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Fourth Annual Enterprise Security Survey Indicates 2007 Is a Breakout Year as Organizations Heighten Commitment to Securing Data Communications
* 63% of network and systems administrators surveyed felt their
organization has budgeted sufficiently to support current information
security needs in 2007, versus 49% the year before
* Use of secure file transfers shows largest percentage increase in
selection as a top 3 security issue
* Secure Shell usage jumps ahead of Telnet in 2007 findings
May 16, 2007, 01:00 ET from VanDyke Software, Inc.
BOCA RATON, Fla. and ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- An increasing percentage of enterprises are using more secure practices when it comes to data communications, according to the 4th Annual Enterprise Security Survey commissioned by VanDyke Software(R) and conducted by independent research firm Amplitude Research(R). The annual survey pinpoints what keeps IT network and systems administrators up at night and reflects their priorities and selections for best practices. Commitment to Secure File Transfers Shows Significant Increase in 2007 When respondents were asked to rank a list of 11 security management issues facing their company, "Secure file transfer" showed the most significant increase in the percentage of respondents ranking it as one of the three top issues in 2007 (31%) compared to 2006 (13%). Other issues on the list were Keeping virus definitions up to date (45%); Managing logs (8%); Monitoring intrusions (40%); Network use monitoring (22%); Password management (20%); Patching systems (42%); Replacing nonsecure protocols (8%); Securing remote access (47%); User awareness (20%); and User training (14%). Roughly two-thirds of the 300 survey respondents (68%) reported using a secure method of file transfer when exchanging sensitive data internally between remote offices, up significantly from 52% in 2006. In addition, three of four surveyed in 2007 report using a secure method of file transfer (at least sometimes) when exchanging sensitive data with customers, vendors, suppliers, and other third parties. Among those using secure file transfer (externally or internally), close to three-fourths (73%) in 2007 -- up from 60% in 2006 -- indicate that their organization's security policy identifies what "sensitive data" should be exchanged using a secure method of file transfer. 67% of those using secure file transfer expressed that they are likely to purchase a new or replacement secure file transfer solution within the next 12 months. Commitment to Remote Access Security Also Shows Significant Increase in 2007 Meanwhile, "Securing remote access" was selected by survey respondents as being the number one issue of importance (24%) among the list of 11 security issues, up from 15% the year before. "The survey findings correlate to what we see happening in the field. Finally, the lines have crossed with steadily increasing adoption of Secure Shell and a significant decline in the use of Telnet to configure network devices," said Jeff P. Van Dyke, president and founder of VanDyke Software. In 2004, 43% of the respondents to the VanDyke-commissioned survey had said that their organization was using Secure Shell for remote access, and in 2005 the percentage climbed to 48%; in 2006 56% indicated using Secure Shell, and in 2007 the percentage jumped an additional 10% to 66%. Over the same time period, use of Telnet remained somewhat steady until 2006, when usage declined substantially from 54% in 2006 to 38% in 2007. Half of Secure Shell users (50%) in 2007 thought it was at least somewhat likely that their organization will purchase a new or replacement Secure Shell solution within the next 12 months -- up significantly from 36% in 2006. Receptivity to Microsoft Windows Vista Grows The proportion of the annual VanDyke-commissioned enterprise security study respondents reporting that they are already testing, currently testing, or planning to test Windows Vista increased from 56% in 2006 to 69% in 2007. The proportion with plans to deploy Windows Vista in their organization increased from 48% in 2006 to 58% in 2007. * 19% said they would deploy after successful completion of testing of the official release * 20% said they would deploy after Service Pack 1 for Vista is released * 19% said they would deploy only on PCs with Vista pre-installed Single-Source Security Vendors Gain Ground in 2007 In last year's survey, only 8.23% of the survey respondents said they assemble information-security tools from a single-source vendor, while 90.58% said they "mix-and-match" from multiple sources. In 2005, 9.64% of the survey respondents indicated that they turned to a single-source vendor, and in 2004 17.61% responded that they turned to a single-source vendor for a turnkey solution. This year, 18% reported assembling information security tools from a single source for a turnkey solution -- up significantly from 2005 and 2006. The 2007 study was conducted by Amplitude Research over the period April 17th to April 23rd, 2007 among a nationwide web panel and had 300 total survey respondents. To obtain an executive summary of the 2007 survey of network and system administrators commissioned by VanDyke Software, contact Michael Krems of Krems Public Relations at firstname.lastname@example.com. KremsPR can also be contacted by media looking for further comments/analysis on the survey from Steve Birnkrant, CEO of Amplitude Research, Inc. or Jeff P. Van Dyke, President and founder of VanDyke Software. ABOUT AMPLITUDE RESEARCH, INC. Based in Boca Raton, Fla., Amplitude Research (http://www.amplituderesearch.com) is a full-service survey research organization with blue chip clients located throughout the United States and Canada. Its leadership team has over 30 years experience in survey research, online data collection, and statistical analysis of survey data. Its proprietary technology panel founded in early 2002 includes access to over 7,000 network and system administrators. ABOUT VANDYKE SOFTWARE, INC. IT professionals who are responsible for network administration and end-user access where security is critical rely on VanDyke Software's rock solid and easy to configure software. The company develops secure, standards-based data access, file transfer, and communications software for internet and intranet use by corporations, government, and education. VanDyke Software consistently delivers accurate, responsive support, and addresses its customers' evolving needs with timely product enhancements. VanDyke offers a fully-supported 30-day evaluation of its products prior to purchase. For more information about VanDyke Software, visit the company's web site at http://www.vandyke.com.
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As Cheever writes in his preface, 'These stories seem at times to be stories of a long-lost world when the city of New York was still filled with a river light, when you heard the Benny Goodman quartets from a radio in the corner stationery store, and when almost everybody wore a hat.'
This collection contains "The Enormous Radio," "The Five-Forty-Eight," "O City of Broken Dreams," "Christmas is a Sad Season for the Poor," "The Season of Divorce," "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow," "The Sorrows of Gin," "O Youth and Beauty!," "The Chaste Clarissa," "The Jewels of the Cabots," "The Death of Justina," and "The Swimmer."
This special audio collection also features archival recording of the author reading, and a preface written by the author and read by his son, Benjamin Cheever.
©1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978 John Cheever; (P)2003 HarperCollinsPublishers, Inc.
