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|Dr Božidar Banović
Professor Božidar
Banović, PhD (Belgrade, 1960)
Professor Božidar Banović attended elementary and secondary school (IX beogradska gimnazija) in Belgrade. He graduated from the Faculty of Law in Belgrade in 1984 with an average grade of 9.13/10.00 and completed an MA and a doctoral degree at the same Faculty.
Academic career and professional experience
He worked in the College of Internal Affairs (Viša škola unutrašnjih poslova) from June 1986, holding several ranks from instructor to professor. He was a member of the Council and Managing Board of the College. From 1996 to 2004, he held the position of assistant to the principal and later acting principal. He received two awards from the Minister of the Interior for his work at the College of Internal Affairs and his contribution to the development of education of police officers.
In 2004, the Committee for Academic Ranks (Komisija za sticanje naučnih zvanja) of the Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection appointed him research fellow at the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research.
In July 2005, he became assistant professor for the group of criminal-legal courses at the Faculty of Security Studies, University of Belgrade. By the decision of the Expert Council for Social Sciences and the Humanities (Stručno veće za društveno-humanističke nauke) of the University of Kragujevac, he was elected associate professor for the subfield of criminal law. He has taught undergraduate and doctoral degree courses Criminal Procedural Law, Juvenile Criminal Law and International Criminal Law at the Faculty of Law in Kragujevac, where he has also acted as director of doctoral degree studies.
Through a decision of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, he was appointed Inspector General of the Military Security Agency (VBA) and Military Intelligence Agency (VOA) of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia in February 2011.
In November 2014, he became full professor at the Faculty of Security Studies, University of Belgrade, where has also been the Vice Dean for Undergraduate Studies since September 2015.
He teaches the undergraduate courses Criminal Procedural Law and Criminalistics and the courses Legal Foundations of Forensic Science, Criminalistic and Forensic Crime Scene Investigation and Methods in Criminalistics as part of the Postgraduate Certificate Studies in Forensic Science, a joint programme of the Faculty of Security Studies and the Faculty of Physical Chemistry in Belgrade.
He has participated in a number of academic and research projects both as a manager and as a collaborator. He is a member of several academic and expert associations within the field of criminal law.
Monographs and coursebooks
He is the author of a large number of coursebooks, monographs and papers in academic journals. He has been the supervisor and committee member for a significant number of doctoral degree, master's degree and postgraduate certificate students.


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SOURCE: ZBB Energy Corporation
September 04, 2012 08:30 ET
Exceeds Safety Standards Globally Recognized by Utilities
Exceeds Safety Standards Globally Recognized by Utilities
MILWAUKEE, WI--(Marketwire - Sep 4, 2012) - ZBB Energy Corporation (NYSE MKT: ZBB), a leading developer of intelligent, renewable energy power platforms, today announced it has received Edison Testing Laboratory (ETL) listing to Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 1741 standard for its 125 kW grid-tie inverter module of the ZBB EnerSection™ power and energy control center. The 125 kW grid-tie inverter is a device that allows stored direct current (DC) energy to be converted to alternating current (AC) energy and put back on the grid.
The ETL listing to test to UL 1741 standard was performed by Intertek Testing Services. The UL 1741 standard incorporates Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1547 requirements for the interconnection of distributed generation (DG) resources. This certification signifies that the 125 kW inverter module of the ZBB EnerSection meets, or exceeds, all of the product safety standards for connection to a utility power grid anywhere in the United States or other countries where UL standards are accepted, similar to the ETL certification of the Company's 25 kW inverter modules received earlier this year.
"We recently announced and field labeled two ETL 125 kW inverters in Chicago which are currently in service for the Illinois Institute of Technology's micro grid project. This final certification is a significant milestone because it allows us to manufacture, test and certify that all 125 kW units shipped from our facility are ETL listed to UL 1741," said Eric C. Apfelbach, President and CEO of ZBB Energy. "This certification allows us to ship our 125 kW inverters to projects in China, Hawaii and North America."
The ZBB EnerSection is a modular, controllable, bi-directional, hybrid power conversion platform that intelligently integrates, manages and optimizes multiple renewable and/or conventional power generation sources simultaneously while incorporating energy storage. Its configurable architecture integrates multiple AC and DC power generation sources discreetly with one or multiple types of energy storage units with any combination of utility grid-tie inverters, stand-alone inverters for off-grid AC power and/or DC outputs to provide DC power.
Based upon the Company's current market assessment of required ratings from customers of grid-tie inverters, it will focus on the 25 kW and 125 kW inverter products and schedule a later date for introduction of the 60 kW inverter when a market need is firmly established.
About ZBB Energy Corporation
ZBB Energy Corporation (NYSE MKT: ZBB) designs, develops, and manufactures advanced energy storage, power electronic systems, and engineered custom and semi-custom products targeted at the growing global need for distributed renewable energy, energy efficiency, power quality, and grid modernization. ZBB and its power electronics subsidiary, Tier Electronics, LLC, have developed a portfolio of integrated power management platforms that combine advanced power and energy controls plus energy storage to optimize renewable energy sources and conventional power inputs whether connected to the grid or not. Tier Electronics participates in the energy efficiency markets through their hybrid vehicle control systems, and power quality markets with their line of regulation solutions. Together, these platforms solve a wide range of electrical system challenges in global markets for utility, governmental, commercial, industrial and residential end customers. Founded in 1986, ZBB's platforms ensure optimal efficiencies today, while offering the flexibility to adapt and scale to future requirements. ZBB's corporate offices and production facilities are located in Menomonee Falls, WI, USA with offices also located in Perth, Western Australia. For more information, visit: www.zbbenergy.com.
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This web site is revised periodically and really needs an update :). Hopefully will get to this soon - please check back for updates...
If you already know about The Recharge Initiative and just want to make a contribution, please choose this link (opens a new page on the UCSC Giving site): DONATE
What is The Recharge Initiative?
The Recharge Initiative is a focused effort to protect, enhance, and improve the availability and reliability of groundwater resources. These goals will be accomplished through research, teaching, service, and outreach, in collaboration with partners from academia, federal, state, and local agencies, municipalities, and citizen stakeholder groups. The Recharge Initiative will benefit both the quantity and the quality of water resources, and will result in improvements to the sustainability of both surface and groundwater through cooperation and empowerment of institutions, groups, and individuals to understand local resources and develop local solutions.
The United States, and especially California and the rest of the western U.S., is increasingly dependent on groundwater. Although total fresh water withdrawals in the U.S. peaked in the early 1980's, then leveled off for the next two decades, recent data shows that U.S. fresh water use is increasing again. There were enormous improvements in water efficiency in the last part of the 20th century, particularly in agricultural and urban settings, but increasing populations are overwhelming reductions in per-acre and per-capita use, and many regions are unable to meet demand. Surface supplies are the primary source of fresh water in most of the U.S. during "average" years, but for much of the country during dry periods, and for many parts of the western and southern U.S. in general, groundwater is at least as important as surface water.
California leads the nation in both overall fresh water demand and in use of groundwater. California also faces an ongoing water supply crisis, with many parts of the state not having access to high-quality water where and when it is needed. The problem is exacerbated by limitations in the availability of new surface water storage (and the political challenges in developing new surface storage facilities); a massive, complex, expensive, energy-demanding, and over-allocated system for state-wide conveyance of fresh water; rapid population growth and associated demand for housing, infrastructure, and services in some of the driest parts of the state; a changing climate that influences the magnitude, timing, locations, and forms of fresh water available throughout the year; and the need to plan for variability and uncertainty.
How Can The Recharge Initiative Help?
The Recharge Initiative comprises four primary components:
(1) Delineation of natural groundwater recharge and potential managed recharge areas, through analysis of surface and subsurface data, and generation of data products in formats that are most useful to local agencies and individual (e.g., digital well records, georeferenced "shape" files for use with Geographic Information Systems).
(2) Analysis of groundwater recharge areas, both to provide ground truth for predictions based on surface and subsurface map data, and to quantify recharge dynamics and impacts site-by-site and basin-by-basin. In addition to being valuable on its own, providing a snapshot of present day conditions, this information will be important for understanding changes occurring to the hydrologic cycle over time. In decades hence, data sets generated through The Recharge Initiative will provide baseline information that will allow stakeholders, resource managers, and others to quantify the impacts of climate, land use, and other changes to water resources, particularly groundwater. This information will also help to leverage externally funded research projects, and will provide student teaching and research opportunities.
