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HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England - Yale's elite eight and senior eight both won titles on the final day of the Henley Women's Regatta on the Thames River. The elite eight captured the Sports Council Cup by defeating the Leander Club, Britain's under-23 national team, by three-quarters of a length. The Bulldogs' time of 4 minutes, 40 seconds on the 1,500-meter course was a new Henley record. The senior eight cruised to a two-and-three-quarters length victory over Agecroft to win the GP Jefferies Cup. The Bulldogs finished in 4:57.
In the elite eight for Yale were coxswain Berkley Adrio, Taylor Ritzel, Cara Dermody, Tess Gerrand, Maren McCrea, Caroline Nash, Christina Person, Alice Henly and Christine Glandorf. The Bulldogs advanced to the final by beating the Thames Rowing Club by two lengths in 4:50 earlier on Sunday.
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The Yale elite four with coxswain of Mia Kanak, Emily Matykiewicz, Allix Wilde, Armine Afeyan and Dara Dickson lost in the semifinals by a length to Nottingham Minerva, which went on to win the Copas Cup.
The elite four without a coxswain of Lauren Richards, Rebecca Nadal, Lee Glandorf and Alexandra Thompson also fell in the semifinals. The Vesta Rowing Club topped the Bulldogs by a little over a length.
Yale's elite eight will remain in England to participate in the Henley Royal Regatta from July 1-5. The three other boats are done for the season.
The team celebrated the victories and the end of the season with a three-hour dinner cruise on the Thames.
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For the same God who said, "Out of darkness let light shine," has caused his light to shine within us, to give the light of revelation—the revelation of the Glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ (2 Cor 4:6)
Christ is light. He is the light that gives range and depth to our vision. He is also, in his fully realized consciousness, the eyes with which we see the Father in the divine perspective.
Without his light our vision would be tied to the partial dimension and our spirit could not soar above itself into the infinite liberty and crystal clarity of the unified state. Our consciousness would, however wonderful, remain an observer on the periphery, . . .unfulfilled by union with his consciousness, uncoordinated with his Body. . . ...
But the light that transforms our weakness, that makes our limitations the crucible in which his power is brought to perfection, has been freely given, poured into our heart as the pure effulgence of the Father, for Christ is the radiance of the Father.
The light we need to empower our vision is not less than this radiance, the glory of God itself. . .
For those of us humbly treading the pilgrimage of prayer into this experience of light, this is the only fundamental knowledge we need. . . . (The Present Christ, pp. 15-160
After Mediation, from UNSEEN RAIN : Quatrains of Rumi, by John Moyne and Coleman Barks (Putney, VT:1986) p. 11.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT started its men's basketball season in the same fashion as a year ago, taking their neighbors along the Charles River, Harvard University in a game that was an exhibition on the MIT schedule and a regular season game on the Harvard slate. MIT came out strong with a 10-0 run to start the game, but Harvard eventually came back after its slow start to claim a 69-54 win. Senior Mitchell Kates (Colts Neck, N.J.) led all scorers with 20 points for the Engineers.
After a slow start during which both teams turned the ball over on their first two possessions it was MIT that struck first. Kates hit a runner and then picked up a steal and drove the floor to give the Engineers a 4-0 lead two minutes in. Senior James Burke (Scotch Plains, N.J.) and Kates then hit back-to-back treys that completed the 10-0 MIT run over the first four and a half minutes.
After struggling on offense to start the game, Harvard got on the board on a pair of free throws from Christian Webster, who then hit another shot to cut the deficit to six. The Crimson kept the defensive pressure on the Engineers and went on a 14-0 run to erase the MIT advantage. Jonah Travis started it with a jumper at the 11:51 mark and a pair of Wesley Saunders free throws put Harvard up 20-12 with six and a half minutes left in the half.
MIT got back in it after a three-pointer from Kates and a hoop from senior Will Tashman (Atherton, Calif.) brought the Engineers back within three. From there the two teams played evenly down the stretch. Harvard pushed its led lead up to nine with 2:24 left on a three-pointer from Laurent Rivard, but Burke answered on the other end and a nice scoop shot by sophomore Dennis Levine (Weston, Conn.) in the final seconds brought MIT within five at 31-26 at the half.
Harvard opened some breathing room at the start of the second half, getting four points from Kenyatta Smith as part of a 6-2 spurt that allowed the Crimson to build a 39-28 lead over the first three minutes of the half. MIT answered the run with a pair of Kates free throws and a three-point play by sophomore Matt Redfield (Los Altos, Calif.) that pulled MIT back to within six at 39-33 with 16:44 to play.
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For 9-year-old Anya, who lives in the small Belarus town of Logoisk, the word "family" has varied definitions. She first lived with her biological mother and then in a foster home, and now she has begun a relationship with her biological father.
Anya's biological mother could hardly meet her daughter's basic needs; often, she was left alone and hungry while her mother was out. The girl never knew her biological father, as her mother prohibited him from visiting Anya. She moved to a children's home after her mother lost custody.
In the children's home, Anya was very shy. She was lonely, missed her mom and dreamed that one day she would have a real family.
In 2012, ChildFund, which has been operating in Belarus since 1993, began a media campaign with the Logoisk Socio-pedagogic Center to increase the number of foster and adoptive parents. The "Warm the Heart of a Child" campaign was made possible by the USAID-funded Community Services to Vulnerable Groups program. Local media, state agencies and businesses provided support.
The campaign featured pictures and details about real children from Logoisk. Anya's biological father saw the calendar with Anya's photo at a local doctor's office. Eventually, he located Anya and began visiting her in the children's home. The visits were a big step forward, as it's a commonly held opinion in Belarus that contact with birth parents can emotionally harm a child in foster care.
However, Anya's foster mother is an alumna of Parent Resources for Information, Development, and Education (PRIDE) training held by ChildFund. Through PRIDE, she understood the crucial role of the biological family in the life of a child and encouraged Anya's father's visits. The PRIDE model is revolutionary for Belarus as it is helping break down long-held stereotypes.
"I supposed that it's important for a child to have contacts with biological family, but I used to hear from other foster parents that it would be traumatizing for a foster child," Anya's foster mother said. "PRIDE trainings assured me that family connections are essential to the child, and I was provided with instruments on mediating contacts with the birth family."
Anya's father, with the support of her foster mother, applied for family reunification and succeeded. Anya recently rejoined her father at home.
Other foster children from Logoisk have seen positive action by their biological parents, who have undertaken treatment for alcohol abuse and comprehensive rehabilitation to regain their parental rights after learning that their children might be adopted by others.
