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The River Christian Reformed Church of Redlands will be one of 38 remote webcast locations worldwide to broadcast the 26th annual January Series of Calvin College Jan. 3-23.
The lecture and cultural arts series will feature a lineup of nationally acclaimed speakers including three-time Emmy award-winning broadcaster Cokie Roberts, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sheryl WuDunn and the Army's first active-duty blind officer, Capt. Scotty Smiley.
Speakers will cover a range of topics, offering Christian perspectives subjects such as improving immigration policy and why business matters to God. They will also provide an insider's view of the political climate in Washington, D.C., discuss the history of the inaugural address and predict what farming will look like as the world population is expected to reach 9 billion in 2050.
For a full list of speakers and topics, visit www.calvin.edu/january.
"Whatever's happening in the world, we are talking about it," said Kristi Potter, director of the January Series since 2007. "The speakers we bring in are tops in their field and many of them offer Christian perspectives. Part of Calvin's mission is to teach us what's going on in the world and show us how we can affect it. The January Series offers us another platform to do just that."
The January Series lectures will be video streamed live from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday through Friday at The River Christian Reformed Church, 459 E. Highland Ave. The lectures are free and open to the public.
In 2012, total attendance between on-campus and remote sites was nearly 40,000. Since remote sites were added in 2008, viewership of the January Series has more than doubled and the number of remote sites offering the series has more than tripled.
"Remote sites are not just listening to the speakers, but they are talking about the ideas being presented," Potter said.
"At many of the sites, groups meet afterwards to discuss the lectures. There's a real community aspect that is being fostered."


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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
We've been up and down around here, with the latest emphasis -- unfortunately -- on down.
To recap: As you'll recall, Dad was released from the hospital Thursday after treatment for severe edema, and went to a nursing home. On Friday, I noticed that his left arm was swollen. It hadn't been in the hospital, and his right arm was normal. I mentioned it to the nurse and doctor, but didn't hear anything.
On Saturday, his right arm was really swollen. I pointed this out to a nurse, who called the doctor, who decided to send Dad to the ER to make sure he didn't have a blood clot. No, he didn't, thank God; but the ER doc, who'd seen Dad before, said, "You really ought to start thinking about hospice or palliative care, because otherwise he's just going to spend the rest of his life in and out of the hospital."
Back in the nursing home, Dad was sleepy on Sunday -- not surprising, since he'd gotten to sleep at 2 a.m. after the hospital adventure -- but cogent. Monday he did really well: ate all his lunch and dinner, went to PT, and (according to the doctor; the physical therapist disputes this) rolled himself back in his wheelchair from PT. The doctor, whom we like a lot, went over his lab values with me. His kidneys were doing great; his BNP was still high at 1475, but at least had gone down from the 1900 he had when he was in the hospital. I mentioned what the ER doc had said about hospice/palliative, and the nursing-home doc said, "Well, call hospice and make an appointment to talk to them, just to get your ducks in a row. You'll want to talk to the social worker, too. But's let give him a week to see how he does in rehab."
On Monday, I left much cheered. Dad was with it and reasonably cheerful, and had asked for his cellphone so he could make long-distance calls.
Yesterday, Gary and I went to the nursing home with the cellphone and a new portable radio for Dad. He was in horrible shape: very swollen and in some other reality. He recognized Gary, but thought I was my sister. He told us about the bugs who came to visit him, ten or fifteen at a time. They're his ancestors but look like Disney characters, and they help him by telling him when to go to sleep, but then they disappear under a mushroom. He had bizarre tremors and jerking movements. I summoned a nurse, who checked him over and found no immediate reason to send him to the hospital, but told me it was up to me. "This is baseline for him."
"Being this altered isn't baseline for him," I said, but meanwhile Gary was explaining that we didn't want to torture Dad by sending him back to the hospital, which was true, and the nurse said she'd call the doctor (although we never found out what came of that) and tell me if he advised rehospitalization.
I was in tears, but I was also hungry, but I also couldn't stand to leave Dad. Gary said, "Let's go home and have dinner, and you can come back later," and that was a good compromise, so that was what I did. I got back to the nursing home around 8:30 and stayed until around 10:30, just sitting next to Dad's bed. He was asleep, but talking and moving around, reaching for things; at first he kept reaching for something over his head, but then the arm movements changed and it looked like he was trying to turn an invisible doorknob, and meanwhile he was carrying on gibberish conversations I couldn't make out. He didn't know I was there. The nurse stopped by and showed me how he was a little less swollen than before; his extremities were warmer and his color was better, and she'd gotten him to eat some dinner, so that was all good news. But sitting there, trying to decode his dream or whatever it was, I felt absolutely helpless (which, of course, I was).
I went back home and crashed. Oh, I forgot to mention that the day before yesterday, we also took Harley and Figgy to the vet; today was Bali's turn. Harley's lost a bit too much weight, and Bali's gained a bit too much weight, so we're supposed to limit his diet (ha!), and Harley has a UTI -- what is it with UTIs right now? -- and has to take antibiotics for the next two weeks, and may also have early kidney disease. They've been tracking that for a while, but I really hope it's not actively developing. No more chronic medical crises, please!
Anyway, after today's vet appointment, we went to the nursing home to meet with the hospice lady, who was very nice. (In the meantime, the very diligent nursing-home doc called me to report that he's adjusting Dad's meds to try to get more fluids off him.) Gary and I spoke to her in a conference room, and after she'd asked me about Dad's history, she said, "It sounds like he qualifies for hospice." Then we all trooped down to Dad's room so she could meet him.
She introduced herself cheerfully and did a basic exam: looking at the edema in both arms and legs, listening to his chest. He was coherent enough to have a simple conversation with her. "He definitely qualifies," she said quietly. (I'd told Dad we were meeting with someone from hospice today, "just in case," but when I told him who she was, he grew suddenly quieter too.) When she was leaving, I followed her out into the hall and asked her for her assessment of how long he has left. "I'd say a month," she said. She emphasized that she could be wrong, but that estimate feels right to both me and Gary.
Gary and I went back into the room. Dad was being hauled out of bed -- a complicated process, rendered more difficult by his water weight -- to be taken for a shower. When he got back, he was pretty out of it again, and showed no recognition when I said, "I love you, Dad. I'll see you tomorrow."
Leaving, I was in tears again. I got hugs from several people at the nursing station (including someone from church who works there), and managed to have a helpful conversation with the social worker about finances. Medicare covers hospice completely, but won't cover hospice and an SNF, so if Dad stays in the nursing home -- and I can't imagine his being able to go back to assisted living -- we'll have to use his assets to pay those costs until he's eligible for Medicaid. The social worker gave me the Medicaid application.