(3) Development of research and implementation projects that straddle the boundary between basic and applied research, with specific application to groundwater recharge and related topics involving both water quantity and water quality. Projects will be developed from the ground up through collaboration with local stakeholders and resource managers, with participants bringing specific expertise, tools, and resources. Funding will be leveraged for each project from multiple sources, including in-kind support such as access to facilities and data sets and staff support. Examples of Recharge Initiative projects are described in the next section of this document. Several of these efforts address fundamental hydrogeologic questions – groundwater recharge remains a frontier topic in hydrology, and new methods and tools are needed to assess this important part of the water cycle.
(4) Education and outreach that is integrated with programmatic development. This includes training of undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral researchers, development of information and documentation that is accessible to a non-technical audiences, service on public panels and technical advisory committees by Recharge Initiative participants, and involvement in public forums and other events that include genuine conversations between technical experts and stakeholders, not just lecturing from a podium. Those involved in The Recharge Initiative recognize that, as scientists, we need to be educated about the challenging technical aspects of groundwater recharge research, and in terms of local issues, policies, history, economics, and social factors.
Here is a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about groundwater and The Recharge Initiative (opens a new window in your browser). Or see below for presentations and a short document with an overview of the program and a copy of the FAQ.
Recent Recharge Initiative Publications
|Recent publications from the UCSC Hydrogeology research group related to The Recharge Initiative - please download a reprint or see all available papers on the Publications page:
Kiparsky, M., A. T. Fisher, W. M. Hanemann, J. Bowie, R. Kantor, C. Coburn, and B. Lockwood (2018), Issue brief: Recharge net metering to enhance groundwater sustainability, Center for Law, Energy & the Environment, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 10.15779/ J2792D.
Kiparsky, M., A. Milman, D. Owens, and A. T. Fisher (2017), The importance of institutional design for distributed local-level governance of groundwater: The case of California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, Water, 9, doi:10.3390/w9100755.
|Miller, K., N. G. Nylen, H. Doremus, A. T. Fisher, G. Fogg, D. Owen, S. S. Solis, and M. Kiparsky (2018), Issue brief: California's stream flow monitoring system is essential for water decision making, Center for Law, Energy & the Environment, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 10.15779/J2864F.
Fisher, A. T., S. Lozano, S. Beganskas*, E. Teo*, K. Young*, W. Weir*, and R. Harmon* (2017), Regional managed aquifer recharge and runoff analyses in Santa Cruz and northern Monterey Counties, CaliforniaRep., 130 pp, California State Coastal Conservancy, Project 13-118, Santa Cruz, CA.
Fisher, A. T. (2015), Groundwater provides and receives hydrologic system services Groundwater, 53(671-672), 10.1111/gwat.12358.
former student
Beganskas, S., G. Gorski, T. Weathers, A. T. Fisher, C. Schmidt, C. Saltikov, K. Redford, B. Stoneburner, R. Harmon, and W. Weir (2018), A horizontal permeable reactive barrier stimulates nitrate removal and shifts microbial ecology during rapid infiltration for managed recharge, Water Research, 10.1016/j.watres.2018.07.039.
Beganskas, S., and A. T. Fisher (2017), Coupling distributed stormwater collection and managed aquifer recharge: Field application and implications, J. Env. Management, 200, 366-379, 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.05.058.
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Russo, T. A., Fisher, A. T., Lockwood, B. S., Assessment of managed aquifer recharge potential and impacts using a geographical information system and numerical modeling, Groundwater, doi: 10.1111/gwat.12213 , 2014.
Russo, T. A., Fisher, A. T., Winslow, D. M, Regional and local increases in storm intensity in the San Francisco Bay Area, USA, between 1890 and 2010, J. Geophys. Res., Atmospheres, 118: 1–10, doi:10.1002/jgrd.502252013, 2013.
Russo, T. A., Fisher, A. T., Roche, J. W, Improving riparian wetland conditions based on infiltration and drainage behavior during and after controlled flooding, J. Hydrology, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.02.022, 2012.
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Racz, A. J., Fisher, A. T., Schmidt, C. M., Lockwood, B. S., Los Huertos, M., Spatial and temporal infiltration dynamics during managed aquifer recharge, Ground Water, doi: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2011.00875.x, 2011.
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Schmidt, C. M., A. T. Fisher, A. Racz, C. G. Wheat, M. Los Huertos, B. Lockwood, Rapid nutrient load reduction during infiltration of managed aquifer recharge in an agricultural groundwater basin, Hydrol. Processes.doi: 10.1002/hyp.8320, 2011.
Schmidt, C. M., A. T. Fisher, A. J. Racz, B. Lockwood and M. Los Huertos, Linking denitrification and infiltration rates during managed groundwater recharge, Env. Science & Tech., dx.doi.org/10.1021/es2023626, 2011.
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Hatch, C. E., A. T. Fisher, C. Ruehl, G. Stemler, Temporal changes in streambed hydraulic conductivity quantified with time-series thermal methods, J. Hydrol., 389, doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.05.046, 276-288, 2010.
Hatch, C. E., A. T. Fisher, J. S. Revenaugh, J. Constantz, and C. Ruehl, Quantifying surface water - ground water interactions using time series analysis of streambed thermal records: method development. Water Resources Research, 42(10): 10.1029/2005WR004787, 2006.
former student
Ruehl, C., Fisher, A. T., Los Huertos, M., Wankel, S., Kendall, C., Hatch, C., and Shennan, C., Nitrate dynamics within the Pajaro River, a nutrient-rich, losing stream, J. N. Am. Benthological Soc., 26(2): 191-206, 2007.
Ruehl, C., Fisher, A. T., Hatch, C., Los Huertos, M., Stemler, G., and Shennan, C., Differential gauging and tracer tests resolve seepage fluxes in a strongly-losing stream, J. Hydrology, 300: 235-248, 2006.
More work is underway...
Would you like to participate in or contribute to The Recharge Initiative?
We are looking for opportunities to develop partnerships, collaborate, and secure resources that will allow The Recharge Initiative to achieve critical goals, empower local institutions, and train the next generation of water resource specialists. If you would like to contribute to these efforts, or have suggestions as to how we might work together to achieve common goals, we would like to hear from you.
In addition, The Recharge Initiative welcomes donations in support of important research, outreach, and teaching goals. To make a monetary donation (tax deductable!), please go to the UCSC Development Online Giving web page [link will open a new page].
In addition to monetary support, which will help to offset field, lab, and student costs, The Recharge Initiative would benefit greatly from access to a newer field vehicle. Our current field truck is a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 2WD. This vehicle is showing its age, is not fuel efficient, and provides limited field access during the rainy season. The Recharge Initiative would benefit greatly from access to a newer, more efficient, 4WD vehicle that we can use to transport people and tow experimental systems to/from the field. If you have such a vehicle and would be willing to donate it for use by The Recharge Initiative (tax deductable!), this would make a BIG difference to our ability to complete important regional water projects.
You can make direct contact with the PBSCI Development office: Abbi Davis, adavis4 .at. ucsc.edu (831-459-2405) or Branwyn Wagman, bwagman .at. ucsc.edu (831-459-4240).
All donations to The Recharge Initiative will be acknowledged in a format requested by donors (or can be anonymous, as you wish), including in talks, poster presentations, publications and Hydrogeology, EPS, and/or UCSC web sites. All donations to The Recharge Initiative will be handled according to standard UCSC policies with regard to accounting and categories of acceptable use, as discussed at the UCSC Donor Relations web site.
Would you like to know more?
Here is an overview describing The Recharge Initiative and a list of frequently asked questions (PDF format), including a brief description of program goals and active projects, water supplies in California, and groundwater recharge. You can also check out the FAQ in HTML format. Please feel free to email and offer encouragement, criticism, collaboration, or suggestions for the web site.
Andy Fisher can be reached by email at this address:
or use the phone and other contact information located here.
In case you are interested, here are some HTML and PDF versions of PowerPoint presentations that Andy made during public meetings - we need to update this listing with more presentations, as a lot has happened in the last few years. There is some overlap between these materials, but each emphasizes different aspects of The Recharge Initiative, particular to applicaiton of managed aquifer recharge (MAR). MAR is an important tool helping resource managers and stakeholders to address ongoing challenges in fresh water supply and quality. MAR is likely to be even more important in the future, around Santa Cruz and throughout California and the U.S.