"A remarkable treat for lovers of audiobooks...The inclusion of Cheever's readings makes for a deeply personal, resonant finale to a truly superb production." (Publishers Weekly)
"If you've ever wished the characters in an Edward Hopper painting would come alive and tell their stories, then don't miss this luminous recording....An incomparable set of narrators delivers the stories with perfection." (AudioFile)
"All Stars Deliver"
One wonders how it would be possible that an Audiobook of John Cheever's stories read by the likes of Ms. Streep and Mr. Plimpton could disappoint. Be calmed dear listener... no such disillusionment will be found here.
"Great readers - fabulous stories"
John CHeever's stories are sharp, surreal, funny, touching but always immediate. This fantastic collection covering his long writing life is presented by a phenomenal group of readers ... Meryl Streep, Blythe Danner, George Plimpton. Well done Caedmon!
"Surprise of the Summer"
i sort of wrote him off as a "new yorker writer" whatever that means: slick but not deep; no power. Etc. Boy was I wrong. Try The Swimmer or the Ten 48. I just downloaded the Falconer. And plan on collecting them all through the summer.
"Ballads for the Broken"
The beauty of reading John Cheever is in getting to know so many damaged characters. Each story weaves a web of hope and folly, deceit and yearning. Many of the men in these stories take solace outside their marriages, but none for the same reasons and none of those reasons is sexual. Also, Cheever has a tendency to glorify youth through similar metaphors in these stories, though it comes across more as a genuine affinity for the young rather than lazy writing. These are tales of a forgotten American past, though their settings are as mundane and tried as many novice writers. Cheever's gifts are not in his creation of a world, but instead of a worldview. His is a world filled with confusion and good intentions.
"There is scarcely any passion without struggle." Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
"All A's - Adultery, Alcoholism, Abjection"
At times I wish I could be more learned or cultured so I could *enjoy* and *appreciate* such a bleak set of stories. In those times, I wonder if I suffer as a result of my deficiencies. Maybe not. I've savored three recent phenomenal sets of stories that include within them themes with a melancholy bent: National Book Award-winning "Fortune Smiles: Stories" by Adam Johnson, "Thirteen Ways of Looking: Fiction," by Colum McCann, and "The Tsar of Love and Techno: Stories," by Anthony Marra. The difference, I think, lies in whether the stories as a set reveal some glimpse of hope in humanity, some hint of redemption or forgiveness, some implication that evil has been or may be defeated in a battle of the forces--just one battle, for I don't suffer the delusion that good will conquer evil for all time, so long as humans live on this Earth.
With this collection, I just have a hard time seeing the redemptive. If this classifies me as a naive idealist or a resident of a fantasy world, then so be it.
Cheever's most famous story, "The Enormous Radio" (1947), serves to illustrate why I'm not particularly fond of this set of stories. In it, an NYC husband buys a "dark" gumwood cabinet radio (back when the radio was centerpiece furniture) for his family's 12th floor apartment despite their inability to afford it. When The Enormous Radio begins picking up conversations from others in their building, they are fascinated then shocked by some of the conversations and happenings. The wife (homemaker) becomes obsessed with a near-constant eavesdropping, which turns to fear that others can hear her family's conversations, and then becomes depressed from her steady consumption of the problems of an entire building. I won't say more about the story except that this collection to me is much like the Enormous Radio in that I get depressed hearing about others' (even fictional others') adultery, alcoholism and domestic abjection (all of these stories touch on one of these 3 areas) without a silver lining SOMEWHERE.
Don't misunderstand me. John Cheever certainly wrote the types of stories I appreciate and enjoy, including a few in this assortment. And yet, as a whole, this selection acts as quite a depressant. Oh, to be sure, these stories were likely grand in the late 40s through the early 1970s when they were written since they showed that the shiny, happy people from the City (in his early years) and the suburbs (in his later) suffering problems that Hollywood would not show on the television, in shows like "I Love Lucy," "Leave it to Beaver," "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet," and "Father Knows Best."
My favorite of these collected stories is "The Sorrows of Gin," in which a pre-teen daughter named Amy watches her parents get deeper and deeper into the bottle, attending parties nearly every night and rarely having an interest in Amy or her life. Cheever could write this from experience, as a lifelong alcoholic whose relationships were decimated by his alcohol abuse. I have not read or seen a story that so distilled (pun intended) the negative effects of alcoholism on a family. I said "alcoholism," not "alcohol"--most people can drink in moderation and only occasionally; the alcoholic, for whatever reason, cannot. Here, the selfish parents are more concerned with the next party, next drink, and thus steal time, love and care from their daughter. In a way so superbly shown in the story, Amy's reaction and attempt to "save" her parents leads to an unexpected demoralization of the family unit.
The narrators of this collection are excellent actors, all of them, including Blythe Danner, Meryl Streep and the late, great Edward Herrmann.
"Streep is horrible as narrator"
Unfortunately the first story --"Enormous Radio"---is over-read by Meryl Streep. She may be a good film actress but her loud British accent that surfaces in the middle of the story is grating. Yuck!
"Magnificent stories magnificently read"
May be my favorite audiobook ever. Some of the most stunningly strange and wonderful stories ever written read by Meryl Streep, Blythe Danner, George Plympton, Edward Hermann, Peter Gallagher and finally, stunningly by Cheever himself. I'm so glad to have this in my library
"Westchester circa 1950"
I am not a huge short story fan but I thought maybe I would give this a listen. The stories were good but for me some of the endings felt unfinished. Maybe that was his intent.
"Fantastic collection and narration"
The stories and narration were superb. Until the last two stories, which Cheever narrated. His voice wasn't the greatest.
I wish there were more collections of this quality.
"Every story was just so incredibly boring."
There is an introduction in which John Cheever mentions that the stories get better as they go along; as his writing improved throughout his career. That may be true. For me the stories went from "I cant even finish this" to "this is boring as hell but I will listen as I browse the web."


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Jobs' trademark black turtleneck, blue jeans, and (removable) rimless glasses are all there, of course, but the tiny details like the faithfully replicated New Balance 991 sneakers Steve wears make this one a real winner.
Action figure Steve even has a tiny iPhone in his left hand (he's holding it wrong, we think), but perhaps the most amusing parts of this cute toy are the speech bubble cards that you can stick to Steve's head and write your favorite Stevejobsian catch phrase on it.
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07:39 PM GMT on Juli 01, 2010
Quoting BaltOCane: And Mexico gets the hit. Darn am I breathing relief!! |
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 01:27 AM GMT on Juli 01, 2010
Hi, Dr. Rob Carver filling in for Jeff on the late shift.
