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Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 12:13 am
Sustainably suited up
Gearing up responsibly for the great outdoors
The trouble with winter is that staying warm in the cold weather calls for lots of gear, and all of our manufacturing, selling and consuming takes a toll on the planet we call home. Here are a few thoughts on how to be smarter and what to watch for as you look to dress yourself for the snowy days ahead.
Staying warm
By now, the images of a garbage patch in the ocean and seabirds with bellies full of plastic have been widely circulated. But ongoing research into our oceans and waterways has found that much of the plastic in the ocean comes in the form of tiny microparticles – the kind that you can scoop up in a cup full of seawater in one of five ocean gyres where plastic concentrates and it's thick like soup with bits of broken-down plastic. Gross.
Some of that comes in the form of microfibers, little pieces of fleece, including those jackets made from recycled water bottles. The Outdoor Industry Association has assembled a task force to study the issue, but ultimately, there are still a lot of unknowns.
"It's just such a new issue that we're missing a lot of data on how to solve the problem and how much the outdoor industry is responsible for," says Beth Jensen, director of sustainable business innovation with the association.
Whether the plastic is shed during the manufacturing process or during consumer washing remains unclear. That information will guide whether the solution takes aim at clothing companies or at washing machine manufacturers and will entail measures like improving filtration systems or changing recommended washing practices.
Polartec, a leading manufacturer of fleece, dove into the issue with their own research, and studied the water coming into their plant and the water exiting their filtration system. Company-run tests found more microplastic in the water coming into their facilities than in the water leaving. If there's a manufacturing source, the company has argued, it's not their high-end products, but its lower-cost competitors.
The conversation about microplastic has driven renewed consideration of natural fabrics – cotton, wool and down among them, but these have their own environmental issues to consider. Growing cotton can require a suite of pesticides, fueling a shift to organic cotton. That's a label worth watching for – and one you can expect to hike up the price.
After years of work certifying farmers as cruelty-free, down suppliers can now fill coats and, soon, bedding 100 percent with certified Responsible Down Standard feathers. Down is basically a byproduct of geese and ducks raised for food. Force-feeding geese to increase liver size for foie gras had historically been a problem, as had live-plucking. Keep an eye out for RDS hangtags and for companies that work with Allied Down, a "Track My Down" hangtag that lets you see the location of the farm where your feather insulation comes from. The system has already helped that company rebuff accusations from an animal welfare group that they were still using live-plucked feathers.
Patagonia separated their down supply chain so they could add a level of stringency that verifies that even the parent farms for the eggs hatched to become down-producers humanely treat their animals. They're also one of several companies discovering that down can last longer than the jacket does, recycling used feathers into new products.
The Responsible Wool Standard is working to clear the wool supply chain of animal cruelty as well as to ensure sheep are being grazed in a way that doesn't overtax the landscape. Eddie Bauer, Kathmandu and REI have already committed to using responsible wool, though certified products are still forthcoming.
Patagonia has also crafted their own standard for responsible wool, which adopts all those outlined in the Responsible Wool Standard and adds provisions about transporting animals, handling their slaughter and employee training in compassionate animal handling. Their ramped-up demands took a big hit on their supply chain, and for the time being, you'll likely only see wool socks from them, and not their longtime staple merino baselayers.
Staying dry
In recent years, the outdoor industry has been adjusting the formula in the chemistry used to make Durable Water Repellent, the treatment used to keep you dry in rain and snow. Historically, they relied on perfluorinated compounds (PFC), a highly durable treatment, but one that can be released into the environment during manufacturing and shed off a jacket during wear. It doesn't break down in the environment and can bioaccumulate. Research suggests exposure to it may be linked to endocrine disruption and, potentially, to cancer.
Those chemicals were discontinued, so brands have transitioned to a version of that chemistry they hoped would break down in the environment more quickly, but that's seen as a short-term solution. The search is on for a longer-lasting solution that walks away from anything in that family of chemicals. Columbia made a breakthrough in that effort with OutDry Ex ECO Shell, a PFC-free rain jacket, but that technology has not yet moved to the rest of their line. Other brands, like Royal Robbins, have pledged to clear PFCs from their entire line by 2018 – not in time for this year's holiday shopping, clearly. So maybe save those purchases for next year.
Depending on your outdoor ambitions, options like those available from Fjällräven, which uses a wax-based water repellent in some of its gear, can also be a viable switch.
PFCs have yet to become a familiar acronym among consumers, so don't expect hangtags to make clear what chemistry was used to manufacture your jacket. If you're investing in a new jacket or snow pants, it's worth a little online research. And check and follow the care instructions to keep the performance up and restore the garment at home to refresh its water repellency.
Coming years should see more options, says Rick Meade, president of Nikwax North America. Their aftercare product has been PFC-free through its decades-long lifespan. In some ways, the missing ingredient in speeding this change is at the retail stores, he says, where consumer awareness and demand could pressure companies to ramp up testing for alternatives.
"All that we use, all that we create, remains with us forever," says Robert Buck, technical fellow with Chemours, a DuPont subsidiary that recently released a PFC-free durable water repellent. "I think the consciousness of all of us is growing to understand that we have to be so very mindful of all the things we put into our products, because when they're done with life one, we've got to be thinking about what life two is."
Other feel-good notes
While you're browsing brands, watch for references to their status as a "B Corp," a benefit corporation committed to prioritizing people and the planet over profits; to Bluesign, a certifying company that vets their environmental efforts; 1 Percent for the Planet, which calls on businesses to donate 1 percent of their annual sales to environmental groups; and The Conservation Alliance, a membership organization that advocates for and even helps to purchase lands to preserve them for public use.
Some brands also make concentrated lobbying efforts to protect the places we play. Patagonia, The North Face, Kühl, Rossignol, Gregory, Petzl, Osprey, Armada Skis, Keen and Black Diamond have all been vocal supporters of land conservation efforts. They came together this year specifically to call on President Obama to use his last weeks in office to create the Bears Ears National Monument to preserve culturally significant sites for Native Americans and recreation areas for climbers, hikers and mountain bikers in southern Utah.
Bottom lines
The biggest hit taken on the planet comes in the form of the manufacturing and distribution of your gear. Environmentally speaking, repairing your existing gear is a smarter choice than replacing it, even if you purchase low-impact products. Apply a PFC-free treatment to your jacket rather than replacing it if it's not keeping you dry, fix those zippers and prepare to proudly sport a few patches.
Article is by Elizabeth Miller, who covers the environment, outdoors, education and city government as a staff writer at the Santa Fe Reporter in the capital city of New Mexico. She won first place in this year's Society of Professional Journalists' Top of the Rockies awards for a cover story weighing the city's sustainability efforts.
Illustrations are by Anson Stevens-Bollen, art director at the Santa Fe Reporter, a graduate of the Santa Fe Community College Media Arts Program. He's a photographer, painter, sculptor and sketch artist. The article is reprinted with permission from the Santa Fe Reporter.


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We live in a different world every day, even if we ignore the actuality of a planet that circles our sun and lies inside a galaxy, our lives change daily as the world is moving towards tomorrow. But do we meet the change? Do we evolve as it happens?
World renowned physicist and futurologist Michio Kaku has captivated our minds with his talks about our lives in the future, types of civilizations, the technology we will be using by 2050 and more cool stories that excite the nerd inside us.
When earlier this afternoon my colleague Paulo told me he was going to show me a TED talk, I knew I was going to see something good, but the video exceeded my expectations. He introduced me to the inventions of Pranav Mistry, an Indian student at MIT who has developed some "crazy" inventions. I felt old. I thought this technology that Dr. Kaku had mentioned and that I so much wanted to acquire was now dangerously close – and whats worse is that I wasn't sure that I would be able to keep up with it. If SixthSense, Mistry's invention, is already here, what's next?
After watching a study-video from Cambridge University's Design Centre showing elderly people's interaction with new technology this morning, I wondered, will I be able to keep up, understand and use technology when I grow older?
The question then is not whether technology evolves, but whether I am ready to continue adapting through-out my life with new technologies that are coming out. And our generation is the first-ever to deal with this evolution in that kind of level. With communications and data exchange today technology evolves faster than most people can understand it.
Without saying that people who don't study IT or Computer Science are not playing smart – the world needs everyone, from fishermen to actors, physicists and teachers – but I sure see a trend of people who have a knowledge of IT and CS enjoying higher salaries and a better psychology as people might get frustrated with not being able to understand.
We already don't understand so much in this world, imagine not understanding our own creations – so when Gates and Zuckerberg said we should introduce coding to schools, they were right, I think.