Oh, I've also had periodic conversations with Dad's physical therapist, who says she can hardly get him to do anything because he's just too weak. I gather speech therapy's going a little better; I don't know anything about occupational.
But, barring a semi-miraculous turnaound of the type Mom pulled off, I suspect that on Monday, we'll be putting Dad in hospice and arranging to let go of the assisted-living place. ("Another move," Gary said gloomily as we walked back to the car.) I hope I'm wrong about all of that.
Meanwhile, the good news is that Mom's back home and doing decently, I think, although both she and my sister are being slightly guarded in their reports. Today, though, my sister reported that she'd given Mom a shower and washed and styled her hair, so they were both feeling cheerful about that.
Yesterday I swam, and today I walked. I'm knitting my first-ever baby blanket, a rush job for a shower a week from Saturday, for a young woman whose first two pregnancies ended in miscarriage and stillbirth . . . so the blanket's also a prayer shawl, woven with fervent requests for this pregnancy to end with a live, healthy birth.
This week is Spring Break, but I'm exhausted and strung out, with that scratchy feeling in my throat that comes from crying too much. Helluva way to spend a vacation.
Maybe Dad will have bounced back tomorrow.
Today's exactly five months since he moved out here. I'm grieving for everything I hoped to do with him that I haven't gotten to do. My church friend at the nursing home that that they could arrange to drive him out to Pyramid Lake in a wheelchair van, but at this point, I'm not sure he'll even be able to tolerate or enjoy that.
At this point, I'm just hoping that sometime before he dies, he'll know who I am again.
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Oh Susan, you have been through it all, and nothing wounds like one you love so not recognizing you. Know this -- sometimes, people actually do better on hospice -- the fact that the focus shifts from trying to regain function to doing as much as possible to improve quality of life and manage symptoms often leads to people really feeling better and being more present for the time they have left -- it's a kind of swimming with the current rather than fighting your way upstream.ReplyDelete
The mind is an amazing an mysterious thing -- your description of some of the things your dad was doing makes me think that he too, on a much deeper level is processing where he is and what is happening with his body and his spirit. Even if he doesn't recognize you in his words, believe that there are other levels, and other kinds of recognition.
Be kind to yourself. Feel the blessing of those who care, both those near to you and those of us who are just looking through this funny window.
Prayers continue for your whole family
Susan, I'm so sorry. This has got to be one of the hardest times you've ever gone through. Please know that you and your Dad are always in my prayers and heart. I'll add clear headedness for Alan.ReplyDelete
That baby blanket sounds like a very loving gift. I wore the shawl you gave me to church last Sunday and got complimented on it. Many thanks.
Your dad knows you're there, even when he can't articulate it. And he Knows, in the bigger sense, the other side sense, and you'll always know, in years to come, that you were there for him. That counts for a lot in the healing process, believe me. Some days, that's all I had to hang on to.ReplyDelete
Sending you all (including kitties) good healthy vibes, and praying for you too.
Oh, Susan, so much illness and sadness... I'm so sorry. Prayers of course continuing. It must be so baffling to have different folks at the SNF assessing your Dad rather differently. And just so sad to see him like this. I hope he does have some better days and I'm glad you're knitting and swimming and walking. When you want to be with your Dad and he is sleepy, knitting is wonderful for the bedside. Also playing music he likes, etc.ReplyDelete
You don't know me, but I am praying for you right now. The last time I saw my mother, she called me 'Mama', and I realized that even if she was not seeing me as her daughter, she knew I was someone who loved her. And your dad knows that you are there because you love him, even if he doesn't know your name.ReplyDelete
You may not believe this now, but hospice really does take the pressure off and gives priority to good quality of life, instead of "good" medicine, which frequently has nothing to do with quality of life.ReplyDelete
Susan, you know the Lord calls us when He calls us.
My guess is that your dad is in that separating from one life and heading into another stage. There can be a lot of beauty in this, if you look for it.
Nobody knows more than I how hard it is to lose a parent... but it's harder on them when you hold on too hard and they're ready to go.
If you love your dad, tell him that every time you see him. Stroke his hair and his cheek. Talk about memorable moments from your childhood with him. Sing him his favorite songs. And send him into the arms of the Lord who'll welcome him with open arms, because a man that good can't end up anywhere else, believer or not.
No one doubts that you love him, least of all your dad.
I'm holding you up in my prayers, my friend.
Many wise words already posted....it may be that his heart kept him going to get him to you and Gary in Nevada, so you could be with him in the last months as his body's energy is slowly fading out. I think our bodies and spirits have wisdom that is not accessible to us with our thinking minds. Hospice is very good for ALL of those who are involved with the person who is dying, not just the patient.ReplyDelete
A word of guidance - hard as it may be, get recommendations from folks you trust (not just staff at the nursing home) about WHICH hospice program to choose - there are nonprofit and profit ones, quality and staffing varies, etc. Hospice is a Medicare benefit, so an MD or nurse practitioner has to actually write the order. With luck and a resourceful hospice, that trip to the lake in a WC van might happen. In my area, there is a well established and endowed non profit hospice that is able to arrange special items more easily and is much more responsive with volunteers, etc. than any of the for profit or VNA affiliated hospices...but it varies all over the country....
Lots of wise words here. Definitely echo miss mouse re: get recommendations, especially from those who have personal (and recent) experience with them. Not all hospices are created equal. I know you already talked to someone from hospice, but it doesn't mean you can't go with someone else. And it the prospect of vetting yet another health system feels overwhelming, and you decide to go with hospice, know that you can always change if you need to.ReplyDelete


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former owner or owners.
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business. You will be advised of any requirement to withhold any of the purchase price
from the seller. If you purchase a business in a bulk sales transaction without notifying
the Revenue Division, you will be held responsible for any taxes, penalties, or interest
owed by the former owner.
An important step in opening a new business is registering for
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completed at least one month prior to opening for business to insure the timely receipt of
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Who Must File: If your new business sells goods or services,
leases or rents tangible property, or purchases tangible personal property for use or
consumption, you must apply for a sales tax certificate, collect the proper taxes from
customers, and remit the tax to the Revenue Division.
Registration For Sales and Use Tax:
To register as a dealer, you must request a
Business Registration Form for OLT/Sales Tax
. Each location of a business must be
registered for sales and use tax.