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A geek in a virtual world
Hi all. My name is Dannette Veale and I work in Corporate Events here at Cisco. Let me start by stipulating I am not super-technical like my fellow virtual worlds bloggers, who should have capes and related insignia to indicate their super hero status :-)However I am a geek, always have been and always will be I am proud to say. Specifically I am a science fiction/cyberpunk/anime/gaming geek; so virtual worlds are right up my alley of interests.At Cisco, I am tasked with programming virtual events in networked virtual environments-so virtual events for all you readers to learn from and enjoy, hopefully. Much of my work time is spent on Cisco's islands in Second Life as Dannette CiscoSystems.I get these types of questions/comments a lot:1) Why does Cisco pay me to play?2) Why would I participate in a virtual event instead of a webcast or forum? 3) Why would I use this virtual thing? You got to be kidding me-maybe my kids but not me!My responses are usually something like:1) Why does Cisco pay me to play?1a) Second Life (and most virtual worlds for that matter) is not necessarily a game. I game a lot: MMORPG (Wow), Console (Lego Star Wars is my current addiction, all though Resident Evil for the Wii is a serious contender) and PC (Pyschonauts being one my favs right now) so I now of what I speak. The key difference with games is they have clear objective you are supposed to accomplish where as most virtual worlds are open ended user driven experiences. Sure you can game in them but that is up to you, not part of the system. Cisco pays me to program virtual events because we believe that networked virtual environments offer an exciting and rich collaboration experience.2) Why would I participate in a virtual event instead of a webcast or forum? 2a) In this day and age do we really do one thing instead of another? I know I for one use all types of communication methods for learning as well as disseminating information out. However, there are intrinsic differences between the live webcasts, forums, and virtual events Cisco offers. — Live webcasts allow immediate Cisco to you/you to Cisco but 'walls' exist between you and your fellow peer attendees. However they are very easily accessed anytime, anywhere. — Forums allow for peer to peer but not in real time. However the discussion can be on going and have hundreds of contributors to a single entry.– Virtual events combine the best of both; real time Cisco to you/you to Cisco as well as peer to peer. Also, virtual events enable you to do things you may not be able to do in real life events. For example I can provide a heads up display (HUD) to virtual event attendees, which when worn enables them to have text based chat translated on the fly into their native language. However, virtual events usually require an application download, some amount of ramp up for the user to get comfortable with the UI and usually have to limit the number of attendees to the event.3) Why would I use this virtual thing? You got to be kidding me-maybe my kids but not me!3a) This is the same rhetoric folks gave me about webcasts back in the day but we all know that isn't true today don't we? So why use virtual now-I am not sure how to explain it scientifically but there is something about interacting with an avatar in a graphically rich environment that acts as a catalyst for creative thinking."Thinking outside of the box" just happens more naturally it seems. I know this sounds a bit cliche and maybe nuts but I have confidence that there are smart people out there doing research right now on this very subject.To quote a character from Rudy Rucker's novel Mathematicians in Love: "Crazy means illogical. I'm logical. Therefore I'm not crazy. Note that a system can be at the same time logical and unpredictable."Looking for feedback from all you logical yet unpredictable readers. Comments, critique, general assessment, virtual event requests, or whatever strikes your fancy!
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Hi Nigel,Thanks for the feedback.Shoot me an email (firstname.lastname@example.com) and we can discuss your request. FYI I have presented many times on virtual worlds and the benefits of leveraging them in an Enterprise space to customers at our user conference, Networkers at Cisco Live!Best,Dannette
Hi,Interesting article - just wondering do you or any of your colleges ever give presentations to corporates on how to leverage virtual worlds such as second life in the enterprise. I think we would be interested in something like this.regards,Nigel
Good to see you blogging finally Dannette!


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Former Arsenal winger Jerome Thomas has made the move to newly-promoted Crystal Palace.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – James Jones had a simple message for his team prior to Saturday's game at Harvard.
"I told them it was time for us to win [at Harvard]," said Jones, The Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach of Men's Basketball. "We are ready."
Jones then watched as the Bulldogs went out and executed nearly flawlessly. Yale shot 51.2 percent from the field, held Harvard to 39 percent and controlled the glass en route to a 74-67 victory before a stunned capacity crowd of 2,195 at Lavietes Pavilion.
The Bulldogs snapped Harvard's 20-game home winning streak, which was the sixth longest in all of Division I.
Justin Sears and Armani Cotton both posted double-doubles. Sears finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds, while Cotton added 13 points and 10 rebounds. Javier Duren scored 15 points.
"This is great," said Sears, who was 6-of-11 from the field and 9-of-10 from the foul line, including several big ones down the stretch that helped seal the win. "We came into the weekend with high expectations. Every one really bought into the game plan, and we came together."
Yale had lost its last four games at Lavietes. A couple, though, were close, including a three-point loss last year in a game Sears missed with an injury.
The win moved the Bulldogs (11-9, 5-1 Ivy) into a first-place tie with Harvard (18-4, 5-1 Ivy).
Yale, which has won four straight, led for a majority of the game. Harvard's last lead was 23-22 with eight minutes left in the first half. The Bulldogs responded with an 11-3 run and didn't trail the rest of the way.
The Crimson pulled within one on a Wesley Saunders' three-pointer with one minute left in the first half, but Jack Montague answered with a three of his own and Yale had a 39-35 lead at the intermission.
The Bulldogs kept the pressure on in the second half. A jumper from Sears increased the advantage to 10 five minutes in. Harvard made a couple of runs, but Yale responded every time.
Cotton hit a big three-pointer with eight minutes left after the Crimson had pulled within three, and Greg Kelley made a trey to stretch the lead to nine with six minutes left.
"We stayed composed," Sears said. "Everyone played defense and rebounded."
Yale also made its free throws, hitting 9-of-10 in the final 1:14, to seal the victory. Sears was 6-of-6.
The Bulldogs finished 24-of-29 (82.8 percent) from the line in the game.
The Bulldogs also got contributions from a number of sources. Montague played 21 minutes with Duren getting into early foul trouble and had six points and two assists.
"Jack was really tremendous," Jones said. "He's playing with a lot of confidence."
In all, Yale got 16 points from its bench and also received solid defensive play from the reserves.
"It's sometimes hard to get contributions from the bench on the road, but tonight we did," Jones said.
Added Sears, "Our bench was great. Greg [Kelley] made a big three, Jack came in and controlled the tempo. "
NOTES: Yale was dominant on the glass, outrebounding Harvard 37-24… The Bulldogs swept the Dartmouth-Harvard road trip for the first time since the 2007-08 season… Yale is 5-1 in Ivy play for the second time in the last three years. The 2011-12 team also won five of its first six league games. Prior to that, the Bulldogs hadn't started 5-1 since the 2006-07 season… The Bulldogs are back home next weekend, hosting Penn on Friday at 7 p.m. and Princeton on Saturday at 6 p.m.