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TUCSON, Ariz. – Weeks of sustained temperatures nearing or over 100 degrees Fahrenheit has led some area residents to take pity on local wildlife by providing them with food and water.
However, the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is cautioning residents that such resources will attract wildlife that may then come into conflict with people. In addition, feeding prey species will eventually attract predatory wildlife, which may also take advantage of unsecured pets and poultry in yards.
Feeding wildlife, other than birds and tree squirrels, is unlawful in Pima, Pinal, and Maricopa counties. The maximum penalty for the offense is a $300 fine.
"If people are intent on helping wildlife through this hot, dry period, we recommend providing only water in shallow bowls or saucers, and cleaning the dishes out every two days, until the monsoon rains ease the extreme weather conditions," said Urban Wildlife Specialist Locana de Souza of Game and Fish in Tucson.
AZGFD Regional Supervisor Raul Vega noted that most desert wildlife is adapted to extreme heat. "The heat impacts birds and rabbits the most," Vega said. "Don't place water for them too close to homes, and keep birdbaths and hummingbird feeders full if you have them."
The Arizona Game and Fish Department has trust responsibility for managing more than 800 native wildlife species – the most of any inland state – for current and future generations of Arizona citizens.


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After helping fuel Republican primary upsets in seven Senate seats across the country, the Tea Party faces a much tougher test -- turning its attention to November's general election, where the group will attempt to focus on several races at the same time.
"After we finish doing somersaults and backflips over last night, the focus obviously shifts to November," Tea Party Express spokesman Levi Russell said Wednesday.
It will be a drastically differently dynamic for the group, which proved so influential during the primary season in part because it was able to focus on just one race at a time.
Faced with several high profile Senate contests presents a major challenge to the Tea Party Express, which doesn't appear to have the resources in terms of money or manpower to expend its energy in several states at once.
One thing going for the group, said Russell, is that over the course of the primary season, the number of states they worked in allowed them to lay down a grassroots base to build on ahead of November.
Even in the run up to Tuesday, the Tea Party Express made a conscious choice to center its resources on Christine O'Donnell in Delaware.
Even though Tea Party-backed Senate candidate Ovide Lamontagne narrowly lost in New Hampshire, Russell said the group had no regrets about ignoring that state's Senate primary.
"Only having limited resources we chose Delaware to be the focus because Mike Castle has been one of the worst offenders opposing Tea Party ideals over the years," Russell said.
The group is in the process of strategizing and laying out an organizing plan ahead of November.
"All options are on the table as to how to best be effective in the general election," said Russell. "But I can tell you that the momentum is on the side of the Tea Party right now, and I think that really widens up our options."


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I know all the puns have been used. I know. But since I am on Twitter now, it makes this harder and easier at the same time.
My online friend, Mary Anne, met through Godin, bought this Springsteen as a Christmas gift for her husband, even though she said she's no good at keeping secrets. This morning, she, I, John T. Unger and Hugh MacLeod all were on Twitter at the same time, tweeting about art and marketing. John had this very inspirational post that I added to my "Online Motivation" section off to your right. Hugh is now turning from his marketing career more towards his art, which I think is sometimes extremely profound.
The thing about Twitter is due to the update length limitation, conversations can be realtime-ish, but stilted. Hugh is a very NYC New Yorker, so he's tough to pin down. He currently lives near Austin, so I've been trying to get him to go check out Wild About Music and see my art in person. He's now selling high quality prints of some of his work in limited quantities, and to start, they're $175. I'm hoping maybe he'll go for a trade. We'll see.
But the discussion was about how a lot of artists are hesitant in promoting their own art. I understand the fear of the unknown, but jump in! The extent of my online presence is pretty much all due to my own efforts in creating a presence in the first place and personal relationships from that. Things just spread organically. Now, just about all my sales come from direct communication with buyers, other than at vinyl art shows. It makes me extremely happy because then I get to follow the story of my pieces.
The trick is balance. Shutting up completely doesn't work, at least it won't for me. I know that. Part of my journey with art is becoming more social, more open. That's what doing my art is doing for my personal growth, me the introverted geek in school. So I've gotta keep talking.
Besides, I'm kinda getting fond of this blog and I want to find more people who'd be interested in reading back a ways. There are some good posts back there. Find any you like?
SOLD - Bruce Springsteen 12/05/08
Friday, December 5, 2008
All A-Twitter
I know all the puns have been used. I know. But since I am on Twitter now, it makes this harder and easier at the same time.
POSTED BY DANIEL EDLEN at 12/05/2008 01:01:00 PM
Labels: blogging, classic, professional artist, sharing, Springsteen, Twitter
5 comments:
- johntunger said...
Hey Daniel,
I enjoyed the conversation also. Be fun to do a round table type talk as a podcast or something sometime.
Thanks for adding that post to the sidebar, too!
I'll be in Austin for SXSW in March and will go check out your work then.
- December 5, 2008 at 9:02 PM
- wicked said...
:D Hey Daniel I'm following you on Twitter now. I always feel slightly dirty after pimping out my art LOL. I think this is why agents are useful for some people. Now if I could just motivate myself to look for representation... also then I would have to get stuff done on time!
- December 8, 2008 at 3:46 AM
- d.edlen said...
@johntunger - Hey, wow! Thanks for the comment. I'd love to be a part of any discussion like that, which is more constructive than destructive.
I'll be quite curious to know what you think about my art after seeing it in person. Who's your favorite musician, by the way?
@wickeddollz - Thanks for finding me. That question on your blog about the persistent present was wonderful.
As far as feeling dirty about pimping out your art, that's exactly what we talked about on Twitter. I don't understand that. It's your art. You believe in it. You want people to know about it, see it, maybe buy it. Why not feel honored to be able to share it? Godin talked about "self promotion" and helped me with a mindshift from thinking I'm promoting myself to I'm promoting my art, art which will make the world a better place. Helps a recovering introvert like myself. Although it is a lot of work, and as you noted, getting motivated to do what we do is hard enough.
But worth it!
- December 8, 2008 at 8:00 AM
- Mary Anne Davis said...
Finally seeing this post... Nice! Look forward to more chat in '09. Happy New Year! :D
- January 1, 2009 at 2:11 PM
- d.edlen said...
@MAD - Thanks! Glad your hubby liked the painting. Hope your switch from Blogger doesn't mean you don't like me anymore, ;)
Peace and Happy New Year!
- January 1, 2009 at 2:28 PM


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U.S. Standardized Life Expectancy Highest in OECD
Two University of Iowa researchers, Robert L. Ohsfeldt and John E. Schneider, reviewed the data for the nations of the OECD to statistically account for the incidence of fatal injuries for the member countries. The dynamic table above presents their findings, showing both the average life expectancy from birth over the years 1980 to 1999 without any adjustment (the actual "raw" mean), and again after accounting for the effects of premature death resulting from a non-health-related fatal injury (the standardized mean).
Without accounting for the incidence of fatal injuries, the United States ties for 14th of the 16 OECD nations listed. But once fatal injuries are taken into account, U.S. "natural" life expectancy from birth (76.9 years) ranks first among the richest nations of the world.
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I think this information is moderately interesting but of limited importance. Here is the reason for presenting it:
This low ranking in life expectancy(raw data) is often pointed to as being the result of the deficiencies of the health care system in the U.S. The problem with this thinking however is that it does not account for the fact that the U.S. has a disproportionate number of individuals who die as the result of fatal injuries compared to the other wealthy nations of the world. This does not reflect upon the quality of health care in the U.S., in that these events almost universally occur independently of the condition of health of the individuals who die as a result of these factors.
If you've sorted the data in the dynamic table, you find that without accounting for the incidence of fatal injuries, the United States ties for 14th of the 16 nations listed. But once fatal injuries are taken into account, U.S. "natural" life expectancy from birth ranks first among the richest nations of the world.Many factors effect life expectancy that have nothing to do with health care or insurance coverage. Please don't use that line of reasoning in policy discussions and don't let anyone else get away with such nonsense.