Sales Tax
Certificates: After the Revenue Division receives your
properly completed registration form, it will be processed and a sales tax certificate
will be issued. The certificate gives you the authority to collect and remit sales taxes
and confirms your registration as a dealer in this parish. Display each certificate in
plain view at the appropriate business location. Your certificate is nonassignable and
Rate of Tax:
Effective July 1, 2000, the combined sales tax rate for the City of Baton Rouge,
Parish of East Baton Rouge, City of Zachary, Zachary Community School District,
City of Central, Central Community School Board, East Baton Rouge Parish School Board,
Zachary School District, Baker School District, Sewer Improvement Fund, and Street Improvement Fund is 5.00%.
The tax rate for the City of Baker and the Baker School District is 5.50%.
Date Payment and Return Due: All new businesses with sales and use tax
accounts are required to file on a monthly basis. Tax forms will be mailed to you by the
Revenue Division. Contact the Revenue Division if you do not receive a tax form.
Monthly returns are delinquent if not sent to the Revenue Division on or before the 20th
of the month following the close of the calendar month reporting period. You must file a
timely return each month even if you have no tax to report. Dealers whose tax liabilities
average less than $50 per month may apply to file quarterly.
Using the Proper
Column: The City-Parish Revenue Division is the collecting
authority for the taxing agencies located in this parish. Sales and use tax revenues are
distributed to each agency based on the column or columns used when preparing the
sales/use tax report. Therefore, it is extremely important to use the correct column(s)
when preparing the tax report.
To determine the correct column(s), it is necessary to maintain
suitable records indicating where a product was delivered or a taxable service was
performed. If you do not deliver your merchandise, then you should use the column based on
the location of your business. If you deliver merchandise, then you should use the
column(s) where the product was delivered or the taxable service was performed.
Basis of the Tax:
The tax is payable on the sales price when a transaction is subject to a sales tax, and on
the cost price when a transaction is subject to a use tax. For sales, the taxable base
will include the total amount for which tangible personal property is sold, including any
services rendered by the seller in connection with the sale; the gross amount charged for
lease or rental of tangible personal property; and the gross amount charged for taxable
The sales and use tax is levied on the following transactions:
The sale of tangible personal property at retail in this parish.
The use, consumption, distribution, or storage for use or consumption in
this parish of any tangible personal property.
The lease or rental of tangible personal
property within this parish.
The sale of services as defined in the ordinance, which includes the
furnishing of rooms by hotels, the sale of admission to places of amusement and to
athletic and recreational events, and the furnishing of privileges of access to amusement,
entertainment, athletic or recreational facilities; the furnishing of storage or parking
privileges by parking lots; the furnishing of printing and over-printing; the furnishing
of laundry, cleaning, pressing, and dyeing services; the furnishing of cold storage space
and the preparation of property for such storage; and the furnishing of repairs to
tangible personal property.
Subject to Use Tax: A use tax is due on goods purchased
from out-of-parish vendors for use, consumption, distribution, or storage in this parish.
This would include such items as furniture, fixtures, office equipment, supplies, and
materials. Items which are purchased for resale are not subject to use tax.
If the vendor does not charge sales tax, the purchaser must pay the tax directly to the
Revenue Division on the sales/use tax return. A direct use tax payment is due on either
the actual cost or the market value of the property purchased, whichever is less. A credit
for sales and use tax paid to another political subdivision is allowed against the use tax
imposed by the political subdivisions within East Baton Rouge Parish.
Purchases for Resale:
Purchases of tangible personal property for resale or further manufacture are excluded
from sales and use tax. The purchaser must furnish a
Resale Exemption Certificate
to the seller.
The retail exemption certificate must be signed by the buyer and must include the business
name, address, and sales tax registration number. The seller must collect sales taxes on
all sales when the purchaser fails to furnish a properly executed exemption certificate.
Transactions: The sales and use tax ordinance and state
law exempts or excludes certain transactions from sales and use tax. Specific information
regarding exemptions and exclusions can be obtained from the Revenue Division. Some of the
major exemptions and exclusions are listed below.
Sales of gasoline, natural gas, steam, and water when delivered to
consumers via mains, pipes or conduits, electric power, newspapers, fertilizers, and
containers used for farm products when sold directly to the farmer.
Isolated or occasional sales of tangible
personal property by someone not engaged in the business of selling that type of property.
Casual or isolated sales shall not apply to the sale of vehicles.
Sales of human tissue transplants including all human organs, bone,
skin, cornea, blood, or blood products transplanted from one person into another recipient
Sales of electricity for chlor-alkali manufacturing processes.
Sales to bona fide fire protection districts.
Purchases of motor vehicles for lease and
autos for rental.
Purchases made with Food Stamps and WIC Vouchers.
Purchases by state and local governments.
Other general and specific instructions concerning the sales and use
tax report are located on the reverse of the taxpayer's copy.
Sales Tax
Security Deposit: The
Finance Director will require a
security deposit from a dealer who is seriously delinquent, a dealer who purchases a
delinquent business, and itinerant vendors (which includes sellers at flea markets, by the
roadside, or any other dealer not having a fixed place of business). A security deposit
shall be in the form of cash, certified check, cashier's check, or money order.
Must File: Each person engaged in any trade, profession, vocation,
calling, or business must complete a
Business Registration Application Form.
Registration for
Occupational License Tax: A
Business Registration Application form must be requested and completed at least one month prior to opening for
business to insure timely receipt of license. A separate license is required for each
place of business.
Certain businesses applying for an occupational license require
approval from the Department of Public Works-Inspection Division and/or the Department of
Health. A fee is charged to obtain a zoning clearance or certificate of occupancy.
Please contact the Permit Department (see
Checklist for
Starting a New Business) to insure that your business is properly zoned.
Rate of Tax: The rate of tax varies with each class of business (see
Occupational License Tax Tables). Tax forms
are supplied by the Revenue Division, Taxpayer Assistance Section.
Date Tax Due:
The first license tax is due on the date the business is opened; thereafter, the tax is
due on January 1 of each calendar year. All payments for licenses after the last day of
February of the calendar year for which they are due, or in the case of a new business,
payments after the date such business is commenced, shall be delinquent and subject to
delinquent interest and penalty.
Basis of the Tax: If the
business has operated a full year, the basis for determining the amount of the
annual license is the annual gross receipts, gross fees, or gross commissions
earned during the preceding calendar year. If a business commences during
a calendar year, the initial license shall be issued for the minimum tax rate.
