine page turner and was disappointed when it had ended. A sign of a good read.
Rounding up the critique, there is an awful lot in the story struggling for attention. Moreover there are one or two threads which seem a little out-of-place, and elements of the story and characters which were not so well sketched out and so did not sit so well with the rest. For example, the apparent socialist bent of the colonists was never truly explained or explored, and the evolution and ultimate purpose of the flight team was frankly as unexplained as it was baffling.
The very real feeling the story leaves you with is that it is desperate to mean something, but realises that it has to tell a story and so its message is constrained. This apparent tension pervades the writing to some extent, but in no way spoils the story.
Overall I found any issues that I might have with the book in no way acted to the detriment of the reading pleasure or the enjoyment I got from the story.
Put simply I really enjoyed Vale of Stars and give it a solid four stars.
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XML World File Format at a Glance
This article intends to breakdown the Initialisation Section of the CS world file into it's different parts in-order to explain syntax and common usage although much of this is covered in the documentation some parts are not up to date and often aren't explained properly so this article hopes to pick up where the documentation leaves of so to speak.
First of all, because the CS world format has the advantage of being in an ACSII format we can open in up in a standard text editor preferably one with XML syntax highlighting for simplification. So either start a new document or open an existing world file for editing (many examples can be found in the CS/data/ sub-directories)
In the beginning...
All CS world File must start with the <world> tag and end with </world>. So to start us off we'll have:
<world> </world>
Note that if you want to make a library then just replace world with library. The rest of this tutorial is also valid for libraries except that libraries can only contain textures, materials, and mesh factories and no sectors.
Adding a Texture
Next we initialise which textures and materials we intend to use this is done by specifying VFS paths. VFS paths are a way of defining real paths without using Operating-System specific functions, so you must mount the directories that your textures are in on the VFS in order for them to be found. VFS (Virtual File System) paths in case you were wondering are not just ordinary file system paths but paths that CS has set to ensure multi-platform compatibility, real paths are usually mounted to VFS paths in the vfs.cfg for example /lib/stdtex is actually a zip file called stdtex.zip in CS/Data which has been mounted to /lib/ VFS path, this comes in handy as you can refer to zip files as folders just by mounting them. We start by specifying that we are talking about textures using the <textures> tag and then specify which texture we are using with the <texture> tag, and specify it's location using the <file> tag.
<textures> <texture name="oldmetal"> <file>/lib/stdtex/oldmetal.jpg</file> </texture> </textures>
This should load a texture which can now be referred to as oldmetal from that VFS path /lib/stdtex/.
Other specifics relating to special cases in <textures> such as cubemaps and key colours can be read about in the official CS documentation or refer to cs/data/flarge/
Adding Shaders
Shaders will come into play in the material section. But before you can use a shader in a material we have to make sure the engine knows to load it.
<shaders> <shader> <file>/shader/std_lighting_detail.xml</file> </shader> </shaders>
Adding Materials With Shaders
Materials are a way of applying surface properties by name not just textures. An example of this can be for example applying a pure colour with no texture.
<materials> <material name="green_color"> <color red="0" green="1" blue="0" /> </material> </materials>
This would make whatever the material was applied to a green colour. But most of the time you will want to specify a texture like so.
<material name="oldmetal"> <texture>oldmetal</texture> </material>
Another example are shaders, I will not get into shader specifics but applying a shader to a material is a simple process. Lets refer to the shader we used earlier.
<material name="oldmetal"> <texture>oldmetal</texture> <shader type="standard">std_lighting_detail</shader> </material>
This would apply the shader, but if we were to examine the actual shader we would notice that it also takes 2 variables which we can specify here. One is a texture that will be overlayed on the existing texture, and the other is a 2-D vector which basically shrinks down that texture to that scale. To use these variables we would do the following:
<material name="oldmetal"> <texture>oldmetal</texture> <shader type="standard">std_lighting_detail</shader> <shadervar name="tex detail" type="texture">oldmetal</shadervar> <shadervar name="detail texture scale" type="vector2">10,10</shadervar> </material>
Luckily for us this shader is a standard shader and the default renderloop already includes standard shaders, had this been another kind of shader we would have needed to change the renderloop. I decided to keep the same texture as the detail texture to avoid having to specify another texture and shrunk it by 10 UV's. If you are confused as to how i got the variable names and types, you can check cs/data/shaders/std_lighting_detail.xml for the type and names of the shader variables it takes. This is the same for all shaders.
