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BATON ROUGE - Police are looking for a motive in a Thursday night shooting on Old Hammond Hwy that hospitalized a 32-year-old man and his 5-year-old daughter.
According to investigators, an unidentified person knocked on the door of the home in the 12000 block of Old Hammond Hwy, and fired several gunshots into the building when an occupant opened the door.
A 32-year-old man was shot three times in the chest and hip, and a 5-year-old girl was hit once in the hip. Both were taken to an area hospital and treated for injuries that were not life threatening, according to police.
People who live nearby say they're ready to move after seeing what could have happened to them.
"It's nerve racking because I have small kids, you know, because anything could happen. I'm lucky that I wasn't home," said one neighbor. "It just makes me think like was it something personal or was it just something random? So I mean anybody could be a target."
Investigators say there are no suspects in connection with the shooting at this time, and there is no known motive.
The front door was riddled with four bullet holes with another bullet hole in the door frame and one in the wall near the front door.


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Liuwa Plain
King Lewanika
Liuwa Plain National Park, Zambia
The latest addition to the Norman Carr Safaris family, King Lewanika is a luxurious lodge located in the heart of the remote Liuwa Plain in western Zambia. King Lewanika offers a unique opportunity to explore this unspoiled park.
At a Glance
The only permanent lodge in the Liuwa Plain
Combine luxury and comfort with access to one of Africa's most wild and untouched parks
Enjoy the wildlife to yourself - you won't see another vehicle for miles and miles
Explore Liuwa with some of Zambia's best safari guides
Insider's View
Travel in November and December to witness the migration of blue wildebeest arriving from Angola.Scott Dunn team
Insider's View
Liuwa is wild and untouched, a vast flat wilderness that stretches for miles with not even a tree in sight!Scott Dunn team
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Hyena sightings are fascinating here, with some clans numbering more than 50, making them a dominant predatorScott Dunn team
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In April you may catch sight of the Kuomboka ceremony where the Lozi king is floated from his lowland residence to his highland residence, right through the park, an ancient and unique traditionScott Dunn team
Call us on 858 345 1761 to start planning your vacation to King Lewanika or take a look at our itineraries to Kafue and western Zambia
The Liuwa Plain is a truly untouched wilderness area, located in the far reaches of western Zambia. To connoisseur safari-goers, it is one of Africa's ultimate safari destinations and previously the only access was on a set departure mobile safari. King Lewanika Lodge is an exciting new addition, opening up this wild and wonderful national park, offering a permanent and luxurious lodge from which to explore, designed by the same acclaimed architects who created sister camp Chinzombo.
Liuwa's wildlife includes large herds of blue wildebeest which migrate in from neighboring Angola, lion, wild dog, hyena and a wide variety of antelope including red lechwe, oribi and roan. The park also boasts some superb birding opportunities, particularly in the rains when large flocks of migratory species arrive. The vast scale of the park, covering 3,660m² means you sometimes need to drive some distance to find the game, but the rewards are great, knowing you are one of a tiny handful of intrepid travelers to have witnessed a sighting.
The camp itself has six luxurious villas, one of which is a family villa. Set along the edge of the plains with beautiful trees, each villa is spacious and private. The design is modern and sleek, and the rooms are open fronted to make the most of the views. Each villa has a lounge area, open plan bathroom and outdoor shower, as well as a terrace with a canvas canopy providing shade. King Lewanika Lodge is a pioneering camp in so many ways, and offers a luxurious base for exploring this rewarding national park.
Location & Directions
Liuwa Plain National Park, Zambia
Liuwa Plain National Park is situated in the far western corner of Zambia
When to go
The main time to visit the Liuwa Plain is between August and December, the drier months of the year, where access is possible. As the dry season wears on, game-viewing becomes even more rewarding as the grass is trampled and grazed lower, and wildlife concentrates around water sources. In November, the rains begin, short and sharp, with dramatic cloud formations and storms in the late afternoon. Around this time of year, the pans burst into life with flowers carpeting the ground. It's also an exciting time of year wildlife-wise, as herds of blue wildebeest move in on their annual migration from Angola. From December to April, the plains are in flood, causing problems for access for visitors, but providing life to the wildlife that remains here year-round.

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This women's quarter-zip pullover by Carhartt is designed to provide you protect from the bitter cold without adding bulk. The lightweight polyester/spandex shirt features a mock-neck collar with quarter-length zipper that will keep your neck warm when the wind picks up. Carhartt's FastDry technology fabric wicks away sweat for all-day dry comfort. Carhartt has been making workwear for hard-working folks since 1889 and is a name you can count on to deliver high-quality, long-lasting apparel and footwear for any line of work.
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Don`t plan for a cranberry Christmas. There will be an adequate supply of fresh cranberries across the country before Thanksgiving, but industry sources say there will be few, if any, available when the December holiday season arrives.
According to an offical of Ocean Spray, the multi-state cooperative that markets more than 80 percent of the nation`s cranberries, the cool summer and fall caused the shortfall by retarding growth. In addition, hail storms caused damage. In Wisconsin, Ocean Spray growers produced only 1.1 million barrels, 200,000 less than in 1991 and nearly 300,000 below the norm.


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Over 500 hotels in 18 countries.
Ibis budget is AccorHotels' benchmark brand in the budget segment. This nifty, casual brand offers a simple, no frills solution and has made essential comfort at a budget price central to its thinking. Ibis budget offers its guests comfortable rooms with fluffy duvet and pillows, free WI-FI (except in Australia) and a gourmet breakfast buffet.Read more


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Address: 2609 U.S. Rt 22, Fredricksburg, PA 17026
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USDA Inspection Report: 6 Oct 2011
Code: 01B02
Violation: 416.13(c), 416.4(d)
Citation: At approximately 4:10 this morning while performing 01B02 (pre-op sanitation) I observed on the box track in the Packing Department, 3 boxes of product, (8 piece cut without necks and giblets) from second shift. I tagged the boxes with USDA retained tag # B40170433. Then I observed at the trash dock, garbage left out from second shift. It was a combo filled with ice, empty 40 lbs boxes, sleeves, and aprons, etc. I tagged the combo with USDA rejected tag # B 40170432. I removed my tag from the boxes of product at 7:34 when the product was taken out of the boxes and put in a yellow condemned barrel and taken to live receiving dumpster and denatured. The establishment has received notification of this non-compliance orally & in writing. Failure to comply could result in further enforcement action as described in 9 CFR 500.
416.13(c) Each official establishment shall monitor daily the implementation of the procedures in the Sanitation SOP's.
416.4(d) Product must be protected from adulteration during processing, handling, storage, loading, and unloading at and during transportation from official establishments.
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13 December 2011
Privatisation Unit explains Umeme deal
The Director of the Privatisation unit has defended the 20- year contract that Umeme signed with the Government, saying it was one of the best deals in sub-Saharan Africa.
13 December 2011
Govt loses over sh430b to private firms
Each passing day, the Government loses hope of recovering sh432b from several companies, including 10 ghost firms, which it gave loans in the 1990s. This was revealed on Tuesday by officials from the Ministry of Finance headed by the accountant general, Gastavio Bwoch, who pleaded with Parliament to help them recover the money.