NOTE: These presentations will open in a new window in your browser:
Presentation on Positioning Managed Recharge Systems, 2013 [PDF of the PPT presentation (23 MB)]
Lecture and Lunch program, Presentation on Groundwater Recharge, 2012 [PDF of the PPT presentation (25 MB)]
Engineers for Water Alternatives, Presentation on Groundwater Recharge, 2012 [PDF of the PPT presentation (25 MB)]
Santa Cruz County Land Trust (Board of Directors meeting), 2010
Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency (Board of Directors meeting), 2010
Recharge Subgroup of the Pajaro Valley Water Dialog, 2010
Watsonville Water Summit, 2008
Some of the later presentations above shows preliminary GIS analyses to identify potential areas for future MAR projects - this work is still underway, as is field testing to check on calculations made with the GIS. This approach emphasizes stormwater collection to supply water for MAR.
Here are a couple of related stories/links:
This story was written by a former EPS Undergraduate, Ariana Hall-Reinhard, as part of her work in the UCSC Science Communications program, CSIC-160: GW Projects in the Pajaro Valley
This is a link to a story at the Scientific American website, where former EPS graduate student, Tess Russo (now a professor at Penn State), talks about developing strategies for smarter use of water for irrigation: All the Food Using Half the Water (video and text, opens a new page)
Current collaborators include representatives, researchers, and students from UCSC (Departments of Earth and Planetary Science, Environmental Studies, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Engineering, the Institute for Geophysics and Planetary Physics, and the Institute of Marine Science), California State University-Monterey Bay, University of Alaska, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Columbia University-Earth Institute, U.S. Geological Survey, Stanford University, Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency, the City of Watsonville, and Santa Cruz County.
Current and past support has come from many sources, including the U.S. National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture, the UCSC Committee on Research, the National Institute for Water Resources, the Institute for Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency, City of Watsonville, Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District, the UC Water Resources Center, and the UC Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society.
Please check back later and/or visit Andy Fisher's Hydrogeology web site for more information on related topics.


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Life is definitely better when you have a pet - and The Sims 3 Pets game is no exception
The newly released The Sims 3 Pets (October 18, 2011) for the PC & Mac is a "Must Buy" from the reviewers in our household. My kids are huge SIMS fans and this latest release of The Sims 3 Pets does not disappoint. Spring boarding from the phenomenal success of The Sims 3 where it was the #1 best selling PC title for 2009 (The Sims 3 sold over 10 million copies worldwide) this game looks like it will do the same.
The Sims 3 Pets Expansion Pack adds a fully loaded level of excitement and creativity to the game. All of my kids thought this was a huge step up from Sims 2 Pets. For instance for the first time ever players are able to take full control over their pet and determine how their life will play out. From the fundamental capability of creating their pet's characteristics to the new features of giving each pet a distinct personality, the sky is the limit. New features include:
- Full control: Players now have the ability to fully control their pet by giving them distinct traits and capabilities such as hunting, climbing, digging and more.
- Personality traits: As their creator you will now be able to give each pet a distinct personality. Each pet is truly unique not only in looks but in behavior.
- Breeds: The Sims 3 Pets now allows you to adopt specific breeds and cats and dogs.
- Bring your pet: Now you can bring your pet to the park or library, just be sure to bring the leash!
- Not just cats and dogs: Exclusive to the PC/Mac platform is the ability to adopt horses as well as cats, dogs, birds, lizards, rodents and snakes.
- The game is a big step up from The Sims 2 Pets game.
- There's much more that the player can do including the variety of animals (dog, cat, horse) and the list of breeds you can choose from.
- Customization of each animal is also a fun feature to make them look and act however you want.
- Controls are easy to understand. If you are a long time Sims player, they are the same as making a human in Sims.
- My kids love how you can control each animal and they socialize with each other as well as their owner.
- You can search for the mythical unicorn - but watch out if you find one!
- Your pet can help you solve mysteries that occur in town. Get extra rewards for capturing ghosts!
- Feel like a wizard when you can transmogrify your pet into another animal, even into a genius animal!
- Search for hidden treasures in the dinosaur graveyard.
The array of skills and traits you can give you pets is pure, total fun. You can even clone your pet, enable your pet to be reborn to their first day of adulthood, hygienically groom your pet and provide an endless supply of kibble. You will soon feel like you are viewing life from the eyes of your pet and explore the area surrounding your environment.
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Anna Duggar remains faithful despite pleas from her brother Daniel Keller
Anna Duggar fell in love with her soul mate, Josh Duggar. The two shared time together in a courtship prior to getting engaged and then married. During the seven years they have been married Anna gave birth to four beautiful and healthy children ranging from the ages of five to a one month old. Now Anna's brother is pleading with his sister, who is very supportive of her to act rationally and not emotionally. He is pleading with her to leave her husband and get out of what he feels is a bad marriage with his help. Josh has been entered in a long-term rehabilitation facility to provide Josh with the help he needs and is long overdue. Anna will be left alone to raise her family until Josh overcomes his ways and is released. Who knows how things will pan out once Josh is deemed rehabilitated as he works through his long journey towards wholeness and recovery.
Daniel Keller wants his sister to stand tall, leave her husband, take her children with her and finally leave the Duggar family. Daniel also said he would pay to move his sister and her children and support them financially as well. All Anna has to do is agree to take that final step to remove herself and her children from her husband to ensure their well being and safety so they can begin again without being in a tarnished and shameful spotlight.
The Keller family, according to an exclusive given by a source close to Anna through People says that their family was also strict and religious as the Duggar family. They were taught that once they entered into marriage that divorce was never an option. Anna's parents are quite upset over everything that has been revealed about their son-in-law and don't quite know what to do about the situation. They are also upset over their other daughter, Rebecca who is in the process of getting a divorce. Now things have turned so ugly they are praying for the best and hoping that Anna will be able to work things out with her husband and Josh will be rehabilitated and fall from his secret double life and become the man he promised he would be for their daughter once again.
After Anna's brother heard the news stories that his, brother-in-law has lied, cheated on his wife and basically had a second lifestyle that included; being addicted to pornography and was a paid member of Ashley Madison he lost all respect for Josh Duggar. His parents seem to be more worried about what others will think if Josh and Anna divorced and it would be best for all concerned to get Josh the help he needs instead of condemning him. Daniel doesn't agree and mentioned that he will not stop trying to help his sister until she removes herself from her disgraceful husband.
Anna, on the other hand is taking her own stand. She is remaining faithful to her husband through yet another scandal and refuses to step away from her marriage. She believes in her marriage and the love they have created and share together and doesn't want to part ways. Anna has learned of Josh's indiscretions and has forgiven him and it looks like she is about to follow the same line of thinking now that more of his secrets have been revealed to the world. It seems that Josh's lack of good judgment and irresponsibility and imprudence regarding his marriage are worthy of a second chance. She is staying put in her marriage and will aid in whatever help is deemed necessary to make him whole once again.
Anna and Josh Duggar were a very happy little family. During these years they have created a strong bond between themselves, lived away from the family, and enjoyed expanding their family unit until news of his teenage molestation of five young girls hit the airways. During those three months when the truth of his childhood actions was exposed many things changed for them. Josh lost his job, the family was forced to move back to Arkansas, new employment wasn't available due to the allegations that were spreading like wildfire and they secluded themselves in their new home to both get away from the social media stories and to protect their children from harm's way.
Josh did admit that he was cheating on his wife Anna and viewing pornography on the internet which eventually became a secret addiction for him. He confessed that his has been a hypocrite and that he has been unfaithful to his wife, his faith and his family values. Daniel Keller heard the same confessions, but isn't as willing to give in to his lies and what he believes is a false and heartless way of saying he is sorry for his actions.
There is a huge difference in confessing your sins, asking for forgiveness to cleanse oneself from unrighteousness if you forsake your sins in order to have mercy; but instead Josh seems to have sinned, made confessions, many including Daniel believe are half-hearted and not as pure as proclaimed if he is going to continue to repeat those same sins over and over again. Mercy is gained for those who sin, confess and forsake those sins, not for those who have false confessions and repeat the same actions, never learning from their mistakes or how badly they are hurting all the members of their families.
One fan wrote a post on Twitter that she would be willing to set up a charity fund to help Anna and her children so they would have the means to move out if she didn't want to accept the help from her brother. Even still, Anna is standing firm in her decision to stay with her husband and keep her family of six together through the thick and thin of everything that is currently happening to and against her husband Josh at this time in their lives. Is Anna doing the right thing by staying and sticking up for her husband amidst all the latest scandalous accusations and facts that have been revealed of late? The decision is hers and hers alone and fans, followers and family members have to also be strong that she is doing what she feels is best for her marriage, herself and that of her children.