After the business has operated for 30 days, the gross receipts for that period
shall be multiplied by the number of months, or major fraction thereof remaining
in the calendar year, to determine if any additional occupational license tax is
Exempted Transactions:
The occupational license tax shall not apply to
the following:
Blind persons and their widows or orphans,
where the business is conducted by any blind person, exclusively for his own support or
the support of his family.
Any occupational license tax imposed on retail dealers not having a
fixed place of business shall not apply to Louisiana artists and craftsmen who display
their own original art and handicraft for sale at functions sponsored by non-profit
Artists, craftsmen, and vendors who are authorized to display their
own original art and handicraft for sale at functions sponsored by a Baton Rouge (IRS
501C) non-profit organization or vendors authorized by a Baton Rouge (IRS 501C) non-profit
organization at its function.
Qualified non-profit organizations which are exempt from the
collection of sales and use taxes under the provisions of R.S. 47:305.14 or from the
payment of federal income taxes under the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue
Any person engaged in the business of selling at wholesale malt,
vinous, spirituous, alcoholic, or intoxicating liquor containing more than six percent of
alcohol by volume, and beer, porter, ale, fruit juices, and wine containing more than
one-half percent of alcohol by volume.
Banks, homestead and building and loan associates, editors,
broadcasters, publishers, clerks, laborers, ministers of religion, school teachers,
graduated trained nurses, those engaged in agricultural or horticultural pursuits, those
operating sawmills, and corporations organized and operated for the purpose of lending
money to farmers for production purposes (the stock of which is owned by farmer members
and employees of such corporations).
Manufacturers, except those manufacturers who sell their manufactured
articles at retail shall be subject to the payment of a license tax on such retail sales.
Exhibitors for trade shows when the promoter has paid the license
Classification Listing: The
Business Classification Listing provides an alphabetical
listing of business classifications and their corresponding Occupational License Tax
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I am negative to this thing. I never used one on any of my two kids. I do not see the rationale of giving one to my child.
But some insights ( positive or negative ) will surely be appreciated and I believe would aid mothers to be and even new moms.
Have a good day to all.
11th April 2012 12:25 AM #2
I think it has to be a personal decision for each family and their baby. However, it is important for parents to have all the information about pacifiers before they decide.
If you are breastfeeding, then it is best to not introduce any artificial sucking device (pacifier, bottle, nipple shield etc) until 6-8 weeks: when breastfeeding has been established. Some sources recommend leaving it even longer than this. With a pacifier, this is because there is evidence that a breastfed baby who uses a pacifier will take less breast milk (so get less of the benefits of the breast milk) as they will suck on the pacifier instead of asking for the breast.
Breastfeeding is so much more than just the nutrients it provides to the baby. It also gives the baby comfort and is a wonderful way for mum and baby to bond. If the baby is using a pacifier during times when they would be breastfeeding then these factors are reduced.
There is some evidence that using a pacifier reduces a baby's risk of cot death. Does anyone know any more about this research? This is obviously a huge advantage of pacifiers. However, I wonder if this is true compared to baby's who co-sleep and breastfeed on demand: as this also reduces the risk of cot death?
I have known friends for whom a pacifier has kept their baby calm and relaxed. Other friends have found the baby is not even interested in it - this is more common if you are breastfeeding on demand. It's a decision for each family to make, but do be aware about what it means if you are breastfeeding.
I look forward to reading other mums opinions on this topic.
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In general, I always try to use a pacifier or dummy as little as possible for the reasons LJ stated about.
But I found that there were times when I was so happy that my baby took one. During my 2nd son's circumcision, we were able to be with him, and I allowed him to suck on a dummy while he was circumcised to help keep him calm. That same child needed open heart surgery when he was 2 1/2 months old, and there were times when the sucking helped to calm him - times when I could not breastfeed him.
Many babies need to suck to calm themselves, and if mum can't offer the breast, then a pacifier can help bub. However, you really just need to be sure that you're putting baby to the breast whenever he cries. If he is so full of milk that he just spits it up (this has happened to me often) then a dummy can help baby to calm down and go to sleep.
From one whom, in general, is not a proponent of dummies, I've found that there were times when I was so thankful for them... and because I didn't use them often, I will say that each of my children refused it at about 5 months of age, not wanting to have anything to do with them from that point forward.
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Does anybody have experience surfing there? Is it any good? I'm planning a trip there at the end of May and want to know if I should consider a different beach.
The waves are not that great, but they have a nice park.try north of there for the best waves
surfed there about 15 yrs ago, manuel antonio area, small but surfable. we scored good surf at an island right offshore of quepos, damas island i think, quick boat ride and no one else out, but that was 15 yrs ago so things might of changed. good luck
Quepos isn't that bad. i normally shoot to go to CR in early spring. May isn't the best month to catch swell. I would head to Dominical. The waves are better than Quepos and it is the best surf town in the CR. I am obviously biased but it is a rad place for sure. lots of rad people. not as touristy as manuell or quepos. but you'll get more waves than myrtle that's for sure.
never surfed there myself but when i was in hermosa 2 weeks ago and it got really big a bunch of local guys drove down to surf quepos, said it coud handle the swell better.
It takes a big south swell to break @ quepos jetty, maybe 4-6' or so, and with the right direction. Only 45 minutes away lies playa hermosa, quite possibly the most consistent beachbreak in the world...definitely make the drive if the swell isn't happening in town. Catch evertything early. If you don't feel like driving, there are a couple of beachies just on the other side of quepos within manuel antonio national park.
Awesome thanks for all the info! Also, I would like to take my firewire quad down there but I don't think it will be feasible. I'm traveling light with a group and we're not just surfing the whole time so I'm gonna have to rent. Will I be able to rent a decent board? Any recommendations?
Avoid Quepos and head north to Tamarindo area. Quepos is a crowded place with many tourist and waves are not that great. Tamarindo has many empty breaks besides Tamarido itself. Once you step out of Tamarindo you can find empty beaches and few surfers plus there are always waves. Surf spots near Tamarindo are Playa Grande (Like surfing east coast of US, but better), Playa Langosta (Awesome river mouth break), Playa Avellanas, and most famous Witches Rock. Tamarindo has a couple surf shops were you can rent boards.
If you do stay in the southern part of Costa near Quepos check out Playa Hermosa and Playa Esterillos, and JACO SUCKS.
I have been to Costa twice and its well worth the trip, it is hot, beautiful, has great consistant surf, exotic wildlife, and most locals speak English. One major down fall - Be careful with your stuff, leave nothing visible in car or leave anything unattended on beach, banditos are always lurking, hoping to steal your stuff no matter were you are in Costa.