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Learned something interesting and a bit startling yesterday from a new friend I met through Toastmasters. Here's an email I receieved from him:
"As you know, today in my Country ( Argentina ) is the Friendship Day, in
commemoration of the day that mankind step the moon ( 07/29/69 ). As you can
imagine we join our friends and organize some asado ( barbecue) . So let me toast with you drinking a virtual wine. ( could be better a real wine, let's think about this )."
Well, Mauricio, we didn't know. In fact, sad to say, the significance of yesterday was barely noted here in the good old U.S. of A. Wow! A bit humbling to be confronted with how jaded and unappreciative we have become about one of the greatest events of our lifetimes.
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5th European Forum on Music, Riga, 2015
Access to Music is digital?
5th European Forum on Music
Rather than just hearing about new technologies, markets or ways on how to improve an artist's visibility through digital means, participants of the EMC's 5th European Forum on Music, co-hosted by the Latvian Music Council, will discuss the synergies between the digital world and 'real life'. New technologies have greatly improved the way music and culture can be accessed. Today, anyone with a smartphone and an internet connection anywhere in the world can experience a concert by a philharmonic orchestra in London, or view footage of a rock concert in Lisbon. At the same time, concert halls, festivals, arts centres and other institutions or events where people can experience music being performed live, meet and exchange with peers, practice and perform music or otherwise get involved in musical activities in person, are still of the uttermost importance for thriving musical communities and society as a whole. The Forum will look into how new technologies facilitate the work of cultural institutions, how improved access to culture helps raise people's interest in music, and explore the interplay between the digital world and the one away from the keyboard.
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A man fell asleep in a bizarre position on a London Underground train.
The tired traveller can be seen balancing his body between the seat and the floor in order to get a few moments of sleep.
Filmed on the Central line in April, the hilarious footage has only recently surfaced online.
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Australian Theatre, Film and Learning (EDUF3034)
Do you love film and theatre? Drawing on historical and sociological perspectives, this unit examines the nature of theatre and film in Australian cultural and educational settings, with a particular focus on films by and for young people. Over the course of the semester, you will go on a journey, exploring the Australian narrative from traditional formats of film, theatre, and television through to the current digital-content formats delivered through a variety of non-traditional platforms including streaming, pay, narrow web casting, and social media.
In this unit, you will not only undertake a deconstruction and textual analysis of Australian films and plays but you will also construct your own digital content using simple smart phone video technology. You'll go behind the storytelling scenes, where you will have intimate access to those involved in constructing the story, including guest talks from actors and filmmakers and opportunities to see Australian films and theatre performances first hand.


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Sanitizer blamed in hospital fire that burned girl
PORTLAND — An 11-year-old girl caught on fire in her room at a Portland hospital, and her parents believe the cause was the hand sanitizer she used to wipe a table after painting a wooden box as a gift to her nurses.
The Feb. 2 fire at Oregon Health & Science University's Doernbecher Children's Hospital caused third-degree burns to 18 percent of Ireland Lane's body, The Oregonian reported.
The Klamath Falls girl's father, a Navy veteran, was napping in the room. She ran into the hallway in flames, waking him. He and hospital staff put out the fire.
The hospital's rapid response team took the girl to the intensive care unit where she was treated before being transferred to Legacy Oregon Burn Center, a nearby burn treatment center.
Ireland has already undergone one skin graft surgery and a second surgery is scheduled for Thursday, her 12th birthday.
Ireland, a survivor of a rare childhood kidney cancer, was admitted to the hospital initially because she hit her head at school and lost consciousness. She was due to leave the hospital that day.
Her father, Stephen Lane, said he believes the alcohol-based hand sanitizer was ignited by a spark of static electricity from his daughter playing with her bed sheets.
"As readily available as hand sanitizer is nowadays, and how everybody sends it to school with their kids, it makes me much more worried," he told The Oregonian.
A spokeswoman for the hospital said she could not comment further because the fire is still under investigation by the state fire marshal.
"Despite an exhaustive search of the patient's room on the morning of the incident, neither OHSU's investigative team nor the fire marshal were immediately able to determine the source of the fire," Tamara Hargens-Bradley said in an email to The Associated Press.
A news release from OHSU Doernbecher noted that the hospital uses hand sanitizer that is 60 percent alcohol, the same kind that is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to kill germs and prevent the spread of infection.
"Nothing like this has ever happened at Doernbecher," said Dr. Stacy Nicholson, the physician-in-chief at the children's hospital. "Our safety experts are working closely with the Oregon state fire marshal's office on its investigation. We anxiously await their findings and will certainly make adjustments if the cause was preventable."
The fire marshal's office said it could not comment while the investigation is ongoing.
Oregon's Occupational Safety and Health Administration said fires involving hand sanitizer are not common, and it is not aware of similar fires.


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The Pyramid Principle is an excellent method for developing a logical structure for your writing, whether it is a short essay, a book or an entire dissertation.
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Roundhead Prairie Clover | Dalea multiflora
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Each packet of Roundhead Prairie Clover contains 180 seeds.
Price: Seed $ 3.00
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Scientific: Petalostemon multiflorus
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An excellent plant for dry rocky areas. It gets tons of round white flowers. Attractive foliage too.
Growth Habit:Herb: Herbs are broad-leaved, herbaceous (non-woody) plant. Herbaceous plants are also known as forbs or wildflowers
Grass: Grasses are herbaceous plants with narrow leaves originating at the base of the plant. Grasses are graminoids.
Tree: Trees are woody perennial plants, usually with a single trunk, relatively tall
Shrub: Shrubs are woody perennial plants with multiple stems, generally shorter than a tree.
Vine: Vines are either woody or herbaceous plants that climb or sprawl.
Life Span:Annual: Annuals are herbaceous plants that live only one year
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Perennial: Perennials are herbaceous plants that live three or more years
Woody: Woody plants have woody stems that grow more than a year.
Mature Height: 1.5'
Mature Width: 2.0'
Flower Color: White
Sun Requirement:Full Sun: direct sun 8 or more hours of the day
Part Sun: direct sun 4 to 8 hours of the day; about half a day of sun
Shade: direct sun 0 to 4 hours of the day
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Water Requirement:Wet: Soil is soggy or marshy
Moist: Soil tends to stay moist and rarely dries out
Medium: Average soil moisture, little or now slope
Drained: Soil is well drained, never soggy; medium slope
Dry: Soil is dry, often typical of rocky soil; steep slope
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Call me paranoid (go ahead, this is going to be a column on psychiatry anyway), but when I hear a group of doctors talking about women`s menstrual cycles, my eyes still begin to narrow.
I`m a member of ``the curse`` generation, you see. I remember when girls were excused from gym and women were kept out of public life because of that