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Writing powerful press release headlines
We all know that press release headlines are important. However, sitting there, trying to think of that single, short sentence that will get people to read out release doesn't become any easier just because we know it's important. This post will look at some tips for crafting that winning headline.
Are you trying to appeal to editors in the media? To bloggers? Editors want something that can easily be turned into a news story, bloggers have more freedom to discuss what they please. Consider your audience when writing your headlines.
A good press release headline should be like a captivating newspaper headline. This doesn't mean it should attempt to be clever or include puns. It means it should be short, punchy and captivating to the audience. When you write your headline, ask whether it would be out of place in a good quality newspaper.
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Twice now the chicks have chosen to roost in the wetland to the south. Friday night I stayed out watching till they went to roost. Or so I thought… They were out late. Finally at 5:50 they flew to Henry's Pond. I went through every frequency doing a head count via telemetry. Yay!
Tucked in, off to Walmart and dinner with Richard van Heuvelen who is in town after delivering the most beautiful metal sculpture of a giraffe to a client here in the States. Click the link to see The Wooden Anvil's Facebook page, his work is amazing! Be sure and click like and share it with your friends! https://www.facebook.com/woodenanvil/
So anyway, back to the birds, I get to Walmart and my phone dings telling me I have an email. It's a GSM hit on #6-17. Nice timing! Confirmation they are tucked safe for the night! I downloaded and opened it and the little jerks had flown to the wetlands! Crap, why would they leave Henry's Pond and Henry and PBJ? Crap crap.
Now the nice part of this is they are going to great habitat. That is better than nice, it's huge.
Another nice thing is they have been spending more time in a field back away from the road. So there's that.
Monitoring these birds kind of reminds me of being the parent of young adults. We really know what is best for them. But now, they are on their own, we are not in control. It's hard, but it's exciting too.
Since the class of 2012, my first migration, Dr Seuss's Oh the Places You'll Go floats through my mind as our chicks prepare for their first migration. I bet you can't read it without getting a bit teary!


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I.D.E.A. celebrates every theatre season with song and dance, but this year there is even more reason to throw a party: in 2017/2018 drama groupI.D.E.A. is 25 years young! So, after a successful panto in January, it's now full steam ahead for the culmination of our jubilee season: our exuberant andvery musical Jubilee Show!
I.D.E.A., or the 'International Drama group for English speaking Associates' as we are officially known, was formed in 1992 as a means to allow English speaking people in the area of Dordrecht to participate in the production and performance of amateur theatricals: short plays, pantos, and song & dance have been on our repertoire from the beginning, and throughout the years we've seen many a talent blossom on stage.
For our Jubilee Show we will be doing what we do best: singing our hearts out, showing off our dancing skills, bringing our audience a great night with songs from some of the best loved musicals.
This will be an evening never to forget, with song & dance and good humor in the lovely, award winning Cascade Theatre in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht. Do come and celebrate our jubilee with all of us!
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Saturday June 23th, 19:30h
Cascade Theatre, Hoge Kade 50, 3341 BE Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
Via http://www.idea-panto.nl/tickets ; € 13,-; children up to 16yrs € 7,50
All of us at IDEA hope you will come and see this beautiful and entertaining Jubilee Show! Check out www.facebook.com/idea.dramagroup or @idea.dramagroup on Instagram for the latest information and photos, or visit our website www.idea-panto.nl and order your tickets straight away.


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Woodwell consists of compact limestone, but the seepage is bad, and so doing stuff there calls for good weather. (It's not as if foot-and-mouth has helped either.)
The problem itself, called Kaizen, is six moves long but John said that it's only a couple of minutes from his house. Convenient... more than the other project he's working on which is two hours' drive to the Peak.
If the name doesn't ring a bell, he did the third ascent of Hubble (F8c+) and has some useful beta at this page in case you thought you'd have a stab at it while you wait for folk to get off that E1 you fancied.


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The strategic diligence process is one of discovery, wherein critical risks and opportunities are uncovered as the effort proceeds. Issues must be identified, prioritized and resolved within the aggressive timelines of the deal process
Boston, MA (PRWEB) January 22, 2013
Mergers & Acquisitions, the monthly magazine of the Association for Corporate Growth, has published an article authored by Jay Wynn, Managing Director, and Ben Harper, Director, of Fairmont Consulting Group LLC. The article, Due Diligence: Aerospace, Defense and Government Services Face Divergent Trends That Create Both Risk and Opportunity, was published in the magazine's December issue. The article discusses the challenges and complexities that create uncertainty for acquirers in these marketplaces and the key questions that must be addressed during diligence when pursuing transactions in these sectors.
The article draws from the authors' extensive experience supporting acquisition due diligence in these unique sectors. "The strategic diligence process is one of discovery, wherein critical risks and opportunities are uncovered as the effort proceeds. Issues must be identified, prioritized and resolved within the aggressive timelines of the deal process," writes Jay Wynn, Managing Director.
The article discusses the importance of detailed, independent forecast analysis, and assessment of company-specific market and competitive factors that may affect the outlook for the business. These factors differ significantly by sector, and the article presents specific areas that must be addressed. For example, diligence of a commercial aerospace company must assess the target's value chain position, pricing power and exposure to aftermarket in order to evaluate its performance, while diligence of a defense target must evaluate the impact of changing acquisition paradigms, the company's fit with evolving operational requirements, and potential risks associated with small business contracts.
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Our growing portfolio of mounting and mobility products for computer systems, monitors, laptops, TVs, tablets and mobile devices has empowered Ergotron to lead and innovate in each of these markets while continuing to provide solutions for nearly every niche.
Ergotron has been improving the human interface with digital displays for over three decades. Patented technology and our history of research are the driving forces behind the innovation we bring to all the markets we serve.


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The VRC hosts Materials Talks at Lunch several times each semester. The 30 minute talks feature a representative from a manufacturer that offers innovative or sustainable materials. More information in the online guide to the collection.
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New samples in the Building Material Samples collection are highlighted on the Architecture Library boards in Pinterest. A link to CardCat for the sample allows you to check on the availability of each item in the VRC.
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University Of Portland Women's Soccer No. 5 In NSCAA Preseason Poll
Aug. 11, 2010
Courtesy of University of Portland Athletics
Portland, Ore. - The University of Portland is ranked No. 5 in the 2010 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Preseason Women's Soccer Poll, released on Tuesday. The Pilots will play eight teams among the initial top 25 listing, including three teams in the top 10.
Portland returns eight starters and 18 letterwinners from a team that went 21-2-0 a year ago and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the sixth consecutive season. The Pilots, picked to win the West Coast Conference for the fourth consecutive year, will play one of the nation's most difficult schedules as evidenced by the preseason poll.
Among the notable 2010 UP opponents is Stanford, who reached the NCAA finals last year and is ranked No. 2. Texas A&M, Portland's lone regular season loss last year, checks in at No. 8, while long-time WCC rival Santa Clara is No. 9.
Other key ranked opponents include No. 13 Penn State, No. 14 California, No. 18 Rutgers, No. 20 Wisconsin and No. 22 Oklahoma State. Regular Portland opponents San Diego and Washington are also receiving votes.
Portland kicks off the 2010 season on Friday, Aug. 20 as crosstown rival Portland State visits Merlo Field at the Clive Charles Soccer Complex. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and tickets are available through Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000, online at ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster outlets; as well as in-person at the Pilot Box Office (11am-5pm, M-F).
2010 NSCAA Preseason Top 25
1. North Carolina
2. Stanford*
4. Notre Dame
5. Portland
6. Florida State
7. Boston College
8. Texas A&M*
9. Santa Clara*
10. Wake Forest
11. Florida
12. South Carolina
13. Penn State*
14. California*
15. Virginia Tech
16. Maryland
17. Virginia
18. Rutgers*
20. Wisconsin*
21. Washington State
22. Oklahoma State*
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25. Central Florida
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Convicts. Criminals. Blackgate Prison is under new management.
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate brings the Batman Arkham games to a handheld format for the first time to Sony and Nintendo handheld systems. Featuring stealth gameplay, free-flow combat, and Batman's infamous gadgets, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate captures the genuine Arkham feel players have come to appreciate. With gripping 2.5-D graphics, fully voiced narrative, and a captivating storyline, you'll will explore deep inside the bowels of this remote island penitentiary that plays an important role in the Arkham universe.