So Far
So far we have specified a simple texture, material and shader-setup which looks like this:
<world> <textures> <texture name="oldmetal"> <file>/lib/stdtex/oldmetal.jpg</file> </texture> </textures> <shaders> <shader> <file>/shader/std_lighting_detail.xml</file> </shader> </shaders> <materials> <material name="oldmetal"> <texture>oldmetal</texture> <shader type="standard">std_lighting_detail</shader> <shadervar name="tex detail" type="texture">oldmetal</shadervar> <shadervar name="detail texture scale" type="vector2">10,10</shadervar> </material> </materials> </world>
Addings Sounds
Adding sounds is much like everything else in CS, very simple. It goes something like this:
<sounds> <sound name="tada.wav"> <file>/lib/std/tada.wav</file> </sound> </sounds>
Adding A Library
Another way of defining almost all of these things, is the use of libraries. A library is structured very much like a world file only it starts with <library> and ends in </library> it also cannot accept start locations and sectors. It is a good way of grouping certain things for loading. Also if specifying mesh factories in a library you will be able to load them into viewmesh. To include a library in a world file we would use:
<library path="/lib/std" file="library" />
Adding Plugins
There are an array of plugins that need to be handled in CS, only including the ones you need is the best way to go about things.For this reason we shall only include the thing-loader and factory plugin for this example.
<plugins> <plugin name="thing">crystalspace.mesh.loader.thing</plugin> <plugin name="thingFact">crystalspace.mesh.loader.factory.thing</plugin> </plugins>
We do this to allow us to use the full potential of it's factory and mesh setup. Thing meshes are usually low-poly meshes that use pre-calculated light-mapped surfaces. Their downside is that they are less efficient than a general mesh.
Adding Settings
Settings are there to over-ride some default engine settings such as ambient light and lightmap size you can read about them in the documentation.
Adding Factories
The Factory/meshobject scenario is often important if you wish to repeat meshes several times. But not always necessary if you wish to just have one instance of a mesh. For this article I will be taking advantage of the Factory/Meshobject setup to better familiarize users with it.
In a factory we usually tell the engine what factory will be called, the plugin used, the geometry information and also material(s) used on the mesh. With a thing mesh we have the option of mutliple materials based on the polygons you assign it to. This factory was taken from the simple map tutorial in the documentation. It is a simple cube with a single material applied.
<meshfact name="walls"> <plugin>thingFact</plugin> <zfill /> <params> <v x="-10" y="-1" z="10"/> <v x="10" y="-1" z="10"/> <v x="-10" y="-1" z="-10"/> <v x="10" y="-1" z="-10"/> <v x="-10" y="4" z="10"/> <v x="10" y="4" z="10"/> <v x="-10" y="4" z="-10"/> <v x="10" y="4" z="-10"/> <material>wood</material> <texlen>4</texlen>
 <v>6</v> <v>7</v> <v>5</v> <v>4</v>

 <v>3</v> <v>2</v> <v>0</v> <v>1</v>

 <v>7</v> <v>6</v> <v>2</v> <v>3</v>

 <v>4</v> <v>5</v> <v>1</v> <v>0</v>

 <v>6</v> <v>4</v> <v>0</v> <v>2</v>

 <v>5</v> <v>7</v> <v>3</v> <v>1</v>
 </params> </meshfact>
The first line initilises and names the meshfactory. The second tells the loader what plugin we are using in this case a thing factory becuase we are defining geometry. <zfill /> is used so that the card ignores the zbuffer and draws the Z value from the thing polygons over the old Z values present on screen. This is used by the outermost walls because it is a faster mode than <zuse/> as it does not need to read the zbuffer. It will be the first thing rendered in a back2front render. The next block is actually defining the position of vertexes. This box is made up of 8 vertexes. Next is the material. We specify the material we created earlier (old metal). Now we set <texlen> to 4 meaning that for every 4*4 world units one texture will be tiled. Next we define polygons by specifying the vertices that make up that polygon but remember that vertices start to count at 0. These polygons can also have names for debugging reasons mostly but they can have other uses.