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Hi again everybody!
Today I'll be adventuring through dense jungles and ancient cities in search of treasure, and along the way might have to battle an enemy or three, as I attempt to discover the treasure that lies inside Uncharted the Board Game.
Uncharted was released by Bandai back in 2012, and was designed by Kisaragi Hayato, who also designed the totally bonkers Gamushara Gang.
I'm finding few people knew the game even existed, as it seems Bandai slipped this one out quietly for some reason, and I really feel this under-appreciated gem deserves some recognition and appreciation, even though it's now out of print. However, copies can still be had easily, and for a very decent price, at various places online.
I'm a huge fan of the video game franchise this game is based upon, so getting this to the table was an easy choice for me. Fortunately it also ended up being a really fun, interesting game!
Combining the aspects of a board game and a deck building game, Uncharted crosses this strange line where your deck interacts with the board, in that you're attempting to discover treasure and fight off bad guys while doing it.
It also straddles another line in that while semi-cooperative, each player is vying for victory points.
And while I called it a deck-building game, that's only sort-of correct.
You see, there's a central shared deck that everyone draws from, and you kind of build the "deck" in your hand and play cards to your play area (or Tableau, as it's now come to be known) directly in front of you apart from the board. So while it feels a little like a deck builder, your entire deck is played open in front of you for all players to see. Any cards in your hand never stay there for long as you can discard cards for myriad effects, and as a payment for the cards you wish to put into play.
The interesting bit here is that each card's art is bordered by a color - red yellow blue or green - and those colors correspond to certain aspects of the game, such as red for fighting or yellow for searching, allowing you to discard them for their specific color's special effect, should you find you have a few cards in your hand you deem otherwise useless.
So the game goes a bit like this :
You start with 4 Basic Actions in your play area, and each corresponds to one of the four colors I just spoke of.
As you move through the game you draw and play more cards from the central Action deck, building your Tableau, allowing you to execute bigger and better actions to take on bigger, badder enemies, or discover any of the game's shiny shiny treasures, as you interact with the various cards played to the board. Oh, and you're only allowed three cards of each respective color in your tableau at any time. This may later lead to some interesting play choices, as incoming cards boot in-play cards out of your tableau.
Speaking of, I can't recall the last time outside of Tiny Epic Galaxies that I've ran across a board - especially one that supports four players - that packs so much into such a small amount of real estate.
Across the top of the board is the VP track, where you and your co-adventurers will move your ancient coin token along as you gain (and sometimes lose!) VP.
Below this is the Action Pane, a 3x2 area where the treasure and enemy cards are played.
To one side of this is pretty much the whole of the game's rules laid out, while to the other side is where the Action, Special Actions, and Adventure decks are placed.
As you interact with the board - either by discovering treasure or battling bad guys - cards in the Action Pane will be added or removed as scored by the players.
You score cards by gaining enough search tokens (in the case of treasure cards) or having more attack points (in the case of enemy cards), and those cards are then removed and replaced with new cards from the Adventure Deck
Each player also assumes the role of one of the main characters from the video game series : Nathan Drake, Sully, Elena etc, and are given a card used to track health that they place in their tableau representing that character. In a neat bit of minor difficulty scaling, these cards are dual-sided, with one side carrying potentially game-altering effects.
Another scaling aspect is the adjustment of the contents of the Adventure Deck.
You can noodle with these contents, increasing or decreasing the game's overall difficulty, as the deck also scales in size to the number of players.
You attempt to gain as many VP as you can while also helping the other players, before either the Adventure Deck or Action Deck runs out of cards.
Getting down to those last few cards really amps the tension up!
I've found that during a game, a player can jump very far ahead in VP, only to have them stripped away later in the game. This lends a thrilling, seat-of-your-pants element to the proceedings as the game goes on. In my last game, as an example, I was really far ahead of the other players in VP, only to have a creature that drains VP from the person in the lead at the end of every round show up in the Adventure pane, with no easy way to kill it. Consequently, as the game ended, I only won by one point!
The board and components are average quality, not much different than any other card or board game, and might actually wear quickly with frequent plays.
Everything you need to play is included, and I suggest sleeving the cards to help prolong their life.
Let's talk a little about the theme.
The Uncharted series is a massively popular franchise, with four games to its ranks, which allows for the use of a rich, densely populated universe.
This is reflected pretty well in the cards, but ultimately can feel a little pasted on to the ruleset.
You don't get to keep the treasures you and your friends discover ; you simply take whatever action or execute whatever effect is listed on them, score the VP, and discard the card. Which, now that I think on it, is a little like the games, but I wanted the treasures to mean more than just some minor effects or VPs. A couple had game-altering rules-breaking effects while they were in play, but this led to the dilemma of scoring them - and thereby removing their effect from the game - for the VP or simply leaving them there, clogging up the board.
And fighting the bad guys should have a larger impact on the game as well. That specific mechanic is simply adding up your Attack Points and comparing it to their health, then removing that card and scoring any VP they might allow. Oh sure, doing in a bad guy gains you one of the Special Action Cards, but these are sometimes likely to just be a higher-cost version of a card you already have in play.
Which brings me to my next issue with the game :
Some of the cards feel "under-costed", while other are too expensive. As I spoke of above, I might have a card that, when I rest it, allows me to draw a card. I might draw a card from the Action or Special Action decks that is the exact same card, but just has a higher cost slapped onto it. It made little sense.
They tried to mitigate this by giving each color a "special ability" that you can simply discard the card to activate, but that mechanic felt like a tacked-on afterthought, and comes off as simply fiddly.
The final issue I have is a weird one, with the in-game ability to add actions to your turn. May seem really good at first, right? Well read on...
Play goes around the table, each player taking two actions ("resting" - turn 90 degrees - a card for each action to do so) each time their turn comes around, until everyone passes.
There are cards that add actions to your turn, but you're limited by the ready cards in your tableau. If you front load your turn too early, you could be removing yourself too soon from the round (as, after passing, you wait for everyone else to finish their turns), which might make for some boring between-turns game time.
One other aspect I did like is the idea that this game is simple enough to act as a gateway to board gaming. Casual gamers can pick this up quickly, and fans of the franchise might find themselves open to a new aspect of gaming.
So overall I really liked the game - as did my playgroup - and agreed that it's simplicity and easy set up make for a fun, lite filler or end-of-the-night game, despite the theme and gameplay being nearly mutually exclusive. And since the game can be had on-the-cheap, so to speak, it's a game I recommend adding to your collection.
Thanks for reading everyone, and if I'm not lost in a Peruvian jungle, I'll see you next time!


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Clearly when playing Lux you have to be good with Skill Shots, if your not don't bother buying this champion.
To best play Lux you must use her passive to the fullest when trying to kill someone. Remember all of your spells will put this extra damage on your next attack, so timing is everything, Light Binding, Lucent Singularity, Auto Attack, Then Release your Lucent Singularity, and Auto Attack again for Maximum Damage. It is also a very easy trick to Light Binding someone at low health to ensure that your Finales Funkeln will land on the target.
Finales Funkeln is a ability that is always off cool down I seem to use it to clear creeps a lot. As I am running toward my tower to fend it off from my enemy hitting it I will FF the creep wave to let the tower get some good hits on the enemy. Not to mention it gets me more than half of my kills, be AWARE of where the enemy's are in team fights and pick off the ones fleeing for safety. Also use it early in battle to shave off 20 percent of the enemy's life, its stunning how much damage you do with this build.
Realizing the fact that your abilities are fairly all skill shots and heavy ranged, standing in the back of the group and always aware of what is around you, you will not die and still contribute to team fights.
Prismatic Barrier: I PERSONALY don't rank it up that much early game, if you want to play more support go for it, but I Strictly play to kill people. But I still use the **** out of it late game in big team battles. REMINDER, you'll need this ability to get golem buff early game.
Summoner Spells: I use Exhaust and Flash for two reasons, one being EVASIVE, two Exhaust helps a great deal when you are in 1v1 situations. Plus some people don't get Exhaust and it is always nice to have someone with it. Also Great for First Blood!
Items: This is how I buy everything in game, start the game off with amp tomb, on my first trip back I make my soul stealer, if I don't have enough I will buy a mana pendant. finish the soul stealer and make a tear of the goddess. Then I get my spell pen boots because I normally have no problem farming these 3 items without dieing. After my boots are made I make the abyssal scepter. Then I finish my archangels staff, get a Zhonya's ring to top it all off for spell power wise. Complete it with guardian angels because I don't want to lose my stacks if I get caught in a bad situation.
I am a big fan of the Elixir's; the red and blue one I buy frequently throughout the game when i have money left over after buying items.
Frankly I have mana problems early with this build, but once you get your tears of the goddess it will start to rid the burden for you. But that what blue buff is for. Later game you'll have little to any mana problem that you would normally have with any other mage. So If you don't like Exhaust, get clarity but fair warning, when your running away from something and it just wont stop, having that extra exhaust is lawl.
This is my first Build I have posted so some feed back be nice, try out the build tell me what you think, i feel this is the best build if you want to do max damage with Lux. Have fun and Happy Hunting!