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Some of the Randomdata people have the idea to start selfsupporting power for Randomdata. RDSSPS means: RandomData Self Supporting Power System.
The basic steps in the process (for now) are:
- experiment with solar power
- Order some solard cells (done)
- Order a charger (done)
- Get a battery for testing (done, 7ah 12v)
- experiment with wind power
- Get a wind turbine (arrived)
- Build the wind turbine (60%)
- Connect the wind turbine to the battery system
- Create usage systems
- LED Light for the bench (LED's are inhouse)
- Inverter for 220 usage (inverter is inhouse)
- Monitoring
- Hook it up to the space Arduino
After this testing face we probably learned a lot, next step: build a production system
Wind turbine
By using the kit of Windstufnow.com (http://www.windstuffnow.com/main/3phase_turbine_kit.htm) we started to play with wind energy.
Currently we are building the turbine, the it looks promising.
Power storage
- Wind turbine kit: http://www.windstuffnow.com/main/3phase_turbine_kit.htm
- The solar cell's, 5v 1,3W : http://ledsee.com/index.php/new-products/1-x-13w-5v-solar-cell-detail
- Battery charger: http://www.steca.com/index.php?Steca_Solsum_F_en


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Drizzle 2 and 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil into a round 10 or 12 inch baking pan (I used a 10 inch springform pan) and spread it to coat the bottom of the pan. Put the flour on a plate and pat both sides of the squash slices in it. Make a slightly overlapping layer of slices in the baking pan. Trickle the tiniest bit of olive oil over this layer; then repeat the layering and oiling until you have used up all the squash -- you should have four or five layers.
Mix a little salt into the tomato sauce (taste first and make sure extra salt is needed!) and dot here and there over the top of the squash. Put into the oven and bake for about 50 minutes, until the bottom is sizzling and the top is turning quite golden. Scatter the oregano over the top, crushing it between your fingers.
Sprinkle with the mozzarella and return to the oven for 5 or 10 minutes, until the cheese melts and browns slightly. I broiled for a touch at the end to brown the cheese.
Cool a little before serving in wedges like pizza.


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This event has been canceled. Stay Strong, Stay Healthy (Session 3 of 11)
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The ten week Stay Strong Stay Healthy course is a moderate intensity, progressive exercise program that includes strength and balance training and is designed to improve muscle strength, dynamic balance, and flexibility.
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A message from the CLC department:
To assure your experience at Chicago-Kent College of Law is a positive one, the Center for Law and Computers is available to assist you with your computer and technical questions and concerns. You can reach a member of our staff by calling (312) 906-5300 (6-5300 house phones)
or sending an email to email@example.com. We are located in suite 540 if you would like to stop by our offices.
FAQ and Help Links
How to transfer your existing Chicago-Kent e-mail to your new alumnae/i account
Note - All alum account quota limit is 50MB, system notifies users when quota reaches 9MB. Please delete all unwanted emails prior to transferring your emails.
Note - This process moves your email messages from your Kentlaw account to your alum account, keeping a copy or removing them from the Kentlaw Account as selected. If you have more emails in your account than your alum account quota will allow, it will download emails till your quota has been filled, and it will leave the remaining on Kentlaw Account.
Note - If you fill your mail quota on the alum account, you will not be able to receive messages. It is suggested that delete messages you don't need anymore.
* To transfer your email messages you must perform the following steps:
To download your kentlaw account emails that are in your inbox subfolders to your alum mailbox move all the emails from the subfolders to the inbox and repeat the above procedure.
* Open your web browser to:http://alum.iit.edu
* Enter your login (IIT Unified Name)
* Enter your password (Last six digits of your IIT Campus Wide ID number)
* Press Login
Your IIT unified name as well as your IIT Campus Wide ID number, can be found on the welcome page of the Chicago-Kent "Web for Students" system.
*Click the Inbox, Folder, Sent Mail,or Trash tab.
*Click Collect External Mail, in the bottom right of the Inbox or Folder tabs.
*Enter the following information:
* Click Collect
* If you recieve a message indicating that your alumni account is reaching its quota, please start deleting some of the emails you do not require and are of no importance. After deleting messages, click on the 'Options' tab.
* This will show you your allotted disk space (your quota) and how much you have used. It is ideal to keep at least 2MB free within your email account to ensure that you can receive all emails that are sent to you.
* After you have finished, click on the 'Logout'.
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Free e-mail available to Chicago-Kent alumnae/i at alum.iit.edu
December 2004 and May 2005 Graduates:
For those of you leaving us for greater ventures, we would like to wish you the best. We'd also like to share the below information with you regarding your email, network and printing accounts.
For May 2005 graduates, your printing account will be terminated after commencement May 23, 2005.
We would like to take this opportunity to remind you that your kentlaw.edu user account will expire August 1, 2005. Now that you have graduated, it is time to think about closing this portion of your law education. Please help us by removing all email messages and files from the C-K network as soon as possible so we can make room for the incoming students.
By being an alumnus of Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent Law School it is our pleasure to offer you free (kentlawalum.iit.edu) email service. Your account will be created by July 8, 2005, and all you need to do is activate it by logging on to the web access link below, typing in your current C-K user name, and then typing in the last 6 digits of your Social Security Number as your password.
Web access: http://alum.iit.edu/
Username: (IIT Unified Name)
Password: (Last 6 digits of your IIT Campus Wide ID number)
Your IIT unified name as well as your IIT Campus Wide ID number, can be found on the welcome page of the Chicago-Kent "Web for Students" system.
Best wishes and good luck to all!
Speed of the upgraded Webmail system
e new Webmail system is based on the most recent version of Microsoft's Outlook Web Access product. This new version does require a faster connection (more bandwidth) in order to take full advantage of the new features and enhancements. As a result, it is possible that users of certain dial-up Internet connections may feel as if the new Webmail system runs slowly.
A broadband Internet connection such as a cable modem or DSL will provide the optimal means by which to use Webmail to it's fullest extent. If, however, you are limited to a dial-up Internet connection, there are a few things you can do to maximize the speed of your Webmail experience.
First, consider choosing the "basic" Webmail interface on the main Webmail login screen. The basic Webmail interface functions very closely to the previous version of Webmail. While many of the new features and enhancements are not available in the basic interface, it should run noticeably faster over a dial-up connection than the premium interface. Note that you must use Internet Explorer 5.5 or above to use the premium interface. If you use any other Web browser, you will automatically be taken to the basic interface.
Second, make certain your computer is clean of viruses and spyware. Even if a virus or piece of spyware is not causing any apparent physical harm, it can still be consuming bandwidth in your Internet connection. This may go unnoticed in a broadband connection. On a dialup connection, however, spyware and viruses can consume a significant percentage of your available bandwidth. The CLC recommends the program "Spybot Search & Destroy" from Safer Networking for detection and cleaning of spyware. A link to this program, as well as the CLC's information on virus scanning are below.