And that brings a close to our initialisation section of a world file. In the rest of this tutorial I will tell you how to use these to create a sector in a world that can be loaded by walktest.


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January 2011
Monday, Jan. 31, 2011 -- 1098T tax forms
When will the 1098T tax forms be posted to UAOnline?
Thank you for your question. The 1098T tax forms are now posted on UAOnline.
Friday, Jan. 28, 2011 -- Flexible spending account
Why do staff not have the option for a payment card for their FSA accounts? According to FBMC, the card allows users to access their FSA funds immediately. When you use the card, expenses are automatically sent to FBMC, eliminating the worry of forgetting to submit claims and the risk of forfeiting dollars at the end of the plan year. For many of us on a tight budget, having immediate access to our FSA funds would be a huge help and would likely increase the number of FSA users. People are hesitant to sign up for an FSA when they have to wait for reimbursements. If they can access their funds immediately, they would be more likely to see the doctor, dentist, or optometrist instead of waiting until they can "afford" to pay for the visit AND wait for reimbursement.
From Mike Humphrey, Director of Benefits
In order for the Medical Expense Flexible Spending Account Debit Card to provide auto-adjudication, the card must be able to match the known co-pays and deductibles with UA's health plan. While FBMC could match UA's deductibles and co-pays for pharmacy; they can't program their system to pay 20 percent (the coinsurance for a claim) of an unknown number.
If FBMC issued debit cards and the card holder were to use it for a dental, vision, or doctor visit. The cardholder would receive notification from FBMC to fill out a paper claim and submit all the receipts (notification from FBMC would come as late a two months after the office visit).
If the cardholder failed to submit the requested documentation(s), the employee would be subject to withholding of payment from future paper claim submissions to offset any outstanding transactions. If the receipts were still not submitted (this could be as late as 4 months after the office visit), their card would be suspended. If documentation is never received at FBMC, federal regulations require UA to take the money back through payroll and report any outstanding card transactions on the employees W2 at the end of the year.
Because UA's health plan does not have fixed fees in it, auto-adjudication cannot occur and that makes the debit card of little value.
Friday, Jan. 28, 2011 -- Paid time off model
Has switching to a paid-time off model, as opposed to an annual-leave/sick-time model been investigated or brought before the Board of Regents?Ā I understand that such a model may has its drawbacks (for example, employees may underestimate the amount of sick-leave they'll need, budgeting would have to be adjusted, etc,), but I'm wondering if it has ever been investigated as an alternative.
The Municipality of Anchorage currently has a system in place for staff in which annual leave is accrued, but then converted to sick leave on 12/31 of each year. UA continues to monitor changing trends in employee benefits, but has not recently proposed any changes to BOR Policy or University Regulation. Ā A review of the possibility of converting to PTO at UA occurred about 10 years ago, but the conversion was found to be too costly and unattractive to employees. The following list notes issues that an employer and its employees must consider when reviewing conversions from traditional sick leave and annual leave to PTO.
1. Under a PTO system, terminating employees are able to cash out their PTO leave balance (a combination of annual and sick). Currently, sick leave has no cash value upon termination. For this reason, PTO could motivate employees to use leave more judiciously—they are spending their own money when they take leave.
2. The maximum annual PTO carryover leave balance would need to be increased as the leave would have to cover employees' absences for all reasons. Currently at UA, annual leave carryover is limited to 240 hours.
3. An employee doesn't have to give a reason for the use of PTO; they would simply make a request to their supervisor. This might be an attractive feature to employees but procedures and guidance to supervisors would be needed to address denials of PTO requests.
4. In going to a PTO system the total hours of leave accrual (now annual leave + sick leave) would be less. Some people would appreciate the increased value of fewer days of leave; others who use both sick leave and annual leave extensively would consider it a disadvantage. Ā
5. It would be a large administrative cost to transfer current staff under the old annual/sick policy to a PTO and difficult decisions would need to be made regarding the conversion value of present accruals and how much leave could remain on the books.
6. Donation of sick leave to the current leave share bank could be complicated. Employees would be less likely to donate leave that has a cash value. This could create a hardship to primary care givers and people with illnesses – who typically have minimal sick leave balances.