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Sunday, July 10, 2011
HE is still teaching me.
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I love this and you Elise!! You are such an encouragement and I know that you will make a huge difference in these kids!!ReplyDelete
I remembered my PW. What a lovely testimony. Maybe one day I will be able to share with you how God changed my life through teaching. He places us where we are suppose to be and puts those who need Him in our paths. We may never know what a difference we are making but He does. I will look forward to your future postings. Denise C.ReplyDelete
My Dear Sweet Ms. "E", Very touching testimony, made me cry. You are beautiful inside and out. God has great plans for you and the children he places in your path. You are wonderful; I love you sweetie. Ms. "S"ReplyDelete
Thanks Kayla! I am just being obedient to God. I know you will do the same with your kids. I am so excited for your first year and I know that God is equipping you right now!ReplyDelete
Thanks Mrs. C! I look forward to hearing that story during a lunch break I'm sure :)ReplyDelete
Hey Mommy S....I didn't mean to make you cry. Thank you for all of the kind words! I love you too and will surely talk to you soon :) Thanks for helping me stay sane and with my classroom!ReplyDelete


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Next I cut, washed, and sewed the backing together. It's a green leafy print. Then I finally figured out that my backing was not going to be long enough! Oh, what to do, what to do! I ended up piecing some of the 6" squares into a row, opening up the seam and inserting the row of squares. On Sunday I sent it off to a long-armer to be basted. I guess that means it will be the next quilt on my list to get hand quilted.
I'm pleased with the quilt. I love the way the black motifs stand out but more than that I like the way the softer colored motifs slowly make themselves known. It was a fun challenge.
Oh, and before you say anything I will tell you that the picture was taken before I did all the sewing an yes, I did catch the blocks that were turned the wrong way.
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Title: Sam the Minuteman
Author: Nathaniel Benchley
200 years ago a boy named Sam was about 12 years old. He and his dad and farmers fought against the British. Sam's pal got shot in his leg; in all 8 minutemen were shot. By the end of the war, the American Revolution, which lasted 8 years, America was now a country. Amen.
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This week the Health and Human Services Department launched a new page on HHS.gov highlighting the regulatory and administrative actions the Department is taking to relieve the burden of the current healthcare law and support a patient-centered healthcare system."We're taking action to improve choices for patients, stabilize the individual and small-group insurance markets, and expand access to more affordable coverage," said Secretary Tom Price, M.D. "This page will be the place to go for updates on our ongoing efforts."The actions are part of a broader plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Click here to see the newly launched webpage explaining the Department's actions.New measures will be announced as soon as is allowable by law. In particular, future actions will:
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Hello! I'm Dakota Silverbane and this is my wizard101 blog. This is all about updates and special things about Wizard101.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
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i just added some more fun to the page! scroll all the way to the bottom, and help feed the fish! put in comments if anyone wants different colors. also hurry to the poll on the side of the page! there are only 2 days left to vote!!!
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"I know how a prize watermelon looks when it is sunning its fat rotundity among pumpkin vines and 'simblins;' I know how to tell when its ripe without 'plugging' it; I know how inviting it looks when its cooling itself in a tub of water under the bed, waiting; I know how it looks when it lies on the table in the sheltered great floor-space between house and kitchen, and the children gathered for the sacrifice and their mouths watering; I know the crackling sound it makes when the carving knife enters its end, and I can see the split fly along in front of the blade as the knife cleaves its way to the other end; I can see the halves fall apart and display the rich red meat and the black seeds, and the heart standing up, a luxury fit for the elect; I know how a boy looks, behind a yard long slice of that melon, and I know how he feels for I have been there. I know the watermelon which has been honestly come by and I know the taste of the watermelon which has been acquired by art. Both taste good, but the experienced know which tastes best."
- The Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume One, University of California Press, 2010.
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Although we've escaped without seeing any snow here in South Wales, it has turned decidedly chilly. Breaking out the newspapers, the kindling and the mysterious blocks of what appears to be compressed sawdust (it took a while for our logs to be delivered, and actual firewood was not to be had in the shops for love nor money), we have ceremonially lit the woodburner, and are spending as much time as possible snuggling in front of its cheerful glow.
For Eoin, the whole experience has been a combination of fascination and terror. He loves watching the flames dance from a safe distance, and will spend ages gazing into the fire, imagining goodness knows what. However, we have clearly dinned our warnings about not touching hot objects into him well: he gets really nervous whenever we are re-fuelling the stove, and has even tried to shut the door of the fireguard with me half-way though it, shouting "Close! Close! Hot!" in a rather panicky fashion. Gates are there for your safety, and should be closed at all times, you know.
For me, the lighting of the logburner has involved a crash course in laying a fire, and particularly in the making of eeks. This is a family idiom for those long strips of rolled newspaper which you fold into knots and lay beneath the kindling. When my mum was a little girl, my grandfather used to tickle her with the rolled-up newspaper strips, while making an "eek eek!" noise. My mum was so convinced that these newspaper strips were actually called eeks, that she described them, quite seriously, as such while taking the test for a Girl Guides badge, in which laying a fire was one of the required skills. Whether or not she received the badge, history does not relate, though apparently she gave the examiner a the best laugh they'd had all day.
Now that the stove is lit, it's beginning to feel an awful lot like winter, rather than just the chilly, damp, dark tail end of autumn. All we need is a stove-top kettle and some potatoes to roast in the hot ash, with maybe a snifter of Glühwein or a hot toddy when the nights really draw in, and we'll be set for a few months of hunkering down, staying cozy and generally going into semi-hibernation.


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Dogs bark for several reasons. Clearly is a form of communication for dogs, so they do not bark just annoy you. If you sit back and observe your dog, you realize that there are significant differences in the way they bark. This is because a dog barks for a reason.
It is quite normal for dogs bark when cars, strangers or other dogs around your house. They never fail to bark when someone at the door. This is their natural instinct to warn you that a person crossing the territory. Dogs are territorial by nature, so it is natural, they bark in defense of their territory - your home. If they feel has the potential threats to the territory, they have a more powerful bark. In fact, this protective instinct honing helps you protect your home and your family against all sorts of risks.
Dogs can also bark of fear or release some just do out of boredom. Dogs have more energy, so if they repent doing, they cast energy spent by barking. They can also bark of grief, and it is easy to spot this kind of bark because it only goes away when you turn them off for a walk or a little play in the garden.
Dogs bark even if they have a stake. This is coupled with a dog stretching and lowering the front part of his body with his hind legs raised as a sign that he was with the bark appears to music and pleasant.
Dogs bark at other dogs react to the neighborhood. You'll notice that when a dog a block down the street starts to bark, other dogs to react next. Or your dog may bark for your attention, as if he needs to take a pee outside. This type of bark usually with a little whining that the urgency of the need of the signals a dog.
If your dog barks all day endlessly, trying to determine the cause of excessive barking. It did not help the dog or scream even comforting her when she barks - it may even encourage further explained. Try a dog bark attention to whistle blow or a place, and when he stops cry, praise him. Usually dogs bark excessively because they do not get enough love and care. Give them a healthy dose of both and see your dog barks less.
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Computer Maintenance And Computer Forensics
This article is about Computer Maintenance And Computer Forensics. If you are interested in pursuing computer forensics training and a career in this field, you should also become an expert in basic computer maintenance tasks. By understanding what can go wrong when your computer is not properly maintained as well as knowing how to maintain a computer properly, you will be doing both yourself and your clients a favor.
One of the first steps to take when maintaining your computer is to install an excellent anti-virus software onto your computer. This will help protect and provide necessary security for your computer.
Next, pay attention to your computers temperature and make sure it does not overheat. If you find that your computer is running hot, it may be because of a problem with fan or lack of air circulation. Make sure necessary vents are not plugged or blocked, and if necessary, purchase a specialized cooling fan to rest your computer on to prevent overheating.
You should also do regular checks that your registry files are not corrupted. This can be checked with many anti virus software programs or you can download a registry checker as well for free. You may also want to check the fragmentation of your drive more generally as well.
You will want to make sure that your computer is optimized in terms of its settings. This includes such things as graphics quality settings. Make sure your computer uses the best settings for the kind of applications you usually use, but also that it is not set to too high a quality setting if this is not necessary.
Finally, treat your computer kindly. Make sure it is cleaned regularly, that you do not eat or drink while working on it (both food and drinks can do serious damage to your computer if it is accidentally dropped on or into the computer), that you shut it down properly when not in use and that you do not bang the computer about unnecessarily.
The above tips may seem like common sense, but you may be surprised how frequently these basics steps are ignored and how many people are unaware of the problems these actions (or inaction) can cause for their computers. To help clients care properly for their computers and avoid serious problems will save them a lot of time and money on repairs and data loss recovery, and also help inspire trust in them regarding your skills as a computer forensics specialist.