1AM CDT Update
Alex is weakening as it moves inland As of the 1AM advisory, Alex's winds have slowed to 85 mph. Alex is at 24.1N, 98.2W which is 35 miles northwest of La Pesca, MX and 135 miles south-southwest of Brownsville, TX. Alex is moving west-southwest at 10 mph. Alex may be slowing down, but it's still producing a lot of rain. Radar-derived rainfall estimates shows that Alex is covering widespread areas with 0.5-0.8 inches of rain in the last hour. Over the past 24 hours, the Rio Grande at Brownsville has risen 10 feet, but it's still about 14 feet away from the flood stage of 27 feet.
The center of Alex's eye has made landfall according to NHC. They state that 9PM CDT, Alex's center crossed the shoreline in the municipality of Soto La Marina, MX, which is 110 miles south of Brownsville. At the time of landfall, Alex had wind speeds of 105 mph, making it a Category 2 storm on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale
With wind speeds near 100 mph, Alex is nearing landfall on the Mexican coast. As of 8PM CDT, Alex is at 24.3N, 97.5W, 40 miles northeast of La Pesca, MX and 110 miles south of Brownsville. It is moving west at 10 mph, and the center of the eye should arrive onshore around 9PM CDT. Alex has a very large circulation, hurricane force winds extend 70 miles away from the the center, and tropical storm force winds are 205 miles away. A MADIS station located in South Padre Island, TX has reported wind gusts of 60 mph and sustained winds of 35-40 mph. We have a plot of that station's data here, and it looks like the wind speed sensor failed around 733PM CDT. Unfortunately, that's a common fate for weather stations near a landfalling storm.
One of the last eye penetrations of Alex occured at 640PM CDT, and they found an partially complete eye with a 12 mile radius. The minimum central pressure was 948 mb, a 2 mb drop since the 6PM update, and the maximum wind estimate was 94 mph using the microwave radiometer.
Fig. 1Base reflectivity from KBRO showing Alex's eye at 721PM CDT.
Threat from winds
Hurricane force winds are likely taking place along the northeast Mexican coast right now. 25 mph winds with stronger gusts are being reported in the Brownsville area. A tornado watch is currently in place for the south Texas coast. SPC shows there have been 5 tornado reports so far.
Threat from rain
Radar-derived rainfall estimates suggest that up to 9 inches of rain have fallen in some locations near Brownsville, TX. 5+ inches of rain has fallen over a widespread area in the Rio Grande valley. The NWS office in Brownsville is forecasting a total of 6-12 inches rain across the Valley, with 12-15 inch totals possible in isolated locations. Flooding similar to that caused by Dolly in 2008 is expected across south Texas.
Threat from coastal flooding
The NWS is predicting a 3-4 foot storm surge for the coast from Brownsville to Port Isabel, TX. They think the coastal flooding will be limited and not cause significant damage to property along the coast.
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I'll try to edit this blog with updates as more information comes in tonight. Jeff should have a full posting tomorrow morning, and I'll likely have a post describing the flooding at my blog Thursday night.
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Quoting BaltOCane: And Mexico gets the hit. Darn am I breathing relief!! |
Quoting HurricaneNewbie:Not trolls. Lurkers. |
Quoting gator23: Taking pics from Local Rivers, sorry about this. I was kind of hyperactive during daybreak and didn't press f5 while typing. My Apologies. :) |
Quoting gingerbabe:The new word of the 2010 Hurricane Season. Everyone that posts a comment must use it at least once this year! Apocryphal. Says who? |
Good Morning everyone! Just wanted to say to those being affected by Alex, hope all is well and keep us posted. The models handled Alex better then I expected. It took a few days but they finally got it right. Caribbean has a whooole lot of moisture goin on. |
Surprized to see alex still has a eye |
Quoting earthlydragonfly: Good Evening :-) Has there been any news on damage and possible lose of life in MX/TX? |
Was looking back at the 2005 blogs and found this picture of Emily in Jeff's blog: Very similar appearance and location. |
Quoting gingerbabe: OZ is Sparious Crazy standing under powerlines |
Steve Spurious is pretending to coach for S.C. but he's really just helping Florida still... |
Quoting Patrap: ROFLMAO |
Wasn't Steve Spurious a SF QB in the 70's ? |
Quoting wunderkidcayman: Yes. |
What worries me is that, people are expecting an over-active year, and I think that will hold true. But if the danger seems spurious then people aren't going to take the proper steps to avoid danger, and next thing you know there's another hurricane disaster... |
#808 Morning IMA - I think the discussion was that Alex was the first Cat 2 in 40 years. Clear skies and 65 in S Wisc. |
oops sorry for the caps |
Quoting BFG308: Maybe for those storms closer to land like Alex but, those Cape Verde types that have abundant time & ocean to work with are rather troubling to me if in fact we will be looking at more typhoon type storms. |
There was a hurricane that approached the east coast of Fla during the late 60's or very early 70's. I was just a young kid at the time living in Satellite Beach (20 miles south of Kennedy Space Center. Anyone have any idea which one it was. This was a large storm that did not hit Fla but stayed close to the shore. I had a blast flying kites and watching the spray fly over the house. |
There was some discussion on this year having more storms similar to Alex. 456 and Levi chimed in with some good stuff, but I have a question. If these storms are going to be more "typhoon" or monsoon-like in nature, does that mean wind speeds are going to be lower for all the storms that are like Alex? Maybe fewer Major hurricanes, but still large, dangerous storms, I would think that means the Saffir-simpson scale is *less* indicative of the danger of that kind of storm. Opinions? |
Was noticing this morning that Alex runs of the GFDL & HWRF bring a weak disturbance up out of the Caribbean, similar to the Nogaps. Albeit much weaker but, they are not focused on the area ATM. |
Good Morning to most and Good Afternoon to some!! It is getting very very blobby in the Central Atlantic... |
Quoting smmcdavid: okay - I must have heard something wrong this AM then, listening to the news. It did sound odd |
Thanks IMA was checking that last night |
Quoting hurricane23: Yup,Should be interesting if that pattern continues through August and September. Wonder if the -NAO will continue on through the season. |
Yes, hurricane Allison in June 1995 was a cat 1. |
Quoting hurricanehanna: I thought there was a June hurricane in 1995... |
Quoting mtyweatherfan90:Most of us are watching your area and hoping for your safety. Please keep us updated on conditions and let us know you are OK. A lot of people here have experienced a hurricane and come here to keep an eye out for their own area. Some of the people here just think they want to watch a hurricane blow off their roof, others are fascinated about the power of the tropical cyclones from a theory standpoint but don't care what happens after the storm peaks and hits land. (Not all exclusive). Sorry if I missed someone. |