Employees can access both the BOR Policy and University Regulation on sick leave and annual leave at
www.alaska.edu/bor under Chapter 04.06, Benefits and Leave.
Friday, Jan. 28, 2011 -- ASEA uniion organizing
I have heard that the ASEA union has indicated on the radio that they are getting ready to start approaching the university's "unrepresented" staff again.Ā I had presumed they would wait until spring because of their taste for one-on-one and door-to-door tactics.Ā I'm frankly bitter and exhausted from the last go round, is there any truth to this return and can they continue to attack and surrender every few months forever?
From Beth Behner, Chief UA Human Resources Officer
Thank you for your question. The following letter was sent to all non-represented staff on Jan. 19, 2011, I've included an excerpt from it below, but encourage you to download the letter in its entirety if you haven't already seen it.http://www.alaska.edu/files/labor/Union%20Organizing%20Update,%20dtd%201-19-11.pdf
You may have heard that ASEA/AFCSME Local 52 Business Manager Jim Duncan recently stated in an interview that ASEA/AFCSME hopes to hold an election to unionize UA staff sometime this year. It is important to know that ASEA/AFCSME's action to withdraw its last representation petition was not merely a request to postpone the scheduled election. The petition, once withdrawn, cannot be reactivated. This means interest cards signed for the last organizing campaign have expired. ASEA/AFCSME will have to start from scratch, meaning it will have to gather signatures of at least 30 percent of employees in a proposed unit indicating interest before the Alaska Labor Relations Agency, which oversees union elections, would honor a representation petition and proceed to an election. If you signed a representation card during the last campaign, ASEA/AFSCME can be expected to be persistent in asking you to sign one again. However, you have no obligation to do so. The decision is up to you.
If you have questions or concerns about any of the information included above please send me an email or contact my office at (907) 450-8230.
Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011 -- WRRB lighting
The WRRB labs always seem deserted but it's always as bright as day in there. I wonder how much money the university would save by putting motion detector circuits in the lab.
Thank you for your question. It will be forwarded to UAF's electrical engineer for review. Often it's a matter of the last one out of the area leaving the lights on. Installing occupancy sensors can be difficult because of the size of the labs and the distance of the sensors. In the meantime, Facilities Services will send out a building wide e-mail reminding staff and faculty to please shut lights off after leaving an empty lab.
Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011 -- New custodial services
I understand that there is a new contractor for custodial services and I have noticed that the level of cleanliness has dropped drastically.Ā Since coming back from the holiday break, the floors in WRRB and the GI building just have not been cleaned. Scuff marks, coffee spills, gravel and the results of normal traffic, have not been cleaned since coming back to work. What is the story on this?
The new custodial contractor GCA Services began operations at UAF Dec. 20. Custodians have begun cleaning most of campus and will complete the transition to take over all campus cleaning by Feb. 1.Ā We've seen positive results in many of the areas, but this is a transition. We appreciate your patience during this time and would appreciate any feedback, both positive and negative. If you see areas being missed or have other comments please e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or call 474-7000.
Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011 -- Recycling guidelines
Can people bring in their recyclables from home or are the bins just for materials used/consumed on campus?
Alumni, staff, faculty and students may bring recyclables from home. Visit our website for more information about recycling. Ā
Monday, Jan. 3, 2011 -- UAF homepage search
I was wondering why the news link on the UAF homepage points toĀhttp://www.uafnews.com/?ĀĀĀThe search box only seems to searchĀwww.uaf.edu, so important news doesn't appear in the results of the search. ĀIs there a reason the news has to be on a different site?
TheĀUAF news is on a different website, in part, as a cost-saving measure, as the news website's functional requirements would have involved many hours of customization to be built on the UAF Roxen web server making a Roxen solution cost-prohibitive. The chosen platform for the news website met those functional requirements and was free, but was not supported by UAF web server or OIT, therefore it had to be created off-site.
The Google Search Appliance in the UAF web banner currently only searchesĀwww.uaf.eduĀandĀwww.alaska.eduĀwebsites. OIT pays for this search appliance and currently omits indexing off-site UAF-affiliated websites as there is a per-page fee for indexing. This search engine is indexed nightly for the most up-to-date search results.