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There is a skate park a block from our house, and it is Jack's favorite thing to do with his dad. Teddy and I decided to tag along one day to see what it was all about.
Jack warms up by riding between Derek's legs. Then he will sit on the skateboard and ride around. Then once he gets brave he stands up and scoots along (usually holding Derek's finger). He's definitely a daredevil, but also knows his limits.
Here's a little video clip of them riding around.
I just love my not-so-little-anymore guy!


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Archive for October 2006
"Horrible Terrorists" To Remain In GTMO For Ever
http://today.reuters.com/ . . .
It appears that there was a press junket down to Guantanamo Bay last week that has given rise to a number of short stories in the press. My previous post is a case in point. How do I know this? Simple, the same phrase "… along the cactus and palm tree-lined shore …" crops up in all of the reports.
It's got to remind you of that time last year when newspapers in Iraq published direct quotes from interviews of several different Iraqi individuals done at different times of day and in different locations … and yet these Iraqis all managed to come up with identical phrasing, even though none of them were related. That, the Pentagon was later forced to admit, was all their doing. It was supposed to get the Pentagon's point of view across through the voices of the Iraq "man in the street".
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Preparations for GTMO Trials
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/ . . .
Construction Engineers for the military have been visiting Guantanamo earlier in the week to survey the prison camp in preparation for building courtrooms for military commissions and accommodations for trial lawyers. The Bush plan of action calls for military commissions for the 14 previously disappeared so-called al Qaeda terror suspects that have recently been discovered and fetched to GTMO – plus a further 60 or so longterm GTMO detainees that are actually considered to be guilty of something, though of what nobody is sure.
The trials may start sometime in the new year. But first there will have to be a considerble building effort to build as many as ten new courtrooms, plus housing for extra personel, plus services, power, water and sewage, roads and air-conditioning. The engineers are to submit their proposals to the Pentagon next week.
Brig. Gen. Edward Leacock, deputy commander of the joint task force that runs the facility holding more than 400 suspected terrorists, said the price tag could run into the "hundreds of millions."
"The logistics end of it will be pretty significant," Leacock said, referring to the cost and time needed to build the support infrastructure at the base, referred to as Gitmo.
"Gitmo does not have a Home Depot. The process of getting supplies and materials is a major operation. It takes a while to build things down here," he told reporters on a small boat shuttling across the waters that separate a U.S. naval base from the military detention centre.
Presently there is only one courtroom at GTMO and not a very big one at that. There is only room for one detainee to be tried at a time, and the Bush plan of action requires that there be room for several detainees to be tried together.
Congressonal staff are going to be transported down to GTMO in the coming weeks so that they may see for themselves the actual plots of land where the new courts will be built.


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Sunday, September 30, 2007
Dinner with Eijiro
I am so excited to have found Sushi Tomi, an authentic Japanese restaurant run by Japanese off of Castro in Mountain View. Their appetizers are like what we would get at izakaya in Japan -- hamachi kama (poached yellowtail head), grilled eggplant, ika natto (squid with fermented soybeans), ikura oroshi (salmon roe with grated daikon). Fantastic. Then we got the chef's choice sushi, which was very good. With a few beers, about $50 per person.
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I can't deal with how well my job is going. Normally the tech is hell and I'm there 9:30am to 11pm everyday. Today I was back at the apartment at 6:30pm. I'm not even convinced this is a real play anymore. Why aren't there more problems? Well, I shouldn't talk about this, it'll bring bad luck. I'm not superstitious in any way, shape, or form, except when it comes to theatre. It's just the nature of the beast.
Anyway I took the Logger up to the SoBro house on Thursday night. It was amazing, as expected. He actually had a good time, which I knew he would. My friends might be a little crazy, but they are wonderful people and they never fail to have a good time. We played this fun card game called Van Huesen. I'm not convinced it's actually a well known card game; I suspect the person who taught it to me made it up. Anyway it's a difficult game to explain, but it's not really a regular card game. There are no winners or losers, no score, no real structure. The cards are simply a way to get random numbers. It's a really great ice-breaker, and it's also fun to play with people you know really well. So anyway after a few rounds of watching us The Logger started to catch on and decided he wanted to take a turn. I couldn't believe it. Especially because one of the stipulations to him going up there was that I would not make him play any games. Anyway he really liked it and told me so on the way home, and then again the next day. If only it was a game that was actually fun to play with two people. But the point is, he liked my friends, they liked him, and he did not have the terrible time he thought he would have. As usual.
Tomorrow is a run-through in the morning and afternoon, then I get out early enough to watch the Oscars, which I probably won't do. Instead I think I'm going to buy a bunch of veggies and make stir fry in a pot (because we have no pans). Somehow this sounds about a thousand times more exciting to me than watching the Oscars. I have not been keeping up with the no gluten thing, though I wish I were. The problem is that I buy many of my meals when I'm at work, and not having gluten is hard when you're on a tight budget and eating out all the time. I've managed to keep the dairy restricted only to pizza though. The funny thing about dairy is that I enjoy it when I have it, but I never miss it when I'm not eating it. I hate being thought of as a picky eater, because I know I am not. Generally my rule is: if it doesn't have an animal product in it, I'll eat it. I'll even put up with a little green chile every now and again if I have to.
Being in New York has felt like a tropical vacation compared to Vermont. The temperature has rarely dropped below freezing and I can honestly say there were even times when I was uncomfortable because my feet were too hot. Serves me right for bringing Vermont winter socks to New York. That being said, I'm ready to get back to clean air and quiet. It's hard to get completely silent moments in New York, but they happen so often in Vermont, I guess I take advantage of them. I also miss my short commute to work in Vermont (going downstairs). However, I'm not at all sorry I came. I love working on top of a ladder; I find I'm most comfortable working perched on a Little Giant(as a side note, that 21' ladder I'm so fond of is $840), focusing Source Fours for Bradford.