Quepos is a dump! The only thing there is Mauel Antonio national park. The waves aren't that great there but if you head south another hour or so you'll find yourself in Dominical which is consisten as Hermosa which is 45 minutes north. In between Hermosa and Quepos are many good beach breaks like Bejuco and Esterillos. Don't stay in Quepos...either go to Dominical or Jaco. JACO DOESN't SUCK...surf maybe, but it has everything you need as a base camp and it's 45 minutes sout of Bocca Barranca...an easy left with rides up to 500 yards long...just a little dirty that's all but super fun. Dominical has beach, rivermouths, and a few reefs near by. Please don't go to Quepos...it's a DUMP! My wife and I have a place in Jaco and have been traveling to Costa Rica twice a year for the past 8 years. Let me know if you need anything at all as far as advice, car rental, etc...
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a couple more things... not sure how long you're going for but bring a SMALL! backpack. the bigger pack you bring the bigger target you are for the banditos. don't bring a laptop. the only place you'll get wifi is in expensive hostels or internet cafes which are everywhere and have computer for use anyways. plus it supports local businesses. as far as camera go i would only bring a gopro and ALWAYS keep it on you. had some friends take their DSLR to a waterfall and these banditos literally sit in the jungle waiting for dumb*sses to go take a dip. before you even see them they disappear back into the jungle..some real LOST type sh*t. same with the beach breaks. on a lighter note. keep an eye out for pavones (south) typically doesn't go off that time of year but if you catch it on the right swell we are talking head high 800 yard+ lefts. no joke.


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You could try copying the final BT2 over the existing beta files on your system, but this may overwrite some of the configs... or you could try copying across individual bits (such as just the /pentest directory).
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Hey g0tmi1k, you think you can pull that picture out of your signature, it's taking up a crap ton of space, and some of us use really small screens to check the forums.
Hey g0tmi1k, you think you can pull that picture out of your signature, it's taking up a crap ton of space, and some of us use really small screens to check the forums.
Of course, if you really wanted to have some fun, go to Wal-Mart late at night and ask the greeter if they could help you find trashbags, roll of carpet, rope, quicklime, clorox and a shovel. See if they give you any strange looks. --Streaker69
- on the victim machine, statically assign IP and route statements
ifconfig wlan0 192.168.1.25 netmask 255.255.255.0
route add default gw 192.168.1.1 wlan0
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- for me, I had to change the dhcpd3 command line to get it working... so on line 38 from yr pastebin script I would change it to ::
Code:xterm -geometry 75x25+1+100 -T DHCP -e $toolsdir/dhcpd3 -d -f at0&
- then move the included dhcpd.conf file from g0tmi1k's archive to /etc/dhcpd3 (on BT4 pre final)
option #1 was my first fix, when dhcpd3 was not giving me an IP to my victim machine, then my final fix was #2... that worked for me...
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sweet. I'll give that a little try today and let you know how i got on.
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Does the target connect to you? Can you see it in the FakeAP window?
Can you see if anything is happening in the DHCP window?
Thanks for your input too!
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would you by chance mind elaborating a bit on the second part of yr quote here, as I am really interested in what your script is attempting to do with sdb + metasploit? I don't follow, as I am new to metasploit... I am still in early stages of learning it, I get all the LHOST, RHOST commands, etc. but I don't understand how one would properly call the sdb part in yr script. I'd love to understand more though, if you don't feel like typing it all out, a link to metasploit's sbd.exe would be great. I am not having much luck with thier site/google locating a good tutorial for what yr script is doing with sbd.exe
i found this codeBurst: March 2007
this codeBurst: Just some simple shell notes:
but most links to the root sdb page, takes me to this borken page = http://tigerteam.se/dl/sbd/
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Avenged Sevenfold to unfold story of death bat logo
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Avenged Sevenfold is offering an animated look inside the world of the band's "Death Bat" logo.
With the help of online gamer channel Machinima, the band is developing the animated "Hail to the King" to do just that. Avenged Sevenfold frontman M. Shadows took the lead on the writing for the series.
The "Los Angeles Times" says the six-episode series will explore the fictional story of Avenged Sevenfold's winged skull logo. It's expected to premiere this fall on Machinima's YouTube Happy Hour channel and will feature music from the band's forthcoming album, also called Hail to the King. A mobile game based on the series also in the works.
Hail to the King the album is due in stores August 27th.


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A tradition revived with glee
By Frenche Brewer, email@example.com, 803-777-3691
Sing it from the rooftops -- glee club is making a comeback to USC.
"I've found that men like to sing together, and the signature of men's choirs is that they're doing it because they really enjoy it," said Alicia Walker, who will direct the new group.
Walker, who is beginning her second year of teaching in the School of Music, has enjoyed directing men's choirs ever since working with similar groups in high school. She said glee clubs are a great American tradition. In fact, USC once had a men's choir in the School of Music, originally called Men's Glee, along with a Women's Glee Club. The two choirs eventually morphed into what is now the USC University Chorus, which Walker also conducts.
Today everything old is new again.
It was Walker's idea to bring back the popular singing ensemble. This fall USC's men's chorus will debut as a one-credit course offered through the School of Music, open to any young man who likes to sing. In order to get course credit he must enroll in MUSC 128. Other young men interested in joining purely for the joy of singing, or for non-credit, should get in touch with Walker in the School of Music.
"It builds a lot of camaraderie and energy in your choral program and collegiate men's choirs are a great tradition in the United States, and among SEC schools," Walker said. "One of the things we want to do here at the School of Music is reach out across this huge campus. It's a major university, and there are a lot of young men out there who are good singers. Maybe they're not majoring in music, but they would like a creative outlet.This is a chance to get with other guys and sing."
Chris Leysath, a 2012 graduate from Orangeburg now pursuing a graduate degree in music education, said the USC Glee Club is singing his tune.
"I'll be providing accompaniment, assistant conducting and singing, too. I think more men will join because they don't have to audition, and that will ease their anxiety and remove any barriers from joining," Leysath said.
But don't confuse the USC Glee Club with the current musical comedy-drama television series, which Walker considers more musical theatre. She's already begun working on the repertoire, which will include a variety of genres.
"There's so much great men's literature out there from every historical style period," Walker said. "Some of it was originally for men's voices; some of it has been adapted for them, so we'll pull a little from all of that, as well as from 20th century folk songs, spirituals, sea shanties, popular a cappella arrangements and traditional pieces people will recognize."