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My worry is nothing on this trip will match the incredible day we had yesterday in Etne, Hordaland, Norway. The ancestral farms around the lake were so very green with snow-capped mountains behind them and sheep everywhere. The weather was perfect. We had a traditional lamb and cabbage stew lunch with the Skjold third cousins on their deck overlooking the valley and lake. Followed by fruit-filled waffles.
Our cousin Jarle was a wonderful guide. He showed me the house, still there, where my great grandfather H. H. Lee was born on farm Skjold. He mentioned that they had shown cousin John the wrong farm, the newer Skjold farm built by Jarle's grandfather.
Jarle also told us that the children called the white plastic wrapped hay bales "tractor eggs" because they came wrapped that way out of the backs of the tractors. Also we learned that most of Norway's electricity is hydo-electric and that there are green chemicals available for fracking but regulations in the USA are such that companies do not have to use them. He works in the chemicals for oil companies business by the way.


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Sunday Lunch in Telford can be a family affair!
Here at Hadley Park House Hotel, we have a selection of smaller rooms which offer the perfect private dining option if you're looking to enjoy Sunday Lunch in a restaurant in Telford. There are two small atmospheric rooms which we can set aside just for you so that you can enjoy private, quality time with family and friends:
The Lounge is our smallest, most intimate room but perhaps the most characterful; with dark oak panelling and subdued lighting, it is the perfect room for up to 12 people. Why not enjoy a family Sunday Lunch in the privacy of your own room at our Telford restaurant, or perhaps set aside for a relaxing weekday lunch or even afternoon tea?
Along with The Lounge, also at the front of the original Georgian House, is the Morning Room. With high ceilings, large sash windows and an original fireplace, the room benefits from lots of natural light and immense charm. This room is perfect for 10 people dining on a round table or up to 17 guests on an oval table and is another option for a restaurant for Sunday Lunch in Shropshire.
If however your numbers are a little larger, but still would like a private area, The Mulliner Suite is our largest room perfect for celebrations. The room comfortably seats 140 for a formal, sit down mealThis is a completely self-contained room, with its own entrance and bar area.
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June 16 and 17, 2018
The Mühlbauer Charity Run, already in its 14th year in 2018, together with the 1st European Championship Half Marathon and the 4th International Nordic Walking German Championships will be an another big event for Roding. With nearly 2,500 participants in the previous years, the run is ranked among the biggest in the Eastern Bavaria. The German Charity Run, which is taking place in May, attracts more and more international participants. An event for the whole family!
Highlight: 1st European Championship and 4th International German Championship 10 km (and Mix Team ranking) and 14th Mühlbauer Donation Run
We run and help!
Thanks to your support, the Mühlbauer Group, has so far been able to provide more than over € 1,000,000 for regional and international charity projects. Everyone counts: more runners and Nordic walkers, the higher the donation! Improve your fitness and donate for a good cause at the same time!
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Exploring Granite Dells
The Granite Dells area is a geological feature of exposed granite bedrock that is 1.4 billion years old. Over the years the erosion process has created some amazing natural granite formations and wonderful rock patterns. The Granite Dells is one of my favorite places to explore and has some of Nature's finest rock sculptures and natural art designs.Read More


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The Social Sciences department works with a range of partners to: make our collections easier to find; explore new ways in which they can be used; contribute to the development of the next generation of researchers; support the exchange of ideas between researchers, practitioners and policymakers; and promote public understanding and awareness of the value of social science research.
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Third Sector Knowledge Portal
The Portal is a new destination for research and information on the voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors in the UK and internationally. It was developed by the Third Sector Research Centre (TSRC) in collaboration with the British Library and offers free access to a collection of research resources in areas such as commissioning, social and economic impact, equality and diversity, volunteering and giving, social enterprise, etc. The Portal will seek to build a dynamic and topical collection of relevance to anyone working in, for, or with the third sector in the UK and beyond. Read more about the project.
The Third Sector Research Centre is a collaborative venture by the Universities of Birmingham and Southampton, funded by the ESRC, Office of the Third Sector and the Barrow Cadbury Trust. Access the Third Sector Knowledge Portal at: https://cssfs10.bham.ac.uk/heritage/
Sisterhood and After: The Women's Liberation Oral History Project
'Sisterhood and After' is a collaborative research project between The British Library, the University of Sussex and The Women's Library. From Spare Rib to Greenham, Southall Black Sisters to the Northern Ireland Women's Right's movement, the generation of women who powered the Movement are mostly now in their 60s and 70s. This three year project used oral history interviews to capture and analyse the memories of these women. In conjunction with a range of other primary and secondary material, we have explored the legacy of the crucial efforts of these women in bringing about social and political change. The project is the first to publicly archive a comprehensive collection of interviews with this generation of feminists. As part of the project an interactive learning website has been launched.
The project was led by Dr Margaretta Jolly with Dr Rachel Cohen at the University of Sussex and Dr Polly Russell at the British Library. Further information about the project can be found on the University of Sussex website.
Oral History of Recent British Food Activism
This collaborative PhD studentship, funded by The British Library and the University of Sheffield, seeks to document the recent history of food activism and the impact of these social movements on the food industry and food policy. This research will involve collecting and analysing 20 oral histories with food activists, tracing the shifting contours of food consciousness since the 1980s and will investigate the extent to which these activist movements shape social norms and facilitate behavioural and cultural change. The research will contribute to current debates about the 'globalisation' of food production and the development of alternative food networks. The food activist oral histories will draw on and add to The British Library's unique collection of over 200 oral history food recordings: Food: From Source to Salespoint..
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Voices of the UK
This project was funded by the Leverhulme Trust and took place between 2009 and 2012. It made use of BBC Voices recordings from 283 locations across the UK to produce detailed descriptions of spoken English at the start of the 21st century. The audio files and descriptions are available via the British Library Sounds website.
Playtimes: A Century of Children's Games and Rhymes
'Playtimes' is part of an Arts and Humanities Research Council funded project entitled 'Children's Games and Songs in the New Media Age. Documenting children's culture from 1900 to the present day, the website includes footage of 'traditional' children's games and songs from the twentieth century to children re-enacting scenes from TV shows, computer games and pop videos. Explore the site to discover the continuities and changes that have marked children's play over time and to recognise the ways in which cultural, political environment context influences the imagination.
Sport and Society: the Summer Olympics and Paralympics through the lens of social science
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"She wants to meet her real parents and find closure. She believes it has blocked her from meeting her mate," an insider said.
Stanger, who was adopted by a Jewish family and grew up in Short Hills, New Jersey, is teaming up with a private investigator to find her folks — and letting reality TV cameras capture it all.
"She believes the reunion will put all her questions to rest and help her move on with her life," the source said.
The outspoken matchmaker has been open about her love life and recently started dating mortgage broker David Krausse, whom she met on an online dating site.
Previously, Stanger was engaged to Andy Friedman, a real-estate executive she met through a matchmaker. She announced the two had called it quits on August 14, 2010, when she posted on Twitter: "I just ended my relationship with Andy. It hit me really hard that I want kids in my life. You have to agree on the non-negotiables."
Stanger elaborated during the season five finale of Millionaire Matchmaker, saying Friedman was like a "best friend" to her and that passion was lacking in their relationship.
In 2011, Stanger — who famously lost over 30 pounds on the SENSA diet — was matched on her own show and started seeing John Matthews. In the reunion show, however, she stated that the two of them were just friends.
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Getaway Guide Eastern Cape and Wild Coast Ebook
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The Eastern Cape province has something to offer every visitor, whether you are looking for a relaxed beach holiday or a close encounter with wildlife, a cultural experience or a trip back into history.
The province contains areas of almost unrivalled natural beauty and the range of landscape and vegetation types is simply incredible, from the snowy mountains of the Drakensberg, the wide open arid plains and rugged mountains of the Karoo, gently rolling grassy hills with forest patches tucked into their valleys, and deeply incised, thicket-crowded river valleys, not to forget the finest sandy beaches set on a pristine coastline.
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In Pakistan, followers of a slain Sunni Muslim militant leader have taken to the streets, promising revenge. The demonstrations in some cities, including the national capital, Islamabad, have turned violent, leaving at least one person dead and several others injured.
Pakistani religious leader and member of the national parliament, Azam Tariq, was killed when unidentified gunmen sprayed his car with bullets on Monday as he drove into Islamabad. His three bodyguards and driver also died in the attack. The incident is being blamed on militants from the minority Shiite community.