Re: Post 799 3 days later. TROPICAL STORM ALEX DISCUSSION NUMBER 16 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012010 1000 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010 ...RAWINSONDE DATA THIS MORNING SHOW HEIGHT RISES FROM 850-500 MB OVER LOUISIANA AND TEXAS...INDICATING THE LOW/MID-LEVEL RIDGE IN THIS AREA IS STRENGTHENING... $$ FORECASTER BEVEN |
Good morning! For those who were concerned about the NFIP (National Flood Insurance Program), here is something hot of the press: "...the NFIP should now return to normal operations and, since the extension is also retroactive, any new policy applications or renewals that were signed and submitted during the hiatus will be effective from the date of application (or in the case of waiting periods, the waiting period will start from the date of application)." Full story here |
StormW, Your wisdom is needed to get a decent discussion started. I am clueless on hurricanes so during this quiet period how about some hurricane 101 for we trolls. |
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But in all fairness to the NHC forecaster-he was right. The ridge did not erode. In fact it built back in stronger across the northern gulf coast. His interpretation of the GFS was non-spurious. TROPICAL STORM ALEX DISCUSSION NUMBER 6 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012010 1000 PM CDT SAT JUN 26 2010 ...THE INITIAL MOTION ESTIMATE IS 290/10...A LITTLE TO THE RIGHT OF THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. MOST OF THE TRACK MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE PERSISTING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO... AND THESE MODELS TAKE ALEX ON A WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST TRACK OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF AND INTO MEXICO IN 3 OR 4 DAYS. HOWEVER...THE LATEST RUNS OF THE GFDL AND GFS TAKE ALEX FARTHER NORTH LATE IN THE PERIOD...BUT THIS APPEARS TO BE DUE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPURIOUS VORTICITY MAXIMA IN BOTH MODELS THAT ERODE THE RIDGE NORTH OF ALEX. GIVEN THEIR LACK OF CONTINUITY...THE GFS AND GFDL SOLUTIONS ARE CONSIDERED OUTLIERS. THE NEW OFFICIAL FORECAST IS ADJUSTED ONLY A LITTLE TO THE RIGHT OF THE PREVIOUS PACKAGE DUE TO THE INITIAL POSITION AND MOTION...AND IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH A BLEND OF THE DYNAMICAL MODELS EXCLUDING THE GFDL AND GFS. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN |
Quoting BenBIogger: Most global models currently have a strong ridge over the Northeast, US and eastern Canada developing around July 5-7 and persisting for a while. That is a very ripe pattern for US hits.. especially FL and the Southeast coast. |
#791 and #793 You have met the requirement for the year!!! LOL |
morning all....I see the blog is suffering from....something....not sure what to call it. Glad and sorry at the same time Alex made it inland. I feel sorry for those in it's path that may have had no clue it was coming. NHC did a great job of calling it. Had it really been 40 years since we had a hurricane in June??? |
Wow, what a difference, its nice to see the blog slow down to a pace I can keep up with (and keep my job) |
Quoting skkippboo:Good morning all. Here is my favorite source for precipitation estimates over the US: NOAA Advanced Hydrological Prediction Service (AHPS). Multi-sensor corrected by observations, with a lot of time and location options. Here is another link for RFC precipitation where you can go back 120 hr. |
Quoting Crawls: The single mother had a spurious child that was curious. |
If you are bored we can always go back to the infamous Climate Change topic that is worn out during the winter. j/k Please don't. |
Spurious spu·ri·ous /ˈspyʊəriəs/ Show Spelled[spyoor-ee-uhs] Show IPA –adjective 1. not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit. 2. Biology . (of two or more parts, plants, etc.) having a similar appearance but a different structure. 3. of illegitimate birth; bastard. The new word of the 2010 Hurricane Season. Everyone that posts a comment must use it at least once this year! |
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather


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Have you ever been stuck on a problem? Take a look at this dilemma.
Instead of letter writing, Carmen had to complete some math homework. She is working on comparing negative fractions and decimals. This is exactly where she got stuck.
"I am never going to get this done," she muttered under her breath at the kitchen table.
Here is the problem she is stuck on.
Do you have any idea how to compare these two?
Well, you are in luck.
This Concept is all about comparing negative fractions and decimals. You will know how to help Carmen by the end of the Concept.
We have been working with the set of integers. Integers are positive and negative whole numbers. However, we can also have positive and negative fractions and decimals.
These positive and negative fractions and decimals are not members of the set of integers. They are rational numbers and you will work more with them next year.
That being said, we can still order and compare positive and negative decimals and fractions.
How do we do this?
Let's take a look.
If we want to compare negative one-half and negative three-fourths, we have to think of which fraction is closer to zero. Negative one-half is smaller than negative three-fourths. Remember when we work with negative numbers that the smaller negative number is greater.
We can use a number line to help us here too.
Here is another way to look at these numbers using a number line. You can see here that
What about negative and positive decimals?
Negative and positive decimals can be compared just like fractions. Decimals are a part of a whole just like fractions are a part of a whole. Therefore, a positive decimal is ALWAYS greater than a negative decimal. When you have two negative decimals, the one closer to zero is always greater. The farther a negative decimal is from zero, the smaller its value.
.45 ____ -.18
A positive number is always greater than a negative number. This also holds true for decimals and fractions.
.45 > -.18
-.29 ____ -.56
The smaller the number the closer it is to zero.
-.29 > -.56
Now it's time for you to practice. Compare the following negative and positive decimals.
Example A
-.98 ____ -.88
Solution: <
Example B
Solution: >
Example C
.67 ____ -.67
Solution: >
Here is the original problem once again.
Instead of letter writing, Carmen had to complete some math homework. She is working on comparing negative fractions and decimals. This is exactly where she got stuck.
"I am never going to get this done," she muttered under her breath at the kitchen table.
Here is the problem she is stuck on.
Do you have any idea how to compare these two?
First, we have to write them both as fractions. Let's convert -.38 to a fraction.
Now we need to write them so they have the same denominator. Let's change negative two - fifths to a fraction with a denominator of 100.
Next we can compare.
This is the answer.
Here are the vocabulary words in this Concept.
- Integers
- the set of whole numbers and their opposites
- Negative Numbers
- numbers that are less than zero
- Positive Numbers
- numbers that are greater than zero
- Zero
- is a part of the set of integers, but is neither positive or negative
Guided Practice
Here is one for you to try on your own.
Remember, the closer a value is to zero, the greater the value. Remember this with integers?
This is a true statement.