Search results that include off-site UAF-affiliated websites can be accessed by clicking on "Advanced search" in the UAF web banner and using the Google Custom Search engine on the resulting page. This search engine is free and searches all known UAF-affiliated websites, but relies on Google for indexing, which may not take place for weeks or months, resulting in sometimes out-of-date results.
As of Jan. 27, 2011 OIT has included the currently known off-site UAF-affilated websites in the Google Search Appliance; thereby, searches made from the UAF homepage and on any page with the UAF banner will be more inclusive.
Monday, Jan. 3, 2011 -- Recycling on campus
When recycling on campus, do the labels need to be removed from glass and is the plastic recycling numbers 1 through 7?
You do not have to take the label off the glass, but glass should be rinsed clean. Plastics 1-7 are accepted, but should also be clean. Ā
Monday, Jan. 3, 2011 -- Film company looking for Tamarack stands
I heard that someone making a movie asked for UAF's help (presumably someone in SNRAS who is knowledgeable about trees?) in finding a good stand of Tamarack trees to do some filming. Will the movie be filmed on campus, or where they just looking for trees in the Interior?
You heard correctly. Evergreen Films e-mailed professor John Yarie, SNRAS Forest Sciences department chair, for help locating a stand of tamarack trees to use in a film the company might make. Dr. Yarie contacted the Forest Service and referred the production company to areas in Nenana and Southcentral Alaska.


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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — H-E-B, Pampers and Interactions have teamed up to offer an exclusive 60-stop H-E-B Baby "Little Texans Tour," sponsored by Pampers.
The tour aims to promote healthy families and the assortment of infant and baby products offered at H-E-B stores.
The mobile tour will feature an H-E-B Baby and Pampers-branded bus traveling to select H-E-B retail locations throughout San Antonio, Laredo, Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande Valley throughout a 12-week period beginning in April. At each stop, shoppers will receive coupons, interact with product demonstrators and take home samples from sponsors such as H-E-B Baby, Pampers, Plum Organics and Johnson & Johnson. Each stop will also feature special activities for children, including coloring with H-E-Buddy and storytime. Child ID Kit services and guest speakers, including local children's book authors and parenting bloggers, will also be on hand at select stops.
"H-E-B has always been committed to supporting children and families and providing the highest quality infant and toddler products at an extraordinary value," says Barry Craft, business development manager, infant and baby for H-E-B. "This 'Little Texans Tour' is just one more way we're reaching out to parents in our community and helping them make sure their little ones are getting off to the best start possible."
"We're very excited to be supporting H-E-B in achieving this goal," says Nicole LeMaire, director of specialized services for Interactions. "By providing the staffing, marketing materials and management for this mobile tour, Interactions is helping H-E-B reach the widest range of customers in their communities, while also removing the burden of event production from their shoulders so they can focus on what they do best: providing families with high-quality products to help them live their healthiest lives."
H-E-B is based in San Antonio and operates more than 350 stores in Texas and Mexico. It celebrated its 105th anniversary in 2010.


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Few things are more important than getting your puppy off to a happy and healthy start. We strongly encourage you to make regular veterinary visits during this important part of your puppy's life. Optimally, the first appointment should be the day you are bringing your new puppy home. Some people think these visits are just for 'shots,' but as you can see in the description of the visits below, these office visits cover a lot more than vaccinations.
We suggest you take this checklist with you when you go to your appointments. Be sure to write down any specific questions you have prior to the exam. Most veterinarians allow extra time for 'puppy visits,' but you may still want to inform the receptionist when you make the appointment that extra time may be needed.
First visit
General physical exam including weighing your puppy
Discuss any health concerns
Inform the veterinarian of your puppy's housing, previous vaccinations and deworming, and any special purposes you have for the dog such as field work, showing, search and rescue, etc.