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Espagnole Sauce
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Author Notes: One of five basic mother sauces, espagnole has got to be my favorite. —mtlabor
Makes: 1 & 1/2 cups of sauce
ounce clarified butter
ounce flour
ounces onion, minced
ounce carrot, minced
ounce celery, minced
teaspoon tomato puree (ketchup is totally fine here)
cups beef/veal stock
salt and pepper, to taste
- Heat a medium saucepan under moderate heat and add your butter.
- Let the butter warm up in the pan for just a minute, then add your flour.
- Stir the flour until it's incorporated with the butter. You'll want to heat your roux until it's almost the color of peanut butter.
- Then you'll want to add your onions, carrots, and celery.
- Give it a good stir to incorporate the vegetables in with the roux.
- Cook the mixture until your vegetables start to caramelize, about 3-5 minutes. Then add your tomato puree, aka ketchup.
- Give it a good stir to incorporate the ketchup into the vegetable/roux mixture.
- Then slowly add in your cold beef stock, while stirring. You want to do it slowly so that you don't get any lumps.
- Once you have all your stock in the saucepan, bring mixture to a boil for about 3-5 minutes. This is to ensure that you cook out your starch in your flour.
- Let simmer for about 10-15 minutes, until mixture is thickened enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon.
- Then you'll want to strain your mixture.
- And season it to taste with salt and pepper.
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Three new cases of the new bird flu, strain H7N9, have been reported in China, bringing the total number of cases to 21, according to the World Health Organization. The death toll stands at six.
More than 530 close contacts of the H7N9 patients are being monitored, according to the WHO.
Shanghai"s Agricultural Commission said authorities ordered the slaughter of 98,000 birds and incinerated the poultry to prevent spread of the disease.
The government of Guangdong province have earmarked an initial $4.76 million to prevent and control the avian flu and for treatment of low-income people who become infected.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is already working on a vaccine according to Nancy Cox, head of the CDC's influenza division. Although H7N9 is more easily transmittable from birds to humans than the original bird flu strain, H1N1, Cox said she expects to see limited human-to-human transmission.
"So far, we really only have sporadic cases of a rare disease, and perhaps it will remain that way. So this is not a time for over-reaction or panic," said WHO representative Michael O'Leary.
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The All-American chef
North Alabama's Thornton wants to study culinary arts overseas
Kyle Thornton has a passion for football. It's in his blood. His father, Bruce, played four years in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys and the St. Louis Cardnials. His brothers all played the game as well.
But Thornton, a 6-foot-4, 345-pound NCAA Division II All-American offensive guard at North Alabama has another passion that has nothing to do with opening up holes for a running back and making sure the quarterback doesn't get sacked during a play.
Thornton loves to cook. Don't even bother trying to rub the sleep out of your eyes and re-read that sentence either. Thornton, is indeed, a football player who loves to cook.
"I always loved cooking at family get-togethers, especially during the holidays," Thornton said. "It's a lot of fun being in a kitchen and preparing a big meal. I even cook for my friends and I'll cook for the offensive line sometimes as well when we get together every week."
Having the ability to cook sure beats ordering a pizza, popping something into a microwave or firing up a hotplate.
"It is nice that I can cook something up and have a good meal if I want one," Thornton said. "I don't have to worry about eating out or eating what is in the cafeteria all of the time."
Thornton has taken an interesting road to where he is today, which is a key member of a UNA team that entered the second week of October as the No. 1 team in the nation.
His college football career actually began in Texas in 2003. He was a redshirt for the Longhorns in his first season and saw action in 12 games for Texas in 2004, including a trip to the Rose Bowl against Michigan.
"It was a definitely a huge step up from high school," Thornton said. "I went to a private school and the size and speed of the players at Texas was amazing. I had a great time there. Getting to go to the Rose Bowl was a lot of fun. But I decided after my second year that I needed to make a change."
His next move made a lot of sense. Thornton enrolled at the Texas Culinary Academy in Austin in 2005 and earned his associates degree in Culinary Arts.
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|• Graduate of Texas Culinary Academy
|• Father and brother played in the NFL
|• Wants to study Culinary Arts overseas
|• 2010 Division II All-American
|• 2010 UNA Offensive Player of the Year
It took Thornton about 15 months to finish his degree and it didn't take him long to find work. He took a job in the kitchen at the UT Golf Club.
"I had the degree under my belt and I wanted to use it," Thornton said. "It was a great experience for me. I had a chance to cook for a lot of catered events and cooked for some weddings. I even still saw the Texas coaches when they would come in to eat. They were all supportive of my decision."
The idea of Thornton ever playing football again seemed unlikely. But when his brother, Kenton, said he was going to transfer from North Carolina to North Alabama in 2009, he persuaded Kyle to join him.
Kyle decided it was a good idea. As much as he loved cooking, he still loved football. And with UNA being one of the top DII programs in the country, it seemed like a great idea.
Getting back into shape to endure the grind of a football season, though, was not easy.
"It took some time," Thornton said. "I had to work hard to get strong enough to play football again, and that first season back was tough on me. It took me awhile to get going again."
UNA finished 11-2 in 2009 and reached the national quarterfinal of the playoffs. A year later, Thornton helped the Lions go 9-4 and earn another trip to the postseason. UNA was knocked out in the second round. Thornton's performance on the field grabbed attention as he earned All-Gulf South Conference and All-American honors.
Thornton and the Lions are off to a sensational start this season. UNA is 6-1 after an overtime loss on Thursday to No. 2 Delta State.
One of Thornton's favorite memories of the year so far was a chance to play in Cowboys Stadium earlier this season. UNA defeated Abilene Christian 23-17, and for Thornton, it was a lot of fun coming back home.
"It was a very cool experience," Thornton said. "Playing that game meant a lot to me because of the fact that my dad played for the Cowboys and I was playing a big game in my hometown."
Thornton hasn't ruled out playing professional football. Of course, he also hasn't ruled out going overseas to further his knowledge of cooking.
"I've looked into some study abroad programs," Thornton said. "Going to France is one of my options. It would be cool to learn about cooking in a different country. I think I could gain so much from that experience and it would be a big help to me in the future."
Don't expect Thornton to open up a French restaurant, though. He plans on keeping it simple if he runs his own place one day.
"I'd like to have my own restaurant, but if I do, it's going to be more of a family-style restaurant," Thornton said. "That is my favorite kind of food."