We must keep this in mind when working with negative fractions too.
Negative six - sevenths is a larger fraction. Because it is negative, it is farther away from zero. It is the smaller value in this case.
This is the answer.
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Khan Academy: Locate integers on a number line
Directions: Compare each pair of values using <, > or =.
1. -.18 ____ -.27
2. -23 ____ -.98
3. -9 ____ -11
4. -18 ____ -29
5. -67 ____ -89
Directions Write the following integers in order from least to greatest.
13. -4, -12, -19, -8, 0, -2, -1
14. 5, 7, 23, 8, -9, -11
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I guess mostly for fun. The 67 Camaro is a nostalgic family project and the idea of putting in an era correct engine seems like the right thing to do. Also I already have most of the components and am thinking the experience of putting together a piece of history would be rewarding. Your comments are indeed thought provoking. Part of me wants to continue on the path I started, and see just what kind of performance and economy I can get out of it. That said, I'm still hoping for some detailed tweaking ideas on what I've already listed. |
We "solved" that delemma for a local with HIS '67 Camaro. He wanted just what was described. A little more power than the 327, better fuel mileage and still LOOK "correct". Well, he dynoed 276 RWHP (about 320 FWHP) and gets 17 MPG (or so he SAYS. I have no reason to doubt him).
We used mostly the same "stuff" you list on the outside, including the intake. What we did "different" was make a 355... Some '67s had large journals, some small. Which is yours? If "large", a 350 or 383 crank is a "drop in" deal, using 350 or 383 pistons. We've also ground the mains down to small journal and used a 350 crank (not advisable with the longer stroke 383 crank). As long as you keep revs under 6,000 or so, the smaller mains won't be a liability. No nitrous, either, but it doesn't sound like that's what you're after. A dished piston to get compression under 9.5:1 and a Comp XE265H makes for good low-end power and snappy response. All "done" by about 5,600. He LOVES his engine. It does EXACTLY what he wanted it to. FWIW Jim |
A used LT1 engine will cost less than just having your heads rebuilt and in stock form will give you more power, MUCH better mileage, and better durability. Yes it'll be fuel injected, but stepping up 30 years in technology isn't a bad thing... The ONLY reason I would worry about numbers is if you have some REALLY REALLY rare car and want to keep it original. |
Nothing wrong with putting an LT1 in any car, that's what hotrodders do.
But, with respect I think your choice to be "era correct" is a good choice in the case of '67 Camaro. As long as it looks correct, it will have more value than if you put the newer LT1 in it. Upgrading the 327 to a 350 can be a good idea, especially if your block has the large journal crank. That change is affordable and from the outside only you will know it has been changed. While the 462 heads are dated, they are remembered fondly by those of us who were around before the vortec engines. Keeping them for your camaro will work just fine, and they will look correct. As for pistons, I would work towards 10 to 1, use a little longer duration cam (like the XE265 P-Body recommended) and you can still run pump gas with just a bit of lope in your idle. That cam should work fine in the lighter car, more so with a manual trans and a bit taller (numerically higher) gear. Post the casting codes, date codes, and stamping code (if it's still there) for your block and crank. I'll look them up in my books when I get home tonight (just for fun). Post some pics of your Camaro. |
Second, collector car value is built on a foundation of Sentimental value. If we didn't love these cars we wouldn't spend a dime on them. Thus number's matching, era correct wouldn't mean anything, only the scrap value of the metal would determine value. Because as transportation the old cars are too outdated, inefficient, unsafe, etc. It is way too easy to surmise that these factors don't count if they are not personally important to you, but the smart money will recognize that they do count in the collector car world. Now with recent trends in "resto-mods", there is good value in properly prepared collectable cars with updates; but this value is only recognized in a few cases and almost always relys on high quality work. The truth is in most of these cases, there is very little money made because the cost of components and labor for high quality are so expensive. Back to the case at hand, even a good experienced builder would be hard pressed to make the 67 Camaro with the LT1 sell for significantly more than a correct looking 327/350 version of the car (all other factors - brakes, trans, suspension, etc being the same). IMHO |
The OP can do what he wishes and if he has personal sentiment towards the 327 then that's a good option for him, but it is NOT the better financial decision. Again, there's NOTHING wrong with picking personal sentiment over a dollar value, if anything I support not just chasing the dollar, BUT there is NO advantage the 327 would offer other than a possible personal sentiment. Personal sentiment is a LARGE part of why things are built the way they are in the custom auto world though and it is a very valid reason. Bottom line the car should be built to satisfy the OP, but the OP should know going into it that there are other options that are more appealing to other people and those options should at least be considered. On that point a LS swap would be about the same cost as would building a 400ci sbc or a big block swap- all of them are valid reasons and if you buy a running but used engine they are cheaper than building one yourself, and can be more powerful, more efficent, lighter, more reliable, etc. Hell swap in a Jaguar V12 if you feel like it. |
ap72 and starnest,
I appreciate the feedback I have received from both of you. While it is somewhat competive between the two viewpoints, it allows me to ponder just where I want to go between the two. I have often questioned what I would do, if I find the 327 block needs both a bore and the crank ground, as well as the heads rebuilt. I realize I could go out and purchase a good running 350, bolt on my intake, exhaust, and a new cam and have a more efficient and powerful engine for less money. As for the sentimental reasons, part of my perspective, is I'm building a car very similar to a 67 I had 32 years ago. I'm now 55 years old, and part of my "mid life crisis" is to recapture some of the good old days I had when I was younger. You are right, it is not completely rational or financial, but to balance it all out, it would also be good if it was. With a set of headers, my design should put out about 300hp and 400ftlbs, and I'm still hoping for gas mileage in the mid teens. Here's a photo of the current car I am building: |
You can easily hit your power goals with a 327, and it seems you have a lot of sentiment over that engine. I suggest you consider other heads though. Even the aluminum Chinese heads if you can't afford better. By the time you put new guides, springs, valves, valve job, etc in those heads you'll have $500 or more in them. If you still want to go with the old iron (again for sentiment) be sure to get a good valve job and open those ports up, they are TINY in stock form and taking out 20cc's in the right places would get you a lot more power and torque. Also, if the seats are good enough stay with 1.94/1.5 valves, until you get over 450hp or so the smaller valves are actually better. |
Rollie, I apologize for hijacking your thread, I did put a few ideas for your project in an earlier post. Good luck with your Camaro. BTW I saw the pic in your journal, it looks great. |
Not to mention he'll get about 5 or more mpg better and it is a LOT easier to drive. I've done a lot of junk yard engine installations for people and the primary reason why is that it just makes more sense than rebuilding when you can get an engine with less than 100k miles on it for $400 or less. With all that said it seems a 327 would satisfy his reach for days gone by much better and as such I say do what makes ya happy! |
An LT1 that needs nothing mechanically for $400? Maybe. Maybe you get it home and take it down for fresh gaskets, etc. and find the short block needs the works, and one of the heads is cracked.