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Vibe.com is doing an incredible job with their "Full Clip" series, in which they ask hip-hop's greats to talk about their careers and works. We all thought Redman's installment was pretty great, but mark my word: I don't think a single interview this year of any rapper or hip hop producer tops Shock G's installment of "Full Clip." The genius behind Digital Underground talks about everything and anything, from growing up in NYC during hip hop's infancy and moving to the Tampa Bay Area and discovering Parliament-Funkadelic, to Tupac's early days as a roadie, to the development of the concept behind Sex Packets, to doing bumps of coke with George Clinton in the studio. If the excerpts quoted after the jump do not convince you to read the entire piece, you just aren't ready for it.
But it was mainly based on my uncle Tony Red. He really talks like Humpty. He didn't know how to dress, but he was the coolest nigga in the world. He would walk up to girls and say the most stupid shit [laughs]. They would look at him crazy, but he would be like, [in the Humpty Hump voice], 'There must be something wrong with y'all, man…I'm Tony Red.' It wasn't until the day we shot the video and we were picking up party supplies that the whole idea for Humpty's nose came about. This store in Berkley had some bargain bin noses that were 99 cents each. One was a sharp nose, one was a pig nose and the others were some odd, brown Groucho Marx noses. I put it on and it was just so fucking hilarious to me. That was the birth of Humpy Hump.
We started studying the properties of ecstasy and LSD and what all the jargon was. We created a story where there was a professor at Stanford University who designed sex packets for astronaut travel so they could be sexually satisfied. The name of it was GSRA which stood for Genetic Suppression Release Antidote. We created this story that a powerful drug leaked into the streets of San Francisco and it was called sex packets on the street. Then on top of that, we went to Kinko's and made a serious looking pamphlet on how to use sex packets because it was dangerous and fucking people up [laughs]. We made thousands of those pamphlets and left them on the back of buses and at hospitals. After all that, it was Tommy Boy's idea to name the entire album after the 'Sex Packets' song.
At first I didn't want to disrespect him because I knew Pac was a serious MC. I didn't want to ask him to dance or be our roadie. I thought it was beneath him, but 2Pac calls me back and he's like, 'Hell yeah, nigga…I'll do that!' He never acted like he was a member of Digital Underground. We all felt like D.U. was a humorist band and Pac's message was very serious. But we had already been around the world with Pac on tour and he was ripping up the after parties when we passed the mic around. So we asked him to be on 'Same Song.' Even my mother saw that there was something special inside Pac. She walked over to me during the 'Same Song' video shoot and asked, 'Gregory, who is that right there?' She hadn't even heard of Pac yet. I'm like, 'Oh, that's 2Pac.' And she said, 'Watch him…he has that quality. I don't know what he sounds like. But he looks like he's a star.'
We go to meet him in Detroit…this is our God, our guru. George Clinton walks in the studio in the middle of the summer looking like a vagrant homeless person that crawled out from under a bridge [laughs]. His fatigues looked like they had been balled up and pulled out of the laundry; his shirt was dirty. And he smelled like he had been in those clothes for two or three days. And his hair…it was coming out of his ears, his nose; his beard was lopsided…it was all over the place. He had coke boogers in his beard!
Props to Vibe for making this happen and 'nuff respect to Shock G. and Digital Underground. — Thun
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Flagging down a cab in New York City can prove to be a tricky task, regardless of who you are. If you're a famous actor hoping to catch a ride, sometimes demanding fans can get in the way.
That's what happened recently to David Duchovny, much to one Twitter user's advantage.
A woman known as Sarah on Twitter posted the photo from inside a cab. The snap shows the X-Files star posing with two women as they take a shot on a cellphone in front of the cab. Duchovny is leaning forward in a black t-shirt, with his hand on the shoulder of a woman holding the camera and wearing a white dress, while her friend stands beside them clutching a purse. The cab driver's forehead is seen in the rearview mirror, as well as a $2.50 tab.
"We just stole David Duchcovny's cab while he was taking a selfie with someone," Sarah writes in the Tweet.
We just stole David Duchcovny's cab while he was taking a selfie with someone pic.twitter.com/IPvSjS3gZx
— Sarah (@ughsarahd) April 30, 2017
The post quickly spread, inspiring other users to chime in, but not exactly to scold Sarah for her rude behaviour.
@ughsarahd @BAKKOOONN He's driving a cab these days, huh
— Adam Steinbaugh (@adamsteinbaugh) May 1, 2017
@ughsarahd @round Cabnappers
— Jeremiah Warren (@jeremiahjw) May 1, 2017
@ughsarahd @thatbilloakley I have too much free time pic.twitter.com/I93nLQpNO6
— 30CLIP (@COONASSKIDCAJUN) May 1, 2017
@ughsarahd pic.twitter.com/vG7cADLHfq
— B()ris N()wa(k (@journalismbln) May 1, 2017
@ughsarahd @willmenaker He has a disease that makes him unable to control his urge for selfies. Shame on you! Kidding this is why America is already great.
— David Slavick (@davidslavick) May 2, 2017
@ughsarahd pic.twitter.com/0wtZX8FVUw
— ray ???? (@TegansGiraffe) May 1, 2017
Even former X-Files actor Mitch Pileggi got in on the fun.
Okay that's funny. https://t.co/2mLhTJXAW0
— Mitch Pileggi (@MitchPileggi1) May 1, 2017
The truth is out there: when it comes to catching a cab, there are no rules.


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Join us to celebrate the 4th Annual Insect Day at the Arboretum this Saturday, July 12 from 11 am to 10 pm. We will have exhibits from insect experts around the state including the Audubon Insectarium, LSU State Arthropod Museum, The Beetle Experience, USDA Forest Service, and a Forensic Entomologist. Primitive tool expert Andrew Barron will also be on hand to demonstrate flint-knapping. We will have a Guided Hike at 6:30 pm and when the sun goes down we will see what insects will come into our light stations around the Nature Center.
11:00 am- 5:00 pm Exhibits and crafts
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As well as leading retreats at some of our established retreat venues, I also run small seminars and retreats in Cambridge with Vijayamala, keeping numbers down to seven or eight people apart from us. These small numbers give us the opportunity to explore themes and practise together in a way tailored to your needs and interests, and to get to know you in more depth than is possible on a larger retreat.
We're taking a year out in 2017 from these small retreats, to concentrate on writing projects and leading larger retreats. (See our teaching schedules here.) We currently intend to start another round of retreats in 2018.
Whether you're a group or individual wanting to book or just to find out more, please feel free to contact us.
Booking and Other Practicalities
These weeks will be held in Cambridge with accommodation for 6 or 7 people in double rooms. Vijayamala has taken on mortgage costs in order to have enough space to run the seminars so there will be a facility charge of '¤200 per week. This is for the use of the facilities and food, but the teaching will be given on a dana (donation) basis. There may also be a non-residential option for locals or those who can find somewhere to stay locally, provided we have filled enough residential slots to cover the costs.
To book, or for further information, please email firstname.lastname@example.com. You will then be sent details about how to make a deposit (minimum £50) to secure your place.
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Basic Play Dough Recipe
1 cup plain flour
1/2 cup salt
2 tablespoons cream of tartar
2 tablespoons veg oil or scented oil- I used vanilla
1 cup water with added food colouring- I used pink and yellow mixed together to make orange for a pumpkin colour.
Put all the ingredients in a large saucepan and stir over a medium heat ...
...until the dough forms a ball.
Allow to cool then kneed until smooth.
|Store in an airtight container. Add glitter for some Halloween sparkle! We used green.
Grab your Halloween cookie cutters...
... and your play dough tools...
...and get creating!
Mo Mo loves to use her safety scissors to cut play dough and she uses her felt tip markers to draw on it too.


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Iditarod Names Joseph Redington, Jr., 2018 Honorary Musher
The Iditarod Trail Committee board of directors has named Joseph "Joee" Redington, Jr., the 2018 Honorary Musher. Redington passed away in August and was the oldest son of Joseph Redington, Sr., often called the "Father of the Iditarod."Read More
Amid Deep Cold on the Tanana, Iditarod Mushers Strategize – or Simply Endure
Nicolas Petit says the bitter cold of Alaska's interior could work to his advantage in keeping an early lead. But others are ready for overnight temperatures warmer than –40°.Read More
In Nenana, Mushers Report Soft Snow on Early Stretches of Iditarod Trail
Mushers made good time running to Nenana on Monday afternoon, despite soft snow on the Iditarod trail's alternate route from Fairbanks.Read More
Brent Sass Disqualified, As Top Mushers Reach The Yukon
2015 Yukon Quest champ Brent Sass is disqualified for having a two-way communication device, as top mushers in Iditarod 2015 reach the Yukon River.Read More
Update News: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Flood waters at Manley Hot Springs recede, wells contaminated; House adjourns special session; Gov. Parnell establishes AK National Guard Day; Anchorage toddler dies after being run over by minivan; 16-year-old pilot crashes Super Cub on take-off; Apaay Campbell and Stuart Towarak take home gold from State NYO.Read More
Update News: Monday, April 30, 2012
An Anchorage woman killed this morning after crashing her SUV into Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson entrance gate; Senate Finance Committee holds a special meeting to address high energy costs; 5 homes flooded, 20 more threatened at Manley Hot Springs; former director of Sitka's Southeast Alaska Indian Cultural Center pleads guilty to stealing more than $17,000 in federal funds; with heavy damage between Miles 22 and 26, emergency repairs to the Nome-Council Road are underway; Bethel plans a memorial park to honor Alaska Territorial Guard.Read More


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All hail the Youtube age.
Youtube's most subscribed makeup guru whose account have garnered more than 150 million views have not only caught Lancome's eyes, but also Forbes–one of the most trusted resources for senior business executives.
Here's what the pros had to say about our entrepreneurial RiceBunny:
When American art student Michelle Phan began posting beauty how-to tutorials on YouTube in 2006, she was just following her passion as she worked her way through art school. But it wasn't long before her unique videos had garnered hundreds of thousands of subscribers on YouTube, making her one of the most subscribed to YouTube "gurus" of all time. By 2009 she was able to quit her job as a waitress to focus on her videos and thanks to YouTube's revenue-sharing program, she was earning money.
But it didn't stop there–as Phan continued producing videos, showing step-by-step how to recreate wild makeup made famous by pop star Lady Gaga (which garnered 14 million views!), or how to get that "romantic valentine look," the tiny Vietnamese beauty began getting significant press, appearing in several major newspapers and magazines. And, in 2010 she scored a major career coup–she was hired by Lancome as its online video producer.
Other Youtube-bolstered stars mentioned on the list include the Beibster (my guilty pleasure), Princess Venetion, Fred Figglehorn (the speed talker), etc.