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So it was announced at E3 that Square Enix are releasing Final Fantasy 7, arguably one of the best RPG's ever made and also one that defined many of the tropes that featured in not only the FF games that followed but also others of the RPG genre.
Also it's one I have never played.
And given that I don't own a PS4 it's not a game I ever intended to play...unless I found a reconditioned Playstation on eBay and decided to splurge. So I filed this in my ignore box and life went on, until...
...a couple of weeks ago and one of the game Vlogs I follow was talking about it and it got me thinking, and doing a little digging. It turns out its not going to be a full remake but rather a port of the 2012 PC version of the game. (see here) Also although it will be PS4 exclusive first it will be coming to the XboxOne...so I could just wait.
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Guide: Getting started
[edit] Just Starting: An Overview
You start off in the world at your default spawn point, which is situated at the center of the surface world.
Your inventory includes nothing but a Copper Pickaxe, Copper Shortsword, and Copper Axe.
Pickaxes are used to mine blocks of minerals and sediment, such as Dirt, Stone, Copper Ore etc.
Hammers are used to knock out Walls, knock down certain placed items such as Torches, Wooden Platforms, etc.
Axes are used for chopping down Trees and Cacti.
A common problem new players have is using the Hotbar. This is the bar that is always at the top of the screen and has 10 blocks numbered 1 through 0. You can select these boxes either by pressing the number on your keyboard that corresponds to the box, using a mousewheel, or by manually left-clicking on it. Pressing Escape brings you to the inventory which fills up as you pick up items in the world. Many items in the world stack (stacks are either in sets 99 or 250). In order to place an object that can be placed in the world (Such as the Workbench or a Torch), you must put it in one of the hotbar slots and select it while the game is playing (you cannot do it while browsing your inventory). Once selected, you can left-click on an appropriate spot within range of your character to place it.
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In the beginning you will want to avoid traveling too far from your spawn point, and would especially want to avoid getting close to Corruption. Instead you should focus on making a safe haven out of wood and a Workbench to place in it. You should also try getting enough material to make a sword (A Wooden Broadsword is easiest, as wood is plentiful on the surface and you only need 7). If you're fortunate, you might spot some Copper Ore on or near the surface of the world and if you do, make the Broadsword out of that. It is a matter of personal preference, but by and large you should avoid making Shortswords as they are only short range piercing weapons and provide no rear or overhead cover from enemy attacks.
Once you're comfortable with the combat in the world (Practice your techniques out on Slimes), you should start digging belowground. You should do this near your base so if you die you won't have too far to go to get back. You should also use some of the spare wood you have to make platforms in order to get back up, otherwise you would be forced to dig your way back up again to return to your base. Don't forget to make Torches from wood and Gel you got from killing Slimes. Without torches you won't be able to see anything underground unless it glows on its own.
On the surface and underground (especially in larger caverns) you will find Pots. These can hold various consumable resources like bombs, wooden arrows as well as Coins. You may run into a Chest. Chests at the top level of the underground are regular wooden chests and contain low level loot, but early on in the game they are valuable resources. You can also pick up the chest by 'breaking' it with the hammer once you empty it out. Chests can be placed on any flat surface and used to store your extra stuff. You should place a chest at your House to make it easier to get to.
Later on when you have enough Copper Ore or (if possible) Iron Ore or better, you can make a Furnace to make Ingots which you can then turn into Armor at a Workbench to attach to your character for extra defense (and Set Bonuses), and higher tier armors tend to have secondary effects in addition to defense. Be sure to put the armor into the Armor Slot in the menu, instead of the Vanity Items slot.
As you fulfill various conditions, you will eventually gain NPCs that move into Houses (or large enough and well equipped rooms within the houses) and provide various functions. The Nurse will heal your wounds for a price, while the Merchant will sell you some stuff and allow you to sell things to him. The first NPC to move into the first house you make is the Guide. Prior to version 1.0.6 the Nurse was particularly valuable since you did not automatically regenerate health over time without the use of a Band of Regeneration. A nurse is still useful for saving time by making it so you don't have to wait for your health to regenerate. The nurse can also heal negative status effects (Not tested at this point, but is logical).
For beginner potions, you can make a Lesser Healing Potion by combining 1 Bottle with 1 Mushroom and 2 Gel. It will restore 50 health. As of 1.0.6 you will have to wait a full minute before you can drink another healing potion.
Also, by collecting 10 Fallen Stars you can combine them wherever you are to make a Mana Crystal which will provide you with 20 Mana once you eat it. [[Fallen Stars are found only at night when they crash to the surface at random locations. If you run into a Crystal Heart underground, smash it with a Hammer and you can then eat the resulting Life Crystal to gain 20 more health points. After 400 total health and 200 total Mana the respective crystals will provide no further boosts. Unlike Life Crystals though, Fallen Stars have further uses as Ammo or Crafting Material.
Thus ends the beginner guide. There is a lot more to this game than this guide could ever cover, so go forth into the world and find out for yourself what is possibleand have fun!


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If going to Flam the railway is at the dockside and so is the booking office. Ships charge about £20 a person more for the same trip, but may throw in a snack. The only problem may be is if more than one ship is docked, some trains may be full.


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On an almost daily basis I encounter someone who is rude. People shove in front of me in line or pull out in front of me in traffic. There are those who slam the phone down because they've dialed a wrong number. I've held the door open for people or allowed someone to precede me in line with nary a ''thank you.''


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On a Thursday, you'll sometimes see a special truck and trailer collecting the abortion "waste" from the abortion house on Englehardt Street. Albury City Council does not allow the business to put dead human fetuses in the council bins. They abort fetuses up to twelve weeks old at the house on Englehardt Street. (photo of […]