The idea of stuffing the 27 block w/a longer arm and pistons to match the CR and the stroke is a sound approach IMHO. In that car, reusing the fuelies would look right, Vortecs will run better, your choice. Using styling cues from that era on the engine (finned aluminum v-covers, a front-mounted oil fill tube, things like that) will offset any loss of "the look" from using different heads to some extent- but fuelies will be the best for popping the hood at the Steak & Shake. If the intake has the U-shaped heat riser channel, be sure you use the right type of stainless steel clad gasket between the intake and carb. Nice looking car, BTW. Good luck. |
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This short, pointless cartoon is my first flash project using characters from my "Mortasheen" world, a realm of grotesque creatures I illustrate and develop for fun. It was originally intended for various game projects, but I never learned how to make my own. You can follow a link at the end to see all of its current monsters; over 320 I've drawn in pencil over the past few years. I'm sure you have noticed by now that drawing monsters is practically all I ever do, and nearly all of my Flash work is just another vehicle for that. I've been doing it since I was a toddler. I probably come up with a dozen creatures a day, and just wish I had the energy to draw them all.
I know this is just some dumb cartoon gags and not much of a plot or ending, but I had to make SOMETHING involving these guys. I also know the tiny eyeball guy bears striking similarity to a character from Gegege no Kitarou (one of the only anime series I respect) which I suppose is about 50% homage and 50% the simple fact that there's no easier way to draw a tiny eyeball guy.
If anybody likes this, I implore you to comment on my other Flash submissions as well. A few of them went largely unnoticed compared to some of my other submissions, and that includes a few I put my greatest time and effort into.
If you DIDN'T like this...you should check out my other stuff anyway, because it varies wildly in tone, pacing and genre. It's still all just a bunch of damn monsters, but some of it is funny, some of it is creepy, some of it I kinda hate myself, and some of it I'm genuinely proud of.
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
kinda hmmm... weird...
well what i could say i thought at first that this will be mature but there was no blood with that chainsaw mouth well at least is a nice job made 4/5
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
really well done
I loved it,
really good story and imaginative monsters.
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
that was grossly..cute
i can see Tom and Jerry all over again
cat chase mouse :D
and the slimey creature who helped the eyeball is probably the dog who always has his back XD
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
Could use some music and a little bit more dynamic-ness.
Pozdrowienia z Polski ;)(You're Polish, right ;d? you have a Polish surname :)?)
Just a polish surname :)
Yeah music would be cool but it'd take something composed just for this, rather than stock/portal music.
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
A little disturbing.
But, it was pretty cute. The art style was cool, too.


text: Turn a Raspberry Pi Into a Super Cheap, Packet-Sniffing Power StripAlan Henry10/17/12 4:00amFiled to: DIYEvil weekNetworksRaspberry piLanMonitoringNetwork monitoringHackingnetwork tapPower StripHacksEvilTop225EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink If you have a Raspberry Pi and one of those surge protectors that also protects your network cables from voltage fluctuations, you have most of the tools you need to build a cheap network observation device, as long as you're not afraid to use a soldering iron. When you're finished, you'll have the perfect addition to your pen-testing toolkit. Advertisement To make this work, you'll need a Raspberry Pi, any surge protector with RJ-45 protection (the folks at Gnurds used this one), a low-profile SD card adapter for the Raspberry Pi, a few cables, a soldering iron, and some electrical tape. You can get a full parts list (and walkthrough of the build) at the link below.When you're finished and plug everything in, you'll end up with a surge protector that looks completely inconspicuous, but can capture any traffic to and from the system it's connected to. You'll have to come back to pick up the SD card periodically, but you could fix that by adding a Wi-Fi or 3G radio to the sniffer, drive up outside, log in, download your data, and drive away (of course, broadcasting wirelessly will increase your odds of detection and make the build bigger, so there are drawbacks.) Advertisement This network tap was built to be an affordable version of the Power Pwn, another network-tap-in-a-surge-protector from the folks at Pwnie Express (who, by the way, can supply all kinds of penetration testing and hacking gear.) If you're interested in ethical hacking, a little DIY, or you're a professional penetration tester, this is for you.Raspberry Pi Power Strip | Gnurds via Hack a DayReply22 repliesLeave a reply


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It is sometimes argued by theists that we don't actually need to address people's faith in order to sufficiently address problems of faith-rationalized abuse. From a discussion with my older brother, a devout Christian (the quoted paragraph is my own, followed by his response):
"We can't just say "x constitutes abuse" when people are saying their religion makes it right. You have to address the fallacy of their beliefs."Let's think of it this way: Research over the last half-century has shown quite conclusively that spanking children is an ineffective and often counterproductive form of discipline. Yet, millions of parents still spank their kids, be it because of tradition (they were spanked), or because of religious belief ("spare the rod and spoil the child"). Now, if we want parents to raise emotionally healthier children, we can't simply haul them off to jail and throw them in a cell with the snake handlers because they spanked their children; rather, we need to educate them on the science of the issue and present them with more productive, healthier alternative forms of discipline. If these people refuse to acknowledge the scientific data because it conflicts with their religious belief, then indeed we must address the religious belief itself.
On the contrary, that's exactly what we do by majority rule in our society. For example, if an Appalacian snake handler hands their kid a venomous snake, DHS will remove that child. Religious rite or not, it's child endangerment. Addressing underlying belief systems is not at all a prerequisite to protecting kids.
We should never shy away from addressing the underlying beliefs that motivate people's actions. Religious accomodationalists are fond of making arguments such as the one made by Michael De Dora in a post at the Center for Inquiry:
"Atheists tend to view religion as either the problem, or the cause of the problem, even when other problems are apparent. But while theism is a problem, it is not the problem, and while atheism might be correct, atheism is not the answer. As the philosopher Massimo Pigliucci has noted, the larger predicament we face is uncritical adherence to ideology -- a problem that spans more than just religion."I enjoyed Jerry Coyne's rhetorical response over at his Why Evolution Is True blog: "Would De Dora just have us go after 'irrational ideologies' in general without mentioning religion?" The reality is that religion undoubtedly influences people's behavior, just as any ideology can. As Sam Harris has often said (I'm very loosely paraphrasing here), we cannot underestimate the power of what people actually believe about the nature of reality to influence their behavior. If someone, on religious grounds, engages in a pattern of abuse because they believe their religion makes such behaviors wholly justified, it is insufficient to merely reprimand the behavior by "majority rule" as my brother suggests – particularly because many people living in fundamentalist or developing nations do not have the luxury of a secularized, religiously pluralistic majority.