Lastly, if you must use a dial-up Internet connection, make certain that it is from an ISP that actively maintains its dial-up infrastructure in order to ensure you are getting the fastest and cleanest connection possible over your phone line.
Safer Computing (Makers of Spybot Search & Destroy)
CLC Information on Virus Scanning
Chicago-Kent's Wireless Network
The Chicago-Kent Library is now Wireless
The Center for Law & Computers is pleased to announce the unveiling of Chicago-Kent's Wireless Network. The implementation of the wireless infrastructure provides complete connectivity and access to all law school network resources (e.g. email, printing, and home directory) in the following areas of the building:
The configuration of laptop computers and wireless cards will be automatic. The configuration process will be seamless and will happen during the normal client login to the network through the wired Ethernet connection. The wireless system at the law school uses the same username/password that Faculty\Staff\Students use to access email and other network resources.
If you do not have built-in wireless, the recommended wireless adapters shown below will be available in the bookstore by February 5th, 2005.
Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g Wireless CardBus Adapter
Manufacturer PartNumber: AIR-CB21AG-A-K
Linksys Dual-Band Wireless A&G Notebook Adapter
Manufacturer Part Number: WPC55AG
Please contact the CLC Help Desk at x65300 or at email@example.com if you have questions or concerns regarding wireless access.
Loaner Laptop Policy
The CLC Help Desk does provide the service of temporarily loaning laptops to students. This service is restricted to those who have purchased their own laptop and the laptop has been serviced by a technician at the CLC Help Desk. Once the technician has determined that the laptop needs to be sent to the manufacturer for repairs or is inoperable a student will be loaned a laptop. The laptop loans are for a one (1) week period only. In addition, the CLC Help Desk does not loan power adaptors or any other laptop accessories for laptops. In order for this service to benefit everyone, this policy must be strictly adhered to.
Once a user returns a laptop, that same user cannot have another laptop loaned to him/her for at least two (2) consecutive weeks.
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Procedure at CLC Help Desk- all students are required to show their Chicago-Kent ID card
Help Desk Procedure: All students are required to show their Chicago-Kent ID card
Since October 11th, 2004 the CLC Help Desk has implemented a procedure that requires all students to present their Chicago-Kent ID card for service. This procedure will also apply to receiving any computer related loaner equipment. The Help Desk will make a photocopy of student's ID when loaner equipment is requested. The procedure was implemented to best serve the needs of the Chicago-Kent student's.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Anti-SPAM system for Chicago-Kent
Since August 16th, 2004 the CLC has implemented an anti-spam system for Chicago-Kent e-mail. The system is a dedicated e-mail processing server. It requires no additional software on your computer.
All incoming e-mail to @kentlaw.edu e-mail addresses will be routed to the anti-spam server. The server will analyze each message using a variety of factors and then "tag" the message as one of three possible categories: legitimate mail, possible spam, and definite spam. Messages categorized as "legitimate mail" are, of course, forwarded straight through to Chicago-Kent's normal e-mail servers. Mail that is categorized as "definite spam" is discarded by the anti-spam server. Messages that the system is less certain about are categorized as "possible spam." These messages will have [POSSIBLE SPAM] inserted into the beginning of their subject lines.
The system that is in place continuously "learns" which messages are spam as it analyzes the incoming e-mail to Chicago-Kent. As time passes, the system will become more and more adept at recognizing "definite" spam. It is anticipated that all users of Chicago-Kent's e-mail will see significant reduction in the amount of erroneous e-mail messages as this process occurs. The CLC will continue to monitor and fine tune the system for optimal performance.
Please contact the CLC Help Desk if you have any questions or concerns regarding the Anti-SPAM system.
Web pages naming convention
Web File Naming Conventions
Chicago-Kent's main web pages are located on a UNIX based server and certain conventions must be followed. All files and directories (folders) must be one word; no spaces! Also, do not use any special characters such as apostrophes ('), quotes ("), exclamation points (!), etc. The use of hyphens (-) and underscores (_) is allowable. All files should end with an .html extension, not .htm
The use of spaces and special characters places an extra burden on the computing resources of the school when attempting to locate the correct file. The spaces and special characters also interfere with normal web server maintenance.
To present more readable file names, you may mix the case of the letters, use an underscore, or hyphen in the name; SomeFileName, AnotherFileName, some-file-name or another_file_name.
You should also be aware of the End-Of-Line settings. Please be sure this is set to UNIX and not Windows
Top three ways to stop spam
Never respond to unsolicited email. Spammers will use your reply, even your unsubscribe messages, as evidence that the email address is valid.
Never buy anything advertised in spam. Most of it is fraudulent anyway and successful sales only encourage the practice to continue.
Never post your email address publicly on the Web. Spammers have ways to collect and use these email addresses.
Windows Update Instructions
It is critical to update your Windows operating system and Internet Explorer software regularly.
Just as it is important to update the virus definitions of your antivirus software, it is equally important to update the Windows operating system and Internet Explorer software on your computer. Just like virus definitions, Windows and Internet Explorer should be updated weekly. Fortunately, Microsoft makes this process fast and easy with their фWindows Updateц web site.
Open your Internet Explorer web browser and click on Tools ->Windows Update.
On the Windows Update welcome screen, click the Scan for Updates link.
When your computer has finished scanning for updates, it will group the updates into three categories visible on the left side of the screen. The categories are Critical Updates and Service Packs, Windows XP (or 2000 or 98), and Driver Updates. Click on the link for Critical Updates and Service Packs. You should always install any updates Microsoft releases as фcritical.ц Never click on the Driver Updates link!
You will now see a list of all the critical updates needed by your computer. Click on the Review and Install Updates link on the right side of the page.
Your screen will remain mostly unchanged with the list of recommended updates remaining. Click on the Install Now button.
The update files will be downloaded from Microsoft and Installed on your computer. Please note that many updates require that your computer be rebooted in order for them to take affect. In certain instances, specific updates may need to be installed by themselves. In these cases, multiple restarts may be required. Always click the OK button if asked Do want to restart now? You want to see (0) in the list of critical updates recommended for your computer. Once your computer has rebooted, the updates will be in place and your computer will be protected with the latest fixes for the Windows operating system and Internet Explorer.
As always, please feel free to contact the CLC Help Desk if you have any questions or concerns
Remove unnecessary files on Network
The Center for Law and Computers provides access to the Network for Chicago-Kent students, faculty, and staff in support of the educational mission of the university. In recent months we have noticed an increase in the amount of personal storage space being consumed on our network. As we continue to maintain and scan the network drives we are noticing numerous occurrences of non-educational types of materials (i.e., MP3, .wav, .mov, .avi). We understand that there are occasions when storing these types of files on the network for educational use is legitimate.