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Where Creative Souls Gather To Learn and Create
Creative Souls Academy is a place where one can learn a new craft or art skill with other creative souls. If you get a thrill when you think of ways to create cards, gift ideas, decorate or how to re-purpose something, then you must be a creative soul. If you would love to learn something new with other creative souls, then join the Creative Souls Academy for a class or two.
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_ Food Service Parent PortalAs a part of the Kalispell SD #5 Lunch Program, Helena Flats School will be able to use MealTime Online to provide the opportunity for you to make credit card deposits into your student's cafeteria account or view your student's purchase history via the internet. In addition, the web site allows you to create and submit Free and Reduced Price School Meal Applications.
Helena Flats School Office will continue to accept lunch deposits by cash or check only
To get started you will need your child's mealtime student #. This # can be obtained by calling the Helena Flats School Office @ 257-230l.
Go to www.mymealtime.com to set up your online account.
Create a MealTime Online profile:
Click on the "Create new profile" link and enter a Username and Password that you will use to login to MealTime Online. The Username and Password must be at least 6 characters. For example, Username: jsmith
Password: pty845
Login to your MealTime Online Account: Using the Username and Password that you created.
You will need your child's student # in order to add them to your account. PLEASE NOTE: Helena Flats School is found under KALISPELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Add your student: Click the Meal Account Deposit button. Click the Add Student link to add your student. This is where you will need the Student #.
Make a Deposit: Click on the "Make Deposit" link to make a deposit into a school account. There is a transaction fee for making deposits .
Check Balance: Click the Meal Account Deposit button. The account balance is above the student's name. To View payment and purchase history, click on the "View Details" link next to the student's name.
Create an online Application: Click the free & Reduced Application button and follow the wizard to create your application. You will need your student's first name and district ID number. You will receive notification regarding the determination of the application within 10 business days.


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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs
As a kid, Jacob formed a special bond with his grandfather over his bizarre tales and photos of levitating girls and invisible boys. Now at 16, he is reeling from the old man's unexpected death. Then Jacob is given a mysterious letter that propels him on a journey to the remote Welsh island where his grandfather grew up. There, he finds the children from the photographs–alive and well–despite the islanders' assertion that all were killed decades ago. As Jacob begins to unravel more about his grandfather's childhood, he suspects he is being trailed by a monster only he can see. Interspersed with photos throughout, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is full of plot twists, turns, and surprises. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. One of my all time favorite novels I've ever read. So clever and enthralling. The photos make the novel and story absolutely amazing! – Kathy Carter, Circulation


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Excellent...that's how my husband described this dish. Easy to prepare and very tasty. Will definitely make again!
I would like to try imitation crab meat instead. What would be the nutritional differences? Thanks! Dietitian comment: This change will decrease protein by 7 grms, decrease potassium by 190 mg, decrease phosphorus by 75 mg and increase sodium by 200 mg.
As a Bawlmer born & raised this is the best Maryland crab cake recipe ever. HON!
I used this as the basis for my Salmon Cakes rather than crab. So far, so good. Added chopped onion and plenty of cayenne. Will sprinkle with paprika after cooking.
I'm puzzled at the difference in protein content of this recipe compared to your other crabcake recipe. They both use 1# of crab and 1 egg. Moderator comment: Great question! I compared the analysis and the only difference is the type of crab meat. Crab cakes has 1 pound of snow crab meat and Maryland Lump Crab Cakes has 1 pound of lump backfin crab meat. Nine different types of crab meat in the database range from 4.15 to 6.72 grams of protein per ounce.
Outstanding recipe for our crab cake, enjoy making and freezing for the winter.
This is delicious and healthy
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When we're on the road, Lauren and I have usually made good choices about roadfood (either that, or else we're very lucky in that regard). I think yesterday our luck on that ran out (or at least, ran away from us).
On the way home from her friend Jenny's open house, we had hoped to stop off at Swagat, the Indian restaurant at the Zona Rosa mall complex on Barry Road. We both love that restaurant. Unfortunately, they were closed Sunday, as they were between their lunch buffet and dinner hours.
After grabbing a map of the mall to discover what restaurant choices we had available, we settled on a local Rib Crib, which appears to be an Oklahoma-based chain which is expanding in the Midwest. They had a special for all you can eat Burnt Ends, which we love but we're rarely able to get locally at Bubba's, so we ordered, expecting succulent, slightly crispy, BBQ.
What we got, we were a little embarassed by what we were served. After we walked out the door, I coined the phrase: "Dinty Moore beef BBQ", because that's what we had gotten: it looked like they had used the pre-cut, perfectly square roast beef chunks you normally see on salad bars, barely burned them, and then served them liberally doused with leftover BBQ sauce. The sides were good, especially the coleslaw. But we couldn't finish the meal, because the BBQ itself was the worst we had ever eaten.
We understand that they've won a lot of awards for BBQ in Oklahoma, so we'll reserve judgement on the whole chain, but last night's meal left us very glad that we have our local Bubba's.
Monday, March 12, 2007
Rib Crib, or The Worst BBQ We've Ever Eaten
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Next time you and Lauren are in Champaign, have her take you to "Lil' Porgy's"
Most delicious BBQ I've ever had.
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In yet another in a series of recent legal victories for wine consumers, a federal appeals court has paved the way for Michigan residents to begin ordering wines from out-of-state producers.
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Michigan's ban on direct-to-consumer wine shipments is unconstitutional, overturning a lower court's ruling in 2001 that upheld the state's liquor laws. Current Michigan regulations allow local wineries to ship to consumers' homes, but make it a misdemeanor for out-of-state wineries to send their products directly to Michigan residents. Those laws have "the effect of benefiting the in-state wineries and burdening those from out of state," wrote the court.
The lawsuit was filed in 2000 by 13 wine consumers, including wine writers Eleanor and Ray Heald, and a boutique California winery, Domaine Alfred. Their attorneys, Robert Epstein and James Tanford, argued that Michigan's system interfered with the free flow of interstate trade and therefore violated the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. They also argued that Michigan wineries were given greater access to customers and greater profits by allowing them to avoid wholesaler and retailer markups, while small out-of-state wineries could be shut out of the Michigan market entirely if they couldn't afford a wholesaler.
"We conclude that the regulations in question are discriminatory in their application to out-of-state wineries, in violation of the dormant Commerce Clause, and cannot be justified as advancing the traditional 'core concerns' of the Twenty-first Amendment," wrote the panel of three judges in their decision.
The U.S. District Court that first heard the case said that Michigan's regulations fell within its powers under the 21st Amendment, which repealed Prohibition and granted states the right to control the alcohol sales within their borders. That court said the shipping ban met the amendment's "core concerns" by ensuring the collection of taxes and preventing sales to minors. The appeals court disagreed, saying that the state failed to show that "no reasonable non-discriminatory means exists to satisfy these concerns."
"This is the second ringing endorsement this summer for the principles of antidiscrimination and consumer choice," said Tracy Genesen, legal director for the Coalition for Free Trade, a nonprofit organization that assists wineries and consumers with direct-shipping lawsuits. "The court confirmed that states do not have the right to discriminate against out-of-state wineries under the guise of the 21st Amendment."
Earlier this summer, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Texas' similar ban on interstate wine shipments. This week, the state decided not to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to take the case, and Texas opened its market to direct shipping.
Michigan has 14 days to request a rehearing from the appeals court, or 90 days from the date the judgement is entered to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case. Meanwhile, Michigan consumers are not yet free to receive direct shipments.
This fall, the number of states that allow interstate direct shipping will reach 26, with Texas following Virginia and North Carolina in opening up their borders in response to court rulings. In addition, the South Carolina legislature recently passed a law allowing direct shipping. The Coalition for Free Trade is still working on pending cases in Florida and in New York, where oral arguments in appeals court are scheduled for next week. Consumers recently filed lawsuits in New Jersey and Ohio; those are being handled by the Michigan plaintiff's lawyers, Epstein and Tanford.
For a complete overview and past news on the issue of wine shipments, check out our package on The Direct Shipping Battle.
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Even though this situation lends itself to many variables which are interpretable and may side on either the student or the CCPD office, I would like to bring up a few points which have not been addressed on prior postings.
1) Did the officer utilize CCPD issued equipment which require disposable charge cartridge replacements?
2) If so, did the CCPD pay for the replacement cartridge on the Taser gun that was used while the "Off Duty" Policeman was "moonlighting"?
3) What does the Charter School Board Policy state as far as corporal and/or physical punishment on students by school faculty?
4) Did we not do away with "shock therapy" in prior historical events namely Adolph Hitler and his experimentations with humans?
5) Before the student was provoked, was the student causing harm to himself or anyone else?
6) As some have stated that there were witnesses, I would pose the question why were the witnesses not given the "taser treatment" to redirect them out of the same area?
7) As a part time employ, the CCPD on site should have to abide by all educational rules and regulations. If a CCPD officer is not informed or properly trained in the Texas State Board of Educators guidelines, then he/she should not even be on a School Campus.
8) It was mentioned that the CCPD was dispatched, did the officer make a special trip to the school or was the officer in the school already? Who dispatched the officer?
9) Where is the surveillance video to protect the Students/Faculty?
10) As an educator, I am really taken back by the fact that School District Employees are mandated to not so much as even touch a student, but a part- time contract security employee can determine at will to taser a student who doesn't bow down before him. Is this the United States of America?
11) Was the officer truly threatened or was he/she wanting to get the taser use up as this was a current issue in the news last week?
12) Has the Charter School notified in writing to the students and the parents of the students attending that charter school that the Tasers are permitted on campus and the use of Tasers are permitted under the Charter Schools Board policy as a use of force and under what conditions that use of force is appropriate?
13) Has a taser ever been used in CCISD campus on a minor student? Why or why not?Who was Rodney Kings Lawyer?
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"It's not just a couple of bad seeds. It's a pervasive attitude that you can get away with it, where they feel like they're above it and right now I think they are," Gale said. "I probably get three calls a day regarding complaints about CCPD."
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Instructional Strategies – ADLT 603 – Post 7
Last year when I was doing a team teach project I had heard of Vella's four I's – Inductive, Input, Implementation, Integration – from some of my teammates who had taken Instructional Strategies that year, but I didn't quite get it. Dr Carter gave us a further intro to Vella with her presentation of the basic concepts and then the practical activity of "preparing a Thanksgiving meal". The inductive part for me connects with what others refer to as prior knowledge or experience. I find this helps to bring learners into an active and engaged state, if done thoughtfully and well. Then putting it into practice – testing the new ideas out. And then having the learners consider how they will integrate the new knowledge.
Actually, it's interesting to consider another model for instruction or learning. From my prior connection with my colleague who was actively involved in experiential learning when it came out 20-30 years ago, I have leaned towards the experiential model. I have conducted quite a few learning events with this in mind, but I still don't think I fully grasped the process.
The experiential approach basically centers around Kolb's model [concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization, & active experimentation] or a variation thereof. It was also fascinating to learn about brain function and adult learning. This the part that was interesting to me was how the neuroscientist, Jim Zull, proposed that the brain learns by "gathering, reflecting, creating, and testing." This corresponds to Kolb's model (Taylor, 2006).
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I can see Vella's model is somewhat different from the experiential model. Some of the elements seem are the same although named differently and in a different sequence. I'm not sure which I prefer. I think I'll have to explore more of Vella's approach. I think by seeing different models, it helps me to develop an overall sense of some key elements or factors involved in learning. One key factor is to consider how learners make meaning and give them the opportunity and situations that allow the meaning making process to connect with their prior knowledge and experience, bring in new knowledge, put it into action, and reflect on the whole process (in one order or another).
This above saying really rings true for me. It's a great summation of adult learning principles!
Taylor, K. (2006). Brain Function and Adult Learning: Implications for Practice. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education,110, p.71-85. DOI: 10.1002/ace.221