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Incessant high-intensity violence in Iraq and Afghanistan dominates media coverage and public awareness of warfare today. Behind both conflict theaters, the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) appears to be the common denominator (at least according to the Bush Administration) – even though the average conscious person is probably confused about exactly where else on the globe the GWOT is being fought, besides in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Further in the background, hidden within a web of illusions spun for public consumption, Great Power states (especially the United States, Russia and China) might well be playing out the GWOT on their Grand Chessboard – trying to determine or at least manipulate events in the foreground, in relation to one another. "Might" is the operant word. Who really knows the meaning of the GWOT charade, given that it serves all Great Powers equally (and many other states, as well)? Is it possible that the GWOT is really about who controls what Middle Eastern and Central Asian oil and other resources, and who controls what strategic choke points, and therefore which Great Power will find itself dominant or subordinate, twenty years from now?
Think about it. Other wars that were incomprehensible in their time have been fought behind elaborate ruses, in the past. Consider the many proxy battlefields of the Cold War era, including Israel, Vietnam, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Somalia, Angola, and El Salvador. These all had Great Power dimensions. Consider the imperial contests of the 16th to 20th centuries, including both World Wars, which found theaters throughout the colonized world. Or the Iran-Iraq War, or the CIA's Islamist jihad against Soviet occupation in Afghanistan (which featured Osama bin Laden, playing the role of American agent), or the Contra War in Nicaragua – all of which involved Great Power conflict that went unexplained until years later. Much of that history may never be explained.
If past is prologue, then it is quite possible that Great Powers today are using the GWOT as the cover story for their hidden conflicts with one another. Just think, for example, of what it would (will) mean for China and Russia, if (when) the United States proves unable to hold the middle of the board which it seized through military force, in both Iraq and Afghanistan. But that question is rarely asked, much less answered. It's easier to talk GWOT, regardless of its numerous distortions.
Perhaps the biggest of all illusions is that the GWOT actually defines the current era of global violence. It doesn't. Most global violence today falls in the broad category of insurgencies, not terrorism, and most insurgencies today are based on indigenous liberation movements – which are commonly spun falsely as "terrorist" enterprises. Some of the many conflicts can be labeled civil wars, but most are about the same type of struggle for independence that has characterized world politics since the American Revolution (or perhaps the Israelite Exodus from ancient Egypt).
Do these movements affect Great Powers and their relations? You bet they do. But the GWOT does not explain them.
The Joker and the Domino Theory
In the game of Poker, the Joker is a variable card that has inconsistent and unmeasurable value. Its use is situational, dependent upon the needs of the player who might randomly be dealt it into his or her hand.
In international politics, the Joker serves as an analogy for a non-state nation, which may or may not be recognized by any given state, particularly the Great Power states that have the most to gain or lose from doing so. Non-state nations that are seeking independence (or "secession" – an inexact concept) have the power to fragment existing states, greatly diminishing their power, by destroying territorial integrity and alienating resources, populations and strategic assets – usually with far-reaching implications for the Great Powers.
Whether or not to recognize the legitimate aspirations of non-state nations, then, is a power shared by all existing states, though few ever choose to employ that power. To do so could draw an equivalent response from another player. Throwing the Joker in one round does not guarantee winning the next. What goes around comes around, or so they say.
Moreover, once one non-state nation wins independence, there's simply no way to predict the effects of the power of example. Other independence movements might find strength in that power, and before long, a chain of "dominoes" could start to fall, and the entire international system of states could be transformed (probably quite violently) through a major population boom. The net result would be increased systemic disorder and chaos, which would serve Great Power interests in no way guaranteed to be positive.
Most states are fearful of falling dominoes and therefore reluctant to recognize non-state nations, and refer to them instead as "terrorists," even though few of them share the impossible objectives of al-Qaeda or any similar network (like converting the world to Islam, or creating a new international theocratic caliphate, for instance). Meantime, non-state nations usually just want independence, pure and simple – the same thing that created the United States as a "free" country (free from alien rule, remember?), and the same thing that created most presently existing states, especially those in the Third World.
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Space precludes a detailed analysis of each case in point. So instead, here's an abbreviated list that enumerates today's fourteen leading dominoes, in some hypothetical order of adjacent succession. The list features salient factors, including: present levels of violence or incendiary potential, GWOT connection, Great Power (GP) states suspected of playing Jokers against other states (in reality, this is the realm of "classified information" and "state secrets," so conjecture is the best one can get, until somebody tells the true story), and obvious Great Power (GP) interests.
1. Kosovo versus Serbia. Highly incendiary. Pre-GWOT, and no direct connection. Playing the Joker: the United States against Russia. GP interests: US political invasion of Russia's sphere of influence (following a succession of other political invasions since 1991, including most countries of Eastern Europe, the Black Sea, the Caucasus, the Caspian Sea, and Central Asia).
2. Abkhazia and South Ossetia versus Georgia. Highly incendiary. Pre-GWOT and no direct connection. Playing the Joker: Russia against the United States and European countries. GP interests: US political invasion of Black Sea and Caucasus is blocked; threats to Russian control of Georgia's oil pipelines and manganese deposits removed.
3. Chechnya and Northern Caucasus (includes Ingushetia, Kabardino Balkaria, and Dagestan, etc.) versus Russia. Highly incendiary, with continuous violence throughout the region. Pre-GWOT, and possibly some present connection. Playing the Joker: the United States against Russia. GP interests: US policy to weaken Russia, even if playing Islamist jihadis as pawns; Russia has oil pipelines and tungsten resources at stake.
4. Kurds versus Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria. Highly incendiary and presently increasing violence by Turkish and Iranian military strikes inside Iraq and also within both Turkey and Iran. Pre-GWOT and no present connection. Playing the Joker: unclear (United States loses in Iraq and Turkey, but wi
ns in Iran and Syria). GP interests: US war plan depends on Kurdish submission to state control in all four countries; therefore, the US must sell out the Kurds for the fourth time (1923, 1975, 1991 are prior instances).
5. Ahwaz and Baloch versus Iran. Highly incendiary and presently increasing violence. Pre-GWOT and inverse connection (if Iran is actually a "sponsor" of terrorism). Playing the Joker: the United States against Iran, China, Russia, and possibly India. GP interests: China has access to Iran's oil and potential access to Iraq's oil; Russia has nuclear and weapons trade with Iran; India has oil and gas interests in Iran; every state is affected by control over Strait of Hormuz, Arabian Sea, and north shore of the Arabian/Persian Gulf.
6. Baloch, Sindh and Pashtun versus Pakistan. Highly incendiary with present high-intensity violence in Balochistan and Pashtun territories (Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Northwest Frontier Territories), and low-intensity violence in Sindh. Pre-GWOT, with present connection (Taliban/al Qaeda elements) distorting fundamental conflict between Punjabi-dominated state and anti-Punjabi resistance. Playing the Joker: India (and possibly the United States) against Pakistan and China. GP interests: China supplies Pakistan with nuclear technology and military weapons; Pakistan builds ports and transit lines for China.
7. Kashmir, Adivasis, and Northeast India (includes at least 30 movements in Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Assam, and Nagaland) versus India. Highly incendiary and continuous low-intensity warfare since 1947. Also, three majors wars between India and Pakistan, and current nuclear arms race. Pre-GWOT and little connection, except perhaps in Kashmir. Playing the Joker: China and Pakistan against India. GP interests: control of Indian Ocean shipping lanes and weakening the Indian state.
8. Tamils versus Sri Lanka. Present high-intensity warfare. Pre-GWOT, and Hindu/Buddhist struggle has no direct connection with Islamist jihadis. Playing the Joker: India against China. GP interests: Indian Ocean shipping lanes.
9. Southern Muslim Malays versus Thailand. Continuous violence. Pre-GWOT, and little connection. Playing the Joker: unclear. GP interests: control of Malacca Strait choke point and Indian Ocean/South China Sea shipping lanes.