As you may well be aware, the recent court decisions potentially makes us liable if members of our community engage in infringing activity. As a reminder to all students, a portion of the IIT Computer Use Policy states, "Network users must abide by the terms of all software licensing agreements and copyright laws, and may not make copies of or make available on the network copyrighted material, unless permitted by a license. Network users must not perform acts which are deliberately wasteful of computing resources or which unfairly monopolize resources to the exclusion of others..." The complete Computer User Policy can be found at:
When you save and store large music, image, video, or other types of non-educational related material on the network it increases the time it takes for system backups and virus scanning; the large downloads also consume unnecessary bandwidth. Please be considerate of your colleagues and remove or transfer to your laptop ALL files in violation. If files are not removed, the Center for Law and Computers is authorized by the administration to permanently remove them for you.
We ask that you purge all unnecessary messages and files as often as possible from your network and email accounts to help us preserve space on the C-K server. As a reminder, in Outlook mail, you must delete messages from your "Deleted Messages" folder for them to be permanently removed from the mail server. It is also a good maintenance procedure to delete any unneeded messages in the "Sent" folder.
Standard monthly network maintenance reminder
The Center for Law and Computers will conduct regular monthly maintenance windows on the first Tuesday of every month (5a.m. - 7a.m. in the morning) for "Patch and\or Update" management on systems that need to be rebooted.
Remember too that there may be "emergency" times when manufacturers release "critical" update patches that need to be installed immediately. The CLC will make every attempt to send out an announcement in advance when the "critical" updates need to be installed and systems rebooted (however, we cannot always guarantee advance notice since certain patches/updates need to be applied ASAP before a breach is made).
All network services including Internet access, email, webmail, network drives, and network printing will be down during the above scheduled time.
Maintenance will be conducted on the following days:
Tuesday, December 6, 2005
Chicago-Kent's Internet Service Provider (Illinois Century Network) has moved their backbone maintenance window from 12:00am - 5:00am on Sundays to 2:00am - 7:00am on Fridays. It is possible that the Downtown Campus building may experience intrmittent Internet connectivity during this maintenance window.
Latest McAfee DAT file as of 11/21/2005 is sdat4630
A word about Recent Viruses, Worms and Trojans.
McAfee is our Virus scanning application that is used throughout Chicago-Kent. According to McAfee's web site there are more then 62,000 virus threats that exist and new ones are found everyday. Viruses and backdoor Trojans can cause major disruptions and financial loss. The Melissa, I love You, Goner, Code Red and many others have impacted many organizations to the point that even Microsoft had to turn off their e-mail systems until the virus could be contained. The newer forms of viruses (Backdoor Trojans) are even more devastating by actually giving someone else complete control of your computer and access to all the information stored on them.
There are things that you can do to protect your computer. You can protect yourself by running a full virus scan of all the files on your computer periodically. Ensuring that you have the latest updates from the vendor. Avoid programs from unknown sources (Internet and Email). Never open or double-click on an attachment that is from an unknown recipient.
The Center for Law and Computers posts Virus Updates to your computer desktop as they are released from the vendor or you can access them directly from McAfees web site when connected to the internet through the virus application. An ounce of protection will go a long way in ensuring that your documents and computer are virus free.
Main Office (Help Desk): Room 540
Technical Support Help Desk Hours of Operation:
Monday-Thursday: 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone: (312) 906-5300
Fax: (312) 906-5165
Email and Network Accounts
A Chicago-Kent email account is setup for you. Your username will be your first initial and last name, no punctuation or spaces (i.e. Jane Student = jstudent) and your initial password will be the last six digits of your Social Security Number, no punctuation or spaces (i.e. 999999).
Printing on KENTNET
The Center for Law and Computers has implemented print accounting software which allows you to:
1. Send print jobs to queue -- This feature allows you to send print jobs to the print station at the front of each lab where they are held in queue until you release them. In addition, you are able to send multiple print jobs to the queue and they are held until you release them at the print station.
2. You are able to check the balance of your print account -- This feature allows you to look at the number of copies you have remaining for the term (note: each student is allotted 400 pages per semester; additional pages beyond the 400 are billed at $.05 per page)
Your 400 page limit is reset at the beginning of each semester.
The release station will release all print jobs sent under your username. When your print jobs are listed you have the opportunity to delete them before actually sending them to print.
If you have questions, please email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 906-5300.
The principle printers in the KENTNET system are Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 8000N Printers. There is one printer in each lab 700, 760 and 900 that is set up as the default printer when you sign on in that lab.
Individual Student Printing Accounts:
Each student receives 400 pages of printing per semester. Any printing past 400 pages will be charged to your student printing account at .05 per page. You must settle your student account with the Bursar's Office before receiving your 400 page allotment for the following semester. Students with outstanding balances will have their Kentnet accounts deactivated until the balance is paid. Graduating students with a delinquent printing balance will not receive their diplomas until the accounts are paid in full.
If you print work for a faculty member, you must print out a detailed balance and have the faculty member sign for their pages. Present the signed balance sheet to the Help Desk in the Center for Law and Computers (Room 540). Your print account will be credited accordingly.
Print jobs that are sent to the Document Center printer (9th floor-library) require payment when picked up.
Please report any problems with printers or printing to the Help Desk by Email: firstname.lastname@example.com or in house phone number 6-5300.
Virus Detection Software
It Is Critical to Update Your Virus Detection Software Regularly:
As always, it is a good idea to update the virus protection software on your personal computer periodically to catch any new viruses lurking out there in cyber world Since we have a volume license to McAfee Virus Scan, each student, faculty and staff should have a copy of this software on his/her computer. (It is free to C-K students so...No excuse not to have it!)
The Center for Law and Computers takes a proactive stance in trying to eradicate viruses by cleaning them as they come through our servers, we cannot protect each individual PC. We are asking that you also be proactive to ensure that your PC does not become infected.
Because there are new virus outbreaks DAILY, we want to stress the importance of having the latest virus protection software and updated virus definition (.DAT) files. We'd also like to remind you that regular virus scans of all drives (weekly, if possible) are necessary in order to detect and clean any viruses so they are not sent to friends and/or colleagues.
Chicago-Kent is licensed for and supports McAfee Virus Scan from Network Associates. According to information on their web site, there are over 50,000+ viruses out there and the potential for damage is continuous. We here at the Center for Law and Computers want to make sure you have the best possible protection for your PC. Please follow the manual instructions below to install the latest virus definition updates (.DAT files) for your McAfee software.
Manual Instructions:
FIRST: Check to see that you have a recent version of the virus scanning software on your computer.