More than 2,000 mourners went on a rampage after the funeral of Mr. Tariq, which took place outside the parliament building in Islamabad. They blamed pro-Iran Shiite groups for the high-profile assassination. The demonstrators chanted anti-Shiite slogans and condemned Iranian leaders for fueling sectarian violence in Sunni dominated Pakistan.
Seventy-two-year-old Rashid Minhas also joined the protesters. "The benefit of the murder is to create more division in the society to make people kill each other," he said.
The demonstrators attacked shops, banks, cars and a gasoline station and set fire to the capital city's only movie theater. Witnesses and hospital officials say the theater was destroyed and one of its employees died of smoke inhalation.
Mohammed Suleman is a senior doctor at one of Islamabad's main hospitals, where several of the wounded are being treated. "Unfortunately we received one person who was brought in dead and his death was due to suffocation," he said.
Police were on high alert because of the expected violence, but intervened only after protesters moved on to a camping area for foreign tourists in Islamabad.
Followers of Mr. Tariq also took to the streets in other parts of Pakistan. The slain leader was buried in his native town of Jhang on Tuesday, where paramilitary troops are assisting the local administration in maintaining peace.
The assassination of the Pakistani religious leader came three days after six Shiite worshippers were killed in an attack in the southern city of Karachi.
The rivalry between the two Islamic sects has caused the death of hundreds of people in Pakistan, including prominent leaders, medical doctors and government officials. Analysts say the murder of the Sunni leader is bound to inflame sectarian tensions in Pakistan.


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And cheaper. Things have been really busy with the house. It seams like we are always fixing something, or buying stuff to fix something. Despite all this, I was able to paint the aloe painting that I wanted to rip off of Crate and Barrel. Now remember, I have not painted in about 12 years. If I were to do this over again, I would do it differently. I like the original one better, but I also enjoy saving $200, which by the way, was promptly spent on new bathroom flooring and dryer vent cover. Ugh.
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ELIZABETH—Groundwork Elizabeth, a non-profit organization founded in Elizabeth in 2003, celebrated its successes and partnerships at a cocktail fundraising event at Bambu Banquet Hall in Elizabeth on Wednesday, Jan. 9.
Honorees included Mayor Chris Bollwage, Anne Evans Estabrook and David Gibbons of the Elberon Development Company, Eileen Leahey and Russ Furnari representing PSE&G, and Elizabeth City Councilwoman Patricia Perkins-Auguste.
Ms. Evans Estabrook's and Mr. Gibbons family has been associated with development projects in Elizabeth for generations. They are currently involved in an expansion project in the Elizabethport section of Elizabeth for Wakefern Industries. PSE&G, a regular Groundwork supporter, recently procured grant funding for the continuation of the Elizabeth River Trail project.
Bollwage and Perkins-Auguste have consistently advocated for Groundwork's mission to "change places, change lives" as the non-profit plants trees, restores pocket parks, engages youth in a Green Team, and works with government and the community at large to accomplish its ultimate goal of improving the quality of life in a greener urban environment.
Also featured during the festivities were three new community gardens, part of a network of 12 "Come Grow With Us" Union County community gardening program, which specialize in locally growing foods in diverse urban neighborhoods. The new gardens are based at the First Baptist Church on Union Avenue Elizabeth, Ford Leonard Towers, an Elizabeth Housing Authority development, and the Union Township Fire Department on Morris Avenue in Union.
Assemblywoman Annette Quijano was instrumental in Groundwork in getting the program off the ground. Groundwork helps community members at public institutions as they build raised bed community gardens, greenhouses, and corresponding nutritional programming in urban outposts. The program has now grown from 1 to 12 community gardens, which are located in Elizabeth, Linden, Union, and Roselle.
Additional sponsors for the evening were Agnes Kristen, the Birdsall Services Group, Annette Quijano, Suplee, Clooney & Co., BJ&M Auto, and Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery.
Groundwork is also known as the organizer of the Annual Tour de Elizabeth, which will be held this year on Sunday, May 19, at City Hall, Elizabeth.
To learn more about the Groundwork program, its Come Grow With Us Community Gardening program, the Green Team and/or how to become involved, donate resources or time, call Jonathan Phillips, Executive Director, Dave Wiener, leader of the Green Team, or Jackie Park Albaum, Garden Coordinator, at 1-908-289-0262, or visit www.groundworkelizabeth.com.
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How could "The Avengers" live up to all the hype, much of it brought on by Marvel Studios with their promotional teasers tacked on to the end of "Thor," "Iron Man 2" and "Captain America: The First Avenger?"
Writer/director Joss Whedon didn't have a tall task before him. He had a near-impossible one. But near-impossible and impossible are two very different matters. Whedon used that wiggle room to create the most organic depiction of costumed heroes in the genre's short but potent film history.
That's a fancy way of saying "The Avengers" will astound the inner child in every ticket holder.
"The Avengers" isn't merely a grand spectacle, the kind made possible with a mastery of modern special effects. It's funnier than most comedies, compelling even during its quiet moments and darn near patriotic.
Loki (Tom Hiddleston), the villain last seen in 2011's "Thor," steals a powerful energy source called the Tesseract in the film's opening moments. The fiery globe can open a portal to other, more dangerous realms, and Loki plans on using it to bring a conquering army down to earth.
That's more than enough reason to kick start the Avengers initiative, a plan forged by S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) should the planet ever face an existential threat. But these superheroes aren't used to working as a team.
Captain America (Chris Evans) is still getting up to speed after spending decades frozen in ice. Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) isn't eager to share his talents – and ego – with others. Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is a god and feels little in common with mere mortals. And the Hulk hasn't been seen for some time, since his alter ego Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) learned to get his rage under control.
The team's second tier includes the Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner). Their powers aren't nearly so super, but each enjoys a compelling story arc and more than enough sequences to show they belong with the big boys.
These Avengers fight, and bicker, and squabble over the best way to save the planet. But you know they'll iron out their difference for one slam-bang finale that makes the recent "Transformers" films look like amateur hour.
Whedon's "Avengers" succeeds on so many levels it's hard to know what to marvel at first. The film gives each hero time to flesh out their character and interact in a rational, and often humorous, fashion. Captain America is a born leader, one unwilling to challenge S.H.I.E.L.D. even when its clear Fury isn't given the Avengers all the information about the threat at hand. And Ruffalo's Banner knows going green might help tilt the tide of battle in their favor, but he'd rather do almost anything than give in to the gamma radiation lurking within his cells.
The film's first half features more talk than action, but Whedon captures the latter with a clear, focused perspective. These are super beings, and every beam, blast and punch carries far more weight than a standard battle.
Remember the awkward beauty of Superman battling the villains from Krypton in the second "Superman" feature? We gobbled it up despite the clunky effects, ignoring the way the figures revealed how every stunt came to be. Now, when Thor's hammer strikes Captain America's shield the screen shimmers with electricity, and we buy every electron of it.
"The Avengers" packs a few moments that border on the conservative side. When Captain America, a quick study in our ironic age, suggests people have had enough of star spangled heroes, an FBI agent says the earth could use a burst of old-fashioned decency right about now.
And when Loki compels a frightened crowd to kneel before him, it's Captain America who conjures images of past despots before charging into battle, his patriotic shield leading the way.
Audiences may wish Loki's invading army was better defined, or that some of the super-bickering were edited down to tighten the film's two and a half hour running time. But what Whedon has done is transport these Marvel heroes from the pages of our childhood comic books to the big screen with all of their wonder and psychological neuroses intact. He knows precisely how to frame each sequence, each close up, because he clearly spent years absorbing the very best comics he could find.
Compare Whedon's brilliant touch to that of director Ang Lee in the 2003 dud "Hulk." Lee used actual comic book frames to make the connection between the source material and the film. Whedon doesn't need such theatrics.
We've watched two less than super "Hulk" movies prior to "The Avengers," but Whedon nails both the character's fury and comic potential. This Hulk snares the film's biggest laughs, but not because the story mocks him or dares to make him a figure of ridicule. Ruffalo, the third screen actor to bring the tormented Banner to life, gives the character a sense of dark humor to underscore the tragedy of his curse.
Marvel Studios clearly smelled a cash cow like few others in the "Avengers" project, and it's easy to imagine all of the ways the film could have veered so very far off course. Whedon refuses to let that happen, coaxing clear, convincing action sequences between richly detailed humor, running gags and slapstick alike, all stitched together without ever approaching farce or eye-rolling stunts.
"The Avengers" is more than the superhero film to beat this summer. It might be the best superhero movie of all time.