10. Mindanao and Sulu Muslims versus the Philippines. Continuous violence, sometimes high-level warfare. Pre-GWOT and some present connections. Playing the Joker: unclear. GP interests: control of East China Sea choke points and shipping lanes.
11. Somaliland versus Somalia. Highly incendiary. Pre-GWOT and no present connection. Playing the Joker: unclear (possibly Ethiopia and United States). GP interests: US control of Bab-el-Mandeb choke point and Red Sea/Indian Ocean shipping lanes (controls oil transit from Sudan to China).
12. Oromos and Ogadenis versus Ethiopia. Continuous violence, sometimes high-level warfare. Pre-GWOT and no present connections. Playing the Joker: unclear (possibly Eritrea). Great Power interests: US control of Horn of Africa and Red Sea/Indian Ocean shipping lanes, Bab-el-Mandeb choke point, with power base in Djibouti.
13. Darfur and Southern Sudan versus Sudan. Continuous violence and sometimes high-level warfare in Darfur; highly incendiary in Southern Sudan. Playing the Joker: the United States versus China. GP interests: Sudan is China's second leading source of oil imports, after Iran.
14. Xinjiang Uyghurs, Tibetans, Inner Mongolians, and Taiwanese versus China. Highly incendiary. Pre-GWOT and no connection. Playing the Joker: the United States against China. GP interests: the US perceives China as its most likely emerging threat; China perceives the US as its most apparent present threat. "All options are on the table.
(Dr. Marc Sills is a Center for World Indigenous Studies Associate Scholar, a professor of international relations and formerly a Senior Instructor at Colorado University-Denver.)
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researchers at the university if michigan have come up with a novel solution to a problem faced by computer users: keeping data secure from snoopers. leaving your pc unattended is an open invitation for the unscrupulous to look at the information on your screen or sit down and have a quick look on your hard drive. solutions to this problem mainly involve password protection and hiding the data behind screensavers. this comes with its own problems, though: data may be available for a short period of time anyway, and users have to remember the password.
the umichigan researchers have come up with a solution for the lazy that instantly protects your data every time you walk away from your pc or laptop. the system works by checking to see if a token is present near the machine; this token is worn by the user in the form of a wrist watch that contains a processor and a short range wireless communication link to the computer. when the user walks away from the machine the link is broken and all information is automatically encrypted. as soon as the link is re-established the data is un-encrypted and the user can continue work. the average time for encryption and decryption of data is 6 seconds, and a password is required initially, input via the token wrist device so that no one can steal the token and access the data.
the system is called zero interaction authentication (zia), and the key to zia is moving the cryptographic key away from the machine itself and into the token device. once encrypted the machine is useless without the return of the token. the computer requests the key once every second; if it is not received then data is encrypted.
the wrist token was initially developed by ibm and runs on the linux operating system. zia is still in development, but the main person behind the project at umichigan, brian noble, hopes to release the system commercially and entice professionals such as doctors to start using it to protect their patient information, which is generally stored on a laptop.
read more at theage.com.au. you can also read a documentdetailing the technology (pdf).
matthew's opinion
i think that in order for this to catch on commercially the system would do well to be integrated into a standard watch that does all the normal everyday watch duties like telling the time. what is just as important about this system as the technology itself is the concealment that it is actually there. as soon as a user has entered the initial password the system only needs the token to unlock data. if someone were desperate to steal the information he or she could steal the token. if the person didn't know the token was there, the laptop could be stolen but no data could ever be gleaned from it.
the article goes on to talk about other systems that fit inside a badge that activates the computer when close enough. similar experiments are being done with implants that automatically open doors for members of staff, doing away with the need for keycards, passcode, locks, and other time consuming security measures.
wireless security systems are the future if they can be proved to be secure enough. implanting the device that bypasses the security is also desirable, as it makes it much harder to steal the key (unless you kidnap the person it is inside).
user comments 34 comment(s)
|first post (9:31am est fri dec 20 2002)
what would be great would be for your car to have this as well. just walk up to it and it automatically unlocks. if the car is equipped with power seats/mirrors, then have it adjust things to your liking. put a push button on the dash for the starter and you never need to worry about forgetting your keys. – by salaryman
|second post (9:40am est fri dec 20 2002)
every time is sit down at my desk i take my watch off. can't stand working with a laptop with one on. now an earing would be a good idea. almost any other type of jewelery works for me. – by gc
|re. matthew's comment… (9:52am est fri dec 20 2002)
>>if the person didn't know the token was there, the laptop could be stolen but no data could ever be gleaned from it.
um, unless it gets 4096 bit encryption in 6 seconds, highly unlikely, then it would be very easy to take each and every bit and byte of data off of it. pop the hard drive out, attach it as a secondary hd to any computer, run a few utilities and viola'! the keys to the kingdom are very easily had indeed.
this won't do shit for the determined theif! only thing it will do is prevent the occasional nosy person from sifting thru your stuff on occasion. – by hiv
| (10:16am est fri dec 20 2002)
– by cockring
|salaryman (10:21am est fri dec 20 2002)
man, the car already exists, mercedes make just the job for you, have to get saving the pennies though, it's a bit on the steep side.
– by spacca
|what about device driver? (10:29am est fri dec 20 2002)
is there support on windows/mac/linux for such device?
imagine that you donnload a virus that modifies that driver and haker get full access to the user data.
still the same thing as a regular card reader. driver can be compromized – by win32
|autos (10:54am est fri dec 20 2002)
corvettes have had the tech since the 2000 models. transmitter in the key fob unlocks doors when you get close, locks them and arms alarm system when you walk away. – by mike
|my car does that. (11:00am est fri dec 20 2002)
my minivan already has the keyfob thingy, but, ya gotta press the button. i would prefer that you just walk up to it and it recognizes you and opens. – by salaryman
|my car opens (11:05am est fri dec 20 2002)
when i push the button. i'd still like the device in a few bond movies where 007 presses a few buttons and the car drives right to you. now that would be cool.
the wristwatch idea is a good one but i dont think i'd get one. i'm usually not that lazy. – by wannabegeek
|face recognition (11:07am est fri dec 20 2002)
there is also some up and coming face recognition software which uses plain old web cams. when you sit in front of your computer, it comes up and with your personal settings. you dont even have to enter a password.
a friend of mine is testing the software. we took some pictures, cut holes in the noses and tried to trick it but the software picks up on that. – by geekzilla
|if they can't remember (11:10am est fri dec 20 2002)
if they can't remember their password, what makes you think they will remember their watch… – by bentheworm
|read the paper (11:46am est fri dec 20 2002)
(or talk to someone who actually goes to conferences like this :-) the system starts by *assuming* you've got a decent crypto-filesystem to protect the disk, and it is only the in-use files that are decrypted and need to be protected by this system. [a reasonable assumption, crypto-filesystem is a "solved problem" after all.] so doing "decent" encryption on the smaller set of files *is* tractable…
as for "linux support": read the paper, they prototyped it on linux.
note that this got the "best student paper" award at mobicom — so maybe, just maybe, they've thought it through fairly carefully.
|hence the fr technology (12:04pm est fri dec 20 2002)
why worry about where your fob or watch is? i hate wearing watches.
why not use a system that allows you to walk up to any terminal and it automatially comes up with your permissions and preferences?
checking fob's in and out and their cost makes fr more attractive to me. – by geekzilla
|too many things transmitting (12:33pm est fri dec 20 2002)
will it cause cancer like the cellphones do???
– by dinobot
|hmmm (1:03pm est fri dec 20 2002)
at work on my win2k box, i just hit ctrl+alt+del and then enter and the computer is locked… you'd have to be pretty lazy not to do this! – by this is a dumb idea
|cancer? (1:08pm est fri dec 20 2002)
getting born even causes cancer, it's a different subject…
it looks like that chip implants will hit off once these systems gain recognision.
also you have to check if these implants get bad side-effects when walking through other transmitting systems like radar detection and other security devices.
see you in 10-20 years… – by bassie.
|watch out for nokia and motorola (1:09pm est fri dec 20 2002)
forget about the watch. – by cwm
|dumb idea (1:10pm est fri dec 20 2002)