Have your puppy checked for parasites, including a fecal exam (you may want to bring a fresh stool sample with you)
Have your puppy 'dewormed'*
Discuss heartworm prevention and start your puppy on a preventive
Discuss vaccinations and have the proper ones given
Discuss feeding your puppy: how much, how often, what brand, dry or canned
Discuss any grooming concerns including nails, skin, coat, and ears
Discuss other daily care such as brushing teeth
Discuss and start flea and tick control medications if necessary
Discuss normal puppy behavior, teaching commands, and any behavior problems such as biting at hands; discuss puppy training classes
Discuss any housetraining concerns
Discuss introducing your puppy to other pets in your family, and to children
Second visit
Have your puppy checked for internal and external parasites, including a fecal exam (again, you may want to bring a fresh stool sample with you)
Adjust the dose of heartworm preventive according to the puppy's new weight
Discuss any problems and changes in feeding your puppy
Discuss any grooming concerns
Review normal behavior, teaching commands, and any behavior problems including housetraining
Third and subsequent visits
Discuss spaying or neutering your puppy
Have your puppy checked for internal and external parasites, including a fecal exam (you may want to bring a fresh stool sample with you)
Discuss the need to adjust the dosage of heartworm preventive according to your puppy's new weight
Discuss outside activities, traveling with your puppy, or other concerns
* Even though a fecal exam may be negative, regular deworming is recommended to kill immature forms of the worms. Your heartworm preventive may contain a wormer; discuss this with your veterinarian.
We recommend that as your puppy grows into an adult, he should have an annual exam. Again, these appointments are not just for vaccinations but to evaluate the overall health of your pet and identify any potential problems early in their course.
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Among Utah families raising children, about 22 percent say they don't have enough money to consistently afford the food they need.
The rate is even higher in Ogden, where 23.4 percent of the households with children said they were unable to buy enough food.
The data is from an analysis by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) of surveys done by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index project between 2008 and 2012. It comes as Congress considers cutting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), popularly known as food stamps, by $40 billion over 10 years.
Census data released this week showed the number of Americans living in poverty in 2012 remained steady at 15 percent and the number of Utahns without health insurance also stayed level, at 14.4 percent. Last month, three of the Salt Lake Community Action Program's five food pantries reduced their hours, citing a funding squeeze.
FRAC and other advocacy groups organized a nationwide SNAP Call-In Day on Tuesday, asking House members to vote against the cuts proposed by Republican leadership.
"Utah's SNAP caseload has declined over the last year; we're hopeful that means that there is less need for the program, but there are a lot of families that still are struggling and continue to need the help," Gina Cornia of Utahns Against Hunger said in a statement. "It is outrageous that Congress is even debating cuts to SNAP."
The FRAC analysis examined food hardship rates for 100 of the nation's largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas, which include Salt Lake City and Ogden. Those who said they struggle to afford food included:
• 22.4 percent of households with children in Utah
• 13.7 percent of households without children in Utah.
• In the Salt Lake City area, 20.9 percent for households with children, and 14.2 percent for households without children.
• In the Ogden area, 23.4 percent for households with children, and 13.8 percent for households without children.
• 21.6 percent of households in the Mountain Plains region.
Cornia noted similar findings from the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which show 14.8 percent of Utahns struggled to afford enough food from 2010 to 2012.
"What these data tell us is that there's a new reality for too many Americans," she said. "Hunger and poverty rates spiked at the beginning of the recession and have stayed high ever since."
Voices for Utah Children notes that while the percentage of uninsured children in Utah has dropped from 11.4 percent in 2010, it remains at 8.5 percent the same level as 2000.
Other recent Tribune stories:
SNAP Challenge: Could you eat on $4 a day?
Some area food pantries trimming days of operation
Read the report
Food Hardship 2008-2012: Geography and Household Structure was released by the Food Research and Action Center.
Food help
Learn how to donate at the Utah Food Bank, www.utahfoodbank.org. It also has a list of Utah food pantries.
They include these pantries run by the Salt Lake Community Action Program:
Salt Lake City • 300 W. 300 North; Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Magna • 3441 S. 8400 West; Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Midvale Recreation Center • 8446 S. 270 West; Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Redwood Recreation Center • 3060 S. Lester St., West Valley City; Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tooele County • 7 S. Park St., Grantsville; Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1 to 5 p.m.


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Charm offensive
Good-looking guys get all the breaks. That appears to be Starbucks' argument after it lost to actor Patrick Dempsey in the Tully's bankruptcy auction (Page F6). Auctioneers supposedly gazed into McDreamy's eyes and concluded that his $9.1 million was worth more than the mermaid and her $10.5 million. And it apparently worked on a bankruptcy judge, who Friday approved the sale to Dempsey's group.