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Thursday, October 14, 2010
The First Apple Pie of the Year
I have already posted my apple pie recipe, but I wanted to celebrate the first pie of the season. It was such a treat. In fact, I am heading out to the kitchen to make another one today. How about you? Do you celebrate Fall with apple pie?
Here is my pie crust recipe, too.
20 comments:
- Joseph's Grainery Recipes said...
Yumm. Gotta love the first pie of the season! Haven't made mine yet.
- October 14, 2010 at 10:21 AM
- alessandra said...
Usually not, but now you inspired me, love me some apple pie ;)
- October 14, 2010 at 10:37 AM
- 21st Century Housewife© said...
Great minds think alike - I made an apple pie last weekend too! There is nothing like a slice of pie in the autumn. I agree with what you said about mixing apple varieties, and I like cinnamon in my pie too :)
- October 14, 2010 at 10:44 AM
- Kim Kelly said...
Apple pie has always been one of my favorite desserts. Like the agave sub, may have to try that. I do love lots of cinnamon, but also need a dash of nutmeg! Happy Apple Season!! =)
- October 14, 2010 at 11:17 AM
- Martha said...
We always celebrate fall with apple pie. My favorite for putting into a pie are 20 ounce apples and I rarely mix them with other kinds. I guess they are pretty much a NY apple as most folks have never heard of one. I like mine with just cinnamon too.
- October 14, 2010 at 12:11 PM
- Susi said...
I love apple pie! Unfortunately we are still sweating down in the valley, even though I have decided I'm pretending it is cool enough for soups and stews!
- October 14, 2010 at 12:12 PM
apple pies are so in season right now. i love the smell it leaves your kitchen. this looks really good. thank you for sharing this.
- October 14, 2010 at 12:12 PM
- Lyndsey said...
Our fall weather usually doesn't show up until December here in Florida! :D that's okay with me. I like how you slice the apples in your apple pie. That is the way my mom did it, (and there is no apple pie like my moms!) Lol! Yours looks close!
- October 14, 2010 at 12:19 PM
- katerina said...
One of the things I enjoyed very much while being in the States were apple pies. You sure know how to make apple pies you guys. I am sure you are no exception Kristen. I wish I was closer so I could taste this one.
- October 14, 2010 at 1:35 PM
- Jennifurla said...
Here is to the pie, yours is lovely
- October 14, 2010 at 2:23 PM
- Beth said...
I love apple pie, but I'm more likely to make an apple crisp. We all love it and I don't have to worry about the pastry!
- October 14, 2010 at 3:28 PM
- Rick said...
How many pies do you make a year?
- October 14, 2010 at 4:14 PM
- Belinda said...
Pure and precious is this first pie of the year!
- October 14, 2010 at 5:44 PM
- Joanne said...
This weather has been driving me SUPER crazy! But when it comes down to it, I could eat apple pie any time. Especially one as delicious as this.
- October 14, 2010 at 7:02 PM
- Magic of Spice said...
Beautiful pie...Happy pie season :)
- October 14, 2010 at 7:27 PM
- Reeni said...
I sure do! We had our first pies already! I love how you baked yours with just a touch of cinnamon to let the apple flavor shine through.
- October 14, 2010 at 8:05 PM
- Drick said...
great looking pie, love the layering... and as for my pie, well, I just have to add a little bourbon to it, that's just the way we have always made it
- October 14, 2010 at 8:10 PM
- Monet said...
The agave nectar sounds like a great idea! I like to keep my apple pies simple too...and how did you know that they are my very favorite dessert! I'm so looking forward to cooler weather because it means lots and lots of pies around here. Thanks for sharing!
- October 14, 2010 at 8:15 PM
- Sue said...
This is the perfect time for apple pie! Your crust looks so flaky and I love your apple on top:)
- October 15, 2010 at 2:24 PM
I could go for a bite of this tasty looking pie!! Looks like it's stuffed with tons of delicious apples!
- October 17, 2010 at 3:16 PM


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Seminar: Toward a science of Cyber Security from Spamhaus to our home by Prof. Bud Mishra from NYU
In March of 2013, what started as a minor dispute between Spamhaus and Cyberbunker culminated in a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that was so massive, it was claimed to have slowed internet speeds around the globe. The attack clogged servers with dummy internet traffic at a rate of about 300 gigabits per second. By comparison, the largest observed DDoS attacks typically against banks had thus far registered only 50 gigabits per second. The record breaking Spamhaus/Cyberbunker conflict arose 13 years after the publication of best practices on preventing DDoS attacks, and it was not an isolated event.
Recently, NYU's Courant Institute and Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute have collaboratively devised a game-theoretic approaches to address various cyber security problems involving exchange of information (asymmetrically). This research aims to discover and understand complex structures of malicious use cases within the context of secure systems with the goal of developing an incentives-based measurement system that ensures a high level of resilience to attack. The talk will be self-contained building up on a discussion of game-theory, signaling games, deception, handicap principle, credible and non-crdeible threats, evolutionarily stable strategies, etc.
Bud Mishra is a professor of computer science and mathematics at NYU's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, professor of human genetics Mt Sinai School of Medicine, and a professor of cell biology at NYU School of Medicine. Bud has a degree in Physics from Utkal University, in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, and MS and PhD degrees in Computer Science from Carnegie-Mellon University. Bud is also a visiting scholar at CSHL's Institute of Quantitative Biology, and an adjunct professor at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in Mumbai, India. From 2001-04, he was a professor at the Watson School of Biological Sciences, Cold Spring Harbor Lab (CSHL). Bud is an IIT, Kgp Distinguished Alumnus (2011), NYSTAR Distinguished Professor (2001), AAAS Fellow (engineering: robotics, hardware verification and computational biology), IEEE fellow (robotics and automation) and a fellow of the ACM (computational biology and symbolic computation).
He is a co-inventor of Optical Mapping, Array Mapping, and Copy-Number Variation Mapping in biotechnologies. His other technological inventions include model checker for circuit verification, robot grasping and fixturing algorithms, reactive robotics, real-time schedulers, and nanotechnology for DNA profiling.


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"This decision is consistent with our desire to focus all our activities on the four lines of business that define our mission of being the Canadian leader in telecommunications, news media and entertainment and culture," said Pierre Dion, President and CEO of Quebecor. "We have therefore sold Nurun, a consulting firm specializing in digital innovation, design and technology, since its operations no longer fit with our core businesses. We are confident that Nurun, a respected and profitable firm, will continue to grow as part of Publicis Groupe, a world leader in digital and interactive communications. We thank all of Nurun's talented employees for their dedication and their contribution to the company's success. We wish them continued success going forward."
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Windows Scripting Host (WSH) is a new Microsoft technology that is sure to become extremely popular because of its versatility. WSH lets Windows NT host any Microsoft ActiveX scripting language, including Visual Basic Script (VBScript) and JScript (Microsoft's implementation of the ECMAScript scripting language, formerly known as JavaScript). WSH also lets NT host third-party ActiveX scripting languages, such as ActiveState Tool's PerlScript (http://www.activestate.com).
WSH is a general-purpose, scripting-enabling tool. With the base WSH object model and a scripting language, you can create scripts that automate common setup, configuration, and administrative tasks, including:
- Reading and writing variables in your directory services
- Creating shortcuts for users on their desktop
- Accessing special folders, such as Desktop, Start Menu, Favorites, and My Documents
- Mapping network shares
- Mapping and setting default printers
- Reading, writing, and deleting Registry keys
- Launching programs
The base WSH object model consists of five types of objects: WScript, WshShell, WshNetwork, WshShortcut, and WshUrlShortcut. As Table 1, page 124, shows, each object type has certain properties and methods that define it. (If you are unfamiliar with the component object model—COM—concept and ActiveX objects, see http://www.microsoft.com/activex.)
Two of the WScript object's methods—GetObject and CreateObject—work with any ActiveX object servers (including NT 5.0's ActiveX Directory Objects) registered on the local system. Thus, you can use WSH to access other object servers, such as Active Directory Services Interface (ADSI), Internet Explorer (IE), and Microsoft Office. With WSH and these object servers, you can set passwords, add users and organization units, initialize a browser, and manipulate and print documents.
Microsoft will integrate WSH into Windows 95 updates, NT 5.0, and the NT Option Pack. You can download WSH from Microsoft's Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/management/wsh.htm) for use with Win95 and NT 4.0.