About USC Glee Club
- Will feature 18-24 members
- Open to men from all majors
- Repertoire to include Star Spangled Banner and USC alma mater for men's voices
- The class meets 6-8:30 p.m. each Monday
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The 9/11 Commission Report was released on July 22, 2004, after months of hearings, careful analysis and the collection of hundreds of documents. We have been informed that one copy will, at some point in the future, be distributed to the designated representative of each identified family. Because we don't know who will receive the report and when it will be sent, we urge all our members to either download the report or buy a copy from your local bookstore. Copies may also be available at your local library.
We have said previously that we believe that nothing less than the full support and implementation of these recommendations is warranted. Please read the report carefully, use our site for a summary of the recommendations and then contact your Representatives urging full support of the Commission recommendations.
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Gesus you gotta tell me that password again because I deleted the PM. Ares, if the password was mine to share I would sorry man.
"The task remove the mask, face it mankind or you won't have time to ask"
Gesus you gotta tell me that password again because I deleted the PM. Ares, if the password was mine to share I would sorry man.
"The task remove the mask, face it mankind or you won't have time to ask"
The patron saint of mediocrity.
whos pell-tea-aie
The patron saint of mediocrity.
I love drugs but dont do them. Fuck im drunk.
^WhoaThat's why AA is my fuckin American Idol
witty comments like this makes this guy a star
^FoeOneheh, it's funny cuz his name is alcoholics anonymous, and we're speaking as if it was a...
oh hell, you all know why it's funny
yo you gotta problem today, hit up AA, he got more shit then a pharm-ma-say
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yo theme song
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my legs are achey.... you know whats up... dinocrunk ya herdOriginally posted by Alchohlics_Anonymous@Jul 5 2006, 12:45 AM
I love drugs but dont do them. Fuck im drunk.
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dude nobody cares about nativesOriginally posted by SALVO@Jul 5 2006, 12:15 AM
Leonard Peltier quick facts here.http://www.freepeltier.org/quick_facts_peltier.htm
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Vandals of Art
i saw a car full of buddhist monks earlier today pull up next to me at a red light. it was funny
haha sweet, buddhist monks are awesome.
Vandals of Art
what the fuck does vandals of art mean?
what a useless comment you made. you could have thrown something in.
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Its impossible to think of somthing random.
What's it going to be then, eh?
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@Serenarules; has been a member of the SitePoint forums for many years.
He won Member of the Month for February 2011
And now the Programming Team is fortunate enough to have him as a Mentor.
Please join me in congratulating him.
Welcome to the SitePoint forum Staff Serenarules!
Wohoo! Serenarules
way to go drew
p.s. i re-read your member-of-the-month interview just now, and it seems your website has disappeared off the net
Congratulations! :tup:
Well done Drew have fun glowing orange.
Congratulations, Serenarules, and thanks for your contributions to the forums. You look good in orange. :)
Congrats, welcome aboard
Thanks everybody. I truly appreciate the faith and honor being extended. =)
And I apologize, r937, about my site, but I took it down for a number of personal reasons.
Congratulations Drew
Congratulation Drew :tup:
Congratulations! I'm happy to have you on our side
Way to go Drew, you will continue to be a fantastic SitePoint mentor, just now you're wearing the orange It is great to have you as a mentor!


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The identity of a franchise was molded around John Stockton and Karl Malone. Later, Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer contorted into those positions, carrying on a proud lineage of a dominant pick-and-roll tandem.
When Boozer left for the Chicago Bulls in 2010, though, that tradition was in flux. The Utah Jazz had the point guard, but needed the big man. Enter Al Jefferson.
"I got a different game from the pick and roll, from Karl Malone and John Stockton, D-Will and Boozer," Jefferson said. "I had the post-up, back-to-the-basket game."
With Williams and the Brooklyn Nets in Salt Lake City on Saturday for the second time since being abruptly traded in 2011, Jefferson said he doesn't "live in the past," but admitted he felt he and Williams could have been a dynamic pairing with the Jazz.
Even one in a famous tradition.
"Right when me and D-Will was getting that pick-and-roll stuff down good, because we worked on it a lot," Jefferson said, "he got traded."
Williams entered Saturday's game against the Jazz averaging 18.2 points and 7.6 assists per game, and of late has resembled the player Jefferson thought he would be playing with when the Jazz acquired him in the summer of 2010.
"I was just excited to be around a winning program," Jefferson said. "Coach Sloan, legendary coach, a great point guard and a lot of other great teammates. It was cool."
It was also brief. A pairing the Jazz saw as its next duo was broken up after just 57 games and when Williams' rift with coach Jerry Sloan resulted in Sloan's sudden resignation.
Jefferson said he was initially surprised Williams was booed in his one Utah appearance last year "just because he had a good career here."
However, "once I thought about it I could understand why it happened," Jefferson said. "A lot of people were kind of bitter about what went down."
Kanter update
Enes Kanter carefully unlaced his shoes with one hand. Before the Jazz's game against the Nets, the second-year Jazz center wore his practice uniform, his left arm in a sling and tucked inside a blue mesh jersey. In an effort to stay in shape, Kanter, who dislocated his left shoulder in Wednesday's win over Phoenix, was off to find a stationary bike.
"Just trying to keep myself in shape for summer," Kanter said.
Summer? Does that mean the big man doesn't intend to play in the final eight games of the regular season?
"We'll see," Kanter said, following it up by saying he was about meet with a doctor and get an update.
For the time being, Kanter is officially out indefinitely.
In January, Kanter missed two games with a sprained right ankle, his first significant time since joining the Jazz as a rookie last season. However, he said missing games with injury is similar to sitting out a year at Kentucky after the NCAA ruled him ineligible for accepting excess benefits.
"I just sat on the bench," Kanter said, "and now I'm sitting on the bench again. Still a mystery man."
Saying no mo'
After scoring 28 points and leading the Jazz to a pivotal 105-95 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, Mo Williams said he was "pissed off" by coach Tyrone Corbin's decision to keep him on the bench for the entire second quarter and that it spurred him on to a big finish to the game.
On Saturday, Williams said he was past those feelings.
"He's the coach," Williams said of Corbin. "He makes those decisions. No player on this team dictates when they go in and when they come out."
Corbin, who played 17 years in the NBA, brushed off questions about the possibility of a rift between he and Williams.
"I would always be upset when I didn't play," Corbin said. "I understand that completely."


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Suspected Serial Groper Arrested in Glendora
Police in Glendora say a man arrested for sexually assaulting a foreign exchange student may have done the same thing to other women.