The "Grey's Anatomy" star wants to keep the chain running, give coffee drinkers an alternative to Starbucks and save 480 jobs. It's hard not to cheer for him if he's using his charm for something good. Let's not think about the harm he could do if he used it for evil.
Get your kicks on Route 66: General Motors is poised to unveil a redesign of the Corvette, the venerable sports car that was introduced during Eisenhower's first term.
GM hopes the redesign will make the 'Vette more appealing to younger, hipper potential buyers — although at this point it would probably settle for anyone who doesn't wear matching white belts and white shoes.
What a meanie: The reviews are in for Seth MacFarlane's gig as host of the Oscar nominations show Thursday, and they aren't pretty. It seems the "Family Guy" creator hurt the creative community's fee-fees with his barbed jokes and outright insults.
At this point, MacFarlane is still slated to host the Oscars on Feb. 24. But Billy Crystal might want to keep his cellphone handy.
— Doug Parry and Mark Carlson, Herald staff


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WHAT: This crocosmia called Lucifer is also referred to as montbretia. It features brilliant red flowers that bloom at the top of lancelike leaves.
Planted in clumps of 10 or 12, it is a feature in many Northwest gardens and is also grown worldwide.
It's native to South Africa and there are hundreds of cultivars, but Lucifer has long had the attention of local gardeners who desire both the bright color and longevity of the bloom.
Flowers begin to appear in early July and are typically still present in late September. The flowers attract butterflies and honey bees and are considered a fine choice for bouquets.
Lucifer received the prestigious Award of Garden Merit in 1993 from the Royal Horticultural Society in England.
SUN OR SHADE: Crocosmia prefers full sun but will tolerate part shade.
SIZE: 2 to 3 feet is the typical height. The width will depend upon how many corms are planted together to create a display.
SEE IT: At the Evergreen Arboretum &Gardens, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett. Or take a virtual photo tour on www.evergreen arboretum.com. Call 425-257-8597 for information about the arboretum or docent-led tours.
Sandra Schumacher


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Sperling would only describe him as someone who straddles, if not outright ignores, the labels and lines.
A century apart, Paul Rosolie and Henry Walter Bates describe their abiding enchantment with the Amazon.
When Pew asked them to describe him in a word earlier this year, the second most popular answer was "incompetent."
They describe being scared and in physical and emotional pain.
But she then went on to describe a time when that solidarity failed to materialize.
It is such as I will describe; for I must dare to speak the truth, when truth is my theme.
His sensations when he read the letter are not easy to describe.
I could not describe the dance even if I had watched it, which I did not.
One of these gentlemen, Choricius by name, had a seaport to describe.
How often the kind of thing occurs that I am about to describe!
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Thread: Would you try a waterbirth?
7th April 2013 06:12 AM #16
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Waterbirth is Wonderful!
Hi all
My first baby was a waterbirth. It was the most glorious experience. My second baby was a planned homebirth hospital transfer and ended in an caesarean. I don't think I ever get past the sadness I feel that one of my children has such a beautiful and gentle entry into the world while the other had such a brutal and frightening arrival.
But a bit like PamelaM when I first heard about waterbirth I was convinced it was dangerous. I think a lot of fear around waterbirth stems from the fact that we are land-bound mammals and as such we may insider birth in water just a bit odd. Keep in mind though that a human baby's body is almost 75% water!
Waterbirth offers many benefits to both mother and baby, as noted in this article and many others on this site in the waterbirth section.
One important thing to remember is that human babies are born with the Mammalian Diving Reflex. This reflex prevents humans from inhaling when their face is submerged in water. It is the absence of water (or amniotic fluid) over their face and contact with air pressure, that triggers a baby's first breath. Simply put there is no threat that a newborn will inhale water during the birth process, since its trigger to breathe oxygen is not present until it makes contact with the air. Until they do, a newborn is still receiving oxygen from the umbilical cord.
Waterbirth is a wonderful option for birth and I would definitely encourage women to consider it!
Last edited by Mumof2IVFmiracles; 30th April 2013 at 08:42 AM.
8th April 2013 08:32 AM #17
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Hi Pamela,
I had 3 births outside of the water but I loved to actually labour in the water. What I was most concerned about was that if I gave birth in the water, my baby might try to breathe underwater.