The WSH package is surprisingly small, consisting of two separate scripting hosts, three support DLLs, six sample scripts, and a Help file. The two scripting hosts—command shell (cscript.exe) and Windows shell (wscript.exe)—let you run scripts from a command line and from the Windows environment, respectively. The command-shell host is particularly useful when you combine it with traditional command-line options, such as piping the output to a text file or other device. The Windows-shell host uses message boxes to display output information (unless you use an additional ActiveX component to handle the file I/O). The following simple examples show how you can use these two scripting hosts.
Reading and Writing Variables
You can use WSH with ADSI 1.0 (version 2.0 is in beta), Microsoft's new programmability layer on top of NT 5.0's Active Directory (AD) services, for reading and writing AD variables. (For more information about ADSI, see Sakari Kouti, "Manage Directory Resources with Active Directory Service Interfaces," November 1997. You can download ADSI 1.0 from Microsoft's Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/win32dev/netwrk/adsi.htm.)
With ADSI installed, your system has a COM-based object interface to four network providers: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) 2.0, NetWare 4, NetWare 3, and Windows NT. These network providers give you access to underlying objects. To obtain access, you need to use the appropriate reference, as Table 2 shows.
To use the NetWare objects, however, ADSI currently requires that you install Microsoft's Gateway Services for NetWare for NT Server or Client Services for NetWare for NT Workstation on the local machine. If you don't have these services installed and attempt to access NetWare objects using ADSI, an error dialog box will appear saying that Windows is unable to locate nwprovau.dll.
Microsoft plans to extend ADSI to cover non-network interfaces. For example, if you have Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0, you can use ADSI to access the IIS: namespace. Exchange 5.5 also has an ADSI interface.
To learn about your directory services, you can use WSH to list the installed ADSI namespaces by running the VBScript program in Listing 1. You can use a standard text editor, such as Notepad, to enter this script. Although you can use Microsoft's Visual InterDev to write script code, you're better off using Notepad because it requires much less overhead.
Listing 1 includes Dim statements. However, you need not include these statements in your script because VBScript will automatically create them. I included the Dim statements in Listing 1 because manually declaring variables is a good programming practice that resolves any potential problems with names at parse time instead of run time.
Here is what the script in Listing 1 does. First, the GetObject method creates a reference to the ADSI object and assigns it to the adsNS variable. Like many objects in ADSI, this object is a collection of objects (in this case, namespaces), so the script includes a For Each...Next loop that cycles through every object in the collection and concatenates each object's name onto a string. Finally, the Echo method displays the resulting string.
If you save this script as a text file (enumadsi.vbs) and run it from Windows, the script will go to the Windows-based WSH host. You will then receive the message box in Screen 1, page 126, that lists the ADSI namespaces in your directory services.
If you run the same script from the command-shell host (cscript enumadsi.vbs), you will get the same message box. However, if you enter
cscript enumadsi.vbs > names.txt
instead, you will receive a small text file with the ADSI namespace names.
Although WScript's Echo method is flexible, you might want to use WshShell's Popup method for additional capabilities. With the Popup method, you can customize the title of the dialog box and specify a delay after which the dialog box disappears automatically. You can even specify constants to create dialog boxes that look like familiar Windows message-box styles, complete with familiar icons and buttons. For example, Listing 2, page 125, shows how to use the Popup method to create a dialog box that looks like Screen 2, complete with an Information icon and multiple buttons (including a custom default).
Once you know the ADSI namespaces in your directory service, you can use WSH to identify domain objects and their classes in those namespaces. In ADSI, objects represent every element in a domain. Thus, for example, objects represent the various servers, printers, and users. A domain's objects fall into certain classes that represent the different types of elements in a directory service. For example, the objects that represent Joe, Sue, Paul, and Mary fall into the user class. Identifying objects and their classes not only helps you learn about your directory service, but also is a good introductory exercise in using WSH with ADSI.
Suppose you want to identify the objects and their classes in the domain on the WinNT: namespace. You can again use the CreateObject, GetObject, and Popup methods, as the VBScript program in Listing 3 shows. This script is searching the KRP domain; when you use this script, you need to substitute your domain's name for KRP.
Running the script in Listing 3 on a Windows-shell host will generate a dialog box with all the objects and their classes, as Screen 3 shows. The column on the left contains the classes for the objects listed in the right column.
You can make this information more presentable by modifying the code in Listing 3 so that it opens a text file, writes the same information about the domain's objects and classes, and closes the file. Listing 4 contains the modified code. You can even modify this script so that it opens Excel and plugs the information into individual cells. Listing 5, page 128, contains the Excel version of the code, and Screen 4 shows the output. Unlike the text file script, this Excel script leaves the application running on your desktop, but you can easily adapt it to close the file. You can also adapt the script to perform other tasks, such as printing, mailing, and exporting the Excel file.
Another approach to making information more presentable is the FileSystemObject method. This method, which comes with IIS's Active Server Pages (ASP), writes information to a text file.
Creating Shortcuts for Users
You can use WSH for tasks more sophisticated than reading and writing AD variables. For example, you can add shortcuts for users on their desktop so that they have easy access to the applications they regularly use.
WSH lets you access a collection of special folders on each user's system. These folders have names such as Desktop, Favorites, Fonts, My Documents, NetHood, PrintHood, Programs, Recent, SendTo, Start Menu, Startup, and Templates. Under NT, you can also access several special folders, including All Users\Desktop, All Users\StartMenu, All Users\Programs, and All Users\Startup.
WSH works with two types of shortcuts: file, in which you use the WshShortcut object, and URL, in which you use the WshUrlShortcut object. Each object has one or more properties that define it (as you see in Table 1).
To put a file shortcut on a user's Desktop (or in any special folder), you must initialize the WSH object, specify the folder's path, create a shortcut object, set several properties, and save the shortcut. Listing 6, page 128, contains the VBScript for creating this file shortcut.
Creating a URL shortcut on a user's Desktop is even easier than creating a file shortcut. Although the process is similar, you have fewer properties to specify. Listing 7, page 128, contains the VBScript for creating the URL shortcut.
Debugging Scripts
When writing scripts for WSH, you can use Microsoft's Script Debugger 1.0, which comes with IE 4.0 and IIS 4.0. You can download the Script Debugger from http://www.microsoft.com/scripting/debugger/default.htm. Screen 5, page 127, shows both the Script Debugger checking a block of code running in the Windows-shell host and the Command window for interactively entering commands and testing values. Unfortunately, each WSH script launches a separate instance of wscript.exe or cscript.exe, so you must pause each WSH script to check it in the Script Debugger. To pause a script, either use the Stop statement or employ the WshShell Popup method as follows:
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") WshShell.Popup "Start Debugging"
This method lets you switch to the Script Debugger, select the correct document, and set the Break at Next Statement option. Microsoft will improve the handling of WSH scripts in Script Debugger 1.1, which will ship with NT 5.0 and be available on Microsoft's Web site in early 1998.
Short Scripts Long on Results
WSH is an extremely useful extension to Microsoft's 32-bit Windows operating systems. It lets you harness the power of full-featured scripting languages so that you can access ActiveX objects. As the examples show, you can use short scripts to automate common setup, configuration, and administrative tasks.
Corrections to this Article:
- In "Windows Scripting Host in Action," the ADSI namespaces associated with NetWare 3 and NetWare 4 in Table 2 were incorrect. The NetWare entry should be NWCOMPAT://ServerName/Object/subobject/.... The NetWare 4 entry sould be NDS://TreeName/0=NAME/subobj=name/....


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'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' Trailer: Actors Now Even Less Necessary
In the last three prequels, everything was CGI except for the actors. In the animated 'The Clone Wars,' even the humans are fake. Is this the best 'Star Wars' movie ever?
Tagline: "This year, prepare to see Star Wars like you've never seen it before."
Translation: Without cringing!
The Verdict: In cartoonish Star Wars prequels The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith, the only things not rendered in CGI were Samuel L. Jackson, Natalie Portman, and Ewan McGregor (though Hayden Christensen looked passably lifelike at times). In this August's animated The Clone Wars, even the human characters are Power Mac–generated creations of Industrial Light & Magic. So, the question is, will fake, unrealistic-looking, computer-generated characters look any less stupid reading lines of fake, unrealistic-sounding George Lucas dialogue? This leaked theatrical trailer (you'll have to watch it at Gizmodo, since it keeps disappearing from YouTube) indicates that they might! Plus, most of the movie is apparently just light-saber-y fight sequences that look exactly like the tolerable, wordless parts from the live-action prequels anyway. Color us slightly interested!
Leaked Clone Wars Trailer is the New Force Hotness [Gizmodo]