The 18 year-old student at Citrus College was at a bus stop in Covina September 30 when a man in a red 2002 Toyota Camry pulled up and asked for directions. He then convinced the woman to get in the car and show him the way.
Police say the car was traveling on Grand Ave in Glendora when the driver repeatedly sexually battered the female passenger. The student told the driver to stop and let her out, but he refused. Instead, he drove her to Citrus College and let her out of the car.
The next day, detectives set up a sting at the bus stop in Covina where the woman was picked up. Police say Michael Dupont, 64, was arrested when he offered a ride to a police decoy and detectives confirmed it was the same man.
Investigators say they believe there may be additional victims and are asking anyone with additional information to contact Detective Chris Farino at 626-914-8284.
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News channel KATU was on the scene February 23:
Earlier this month, an illegal off-road bike trail almost a mile long was discovered in one of the most remote areas of 5,000-acre Forest Park in Northwest Portland. Parks officials put the trail at between one and two months old, and estimate that it will take more than $10,000 and many years to fully restore the forest.
Commissioner Fish describes the damage done to one of Forest Park's most ecologically fragile areas as completely unacceptable. "It's outrageous, actually," he told Janie Har in the February 24 Oregonian. "This is nothing less than vandalism of our natural areas, and it will not be tolerated."
The Commissioner is currently working with a diverse citizen committee to address the lack of off-road biking opportunities for Portland cyclists. The committee is looking for ways to meet the demand for off-road trails in a way that's both safe and legal, and not at the expense of our critical wildlife habitat. Illegal activity like this undermines this process and makes it more difficult to reach solutions.
Committee member John Deshler, who discovered the trail, describes the damage in the Murmurs section of today's Willamette Week: "In order to turn what was previously a well-vegetated, stable, meandering deer and elk trail into a mountain bike trail, mountain bikers cut live Western red cedar trees, pushed over snags, cut or otherwise destroyed significant ground cover and thereby created a wide, muddy, rutted, eroded mess."
Surveying the damage with OPB's Rob Manning, Deshler described the impact the trail would have on area wildlife, reporting that elk are known to live in the area but carefully avoid signs of human activity, writes Manning for OPB today.
Local partners have stepped up to address the situation - NW Trail Alliance, for example, has put signs up at the site, and on their blog asks riders to "Please abstain from unauthorized trail building, riding on trails that are off-limits to bikes."
"I'm hopeful that we will come together to educate park users about the importance of wildlife habitat, and that something good will come out of this misfortune; that we will create more stewards of the park who won't stand for this destruction," Commissioner Fish says.
Commissioner Fish sent a letter today to the Forest Park Single-Track Cycling Committee addressing this act of vandalism. Click here for text of the letter.
With Parks employee Dan Moeller on the trail. Thanks to Jonathan Maus of Bike Portland for the photo. Bikeportland.org reports on the story on their website.
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Re: st: Combining ivregress and heckman
Barbara Engels <email@example.com>
Re: st: Combining ivregress and heckman
Thu, 16 May 2013 20:07:26 +0200
Well, actually, yes, I am trying to instrument the share of employment time and the share of unemployment time with the year-to-year change (in Stata: d.) of these shares. Which transformation would you suggest - assuming there are no "better" instruments than transformations?
On 16.05.2013, at 20:00, Austin Nichols wrote:
> Barbara Engels <email@example.com>:
> Sounds like no instruments at all. Are you saying you are
> instrumenting for weeks unemployed and weeks employed for those who
> worked at some point during the year with "year-to-year variation of"
> weeks unemployed and weeks employed? Makes no sense to me.
> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 1:49 PM, Barbara Engels <email@example.com> wrote:
>> my instruments are year-to-year variation of the endogenous variables, alongside a handful of exogenous RHS variables from the original regression.
>> On 16.05.2013, at 19:44, Austin Nichols wrote:
>>> Barbara Engels <firstname.lastname@example.com>:
>>> So you have a whole list of endogenous RHS variables? What are your instruments?
>>> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 8:28 AM, Barbara Engels <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
>>>> it's a standard wage equation. the independent, presumably endogenous variables are employment status shares, i.e. for example the share of months that an individual worked full-time during a year, the share of months that it was unemployed etc. ... . Hence I have observations on x and xe for both observed and missing wages. My selection dummy is "labor force participation" which I define as being =1 if the hours worked are positive and =0 for zero hours worked. I assume that the employment status variables are correlated with the error term since I assume that they are correlated with unobserved individual (fixed) effects.
>>>> On 15.05.2013, at 14:19, Austin Nichols wrote:
>>>>> Barbara Engels <firstname.lastname@example.com>:
>>>>> Do you have observations on x and xe for the observed and missing y?
>>>>> E.g. are you worried about selection into the labor market, and your
>>>>> data has workers and nonworkers? Can you specify what the selection
>>>>> process is, and what the nature of the endogeneity in xe is?
>>>>> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 7:54 AM, Barbara Engels <email@example.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Thanks for this comment. However, I am not sure I understood it correctly.
>>>>>> Say that I want to estimate
>>>>>> y x xe
>>>>>> where y is the dependent, x and xe the independent variables, where xe are the independent variables presumed to be endogenous.
>>>>>> The Heckman two--step is described by
>>>>>> heckman y x xe (selection= x xe excl)
>>>>>> where excl are the exclusion restrictions and selection is some binary selection variable.
>>>>>> the IV would look something like
>>>>>> ivregress 2sls y x (xe=instrumentals).
>>>>>> Are you saying that I should use "instrumentals" instead of xe in the selection equation, then predict using predict select_xb, psel (=p_hat) and then just add psel to the instruments in ivregress, so that the latter becomes
>>>>>> ivregress 2sls y x (xe=instrumentals p_hat)?
>>>>>> I am not sure this is what you meant. thanks in advance?
>>>>>> On 15.05.2013, at 13:33, Austin Nichols wrote:
>>>>>>> Barbara Engels <firstname.lastname@example.com>:
>>>>>>> There are some bad suggestions in that thread, IMHO. You can use
>>>>>>> -ivregress- or -ivreg2- (SSC) to correct for bias of several
>>>>>>> varieties; excluded instruments used in the selection equation can be
>>>>>>> used in a first stage probit, then predict to make a new generated
>>>>>>> instrument to accompany your other excluded instruments. I.e. use
>>>>>>> predicted probability of y1, call it p_hat, as an instrument for y1 at
>>>>>>> the same time you use z as an instrument for x.