sure is. and if it's too hard for the lazy bum to go through all those steps, you can make a batch file for double-clicking that uses rundll32 to do it for you. – by people are funny!
|sales (1:15pm est fri dec 20 2002)
machete sales would certainly rise. – by hackemup
|security (1:43pm est fri dec 20 2002)
hmm, i know some parents that would love this to restrict internet usage to while they are beside the computer. – by mr. wizard
|psychically (2:14pm est fri dec 20 2002)
i think miss cleo is marketing some type device that psychically links you to atms, cars, computer passwords and all of that. the only problem is that miss cleo is psychically linkes to your atm, car and computer passwords.
hey, where's my money? – by mr cleo
|this is a total waste of time and money… (12:59am est sun dec 22 2002)
a wristwatch? wtf!!! you want id? i'll give you several forms of id, that don't involve purchasing timepieces from ibm:
1. your fingerprint. scanners sell for under $100. put a fingerprint scanner on the keyboard. no passwords, no watches.
2. retinal scans. not as good because you really have to look closely into a viewer.
3. your face. sure, that's probably easier to forge, but is much more secure than a watch.
4. conductivity. each person has a nearly unique electrical resistance. you can cheaply id people just by having them touch their mouse and shock them with a low, undetectable current. our datacenter uses a device like that. – by waste of time
|keyboards… (1:29pm est sun dec 22 2002)
…a much more secure way is to have the keys on the keyboard incorporate fingerprint scanners (i'm not sure if this is what wot was alluding to). expensive, sure, but not forever… – by lj
|why? (2:17pm est sun dec 22 2002)
why worry about the people inside stealing your data? if hr has done it's job, the company knows the people that could have done it. true security begins at the first entry point to the building. sure, there are firewalls, routers and other data security stuff in place the gobs of system administrators are required to watch. what about the door? what about hiring security guards? no, not the "rent-a-cops" but trully security minded professionals who would insist on no ceo telling them how to secure the building nor tell them how to watch personnel. what about doing it the right way instead of hindering the procedures and policies of physical security? badges and watches can be stolen, which any trully security minded guard would know of and would most likely tell you of how they are hampered in how they deal with just such a problem. – by jc
|good idea — bad idea (6:20pm est sun dec 22 2002)
hopefully it is water proof. what if it breaks?
– by i am not a geek
|some of you people make me want to shoot myself (10:33pm est sun dec 22 2002)
for most of you retarded people.
1.) as opposed to your finger print mahcine someone mentioned earlier…i've tried one of these before..give up using your computer unless you just washed your hands..anything just about can make those little machines screw up. this is idea is good for the 3 basic reasons and most of you people complain because it doesn't have more than you want.
simple. no intercation everying is done for you..means even if you have to leave in an emergency or get pulled away for just a sec you dont have to worry about forgetting to set your security.
|vulnerable? (2:34pm est mon dec 23 2002)
would the system be able to prevent stealing of the key? if someone has a 'fake' computer request the key from the watch, which could probably happen without the users knowledge, what would stop the theif from recieving the key and using it to unlock the workstation. if the user has already put a password in the watch i don't understand how it could prevent this. unless the wireless connectiong is _heavily_ encrypted and even then…. – by joe
|what about terminal services? (9:04pm est sun jan 05 2003)
where i work we use windows 2000 server for workstations because it allows us to terminal serve into our workstations from anywhere in the building. this wrist-watch thing would be much more useful as an id system for college students than security in the workplace.
as for the person who said that hr should be able to prevent inside hacking… yeah right! you get a long time employee who is about to be laid off and knows the password for every server in the department, and you've got the ultimate corporate spy on your hands.
the only good security (truly) is to pay your it people very well and make sure they are the last people on the lay-off list, as in they are turning out the lights on the way out because the company is belly up at the bottom of the lay-off list. so many companies do not understand this concept. their it people can do more harm than any other employees. – by name withheld
|watches? (4:31am est fri jan 10 2003)
yeah, umm, what all of them said… – by the man in command
|maybe some people just dont realize the need. (4:12am est sun jan 19 2003)
some of you guys who put comments in here need to realize why this shit is being used for.
don't you realise that with a such device, even if the administrator has the passwords of every machine and users, he still can't access the user's data because he doesnt have the watch/ implant/jewelry/fingerprint/retina/
these are just means to slow down people from getting what they want, whatever it is. it is never 100% secure and probably will never be.
i think that whathever the idea is, those means can just be better for someone and bad for someone else.
i mean, personally i think we should all have some kind of implant that would be universal instead of any id's keys or whatever.. and any devide, account or anything that can be protected from being used or seen shoulnd use this type of access-control device.
my opinion on the watch itself is that it's just a different form of key. card with emiters in it or magnetic cards or regular keys are all just the same. they's keys.
whatever the key is… the real problem is that we need to be able to prevent undesirable people from using it.
|very stupid (5:05pm est sun jan 19 2003)
if the data is that important, and you encrypt it with a key that is only in that watch, what do you do when that watch or whatever the key is gets destroyed. if the person's fingerprint, face, eye, or whatever is the direct key – with no override key, then what happens when that person dies. does all of that encrypted information have to undergo decryption by a supercomputer for 10,000 years? last i saw, that is what it takes to crack true 128-bit encryption, and i would assume they would use the best available encryption.
now if i'm a patient, and i have an emergency, i sure as heck don't want to wait that long for my information to get to the nurse in the emergency room!
sounds like a very dumb idea.
i other thing – i'm a programmer and a tech. i love technology, but you will not convince me to put an implant into myself in order to do anything! um, my body is personal property, and i'm fairly certain that the constitution of the us protects that. do you really want anyone to have a device in your body? i mean really, not to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but do you really know what that device broadcasts… the answer is no of course not, and i doubt you want anyone to track your every movement – especially anyone that is smart enough to use that information.
i suggest we use computers and technology, not be enslaved by them.
that requires not being completely lazy.
a word to the stupid, from someone considering a bigger picture. – by silence
|copy dongle (11:29pm est fri may 09 2003)
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thanks and best regards
|dongle (5:57pm est sat may 24 2003)
dear sir,
i have dongel for security os/2, now i need make duplicate my dongle, can you help me sir ?
thanks and best regards
– by ehab
|h r u (1:36pm est thu jul 13 2006)
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EDUC206 Fieldwork: Observation and Assessment in Education II- PreK-4
Department of Social & Behavioral Science: Education
- I. Course Number and Title
- EDUC206 Fieldwork: Observation and Assessment in Education II- PreK-4
- II. Number of Credits
- 3 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 2250
- IV. Prerequisites
- EDUC105 (C or better)
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
A minimum of 20 hours of fieldwork is required.
Pennsylvania Department of Education clearances required.
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- Students develop skills in interacting and observing children in an early childhood or elementary classroom. Students discuss issues in curriculum development and adaptation based on informal assessment instruments. Students assist with classroom instruction in a small group or one-to-one situation. Minimum twenty hours field experience.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
Course Learning Goals
Students will:
- describe diversity of normal behavior present in children from birth to nine years of age;
- participate in the instruction of children in small group or one-to-one settings;
- use different types of observation instruments to describe children's behavior; and
- identify skills or deficits in behavior that may indicate a disability.
Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
- methods of observing and recording behaviors
- anecdotal records
- running records
- event sampling
- time sampling
- rating scales
- checklists
- emotional development
- social and play skills
- motor development
- language and literacy skills
- math and numeracy skills
- writing
- small group instruction
Assessment Methods for Course Learning GoalsThe assessment of course learning goals will be based on participation in classroom discussions, written exams, assignments, performance based assessments, field-based assessments and papers.
Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:See course syllabus.
Approval/Revision Date: 7/2010; New Core 8/2015