When I shared this concern with my midwife she reassured me that babies will not try to breathe until their face is out of the water. Learning this is what tipped the scales for me to have a water birth. I ended up having my last two babies in the water and they were the fastest, easiest and least painful births of all. I did not have an episiotomy and I did not tear during my waterbirths.
Waterbirths are amazing - much easier on mum AND baby.
What was your biggest fear relating to your friend's waterbirth? Sometimes a fear is actually something we don't need to be afraid of. My fear certainly was. I just didn't know that babies won't try to breathe until their face hits air.
Warm Regards,
27th April 2013 12:08 PM #18
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Hi Kate, Thank you for sharing your experience and fear. I had the same fear but now this is gone after reading here. I appreciate your advice that you at least insist on having a pool in the room. I have a concern that for my first delivery they will force me to have a c-section as this may be an easy option for them.
29th April 2013 05:48 AM #19
HI Sidra - Welcome to the forum. Having water available during labour can reduce interventions. The other thing you can do is consider very carefully who you have with you in labour regarding health professionals i.e. supportive midwife or doctor. Also consider the option of having a doula.
1st May 2013 06:36 AM #20
Dear Sidra,
Congratulations on your pregnancy.
As Jane has said above, there is lots of support available to help you have the birth you want. You have the right to have the birth you wish for. Six months ago I had a wonderful hypnobirth and I learnt how empowering birth can be. I thought it may be appropriate to share this quote with you:
"Remember this, for it is as true and true gets: Your body is not a lemon. You are not a machine. The Creator is not a careless mechanic. Human female bodies have the same potential to give birth well as aardvarks, lions, rhinoceri, elephants, moose, and water buffalo. Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body."
― Ina May Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
We look forward to supporting you in all things baby related!
Best wishes,
1st May 2013 06:33 PM #21
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Hi beh_joanna
My first baby was born into water at home under the care of an Independent Midwife. As Kate and LJ mentioned, water is a well-known pain relief option for labour and birth. It is submersion in water and the sense of weightlessness that accompanies it (the same as when you go in a pool normally) which provides greatest relief but standing (kneeling, sitting etc) under a running shower is also wonderful as gez15673. With my second baby I was transferred to hospital. The bath wasn't an option - but the shower was such a wonderful relief.


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East Rutherford, N.J. • The New York Giants will play a critical game Sunday afternoon against the Atlanta Falcons without their leading rusher.
Giants coach Tom Coughlin confirmed that Ahmad Bradshaw will not play Sunday due to lingering knee and foot problems.
"It would have been a reach for him to be ready," Coughlin said of Bradshaw, who was spotted with his knee heavily wrapped and not participating in any football activities. "I'm sure he's disappointed right now. With someone like that and his constitution, he thinks that come game day he'll be fine and be able to play. But medically, it was the only wise move to keep him out."
Around the league
Saints • Jon Vilma urged a federal judge Friday to reject NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's motion to dismiss the defamation lawsuit filed against him by the Saints linebacker. Vilma's request to U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan argues Goodell acted with "reckless disregard for the truth" when basing initial allegations about Vilma upon one fired Saints assistant, Mike Cerullo, whose testimony has been inconsistent and challenged by other witnesses in the NFL's bounty probe of the Saints.
Redskins • Robert Griffin III practiced for the third straight day on his sprained right knee Friday, albeit again on a limited basis, and is officially listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns.
NFL Week 15 schedule
• Cincinnati 34, Philadelphia 13
• Green Bay at Chicago, 11 a.m., Ch. 13
• Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 11 a.m.
• Minnesota at St. Louis, 11 a.m.
• Indianapolis at Houston, 11 a.m.
• N.Y. Giants at Atlanta, 11 a.m.
• Washington at Cleveland, 11 a.m.
• Jacksonville at Miami, 11 a.m.
• Denver at Baltimore, 11 a.m., Ch. 2
• Carolina at San Diego, 2:05 p.m.
• Detroit at Arizona, 2:05 p.m.
• Seattle vs. Buffalo at Toronto, 2:05 p.m.
• Kansas City at Oakland, 2:25 p.m.
• Pittsburgh at Dallas, 2:25 p.m., Ch. 13
• San Francisco at New England, 6:20 p.m., Ch. 5
• N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, 6:30 p.m., ESPN