NOTE: For Windows XP and 2000 users only
You can do this by clicking on the small blue and red "VShield " icon in the lower right corner of your screen with the right mouse button. When you do, a small menu will pop up. Select the "About VirusScan Enterprise" choice in this menu by clicking on it once with the left mouse button.
After clicking "About VirusScan Enterprise" you will get a box that displays several numbers. There are two important numbers that you should be concerned with. The first number is in boldface and located next to the phrase "VirusScan Enterprise" toward the top. This number tells you what version of the Virus Scan product or "engine" you are running. You should be running some version of 7.x for windows xp professional and windows 2000. The second number you should be concerned with in the "About VirusScan Enterprise" box is the number next to the phrase "Virus definitions." The last four digits of this number tell you the version of the ".DAT" you are running. As an example, the picture below is from a PC that is running version 7.1.0 of the Virus Scan product and version 4281 of the virus definitions (.DAT files).
NOTE: For Windows 98 and ME users only
You can do this by clicking on the small blue and red "VShield" icon in the lower right corner of your screen with the right mouse button. When you do, a small menu will pop up. Select the "About" choice in this menu by clicking on it once with the left mouse button.
After clicking "About" you will get a box that displays several numbers. There are two important numbers that you should be concerned with. The first number is in boldface and located next to the phrase "McAfee Virus Scan" toward the top of the box's gray area. This number tells you what version of the Virus Scan product or "engine" you are running. You should be running some version of 4.x. Any version of 3.x is too old and should be updated to a later version, please call the Help Desk to schedule an update. The second number you should be concerned with in the "About" box is the number next to the phrase "Virus definitions." The last four digits of this number tell you the version of the ".DAT" you are running. As an example, the picture below is from a PC that is running version 4.5.1 of the Virus Scan product (engine) and version 4250 of the virus definitions (.DAT files).
SECOND: Install the latest virus definition updates on your computer.
These procedures may force a reboot of your computer. In order to avoid loss of data, close all programs except Outlook before completing any of the following steps.
While signed on to the C-K network, run the update with the following three steps:
Once the "SuperDat" update program starts, click on "Next."
You may be prompted to restart your computer.
THIRD: Run a virus scan on your PC.
This will begin the scanning process. It will check all the files on the drive you designated. It may take a few minutes to several hours depending on the speed of your computer and the number of files you have. Your patience will pay off, remember you will be preventing problems in the future.
Note: The above procedures can be used in the future to update your .DAT files.
A great source for additional information about viruses is the Network Associates site:
As always, if you have questions or need additional assistance, please feel free to contact the help desk at (312) 906-5300
Security/Shutdown of Lab Computers
In order to secure your login name and password, it is important to log out completely. Prior to leaving any of the computer labs, logout and close all programs to do this---click START (located on the tool bar on the bottom left corner of the screen) Logoff. A box will appear confirming your logoff. If the system is successful, the next individual who sits at the lab computer will be prompted to enter his or her own login name and password.
Changing Your Password
To select a new password:
Access Webmail (http://webmail.kentlaw.edu) from your Internet browser, (i.e. Internet Explorer)
Select the option CHANGE PASSWORD
When prompted, enter your username, password and desired new password when successfully completed, you will receive the message PASSWORD SUCCESSFULLY CHANGED
Your new password takes effect immediately and will give you access to your email account and network files.
Obtaining Microsoft Office 2000/2002
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Monday, January 14, 2008
Gonna Make You S.W.E.A.T. (Redding Marathon Redux)
In keeping with our theme, it was a glorious morning to go running with nary a cloud in the sky. The sixth annual Redding Marathon and 5k entertained some 200 folks along the banks of the Sacramento River Sunday morning and proved again to be one of the ultimate tests of endurance.
The race, which starts at the Lake Shasta Dam 7 miles north of Redding in the foothills of the Shasta Wonderland, begins its journey to town via the Sacramento River. From the heights of the Dam, runners drop 500 feet in the first 2 miles to a scenic and fast path (rails-to-trails) and continue on for 8 miles. From miles 10 -13 the route follows paved country roads that lead back onto double track to the Sacramento River Bike Path. From here, there is a section of out and back on the asphalt bike path, a residential loop, a tour through the arboretum and a picturesque finish over the Sundial Bridge and Turtle Bay.
I took the lead as we made our way across the dam and headed down the huge descent. After 2 miles in 10:20 I was feeling pretty strong but was a little worried that my facetious prediction of starting out running 5:20's that would turn into 7:40's in order to run 6 minute pace might just come true. Never-the-less I continued on with my feverish pace as one glance over my shoulder noted that 5 time Redding Marathon women's champion and Western States women's runner-up Bev Anderson-Abbs was 15 seconds back. Where was my boy Ian? Where were my relay folks I needed to help pace me along the long stretches of monotonous linear ground? I thought to myself, I had better go it alone, and in a hurry. I had set a few goals along the way, 10 miles in 57 minutes, 13 miles just to get to, then 17, 20 in less than 2 hours and 23 miles just to break up the last 6. I was intent on looking ahead to those markers in my mind to help keep up the pace. I hit 10 miles in 57:20, 13.1 just under 1:15 and mile 20 in 1:57 and change. I was pretty psyched with all the splits, but I knew from the year before that I still could fade terribly in the last 6 miles. I eased off a little to find the confidence to push the last 3 if needed and luckily it held out as I hit the bridge in 2:35, just enough time to break 2:36 and 6 minute per mile pace.
At mile 19 I was able to high 5 fellow Rogue Valley Runner, Ian Torrence, whom had taken over second place and who appeared to be some 12 minutes behind. I was psyched to see how well he was looking and that made me kick it up a notch, or at least a quarter notch. I also ran into Bev, as well as Marty Fagan (RD of the Cle Elum Ridge 50k) on the quick out and back. It was so good to see some familiar faces and to hear their words of encouragement.
In the end, a new CR was thrown down as Ian and I took 1st and 2nd handily. Ian's 2:49:27 was one of his faster marathon times and I could tell he was very happy with it, and 2:35:51 will probably be my PR for a long time. I think we were both happy that our legs let us finish a few minutes before Bev's. With 250 ultra's between us, Ian side much more weighted, we don't have too much time for all this hard pavement.
Fellow Rogue Valley residents Tom Bell and Adam Elson also made the trip for the marathon finishing as close together as one from Medford and Ashland might.
The 5k that ran in conjunction with the marathon also had a Rogue runner in the mix. Maria Clementi, of Ashland, ran a PR in 21:41 taking 2 overall in the women's race.
In the end it was quite apparent that we are no longer welcome in Northern California. It seems as though we have taken it to the locals lately and a little too often. Seriously, it has been great to have so many races to choose from that are nicely organized and well run, and that are within an easy drive.
Thanks S.W.E.A.T!