We must challenge people to critically examine the dogmas and doctrines that so profoundly influence their behavior. Just as we must address a parent's belief about the efficacy of spanking if we desire to change their behavior, we must address the issue of religious belief if and when it becomes a rationalization for patterns of emotional or physical abuse. It's folly to suggest that we can separate people's beliefs about the nature of reality and right behavior from the ideologies that shape and define those beliefs, and that we can separate those beliefs from the behaviors in which they manifest.


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Elephantine (/ˌɛlᵻfænˈtaɪniː/ EL-ə-fan-TY-nee or /ɛlᵻfænˈtiːniː/ EL-ə-fan-TEE-nee;[1] Arabic: جزيرة الفنتين[needs IPA]; Greek: Ελεφαντίνη; Kenzi Nubian: [ɛlefänˈtiːn]) is an island in the Nile in northern Nubia. It is a part of the modern city of Aswan, in southern Egypt. There are archaeological sites on the island.
Elephantine Island is 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) from north to south, and is 400 metres (1,300 ft) across at its widest point. The layout of this and other nearby islands in Aswan can be seen from west bank hillsides along the Nile. The island is located just downstream of the First Cataract at the southern border of Upper Egypt with Lower Nubia. This region above is referred to as Upper Egypt due to land and river elevations being higher than downstream, and than the Nile Delta region to the Mediterranean Sea.
The island may have received its name after its shape, which in aerial views is similar to that of an elephant tusk, or from the rounded rocks along the banks resembling elephants. This is the meaning of the Greek word elephas (ελέφας).
Ancient Egypt[edit]
Known to the Ancient Egyptians as Abu or Yebu, the island of Elephantine stood at the border between Egypt and Nubia. It was an excellent defensive site for a city and its location made it a natural cargo transfer point for river trade. This border is near the Tropic of Cancer, the most northerly latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead at noon and from which it appears to reverse direction or "turn back" at the solstices.
Elephantine was a fort that stood just before the first cataract of the Nile. During the Second Intermediate Period (1650 - 1550 BC), the fort marked the southern border of Egypt.[2]
According to Egyptian mythology, here was the dwelling place of Khnum, the ram-headed god of the cataracts, who guarded and controlled the waters of the Nile from caves beneath the island. He was worshipped here as part of a late triad among the Egyptian pantheon of deities. The Elephantine Triad included Satis and Anuket. Satis was worshipped from very early times as a war goddess and protector of this strategic region of Egypt. When seen as a fertility goddess, she personified the bountiful annual flooding of the Nile, which was identified as her daughter, Anuket. The cult of Satis originated in the ancient city of Swenet. Later, when the triad was formed, Khnum became identified as her consort and, thereby, was thought of as the father of Anuket. His role in myths changed later and another deity was assigned his duties with the river. At that time his role as a potter enabled him to be assigned a duty in the creation of human bodies.
Archaeological sites[edit]
Ongoing excavations by the German Archaeological Institute at the town have uncovered many findings, on display in the Aswan Museum located on the island, including a mummified ram of Khnum. Artifacts dating back to predynastic times have been found on Elephantine. A rare calendar, known as the Elephantine Calendar of Things, which dates to the reign of Thutmose III during the 18th dynasty, was found in fragments on the island.
In ancient times, the island was also an important stone quarry providing granite materials that would be transported widely within Egypt for monuments and buildings.
Prior to 1822, there were temples to Thutmose III and Amenhotep III on the island. At that time they were destroyed during the campaign of Muhammad Ali, who had taken power in Egypt, to Conquer Sudan. Both temples were relatively intact prior to the deliberate demolition.[citation needed]
The first temple was the Temple of Satet, it was founded around 3000 BC and enlarged and renovated over the next 3000 years. There are records of an Egyptian temple to Khnum on the island as early as the third Dynasty of Egypt. This temple was completely rebuilt in the Late Period, during the thirtieth dynasty of Egypt, just before the foreign rule that followed in the Graeco-Roman Period. The Greeks formed the Ptolemaic dynasty during their three-hundred-year rule over Egypt (305 to 30 BC) and maintained the ancient religious customs and traditions, while often associating the Egyptian deities with their own.
Most of the present day southern tip of the island is taken up by the ruins of the Temple of Khnum. These, the oldest ruins still standing on the island, are composed of a granite step pyramid from the third dynasty and a small temple built for the local sixth-dynasty nomarch, Heqaib. In the Middle Kingdom, many officials, such as the local governors Sarenput I or Heqaib III, dedicated statues and shrines into the temple. There were forty-two such nomarch provinces created as regional governments that dated from the Old Kingdom through the Roman Period.
A Nilometer was a structure for measuring the Nile River's clarity and the water level during the annual flood season. There are two Nilometers at Elephantine Island. The more famous is a corridor Nilometer associated with the Temple of Satis, with a stone staircase that descends the corridor. It is one of the oldest Nilometers in Egypt, last reconstructed in Roman times and still in use as late as the nineteenth century CE. Ninety steps that lead down to the river are marked with Hindu-Arabic, Roman, and hieroglyphic numerals. Visible at the water's edge are inscriptions carved deeply into the rock during the Seventeenth Dynasty.
The other Nilometer is a rectangular basin located at the island's southern tip, near the Temple of Khnum and opposite the Old Cataract Hotel. It is probably the older of the two. One of the Nilometers, though it is not certain which, is mentioned by the Greek historian Strabo.
Many sources claim that the fabled "Well of Eratosthenes", famous in connection with Eratosthenes' calculation of the Earth's circumference, was located on the island. Strabo mentions a well that was used to observe that Syene lies on the Tropic of Cancer, but the reference is to a well at Syene (Aswan), not at Elephantine. Neither Nilometer at Elephantine is suitable for the purpose, while the well at Syene is apparently lost. [3]
Jewish presence[edit]
The Elephantine papyri are caches of legal documents and letters written in Aramaic, which document a Jewish community, perhaps made up of mercenaries, dating to sometime in the 6th century BC.[4][5] They maintained their own temple (also see House of Yahweh), in which sacrifices were offered, evincing polytheistic beliefs[citation needed], which functioned alongside that of Khnum.[6]
The temple may have been built in reaction to Manasseh's reinstitution of pagan worship or simply to serve the needs of the Jewish community.[4]
Other features[edit]
The island has the Aswan Museum at the southern end of the island. Ongoing excavations by the German Archaeological Institute at the island's ancient town site have uncovered many findings that are now on display in the museum, including a mummified ram of Khnum. A sizable population of Nubian people live in three villages in the island's middle section. A large luxury hotel is at the island's northern end.