>>>>>>> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 5:33 AM, Barbara Engels <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Dear Statalist users,
>>>>>>>> I want to estimate a model that accounts both for sample selection like Heckman Two-Step, and endogeneity like ivregress.
>>>>>>>> The dependent variable is continuous. The variables to be instrumented appear both in the normal regression and in the selection equation in the Heckman model.
>>>>>>>> I found some hints on Statalist (http://www.stata.com/statalist/archive/2009-08/msg00219.html), but didn't quite understand how to perform the combined "ivheckman" after all.
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Better be on your toes for Season 2 of "Breaking Pointe." The unscripted series about the inner workings of a ballet company resumes as the dancers begin auditions for "Cinderella." 9 p.m., The CW.
"Supermarket Superstar" is a "Shark Tank"-like reality series that has home chefs pitching their recipes to food industry titans for a chance to have their creations put on the shelves of a major grocery chain. 10 p.m., Lifetime.
"The Vineyard" could be some lightweight summer fun. It's a "docu-soap" that follows a group of young hotties as they work, frolic and hook up along the shores of Martha's Vineyard. 10 p.m., ABC family.
Time to hit the couch. "Web Therapy" is back in session for Season 3 as kooky shrink Fiona Wallace (Lisa Kudrow) welcomes an array of new guests, including Steve Carell, Meg Ryan, Billy Crystal, Chelsea Handler and old "Friends" co-star Matt LeBlanc. 11 p.m., Showtime.
Brace yourself for "Spell-Mageddon." It's a game show that challenges contestants to spell increasingly difficult words while dealing with distractions like getting dunked in a tank or doused in slime. 9 p.m., ABC family.
She may be super fast, but Sanya Richards-Ross can't run from the cameras. In "Sanya's Glam &Gold," the Olympic track star puts her life with her husband, NFL player Aaron Ross, on display for all to see. 10 p.m., WEtv.
The mesmerizing period drama, "Magic City," continues with Ike (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) again crossing ethical boundaries. This time, he initiates a scheme to rig the Cuban lottery. 9 p.m., Starz.
You may want to watch "American Haunting" with the lights on. It's a new series that delves into the tormented lives of families experiencing paranormal activity in their homes. First up: A Kentucky home where strange voices are being heard. 8 p.m., A&E.
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Of all the new fruits Costa Rican travelers encounter, mamones and granadillas often tend to be the most exotic and unfamiliar. Although Asian and Latin American countries now routinely export these fruits all over the world, they are still lesser known and, perhaps, more inscrutable than other fruits. Mamones and granadillas are similar to one another, in that they have a semi-hard outer shell that breaks open to reveal a pulpy and very tasty fruit. There are two varieties of mamones—mamón chino and the ordinary mamón.
In Asia, the mamón chino is known as a "rambutan." It is similar to the Asian lychee. Mamones chinos grow in clusters and are about the size of large grapes. Each fruit has bright red skin that is covered in long spines. Although the fruit looks prickly, the spines are soft. To eat a mamón chino, you crack the side of the fruit with your thumbnail and peel away the outer spiny shell. The shell usually comes away in two pieces, revealing the soft, white fruit inside. Most people just slurp the fruit out from one half of the shell. The fruit is sweet, tender and very refreshing. In its center is a large inedible seed. June is the season for mamón chino, and, in season, the streets of San José are often littered with the shells of mamones chinos.
An ordinary mamón grows in much the same way that the mamón chino does, although it is slightly smaller in size. Its skin is light green and completely smooth. Some people call the fruit a "Spanish lime," because of its lime-like appearance. The skin of a mamón is also slightly hard and must be cracked open in the way a mamón chino is. The fruit of the mamón is an orangish pink and somewhat tangier than the fruit of the mamón chino. It, too, has an inedible seed. Its season begins in June and lasts longer than the mamón chino season.
Granadillas are about the size and shape of pears, and they are usually a mottled greenish orange. Their skin is very similar to that of mamones, in that it is slightly hard and shell-like. A granadilla should be cracked open near the stem end. This stem end can be removed, leaving a sort of cup filled with a mass of pulpy seeds. Costa Rican schoolchildren laugh about the mucus-like consistency of the seeds before slurping down the entire mass in one gulp. Others delicately pull small bits of seeds from within the "cup." Some even scoop out the pulp with a spoon. The seeds of the fruit are edible and make a crunchy counterpart to the soft sweetness of the surrounding pulp. Granadilla is also called "passion fruit," and it is available year-round.
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College of Computing & Information
UAlbany Researcher Explores New Computing Approaches for Networks
$500K National Science Foundation Grant Supports Research for Business, Transportation, and Government Applications
Prof. Hwang's research is expected to lead to new ideas for storing network data and for using large numbers of computers to quickly get answers to network questions.
ALBANY, N.Y (March 2, 2012) -- Through a National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career Development Award, University at Albany Assistant Professor of Computer Science Jeong-Hyon Hwang will develop new computing approaches for large, frequently changing networks in industries such as business, science, transportation and government.
The research, which will also be incorporated into curriculums offering UAlbany students advanced opportunities to tackle state-of-the-art database and relevant software challenges, is supported by an NSF grant totaling $496,648 over five years.
"It is increasingly important in many areas of business and science to understand enormous networks of connections," said Hwang. "Whether it is a company trying to understand the spread of a viral marketing message, a transportation planner seeking to minimize traffic delays, or a government official trying to thwart a terrorist network, people are dealing with networks with millions of components that are constantly changing and evolving. The enormous size of these networks and the speed with which they change outstrips the capacity of current data management systems."
UAlbany Assistant Professor Jeong-Hyon Hwang
With the support of the NSF's CAREER program, Hwang's research is expected to lead to new ideas for storing network data and for using large numbers of computers to quickly get answers to network questions. All software developed in the project will be made available on an open- source basis so that others can build on and share the code.
The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations.
Hwang received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Brown University. He has co-authored more than 30 research articles, filed a US patent application, and served as a program committee member or a reviewer for prestigious conferences and journals on computer systems. In addition to the NSF CAREER award, Hwang received a 2005 ACM SIGMOD best demonstration award, and a national scholarship and software development award from the Ministry of Information and Communication of Korea. Jeong-Hyon has industrial experience as a software development team manager and a software engineer.
Jeong-Hyon joins fellow College of Computing and Information Assistant Professor Siwei Lyu as a recent recipient of a CAREER award from NSF. Lyu received the award in 2010 to continue his research on digital imaging, computer vision, and fraud detection.
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