Full results can be found at www.sweatrc.com
9 comments:
- saschasdad said...
Sheesh, you Rogue Valley Runners boys are quick even in January. Those are the kind of times us Fleet Feet Benders can only aspire to at peak fitness. Attaboys all around!
- Monday, January 14, 2008 8:02:00 PM
- AJW said...
Now that is some serious running and, if I'm not mistaken, gets the Rogue Valley Boy 2 min up on SJ's marathon PR. Is 15:35 at WS in reach? I think so. As for me, I'll be content to battle it out in the "old guy" division which looks pretty tough this year.
Looking forward to seeing you guys on the trail soon (as soon as I dig out of all this Idaho snow!)
PS -- What makes you think you were ever welcome in California?:)
- Monday, January 14, 2008 8:19:00 PM
- Hart said...
that's some good fast road running hal. congrats to you and ian!
- Monday, January 14, 2008 8:30:00 PM
- erik said...
"gonna' make you sweat"...wasn't that a huge hit for the C+C Music Factory? You know, "everybody dance now"...one of Hal's favorite songs I believe. Seriously though boys, nice runnin'.
- Tuesday, January 15, 2008 7:53:00 PM
- MARK GODALE said...
Hal & Ian, NIce run!!! Impressive.
Pretty fast for two old guys with no leg speed.
Hal I think you can hit 2:30. I am not sure about Ian.
Ian that was a joke.
- Wednesday, January 16, 2008 7:14:00 AM
- Rogue Valley Runners said...
Hey Andy,
Is what I heard true, you'll buy beer for any Oregonian that finishes in front of you at WTC?
The boys over here have been running all winter just waiting for some of those cools suds.
15:35 is a pretty crazy number, but we'll see how folks hang this year.
- Wednesday, January 16, 2008 9:26:00 AM
- AJW said...
Rogue man,
Yes, that's true, I will buy unlimited Budweisers at the Georgetown Hotel for any Oregonian who finishes ahead of me at WTC. The kicker is, they must do at least one Karaoke song and I have dibs on Bruce and Johnny Cash. It looks like we'll also have some fun down in SoCal later in March. Probably some suds there as well:)
- Wednesday, January 16, 2008 8:07:00 PM
- crowther said...
Nice time, Hal! Now that you've demonstrated some decent road speed, perhaps you should forget about this Western States silliness and go after a World Cup 100K qualifying mark instead....
- Thursday, January 17, 2008 8:30:00 PM
- slowrunner77 said...
a very late congrats to a great run for both of you! I was running with Ian between miles 13-20 (we saw you at the 2nd relay exchange) before my "drinking problem" got the best of me...and the second time over the "roller coaster" section of the AR trail as Ian called it. this was my 3rd marathon, 1st time at Redding, and I loved it...everything was great, from the people doing last minute sign up at Fleet Feet (i registered about 45 minutes before it closed the night before the race), to all the volunteers, and great runners on the course (you, Ian, Bev, Alan, and Magellan Turner). I drank more during training and at Napa in march and was able to run about 30 seconds per mile faster (partly from not hitting the wall at the end). I have a picture on slowrunner77.blogspot.com of ian pulling away the second time over the Ribbon Bridge. you guys going back in 2009? I'm tentatively planning on it, but I'm injured right now, so i have to hope i'll be able to get in a few long runs before then. Great job again!
- Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:06:00 PM


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Volume 16 Issue 48 | APRIL 23-29, 2004
Koch on Film
29 Palms (-)
David Denby, The New Yorker magazine movie critic, spent a great deal of his review commenting on this films director, Bruno Dumont. He stated that Dumonts films are gaunt and cryptic yet they dont insult the audience, they communicate their gloomy questions in ways that leave one aroused and unsettled. Not this one, David.
As I was about to enter the theater, a woman leaving the earlier show wanted me to know that she and her companion thought twice about leaving during the film because it is so boring. She also wanted me to know that the ending is very violent.
David (David Wissak) and Katia (Katia Golubeva) are lovers. Not much happens during the first hour of the film during the couples travels through the California desert on their way to the town of 29 Palms. They have periodic sex displaying full frontal nudity. It is not particularly arousing, although it is a little harder than soft porn. It is clear that Katia is emotionally unstable, and I sensed that something was not quite right with David. Having been alerted about the violence, I watched for signs of its development. Sure enough, I concluded early on that the couple had entered Deliverance country, with a touch of Psycho, as J. Hoberman pointed out. While the end has enough violence for several flicks, it doesnt make the first hour and a half worthwhile.
As for my companions, HS said the best parts were the desert scenery and the tortured intercourse. HG walked out early in the movie. V.A. Musetto of the New York Post gave 29 Palms four stars. See it for yourself and decide whose review you trust. (In English and in French, with subtitles).
Hellboy (-)
Several reviewers made positive comments about this movie based on a comic series by Mike Mignola. They favorably compared it to films like Men in Black, and The Hulk.
The flick is broken into three segments. The first is about a superhero monster, Hellboy (Ron Perlman), who looks mostly human and destroys atrocious looking monsters.
In the second portion, Hellboy interacts with other humans and displays human emotions like jealously. He is infatuated with Liz Sherman (Selma Blair) who looks and acts human except for the fire that she breaths. Im not sure if she is human or part monster.
The third segment, involving the final battle between good and evil, is much more interesting. However, the whole is less than its parts, and when it ended, I wished I had stayed home. Normally I would not have chosen this type of film to review but, once again, there are currently so few truly good movies available . A half-dozen youngsters in the theater cheered and applauded when the film ended, so there is an audience for this film. But, dont include me.
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My client's curtains that made me want some just like hers!
You know the old adage – don't start redecorating unless you are ready to redo the whole place. Updating one thing makes everything else look dated. That's exactly what happened when, on a whim, I decided to change out the tile countertops in my kitchen for white marble. While the new gleaming marble looked great, everything else then looked … not so great. At the time all my walls were painted a light, warm yellow with gray trim and my entire downstairs décor was designed around those yellowish walls. Once the marble countertops arrived, everything else in the house was out of sync: yellow paint and white marble doesn't look all that great together. It drove me crazy. It's been a slow process to rectify since I couldn't afford to just redo everything all at once and truthfully, I wasn't mentally ready to do that either. I hadn't a clue what I wanted or which direction to go, but, it was obvious the yellow paint had to go, immediately. After testing about 15 gray samples, the downstairs and upstairs landing were painted a soft, taupe-ish gray (Pratt and Lambert Feathered Gray.) Afterwards, the family room and kitchen looked a little better, but the living room and dining room with their yellow fabrics made no sense. I'm still working on those front rooms, but I'll show you what I've done to the back ones.
The dog door: for 17 years, the door was right next to the window, prohibiting any curtains which would have blocked it.