The Aswan Botanical Garden is adjacent to the west on Kitchener's Island.
See also[edit]
- ^ Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition (Merriam-Webster, 1997; ISBN 0877795460), p. 351.
- ^ Ian Shaw, Ed, Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, New York, 2000, page 206
- ^ P. G. P. Meyboom (1994). The Nile Mosaic of Palestrina: Early Evidence of Egyptian Religion in Italy. BRILL. p. 52. ISBN 90-04-10137-3.
- ^ a b Botta, Alejandro (2009). The Aramaic and Egyptian Legal Traditions at Elephantine: An Egyptological Approach. T&T Clark. pp. 15–116. ISBN 978-0567045331.
- ^ Grabbe, Lester L. (2011). A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period (vol. 2). Bloomsbury T&T Clark. p. 103. ISBN 978-0567541192.
- ^ A. van Hoonacker, Une Communité Judéo-Araméenne à Éléphantine, en Egypte, aux vi et v siècles avant J.-C, London 1915 cited, Arnold Toynbee, A Study of History, vol.5, (1939) 1964 p125 n.1
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Every summer, my grandmother would treat us to her garden-fresh berries and this delicate, piquant soft custard sauce.
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- 1/2 cup sugar
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- 1/4 teaspoon salt
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- 1/2 cup sour cream
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- 2 pints fresh raspberries
- In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir for 1 minute. Remove from the heat. Add 1/2 cup of hot mixture into eggs; return to saucepan. Add sour cream and vanilla; beat with whisk until well blended. Place saucepan in a bowl of ice water for a few minutes to cool. Cover and chill. Serve sauce over berries. Variation: Strawberries or other fresh fruit may be substituted for raspberries. Yield: 6-8 servings.
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Events in Westport today -- Wednesday, Feb. 27
"William Wegman: The Traveler:" 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Westport Arts Center, 51 Riverside Ave. Exhibit focusing on the artist's "virtual" travels. http://bit.ly/TvQt40
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Beppe Grillo: Italy's rabble-rouser shaking up politics
- 28 February 2013
- From the section Europe
The BBC's Chris Morris travels to Beppe Grillo's home in Genoa to meet the man who has triggered a quake in Italian politics, and hopes to change the country's political landscape forever.
"When the markets crash because I don't form a coalition, they will say it's Beppe Grillo's fault. In fact, they're saying it already. But it's fake, it's just an excuse."
The man at the centre of Italy's political storm seems remarkably calm.
We're sitting in a room lined with bookshelves in his villa overlooking the sea on the outskirts of Genoa.
There is a grand piano, and a model of the human brain sitting on his desk.
Mr Grillo looks tired, and he is worried about a bloodshot eye. But he says he now has a "happy responsibility".
The stand-up comedian and prolific blogger who barnstormed across Italy in a camper van ("77 rallies and 12,000 kilometres") persuaded one in four Italian voters to back his insurgent Five Star Movement.
His appeal is not so much anti-austerity as anti-establishment, and some of his views are quite striking.
"We want to destroy everything," he says. "But not rebuild with the same old rubble. We have new ideas."
Constructive anger
His opponents argue that he is a populist, who poses a danger to Italian democracy.
His huge public rallies during the election campaign were full of sometimes foul-mouthed rants against the system.
But, he says, the only people who feel threatened by the Five Star Movement are politicians who have failed, not citizens who are demanding better government.
"My anger is constructive," Mr Grillo argues. "They should thank me for giving people hope."
His critics say he has made a name for himself by opposing everything, and he has no realistic policy programme.
But when asked to name his top three priorities, he does not miss a beat: anti-corruption laws, a social safety net for people who are "slipping through the cracks", and incentives for growth - including tax breaks - to help small businesses.
Sometimes his answers seem a little evasive, and he can slip into philosophical generalities. But there is no doubt that he sees himself as a man on a mission "which has only just begun".
He predicts there will be another election within a year "at most", and the Five Star Movement will win.
Questions remain about how much control he really has over the members of his movement - "more than 160 ordinary citizens" - who have won seats in parliament as a result of his relentless campaign.
Beppe Grillo's platform
Beppe Grillo's Five Star Movement is now the largest faction in the lower house, and he may have a kingmaker role in the Senate. Many of his policies are vague, but some of his aims include:
- New electoral system, based on proportional representation; halving number of MPs; end of public funding of parties
- His MPs will only take part of their salary, and will serve a maximum two terms
- Support for renewable energy, free internet provision
- Voting age reduced to 16 (from 18) and 18 for the Senate (from 25)
- Referendum on leaving euro
He admits that he hardly knows most of them, and some he has never met.
Mr Grillo himself will not sit in parliament because a conviction for manslaughter, after a car crash in 1980, meant he could not be a candidate under his own movement's rules.
But Beppe Grillo remains the face and the focus of this political insurgency. He has shaken the system in Italy, and sent ripples of concern across Europe.
Can he still find humour in politics, even though he thinks the establishment is broken beyond repair?
Of course it's funny, Mr Grillo says, sweeping hair away from his eyes, even when it makes you angry.
"You need to laugh. But it's like living in The Truman Show. It's the theatre of the absurd."


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- Irrigation System Testing & Repair
- May be operated for testing and repair purposes
- Testing may be done as often as once a week
- The run-time for any one test may not exceed 10 minutes
- An attendant must be on-site in the area being tested
- May be operated for testing and repair purposes
- Wasteful & Unnecessary Use of Water Is Prohibited
- Allowing water to flow from an unattended hose
- Hand-watering a lawn on a restricted day or more than once a day
- Hosing-down a driveway or solid surface or structure when a dry method could be used
- Allowing water to flow from a broken sprinkler head, outdoor faucet, malfunctioning plumbing or irrigation system after receiving verbal or written notice
- Allowing water to flow from an unattended hose
For additional information, contact Southwest Florida Water Management District (800) 836-0797 | www.swfwmd.state.fl.us For fact sheets on golf courses, handwatering, new plant establishment, and more, click here (see right column). |