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"Overnight the value of the Pound to their global peers is less. And to rub salt into the wounds, most folks who voted no would do well to peer into their pension funds. They would see the value, in Pound terms, has diminished significantly too. Stocks in the UK took an almighty pasting Friday, perhaps … Continue reading Still stEUpid
"As expected, the JSE has opened down 5%. Stocks with big exposure to the UK are taking big heat. Brait is down 15%, Bidcorp down 10% and Steinhoff is down 10%. I bet you guys like Brian Joffe, John Gnodde and Marcus Jooste are salivating at the opportunities presenting themselves. So you should you, so … Continue reading Brexsh*t
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"Anyhow, there is no use wondering or speculating, let the vote happen first in nine days time and let us see the outcome of it. The upshot of this all is a spike in gold, a rush at already depressed yields. And like we said, a sell off in riskier assets, including equities, the stuff … Continue reading Smitten with Britain


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Justin Trudeau's right hand man Gerald Butts went on attack on Facebook, criticizing independent columnist Bruce Anderson for a pretty ho-hum column about the Harper budget.
Butts blasted Anderson for "criticizing his own party in public." Except Anderson says he's not an "official Liberal" so what's Butts' problem? Isn't this freak out a bit weird? Is it a threat? What does this say about Butts' mindset — and about the man he works for? Is this the tone we can expect if Trudeau ever becomes PM?


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So, sunday came... and sunday went... without so much of a tremor. Well, there was a very, very windy storm last night, which reminded me of the prophecy and made my hairs on the back on my neck stand on its end, but no tsunami.
Now what? What will happen to that pastor's credibility? What about the church's members? Goes to show you cannot put God in a box and expect Him to do things our way, and that's good. Why? If we are to get what we deserve, there will be no mercy, grace and the cross. The cross is a reminder that its a good thing God did not listen to some of us, that His sovereignity is still supreme. That is truly something to thank God for everyday.


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This was lunch by request. Maisie said she wanted chocolate circles and chocolate brownie. I did convince her to add some dried cherries, pineapple and papaya.
The two bite brownies that have been in Maisie's lunch for the past number of days are not home made. I have made them in the past using a silicon mini-muffin pan but I find them a pain to make so I generally just purchase them.


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All the latest Chelsea news including the transfer rumour linking Tottenham Hotspur with Mohamed Salah.
Tottenham Hotspur are linked with Chelsea attacker Mohamed Salah, according to the latest transfer news.
The Egyptian is a fringe player in Jose Mourinho's first team plans having started six games with five substitute appearances since transferring from FC Basel, with only one cameo appearance made in the Premier League to date.
Renowned for his pace, shooting, ability to dispossess an opponent and his anticipated upward career trajectory due to his ability, Salah could prove a handful for full backs in years to come, yet faces an arduous task in breaking into the regular starting XI at Stamford Bridge due to the competition for places in the final third.
The Express report that Tottenham Hotspur believe a starting bid of £13 million in the January transfer market could tempt Chelsea into releasing the player, as Lilywhites boss Mauricio Pochettino is "keen to add to his attacking options."
The club's injury situation, meanwhile, has been given an update.
Midfielder Ramires is currently sidelined due to injuring his hip abductor but assistant coach Steve Holland explained that it is only "a minor injury" and it will be reviewed in the coming days.
Prolific penalty-box predator Diego Costa has long been plagued by hamstring problems but the Brazil-born Spaniard may be getting a clean bill of health as even though he has "discomfort", he is beginning to "feel better."
He told IBTimes: "I'm working to get the best physical condition soon. The games we have now, almost every three days, will help me to get fit."


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text: Forgive me in advance, but I will often revisit favorite subjects and places. One of them is Taylor's St. James Episcopal Church, a beautiful structure at the corner of 7th and Main Street. Leaving the library this evening, I was compelled to take another photo. The play of light and shadow on its north-facing facade is soothing, at least to yours truly.