I finally had the brainstorm that in order to have curtains, I would have to move the door to the breakfast room! Took me 17 years to come to this conclusion.
The new dog door: Raul added the concrete stairs on which we carved out the dogs names. Now, how do we keep possums and other critters out of the house?
Ever since I worked on my neighbor's house last year and added curtains to her family room, I've been wanting to do the same to mine. Our two rooms are similar with windows all along the back of our houses and seeing hers looking so good made me just a little jealous. When we moved into our house about 17 years ago, I wasn't as into curtains as I am now. I installed them only in my bedroom upstairs and in the nursery. For the rest of the house, we couldn't afford wooden or even faux wooden shutters, which were so popular then, so we settled for the much cheaper faux wood blinds instead. Truthfully, we couldn't afford the faux blinds either and had to put the entire purchase on a credit card. As time went by and I became a huge curtain fan, I added yellow silk ticking curtains to my dining room and living room. Those curtains made a huge difference and even Ben liked them, which was shocking because he was so against getting them. I eventually added more curtains upstairs and one by one, every single faux wooden blind was removed from the house. I would have loved curtains along the family room's back wall as well , but there was the problem of the dog door. The dog door was installed right next to the windows and any curtains placed there would have become filthy dirty with the two pups running in and out 24/7. That misplaced dog door ruled my interior design! While I was busy insisting all my clients get curtains, I made my own excuses not to get them because of that stupid dog door. After lusting over my neighbor's curtains, I finally admitted to myself that in order to move forward, I would have to find a new home for that dreaded dog door. In the end, it was ridiculous how something that took just two days to rectify – had taken me years to act on! In the breakfast room, my painter, Raul, expertly put a hole in our sheetrock through to the brick leading out to the back yard. He even added two concrete steps for the dogs to be able to reach their new entry. The pups quickly acclimated to their changed routine and, finally, after all this time, I was able to get curtains in my family and breakfast room. Here's how the room looked before - with the yellow walls and no curtains:
Before: yellow walls and no curtains. The old dog door is hiding right behind the lamp table on the right side.
The new gray paint and the new curtains! I used a Pindlar and Pindlar linen in white with a thin gray pinstripe. The woven shades are pulled up to the molding to visually elongate the line.
We made one long rod from left to right by connecting five smaller ones. The discounted brown shades were ordered and installed by Monica who does all my curtains, bedding and installations for clients. For details on the shades, email her at firstname.lastname@example.com
And a view of the entire room. It's so much quieter now with the curtains. It's like all the sound is muffled.
So, did you notice I haven't shown the breakfast room yet? Well…remember my obsession with Koobo wicker chairs?
I've been debating back and forth whether I wanted to get the Koobo chairs for my breakfast room. While I love the French chairs I got from Tara Shaw, I just really wanted to try the wicker ones. I thought that if they didn't work out, I needed some for my backyard anyway….so….
I ended up getting the Koobo chairs and loving them. But, it's a long story from there to here, and maybe you can learn from my HUGE mistakes.
Originally, I couldn't decide between the Koobo chairs from Pottery Barn or from Cost Plus World Market. My thinking was that I should order the Pottery Barn chairs since they were a little bit bigger than the Cost Plus World Market chairs, plus PB delivers and I didn't want to schlep the chairs back to my house. So many things were wrong with my thinking. First, the PB chairs are three times more expensive at $349. versus Cost Plus at $129.00 (on sale.) Second, yes the PB chairs are bigger, but I needed smaller ones for my space! I have no idea what I was thinking!!!! Comparing the two chairs – the PB chair does have a nicer, thicker woven trim than the Cost Plus chair, BUT their seats are unfinished! You have to use cushions with the PB chairs, while with the Cost Plus you either can or not use the cushions, your decision. Plus, I waited over four weeks to get my PB chairs – while I could have had the Cost Plus chairs that same day.
This is what the PB chair looks like under the cushion. I know – shocking! At three times the price, too!!!! Why did they leave the seat unfinished? It's ridiculous.
These are the Pottery Barn chairs. You can see the trim is somewhat nicer and thicker, but this is the only visible difference. They are a tad bit bigger than the Cost Plus, but it's not that noticeable at all. And, of course their bottoms are not finished out. Plus they are three times the price of the Cost Plus chairs. IMO, there is absolutely NO reason to buy these chairs over the Cost Plus chairs. I just wish I knew all this, then.
In the end, I lived the too big PB chairs for a week and then went to Cost Plus to check out their chairs. I ended up schlepping the four chairs home, something I had tried to avoid in the beginning. These chairs fit around the table much better than the PB ones. Two of the extra PB chairs went outside where I needed them, and the other two went into my guest room and office.
Here's a view of the curtains from the breakfast room looking towards the family room. I can't tell you how much better the back of the house looks now with the curtains. They add so much warmth and coziness, it's a huge difference. Even Ben was stunned when he came home. I probably should have never told him of the change before hand because he was so negative about me adding the curtains. It would have saved me a lot of grief to just surprise him!!!
Here's a close up of the P&P linen – you can see the pinstripe here. Looking at the fabric from afar, the stripe is really too subtle to make out. It took me months to decide on this fabric. I couldn't make up my mind if I wanted a pattern or a solid. I was hooked on an ikat and then a damask for awhile. I even considered a toile. But, I kept coming back to this fabric, so I decided I must really like it. We used a black out lining to keep the sun from shining through the fabric and fading out the stripe. We also used two widths per panel for fullness. There are no ironed in pleats and the drape is puddled just an inch or two on the floor.
The cushions that come with the Cost Plus chairs are adequate, but one day I will need to make covers for them so that I can keep them clean looking.
Looking at the row of windows towards the breakfast room.
I'm really happy with the results and there are just a few things on my wish list that will probably never happene. I would love to add doors to my shelves just like Jill Brinson's HERE. And one day, I would love to get a stone mantel. I still need to refinish my wood floors, or paint them, something I am dreading and keep putting off. As for the living room and dining room, those changes are coming along and hopefully I'll show their modest updates in the next few months.
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Biden expresses concern over Belfast riots
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says Vice President Joe Biden has told Northern Ireland's power-sharing government he's deeply concerned about violence related to an anti-Catholic march in Belfast.
Biden spoke Monday with First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness. The White House says Biden called for calm after Protestant riots Saturday over a blocked march left 32 police officers, a senior lawmaker and at least eight rioters wounded.
The White House says Biden also spoke to Richard Haass. He's the Bush-era U.S. envoy to Northern Ireland who is overseeing a new round of talks to tackle difficult issues still dividing Catholics and Protestants 15 years after the 1998 peace agreement.
The White House says the U.S. supports Haass' efforts and that Biden is staying in close touch with him.