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I also like sample sales and thrift stores and makeup and jewelry and home decor.
Feel free to send me samples to review or giveaways for my readers!
It will be fun, I promise. You can also get me things, I like that.
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My sizes:
Dress: 4 or 6
Tops: 4, small,
Bust: 32D
Pants: 6, 8 med
Shoes: 7
Ring: 5
My favorite things:
Clothes with animals on them
New makeup products
Nail polish
Wedge boots and shoes
Spinel, emerald, seed pearls, black pearls, iolite
Filigree jewelry
Technology and electronics organizers
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1) "Dolls," prose poems by Tom Whalen (Caketrain Press, 2007). Whalen's "Dolls" is at once both infinitely creepy and saturated with a strange kind of sadness. The dolls that inhabit these prose poems terrify you at the same time they make you want to pick them up and hold them.
2) "Shutter Island," a novel by Dennis Lehane (William Morrow, 2003). The basis for a feature film of the same name released in February, I picked this one up as research for an interview I'm conducting in a week or so with Lehane in preview of a reading he's giving in my area. The book goes pretty much exactly where you think it's going to, but Lehane's great talent is in keeping you reading regardless. The dream sequences are fantastic.
1) "during my nervous breakdown i want to have a biographer present ," poems by Brandon Scott Gorrell (Muumuu House, 2009). There are some interesting lines here, but the only thing I really liked about this book was the lack of page numbers. Seriously: I tend to be slightly OCD when it comes to making sure the page numbers are truly consecutive every time I turn a page, and Gorrell's book at least took that out of the equation.
2) "Just Before the Black," a short story by actor James Franco (in the current issue of Esquire). This short is presumably from Franco's first story collection, "Palo Alto," which will be released in hardcover by Scribner in October. I like Franco as an actor. He's great. But if this story is any indication of his capacity for writing, I'll pass on his written work in the future.
I can forgive Franco, for instance, for calling the building the narrator is sitting outside "tan" in paragraph two, then calling it "beige" in paragraph six, but in graph six when he writes, "The building is beige, but the shadows make it shadow-color," he loses me altogether. "Shadow-color"? That's just lazy writing. Was the sky sky-color? Was the car car-color?
Actually, we find that out in the trainwreck that is paragraph five, where he describes the car using the phrases "Grandpa's old blue boat" and "Grandpa's blue machine" within a handful of words of each other. We get it: It's Grandpa's car and it's blue.
Then we have graph seven, where Franco writes, "Joe smokes. His window is all the way down, and he breathes his smoke out the black gaping gap." A "gaping gap"? Maybe it's just me, but I usually assume a gap is gaping without having to be told. The phrase reads like a Dr. Seuss lyric.
1) "How to Take Yourself Apart / How to Make Yourself Anew," prose poems by Aaron Burch (PANK Press, 2010). I say prose poems, but they could be flash fiction. Whatever. Unfortunately, this collection had two strikes against it before I even started reading: 1) It's a perfect-bound square, a structure that for me is always aesthetically annoying and always makes me feel like I'm reading a "Mr. Men" book; and 2) Why does the title say "Anew"? Why not just "New"? I realize "Anew" hearkens back to the "Apart," but it sounds clunky. Anyway, I liked the middle section of the three, but the other two did nothing for me. I'm mixed on this one.
2) "Wolf Parts," short fictions by Matt Bell (Keyhole Press, 2010). I usually dig Bell's work (what I've read of it), but not this one. I pre-ordered it through Bell's site and received an instant audio download, which I couldn't even get halfway through listening to before canceling my order for the book. It's not the writing; the writing is fine. It's the subject matter. It's billed as a "dark, fragmentary retelling" of "Little Red Riding Hood," and it is that, but it also touches on what to me sounds like child sexual abuse, which I don't really want on my bookshelf. If you can get past said issues with the subject matter, however, it's probably a decent read.


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Mythology in American Education: A Guide to Constructive Confrontation. 1970 White House Conference on Children, Report of Forum 8. (Working Copy).
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC.
Forum 8 is concerned with obstacles to educational reform which are based on obsolete myths. Forum members urgently advocate alternatives to the traditional public school approach. Since the idea that there is "one best way" to educate is one of the myths, reform must be fluid enough to accommodate individual student style, attitude, and readiness. This report proposes such reform and includes: (1) a brief analysis of the content of several myths considered; (2) an explanation of the educational consequences of maintaining the status quo based on those false assumptions; (3) a look at the evidence which undermines the myth's validity; and in some cases (4) consideration of possible alternatives. Encouraging a variety of alternative educational models, the forum recommends new public school systems independent of state and local regulations, open education approaches, open enrollment policies, and cross-age classroom patterns. With parents and teachers joining together, existing regulations and requirements must be suspended to provide sufficient autonomy for experimentation. The report includes an appendix of the myths discussed and an extensive bibliography of references used. (Author/AJ)
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Been a wild week. I got an infection, blood counts plummeted, doctor wants to do a transfusion, which grosses me out. There's just something about having someone else's blood in me...who are they? Did they wash their hands after using the restroom? I need to convince the doctor tomorrow to wait a day until my next blood test on Friday and then go from there. I'll see if she will go for that.
Then in between the health crisis I have my big benefit concert I am
producing/co-sponsoring at work....Dracula the New Musical! Much running around getting stuff for the VIP reception, making flower arrangements, getting sponsors, creating ads, creating all the graphics for the program and on and on. Somehow having a low blood count is starting to make a lot more sense. Wasn't that a bat I saw fly by my window last night?Source URL: http://threemoonsevolving.blogspot.com/2008/10/dracula-and-blood-transfusions.html
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* Audrey's getting (a little) more successful with her potty training. This makes me happy! I'm planning on working at the church preschool this fall. She's coming too IF she's potty trained... and SHE WILL BE!!!!
* The girls aren't big into posing for pictures right now. Here's what I got the last time I asked them to take a picture together.
* We're having dinner with friends tonight. I'm just supposed to bring dessert. I wish I had my sister-in-law's cake making/decorating skills, but I don't. (HEY AMY!) I wound up making 3 different easy desserts (marshmallow treats, chocolate covered pretzels, and chocolate peanut butter bars) and I'm hoping that will suffice.
* The girls surprised me over the weekend and willingly pet a little lamb. (sorry the pic is bad) Yes, when the lamb actually looked Audrey's way she cried with fear **BUT** at least she pet it. That's progress for us!
* Matt and I watched Shutter Island the other night. It was just the right amount of scary for me. Enough for me to freak out a few times during the movie, but not so much to keep me up for half the night.
* Julia's really into getting in the swimming pool floatie free. She loves the fact that she can hang out in the shallow end and still touch the ground. She's even started swimming on her own for 6 or 7 kicks, although Jules doesn't use her arms just yet. We also need to work on dog-paddling, but she's doing such a good job! It's so sweet to see the look of pride/confidence on her face when she comes up from the water.
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i test drive Toyota Vios last weekend and ..........
my conclusion is...
well, perhaps i am not getting it.
I want a car which give me..
1.) Solid feeling
2.) Concentrated engine ( meaning once i press the gas, i need to feel the power is concentrated..not necessary need to be a very expensive car, i got the feeling when i drove my sis's myVi...too bad, myVi is not "man" enough.. i want a macho car, whom can protect me..hehee)
3.) needless to say... a "Macho" + "handsome" outlook
4.) mm, it can be cute too. ( such as Smart for two-brabus)
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This was our third year of weekend family camp. One of these summers, we may actually do a full week in the summer. The kids would love it. It really has turned into a spring tradition that is very special for our family and it started the first spring that Selah and Bella came home.
We did African drumming and dancing. Selah was by far the youngest dancer, but did incredibly well following the directions. The rest drummed, other than Julia who took a shift of each.
My favorite is the time at the lake boating and fishing. My favorite lake picture is of James and Tori in a canoe, but it won't load.
|JD and the littles waiting for the paddle boat
|Selah wanted to steer and did a pretty decent job
The theme this year was Superheroes -
This was during the Superhero obstacle course where I was peacefully painting the "family" craft with only the help of two kids.
The big event for our family was the rock wall. It was closed last year, so it was the first time that a few of the kids even attempted it.
|James on right
|Elijah on right
|Selah preparing
|Julia on left and Bella on right
|Ben makes it look easy
My seven little heroes.
As we pack out our cabin, the kids always enjoy the tire swing. It seems to take us longer to pack and there is seldom much competition at this late point.


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Hi, I'm Nathan
I'm a Software Generalist at Public Studio in San Francisco with previous experience at Facebook and Dropbox. My primary area of interest is how technology shapes interactions and amplifies potential. If you'd like to know more, here's a brief about and some side-projects I play around with.